Brown Bag

The Engineering Education Division in partnership with the McKelvey DEI Committee will be hosting a morning workshop focused on inclusivity in STEM courses. All McKelvey faculty and instructors are invited to join us on August 16th from 9am to noon. Denise Leonard, PhD, Associate Director for Graduate Student and Postdoc Programs at the Center for Teaching and Learning, will act as […]

Andy Butler, Associate Professor of Education and department chair, presented to new STEM faculty on why, how, and when to give feedback to your students, and what students value most in feedback that they receive. The session recording can be viewed here (with apologies for the video and lighting quality) and the slide deck and […]

Janie Brennan, a Senior Lecturer in EECE, will discuss her experiences implementing “reflective homework”, a technique that is rapidly gaining popularity in engineering education. The reflective homework strategy is an approach to formative assessment that incentivizes understanding and mastery; encourages review and reflection for long-term material retention; and (as a bonus) disincentivizes cheating.  What: “Promoting review […]

McKelvey Instructional Specialist Meghann Pytka reviews the scholarly literature on recorded lectures and offers peer-reviewed strategies for encouraging student attendance. The session recording and slides are linked and can found in this box folder.

McKelvey Instructional Specialist Meghann Pytka reviews the scholarly literature on recorded lectures and offers peer-reviewed strategies for encouraging student attendance. What: “Encouraging Student Attendance in the Age of Recorded Lectures” When: Friday, 10/15/2021 from 12-1 PM Where: https://wustl.zoom.us/j/92965332389

EnCouncil students, including Caitlind Walker, Edward Morris, and Erika Ezife, discussed their experiences negotiating last year’s educational landscape. The session recording is linked below and can found in this box folder. You may need your WUSTL key to view this recording. If the link routes you to a Zoom sign-in page, choose “Sign in with SSO,” […]

During this brown bag, Meghann Pytka presented general strategies for developing and delivering inclusive courses. Tucker Krone focused on developing inclusive engineering problems; and Neal Patwari shared insights from his “Equity and Fairness in Estimation and Classification” course. The session recording is linked below and the presentation slides can found in this box folder. You may […]

EnCouncil students, including Caitlind Walker, Edward Morris, and Erika Ezife, discuss their experiences negotiating last year’s educational landscape. What: “Lessons Learned: Student Perspectives on Educational Experiences During the Pandemic” When: Friday, 8/13/2021 from 12-1 PM Where: https://wustl.zoom.us/j/91262542511

The McKelvey Instructional Design Team will be holding a Lunch and Learn session focused on “Embedding Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) within Engineering Courses” on Friday (8/6) @ 12:00pm. Meghann Pytka will discuss general strategies for developing and delivering inclusive courses. Tucker Krone will focus on developing inclusive engineering problems; and Neal Patwari will share […]

During this brown bag, Jason Crandall presented general guidelines on why and how to flip a course, while Patty Weisensee gave a detailed look at her journey with flipping Thermodynamics II. She also provided examples of modules, quiz questions, worksheets, and grading practices from her course. The session recording is linked below and the presentation […]