IEEE Education Society History
Introduction
The IEEE Education Society or IEEE EdSoc is one of the technical societies within IEEE. This organizational unit is international in scope and its constitution identifies the following field of interest.
"The field of interest of the Society shall be the theory and practice of education and educational technology involved in the effective delivery of domain knowledge of all fields within the scope of interest of IEEE."
IEEE EdSoc promotes, advances, and disseminates state-of-the- art information and resources related to the Society’s field of interest and provides development opportunities for academic, industry and government professionals. The society works closely with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Division of the ASEE.
Brief Society Timeline
IEEE EdSoc began as a professional group of the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE) and transitioned into a technical group of the IEEE. The principal founder and first chairman was John D. Ryder (President of IRE in 1955 and Dean of Engineering at Michigan State University). At the 1963 formation of IEEE from IRE and AIEE, the society had 1075 members. The development of the society is reflected in the following brief timeline.
June 14, 1957 - First Meeting of the IRE Professional Group on Education (IRE-PGE).
October 10, 1957 - First society constitution approved.
March 1958 - First Issue of the IRE Transactions on Education.
March 25, 1963 - Name changed to IEEE Professional Technical Group on Education.
September 1963 - Journal renamed as IEEE Transactions on Education for Vol. 6.
March 24, 1965 - Name changed to IEEE Professional Group on Education.
October 1966 - Name changed to IEEE Education Group.
April 1971 - First Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia.
1973 - First FIE Best Paper Award presented to Walter D. Story.
October 22, 1978 - Name changed to IEEE Education Society.
1978 - First EdSoc Meritorious Service Award presented to Warren B. Boast.
1979 - First EdSoc Achievements in Education Award presented to Lawrence P. Grayson.
1997 - EdSoc becomes increasingly global with a majority of members residing outside of U.S.
March 21, 2019 - Sponsored its first standard, IEEE Standard for Networked Smart Learning Objects for Online Laboratories, IEEE Std. 1876-2019.
September 20, 2019 - Society logo approved.
April 2021 - IEEE Teaching Excellence Hub launched as a collaboration between the society and IEEE Educational Activities.
Related Links
IEEE Education Society Official Website: http://ieee-edusociety.org
Frontiers in Education (FIE) Clearinghouse: http://fie-conference.org
Overview of Activities
Society Awards
IEEE EdSoc presents annual awards the following categories.
- William E. Sayle II Award for Achievement in Education
- Edwin C. Jones, Jr. Meritorious Service Award
- Distinguished Member Award
- Student Leadership Award
- Mac Van Valkenburg Early Career Teaching Award
- Harriett B. Rigas Award (for Faculty Women)
- Distinguished Chapter Leadership Award
- Chapter Achievement Award
- IEEE Transactions on Education Theodore E. Batchman Best Paper Award
Annual awards are also given related to the Frontiers in Engineering (FIE) Conference.
- Benjamin Dasher Best Paper Award
- Helen Plants Award (For Best Non-Traditional Session)
- Ronald J. Schmitz Award (For Service to the FIE Conference)
The society and conference awards are typically presented as part of the Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference and are published in the IEEE Transactions on Education.
Publications, Resources, and Standards
IEEE EdSoc sponsors or co-sponsors the following publications.
- IEEE Transactions on Education (ToE)
- IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies (TLT)
- IEEE-RITA (Latin-American Learning Technologies Journal)
IEEE EdSoc was co-sponsor with IEEE Educational Activities for the following open-access website.
IEEE Teaching Excellence Hub, https://teaching.ieee.org.
IEEE EdSoc was the sponsoring society for the following IEEE Standard.
IEEE Standard for Networked Smart Learning Objects for Online Laboratories, IEEE Std. 1876-2019.
Conferences
The Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference was founded by the IEEE EdSoc and first hosted by Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia during April 1971. This 1971 FIE Conference had 100 participants, 34 papers, and six sessions. While the FIE Conferences are international gatherings, the host locations have primarily been in the U.S. As of 2013, the FIE Steering Committee adopted a policy for the conference venues to be in the continental U.S. except for international venues every five years. A history of the Frontiers in Education Conferences was given in the following paper: Edwin C. Jones and James K. Rowland, "Frontiers in Education - have we made a difference? If so, what?." 2016 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Erie, PA, 12-15 October 2016.
To better serve the global community of engineering educators, IEEE EdSoc sponsors the following additional conferences.
