Conference Session

Service Learning Projects in Developing Countries

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Striebig, James Madison University; Susan Norwood, Gonzaga University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

. United States Agency for International Development (2008): http://www.usaid.gov.bj/health/index.html 2. UNICEF (2004) The Official Summary of the State of the World’s Children Page 14.1362.13 3. United Nations (2005) Water World Development Report: Water for Life, Water for People. 4. World Health Organization (1993) Guidelines for drinking water quality, 2nd edition: Volume 1, recommendations. Geneva, Switzerland. 5. Striebig, et. al. (2008) Activated Carbon Amended Ceramic Drinking Water Filters for Benin. Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Development. Volume 2. 1-11. 6. Butler, S. (2006) Benin. Bradt

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fethiye Ozis P.E., Northern Arizona University; Meliksah Demir, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2015 Reading Assessment) - Whitman, G. (2015) Web post: 4’33” (Four Minutes and Thirty-Three Seconds): What Our Brains Need, www.Edutopia.org retrieved on Dec 14, 2016. - Moran, S. (2016) Prism ASEE publications Opinion p.60 Link: https://www.asee.org/documents/publications/prism/2016-ASEE-PRISM-Magazine-25- 6.pdf - U.S. Department of Education (2001) The context of postsecondary education. The Condition of Education, NCES 2001072, National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C., 74–84. - Bernold, L.E. (2005) Paradigm Shift in Construction Education is

Conference Session

Environmental Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jalal Rastegary, New Mexico State University; Patricia A. Sullivan, New Mexico State University; Christopher Campbell, New Mexico State University, Engineering New Mexico Resource Network

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

).” [Online]. Available: https://www.epa.gov/p2. [Accessed: 08-Nov-2018].[3] P. US EPA, OCSPP,OPPT, “Grant Programs for Pollution Prevention.” [Online]. Available: https://www.epa.gov/p2/grant-programs-pollution-prevention#result. [Accessed: 08-Nov-2018].[4] P. US EPA, OCSPP,OPPT, “E3: Economy - Energy - Environment.” [Online]. Available: https://www.epa.gov/e3. [Accessed: 08-Nov-2018].[5] L. T. M. Bui and S. Kapon, “The impact of voluntary programs on polluting behavior: Evidence from pollution prevention programs and toxic releases,” J. Environ. Econ. Manage., vol. 64, no. 1, pp. 31–44, Jul. 2012.[6] P. US EPA, OCSPP,OPPT, “FY 2014 Pollution Prevention Grant Results Summary.” [Online]. Available: https

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon L. Isovitsch Parks P.E., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

learning.AcknowledgementsThe author would like to thank the students who participated in this study by completing surveysand providing feedback, as well as the student who pulled together the survey data into electronicform for analysis. References[1] K. A. Smith, S. D. Sheppard, D. W. Johnson and R. T. Johnson. "Pedagogies of engagement: Classroom‐based practices." Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 94, no. 1, pp. 87-101, 2005.[2] C. A. Bodnar, D. Anastasio, J. A. Enszer and D. D. Burkey. "Engineers at play: Games as teaching tools for undergraduate engineering students." Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 105, no. 1, pp. 147-200, 2016.[3] B. D. Coller, D. J. Shernoff and A. Strati. "Measuring Engagement

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Curricula, Criteria, Student Performance, and Growth

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prahlad Murthy, Wilkes University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

include SKC Cascade Impactors for particulatematter, TSI Inc.’s P-Trak Ultrafine Particle Counter, Sabio Instruments Inc.’s Photometer forozone, RAE Systems QRAE II Personal Air Monitor for carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, andother combustible gases, Extech Sound Level Meters for noise levels, and Test Light Meters forlight intensity. For parameters that could not be analyzed on campus such as radon and dieselparticulate matter (DPM), sampling cartridges were mailed to commercial analytical laboratoriessuggested by the vendors.In another project offered every year in the course since 2000, mathematical models and airsampling instruments were used to determine the ventilation and air exchange rates in chosenclassrooms, laboratories, and offices

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Berdanier, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

- DEMOB 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 CATEGORY - DAYS DIRECT LABOR 19.3 17.0 8.0 5.0 123.2 57.9 71.3 CATEGORY - COST OF DIRECT LABOR 483 255 72 37.5 739.2 1041.6 856 S/TOTAL DIRECT LABOR 3484.3 LABOR CONTINGENCY 10% 348 TOTAL DIRECT LABOR 3833 MATERIALS AUGMENT INTAKE TO SPRING

