Fundamentals of Computing, Engineering & Technology Education. 3 credits

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Aimed at educating future and current engineering faculty on basic concepts, ideas, and issues of computing, engineering, and technology (CET) education to prepare them for future professoriate career and/or help improve current teaching practices. The course material provides a broad introduction to CET education covering historical foundations, theories of learning, and current topics of interest. It focuses on key conceptual questions related to CET learning including what are the characteristics of CET cognition, how is it different than other content areas, what approaches work best for CET learning, how to use theory-driven approaches in education, and the role of technology, including learning analytics and educational data mining, in CET education.Offered by Engineering & Computing. May not be repeated for credit.