Education Innovation and Consultation

Education Innovation and Consultation

Sculpting the sculptor

Dolf Steyn University of PretoriaPretoria, South Africa

Theme 5:Theme 5:Faculty Development.

Standard 9Enhancement of Faculty CDIO Skills

Actions that enhance faculty competence in personal, interpersonal, and product and system building skills

Standard 10Enhancement of Faculty Teaching Skills

Actions that enhance faculty competence in providing integrated learning experiences, in using active experiential learning methods, and in assessing student learning

"Active inquiry, not passive absorption, is what engages students. It should pervade the curriculum"

"Active inquiry, not passive absorption, is what engages students. It should pervade the curriculum"

Johnson, Spalding, Paden & Ziffen, 1989

This paper aims to:This paper aims to:

• highlight contributing factors;

• identify methods by which needs and attitudes can be understood; and

• elude to some concepts to be aware of when approaching CDIO adoption.

The usual recent quote

The usual recent quote"

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(To change your mind and to follow him who sets you right is to be nonetheless the free

agent that you were before)

Marcus Aurelius

Stage Feelings Thoughts Behaviour

Loss Fear Cautious Paralysed

Doubt Resentment Sceptical Resistant

Discomfort Anxiety Confused Unproductive

Discovery Anticipation Creative Energised

Understanding Confidence Pragmatic Productive

Integration Satisfaction Focused Generous

Danger Zone

Inverse relation Inverse relation

Change Exposure

Voluntary Participation

CDIO ReceptionCDIO Reception

• Nice not new• Some old some new• Nice theory, not practical• No opposition!• Representative sample?

Current hurdlesCurrent hurdles

• Not in isolation• Prima dona attitudes• Affordability of "field experts"• Expertise vs utilisation• Multi-lecturer modules/synchronisation• Relative importance of teaching• Overloaded curriculum?• Fair access to student time• Student culture/ perceptions wrt

work/play• 50% attitude

Support Support

• CDIO COPs• Sharing inertia• Accumulation of practitioners• Listserv(s)• CDIO endorsed

recommendations

Support (2)Support (2)

• Computer access for mathematical modelling

• Shared experiences/examples• 'Matchmaking' for subject

specific contact/exchange