Conference Session

Simple Classroom Demonstrations for Mechanics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Kiefer, Michigan State University

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Mechanics

engineering principles. In an attempt to boost retention by better connecting with today’s engineering students,eight universities participated in a National Science Foundation sponsored project to change theundergraduate Mechanical Engineering Curriculum to make it more attractive to a diversecommunity of students.4 One of the efforts of this project was to develop application-basedlesson plans that would use real life examples to demonstrate basic engineering concepts.Specifically, Eann Patterson developed a set of example problems that could be used in anintroductory solid mechanics course.5 This paper provides an instructor review of five of these

Conference Session

Design with External Clients

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiang Guo, California State University Los Angeles; Jose Macias, Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Jimmy Hoo, California State University Los Angeles; Rony Velasquez, California State University Los Angeles; Maxim Fastovsky, California State University Los Angeles; James Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; SaeRom Hong, California State University Los Angeles

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Design in Engineering Education

, including Quality Assurance, Reliability Engineering, ElectronicParts Engineering and Environmental Engineering. From these interviews, we also understoodhow mission assurance mangers work with people from other fields of expertise.During the interview process, we spent a lot of time on document analysis. Document analysis iswas a very important step in gathering requirements. It helped to study the concepts, identify therequirements and how to describe the work activities of mission assurance managers. We readthrough many materials, including presentation, monthly reports, work plans, proposals, andmission assurance related handbooks prepared by JPL experts.Attending JPL’s monthly report meetings is was another powerful technique to gather

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University; Farzana Sultana, Vaughn Construction

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Construction

Chivi District,” Water SA, Vol. 32, No. 3.9. Rahman, M.H., Rahman, M.M., Watanabe, C. , & Yamamoto, K. , 2003, “Arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh and its remedial measures,” Proceedings of the UNU-NIES International Workshop, Tokyo, Japan: United Nations University, pp. 9-21.10. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, 1997, “Statistical year book of Bangladesh,” Bangladesh: Ministry of Planning, People’s Republic of Bangladesh.11. Kabir, M. R &Faisal, I. M., 1999, “Indigenous practices of water harvesting in Bangladesh,” Proceedings of the regional workshop on traditional water harvesting systems, Iran: Ministry of Jahad- E-Sazandegi of Iran and UNESCO.12. Thomas, T., 1998, “Domestic water

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benson Tongue, University of California, Berkeley; Daniel Kawano, University of California, Berkeley

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Mechanics

struck them as “engineering”and suddenly they realized that EVERYTHING is engineering. An amusing piece of feedback wasfrom the student who wrote “Damn you Professor Tongue! I find that I am now unable to look atlife without thinking ‘Hmmm, I wonder what the natural frequency of that is and what thatimplies about the support stiffness!’” Luckily for me, he/she appended a smiley face, much to myrelief. But as I continually assure my students, my job is to infect them with the “understandingsystem dynamics is fun” virus and my hope is that it proves incurable.A more in-depth assessment is planned in which the performance of students who experienceMoveIt is directly compared to those who do not, keeping everything else in the course essentiallythe

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enno Koehn, Lamar University; Nishant Shah, Lamar University; John Koehn, Chadron State College

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Construction

water's edge. Boatexcursions along the bayou, past a 1,300 year old cypress dubbed "The Survivor," ferry visitorsto two educational outposts. Each features a unique learning shelter efficiently situated at theverge of three eco-zones swamp, forest, and grassland.As mentioned before, Shangri La is the first project in Texas and the fiftieth in the world to earnthe U.S. Green Building Council's Platinum Certification for LEED New Construction. (Fig.15)Significant to the environmental master planning strategy was the decision to use newlandscaping to filter and restore the water quality of the formerly nitrogen-stuffed, oxygen-starved pond and wetlands, which are nesting grounds for numerous species of water fowl. Thevegetated wetland system takes

