traffic and log files. They also practice steganography tools to detect malicious activities.The above modules can enhance existing curriculum, e.g. • Enhance and strengthen existing courses by substituting outdated material with latest technologies to keep pace with technological advances. • Extend and enhance existing content with new topics, concepts, and technologies. • Function as assignments or projects providing hands-on exercises for existing courses. • Concatenate into a mini-course for industrial training of working professionals.4. Game Creator DesignAs we mentioned earlier, our game framework uses XML to decouple the game engine fromcontent. Therefore, creating new games (i.e., the modules/cases) need not modify the game
Station. He received the B.S. degree in mathematics from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. He was an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. At Rose-Hulman, he co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence. He served as Project Director a Na- tional Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized innovative
. Sowells is the lead investigator of the Females in Technology (FiT) summer boot camp grant project for academically gifted low income rising senior and junior high girls for recruitment into the technology degree areas. She is also the co-PI of the Aggie STEM Minority Male Maker grant project focused on early exposure to technology to stimulate interest in technology of middle school minority males. Evelyn is not only outstanding in teaching and research, but also in service. She recently received the 2013 Chair’s Award for Outstanding Service in the Depart- ment of Computer System Technology and is a member of Upsilon Phi Epsilon, Computer Science Honor Society, American Society of Engineering Education’s Electronic
theirstudents holding the same view. Faculty find their students’ ability to use mathematics for thecommunication of precise, intricate ideas inadequate. 4) Faculty observe that students haveexcessive expectations of the certainty of mathematical knowledge. Faculty see students useexcessive decimal digits, react with frustration to rough order-of-magnitude estimation or whenpresented with imperfect models. Faculty state that novice students seem to expect problemsolving to not involve any kind of uncertainty, experimentation, or failure.These results shed more light on the alignment of the current standard mathematics curriculumwith the needs of the engineering students and faculty. This project exists in the context of alarger project examining
, Bucknell University Dr. Nottis is an Educational Psychologist and Professor of Education at Bucknell University. Her research has focused on meaningful learning in science and engineering education, approached from the perspec- tive of Human Constructivism. She has authored several publications and given numerous presentations on the generation of analogies, misconceptions, and facilitating learning in science and engineering educa- tion. She has been involved in collaborative research projects focused on conceptual learning in chemistry, chemical engineering, seismology, and astronomy.Dr. Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He received
that advance learning and teaching in engineering. He is also working on National Science Foundation (NSF) funded projects exploring engineering design thinking. His areas of research include engineering design thinking, adult learning cognition, engineering education professional development and technical training. He has extensive international experience working on technical training and engineering educaton projects funded by the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and U.S. Department of Labor, USAID. Countries where he has worked include Armenia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, China, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, and Thailand. In addition, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses for the Department of Engineering
, instructors lecturing to a camera, and power pointstyle presentations with a voice recorded over pictures and texts [10] & [11]. Most of the videosreported in the literature were produced by the course instructor [12], [13], & [7], with a fewmentions of student-produced content [13], [14], & [11]. The task of generating video-basedlecture content for a course can be a huge project that can exceed the time that the instructor hasavailable [15] while also meeting research and service expectations.Students watching a video may be reviewing pre-existing knowledge or they could be introducedto a new topic. Either way, these students are engaged in remembering previous knowledge andthen applying new knowledge, whereby their pre-existing
conversations reported by the faculty indicate that students begin sharing informationthey did not know would help them in their engineering careers. The third course in the sequence being more of a team design course, employs methodsfrom other design courses from FYE institutions in contact with our team (Adams, 2002; Atmanet al., 2007; Crismond & Adams, 2012; Turns et al., 2006). One engagement protocol that mixesbest practices from Adams’ work and is similar to the liberative ones employed by Riley is usedby one faculty member who requires all students to stand while discussing an element of designfrom the project, and the next speaker must amplify the previous student’s statement in terms ofhis own. Students in this scenario must engage
