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Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacob P. Moore, Virginia Tech; Michel Paul Pascale; Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech; Chris North, Virginia Tech

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software whilestill keeping the content and software separate (software design goal #4).2.2 Creating Content for the Adaptive MapIn order to develop the concept map itself, content developers would start by creating a coursewide concept map of the subject area. There are many software packages that aid in creatingconcept maps, but the developers for this project simply used Microsoft PowerPoint. A processfor creating large-scale concept maps is outlined in previous literature [12]. After a concept mapis created it is converted into an XML document so that the software can interpret the conceptsand links between concepts. This XMLdocument captures the structure of theconcept map (what the nodes are andwhat other nodes they are linked to),while

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven F Barrett, University of Wyoming; Ivo Wambeke

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Education Excellence Award.Ivo Wambeke Page 23.1065.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Service Learning: Industrial Embedded Systems CourseAbstractService learning is defined by the National Service-Learning Clearing House as “a teaching andlearning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection toenrich the learning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.” Aservice learning capstone project was incorporated into a senior/graduate level industrial controlcourse. The course provides instruction on control system

Conference Session

Robots and K-12 Computer Applications

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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their ideas to life through the design of new applications and devices.Our goal in designing this program was to build on the success of existing K-12 summer camp outreachprograms offered at Georgia Tech by offering students an opportunity to pursue their interest in CSthrough a constructionist and project-based curriculum. As we moved the students from exposure topersonalization of the technology they developed, our aim was to increase the number of studentsdesirous of enrolling in college as computer science majors. Our overarching goal was to increase thelikelihood of students who apply to computer science undergraduate degree programs. This paper willdiscuss the program, strategies for program success, and enrollment and participation

Conference Session

Development of Computational Tools

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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slower pace in the USuniversities compared to the international counterparts 32, 33. In the US, it has been considered invarious forms and at different levels in engineering curricula. As examples, Mechatronics hasbeen proposed as a module at freshman level in an Introduction to Engineering course35, a seniorelective to ME/EE, a required course in EE/ME 26, 28, 30, a track/concentration option31, a separateprogram34 and also a graduate course or graduate degree option33. The course has been deliveredin different formats from traditional lecture and lab combination26, 37 to entirely project-based Page 23.417.2approach30, 39. The coverage of

Conference Session

Robots and K-12 Computer Applications

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert L. Avanzato, Pennsylvania State University, Abington

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similar robots and also across robot platforms. Forexample, it is relatively straightforward to use ROBOTC to support communication between anArduino-based robot and an NXT-based robot. This author spent 8 weeks at the CMU RoboticsAcademy participating in the multi-robot initiative in the fall of 2011, and many of the multi-robot educational projects described in this paper have been motivated by that experience. Ofcourse, other robot programming languages, in addition to ROBOTC, support XBee wirelesscommunication technology as well.This paper will describe the application of XBee radio technology and a variety of software toolsto develop educational resources, laboratory exercises and projects to implement multi-robot

Conference Session

Tablets, Mobile and Technology

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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communities that, in turn, become moreconducive to the well-being of individuals.12 The interventions described below employ thesocial constructionist framework to address the need to develop technological fluency whileactively engaging students as agents of change for their own communities. Althoughimplemented in ways appropriate for each context, the strategy employed began with adiscussion of community issues as well as solutions to existing problems. Next, workshopparticipants used Scratch, a programming environment developed by the MIT Media LabLifelong Kindergarten group, 13 to express their ideas. These projects often were in the form ofadvertisements, stories, and games. Further details about this process are presented below.    Case Study 1

Conference Session

Online Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle E Jarvie Eggart PE, University of Maryland, University College

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Computers in Education

examples from professional practiceoccurred in the Power Pont lectures, along with greater details, The Power Point lectures couldbe considered richer in extra examples beyond the text. In both sections, a group research projectwas assigned capture the interest of the kinetic/tactile learners. Students were not made aware ofthe different format of the sections.Student Grade and Instructor Ranking ResultsA total of 78 students took the class over the two semesters. Summative assessments (gradedevaluations) were used to compare student teaching Students overall class grades were examinedto see if the different lecture delivery resulted in a measurable difference in learning. Classgrades were composed of 10% discussion participation, 10% project

