Last week, the 2011 Frontiers in Education conference was held in Rapid City, SD. IRE presented two papers, and ICC, our partner school, had another presentation. Ron Ulseth presented the first paper covering the IRE model. The audience was so interested that the questions went over the scheduled time. The other paper explored Peer-Directed Learning in a Project Based Model, and was written and presented by one of our first generation students, Andrew McNally. People were intrigued at the happenings at IRE, and we were able to suggest process improvement ideas as well.
People came to the conference from all over the United States and around the world including Australia, England, Argentina, and Nigeria. These people brought many good ideas regarding aspects of engineering education. Many of the pertinent ideas came from the capstone sessions. One particular idea spoke of the benefits of an accelerated start to the project where the students jump into a quick, small abbreviated project. Another was a computer game developed to help students understand and work with dynamics concepts and applications at a high level of learning. The interface looked exciting and the game play looked fun, challenging, and educational.
The conference was a excellent opportunity for IRE to learn from other successful programs, share some of our revolutionary ideas, and make valuable relationships within engineering education.
Proofed by: Matt Hudson
Hello this is the Rapid City Convention & Visitors Bureau and we were curious what other groups you belong to and would you ever consider bringing your nest meeting or convention to Rapid City? What did you like the best in Rapid City and do you have any plans to return?
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