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MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Faculty
Diane Soderholm

Diane Hauer Soderholm

Instructional Designer
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
37-375
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 253-5575
dhsoder@mit.edu

Ph.D., 1991, Syracuse University, Instructional Design, Development, and Evaluation
Ed.M., 1985, Boston University
B.S., 1982, SUNY Geneseo

Specialization and Research Interests

Engineering leadership, Bernard M. Gordon - MIT Engineering Leadership Program, CDIO Engineering Education Initiative, integration of CDIO into Engineering Curricula, course design and development, curriculum design, instructional materials design and development

Interests

Faculty resource materials, CDIO Initiative, active learning, diffusion of educational innovations

Positions Held at MIT

Educational Affiliate, Teaching and Learning Lab, 2001–present; Educational Consultant, Cambridge-MIT Institute, 2003–2006; Education Coordinator, Center for Innovation and Product Development, 1998–2000

Honors and Awards

MIT AeroAstro Above & Beyond Award, 2006

Society Memberships

American Society for Engineering Education

Selected publications

Edstrom, K., Soderholm, D., Knutson-Wedel, M. (2007). Teaching and Learning. In E. Crawley, J. Malmqvist, S. Ostlund & D. Brodeur, Rethinking Engineering Education: The CDIO approach. New York, Springer

Bankel, J., Berggren, K.F., Crawley, E., Engström, M., El Gaidi, K., Wiklund, I., Östlund, S., Soderholm, D. (2005).  Benchmarking engineering curricula with the CDIO Syllabus. International Journal of Engineering Education, 21(1), 121-133. http://www.cdio.org/papers/papers.html#benchmarking

Janes, J., & Hauer, D. (Eds.). (1988).  Now what?: Readings on surviving (and even enjoying) your first experience at college teaching. (2nd ed.). Acton, MA: Copley

Selected Conference Papers and Presentations

Curriculum design based on the CDIO Syllabus. Crawley, E., Östlund, S., Edström, K., Soderholm, D.  UICEE (UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education) 8th Annual Conference on Engineering Education, Kingston, Jamaica, February 7-11, 2005

Online teaching resources for professional engineering skills. Soderholm, D., Keesee, J. Syllabus Conference, Cambridge, MA, December 8-10, 2003

Using concept maps and concept questions to enhance conceptual understanding. Darmofal, D., Soderholm, D., Brodeur, D. ASEE/IEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, November 6-9, 2002

Adoption of active learning in a lecture-based engineering class. Hall, S.R., Waitz, I., Brodeur, D., Soderholm, D., Nasr, R. ASEE/IEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, November 6-9, 2002

Promoting leadership in girls in an informal educational environment: The FAIHM (“fame”) program.  Lathan, C., Abrams, C., Flowers, W., Gray, T., Newman, D., Stolnitz, D., Soderholm, D.Best Technical Paper Award, Society of Women Engineers, 2000 SWE National Conference, Washington, D.C., June 27-July 1, 2000

 

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