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Interdisciplinary Engineering Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Terra Smith

active, dynamic process in which the connections are changed and the structure reformatted. The excitement of learning comes when new connections are made, sometimes transforming the structure, pulling apart some connections and making new ones. Sometimes new information will result in the "Aha!" experience that connects previously unrelated facts. The point is that new information results in meaningful learning when it connects with what already exists in the mind of the learner. 2 The benefits of this project to undergraduate engineering students and the community can be Page

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Engineering Management Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Waters

and studied widely and became one of the very few who have been able toarticulate a convincing, original systems theory of human society. Today, the association ofbiological evolution with societal evolution by analogy is well established but Boulding’sambition was greater. He went beyond analogy to build a theory that integrated physical,* Two reviewers of this paper questioned its relevance to engineering management education andpractice. It is an attempt to use advances in evolutionary biology and paleontology, as interpretedby Kenneth Boulding, to provide a framework for examining strategic issues confronted bytechnical managers. In my view, the subject is relevant.Another reviewer maintained that my "premise that '… formal strategic

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New EET Course Development

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Albert Lozano

Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Education”Course description and goalsWith the previous points in mind, the author has developed an introductory course on satellitecommunications trying to cover the gap between the industry needs and the student knowledgeand background acquired in previous courses in the BSEET curricula in which he teaches. Themain topics of this course are presented in Table 1. These topics are covered using a mixture oflectures from the instructor, experimental work, solution of problems as a group in theclassroom, in addition to several presentations from the students. A clear advantage of thestructure of the topics seen in Table 1 is that

Conference Session

International Engineering Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bahadur Khan Khpolwak; Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz

Session 2160 An Attempt to Resurrect Engineering Education in Herat, Afghanistan M. Saleh Keshawarz, Bahadur Khan Khpolwak Associate Professor and Chairman of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT 06117, USA/Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Herat University, Herat, AfghanistanAbstractFormal Engineering Education goes back to 1956 when engineering courses were offered as partof the Faculty of Science. However, it was not until 1996, when Engineering College started itsoperation as an independent college. The new college was built through the

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Engrng Edu;An International Perspective

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak

origin of word ‘engineer’ has nothing to do with locomotives, engines or motors ascommonly perceived in English speaking world. It traces its roots to French ‘ingénieur’ whichwas derived from ‘ingénier’ (to exert somebody’s mind), ‘ingéniosité’ (ingeniousness) and‘ingénieux’ (ingenious). The origins of ‘ingénieux’ point mainly at ‘ingenious’ rather than just‘thought over’ but do not point at ‘inventive’ (inventif). So, is engineering about inventing?Ideally yes. Famous phrase by Theodore von Karman “Scientists describe world that is, engineerscreate world that never was”. Engineering is about creativity, and ideally about inventing too.But do we even know how a human mind comes up with an invention? A successful engineer hasnot only traits of a

Conference Session

Cross-Section of Construction Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Osama Abudayyeh

required formal education must be the research training of undergraduate civil andconstruction students to encourage them to pursue advanced education and research careers.With this in mind, the author developed a funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates(REU) summer training program for undergraduate civil and construction students that focuses onconstruction engineering and management issues and problems. This paper describes the structureof the REU program and the types of activities undertaken by the REU participants. Page 7.1223.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Computers in Manufacturing Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Harry Hess

the material is not geared to thecreative mind, potentially outstanding engineering students may be lost to other fields. Solidmodeling and reverse engineering are two highly effective methods used at The College of NewJersey (TCNJ) in the Department of Engineering to enliven and stimulate great subject interest inthe students for the manufacturing processes and will be the subject of this paper.The previously mentioned concepts of manufacturing processes, organization, and productionsystems are being taught in the Engineering Department’s Manufacturing Processes course. Therequired course is taken early in the engineering students’ college experience during thesophomore year and has proven to be quite positive for the students.Because the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education for Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Baum; Karen Thornton; David Barbe

planning for the initiative, and theoperating program is co-managed by the engineering and business schools. The program wasdesigned to attract undergraduate students with a strong entrepreneurial spirit, to create a senseof community and cooperation among these like-minded students, to impact the way that theythink about their careers and destinies and to prepare them to start businesses.Academic year 2001-2002 is the second year that the program has been operating. In the firstyear, 65 students were admitted, and in the second year the number grew to 108 students . It isnot envisioned that the program will involve a larger number of students, but rather that theadmission requirements will continue to be raised so that only students with an

