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Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ram Mohan, North Carolina A & T State University; Ajit Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

; scientific visualization; applied probability and statistics; parallelprogramming and data structures. The preparation level for the diversified group of students inthese courses depends on their undergraduate major. This poses significant challenges tograduate faculty teaching these courses and mentoring these students with diversifiedbackgrounds.The outreach and popularity of the new areas of computational science and engineering to otherminority serving institutions and population can only be enhanced if the other institutions andtheir students are exposed to them. This requires that the faculty members at the minority servinginstitutions themselves are exposed to the area. A complementary outreach aspect of the CSEeducational program at our

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Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Murray Teitell, DeVry University, Long Beach; William Sullivan, DeVry University

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Mathematics

lecture with little to nointeraction with the professor, curriculum or fellow students. In active learning, the student istasked with a higher level of ownership in regard to academic success. The professor activelyfacilitates learning through discussion, feedback and other interactive models and thus servesmore as a teaching mentor and guide rather than a traditional lecturer. An example of activelearning is a student providing a differential equation for a hydraulic system and then challengedto learn everything they need to know to solve it. Taking the lead from accreditation bodies,progress in a course is measured in terms of desired outcomes—skills and knowledge the studentshould possess upon completion. Achievement of the outcomes is then

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Issues and Solutions in Mathematics Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisela Gomes, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie; Janete Bolite Frant, Universidade Bandeirante; Arthur Powell, Rutgers University

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Mathematics

, Brazilian government concerned with the teaching for engineeringsponsored a project named PRODENGE – Program for Engineering Development. Thisprogram that aimed to support engineering programs at universities and the basic subjectssuch as Physics, Chemistry, Computing and Mathematics promoted the restructuring andmodernizing of teaching and research in Engineering (Longo, Rocha and Loureiro2). Itwas a partnership of the Coordination for Improving University Education Staff(CAPES), the Secretariat of University Education (SESU) and the National Council ofScientific and Technological Development (CNPq). The results of this effort, accordingto Longo3, should be measured not only by products generated by laboratories,educational material available

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Experiential Learning in BME

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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DeRome Dunn, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Robin Liles, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Clinton Lee, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Shawn Watlington, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Biomedical

ranconcurrently. K-14 teacher participants derived from middle schools and community colleges,and undergraduate participants came from both the lead home and partnering institutions. EachREU and RET was teamed with a research mentor (i.e., lead researcher) and an graduate student.REU and RET participants had primary research responsibilities which were carried out over afive-week period. In the remaining sixth week, participants rotated through each laboratory togain familiarity with all research areas. In addition to scientific research; weekly technicalprograms, enrichment activities, and trips were conducted, the goals of which were to fostercreativity and innovation, diversity in thinking, and entrepreneurship; and to broaden participantimagination

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Martina Trucco, Hewlett-Packard; Rich Friedrich, Hewlett Packard

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International

program description Post doc research fellows must be US citizens, nationals or legal permanent residents, and possess an engineering Ph.D., Sc.D. or other earned doctoral degree recognized in U.S. academic circles as equivalent to the engineering Ph.D. within three years of their date of application. They must devote their full time to the approved research programs and must be in residence at the sponsoring host laboratory during the entire period of their award. No additional monetary aid or other remuneration may be accepted by the research fellow from another appointment, fellowship, part-time teaching, research or other outside work. Host companies are required to provide a mentor for each research fellow. Each mentor is

Conference Session

Engaging Students in Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Salehpour, University of Cincinnati; Sam Antoline, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

instruction in Strength of Materials courses involve explanation of theoryand reinforcement of the underlying concepts through laboratory demonstration and homeworkproblems. Some of the other techniques used to supplement these methods typically focus onvisualization through computer animation. This paper describes an attempt at integration ofthese methods with rapid prototyping as an instructional tool for one section of students in orderto enhance their understanding of concepts. It is anticipated that future students in all sections ofthe Strength of Materials course will experience this improvement to their learning process.Several hands-on experiments were developed to enhance the student’s understanding of theory.Students were given problems