Conference Session

Intersdisciplinary Courses and Environmental Undergraduate Research

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Braun, California Polytechnic State University; Emmit B. Evans, California Polytechnic State University; Randall Knight, California Polytechnic State University; Thomas Ruehr, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

, where he is also Director of the Minor in Environmental Studies. He received his Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley and has also been a faculty member at Ohio State University.Thomas Ruehr, California Polytechnic State University Tom Ruehr is a professor in the Earth and Soil Science Department at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo. He has a Ph. D. from Colorado State University. He has received the University Distinguished Teacher award, served the U.S. Department of Agriculture as national co-chairman of the committee for Agricultural Ethics and Public Policy Curriculum Development, and helped lead the U. S. Agency for International Development world conference on Agricultural Systems

Conference Session

Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean D. MacRae, University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

EWB chapter. Page 22.957.9Bibliography1. National Academy of Engineering. 2008. Grand Challenges of Engineering. Obtained from http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/?ID=115742. ABET. 2009. Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs. Obtained from http://www.abet.org/Linked/Documents-UPDATE/Criteria and PP/E001 10-11 EAC Criteria 1-27-10.pdf3. World Commission on Environment and Development. 1987. Our Common Future. Oxford University Press.4. Rockström, J., W. Steffen, K. Noone, Å. Persson, F.S. Chapin, E.F. Lambin, T.M. Lenton, M. Scheffer, C. Folke, H.J. Schellnhuber, B. Nykvist, C.A. deWit, T. Hughes, S. van der Leeuw, H

Conference Session

Techniques to Enhance Environmental Engineering Courses

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

, 2003, 29:3-6. 3. Waterman, M.A. and Stanley, E.D., “Investigative Case Based Learning: Teaching Scientifically while connecting Science to Society”. CCLI Conference 2008. Successful Pedagogies. Available online:[http://www.aaas.org/publications/books_reports/CCLI/PDFs/03_Suc_Peds_Water man. pdf]. 4. Yeung, E., Au-Yeung, S. Chiu, T., Mok, N., Lai, P. “Problem Design in Problem-based Learning: Evaluating Student’s Learning and Self-directed Learning Practice”. Innovations in Education and Teaching. 2003. Vol 40(3). 237–241. 5. Chung, J. and Chow, S. “Promoting student learning through a student-centered problem- based learning subject curriculum”. Innovations in Education and Teaching International

Conference Session

Introducing Sustainability into Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Wiggins, University of Colorado, Boulder; Mary E. McCormick, Tufts University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Environmental Engineers.6. Clark, William C., and Nancy M. Dickson. 2003. “Sustainability Science: The Emerging Research Program,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 100(14) (8 July): 8059-8061.7. Allen, D., B. Allenby, M. Bridges, J. Crittenden, C. Davidson, C. Hendrickson, S. Matthews, C. Murphy, & D. Pijawka. (2008). “Benchmarking Sustainable Engineering Education: Final Report.” EPA Grant X3- 83235101-0, December, 2008.8. Lozano García, Francisco J., Kevany, Kathleen, Huisingh, Donald. (2006). “Sustainability in Higher Education: What is Happening?” Journal of Cleaner Production. 14(9-11): p. 757-760

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Jung Typology Extrovert (E) 8 10 13 Introvert (I) 14 18 16 Sensing (S) 11 12 12 Intuition (N) 11 16 17 Thinking (T) 13 15 13 Feeling (F) 9 13 16 Judging (J) 16 24 22 Perceiving (P) 6

Conference Session

Service-Learning in Developing Communities

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Giannelli, Lafayette College; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1: Intercultural Competency-infused Teaching

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; Micah Iserman, Texas Tech University; Jessica C. Pittman, Texas Tech University; Nigel Yeo, Texas Tech University; Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University; Jeong-Hee Kim, Texas Tech University; Danny D. Reible, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

elements of narrative, John Wiley & Sons, 2009.[10] M. Hiner, Paper engineering for pop-up books and cards. Tarquin Publications, 1985.[11] G. Date and S. Chandrasekharan, “Beyond efficiency: Engineering for sustainability requires solving for pattern,” Engineering Studies, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 12-37, 2018.[12] M. Foucault, The hermeneutics of the subject: Lectures at the College de France, 1981- 1984 (G. Burchell Trans.), New York, NY: Macmillan, 2005.[13] V. Braun and V. Clarke, “Using thematic analysis in psychology,” Qualitative Research in Psychology, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 77–101, 2006.[14] R Core Team, R: A language and environment for statistical computing, Vienna, Austria: R Foundation for Statistical Computing

