(254b) High Structure Course Design for Chemical Engineering Courses

Calls for using evidence-based pedagogies have been expanding in the past decade so as to improve student learning and outcomes. High structure courses are designed to do just that as they prepare students to be actively engaged in the learning process via pre-class content acquisition and assessment, in-class active learning and problem solving, and after-class review. Significant literature has showed high structure courses in a variety of STEM disciplines to be efficacious over traditional didactic courses as students show increased performance, students feel more belonging, and achievement gaps are narrowed or closed. This talk will cover the basics of using high structure course design in chemical engineering courses including introductory thermodynamics and material and energy balances. Attendees will leave this talk with the knowledge, skills, and references necessary to design their high structure course from scratch or to modify an existing course into a high structure course.