Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cherrice Traver, Union College; J. Douglas Klein, Union College

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

IncentiveGuest Lectures An engineering faculty member presenting one 65-100 $200- lecture in a liberal arts course, or vice versa. minutes $250Modules One week of material, in the form of class or 3-6 hours $500 laboratory time.Paired Courses Two courses taught in the same term, sharing At least 3 $1000 three or more activities (lectures, labs, field hours trips, speakers, etc) in the same term. Table 1. Summary of Supported InteractionsIncentives were intended for the first offering of an interaction, and for lectures, supported up totwo guests per

Conference Session

Innovative Courses/Pedagogies in Liberal Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Wikoff, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

by examining the nature and practices of creativecommunities. Why? Creative communities provide a synergistic environment thatencourages ongoing, informal (non-certified) learning experiences out of whichinnovation emerges predictably and organically. This conference paper examines severalcreative communities in a variety of fields, both historical and present-day, to learn whatthey can teach us about self-directed, lifelong learning. The specific communitiesdiscussed within this paper include the following: 1. Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey Page 15.1189.4 2. Silicon Valley 3. Paris, France (the Impressionists and Hemingway’s

Conference Session

Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Slaton, Drexel University; Mary Ebeling, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

university laboratory settings and in clean rooms; in the lab spaces of high-techstart-ups; or in R & D departments of large chemical and biomedical companies that have closeuniversity ties and which often employ PhD students. Jobs for two-year college graduates inthese settings are scarce. In 2008, for instance, Pennsylvania’s Workforce Development officelisted “Industrial Engineer Technician” at the associate degree level, the employment categorythat we are concerned with, as a high-priority occupation for the state but estimated that therewere at that time 43 openings for this position annually in Pennsylvania.9 The PaNMT hasgraduated slightly more than 500 students from its certification programs since 1998, or about 45students a year so far

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

radio-specific techniques—such as the useof sound to evoke a physical setting and the effective interweaving of interviews and ambientsound—as well as techniques common to a variety of media, such as the use and development ofstory arcs and pacing. At the same time, in laboratory and field sessions they develop proficiencyin the technical aspects of radio production, such as gathering high-quality sound, audio editingand digital audio effects. The class culminates in a major team project, in which students developand produce a radio documentary on the social, economic, political and technical aspects of acomplex environmental issue. The documentary is aired on the MIT radio station and thendistributed and licensed for broadcast on other

Conference Session

Communication - Needs and Methods

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Lockwood, University of Calgary; Daryl Caswell, University of Calgary; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

, representing all five major branches of engineering offered atSchulich (Mechanical, Chemical and Petroleum, Civil, Electrical and Computer, andGeomatics), who supervise the individual lab sections; a fine arts instructor and acommunications instructor; in addition, the course also has a full time technician, 20-24engineering teaching assistants, 4-8 fine arts/industrial design teaching assistants and 4-6communications teaching assistants.Communications instructor as Solo InstructorThe primary role of the communications instructor in ENGG 251/253 is that of sololecture instructor. As one of the two lecture instructors, the communications instructor isresponsible for half the lectures each semester, as well as at least two laboratory periodsof

Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia Kellam, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Tracie Costantino, University of Georgia; Bonnie Cramond, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

ofthinking. The observation of such developments seems promising, with a view to helpingstudents develop into the technically excellent, innovative and humanistic professionals as was Page 15.776.8envisioned by the think tank and described in the beginning of this paper. Future work willfurther evaluate this and explore the interplay of specific influences and the range of concreteoutcomes to share an effective model for innovation in engineering education curriculum well-suited to the challenges of the 21st century.AcknowledgementsPartial support for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation's Course,Curriculum, and Laboratory

Conference Session

Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

its first few years, the engineeringfaculty operated out of classrooms and laboratory spaces borrowed from across UCLA‟s stilllimited campus.14The postwar enrollment boom, and the special interest that students expressed in technicalsubjects, ensured that Boelter would receive the appropriations necessary for expanding hisfaculty and facilities. However, in terms of the College‟s early postwar growth, a more rapid, and Page 15.474.4exciting expansion occurred in the area of off-campus graduate instruction.From the standpoint of the industrial recruiters, who were given the resources to draw from anational labor pool, there was little to be