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A Systems Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cochran, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2010-2395: COLLECTIVE SYSTEM DESIGN IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONDavid Cochran, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. David S. Cochran Managing Partner System Design, LLC. Dr. Cochran is one of the world’s authorities on production and enterprise systems engineering and supply chain techniques and technologies. As an MIT Mechanical Engineering faculty professor (1995-2003), he established the Production System Design (PSD) Laboratory at MIT (1995). He is a two-time recipient of the prestigious Shingo Prize (1989 and 2002) for manufacturing excellence for his work in the design of effective “lean” systems. He also received the Dudley Prize for best paper from the

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Issues and Directions in Engineering Technology Education & Administration: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Engineering Technology

AC 2010-237: ITS 2010 AND THE NEW ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGYPARADIGM IS EMERGINGGary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College Mr. Gary J. Mullett, a Professor of Electronics Technology and Co-Department Chair, presently teaches in the Electronics Group at Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield, MA. A long time faculty member and consultant to local business and industry, Mr. Mullett has provided leadership and initiated numerous curriculum reforms as either the Chair or Co-Department Chair of the four technology degree programs that constitute the Electronics Group. Since the mid-1990s, he has been active in the NSF’s ATE and CCLI programs as a knowledge leader in the

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Introducing Programming in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Gordon, The Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

-based or problem-and project-based learning. Inductive teaching is a style that includes both problem and project-based instructional methods. The literature shows that inductive methods promote activelearning in order to advance intellectual development by encouraging students to confront thechallenges provided by real situations. 5,6,7,8 Problem and project-based learning promotes thedevelopment of the conceptual understanding, retention of knowledge, cognitive reasoning, andproblem-solving skills necessary to apply the material to the situation. It has been shown toimprove class attendance while enhancing the skills necessary to solve the logistical andinterpersonal problems that predictably occur when students work in teams. 9,10,11 Being

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Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brandon Field, University of Southern Indiana; David Ellert, University of Southern Indiana

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Mechanical Engineering

experience for their careers in the real world. Theinclusion of quantitative assessment data, which was precluded because IRB approval had notbeen originally sought for these classes, would provide more context for the areas in which thisteaching method could be better situated to the students’ needs and learning styles.Bibliography1. Dochy, F., Segers, M., den Bossche, P.V., Gijbels, D., “Effects of problem-based learning: a meta-analysis,” Learning and Instruction, vol. 13, pp. 533-568, 20032. Yadav, A., Shaver, G., and Meckl, P., “Lessons learned: Implementing the case teaching method in a mechanical engineering course,” J. of Engineering Education, Jan 20103. Lee, L.-W., and Ceylan, T., “An active learning mode for laboratory

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fadi Obeidat, Virginia Commonwealth University; Ruba Alkhasawneh, Virginia Commonwealth University; Jerry Tucker, Virginia Commonwealth University; Robert Klenke, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Computers in Education

, embedded systems design,as a topic, has been recently adopted by universities as one of the undergraduate/graduatecourses/majors in the computer engineering area. Students enrolled in these courses are assumedto have a background in programming and hardware design skills using assembly languages, C,and hardware description languages (HDL) such as VHDL. Efforts have been made to define aset of theoretical and practical educational methodologies that help in achieving better outcomesof such courses8-13. In 2005, a workshop for embedded system education was held in conjunctionwith EMSOFT embedded software conference14. The presented papers discussed three mainfactors that affect the educational process in the embedded systems field: 1) teaching

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Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton; Ogai Ahmadi, Kabul University

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International

AC 2010-43: THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE ANDINFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY (ICT) COURSES ATHIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN AFGHANISTANBahawodin Baha, University of Brighton Dr Baha is a Principal Lecturer at the Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Brighton, England. Following his graduation from Kabul University (KU) in 1980, he was an assistant lecturer at KU for a while. Then he was able to obtain a British Council Scholarship and has completed his MSc and PhD degrees at the Universities of Salford and Brighton respectively. He has been teaching at the University of Brighton since 1989, where he has been teaching and conducting research in electronics. He has