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Mariano Savelski, Rowan University; Krchnavek Robert, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Vladimir DeDelva, Rowan University; Michael Glasspool, Rowan University; Muhammad Iftikhar, Rowan University; Keith McIver, Rowan University; Katherine Ross, Rowan University; Kathryn Whitaker, Rowan University; Tatsiana Sokal, Rowan University

carefully planned thrust areas. The thrust areas includethe major research initiatives of the Center: manufacturing science; composites structuring andcharacterization; and particle formation and functionalization. Three test beds based onprograms developed from the thrust areas have been created at the Center. DevelopmentProgram I concentrates on the continuous manufacturing of pharmaceutical tablets. Continuoustablet manufacturing processes offer significant advantages over batch processes. Theseadvantages include an increase in tablet uniformity and stability, reduced production and laborcosts and simplified scale up from experimental testing to full scale manufacturing1.Development Programs II and III focus on novel methods for drug delivery

Conference Session

Signal Processing Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Wright; Thad Welch; Michael Morrow

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

time (in ms)Figure 7: Time domain display of FM IF signal modulated with 4 kHz test tone (top) and recovered testtone (bottom).We plan to expand this to capturing commercial FM signals over the air, tapping the IF signal, and usingsimilar techniques to extract RBDS information from the FM broadcast.12 Most commercial FM radiostations in the United States transmit a radio broadcast data system (RBDS) signal. Extracting the RBDS(sometimes called RDS) signal is a significant next step in software defined radio sophistication in that thissignal has a 57 kHz carrier (3 times the 19 kHz pilot as shown in Figure 8). The RBDS signal uses biphase 0

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hitt, USMA; Robert Floersheim, US Military Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

single discipline adviser team would missopportunities to appeal to students of different disciplines working on the same project. Theinstructor team operates more effectively with open collaboration. Since students come fromseveral academic majors, the diversity is advantageous to all concerned and keeps the advisersfrom the different departments engaged in the projects.It is well documented in general literature on multidisciplinary teaching that the greatestdifficulty for the instructors is the time and energy required to work as a team.6-8 In this capstoneproject with requirements and application to computer science, and mechanical and electricalengineering, the advisers agree that careful time management and planning are vital

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; John Rogers, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

civil engineers’ role in planning, designing, building,operating and maintaining the nation’s infrastructure. Students will use computer modeling andsimulation tools to design, build and test a truss bridge. Students will also design and build abridge out of K-nex components, and load the bridge to failure in a competition. Surveyedparticipants overwhelmingly praise the hands-on learning.IntroductionAccording to the 2006 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), 15-year-old U.S.students ranked at the bottom third for both mathematics and science compared to all othercountries that participated.1 The U.S. has seemingly fallen behind other developed countries, ineducating the students to succeed in the math and science curriculum. Many

Conference Session

Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Jordan, Baylor University

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International

is the school’s satellite dish. Page 15.686.12 Figure 10—Solar panels after installation at Sonrise SchoolImpact upon our StudentsThe students were impacted in a number of profound ways. Comments from three students areshown below. They are representative of the sorts of comments we have received from studentswho went to Rwanda. These students have had their lives changed in ways that will impact theirfuture careers. Their lives were also affected in other ways as well. All three students whosecomments are shown below are now either in graduate school or are planning on going tograduate school. Their experiences in Rwanda have

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter Schilling, MSOE

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New Engineering Educators

and without performance incentive.SophomoreThe sophomore comparison involved a fall required course taught to Software EngineeringStudents. While these students are no longer freshman, many of them are still developing studyhabits, and returning after the summer break can be difficult.In the baseline class, approximately 18% of assignments were submitted late. As was noticedwith the freshman, this varied with the week, but tended to increase later on in the quarter.This changed, however, with the introduction of the incentive plan. Overall, only 5% ofassignments were submitted late. Furthermore, unlike the previous year, the number ofsubmissions which were late actually decreased as the quarter progressed. A significantpercentage of students

