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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Geon S. Seo; Eniko T. Enikov

280Properties and Micro/Nano Technologies for Biological Systems” in Fall semesters 2005 and 2007at the University of Arizona. In both semesters, students learned the same topics and performed thesame design term project based on a microcantilever sensor. However, in 2005 they designedcantilever sensors and simulated their deflection using computer programs such as ANSYS,SolidWork, and MatLab, and in 2007 the students fabricated their own cantilever sensors andperformed the experiment on deflection measurements with them. Table 2. The results of surveys. Fall 2005 Fall 2007 Questions (Answer: 1 - 10

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Bruno Osorno

problemLectures-We posted lectures in WebctTM at least four days in advance. Students had a chance toread the lecture and print it. Two very important observations came to light; one that students didexpect to see the material in advance and two that students would print the notes. Handwrittennotes were acceptable because ElluminateTM and SmartboardTM allowed us to write on top of thenotes; consequently we have Image, Sound and Editing (ISE) all real-time. Ideally you want toupload the power point images provided by most textbooks and then use ISE.Expectations- Partlow and Gibbs [4] found that online courses should be relevant, interactive,project-based, and collaborative and should, furthermore, give learners some choice or controlover their learning

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2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Warren A. Rosen; M. Eric Carr

the opportunity to learnhow a computer works from the inside out. Finally, we feel that the approach of having eachstudent construct his or her own working computer instills a real sense of accomplishment andself-confidence and provides an unusual skillset to attract potential employers. While further incremental changes to the course (notably, the creation of part kits as wellas streamlining of some labs) are needed to provide a smooth, polished course in Drexel’sdemanding ten-week quarter timeframe, the basic course as outlined here has great potential toinspire enthusiasm for engineering and digital design among Drexel’s AET students. Another major benefit of building a course around a complex project such as this is thatthe

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2009 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Deborah Ihezie; S. Keith Hargrove

selection of a Leanassessment tool, a preliminary visit out to the facility, execution of the assessment, and analysisof the results from the assessment.4.1 Selection of a Lean Assessment ToolThe first stage of this research project was to select a Lean assessment tool to use in theevaluation of the current level of Lean at MRAS. Different assessment tools were compared andcontrasted to meet specific requirements. The decision criteria were created based on theusability of the assessment tool, metric, familiarity with MRAS, detail, and affordability. Thesefactors were used as a benchmark for the selection process.The Lean assessment tool selected for this study was Strategos Lean assessment tool developedby Quarterman Lee at Strategos Inc. Several

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods (ERM) Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chuhan Zhou; Siqing Wei, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Matthew Ohland, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

improve intercultural competency and teamwork competency by interventions, counseling, pedagogy, and tool selection (such as how to use CATME Team-Maker to form inclusive and diversified teams) to promote DEI. In addition, he also works on many research-to-practice projects to enhance educational technology usage in engineering classrooms and educational research by various methods, such as natural language processing. In addition, he is also interested in the learning experiences of international students. Siqing also works as the technical development and support manager at the CATME research group.Matthew W. Ohland (Dale and Suzi Gallagher Professor of EngineeringEducation) Matthew W. Ohland is Associate Head and the

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Abdelshakour Abuzneid; Khaled Elleithy

do such a feedback from within to the outside world if anemergency to happen to one of the buildings in the University of Bridgeport, in particular, Engineering &Technology Building where we work most of the time. 3.1 Assessment We started to study how we can implement such a system in the engineering and technology buildingunder the following conditions: 1. Simple and cheap implementation since acquiring a huge budget for such a project was not feasible 2. Fixed system and dedicated to the building; works 24/7. 3. Can work in most if not all the emergencies. 4. In case of an emergency, it can send information from inside to outside. 5. Emergency responders can communicate directions and instructions

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Barrie Jackson

students are advised to not participate puts mixed teams of engineering students,law students, business students and students from arts and science at work on a project for an industrialclient. We can often raise the awareness of Process Safety Management in these projects and very oftenin order for the students to visit a client’s operation they are put through a rigorous Safety Introduction bythe client. We encourage this and most of our contacts are more than willing to comply as they certainlysee the need for awareness of the issue by potential employeesConclusionProcess Safety Management is a vitally important aspect of Chemical Engineering whether involved indesign, operation or maintenance. We believe that we have a responsibility to our

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Elif Kongar; Tarek Sobh

Publications/year 84 76 63 16Max Women Students 260 197 182 (14%) 17Min Attrition Rate (Max Retention) 3% 5% 7.5% 18Max Co-op and internship participation in co-op programs 95% 86% 80% 19Max # of Staff (Administrative Personnel) 10 5 5 20RO* # of Students per Class (Average) 25 35 * 30 21Max # of Projects sponsored by industry/year 50 30 25

