Paper ID #38794A Hands-On Concrete Laboratory Framework for Construction Manage-mentEducationDr. Philip Warren Plugge, Central Washington University Dr. Plugge is an full professor at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington teaching heavy civil construction management. Professor Plugge has earned a Ph.D. in Education and Human Resource Studies with a focus in Civil Construction Management. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 A Hands-On Concrete Laboratory Framework for Construction Management Education P. Warren
Paper ID #39150Client-Focused Technical Writing through Laboratory Report Preparationsin Geotechnical Engineering: A Case StudyDr. Nirmala Gnanapragasam, Seattle University Dr. Nirmala Gnanapragasam is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Seattle University. She also serves as the Design Coordinator for the department’s capstone design program. She is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Washington. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Client-Focused Technical Writing through Laboratory Report Preparations in
research to support under- graduate students’ learning through research in an entrepreneurially-driven way, and through teaching psychological safety to improve teaming experiences in engineering education. Michelle also mentors undergraduate researchers to investigate the removal of stormwater pollutants in engineered wetlands. Michelle was a 2018 ExCEEd Fellow, and was recognized as the 2019 ASCE Daniel V. Terrell Awardee for her paper on the value of diversity and inclusion statements in ASCE’s codes of ethics.Prof. James H. Hanson, P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. James Hanson is Professor and Department Head for Civil & Environmental Engineering at Rose- Hulman Institute of Technology. His teaching
classes) activities and exercises • Team/group long-term (multi-week) projects • Case study evaluations/analyses • Field site studies/trips • Laboratory work • Service learning experiences • Other (write in)2) Describe in detail which, or which combination, of the teaching approaches used in this course(see list above in Question 1 of this section) most impacted your understanding of climatechange and its impacts. Why were these most impactful for you?3) Now, describe which teaching methods and learning content in this course were most usefulfor your understanding of how best to act upon your knowledge individually and
. PhD. Civil Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS , May 2008. Dr. Palomo is currently a Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). In this position, Dr. Palomo is responsible for teaching courses such as Introduction to Civil Engineering; Hydraulics; Water and Wastewater Treatment; Groundwater Mechanics; Research Experience of Undergraduate Students; and Engineering Outreach Service Learning courses, among others. She is also a faculty advisor for the California Water Environment Association (CWEA), and Engineers Without Boarders (EWB) student chapters. Additionally, Dr. Palomo is the CE Water Analysis laboratory director and
suggested laboratory report assignment(sample prompt for report and model report available to instructors). In this section, we providea detailed “gameflow” description that depicts what happens in the game. 3Figure 1. Students playing GeoExplorer in the geotechnical engineering lab and at home.Gameplay. After registering on the website and starting up the VE, the gameplay involves fourkey stages: Driving (players need to drive to the correct location of where the CPT needs tohappen), Preparation (players need to take a number of steps that are essential before conductinga CPT (e.g., clean the cone, level the truck)), CPT (the actual CPT occurs, which
Academy (CGA), the civil and environmental engineering faculty recognizedthe need to educate the future of our Service and have developed a Coastal Resiliency Coursethat incorporates climate science into engineering practice. Coastal Resiliency provides studentsan exposure to best practices in civil engineering, climate science, community planning andpolicy. At CGA, no one faculty member has expertise in these collective arenas however, as ateam, the combined knowledge of three faculty members, and several guest lecturers, has beenleveraged to annually teach a course that educates future Coast Guard Officers and civilengineers about the challenges ahead for coastal communities. What began as a team-taughtcourse has morphed into a successful
Paper ID #37291Classroom Climate Analysis of Flipped Structural Classrooms with ActiveLearning: A Case StudyDr. Ryan L Solnosky, P.E., Pennsylvania State University Ryan Solnosky is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University at University Park. Dr. Solnosky has taught courses for Architectural Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Pre-Major Freshmen. He is the recipient of several teaching awards both within Penn State and Nationally. Ryan’s research centers on technology for teaching, capstones, and active learning in design classes.Thomas Gonzalez
