“Teaching is the highest form of understanding.”
–Aristotle
Graduate Teaching Positions
Course Project Developer
I co-developed the final project for the freshman-level Computational Linear Algebra course (ROB 101) in Fall 2020 along with my colleagues Eva and Grant. This project introduced the students to model predictive control and had students apply the concepts that they learned on a virtual segway model.
Graduate Student Instructor (GSI)
I served as a GSI at the University of Michigan for 3 semesters in a row (Winter 2019, Fall 2019, and Winter 2020).
I was a GSI for the senior undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Capstone course (ME 450) for the Winter 2019 and Fall 2019 semesters where I mentored student teams working on industry and research projects.
I was a GSI for the senior undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Laboratory course (ME 495) for the Winter 2020 semester where I led and graded two lab sections of about fifteen students each.
Undergraduate Teaching Positions
Engineering Learning Assistant (ELA)
I served as the Lead ELA for the Mechanical Engineering department for the Fall 2016 semester where I led a team of 9 other ELAs to teach the ENG 100 course. I headed the creation of the curriculum for the course which was taught to over 200 Mechanical Engineering freshmen students and was the instructor on record.
I served as an ELA for the Fall 2015 semester where I taught Matlab and Excel to a class of 55 freshmen engineering students as well as taught a section of the ENG 100 course. I was an instructor on record for both of these courses.
Resident Project Advisor (RPA)
I was an RPA during the Summer 2014 semester. In this position, I served as a teaching assistant for an Introduction to Engineering project class for freshmen engineering students. I also advised residents in dorms where I organized and hosted activities for the students throughout the summer.
Quotes from Former Students
(from anonymously submitted final feedback evaluation forms)
“You can tell that Oluwami really has a passion for teaching and was always a delight to interact with. She really made an effort to connect with the students.”
— Student from ME 495 course at the University of Michigan
“Wami made herself very approachable and available inside and outside of lab, which is a quality I personally value strongly in instructors and professors. She was always very kind. Sometimes when we'd ask her a question, if she didn't know right away, she'd email us or send out an announcement to the lab addressing these questions.”
— Student from ME 495 course at the University of Michigan
“When Wami knew the answer to something, she would do a great job of getting us to think about the answer rather than outright telling us what the answer was. She always knew what to do for the lab procedures and was super useful to have in lab.”
— Student from ME 495 course at the University of Michigan
“Wami was so encouraging! She got us through the mayhem of labs, couldn't have done it without her.”
— Student from ME 495 course at the University of Michigan
“Wami was a great GSI and I thank her for her continued support throughout the semester. She provided guidance where she could and moral support in challenging times – when she didn't have the answers, she did her best to find things out and get back to us. I really appreciated Wami's approachable, friendly teaching style and I wish her the best in her professorship pursuits.”
— Student from ME 495 course at the University of Michigan
“She is wonderful! I almost audibly could not contain my relief when Wami introduced herself on the first day of class and said she would be the GSI for my lab section. She has been nothing but supportive, kind, and encouraging. She does everything in her power to be an excellent GSI and help students succeed. She is genuinely interested in our lives and makes us feel like we matter to the class and to the degree program. She is fair and honest and if she has to give you criticism it never feels bitter or from a bad place. She is excellent and should be paid more.”
— Student from ME 495 course at the University of Michigan