AC 2012-4511: WORK-IN-PROGRESS: AUTHENTIC DATA IN THE SCI-ENCE CLASSROOM USING GOOGLE MAPS (GRADES 9-16) - A MODELAND EVALUATIONMr. David N Raizen, UMES David Raizen is a graduate student and full time high school teacher in Wicomico Co. Maryland. His teaching subjects range from Computer Science to Biology to Geometry to Environmental Science, while his academic studies can best be described as Environmental Informatics. He lives with his wife Elisha, two children, Ben and Maia, and three dogs, and enjoys music, hiking and home brewing in his spare time.Dr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is currently a professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences
AC 2012-5435: WORK-IN-PROGRESS: CHALLENGES TO DEVELOP-ING ONLINE HOMEWORK FOR UPPER-LEVEL ENGINEERING COURSESCindy Stowell Ph.D., Sapling Learning Cindy Stowell is the Director of Content at Sapling Learning. She obtained her B.S. in chemical engi- neering at Virginia Tech and her Ph.D. in chemical engineering at University of Texas, Austin. She began working for the online learning company Sapling Learning in 2006. Page 25.1488.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Work in Progress: Challenges to Developing Online Homework for Upper-Level
AC 2012-3924: DIGITAL ENGINEERS: RESULTS OF A SURVEY STUDYDOCUMENTING DIGITAL MEDIA AND DEVICE USE AMONG FRESH-MEN ENGINEERING STUDENTSAditya Johri, Virginia TechHon Jie Teo, Virginia TechProf. Jenny L. Lo, Virginia Tech Jenny Lo is an Advanced Instructor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She has been the Co-coordinator of a first-semester introductory engineering course and has taught multiple first-year engineering courses.Asta B. Schram, Virginia Tech Asta B. Schram is a Ph.D. student in educational psychology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She has many years of experience teaching and leading at the K-12 education level. Her inter- est in motivation and
AC 2012-5457: DEVELOPMENT OF A MECHATRONICS AND INTELLI-GENT SYSTEMS LABORATORY FOR TEACHING AND RESEARCHDr. Biswanath Samanta, Georgia Southern University Biswanath Samanta is in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Ga. His expertise and research interests include broad areas of system dynamics and control, robotics, mechatronics, intelligent systems, advanced signal processing, prognostics and health manage- ment, and applications of computational intelligence in engineering and biomedicine. Samanta has de- veloped and taught numerous courses in these areas and supervised students at both undergraduate and graduate levels. He has more than 100 refereed research
AC 2012-3146: DEVELOPING CYBER WARRIORS FROM COMPUTERENGINEERS ET AL.Dr. Barry E. Mullins P.E., Air Force Institute of Technology Barry E. Mullins is an Associate Professor of computer engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB OH. He received a B.S. in computer engineering (cum laude) from the University of Evansville in 1983, an M.S. in computer en- gineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 1987, and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1997. He served 21 years in the Air Force, teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven of those years. He is a registered
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AC 2012-5316: LOW-COST EDUCATIONAL LASER BASED VIBRATIONMEASUREMENT SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED SIGNAL CONDITION-ING, PYTHON AND MATLABDr. Jonathan M. Hill, University of Hartford Jonathan Hill is an Associate Professor in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Hart- ford in Connecticut. He has a Ph.D. and M.S.E.E. from Worcester Polytechnic Inst. in Worcester, Mass., and he was previously a Project Engineer at Digital Equipment Corp. He instructs graduate and un- dergraduate computer engineering computer courses, directs graduate research, and performs research involving embedded microprocessor based systems. His current projects involve small system design, signal processing, and intelligent
AC 2012-3676: OUTCOME OF AN ONLINE LABORATORY TO SUPPORTA MASTER PROGRAM IN REMOTE ENGINEERINGProf. Michael E. Auer, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences Since 1995, Michael Auer has been professor of electrical engineering at the Systems Engineering De- partment of the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Villach, Austria, and has also held teaching positions at the universities of Klagenfurt (Austria), Amman (Jordan), Brasov (Romania), and Patras (Greece). He was invited for guest lectures at MIT Boston, Columbia University, and the technical uni- versities of Moscow, Athens, and others. He is a senior member of IEEE and a member of VDE, IGIP, etc., author or co-author of more than 180 publications, and a
