Engineering and Science Education

Year: 2023

“Engaging Students as Partners in an Interdisciplinary Lesson Study”

November 16, 2023

Margaret Ann Bolick Ph.D. Student Engineering and Science Education Clemson University There is a growing need to support interdisciplinary STEM knowledge and skills to address 21st-century challenges, yet STEM disciplines are often taught in isolation and removed from real-world applications.This seminar will discuss my experiences as an instructor for a newly developed course that is […]

Why I Can’t Talk About My Dissertation: Thoughts on Equity in Graduate Education

November 1, 2023

ESED Seminar, November 3, 2023, at 11:15 am-12:05 pm.  Completing a doctoral degree in engineering is hard. Completing a doctoral degree in engineering as a nontraditional, atypical, or otherwise marginalized student can be burdensome. My journey through graduate education has been one of my most dynamic life experiences to date and I continue to engage […]

Where are the people? Integrating sociotechnical context as a technique towards inclusion.

October 26, 2023

 Friday, October 27th 11:15 am – 12:05 pmRiggs 223 ESED Fall 2023 Seminar Series Dr. Diana A. Chen Associate Professor Integrated Engineering University of San Diego Where are the people? Integrating sociotechnical context as a technique towards inclusionEngineering codes of ethics and ABET accreditation place an emphasis on societal contexts and public welfare, yet engineering […]

More Relevant and Inclusive: How Statistics Education Can Better Serve Our Students

October 10, 2023

Statistics classes have a poor reputation among many groups of students, particularly within the social sciences. These classes may be taught in a narrow way that focuses on the mathematics behind statistical models but misses the broader context and human biases that comprise a large part of data analysis and reporting. This narrow focus may […]