Conference Session

Flipped Classrooms in Mechanics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yufeng Hu P.E., Western Michigan University; Javier Martin Montefort P.E., Western Michigan University; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

student performance and theirperceptions about the course redesign will be presented. A list of lessons learned was identified.The preliminary results are promising and we are planning to implement the redesignedmethodology to other engineering fundamental mechanics courses.IntroductionStatics is a sophomore-level course covering topics including equilibrium of force systems;analysis of trusses, frames and machines; centroid; and moment of inertia of areas. Statics servesas a prerequisite for many subsequent courses including dynamics, mechanics of materials, etc.Statics poses special challenge to engineering students because it is often the first engineeringscience course they take. Moreover, students who have trouble with Statics often perform

Conference Session

Flipped Classrooms in Mechanics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Anthony William Duva, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

she had any questions. The instructor could also solve some common problems through mini lectures for the whole class when the common issues had been identified.Following steps were used to implement the flipped classroom approach. Faculty involved in the trial had several meetings to discuss how to prepare and plan for implementing the flipped classroom approach. The classes were planned to be flipped during week #10 for the topics of impulse and momentum. We collaborated and worked together to prepare lectures and online quizzes along with the associated hands-on activities. In week #7, the definition of a flipped classroom was presented to the students. The purpose of this was to help them prepare for this new teaching

Conference Session

Flipped Classrooms in Mechanics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Komarek, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

courses on student learning and student attitudes. We evaluate the quality anddepth to which faculty apply diverse teaching strategies for statics courses. It is our goal toincrease the adoption of research-based instructional strategies in statics courses, which willincrease the success of students in earning engineering degrees. We plan to motivate this changeby providing information on the effectiveness of innovative teaching methods in statics courses,data on effective methods and environments that facilitate faculty adopting these methods andapplying them effectively, and by providing data on the importance of statics instruction tostudents’ satisfaction and knowledge of statics. This information can then be leveraged toencourage instructor

Conference Session

Computer Tutors, Simulation, and Videos

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Genock Portela-Gauthier, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Emmanuel Francisco Oquendo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; David Candelario Suarez; Christian Gabriel Hernandez-Negron, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Manuel Jose Perez-Vargas, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

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Mechanics

, mostly oriented to bridge, earthquake, and wind engineering. In the General Engineering De- partment at UPRM, Portela serves as President of the Planning and Development Committee and member of the Engineering Mechanics Committee.Mr. Emmanuel Francisco Oquendo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez CampusMr. David Candelario SuarezMr. Christian Gabriel Hernandez-Negron, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Christian G. Hernandez Negron is an undergraduate student in the Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus (UPRM). He is pursuing a dual degree of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Civil Engineering and Surveying Topography from the UPRM, expecting to graduate in

Conference Session

Explorations in Mechanics Pedagogy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Charles E. Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology; Luciana R. Barroso, Texas A&M University; David G. Pollock P.E., George Fox University; Jennifer Light, Lewis & Clark College; Adam Lenz, Oregon State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Structural Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering, in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. Luciana has been with Texas A&M University since 1999, and in that time has taught 15 different courses ranging from the freshman to graduate levels. She has been active in academic program and curriculum development from the department level to the university level, where she served as co-chair of the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) committee that determined the academic course of actions to be taken over the next accred- itation cycle to addresses critical issues related to enhancing student learning. She has received funding for her

Conference Session

Flipped Classrooms in Mechanics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keri Ryan, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, Univeristy of Nevada, Reno

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

learning outcomes relative to previous semesters, to discuss student evaluation andperception of the course, and to critically assess successes and failures and lay out a plan forimprovement.Course Objectives and Conduct in Fall 2014For the solid mechanics course, one of the major student learning objectives is for students toorganize, approach, and solve multi-step engineering problems that are applications of coursespecific technical content knowledge. This objective maps to ABET learning outcomes A: abilityto apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering, and E: ability to identify,formulate, and solve engineering problems. For rigorous assessment, the exams in this course are100% written problems that allow the graders to evaluate

