SEED
Students for Engineering Education Development
Think of SEED as a student-run consulting firm for engineering education issues. SEED was started up in the fall of 2004 by two passionate engineering students, as an initiative of the Engineering Society, and is made up of an executive of 8 people.
The vision for SEED is to question the quality of our education and inspire the realization that improvement can occur. Change will happen through students taking ownership of their education and through opening communication lines between students and instructors. Through seeking to be a positive and constructive means for change to occur; changes that will have a large impact both on how education is presently approached and on how it will develop in the future can be realized.
This year’s SEED Chair is Thai Phi, and can be contacted at seed@engsoc.queensu.ca
Areas of Focus
- Promoting Integrated Learning to students and faculty alike
- Acting as a resource for ideas on improving educational tasks for students and faculty
- Taking action on issues raised by the Academic Think Tank (a place for discussions on academics)
- Taking action to open communication between students and instructors on educational issues
Hiring
The hiring for the SEED Chair takes place in March, while the rest of the committee is hired in September. Students of all years and disicplines are welcome on the committee. Look out for applications to appear in the Fall!
Past Reports
This section will be updated anually with reports from the committee.
SEED Report 2008-2009
Questions or Comments
You can send general questions, comments, suggestions or gripes to seed@engsoc.queensu.ca.