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Using Agile Project Management to Maximize Your and Your Coauthors’ Productivity

Conference Session: New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 2
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ted Eschenbach P.E., University of Alaska Anchorage; Neal A Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Gillian M. Nicholls, Southeast Missouri State University; William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University
Tagged Divisions: New Engineering Educators

academic career, he spent 14 years in industry where he held leadership positions focused on process improvement and organizational development. Page 26.1654.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Using Agile Project Management to Maximize You and Your Coauthors’ ProductivityAbstractFor decades as information technology (IT) projects grew bigger and more complex, projectfailures seemed to become increasingly common, in spite of intense efforts to apply traditionalproject planning. Those traditional planning tools focused on balancing the triple

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Using Humor to Create a Positive Learning Environment

Conference Session: New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 5
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: New Engineering Educators

circulation. • Improves respiration. • Exercises the lungs and chest muscles. • Increases the production of (hormone) endorphins. • Boast the immune system. • Stimulates the cardiovascular system. • Lowers the pulse rate and blood pressure.Assessment of Humor in the ClassroomAt the end of each semester, the author administers Continuous Improvement Surveys toeach of his classes. These surveys provide the author with the opportunity to receiveanonymous student feedback and develop plans for future course improvements. At thesame time, the author has noted that students generally appreciate the opportunity toparticipate in the future development of the course.During the Spring and Fall semesters of 2014, the author administered

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Continuing Education and Training of Academic (Teaching) Staff and (Teaching) Change Agents for Engineering Education: Concept and Program for Developing Teaching and Improving Learning at University (Name)

Conference Session: New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 2
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Monika Rummler, Technische Universität Berlin; Petra Nikol, Technische Universität Berlin
Tagged Divisions: New Engineering Educators

situations and learningprocesses; planning for studies, study sequences and study modules; planning and “staging”of learning situations; teaching and facilitation of learning; consultation on study goals, studystrategies, study planning; consultation on learning strategies, learning tasks, learningproblems, working, examinations, and evaluation.Desirable attributes for continuing education offerings for teaching in higher education aredescribed with the following organizing principles and subjects of recent discussion:reflexivity, reform orientation, participant orientation, problem and activity orientation, focuson learning, variety of methods, internationalization, scholarships of teaching, consistency,sustainability and transfer.By means of a

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Writing and Implementing Successful NSF S-STEM Proposals

Conference Session: New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 2
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Evelyn C. Brown, East Carolina University; Mary A. Farwell, East Carolina University; Anthony M. Kennedy, East Carolina University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: New Engineering Educators

/she fell below the required GPA. At the recommendation of an NSFProgram Officer, the 2010 proposal (and the subsequent proposals submitted by ECU) included arecovery semester that enabled a funded student to retain his/her funding as long as his/her GPAwas only below 3.0 for one semester. While it is the case that some students have had to leavetheir S-STEM program at ECU due to a low GPA, it is also true that three engineering studentsand two biology students have been able to recover after one semester below 3.0 and remain intheir respective S-STEM program.Since there are occasions when students must leave an S-STEM program, it is important for aproposal to include a “substitution plan”. This is a plan for finding a student to become a

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Liberal Studies in Engineering Programs – Creating Space for Emergent & Individualized Pathways to Success for Women in Computing Disciplines

Conference Session: Research on Diversification & Inclusion
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University; Michael Haungs, California Polytechnic State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

major with a high level of one-on-one advising. However, a high degree of flexibility also contributes. In the LSE program,iterative revision and recreation of an individualized curriculum and career plan are understoodas signs of success rather than failure or deviation. Students are encouraged to understand anddesign their major as a “whole-person technical degree” that does not require them to pass, toassimilate, to compartmentalize, or to conform to stereotypes. We suggest that this holisticflexibility may disrupt barriers such as impostor syndrome by positioning the student not asimpostor but as designer and creator – even when enrolled in technical courses in which thesex/gender ratio is skewed male. Lessons learned from “liberal studies

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Improvement In Learning Experiences By Adopting Student Centered Teaching Practices

Conference Session: New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 1
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Vishwas Narayan Bedekar, Middle Tennessee State University; Ahad S. Nasab, Middle Tennessee State University; Walter W. Boles, Middle Tennessee State University
Tagged Divisions: New Engineering Educators

lead author of this article, a first year tenure-track faculty member, was assigned toteach four sections of “Introduction to Metals and Metallurgy” in Fall 2013 to freshmanundergraduate students. Two sections would meet for lectures two days per week in themornings and the remaining two sections would meet on same days for lectures in theafternoons. Due to unavoidable circumstances, the instructor could not report to teaching for thefirst two weeks of classes. He was assigned a Graduate Assistant (GA), who taught the courseduring this period in the absence of the instructor. He was in constant contact with the GA andextensively discussed the semester plan for the course with him. They had multiple telephonicconferences in order to finalize

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Discussions of Engineering Education Learning Advances among Working Engineering Faculty

