Paper ID #12508Exploring the Impact of Peer-Generated Screencast Tutorials on Computer-Aided Design EducationDr. Dongdong Zhang, Prairie View A&M University Dongdong Zhang is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Prairie View A&M University. He graduated from University of Missouri-Columbia with a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include: Micro- and Nano-Fiber Reinforced Compos- ites Processing Simulation, Transport Phenomenon in Polymer Composites Processing; Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Computational and Numerical Algorithms; Computer
Communities ofPractice (CoPs) to provide mutual support and training, and to encourage and facilitate theorganic dissemination of best practices across courses among the members of the community ofpractice. In particular, mentorship relationships within the community have provided readyavenues for the translation of best practices. In this paper, we describe and analyze the redesignof one such course in the WIDER community, highlighting how the redesign of this course wasinformed by its involvement within this larger community of practice.1. Introduction Since the 1980s the Computer Science (CS) department at The University of Illinois(UIUC) has offered a service course, “Introduction to Computing”, that was designed to servenon-CS and non
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Paper ID #11164Case Study Based Educational Tools for Teaching Software V&V Course atUndergraduate LevelDr. Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University Dr. Priyadarshan (Priya) Manohar Dr. Priyadarshan Manohar is an Associate Professor of Engineering and Co-Director Research and Outreach Center (ROC) at Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, PA. He has a Ph. D. in Materials Engineering (1998) and Graduate Diploma in Computer Science (1999) from Uni- versity of Wollongong, Australia and holds Bachelor of Engineering (Metallurgical Engineering) degree from Pune University, India (1985). He has worked as a post-doctoral fellow
Paper ID #14163Design Elements of a Mobile Robotics Course Based on Student FeedbackProf. Alisa Gilmore P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln Alisa N. Gilmore, M.S.E.C.E., P.E. is an Associate Professor of Practice at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. She has developed and teaches courses in robotics, telecommunications, circuits and controls. Page 26.460.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Design Elements of a Mobile Robotics Course
good learning experience for me. One more good thing is that my confidence about writing a technical report is increased now.” (Student, Fall 2008)Based on this preliminary evidence, we designed an empirical study to formally evaluate theimpact of the proposed intervention at the undergraduate and graduate level in two engineeringcourses. Next, we describe the research study and the results obtained during the first round ofdata collection.Research MethodologyA quasi-experimental research study was conducted to address the following research question:What is the impact of the proposed collaborative tool and the associated instructionalscaffolding on teamwork competencies?An intervention was designed consisting of web-based information and
several graduate courses in engineering education pertinent to this research. He is the key developer of the OWLS and leads the LEWAS lab development and implementation work. He has mentored two NSF/REU Site students in the LEWAS lab. He assisted in the development and implementation of curricula for introducing the LEWAS at VWCC including the development of pre-test and post-test assessment questions. Additionally, he has a background in remote sensing, data analysis and signal processing from the University of New Hampshire.Dr. Vinod K Lohani, Virginia Tech Dr. Vinod K. Lohani is a Professor of Engineering Education and an adjunct faculty in Civil & Environ- mental Engineering at Virginia Tech (VT), Blacksburg
indicated that students had gained competencies with social media for connectingwith friends and family, but needed more practice with IT tools that they will use in the rapidlyevolving work environment. Students indicated that they have continued to use onlinecollaboration tools and skills learned through the VPTs when they returned to their homeuniversities after completion of the summer REU program. While further development of theVPT concept is warranted to address specific student learning outcomes, results imply thatstudents’ experiences had a positive impact on their use of these tools and their confidence to usethem in future professional interactions involving virtual collaboration.Virtual TeamsEngineering graduates entering today’s
Ramnath, Ohio State University Dr. Rajiv Ramnath is Director of Practice at the Collaborative for Enterprise Transformation and Innova- tion (CETI), and an evangelist for AweSim, a consortium that seeks to bring high-performance computing based modelling and simulation to small and medium enterprises in the Midwest, and an Expert at the Na- tional Science Foundation ACI Program. He was formerly Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Concentus Technology Corp., in Columbus, Ohio, and led product-development and government-funded R&D – notably through the National Information Infrastructure Integration Protocols program funded by Vice President Gore’s ATP initiative. He is now engaged in developing industry
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