{"424791":{"#nid":"424791","#data":{"type":"news","title":"AE\u0027s Dr. Amy Pritchett chosen for CETL\u0027s Curriculum Innovation Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Center for Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) has announced that AE Professor Amy Pritchett has been chosen to receive the 2014 Curriculum Innovation Award.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPritchett, the David S. Lewis Associate Professor of Cognitive Engineering, will formally receive the award at the Faculty Honors Luncheon, April 11.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA longtime member of the AE faculty, Pritchett was recognized by CETL and her aerospace engineering colleagues for introducing Problem Based Learning (PBL) to both upper and lower level\u0026nbsp;AE courses.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Dr. Pritchett has proven to be a tireless and data-driven advocate for using PBL to empower our students to take control of their learning,\u0022\u0026nbsp;said AE\u0026nbsp;Chair Dr. Vigor Yang. \u0022In so doing, she has introduced many students to talents and capabilities they never knew they had.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProblem based learning (PBL) is an instructional method that requires teams of students to solve tough, authentic problems as a means of learning challenging material. The PBL approach encourages students to:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003Eidentify what knowledge they need to acquire;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Ereflect on this informations applicability to the problem and their depth of understanding;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Edevelop the skills essential to problem solving within the domain;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Estay active in learning activities spanning gathering information, assessing and applying knowledge as it is gained, and problem solving;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003Eassume ownership and responsibility for their learning.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Pritchett earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She currently holds a joint appointment in Georgia Tech\u0027s schools of Aerospace Engineering and Industrial Systems Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn additon to overseeing numerous research projects sponsored by industry, NASA and the FAA, Pritchett has\u0026nbsp; served as director of NASA\u2019s Aviation Safety Program, where she was responsible for planning and execution of the program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe has published more than 170 scholarly publications in conference proceedings and in scholarly journals such as\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EHuman Factors\u003C\/em\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EJournal of Aircraft\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EAir Traffic Control Quarterly.\u003C\/em\u003EShe is the the Editor in Chief of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EJournal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022rtecenter\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022rtecenter\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDr. Amy Pritchett engaging with students in her Georgia Tech office\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Georgia Tech Center for Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) has announced that AE Professor Amy Pritchett has been chosen to receive the 2014 Curriculum Innovation Award."}],"uid":"27456","created_gmt":"2015-07-14 16:36:42","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:04","author":"Britanny Grace","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-03-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-03-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1239","name":"School of Aerospace Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2082","name":"aerospace engineering"},{"id":"14369","name":"Amy Pritchett"},{"id":"1601","name":"CETL"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["communications@ae.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}