Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; June Marshall, St. Joseph's College

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New Engineering Educators

students do. It requirescompelling problems and well-designed laboratories, studios, workshops, and playingspaces. It demands strenuous efforts and experts to intercede with stories, admonitions,or principles when students fail, as they must, if they are to learn. Most of the learningthat results in the expertise of the practicing scientist, engineer, or poet is accomplishedthrough hands and minds on a task. Just think of the contrast between the activities ofapprentices in a workshop and the passivity of pupils in a lecture hall.If we refocus our efforts on learning, professors can exploit information technology toprovide data, scholarly references, and simulated problems for cognitive workshops. Inthose workspaces, student investigators will

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Margaret Bates, Northeastern University; Brittany Damon, Northeastern University; Alison Reppy

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New Engineering Educators

implementation, lessonscan be successfully embedded into well-planned activities to illustrate and/or supplement the courselecture content to effectively educate students as young engineers2 and simultaneously challenge andinspire them5. However, with the current trend of incorporating more active learning into our curricula,we are mindful that a “one size fits all” approach may not be the best option to achieve the most successfor all classes and levels in engineering. This research sets out to identify the framework for aproportional profile of learning modes across academic levels in engineering, starting with the freshmanyear and tracing on through to the senior year. Strong correlations between the infusion of carefullyselected and implemented

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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New Engineering Educators

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

Been There/Done That: Advice for NEEs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Harding, Purdue University; Benedict Kazora, Purdue University; Robert Smethers, Purdue University

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New Engineering Educators

technicalwriting skills. On a slightly different note, the student leader encountered some limitations in thestudent version of OrCAD (Cadence) and observed that Visio was a more flexible tool forgeneric engineering components.Additional lessons involved project management issues. They both discovered how easy it is tounderestimate the magnitude and/or complexity of a real-world project, the challenges ofcoordinating efforts between multiple parties, and the importance of planning beforehand andmanaging their time throughout. The second student added that he learned the importance ofkeeping an open mind when working in a group environment. Page

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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New Engineering Educators

because the instructoris normally present. If you notice mistakes in the handout during a lab, it is a goodpractice to make corrections immediately, while the errors are still fresh in your mind, sothat the same error will not occur the next time the lab is assigned. The changes should17 This author has requested anonymity18 This author, too, has requested anonymity Page 13.349.819 Amber Hurst, Wake Tech20 Bruce Barton, Suffolk Co. Community CollegeProceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition 7Copyright  2008, American Society for Engineering Educationbe

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Samples, University of Pittsburgh -Johnstown

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2008-1438: LEADERSHIP 104: THE TEACHER-SCHOLAR CULTUREJerry Samples, University of Pittsburgh -Johnstown JERRY SAMPLES is Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology and the Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (UPJ). He holds a BS ChE. from Clarkson College, and MS and Ph.D. in ME from Oklahoma State University. He taught at the United States Military Academy for 12 years before joining UPJ in 1996. His recent work has been in the area of foundations of good teaching and development of advanced teaching methods. Page 13.839.1© American Society

Conference Session

Off the Beaten Path

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Bates, Minnesota State University-Mankato; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2008-2781: CONFRONTED BY STUDENTS: DEALING WITH ANGER,FRUSTRATION AND MORE PLEASANT EMOTIONS IN OFFICE HOURS ANDIN CLASSRebecca Bates, Minnesota State University-Mankato Rebecca Anne Bates received the B.S. degree in biomedical engineering from Boston University in 1990, the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Boston University in 1996 and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington in 2004. She also received the M.T.S. degree from Harvard Divinity School in 1993. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Computer Science department at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Her research interests include speech recognition and understanding as

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reginald Rogers, University of Michigan

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2008-2797: COMMUNICATING IN AN ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENT:EFFECTIVE TEACHING USING ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS FOR OFFICEHOURSReginald Rogers, University of Michigan Reginald Rogers is a 4th year Ph.D. student in Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan. He holds a B.S. degree from MIT and M.S. degree from Northeastern University, both in Chemical Engineering. While at Northeastern, Reginald served as a teaching assistant to many Chemical Engineering courses including Material & Energy Balances, Thermodynamics, and Transport Processes. He was awarded several teaching awards and served on the TA leadership committee focused on improvement of the teaching assistant position in the

Conference Session

Survivor: The First Few Years

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University

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New Engineering Educators

-summer researchsymposium. This presentation at the conclusion of the summer is a perfect motivator for students to pull theirproject to completion and then submit an abstract to present at regional or national professional society meetings, anactivity that simultaneously provides productivity measures for the faculty member.Programs are typically designed with variations of the following attributes in mind: • State-of-the-art research experiences that motivate students to pursue graduate degrees in engineering. o Broad participation of underrepresented groups o Increased appreciation and understanding of research • Sense of community among REU students, faculty, and graduate student mentors