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Invited Lectures/Workshops (Selected)

  1. Dan Budny, Riziero Montanari "Developing Sustainable Projects: Beyond Environmental Issues", ASCE Global Engineering Conference 2014, Panama City, Panama, Oct 7 - 11, 2014.
  2. Dan Budny, Workshop - Adding Writing to the Curriculum, La Salle Universidad, Arequipa, Peru, 2014, August 4-5, 2014.
  3. Dan Budny, Combining the Grand Challenges into the Freshman Introduction to Engineering Courses by adding Writing to the Curriculum, 2014 South East Sectional Meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education, Mercer University, Mercer, GA, March 30 - April 1, 2014.
  4. Dan Budny, "Designing and Creating a Set of New Lab Experiments for a Traditional Fluid Mechanics Course in Civil Engineering", 66th Annual American Physical Society - Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, Nov 24-26, 2013.
  5. Dan Budny, International Senior Design Service Learning Project: Creating a Water System for Kuna Nega in Panama City, Panama, 66th Annual American Physical Society - Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, Nov 24-26, 2013.
  6. Deanna Kelly and Dan Budny, "Review of the University of Pittsburgh Resident Hall System", Proceedings 2012 First Year Engineering Experience Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, August 9 - 10, 2012
  7. William Oakes and Dan Budny, "Workshop B - Service-Learning in Engineering, Technology and Computing", 2012 First Year Engineering Experience Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, August 9 - 10, 2012
  8. "Workshop - Improving First Year Engineering Student Retention/Success", 2012 North Central Sectional Meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio, March 23-24, 2012
  9. "Plenary speaker - Everyone In One Room: Integrating Engineering/Science and the Humanities Towards the Effective Teaching of Writing", 2011 International Conference on Engineering and Computer Education, Plenary Session 2, Guimaraes, Portugal, September 2011.
  10. 2010 Sectional Best Paper Session - Budny, D.D., Newborg, B., and Ford, M., "Combining the Freshman Introduction and General Writing Course into one Class", Proceedings American Society for Engineering Education 2011 Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 26 - 29, 2011.
  11. Plenary speaker ,"Undergraduate Service-Learning Engineering Design Projects In Ecuador", XL IGIP International Symposium on Engineering Education , Sao Vicente, Brazil, March 27-30, 2011.
  12. "Workshop - The Freshman Engineering Experience: Curriculum and Advising", The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE, June 6, 2010.
  13. "Workshop - Best Teaching Practices for Engineers: Project Based Service Learning", The Petroleum Institute, , Abu Dhabi, UAE, June 7, 2010.
  14. "Workshop - Curriculum Development for Today's Engineering Courses", The Petroleum Institute, , Abu Dhabi, UAE, June 8, 2010.
  15. Plenary speaker ,"Helping Students Make the Transition Between High School and College", XI International Conference on Engineering and Technology Education - INTERTECH'2010, Session V, Ilheus, Brazil, March 2010.
  16. "Workshop - Designing a Freshman Engineering Program", The Petroleum Institute, , Abu Dhabi, UAE, October 4 - 8, 2009.
  17. Budny, D., Lund, L., "Using Practicing Engineers versus TAs to Improve Course and Project Outcomes in a Service Learning Course for Freshman Engineering Students", 2009 Engineering Service Learning Meeting (EPICS), Austin, TX, Aug 2009.
  18. "Plenary speaker - Getting It "Write": Applications of Technical Writing In the Classroom ",2009 International Conference on Engineering and Computer Education, Plenary Session V, Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 2009.
  19. "Plenary speaker - Designing A Freshman Program ",2009 International Conference on Engineering and Computer Education, Plenary Session IV, Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 2009.
  20. Budny, D., "Using Mobile Technology to Improve Course and Project Outcomes in a Service Learning Course for Freshman Engineering Students", 2009 HP Technology for Teaching Worldwide Higher Education Conference, San Diego, CA, Feb. 23, 2009.
  21. Budny, D.D., "Writing: An Active Learning Tool in Physics and Engineering Education", American Society of Physics Teachers 2008 Annual Conference, Session HC03, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, July 2008.
  22. Budny, D.D., Paul, C., "Designing a Freshman Engineering Program Workshop", American Society for Engineering Education 2008 Annual Conference, Session 0531, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2008.
  23. "Workshop - Teaching and Learning With Style", Australasian Association of Engineering Education, The University of Melbourne - 9-12 December 2007.
  24. "Plenary speaker: Writing: An Active Learning Tool in STEM Education", Australasian Association of Engineering Education, The University of Melbourne - 9-12 December 2007.
  25. Budny, D., "Helping Freshman Engineering Student Deal With Failure", The Second Annual Workshop/Conference First Year of Studies for Engineering Students, Plenary Session How do we prepare first year engineers to stay the course?, South Bend, Indiana , July 29, 2007.
