Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Thomas Doyle, McMaster University; Rachid Manseur, SUNY-Oswego

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New Engineering Educators

demanding, is often a pleasant part. Marking papers and assigning grades are anessential component of the evaluation process, which may be more difficult than initially assumed.Moreover, student grades do bear weight on student evaluation of teaching (SET) scores [1], which mayimpact the future tenure and promotion of the faculty. Grading and student motivation for learning arerelated [2], although student motivation is not simply helped by high grades [3]. If the SET scores are notappropriate it is often very difficult to improve the scores without professional advice [4]. Someresearch shows that faculty can improve SET scores by giving higher grades [5-9].In North America (but not only) the letter grade (LG) system is used in the student

Conference Session

Launching Successful Academic Careers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Chin, East Carolina University; Nancy Study, Virginia State University

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requirements addressed are applicable tovirtually all peer reviewed journals.IntroductionAccording to the Timken Science Library’s Guide to Library Research in Science1, the researchpublication cycle includes the production,dissemination, and assimilation ofscientific information in primary,secondary, and tertiary sources—seeFigure 1. That is, once new knowledge isproduced, it is disseminated throughprimary sources such as nonformal,preliminary, and formal means. TheEngineering Design Graphics Journal isan example of a primary source. Then theknowledge is assimilated throughsecondary sources such as bibliographies,indexes, abstracts, and catalogs. TheEducational Resources InformationCenter (ERIC), an online digital libraryof education research and

Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Roberts, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University

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New Engineering Educators

15.1384.2The path students take to complete the first-year engineering program is dependent upon theirmath readiness. The majority of the first-year engineering students are calculus-ready.Approximately 25% of the entering class are enrolled in pre-calculus with a few students whoare enrolled in preparatory math. Students who are calculus-ready take the traditional track forfirst-year engineering students (ENG1101 followed by ENG1102). Students who are in Pre-Calculus are on an alternate path (ENG1001, ENG1100 and ENG1102). This path wasimplemented so that students can take an engineering course while they are in Pre-Calculus. Thisstructure has improved retention of students who are not ready for Calculus.1 Students who startin Pre-Calculus take three

Conference Session

Assessing Students and Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christa Moll Weisbrook, University of Missouri; William Schonberg, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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process that begins without apreconceived notion of what the final product should look like, and allows constituents to take amore meaningful and creative role in developing program educational objectives.To reiterate and paraphrase the governing constraints on program educational objectives, theymust be (1) based on the needs of the program’s constituents, (2) consistent with the mission ofthe institution, (3) consistent with the ABET criteria for engineering programs, (4) published, (5)periodically assessed to determine the degree to which they are attained, and (6) periodicallyreviewed for currency with regard to the needs of the program’s constituents. In addition, (7) allrelevant processes must be documented. A contingent constraint is that

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alisa Clyne, Drexel University

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New Engineering Educators

number of junior faculty either leave prior to their application for tenure or do notsurvive the tenure process. Previous studies indicate the process used to select junior faculty forhire is not a successful predictor of those who will achieve tenure 1. Despite the motivation toretain high quality junior faculty due to limited institutional resources, these same limitedresources can inhibit efforts to create successful faculty retention programs.Even more challenging is the process of recruiting and retaining diverse faculty, in particular inscience, engineering, and mathematics. From 1999 to 2007, 18% of bachelor’s degrees and21.1% of doctoral degrees in engineering were awarded to women. However, only 12.3% oftenured or tenure-track faculty

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

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New Engineering Educators

isabout “Fill-in Worksheets”, a tool that was developed to increase student engagement inclassroom and allows for incorporating PBL, AL and CL along with Peer Instruction (PI).The paper describes the steps and thought process that was used in developing the fill-inworksheets over the past several years. The worksheets have enabled the author toincrease student engagement, include AL, CL and implement PI in the classroom.Introduction“Educators, researchers and policy makers have advocated student involvement forsometime as an essential aspect of meaningful learning.”1 To engage students, educatorshave used techniques like active2 and cooperative learning3, 4, inquiry and problem basedlearning, team projects, service learning and undergraduate

