Conference Session

Materials Division (MATS) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Olubiyi Obada, Africa Centre of Excellence on New Pedagogies in Engineering Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria; Adrian Oshioname Eberemu; Kazeem A. Salami, Ahmadu Bello University; Ayodeji Nathaniel Oyedeji, Ahmadu Bello University; Akinlolu Akande; Fatai Olukayode Anafi, Ahmadu Bello University; Abdulkarim Salawu Ahmed

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Materials Division (MATS)

Ghana, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, India, and the University of Birmingham, UK. Also, David was a research and teaching fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, and holds a Kaufmann Teaching Certificate from MIT.Adrian Oshioname EberemuMr. Kazeem A. Salami, Ahmadu Bello UniversityAyodeji Nathaniel Oyedeji, Ahmadu Bello UniversityAkinlolu AkandeFatai Olukayode Anafi, Ahmadu Bello UniversityAbdulkarim Salawu Ahmed ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Adoption of the CACPLA Pedagogy Collaborate Approach to Improve Peer- Facilitated Tutorials in Materials ScienceDavid O. Obada1,5.6,7, Raymond B. Bako2,5

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kelly J. Cross, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Michael F. Insana, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Gabriel R. Burks, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

School of Engineering Educa- tion at Purdue University. His research interests include creating systems for sustainable improvement in engineering education, conceptual change and development in engineering students, and change in fac- ulty beliefs about teaching and learning. He serves as the Publications Chair for the ASEE Educational Research and Methods Division.Dr. Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Marcia Pool is a Teaching Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Depart- ment of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She has been active in improving undergraduate education including developing laboratories to enhance experimental

Conference Session

Institutional and Curricular Reform

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pierre Lafleur, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Yves Boudreault, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal; Richard Prégent, École Polytechnique de Montréal

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Educational Research and Methods

6,0/8,0 287 (56%) 6,67 November (80,2) 5,6/7,8 S4 226 (38%) 6,42 (44, 13) MarchConclusionIn the spring of 2009 we will graduate our first students with the new curriculum entirely inplace. Then, we will be able to compare the “new” with the “old” students. However, we alreadyknow, after two years of implementation, that some of the changes that were made will have tobe adapted in order to attain the original objectives. For example, four major team projects ineach program require new versatile laboratory and demand more supervising resources. In orderto teach communication skills and team work

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilburn Clouse

Associate Dean of the School of Engineering, we have had the privilege of teaching anentrepreneurship class at the freshman level. The concept behind the class is to bridge the gapbetween the development of new innovation in either classes or in the laboratory and newbusiness ventures. This class helps the young, creative mind to connect his or her theoreticalwork with real work and live experiences. Engineering students also inter act with Human andOrganization students. Learning TheoriesWhole-Part-Whole Teaching and Learning A key part of this curricular design is that of a “whole-part-whole” instructional approach(Clouse, Goodin & Aniello, 2000). Rather than beginning with the parts and expecting

Conference Session

Launching Successful Academic Careers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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New Engineering Educators

grants, research andpublishing, the expectations for service often receive little discussion. Usually serving onseveral committees within one’s department and university, or with professional organizations, isconsidered sufficient.Non-tenure track faculty, such as lecturers and laboratory instructors at research universities, aswell as tenure-track faculty at teaching institutions may not be expected to perform significantlevels of funded research which result in publications as part of their jobs. However,expectations for achievement in scholarly and professional development activities still exist andare becoming more prominent in the promotion and tenure process at teaching institutions.Heavy teaching loads and a lack of graduate students

Conference Session

Ethical & Industrial Issues in BME

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rebecca Zambon; Rachael Shevin; Cynthia Paschal; Stacy Klein-Gardner

University, Nashville, TN 37232-2675AbstractHands-on learning of x-ray imaging principles using actual x-ray equipment is unrealisticdue to high equipment costs, limited availability of such devices, and, most of all, safetyconcerns. Computer simulators can substitute for hands-on learning but are notnecessarily as effective, especially for kinesthetic learners, and typically limit the amountof collaborative work possible. The objective of this work is to teach principles of x-rayimaging using a creative, safe and inexpensive alternative to “real” hands-on-learning.Visible light is used in specially designed exercises to teach the principles of attenuation,magnification, penumbra, and detector resolution. An exercise to

