Conference Session

Undergraduate Research and a Force and Moment Lab

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Audrey Pang, Sandia National Laboratories; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas, Austin, Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

pursue independent research projects duringthe first three semesters of their undergraduate experience. In this large-scale program, severalhundred freshman students in the College of Natural Sciences begin their freshman year byenrolling in a research methods course and then transition to a research stream for their second andthird semesters, in which they participate in authentic research projects as part of a laboratorygroup [10]. Students earn course credit that substitutes for required introductory courses in theirmajors. Although tenured and tenure-track faculty members set the research directions and provideguidance for the research streams, post-doctoral research educators provide day-to-day guidance,instruction, and mentoring, allowing

Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Stephen Wilkerson; Joe Cerreta; Andrew D Gadsden

Multispectral Analysis of Farm Corn Crops: A Project-Based Learning (PBL) Program Stephen Wilkerson, Assistant Professor, York College, York, PA Joe Cerreta, Assistant Professor, College of Aeronautics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide Department of Flight A. D. Gadsden University of Alberta, Canada, T6G 2R3 Andrew Gadsden, University of Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada In this paper, we examine the learning objectives of using drone aircraft for themultispectral analysis of farmer crops to increase yields while decreasing annual costs.Specifically, we examine the corn, soybean, and winter wheat

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Impact of Curriculum for PreK-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Manuela Restrepo Parra, The Perry Initiative

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

previousNational Science Education Standards (NRC, 1990), The Framework and the NGSSoutline a learning progression of science and engineering practices for which studentsshould develop increasingly complex skills as they progress from early elementarythrough high school. Moreover, The Framework and the NGSS outline grade level andgrade band performance expectations related to engineering design. As a result,students are expected to engage in engineering design projects and engineering-relatedproblems in their science coursework. In an effort to address the need for high quality K12 engineering curricula, wedeveloped, implemented, and piloted the Biomedical Engineering Curriculum (BMEC, apseudonym for our program). BMEC curricula apply mathematics

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone and Collaborative Projects

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karl Olsen, Washington State University; Todd Beyreuther, Washington State University; Michael Wolcott, Washington State University; Tamara Laninga, University of Idaho

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

 decisions made by one faculty member.    Lessons Learned Through the 6 years of the course, solutions to the barriers mentioned above have been brainstormed and approached with some trial and error. Below are the methods that have been successful in improving the program and building it to its current state.  Page 26.1011.8    Identify Team Problems through Peer Evaluations Peer evaluations have been implemented in an attempt to identify potential conflicts in student groups and address them directly before they expand and propagate. After each group assignment an online peer evaluation form is distributed to students to complete

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University; Jacob William Leachman, Washington State University; Michael Richey, The Boeing Company

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Design in Engineering Education

publications in leading journals including Science Magazine, The Journal of Engineering Education and INCOSE addressing topics in large scale system integration, learning sciences and systems engineering. Michael often represents Boeing internationally and domestically as a speaker - presenter and has authored multiple patents on Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided Manufac- turing, with multiple disclosures focused on system engineering and elegant design.Michael holds a B.A and M.Sc. from ESC Lille in Program Project Management and Ph.D. from SKEMA Business School with a focus on Engineering Education Research. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Tale of Three UAVs – or

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith G. Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; John A Nastasi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology; Peter L. Russell, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

thatfunction. The team went through all the major subsystems and their key components andassessed their performance as well as overall systems performance. Two DoD stakeholderrepresentatives were present.The expectation is that the project will be taken through to the prototyping stage and testing,including with the performance modeling.Experience with Implementation of the SE Capstone Pilot ProjectThe project is ongoing but there are a number of preliminary outcomes and lessons learned thatcan be taken from the experiences to date. These are summarized below. Page 22.1278.9Concrete planning should start early to mid spring semester (of Junior year

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 11: Curricular and Program Innovations

