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ME Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Kiefer; Nihad Dukhan

in an industrial environment that requires some engineering research. Undergraduateresearch programs are very likely to overcome such shortcomings and would provide thestudents with an approach to seek answers and a way of independent scientific thinking. Teaching independent study courses of six to eight students does not require much coursepreparation, and the students can be evaluated on the outcomes of their research projects withoutspending a lot of time with written homework or exams. Furthermore, the students can assist indeveloping projects and handouts that can later be used as hands-on laboratory exercises orclassroom demonstrations. At the same time, the students can acquire the background necessaryfor them to be valuable to

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Collaborations Between Engineering/Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Lehman; David Stone; Mary Raber

andfemales, thus improving technology education and the technological capabilities of our futureworkforce. Furthermore, by building upon the belief that students grasp a better understandingof concepts when given an opportunity to teach them to others, the mini-enterprise experienceprovides undergraduate students an opportunity to help with the development and delivery ofeducational materials to the pre-college students, thereby strengthening their own level ofunderstanding.To date, this concept has been piloted with several of our enterprises ~ Aqua Terra Tech,Consumer Product Manufacturing and Wireless Communication, with great success. This paper

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Professional Development & Women Faculty

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2005 Annual Conference

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F. Carroll Dougherty; Cheryl Schrader

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PANEL FOR WOMEN FACULTY: PATHWAYS AND CHECKPOINTS F. Carroll Dougherty, Cheryl B. Schrader University of South Alabama / Boise State UniversityAbstractFinishing the Ph.D. is always considered to be the hard part; but it is simply the beginning of along string of challenges and opportunities, checkpoints and pathways. Many women are drawnto an academic career path because of their interest in teaching, research, and outreach potentialto others. But sometimes the pathways to success seem unfriendly or unclear. It is not alwayseasy to chart one's progress and define the steps needed to accomplish a goal. And it can be alltoo easy to get sidetracked

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Julia L. Morse

outcomes.Grading sheets in engineering education literatureThe use of exam or assignment grading sheets is certainly nothing new. Walvoord andAnderson’s 1998 work on Effective Grading: A Tool for Learning and Assessment1 redirectedthought on the use of grading rubrics to specify desired outcomes, objectives, or “primary traits”expected from student work. This was considered a dual attempt to (1) encourage specificdesired learning outcomes and (2) make grading more fair and efficient. V. L. Young et. al.,applied Walvoord and Anderson’s Primary Trait Analysis to the grading of laboratory reports ina senior capstone chemical engineering course. In addition to meeting goals (1) and (2), Youngand her colleagues also noted the benefits of their grade sheets

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Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Rowe

. Bloom, B.S.(1956) Taxonomy of Educational Outcomes, Volume 1, The Cognitive Domain, London: Longman.3. Boudourides, M. A (1998) Constructivism and education: a shopper’s guide, Proceedings of the InternationalConference on the Teaching of Mathematics, Samos, Greece, July 3-6 1998.4. Bloom, B. S (1984) The search for methods of group instruction as effective as one to one tutoring, EducationalLeadership, vol. 41, no 8. pp 4-17. p4.5. Di Bello, L. and Orlich, F. (1987) Quarterly newsletter of the laboratory of comparative human cognition vol. 9,no.3, pp 105-110, cited in, Au, K. (1992), Changes in teacher's views of interactive comprehension instruction, inMoll, L. (ed.), Vygotsky and Education, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p273.6

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Mechanics, Machine Design & Mechanisms

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2005 Annual Conference

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Matthew Campbell, University of Texas at Austin; Kathy Schmidt, The University of Texas at Austin

engineering topics and inmastering less tangible skills such as “mechanical intuition.” Page 10.745.2 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education2 Course DescriptionOne prevalent challenge in teaching machine elements within the modern mechanicalengineering curriculum is that it essentially encapsulates a large amount of mechanicalengineering knowledge – most of which is compiled empirically through laboratory tests overthe span of a hundred years or more. In order to combat the tendency to fall into the

