of Teaching & LearningIntroductionTeaching practices falling under the general area of active learning have been shown likely toimprove student learning outcomes in undergraduate STEM courses (Freeman, Eddy et al. 2014).At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), an NSF funded project has sought to raiseawareness of and support proficiency in active learning in STEM. Several UNL civilengineering faculty have participated in the activities of this program and individually they haveimplemented teaching practices such as peer instruction in their classes. To better support effortsof individual civil engineering faculty (both those participating in the NSF funded program andthose not) in the use of active learning teaching practices, a
wanted to keep the college’s goal of having the building itselfbe the learning tool. In response to the request from the college, Trane employees worked alongside thecollege faculty to assist the college in achieving this goal through a few different projects. The first projectcompleted through this partnership was the installation of a one-ton water source heat pump created byTrane. Trane employed a current Lipscomb engineering student for a summer internship with the specificpurpose of being involved in this project. Trane had a vision to install the water source heat pump to be astand-alone unit to be utilized as a testing device for engineering students in thermal-fluids courses. Theunit has seventeen different types of sensors for a total
in partnership with theCenter for Aquatic Sciences (CAS) at the Adventure Aquarium. The CAS promotes theunderstanding and appreciation of aquatic sciences and provides outreach programs for a largepopulation of students in Camden, NJ and surrounding communities [1]. The partnership willallow the Algae Grows the Future project to expand its reach and will provide material for CASto implement. The theme of algae was selected because of the wide range of applications ofalgae, ease of growth and maintenance, and accessibility to any classroom. The Algae Grows theFuture team aims to promote a high quality engineering education, along with the integration ofhumanities to improve students’ understanding of the connections between the two fields.1.2
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ofthe ABET a-k outcomes. We frame developing the required engineering skills from thefoundation of their individual strengths. Our “One-Minute Engineer” assignment requiresstudents to describe why they are pursuing engineering as a career path. Again, the frameworkof StrengthsFinder helps students clearly express their motivations.Team projects form the framework for ItE course sequence. We sort students into teams withdiverse Strengths [2]. Students utilize team contracts in which they develop team roles based onindividual Strengths [3]. A team mapping exercise reveals that our engineering students tend tooverpopulate the executing and strategic thinking domains of Strengths. Less stereotypicalengineering students with Strengths in
proper skills to operateand manage their networks. Broadband wireless networks and big data systems are twoimportant technologies that current STEM students need to learn, comprehend and master tosatisfy the market needs. Design and implementation of an academic big-data system andbroadband wireless testbed for instruction and research purposes is a difficult task. In this work,challenges facing the design and implementation of a mobile networks and big-data lab areevaluated. This work aims at providing a comprehensive reporting about an experience gainedfrom designing and implementing an academic lab of big-data system used for broadbandwireless networks traffic analysis and management. Challenges facing the project team duringthe
separate designvectors, and to demonstrate the behavior in a physical test or application. The activities will alsoshowcase different modes of failure of mechanical components, and the uncertainty that lieswithin the material itself or within the process of manufacturing. Focusing the activities in a self-learning group environment, students’ learning experience will be greatly improved in tandemwith their soft skills: reporting, communications, and planning [2].To promote a better interest in the overall learning outcomes, the series of activities arestructured to combine their knowledge and culminate to a final project competition for the designof a planar-truss. A competition can bolster the intellectual maturity of students who begin torealize
. Her areas of expertise are performance-based modeling, project delivery methods, communication networks, and uncertainty and risk analysis in design and construction of transportation projects. She also has industrial experience as a project manager in multiple building construction projects. Dr. Kermanshachi has con- ducted several research projects which were awarded by Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) and Construction Industry Institute (CII). Dr. Kermanshachi has received several prestigious national and regional awards, including the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Professional Service Award, ASCE Excellence in Education (Ex- CEEd
