Teaching

My teaching and mentoring experiences range from elementary to graduate-level both within and outside of engineering. Some of my favorite teaching moments have been as a graduate teaching assistant (GTA) for interdisciplinary capstone, teaching introductory robotics using Lego Mindstorms with elementary students, and travelling internationally with rising sophomores with a study abroad course related to global STEM leadership and culture.

ENGE 4735/4736: Interdisciplinary Capstone Design (IDC@VT)

Semesters: Fall and Spring

Role: Graduate Teaching Assistant /Asst. Director

Director: Dr. Marie Paretti

Associate Director & Program Admin: Robin Ott

The Interdisciplinary Capstone Design course (IDC@VT), located within the Department of Engineering Education (EngE) at Virginia Tech, helps engineers develop a range of workplace skills, practices, and mindsets through mentored participation in engineering projects. Students work in teams on sponsored client or competition projects, mentored by both industry professionals and university faculty.

Assistant Director Role:

help the Director coordinate & provide training
support team progress and individual development
evaluate team and individual deliverables
contribute to team & individual performance evaluations

"The interdisciplinary nature of IDC@VT allows students to collaborate with peers from different disciplines, reflecting their future work environments." ~IDC@VT

GRAD 5114: Contemporary Pedagogy

Credits: 3

Role: Graduate Teaching Assistant

Level: Graduate students (interdisciplinary)

Description: This seminar engages participants in an interdisciplinary exploration of pedagogical practices for different courses taught in different contexts. The course examines teaching to diverse groups with inclusive pedagogy, integrating global contexts with innovative e-learning components, and using problem-based learning across the disciplines. Participants will discover ways to negotiate the changing demographics of contemporary teaching sites, and undertake an overview of the uses and benefits of electronic portfolios both as a teaching tool and as a professional development tool.

This is an intentional community of learners that work together to construct knowledge around pedagogical practices in contemporary contexts. This learning environment is an interdisciplinary exploration of the intersections of theory and practice of teaching for today’s students in higher education. We are committed to developing a pedagogical praxis using evidence-based, non-traditional practices, including inclusive pedagogy, problem-based learning, and technology to support effective and deep learning. We are committed to the transformative potential of education and to using our compassion and expertise to ignite the curiosity of our students and make the world a better place.

ENGE 1644: Global STEM Practice: Leadership and Culture

Resource: Rising Sophomore Abroad Program RSAP Site

Roles:

Graduate Teaching Assistant (ENGE 1644)
Spain/Morocco Track Leader (2022)
South Korea/Japan Track Leader (2023)

Level: Undergraduate engineering (rising sophomores) (3 credits)

Develop global competencies in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) contexts and understand how problems and viable solutions vary across contexts and how intercultural communication and global leadership are important in an interconnected global workforce. Integrates semester-long on-campus module with international module following semester exams (Rising Sophomore Abroad Program). International module engages students in local culture during visits with STEM businesses and universities.

Rising Sophomore Abroad Program takes flight once moreAfter a two-year hiatus, nearly 100 undergraduate engineering students traveled to six countries during the two-week global education experience.

South Korea visit RSAP program (May 2023)

Program Track Leader:

As a track leader for the 2023 South Korea/Japan RSAP track at VT, I led Friday recitation course sessions for our ~25 student group. We learned about STEM leadership and culture in the context of these two countries and helped prepare students for the end-of-semester 2-week study abroad trip. As an instructor, I implemented various learning activities, including Japanese language learning.

During the trip, we visited local universities and engaged with engineering students in South Korea and Japan and engineering companies, including the Sony Interactive Entertainment Showroom in Tokyo.

ENGE 1215: Foundations of Engineering

Role: Graduate teaching assistant

Level: Undergraduate engineering first-year students

ENGE 1215 is an initial course in the first year sequence in general engineering. It introduces students to the engineering profession through data collection and analysis, engineering problem-solving, mathematical modeling, contemporary software tools (such as MATLAB and Python), professional practices and expectations and the diversity of fields and majors within engineering.

Introduction to Robotics course

Azalea City Montessori, Mobile, AL

Role: Course instructor (Fall 2019 - 9 week course)

Level: Elementary students (ages 6-12)

Developed and taught after-school elementary robotics course using Lego Mindstorm EV3 and LabVIEW.

ME 412: Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, and Heat Transfer Laboratory

University of South Alabama, Mechanical Engineering Department

Role: Graduate Teaching Assistant (2016 - 2018)

Level: Senior-level mechanical engineering students

In this course, I instructed senior-level mechanical engineering students in laboratory sessions as a graduate teaching assistant, covering concepts about fluid dynamics, power plant systems and aerodynamics.

In the ME 412 lab course, students learn to perform measurements on, and analyze performance of, a wide range of thermal and fluid systems, including pumps, fans, turbines and heat exchangers. Energy conversion is fundamental to the mechanical engineering discipline. A significant portion of the lab is devoted to thermodynamics applications, including power cycles. A mechanical engineer needs to understand the theory and application of generating power from steam turbine systems (power plants) as well as internal combustion systems. The current laboratory has a steam power plant that provides a working example of a Rankine cycle for the students to analyze.

Mechanical engineering (ME 412) students learn about Reynold's number and fluid dynamics in the lab.

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