profiles. The resulting CST matrixshowed values of apparent resistivity consistently in agreement with the modeled earth stratum.Over the extent of a buried Styrofoam feature, the device generated measurements up to 70%higher and identified clear lateral disruptions in subsurface conditions. Overall, the proposed ERmeter proved to be a tool well suited for tabletop experiments and capable of characterizingcomplex test beds. Its open-science design addresses the issues of the “black box” surroundingproprietary equipment and makes it accessible to the community at large for a fraction of the costof commercial units. With practical applications for hands-on teaching and interactive learning,this work makes geotechnical laboratory education more
Paper ID #37906Board 40: Using ”Anchored Instruction” to Teach Fundamental BridgeEngineering Principles: A Case Study.Dr. Benjamin Z. Dymond, Northern Arizona University Ben Dymond obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech before obtaining his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Ben is currently an associate professor of structural engineering at Northern Arizona University.Davis Ray My name is Davis Ray. I am 21 years old, and a life-long resident of Arizona. I am a first year Mechanical Engineering graduate student at Northern Arizona University. My
Paper ID #38224Flipping the Classroom to Create a Student-Centered Learning Environmentin Three Undergraduate Civil Engineering CoursesDr. Amie Baisley, University of Florida I am currently an Instructional Assistant Professor at the University of Florida teaching primarily 2nd year mechanics courses. My teaching and research interests are alternative pedagogies, mastery-based learning and assessment, student persistence in their first two years, and faculty development.Prof. Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus Keith D. Hjelmstad is President’s Professor of Civil Engineering in the School of
complete instructional strategy that seeks to address student conceptual understanding.Dr. Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver Dr. Dave Kim is Professor and Mechanical Engineering Program Coordinator in the School of Engineer- ing and Computer Science at Washington State University Vancouver. His teaching and research have been in the areas of engineering materials, fracture mechanics, and manufacturing processes. In par- ticular, he has been very active in pedagogical research in the area of writing pedagogy in engineering laboratory courses. Dr. Kim and his collaborators attracted close to $1M in research grants to study writ- ing transfer of engineering undergraduates. For technical research, he has a
by utilizing affordable, safe, and portable electronic instrumentation devices invarious educational situations (classrooms or laboratories).ECP is a teaching method that integrates with multiple stem disciplines while measuring studentsuccess outcomes. ECP integrates technology with curriculum creation and innovativepedagogies to enable hands-on activities, experiential learning, and group work [13]. Overall,hands-on pedagogy utilizes portable multifunction instruments to substitute larger laboratoryinstruments to achieve interactive learning and long-term knowledge retention [8]. ECPincorporates problem-based activities and constructive learning methods with a hands-on,portable multifunction instrument intended to substitute for larger
goal of this specialeducation project is to provide the types of materials available through the American Institute ofSteel Construction Teaching Aids repository [11].Course DetailsThe Cal Poly Architectural Engineering program includes foundational courses before studentsenter the material lecture and lab series on building materials of steel, concrete, masonry, andtimber. The prerequisite courses to timber design include Structures I and II on the principles ofstatics, how to develop free body, shear, and moment diagrams. Mechanics of StructuralMembers covers topics of stresses in beams, plastic bending, combined stresses, buckling, anddeflection of beams. Structural Systems Laboratory teaches calculation of building loads fromASCE 7 [12
a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. Aaron has served in the military for 24 years as an Engineer Officer with assignments around the world to include Afghanistan, Egypt, and Bosnia- Herzegovina. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Virginia and a Project Management Professional. Aaron’s primary areas of research are engineering education, the behavior of steel structures, and blast. Aaron mentors students by serving as an advisor for capstone projects and through service as an Officer Representative for Women’s Volleyball and Men’s Basketball. His passion for teaching and developing tomorrow’s leaders resulted in his selection for the 2009 American Society of Civil Engineers
