AC 2007-2837: ASSESSING PARTICIPANT ENGAGEMENT IN A MIDDLESCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAMJessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University Jessica Matson is a Professor of Industrial Engineering at Tennessee Technological University. She received her BS from Mississippi State University and her MS and PhD from the Georgia Institute of Technology, all in industrial engineering. She has previously served on the faculty of Mississippi State University and the University of Alabama and as industrial engineering department chair at Tennessee Tech. She is a registered PE.Kristine Craven, Tennessee Technological University Kris Craven received her BS, MS, and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from West
Paper ID #36184Motivating Middle Schoolers to Be EngineersDr. Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology HOWARD KIMMEL is Professor-Emeritus of Chemical Engineering and Retired Executive Director of the Center for Pre-College Programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology. In 2019 Dr. Kimmel was a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring, one of 15 awardees nationwide. In addition, Dr. Kimmel has received numerous awards in recognition of his service, including: ASEE 1985 Vincent Bendix Minorities in Engineering Award, and ASEE CEN- TENNIAL
Paper ID #8300Socio-psychological competence of future engineersProf. Farida Tagirovna Shageeva, Kazan National Research Technological UniversityDr. Natalia Vladimirovna KraysmanDr. Inna Mikhailovna Gorodetskaya, Kazan National Research Technological UniversityDr. Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Page 21.60.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Socio-psychological competence of future engineers Engineering education today has to overcome a dramatic gap between academic
. Students submit their preferences for the available seminars prior to the startof the semester, and many engineering majors register for one offered by School of Engineeringfaculty. Although the courses are designed for non-engineers, they tend to attract a significantnumber of engineers. In order to appeal to all students, there is overlap in teaching some basicengineering to non-engineers, and many opportunities for engineering students to broaden theirunderstanding of engineering and society. Innovations that transcend to everyday use informnon-majors about engineering and technology and can also be used to show engineering majorswhy their course material is important and how it can be used. While many positive changeshave resulted from
and theoretical fieldof inquiry, and the increasing role technology plays in engineering education. It is notable thatthe shift to outcomes-based education was identified as a significant change. This change wasnot just in process, but also in academic culture and led to the broad (if often grudging)acceptance of assessment as a valid educational activity that faculty should perform.Later reports such as The Engineer of 2020 [11] emphasized the interconnected nature ofengineering with society at large: “Engineering is a profoundly creative process. A most elegantdescription is that engineering is about design under constraint. The engineer designs devices,components, subsystems, and systems and, to create a successful design, in the sense
Paper ID #6001Demonstration of Electrical Principles in the Classroom by Hydraulic Ana-loguesDr. R. William Graff, LeTourneau University R.Willliam Graff is a professor emeritus, retired but teaching half time in the school of Engineering and Engineering Technology at LeTournrau University, where he has taught since 1975. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph..D. degrees from Purdue University in electrical engineering. Prior to joining the faculty at LeTourneau, he was assistant professor of electrical engineering at Drexel University for six years, and at Wilkes College for two years. His professional interests include
energy 1-5.ObjectiveThis paper focuses on developing a strategy for providing non-science majors with a basic level Page 25.1144.2of scientific knowledge for successfully dealing with real world technological issues.MotivationA certain level of scientific knowledge is needed for non-engineering and non-science majorsbecause their success usually demands effective use of and making informed decisions aboutscientific issues. The authors believe it is important to help their students gain the knowledge andexpertise necessary to make informed decisions about scientific issues.What is new in this paper?Even though several universities and
China National Institute for Educational Research on matters of technology, engineering and design education.Su Wang, China National Institute for Educational Research Page 22.427.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Design as a Method of Instruction in ChinaAbstract The Chinese are contemplating alternate methods for teaching technological andengineering literacy in their public schools. The China National Institute for EducationalResearch sponsored a workshop titled “Design as a Teaching Method” at the Beijing NationalScience Technology Museum in October
Washington’s IMLS funded New Directions in Audience Research Program.Mr. David R. Heil, David Heil & Associates, Inc. David Heil, President of David Heil & Associates, Inc., (DHA) is well known as an innovative educator, author, and host of the Emmy-Award winning PBS science series, Newton’s Apple. Active in promoting public understanding of science for over 30 years, he is a frequent conference and workshop presenter on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, and his firm provides research and evaluation services for a broad range of government, corporate, non-profit and university clients. David is a co-author of Family Engineering: An Activity and Event Planning Guide, and serves as a
Paper ID #34550Pilot Study: Impact of Social Consciousness on Engineering DesignDecision MakingProf. Aaron Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology Professor Aaron Carpenter (he/him/his) is an Associate Professor (and current Henry C. Lord Endowed Professor) in the School of Engineering at the Wentworth Institute of Technology, specializing in computer engineering. In 2012, he completed his PhD at the University of Rochester, and now focuses his efforts to further the areas of computer architecture, digital systems, cybersecurity, and electrical and computer engineering education.Dr. Juval V. Racelis, Wentworth
Paper ID #33586Biologically Inspired Design For Engineering Education: Online TeacherProfessional Learning (Evaluation)Dr. Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Meltem Alemdar is s Associate Director and Principal Research Scientist at Georgia Institute of Tech- nology’s Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC). Her research focuses on improving K-12 STEM education through research on curriculum development, teacher pro- fessional development, and student learning in integrated STEM environments. Dr. Alemdar is currently co-PI for research on various NSF funded projects
Paper ID #42325[Case Study] ”Any Given Classroom”: Seemingly Small Deliberate Moves(48 Inches) Gets You Big Space Gains (1,100 square feet)Major Joseph Speight P.E., United States Military Academy Major Joseph Speight is an Instructor in the Civil and Mechanical Engineering Department at the United States Military Academy. A graduated from the United States Military Academy in 2013 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. MAJ Speight holds a M.S. in Geological Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology and a M.S in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University. He is a licensed Professional
Position, Location and Navigation Symposium, pp. 1033-1045. 2008.[8] C. V. Tao. “Mobile Mapping Technology for Road Network Data Acquisition”. Journal ofGeospatial Engineering, v. 2, n. 2, pp. 1-13. 2000.[9] I. Skog and P. Händel. “In-Car Positioning and Navigation Technologies – A Survey”. IEEETransactions on Inteligente Transportation Systems, v. 10, n. 1, pp. 4-20. 2009.
