Paper ID #13643The Impact of 3D Virtual Laboratory on Engineering EducationProf. Pnina Ari-Gur, Western Michigan University Dr. Pnina Ari-Gur is a professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Western Michigan Univer- sity. Her research focuses are materials science and engineering. Dr. Ari-Gur earned her doctor of science in Materials Engineering from Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. Dr. Ari-Gur has been faculty at Western Michigan University since 1985. Her experience also includes R&D in the aerospace industry, post-doctorate at the University of British Columbia, and sabbatical at
the Director of Academic Technologies at the University of Texas at El Paso. He has had experience in learning in both a traditional university program as well as the new online learning model, which he utilizes in his current position consulting with faculty about the design of new learning experiences. His experience in technology and teaching started in 1993 as a student lab technician and has continued to expand and grow over the years, both technically as well as pedagogically. Currently he works in one of the most technically outstanding buildings in the region where he provides support to students, faculty, and staff in implementing technology inside and outside the classroom, researching new engineering
. Engineering educators have embraced blended learning as a way toflip the classroom2. A recent survey by the Higher Education Research Institute ofundergraduate faculty suggests that about half of respondents were using online tools intheir course in some way 3. A meta-analysis of studies on undergraduate student learningwith technology reported that, on average, students in blended courses demonstrate morelearning gains when compared to traditional residential instruction4. Blended models areso pervasive that academic developers have started to characterize blending as the newtraditional5 of course delivery6,7.Given the potential for blended learning to become a widespread practice in engineeringeducation, developing an understanding of the state of
Center reaches national and international audiences with the support of federal, state, corporate, foundation, and private funds. Dr. Burgstahler is an affiliate professor in the College of Education at the University of Washington in Seattle. Her teaching and research focus on the successful transition of students with dis- abilities to college and careers and on the application of universal design to technology, learning activities, physical spaces, and student services. Her current projects include the Alliance for Students with Disabil- ities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (AccessSTEM), the Alliance for Access to Computing Careers (AccessComputing), the RDE Collaborative Dissemination project
Paper ID #11218PROGRAMMING A SIX AXIS MOTOMAN HP3C ROBOT FOR INDUS-TRIAL SORTING APPLICATIONMr. Hamza Kadir, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology) Alumni Hamza Kadir, M.Sc., currently works as a Controls Engineer in the Packaging Machinery OEM indus- try. He completed his Masters from Purdue University Calumet, majoring in Mechatronics Engineering Technology. He conducted his M.Sc. Directed Project at the Nick and Nancy Wilson Mechatronics En- gineering Technology Laboratory. This project involves integration of modern automation tools for an intelligent part sorting system. He has previously worked with use of
researchers at MIT connected an early computer to a millingmachine1. Going forward, the development of the CNC machine changed the capabilities ofmanufacturing by allowing for precise control, which provided increased reliability andaccuracy, as well as product repeatability.More recently, the Standards for Technology Literacy adopted by the International TechnologyEducation Association2 have stated that hands-on learning opportunities should be incorporatedinto the engineering curriculum. Emphasizing this is a rich body of literature based on multipleeducational movements that has shown hands-on activities promote deeper learning andunderstanding of concepts3.Leading students toward a hands-on opportunity to work with a CNC machine will allow them
Paper ID #13794Collaborative Research: Center for Mobile Hands-on STEMProf. Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Kenneth Connor is a professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering (ECSE) where he teaches courses on electromagnetics, electronics and instrumentation, plasma physics, electric power, and general engineering. His research involves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photon- ics, biomedical sensors, engineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology enhanced learning. He learned problem solving from his father (ran a gray iron foundry), his
Paper ID #12045Changing Attitudes in Cross Cultural Diversity through International SeniorCapstone ProjectsDr. Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Phillip A. Sanger is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology in the College of Technology at Purdue University. At Purdue, Dr. Sanger spearheads the multidisciplinary senior capstone program where students solve real problems for industry. Prior to joining Purdue he was the Director of the Center for Rapid Product Realization (the Rapid Center) at Western Carolina University where he worked with hundreds of companies from the
Paper ID #12685International Faculty Teaching Engineering at US Institutions: Challengesand OpportunitiesDr. Maher M Murad, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Dr. Maher Murad is a faculty member in the Civil Engineering Technology department at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Dr. Murad served as a visiting professor at Bucknell University. He also has overseas teaching and professional experience. He worked as a technical manager at Modern Contracting and as a highway project manager at Acer Freeman Fox International. He is a licensed professional engineer (P.E.) in the state of Ohio. Dr. Murad received a Masters
awarded the Dominion Strong Men & Women Excellence in Leadership Award, Richmond Joint Engineers Council Engineer of the Year, AAAS Diplomacy Fellowship, and the NSBE Janice Lumpkin Educator of the Year Award.Dr. LaChelle Monique Waller, Virginia Commonwealth University Dr. Waller is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Teaching and Learning, School of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University. She received her B.S. degree in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Chowan University and a Ph.D. degree in Genetics Bioinformatics and Computational Biology from Virginia Tech. Dr. Waller is interested in utilizing innovative technologies and biological sciences to provide direct support for
