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| Caledonian Centre for
Engineering Education (CCEE) Establishes Closer Links
with Global Partners |
| A recent visit to
Glasgow Caledonian University by a distinguished
Canadian Professor is an example of the
increasing collaboration between our Caledonian
Centre for Engineering Education (CCEE) and an
International Network of Engineering Education
Centres in Universities around the world.
Professor Gosha Zywno, a faculty member in the
Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering at Ryerson University in Toronto, is
also a research associate of Ryerson Centre for
Engineering Education
(RCEE).
RCEE and CCEE are
two of eight satellite centres of UNESCO
International Centre for Engineering Education
(UICEE), administered out of Monash University,
Melbourne,
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| The UICEE satellite centres network spans such
diverse countries as Scotland, Denmark, Sweden, Canada,
India, Russia and Germany.The main objectives of UICEE
are to facilitate the exchange of expertise and research
on Engineering Education on a global scale, and in
particular to assist developing countries with transfer
of educational innovations and technological know-how,
as it applies to Engineering Education. CCEE and RCEE
share strong interests in applications of progressive
pedagogies in Engineering Education, with CCEE (located
within our Faculty of Science and Technology)
established as an Internationally-respected leader in
workplace learning, and RCEE offering expertise in
integrating new technologies into the process of
effective learning. |
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| As part of the UICEE network collaboration,
Professor Zywno has been completing her PhD research at
GCU under advice and supervision of Professor Colin
Chisholm, our Dean of Faculty of Science and Technology
(pictured). During her six week stay at GCU, she had an
opportunity to meet and share information with several
members of the GCU community, including Mr. Les Watson,
Director of Learning and Information Resources, Ms.
Linda Creanor, Learning Technology Advisor, as well as
with some of our Faculty’s Engineering staff. She also
discussed her research with two experts in Engineering
Education, Professor John Cowan from Heriot-Watt
University, and Professor John Heywood from Trinity
College in Dublin. Professor Zywno also presented a
seminar at GCU entitled "Technology-Assisted Instruction
in Control Education at Ryerson", on September 6,
2001. |
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| GCU and Ryerson have many similarities in their
background and in the constituencies they serve; both
received the University Charter in the early nineties,
and share a strong commitment to excellence in
undergraduate education. Collaboration between staff
from both Centres has so far resulted in several
publications presented at International Engineering
conferences. In April 2001, Dr. Bryan Temple,
Co-ordinator of CCEE visited Ryerson, with reciprocal
visits to follow. Future plans for expanding the
collaboration between CCEE and RCEE include a
possibility of staff and student exchange
programmes |
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For further information on our CCEE visit:
www.fst.gcal.ac.uk/cceex/index.html
(includes links to Ryerson, UICEE
etc.) |
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Last Updated 28th October
2002 by: w.smith@gcal.ac.uk
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