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This is the 2nd meeting of the SoTL journal club in fall 2013. We will be discussing creativity in engineering education. How does creativity manifest in engineering? What teaching practices will foster or hinder creativity? How can we measure the success of a certain technique?
We will be discussing the following articles:
Genco, Holtta-Otto, and Seepersad. "FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE CREATIVITY OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS". ASEE 2011 Conference paper
www.asee.org/public/conferences/1/papers/1315/download
Kazerounian K, Foley S. Barriers to Creativity in Engineering Education: A Study of Instructors and Students Perceptions. J. Mech. Des.. 2007;129(7):761-768.
http://mechanicaldesign.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/article.aspx?articleid=1449442
You can join the SoTL Journal Club t-square site to access club information!
login at t-square.gatech.edu (i can create a guest account for you if you are not at GT)
go to the "My Workspace" tab --> then "Membership" -->then "Joinable sites" button
search on "sotl"
click "join"
The SoTL journal club seeks to:
provide the opportunity to discuss current work and the application of different methods in SoTL
expand the repertoire and value of each participant's knowledge base in teaching and learning
build connections and community across all discipline
create synergy with other activities regarding teaching and learning offer support to those who are studying teaching and learning in their classrooms or would like to do so.
The group will hold 6-8 one hour meetings per year to discuss journal articles with broad appeal that relate to the scholarship of teaching and learning. Dr. Tris Utschig, from the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL), will lead discussion.
To Register, go to: http://www.cetl.gatech.edu/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=119