Conference Session

Improving IE Course Content

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria C. P. Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, Arlington; Andrea M. Graham, University of Texas, Arlington; John F. Dickson, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington; Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

AC 2012-4100: SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING MODULESProf. Victoria C. P. Chen, University of Texas, ArlingtonDr. K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, ArlingtonMrs. Andrea M. Graham, University of Texas, Arlington Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering DepartmentJohn F. Dickson, University of Texas, Arlington John Dickson has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Anna University, India, a master’s in engineering management from the University of Texas, Arlington, and is pursuing a Ph.D. in sustainable engineering at the University of Texas, Arlington.Prof. Stephen Mattingly, University of Texas, ArlingtonDr. Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington Melanie Sattler serves as an Associate

Conference Session

BME Laboratory and Project Experiences

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Ebenstein, Bucknell University; Eric A. Kennedy, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

based biocompatibility module with laboratory and lecture components that can be easilyintegrated into an engineering or biomaterials course.Within the biomedical engineering curriculum at Bucknell University, a senior-level fabricationand experimental design course is integrated into a four course design sequence where twocourses comprise the senior capstone experience and two courses teach supplementary material.The intent of the sequence is to provide experience with a variety of skills that are valuable forboth senior design projects and in BME careers after graduation. As designed, the Fabricationand Experimental Design course is not a full-credit course, meeting only two days a week forone-hour sessions, with several lab sessions

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Hertzberg, University of Colorado, Boulder; Bailey Renee Leppek, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kara E. Gray, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

isfocused on the art and physics of flow visualization. The course is largely technical, including imagingtechniques, optics, some fluid physics and specific flow visualization techniques. Student work for the courseconsists entirely of open-ended assignments to create and document aesthetic images of fluid flows. A surveyinstrument is being developed that explores student perceptions of and attitude towards fluid physics or otherengineering topics such as design. It has been administered to students in the flow visualization course, in atraditional junior level fluid mechanics course, in a course on design and in an upper division technical electiveon sustainable energy as a control. Survey results indicate that the students in the flow

Conference Session

FPD VI: Presenting "All the Best" of the First-year Programs Division

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christa R. James-Byrnes, University of Wisconsin, Barron County; Mark H. Holdhusen, University of Wisconsin, Marathon County

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First-Year Programs

very challenging.Another integral part of the traditional introductory engineering course is the inclusion of theperspective of outside practicing engineers. This usually takes the form of either a field trip tothe practicing engineer’s company or bringing the engineer to class as a visiting lecturer. Forreasons stated above, this becomes a challenge in the online environment.Oral communication is an important aspect of any engineer’s career. For this reason, it isemphasized in the traditional introductory engineering course. Given that students aregeographically dispersed and courses are generally delivered asynchronously in the onlineenvironment, including an oral presentation into the online delivery of the course is a majorchallenge.There

Conference Session

How Are We Preparing Our Students for the 21st Century Workforce?

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald H. Brown, Marquette University; Thomas F. Quinn, Marquette University; George Corliss, Marquette University; Jay R. Goldberg, Marquette University; Mark Nagurka, Marquette University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

tunnel, compositetesting, and other facilities). In addition to extracurricular projects, students are engaged in in-class activities such as fluids laboratory demonstrations and projectile motion modeling,measurement, and validation experiments ending with an in-class competition.Marquette UniversityStudent- centered learning within Marquette’s College of Engineering includes in-class andextracurricular activities that allow students to learn by doing and to apply what they havelearned throughout the engineering curriculum. In-class activities include hands-ondemonstrations, field trips, case studies, student projects and presentations, design competitions,laboratory experiments, and other activities. Extracurricular activities include student

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen J. Horton P.E., University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

bulletin titled “Civility: The Key toSuccessful Interactions with Others” defines civility with four key points: • “Civility has to do with courtesy, politeness and good manners. • Civility is complex. The root of the word may help illuminate this. Civility is related to civilization; as such it is both an outgrowth of and a necessary ingredient to being a member of society. • Civility belongs in the realm of ethics. Mutual respect and concern for others is the foundation. The capacity for empathy is an integral element. • Civility is good, i.e. it is desirable, both for the individual and for the society at large.” 9Companies value workplace civility. For example, Cummins Engine is a diverse, world-widecorporation which

