Conference Session

Faculty Development: Tenure & Promotion

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Hale, University of Arkansas; Findlay Edwards, University of Arkansas; Norman Dennis, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

professor is preparing his tenure dossier for histhree year review. As well as insights on preparing tenure dossiers, information onrecruiting graduate students and the benefits of attending conferences and workshops isalso presented.IntroductionFrom the first day a new faculty member begins their academic career, he or she shouldbegin preparing their tenure dossier. Preparing your tenure dossier can be likened to acoach preparing a game plan. This plan will allow them to define and accomplish thenecessary objectives as well as portray their work in each of these areas in the best light.They should stick to the game plan and collect evidence along the way rather thanwaiting until the last year to collect and compile the evidence they need. This

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evelyn C. Brown, East Carolina University; Mary A. Farwell, East Carolina University; Anthony M. Kennedy, East Carolina University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

/she fell below the required GPA. At the recommendation of an NSFProgram Officer, the 2010 proposal (and the subsequent proposals submitted by ECU) included arecovery semester that enabled a funded student to retain his/her funding as long as his/her GPAwas only below 3.0 for one semester. While it is the case that some students have had to leavetheir S-STEM program at ECU due to a low GPA, it is also true that three engineering studentsand two biology students have been able to recover after one semester below 3.0 and remain intheir respective S-STEM program.Since there are occasions when students must leave an S-STEM program, it is important for aproposal to include a “substitution plan”. This is a plan for finding a student to become a

Conference Session

Faculty Development: Tenure & Promotion

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garrick Louis, University of Virginia

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New Engineering Educators

complete the work successfully. Thebroader impacts criterion looks for the integration of research and education, the capacityto leverage existing research and education facilities and infrastructure, and the keyaspect of broadening the participation of students from groups that are underrepresentedin the disciplines of higher education that are relevant to the proposal.The Project DescriptionThe project description has a 15-page limit. It is the most important section of theproposal. In the early years of the CAREER program it was called the CareerDevelopment Plan. To a certain extent, the project description is a detailed version of theproject summary. It must follow a logical sequence from the problem statement toexpected results. The narrative

Conference Session

Classroom Strategies – New Engineering Educators Division

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vimal Kumar Viswanathan, San Jose State University; John T. Solomon, Tuskegee University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

one was about the student response. TIED UP involved several activelearning exercises and required a certain level of commitment from the students to complete. Based on thefeedback from several experienced faculty members, students’ response to innovative teachingapproaches such as a flipped classroom had not been completely positive. The second concern in theimplementation was the time commitment for developing the course materials for a complete course. InTIED UP, each course concept required very careful planning and preparation and this demanded a goodamount of time commitment from the instructor. This paper reports the experiences of a new faculty inthe implementation of the TIED UP class in an applied mechanical engineering course for

Conference Session

Research on Diversification & Inclusion

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University; Michael Haungs, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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

major with a high level of one-on-one advising. However, a high degree of flexibility also contributes. In the LSE program,iterative revision and recreation of an individualized curriculum and career plan are understoodas signs of success rather than failure or deviation. Students are encouraged to understand anddesign their major as a “whole-person technical degree” that does not require them to pass, toassimilate, to compartmentalize, or to conform to stereotypes. We suggest that this holisticflexibility may disrupt barriers such as impostor syndrome by positioning the student not asimpostor but as designer and creator – even when enrolled in technical courses in which thesex/gender ratio is skewed male. Lessons learned from “liberal studies

Conference Session

Assessing Students and Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ron Scozzari, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Jennifer Astwood, University of Wisconsin, Stout

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New Engineering Educators

flexibility needed tosucceed in a sustainable economy.Learners will demonstrate their knowledge through a project incorporating a sustainable designand development solution.Learners will participate in a study abroad component, travelling to Sweden and Denmark.Learners will apply new learning from international experience to projects upon return to U.S.Why Scandinavia Was SelectedSustainability and long-term thinking were key concepts in Scandinavia long beforesustainability became a buzz word for environmentalists and politicians around the world.Denmark is well known for its commitment to areas such as alternative energy, energyconservation, public transportation, urban planning, and ecologically and socially sustainablearchitectural design. Few

