Toby Adjuik

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Preparing Future Faculty Teaching Practicum (Guest Lecturer)

AGRON 182: Fundamentals of Soil Science – Iowa State University                        Spring  2024

  • Designed and delivered a series of lectures on soil physics, soil nitrogen cycling, soil phosphorus, soil nutrient applications, and calculations, providing foundational knowledge to 160 undergraduate students (60 online and 100 in-person).
  • Employed various active learning (e.g., Slido polling platform, group discussions) and practical classroom demonstrations to facilitate student participation.

Guest Lecturer

BAE 775: Professional Practices Seminar – University of Kentucky                                                                 November 2023

  • Delivered a lecture on “Insights Into Advanced Data Analytics” for graduate students in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering at the University of Kentucky, providing foundational knowledge of the data analytics pipeline and how to apply that to their agricultural research. 

Guest Lecturer

AGRON 509: Agroecosystem Analysis – Iowa State University                                                                          November 2023

  • Conducted a lecture on “Introduction to Modeling: From a Traditional to a Data-Centered Approach,” providing an interdisciplinary group of undergraduate and graduate students a basic understanding of modeling and machine learning with live code demonstration using JupyterLite. 

Guest Lecturer

AGRON 553: Soil Plant Water Relations – Iowa State University                                                                     Spring 2023 & 2024

  • Delivered lectures on “Soil Water and Nutrient Availability”, facilitating a deep understanding of key soil-plant water relationships among students.
  • Led discussion sessions focused on themes and scholarly articles relevant to the lectures, encouraging critical thinking and active learning among students.

Guest Lecturer

BAE 775: Professional Practices Seminar  – University of Kentucky                                                                           November 2022

  • Designed and conducted a lecture on “From Statistics to Data Science,” providing graduate students with an understanding of statistical and data science methodologies and their application in current thesis projects, substantiated with real-world examples from my research.

Middle School Teaching                                                                                                                                                  June – July 2019

National Youth Leadership Forum: Explore STEM, USA

  • Implemented the curriculum, focusing on “Shapr3D CAD” and leadership skills, for an average of 15 middle school students every two weeks over six weeks, fostering their interest and competencies in engineering and leadership.

Guest Lecturer

ME/EnE 4350/5350 Energy Engineering and Management– Ohio University                                                             November 2018

  • Created and presented a lecture on “Biomass Gasification,” promoting practical knowledge of renewable energy technologies among undergraduate mechanical and energy engineering students.

Teaching Assistant                                                                                                  August 2016 – July 2017

University of Ghana, Department of Food Process Engineering

  • Conducted tutorial sessions for undergraduate students in FPEN 305: Engineering & Design of Food Process I,  Algebra, and Calculus I, ensuring students’ firm grasp of the course material.
  •  Assessed an average of two weekly assignments, one mid-term, providing timely and constructive feedback.

Professional Development Courses in Teaching 

Preparing Future Faculty – Auburn University (Fall 2022)

Preparing Future Faculty  – Iowa State University ( Summer 2023 – Present)

PROJECT LEA/RNTM – Iowa State University (Fall 2023)

Transforming Your Research into Teaching, CIRTL – 8-week course – (Summer 2023)

Basics of Online Learning and Teaching, CIRTL – 10-week course – (Summer 2023)