In the final episode, Prof. Croft discusses advancing women’s representation and participation in engineering, open-ended learning, why you should be friends with mathematicians!

Episode 11: Dr. Ramiro Jordan, University of New Mexico, USA

Jun 10th, 2021 39m 20s

In this episode, Paul chats with Dr. Ramiro Jordan, an innovator, entrepreneur, but above all an educator. Ramiro touches on many topics, including his ground-breaking Peace Engineering initiative that brings the arts, STEM ,health sciences, an

Episode 10: Dr. Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University, USA

Jun 4th, 2021 35m 23s

An international ambassador and a founding member of the African Deans Council, Dr. Yacob Astatke discusses his tireless efforts in brining hands-on experiences to students in Ethiopia and improving the delivery of engineering education across

Episode 9: Prof. Michael Faborode, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

May 26th, 2021 33m 20s

In this episode, Prof. Michael Faborode, former Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, discusses the challenges faced by West African universities and his vision for transferring innovation from university laboratories

Episode 8: Dean Don Weinkauf, University of St. Thomas, USA

May 19th, 2021 32m 31s

Don brings a wealth of industrial experience to his deanship. In this episode Paul and Don talk about the desirable impacts of the COVID pandemic, including aggregation of expertise among smaller universities, sharing resources, and a renewed e

Episode 7: Prof. Şirin Tekinay, Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC), USA

May 13th, 2021 34m 29s

In this episode, Prof. Şirin Tekinay, a global champion for diversity in engineering, discusses the need for gender neutralization of the professional identity of engineering, as well as implementing engineering education reform to attract and

Episode 6: Dean Janusz Kozinski, Lakehead University, Canada

May 4th, 2021 30m 23s

In this episode Dean Janusz Kozinski talks about the positive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education, and how it has accelerated educational change by expanding the learning continuum. He also discusses the need for integrated engineering

Episode 5: Vice Dean John Mitchell, University College London

Apr 27th, 2021 32m 23s

In this episode, Prof. John Mitchell discusses the importance of learning practical applications and how he helped introduce the Integrated Engineering Program, a methodology that combines innovative teaching methods and an industry-oriented cu

Episode 4: Dean Robert Bishop, University of South Florida, USA

Apr 21st, 2021 34m 45s

In this episode, Paul chats with legendary control theory expert and textbook author, Professor Robert Bishop, about engineering education, and a few NASA-related stories, including how he got to meet and work with Buzz Aldrin.

Episode 3: Prof. Natacha DePaola, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA

Apr 14th, 2021 35m 52s

As a role model for women in STEM, in this episode Prof. DePaola talks about her early inspirations and challenges of getting into STEM and biomedical engineering, as well as her educational initiatives that apply ongoing learning and technical

Episode 2: Uriel Cukierman, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Argentina

Apr 13th, 2021 33m 54s

In this episode Mr. Cukierman discusses modernization of engineering education, the need to train professors on engineering pedagogy, proper use of technology in the class room, and much more.

Episode 1: Dean Ishwar Puri, McMaster University, Canada

Apr 9th, 2021 29m 26s

In our debut episode, Dean Puri discusses a range of topics including what engineering means to him, as well as the challenges and success strategies of rolling out McMaster's new first year program: The Pivot.

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