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NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines; John L. Falconer P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder
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NSF Grantees
showed that this instructional technique significantlyimproved students' ability to answer a second, isomorphic ConcepTest on the same concept,immediately after the first ConcepTest, even though the instructor did not supply the correctanswer to the first ConcepTest. For difficult questions, where only about 20% of the studentsanswered the first question correctly on their own, approximately 55% answered the secondquestion correctly on their own. This improvement demonstrates the value of ConcepTests andpeer instruction for improved learning.Questions that reflect the core concepts of a discipline are believed to be most effective inpromoting conceptual change, especially when answer choices reflect common studentmisconceptions. Eliciting those
Conference Session
Design Communications & Cognition I
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jitesh Panchal, Washington State University; Sammy Haroon, The RBR Group; Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma
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Design in Engineering Education
Page 22.429.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Design Education for the World of Near Tomorrow: Empowering Students to Learn How to Learn1. IntroductionThe world of technology is becoming increasingly complex and dynamic. The skills that wereconsidered valuable yesterday are becoming the commodities of today and tomorrow [1,2].Looking back at the past 20 years of engineering design and realizing how much the world haschanged it becomes apparent that this change needs to be better reflected in the way engineeringdesigners are educated [3-6]. Complex social networks, consisting of millions of individuals,have formed over the Internet through emerging Web 2.0
Conference Session
Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathy Garza Sears, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Graduate Studies
and responsibilities asthey relate to the missions of an institution of higher education, along with the type of institutionincluding community colleges, liberal arts colleges, research universities, and minority-servinginstitutions.The institutional data along with program evaluations reflect the efforts of these programs.Application, enrollment, and degree numbers are steadily increasing. The number of studentsparticipating in the program is also on the rise. Continued growth in the number of URMstudents receiving doctoral degrees will provide a more culturally diverse faculty, thus achievingthe AGEP program goals.Significance of Project and RationaleIt is projected that by 2050 the population that is now considered a minority will surpass
Conference Session
Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Patricia F. Mead, Norfolk State University; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia Tech; Candace A. Cobb, Norfolk State University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Physics & Physics
discussion of challenges is presented, the research team notes a few things that opticalengineering students agreed were helpful about their previous coursework. Optical engineeringis a hybrid between electrical engineering and applied physics. The NSU optical engineeringstudents complete a two-semester sequence in optics and a semester of materials science beforethey reach the lasers course. Based on these courses, there are a few terms that were notconsidered new or confusing by the students surveyed for this paper. These include reflectioncoefficient, reflectance and reflectivity, crystalline structure, conduction and valence bands,photon, and optical transformation matrix.Two general types of language challenges are discussed. The first is the
Conference Session
Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Chris R. Rehmann, Iowa State University; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Mark Laingen, Iowa State University; Steven K. Mickelson, Iowa State University; Thomas J. Brumm, Iowa State University
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Civil Engineering
other states,mostly in the Midwest, were represented. Two of the students had not declared a specific majorin the College of Engineering. The others came from five departments in the College, includingsix students from the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering. All butone of the students continued in the program for the sophomore seminar.Freshman seminarThe fifteen-week freshman seminar consisted of three weeks devoted to each of the four pillarsand three weeks for a course introduction, team building, and reflection. The class met for onehour each week, and the first offering was in the spring semester of 2010. The module for eachpillar followed a KSA approach: knowledge in week one, skills in week two, and abilities
Conference Session
Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jean D. MacRae, University of Maine
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Environmental Engineering
thereforebeen emphasized in a technical course, and a non-technical course was designed to exploresustainability issues in a global development context. Student participation in Engineers WithoutBorders (EWB), a service organization with a mission to provide sustainable engineeringsolutions for developing communities, also provides informal learning opportunities.These three venues provide different contexts in which to understand sustainability. Theirdifferent emphases produce varying perspectives on sustainability and different levels ofawareness, especially about the social impacts of engineering design and practice. This paperprovides a reflection on the ways in which the environmental, social and economic aspects ofsustainability appear to lend
Conference Session