  26. Lund, L., Budny, D., "The Benefits and Challenges of Service earning for Freshman Engineers", Engineering Service Learning Meeting (EPICS), San Diego, May 2007.
  27. Budny, D.D., " Plenary speaker: The Engineering Education Societies in the World ", 2007 International Conference on Engineering and Computer Education, Plenary Session 1, Sao Paulo, Brazil , March 2007.
  28. Budny, D., "Helping Freshman Engineering Student Deal With Failure", 2007 International Conference on Engineering and Computer Education, Plenary Session 2, Sao Paulo, Brazil , March 2007.
  29. Larkin, T., Budny, D., "Special Session - Writing: An Active Learning Tool For Majors And Non-Majors", 2006 ICEE International Conference on Engineering Education, Session M3B, San Juan, PR, July 2006.
  30. "Plenary talk - Designing a Study Abroad Program for Freshman in Brazil", World Congress on Computer Science, Engineering and Technology Education, Santos, Brazil, March 2006
  31. "Workshop - Learning Styles in the Classroom: Approaches to Enhance Student Motivation and Learning", World Congress on Computer Science, Engineering and Technology Education, Santos, Brazil, March 2006
  32. "Writing As An Active Learning Tool", 6th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training, Session S2A, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, July 7 - 9 , 2005.
  33. " Plenary speaker: The Engineering Education Societies in the World ", Global Congress on Engineering and Technology Education, Bertioga, Brazil, March 2005.
  34. Budny, D.D., Larkin,T., "Workshop: Using Writing to Learn Strategies in the Science and Engineering Curriculum", Global Congress on Engineering and Technology Education, Bertioga, Brazil, March 2005.
  35. "Writing as an Active Learning Tool", Key Note talk, The Third International Conference on Advances in Information Systems and New Information Technologies in Education: Second Biennial International Workshop, Izmir, Turkey, October 20, 2004.
  36. "Learning Styles in the Classroom: Approaches to Enhance Student Motivation and Learning", Half day workshop, New Information Technologies in Education: Second Biennial International Workshop, Izmir, Turkey, October 20, 2004.
  37. "Learning Styles", Invited workshop University of Connecticut Galileo Project, August, 2004
  38. Budny, D.D., Larkin, T., "Developing an International Field Project in China", Proceedings 2004 IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Oct. 2004, Savannah, GA.
  39. "Teaching And Learning With Style: Assessment Tools and Classroom Approaches", Invited workshop Georgia Southern University, Feb. 20, 2004.
  40. "Using Computer Assisted Classrooms", 2003 IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Nov. 2003, Boulder, CO.
  41. "Teaching And Learning With Style: Assessment Tools and Classroom Approaches", 2003 IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Nov. 2003, Boulder, CO.
  42. "Need for Change from an Engineering Standpoint", October 2003, Introductory Calculus Based Physics Conference, AAPT, Arlington, VA.
  43. "The Advantage of Computer Instruction", June 2003, American Society for Engineering Education 2003 Annual Conference, Nashville, TN.
  44. "Teaching Physics to High Risk Students", Georgia Technological University, February 19, 2003.
  45. "The Engineering Education Societies the World", 2002 International Conference of Engineering and Technology Education, Plenary Speaker, Santos, Brazil, March, 2002.
  46. Peter K. Imbrie & Dan D. Budny. Active/Collaborative and Teaming in the College Classroom. Frontiers in Education Annual Conference, Oct. 2001, Reno, NV.
  47. Teresa L. Hein & Dan D. Budny. Learning the "Write" Way in Science and Engineering. June 2001, American Society for Engineering Education 2001 Annual Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
  48. "STEP UP Your Teaching with STYLE", Workshop at RPI, May 2001, Troy, NY
  49. "STEP UP Your Teaching with STYLE", Workshop at Washington State University, May 2001, Pullman,WA.
  50. "STEP UP Your Teaching with STYLE", Workshop with Teresa Larkin-Hein, 2001 Southeast Sectional meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education, April 2001, The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina.
  51. "Using Writing as a Teaching Tool in Science and Engineering", with Teresa Larkin-Hein, 2001 Southeast Sectional Meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education, April 2001, The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina.
  52. "FIE: History and Future", 2000 ASEE-IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Session T4G, Oct. 2000, Kansas City, MO.
  53. "Active/Collaborative Learning and Teaming in the College Classroom", Workshop with Imbrie, P.K., and Morgan, J., 2000 ASEE-IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Oct. 2000, Kansas City, MO.
  54. "Learning Styles in Science and Engineering: Separating Fact from Fiction", Workshop with Larkin-Hein, T., 2000 ASEE-IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Oct. 2000, Kansas City, MO.
  55. "The Megatrends in Engineering Education: Using Lessons from the Past to Guide the Future", 2000 International Conference on Engineering and Computer Education, Plenary Session V, Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 2000.
