Conference Session

K-12 Robotics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Ayar, TUBITAK; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Fatih Ugurdag, Ozyegin University; Alpaslan Sahin, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

projectsassociated with the real world problems such as air pollution, nanoparticles, desalination. Theirstudy findings demonstrated that the offered activities were a means for students to developcritical thinking, teamwork, writing and leadership skills. As the students gained real-worldexperiences, they developed positive attitudes toward engineering fields.Inspiring students to pursue STEM related careers at the early ages is crucial. Outreach programsfor middle school students were designed by a group of researchers through the use of the LEGO Page 23.98.5MINDSTORM NXT robotics kits29. The outreach program consisted of lessons and competitiveevents

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

,marketing, Six Sigma and lean production, and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).The course is scheduled for three meetings times per week. One of those meetings is allocatedfor course instruction, a second is allocated for team/advisor meetings, and a third is allocated forteam meetings. Considering that the allotted instructional time is one hour per week, the goal forthese topics is to provide students a good exposure and some practice (either in the context oftheir capstone design project or a small PBL assignment such as a design challenge). Duringthese full-class instruction periods, students consider and solve unstructured problems related todesign and sustainability through case studies using visualization, writing, and

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Don Ploger, Florida Atlantic University; Agnes Nemeth, Florida Atlantic University; Steven Alan Hecht Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

the students couldn’t help but learn about themath in order to solve the design problem10.The popular Logo environment has involved the Turtle, originally a robotic creature that movedaround on the floor11. Logo can be a very powerful tool to help children – and college students –learn mathematics. It could help kindergarten children write simple programs to draw interestingshapes. It has also been used by college students to solve difficult problems in calculus.Despite its many potential benefits, Logo did not become part of the school math curriculum, andit is not referenced in the Core Curriculum Standards. It is, however, possible to createsomething that has many of the good points of Logo, and still connect it to classroom practice.Other

Conference Session

Difference, Disability, and (De)Politicization: The Invisible Axes of Diversity

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M Riley, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

identity, either passing as heterosexual orcovering up expressions of their LGB identities in the company of other engineers. While hatespeech was relatively rare in this study, some of the most overtly homophobic comments wereunderstood by those who experienced them to be related to a need for male peers to prove theirmasculinity to each other.Sexualized and hyper-able or violent forms of masculinity bring attention to those who do notlaugh at the jokes, those who question the metaphors or do not relate to them in the same way asthe hegemonic group. This explains both why diversity groups might deem it necessary tocordon off an Island of Other and why doing so does not begin to break down hegemonicnormativities.Subaltern Masculinities: Black

Conference Session

Restructuring/Rethinking STEM

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #7610The T-shaped Engineer: Connecting the STEM to the TOPProf. Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University Joe Tranquillo was the second faculty member in the new Biomedical Engineering Program at Bucknell University and helped build an accredited department with seven faculty and 60 undergraduate students. His teaching interests are in biomedical signals and systems, neural and cardiac electrophysiology, and medical device design. Nationally Tranquillo has published or presented over 50 peer reviewed or invited works in the field of engineering education. In 2012 he was a founding faculty member of the KEEN Winter

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Muldoon, Polytechnic Institute of NYU; Paul T Phamduy, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Raymond Le Grand, 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

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

lessons, students improve their recall ability, apply their existing knowledge, constructnew ideas, and formulate their own questions. Moreover, by engaging in group-work, studentsare afforded opportunities to share their discoveries and explanations with their peers, thusconcretizing their understanding of newly learned concepts. We posit that linking robotics-basedlessons with Bloom’s cognitive domains can allow students to draw connections between diverseSTEM concepts, apply their learning to new situations, and control their own learning. The example lessons address typical educational objectives of K-12 STEM disciplinesand strengthen students’ ability to learn the subject material. Three lessons, based on LEGOMindstorms robotics, are