The document outlines the schedule and agenda for the CDIO Region of the Americas Meeting held from March 17-19, 2009 at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The meeting included presentations and workshops on project-based learning, designing project-based course experiences, learning assessment in projects, teamwork skills, and communication skills. Industry representatives discussed closing the gap between theory and practice. University tours and presentations from new CDIO universities were also included. Parallel sessions addressed topics like assessment in projects and regional CDIO projects.

1. CDIO Region of the Americas Meeting – University of Colorado at Boulder March 17-19, 2009 “ Involving Industry in Project-Based Learning”

2. Tuesday 17 March 2009 ( DLC Bechtel Auditorium ) 8:00 am – 8:30 am Registration and Coffee 8:30 am – 10:00 am Welcome Jeff Forbes Overview of the CDIO Approach to Engineering Education E. F. Crawley 10:00 am – 10:15 am Break 10:15 am – 10:45 am Characteristics and Rationale for Project-Based Learning D. R. Brodeur 10:45 am – 12:30 pm Project-Based Learning Experience: Skyscraper E. F. Crawley Debriefing of the PBL Experience R. Niewoehner 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch

3. Tuesday 17 March 2009 ( DLC Bechtel Auditorium ) 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Design of Project-Based Learning Experiences and Courses D. R. Brodeur 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm Learning Assessment in Project-Based Learning Courses D. R. Brodeur 3:45 pm – 4:00 pm Break 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm Teamwork Organization and Management R. Niewoehner Enhancement of Students’ Communication Skills R. Niewoehner 5:15 pm – 5:30 pm Summary and Workshop Evaluation E. F. Crawley and J. N. Koster 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Group Dinner Q’s Restaurant in Hotel Boulderado

4. Wednesday 18 March 2009 ( DLC Bechtel Auditorium ) 8:15 am – 9:00 am Welcome to CU – Boulder; Overview of project-based learning. Jeff Forbes, Joe Tanner, Jean Koster 9:00 am - 10:00 am Industry Overview: “close the pedagogical gap” between theory and practice and how CDIO can achieve this Dave Wisler and industry colleagues 10:00 am – 10:15 am Break 10:15 am – 11:30 am Industry panel session Dave Wisler, et al. 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Tour of ITLL learning facilities at CU Derek Reamon, Nick Stites, Darren McSweeney, Tim May, Trudy Schwartz 12:30 pm – 1: 30 pm Lunch

6. Thursday 19 March 2009 ( Onizuka Conference Room ) CDIO web: http://www.cdio.org . Registration : http://www.cdio.org/meetings/march09boulder/index.html Organizer Contacts: Patty Gassaway: [email_address] , (303) 735-4900 Claire Yang: [email_address] , (303) 492-2940 Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences: http://www.colorado.edu/aerospace/ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm North American Aerospace Project team meeting