The Canadian Design Workshop is a biennial meeting of engineering design practitioners, researchers, and educators. This conference is firmly rooted in engineering design, as manifested in the organizing and steering committees, but we acknowledge the interdisciplinary nature of design - and in engineering practice itself, especially in the modern world - and therefore welcome contributions from non-engineers as a way for us all to grow our design education practice. The CDW aims to:
- Help sustain a Canadian community of practice of engineering design educators and researchers
- Build a network of faculty and graduate students passionate about engineering design and design education
- Share current research, and evidence-based educational practices on engineering design and design education
- Share common goals/visions for design education in Canada
- Strengthen existing, and forge new collaborations
- Elevate engineering design education
- Capture industry perspectives on design and design education