Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Anita M. Wells, Morgan State University

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New Engineering Educators

 pedagogy to technology and to the learning styles oftoday’s college student is an additional strategy, which may enhance classroom management.The modern engineering classroom, for example, is changing in format. There is the traditional lecture(possibly accompanied by recitation sections), the flipped classroom where students watch recordedlectures prior to class and engage in active learning during class time,3 and the online classroom wherestudents access course material through the internet and laboratory sessions. In all of these formats,faculty must manage the environment to ensure a supportive learning experience.  Faculty come tohigher education well­versed in their subject matter but largely unprepared to successfully confront andmanage

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Chene Chetcuti, United States Military Academy; Hans J. Thomas P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Brent J. Pafford, U.S. Military Academy

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New Engineering Educators

the students conductlittle to no daily preparation when there are no graded requirements andconversely show extremely large time spikes when out of class assignments aredue or prior to in-class evaluations. Finally, in-class lectures force an instructor toteach a certain amount of material in a limited timeframe irrespective of the rate atwhich each student can retain or comprehend that information regardless of theexperience level of the student. Inspired by the pedagogical concept of ‘flipping the classroom,’ KhanAcademy online instructional videos, and the Thayer Method (whereby studentsprepare prior to class, recite the topic to their instructors and receive dailyevaluations) the authors created a blended course. This blended