Paper ID #14596Improvements in Student Spatial Visualization in an Introductory Engineer-ing Graphics Course using Open-ended Design Projects Supported by 3-DPrinted ManipulativesDr. Alex Friess, University of Maine Dr. Friess holds a Ph.D. in Aeronautical Engineering and a B.Sc. in Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1997), and currently is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering with the University of Maine (since 2012). Previously he has spent 5 years in Dubai as inaugural faculty of RIT Dubai and Dubai Aerospace Enterprise University. Dr. Friess’ industrial and academic career spans a variety of consulting
the sketching skills and designoutcome(2, 6). There is some literature available on the positive relationship between theamount of three-dimensional 3D perspective sketching and design outcome(7). Withregards to orthographic projections and dimensioning aspects, it is observed that thequantity of dimensioned drawings created early in the design cycle is significantly linkedwith design outcome(8). More research(9) is needed on development of a perspective-basedsketching curriculum and how this compares to more traditional methods of teachingfree-hand sketching to students in a freshman level engineering graphics course.Sketching ability, in terms of drawing something accurately or realistically, is a necessarybut not necessarily sufficient
American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Mixed Reality Tools in an Engineering Drawing CourseAbstractSome students have trouble visualizing the objects that they are trying to sketch during theorthographic projection and descriptive geometry lessons in Engineering Drawing courses.Geometry visualization is an essential skill for prospective engineers to have when entering theprofession. Engineering students need to be able to visualize objects in technical problems on aregular basis, but some students have difficulty imagining objects as a three dimensional mentalimage from two dimensional orthographic views. They need more time and help to improve theirvisualization skills. Engineering drawing courses help students gain this
Paper ID #16321Mr. Atiq Islam, Prairie View A&M University I was born and raised in Houston Texas. I have worked in the professional field for five years as a environmental technician at Southern Union. I am also currently attending Prairie View A&M University to pursue a Mechanical Engineering degreeT Fulya Eyupoglu, North Carolina State University T. Fulya Eyupoglu is a graduate research assistant in the Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Counselor Education with a specialization in Digital Learning and Teaching. Besides being enrolled in an NSF Project as a researcher, she is also serving as a teaching assistant in the Instructional Design Course.Miss Tianyun Yuan, Prairie View A&M University
- ell, Lowell, MA, (2003-2004). Design and Advanced Materials Engineer: Advanced Mechanical Design Section, G.E. Aircraft Engines, General Electric Corp., Cincinnati, OH, (2000-2002). Project Engineer and Program Manager: Composites Technology Division, Foster-Miller, Inc., Waltham, MA, (1998-2000).Dr. Xinyun David Guo, Daniel Webster College David Guo joined Daniel Webster College (DWC) as an assistant professor in engineering after he ob- tained his PhD degree of Engineering Mechanics of Aerospace in May 2005 from Old Dominion Univer- sity. In 2010, he was promoted to Associated Professor. He graduated from Beijing Institute of Technol- ogy with Bachelor’s Degree on Mechanical Engineering and Master’s degree in
exercises described below offer a new method of challenging students to create threedimensions from two. These exercises are a powerful and effective way to help engineering andarchitecture educators teach spatial visualization.Most of the 3-D visualization exercises currently being used by students in Design and Graphicsclasses present the objects in isometric views already in 3-D, asking the viewer to create multipleviews, fold patterns, manipulate, reflect, or rotate them. Exercises present the objects inincomplete multi-view projections, and ask the students to add missing lines. They use mostlyreal 3D objects that are easily recognizable to help the student correlate 2D with 3D.This new method uses a different approach. Each view of the solid
. Steinhauer received her B.S. in Aircraft En- gineering and her M.S. in Systems Engineering, and her Pd.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech.Dr. Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University Dr. Sheryl Sorby is currently a Professor of STEM Education at The Ohio State University and was recently a Fulbright Scholar at the Dublin Institute of Technology in Dublin, Ireland. She is a professor emerita of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Technological University and the P.I. or co-P.I. on more than $9M in grant funding, most for educational projects. She is the former Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the College of Engineering at Michigan Tech and she served at the National Science
and learning have driventhe development of a variety of constructivist approaches for providing flexible andpowerful student-centered learning environments. Also, recent advances in technology andin ideology have unlocked entirely new directions for education research. At the center ofthis discussion is the flipped classroom. This paper presents an ongoing study on how tointegrate MOOC courses with an on campus course, adopting both the flipped classroomand self-directed learning paradigms. The authors created and recorded four courses, 2DCAD, 2D CAD project, 3D CAD and 3D CAD project, on Coursera, a popular MOOCplatform. The instructor proposed three learning environments, the “hard classroom”,“hybrid classroom”, and “soft classroom”. The
Paper ID #16208New Directions in Solid Modeling - What Direct Modeling Means for CADEducatorsHolly K. Ault Ph.D., Worcester Polytechnic Institute Holly K. Ault is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She serves as director of the Melbourne (Australia) Project Center and co-director of the Assistive Technol- ogy Resource Center. She received her B.S. in chemistry, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from WPI in 1974, 1983 and 1988 respectively. Professor Ault has advised off-campus project students in London, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Windhoek (Namibia), San
-characterization of theflipped classroom as an instructional strategy rather than a “classroom”. The dissenting viewsoffer insight into the perception of the flipped classroom and identify some common criticisms ofthe phenomenon. Student engagement and facilitation of instruction are common additions to thedefinition. This facilitation is described in terms of both instructor-student and student-studentinteractions. Other definitions given discuss practical applications or project work being part of the in-person component of instruction (Figure 2). Two brought the appropriateness of the definitiondescribing it as an instructional strategy and “not a classroom at all,” and that it assumestraditional instruction is lecture-based. The latter also
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 design thinking. His areas of research include engineering design thinking, adult learning cognition, engineering education professional development and technical training. He has extensive international experience working on technical training and engineering educaton projects funded by the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and U.S. Department of Labor, USAID. Countries where he has worked include Armenia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, China
high and low spatial abilities. The students with highand low spatial ability were re-administered 5 questions from the PSVT-D. The students wereasked to sketch an isometric view of the 3D object from the given 2D pattern. Using a think-aloud protocol the students were asked to explain their visualization process in order to elicitspatial thinking. After each sketch, the students were also asked to describe their visualizationstrategy used in solving the problem by using a cardboard cut-out to help specifically understandthe obstacles of strategy use for those students who were not able to sketch the isometric object. Introduction Spatial ability research was nascent in 1883 when Galton projected his theory of imagery usingthe spatial
in an engineering graphics course. 1) The requirements forthe project were open-ended, 2) Students were encouraged to create unique objects, rather thancopy an example design, 3) Students were forced to consider the internal features and meshingapproaches of multiple objects that normally would not be combined, and live examples of thethought process were provided, and 4) Students were encouraged to think of engineeringgraphics as an aesthetically-pleasing production.Limitations and Recommendations As an initial study that developed pilot data, this research had a small dataset of only 4samples. More samples would be ideal. For this study, the same instructor was used for all foursections – which was necessary to avoid confounding
. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow Dr. Beyerlein has taught at the University of Idaho for the last 28 years. He is coordinator of the college of engineering inter-disciplinary capstone design course and currently serves as the Department Chair for Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Beyerlein has been active in research projects involving engine test- ing, engine heat release modeling, design of curricula for active , design pedagogy, and assessment of professional skills. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Using Solid Modeling to Enhance Learning in Mechanics of Materials and Machine Component DesignAbstractThis article reports on a classroom research study