- EDUCON, IEEE- Global Engineering Education Conference, held in Europe/Middle East/Africa locations dating to 2010
- TALE, IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, held in Asia/Pacific locations dating to 2012
- EDUNINE, IEEE World Engineering Education Conference, held in Latin America locations dating to 2017
- LWMOOCS, Learning with MOOCS, dating to 2014.
Society Leadership
Presidents of the IEEE Education Society and its predecessor organizations are shown below. (The position title was changed from Chairman to President in 1972.) Past Presidents were given the title President Emeriti of the Board of Governors as of June 2017.
| Year | President |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Martin Llamas Nistal |
| 2023 | Martin Llamas Nistal |
| 2022 | Edmundo Tovar |
| 2021 | Edmundo Tovar |
| 2020 | Russ Meier |
| 2019 | Russ Meier |
| 2018 | Claudio da Rocha Brita |
| 2017 | Caludio da Rocha Brita |
| 2016 | James J. Sluss, Jr. |
| 2015 | James J. Sluss, Jr. |
| 2014 | Manuel Castro |
| 2013 | Manuel Castro |
| 2012 | Rob Reilly |
| 2011 | Rob Reilly |
| 2010 | Susan M. Lord |
| 2009 | Susan M. Lord |
| 2008 | Joseph L. A. Hughes |
| 2007 | Joseph L. A. Hughes |
| 2006 | Daniel M. Litynski |
| 2005 | Daniel M. Litynski |
| 2004 | David V. Kerns, Jr. |
| 2003 | David V. Kerns, Jr. |
| 2002 | Marion O. Hagler |
| 2001 | Marion O. Hagler |
| 2000 | Karan L. Watson |
| 1999 | Karan L. Watson |
| 1998 | Victor K. Schutz |
| 1997 | Victor K. Schutz |
| 1996 | Richard L. Sullivan |
| 1995 | Richard L. Sullivan |
| 1994 | Jerry R. Yeargan |
| 1993 | Jerry R. Yeargan |
| 1992 | Chalmer F. Sechrist |
| 1991 | Chalmer F. Sechrist |
| 1990 | J. David Irwin |
| 1989 | J. David Irwin |
| 1988 | Darrell Vines |
| 1987 | Darrell Vines |
| 1986 | Demetrius T. Paris |
| 1985 | Bruce Eisenstein |
| 1984 | Bruce Eisenstein |
| 1983 | James R. Rowland |
| 1982 | James R. Rowland |
| 1981 | Joseph Bordogna |
| 1980 | Joseph Bordogna |
| 1979 | Lyle D. Feisel |
| 1978 | Lyle D. Feisel |
| 1977 | John C. Lindenlaub |
| 1976 | Edwin C. Jones, Jr. |
| 1975 | Edwin C. Jones. Jr. |
| 1974 | Joseph E. Biedenbach |
| 1973 | Joseph E. Biedenbach |
| 1972 | Robert F. Cotellessa |
| 1971 | Warren B. Boast |
| 1970 | Warren B. Boast |
| 1969 | Luke H. Noggle |
| 1968 | Benjamin J. Dasher |
| 1967 | E. G. Walters |
| 1966 | E. G. Walters |
| 1965 | J. G. Brainerd |
| 1964 | J. G. Brainerd |
| 1963 | J. G. Brainerd |
| 1962 | G. E. Moore |
| 1961 | John G. Truxal |
| 1960 | John G. Truxal |
| 1959 | Ronald L. McFarlan |
| 1958 | Ronald L. McFarlan |
| 1957 | John D. Ryder |
Editors-in Chief (EIC) of the IEEE Transactions on Education and the IRE Transactions on Education are shown below.
| Years | EIC |
|---|---|
| 2019-Present | John E. Mitchell |
| 2013-2018 | Jeffrey E. Froyd |
| 2007-2012 | Charles B. Fleddermann |
| 2001-2005 | David A. Conner |
| 1997-2000 | Ted E. Batchman |
| 1994-1996 | M. Molen |
| 1988-1993 | Frank S. Barnes |
| 1985-1987 | C. Alexander |
| 1982-1984 | Edwin C. Jones, Jr. |
| 1979-1981 | Thomas K. Gaylord |
| 1976-1978 | Demetrius T. Paris |
| 1973-1975 | Gerald R. Peterson |
| 1970-1972 | Roy H. Mattson |
| 1962-1969 | Sidney S. Shamis |
| 1959-1961 | W. R. LePage |
| 1958 | Ted A. Hunter |
