Enabling effective learning, curriculum delivery reform at the University of Denver

The Engineering Department at the University of Denver (USA) has received a Sturm Program Development Award for reform of its curricula. Specifically they have: (1) changed the learning environment from predominately teacher centered to student centered; (2) implemented a quality based grading method that allows students to know what is expected of them and to actually take part in the procedure; (3) created more studio type classrooms with current technology to facilitate learning and demonstrate state of the art engineering methods and procedures; and (4) blended engineering topics with English topics in an integrated freshman sequence.