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ME Demonstrations and Laboratories

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas A. Feldhausen, Kansas State University; Bruce R. Babin, Kansas State University, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering; Emily Dringenberg, Kansas State University

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #18104Connected Mechanical Engineering Curriculum through a Fundamental Learn-ing Integration PlatformMr. Thomas A. Feldhausen, Kansas State University Thomas Feldhausen is an instructor for the Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Department at Kansas State University. He received his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Kansas State University in May of 2017. As well as being an instructor, he works at Honeywell Federal Manufacturing and Technologies as a process engineer in Kansas City.Dr. Bruce R. Babin, Kansas State University, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Dr. Babin is an instructor in the

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Programming, Virtual Reality, and Dynamic Systems

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle M. Blum, Syracuse University; John F. Dannenhoffer III, Syracuse University

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Mechanical Engineering

Dannenhoffer is an Associate Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and the Program Director of the Aerospace Engineering Program at Syracuse University. Before joining Syracuse in 2002, he worked for the United Technologies Corp for nearly 25 years. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Integrated use of programing in Machine Design CourseAbstract This paper presents enhancements to an undergraduate mechanical engineering machinedesign course that are aimed at teaching students the importance of computer-based analysis ofcomplex systems. These enhancements also aim to provide students with preparation forprofessional practice by instilling in them the skills needed

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Teams, Teaching, Leadership, and Technical Communications in Mechanical Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Traci M. Nathans-Kelly, Cornell University; Rick Evans, Cornell University

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Mechanical Engineering

integratecommunication instruction into and across their existing engineering curriculum by fostering“partnerships,” e.g., teaching partnerships and course partnerships, with communicationprofessionals5. Such integration facilitates students learning communication as “socially situated[technical and professional] practice”6, while also reducing somewhat the workload andsupplementing the relevant expertise of engineering faculty. The Sibley School of Mechanicaland Aerospace Engineering (MAE) and the Engineering Communications Program (ECP) in theCollege of Engineering at Cornell University are actively facilitating the formation of suchpartnerships.The MAE/ECP Engineering Communications InitiativeSince the Technical Writing Requirement was adopted by the College

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Teams, Teaching, Leadership, and Technical Communications in Mechanical Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University

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Mechanical Engineering

opportunities to work on teams. The literaturemostly deals with specific instances of teams in a course or curriculum. The literature tends tofocus on how to assess teams with little consensus on the method to accomplish assessment or itseffectiveness.16-19 A comprehensive approach to teams and team training throughout thecurriculum was not readily apparent in the literature. Sheppard et al. have proposed developingteamwork through a core design thread starting in the freshman year and continuing through thesenior year.20 An assessment is done at each level to document student progress. While theirdesign thread was not completely implemented at the time their paper was published, this doesspeak to the need for integrating teamwork throughout the

Conference Session

Programming, Virtual Reality, and Dynamic Systems

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zaker Ali Syed, Clemson University; Tianwei Wang, Clemson University; Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Kapil Chalil Madathil, Clemson University; Jeff Bertrand; Rebecca S. Hartley, Clemson University; John R. Wagner P.E., Clemson University; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University

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Mechanical Engineering

Assistant Professor in the Departments of Educational and Organizational Leadership and Development and Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University and Faculty Director for Clemson University Center for Workforce Development (CUCWD) and the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Center for Aviation and Automotive Technological Education using Virtual E-Schools (CA2VES). Her research and experiences include implementation of digital learning solutions, development of career pathways including educator professional development, and analysis of economic development factors impacting education and workforce development. Kris earned an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction in Education

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Undergraduate Research and a Force and Moment Lab

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy A. Doughty, University of Portland; Heather Dillon, University of Portland; Ken Lulay P.E., University of Portland; Karen Elizabeth Eifler, University of Portland; Zoë Yi Yin Hensler, University of Portland

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Mechanical Engineering

, and T. A. Doughty, “Building Inclusive Undergraduate Project Teams,” in American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Mechanical Engineering Conference, 2016, p. IMECE2016-65988.[5] K. Walczak, C. Finelli, M. Holsapple, J. Sutkus, T. Harding, and D. Carpenter, “Institutional Obstacles to Integrating Ethics into the Curriculum and Strategies for Overcoming Them,” in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2010, p. AC 2010-1506.[6] S. T. Fleischmann, “Essential ethics — embedding ethics into an engineering curriculum,” Sci. Eng. Ethics, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 369–381, Jun. 2004. 11[7] A. Colby and W. M. Sullivan, “Ethics Teaching in

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Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer II

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karim Altaii, James Madison University; Colin J. Reagle, George Mason University; Mary K. Handley, James Madison University

