A journey through the FIE bookshelf-1971-2000

Abstract

In 1971, about 100 engineering educators from industry, and academia gathered in Atlanta for the first Frontiers in Education (FIE) conference. Its leaders had a vision, and moved creatively to implement the vision. The journey through the conferences, which we call FIE, is worth documenting, as the conference has become a premier and often imitated conference. Some educators have been involved right from the beginning and continue. Others have disembarked, but many new contributors have joined. The paper documents some data. The paper is also an attempt to study the impact of the conference on engineering education over the last 30 years. What issues have been resolved? What new issues have emerged? What issues continue? What might emerge in the future? Of necessity, it contains some personal observations.