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NSF Grantees' Poster Session
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Yi Guo, Stevens Institute of Technology; Shubo Zhang, Stevens Institute of Technology; Arthur B. Ritter FAIMBE, Stevens Institute of Technology; Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
Page 25.1251.7delivery and teaching pedagogy. Evaluation results show positive learning experiences.Future work includes more pilot-testing in biomedical engineering courses.AcknowledgmentPartial support for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation's Course,Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program under Award No. 0837584. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are thoseof the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography1. Y. Guo, S. Zhang, H. Man, and A. Ritter, “A Case Study on Pill-Sized Robot in Gastro-Intestinal Tract to Teach Robot Programming and Navigation”, Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference and
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Standards and K-12 Engineering
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jenny Daugherty, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rodney L. Custer, Black Hills State University; Debra Brockway, Stevens Institute of Technology; Daniel A. Spake, Purdue University
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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.to a specific engineering discipline). The definitions were recorded verbatim, as well as anysupporting text that further elaborated the concept. This information was presented to the projectleadership team (5 researchers). Based on this information, the two studies and report citedabove, and the need to achieve additional focus for the assessment process, the team decided tofocus on a smaller set of primary concepts that are central to engineering, important at thesecondary level, and can provide strong links to science education. Four primary conceptsemerged and sub-concepts were identified under these concepts serving to highlight keycomponents. The concepts and sub-concepts are: • Design
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Engineering Education and Comparative Studies at Universities throughout Asia, Far East
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Peter Jay Kutnick, University of Hong Kong; Yuen-Yan Chan, University of Hong Kong; Pok Yee Lee, University of Hong Kong
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International
engineering aside from:‘developmentally appropriate’ recommendations9 and the need to move beyond ‘plan and do’constructions and contests by the inclusion of reflection after activities21;8. there are high participation rates for ethnic minorities but not females22; and9. engineering take-up tends to be explained by home and cultural background23 – arising duringthe life-course rather than via a ‘linear’ school-dominated progression24.Finally, very few evaluations of school-based engineering education have the rigor ofcontrol/comparisons and often focus on numbers attending rather than impact on course/careerchoice25. From the above studies, we can surmise there is little understanding of opportunities,support and effective pedagogy associated with
Conference Session
NSF Grantees' Poster Session
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF. External Power Supply MyDAQ RASCL Board Laptop with ELVIS (a) (b) Figure 1. The portable electronics experiment kit (PEEK): (a) kit setup and (b) PEEK with a case (Figure excerpted from [1]).During Fall 2011, these toolsets were applied to laboratory activities associated with two courses:ENGR 3014—Circuit Analysis and ENGR 3050—Instrumentation and Controls; specifics of each aredescribed below:ENGR
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Tablets Large and Small
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University
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Computers in Education
of students disengaged or distracted - this was especially true for Class 1 which was an 8 am class.4. Increased overall participation. Apart from participation mandated by the app, students were eventually more comfortable at sharing their thoughts during class - even without the use of the app. Of course, it is difficult to make such a statement without an effective comparison but the level of volunteered participation was noticeably higher compared to previous offerings of the same courses. This can be attributed to the frequent use of Pikme leading to students feeling at ease with contributing their ideas. This observation was also reflected in the student survey.Student Survey ResultsAs explained earlier, two forms of
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Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part I
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Katherine Hennessey Wikoff, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Michael Hoge Carriere, Milwaukee School of Engineering
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
and an undergraduate degree in politicalscience. We are in the business of helping students develop their methodological toolkits through the liberal arts practices of reflection, insight, and synthesis. Using thesepractices, innovation and entrepreneurship have been integrated into an engineeringcurriculum through a year-long liberal arts seminar at Milwaukee School of Engineering.This three-course freshman-level honors sequence has “The City” as its topical focus.Although we did not set out to create a course in entrepreneurship, the relationshipbetween our intended goals and the tenets of entrepreneurial education became clearwhen we examined the content of our classes in connection with a grant application webecame involved with that