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Sara Soderstrom; Chris Lorenz; Michael Keinath

Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) at theUniversity of Michigan, the first workshop of the series was focused on cooperative learningtechniques for the classroom and presented by Dan Budny of the University of Pittsburgh. Inthis session, we discussed the purpose of using cooperative learning techniques, how they benefitstudents in the classroom, laboratory, and in study groups, how they promote active learning, andhow they differ from collaborative learning. A meta-analysis of sound research studies hasshown that cooperative learning increases real learning, motivation, and retention. Dr. Budnypresented a collection of principles to help design cooperative learning experiences that fosterteamwork and improved learning. Small

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

William Shelnutt; Monica Lumsdaine; Edward Lumsdaine

, exchange information, ask questions, and display studentprojects, as well as download the Teaching Manual (with the “answer” portions accessible onlywith a password).Experience and Feedback1. Integration into Existing Curricula at Michigan Tech: Creative problem solving was madea required freshman course in electrical engineering at Michigan Tech from 1994 to 1998. In itscurrent curriculum restructuring effort, the department has developed its own Introduction to Engi-neering course, as well as a senior professional design laboratory. Both stress teamwork and com-munication skills. The existing Creative Problem Solving course GN150 (a requirement in generalengineering and a technical elective for all other students) has switched to a stronger

Collection

2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles Baukal; Joe Colannino; Wes Bussman; John Matsson

Industry-University Partnership Case Study Charles Baukal1, Joe Colannino1, Wes Bussman1 and John Matsson2 John Zink Co. LLC1/Oral Roberts University2AbstractThis paper describes a partnership between an engineering equipment manufacturer and a localprivate university. The industrial partner provides adjunct instructors to teach severalmechanical engineering courses, serves on the industrial engineering advisory board, andsupports the university in a number of other ways. The students benefit from being taught byexperienced industry engineers who have a passion for teaching. The industry partner benefitsfrom direct exposure to potential hires and providing an outlet for its employees to

Collection

2019 CIEC

Authors

Peter Rogers; Clinton Martin

Session ETD 415 One Part Online Technology mixed with One Part Old School Instruction: How One Construction Program Enhances Student Learning through a Recipe of Blended Learning Peter Rogers, Ph.D., PE and Clinton Martin, Ed.D., MSCA Georgia Southern UniversityAbstractConcern that the larger class sizes are reducing student-instructor interaction and impactingstudent learning has motivated faculty to examine alternative teaching and classroommanagement approaches. One such approach involves the use of a “blended learning” whichcombines the convenience of online

Conference Session

IE Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sophia Scott, Southeast Missouri State University

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Industrial Engineering

usually harder to teach in a fully online environmentbecause of the need for laboratories, machinery, chemicals or equipment. The structure of theclassroom blended with the Web could be the answer for engineering education. Blendedlearning can be described as the optimum balance of online and face-to-face classes that fosterstudent learning at reasonable costs. The limited literature on blended learning is full ofexamples from all disciplines. A number of universities (State University of New York,University of Massachusetts, University of South Florida, and Penn State University) haveconverted entire programs to the blended format1. Other universities are considering the blendedformat as an option to increase student learning and decrease costs

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

engineering graduates.1.2. Impact of LITEE Case Studies on Engineering Education Realizing the importance of addressing these requirements, we formed the Laboratory forInnovative Technology and Engineering Education (LITEE) in 1997. A review of literaturerevealed that the teaching methodologies of lectures, experimental laboratories, design projects,case studies, games, and internships were all likely to achieve the requirements. An analysis ofthe application of these methodologies to meet the requirements, along with the results from pastevaluations of the use of case studies in engineering classrooms, indicated that the case studymethodology was the best candidate for bringing real-world issues into engineeringclassrooms11,3. We obtained

Conference Session

Software & Web-based Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chao Wang, Arizona State University; Michael Goryll, Arizona State University

