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Developing New Engineering Educators

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee; Courtney S. Smith-Orr, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Erin McCave, University of Houston

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methods.Dr. Courtney S. Smith-Orr, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Courtney S. Smith,PhD is a Teaching Assistant Professor at UNC Charlotte. Her research interests span the mentoring experiences of African American women in engineering,minority recruitment and retention, and best practices for diversity and inclusion in the Engineering classroom.Dr. Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech Dr. Walter Lee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education and the Assistant Di- rector for Research in the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED), both at Virginia Tech. His research interests include co-curricular support, student success and retention, and diversity in STEM. Lee received his

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

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 aware of campus policies, procedures and services related to academic integrity, student conduct,and mental health problems in order to reduce disruptive occurrences. This paper, which may beparticularly useful for those with limited teaching experience, describes research on incivility in theclassroom and features a classroom management workshop for faculty developed and convened at anhistorically black college and university in the southern part of the United States. The workshop examplepresented highlights best practice recommendations from the workshop and the literature.Keywords: Classroom Management, incivility, professional ethicsIntroductionThis paper, which may be of particular value to new faculty and those with little classroom

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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complete) project that they can seethrough from start to finish. Examples include analyzing a small dataset or doing initialbenchmark tests. More experienced students can often finish a Stage 2 project in a week or two,although the pace will vary depending on the project and what skills students need to learn. If ittakes more than two weeks for a student to complete stage 2, the mentor can sit down with thestudent and re-evaluate the project goals and adjust the pace if needed.The goal of Stage 2 projects is to give students more practice with the research methodologiesand workflows used in the lab, while also providing the mentor with further opportunities toevaluate the students’ abilities. Stage 2 projects should be designed such that students

Conference Session

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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. (2014). Using standards-based grading to effectively assess project-based design courses. Proceedings of the 121st ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, IN.2. Carberry, A., Siniawski, M., Atwood, S., & Diefes-Dux, H. A. (2016). Best practices for using standards-based grading in engineering courses. Proceedings of the 123rd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, LA.3. Carberry, A. R., Siniawski, M. T., & Dionisio, J. D. N. (2012). Standards-based grading: Preliminary studies to quantify changes in affective and cognitive student behaviors. Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Seattle, WA.4. Guskey, T. R. (2011, November). Five obstacles to

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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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.5. Multidisciplinary Learning: Instructors can incorporate civility as a multidisciplinary topicassignment. The instructor can develop a “current topic assignment” where students are requiredto research or discuss a non-technical issue related to their careers. For example, the 2016 U.S.Presidential Campaigns present an opportunity for students to discuss the candidates’ leadershipabilities and policy ideas. When considering the controversial rhetoric spoken by somecandidates, civility can also be discussed. The election of a new U.S. President is relevant forengineering and technology students since it impacts their education and careers. Table 14provides an example of the potential Components of Civility that can be satisfied using

Conference Session

Best Methods for NEEs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University; Michael Behm, East Carolina University

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Parks Board and Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology to study safe design aspects of rooftop and vertical greenery systems. Behm serves as editor of the Journal of Safety Health and Environmental Research, the academic practice journal of the American Society of Safety Engineers. Page 23.214.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Assessing Scholarly OutletsIntroductionCompared to what has been available in the past, a plethora of scholarly outlets now exist whereteacher/scholars can disseminate research findings and the results of their other

Conference Session

Best Methods for NEEs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James C. Squire, Virginia Military Institute; Turk McCleskey, Virginia Military Institute; Elizabeth White Baker, Wake Forest University; Anthony Evan English, Western New England University

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interdisciplinary papers the authors have published with faculty from clinicalmedicine, bioengineering, finance, educational psychology, colonial history, business, sportsmedicine, and seismology. The paper includes five reasons to seek opportunities to applynumerical analysis to interdisciplinary problems, three common pitfalls of work in suchinterdisciplinary projects, and ten best practices for conducting numerical analysis ofinterdisciplinary problems.I. Reasons to seek interdisciplinary numerical analysis opportunities Interdisciplinary research often reveals low-hanging fruitAs a graduate student, one of the authors was the lone electrical engineer in a biomedical centerthat had a predominantly molecular chemistry emphasis. His specialty was analog

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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depends on developing scholarship productivity quickly.Previous research has shown how mentoring new faculty at the early stages of their career hashad significant impact on new faculty success. Mentorship is especially important at institutionsthat have an increasing demand for faculty scholarship. The new untenured faculty must alsolearn and balance teaching and service responsibilities. In addition to essential mentoring ofuntenured faculty by senior faculty, untenured faculty can also benefit from peer mentoring byother untenured faculty. This paper reviews practical advice for creating a collaborative,untenured faculty peer scholarship team, in our case called Untenured Faculty AcceleratedScholarship Team (UFAST).In this paper, the authors