Conference Session: New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 1
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University; Suzette R Burckhard, South Dakota State University
Tagged Divisions: New Engineering Educators

initiative started. There were suggestions to do mini-conferences,bring in nationally-known speakers in the area, or have campus meetings to discussteaching topics. Little action was taken.At the annual ASEE Campus meeting in October, 2010, a committee was formed underthe title of ‘ASEE Dissemination Group’ and given a charge to develop an engineering-education based event, which could be a seminar, workshop, or discussion. Fourcommittee members met to make definite plans. The committee first decided that ourmain considerations would be that presentations should come from College ofEngineering faculty, to help ensure that the topics and discussion pertain to engineering,engineering technology, math and physics, and that all presentations should

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New Faculty Experiences with Mastery Grading

Conference Session: New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 5
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Joseph Ranalli, Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton; Jacob Preston Moore, Pennsylvania State University, Mont Alto
Tagged Divisions: New Engineering Educators

higher in the masterygrading sections. Qualitatively, student response to the mastery grading experience was largelypositive.Subsequent work is planned to provide additional quantitative data relative to thisimplementation of mastery grading, including both quantification of student reactions to themethod and on student achievement on learning outcomes. As this was the first time that bothinstructors had offered the course, no comparative grade data were available, nor was it possibleable to assess student performance in subsequent courses. However, we anticipate that thismastery grading approach, as with similar techniques discussed in the literature, will enhancestudent learning and make homework a more formative activity.This paper primarily

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Tricks of the Trade: Developing Research Funding

Conference Session: New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 2
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: New Engineering Educators

program isinterested in, by meeting the decision-makers, presenting a short outline of yourresearch, and listening to what they have to say. Once you’ve written your proposal,have others give you feedback on how to improve it. Devise a long-range plan that willkeep you attentive to opportunities for new initiatives.Keywords: research funding, program officer, mentoring, mock panels1. IntroductionAlthough research funding is an indispensable requirement for advancement in anengineering faculty career, it has evidently received little attention in recent ASEEconference presentations. To address that need, this paper compiles advice from severalsuccessful engineering faculty—including two who have served as National ScienceFoundation program

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Teaching Teamwork: A Training Video Designed for Engineering Students

Conference Session: New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 3
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Madeleine Arvold, Seattle Pacific University; Steven David Mow, Seattle Pacific University; Zachary W. Cook, Seattle Pacific University; Natalie Goode, Seattle Pacific University; Caitlin H. Wasilewski, Seattle Pacific University; Rida Y. Al-Hawaj, Seattle Pacific University ; Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: New Engineering Educators

oninterpersonal skills showing the strongest connection to results8. Effective training is directlyrelated to performance, adaptation, and skills, and indirectly related to empowerment,communication, planning, and task coordination9. Ideally this brief video would be paired with aclass discussion or a reflection assignment to crystalize learning, similar to the reflectionassignment modeled by the students near the end of the video10, but the video can also standalone as an educational tool.Individuals are more motivated by work if they believe it to be important to them personally11,and receive the most benefit from training when they are highly motivated to learn12. As a result,the teaching of team skills and communication, which may seem out of place

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Formative Classroom Observations for New Faculty

Conference Session: New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 1
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Laura D Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Chris Migotsky, University of Illinois
Tagged Divisions: New Engineering Educators

?” Page 26.789.4Observation process A pre-observation meeting “establishes a collegial tone for the entire process and is useful for gathering strategic information about the teacher’s pedagogical habits and practices along with any problematic issues or areas of concerns that he or she is experiencing in the classroom” (Buskit et al., p. 35). It also allows the observers to find out what the instructor’s plans are for the class to be observed. During this meeting, the observers explain the observation sequence, reassure the Collins Scholar of confidentiality, and provide him or her with the self-reflection instrument. During the class visit, the observers sit toward the back of the room and videotape the class. They take field notes guided by a

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Leadership Development in Change: A Panel to Explore Experiences, Skills, and Learning in Change Management for New Engineering Educators

Conference Session: Leadership Development in Change: A Panel to Explore Experiences, Skills, and Learning in Change Management for New Engineering Educators
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: New Engineering Educators

, introductory biology, ecology and environmental studies, evolution, evolutionary medicine, and research practices in science.Dr. Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Julia M. Williams is Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assess- ment & Professor of English at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Her research areas include technical communication, assessment, accreditation, and the development of change management strategies for fac- ulty and staff. Her articles have appeared in the Journal of Engineering Education, International Journal of Engineering Education, IEEE Transaction on Professional Communication, and Technical Communi- cation Quarterly, among

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Application of Active Learning Techniques in Undergraduate Civil Engineering Curriculum

