The First Year Engineering Program is undergoing a major course redesign to include 21st century knowledge and skills which are needed to meet the needs of the future job force are changing at an incredible rate. Design Thinking, while not a new concept, is moving its way into the engineering realm. What is Design Thinking? […]
Continue reading →Learning Innovation & Technology was delighted to host Dr. Eric Mazur for a workshop on “Innovating Education to Educate Innovators” on November 20th, 3:30-5:00. Dr. Mazur is well known for the pedagogical Peer Instruction approach that enhances the use of polling in large classes. Dr. Mazur is the Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics […]
Continue reading →At the International Conference for Educational Development in June 2018, Mary-Ann Winkelmes shared a template that can be used as a guide for developing, explaining, and discussing class activities and out-of-class assignments. She shared that “Making these aspects of each course activity or assignment explicitly clear to students has demonstrably enhanced students’ learning in a national […]
Continue reading →Are your students’ learning styles compatible with your teaching style? “To teach is to engage students in learning.” Quote, from Education for Judgment by Christensen et al, [1]. For engineering faculty, the real challenge is not covering the material, but making sure students understand the material. It’s important to know that while presenting your content to […]
Continue reading →By definition, self-efficacy is the belief in one’s own ability to successfully accomplish something (Bandura, 1994). Working with students everyday – critiquing their work, grading their performance, giving professional feedback – how do these everyday events support our students’ self-efficacy? Now, I’m not suggesting that as instructors we swing the pendulum the other way and […]
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