What is interdisciplinary engineering education, how difficult is it to teach, and why is it considered an integral part of modern engineering studies? We discussed this with Professor Jan van der Veen, who chairs the Eindhoven School of Education at TU Eindhoven in the Netherlands, where he focuses on teaching training and projects within engineering higher education. Jan was inspired by both his time as a physics teacher and the silos formed by different disciplines within higher education. Jan believes that interdisciplinary education is becoming more important for engineers who face complex problems such as progress towards the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He describes the differences between multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary and provides examples of integrating interdisciplinary within engineering programmes.*must read show notes* https://www.sefi.be/2022/12/19/podcast-episode-4-european-engineering-educators-is-online/Join Dr Natalie Wint (University College London) and Dr Neil Cooke (University of Birmingham) for this informative discussion.Thanks to Jan for tolerating both of us suffering from colds while recording!Timestamps:0.00 Abstract0.40 Podcast intro1.07 What we will talk about1.21 Experiences of interdisciplinary from Neil and Natalie2.45 Jan’s background4.40 TU Eindhoven5.28 What do we mean by interdisciplinary?7.07 The need for interdisciplinary8.00 Students’ perception of interdisciplinary8.43 Terminology: multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, or transdisciplinary10.22 Boundary crossing11.48 Implementation, teaching teams and support14.10 Example of interdisciplinary in action; Mechanical Engineering, Product Design and Business Studies.15.51 Problems provided by external collaborators17.31 Challenges19.09 Opportunities for new degree programmes22.40 Assessment of interdisciplinary skills25.40 Disciplinary identities28.00 The future of interdisciplinary29.30 Final advice from Jan30.28 Key takeaways from Natalie and Neil.Resources:Eindhoven School of Education (tue.nl)https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jee.20347Become a member of the European Society for Engineering Education, SEFI, Europe's largest network of engineering educators: www.sefi.beMusic by ComaStudio https://pixabay.com/users/comastudio-26079283/Written and produced by Neil Cooke and Natalie Wint. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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