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa Exter, Purdue University; Iryna Ashby, Purdue University; Mark Shaurette, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

of precedent materials, and experienced instructional designers’ beliefs about design character. These studies have highlighted the importance of cross-disciplinary skills and student engagement in large-scale, real-world projects. Dr. Exter currently leads an effort to evaluate a new multidisciplinary degree program which provides both liberal arts and technical content through competency-based experiential learning.Iryna Ashby, Purdue University Iryna Ashby is a Ph.D student in the Learning Design and Technology Program at Purdue University with the research interests focused on program evaluation. She is also part of the program evaluation team for the Purdue Polytechnic Institute – a new initiate at Purdue

Collection

2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Gabriel Parmer; Rahul Simha; Chris Toombs; Poorvi Vora; Timothy Wood

Teaching Design Thinking, Writing, and Oral Presentation: Lessons Learned from the Computer Science Senior Design Course at GW Gabriel Parmer, Rahul Simha, Chris Toombs, Poorvi Vora & Timothy Wood Department of Computer Science The George Washington University Washington DC 20052 {gparmer,simha,cctoombs,poorvi,timwood} @ gwu.eduAbstractComputer science students in the B.S. program at George Washington University take an 8-credit one-year course sequence in senior design during which students must demonstrateworking software containing a significant algorithmic

Conference Session

Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (RED)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremi S. London, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Jennifer Branstad, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Career Development.” The Academy of Management Journal 28.1:110-132.6. Driscoll, Lisa G. et al. (2009). “Navigating the Lonely Sea: Peer mentoring and collaboration among aspiring women scholars.” Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning 17.1:5- 221.7. Files, Julia A. and Mayer, Anita. 2008. “Facilitated Peer Mentorship: A Pilot Program for Academic Advancement of Female Medical Faculty.” Journal of Women’s Health 17.6.8. Mavrinac, Mary Ann. 2005. “Transformational Leadership: Peer Mentoring as a Values- Based Learning Process.” Libraries and the Academy 5.3:391-404.9. Jackson, Vicki A; Palepu, Anita; Szalacha, Laura; Caswell, Cheryl; Carr, Phyllis L; Inui, Thomas. 2003. “Having the Right Chemistry”: A qualitative Study

Conference Session

Faculty Development for Distance Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University; Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; J. P. Mohsen, University of Louisville; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Michael Prince, Bucknell University; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan

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Continuing Professional Development

“best option” to be implemented within the US in the short term considering thecurrent cultural and societal context. For a more detailed discussions of the above-mentionedmodels as well as an overview of education-related faculty development initiatives in the USplease refer to Schaefer2 and Utschig3.Challenges and opportunities in professional education-related faculty developmentImportant opportunities and challenges relating to formal education-related faculty developmenton a large scale are outlined in Utschig and Schaefer4. In this work, questions explored are: Whatmajor opportunities exist regarding moving towards educational professional qualification forUS Higher Education institutions, their faculty and students, industry, and society

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tirupalavanam Ganesh, Arizona State University; John Thieken, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

investigated different combinations ofthe electrical components creating varying types of circuits, progressing to constructing theirown homemade switches from the household objects. PICO Cricket kits were introduced andstudents used the PICO software to program and design intelligent reactions to mechanicalactions. Continuing with the PICO Cricket Kits students constructed creations (autonomous artinstallations) that would respond to stimuli from their surroundings (e.g., sound, movement,touch, and light). Individual and class discussions fortified the relationships betweeninputs/outputs and chain reactions. Ultimately, the entire cohort engaged in the creation andexecution of a large-scale chain reaction (Rube Goldberg Machine). Students were placed

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Matthew, VentureWell; Surbhi Lipkin-Moore; Pedro Arce, Tennessee Technological University; Andrea Arce-Trigatti, Tallahassee Community College; Nathalie Lavoine, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Lucian Lucia, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Emre Selvi, Jacksonville University; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Murat Tiryakioglu, Jacksonville University; Justin Hall, Jacksonville University; Ron Edelen, Jacksonville University; Jeffery Plumblee, VentureWell

practice andhonest dialogue among the people who do it’” [10].While literature underscores the benefits of CoPs for faculty development, there is a lack ofshared understanding of what the term CoP means [11], [12]. This in turn has resulted insignificant variation in CoP implementations, from apprenticeships and small group convenings,to large-scale online networks and top-down knowledge management efforts [12], [13]. Thehomogenized use of the term serves to belie the variations of “knowing in action” [14] and cansubsequently leave faculty development practitioners unclear on how best to design their ownCoP initiative. Additionally, as Arthur [15] explains, “... if CoPs are self-defining and self-developing (as situated learning theory suggests

