Premier Award

2009 Premier Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Courseware
The Premier Award competition is open to a wide range of submissions of high-quality, engaging, non-commercial learning innovations designed to enhance engineering education. Submissions for 2009 are due by July 17, 2009, and the Premier Courseware of 2009 will be announced at the Frontiers In Education Conference to be held October 18-21 in San Antonio, Texas.

If you have developed K-12 engineering curriculum, consider submitting it to our new Award for K-12 Engineering Curriculum.

Complete information about the Premier Award can be found on the following Engineering Pathway pages:

Premier Courseware of 2008: Classroom Presenter

Engineering Pathway is proud to announce that Classroom Presenter has been named the Premier Courseware of 2008! Classroom Presenter, by Richard Anderson, Ruth Anderson, Natalie Linnell, Craig Prince and other members of the development team from the University of Washington, is a Tablet PC-based interaction system that supports the sharing of digital ink on slides between instructors and students.

As a tool, Classroom Presenter enables the flexible delivery of lecture content and can increase student engagement and understanding of material. It allows the integration of digital ink and electronic slides, making it possible to combine the advantages of whiteboard style and slide-based presentation. The ability to link the instructor and student devices, and to send information back and forth, provides a mechanism for introducing active learning into the classroom.

When you have experienced the Premier Courseware of 2008, we invite you to submit your comments. Your comments on Classroom Presenter are welcome, and we thank you for recognizing the Premier Courseware of 2008 and its contribution to engineering education.

Request a copy of the 2008 Premier Award CD

Past Premier Awards
You can view all past Premier Courseware resources or request a complimentary copy of a past Premier Courseware on CD here at Engineering Pathway. Other information about past years' Premier Awards is available at NEEDS. NEEDS is a digital library with links to online learning materials in engineering and related areas of science and math, and is being phased into Engineering Pathway, your portal to the most comprehensive collection of resources for all types of engineering education.




If you'd like more information about the Premier Award or how to become a sponsor, please contact Professor Joe Tront at Virginia Tech via email at jgtront@vt.edu.