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Following are white papers I have written on Innovation in Engineering Education and the Olin Experience.
Active and Experiential Learning at Olin College: Opportunities and Challenges
October 2002
The Role of Intellectual Vitality at Olin College
April 2003
Innovation and Creativity: What Are They and Can They Be Taught?
May 2003
Preparing for Success: Maximizing Opportunities for the Inaugural Graduating Class at Olin College
May 2004
Designing from a Blank Slate – The Development of the Initial Olin College Curriculum
June 2004
Expanding Our Influence, Enhancing Sustainability, and Providing for Future Growth: Leveraging the Final Gift of the F.W. Olin Foundation
November 2004
Defining and Assessing the Competencies of Olin Graduates
May 2005
Learning to be an Engineer: The Senior Consulting Project in Engineering at Olin College
November 2005
Inventing the Future: Planning for the Next Five Years at Olin College
October 2006

Beyond Study Abroad: Preparing Engineers for the New Global Economy
2007

What’s So Special About Olin College?
May 2007

Globalization: What Is It, and What Does It mean for Engineering Education?
November 2007

Are We Attracting the Right People into Engineering?
February 2008

Reaching Outside the Oval: Strategies for Catalyzing Change in Engineering Education
November 2008

Expanding Our Breadth Through a Historic New Alliance
May 2009
Beyond Technology: Preparing Engineering Innovators Who Don’t See Boundaries
May 2010
On Becoming an Important and Constant Contributor: Deepening Our Culture of Innovation
November 2009
Beyond Technology: Preparing Engineering Innovators Who Don’t See Boundaries
May 2010
From the Ground Up: Rethinking Engineering Education for the 21st Century
June 2010
How Do You Recognize and Cultivate Potential Innovators?
May 2011
The Challenge of Spreading Innovation in Teaching and Learning: Why Is It So Hard and What Can Be Done About It?
November 2011
How Will Internet-Based Instruction, Social Networking, and Mass Communication Change Undergraduate Engineering Education?
June 2012
What Does It Mean to Think Like an Engineer—Today?
October 2012
Rising Tuition and Student Debt, Uncertain Job Opportunities: Engineering Education in Challenging Financial Times
May 2013
Why So Many Nations Are Focused on Educating Engineering Innovators Today
October 2013
The Role of Collaboration in Spreading Culture Change in Teaching and Learning
May 2014
Why the Hard Science of Engineering is No Longer Enough to Meet the 21st Century Challenges
May 2015
Is Design Thinking the New Liberal Arts of Education?
October 2015
The Importance of Mindset
October 2016
How Shaping Mindset Can Enhance Educational Outcomes, Employability, and Well-being
May 2017

Other publications and conversations.

Olin Welcome Remarks to the Olin Partners
August 2001
Inaugural Address
May 2003
The Future of Engineering Education: A Conversation with Rick Miller
February 2014

Airborne at Last!
Special message from President Rick Miller, Frankly Speaking

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