When the Student Hall for Exploration and Development (SHED) opens in the fall, the multi-use facility will create an entirely new learning environment for RIT faculty and students alike.
RIT Professor Matt Marshall combined two sections of the Engineering Exploration seminar that will meet in one of the extra-large classrooms in the SHED. He will teach the entire cohort of undeclared engineering majors in a space large enough for hands-on learning activities.
“We’ve never had the opportunity to teach nearly 150 students in a space conducive to active learning,” said Marshall, associate dean of RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering. “When the SHED came around we knew right away the Engineering Exploration seminar would be a good course to bring into that space and provide that added experiential element to enhance it.”
The seminar is an important course…