Conference Session

Aerospace Curriculum and Collaborations

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leigh S McCue, Virginia Tech; Joseph A. Schetz, Virginia Tech

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Aerospace

through the first semester of junior yeardiffering primarily in the aerospace or ocean specific introductory two course sequence. Withsecond semester junior year upper-level field specific courses are required but the balance withtechnical electives allows students to opt into the joint curriculum with minimal additionalcourse load. Arguably the most sizable curricular difference lies in senior design, where eachstudent completes an ocean (typically surface or submarine naval combatant), aeronautical, orspacecraft two-semester, team project.2.2 Graduate ProgramAt the graduate level, the AOE department has offered a MS degree in Ocean Engineering since1993. The AOE department has invested significant energy into distance learning at the

Conference Session

Design and Graphics Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan W. Hartman, Purdue University, Computer Graphics Technology; Mitchell L. Springer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Design Graphics

received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University, his MBA and Doctorate in Adult and Community Education with a Cognate in Exec- utive Development from Ball State University. He is certified as both a Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). Page 22.39.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Distance Learning Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Certificate Program in TechnologyAbstractThe Department of Computer Graphics Technology (CGT) at Purdue University, in

Conference Session

Alternative Energy Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik A. Mayer, Pittsburg State University; Albert Leroy Powell, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Electronics and Computer Technology major at Bowling Green State University. He participated in a solar cell research project with Dr. Erik Mayer at BGSU with the support of the SETGO Summer Research Program funded by the National Science Foundation. With his B.S. in Technology degree, he plans on continuing research in various areas of materials science associated with the electrical engineering field. Page 22.59.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Low-cost Laboratory Experiment to Generate the I-V Characteristic Curves of a Solar

Conference Session

Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

A. Simionescu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Korinne Caruso, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Gregory R. Reuter, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

experience based on the post experimentsurvey. The laboratory can be also integrated with more advanced classes, like rapidmanufacturing process as discussed by Creese9 or computer aided optimization of castings, thelatter being however better suited to graduate engineering education10.It is fortunate that Texas A&M University Corpus Christi has a metal casting facility thatengineering students can have access to once a semester and perform one of their laboratoryexercises. Plans are in the making for students to use this facility for casting parts for theirprojects, including capstone projects, and continue this fruitful collaboration with the colleaguesin the Department of Arts

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-1135: AN OVERVIEW OF U.S. OPTICS PROGRAMSLauren D. Thomas, Virginia TechLisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa McNair, PhD, LinguisticsUniv of Chicago, is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech and co-Director of the VT Engineering Communication Center (VTECC). She is involved in several NSF-funded projects that explore issues of learning, practicing and teaching interdisciplinarity in university and industry settings. Her teaching emphasizes the roles of engineers as communicators and educators, the foundations and evolution of the engineering education discipline, and assessing com- munication in engineering. Her research includes communication and interdisciplinary collaboration

Conference Session

Middle School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johnny Thieken, Arizona State University; Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Instruction. His research interests include educational research methods, communication of research, and k-16+ engineering education. Ganesh’s research is largely focused on studying k-12 curricula, and teaching-learning processes in both the formal and informal settings. He is principal investigator of the Information Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers project, Learning through Engineering Design and Practice (2007-2011), a National Science Foundation Award# 0737616 from the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings. This project is aimed at designing, implementing, and systematically studying the impact of a middle-school engineering education program

Conference Session

Digital Technologies and Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Shreya Kothaneth, Virginia Tech; Glenda R. Scales, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

relates to systematic Page 22.220.2change in the nature of undergraduate teaching and learning. How the data andinformation collected as part of the assessment efforts are being shared and used fordifferent initiatives tied to improving the educational environment for engineeringundergraduates is also discussed. Examples of the data are provided so that otherinstitutions can see the information being collected and the application of those findingsas it relates to the goals and objectives of the project being assessed. The focus of thispaper is on the assessment process rather than focusing on a specific research questionand the results of study in relation

Conference Session

Research on The First Year II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junqiu Wang, Purdue University; P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

assigned to workon real engineering related projects in authentic teams of 3 or 4. The authentic means that thestudents are put into a team working towards course related projects.Student ratings were compared with expert ratings considering the expert’s ratings as unbiased.The differences between the students’ rating and expert’s rating were defined as students’ bias.The biases of students’ rating performance were analyzed at the item-level and the constructlevel. From both the item and construct level, our data show that students did not perform betterwith repeated vignette administrations. However, after taking the students’ bias calibration intoconsideration, students’ peer evaluation performance move closer to the expert’s