aninterdisciplinary team of faculty at San José State University (SJSU). The minor degreecomprises four courses: Python programming, algorithms and data structures, R programming,and culminating projects. The first ACBSS cohort started in Fall 2016 with 32 students, and thesecond cohort in Fall 2017 reached its capacity of 40 students, 62% of whom are female and35% are underrepresented minority students. Considering ACBSS students’ interest in humanbehavior and society, pedagogical approaches using relevant examples and projects have beendeveloped and integrated throughout the program. Preliminary assessments show that studentsappreciated learning programming skills with which to expand their career opportunities whilegaining confidence in studying technical
power electronics. He has been working on thin film solar cell research since 1979 including a Sabbatical Leave at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in 1993. He has also worked on several photovoltaic system projects Dr. Singh has also worked on electric vehicle research, working on battery monitoring and management systems funded primarily by federal agencies (over $3.5 million of funding). Dr. Singh has consulted for several companies including Ford Motor Company and Epuron, LLC. He has also served as a reviewer for the US Department of Energy and National Science Foundation. Dr Singh has over 100 conference and journal publications and holds six issued US patents. Dr. Singh’s recent work is focused on
cohort and a distance cohort to whomthe lectures were delivered asynchronously. The class included a term project focused onreplacing a part currently in service with a similar part fabricated from composite materials aswell as weekly homework assignments and in-class exams. All students were given pre- andposttests to gauge learning gains over the course and an end-of-term survey was administeredrelated to student perceptions and preferences. Performance results, preference results, andclassifications of submitted muddiest points will be compared between the on-campus anddistance cohorts. Differences in demographics (age, work experience, etc.) are expected topotentially affect the value that each cohort puts on different aspects of the course
Paper ID #23289Crafting the Future of Computing Education in CC2020: A WorkshopDr. Stephen T Frezza, Gannon University Deacon Steve Frezza, PSEM is a professor of Software Engineering and chair of the Computer and In- formation Science department at Gannon University in Erie, PA. His research interests include Global Software Engineering, Affective Domain Learning, Engineering Education Research, as well as Philos- ophy of Engineering and Engineering Education. He is regularly involved in supporting the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem, as well as projects that serve the regional community. He is an active member
courses. She aspires to understand and improve student attitude, achievement, and persistence in student-centered courses.Mrs. Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University Lindy Hamilton Mayled is a PhD candidate at Grand Canyon University. She is pursuing her PhD in Psychology of Learning, Education, and Technology. Her background in in K-12 education where she has served as a high school science teacher, Instructional and Curriculum Coach, and Assistant Principal. Her research and areas of interest are in improving STEM educational outcomes for Low-SES students through the integration of active learning and technology-enabled frequent feedback. She currently works as the Project Manager for the NSF faculty
that has been achieved in successfully chairing ten or more graduate student culminating projects, theses, or dissertations, in 2011 and 2005. He was also nominated for 2004 UNI Book and Supply Outstanding Teaching Award, March 2004, and nominated for 2006, and 2007 Russ Nielson Service Awards, UNI. Dr. Pecen is an Engineering Tech- nology Editor of American Journal of Undergraduate Research (AJUR). He has been serving as a re- viewer on the IEEE Transactions on Electronics Packaging Manufacturing since 2001. Dr. Pecen has served on ASEE Engineering Technology Division (ETD) in Annual ASEE Conferences as a reviewer, session moderator, and co-moderator since 2002. He served as a Chair-Elect on ASEE ECC Division
global energy crisis,but provides society with a cheap and user-friendly product is unprecedented. The skills learnedfrom this project were invaluable, as research, design, trial and error, as well as technical writingare all important experiences within engineering. This brake not only provides scientists andresearchers with more valuable information about alternative energy, but is also capable ofeducating the everyday person about the basics of engineering as well as the importance ofrenewable resources.IntroductionThis paper shares a sample project illustrating a new teaching approach via innovation. One of theobjectives of the Experiential Engineering Education1-4 and this paper is to reform engineeringeducation by moving away from the
