Conference Session

Building Success in the Online Classroom

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jiehong Liao, Florida Gulf Coast University; Galen I. Papkov, Florida Gulf Coast University; Ashraf Badir P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

and Physics 1,and students are expected to be proficient in these areas. Grades are based on a weighted averageof two statics exams (40%), one dynamics exam (26%), six quizzes (18%), and two projects(16%). Students must earn a minimum grade of C in the course and at least a 70% exam average tomove on to follow-up courses that require Engineering Mechanics as a prerequisite. Over the pastfour years, the overall passing rate for this course is 72%. The average passing rate was 70%,78%, 70%, and 68%, respectively, from 2017 to 2020.For the fall semester of 2020, the enrollment in the two sections of the course were 45 and 33. Dueto social distancing requirements as determined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) during the

Conference Session

Addressing the Human Dimension in Teaching Statics, Dynamics, Mechanics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

the KS2 survey may bedue to the timing closely coinciding with a project deadline. There may also have been somesurvey fatigue associated with the third administration of the survey. These two factors mightalso have negatively affected the time and effort invested by those students who did respond.Two additional observations are that there is a visibly stronger correlation for the highest-performing students and that the normalized survey score generally under-predicts the examresult for the lowest-performing students. Bell (2005) observed that higher-performing studentsappeared to be better at estimating their knowledge than lower-performing students and attributetwo explaining factors.1. Low-performing students are generally less capable of

Conference Session

Making Mechanics Courses Fun and More Effective

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Todd Haskell, Western Washington University; Lee W. Singleton, Whatcom Community College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Outstanding Teaching Award.Todd Haskell, Western Washington University Todd Haskell is a cognitive scientist interested in learning and the development of expertise, especially in STEM fields. He is currently Associate Professor of Psychology at Western Washington University. In previous projects Dr. Haskell has worked on understanding how chemistry novices and experts navi- gate between macroscopic, symbolic, and small particle representations, and how pre-service elementary teachers translate an understanding of energy concepts from physics to other disciplines.Dr. Lee W. Singleton, Whatcom Community College Lee Singleton is a professor at Whatcom Community College, in Bellingham, WA. He holds a BS in mathematics from

Conference Session

Potpouri - A Mix

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oai Ha, Utah State University; Ning Fang, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Paper ID #6516Computer Simulation and Animation in Engineering Mechanics: A CriticalReview and AnalysisOai ”Andy” Ha, Utah State University Oai Ha is currently a Ph.D. student in the Department of Engineering Education in the College of En- gineering at Utah State University. He works as a graduate research assistant on a research project that focuses on studying the effect of computer simulation and animation on student learning in engineering dynamics. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Technology, Hochim- inh City, Vietnam, and his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from California

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Rais-Rohani, Mississippi State University; Andrew Walters, Mississippi State University; Anthony Vizzini, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Aidsa Santiago Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

. Figure 2. Online Exercise corresponding to Module on Two Force Bodies (edited and reformatted forprinting here). Multiple attempts with hints are permitted, though with modest penalties for each attempt.3.2 Lectures. In general, the Instructor begins each Lecture by projecting thecorresponding Module (PowerPoint slides and/or Moodle pages) onto the screen at thefront of the room. During the first two weeks of the semester, the Modules are reviewednearly in traditional lecture style to ensure that students are exposed to all of the material.However, once the students have become accustomed to downloading and completing the Page