an assistant professor at Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Technology, New York City College of Technology, City University of New York.angran xiaoMr. Alexis Daniel Ortiz, NYCCT Alexis Ortiz attends New York City College of Technology as a senior student studying for his BS de- gree in Mechanical Engineering Technology. His foundation of knowledge in mechanics and extensive experience with CAD/CAM programs have aided in his ability to design hybrid mechatronic machinery. His interest in mechatronics stems from his passion for automobiles and technology, with the culmination of these two passions Alexis and his colleagues conceptualized, designed and manufactured the Twisted Sister Rover, a project required for a
launched in spring2015. With increased emphasis on manufacturing in recent years, including the establishment offour national institutes for manufacturing innovation, a resurgence of demand for manufacturingengineers with the required knowledge is expected. Because this program will be entirely online,it will increase accessibility and provide an opportunity for career enhancement andadvancement for practicing engineers who may not otherwise have access to a graduate degree inmanufacturing engineering. This paper primarily focuses on online program development including the goals andobjectives to be achieved, selection of a learning management system, faculty training inrequired teaching technology and online teaching techniques, as well as
2013.Dr. Otsebele E Nare, Hampton University Otsebele Nare is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Hampton University, VA. He received his electrical engineering doctorate from Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, in 2005. His research interests include System Level Synthesis Techniques and K-16 Integrative STEM education.Lumumba Harnett, University of Kansas Lumumba Harnett is an Electrical Engineering doctoral student in the Electrical Engineering and Com- puter Science department at University of Kansas and Graduate Research Assistant at KU’s Information and Telecommunication Technology Center. He received his BS in Electrical Engineering at Hampton University in Hampton, VA. While at Hampton
381 Expanding the Community College Engineering Educational Pipeline through Collaborative Partnerships Amelito Enriquez1, Nicholas Langhoff1, Wenshen Pong2, Nilgun Ozer2, Hamid Shanasser2, Cheng Chen2, Hamid Mahmoodi2, Ed Cheng,2 Kwok-Siong Teh2, and Xiaorong Zhang2 1Cañada College, Redwood City, CA/ 2School of Engineering, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CAAbstractThe 2012 President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) report, “Engageto Excel” indicates that the United States needs to produce
and projectbased instructional environment. Using the latest sensor technology for data collection and computer2015-ASEE-K12-Proposal-Form Musavi (1).docxPage 2 of 17 WORKSHOP PROPOSAL FORM 2015 Annual ASEE K-12 Workshop on Engineering Education “Authentic Engineering: Representing & Emphasizing the E in STEM” Presented by Dassault Systems Saturday, June 13, 2015 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Sheraton Seattle | Seattle | WAmodeling for data analysis, students will address the widespread problem of storm water management.Students will monitor and map water
engineering design-based, integrated approach to STEM instructionand assessment. The Review of the LiteratureFor more than a decade, the United States has been shifting K-12 curriculum to a focus onscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Over time, the argument for STEMeducation has grown stronger, in hopes of establishing a citizenry that is literate in all fourSTEM areas regardless of one’s occupation. However, until recently, many STEM educationalprograms tended to focus on the “S” and “M” of the acronym, with slight mention of technologyand largely ignoring engineering. Nevertheless, the future of engineering instruction in K-12learning settings is brightening as many educational standards and
. Anotherbiology oriented research area is synthetic biology, which is a sub-category of biotechnology.Products from synthetic muscle tissue and medications to biofuels are the subjects of researchtoday. Each product developed has to be evaluated as to whether it can be produced sustainablyand economically while taking into consideration the effect on the environment and protection ofhuman rights. With the introduction of new products and technologies, bioethics is evolving,which means the educational community has to be up to date with the current bioethical issuesand accepted practice in order to prepare the engineering students to be involved in research as astudent and in industry. The present study will investigate bioethical issues associated
Paper ID #11158Increasing Student and Faculty Participation and Student Learning in an Un-dergraduate STEM Summer Research Program in a Government Institutionthrough a Higher Education PartnershipDr. Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Augsburg College Dr. Lanzerotti received her A.B. from Harvard College, M. Phil. from University of Cambridge (U.K.), and her Ph.D. from Cornell University, all in physics. She is an Assistant Professor of Physics at Augsburg College, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Previously she was a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright
, Texas A&M University Dr. McAdams is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical En- gineering and Graduate Program Director at Texas A&M University. He joined the department in January of 2008 after serving as an Associate (2005-2007) and Assistant Professor (1999-2005) of Mechanical Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. He received his Ph.D. from the Uni- versity of Texas at Austin in 1999. He teaches undergraduate courses in design methods, biologically inspired design, and machine element design and graduate courses in product design and dynamics. Dr. McAdams research interests are in the area of design theory and methodology with specific