Conference Session

Service - Learning Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mansour Rahimi, University of Southern California; Alex John, USC

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

. References1. Engineers Without Borders - USA, http://ewb-usa.org/, accessed February 24, 2008.2. Potters for Peace, http://www.pottersforpeace.org/, accessed February 24, 2008.3. Nadler, G., Hibino, S. and Farrel, J., Creative Solution Finding: The Triumph of Full- Spectrum Creativity Over Conventional Thinking. Rockline, CA: Prima Publishers, 1995.4. Clark University International Development, Community, and Environment, Mato Bato: Solving a Water Problem on Negros Island Through Community Action, available for viewing at http://www.uupcc.org/docs/MatoBato.pdf, accessed February 24, 2008.5. Rotary International, The Rotary Foundation, http://www.rotary.org/en/Pages/ridefault.aspx, accessed February 24, 2008.6. Century City

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Technical Session 4: Environmental Issues and the Impacts of Intersectionality

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Angela Harris, North Carolina State University; Christina Martin-Ebosele, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering, Women in Engineering

” education to haveinsufficient curricular coverage at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Research is less clearas to if and how considerations of gender and race are integrated into environmental engineeringlearning frameworks (e.g., it is possible that these considerations are included within the “socialjustice” or “engineering and poverty” topics in Bielefeldt et al.’s [13] survey, but not known ornamed precisely). Many faculty members and cross-sector partners have strong interest increating learning settings that highlight the human health, cultural, social, and justice relateddimensions of environmental studies [5], [8], [14]. Yet course experiences that aim to expandunderstanding of how different gender and racial groups enter

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Sustainability and Hands-On Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula Alvarez Pino, UAB Sustainable Smart Cities Research Center; Andrew J. Sullivan; Fouad H. Fouad, University of Alabama - Birmingham

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

). "Globalization: Threats or Opportunity." 12 April 2000: IMFPublications.[2] James J. Duderstadt “Engineering for a Changing World – A Roadmap to the Future of Engineering Practice,Research, and Education” The Millennium Project (2008)[3] S. Chinnammai “Effects of Globalisation on Education and Culture” ICDE International Conference(November 2005)[4] Bridges, G. "Grounding Globalization: The Prospects and Perils of Linking Economic Processes ofGlobalization to Environmental Outcomes". Economic Geography (2002)[5] Vivien Stewart “A World-Class Education: Learning from International Models Of Excellence And Innovation”ASCD Premium Member book (February 2012)[6] Burbules, N. C. and Torres, C. A. “Globalization and Education: Critical Perspectives” (2000)[7

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Curricula, Criteria, Student Performance, and Growth

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Wayne T. Padgett, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Andrew R. Mech, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

, 2016.10. Kriebel, D., Tickner, J., Epstein, P., Lemons, J., Levins, R., Loechler, E.L., Quinn, M., Rudel, R., Schettler, T. and Stoto, Michael. 2001. The Precautionary Principle in Environmental Science. Environmental health Perspectives. 109(9): 871-876.11. Lucena, J., Schneider, J., Leydens, J. 2010. Engineering and Sustainable Community Development. Morgan & Claypool Publishers.12. Pratt, C.C. 2000. Measuring Program Outcomes: Using Retrospective Pretest Methodology. American Journal of Evaluation, 21: 341-349.13. Rockwell, S. and Kohn, H. Summer 1989. Post-Then-Pre Evaluation. Journal of Extension, 27(2).14. Davis, G. 2003. Using Retrospective Pre-post Questionnaire to Determine Program Impact. Journal of Extension, 41(4

Conference Session

Service - Learning Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Wright, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

