Conference Session

Engineering in High School

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Sheryl Burgstahler, University of Washington; Richard Ladner, University of Washington; Annemarie Poginy, University of Portland

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

) and Accessible Technology Services at the University of Washington. DO-IT promotes the success of students with disabilities in postsecondary programs and careers, employing technology as an empowering too.Richard Ladner, University of Washington Richard E. Ladner, Boeing Professor in Computer Science and Engineering, graduated from St. Mary's College of California with a B.S. in 1965 and received a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1971, at which time he joined the faculty of the University of Washington. Since 1994, as part of the DO-IT Project, he has held a one week summer workshop for disabled high school students encouraging them to pursue college

Conference Session

Emerging EM Areas

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cassandra Elrod, University of Missouri-Rolla; William Daughton, University of Missouri-Rolla (ENG)

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Management to High School StudentsIntroductionAttracting students to Engineering Management as a major and as a career field hasalways been challenging. One aspect of the problem is the difficulty in explaining tostudents in simple and clear terms just what Engineering Management is. Despite its wellknown reputation, including its place as the founding department in the field and beingABET accredited, it is unusual for an incoming freshman student at the University ofMissouri – Rolla (UMR) to have much understanding of the Engineering Managementand Systems Engineering (EMSE) Department or its Engineering Managementundergraduate major. The other key aspect of the problem is the general decline ininterest in Engineering. Yankelovich1 reports that in

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leroy Cox, University of Missouri-Rolla; Cassandra Elrod, University of Missouri-Rolla

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

earliest encounters with the question, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” wehave identified ourselves in professions that are relatively familiar – doctor, lawyer, teacher,firefighter, etc. Perhaps this stems from the fact that we have a favorite teacher, or firefighting isperceived to be an exciting career. Careers in medicine and the legal profession have beenlauded via television – for almost as long as the medium has existed – as possessing theexcitement, as well as material and altruistic rewards, that one seeks from a career. Who wouldnot want to be involved in saving someone’s life, or bringing justice to someone who haswronged another – and make a lot of money doing it?Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the engineering

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students III

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Claudia Morrell, University of Maryland-Baltimore County; Anne Spence, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

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Educational Research and Methods

2006-1900: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICSTALENT EXPANSION PROGRAM: AN ANALYSIS OF A PILOT PROGRAMTaryn Bayles, University of Maryland-Baltimore County Taryn Bayles, Ph.D. is a Professor the Practice of Chemical Engineering in the Chemical & Biochemical Engineering Department at UMBC. She has spent half of her career working in industry and the other half in academia, and has received over $3M of NSF funding in Engineering Education & Outreach over the last three years. She has been recognized with several teaching and mentoring awards and the USM Regents' Faculty Award for Collaboration in Public Service.Claudia Morrell, University of Maryland-Baltimore County

Conference Session

Revitalizing Cooperative Education and Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

life of theyoung engineer. We must now investigate the ways in which co-op helps to influence thecommunication needs of the working world. Students usually spend three rotations learning aboutthe environment of their employers. They discover what actually working in engineering is allabout. But they also begin to understand the communication activities that will cause them tosucceed or falter in their careers. Not only must we study what it is that engineers do when they areout on co-op. We must reinforce those activities when they return to campus. This paper willinvestigate the communication needs of co-op engineers and the effect that our increased concernwith their perfection can have on the careers of the young engineer.IntroductionWhen

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Simmons, University of Queensland; Elise Barrella, Bucknell University; Keith Buffinton, Bucknell University

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First-Year Programs

academic career in 1987 as an Assistant Professor in mechanical engineering at Bucknell University and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1992 and Professor in 2002. In 2003, he became Associate Dean of the College of Engineering. He received in 2003 Bucknell's Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles on the dynamics and control of robotic systems. His research interests include multibody dynamics, nonlinear control, mechanical design, systems thinking, and engineering management education. Page 11.1031.1© American

Conference Session

Faculty Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Brent, Education Designs Inc.; Richard Felder, North Carolina State University; Sarah Rajala, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, reviews assessment data for eachelement, and offers recommendations to engineering schools wishing to establish their ownprograms for new and future faculty members.I. IntroductionThe default preparation for a faculty career is none at all. Graduate students may get sometraining on tutoring, grading papers, the importance of laboratory safety, and the undesirability ofsexual harassment, and new faculty members may hear about their benefit options, theimportance of laboratory safety, and the undesirability of sexual harassment, but that’s about itfor academic career preparation at most universities. This is an unhealthy state of affairs. Being a college professor requires doing a numberof things that graduate school does not teach you to do