Conference Session

Social Responsibility and Social Justice II: From Classroom to Community

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Riley, Virginia Tech; Janice L. Hall, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

delivered by their strategic partners as a measure of theircontribution to education reform in Louisiana. 30 Grants awarded to primary and secondarycharter programs like TFA, KIPP Charter Schools, Firstline Schools, New Schools for NewOrleans, are used to create more seats for students to attend charter schools as well as developprograms like the First Line Blended Learning program which is aimed at closing achievementgaps among students.31 Entergy also partners with programs like New Orleans POSSE to providefunding for post-secondary education for high achieving but financially disadvantaged studentsmaking college access and youth leadership development hallmarks of their charitable efforts,they have also sponsored and supported the United Negro

Conference Session

FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Kampe, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christi Boone, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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First-Year Programs

that native studentsalready know and that resident freshmen living together learn quickly, but they are new andunfamiliar to the more isolated transfer students until someone takes the time to explain. In thefall 2006 offering of EngE2984, we also recognized and seized the opportunity we had to buildcommunity among new transfer students, and that, in itself, made a considerable difference. Oneof the key things involved in community building was a peer mentoring program for transferstudents, the Network for Engineering Transfer Students (NETS), which was established in fall2005 through funding from an NSF STEP grant (STEP: STEM Talent Expansion Program,where STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math).Peer-Mentoring (NETS) and EngE2984

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 4: Projects

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fayekah Assanah, University of Connecticut; Kristina Wagstrom; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Marina Creed

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Paper ID #38039Work in Progress: Project-Based Service Learning Shapes the Morals ofFirst-Year Engineering StudentsDr. Fayekah Assanah, University of Connecticut Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, 260 Glenbrook Road, Unit 3247, Storrs, CT 06269-3247. Dr. Assanah is the team lead for ENGR 1166: Foundations of Engineering, a core course for all first-year engineering students at the University of Connecticut consisting of over 400 students. She has developed and implemented project-based lessons to build Corsi-Rosenthal boxes for all first-year engineering stu- dents through this initiative

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Michigan State University; Carmellia Davis-King, Michigan State University; Timothy J. Hinds, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

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College Industry Partnerships

both a large scale, hands-on, team-based curricularcomponent, and a residential-based, co-curricular component. The goal of this program is tograduate engineering students with knowledge, experiences and mindsets that prepare them tofunction in the rapidly changing global engineering world of the 2000s. The development andcomponents of this program, other than the industry engagement described herein, have beenpreviously reported1,2. A brief summary and update is included to provide context for the rest ofthis paper.The engineering education literature has provided many summaries of living-learning programsin recent years 3-6. Common features of these programs typically include scheduling certainclasses in common, tutoring, peer mentoring

Conference Session

CEED Technical Session II: Developing Research and Design Skills Through Experiential Learning

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

coveredinstructional techniques [3] such as competitions [4], metaphors [5], games [6] and peer mentoring[7] and instruction [8]. Studies have also focused on the development of exercises [9] and learningtechnologies [10] for hands-on educational activities.Undergraduate research is one form of project-based learning (PBL). The application of PBL tocybersecurity education has been previously studied. Studies have considered the use of puzzles[11] and challenges [12] to aid learning. Significant interest has been paid to competitions [13]–[16] and the students that participate in them [17]. A limited amount of prior work [18] has alsobeen conducted related to undergraduate research activities in cybersecurity and the benefits theyproduce.2.2. Project-based

Conference Session

Capstone Design & Project Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Walter, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeffrey Webb, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; George Slack, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

inMechanical Engineering, students in the Sustainable Design Minor, or taking the public policyminor from the College of Liberal Arts, etc. Projects include small and large scale energyproduction and utilization systems including alternate energy systems, projects for third worldapplication, and projects which are focused on product stewardship issues such as recycling, re-use, and re-manufacturing. Students in the following programs will likely be interested in thisproject track: Electrical Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, MechanicalEngineering, Mechanical Engineering / Energy & the Environment Option, Minor in SustainableDesign.Printing and Imaging Systems Technologies TrackThese projects should be of interest to students doing a

