In this interactive forum, a panel of faculty and graduate students, including EETI’s 2022 Travel Fellows, will discuss their experiences at educational conferences over the past year. These conferences include ASEE, the Teaching Professor Conference, and several conferences related to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (e.g., NSBE, SWE, SHPE, and GEM.)
10/19/2022
EETI Fall 2022 Forum #1 – Engineering Education Showcase
In this forum, Dr. David Stooksbury will be presenting on “Assumptions and Consequences in Thermodynamics”, and Dr. Stephan Durham will be presenting on “Engineering Capstone Design to Better Prepare Graduates to be Successful in Today’s Profession.”
06/21/2022
EETI welcomes Dr. James Warnock as its new Interim Director
EETI is excited to welcome Dr. James Warnock as its new interim director! Dr. Warnock will be filling the role formerly held by Dr. Joachim Walther, who left UGA in May 2022 along with Dr. Nicola Sochacka to pursue work in Dr. Sochacka’s home country of Australia. Dr. Warnock is the current school chair of [Read More]
04/22/2022
ENED 7010 Alumni Win UGA’s Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards
Two College of Engineering graduate students, Manjyot Chug (middle-right) and Baviththira Suganthan (middle-left) have won one of the University of Georgia’s most prestigious teaching awards for graduate students, the 2022 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. Both students took EETI’s ENED 7010 course (Preparing to Be an Effective Engineering Educator) with Dr. John Morelock in Fall 2021 [Read More]
04/21/2022
EETI Spring 2021 Forum #3 – Asking Critical Questions About Augmented Reality Education
In this forum, Dr. Iulian Radu from Harvard University’s Graduate College of Education covers lessons from designing AR in Makerspace environments, where students engage in collaborative learning about physics, robotics and electronics. He, specifically, focuses on critical questions that researchers and designers can ask, that reveal the benefits as well as challenges and drawbacks of [Read More]
04/15/2022
Dr. Cheryl Gomillion’s Educational Research Featured in UGA Research Newsletter
EETI affiliate faculty member Dr. Cheryl Gomillion was recently featured in an article for the UGA Research Newsletter. In addition to highlighting her biomedical research, the article features her educational research work in the area of diversity and inclusion, supported by EETI. Check out the article here: https://research.uga.edu/news/cheryl-gomillion-growing-a-diverse-culture/
04/01/2022
UGA NSBE takes Anaheim
UGA’s College of Engineering has its first table at the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) 48th Annual Convention hosted in Anaheim, CA.
03/29/2022
EETI Spring 2022 Forum #1 – Engineering Education Showcase
In this forum, multiple members of EETI presented their projects related to student learning. Dr. Ben Fahrman spoke on his implementation of standards-based grading in his Statics course. Followed by Dr. Kyle Johnsen, who presented his work on mixed reality learning with the software, VRDEO. The forum recording was released on YouTube. You can find [Read More]
12/15/2021
EETI Fall 2021 Forum #5 – Engineering Education Showcase
In this forum, multiple members of EETI presented their assessments of student learning. Dr. Racheida Lewis showed off a virtual escape room she has used a team building and bonding exercises. She, also, spoke on her usage of it for exam preparation related to digital logic. Afterwards, Dr. John Morelock presented his Play-by-Play End-of-Semester Evaluation [Read More]
12/15/2021
EETI Fall 2021 Forum #4 – Addressing Barriers to Success for Black women in Higher Education
In this forum, Dr. Jennifer Turner, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Hollins University, discussed the barriers Black women face in higher education. She expanded on microaggressions, Imposter Syndrome, and underrepresentation. The forum concluded with Dr. Turner presenting ways institutions can alleviate issues and how Black women can take care of themselves. The forum recording was [Read More]