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Labs, Demos and Software in Mechanics

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2005 Annual Conference

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Richard Hall; Carla Campbell; Nancy Hubing; Timothy Philpot

teaches Statics and Mechanics of Materialsand is the author of MDSolids – Educational Software for Mechanics of Materials and MecMovies, recipients of thePremier Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Courseware.RICHARD H. HALLDr. Richard H. Hall is a Professor of Information Science and Technology at the University of Missouri-Rolla. Hereceived his BS degree in Psychology from the University of North Texas and Ph.D. degree in ExperimentalPsychology from Texas Christian University. He is co-director of UMR's Laboratory for Information TechnologyEvaluation, and his research focuses on design, development, and evaluation of web-based learning technologies.NANCY HUBINGDr. Hubing is an Associate Professor in the Basic Engineering Department at

Conference Session

TC2K Issues and Experiences

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2005 Annual Conference

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James Higley; Jana Whittington; Joy Colwell

both traditional and onlinecourses. For purposes of this paper, the term traditional refers to a typical college course wherethe instructor and students meet face-to-face in a classroom or laboratory at the same time in asynchronous fashion. Similarly, the term online refers to a course where material is prepared byan instructor (including audio, video, and written formats) and presented to the student over theInternet in an asynchronous fashion. The student can access the class from any Internet-enabledcomputer at any time, and the student learns from the course material on his or her own. Theauthors have no experience with courses presented through TV or synchronous web courses, sono comments directed towards those types of courses will be

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovation & Assessment

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jo Howze; Jefferey Froyd; Kristi Shryock; Arun Srinivasa

the design process. Also in many cases, students, through working on projects,often perceive the relevance of mathematics and science and see how what they have learned inthese courses might be applicable to their current project. Another, less frequently usedalternative is a first-year course built around discipline, laboratory-based learning experiences[10]. The goal of this alternative is to help first-year students better understand the nature of thedifferent engineering disciplines through carefully crafted experiential learning experiences.Given that one of the challenges faced by the first-year engineering curricula at TAMU was thelack of understanding of engineering practice, EAPO selected the project-based approach. Thedesign

Conference Session

Undergraduate-Industry-Research Linkages

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mark Maughmer

., Stice, J.E., Rugarcia, A., “The Future Of Engineering Education II. Teaching Methods That Work”Chem. Engr. Education, 34(1), 26–39 (2000).18 Komerath, N.M., “Design Centered Introduction: 3-Year Experience With the Gateway to the Aerospace Digital Library”.Session 2225, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, June 200019 Fulford, Robert H., “Airplane Criteria Process”. Paper 975567, SAE World Aviation Congress, Anaheim, CA, Oct, 97.20 Smith, M.J., Komerath, N.M., "The Virtual Laboratory: Technology Enhancement for Engineering Education", Proceedings ofthe ASEE Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, June 2001 http://www.adl.gatech.edu/archives/adlp01062701.pdf21 Bramesfeld, G. and Maughmer, M.D., “The Penn State Sailplane

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Wei Lin; G. Padmanabhan

group through email and occasionalface to face meetings. NDSU professors developed supplemental materials to address Page 10.55.7technical concerns raised by the teachers. They also provided guidance to the teachers “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”through a 2-day workshop to demonstrate and try out the hands-on activities in the lessonplans.Workshop for After-school Enrichment SessionsMiddle school teachers can exert great influence on their students, not just through whatthey teach but also their

Conference Session

Collaborations: International Case Studies & Exchanges

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tze-Chi Hsu; N. Yu

bedaunting to engineering educators. Unable to predict so volatile a future, we nonetheless have to decide about whatto teach engineers and how to prepare them for an increasingly international workplace without compromising thehard-won quality of education programs. The main purpose of engineering education is to provide engineering graduates with knowledge, skills andattitudes, which will enable them to practice their profession with competence and confidence. There are various Page 10.1300.1reports and survey concerning the generic attributes of an engineering graduates1, 2 in the new millennium. Althoughthe research

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K-8 Engineering & Access

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Staszowski

technology.References1 Bers, M. New, B. Boudreau, L (2004) Teaching and Learning when No One is Expert: Children and Parentsexplore Technology. Early Childhood Research & Practice. 6(2)2 Bers, M. Portsmore, M. (In Press) Teaching Partnerships: Early childhood and engineering students teaching mathand science through robotics. Journal of Science Education and Technology3 Bers, M. Urrea, C (2000).Technological Prayers: Parents and Children Working withRobotics and Values. In Robots for Kids: Exploring New Technologies for LearningExperiences. Edited by A. Druin & J. Hendler. NY: Morgan Kaufman. pp. 194-2174 Howe, C., Tolmie, A., Greer, K., & McKenzie, M. (1995). Peer collaboration and conceptual growth in physics:Task influences on children's

Conference Session

Student Learning and Research

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Saleh Sbenaty

form a connected nodal structure.The author was introduced to the concept of Mind Mapping during a recent full day workshopthat was sponsored by the Learning, Teaching, and Innovative Technology Center at MTSU.During this workshop participants learned how to:• Use whole-brain stimulation techniques to increase the ability to think multi-dimensionally. Page 10.1418.1• Use color, fun, planned breaks, images, and multi-sensory approaches.• Enhance personal learning, memory, and creativity. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright

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ET Curriculum & Design Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Alok Verma

program on student’s thinking.I. Introduction The adoption of Lean Manufacturing philosophy by manufacturers worldwide hascreated a demand for workers who are trained in the Lean principles and have an eye forthe waste in the value stream [1]. A previously developed Lean enterprise trainingprogram has been combined with a ship repair simulation activity to teach students aboutLean philosophy and its implementation. This curriculum is part of an upper-divisionelective in the Mechanical Engineering technology program at Old Dominion University(ODU). A training program in Lean enterprise was developed by the author for NorthropGrumman Newport News Apprentice School. This training program contains sevenmodules, which can be

Conference Session

Energy Program and Software Tools

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kendrick Aung

in teaching an IC Engineclass to undergraduate students is the lack of computational tools that enhance and improve thelearning process of students. With the widespread availability of multi-media software andhardware tools, development and integration of web-based tools to the undergraduate curriculumbecomes essential. This paper discusses the development of a web-based IC Engine Simulator(WICES) to be used in an undergraduate IC Engine class. The simulator is written in Javalanguage for easy use and portability. The simulator can be used to predict performance of ICengines using gasoline, diesel, methane, and hydrogen as fuels. Physical models for heat release,friction, heat transfer, and pollutant emissions were included in the simulator

Conference Session

Innovative Practices in NRE Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Miller; Gayla Neumeyer; Matthew Schmidt; David Jonassen

learning in a chemical engineering undergraduate laboratory. IEEE Frontiers in Education, 350-354,3. Armarego, J. (2002). Advanced software design: A case in problem-based learning. IEEE Computer Society: Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training.4. Mitchell GG, Delaney JD. (2004). An assessment strategy to determine learning outcomes in a software engineering Problem-based learning course. International Journal of Engineering Education, 20 (3): 494-5025. Van Kampen, P., Nanahan, C., Kelly, M., McLoughlin, E., & O’Leary, E. (2004). Teaching a single physics module through problem based learning in a lecture-based curriculum. American Journal of Physics

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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A. Lambert; D. J. Russomanno; P. Palazolo; S. Ivey

as engineers will require a type of flexibility to adaptto continual changes on multiple fronts: technological, biological, and global.. Just asthe profession changes based on global demands, so will engineering educators change inorder to teach and model the types of skills engineers of the future will require.1Statistical data relating to attrition and retention of students majoring in science,technology, engineering, or math (STEM) fields continues to be alarming, with high-ranking administrators and researchers describing these trends as a “leak in theengineering pipeline.”2,3,4 Put simply, far too few students are choosing to major inSTEM fields, and of those who do, far too few are retained. These issues have serious implications on

