Conference Session

Alternative Teaching Methods

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer A. O'Neil, Rochester Institute of Technology; Martin E. Gordon, Rochester Institute of Technology; Abigail Gordon, Clarence Central School District; Brian Scott Rice, Rochester Institute of Technology; Gary De Angelis, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

used throughout the course, such as incorporating three of the five senses in everylesson - students hear, see visually what is being said, and work/feel with what is being said; usinglarge print on PowerPoint, with few words per slide and many visuals; having opportunities forstudents to work with peers in groups; brainstorming; KWL charts; and hands-on activities.Multiple frontloading techniques were used so that if students were bored in one context, theywould be motivated in another. Detailed examples of some of the frontloading techniques used inthe course are discussed next.One of the most fundamental concepts taught in Fundamentals of Engineering is the engineeringdesign process. The instructors agreed that the pumpkin chunkin

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Fang, Utah State University; Laurie S. McNeill, Utah State University; Robert Spall, Utah State University; Paul Barr, Utah State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Toss community event. In this event, teams construct a medieval device (trebuchet) tolaunch pumpkins in a tournament of distance, accuracy, and mechanical design. Figure 3 (seenext page) shows the trebuchet that the S-STEM team built.After the event, we asked students to describe what they had learned in the aspects of technicalskills (such as mechanical design and manufacturing) and professional skills (such ascommunication, team-working, and leadership). The following paragraphs provide tworepresentative examples of student comments:“During the process of designing and building the trebuchet, I learned a variety of technicalskills. It was very interesting and encouraging to apply the things that I had learned in theclassroom to a real