Conference Session

Strategies to enhance student learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Josh Ramey, Colorado School of Mines; Judy Schoonmaker, Colorado School of Mines; Sarah M. Ryan, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

used words werelearning, biology, and hands-on. Fortunately, the cultural climate of an institution changes asstudents graduate and new students arrive. Word of mouth spreads quickly and students havecome to understand that, despite the extra work required, they can expect a positive learningexperience in our studio classroom. What was new has become the norm as students engage withbiology in a more meaningful and thorough way.AAAS. (2011). Vision and Change: A Call to Action AAAS, Washington, DC.Allen, D., and Tanner, K. (2009). Transformations: Approaches to College Science Teaching.WH Freeman and Company: New York, NY.Collins, A., Brown, J. S. & Holum, A. (1991). Cognitive Apprenticeship: Making ThinkingVisible.Cortright, R.N., Collins

Conference Session

Outreach, recruiting, and retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Evan Curtis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

, D R. 2012, Transactions of the ASABE, pp. 2371-2378.3. Howe, Neil and Strauss, William. Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation. s.l. : Vintage,2009.4. New Generation, Great Expectations: A Field Study of the Millennial Generation. Ng, Eddy S W,Schweitzer, L and Lyons, Sean T. 2010, Journal of Business Psychology, pp. 281-292.5. Sheppard, S, et al., et al. Exploring the Engineering Student Experience: Findings from theAcademic Pathways of People Learning Engineering Survey (APPLES). Seattle, WA : Center for theAdvancement for Engineering Education, 2010.6. Student Enthusiasm for Engineering: Charting Changes in Student Aspirations and Motivation.Alpay, E, et al., et al. 2008, European Journal of Engineering Education, pp. 573-585.7

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammara Ramírez Apud L., Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Judith Virginia Gutierrez Cuba; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

argue from differentpositions is needed to diagnose the environment and propose the best solution17.Decision-making problems usually require that problem solvers select a solution from a set ofalternative solutions2. Traditional conceptions of decision making posit a set of alternativecriteria that decision makers work through in order to identify the optimal solution. Thosecriteria may be provided to the problem solver(s), or the solver(s) may have to identify the mostrelevant criteria. Everyday life is replete with decision-making problems. Businesses also dailysolve many decision-making problems. Though these problems typically require selecting onesolution, the number of decision factors to be considered in deciding among those solutions as