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research-related Issues

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University; Shawn A. Woodson, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

and keep track of the sources used in their projects.Web Conferencing TechnologiesWith available technologies, such as Web Conferencing, Chat Reference or Instant Messaging,Email Reference, Course Management System Integration, Blogs, Text Messaging, andTelephone service, distance learners receive necessary assistance needed for their projects andassignments through virtual environments. Library instructional sessions can now be heldthrough these technologies. Online students at their convenience will be able to learn newinformation research and educational skills. They can also simultaneously ask questions andshare their thoughts with their online classmates resulting in an interactive and engaging learningenvironment.Adobe Connect Pro

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

So Yoon Yoon, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Miles Griffin Evans; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

teaching”,which can be defined as the personal belief of teachers in their abilities to positively affectstudents’ educational attainments4. For example, teachers’ self-efficacy in teaching mathematics,or the lack thereof, significantly impacts students’ attainment in mathematics5. Thus, aninstrument to measure teacher self-efficacy towards teaching is context and domain-specific4. Inorder to adequately address needs of teachers and to evaluate the success of teacher professionaldevelopment programs for K-12 Engineering, an instrument for teaching engineering self-efficacy needs to be developed and rigorously tested.Theoretical FrameworkSelf-efficacy is one’s personal belief about his or her capability to take an action toward anattainment6. Since

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

related to market analysis, technology commercialization, business communication, orinternships within start-up companies.15 Another study found that participating in an engineeringentrepreneurship program had a positive impact on retention, GPAs, and entrepreneurial activity.Data collected from alumni found that, relative to a control group, graduates of the program were73% more likely to have started a new company, 23% more likely to have created new productsor services, and 59% more likely to have high confidence in leading a start-up.17Approaches to Teaching InnovationResearch related to developing curriculum for and assessing innovation education mirrors that ofentrepreneurship, which has been characterized as relatively new and fragmented

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bo Cao, University of Houston; Gangbing Song, University of Houston; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Daniel Osakue, Texas Southern University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-5448: PLATFORM INDEPENDENT INTERFACE FOR REMOTELABORATORY EXPERIMENTSMr. Bo Cao, University of HoustonDr. Gangbing Song, University of HoustonXuemin Chen, Texas Southern UniversityMr. Daniel Osakue, Texas Southern University Page 25.1045.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Platform Independent Remote Laboratory ExperimentsAbstractA remote laboratory experiment is an online experiment that requires only external input throughthe internet to control. These days, online experiments have not been widespread in the use ofengineering curriculum because of their complexity in both development and use

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and Technological Policy

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Heard, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

cultures needs to be accomplished via a two way street. In the technical college (CIT) we have embraced a broad focus on humanities. Our engineering students in their undergraduate education must take a minimum of eight humanity based courses, three of which must form a depth sequence of which at least one course in this sequence must be taken at an advanced level. These are not math, computing or technical business courses, but true humanity offerings. The belief is that a balanced curriculum provides the best education for our engineers. The reverse flow of having humanities students study technical courses is not as widelypracticed. Part of the hesitation for humanities students coming into technical course is therequirement

Conference Session

Improving IE Course Content

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yosef S. Allam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Scott Sink, Ohio State University; Joseph M. Cerrato, Ohio State University; John A. Merrill, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

AC 2012-5146: A METRIC-BASED, HANDS-ON QUALITY AND PRODUC-TIVITY IMPROVEMENT SIMULATION INVOLVING LEAN AND SIGMACONCEPTS FOR FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING LAB STUDENTSDr. Yosef S. Allam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Yosef Allam is an Assistant Professor in the Freshman Engineering Department at Embry-Riddle Aero- nautical University. He graduated from the Ohio State University with B.S. and M.S. degrees in industrial and systems engineering and a Ph.D. in engineering education. Allam’s interests are in spatial visualiza- tion, the use of learning management systems for large-sample educational research studies, curriculum development, and fulfilling the needs of an integrated, multi-disciplinary first

