• Dr Michael Peters: Centre Director at Aston University’s Foundation Programmes, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University, UK
• Dr Abel Nyamapfene: Senior Teaching Fellow at the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, University College London, UK

Dr Abel Nyamapfene workshops ideas related to the value of Mathematical Modelling and Analysis modules being offered in place of more traditional Engineering Mathematics modules. He draws on his experience of having done so at University College London (UCL) where two modules were specifically designed to enable students to make connections between Engineering Mathematics and problem-solving in engineering practice.

Dr Michael Peters workshops ideas and strategies related to the introduction of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) into Engineering mathematics. This is based on his experiences from the past two years where it has successfully run with Aston University’s first-year engineering students.

26 + 27 September 2017
Devonvale Golf Estate, Stellenbosch, South Africa

• Prof. John Mitchell: Vice-Dean Education at the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, University College London, UK
• Prof. Robin Clark: Professor of Practice and Associate Director of Postgraduate Programmes, Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick, UK

Prof. John Mitchell brings experience of the development and delivery of the Integrated Engineering Programme (IEP) at University College London (UCL). The IEP is a cross-department, curriculum reform that introduced interdisciplinary project-based learning elements and supporting threads of design and transferable skills into the curriculum of over 2000 students. He draws on the experience of restructuring existing programmes and developing a revised curriculum within the context and constraints imposed.

Prof. Robin Clark shares his experience of introducing a cross-disciplinary model for curriculum development within the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Aston University. He explores the opportunities and challenges whilst emphasising that 'one size does not fit all'. A specific focus is on helpful frameworks and active forms of learning such as CDIO.

16 + 17 November 2017
Birchwood Hotel & Conference Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa

• Dr Jenny Griffiths: Principal Teaching Fellow at the Arena Centre for Research-Based Education, Centre for Engineering Education, University College London, UK
• Dr Pilar Garcia Souto: Senior Teaching Fellow at the Department of Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Centre for Engineering Education, University College London, UK

Dr Pilar Garcia Souto is the Co-Deputy Director of the newly developed Biomedical Engineering programme at the University College London (UCL), which started in 2014. She has also expertise in the development of a variety of assessments, including peer assessment mechanisms. She is the lead of the IPAC Consortium, which looks at assessment of the Individual Peer Assessed Contribution of students working in groups, and she has developed a tool for easy implementation.

Dr Jenny Griffiths has over a decade of experience in the development of programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level. She shares her experiences of creating assessments for a diverse student body to create independent engineers, and of giving constructive feedback to students.

7 + 8 February 2018
Spier Wine Estate, Cape Town, South Africa

• Dr Shannon Chance: Visiting Professor, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, University College London, UK
• Dr Folashade Akinmolayan: Teaching Fellow at the Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, UK

Dr Shannon Chance earned her PhD in higher education administration from William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, following Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in architecture from Virginia Tech. She is currently a Visiting Professor and Marie Curie Research Fellow at the University College London (UCL) Centre for Engineering Education (CEE), in London, England and is on a career break from her permanent/tenured post as lecturer in the TU Dublin School of Multidisciplinary Technologies in Dublin, Ireland. She previously served as a Full Professor of architecture at Hampton University in Virginia. Shannon was admitted to the American Institute of Architects in 2007 and today she is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in the UK as well as a Registered Architect in the Commonwealth of Virginia and a LEED Accredited Professional. She is also Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Education and a leader of the global network that organizes the bi-annual Research on Engineering Education Symposium (REES).

Dr Folashade Akinmolayan shares her experience implementing departmental team-based projects ranging in different time spans. She focuses on combining discipline-specific technical knowledge and communication skills, so students are ready to tackle capstone projects. She has developed a self-reflection methodology for students to learn from the perception of their peers through teamwork

24 + 25 April 2018
Birchwood Hotel & Conference Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa

• Dr Ian Tuersley: Associate Professor at Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick, UK
• Dr Sarah Junaid: Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering and Design, Aston University, UK, and Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy

Dr Ian Tuersley has worked at Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), a department of the University of Warwick, since 1992, initially as a researcher on a research programme investigating the use of lasers to machine composite materials. At Warwick, Ian has become increasingly involved in teaching within WMG and the School of Engineering, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, in the UK and overseas. His teaching subjects range from applied statistics and experimental data analysis to various aspects of Engineering Business Management (EBM). He is currently the School of Engineering's Director of Studies, Science Faculty-Student Engagement Coordinator and serves on various University-level committees. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), a Foundation Fellow of the Warwick International Higher Education Academy (WIHEA) and in 2018 was awarded Warwick’s highest award for teaching, the Warwick Award for Teaching Excellence (WATE).

Dr Sarah Junaid is a lecturer in Mechanical Engineering and Design at Aston University, UK and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA). Her pedagogical research interests include student learning, engineering ethics and professional skills development. She is heavily involved in teaching engineering through the CDIO design thinking process (Conceive, Design Implement, Operate) within a team-based learning environment at Aston University and has presented her pedagogical studies on active learning and skills development in Europe and the Far East. She is also head of the Biomedical Engineering research group publishing in the area of biomechanical testing and computational modelling within orthopaedics

17 + 18 October 2018
Zevenwacht Wine Estate, Cape Town, South Africa

• Emanuela Tilley: Director of the Integrated Engineering Programme, University College London, UK
• Dr Inês Direito: Research Associate, Centre for Engineering Education, University College London, UK
• Prof. Jenni Case: Head of Department, Department of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech and Honorary Professor, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Emanuela Tilley is the Director of the Integrated Engineering Programme (IEP) in the Faculty of Engineering Sciences at University College London (UCL) and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She returned to academia after working as a consulting engineer leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams in the design and testing of the world’s most unique tall towers and structures. Emanuela is experienced in developing curricula which embed problem-based, research-based and design-based learning into engineering education. Effective assessment and feedback systems for design-based engineering education and understanding the student learning experience of context-rich, authentic problem/project-based learning pedagogy are the focus of her current research.

