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Though Engineering Lecturer Jeff
Ringenberg is beau known for his atti-
tude in the lecture hall, many of hia
students are more familiar with him
outside of the classroom.
"I teach on Central Campus, andI
ride the bus down," he said. "And every
single time I've gone down there, I've
talked with a student from a previous
semester."
As one of the instructors for Engi-
neering 101 - a mandatory class for
freshmen engineering students -
Ringenberg plays a large role in guid-
ing those who come to Ann Arbor with
hopes of being engineers.
"One year, I had three sections
of 101, and there are six sections,"
Ringenberg said. "So I taught half of
all the freshman in Engineering."
Ringenbergdirects studentscthrough
their first projects as engineers. He
said he tries to keep his courses rel-
evant for students by integrating new
and advancing technology.
"I think that students grow up with
(technology) nowadays, and it's a part
of their lives," Ringenberg said. "I'd
rather that they experience something
in the classroom that they're used to
than something they've never really
had as a part of their lives."
Ringenberg oversees projects rang-
log from basic programming to devel-
oping new iPhone applications.
"One group (of students) is working
on a program to help students learn
how to program for the iPhone, and
hopefully for the iWad when it comes
out," Ringenberg said. "Another one
of the groups is working on a native
application for CTools."
Ringenberg is also working on his
own projects. He said most of these
projects revolve around teaching and
classroom innovations.
"I'm thinking about having students
use their cell phones to take online
question and answer (quizzes), so they
don't have to buy that $80 clicker," he
said referring to Qwizdom - a clicker berg has also taught overseas.
required in many large lecture classes "I taught for two summers in China.
at the University. That's something students might not
Ringenberg has turned one of his know about me," Ringenberg said.
projects into a classroom competition "And I met (former Michigan foot-
in Engineering 101, called Michigan ball coach) Lloyd Carr in China. He
Lecturer Competition. Students break had just gotten an honorary doctorate
up into teams and present to the class, from U of M, so I thought it was really
Then students vote on the presents- funny that he was a doctor and I was
tion they like best. a doctor, so I took the picture with
In addition to his time teaching him."
engineers here in Ann Arbor, Ringen-
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