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students, Diversity, and Assessment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Cox, Purdue University; Osman Cekic, Purdue University; Sara Branch, Purdue University; Rocio Chavela Guerra, Purdue University; James Cawthorne, Purdue University; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

-Pakistan). (2007, April 6). China to establish engineering university in Pakistan. Retrieved July 2007 from http://web.lexis-nexis.com. 8. Chakravorthy, G. & Sharma, S. (2007, June 22). India plans 30 new universities to improve education. Retrieved July 1, 2007, from http://www.bloomberg.com. 9. Hossler, D., Schmit, J., and Vesper, N. (1999). Going to College: How Social, Economic, and Educational Page 15.952.7 Factors Influence the Decisions Students Make. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press10. Bean, J. P. (1983). The Application of a Model of Turnover in Work Organizations to the Student

Conference Session

Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

- Page 15.942.7date academic programs that endeavor to meet the immediate and future needs of industry. TheMichigan Technological University’s strategic plan calls for us to be nationally recognized forprograms that advance technological education through excellence in learning, discovery, andengagement. While we are a technology program, we go beyond most other technologyprograms by offering significant hands-on lab experiences and applied research opportunities toundergraduates. These experiences complement the classroom experience and prepare ourstudents for careers in a wide range of industries.The Electrical Engineering Technology program has identified present needs for a new state-of-the-art robotics laboratory, that will support a new

Conference Session

Engaging Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bette Grauer, Kansas State University; Diana Grauer, Kansas State University

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Environmental Engineering

have been highly favorable. The class is offered only in the fall and a study to evaluatethe effectiveness of the activity for engagement and learning is planned for fall 2010.Problem-Based LearningProblem-Based Learning, PBL, is a constructivist learning approach that is used to stimulate andimprove learning by presenting problems about topics of interest to students. Learning is shapedby direct experience and is most effective when students are presented with a compellingproblem.1, 2 The problem-based learning approach allows students to study a problem of interestin a team-based setting. A PBL study is student directed with opportunity for discussion, andoften the students rather than the instructor select the problem. Much of the new

Conference Session

Lean and Green

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terri Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; John Sutherland, Purdue University

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Industrial Engineering

Design, Systems Thinking, or Systems Planning. Such acourse includes an element of viewing a problem in the context of a larger system. It is notedthat the idea of sustainability is consistent with this fundamental approach and perspective toproblem solving. Sustainability also requires that an engineer (or designer of a product, process, Page 15.729.5or system) view their problem as part of a bigger system. The introduction of Life CycleAnalysis as a tool for examining the supply chain from raw material extraction through the endof life of a product may introduce the idea of sustainability to this course. Table 2. Mapping Industrial

Conference Session

Signal Processing Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hanjun Xian, Purdue University; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University

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Computers in Education

innovate practice-orientedengineering education. For engineering students needing hands-on experience in sensor hardwareand data acquisition, they have an opportunity to handle practical problems of higher complexityand are more aware of the social context where the sensors are situated. For example, studentscan compare their sensor deployment plan with the sensor network in industry to gain more real-world experience. For engineering students who develop applications concerning sensor data,they can focus more on their specialized projects rather than being distracted by fundamentalproblems of data acquisition. For example, students in environmental engineering can study theenvironmental impact of the forest fire in Los Angeles, without having to

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Aidsa Santiago Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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Mechanics

Conference Session

Sustainability, Service Learning, and Entreprenuership

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekar Viswanathan, National University, San Diego; Howard Evans, National University, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

related to not only energy from conventional sources but also renewable. Special focus on energy conservation will be discussed. Various techniques to lower energy use will be discussed.SEM 606 Comprehensive overview of applicable air pollution, waterEnvironmental pollution, drinking water and toxics environmental laws andManagement regulations in the U.S. In addition, various pollution sources, and their impact are presented. Specific strategies to develop and implement environmental management practices are presented.SEM 607 Watershed Overview of the watershed management and planning process.Management Relate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

results to improve their design and implementation. Evidence of the development of the cognitive capacity of students requires the design and interpretation of an assessment system that mirrors the ways in which knowledge is developed and applied in the working environment of engineers. The development of an assessment system tied through backwards design to the educational objectives that frame the content and processes of the courses is viewed to be one of the products of this project. In addition, the evaluation plan measures the transportability of the Virtual CVD Laboratory to support its use in a variety of engineering and science courses.Four research questions have been addressed: 1. What

