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CEE leading new research frontiers at EEES 2024

25 September 2024

UCL Centre for Engineering Education (CEE) members celebrated emotions at the 2024 Emotions in Engineering Education Symposium (EEES).

Some of the symposium at EEES

From 9 to 11 September, engineering education colleagues from around the globe gathered at the University of Aveiro for an engaging three-day symposium titled, "Building a Dynamic and Transformative Agenda for Emotions in Engineering Education Research." Organised by Dr Inês Direito (CEE Honorary Senior Research Fellow, and Co-Editor of EJEE special issue on Emotions), and supported by the CEE, the event provided a platform for discussion and collaboration.

The symposium's highlight was Professor Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby's (University of Southern California) inspiring keynote address, which explored how understanding emotion and motivation through racialised perspectives can advance research and equitable education practices in engineering.

Following the keynote, Dr Idalis Villanueva Alarcón (University of Florida) led an insightful panel discussion featuring Dr Lelanie Smith (University of Pretoria) and Dr Matheus de Andrade (CEE, University College London), which sparked engaging discussions on these critical topics. The recorded session can be found here

Dr Matheus Andrade also co-facilitated the opening session, “Co-creating Narratives of Our Journey into Researching Emotions in Engineering Education,” as well as a thought-provoking session on “Critical Conscientiousness, Anger, and Hope: Activism in Engineering Education.”

Dr Vivek Ramachandran (CEE, University College London) supported the session on "Emotionally responsive/emotion-driven pedagogy."

Dr Shannon Chance (TU Dublin and CEE Visiting Professor) and Dr Inês Direito co-facilitated a session focused on emotion positionality statements, offering participants a space to reflect on how emotions shape their research perspectives.

Inês also moderated a Tiny Lab Talk with Prof. Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby and Dr. James Huff (University of Georgia): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS5fk3lNKVA&t=1561s 

Over three days, the symposium featured a series of workshops, discussions, and networking sessions that fostered an enriching exchange of ideas, emotions and perspectives.

The Emotions in Engineering Education Network organises monthly virtual coffee chats (‘fikas’). For more information: https://www.umu.se/en/department-of-science-and-mathematics-education/research/eeen/