COMPLEMENTING CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE WITH STUDENT-RUN WORKSHOPS

Professors, instructors and technical staff atvarious universities often face difficult questions regarding the tools and hands-on skills taught in the curriculum during a limited laboratory time. Therefore, to complement the classroom experience, students in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Manitoba have developed and delivered a number of workshops on topics that have a direct impact in the classroom and job prospects, while encouraging independent learning and experimentation to foster lifelong learning skills. This paper describes the organization and examples from organizing more than 20 workshops that reached excess of 250 undergraduate students, graduate students, high school students, high school teachers, recent graduates, industry professionals, and hobbyist.