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

which students feel they are part of the discussion and understand that their inputmatters.We help students see that the skills developed in an active learning environment are remarkablysimilar to the life skills that many of them hope to develop during their college careers: initiativeand self directed growth, critical thinking and creative problem solving, communication,leadership and collaboration skills, information and technology literacy, and global awareness.Importantly, we put biology into a meaningful context for our engineering students. Studentsbecome more engaged when they can see the possible applications of the knowledge they areobtaining.Lesson 4: Change requires trust and good leadership. It is important to build a

Conference Session

Outreach, recruiting, and retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Foutz P.E., University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

residents were asked to reduce the amount of bathroom water used. The reservoir came within one day of having no usable water supply, and the student’s university came close to shutting off the water supply to all dormitories. Luckily, a substantial rainfall event avoided this situation. Anticipating future droughts, City and University administrators asked local engineering firms to develop a plan to reduce the amount of water used by businesses in the area and the dorms serving the students at your university. These plans are to be implemented by the year 2020. Failure to implement these technologies results in stiff financial fines.After reading this description, the students answered questions outlined in Table 2. Thesequestions were designed

Conference Session

Strategies to enhance student learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marybeth Lima P.E., Louisiana State University; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University

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Biological & Agricultural

100(1): A-27.Lima, M. 2013. Building Playgrounds, Engaging Communities: Creating Safe and Happy Places for Children. Baton Rouge, LA: LSU Press.216 p.Lima, M., and W. Oakes. 2013. Service-Learning: Engineering in Your Community. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press. 336p.Passino, Kevin M. 2016. Humanitarian Engineering: Advancing Technology for Sustainable Development. 3rd edition, Bede Publishing, Columbus, Ohio, 785 pages Ward, Andy D., Kerry Hughes Zwierschke, Carol Moody, and Ann D. Christy. 2007. Developing Sustainable Solutions for Impoverished Communities in South Africa: A Student Centered and Service Learning Capstone Design Experience." American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual Meeting. ASABE Paper

Conference Session

Outreach, recruiting, and retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alicia A. Modenbach P.E., University of Kentucky; Sue E. Nokes, University of Kentucky

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Biological & Agricultural

Paper ID #18437Transitioning Students into BAE from a Common First-Year EngineeringCurriculum - A Work in ProgressDr. Alicia A. Modenbach, University of Kentucky Alicia A. Modenbach is a lecturer in the Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Department at the University of Kentucky, 128 C.E. Barnhart Building, Lexington, KY 40546.Dr. Sue E. Nokes, University of Kentucky Dr. Nokes obtained her Ph.D. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering in1990 from North Carolina State University. She has served on the faculty at the University of Kentucky since 1995 in a teaching and research position. Nokes’s research involves

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

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

withstudent motivations. However, across the board, current engineering education largely focuses onmastering the engineering sciences with little attention paid to technology transfer orhumanitarian engineering (9). Showing students the connection between social issues andengineering within the curricula may help broaden participation of female and minority students(8; 10). Helping students develop an engineering identity by connecting their personal values tothe practice of engineering can encourage students to persist in engineering (11). In addition,undergraduate engineers should be exposed to the breadth of engineering practice beyondteaching just the fundamental engineering skills (11).This paper describes the motivations of undergraduate

Conference Session

Outreach, recruiting, and retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

D. Raj Raman, Iowa State University; Amy L. Kaleita, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

Biofuels for the Cen- tral USA. He is a licensed Professional Engineer who earned his BS in Electrical Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology and his PhD in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Cornell University. Prior to coming to Iowa State in 2006, he was a faculty member at the University of Tennessee for over twelve years. Raman enjoys teaching and has taught courses including freshmen engineering (mechanics and computer programming – to classes ranging in size from 20 to 500+), sophomore and junior level courses on mass and energy balance applications to biological systems engineering, numerical methods, electric power and electronics for technology students, senior design, as well as

Conference Session

Outreach, recruiting, and retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deepak R. Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Ryan Drew Anderson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jeyamkondan Subbiah P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Ashu Guru, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Nathan C. Rice, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Biological & Agricultural

Science & Technology. His research focuses on spectral imaging for predicting food quality (beef tenderness) and early diagnosis of human diseases (peripheral arterial disease). He has active research in the area of food safety engineering through integration of heat transfer model and predictive microbial growth/death models for food safety risk assessment. Every fall, he teaches a large sophomore- level class on engineering properties of biological materials, which consists of both lectures and laboratory sessions with an enrollment of more than 70 students. Every spring, he teaches a junior-level course on principles of bioprocess engineering which has an enrollment of about 25 students.Dr. Ashu Guru, University of