Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Phillips, University of Guelph; Michele Oliver, University of Guelph; Bill Van Heyst, University of Guelph; Douglas Joy, University of Guelph; Warren Stiver, University of Guelph

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Computers in Education

more precisely and accurately.We have observed that students are excited by the prospect of creating either real or virtualprototypes. They feel that by using CAD/CAE in their designs they are incorporating cuttingedge industry techniques and are acquiring marketable skills. This has helped to foster an Page 11.340.5enthusiastic and creative atmosphere among the students.1. Baker, J.R., Capece, R.C., Lee, R.J., “Integration of Finite Element Software in Undergraduate EngineeringCourses”, Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition,2001.2 Boronkay, T.G., Dave, J

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harriet Hartman, Rowan University; Ralph Alan Dusseau P.E., Rowan University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Tiago R. Forin, Rowan University; Stephanie Lezotte, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan P.E., Rowan University; Sarah K. Bauer, Rowan University; Danilo Zeppilli

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

supports a “deficit” model ofunderstanding FGCS;(2) differences in behavior of FGCS and CGCS while in the College of Engineering, in terms ofparticipation in both engineering-related and university-wide extra-curricular activities at theCollege and University level which are typically associated with greater integration into theCollege and facilitate identification with the major and subsequent retention;(3) perceived feelings of self-confidence as an engineering student, which is associated withretention and commitment;1 The researchers adapted questions about personal perceptions of the culture of diversity fromVu et. al. [12] who based their survey on Helm et al. [13] the research team expanded thequestions to cover other visible and

Conference Session

Software and Hardware for Educators II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Clark, USAF Academy, CO; Brian Peterson, United States Air Force Academy

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Computers in Education

-engineering exercise. A testbench is provided that exercises thedatapath as if the controller was running a simple assembly language program that ends in aninfinite loop. Students must simulate their datapath and use clues from incoming control signalsand bus information to rewrite the assembly language program.Students then begin an integrative exercise where they interface their datapath with providedcode for the controller, memory, and I/O subsystems. They are asked to write a fairlycomplicated assembly language program implementing a stopwatch consisting of both minutesand seconds. This task mimics an earlier lab where students built the same stopwatch frommodulo-16 counters. In order to complete the lab, they must fully implement PRISM with

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Kelly, Dublin Institute of Technology; Mike Murphy

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International

, problem solving and creative skills must also be developed in theworkforce along with an ability to learn and research and think critically13.Adult students are recognised by adult educators such as Malcolm Knowles as havingdifferent learning needs. Knowles argues that adult learners require a differentpedagogy, curriculum design and institutional organisation. In fact, the term pedagogyitself is out of place as it refers to the science of teaching children. Androgogy is theterm which Knowles advocates should be used to refer to the science of teachingadults. Most androgogical researchers advocate according the learner a role in shapingthe purpose and process of learning. This promotes personal development and ismotivating to adult learners

Conference Session

The Best of the Computers in Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J.w. Bruce, Mississippi State University; Ryan A. Taylor, Mississippi State University

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Computers in Education

matured over the last three semesters, the material has been keptlargely the same to investigate the gap learning techniques discussed in this paper. As an addedbenefit, the support libraries and hardware being used in the lab have matured, allowing for morerobust systems as time has moved forward. During the fifth offering of the course, students sawhardware issues with the implementation of the CAN hardware during milestones eight and nine.By the sixth offering of the course, these hardware problems were partially worked out withworkarounds, so students were able to complete assigned tasks through the eighth milestonebefore reaching some integration problems that were related to more CAN hardware issues. Onceagain, workarounds were found

Conference Session

Mobile Devices and Apps

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel M. White, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Computers in Education

Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engi- neering at Oregon State University. As an undergraduate he studied hardware, software, and chemical engineering. He ultimately received his Ph.D. from Oregon State University in Chemical Engineering. He is currently interested in the development of technology to study and promote STEM learning.Dr. Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from UC San Diego and his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, all in Chemical Engineering. He currently has research activity in areas related engineering education and is interested in integrating technology into effective educational

