consortium of engineering education).Prof. Jayantrao Bhaurao Patil, R. C. Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur, India Jayantrao B. Patil is working as the Principal at the R. C. Patel institute of Technology, Shirpur, India and holds appointment as a Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering. He is also serving as a Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Member of Senate, Member of Academic Council, and Chairman of Board of Studies in Computer Engineering & Information Technology at the North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, India. Jayantrao’s research interests include Web caching, Web Prefetching, Web data mining, Biometrics, and digital watermarking. He is the author/co-author of over 10
Society for Engineering Education. Dr. Springer received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University, his MBA and Doctorate in Adult and Community Education with a Cognate in Executive Development from Ball State University. He is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR & SHRM-SCP), in Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR), and, in civil and domestic mediation. Dr. Springer is a State of Indiana Registered domestic mediator.Mr. Mark T Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Mark Schuver is the Director for the Center for Professional Studies in Technology and Applied Research (ProSTAR) in the Polytechnic
Continuing Professional Development Division of the American Society for Engineering Education. Dr. Springer received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University, his MBA and Doctorate in Adult and Community Education with a Cognate in Executive Development from Ball State University. He is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR & SHRM-SCP), in Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR), and, in civil and domestic mediation. Dr. Springer is a State of Indiana Registered domestic mediator.Mr. Mark T Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Mark Schuver is the Director for the Center for Professional Studies in Technology
received his MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the AGH-University of Technology in Krakow, Poland and his PhD in Technical Sciences from the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland. For more than 35 years he has been working at universities mainly in Poland and Botswana. He specializes in engineering mechanics and teaches courses in this area. He has particular interest in engineering education. He is currently a visiting professor in the Department of Engineering Education at the Utah State University.Dr. Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University Dr. Villanueva is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Department and an Adjunct Pro- fessor in the Bioengineering Department in Utah State University
Information Technology (NCWIT). His past experiences include having been a middle school science teacher, Director of Academic and Instructional Support for the Arizona Department of Education, a research scientist for the Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (CRESMET), and an evaluator for several NSF projects. His first research strand concentrates on the relationship between educational policy and STEM education. His second research strand focuses on studying STEM classroom interactions and subsequent effects on student understanding. He is a co- developer of the Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP) and his work has been cited more than 1800 times and his
Professor of Education, and Director of Engineering Education Research at University of Michigan. Her research areas include student resistance to active learning, the impact of the classroom space on teaching and learning, the use of classroom technology to increase student learning and engagement, and faculty adoption of evidence-based teaching practices. She recently led an international initiative to develop a taxonomy for the field of engineering education research. Dr. Finelli is a Fellow of the American Society of Engineering Education, Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Education, and past chair of the Educational Research and Methods Division of ASEE. She founded the Center for Research on Learning
Stephen Krause. Her research interests in STEM education include faculty development, best classroom practices, and improving undergraduate engineering student retention through understanding what makes students leave engineering. She will be pursuing her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering starting in 2016 at the University of California Berkeley.Prof. James A. Middleton, Arizona State University James A. Middleton is Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Director of the Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology at Arizona State Univer- sity. For the last three years he also held the Elmhurst Energy Chair in STEM education at the University of Birmingham
Journalism & Mass Communications, a B.S. in Psychology, and an M.S. in Human Computer Interaction from Iowa State University.Ms. Pinar Melek Celik, Iowa State University Pinar M. Celik is a PhD candidate at School of Education at Iowa State University with a concentration in Curriculum and Instructional Technology. Pinar also serves as Learning Experience (LX) Designer to ISU faculty. Pinar’s research interests include integrating instructional technologies into traditional-, asynchronous online-, and blended-learning environments.Mr. Bryan Alan Lutz, Iowa State University Bryan Lutz is a PhD candidate in Rhetoric and Professional Communication and a course designer for Engineering Learning Online at Iowa State
Paper ID #18585Comparing Student Satisfaction in Full-Term vs. Half-Term Online Course:Results of a Pilot StudyMr. Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati Eugene Rutz is Academic Director in the College of Engineering & Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati. Responsibilities include oversight of eLearning initiatives, working with high schools on engineering coursework, and academic oversight of the Master of Engineering program. Eugene serves as co-PI on an NSF sponsored Math and Science partnership grant and PI on other grants that examine the intersection of instructional technology and learning.Dr. Thomas
Polytechnic Institute Dr. Beth Wilson earned her PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rhode Island and is currently an Adjunct Professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She is co-chair for the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Systems Security Working Group and is an INCOSE Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP). Dr. Wilson is retired from Raytheon where she worked for 33 years as a design engineer, program manager, research scientist, functional manager, and test director on sonar, satellite, and radar programs.Kate Beverage, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Kate’s primary responsibility is to lead the Academic Technology Center’s outreach efforts to the Worces- ter