Conference Session

Works-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reginald E Rogers Jr, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Engineering continues to be a strong topic of focus.Students are continually challenged to be mindful of soft skill issues associated with being aprofessional engineer; however, the retention of that knowledge is low. The prevalence ofincreasing student awareness in process safety and ethics beyond the textbook requiresinnovative ways to bridge the discussion between fundamental course content and experientiallearning. Given the time constraints of contact hours an instructor may have for a course, theintegration of practical discussions can be pushed aside to ensure the learning outcomes are met.This, however, can be a disservice to the students as they prepare to take up jobs either in a co-op/internship or full-time position.One approach to

Conference Session

Novel Classrooms

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie L. P. Jessop, University of Iowa; Anna L. Flaming, University of Iowa

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

like jigsaws.34 I’ve used them for problem-solving exercises (e.g., each teamlearns and teaches a method to calculate the pure component vapor pressure) and for soft-skill      exercises (e.g., each team considers an ethical case study and then presents it to other teams fordeeper discussion). I can cover a lot of ground without taking a lot of time in class.Anna – The best learning activity is one that aligns well to the learning objective. One flexible,low-prep activity is the minute paper. It engages every member of the class as individuals, andyou can use their responses as the basis for