The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) awarded its annual Outstanding Teaching Award to Professor Paul Nissenson from the mechanical engineering department. Chosen from among a national pool of nominees, Nissenson was selected for his dedication to teaching and leveraging…
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Podcasts have gained popularity over the years because their accessibility enables listeners to tune-in on the go. There is a wide variety of topics available to listen to such as, comedy, news, true crime stories and talk shows. Podcasts are…
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It all started with a discussion in the mechanical engineering department back in 2012. Faculty wanted to find a way to easily share videos with colleagues and students who might be interested in them. Then, with YouTube gaining popularity and…
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These days, it is not unusual for Peter Hanink’s course lectures to be interrupted by his children asking him a question or the sound of them playing not far from the dining room table where he set up his virtual…
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Podcasts have never been more popular. Accordingly, Cal Poly Pomona has a growing list of podcast series produced by faculty, students and staff from various departments. Below are summaries of some of the podcasts currently being produced by the CPP…
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This summer, Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Paul Nissenson officially launched a new podcast titled, “The Engineering Student Experience,” which is aimed at current and future engineering students. Guests range from current engineering students, practicing engineers, and faculty members who discuss…
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They came together to test whether transforming a mechanical engineering course from a more traditional lecture-based class to one that offers students more opportunities to interact would improve learning outcomes. More than three years later, Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Paul…
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It’s hard to say which sounded sweeter to Professor Paul Nissenson, the cacophony of his students’ voices as they worked together solving engineering problems or the audience’s applause when he and six other Cal Poly Pomona faculty members received the…
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Engineering students struggling through tough courses, or who just have an interest in learning, have a brand-new resource thanks to the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Faculty members from the department have launched a new website called ME Online, which hosts…
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