Dr Inês Direito is Research Associate in the Centre for Engineering Education at University College London (UCL). As a psychologist working in engineering education research for more than ten years, her main interests are in gender and diversity; skills development; and the role of non-cognitive factors (such as grit, mindset and motivation) on students’ experience and engineering pathways. She has worked in several science and engineering education research projects with multidisciplinary and international teams.

Prof. Jenni Case is Professor and Head of the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech in the USA. Prior to her appointment in this post, she was a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Cape Town, where she retains an honorary appointment. With more than two decades of undergraduate teaching and curriculum reform work, she is also a renowned researcher in engineering education and higher education. Her work especially on the student experience of learning as well as on topics around teaching and curriculum has been widely published.

13 + 14 November 2018
Spier Wine Estate, Cape Town, South Africa

• Dr Gareth Thomson: Reader in Mechanical Engineering, Aston University, UK
• Dr Jane Andrews: Senior Teaching Fellow at Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick, UK

With 28 years’ experience researching at teaching Engineering in Higher Education, Dr Gareth Thomson is the UK and Ireland Regional Co-Director of the Global CDIO initiative. An active Engineering Education Researcher, Gareth is also Co-Chair of the SEFI (European Society for Engineering Education) Working Group on Curriculum Development.

Having worked at Aston University since 2006, Dr Jane Andrews has been employed at the University of Warwick since the beginning of the year. She is a social scientist whose area of expertise is Engineering Education Research. Jane has taught in Engineering for ten years. She is a Governing Board Member of the UK & Ireland Engineering Education Research Network where she holds the position of Membership Secretary and Publications Officer.

9 + 10 May 2019
Birchwood Hotel & Conference Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa

• Shanali Govender: Lecturer Academic Staff Development at the Center for Innovation in Learning & Teaching (CILT), University of Cape Town, South Africa
• Dr Shannon Chance: Visiting Professor at the Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, University College London, UK
• Inês Direito: Research Associate at the Center for Engineering Education (CEE), University College London, UK
• Dr Mohohlo Tsoeu: Senior lecturer at the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Shanali Govender is a lecturer within the Staff Development Unit at CILT at the University of Cape Town (UCT). Although Shanali’s teaching experience began in secondary education, a return to higher education to pursue her own studies prompted a shift to an interest in the higher education landscape. She has worked (in varying capacities) in three South African institutions of higher education and has strong interests in the scholarship of learning and teaching. Her particular brief in the staff development team is to support part-time and non-permanent teaching staff. She currently teaches on the Postgraduate diploma in educational technologies, co-convening the Online Learning Design module. She has designed several online staff development short courses and teaches on Core Concepts in Learning and Teaching, and An online introduction to Assessment.

Dr Shannon Chance earned her PhD in higher education administration from William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, following Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in architecture from Virginia Tech. She is currently a Visiting Professor and Marie Curie Research Fellow at the University College London (UCL) Centre for Engineering Education, in London, England and is on a career break from her permanent/tenured post as lecturer in the TU Dublin School of Multidisciplinary Technologies in Dublin, Ireland. She previously served as a Full Professor of architecture at Hampton University in Virginia. Shannon was admitted to the American Institute of Architects in 2007 and today she is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in the UK as well as a Registered Architect in the Commonwealth of Virginia and a LEED Accredited Professional. She is also Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Education and a leader of the global network that organizes the bi-annual Research on Engineering Education Symposium (REES).

Inês Direito is Research Associate in the Centre for Engineering Education at University College London (UCL). As a psychologist working in engineering education research for more than ten years, her main interests are in gender and diversity, skills development, and the role of non-cognitive factors on students’ experience and engineering pathways. She is a psychologist working in engineering education research since 2007. Her main research interests are in gender and diversity, skills development, and the role of non-cognitive factors on students’ experience and engineering pathways. She has worked in several science and engineering education research projects with multidisciplinary and international teams. Inês is the Interim Chair of SEFI’s working group on Gender and Diversity (SEFI - European Society for Engineering Education), member of the UK and Ireland Engineering Education Research Network steering committee, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Dr Mohohlo Tsoeu received his PhD in Electrical Engineering (Instrumentation), specializing in electrical impedance tomography and spectroscopy and M.Sc.Eng. degree in Electrical Engineering (Control and Instrumentation) from the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 2016 and 2008, respectively. In July 2008, he became a Lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Cape Town, where he is currently a Senior Lecturer. His research interests are in Machine Learning, Instrumentation, and Control Systems. He is a passionate teacher, who believes that all students can learn, that teaching should be for learning and Universities should educate for the society and ecosystem. He is a member of the IEEE Control Systems and Circuits and Systems as well as Computational Intelligence Societies. In 2018 he became the Chair of Transformation within the Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment (EBE) at UCT, with the mandate of monitoring and advising on the efforts of the Faculty towards being one whose culture is inclusive and respectful of all in it, and whose demographics are reflective of the demographics of South Africa and a Faculty that is a meeting place for intellectuals – students and staff – across Africa and the globe.

8 + 9 July 2019
Spier Wine Estate, Cape Town, South Africa