Active/Cooperative Learning (ACL):   Increasing student participation in and ownership of their learning

Increasing the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in engineering:  If the learning environment works for a more diverse student body, then it will be a better learning environment for all students

Student teams in engineering:  Helping students develop their abilities to work within and lead teams, which requires more than assigning students to group projects

Technology-enabled learning:  Creating learning environments in which routine access to ubiquitous technology is assumed and the revision of learning activities is based on this assumption

Continuous improvement through assessment, evaluation, and feedback:  Developing assessment processes to collect data on the impact of changes to the curricula and learning environments, reaching conclusions about the efficacy of those changes, and making improvements where indicated

Curriculum integration and inclusive learning communities:  Helping students make connections between various disciplines and between academic topics and lifelong careers and helping them build learning relationships with other students

Organizational development and change:  making significant curricular changes requires a complex, thoughtful change model based on research and experience