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

creation of this curriculum spiral. In order to create valid andreliable assessments of courses and curricula, we similarly need to know what topics and skillsare essential to our curricula and what topics and skills are peripheral. Assessments should thenfocus on the core skills to create short, but meaningful assessments. Core conceptualframeworks can provide this clarity and meaning to assessments. We believe that this initialeffort can begin a conversation to bring greater clarity to the instruction in digital logic.5.3 Future research directions This paper documented an initial effort to establish a core conceptual framework fordigital logic. It relied upon a Delphi poll and misconceptions research data. Future researchcould further

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Ethics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas, San Antonio; Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

content and/or integrated throughout the curriculum as one of theaccreditation criteria.There are educational materials available for ethics education which provide information at thefundamental level and focus on discipline specific issues. For example, design specific cases anddiscussion usually become the focal point in professional design curriculums 7 while contractualand competitive relationships take the center stage in construction curriculums 8. There are also Page 25.23.2comprehensive study materials and educational approaches which present a wider perspective9,10,11 . However, the discussions and study of these subjects are highly

Conference Session

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

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering and an inability of teachers to identify their learningoutcomes 6, 7. One of the most alarming aspects of this void was the teachers’ inability to reflecton what they were learning related to engineering, apart from a vague understanding of theengineering design process. Without a clear understanding of core engineering concepts, theconnection to student learning is tenuous at best. This void also poses serious problems for highquality curriculum and assessment. As the NAE Committee on K-12 Engineering Educationobserved, a “critical factor is whether teachers—from elementary generalists to middle schooland high school specialists—understand basic engineering concepts and are comfortableengaging in, and teaching, engineering design”.8This

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marc J. Sanborn P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Kathryn T. Purchase, U.S. Military Academy; Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

study would be required to support that theory.17In an effort to determine whether open-book or closed-book testing more effectively enhancedlearning, Agarwal returned to the topic of retention and the two assessment methods in 2011.18In order to strengthen potential weaknesses in his previous work regarding the comparison oftesting methods, he changed the experiment in two key ways: 1) used material specificallydesigned for open-book testing that involved comprehension and integration and transferquestions to determine “differences in memorial benefits” and 2) looked at the effect of testexpectancy with relationship to time spent studying to determine if students spend less timestudying for open-book tests. Again, when study participants were

Conference Session

Remote and Network-based Laboratories

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Williams, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University; Rebel Umphlett, BioNetwork Capstone Center; David Hobson Yarley, BioNetwork Capstone Center

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

training facilitylocated at the Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (BTEC), answers this questionwhile accomplishing the following objectives: Develop and integrate two 2-day BTEC short course laboratory experiences into the ECU’s bioprocess engineering curriculum. These short courses are a required and graded component of two bioprocess engineering courses. Develop companion web-based materials to provide students with prerequisite material, maximizing the time spent on hands-on laboratory activities on-site at BTEC, as well as providing an opportunity for students at other institutions to enroll. Enhance ECU engineering students’ competiveness in the workplace by providing hands- on

Conference Session

Innovative Learning, Comparative Learning Analysis, and Lessons Learned

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Helge Bohn, Virginia Tech; Manfred J. Hampe, Technische Universität Darmstadt

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International

realization that asignificant overhaul of their curriculum was needed. It was time to replace drafting tables withCAD, it was time to integrate electrical engineering into machine elements in the form ofmechatronics, and it was time to introduce teamwork into the curriculum. The old GermanDiplom Ingenieur degree program was in need of renovation. As was the norm across Germany,this five-year program started with a two-year of science fundamentals taught by otherdepartments. Students were disengaged and could not see how this material was related to theirfuture careers, and the dropout rate routinely exceeded 50% during that phase. If they survivedthese first two years, they faced a sequence of three annual individual efforts: a 200+ hour designpaper