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New Concepts for Alternative Energy Courses and Concepts
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kendrick T. Aung, Lamar University
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Energy Conversion and Conservation
decision making activities into the course based on two main reasons: thefirst is the results of the student evaluations that reflect the difficulties encountered bystudents in synthesizing and applying the engineering science knowledge on design ofthermal systems, and the second is lack of computer-based system simulations in theprevious course content. As a result, the course content and emphasis have changed intofive main areas:  Engineering design process and system thinking  Selection and design of components of thermal systems Page 25.822.3  Engineering economics and life cycle cost analysis  Mathematic tools for simulation of
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NSF Grantees' Poster Session
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Brian F Martensen, Minnesota State University; Deborah K. Nykanen P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Marilyn C. Hart, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
-term surveys is comparedto past feedback. Reflections by faculty mentors will be used to highlight challenges andattempts to address them. Reflections on the process of transitioning mentoring and cohortleadership to faculty in permanent and temporary roles will also be included.BackgroundStudents in our program are selected on a competitive basis with an eye towards supporting adiverse working group. Here, diversity includes majors, years, gender, race, socioeconomicbackground and cultural experience. During the weekly seminar, students engage with eachother and the faculty mentors as a large group, in smaller teams and in various affinity groups.Our program has demonstrated past successes in addressing issues important to the field
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Ethical Cases and Curricula
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Jyothsna Kavuturu, St.Joseph’s College; Mehmet Cetin, Temple University
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Engineering Ethics
students to pedagogies of liberation encourages them to claim responsibility for theirdecisions and to see themselves as co-teachers in a community of scholars18. Critical thinkingand reflective action are methods used to understand situations and decide on which part of Page 25.836.3professional ethics to use to toggle the situation. These are also the outcomes of pedagogies ofliberation. Students who are taught from this perspective not only learn to think ethically but alsoto act ethically.Herreid16 stated that the use of case studies in teaching could be classified into four major types:(a) individual assignment; (b) lecture format; (c
Conference Session
Research Informing Teaching Practice II
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Arnold Neville Pears, Uppsala University; Judy Sheard, Monash University
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Educational Research and Methods
with the assumption that most of the students have very little useful knowledge of the topics to be covered.”In contrast to their results we have a fairly strong loading on ITTF6. ”In this subject I concentrate on covering the information that might be available from a good textbook.”We believe that this may reflect some differences in learning culture, though both our and Page 25.855.6Prosser and Trigwell’s studies draw on a significant number of responses from Swedish aca-demics. The difference in our study is that all responses were collected from a single faculty 5at a single university
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Government Policy, Manufacturing Education, and Certification
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ronald J. Bennett F.ASEE, F.ABET P.E., Univeristy of Saint Thomas; Elaine R. Millam
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Manufacturing
societal context.Others also emphasize the importance of ethical decision-making, group dynamics, goal setting,visioning, networking, delegation, motivation, conflict resolution and diversity. One programhas students prepare a leadership portfolio as a culmination of their leadership education andexperiences. Another has students keep an electronic journal (blog) of their reflections of eachclass activity, reading, speaker and discussions. Page 25.879.6 5 6One program (Lawrence
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Research Informing Teaching Practice II
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sensen Li, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Educational Research and Methods
= -2.636, p = 0.008), algorithmic logic(Z = -5.915, p = 0.000), and programming output (Z = - 2.000, p = .046). Specifically, afterreviewing the pseudo peer diagram, thirty-three students identified a change should be made bymarking the error area; nineteen students merged their diagram with the pseudo peer diagram;and eighteen students revised their own diagrams by reflecting on the pseudo peer diagram.As illustrated in Figure 2, most students acknowledged the value of the pseudo peer diagram Page 25.885.7implemented in lecture. They agreed that pseudo peer diagrams facilitated their noticing of initialideas of the system (Question 1
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Two-year Institutions Help Fill the STEM Pipeline
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Elaine P. Scott, Seattle Pacific University; Hannah F. Azevedo, Seattle Pacific University
