Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Dorian A. Cojocaru, University of Craiova; Anna Friesel, Technical University-Copenhagen; Daniel Spikol, Malmö University

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Diversity, International Forum

scenarios that can be possibly used to teach with for labs usingPELARS technology, methods and equipment. We investigated UCV teachers’ perspectives abouttheir current practice of laboratory sessions and their ideas about how to integrate PELARStechnologies in their teaching practice. The data collection was done in an informal focus groupinterview setting and was audio recorded. Workshops are video and audio recorded and interviewsare audio recorded for future references.Student workshops were planned as follows: - Introduction to PELARS project-Presentation - Research consent forms - Introduction to visual programming platform - Presentation of educational scenarios - Introduction to brainstorming - Brainstorming about the

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach

Collection

2016 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Leslie Seawright, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Ibrahim Hassan P.E., University of Texas, Austin; Ali Darwish Alashar, Texas A&M University at Qatar

Tagged Topics

Diversity, International Forum

starting in the Spring semester of 2016 to discuss ideasfor the children’s book. Many important challenges and opportunities were discussed anddebated in these project meetings. The first decision to be made was the target audience and themain character of the book. Other decisions such as narrative style, illustrations, number ofpages, type of book paper, and other fundamental aspects of the project were raised. MohammadAlGammal, a technical laboratory coordinator, agreed to tackle the precise mechanical drawingsnecessary for the book. Two students volunteered to create and draw the main character andbackground. In addition to the students and advisors, two students were hired as part-timeworkers for the book project. These students communicated