Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Pedagogy II - Best Teaching Practices

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Esmee Vernooij, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Catherine LaBore, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Ava R. Wolf, Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning; Cheelan Bo-Linn, Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning, University of Illinois; Robert Thomas Baird; Nattasit Dancholvichit, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Leon Liebenberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Mechanical Engineering

studentsto contextualize their coursework with anticipated professional work and can also improveinstructor evaluations [14]-[16].ePortfolios also serve to connect the academic setting with the professional engineeringenvironment [17], [18]. Additional value of the ePortfolio is rooted in its connective power,including its inherent ability to help students establish links among a range of experiences [10],[19]. When used for reflection, the ePortfolio can contribute to students’ development ofmetacognitive skills that support them to transition into their future careers [20], [21]. Its use inhigher education encourages proactive, student-centered learning and promotes interconnectionof concepts through knowledge acquisition and greater student

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Pedagogy II - Best Teaching Practices

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elizabeth Rose Pollack, Michigan State University ; Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University; Michele J. Grimm, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

faculty of Wayne State University for 25 years, where she developed and implemented both undergraduate and graduate programs in biomedical engineering and helped to establish a department of biomedical engineering. Her endowed professorship at MSU focuses on research to increase the success of students in engineering through creative pedagogical techniques. Dr. Grimm completed her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at The Johns Hopkins University in 1990 and her Ph.D. in Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania in 1994. She has just finished a 3-year rotation as a program director for three BME-related programs at the Na- tional Science Foundation. During this time, she served as co