Adaptive Learning
Academic Innovators: Steve Millman’s Logic Tutor and Flipped Classes
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 problems and receive instantaneous feedback, Millman programmed his own software that randomly generates practice problems for his Digital Design course. He…
Academic Innovators: Ryan Meuth and Phill Miller in CSE 110
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,” says Meuth. “And we’ve been teaching it the same way for so long – it needed a refresh.” Meuth and…
Academic Innovators: Alexandra Mehlhase’s SparkyBot
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 question” in formal discussion forums. She believes that Slack facilitates better student engagement by removing fear. Students may be afraid…
Academic Innovators: Saurav Kumar Adaptive Feedback
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 flipped classroom model, Kumar personalizes the learning experience to meet diverse student needs. Using the adaptive platform RealizeIT, Kumar tailors…