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Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

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Nick Salamon; Gautam Wagle; Cliff Lissenden

approach the design was formulated early on. Experimental validation part was interesting and necessary part of the project.” · “I thought when I enrolled in this class I would be learning material that is applicable to the real world. But apparently I was wrong most of the material is geared toward grad work or upper level research. The only practical thing was the project.”Bibliography1. J.D. Lang, S. Cruse, F.D. McVey, J. McMasters, 1999, “Industry expectations of newengineers: a survey to assist curriculum designers,” J. Engng. Education 88:43-51.2. T. Mase, 1997, “Integrating design in advanced mechanics of materials through industrycollaboration,” 1997 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Session 2266, pp. 1-11.3. http

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Teaching Outside the Box

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2002 Annual Conference

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Michael Matthews; James Ritter; James Mc Intyre; James Becnel; Chuck Holland

: · Gather data in a hands-on experiment. o Experimental design. o Manual and automated controls. o Automated data acquisition. · Observe and model dynamic adsorption behavior: o Non-linear data fitting. o Solute Movement Theory / the Method of Characteristics. o Concentration shock waves. · Graphing data for clarity and to support explanations.Using a mostly identical apparatus, we have modified the lab to include: · Dynamic mass balances. · Numerical integration of data. · Numerical differentiation of data. · Equilibrium adsorption isotherms based on dynamic mass balances. · Equilibrium adsorption isotherms based on the Method of Characteristics. · An open-ended

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Swaminathan Balachandran

Design, Production and Operations Analysis,Simulation, Facilities Design, Materials Handling and Warehousing, Total Quality Management,Manufacturing Systems Design, Engineering Management, Cost and Value Analysis, andIndustrial Systems Design. The above courses include a laboratory session (except for threecourses) to provide hands-on practical experience to students. Three fully equipped andperiodically upgraded laboratories are used to provide practical experience to students in the IEcourses. State-of-the art computers and software are made available to students in theselaboratories. The IE program at UW-Platteville is unique in incorporating industrial design projectsinto many of the courses in the curriculum. These industry-sponsored

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Steven M. Cramer; Nancy Ciezki; Hussain Bahia; Carole Kraak; Carole Schramm

limited because of credit reductionsin the curriculum and cost cut backs. Engineering laboratories are expensive from themachines needed to conduct the experiments to the staff time needed to train andsupport the activity. Historically, students often came to engineering from farm or otherbackgrounds where they developed skills working with their hands. Today thesebackgrounds are less common and it is proposed that it takes considerable more time toprepare students to conduct laboratory experiments than it did in earlier years. Toaddress this problem in a civil engineering materials course, we developed nine on-linetutorials and two on-line demonstrations. These tutorials consisted of media clips thatprovided step-by-step instructions on how to

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Student Teams and Active Learning

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2002 Annual Conference

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Alice Agogino; Ann McKenna

order tomake “thinking visible” as well as to create a sense of community7, 8, 9. For example, selfreflection is a central part of the framework for the Knowledge Integration Environment (KIE)developed by Linn and coworkers10. Students use tools in KIE to provide evidence and structurearguments, and to provide social support for students as they formulate and defend an argument.These tools implicitly promote self-reflection since students are required to organize, represent,and justify their thinking.Self-reflection activities are embedded in SIMALE in a variety of ways. The web-basedcomputer software contains a feature called the ‘share findings page4,5. This page provides aspace for the students to share their discoveries with the class

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Raviv

this case is “using feedback”. Feedback can be added to a systemor may be an integral part of it. Examples: Cruise control system of a car uses velocity feedbackto maintain a constant speed. Some eyeglasses adjust to the ambient light by changing the colorof the lenses.a7) Example for the Similarity strategyHow can sunflower seeds be separated from their shell? How can parts wrapped in protectivepaper be unpacked?An inventive (patent-based) solution to both problems is: place some quantity of the product intoa hermetic chamber. Slowly increase the pressure inside the chamber. Then abruptly let thepressure drop. This will result in an explosion that will split the product.a8) Example for the Experimentation strategyThis strategy refers to

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Design for Community

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2002 Annual Conference

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Brian Thompson; Craig Somerton

bicycle derailleur.One important aspect of this project was an outreach component to Andrew’s middle schoolhome room. Three times the team made presentations to this class of approximately sixty (60)students. The middle school students were engaged by the team and the project, and evenparticipated in some of the design decisions. Our sense was that this activity showed engineeringin a very positive light to the middle school students and most probably opened many of them upto this as a career opportunity. Furthermore the eclectic nature of the project provided a unifyingtheme woven through the fabric of an apparently unrelated middle-school curriculum. Theeighth graders were provided with a panoramic educational vista. This observation was

