Research Paper
Paper talk
Topics: Building the capacity and strengthening the educational competences of engineering educators, Improving higher engineering education through researching engineering education
Keywords: Tutoring in Engineering Education, Student Performance Analysis, Academic Support Strategies and Engineering Education Research

ASSESSING STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN TUTORED VS NON-TUTORED MODULES: A CASE STUDY IN A SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITY

Eric Mikobi Bakama, Zachary Simpson

University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Research Paper
Paper talk
Topics: Building the capacity and strengthening the educational competences of engineering educators, Improving higher engineering education through researching engineering education
Keywords: Teaching Assistant, Teaching Skills, Training

SKILLS FOR TEACHING ASSISTANTS IN ENGINEERING LABORATORIES

Matteo Di Benedetti, Joanna Bates, Matthew Jacobs, Panos Lazari, Sarah Plumb

The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

Practice Paper
Paper talk
Topics: Engineering skills, professional skills, and transversal skills, Curriculum development and emerging curriculum models in engineering
Keywords: Mentorship, First-Year Students, STEM Education

MENTORSHIP AS A TOOL FOR SUCCESS FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS: APPROACH AND TRAINING

Olga Kasatkina

EPFL, Switzerland

Research Paper
Paper talk
Topics: Dialogue between engineering and society – effects on education, Building the capacity and strengthening the educational competences of engineering educators
Keywords: Tutor Development; Socio-technical Engineering Education, Interdisciplinary Learning, Collaborative Autoethnography

IMPLICATIONS OF THE SOCIOTECHNICAL TURN IN ENGINEERING CURRICULA FOR TUTORING PRACTICES, THE TUTOR ROLE AND TUTOR TRAINING

Corrinne Bonita Shaw, Shanali Govender, Bruce Kloot, Lara Karassellos, Pragashni Padayachee

University of Cape Town, South Africa