Conference Session

Web-based learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamad Mustafa, Savannah State University; William Lehman, Materials Engineering; Shinaz Jindani, Savannah State University; Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

deliver web based learning. These can beviewed as a continuum. At one end is pure distance learning in which course material,assessment, and support is all delivered online, with no face to face contact between students andteachers. At the other end of the spectrum is an organizational intranet, which replays printedcourse materials online to support what is basically a conventional face to face course. However,websites that are just database of knowledge, without links to learning, communication, andassessment activities, are not learner centered and cannot be considered true web based learning.The hybrid delivery model is a mixture of static and interactive materials which ensure that theindividual face to face teaching is supplemented by the

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sorraya Khiewnavawongsa, Purdue University; Ron Leong, Purdue University; Edie Schmidt, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

To the extent that PowerPoint-inclined professors are guilty of rigid teaching, the lecturerof the control group is guilty of being led astray by students through excessively discussion,hence failing to complete teaching the syllabus-of-the-day, resulting in students’ failure tocorrectly answer two of the post test questions. This phenomenon can be observed and explainedby hypothesis 1.6. Future Research We will be able to conduct a pre-test post-test evaluation for the student doing IT 442class as a web based course this semester. But without the pre-test post-test result from atraditional lecture course as comparison, the result we obtained from the web based course willbe lacking in significance. Hence, a follow up research shall

Conference Session

Web-based learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

announcements, course material including syllabi, contest guidelines, homework, termprojects and solution to test/quiz problems. Fig. 1. BlackBoard – CoursInfo Announcements PageWebCT: In 2003 WebCT was adopted for its advanced capabilities as well as compatibility withthe existing Student Information System (SIS) software. Although it took longer to learndifferent tools and the process was very involved, we soon found out that WebCT is much morepowerful than CourseInfo and offers a variety of teaching/learning tools for both instructor andstudents. The author developed sites on WebCT for Engineering Fundamentals6 and all ETcourses mentioned before. Course materials such as syllabus, staff information and homeworkproblems

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

JoDell Steuver, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

library and the appointed classroom time. Thebookstore stocks the ninth edition of the class text, because the eighth edition the instructor hadplanned to use is not available in the needed quantity. The heating and cooling system does notmesh with outside temperatures and students’ attire.Fearing the looming entropic system the instructor hands out the syllabus and promises to makerevisions online. Projects and attendance expectations are outlined. A team poker activityintroduces students to the concept of synergy. “Who am I”, an exercise intended to revealrelevant background factors, follows. By the time the exercise reaches the seats of two twenty-one-year olds in the back row, disorder again rules. They convulse with laughter as they listen

Conference Session

Construction ET/Technology Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Behling, Purdue University; Mark Shaurette, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Building Construction Management since fall of 2002 and recently developed and taught the Introduction to Demolition and Reconstruction Management course. Page 11.456.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Development of a Construction Management Specialization in Demolition and ReconstructionAbstractThis paper details the development of a curriculum for a specialization in demolition andreconstruction within a construction management program in a college of technology. At present,an assistant professor faculty position has been funded, and an introductory three-credit coursehas been