Conference Session

Online Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Petronella A James-Okeke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; LaDawn E. Partlow M. Eng., Morgan State University; Kofi Nyarko, Morgan State University

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Computers in Education

through the software by aggregating formative assessments at the course level in order toimprove activities and processes that ensure attainment of program goals. Data collected eachyear are used for annual reports and to guide long term planning. Summative evaluations also aidin the achievement of program goals and objectives.SearchLight™ also offers the means to perform program assessments through both direct andindirect means. Direct assessments are appropriate for determining the effectiveness of in-classteaching practices and course outcomes. Indirect assessments through various surveyinstruments are appropriate for determining best-practices for STEM pedagogy and courseoutcomes. Both direct and indirect methods can be mapped to program

Conference Session

Computer Hardware and Simulation

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krista M Hill, University of Hartford; Ying Yu, University of Hartford

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Computers in Education

related to hierarchy, outline our students first hands-onexperience with logic circuit design and propagation delay using a CPLD. Our new CPLDstructure and timing document is outlined. Next, our issues regarding the CPLD module andthe CAD software are presented. We present our concerns with having our student's use of theCAD software outside of the class laboratory environment. We close with an outline of ourfuture plans. We will make use of lab sessions in the first two weeks of class for so-called labstartup activities, where our students will have a first hands-on activity with logic circuits andlearn how to use a breadboard. They will also perform the CAD tutorial and learn about ourexpectations for project reports. We will also provide in a

Conference Session

Robots and K-12 Computer Applications

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl D. Seals, Auburn University; Earl B. Smith, Georgia Southern University

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Computers in Education

learning 4.Our plan was to introduce STARS Computer Clubs into all Auburn City Schools. In the first fiveyears of the project, we focused our activities on Auburn Elementary and Middle Schools and inthe upcoming year plan to incorporate Auburn Junior High and High School to provideenrichment activities to get students excited about education. Auburn University’s department ofComputer Science and Software Engineering started computer clubs in the elementary schools atthe 3rd, 4th and 5th grade levels. We studied students in their usage of computing technologyand found that these experiences have a positive effect of getting students excited about learningto utilize new technology, and excited about demonstrating their understanding of

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred W DePiero, California Polytechnic State University

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Computers in Education

features and instructional pedagogy. This paperdescribes the design, which was based on a review of best teaching practices. TLCincludes embedded pre- and posttests, active learning exercises and homework problems.These features are integrated within TLC and are accessed sequentially via a definedlesson plan. The design also provides individualized content. Lesson modulerecommendations that based on pretests, examine both knowledge and confidence inmaterial. Users may then adjust the suggested coverage before starting a lesson. Our goalfor customizing instruction is to identify both gaps in knowledge and students’misconceptions (i.e. knowledge that students believe they have mastered, but that isactually faulty). Via this paper we would like to

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danielle Marie Dowling, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Morgan M Hynes, Arizona State University

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Computers in Education

students’ reasoningvisible to their teacher as well as their fellow classmates. The tool allows teachers to create alesson plan on InterLACE’s Web site consisting of questions and challenges, which they canthen present to their students on a centrally located screen in the classroom as well as through thedesktop, laptop, or tablet devices the students use to answer those questions and challenges. Thetool then aggregates the students’ posts, which the teacher and students can view andsubsequently discuss. The first version of the tool was barebones and allowed text-only posts thatcould be rearranged onscreen so that the teacher and the students could group responses bypatterns such as similarity (for examples of this, see “Kraig’s Use of the

Conference Session

Development of Computational Tools

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Biswanath Samanta, Georgia Southern University; Yong Zhu, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30458

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Computers in Education

experiment.For each topic covered, students get the theoretical background and the hands-on experience inthe laboratory setting. Both formative and summative assessment of the students’ performance inthe course are done as a part of the overall assessment and evaluation plan of the department forABET accreditation of the ME program. Both direct and indirect forms of assessment areconsidered. The paper reports the details of the course materials and the results of assessment.The positive response of the students and their performance in the course are encouraging.Future steps of continuous improvement process for the course are also discussed.I. IntroductionThe need for adapting engineering education to the 21st century has been widely recognized

