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Computational Tools and Simulation II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Roberts, Vanderbilt University; Greg Walker, Vanderbilt University

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Computers in Education

(see Appendix A for problems). This was doneto determine if students would be more likely to use a simulation tool on additional problems ifthey were previously required to use the tool. Additionally the students were then asked if they feltthey benefited from the use of the tool or if it made a difference. Finally the students were assigneda design project where it was their goal to design a heat exchanger based on a specific problem(see Appendix A). The students were not required to use the tool, but they were reminded that thistool could be extremely useful in the design process.To collect data for this study two optional surveys were distributed to the class of 58 students toobtain their opinions of the tools being incorporated in the

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Implementing the CE BOK into Courses and Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Tocco, Lawrence Technological University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering

mathematics, science, and engineering in the solution of civil engineering problems (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze data and interpret results (c) an ability to design a civil engineering system, component, or process to meet desired project needs (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams including participation in a senior-level design project sequence (e) an ability to identify, formulate, analyze, and solve engineering problems Page 15.128.3 (f) an understanding and appreciation of all aspects of professionalism including

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Outreach and Beyond: New Roles for Librarians

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jim Miller, University of Maryland; Bob Kackley, University of Maryland, College Park; Nevenka Zdravkovska, University of Maryland

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Engineering Libraries

as the University of Maryland Libraries have incommon with recruitment efforts similar to these? Maybe more than those affiliated with theinformation services field realize (in the Conclusion the identities for those nicknames will berevealed).In the summer of 2008, librarians Jim Miller, Bob Kackley, and Nevenka Zdravkovska of theEngineering & Physical Sciences Library (EPSL) at the University of Maryland gave twobibliographic instruction sessions to Summer Program students on campus. Students were fromtwo local magnet schools, Oxon Hill High School and Charles H. Flowers High School for anInventor’s Camp for the program, Project Lead the Way. After talking to Alex Prasertchoung,the coordinator for the two classes, we realized that

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Hien Nguyen, Pennsylvania State University

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International

such as these, engineers will increasingly work on globallydispersed teams, where engineers in the United States may be working virtually with otherindividuals around the world. Graduates of engineering programs need to be prepared to workon projects that may be physically located in another country. They must also be able to work ondiverse teams with other engineers who may be from a different culture or country. As NAEnotes, “Many advanced engineering designs are accomplished using virtual global teams –highly integrated engineering teams comprised of researchers located around the world. Theseteams often function across multiple time zones, multiple cultures, and sometimes multiplelanguages.”2Employers of engineers have expressed the need

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Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yogesh Velankar, Purdue University; Sean Brophy, Purdue University; Masataka Okutsu, Purdue University; Daniel Delaurentis, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

for Engineering Education, 2010 Team Based Negotiation of Ideas on Design Decision Making PerformanceIntroductionEngineering in the 21st century is becoming a more social process with multiple stakeholders.Nowadays, many engineering design projects are undertaken by project teams consisting ofvarious disciplinary content experts. This type of engineering work requires domain knowledgecoupled with many professional skills such as teamwork, collaboration, communication of ideas,decision making, etc. Recent reports such as the Engineer of 20201 have recognized that suchskills are essential in the education of the next generation of engineers. The challenge is findingeffective instructional methods that develop these skills without large amounts

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Amelito Enriquez; Kate Disney; Erik Dunmire

from ASSIST (Articulation System Stimulating Interinstitutional Student Transfer)website assist.org.5A similar situation exists with regard to the Freshman Introduction to Engineering course, someform of which is recommended or required for a majority of engineering majors. This courseranges from a 1-unit survey of career options to a 3-unit project-based introduction to design, Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2010, American Society for Engineering Education 93which is in many cases discipline specific. Other more subtle differences in course

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Software and Hardware for Educators I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chad Hager, United States Air Force Academy; Steven Barrett, University of Wyoming; Cameron Wright, University of Wyoming; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming

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Computers in Education

Page 15.639.2organization of these homework assignments attempts to show students the link betweensoftware and hardware and to illuminate some of the more difficult architecture conceptsdiscussed in class. The assignments are arranged to give students a gentle introduction into HDL,followed by the construction of memory. Later design exercises directs attention to arithmeticlogic units (ALUs), single cycle computers, and pipelined processors. These assignments weredeveloped for a senior/graduate level course in computer architecture for which the text by Manoand Kime is used [2]. The specific design assignments will be discussed and student reaction tothe exercises is provided. This project was planned and conducted by a graduate

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Energy Education and Industry Needs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David McDonald, Lake Superior State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

electricity.16 Ford anticipates that future plug-in hybrids will “talk” to a Smart Grid.Ford is investing $14 billion in the project, and has worked with 10 different utilities.Significant development efforts are focused on vehicle batteries in an ongoing effort to improvecost and weight. The battery for the Chevrolet Volt is a 16 KWh T-shaped Lithium-ion batterythat is roughly 6 feet long and weighs nearly 400 pounds1 or twice the weight of an averageperson. Current batteries represent about one third of the vehicle weight, and that weight is threeto five times what would be desired. Lithium-iron-sulfide batteries are now being studied undera partly government funded Reduced Cost Li-ion (Red Lion) project.17

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Bruce Brydges, SUNY Potsdam; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Mary Margaret Small, Clarkson University; Gail Gotham, St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES; Peter Turner, Clarkson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-177: K-12 TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVELYOFFERED BY STEM FACULTY FROM A RESEARCH UNIVERSITYSusan Powers, Clarkson University Dr. Susan E. Powers is the Assoc. Dean of Engineering for Research and Graduate Studies at Clarkson University. She has been a PI or co-PI on K-12 outreach projects for the last decade. Her contributions are especially in the area of energy education.Bruce Brydges, SUNY Potsdam Dr. Bruce C. Brydges is the Director of Academic Assessment/Institutional Research in the Office of Institutional Effectiveness at the State University College of New York - Potsdam. He has served as the evaluator on the teacher PD institutes described here.Jan DeWaters

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2010 ERC

Authors

Kesh Narayanan

  Current Solicitation NSF 09‐565 ERC and I/UCRC Technology Sectors  Lead Institution shown Advanced Electronics (13)  Biotechnology, Healthcare and Service (16) Advanced Manufacturing and Fabrication (18)      Energy, Sustainability, and Infrastructure (15) Advanced Materials (4)  Information, Communication, and Computing (10) Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) The Mechanisms •  Faculty and Students in industry •  Industry Scientists and Engineers in Academe •  Industry-University Collaborative Research Projects  Current Program Announcement 09‐516 6

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Special Session: Next Generation Problem-Solving

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Hamilton, United States Air Force Academy; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines; Nora Siewiorek, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

definitions orinterpretations, modeling emphasizes connected knowledge forms, adaptation of large ideasto new contexts, just-in-time learning, and complex reasoning in collaborativearrangements. An orientation around models and modeling is often referred to as a Models andModeling Perspective (MMP) (http://modelsandmodeling.net).Emphasis on modeling has a well-established history in the computer-supported collaborativelearning literature [9-12]. In science education, various curriculum projects [13] exemplify thistrend with the development of replacement modules across multiple areas of the high schoolcurriculum. Multiple new modeling oriented pedagogical frameworks have arisen from increasedattention towards enabling learners toexperience science

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Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aman Yadav, Purdue University; Mary Lundeberg, Michigan State University; Dipendra Subedi, Michigan State University; Charles Bunting, Oklahoma State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2010-1552: PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING IN AN UNDERGRADUATEELECTRICAL ENGINEERING COURSEAman Yadav, Purdue University Aman Yadav is an assistant professor of Educational Psychology Program at Purdue University. His research focuses on the use of case-based instruction and problem-based learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. In addition to PhD in Educational Psychology and Educational Technology, Dr. Yadav also has Bachelors in Electrical Engineering and Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering. Dr. Yadav has undertaken both quantitative and qualitative research projects and has a strong familiarity with both types of analyses. Address: Department of

