Conference Session

Enhancing Instructional Effectiveness in Civil Engineering: Case Studies

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler; Clifton B. Farnsworth, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

AC 2011-1012: USING THE EXCEED MODEL FOR DISTANCE EDUCA-TIONRonald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler Ron Welch is Professor and Head, Department of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia. Until 2 Jan 2007, Ron was an Academy Professor at the United States Military Academy (USMA). Ron received a BS degree in Engineering Mechanics from the USMA in 1982 and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1990 and 1999, respectively. Ronald Welch@uttyler.edu.Clifton B. Farnsworth, University of Texas, Tyler Clifton B. Farnsworth is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas

Conference Session

Assessing Student Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Bucks, Ohio Northern University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-660: PHENOMENOGRAPHY AS A TOOL FOR INVESTIGAT-ING UNDERSTANDING OF COMPUTING CONCEPTSGregory Bucks, Ohio Northern University Gregory Bucks recently graduated with his Ph.D. from the school of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He received his BSEE from the Pennsylvania State University and his MSECE from Purdue University. While at Purdue, he has been heavily involved with the EPICS program as well as working with the First-Year Engineering program. He is currently a visiting assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science department at Ohio Northern University, where he is teaching introductory circuits and a variety of introductory programming courses.William C

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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MaryPat Beaufait; Duyun Chen, University of Pennsylvania; Carl B Dietrich P.E., Virginia Tech; Cecile Dietrich; Garrett Michael Vanhoy, University of Arizona

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-2420: TRANSITION FROM UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PRO-GRAM PARTICIPANTS TO RESEARCHERS AND OPEN SOURCE COM-MUNITY CONTRIBUTORSMaryPat BeaufaitDuyun Chen, University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate, Junior in Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania with interest in Computer and Biomedical Science.Carl B. Dietrich, Jr., Virginia Tech Carl Dietrich is a research faculty member at Virginia Tech, where he completed Ph.D. and M.S. de- grees after graduating from Texas A&M University. He worked with the Defense Information Systems Agency, Arlington, Virginia and Bell Northern Research, Richardson, Texas and conducted research on adaptive and diversity antenna systems and radio wave propagation. His

Conference Session

Information Literacy Programs for First-Year Engineering Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Baratta, University of Toronto; Alan Chong, University of Toronto; Jason A. Foster, University of Toronto

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Engineering Libraries

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

Conference Session

Robot Mania!

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eli M. Silk, University of Pittsburgh; Ross Higashi, Carnegie Mellon University; Christian D. Schunn, University of Pittsburgh

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

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

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Potpourri I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa M. Abrams, Ohio State University; Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University; Sharnnia Artis, Ohio State University

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Educational Research and Methods

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

Conference Session

Pay It Forward: Critical Thinking, Reflection and Faculty Engagement Promote Success in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annette Mallory Donawa, Independent Consultant

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

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

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergio Celis, University of Michigan

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Mechanical Engineering

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