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Tonatiuh Rodriguez-Nikl P.E., California State University, Los Angeles; Deborah Soonmee Won, California State University, Los Angeles; Gustavo B Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Arturo Pacheco-Vega, California State University, Los Angeles; Adel A Sharif, California State University, Los Angeles; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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Paper ID #13717Integrated project for sophomore-level engineering course contextualizationProf. Tonatiuh Rodriguez-Nikl P.E., California State University, Los Angeles Tona Rodriguez-Nikl is an Assistant Professor at California State University, Los Angeles. Dr. Rodriguez- Nikl earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and a Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the University of California, San Diego. He is a licensed Pro- fessional Civil Engineer in California. Dr. Rodriguez-Nikl has worked in industry performing structural evaluations, forensic investigations, and

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Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Pearl Chen, California State University, Los Angeles; Anthony Hernandez, California State University, Los Angeles

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Paper ID #11660Designing Effective Project-based Learning Experience using ParticipatoryDesign ApproachDr. Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los AngelesDr. Pearl Chen, California State University, Los AngelesDr. Anthony Hernandez, California State University, Los Angeles Dr. Hernandez is an Associate Professor in the Division of Applied and Advanced Studies in Education at California State University, Los Angeles. He received his doctorate in Developmental Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles. His research focuses on Latino student academic achievement and attainment

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Weizhao Zhao, University of Miami

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Paper ID #12325TUES Type 2 Project: Development and Application of MITS/DATS Course-ware: Advancement, Success, Concern, and WeaknessDr. Weizhao Zhao, University of Miami Professor of Biomedical Engineering Director of Medical Physics Graduate Program Dept. of Biomedical Engineering Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA Page 26.1609.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 TUES Type 2 Project: Development and Application of MITS/DATS Courseware: Advancement, Success, Concern, and

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Audrey Briggs Champagne, University at Albany. State University of New York; Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan; Erick Jacob Nefcy, Oregon State University

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solving. His research interests particularly focus on what prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU.Prof. Audrey Briggs Champagne, University at Albany. State University of New York Champagne is Professor Emerita at the University at Albany, SUNY where she was Professor in the Department of Educational Theory and Practice in the School of Education and in the Department of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences. Champagne is a fellow of the American

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Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Radian G Belu, University of Alaska Anchorage

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research institutes in Romania, Canada and United States. He also worked for several years in industry as project manager, senior engineer and consultant. He has taught and developed undergrad- uate and graduate courses in power electronics, power systems, renewable energy, smart grids, control, electric machines, instrumentation, radar and remote sensing, numerical methods, space and atmosphere physics, and applied physics. His research interests included power system stability, control and pro- tection, renewable energy system analysis, assessment and design, smart microgrids, power electronics and electric machines for non-conventional energy conversion, remote sensing, wave and turbulence, nu- merical modeling

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Eric Constans, Rowan University; Shivakumar I Ranganathan, Rowan University; Wei Xue, Rowan University

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Mechanical Engineering have been assigned along-term, large-scale design/build project in order to study the effects of integrating thecurriculum on subject matter retention and design efficacy. The project, a bench-scale hybridelectric powertrain system, is designed, analyzed and fabricated by students in six modules,starting in their sophomore year and culminating in their final semester as seniors. This complexproject has been selected in order to integrate the core mechanical engineering courses:Mechanical Design, Thermodynamics, System Dynamics and Control, and Fluid Mechanics. Abench-scale hybrid-electric vehicle powertrain has sufficient complexity to involve allMechanical Engineering disciplines and the simplicity to be built by students

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Chelsea Mann, Arizona State University; Kristen Parrish, Arizona State University; Mikhail Chester, Arizona State University

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. Specifically, she is interested in novel design processes that financially and technically facilitate energy-efficient buildings. Her work also explores how principles of lean manufacturing facilitate energy-efficiency in the commercial building industry. Another research interest of Kristen’s is engineering education, where she explores how project- and experience-based learning foster better understanding of engineering and management principles. Prior to joining ASU, Kristen was at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) as a Postdoctoral Fellow (2009-11) and then a Scientific Engineering Associate (2011-2012) in the Building Technologies and Urban Systems Department. She worked in the Commercial Buildings group