Conference Session: New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 3
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Dimitra Michalaka P.E., The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel
Tagged Divisions: New Engineering Educators

pricing, traffic simulation, and engineering education.Dr. William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel William J. Davis is a professor in Civil & Environmental Engineering at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. He received his Ph.D. in civil engineering from Georgia Tech and is a registered professional engineer. His research interests focus on transportation infrastructure planning and design, highway safety, and active living by design. He teaches courses in engineering management, transportation engineering, geographic information systems, and land surveying. Page 26.219.1 c American

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Into the Pipeline: A Freshman Student's Experiences of Stories Told About Engineering

Conference Session: Research on Diversification & Inclusion
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Michael Brewer, University of Georgia; Nicola Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

theconclusion that engineers well deserve our “significantly higher” salaries? As I’m strugglingwith these thoughts the administrator answers my question for me: “Engineers are very important to our economy. Engineers create new companies, they create wealth, they create new jobs.”The “economic hero” rhetoric doesn’t land with me, and my reaction is personal. If engineersare very important because they create companies and “wealth”, then what is an engineerwhose primary concern isn’t economic growth? This is more than a philosophical point for me.My personal career plans not only take me away from service to “our economy” but put mesquarely in opposition to the values I’m hearing described by the one of the highest leveladministrators

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Third-Year Status of a Summer Faculty Immersion Program

Conference Session: New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 1
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Juan C Morales, Universidad del Turabo; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University
Tagged Divisions: New Engineering Educators

Paper ID #11293Third-Year Status of a Summer Faculty Immersion ProgramDr. Juan C Morales, Universidad del Turabo Dr. Juan C. Morales, P.E., joined the Mechanical Engineering Department at Universidad del Turabo (UT), Gurabo, Puerto Rico, in 1995 and currently holds the rank of professor. Dr. Morales was the ABET Coordinator of the School of Engineering for the initial ABET-EAC accreditation of all four accredited programs at UT. He has been Department Head of Mechanical Engineering since 2003. His efforts to diffuse innovative teaching and learning practices derive directly from the outcomes assessment plan that he

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Training Engineering Faculty to be Educators: History, Motivations and a Comparison of US and International Systems

Conference Session: New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 1
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Donald P. Visco Jr., University of Akron; Dirk Schaefer, University of Bath
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: New Engineering Educators

potential funding sources (government agencies, foundations,industries, etc.) and, perhaps, identification of some colleagues at that university (inside andoutside of the engineering college) with whom they may overlap – perhaps with an eye towardsestablishing a center down the road. This research interest document can often be dozens ofpages as the applicant tries to impress the search committee not only with their accomplishmentsto date, but their “rain-making” plans for the future.The teaching interest/philosophy statement, on the other hand, does not often receive the samelevel of detail by the applicant for a variety of reasons (they don’t know educational literatureexists, they don’t know how to properly prepare a meaningful teaching

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Two Body Solutions: Strategies for the Dual-Career Job Search

Conference Session: Two Body Solutions: Strategies for the Dual-Career Job Search
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Christopher M Weyant, Drexel University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Amber L. Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Kristina M. Wagstrom, University of Connecticut; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

country twice,following jobs for one spouse and then the other, and recently Manuel accepted a position inindustry that includes a 3 hour commute. With four young children (ages 18 months to 8 years),we plan in advance for meals, transportation and kids’ activities; hire help for household chores;and rely on our broad network of local family and friends for backup care. -Susan and ManuelWe made the choice to maintain separate apartments in separate cities for three years purely forcareer reasons. Overall, the decisions worked out but we would probably not recommend such along length of time if other solutions can be found. That being said, we know several coupleswho spend large amounts of time apart for much longer durations or under harder

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How Engineering Students Study: Alone, Together, or Start Alone, End Together

Conference Session: New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 3
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University; Melani I. Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Nanette M Veilleux, Simmons College
Tagged Divisions: New Engineering Educators

it’s not always like you have this, so just deal with whatever you have. (Melani, Teaching)Regardless of the type of technology used to connect with other students, the Start alone, Endalmost together style was very similar to the Start alone, End together style where studentsintentionally decided to begin a task on their own and then as difficulties arose or the assignmentcame to an end, to come together. Unlike the Start alone, End together style, however, Startalone, End almost together students tended to favor electronic communication, informal, lessstructured, or less scheduled exchanges over planned meetings. Combined, these two stylesdominated the study styles observed by students at three of four institutions (Teaching, Research,and

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Engineering Bait-and-Switch: K-12 Recruitment Strategies Meet University Curricula and Culture

Conference Session: Research on Diversification & Inclusion
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Michael Lachney, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

engineeringscience requirements in higher education, but unlike the fundamentals-first approach, EiEstudents engage science content through a simple engineering design process. In this process,students are taught to iteratively “ask, imagine, plan, create, and improve” to meet the goal of arange of engineering design challenges.17 The design challenges in EiE work to engage studentsthrough real-world application of engineering design, often in cross-cultural contexts.Unit-by-unit, EiE students explore different science topics by applying engineering design toproblems that are contextualized in countries from Ghana to Denmark.18 In the physical science(iii