Lessons Missed: Where is the Learning about Teaching in Study Abroad?

Dr. Cowan is the Director of and an Associate Professor in the Architectural Technology Program within the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). He teaches courses in residential and commercial construction, facilities management, building systems and interior design. His research interests lie in the areas of disaster reconstruction, BIM (Building Information Modeling), visualization, sustainable community and construction practices, international service learning and energy simulation. He is a graduate architect (Calgary, Canada) with degrees in art education, visual arts and sustainable architecture (LEED AP). He is the co-founder of Global Design Students which is an international education collaborative that addresses building design in various locales around the world, most recently in Thailand, Hawaii, Indonesia and New Orleans. Dr. Cowan is also the Director of Service Learning Initiatives in the School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI. He has practiced as an architectural designer in the private sector and has taught in post secondary institutions in several countries. He is the Program Chair of the Architectural Engineering Division of ASEE.