have shifted along with advances intechnology used in both engineering practice and education. A brief but comprehensive historyof civil engineering education including the 18th and 19th centuries is given by Aparicio andRuiz-Teran [1]. Civil engineering education in the U.S., starting around the late 18th century,followed two European traditions of British and French origins. The former placed emphasis onpractical application of scientific principles, while the latter put more emphasis on soundtheoretical understanding as a basis of engineering practice. However, many civil engineers werestill trained through apprenticeships and so they received a great deal of practical training.With the technological and economic advancements of the mid and
Paper ID #42320A Flipped Classroom Setting Trial in GIS CourseDr. Namita Shrestha, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Namita Shrestha earned her PhD in Civil/Environmental Engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Master of Science in Civil/Environmental Engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Her research interests include bioelectrochemical systems, microbial electrochemistry, resource recovery from waste/wastewater, waste treatment and nanomaterial for bioelectrochemical application. She is passionate about research-based learning and student-centered pedagogy. She serves as
Paper ID #43001Development of the AISC ”Days of Steel” Video Series to Engage StudentsThrough Fun Online Videos (Case Study)Dr. Anthony Battistini, Angelo State University Dr. Anthony Battistini is an Assistant Professor in the David L. Hirschfeld Department of Engineering at Angelo State University. His expertise is in structural design, with an emphasis in steel bridge structures and connections. ”Dr. Batts”, as his students call him, aspires to provide students with a quality and enjoyable experience in the classroom. He is actively engaged in improving the quality of education across the country through his
Paper ID #42792Effectiveness of Active Learning Methods on Students’ Self-efficacy, LearningMotivation and Academic Performance in Numerical Methods in MechanicalEngineeringDr. Golnaz Mirfenderesgi, The Ohio State University I am an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at The Ohio State University. I have been teaching Numerical Methods and Mechanics classes such as Statics, Mechanics of Materials, and Dynamics since 2018. my research interests lay in the area of engineering education, numerical modeling, optimization algorithms, and machine learning methods with the
dedicated to continuous quality improvement in pedagogy; and leading and evaluating emerging educational technology innovations such as digital badges, adaptive learning, and learning analytics. She conducts research related to the scholarship of teaching and learning in Mechanical Engineering to improve practice in the department and contribute to the national and international Engineering Education research community through presentations and publications.Dr. Daniel Cortes Dr. Cortes is a mechanical engineer whose research is focused on the diagnosis of injuries and diseases in orthopedic tissues. He completed his Ph.D. studies at West Virginia University; then, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the school of
Paper ID #41447Using Oral Exams to Assess Individual Contributions on Team ProjectsDr. Matt Gordon, University of Denver Dr. Matt Gordon is Professor of the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. His research areas include numerical and experimental plasma physics, chemical and physical vapor deposition, electronic packaging, and bio-medical engineerIrvin R Jones, University of Denver ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Using Oral Exams to Assess Individual Contributions on Team ProjectsAbstractMost, if not all, mechanical engineering programs recognize the value in
Paper ID #41484Students’ Difficulties in Understanding the Fundamental Concepts and Limitationof Application of Appropriate Equations in Solving Heat Transfer ProblemsDr. Amir Karimi, The University of Texas at San Antonio Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio Amir Karimi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1982. His teaching and research interests are in thermal sciences. He has served as the Chair of Mechanical Engineering (1987 to 1992 and September 1998 to January of 2003
Paper ID #42353Software Applications and Pedagogical Strategies for Improving Student Understandingof Structural Analysis and Dynamics (Works-In-Progress)Dr. Tamecia R. Jones, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Tamecia Jones is an assistant professor in the STEM Education Department at North Carolina State University College of Education with a research focus on K-12 engineering education, assessment, and informal and formal learning environments. In addition to the K-12 space, she conducts engineering learning research in undergraduate engineering. She is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Stanford University
