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Siara Isaac

Nationalité: Canada, UK

EPFL AVP-E CAPE
RLC D1 740 (Rolex Learning Center)
Station 20
1015 Lausanne

Office: RLC D1 740
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Site web: https://cape.epfl.ch

EPFL AVP-E CAPE
RLC D1 740 (Rolex Learning Center)
Station 20
1015 Lausanne

Expertise

Higher Education Teaching and Learning
Interactive Teaching for Large Groups
Artificial Nucleoside Analogs

Formation

Ph.D., Educational Research

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2021 – 2021 Lancaster University, UK
Dirigée par Paul Ashwin

M.Sc., Bio-Organic Chemistry

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2008 – 2008 McGill University, Montreal
Dirigée par Masad Damha

B.Sc., Honours Chemistry

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2001 – 2001 McGill University, Montreal

Publications représentatives

Employing epistemic micro-practices to assess progress and barriers in engineering students’ ethics development

Isaac, S., & Shew, A.
Published in Handbook of Engineering Ethics Education. Routledge. in 2024

Teaching assistants’ contributions to creating inclusive and equitable learning spaces in engineering

de Lima, J., Isaac, S., & Kovacs, H.
Published in European Journal of Engineering Education in 2024

Educating Engineering Students to Address Bias and Discrimination Within Their Project Teams

Isaac, S., Kotluk, N., & Tormey, R.
Published in Science and Engineering Ethics in 2023

Sustainability and Ethicality are Peripheral to Students’ Software Design

Isaac, S., Kothiyal, A., Borsò, P., & Ford, B.
Published in International Journal of Engineering Education in 2023

Cours

Learning and collaboration in project

HUM-279

Ce cours explore les fondements théoriques et pratiques de l'apprentissage par projets. L'étude active de modèles, contextes et outils utilisés dans l'apprentissage par projet vous permettra de développer des compétences cognitives et collaboratives utiles à tout contexte de projet.

Lecturing and Presenting in Engineering

ENG-629

Informed by contemporary research on teaching engineering, participants design and deliver lessons for specific audiences. This course is relevant for teaching assistants and those who intend to make teaching science or engineering part of their career, in a formal or informal way.

Science and Engineering Teaching and Learning - FALL

ENG-624(a)

This course develops teaching skills through the introduction of research-informed approaches and the opportunity to practice strategies appropriate for higher education science and technology contexts (exercises, labs, projects and traditional courses).

Science and Engineering Teaching and Learning - SPRING

ENG-624(b)

This course develops teaching skills through the introduction of research-informed approaches and the opportunity to practice strategies appropriate for higher education science and technology contexts (exercises, labs, projects and traditional courses).

Supervising Students in Projects and Labs

ENG-633

The combination of practical and reflective activities in this course provide participants with evidence-informed teaching skills for supervising and evaluating students working on projects.