Dr. Tesleem Babatunde Asafa

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso

Fall 2015

Dr. Tesleem Babatunde Asafa is a mechanical and materials engineering faculty member at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH). He employs active, problem-based learning strategies in his teaching – regularly engaging students with open-ended questions, peer instruction, and technology tools to extend learning beyond the classroom. After his 2015 MIT-ETT fellowship, he introduced an outcome-based education model, which led to student projects like an autonomous sweeping robot and an AI-powered farm security system that have won national innovation awards. Dr. Asafa is also an active researcher in materials and production engineering, with numerous publications to his credit. His innovative pedagogy and research mentorship have been instrumental in nurturing creativity and real-world problem-solving skills among his students.