Conference Session

Faculty Development for Distance Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University; Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; J. P. Mohsen, University of Louisville; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Michael Prince, Bucknell University; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan

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Continuing Professional Development

the changing engineering and engineering technology curriculum,there has also been a long-standing call to strengthen engineering and technology educators’capabilities and preparation to perform the task of educating students. This latter call, however,had remained virtually unanswered for more than a century. A recent response to this call isSPEED: Strengthening the Performance of Engineering and Engineering Technology Educatorsacross the Disciplines. SPEED is a concept for a formal, nationally recognized continuingeducation program for engineering and technology educators being developed with the supportof the ASEE. In the introductory part of this paper, the authors briefly present an overview ofprevious work which has led to the

Conference Session

Faculty Development for Distance Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Donohue, The College of New Jersey; Christine Schnittka, University of Kentucky; Larry Richards, University of Virginia

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Continuing Professional Development

AC 2010-1016: THE CONSTRUCTIVIST-BASED WORKSHOP: AN EFFECTIVEMODEL FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING ACTIVITIESSusan Donohue, The College of New Jersey Susan Donohue is an assistant professor of Technological Studies in the School of Engineering at the College of New Jersey.Christine Schnittka, University of Kentucky Christine Schnittka is an assistant professor of Curriculum and Instruction in the School of Education at the University of Kentucky.Larry Richards, University of Virginia Larry Richards is a professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia

Conference Session

Faculty Development for Distance Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

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Continuing Professional Development

curriculum that is rooted in the discipline in which the course if being offered; Page 15.152.4 2. The course contains a set of organized community-based learning activities through which students directly service a constituency as a means to address an identified community need; 3. The course provides structured opportunities for students to formally connect their service activities to the course curriculum and to broader social issues through reflective methods. ≠ Faculty scholarship associated with curricular engagement is scholarly activity that faculty produce in

Conference Session

Technology-Enhanced Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenda Scales, Virginia Tech; Sharon Caraballo, George Mason University; James Groves, University of Virginia; Rosalyn Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University; Linda Vahala, Old Dominion University; Catherine Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Continuing Professional Development

AC 2010-1511: IMPLEMENTING TABLET PCS IN A DISTANCE LEARNINGENVIRONMENTGlenda Scales, Virginia Tech Dr. Glenda R. Scales serves as both Associate Dean for International Programs and Information Technology and Director of the Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program (CGEP) in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. Dr. Scales also provides leadership for international programs, research computing and academic computing within the College of Engineering. She holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Instructional Technology from Virginia Tech, an M.S. in Applied Behavioral Science from Johns Hopkins and a B.S. in Computer Science from Old Dominion

Conference Session

Technology-Enhanced Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Cramer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Robert Jeanne, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Moira Lafayette, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Michael J. Litkow, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Amber R. Smith, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Lillian Tong, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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(CALS), and theICBE components of a collaborative 2009-2010 TEL project. Briefly, the ICBEcomponent was to build upon the Feedback Manager module developed under theprevious ICBE TEL grant with the desired outcomes of further adoption anddevelopment of the tool, continued faculty input, and assessment of the impact of thetool. The TEL CoE/CALS component focused on scaling up the use of Moodleknown as Engineering Courses on the Web version 2 (eCOW2) within the CoE andCALS at an enterprise level with a surge of faculty support and technical assistance tofurther adopt the available tools in Moodle and integrate effective instructional designand delivery principles to positively affect student learning. Discussion of the twoimplementation

Conference Session

Technology-Enhanced Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diarmuid McCarthy, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Seamus Gordon, University of Limerick

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Continuing Professional Development

, representing an overall decline of 13% since 2000 3. Thebreakdown of these SET courses paints a bleaker picture with a more worryingdecline in acceptance to engineering and computing programmes. The rise inconstruction courses due the success of the building boom helps to mask the seriousdecline in the uptake of STEM courses. This has lead to a 10 % decline inEngineering and Technology graduates between 2005 and 2006 3. Page 15.273.4 Figure 3History of Technology educationTechnology was introduced into the second-level curriculum at Junior Cycle (12-15yrs – pre leaving Certificate) as a standalone subject in 1989 to equip

Conference Session

e-Learning Course Development and Instruction

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie-Pierre Huguet, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Tom Haley, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Yaron Danon, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Continuing Professional Development

in upper-level nuclear-engineering-specific courses.Specific to the nuclear engineering field, nuclear reactor physics and radiation transport are twoimportant topics in nuclear engineering education which are required for work in fields such asnuclear reactor core design, nuclear criticality safety analysis, and radiation shielding analysis.In addition, aspects of health physics, radiation safety, and quality assurance are an integral partof the nuclear industry, and thus must be embedded in the curriculum. These should not just betheoretical concepts, but a part of a student’s working knowledge through laboratory practice.Indeed, safety and quality are hallmarks of the nuclear culture which must be pervasivethroughout education and