Conference Session

Thermal Sciences

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georg Pingen, Union University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

teamcohesion. To accomplish this, the instructor should form teams in a way that is transparent tostudents1. Differing from other group-based learning approaches, teams in team-based learningare permanent for the duration of the semester in order to maximize team development andsynergy. For my course of 11 students, two teams were formed. Students were lined up aroundthe perimeter of the classroom by asking several questions that identified student talents relevantto the course material, especially experience related to the planned application problems. Teams“1” and “2” were then formed by counting off 1-2-2-1-1-2… to evenly distribute student talentsbetween the teams. The specific questions asked were

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kemper Lewis, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Deborah A. Moore-Russo Ph.D., University at Buffalo, SUNY; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Timothy W. Simpson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University; Wei Chen, Northwestern University; David W. Gatchell, Northwestern University; Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Reflectivethe product’s design? ObservationWhat were the planned environmental impacts of this product andwhat were the environmental factors engineers had to consider in the Environmentaldesign of the product?What was the planned impact of the product on the culture and Societalcustomer base?2) Excavation: Using the artifact and associated artifact-inspired information, perform the following tasksObserve how people with different cultures and demographics use the Global/Societalproduct and then

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

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

Restructuring/Rethinking STEM

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicola Sochacka, University of Georgia; Kelly Woodall Guyotte, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

needs to be athoughtfully planned arts integration. With this in mind, the arts must also visualize what it isthat STEM might offer at this deeper level where all five of these disciplines might stand onequal ground.In reference to your comment about empathy and caring being absent from the STEAMconversation, the authors of Sparks of Genius present “empathizing “ as one of the thirteenthinking tools of the most creative individuals from across disciplines. Recall that we also foundthat Howard Gardner and Daniel Pink discuss empathy as they envision the necessary minds ofthe future. Is it that our society (or maybe STEM education) does not value this type of creativethinking? Or is that most people do not think of the ability to empathize as a

Conference Session

Issues of Outreach and Interest in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan C Pollock, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

shown in Figure 2. Firstidentify desired results, then determine acceptable evidence, and finally plan learningexperiences and instruction. This process is an alignment of content, assessment, and pedagogy. Page 23.544.6Figure 2 Wiggins & McTighe Stages of Backwards Design • Iden&fy  Desired   2   • Plan  Learning   Results   • Determine   Experiences  and   Acceptable   Instruc&on   Evidence

Conference Session

First Year Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene B Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

-year engineering experience at the University. Itanswers the following research questions: (1) How do students define engineering? (2) Why arestudents planning to major in engineering? (3) What are some of the positive experiences instudents’ first year of engineering? and (4) What are students’ perceptions of the followingengineer of 2020 skills and attributes: communication, creativity, global and multidisciplinaryteamwork, and ethics?Data for this study was collected using surveys and interviews. A total of 665 first-yearengineering students completed a survey in the fall 2011 semester. Forty first-year engineeringstudents who completed the survey participated in one one-hour semi-structured interview in thespring 2012 semester. The results

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M Robertson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Robert John Bowman, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Douglas A Mercer, Analog Devices Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

led them all to buy. By the end, only 8 % said they would consider selling it. Page 23.576.9One of the first issues to emerge was that almost no-one in the class used any standardizedprocess to plan, set up, execute and report experiments. Their previous experiences in traditionallab classes had provided this process but it had not been emphasized to the point where it was aroutine sequence of actions. When students work on their own, a more systematic approach isneeded so they were given a sequence adapted from experimental design within capstoneprojects. It has seven stages: purpose, scope, design, approvals, execution, analysis and reportso

Conference Session

Engagement in Formal and Informal Learning Environments

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Tech - CEISMC; Cher C Hendricks, Georgia Institute of Technology; Norman F. Robinson III, Georgia Institute of Technology - CEISMC; Julia Sonnenberg-Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

transcript, and asecond wrote, “I always planned on being in the technology field, so I thought this was a goodway to start.”Pre/Post DifferencesWe used paired sample t-tests to examine pre/post differences in students’ interest in science,math, and future science or engineering careers. Because our sample size was small (n=22), largepre-post differences were necessary to find statistical significance, so we have also reportedstandardized effect sizes, using Cohen’s d as a measure of effect. With Cohen’s d, standardizedeffect sizes are described in standard deviation units, which explain the magnitude of differencebetween scores. An effect of .2 is considered small, .5 is considered moderate, and .8 isconsidered large.14Although there were no

Conference Session

Case Studies in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Alex Kotlarchyk