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Willie E. (Skip) Rochefort; William F. Reiter; Milo D. Koretsky

the electronic classroom, where very fast and cheap computers wouldmake the virtual chemical engineering laboratory a possibility. All of these concepts areaddressed with the curriculum development project described in this paper.There are a number of excellent examples where programs have been developed to address achange in undergraduate engineering education to emphasize the practical experience andinterdisciplinary teamwork concepts suggested by industry (2 - 7). The unique aspects of thecurrent project are that the curriculum and laboratory development focus on two distinctphilosophies: Page 2.75.1 • Providing the students an interdisciplinary

Conference Session

Computing Technology Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emre Tokgoz, Quinnipiac University

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Computers in Education

programmingpreference. Participants 16 and 17 both chose to use Matlab and indicated its ease of use. Thevideo recorded interviews helped to understand participants’ technology preference reasons andthe conditions under which they would prefer to use the corresponding technology.Interviewer: If there's a definite integral given you're saying that you would solve it by hand?Participant 1: Yes because normally I could use a calculator but there's a special function on TI 84 right now thatyou can plug in a definite integral so that looks exactly like an integral. So if it has the integral symbol and then youcan plug in numbers right here and here and then your function which pretty much makes it a lot easier to read.Interviewer: If you have a TI 83 then you're

Conference Session

Best of Computer in Education Division

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hatem M Wasfy, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.; Tamer M. Wasfy, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Riham M Mahfouz, Thomas Nelson Community College; Jeanne Peters, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.

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Computers in Education

by viewing the current node again41. The ontology tree can also beused to combine different courses into curriculums by integrating their ontologies. This allows anITS to deliver an entire curriculum seamlessly. This can also allow the ITS’s remedial actions tocross course boundaries. For example, a failure in a Chemistry ontology node could trigger a Page 23.1188.6reassessment of a related Algebra ontology node. Finally this will allow the ITS to ensure thatthe student has learned all the pre-required topics, even those from other course, before goingover a curriculum node. For example before the delivery of an engineering curriculum

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 10

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yu Zhang, Zhejiang University; Xiaoning Zhang, Zhejiang University; Tuoyu Li, Institute of China’s Science, Technology and Education Policy, Zhejiang University; Min Ye, Zhejiang University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

dimensions: vision, teaching, and support. And we summarized the successfulexperience of this program in the design of interdisciplinary educational program. As a result,we found that the program reflects an embedded interdisciplinary educational model thatembeds AI knowledge and skills in students from different disciplinary backgrounds.Specifically, the program meets the personalized needs of students from interdisciplinarybackgrounds through a modular and assembled curriculum structure design, as well asbuilding an open teaching platform to integrate dispersed AI educational resources. Overall,this study has two main contributions. Firstly, we provided a reference design scheme for AIeducational program, which fills the current shortage of

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Ann Newman, Johns Hopkins University; Carolyn Parker, Johns Hopkins University; Alisha Nicole Sparks, Johns Hopkins University/Ctr for Educational Outreach; Michael L. Falk, Johns Hopkins University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #19166 ´twice selected as a visiting Chaire Joliot at the Ecole Sup´erieure de Physique et de Chimie Industriellesat Paris Tech and has organized extended workshops on the physics of glasses and on friction, fractureand earthquakes at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics. He has received several awards for hiseducational accomplishments, and in 2011 he received an award from the university’s Diversity Leader-ship Council for his work on LGBT inclusion. His education research focuses on integrating computationinto the undergraduate core curriculum. Falk also serves as the lead investigator for STEM Achievementin Baltimore Elementary Schools (SABES) an NSF funded Community

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Singli Garcia-Otero, Virginia State University; Eshsan O. Sheybani, Virginia State University

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Minorities in Engineering

technicalachievement in minority populations, and have cultural perspectives that are essential to the Page 25.1127.2successful conduct of many forms of research involving minority populations.Partnership between Virginia State University, Louisburg College & NASAIn 2010, Virginia State University and Louisburg College were funded by NASA-CIPAR(Curriculum Improvement Partnership Award for the Integration of Research) for a projectnamed “Establishing an Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Curriculum Incorporating NASARelated Research." One of the objectives of the project is to retain underrepresented minoritiesin STEM disciplines (especially in NASA-related