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Two Year College Division
addressing the student’s professionalism and character; • Motivation, based on the personal reflection statement, addressing the applicant’s motive and commitment to obtain a degree in engineering and join the engineering workforce or continue in graduate studies.Students apply for the scholarship according to university-established timelines. Applicants arefirst screened by the University’s Student Financial Services to determine financial eligibility.The ECASE Selection committee reviews financially eligible applicants using the criteriaoutlined above. Students are be ranked according to their potential for academic success(according to grade point averages; courses completed; and reference letters), professionalism(based on
Conference Session
Exploration of Trends in Engineering Education
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Joy L. Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet
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Graduate Studies
% changeMaster’s 656,784 865,000 32%Doctoral 67,716 106,100 57%First Professional 92,004 119,200 30%Overall, the long term projections for growth in graduate education are positive, and reflect agrowth in graduate enrollments through 2020.A Note on Gender Balance and Demographics in Graduate ProgramsWomen are expected to continue to dominate graduate enrollments overall. From 2009-2020,the gender gap is expected to widen, with women increasing to make up 59% of all post-secondary students (up from 57.1% currently).15Women dominated graduate enrollments in 2010, with men as 40% of all graduate students, andwomen earning the majority of doctoral degrees (for the second year in
Conference Session
CoED General Technical Session I
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jonathan M. Hill, University of Hartford; Devdas Shetty, University of Hartford
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Computers in Education
inexpensive than the priorsystem, in particular, it is more multi-disciplinary, providing entirely new educational value. Thesystem allows students to more closely study principles involved in sampling and signalconditioning, as well as the opportunity to study data acquisition software, but without involvingintensive programming. These goals were achieved with an inexpensive acquisition systemalong with two software tools, namely Python and MATLAB.The overall system comprises the experimental apparatus, signal conditioning electronics, a dataacquisition module, and a host computer. The experimental apparatus includes a laser, reflectivefilm, and a position sensitive device (PSD), arranged as in Figure 1. A change in position dy ofthe reflective film
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Chemical Engineering Poster Session
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Michael A. Collura, University of New Haven; W. David Harding, University of New Haven
Tagged Divisions
Chemical Engineering
old curriculum. The transport operations I course (CM315) is thefirst chemical engineering course in transport (unit) operations in the new curriculum. It hasbeen slightly modified to reflect the different sequence of courses, but covers much of the samematerial as the older version (CM310). It can also provide a point of comparison for thecurriculum model, however it builds on content in EAS224 as well as EAS211.Introduction to Modeling of Engineering Systems (EAS211) includes students from allengineering majors: chemical, civil, computer, electrical, fire protection, mechanical and system.The depth of study of mass and energy balances is limited due to time considerations and issuesof relevance to the audience. Topics are chosen to be of
Conference Session
New Trends in ECE Education I
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dianna L. Newman, University at Albany/SUNY; Meghan Morris Deyoe, University at Albany/SUNY; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer
involves awareness andunderstanding of barriers as well as knowledge of potential benefits. For the Mobile Studioproject, this entailed challenges that are inherent to implementation of any new instructionalapproach (e.g., instructor experience, administrative support, and assistance in acquiring neededresources) as well as specific challenges reflective of the philosophy underlying a mobile studiopedagogy (e.g., the need for accessibility and mobility of the device and support for aconstructivist approach to learning). Information pertaining to these areas is presented below.3.a. Prior Experience Instructor and students’ lack of experience with constructivist philosophies of educationand use of Mobile Studio devices were found to impede or
Conference Session
Global and Cultural Issues in Construction
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Whitney A. Lutey, Montana State University; Penny M. Knoll, Montana State University
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Construction
boom of 2000. Withthis boom came people, and with people came the need for more houses, buildings, and jobs.Despite challenges reflected in the recession, within a ten year span (2000 to 2009), an additional175,000 people arrived and the need for construction safety awareness has become paramount,evident by the data presented below.Facts about SafetyThere is an overwhelming problem with worker's safety in Montana. According to theDepartment of Labor and Statistics, roughly 50% more days are lost to injury or illness than thenational average. The state is number four in the number of worker fatalities per year in the US1and has the second highest injury rate in the country. This poor safety record costs businesses$4.60 per second or $145
