Prof. Lawrence Chen will serve as Academic Lead of eLATE

Prof. Lawrence Chen has agreed to serve as the first Academic Lead of the eLATE (enhancing learning and teaching in Engineering) initiative.  Prof. Chen will work in collaboration with academic staff and the Pedagogical Coordinator towards meeting the initiative’s objectives, bringing the perspective of a faculty member. Professor Chen is one of our Faculty’s leaders in teaching and learning improvement, and has a growing record of advancing the state of education in our Faculty by implementing new teaching methodologies in FACC courses as well as undergraduate and graduate ECSE courses. These methodologies have been proven to be effective at increasing student engagement and learning.  In recognition of his efforts, he received the 2015 SALTISE Best Practices and Pedagogical Innovators Award at the university level.