Rebecca M. Reck, Ph.D.
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Rebecca M. Reck, Ph.D.
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Systems engineer, professor, geek, Illini Fan #FamILLy, runner, crafty. Research areas: #engineeringEducation, #instructionalLaboratories, #InclusivePedagogy, #alternativeGrading, #edTech.
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#mspublisher #desktoppublishing #print #poster #academia 🖨️ #academicsky
August 11, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Last day of #ASEE2026. In the last paper I am presenting, I will share recommendations on how communities of practice can empower educators and promote course improvements. A huge thanks to the rest of the GCoE Lab & Design Community of Practice core team!

#engedu #sotl #teaching #highered
June 24, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Day 2 of #ASEE2026! In the second presentation, I'll share lessons learned from facilitating summer faculty development workshops at the Grainger College of Engineering over the last three summers with support from KEEN.

#endedu #facultydevelopment #workshop #coursedesign
June 23, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Day 2 of #ASEE2026! First of two paper presentations today. I'll be sharing lessons learned from the Grainger Lab & Design CoP on ensuring consistency in grading for lab and design courses.

#engedu #lab #grading #undergraduate
June 23, 2026 at 5:52 PM
First official day of #ASEE2026. Kicking it off with a meetup for the Lab and Design Community of Practice. If you are an instructor of STEM lab and/or design courses, please come find us at the Grainger College of Engineering AE3 Booth (418) from 5:00 - 6:00 pm today to learn more about our CoP.
June 22, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Another day at #LLTLC2026 and another workshop. Today I will be co-facilitating an Accessibility Edit-a-Thon with Rob Bennett from Engineering IT. Come learn how to create hack-a-thon inspired events for updating materials to be digitally accessible! Join us in Illini Union Room 103 at 1:30 pm.
May 19, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Almost ready to facilitate my next workshop at #LLTLC2026. This workshop is about how to use LLMs to create stakeholders to enhance case studies and projects in courses. Please join me in Room 103 in the Illini Union at 4:00 pm today.
May 18, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Excited to reconnect with people at #LLTLC2026. I am also facilitating sessions this year. The first session is an interactive panel discussion about Communities of Practice with my colleagues from the Lab & Design Community of Practice. We hope to see you at 1:00 pm in room 314A of the Illini Union
May 18, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Happy π day!
March 14, 2026 at 9:02 PM
I am excited to share the initial results from our study identifying barriers for students with disabilities in #STEM undergraduate #laboratory and #design courses.

#stemeducation✏️ #engedu #highered #academia #presentation #conference #FIE2025
November 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
#ASEEAC2025 - Join me in 516B to learn about project management techniques for research. And stickers!

#ASEENE2025 #PI #Conference
June 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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June 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Excited to celebrate the Illinois Department of Bioengineering's 20th Anniversary today and tomorrow at the Frontiers in Bioengineering Symposium. You can join us online via live stream here: bioengineering.illinois.edu/symposium
April 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
We are celebrating 20 years of Bioengineering in the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Please join us for our 20th Anniversary Symposium on April 21-23, 2025. More info: bioengineering.illinois.edu/symposium
February 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
On my way to Austin, TX for the KEEN National Conference. Who else will be there?

#KNC2025 #EngEd #AcademicChatter
January 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM