Conference Session

Questions of Identity

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Ollis, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

, or more narrowly, within their academiccareers, and are objective enough to see, to accept, and even to teach the increasinglyobvious. To see the individuality of the inhabitants of the “tech lit” frame of mind, we needonly note the diversity and disciplinary focus of authors of recent engineering reflections: Billington(civil): The Tower and the Bridge16 Florman(civil): Engineering and the Liberal Arts9 Lewis(mechanical): Masterworks of Technology17 Lienhard (aeronautical) Inventing Modern: Growing up with X- rays, Skyscrapers, and Tailfins18 Petroski(civil

Conference Session

Tree-huggers, Diggers, and Queers--Oh my!

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

analysis into their research and reporting did notbear fruit with two significant exceptions. One engineering student and one architecture studentincluded research-based technical analysis in their case study reports, each of which had nicelyintegrated content. The majority of students, however, did not follow the instructor’s suggestionto integrate technical information and assessment into their reports and instead merely describedthe basic technical foundations underlying the selected topics of study. It never became apparentwhy students did not accept the invitation to connect the case study assignment more directly totheir majors, but three possible explanations come to mind. First, they may have needed moretargeted direction to actually

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ari Epstein, MIT; Joellen Easton, American Public Media; Rekha Murthy, Public Radio Exchange; Emily Davidson, MIT; Jennifer de Bruijn, MIT; Tracey Hayse, MIT; Elise Hens, MIT; Margaret Lloyd

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

AC 2010-948: HELPING ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE STUDENTS FIND THEIRVOICE: RADIO PRODUCTION AS A WAY TO ENHANCE STUDENTS'COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND THEIR COMPETENCE AT PLACINGENGINEERING AND SCIENCE IN A BROADER SOCIETAL CONTEXTAri Epstein, MIT ARI W. EPSTEIN is a lecturer in the MIT Terrascope program, and also in the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He is the lead developer and instructor of Terrascope Radio and serves as the director of Terrascope Youth Radio. He is particularly interested in team-oriented, project-based learning, and in bridging the gap between learning in formal academic settings and learning in "free-choice" or "informal" settings, such as museums, media

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I: Innovative Models for Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech; Diana George, Virginia Tech; kelly belanger, Virginia Tech; Lisa Norris, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

AC 2007-2247: OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT AS A SITE OF INTEGRATION: ABETMEETS THE COUNCIL OF WRITING PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORSMarie Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie Paretti is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC).Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa McNair is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC).Diana George, Virginia Tech Diana George is a Professor of English at Virginia Tech, where she directs the First-Year Writing Program.kelly belanger, Virginia Tech Kelly Belanger is an Associate

Conference Session

Venturing Out: Service Learning, Study Abroad, and Criterion H

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

. 9ReferencesBegel A., Garcia D. and Wolfman S., "Kinesthetic Learning in the Classroom", ACM SIGCSEBulletin, v. 36, n. 1, March 2004.Dave, R. H., Developing and Writing Behavioral Objectives. Educational Innovators Press. 1975.Dunn, R. S. and Dunn, K. J., Teaching Secondary Students Through Their Individual LearningStyles. Prentice Hall. 1978.Felder, R. M. and Silverman, L. K., “Learning and Teaching Styles in Engineering Education”,Engineering Education 78:7 674-681. 1988.Felder R. M. and Soloman, B. A., “Index of Learning Styles”, http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/ILSpage.html , accessed 01/17/08Feldman J. and McPhee, D., The Science of Learning and the Art of Teaching. CENGAGEDelmar Learning. 2007Gardner, H., Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple

Conference Session

Communication and Collaboration

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Sharp, Vanderbilt University; Marilyn Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

AC 2009-420: TWO PERSPECTIVES ON PEER REVIEWJulie Sharp, Vanderbilt University Julie E. Sharp is Associate Professor of the Practice of Technical Communication in the Vanderbilt University Engineering School. She designs and instructs combined engineering lab/technical communication courses and a technical communication course for engineering majors. A communication consultant, she has clients in industry and educational and professional organizations. She has published and presented numerous articles on communication and learning styles, including for ASEE and FIE conferences. In 2004, she earned ASEE Southeastern Section's Thomas C. Evans Award for "The Most Outstanding Paper

