{"id":151828,"date":"2024-05-07T08:44:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T12:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/?p=151828"},"modified":"2024-05-07T15:49:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T19:49:01","slug":"innovation-leans-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/2024\/05\/07\/innovation-leans-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation Leans In"},"content":{"rendered":"

by A.J. Kleber<\/em><\/p>\n

Innovation and engineering for the good of society are valued highly at Boston University\u2019s College of Engineering, but often we tend to think of these qualities as aimed <\/span>outward<\/span><\/i> from our classrooms and laboratories. The ECE department\u2019s own <\/span>Professor Bobak Nazer<\/span><\/a> stands as an excellent example of the application and implementation of technological innovation right in the engineering classroom; a role that has earned him the University\u2019s 2024 Gerald and Deanne Gitner Family Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Professor Nazer, who currently serves as the department\u2019s Associate Chair for Undergraduate Programs, put considerable time and effort into reworking <\/span>EK 381<\/span><\/a>: Probability, Statistics, and Data Science, a college-wide required course which for years had been taught in multiple sections by faculty with entirely different approaches and curricula, leading to a notably uneven learning experience for students. Not only did Nazer work with his colleagues to create a consistent curriculum for the class, but he spent hundreds of hours developing a 49-episode video lecture series (with accompanying study materials) for his \u201cflipped classroom\u201d approach, with an emphasis on providing an equitable, accessible learning experience. Popular with students, his series has been viewed more than 120,000 times across 50 countries, and featured in the ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education)\u2019s <\/span>Prism Magazine<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>Gitner Family Award<\/span><\/a>, which\u00a0 is given in recognition of the innovative use of technology by an instructor or team towards \u201cpositive learning outcomes for undergraduate students\u201d and which is also \u201cadopted by faculty colleagues within or outside BU.\u201d Selection is made by the Provost\u2019s office, and a $10K stipend accompanies the award.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more on BU Today.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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