Conference Session

Classroom Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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New Engineering Educators

. (1, 2)A caring college professor helps his /her students by insuring that that they gain the selfconfidence to be themselves and exploit their uniqueness, to be successful, by helpingthem develop the necessary technical skills, and the social and emotional skills theyrequire in their college years and beyond. The faculty member is gentle and sensitive Page 24.951.2about students’ emotions, especially fear from new experiences and fear of failure. Acaring college faculty fosters curiosity which is essential for gaining knowledge. Thus,faculty members have to realize and acknowledge that they are humans themselves, and itis all right to make

Conference Session

Classroom Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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New Engineering Educators

college educators and educational researchers: the POD Mailing List, theACM SIGCSE Members List, and the Engineering Technology1 listserv.The survey received 78 responses. Of course, this is not a representative sample, but thegoal of the survey was not to determine with any level of certainty what most facultypreferred, only to identify issues that faculty should consider in making teaching requests.As such, it identified dozens of considerations that might bear on an instructor’s choices.1 pod@listserv.nd.edu, the listserv of the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network inHigher Education; sigcse-members@acm.org, the listserv of the ACM’s Special Interest Group onComputer Science Education; and etd-l@listproc.tamu.edu, the

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; Carl Nelson Blue, University of Southern Maine

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New Engineering Educators

feedback. Students need to know how well they are doingand are typically open to suggestions for improvement. Generally, the clearer and more specifican instructor can be with feedback, the better the results for students. Students also benefit frompeer reactions and should be encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning (i.e., taughtto self-evaluate). Providing accurate feedback and helping students to take charge of learningcan stimulate healthy minds.Active StrategiesTopics included in the “Active Learning” section include: 1) Focusing on Learning and NotTeaching; 2) Problem Based Learning; 3) Facilitating Group Learning; 4) Changing LearningBehavior Outside the Classroom; and 5) Preparing to Teach. Topics included in the

Conference Session

Best of NEE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Diane Carlson Jones Ph.D, University of Washington; Tamara Floyd-Smith, Tuskegee University; Nanette M. Veilleux, Simmons College; Caitlin Hawkinson Wasilewski, Seattle Pacific University

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/herengagement of academics, both in terms of behaviors and emotions.Our research connects to the existing literature in the following six specific areas. Our effortshave used multiple approaches to extend this body of literature describing these connectionsbetween a student’s sense of belonging, academic engagement and both faculty and peer support. 1. Prior research has examined the relationship between a student’s sense of belonging in the academic environment and various academic measures. A sense of community or belonging in higher education has been positively associated with lower levels of burnout among college students,8 increased GPAs among undergraduate transfer students when combined with strong participation in

Conference Session

Classroom Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University

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New Engineering Educators

is important to emphasize that no particular device is required for this class. The universitydoes have a very good wireless network accessible from all classrooms. Use of the Blackboardcourse management system is required for all instructors, but otherwise there is no particularuniversity requirement for the use of electronics in the classroom. The current study does notseek to determine the efficacy of any particular device. Rather, the central questions are 1) Whattypes of devices do students in Measurements in Analysis own? 2) What are their attitudestoward the use of electronics during in-class activities? and 3) Is there a measurable effect onstudent outcomes as a result of electronics-enhanced cooperative in-class activities

Conference Session

INVITED PANEL: Preparing your Teaching Portfolio

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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New Engineering Educators

about theirteaching.Introduction: What Type of Teaching Portfolio are We Talking About?Teaching portfolios take a variety of forms (e.g., papers collected in a three-ring binder;multimedia-rich electronic documents), are used in a variety of educational settings (from pre-Kto post-graduate education), and are prepared for a variety of reasons. For example, a portfoliomay be formative in nature, serving as a place for collecting evidence of improvements inteaching, reflections on one’s identity as a teacher, or to share experiences with colleagues in anorganized way. The main purpose of these portfolios might be described as ‘improvement’1(both documenting and encouraging improvement). Portfolios can also be summative in nature,designed to

