DEI Belonging Faculty Workshop | 8/16/22, 9am-12pm

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 […]

Online Community Building: Inclusive teaching

What is it? Inclusive teaching refers to pedagogy that strives to serve the needs of all students—students of all backgrounds and identities—and supports their engagement with subject material. Why do it? There are many reasons to embrace inclusive teaching. The most compelling reason, however, may be linked to the understanding that students who feel included […]

Online community building: Engaging students

When planning your course, it’s helpful to think about your course content in terms of the content that students can experience and learn outside of class (asynchronous work), and the content for which you really want to be present (synchronous work).  From there, you can build out your course map or plan. To visualize this process, […]

Online community building: Icebreakers

A key part of any online learning community is the building of that community.  Students must be made to feel welcome in the digital environment.  Getting to know both their peers and instructors sets students up for successful interactions later in the course.  There are many strategies that can be used, but frequently, relying on fun, light-hearted […]

Course structure: Online office hours

Office hours are an integral part of a traditional face-to-face course, and they serve an important role in providing your students with support in their learning.  Office hours take a different form in an online environment.  Using scheduled Zoom sessions for synchronous office hours is a recommended approach.  A perennial issue with office hours for […]

Course structure: Orientation modules

The first week of any course is critical. Because we are starting Spring 2021 online, building out your Canvas site and using it as a platform to introduce your course to your students is vital. An Orientation Module can help you in this process. An Orientation Module provides students with critical course information. These details […]

Course design: Objectives

Course Objectives describe specific abilities students should have gained by completing a course. Good Course Objectives are specific and measurable; they, too, focus on student ability. When Course Objectives are explicit, students can take agency of their learning. Students can do this by choosing to align their efforts and resources with the Course Objectives. To articulate good Course Objectives, instructors might […]

Virtual Brown Bag (FRIDAY, December 17, 2021): “Promoting review and retention via reflective homework”

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 […]

Recording: Embedding Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) within Engineering Courses (August 6, 2021)

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 […]

Virtual Brown Bag (FRIDAY, August 6th): Embedding Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) within Engineering Courses

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 […]

Virtual Brown Bag (FRIDAY, July 23rd): Flipping your Classroom: Do’s and Don’ts

The McKelvey Instructional Design Team will be holding a Lunch and Learn session focused on “Flipping your Classroom: Do’s and Don’ts” on Friday (7/23) @ 12:00pm. Jason Crandall will discuss general guidance for flipped classes, and Patty Weisensee will share insights from four semesters of flipping a mechanical engineering course. What: Flipping your Classroom: Do’s and Don’ts Virtual Brown […]

Virtual Brown Bag (FRIDAY, January 8): Canvas Course Templates

The McKelvey Instructional Design Team will be holding a Lunch and Learn session focused on “Canvas Course Templates” this Friday (1/8) @ 12:00pm. Topics to be covered include: Template Benefits, Template Options, Template Imports from Canvas Commons, and Template Customization. This session is primarily intended for faculty who are teaching in Spring 2021. What: Canvas Course Templates Virtual […]

Virtual Brown Bag (Thursday, August 20): Classroom teaching technology

This week, Emily Boyd will be simulating a brief lecture (10-15 mins.) from a university pooled classroom in Jubel Hall. Jason Crandall will join her to act as production assistant, and there will be a few students in the classroom, as well as online to simulate the process of asking and answering questions. Following the […]