Engineering faculty bring an important perspective to engineering education research, but are rarely formally trained in engineering education research methods. Our group studies how engineering faculty are best trained in engineering education research, with goals of expanding and diversifying the engineering education research community and bridging the gap between research and practice.
Related resources and opportunities
EER Mentor Network
The Engineering Education Research (EER) Mentors network (opens in a new tab) is a group that focuses on helping traditional engineering education researchers transition in their jobs to include engineering education research as part of their role as faculty. Two key ways we engage with this are through:
- Hosting the NSF RIEF virtual Community of Practice
- Conducting workshops on faculty training (learn more about our workshops)
Visit the EER Mentor Network website (opens in a new tab) to find resources that are shared in workshops, and to learn more about available and upcoming opportunities.
Resources for Engineering Education Researchers
For new researchers: Practices in Engineering Education Research (PEER) Guides. These guides were developed to support researchers entering engineering education and include info-guides on topics around (1) grant funding, (2) networking at ASEE, and (3) developing a mentoring plan.
Also, check out these open-access conference papers about common engineering education research methods!
Cognitive Interviews: Conducting the cognitive interview: Sharing experiences and insight from two think aloud studies (opens in a new tab); J. F. Mirabelli et al., 2023
Exploratory Factor Analysis: Exploring the Exploratory Factor Analysis: Comparisons and Insights from Applying Five Procedures to Determining EFA Item Retention; J. F. Mirabelli et al., 2022
JEE Mentored Reviewer Program
Our group has worked with the Journal of Engineering Education (JEE) Mentored Reviewer program (opens in a new tab). This program pairs new and experienced journal article reviewers to share best practices for reviewing JEE articles in an accessible way. The small groups are lead by their experienced reviewer mentor in conducting three journal article reviews. Visit the JEE Mentored Reviewer Program website (opens in a new tab) to learn more.
To read and learn more
- Anticipated mentorship paper coming soon!
- Beyond skills: building research capacity through cognitive apprenticeship and social capital (opens in a new tab), 2023
- Karin Jensen, Isabel Miller, Deepthi Suresh, and Julie Martin
- Mid-career transitions into engineering education research via structured mentorship opportunities: Barriers and perceptions (opens in a new tab), 2023
- Joe Mirabelli, Aly Barlow, Jeanne Sanders, Evan Ko, Karin Jensen, Kelly Cross
- Peer Review as Developmental: Exploring the Ripple Effects of the JEE Mentored Reviewer Programm (opens in a new tab), 2020
- Karin Jensen, I. Direito, M. Polmear, T. Hattingh, M. Klassen
We have curated this short list of publications as a place for you to start learning about these projects. To learn more, visit the complete group publications.
Funded grants related to this topic
- Building a Community of Mentors in Engineering Education Research Through Peer Review Training
- Developing Engineering Faculty as Engineering Education Researchers Through Mentorship
- Building Foundations for Engineering Faculty in Engineering Education Research
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