I am pleased to present the latest issue of Advances in Engineering Education (AEE). This issue includes four manuscripts that address topics including new curriculums, teaching methods, and course designs. Breen et al., describe the development and evaluation of the “Ignite” program which employs the human-centered design process to advance social justice. Ignite fosters secondary school students’ ability to engineer viable solutions to pressing global issues outlined by the United Nations. Results suggest that the program increases students’ knowledge and awareness related to water contamination and increases self-efficacy…

Community-Centered Design Thinking as a Scalable STEM Learning Intervention

Kimberly C. Breen, Gabriela Asturias, Daniela Mariucci Pena, Mary Elizabeth Hotson, Hope Springate, Valentina Alvarez, Megan C. Madonna, Nirmala Ramanujam
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Create-Rank-Compete Crowdlearning

Courtney J. Burris, Alexander Nikolaev, Himangshu Paul, Lan Peng
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The Impact of Hands-on Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Intervention Activities on Students in Engineering Design

Myela Paige, Anastasia Schauer, Zoe Klesmith, Alexis Davis, Katherine Fu
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Online Course Design For the Engineering Workforce: Bringing Theory to Practice

Emily Nutwell, Prasad Mokashi, Ann Christy
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