environment that the VR labs should be able to meet theobjectives of undergraduate teaching labs. Typical objectives for STEM based labs reported inthe literature include the following: allow students to better relate the theory to the physicalphenomenon or practice [2]–[7]; provide students with skills in the investigation of research ordesign questions [6], [8], [9]; provide students access to current technology [8]–[10]; motivatestudents and encourage retention [4], [6]–[9]; promote new technology in the curriculum [10];promote self-teaching and desire for lifelong learning [9]. It is generally accepted that labexperiences are necessary for many STEM disciplines such as engineering, chemistry, physics,and life sciences [11]. There is a
of RWTH Aachen University. Her research focuses on innovations in engineering education as well as learning organizations.Dr. Frank Hees, Cybernetics Lab IMA & IfUProf. Ingrid Isenhardt c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Effects of Collaborative Augmented Reality on Communication and Interaction in Learning Contexts – Results of a Qualitative Pre-StudyAbstractModern digital technologies like Augmented Reality (AR) are assumed to foster the learningprocess due to their hands-on nature. AR has the advantage of visualising processes, objectsor data and information that would under regular circumstances not be visible or perceptiblefor the user, since it integrates virtual objects into
AC 2010-527: INVESTIGATING DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES OF LEARNERSLEARNING PERFORMANCE TOWARD UBIQUITOUSLY PODCASTING INPROJECT-BASED ENGLISH LEARNINGHui-Ying Wu, Ching Yun UniversityHsinPiao Hsu, Kainan University Page 15.811.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Investigating Demographic Variables of Learners Learning Performance toward Ubiquitously Podcasting in Project-Based English LearningAbstract Project-Based English Learning (PBEL) in teaching has resulted in numerouspositive outcomes, including students’ improved language abilities and increasedcontent knowledge (Stoller, 2006) 17. This e-commerce English course has aspecific
, computationalmodeling and simulation of materials has been identified as one relevant skill for undergraduate 1and graduate students in materials science engineering (Thornton and Asta, 2005) .Furthermore, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET, 2009) 2 has alsoincluded as part of its criteria for engineering programs including materials, materials processing,ceramics, glass, polymer, metallurgical, and similar the appropriate application of experimental,statistical and computational methods to solve materials selection and design problems. Toaddress this need, the course MSE 597I Introduction to Computational Materials, aimed tojunior/senior undergraduate
AC 2011-2086: LABVIEW, THE USRP, AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS ONSOFTWARE DEFINED RADIODr. Thad B. Welch, P.E., Boise State University Thad B. Welch, Ph.D., P.E. received the B.E.E., M.S.E.E., E.E., and Ph.D. degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Naval Postgraduate School, Naval Postgraduate School, and the University of Colorado in 1979, 1989, 1989, and 1997, respectively. He was commissioned in the U.S. Navy in 1979 and has been assigned to three submarines and a submarine repair tender. He has deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Arctic Ocean. From 1994 1997 he was an Instructor and Assistant Professor teaching in the Electrical Engineering Department at the U.S. Air Force Academy
2006-814: VIRTUAL TOOLKIT FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AS A TOOLFOR INNOVATIONMurat Tanyel, Geneva College Murat Tanyel is a professor of engineering at Geneva College. He teaches upper level electrical engineering courses. Prior to Geneva College, Dr. Tanyel taught at Dordt College, Sioux Center, IA from Aug. 1995 to Aug. 2003. Prior to 1995, he was at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA where he worked for the Enhanced Educational Experience for Engineering Students (E4) project, setting up and teaching laboratory and hands-on computer experiments for engineering freshmen and sophomores. For one semester, he was also a visiting professor at the United Arab Emirates University in Al-Ain, UAE
AC 2007-1131: USING J-DSP AND LABVIEW TO PERFORM UNDERGRADUATELABSAndreas Spanias, Arizona State University Andreas Spanias is Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU). He is also the Co-Director of the Sensor Signal and Information Processing (SenSIP) center. His research interests are in the areas of adaptive signal processing and speech processing. While at ASU, he has developed and taught courses in DSP, adaptive signal processing, and speech coding. He has also developed and taught continuing education short courses and web courses in digital signal processing and speech coding. Andreas Spanias has been
