the instructor well. One-third said it was more difficult than expected. Studentsliked the communication in the classroom highlighting the introductions, the relaxed and activeatmosphere, and interaction between teacher and students. About half the class cited Englishlanguage problems as a challenge. Some students admitted that they had forgotten some materialfrom the previous circuits class so had trouble with the in-class problems. Reflections from theinstructor, assistant instructors and administrators showed that the teaching method wasappealing to the students and that the students were able to actively participate in the activelearning activities.IntroductionActive learning is well established as an effective pedagogy in many parts of
Aerospace Engineering which he hopes to complete by 2015. Fabian has been working in the Integrated Product Lifecycle Engineering (IPLE) Laboratory and has been involved in a variety of research as an undergraduate. Some of his research includes leading a team of undergraduate students from three universities, testing multi-user CAx tools developed under a NSF grant. Fabian has also been involved in the MENTOR project funded by DARPA which is designed to engage and interest high school students in the STEM areas. Fabians research interests include fixed-wing and rotorcraft design as well as the inclusion of Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) tools in the systems engineering process. He is also studying the impact of global