Hardware in Your Hands:  Bringing Hands-on Engineering Education Online - Webinar

Where: Webinar/Virtual

When: Wednesday, December 2, 2026
1:00 p.m. -2:00 p.m. EST

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Workshop Organizers: Bethany Iyobe of Dartmouth College

Registration Fee:
NERCOMP Member: Free
Non-Member: $45.00

Event Overview:
How do you bring hands-on hardware experiences into a fully online graduate program—without sacrificing the learning experience?

Discover how an interdisciplinary team designed and launched a fully remote Master of Engineering program in Computer Engineering, focused on human-centered intelligent systems and deploying deep learning models in hardware.

This webinar will explore the collaboration, creative course design, and technical solutions that made it possible for students around the world to work with real hardware from their own homes. Presenters will share lessons learned, challenges overcome, and practical strategies for delivering engaging, project-based learning in a remote environment.
 

Session Outcomes:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
 - Identify effective collaboration strategies and cross-functional roles needed to design and deliver a fully online, hardware-based graduate program.
 - Apply instructional design principles for adapting hands-on, project-based learning experiences to remote environments.
 - Evaluate technical infrastructure and logistical approaches that support remote hardware access, experimentation, and collaborative learning.

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Accessibility
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