research interests include language-based security for computer systems, embedded languages in software engineering, and online education.Mr. Arsen Melkonyan, University of Texas, San Antonio Arsen Melkonyan is a Ph.D. student at the University of Texas, San Antonio. From 2005 to 2007, he was a member of the research staff of Tampere University of Technology, Finland. He received a B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the State Technical University of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia, in 2003 and a M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2008. His current research interests include impact localization algorithms for structural health monitoring, WLAN Indoor positioning
Paper ID #31064No-Cost Implementation of Network Security Labs Utilizing AWS Educate inan Undergraduate Fundamental Network Security CourseDr. Karla Page Varnell, East Carolina University Assistant Teaching Professor in Department of Technology Systems at East Carolina University. Dr. Varnell is interested in IT security policy, innovative teaching strategies, and IT leadership. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Running Head: NO COST IMPLEMENTATION OF LABS USING AWS EDUCATE 1 No Cost Implementation of Network Security Labs Using AWS Educate
estimation theory. Andrew worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Mechatronics and Hybrid Technology (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada). He also worked as a Project Manager in the pharma- ceutical industry (Apotex Inc.) for three years. Before joining the University of Guelph in 2016, he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maryland, Balti- more County. Andrew worked with a number of colleagues in NASA, the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL), USDA, NIST, and the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). He is an ASME and IEEE member, and a Professional Engineer. Andrew was an Associate Editor for the Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical
Technology Officer, at UT Brownsville, he implemented state of the art networking using campus wide fiber ring with redundant links. He established diskless computer labs to provide uniform computing platform across campus, and modernized classrooms to make them congenial to online learning. He was the PI on NSF funded BCEIL (Beowulf-based Curriculum Enrichment Integrated Laboratory) and Co-PI on NSF funded MCALL (Multimedia based Computer Assisted Learning Lab).Dr. Hansheng Lei c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 A Holistic Approach for Enhancing Distributed Education with Multi-Campus Course Delivery MethodsAbstractTo create an emerging teaching and
AC 2011-2121: THE MOBILE PARTICIPATION SYSTEM NOT JUST AN-OTHER CLICKERMarcial Lapp, University of Michigan Marcial Lapp is a graduate student in the Industrial and Operations Engineering Department at the Uni- versity of Michigan. His research interests lie in modeling and solving large-scale optimization problems focused on the transportation and logistics industries. He holds a Masters and Bachelors degree in Com- puter Science from the Uni-versity of Michigan.Jeff Ringenberg, University of Michigan Jeff Ringenberg is a Lecturer at the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering. His research inter- ests include mobile learning software development, tactile programming, methods for bringing technology
Nebraska, Lincoln Tareq Daher earned his Bachelors in Computer Science from Mutah University in Jordan. He pursued a Master’s of Instructional Technology at the University of Nebraska –Lincoln while working as the co- ordinator for the Student Technology Program on the UNL campus. Currently, Dr. Daher works as the director for the Engineering and Computing Education Core (ECEC) at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. Dr. Daher collaborates with engineering faculty to document and research the integration of in- novative instructional strategies and technologies in their classrooms and designs and delivers professional development programs for faculty in the college.Dr. Markeya S. Peteranetz, University of Nebraska
UGLC guests. Mr. Perez strongly believes that by providing exceptional customer service that UGLC patrons will return to make use of the various services the university offers. Mr. Perez enjoys working on the professional development of the students’ employees at the UGLC. He shares with his student employees his practical experience in using electrical engineering concepts and computer technologies to help in everyday real-world applications. Mr. Perez has worked with the UTeach program at UTEP since its creation to streamline the transition process for engineering students from local area high schools to college by equipping their teachers with teaching strategies and technologies each summer. Oscar enjoys
