An Evaluation Process for Engineering Courseware: The Premier Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Courseware

As the number of digital learning materials developed to support education and learning grows seemingly exponentially, locating these resources and evaluating their quality becomes more and more difficult. NEEDS—The National Engineering Education Delivery System (see www.needs.org) is a web-based resource that provides access to quality instructional learning materials and courseware, and disseminates demonstrated successful educational practices. NEEDS in partnership with John Wiley & Sons devel- oped the Premier Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Courseware to identify and recognize outstanding non-commercial courseware designed to enhance engineering education. The key to the Premier Award competition is the evaluation criteria coupled with the supporting materials submitted by the author.