Engineering Education & the Flipped Classroom

Engineering Education & the Flipped Classroom

The Flipped Classroom (also called the Inverted Classroom) uses pre-class video video lectures to free up in class time for active learning and problem solving.

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Additional Teaching Resources

Lean Canvas for Invention (LCI) Professional Development Course, Project and Associated Papers

HYBRID-FLEXIBLE (HYFLEX) FLIPPED CLASS

http://teach-hyflex.utah.edu Links to an external site.

 

Engineering Education After Covid: Opportunities and Challenges

https://www.ece.iastate.edu/seminars-and-events/virtual-distinguished-lecture-with-cynthia-m-furse-education-after-covid-opportunities-and-adventures/ Links to an external site.

Cynthia Furse, James Nagel, Berardi Sensale-Rodriguez, Jamesina Simpson, “University of Utah Hybrid-Flexible Education,” IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Singapore (and virtual), Dec. 4-10, 2021 Download Cynthia Furse, James Nagel, Berardi Sensale-Rodriguez, Jamesina Simpson, “University of Utah Hybrid-Flexible Education,” IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Singapore (and virtual), Dec. 4-10, 2021

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After Covid Soapbox: Flipping and Flexing aren’t Optional Any More …
And Education is Better For It
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Esther Florence, Krishnasamy T. Selvan, Hugo Espinosa, Cynthia Furse, “Experiences from teaching an online short-term course on bioelectricity during the pandemic,” IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Singapore (and virtual), Dec. 4-10, 2021 Download Esther Florence, Krishnasamy T. Selvan, Hugo Espinosa, Cynthia Furse, “Experiences from teaching an online short-term course on bioelectricity during the pandemic,” IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Singapore (and virtual), Dec. 4-10, 2021

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Teaching Electromagnetics: Innovative Approaches and Pedagogical Strategies, edited by K.T. Selvan and Karl Warnick Links to an external site.

Chapter 10. Taking electromagnetics beyond electrical and electronics engineering
Soo Yong Lim, Yana Salchak and Cynthia Furse
Chapter 11. HyFlex Flipping: Combining In-Person and On-Line teaching for the Flexible Generation
Cynthia Furse, Donna Ziegenfuss
Chapter 12. Learning and teaching in a time of pandemic
Hugo G. Espinosa, Uday Khankhoje, Cynthia Furse, Levent Sevgi and Berardi Sensale Rodriguez

Review by Yaniv Brick Links to an external site.

 

Cynthia Furse, “How to Be a Great Advocate for Women in Engineering,” (invited WIE column) IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, Dec. 2020 Download Cynthia Furse, “How to Be a Great Advocate for Women in Engineering,” (invited WIE column) IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, Dec. 2020

Enhancing Education After COVID Links to an external site.Enhancing Education After COVID

 

Enhancing Education after Covid: What Students Want. (It's easy...) Communication, Content that Connects, and a little Caring.

 

Furse, Cynthia M., and Elene Tiffany Iskander. "Electromagnetics Education: Past, Present, and Future Directions." The World of Applied Electromagnetics. Springer, Cham, 2018. 655-675.

FLIPPED CLASSROOM

http://www.Teach-Flip.utah.edu Links to an external site.

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HIGHLIGHT HOW TO:

http://www.Teach-Flip.utah.edu Links to an external site.

Dr. Furse's Master Class on the Flipped Classroom https://ctle.utah.edu/instructor-resources/hybrid-courses-furse.php Links to an external site.

Download Cynthia Furse, Donna Ziegenfuss, "A Busy Professor's Guide to Sanely Flipping Your Classroom," accepted to IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Short Video: C. Furse, ‘A Busy Professor’s Guide to Sanely Flipping Your Classroom,’ Part 1 Links to an external site. Part 2 Links to an external site.

My first paper on the flipped classroom (before it had a name): Download Cynthia Furse, Lecture-Free Engineering Education, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, Vol 53. No. 5, Oct. 2011. pp. 176-179.

Download Donna Ziegenfuss, Cynthia Furse, Alyson Froehlich “Teach-Flipped: A Faculty Development MOOC on How to Teach Flipped,” 2018 Annual Amercan Society for Engineering Education Conference and Exposition, June 24-27,2018, Salt Lake City, Utah

A Master Class on Hybrid Teaching (candid discussion) Links to an external site.

