Tahlia Altgold walks us through her skills journey from biomedical engineering into engineering education research. Tahlia shares how she integrates technical skills into social science, the importance of aligning one’s career with personal values, and the transformative power of understanding and communication within engineering. A must-listen for anyone interested in the intersection of technical and social science fields.
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- Tahlia Altgold: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tahlia-altgold-496492176/
- Brian Altgold: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandgold/
- Mentor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/conradmzapanta/
- Lab group: https://eed.osu.edu/berg
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▬▬▬▬▬ Timestamps ▬▬▬▬▬
00:00 Introduction and Guest Overview
00:28 Tahlia's Engineering Journey
01:08 Problem Solving in Engineering
01:56 Understanding the Problem
04:00 Personal Values in Engineering
04:50 Teaching and Research in Engineering Education
09:31 The Role of Subjectivity in Research
20:27 Tahlia's Career Shift
26:55 Transferable Skills in Engineering
34:13 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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