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2008 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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John T. Tester; Perry G. Wood

student retention.IntroductionNorthern Arizona University has been exploring methods by which to recruit and retainengineering students into their undergraduate program. Two of the Mechnaical Engineeringfaculty have recently been engaged in modifying a freshman CAD class with these motivationsin mind. They are implementing “Rapid Prototyping” (RP) into the ME 180 Freshman CADclass. This paper will document the work in progress on this effort to date.RP is the process which converts a CAD model into an artifact or product.1 This process hasbeen used increasingly over the past two decades in engineering firms to produce first-articledesigns. Advantages of using RP machines over using tradition fabrication methods includereduced scrap, less skilled

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Venturing Out: Service Learning, Study Abroad, and Criterion H

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Liberal Education

. 9ReferencesBegel A., Garcia D. and Wolfman S., "Kinesthetic Learning in the Classroom", ACM SIGCSEBulletin, v. 36, n. 1, March 2004.Dave, R. H., Developing and Writing Behavioral Objectives. Educational Innovators Press. 1975.Dunn, R. S. and Dunn, K. J., Teaching Secondary Students Through Their Individual LearningStyles. Prentice Hall. 1978.Felder, R. M. and Silverman, L. K., “Learning and Teaching Styles in Engineering Education”,Engineering Education 78:7 674-681. 1988.Felder R. M. and Soloman, B. A., “Index of Learning Styles”, http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/ILSpage.html , accessed 01/17/08Feldman J. and McPhee, D., The Science of Learning and the Art of Teaching. CENGAGEDelmar Learning. 2007Gardner, H., Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Eileen M. Kowalski; Joe D. Manous

Cognitive Learning in Introductory College Science EducationEileen M. Kowalski, Department of Chemistry and Life Science, and Joe D. Manous, Jr.,Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, United States MilitaryAcademyAbstract This research seeks to categorize dominant areas of cognitive learning weakness and strength withintraditional college-level, introductory science education. The basis of any undergraduate STEMeducation is an understanding of fundamental concepts and how these concepts describe or predictphysical phenomena. However, the apparent retention and understanding of basic concepts is sometimesminimal as expressed by student work during subsequent courses. Potential causes for this difficulty in

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Eileen M. Kowalski; Joe D. Manous

Cognitive Learning in Introductory College Science EducationEileen M. Kowalski, Department of Chemistry and Life Science, and Joe D. Manous, Jr.,Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, United States MilitaryAcademyAbstract This research seeks to categorize dominant areas of cognitive learning weakness and strength withintraditional college-level, introductory science education. The basis of any undergraduate STEMeducation is an understanding of fundamental concepts and how these concepts describe or predictphysical phenomena. However, the apparent retention and understanding of basic concepts is sometimesminimal as expressed by student work during subsequent courses. Potential causes for this difficulty in

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

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Eileen M. Kowalski; Joe D. Manous

Cognitive Learning in Introductory College Science EducationEileen M. Kowalski, Department of Chemistry and Life Science, and Joe D. Manous, Jr.,Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, United States MilitaryAcademyAbstract This research seeks to categorize dominant areas of cognitive learning weakness and strength withintraditional college-level, introductory science education. The basis of any undergraduate STEMeducation is an understanding of fundamental concepts and how these concepts describe or predictphysical phenomena. However, the apparent retention and understanding of basic concepts is sometimesminimal as expressed by student work during subsequent courses. Potential causes for this difficulty in

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Design: Content and Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University; Samuel T Hunter, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

: Implications for Engineering Education,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol 86, No. 2, 1997, pp. 133-138.10. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Development Initiative: Integrating the Product Realization Process (PRP) into the Undergraduate Curriculum, New York: ASME, pp. C2-C5, December 1995.11. McGraw, D. “Expanding the Mind,” ASEE Prism, Summer 2004, pp. 30-36.12. Lumsdaine, M. and Lumsdaine, E., “Thinking Preferences of Engineering Students: Implications for Curriculum Restructuring.” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 84, No. 2, 1995, pp. 194-204. Page 13.195.1313. Moore

