Have you ever felt like Ben Stein in the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off? Standing awkwardly in front of your silent class and staring at blank faces (or blank Zoom screens)? How can it be that no one besides you has any idea why the Smoot-Hawley Tariff was so terrible? What is it, national silence […]
Continue reading →Faculty are the hallmark of Wentworth Institute of Technology. The Provost Office and Learning Innovation & Technology are pleased to celebrate the many accomplishments of Wentworth faculty at the Faculty Showcase & Reception on March 5th from 3pm-5pm in Watson Auditorium. Join your colleagues as they showcase teaching, scholarship, service learning, professorships, mini-grants, EPIC learning, […]
Continue reading →Design thinking focuses on encouraging students to brainstorm, prototype and reward out-of-the-box thinking, take “wild ideas” and transform them into real world solutions. The Engineering 1500 freshman course was designed to do just that! Professor Afsaneh Ghanavati, Electrical and Computer Engineering, in conjunction with LIT, have brought Active Learning (AL) along with experiential learning into […]
Continue reading →Can’t seem to cover all the material you need to in class? Just not enough time to have the needed discussion in class to prompt deeper learning. Well, you’re not alone. So, how can you make the most out of a 50 or 75-minute lecture? “Flip” your class. Have your students view the material or […]
Continue reading →Last month our “Creating the Active Classroom 101” blog addressed some easy methods faculty could implement into your class with minimal disruption to your current teaching style. This month LIT would like to share more active classroom methods that build on last month’s 101. To facilitate student involvement, reflection, interaction, and enjoyment in the learning […]
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