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Althea Smith, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth Parry, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-Rolla. After working for IBM for 10 years, Mrs. Parry left to raise her children and start a science education business. Since 1999, she has directed two major grant programs for the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. Currently, she is the Project Director for the RAMP-UP program.Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University Dr. Laura Bottomley is the Director of the Engineering Place in the College of Engineering. She has been a Principal Investigator of the RAMP-UP program for the past ten years.Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University Lynn Albers is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department. She has been a Graduate Fellow in the

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Lucian Lucia, North Carolina State University; Jianzhong Lou, North Carolina A&T State University; Abolghasem Shahbazi, North Carolina A&T State University; Timothy Rials, University of Tennessee

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Graduate Studies

urgent needs of society for instruction that is sufficiently broad, deep, andcurrent.About 5 years ago, the US DOE Agriculture Industries of the Future funded a BiomassEducational effort. This effort led to the funding of projects at six universities and many goodresults came from these efforts. However, the effort was eventually terminated due to verylimited propagation and dissemination of the classes or technology that were developed at theindividual universities to the community at large. To try to address this problem, BioSUCCEEDhas committed to a free dissemination of the educational content developed.The approach utilized can be compared to the development of open-source software. Becausethe end goal is to provide course materials that

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Inger Bergom, University of Michigan; Britton Wolfe, Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

concerns or advice about teaching particular projects and lab procedures.The wiki has a page for each project, and each page has sections such as “Common Mistakes”and “Frequently Asked Questions” where TAs can post information about their teachingexperiences. Thus, the wiki accumulates advice for other TAs involved in teaching the courseduring the current and/or future semesters. As one TA noted, “While lab manuals provide a guideline for students to follow, they often fail to describe the minute yet sometimes crucial intricacies and idiosyncrasies of a given reaction. Unfortunately, in the real world such knowledge can only be acquired by trial and error. Ideally, there should be a mechanism available by which one generation of TAs

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Benton, University of Texas, Austin; Taylor Martin, Univ of Texas at Austin

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering education identifiesseveral concepts key to engineering as a general discipline, particularly to engineering design asa problem-solving process: systems, modeling, and optimization2. That all three of these aremore techniques and heuristics than knowledge-based content areas points towards our framingof engineering as an integrated discipline – that is, intertwining science and math contentknowledge with design and problem-solving strategies. Classroom instruction that captures thisperspective frequently takes the form of Design Challenges, which bring together science andmathematics content with engineering and design principles under the umbrella of extended,design-focused projects. Unsurprisingly, this approach also demands potentially

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

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New Engineering Educators

isabout “Fill-in Worksheets”, a tool that was developed to increase student engagement inclassroom and allows for incorporating PBL, AL and CL along with Peer Instruction (PI).The paper describes the steps and thought process that was used in developing the fill-inworksheets over the past several years. The worksheets have enabled the author toincrease student engagement, include AL, CL and implement PI in the classroom.Introduction“Educators, researchers and policy makers have advocated student involvement forsometime as an essential aspect of meaningful learning.”1 To engage students, educatorshave used techniques like active2 and cooperative learning3, 4, inquiry and problem basedlearning, team projects, service learning and undergraduate

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Stanley, Kettering University; Gianfranco DiGiuseppe, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

/Thermodynamics_Software/Suppliers/pid5061.htm2 Bhattacharjee, S., http://thermo.sdsu.edu/testcenter/3 Patrick Tebbe, Patrick, et.al, “Development of Software Applications forthermodynamics Related Courses: The THERMOVIEW Project”, ASEE AnnualCongress and Exposition, 20014 Friedman, Ella, “Interactive Learning Tools For Undergraduate Thermodynamics”,ASEE Annual Conference, 20045 Kumpaty, Subha, “Learning Enhancement in Thermodynamics Classroom via use ofTEST™ Software in Design Projects and Laboratory”, ASEE Annual Conference, 20026 Gramoll, Kurt, et. al., “Online Interactive Multimedia For EngineeringThermodynamics”, ASEE Annual Conference, 20047 Stanley, Richard, “Interactive Web Based Animation Software: An Efficient Way toIncrease the Engineering

Conference Session

Materials Lab Experiments and Demonstrations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Kessler, Iowa State University; Prashanth Badrinarayanan, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

relationship between the glass transition temperature and degree of crystallinity?4. Determine the melting point of each specimen? Does melting point depend on degree of crystallinity?5. Does the observed enthalpy of melting depend on the degree of crystallinity of the specimen?Lab 5: RHC DSC. In the next lab, Lab 5: RHC DSC, a prototype rapid heating and cooling rateDSC was used to investigate the same PET material. The course instructor’s research team atIowa State University has been serving as a “Beta”-testing site to evaluate TA Instrument’s (NewCastle, DE) pre-commercial rapid-scanning DSC (Project RHC DSC). This advanced instrumentis capable of making controlled scanning measurements at heating rates of over 1000 K/min andsimilarly fast