  56. Budny, D.D., Anderson Rowland, M., Preparing a Paper for a Conference Presentation and Proceedings", National Association of Minority Program Administrators Annual Conference, March 4 - 6, 2000, Chicago, Il.
  57. "Learning and Learning with Style: Assessment Tools and Classroom Approaches ", Workshop with T. Hein and J. Ingham, 1999 ASEE-IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Nov. 1999, San Juan, PR.
  58. "Learning and Learning with Style", Workshop with T. Hein, The University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, September 1999.
  59. "Cooperative Learning and Learning Styles", Workshop with T. Hein, 18th Annual Surveying and Mapping Educators Conference, West Lafayette, IN, July 14, 1999.
  60. "Can we tenure and promote using the scholarship of teaching?", Workshop Session 1930, ASEE Annual Conference, June 21, 1999.
  61. "Fundamentals of Teaching: Learning Styles in the Science and Engineering Classroom ", Teaching Workshop with T. Hein, Session 0430, ASEE Annual Conference, June 20, 1999.
  62. "Teaching and Learning with Style : Classroom Approaches for Science and Engineering Educators", Teaching Workshop with T. Hein, A CAROUSEL OF STYLE Learning Styles Conference, Dallas, TX, June 18, 1999.
  63. "Introduction to Learning Styles", Teaching Workshop with T.Hein, University of Maryland, April 1999.
  64. "Introducing Cooperative Learning in the Classroom", Teaching Workshop, University of Michigan, March 1999.
  65. "Teaching to Your Audience", ASEE 1999 Illinois/Indian Section Conference, March 1999,Univ. Northern Ill.
  66. "Introducing Cooperative Learning in the Classroom", Teaching Workshop with T. Hein, University of Maine, March 1999.
  67. "Teaching to Your Audience", Teachers on Teaching Workshop, CIS, Purdue University, Nov. 1998.
  68. "Teaching to Your Audience", 1998 ASEE-IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Nov. 1998, Tempe, AZ.
  69. "Group Learning Techniques", Wentworth University, Boston, MA, Oct. 1998.
  70. "Teaching Evaluation Workshop", Wright State University, June 1998.
  71. "Cooperative Learning Concepts", Teaching Workshop, Cleveland State University, April 1998.
  72. "Cooperative Learning Concepts", Teaching Workshop, University of South Florida, March 1998.
  73. "Cooperative Learning Concepts", Teaching Workshop, University of Hawaii, January 1998.
  74. "Teaching and the Tenure Process", ASEE 1997 Illinois/Indian Section Conference, March 15, 1997, Indianapolis, IN.
  75. "Tenure by Teaching", University of Pittsburgh Graduate Student Forum, Jan. 24, 1997, Pittsburgh, PA.
  76. "Cooperative Learning Concepts", New Developments in Teaching Structural Steel Design and Practice Workshop, American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc., Oct. 18-19, 1996, San Francisco, CA.
  77. "Cooperative Learning", Mastering Techniques for Excellence in Engineering Workshop, Aug. 24, 1996, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN.
  78. "Cooperative Learning", Mastering Techniques for Excellence in Engineering Workshop, Jan. 12, 1996, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN.
  79. "Advanced Formal Cooperative Learning Groups", 1995 ASEE-IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Nov. 1995, Atlanta, GA.
  80. "Cooperative Learning Concepts", New Developments in Teaching Structural Steel Design and Practice Workshop, American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc., Oct. 20-21, 1996, Atlanta, GA.
  81. "Internet Tools and Information Storage and Retrieval", ASEE 1994 Illinois/Indian Section Conference, March 17, 1995, West Lafayette, IN.
  82. "Purdue University Mathematics Bridge Program", 1995 National Association of Minority Engineering Program Administrators Conference, Jan., 1995, New Orleans, LA.
  83. "Survey of Minority Engineering Bridge Programs", 1995 National Association of Minority Engineering Program Administrators Conference, Jan., 1995, New Orleans, LA.
  84. "Participative Teaching & Learning Techniques", Session 2522 1994 ASEE Annual Meeting, June 28, 1994, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  85. "Teaching High Risk Students", Upper Peninsula Faculty Form, Michigan Technological University, April 14, 1994.
  86. "Collaborative learning and team work: Together each accomplishes more", McNelly Distinguished Lecture Series, Purdue University, March 31, 1994.
  87. "Incorporating cooperative learning in your classes", College Teaching Workshop, Purdue University, March 8, 1994.
  88. "Collaborative Learning", College Teaching Workshop, Purdue University, February 10, 1994.
  89. "Collaborative Learning", College Teaching Workshop, Purdue University, January 6, 1994.
  90. "Mathematics Bridge and Counselor Tutorial Program", New Approaches to Undergraduate Engineering Education V, Engineering Foundation, July 25-30, 1993, Palm Coast, FL.
  91. "Corroborative Education Programs", 1992 Annual National Association of Minority Engineering Program Administrators Conference, Feb. 8-11, 1992, New Orleans, LA.
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