Program Overview

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ENE 695: Mentored Teaching in Engineering

The ENE 695 course is designed for graduate students to deepen their understanding of college teaching and learning through a semester-long teaching experience with mentoring, feedback, and reflection.

Course Overview and Purpose

This course enables graduate students to develop their teaching skills and understanding of college teaching and learning. Students will conduct a scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) project, which will contribute to the research literature on teaching and learning.

Course Themes and Objectives

The course will cover various themes, including:

• A scholarly, professional approach to teaching engineering
• Relating teaching activities to the research literature
• Contributing to the research literature through a SoTL project
• Ethical obligations of engineering instructors
• Ongoing reflection to connect readings with concurrent teaching experiences

Required Texts

• Svinicki, M. & McKeachie, W. J. (2013). McKeachie’s teaching tips : Strategies, research, and theory for college and university teachers , 14th ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
• Additional readings as assigned.

Assignments

• Weekly reflections
• Mentoring
• Course portfolio
• Course synthesis
• Scholarship of teaching and learning project (CR3)

Grading

The course grades will be assigned on a criterion-reference scale as follows:

• A: 93%
• A–: 90%
• B+: 87%
• B: 83%
• B–: 80%
• C+: 77%
• C: 73%
• C–: 70%
• D: 60%

Course Schedule

The course schedule includes:

• Week 1: Introduction to the course
• Week 2: No class meeting (Martin Luther King Day)
• Week 3: Classroom assessment
• Week 4: Student motivation
• Week 5: Early feedback; classroom incivility
• Week 6: Construct and critique grading rubrics
• Week 7: Teaching portfolios
• Week 8: Student individual differences, valuing diversity
• Week 9: Promoting metacognition
• Week 10: Ethics scenarios
• Week 11: More ethics scenarios
• Week 12: Teaching evaluations
• Week 13: Peer review of course portfolio essays
• Week 14: Presentations of SoTL projects
• Week 15: Presentations of SoTL projects; course evaluation

References and Supplemental Readings

• Bass, R. (1999). The scholarship of teaching: What’s the problem?
• Bernstein, D., Burnett, A. N., Goodburn, A., & Savory, P. (2006). Making teaching and learning visible :Course portfolios and the peer review of teaching , Bolton, MA: Anker
• Chickering, A. W., & Gamson, Z. F. (1991). Seven principles for good practice in undergraduate education.
• Cross, K. P., & Steadman, M. H. (1996). Classroom research :Implementing the scholarship of teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Enerson, D. M., Plank, K. M., & Johnson, R. N. (2007). An introduction to classroom assessment techniques.
• Fisch, L., ed. (1996). Ethical dimensions of college and university teaching:Understanding and honoring the special relationship between teachers and students. New Directions for Teaching and Learning , . San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
• Keith-Spiegel, P., Whitley, B. E., Balogh, D. W., Perkins, D. V., & Witting, A. F. (2002). The ethics of teaching: A casebook , 2nd ed. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
• Marsh, H., & Roche, L. (1997). Making students’ evaluations of teaching effectiveness effective.
• McKinney, K. (2007). Enhancing learning through the scholarship of teaching and learning : The challenges and joys of juggling. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Nilson, L. B. (2010). Teaching at its best : A research-based resource for college instructors , 3rd ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Savory, P., Burnett, A. N, & Goodburn, A. (2007). Inquiry into the college classroom : A journey toward scholarly teaching. Bolton, MA: Anker.

ENE Graduate Programs

The School of Engineering Education offers several graduate programs, including:

• PhD in Engineering Education
• Master of Science in Engineering Education
• Graduate Certificate for Teaching and Learning in Engineering

PhD Program

The PhD program in Engineering Education is designed to prepare students for careers in research and academia. The program includes:

• 2025 Student Recruitment Events
• Application Timeline
• Milestones
• Course Descriptions
• Funding Opportunities
• Research Seminars

Other Resources

• Info for Current Students
• Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars (OGSPS)
• Office of Graduate Assistance (OGA)
• ENE Graduate Committee
• ENE Graduate Student Association (ENEGSA)