I am really happy that our engineering department at Boston College was able to support faculty travel and attendance at the KEEN National Conference in Austin, TX, last week! This was my first KEEN conference and introduction to the entrepreneurial mindset (EM) it promotes. I had a great time meeting so many welcoming and enthusiasticContinue reading “KEEN National Conference 2024”
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Reflection as part of the Engineering Curriculum
This year at Boston College I have been teaching Third-Year Reflection (fall and spring) for our junior students. Our curriculum requires students take eight semesters of Human-Centered Engineering (HCE) Reflection, a 0-credit hour class that meets once a week for 50 minutes. As we continue to build and grow the HCE program at BC, weContinue reading “Reflection as part of the Engineering Curriculum”
What does engineering mean to you?
I asked my third-year reflection students to draw a picture of what engineering means to them. I loved seeing all their responses. This is an activity I remember doing in a class and I even found mine from my junior year of college. As you can see, collaboration, serving society, using your heart and yourContinue reading “What does engineering mean to you?”
New article on course-based undergraduate research
I am pleased to share that a new article I co-authored is out today in the journal Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education (BAMBEd). This article is about how we implemented a course-based undergraduate research experience in ABE 226 at Purdue University: a laboratory course with ~64 students, sophomores to seniors, predominantly biology and biological engineeringContinue reading “New article on course-based undergraduate research”
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