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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New Engineering Educators

transitions. On theother hand, non-changers often allowed concerns for security, power, and position to controltheir choice process at these transition points. Another study echoed these themes and foundthese factors were related to the three most important career transition success factors for thechangers:3 (1) displayed greater job and occupational mobility; (2) were more internally motivated; (3) usually moved towards a specific new career instead of away from an existing career.Other studies examined the cognitive and affective thought processes involved in the planning ofvoluntary career change.4 A common theme in these studies is the importance of a realistic andaccurate understanding of the proposed new career. A particularly useful

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi-Min Huang, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington

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New Engineering Educators

investigating thephenomenon of teaching decision making in engineering education. We ask engineeringeducators to identify two memorable, recent teaching-related decisions in terms of pre-active(planning) and interactive (in-class) stages. They then describe the situation, the process ofmaking the decision, the factors that they took into account, and the outcomes of their teaching-related decisions. In this paper, we focus on time as the one specific factor that emerged acrossall the participants in this research study.IntroductionDecision making is central to the teaching of engineering, however, little has been written aboutthe teaching decisions of engineering educators. We believe that the engineering educatorcommunity can benefit from insights

Conference Session

Training and Support for NEEs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vishwas Narayan Bedekar, University of Arkansas; John DUPE Lee, University of Arkansas; Douglas E. Spearot, University of Arkansas

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New Engineering Educators

application and companies that produce anduse the material. At the end of the semester there was “Adopt-A-Material” poster day wherestudents presented their posters and were evaluated with external judges. The fourth mode oflearning was through a visit to a materials manufacturing company, Kennametal, where studentssaw materials such as tungsten carbide and cobalt. The students were also able to observe themanufacturing processes necessary to create the tungsten carbide-cobalt composite, methods fortesting the composite, and their applications for the gas-oil industry. Mentees worked withProf. Malshe in planning, development and execution through the application of the abovefour modes of learning and teaching. In this process of learning and teaching

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, State University of New York at Oswego; Rachid Manseur, Oswego State University College; Thomas E. Doyle, McMaster University

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New Engineering Educators

-fibers properties synthesized by electrospinning Page 23.271.4After choosing the topic, students researched out articles on their own and made a plan of actionguided by the instructor. It was interesting to see how new ideas emerged right from the start.Directions of research were discussed with the instructor and were not altered by the instructorunless the choice was clearly wrong. Sometimes students wanted to pursue their work indirections not entirely wrong but not optimal. In such cases, the instructor refrained from stiflingthe initiative and allowed students to come to the correct conclusion

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University

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New Engineering Educators

plan to write a successful proposal at the national level. The NSFprogram solicitations often have a 10-20% funding rate, and it is the “cream-of-the-crop”investigators that have put in tremendous effort that get funded.Many universities often give their young faculty a “honeymoon period” with a lighterteaching load for one or two semesters (or years). If you have this opportunity, use it tocreate your identity within your new area of research Topic Y. Once the “honeymoon isover,” you may not be able to devote the time required during the academic year (youwill likely need one or two months) to write a competitive national proposal.Tip #2: “Diversify Your Portfolio” – Eventually you may wish to do research on one ofthe “hot topics” Topic A or

Conference Session

Launching Successful Academic Careers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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New Engineering Educators

venuesappropriate for the proposed paper. Several examples will now be presented.A tenure stream faculty member served on an institution’s diversity task force assigned todevelop a plan to help promote diversity at the institution. As part of their work, a number oftask force members attended a two week long diversity workshop in the summer highlightingways to incorporate diversity issues into the classroom. The faculty member used the methodspresented in the workshop in his own teaching, obtained student feedback, and prepared andpresented a paper for the ASEE Annual Conference.11 Page 15.849.3A newly tenured faculty member served on a university’s global