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Peter Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Diane Elisa Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Carla Ann Judith Navar, University of Texas at El Paso

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Teaching of Institutional Core CurriculaAbstract We have been teaching Institutional core curricula courses at The University of Texas atEl Paso (UTEP) since 1996. The course curricula, sources, and most relevant, the innovations inteaching each course have impacted STEM student success and learning. The Texas Core Curriculum (TCC) is defined by the Texas Education Code (TEC)Section 61.821 as: ... "the curriculum in liberal arts, humanities, and sciences and political,social, and cultural history that all undergraduate students of an institution of higher educationare required to complete before receiving an academic undergraduate degree." Texas Senate Bill(SB) 148, passed by the 75th Texas Legislature in

Conference Session

CoED: Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiawen Wang, University of Detroit Mercy; Chaomin Luo, University of Detroit Mercy; Wenbing Zhao, Cleveland State University; Xinde Li, School of Automation, Southeast University

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Computers in Education

need to connect classroom or lab learning tothe actual ability needed in the professional world. In Marlor’s [1] project-based course in amechanics & statics curriculum, attention was paid to the necessity of hands-on and intuitivedesign experiences in the early phase of students’ learning development [7]. In Ulseth et al.’s [2]engineering design course, emphasis was given to the creation of student experiences aiming atthe development of skills for effective teamwork. Thomas et al. [3] developed a project-basedundergraduate Computer Engineering curriculum, with an embedded systems concentration.There are other innovations along the line of research on project-based teaching and learning inengineering education, e.g. in Parten’s research

Conference Session

Development of Computational Tools

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Biswanath Samanta, Georgia Southern University; Yong Zhu, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30458

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Computers in Education

an opportunity for the students to solve an open-ended practical engineering challenge and understand the key elements of mechatronics. It canbe seen that this course is the synergistic integration of mechanical engineering with electronicsand computer control, which is the core of mechatronics. The emphasis has been placed on theapplication and the synergistic use of the students’ knowledge on software, instruments, circuitsand dynamics.IV. AssessmentBoth formative and summative assessment of the students’ performance in the course are done asa part of the overall assessment and evaluation plan of the department for ABET accreditation ofthe ME program. Both direct and indirect forms of assessment are considered. The positiveresponse of

Conference Session

CE Body of Knowledge

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

R. Knox; K. Muraleetharan; G. Miller; D. Sabatini; Randall Kolar

student learning is project-driven and delivered “just-in-time.”At a workshop in 2004, representatives from the OU faculty and ASCE PS 465 met to assess theextent to which a Sooner City-based curriculum meets BOK outcomes, as well as how Sooner Citycould be modified to meet more of the BOK outcomes within the confines of the undergraduatedegree program. This manuscript, solicited by Stu Walesh for “The Civil Engineering Body ofKnowledge Where Are We Today?” session, presents the results of that workshop, which hasimplications for other schools who use the Sooner City approach to address PS 465.1. Background of Sooner City.Basically, Sooner City is a comprehensive, integrated, infrastructure design project that is threadedthroughout the University

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandra J. Magana; Sean Brophy, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computers in Education

studentsaccessing these resources in an attempt to increase their understanding. Our goal is toinvestigate how these experts are using the HUB for their own continued learning andhow can nanoHUB be integrated into formal and informal learning environments.Our work will test the conjecture that the nanoHUB resource supports learners’ goals andexpectations for learning in a course because the nanoHUB provides an excellentplatform for meeting instructor’s goals of conceptual understanding and metacognitiveskills for exploring new concepts. We are conducting multiple studies of how theseresources can be used as a learning resource for students from undergraduate to graduatelevels and scientists interested in learning more about nanotechnology. Our initial

Conference Session

COED: Gamification and Introducing Students to Programming

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Smith, Old Dominion University; Yuzhong Shen, Old Dominion University; Anthony W. Dean, Old Dominion University

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Computers in Education

) non-diegetic, (b) moderately diegetic, and (c) completelydiegetic ways to present a player with educational elements in a game.Discussion of these levels leads to two approaches for incorporating diegesis in educationalgames. The first is to have goals of gameplay that are inseparable from the goals of the learningtask. In this scenario, the player completes the learning task as they play the game. This iscompletely diegetic and the most immersive and engaging. However, especially whendeveloping STEM educational games, there are a variety of problems that may not have goalsthat are easy to integrate with gameplay goals. In this case, it is necessary to combine diegeticelements with non-diegetic element to create an engaging experience. There

