AC 2007-549: ATTRIBUTES OF TECHNOLOGY LEADERSJohn Robertson, Arizona State University John Robertson has been Professor of Microelectronics at ASU’s Polytechnic campus since 2001. He was previously a Program Director with Motorola. He serves on the JACMET Technical Advisory Board and delivers a number of courses in the Chief Engineer Certificate program. Page 12.300.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Attributes of technology leadersAbstractA consortium of companies and universities has developed a certificate to help preparesenior engineers to become technology executives. One of
Paper ID #5717Continuing Professional Development of Engineering and Technology AdultProfessional LearnersDr. Mitchell L Springer PMP, SPHR, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Springer currently serves as the Executive Director of the Purdue University College of Technology, Academic Center for Professional Studies in Technology and Applied Research (ProSTAR) and College of Technology Operations and Strategic Initiatives, located in West Lafayette, Indiana. He possesses over 30 years of theoretical and industry-based practical experience from four disciplines: Software Engineer- ing, Systems Engineering, Program
AC 2012-4790: APPLYING DISTANCE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGIESTO A LARGE-SCALE ENGINEERING MECHANICS COURSEDr. Daniel Dickrell III, University of Florida Page 25.200.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Applying Distance Education Technologies to a Large-Scale EngineeringMechanics CourseIntroductionDistance learning and continuing education programs are a growing component of higher education inengineering. The technological investments that colleges and universities commit to are substantial inboth financial outlay and strategic vision. But over time as the video production facilities and computingsupport infrastructure
AC 2010-132: AN ON-LINE COURSE TO HELP ENGINEERS (STUDENTS ANDPROFESSIONALS) DEVELOP INTERPERSONAL SKILLS – YOU’RE KIDDING,RIGHT?Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati Eugene is an Academic Director in the College of Engineering and Applied Science where he manages programs for traditional undergraduates and for working professionals. Eugene has also taught distance learning courses for 10 years in a variety of modalities. He has a PE license and has industry experience as a mechanical design engineer and a field service engineer. Page 15.170.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 An On
AC 2010-1922: SUSTAINING APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEDLEARNING IN STEM DISCIPLINESSteven Cramer, University of Wisconsin, Madison Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of EngineeringRobert Jeanne, University of Wisconsin, Madison Professor Emertus, Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural and Life SciencesMoira Lafayette, University of Wisconsin, Madison Director of Assessment Academic Affairs UW-Madison College of EngineeringMichael J. Litkow, University of Wisconsin - MadisonAmber R. Smith, University of Wisconsin, Madison Department of Horticulture, College of Agricultural and Life SciencesLillian Tong, University of
Paper ID #22490Piloting the Use of Technology to Provide Better Support to Students Through-out Their Life CycleRachel LeBlanc, International Council on Systems Engineering Rachel LeBlanc is the Assistant Vice President of Academic and Corporate Engagement at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She manages the portfolio of non-traditional academic programs for the University and engages in economic development activities tied to university strategy. Rachel has over 15 years of experience working with faculty and industry experts to create education solutions to meet business needs. She manages a variety of functional areas
2006-2371: SUPPORTING K-12 TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTTHROUGH THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENGINEERING ANDTECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONKurt Becker, Utah State University Kurt H. Becker, Ph.D is Interim Department Head in the Department of Engineering and Technology Education, College of Engineering at Utah State University. Areas of research include adult learning cognition, engineering education professional development and technical training. He is the co-project director for the NSF funded "National Center for Engineering and Technology Education" and the PI for the NSF funded "Communities of Effective Practice: A Professional STEM Development Model for Teachers of American Indian Students". He also
AC 2007-1671: THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENGINEERING ANDTECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: SUPPORTING TEACHER PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENTKurt Becker, Utah State University Kurt Becker is a Professor and the Department Head of Engineering and Technology Education. He is the Co-Principal Investigator for the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded National Center for Engineering and Technology Education and Principal Investigator for the NSF funded project: Communities of Effective Practice: A professional STEM Development Partnership Model for Teachers of American Indian Students. His areas of research include adult learning cognition, engineering education professional development and technical training. He works
