Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Svetlana Vasilievna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy Ivanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Mansur Galikhanov, Kazan National research Technological University; Alina Guzhova, Kazan National Reserch Technological University

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Faculty Development

a certificate of professional development.According to students, the most effective educational technologies helping to better grasp the studymaterial are practical (laboratory) classes and seminars, during which the teacher discusses thepractical and professional issues from different perspectives.During the process of program revision the proportion of laboratory studies was increased and theyhave become more practice work-oriented. The program students and faculty noted the highefficiency working in the format of "round table" which allowed not only to listen to a report or alecture, hear about the final project and ask questions but also to jointly discuss the details of theprocess, consider the problem areas and discuss possible

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Maria Nandadevi Cortes-Rodriguez, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Miguel Alfonso Nino, Virginia Polytechnic and State University

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Faculty Development

opportunitiesfor graduate students to have short- term international experiences in laboratories in other partsof the world, and exposure to long- term international careers. We believe that exposing studentsto international settings as a workshop in their university environment will open their curiosity tocollaborate later on with any of those institutions. This paper examines quantitative andqualitative data from graduate school-based seminars in 2011 and 2012. We are in the earlystages of developing international workshops as part of our overall professional developmentseries for graduate students. Our assessments examine the potential impact that our workshops(external to the academic department) have on the success and professional development