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Engineering Physics Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christos Zahopoulos PhD, Northeastern University

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to move with aconstant speed! Of course, the role, even the existence, of friction is not obvious. It is, therefore,no surprise that all of us get these laws wrong until we take physics in school. But, as experienceand research on “How people Learn” shows, it is not easy to change someone’s mind. Therefore,despite the fact that we study these laws, known as Newton’s laws of Motion, for many years,students fall back to their intuitive (Aristotelian) understanding of them.This year, the author started teaching a somewhat unique course called “Scientific Foundationsof Engineering,” to graduate engineering students with at least three years of work experiencewho are enrolled in The Gordon Engineering Leadership Program at Northeastern

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James O'Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gergely Sirokman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Franz J Rueckert, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #15473Undergraduate Research in Science as an Elective Course for EngineersDr. James O’Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology James G. O’Brien is an associate professor of Physics at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA. James is currently pursuing educational pedagogies in engineering education through game-ification of education and the design of competitive table top games which engage students in an exciting atmo- sphere to help facilitate learning of essential physics concepts. Aside from a love of gaming and its role in education, James is also the Vice President of the International

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ian Frommer, US Coast Guard Academy; Paul Benjamin Crilly, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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solution to this problem in the form of a new approach tolab courses that emphasizes relevancy to the student and student participation in devising the lab.We maintain that labs designed with these two elements in mind, along with a set of guidingprinciples we discuss, increase the likelihood of deep and lasting learning in the student. Weclose with a proposal to implement labs of this nature not only in engineering and physicalscience courses, but in certain mathematics courses as well, with the intention of deepeningstudent learning and retention of mathematical concepts.The Problem: Shallow Learning“Education’s what’s left over after you’ve forgotten everything you’ve learned.” James Conant As an undergraduate physics major, the first

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Courtney Hadsell, Cañada College

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Paper ID #15634Physics Jam, a Physics Preparation Program to Increase Student Performanceand Success in Introductory Physics Courses ˜Dr. Courtney Hadsell, Canada College I graduated with my PhD in Physics from The University of North Carolina in 2013. I am currently a physics instructor and physics program services coordinator at Ca˜nada College. I have a deep passion in promoting understanding and success for physics students thought pre-semester and continuing academic support. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Physics Jam, a Physics Preparation

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 4

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa L. Larkin, American University

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Paper ID #15547Writing in STEM: A Synthesis of Two Adaptive ApproachesDr. Teresa L. Larkin, American University Teresa L. Larkin is an Associate Professor of Physics Education and Faculty Liaison to the Pre-engineering Program at American University. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Physics and Science Education from Kansas State University. Dr. Larkin is involved with Physics Education Research (PER) and has published widely on topics related to the assessment of student learn- ing in introductory physics and engineering courses. Noteworthy is her work with student writing as a

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meera N.K. Singh PEng, University of Calgary; Qiao Sun, University of Calgary; Cassy M. Weber, Science Alberta Foundation (o/a MindFuel)

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260, 3512 33rd Street N.W., Calgary AB, T2L-2A6.AbstractFor this study interested parties, engineering university academics and K-12 STEMresearchers, have partnered in an attempt to impact high school physics enrollment byevaluating a 21st century teaching and learning tool that can act as an alternative toconventional teaching methods. The Digital Learning Management System (DLMS) hasthe potential to change the perception of high school physics and, ultimately, to improvestudent outcomes. This learning tool has been developed by a leading STEM educationalnot-for-profit Canadian organization. The tool appeals to digital natives (high schoolstudents) and incorporates: mind mapping (discovery based learning), experts on call,gamification, all

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamalee A. Brady, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Jennifer H. Rushing, Central Coast New Tech High

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 framework for teaching the EDP to all students.  Although there is no agreed­upon standard for the engineering design process,  11,12  ​certain steps are recognized as essential for good engineering design.​ For this project, the  13​EDP framework adopted is that developed by the Engineering is Elementary (EiE)​  curriculum team as shown in Figure 2.  Although the EiE framework was developed with elementary students in mind, we like its simplicity and feel it is still an appropriate framework in which to cast this project.  The EiE framework has just five one­worded