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

H. Jung; Anthony de Sam Lazaro; Amanie Abdelmessih

extensive teaching, research in different areas of thermal engineering,and industrial experience. She performed research at PNNL, Argonne National Laboratory, NASA: Marshall Space,and Dryden Flight Research Centers. She was awarded: 3 certificates of recognition (NASA/ASEE)for researchcontributions, Outstanding Faculty Award (Monks of SMC) for teaching, and 2005 Academic Engineer (PSEC).Dr. ANTHONY DE SAM LAZARO, Dean of Engineering and ProfessorPh.D., University of Wales, Cardiff, UK.. He chaired the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; robotics andautomation group, has expertise in manufacturing, robotics and automation, with an emphasis on expert systems andFuzzy Logic. He is a prolific writer in his field. He received the Outstanding

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovation & Assessment

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Smith; Kevin Craig; Pamela Theroux

, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation. A considerable body of research has shown that learning is significantly enhanced when students engage all of these cognitive processes5,7.Background on RensselaerRensselaer’s commitment to student-centered learning and its innovation in undergraduateengineering education is well known. Between 1993 and 1998, Rensselaer won the Pew Awardfor the Renewal of Undergraduate Education, the Boeing Outstanding Education Award, and theTheodore Hesburgh Award for Faculty Development, the only technological university to win allthree of these prestigious honors. Crossing low walls between schools, and combining thetraditional laboratory-centered education with

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Carlsen; Robin Tallon; Phil Henning; Leanne Avery; Angela Lueking; Daniel Haworth; Elana Chapman

question from a K-12 teacher, askingabout materials available to teach her students about Nuclear Energy and Clean Energy, but thatwere designed at a more age appropriate level. An opportunity was uncovered after speakingwith a professor at Penn State who teaches a general science class entitled “Energy and theEnvironment”, with a primarily non-technical student audience. For this class, the CollegeStudents were required to design a webpage reporting on an aspect of Clean Energy. Theprofessor agreed to ask them to make an additional page for their website that was designed foran audience from 7th thru 12th graders. At the same time, the NSF project used this as anopportunity to research the perspective of the non-technical College Students about

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zbigniew Hladysz; Robert Corey; JASON ASH; Glen Stone; Dale Skillman; Charles Kliche; Larry Stetler; David Dixon; Larry Simonson; Stuart Kellogg

., B. Thomas, and W. Bradley, “Teaching Freshman Engineering Using Design Projects and Laboratory Exercises to Increase Retention,” Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Conference, June 2004.[10] Richardson, J., C. Corleto, J. Froyd, P. K. Imbrie, J. Parker, and R. Roedel, “Freshman Design Projects in the Foundation Coalition,” Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, Tempe, AZ, November 1998.[11] Pavelich, M. J. and R. D. Knecht, “Mentoring Freshmen Through Design,” Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, Tempe, AZ, November 1998.[12] Oakes, W. and P. K. Imbrie, “Integrating Service Learning into Freshman Engineering Courses,” Proceedings of the Frontiers

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Samuel Craig; Maurice Aburdene

consolidates the summarymeasures for all courses and shows how each course contributes to the fulfillment of the overallprogram outcomes. The result is an array of summary measures that can help identify the need toadjust an outcome or its method of assessment, or to modify course content or teaching methods.The intent is to provide a consistent format for all courses in a department or program whileretaining flexibility and ease of use. After course outcomes have been established, most of theassessment data entry can be done by an office assistant rather than by the course instructor.IntroductionRecently published works1, 11, 12 consistently show that educators are taking a new view ofassessment. Much of the motivation for this change comes from the