Conference Session

Technology for Faculty Development and Classroom Management

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Marie Reck, Kettering University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Years Figure 3 - Number of years until tenure-track participants can apply for tenure (n=21)TeachingA teaching portfolio has many elements in common with the teaching section of a tenureportfolio, and in many cases, they are the same. At my university, the teaching section doesresemble a teaching portfolio. As such, all new faculty are provided a copy of The TeachingPortfolio by Peter Seldin, J. Elizabeth Miller, and Clement A. Seldin.5 The authors5 provide thefollowing steps for creating a teaching portfolio: 1. Planning, identify

Conference Session

Enhancing Teaching and Research

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicole Erin Friend, University of Michigan; Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

of the module was to help undergraduate students learncritical skills identified by stakeholders, such as sterile technique, cell culture, biomaterialdesign, experimental planning, and quantitative analyses. Further, the module sought to aidstudents in the development of important professional skills, such as problem-solving, teamwork,and communication. During module design and implementation, a variety of SCL teachingstrategies (Table 1) were applied to achieve the learning outcomes within the short timeframe ofthe module (Figure 1). A detailed description of implementation follows below.Table 1. Summary of SCL techniques and their methods of implementation. SCL Technique Interventions Situated

Conference Session

Listening and Negotiation

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University; Kim LaScola Needy P.E., University of Arkansas; Cheryl B. Schrader, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Continuing Professional Development, Engineering Leadership Development Division, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

Immediate Past-President of WEPAN, was PI on Tech’s NSF ADVANCE grant, a member of the mathematical and statistical so- cieties Joint Committee on Women, and advises a variety of women and girl-serving STEM projects and organizations. She is a past Vice President of ASEE and current Chair of the ASEE Long Range Planning Committee.Dr. Kim LaScola Needy P.E., University of Arkansas Kim LaScola Needy is Dean of the Graduate School and International Education at the University of Arkansas. Prior to this appointment she was Department Head and 21st Century Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engi- neering from the University of Pittsburgh

Conference Session

Off the Beaten Path

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

implementation of a series ofInnovation in Teaching seminars developed for the engineering and computer science faculty atBaylor University.At this point in the history of the School of Engineering & Computer Science (ECS), having justdeveloped a school strategic plan, it is extremely important to begin to formulate the philosophyneeded to maintain the teaching foundation for years to come. In Baylor University’s history andin our School’s short history, quality and innovation in teaching have been the distinctive thathas set us apart. As we continue to grow, however, we must be intentional about maintaining thedual tracks that will continue to set Baylor University apart – teaching and research – and to giveour new and current faculty tools to

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Off the Beaten Path

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Michael Gregg, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

students wereable to see an example of teamwork, not just being preached in lecture, but in action.Classroom Disadvantages/ChallengesAlso, teaching together requires that faculty can smoothly transition from one to another. It alsorequires some planning to determine who will take the lead for each topic in a particular lecture.There will also be times where one faculty may need to correct the other or when one facultywants to interject a statement. This has to be done in a way that does not undermine theauthority of the primary speaker. The faculty must address these possibilities ahead of time andestablish a protocol.Lo and Lohani also noticed that some students were initially confused as to which faculty theyshould approach outside of the

Conference Session

The Care and Keeping of Graduate Students - GSD Tech Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators

; however, not much curricular emphasis isplaced on developing leadership skills through graduate school or for junior faculty members.Recent studies have linked transformational leadership5,6 –the leadership style that seeks to helpeach individual member of a team develop her or his maximum talent and potential—toinnovation success,27 learning outcomes, and higher productivity.28 By adopting a“transformational leadership” approach to leading and sculpting a research group, advisors canhelp students plan their own success. Outlining specific roles for students and helping them to setgoals for themselves at the same time as a research advisor sets overall goals for the team canhelp to form a productive research group.In sum, there are several