Conference Session

Contextual Competencies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun Kyoung Ro, Carnegie Mellon University; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; Dan Merson, Pennsylvania State University; Patrick T. Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

engineers who are environmentallysensitive, the “caring” aspect of environmental learning is increasing in importance [25]. Tochange engineering students’ mindsets from technologically-oriented to contextually approaches,Kastenberg et al. suggest that engineering students need to possess the goals of embodying thevalues of a new integrated culture of engineering, as well as enhancing self-awareness ofcontemporary issues [20]. Manion also suggested that engineering faculty members need notonly to increase students’ contextual awareness but also to complement this awareness byassisting them to transform their attitudes, values, and philosophies to match the engineer of the21st century [26]. Developing the students’ attitude of having an open mind to

Conference Session

Future Directions of Continuing Professional Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gonca Altuger-Genc, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Continuing Professional Development

improving themselves via self-directed lifelong learning; it highlights theengineering program graduates’ lack of knowledge on how to self-learn. To address this lack ofknowledge, ABET criteria requires undergraduate engineering programs to provide students atraining that will help them engaged in lifelong learning; making it an integral part ofengineering education. 3 The efforts of incorporating lifelong self-directed learning intoengineering education resulted in development of tools and techniques. As an example, SDLRSis developed to measure students’ readiness to self-directed learning. 4 A lifelong learning systemis presented to meet the needs of individuals as they progress towards their goals. 5 As theeducators developed tools and

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wallace T. Fowler P.E., University of Texas, Austin

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Aerospace

institution where he introduced aspacecraft-mission design course in spring 1984. The early course was basically a clone of the Page 25.97.2USAFA design course with space-related topics. With USAFA approval, the instructor evenused the USAF “boilerplate documents” Request for Proposal (RFP). Beginning in fall 1984, theaerospace engineering curriculum was revised to allow the students to choose one of two sevensemester-credit-hour technical areas (atmospheric flight or space flight) as the culmination oftheir degree program. All students were require to take an aircraft flight dynamics course and abasic space flight dynamics (orbital mechanics) course

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; William R. Marshall, Alief Independent School District

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

developassignments that require an on-line response or chat room discussion. Another method is torequire each student to find a hosting firm and develop a case study (relating to the content ofthe course) that is presented to the class. One more strategy for maximizing outside of classbehavior relates to the time consuming activity of viewing audio visual materials such asDVDs. Require the students to view the materials on their own time and write a threeparagraph “executive summary” that is collected and serves as discussion points during class.Active Learning Technique Number 5 - Preparing to TeachDoyle in Integrating Learning Strategies into Teaching suggests that we give thought toenhancing student learning, by asking and answering the following seven

Conference Session

Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid Y. Eydgahi, Bakersfield College; Julio R. Blanco, California State University, Bakersfield

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Two Year College Division

curricula are developed through extensive CSUB/BC intersegmental faculty to faculty collaboration; • Making dual/cross enrollment a reality rather than a false promise through productive collaboration/seamless alignment; • Establishing structures and mechanisms for continuous improvement of pathway articulation in terms of student learning outcomes; and • Integrating student learning outcomes (SLO) assessment fully into the STEM programs.The joint effort between BC and CSUB to track student progress to retain and graduate them inSTEM is well underway with the participation and support of community partners. Our model ofcollaboration is working and it is offered as an example for others to reproduce.The authors

Conference Session

Focus on Elementary

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ming-Chien Hsu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

chose to includeadditional engineering content. The EiE curriculum includes preparatory lessons that precede Page 25.512.4the EiE units and four-lesson units. Within the actual units, students read an engineeringstorybook in lesson one, learn about a specific engineering field in lesson two, collect andanalyze scientific data in lesson three and complete an engineering design challenge in lessonfour. Students practice reading, writing, mathematics and science skills integrated with theengineering skills and concepts that they are learning. The units are hands-on in nature,particularly lessons three and four. As a comparison, the instrument was

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiannong Meng, Bucknell University; Song Xing, California State University, Los Angeles; Wang Wei, Southeast University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

IR in recent years. McCown18 contrastedhis experience in teaching an IR course in which students develop a search engine from scratch Page 25.1216.3with the one in which students revise code in an existing search engine. Each of the twoapproaches has its pros and cons, developing a search engine from scratch gives students agreater understanding of what is behind the scene in a search engine but the end-product may beless polished, while revising existing search engine code may accomplish more functionality butstudents would have to overcome some steep learning curve. Zhu and Tang33 proposed amodule-based integration of IR topics into

