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

understanding of the assigned reading (Smith et al., 2009; Millerand Tanner, 2015) and, importantly, to expose remaining misconceptions. A pivotal part of thisformative assessment is the follow-up peer instruction associated with any quiz questions forwhich there is not a group consensus on the correct answer (Tanner and Allen, 2004). Thispursuant discussion not only helps students who are struggling, but also allows students whobetter comprehend the material to cement their understanding by explaining the concepts to theirpeers (Cortright et al., 2005; Tanner, 2009b).Group activities, termed Explorations in our course, emphasize enduring understanding overfactual knowledge and process over details. Explorations (lasting one to two hours) use real

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

-Tenured Fac- ulty (2000), Henry Lutes College of Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award (1999), and several other teaching awards. Dr. Nokes has published over 60 peer reviewed articles and four book chapters and has received over $10M in grant money from sources including the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and industrial support. Nokes holds one patent. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Transitioning students into BAE from a common first year engineering curriculum – A work in progressAbstractIn Fall 2016, a new First Year Experience (FYE) was implemented for all incoming engineeringstudents at the University of Kentucky