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The Arrows In Our Backs: Lessons Learned Trying To Change The Engineering Curriculum, Steven Villachica, Anthony Marker, Donald Plumlee, Linda Huglin, Amy Chegash

Linda Huglin

Published research has provided a robust set of documented tools and techniques for transforming individual engineering courses in ways that use evidence-based instructional practices. Many engineering faculty are already aware of these practices and would like to use them. However, they still face significant implementation barriers. The E2R2P effort addresses the question: How can successes in engineering education research translate into widespread instructional practice?

This poster session will describe hard-won lessons the E2R2P team has learned as it begins its third year attempting such curricular change.

Lesson 1: “Wonder workshops” and visible course redesigns don’t produce curricular change.

Lesson 2: …