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Margot Vigeant

Workshop: Technology Enhanced Active Learning Margot Vigeant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Associate Dean of Engineering Bucknell UniversityDo your students seem more attached to their electronics than to the chalkboard? Let’suse their devices as a tool for learning! In this workshop, we’ll review four or fivetechniques where use of phones, tablets, or computers can enhance engagement andharness the learning gains brought by active learning. Participants are encouraged tobring a web-connected device so we can test techniques in real time.This session complements Mike Prince’s workshop, or may be attended separately.About the presenter:Margot

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Lunal Khuon; Vladimir Genis; Andrew Rich; Arlene Solnick; John Cornele; Melanie Whitehead; Michael Hunn

Providing Complementary Viewpoints of Healthcare Technology Through An Interdisciplinary Learning Experience Lunal Khuon1, Vladimir Genis1, Andrew Rich2, Arlene Solnick3, John Cornele3, Melanie Whitehead3, and Michael Hunn4 1 College of Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 2 Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 3 College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 4 Draeger Medical Systems Inc., Telford, PAWe describe an interdisciplinary learning experience consisting of interactions

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Grace O. Talabi; Oludare. A. Owolabi

AN EVALUATION OF MUSIC TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM IN SELECTED COLLEGES Grace O. Talabi Dept. of Communication and Performing Arts, Music Unit, Bowen University, Iwo,Osun State, Nigeria talabi_grace@yahoo.co.uk Oludare. A. Owolabi Department of Civil Engineering Morgan State University, Baltimore MD oludare.owolabi@morgan.eduABSTRACTThis paper investigates the Music Technology curriculum of five (5) colleges with the view toascertaining its relevance or otherwise. Furthermore, it examines the

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Joe Tranquillo; Eric Santanen; Doug Allen

A Vision for the Institute for Leadership in Technology And Management Joe Tranquillo, Eric Santanen, and Doug Allen Bucknell UniversityThe purpose of this presentation is two fold: 1) to describe Bucknell’s Institute forLeadership in Technology and Management 2) to share the mechanisms by which aformal vision statement was developed for the program.The ProgramThe Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management (ILTM), first offered atBucknell University in 1993, is in an intensive, six-week, student-focused summerprogram that focuses on accelerating undergraduates on their path toward becomingleaders of technology-focused organizations. The learning environment is composed oftwo

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Linda S. Hirsch

engineering skills and informing them about careers in engineering so they realizethe value of pursuing a career in engineering and the importance of obtaining the properacademic background to study engineering in college. The Center for Pre-College Programs atNew Jersey Institute of Technology provides a variety of such summer programs. One of theprograms, sponsored by ExxonMobil and the Harris Foundation, the ExxonMobil Bernard HarrisSummer Science Camp (EMBHSSC), recruits 5th, 6th and 7th grade students from traditionallyunderserved and typically underrepresented populations who in addition to not being introducedto engineering in school are less likely to be exposed to engineering outside the classroom.The academic curriculum for EMBHSSC, aligned

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Suzanne Keilson

Engineering in a First Year Seminar and Student Development Program Suzanne Keilson, Loyola University MarylandA new first year program for all incoming traditional students, entitled Messina, is beingimplemented in the 2015-2016 academic year. Prior to this Loyola University Maryland had afirst year program, Alpha, that was both voluntary (opt-in) by the students and involved a singlecourse for a single, usually fall, semester. The Messina program links two courses and groupscourse pairings by themes. A cohort of 16 students have one course in the fall and the second inthe spring (A/B), while a second cohort of 16 students will have the reverse pairing of courses(B/A).In this presentation I will focus on an

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Augusto Z. Macalalag Jr.; Kate Peterson

methods that areimportant to them. Our study included 17 elementary teachers enrolled in one semester ofIntroduction to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education course.This course is designed to provide teachers with experiences, knowledge, and pedagogy neededto successfully implement STEM in their classrooms. The majority of teachers (N=14) have beenteaching for 10 or more years and have undergraduate and graduate degrees in Early Childhood,Elementary Education, and General Education. However, only two teachers have educationalbackground in Mathematics and Educational Media Technology.We analyzed teachers’ written reflections and critiques of lessons. We asked teachers to viewtwo videos-- an educator teaching a balloon

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Tony Kerzmann; David Sanchez; Jonathan Bach; John Walker

