Conference Session

Rethinking Engineering Writing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven R Walk, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, Kristina; and Malmström, Hans; 2010. “Engineering and Communication Integrated Learning - Collaboration Strategies for Skills and Subject Experts”, Proceedings of the 6th International CDIO Conference, École Polytechnique, Montréal, June 15-18.13. Levin, Tamar, and Wagner, Tili. 2006. “In their own words: Understanding student conceptions of writing through their spontaneous metaphors in the science classroom”, Instructional Science Vol 34 pp 227–278.14. Quality Enhancement Plan, Old Dominion University. http://ww2.odu.edu/ao/sacs/qep/index.shtml. Last viewed January 5, 2013.15. Walk, Steven, 2008. “Long On Students and Short On Equipment: An Effective and Well-ReceivedMethod to Improve Laboratory Outcomes Given

Conference Session

Communication and Engineering Careers: Motivating Our Students

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Golder, British Columbia Institute of Technology; Deanna Gail Levis, British Columbia Institute of Technology; Darlene B Webb, British Columbia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the fall of 2010, the three instructors were brainstorming ideas on how to motivate engineeringstudents to hone their oral presentation skills and showcase their engineering talents in a fun,competitive arena, and Presentation Idol for Engineering Students was born. The first event washeld in the spring of 2011, with over $2,000 in prize money. After the success of the inauguralevent, Idol was held again in May, 2012, and with industry support, the prize pool for the 2012competition grew to over $3,300. The next Idol competition for spring, 2013 is currently beingplanned. Having started as a simple idea for an extra-curricular activity, Idol is now on its way tobecoming an ongoing event at the institute.How does Presentation Idol work?To make

Conference Session

Rethinking Engineering Writing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Jerald Henderson, University of California, Davis

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

- Hannifin Aerospace and Hewlett-Packard Inkjet. Henderson was featured in the eBook—Engineers Write! Thoughts on Writing from Contemporary Literary Engineers by Tom Moran (IEEE Press 2010)—as one of twelve ”literary engineers” writing and publishing creative works in the United States. Henderson’s current project is an engineering writing textbook which pioneers a new, math-based teaching method using algebraic equations and computer algorithms to develop language skills in engineers and other left- brain thinkers. Page 23.15.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013