Paper ID #11037Instrumentation Laboratory: Challenges of Teaching a Large ClassMs. Miquela Trujillo, University of New Mexico Miquela Trujillo graduated with a BSME degree from New Mexico Tech and is currently a graduate student at the University of New Mexico, doing research on shock-accelerated multiphase flows.Prof. Peter VorobieffMr. Francisco Martin Vigil, University of New Mexico Francisco Vigil is from Espa˜nola, NM. He graduated from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technooogy in December 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and is currently pursuing a Masters of Science in Mechanical
Paper ID #11057Assessment of Remote Laboratory Practices in Engineering Technology Dis-tance EducationDr. Mert Bal, Miami University Mert Bal received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Eastern Mediterranean Univer- sity, North Cyprus in 2008. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the University of Western Ontario, and a Visiting Researcher at the National Research Council Canada in London, Ontario, Canada between 2008 and 2010. He was involved in various research projects in the areas of collaborative intelligence, localiza- tion and collaborative information processing in wireless sensor networks, intelligent
Embedded Systems - Shape The World Jonathan W. Valvano¹, Ramesh Yerraballi¹², Chad J. Fulton³, Chinmaya Dattathri¹ ¹Electrical and Computer Engineering ²Biomedical Engineering ³Center for Teaching and Learning University of Texas at AustinAbstractWe have designed, implemented and deployed a Massive Open Online Class (MOOC) with asubstantial lab component within the edX platform. If MOOCs are truly going to transform theeducation, then they must be able to deliver laboratory classes. This offering goes a long way inunraveling the perceived complexities in delivering a
Educational Foundations from the University of Hawaii where her research will focus on international education for STEM students.Prof. Junichiro Kono, Rice University Junichiro Kono received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in applied physics from the University of Tokyo in 1990 and 1992, respectively, and completed his Ph.D. in physics from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1995. He was a postdoctoral research associate at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1995-1997 and the W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory Fellow in the Department of Physics at Stanford University in 1997-2000. He joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Rice University in 2000 as an Assistant
a certificate of professional development.According to students, the most effective educational technologies helping to better grasp the studymaterial are practical (laboratory) classes and seminars, during which the teacher discusses thepractical and professional issues from different perspectives.During the process of program revision the proportion of laboratory studies was increased and theyhave become more practice work-oriented. The program students and faculty noted the highefficiency working in the format of "round table" which allowed not only to listen to a report or alecture, hear about the final project and ask questions but also to jointly discuss the details of theprocess, consider the problem areas and discuss possible
opportunitiesfor graduate students to have short- term international experiences in laboratories in other partsof the world, and exposure to long- term international careers. We believe that exposing studentsto international settings as a workshop in their university environment will open their curiosity tocollaborate later on with any of those institutions. This paper examines quantitative andqualitative data from graduate school-based seminars in 2011 and 2012. We are in the earlystages of developing international workshops as part of our overall professional developmentseries for graduate students. Our assessments examine the potential impact that our workshops(external to the academic department) have on the success and professional development
integrated customizable online equipment and adjustable virtual laboratories. To facilitate these methodologies for academic education, corporate and military training, his company developed new ground-breaking e-learning solutions, as well as relevant assessment and authoring tools. Dr. Cherner holds an MS in Experimental Physics, and Ph.D. in Physics and Materials Science. He published over 100 papers in national and international journals and made dozens presentations at various national and international conferences and workshops. Dr. Cherner has served as a Principal Investigator for several government-funded educational projects.Dr. Maija M Kukla, University of Maryland, College ParkProf. Linn W Hobbs OBE, Massachusetts
efforts to use the web-conferencing software Elluminate-Live! for deliveringtutorials, discussion classes, and even laboratory practicals to groups of students studyingengineering off-campus, including students posted overseas. Examples are given from twodisciplines. We then compare student feedback across all engineering subjects over the years2012-2013. Our results show that students welcome web-conferencing as a very effectivemeans to deliver classes to distance students and improve their learning experience.introductionIn recent years there has been an increasing interest in delivering engineering courses throughnon-traditional means, such as by distance, on-line, flexible, and combinations/blends oflocated and on-line learning environments.1
landing mechanism for the Mars Science Laboratory Rover Mission AKA Curiosity. Mechanism design work for Hubble Robotics and on Global Precipitation Measurement Instrument Missions. Additionally, Professor Brown has worked at the National Institute of Standards and Technology designing test equipment to measure stress-strain relationships to superconductor perfor- mance. His past work on the tethering landing mechanism used to lower the Mars rover Curiosity to the Red Planet’s surface is part of a $2.5 billion program NASA says will assess whether the Gale Crater area of Mars has ever had the potential to support a habitable environment. Professor Brown runs the NASA Space Grant program at MSU Denver. His current
