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Karan Watson Ethel Ashworth-Tsutsui Memorial Lecture – Nov. 11, 2022

October 16, 2023 | By Hillary Merzdorf

Karan L. Watson, Provost Emeritus and a Regents Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, was the invited speaker for the 2022-2023 Ethel Ashworth-Tsutsui Memorial Lecture, sponsored by Texas A&M Arts and Sciences Outreach and Women In Science and Engineering (WISE). Watson presented a virtual lecture, “Teaching to Those Who Will Be Shaping Society in […]

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Artificial Intelligence in Learning and Education Committee Efforts

August 16, 2023 | By Drew Casey

Artificial intelligence is a powerful teaching tool for instructors, not a replacement. Engineering curricula can incorporate AI to promote high-quality teaching practices of feedback, personalization, and assessment. Drs. Tracy Hammond, Debra Fowler, Juan Garza, and Hillary Merzdorf discussed ways of developing pedagogy, policies, and resources that leverages AI tools in the engineering classroom, with strategies […]

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No Place to Go

January 4, 2023 | By Hannah Cooper

blind person outside with walking stick

by Amanda Lacy, edited by Hannah Cooper Before attending the University of Texas (UT), I took classes on 2 varying campuses at Austin Community College, as did several other blind students. The paths felt safe. The layouts did not require us to share space with cars, bicycles, or other dangerous machines. There were only a […]

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The Dark Side of Group Work for the Visually Impaired

December 23, 2022 | By Hannah Cooper

students gathered in a group with laptops

by Amanda Lacy, edited by Hannah Cooper An unintended but devastating side effect of Universities expanding the use of group projects is the exclusion of the visually impaired. Groups appear ideal, primarily because the role teamwork plays in an employment setting, but in reality, group assignments bring out the worst aspects of the social ‘game’ […]

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Recess is Clobbering Time

December 22, 2022 | By Hannah Cooper

student with braille

by Amanda Lacy, edited by Hannah Cooper People with visual disabilities earn bachelor’s degrees in all fields at a rate less than half that of people without a disability. In general, there appear to be more blind students at community colleges and smaller universities, and fewer than one might expect to find at larger institutions […]

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