Conference Session

Tablets, Mobile and Technology

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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. Page 23.1373.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Wireless Tablet PCs for Enhanced Teaching at an Australian Regional University Teaching On-campus and Distance ModesAbstractThis paper examines the concept of using Tablet PCs as a potential effective learningand teaching (L&T) enhancement tool in classroom environments for on-campus anddistance teaching modes. It reports on findings and recommendations of a facultysponsored L&T enhancement project in the Faculty of Engineering and Surveying atthe University of Southern Queensland (USQ), which aims to investigate the role ofwireless enabled Tablet PCs as a teaching and learning enhancement tool and its impacton student’s retention

Conference Session

Computer Hardware and Simulation

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Computers in Education

PLD principles. Additional technical andsoftware support will need to be provided to students in this regard. Third, revise lecturecontent to introduce more about the internal structure and other principles of CPLD and at anearlier timeline. The final recommendation is to increase the number of the laboratory projectsthat uses hierarchy concepts, and revise some projects to include more visual, realistic andtangible results that students will demonstrate.To summarize our recent student's overall experience, from the questionnaire (see complete listof questions and the corresponding Likert scores in Appendix A) we considered four questions(questions 1, 2, 3, and 4a) which serve specifically for that purpose. The feedback from thesequestions

Conference Session

Development of Computational Tools

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oyebisi Samuel Oyediran; Olawale Babatunde Akinwale, Dept of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.; Kayode Peter Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria; Lawrence O Kehinde P.E., Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State

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runs in a browser, though it can also be a standaloneapplication, which the user interacts with to configure experiment, send experimentspecification and retrieve result from the Lab Server via the Service broker. The client is thefront end of the system. The client program interacts directly with the Service broker throughweb services. The design and development of a functional Mobile Client for iLab is the aimof this project and it is an improvement over the originally used clients for desktopcomputers.Lab ServerThe Lab Server is the backend, a server connected to the remotely located lab equipment (orlaboratory model in the case of a virtual lab). It executes the experiment based on theexperiment specification and notifies the Service

Conference Session

Computers and Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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research and teaching interests, Dr. Sankar has published more than 100 papers in journals, book chap- ters, and conference proceedings. He has won many awards for research and teaching from the Society for Information Management, NEEDS and John Wiley and Sons, Decision Sciences Institute, American So- ciety for Engineering Education - Southeastern Section, American Society for Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University, and the Project Management Institute. Page 23.1063.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013Serious Games to Improve Student Learning in Engineering

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Directorat the Center of Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts University. Hynesreceived his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2001 and his Ph.D. inEngineering Education in 2009 (both degrees at Tufts University). Inhis current positions, Hynes serves as PI and Co-PI on a number offunded research projects investigating engineering education in theK-12 and college settings. He is particularly interested in howstudents and teachers engage in and reflect upon the engi- neering designprocess. His research includes investigating how teachers conceptualizeand teach and how students engage in engineering through in-depth case study analysis

Conference Session

Computers and Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hoda Baytiyeh, American University of Beirut

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8% 3-5 years 23% More than 5 years 67% Weekly hours you spend using the internet Less than 5 hours/week 10% 5-10 hours/week 22% 10-20 hours/week 30% Over 20 hours/week 38% Main purpose of internet use Research/Projects 88% Entertainment/games, music

Conference Session

Development of Computational Tools

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory K Watkins P.E., California State University, Chico

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• Significant Figures • Accuracy of solution • General guidelines for reporting resultsA final change to the course is the addition of a final project, an open ended FEA modelingassignment. Students select an object and/or application of their choosing, then build themodels, run appropriate analyses, and document the results. Key competencies expected fromthe projects include simplifying models for analysis, applying realistic loads and boundaryconditions, choosing relevant results in post processing, and reporting appropriate conclusionsfrom the analysis. The specific rubric used to grade the final reports is included in Appendix A.Specific details of topics covered throughout the course are presented in Appendix B