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Materials Education Perspectives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rajiv Asthana, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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Materials

were needed that not only obliterated conventional disciplinary boundaries but, moreimportantly, also helped cultivate a mind-set that facilitated voluntary transitioning betweenthinking like an engineer, a technologist, and a scientist. It may seem heretical, even a littledaring to suggest this, especially because traditional college education cultivates and promotes‘branding’iv. It is, however, envisioned that such a mind-set shall be compatible with anemerging manufacturing environment in which heretofore unfamiliar paradigms shallincreasingly become commonplace and where tolerance for and acceptance of trends that are notcontemporaneousv shall become compelling. There indeed is enhanced recognition inmanufacturing circles of the critical

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Global Cooperative Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Akins, Georgia Institute of Technology; Debbie D. Gulick, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jack Lohmann, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

recruit future leaders Access to engineering faculty and universities from around the world Ability to set quality benchmarks for global engineering education Help shape the future of engineering education through the participation in the international research project of the program Access to a like-minded global network Gaining of global visibility among students Increased global marketing exposure Achieved preferred partnership status at universitiesGovernance StructureThe day to day business of the GEIP will be conducted by a part-time Secretariat, fundedby Continental, and housed at one of the member institutions (currently at Georgia Techin Atlanta, Georgia, USA). The money will be made available to

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Instructional Methods and Tools in BME

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mia Markey, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas at Austin

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Biomedical

. We found that ourBME students were more reflective than has typically been reported for engineering students.Consistent with reports for other engineering student populations, our students are stronglyvisual. Thus, professors should make a concerted effort to use more pictures, graphs, diagrams,flow charts, and demonstrations. Keep in mind that we all learn more when information ispresented both verbally and visually. Good instruction involves multiple strategies and we havefound that the instructional technologies are useful in addressing student learning style Page 13.1031.10preferences. Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for

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Graduate Student Experiences

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reginald Rogers, University of Michigan; Anthony Lachawiec, University of Michigan; Jeffrey Ringenberg, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

%) Summer Seminar Series (8%) Figure 3.1 Resource Allocations for Major Student Chapter Activities3.3 Strategies for Ensuring Longevity of a Chapter in the Face of TransitionAs an established student chapter, we believe that evolving based on our experience hascontributed to our own longevity. On our own firm footing as a campus chapter, we offer thefollowing suggestions for the continued health of both new and mature chapters alike: 1. Seek to provide value added activities as viewed by both the administration and by the general engineering population. 2. Be mindful of the organizational

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Sustainable Energy Issues in Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cortney Martin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Barbara Bekken, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sean McGinnis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

America’s Promise. (2007). Washington, D.C.: Association of American Colleges and Universities4. Grasso, D. (2002). Engineering a Liberal Education. Prism, 12(2).5. Sharp, J. E. M. (2007). Live Green or Die - Can Engineering Schools "go green" Fast Enough to Save Our Planet? Prism, 16(8), 38-41.6. Baxter Magolda, M. B., & King, P. M. (2004). Learning partnerships : theory and models of practice to educate for self-authorship. Sterling, Va.: Stylus.7. Association of American Colleges and Universities. (2002). Greater expectations: A new vision of learning as a nation goes to college Washington, D.C.: AAC&U8. Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R. (2000). How people learn: brain, mind

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ashraf Ghaly

technology who know that their ability to excel in the realworld depends on their being critical, broad-minded, and informed.Building on its history of innovation in education, Union designed its undergraduate program around oneof its most distinctive features: being the first college to offer engineering (civil engineering in 1845), andthat its curriculum has a variety of courses that is unusual among small colleges. The FreshmanPreceptorial and the Sophomore Research Seminar are two major fixtures in Union’s undergraduateprogram. They are designed as venues to pursue innovative approaches in teaching, help the studentsthink critically, improve their writing ability, investigate the intersection between the sciences,engineering, and the liberal