performed many private and government projects. Dr. Fathizadeh has published numerous journal, conference and technical articles. He has been instrumental figure in establishing mechatronic engineering technology at Purdue University Northwest. His areas of interests are, control systems, power systems, power electronics, energy, and system integration. Dr. Fathizadeh is a registered professional engineer in the State of Illinois.Anan Ismail Ayyad c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Students’ Participation to Improve Formula SAE CarAbstractFormula Society of Automotive Engineers (FSAE) competition provides opportunity for studentsto enhance their engineering design and
, 2018 Using student video presentations to develop communication skillsIntroduction Communication skills continue to be one of the important professional skills that are requiredfor engineering graduates [1] that pose difficulties for engineering educators. The issues aroundthese skills include what to teach, how to teach them, and how to assess students’ abilities[2, 3]. As part of a curriculum reform project that is a component of a larger department changeeffort, three required classes of the third year curriculum of an Electrical and ComputerEngineering (ECE) program at Colorado State University have added a knowledge integrationcomponent that occurs approximately every five weeks. During these integration efforts, studentsare
Audit and Control Association. She has spoken on information security at numerous professional associ- ations, is the technical director for a global investment publication.Wayne Merrell c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Virtual Reality Education Modules for Digital Manufacturing InstructionAbstractThere is an imminent need to remedy the ‘skills gaps’ in the digital manufacturing (DM) sectoras evident from the Bureau of Labor Statistics projections pointing to a decline in traditionalmanufacturing jobs accompanied by marked growth in digital- and computer-drivenmanufacturing jobs. With proven advantages such as cost benefits, material conservation,minimized labor, and enhanced
Paper ID #21933Work in Progress: Visualizing Design Team Analytics for Representing andUnderstanding Design Teams’ ProcessDr. Corey T Schimpf, The Concord Consoritum Corey Schimpf is a Learning Analytics Scientist with interest in design research, learning analytics, re- search methods and under-representation in engineering, A major strand of his work focuses on develop- ing and analyzing learning analytics that model students’ cognitive states or strategies through fine-grained computer-logged data from open-ended technology-centered science and engineering projects. His disser- tation research explored the use of
without a laboratory. In the rare cases of existing labs, such hardware based teaching labslack the flexibility to evolve over time and adapt to different environments.Supported by a NSF TUES type II project, we have developed a series of software defined radio(SDR) based mixed signal detection laboratories for enhancing undergraduate communicationand networking curricula. In our previous NSF funded CCLI project “Evolvable wirelesslaboratory design and implementation for enhancing undergraduate wireless engineeringeducation”, we have developed and demonstrated the first nationwide example of evolvable SDRbased laboratories for three existing undergraduate courses.In this project, we are developing new lab components that can be adopted by
Engineering from Purdue University. Dr. Jordan is PI on several NSF-funded projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER Award entitled ”CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society” and ”Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?,” and is a Co-PI on the NSF Revolutionizing Engineering Departments grant ”Additive Innovation: An Educational Ecosystem of Making and Risk Taking.” He was named one of ASEE PRISM’s ”20 Faculty Under 40” in 2014, and received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from President Obama in 2017.Ms. Courtney A. Betoney, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Courtney Betoney is from Ganado, Arizona and is studying
engineering. The issues raisedcame from Notre Dame of Maryland University faculty who have practiced many years in thenursing field and nursing education and are now ensuring that nursing students receive the mostrealistic simulations. Students will have a more seamless transition from simulation to performingprocedures on patients with enhanced simulations that allow them to practice as safely andrealistically as possible.The three projects we chose to focus on are not meant to be a new frontier in medicine, but theyare steps to educating better nurses so that they are better prepared when they become ourcaregivers.IntroductionThe field of engineering encompasses a broad spectrum of practice, problem solving, and theory.Our project incorporated
introduction to the concept of non-profit organizations and philanthropy as catalysts for social change, a series of lectures connectingvarious technical areas of engineering to their social impact, a semester-long project that examinesengineering successes and their unintended consequences, a student-driven proposal developmentand grant review process that would facilitate the selection of a non-profit organization to receivea $10,000 investment from the Neilom Foundation, and an end-of-the-semester celebration wherestudents present their projects to guests from non-profit organizations and the local community.Throughout the offering of the course, the instructional team learned that students appreciate theopportunity to be engaged in philanthropic