Conference Session

Best of NEE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dirk Colbry, Michigan State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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New Engineering Educators

undergraduate research assistants is both difficult and rewarding. Students come tothe project with different backgrounds, motivations and work ethics. While engaging inundergraduate research can be a powerful learning experience for students,1 expending resourcesto train undergraduates does not always translate to increased research output or academic creditfor faculty mentors.2–5This paper presents a three-stage, scaffolded approach to training undergraduate researchassistants, based on experiences and lessons learned in mentoring more than 50 undergraduatesin engineering research projects. This three-step methodology reduces faculty effort whilepreserving the learning experience for new undergraduate researchers, and helps faculty quicklyassess the

Conference Session

Classroom Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C. Morales, Universidad del Turabo; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University

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New Engineering Educators

, the SFIP has been proposed as a mechanism to diffuse Page 24.1074.2engineering education innovations in the classroom. Diffusion of educational innovations is achallenge that has defied a satisfactory solution for decades as evidenced by the many referencesin the literature; for example, Borrego [1] states that “despite decades of effort focused onimprovement of engineering education, many recent advances have not resulted in systemicchange”. The Research Council of the National Academies’ report on transforming STEMeducation [2] states that support is required to implement “innovative STEM course developmentthat exceeds substantially the

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lea Marie Eaton, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University

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New Engineering Educators

researchers and were generated based on experiencewith homework in STEM courses, both from a teaching and a student perspective. The surveywas composed of five main sections:1. General questions about the student’s school, year of study, major, and average number of problem sets assigned per week.2. Positive Homework Course. Questions relating to a homework experience in a STEM course that the student would describe as “positive.” a. Initial questions asked for the name of the course, and the type(s) of homework utilized in the course. The name of the professor was asked, but was optional. b. Then students were asked to rate on a scale from Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, to All of the Time, the amount to which they felt

Conference Session

Classroom Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew E. Jackson, East Carolina University; Sherion H. Jackson, Grand Canyon Univeristy

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New Engineering Educators

where anunderstanding of group dynamics, team organizational, and communication skills come into play.Students and faculty face a particularly difficult task when working in academic teamenvironments. Most students realize that several artificial constraints are in play for these student-centered projects. These artificial elements include – but are not limited to: 1) the short-termnature of the team assignments, 2) the final objective of the project assignment [usually a reportor an artificial product] which is generally never developed into a sustainable design or functionalproduct that will ultimately be manufactured, distributed, and maintained throughout a typicallifecycle, 3) the low probability that their individual long-term success is

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University

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two faculty members who each made the move after over fifteen years inindustry, one who is now early in that transition and the second moving toward full retirement.These experiences along with a review of literature, both on general career transitions and thoseinto education, are used to outline not only ideas on best practices for being successful in thetransition, but pitfalls and traps to be aware of and avoid. The specific goals of the article are to: (1) Provide an overview of the literature on the motivation for career change and explore the current research on the personal reasons for these transitions. In particular, examining specific types of positions and how they fit career changes into engineering education

Conference Session

Best of NEE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen M. Williams P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Robert W. Hasker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Steven Holland, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Adam Redd Livingston, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kerry R. Widder, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Josiah A. Yoder, Milwaukee School of Enginering

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chair asked the new faculty members to complete the following tasks: ● attend at least one week of the experienced faculty member’s course, ● invite the experienced faculty member to then attend at least one or two lectures of the new faculty member’s course, and ● have at least one de-briefing session between the new and experienced faculty members.Different constructs for reporting on and evaluating mentoring case studies have been presented.Sherwood, et al offered a mentoring case study construct in four areas: Motivation, CoursePreparation, Class Lectures, and Additional Assistance.2 Chism and Szabó proposed thatevaluation of an instructional development program can be performed at three levels: 1. Howsatisfied were the

Conference Session

Training and Support for NEEs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Christi McGeorge, North Dakota State University; Elizabeth J. Birmingham, North Dakota State University; Ann Burnett, North Dakota State University

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ADVANCEFORWARD project features three major components consisting of a multitude of programs: 1)campus climate, 2) advancement/leadership, and 3) research. To achieve the project goals, the Page 23.898.2campus climate component provides workshops for academic administrators and faculty on 1  climate issues and supports male faculty as advocates and allies. The research component isdesigned to assess if and how the incentives and programs lead to the achievement of the goalsand, ultimately, to institutional transformation. The advancement/leadership component of

