Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha Ostheimer; Hal Tharp

, peer-evaluation, and group evaluation of problemsolving strategies, as well as written and oral communication skills. The course is built around uniqueteam-projects that each group creates. The course also includes significant writing-to-learn activities thatencourage students to reflect on and develop an awareness of their problem solving processes andcommunication skills. The students also work in teams, and in pairs, to evaluate the process of solvingproblems. Their written and oral presentations are also self-evaluated and peer-evaluated. This emphasison students becoming more self-aware of the strengths and weaknesses of their problem solving abilities,and on students becoming capable of evaluating the effectiveness of their communication

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Mentorship and Communication in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Fife, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

takes place to build student’s self-appraisal skills.Many video examples are used in class to show presenting styles, use of different structures,opening and closing a talk, gesturing, tone and adapting information to different audiences.Students analyze the speeches of Hans Rosling, Max Tegmark, Barack Obama and other globallyknown speakers and scientists, as well as presentations from their peers. Focused observation ofspeakers helps students define their own presentation style and also supports in-class exercisesthat break down the many elements of a presentation. Targeting single elements such astransitions or fielding questions allows students to build capacity through experimentation. Aswith the writing course, Ph.D. students greatly

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

John W. Brocato, University of Georgia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

continues the conversation begun in the first meeting and introduces the course’smajor writing assignment, the Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP). Thisassignment requires students to craft a specific plan for their college careers and beyond, a planthat in its final form may be a written paper, a narrated presentation (PowerPoint, etc.), or amultimedia work of some sort. Students also submit multiple drafts and participate in a guidedpeer review of each other’s work. The third engineering-communication class meeting reviewsprevious strategies and guidelines along with some of the common issues arising out of the firstdrafts and peer reviews, after which students have one more week before submitting their finaldrafts. Although the

Conference Session

Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nayda G. Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Manuel A. Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

possible scenarios,practicing cooperative learning elements and using vocabulary according to context. The role ofthe PLTL coordinator is to observe the group interaction while allowing students to generatetheir own knowledge on how to teach the concepts and will intervene only when needed.After each training session, peer leaders were asked to write a two-page reflection on whatworked and did not work in their groups, in planned activities, and logistics. There was no timelimit for the reflection. According to Mezirow [15], reflective thinking is considered a learningtool that promotes higher thinking skills and deep learning among adults. Prompt questions werethe following: 1) How was the process to create the session? What worked and what did

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

isasked to fill out a rubric that asks certain questions about the student author’s work. Forsummative review, the reviewer is asked to rate the work numerically based on a set ofcriteria (organization, clarity, etc.).Peer review has been widely used in higher education since the 1970s, and onlinesystems have been available for over 20 years. The largest ongoing project in this area isthe NSF-funded Calibrated Peer Review (CPR) project [11], which has been used bymore than a quarter-million students. While the pedagogical benefits of peer review arewell established, students must be trained in how to write an effective review. CPR doesthis by having students review three artifacts supplied by the instructor: one is a modelartifact, and the other

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa L. Larkin, American University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

basic concepts in mechanics to be opened a little wider.VI. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS A variety of quantitative and qualitative assessment tools are currently available withinthe PER community. Qualitatively, the current study made use of free-writing activities to assessstudent understanding of basic mechanics. Critical to the writing activities is the feedbackprovided to the students. The benefits of instructor- (as well as peer-) feedback are numerous.The instructor-student relationship is quickly fostered and enhanced. Because students are givenprompt critical and detailed feedback, they take the writing activities very seriously. Oneoutcome is the quality of the students‘ work is clearly improved. Furthermore, the writingactivities

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter D Kazarinoff, Portland Community College; Tanya Faltens, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Karen Leung, City College of San Francisco; Candiya Mann; Janet Pinhorn

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Publishing for Two-Year College Faculty and StudentsThe Journal of Advanced Technological Education Special Project (J ATE) was a one-year pilotfunded through NSF’s DUE ATE program whose goal was to build a community of peer-reviewed published authors from technical and community colleges. The “publish or perish”academic aphorism of the 4-year university tenure system does not cross over to communitycolleges, and community college faculty face many barriers to pursuing scholarship [1], [2]. Twoof this project’s objectives that directly impact two-year college faculty were 1) providing newwriters with professional development interactions with experienced writing coaches to supportthem in writing and publishing their work in a peer

Conference Session

Teaching Tools: Communication (NEE)