Qualitative Research Programs & International Research Experience from Around the World
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kevin Kelly, Dublin Institute of Technology; Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology
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International
obtainedopinions and descriptive data instead of reflective accounts. Interviews are difficult to dobecause people are not always honest or sometimes may not realise or be aware that theyknow something. In addition, the wording and the sequencing of the questions can alterthe answers to the questions.Qualitative studies begin with research questions and the research methodology andmethods are chosen to best answer these questions. The methodology could bephenomenology, case studies, participatory research and/or action research to name but afew. For example, action research is an iterative research process intended to change theresearcher’s own behaviour and hence is often employed in practitioner-based education
Conference Session
Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nancy Healy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joyce Palmer Allen, National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
see in soap bubbles and the ‘rainbow’ effect in some oil slicks are examples ofthis same thin film phenomenon. Closely related are the iridescent colors that appear on CDsand DVDs, and in some bird feathers, butterfly wings, and some beetles. These result from thematerial having a regular, repeated structural unit that is about the same size as the wavelength oflight – a few hundred nanometers.How does this work?Why does the clear liquid become a colorful film?As the small drop of liquid spreads out on the water, its thickness decreases to a few microns. (Amicron is one thousandth of a millimeter.) The bright iridescent colors in the film result from theinterference of light reflecting back from the top and bottom of this thin film.Most light
Conference Session
Modeling and Problem-Solving
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University; Robert A. Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
relevance of the model to the real world - interpreting and verifying data produced by the modelThe intervention was implemented as the course material in conjunction with the students’ seniorcapstone design work. The general pedagogical approach taken with the activities was to allowthe students to attempt the activities followed by a discussion/lecture about the ideal processes. Page 22.688.3An added reflection component was implemented midway through the course based on instructorfeedback that suggested students were unclear about the purpose of the activities. The activitysimply asked the students to write a short reflection on why the
Conference Session
Assessing Students and Programs
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Nathaniel Bird, Ohio Northern University; Firas Hassan, Ohio Northern University
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New Engineering Educators
Education, 2011 Mentoring with Index Cards: an Early Introduction to Formative Assessment for New FacultyAbstractThis paper illustrates the experiences of three first-year faculty members as they acclimated totheir new educational environment through an unusual mentoring process involving the humble3-by-5 index card. The faculty members were instructed in how to utilize index cards forsoliciting comments from their students. The cards were then used for formative assessment ineffecting changes in course content through both instructor reflection and discussions with asenior faculty member. The index cards served as an effective framework for developing amentoring relationship, with the senior faculty member providing
Conference Session
Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum, Part I
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alice F. Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology; Jon Wade, Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology; Douglas A. Bodner, Georgia Institute of Technology; Masataka Okutsu, Purdue University; Dan Ingold, University of Southern California; Peter G. Dominick Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology, W.J. Howe School of Technology Management; Richard R. Reilly, Stevens Institute of Technology; William R. Watson, Purdue University; Don Gelosh, ODDRE/Systems Engineering
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Systems Engineering
could potentially accelerate the student’s learning of selected systems engineeringcompetencies.1.0 IntroductionSystems engineering educators are struggling to address workforce development needs requiredto meet the emerging challenges posed by increasing systems complexity1 and the widening gapin systems engineering expertise in the workforce.2 The systems engineering ExperienceAccelerator (ExpAcc) research project was conceived as a critical response to these needs andchallenges. The project was initiated to validate the use of technology to potentially create anexperiential, emotional state in the learner coupled with reflective learning so that time iseffectively compressed and the learning process of a systems engineer (SE) is
Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Poster Session
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Don E. Malzahn, Wichita State University; Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University
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Multidisciplinary Engineering
. Page 22.1723.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011! “The Engineer as Leader” Course Design and AssessmentAbstractA course was developed in response to the needs of industry and society at large. This course istargeted to those developing engineering skills who will, in the near term, assume leadershiproles. This course uses the constructivist pedagogical model and was designed with the goal offacilitating “significant learning experiences.”The basic components of the course are a series of readings (24), videos (14), and interactionswith practicing engineering leaders applying a “leaders teaching leaders” approach (5) used asprobes to elicit responses from students who then reflect upon