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

events based on entries in the Google Calendar are not immediate, but only guaranteed to occur 15 minutes before or after the scheduled time of the event. To overcome this, they plan to trigger events using email notifications for sprinkler start and stop times, since the IFTTT email interface triggers events immediately.  Client Receiver and Transmitter Page 23.623.12 This portion of the system is set up to receive signals from a server application and usesthe decision that it receives to either interrupt the sprinkler system or not. In either case, it willcommunicate the result of the Decision Algorithm to the

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abby M Kelly, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Roger Michael Hoy, University of Nebraska; Evan Curtis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Angela Kaye Pannier, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Richard R. Stowell P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

of the assignments, and the way in which student designs were evaluated, ascompared to the exercise at Bucknell University.RDC durationTo address the challenges of slow-paced, non-technical lectures, as well as the issue of time andproject management, we gave students just two weeks to complete the RDC (See Figure 1 for anexample timeline). Getting through all the major phases of design in only two weeks makes theexperience more challenging for students, gives a sense of urgency to what might be consideredslow-paced lectures, helps students to remain on schedule, and heightens the need for efficientproject planning and management of time and personnel.Figure 1: Two-week rapid design challenge schedule for Fall 2012 semesterAssignments

Conference Session

Bringing Industrial Applications into the Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maddalena Fanelli, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Dennis J. Miller, Michigan State University; Martin C Hawley, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

planning and designstages. This is an approach that we expect to successfully address the new requirements of theAIChE Program Criteria; moreover, we expect that our students will graduate with abilities inprocess hazards analysis that will be of benefit in the workplace.BackgroundIn response to the updated ABET Program Criteria for chemical engineering that now requireconsideration of hazards associated with the processes that our students design, analyze, andcontrol, we have acknowledged the need to provide additional exposure to risk assessment andmore rigorous safety considerations in our baccalaureate chemical engineering curriculum.Therefore, we are adding simplified Process Hazard Analyses to both Unit Operations andProcess Design courses

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten S. Hochstedt, Penn State University ; Andrew Michael Erdman, Pennsylvania State University; Richard John Schuhmann, Gordon–MIT Engineering Leadership Program

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

graduation he chaired the local Jaycees, Department of Social Services Advisory Council, GE Share Board, and Curling Club; and served on the Human Services Planning Council, United Way, Chamber of Commerce, and Capital Fund Drive Boards of Directors. Erdman has also lectured on lead- ership topics at Penn State and RPI. He returned to campus frequently as a recruiter (25 years) for GE and Lockheed Martin, serving on the Penn State College of Engineering Advisory Council (former chair of the Engineering Science & Mechanics council), helped establish an Alumni Advisory Board, and cur- rently serves as the Vice President of the College of Engineering Alumni Society. Affiliations include the Penn State Alumni Association

Conference Session

Simulation and Programming

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng.); Paras Mandal, University of Texas, El Paso; Carlos Alejandro Garcia; Natalia V Espino, UTEP; Zhonghua Hu; David Ricardo Romo; Monica I. Corella, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

, there is not an actual educational plan to integrate virtualtechniques into classroom teaching in order to improve the technical skills of the new upcomingworkforce15. The main goals of the cyber RP simulator are: 1) Motivate students in studyingmore internet based rapid manufacturing systems, 2) Strengthen and build up the technical,problem solving and communication skills of students in order to practice in the classroom, andapply it in the real working world.Problem IdentificationMany manufacturing industries are trying to virtually connect all its operations; an example of Page 23.361.6this is using E-manufacturing16. By E-manufacturing it

Conference Session

Design Methodology and Evaluation 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Chong, University of Toronto; Jason A. Foster, University of Toronto; Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Robert Irish, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

arudimentary sandal developed out of a recycled tire, a Teva Sport sandal, and a Manolo Blahnikheeled designer fashion sandal that are targeted towards different consumers and to be used indifferent environments. This set of artifacts embodies the following questions and challenges tothe students: ● Is there science and mathematics in the Manolo Blahnik heel? ● Is a diagram or plan equivalent to a product when considering engineering design? ● Is the amount of engineering and design related to the difference between luxury, mass- market, and self-produced goods? ● Do the type and variety of materials used affect the “engineering-ness” of an artifact