Paper ID #8421Creating Synergistic Opportunities for Professional Adult Continuing Learn-ers through Engineering and Technology CollaborationsDr. Mitchell L Springer PMP, SPHR, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Springer currently serves as the Executive Director for Purdue University’s College of Technology located in West Lafayette, Indiana. He possesses over 30 years of theoretical and industry-based practical experience from four disciplines: Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Program Management and Human Resources. Dr. Springer possesses a significant strength in pattern recognition, analyzing and
AC 2011-1372: IMPLEMENTING AN EFFECTIVE SUPPORT MODELFOR INNOVATION IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED LEARNINGDeborah L. Helman, University of Wisconsin, Madison Deborah Helman is the Director of Wendt Commons, which provides teaching, learning, information and media services in the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to assum- ing responsibility for this new organization, she led the staff of the CoE’s Wendt Library in providing engineering library services.Ryan J. Kershner, University of Wisconsin, MadisonDiana Wheeler, MA-LIS, University of Wisconsin, MadisonAmy L Kindschi, University of Wisconsin, Madison Amy Kindschi, MLS, Head of Faculty and Student Services at UW
AC 2011-165: ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO ASSESSING MILITARYTRAINING FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT INTO ENGINEERING ANDTECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSKevin James Wainwright, BC Institute of Technology Kevin Wainwright a faculty member in the School of Business at the British Columbia Institute of Tech- nology in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. BCIT has over 50,000 full and part time students and is the second largest post-secondary institute in the province of British Columbia Kevin has his Ph.D. in economics from Simon Fraser University where his fields of specialization were mathematical economics, industrial organization, law and economics, and environmental economics. He is co-author of the book, Fundamen- tal Methods in Mathematical
AC 2010-1511: IMPLEMENTING TABLET PCS IN A DISTANCE LEARNINGENVIRONMENTGlenda Scales, Virginia Tech Dr. Glenda R. Scales serves as both Associate Dean for International Programs and Information Technology and Director of the Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program (CGEP) in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. Dr. Scales also provides leadership for international programs, research computing and academic computing within the College of Engineering. She holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Instructional Technology from Virginia Tech, an M.S. in Applied Behavioral Science from Johns Hopkins and a B.S. in Computer Science from Old Dominion
AC 2010-1217: CHALLENGES FACING CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT FOR TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION IN THE IRISH SECONDLEVEL SYSTEMDiarmuid McCarthy, University of LimerickNiall Seery, University of LimerickSeamus Gordon, University of Limerick Page 15.273.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Challenges facing continuous professional development for technology education in Irish second level educationAs the demand for graduates of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematicsincreases, fewer second level students are choosing to pursue a third levelqualification within the STEM disciplines. This dichotomous relationship iscompounded by the recent trend showing
AC 2008-926: A GUIDED TOUR OF THE FUTURE OF EDUCATIONEugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati Eugene is an Academic Director in the College of Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. He manages the College's accelerated engineering degree programs as well as a pre-engineering program with local high schools. Eugene also helps faculty in the use of instructional technology. He is a self-described "hopeful skeptic" concerning learning in virtual worlds.Chris Collins, University of Cincinnati Chris Collins is an IT Analyst in the UCit Instructional & Research Computing department at the University of Cincinnati. Chris specializes in developing supportable, sustainable enterprise
2006-841: EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES: WHAT WORKS, WHAT DOESN’TWORK, AND WHYEugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati Eugene Rutz is Director of Distance Learning and Manager of the ACCEND programs in the College of Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. He is a registered professional engineer with industry experience and administrative experience in academia. Mr. Rutz has taught courses in the traditional classroom setting as well as with a number of educational technolgies. Page 11.512.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Educational Technologies: What Works, What Doesn’t Work, and