Conference Session

Computers and Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pramod Rajan, Laboratory for Innovative Technology & Engineering Education (LITEE); P.K. Raju, Auburn University; Chetan S Sankar, Auburn University College of Engineering

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Computers in Education

instrument, studentsentered a four digit identification code that was created and distributed by the course instructor.The code was used during data analysis to match multiple surveys and course grades fromrespondents. The resulting data allowed the evaluation team to conduct the analyses required totest the relationships in the 4P model. We conducted both qualitative and quantitative analysis tofind out the effectiveness of the serious game. The detailed quantitative analysis results will bediscussed in the journal paper titled "Teaching Engineering Design Principles through a SeriousGame," and we are planning to submit this to the Computers in Education(CoED) journal. Somepreliminary qualitative results are presented here.ResultsStudents learned

Conference Session

Tablets, Mobile and Technology

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Chingnam Goh, University of Southern Queensland; Linda Ann Galligan, University of Southern Queensland; Harry Ku, University of Southern Queensland

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, particularlyfor 1st Year and “large class size” courses. One aim was to enhance student learning andretention in both on-campus and external modes, while the other one was to improveproductivity and response time for assessment marking.A variety of diversified courses from different engineering disciplines were trialled andexperimented in the project, i.e., ENG2102 Problem Solving 2, MEC1201 EngineeringMaterials, MEC2202 Manufacturing Processes, MEC3203 Materials Technology, andELE3107 Signal Processing. More specifically, the following issues in relation to the TabletPC were investigated in the project: Initial investigation and trialling the capability of the Tablet PC; Plan and develop action plan for implementation to utilise the Tablet PC

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Augustus Krudysz, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

ameta-cognitive activity. Students engage in hypothesis testing by attempting to activatebackground knowledge, predict and later explain outcomes, plan ahead, and apportion time andmemory. Research studies have demonstrated that by simply "deciding what to study oftenrelies on a meta-cognitive judgment about what has already been learned, an introspectiveprocess that can enhance memory independently of any further study" 11.Knowledge RetrievalLearning is a sequential decision process where knowledge is rehearsed through repeatedselection and revision. Through concept application, learners partake in a process of sequentialdecision making where existing knowledge is consolidated, strategies are formed, and aprediction is formulated with an

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University

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Computers in Education

develop deeperunderstanding of important concepts and overcome common misconceptions. In this paper, wereport on our on-going work that integrates PI ideas with the approach of wikis to develoop an on-line collaborative learning approach designed for STEM courses. We elaborate on the conceptualbasis of the approach and situate it within the Community of Inquiry framework, detail our plansfor using it in a number of engineering courses, consider the prototype implementation of a toolbased on the approach, and our plans for assessing the approach.1. IntroductionThe importance of collaborative learning is widely recognized. Thus, for example, a central com-ponent of the how people learn 1 (HPL) framework is community. That is, according to the

Conference Session

Development of Computational Tools

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yizhe Chang, Stevens Institute of Technology; El-Sayed S. Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES)

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Computers in Education

scenarios, planning the story line, assigning avatars for players and non-playercharacters (NPC) and modeling necessary gadgets. Although most game engines are designed forentertainment purposes, the basic functions for graphics, physics simulation and story plots arecapable of supporting the design of educational video games. In addition, nowadays, many gameengines are not game-specific but rather are developed to support a wide range of games. Basedon their 3D graphics and real-world physics simulations, such game engines not only allow forthe development of game environments that give the users a feel of reality and being immersed,but they are also designed for ease of developments based upon them. A good example is the‘Source’ game engine