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Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Katherine Anne Earl, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Dong San Choi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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graduate student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Uni- versity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; choi88@illinois.edu. Page 26.1438.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Creating Scalable Reform in Engineering Education Through Low-Cost Intrinsic Motivation Course Conversions of Engineering CoursesAbstract The low-cost intrinsic motivation (IM) course conversion project is an effort to improvethe quality of undergraduate engineering education by creating course designs that promotestudents’ intrinsic motivation to learn while keeping the

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Simone E Volet, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia; Marja M.S. Vauras, University of Turku; Debra May Friedrichsen, Unaffiliated; Gavin Tierney, University of Washington

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prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU.Dr. Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington Professor of Learning Sciences & Human DevelopmentProf. Simone E Volet, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia Simone Volet is Professor of Educational Psychology at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia. She obtained a Licence e` s Sciences de l’Education at the University of Geneva, and a PhD from Murdoch University. She has been engaged in research on learning

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Jeremy John Vaillant, University of Massachusetts Lowell department of Mechanical Engineering; Christopher J Hansen, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Jonathan D. Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Stephen Johnston, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Sammy G. Shina, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; David Joe Willis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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College of EngineeringProf. Stephen Johnston, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Stephen P. Johnston is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Plastics Engineering at the UMass Lowell. His research interests include process monitoring and control for injection molding, plastic prod- uct design, and injection mold design. He is an inventor on three patents and author of over thirty publi- cations.Dr. Sammy G. Shina, University of Massachusetts, LowellDr. David Joe Willis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell David Willis is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at UMass Lowell. His interests are in aerodynamics and engineering education. He works on projects ranging from parachutes to bio-inspired flight

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Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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workers in industrial automation andcontrol. In addition, it is necessary to invest in research to help maintain America’s leadership inthese areas. This paper describes a summer program designed to provide a research environmentfor undergraduate students to learn about mechatronics, robotics, and automated system design.The goal is to help participants to understand the research process, to acquire laboratory skills, toexpand their perspectives on science and engineering research, and to have a lasting influence ontheir career paths. Participants spent 10 weeks working on a research project with a mentor and agraduate student. Survey data suggests that students learned from the research experience andwill build on the experience in pursuing

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Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Jeremi S London, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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consecutive summers (2011-2014), she worked in the National Science Foundation’s Division of Undergraduate Education on research and evaluation projects related to the use of technology in STEM education. Dr. London masters mixed methods and computational tools to address complex problems, including: science policy issues surrounding STEM learning in cyberlearning environments; evaluation and impact analysis of federal investments in R&D; and applications of simulation & model- ing tools to evaluate programs.Dr. Aditya Johri, George Mason University Aditya Johri is Associate Professor and Chair in the Applied Information Technology Department. Dr. Johri studies the use of information and communication technologies

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Joseph Jinlee Kim P.E., California State University, Long Beach

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, international construction, project delivery systems, statistical methods for construction engineers, project management practices, and engineering educational research methods. He is an active member of the American Society for Engineering Education and American Society of Civil Engineers, Construction Research Council of Construction Institute, ASCE. Page 26.352.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Closing Achievement Gaps using the Green-BIM Teaching Method in Construction Education Curriculum Jin-Lee Kim

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Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Molly H Goldstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette; K. Anna Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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University, West Lafayette Anna earned her M.S. Ed in School Counseling and PhD in Educational Psychology from Purdue Univer- sity. Her research interests are related to measurement and assessment in engineering education. Page 26.1054.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Large-scale Research on Engineering Design in Secondary Classrooms: Big Learner Data Using Energy3D Computer-Aided DesignAbstractThrough a five-year collaborative project, the Concord Consortium and Purdue University areapplying a data-intensive approach to study one of the most fundamental research topics

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Rob Henry Kinzel; Deborah K. Nykanen, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Winston Sealy, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rachel E Cohen, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jennifer Veltsos, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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buildrelationships with other scholars from diverse STEM disciplines. The seminar coursework iscentered on semester-long investigative projects designed and completed by teams, typicallymultidisciplinary ones. A small group of faculty oversees the seminar and selection of scholars.Our approach in this program is to provide faculty mentoring for the scholars while alsodeveloping stepping-stone peer-mentoring for professional development. This structure supportsstudents and helps them develop leadership qualities. The recipients, as defined by the programcriteria, are diverse: multiple majors (all eligible STEM majors are included), male, female, andnon-traditional students, as well as students with different ethnicities, religious affiliations,backgrounds