AC 2012-4468: THE NEW E-TEXTBOOK: FLIPPING THE PAGE TO ANEW PARADIGMJohn Oliver Cristy, Virginia Tech John Cristy is a master’s student at Virginia Tech.Prof. Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech Page 25.1324.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The New E-textbook: Flipping the Page to the Next ParadigmAbstractElectronic textbooks are different from e-books in that they allow the user to go beyond justreading material on a computer screen. E-textbooks encourage the user to perform all of theoperations typically performed with a hardcopy text in addition to some functions not possiblewith paper books. With
AC 2012-3630: REAL WORLD ULTRASONIC SIGNALS AND THEIR AP-PLICATION IN TEACHING SIGNAL PROCESSINGDr. Thad B. Welch, Boise State University Thad B. Welch, Ph.D., P.E. received the B.E.E., M.S.E.E., E.E., and Ph.D. degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Naval Postgraduate School, Naval Postgraduate School, and the University of Colorado in 1979, 1989, 1989, and 1997, respectively. He was commissioned in the U.S. Navy in 1979 and has been assigned to three submarines and a submarine repair tender. He has been deployed in the At- lantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Arctic Ocean. From 1994-1997, he was an instructor and Assistant Professor teaching in the Electrical Engineering Department at the U.S. Air Force
AC 2012-5589: A SYSTEM TO SUPPORT TEACHING GLOBAL SOFT-WARE DEVELOPMENTRobert P. Brazile, University of North TexasKathleen Swigger, University of North TexasMr. Matt Ray Hoyt, University of North TexasMr. Brian Lee, University of North TexasBrandon Nelson, University of North Texas Page 25.113.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A System to Support Teaching Global Software DevelopmentAbstractTeaching students how to work in globally distributed groups is being done throughout theWorld. As such, a myriad of different tools have been created to help students work in teams andcollaborate. However, there is still
AC 2012-4407: USE OF COMSOL SIMULATION FOR UNDERGRADU-ATE FLUID DYNAMICS COURSEDr. Hyun J. Kwon, Andrews University Hyun J. Kwon grew up in South Korea and received her B.S. (1996) and M.S. (1998) from the Separtment of Chemical Engineering at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology). She received her Ph.D. (2002) from the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Louisville. She joined Andrews University after her postdoctoral training at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in neurobiology. She is currently an Associate Professor of Department of Engineering and Computer Science at Andrews University. She teaches various engineering subjects including feedback control
AC 2012-5201: WORK-IN-PROGRESS: USING MODERN MOBILE TECH-NOLOGIES IN STEM EDUCATIONxue zhangMrs. Debbie Vogel, SprintDr. Mahesh K. Banavar, Arizona State UniversityMiss Shuang HuProf. Andreas S. Spanias, Arizona State University Andreas Spanias is professor in the School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU). He is also the Founder and Director of the SenSIP Center and industry consor- tium. His research interests are in the areas of adaptive signal processing, speech processing, and audio sensing. He and his student team developed the computer simulation software Java-DSP (J-DSP - ISBN 0-9724984-0-0). He is author of two text books: Audio Processing and Coding, by Wiley and
AC 2012-4339: WORK-IN-PROGRESS: USING ROLE-PLAYING AS A TRAIN-ING TECHNIQUE FOR FACULTYShreya Kothaneth, Virginia Tech Shreya Kothaneth is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. She also serves as the Instructional Technology Team Lead with the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. Her research interests include acceptance of technology, cultural ergonomics, usability, and accessibility.Ashley Robinson, Virginia Tech Ashley Robinson is a computer science doctoral student at Virginia Tech. She has been working with the Instructional Technology team at Virginia Tech since 2010, where she provides faculty and student assistance on tablet PC integration in the higher education
AC 2012-3267: FACULTY AND STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF ONLINELEARNING IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONMr. Lance Kinney P.E., University of Texas, Austin Lance Kinney, P.E., is a doctoral student in learning technologies at the University of Texas, Austin. His area of interest is distance education in engineering at the undergraduate and graduate level. He has ex- perience as an instructor in engineering and technology at Texas State University and Austin Community College. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Texas, and is currently the Executive Director of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers.Dr. Min Liu, University of Texas, Austin Min Liu is professor of learning technologies in the College of Education. She is the
AC 2012-3606: MICROBLOGGING IN THE LARGE LECTURE CLASS-ROOM: FACILITATING PARTICIPATION FOR STUDENTS WITH HIGHCOMMUNICATION APPREHENSIONDr. Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Purdue University, West LafayetteDr. Erin E. Bowen, Purdue University, West Lafayette Erin Bowen’s areas of expertise include human factors and performance in organizational technology inte- gration, organizational system factors impacting high-technology organizations, and aviation psychology. She provides training and education in the application of advanced statistical and methodological tech- niques to organizational settings, particularly survey design and analysis, advanced confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation modeling. Bowen holds a Ph.D
