Innovation in Teaching: Sunny Wang
Associate Professor, Mathematics | Co-Program Director, Shad Laurier
Sunny Wang teaches in the Department of Mathematics, where she has been integrating innovative approaches into her statistics and data science courses for five years.
Wang uses reflection in her teaching and cultivates personal connections to deepen student learning.
“As the disciplines of statistics and data science are collaborative endeavors, this award actually recognizes teamwork from a group that consists of my dear students, colleagues, industry partners and many other staff members, who provide tremendous support and always inspire me to be innovative in my teaching,” says Wang.
Wang’s experiential teaching innovations, including practical projects, field trips and guest lectures, have reduced barriers to learning and created opportunities for students to apply their knowledge and skills to real-world problems by connecting with external industry partners.