A biomedical materials course is taught through problem-based learning. This technique actively engages students in the learning process and teaches them professional skills in addition to technical knowledge. Students learn problem solving, communication and teamwork skills.

My approach is to employ open-ended problems as topics for semester-long group projects in a diverse set of engineering courses. These projects serve as a thematic framework for self-directed learning.

Jigsaw is a collaborative learning activity where students learn a topic of interest by splitting the task. Competition allows students to engineer solutions towards building a predictive model for exercises in drug activity prediction, protein sequence classification.

We are developing materials for the just-in- time teaching of engineering based on a conceptual framework. The hallmark of this approach is that students are required to complete online quizzes on the reading prior to each class.

The objectives of the effort were to: disseminate sophomore level chemical engineering Thermodynamics materials via internet media and provide audio and visual materials that can be revisited anytime, anywhere, and at any pace.

Active and Self-Directed Learning.

Combining the use of student response systems (i.e., clickers) with in-class use of computer- based programming assignments/examples for purposes of enhancing active learning in the classroom.

Drawing upon "Quality, Relevance and Impact" and highlighting student- centered pedagogies while providing practical examples of integration of research and engineering education, leveraging partnerships among different researches in the campus as well as between the campus and governmental agencies, my innovation creates a foundation for understanding how to increase student interest in bioengineering.

I am investigating more effective ways to incorporate clickers and lecture demonstrations into my instruction, moving beyond in-class discussions and into in-class group activities and outside assignments. Also, I am working on making various improvements to the students' educational experiences in our School's junior-level Fundamentals Laboratory sections, which includes assigning complementary mini-design projects during required recitation periods.