NULC Engineering students have been involved with a pilot project called 'I'm an engineer, Get me out of Here!'. I’m an Engineer, Get me out of Here! is running for the first time in March 2012, during National Science and Engineering Week. It aims to get students talking to real engineers, online, like its sister project I’m a Scientist, Get me out of Here!
Alex Carter, Curriculum Leader in Construction & Engineering, explains the project: “It’s an online event where you get to meet and interact with real engineers. It's in the form of an X-factor style competition between the engineers.”
She continued: ‘Using computers the students submit questions and the engineers answer them. I also booked an online chat with them so the students could get into interesting conversations and then vote for the engineer that they wanted to win.”
Alex took the time to research Engineers that she felt her students would benefit from chatting to most. She said: “I chose the engineers in the high performance zone and there were five engineers whose daily jobs take them to new heights and push engineering boundaries, as I felt they would appeal to the students most and provide them with aspirations.”
The project has proved popular with both students and the expert engineers taking part. Alex commented: “One of the engineers said he'd had the most awesome chat with my students that they clearly enjoyed, and got a lot out of it.”
To find out more about 'I'm an engineer, Get me out of Here!' click here.
If you’re interested in studying Engineering at NULC click here or contact the Information Point on 01782 254254 or info@nulc.ac.uk.
