Once again, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s online Masters of Engineering has earned a top three ranking in the US News listings! I couldn’t be more proud to teach in such a great program!
Category Archives: MEPP
MEPP interactive booklet is available!
The new interactive online booklet for the Masters of Engineering in Professional Practice degree, offered by the U of Wisconsin-Madison, is now available. It came out beautifully! http://
nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/uwm/mepp2012
the manuscript is in!
My wonderful colleague, Christine Nicometo, and I have finished the manuscript for our book Slide Rules: Design, Build and Archive Presentations in the Engineering and Technical Fields. Whew! Now, we wait for industry and academic reviews before going to press. But the major push is over!
A working life divided is…divine
As of this fall, I have accepted a position at Cornell University in its Engineering Communications Program. We have made the move to Ithaca, and I am settling in quite well. The teaching approach here is a great fit for me, as I have made moves in the recent years to teach engineering/technical writing using teams in the communication classroom. At Cornell, this approach is par for the course, and so I feel a great deal of collegiality in this regard.
I also have the great fortune to stay on with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, too, in my capacity as faculty member teaching in the Masters of Engineering of Professional Practice and Masters of Engineering in Engine Systems programs. Both of these programs are online programs, and we meet once a summer F2F for residency. My director, Wayne Pferdehirt, has been incredibly supportive as I make this professional adjustment. As well, the unending support of my colleague Christine Nicometo has been the source of great inspiration during my transition.
And, if that’s not enough, Christine Nicometo and I continue our work with Iron Range Engineering, a new engineering degree currently going through its first ABET visit. We wish them the best of luck, but we know they won’t need it. The program is strong as is their documentation. Our job is to bring the elements of engineering communication to the program, and we do this with campus visits and distance teaching.
Well…that’s enough, isn’t it?
Theories of e-Learning
After joining the social networking service ResearchGate (like facebook for technical researchers), they are posting a “Theories of e-Learning” string. http://www.researchgate.net/topic/Theory_of_e-Learning/
As an instructor in the Masters of Engineering Professional Practice degree (online), when I read these kinds of strings, I know that I have been very fortunate to be thoroughly embedded inside such a great online degree program. The biggest detracting element for any online program, I think, is getting instructors to create an engaging atmosphere. It does take more than parking a video camera a the back of the room and capturing a lecture (which we rarely do). Reconfiguring the learning for e-versions is a complete re-do, most often, and it requires constant upkeep.
I was also reminded in the last few days of an old experiment at the U of Wisconsin called “e-Teach.” A similar product is now being used by my hushand for streamingmedia.com–it’s called KnowledgeVision, and it shows much promise for some of the mose basic delivery needs. http://www.knowledgevision.com/
U of Wisconsin-Madison’s Online Masters of Engineering programs earn top ratings!
The online graduate programs at the U of Wisconsin-Madison offer targeted, work-related, applicable learning for rising engineers, especially those going into engineering management.
Yesterday, US News and World Report released its rankings for the top online graduate engineering program. University of Wisconsin’s Online Masters of Engineering programs placed first in two categories and fifth in another!
In the Masters of Engineering of Professional Practice (which is often called an “engineering management” degree, I teach Communicating Technical Information with my colleague Christine Nicometo. In the Masters of Engineering in Engine Systems, I alternate years teaching presentations skills within that degree with Nicometo.
Rankings:
#1: Student Engagement and Accreditation
#1: Student Services and Technology
#5: Faculty Credential and Training
MEPP (Masters of Engineering Professional Practice) Celebrates 10 years!
Masters of Engineering Professional Practice, University of Wisconsin
I am proud to be a faculty member of MEPP, and the degree is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this fall. MEPP is a combination of an MBA and Engineering, designed to foster professional development for the engineering manager and leader. MEPP degree holders are amazing and hail from every corner of the industry and many countries around the world.
Traci Nathans-Kelly 
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