Conference Session

Best of Computer in Education Division

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Bishop, Utah State University; Matthew A Verleger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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Computers in Education

the University of Michigan have joined theCoursera partnership, which has expanded its offerings to 42 courses [10] . MIT has also upgradedits open educational initiative, and joined with Harvard in a $60 million dollar venture, edX [19] .EdX will, “offer Harvard and MIT classes online for free.”While online education is improving, expanding, and becoming openly available for free, univer-sity tuition at brick-and-mortar schools is rapidly rising [56] . Tuition in the University of Califor-nia system has nearly tripled since 2000 [32] . Naturally, this is not being received well by univer-sity students in California [2] . Likewise, students in Quebec are actively protesting planned tuitionhikes [13] . In resistance to planned tuition hikes

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Hans Nagl, Penn State Berks; Rungun Nathan, Penn State Berks

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Computers in Education

justification for eliminating laboratories. When the secondauthor compared several ABET approved programs in the country, he found thatthey have fewer laboratories in their recommended academic plans than they dida few years ago. The reduction or elimination of real touch, feel and seeexperiences of laboratories havecontributed to the loss of “gut instinct”for many engineers. Using the common smart phonewith cost effective hardware,experiments have been designed tobring back some of the touch, feel andsee experiences to the classroom. Figure 1. Trace of acceleration from theAlmost every smart phone on the accelerometer obtained from an iPodmarket has two sensors that can beused for creating in-class experiments:a

Conference Session

Robots and K-12 Computer Applications

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Laut, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander P.E., Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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Computers in Education

to allow their teachers to develop and hone their skills to performrobotics-based activities. In this spirit, a series of demonstrations introduced some of theaforementioned activities to over 10 New York City middle school teachers during a TeachingSTEM with Robotics Workshop held in summer 2012 at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU. In a Page 23.583.13follow-up workshop, planned for summer 2013, participating teachers will be engaged toindividually perform all of the aforementioned activities to enhance their skills and confidence.Finally, to reach out to a broader audience of teachers, we will prepare and submit an activitylesson plan for

Conference Session

Robots and K-12 Computer Applications

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Gardner-McCune, Human Centered Computing Clemson University; Darrryl Bryant DUPE McCune II, YES Beyond Limits; Chanteal Maria Edwards; Cedric Stallworth, Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Computing

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Computers in Education

exposing students to computer science through kinesthetic learning and physical computing. He is also certified to teach high school mathematics. In August 2011, McCune’s teaching portfolio was selected to be a model by which nontraditional teachers would be trained to develop their own curriculum plans in route to certification at Metro RESA. In April 2012, McCune was awarded an Outstanding Staff Perfor- mance Award. Outside of developing curriculum and programming for high school students, during the summer months McCune expands his audience to reach middle and elementary age students with summer camp topics that address topics such as adventures in animation, storytelling, animatronics, programming in java, game

Conference Session

Tablets, Mobile and Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank V Kowalski, Colorado School of Mines; Susan E. Kowalski, Colorado School of Mines; Tracy Q Gardner, Colorado School of Mines

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Computers in Education

pressure on the instructor. No longer can theinstructor come to class with a clear, well-defined script for the day’s lecture. Instead, theinstructor finds himself metaphorically “negotiating a swiftly flowing river” in class.15 Thisrequires agile teaching and the flexibility to deal with the unexpected, which is perhaps outsidesome instructors’ comfort zones, particularly for novices or those not confident of the subjectmatter.3 Additionally, it encourages the instructor to give thought beforehand to possible studentmisconceptions and alternative routes for constructing correct understandings, so that on-the-flyadjustments may be more effective. Also, the insights gained by the formative assessment canbe useful for planning subsequent class

