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Tricks of the Trade I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrian Ieta, Murray State University; Thomas Doyle, McMaster University; Arthur Pallone

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Professional Engineer of Ontario. He taught at the University of Western Ontario and is currently Assistant Professor at McMaster University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.Art Pallone, Murray State University Art Pallone holds a Ph.D in Applied Physics from the Colorado School of Mines (2000) in Golden, CO USA. He also holds an M.S. in Applied Physics from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1995) and a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan (1991). From 2000 to 2003, he held a Davies Fellows Postdoctoral Teaching and Research appointment cosponsored by the United States Military Academy and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. He is now an Assistant

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; June Marshall, St. Joseph's College

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. Page 13.968.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Pedagogy: Review of Best PracticesThe purpose of this paper is to identify and describe teaching tools and techniques thatwill help new faculty as well as experienced faculty become more effective teachers.Based on a review of the literature related to “teaching excellence”, the followingexcerpts have been divided into two major sections. The focus of the first section is thelearning process, and the second section discusses innovative methods of teaching.Topics included in the “Learning” section include: 1) Focusing on Learning and NotTeaching; 2) Problem Based Learning; 3) Facilitating Group Learning (PromotingAccountability, Linking Assignments, and

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Chalmers, United States Military Academy; Eric Crispino, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy

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material.BackgroundThe United States Military Academy at West Point (USMA) has invested significant time, effort,and money to develop a strong civil engineering faculty that is motivated and capable ofproviding excellent engineering instruction. The Department of Civil and MechanicalEngineering uses the ASCE Body of Knowledge (BOK) Committee’s recommendedcharacteristics of full or part-time engineering faculty members.3 The department looks forfaculty who are scholars, effective teachers, have practical experience, and serve as positive rolemodels. 4New Instructor ScholarshipThe BOK Committee defines scholars as faculty that “acquire and maintain a level of expertisein the subjects they teach,” and who are “life-long learners, modeling continued growth

Conference Session

Survivor: The First Few Years

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tonya Saddler, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Margaret Layne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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counterparts in industry, the nature of faculty work dictates that faculty members inengineering juggle the intensive time demands in the laboratory with other responsibilities thatare important to promotion, including at research-intensive universities maintaining asatisfactory record in teaching, service, and outreach. Lack of clarity about expectations fortenure and inadequate feedback about performance concern faculty in many settings10. Afterclimate and nature of work, clarity and reasonableness of tenure policies and practices is the thirdstrongest factor in predicting the overall job satisfaction, as indicated by 6773 respondents atover 80 colleges and universities to the COACHE survey. Sorcinelli11 identified a morecomprehensive listing of

Conference Session

Been There/Done That: Advice for NEEs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Harding, Purdue University; Benedict Kazora, Purdue University; Robert Smethers, Purdue University

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junior in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology program at Purdue University. Page 13.198.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 An Oft-overlooked Resource: Undergraduate Students Can Be a Valuable Asset to Help Improve the Curriculum, Facilities, and PedagogyAbstractMany college campuses do not have graduate students to use as a resource for teaching, research,grading, and other pedagogical activities. These schools include some satellite campuses ofmajor universities, many private colleges that focus on undergraduate education, and communitycolleges

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Survivor: The First Few Years

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University

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the “cookbook” undergraduate lab classes theymay have previously experienced). A previous REU participant summarized this feeling in his / her exit evaluationas, “It's called re-search - things fail, and you are supposed to try again. Otherwise it would just be called search.”The purpose of REU programs is to provide a meaningful, hands-on experience that hopefully excites students intopursuing advanced degrees in their field.Professional development and research skills training are typically interspersed with laboratory or simulationsresearch. Extracurricular activities including site visits of industry or national research labs, social activities,interactive workshops on essential topics such as diversity and research ethics, and an end

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aly Tawfik, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Richard Goff, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Professor and Assistant Department Head of the Department of Engineering Education in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. He is also the Pete White Chair of Innovation in Engineering Education and the Director of the Frith Freshman Engineering Design Laboratory and the Faculty Advisor of the VT Mini-Baja Team. He is actively involved in bringing joy and adventure to the educational process and is the recipient of numerous University teaching awards. Page 13.1085.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Small Interventions, Big Impacts: How Modification of Delivery