AC 2011-1407: THE RESEARCH STUDIO: INTEGRATING INFORMA-TION LITERACY INTO A FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING SCIENCE COURSEMichelle Baratta, University of Toronto Michelle Baratta has held positions in academic and public libraries, as well as a corporate setting. Her education includes a Master’s degree in Information Studies (2007) and an Honours Bachelor of Science degree (2004), both from the University of Toronto. She is currently a Reference and Instruction Librarian at the University of Toronto’s Engineering & Computer Science Library.Alan Chong, University of Toronto Alan Chong is a Senior Lecturer in the Engineering Communication Program at the University of Toronto. His pedagogical research is primarily in the
AC 2011-67: RESOURCES FOR ROBOT COMPETITION SUCCESS: AS-SESSING MATH USE IN GRADE-SCHOOL-LEVEL ENGINEERING DE-SIGNEli M Silk, University of Pittsburgh Eli M. Silk is a PhD candidate in the Cognitive Studies in Education program and a Graduate Student Researcher at the Learning Research and Development Center at the University of Pittsburgh. He received his BA in Computer Science at Swarthmore College in 2001. His current research focuses on the role of mathematics in helping K-12 students better understand and design physical systems.Ross Higashi, Carnegie Mellon University Ross Higashi is a Robotics Education Specialist at Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics En- gineering Center. He graduated in 2007
AC 2011-426: EXTENDING INFORMATION ON TIME EFFECTIVE STU-DENT INTERACTIONS TO ENGINEERING FACULTYLisa M. Abrams, Ohio State University Lisa Abrams, PE, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Engineering Education Innovation Center and the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The Ohio State University. Prior to this position, she worked as the Director of Women in Engineering at Ohio State and as Assistant Dean in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Miami University. She also has seven years of industry experience. She received her BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering at Ohio State and PhD in Industrial Engineering at Ohio State.Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University Robert J
AC 2011-1441: CRITICAL THINKING INSTRUCTION ANDAnnette Mallory Donawa, Ph.D., Independent Consultant Dr. Annette Mallory Donawa resides in Maryland with her husband and two children. She received her Bachelor’s and Doctoral degrees from higher education institutions in Maryland: Towson University and Morgan State University. She received her Master’s degree from Illinois Northern Illinois University. Dr. Donawa has more than 25 years of experience comprising of K-12 and higher education, corporate training, and human resources. Her doctoral research focused on examining the outcomes of critical thinking instruction with minority engineering students. Dr. Donawa’s goal is to continue her research in critical
AC 2011-2353: A PARTICIPATORY INVESTIGATION OF LEARNING ININTERNATIONAL SERVICE PROJECTSRussell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Russell Korte is an Assistant Professor in Human Resource Development at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has been a co-investigator for the Collaborative Research Lab at Stanford Univer- sity, a research assistant for the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education, and is currently a Fellow with the Illinois Foundry for Innovation in Engineering Education. His research investigates how engineering students navigate their education and how engineering graduates transition into the work- placespecifically studying how they learn the social norms of
AC 2011-1179: A STREAMLINED APPROACH TO DEVELOPING ANDASSESSING PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAMOUTCOMESChrista Moll Weisbrook, University of Missouri Dr. Christa M. Weisbrook, P.E., is a Faculty Fellow in the University of Missouri System Office of Aca- demic Affairs, where she is involved in program review and assessment, course redesign, and collabora- tive programs initiatives. Prior to this appointment, she served as the special assistant to the provost and lecturer in engineering management at Missouri University of Science and Technology and the assistant dean for academic programs for the College of Engineering at the University of Missouri. Dr. Weisbrook earned BS and PhD degrees in mechanical and
AC 2011-186: APPLYING KNOWLEDGE FROM EDUCATIONAL PSY-CHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCE TO A FIRST COURSE IN THER-MODYNAMICSStephen R. Turns, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Stephen R. Turns, professor of mechanical engineering, joined the faculty of The Pennsylvania State University in 1979. His research interests include combustion-generated air pollution, other combustion- related topics, and engineering education pedagogy. He is the author of three student-centered textbooks in combustion and thermal-sciences. He is a Fellow of the ASME and was the recipient of ASEE’s Mechanical Engineering Division Ralph Coats Roe Award in 2009.Peggy Noel Van Meter, Pennsyvlania State University Dr. Van Meter is an
AC 2011-1816: REVERSE ENGINEERING MODERN ENGINEERING ED-UCATION AND ITS SCIENTIFIC APPROACH: WHAT WOULD STEPHENTIMOSHENKO SAY ABOUT THE CURRENT ENGINEERING EDUCA-TION?Sergio Celis, University of Michigan Sergio Celis is a doctoral student and research assistant in the Center for the Study of Higher and Post- secondary Education at the University of Michigan. His research interest are engineering education and methodologies of evaluation and assessment. He received a professional degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Chile. Page 22.1255.1 c American Society for