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ashraf Ghaly

technology who know that their ability to excel in the realworld depends on their being critical, broad-minded, and informed.Building on its history of innovation in education, Union designed its undergraduate program around oneof its most distinctive features: being the first college to offer engineering (civil engineering in 1845), andthat its curriculum has a variety of courses that is unusual among small colleges. The FreshmanPreceptorial and the Sophomore Research Seminar are two major fixtures in Union’s undergraduateprogram. They are designed as venues to pursue innovative approaches in teaching, help the studentsthink critically, improve their writing ability, investigate the intersection between the sciences,engineering, and the liberal

Conference Session

Design: Content and Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Peggy Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Gül Okudan, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-397: ENHANCING DESIGN LEARNING BY IMPLEMENTINGELECTRONIC PORTFOLIOSMieke Schuurman, Pennsylvania State University Mieke Schuurman is an engineering education research associate with the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education in the College of Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. She received her Masters and PhD in Social & Organizational Psychology from the University of Groningen (The Netherlands). Her work focuses on the enhancement of engineering education. She is a member of ASEE and WEPAN, and actively involved in ASEE's Cooperative Education Division as their Research Chair. She has presented her work at annual conferences of ASEE, WEPAN

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Issues of Cooperative Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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ROBERT GRAY, Penn State Erie

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2008-1681: SYSTEMS DESIGN USING REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCES WITHINDUSTRYROBERT GRAY, Penn State Erie Robert Gray earned a Ph.D. in EE from The Ohio University and a MSEE from the United States Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). His technical practice involves wireless communication, guidance & controls systems, including integration of GPS, Inertial Navigation, MEMs and Radar systems. Previous experience before joining Penn State included: Senior Engineer of wireless remote control locomotive systems, GE Transportation Systems; Avionics Systems & Research Engineer for sensor fusion & GPS/Inertial Navigation systems integration, USAF; and field maintenance and reconnaissance aircraft

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Tools for Teaching

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Scott Moor, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

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Educational Research and Methods

testing educational materials and learning spaces that stimulate serious play. Page 13.280.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Case Study: A Space Designed for Cooperative Learning with Multiple ProcessesAbstractThe importance of cooperative and active approaches to classroom learning has long beenrecognized. However most of our resources, textbooks, curriculum structures and learningspaces are not designed with these pedagogies in mind. Many instructors have developed theirown materials and figured out how to conduct an engaged, active and cooperative class in

Conference Session

Assessing the Efficacy of Non-traditional Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lanny Griffin; Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Szlavik, California Polytechnic State University

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Continuing Professional Development

-long-learning opportunity for some of the 300,000 degreedengineers working in California industry who can benefit from graduate education. The DLMasters Degree Program in Engineering with a Biomedical Specialization was designed anddeveloped with verisimilitude to the on-campus program in mind. The distance students attendthe same classes as students on campus. The DL program has the same learning objectives andstudent outcomes as those expected for the on-site students. Furthermore, the program fordistance students has the same standards and curricular flexibilities as available to students oncampus, the program accommodates the challenging schedules of full-time industry employees.The paper describes the motivations for the development of

Conference Session

Unique Student Opportunities in BME

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Jean Alley, Vanderbilt University; Penny Hirsch, Northwestern University; Stacy Klein-Gardner; Julie Greenberg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mark Bourgeois, Northwestern University

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Biomedical

Page 13.128.7than rules. Our goal in the REU was to help students become aware of key communicationconcepts that experts have internalized, such as the following: ‚ Technical communication is multifaceted – combining writing, speaking, figures, and numbers. ‚ Technical communication takes place through different “channels” and uses different technologies: face-to-face meetings and teleconferences, slide presentations and reports ‚ Communication is a problem-solving process, and one’s final products are improved by reflection, feedback, revision, and editing ‚ Good engineering communicators: o Have a clear purpose in mind and tailor their communication to their audience o Master a number of

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Graduate Student Experiences

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rajesh Bachu, University of Bridgeport; Deepak S. Deepawale, University of Bridgeport; Buket Barkana, University of Bridgeport; Lawrence Hmurcik, University of Bridgeport

