Academic Innovators
What are Academic Innovators ?
Academic Innovators is a faculty spotlight series celebrating Fulton Schools of Engineering educators who are transforming student learning through innovative teaching practices. Nominated by their peers, these faculty members are pushing the boundaries of instruction—enhancing engagement, deepening understanding, and improving student outcomes.
Each feature includes a short video and article showcasing their work, providing inspiration and practical insights for the broader teaching community.
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In our ever-evolving society, the pursuit of inclusion and diversity stands as a paramount challenge, exemplified through the experiences of visually impaired individuals. Their daily navigation of a world not inherently designed to accommodate them…
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Saurav Kumar, Assistant Professor at the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, is revolutionizing how Numerical Methods is taught to civil engineering students at Arizona State University. By integrating adaptive learning into a…
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Anoop Grewal, an Associate Teaching Professor in the Fulton School at ASU, developed new ways to teach concepts in FSE100: Introduction to Engineering, a foundational course designed to introduce engineering principles and problem-solving methodologies for…
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Alexandra Mehlhase is a Software Engineering faculty member at the Polytechnic Campus who has created a Slackbot, called SparkyBot, to create more engaging, organized discussions in Slack. Mehlhase feels that “there is a hurdle to write a…
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Daniel Frank,Teaching Assistant Professor at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, has created a learning environment that cultivates imagination in his first year engineering courses. Frank teaches EGR 101 and EGR 102 at the Polytechnic campus, both…
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Steve Millman is a Professor of Practice in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering who innovated his Digital Design Fundamentals (CSE/EEE 120) and Python (EEE 419) courses. To give his students the opportunity to practice logic design…
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Alicia Baumann and Haolin Zhu, Senior Lecturers at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, have implemented gamification elements into their engineering courses. Baumann and Zhu added challenges throughout the semester and in different media forms to…
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Ryan Meuth and Phill Miller are Senior Lecturers under the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence (SCAI) who have been creatively reimagining their approach to teaching and learning in the CSE 110, Principles of Programming course. “Programming is hard,”…
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Introduction The paradigm shift towards online education has presented distinct challenges for hands-on courses, particularly in fields like Mechanical Engineering. One such course, MEE 491, ‘Experimental Mechanical Engineering’, traditionally relied on physical labs for students…
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Under the leadership of Steven Ayer, Associate Professor of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, a groundbreaking teaching innovation has come to life; where augmented and virtual reality meet engineering education to provide students with…
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Introduction to Faculty Chao Wang, an associate teaching professor in Academic and Student Affairs within the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, is transforming the way engineering students learn at ASU. As part of her Introduction…
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“Remember, we studied this before…?” Carla van de Sande, associate professor of mathematics education at ASU, had gotten used to receiving blank stares from her students in response to this question at the beginning of…