labs.Results suggest that each student gains experience building and running their own experiments,and they can explore interesting or unexpected observations at will without the time constraint ofa classroom lab schedule [6]. Further benefits include the ability for experiments to be tailored bythe teacher to meet student needs and the ability of laboratories to be readily shared betweenuniversities [7].Just as important, there is growing need for students to practice professional remote engineeringinteractions because industry has increasingly turned to remote and virtual workflows for reasonsincluding 1) increased complexity of tasks, 2) increased cost of equipment and software coupledwith short term project time frames, 3) the necessity of trained
Penn State. He received his BSME from the University of Wyoming, and his MS and PhD from Virginia Tech.Dr. H. J. Sommer III, Pennsylvania State University Joe Sommer joined Penn State in 1980 following completion of his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and has served as Interim Head of the Department and as Graduate Coordinator. He was a founder of ECSEL, one of the original NSF Engineering Educational Coalitions. His research interests include mechatronics, three-dimensional kine- matics, biomechanics and vehicle dynamics with recent projects ranging from multibody dynamics, to locomotion in microgravity, to tractor overturn, to unmanned air
work presented in thispaper is part of an ongoing project to investigate the effectiveness of the CLICK approach inachieving this goal.3. Effectiveness of the CLICK Approach Study3.1 Immersive 3D Simulation Learning ModuleA 3D simulation model for a manufacturing assembly system was built in Simio® for thelearning module. Simio® is a software package that can be used to create and run dynamicmodels of systems with the ability to build 3D animations [44]. The system represents a tablelamp manufacturing assembly environment. Figure 1 shows a snapshot of the environment. Theoverall process starts with creating the base part of the table lamp using injection moldingmachines, the base parts are then cooled down and transported to a preparation
ToE. In Spring 2012, Dr. Lord spent a sabbatical at Southeast University in Nanjing, China teaching and doing research. She is on the USD team implementing ”Developing Changemaking Engineers”, an NSF-sponsored Revolutionizing Engineering Education (RED) project. Dr. Lord is the 2018 recipient of the IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020The Final Straw: Incorporating accessibility and sustainability considerations into material selection decisionsAbstractEngineers are called upon to balance and adapt to the competing demands of industry, theenvironment, and society to develop sustainable and equitable
professor of industrial engineering and held the Pietz professorship for entrepreneurship and economic development. She is now a professor of integrated engineering at Minnesota State Univer- sity, Mankato, where she is helping to build the Bell Engineering program, and the managing partner of Kaizen Academic.Dr. Donna M Riley, Purdue University at West Lafayette Donna Riley is Kamyar Haghighi Head of the School of Engineering Education and Professor of Engi- neering Education at Purdue University.Dr. Thomas A De Pree, Bucknell University Thomas De Pree is postdoctoral researcher at Bucknell University for the project, ”Developing Human Social Networks to Identify and Develop Data-Driven Metrics and Methods for Expanding
gender in engineering, I was very familiarwith this question and presumed my research participants would be as well. It was supposed tobe an easy question, a way for me to get participants talking about something familiar, and tobuild rapport between us. I realize now this question was also an implicit invitation to tell astory, to give me a sense of who they are, and to provide me a roadmap of what kind of questionsmight be useful to ask later in the interview.For most participants, it accomplished all of these goals. I was surprised by how naturally thesenarratives rolled off their tongues, how rehearsed women’s stories were about how they came tobe involved in engineering. As my research project went on, this became a narrative that I
complete picture of students’learning/proficiency, so assessment method will include, at a minimum, individual and groupquizzes/tests, authentic performance tasks, portfolios (and possibly projects), observations andinterviews. The most relevant types of assessment in this case are formative (multiple timesduring the instruction process), summative (to be focused on student’s comprehension), andinterim assessments. The idea of explaining STEM material in visual and intuitive ways is not new. Forexample, Tyler DeWitt [1] taught high school students the topic of isotopes. He explained thatisotopes are basically the same atom using an analogy involving similar cars with minor changes.There are a few calculus textbooks that include visual
Paper ID #30014Utilizing Peer Learning Assistants to Improve Student Outcomes in anIntroductory ECE CourseDr. David John Orser, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities David Orser teaches and develops undergraduate education curriculum with a focus on laboratory courses for the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. His courses leverage project-based learning, experiential learning, and self-paced activities. David has over ten years of industry experience specializing in mixed-signal high-speed integrated circuit design, power systems, and power electronics.Kyle Dukart
theenvironments they will find themselves in their future” [16]. While providing logical argumentsand an interesting approach Weiman fails to provide analytical justification to his claims.Further, he does not recognize that student assessments are not limited to exams, but that courselearning and assessment can also come from design projects, laboratories, or other collaborativedeliverables. Perhaps written exams might be more suited to assessing fundamentals while moreadvanced concepts are better suited to other assessments.Research Motivation and Methodology The main motivation for conducting this research is based on student feedback fromprevious years and from instructor experience with successful examination techniques from
