{"70086":{"#nid":"70086","#data":{"type":"event","title":"ECE Faculty Retreat","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDuring Tuesday\u0027s retreat, there will be presentations on active learning, the current status of \u0022Van Leer II,\u0022 and our current plans for using stand alone, hands-on experimental modules in courses that traditionally do not have labs.\u0026nbsp; We will also have a presentation on Tuesday by College of Engineering Dean Gary May.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDuring the retreat, breakout groups will discuss and provide input on the following topics:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHands-on Experimental Modules:\u0026nbsp; A number of required courses in our new undergraduate curricula have already been designed to exploit these modules.\u0026nbsp; The TESSAL Center (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/research\/tessal\/index.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/research\/tessal\/index.html\u003C\/a\u003E) is our local resource for supporting these efforts.\u0026nbsp; How can TESSAL best work with the faculty teaching those courses?\u0026nbsp; Which other courses could also use hands-on modules, and what should the focus of those modules be? \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EActive Learning:\u0026nbsp; Problem-based learning has received quite a bit of attention on campus in recent years and can be viewed as one type of active learning.\u0026nbsp; Are there aspects of active learning that we should integrate into how we teach our courses in order to better engage our students?\u0026nbsp; If so, which ones should be specific components of the structure of our courses (such as the hands-on modules developed by the TESSAL Center will be)?\u0026nbsp; Are there best practices from active learning that can be used to improve our teaching?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EVan Leer II and the Renovation of Van Leer:\u0026nbsp; Of the buildings on Georgia Tech\u0027s construction \u0027wish list,\u0027 our new building is the only one that is associated with a single school.\u0026nbsp; What can we do to take full advantage of both this new building and the renovation of Van Leer?\u0026nbsp; Are there opportunities that can make these projects more useful for our programs and\/or more attractive to prospective donors?\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27241","created_gmt":"2011-09-20 09:26:36","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:55:46","author":"Jackie Nemeth","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2011-10-18T09:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2011-10-18T17:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2011-10-18T17:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2011-10-18 13:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2011-10-18 21:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2011-10-18 21:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmanda Cinquemani\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-4468\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:acinquemani3@mail.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eacinquemani3@mail.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}