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aparna Sukhavasi, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Richard Hall, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Hong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ronaldo Luna, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

be used in the classes where students are learning civil engineering concepts andalso have a first order working knowledge of these concepts. The student’s knowledge ofGIS is diverse, since the course where the system is being tested is multidisciplinary withstudents from various engineering disciplines like civil engineering, architecturalengineering, and geological engineering. This diversity of previous knowledge was animportant factor while designing as it had direct impact on the performance of the students.The overall goal of this project was to evaluate the effectiveness of the module, which coversgeotechnical engineering and, to identify factors that mediate this effectiveness based on thedata collected from students who used the e

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida; Tarig Ali, University of Central Florida; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

recognized in theliterature as a potential method of assessment for distance courses in the faculties of engineering,science, and technology1,3. Faculty may have to develop new methodologies, and structure orrestructure their course differently to accommodate and facilitate the effectiveness of onlineassessment methods. Some very recent studies documented the practicality and effectiveness ofdistance learning methodologies3. Results from an early study of the desirability and feasibilityof using distance learning indicated that this teaching and methodology has a useful role indistance learning4. The case for employing project-based learning methods as opposed to moretraditional teaching methods, where the learning path follows a carefully

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Amin Karim, DeVry University; Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Management., and his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His research interests are in the areas of Fiber Optic Communications, Faculty Development, Nanotechnology, Application of Telecommunications Technologies in Distance Education, and impact of Technology on Society. He teaches Wireless Engineering, Network Engineering, Fiber Optic Communications, Technology and Society, and Project Management. He also advises students on their senior design projects. He is the author of “The Telecommunications Fact Book, 2E” and co-author of “Technology and Society: Crossroads to the 21st Century,” “Technology and Society: A Bridge to the 21st Century,” and “Technology and Society: Issues for the 21st Century

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sue Rosser, Georgia Institute of Technology; Janet Murray, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wendy Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurence Jacobs, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

particularly problematic when amplified bygender and under-represented minorities (URM) issues. And such faltering so early in the majorcan cause a student to leave engineering.While difficulties in the course arise for several reasons, our project seeks to address the problemof context. Our hypothesis is that women and minorities particularly, and students generally, aremore likely to do well in statics when the problems are placed in the context of real worldusefulness. An approach to teaching that effectively scaffolds students' efforts at model buildingand connects abstract principles/concepts to real world, every day applications will benefit allstudents while promoting diversity in engineering. Towards that end, we have been developingInTEL

Conference Session

International Forum Poster Session & Welcome Reception: Sponsored by Quanser and Cypress Semiconductors

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Sabah Razouk Abro, Lawrence Technological University; Jerry Cuper, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

Course Learning Objectives. 3. The Assessment ModelThe Assessment Model of Course Learning Objectives that we are introducing consistsof two different tools, these are: 3.1 Direct assessment tools: Each course in the educational program has to have several objectives that are linked to the Degree Program Educational Learning Outcomes. The instructors set up the mastery bar for each objective using statistical indicator which is normally a percentage. The objectives are directly tested through student’s evaluation tools such as exams, projects, homework. Each instructor is to calculate the average performance of the class towards each objective and record the data. Some of

Conference Session

Track 3 - Faculty Development

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

R. Murugesan, Anna University of Technology Madurai

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Track 3 - Faculty Development

University of Technology Coimbat- ore. He also played a vital role as the Member of Committee for making Tamil as medium of instruction in engineering institutions. He is actively involved in the Canada India Institution Cooperation project and made remarkable achievements in conducting various technical-knowledge and skill development pro- grammes for women, organizing ’Personality Development Programs’ for students and staff and summer schools as well. He has visited USA, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Mauritius, France, Dubai, Tunisia, Egypt, China, South Korea and Australia. He has an inborn acumen towards research and has guided

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2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

understand the users of a product and those it may impact as well as the design itself. The kind of lessons and activities to teach human-centered design that will be demonstrated in this workshop can be developed with materials found in most classrooms or craft closets and without expensive equipment. This interactive and fun workshop will guide participants through activities used to develop and teach human centered design skills including interviews and observations and the use of prototypes as communication devices. Participants will engage in a human- centered design activity that is based on authentic projects that have been implemented by students throughout the country. Prototypes will be