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Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University; Peter Y Wu, Robert Morris University; Ali A. Ansari, Virginia State University; Walter W Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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CourseAbstractEffective teaching requires effective teaching tools. This pedagogical requirement is especiallyimportant for software engineering education, where graduates are expected to develop softwarethat meets rigorous quality standards in functional and application domains. To enhancestudents’ understanding of the needs of the professional software industry, lecture notes aresupplanted by additional pedagogical tools being developed at the author’s institution for asoftware verification and validation (V&V) course. These active learning teaching tools,consisting of class exercises, case studies, and case study videos, are being developed inpartnership with industry. The basic objective of the project is to improve software education sothat it is

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Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Jessica Menold Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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and IEEE.Ms. Jessica Menold Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Paper ID #12199Jessica Menold is a second year graduate student interested in entrepreneurship, the design process, andinnovativeness of engineering graduates and professionals. She is currently working as a student mentorin the Lion Launch Pad program, where she works to support student entrepreneurs. Jessica is currentlyconducting her graduate research with Dr. Kathryn Jablokow on a project devoted to the development of apsychometric instrument that will measure the skills, behaviors

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Ning Fang, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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administrative positions at one large private university in In- donesia. He has developed and delivered numerous international workshops on student-centered learning and online learning-related topics during his service. Dr. Lawanto’s research interests include cognition, learning, and instruction, and online learning.Prof. Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education Kurt Becker is the current director for the Center for Engineering Education Research (CEER) which examines innovative and effective engineering education practices as well as classroom technologies that advance learning and teaching in engineering. He is also working on National Science Foundation (NSF) funded projects exploring engineering

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Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Craig J. Kief, COSMIAC at UNM; John Reutter III, Drake State Community and Technical College; Bassam H Matar, Chandler Gilbert Community College

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developing grant projects. Over the past five years, Dr. Reutter has secured more than $20 million in grant funds for the college. Previously, he served as Dean of Instruction for two Alabama community colleges and also taught com- puter science classes for over 28 years at various colleges and universities in California and Alabama. He is a Senior Fellow of the IEEE Society and the founder of two Silicon Valley software companies. Page 26.549.1 Dr. Reutter began employment at Drake State in 2006 as Dean of Instruction and assisted the President in spearheading the campus efforts to achieve regional

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Melody Baglione, Cooper Union

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case studies, practical laboratories, and real-world projects into the mechanical engineering curriculum. Her current projects in- clude: incorporating the HVAC and building automation systems of Cooper Union’s new LEED-Platinum academic building into the control systems curriculum; designing interactive K-12 STEM learning tech- nology; modeling and optimizing vehicle systems; and characterizing structural dynamics properties using experimental modal analysis. Page 26.309.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Building Sustainability into Control Systems: A New

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Thomas Dick, Oregon State University; Susie J Brubaker-Cole, Oregon State University; Ann Sitomer, Oregon State University; Kathleen Quardokus Fisher, Oregon State University; Julie Risien, Oregon State University ; David L. Little II, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University; john David ivanovitch, Oregon State university

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from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU.Dr. Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Oregon State University Jana L. Bouwma-Gearhart is an associate professor of STEM education at Oregon State University. Her research widely concerns improving education at research universities. Her earlier research explored en- hancements to faculty motivation to improve undergraduate education. Her more recent research concerns organizational change towards postsecondary STEM education improvement at

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Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Megan Kenny Feister, Purdue University; David Torres, Purdue University

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, Purdue University Megan is a fourth year doctoral candidate in the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue Uni- versity pursuing a PhD in Organizational Communication with a minor in mixed methods. Her research focuses on engineering education, design, organizational identity, identification and socialization, team communication, innovation, and technology. She is currently working on an NSF grant examining ethi- cal reasoning and decision-making in engineering project teams, and examining the relationship between teams and individuals in engineering design from a social constructionist and social network perspective.David Torres, Purdue University David is a first year doctoral student in the Brian Lamb School

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Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nicola Sochacka, University of Georgia

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- ing education and practice, and student reflection. Page 26.303.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Building capacity and social capital around interpretive research qualityAbstractSet in the context of an NSF-funded CAREER project, this paper describes a collaborative effortin the engineering education research community to build social capital and capacity aroundquestions of research quality. To date, this effort has entailed: i) two one and a half-daylongitudinal interactive workshops with leading qualitative researchers in the

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Gregory S Mason, Seattle University; Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University; Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University; Kathleen E. Cook