thestudents graduated on time, thus making sure that they were kept on track, emphasizing more ofan academic advisory role focused on what students were doing rather than a mentoring onewhich emphasizes who the students are and what they need more holistically.Another outcome of culture of doing is that students are treated as employees rather than humanbeings learning in a scientific environment. The data spoke specifically to this when a programdirector indicated that the student needed to be able to work independently with minimaldirection from them. In other words, they were only concerned with the students ability tocomplete the project and not the process which includes the learning component that isassociated with the project. This construct
development of technologies. Technology uses and limitations, in turn, impact society.This creates a largely unexplored opportunity––one in which quantum computing can beintroduced to young students through project-based learning units in which the driving questionand ways of making sense of that question are driven by real-world engineering applications ofquantum computing. The NGSS specify integration of “three dimensions” of science learning:(1) disciplinary core ideas, (2) science and engineering practices, and (3) crosscutting ideas thatspan across scientific disciplines (e.g., structure and function). Instruction should thereforesupport students to work on design solutions to interdisciplinary problems that engage them inauthentic science and
sections of EGG 101 Introduction to Engineering to satisfymultimedia content to learners, managing discussions, the requirement. EGG 101 introduces students to engineeringorganizing collaborative and problem-based learning and the UNLV engineering curriculum while developingactivities, and conducting assessments. This project skills essential for academic success. The course currentlyutilized a LMS to provide digital content to students in a consists of a 1 semester-hour lecture portion and a 1 semesterface-to-face lecture course and improve the efficacy of hour laboratory component with smaller sessions. This studyearly warnings to struggling
Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Director of the Center for Research in SEAD Education at the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT). Her research interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include exploring disciplines as cultures, liberatory maker spaces, and a RED grant to increase pathways in ECE for the professional formation of engineers.Dr. Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech Denise R. Simmons, Ph.D., PE, LEED-AP, is an assistant professor in the Myers-Lawson School of Con- struction and in the Department of Civil & Environmental
aftertreatment.Dr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Matusovich is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Department Head for Graduate Programs in Vir- ginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education. She has her doctorate in Engineering Education and her strengths include qualitative and mixed methods research study design and implementation. She is/was PI/Co-PI on 8 funded research projects including a CAREER grant. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty. Her research expertise includes using motivation and related frameworks to study student engagement in learning, recruitment and retention in engineering programs and careers
across a broad spectrum of the curriculum for both an undergraduate major programin manufacturing engineering and for a manufacturing engineering concentration in a mechanicalengineering program. Lecture content, assignments, lab exercises, and projects have beendeveloped across eight different courses to increase understanding of GD&T from variousperspectives such as documentation, mechanical design, design for assembly, design formanufacture, fixture design, machining, and inspection. Altogether, the content covers most ofthe key GD&T concepts and provides a consistent, coherent approach to graduating GD&T-savvy manufacturing and mechanical engineers. A comprehensive exam has been compiled totrack student learning and to monitor
design and project work, student experiences in engineering design, the transition from engineering school into the workplace, and also efforts for inclusion and diversity within engineering. His current work is in related understanding how students describe their own learning in engineering, and how that learning supports transfer of learning from school into professional practice as well as exploring students’ conceptions of diversity and its importance within engineering fields.Mr. Marvin K. Karugarama, Virginia TechDr. John J. Lesko, Virginia Tech Jack serves as the Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Studies in VT’s College of Engineering, Professor of Engineering Mechanics, and is a cofounder of PowerHub
students:Student # 1 –off-campus positionI started my coop with Cincinnati Incorporated on December 10th 2014. I have learned anenormous amount of information and skills while I have worked there. After I graduate I willstart a full time job with Cincinnati Incorporated.I. What were Objectives and Goals of the past 16 weeks? a. Mental Processes used on the job. I have used many processes on the job. I have had to think on the spot, plan out multiple projects and present those projects. I have also had to research many different topics in order to better understand and solve many different problems. b. Work Output. I worked forty hours just about every week since I started on December 10th 2015. I have
scientist for the Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (CRESMET), and an evaluator for several NSF projects. His first research strand concentrates on the relationship be- tween educational policy and STEM education. His second research strand focuses on studying STEM classroom interactions and subsequent effects on student understanding. He is a co-developer of the Re- formed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP) and his work has been cited more than 1500 times and his publications have been published in multiple peer-reviewed journals such as Science Education and the Journal of Research in Science Teaching.Prof. Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University Stephen
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 Design Project Advisor for Mechanical Engineering Students. Her research interests include energy and thermodynamic related topics. Since 2007 she has been actively involved in recruiting and outreach for the Statler College, as part of this involvement Dr. Morris frequently makes presentations to groups of K-12 students, as well as perspective WVU students and their families. Dr. Morris was selected as a Statler College Outstanding Teacher for 2012, the WVU Honors