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

innovative products, processes, and services1. The American engineeringworkforce demands special attention because of its importance in contributing to the nation’seconomy through research, design, development, and implementation of innovative products,processes, and services1. However, the engineering workforce in the U.S. has two significantproblems: the U.S. has been unable to produce a sufficient number of domestic engineers2, and ithas been unable to produce a sufficiently diverse engineering workforce3.One reason for the lack of female and other underrepresented minorities in engineering is thatthese students show little interest in pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math(STEM) related careers while in high school4. If these

Conference Session

Innovative Lower Division Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology

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Two Year College Division

high skill; high wage jobs (National Association of Manufacturers).Manufacturing is severely challenged by old negative images about the factory floor andan education and training system that does not promote engineering and technologycareers. New strategic alliances between education and industry will be required to bothmarket manufacturing careers and prepare youth and adults for the highly skilled teamstructure in today’s manufacturing sites.Next Generation Manufacturing: The transformation of global manufacturing was clarified in a 1995 to 1997 studyco-sponsored by NSF and other federal agencies. The culminating report “NextGeneration Manufacturing” concluded that manufacturing companies must transform

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Bland, John Brown University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

The ABET criteria does not define the various attributes of “ability to engage in life-long learning.” The various institutions create their own definitions. By virtue of thesedifferences, each institution also creates its own assessment process and tools. From the basicconcept of life-long learning, we will not measure this outcome while the student is at ourinstitutions. Life-long learning can only be demonstrated over a thirty-plus year career. Wemust look at career learning interventions, understand which interventions have the greatestimpact on life-long learning, and implement those attributes that can be implemented well in aclassroom. Education and learning take place along a four-part continuum with formal, non-formal,informal

Conference Session

Faculty Development Toolkit

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher Murad, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown; Andrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

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New Engineering Educators

undergraduate civil engineering technology curriculum. His research interests include soil behavior and behavior of laterally loaded transmission line foundations. Page 11.1126.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Short and Long-term Influence of Excellent Instructors on Graduates in Engineering Technology: a Case StudyAbstractA survey asked engineering technology (ET) faculty at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown(UPJ) to recall the instructor they feel had the most influence on their career/life and indicate thequalities possessed by the instructor and the reasons the instructor was able to

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education & Industry Duplicate Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University; Niaz Latif, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; David Quick; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce; Jay Snellenberger, Rolls-Royce; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mohammad Noori, California State Polytechnic University; Kathleen Gonzalez Landis, University of Arizona; Ronald Bennett, University of St. Thomas

, technology development andinnovation has changed substantially since 1945, the U.S. system of engineering graduateeducation has not kept pace with the modern paradigm. As the Committee on Science,Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP) has pointed out, graduate education in engineeringhas evolved primarily in the United States as a byproduct of a national science policy forscientific research.9 The United States has not had an effective system of professional graduateeducation during the last several decades for the vast majority of its domestic engineeringgraduates, whose professional careers are not centered on basic research but rather are centeredon advanced engineering practice for creating, developing, and innovating new, improved

Conference Session

Climate Issues for Women Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; Cristina Camacho, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

2006-548: WOMEN ENGINEERS: FACTORS AND OBSTACLES RELATED TOTHE PURSUIT OF A DEGREE IN ENGINEERINGRose Mary Cordova-Wentling, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Rose Mary Cordova-Wentling is a Professor of Human Behavior in Engineering in the Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering at the University of Illinois. Her research interests relate to the career development of women in management, information technology, and engineering. Her reseach also focuses on diversity and human behavior in engineering.Cristina Camacho, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign Cristina Camacho is a Graduate Student and Research Associate in the Department of Industrial and

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Education, 2006 Transitioning from Industry to Education: The Third YearAbstractChanging careers can be a very demanding and stressful experience. Today, few people stay withthe same organization or occupation their entire professional career. In fact, the transition fromone career to another may actually occur multiple times. However, the interest here is on oneparticular transition. After 30 years as an engineer and engineering manager many skills wereacquired and developed. But were any of them transferable to another career, especially to one ineducation as an engineering professor.The transition from industry to education would take time and effort while presenting many trialsand tribulations. The first year was full of new

Conference Session

Promoting Scientific and Technological Literacy

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Ernst, North Carolina State University; Aaron Clark, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

unitthey taught. Through the logs, teachers reported on several different topics, including theirreaction to the unit, their students’ reactions to the unit, aspects of the unit they liked, and aspectsthey did not like.The study of engineering, mathematics, science, and technology-based content and theapplication of conceptual modeling, data-driven visualizations, physical modeling, andpresentations promote visual literacy. Visual and technical literacy maintain a significant role insuccessful knowledge and skill development in engineering and technology career paths. Dataand information collected from this project is beneficial to pre-engineering education and K-12outreach through the expansion of research and extension of knowledge. Research