Conference Session

Tablets, Mobile and Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Oliver Cristy, Virginia Tech; Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

likeexperience with the benefits of a computer. The hardware also allowed for Bluetooth devicessuch as a keyboard to connect to the system. The software for textbooks included many featuressuch as note-taking, highlighting, and search that would have made the Kno fit many of therequirements of a fully featured device. There was even a planned SDK for developers to extendthe system including Google Documents, now Drive, and Microsoft Office Live support.Unfortunately, the project was cancelled in April 2011 in favor of a software only approach. Thecurrent Kno software is web-based and includes annotations and highlighting, however, no pensupport. There is also no easy, built-in way to view two pages at one time as the two screenedtablet would have

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles H. Forsberg, Hofstra University

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Computers in Education

incorporated in the course. It isnoted that 4 of the 64 students gave a "poor" rating to the use of experiments in the course. Thereason for this low rating is unknown, but, in any case, only a very small minority of the studentsfelt this way.Planned Future WorkThree of the four described experiments (i. e., the electric circuit, the cooling of a cylinder, andthe cantilever beam experiments) are portable and can be moved via carts into the computer lab.Plans are to make a small-scale, portable version of the orifice flow meter experiment that canalso be transported into the computer lab. It is also planned to modify the experiments so thatexperimental results can be projected in real-time on the computer lab screen.ConclusionsThis paper discusses

Conference Session

Computers and Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hoda Baytiyeh, American University of Beirut

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Computers in Education

internet. Nowadays, computer applicationsare not limited to proprietary software because a range of free, open source applications areavailable online that students can download and learn to use on their own. This type of learningempowers students with specific skills that cannot be acquired through formal academiclearning. Students become more self-directed in their learning when they take the primaryinitiative for planning, carrying out, and evaluating their own learning experiences 9. Theyassume ownership for their own thoughts and actions leading to the notion of “personalresponsibility in learning” 24. Recently, governments have started to recognize the profoundimportance of informal learning in people’s lives because it can help people gain

Conference Session

Best of Computer in Education Division

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia R Backer, San Jose State University

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Computers in Education

reliability and validity scores. Studentimprovements in writing increase with more practice and opportunities to write, accompanied byspecific, constructive feedback from faculty with opportunities for revisions. However, withclass sizes increasing, how can engineering professors give suitable writing feedback tostudents?Criterion operates on a web-based platform, is instructor driven, and can be used a tool forstudents to plan, write and revise their essays. By providing quick, diagnostic feedback and aholistic score students are able to review, revise and resubmit essays. This method has beenproven to encourage students to write more extensively, be more critical of their work in therevision process, and increase time spent on writing. Also, by

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas at El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso; Virgilio Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas at El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas, El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso

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Computers in Education

usage of new technology and notparticipant observation.Future work planned for this ongoing research should expand to the following areas: 1)development of an iBook for the iPad on the more complex engineering topics to increaseclassroom performance as shown from the Exam II results, 2) the digitalization of the coursetextbook and implementation on the iPad platform which could greatly impact the study habits ofthe students, and 3) the implementation of the iPad in higher-level engineering classes.1 Jacobsen, D. M., "Adoption patterns of faculty who integrate computer technology for teaching and learning in2higher Gibbons, education," M. T., “The 1998Year World

Conference Session

Tablets, Mobile and Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wanda Eugene, University of North Carolina - Charlotte; Shaundra Bryant Daily, Clemson University; Tiffany Barnes, NC State University; Richard Burns, West Chester University

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Computers in Education

similar to the classroomapplication of the scientific method—posing a problem, doing research, planning, developing aprototype, testing, redesigning, and sharing solutions. In this process the learner is equipped withtools for systematically addressing a problem, such that it becomes transparent to their ownthinking and learning trajectories.10   Page 23.261.2    Many today recognize that technological fluency and access to new technology allow individualsto better position themselves in life.9 As a result, such people strive to become

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven F Barrett, University of Wyoming; Ivo Wambeke