6001 University Blvd, Moon Township, PA 15108 John Walker (jhw27@pitt.edu) Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh 742 Benedum Hall, Pittsburgh PA 15261AbstractThe education and influence of students in the STEM fields has great importance in modernsociety, especially with our ever-increasing reliance on new technologies. A collaborationbetween the University of Pittsburgh and Robert Morris University that was funded byConstellation Energy engaged over 40 students in a weeklong workshop named Energy Week.Dr. Kerzmann and Dr. Sanchez designed a curriculum that allowed middle school and highschool students from around the greater Pittsburgh

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James A. Van Fleet; T. Michael Toole P.E.

boundary betweenengineering and non-engineering disciplines.” Bucknell GCSP students have taken afoundation seminar (normally required for students in the College of Arts & Sciences)within the Society and Technology Residential College, and a three-week study abroadsummer course called Entrepreneurship and Renewable Energy in Iceland.To develop and oversee our GCSP an internal steering committee was formed, consistingof deans, faculty, and staff from across the university. Participants include the Library &Information Technology Department, Career Development Center, and Office of CivicEngagement. Although Bucknell has many current service learning opportunities in thelocal area as well as in developing nations, the Office of Civic

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Peter Mark Jansson; Neil M. Boyd

Co-Curricular Engagement to Build Leadership in Sustainability Peter Mark Jansson and Neil M. Boyd College of Engineering and the School of Management - Bucknell UniversityDuring the summer of 2015 the College of Engineering and School of Management at BucknellUniversity teamed up to launch a co-curricular activity entitled the Institute for Leadership inSustainable Technology. The primary goal of the Institute was to engage engineering, businessand management students in the development of new photovoltaic ventures. The role of theleaders was to provide the resources necessary for each student to learn how to performphotovoltaic feasibility assessments, calculate solar windows, design and

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Jumoke Ladeji-Osias; LaDawn Partlow; Monique Head; Roshan Paudel; Jonathan Farley; Omar Muhammed

, National Maker programs rarely target thisdemographic. The Minority Male Makers (MMM) Program, directed by Morgan StateUniversity, in Baltimore has established a Maker community in Northeast Baltimore City thatallows middle school students and their teachers to develop science, technology, engineering,and mathematics skills while expressing their creativity. The long-term goal of this project is forparticipants to 1) create products using 3-D modeling software and 3-D printers, 2) developsoftware and embedded applications, 3) enhance computational thinking skills, and 4) pursuerelated entrepreneurial ventures. This effort is a partnership between the School of Engineeringand School of Education. Middle school teacher and student participants were

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Margaret G. Wismer

Basic Electronics for Liberal Arts Majors Margaret G. Wismer Physics and Engineering Technology, Bloomsburg UniversityThe Physics department at Bloomsburg University teaches a basicselectronics course, Physics 104, intended for liberal arts majors who havevery little or no traditional background in STEM subjects. Any one at theuniversity is free to take this course though it is a requirement for musicmajors in order to give them a sense of electronic instrumentation andcircuitry. Enrolled in the spring 2014 session were 9 music majors with 7others from business, art and digital forensics. In addition to the range ofbackgrounds, students’ experiences, attitudes and perceptions also covered

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Ashwin Satyanarayana; Tatiana Malyuta; Hong Li

2015 ASEE MidAtlantic Section Conference A Potential Solution for Textbook Affordability Ashwin Satyanarayana, Tatiana Malyuta and Hong Li N-913, Computer Systems Technology, New York City College of Technology (CUNY), 300 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY 11201.AbstractThe cost of college textbooks has skyrocketed in recent years. To students and families alreadystruggling to afford high tuition and fees, an additional $1,200 per year on books and suppliescan be the breaking point. That’s as much as 39% of tuition and fees at a community college and14% of tuition and fees at a four-year public institution.During the fall of 2013, the

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Christian Rogerson; Brian Swartz P.E.

-product (e.g. waste) heat from the electrical generation process.The system is not immediately intuitive to the lay person, particularly the translation of wasteheat into chilled water. Therefore, a working model of the system is proposed to demonstrate theconcepts underlying this technology. The company doing the design for the full-scale system –UGI Performance Solutions – has agreed to sponsor the student project.The working model will feature a gasoline powered 5000 Watt generator. The gasolinegenerator simulates the electrical generation process for the full-scale system and the exhaustflow from the generator will drive the heat capture systems of the model. Each subsystem willutilize a portion of the waste heat from the generator combustion