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Over the fence: Engineering

May 24, 2007

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In Challenge we borrowed from Cortese’s challenge to engineers to envision the future role of engineers in a sustainable future. That leads us to think about what else is happening in our sister disciplines : engineering; business; and design. Here we look at two initiatives in engineering, first at a professional level, then in education. […]

CfS workshop at national computing educators conference.

May 18, 2007

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2005-2014 has been declared the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. Sustainable development was defined by the Bruntland Commission in 1987 as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”The call to address these issues is supported from the highest levels […]