interaction. According to Schunk35, students feel greater efficacy whenthey are given short-term, very specific objectives. These practices are all key elementsof the ETW, more because they are universal principles of how all students best learn,rather than being unique to a culturally diverse demographic. The Teaching and Learningseminar promotes these same principles while citing other sources3,26. The ExCEEdmodel was built on these principles. The concept of lesson objectives is so important thatan entire seminar is devoted to them introducing Bloom’s taxonomy5 to attain theappropriate cognitive level of the objective and providing a comprehensive list of actionverbs to help attain it. An entire laboratory is devoted to creating good lesson
Paper ID #26560Using Your Campus as a Laboratory: An Adaptable Field Trip on Geomor-phology for Engineering GeologyDr. Kristin M. Sample-Lord P.E., Villanova University Dr. Kristin Sample-Lord is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engi- neering at Villanova University, with expertise in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. Her research focuses on soil barrier systems for protection of human health and the environment and geotech- nical aspects of stormwater control measures. Dr. Sample-Lord teaches a number of undergraduate and graduate courses, including Geology for Engineers
to augment physical models, as well as laboratory and in-field experimentation. Thisoverview provides context for the pedagogical approach discussed in this paper which combinesproject-based learning and large-scale laboratory experimentation. Based upon a review ofpublished research related to structural steel design instruction, there have been no similar steeldesign courses which use this teaching approach to expose students to the lateral load resistingframe systems common in seismic areas.Project-based LearningPast engineering pedagogy research has shown that incorporating a project-based approach in astructural steel course, that reflects a task similar to that in industry, is more effective than thetraditional lecture approach [2-3
Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from the University of Arkansas, and a doctoral degree from the University of Kentucky, Dr. Corrie Walton-Macaulay is now a Geotechnical Engineering Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Saint Mar- tin’s University. He teaches the traditional geotechnical course of soil mechanics, but also teaches civil engineering materials, mechanics of materials and pavement design. His research area is in unsaturated soil mechanics, energy geotechnics, and transportation infrastructure resiliency. Address: 5000 Abbey Way SE, Saint Martin’s University, Lacey, WA 98503Dr. Suresh Immanuel P.E., University of Evansville Dr. Immanuel Selvaraj is an associate
and faculty in institutions of higher education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Teaching and Assessment of Innovation and Creativity in Civil Engineering: Why? How? Now!AbstractThe goal of this paper is to inspire and equip civil engineering educators to integrate creativity andinnovation in their teaching practices. Among the six strategic goal statements adopted by theASCE Board of Direction is “Civil Engineers develop and apply innovative, state-of-the-artpractices and technologies.” Engineering education should set the stage for these skills andmindsets. In the recent activity to update the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (CEBOK3),creativity and
Civil and Mechanical Students with Integrated Hands-on Laboratory Exercises. Proceedings of the 2006 American Society of Engineering Education Conference.[5] Kukreti, A.R. (1999). Use of Small-Scale Models Testing Laboratory to Teach Structural Dynamics. Proceedings of the 1999 American Society of Engineering Education Conference.[6] Riley, C.R., Millar J.D., Lozano, S., and St. Clair, S. Using Mobile Devices to Teach Structural Dynamics and Structural Health Monitoring. Proceedings of the 2016 American Society of Engineering Education Conference.[7] Jacquot, R., Anderson, J., and Walrath, D. (2009). Damped Beams: A Versatile Matlab Script for the Animation of a Variety of Beam Vibration Problems. Proceedings of the 2009 American
College of Engineering and the 2014 Engineers Without Borders-USA Peter J. Bosscher Faculty Advisor Award for Outstanding Leadership.Mr. Mostafa Soltaninejad, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Currently, I am a graduate student and studying Transportation Engineering at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln. My research focuses on using 360 videos and virtual reality for laboratory teaching in traffic engineering. Previously, I have received my B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering and M.Sc. degree in Highway and Transportation Engineering from Iran. The title of my M.Sc. thesis was ”Feasibility of using coal waste powder in roller compacted concrete pavements”.Claudia Ponce de Leon Claudia Ponce de Leon is currently a junior
