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A Lesson about Asking Questions from Zoe Reidinger in Biomedical Engineering

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A Lesson about Asking Questions from Zoe Reidinger in Biomedical Engineering

In Biomedical Engineering Design (BME 3300) our students work in small teams to solve a real world problem in a medical/healthcare field over the course of the term. The project for this term is to design, build, and test a portable incubator that is capable of culturing bacterial samples, without access to electricity, in the […]

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Stepping Up the Participation Level in In-Class Activities

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Stepping Up the Participation Level in In-Class Activities

I have used a variety of think-pair-share and similar activities in my introductory materials course (ES 2001), with a typical enrollment of 120 in recent years. My main goal is to have each student practice applying principles during class and leverage the power of peer instruction.  In addition, I can see how well they’re understanding […]

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