Conference Session

Tips and Tricks for Actively Engaging Students

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daria Gerasimova, George Mason University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University; Jill K. Nelson, George Mason University

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New Engineering Educators

, and the IEEE Signal Processing, Communications, and Education Societies. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Profiles of Participation Outcomes in Faculty Learning CommunitiesIntroduction Significant evidence suggests that undergraduate education in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines needs to be improved 1–4. Research oneffective teaching has recognized interactive teaching and active learning as effective tools inadvancing STEM education: they promote both student achievement 5 and conceptualunderstanding of the material 6. However, despite the growing body of research that supports thistype of teaching, traditional lecturing still prevails in college

Conference Session

Tips and Tricks for Actively Engaging Students

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University; Donna Harp Ziegenfuss, University of Utah; Matthew W. Roberts, Southern Utah University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

University.Dr. Donna Harp Ziegenfuss, University of Utah Donna Harp Ziegenfuss, is an Associate Librarian in Graduate and Undergraduate Services in the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah. She has an Ed.D. in Academic Leadership/Higher Education and an MS degree in Applied Technology/Instructional Design. She has over 10 years of experience teaching, designing instruction, and doing qualitative research both in and outside of a library context. Her research interests focus on library and technology-based instructional planning and course design, assessment and evaluation topics, as well as online teaching and learning.Dr. Matthew W Roberts, Southern Utah University Dr. Roberts has been teaching structural

Conference Session

Technology for Faculty Development and Classroom Management

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Marie Reck, Kettering University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

processing, and engineering education. Specific areas of controls and signal processing research include the design and modeling of intelligent controls, Kalman filters, and automation. Engineering education research includes curriculum and laboratory development for these concepts. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Using Google Apps to Collect and Organize My Tenure PortfolioIntroductionAt most universities, promotion and tenure decisions are made based on performance in threecategories: teaching, research, and service. However, the emphasis on each category variesbetween universities depending on their institutional priorities. One thing is consistent; acandidate for promotion needs to

Conference Session

The Care and Keeping of Graduate Students - GSD Tech Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators

Program of Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society, which provides interactive seminars on interpersonal communications and problem solving skills for engineering students across the U.S. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 The Care and Keeping of Graduate Students: An Interactive Panel Discussion for Novice Advisors of Graduate Students1. Introduction and PurposeWhile most young professors expect to juggle teaching with research, service, and grant writing,the expectation to form and lead an (immediately productive) laboratory group is sometimessurprising and often challenging. Graduate students expect that their faculty mentors will