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Entrepreneurship Teaming and Collaboration
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University; Mona Eskandari, Stanford University; Akshit Aggarwal, Stanford University; Felipe Pincheira, Stanford University; Rebecca Rose Krauthamer; Gregory Kress, Stanford University
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
understanding of cultural factors and the regional advantagesof Silicon Valley for breakthrough impact [9,10]. Furthermore, while extensive observations offormal small group learning of design teams in large classes and innovations in lectures havealso been explored, it is unique to consider a knowingly utilized “open process” approach for theteam; a process which by definition is open and available to alternate, change inputs, and addnew perspective— all dependant on the team’s decisions and dynamics (strikingly similar to thatof a startup company). Our original intent for this paper was to consider the commonalities anddifferences of the academic team to the start-up company studied. We planned to explore therelevant factors through the reflective
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Off the Beaten Path
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University; Randy L. Vander Wal, Pennsylvania State University
Tagged Divisions
New Engineering Educators
Copyright © 2012 American Society for Engineering Educationliterature. This seeming panoply reflects the originality of information, innovativeness oftechnologies, high societal, political and commercial interests in light of an unconcluded path.The professor noted that remarkably many of the ScienceDaily articles that are of academicorigins turn into peer-reviewed journal articles, but a year later, further highlighting the present-day status and accurate targeting of this particular source. Yet expecting students to locate, readand keep current with these types of references is unrealistic. We requested funding to design amulti-media format to organize and easily distribute these references to the students for currentand future use.With the whole
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Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kurt M. DeGoede, Elizabethtown College; Momodou Jain
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International
the work we do with the local communities (see companion paper at thismeeting ASEE 2012). In far too many cases humanitarian service projects have resulted in littleproductive change, because of a short sighted vision not integrated with the community. 16 Thesetruths speak both to the project based learning activities in the curriculum and the developmentof the curriculum itself.The National Academy of Engineering supports this claim through the findings of their report onEngineering in the new century (The Engineer of 2020) – the alumni magazine for the Universityof Michigan reflected beautifully on this report: “Engineers in 2020 must…understand the worldand the problems people have living in it…good engineers don’t solve problems in
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Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kurt M. DeGoede, Elizabethtown College; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Momodou Jain
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International
) internship atthe site working for the partner NGO. One challenge for Stanford, and undoubtedly others, isthe burden of proof for meeting design requirements of the program to the satisfaction ofaccreditation requirements with service learning projects.Educational Goals can mislead aid. What is the priority? Putting the customer need first can bethe educational objective – reflecting real world customer driven design. Conflict betweeneducational goals of the learning experience and goals of serving a community was identified asa major factor in the failure of previous service learning projects. 4 This team also identified the Page 25.434.8tendency
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Model Eliciting Activities
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
Open-Ended Mathematical Modeling ProblemsI. IntroductionModel-Eliciting Activities (MEAs), a special case of open-ended mathematical modelingproblems1,2, can be exploited so that the inherent complexity and nature of a problem can beharnessed to promote effective learning across a wide variety of learning objectives. MEAs canbe used to provide first-year engineering students with opportunities to engage not only incomplex and iterative authentic problem solving but also guided problem formulation3, peerfeedback4, and reflection on team solution progress - all with an overarching emphasis on thedevelopment of effective teaming5 and communication skills.MEAs, which are a manifestation of the models and modeling perspective2,6, were
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Pedagogical Approaches for Software Engineering
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Colin J. Neill, Pennsylvania State University; Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Raghvinder S. Sangwan, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley
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Software Engineering Constituent Committee
(or team) mental model convergence4. While we have established thatthe collaborative model aids a team in achieving its purpose, we still wanted to test whetherimproved team outcomes also implied improved individual learning for each student. That is tosay, do the team outcomes reflect individual learning in the team members?The implications of this, if not the case, are broad. Grades assigned to individuals based upon ateam project would be inaccurate representations of those students’ true attainment and the roleof team projects would be questioned. Of course, one could still argue that provided a teamdelivered a successful product or project, one that is analogous to ‘real world’ software projects,the goal of the educational program is
