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Mansour Karkoub; Chun-Lin Yang; Wael Karkoub; Moutafa Raslan

Advances in Engineering Education SUMMER 2020 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2Undergraduate Cross-Class Research Projects for DeepLearning in Engineering EducationMANSOUR KARKOUBTexas A&M University at QatarDoha, QatarCHUN-LIN YANGWAEL KARKOUBMOUSTAFA RASLANTexas A&M UniversityCollege Station, Texas ABSTRACT For many years, educators have been developing tools and techniques to improve the learningprocess in higher education; however, the vast majority of these do not focus directly on deep learn-ing. In this work, an innovative teaching/learning tool is presented which focuses on deep learning ofsome engineering skills and principles. The tool is known as the

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Jianchu Yao

Advances in Engineering Education SUMMER 2020 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2A Temperature Control Project that Facilitates Learningof Difficult Concepts in Control TheoryJIANCHU YAOEast Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC ABSTRACT This paper presents a design project and its assessment in an undergraduate control theorycourse. In the project, students mathematically modeled the thermal dynamics of a glass incubatorand its heat source. Based on these models, they designed a lag compensator to keep the incuba-tor temperature in a safe range when the external temperature fluctuates. It is hypothesized thatactivities planned in this real-world project can facilitate the

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David Reeping; Lisa McNair

Advances in Engineering Education SUMMER 2020 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2Undergraduate Cross-Class Research Projects for DeepLearning in Engineering EducationMANSOUR KARKOUBTexas A&M University at QatarDoha, QatarCHUN-LIN YANGWAEL KARKOUBMOUSTAFA RASLANTexas A&M UniversityCollege Station, Texas ABSTRACT For many years, educators have been developing tools and techniques to improve the learningprocess in higher education; however, the vast majority of these do not focus directly on deep learn-ing. In this work, an innovative teaching/learning tool is presented which focuses on deep learning ofsome engineering skills and principles. The tool is known as the

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Martha Liliana Torres-Barreto; Ginna Paola Castro Castaño; Mileidy Alvarez Melgarejo

solve problems, using the technicalknowledge developed in their professional career, it has been considered that these skills make iteasier for them to reach results that involve the solution of mathematical problems, or those relatedto science, through the use of technical skills, research or analysis and synthesis. In this sense, theacademia seems to have placed the emphasis on hard and technical skills, while, non-technical ones,have been left in a secondary stage in the case of engineers, ignoring their role on their professionaldevelopment. This project proposes a model that will bring together more than 180 engineeringstudents and 4 university professors, by involving them in a real challenge that they might solve bymeans of their

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Jenna L. Mueller; Mary Elizabeth Dotson; Jennifer Dietzel; Jenna Peters; Gabriela Asturias; Amelia Cheatham; Marlee Krieger; Baishakhi Taylor; Sherryl Broverman; Nirmala Ramanujam

apply to more open-ended problems. Studentslearned how to use mechanical energy to recharge their flashlights, which tied into their physicscurriculum. They also learned how to identify needs in their community and engage stakehold-ers to develop solutions to these needs. Approximately 23 students participated, 19 of whom had­participated in the previous curriculum. Building on this momentum and under the leadership of a WISER teacher, the engineering clubhas thrived since 2015. As students quickly mastered flashlights, a WISER faculty member helpedthem apply their design skills to create a diverse set of projects for science competitions. Thoughthey had not participated in competitions previously, the WISER students quickly found success

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Jung-Hoon Sul; Zhongxiao Peng; Nicole Kessissoglou

$25,000 (~ USD $17,000) were provided by the Office of the Pro ViceChancellor Education (PVCE) of UNSW. The digital uplift program ran over a six month period in 2016and was coordinated by two project managers of the Office of the PVCE. The personnel involved inthe digital uplift for the mechanics course comprised the two project managers, the three lecturersSUMMER 2020 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2 5 ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION Implementation of Blended Learning for a Large Size ­Engineering

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Katie Schneider; Amy Martin; Terri S. Hogue

district curriculum specialist in theWE2NG program was a huge asset to the other teachers participating that summer and played acritical role in vertical and horizontal collaboration efforts.Summer Program WE2NG summer trainings begin with an orientation session that includes an introduction to campusand the various research projects connected to the WE2NG program, as well as a laboratory safetytraining. In the weeks following orientation, teachers spent two and a half days per week immersed ina research project that best fit the needs of their classroom goals. They also spent one day per weekat a teacher-training workshop (various topics), one day per week on an industry field trip related towater and energy, and a half day focusing on

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Sarah Dart; Edmund Pickering; Les Dawes

benefits of blending.2 SUMMER 2020 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONWorked Example Videos for Blended Learningin Undergraduate Engineering A key aspect of these more innovative blends is the concept of active learning. This is definedby Prince (2004) as activities where students “do meaningful learning activities and think aboutwhat they are doing.” Examples of active learning techniques include group discussion, individualpractice, group-based problem-solving and teaching others. This is contrasted against transmissivemodes of teaching where the instructor projects information that students passively engage with,usually by listening or copying down (Prince

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Suzan Alaswad; Sinan Salman

startedif it does not spark spontaneously: • Why do you think your fulfilment/cost performance is deteriorating? • How do your station’s inventory/backorder levels compare to the supply chain as a whole? • Are your ordering/shipping policies impacting performance? • What is preventing you from achieving better performance? If multiple teams are participating in a competition, the instructor can project a progress sum-mary of the teams’ performance using the “Monitor games” option in the XSG advanced menu, asshown in Figure 5. Experience shows that running multiple teams in a competitive environmentsignificantly improves players’ experience and challenges them to find better ways to coordinatewithin their teams by “borrowing” best