Collection

2013 GSW

Authors

Melanie Sattler

Friday Morning Session 2 - Faculty Benefits of Service-Learning in Meeting Learning Objectives: Examples from Air Pollution/Environmental Engineering Courses Melanie Sattler Civil Engineering Department University of Texas at Arlington AbstractService learning is “a teaching method which combines community service with academic instruction as it focuses on critical, reflective thinking and civic responsibility.”1 Dozens ofstudies have documented many benefits of service learning for students, including improved 1)ability to

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Tara Kulkarni

in the state (engaging local citizens opposed to the project), Partnerships such as the Campus Compact, whichand a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) based map comprises of over 1,100 colleges and universities, with over 6project for southwest Haiti to locate and display health clinic million students across over 30 states, have brought thelocations for use by the area health workers. Students interactedwith four different community partners, and reflected on their message of service as an integral component of learning to theexperiences answering questions focused on their interactions mainstream of the education

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tracy L. Ross, Actua; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education

and Employers (NACE) [6]Future Skills Framework DevelopmentActua developed the Future Skills Framework to capture and articulate the instructor experience,and to provide a foundation for additional support to member programs and their instructors. Inaddition, a strengthened instructor experience framework is seen to have potential for improvedrecruitment, training and retention of future instructors, increased transferability of the instructorexperience to future career opportunities, and increased quality and consistency in youthengagement by the network. The potential to shape a national, post-secondary work integratedlearning experience reflects activity by universities and affiliated organizations to betterdocument the contribution of

Conference Session

LEES 4: Understanding and Disrupting Engineering Cultures

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chandra Turpen, University of Maryland College Park; Jennifer Radoff, University of Maryland College Park; Keeron Rahman, University of Maryland College Park; Paul Adkins, University of Maryland College Park; Harkirat Sangha; Samshritha Bikki

will draw on research team meeting notes, formative feedback survey responses, andnarrative reflections from URFs to support our claims. Research leads also share theirperspectives on recruiting, onboarding and working with the URFs and describe some of themacro-ethical considerations that motivated their partnership with URFs [4, 5].Dr. Turpen and Dr. Radoff, the research leads, and a subset of URFs (K. Rahman, S. Bikki, K.Adkins, and H. Sangha) collaboratively developed this paper. We organize our findings into threeparts; we describe: (a) the multiple ways the research leads benefited from this collaboration, (b)the multiple ways the URFs have benefited from this collaboration, and (c) the joint workprocesses and routines within our

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Research to Practice: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeremy A. Lingle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

currently leads up a team of educators and educational researchers who are exploring how to integrate science, mathematics and engineering within authentic school contexts and researching the nature of the resultant student learning c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The Engineering Design Log: A Digital Design Journal Facilitating Learning and Assessment (RTP)AbstractStudents engaging in design and engineering processes are frequently encouraged to keep anotebook, journal, or log containing their drawings, reflections, decisions, and justifications. Inthe professional world, such a notebook is primarily for the benefit of the designer, to keep trackof important ideas

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED): Best of Works in Progress

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grayson Rice, Duke University; Ann Saterbak, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

Concept MapsAbstractThis paper describes a work-in-progress study investigating the use of concept mapping forassessing students’ conceptual knowledge over a semester in a biomedical engineering modelingcourse. The concept maps are used to evaluate the evolution of students’ skills in developingmathematical models that describing biological systems and students’ specific contentknowledge as they complete problem-based learning projects. As students gain experiencedeveloping mathematical models to answer open-ended problem-based learning questions, wehypothesize that their conceptual understanding of mathematical modeling and of the biologicalsystems studied will increase. This improved conceptual understanding is reflected by conceptmaps with

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Miller, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Steven Higbee, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