Conference Session

Engineers in Toyland - Come and Play

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Bertini; Steven Hansen

, vehicular delay, travel time, and travel time variance, to name afew. The extent of data available to the student and researcher now allows for flexibility andcreativity that was not always available in a standard classroom environment.IntroductionPortland, Oregon is known for its unique multimodal transportation system, and thereforestudents are drawn to study here, with the advantage of a laboratory right outside the classroom.Current students of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Urban and Regional Planningprograms at Portland State University may someday hope to plan, design, manage and/or buildthe transportation infrastructure necessary to provide adequate mobility in our cities. It is criticalthat we educate and train a new generation of

Conference Session

Measuring Perceptions of Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Thompson; Jed Lyons

, collaborations between university-based STEM personnel and K-12 teachers, and inquiry-based instruction.Dr. Lyons is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Carolina and the Directorof the South Carolina Center for Engineering and Computing Education. He teaches laboratories, design, andmaterials science to undergraduates, graduate students and K-12 teachers. He researches engineering education,plastics and composites. He is the principal investigator for the GK-12 program. Page 10.92.14 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Security

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

G Murphy; G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

which canoverwhelm network administrators. Security systems are traditionally often layered in a top-down manner. Abstract models could enable administrators to focus upon relevant details whilstfiltering out non-essential details. Such models could also be used in a top-down fashion thuspermitting the control of complexity via recursive decomposition. There are currently manysecurity models used in industry and for teaching students about network security. These modelsare not only restricted to confidentiality, authentication, data integrity, non-repudiation, andaccess control, but also take into account physical and human aspects that can effect security. Amodel based upon Finite State Machines (FSM) and called a state model is proposed as an

Conference Session

Assessing Where We Stand

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Eisenbarth; Kenneth Van Treuren

Department of Engineering at Baylor University. He received hisB. S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the USAF Academy, his M. S. in Engineering from Princeton University,and his DPhil. at the University of Oxford, UK. At Baylor he teaches courses in laboratory techniques, fluidmechanics, thermodynamics, and propulsion systems, as well as freshman engineering.STEVEN EISENBARTHSteven Eisenbarth is Associate Dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Science at Baylor University. Hereceived his B.S. in Mathematics and Physics from Albertson College of Idaho and a Masters and Ph.D. in Physicsfrom Baylor University. He teaches courses in electrical and computer engineering including embedded computersystems design, computer organization, electrical

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Curriculum Innovation & Assessment

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Urban-Lurain; Taner Eskil; Marilyn Amey; Timothy Hinds; Jon Sticklen

hypothesize that knowledge structuresstudents build in mastering MATLAB may be used as anchors in seeing commonality betweendiscipline-specific knowledge constructs. If this hypothesis is confirmed, the result would be abetter understanding of how learning computational tools and learning discipline specificconcepts interact, and how under appropriate conditions, learning to use computer-based toolslike MATLAB can help students develop a sound and usable knowledge structure forunderstanding in their disciplinary domain.Preliminary baseline dataWe sought to establish baseline data using a team approach to teaching MATLAB in theintroductory computing course for engineers (CSE131) taught by one of the authors (Sticklen)during summer, 2003 (US03.) The

Conference Session

Documenting Success

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Mickelson

, however, a study was conducted for the National Center of“Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Teaching, Learning, and Assessment that suggests learning communities impact studentlearning in several ways:1. Learning community students formed study groups that extended beyond the classroom.2. Learning community students became more actively involved in their learning than did other students.3. Learning community students perceived their learning experience was enriched by the other learning community participants.4. Learning community students “persisted at a substantially higher rate” (than comparable students

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Student Learning and Research

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Macy Reynolds

class with assignments and due dates, present material, summarize material in the last few minutes of class.4. If you have some good mnemonic tricks to learn material, teach them to the students.5. Provide plenty of examples when teaching new concepts.6. If possible, allow students to start homework in class to allow for questions and clarification.In the Lab1. Provide an orientation to the laboratory on the first meeting day to familiarize the students with the name, purpose, and safety issues of each piece of equipment.2. Provide checklists for using machines with multi-step operations and include any results they will see if they use it correctly.3. Compliment areas of strength in student's lab work as much as