Kristin L. Wood,
Cullen Trust Endowed Professor in Engineering No. 1
and University Distinguished Teaching Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
And
Julie Linsey
Ph.D. Candidate
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
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DATE & TIME: Monday, December 4th from 12:00 to 1:00 pm. The seminar will be presented in the Large Conference Room located on the 10th floor in the ECJ building.
Lunch will be provide to those who RSVP only. Please contact Terri Lavorgna or call the Academic Affairs Office at 471-7995 on or before Monday, December 1st.
OVERVIEW: In recent years, several pedagogical themes and approaches have been commonly touted in engineering education. How often have you heard that you need to get your students involved in active learning? Or that your students need to develop critical thinking skills? Have you ever been challenged with the thought that passively listening to lectures, completing well-constrained homework problems, and studying for scheduled exams does not necessarily promote a student’s deepest thinking? In this Faculty Innovation Seminar, we consider hands-on learning as seen through the lens of a set of active learning products (ALPs). Dr. Kris Wood in Mechanical Engineering and his graduate students have developed an extensive set of ALPs that have been found to reinforce difficult concepts and to improve overall compression of course materials. They have also created a systematic, efficient methodology to assist professors in devising ALPs for their classes. With NFS funding and collaboration with the United States Air Force Academy, they have pilot tested ten ALPs in multiple institutions. Come to this seminar, to experience, first hand, an active learning event, to discuss why this type of learning is needed, and to reflect on what you should consider when including active learning in your classes.