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Computers in Education

the alumnus request a team was formed to make the course, laboratoryexercises and the physical laboratory a reality. The team consisted of the faculty membercurrently teaching the industrial controls course, a graduate student who would be developing thelaboratory exercises for his graduate project, the alumnus, the department staff engineer and thedepartment senior technician who would plan and supervise the laboratory renovation andlaboratory equipment purchase [9].”In the next section we detail the methods used by students in developing their service learningproject: a Concrete Curing Box (CCB) for use in a high school STEM recruiting and enrichmentprogram.MethodsIn this section we discuss the methods used by the student team to develop

Conference Session

Online Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Geovon Andre Boisvenue, Purdue University; Francisco Javier Portela II; Anna Bao

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Computers in Education

order to identify and categorize the major features theyoffer and offered suggestions for integrating these tools into existing plans for online identitymanagement.Several limitations must be taken into consideration. First, it is possible that not all availabletools were captured and analyzed. Second, the market is very dynamic. From the time we firststarted collecting tools until the time of the content analysis, several services had becomeinactive, thus reducing the initial number of 51 identified tools to 41 tools that we analyzed.Many other services may emerge in the months after the analysis was conducted. Even though itis impossible to capture more than a snapshot of this dynamic landscape, we hope that theanalysis was able to identify

Conference Session

Best of Computer in Education Division

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Virginia Tech; Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

structured computer use. It is ultimately expected that our findingscan be used as empirical evidence to encourage instructors to incorporate structured computer-use into their pedagogical practice.5.1 LimitationsThere is a need to quantify the amount of error when using active window as a proxy forattention. During observations, students were often observed listening and looking at theinstructor or projected slide (i.e., “checking in”), but continued to have their browser open as thetop-most, active window. Our observation protocol allows for a comparison between observedattention and active window and we plan to use that data to calculate error rate. Based on theobservations in this study, we anticipate that error rate will be less than 10

Conference Session

Computer Hardware and Simulation

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Man Wang, Michigan Technological University; Jun Tao, Michigan Technological University; Chaoli Wang, Michigan Technological University; Ching-Kuang Shene, Michigan Technological University; Seung Hyun Kim, Michigan Technological University

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FlowVisual, along with tutorialand evaluation materials online at http://www.cs.mtu.edu/~chaoliw/2dflowvis.html. This willprovide other instructors with a useful teaching aid, allowing them to revise their curricula andteaching practices. Due to its simplicity of operation, we plan to further develop a tablet versionof this tool for use at museums, science centers and similar institutions to develop exhibits inscience and engineering.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported in part by the Dave House Family Foundation and the U.S. NationalScience Foundation through grants IIS-1017935, DUE-1105047, and CNS-1229297. The 2Dflow data used in this work are slices extracted from a 3D hurricane simulation data set. Wethank all students who participated in

Conference Session

Computer Based Grading and Learning Styles

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Clayton E Price, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Computers in Education

Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development. “Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies”, Washington, D.C., 2009 Page 23.268.1320. Wood, R.E. “Task Complexity: Definition of the Construct”, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 37, 1986, pp. 60-82.21. Cernusca, D. and Carroll, D. “Integrating Online Instructional Tools in a Large Engineering Course: An Exploratory Study”. The 2008 ASEE Midwest Section Annual Meeting, Session 202 – Novel Classroom Practices - Online, Tulsa: OK.22. Boston, W.E

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn W Ellis, Smith College; Yanning Yu, Northwestern University

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Computers in Education

:“Participants set forth their ideas and negotiate a fit between personal ideas and ideas of others,using contrasts to spark and sustain knowledge advancement rather than depending on others tochart that course for them. They deal with problems of goals, motivation, evaluation, and long-range planning that are normally left to teachers or managers.” We found that although such adescription clearly indicates a reduced and different type of role for the instructor, there were stillnumerous opportunities for the instructor to scaffold, share, redirect, and otherwise influencestudent collaborative discourse.KB TalkWith the problem of understanding formulated and initial theories developed, students began aten-week period of knowledge building that took