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maryam Mirabolghasemi, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

analyzing the results. This form of peer interaction encouragesthe students to present a persuasive argument and engage in a technical discussion. An audienceof peers is less authoritative and less intimidating than the course instructor, and may serve as alearning resource for students (Hilgers et al., 1999).In addition to the benefits presented above, by learning and practicing other modes of technicalcommunication, engineering students develop a foundational skill that is key to their futuresuccess (Prausnitz and Bradley, 2000; Kmiec, 2004). Writing emails, preparing budgets andjustifying them, and taking meeting minutes are examples of routine tasks for engineers(Tranquillo and Cavanagh, 2007; Lepek and Stock, 2011). Nonetheless, engineering

Conference Session

Research in Biomedical Pedagogy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renata Fortuna Ramos, Rice University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

. Without changing thecontent of the class or the equipment used, active learning was introduced in 2013 at threedifferent stages of the class:1. Before lab: An extra lab session was offered to one team of students per section per week todevelop their capacity to be peer-leaders. These students worked in groups to gain an in-depthunderstanding of the material to be covered the following week in lab.2. During lab: The peer-leaders present a short lecture covering the necessary backgroundinformation. Additionally, they serve as ‘experts’ helping their peers troubleshoot and completethe lab activities.3. After lab: Peer-leaders write a modified in-lab protocol with detailed instructions on how toimplement a new laboratory activity that reinforces the

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Teams

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Behzad Beigpourian, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Frederick C. Berry, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Siqing Wei, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

University. Recent research has focused on 1) using writing and communication assignments to improve the teaching of engineering design and 2) developing a flexible mobile studio pedagogy using the Mobile Studio Instrumentation Board.Dr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette Matthew W. Ohland is Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He has degrees from Swarthmore College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineering students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his team received Best Paper

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 6.B

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Edward Dougherty, United States Military Academy; Maria R. Ebling, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

follow-oncourses in our CS curriculum: a similar writing assignment in an Operating Systems (OS)course, and both written reports and formal presentations in a two-semester capstone course.We found that participation in ToC had a significant effect on the OS course’s outcomes,and similarly was a significant predictor for those of the capstone courses. OS course par-ticipation was an accurate predictor of capstone course performance, and similarly the firstsemester of capstone accurately predicted the second. Additionally, we found that peer re-viewing in ToC predicted OS writing performance and that the final ToC presentation waspredictive of capstone’s presentation scores. These results suggest that specific elements ofprior instruction for

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Judith Shaul Norback, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

3 of 4 8. Engineering Technology T123 Issues in Engineering 1 • “Writing Proficiency in Engineering Technology Students and Skill Technology Education 5 of 5 Development in the Classroom” #11907 9. First Year Programs M427 Design in the First 1 • “Implementing and Evaluating a Peer Review of Writing Exercise in a Year: Challenges and 3 of 6 First-Year Design Project” #12126 Successes 10. Materials T536 (Technical Session 1) 1 • “Writing, Speaking, and Communicating-Building Disciplinary

Conference Session

Scholarship in Engineering Technology

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy Denton; Sarah Leach

© 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” 24% e. other __________ 6. Based on your experience with ASEE, the peer review process has impacted the scholarly aspects of the Annual Conference Proceedings 24% a. by substantially raising the quality of the writing 57% b. by raising the quality of the writing somewhat 10% c. in no significant way d. in a negative way. (Explain _______) 7. At your institution, how do you feel ASEE Conference Proceedings papers are perceived, with respect to their role in scholarly endeavor? 5% a. conference proceedings papers do not imply scholarship, especially not

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Sohail Anwar; Paula Ford

illustrations. • Compose effective sentences. • Evaluate their documents to be sure that the documents fulfill their purpose and to ensure that they can be revised if necessary. • Collaborate effectively with their peers in a community of writers who provide feedback on each others’ work and occasionally write together. • Write several specific kinds of documents that recur in technical and scientific communities. • Employ computer technology effectively in the solution of communication problems. • Communicate in an ethically responsible manner.There are, of course, several options for creating a syllabus that will meet the course objectives.One approach is to have students write one

Conference Session

Rethinking PowerPoint and Other Acts of Communication

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

April A. Kedrowicz, University of Utah; Maria Dawn Blevins, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

expectations for the assignment, and review writing consultation sections the criteria for evaluation Contemporary Students prepare a 5 minute Communication instructors provide Students deliver presentations in small groups, Issues presentation that informs their audience instruction on organization, delivery, and receive feedback from peers and the Presentation about a contemporary civil engineering visual aids, discuss expectations for the communication instructor, and have the issue

Conference Session

Improving Communication Skills in ME

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Theresa McGarry; Edward Young; Elisabeth Alford

Session 1098Teaching and Grading in Conferences: Improving Students’ Understanding of Expectations and Evaluations Edward Young, Elisabeth M. Alford, Theresa McGarry University of South CarolinaAbstract: This paper describes the results of a novel approach in a senior mechanical engineeringlab course, which combined team reporting, self-assessment of writing, conference grading, andconsultative techniques that help learners improve both their communicative competence and theirperformance. We argue that the approach increases communications assignments and makes themmore effective