distributions in Newport Bay and the Tijuana River Estuary will evolve considering sea level rise and long-term climatic and land use changes. Matthew has been a TA for 3 years and is passionate about improving students writing and communication abilities through the use of innovative teaching techniques.Dr. Joel Lanning P.E., University of California, Irvine Dr. Joel Lanning specializes in seismic design of civil structures such as bridges and buildings. His research focuses on the development of tools and methods used in structural design and those used in experimental physical testing aimed at improving structural resilience during an earthquake. Lanning is passionate about teaching and is also focused on research
Auckland, NZ, developer of the Xorro assessment authoring tool Xorro-Q. His entrepreneurial career spans education, health, energy and gaming sectors. Pablo is an enthusiastic advocate for solutions and practices which open new learning and collaboration horizons.Mr. Wyatt Banker-Hix P.E., California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo Wyatt Banker-Hix is a licensed professional engineer in the state of California with over four years of industry experience in structural and transportation engineering. He also serves as a part-time lecturer at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) in the Civil Engineering department. He enjoys teaching a hands-on materials laboratory course sprinkled
Paper ID #25104Strategies to Improve Engineers’ Writing of Executive SummariesDr. Cara N. Morton P.E, Washington State University Cara is professional engineer and has three years of structural engineering design experience from the design of marine structures in the Gulf of Mexico to the design of shear walls in seven story concrete buildings governed by seismic loads in Seattle, WA. She currently serves as Clinical Professor at Wash- ington State University teaching the Integrated Civil Engineering Design class where a broad knowledge base from stormwater management to traffic engineering is required. Regarding
-year curriculum. Ourthreads of learning approach allows faculty to teach ethical decision making in courses nottraditionally associated with ethics and provides students a more continuous exposure to ethicaldecision making. Students are introduced to the Civil Engineering Ethics Thread (CEET) at thevery start of their academic career during fall quarter of freshman year. Students are given a briefintroduction to the concept of the ethical thread of learning. At that time, they also complete apersonality assessment, as well as a survey to rate their perception of what is ethical when given avariety of scenarios, to identify their own set of personal values. At the end of the quarter, thesurvey results are revealed to students for the purpose of
diverse student populations, as prior work has shown that low self-efficacyis often a contributor to attrition [5, 6].Within an undergraduate curriculum at a small, teaching-focused institution in the southeast, anintegrated student outcome thread focused on development of civil engineering design skills wasadopted and mapped by faculty across a series of 16 departmental courses. The design outcomethread encompasses instructional material from courses in 1) Introduction to Civil andEnvironmental Engineering, 2) Dynamics, 3) Geomatics Lab, 4) Highway Engineering, 5)Mechanics of Materials, 6) Hydrology and Hydraulics, 7) Asphalt and Concrete Laboratory, 8)Measurements, Analysis and Modeling of Civil Engineering Systems, 9) Reinforced ConcreteDesign
include online learning, curriculum design, and instructional technol- ogy. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Student-Facilitated Online Discussions to Encourage Critical Thinking in Civil Engineering Abstract Engineering education is heavily based on mathematical equations and laboratory experiences which makes it difficult to teach online as compared to other disciplines. This leads to many engineering educators to choose lecture capture—streamed and/or recorded— as a way to serve distance education students. However, this approach fails to make use of the capabilities of quality online
of Immunology, Cell, and Developmental Biology. Her current research interest is exploring histone proteins in the mitochondria. She has also developed a hypothesis for a cure for HIV infection. Dr. Zanin is active in promoting stronger pre-college education in the STEM fields and is a regular participant in activities sponsored by the Center for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching. She was the 2009 recipient of The Citadel’s Clinton A. Medbery Award for Dedication in Teaching, the 2018 recipient of the School of Science and Math’s Early Career Faculty Award, and the 2018 recipient of the Citadel Faculty Excellence in Service Award. She is also the Pre-Health Advisor, the administrator of the Pre-Health
University of Science & Technology in Ghana in 1997 and a M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina. His research activities include repair and strengthening of buildings and bridges using Advanced Composite Materials, laboratory and field testing of structures and the fatigue behavior of concrete bridges.Prof. James H. Hanson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. James Hanson is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. His teaching emphasis is structural analysis and design. Over the last thirteen years he has conducted research on teaching students how to evaluate the reasonableness of their results. He is the recipient of several best paper awards and teaching