Conference Session

Statics Online

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin, Stout

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

theexperience of the author that greater activity is driven largely by have a small number of studentswho push class participation. However, it would seem that this is not achieved just by virtue of alarge class size and does not overcome the limitations of lower student engagement in largerclasses as previously observed 7 . Therefore, some other incentive must be found to promote activeparticipation.Informally, students have communicated that they had difficulty remembering to complete therequired Twitter postings and could often not think of anything to post. Further consideration isneeded to determine how to address these issues. The author plans to continue use of this type ofactivity while finding ways to promote greater participation. For example

Conference Session

Statics Online

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peggy C. Boylan-Ashraf, Stanford University; Sarah L. Billington, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Independent Study Presentations Solve equilibrium problems and Peer Review based on friction forcesLectureClass was held two times per week for 110 minutes each period. Lectures, in general,covered about 20 minutes of class and were planned with a minimalistic approach,focusing on the essential points. The remainder of class period was designed for in-classactivities, including problem-solving as well as hands-on lab experiments.In-Class ActivityIn-class activities were based on active-learning strategy, in which students worked on aproblem posed by the instructor –at times individually and other times in pairs or ingroups, before participating in a class-wide discussion. The motivation of

Conference Session

Statics Online

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Douglas, University of Wisconsin Colleges Online

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Mechanics

,” Journal of Interactive Online Learning, vol. 11:1, 2012. Page 26.373.86. Kolowich, S. “Exactly How Many Students Take Online Courses?” Chronicle of Higher Education Blogs, January 2014.7. Means, B., Toyama, Y., Murphy, R., Bakia, M., and Jones, K., Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, 2009. Page 26.373.9

Conference Session

Dynamics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Michael Wild, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Robert J. Prins, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Page 26.111.9on the lab activity with partners and will perform the lab activity during designated time periodsas we do not plan to manufacture additional apparatuses until after the lab is tested in aclassroom environment.Assessment will be comprised of three elements. First, students will be assessed using a conceptinventory style questionnaire with instrument deployment prior to the use of the lab and thenagain following the lab. The concept inventory style questionnaire will allow the courseinstructor to determine prior misconceptions that might exist—perhaps as a result of working onthe sophomore bike design project—and whether or not those misconceptions change as a resultof working with the Rotational Mechanics Lab. (A Dynamics Concept

Conference Session

Explorations in Mechanics Pedagogy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Graves P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Young Hwan Chun, U.S. Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanics

facilitate that retention should be an important focus when planning courses and choosingteaching methods.In early mechanics courses, such as statics and solid mechanics, a student ought to rememberbasic concepts and formulas for equilibrium, shear and moment diagrams, truss analysis,buckling, stress and strain computation for various loadings and other important topics. Thatsaid, student recollection of those concepts, an essential part of applying them in the widercontext of engineering design, is notoriously poor1. The authors’ experience strongly indicatesthat our students have difficulty dredging up knowledge that they haven’t touched recently, and

Conference Session

Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt C. Gramoll, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

operators and phone carriers (DSL), and 3) campus connections that isprovided to students by universities. As expected, mobile data and home broadband had similartotal time results. These type of connections can vary due to network congestion and plan levelOn the other hand, university provide connections generally have faster response times andhigher capacity which enable campus operations to be about 10% faster. In all cases, the actualcalculation time would be nearly identical since all HPC nodes are the same. Table 6.2: Total Time for Solution (Network and Calculations) Total Phone Tablet Tablet Nodes Mobile Data Home Broadband

Conference Session

Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Clive L. Dym, Harvey Mudd College; Lori Bassman, Harvey Mudd College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

invoke literary and artistic perspectives on the central issue. We felt it critical to includecase studies about construction, planning, and possibility, and not exclusively about structuralfailures and ethical lapses, in order to help students appreciate the engineering enabled by thecourse theories, and to develop a sense that ethical decision-making is relevant in all situations,not simply when trying to assign blame for a disaster.Transfer of Approach to New InstitutionThe relocation of one of the authors to a new college presented an opportunity to test our theorythat our approach was readily transferable. The institutions were similar in some ways: bothundergraduate liberal arts colleges. However, at the new institution only half the