Conference Session

Robots and K-12 Computer Applications

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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Priya T Goeser, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Shonda L Bernadin, Georgia Southern University; Delana A. Gajdosik-Nivens, Armstrong Atlantic State University

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develop and debug programs by performingthe class exercises along with individual and group programming projects. Outcomes areassessed using completed class exercises and projects along with quizzes and exams. Feedbackfrom class exercises is immediate. Projects are assigned approximately every week and a half Page 23.1395.3and ideally returned within a week. This type of instruction requires students to be prepared forclass, hence encouraging student ownership and participation in their learning outcomes (a ASEE 2013 Annual Conferencemetacognitive approach 10). In addition, with the incorporation of

Conference Session

Tablets, Mobile and Technology

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

Best of Computer in Education Division

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; Sean Banger

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available shortlyfor download from iTunes App Store for the iPad. We expect to receive critical feedback fromeducators to inform future development and direction for evaluA+. Currently in its first iteration,evaluA+ promises to become an important instructional technology as more features are added.Background and InceptionThe inspiration for the app came while grading technical reports prepared by students for theirterm projects at the end of Fall 2011 term. The students were provided grading rubrics prior tothe assignment submission date and asked to submit a PDF version of their final report via email- all in the effort to eliminate hard copies for assessment purposes. During the evaluation stage ofsuch an assignment, an instructor would

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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the impact of student learning on the following classareas: class assignments, homework, quizzes and exams. Variances between the cohorts wereassessed as part of the second and third semester exams. Three years of results enablinglongitudinal comparison are now possible. This research project has yielded data in a field that hasnot been previously explored within the associated demographic environment. The data gatheredon the comprehension and student perceived value of iPad use in the classroom has been analyzedand very interesting results are presented within this paper. Continuous quality improvement of theinstruments and use is included

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University

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Computers in Education

the questions on the final exam wouldbe based on the material that they posted. The expectation was that students would not only postcontent but edit each other’s posts and engage in collaborative learning. Cole reports that afterfive weeks (halfway through the course), there had been no posts to the wiki! Volunteer groupinterviews with the students elicited such reasons as lack of time or pressure of other work, etc.Leung and Chu 34 report on the results of the use of a wiki for collaborative learning in an un-dergraduate course on knowledge management. The class had 21 students in it, divided into fourgroups, each with a group leader who was responsible for coordinating the group’s work. Eachgroup had to use a wiki to work on its project

Conference Session

Robots and K-12 Computer Applications

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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and robotics.Dr. Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University Dr. Vikram Kapila is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at NYU-Poly, where he directs an NSF- funded Web-Enabled Mechatronics and Process Control Remote Laboratory, an NSF-funded Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics, and an NSF funded GK-12 Fellows project. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests are in K-12 STEM education, mechatronics, robotics, and linear/nonlinear control for diverse engineering ap- plications. Under Research Experience for Teachers Site and GK-12 Fellows programs, funded by NSF, and the Central Brooklyn STEM Initiative (CBSI

Conference Session

Online Learning

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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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others, share information with others, and demonstrate their ability to take aleadership role in support of the team’s goals while conducting Lab experiments.” – would mapto program outcomes [b, d, g] - (b) “an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as toanalyze and interpret data;” (d) “an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams;” (g) “anability to communicate effectively through oral and written communications.” Furthermore aninstrument: "Final Project, Question 1" can be created that satisfies one or more of theperformance criteria under program outcome (a), such as "Uses fundamental engineeringprinciples to solve engineering related problems."Course Laboratory Outcomes Mapping Example Students enrolled in the online