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; George Korfiatis, Stevens Institute of Technology; Nikhil Sanghavi, Stevens Institute of Technology

assignedand stayed with a student until the end of the third semester, at which point students elected anengineering major and were assigned an advisor in their chosen engineering discipline. TheEngineering Seminar involved groups of 20-24 students meeting weekly with an individualengineering faculty member with all groups following the same syllabus. The faculty experiencewith this course was that initial student interest started to wane after a number of weeks.Feedback from students indicated that a quite a few resented having to spend the time meetingevery week given the heavy credit load at Stevens. Students also indicated a desire to have moreopportunity to focus on engineering careers, program-related topics and experiences outside theclassroom

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Norton, University of Michigan; Reginald Rogers, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

under the moniker “Future Faculty Series” wasoriginally created by student chapter members and has been offered by the student chapter sincemid 1990’s. Recently the CoE instituted a program of their own, called Academic Careers inEngineering and Sciences (ACES) with very similar objectives and structure. The describedobjective of ACES is to prepare senior graduate students for careers at research-orienteduniversities and institutes. The student chapter found that ACES directly mirrored three of the Page 11.1429.2four Future Faculty Series sessions offered by ASEE. The student chapter was even approachedby the Dean of Graduate Students and asked

Conference Session

Program Delivery Methods and Real World Concepts

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Plemmons

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

proposed to provide a framework for structuring the knowledge areas and learning processesfor undergraduate engineering students. This model responds to needs identified from majorconstituents, applicable references, and educational requirements from various engineeringdisciplines.The Impetus for ChangeEngineers in all stages of career and professional development want to be successful in thiscompetitive world, where global outsourcing is just one the many challenges facing them. Inresponse, ASEE President, Ron Barr, summarizes the opinions of many academic and industryprofessionals: “We have to produce American engineers who are not only obviously technically well- grounded but more talented at things like creativity, leadership

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Research

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Langen, Clarkson University; Stefan Grimberg, Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

, both through awards toindividual researchers and through its Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) SiteProgram. Over 120 REU Site Programs are currently funded in engineering disciplines alone.NSF’s stated objective for the REU Site Program is to attract and retain promisingundergraduates to careers in science and engineering research and education. This is to beachieved by funding programs that recruit a cohort of students to perform mentored researchprojects with a defined common focus on a coherent intellectual theme. Particular emphasis isplaced on recruiting women, underrepresented minorities, persons with disabilities, and studentsat academic institutions where research opportunities are limited.2In most summer research programs

Conference Session

Faculty Development: Tenure & Promotion

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Hale, University of Arkansas; Findlay Edwards, University of Arkansas; Norman Dennis, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

institutions realize thatresearch funding and publications are important, but there are many other things thatshould be included in their tenure dossier. These other things include the number ofstudents advised, teacher evaluations, faculty evaluations, and service, to name a few.Tracking down all the additional information can be very time consuming. However, thetime requirement can be reduced if work on the tenure dossier begins early in the facultymember’s career. This paper reflects the lessons learned from three faculty members, afull professor, an associate professor, and an assistant professor. The full professorserves on the department’s promotion and tenure committee. The associate professor hasrecently received tenure, and the assistant

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Engelberg, Queensborough Community College; Cheryl Bluestone, Queensborough Community College; Amy Bieber, Queensborough Community College; James Valentino, Queensborough Community College; Patrick Wallach, Queensborough Community College; Joseph Goldenberg, Queensborough Community College; Clara Wajngurt, Queensborough Community College; Paul Marchese, Queensborough Community College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Centers for Exploration and New Discovery) program. QCCTechASCEND was a project funded under that program to encourage high school students(mostly seniors with some juniors) to consider careers in science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM). Located at a large urban community college, the QCC TechASCENDproject put particular emphasis on technology, but attracted participants considering or willing toconsider other STEM fields.Over the course of three school years, from October 2002 through June 2005, nearly 200 highschool students from 22 high schools participated. Each of the seven groups of participants camefor approximately 30 sessions, each two hours long, devoted to hands-on exploration related tooptics in general, lasers, fiber

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheree Watson, Montana State University; Heidi Sherick, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

, writing, and computers; (2) introduction to MSU resources, such as tutoring, the library, and the American Indian Club; (3) workshops on study skills; and (4) social activities. Page 11.420.3 The DOC seminar, a one-credit course that features American Indian role models, information about engineering careers, and other activities. The Engineering Minority Program (EMPower) Student Center, which provides a place for students to build community, work in study groups, and participate in tutoring. A DOC student contract and stipend, which requires students to attend the seminar, spend time in the

