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AE3 Hosts First Annual Celebration of Teaching
AE3 recently celebrated a year of achievement at its first annual Celebration of Teaching. The event brought together a community of educators and students to reflect on the work accomplished towards the advancement of teaching and learning in the College of Engineering. The event began with a welcome from Dr. Laura Hahn, Director of AE3, […]
AE3 Announces 2014-15 GATE Recipients
AE3 is pleased to announce the 2014 GATE recipients. Four outstanding project proposals were funded. In the coming year, these recipients will investigate what happens in the classroom, how it affects learning, and how it can be enhanced. The recipients and their projects are as follows. James Allison: Advancing Undergraduate Design Learning Through Extensive Use […]
Prof. Matt West Named University Distinguished Teacher-Scholar
AE3 congratulates Associate Professor Matthew West, an Education Innovation Fellow with AE3, on being named a University Distinguished Teacher-Scholar for 2014-2015. This honor is the university’s premier recognition for excellence in both teaching and in contributions to the scholarship of teaching and learning. The honor also includes a commitment to activities to enhance student learning […]
Prof. Al Hansen receives Undergraduate Teaching Award
We are excited to congratulate Professor Al Hansen on his selection to receive the campus Undergraduate Teaching award. This is a very high recognition of Professor Hansen’s accomplishments. He will be recognized at the Celebration of Teaching Excellence scheduled for Tuesday, April 22. He will also be featured in both Inside Illinois and the Celebration […]
Students in New Sustainability Course Tackle Real-World, Campus Problems
Ever complained about the poor condition of Illinois’ interstates? Ever worried about our ever-burgeoning landfills full of garbage? Ever complained about the pot holes in campus streets, or been embarrassed that visitors’ first impression of campus is a whiff of the South Farms? The 14 Civil and Environmental Engineering students who took CEE 398 PBL, […]
A conversation with Bruce Litchfield: undergraduate education finding its voice
More than 480 faculty, staff and student leaders have already accepted invitations to join the Campus Conversation on Undergraduate Education, an effort started in October by the Office of the Provost to create a framework for implementing goals of the campus Strategic Plan. Read more…