FIC Mission
The Faculty Innovation Center (FIC) is dedicated to enabling exceptional engineering education at The University of Texas. The FIC provides media, instructional, and faculty development services to support faculty in enhancing their teaching, both with and without technology.
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Faculty Innovation Center
University of Texas at Austin
Cockrell School of Engineering
ETC 2.146, ETC 4.106 & ETC 5.154
Austin, TX 78712-0292
Phone: 512.471.3850
Fax: 512.232.1786
fic3@mail.utexas.edu
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June 2001 Faculty Spotlight Instructional innovation is a topic of keen interest to Dr. Billy Koen of the Mechanical Engineering Department. Last year, he developed a version of ME 205, Computers and Programming, that is not only Web-based, but it is also taught using the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI). PSI is a mastery oriented, self-paced program that emphasizes direct interaction between student, proctor and professor. "This course really opened my eyes. I was truly amazed at the ease that traditional PSI could be transported to the Web. Eighty percent of the students who completed ME 205 said they would like to take another course taught this way", commented Dr. Koen. This site blurs the boundary between Web and live course interactions by using Web cams and chat programs in all aspects of proctoring, teaching and evaluation. Dr. Koen and Dr. Kathy Schmidt, the FIC's manager, were recognized for ME 205 with a first place prize from the University's Innovative Instructional Technology Awards Program (IITAP). This summer, energetic Dr. Koen will teach ME 391R, AI for Engineers, and ME 205 online and from Japan. |
| Last Updated on Thursday, April 23, 2009 |
