Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Anita M. Wells, Morgan State University

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 pedagogy to technology and to the learning styles oftoday’s college student is an additional strategy, which may enhance classroom management.The modern engineering classroom, for example, is changing in format. There is the traditional lecture(possibly accompanied by recitation sections), the flipped classroom where students watch recordedlectures prior to class and engage in active learning during class time,3 and the online classroom wherestudents access course material through the internet and laboratory sessions. In all of these formats,faculty must manage the environment to ensure a supportive learning experience.  Faculty come tohigher education well­versed in their subject matter but largely unprepared to successfully confront andmanage

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melodie A. Selby PE, Walla Walla University

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Universe better than I do. They were able to bethe experts while I asked questions. Therese Huston points out that relating class concepts toknowledge students already have promotes deep learning rather than superficial learning.5 Inthis class, all the students knew E=mc2. However, their estimates of how much mattercorresponds to the amount of energy produced by Iron Man’s arc reactor weren’t even close.They had memorized an equation but hadn’t internalized the concept.This fits with Bloom’s taxonomy as described by James McMillan6. In the terms of Bloom’staxonomy, they remembered and comprehended much of their physics knowledge, but had notmoved on to application, analysis, and synthesis. By using the Marvel Universe as a laboratory,they were

Conference Session

INVITED PANEL: Preparing your Teaching Portfolio

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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continualimprovement as a major portfolio theme. Others might choose excellence in a pedagogicalspecialty, such as successful implementation of new technologies for teaching, or in teachingsuccessful laboratories. Ideally, the claims can be related in some way to the portfolio author’steaching story and philosophy. Participants in the panel session that this paper accompanies willleave the session with handouts containing reflective prompts and a framework of claims thatcould be made about their individual teaching. As the author decides what they intend to claimabout their teaching, they should also think about what kinds of evidence they can provide tosupport such claims.The evidence selected for inclusion in a teaching portfolio needs to be carefully

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; Carl Nelson Blue, University of Southern Maine

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learning stylethat is the result of neuroscience research on how the human brain processes and retains newinformation”. 1Introduction“Acknowledging that students learn at different speeds and that they differ in their ability tothink abstractly or understand complex ideas is like acknowledging that students at any given agearen’t all the same height: It is not a statement of worth, but of reality”.2 In a differentiatedclassroom and laboratory, the teacher proactively plans and carries out varied approaches tocontent, process, and product in anticipation and response to student differences in readiness,interest, and learning needs. According to Tomlinson, our teaching style “can influence astudents’ IQ by 20 points in either direction, that’s a 40

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University

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judgment on the new, industry experiencedfaculty member during the tenure process. Additionally, few practicing engineers have hadformal instruction in being an effective teacher and, despite the occasional student request in theother direction, no amount of good stories alone will ensure students effectively learn the coursematerial needed to be successful in their future endeavors.23,24Value in ResearchUnless the experienced candidate spent their industry time in a Research and Development roleor working in a laboratory setting, it is difficult to imagine that others will see their experience asvaluable for the research component of the typical academic appointment. However, thosemaking the transition should not despair, for there is a great

Conference Session

Best of NEE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen M. Williams P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Robert W. Hasker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Steven Holland, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Adam Redd Livingston, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kerry R. Widder, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Josiah A. Yoder, Milwaukee School of Enginering

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billing. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Dr. Steven Holland, Milwaukee School of Engineering Steven S. Holland (M ’13) was born in Chicago, IL, in 1984. He received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), Milwaukee, WI, in 2006, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in 2008 and 2011 respectively. From 2006 to 2011, he was a Research Assistant working in the Antennas and Propagation Laboratory (APLab), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst. He was then a Senior Sensors Engineer with the

Conference Session

Potpourri

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Students, Linc. Fisch (ed.), “New Directions for Teaching and Learning,”no.66, Summer, 1966, pp.30-40.7. Organiz. for Economic Cooper. & Development (2003), “International comparison of math, reading, and science skills among 15-year olds” OECD, (http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0923110.html). Sept. 2005.8. Balfanz, R., and Legters, N., “How many central city high schools have a severe dropout problem, where are they located, and who attends them?” Harvard University Civil Rights Project, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass, 2001.9. Barnett, L., and Greenough, R., “Regional needs assessment 2000.” Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, Portland, Ore., www.nwrel.org/planning/ rna2000.html Accessed Sept

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Chene Chetcuti, United States Military Academy; Hans J. Thomas P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Brent J. Pafford, U.S. Military Academy

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students are expected to prepare for class by simply reading or skimming assignedportions of the text book. The instructor provides an engaging lecture using physical models,laboratory exercises, demonstrations, and multi-media assets whenever possible. Timepermitting, instructors or student groups work example problems in class. Instructors evaluatestudent performance using conventional instruments, most notably timed examinations. [2] Over the past year, the authors developed and implemented an instructional method thatemploys blended classroom methods to improve student learning. Dubbed “Thayer 2.0,” [Figure4], the method leverages technology and blends what the authors considered to be some of thebest characteristics of the CME method, the

Conference Session

Classroom Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University Calumet

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withindividual students or student teams when discussing case studies on Page 24.223.17engineering/technology concerns. For example, when discussing case studies on thefuture roles engineering and technology students will undertake in their careers,instructors can use the Leadership Approach to help students develop ideas for dealingwith specific problems they will likely encounter in the workplace.Laboratory Work: For courses involving laboratory work, instructors can use some orall of the eight leadership behaviors when discussing and evaluating appropriatelaboratory behavior. The instructor can integrate the leadership behaviors for improvingstudent conduct

Conference Session

Best of NEE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas; Alison B. Hoxie, University of Minnesota Duluth; Matt Anderson, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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class and discussed the incident with the Dean of engineering. The Dean ofStudents and director of disability services were then contacted and proceeded to deal with Matt.Matt had registered his disorder with the university but the instructor had been unaware of it.The lesson taken away from the instructor in this case was to pay closer attention when a studentseems “slightly off” and to check in with them with a greater frequency.Student RequestsA faculty member’s time is split in many directions; between teaching lectures and laboratories,service to the department and university not to mention research and professional development,time is a very limited quantity for a faculty member. New faculty members feel this time cruncheven more because