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Outreach, Engagement, and Undergraduate Research
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Natalie Barrett, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Mechanical Engineering
roadtransfer and they will have opportunity for reflection in their learning portfolio where they willreflect on three problems for high road transfer.Uncover the hidden game- Several strategies will be used to make the implicit explicit. Studentswill be given authentic tasks like the open-ended problem assessment for the third learning goal.In addition, I will use narrated modeling to help students discover the underlying rules of theproblems. Scaffolding will be used to help students to surface previously learned material that isrelevant to the problem being worked. Again, students will have a chance to articulate the stepswhen they present a problem as a group. Finally, students will be able to reflect on their processin their learning
Conference Session
Best of the NEE
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Brian M. Wade, U.S. Military Academy; Robert J. Rabb, U.S. Military Academy; R. Clayton McVay, U.S. Military Academy; Peter Hanlon, U.S. Military Academy
Tagged Divisions
New Engineering Educators
, for students to reference.Test Preparation Activity Survey ResultsNot all students have equal schedules, so time results were normalized to reflect the percentageof time students devoted to each activity rather than the number of minutes. Instructors compiledthis data from students and correlated it to the grades that each student earned on the exam.They then provided the compiled results from the entire course back to the students for them tocompare their individual efforts against the course averages. This was done both shortly after theexam and again before the next exam to help remind students of what they had learned from theprevious survey results as they prepared for the next test. Students were given aid in interpretingthat data, but
Conference Session
Tricks of the Trade I
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jenny L. Lo, Virginia Tech; Tamara W. Knott, Virginia Tech; Thomas D. Walker P.E., Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech
Tagged Divisions
New Engineering Educators
. As a coordinator, encourage GTAs/faculty to gobeyond the normal teaching experience by discussing educational research and possiblyconducting an educational research study.Try to have weekly routines for GTAs to follow. In order to help prepare GTAs for theirupcoming teaching experiences, run the weekly “training meeting” as a workshop; have theGTAs do what you want the students to do. It is important to conduct short surveys or receivefeedback from GTAs to determine things that worked well or did not work well in workshops.This gets them in the habit of reflecting on their teaching and provides the coordinator quickfeedback. Also, provide opportunities to all GTAs through anonymous surveys to express theirconcerns regarding course (lecture
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Course and Curriculum Development
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ronald G. Kander, Philadelphia University
Tagged Divisions
Multidisciplinary Engineering
?   Business   Models   How  do  I  create  value?   Systems   Analysis   How  do  I  deal  with  complexity?   Research   Methods   How  do  I  ask  the  right  questions?   Capstone   Project   How  do  I  put  it  all  together?   Page 25.148.5 Five courses, 18 credits, and five reflective questions: How do I discover opportunities? Howdo I create value? How do I deal with complexity? How do I ask the right questions? How do Iput it all
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Faculty Development
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Angela M. Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Ricardo Leon Gomez, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
planning, and responses to questions about workshop use reflected thisemphasis. Namely, many faculty said they expected to use workshops ideas in their futureteaching (12 responses), reflecting their intentions to offer new courses and programs to students.Faculty also said they added new course content (12 responses) and shared information with theircolleagues (11 responses). Conference Curriculum Instructional Workshop Uses Workshops Workshops Workshops (N=35) (N=20) (N=6) Added new class activities 54% (N=19) 60% (N=12) 67% (N=4) Expect to use
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Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Marie Lopez del Puerto, University of Saint Thomas
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Physics & Physics
Physics textbook. We have picked a textbook3 that reflects ourphilosophy for the Applications of Modern Physics course. After reviewing the literature andcourse materials available online, we decided to adapt the Physics-Education-Research-basedcourse materials developed at the University of Colorado-Boulder,4 which consist of lectureslides, tutorials and the use of on-line simulations, to fit the Applications of Modern Physicscourse.The objectives we have established for course development are: I. Adapt and expand course materials developed by the University of Colorado – Boulder Physics Education Research group in order to increase students’ conceptual understanding of modern physics topics, and II. Develop laboratories