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Graduate Studies

cutting edge technology arethe most important things on a student’s mind. The results of the questionnaire alsodemonstrate a strong desire for security on campus and on-campus housing, campusplacement and jobs, and a good library. The perception is that jobs, such as graduateassistant, research assistant, and teaching assistant, are defined by communication andinteraction with other students and (most importantly) professors, with the ultimate resultbeing for the student job holder to learn more and become more academically mature.Academically, students prefer a flexible study environment: for example, take-homeexams instead of in-class exams. Furthermore, our research shows the internationalgraduate students in engineering find social, cultural

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Preparing a Modern Aerospace Workforce

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

system development” with mind-numbing Trade Studies.At a session titled “Space: The Next 50 Years” conducted at a famous space operations center afew years ago, the Session Chair opened the proceedings with the grand declaration: “The NextFifty Years Are Already Here! With the introduction of the (Giant Aerospace Company) ModelXXX Version yyy Booster!” Aerospace appears to have lost its edge as a leader of technologicaldevelopment. At the same time, it is the continuing experience of the author that casualconversations with people in all walks of life all over the world, still turn into a sincere “wow!”when they find out that one is an aerospace engineer. The vision of spending one’s time “amongthe stars” or pursuing grand dreams, is still very

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Michael Berry; Paul Russo; Joshua Wyrick

Cultural and Academic Learning Through Project Based Initiatives 1 2 3 Michael Berry, Paul Russo, and Dr. Joshua Wyrick The Civil and Environmental Engineering Program, College of Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, ,ew JerseyEngineers Without Borders (EWB) provides students a unique outlet to experience academia through awhole new lens, one that sheds light on global issues and the opportunity to effect the lives of others.Rowan University’s EWB project, involving clean water distribution in Senegal, is one such project thathas exposed our young intellect to a breadth of different

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AEC Education: Instructional Strategies and Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kun-jung Hsu, Leader University; Shu-Chen Lin, National Taiwan University; Yi-Rong Lin, National Taiwan University; Szu-Yu Yeh, National Taiwan University

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Architectural

nature resources over the long term.By doing this ideally, we should get rid of the single minded pursuit of profits in the short termand make the right decisions. But how these can be done in reality is difficult, because we can’talways give a straight answer priori for a specific eco-engineering project. Rather, the answersonly come from the planning, design, and engineering process. By which each agent of theprofessional discipline will negotiate in project with each others.Intertwining Generalist Pedagogy into Participatory PlanningLet’s retrospect the situation we face right now. As a planner, designer or engineer, how can wefind the actual position or correct orientation in the triangle and deal with the conflict by differentdimensions

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STEM Pipeline: Pre-College to Post-Baccalaureate

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Trenor, University of Houston; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University

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Educational Research and Methods

me want to do grad school. I’ve always wanted to probably be an engineering professor. I thought that’d be cool because I like teaching. I was a tutor in high school and stuff like that. But I knew I would have to get a Ph.D., and that was kind of the ‘I don’t know if I want to do this’ part of it. And now that I’ve done this, the Ph.D. work doesn’t seem so bad.” “[the program] Opened my mind to different possibilities, and confirmed my interest in research. ”One student talked about her change in goals before and after the program by saying, “it [thesurvey] asked me if I was going to go to graduate school and I said ‘no,’ now I’ve changed mymind.”Specifically, students repeatedly talked about the panel

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Introductory Materials Science Course

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University

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Materials

AC 2008-2026: AN INTERVENTION USING CONCEPT SKETCHING FORADDRESSING DISLOCATION-RELATED MISCONCEPTIONS ININTRODUCTORY MATERIALS CLASSESStephen Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause Stephen J. Krause is Professor in the School of Materials in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. His teaching responsibilities are in the areas of bridging engineering and education, design and selection of materials, general materials engineering, polymer science, and characterization of materials. His research interests are in innovative education in engineering and K-12 engineering outreach. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory for assessing fundamental knowledge

