Microcredential in Teaching Engineering

Are you planning to teach engineering—as an instructor or faculty member, a mentor in your professional role, or through community outreach?

The Teaching Engineering Microcredential provides a foundation in how engineers learn and how to design effective learning experiences across academic and professional settings.  

Through two graduate-level courses (6 credits), you will explore major theories of learning, motivation, and development before applying evidence-based approaches to pedagogy, curriculum design, and assessment.  

Whether you aspire to teach in higher education, lead workforce training, develop educational programs, or enhance your instructional practice, this microcredential equips you with the knowledge and skills to support meaningful learning grounded in engineering education research. 

Courses

  • ENED 7002 – Educational Theory (3 cr) Why do people learn the way they do? This course introduces major theories of learning, motivation, and development that shape engineering education across classrooms, workplaces, and informal settings. You’ll examine the foundations of how engineers learn, connect theory to practice, and explore research on the lifelong development of engineers. 
  • ENED 7003 – Applications of Pedagogy and Assessment (3 cr) How do you design learning experiences that actually work? This course explores evidence-based teaching and assessment strategies used in higher education, PreK–12, and industry. You’ll learn how to align learning outcomes, instructional methods, and assessment approaches to create effective educational experiences and evaluate their impact. 

How to enroll to earn the microcredential

You do not need to be enrolled in the Teaching Engineering Microcredential to take ENED 7002 or ENED 7003. Students may complete these courses as part of another graduate program or as electives and then apply for the microcredential after successfully finishing both courses by contacting the Department of Engineering and Computing Education’s Graduate Studies Director, Sheryl Sorby (sorbysa@ucmail.uc.edu), or David Reeping (reepindp@ucmail.uc.edu).