“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 each new semester. van de Sande noticed that whenever her students returned from extended academic breaks, there was always a…

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 engage their students’ own learning and motivate them to master course concepts. Completing challenges allowed students to earn tokens and…

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…

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…

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 underscores the broader need for environments that embrace and empower diverse populations, yet often lack the requisite tools and support…