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hue Van Tran; Steven Reyer; James Friauf; Owe Petersen; Katherine Wikoff

Humanities.Instructors provide evaluation and feedback on writing in all of these writing-intensive courses.In EN-131 Composition, instructor feedback is supplemented (and amplified) by evaluation andfeedback provided by other students through peer critiques generated in small-group writingworkshops. EN-131 students are then required to implement that feedback through revision ofmultiple drafts. During the peer-review process, students also engage in self-assessment andreflection on their own writing, albeit somewhat obliquely. Critiquing other students’ workhelps to develop the editing skills and awareness of quality standards necessary for students toevaluate their own work, and the multiple-draft writing process encourages continual self-reflection and

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley S McGuire MLIS, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Michael McFall Lipscomb, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

toassign them busy work or other assignments that would not contribute to their major projects inthe course. It was also important to have the students write and/or revise previous writing duringas many classes as possible. Our solution to this was to distribute the sections for their finalwriting project throughout the semester. The mid-term paper, then, would contain any sectionswe had already covered together in class and the students had received peer and instructorfeedback on by that time. All assignments were prescribed with a detailed rubric for evaluation,which the authors encouraged the students to use as guidelines for producing quality writtenwork. As the semester proceeded, students were also asked for feedback on the rubrics

Conference Session

Nuclear and Radiological Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryndol A. Sones, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

organized into groups of 2-3 with a direct faculty mentor andan external client who is recognized as a subject matter expert doing current workin that field. In the fall of senior year, the course starts deliberately slow andexhaustive in identifying, analyzing, and communicating design options to peers,faculty mentors, and external clients. Throughout the course, a thread that ties thetwo semesters together is the writing and presenting for an engineeringconference which usually occurs within a month of graduation. All studentsfinish the experience with a publication in the conference proceedings. Ratherthan assess all ABET SOs a-k, the course has a central focuses on assessing theability to design a system, component, or process (SO c) and

Conference Session

Improving the Teaching Skills of Graduate Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Observation Project assignment. This Alternate Assignment requires thestudent to attend a teaching and learning workshop or write a paper based on a pedagogicalarticle that they found in an engineering journal such as the Journal for Engineering Education.Because it is important for the student to practice giving a presentation to a group, the studentpresents to the class on the topic they selected for this assignment. This ensures that the non-teaching student has an opportunity to be observed and receive feedback from their peers in theclass. The instructor gives feedback as well in summary statements after the students arefinished.The three assignments, Peer Observation Project, Teaching Observation Project, and the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurism in BME

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Smith; John Troy; Penny Hirsch

nature of this session varied. One year itinvolved a debate; another year the instructor analyzed the conventions of some of the articlesassigned for the writing project. In 2003, students were also encouraged to take drafts of theirsecond papers to the university’s peer tutoring center for additional review. Page 9.1206.6Step 4: Grading the final paper. Instructor grading is the most time-consuming and important Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004 American Society for Engineering Educationactivity, especially on the first paper

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division (CPD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olukemi Akintewe, University of South Florida; Walter Alejandro Silva Sotillo; James Anderson

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development Division (CPD)

) Grant #DUE 1525574.References[1] P. Anderson et al., "How writing contributes to learning: new findings from a national study and their local application," Peer Review, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 4-9, 2017.[2] U. National Academy of Engineering, The engineer of 2020: Visions of engineering in the new century. National Academies Press Washington, DC, 2004.[3] M. Palmquist, "A Middle Way for WAC: Writing to Engage," WAC Journal, vol. 31, 2020.[4] T. Cary, K. J. Brent, B. Josh, B. Natascha Trellinger, and R. E. Rebecca, "Writing to Learn Engineering: Identifying Effective Techniques for the Integration of Written Communication into Engineering Classes and Curricula (NSF RIGEE project)," New Orleans, Louisiana

Conference Session

ERM Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-2300: USING LET ME LEARN® TO PROMOTE METACOGNITION ANDFOSTER TEAMING SKILLSKevin Dahm, Rowan University Kevin Dahm is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University and a certified Let Me Learn® consultant. He earned his BS at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (92) and his PhD at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (98). He is the recipient of several ASEE awards, including the 2002 PIC-III Best Paper Award, the 2003 Joseph J. Martin Award and the 2004 Raymond W. Fahien Award.Roberta Harvey, Rowan University Roberta Harvey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Writing Arts at Rowan University and a certified Let Me Learn® Consultant. She teaches writing

