Conference Session

Focus on the Classroom: Novel Approaches to Course Delivery

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Donna Kay Chrislip; Rex Allen Parr; Victoria Alexandra Sauber, Arapahoe Community College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

advances in informationtechnology (IT) applications, nearly all business practices today are “IT-enabled.” There iscontinued demand for skilled ICT workers, but largely only those who possess both ICT skillsand a range of employability (soft) skills that add value to their work. The maturing of IT jobscalls for the integration of employability skills with technical skills.The Boston Advanced Technological Education Connections (BATEC) Workforce Skills Study,along with independent research by industry trade groups indicate more holistic teachingmethods that involve students in complex problems developed from industry input are in order.In fact, the only plausible way to cover competencies in both areas is to develop a problem-basedlearning scenario

Conference Session

Reporting Out: Dissemination of Several NSF Projects of Interest to Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Kapil Chalil Madathil, Clemson University; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University; Ben Perry Dillard III; Hope Epps Rivers, SC Technical College System

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

have beendesigned in courses and include fresh innovative ways to teach Metrology, Safety,Manufacturing Production, Quality, Maintenance, Basic Electricity, Workforce Fundamentals(soft skills), and several other areas. The virtual reality simulations and e-learning modules are sustained by academic,technical, and engineering knowledge from across the states 2-year colleges, ClemsonUniversity, CU-ICAR (International Center for Automotive Research) and leading industries(BMW, Michelin, Honda, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and GE Aviation). CA2VES seeks toaddress the shortage of automotive and aviation technicians through the development andimplementation of an advanced, high-tech pedagogical approach designed to enhance andincrease the capacity