IEEE Education Society - from 2013 to the future

Prsentación invitada por la red "Rede TELGalicia" el 10 de abil de 2013 en Pontevedra

1. From 2013 to the future
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2. Manuel Castro, Ph.D.
President, IEEE Education Society
Professor of Electrical Engineering
UNED, Madrid, Spain
Presentation given to TELGalicia, Pontevedra, Spain
April 2013

4. IEEE Education Society Global Leader in Engineering Education
Quality teaching empowers students
Modern pedagogy considers global context
Continuing education ensures growth
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5. IEEE Education Society Global Leader in Engineering Education
A community focused on enhancing
engineering education
A forum for
◦Continuing education
◦Peer networking
◦Service opportunities
◦Professional recognition
all along the world
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6. IEEE Education Society Global Leader in Engineering Education
IEEE is a global professional organization
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IEEE's core purpose is to foster
technological innovation and excellence
for the benefit of humanity.

7. IEEE Education Society Global Leader in Engineering Education
1884: American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE)
1912: Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE)
1963: AIEE & IRE merge to form
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE):
◦150,000 members
◦93% U.S.
2009: 125
th
anniversary celebrated
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8. IEEE Education Society Global Leader in Engineering Education
a respected standards organization
◦1,300 standards
a major global conference business
◦1,000 conferences in 76 countries annually
a significant publisher of technical literature
◦148 Transactions, Journals & Magazines
◦1/3 of world literature in fields of interest
◦2.5 million documents in IEEE Explore
the world’s largest professional organization
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9. IEEE Education Society Global Leader in Engineering Education
More than 400,000 members
80,000 student members
160 countries
331 Sections in 10 Geographic Regions
worldwide
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10. IEEE World Regional Map
Regions 1 - 6
Region 7
Region 8
Region 9
Region 10

11. IEEE Education Society Global Leader in Engineering Education
38 Societies & 7 Technical councils with specific
fields of interest
◦Examples: Computer Society, Power and Energy Society,
Education Society
1,952 Chapters that unite local members with
similar technical interests
◦Examples: Spanish, Portugal, Gulf, and Nordic Chapters
of Education Society
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12. IEEE Education Society Global Leader in Engineering Education
Vision
The IEEE Education Society strives to be the global
leader in engineering education
Mission
The IEEE Education Society is an international
organization that promotes, advances, and
disseminates state-of-the-art information and
resources related to the Society’s field of interest and
provides development opportunities for academic,
industry, and government professionals
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13. IEEE Education Society Global Leader in Engineering Education
The Education Society's FIELD OF INTEREST
is the theory and practice of education and
educational technology involved in the
effective delivery of domain knowledge of all
fields within the scope of interest of IEEE
Examples: laboratory instruction, curriculum design,
distance learning, Web 2.0 learning, pedagogy
Approved 2010
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14. IEEE Education Society Global Leader in Engineering Education
Founded in 1957
◦Majority in U.S.
◦6% from Region 8 (Europe, Middle East, &
Africa)
◦5% from Latin America
By 1997
◦Majority of members outside the U.S.
Today
◦About 3,000 members
◦55% outside the U.S.
◦30% in Region 8 (Europe, Middle East, & Africa)
◦10% of members in Region 9 (Latin America)
◦FIRST Vice-President from OUTSIDE U.S.
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Data source: IEEE History Center