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Dahlmann, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Maria Elsner, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Sabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart; Nicole Natho, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Olivier Pfeiffer, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Christian Schroeder, Technische Universitaet Berlin

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Women in Engineering

. modern educationalstrategies or gender-sensitive concepts. Courses can be designed that are based on project-oriented collaborative work, encouraging students to acquire social competencies, presentation ornegotiating techniques. Also mentorship programs comparable to those in the US can beestablished, supporting a close connection between students and academic staff. This can lead toa better integration of undergraduates into research and business processes and thus additionallymotivate students.However, despite these opportunities, many universities in Germany still try to simply converttheir old curricula into the new format without adapting the contents to the new module-basedapproach. A complete re-design of a curriculum is a rare exception

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 2: Teaching and Learning

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

D. Cenk Erdil, Sacred Heart University; Darcy Ronan, Sacred Heart University

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Computers in Education

industry drives an increasingly diverse populationin terms of majors, interests, and experiences towards introductory and advanced courses (Foster, et al., 2018;Erdil, et al., 2019). A thoughtfully-designed survey course can balance the needs of various subgroups andrealize the potential to influence students’ attitudes and beliefs, develop career intentions, and teach coreconcepts.A first-year integrated college curriculum has been a common practice across many engineering and sciencedisciplines for years (Cordes, et al., 1997; Bazylak & Wild, 2007). In these approaches for common curriculumdesign, all those first-year students admitted to programs of study in engineering, technology, applied sciencesand other related fields are offered

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University

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Computers in Education

somethingthat is tacked on as an additional component of the curriculum but is naturally integrated into the Page 22.1700.10activities of various related courses in the program and serves directly to support the student’slearning. Moreover, the student sees this activity of looking back at the work on related activitiesin earlier courses as directly helping master the knowledge and skills in the current course ratherthan as an additional activity distracting from his or her focus on the current course. Over time,reflection over earlier relevant activities becomes a natural part of the student’s intellectual makeup.It might be worth noting here

Conference Session

New Programs and Success Stories

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

J. William Shelnutt; S. Gary Teng

revised the program curriculum tofurther enhance program collaborations with industry. In this paper, the discussion will cover thephilosophy of the curriculum development, the offering of some Engineering Managementcourses with the involvement of companies, and the issues involved in building ties withindustries. The examples of course offerings with industry’s involvement include an advancedproject management course, an industrial and technology management seminar course, and alegal issues in engineering management course.IntroductionThe growth in the demand of Engineering and Technology Management education is evident bythe study done by Kocaoglu 1. Same trend occurred in the fast growing Charlotte area. Becauseof the demand in this area, UNCC

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Bhavna Sharma; Birdy Reynolds

), an internal classroomsource, is tasked with translating and communicating the developed curriculum to the students(audience). The LRDC/SOE RET model integrates the role of developer and user through teacherexperience. Teachers develop curricular material, which translates their own engineering experienceinto classroom learning. In this way the teacher assumes a dual role of developer and user for theirstudents who remain in the role of audience (Table 1). The student as developer approach, as shown inTable 1, explores how shifting the role of a student impacts student learning. The primary step in thisapproach places the student in the role of developer while the teacher and student peers remain in thetraditional role of user and audience

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan White Stewart, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Sven Schmitz, Pennsylvania State University; Alexa Kottmeyer

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College Industry Partnerships

learning and instruction. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Industry-based Case Studies for an Online Graduate Certificate Wind Energy ProgramAbstract— This project involved the addition of practical, real world, experiences for online GraduateCertificate in Wind Energy students via case study based problems developed in cooperation withwind industry partners. Overall, five case studies were developed and integrated across three coursesoffered in Summer 2016, Fall 2016, and Spring 2017. A qualitative study employing focus groupsgathered feedback from the students in these courses. The students reported learning from and beingmotivated by the inclusion of the