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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New Engineering Educators

teaching method lacks theflexibility needed to challenge and encourage learning in today’s programs. “Differentiatedinstruction, often referred to as universal design, is a teaching and learning style that is the resultof neuroscience research on how the human brain processes and retains new information”. 1 Inaddition to providing five active learning strategies, four active teaching strategies that utilizedifferentiated instruction are presented. Each of these teaching strategies are expanded toinclude an application of the strategy that has been successfully implemented and assessed by theauthor.Introduction“Acknowledging that students learn at different speeds and that they differ in their ability tothink abstractly or understand complex ideas

Conference Session

Training and Support for NEEs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto; Sherif N Kinawy, University of Toronto; D. Grant Allen, University of Toronto; Chris Damaren, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto; Bryan Karney

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New Engineering Educators

UofT in 1987. From 2001 to 2003 he was the Director and, before that (1988-2001), Associate Director, of the Pulp & Paper Centre at the University of Toronto, a Centre recognized as a model for Univer- sity/Industry Collaboration in research and education. He was the Associate Chair (Graduate Studies) in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry from 2003 to 2007. He was also the President of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering in 2008/2009, during which time we hosted the 8th World Congress of Chemical Engineering. He was appointed Vice-Dean (Undergraduate) for the Faculty in 2007 until 2011 and has been Chair of his Department since July 1, 2011. Professor Allen’s area of

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University; Barry Wayne Peddycord III, North Carolina State University

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New Engineering Educators

140 mostly engineering instructors on the approachesthey have taken to adapt to this new challenge. Some have changed the weighting of homework;others have made up their own questions or developed alternate approaches to finding questions.Some have created “stings” for students who illicitly submit answers from solution manuals It isclear that a variety of responses are possible; we discuss the advantages and disadvantages ofthe various approaches.Keywords: examinations, authentic assessment, Cramster, grade calculation, academic integrity1. IntroductionEver since the 1840s, textbooks have included exercises designed to deepen studentunderstanding of the material being taught.1 Early in the 21st century, however, this role oftextbooks has

Conference Session

Training and Support for NEEs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Te-shun Chou, East Carolina University; John Barry DuVall, East Carolina University; Kamalesh Panthi, East Carolina University; Tijjani Mohammed, East Carolina University

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New Engineering Educators

of excellence and improve the quality of learning outcomesin both on campus and distance education courses. The foundation of the program is an onlinecourse that is continuously updated with anecdotes from faculty Mentees and introduction ofnew technology tools to enhance learning activities. TECS-TRAIN is a self-paced online trainingprogram for enhancing interaction, communication, and learning outcomes. The goal is to helpnew faculty teaching both online and blended courses offered by TECS.1. Introduction“TECS-TRAIN” is a faculty peer Mentoring program that was developed for the purpose ofadvancing standards of excellence and improving learning outcomes in courses offered in theTECS at ECU. The course was tested in a faculty pilot with

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Kristenson Jaeger, Northeastern University; Kerri Liss, Northeastern University; Bea van den Heuvel; Ellen Wilson, Northeastern University

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New Engineering Educators

teacher.AbstractIn the university setting, Quality Managers are students who are enrolled in a course of interestand serve as instructional and supportive extensions of their professor in lab and class settings.They are recruited, selected, and guided by the course instructor and serve for only one lab orassignment per semester. Through the assistance of Quality Managers (QMs), engineeringeducators are able to retain higher-level classroom and lab experiences that would otherwiseneed to be scaled back –or even eliminated– due to the limitations posed by large classes. Themotivation and original implementation of a Quality Manager program has been described andassessed in prior ASEE research.1 Typically, QMs are selected in teams by the instructing facultyto

Conference Session

Best Methods for NEEs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine C. Balascio P.E., University of Delaware