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sheryl Duggins

Model proposed here incorporates the ideasof constructivism, operational definitions, process-improvement, and CMM-based maturitylevels and applies them to process teaching.While researching constructivism, the work of Harlan Mills 10 on the mathematical aspects ofbox structures came to mind. Box structures are the fundamental objects used for analysis anddesign of information systems in the box structure methodology. They are formally,(mathematically), defined, and I teach them in my graduate software engineering class on formalsoftware specification methods. There is nothing about box structures that is inherently relatedto CMM, or process teaching or learning, or constructivism. But I found it useful to depict myprocess-based model using

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Pierson; Michael Robinson; Betsy Dulin

. Page 7.598.5 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ã 2002, American Society for Engineering Education q Be flexible and creative. Plan for activities to take longer than expected and for unforeseen technical difficulties to arise. q Provide and distribute to participants an exhaustive check list of “Things To Bring”. q Place a lot of effort into team building early in the process, and be prepared to mediate the occasional dispute that may arise. q Institute a dress code, but be reasonable and mindful of current fashions. q Provide 24-hour contact information for parents. q Interact continuously with hosting facility

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhengtao T. Deng; Xiaoqing (Cathy) Qian; Abdul Jalloh; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and the National Research Council,that almost all of them are directly related to manufacturing systems. As such, themanufacturing track of the ME program was designed to address them with the followingpoints in mind:1. Meet accreditation criteria as per the accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)2. Address national trends in manufacturing while ensuring local relevance3. Provide flexibility within the program to allow for the changing needs of industryThe specialization in manufacturing systems is provided during the last two years of theprogram by taking a battery of courses that add up to sixteen credit hours in the option.This is supplemented with five semester hours of

Conference Session

Panel on Entrepreneurship Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Norman Kaderlan; Mary Ann Rankin; John Butler; Steven Nichols

, Doggett, J., "Development ofBusiness Skills in Engineering Students through Collaborative Engineering-Business School Activities",Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition,Montreal, June 2002.xi Jolly, Vijay, Commercializing New Technologies: From Mind to Market, Harvard Business School Press,Boston Mass., 1997.xii Pahl, G. and Beitz, W., Engineering Design: A Systematic Approach, Second Edition, SpringerPublications, 1996.xiii Pugh, Stuart, Total Design: Integrated Methods for Successful Product Engineering, Addison-WesleyPublishing Company, 1990.xiv Otto, Kevin, and Wood, Kristin, Product Design, Techniques in Reverse Engineering and New ProductDevelopment, Prentice

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Novel Classroom Environments

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathryn Hollar; Mariano Savelski; Stephanie Farrell

represented at Rowan (Chemical, Civil andEnvironmental, Mechanical, and Electrical and Computer Engineering) and focuses onengineering measurements. In the second semester of the freshmen year, student teamswork on reverse engineering of processes or products (beer production, bread making,coffee brewing, electric toothbrush)[1, 2]. This hands-on minds-on approach gets thestudents excited about engineering. It also helps narrow the gap between a high schoollevel perception of what engineering is and the reality of engineering.Demonstration of engineering principles and science fundamentals through everydayprocesses or products engages students more in the learning process. The ChemicalEngineering Department at Rowan has successfully used this

Conference Session

Visualization and Graphics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jerz

Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationAfter finding a good book on sketching and drawing interpretation, my next challenge wasfinding a SolidWorks book. The book was chosen with three goals in mind: 1) the topics shouldbe coordinated as much as possible with the Jensen textbook, 2) the book should teachSolidworks 2001, and 3) it should include exercises on creating models, drawings, andassemblies. The textbook “Engineering Design with SolidWorks 200110 ,” by the Planchardssatisfied these desires. Figure 4. A Drawing Interpretation ExerciseThis book focuses on providing a solid foundation in SolidWorks using competency-basedprojects. The

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Assessment of Biomedical Engineering Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann McKenna

, A. L., and Cocking, R. R. (Eds.) (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.6. DiSessa, A. (1983). Phenomenology and the evolution of intuition. In D. Gentner & A. L. Stevens (Eds.), Mental Models (pp. 15-33), Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.7. Linn, M. C. & Hsi, S. (2000). Computers, teachers, peers: Science learning partners, Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.8. Birol, G., McKenna, A., Giorgio, T. and Brophy, S. (2002). Implementation of Educational Modules in a Biotechnology Course: A Challenge Based Education Approach, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, ASEE 2002, Montreal

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Classroom Innovations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Smith