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Wallace; David Adams

report—all with transmittal letters. We developedinstructional materials and assignment sheets to provide students with guidance. Both coursesincorporate one opportunity for a formal feedback/revision cycle.Civil & Environmental Engineering Writing Center (CEEWC). The department sponsors a peerconsultant writing center for students. Several students work in this center, providing coveragefor 8-10 hours per week. The technical writing specialist supervises these students (who werealready employed in the University Writing Center). The center has a dedicated space. Facultye-mail copies of assignment sheets and course issues to these peer consultants.Stand Alone Technical Communications Course (CE 462). The technical writing specialist

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Professional Skill Development

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Alan Degenhardt, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Brian S. Woodard, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

reports which the authors deemed generally unimpressive, so thestructure of the class was changed to address this deficiency. Students now submit two individualwritten assignments prior to the final technical report, which are returned with inline feedbackfrom the instructor. Additionally, students are assigned to blind peer review reports fromclassmates. Evidence has been collected to compare similar final reports between offerings of thecourse, and evaluations show a drastic improvement in the quality of the final reports with theseadditional writing assignments and feedback as part of the course. Surveys are taken at thebeginning and end of the semester to assess student perceptions of their skills in several areas.The results of these surveys

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session: Developing Engineering Competencies I

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olivia Ryan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Katherine Drinkwater, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Susan Sajadi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mark Vincent Huerta, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

‭AI-Generated Performance Feedback Reviews‬‭Abstract‬‭ his empirical research, research brief paper, explores engineering students perceptions of‬T‭AI-generated performance feedback reports (PFR) crafted from peer comments in a‬ ‭project-based learning (PBL) class.‬‭Peer feedback‬‭is an effective tool for promoting‬ ‭accountability and reducing social loafing among student teams‬‭. However, students are often‬ ‭ill-equipped to write constructive, actionable feedback that helps their peers effectively improve‬ ‭their teamwork behaviors.‬‭Therefore, feedback literacy‬‭has emerged as an important skill for‬ ‭students to develop in order to take action on the feedback they receive, and one of the key‬ ‭constructs of feedback

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Nora Valeiras; Luis A. Godoy

first interviewed and fill a questionnaire which is used as a diagnosis ofthe situation.The name of the workshop has involved over time. In 1997 it was called “Peer-ReviewWorkshop” and the present it is called “Workshop on the Process of Publication inEngineering”. The workshop is framed on a wider activity called “Initiative to Strengthenthe Publications in Engineering Faculty” which is directed by the Dean of Engineering.3. Contents of the workshopThe workshop has an open structure formed by units. During the first unit the activitiesare centered on reading, analysis of texts, and writing using papers by other authors asbasic elements. Arguments and discussions are built using such texts. As the workshopprogresses, each participant uses his

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janice Mejía, Northwestern University; Katherine Scharfenberg, Northwestern University; Jill Hardin Wilson, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering Division (IND)

require engineering professors teaching capstone courses to spendconsiderable time evaluating student writing. Varied teaching tools and methods to convey theimportance of communication in professional environments may also be incorporated to enhancestudent learning. Clear communication within an engineering capstone course is important forstudents and engineering instructors.  The work in progress describes an effort to improve communication and assessment of studentlearning in an industrial engineering capstone course. To better assess learning objectives,several changes were made to the curriculum over a four-year period. The changes include thedevelopment of a course guide, updated rubrics, project charter discussions, teamworkassessments

Conference Session

Reflective & Critical Pedagogies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katarina Larsen, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology; Johan Gustav Gärdebo, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

forteam communication, critical reflection in relation tosources and assumptions. Page 26.1586.3From the perspective of pedagogy and classroom learning, the underlying reasons forimplementing these tools are to:  Advance the student‟s ability of self-assessment through explicitmodels and frameworks for analytical thinking, discussing and writing texts,within the humanities and social sciences.  Practice peer learning through combining web forums and seminars.  Reflect on learning process to achieve a meta-understanding, e.g.awareness of their learning process and ways to improve further.The paper is organized in fivesections

Conference Session

Exploration of Written and Team Communication

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randi Sims, Clemson University; Kelsey Watts, Clemson University; Evan Ko, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University; Karin Jensen, University of Michigan; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #38448Overlooked, Underlying: Understanding tacit criteria of proposalreviewing during a mock panel reviewMs. Randi Sims, Clemson UniversityKelsey Watts, Clemson University Kelsey Watts is a recent graduate from Clemson University. She is part of the Engineering Education Research Peer Review Training (EER PERT) team and has also developed Systems Biology outreach modules for high school students.Ms. Evan Ko, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Evan is recent undergraduate graduate in Bioengineering with a minor in Material Science and Engineer- ing at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.Prof