Conference Session

Panel: A Conversation About Ethics Education and Resources

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Taft H. Broome Jr., Howard University; Legand L. Burge Jr., Tuskegee University; Rachelle Hollander, National Academy of Engineering; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2012-4208: ETHICS EDUCATION AND RESOURCES: A SUMMARYOF ISSUES FACING THE FIELD AND RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THEMDr. Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato Rebecca A. Bates received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington in 2004. She also received the M.T.S. degree from Harvard Divinity School in 1993. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department and Integrated Engineering program at Min- nesota State University, Mankato. She is a 2011-12 AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the National Science Foundation.Dr. Taft H. Broome Jr., Howard University Taft H. Broome, Jr., is a professor of civil engineering at Howard University

Conference Session

Research Informing Teaching Practice II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Flora P. McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC; Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech; Sarah Giersch, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2012-4295: HOW AWARD WINNING COURSEWARE IS IMPACTINGENGINEERING EDUCATIONDr. Flora P. McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge, LLC Flora P. McMartin is the Founder of Broad-based Knowledge, LLC (BbK) , a consulting firm focused on assisting educators in their evaluation of the use and deployment of technology assisted teaching and learning. Throughout her career, she as served as an External Evaluator for a number of CCLI/TUES and NSDL-funded projects associated with community building, peer review of learning materials, faculty development, and dissemination of educational innovation. She is PI for the project ”Where have We Come From and Where are We Going? Learning Lessons and Practices from the Projects of the NDSL

Conference Session

Future Directions of Continuing Professional Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim A. Scalzo, State University of New York; Edward G. Borbely, University of Michigan; Nelson C. Baker, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Continuing Professional Development

the New York State Education Department Office of Higher Education for several Institutional Capability Reviews for distance learning programs. Over the past five years, she has participated in an E.U.-U.S. project to develop international quality standards for continuing education centers. She is also a co-creator of the Bray-Scalzo Partnership Model for creating and sustaining successful partnerships. Scalzo is currently serving as a member of the Faculty Advisory Council for Teaching and Technology at SUNY and as Chair-elect for the Continuing Professional Devel- opment Division of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). She is also a member of the International Association of Continuing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Lynn Sears; Jeffrey L. Beynon, Flour Bluff ISD; Raul C. Rivas, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Patrick L. Mills, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-4704: CITRUS WASTE BIOREFINERY: EFFECTS OF TEMPER-ATURE, PARTICLE SIZE REDUCTION AND LIME PRETREATMENTSON GRAPEFRUIT PROCESSING WASTE (GPW) BIOMASSMiss Nicole Lynn SearsMr. Jeffrey L. Beynon, Flour Bluff ISD Jeff Beynon is a teacher at Flour Bluff High School in the Flour Bluff ISD. He has been teaching Physics AP and Physics Pre AP-B and C for the last five years at this school. He has been teaching for nine years in the science field and has taught biology, chemistry, integrated physics and chemistry (IPC), principles of technology, physics, Physics Pre AP, Physics AP-B, and Physics AP-C. He has an A.S. in biology, B.S. in marine biology, B.S in marine geology, and more than 30 hours in graduate studies in

Conference Session

New Concepts for Alternative Energy Courses and Concepts

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; Phillip Barnett, York College of Pennsylvania; Paul Isaac Deysher, York College of Pennsylvania; K. Vaisakh, Andhra University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

incorporating renewable energy courses intothe curriculum (Santoso & Grady, 2005; Li & Soares, 2011; Yildiz & Coogler, 2010). To join into thiseffort, a project based renewable energy integration course is developed in the Electrical and ComputerEngineering program at York College of Pennsylvania.Course Synopsis: The engineering elective course on renewable energy integration was first offered inthe summer semester of 2011 as a three credit-hour course, where 11 students were enrolled. This courseis focused primarily on solar electric power systems, with a secondary focus on wind powered systems,based on the steady growth in those areas over the past decade and projected a high growth in the future.To a lesser extent, this course also