having taught at in the departments of chemical engineering, Iowa State University, Ames Iowa, depart- ment of food technology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria and conducted research at Institute Nationale Polytechnique de Lorraine in Nancy, France, at Gesselschaft Biotechnologie Forschung in Braunschweig, Germany and Industrial Biotechnology Center, University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Canada. He currently teaches Environmental Engineering, Water and Wastewater treatment, Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment and Project Management and Sustainable energy development courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels at Morgan State University. His research areas are application of biological systems in the solution and
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?” He has also been part of the teaching team for NSF’s Innovation Corps for Learning, and was named one of ASEE PRISM’s ”20 Faculty Under 40” in 2014. Dr. Jordan also founded and led teams to two collegiate National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest cham- pionships, and has co-developed the STEAM LabsTM program to engage middle and high school students in learning science, technology, engineering, arts, and math concepts through designing and building chain reaction machines. He has appeared on many TV
atmosphere at 750, 850,and 950oC for additional 1 hr. The PAN nanofibers were placed on the pre-preg carbon fibercomposites with 0, 45, -45 and 90° stacking sequences, and co-cured in a vacuum oven. Theextracted carbon fiber composites associated with the carbonized PAN nanofibers were used as astrain sensor during the loading and unloading of the carbon fiber composites panels. The electricalresistivity values of the nanofibers were changed at different strain conditions. The surfacehydrophobicity of the carbonized samples were also measured and the test results were evaluatedin detail. During this study, the undergraduate engineering students were involved in the tests togive them hands-on experience in understanding the new technology and
1 © American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 2015 ASEE Zone III Conference (Gulf Southwest – Midwest – North Midwest Sections)from the ancient Greek word, “tekhnē,” which is a word that indicates a combination of art andcraft, and from which our modern word “technology” is derived. The ancient approach to artwas best understood in a combination of form and function, rather than the separation of the twothat is often seen in the modern engineering curriculum. As such, one objective of the “EnduringDesign” course was to provide a modern forum for students to ponder this classical approach toart.The understanding of the creative arts has a potential for
exploring data visualizations of usability data. Page 26.485.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Developing a Learning Analytics Dashboard for Undergraduate Engineering Using Participatory DesignUniversities have been seeking innovative ways to measure and track student learning outcomesand empirically identify the conditions that lead to their development. Academic analyticsanswers this call by focusing on the “intersection of technology, information, managementculture, and the application of information to manage the academic enterprise” (p. 2)1. Usingtechnology
Paper ID #12908Work-in-Progress: Conflict-Driven Cooperative Learning in Engineering CoursesDr. Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University Dr. Neelam Soundarajan is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at Ohio State University. His interests include software engineering as well as innovative approaches to engineering education.Mr. Swaroop Joshi, Ohio State University Swaroop is a Ph.D. student in Computer Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University. His interests include a range of problems in software engineering as well as the use of technology in the classroom.Dr. Rajiv
Paper ID #13580Image Capture, Processing and Analysis of Solar Cells for Engineering Edu-cationDr. Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel UniversityDr. Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.) Page 26.883.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Image Capture, Processing and Analysis of Solar Cells for Engineering EducationAbstractWe explore the use of several image capture, processing, and analysis techniques andmethodologies to study various aspects of solar cells including their materials
technology teacher, as well as several years of electrical and mechanical engineering design experience as a practicing engineer. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Swarthmore College, a Masters of Education degree from the University of Massachusetts, and a Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Doctorate in Engineering Education from Purdue University.Dr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University 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
Paper ID #13105Institutional Responses to the Bologna Process in Danish Engineering Edu-cationDr. Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Atsushi Akera is Associate Professor in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY). He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in the History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania. His current research is on the history of engineering education reform in the United States (1945-present). He also serves as the current Chair of the ASEE Liberal Education / Engineering and Society Division; a member of the Society for the
Paper ID #13301Software Engineering Learning in HFOSS: A Multi-Institutional StudyHeidi J. C. Ellis, Western New England University Heidi Ellis is Chair and Professor in the Computer Science and Information Technology department at Western New England University. Dr. Ellis has a long-time interest in software engineering education and has been interested in student participation in Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (HFOSS) since 2006.Dr. Gregory W Hislop, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.) Gregory Hislop is a Professor and Senior Associate Dean in the College of Computing and Informatics at Drexel
Paper ID #11230Active-learning for Physics (Electromagnetism) teachers in an EngineeringCourseProf. Rodrigo Cutri P.E., Maua Institute of Techonology holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Maua Institute of Technology (2001), MSc (2004) and Ph.D. (2007) in Electrical Engineering - University of S˜ao Paulo. He is currently Titular Professor of Maua Institute of Technology, Professor of the University Center Foundation Santo Andr´e, and consultant - Tecap Electrical Industry Ltda. He has experience in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on Industrial Electronics and Engineering Education, acting on the following