Department of Engineering Education

Smart Stuff: Meet the Beliefs in Engineering Research Group (BERG)

Do you remember the first person who told you that you were smart? Alternatively, do you have a memory of a time you were made to feel that you weren’t smart enough? What does it actually mean to be “smart”? Research supports that the concept of intelligence is culturally constructed. | LEARN MORE

Ohio State earns collaborative NSF grant to broaden high schoolers’ interest in STEM

The Ohio State University College of Engineering, in collaboration with Ohio Northern University (ONU) and Olathe Northwest High School (ONWHS) in Kansas, has earned a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to implement engineering design activities in high school science classrooms. | LEARN MORE

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

Ohio State Launches First-of-its-Kind Comprehensive Esports Program

The esports industry is growing quickly and The Ohio State University is leading in its development by forming the most comprehensive esports program to date. The campuswide collaboration brings together academics, collegiate competition and multidisciplinary... | LEARN MORE

Junior Faculty Research Projects

Our newest faculty members work on amazing research projects! We talked to Drs. David Delaine, Emily Dringenberg, and Rachel Kajfez to find out more about their current work. For more information about current research in the department, check out... | LEARN MORE

Engineering Education PhD Program Approved

The Department of Engineering is happy to announce that our PhD program in Engineering Education has been approved by the Ohio Department of Higher Education. This was the last stage in the approval process. The Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering... | LEARN MORE

Highlights from ASEE 2018

Faculty and staff from the EED traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah, to participate in the 125th annual American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) conference from June 23-26, 2018. Over 4,400 engineering professors, deans, instructors, and students... | LEARN MORE