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Arun R. Srinivasa, Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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First-Year Programs

Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence. He has authored or co-authored over 70 papers on engineering education in areas ranging from curricular change to faculty development. He is collaborating on NSF-supported projects for (i) renewal of the mechanics of materials course, (ii) improving preparation of students for Calculus I, (iii) systemic application of concept inventories. He is currently an ABET Program Evaluator and a Senior Associate Editor for the Journal on Engineering Education

Conference Session

Out-of-school-time Engineering: Implications for Underrepresented Students

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Shatz, Suffolk University; Kerrie Pieloch, Suffolk University; Emily Shamieh, Latino-STEM Alliance

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

, 8, 9, 10 but that funding issues and a lack oftrained personnel can be a problem11. It was also recommended that parents of these students begiven support to motivate their children to pursue higher education12. In Boston, NortheasternUniversity and Boston Public Schools partnered to integrate a robotics curriculum into BostonPublic Schools13. In Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania and the School District ofPhiladelphia established a similar partnership to increase student performance in roboticscompetitions14. None of these robotics programs though were geared only toward students ofcolor and this shortcoming may be critical-- studies have shown that role models and a sense ofcommunity are key for success of minority students15, 16

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 15

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicole Alexandra Batrouny, Tufts University; Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University; Chelsea Joy Andrews, Tufts University; Tejaswini S. Dalvi, University of Massachusetts, Boston; Christine M. Kelly

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #33711Assessing Elementary Students’ Engineering Design Thinking with an”Evaluate-And-Improve” Task (Fundamental)Nicole Alexandra Batrouny, Tufts University Nicole Batrouny is a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at Tufts University. Her engineering education research interests include upper elementary engineering education, integrated science and en- gineering, collaboration in engineering, and decision making in engineering. For her Master’s thesis, she uncovered talk moves used by 4th grade students that fostered collaborative, disciplinary decision-making during an engineering design outreach program. For

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 10: STEM Outreach

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University; Nick Lux, Montana State University ; Barrett Frank, Montana State University; Shannon D. Willoughby, Montana State University; Brock J. LaMeres P.E., Montana State University - Bozeman; Rachelle Codie Weyerbacher, Montana State University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

, Montana State University Dr. Nicholas Lux has is an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction in MSU’s Department of Education. His teaching and research interests are in the area of educational technology. He has worked in the fields of K-12 and higher education for 18 years, and currently teaches in the Montana State University Teacher Education Program. He has experience in educational technology theory and practice in K-12 contexts and teacher education, with a focus on STEM teaching and learning, technology integration, online course design and delivery, program evaluation, and assessment. Dr. Lux’s current research agenda is STEM teaching and learning in K-12 contexts, technology integration in teacher

Conference Session

Faculty Reward System Reform

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

J.W. Bardo; Gary Bertoline; Eugene DeLoatch; Duane Dunlap; Albert McHenry; T.G. Stanford; S.J. Tricamo; P.Y. Lee; H.J. Palmer; Michael Dyrenfurth; Dennis Depew; Donald Keating

.” • “Fears will often be rationalized in terms of economic arguments or in term or attributing problems to some other groups. In all these cases one must consider the possibility that what the person is really saying is that he is feeling threatened and /or does not see how to get there from here hence he tends to resist on an emotional level and develop rationalizations for the resistance … Unless the norm itself is changed, only those innovations that faculty members have invented Page 10.158.9 or selected for themselves will be genuinely integrated into the curriculum.” “Proceedings

Conference Session

Creating Impactful Learning Experiences for Engineering Leaders

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Michelle Melvin, Louisiana State University; Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University; Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University

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Engineering Leadership Development

detection and manipulation of various cell types. One application in particular was to design an electrically-driven cell focusing microfluidic device to be used in conjunction with an optical waveguide for environmental-based applications. Although, she has held a number of positions in industry with companies such as: Dow Corning, Johns Manville and Hospira, her passion lies in teaching, mentoring undergraduate students and promoting excellence in education for engineers.Mr. David Bowles, Louisiana State University David ”Boz” Bowles is an Assistant Director of Academic Affairs for the College of Engineering, where he coordinates the Communications Across the Curriculum program for the College. He also manages the