Work in progress-another step toward an internationally-inclusive framework characterizing the impact of engineering education research

It is important for engineering education researchers to be able to effectively communicate the impact of their work to colleagues and stakeholders in and outside of the engineering education community. Unfortunately, there is little scholarship on how to do so. The purpose of this study is to develop a conceptual framework that characterizes the impact of engineering education research and is inclusive of international perspectives. The process for developing the framework is informed by Messick's Unified Theory for Instrument Development and Validation. To date, engineering education researchers around the world have provided input on the contents of the framework; this has resulted in a draft that is ready for review. The workshop surrounding this work in progress is designed to gather input on the generalizability of the draft. Because of this work, the field of engineering education is one step closer to having an internationally-inclusive research impact framework.