The primary role of most universities has changed over the last 40 years as they have become research institutions with little faculty time to teach undergraduate students. At the same time, the role of engineers in society and the skills required to fill this role have also changed. Dramatic advances in computers and communications are responsible in part for these changes, while providing new teaching tools and an improved knowledge of the learning process. As a result, there has been an extensive and intensive reevaluation of engineering curricula and teaching methodologies. Computers and multimedia technology will profoundly affect teaching and learning in the future. They are, however, only tools, and there will always be a need for faculty involvement in mentoring, lecturing, and the more traditional methods of instruction.