Session 2202 Learner Adaptation to Digital Libraries by Engineering Students Narayanan Komerath, Marilyn Smith School of Aerospace Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0150Digital library: "A managed environment of multimedia materials in digital form, designed for the benefitof its user population, structured to facilitate access to its contents, and equipped with aids to navigatethe global network ... with users and holdings totally distributed, but managed as a coherent whole

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New Programs and Textbooks in BME

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robin Adams; Mary Lidstrom; Kjell Nelson; Jeffrey Bonadio; David Stahl; Cynthia Atman

Session Teaching Biology from an Engineering Perspective: Integrating Biology into Undergraduate Engineering Education Kjell Nelson1, Robin Adams1, Mary Lidstrom2, Jeff Bonadio3, Dave Stahl4, Cynthia Atman1 1 Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching, 2Department of Chemical Engineering, 3Department of Bioengineering, 4Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WashingtonAbstractA new course has been developed at the University of Washington that is designed to teachfundamental biological concepts specifically

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ricardo Teixeira; Pedro Portela; Maria Restivo; Jose Marques

open-ended engineering problems as part of a cooperative learning strategy,requires careful planning, good coordination of manpower and resources, an open mind andthe right mental attitude from all staff members involved. It promotes student teamworkskills and personal responsibility, as well as their self-organising and conflict-solvingcapabilities. It develops the students’ capacity to analyse, interpret and criticise results, whileintegrating diverse fundamental concepts in a structured, operational way. And, last but notthe least, it most often constitutes a rich learning experience for the teachers involved in suchcooperative exercise.We end by quoting student feedback (as conveyed by PP)."At the start of this whole project, that prompted

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Hall; Nancy Hubing; David Oglesby; Vikas Yellamraju; Ralph Flori; Timothy Philpot

Session 2768 Incorporating Web-Based Homework Problems in Engineering Dynamics Ralph E. Flori, David B. Oglesby, Timothy A. Philpot, Nancy Hubing, Richard H. Hall, Vikas Yellamraju University of Missouri-RollaAbstractWe are involved in a project funded by the Department of Education (FIPSE) which focuses ondeveloping interactive software to improve the teaching and learning of engineering statics,dynamics, and mechanics of materials. This paper presents an overview of this project, discussesits objectives, and focuses on

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Eoin O Herlihy; William Gaughran

are: always wear safety goggles or a safety shield; always use a work holdingdevice to hold the work piece and always let the machine stop completely before operating it.ConclusionWithout designing with all the above elements in mind the paraplegic user will be excludedfrom participating in engineering/technology environments. Designing for all requires theadaptation and modification of current design best practices to encompass a broad range ofuser capabilities11. Designing for all will increase safety for all. The integration of theparaplegic user will have positive implications for all involved in the engineering/technologyenvironments, as it will increase safety and provide a better working environment for all.Increasing safety and

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elhag Shaban

team and provide strict deadlines to finish the assignments. A flowdiagram, simulation programs, theoretical analysis, and all successes and failures must bedocumented. In the second semester the student should be able to assemble their projectand test it.The students and the instructor should bear in mind the criteria that ABET has stressed inthe final design project such as engineering standard codes, ethical engineering decisions,respect to safety, and avoidance of the use of hazardous material. The design projectshould provide solutions to social problems, the impact of the project in the local andglobal economy, teamwork, and application of previous knowledge in the curriculum.Probably the most difficult part is to find suitable projects

Conference Session

Design and the Liberal Arts

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gayle Ermer; Steven VanderLeest

CaringThe design ought to show due care for persons. It should take into account its effects onindividuals – physically, socially, and psychologically. Technological solutions should address areal need, one that has been appropriately defined while keeping the individual in mind. Thisshould include an attitude on the part of engineers that recognizes that technology does not existfor its own sake, but to better the lives of others. For example, the graphical user interface ofmany modern operating systems can be difficult or impossible to navigate for the blind. Web pagenavigation can be done via an audio web browser if the pages are designed using standard HTML,but can become unintelligible when non-standard components are included (to “spice” it

Conference Session

Developing ABET Outcomes F--J

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Di Bella

that most closely represents how the ethical dilemma would be presentedin the real world of engineering.Some Ethical Challenges and Examples of InstructionThe author finds some comfort in presenting an ethical dilemma to the student when thestudent is in the mist of a mind absorbing exercise offered in the Machine Design course.This is particularly effective when the machine design course is combined with thetraditional Capstone Design Project Course (typically taken by the senior engineeringstudent). During this course instruction a full range of diverse design topics are discussed.Examples of mechanical design techniques must be given via a variety of design projectswhether they are ‘real-life’ engineering examples or purely conceptualized