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Electrical and Computer

and Exposition, June 10-13,2012, San Antonio, Texas.[7] J. Reeves, “Innovations in Remote Laboratories and Simulation Software for Online and On-Site EngineeringStudents”, Proceedings of the 120th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 23-26, 2013, Atlanta, Georgia.[8] T. Fallon, “Survey of Existing Remote Laboratories Used to Conduct Laboratory Exercises for DistanceLearning Courses”, Proceedings of the 120th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 23-26, 2013, Atlanta,Georgia.[9] Y. Astatke, C. J. Scott, J.O. Ladeji-Osias, “Online Delivery of Electrical Engineering Laboratory Courses”,Proceedings of the 119th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 10-13, 2012, San Antonio, Texas.[10] C.A. Berry, “Teaching an Electric Circuits

Conference Session

Flipped Electrical and Computer Engineering Classrooms 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gloria J Kim, Northwestern University; Mark E. Law, University of Florida; John G. Harris, University of Florida

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #14197Lessons Learned from Two Years of Flipping Circuits IProf. Gloria J Kim, Northwestern University Gloria Kim is a Clinical Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University. She also a courtesy faculty member with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Uni- versity of Florida. She obtained her B.S. in Chemistry from Seoul National University, M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. She teaches courses in biomechanics, biomaterials, bioinstrumentation, and nanotechnol

Conference Session

History, Program Design, and even a Journal Club

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University; Lisa Zidek, Florida Gulf Coast University; Simeon Komisar, Florida Gulf Coast University; Diana Stoppiello, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

1 Reception areas 4 N/A 1@2. Studio Classrooms and Teaching Laboratories Studio classrooms 4 2050, 2073, 2052, 2073 48 Teaching labs 3 1273, 1285, 1288 24 Computer classrooms 2 1191, 1203 46 Student computer labs 2 742, 744 32 Computer hardware classroom 1 630 16 Hole Montes Lecture Hall 1 1698 84 Classroom

Conference Session

Institutional Change

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashish Agrawal, Virginia Tech; Cassandra J. Groen, Virginia Tech; Amy L. Hermundstad Nave, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Thomas Martin, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

engaging incritical thinking and metacognition.Perceived teaching approaches. The second theme describes how students perceive facultyteaching approaches within their departments, again with two emergent dimensions: traditionalversus contemporary and prescribed versus open-ended. The traditional versus contemporarydimension focuses on the pedagogical practices used in non-laboratory and laboratory courses.Traditional approaches are those considered prototypical of engineering. For example, studentsdescribing traditional approaches talk about classes dominated by lectures in which students arerequired to take notes or read PowerPoint ® slides, and course assessments consist mostly ofindividual assignments and quizzes. Similarly, students in

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Team/Project-based Pedagogy and Approaches

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alexander Bryan Bailey, Alfred State College; Trevor S. Michelson, State University of New York, Alfred State; Reza Rashidi, State University of New York, Alfred State

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Mechanical Engineering

Michelson, SUNY Alfred State CollegeProf. Reza Rashidi, State University of New York, Alfred State Reza Rashidi is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Technology and a faculty affiliate in Mi- cro/Nano Fabrication Laboratory at State University of New York, Alfred State College. He received his Ph.D degree in Mechanical Engineering (MEMS development) from the University of British Columbia in 2010 and completed his Postdoctoral Fellowship in Development of Biomedical Sensing Devices in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of British Columbia in 2011. He also received a minor degree in Engineering Management and Entrepreneurship from the University of British Columbia in

Conference Session

Collaborative Projects in Architectural Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill Nelson, California Polytechnic State University; Brent Nuttall, California Polytechnic State University; Allen Estes, California Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Interdisciplinary Design: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly≠ AbstractToday’s students are faced with far different challenges upon graduation than those encounteredin past years. One of the most significant of these challenges is the need to work within theframework of integrated project delivery where all disciplines work as a cohesive team toproduce a project. In 2004, the Construction Management Department at California PolytechnicState University in San Luis Obispo,CA began teaching a three credit hour design/build coursefocused on integrated project delivery. That course, taught primarily to construction managementstudents, has now evolved into a true interdisciplinary experience that

