Guilt-Free Chocolate

Guilt-Free Chocolate

Heads up, engineering faculty!

Next Wednesday, February 14, is Valentine’s Day – a perfect time for an Everyday Example in Engineering that involves chocolate!

Introduce first-year students to chemical engineering and its role in food processing with this lab-based lesson plan that’s familiar, relatable, and above all, tasty. It’s bound to be a hit with your students. 

Making the Grade: A Case for Rubrics

Making the Grade: A Case for Rubrics

You recognize the signs.

You're holding office hours after handing out problem sets or exams you've graded. A student walks in holding the recently returned effort, looking confused, upset, and possibly annoyed. It's going to be one of those conversations.

With this ENGAGE Engineering Faculty-Student Interaction (FSI) tip, you can set grading expectations up front, avoid lengthy explanations for grades, and encourage students to persist with specific feedback and suggested improvements.