A famous study on learning shows the downfalls of traditional lecture classes. Adapted from Hartley and Davies, 1978.

When it comes to the classroom, if I'm bored my students are bored too. I  believe that learning should be:

  • Interactive
  • hands-on
  • exploratory

This not only makes learning more accessible, but also better prepares students to address complex issues in the future. My passion for education stems from my own love for learning, and I work hard to make this love contagious. Toward this end, I believe that teaching is an art that can be mastered, meaning that educators can have 100 percent of their students performing at their fullest ability. To accomplish my goals of becoming a master educator:

We've known that learning by doing is the most effective teaching model for a while now. Figure adapted from Stice, 1987.

  • I set for myself a high bar of professionalism in dress, posture, ethics, and action as I am a role-model for students.
  • I work hard to remain friendly, approachable, and engaged with students to develop meaningful relationships through mutual respect.
  • I continue to work on developing myself professionally by working closely with other educators, constantly reflecting on my pedagogy, remembering course design is an iterative processes, and staying on top of current trends and technologies.

Through hard work and continued refinement, I hope to be an educator that inducts students into a community of engineers passionate about learning, and able to tackle the challenges of tomorrow.

FCQ Results:

 

Term Course Enrolled / Instructor Overall Course overall Hours/week Avg stu \% \% \% \% \# \%
Returned (incl class) grade A B C D/F A-F W
12 Fall CVEN 3323 010 96 / 52 4.6 (-- ) 4.9 (0 ) 7-9 (0 ) 49 44 7 0 96 0
14 Spr GEEN 1400 080 27 / 25 5.8 (++ ) 5.4 (+ ) 7-9 (+ ) 3.7 A (+ ) 78 22 0 0 27 0
14 Fall GEEN 1400 030 31 / 29 5.6 (0 ) 5.4 (+ ) 10-12 (+ ) 3.8 A (0 ) 77 16 6 0 31 0
14 Fall GEEN 1400 040 29 / 25 5.7 (+ ) 5.0 (0 ) 7-9 (0 ) 3.6 A- (0 ) 72 21 7 0 29 0
14 Fall GEEN 2851 001 38 / 23 5.3 (0 ) 4.9 (0 ) 7-9 (0 ) 2.5 C+ (---) 14 38 35 14 37 3
15 Spr GEEN 1400 120 23 / 22 5.5 (0 ) 4.6 (---) 10-12 (+ ) 3.5 B+ (0 ) 48 48 4 0 23 0
15 Spr MCEN 2023 002 70 / 60 5.4 (+ ) 4.8 (+ ) 7-9 (0 ) 2.6 B- (- ) 19 35 29 16 68 3
15 Sum GEEN 2851 400 9 / 8 5.9 (++) 5.1 (+ ) 7-9 (---) \ \ \ \ \ \ \
15 Fall GEEN 1010 110 33 / 28 5.6 (+ ) 5.3 (+ ) 10-12 (++ ) \ \ \ \ \ \ \
15 Fall GEEN 1400 100 30 / 27 5.6 (+ ) 5.1 (+ ) 10-12 (+++) \ \ \ \ \ \ \
16 Spr GEEN-1400-120