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Ricardo Zaurin

Lecturer

Email: ricardo.zaurin@ucf.edu
Phone: 407-823-5653
Office: ENG I, Room 253

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Ricardo Zaurin’s education includes a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, a master’s degree in information technology, another master’s degree in structural and geotechnical engineering, and a multidisciplinary doctoral degree in civil engineering with emphasis in computer vision applications to structural health monitoring.  His teaching career started in 1986 at the Universidad de Oriente in Venezuela.

Ricardo Zaurin’s research focuses on high impact teaching and learning practices, active learning, experiential learning, project-based homework, adaptive learning, e-portfolios, and blended instruction. Additional research interests include structural health monitoring of fixed and movable bridges, computer vision, damage detection and identification, condition assessment, numerical simulations, non-destructive evaluation of existing structures, and the design and implementation of smart structures.

  • Active learning
  • High impact teaching and learning practices
  • Experiential learning
  • Project-based homework
  • Adaptive learning
  • E-portfolios
  • Blended instruction
  • Zaurin and S. Pal “A Mentorship And Module-Based System To Ensure The Adequacy Of Required Prerequisite Knowledge For Enhancing Student Success In Engineering,” in Proceedings of the 129th American Society for Engineering Education National Conference (129th ASEE-2023).
  • Pal, R. Zaurin, “Project-Based Homework: an Ongoing Study on Engineering Analysis-Dynamics” in Proceedings of the 128th American Society for Engineering Education National Conference (128th ASEE-2021), Long Beach, California, July 26 – 29, 2021.  
  • Zaurin, S. Dey Tirtha, N. Eluru, “A Comparison between Mixed-Mode and Face-to-Face Instructional Delivery Approaches for Engineering Analysis: Statics.,” in Proceedings of the 127th American Society for Engineering Education National Conference (127th ASEE-2020), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 21 – 24, 2020. 16 pages. https://peer.asee.org/33985
  • Zaurin, S. Dey Tirtha, N. Eluru, “A Comparative Analysis of the Students’ Performance in Two Statics Courses Due to the Inclusion of an Adaptive Learning Module (ALM) to Review the Mathematics Prerequisite Knowledge,” in Proceedings of the 127th American Society for Engineering Education National Conference (127th ASEE-2020), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 21 – 24, 2020. 14 pages.  https://peer.asee.org/authors/39483 
  • Zaurin, “Quantitative Analysis on Students Success and Class Satisfaction by Comparing Three Different Modalities of Assessments for a Large Engineering Gateway Course,” in Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section Conference (ASEE-SE 2020), Auburn, AL, USA, March 10-12, 2019. 9 pages. Paper ID: 51. https://papers.asee-se.org/openconf/modules/request.php?module=oc_program&action=view.php&id= 51&type=4&a= 
  • Zaurin, “Blended Instructional Delivery for a Large Engineering Course: A Step by Step Case Study Description,” in Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section Conference (ASEE-SE 2020), Auburn, AL, USA, March 10-12, 2019. 9 pages. Paper ID: 52. http://www.aseese.org/proceedings/ASEE2020/papers2020/52.pdf
  • Zaurin, “Learning by Doing: Collaborative Active Learning Hands-On ProjectBased Homework for a Large Gateway Engineering Class,” in Proceedings of the 126th American Society for Engineering Education National Conference (126th ASEE-2019), Tampa, FL, USA, June 15 – 19, 2019. 16 pages. https://peer.asee.org/learning-by-doing-collaborative-active-learning-hands-onproject-based-homework-for-a-large-gateway-engineering-class.pdf
  • Zaurin, “Investigating the Impact on Students’ Engagement, Perception, and Success of Several Active Learning Strategies for a Large Gateway Engineering Course: Statics,” in Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section Conference (ASEE-SE 2019), Raleigh, NC, USA, March 10-12, 2019. 7 pages.  http://www.asee-se.org/proceedings/ASEE2019/papers2019/19.pdf 
  • Zaurin, “Preparing the Engineering Student for Success with IDEAS: A Second Year Experiential Learning Activity for Large-size Classes,” in Proceedings of the 125th  American Society for Engineering Education National Conference (125th ASEE-2018), Paper ID #21771, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, June 24-27, 2018. 21 pages. https://peer.asee.org/preparing-the-engineering-student-for-success-with-ideas-asecond-year-experiential-learning-activity-for-large-size-classes.pdf 
  • College Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award (Founders’ Day 2023)
  • Affordable Instructional Material High Impact Individual Award Recipient
  • (2022)
  • Broche de Oro Award for impact in Undergraduate Education, Teaching, and Learning. (LAFASA, UCF, 2019)
  • College Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award (Founders’ Day 2019)
  • College Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award (Founders’ Day 2015)
  • American Society for Engineering Education
  • American Institute of Steel Construction
  • CIV (Venezuelan Engineering Association)
  • EGN 3310: Engineering Analysis: Statics
  • EGN 3331: Mechanics of Materials
  • CES 4100: Structural Analysis
  • CEG4011C: Geotechnical Engineering I
  • CEG 4012: Geotechnical Engineering II
  • CES 4702: Reinforced Concrete Structures
  • CES 5606: Advanced Steel Structures