Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Hedayati Mehdiabadi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Rebecca A. Atadero, Colorado State University; Daniel W. Baker Ph.D., P.E., Colorado State University; Anne Marie Aramati Casper, Colorado State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Innovative Intervention to Infuse Diversity and Inclusion in a Statics CourseAbstractEngineering educators strive to prepare their students for success in the engineering workforce.Increasingly, many career paths will require engineering graduates to work in multidisciplinaryteams with individuals possessing a diversity of skill sets, backgrounds, and identities. Therefore,it is important not only for future engineers to have the opportunity to work in teams as students,but also to have specific instruction that teaches them about teamwork skills and the valuediversity and inclusion bring to engineering practice. Furthermore, it is important that thisinstruction occurs throughout their engineering coursework, giving

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Giancaspro P.E., University of Miami; Diana Arboleda, University of Miami

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

through education and community outreach. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Just a Moment – Classroom Demonstrations for Statics and Solid MechanicsAbstractEngineers, faculty, and administrators in higher education understand that introductory solidmechanics courses such as Statics remain an essential component in most engineering curricula.Undergraduate students also recognize the importance of mastering mechanics courses.However, their enthusiasm is often curbed by their frustration trying to understand many of thecritical, but often abstract, topics presented in the course. Compounded by large class sizes,reduced attention spans, and a heavy