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice Scales, North Carolina State University; Aaron Clark, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

all high school graduates that are female will obtain a similardegree. Less than 15% of all high school graduates have had sufficient rigorous math and science courses that willallow them to be successful in an engineering program3. Because of this current trend in education and students notchoosing engineering as a career, the federal government has placed a major emphasis in STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) outreach to K-12 students so that the country can continue to have aready supply of engineers and technologist for the future. Research money has been given out by many federalagencies to research and develop STEM fields, but with little success for the amount of money invested to researchand improve upon STEM

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Collaborations and Interactions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roli Varma, University of New Mexico

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International

organizations. The paper is based on in-depthinterviews with 82 Asian Indian scientists and engineers working in industrial companies,national laboratories, and academic institutions in the United States and 38 Indian scientists andengineers who worked in the United States for some time and then moved back to India.IntroductionPublic and private organizations in the United States have made enormous strides since CivilRights activists first demanded parity in educational and career opportunities for racial/ethnicminorities some 40 years ago. Changes to the law and organizational attitudes have opened thedoor to many people who a few decades ago would have found it not just locked but barred.Nevertheless, change has not come as quickly or as completely

Conference Session

Approaches to K -12 Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Wayne Kibbe, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

on STEM education in middle schools and high schools throughout theNortheast region of Massachusetts. The STEM Fellows Program was funded from theNortheast Network's grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Pipeline Fundwhich is administered by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education.The purpose of the Pipeline Fund is: • “to increase the number of Massachusetts students who participate in programs that support careers in fields related to mathematics, science, technology, and engineering; • to increase the number of qualified mathematics, technology, engineering, and science teachers in the Commonwealth; and, • to improve the mathematics, technology, engineering, and science educational offerings

Conference Session

Successful Grant Proposals

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

to student participation in a technically oriented camp-likeatmosphere. We will offer a dynamic discussion of the lessons learned to date from thisexperience, a description of the changes we will establish for future offerings, and how thesummer camps are an integral part of the highly successful Diversity in Engineering Technologyproject.IntroductionWhite female, African American, Latino, and Native American high school students traditionallyhave had little encouragement or have exhibited little interest in pursuing careers related toengineering or engineering technology3. Although they do not realize it, these students aredepriving themselves of many technical and scientific career choices, as well as access to highsalaried occupations4.In

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Koehler, North Carolina State University; Jerome Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Susan Matney, North Carolina State University; Mary Clare Robbins, North Carolina State University

. Page 11.924.10 Appendix A: Resume Assignment1. Create / revise your personal resume. Deliverable: Submit a hard copy in class.2. Set-up your personal "profile" in the e-Pack system. Deliverable: Print & Submit login page. X ePack is hosted by the University Career Center. X ePack is the university-wide system that connects employers with students. X We encourage you to use the system in order to maximize your success. X Click here for "How to use ePack effectively"3. Optional: Upload your resume via ePack and visit the University Career Center X Map: Located on the 2nd Floor Pullen Hall X Website at http://www.ncsu.edu/career/ Other optional

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Rutkowski, University of Minnesota-Duluth

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

assist in this process, all students within the Page 11.527.2University of Minnesota system are given a Portfolio when they begin their college career. 25Mb of memory is allocated for storage with potential for expanding to 100 Mb. Aftergraduation, students can continue to access their Portfolio indefinitely. Costs for this system arederived from existing technology and computer fees. Besides students, the University ofMinnesota also supports Portfolios for all faculty and staff for their own professionaldevelopment. Students are able to store and selectively share information with anyone at any time. Thecapability defines the owner’s

Conference Session

Professional Development Programs for Teachers

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Hunter, Tennessee Technological University; Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University; Susan Elkins, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

educational leadership from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Prior to her work in higher education, she spent 15 years as a middle school math teacher and high school career program administrator. Page 11.1017.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Preparing for Emerging Technologies: A Grassroots Approach to Enhancing K-12 EducationAbstractIn the summer of 2004, Tennessee Tech University joined a partnership that included five,mostly rural, Tennessee county school systems to assist them with the development andimplementation of a program called “Preparing for Emerging

Conference Session

EM Program Trend and Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ron Foster, University of Arkansas; Ken Vickers, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

, the devices that could be made fromthese materials and the high performance subsystems that could be made through a combinationof these materials and devices.This research was by its very nature interdisciplinary, with the separation between science andengineering blurring at the micro scale and disappearing at the nanoscale. This created naturalpartnerships across departmental boundaries between individual faculty members and smallresearch groups. What was lacking to the faculty working in these turbulent boundaries betweentraditional departmental emphases was a method by which their students could optimize theircurriculum in support of their career preparation. Their students had no method to take career-based coursework from different