Conference Session
Research on Engineering Design Education
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Educational Research and Methods
detailed version of the paper13.FindingsAnalysis of the data yielded seven qualitatively different ways in which the students experiencedhuman-centered design within the context of “designing for others”. These different ways ofunderstanding are referred to as categories of description. Each category reflects a qualitatively Page 22.1156.5different way of understanding or experiencing human-centered design. Inclusion in the specificcategory was based on the student designers’ understanding of human-centered design as awhole as reflected in the experiences they shared in their interviews. The students themselvesare not assigned to that category, but
Conference Session
Computers and Software in Teaching Mathmatics
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Cheri Shakiban, University of St. Thomas; Michael P. Hennessey, University of St. Thomas
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Mathematics
“line groups,” that visually correspond to what are commonly known as frieze patterns.Translations, half-turns, vertical reflections, horizontal reflections, vertical & horizontalreflections, glide reflections, and vertical reflections & glide reflections with half-turns constitutea practical visual manner in which to identify them (Table 7). Throughout our travels in Peru,students were on the lookout for examples of all 7 types. Table 7 Frieze patterns and their categorization Basic visual coding of all 7 types of frieze patterns using letters of the alphabet. Eight different Incan frieze patterns (top
Conference Session
Design Spine
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Teresa Genevieve Wojcik, Villanova University; M. Clayton, Villanova University; Aleksandra Radlinska, Villanova University; Noelle K. Comolli, Villanova University
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Design in Engineering Education
pedagogical approaches which nurture these capacities.Traditional engineering curricula fail to adequately address the active, iterative, and process-oriented nature of design found in the ABET definition. The use of cornerstone and capstoneprojects does not sufficiently foster the transfer or application of technical knowledge or providerepeated, meaningful opportunities to practice the behaviors associated with design.Research on how students learn engineering design most effectively call for repeatedopportunities to engage in hands-on, open-ended problems. For example, Prince (2004) suggeststhat design and other engineering subjects are best learnt through hands-on, active pedagogy, e.g.project-based learning.6 Impromptu design exercises reflect
Conference Session
Design Communications & Cognition I
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sensen Li, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Design in Engineering Education
. Further investigation indicated that many FYEstudents could identify the superficial features from the problem statement, but they werenot able to identify the implicit logical steps or deep structure of the problem.Our current data provided the baseline of how FYE students abstract and interpretinformation from a design goal to generate a specific problem statement. We areinterested in treatments to improve students‟ ability to recognize critical features of agiven context and encourage taking multiple perspectives to identify alternative solutions.We are combining the use of graphical representational tools as organizational tools tosupport teams collaboration and we encourage opportunities to reflect and refine theirdesign process. This
Conference Session
ETD Design I: Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Antonio Soares, Florida A&M Univeristy; Chao Li, Florida A&M University/Florida State University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
the circuit diagrams for the two cases where the digitalI/Os are used in this project [4, 5, 7]. Page 22.270.5 Figure 4 Digital I/Os circuit diagrams for (a) Pushbuttons and (b) Reflectance SensorWhen the pushbutton is connected to a digital I/Os it can be used as a reset or start up controlsignal. In Figure 4 (a) pin PB1 is connected to VCC through the pull-up resistor R (20-50 k)which sets the voltage on the input pin to 5 V, so it reads as a digital 1. Pressing the buttonconnects the input to ground (0 Volts) through a 1 k resistor, which is much lower than the valueof R. This sets the input voltage very close to 0 V, so the pin reads
Conference Session
Project-Based, Inquiry Guided, and High Performance Learning Environments: Effective Approaches
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Syed Helmi Syed Hassan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Mohammad Zamry Jamaludin, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Nor Farida Harun, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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Chemical Engineering
casestudy on the implementation of CPBL in the Process Control and Dynamics course for third yearchemical engineering students is reported. During the course, students go through six CPBLcycles to solve four problems that cover all the course outcomes in one semester. Selectedconstructs of Pintrich’s Motivated Strategy for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) relevant to aCPBL class, which are intrinsic and extrinsic goal orientation, task value, control of learningbelief, organization, critical thinking, effort regulation and help seeking, were administered todetermine the effect of CPBL. The results showed a significant increase in students’ engagementand motivation in learning. These findings are further supported by students’ reflections made atthe