.18References1. Loftus, M., “Cream of the Crop,” ASEE Prism, 28-33, Summer 2007.2. Boschetto-Sandoval, S., C. Sandoval, and L. Phillips, “Pilot Collaboration and Program Development: Engineering Senior Design and Spanish for Cross-Disciplinary Literacy,” Proceedings American Society of Engineering Annual Conference & Exposition, June 23-28, Honolulu, HI, 2007.3. Blair, B.F., Millea, M., Hammer, J., “The Impact of Cooperative Education on Academic Performance and Compensation of Engineering Majors,” Journal of Engineering Education

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Scambilis, Sinclair Community College; Jennifer Wise, Sinclair Community College

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

display box as shown below. Each box included the course syllabus, book(s), project work, homework/tests papers with samples of the good, the bad and the ugly, evaluations of oral and written presentations and other miscellaneous material. These packets, along with the Self Study, were placed in the team room for their use during the evaluation. Display Boxes Closing Statement: Prior to the final meeting with the President, the team met with the respective Department Chairs to discuss their findings and ask for any additional information that they may have overlooked. A Draft Statement of the findings is presented at this meeting. This is the time when the Institution can dispute or defend any of the

Conference Session

Hands-on Laboratory and Design Experiences in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Dunia Tania Periverzov, Drexel University (Tech.)

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

class room or laboratory.For an engineer in industry, a project is a sequence of tasks required to reach an objective.Typically, the objective is to design a device or process that has value to a customer (user). Theproject begins by defining a performance problem associated with an application and ends with adesign solution. The problem drives the learning required to complete the project. Managing theproject requires the engineer to demonstrate effective teamwork, clear communication and theability to balance the social, economic and environmental impacts of the project. Project-basedlearning (PBL) is based on the practice of solving problems. The concept of problem-basedlearning was first developed in the medical field in the mid-1950’s. It

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Experiences and Assessment in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl J.K. Desha, Queensland University of Technology; Charlie Hargroves, The Natural Edge Project

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

. Page 25.202.1514 Baillie, C. (2011) ‘Threshold capabilities: an emerging methodology to locate curricula threshold’, in proceedings of the Research in Engineering Education Symposium, 4-7 October, Madrid.15 Male, S. and Baillie, C. (2011) ‘Engineering Threshold Concepts’, SEFI Annual Conference, European Society for Engineering Education, Lisbon.16 Smith, M., Hargroves, K., and Desha, C. (2010) Cents and Sustainability: Securing Our Common Future by Decoupling Economic Growth from Environmental Pressures, Earthscan, London.17 Von Weizsäcker, E., Hargroves, K., Smith, M., Desha, C., and Stasinopoulos, P. (2009) Factor Five: Transforming the Global Economy through 80% Improvements in Resource Productivity, Earthscan

Conference Session

Problem- Project- and Case-Based Learning in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MaryShannon Williams, University of Missouri, Columbia; Sara Elizabeth Ringbauer, University of Missouri, Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

problem solving. No experiments wereperformed as part of the PBL. Student 1’s biggest complaint about the PBL was that “it’s nothands on.” Student 1 suggested adding a lab that would allow students to discover qualities ofdifferent types of biomass. “Instead of learning about the biomass on here, we could haveactually tested the different types and stuff and looked at it through that different way.” Student3 also echoed this sentiment and suggested combining the PBL with a lab test that “get[s] yourhands dirty doing it.” This is consistent with the Jones’ constructivist approach3. Studentsactually asked for tasks that would require additional effort if it meant they could discover orconstruct biomass information.Instructor Implications The

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

centerline of the bolts as well as increasing the longitudinal spacing from bolt to bolt. Teaching Point #3: Explain that AISC has minimum requirements for these distances to help minimize the impact of shear tearout failures, but engineers still need to calculate this limit state. Compare the geometry of the tearout strength member to the more typically spaced bearing strength member to show how small edge distances lead to tearout. Tell students these construction limits will be covered in the upcoming lesson(s) on bolt limit states.Now have the student volunteer place a thumb inside each of the edge bolt holes in the bearingstrength member and put the member into some tension- enough to cause some deformation

