New Faculty Program

The following presentations were part of the college's New Faculty Orientation program in August 2008 and are posted here to be a continuing resource for the college's new faculty:

Engineering Education Workshop I:
Learning & Teaching, Course Organization

• Alternatives to Lectures and Why (Falconer)
• Using Clickers and Concept Tests (Falconer)
• Cooperative Learning, Just in Time Teaching, Problem Solving (Medlin)
• Article: How to Prepare New Courses
• Article: Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education

Engineering Education Workshop II:
Do's and Don'ts, Large Classes, Technology

• Do's and Don'ts of Teaching (deGrazia)
• Effective Communications, Teaching Large Classes (deGrazia)
• Handout: Faculty Policies (deGrazia)
• Technology Enhanced Learning (Edwards)
• Article: Death by Powerpoint

Because Dreams Need Doing: Changing the Conversation About Engineering (Sullivan)

Engineering Education Workshop III:

• Agenda/Activities (Reamon)
• Integrating Design into Engineering Curricula (Argrow)

Research Workshop

• Getting Started with Research (Bowman)
• Coordinator for Research Opportunities: What Can I do for You? (Sczechowski)

Mentoring Workshop

• New Faculty Mentoring (Davis)
• Dean's Advice on Mentoring New Faculty
• Tips for Faculty Mentoring

Diversity and Community Session

• Agenda (Sullivan/Louie/Johnson Rooen)
• Becoming an Engineering Student at Age 18 - Mini Survey
• Becoming an Engineering Student at Age 18 - Results from Leavers

Additional Resources

• Dean's Office Organizational Chart
• Engineering Center Map and Office Locations
• CU-Boulder Office of the Chancellor Organizational Chart