Engineering Projects Teacher Training Course   

Learn how to engage community stakeholders and apply research-based approaches to solving open-ended technical problems. This course introduces a structured process for identifying, defining, and articulating community needs and translating those needs into potential technical solutions. 

Designed for educators and instructors who plan to teach this course to students, the training provides an opportunity to explore the concepts, research practices, and stakeholder-engagement approaches that support community-centered technical problem solving. Participants will develop an understanding of how open-ended problems can be explored, defined, and translated into thoughtfully designed solutions. 

This course is for: 

• Educators preparing to teach this course to students 

• Instructors developing community-engaged technical learning experiences 

• Faculty and trainers interested in problem-based learning 

• Educators incorporating research and stakeholder engagement into technical instruction 

• Professionals interested in community-centered approaches to technical problem solving 

What You'll Learn: 

• Engage community stakeholders to better understand needs and perspectives 

• Use traditional research practices to investigate open-ended problems 

• Identify and define technical problems based on community needs 

• Articulate problems clearly and establish a foundation for solution development 

• Explore approaches for designing technical solutions to complex, open-ended problems 

• Connect research findings and stakeholder input to technical problem solving 

• Understand how community engagement can inform the design process 

• Prepare to translate course concepts and approaches into student learning experiences 

Course Format: 

• Instructor-focused professional development 

• Designed for educators planning to teach the course 

• Emphasis on community engagement, research, and technical problem solving 

• Focus on approaches that can be applied in student learning environments