(50 min keynote) C. Furse, ‘A Busy Professor’s Guide to Sanely Flipping Your Classroom,’ Utah State University Empowering Teaching Excellence Conference, Aug. 19, 2015 Links to an external site.

Cynthia Furse, (invited keynote), Flipping Teaching & Learning, Symposium on Emerging Technology Trends in Higher Education, Feb. 27, 2015, Salt Lake City. Published, 03/2015. Links to an external site.

Master Class on the Hybrid Flipped Classroom Links to an external site.

Links to an external site.Cynthia Furse, “Teaching and learning combined (TLC)”, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, 45(3), June 2003, pp. 166 - 167 Download Cynthia Furse, “Teaching and learning combined (TLC)”, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, 45(3), June 2003, pp. 166 - 167

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Download Donna Ziegenfuss and Cynthia Furse, “Evidence-Based Practice: Student-Centered and Teacher-Friendly Formative Assessment in Engineering,” 2018 Annual Amercan Society for Engineering Education Conference and Exposition, June 24-27,2018, Salt Lake City, Utah

Donna Harp Ziegenfuss, Eliot Sykes, Cynthia Furse, Edward Buendia, “Beyond the Click: Rethinking Assessment of an Adult Professional Development MOOC Links to an external site.,” International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 31(1), 2019.

Links to an external site.FREE TEXTBOOK INITIATIVE

F.T. Ulaby, M. Maharabiz, C. Furse, Circuits (2nd Ed.), NTS Press, 2015; (3rd Ed.) University of Michigan Press Links to an external site.

Cynthia Furse, Neil Cotter, Angela Rasmussen, “Bottlenecks and Muddiest Points in a Freshman Circuits Course,” 2018 Annual Amercan Society for Engineering Education Conference and Exposition, June 24-27,2018, Salt Lake City, Utah

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Amy Bergerson, Bryan Hodgkins, Cynthia Furse, ‘Outreach and Identity Development: New Perspectives on College Student Persistence,’ Journal of College Retention:  Research, Theory, and Practice, 16(2), pp. 165-185, Jan. 2014 Download Amy Bergerson, Bryan Hodgkins, Cynthia Furse, ‘Outreach and Identity Development: New Perspectives on College Student Persistence,’ Journal of College Retention:  Research, Theory, and Practice, 16(2), pp. 165-185, Jan. 2014

Elene T. Iskander, Paul Gore, Cynthia Furse, Amy Bergerson, ‘Gender Differences in Expressed Interests in Engineering-related Fields: ACT 30 year Data Analysis, Identified Trends, and Suggested Avenues to Reverse Trends Links to an external site.,’ Journal of Career Assessment. Feb. 8, 2013 See PDF HERE Download PDF HERE

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April Kedrowicz, Sundy Watanabe, Damon Hall, Cynthia Furse, “Infusing Technical Communication and Teamwork within the ECE Curriculum,” Turkish Journal, ELEKTRIK, special issue on Engineering education, Vol. 14, Issue 1, 2006

Download A. Magleby, C. Furse, “LAB REPORT WRITING (AND TEACHING!) MADE EASY,” 2008 ASEE 


Download Annual Conference & Exposition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 22‐25, 2008.

Damon Hall and Cynthia Furse, “Take a Stand: Speaking to Learn about RF Safety,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, 46(6), December 2004, pp. 146-150 Download Damon Hall and Cynthia Furse, “Take a Stand: Speaking to Learn about RF Safety,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, 46(6), December 2004, pp. 146-150

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Download Cynthia Furse, Raymond Woodward, Michael Jensen, "Wireless Local Area Network Laboratory for Microwave Engineering Courses," IEEE Trans. Education, 47, No. 1, Feb2004, pp.18-25

 

Cynthia Furse, Lance Griffiths, Behrouz Farhang-Boroujeny, and Geeta Pasrija, “Integration of Signals/Systems and Electromagnetics Courses through the Design of a Communication System for a Cardiac Pacemaker,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, 47(2), April 2005 pp. 117 - 119 Download Cynthia Furse, Lance Griffiths, Behrouz Farhang-Boroujeny, and Geeta Pasrija, “Integration of Signals/Systems and Electromagnetics Courses through the Design of a Communication System for a Cardiac Pacemaker,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, 47(2), April 2005 pp. 117 - 119

NSF Project-Based Design Lab Curriculum at the UofU

 

Team Members:

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Dr. Cynthia Furse (Links to an external site.) Page under construction

Acknowledgement:

This material is based, in part, upon work supported by the National Science Foundation.