Conference Session

Best of Computer in Education Division

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Computers in Education

this paper, we reportfindings from our initial research investigation in an “Unstructured with DyKnow” statics course.3.2. ParticipantsThe course selected for this study was a Statics course that was purposefully chosen based on theinstructor’s familiarity with and use of DyKnow Vision. In the Fall 2012 semester, the instructortaught one section of Statics (~250 seats) in a large auditorium with stadium style seating. Thecourse met on Tuesdays and Thursdays for one hour and 15 minutes. The selected instructorused a Tablet PC to distribute slides and lecture notes to students via DyKnow. Lecture noteswere also projected in the front of the classroom. The lecture usually began with a review ofstudent selected homework problems, was followed by a

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fred W DePiero, California Polytechnic State University

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Paper ID #7904Work-in-Progress: Design of an Online Learning CoachDr. Fred W DePiero, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Fred DePiero received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State Uni- versity in 1985 and 1987. He then worked as a Development Associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory until 1993. While there he was involved in a variety of real-time image processing projects and several laser-based ranging systems. Dr. DePiero began working on his Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee while still at ORNL, and completed it in May 1996. His research interests include

Conference Session

Best of Computer in Education Division

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hatem M Wasfy, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.; Tamer M. Wasfy, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Riham M Mahfouz, Thomas Nelson Community College; Jeanne Peters, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.

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Corp. Jeanne Peters is the vice president of Advanced Science and Automation Corp. Peters received a B.A. in Math/Computer Science from the College of William and Mary. She worked at NASA Langley Re- search Center in Hampton, Va. for over 20 years as a senior programmer/analyst for George Washington University, University of Virginia, and Old Dominion University. She co-authored over 70 journal and conference papers in the areas of: computational mechanics, finite element method, shells/plates, compos- ite material panels, and tires. She has also worked on numerous projects to create advanced engineering design and learning environments for space systems which include multimodal user interfaces. Peters directs

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

Computer Based Grading and Learning Styles

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keith Alan Hekman, California Baptist University; Mark T Gordon, California Baptist University

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Computers in Education

Fiigure 6, AutoCAD studeent test resullts before andd after studeents used thee program.Figure 7,, Students reesults on the first test con ntrasted withh their prior A AutoCAD hhomework Page 23.235.9 Fig gure 8, Studeents results on o the first orrthographic pprojection teest contrasteed with their orrthographic projection p hoomework.Region A consists off students wh ho demonstrated sufficieent

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill M. Diong, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Computers in Education

project was recently initiated to study these questions within the context of using videosand video podcasts as a teaching/learning tool specifically in engineering education. Chief amongthem is the question of how its use can improve the teaching/learning of engineering material. Areview of recent literature regarding this was performed, and a brief summary of the findings ispresented. Another major question relates to how these videos and video podcasts are producedand made available for dissemination, and how much time and effort this requires from an alreadyover-worked engineering educator. So the various approaches for doing so, and how muchtime/effort they require, are also described. In addition, this paper provides a few examples fromthe

Conference Session

Best of Computer in Education Division

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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

videos outside of class, and participated in interactive learning activities inside class.Students in the flipped environment scored significantly higher on all homework assignments,projects, and tests.In summary, of all the studies on the flipped classroom, there is only one (Day and Foley [11] ) thathas examined student performance throughout a semester. While the results from this study areencouraging, this is not sufficient evidence to warrant generalization far beyond that situation.Further, the solution was very specific, rather than being based on established principles to guideadaptation. Thus, additional research is needed to examine the influence of flipped classroominstruction on objective learning outcomes.6 Future Directions for

Conference Session

Computers and Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khalid W Khawaja, American University in Dubai

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Computers in Education

a high focusprogram-curriculum. However, the exception that is made in the capstone project coursewhere the students are assessed on several program outcomes must be looked into.Every program outcome is assessed by more than one course (high coverage and high validityProgram-curriculum). However, some of the program outcomes are assessed by only thecourses and no other tool, which is an issue that may require attention (high coveragemedium validity program). Again, excluding the capstone, the program assessment has Highfocus.Now looking at the capstone, not all the outcomes of the capstone are assessed. This could be Page 23.60.15an