Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Vincent Wilding P.E., Brigham Young University; James K. Archibald, Brigham Young University; Paul Richards P.E., Brigham Young University; Steven L. Shumway, Brigham Young University; Brian D Jensen, Brigham Young University

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. degree in electrical engineering and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., both in 2004. He also received B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, in 1996 and 1998, respectively. In 1998 and 1999, he spent 16 months as a Micromechanism Designer at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M. He has performed research and published more than 60 papers in design topics, including microelectromechanical systems and compliant mechanisms, and he holds seven U.S. patents. His work has been recognized by several best paper awards, the 2009 BYU Young Scholar Award, and the 2010 Utah Engineers Council Educator of the Year

Conference Session

Off the Beaten Path

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University; Randy L. Vander Wal, Pennsylvania State University

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knowledge thatgoes beyond the short term, encourages their ability to synthesize information, and to engage inpeer-to-peer collaborations. In order for students to be able to be actively involved in this type ofa learning format, engaging and adaptive course resources need to be readily available.Furthermore the course structure highlights the need for student access to content on currentemerging energy sources and related technologies as well as the ability to maintain a solidreference for future use.Yet there is no one such site or source of such information. Textbooks for these topics have notbeen written, given that information for such is emerging from research laboratories to appliedcommercial interests. For these “new” energy sources

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; William R. Marshall, Alief Independent School District

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a teaching and learningstyle that is the result of neuroscience research on how the human brain processes and retainsnew information”. 1Introduction“Acknowledging that students learn at different speeds and that they differ in their ability tothink abstractly or understand complex ideas is like acknowledging that students at any givenage aren’t all the same height: It is not a statement of worth, but of reality”.2 In adifferentiated classroom and laboratory, the teacher proactively plans and carries out variedapproaches to content, process, and product in anticipation and response to student differencesin readiness, interest, and learning needs. According to Tomlinson, our teaching style “caninfluence a students’ IQ by 20 points in either

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenny L. Lo, Virginia Tech; Tamara W. Knott, Virginia Tech; Thomas D. Walker P.E., Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

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make it learner-friendly, contemporaryand research and assessment-driven1,2,3. Several NSF grants under programs like the Department-Level Reform (DLR), Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI),Nanotechnology in Undergraduate Education in Engineering (NUE), and Creative IT facilitatedthe development and implementation of these activities. A number of publications have beenbrought out to document these activities 4,5,6. In addition, this course has also providedopportunities to doctoral students to conduct engineering education research7, 8. This course is aprerequisite for ENGE 1104 and ENGE 1114.ENGE 1104: "Exploring the Digital Future" is a two-credit course that is coordinated by Walkerand typically taken in the second semester

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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engineering from Princeton University in Princeton, N.J. After serving as USAF pilot in KC-135 and KC-10 aircraft, he completed his D.Phil. in engineering sci- ences at the University of Oxford, U.K., and returned to the USAF Academy to teach heat transfer and propulsion systems. At Baylor University since 1998, he teaches courses in laboratory techniques, fluid mechanics, energy systems, aeronautics, wind energy, and propulsion systems. Research interests include experimental gas turbine heat transfer and wind energy. Page 25.602.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012

Conference Session

Assessments, Assessments, and Assessments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Meredith, Pennsylvania State University, Fayette

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projects and written labreports. To test the students’ power of observation, I will devote one lab to tracing water lines in a laboratory anddiscussing related issues (e.g., Was there a floor drain?). To get them thinking “out of the box”, we will discussalternative methods to verify an instrument reading. I often tell the “Angels on a Pin” story4. To strengthen theirskill at estimating values, we will count ceiling tile or concrete blocks to determine the dimensions of aclassroom. None of these traits could be demonstrated on a timed test, so get creative on how students candemonstrate those estimating skills other than through traditional testing.I try to build the exam well ahead of the exam day. I let it rest overnight so I will read it with