Conference Session

Projects and Problems in First-Year Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Ganesh Balasubramanian, Virginia Tech; Ishwar Puri, Virginia Tech; Scott Case, Virginia Tech; Roop Mahajan, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

freshman engineering class: (i) Prior knowledge survey, (ii)Nanotechnology video assigned as a homework assignment, (iii) In-class Q/A session assisted byTablet PC and DyKnow technologies, (iv) Hands-on activities, (v) Video presentation on ananotechnology experiment, (vi) Homework assignments on nanotechnology concepts, and (vii)Post-module surveyPrior Knowledge Survey: The Spring ’08 prior knowledge survey (see Appendix 1) wasimplemented on a voluntary basis and more than 50% students responded (see Figure 2). Studentresponses indicated similar type of misconceptions as were observed in the Spring ’08 pilot.Nanotechnology video presentation: Students were assigned to review a nanotechnology videothat was developed by a nanotechnology expert (i.e

Conference Session

Assessment and Curriculum Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland; Rosalind Archer, University of Auckland; Paul Denny, University of Auckland; Margaret Hyland, University of Auckland; Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Karl Stol, University of Auckland

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First-Year Programs