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Classroom Innovations

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2002 Annual Conference

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Chaturaporn Nisagornsen; Arun Arunachalan; Hengzhong Wen; Kurt Gramoll

an academic curriculum. Each level can be compared relatively to a traditional educationsystem. Four levels are maintained to hierarchically structure the contents. The breakdownstructure is organized into modules, lessons, objectives, and frames as illustrated in Figure 3.1.Each project is categorized into modules, where each module is dedicated to only one topic.Each module consists of several individual lessons, and then each lesson is subdivided intoobjectives, which is the basic learning block. Page 7.723.4 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Web Education: Delivery and Evaluation

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2002 Annual Conference

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Val Stamboltsian; Robert Dennis; Khy Huang

sub group in the ACOT pilot program population, and there was some concernthat more traditional essay-type assessment would represent a barrier to these students.Our hypothesis was that a knowledge representation task does not require languagefluency and would therefore provide students with an opportunity to renderrepresentation of content knowledge. The data were suggestive enough that we continuedto develop and research knowledge maps as an authentic assessment format [25].With the success of the World Wide Web and related technologies, our attention andefforts turned towards utilizing networked computers and distributed information sourcesto provide rich, integrated learning environments to students that embed assessmentwithin meaningful

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Promoting ET with K-12 Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

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David Cottrell

byaggressively integrating the fundamentals of design throughout the engineeringtechnology program curriculum. ET 200 course content is conventional and developsbasic skills in the student aimed at reading and interpreting commercial and residentialconstruction drawings. Since the Engineering Technology Program at Penn StateHarrisburg is an upper division program accepting only juniors for initial enrollment, formost students, this is their first engineering course with the potential for a designcomponent. A background scenario for the bridge design exercise was keyed to the blockof instruction being taught at the time to effectively highlight and reinforce course topicstaught during the semester. In particular, this design project involved the

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Energy Programs and Software Tools

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2002 Annual Conference

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Magedy Salama; M Kazerani; Khaled Nigim

Instructions ofElectric Machinery”. IEEE Transactions On Education, Vol. 38, No.2, May 1995, PP(166-170).[5] M. Lightner and J. Avery “ A paperless Circuits Laboratory: Vision and Reality”. FIE’96proceedings, PP(1186-1190).[6] A. Veglis, C. A. Barbargires and A. Pombortsis “ An Interactive Laboratory Exercise forTeaching Computer Science Students Network Performance Evaluation Using MathCad andMathconnex”. 29th ASEE, IEEE frontiers in Education conference, pp. 13b3-16 November 10-13, 1999.[7] J. E. Froyd and B. J. Winkel “A New Integrated First-Year Core Curriculum In Engineering,Mathematics And Science: A Proposal”. IEEE, AES, Frontiers in Education ConferenceProceedings, pp. 92- 97, 1998.[8] G. Karady and K. A. Nigim, “Improve learning efficiency by

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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George Havener

Session 2793 Project Falcon Base: A Freshman Introduction to Engineering Using Problem Based Learning A. George Havener, D. Neal Barlow Department of Aeronautics United States Air Force AcademyAbstractThis paper is a summary report on an experimental freshman-engineering course conducted atthe United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) during the period August 1996 – May 1999.The purpose of the course, Engr 110Z, Project Falcon Base: An Introduction to Engineering,was to develop foundation skills in problem

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

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Laura Grossenbacher

ago I became involved in an interdisciplinary program whichwas at that time aimed at first-year curriculum here in the College of Engineering atUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison; I teach a first-year required course in basiccommunication, and this new program offered a way to more closely link thatcommunications course to other engineering, math, and science courses. Others fromUW have published papers and given presentations on different aspects of the UWeffort in this program, which we call “the Links Program.” “Links” is funded by theFoundation Coalition, which is an NSF program to encourage problem solving acrossthe curriculm and link learning communities for freshmen. For my small part in theprogram, I have linked my communications course

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Multi-disciplinary Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Suzanne Scott; Robert Knecht

levels of theireducation and from various disciplines on campus have directly participated in the process ofcreating a noise abatement wall from recycled tire bales. As we write this report we summarizethe progress of the various teams and reflect on the value of the project to their overall learningobjectives. Two questions evolve from this project that focus our discussion on the relationshipbetween an authentic engineering design and the mission of the engineering design stem at CSM: Ø How does this project represent an authentic engineering design experience for engineering students? Ø What value does an authentic engineering design experience offer to engineering students and design courses

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Classroom Innovations

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2002 Annual Conference

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Rachel Shinn

key subsystems to tackle in the future, we are on a path to improving the undergraduateexperience of space.REFERENCES: [1] Myre, D. D. and Bruninga, R. E., “United States Naval Academy Space Systems Laboratory Course,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, 1999 [2] Hall, C. D., “Laboratory Instruction in Undergraduate Astronautics,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, 1999 [3] Chesley, B. C. and Caylor, M. J., “Developing an Integrated Curriculum for Small Satellite Engineering,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, 1999 [4] Inman, D. J., “Engineering Vibrations, Second Ed.,” Prentice-Hall, 2001 [5] Humble, R., U.S. Air Force Academy, conversations and notes taken on visit to USAFA, Feb. 8, 2002 [6

