director of Center on Access Technology include the planning, design, implementation and dissem- ination of research projects that are related to the need of accessibility. In addition to his responsibility, he manages RIT projects which is a subcontractor in the FCC Accessible Communication for Everyone (ACE) platform, formerly called Video Access Technology Reference Platform (VATRP). RIT team is engaged in designing UI, developing website, fixing software bugs, working with other software engi- neers, performing software testing and participating in outreach activities. He received his BS from RIT and his MS from Lehigh University. His last assignment with IBM was an Advanced Process Control project manager. He
theresistance of resistors, the current in a closed electrical circuit, the voltage drop across resistors,light emitting diodes (LEDs), and batteries. Using a signal generator and an oscilloscope,students learned the difference between dc and ac voltage signals. Ohm’s law was also coveredin this module. An attempt was made to determine the speed of sound with the signal generator,oscilloscope, a loudspeaker, a microphone, and a meter ruler. In addition to using DMM tomeasure the resistance of resistors, the students learned how to use color codes to determine thevalue of the resistance of resistors. Figure 4 shows an example of the color code used for thisexercise. Figure 5 shows an example of schematic electrical diagrams that students worked on.This
years, 20 at Exxon and 5 in the high tech industry, an unexpected layoff came at a bad time, she was also newly widowed. Job offers that were once plentiful were nowhere to be found. The first, and only, offer to finally appear was to teach physical science at Bayonne High School, for a significant pay cut. A new adventure began. In the 14 years since then, she got to start up a research program, an engineering program, a science club, two FIRST Tech Challenge robotics teams, and brought in several new programs such as Technology Students Association, Young Science Achievers, and ACS Project SEED. She’s been invited back do pharmaceutical engineering research with Research Experience for Teachers at NJIT every summer
that resulted in the 2014 report, STEM Integration in K-12 Education: Status, Prospects, and an Agenda for Research. He was the study director for the project that resulted in publication of Standards for K-12 Engineering Education? (2010) and Engineering in K-12 Education: Understanding the Status and Improving the Prospects (2009), an analysis of efforts to teach engineering to U.S. school children. He oversaw the NSF-funded project that resulted in the 2013 publication of Messaging for Engineering: From Research to Action and the 2008 publication of Changing the Conversation: Messages for Improving Public Understanding of Engineering and was co-editor of the reports Tech Tally: Approaches to Assessing
involved. It did not take too much time awayfrom the REU students’ research activities, yet provided them with an opportunity to reach out toyounger students. It provided the REU students with an opportunity to work on theircommunication skills. By requiring the REU students to share their experiences and enthusiasmfor engineering, it reminded them of the reasons why they chose to pursue engineering or STEMdegrees in the first place. Given the positive outcomes of this experiment, it is our intention toorganize such activities in future REU program offerings.Acknowledgments:The author gratefully acknowledges the support of the National Science Foundation REUprogram NSF award # EEC-1359137 (2014-2017), award # EEC-1004915 (2010-2013) andaward # EEC
senior member of the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and a member of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department Heads Association (ECETDHA).Prof. Scott A Kuhl, Michigan Technological University Scott Kuhl is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Cog- nitive & Learning Sciences at Michigan Technological University. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Utah in 2009. He has been the faculty advisor for Husky Game Develop- ment Enterprise since Spring 2010. His research interests include immersive virtual environments, head- mounted displays, and spatial perception. A link to his web page can be found
quality evaluation (topics, instructor/staff, field trips, and guest speakers) once at the completion of 36 or 40hrs of STEM learning instead of evaluating every session. 3. Teacher to stay at their satellite sites instead of rotating between middle school satellite camps. Provide additional training for pre-service teachers who will be assisting lead teachers. 4. Develop home-based project activities for family connection component of the project. 5. Integrate an Advanced Career (AC) model developed by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). Pilot test the AC curriculum focused on Aerospace Engineering with high school students. In addition, offer high school juniors and seniors
from Georgia State Uni- versity in 2003. Dr. Leggett-Robinson is the Principal Investigator of GPC’s $1.5 million NSF STEP grant and continues to work closely with other STEM committees. Dr. Leggett-Robinson is published in Polymer, The Journal of Undergraduate Chemical Research, Heterocyclic Communications, A Journal of Oncology and Hematology, The Chemical Educator, and the Journal of College Science Teaching. She has made numerous presentations at both national and regional scientific meetings and has been featured in in a TRIO publication (Council of Education) highlighting ”Academic All-Stars”, in the ACS publi- cation In Chemistry, in a Science Education publication from Cornell University, and twice in
structures and the basics of MATLAB. Recent assessment results have shown that with thelayout of training modules before taking the capstone project, the fear of BMET studentstaking the capstone projects is not only eliminated but has also built up their confidence andimproved the quality and creativity of their projects. With proper conditioning and judicious courseselection, students will become more motivated and will help reinforce the best practices inimplementing9 capstone senior projects.Bibliography1. Shakib, J., Muqri, M., “An Electrical and Computer Startup Kit for Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam”, American Society for Engineering Education, AC 20162. Shakib, J., Muqri, M., “A Taste of Python - Discrete and Fast Fourier