Conference Session

It's Elementary

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica E S Swenson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Merredith D Portsmore, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

foreign country with an engineering problem. The story introduces the type of engineeringbeing explored and the problem the students will eventually solve. Students are then asked toanalyze how the protagonist uses the engineering design process to solve the problem. Thescience section introduces students to use of scientific data to inform engineering design. Finally,the engineering section of each unit teaches the students about the engineering design processand asks them to construct a model out of found materials to solve the problem posed in thebook. In the Engineering is Elementary unit “Lerato Cooks Up a Plan” [4] students are given abasic model of a solar oven made from a shoebox and aluminum foil. After undertaking ascience investigation

Conference Session

Development of Computational Tools

Collection

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)

Tagged Divisions

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

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa G. Huettel, Duke University; Michael R. Gustafson II, Duke University; Joseph C. Nadeau, Duke University; David Schaad, Duke University; Michael M Barger; Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, Duke University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

and delivery sys- tems; developed designs for commercial and residential development; prepared land use plans; developed designs to protect against potential flood hazards; designed and developed plans and specifications for fluid handling systems, waste mitigation alternatives and remedial actions for RCRA and CERCLA sites including active industrial facilities and inactive disposal sites (including NPL sites); conducted feasibil- ity studies by evaluating and analyzing the economic and engineering considerations of multiple design alternatives; obtained extensive experience with innovative remedial techniques (including groundwater extraction and treatment, air sparging, soil vapor extraction, and bioventing

Conference Session

Topics in Biomass and Gasification Processes

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J. Traum, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kyle Pace; Jeremy R Anderson, EASENET

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

differences between the gasifier and the direct combustionburners used were significant. These differences presented many uncontrolled variables thatdetracted from quantitative comparison of the two processes. As described below in FutureWork, direct combustion experiments planned in upcoming classes will use a second vacuumbottle to eliminate geometric dissimilarities between the two systems.Wood Ash and Unburned FuelThe ash and unburned fuel remaining at the end of the combustion processes provided additionalcomparisons and efficacy measures between the gasifier and direct combustor. For completecombustion, biomass leaves trace amounts of ash, made up mostly of non-organic chemicals thatdo not burn. However, if inadequate oxygen was available to

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsey Anne Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

luxury jewelry. ManyFairtrade stores operate under the pretense that customers will pay a premium for handicraftsproduced in the developing world.45 The Penn State student team plans to locate vendors who























































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Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, the instructor must clearly define the objectives of the course in question. Inaddition, the instructor should also provide the students with a detailed plan and the path tracedfor attaining these goals. Such a structure will prepare the students to admire and handle thecourse with great enthusiasm and creative productivity.DESIGN: Secondly, the instructor should design learning modules that can generateinterest and motivate the student body towards becoming metacognitive learners. In otherwords, one should be able manage one’s own learning. Any selected module should build on theprevious module, thereby creating and supporting a value-added mechanism. The objective isto add to the knowledge base the students already possess. Ultimate

Conference Session

Pre-Service Development Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew D. Lammi, North Carolina State University; Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, and peer checking procedures. These data were reviewed as theproject moved forward. Themes emerged and were analyzed on an ongoing basis. The differentforms of data were compared and measured against each other. As new data were gathered,further insights were gained. Eventually, themes and phenomena emerged and are analyzed anddiscussed throughout the paper.What Was the Setting? All of the participants in this research were TDE Education majors; essentially, pre-serviceteachers who could become licensed to teach in technology education and graphiccommunications. Although not all of the student-designers had immediate plans to becometeachers upon graduation ‒ non-licensure students ‒ they all were on track to receive aneducation

Conference Session

Pre-Service Development Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Bethke Wendell, University of Massachusetts Boston

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Preparation inengineering also needs to be sensitive to the demand on elementary teachers to integrate acrossthe curriculum, and the lack of time in the school day to do stand-alone engineering. Pre-serviceelementary teachers will be interested in ways to accomplish multiple objectives at once byintegrating other subjects with engineering and vice versa.There is a strong and growing base of evidence showing that with carefully designed support,pre-service elementary teachers can develop at least three key capacities important to highquality science instruction. First, when planning lessons, they can demonstrate understanding ofthe nature of scientific inquiry by adapting existing curriculum materials to better promotestudents’ engagement in each of

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Thomas Malcolm, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

"back of the envelope problems" that engineers oftenuse to restrict or filter a problem's alternatives in the planning and ideation phases of design 3.Descriptive and correlational statistics were collected and analyzed on the nature of students'multi-step estimates using the 3D Estimator. This paper is structured as follows. The next section deals with the objectives of twostudies that investigated students' use of the 3D Estimator. After that, background concepts fromrelated literature are covered, including operational definitions of key terms. The subsequenttwo sections deal with Study 1 and Study 2, respectively. Finally, there is a section drawingconclusions and briefly describing future work.Objectives This research-to