AC 2012-3161: A HOLISTIC VIEW ON HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT, AS-SESSMENT, AND FUTURE OF AN OPEN COURSEWARE IN NUMERI-CAL METHODSProf. Autar Kaw, University of South Florida Autar Kaw is a professor of mechanical engineering and Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teacher at the University of South Florida, USA. He holds a Ph.D. in engineering mechanics from Clemson Univer- sity. His main scholarly interests are in engineering education research methods, open courseware de- velopment, bascule bridge design, body armor, and micromechanics of composite materials. With major funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation, he is the lead developer of award-winning online resources for an undergraduate course in numerical methods
AC 2012-4709: ANALYSIS OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY IMPACT ON STEM-BASED COURSES, SPECIFICALLY INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEER-ING IN THE ERA OF THE IPADMr. Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas, El Paso Oscar Perez received his B.S. and master’s in electrical engineering from the University of Texas, El Paso, with a special focus on data communications. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering. Perez has been teaching the Basic Engineering (BE) BE 1301 course for more than five years. He led the design for the development of the new BE course (now UNIV 1301) for en- gineering at UTEP: Engineering, Science, and University Colleges. He developed more than five new courses, including UTEP technology
AC 2012-3040: FOR STUDENTS BY STUDENTS: LABWARE AND COURSE-WARE DEVELOPMENTMrs. Jennifer Marie Catchpole Jennifer attained her undergraduate degree in computer engineering from the University of Wyoming. She is now working on her master’s degree in electrical engineering.Dr. Steven F. Barrett, University of Wyoming Steven F. Barrett, Ph.D., P.E. received the B.S. in electronic engineering technology from the University of Nebraska, Omaha in 1979, the M.E.E.E. from the University of Idaho, Moscow in 1986, and the Ph.D. from the University of Texas, Austin in 1993. He was formally an active duty faculty member at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado and is now professor of electrical and computer engineering
AC 2012-4934: AUTOMATIC HANDWRITTEN STATICS SOLUTION CLAS-SIFICATION AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN PREDICTING STUDENT PER-FORMANCEMr. Han-lung Lin, University of California, Riverside Han-lung Lin has received his master’s degree at the University of Electro-communications in Japan. He is currently a Ph.D. student in computer science at University of California, Riverside.Dr. Thomas Stahovich, University of California, Riverside Thomas Stahovich received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berke- ley in 1988. He received a S.M. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1990 and 1995, respectively. He is currently Chair and professor in the mechanical
AC 2012-4556: AUTOMATICALLY UNDERSTANDING HANDWRITTENSELF-EXPLANATIONSMr. James Herold, University of California, Riverside James Herold earned his B.S. in computer science at California Polytechnic State University, Pomona in 2004. He is currently a Ph.D. student in computer science at the University of California, Riverside.Dr. Thomas Stahovich, University of California, Riverside Thomas Stahovich received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berke- ley in 1988. He received a S.M. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1990 and 1995, respectively. He is currently Chair and Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the
AC 2012-4326: THE ROLE OF SLATE ENABLED TECHNOLOGY IN COL-LABORATIONAshley Robinson, Virginia Tech Ashley Robinson is a computer science doctoral student at Virginia Tech. She has been working with the Instructional Technology team at Virginia Tech since 2010, where she provides faculty and student assistance on tablet PC integration in the higher education classroom.Dr. Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech Catherine Amelink serves as Research Analyst and Assessment Specialist in the Dean’s Office, College of Engineering, Virginia Tech. Her research interests include factors in the educational environment that impact student success.Dr. Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech Holly Matusovich is an Assistant Professor
AC 2012-4384: TECHNICAL LITERACY IN AN INTRODUCTION TO EN-GINEERING COURSE FOR FRESHMAN ENGINEERSDr. James E. Lewis, University of Louisville James E. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. His research interests include paral- lel and distributed computer systems, cryptography, engineering education, undergraduate retention, and technology (Tablet PCs) used in the classroom.Dr. Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville Jeffrey Hieb is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville. His research interests include the use of
