{"297631":{"#nid":"297631","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Graduate Students Host Two-Day Teaching Workshop","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech has become a living laboratory for testing new methods and models for classroom education, and that pioneering spirit is even trickling down to graduate students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis week, the Georgia Tech student chapter of the American Society for Engineering Education (GT-ASEE) will host INSPIRE\u003Csup\u003E2\u003C\/sup\u003E, its second annual workshop designed to equip graduate students with new tools and techniques to engage students in the classroom. \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe realize we\u2019re talking to graduate students who aren\u2019t yet in a position to design revolutionary classrooms, so we\u2019re focusing on small changes you can apply yourself in class,\u201d said Scottie-Beth Fleming, a doctoral student in aerospace engineering and former president of GT-ASEE.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhat began as a one-day event last year has doubled to two this year. Day one will feature \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bucknell.edu\/x38054.xml\u0022\u003EMichael Prince\u003C\/a\u003E, a professor of chemical engineering at Bucknell University who professes to be \u201cinterested in almost any question that has to do with how engineering students learn\u201d and whose research focuses on enhancing classroom experiences.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDay two will include presentations from an array of Tech faculty who are piloting new teaching methods in their classrooms or have expertise in learning sciences. Presenters include \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/faculty-staff\/fac_profiles\/bio.php?id=47\u0022\u003EBonnie Ferri\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/facultystaff\/faculty_record.php?id=21\u0022\u003EJoe LeDoux\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bme.gatech.edu\/facultystaff\/faculty_record.php?id=34\u0022\u003EWendy Newstetter\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/c21u.gatech.edu\/team\/faculty\/noyes\u0022\u003ECaroline Noyes\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ae.gatech.edu\/community\/staff\/bio\/pritchett-a\u0022\u003EAmy Pritchett\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/about\/people\u0022\u003EDia Sekayi\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ce.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/501\/overview\u0022\u003EDon Webster\u003C\/a\u003E and Damon Williams.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA panel of graduate students, all of whom have completed the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning\u2019s (CETL) \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/students\/teaching\u0022\u003ETech to Teaching\u003C\/a\u003E program, will talk with their peers about their experiences as instructors of college courses.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll presenters will discuss active learning, focusing on student-centered classroom organization.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a national organization, ASEE takes learning research and applies it to the classroom. GT-ASEE was founded in 2011 by graduate students and aims to create a community of students interested in enhancing classroom experiences through teaching and scholarship. Newstetter also serves as the organization\u2019s advisor.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI didn\u2019t recognize the importance of the intricacies involved in effective classroom design when I first started my Ph.D. program,\u201d Fleming said. \u201cLearning about the scholarship of teaching and learning got me involved with and excited about the future of engineering education. I now hope to incorporate contributions to engineering education in my end thesis.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe workshop is free to attend, thanks to support from Graduate Education and Faculty Affairs, the Student Government Association, CETL, Georgia Tech Student Foundation, and Campus Services Buzzfunds. Nearly 100 are expected to attend this year.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EINSPIRE\u003Csup\u003E2\u003C\/sup\u003E\u0026nbsp;will equip graduate students with tips, techniques and methods to try in their classrooms to better engage students.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"INSPIRE2 will equip graduate students with tips, techniques and methods to try in their classrooms to better engage students."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2014-05-19 09:13:27","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:16:26","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-05-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-05-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"297621":{"id":"297621","type":"image","title":"2013 INSPIRE Conference","body":null,"created":"1449244530","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:55:30","changed":"1475894998","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:58","alt":"2013 INSPIRE Conference","file":{"fid":"199451","name":"pairshare.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pairshare_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/pairshare_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":373924,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/pairshare_0.jpg?itok=2RInA9PC"}}},"media_ids":["297621"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.asee.gtorg.gatech.edu\/events\/","title":"Georgia Tech Student Chapter of the American Society of Engineering Education"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/293351","title":"2014 INSPIRE Conference"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1808","name":"graduate students"},{"id":"65891","name":"GT-ASEE"},{"id":"737","name":"teaching"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:mwpriddy@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMatthew Priddy\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGT-ASEE\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}