Conference Session

Techniques to Enhance Environmental Engineering Courses

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

methods allow the individual student to learn from the instructor, peers, and as anindividual student researching and mastering material. Active learners could benefit by activelyparticipating in lab, hands-on activities. Reflective learners can use the PBL and case studies toreflect over the problem or the framework story associated to the module activities. The researchor fact gathering opportunity the students conduct while developing their environmentalsustainability projects would facilitate learning for students who are sensing learners. Intuitivelearners can use the case studies and PBL to investigate “what if” scenarios in their projects.Visual and verbal learners receive both types of learning styles using PBL and case studies.Sequential

Conference Session

Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Wiggins, University of Colorado, Boulder; Mary E. McCormick, Tufts University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

learning outcomesevaluated via student feedback questionnaires, peer reviews, supervisor comments and employersurveys. The student feedback questionnaire was administered pre- and post- in a design projectclass. Sustainability learning outcomes were assessed based on the relative importance studentsassigned sustainability between the pre- and post-questionnaires to the other factors involved inproject implementation. The peer reviews included sustainability as a measurement of projectachievement – reinforcing students’ belief in sustainability issues18.The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has developed a university level course forsustainability education with a goal of integrating environmental, social, and economicsustainable

Conference Session

Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean D. MacRae, University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

recommendations to EWB-UMaine on how to strengthen the project and approach.Students in the class also write a report and present on an “appropriate technology” of their Page 22.957.5choice and comment on its applicability in different contexts. All EWB members and the campuscommunity are invited to attend the presentations. A list of topics and readings used in the firsthalf of the course is shown in Table 2. The remainder of the course is spent discussing projects,best practices and developing recommendations for the EWB chapter.Table 2. Topics and Readings used in Sustainable Solutions for the Developing WorldTopic