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

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Mani Mina

instructive fortheir future? In many introductory courses teaching practical tools can be risky. The fear is tohave obsolete tools by the time the students graduate. Consequently, in many schools during thelast few decades of the 20th century, the emphasis has been on mathematical and scientificconcepts. Such an approach would build a good foundation for the future classes. It would alsobe a fundamental concept that will remain the same by the time the students graduate. Finally,with that approach from the first class the serious and intellectually capable students would beencouraged to stay with the program and the rest to change fields. In fact, this approach soundsattractive to many of my colleagues, especially those who are focusing on having

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Focus on Undergraduate Impact

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kathryn Jablokow

. Thefounding faculty, in the summers of 1991 and 1992, established the curricular goals andfundamental structure for “an integrated academic program to address the challenges oftechnological change and the changing global economy.” Fundamental guiding principles thatwere identified at that time were: · To integrate engineering and management knowledge in order to provide students with a more holistic view of technologically sophisticated and complex corporate and industry problems; Page 7.289.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Issues of Concern to New Faculty

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2002 Annual Conference

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Andrew Rose

is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Technology at the University of Pittsburgh atJohnstown (UPJ) in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Before joining the faculty at UPJ, he was a Staff Engineer with GAIConsultants in Pittsburgh. His teaching interests include soil mechanics, foundation design, structural steel design,structural analysis, and incorporating practical design experience into the undergraduate civil engineeringtechnology curriculum. His research interests include soil behavior, behavior of laterally loaded transmission linestructure foundations, and statistical calibration of foundation design models. Dr. Rose received B.S. and M.S.degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Connecticut in 1985 and 1986 and a Ph.D. from

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Understanding Students: Cognition

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2002 Annual Conference

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Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller; Ruth Streveler

patterns eventually emerge). Chi has proposed that conceptualmisunderstandings arise when students incorrectly think of emergent processes as having theattributes of the causal processes they see in everyday life. [6] (Causal processes involvedistinct, sequential, goal-oriented events that have an observable beginning and end). Therefore,students may view the observed structure or patterns emerging from a series of events such asBrownian molecular motion (the result of an emergent process) as actually being the result of acausal process. They often incorrectly describe molecules as moving with intent in a linear andsequential process that stops at some point. Thus, Chi’s theory explains why students persist intheir belief that molecules move with

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Practice/Industry Partnership

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2002 Annual Conference

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Thomas Glavinich; Patricia Brown

Session 1869 Development of the First Architectural Engineering Professional Engineers’ Examination Patricia S. Brown, P.E., Thomas E. Glavinich, D.E., P.E. Architectural Engineering Institute of ASCE/University of KansasIntroduction Historically graduates of Architectural Engineering (AE) programs have taken principlesand practices examinations in engineering disciplines that only partially address the breadth oftheir undergraduate education. An AE principles and practice examination is currently beingdeveloped to cover the key areas of engineering education that an AE

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Instructional Technology--What Works

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2002 Annual Conference

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Keith Adolphson; Rujin Cheng; Kurt Gramoll

as astudent of a specific class. Furthermore, user forum was built into this environment to encouragecollaboration between users and to discuss problems. Teachers can register their classes on thetraining site and monitor their students’ progresses.While the asynchronous mode of teaching is becoming more and more popular, there is stillmuch to explore in the online teaching arena. The use of an integrated database on a web serverprovides new opportunities to research these methods. Many essential features of a large-scalelearning environment, such as user tracking, community collaboration, and assessment, aresupported by the database in the background. In particular, the system coordinates the learningactivities of each user to help them

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Gil Laware

involved in the development of agiven technology, like software, so they are able to make clearer judgments about thesubstance and not the glitz. What approaches are most successful in providing studentswith an understanding of that substance?Educational EnvironmentThe FundamentalsThe curriculum for K-12 students focuses upon three key areas: reading, writing, andarithmetic. In developing each of these skills, each student may be exposed to teachingtechniques like stimulus-response, emotional development, and finally, problem-solvingin the course of their learning. Each of these approaches is used in K-12 classrooms.In the stimulus-response approach, the student is taught to develop good habits in solvingproblems directed towards one solution