, and life science students [12]-[14], our programmay serve as a model for engineering educators on urban campuses.Here, we report on the first iteration of our (IN)SCRIBE Program. Eight students – five risingseniors, two juniors, and one sophomore – participated in the inaugural offering as (IN)SCRIBEScholars. Specifically, we present initial student reflections on the societal responsibilitiesbiomedical engineers need to consider to impact design solutions.Program DescriptionThe seven-week (IN)SCRIBE Program (Figure 1) encompasses four phases: 1) Pre-programTraining, 2) a one-week Innovation Boot Camp, 3) five weeks of Clinical Immersion Rotations,and 4) one week of Needs Refinement and Design. In the Innovation Boot Camp, participantslearn

Conference Session

Innovative and Impactful Engineering Leadership Pedagogy

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brett Tallman P.E., Montana State University, Bozeman; Werner Zorman, Harvey Mudd College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development

, holistic, relational framework. The course consists of several separate-- butinterdependent—activities, such as group participation, readings, reflection, and a retreat.The purpose of this practice paper is to further interpret the (previously published) value of HILs,but within a leadership identity framework. Because of their positive impact on identitydevelopment, these Labs may hold promise as an environment in which students can develophealthy relational leadership processes. Three identity-based frameworks will be used tointerpret the influence of HIL structure and experiences: Leadership Identity Development(LID), self-authorship, and Community of Practice (CoP).This paper addresses the impact that experiential learning courses can have on

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Focus on Student Success 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Abigail T. Stephan, Clemson University; Jon Harcum, Clemson University; Laurel Whisler, Bristol Community College; Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

program’s learning strategies course employed a three-pronged approach towardsusing the LASSI. First, students took the assessment online at the beginning and end of thesemester. Second, students were prompted to reflect on their pre-intervention scores throughstructured reflection assignments at three points throughout the semester. Third, students weresupported by several campus resources in interpreting and improving their performance acrossthe ten LASSI dimensions. The following paragraphs detail these interconnected approaches ingreater depth.Students completed the 3rd Edition of the LASSI [6] once at the outset of the semester and oncemore at its conclusion. Students took the LASSI online, with the first administration due at theend of the

Collection

2011 North Midwest Section

Authors

Derek Wissmiller

when anindividual reflects on that experience relative to their prior knowledge (reflective observation), Proceedings of the 2011 North Midwest Section Conferencedevelops a conceptualization to explain the experience (abstract conceptualization), and thentests their conceptualization (active experimentation). The results observed after testing one sconceptualization represent yet another concrete experience which can be reflected upon todevelop further conceptualizations to be tested and so on. Figure 1: Kolb cycle of learning.7 The types of questions/problems commonly found in engineering textbooks may fail toengage learners in deep levels of reflective observation as they may

Collection

2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Anoop Singh Grewal, Arizona State University

online or on-sitecourses, in an exploratory way. Even though there are numerous resources available forintroducing EM, the TY4YS activity approach is very interactive and most importantly, insteadof teaching (or reinforcing) the entrepreneurial concepts first and then engaging in relatedactivities, the students first play, make mistakes, reflect and learn. When the concepts aresubsequently presented (or reinforced), they are more relatable and better retained.The activity starts with a military veteran describing veterans’ issues. The player's objective is tocreate an end-product to mitigate some of the challenging issues and showcase that end-productat an upcoming veterans conference. The players (students) will make a series of decisionsduring

Conference Session

T2B: GIFTS - Session B

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Kurt M Degoede, Elizabethtown College; Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College; Jean Carlos Batista Abreu, Elizabethtown College

Tagged Topics

Diversity, FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

detached from such a situation. We intentionally developed activities thatchallenge students’ thoughts and beliefs, so they connect their actions as students to their lives asworking professionals.We first examine ethics on a global scale by considering engineers’ roles in promoting globalhealth and wellbeing through sustainability. Students learn about green design andmanufacturing strategies through assigned readings, a video on cradle-to-cradle design, andgameplay. Students play the In the Loop ® board game, which teaches players about the finiteresources necessary for devices such as LCD screens, MRI machines, and wind turbines [1].Throughout the game, players develop strategies to manage limited resources using circulareconomies. A reflective

Conference Session

Technical Session III

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Susan M Bitetti, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Ethan E Danahy, Tufts University

