Conference Session

Off the Beaten Path

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seth Norberg, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

advantage of the lecturer. Variation in pitch, intensity, and pace of thelecture, and visual cues such as gestures, facial expression, movement to the blackboard,the use of demonstrations or audiovisual aids—all of these recruit and maintain attention Page 13.301.2to the lecture.—McKeachie [6].Expanding on McKeachie’s statement and focusing on changing the environment, Irealized that many of the demonstrations, slide shows, movies, and stories could be pre-planned to coincide with lulls in the lecture. The primary means of instruction waswriting on the blackboard. Based on McKeachie’s recommendation, the commercialbreak served as a means to change the

Conference Session

Survivor: The First Few Years

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

limitations of the measurement as it relates to their sample. Onetechnique that is particularly educational is to develop a detailed experimental plan for the participant on the firstinstrument, but then ask the student to develop his or her own experimental plan for the second instrument.In a 10-week program, it is usually only possible for the student to complete 3 to 6 objectives, depending onobjective complexity. The first week of the program is usually comprised of orientation and then understanding theproject itself. Shadowing a graduate student or preliminary learning of the techniques employed in that laboratorycan continue into the second week of the program. The final week of a summer program is usually consumed withfinal poster or

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Samples, University of Pittsburgh -Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

, policies, and planning documents aboutteacher-scholar models at various institutions of higher learning. For instance, the teacher- Page 13.839.2scholar model at the University of Michigan - Dearborn is endorsed over a research-scholarmodel. They state: “We seek faculty who value and are committed to excellence in teaching andresearch. We believe the two are inextricably linked, and that on-going research contributes tothe intellectual vitality characteristic of quality classroom instruction.”[2] Clearly, there is aconcern as to the relative importance of teaching compared to research, and at other school,research compared to teaching. Excellence

Conference Session

Off the Beaten Path

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

in Office Hours and in ClassAbstractOne of the most challenging and unexpected aspects of a new professor’s career is dealing withstudent emotions. Emotions, especially anger and frustration, can have an impact on studentsuccess and willingness to stay engaged with course content. Successfully implementingstrategies for dealing with student emotions can result in improved academic outcomes. Thispaper addresses the impact of student emotions and suggests strategies for faculty to use wheninteracting with students.IntroductionThe impact of student emotions on learning is rarely discussed in faculty preparation workshops.Guidebooks suggest ways to write syllabi, plan lessons and incorporate active learning strategiesbut rarely present ways to

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

Tagged Divisions

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

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Chalmers, United States Military Academy; Eric Crispino, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

cadets, or an individualstudent, to devise, solve, and execute the solution to an open-ended engineering problem.Finally, each faculty member is encouraged to sponsor cadets as formal mentors. We each havesix to ten cadets that we periodically invite to our homes on weekends to relax, have dinner, dolaundry, watch television, or entertain with war stories. Through all of these varyingextracurricular activities, we create relationships that increase the engagement with the cadets inthe classroom.In the classroom, we learn techniques to further increase the cadet and instructor engagement.The interaction in the classroom is essential to active learning. We shun lesson plans that arepredominantly run on slide shows, and we practice different

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reginald Rogers, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

classroom at Northeastern. Reginald also served as President of the ASEE student chapter at the University of Michigan from 2005-2007. His current research is focused on the self-assembly of colloidal crystal structures for various applications. Upon finishing his degree, Reginald plans to return to industry before pursuing a position at the university level. Page 13.302.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Communicating in an Electronic Environment: Effective Teaching using Electronic Applications for Office HoursAs technologically-competent students enter college, the

Conference Session

Survivor: The First Few Years

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Creamer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tonya Saddler, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Margaret Layne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

effective strategies formanaging and supervising students. A second area was related to the time demands of recruiting Page 13.287.7quality students to the teams.During the third year interview, a male faculty in aerospace engineering captured the kinds ofactivities that are involved in shifting priorities from securing external funding to managingexternal funding: My first two years, I spent a lot of time writing proposals. Now it has shifted to an enormous amount of time trying to manage these projects. I am spending a lot of time in meetings and planning. I spend a lot of time recruiting student to fill the GRA slots that

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

, for example. In fact, they may even talk youinto believing there is something wrong with it when there isn’t. In this case, you might improveyour explanation, put it on the Web, and discuss it during the next class.Nowadays, many lectures involve some kind of computerized display. Try to avoid a singlepoint of failure. For example, bring a laptop along in case you can’t log in on the classroomcomputer. Put your presentation on a flash drive as well as on the fileserver. Christine Halsey11gives this checklist: • Plan on extra handouts if visuals don't work. • Install programs you need on more than one computer. • Always carry extra copies of handouts, software or other files you may need (hard copies

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Tylisha Baber, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

multidimensional- meaning they measure several aspects of teaching.There is debate about how many or which dimensions should be used for personnel decisions.Marsh’s SEEQ (Students’ Evaluations of Educational Quality) form contains nine dimensions[49],including: ‚ Learning/value ‚ Enthusiasm ‚ Organization ‚ Group interaction ‚ Individual rapport ‚ Breadth of coverage ‚ Exams/grades ‚ Assignments ‚ WorkloadBoth Centra[61] and Braskamp & Ory[41] identified six factors commonly found in student ratingforms: ‚ Course organization and planning ‚ Clarity, communication skills ‚ Instructor student interaction, rapport ‚ Course difficulty, workload ‚ Grading and examinations

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

Tagged Divisions

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