Distinguished Teacher-Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His interests include computational complexity theory, professional ethics, and engineering education research. He serves as Editor of the Journal of Engineering Education and as a member of the editorial boards of College Teaching and Ac- countability in Research. He is a Carnegie Scholar and an IEEE Fellow. Professor Loui was Associate Dean of the Graduate College at Illinois from 1996 to 2000. He directed the theory of computing program at the National Science Foundation from 1990 to 1991. He earned the Ph.D. at M.I.T. in 1980. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 WIP: Designing a Course to Promote
design teaching and assessment, undergraduate engineering stu- dent leadership development, and social network analysis. He is also a licensed professional engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.Mrs. Janice Leshay Hall, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University I am a doctoral student in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. I am a proud military brat with a biomedical engineering background. My own experiences navigating the engineering curriculum as a first-generation college student as well as being a colleague to other military-connected students through my membership as a 2010 Tillman Miltary Scholar have sparked my passion for research on pathways to and through engineering with emphasis on the
Paper ID #18106Sticky Innovation: Exploring the Problem of the Bees through Engineeringand ArtDr. Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati Dr. Gaskins joined the Engineering Education Department in 2014. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 2008. Whitney earned her Masters of Business Administration in Quantitative Analysis from the University of Cincinnati, Lindner College of Business in 2010. She earned her Doctorate of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering/Engineering Education also from the University of Cincinnati. Her dissertation ”Changing the Learning
Sharon A. Keillor Award and the WEPAN Women in Engineering Initiative Award. She has been instrumental in establishing the Attracting Women into Engineering, the Engineers on Wheels and Engineering Clinics for Teachers programs at Rowan University. She has served as the Institutional Representative and Advisory Board Chair for the Women’s Professional Network at Rowan University for six years and currently is an advisory board member of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Council on Education (ACE) Office of Women in Higher Education (OWHE). She received a Fulbright award in 2015.Dr. Ralph Alan Dusseau P.E., Rowan University Dr. Ralph Dusseau is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rowan University
in more detail, including where to find economicinformation and how one can determine how robust the proposed process concept is to fluctuationsin key economic parameters.References 1. Bullard, L., “Ideas to Consider for New Chemical Engineering Educators: Senior Design,” Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Conference and Exposition, ASEE (2010). 2. Dym, C. L., Agogino, A. M., Eris, O., Frey D. D., and Leifer, L. J., “Engineering Design Thinking, Teaching, and Learning,” Journal of Engineering Education 94(1):103-120 (2005). 3. Tadd, A., Wisniewski, E., and Lalwani, L. N., “Revitalizing the Chemical Engineering Senior Design Experience: Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, and a Flipped Classroom Experience.” Proceeding
] Willingham, D.T. (2007), “Critical Thinking: Why Is It So Hard to Teach?,” AmericanEducator, AFT, Summer Issue, 8-19.[4] Berge, N.D., and Flora, J.R.V. (2010), “Engaging Students in Critical Thinking: AnEnvironmental Engineering EFFECT,” Proc. 117th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition,Louisville, KY, AC 2010-1752, 10 p.[5] Pierce, C.E., Caicedo, J.M., Flora, J.R.V., Berge, N.D., Madarshahian, R., and Timmerman,B. (2014), “Integrating Professional and Technical Engineering Skills with the EFFECTsPedagogical Framework,” International Journal of Engineering Education, 30(6B), 579-589.[6] Pierce, C.E., Gassman, S.L., and Huffman, J.T. (2013), “Environments for FosteringEffective Critical Thinking in Geotechnical Engineering Education (Geo-EFFECTs
currently serves as the Executive Director of the West Texas Office of Evaluation and Re- search. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Texas Tech University and a Master of Science degree in Statistics from SMU.Mrs. Krystal E. Thomasson, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Krystal Thomasson was born and raised in Corpus Christi, TX. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts, with an emphasis in Communication, from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in 2007. Krystal worked with the local ABC affiliate news station KIII-TV3 until 2010 when she was hired as a Program Coordinator for the College of Science & Engineering at her Alma Mater. She has coordi- nated many grant programs
Professional Standards Commission/Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. Her teaching experience spans across secondary, adult, technical and higher education. She has presented at state, regional, national and international conferences and has several publications. She has served on ac- creditation committees, K-12 school committees and local community boards and received and managed over two million dollars in federal grants. In addition, Dr. Mosley serves on state and national committees for teacher education.Dr. Mir M. Hayder, Savannah State University Dr. Hayder is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Savannah State Uni- versity, GA. He received PhD in Mechanical
