Conference Session

Engineering for Nonengineers: Ideas & Results

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Neeley, University of Virginia; W. Bernard Carlson, University of Virginia; Sarah Pfatteicher, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Bruce Seely, Michigan Technological University; Douglass Klein, Union College; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines

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and supports them through the process of developing a successful collaboration.Motivation and Inspiration as Central IssuesAlthough Technically Speaking (2002) and many other publications excel at making the case forTL in terms of its importance for democracy, citizenship, and the general welfare of society, theysay little that would inspire most faculty to create courses that achieve TL outcomes. Thesepublications are directed more to administrators and policy-makers than they are to faculty orstudents. Thus, they do little or nothing to motivate students to incorporate one or more TLcourses into a curriculum that often seems over-filled with requirements already. Integrating TLcourses into the existing system of requirements should

Conference Session

Improving Technical Understanding of All Americans

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine Cooney, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Karen Alfrey; Steve Owens, Indiana University - Purdue University-Indianapolis

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a more traditional approach toward critiquing andproviding feedback on student report writing, but also advocates grading with an eyetoward where students fall on a hierarchical cognitive model. Switzer [9] appliescognitive-hierarchical ideas to the development of a full curriculum, but also includes anindividual reflective writing exercise designed to help students develop critical thinkingat higher cognitive levels. This exercise, designed for a sophomore-levelThermodynamics class, uses a series of questions to direct students to reflect on theirunderstanding of the material and their performance on the first quiz. It guides studentsto think about the materials they had used so far in the class to prepare for the first quiz,and gives them

Conference Session

Improving Technical Understanding of All Americans

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kara Harris, College of Technology - Purdue University

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AC 2008-688: RECRUITMENT IN ENGINEERING/TECHNOLOGY TEACHEREDUCATION: FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE FEMALESKara Harris, College of Technology - Purdue University Page 13.1029.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Recruitment and Retention in Engineering/Technology Teacher Education: Factors that Influence Females It is not breaking news that there is an under representation of females in Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematic (STEM) disciplines nationwide (NationalAcademy of Engineering, 2004). In fact, studies indicate that enrollment (both male andfemale) in Engineering/Technology Teacher Education (ETTE) programs have been on adownward spiral

Conference Session

Engineering for Nonengineers: Ideas & Results

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vince Bertsch, Santa Rosa Junior College

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thenecessary data entry could be completed in time for the division level curriculum reviewmeeting. At the first pass through the division level review, the scientists on the committeevoiced enthusiastic support for the concept of an engineering focused GE science course.Suggestions were made to add more information about the structure and role of the lab materialto the course, broader information within Topics and Scope, a wider spectrum of representativetextbooks, and to add physics as an alternate discipline. This last suggestion was deemedinappropriate by the outline author because a physicist would lack the necessary exposure to theengineering design process that is an integral part of the course. An individual faculty memberhad expressed concern

Conference Session

Improving Technical Understanding of All Americans

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Engstrom, ITEA/Cal U

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AC 2008-641: INVENTION, INNOVATION AND INQUIRY - ENGINEERINGDESIGN FOR CHILDRENDaniel Engstrom, ITEA/Cal U Dr. Engstrom is an associate professor and principal investigator for Invention, Innovation, and Inquiry. He has written national curriculum that integrates science, mathematics, and engineering with technology education. He currently works in teacher preparation in technology education at Cal U Page 13.811.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Invention, Innovation and Inquiry - Engineering Design for ChildrenAbstractThis preservation will

Conference Session

Improving Technical Understanding of All Americans

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Rose, Ball State University; Jim Flowers, Ball State University

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coursemay serve as a curriculum model for others who seek to build technology assessment skills fornon-engineers.Contextualizing the CourseWith the support and guidance of the graduate program committee within the Department ofIndustry and Technology at Ball State University, the Technology: Use and Assessment coursewas developed in 1999 by Jim Flowers. The rationale for the development of this 3-credit,graduate-level course included two arguments: (1) to provide practicing technology teachers withan opportunity to build their knowledge of usability and technology assessment; and (2) to pilotthe delivery of an online graduate course. Since the fall of 2000, this course has been offered100% online to on- and off-campus students using the Blackboard