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Re-Imagining the Higher Ed Classroom -- Tablet PCs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Monson Hayes, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

Collaboration," in Proceedings 2nd Pervasive Computing and Commuincations Workshop, 2004.17 V. Razmov and R. Anderson, "Pedagogical Techniques Supported by the Use of Student Devices in Teaching Software Engineering," in Proceedings SIGCSE, 2006, pp. 344-348.18 M. D. Theys, K. Lawless, and S. George, "Tablet Computers and the Traditional Lecture," in Proceedings 35th Frontiers in Education, Indianapolis, IN, 2005.19 N. Ward and H. Tatsukawa, "Software for Taking Notes in Class," in Proceedings Frontiers in Education, Boulder, CO, 2003.20 C. L. Willis, "Mind Tools for Enhancing Thinking and Learning Skills," in Proceedings SIGITE, Newark, NJ, 2005, pp. 249-254.21 C. L. Willis and S. L. Miertschin, "Tablet PC’s as

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Computer Simulation and Animation I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Othoniel Rodriguez-Jimenez, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Carlos Pacheco, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Nelson Reyes-Aviles, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Marisol Mercado, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

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Computers in Education

AC 2008-2935: UNISYLLABUS: A TOOL TO MANAGE YOUR PROGRAM’SSYLLABIOthoniel Rodriguez-Jimenez, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico Othoniel Rodriguez-Jimenez is Associate Director for the Computer Engineering program at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. He holds a PhD in Computer Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Missouri-Columbia. His main research areas are eLearning, computers in education, and reconfigurable hardware.Carlos Pacheco, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico Nelson Pacheco graduated magna cum laude from the Computer Engineering Program at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. He is currently a Senior Engineering Consultant with Abacus

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Writing and Portfolios

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Kejun Xu, University of Washington; Matt Eliot, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

certain to keep the emphasis on you. 1.6 Include claims about what you know, not just claims about what is important.2. Make choices with the audience in mind 2.1 Fit in yet stand out 2.2 Remember that your audience wasn’t there 2.3 Anticipate your audience’s concerns3. Link specific phenomena to general engineering principles 3.1 Explicitly state both the general claim about engineering practice and the key engineering concept 3.2 Contextualize the key engineering concept through explanatory text. 3.3 Use the key engineering concept to make a more nuanced understanding of the general claim.4. Connect to the future5. Provide details to add credibility, while acknowledging space limits.6. Work

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Design: Content and Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanna Daly, Purdue University; Robin Adams, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

have blinds so they can close this room and how did they fix these blinds to the wall. And is that the most elegant way of fixing these blinds into the wall. The could have fixed these blinds in the gap between the ceiling and the glass wall so that I will not see them...So maybe did they want me to see them or did they not want me to see them and think about it. So you see it’s a sickness.DiscussionThis investigation began with two questions in mind:• How do designers within and outside of engineering experience design similarly?• What themes emerge from these experiences that could facilitate common ground?What emerged is that the designers interviewed, while the content and contexts of their

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Metrology Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Sugg, Navy; John Fishell, STEP

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2008-2856: NAVY OUTREACH: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONPARTNERSHIPDouglass Sugg, Navy Department Head at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Corona, California Board member of several professional Measurement Science organizations.John Fishell, STEP Attorney and Counsel Science and Technology Education Partnership (STEP) Executive Board of Directors Page 13.921.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 NAVY OUTREACH: The Science and Technology Education Partnership (STEP) ProgramAbstract:The Science and Technology Education Partnership (STEP) is addressed as an

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

David A Gray

Accelerating Engagement of First-Year Students in Academics: Use of Ideas from Quality Literature David A Gray Messiah College Grantham, Pennsylvania Abstract: This paper discusses three ideas that stem from concepts in the literature of Quality that combine to promote a more rapid transition of first year engineering students from the high school environment to the academic environment of college. These three ideas are: 1) The student is the primary employee in the academic process, 2) Grade distribution interpreted in the