LITEE PROFESSOR ELECTED AS FELLOW
Dr. P.K. Raju, of Auburn University, was recently elected as a Fellow of both the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
Professor Raju was elected as a Fellow of ASEE for his outstanding contributions to engineering education and research. Founded in 1893, ASEE is committed to furthering education in engineering and engineering technology. It has 12,000 members and is affiliated with 400 engineering colleges and over 50 corporations, governmental agencies, and professional associations. More information about ASEE is online at www.asee.org.
Dr. Raju was also elected as a Fellow of ASME for his outstanding contributions in the areas of acoustics, noise control, engineering education, and technology transfer. He is one of roughtly 3,000 Fellows out of 99,000 ASME members. Fellows of ASME exemplify the organization's mission "to serve our diverse global communities by advancing, disseminating, and applying engineering knowledge for improving the quality of life; and communicating the excitement of engineering." More information about ASME can be found online at www.asme.org.
Dr. Raju is the Thomas Walter Distinguished Professor in Mechanical Engineering and directs both the Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education (LITEE) and the Auburn Engineering Technical Assistance Program (AETAP). He is also the editor-in-chief of the Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research.
Welcome to LITEE at Auburn University
The LITEE program is exceptional because its educational paradigm consists of developing multimedia cases based on real-world problems. The cases are implemented in classrooms using an innovative instructional strategy and are readily transferable to other institutions. Using the case studies in classrooms leads to perceived improvements in the leadership skills and attitudes of engineering and technology students at the high school, undergraduate, and graduate levels. The case studies have been used successfully in 21 universities and 3 high schools.
The LITEE program inspires graduate students to create real-world case studies that facilitate hands-on learning of leadership skills and attitudes by future engineers.
A survey of LITEE alumni shows that they perceive a significant improvement in their leadership skills and attitudes due to their participation in this cross-disciplinary program.
You can view and download free copies of some of the case studies from www.liteecases.com. Other formats, including PDF files, CD-ROMs, and online versions of all the case studies are available for purchase at LITEE's storefront at www.lulu.com/litee_cases.
