Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0368-0579
Document Type
Book
Publication Date
Fall 9-9-2026
Department
Thayer School of Engineering
Abstract
We borrowed the “GIFTs” acronym from the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), whose annual conference includes sessions in which educators share quick, actionable ideas for new and exciting teaching practices that they’ve developed.
In this collection, we present over thirty Great Ideas For Teaching—collected from faculty and staff at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College—that can be used in diverse labs and classrooms.
The specific theme of the GIFTs in this volume is: accessibility & inclusion. The ideas in this collection are all aimed at making our course content more understandable, our materials more navigable, or our learning environments more welcoming to a diverse group of students. This is important because different learners have different needs, and in order to fulfill our educational mission, we must make every effort to help each unique student become the best engineer that they can be.
Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation
Korsunskiy, Eugene; Bonfert-Taylor, Petra; Burgin, Emme; Campbell, Jentry; Diamond, Solomon G. G.; Farnham, Kendall R.; Fitzpatrick, Mattias W.; Gallivan, Rebecca; Hixon, Katherine R.; Kokko, Michael; Marrero, Wesley; May, Vicki V.; Mayfield, Erin N.; Meyer, Colin R.; Monroe, Emily H.; Montgomery, Nina; Odame, Kofi M.; Ray, Laura E.; Robbie, Peter J.; Steinhauer, Rafe H.; Van Citters, Douglas W.; and Vaze, Vikrant S., "The Little Book of GIFTs: Great Ideas For Teaching" (2026). Dartmouth Scholarship. 4373.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/4373
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Educational Methods Commons, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Commons
Comments
Readers are encouraged to submit their own Great Ideas For Teaching at https://dartgo.org/gifts