I would generally agree that historically universities have not been as focused on teaching as research, but I believe there might be a shift in this. Many top

I would generally agree that historically universities have not been as focused on teaching as research, but I believe there might be a shift in this. Many top-tier engineering schools, such as Purdue, have engineering education departments (https://engineering.purdue.edu/ENE/AboutUs/ https://engineering.purdue.edu/ENE/AboutUs/) looking into the pedagogy of technical education.