Impacts on Teaching Practices from a Solar Photovoltaic Institute Faculty Professional Development Program

This 14-page paper, published by the American Society for Engineering Education, was presented at the 2018 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. The paper discusses the Solar Photovoltaic Institute for STEM Educators and the impacts the Institute had on the teaching practices of participants. The Institute is run by the Center for Renewable Energy Advanced Technological Education (CREATE) and Madison College. The following sections are included: Abstract, Introduction, Preparing the Renewable Energy Workforce, The need to build a renewable energy educational pipeline, Solar Photovoltaic Institute, Target Audience, Participant Demographics, Participant Learning Gains, Impacts on Instruction, and Lessons Learned and Faculty Professional Development Recommendations.