AC 2011-499: LESSONS LEARNED OFFERING A COMBINED BS ENGI-NEERING (WITH COOPERATIVE EDUCATION) AND MBAEugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati Eugene Rutz, MS, PE is an Academic Director in the College of Engineering & Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati. He manages the college’s dual degree programs and outreach programs with local high schools. Industry experience includes mechanical design engineering, the nuclear power industry and radiological engineering. Eugene also teaches courses for the college using distance learning and instructional technologies. Page 22.1011.1
AC 2011-448: M-OUTREACH FOR ENGINEERING CONTINUING EDU-CATION: A MODEL FOR UNIVERSITY-COMPANY COLLABORATIONGale Tenen Spak, Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of Technology Gale Tenen Spak is Associate Vice President of Continuing and Distance Education at New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey. She has extensive experience in the area of professional workforce development and continuing education programs and writes and broadly presents on these subjects. Her experience includes managing, developing, marketing, proposal writing, evaluating and implementing programs for professionals who require new education and training to keep their skill at the cutting edge. The programs she designs involve
AC 2007-1084: PREPARATION FOR ONLINE TEACHING AND ACTUALPRACTICES FOR TECHNOLOGY-ORIENTED COURSESDavid Batts, East Carolina UniversityRichard Monroe, East Carolina UniversityLeslie Pagliari, East Carolina UniversitySherion Jackson, East Carolina UniversityCheryl McFadden, East Carolina University Page 12.1173.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Preparation for Online Teaching and Actual Practices for Technology-Oriented CoursesAbstractThe growth of distance education and the corresponding demand for onlineinstructors is a trend that has continued over the past ten to fifteen years. Qualityonline instruction should be preceded by high quality
2006-1872: CUBISM IN EDUCATION, FLEXING TO ALL PATRONS’ NEEDS FOREDUCATION, LEARNING STYLES, CULTURES…Mani Mina, Iowa State University Page 11.377.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Cubism in education: Flexing to all patrons’ needs for education, learning styles, cultures…AbstractThis paper will consider the use of technology as a medium for innovation in engineeringeducation, which can certainly be expanded to all fields and disciplines. For the most part,technology has been invading all classes and subjects. From kindergarten to college graduates,all students and educators have been influenced by the
AC 2012-5098: THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEPLOYMENT OFAN ONLINE, PORTABLE, BLENDED COURSE FOR THE ENERGY IN-DUSTRY USING OPEN-SOURCE TOOLS: TECHNOLOGICAL, LOGIS-TIC, AND INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN ISSUESDr. Ioan Gelu Ionas, University of Missouri Ioan Gelu Ionas is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri. He received his Ph.D. in information science and learning technologies from the University of Missouri, Columbia. He also holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering, an M.B.A. degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia, and a Ph.D. in management from the University of Sibiu, Romania. Ionas has taught for more than 10 years in engineering, business, and education and co-authored several books and book
AC 2007-2828: FEASIBILITY OF A FULLY ONLINE UNDERGRADUATEMECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEGREE FOR NON-TRADITIONAL LEARNERSFrank Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. Frank Fisher is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ. Dr. Fisher earned BS degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh, Masters degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Learning Sciences (School of Education and Social Policy), and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering, all from Northwestern University. Professor Fisher is co-Director of the Nanotechnology Graduate Program at Stevens (www.stevens.edu/nano), and is
This has paralleled the call for a transformational change in thebroader science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education community3 and hasresulted in significant resources by both government and corporate entities to improve teachingand learning in the STEM disciplines.4 Since focusing on developing evidence-based teachinginnovations has not been enough to affect pervasive change in teaching practices in engineeringschools, the emphasis by organizations including the National Science Foundation and theNational Academy of Engineering has shifted to developing an understanding of the extent of theadoption of innovations5-12.In university engineering departments, individual faculty members are typically responsible forclassroom
