SoTL: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Dec 13, 2015
Lee Hays
Problem-based LearningLearning how to resolve complex problems with PBL• Students work in groups to
learn from others as they solve ill-structured problems
• Designed to increase critical thinking, analytical, and presentation skills as students ponder:• What is the problem?• What information is
needed?• Who should be
involved?• What are the relevant
legal issues?
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Lulu Sun
Research-Based Teaching InnovationsIncorporating proven teaching practices• NSF Grant – Applying Second Language Learning Techniques to
Learning Programming (with Christina Frederick)• Flipping the Classroom, Screencasts (with Hongyun Chen, Shuo
Pang)• Peer Instruction and Poll Everywhere• Supplemental Multimedia Online Learning Tool (SMOLT) in
Engineering Education• Active Learning and Inquiry Guided Learning in a Graphical
Communications Class
Farshid Azadian
Locus of ControlExamining students’ perceptions about who is responsible for student learning.
Yan Tang
Deliberate Practice, Adaptive Learning, EntrepreneurshipEnhancing learning in a variety of ways
• Using Deliberate Practice and Adaptive Learning in a Dynamics Course
• Collaborations between Math, Physics, and Engineering Teaching (with Jayathi Raghavan, Bereket Berhane)
• Service Learning and Entrepreneurship – Project Haiti (with Marc Compere)
• Using Concept Maps in Teaching
Janet Tinoco
Professional Presentation SkillsAligning with Aviation Industry expectations
Among the organizations contacted, PowerPoint was the only software package used.
Many companies prefer the use of templates to standardize presentations
Based on the data collected, the next phase of the project involves preparing ERAU students to give professional presentations in their industry