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But I'm a Loner! Expanding capability and creativity by examining effective alliances

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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, the “research-type,” and who have not had the opportunity to practice engineering. Second, industry’sprevailing perception that engineering education does not prepare graduates adequately for thepractice. Therefore, from industry’s perspective, the quality of education for engineering practiceis seen as deficient. Third, blending practical experience in teaching design and design-relatedcourses is repeatedly emphasized by ABET, and by other engineering organizations, such asASEE.(2,3) Thus, directions for proper merging of professional experience with engineeringscience in design courses are a concern that comes up often in educational forums. How bestcould such “a merging scenario” be planned and implemented, depends on: faculty foresight

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hinton, Utah State University

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Page 14.1026.10management as a tool to assess the strength and sustainability of a faculty member’s researcheffort.Bibliography1. John M. Braxton and Marietta Del Favero, “Evaluating scholarship performance: Tradit ional and emergentassessment templates,” New Directions for Institutional Research, Vo lu me 2002, Nu mber 114, October 1, 2002, pp.19-32.2. Halil Dundar and Darrell R. Lewis, “Determinants of research productivity in higher education,” Research inHigher Education, Vo lu me 39, Nu mber 6, December, 1998, pp. 607-631.3. Peter Seldin, Evaluating Faculty Performance: A Practical Guide to Assessing Teaching, Research, andService, Wiley, 2006.4. Raoul A. Arraeola, Developing a Comprehensive Faculty Evaluation System: A Guide to Designing

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Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College; Jaime Hernandez, Texas State University-San Marcos; Rebecca Bates, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Robin Adams, Purdue University

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Engineering Education (ISEE) is one element of the NationalScience Foundation funded Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE). Theprimary goal of ISEE is to cultivate a diverse community of engineering education researcherswho can think and work across disciplines with the ultimate aim of improving the engineeringstudent experience. A secondary goal is to formulate principles and models for advancing thisscholarship community. To fulfill these goals, the ISEE team designed three year-long Instituteshosted by the University of Washington (2004), Stanford University (2005) and HowardUniversity (2006). At each of these Institutes, engineering faculty and graduate students havelearned research methods, designed and conducted research

Conference Session

Enhancing Teaching and Research

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University; Kelsey Watts, Clemson University; Evan Ko, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Balsam Albayati

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practice/experience with the mentor as a guide since the manuscripts are so diverse. Don't feel had enough experience with varied methodologies, writing style, examining fidelity between research questions and methods or data presented.This indicates a need for the program to be more flexible in terms of the number of manuscriptseach triad completes. In future rounds of the program, we plan to emphasize to participants thatthey can continue in their mentoring relationship beyond three manuscripts. The triad structure, where two mentees work with one mentor, was a noted benefit fromprogram participants. For example, one participant shared: The single best aspect of doing the programme has been working in a team of three. It

Conference Session

Tools and Strategies for Teaching Online Courses

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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criteria be used to effect similar change? (2) How can faculty responses to Swivl-based lecture capture be optimized? (3) What best practices emerge from a QM-based dashboard tool coupled with Swivl-capture technology?Prior to the pandemic, a need for QM-based capture tool was already forming. As The Citadelwas moving some courses and graduate programs online, even before the pandemic, programdirectors and institutional audits noted a disparity in online course delivery. A large number ofstudents taking certain online classes during the summer were failing or withdrawing. In many ofthese courses, the instructor had very little online presence, was communicating solely by emailwith the students and vice-versa, and providing no or very

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Tools and Strategies for Teaching Online Courses

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John Alexander Mendoza-Garcia, University of Florida

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thinking, problem-solving and algorithmic thinking. Dr. Mendoza-Garcia’s research interests include investigating how to nurture in students these skills. He also worked in Industry before transitioning to academia. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Redesigning a large enrollment online course using a learner-centered approach.This paper is a follow-up to my experience redesigning my online course in problem-solving CGS2531Problem-Solving Using Computer Software [1]. In that paper, the instructional developer and I describedthe design decisions to improve students' engagement. In this second paper, I am reporting what hashappened after its implementation.My