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jian Peng, Southeast Missouri State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

strived to achieve. In the future offerings, we plan to make theproject more open-ended so that students with limited background can pass the course while self-motivated students can be more creative and productive. We will also emphasize more on self-motivation and life-long-learning skills.Due to the relative novelty of the revised course, we have very little measurable outcomes with Page 15.1040.8outside industrial world. However, we have heard on several occasions from industry that theyare looking for graduates who have practical knowledge and understanding about the tradeoffs inembedded system design. We hope that our graduates will possess

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sinead MacNamara; Clare Olsen; Laura Steinberg, Syracuse University; Samuel Clemence, Syracuse University

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Civil Engineering

evaluation plan over successiveyears to develop a model for trans-disciplinary design courses at SU and beyond.AcknowledgementsThis work was carried out with the support of NSF 08-610- Innovations in Page 15.746.10Engineering Education, Curriculum, and Infrastructure (IEECI) Award EEC-0935168,and the support of the Syracuse University School of Architecture and the L. C. SmithCollege of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University.BibliographyAtman, C. J. Adams, R. S. Cardella, M. E. Turns, J. Mosborg, S. Saleem, J. 2007 Engineering DesignProcesses: A Comparison of Students and Expert Practitioners. Journal of Engineering Education, 96(4)pg

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; William Danley, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Engineering and Technology (ABET). The self-study team was able tocreate a thorough and effective plan to assess the processes used for the ABET accreditation. Themission of the program is to provide contemporary students with an academic foundation andpractical education in engineering technology through an outstanding curriculum and appliedresearch program, and the participation of our students in one of the nation’s most successful co-operative educational programs. Capitalizing on the success of the implementation of Web-based technology in the AET curriculum through the support of NSF CCLI Phase 1 and 2projects since 2004, the quality of curriculum, course offerings, and laboratory facilities areimproved to meet the program mission. The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Ryan Wicker, UTEP; Rong Pan, Arizona State University; Carolyn Awalt, The University of Texas at El Paso

in Major Effort toIncrease Effectiveness of Manufacturing Engineers,” The Society of ManufacturingEngineers' Manufacturing Education Plan: 1999 Critical Competency Gaps Report, URL:http://www.sme.org/[5] Miller, S & Miller, K, 1999, “Using Instructional Theory to Facilitate Communicationin Web-based Courses,” Educational Technology & Society, Vol. 2(3), pp. 106-114[6] Althaus, S. L., 1997, “Computer-mediated communication in the universityclassroom: An experiment with online discussions. Communication Education, Vol. 46,pp. 158-174[7] Connick, G. P., 1997, “Issues and trends to take us into the twenty-first century,” InT. E. Cyrs (Ed.) Teaching and Learning at a Distance: What it Takes to EffectivelyDesign, Deliver and Evaluate

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International Initiatives, Partnerships,Teaching Strategies, and Collaborative Networks

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Michael Brzoska, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University

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International

in Chinacan study for two years at a university in the United States belonging to the consortium, and thenreturn to their home institutions in China to finish their college degrees. Students whoparticipate in this program are awarded degrees from the two institutions the students haveattended. Further, each of the AASCU universities choosing to participate in this program makesits own policies, which are also customized in a major-by-major basis. This paper describes thesteps taken by the Electrical Engineering Program at Eastern Washington University (EWU)towards planning and implementing the dual degree, which already has been in-place for threeyears. While providing specifics about Electrical Engineering, a general overview of theprogram