AC 2012-3008: RESPONDING TO THE CALL: EXTENDING THE UNI-VERSITY RELATIONSHIP VIA CONTINUING EDUCATIONDr. Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Craig G. Downing is the Interim Department Head of Engineering Management with responsibility for Continuing and Professional studies at Rose-Hulman of Institute of Technology. Prior to that, his teach- ings assignments focused on delivering graduate-level instruction in the operational and quality aspects of engineering management. Downing has more than 15 years of experience providing instruction in the areas of manufacturing, management, and mathematics at the post-secondary level. Additionally, he has amassed 13 years of industrial experience, four years
Director for M-STEM Academies, a program devoted to strengthening and diversifying the cohort of students who receive their baccalaureate degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Page 23.1239.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 The Teaching Circle for Large Engineering Courses: Clearing the Activation BarrierThe use of active learning techniques and other student centered teaching practices in theclassroom has been demonstrated by research to improve student learning and retention (e.g.,[11, 12]). In spite of this
over twenty hours of trainingand mentoring of one hundred STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)faculty from a comprehensive university and a local community college. The objective of theproject is to introduce a large percentage of faculty at two different institutions to some of thelatest educational research and related pedagogical methods in an effort to create a lastingpositive change in student learning. The grant provides for training of about 30% of theuniversity STEM faculty in a pedagogical approach called Challenge Based Instruction (CBI)based on the principles of “How People Learn” and the STAR Legacy cycle. Facultyinvolvement begins with an afternoon pre-workshop introductory meeting that introduces thefaculty to
AC 2011-1269: BUILDING AN ENGAGED, COLLABORATIVE, AND IN-SPIRED TEACHING CULTURESuzanne M. Kresta, University of Alberta co-authors John Nychka, Uttandaraman Sundararaj, and Suzanne Kresta led the Teaching Enhancement Committee at the University of Alberta which implemented a number of empowering changes to the teaching culture in the department and the faculty. Drs Sundararaj and Kresta initiated a number of early changes before Dr Nychka joined us from Kentucky, where he had a substantial impact.Uttandaraman Sundararaj, University of Calgary Uttandaraman (U.T.) Sundararaj is Professor and the Head of the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Calgary. Previously he was Professor at
teaching experience ofengineering faculty. The core problem is seeing technology as a way to do more of the samerather than as an opportunity to do something much better. This paper attempts to paint a visionof what can be for engineering colleges that dare to use technology to reinvent teaching in waysthat research tells us work best for students and instructors.The Opportunity Page 23.1224.4Fundamentally the opportunity is using technology to help us recreate engineering rather thansimply doing more of the same to more people. This is not to say that technology itself is theanswer. In fact, infatuation with the bells and whistles of technology too
also heavily involved in a similar program with Purdue University. Dr. Wittenborn earned his Ph.D. from the College of Technology at Purdue University where he was also selected as a Bilsland Dissertation Fellow. His doctoral research focused on distance and engineering education, as well as evaluation and assessment. He also has a M.S. from Purdue University in Computer Graphics Technology, focusing on Virtual Product Integration. He earned his B.S. from Southeast Missouri State University in Technical Computer Graphics.Michael Richey, Boeing Company Michael Richey is Associate Technical Fellow currently assigned to support Workforce development and Learning Science research
consortium of engineering education).Prof. Jayantrao Bhaurao Patil, R. C. Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur, India Jayantrao B. Patil is working as the Principal at the R. C. Patel institute of Technology, Shirpur, India and holds appointment as a Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering. He is also serving as a Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Member of Senate, Member of Academic Council, and Chairman of Board of Studies in Computer Engineering & Information Technology at the North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, India. Jayantrao’s research interests include Web caching, Web Prefetching, Web data mining, Biometrics, and digital watermarking. He is the author/co-author of over 10
AC 2010-1940: PREPARING FOR PARTICIPATION IN SPEED: AN ASEEINITIATIVE FOR A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMFOR ENGINEERING EDUCATORSDonald Visco, Tennessee Technological University Dr. Don Visco is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Tennessee Technological University, where he has been employed since 1999. Prior to that, he graduated with his Ph.D from the University at Buffalo, SUNY. His current research interests include experimental and computational thermodynamics as well as bioinformatics/drug design. He is an active and contributing member of ASEE at the local, regional and national level. He is the 2006 recipient of the Raymond W. Fahien Award for Outstanding Teaching