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 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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New Engineering Educators

lead author of this article, a first year tenure-track faculty member, was assigned toteach four sections of “Introduction to Metals and Metallurgy” in Fall 2013 to freshmanundergraduate students. Two sections would meet for lectures two days per week in themornings and the remaining two sections would meet on same days for lectures in theafternoons. Due to unavoidable circumstances, the instructor could not report to teaching for thefirst two weeks of classes. He was assigned a Graduate Assistant (GA), who taught the courseduring this period in the absence of the instructor. He was in constant contact with the GA andextensively discussed the semester plan for the course with him. They had multiple telephonicconferences in order to finalize

Conference Session

Women & New Faculty Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Cory Hoffman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Melissa Zaczek, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Page 11.1160.3beneficial to more students. Over the years, Dr. DeBartolo has become familiar with myinvolvement in extra-curriculars at RIT, likes and dislikes of co-ops, and plans for the future.Knowing about my involvement in outreach activities and desire to teach, she informed me of agrant received in sponsorship of a senior design project. After hearing the project description,designing activities to educate students about engineering and concepts involving energy and theenvironment, I was hooked. What a great way to tie all of my unique experiences into a capstoneproject. I am currently the project manager.Just as Dr. DeBartolo has been able to provide great recommendations to me, I definitelyrecommend this partnership to other students

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University; I. Richmond Nettey, Kent State University; Edem G. Tetteh; Philip Weinsier, Bowling Green State University, Firelands

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

and as the Instructional Unit’s Secretary, Vice Chair, and Chair.Dr. I. Richmond Nettey, Kent State University I. Richmond Nettey is the Associate Dean of the College of Technology at Kent State University. He served as President of the University Aviation Association in 1997-1998 and as a trustee of the Council on Aviation Accreditation (d.b.a. AABI) from 2004 to 2007. He received the Ron McNair Award for Lifetime Contribution to Aeronautics from FAA employees in 2004 and an Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Award in 1995. He holds membership in the National Academy of Science’s Transportation Research Board Committees on Aviation System Planning (AV020) and Airport Terminals and Ground Access (AV050) in

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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New Engineering Educators

an optimization of thelearning experience that balances the needs of students and faculty alike.New faculty members entering the classroom for the first time have several daunting tasksincluding: teaching, research, service, and grantsmanship. The need for self-discipline and timemanagement was clearly established by Samples but the execution of the plan that results in abalance is always in question since it varies from person to person. Some faculty members cometo the classroom with a charge to be a great teacher and are challenged to use many of thestudent-centered techniques described in the literature. It may be expected that they areimmediately successful in implementing paradigm shifts within colleges and schools that taketeaching

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ajit D. Kelkar, North Carolina A&T State University; James G. Ryan, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

in Nanoengineering degree program’s objective is toproduce graduates who are technically prepared and proficient with the principles and practicesof engineering at the nanoscale to harness the unique and enabling aspects of nanoengineeredmaterials, structures and their characteristics in engineering applications enabling them todirectly enter industrial, government and private enterprises in the areas of nanoengineeringdesign, research and development, manufacturing, or commercialization. This program willdirectly foster, through its formal research, education and internship programs, the kind ofcollaborative relationships emphasized in both institutions’ strategic plans, across disciplines andwith other institutions. The proposed

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

Page 15.768.4implemented that incorporated development of skills in key areas for career development, astructured values-based approach to career planning, and instruction in scholarly writing. Mostparticipants enjoyed several key meaningful outcomes, including structured short- and long-termcareer planning; development of close, collaborative relationships; development of skills innegotiation and conflict management, scholarly writing, and oral presentation; and improvedsatisfaction linked to participants’ decisions to remain in academic medicine 19. These types ofmentoring models may produce organizational change that benefits men as well as women 17.Since 2003, the Drexel University College of Engineering has hired and retained 35 new

Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology; Scott Anson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mario Castro-Cedeno, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Christopher Greene, University of Alabama; Carol Romanowski, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael Slifka, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Larry Villasmil, Rochester Institute of Technology; James Lee, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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New Engineering Educators

crucial for them to quicklydevelop their scholarship foci, and research plans to allow them to achieve tenure.A successful tenure program requires a balance of teaching, scholarship, and service; however,developing a robust research and scholarship agenda while trying to maintain the excellence inteaching and a broad service agenda is a challenge. In addition, teaching-oriented colleges oftenlack research laboratories, have a very limited number of graduate students, and offer little or nostartup funds to new faculty. Because of economic constraints, both administrators and facultyare being asked to do more with less support [6]. Simply put, the “action figure” portrait oftoday’s engineering/engineering technology professor[7], who has to do it

Conference Session

Survivor: The First Few Years

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

limitations of the measurement as it relates to their sample. Onetechnique that is particularly educational is to develop a detailed experimental plan for the participant on the firstinstrument, but then ask the student to develop his or her own experimental plan for the second instrument.In a 10-week program, it is usually only possible for the student to complete 3 to 6 objectives, depending onobjective complexity. The first week of the program is usually comprised of orientation and then understanding theproject itself. Shadowing a graduate student or preliminary learning of the techniques employed in that laboratorycan continue into the second week of the program. The final week of a summer program is usually consumed withfinal poster or

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saravanan Swaminathan, Tennessee Technological University; Barath Baburao, Tennessee Technological University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

engineeringeducation from educational principles to various teaching methods. However, thesestudents are not being trained in a so-called “technical area” within their discipline and,hence, it is unknown at this point how effective such training will be in landing a tenure-track faculty position. Another way to educate graduate students who plan to enteracademia is through a formal course during their graduate studies. Universities such asSouth Carolina and West Virginia offer these classes as an elective course in theirrespective Chemical Engineering departments. There are also TA instructional programsthat are provided in the form of teaching seminars, workshops, language tutorials fornewly appointed international TAs, etc [5]. Additionally, there are also

Conference Session

NEE 2 - Strategies to Improve Teaching Effectiveness

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Mohammad Moshirpour, University of Calgary; Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary; Sepideh Afkhami Goli, University of Calgary; Ehsan Mohammadi, University of Calgary; Fatemeh Sharifi, University of Calgary

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New Engineering Educators

Paper ID #27563Collaborative Autoethnographic Study of a Large-Scale Flipped ClassroomImplementation with Multiple InstructorsRobyn Paul, University of Calgary Robyn Paul PhD student at the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary where she also works as the Program Evaluation and Planning Specialist. She is the team lead for the faculty on all matters related engineering education including teaching and learning, curriculum development, Capstone design and engineering accreditation. Robyn just completed master’s degree in engineering education where she is looking at the impact of engineering leadership

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University; Suzette R Burckhard, South Dakota State University

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New Engineering Educators

initiative started. There were suggestions to do mini-conferences,bring in nationally-known speakers in the area, or have campus meetings to discussteaching topics. Little action was taken.At the annual ASEE Campus meeting in October, 2010, a committee was formed underthe title of ‘ASEE Dissemination Group’ and given a charge to develop an engineering-education based event, which could be a seminar, workshop, or discussion. Fourcommittee members met to make definite plans. The committee first decided that ourmain considerations would be that presentations should come from College ofEngineering faculty, to help ensure that the topics and discussion pertain to engineering,engineering technology, math and physics, and that all presentations should

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

University of Toronto in the Construction Management Group, Department of Civil Engineering. His research work focuses on empowering communities to become engaged in the sustainable planning of cities. Sherif is one of the assistants for the Prospective Professors in Training Program which is run by the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of TorontoDr. D. Grant Allen, University of Toronto D. Grant Allen, is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chem- istry at the University of Toronto. He obtained his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and his M.A.Sc. and B.A.Sc. (8T1) from the University of Toronto. He joined the faculty at