The Office for the Advancement of Engineering Teaching & Learning (ET&L) offers a range of resources and expertise to help make targeted improvements to instruction. Instruction development strategies and education literature may be new domains for you and your colleagues, and ET&L can provide expertise that will save time by helping you quickly locate the most appropriate information to support your goals.
ET&L's resources and expertise include:
- Examples, models, and literature customized to your specific goals
- Expertise on curriculum development, assessments, pedagogies, and student development useful for curriculum improvement committees and grant writing support
- Knowledge of and ready access to scholarship and best practices related to engineering education
- Group workshops and individual consultations (e.g., we can help you find a model for assessing individual performance in a team situation)
Topics in engineering teaching
- Warm calling for engagement
- Facilitating small-group problem solving in sections
- Grading problem sets
- Tips for office/student hours
- Inclusive teaching practices
UW Engineering educators are invited to contact ET&L to consult about implementing the methods in the above guidance or about any other education topic. See Teaching@UW for general teaching guidance applicable across disciplines.
Instructor feedback
Ken and Devshikha are both thoughtful resources that have been immensely supportive in developing educational content and program structures that are grounded in good practice and reinforced with thoughtful metrics.
[ET&L is helpful for] getting a sense of how my teaching is working in the classroom, and how I may be able to respond appropriately given my teaching goals. One of the things that is most helpful is the deep knowledge ET&L has about my teaching practice and goals for supporting my students.
Both Ken and Devshikha are extremely knowledgeable, thoughtful, and organized. They always have great ideas and have been tremendously helpful with various surveys, reviews, and consultations on curriculum matters past number of years. They are true assets to the UW community.