Conference Session

Students' Abilities and Attitudes

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Wright; Peter Rich, Brigham Young University; Keith Leatham, Brigham Young University

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Mathematics

teachers. The pre-serviceteachers supported the teacher in his effort to integrate the new curriculum into his existingcurriculum, and quickly learn the software and basics of programming. Involving the pre-servicetechnology and education majors had a secondary benefit, because it provided the pre-serviceteachers the opportunity to be involved in an actual real teaching environment where they werehelping develop curriculum, lesson plans, interacting with students, and so forth. During the pilottest the two classes were first given a mathematics pre-test that asked them questions aboutvariables, use of operators, functions, coordinates, and equations. The students were then taughtthe GUI (Graphical User Interface) of Flash, and by the second day of

Conference Session

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huanmei Wu, IUPUI

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

are planning to go to graduate school with the confidenceobtained from the projects.For example, the author also designed six multidisciplinary projects in the last five years and theresults are wonderful. About 20 students from 6 different disciplines were involved. The studentsare at different stages of their undergraduate study, including freshman, juniors and seniors. Fourpresentations have been accepted by peer-reviewed high-respected national conferences. Twoconference papers have published and two manuscripts are under revision. The students alsoproduced many posters (more than 15) at the local symposiums and workshops. In addition, allfive graduated students from three disciplines are admitted to graduate school across the

Conference Session

e-Learning Course Development and Instruction

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

integrate online with face-to-face time in a planned, pedagogically valuablemanner 8 , offering some of the convenience of fully-online courses without the complete loss offace-to-face contact 7. From the “traditional” classroom, it takes the teacher driven presentationand selection of relevant content and the dialogue between student and teacher. From the Web-based world, it borrows the advantages of self-paced, self-regulated learning 3. These coursesseem to offer the best of both worlds, preserving face-to-face contact in a reduced seat timeformat, while allowing faculty to creatively use Web resources in instruction 9.Blended learning approaches and design can significantly enhance the students’ learningexperience 10-11 by reducing "sage-on-the

Conference Session

Online and Web-based Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Lesko, East Carolina University; John Pickard, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

been the mainstay forthe past two decades. With the maturation of virtual world (3-D Web) and semantic webtechnologies, the web-based content available in the classroom increases exponentially and takeson a new look. Following a brief overview of these two technologies and their overall impact inthe classroom, this article presents several practical approaches for presenting course content in3-D Web environments based on recent implementation efforts. In-World lectures and labassignments, project team briefing sessions, student mentoring activities, and open conferenceforums are just a few of the areas discussed. Further discussions also focus on setup and futureevaluation studies planned in the near-term to further evaluate course content

Conference Session

Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Alhassan, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; James Welch, Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW)

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

objectives. These objectives are: - To apply knowledge learned in other courses. - To enhance the thought and planning process - To expose students to a team design and implementation similar to that encountered in industry - To improve the written and oral communication skills of the students.The proposed design of the bridge, as determined by a decision matrix designed by the students,was a parabolic arch that had its arched members angled into the centerline of the walkway as isshown in Figure 9. Although the basics of SAP2000 were previously understood by the students, Page 15.717.9this basic knowledge only served as issuing the

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Tito-Izquierdo, University of Houston, Downtown; Alberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston, Downtown

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, as well as the estimating of the dead load of thesuperstructure. The take-off is done using a spreadsheet prepared by the students andconsidering the weight of the steel sections indicated in the literature or commercial catalogs.A typical take-off is shown in Figure 3. The estimated dead load of the superstructure is 502kips. Considering a plan area center to center of the trusses and the total length of the bridge(10’10” x 305’0”) the weight per square foot is 152 lb. The estimated cost of materials is about Page 15.1108.4$661,000 based on the prices of the year 2008 in Houston, TX. Figure 2a. Student CAD drawings of the