Ben Mansfeld & Rachel Penczykowski Present at the A&S Teaching Innovation Showcase
Do you want a first look at the creative approaches that could change the way courses are taught in Arts & Sciences? The Teaching Innovation Showcase is an opportunity to hear from innovative A&S faculty who are transforming the classroom learning experience. Our own Ben Mansfeld will present on his teaching project Real Research, Real Learning: Next-Gen Genetics – a new senior lab course that empowers students to become genuine researchers and not just lab exercise participants. Another Biology faculty member, Rachel Penczykowski, will present on Math is the CURE – her effort to design a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) to engage students in the mathematical modeling of disease dynamics in a changing world.
Expect quick & creative presentations from faculty along with refreshments and great conversation. After hearing from the finalists, the audience will vote to award a $1000 prize in each of the three categories below:
- Incorporating technologies to enrich learning experience and outcomes
- Integrating experiential elements that facilitate new skills development
- Course, project, assignment, or activity design relating to Literacies for Life and Career or to cross-departmental/transdisciplinary opportunities