Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7 - Multi-URM Perspectives

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura J. Bottomley, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

director, or they may have been the product of such a program. In neither case,however, is it possible for new directors to understand and learn every aspect of planning andstrategy. Even if the previous director desires to impart all that they know, it is possible that thereis knowledge or meta-knowledge that they, themselves, are unaware they possess.Another challenge is the lack of widespread understanding of the state of the art in diversity,equity, inclusion, and belonging from a practitioner standpoint. The community exists in a stateof functional dichotomy between those designated as researchers and practitioners. In addition,there are many members of the academic community who are not aware of either the currentstate of practice OR

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e-Learning Course Development and Instruction

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie-Pierre Huguet, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Tom Haley, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Yaron Danon, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Continuing Professional Development

impact of Web-based technology in education. Dr. Huguet’s primary areas of interest for research and practice include instructional design, Web-based design, integration of Web-based technology, and faculty adoption of emerging technologies.Tom Haley, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteYaron Danon, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Page 15.638.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Hands-On Nuclear Engineering Education – A Blended ApproachAbstractBlended instruction has become a powerful delivery mode whose power lies in the merging oftraditional, face-to-face instruction and web-based instruction. It also

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Outstanding Contributions to ME Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashland Brown, University of the Pacific; Joseph Rencis; Daniel Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Chuan-Chiang Chen, Tuskegee University; Essam Ibrahim, Tuskegee University; Vladimir Labay, Gonzaga University; Paul Schimpf, Eastern Washington University

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Mechanical Engineering

avoiding its misuse. The major goal of this work is to educate a broad spectrum ofundergraduate engineering students with a basic knowledge of FE theory, along with practicalexperience in applying commercial FE software to engineering problems. Our engineeringgraduates’ lack of experience in designing structural solutions using numerical computationalmethods has been noted in the literature26,27. This is a level of knowledge and skill that isexpected of engineering graduates by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology,Inc. (ABET, Inc.). The 2008-2009 ABET Criteria for Engineering Programs specify in Criterion3, item (k): “an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary forengineering practice”14. A

Collection

ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University; Samantha Ray, Texas A&M University; Robert Harold Lightfoot Jr, Texas A&M University; Drew Steven Casey, Texas A&M University; Shawna Thomas, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

Paper ID #35151The Development of a Texas A&M University Faculty of EngineeringEducationDr. Tracy Anne Hammond PhD, Texas A&M University Dr. Hammond is Director of the Institute for Engineering Education & Innovation and also the chair of the Engineering Education Faculty. She is also Director of the Sketch Recognition Lab and Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering. She is a member of the Center for Population and Aging, the Center for Remote Health Technologies & Systems as well as the Institute for Data Science. Hammond is a PI for over 13 million in funded research, from NSF

Conference Session

Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University; Nilgun Melek Ozer, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; A. S. (Ed) Cheng, San Francisco State University

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Minorities in Engineering

technologies. He has many publications in journals and conferences and 5 U.S. patents. He was a recipient of the 2008 SRC Page 23.980.1 Inventor Recognition Award, the 2006 IEEE Circuits and Systems Society VLSI Transactions Best Paper Award, 2005 SRC Technical Excellence Award, and the Best Paper Award of the 2004 International Con- ference on Computer Design. He is a technical program committee member of International Symposium on Low Power Electronics Design and International Symposium on Quality Electronics Design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

William A. Kline; Thomas Mason

Inc., the program has been an incubator/technology center engaging students and technology-based companies in project work thatprovides students employment with the challenges and excitement of real professional practice.Over 1500 internship positions have been offered to 575 students working on a range of design,prototyping, and testing projects for over 84 client companies.The challenges of educating the 21st century engineer call for innovative approaches in bothcurricular and co-curricular programs. The global economy and highly competitive workplace oftoday are creating needs for a solid technical education combined with professional practiceexperiences in the undergraduate curriculum. Many programs focusing on industrialpartnerships

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session III: Collaboration

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L Peters PE, Kettering University; Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University