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(4) using multi-media for onlinecontent to engage students.The results from IC studies provide evidence that an IC can be used effectively to delivertraditional course content, even when class time is used for learner-centered activities.Furthermore, existing research points to the benefits of PBL3,4. Together, these results suggestthat an IC and PBL could be successfully integrated to improve student self-directed learning andproblem-solving skills without sacrificing a strong understanding of fundamental engineeringprinciples.This paper describes a project to implement PBL in an engineering course that is taught using anIC framework. The project, funded by the National Science Foundation, began in 2014 and isexpected to conclude at the end

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Jill K Nelson, George Mason University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University

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improve learning1,2 the process ofencouraging changes in teaching from lecture-driven courses to student-centered instructionremains a challenge. Drawing on results from K-12 teaching development that indicate the needfor ongoing instructional development and the need to support faculty as they make pedagogicalchanges, we implemented a small group teaching development model. In a three-year project, weincluded two phases of teaching development groups. The teaching development model focusedon increasing knowledge about research-based practices, particularly those focused on studentengagement, combined with instructors’ design and testing of interactive teaching strategies intheir own classrooms. In the grant proposal, we asked the following

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Mukasa E. Ssemakula, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; Shlomo S. Sawilowsky, Wayne State University

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funding agencies have investedextensively in projects promoting various forms of experiential learning. Noteworthy amongthese was an NSF grant to the Manufacturing Engineering Education Partnership, whichdeveloped an integrated practice-based engineering curriculum called the Learning Factory (LF).The LF balances analytical and theoretical knowledge with physical facilities for productrealization in an industrial-like setting. It stresses hands-on engineering activities and industrycollaboration, and offers students an alternative path to a degree that directly prepares them forcareers in manufacturing4-5. A drawback of the LF model however is its high implementationcost, which limits its transferability.2. Development of the MILL Model

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Narayan Bhattarai, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina A&T State University; Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Matthew B. A. McCullough, North Carolina A&T State University; Caroline S. Booth, North Carolina A & T State University

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Paper ID #13595Enhancing Undergraduate Students’ Learning and Research Experiences throughHands on Experiments on Bio-nanoengineeringDr. Narayan Bhattarai, North Carolina A&T State University Narayan Bhattarai is Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, Department of Chemical, Biological and Bioengineering, North Carolina A&T State University (NCAT). Dr. Bhattarai teaches biomaterials and nanotechnology to undergraduate and graduate students. He is principal investigator of NUE Enhancing Undergraduate Students’ Learning Experiences on Bio-Nanoengineering project at NCAT.Mrs. Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina A&T State

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Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Matthew Wettergreen, Rice University

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-class exercises and additional teamtime. Since the flipped classroom model shifts course content with low cognitive load to videos,students learn this material outside of the classroom. Now, students spend even more timeduring class applying the design process to their projects. For example, teams developappropriate design criteria, brainstorm and select a design solution, and build physical prototypesduring class.The first objective of this project is to create educational materials to flip the first-yearmultidisciplinary engineering design classroom. To date, we have completed a substantiallibrary of videos, associated quizzes, and in-class exercises. The second objective of this projectis to answer the engineering education research question

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Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint

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from the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (NSFATE) program. The program is now completing its second year and graduating a first group ofwell-prepared photonics technicians ready for employment in the growing photonics industry inthe state and across the US. The second year marked the successful completion of the programcurriculum and further development of the Optics and Photonics Laboratory. Outreach activitiesincluded summer programs for high school and middle school students. The paper describes theoutcomes of the two year project in relation to the objectives of the NSF ATE grant. Challengesand lessons learned along the way are discussed, together with plans for sustainability and futureexpansion of the

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Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University; Carolyn E Psenka PhD, Wayne State University; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Karl R Haapala, Oregon State University

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within the constructionism approach that underlies thepedagogical philosophy of this study. The project to develop the CooL:SLiCE cyberlearningplatform and planned evaluations within this cyber environment are next discussed.CooL:SLiCE Cyberlearning Environment The CooL:SLiCE project supports sustainable engineering education by leveragingcyber-technology’s role in learning environmentally responsible lifecycle engineering. A multi-institutional team of researchers from Wayne State, Penn State, and Oregon State universities arecollaboratively developing the innovative distributed cyberlearning platform to facilitate students’consideration of the range of human controlled and initiated impacts products have on the naturalenvironment. The