decision to fill thebulleted textbox with text has led to the addition of redundant information. The slide violates themultimedia principle, the principle of coherence, and the principle of signaling. Synthesizing Diamonds • How would we feel about the uniqueness of diamonds if it was possible to make one in a laboratory, just like the real thing? • Science has finally found a way to replicate in a few days something that nature has taken millions of years to produce - diamonds. These synthetic diamonds are so close to the real thing, that they have the same atomic structure as natural diamonds. Even the most sophisticated machines are finding it hard to tell the difference. More
students to take a course in fluid mechanics (CEE 1402) with and accompanying lab. This course teaches principles that prepare engineers to basic design fluid mechanic design, such pumping systems, pipe systems, open channel flow, etc. The project was to help in the development of laboratory experiments designed to improve student learning of basic fluids concepts. Project will involve design and construction of various experiments requiring the use of the machine shop.J) Freshman Engineering Program, University of Pittsburgh. The project was to Design & Develop an Online Interactive Scholarship Information WebsiteBased on the experiences and the modifications the students had with these projects and our newgoals, we found
. Her current research interests include the effect of instructional technology on student learning and performance, effective teaching strategies for new graduate student instructors, and the impact of GSI mentoring programs on the mentors and mentees.Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan Joanna Millunchick is Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and is affiliated with the Applied Physics Program and the Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics at the University of Michigan. Prior to joining UM in 1997, Millunchick was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Sandia National Laboratories. She received her B.S. in Physics from DePaul University in 1990, and her Ph.D. in
ways.For the field of engineering education, there has not been an embracement in the use of onlineeducation. Following an extensive review of engineering online programs, Bourne, Harris, &Mayadas31-32 found that a large number of them were available for master’s level, but there werefew bachelor’s degrees. A reason often noted to not developing engineering courses online is thechallenge of replicating hands-on laboratories over the internet, even though a great deal ofmodule development has been done in this area31-32. For these same engineering educationresearchers, they recommend that field of engineering learn more about methods for blendedlearning (in-class and online), different pedagogies for teaching and learning in onlineengineering
Professorsand Lecturers who have the responsibility for the majority of the teaching activities and forthe instructional design and pedagogy of the course. PhD students are typically workingas laboratory assistants and teaching assistants helping students with exercises designed bymore senior staff.Academic status and credibility is an important aspect of academic teaching, this is reflectedin differences in perception in relation to ITTF4. ITTF4: I feel that I should know the answers to any questions that students may put to me during this subjectBeing able to always answer questions (ITTF4) is ranked Professor, Lecturer (high) vsResearcher and PhD student (low) (χ2 (2, N=487) = 13.12, p < 0.05). We interpret thisresult to mean that
. For this study, the case was the CSCE instrument with each facultymember serving as an individual unit of analysis. The courses taught by the faculty participantsranged from small (46 students) to large (over 200 students). The course structures were alsodifferent and included lectures, laboratories, workshops, and recitations (mandatory groupproblem solving sessions). In addition, the range of experience between faculty membersencompassed first time instructors to others with over five years of teaching at the same institution.Description of caseThe CSCE instrument consists of two major sections. Section one is split into two main categories,in-class and out-of-class activities. In category one, students are expected to answer
explanations [9]. However, thefield of engineering has not yet established a clear idea of what “disciplinary engagement”means.Engineering at its core is about creating solutions to problems using mathematics, science, andcreativity through a design process. The engineering curriculum reflects this by containingdifferent types of courses that teach the mathematical models of natural phenomena (i.e.engineering science courses, or technical core courses), laboratory and experimental techniquesand processes (i.e. lab courses), and fundamentals of engineering design (i.e. design courses).These courses all ask students to engage disciplinarily in different ways, all in support of theoverall practice of engineering to create new solutions. Prior research
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, laboratory skills, data analysis and reduction skills, writing skills, presentation skills, etc.) should be willing to pass it on, and/ or share it with their group members; Collaborative skills- Groups cannot function effectively if members do not have (be willing to learn) or use some needed social skills. Such as: leadership, decision-making, trust building, and conflict management; Monitoring progress- Groups need to discuss amongst themselves whether they are achieving their set goals. They need also to prioritize the scheduled activities, introduce changes when needed, and solicit advice and assistance with the consent of the instructor.Success in implementing active learning, including
school and jobs. Lapatto [2] investigated the influence of research on the educationalexperience of undergraduates in science by conducting an online survey from 41 institutions. Itwas found that 85% of the participants continued on to postgraduate education after finishingtheir undergraduate research. On the other hand, a small portion of the participants who didn’tcontinue to postgraduate studies also reported comparatively poor gains from their undergraduateresearch experience. Learning laboratory techniques, understanding the research process andreadiness for more demanding research were some of the positive effects of undergraduateresearch experience mentioned in the survey. Webber et al. [3] conducted a survey research byanalyzing 110,000
goggles or headgear). As a result, allactivities on the screen are also captured in addition to the screens solely devoted to the writingprocess: If a participant checks email, searches for literature, changes music, or instant messagesa friend, all those activities are also recorded. Though the resulting data is messy, we argue thatthe “messiness” is actually demonstrative of an authentic writing process, which does not happenin a laboratory setting. In real life, the “writing” process of experts might require significant timesearching for literature or checking manuscript/task requirements to comply with the evaluationcriteria. The video data recorded offers a wealth of data to analyze. In our past work, we providea literature-based commentary