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College Industry Partnerships

. Order for management (zakaz NA upravlenie), (1967).4 Abramo, G., D’Angelo, C. A. & Di Costa, F. University-industry research collaboration: a model to assess university capability. Higher Education 62, 163-181, doi:10.1007/s10734-010-9372-0 (2010).5 Motohashi, K. & Muramatsu, S. Examining the university industry collaboration policy in Japan: Patent analysis. Technology in Society 34, 149-162, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2012.02.006 (2012).6 Gatson, J. M. INDUSTRY–UNIVERSITY ENGAGEMENT IN MULTICULTURAL ENGINEERING PROGRAMS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY, Kansas State University, (2015).7 Pertuze, J. A., Calder, E. S., Greitzer, E. M. & Lucas, W. A. Best practices for industry

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First-Year Programs: Assessment in the First Year

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Abigail T. Stephan, Clemson University; Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University; Matthew K. Miller, Clemson University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

industrial engineering and engineering education have helped him develop innovative ways to deliver engineering curriculum for freshman engineers and talented high school students interested in engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Extended Exam Wrappers: A Comparison of Approaches in a Learning Strategies CourseAbstractThis Complete Evidence-Based Practice paper explores the use of exam wrappers in alearning strategies course designed for first-year engineering students in the General EngineeringLearning Community (GELC) at Clemson University. Exam wrappers are most commonly usedas tools to facilitate the process of self-evaluation as students reflect on

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International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine A. Twyman, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech

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International

the Higher Education Program, Center for Human-Computer Interaction, and Human-Centered De- sign Program. His research focuses on student learning outcomes in undergraduate engineering, learning analytics approaches to improve educational practices and policies, interdisciplinary teaching and learn- ing, organizational change in colleges and universities, and international issues in higher education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Determining student learning across a range of experiences during a study abroad moduleThere is increasing demand and a critical need in the workforce for globally competentengineers—those who are trained to work in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University; Kathleen Cook, Seattle University; Gregory Mason, Seattle University; Teodora Shuman, Seattle University; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington

remote teaching and learning can be found in Ref. [32].e. Connecting with industry. It may seem surprising, but we found interactions with industryeasier in the virtual world. In many settings, we were able to invite practicing engineers from allover the country to join classes online. Industry partners mentored students in design projects,gave guest lectures, or simply participated in social events to connect with students and faculty.Recent graduates also connected with graduating seniors to provide career mentorship in a lessformal setting via social media like LinkedIn.f. Care for students. The pandemic prompted faculty to reflect on the importance of caring forour students. During the pandemic, faculty broadened how they interact and engage

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University; Lee Kemp Rynearson, Campbell University; Lynn A. Albers, Campbell University; Michele Miller, Campbell University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

, the program waslaunched with an initial class of approximately 100 first-year students in fall of2016.Building a new school of engineering affords a number of unique opportunities,including the chance to develop a program based on best practices, engineeringeducation research, and the recommendations of national reports such as"Educating the Engineer of 2020,"1 among others. It also provides the opportunityto recruit and graduate a more diverse cohort of engineers, by taking into accountresearch on attracting and retaining a broad spectrum of students. Given the dean’spersonal passion about and expertise in creating a culture of success for a broadspectrum of students, diversity was quickly added to the list of program goals.Those goals

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Lumsdaine

approaches. Because of many institutional and administrative barriers, introducingnew courses and recruiting students to enroll in these courses however has not been easy.The objectives of three new courses developed and taught by the author in the past year are: Students learn teaming, communication, and lateral thinking skills as well as the creative problem solving process applied to invention and creating a new business. Students learn the practical aspects of the patenting and licensing process, how to protect and market their ideas, and how to develop a business plan. They learn how to access and use web-based and other resources for starting their enterprise and evaluate entrepreneurial ideas. The student-centered teaching occurs

