Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

of achieving goals. around when questions arise.Communication Continuous, on a schedule, On an exception basis or when weekly meetings, more frequent something needs to be done. during projects. Interchange of Information passed haphazardly – information early enough to allow sometime too late for proper action. adequate time for completion.Assignments Passed on early with sufficient Passed on with short suspense. details to allow student time and Student pressured – no plan to ability to get the project assist student with the project

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Gumaer, Central Washington University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

the position. It is important tokeep in mind that this is a two way street and the candidates are also evaluating the position,department, institution and community. Therefore, both parties should strive to make the bestpossible impression. An interview that is well planned, on time, allows the candidate todemonstrate his or her abilities, and provides the necessary position-related information is amajor element in a successful search.When contacting the candidate to extend a campus interview invitation, the following itemsshould be discussed: ≠ How interview travel expenses will be reimbursed ≠ Whether travel arrangements will be responsibility of candidate or host institution ≠ Scheduling a convenient time ≠ Describe the interview

Conference Session

Getting Started: Objectives, Rubrics, Evaluations, and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter Schilling, MSOE

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

projects, and oral presentations1. Grading rubricsprovide advantages to both the student as well as the faculty member.From the student’s standpoint, rubrics offer many advantages. Students like the usage ofrubrics as they aid in determining the expectations for an assignment. Students also likerubrics for grading as they allow them to better plan their working, gearing theirdevelopment towards what is expected rather than overachieving on an assignment. Page 14.1338.2Overall, students feel that rubrics result in them delivering a higher quality submission aswell as receiving a fairer grade when the submission is assessed. Students like rubricsbecause

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

students to the implementation of PPF sheets incourses ranging from sophomore to senior level and class sizes from small (~15) to mid size(~50 representing the largest engineering courses at this university).Future evaluation is planned with regards to different students in the same course as well asfollowing cohorts through different courses to determine if 1) a larger number of students will Page 14.945.8find the use of PPFs valuable to their learning, 2) if students find PPFs valuable to their learningin various courses and 3) if PPFs can be as valuable on a weekly (or more) basis as on a lessonby lesson basis.Example PPF SheetThe PPF sheet

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth McDonald, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

2006-1066: INCREASING THE CLASS PARTICIPATION EXPERIENCE FORENGINEERSKenneth McDonald, U.S. Military Academy Kenneth McDonald is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the US Military Academy. He has served in numerous assignments throughout his military career to include the U.S., Iraq, Germany, Kosovo, and Korea. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of Virginia and Wyoming and has a PhD in geological engineering, master’s degrees in geomorphology, city/regional planning and environmental engineering and a bachelor's degree in civil engineering

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Devine, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

teaching excellence. It is anticipated that a SPIE FORM will serveas evidence of teaching effectiveness for annual reports and promotion and tenure dossiers.Continued use of SPIE FORM is planned. The author welcomes feedback from anyoneelse who has similar experiences or attempts to use a SPIE FORM.Bibliographic Information1. ABET, Inc. http://www.abet.org/, last accessed on the 17th January 2006.2. Committee on the Use of Human Subjects Research, Purdue University, http://www.irb.purdue.edu/.3. Devine, David, P. “ExCEEd Impact on a New Professor” Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR. June 2005.4. Estes, Allen C. and Ressler, Steven J. “ExCEEd Teaching Workshop

Conference Session

Tips and Tricks for Actively Engaging Students

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daria Gerasimova, George Mason University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University; Jill K. Nelson, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

participants to the decision to implement them andseveral members had a chance to do so during the first year of TDG functioning. However, somemembers deferred the implementation of new ideas to the future for various reasons (e.g., thecurrent class was already planned or the idea was not suitable for the current class). Reasons fordelaying implementation included the implementation difficulty of particular strategies or thelack of leeway in the course structure. The decision to implement and the actual implementation of new ideas, however, werefound to appear not only as a consequence of learning outcomes. For some participants, thosephases appeared as a consequence of other participation outcomes, such as generation orvalidation of

Conference Session

NEE - 3: Improving Homework and Problem-solving Performance

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Kate Bierman, The Citadel; Timothy Aaron Wood Ph.D., The Citadel; Jeffery M Plumblee II, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

study suggest that the innovative homework process is a method wherestudents perceive that they learn more and will earn a higher grade, when compared with thetraditional homework process. The faculty spend less time grading homework knowing that thestudents have reviewed and graded their own homework prior to final submission. The amountof effort a student puts into the initial submission is a variable for a future study of this process.It could be possible that the students do not put in the upfront effort, knowing there is a secondchance for submission. The authors plan to continue studying the impacts of this homeworkprocess on students’ confidence in their understanding of the material, their actual understandingof the material, and their

