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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sudipa Mitra-Kirtley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Rana Mitra, Southeastern Louisiana University; Maarij M Syed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2011-2293: UTILIZING PEN-BASED WIRELESS DEVICES IN PHYSICSCLASSROOMSSudipa Mitra-Kirtley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology I am a professor in Physics and Optical Engineering depart at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. I have been teaching for the past 17 years, and am aRana Mitra, Southeastern Louisiana UniversityDr. Maarij M Syed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Maarij Syed got his Ph.D. at University of Notre Dame in 1998. He joined the department of Physics & Optical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 1998 and has been there since. His pedagogical interests include studio teaching and curricular development in the area of nano technology. His research interests are in the

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chih-Hsiung Ku, National Dong Hwa University; Wen-Cheng Chen, National Dong Hwa University; Lee king-lien, Department of Electro-Optic Engineering,National Taipei University of Technology; CHAO-CHIA CHENG, NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIV

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domain for the engineering college students in physics studies.The purpose of this study was focus on exploring the engineering college students ’ conceptionsof electricity. It should be noticed that university of technology (UT) in Taiwan is categorized tovocational education system. Therefore, in physics learning, the performance of UT studentshould be something different from general university (GU) student. We adopted the ElectricityConception Test (ECT) developed by Bilal and Frol 2 as the instrument to understand theengineering college students ’ conceptions of electricity. The total participants were 461 freshmenthat were selected from 3 UT in Taiwan. The participants were categorized as three groups(high-, H-UT; mid-, M-UT; low-, L-UT

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Arun R. Srinivasa, Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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institutionalized their undergraduate engineering curricula, and extensively shared their results with the engineering education community. He co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence. He has authored or co-authored over 70 papers on engineering education in areas ranging from curricular change to faculty development. He is collaborating on NSF-supported projects for (i) renewal of the mechanics of materials course, (ii) improving preparation of students for Calculus I, (iii) systemic application of concept inventories. He is currently an ABET Program Evaluator and a

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Wei Siang Pee, University of Central Oklahoma; Kevin Rada; Montell Jermaine Wright, University of Central Oklahoma, Robotics Research; Kaitlin Rose Foran, University of Central Oklahoma; Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma

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to provide anrobotics research project their first semester at theuniversity. Through a sequence of focused learning avenue for incoming freshman with STEM (Science,modules, each consisting of a lecture presentation Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) majorsfollowed immediately by correlated hands-on activities, to become involved in research early in theirstudents learn essential concepts, and develop basic academic career. The students must apply and belaboratory skills in electrical engineering and accepted into a research group of their choice. Themicrocontroller programming. After establishing the research group targeted by the Summer Bridge classfoundational knowledge

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy; Meghann Norah Murray, University of Detroit Mercy

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CourseAbstractThin film organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) represent the state-of-the-art in electronicdisplay technology. Their use ranges from general lighting applications to cellular phonedisplays. The ability to produce flexible and even transparent displays presents an opportunityfor a variety of innovative applications. Science and engineering students are familiar withdisplays but typically lack understanding of the underlying physical principles and devicetechnologies.We believe that OLEDs provide a valuable context in which to engage science and engineeringstudents in the study of electronic devices. Colleges and universities typically do not have theresources available for students to produce working electronic devices like diodes or

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Alex Pantaleev, State University of New York, Oswego; Carolina C. Ilie, State University of New York, Oswego

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. Prentice Hall, 1999.[3] Patterson, E. T. “Just-in-Time Teaching: Technology Transforming Learning – A Status Report.” Invention andImpact: Building Excellence in Undergraduate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)Education. American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2005.[4] Gavrin, A., Eileen M. Cashman, and Elizabeth A. Eschenbach. “Special session - just-in-time teaching (JiTT):using online exercises to enhance classroom learning.” Frontiers in Education -FIE '05. Proceedings of the 35thAnnual Conference, 19-22 Oct. 2005.[5] [10] Formica, S. P., J. L. Easley, and M. C. Spraker. “Transforming common-sense beliefs into Newtonianthinking through just-in-time teaching.” Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6.2.020106 (Aug

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa L. Larkin, American University

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AC 2011-997: ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT UNDERSTANDING IN PHYSICS:AN INTEGRATED QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE APPROACHTeresa L. Larkin, American University Teresa L. Larkin is an Associate Professor of Physics Education and Faculty Liaison to the Pre-engineering Program at American University. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Physics and Science Education from Kansas State University. Dr. Larkin is involved with Physics Educa- tion Research (PER) and has published widely on topics related to the assessment of student learning in introductory physics and engineering courses. She has been an active member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the American

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia F. Mead, Norfolk State University; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia Tech; Candace A. Cobb, Norfolk State University

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AC 2011-2203: INTEGRATING CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, AND AS-SESSMENT IN A LASER SYSTEMS COURSEPatricia F. Mead, Ph.D., Norfolk State University Patricia F. Mead, Ph.D., earned the doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Electrophysics from University of Maryland, College Park, in 1994. She joined the faculty of Norfolk State University (NSU) as Professor of Optical Engineering in summer 2004. Since her appointment, Dr. Mead has been active in the development of innovative curricula for Optical Engineering courses, and she serves as Education Director for the NSF funded Nano- and Bio-Inspired Materials and Devices Center for Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST). Dr. Mead also

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrian Ieta, Oswego State University College; Rachid Manseur, State University of New York, Oswego; Thomas E. Doyle P.Eng., McMaster University

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AC 2011-1477: DEVELOPMENT OF AN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHLABORATORYAdrian Ieta, Oswego State University College Adrian Ieta (M’99) received the B.Sc. degree in physics from the University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania, in 1984, the B.E.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the ”Politehnica” University of Timisoara, Timisoara, in 1992, and the M.E.Sc. degree and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from The University of the Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, in 1999 and 2004, re- spectively. He was with the Applied Electrostatics Research Centre and the Digital Electronics Research Group, The University of Western Ontario, where he worked on industrial projects and taught. He is