Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laurie S. Garton, Texas Engineering Experiment Station

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New Engineering Educators

AC 2012-3702: GRANTSMANSHIP AND THE PROPOSAL DEVELOP-MENT PROCESS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM SEVERAL YEARS OFPROGRAMS FOR JUNIOR FACULTYDr. Laurie S. Garton, Texas Engineering Experiment Station Laurie Garton is a Senior Research Development Associate with the Texas Engineering Experiment Sta- tion Office of Strategic Research Development. She has B.S., M.E., and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineer- ing (environmental) from Texas A&M University and was an engineering faculty member before joining TEES in 1999 where she started working on technical research project grants related to interdisciplinary environmental themes. Currently, she leads the TEES New Faculty Initiative targeting grants such as the NSF CAREER awards

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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New Engineering Educators

AC 2012-3525: DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION ENHANCES PEDA-GOGYDr. John Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Departmental Internship Co- ordinator at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include power and energy processing, applied process control engineering, automation, fluid power, and facility planning.Mr. William R. Marshall, Alief Independent School District William Marshall is Director of Instruction, Alief Independent School District. Area responsibilities in- clude instructional technology, information literacy, career and technical education, and distance learning. Work experience includes 32 years of

Conference Session

Assessments, Assessments, and Assessments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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New Engineering Educators

industries are the sine qua non of real engineering activities (33) .Be broad minded and think long range.In this vein, the major engineering problems of local industries along with theirpotential solutions should be focused on, properly framed, and clearly identified inopen forums (e.g. through technical seminars, capstone courses and projects, theseswork, etc.). This would help to set the stage by: disseminating relevant information,generating technical debate, and examining potential solutions from differentperspectives. To come to grip with the needs of the industry and develop the potentialto tackle industries’ main problems and concerns, universities have to reach out,market their services, and do a better job understanding and articulating

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University; I. Richmond Nettey, Kent State University; Edem G. Tetteh; Philip Weinsier, Bowling Green State University, Firelands

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AC 2012-5374: NEGOTIATING THE TENURE AND PROMOTION PRO-CESSDr. Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University Robert A. ”Bob” Chin is a Full Professor in the Department of Technology Systems, East Carolina Uni- versity, where he has taught since 1986. He is the current Director of publications for the Engineering Design Graphics Division and Editor for the Engineering Design Graphics Journal. Chin has served as the Engineering Design Graphics Division’s annual and mid-year conference Program Chair, and he has served as a review board member for several journals including the EDGJ. He has been a Program Chair for the Southeastern Section and has served as the Engineering Design Graphics Division’s Vice Chair and Chair

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Swartz P.E., University of Hartford

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New Engineering Educators

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

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcus L. Roberts, U.S. Air Force Academy; Randall Deppensmith, U.S. Air Force Academy; Ryan Jay Silva, U.S. Air Force Academy

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New Engineering Educators

time. Unlike civilian schools, they cannot skip a class; otherwise, they facedisciplinary measures. Also, because every student is awarded a Bachelor of Science degree,they take a wide breadth of core classes, many of which they do not like (e.g., ECE 315). So,imagine our struggle to motivate when we teach a class at 0750, with the students half asleep andhalf of them wishing they didn’t have to take the course. To them, the course is a necessary eviland another box to check; they simply want to check their mind into survival mode and slide by.So, our real challenge and the foundational level is not Engineering details, nor is it Engineeringconcepts. It’s motivation! We’ve addressed this challenge in other work and the interestedreader can

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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New Engineering Educators

AC 2012-4757: TAKING MATTERS INTO YOUR OWN HANDS: IS CRE-ATING AN E-TEXTBOOK FOR YOU?Dr. Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University Kathy Jackson is a Senior Research Associate at Pennsylvania State University’s Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence. In this position, she promotes Penn State’s commitment to enriching teaching and learning. Jackson works in all aspects of education including faculty development, instructional design, engineering education, learner support, and evaluation.Prof. Randy L. Vander Wal, Pennsylvania State University Randy Vander Wal has published more than 100 papers, and has numerous research projects in the areas of energy conversion, storage and efficiency. Related work

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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AC 2012-3833: ADMINISTRATIVE ADVICE FROM COORDINATORS OFLARGE-ENROLLMENT FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING COURSES WITHSIGNIFICANT ACTIVE-LEARNING COMPONENTSProf. Jenny L. Lo, Virginia Tech Jenny Lo is an Advanced Instructor at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. She is currently Co-coordinator of a large first-semester introductory engineering course and has taught a variety of introductory engineering courses.Prof. Tamara W. Knott, Virginia Tech Tamara Knott is Associate Professor of engineering education at Virginia Tech. She is the Course Coordi- nator for one of the three first-year engineering courses offered by the department and also teaches in the graduate program. Her interests include assessment and pedagogy. Within

Conference Session

Assessments, Assessments, and Assessments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Meredith, Pennsylvania State University, Fayette

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AC 2012-3873: TEST PREPARATION AND TEST QUALITY ASSESSMENT:WHAT I WISH SOMEONE HAD TOLD ME IN THE BEGINNINGProf. David B. Meredith, Pennsylvania State University, Fayette David Meredith is an Associate Professor of general engineering with more than 30 years of teaching experience at Penn State, Fayette, the Eberly campus. He teaches both engineering and engineering tech- nology classes. He is a registered Professional Engineer and active in ASHRAE, ABET, and NCEES. He has received numerous awards from the campus, college, university and other organizations for excellence in teaching, scholarship, community service, and advising