Conference Session

Web-based Learning in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale Buechler, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Electrical and Computer

Conference, Nashville, TN, June, 2003.6. D.N. Buechler, “Improved Learning by Nontraditional Students in Mathematically Intensive Courses,” University of Wisconsin Green Bay Faculty Development Conference, Jan. 17, 2008.7. C.P. Edmonson and S. Segalewitz, "A Blended On-line Engineering Technology Course Using Web Conferencing Technology," Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, Portland, OR, June, 2005.8. C.B. Russell and G.C. Weaver, “Student perceptions of the purpose and function of the laboratory in science: A grounded theory study,” International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2(2), July, 2008

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Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University

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College-Industry Partnerships

AC 2010-858: NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN: A REPORT ON THE EXPERIENCESIN BOEING’S WELLIVER FACULTY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMKenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University Dr. Van Treuren is a professor on the faculty in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Baylor University. He teaches the capstone Mechanical Engineering Laboratory course as well as courses in heat transfer, aerospace engineering, gas turbines, fluid mechanics, and wind power. His research interests include energy education and gas turbine heat transfer. He can be contacted at Kenneth_Van_Treuren@baylor.edu. Page 15.912.1© American Society for

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Two-Year College Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bertram Pariser, Technical Career Institute, Inc.

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Two Year College Division

feedback.Bibliography 1. website http://www.incontext.indiana.edu/2009/mar-apr/article1.asp Page 15.852.9 AuthorDr Bert Pariser is a faculty member in the Electronic Engineering Technology and the ComputerSoftware Technology Departments at Technical Career Institutes. His primary responsibility isdeveloping curriculum and teaching methodology for Physics, Thermodynamics,Electromagnetic Field Theory, Computers and Databases. Bert prepared grant proposals to theNational Science Foundation, which produced the funding for a Fiber Optics Laboratory. Heserved as faculty advisor to the IEEE and faculty advisor to Tau Alpha Pi National HonorSociety. Bert was

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

AC 2010-510: CASE STUDIES FOR LEARNING AUTOMATED SYSTEMINTEGRATIONSheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (“Tony”) Hsieh is an Associate Professor in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, cognitive task analysis, automation, robotics and control, intelligent manufacturing system design, and micro/nano manufacturing. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation laboratory at Texas A&M University, a state-of-the-art facility for education and research in the

Conference Session

Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-1101: RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR TEACHERS SITE: APROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR TEACHERSVikram Kapila, Polytechnic University VIKRAM KAPILA is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnic Institute of NYU, Brooklyn, NY, where he directs an NSF funded Web-Enabled Mechatronics and Process Control Remote Laboratory, an NSF funded Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics, and an NSF funded GK-12 Fellows project. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests are in cooperative control; distributed spacecraft formation control; linear/nonlinear control with applications to robust control

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Embedded System Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Kimbrough, University of Tennessee at Martin; Rhett Chrysler, University of Tennessee at Martin; Somsak Sukittanon, The University of Tennessee at Martin

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2010-658: INCREASE STUDENT PROJECT OUTCOME IN EMBEDDEDSYSTEM COURSE THROUGH DESIGN COMPETITIONMichael Kimbrough, University of Tennessee at MartinRhett Chrysler, University of Tennessee at MartinSomsak Sukittanon, The University of Tennessee at Martin Page 15.719.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Increase Student Project Outcome in Embedded System Course through Design CompetitionAbstractIn 2007, an upper division elective course in embedded systems at the University of Tennessee atMartin was switched from the Intel 8085 to the ATMEL AVR microcontroller. The objective isto teach students how to design a hardware interface and to

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-986: HYBRID COURSE FORMAT FOR PROJECTS IN ROBOTICSHakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver Hakan Gurocak is Director of School of Engineering and Computer Science and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Washington State University Vancouver. His research interests are robotics, automation, fuzzy logic, technology assisted distance delivery of laboratory courses and haptic interfaces for virtual reality. Dr. Gurocak is an ABET Program Evaluator for mechanical engineering. Page 15.659.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 HYBRID COURSE FORMAT