18. IEEE Education Society Global Leader in Engineering Education
2003: 7 chapters
◦U.S. A.: Boston, Mid Hudson, & Los Angeles Council
◦Canada: Toronto & Winnipeg
◦Romania
◦Japan Council
◦Rob Reilly appointed Chair of Chapters Committee
2010: 78 chapters encompassing 122
IEEE Sections!
PAST PRESIDENT ROB REILLY !!!!!!!!
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19. IEEE Education Society Global Leader in Engineering Education
Region 8: 26 chapters (39 countries)
Chapter Achievement Awards: 2006 Nordic, 2007 Spain,
2008 Gulf, 2009 Portugal, 2010 Austria, 2011 Spain
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20. IEEE Education Society Global Leader in Engineering Education
Regions 1-6: 26
Region 7: 3
Region 9: 12
Region 10: 12
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21. IEEE Education Society Global Leader in Engineering Education
Conferences
Publications
Awards
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22. IEEE Education Society Global Leader in Engineering Education
Vision: Premier forum for computing, engineering,
and technology education professionals to:
learn best practices and innovations
enable better teaching and learning
share ideas and foster community
Joint sponsorship with ASEE Education & Research
Methods (ERM) Division & IEEE Computer Society
600 Participants, 400 Peer Reviewed Papers, Works-
in-progress, Workshops, & Special Sessions
Conferences VicePresident: Russ Meier
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23. IEEE Education Society Global Leader in Engineering Education
Frontiers in Education 2010: October 27-30 in
Washington, D.C. , 40
th
Anniversary
www.fie-conference.org
FIE2011: Rapid City, S.D. (Mount Rushmore)
FIE2012: Seattle, WA
FIE2013: Oklahoma City, OK
FIE2014: Madrid, Spain
Registration fee is US $500 for ASEE/IEEE members
◦Includes breakfasts and lunches
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24. IEEE Education Society Global Leader in Engineering Education
Forum for academic, research and industrial collaboration
on global engineering education
First one: April 14-16, 2010 in Madrid, Spain
The Future of Global Engineering Education
Chairs: Manuel Castro, Edmundo Tovar, & Michael Auer
EDUCON 2011: Amman / EDUCON 2012: Morocco
EDUCON 2013: Berlin / EDUCON 2014: Istanbul
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25. IEEE Education Society Global Leader in Engineering Education
ICECE 2009 (Argentina)
Intertech 2010 (Brazil)
TAEE 2008 (Tecnologías Aplicadas a la
Enseñanza de la Electrónica – Technologies
Applied to Electronics Teaching) (Spain)
FINTDI 2011 (Spain
TAEE 2010 (Spain) / TAEE 2012 (Spain)
NGNS 2012 (Portugal)
CISPEE 2013 (Portugal
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26. IEEE Education Society Global Leader in Engineering Education
IEEE Transactions on Education [1958]
◦Focus on Field of Interest
◦Pioneering effort that has inspired other refereed Engineering
Education Journals
IEEE-RITA (Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologías del
Aprendizaje) (Latin-American Learning Technologies Journal)
[2006 – new IEEE English publication 2013 in Xplore]
◦Focused on Latin America, Spain & Portugal
◦Published quarterly
◦Launched by Spanish Chapter of IEEE Education Society
IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies [2008]
◦Joint publication with IEEE Computer Society
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The Interface [1970]
◦Joint with ASEE ECE Division
◦Provides current information
New and Notes [2002]
◦Timely announcements, breaking news
◦Published bi-monthly on-line
IEEE Technology and Engineering Education
[2006 MEEM – 2012 TEEE]
◦Online student professional journal
◦By students and for student
◦Published 4 times per year
Publications VicePresident:
Martin Llamas
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News & Notes

28. IEEE Education Society Global Leader in Engineering Education
8 prestigious awards (June 15) to recognize efforts that
◦Improve the Society
◦Improve Engineering Education
Region 8 well represented
◦Outstanding Chapter Leadership: Michael Auer, Edmundo
Tovar, Manuel Castro, Bakr Hassan, Martin Llamas
◦Edwin C. Jones, Jr. Distinguished Service: Manuel Castro,
Trond Clausen, Michael Auer
◦Distinguish Member: Manuel Castro
◦Chapter Achievement: Nordic, Spain, Gulf, Portugal, Austria
Distinguished Lecture Program: Edmundo Tovar
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29. IEEE Education Society Global Leader in Engineering Education
Objective 1 To enhance the Society's publications
Objective 2 To develop the Society’s conferences into
premier, international conferences
Objective 3 To provide new professional development
opportunities for members
Objective 4 To evaluate and improve the effectiveness
of the governance structure of the Society
Objective 5 To increase the number of members
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www.ieee.org/edsoc
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