Department of Engineering Education

Researchers develop tool to assess engineering students' motivation

Ohio State’s engineering researchers have created a toolkit for assessing student motivation in team projects. After qualitative and quantitative validation in senior-level capstone design courses at Ohio State, the researchers modified the instruments... | LEARN MORE

KEEN Launch

To celebrate the new partnership between The Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) and The Ohio State University, a launch party and reception was held March 6, 2018. The launch consisted of opening addresses from the Dean of the College of Engineering, Dr. | LEARN MORE

Examining women's roles in engineering

A new $1.4 million research project in EED seeks to explain why female engineering faculty persist in the field despite the challenges that may face them based on race, gender, and class. Led by Dr. Monica Cox, Why We Persist: An Intersectional... | LEARN MORE

The Toy Adaptation Program awarded the Emerging Community Engagement Award

The Toy Adaptation Program's mission is to provide hands-on educational opportunities to engineering students and community members, while making a positive societal impact through the modification of electronic toys. Participants learn to apply problem-solving... | LEARN MORE

Christy named outstanding educator

For Professor Ann Christy , teaching is about inspiring and empowering students by engaging them in course content and the process of learning itself. The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), has just honored Dr. Christy’s exemplary... | LEARN MORE

Dr. Jeffrey E. Froyd joins the EED

In-Depth Spotlight: Jeffrey E. Froyd     Jeffrey E. Froyd, Ph.D., joined the Department of Engineering Education (EED) as a professor in November 2017. An engineering education pioneer, he chose Ohio State primarily because of the department’s potential to influence engineering education. | LEARN MORE