Conference Session

Stories, Communication, and Convergence in Engineering Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer C. Mallette, Boise State University; Harold Ackler P.E., Boise State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

teaches advanced undergraduate laboratory courses and manages the senior capstone program in the Micron School. He ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Building a Communication-Integrated Curriculum in Materials ScienceAbstractWith the need to meet ABET outcomes around professional skills, such as communication andteamwork, engineering programs have long explored approaches to ensure their graduates areable to participate in the workplace in ways that employers demand. While approaches vary andsuccess depends on a number of factors, research demonstrates that an integrated approach toprofessional skill development is the most impactful for student learning. How can anengineering program build an

Conference Session

Empowering Students: Self-Efficacy, Advising, and Transfer Success

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiny Abraham, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University; Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

for institutions that serve a larger studentbody to adapt some of these best practices to create a more welcoming environment for transferstudents.References[1] D. Shapiro, A. Dundar, P. K. Wakhungu, X. Yuan and A. T. Harrell, "Transfer & mobility: A National view of student movement in postsecondary institutions, fall 2008 cohort," National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, Herndon, VA, 2015.[2] "Enrollment and employees in postsecondary institutions, fall 2014; and financial statistics and academic libraries, fiscal year 2014: First look (provisional data)," National Center for Education Statistics, Washington, DC, 2015.[3] D. Shapiro, A. Dunda, F. Huie, P. K. Wakhungu, X. Yuan, A. Nathan and Y. Hwang, "Tracking

Conference Session

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, University of Texas at San Antonio; Mehdi Shadaram P.E., University of Texas, San Antonio

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Paper ID #14442The Making of a Technology Literacy CourseDr. Dan G. Dimitriu, University of Texas at San Antonio Dan G. Dimitriu has been practicing engineering since 1970 and taught engineering courses concurrently for more than 20 years at various institutions. In 2001, he joined San Antonio College full-time as the Coordinator of its Engineering program and in 2004 he joined the faculty at University of Texas at San Antonio as an adjunct professor. He has been involved with several engineering societies and became a member of the Two-year College Division of ASEE in 2002. His research interests are in alternative fuels

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sreerenjini C. Nair, University of the Incarnate Word; Michael Frye, University of the Incarnate Word

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

. Based on school improvement literature, teachers are the most important school-based factor impacting student achievement7. Though not a direct objective of miniGEMS,the literature suggests that improvement to teacher quality is most affected by long termprofessional development as opposed to a one-time workshop8. Based on this information and conversations with local school leaders, the authors beganhosting the miniGEMS STEM camp for the first time in Summer 2015. miniGEMS is a free five-day long STEM summer camp for middle school girls from various local school districts. Thecamp was planned and directed by the authors, Dr. Michael Frye and Dr. Sreerenjini Nair, andinvolves university undergraduate lab research assistants and middle

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilburn Clouse

are available upon request.Introduction Almost every day when one reads the daily newspaper or views the evening news ontelevision, one learns about corporate fraud, corporate mismanagement, spinning the mission andvision of the corporation, and as George Bush said, "cooking the books." Corporate layoffs andbankruptcy are widespread. Where is the security that we once enjoyed in corporate America?Where can a young, creative student take his or her ideas and dreams? This research is aboutdeveloping a model whereby a student may take his or her idea from the classroom or laboratoryto the marketplace. The research is designed to develop entrepreneurship teams of young,ambitious, innovative students and to help them mold their creative

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Art of Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nelson Fumo, University of Texas at Tyler

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Mechanical Engineering

careers. Two groups/cohorts have beenthrough this approach (of a sequence of courses) so far. The results suggest that the approachmay have better results than working in a senior design project without the previousexperience/knowledge gained through the approach presented in this paper. Results from thesetwo groups/cohorts also suggest that the interest the project generates in the students is a keyfactor for the overall goal of the approach.IntroductionIn 2008, using data collected by the National Survey of Student Engagement, George Kuh [1]examined several educational practices thought to be high-impact in terms of the benefits theyoffer students. One of the practices highlighted was the capstone or senior project, which utilizesmany of the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University; Elizabeth A Adams P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Nihal Orfi, Fresno City College; Emily Evans, Magnolia Consulting

