Conference Session

Experience in Assessing Technological Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire L. Antaya, Arizona State University; Kristen Parrish PhD, Arizona State University; Elizabeth A Adams P.E., Chandler Gilbert Community College; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

that financially and technically facilitate energy-efficient buildings. She has also published articles that explore how principles of lean manufacturing facilitate energy-efficiency in the commercial building industry. Kristen strives to bring research experience into the classroom, and her education research focuses on integrating curriculums across courses, institutions, and research areas. Prior to joining ASU, Kristen was at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) as a Postdoctoral Fellow (2009-11) and then a Scientific Engineering Associate (2011-2012) in the Building Technologies and Urban Systems Department. She worked in the Commercial Buildings group, where her responsibilities included managing

Conference Session

New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alicia L Lyman-Holt, Oregon State University; Laia Cari Robichaux, Oregon State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Paper ID #6680Waves of Engineering: Using a mini-wave flume to foster engineering literacyMs. Alicia L Lyman-Holt, Oregon State University Ms. Lyman-Holt has been the Education and Outreach Coordinator at the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory since 2005. She manages and leads the diverse outreach and education programing at the laboratory which serves over 5000 visitors per year, including K-12 students, undergraduate, graduate students, media outlets and the general public. She also takes the mini-flume ”on the road” to large public events, such as Smithsonian Folklife Festival and Engineering Week Family day

Conference Session

New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. William Graff, LeTourneau University; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

23.371.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Demonstration of Electrical Principles in the Classroom by Hydraulic AnaloguesIntroductionHydraulic analogies for the basic three circuit elements (resistor, capacitor, and inductor) havebeen known for many years, and some practical and inexpensive physical examples haverecently been built and used in basic circuit laboratories. Since non-engineering majors, as wellas non-electrical engineering majors, are typically mystified by electricity, these basic threehydraulic models are effective in breaking down the “mystification factor” concerning basicelectricity. The author’s Interaction at a recent workshop on the

Conference Session

New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

 interview.    Consequently,  the  instructor  added  more  reflective  activities  into  the  electrical  engineering  class,  and  the  result  was  much  more  effective  retention  of  knowledge  and  excitement.    And  according  to  anecdotal  evidence  from  accounts  of  students  and  other  faculty  in  the  program,  students  also  showed  more  continuous  appreciation  for  the  use  of  the  concepts  in  other  classes  that  they  took  in  their  programs.  APPROACHES  IN  THE  LABORATORY  AND  HOMEWORK  ASSIGNMENTS  Laboratory  activities,  which  often  complement  lectures,  can  easily  include  open-­‐ended  questions.    Many  of  our  current  engineering  labs  do  that.    However,  in  this  approach  it  is  important

Conference Session

Defining and Refining Technological and Engineering Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Presentacion Rivera-Reyes, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Raymond Edward Boyles, Technology and Engineering Education

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

processes relating to the control and automation (both hard and programmable) oftechnical systems in the areas of energy and power, transportation, and agricultural and related biotech-nologies. California University of PA, Jan. 2008 to May 2009, Teaching Assistant. Assisted the professorin class preparation, lesson plans, and distribution of materials Also gain teaching experience by lecturingthe class section which deals with programming robots. Managed a laboratory, which allowed studentsto complete experiments. AT&T Broadband, Pittsburgh Penn., May 2000 to Dec. 2002, Head end Tech-nician, responsible for all aspects of high speed data, telephony and cable operations, hybrid fiber tocoax transmissions, programming in Visual Basic, C++, Java

Conference Session

Defining and Refining Technological and Engineering Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen T Frezza, Gannon University; Richard W. Moodey, Gannon University; David Arthur Nordquest, Gannon University; Krishnakishore Pilla P.E., Gannon University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

scientific method as used in computer science, notingthat what is being tested in the scientific method is not the experiment, but the hypothesis. Theexperiment is a tool for testing the hypothesis. (17) Similarly, what is being tested in problem-solving in computer science is not the program, but the algorithm. This idea finds its roots in anearlier analogy by Kahlil and Levy: “programming is to computer science what the laboratory isto the physical sciences”. (18)Computing as bad scienceIn this area researchers argue that computer scientists publish relatively few papers withexperimentally validated results also research reports in computing disciplines rarely include anexplanation of research approach in the abstract, keyword, or research report

Conference Session

New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William R Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Terence L Geyer, Eastern Washington University; Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

to class journal articles, pictures, and otherexamples of ancient technologies. Page 23.1335.13Once again, it became apparent that some form of laboratory project or exercise would beappropriate for this course. However, not all of the students have the time, training, and skillsrequired to recreate ancient artifacts. In addition, it is extremely difficult to incorporate alaboratory project or exercise into a lecture only course. That is why it is so important tocontinue to discover and implement new and interesting ways to bring ancient artifacts into theclassroom. This has been accomplished with great success in the past and will likely

Conference Session

Experience in Assessing Technological Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise M Wilson, University of Washington; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Ryan C. Campbell, University of Washington; Elizabeth Burpee; Mee Joo Kim, University of Washington- Seattle

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

) An issue related to the rhetorical literacy skill of clearly stating the purpose and providing an explicit justification for the writing (16% of evaluations) 3) An issue related to the ethical literacy skill of using citations for others’ ideas, including both textual and non-textual materials (36% of evaluations)In 2006, Drury, O’Carroll, and Langrish[8] reported on an interactive online program for teachingreport writing at the University of Sydney. They included in their results the assessment of acohort of third year chemical engineering students’ laboratory reports. This cohort wascomprised of 46 students, 42% of whom were non-native English speakers. Assessment criteriaincluded “academic literacy” based on a