Conference Session

Embedded Systems & Cybersecurity for ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Raymond A. Hansen, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

contributing members of the cybersecurity workforce and community.Wentworth Institute of Technology is a STEM-focused, undergraduate-centric university inBoston, Massachusetts. The student body primarily studies engineering, applied sciences, andarchitecture and construction fields. Class sizes are typically small, averaging around 20-25students per class, with no teaching assistants.The rest of this paper is as follows: Section 2 describes related work in the field of cybersecurityand security education. Section 3 describes the efforts to provide security projects through avariety of courses and extracurricular projects, including successes, failures, andrecommendations for the future. Section 4 aggregates the lessons learned and recommendationsfor

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University; Eric Musselman P.E., Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #13470Observations from Three Years of Implementing an Inverted (Flipped) Class-room Approach in Structural Design CoursesDr. Shawn P Gross, Villanova University Dr. Shawn P. Gross is an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Villanova University. He has as M.S.E. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and a B.S.E. degree from Tulane University. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on mechanics and structural design (reinforced concrete, structural steel, masonry, and wood).Dr. Eric Musselman P.E., Villanova University Dr. Eric

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Curriculum and Design - June 24th

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kelsey Nicole Warren, Kansas State University; Charles Carlson, Kansas State University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

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Biomedical Engineering

University Charles Carlson received a B.S. degree in physics from Fort Hays State University in 2013, and B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering (EE) from Kansas State University (KSU) in 2013, 2015, and 2019, respectively. In 2015, from January to July, he was an engineer at Black & Veatch in Kansas City. He is currently a Teaching Assistant Professor in the KSU Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Carlson is interested in engineering education, biotechnology, and bioinstrumentation. He is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.Dr. Steve Warren, Kansas State University Steve Warren received a B.S

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Best of DELOS

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University; Lee Kemp Rynearson, Campbell University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

opportunity by adapting Louisiana Tech’sclasslab concept (integrating class and lab facilities at scale) and large portions of theirinnovative, NSF-funded LivingWithTheLab (LWTL) curriculum. The LWTL curriculumemploys hands-on, project-based instruction for first-year engineering design and demandsavailability of classrooms featuring equipment often restricted from wide student use byavailability and safety concerns. This adaptation included developing an updated interpretationof the classlab concept (where traditional lecture and laboratory activities are seamlesslyinterwoven into the same course, taught in two-hour blocks) and adding new supporting spacesdedicated to collaboration and access to equipment outside of class hours. As the

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Jason K Durfee P.E. P.E., Eastern Washington University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

General Motors, Cadnetix, and Motorola. His interests include engineering management, technological literacy, improving the competitiveness of American companies, and real-time embedded systems.Prof. Jason K Durfee P.E. P.E., Eastern Washington University Jason Durfee is a Professor of Engineering & Design at Eastern Washington University. He received his BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University. He holds a Profes- sional Engineer certification. Prior to teaching at Eastern Washington University, he was a military pilot, an engineering instructor at West Point and an airline pilot. His interests include aerospace, aviation, computational fluid dynamics, professional ethics, and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Craig J. Kief, COSMIAC at UNM; John Reutter III, Drake State Community and Technical College; Bassam H Matar, Chandler Gilbert Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

“immediate value” by participating in workshop activities. Thisimmediate value is gained through the information presented and the activities, e.g. presentationsand laboratory exercises. Immediate value is assessed through pre-workshop and post-workshopsurveys. The post-workshop surveys will also point to “potential value,” i.e. the intent tointegrate workshop material into the classes that they teach, or in other professional activities, ifthey don’t teach. For immediate value, 29 faculty attended (16 community college instructors, 13four-year engineering technology professors). 16 out of 29 (55%) faculty currently teachmicrocontrollers in their classes. On the other hand, for potential values, 24 out of 29 (83%)faculty plan to incorporate workshop

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Study Abroad Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Jeongkyu Lee, University of Bridgeport; Sarosh H Patel, University of Bridgeport; Brian Lim, University of Bridgeport; Roger Dianlei Geng PhD, Wuhan University of Science and Technology; Zhigang Jiang, Wuhan University of Science and Technology

