1. Who’s here? Why are we here? What will happen?
Conducting Rigorous Research in Engineering: Creating a Community of Practice
Who’s here?
Why are we here?
What will happen?

2. Who’s here? Faculty funded by two NSF projects:
Conducting Rigorous Research in Engineering Education (NSF DUE )
Strengthening HBCU Engineering Education Research Capacity (NSF HRDF )

3. Who’s here? Presenters and evaluators representing
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD)

4. Why are we here? Workshop objectives
List and briefly describe important principles about how students learn and especially how students learn engineering
List and briefly describe common methods used in education research
Read and interpret education research articles to inform an engineering education
Conduct informal or formal education research at your respective campuses

5. What will happen? See 5-day agenda for the topics
Part I - Day 1 (today): focus on frameworks
Part II - Days 2-5: Follow the research process
(1) explain and model a topic, and then
(2) practice and assess your work with that topic.

6. What will happen? Workshop format
The central focus is YOUR evolving research question and plan
The sessions are designed to facilitate your learning, creativity, and a sense of community
Interactive and makes use of our collective knowledge
Reflective – time for solitary and group processing
Tools for reflection and feedback
Journals (private)
Posters (public)

7. Communities for Practice (CoP)
What is a Community of Practice?
Per Wenger et al., CoPs involve:
A DOMAIN (body of knowledge)
A COMMUNITY (relationships between people)
A PRACTICE (shared frameworks about doing things)

8. Resources Your workshop binder
Handouts and articles distributed during the workshop
Online resources
Reference books that may be checked out overnight
Your thinking as documented in your journal and on your poster
YOUR FELLOW PARTICIPANTS