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Retention: Keeping the Women Students

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paige Smith

the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition CopyrightÓ 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”References1. Accrediting Board of Engineering and Technology. (2000). Engineering Criteria 2000. Engineering AccreditationCommission, Baltimore, MD.2. Bandura, A. (1986) Social foundations of thought and action: a social cognitive theory. Englewood Cliffs, NJ:Prentice Hall.3. Barra, R. (1993). Tips and techniques for team effectiveness. New Oxford, PA: Barra International.4. Belinky, M.F., Clency, G.M., Golderger, N.R., and Tarule, J. (1986). Women’s ways of knowing: thedevelopment of self, voice and mind. New York: Basic Books.5. Betz, N., and Hackett, G. (1983). The relationship of mathematics

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Graduate Student Experiences

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Reischman; Eugene Brown

result, the United States needs to fill this void by importing them from foreign countries. This has the potential of jeopardizing the quality of undergraduate engineering education as well as putting the United States at a technological disadvantage in comparison with other countries. ASEE needs to help promote the importance of graduate level engineering education.I hope that the Society will accept Gerry’s challenge and find multiple opportunities in itsCouncils, Divisions, and meetings to explore, debate, and formulate appropriate actions on thisimportant topic. However, any discussion needs to be well grounded in the data which concernsthis topic. With this end in mind, to stimulate discussion of the trends in

Conference Session

Academic Prerequisites for Licensure

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Brewer Stouffer; Jeffrey Russell

Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education5. APWA (1981). Public Works Management Trends and Developments. American Public Works Association, Chicago.6. ASCE (2001). Policy Statement 465, http://www.asce.org/news/policy_details.cfm?hdlid=157. Beder, S. (1999). “Beyond Technicalities: Expanding Engineering Thinking.” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 125(1), 12-16.8. Bergeron, H.E. (2001). “A Perspective on the Need to Give an Introduction to Engineering Management to All Engineering Students.” Leadership and Management in Engineering, 1(1), 26-29.9. Bloom, A. (1987). The Closing of the American Mind. Simon and

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Women in Engineering: A Potpourri

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Hopcroft

, three distinct themes evolved to provide a framework for discussion: 1)methodology, 2) communication, and 3) culture.A. MethodologyThe complex structure of the mind is not the subject of this paper. Relevant here are key ideasconcerning thinking across professions. For both the engineer and the psychologist new modelsof understanding methodology and innovative approaches to research have forever changed thenature of their research. Prior researchers [1, 2, 3] revolutionized thinking about thinking. Newmodels of thought recognize the importance of innovation, creativity, and culture. That inputinfluenced the new direction in the current collaboration and suggested that research also needsto be defined by innovation, creativity, and culture.A

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Outreach: Future Women in Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha Cyr; Lacey Prouty; Erik Rushton

toeffectively focus student interest.With this in mind, determining specific contextual factors able to engage more effectively thetarget audience of single-gender or mixed gender populations within a particular classroombecause of different human-impact perception might create opportunities to encourage learningeffectively. For a particular set of desired skills or theoretical knowledge to be taught in theclassroom, the utilization of specific types of human impact might be more useful for teachersseeking to maximize student interest and involvement based upon classroom demographics,particularly addressing and encouraging non-traditional students in engineering and technologyat early ages.Activity Description

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Moral Theories and Engineering Ethics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

S. Ratnajeevan Hoole; Dushyanthi Hoole

international law things are different. Human rights come increasingly through treatyobligations and are often in force without a national discussion. With engineers increasinglyengaged in multi-national transactions, they need to be mindful of their obligations to humanrights. The laws are international in character. We need clearly and necessarily to understand ourobligations. The legal argument for the importance of engineers’ knowing their human rightsobligations has been advanced by Hoole 1. We leave it to readers to consult that paper for details.Definition of Human RightsThere is really no formal definition of human rights except the meaning that derives fromlanguage – the rights of the individual human being. Its precise meaning has evolved

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Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Lyle Feisel; George Peterson

Page 7.20.1the practice-oriented professions have been mulling over these questions for some time. In order Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering Educationto begin to address them, a colloquy was organized by ABET and funded through the SloanFoundation. Held in January 2002 in Mission Bay, California, this colloquy gathered togethersome of the best minds in engineering education, particularly in regard to the laboratory. Thegoal of the colloquy was to determine through consensus a taxonomy of laboratory learningobjectives, which could be validated and disseminated throughout the educational community