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

consulting experience spanned eight years and included extensive work with the US military in Japan, Korea, and Hawaii. In 2008 Elizabeth shifted the focus of her career to education and academia, later receiving her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Arizona State University. Prior to her position at Cal Poly Dr. Adams taught engineering for 13 years in community colleges in Arizona and California. Her work highlights a commitment to undergraduate engineering education and its improvement through best teaching practices. Her research efforts are focused on increasing transfer student success.Dr. Nihal Orfi, Fresno City College Dr. Nihal Orfi teaches full time as an Engineering faculty at Fresno City College. She obtained her

Conference Session

Quality & Accreditation: Outcome Assessment

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie McBride

capabilities; • To facilitate communication and sharing of best practices information among education organizations and among organizations of all types; • To foster the development of partnerships involving schools, businesses, human service agencies, and other organizations via related criteria; and • To serve as a working tool for understanding and improving organizational performance, and guiding planning and training.The Criteria are designed to help organizations enhance their educational performance throughfocus on dual, results-oriented goals: • Delivery of ever-improving value to students and other stakeholders, contributing to improved education quality; and

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Monday Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Sherry Liao, University of Portland

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #18109Helping First-Year Engineering Students Select a MajorDr. Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland Dr. Tammy VanDeGrift is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Portland. Her research interests include computer science education, pedagogy, and best practices for retention and engagement.Miss Sherry Liao, University of Portland A rising software engineer inspired by the ability of technology to connect the world together and make a positive impact on a global level. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Helping First-Year

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Victoria Bernal, Kennesaw State University, Marietta; Jeffrey Chastine, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Manhattan-based mobile media development company developing augmented reality systems. He has also designed and implemented numerous mixed-reality systems for a variety of platforms and clients, including the British pop phenomenon, Duran Duran, and is currently developing augmented reality games for mobile platforms. Academically, he is an active researcher with several ACM and IEEE publications in virtual and augmented reality. As a graduate student in the Graph- ics, Visualization, and Usability (GVU) Center at the Georgia Institute of Technology, he contributed to early research in the nascent field of self-harmonizing karaoke software. He currently serves as a Profes- sor in Computer Game Design and Development

Conference Session

2-Year College Division: Transferring and Smoothing Transitions

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David Reeping, Virginia Tech; Dustin Grote; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Thomas Martin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

. Dustin is currently pursuing completion of a PhD in Higher Education with an emphasis in Research, Policy, and Finance. Prior to starting the PhD program, Dustin has worked in a variety of roles in admissions, recruitment and outreach for an array of public and private universities, community colleges, and for the department of higher education in Colorado. Beyond academia Dustin enjoys spending time outdoors hiking, mountain biking, skiing and playing sports with his wife, son, and dog.Dr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa D. McNair a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech and Director of the Center for Ed- ucational Networks and Impacts (CENI) at the Institute for Creativity, Arts and Technology (ICAT

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lina Margarita Prada-Angarita, Fundación Universidad del Norte; Katherine Sofía Palacio, Fundación Universidad del Norte; Carmen Regina Berdugo Correa, Fundación Universidad del Norte

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Industrial Engineering

is arequirement for all ABET accredited programs within the Engineering AccreditationCommission (EAC1 ). The IE department from Universidad del Norte is committed toproduce highly skilled competent engineers to the society and considers that the designcompetence is essential for the students to be employable upon graduation. To develop thiscompetence, the IE program has developed learning strategies in different courses acrossthe curriculum that culminates with the major design experience in Capstone Design. The Page 26.310.2Productive System Design (PSD) course, is the first course at the junior level that allowsstudents to develop a complex