incorporated CADD into their CivilEngineering curriculum in the 2007-2008 academic year in a junior-level site design course and asenior-level capstone course. Challenges associated with teaching and learning the designsoftware limited the ability of the student design teams to succeed in using the software to thedesired extent. Improvements for the following academic year involved faculty software trainingduring the summer and additional class and laboratory time dedicated to software learning usingtutorials for students during the semester. Student feedback on the use of tutorials was positiveas measured qualitatively through student feedback and quantitatively through evaluation ofcourse work products and exams. WestPoint faculty also recognized
post-doctoral fellowship at Lawrence National Laboratory focusing on developing a modern computational framework for the nonlinear seismic analysis of Department of Energy nuclear facilities and systems. This work seeks to expand the under- standing of soil structure interaction for these structures and the means of modeling this behavior both theoretically and experimentally. In addition to her research experience, Dr. Wong also has worked for the public and private engineering sectors in the areas of water infrastructure, transportation, data systems, and project management. She joined San Francisco State University in 2014 as lecturer and is currently an assistant professor of Civil Engineering in the School of
over the course of a 10-week term, over years of teaching design.While we have observed these weaknesses, as educators, we have struggled with providingstudents with the appropriate amount of guidance in the process of developing strategies forapproaching comprehensive problem-solving. To address these issues, we developed a two-pronged approach using OEP-based strategies: implementation of a common project platformthat students will develop and solve throughout their undergraduate civil engineering experience,and implementation of a framework to help students scaffold ambiguous problems so that theycan tackle them appropriately and with confidence.In the current civil and environmental engineering curricula at RHIT students are exposed toPBL
Abadi, California State University, Sacramento Dr. Masoud Ghodrat Abadi is an assistant professor of transportation engineering in Department of Civil Engineering at California State University, Sacramento. Dr. Abadi’s research interests lie in the areas of active transportation, traffic control, traffic safety, and engineering education. He teaches graduate and un- dergraduate classes covering topics such as: Traffic Engineering, Engineering Statistics, and Transporta- tion Planning. Dr. Abadi serves as a member of TRB Standing Committee on Transportation Education and Training (ABG20) and ITE Transportation Education Council.Dr. David S Hurwitz, Oregon State University Dr. David Hurwitz is an Associate Professor of
reflect the population as a whole. [1].The report continues to state that: While continuing to pursue increased knowledge and higher standards of excellence in teaching, research and innovation, two- and four-year colleges in Texas will need to consider more explicitly the primary reason most students attend college: to get a better job and achieve a better life. [1]A primary outcome of the 60x30TX initiative relevant to our discussion is the following: By 2030, all graduates from Texas public institutions of higher education will have completed programs with identified marketable skills: The marketable skills goal emphasizes the value of higher education in the workforce. Students need to
and data analytics and an ability to directly apply thesetools for practical engineering problems. These three courses are being taught in a collaborativeeffort by all authors listed in this paper. For each course, a principal instructor is in charge of theoverall management of the course and instruction of its main components. However, otherinstructors will teach one lecture about applications of this course in their area of expertise, sincethese topics are multi-disciplinary in nature. These three courses have been included in the civilengineering curriculum as technical elective courses that are offered to undergraduate studentsduring the junior and senior years. Collaborative class project will be incorporated into eachcourse, which has
Military Academy. His current research interests include laboratory and field determination of geotechnical material properties for transportation systems and the use of remote sensing techniques to categorize geohazards. He has published over 85 peer reviewed articles relating to his research and educational activities. Dennis holds BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla (now Missouri University of Science and Technology), an MBA from Boston University and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas-Austin. He is a registered professional engineer in Arkansas and Colorado.Dr. Decker B Hains P.E., Western Michigan University Dr. Decker B. Hains is a Master Faculty Specialist in the