What are Academic Excellence Workshops (AEWs)?
Academic Excellence Workshops in the College of Engineering are taken in conjunction with core engineering courses in math, computer science, and chemistry. The optional, one-credit AEWs are weekly two-hour cooperative learning sessions. Designed to enhance student understanding, they feature peer-facilitated group work on problems at or above the level of course instruction. Small-group activities are directed by undergraduate peer educators called facilitators. The AEWs are based on research showing that cooperative methods (as opposed to an individual, competitive approach to learning) promote higher grades, greater persistence, deeper comprehension, more enjoyment in learning, and more positive attitudes toward academic work.