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International Forum

complete all four years at WUST or transfer to UB after two years, will be granted aCertificate of Graduation and a Bachelor’s degree from WUST after satisfactorilycompleting of the program requirements. There are several important characteristics of theprogram between UB and WUST: (1) the program focuses on a specific academic program,so both universities design the program that fits students at WUST: (2) a collaborativeprogram by transferring the credits earned at the other institution: and (3) UB professors visitWUST to teach courses, while WUST faculty members from China visit UB for professionaldevelopments as visiting scholars. As a result of the program, eight WUST students havetransferred to UB at the junior level in Fall 2015, and about

Conference Session

Implementing Transfer, Exchange, Research Programs and Professional Development; in Asia and Far East

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Binaya K.C., Kathmandu University

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International

is placed on laboratory andhands-on learning. Many classes contain a laboratory portion and efforts continue to developmore “hands-on” instruction. Outside the laboratory, most content is delivered in a standardlecture form with most classes taught in English.Cultural values have a profound impact on how teaching and learning occur and set theexpectations about the various roles of teachers and learners. Fadhronc and Lauridsen2 give adescription of the cultural impact on education and the difficulty of teaching in a culture that isnot one’s own. Nepal culture differs greatly from most western cultures and shares manyattributes common with other South Asian cultures. In Nepali culture, the professor (teacher) is

Conference Session

The Nuts & Bolts of TC2K

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Lin; Harold Broberg

cycle that should be practiced atall levels and in all phases of the educational institution. During the last two years, wehad learned the appropriate assessment processes, assessment tools, and skills. We alsopracticed those skills through preparation and implementation of Department Assessmentand Continuous Improvement Plan (including mission, strategic objectives, programeducational objectives, assessment of program educational objectives, program outcomes,assessment of program outcomes), the 2002/2003 outcome-based ECET AnnualAssessment Report, outcome-based course assessment, and continuous improvement onall level of teaching-learning, laboratory equipment, facilities, and faculty development.This paper presented an example of assessing

Conference Session

Web Education I: Delivery and Evaluation

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Mark Pullen

simple and robust, functioning in almost any Internet environment • To be accepted, the system must make online teaching and learning easyScalable network delivery: In 2001 our laboratory took on the challenge of creating a solutionthat meets this challenge. We have created Network EducationWare (NEW) primarily fromopen-source software that is available with no license fee to all. The tools with which we startedwere created for use with Internet multicasting5, where one station sends an identical message tomany others. This approach is sometimes called peer-to-peer operation because all computershave identical ability to send to each other. It offers a simple model for scaling to large numbersof participants and has attracted talented

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Leslie Bondaryk

implementation of “old” and new media tools in the classroom, a richer educational experience will result.'LVSHOOLQJ´0XOWLPHGLD'UHDGµ“Multimedia dread” is prevalent in universities these days. Many professors feel they should usemultimedia, or are told they must use multimedia to keep the department in step with the times.There is a simultaneous perception that media is difficult to use or understand, that it isdisplacing the instructor, that it is not an effective teaching tool, or that it requires the instructorto be an expert in multimedia authoring. Most professors still dread the idea of incorporatingmedia into their courses. The goal of this paper is to show that new media is really just anothertool in the educational toolbox, that it

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn J Bradford, University of Melbourne; Gavin Buskes, The University of Melbourne; Paul N Beuchat, The University of Melbourne

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

University of Melbourne. He completed his doctoral degree at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, in 2019 under the supervision of Prof. John Lygeros at the Automatic Control Laboratory. The topic of his dissertation is theoretical guarantees and practical algorithms for Approximate Dynamic Programming. He received the B.Eng. degree in mechanical engineering and B.Sc. in physics from the University of Melbourne, Australia, in 2008, and the M.Sc. degree in robotics, systems and control from ETH Zurich in 2014. Paul’s automation research interests are control and optimization of large-scale and robotic systems with applications in the areas of building control and coordinated robotics. Paul’s engineering education research and teaching