Conference Session

The Best of Computers in Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Rukangu, University of Georgia; John Ray Morelock, University of Georgia; Kyle Johnsen, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

Associate Director of Educational Innovation and Impact for UGA’s Engineering Education Trans- formations Institute (EETI). In addition to coordinating EETI’s faculty development programming, Dr. Morelock conducts research on institutional change via faculty development, with an emphasis on innova- tive ways to cultivate and evaluate supportive teaching and learning networks in engineering departments and colleges. He received his doctoral degree in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where he was a recipient of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. His dissertation studied the teaching practices of engineering instructors during game-based learning activities, and how these practices affected student motivation.Dr

Conference Session

COED: Student Perspectives of Instructional and Advising Approaches

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahbub K. Ahmed, P.E., Southern Arkansas University; Kendra J. Ahmed, Southern Arkansas University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

Program: Students’ PerspectivesAbstractEffective advising ensures students take the proper classes to stay on track for their graduation.For example, in an engineering curriculum, it is crucial that students maintain the propersequence of courses that results in the culmination of the program's required capstone designcourse(s). Any human error during the advising process can risk the disruption of the smoothprogression through the program for a student. Thus, a computerized web-based advising toolcan be highly useful to eliminate such human errors in identifying the most needed coursesduring an advising session. Currently, many advising tools are available through commercialbusinesses or developed by those working in the field of education. In