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Next Generation Learning-Centered Environment for
Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Education
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NSF-Funded Virtual Workshop on
Next Generation Learning-Centered Environment for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC)
November 15 to 17, 2021, from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST (GMT-4); Virtual (Zoom)

Keynote Speaker

NSF Lead Program Officer in Engineering Cluster
Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)
Dr. Medina-Borja started a rotation at the National Science Foundation (NSF) in Arlington, VA in 2012 at the Directorate for Engineering. She is now a Lead Program Officer in the Engineering Cluster of DUE where she was appointed Executive Secretary for the Sub-Committee of STEM Education of the Future of the EHR Advisory Board. She also manages the organization of the STEM Education 2026 and beyond initiative, a national conversation about the future of STEM Education in the country. She is also part of the inaugural group of program officers that spearheaded the Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier core research program since 2016.


Industry Panel

Moderator:

Director of the Project Based Learning Laboratory (PBL Lab)
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Stanford University
Dr. Fruchter's  is the founding director of the Project Based Learning Laboratory (PBL Lab) in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, at Stanford University. Her R&D focuses on emergent collaboration technologies in support of global project teamwork in education and corporate settings. She is a designer of physical and virtual interactive learning and workspaces. She studies the relation between technology-people-place-process. Dr. Fruchter is the developer of the innovative "Architecture, Engineering, Construction (AEC) Global Teamwork" course launched in 1993 engaging university and industry partners worldwide. Her latest efforts focus on: (1) big data analytics and visualization towards harmonizing occupant well-being and building sustainable performance; and (2) accelerating creativity and engagement in global teamwork through AI, VR/AR/MR/XR, and parametric modelling optimization.
Industry Panelists:

Josh Rounds
Director of Project Services and Controls
Performance Contractors, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA



David Helveston
President and CEO
Associated Builder and Contractor's Pelican Chapter
Baton Rouge, LA





Heath May
Principal and Director
HKS LINE (Laboratory for INtensive Exploration)
San Francisco, CA


Wayne Berlin
Manager of Engineering
Worley
Baton Rouge, LA




Focused Speakers

AEC Curricula and Industry Practice Speakers:

Associate Professor
School of Civil and Construction Engineering
Oregon State University


Professor
School of Architecture, College of Design, Construction and Planning
University of Florida


McShane Chair and Professor
Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Marquette University
Disciplinary Gap Speakers:

Professor
College of Communication, Architecture and the Arts
Florida International University



Professor and Chair
Mechanical Engineering Department
Cleveland State University


Professor
College of Built environment
University of Washington
Technology and Learning Speakers:

Associate Professor
School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation
University of Maryland, College park


Asssociate Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Michigan


Assistant Teaching Professor
Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Iowa State university
Digital Inequity Speakers:

Professor
Dept. of Business, Management, and Accounting
University of Maryland Eastern Shore


VP for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
University of Texas at Dallas


Professor
Director of Texas Center for Educational Technology Education
Department of Learning Technologies
University of North texas

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