Ages 9-15 Perceptions of Mechanical Engineering by Race and Gender Abstract This work is motivated by a larger research study that looks at the experiences of AfricanAmerican students within a College of Engineering at a major Mid-West University. While thislarger study will present the perspectives of these students currently enrolled in their engineeringdiscipline, a missing piece of this project revolves around how these students perceived ofengineering before they arrived to campus. Thus, the goal of this work is to investigate if andhow student perceptions of a specific engineering discipline – in this case mechanicalengineering – varies across ethnic or gender demographics among students
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZAbstractWith the primary tenant of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) articulatingthat engineers shall “hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public,” and otherprofessional engineering societies using the same or similar language, engineers need broaderand deeper understanding of moral and ethical theories that can help them understand and makeethically informed decisions about their designs. Ethical understanding is necessary for engineersto determine the appropriateness of pursuing projects and to think through how these are likely tobe used in current systems. From common devices to complex systems, the technology engineersdesign profoundly shape society and change our
mechanics, and design projects to help promote adapted physical activities. Other professional interests include aviation physiology and biomechanics.Dr. James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Jim Widmann is a professor of mechanical engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He received his Ph.D. in 1994 from Stanford University and has served as a Fulbright Scholar at Kathmandu University it Nepal. At Cal Poly, he coordinates the departments industry spon- sored senior project class and teaches mechanics and design courses. He also conducts research in the areas of creative design, machine design, fluid power control, and engineering education
complex problems, including such topics as network design, network reliability, facilities design, and data mining. Dr. Konak has published papers in journals such as IIE Transactions, Operations Research Letters, Informs Jour- nal on Computing, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, International Journal of Production Research, and Production Economics. He has been a principle investigator in sponsored projects from the National Science Foundation, the US Department of Labor, and the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance. Dr. Konak currently teaches courses on Database Management Systems, Information Security, and Technology-based Entrepreneurship. He is a member of IIE, IIIE and INFORMS.Mr. Anuvrat Sheoran
beimplemented in the chosen course(s). During the two-year cycle, it is the departmental CCL’sresponsibility to implement the GenEd SLGs into the course(s) and assess the work with helpand support from full-time and part-time faculty members who are teaching the course(s). This isaccomplished by holding workshops (in-person or online), updating the syllabus, providingstudents with an assignment or project, changing or adjusting the topics covered in the course,utilizing rubrics, among other activities.Every semester, there is one Dean’s meeting for every School with all the CCLs invited toparticipate. During that meeting, the CCLs report on the progress and difficulties theyencountered. At the end of the two-year cycle the CCLs provide a final report
analysis. Ability to integrate the topic of structural analysis and design of individual elements and composed systems to the architectural design process. Ability to identify and assess the fundamental qualities of construction materials and systems, and determine appropriate materials and system for an architectural project. Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet the desired needs within constraints incorporating structural stability and safety. Ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data. Understanding of professional codes. Ability to communicate effectively and apply professional and ethical responsibility.Table 1 shows grading
-2012 cohort; 13 new Fellows just selected for 2012-2013 cohort• Jeffersons are science and engineering “ambassadors” on campus Strategic Planning and Horizon Scanning S&T, Engineering Are Seminal in Foreign PolicyUSCNS – “The Roadmap for National Security – Imperatives for Change” (1996-8)NRC Report “The Pervasive Role of S&T and Health in Foreign Policy” (1999)NDU “The Global Century – Globalization and National Security” (2000)NIC “Global Trends 2015” and “Mapping the Global Future 2020” (2003, 2006)RAND “Global Technology Revolution 2020” (2006)NRC Report “The Fundamental Role of S&T in International Development” (2006) State Department “Project Horizon” at the Year 2025 (2006) NIC Global Trends
