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Ross McCurdy, Ponaganset High School

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hydrogen fuel cells as a step towards creating a clean and sustainable future. The schoolhas now compiled an impressive collection of fuel cell technology for hands-on student use andhas established a course devoted to fuel cells. With the creation of Protium, the Initiative’s fuelcell-powered band, hydrogen fuel cell education is also an extracurricular activity successfullyspreading the word far beyond the school community, with fuel cell demonstration performanceshaving taken place in Miami, San Antonio, Palm Springs, and Hollywood. Fuel cell education is approached with a hands-on, minds-on philosophy with much ofthe learning project-based. Last year’s capstone project was the creation of Rhode Island’s firstfuel cell vehicle, a two

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Christopher Papadopoulos; Adeeb Rahman, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Josh Bostwick, Cornell University

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problem solution, identify the error, and re-solve the problem correctly.2. The Breakdown of Critical Thinking in Mechanics EducationIn this section we examine evidence from situations in mechanics education in which studentsfail to employ critical thinking, and in which pedagogical materials fail to engage students incritical thinking. We believe that these examples are representative of typical situationsencountered by students and instructors at many institutions, and that they provide a clear andaccurate assessment of some fundamental issues that must be addressed.Anecdotes from Student Questions. In the last two years or so, several of our former studentshave visited us to ask questions pertaining to their current course projects. Strikingly

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Gary Moe, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Page 11.1391.7up in the lesson, the question timing starts with a mouse click. As soon as the question times out,the answers are presented on a graph that shows both correct and incorrect responses.If the graph shows overwhelming concept understanding, the lesson can continue. If there areseveral incorrect answers, the concepts can be reviewed to increase the students’ understanding.One of the most significant early challenges was adapting the PRS presentation window to workwith the in-class projection systems. There were several times when the PRS response controlbar was truncated or totally disappeared from the viewing window because the projected imageproportions were different than those used on the laptop computer. The situation was

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Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University; Richard Mercer, Wright State University; Kuldip Rattan, Wright State University; Michael Raymer, Wright State University; David Reynolds, Wright State University

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2006-1631: REDEFINING ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS EDUCATION ATWRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITYNathan Klingbeil, Wright State University NATHAN W. KLINGBEIL is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering at Wright State University, and holds the title of Robert J. Kegerreis Distinguished Professor of Teaching. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in 1998. Professor Klingbeil leads NSF supported research projects in the areas of manufacturing science and engineering curriculum reform. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his work in engineering education, including the CASE Ohio Professor of the Year Award (2005), the