. Zhiqiang Wu received his BS from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 1993, MS from Peking University in 1996, and PhD from Colorado State University in 2002, all in electrical engineering. He has worked at West Virginia University Institute of Technology as assistant professor from 2003 to 2005. He joined Wright State University in 2005 and currently serves as full professor. Dr. Wu is the author of national CDMA network management standard of China. He also co-authored one of the first books on multi-carrier transmission for wireless communication. He has published more than 100 papers in journals and conferences. He has served as Chair of Acoustic Communication Interest Group of IEEE Technical
Paper ID #8044The Education Sector Revolution: The Automation of EducationMr. Hatem M Wasfy, Advanced Science and Automation Corp. Mr. Hatem Wasfy is the president of Advanced Science and Automation Corp. (ASA) a company that specializes in the development of online virtual learning environments, and advanced engineering simu- lations. He has helped design several interactive learning environments that include a CNC machining course, a centrifugal pump maintenance course, an undergraduate physics course, and a welding course. He received a B.S. in 1994 and an M.S. in 1996 in Mechanical Engineering from the American
Paper ID #24795Work in Progress: Teaching Coding to Elementary Students – the Use of Col-lective ArgumentationDr. Tim Foutz P.E., University of Georgia Dr. Foutz is a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor of Engineering at the University of Georgia. He was the inaugural director of the First-Year Odyssey program, classes designed to introduce freshmen to the academic life of the University. Dr. Foutz has received federal funding to integrate humanities and social science topics into his course materials. For over 28 years, he has taught fundamental engineering courses as well as advanced design courses.Dr. ChanMin
Paper ID #23865Literate Programming for Authorship of Interactive Textbooks for Programming-centric CoursesDr. Bryan A. Jones, Mississippi State University Bryan A. Jones received the B.S.E.E. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Rice University, Houston, TX, in 1995 and 2002, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Clemson University, Clemson, SC, in 2005. He is currently an Associate Professor at Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS. From 1996 to 2000, he was a Hardware Design Engineer with Compaq, where he specialized in board lay- out for high-availability
Paper ID #10323Testing a Prototype System for Mining of Student Notes and Questions toCreate Study GuidesDr. Perry Samson, University of Michigan Perry Samson is Professor of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences and Professor of Entrepreneur- ship in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. He holds an Arthur F. Thurnau Pro- fessorship at the University of Michigan in recognition of ”outstanding contributions to undergraduate education” and is the recipient of the 2009 Teaching Innovation Award at the University of Michigan and a past recipient of the College of Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award
journal and conference papers and one edited book in these areas. He has active membership and involvement in several learned societies, including the IEE, IEEE, ASEE, and ISA.Xueshu Song, Northern Illinois University Xueshu Song received his PhD from The Pennsylvania State University in 1989 and is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Illinois. He is a Professor of Engineering Technology at Northern Illinois University, USA. He has been the principal and co-principal investigator for eight application software development projects funded by the National Science Foundation. He is active in professional societies
Paper ID #25674Virtual Reality Case Studies in Fluid Mechanics: Development, Student Per-formance and FeedbackDr. Kyle Johnsen, University of Georgia Kyle Johnsen is an Associate Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia. Dr. Johnsen joined the University of Georgia in 2008 after earning his PhD in Computer Engineering from the University of Florida. His research focuses on emerging human-computer interaction technologies for health, education, and the environment.Dr. Siddharth Savadatti, University of Georgia Dr. Siddharth Savadatti received his PhD in Computational Mechanics from North Carolina
as a National Academy of Education / Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow. Dr. Svihla studies learning in authentic, real world conditions; this includes a two- strand research program focused on (1) authentic assessment, often aided by interactive technology, and (2) design learning, in which she studies engineers designing devices, scientists designing investigations, teachers designing learning experiences and students designing to learn.Dr. Woong Lim, University of New MexicoMs. Elizabeth Ellen Esterly, University of New MexicoIrene A Lee, MITProf. Melanie E Moses, Department of Computer Science, University of New MexicoPaige Prescott, University of New Mexico Paige Prescott has been a classroom science teacher, a curriculum