departmental BPC plan focusing on increasing women and underrepresentedminority’s participation in our programs. The committee will also work with faculty to supportBPC component in research proposals and projects. The committee co-chair is also the facultyadvisor for WiCSE, was given course releases in fall 2017 for organizing trips to Grace HopperCelebration and in spring 2019 for BPC efforts by the department. The department also providesadministrative support for coordinating industry mentoring luncheons and trips to diversityfocused conferences.The CSE department started the Computing Partners Program (CPP) in 2018 to enable industriesto develop close working relationships with students and faculty. The industry partners joiningthe program get
. Several innovative course elements andassignments are described in more detail below.Table 1. Course Topics and Assignments Question Course Topics Assignments What is chemical Chemical engineering Group project focused on engineering and what can coursework and applications chemical engineering I do with a degree in Career paths in chemical companies chemical engineering? engineering Personal reflection Guest speakers from industry, assignments on guest academia and government speakers How can I succeed in
. There are a number of ways to create such a community, and no single solution is sufficient. Thebest recommendation is for the university to have a holistic approach employing multiple strategiessuch as: tutoring, mentoring, learning centers, first-year student programs, at-risk student programs ,strong academic advising, and career awareness7.Over the years, much has been done to understand and improve the retention of students8-12.Universities use problem solving recitations, and the integration of math/science/engineering intomore exciting engineering courses with more active design projects for students. Many of theseefforts have had limited success and are often overwhelmed by changes in the student bodyattending the university, changes in
USB interface. The double sided pulse oximeter board contains surface mountcircuitry on one side and a reflectance sensor on the other side, where large area photodiodes arearranged radially around a central, dual red & near-infrared LED excitation source. The pulseoximeter is unique in that it is entirely digitally controlled and adjusts signal baselines dependingon existing light levels. Additionally, it provides high fidelity red and near-infraredplethysmograms that demonstrate hundreds of analog-to-digital converter levels from peak tovalley. Because the plethysmograms are unfiltered, they are good candidates for education andresearch projects that address signal filtering, blood oxygen saturation calculation algorithms,physiological
educational initiatives on campus. Dr. Carpenter has conducted funded pedagogical research and development projects, has published numerous educational papers, and conducted faculty development workshops. He is an active member of the ERM Division of ASEE, and he received both the 2001 Apprentice Faculty Grant and the 2002 New Faculty Page 12.161.1 Fellow Award for contributions to engineering education. In 2006, the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) named Dr. Carpenter a Kern Fellow for entrepreneurial education.Matthew Mayhew, New York University© American Society for
products throughout the semester, the students arealso required to complete an end of the semester research project that incorporates therisk assessment techniques presented in the course into their current graduate researchprojects.After two semesters of teaching this new course, it is our conclusion that integrating new,knowledge-based techniques like RED can enrich the learning experience of coursescovering PRA topics. In the context of this graduate level course implementation, REDprovides the students with a list of historically significant potential failures relative to theproduct under investigation. The list of potential risks enables students to perform moreadvanced risk analysis techniques that they will encounter in industry such as
educational research methods. Her research interests include assessment and evaluation of the educational environment. She worked as a researcher for four years as a member of the Assessment and Evaluation team within the National Science Foundation-funded VaNTH Engineering Research Center, developed a two-year mentoring-based curriculum for underrepresented undergraduate students at Vanderbilt University, and co-facilitated training workshops for first-time biomedical engineering graduate teaching assistants at Vanderbilt University. She most recently completed a research project examining the validation of the VaNTH Observation System, a classroom observation instrument used exclusively to
of Technology's Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing GrantMary deManbey, CT Business and Industry Association Mary deManbey is the program manager for two NSF grants that are adminstered at CBIA. Her responsibilites include assisting with the coordination of the outreach activiteis of the grants.Kerry Simoneau, CT College of Technology's Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturng Kerry Simoneau is the project manager for the NSF funded Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing. She is responsible for the coordination of the numerous activities that the Center administers
developing and testing educational materials and settings that stimulate serious playPolly Piergiovanni, Lafayette College Polly Piergiovanni is an Associate Professor and Acting Head of Chemical Engineering at Lafayette College. She received a B.S. from Kansas State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Houston, both in Chemical Engineering. Her research interests include cell culture and fermentation , and the LEGO project. Page 12.1085.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Multimodal Process Control Education: Experiment Kits &
: Teachers' understandings of fundamental mathematics in China and the United States. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Page 12.830.12 Appendix A Math Out of the Box Developing Algebraic Thinking Reflection DaySchool:ID Code2 digit birth month, 2 digit birth day, 1 digit grade level ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 1. Write about something mathematical that you learned during this Math Out of the Box project- in the professional development sessions, when working with other teachers in your school, or while planning and teaching the lessons for your students. 2. Describe how or