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

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

introduction of the FYE has provided us the opportunity to re-envision our curriculumand be more intentional with course design during the sophomore through senior years. Forexample, we can introduce more scaffolding within the curriculum to prepare students forcoursework and topics they will encounter later in the program. Skills learned in the first yearwill be incorporated into second year courses and so on, so students can continue to grow theirengineering toolkit. However, reorganization of our existing curriculum has also presentedchallenges. We have critically examined all of our course offerings and made changes wherenecessary to continue preparing our students well for an engineering career after graduation.Several other disadvantages have

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

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

ruralearthen block housing. Hand tampered cores were dried, cured, and tested for compressivestrength. Thermal tests were also conducted on the cores. The students also developed a designfor mechanically compressing earth blocks, an improvement over the hand tamping process usedby the rural South African community.How the service learning projects integrated into the curriculumLSU. The first-year course BE 1252 is one of two courses in the core curriculum that involvesservice-learning. A junior level service-learning course in biomaterials requires students to workwith a middle or high school teacher to develop a grade-appropriate interactive lesson on anengineering property. Students work in groups to create an interactive lesson, with

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

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. My research is using computational modeling to integrate the systems in the food- energy-water (FEW) nexus. My current work involves connecting corn, water, ethanol, and beef systems to develop a comprehensive understanding of how these systems work together and affect each other. This will be a simplified model that will support the framework of an educational videogame that teaches the importance of systems-thinking in these fields.Dr. Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Jenny Keshwani is an Assistant Professor of Biological Systems Engineering and Science Literacy Spe- cialist in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at

Conference Session

Outreach, recruiting, and retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Foutz P.E., University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

highschool students have about engineering. [Students graduate from high school in late May andenter college in early August].The author of this manuscript taught an FYOS course section “Engineering Is Part of a LiberalEducation” where the learning objectives were to help students understand that developingsolutions to complex problems require the integrative nature of engineering. In this coursesection, lectures focused on a case study that will be called herein as the Farming Subdivision.The following outlines the case study. Urban sprawl from the Atlanta-metro area is a concern of Jackson County Georgia. In 2002, agricultural census data indicated that the county has approximately 42,000 acres in field crops and this dropped to just over

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

). Agrowing body of data supports the conclusion that active learning is indeed superior to thetraditional lecture format, both in terms of student retention and student performance(Natl.Acad.Sci, 2009; AAAS, 2011; PCAST, 2012; Singer, 2012). Recent efforts at ColoradoSchool of Mines to integrate biology into our engineering curriculum have led to a revisedfoundational biology course that has rigor and relevance for our engineering students. The movefrom traditional lecture to an active learning environment was key in our efforts to engage ourstudents, with the intent of improving our students’ comprehension of biology. Our course re-design involved a three-pronged approach in which we: (1) renovated a classroom to create astudio environment with wet

Conference Session

Strategies to enhance student learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann D.. Christy, Ohio State University; Oladiran Fasina, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

is the opinion of the authors that ePortfolios canmeet the goals of causing student self reflection, integration of coursework, and documentationof learning outcome achievement in either a one-time effort in a single course or a moredistributed effort spread over several years and several courses, however the distributed model ismore likely to produce a more polished product and more thorough student engagement. Use ofePortfolios is easily included in professional development and senior capstone design courses,where they are a natural way to present an expanded / illustrated resume or capstone projectreport. It is more challenging to find authentic approaches to incorporate ePortfolios in courseswith specific technical content such as Auburn