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Mechanical Engineering

challenges.Dr. Mary K. Handley, James Madison University Dr. Handley received a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from the University of California-Davis. She has been a faculty member in the Integrated Science and Technology Department at James Madison University since 1998, teaching courses in Environmental Science and Chemistry. She was the ISAT program assessment coordinator for 14 years. Dr. Handley’s primary interests are in program assessment, environmental education, and sustainable agriculture. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Flipping an Engineering Thermodynamics Course to Improve Student Self-EfficacyAbstractThermodynamics is well documented as

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Software and Related Tools for Teaching and Course Efficiencies

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael K. Swanbom PE, Louisiana Tech University; Madeline Genevieve Carlisle Collins, Louisiana Tech University; Katie Evans, Louisiana Tech University

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Mechanical Engineering

study are presented.Online Homework Problem Development for Advanced Mechanics of Materials CourseThe junior-level Advanced Mechanics of Materials course in the Mechanical Engineeringprogram at Louisiana Tech University is the third in a sequence of four mechanics of materialscourses. The sequence begins with an integrated Statics and Mechanics of Materials coursewhich covers the basics of mechanics of materials and is required of all engineering students.Next is an Intermediate Strength of Materials course which focuses on topics like beamdeflection and statically indeterminate scenarios and is taken primarily by civil and mechanicalengineering students. Following the Advanced Mechanics of Materials course, mechanicalengineering students

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Teams, Teaching, Leadership, and Technical Communications in Mechanical Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Melnyk, U.S. Military Academy; Brian J. Novoselich, U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

. The purpose of this paper is to provide undergraduate mechanical engineering educatorswith a better understanding of how andragogy may play an integral role in the education ofundergraduate engineering students. The assumptions associated with andragogy may be bettersuited to preparing students for the rigors of professional mechanical engineering practice. Usinga single case study methodology, this paper examines the guiding documents of oneundergraduate mechanical engineering program including 1) National level engineeringeducation guiding documents, 2) institution-level guiding documents, and 3) department-levelmission and vision statements. Results from this case study analysis contrast the applicability ofpedagogical and andragogical

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment in ME 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Bo Tao, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering

through a sequence of mechanical engineering courses while participating in our FSGs.Proper assessment of their academic performance will undoubtedly shed more light on theeffectiveness of this supplemental instruction method. Furthermore, as faculty of an institutionthat is primarily devoted to undergraduate education, we recognize that the willingness andcommitment of the teaching faculty to be involved in these activities are also important.Instructor-student interactions, supported by enthusiastic faculty beyond the regular lecturesettings, are an integral part towards the sustainment of such successful instructional practices.Future study components can indeed include examination of faculty attitude towards thesepractices and how their

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Software and Related Tools for Teaching and Course Efficiencies

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Rodriguez P.E., Western Michigan University; Timothy Neil Thomas, CADENAS PARTsolutions LLC

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #19657The Use of Software Package and Commercial Catalogues in Development ofDesign DocumentationDr. Jorge Rodriguez P.E., Western Michigan University Faculty member in the Department of Engineering Design, Manufacturing, and Management Systems (EDMMS) at Western Michigan University’s (WMU). Co-Director of the Center for Integrated Design (CID), and currently the college representative to the President’s University-wide Sustainability Com- mittee at WMU. Received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering-Design from University of Wisconsin- Madison and received an MBA from Rutgers University. His B.S. degree was in

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Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer II

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yeow Siow, University of Illinois, Chicago

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Mechanical Engineering

tool to enhance student learningand performance. An important element in overcoming conceptual challenges, as oftenencountered in thermodynamics, is the self-guided process where students rely, and eventuallytrust, their cognitive resources to form a knowledge base.4 PBL, if implemented with care, canserve as a powerful way to enable self-reliance. Savage et al.5 investigated, and ascertained, theeffectiveness of PBL throughout the engineering curriculum, while cautioning that its successrequires that the project be relevant, not overly complex or resource intensive, and easy toimplement by the instructor.Many educators have integrated PBL, of varying capacity, in introductory thermodynamics,6-13including some projects that have been

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Learning and Assessment in ME 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Patrick Bass, The Citadel; Monika Bubacz, The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel

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Mechanical Engineering

Citadel Patrick Bass is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The Citadel, in Charleston, SC. He received his B.S. degree in aerospace engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, in 2005, his M.E. degree in space operations from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO, in 2009, and his Ph.D. in materials engineering from Auburn University, Auburn, AL, in 2016. His main areas of research interest are electroactive polymers and space mechanics. Dr. Bass earned an NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship during his Ph.D. studies and was awarded a meritorious third and fourth year of funding in recognition of his outstanding research

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Materials, Manufacturing, and Machine Component Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Dore; Rodrigo Arturo Ramos, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Payam Matin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Monai Stinnett, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #18975Learning Experience in Designing a Dome Test Setup for Sheet Metal Forma-bility CharacterizationMonica Dore Monica Dor´e currently holds an engineering position at the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis- tration (NASA) at Wallops Flight Facility as an Aerospace engineer. Ms. Dore has received an Un- dergraduate Degree with Honors in Engineering with a Mechanical Specialization from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) in December 2014. Prior to receiving her undergraduate degree she worked as an intern with NASA from 2012-2014. She works supporting Airborne Science missions aboard flight