AC 2012-4395: EXPLORING ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ COLLEGE EX-PERIENCES USING SOCIAL MEDIA MONITORING TOOL RADIAN6Xin Chen, Purdue University, West Lafayette Xin Chen is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses on social media analytics in the context of engineering education and engineering education re- search, as well as web personalization.Dr. Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Purdue University, West LafayetteDr. Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette Page 25.615.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012
AC 2012-3347: TEACHING SOFTWARE ENGINEERING: AN ACTIVELEARNING APPROACHDr. Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering Walter Schilling is an Assistant Professor in the Software Engineering program at the Milwaukee School of Engineering in Milwaukee, Wis. He received his B.S.E.E. from Ohio Northern University and M.S.E.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Toledo. He worked for Ford Motor Company and Visteon as an embed- ded software engineer for several years prior to returning for doctoral work. He has spent time at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and consulted for multiple embedded systems companies in the Midwest. In addition to one U.S. Patent, Schilling has numerous publications in
AC 2012-4328: NO SKILL LEFT BEHIND: INTELLIGENT TUTORINGSYSTEMS ENABLE A NEW PARADIGM IN LEARNINGMr. Hatem M. Wasfy, Advanced Science and Automation Corp. Hatem Wasfy is the President of Advanced Science and Automation Corp. (ASA), a company that special- izes in the development of online virtual learning environments, and advanced engineering simulations. He has helped design several interactive learning environments that include a CNC machining course, a centrifugal pump maintenance course, an undergraduate physics course, and a welding course. He re- ceived a B.S. (1994) and an M.S. (1996) in mechanical engineering from the American University in Cairo. Wasfy’s research interests include advanced learning systems
AC 2012-3188: THE DIGITAL CARNIVAL: OBSERVATIONS ON THE ROLEOF GAMING IN STUDENT LIFE AND COMPUTER SCIENCEDr. James Dean Palmer, Northern Arizona University James Palmer is an Associate Professor at Northern Arizona University. His research concerns the use of language and visualization to solve problems and improve computer science education.Dr. Eck Doerry, Northern Arizona University Eck Doerry is an Associate Professor of computer science at Northern Arizona University. His research interests fall within the broad area on ”Groupware Support for Online Groups,” with active research in portal-based tools to support distributed scientific communities, groupware tools to support small, distributed engineering design
AC 2012-4993: AUTOMATED ONLINE PROCESS TRAINING IN A VIR-TUAL ENVIRONMENTMr. Hatem M. Wasfy, Advanced Science and Automation Corp. Mr. Hatem Wasfy is the President of Advanced Science and Automation Corp. (ASA), a company that specializes in the development of online virtual learning environments and advanced engineering simu- lations. He has helped design several interactive learning environments that include a CNC machining course, a centrifugal pump maintenance course, an undergraduate physics course, and a welding course. He received a B.S. (1994) and an M.S. (1996) in mechanical engineering from the American University in Cairo. Wasfy’s research interests include advanced learning systems, cavitation modeling
AC 2012-4887: WORK-IN-PROGRESS: CREATING AN INTRUSION DE-TECTION EXPERIMENTAL ENVIRONMENT USING CLOUD-BASED VIR-TUALIZATION TECHNOLOGYMr. John M. Jones, East Carolina University John Jones is currently an Instructional Technology Consultant with the Department of Technology and Computer Science at East Carolina University. He has worked in the IT industry for 18 years in varied roles such as software design, IT manager, security, infrastructure management, systems administration, webmaster, and part-time faculty.Dr. Te-Shun Chou, East Carolina University Page 25.1489.1 c American Society
AC 2012-5297: WORK-IN-PROGRESS: PROGRAMMING CONCEPT VI-SUALIZATION USING FLASH ANIMATIONSDr. Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University Lin Li is an Assistant Professor of the Computer Science Department at Prairie View A&M University. He received his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, in 2004. Before that, he received his B.S. and M.E. from Beijing Institute of Technology and Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1996 and 1999, respectively. Currently, his research interests are in computer educational technology, green home, and network communications.Jaime Israel Juarez, Prairie View A&M University Jaime I. Juarez is a Software Engineer who graduated from Prairie View A&M