Paper ID #12333Visual Communication Learning through Peer Design Critiques: Engineer-ing Communication Across DivisionsDr. Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington Alyssa C. Taylor is a lecturer in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Washington. She received a B.S. in biological systems engineering at the University of California, Davis, and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at the University of Virginia. Taylor’s teaching activities are focused on develop- ing and teaching core introductory courses and technical labs for bioengineering undergraduates, as well as coordinating the capstone design
Society for Engineering Education, 2015 1 Not engineering to help but learning to (un)learn: Integrating research and teaching on epistemologies of technology design at the margins Abstract Locating engineering education projects in sites occupied by marginalizedcommunities and populations serves primarily to reinforce themisapprehension that the inhabitants of such sites are illiterate, inept,incapable and therefore in need of aid or assistance from researchers, facultyand students. Drawing on the emerging literature on engineering educationand social justice, I examine the stated objectives, content, duration, andoutcomes of exemplar projects
Paper ID #13867Teaching Peer Review of Writing in a Large First-Year Electrical and Com-puter Engineering Class: A Comparison of Two MethodsMr. Mike Ekoniak, Virginia TechMolly Scanlon Scanlon, Virginia Tech Molly J. Scanlon is an Assistant Professor at Nova Southeastern University where she teaches undergrad- uate and graduate writing courses. She received her PhD in Rhetoric and Writing from Virginia Tech. Her research interests include visual rhetoric, public rhetoric, and writing across the disciplines.M Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University Dr. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh is an assistant research professor with a
thefaculty instructor as well as with the lab coordinator and with a teaching assistant. In thisenvironment “lab exercises are more interactive, group-oriented, and targeted toward problemsolving than the associated lecture. It is in the laboratory portion of the course that studentsacquire hand-on experience with the subject matter”28 (96).The same need for practical lab experience to solidify the learning of theoretical knowledgepertains to the communication course: students must have practical experience, in a dedicatedspace, implementing the rhetorical communication principles they are learning. Such experiencerequires that they use the principles in guided problem solving and then reflect on the outcomesof implementing the material they have
Paper ID #11542Comparatively Mapping Genres in Academic and Workplace EngineeringEnvironmentsDr. Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University Dr. Jovanovic is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology, Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University. She is teaching classes in the area of mechatronics and computer aided engineering. Her research Interests are: mechatronics, robotics, digital manufacturing, product lifecycle management, manufacturing systems, and engineering education.Megan McKittrick, Old Dominion University Megan McKittrick is a full-time Instructor and part-time PhD
engineering from Howard University.Prof. John V Tocco JD, Lawrence Technological University Page 26.1432.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Students Writing for Professional Practice: A Model for Collaboration among Faculty, Practitioners and Writing SpecialistsAbstractThis paper presents the principles, procedures, materials, and assessment of a new approach toimprove the teaching of writing in engineering. The Civil Engineering Writing Project aims toimprove students’ preparation for writing in industry by developing new
Paper ID #13645Enhancing Communication Practices through Development of a Departmen-tal Civil Engineering Writing GuideDr. David A Saftner, University of Minnesota DuluthDr. Mary U ChristiansenDr. Adrian T. Hanson, University of Minnesota Duluth Professor and Department Head in Civil Engineering Department in Swenson College of Science and Engineering at University of Minnesota Duluth. Specialization is Environmental Engineering. 25 years of teaching experience in CE at a graduate and undergraduate level.Prof. Jill D. Jenson, University of Minnesota Duluth Jill D. Jenson, Associate Professor in the Department of Writing
Press of America, 2005), Engineering and Sustainable Community Development (Morgan &Claypool, 2010), and Engineering Education for Social Justice: Critical Explorations and Opportunities (Springer, 2013).Dr. Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines Jon A. Leydens is an associate professor in the Division of Liberal Arts and International Studies at the Colorado School of Mines, USA, where he has been since 1997. Research and teaching interests include communication, social justice, and engineering education. Page 26.806.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015
Paper ID #12165On an Upward Trend: Reflection in Engineering EducationMs. Lauren A. Sepp, University of Washington Lauren is a first year PhD student at the University of Washington, studying Human Centered Design & Engineering. As a research assistant in the Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching, her research interests focus on engineering education and the importance of tactile learning.Mania Orand, Human Centered Design and Engineering Mania Orand is a researcher in the field of Human Computer Interaction at the University of Washington. Her research interests are on using reflection in designing web and
experiences.Dr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co- directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on com- munication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring com- munication, design, and identity in engineering. Drawing on theories of situated learning and identity development, her work includes studies on the teaching and learning of communication
, we teach the students to fashion sentences onthe spot after planning and practice. Although the recommendation to students in all sections ofthis course is to speak extemporaneously, the textbook used in the regular sections advises thecreation and use of speaking notes.24 These speaking notes, which are described as condensedversions of a preparation outline, contain the following: key words or phrases for points, sub-points, transitions, statistics, and delivery cues (such as stage directions). Perhaps because of this recommendation of speaking notes, observations from a speakingcontest associated with the course reveal that the overwhelming majority of students read from ascript, rely on a stack of note cards, or read bulleted
2006)12; and ParliamentaryLaw No. 562 (“PL 562” hereafter) which set out to merge the nation’s 150 specialized semi-professional colleges into a new system of eight regional “University Colleges.” This was donefor the purpose of simultaneously expanding educational access, controlling cost, and upholdingthe status of “medium cycle” bachelor’s degrees—generally semi-professional degrees in fieldssuch as teaching or nursing, but also more traditional, craft-oriented programs in engineering.While PL 562 affects primarily the Diplom (baccalaureate) institutions, it has had compleximplications for all engineering degree programs and institutions in Denmark.The tension between neoliberal policies and social welfare principles is also evident