Conference Session
Educational Research and Methods Potpourri I
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Lisa M. Abrams, Ohio State University; Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University; Sharnnia Artis, Ohio State University
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
/she indicated his/her “teaching methods, which do receive very goodratings by the students, were being challenged for no apparent reason”. This response provides Page 22.693.9good information on areas of improvement for future studies.What Students Learned from Doing the Faculty InterviewsAs part of their reporting, students were asked to reflect on what they learned from the interviewexercise. They uniformly reported they enjoyed the exercise and had a good discussion with thefaculty member. In many cases the discussion went well beyond the particular focus of thepublication and, per the classroom discussion, the original time requested
Conference Session
Collaborative Learning, Project-Based, Service Learning, and Impacts on Engineering Education
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Bruce Elliott-Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Laura D. Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Aaron Daniel Lewicki, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Valeri Werpetinski, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Seung Won Hong, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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International
throughtransformation of experience. For him, learning is not a mere transmission of content but aninteraction between content and experience. His model of experiential learning cycle is based onLewin's problem-solving model of action research and drawing and Dewey's concept as well asPiaget. This cycle consists of four steps that delineate how learners transform an experience intoabstract knowledge, which is applicable to future decision-making or problem-solving situations.Those steps are concrete experience, observation and reflection, formation of abstract conceptsand generalization, and testing implications of new concepts in new situations. Kolb alsosuggested specific learning and teaching strategies to be used to facilitate each stage ofexperiential
Conference Session
Assessment in Engineering Graphics
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Donal Canty, University of Limerick
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Engineering Design Graphics
students graphically communicate their design solution effectively?  Will students work produce evidence to suggest that they understood the conceptual approach of a DCG brief (by comparative experience)?  Is there evidence on completion of the process that the students have the capacity to reflect on the activity and derive an educational value/meaning?ApproachThis study was conducted with third year undergraduate students on the Materials &Construction and Materials & Engineering initial teacher education degreeprogrammes at the University of Limerick. The activity took place within theirEngineering Design Graphics 1 module in the first semester of year 3. The approachtaken to the graphics module was to divide the
Conference Session
Accreditation and Assessment in SE Programs
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Susan E. Conry, Clarkson University
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Software Engineering Constituent Committee
similarities. To theextent that these factors seem to be correlated with administrative housing, perhaps theinstitutional context has shaped the character of the program more.Table 2 summarizes the data relative to the overall content of the technical curricular componentand the degree to which it reflects required coursework. Table 2(a) gives the relevant data forcomputer engineering programs, while Table 2(b) and Table 2(c) summarize this information forcomputer science and software engineering programs. Some interesting patterns emerge whenthis data is analyzed. First, the relative size of the technical component in the computerengineering and software engineering programs is similar – an average of about 51% of the totalcurriculum is technical in
Conference Session
Pedagogical Issues in Computing
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sarah Jane Grigg, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Catherine McGough, Clemson University
Tagged Divisions
Computers in Education
in class, butdo not have the capability of capturing, archiving and annotating student Ink and audiocommentary in a way that allows detailed analysis of cognitive processes and error types thatwas needed for our research.The digital Ink software (MuseInk ©) has a playback function that allows students to replay theirentire problem solution which facilitates review of and reflection on their work. It is believedthat this functionality will help students become more aware of mistakes they made in theprocess, the strategies they used, and how they organize their work in order to identify areas forimprovement. There is also a means for identifying important features within the work byassociating tags at specific points in the solution. This can
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Computers in Education General Technical Session II
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Willie K. Ofosu, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus
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Computers in Education
based on theradiation patter.Figure 1 shows E- and H-field patterns present in the electromagnetic radiation, anddemonstrate some irregularities in the patterns, and helps the students to relate theory to theexperimental results observed. Had this experiment been performed in an anechoic chamberwhere reflections are eliminated no irregularities will be present. This demonstrates to thestudents the effect of reflections from objects that are present in the laboratory setting.Figure 1. E- and H-fields of a Half-wave (λ/2) DipoleFrom this, the students get to appreciate reflections from objects such as buildings in a reallife application of radio transmission. For this example, students can place objects at differentlocations in the