Conference Session

Attracting and Retaining Students in Civil Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rhonda K. Young, University of Wyoming; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Andrea Bill, University of Madison, Wisconsin; Michael Kyte, University of Idaho, Moscow; Kevin Heaslip, Utah State University; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Shashi S. Nambisan, Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

in a particular institution’s program, the setting and constituent groups of the institution,as well as the experiences of the course instructor.History of this effortA Transportation Engineering Educators Conference was held at Portland State University inJune 2009 to identify strategies to address opportunities and needs as described earlier9. Theconference was designed to bring together university faculty and transportation practitioners tofocus on the introductory transportation engineering course and collaborate on ways that it canbe improved. The conference’s interactive format encouraged the exchange of innovative ideasand best practices, the discussion of current research, and the development of action plans tosustain progress on

Conference Session

Approaches to Mathematics Curriculum to Include Projects and Technologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville

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Mathematics

previously been written with chalk on a chalkboard. Hieband Ralston 7 provide a detailed presentation of how DyKnow and Tablet PCs were used in thisinitial deployment.All faculty teaching mathematics now fully embrace the use of Tablet PCs and DyKnow andconfirm that the effort has been successful because the department took the approach of firstsimply using Tablet PCs and DyKnow to replicate established and familiar classroom practices.The creation of framework notes (or skeleton notes) was a logical progression for using TabletPCs and DyKnow in a way that existing research indicated had positive impacts for teaching andlearning. Only after replicating established practices did faculty feel comfortable leveraging thepower of Tablet PCs and DyKnow

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ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gulnur Birol; Todd Giorgio; Sean Brophy; Ann McKenna

the second one (M2) focused on mass and momentum transfer issues in bioreactors. Thethird one (M3) was a module on microbial kinetics that is under development by G. Birol and A.McKenna at Northwestern. The topics covered during this course are summarized in Table 2,which also shows how the educational modules were embedded into class material.How People Learn FrameworkResearch on expertise and learning suggests designs for learning environments should considerfour primary elements. First, education research suggests that learning environments be ‘learner-centered’. That is, the environment and class activities should take into account the knowledge,skills, preconceptions and learning styles of the learners. Second, a learning environment

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado at Boulder; Janet Yowell, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado at Boulder; Diana Wiant, Centaurus High School

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

JACQUELYN F. SULLIVAN is founding co-director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program and Laboratory. She co-led the development of a first-year engineering projects course, and co-teaches Innovation and Invention and a service-learning Engineering Outreach Corps elective. Dr. Sullivan initiated the ITL's extensive K-12 engineering program and leads a multi-institutional NSF-supported initiative that created TeachEngineering.org, a digital library of K-12 engineering curricula. Dr. Sullivan has 14 years of industrial engineering experience and directed an interdisciplinary water resources decision support research center at CU for nine years. She received her PhD in environmental

Conference Session

Technical Session 1: Collaborating with Engineering Students and Faculty

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pauline Melgoza, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

issustainable and scalable for the Library. Despite increased workload for a librarian, the benefitsthat the students derive from the embedded librarian model are worthwhile and impactful. Thestudents learn more in depth research skills from these activities than from typical one shotlibrary lecture style outreach.References 1. Amekudzi, Adjo A., Lisha Li, and Michael Meyer. (2009). "Cultivating research and information skills in civil engineering undergraduate students." Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice 136.1, 24-29. 2. Texas A&M University. (2016). Diversity Facts and Figures. Retrieved from https://engineering.tamu.edu/etid/about/diversity-facts-and-figures 3. Texas A&M University

Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Lisa Greenwood; Mark Indelicato; Miguel Bazdresch; Mike Eastman

Courses 8the effort. In the following paragraphs we describe our current approach and our ongoingefforts to improve the efficacy of the proposed activities using research-based PBL techniques.The learning outcomes for this graduate course are described as: 1. Model and predict the capacity of the Rayleigh fading channel. 2. Model, simulate, implement and evaluate the performance of a digital communications system over the wireless channel. 3. Design, simulate and evaluate communications systems that use coding, spatial diversity, and transmit diversity. 4. Design, simulate and evaluate systems that use space-time coding.This research project is focused on a PBL approach to