2 - Tuesday, February 9, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 0 MONDAY: WEDNESDAY: In Other Ivory Towers Prfso Poie Before You Were Here Engfineering successU THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week 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- ALEXA BREED VELD 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com JACOB SMILOVITZ DAN NEWMAN Editor is Chief Business Managee 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 smilovitz@miehigandailyeom tmdbusiness@gmsailcom CONTACT INFORMATION Newsraom Offceu r s Sun.-Thurs. 11 ax. - 2a.m. News Tipsnes@michigandaily.comx Corrections co'w ine@ihigandaily.comx Letes tothe Editor tothedailymicigaendaily.comx Pholtraphy Department photo@mihigandaily.com Arts Section axpat,@michigandaily.com Editorial Page opinin@iigadailycom Sports Sectian sports@michigandaily.com Display Sales dispay@mihiandaily.com Classified Sales classifid@michigandaily.com Online Sales oniads@michigandaily.coi Finance finance@michigandaily.com EDITORIAL STAFF Matt Aaronson Maxning Editor aaronso@icigadaiy.com Jillian Berman MnageingesEeditor 5,,xan@michieandaily.com SEIRNW EIOS icoleAber, Malloy Jones, Stephanie Steinberg, Kye Rathel Van Slider Editoril PeEditor vangilderxmihiadaiy.com, SENIOR EDITORIs AL AEEDISnBranla,nherty, Erika Maye,Emily Orley, Laura Ryan Kartje ManinSpeortditor karje@michigandaily.com SEsNIO PS E DIsOsS Na iole Auerbch,.MrkBun,Gio Juaj, Chris Me~sszrse Steo50 Jamielack M.,,,eingexs Editor blok@mihiandailycom SENIOR ARTS EDITORS: Carolyn 55aeki, Andrew, Lapin, Jeff Sanford 55ASSISTANT ARTS 50DITORS: eBugin, Sharon Jacobs, BrigiKilcoi,Mike Kutz KaviShekhar~aney MaxtCollins and ephotomichigandailycome Sam Wolsan ManagingePhot dtrs SENIOR PHTO EDITOR OR MULTIMDIA hnel Vn Hbsburg-Lothringen ASSISTAeNsOsO EIOS:.Aro, Augsburner, Jake romm, MarissaeMclain, Sarah Squire and desig,@mihiandailycom Anna Lein-Zieinski MnagingesigenEditoen SEaIOnDEnSIGN EDIOR:sAngeaChili Tarevralern Megazine Editor ealeo@michieandaily.com Melanie Fried and copydeskic,higandailyecom Rachel Philips Copy chiefs BUSINESS STAFF KaielJozwiak SseMaener SALESFORCE MANAGER:Mlly Twigg Ryan Basinski Classified Masner CLASIFIED ASSTATSMANAG0ERKylaLaCata Jason Mahakianerdctio Manere Allison lanlacres Leyout Manager Vivian Lee FinanceeManager Brittany Morales CicionM nere Brad Wieyeriec Co oao The MichigantDily (ISSN 0745-967) ie pubished Mndy through Friaingethe fall ad winteerm yetdets atte Uiersity f Mihiga. 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