University, University Park Amine Lehtihet is Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Penn State with teaching and research interests in Design and Manufacturing.Dr. Vittal Prabhu, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Vittaldas Prabhu is currently a Professor in the Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engi- neering at Penn State. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin- Madison. Professor Prabhu works in the area of distributed control systems with a focus on manufactur- ing and service enterprises consisting of discrete-events, physical processes, and service processes. He teaches courses in manufacturing systems, service systems, and
chemical engineering from the University of Louisville. Dr. Ralston teaches undergraduate engineering mathematics and is currently involved in educational research on the effective use of technology in engineering education, the incorpo- ration of critical thinking in undergraduate engineering education, and retention of engineering students. She leads a research group whose goal is to foster active interdisciplinary research which investigates learning and motivation and whose findings will inform the development of evidence-based interventions to promote retention and student success in engineering. Her fields of technical expertise include process modeling, simulation, and process control.Ms. Campbell R. Bego
Paper ID #21940Impact of Prior Experiences on Future Participation in Active LearningMr. Robert Matthew DeMonbrun, University of Michigan Matt DeMonbrun is a Ph.D. Candidate at the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education (CSHPE) in the School of Education at the University of Michigan. His research interests include college student development theory, intergroup interactions, and teaching and learning practices and how they relate to student learning outcomes in engineering education.Dr. Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan Dr. Cynthia Finelli is Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and
Provost for Research and Gradu- ate Studies. A Professor of Software Engineering, Dr. Acharya joined Robert Morris University in Spring 2005 after serving 15 years in the Software Industry. His teaching involvement and research interest are in the area of Software Engineering education, Software Verification & Validation, Software Security, Data Mining, Neural Networks, and Enterprise Resource Planning. He also has interest in Learning Objectives based Education Material Design and Development. Dr. Acharya is a co-author of ”Discrete Mathematics Applications for Information Systems Professionals” and ”Case Studies in Software Verification & Val- idation”. He is a member of Nepal Engineering Association and is
enrollment trends, including: • Poorer instructional quality. Many faculty have become increasingly more interested in research and thereby less interested in teaching and laboratory instruction. As enrollments have increased, some faculty have turned away from detailed problem solving to easier ways to assess student performance. Finally, many faculty expect less from their students while, at the same time, continuing to inflate grades. • Less prepared engineering graduates. Poorer quality of instruction and lowered faculty expectations, coupled with an observation that fewer students are entering the university with hands-on experience, may result in a larger number of graduates that are not well
to serve as teaching assistants. Teaching assistants at Dartmouth are typicallyundergraduate students themselves who have done well in the courses for which they serve asteaching assistants. Responsibilities of the teaching assistants include running problem sessions(optional evening help sessions), grading problem sets, and helping to set up and rundemonstrations and laboratories. Teaching assistants are not responsible for grading quizzes,exams or projects. As shown in Figure 4, the percentage of women serving as teaching assistantsin undergraduate engineering courses for the past six terms has been quite high, ranging from47% to 55%. 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Fall 2017 Spring 2017 Winter 2017
,” are assigned to teachpractice - related courses. Often, teaching design-oriented and/ or field-related subjects dorequire “first-hand” knowledge that instructors could only get by having taken part, or beeninvolved in real engineering problems. Relying mainly on textbooks and/ or reference material,as the only source to teach from, is regarded by many, as an oversimplification or a deviationfrom reality.This paper sheds light on the pros and cons of opening-up to off-campus practitioners, andargues for engaging properly selected adjunct faculty in the teaching-learning process, inpartnership with “full-time” regular faculty members. The impetus here is three fold. First, thegeneral belief that well-seasoned and experienced practitioners can
Paper ID #22432Benefits of Active Learning Embedded in Online Content Material Support-ing a Flipped ClassroomDr. Jean-Michel I. Maarek, University of Southern California Jean-Michel Maarek is professor of engineering practice and director of undergraduate affairs in the De- partment of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California. His educational interested include engaged and active learning, student assessment, and innovative laboratories c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Benefits of active learning embedded in online content material