multiple teaching and advising awards including the COE Excellence in Teaching Award (2008, 2014), UIC Teaching Recognitions Award (2011), and the COE Best Advisor Award (2009, 2010, 2013). Dr. Darabi has been the Technical Chair for the UIC Annual Engineering Expo for the past 5 years. The Annual Engineering Expo is a COE’s flagship event where all senior students showcase their Design projects and products. More than 600 participants from public, industry and academia attend this event annually. Dr. Darabi is an ABET IDEAL Scholar and has led the MIE Department ABET team in two successful ac- creditations (2008 and 2014) of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering programs. Dr. Darabi has been the
University while retaining both the current coursecontent and its rigor. As currently constructed, the circuits 1 course at Montana State University,EELE 201, covers basic circuit quantities, node and mesh analysis, basic circuit theorems, idealoperational amplifier circuits, the complete response of first order RC and RL circuits, sinusoidalsteady-state analysis and AC steady-state power. There is a follow-on course that considerstopics such as the complete response of second-order circuits, frequency response, Laplace andFourier techniques, filter circuits and two-port networks. Both four-credit circuits courses havelab components.There is growing literature regarding the teaching of electric circuits with the importance ofconceptual understanding
. Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University Yongpeng Zhang received his BS degree in Automatic Control from Xi’an University of Technology in 1994, MS degree in Automation from Tianjin University in 1999, and PhD degree in Electrical Engineer- ing from University of Houston in 2003. After one year post-doctoral research, he was appointed as the Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Engineering Technology Dept at Prairie View A&M University in 2004 Fall, where he received promotion as the Tenured Associate Professor from 2010 Fall. His research interests include control system, mechatronics, motor drive, power electronics, and real-time embedded system design. As the Principal Investigator, his research has
of the Year in 1982. Dr. Slaughter, a licensed professional engineer, began his career as an electronics engineer at General Dynamics and, later, served for 15 years at the U.S. Navy Electronics Laboratory in San Diego, where he became head of the Information Systems Technol- ogy Department. He has also been director of the Applied Physics Laboratory and professor of electrical engineering at the University of Washington, Academic Vice President and Provost at Washington State University, the Irving R. Melbo Professor of Leadership in Education at the University of Southern Cal- ifornia and, until his return to USC in January 2010, president and CEO of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc
New Jersey Chapter of the American Council on Education (ACE) Office of Women in Higher Education (OWHE). She received a Fulbright award in 2015.Dr. Ralph Alan Dusseau P.E., Rowan University Dr. Ralph Dusseau is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rowan University in Glass- boro, New Jersey. Dr. Dusseau is also serving as the Associate Chair of the Department of Civil and c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Paper ID #17773 Environmental Engineering and is Coordinator of the Engineering Management Programs at Rowan Uni- versity. Dr. Dusseau was an Assistant and
criteria wouldbe returned without review10. This amendment to the proposal granting process emphasized NSF’scommitment to funding projects that connect science and engineering to society, via broaderimpacts.In 2010, the America COMPETES Act11 reauthorized the National Science Foundation, mandatingthe retention of the Broader Impact criterion, and requested that NSF issue a report to Congressregarding the effects of this criterion. One of the requirements requested in the report by Congresswas to provide evaluations performed by the Foundation to assess the degree to which the Broader Impact aspects of research proposals were carried out and how effective they have been at meeting the goals described in the research proposals
, Collins S. Attitudes Towards Science: A Review of the Literature and its Implications. International Journal of Science Education, vol. 25, pp. 1049-1079, 2003.46. Varma R. Why So Few Women Enroll in Computing? Gender and Ethnic Differences in Students’ Perception. Computer Science Education, vol. 20, pp. 301-316, 2010. 47. DeWitt J, Osborne J, Archer L, Dillon J, Willis B, Wong B. Young Children’s Aspirations in Science: The Unequivocal, the Uncertain and the Unthinkable. International Journal of Science Education, vol. 35, pp. 1037-1063, 2011. 48. Frenzel AC, Goetz T, Pekrun R, Watt HM. Development of Mathematics Interest in Adolescence: Influences of Gender, Family and School Context. Journal of Research on
Lorenzosupport team and engineers. They successfully answered all of the students’ questions andprovided them with a manual and the latest software for the unit. By the end of this project, theteam was successful in configuring the wind-energy training unit so that it could properly chargea battery, output AC and DC for a powered light, and emulate each operation mode of acommercial Microwind turbine. The wind-energy modular training unit is a system that safelyconverts kinetic to electrical energy using the rotational motion from a wind turbine in acontrolled environment. For indoor use, a 24-volt DC motor was used to simulate the wind effecton the shaft of a generator of a traditional wind turbine.By the end of this project, the team was able to
Irving, Texas. His research interests are signal processing, information theory, and their applications to neuroengineer- ing and wireless communication and networks. Particular focus is on the interplay of communication systems and networks; including network coding, user cooperation, spectrum sharing, opportunistic ac- cess, and scheduling with different delay constraints as well as millimeter wave communications. In neuro-engineering, his interests are on modeling neuronal circuits connectivity and the impact of learning on connectivity, on real-time closed-loop stabilization of neuronal systems to mitigate disorders such as epilepsy, Parkinson, depression, and obesity, on developing an understanding of