Board 149: Examining Interventions to Increase Classroom Community and Relevancy in an Early Career Engineering Course

Abstract

where he has taught since 2011. Prior to academia, he accumulated eight years of professional experience as a practicing structural engineer and brings a practitioner's perspective to the academic and research setting. He teaches core undergraduate engineering courses, structural analysis, and reinforced concrete design. His area of expertise is the analysis, behavior, and design of concrete structures.

Community Building through Technology in a Biological Systems Engineering Course

“…This can involve activities such as organizing events, facilitating conversations, and creating opportunities for people to interact and connect. Being part of a community provides a sense of belonging, connection, and shared purpose among students [5]. Time in class provides a good opportunity to build community, given that students spend a consistent amount of time in a shared location [6], and all have at least one thing in common: All are enrolled in the same class.…”