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FPD X: First-Year Design with Projects, Modeling, and Simulation
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Naomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Cynthia M. D'Angelo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Golnaz Arastoopour, University of Wisconsin, Madison; David Williamson Shaffer, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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First-Year Programs
in developing theepistemic frame of many professions, especially those that require innovation, is some form ofprofessional practicum7,8, which is an environment in which a learner takes professional actionin a supervised setting and then reflects on the results with peers and mentors. Skills andknowledge become more and more closely tied as the student/learner learns to see the worldusing the epistemic frame of the profession. Cornerstone and capstone design courses inundergraduate curricula are examples of professional practica in engineering.Prior work has also shown that epistemic games—learning environments where students game-play to develop the epistemic frame of a profession—increase students’ understanding of andinterest in the
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ingrid St. Omer, University of Kentucky
Tagged Topics
NSF Grantees
largest presence in the US),the demographics highlighted below will reflect the makeup of the U.S. Army. For FY 08: Female 16.3% White 61.1% Black 21.1% Hispanic 11.9% Asian 03.3% Other 02.6% High School Diploma 82.8%These demographics suggest that approximately one-third of the potential target populationcould be underrepresented students. It is our intention to use the cohort model, and supportcourses (supplemental instruction and peer mentoring) to attempt to address the needs of thesestudents. We believe that a veterans’ transition course
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University
Tagged Topics
NSF Grantees
then linking concepts.Table 2. Comparison of the overall class averaged learning styles Active Reflective Sensing Intuitive Visual Verbal Sequential Global 68.4% 31.6% 84.2% 15.8% 89.5% 10.5% 72.2% 27.8% Figure 2 a – d compare the eight learning styles identified by in Richard Felder andBarbara Soloman3. The graphs show the preference level and the number of students with thatpreference. The engineering students in the course tended to prefer active, sensing, and visuallearning. Interestingly, the sequential and global learning preferences appeared to have a
Conference Session
What Else do Environmental Engineers Need to Know
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mahbub Uddin, Trinity University
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Environmental Engineering
also give a five minutes presentation and conduct class discussion/debate on acontemporary environmental issue as soon as it appears as a news item. Students maintain aportfolio/journal of all the articles on contemporary environmental issues they read over thesemester. At the end of the semester each student is required to submit his/her portfolio of sevenarticles along with his/her reflections and assessment of each articles. In addition, studentsconduct environmental caucuses similar to town hall meetings, and write two term papers oncontemporary environmental issues.Course OverviewThe Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering course is intended for sophomore /juniorengineering students at Trinity University1. This course is also open for
Conference Session
Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
John C. Bedward, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Lauren Madden, North Carolina State University
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
teacher scientific representational practices during STEM-basedelementary technology and science instruction. Many elementary schools make use of inquiry-based science kit curriculum2‐4 that supports standards-based STEM instruction. Theprofessional development was designed to enhance the use of these high-quality curriculummaterials. Through multiple modes of data collection—including classroom observations,photographing student science notebook pages, and teacher and student interviews— a research-based strategy to enhance student learning around core STEM concepts has emerged. Arecognition that professional development is cumulative and reflective, a number of cycles offormal workshops, classroom observations, interviews and analysis of
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Suzanna Long, Ph.D., Missouri University of Science & Technology; Hector J. Carlo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Scott E. Grasman, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Abhijit Gosavi, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia, Colorado State University - Pueblo; Laura J Collins, Center for Research and Learning
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NSF Grantees
the class and progress toward learning goals at mid-semester. At the end of the course,students completed an RA activity designed to measure their self-reported progress in personallearning. RA activities reduce bias through the use of reflective response regarding increases inpersonal knowledge and are considered valid measures of programmatic change4 similar to thecurriculum innovation developed by our collaborative partnership. Sample RA tools are below.Purpose of the AssessmentToday’s engineer faces a complex assortment of challenges in the modern global businessenvironment. Awareness of these issues should be an essential component of any engineeringmanagement program. Through a NSF-funded, ongoing curriculum development effort