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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. Nanette M. Veilleux, Simmons CollegeMrs. Caitlin Hawkinson Wasilewski, Seattle Pacific University Page 24.977.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014  People Matter: The Role of Faculty and Peers in Students’ Academic EngagementAbstractThis paper presents findings from an engineering education study whose results lead tosuggestions for best practices to improve the teaching and learning experience in engineeringclassrooms.Over the past four years we have been exploring the role of a student’s connection to communityon his/her engagement with

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laurie S. Garton, Texas Engineering Experiment Station

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effective. TheOffice of Strategic Research Development of the Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)at Texas A&M University has held proposal development workshops targeting juniorengineering faculty and young investigator programs, especially the National ScienceFoundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, for almost 10 years as wellas individual follow-up with the participants. Attendance and feedback from these workshopshas resulted in several levels of workshops to address different needs and audiences, includingworkshops across our university system campuses on varying aspects of overall grantsmanshipthrough regional campus research initiation workshops, graduate student fellowship seminars,presentations at graduate

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aly Tawfik, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Richard Goff, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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AC 2008-1766: SMALL INTERVENTIONS, BIG IMPACTS: HOWMODIFICATION OF DELIVERY PROCESS OF IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES FORFRESHMEN CAN DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE LEARNINGAly Tawfik, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Aly Tawfik is the VTSTA President and a Graduate Teaching Fellow in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. He is a doctoral student in the Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His research is in the area of transportation systems. He is currently a workshop leader for freshmen courses at Virginia Tech.Janis Terpenny, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Janis Terpenny is an Associate Professor in Engineering Education and Mechanical

Conference Session

Working Together: Approaches to Inclusivity and Interdisciplinarity

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Valeriya Yudina, Higher School of Economics; Yulia Skrupskaya, National Research University Higher School of Economics; Victor Taratukhin, SAP Silicon Valley and University of Muenster; Elvira Kozlova; Natalia Pulyavina, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

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Paper ID #34494Bringing Together Engineering and Management Students for aProject-Based Global Idea-thon: Towards Next-Gen Design ThinkingMethodologyValeriya Yudina, Higher School of EconomicsYulia Skrupskaya, National Research University Higher School of EconomicsProf. Victor Taratukhin, SAP Silicon Valley and University of Muenster Victor Taratukhin received his Ph.D. in Engineering Design in 1998 and Ph.D. in Computing Sciences and Engineering in 2002. Victor was a Lecturer in Decision Engineering and Module Leader (IT for Product Realization) at Cranfield University, UK (2001-2004), SAP University Alliances Program Director

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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

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Fortenberry assertthat while researchers and educators have developed a number of classroom and college-wideassessments – oftentimes in preparation for an ABET accreditation visit – no national assessmentexist to measure engineering student learning outcomes and the instructional practices thatsupport those outcomes[2].In response, CASEE has developed two surveys to assess the extent to which engineeringstudents are engaging in identified “best instructional practices” and are achieving certainlearning outcomes desired of engineering graduates. This paper describes the validation processof the E-FSSE survey and provides some preliminary analysis of that validation process.RationaleThe CASEE questionnaires were developed in a systematic and rigorous

Conference Session

Faculty Development Toolkit

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher Murad, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown; Andrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

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2006-2066: SHORT AND LONG-TERM INFLUENCE OF EXCELLENTINSTRUCTORS ON GRADUATES IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: A CASESTUDYMaher Murad, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Maher Murad is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Technology at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Dr. Murad was a visiting assistant professor at Bucknell University and had overseas teaching experience. He also worked as a highway project manager for Acer Freeman Fox International (Hyder Consulting). Dr. Murad received M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Toledo in 1987 and a Ph.D. in Engineering Science from the University of Toledo in 1994. His teaching interests include transportation, highway design

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New Engineering Educators 4: Tips and Tools

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David Mussulman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Lawrence Angrave, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Karle Flanagan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Natalia Ozymko, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Rittika Adhikari, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jacqueline Osborn, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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using an online queueAbstractThis paper presents an evaluation of an online queueing system (“the Queue”) that has been usedextensively at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC) for several years. Thiswork describes the benefits of the Queue to the users (students, instructors, and advisors) and theresults of surveys given to students, educators, and advisors who used the Queue in diverseeducational settings. Prior work identified that using technology, such as a mobile-friendly, web-based queue, has benefits to improving student/educator interactions. A survey was developed tocollect student, instructor, and advisor feedback to understand best practices, challenges, andperceptions from using the Queue for office hours, active