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teacher (7-12) and taught in public schools and museums from 2003-2013.Dr. Marci S. DeCaro, University of Louisville Marci DeCaro is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Louisville. Her research focuses on the role of cognitive factors such as working memory in learning and performance situations. She studies these topics with adults and children in laboratory and educational contexts.Dr. Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville Jeffrey L. Hieb is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the Univer- sity of Louisville. He graduated from Furman University in 1992 with degrees in Computer Science and Philosophy
various disciplines, with an additional focus on basic science knowl-edge in the medical domain. The three study types consist of so-called (1) laboratory studieswith short RIs of only a few hours or days, (2) classroom studies (like ours) with RIs of a fewyears, and (3) naturalistic studies with RIs spanning tens of years. In many naturalistic studies theknowledge is measured at the end of the RI. Knowledge at the beginning of the RI can only bereconstructed by e. g. counting the cumber of courses taken on the subject and respective gradesachieved. Across all study types and disciplines, many of the results were adequately describedby the Ebbinghaus forgetting curve. 3 This curve models retention over time as a fast decay atthe beginning
, perceptions of the present (perceived instrumentality), and the interconnections between future goals and present actions. The results of this work indicated three unique student profiles based on their FTPs and have been described previously.18 For the quantitative portion of this work, engineering students at a western land grant institution in fall of 2014 who were enrolled in a first year engineering course required of all engineering majors (except computer science and engineering) were invited to participate (n=682). Students completed the optional survey (n=360, 52.8% response rate) during the first week of class in laboratory sessions of the course. Instrument Motivation was assessed using the Motivations and Attitudes in Engineering that had
perspective, Unstructured-Organizational. Cultural norms and past learningexperiences are also present in this quadrant as they are typically learned over a duration of timeas a result of being a member of a broader social interaction and therefore develop knowledgefrom the culture. When asked about some practices and how they learned about it, severalparticipants noted that they either saw them in their own educational experiences or somethingthat they had done in their own practice and did not recognize it as an EBIP until they saw it in amore organized setting such as a conference session, conference paper, or journal article. "I mean my previous institution, they were already employing active learning in hands-on laboratories. I did a
Engineering Research Center and previously served as Department Head of the Human Computer Interaction Institute. He has been the recipient of the AAEE Terman Award, the IEEE/ACM Eckert-Mauchly Award, and the ACM SIGMOBILE Outstanding Contributions Award. He is a Fellow of IEEE, ACM, and AAAS and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.Dr. Asim Smailagic, Carnegie Mellon University Professor Asim Smailagic is a Research Professor in the Institute for Complex Engineered Systems and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at CMU. He is also the Leader of Research Thrust on Virtual Coaches at the Quality of Life Technology Center, an NSF ERC, and Director of the Laboratory for Interactive Computer
Administration from Harvard University. One of his major research interests has been the impact of gender on science careers. This research has resulted in two books (both authored with the assistance of Gerald Holton): Who Succeeds in Science? The Gender Dimension and Gender Differences in Science Careers: The Project Access Study.Dr. Philip Michael Sadler, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Philip Sadler holds a B.S. in Physics from MIT and an Ed.D. from Harvard. He co-authored the first integrated computer and laboratory introductory calculus course in 1975. He has taught middle school mathematics, engineering, and science and both undergraduate science and graduate teaching courses at Harvard. His research
90s, Dr. Sticklen founded and led a computer science laboratory in Page 26.1589.1 knowledge-based systems in the College of Engineering, Michigan State University that focused on task specific approaches to problem solving, better known as expert systems. Over the last fifteen years, Dr. Sticklen has pursued engineering education research focused on early engineering with an emphasis on hybrid course design and problem-based learning. Dr. Sticklen assumed the chairperson of Engineering c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015
aboveaverage. Below Average Average Above Average 24-45% 46-70% 71-85% Spring Study 5 3 3 Fall Study 2 2 3 Total % 38.9% 27.8% 33.3%Table 1. Performance Groupings within the Study Problem SetData CollectionData was collected in a laboratory setting. To facilitate this study, students were video-recordedas they took part in the study. Selected participants also participated in video-recorded open-ended post-interviews at the conclusion of the study. During the first semester of the study,participants were asked to solve a number of Statics problems
STEMinstruction, theories and instruments are not particularly well-developed to support claims aboutthe types of instruction (traditional, group active and individual active) we studied and howrepresentative they are of engineering instruction nationally. Similarly, the sample is not largeenough to understand the effects of varying instructor rank/experience level and other coursecharacteristics including laboratory and recitation sections. Nonetheless, we reported results forthree different courses and explored alternative explanations which lay the foundation for futurework. The StRIP Survey is still in iterative development to refine factors to describe instructorstrategies, student participation and other outcomes. Here, we analyzed and
-goals(e.g. add a feature) and engage in multiple sub-problems (e.g. debugging, feature testing). Bytaking a discourse perspective, we can view the relationship between subject and problem as anegotiation between multiple sub-problems, each which may take the focus of the participant atdifferent times, e.g. while implementing a new feature, the participant may notice a bug andengage in a debugging process before returning back to feature implementation.Example caseIn this section we describe an ongoing study that is utilizing these methods. While this study isconducted in a laboratory setting which restricted participants’ range of options, it provides aconvenient example of how the theoretical framework of sociomateriality might be combinedwith
. Carrico and C. Tendhar, "The use of the social cognitive career theory to predict engineering students’ motivation in the produced program," in 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, TX, 2012.[18] H. Wickham and G. Grolemund. (2017). R for data science : Import, tidy, transform, visualize, and model data. Available: http://r4ds.had.co.nz/[19] A. Jackson, N. Mentzer, R. Kramer, and J. Zhang, "Maker: Taking soft robotics from the laboratory to the classroom," in Make It! Event during the 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, OH, 2017.[20] A. Jackson, J. Zhang, R. Kramer, and N. Mentzer, "Design-based research and soft robotics to broaden the STEM pipeline (work in
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