Systems Engineer. Engineering Educator.

Rebecca M. Reck, Ph.D.

I strive to make instructional laboratories accessible and inclusive spaces for all students, allowing them to learn from hands-on STEM experiences, by creating resources for lab instructors that are informed by rigorous research in all aspects of laboratory course design.

Lab and Design Community of Practice

The Lab and Design Community of Practice was formed in the spring of 2021 with the goal of bringing lab and design instructors together from across the Grainger College of Engineering to address shared challenges.

Accessibility and Inclusion in Undergraduate Labs

Lab and design courses are an integral part of a STEM education, however, there are unique barriers to creating an inclusive space where all students can successfully achieve the learning objectives of the course. This project seeks to identify these barriers and reduce them with evidence-based practices.

Alternative Grading

Alternative grading shifts the focus of grades for each assignment from maximizing the number of points via partial credit to the student’s ability to demonstrate their achievement of the course learning objectives.

SPARK

Strategic Preparation for Academic Resilience and Know-how (SPARK) is an initiative to prepare STEM graduate students who identify as women for faculty careers. We are creating resources and workshops to fill a gap in preparation that isn’t readily available as part of many graduate programs or targeted for an audience of women.

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