, knowledge, and skills to find and strengthen their own voice and to navigate critical transitions such as starting college and entering the workforce. Jordan-Bloch’s scholarly research centers on the intersection of social psychology and education, and current projects include work on: the perception of mattering as a mechanism in teacher-student relationships, the relational context of cohort-based learning, and how gender inequality is experienced and understood during critical transitions for young women. Jordan-Bloch received her B.A. in sociology from Brown University and her Ph.D. in sociology from Stanford University.Ms. Shoshanah Cohen, Stanford University Shoshanah Cohen is the Director of Community Engaged
Paper ID #215014-D Printing of Pressure Sensors and Energy Harvesting Devices for Engi-neering EducationProf. Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Tseng is a Professor and Chair of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering at UTEP. His research focuses on the computational intelligence, data mining, bio- informatics and advanced manu- facturing. Dr. Tseng published in many refereed journals such as IEEE Transactions, IIE Transaction, Journal of Manufacturing Systems and others. He has been serving as a principle investigator of many research projects, funded by NSF, NASA, DoEd, KSEF and LMC. He
become well acquainted. Teaching assistants are not provided.A predominantly traditional approach to engineering education was the established pedagogy untilthe early 2000s. Group work was usually disconnected from technical engineering content andtended not to include engineering project work. Little formative assessment of the learning processexisted and the predominant approach relied upon summative assessments (e.g., individual end-of-semester written examinations). During the mid-2000s, some transformation in engineeringeducation occurred, with change manifested though the implementation of problem- or project-based learning (PBL) wherein the traditional curriculum began to include several ‘islands’ of PBL.For the academic year 2009/10, a
a tour of the primary structures andequipment which had been installed by a professional solar, hydroelectric power installationcontractor.The Rapid Center is a university-based research and development center. The Center’s industry-experienced faculty and staff work with business partners to address their specific needs and toremove obstacles to product commercialization and process improvement. The Rapid Centerfosters a culture of collaborative innovation that helps clients refine existing products, developnew ones and improve business practices. At the same time, the Center’s engineering andtechnology students, working with faculty mentors and course instructors, work to address real-world problems for project sponsors while they gain
to improve the information literacy instructional curricula at higher educationinstitutions, but will also provide an innovative and tested approach to evaluating theeffectiveness of instruction offered by the library. Findings from this study will be used todevelop a transferable model for information literacy instruction and assessment. Literature Review Assessing student learning from an information literacy session has always been amulti-faceted problem, depending on what the outcomes are and how engaged the students arewith those outcomes, whether during the session or in class through discussion or a project theyturn in. Other librarians using bibliographies and evaluation of citations
Louisiana State University (LSU) in energy researchto engage participating students in innovative projects related to biofuels, energy storage, andcatalysis. Participants interact with university faculty as well as local industry and entrepreneurs.Over the course of the summer, students develop a commercialization plan for their summerresearch project aided by mentors from the LSU Business & Technology Center. The combinationof local industry, entrepreneurship, and world-class research facilities and faculty offer the REUstudents an opportunity that is hard to match. In recent years the authors have discussed the uniqueopportunities available to those with graduate degrees with undergraduate chemical engineeringstudents at LSU. Through these
learning, music technology, and multimodality. He presented his work at national and international conferences such as GLS (Games + Learning + Society) and G4C (Games for Change). He is the author of the book La Quotidianit`a dell’Assurdo (The Everyday Absurd, Archetipolibri, Bologna, 2010).Mrs. Robin L. Nelson, University of Texas, San Antonio Robin Nelson is a doctoral student in the Department of Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching and is pursuing a cognate in Instructional Technology at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Her research in- terests include the development of TPACK in preservice teachers and evidence-based teaching strategies. She is a Graduate Research Assistant for the TRESTLE project at