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Multimedia and Product Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Michael Goldenberg; Carlos Morales

application that combines traditional CD-ROMmultimedia tools with web tools to provide a media-rich collaborative environment.Specifically, the system is built around Macromedia Director and Microsoft’s ActiveServer Pages. Macromedia’s Shockwave Multi-user server is used as a conduit forsynchronous communications, and ASP pages are used for the storage and administrationof shared spaces. Microsoft’s Media Services and Active-X components are used toenhance the collaborative capabilities of the system.The system also address on-site collaboration through the integration of an intelligentmechanism capable of identifying users accessing the system from wireless PDA’s anddelivering alternate content through IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN.IntroductionAs the

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Design and Innovation

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Raviv

defining, understandingand solving problems while some others struggle with logical and critical thinking. Teaming andcommunication skills are being addressed in a relatively small number of college courses. Inorder to get students who can solve real problems, we must address the need for developmentand implementation of course modules in innovation and inventiveness in different disciplines,especially engineering and technology. Such modules can and should be designed to enhanceteaming, communication and interpersonal skills.This paper discusses some of the problems in teaching innovative problem solving and suggestssome possible solutions based on experience in an undergraduate course at Florida AtlanticUniversity titled: “Introduction to

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Developing ABET Outcomes F--J

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2002 Annual Conference

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B.K. Hodge

anddisadvantages of a variety of alternate energy technologies. The course topics, contents, andgoals are discussed in detail in the paper. After two offering, the AES course meets the statedpurpose of the course and has become a popular elective even though the workload and effortrequired are significant.Background Virtually all mechanical engineering (ME) programs make use of technical electives toprovide students with depth or breath in an undergraduate ME curriculum. Many of thesetechnical electives explore traditional topical subjects such as finite element analysis or HVACsystems, but some such as composite materials or nanotechnology, provide introductions to newor emerging areas of mechanical engineering. Technical electives with titles

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Teaching Industrial Engineers Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Bopaya Bidanda; Kim Needy

, faculty, students and industrial sponsors.IntroductionIt has been shown that industry experience is a proven benefit in the education and learningprocess of engineering students. The Industrial Engineering Department at the University ofPittsburgh has had a long history of utilizing team-based senior design projects working with acompany on a significant problem during the final semester of the students’ senior year. Overthe last decade, the senior design class faculty have made a concerted effort to enhance the seniordesign experience by improving the process by which projects are selected, monitored, andadministered. In the Fall 2001, the department launched its Sponsor An Industrial ENgineeringTeam (SAINT) Program. Via this formalized program

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Schmidt; Gregory Plett

laboratory and its use with an introductory feedback-control-systemscourse has been described by Plett and Schmidt.1 In this present paper, we build on the previouswork and outline how the lab is being used to augment digital control systems courses at thesenior undergraduate level and graduate levels. Experiments and advanced student researchprojects (illustrating effects particular to digital control systems) with a magnetic levitation deviceand a control moment gyroscope are described.We have found the labs to be very helpful in aiding student understanding of control-systemsconcepts. Student comments indicate that real learning has taken place by using a hands-on labexperience that would have been missed if a purely theoretical approach had been

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ET Distance Learning Courses and Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Carter

medium,suiting only the visual learner. The materials that are translated to this context should beprovided to the student in a way that will address as many learning styles as is possible.The Software. There are several vendors of course management software that provide an excellentfoundation for building a Web-based course. These programs manage a database of instructionalweb pages that are developed by the training institution (probably the instructor), the interfacesbetween the participants, and facilities for the assessment of student progress through theadministration of on-line testing. In presenting its programs, the department has used threepackages, each containing its own strengths: Centra ® (www.centra.com), WebCT®(www.webct.com

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Use of Labs to Introduce Students to Engr.

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2002 Annual Conference

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Janet Powell; Richard Mines; Laura Lackey

levels. He worked in consulting with CH2M Hill and Black &Veatch for 6.5 years. Dr. Mines holds a BS, ME, and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Military Institute,University of Virginia, and Virginia Tech. He’s a registered PE in Florida, New Mexico, and Virginia.JANET CARLSON POWELL is the Associate Director at the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study, a non-profitdedicated to providing leadership in science education through curriculum and professional development, andresearch in these areas. She has a BA in environmental biology, an MS in curriculum and instruction, and a Ph.D. inscience education. She has taught and conducted research in elementary, secondary, and higher education settings.LAURA W. LACKEY has four years of

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Pre-College and ECE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Susan Meyers; Donald Kirk

they developcurriculum intended to ensure equal access to rich curricular learning opportunities for allstudents. The state and national standards highlight the comprehensive nature oftechnological literacy. Knowledge of the national and state technology standardsinforms teachers’ practice as they work to integrate all aspects of technology acrossdisciplines within the curriculum. Student Learning Objectives Students should be able to: 6a.) Identify aspects of state and national technology standards in their inquiry- based projects. 6b.) Incorporate issues related to technology in the K-8 curriculum. ImplementationThe course builds on the successful course for first-year