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen B. Coletti, Northeastern University; Melinda Covert, Northeastern University; Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University; Lauren Gianino, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Emily Wisniewski, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Figure 1aProjected Use of Supplemental Instruction in College Page 23.1281.6 Figure 1bFigure 1a is a graph of student feedback from the pre-survey regarding their usage of threedifferent types of supplemental instruction in high school. These three types of supplementalinstruction are one-on-one tutoring, instructor office hours, and group tutoring. Figure 1b is agraph of student feedback also from the pre-survey on their projected usage of these same threeadditional resources in college during the Fall 2012 semester. For all three types of supplementalinstruction, a larger percentage of females used these resources in high school and planned tocontinue to use them in

Conference Session

Motivation and Self-Efficacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Reid Brown, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

motivation in different curricula27, student learning habits28, student confidence inperforming a task29career plans and values placed on a task30, and student perceptions about theireducation.22 Page 23.1284.3 Within the motivation theories, our study specifically situated in expectancy-value theory 16-18(EVT) for two reasons. First, EVT was developed in part to explain academic programenrollments and ultimately career choice.31 Second, EVT contains both ability constructs (suchexpectancy of success) and importance constructs (such as interest). These types of constructsexist in other motivation theories, though some theories

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessing Sustainability and Life Long Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey C. Evans P.E., Bucknell University; Michelle Oswald Beiler P.E., Bucknell University; Akmal S Daniyarov; Christopher Adam Kulish

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, an M.S.C.E. from Purdue University and a Ph.D. from Lehigh University.Dr. Michelle Renee Oswald, Bucknell University Dr. Michelle Oswald is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Bucknell University. She has completed her doctoral degree in Civil Engineering as well as a Master’s of Arts in Urban Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Delaware, specializing in sustainable transportation planning. She received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Lafayette College in 2007 and a Master’s of Civil Engineering at the University of Delaware in 2008.Mr. Akmal S DaniyarovMr. Christopher Adam Kulish

Conference Session

Curriculum and Program Developments, Exchanges, Collaborations, and Partnerships

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eileen Walz, University of Illinois; Keilin Jahnke, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; J. Bruce Elliott-Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Judith A Sunderman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Valeri Werpetinski, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Laura D Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

International

elements of the project but often lacking the intimate understanding of the social,political, and environmental factors that also play a large role in the success of the project.Gaining a community-based perspective is necessary, but challenging as it requires successfullyengaging the community throughout every stage of the project.Students began to recognize the benefits of a bottom-up approach to development. By learningand experiencing the principles involved in community-based development, students can bebetter prepared to incorporate them into their project plans. Understanding the elements ofsustainable international development is a vital skill for anyone involved in development work.Components of Community-Based Development • Have

Conference Session

Simulation and Programming

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek M Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

machines demand a greater attention to safety. A wider range of materials can be machined. Students learn to appreciate the role of a material’s machinability in process planning. Larger work envelops and spindle horsepower support a wider range of fabrication possibilities. For example, machining of molds. Better exposure is provided to the challenges in selecting tooling and fixtures. Students develop a better understanding of the proper selection of process parameters (speeds, feeds and depths-of-cut) and the trade-offs as materials and conditions change. A better appreciation for the challenges in achieving dimensionally accurate parts is obtained. Students acquire a more realistic understanding of the efficiencies of

Conference Session

Computational/CS Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Wright, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teachers, and school administrators. We present evidence ofthe immediate success of this workshop through an overview of each of the workshop sessions, acomparison of the participants’ expectations as stated before the workshop with the results of aformal evaluation and assessment independently conducted at the end of the workshop, and anassessment of the workshop from the invited speakers’ perspectives. We also discuss the lessonslearned in the organization and production of this workshop from both technical and participantperspectives and how we plan to apply these lessons in future iterations of this workshop.1 IntroductionComputing has become ubiquitous in the modern world, touching nearly every aspect of our lives. Thewidespread

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University; Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Melanie Roudkovski, LeTourneau University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

were launched with a DVD seminar entitledSuccess4Students.4 The 3+ hour seminar had six segments that addressed the following topics: Select your destination (where do you want to be in five years?) Page 23.551.6 Determine your path (focusing on goal setting for the semester) Planning to succeed (emphasizing the importance of planning your schedule for the week each Sunday and then following it like a compass through the week) Maximizing your in-class learning Speed Reading and Learning to triple your reading speed with better comprehension Creative note taking and memory skillsA fifty-page workbook