ISTE Activities for promoting International Collaboration in Engineering Education

R. Murugesan

Download Paper | Permalink

Conference: 2012 ASEE International Forum
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Publication Date: June 9, 2012
Start Date: June 9, 2012
End Date: June 10, 2012
Conference Session: Main Plenary 3 - Opportunities for collaboration with engineering educators in India (ISTE)
Tagged Topic: ASEE International Forum
Page Count: 24
Page Numbers: 17.34.1 - 17.34.24
DOI: 10.18260/1-2--17051
Permanent URL: https://peer.asee.org/17051
Download Count: 545

Request a correction

Paper Authors

author page

R. Murugesan Anna University of Technology Madurai

Download Paper | Permalink

Abstract

ASEE INTERNATIONAL LEARNING FORUM 9-10, June , 2012, San Antonio, USA International Collaboration in Faculty Development for Life Long Learning Dr. R. Murugesan President, Indian Society for Technical Education, New Delhi, India Vice Chancellor, Anna University of Technology, Madurai, India presidentiste@gmail.com Abstract Technology has been changing very rapidly during the last few decades. Thisrapidity of change brings tremendous pressure on the educational system to identifywhat is basic and must be taught & learnt, and what needs to be imparted through selflearning or continuing education programs. The challenge for India is to build technicalskills into the mindboggling mass of working age professionals. It is clear therefore thatthe prospect of economic prosperity for India is critically predicated on the strengths ofIndia’s technical education. Milton Freedman, a Nobel Prize winning economist observedthat, “the great untapped resource of technical and scientific knowledge available toIndia for the taking is the economic equivalent of the untapped continent available tothe United States 200 years ago”. Teachers are the intellectual seeds of the future generation. Typically, in a lifetime, each teacher influences the character and moulds the ability of a thousandstudents. Teachers have to be made aware of the changing requirements of theirdisciplines, the interaction with other disciplines and the need for life-long learningattitude. New disciplines are emerging fast and faculties have to train themselves to beable to impart education to students in these. Teacher training and retraining needshave thus become paramount. 1 In order to cope with the changing composition of student population on the onehand and a spectacular development in knowledge field on the other, exposure tofaculty development training programs was found inevitable. Indian Society forTechnical Education (ISTE) has been in the field of imparting faculty developmentprogram particularly for the engineering faculty in the country since 1968. Unity ofengineering concepts, increasing international cooperation in engineering activities,frequent activities of an engineer outside his national or cultural domain and often asmembers of an international engineering team are compelling us to venture intointernational collaborations for faculty development programs and lifelong learning aswell. This paper discusses a few issues related to the international collaborations infaculty development. 2

Citation
Format

Murugesan, R. (2012, June), ISTE Activities for promoting International Collaboration in Engineering Education Paper presented at 2012 ASEE International Forum, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--17051

TY - CPAPER
AB - ASEE INTERNATIONAL LEARNING FORUM 9-10, June , 2012, San Antonio, USA International Collaboration in Faculty Development for Life Long Learning Dr. R. Murugesan President, Indian Society for Technical Education, New Delhi, India Vice Chancellor, Anna University of Technology, Madurai, India presidentiste@gmail.com Abstract Technology has been changing very rapidly during the last few decades. Thisrapidity of change brings tremendous pressure on the educational system to identifywhat is basic and must be taught &amp; learnt, and what needs to be imparted through selflearning or continuing education programs. The challenge for India is to build technicalskills into the mindboggling mass of working age professionals. It is clear therefore thatthe prospect of economic prosperity for India is critically predicated on the strengths ofIndia’s technical education. Milton Freedman, a Nobel Prize winning economist observedthat, “the great untapped resource of technical and scientific knowledge available toIndia for the taking is the economic equivalent of the untapped continent available tothe United States 200 years ago”. Teachers are the intellectual seeds of the future generation. Typically, in a lifetime, each teacher influences the character and moulds the ability of a thousandstudents. Teachers have to be made aware of the changing requirements of theirdisciplines, the interaction with other disciplines and the need for life-long learningattitude. New disciplines are emerging fast and faculties have to train themselves to beable to impart education to students in these. Teacher training and retraining needshave thus become paramount. 1 In order to cope with the changing composition of student population on the onehand and a spectacular development in knowledge field on the other, exposure tofaculty development training programs was found inevitable. Indian Society forTechnical Education (ISTE) has been in the field of imparting faculty developmentprogram particularly for the engineering faculty in the country since 1968. Unity ofengineering concepts, increasing international cooperation in engineering activities,frequent activities of an engineer outside his national or cultural domain and often asmembers of an international engineering team are compelling us to venture intointernational collaborations for faculty development programs and lifelong learning aswell. This paper discusses a few issues related to the international collaborations infaculty development. 2
AU - R. Murugesan
CY - San Antonio, Texas
DA - 2012/06/09
PB - ASEE Conferences
TI - ISTE Activities for promoting International Collaboration in Engineering Education
UR - https://peer.asee.org/17051
DO - 10.18260/1-2--17051
ER -