Denver and the University of Pécs on the effectof COVID-19 on students’ level of motivation or their perception of the extent remote labs weresuccessfully conducted, except that University of Pécs students did generally place greaterimportance on student-to-student interactions for positive learning outcomes than MSU Denverstudents. At the program level, aggregating both institutions, no significant differences betweenundergraduate and graduate students’ experiences were found for any of the measured outcomes.Based on these findings, recommendations are made for improving student perception of andexperience with remote teaching and learning. Regarding the conduct of remote laboratories, theresults suggest, consistently across institutions, a
Paper ID #39288Board 36: Case Study: Sequential Development of Sensing Skills in aCivil and Environmental Engineering CurriculumDr. Sarah Jane Christian P.E., Carnegie Mellon University Sarah Christian serves as an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. She is interested in curricular innovation including integrating applications of emerging technology into projects and laboratory experiences, project-based learning, cur- ricular content threading, methods for instilling teamwork skills, and implementing pedagogical methods that help students to
the end of the class period. The laboratory leader must have a plan. Using pre-identified timing way-points is a helpful technique to ensure one stays on track.A specific goal of using the power demonstrator board is to provide students with a baselineunderstanding of how the various components help keep them safe. Emphasis is placed onmultimeters and outlet testers to check if components are energized or if wiring is incorrect.These basic tools are generally available at any major home improvement retailer or hardwarestore. Though not a specific learning objective, teaching students to verify the correctness of theelectrical distribution systems in their home or workplace can ultimately save lives and/orproperty damage caused by improperly
engineering courses.Approximately 75 students take the course annually. Most are civil engineering majors atUSAFA, but approximately one-third of the students come from other military colleges andReserve Officer Training Corps programs from around the country. The course includes fieldtrips, lab exercises, and hands-on activities intended to give students a practical frame-of-reference that is helpful in subsequent analysis and design courses.Most activities consist of some pre-reading, a short classroom lesson, the hands-on portion, andfinally a quiz or laboratory practical exercise. Both the quizzes and practical exercises serve aslow stakes assessments. Faculty develop the course materials and teach the classroom lesson,but to execute the hands-on
Program and National Science Foundation. Dr. Gayah currently serves as an editorial advisory board member of Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, an editorial board editor of Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, an associate editor for the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine (an international peer-reviewed journal), a handling editor for the Transportation Research Record and is a member of the Transportation Research Board’s Committee on Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics (AHB 45), where he serves as a paper review coordinator. He has been recognized with multiple awards for his research and teach- ing activities, including the Dwight D. Eisenhower Transportation
(CWEA), and Engineers Without Boarders (EWB) student chapters. Additionally, Dr. Palomo is the CE Water Analysis laboratory director and coordinates all teaching, research and safety training activities in the engineering laboratory. Dr. Palomo conducts research in surface water quality improvement via natural treatment systems, water and wastewater treatment processes, and water education. She is involved in outreach programs for K-12 students to increase the participation of Hispanic female students in STEM fieldsDr. Erika Robb Larkins Associate Professor of Anthropology and SociologyNatalie MladenovDr. Matthew E. Verbyla, San Diego State University Dr. Matthew E. Verbyla is an Assistant Professor of Environmental
Paper ID #38072The Impact of Short Mindfulness Practices on Student Attention and Focusin Upper-Level Civil Engineering Design ClassDr. Priyantha Wijesinghe, University of Vermont Priyantha Wijesinghe is a Senior Lecturer in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of Curric- ular Enrichment for the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (CEMS) at the University of Vermont (UVM). Priyantha is a structural engineer and architect by education and is an engineering edu- cation and assessment expert. As the Director of curricular enrichment, she has organized and facilitated numerous teaching and assessment