Conference Session

NEE 1 - Innovative Teaching & Learning Strategies

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eliza A. Banu, University of Georgia; Colleen M. Kuusinen, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

andcan be versatile to many types of classes; traditional or not. Instructors can use the One WordPrompt Quiz as a bridge-in [14] to their lesson plan. This quiz can also be adapted to a SRS (studentresponse system) depending on the teaching goal or student learning outcomes [15]. It can be usedwhen a huge volume of reading is assigned for less problem-solving-oriented classes. If there is aheavy load of concepts, a taxonomy can be provided for students to prepare for class according tothe teaching goals.Future Analysis:Morris and Savadatti’s research [16] showed that the number of full videos watching drops duringthe semester for a flipped class. A more in-depth analysis of the implementation of the One WordPrompt Quiz should be performed to

Conference Session

Tips of the Trade: Best Practices, Expanded Advice, and Strategies for Implementable Course Improvement

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University; Matthew Siniawski, Loyola Marymount University; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

engineers: designing for the future of the field, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Stanford, CA.17. Armacost, R. and Pet-Armacost, J. 2003. “Using mastery-based grading to facilitate learning,” Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boulder, CO.18. Freeman, R. and Lewis, R. 1998. Planning and implementing assessment, Kogan Page, London.19. Walvoord, B. and Anderson, V. 1998. Assessing student learning: A common sense approach, Anker, Boston, MA.20. Huba, M. and Freed, J. 2000. Learner-centered assessment on college campuses: Shifting the focus from teaching to learning, Allyn & Bacon, Needham Heights, MA.21. Morgan, C., Dunn, L., Parry, S., and O’Reilly, M. 2004

Conference Session

Survivor: The First Few Years

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tonya Saddler, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Margaret Layne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

effective strategies formanaging and supervising students. A second area was related to the time demands of recruiting Page 13.287.7quality students to the teams.During the third year interview, a male faculty in aerospace engineering captured the kinds ofactivities that are involved in shifting priorities from securing external funding to managingexternal funding: My first two years, I spent a lot of time writing proposals. Now it has shifted to an enormous amount of time trying to manage these projects. I am spending a lot of time in meetings and planning. I spend a lot of time recruiting student to fill the GRA slots that

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Moseley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

. Page 23.640.7 For example, the same one-minute screencast (widescreen ratio) was 1.4 MB when encoded at 854x480 resolution versus 2.2 MB when encoded at 1280x720 resolution (both in .mp4 format). - However, capturing a widescreen laptop screen’s full 1920x1200 resolution and then encoding the video at 854x480 will render details (small text, details of icons and diagrams) very difficult to see. If the resulting screencast needs to have a small file size, set the recording area on the screen to be the same as the expected encoding resolution. - Keep in mind the limits of where you plan to host your screencasts. Your course management software likely has a maximum file size and email attachments

Conference Session

Standards For Future Engineering Practitioners

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Harding, Purdue University; Paul McPherson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

applicable to theproduct. Lectures would be a combination of discussing fundamental methods in findingappropriate standards. Industry representatives would be invited as guest lecturers to instructabout current projects requiring such skills and knowledge. Through a paper and presentation,students would present their findings and provide detailed explanations about why suchstandards were necessary for the product to operate efficiently and effectively. However, it is recognized that while a two-term course would be desirable from theauthors’ point of view, such a commitment might be difficult with many current plans-of-study.As such the modular- or case studies-approach might be a better fit in a particular curriculum. If a stand-alone

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Wierer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Roger Frankowski, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Cory Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Steven Reyer, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

see its role Page 15.915.4in encouraging the faculty member – a somewhat more positive interpretation. The membersbeing evaluated understand the necessity of the Process perhaps without a broader viewinvolving growth.Question 2 – How is the University Affected?The CAO believes the University becomes a “better educational facility” as a result, and thatfaculty members will “be ever-mindful of their primary responsibilities.” Also, the Processencourages faculty to “examine what they are currently doing and to plan for future behavior.”The responses are philosophical and relate to a broad improvement in the faculty benefitting theUniversity.The

Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

instructor. Tolocate required components sometimes takes students’ lab time and is usually not consideredwhen deadline of lab submission arrives. To reduce safety concerns, develop componentorganization, prevent time wasting to locate the parts and include time to locate components,faculty and students developed a novel plan to use workbenches, lab components and testingdevices/equipment more efficiently. In addition to fundamental laboratory safety measures andcomponent management, unique lab management demonstrations are explained by reorganizingthe lab to meet the criteria of the proposed arrangements. Students and faculty in the programcan thus save time and reduce safety concerns by novel administration and organization in thelab environment

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Anita M. Wells, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

