Revolutionizing engineering education: One professor’s vision for a more inclusive paradigm
In this ebook, Dr. Gary Bertoline of Purdue University shares a practical approach for creating more inclusive, dynamic and learner-centered undergraduate engineering programs with microcredentials.
According to the Boston Consulting Group and SAE International, the United States will need 400,000 more engineers by 2030, presenting the risk that as many in one in every three new engineering roles will go unfilled.
Meanwhile, a 2024 study from Statista showed that the number of students pursuing undergraduate degrees in the U.S. declined to 20.3 million in 2022-2023 compared to 24.8 million in 2011-2012.
These figures underline the need for transformational change in undergraduate engineering programs.
"Our democracy, economic competitiveness, national security and ability to address humanity’s grand challenges rest in large part on an engineering education system that is inclusive, dynamic and learner centered.” - The Engineering Mindset Report, 2024. Bertoline, G. (Ed.).
In this ebook, we explore how microcredentials can support these required changes by creating flexible curricular pathways, enabling agile curricula updates to incorporate new technologies and allowing engineering education to better serve marginalized students.