Teaching
I am currently the graduate teaching assistant/assistant director for our interdisciplinary engineering capstone course (IDC@VT) at Virginia Tech. I have experience teaching from elementary to graduate level. See below some of my teaching experiences:
ENGE 4735/4736: Interdisciplinary Capstone Design (IDC@VT)
Semesters: Fall and Spring
Role: Graduate Teaching Assistant /Assistant Director
Working with Dr. Marie Paretti and Dr. Robin Ott.
The interdisciplinary nature of IDC allows students to collaborate with peers from different disciplines, reflecting their future work environments.
GRAD 5114: Contemporary Pedagogy
Course description coming soon.
ENGE 1644 - Global STEM Practice: Leadership and Culture (3 credits)
Resource: RSAP Site
Roles: Graduate Teaching Assistant (ENGE 1644)
Spain/Morocco Track Leader; South Korea/Japan Track Leader
Develop global competencies in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) contexts and understand how problems and viable solutions vary across contexts and how intercultural communication and global leadership are important in an interconnected global workforce. Integrates semester-long on-campus module with international module following semester exams (Rising Sophomore Abroad Program). International module engages students in local culture during visits with STEM businesses and universities. Participation in both modules required. Enrollment by application.
Pathway Concept Area(s): 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 11 Intercultural & Global Aware.
ENGE 1215: Foundations of Engineering
Virginia Tech, Department of Engineering Education, Graduate teaching assistant (Spring 2022)
ENGE 1215 is an initial course in the first year sequence in general engineering. It introduces students to the engineering profession through data collection and analysis, engineering problem-solving, mathematical modeling, contemporary software tools (such as MATLAB and Python), professional practices and expectations and the diversity of fields and majors within engineering.
Introduction to Robotics course
Azalea City Montessori, Mobile, AL
Course instructor (Fall, 2019 - 9 week course)
Developed and taught after-school elementary robotics course (ages 6-12) using Lego Mindstorm EV3 and LabVIEW
ME 412: Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, and Heat Transfer Laboratory
University of South Alabama, Mechanical Engineering Department
Graduate Teaching Assistant (2016-2018)
In this course, I instructed senior-level mechanical engineering students in laboratory sessions as a graduate teach assistant, covering concepts about fluid dynamics, power plant systems and aerodynamics.
In the ME 412 lab course, students learn to perform measurements on, and analyze performance of, a wide range of thermal and fluid systems, including pumps, fans, turbines and heat exchangers. Energy conversion is fundamental to the mechanical engineering discipline. A significant portion of the lab is devoted to thermodynamics applications, including power cycles. A mechanical engineer needs to understand the theory and application of generating power from steam turbine systems (power plants) as well as internal combustion systems. The current laboratory has a steam power plant that provides a working example of a Rankine cycle for the students to analyze.
August, 2017: ME 412 students learn about Reynold's number and fluid dynamics in the lab.