Dr. Damon Fick, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been chosen to participate in the 2009 ExCEEd (Excellence in Engineering Education) workshop at Northern Arizona University in July.
ExCEEd workshops, offered by the American Society of Civil Engineering for the last 10 years, are a six-day practicum that provides engineering educators with an opportunity to improve their teaching abilities. The workshop focuses on basic skills and includes seminars addressing the principles of effective teaching and learning, learning styles, classroom assessment techniques, and more.
These seminars are augmented by a series of demonstration classes presented by ExCEEd faculty mentors. During the latter half of the course, participants apply what they have learned by preparing and teaching three actual classes in a small-group setting. This collaborative "learn by doing" format ensures that participants will make substantive improvements in their teaching skills by the end of the course.
After the workshop, Fick will be named an ExCEEd 2009 Teaching Fellow.