Conference Session

Student Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maya Trotz, University of South Florida; Ken Thomas, University of South Florida; Jeffrey Cunningham, University of South Florida; Qiong Zhang, University of South Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

settings committed to environmental protection. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses including Aquatic Chemistry, Environmental Engineering Laboratory, and developed an interdisciplinary project based two course sequence, Sustainability Concepts: Mercury in Tampa Bay and Mercury in Guyana. She is the faculty advisor for USF's Chapter of Engineers for a Sustainable World and is an affiliate of the USF Office of Sustainability.Ken Thomas, University of South Florida Ken D. Thomas is currently at PhD Candidate and teaching assistant at USF’s Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. Ken obtained BSc Chemical and Process Engineering as well as MSc Environmental Engineering from UWI

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Toghiani, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Keisha Walters, Mississippi State University; Priscilla Hill, Mississippi State University; Carlen Hennington, Mississippi State University

AC 2010-1882: ENGINEERING FUTURE CHEMICAL ENGINEERS:INCORPORATION OF PROCESS INTENSIFICATION CONCEPTS INTO THEUNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUMRebecca Toghiani, Mississippi State University Dr. Rebecca K. Toghiani is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at MSU. She received her B.S.ChE, M.S.ChE and Ph.D in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She received the 1996 Dow Outstanding New Faculty Award and the 2005 Outstanding Teaching Award from the ASEE Southeastern Section. A John Grisham Master Teacher at MSU, she is an inaugural member of the Bagley College of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Teachers. She has also been recognized at MSU with the 2001

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Learning about Power Systems and Power Consumption

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert Hess, University of Idaho

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

integrated whole. Their system design is presented, this one basedon integrated renewable resources including hydroelectric, solar, and propane (convertible tobiofuel) generation. Student-developed description of the design issues, construction, and initialtesting is presented with initial hardware results and photographs. Student-supervisedinstallation is scheduled for summer 2010.IntroductionTaylor Wilderness Research Station is a unique field research and teaching facility for scientificinvestigations of natural resources phenomena within this university’s College of Forestry,Wildlife, and Range Sciences (CFWRS). It is in the Frank Church Wilderness of Central Idaho,400km southeast of the university’s main campus. The only access to the site is

Conference Session

Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Bellinger, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Clark Hochgraf, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

explores the multi-disciplinary aspects and benefits of extracurricular team events.The primary audience for this paper is engineering and engineering technology teachers, teachersupervisors, teaching assistants and administrators.An Electric Bicycle club was formed comprised of students from multiple academic disciplines.The group included both deaf and hard of hearing participants adding diversity to thecommunications requirements and richness to the results. Team collaboration across disciplinesand between differing communication cultures was accomplished by providing students coachingand mentoring in project management skills. They were assigned specific tasks such as CADdrawings, part procurement, motor testing, performance monitoring

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Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Everly, University of Cincinnati; Delmer Nicholson, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

industry working for such companies as Battelle's Columbus Laboratories, Rockwell International, and Claspan Corporation. He joined the University of Cincinnati in 1985.Delmer Nicholson, University of Cincinnati Delmer W. Nicholson Jr is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at the University of Cincinnati. He received a BSES and MSCS from The University of Cincinnati in 1982 and 2009, respectively. He has held several research and development positions in industry working for such companies as Cincinnati Milacron, Delco Electronics and Nicholson Computer Consulting. He has taught as an adjunct instructor in the Mathematics and also the Engineering

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Educational Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Helen Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

) whatmotivates students to study engineering; and (3) how students conceive of their engineeringfuture. While the findings from the APPLES research have been disseminated through suchtraditional venues such as conferences and journal publications, an innovative institution-specificworkshop model was designed and piloted in spring 2009. This paper describes this new formatfor disseminating national research findings which is specifically aimed at engaging faculty inconversations that directly lead to changes in local educational practices and policies. Feedbackfrom the faculty participants and the impact of the workshop on teaching and learning practicesin subsequent months are presented. The broader implications of a national-local workshopmodel for the

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito Enriquez, Canada College

