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Alternative Methods of Teaching and Learning Mechanics

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Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Amie Baisley, University of Florida

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Paper ID #29032The Mechanics Project: A Pedagogy of Engagement for UndergraduateMechanics CoursesProf. Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University Keith D. Hjelmstad is President’s Professor of Civil Engineering in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University.Amie Baisley, University of Florida Amie Baisley is a lecturer in the Department of Engineering Education at the University of Florida. Her teaching and research interests are centered around the sophomore level courses that engineering students take and how changes in those courses can impact student learning and

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Learning Mechanics Through Experimentation

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Ethan Hilton, Louisiana Tech University

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is engineering design education with a focus on developing prototyping skills through both class-based projects and extra-curricular clubs, competitions, and activities. This includes a focus on hand-drawn sketches and how they are used as tools for generating ideas and visual communication, es- pecially when it involves the skill to generate quick and realistic sketches of an object or idea. He has also conducted research on the impact involvement in academic makerspaces has on students in engineering programs. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Work in Progress: Developing Mechanics of Materials Skills through an

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Assessment Strategies in Mechanics

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Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Amie Baisley, University of Florida

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. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Novel Approach to Mastery-Based Assessment in Sophomore-Level Mechanics CoursesAbstractThe Mechanics Project is a reimagination of the foundational mechanics courses that engineeringstudents generally take in their sophomore year. The courses associated with the project (statics,dynamics, and deformable solids) were converted to a student-centered engaged learningenvironment with students spending most of their class time in a flipped recitation environment.The pedagogical transformation was complemented with the implementation of a novelassessment system based upon redundant demonstration of mastery of the course objectives. Theassessment system

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Making Mechanics Courses Fun and More Effective

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Md Rashedul Hasan Sarker, University of Indianapolis; Najmus Saqib, University of Indianapolis; George D. Ricco, University of Indianapolis; Megan Hammond, University of Indianapolis; Jared Hilt; James T. Emery II, University of Indianapolis

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Paper ID #30200Work in Progress: Hands-on Engineering Mechanics with aThree-Dimensional Laboratory UnitDr. Md Rashedul Hasan Sarker, University Of Indianapolis Md Rashedul H Sarker is an Assistant Professor at R.B. Annis School of Engineering at the University of Indianapolis (UIndy). Prior to joining at UIndy, he worked as a lecturer at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). He also earned his Ph.D. at UTEP. His teaching and research interests include ac- tive learning, project-based learning, energy harvesting, and developing sensors using multi-functional materialsDr. Najmus Saqib, University Of Indianapolis

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Concept Inventories in Mechanics

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Carisa H. Ramming, Oklahoma State University; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Sinéad C. MacNamara, Syracuse University; Meredith Silberstein, Cornell University; Joan V. Dannenhoffer P.E., Syracuse University

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. Papadopoulos has diverse research and teaching interests in structural mechanics and bioconstruction (with emphasis in bamboo); appropriate technology; engineering ethics; and mechanics education. He has served as PI of several NSF-sponsored research projects and is co-author of Lying by Approximation: The Truth about Finite Element Analysis. He is active in the Mechanics Division.Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College Eric Davishahl holds an MS degree in mechanical engineering and serves as associate professor and engineering program coordinator at Whatcom Community College. His teaching and research interests include developing, implementing and assessing active learning instructional strategies and auto-graded online

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Learning Mechanics Through Experimentation

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Kathleen Bieryla, University of Portland; Nikolene A. Schulz P.E., University of Portland; Rebecca D. Levison, University of Portland; Heather Dillon, University of Portland

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works on a KEEN assessment project and partnership between the School of Education and the School of Engineering to improve engineering education. When not working on the KEEN project, she works full time for Portland Public Schools as an ESL Teacher on Special Assignment. In that role, Rebecca writes science curriculum accessible to language learners that aligns with the Next Generation Science Standards and trains teachers how to implement new strategies for all learners.Dr. Heather Dillon, University of Portland Dr. Heather Dillon is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Portland. She recently served as the Fulbright Canada Research Chair in STEM Education. Her research team is

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Alternative Methods of Teaching and Learning Mechanics

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Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Amie Baisley, University of Florida