Conference Session

Critical Thinking and Creative Arts

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Genereux, Kansas State University, Salina; Elena Mangione-Lora, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

activelyinvolved in script writing and creating the digital storytelling narrative that will be recorded.Having the students develop the content of the videos will require a much deeper level ofunderstanding than simply acting out the parts that have been designated to them by theirinstructor.One method of dealing with networking class student shyness in future video projects might beto have students experiment with computer graphics or other non-human actors in creating thesevideos. Examples such as the simple videos in “Plain English” from the Common Craft Showcome to mind. 18Similarly, the Spanish classroom can benefit from the engineering model. The networkingactivity is a useful template that may be used to illustrate technical aspects of language

Conference Session

Critical Thinking and Creative Arts

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christy Moore, University of Texas, Austin; D'Arcy Randall, University of Texas, Austin; Hillary Hart, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

AC 2009-1879: THE BIG PICTURE: USING THE UNFORESEEN TO TEACHCRITICAL THINKINGChristy Moore, University of Texas, Austin CHRISTY MOORE is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin where she teaches engineering communication courses and a signature course on “Society, Technology, and the Environment.” Her pedagological and research interests include service-learning projects, engineering ethics and professional responsibility, research ethics, and strategies for advancing students' analytical and rhetorical skills. She is co-PI on an NSF project, The Foundations of Research Ethics for Engineers (FREE) and collaborated on the

Conference Session

Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Oliver, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Traci Nathans-Kelly; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Laura Grossenbacher, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

dominated by nanotechnology, bioengineering, andother promising but potentially problematic technologies (in his 2006 Liberal Education DivisionDistinguished Lecture “The Unleashed Human Mind: Liberating Education for the 21stCentury”18).We chose the learning outcomes and formal title (“Engineering Professional Development 690:Social and Ethical Impacts of Technology—Literature and Discussion”) with an eye toward ourexperiences with the pilot course, the mission of our department within our College ofEngineering, and the ABET “professional skills” criteria. The five learning outcomes wedesigned for students were • Outcome 1: Articulate connections among engineering, ethics, community, history, social change, and politics by actively

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Layton, DeVry University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

AC 2010-1737: USING THE COLLEGE SCIENCE FICTION CLASS TO TEACHTECHNOLOGY AND ETHICS: THEMES AND METHODSDavid Layton, DeVry University Page 15.1341.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Using the College Science Fiction Class to Teach Technology and Ethics: Themes and MethodsAbstractThis paper proposes that one educational opportunity to enhance understanding of technologycomes from the liberal arts. This opportunity is the teaching of ethics related to technology,science, and technological change, using science fiction for these themes. The course is proposedas part of a general education program in colleges and universities, given

Conference Session

Approaches to Learning Outcomes Assessment in Liberal Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiwei Guan, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

AC 2007-2327: SAME INTERVENTION, DIFFERENT EFFECT: A COMPARISONOF THE IMPACT OF PORTFOLIO CREATION ON STUDENTS’PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTZhiwei Guan, University of WashingtonJennifer Turns, University of Washington Page 12.1254.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Same Intervention, Different Effect: A Comparison of the Impact of Portfolio Creation on Students’ Professional Development Paul:…I mean it's one of those things where helped me, or like I wouldn't say I enjoyed [the classroom portion of the course], but I understand it and I understand like why it had to happen, basically, and the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Fry, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

2006-996: UNDERSTANDING "DESIGN THINKING" IN THE CONTEXT OFEDUCATIONRichard Fry, Brigham Young University Richard Fry currently serves as the program chair in the Industrial Design Program in the School of Technology at Brigham Young University where he specializes in Product Design. Previous to entering the education field, he worked professionally in the areas of Appliance, Aerospace, Exhibit, and Home Fitness design. He received his MFA from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1994. Page 11.1363.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Understanding “Design

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carole Goodson, University of Houston; Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Barbara Stewart, University of Houston; Luces Faulkenberry, University of Houston; Curtis Johnson, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

AC 2007-1022: INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY: OUR CULTURE, OURSTUDENTSCarole Goodson, University of Houston Dr. Carole Goodson is Professor of Technology at University of Houston where she is the chair of the HDCS Department. Active in ASEE, she is a fellow member, a past Chair of PIC IV and the ERM Division, and a past editor of the Journal of Engineering Technology.Susan Miertschin, University of Houston Susan L. Miertschin is an Associate Professor in the Information Systems Technology program at University of Houston. She is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), active in the Engineering Technology Division, and the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM). She is