{"id":625,"date":"2021-03-31T21:58:07","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T21:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/gentry\/?page_id=625"},"modified":"2024-03-01T10:21:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T18:21:21","slug":"teaching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/gentry\/teaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Interests"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"625\" class=\"elementor elementor-625\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1882f94a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1882f94a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74fd765f\" data-id=\"74fd765f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2573d2f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-page-title\" data-id=\"2573d2f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"page-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"hfe-page-title hfe-page-title-wrapper elementor-widget-heading\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTeaching Interests  \n\t\t\t<\/h2 > \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26bb0ae0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"26bb0ae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61f050b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61f050b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am interested in applying pedagogy and the science of learning, into how I teach engineering.&nbsp; improving the teaching of laboratory and computational modules in materials science, focusing on curriculum development and pedagogy.<\/p>\n<h4>Teaching methods<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Peer learning assistants to support student project teams and introductory education<\/li>\n<li>Alternative grading schemes (mastery learning and specifications grading)<\/li>\n<li>Oral exams<\/li>\n<li>Active learning<\/li>\n<li>Supporting student mental health and wellness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Courses<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I teach variety of materials science courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level (thermodynamics, kinetics, mechanical behavior, materials selection, laboratory courses).<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Contributions to Materials Education:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>SP Gentry. <\/b>&#8220;Materials Science Education Champion Seminar Series.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/nanohub.org\/resources\/33975\">https:\/\/nanohub.org\/resources\/33975<\/a>) 2020.<\/li>\n<li>N Shuman, <strong>SP Gentry<\/strong>. \u201cMaterials for Hydrogen-Based Energy Conversion.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/nanohub.org\/resources\/hydrogenenergy\">https:\/\/nanohub.org\/resources\/hydrogenenergy<\/a>). 2020.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SP Gentry, <\/strong>R Altovar. \u201c\u2018Turning Fruit Juice into Graphene Quantum Dots\u2019 Supplementary Lesson Plans: Going Atomic.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/nanohub.org\/resources\/34255\">https:\/\/nanohub.org\/resources\/34255<\/a>). 2020.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SP Gentry<\/strong>, S DeWitt, M Zhang. \u201cSimulating Precipitate Morphology using a Phase Field Model.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/nanohub.org\/resources\/31734\">https:\/\/nanohub.org\/resources\/31734<\/a>). 2019<\/li>\n<li><strong>SP Gentry<\/strong>. \u201cScaffolding Simulations in a Rate Processes of Materials Course.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/nanohub.org\/resources\/28793\">https:\/\/nanohub.org\/resources\/28793<\/a>). 2018.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SP Gentry<\/strong>. \u201cMaterials: More than a Name.\u201d DataVis: Materials Properties, McGraw-Hill Education (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessengineeringlibrary.com\/datavis\/material-properties#\/\">https:\/\/www.accessengineeringlibrary.com\/datavis\/material-properties#\/<\/a>). 2017.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SP Gentry<\/strong>. \u201cLinking the Processing and Properties of a Material.\u201d DataVis: Materials Properties, McGraw-Hill Education (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.accessengineeringlibrary.com\/datavis\/material-properties#\/\">https:\/\/www.accessengineeringlibrary.com\/datavis\/material-properties#\/<\/a>). 2017.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SP Gentry,&nbsp;<\/strong>T Faltens. \u201cVisualizing Crystal Structures: An interactive group classroom activity.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/nanohub.org\/resources\/25263\">https:\/\/nanohub.org\/resources\/25263<\/a>). 2016.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Supporting Student Success During the COVID-19 Pandemic:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, I led the creation of a 1-unit seminar course titled \u201cStrategies for Success in Online Learning\u201d, which was first offered during Spring Quarter 2020. A description of the course and course materials are available here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.ucdavis.edu\/gentry\/seminar-online-learning\/\">Seminar on Online Learning<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teaching Interests I am interested in applying pedagogy and the science of learning, into how I teach engineering.&nbsp; improving the teaching of laboratory and computational modules in materials science, focusing on curriculum development and pedagogy. 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