STEM – The Big Beacon

Big Beacon Radio Ep. 89: The Transformative Experience in Engineering Education: An Interview with Katherine Goodman

Ep. 89 - The Transformative Experience in Engineering Education: An Interview with Katherine Goodman In this episode, host Dave Goldberg is joined by University of Colorado Denver professor, Katherine Goodman. In 2015, Katherine earned her PhD with her dissertation entitled: "The Transformative Experience in Engineering Education." Join Katherine and Dave as they explore transformative learning in engineering students through motivated…

What Does it Really Mean to be a STEM School?

Check out this piece written by Innovators Across Boundaries (IAB) member, Ann Kaiser of ProjectEngin. At ProjectEngin, we deal with schools, teachers, and classrooms in various stages of defining themselves as “STEM” or sometimes “STEAM”. It can range from one teacher “doing STEM” for 20-30 minutes per week to an entire school claiming to be “certified in STEM”. Somehow the…

Big Beacon Radio Ep. 62: Teaching and Learning STEM: A Conversation with Richard Felder and Rebecca Brent

Ep. 62 -Teaching and Learning STEM: A Conversation with Richard Felder and Rebecca Brent In this episode, host Dave Goldberg welcomes Richard Felder and Rebecca Brent, co-authors of 'Teaching and Learning STEM: A Practical Guide'. Drs. Felder and Brent regularly present workshops on effective teaching, mentoring and supporting new faculty members, and faculty development, on campuses and at conferences around…

Big Beacon Radio Ep. 60: Bringing Engineering Design into K-12 : An Interview with ProjectEngin’s Ann Kaiser

Ep. 60 - Bringing Engineering Design into K-12 : An Interview with ProjectEngin's Ann Kaiser In this episode, host Dave Goldberg welcomes Ann Kaiser, STEM education consultant and CEO of ProjectEngin—a company dedicated to integrating engineering design into K-12 STEM curriculum. Join Ann and Dave to explore how ProjectEngin's workshops, coaching, and curriculum design services are designed to encourage creativity and…

Engineering-Enhanced Liberal Education Project

Interested in exploring and expanding the relationship between engineering education and the liberal arts? Check out this exciting new project, the Engineering-Enhanced Liberal Education Project, spearheaded by renowned author and consultant, Sheila Tobias, in conjunction with The Teagle Foundation and ASEE: When The Teagle Foundation embarked on an initiative to bring the liberal arts (including the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences,…

Big Beacon Radio Ep. 56: Engineering Enhanced Liberal Education: An Interview with Sheila Tobias

Ep. 56 - Engineering Enhanced Liberal Education: An Interview with Sheila Tobias In this episode, host Dave Goldberg welcomes Sheila Tobias, author of countless books and publications relating to the field of STEM education dating back to the 1970s, including 'Overcoming Math Anxiety', 'They're not Dumb, They're Different', 'Breaking the Science Barrier', and 'Rethinking Science as a Career'. Join Sheila and…