Journal Article
Learning Environments and Evidence-Based Practices in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
Kristen Billiar; Donald P. Gaver; Kenneth Barbee; Anita Singh; John D. DesJardins; Beth Pruitt; Joe Tranquillo; Glenn Gaudette; Beth Winkelstein; Lee Makowski; Jennifer R. Amos; Ann Saterbak; Joe LeDoux; Brian Helmke; Michele Grimm; Paul Benkeser; LeAnn Dourte Segan; Bryan Pfister; David Meaney; Treena Arinzeh; Susan Margulies
Biomedical Engineering Education · Vol. 2, Issue 1 · pp. 1-16 · 2022
Abstract
This paper provides a synopsis of discussions related to the Learning Environments track of the Fourth BME Education Summit held at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio in May 2019. This summit was organized by the Council of Chairs of Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, and participants included over 300 faculty members from 100+ accredited undergraduate programs. The Learning Environments track had six interactive workshops that provided facilitated discussion and provide recommendations in the areas of: (1) Authentic project/problem identification in clinical, industrial, and global settings, (2) Experiential problem/project-based learning within courses, (3) Experiential learning in co-curricular learning settings, (4) Team-based learning, (5) Teaching to reach a diverse classroom, and (6) Innovative platforms and pedagogy. A summary of the findings, best practices and recommendations from each of the workshops is provided under separate headings below, and a list of resources is provided at the end of this paper.