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Prof. Allison Gonsalves (Dept. of Integrated Studies in Education) is pleased to invite you to a presentation by visiting scholars:

• Maria Berge, UmeÃ¥ University
• Anna Danielsson, Uppsala University
• Eva Silfver, UmeÃ¥ University
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Engineering education: Knowledge and Identity Perspectives on Project Work

Engineering is a highlyÌýacclaimed profession in society: if any structure needs to be built, engineers are the ones to be consulted. However, the idea of what an engineer is, is constantly under construction too. Engineering has become a more heterogeneous profession with increasing expectations on ‘soft skills’, such as team-work and creativity. Project work is one example of an educational practice introduced with the goal of developing such soft skills and moving learning outcomes beyond the mere acquisition of content knowledge, in order to better reflect authentic professional activities. The aim of our research project is to explore how project work re/produces engineers and engineering knowledge. In our presentation we will give examples of two sub-studies within the project: one focused on possibilities for learning in interaction during project work; and one focused on students’ gendered identity negotiations.

Monday, June 18th, 2018 |ÌýÌý11 am-1 pm | Room 233, Education building, 3700 McTavish

A DISE MATTERS presentation

Coffee/Tea and snacks provided

Ìýis a researcher at the Department of Science and Mathematics Education,ÌýUmeÃ¥ University. Her research interests include characteristics, learning possibilities and patterns of interaction that emerge when people learn science and technology together.

Ìýis a Professor of Curriculum Studies at Uppsala University. Her research interests are centred around issues of identity, gender and power in relation to the teaching and learning of science.

is an Associate Professor at the department of Education, UmeÃ¥ University, and has also long experience of teaching biology, chemistry and mathematics in high school. Eva’sÌýresearch has spanned issues of race, ethnicity, gender, social class, ability and disability and has been underpinned by engagementsÌýwith post-structural thinking about power, the subject, space, and the political.Ìý

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