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Scaffolding Success: Dr. Koloutsou-Vakakis on Collaboration, Coding, and Curriculum Reform
Dr. Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis, Senior Lecturer and Research Scientist in Civil and Environmental Engineering, joins SIIP and Share to discuss her SIIP project focused on integrating computational thinking across the civil and environmental engineering curriculum. She shares how her team introduced tools like R and Python into 200- and 300-level courses, redesigned assignments to reflect real-world engineering challenges, and connected coding to societal impact. The episode highlights the role of community-driven curriculum design, shifting student perceptions of coding, and how embedding computation into engineering education better prepares students to solve complex, real-world problems.
Guest(s): Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis
Link:https://cee.illinois.edu/directory/profile/sotiriak
Host: Holly Golecki
Engineered by: Piper Pascarella
Produced by: Natalie Taylor and Evelyn Ochoa Arias
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By SIIP and Share PodcastDr. Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis, Senior Lecturer and Research Scientist in Civil and Environmental Engineering, joins SIIP and Share to discuss her SIIP project focused on integrating computational thinking across the civil and environmental engineering curriculum. She shares how her team introduced tools like R and Python into 200- and 300-level courses, redesigned assignments to reflect real-world engineering challenges, and connected coding to societal impact. The episode highlights the role of community-driven curriculum design, shifting student perceptions of coding, and how embedding computation into engineering education better prepares students to solve complex, real-world problems.
Guest(s): Sotiria Koloutsou-Vakakis
Link:https://cee.illinois.edu/directory/profile/sotiriak
Host: Holly Golecki
Engineered by: Piper Pascarella
Produced by: Natalie Taylor and Evelyn Ochoa Arias
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Follow us on socials!
Visit the SIIP and Share website
@SIIPandSharePodcast on Instagram
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Follow us on LinkedIn