Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, State University of New York at Oswego; Rachid Manseur, Oswego State University College; Thomas E. Doyle, McMaster University

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New Engineering Educators

MINDS Many new faculty may face challenges related to effective teaching techniques. Student perception of good teaching may often be different from the instructors' opinions. Finding the technique that merges the two perspectives can be challenging and vital. Project-based learning has been documented to be a guaranteed procedure for increasing students' interest in the taught topic, while developing skills that also often reward the instructor with good student evaluations. We present the lessons learned in several capstone courses taught by three instructors at three higher education institutions. Different procedures are used. Although the instructors use different techniques

Conference Session

Best Methods for NEEs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James C. Squire, Virginia Military Institute; Turk McCleskey, Virginia Military Institute; Elizabeth White Baker, Wake Forest University; Anthony Evan English, Western New England University

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New Engineering Educators

McCleskey, Virginia Military Institute Turk McCleskey earned a Ph.D. in colonial American history from the College of William and Mary. His research focuses on frontier societies in North America. He is a tenured professor in the Department of History, Virginia Military Institute, where he teaches introductory courses in American history and historical methods, upper division elective courses in colonial American history, and senior capstone seminars on the American Revolution and on North American Indians.Dr. Elizabeth White Baker, Wake Forest University Elizabeth White Baker is a visiting assistant professor at Wake Forest University Schools of Business, teaching courses on Information Systems Management, Strategic