, he was a science educator at Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS). Dr. Spiegel also served as Director of Research & Development for a multimedia development company and as founding Director of the Center for Integrating Research & Learning (CIRL) at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University. Under Dr. Spiegel’s leadership, the CIRL matured into a thriving Center recognized as one of the leading National Science Foundation Laboratories for activities to pro- mote science, mathematics, and technology (STEM) education. While at Florida State University, Dr. Spiegel also directed an award winning teacher enhancement program for middle grades science teachers, entitled
manufacturingindustry, integrate the forces of all social sectors to optimize and update the resources ofengineering talent training so as to create high-quality educational resources including thefaculty, teaching materials, curriculum, laboratories, etc [11]. Based on advanced informationtechnology methods and innovative management modes, we should establish a mechanismand platform for the opening and sharing of educational resources, build an engineeringeducation system that combines the popular science education, continued education anddegree education and increase the allocation efficiency of educational resources. Six, establish a social assessment system for the talent training quality and build asustained improvement mechanism for the engineering
Paper ID #23433Moving Beyond ”Does Active Learning Work?” with the Engineering Learn-ing Observation Protocol (ELCOT)Dr. Megan Sanders, Colorado School of Mines Megan Sanders is the Senior Assessment Associate at the Trefny Innovative Instruction Center at the Colorado School of Mines. Before joining Mines, Megan worked at the Eberly Center for Teaching Ex- cellence and Instructional Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University, where her role focused on supporting instructors in conducting research about student outcomes in their courses. Megan’s disciplinary back- ground is in educational psychology. She earned her PhD from
Univer- sity. She is teaching math methods classes. Her research interests are in math methods and in teacher preparation. She is also interested in online education research.Andrew Strom, Corona Del Sol High School Andrew Strom has been teaching mathematics at Corona Del Sol for 21 years. He has taught a variety of subjects: Algebra 1-2, Geometry, Algebra 3-4, Honors Algebra 3-4, Pre-Calculus, Honors Pre-Calculus, College Mathematics and AP Statistics. Andrew enjoys the beauty of mathematics and loves working with young people.Prof. Constantinos PattichisHuan Song c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Multidisciplinary Modules on Sensors and Machine
Department of Wayne State University. From 2000 to 2002, Dr. Mian worked as a designer for Visteon Corporation’s automotive electronics division located in Dearborn, Michigan. He also served as a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, BUET from 1988 to 1993. He has authored over 90 refereed and non-refereed publications.Dr. Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton Dr. Margaret Pinnell is the Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff Development in the school of engineering and associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Dayton. She teaches undergraduate and graduate materials related courses including Introduction to Ma- terials, Materials Laboratory
Engineering DynamicsIntroductionEngineering dynamics (Newtonian mechanics) is often a difficult subject for students to grasp,particularly when taught in traditional lecture-only settings. In lecture-only settings, studentsoften exercise concepts solely through idealized textbook problems which provide little to noopportunity for understanding or exploring in realistic contexts [1]. This is understandable giventhe considerable expense and resources needed to create companion laboratories where studentsmight otherwise explore concepts through hands-on experimentation. Despite these difficulties, ithas been shown across STEM fields that demonstrations and experiments can dramaticallyimprove student learning compared to traditional teaching methods [2
engineering.Prof. Jacek Uziak, University of Botswana Jacek Uziak is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Botswana. He received his MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the AGH University of Technology in Krakow, Poland and his PhD in Technical Sciences from the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland. For the past 35 years he has been working at universities mainly in Poland and Botswana; his career includes teaching and research assignments also in Canada, Czech Republic, Norway, UK, Netherlands, France, Germany and USA. He specializes in engineering mechanics and teaches courses in this area. He has particular interest in engineering education.Mr. Andreas Febrian, Utah State
