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

Ohio State joins KEEN to prepare engineers with entrepreneurial mindset

The Ohio State University is the latest institution to join the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN)—a coalition of engineering programs from across the nation committed to preparing its students with an entrepreneurial spirit. With... | 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

(Re)engineering a better toy

Mixing engineering with humanitarianism, students in The Ohio State University's Toy Adaptation Program modify toys for children with special needs. Founded in 2013, the organization's collaborative and open-ended approach to re-engineering everyday... | 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