Conference Session

FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Haungs, California Polytechnic State University; John Clements, California Polytechnic State University; David Janzen, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

. Stated another way, it is the student’s responsibility to learn the technicalaspects of the given domain. During lab, the instructor serves as just another available resource tothe student.2.5 DisclaimerKeep in mind that students resist change.18 Some students may have already taken collegecourses or have family members that have described typical college course experiences. At the Page 13.715.5very least, practicing life-long learning is something they almost assuredly did not encounter inhigh school. To cope with this, an instructor should: • clearly state the objectives and goals of the course on the syllabus, • clearly state the

Conference Session

FPD5 - Teaming and Peer Performance

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arlisa Labrie Richardson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

instructorused power point to present the course information. Most of the course management and classcommunication was done through blackboard, where the syllabus, assignments and lecturepresentations were all posted.According to the instructor’s syllabus for this particular ECE100 section, the course was Page 13.1289.7designed to emphasize the process of problem-solving, to prepare students to meet the generalpresentation requirements associated with technical work and to introduce them to the process ofcreating purposeful models. These skills and experiences will help them succeed with thediscipline-specific problems to come later. The course