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Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College; Glenn Ellis, Smith College; Diana Fiumefreddo, Smith College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

that they will have the skills, materials, and enthusiasm to excite their students about engineering, and ≠ To create a fluid and dynamic engineering education pipeline where each level informs the preceding level about the skill base needed to ensure successThe overall objective of the grant is to enable teachers to reach and inspire students typicallyoutside of the engineering “pipeline”. Fundamental to the project is supporting teacherprofessional development that is based upon research from the learning sciences. In particular,the research shows that effective instruction requires teachers to have both a deep understandingof the subject area and an understanding of how students develop their understanding

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Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Turton, West Virginia University; Joseph Shaeiwitz, West Virginia University

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Chemical Engineering

education, and outcomes assessment. Joe is an associate editor of the Journal of Engineering Education, and he is a co-author of the text Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes (3rd ed.), published by Prentice Hall in 2009. Page 15.56.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Module for Teaching Batch OperationsRationaleFor the past several years, the majority of projects chosen for one of the two required designs inour senior capstone course have involved some form of batch or semi-batch process. However,no formal instruction in the design and operation of batch processes was

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Web-based Learning in ECE

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiffany Phagan, ERAU; Thomas Yang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Jianhua Liu, ERAU; Ilteris Demikiran, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Electrical and Computer

especiallyproblematic for large classes, because it demands excessive instructor resources. Computer-based online assessment has great potential to provide viable solutions to this problem, becauseweb-based assessment has many unique advantages such as convenient administration,automated data collection and analysis, timely feedback, and easy update. In this paper, theonline assessment for an introductory electrical engineering course we recently implemented isdescribed. The assessment tool is developed through the popular educational software,Blackboard. The assessment functions provided by Blackboard, such as “Test Manager” and“Pool Manager”, are especially suitable for automated assessment. Our assessment project notonly confirms the efficiency of online

Conference Session

Educational Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruth Streveler, Purdue Universtiy; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota; Tameka Clarke Douglas, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

, problem-based learning, and constructive controversy. He has co-written eight books including How to Model It: Problem Solving for the Computer Age, Active Learning: Cooperation in the College Classroom, 3rd Ed., Cooperative learning: Increasing college faculty instructional productivity; Strategies for energizing large classes: From small groups to learning communities; and Teamwork and project management, 3rd Ed.Tameka Clarke Douglas, Purdue University Tameka Clarke Douglas is a doctoral candidate in Purdue's School of Engineering Education. Her research interests include communities of practice and conceptual understanding in statics

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Graduate Student Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barrett Caldwell, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

aspects of information flow, task coordination, and team performance as affected by information technology. His research explores human factors engineering principles of how people get, share, and use information well, including the following: • Defining quantitative characteristics of information flow and task coordination in team performance; • Describing effects of tasks, situations, and technologies on effective information exchange in organizations; • Improving user access to information and knowledge to manage events in complex systems. Prof. Caldwell’s research efforts have resulted in over 100 scientific publications. His projects since

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Keith M. Gardiner

catalog entrymade available alternate spring semesters to remote, and on campus graduate students in theManufacturing Systems Engineering MS Program and other programs in engineering andbusiness. Examples of student projects, course philosophy and management strategies aredescribed.IntroductionThere is an increasing focus on conservation. Looking in the rear view mirror we may posit thatthe Industrial Revolution left us with many ills, brown fields together with social and workforcedeprivations. Now “Green” is coming to the fore accompanied by “Sustainability.” Are ideas ofthis nature germane for consideration in an engineering curriculum, or are they obsolescent butfashionable passing fads?In fact, a review of economics history reveals many