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Council of Sections

applyingpreviously proven collaborative teaching and learning techniques commonly used in smallerengineering laboratory and discussion sessions to a larger, more traditional lecture setting.Currently, the range of use of Tablet PCs in the classroom includes enhancing lecturepresentations8,9, digital ink and note taking10, E-Books (books in electronic format) that allowhyperlinks and annotations11, Tablet-PC-based in-class assessments8,9, and Tablet-PC-basedclassroom collaboration systems such as the Classroom Presenter12, and the UbiquitousPresenter13 that can enhance student learning and engagement. As the use of Tablet PCs in theclassroom grows, there is a growing need to understand how these various uses and applicationscan facilitate and enhance student

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ari Epstein, MIT; Joellen Easton, American Public Media; Rekha Murthy, Public Radio Exchange; Emily Davidson, MIT; Jennifer de Bruijn, MIT; Tracey Hayse, MIT; Elise Hens, MIT; Margaret Lloyd

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Liberal Education

and clubs.Joellen Easton, American Public Media JOELLEN EASTON works as public insight analyst at the public radio program "Marketplace," from American Public Media. She came to Los Angeles from Boston, where she had worked in public radio since 1998, most recently at Public Radio International's Global Resources Desk at the program "The World." She holds an M.S. from the Comparative Media Studies program at MIT, where she helped to develop Terrascope Radio and served as a Teaching Assistant for the class.Rekha Murthy, Public Radio Exchange REKHA MURTHY is Director of Projects + Partnerships at the Public Radio Exchange (PRX), an online marketplace for the distribution of

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Bruce Brydges, SUNY Potsdam; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Mary Margaret Small, Clarkson University; Gail Gotham, St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES; Peter Turner, Clarkson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Faculty from a Research UniversityAbstractAs part of an extensive University - K-12 partnership program in STEM (science, technology,engineering and math) disciplines, more than 20 faculty members at Clarkson University havedeveloped and taught summer institutes and workshops for area middle and high school teachers.The goals of these interventions are to provide rigorous and state-of-the-art STEM contentknowledge, to model effective and active teaching strategies, and to prepare the teachers to bringthe new STEM content into their classrooms. The 5-day summer institutes provide rigorouscontent and hands-on activities for the teachers. The objective of this paper is to describe thedevelopment and assessment of the institutes.The design of the

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Fitzpatrick, Drexel University; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Drexel University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

supported in part by NSF Award DGE-0538476.References1 Roth, W. M. Learning science through technological design. J Res Sci Teach 38, 768-790 (2001).2 Puntambekar, S. & Kolodner, J. L. Toward implementing distributed scaffolding: Helping students learn science from design. J Res Sci Teach 42, 185-217, doi:Doi 10.1002/Tea.20048 (2005).3 Hmelo, C. E., Holton, D. L. & Kolodner, J. L. Designing to learn about complex systems. J Learn Sci 9, 247-298 (2000).4 Wolf, S. J. & Fraser, B. J. Learning environment, attitudes and achievement among middle-school science students using inquiry-based laboratory activities. Res Sci Educ 38, 321-341, doi:DOI 10.1007/s11165-007- 9052-y (2008).5 Mayer, R. E. Should

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Been There, Done That: Advice for New Faculty

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology; Scott Anson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mario Castro-Cedeno, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Christopher Greene, University of Alabama; Carol Romanowski, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael Slifka, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Larry Villasmil, Rochester Institute of Technology; James Lee, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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New Engineering Educators

crucial for them to quicklydevelop their scholarship foci, and research plans to allow them to achieve tenure.A successful tenure program requires a balance of teaching, scholarship, and service; however,developing a robust research and scholarship agenda while trying to maintain the excellence inteaching and a broad service agenda is a challenge. In addition, teaching-oriented colleges oftenlack research laboratories, have a very limited number of graduate students, and offer little or nostartup funds to new faculty. Because of economic constraints, both administrators and facultyare being asked to do more with less support [6]. Simply put, the “action figure” portrait oftoday’s engineering/engineering technology professor[7], who has to do it