Teaching
Dr. Heidari has been advising multiple undergraduate, master's, and Ph.D. students at Michigan State University and the University of Michigan.
Interests:
• Energy & Environmental Engineering
• Industrial Ecology for Decarbonizing Industry and Energy Systems
• Sustainability, etc.
Co-instructor
• Sustainable Manufacturing, Spring 2024, UM
• Sustainable Civil Systems, Fall 2019, MSU
• Water Quality (laboratory), Spring 2017, OU
• Adv. Water and Wastewater Treat., Fall 2016, OU
Educating Public Audience
• Online workshop on political economy of the environment - every other Saturdays (2022-2023)
College Teaching in STEM
• Teaching principles; Learner-centered syllabus, Backward design, and Learning objectives
• Assessing student learning: Feedback, Grading, and Equitable assessments
• Planning instruction, Active learning, Universal design for learning
• Inclusive teaching strategies & Classroom climate
• Collaborative learning: Groups & teams & facilitating discussions
• Inductive teaching & learning, Practice teaching
Teaching for Accessibility
• Introducing theories and practices of accessibility in teaching
• Process of active learning and reflection about accessibility in pedagogical practice
• Commitment to active practice and an ongoing pedagogical and cultivate it in relation to students