Tagged Topics

FYEE Conference Sessions

employers suggests a greater emphasis onattributes including flexibility, conscientiousness, integrity, problem solving, communication,and organizational skills [1]. ​ABET reflects these demands, outlining the desired skill-set ofengineering graduates to include: ● an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering ● an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences ● an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors ● an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams and ● an ability to identify, formulate, and solve

Conference Session

Design Communications

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ekwaro-Osire, Texas Tech; Peter Orono, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

design. In literature theyhave been shown to be an essential tool for (1) reflection, (2) documentation of the designprocess, (3) historical archive, (4) course grade, (5) incidental writing tool, and (6) instantassessment of course for instructor. The use of design notebooks as indicators of studentparticipation in team activities has been investigated.1 It was demonstrated that design notebooksare a good indicator of teamwork practices. Design notebooks have also been used to trackstudents’ cognitive patterns in engineering design.2 Well formulated design notebooks have been shown to have pedagogical and cognitivebenefits 3. To reap these benefits however, it is very important to teach the students how tocomplete an effective design

Conference Session

Ensuring Access to K - 12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Genalo, Iowa State University; Jamie Gilchrist, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and problem solving concepts.This paper will describe the twelve week experience of a home schooled group engaged in theTWT program. Home schooling is a growing trend in the United States and it is estimated thattwo million American children are home schooled each year with this number increasing by 15-20% per year1. The students’ progress in this program was measured through specific reflectionquestions, as well as observations and reflections by the TWT facilitators and the cooperatinghome school representative and the parents of the home schooled students.The Toying With TechnologySM ProgramThe Toying With TechnologySM Program at Iowa State University has been reported on manytimes in the literature2-7. This program includes an

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Steve E. Watkins, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

componentadditions. Tailoring activities for pre-college pedagogy and grade-level appropriateness can bereadily done3. Also, an introduction to this IC facilitates understanding of related onlinehobbyists resources and can be a good transition to other IC hardware.Modular Resources Six modular activities were developed for a two-day outreach experience – four involvingcircuit manipulation and two involving reflection. The activities are modular so that they can bedone separately, expanded or contracted (time), or tailored to available components or studentability. For example, advanced students can engage in extra challenges that involve exploringdeeper relationships. Students work in pairs during circuit manipulation activities. Two of thecircuit

Collection

2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio proceedings

Authors

Emily Frazier; Rich Robles

that is considered active learning?Think: Take a moment and make a list of the activitiesyou are already doing that employ these characteristics:• Relevant• Learner centered• Participatory• Reflective• Intentional Proceedings of the 2018 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2018 American Society for Engineering Education Session CEED 412•• Proceedings of the 2018 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2018 American Society for Engineering EducationWhy Use Active Learning Techniques?• Research studies have shown that when instructors switch their teaching

Conference Session

Teaching Styles and Peer Review

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre

semester. Provide meaningful feedback to your peer related to his or her syllabus. Provide meaningful feedback to your peer related to classroom observations of his or her teaching strategies. Provide meaningful feedback to your peer related to the evidence of student learning that your peer collects from his or her students.Step 2.): Attend group meetings with your PRT leader. Page 8.103.3 “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”Step 3.): Write three reflective

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Kuczenski, University of Notre Dame; Joshua Enszer, University of Notre Dame; Mark McCready, University of Notre Dame; Jay Brockman, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

to play a more direct role in their personaldevelopment, 2) enable students to link together diverse parts of their learning, including theformal and informal curriculum, and allow for reflection and awareness of learning strategies andneeds, 3) encourage students to create a professional portfolio of their achievements, both fromthe classroom and beyond, with the ability to publicize their achievements as evidence for futureemployers, etc. and 4) offer the academic department a meaningful mechanism for accessingand organizing evidence of student learning. The e-portfolio also serves as a tool to makecommunication between students and advisors more efficient. Figure 1 illustrates the proposedNDeP project. Figure 1

