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= Teaching

== Graduate Student Instructing

=== [https://www2.eecs.berkeley.edu/Courses/EE137A/ UC Berkeley's EE137A Introduction to Electric Power Systems]

I served as the graduate student instructor (GSI) for the 2019 and 2021 fall offerings of [https://www2.eecs.berkeley.edu/Courses/EE137A/ UC Berkeley's EE 137A]. EE 137A is a semester-long course with an enrollment of around 50, representing a mixture of undergraduate, Masters, and Ph.D. students in the power systems, power electronics, and other related fields. 
My responsibilities/contributions included:
- Writing discussion/lecture notes,
- Conducting sections,
- Helping students during weekly office hours,
- Occasionally giving the main lecture,
- Setting up and running a Piazza online question-and-discussion forum,
- Grading exams.

``/Keith was a great GSI. He was always very well prepared for discussion sections, and each week kept on pace with lecture and highlighted topics he thought were important. The discussion notes were helpful (although sometimes a little long). While helping with homework questions, he really tried to make sure we understood the question and content instead of just giving out the answers, which forced me to have a deeper conceptual understanding. I really appreciated Keith's effort and engagement in the course; it made a huge difference in my understanding of the material and enjoyment of the course./’’ \n
\- Anonymous student review, Fall 2019

[KeithMoffat_EE137A_InstructorEvaluation_F19.pdf Anonymous instructor evaluations from the Fall 2019 EE 137A.]

After receiving feedback from my 2019 offering of EE137A I adjusted my teaching methods. I also adopted an inverted classroom model for my discussion to accommodate remote learning due to Covid-19, and to engage students with the material in person. My anonymous student reviews reflect how these efforts impacted the learning experience of 137A students.

# My student reviews from the 2021 offering demonstrated that my efforts improved the learning experience for my students:

[KeithMoffat_EE137A_InstructorEvaluation_F21.pdf Anonymous instructor evaluations from the Fall 2021 EE 137A.]

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``/Keith was a exceptionally instructor, whose knowledge about the subject was evident and ability to teach resonated./’’ \n
\- Anonymous student review, Fall 2021

``/Great GSI –– clearly knows his stuff, and is very approachable & friendly. I also love how the discussion worksheets doubled as a study resource./’’ \n
\- Anonymous student review, Fall 2021

``/Absolutely amazing GSI! I would be very happy with Keith leading a class of mine in the future. He is incredibly knowledgeable on the material, explains content very clearly, and (even when we're in person and have masks on) can clearly tell whether people are following along./’’ \n
\- Anonymous student review, Fall 2021

[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gXJ4QlIQuVoOOPiBj2A8dNxzWhM9cH9g/view?usp=sharing Hybrid in person/Zoom review session recording from the Fall 2021 EE 137A.]




=== [https://dewa.berkeley.edu/course-3-the-flow-of-power-information-and-money-in-tomorrows-electric-grid-storage-renewables-and-demand-response/ The Flow of Power Information and Money in Tomorrow’s Electric Grid: Storage, Renewables, and Demand Response]

UC Berkeley Engineering offers a [https://engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2019/05/dubai-electricity-and-water-authority-partnership-advances-future-energy-educational-program/ Master of Future Energy Systems and Technology] program to the Dubai Electric and Water Authority (the utility company that provides power to the United Arab Emirates). 
In 2022 I was the Graduate Student Instructor for The Flow of Power Information and Money in Tomorrow’s Electric Grid: Storage, Renewables, and Demand Response course, conducting fifteen remote lectures and the course project.






== Curriculum Development 

=== Introduction to Electric Power Systems

My Introduction to Electric Power Systems curriculum is a fundamentals-based approach to teaching power systems concepts. This approach differs from power systems curricula that I have seen elsewhere that are generally more applications-based. I see both fundamentals-based and applications-based curricula as necessary material for students that will go on to work in the field of power systems.

[IntrEPSlectureNotes.html Introduction to Electric Power Systems lecture notes.]


# === Introduction to the Smart Grid
# === Energy Systems #for Everyone

# here need a syllabus


# === Power System Markets and Optimization
# (/In development/)