Workshop Objectives
Participants will be able to
- Construct and help others construct concept maps
- Describe reasons why connections are essential for learning
- Describe strategies for increasing the amount of integration in courses that they teach
- Point to examples of integrated curricula
Participant Background Requirements
None
Workshop Topics
- Concept mapping
- Research on the value of integration
- Strategies for integration
- Examples of integrated curricula
Facilitator
is the Director of Academic Development for the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University and currently serves as the Project Director, NSF Foundation Coalition. He earned a B.S. in Mathematics from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. His interests include control systems design, VLSI design, and engineering education.
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