 Dr. Ayo’s class exhibiting what she suspects are signs of substance abuse – the student’s eyes are red and the student is incoherent and listless.Questions ­ The following questions were provided to guide the small group discussions.What are your initial reactions to the scenario? How would you respond in this situation? If you were tospeak with the student, what might you say? With whom would you want to consult? Do you need todocument your interventions? Is there anyone you would want to inform? What are some possiblepitfalls of your approach? What would be your “plan B” if your initial course of action was not effective?Large group discussionAfter the small group discussions, participants reported to the larger group. Many faculty

Conference Session

Assessing Students and Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Nathaniel Bird, Ohio Northern University; Firas Hassan, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

student suggestions were addressable andwhich were not. University teaching involves a lot of time spent planning for classes alone. Thementoring helped to break me out of this vacuum and solicit and receive constructive feedbackfrom a seasoned professional based on actual student concerns. As someone new to theprofession this was appreciated, especially as not everything can or should be changed based onwhat students write on the cards.When presenting the index card procedure to my classes, I solicit feedback specifically on whathelps and what hinders their learning, and not just what they do or do not like. I have found thatsome mechanisms that I use in my course are not liked per se, but are acknowledged to help

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Swartz P.E., University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

beendemonstrated with reasonable levels of success13. It is largely beyond the scope of this paper tointroduce active learning strategies, but the work of Prince13 provides a nice summary. The pointwill be made here, based on the author’s experiences, that the active learning strategies chosenshould be natural, considering the course content and the personalities of the students and theinstructor. If the teaching method is “forced”, in other words if an active learning exercise isbeing used just for the sake of using an active learning exercise, its effectiveness is lost.The instructor’s experience suggests that often a well-planned, effectively-delivered, “activelecture” can be just as effective as any “active learning strategy.” When the course content

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Jyothsna K. S., St.Joseph's College, Bangalore, Department of English; Amithraj Amavasai

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

ask questions) as the least important. 4. Over the next five years, the authors plan to extend this strategy to more senior faculty and new educators. The method presented in this study may be used at other institutions, with appropriate modifications for the benefit of new educators.Bibliography1.Sands, R.G., L.A. Parson, and J. Duane, Faculty mentoring faculty in a public university. The Journal of HigherEducation, 1991. 62(2): p. 174-193.2. Merriam, S.B., T.K. Thomas, and C.P. Zeph, Mentoring in higher education: what we know now. Review ofHigher Education, 1987. 11(2): p. 199-210.3. Taniguchi, M. and Paige Wilmeth, “Tips for Designing and Implementing Peer Mentor Training,” presented at the28th National Conference on

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Robin Guill Liles, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina A&T State University; Prashant N. Kumta, University of Pittsburgh; Harvey S. Borovetz, University of Pittsburgh; Sarah K. Pixley, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine; Partha Roy, University of Pittsburgh; Jangannathan Sankar, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

biology and better able to directly relate classroomlectures to ongoing research.Assessment The assessment plan for this course included three components. The first componentassessed student learning of MEEN 785.002: Principles of Cell Biology for Engineers contentknowledge. The second component included evaluation of students’ overall satisfaction withMEEN 785 teaching and learning. The third component included evaluation of students’ overallsatisfaction with the hybrid class format. (A subset of this component involved assessment ofstudent understanding of ways principles of cell biology link to concepts of creativity andinnovation, diversity of thinking, and entrepreneurship.) IRB approval was obtained prior tocollecting assessment data

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter Schilling, MSOE

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

and without performance incentive.SophomoreThe sophomore comparison involved a fall required course taught to Software EngineeringStudents. While these students are no longer freshman, many of them are still developing studyhabits, and returning after the summer break can be difficult.In the baseline class, approximately 18% of assignments were submitted late. As was noticedwith the freshman, this varied with the week, but tended to increase later on in the quarter.This changed, however, with the introduction of the incentive plan. Overall, only 5% ofassignments were submitted late. Furthermore, unlike the previous year, the number ofsubmissions which were late actually decreased as the quarter progressed. A significantpercentage of students

Conference Session

Enhancing Teaching and Research

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kweku Brown P.E., The Citadel; Dimitra Michalaka P.E., The Citadel; Nandan Hara Shetty, The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

P.E., The Citadel William J. Davis is Dept. Head & D. Graham Copeland Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of Construction Engineering at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. His academic experience includes: transporta- tion infrastructure planning and design, infrastructure resilience, traffic operations, highway safety, and geographic information systems. His research interests include: constructing spatial databases for bet- ter management of transportation infrastructure, improving transportation design, operation, safety and construction, understanding long-term effects of urban development patterns, and advancing active living within the built environment for improved public health. He teaches courses

Conference Session

Educational Research and the New Engineering Educator

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malcolm Drewery, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Stefani A. Bjorklund