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. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 The ‘Typical Particle’ Approach to Learning Rigid Body DynamicsAbstractRigid body dynamics is a foundational course in all engineering curricula based upon themechanical sciences. It is one of three courses that make up The Mechanics Project, an effort at alarge R1 university in the southwest, to reimagine the learning experience in the sophomore-levelengineering mechanics courses (statics, dynamics, and deformable solids). The conversion ofthese courses to an objective-based system to assess mastery launched a reconsideration of thefundamental strands—the DNA—of the courses. The design objective of

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Learning Mechanics Through Experimentation

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Timothy Aaron Wood, The Citadel

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. 2016, Accessed: Mar. 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/blended-learning-in-a-rigid-body-dynamics-course-using-on-line- lectures-and-hands-on-experiments.[3] D. O’Connor, “Investigations into Engineering Dynamics Theory: A Student-Led Project to Utilize Smartphone Technology,” presented at the 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Jun. 2017, Accessed: Mar. 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/investigations-into-engineering-dynamics-theory-a-student-led-project- to-utilize-smartphone-technology.[4] C. D. Facciolo and A. Behrouzi, “Interactive Physical Experiments in an Advanced Undergraduate Structural Dynamics Course,” presented at the 2019 ASEE Annual Conference &

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Making Mechanics Courses Fun and More Effective

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Sarah Wodin-Schwartz P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Caitlin A. Keller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kimberly Lechasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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evaluations for projects ranging from consumer products to power systems. As a consultant she worked with over 75 different clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Prof. Wodin-Schwartz is passionate about teaching core engineering and critical thinking skills that apply to application driven problem solving. She is excited to work with students to help them understand not only the technical skills required of them as engineers but also the social, environmental, and physical implications of implementing technical engineering solutions. Her work with adding context to problems and projects her courses has lead her to receive teaching awards including the Russell M. Searle and Morgan Distinguished

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Improving Student Outcomes in Mechanics

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Jennifer E. Holte, University of St. Thomas; Ryan J. Endres, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Doug Dunston, University of St. Thomas

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learning andconcludes that even brief activities introduced into the lecture can increase learning. The entirecourse need not be project-based. Simply adding discussions can have a positive impact onstudents’ intrinsic motivation [19]. If we use Bonwell and Eison’s [20] definition of activelearning as “anything that involves students doing things and thinking about the things they aredoing,” the possibilities are vast. Nie and Lau [1] found adding small activities that encouragestudents to explore in-depth, analyze, discuss, write, apply, or question increased students’ deepprocessing strategies and increased self-efficacy. Felder and Silverman [21] also conclude that asmall number of techniques such as alternating lecture with pauses for

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Concept Inventories in Mechanics

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Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Force Academy for seven years. Brian has taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo since 2006. During the 2011-2012 academic year he participated in a professor exchange, teaching at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. His engineering education interests include collaborating on the Dynamics Concept Inventory, developing model-eliciting activities in mechanical engineering courses, inquiry-based learning in mechanics, and design projects to help promote adapted physical activities. Other professional interests include aviation physiology and biomechanics. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 The

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Alternative Methods of Teaching and Learning Mechanics

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Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., Texas State University

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correlating the course and lab material, and reduced the time tocomplete the reports.I. BACKGROUND AND MOTIVATIONBackgroundCurrently, there are numerous teaching and pedagogical methods that target student engagement,comprehension, and scholarship abilities in engineering education. One of the most prominent isknown as Project-based learning (PBL). PBL focuses on the application of knowledge rather thanthe acquisition of knowledge and its primary objective involves enhancing student comprehensionby incorporating project-based instruction [13], [19], [20]. An alternative instructional methodincorporated in engineering education is the implementation of visual cueing, which according toresearchers, is verified to increase retention rates in less time

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Improving Student Outcomes in Mechanics

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Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sneha Patel Davison, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David A. Dillard P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Todd Patrick Shuba, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; James Lord, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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attributed the ensuing difficultiesassociated with learning basic mechanics to the following factors: 1) insufficient mathematicalknowledge, 2) overall abstractness of the content, 3) students’ preconceptions of the content and4) the degree of logical precision required in problem solving [4-7]. To combat these factors,researchers have recommended the use of multiple representations of the concepts as well asopportunities for repeated practice [8]. Additionally, the use of technology-enabled tools hasbeen reported to significantly reduce the cognitive gap associated with learning fundamentalconcepts such as mechanics.The larger project from which this WIP is drawn is rooted in the belief that problem-solving isfoundational to engineering education

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Making Mechanics Courses Fun and More Effective