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Alan Seelan; Jeongkyu Lee

needs of Developers and DBA’s are highlyintegrated with the concept of providing one possible solution but they are accessible in differentvariations. Though there are a lot of functions that are included in much software not everythingis being used in the real world so this project includes functions that are primarily used by theusers. So the major goal or objective of this project is to implement software that isstandardized with the functionalities of both the developer and also the DBA’s with therestriction of certain instances on the developers and also provides GUI for easy access offunctionalities with also the inclusion of editor to hard code your own query and subprograms. An Illustration of the individual user are

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Andrew C. Foley; Eben H. Phillips

Science etc) the nature of the courses becomes more‘demonstrative’. Culmination of the sequences is the two semester Capstone coursewhere students undertake their own unique projects, creating specifications, generatingalternatives and developing chosen solutions. Foley (2007) discusses the design processused at the Academy in more detail. This paper however discusses a particular methodology of ‘rapid fire’ theory tohardware realization in a unique sophomore design course. The outcomes were ambitiousand initially a little open ended, but once correctly indentified were seen to have beenachieved. DESIGN PROGRESSION Sophomore Junior Introduction to Mechanical

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Robotics in Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlotta Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

LEGOS w/HandyBoard43University of West Curriculum integration LEGOS w/HandyBoard44 Page 15.877.3FloridaSwarthmore College Research project preparation, AAAI Khepera, ActivMedia Pioneers45Missouri University State of the art of robotics and Instructor-created kit usingof Science and architectures embedded C, Matlab imageTechnology processing46Carnegie Mellon Robots for study problem-based LEGOS with HandyBoard47-48University laboratory experimentsPontificia

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Learning by Doing

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Melin, United States Military Academy; Richard Hallon, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

to the quantitative data, qualitative questions are also asked of the students. In theseresponses, the students clearly appreciated the base camp portion of the course, which was theapplication portion. For example, in response to the question, “What did you learn in the coursethat will be of help to you in the future?”, 29% of the 56 students commented on the base campportion of the course as the best for preparing for the future. Comments included the following:What did you learn in the course that will be of help to you in the future? • How to develop base camps • If I ever have to help plan and build a basecamp, I'm prepared. • Base camps are no joke. • How to manage a construction project and what goes into making a base camp

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Engaging Students in Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

HuiRu Shih, Jackson State University; Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Tzusheng Pei, Jackson State University; Gordon Skelton, Jackson State University; Evelyn Leggette, Jackson State University

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Engineering Technology

Program at JSU and has expertise on advisement, assessment of curriculum enhancement project. Page 15.769.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Integrating Self-Regulated Learning Instruction in a Digital Logic CourseAbstractSelf-Regulated Learning (SRL) involves self-monitoring and self-correction of three componentsof learning: motivation, behavior, and cognition. Abundant research has supported that optimalacademic performance is strongly tied to the extent to which the learner uses SRL. SRL iscurrently viewed as a vital prerequisite for the successful acquisition

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Technological Literacy and the Educated Person

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

creation of an ‘A’ level in engineering science. As anexamination it was highly successful, as a source of supply of future engineers it wasa failure. But several of its supporters argued that it should be seen as a component ofliberal education. Many engineering professors objected to this examination andargued that all students should be able to pursue projects through which they wouldlearn the pleasure of technology, and so government through its agencies sponsored“project technology”. It apparently had no effect on the supply of students totechnology programmes even though it was very successful at providing effectivelearning experiences3.In the last twenty or more years the term ‘literacy’ has developed to imply “anacquaintance with the basic

Conference Session

Special Session: Next Generation Problem-Solving

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara Moore, University of Minnesota; Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University; Judith Zawojewski, Illinois Institute of Technology; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University; Richard Lesh, Indiana University