. While being mentored by a local Belizean engineer on a stormwater management project for their school in Belize City, connections were made to a Professor of Civil Engineering at another US university who focused her International Engineering Field Experience course on their project. In May 2013, thirteen students from her class visited Belize to survey the site, teaching survey methods to the secondary school students as well. In May 2014, another group will visit to continue working on the project, which involves the creation of a detention pond and an ecological park for outdoor laboratory
, v 477-478, p 1491-1494, 2014, Applied Mechanics and Materials II[9] E. Barra, S.A. Herrera, P. Cano, Y. Ignacio, and J.Q. Vives, “Using multimedia and peer assessment to promote collaborative e-learning”, New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia, 2014[10] J. Conesa, A. Rius, D. Ganan, and D. Gomez, “Leco: An internal virtual tool to aid collaboration in the context of a virtual university”, Proceedings of the 7th IASTED International Conference on Web-Based Education, WBE 2008, p 247-252, 2008[11] Z. Nedic, A. Nafalski, and M. Jan, “Online International Collaboration - A Case Study: Remote Laboratory NetLab”, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Education and Educational Technologies 2011 (WORLD-EDU 2011
developing countries as often desktopcomputers and interactive terminals within computers labs are very limited or unavailable.Educational use of numerical analysis within engineering coursework and laboratories whiledesirable is often difficult to achieve.The authors of this paper have devoted the last 30 years to the continuing development ofPolymath Software (2) that has been developed over the years from a mainframe package underthe Plato Educational computer system marketed by the Control Data Corporation to a widelyused PC product. The current PolyMath PC software is used by over 120 academic institutionsworld-wide and is available for purchase via the internet with low-priced educational versions.While this PC product is continuing to evolve
component of these initiatives is no doubt closing the gap between high schoolsand higher education institutions, and making higher education institutions more approachable.This study will provide an overview of the proposed program that is currently being developed,and discuss components of the curriculum and laboratory development. It is important to notethat this particular program is designed within the frame work of 7th-12th grade secondary scienceeducation in New York State.Introduction:High school students often have hesitations when it comes to decisions regarding collegeapplications and major selection. These hesitations are usually tied to misconceptions such ascollege not being affordable1 or the level of math and science skills needed
Page 20.41.3major students in many universities in US. It can be offered at the introductory level or thesystem level. At the introductory level, the PT course emphasizes the basic methodology andtools supporting program compiling, linking, testing and debugging 5. At the systems level, ittypically focuses on key concepts of system-level programming (e.g., C/C++, Python andLabVIEW input language); tool chains for group software development; and advanced topics onsoftware system design, implementation, testing strategies and documentation 6.The PT course presented in this paper is closer to the systems level. It is organized as 2 hours oflecture and 2 hours of laboratory per week. At the end of the course, students are capable ofutilizing
becoming the Associate Dean of CEAS, he has been leading and/or participating in various curriculum initiatives such as SUNY Korea, the new Civil Engineering, 5-year BE/MS, and Mechatronics programs. He is also responsible for College-wide ABET assessment and accreditation. Professor Kao has received Student Service Award and Center for Prevention and Outreach Partnership Award. He is co-author of a book chapter ”Pedagogical Use of Video Podcast in Higher Education: Teaching, Learning and Assessment”, In Ubiquitous Learning: A Survey of Applications, Research, and Trends, edited by Terry Kidd & Irene Chen, Published by Information Age Publishing. Being the Director of the Manufacturing and Automation Laboratory (MAL
. Fulbright Scholar.Lily Hsu Laiho, California Polytechnic State UniversityDr. Fred W DePiero, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Fred DePiero received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State Uni- versity in 1985 and 1987. He then worked as a Development Associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory until 1993. While there he was involved in a variety of real-time image processing projects and several laser-based ranging systems. Fred began working on his Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee while still at ORNL, and completed it in May 1996. He then joined the faculty at CalPoly. Fred is presently the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs in the College of Engineering.Dr. Zoe Wood Wood
Seliah Lamb, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Karen Lamb is an undergraduate student in computer engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign and former exchange student at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Needham, MA. In the past, she has interned at Cerner Corporation and IBM doing software development and has conducted research in computer security at Sandia National Laboratories. Page 20.25.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 International Experiential Learning in Engineering: a Case Study of Junior