Conference Session

Faculty Development Toolkit

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

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

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

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

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

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiwei Guan, University of Washington; Steve Lappenbusch, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

make it very difficult for new educators to quicklydesign a portfolio curriculum and accurately employ it in their classrooms.This paper describes our efforts in collecting, summarizing, and comparing the design ofportfolio assignments in order to provide a review of the practice of using student portfolios inengineering education. To achieve this goal, we will review eleven research papers to illustratethe broad range of portfolio use relevant to engineering education. The review of these paperswill help engineering educators to understand the diversity of portfolio use in engineeringeducation.In the paper, we will first review the current literature on defining and classifying studentportfolios. Using this review as a basis, we introduce and

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

untenured faculty member should (andlikely will) spend most of their time. Page 11.256.3Tip #1: “Invest In Yourself” – When you successfully defend your doctoral dissertation,you are one of the best in the world in your field of Topic X. Thus, you have the bestchance to make an immediate scholarly impact by: • writing one or two more papers in Topic X. This keeps your publishing record intact and shows you can publish papers on your own (usually a key “deliverable” of a national research grant) • making a “lateral move” into a new, but parallel field of research. When you submit a proposal for review, the reviewers of your proposal

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi-Min Huang, University of Washington; Matt Eliot, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Emma Rose, University of Washington; Jessica Yellin, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

could impact all the students the educator teaches, undergrads and grad students, research labs and traditional classrooms. One educator decided to attend a teaching-related workshop in order to learn new teaching strategies he could incorporate into his teaching repertoire. 5. All the students in my department. This code captured decision points that could possibly impact all students within the educator’s department. For example, one department chair decided to assist in designing, implementing and modeling mentoring relationships with undergraduates, graduates and junior faculty members. Such an approach would eventually affect all the students in the department. 6. All students in the college. This

Conference Session

Effective & Efficient Teaching Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Hamilton, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

may not be a term that we liketo associate with educational methods, it does capture what is required. The author's use of theterm “marketing” reflects the practice of providing explanations to students to persuade andmotivate them to engage fully in this or any educational methodology. When trying to changestudent behavior in a course, sometimes doing the right thing for the right reasons is simply notenough. - Be prepared for failureExpect designing a methodology to improve student learning to be like all design, an iterativeprocess. The author was convinced that what he was doing was the right thing to do for manyreasons, chiefly the link to professional practice and the value in improving student learning.Unfortunately, even with the

Conference Session

Women & New Faculty Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Carole Goodson, University of Houston; Luces Faulkenberry, University of Houston; Barbara Stewart, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

imperative.This paper examines factors that impact the effective use of student self-reports of learningachievement for improving curricula and programs. Areas to be addressed include the following. • How can faculty effectively participate in a student self-assessment process? Are there advantages that accrue to the student when the educator uses this technique? • What factors impact the validity of implementing this technique? Under what conditions and in what situations is it appropriate to use student self-assessment scores? • An example of institutional use of student self-assessment is presented. The example includes a description of how an instrument was designed and how it is being administered. The development