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Educational Research and Methods

the Division of Research, Evaluation and Communication (REC) in the Education and Human Resources Directorate. She remains a consultant to the EHR Directorate. During the 2006-2007 academic year Barbara was a visiting professor in Purdue University’s Engineering Education Department. Her research interests are primarily in understanding and assessing engineering student learning. She has participated in a number of curriculum innovation projects and has been active in the engineering education research and assessment communities. She is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education and was a Fulbright lecturer/researcher in Sweden.Heidi Diefes-Dux, Purdue University Heidi A

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Student Learning

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maya Trotz, University of South Florida; Ken Thomas, University of South Florida; Jeffrey Cunningham, University of South Florida; Qiong Zhang, University of South Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

partnerships. Current research projects include the development of mineral oxide dependent treatment technologies (e.g adsorption and photocatalytic oxidation using novel nanoparticle arrangements) for contaminant remediation with a special emphasis on arsenic in drinking water and in landfill leachate, phosphate in aquarium/aquaculture facilities, and for disinfection of drinking water. She uses geochemical modeling to look at water quality changes for applications in CO2 sequestration and waste stream treatment at various industries. Community engagement is integrated into projects looking at water quality in settings that vary from urban stormwater ponds and rivers to remote, ecotourism

Conference Session

Historical Perspectives for Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice Pawley, Purdue University; Karen Tonso, Wayne State University

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Liberal Education

myriad ways that everyday life in learning communities contributes to the social and cultural production of inequality along gender, race, and social class lines. In her cultural studies of engineering education, she brings to bear 15 years of experiences as a reservoir engineer in the petroleum industry. Her research in engineering education received the WEPAN’s Betty Vetter Award for Research, the Mary Catherine Ellwein Outstanding Dissertation Award (Qualitative Research Methodology) and the Selma Greenberg Distinguished Dissertation Award (Research on Women and Education) both from the American Educational Research Association. In other projects she examined the contributions of “standardized

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jana Milford, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth Myers, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Diane Sieber, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Ann Scarritt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Minorities in Engineering

predominantly-white, higher-SES institution. This is aformidable challenge, and underscores our understanding that creating a climate of inclusiveexcellence is a people-driven, high-touch enterprise.To begin to establish more creative pathways for increased inclusive excellence, during 2009-10we are executing a Focus 12 plan in which we have identified 12 high schools within our regionwith which to form meaningful partnerships — six this year and six next. While tailoringapproaches to meet the needs of each school’s population and priorities, these partnershipsinclude daylong, on-campus field trips during which students experience hands-on engineeringdesign projects, visit engineering research labs, and engage in fun campus-wide, GPS-basedscavenger

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanical Systems: What's New

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camilla Saviz, University of the Pacific; Said Shakerin, University of the Pacific

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Mechanical Engineering

and critical thinking skills is to developexercises that require them to look for and explain unexpected behaviors. This paper describeshow the toys were used in class to demonstrate topics that were being taught – the students knewwhat to look for. Several ideas for assignments and projects are presented in the Appendix –these can be used as a starting point for helping students develop their skills in observation,analysis, and critical thinking. The assignments may serve as more useful measures of studentlearning because students can take as much time as they need to examine the toy and formulatetheir answers.ConclusionSeveral inexpensive toys were introduced in this paper. Despite their simplicity, each can beused to demonstrate an array

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2010 ERC

Authors

Sohi Rastegar

  J. Regalbuto*, CBET  D. Niebur*, ECCS  D. Niebur*, ECCS  Building  Sustainability  * Former PD/IPA  On Nature  http://nsf.gov/staff/staff_list.jsp?org=EFRI&from_org=EFRI EFRI BUDGET AND AWARDS • FY 2010 Budget: $29M • FY 2011 Budget Request: $31M • EFRI Awards: $0.5M/year for 4 years • Steady State:  ~ 10 Active Topics and ~ 60 Active Projects AUTONOMOUSLY RECONFIGURABLE  ENGINEERED SYSTEMS (ARES) Key Idea: Autonomously Reconfigurable engineered systems robust to unexpected/unplanned events