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

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Mechanics

AC 2010-1868: IMPLEMENTING AN INVERTED CLASSROOM MODEL INENGINEERING STATICS: INITIAL RESULTSChristopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Christopher Papadopoulos is a faculty member in the Department of General Engineerng at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, where he coordinates the Engineering Mechanics Committee. His research interests include nonlinear structural mechanics, biomechanics, engineering education, and engineering ethics, and he serves as secretary of the ASEE Mechanics Division. He holds BS degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University, and a PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell University. He was

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Shelley, United States Air Force

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

significant improvements in DCI scores. Addressing student concerns about the broadcast method of delivery directly bydiscussing literature, the “The No Significant Difference Phenomenon” (reference 11),and grade results from previous semesters early in the class may be comforting tostudents. But, it does not help them maintain classroom discipline throughout thesemester. Similarly, an orientation to the importance of the study of dynamics over thefour millennia beginning with Hammurabi’s code and ending with contemporaryengineering failures caused by dynamic conditions from recent newspaper articles mayaddress the ABET program outcomes f (ethical responsibility), h (societal context), and j(contemporary issues)18, but does not engage

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials & General Mechanics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Martin Knecht, South Texas College; Taylor Martin, Univ of Texas at Austin; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Joan Walker, Long Island University; Araceli Ortiz, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

transfer. In J. Mestre (Ed.), Transfer of learning from a modern multidisciplinary perspective (pp. 1-51). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.8. Rivale, S., Martin, T., & Diller, K. R. (March 2008). Teaching for innovation and efficiency in engineering. Paper to be presented at the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.9. Seymour, E., & Hewitt, N. M. (1997). Talking About Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.10. Rayne et al. (2006). The development of adaptive expertise in biomedical engineering ethics. Journal of Engineering Education, 95(2), 165-173.11. Martin, T, Rivale, S. and Diller, K.R. (2007). Comparison of student learning for challenge based and traditional instruction