EngSoc

VP Education Report

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Hey A-soc,

Hope the reading week went well and everyone is ready to take on the 2nd half of the term. We have a lot of things happening so take your time to look around.

Be sure to look at the PDEng Renewal updates written by others in this issue. We have published the first set of changes that we are  going to implement, so be sure to check it out at http://www.engineering.uwaterloo.ca/pdengrenewal. You can leave your input on the website or you can talk to Sasha or myself by March 1st.

On another note, we are starting a new initiative with Waterloo SOS – Student Offering SupportWaterloo SOS is a UW student body that runs extra help sessions for midterms and final exams in a variety of math, science and accounting courses. SOS charges $15-$25 per session and all the proceeds goes to sustainable educational projects in developing nations. Now, we are looking to expand SOS to engineering and I believe this is win-win situation for both parties. To do so, we need help. If you want to be a tutor, coordinator or organizer of this project, let me know!

Another education initiative that I have started is Light It Up – http://www.light-it-up.org/. Currently, it is an online web application for 1st year students taking the GENE/ME 123 electrical circuit course. Student can build their own circuit and the app will solve and animate the circuit for interactive learning. However, the current technology can take education to a new level in other courses too. Find out more at http://www.light-it-up.org/.

In the upcoming weeks, I will be holding academic rep meetings, administrating course critiques and administrating debt load surveys with my directors. As well, there will be EngSoc exec elections along with many other EngSoc events. So be involved.

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