{"id":32393,"date":"2026-06-22T07:04:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/?p=32393"},"modified":"2026-06-22T07:04:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:04:54","slug":"why-we-keep-coming-back-to-asee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/why-we-keep-coming-back-to-asee\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We Keep Coming Back to ASEE"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m not an engineer. But this will be my third time attending the ASEE Annual Conference with Digilent, and each year I leave feeling the same way: inspired.<\/span><\/p>\n

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My background is in psychology and education, and I started my career in the classroom. So while I may not share the same technical expertise as many of the people at ASEE, I do recognize the level of care and intention that goes into teaching.<\/p>\n

The People Behind the Work<\/h2>\n

What stands out most isn\u2019t just what\u2019s being taught. It\u2019s how much thought educators put into how they teach it.<\/p>\n

The conversations we have at ASEE tend to circle around the same challenges: How do we get students more engaged? How do we make complex ideas actually click? How do we give students more opportunities to learn by doing, not just listening?<\/p>\n

Teaching, at any level, is never just about delivering content. It\u2019s about figuring out what works, adjusting when it doesn\u2019t, and continuing to look for better ways to reach students.<\/p>\n

Helping Students Learn How to Think<\/h2>\n

Something I\u2019ve come to appreciate more each year is how much of engineering education goes beyond the material itself.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s about helping students learn how to approach problems, work through uncertainty, and build confidence by trying, failing, and trying again. That isn\u2019t easy to do without hands-on experience. It takes giving students the opportunity to experiment and actually interact with what they\u2019re learning.<\/p>\n

A lot of the educators we meet at ASEE are putting real effort into making that possible. They\u2019re reworking course structures, building out hands-on lab experiences, and looking for tools that let students move beyond theory and actually test, build, and explore on their own.<\/p>\n

Why Digilent Keeps Showing Up<\/h2>\n

Digilent has been attending ASEE for years, and it aligns closely with how the company got its start.<\/p>\n

Digilent was founded in an academic environment with a focus on making engineering tools more accessible to students. The goal was to give students a way to work with real hardware and concepts without needing access to expensive lab equipment.<\/p>\n

That idea still carries through today, and it closely matches what many educators at ASEE are trying to do in their own classrooms. Being at this conference gives us a chance to listen, learn, and better understand what they need.<\/p>\n

Why It Matters to Us<\/h2>\n

Even though I\u2019m no longer in the classroom, it still feels connected to the same purpose.<\/p>\n

ASEE is a reminder of how much work goes into helping students move beyond understanding concepts and into actually using them with confidence. Being part of those conversations is something we value as a team, and it\u2019s a big part of why we keep coming back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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