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New Engineering Educators

ePortfolio lends itself well to thecommunication of professional accomplishments that a P&T dossier is intended to provide. Ihave been assembling the web-based dossier in a manner consistent with the (somewhat limited)ePortfolio capabilities of Sakai.Other institutions have already begun considering the advantages of using an electronic dossierfor promotion and tenure applications. The Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor forAcademic Affairs at the University of Illinois (UI), Urbana, commissioned an ad-hoc committeein 2007 to study the feasibility of using an "electronic portal to collect all the information relatedto faculty promotion and tenure packages"1. The committee found that UI was already "heavily

Conference Session

Size, Civility, and the Classroom Culture: Setting Class Tone with a Student-centered Perspective

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dimitra Michalaka P.E., The Citadel; Michael Golub, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

Test”14 during the first day of the class and email their results to the professor. Thefree online “Jung Typology Test”14 is based exactly on the concepts and categories of the CarlJung’s and Isabel Briggs Myers’ personality test and consists of 72 yes-no questions. Students’personality types were tabulated and grouped in four different categories (quadrants) based on astudy from Keirsey15. Table 1 illustrates the personality type quadrants.Table 1 Personality Type Quadrants.15,16 Rationals Idealists Artisans Guardians (Quadrant 1) (Quadrant 2) (Quadrant 3) (Quadrant 4) ENTJ – INTJ ENFJ – INFJ ESTP – ISTP ESTJ – ISTJ ENTP – INTP ENFP – INFP

Conference Session

Research on Diversification & Inclusion

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin A. Cech, Rice University

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

and transgender (LGBT) individuals in U.S.workplaces often face disadvantages in pay, promotion, and workplace experiences.1-7 It is stilllegal in many states to fire LGBT persons due to sexual identity or gender expression.8 Recentscholarship on the experiences of LGBT students and professionals suggests that thesedisadvantages may be particularly pernicious within science and engineering-related fields, giventhe patterns of heteronormativity and heterosexism documented therein.9-12 LGBT faculty inscience, technology, engineering and math (STEM)-related departments face harassment anddiscrimination, marginalization, and chilly departmental and classroom climates.10 In a study oftwo NASA centers, furthermore, LGBT professionals encountered

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faisal Shaikh, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

(laser pointers used by students) that aims to solve the shortcomings of these popularmethods. I have used this method in some of my classes with largely positive results. I willdiscuss how this can been used and how it compliments many of the common methods currentlyin use, while providing superior functionality.Current popular methods for in-class student feedbackThe popular methods commonly used for getting student feedback1,2 are listed in Table 1,alongwith their performance on a set of criteria listed in the first column. The first method(students raising hand) satisfies most of the criteria listed in the table but suffers majorly fromtwo big drawbacks. First, it is not able to involve introverts in an engineering classroom (thatnumber

Conference Session

That's a Great Idea! Learning-focused Methods to Revitalize Your Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vishwas Narayan Bedekar, Middle Tennessee State University; Ahad S. Nasab, Middle Tennessee State University; Walter W. Boles, Middle Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

and homework is moved from home to classroom. We chose one of thefoundation courses in engineering and engineering technology, ENGR 2110: Statics formodification so that this model could be expanded to other engineering courses. Our revitalizedcourse differed from a traditional in-class and a complete online course in the following ways: (1)Lectures were summarized in 5-20 minute videos that include important concepts from thechapter/topic, one/two worked examples, and 3-4 homework/practice problems. These synopsisvideo lectures were made available to students in advance so that students could learn and preparefor the lectures/problem sessions. The lecture time was devoted to reciting the key concepts,working problems in class and identifying

Conference Session

Size, Civility, and the Classroom Culture: Setting Class Tone with a Student-centered Perspective

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University Calumet

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

faculty on how they can incorporate civility concepts into their subjects andclassroom management.Keywords: civility, soft skills, golden rule, culture, components of civility.IntroductionAn important role for faculty in every academic program is to provide students with the skillsnecessary for career success. In today’s competitive employment environment, proficienttechnical skills are a starting point for initial job opportunities. However, for sustained careersuccess, technical skills need to be supplemented by the ability to effectively interact with co-workers, customers, and other professionals.1 Often referred to as “soft skills,” universities needto provide training to engineering and technology students on these social or people