knowledge and activities that contribute to the achievement of societally relevant outcomes• Accomplished through: • the research itself, and • the activities that are directly related to specific research projects, or • through activities that are supported by, but are complementary to, the project. • Broadening Participation is one Broader Impact goal 54
education. She has been involved in collaborative research projects focused on conceptual learning in chemistry, chemical engineering, seismology, and astronomy.Dr. Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University Dr. Michael Prince is a professor of chemical engineering at Bucknell University and co-director of the National Effective Teaching Institute. His research examines a range of engineering education topics, including how to assess and repair student misconceptions and how to increase the adoption of research- based instructional strategies by college instructors and corporate trainers. He is actively engaged in presenting workshops on instructional design to both academic and corporate instructors.Dr. Margot A. Vigeant
. The Chain Rule examples include: gaining weight,volume change, changing shadows, changing pendulum period, and inflating a balloon. TheProduct Rule examples include: changing number of apples, changing volume of a warehouse,and changing number of tiles. The Quotient Rule examples include: sharing lottery money, andchanging number of passengers in metropolitan area. To enhance understanding of the concepts, examples in this paper use discrete values thatcan help in developing good intuition for the different rules. Some examples are based on dailyexperiences while other examples are STEM-focused.The Bigger picture This work is part of a multi-modal integrated project aimed at visual, intuitive, andengaging understanding of
as a consulting engineer in Colorado and Texas. Prior to joining the UNL faculty, she was a faculty member at Union College in Schenectady, NY. Dr. Jones has been a principal investigator or co-principal investigator on over 25 research projects. She has authored or co-authored over 50 papers and served as committee chair for over 25 Masters and Doctoral students. Since 2008, she has served as one of the faculty advisors for the University of Nebraska’s Chapter of En- gineers Without Borders-USA. Dr. Jones has received numerous awards for her leadership, mentoring and teaching including most recently the 2015 Holling Family Distinguished Teaching / Advising / Mentoring Award from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
paired F/T-LEARN cohort (FTIC students only for F-LEARN comparisongroup, transfer students only for T-LEARN comparison group); 2) first academic term ofenrollment is similar to the paired F/T-LEARN cohort; 3) declared as STEM in their first term(see Appendix A for a list of CIP codes that map to STEM majors for this project); 4) have notparticipated in another Living-Learning Community or other Enriching Learning Experience(e.g. honors in the major, National Merit Scholars, mentoring programs, etc.); and 5) have acumulative GPA similar to the F/T-LEARN cohort (high school GPA for FTIC; previousinstitution GPA for transfer students), which was done by computing the minimum andmaximum high school GPA or previous institution GPA for the F/T-LEARN
facilitate this. Alearner-centered approach requires that students are engaged and become responsible for theirown learning process and that the instructor becomes a facilitator of their learning, instead ofbeing the center of their learning process. When I taught using the flipped-classroom learningenvironment, my students watched videos outside of the classroom and took online quizzes totest their understanding. In the classroom, students applied their learning by completingindividual or team activities and projects, with my guidance, on their own chosen topics ofinterest.The main problemThe main problem when you transition from one paradigm to another is that, as explained at thebeginning, your expertise and previous success in one paradigm, does
measurement schema. We set out to use the validated linkbetween overt behaviors and cognitive states to develop a tool that allowed students to report ontheir own cognitive engagement. As the ICAP theory suggests, cognitive engagement is influencedby the environment in which student learning takes place. Despite educators developingcurriculum (i.e. homework, projects, writing assignments, etc.) to influence student’s out-of-classenvironment, cognitive engagement outside the classroom is rarely addressed in the literature onSTEM students. One of the unique contributions of our instrument is the measurement of cognitiveengagement in two distinct environments: inside the classroom and outside the classroom. Wedeveloped a measurement schema that prompted
STEAM MachinesTM outreach camps across the Navajo Nation with the ambition to expand to Tohono O’odham Nation.Dr. Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus SHAWN JORDAN, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of En- gineering at Arizona State University. He teaches context-centered electrical engineering and embedded systems design courses, and studies the use of context in both K-12 and undergraduate engineering design education. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2010) and M.S./B.S. in Electrical and Com- puter Engineering from Purdue University. Dr. Jordan is PI on several NSF-funded projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER
there is a general practice tohire Teaching Assistants to cover laboratory sessions, lead recitation/discussion sessions andhelp students with course projects in engineering courses [10]. Communication between teachingstaff becomes a crucial aspect in the success of the change model here.The current research work is an attempt to retrospectively analyze whether the transition processto an active-learning environment for certain Mechanical Engineering courses in a leading R1university was satisfactory. The active component introduced was “Discussion Sections”, andwas brought about as a new policy in the Mechanical Engineering department of that university,whose name is being omitted from this paper considering the nature of the results. The
associate professor of electrical engineering at Kettering University. Dr. Finelli’s current research interests include student resistance to active learning, faculty adoption of evidence-based teaching practices, the use of technology and innovative pedagogies on student learning and success, and the impact of a flexible classroom space on faculty teaching and student learning. She also led a project to develop a taxonomy for the field of engineering education research, and she was part of a team that studied ethical decision-making in engineering students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Introduction and Assessment of iNewton for the Engaged Learning of
toperform online collaborative learning, in which students were engaged in deep discussion withtheir peers and each student was provided with a specific task through e-mail with expectationfor improving their students’ technical and conceptual knowledge [7]. Bohorquez and Toft-Nielsen designed a problem-oriented medical electronics laboratory, where collaborativelearning was adopted with the intentions of improving the expertise, self-efficacy andcraftsmanship skills of biomedical engineering students. Their implementation yieldedsatisfactory results and demonstrated the effectiveness of their collaborative learning strategies[8]. Dong and Guo incorporated Collaborative Project-Based Learning (CPBL) into theirComputer Networking course for
modules described in this paper are intended to combine the best attributes of the twotypes of computer lab described above. Students will go through the thought process associatedwith identifying relevant physical principles and writing the key model equations, but are notthen required to implement and solve the equations themselves. Instead, they will, at this point,be presented with a complete, working model. The two models were developed during the Springof 2017 by chemical engineering juniors and seniors as an Engineering Clinic project. One isimplemented in POLYMATH and the other in Microsoft EXCEL. These are the same toolsstudents are accustomed to using when building their own models, and the model equations arereadily accessible to the
Ed.D. in Academic Leadership/Higher Education and an MS degree in Applied Technology/Instructional Design. She has over 10 years of experience teaching, designing instruction, and doing qualitative research both in and outside of a library context. Her research interests focus on library and technology-based instructional planning and course design, assessment and evaluation topics, as well as online teaching and learning.Alyson L. Froehlich, University of Utah c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Teach-Flipped: A Faculty Development MOOC on How to Teach FlippedAbstract: The objective of this NSF project was to help faculty learn to
Einstein, the creativity of Pablo Picasso, the determination of the Wright brothers, the leadership abilities of Bill Gates, the conscience of Eleanor Roosevelt, the vision of Martin Luther King Jr., and the curiosity and wonder of our grandchildren [6, p. 57].To accomplish the vision of engineering graduates set forth by the National Academy ofEngineering will require engineering educators to understand, capitalize, and continue to fosterdiverse ways of thinking and innovative mindsets. However, a significant gap exists in our abilityto measure, support, and connect how students develop as engineers with innovation.Project OverviewThe project CAREER: Actualizing Latent Diversity: Building Innovation through EngineeringStudents
include extracurricular activities completed by thestudent, personal connections to industry personnel, training in soft-skill development, orcompletion of entrepreneurial projects [7].From an advising standpoint, additional insight into correlations between tracks and nextdestinations (graduate school, medical school, industry opportunities) will provide a startingpoint for further discussion on career paths for students. For future studies, we will examinealumni data and obtain qualitative data from industry professionals regarding their perceptions ofthe competencies obtained through a bioengineering curriculum and the different track areas.References1. ABET: Search for Accredited Programs (February 4, 2018) Available: http://www.abet.org2. D