Conference Session

DEED Melange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Wang, University of California, Berkeley; Alice Merner Agogino, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

participatedin a creative role, taking on the bulk of the design process through brainstorming, testing,implementing, and refining the challenge. They flexibly carried out these processes with helpfrom the industry engineers in a mentor role and from educators in a logistical role. Theengineers brought up questions in meetings that really probed and defined the criteria, pinningdown the nuances and forcing the team to reflect on what was necessary or not. Thus, theyhelped refine the criteria by pushing for specifications as in real engineering practice and turnedthe design process into a more authentic learning experience. The educators were very strictwith the timeline and logistics, as the challenge was scheduled to be delivered to the public for aset

Conference Session

Strategies and/or Approaches to Engage Students in Agricultural, Biological, or Similarly Named Programs

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Jesu Raj Pandya, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Diversity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

underway, and both the students and faculty mentors have been involved inbrainstorming relevant ideas on making sustainable robotic agriculture accessible.By integrating social justice, diversity, and accessibility into learning outcomes, STEM studentscan develop a more holistic understanding of sustainable robotic agriculture and its implicationsfor society, while also gaining practical skills and knowledge that can contribute to positive socialchange.4.0 ConclusionsRobotic agriculture can contribute to environmental sustainability by optimizing resource use,reducing chemical inputs, and minimizing waste through precision farming techniques. It maywiden the economic gap between large-scale commercial farms that can afford expensivetechnology and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Loendorf

pedagogical evidence shows thatcommunity involvement is important both in the technical and civic aspects of the curriculum.While service-learning programs are in place throughout the country, the vast majority arerelated to non-technical disciplines. However, the few active technical service-learning activitiestend to focus on only one course [7, 8, 9] and one project in the engineering or engineeringtechnology curriculum. Typically this design experience occurs only during the freshman year,leaving the remaining three years of study without any service-learning activities. One exceptionis the long-term, large-scale, team-based, multidisciplinary undergraduate engineering designprogram at Purdue University [10] called EPIC (Engineering Projects In

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisabeth W. McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Susan Lowes, Institute for Learning Technologies, Teachers College/Columbia University; Chris Jurado, Stevens Institute of Technology; Alice F. Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

technologies.These 14 piloting universities are implementing methods and approaches hypothesized to lead toincreased student interest in SE education and careers, particularly in DoD and related industrycontexts. This pilot program is being conducted in order to inform the development of a nationalscale-up effort that would substantially expand the number and capabilities of universities thatcould produce SE graduates needed for the DoD and related defense industry workforce. It isanticipated that the implementation of the pilot courses will lead to the discovery of exemplarycourse materials, assessment instruments, and other lessons that will be deployed to acceleratethe adoption of effective practices and materials in a national scale up. An analysis of

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Luciana Debs, Purdue University Programs; Bryan John Hubbard P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Construction Engineering

the need to trainour students to be effective collaborators and seek to integrate teamwork in their curriculum [5]. Despite encouraging students to work in teams, faculty rarely teach in teams inconstruction higher education. Faculty collaboration may occur in research endeavors, but teamteaching is not often employed on a large scale in R1 (very high research activity) institutionsand other peer institutions. This happens despite previous research showing the benefits of teamteaching to students [6]. A few published exceptions of team teaching in construction programsare Ball State University [7], [8], Colorado State University [9] and Purdue University [10].From these, only Jones and Mezo [8] provide a brief insight into faculty

Conference Session

Social Responsibility & Professionalism

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Thompson; William Oakes

-learning and/or community service which can manage these aspects.Purdue does not yet have such an office so we have had to add this into the department. This isthe final piece to institutionalize for our program that is not yet secured. Companies are notinterested in funding people nor are grants in the long term. We are making the case of why thisexpense is a worthwhile and cost effective expense using the evaluation data24,25 and by showinghow we have leveraged funds from so many other places (e.g. Learning Communities).Conclusions Service-learning was successfully implemented on a large scale in a first-yearengineering program. It has served as a curricular tie between three clustered courses as part of alearning community and has