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

manner, and are basedon current and emerging research on student engagement, engineering education, practices ofeffective teaching and learning and engineering learning outcomes. The instruments wereinformed by the development of existing tools, yet the CASEE surveys are innovative in thatthey fill gaps in the assessment of engineering education. We have provided a well-developedresearch plan that has engaged a variety of engineering institutions in the piloting and on goingrefinement of the instruments. Our instruments have the potential to offer powerful formativefeedback for individual engineering colleges and departments, as well to provide nationalbaseline data on engineering education.Study Participants and MethodsMeasuring both student

Conference Session

Best of NEE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas; Alison B. Hoxie, University of Minnesota Duluth; Matt Anderson, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

who then is supposed to complete the form and turnit in, along with the exam, to the disability services office at the university. Students then takethe test at this office. This office commonly requests that the materials be turned in 24 hoursprior to an exam which will require some instructors to plan ahead more than they are used to. Ifa student is visually impaired disability services will sometimes want materials turned in a weekearly so that they can be sent out to be converted into braille. Students may need to take the test Page 24.681.9at a different time than the rest of the class due to scheduling conflicts. This can create

Conference Session

Standards For Future Engineering Practitioners

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlotte Erdmann, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

associations and professional societies,government agencies, national standards bodies, and international standards agencies.” Hardingand McPherson (2009) 7 describe the present sphere of standards organizations in his ASEEpaper.Two surveys describe the libraries’ best practices for standards. The original plan to do a surveydid not appear necessary after finding these two surveys. Both surveys cover large academiclibraries. Brian S. Mathews (2006)8 wrote about “top engineering schools” while Lorraine F.Pellack (2004)9did a survey of 34 libraries that are members of the prestigious Association forResearch Libraries (ARL). In 2003, Pellack’s survey indicated that there are many librariesdoing special ordering with format half of the libraries buying

Conference Session

Tools and Strategies for Teaching Online Courses

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maria Chierichetti, San Jose State University; Nataliya Grigoryan, San Jose State University; Radha Aravamudhan, San Jose State University; Joseph Rodriguez, San Jose State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

up of multiple assessmentstoward the end of the semester. The authors have been happy with the initial results of theimplementation of competency-based learning plan to continue using the approach in futureofferings. Providing timely feedback using automatic grading or more structured gradingapproaches will be implemented as well. In addition, the next offering of the class will have bothan in-person section and an online section, and the authors expect to be able to differentiate theeffect of competency based learning in different learning settings.References[1] N. Okamoto, “Implementing competency-based assessment in an undergraduate thermodynamics course,” in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Conference Session

Working Together: Approaches to Inclusivity and Interdisciplinarity

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Zhilin Zhang, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Lawrence Angrave, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Hongye Liu, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Yiyin Shen

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

their responses.We also found there were significantly more percentages of female SWD than male SWD in thesurvey (Chisq test p-value < 0.0004). We recognize that there are different adoption levels ofcourse modalities and the usage data is less consistent than other questions about satisfaction andthe MUSIC questions. We have reached out to more courses from 7 courses in Fall 2020 to 49courses in Spring2021 and a larger pool of SWD students and will continue to modify our surveyto improve the consistency about usage responses for future surveys. We also plan to conductanalysis regarding potential bias caused by the discrepancies in instructional tools. In addition,we will analyze the results of semi-structured interviews, and conduct more

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

author implemented more lectures in which heutilized the board more effectively. Doing so, he believed that this modification improved boththe student learning and instructor’s rating. Finelli et al.6 also noted that student feedback has themost positive impact of all on student ratings on teaching.Geometric design of Transportation facilitiesBoth graduate and undergraduate senior students were enrolled in this course. The mainobjective of this course was to teach the students the principles pertinent to the planning anddesign of transportation facilities and their applications in the design of functional and safesystems to satisfy the demands of the transportation industry. No laboratory tests were conductedin this course. Contrary to the

Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for NEEs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Philip Gerhart, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

, trustworthy information on successes (and failures) of the “other” institution can berelayed to university administrators, where the information can help formulate action plans. Ofcourse this should only occur when the two institutions are not strong competitors for the samestudent population or other resources.Because of the similar interests and background of a parent and child (or a properly matchedmentor and mentee), it is beneficial to become involved with similar professional societies andcommittees. Phil has dedicated many years to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME) Performance Test Codes (PTC) activity. Consequently, Phil encouraged Andy tovolunteer for an ASME PTC committee. The committee work turned out to be a worthwhile

Conference Session

Getting Started: Objectives, Rubrics, Evaluations, and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

follow these myself. They assume that the instrument is an in- class paper-based evaluation. 1. Give evaluations at the start of class. That way there is incentive to write a lot of comments since the longer the evaluations take, the shorter class will be. 2. Give the class advance warning, and try to focus their attention. My standard rap goes something like this. "The College uses the information from evaluations in the reappointment and tenure process. It is one way that students have a voice in personnel decisions. I also find your comments to be very helpful as I plan changes to the next offering of this course. So I have two requests. First, when you are doing the evaluation, really read the