Paper ID #22684Enhancing Learning by Assessing More than Content KnowledgeProf. Renee Cole, University of Iowa Dr. Ren´ee Cole is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Iowa. Dr. Cole earned a B.A. in chemistry from Hendrix College, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physical chemistry from the University of Okla- homa. Her research focuses on issues related to how students learn chemistry and how that guides the design of instructional materials and teaching strategies as well on efforts related to faculty development and the connection between chemistry education research and the practice of teaching. She is a PI
propulsion systems including design and development of pilot testing facility, mechanical instrumentation, and industrial applications of aircraft engines. Also, in the past 10 years she gained experience in teaching ME and ET courses in both quality control and quality assurance areas as well as in thermal-fluid, energy conversion and mechanical areas from various levels of instruction and addressed to a broad spectrum of students, from freshmen to seniors, from high school graduates to adult learners. She also has extended experience in curriculum development. Dr Husanu developed laboratory activities for Measurement and Instrumentation course as well as for quality control undergraduate and graduate courses in ET
investigations such as designing and testing of propulsion systems including design and development of pilot testing facility, mechanical instrumentation, and industrial applications of aircraft engines. Also, in the past 10 years she gained experience in teaching ME and ET courses in both quality control and quality assurance areas as well as in thermal-fluid, energy conversion and mechanical areas from various levels of instruction and addressed to a broad spectrum of students, from freshmen to seniors, from high school graduates to adult learners. She also has extended experience in curriculum development. Dr Husanu developed laboratory activities for Measurement and Instrumentation course as well as for quality control
Agricultural Engineering at LSU under Dr. Daniel Hayes in 2015. Since 2016, Nick has been an instructor in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. His teaching duties include both courses in the first year sequence, as well as instrumentation and machine design in biological engineering. Nick also serves as the Undergraduate Program Coordinator and the Advisor of the Biological Engineering Student Organization. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 The first year experience in Biological Engineering at LSUNick Totaro and Marybeth LimaAbstractThe biological engineering program has been offering a 2-course sequence for first yearstudents since 1994. The
mechanical engineering that began fall 2014.Dr. John William Bridge P.E., University of Washington, Bothell Dr. John Bridge, P.E. Dr. Bridge is a former Lt. Colonel and mechanical engineer in the U.S. Air Force with over twenty years of R&D experience with numerous aerospace vehicles to include aircraft and rocket systems. In addition, he has performed advanced materials characterization while in the mil- itary and at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He has previous teaching experience at several institutions to include Bowdoin College, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Dr. Bridge is currently working with composite materials used in synthetic sports surfaces to include
; and (e) manufacturing laboratory or facility experience: ability to measure manufacturing process variables and develop technical inferences about the process.After teaching each course, the instructors will prepare a Faculty Course Assessment Report(FCAR). These FCAR documents will be collected in a repository and will be made available tothe industrial partners, PA DCED, and the Auditor. The Auditor will review the detailed andaggregate results and make suggestions for improvements and further development.In its early ABET outcomes assessment process, RMU Engineering Department used a binaryassessment of 80% of students earning 80% (or B-) grade or better as the only threshold forsuccess on attaining an outcome. In the following
RTOS and introduce basic theoretic topics intheir microcontroller courses. As a result, students who have a good understanding of theory andconcepts of RTOS do not have the opportunity to map their knowledge onto real-worldimplementations. To bridge the gap between conceptual understanding and concreteimplementations, an embedded RTOS educational platform has been established for EETstudents in the Department of Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution at Texas A&MUniversity as well as in the Engineering Technology program at Northern Kentucky University.This paper only focuses on hardware design and development of the embedded RTOS platform.The laboratory curriculum development and student learning outcomes/feedback will