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Learning and Assessment in ME 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy

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Mechanical Engineering

overwhelming for students.Sources of student confusion regarding units are manifold. The variety of emphasis placed onunits conversions and cancellations across the curriculum can lead students to believe that unitsdifficulties are subject-specific, leading to a “units anxiety” that occurs fresh with every class.The emphasis can range from a consistent methodical treatment of units in class examples to atotal absence of numerical computations. (The author took an undergraduate heat transfer classin which students needed to rely on classroom lectures because there was no assigned text. Theinstructor presented all material by deriving governing relationships in a purely symbolicfashion. Not a single example, homework problem, or exam problem contained a

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Programming, Virtual Reality, and Dynamic Systems

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Education, 2017 Incorporating Entrepreneurially Minded Learning into a Junior/Senior Level Mechatronics Course Project Covering Dynamic Systems, Modeling, and ControlAbstractAt Lawrence Technology University, a junior/senior level mechatronics course within theundergraduate mechanical engineering program was modified to include entrepreneurially mindedlearning content in existing problem-based learning activities. The real-world projectsincorporated modeling and analysis of dynamic systems, selection and integration of sensors andactuators, and feedback control. This study assessed the course modifications based on studentbehaviors corresponding to an entrepreneurial mindset. The entrepreneurial

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Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer I

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University; James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

learning is the inclusion of student skills associated with anentrepreneurial mindset, such as integrating information from many sources to gain insight,conveying engineering solutions in economic terms, and identifying unexpected opportunities.The resulting entrepreneurially minded learning activities emphasize “discovery, opportunityidentification, and value creation with attention given to effectual thinking over causal(predictive) thinking” [3]. At Lawrence Tech approximately 75% of the engineering curriculum,including mathematics and general education, is being modified to include ACL, PBL, and EML.These courses span the curriculum and range from multidisciplinary Introduction toEngineering [6, 7] to junior level technical courses [8, 9] to

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Undergraduate Research and a Force and Moment Lab

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Audrey Pang, Sandia National Laboratories; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas, Austin, Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

college by providing an ME-intensive course that allows students to apply the requiredmath and science curriculum and promoting early engagement in the field of engineering. Buildingon the notion of lack of identification with the field of engineering (especially amongunderrepresented groups [34]), research indicates that freshmen are 1.5 times less likely to identifyas engineers compared with sophomores, juniors, or seniors [38], and a review of retentionresearch indicates that students with lower self-confidence and/or self-efficacy are more likely toleave engineering fields [14]. Thus, there is a potential for FIRE to have significant impact onminimizing attrition rates. By engaging students in research and connecting them with faculty at

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Teams, Capstone Courses, and Project Based-Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John M. Mativo, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Kathryn Marie Youngblood, University of Georgia; Doug Brouillard, Eaton Corp. Supercharger; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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Mechanical Engineering

the high-tech and low tech applications. In addition to teaching courses such as energy systems, mechanics, mechatronics, and production, he investigates best ways to expand cutting edge technologies to the workforce.Dr. Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia Dr. Nicola Sochacka is the associate director for the Engineering Education Transformations Institute (EETI) at the University of Georgia. Her research interests include STEAM (STEM + Art) education, empathy, diversity, and reflection.Kathryn Marie Youngblood, University of Georgia Kathryn Youngblood is an undergraduate researcher and environmental engineering student at the Uni- versity of Georgia. She has worked with CLUSTER to study a variety of

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Teams, Capstone Courses, and Project Based-Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Molly A. McVey, University of Kansas; Carl W. Luchies, University of Kansas; Adrian Joseph Villicana, University of Kansas

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

TBLhave on team performance, compared to an offering of the course prior to implementation, and3) what effect does being a member of a high-performing team have on individual studentlearning in the course?BackgroundTeam-based learning (TBL) takes cooperative learning to the next level by increasing the timeteams spend together and the expectations of team integration and performance. TBL differsfrom cooperative learning in that particular attention is payed to team formation, peerassessment, prompt feedback on individual and group performance, and group work (L. K.Michaelsen et al., 2002). Teams should be made up of 5-7 people and stay together for the entiresemester, group work should account for a significant portion of the course grade

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ME Demonstrations and Laboratories

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamela L Dickrell, University of Florida

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #18300Five-Minute Demonstrations:MinimalFaculty InvestmentforMaximumLearn-ing ImpactDr. Pamela L Dickrell, University of Florida Dr. Pamela Dickrell is the Associate Director of the Institute for Excellence in Engineering Education (IE3) at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida. She designs and teaches large enrollment service courses, and researches innovative educational methods for the delivery of curriculum to students across multiple engineering majors. Her prior appointment at UF was director of the engineering distance learning program, UF EDGE (Electronic Delivery of