randomly select a student by shake-to-randomize function on an iPhone or an iPod Touch. Pikme also allows rating student responses and grouping students by class to assign class participation grades.Study MethodologyEven though the functionality of the app was thoroughly tested before submission to the appstore, its usability and impact on a class had yet to be explored. Usability referred to the ease ofuse during lectures without disturbing the flow of instruction and more importantly studying theimpact of incorporating such a technology in a traditional lecture-based classroom on students.As a result, during the Fall 2011 term two separate classes were selected to conduct the study.Class 1 was a Freshmen Engineering Clinic I which is
Paper ID #27692Integrating Active/Collaborative Learning in Computer-Centered Course Cur-riculumDr. Magesh Chandramouli, Purdue University Northwest Dr. Chandramouli is an Associate Professor of Computer Graphics Technology in Purdue University Northwest. Dr. Chandramouli has been invited to deliver keynote speeches and guest lectures in various countries around the world. Formerly a Frederick Andrews Fellow at Purdue University, West Lafayette, he completed his doctoral studies from the Department of Computer Graphics Technology. He completed Master of Engineering at the National University of Singapore and Master of
AC 2008-2818: A PROCESSOR DESIGN PROJECT FOR A FIRST COURSE INCOMPUTER ORGANIZATIONMichael Black, American University Page 13.86.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Processor Design Project for a First Course in Computer OrganizationAbstractAlthough many of today’s students are savvy computer users, paradoxically they often findcomputer design abstract and difficult to visualize. To make the material more tangible, we havedeveloped a novel three part term project that requires students to develop and simulate their ownprocessor. Students work in teams to devise and encode their own instruction set, design adatapath and
Paper ID #17724Automated Grading of Access R Databases Using the Matlab R DatabaseToolboxDr. Curtis Cohenour Ph.D., P.E. P.E., Ohio University Dr. Cohenour is an Assistant Professor in the Ohio University Engineering Technology and Management Department, in Athens, Ohio. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from West Virginia Institute of Technology in 1980, a Master of Science degree from Ohio University in 1988, and a Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering from Ohio University in 2009. He is a registered professional engineer in West Virginia, and Ohio. Dr. Cohenour has worked in Industry as an electrical engineer and
AC 2008-2108: PROFESSORS’ INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACHES ANDSTUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF NANOHUB SIMULATIONS AS LEARNINGTOOLSAlejandra Magana , Network for Computational Nanotechnology Purdue University Alejandra Magana is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a M.S. Ed. in Educational Technology from Purdue University and a M.S. in E-commerce from ITESM in Mexico City. She is currently working for the Network for Computational Nanotechnology at Purdue University as a Research Assistant and as an Instructional Designer.Sean Brophy, Purdue University Sean Brophy is an Assistant Professor in Engineering Education at Purdue University. He holds a Ph.D. in Education and
AC 2008-866: CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION USINGTHE MOTOR CONTROLS TOOLKIT – THE ROBOT CARJonathan Hill, University of Hartford Dr. Jonathan Hill is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture (CETA) at the University of Hartford, located in Connecticut. Ph.D. and M.S. from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University. Previously an applications engineer with the Networks and Communications division of Digital Corporation. His interests involve embedded microprocessor based systems.Patricia Mellodge, University of Hartford Dr
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2006-273: LIONS AND TIGERS AND TESTING...OH MY!Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming Steven F. Barrett received the BS Electronic Engineering Technology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1979, the M.E.E.E. from the University of Idaho at Moscow in 1986, and the Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin in 1993. He was formally an active duty faculty member with the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado and is now an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wyoming. He is a member of IEEE (senior) and Tau Beta Pi (chief faculty advisor). His research interests include digital and analog image processing, computer-assisted laser surgery