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

. Page 12.987.8Bibliography1. Hagenberger, M., B. Engerer, and D. Tougaw. 2006. Revision of a first-semester course to focus onfundamentals of engineering. ASEE. Paper 2006-1360.2. Hampe, M. and S. Wolf. 2006. How to provide first-year-students with a really good start into their studyprogram. ASEE. Paper 2006-1284.3. Elzey, Dana. 2006. Teaching Intro to Engineering in Context – UVA Engineering’s New Cornerstone. ASEE.Paper 2006-1574.4. Patterson, Kurt. 2006. Critical connections: a first-semester course in environmental engineering. ASEE.Paper 2006-1102.5. Carlson, L.E., J.F. Sullivan, A.J. Bedard, D.M. Etter, and A.R. Pleszkun. 1995. First Year EngineeringProjects: An Interdisciplinary, Hands-On Introduction to Engineering. ASEE. Session

Conference Session

Project-Based Service Learning

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Chamberlain, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

(instrumentality), and the perceived likelihood of successfullyperforming the task or behavior (expectancy) [3]. Within a one-hour undergraduate researchcourse, the goals tend to reach beyond intermediate goals, such as a good grade, and are focusedon larger goals such as learning how to become an engineer and the desire to participate in ahumanitarian endeavor. Situated cognition is a theory of education which asserts that learning and cognition are Page 14.636.2fundamentally situated in a community of practice. In this community, learning is embedded inactivity, and a kind of cognitive apprenticeship develops between a student(s) and a

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects in Developing Countries

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon deMonsabert, George Mason University; Cynthia Jester, United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

component includes but is not limited tothe African partner(s) and other government agencies. Department of Defense (DOD)officials explain that the defense strategy is evolving from “fighting and winning wars” topreventing conflict by addressing threats at their onset. AFRICOM’s proactive approachseeks to “help develop a stable environment in which civil society can be built and thatthe quality of life for the citizenry can be improved.” 1 As foreign policy expert J. PeterPham explains, AFRICOM will “require a major break with the conventional doctrinalmentalities both within the armed services themselves and between governmentagencies.” 2 AFRICOM, known as a combatant command “plus”, will be the hands-onmodel for an evolving DOD strategy.Africa’s

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deanna Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Robert Heard, Carnegie Mellon University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Science, Mathematical, and Environmental Education. Columbus, Ohio 1998. 3. Tilbury D. Environmental education for sustainability: Defining the new focus of environmental education in the 1990’s. Environmental Education Research v1 n2 p195-212 1995. 4. Davidson, Cliff I., Chris T. Hendrickson, H. Scott Matthews. Sustainable Engineering: A Sequence of Page 11.673.7 Courses at Carnegie Mellon. Proceedings of the Biennial Conference of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, Clarkson University, July 23-28, 2005.5. Van Kasteren, Johannes M. N. Interdisciplinary teaching within

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

simply a preferred way of learning– often the way(s) that knowledge “sticks” most easily. While the diversity of learningstyles can be a source of frustration for educators (one blanket teaching method is grosslyinadequate for maximum learning), it can also be used to design more effective courses.There are several methods to assess learning preferences2. One method particularly suitedto science and engineering students is the Index of Learning Styles (ILS)3. In this methodlearning preferences are determined via a web-based 44-question survey with resultsalong a spectrum of four learning pairings: verbal-visual, global-sequential, sensing-intuitive, and active-reflective4. The learning style preferences for this class aresummarized in Figure 1

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder; Diana Shannon, University of Colorado-Denver; Jay Shah, University of Colorado-Boulder; R. Scott Summers, University of Colorado-Boulder; Jim Ruttenber, University of Colorado

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

information systems (GIS). Key topics include: participatorycommunity development; community assessment (self-assessment and GIS); public health;epidemiology; and tropical medicine. Team projects related to a real engineering project in adeveloping community are being retained as a large component of the course. A significantassessment component will be executed with the revised course.AcknowledgmentsThis material is partially based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underGrant No. 0431947. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.Bibliography1. ABET. 2004. Criteria for Accrediting

Conference Session

Environmental Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

), Introduction to Public Health for Environmental Engineers: Results from a Three-year Pilot Paper presented at 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Salt Lake City, Utah. https://peer.asee.org/30720 7. Monahan, T., and Fisher, J.A., 2010, “Benefits of ‘Observer Effects’: Lessons from the Field,” Qualitative Research 10(3):357-376. 8. Chickering, A.W., and Gamson, Z.F., 1987, “Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education,” Bulletin of the American Association for Higher Education (AAHE). 9. Lieb, S., 1991, “Principles of Adult Learning,” Phoenix, Arizona: Vision – South Mountain Community College 10. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, 2015, “Criteria for