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vignesh Subbian, University of Cincinnati; Carla C. Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Fred Richard Beyette Jr., University of Cincinnati

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Electrical and Computer

, College of Engineering and Applied Science, at the University of Cincinnati and an affiliate faculty mem- ber in UC’s Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. She received her Ph.D. in Math- ematics from the University of Illinois in 1975 and her PhD. in Computer Science from Texas A&M University in 1986. She is the head of UC’s B.S. in Computer Engineering Program and the coordina- tor of the Preparing Future Faculty in Engineering Program. Her research interests include embedded systems and VLSI, intelligent embedded systems, software and systems engineering, computational biol- ogy and synthetic biology, agent based modeling and simulation, mentoring, and diversity in science and engineering.Dr

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blythe Marlow Vogt, Kansas State University

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Architectural

and assessment of this collaboration can be used to show a student’s ability to capture and process information electronically. This supports lifelong learning through Blogs and Wikis which is a required for ABET program assessment.  Repetitive experiences with the software through failure, collaboration and/or success will generate retention over time.  Implementing additional credits for the Associate Certification is still being assessed, but has the support of industry that is looking to hire graduates with BIM skills.In this specific instance, the online delivery method of this introductory course has been deemeda success but still lacks in certain areas. Faculty time and attention to developing their

Conference Session

Unique Courses & Services for Freshmen

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Thompson; William Oakes

addressed for future semesters, all of the community partners indicated interested incontinuing next year. Some of the concerns and changes they suggested included timing of theprojects, many wanted longer projects. Some requested fewer teams so that they could workmore closely with them. These changes are being considered as plans are being made for thenext year’s program.Conclusions Service-learning was successfully implemented on a large scale in a first-yearengineering program as a curricular tie between three clustered courses as part of a learningcommunity. Students report a high level of satisfaction with their overall experience. Asignificant majority would choose service-learning over a traditional project given the choice

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Curriculum and Programming Resources, Part 1 of 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Marie Baker, University of Nebraska, Lincoln - Mid American Transportation Center; Laurence R Rilett P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Gina M. Kunz; Gwen C. Nugent

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

hands-on activities, the lessonsapply otherwise complex mathematical and scientific concepts in ways that students can relate toand understand. For example, during the “Speed” curriculum, teachers and mentors implement a“Motion and You” PowerPoint and interactive lesson that provides instruction based onNewton’s laws of motion. Teachers and mentors pair the abstract knowledge learned from thelesson with an activity in which students measure the motion of different types, sizes, shapes andweights of mobile objects as they race down a car track. Additionally, new lessons and activitiesare continuously being developed by teachers and mentors based on noted student interest,advisory board feedback, teacher/mentor areas of expertise and evolving

Collection

2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Surupa Shaw, Texas A&M University; Danaii Anitzel Elizondo, Texas A&M University

and complexity through survey analysis, revealing that smaller classes have the potential to improve individualized instruction, but does not consistently lead to improvement in the depth of subject matter covered, showing both the benefits and limitations of smaller class sizes in higher education.b. Assessment Methods: The nature and rigor of assessments, such as exams, projects, or practical work. In a study, Blatchford et al. [8] investigated the impact of class size on assessment methods and classroom processes by conducting a large-scale longitudinal study of over 10,000 pupils across more than 300 schools, finding that smaller classes facilitate more individualized teaching and greater opportunities for quality

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University; Alicia L. Lyman-Holt, Oregon State University; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computers in Education

into NEESacademy. Moodle provides tools that are typical ofcommercially available content management systems such as a calendar, forums, chats, quizzes,assignments, lessons, surveys, groups, rubrics, and grading. The Moodle CMS can support astandalone online course or a blended learning environment of online and in-person interactions.Figure 2 shows the landing page for the Moodle customized for the REU program, which hasbeen named the REU Network. The page includes a week-by-week set of assignments to guidethe students through self introductions to peers, research ethics, a literature review, a projectsummary and project update, poster development, and application to graduate school. Inaddition, the CMS contains archived presentations, mentor