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Anuja Kamat, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Hadi Kazemiroodsari, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Leonard Anderson, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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/pattern and vector co-relation using the problem conceptthat they have been exposed to in previous curriculum, the students are introduced to a three-dimensional problem. The three-dimensional vector is made using a glass box and tape. Fig 3: Two dimensional vector problem solved using traditional lecture slides[5]Glass boxThe glass box is made of acrylic, with the brown long diagonal the length of the 3-d vector andthe three sides of the box representing the x, y and z components. The diagonals on each plane ingreen, orange and purple color would represent accurately the projections in the x-y, y-z and x-zplanes as shown in the Fig. 3. Fig 4: 3 D vectors used in the demonstrationColor scheme for the three

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Hybrid and Online Teaching of Mechanics

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Nicolas Nytko, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Mariana Silva, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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. Mariana Silva, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Mariana Silva is a Teaching Assistant Professor in Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has been involved in large-scale teaching innovation activities, such as the de- velopment of online course content and assessments for the mechanics course sequence in the Mechanical Science and Engineering Department and the numerical methods class in Computer Science. Silva is cur- rently involved in two educational projects involving the development of online assessments for computer- based testing and creation of collaborative programming activities for computer science classes. She is also involved in a project that aims to create a

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Alternative Methods of Teaching and Learning Mechanics

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Jillian Schmidt, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Nicolas Ali Libre, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Paper ID #30515Implementation and Evaluation of Active Learning Techniques: AdaptableActivities for A Variety of Engineering CoursesDr. Jillian Schmidt, Missouri University of Science and Technology Dr. Jillian Schmidt is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She teaches primarily first and second- year engineering design courses, and her research interests include technology incorporation and team dynamics in project based courses.Dr. Nicolas Ali Libre, Missouri University of Science and Technology Nicolas Ali Libre, PhD

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Hybrid and Online Teaching of Mechanics

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Serge Raymond Maalouf, University of Maine; Olivier Putzeys P.E., University of Maine

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modified in future iterations of the course. For example, the course could beadapted for a larger enrollment, and some videos could be improved. Finally, the blended coursestructure developed in this work, as well as the collections of videos and activities, can be usedas desired by other faculty teaching statics within the University of Maine System.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to express their gratitude towards the University of Maine System forfunding this project. The authors also would like to thank the University of Maine Center forInnovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) for their support in the creation and deployment ofthe video modules.References[1] The National Center for Academic Transformation, “How to Redesign a

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Hybrid and Online Teaching of Mechanics

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Carmen M. Muller-Karger, Florida International University ; Lili Steiner, Florida International University

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, Finite Element Analysis, Mechanical Medical Devices Design. Highly interested in Higher Education Curriculum Design, Academic Leadership, and teaching and classroom innovation.Dr. Lili Steiner, Florida International University I design and implement education solutions that are efficient, effective, and scalable. Specifically, I focus on the development of meaningful learning innovation from discovery and design through production and deployment. My research and experience have shown that a full-cycle approach is the most effective way to deliver value. Because of this, I work on full-cycle, full-scale projects. Conceptually, this means that I’m involved in every phase rather than just research and design: I

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Grading and Feedback Models in Mechanics

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

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across the other course requirements, which included three exams, 6quizzes and 3 projects. Homework sets were designed to provide students with practice applyingconcepts and problem-solving strategies to help prepare them for the exams. The first two examsconsisted of two versions (A and B), each having the same problems with various dimension andload values changed. Students in each section randomly received either an A version or a Bversion. The third exam was taken by all students at the same time in the same room. The examconsisted of two versions but with the same problems presented in a different order. The samethird exam had been used over the years until recently, when a change needed to be made due toa security breach. A similar exam

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Assessment Strategies in Mechanics

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Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University; Michele J. Grimm, Michigan State University; Ron Averill, Michigan State University; Sara Roccabianca, Michigan State University

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pedagogy for problem based courses. He created and co-teaches a multi-year integrated system design (ISD) project for mechanical engineering students. He is a mentor to mechanical engineering graduate teaching fellows and actively champions the adoption and use of teaching technologies.Dr. Michele J. Grimm, Michigan State University Michele J. Grimm is the Wielenga Creative Engineering Endowed Professor of Mechanical Engineering. In addition to her scientific research, Dr. Grimm has spent a large part of her career focused on curriculum development and enhancement of student learning in engineering. She served on the faculty of Wayne State University for 25 years, where she developed and implemented both undergraduate

