Teaching is both a science and an art. The science comes in understanding how the human brain functions and the myriad different ways that students learn. The art comes in building rapport with students, getting to know them, and motivating them to see the connection between the subject matter and their own lives. Perhaps that's why I love teaching, because it takes the wonder of science and marries it with the unpredictability of the human spirit. My goal as a teacher is not so much to teach, but rather to change each student for the better. I want each student to leave my class a better human being than the day they entered it.
Articles
Application of Self-Determination and Self-Regulation Theories to Course Design: Planting the Seeds for Adaptive Expertise (with Linda Vanasupa and Jonathan Stolk), International Journal of Engineering Education (2010)
The paper is grounded in the premise that learning occurs within a dynamic system of...
The Theory of Planned Behavior as a Model of Academic Dishonesty in Engineering and Humanities Undergraduates (with Matthew J. Mayhew, Cynthia J. Finelli, and Donald D. Carpenter), Ethics and Behavior (2007)
This study examines the use of a modified form of the Theory of Planned Behavior...
Factors Influencing Engineering Students' Decisions to Cheat by Type of Assessment (with Honor J. Passow, Matthew J. Mayhew, Cynthia J. Finelli, and Donald D. Carpenter), Research in Higher Education (2006)
Academic dishonesty (cheating) has been prevalent on college campuses for decades, and the percentage of...
Engineering Students' Perceptions of and Attitudes Towards Cheating (with Donald D. Carpenter, Cynthia J. Finelli, Susan M. Montgomery, and Honor J. Passow), Journal of Engineering Education (2006)
Academic dishonesty has become a serious problem at institutions of higher learning. This is particularly...
Undergraduate Course in Environmental Design and Manufacturing (with Andrew S. Borchers, Terri Lynch-Carls, Benjamin Redekop, Craig Hoff, Jackie El-Sayed, and Daryl Doyle), Journal of Manufacturing Systems (2005)
This paper is a progress report on the development of an undergraduate course in environmental...
Conference Proceedings
Workshop - Feminist Engineering Education: Building a Community of Practice (with Alice L. Pawley, Donna Riley, and Susan M. Lord), Proceedings of the 39th IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference: San Antonio, TX (2009)
As a result of a series of papers and special sessions held at FIE between...
Work in progress - A Mixed-Methods Approach to Developing an Instrument Measuring Engineering Students' Positive Ethical Behavior (with Mathew A. Holsapple, Cynthia J. Finelli, Donald D. Carpenter, and Janel A. Sutkus), Proceedings of the 39th Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Frontiers in Education Conference, San Antonio, TX (2009)
Ethics education and the drive to produce ethical professional engineers is an important focus of...
The Psychology of 'Ought', Proceedings of the 38th Frontiers in Education Conference: Saratoga, NY (2008)
As educators, we would like to believe that we can influence the ethical growth of...
Work In Progress – Building the Survey of Engineering Ethical Development (SEED) Instrument (with Janel A. Sutkus, Donald D. Carpenter, and Cynthia J. Finelli), Proceedings of the 38th Frontiers in Education Conference: Saratoga, NY (2008)
When developing surveys, researchers can readily identify the concepts they intend to study, but how...