Paper ID #42060Tangible Digital Twins: Experiencing Structural Mechanics by Inducing theSense of Stiffness via Hand Gestures in Virtual RealityKaiyuan Wang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Kaiyuan Wang is an undergraduate student in the department of Statistics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, majoring in Statistic and Computer Science. His reserach interests include MR technology development, software development, and computer system.Mr. Yuxiang Zhao, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Yuxiang Zhao is a Ph.D. student in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at University of
Demonstrator Board and its EvolutionThe Power Demonstrator Board has been in use in the Infrastructure Engineering classroom forover a decade, bringing the mystery of residential or commercial wiring to light though itssimplicity. The beauty of the board is its simplicity and “transparency” to the students. Theoriginal board leverages the low technology of the (in)famous chalkboard to clearly show how asimple schematic can come to life and be more impactful than a complex simulation on acomputer [7]. The idea hatched though a goal of unburdening the instructor. Instead ofsketching a line-wire diagram on a chalkboard, why not just build the diagram directly onto thechalkboard? The idea snowballed and gained complexity until it replicated a small
Paper ID #43975Bridging Theory and Application: A Project in System Dynamics CourseDr. Bo Yu, Utah Valley University Bo Yu is an associate professor in mechanical engineering at the Utah Valley University. His teaching interests are in the area of system dynamics, vibrations, and controls. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Bridging Theory and Application: A Project in System Dynamics Course Bo Yu Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah, 84058, USA
Paper ID #41821Concept Mapping for Cognition in Numerical MethodsMr. Simon Njoroge, University of Washington Simon Njoroge is a driven Mechanical Engineering student born and raised in Central Kenya, currently finalizing his Bachelor of Science degree in the United States. In addition to his academic endeavors, Njoroge is deeply interested in the realm of Building Control Systems, showcasing a profound passion for optimizing system performance and functionality. His journey is uniquely characterized by the intricate balance of work and school, a testament to his perseverance and commitment. As a first-generation
in 2008, and appointed as Associate Professor of Com- puting Education Research in May 2011. Roles at Uppsala University include appointment to the Univer- sity Academic Senate, Programme Director for the IT Engineering programme, member of the selection committee for the Uppsala University Pedgogy prize and as member of the educational advisory board of the Faculty of Technology and Natural Sciences. He has a strong interest in teaching and learning research in computer science and engineering, and leads the UpCERG research group in computing and engineering education research at Uppsala University. He has published more than 40 articles in the area internationally, and is well known as a computing education
Paper ID #36884Opening Up the Black Box: an Augmented Reality Look intothe Scanning Electron MicroscopeMegan Ngo Ms. Ngo is pursuing her bachelors in Mechanical Engineering at MIT with a minor in Computer Science. She worked at LEAP Group under Dr. John Liu and Emily Welsh from 2020 to 2021, developing augmented reality experiences for nanotechnology education. Her interests include innovating education technology, as well as exploring new applications of computer vision. She hopes to merge her background in mechanical engineering with computer science to create new modes of digital experiences.Emily Welsh Ms
conducted in a complex, globally-distributedenvironment. Multiple entities must work together on a range of project components andsystems that must, themselves, work together in order for the entire system to operate effectively.Stevens Institute of Technology has partnered with the New Jersey Technology EducationAssociation to introduce concepts and approaches of systems and global engineering to highschool technology, engineering, and science students. As part of the Systems and GlobalEngineering (SAGE) project, students in classrooms around the world have the opportunity todesign a solution to a complex problem. Students apply science and mathematics principlestoward the development of an engineered product or system; utilize state-of-the-art
Paper ID #21957Monitoring Motivation Factors for Girls in Summer Robotics ProgramDr. Michele Miller, Campbell University Dr. Michele Miller is a Professor and Associate Dean at Campbell University. Prior to joining Campbell, she was a professor of mechanical engineering at Michigan Tech. She teaches courses in manufacturing and does research on engineering education.Ms. Saeedeh Ziaeefard, Michigan Technological University Saeedeh Ziaeefard is a PhD student and research assistant with Nonlinear and Autonomous Systems Laboratory (NASLab) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at Michigan
Session 1793 Will the Implementation of Just in Time Teaching Be a Better Tool in Bringing Motivation and Enthusiasm to Today’s Traditional Lecture in the Construction Engineering Technology Classrooms? Sami Tannous Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IndianaAbstractThis article will discuss the author’s own experience with some of the difficulties encountered bystudents in learning construction engineering technology subjects.Students often lack motivation and enthusiasm in a normal