Conference Session

Innovative Programs - Structure, Delivery, Evaluation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

teachers who are: ‚ engineers according to IGIP principles and have studied according to the ‚ IGIP curriculum studies at accredited institutes ‚ plus have one year of teaching experience.2.2.2 Curriculum overview and recognitionIGIP has established a curriculum for engineering pedagogy which is used in several countries.This curriculum is a modular system which consists of core modules (8 Credit Points), theorymodules (4 Credit Points) and practice modules (8 Credit Points). The core modules includetheoretical and practical engineering pedagogy as well as laboratory methodology. The theorymodules include psychology, sociology, ethics, and intercultural competencies. The practicemodules consists of oral communication skills, scientific

Conference Session

Emerging Technologies / Pedagogies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Chris Collins, University of Cincinnati; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

, architects, artists and others can create not only objects but buildings and systems.The virtual environment allows objects and systems to have attributes and functions (the planecan fly) such that the consequences of design can be studied and design alternatives evaluated.This evaluation can include not only the technical aspects of the design but the socialimplications and potential customer reaction and use of the product.TrainingVirtual environments facilitate active learning for groups as diverse as: • First responders • Medical personnel • Journalists • Laboratory workers Page 13.46.5Emergency personnel are already using virtual

Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Non-traditional Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lanny Griffin; Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Szlavik, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

costs, which arenot covered by the fees. Therefore, the industrial partner must be willing to put forward a largesum of money up-front, which requires selling the program. This should be the easiest of allchallenges assuming that the partner already understands the value of the educational experience.Curricular flexibility is addressed by morning and afternoon sections, which enables the students Page 13.142.6to select courses that suit their interest. Laboratory instruction can be a challenge and requires alittle imagination to create equivalent experiences. We have found that some lab exercisesinvolving software packages, such as MATLAB or

Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Non-traditional Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Pferdehirt, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin - Madison; John Nelson, U. of Wisconsin-Madison; Amy Shenot, U. of Wisconsin-Madison

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

conservation and cogeneration studies for Argonne National Laboratory, and managed flood studies for the Army Corps of Engineers. Wayne's technical expertise is in solid and hazardous waste reduction and management, and natural resource management. He has a BS in engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University, and an MS in civil engineering with an emphasis in regional planning from Northwestern University.Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin - Madison Jeffrey S. Russell, PhD, PE, is professor and chair in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and a co-founder of the Construction Engineering and Management program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has a BS degree in civil

Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Non-traditional Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific Univ; Donald Peter, Seattle Pacific University; Steven Parsons, Seattle Pacific University; Brad Gjerding, Seattle Pacific University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

institutionaland departmental issues as we move ahead with this powerful combination of technologies.MethodsVirtual Synchronous Classroom Hardware ConfigurationWe have two physical campus classrooms equipped for use as a VSC. One is a rather large(44’w x 30’d ) engineering laboratory (see appendix A). It contains 18 student workstations (forup to 36 students) equipped with a PC and electrical engineering lab equipment. The other is amore traditional classroom, but the student tables are surrounded by workstations at theperimeter of the room, thus this classroom is also larger than a typical classroom at ouruniversity.The classrooms also contain an instructor Podium station equipped with a PC (connected to avideo projector), a document camera and lab