“There are many challenges in higher education environments, particularly engineering education in a multicultural society. Some of these include the effective communication of difficult mathematical concepts maintaining students’ attention span, the difficulties of catering for individual student needs in a large classroom environment, different paces of student learning, and lack of fluency in written English […]
Continue reading →What is your role as engineering faculty? What steps do you take to ensure your students achieve your course outcomes? And oh, by the way, what are outcomes… Creating a course to achieve specific outcomes requires effort in three domains: (Felder and Brent, 2003) Identifying course content and defining measurable learning objectives Selecting and implementing methods […]
Continue reading →One of the best teaching strategies used by professors in higher education is creating student groups. But, have you noticed that when your students are put into groups, they haven’t a clue on how to interact and work together. It’s like watching a group of teenagers talking all at once. So, let’s discuss a formal […]
Continue reading →Have you ever heard of Interactive Lectures? If you haven’t, Interactive lectures are classes in which the instructor breaks the lecture at least once per class to have students participate in an activity that lets them work directly with the material. (Definition) Interactive techniques allow students to become more engaged with your course lecture and materials. By simply […]
Continue reading →Would you like to make your lectures more interactive? Consider creating a variety of activities to engage your students during your lecture. Activities not only involve the students in the material, they can also promote critical thinking, develop skills, and allow for informal assessment of student understanding. You can make your lectures more interactive by […]
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