Conference Session

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rob Sleezer, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Twin Cities; Jacob John Swanson, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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reduce the barriers to action-based failure, increase the reward for action-basedfailure, and make visible the hidden failure of inaction.The next section overviews the relevant literature. This is followed by a section describing theTCE program, and the managing design through failure intervention (MDTFI). These sectionsare followed by a description of the methodology used to conduct this case study. Then, thefindings for the case study are presented with anecdotes that reveal as much as possible aboutprojects and the process without violating nondisclosure agreements. Finally, conclusions andimplications for future research and practice are discussed.Review of LiteratureABET describes engineering design as “a decision-making process (often

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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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how the institution’sexpectations translate into practice, as well as pedagogical ideas for effective instruction.Reciprocal observation by the seasoned faculty member provides early feedback to the newfaculty member that is valuable in getting off to a good start. Details of the structure of theshadowing program are presented. Five case studies are offered by faculty who went through theprogram. They share their experiences in how the program was effective for them and in how itcould be improved.BackgroundIt is widely accepted that new faculty should be trained to teach.1,2 The structure of theengineering professoriate evolved over the 20th century to favor training in research for earlyPhDs.3 This does not mean that there are no efforts to

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Richard Millman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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research to communities beyond the laboratory and address the work’s possible“Broader Impacts” to society. NSF CAREER awards and many of the NSF Research Centergrant solicitations are even more explicit, requiring that grantees craft educational initiatives thatare based in best practices, bring the academic research to the broader community, and positivelyimpact the pipeline of students pursuing science, technology, engineering and mathematics(STEM) education and careers. For new faculty, and even veteran faculty, these requirementsfor creative educational initiatives that significantly affect a community outside the confines ofthe laboratory can be very daunting. This paper addresses how to design an effective educationalplan that incorporates

Conference Session

Off the Beaten Path

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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enable them to grow in both of these areas.This year a series of workshops were designed and developed for the varied needs of the faculty,both experienced and new, in the art and practice of undergraduate engineering education. Whilethe workshops varied from a macro-level discussion of the School’s core competencies inteaching to two day-long workshops in the mechanics of teaching, collaboration was soughtacross campus lines and across different institutions, leveraging the experiences of thoseinvolved in similar endeavors in other academic or administrative units.This paper will document the benefits to the School including the sharing of “best practices” inteaching the various undergraduate courses, in much the same way as a local version of

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Swartz P.E., University of Hartford

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AC 2012-3646: BUILDING A CLASSROOM CULTURE THAT PAVES THEWAY TO LEARNINGDr. Brian Swartz P.E., University of Hartford Brian Swartz is Assistant Professor of civil engineering at the University of Hartford. He received his degrees from the Pennsylvania State University, where he also taught for two years. He was a visiting faculty for one year at Bucknell University before joining the University of Hartford. He teaches courses in structural engineering and pursues research related to concrete bridges. Page 25.274.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Building a

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madeleine Arvold, Seattle Pacific University; Steven David Mow, Seattle Pacific University; Zachary W. Cook, Seattle Pacific University; Natalie Goode, Seattle Pacific University; Caitlin H. Wasilewski, Seattle Pacific University; Rida Y. Al-Hawaj, Seattle Pacific University ; Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University

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American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Teaching Teamwork: A Training Video Designed for Engineering StudentsAbstractThe ability to communicate and work effectively on a team has increased in importance in thefield of engineering as the demands of business and industry have evolved1. Engineers todayreport that communication is critical to their success and spend a large percentage of timeinteracting with others1 and working on teams2. Despite the need for interaction in practice,industry reports indicate engineering graduates show skill deficiencies in communication andteamwork3. Due to the importance of these skills, many encourage their integration into theengineering classroom, suggesting

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University; Charles Birdsong, California Polytechnic State University

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of successful groups. Common traits or best practices can be identified from thesegroups6,7,8. These include an appropriate topic of study, on-going funding, clearly-definedindividual goals, close faculty involvement, adequate training, continuity of team members, finaldocumentation of individual results, and an on-going knowledge base.Selecting a research topic appropriate for a group of undergraduates to handle is a significantchallenge. It needs to have enough depth to contribute to the field (and engage the students),while not requiring substantial skills beyond the early engineering courses. In addition, the best Page 11.1086.5topics

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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

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that following asolution can help their understanding, research has shown that engineering students performbetter on homework and exams when they did not have solution manuals available whencompleting the homework25. An additional conclusion from this study was that students who didnot have access to a solution manual asked more questions of the instructor during office hoursthan students who could reference a solution manual. An additional study with engineeringstudents showed inconclusive results regarding whether graded vs. un-graded homeworkcorrelates with exam scores26. Further benefits of well-designed homework have been reportedto include improvements in student preparation for class, out of class interactions betweenstudents and the

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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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