and their implications for teaching and learning, discourse analysis of scientific classroom talk, and science teacher education.Dr. Jacqueline Callihan Linnes, Purdue University Dr. Jacqueline Callihan Linnes is an assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University. She earned her Ph.D. in Bioengineering and certificate in Global Health from the University of Wash- ington. She was a Fogarty engineering fellow in collaboration with Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Little Devices laboratory at MIT before moving to Boston University’s Biomedical Engineering de- partment where she received a NIH NRSA postdoctoral fellowship to develop molecular diagnostics for point-of-care pathogen detection. Dr
Paper ID #23884Work in Progress: Mandatory Attendance in Office Hours to Improve Stu-dents’ Learning ExperienceMr. S. Cyrus Rezvanifar, University of Akron S. Cyrus Rezvanifar is a Ph.D. student in Biomedical Engineering at The University of Akron. He has also served as a research assistant in Cleveland Clinic Akron General since 2016, where he conducts research on biomechanics of human knee joint and patellar instability. In 2016, he received a doctoral teaching fellowship from the College of Engineering at The University of Akron. Through this teaching program, he has served as an instructor for several undergraduate
engineer for Mote Marine Laboratory, and a contestant onthe television show MythBusters.2. Sponsor a girls technology summer camp where women engineering students help teach middle school girlsThrough outreach programs, women engineering students promote the engineering profession tomiddle school girls as they begin taking the math and science classes they will need as anengineering college major.5 Started in the summer of 2016 and continuing in the summer of2017, a week-long full day camp for middle school girls was held at the UF science andengineering library. Teaming with women engineering students to teach the middle school girlscreative technologies reinforced the women engineering students’ belief in their own abilities.3. Hold a human
Rockwell Automation laboratory at Texas A&M University, a state-of-the-art facility for education and research in the areas of automation, control, and automated system integration.Qinbo Li c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Lessons Learned from an Intelligent Tutoring System for Computer Numerical Control Programming (CNC Tutor)Advances in CAD/CAM software and CNC machining have made the transition of design andmachining seamless. Once a part is designed in a CAD format and a user specifies the machinetool needed for each machining pass, the CAD/CAM software can generate the G-code and theG-code can be fed into the CNC machine directly without any delay. There is no
Virginia University Melissa Morris is currently a Teaching Associate Professor for the Freshman Engineering Program, in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University (WVU). She graduated Summa cum Laude with a BSME in 2006, earned a MSME in 2008, and completed her doctorate in mechanical engineering in 2011, all from WVU. At WVU, she has previously served as the Undergraduate and Outreach Advisor for the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department and the Assistant Director of the Center for Building Energy Efficiency. She has previously taught courses such as Thermodynamics, Thermal Fluids Laboratory, and Guided Missiles Systems, as well as serving as a Senior
recent years, Universal Design Principles, which were initially focused on physical spaces, have been extended to learning environments. The branch relating to learning environments specifically is called Universal Design for Learning, or UDL. A working definition for UDL, adapted from Riviou by Miller and Lang, is a framework that “involves providing many curriculum delivery formats and teaching strategies in order to maximize the learning and engagement of students with a variety of learning styles and needs, while benefiting everyone in the process[new citation, Riviou]][14,15].” Miller and Lang address how UDL can be incorporated into science laboratories, specifically to address students who experience stress in the lab environment, and
engineering and technology systems domains.Dr. Srikanth Venkatesan, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr. Venkatesan is an assistant professor in Computer Information Systems department at Cal Poly Pomona. He received his doctorate degree from University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. His research interests include cloud computing, information assurance, health informatics, online social networks, social network analytics and e-commerce. His teaching expertise at the graduate level is in the area of cloud computing and internet of things. At the undergraduate level, he has taught object-oriented systems analysis and design, intermediate java programming, management information systems, statistics
Paper ID #21846Multi-Sensors for Robot Teaming Using Raspberry Pi and VEX RoboticsConstruction KitDr. Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology Dr. Shouling He is an associate professor of Engineering and Technology at Vaughn College of Aero- nautics and Technology, where she is teaching the courses in Mechatronics Engineering and Electrical Engineering Technology. Her research interests include modeling and simulation, microprocessors and PLCs, control system designs and Robotics. She has published more than 45 journal and conference papers in these research areas.Dr. Sheng-Jen ”Tony” Hsieh, Texas A&M