Diana Bairaktarova, Department of Engineering Education, Virginia Tech, joins us online for a hybrid seminar. She will share a perspective on how educators respond to crises and difficult topics in the classroom to support learning and discusses research in the humanities and social sciences, as well as empathy frameworks to foster empathy development of engineering graduates. The seminar will include a short presentation of the topic, followed by questions and discussion.
Overview
- Date:Starts 17 March 2023, 15:00Ends 17 March 2023, 17:00
- Location:Room Scrum1 in the main library
- Language:English
Diana is an Associate Professor and Assistant Department Head for Research and Engagement. She is also an Affiliate Faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and in the Human-centered Design Program. More about Diana's research group can be found here: ACE(D) Research Lab acedvt.com
Title of presentation
Empathy in engineering education
Suggested reading for the seminar
Bairaktarova, D. (2022), Caring for the future: Empathy in engineering education to empower learning. Journal of Engineering Education, 111: 502-507. https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20476