University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) where he teaches courses on the analysis and design of structural systems including laboratory coursesMichael James Deigert, P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Mr. Michael Deigert, P.E. and S.E., is an Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) where he teaches courses on the analysis and design of structural systems.Dr. Cole C. McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Cole McDaniel, P.E., is a Professor of Architectural Engineering at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) where he teaches courses on the analysis and
damitht6@my.yorku.ca, a.d.n50@hotmail.com, mjadidi@yorku.caKEY WORDS: Virtual Reality, Engineering Education, Earth systems, Experiential EducationABSTRACT:Learning complex engineering concepts in varying fields, from learning how to prototype a circuit on a breadboard all the way tolearning about the complex geological features that make up well known terrains, require hands-on experience as well as accessto sophisticated equipment. In the former situation, many educational institutions can afford lab equipment such as electroniccomponents and large laboratory workplaces. However, there are instances where purchasing expensive equipment for learningis not a viable option. In the latter case, learning about the geological features of a place such
Paper ID #36891Say Yes to the Stress: Escape Rooms in Civil Engineering ClassroomsMajor Brett Rocha, United States Military Academy MAJ Brett Rocha is a second year instructor at the US Military Academy in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering. She received her B.S. in Civil Engineering from USMA in 2012, her M.S. in Engineering Management from Missouri University of Science and Technology in 2016, and her M.S. in Civil Engineering from University of Central Florida in 2021. She teaches mechanics of materials, design of steel structures, and design of concrete structures.Dr. Kevin Francis McMullen, United States
during the I-CUREs session for students to gain a betterunderstanding of civil engineering in a comprehensive manner.During the lab tour, students were given a realistic view of theprofession and were able to develop a sense of professionalcognition. Through immersive observation and participation,such as listening to senior or graduate students introducing thefunction of each lab, what they are doing recently in these labs,including the show of drones flying and controlling, 3-Dprinting, the concrete canoe building, etc., students will knowhow the profession fits them and if they intend to learn it in thefuture. Likewise, high school students have the same opportunity tovisit laboratories, observe and participate in cutting-edgetechnology
Paper ID #38090In Their Own Words: The Community College Experience toward anEngineering Baccalaureate DegreeDr. Joan Z. Carter, Inver Hills Community College Joan currently teaches Engineering Fundamentals – the first two years of a bachelor’s degree in engineer- ing – at Inver Hills Community College in Minnesota. In 2022, Joan was honored by the Minnesota State Board of Trustees as an Outstanding Educator. A licensed professional engineer in California, Iowa, and Minnesota, Joan helps students understand complex concepts while giving them a sense of belonging in the classroom. She has developed courses that easily
Paper ID #37666Does an ABET EAC Civil Engineering Degree Prepare Structural Engineersfor Practice?Dr. Matthew K. Swenty, Virginia Military Institute Dr. Swenty obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Civil Engineering from Missouri S&T and then worked as a bridge designer at the Missouri Department of Transportation. He returned to school to obtain his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech followed by research work at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center on concrete bridges. He is currently a professor of civil engineering and the Jackson-Hope Chair in Engineering at VMI. He teaches engineering
Paper ID #38516Building Awareness of Inclusivity through Scalable Hands-On Activities.Dr. Margaret A. Hunter, Hofstra University Margaret Hunter,Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Engineering at Hofstra Univer- sity in the Fred DeMatteir School of Engineering and Appplied Science. She has been teaching in the Civil Engineering program for 25 years. Her educational research focuses on broadening the participation in enigineering. This has included both formal and informal learning activites in pre-college, developing a course framework to aid faculty at 2 year institutions to encourage participation by
Paper ID #37169Towards Developing a Modernized Wind Engineering Curricula ¨Ms. Claudia Calle Muller, Florida International University Claudia Calle M¨uller is a Ph.D. student in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Florida International University (FIU). She holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica del Per´u (PUCP). Claudia has 4+ years’ experience in structural engineering designing reinforced concrete resi- dential and commercial buildings in Peru; 2+ years’ experience in entrepreneurship building a successful health coaching and wellness business; and 4+ years teaching