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Learning Mechanics Through Experimentation

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William E. Howard, East Carolina University; Colleen Janeiro, East Carolina University

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Paper ID #30583Simple Lab Exercises Using Composite MaterialsDr. William E Howard, East Carolina University William E (Ed) Howard is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. He was previously a faculty member at Milwaukee School of Engineering, following industrial experience as a design and project engineer with Thiokol Corporation, Spaulding Composites Company, and Sta-Rite Industries.Dr. Colleen Janeiro, East Carolina University Dr. Colleen Janeiro teaches engineering fundamentals such as Introduction to Engineering, Materials and Processes, and Mechanics of Materials. Her

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Grading and Feedback Models in Mechanics

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Petros Sideris, Texas A&M University; Maria Koliou, Texas A&M University

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Improving Student Outcomes in Mechanics

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Ahmad Ghasemloonia P.Eng., University of Calgary; Meera N.K. Singh, University of Calgary

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University of Newfoundland, graduating with distinction in 2013 with specializing in structural vibrations. Following completion of his PhD, he conducted an Industrial Post-doctoral Fellowship at Subsurface Imaging Technology on the feasibility study of excavating salt caverns in Newfoundland. In 2014, he joined Project neuroArm at the University of Calgary as a Post-doctoral Scholar, where he worked on four biomedical engineering research projects. He lectured as a Sessional Faculty at Memorial University in 2013 and at the University of Calgary in 2015 and 2016 before joining the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Calgary as an Instructor. Dr. Ghasemloonia teaches courses in the areas of applied

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Hybrid and Online Teaching of Mechanics

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Carlos R. Corleto, Texas A&M University; Matilda (Tillie) Wilson McVay, Texas A&M University; Doug Beck, Texas A&M University; Ashley Schmitt, Texas A&M University

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engineering majors would take MEEN 221 as their main staticsengineering course. Starting in the Fall 2015 term, the Mechanical Engineering Departmentdeveloped a new Statics course exclusively for MEEN students, MEEN 225. This new course wasdesigned to better prepare students for subsequent MEEN curriculum. Topics covered are verysimilar, however MEEN 225 uses group projects in addition to homework and major exams forassessment. The students must also attend a 3-hour recitation every week in MEEN 225.Since the Fall 2015 semester when the divergence of the MEEN 221 and MEEN 225 coursesbegan, the department has seen a much higher percentages of students earn a grade of a D, an F,or Q-drop in MEEN 221 creating higher DFQ rates. A Q-drop prevents a

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Assessment Strategies in Mechanics

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Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University; Tamara Bush, Michigan State University; Ron Averill, Michigan State University

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courses. He created and co-teaches a multi-year integrated system design (ISD) project for mechanical engineering students. He is a mentor to mechanical engineering graduate teaching fellows and actively champions the adoption and use of teaching technologies.Dr. Tamara Bush, Michigan State University Dr. Tamara Reid Bush currently holds the position of Associate Professor in the Department of Mechan- ical Engineering at Michigan State University. She holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a MS and PhD in Engineering Mechanics. Broadly, Dr. Bush’s area of research is whole-body biomechanics. She conducts in-vivo experimentation, methods development, and modeling to better understand clinically motivated problems

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Grading and Feedback Models in Mechanics

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Andrew Dongjin Kim, Georgia State University

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sequential sequential questions sub-questions questions (%) 1 2D forces pulling a hook 8 2 25.0 2D forces supporting a 2 13 4 30.8 cylinder weight 3 3D forces supporting a plate 34 25 73.5 4 3D force projection 14 8 57.1 5 Angle b/w two forces 18 9 50.0 6 3D force equilibrium 14 2 14.3 Simplification of

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Charles S. White, Norwich University

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taken from the textbook, 4 one-hourexams, a computer analysis project, and a final exam. The graded homework assignmentsconstituted 20% of the final grade.For the second year, a different approach was taken to the homework, largely driven by a desireto have a better assessment of the student’s progress. As before, 5-6 homework problems wereassigned each week from the textbook. The students were told that they could use whatever aidsor help was needed to solve the problems and that they would need to turn in the writtensolutions each week. It was explicitly indicated to them that online solutions, working togetherin groups, or seeking assistance from the professor were all acceptable guides to solve theproblems but that they should not copy each

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Making Mechanics Courses Fun and More Effective

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

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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