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Hata

A Low-Cost Approach to Teaching Transmission Line Fundamentals and Impedance Matching David M. Hata Portland Community CollegeAbstract:As part of a NSF-funded Project, Portland Community College has developed a series of low-cost experiments to teach transmission line fundamentals and impedance matching techniques.Using a MFJ-259B SWR Analyzer, experimental exercises to measure reflections coefficients,standing wave ratios, and input impedance have been developed and used in the teachinglaboratory. With the addition of a matching unit and simulated load, impedance matchingexercises can also be implemented. These laboratory exercises

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Joan A. Burtner

exercises related to team roles, stages of teamdevelopment and typical team problems, 4) a team-readiness self-assessment essay, and 5)periodic team assessment reports.The design of the teamwork module encourages students to use a combination of cognition,reflection and experience to improve their teamwork skills. The Venn diagram below showshow the three relate. Cognition W Experience X Y Z Reflection Figure 1. The Teamwork ModuleThe section marked W represents a combination of cognition and experience. The W activitiesinclude jigsaw exercises

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 1: Student Experiences and Support

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katelyn Churakos, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Jayden Mitchell, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Jessica E S Swenson, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Student Division (STDT)

examines the student perception and experience of solving open-endedmodeling problems (OEMPs) through an autoethnographic account of the student-authors’personal reflections about an OEMP completed during an introductory level statics course.Currently, the student perspective is not represented in literature about engineering problemsolving. This is significant as the student perspective is integral to understanding how studentslearn and develop an engineering mindset. By incorporating the student voice throughautoethnographic techniques, this study can begin to fill this gap and provide meaningful insightsabout the student experience and perceived benefits surrounding an OEMP.Autoethnography is an approach to research and writing that

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean M. Trusedell, Purdue University; Mindy Hart, EPICS

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

represents current projects in the EPICS Program.The teachers will read through the cards, discuss the information, sketch out a possible solution to the givenengineering problem and create a prototype.They will then get feedback from other participants and sketch a redesign to the prototype.The participants will then role play to get additional feedback to determine the best redesign possible for theprototype. After they have feedback information they will present their scenario and prototype solution to the teamfor feedback and review. Page 24.1214.2Reflection- Reflection is an essential part of the educational process not only

Collection

15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

Authors

Lisa Lampe, University of Virginia; Esther Tian, University of Virginia

reflection and planning to take ideas back to their campus. Thepresentation will include advising standards, resources, and recommendations.Learning goals: Attendees will be able to name 2 best practices within Academic Advising thatare feasible to implement in their program.Content: We will review National Academic Advising (NACADA) definitions of academicadvising, advising values, and resources. We will also cover some terminology and most citedliterature on Advising Structures, and how academic advising should be seen as teaching [1]. Wewill also review the Academic Advising Handbook to help participants understand StudentLearning Outcomes (SLOs) and recommended assessment practices [2].Activities: The welcome will include a poll to hear more

Collection

2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Christopher J. Lowrance

each and every lesson is not the ideal method of instruction. As Idiscovered, engineering is perfectly suited for reflection pauses during the lesson in order to givestudents time to analyze and absorb the new material as they work on in-class problems relatedto the lesson material.IntroductionLast fall was my first semester as a college engineering educator, and I certainly learned moreabout teaching than I ever expected. After studying various teaching literature andexperimenting in the classroom, I quickly discovered that there are many variables thatcontribute to effective teaching and student learning. After experimenting with various methodsof instruction in the classroom, I found a particular teaching technique to be very effective, and

Collection

2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Christopher J. Lowrance

each and every lesson is not the ideal method of instruction. As Idiscovered, engineering is perfectly suited for reflection pauses during the lesson in order to givestudents time to analyze and absorb the new material as they work on in-class problems relatedto the lesson material.IntroductionLast fall was my first semester as a college engineering educator, and I certainly learned moreabout teaching than I ever expected. After studying various teaching literature andexperimenting in the classroom, I quickly discovered that there are many variables thatcontribute to effective teaching and student learning. After experimenting with various methodsof instruction in the classroom, I found a particular teaching technique to be very effective, and

Collection

2015 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Tian Wen; Kangping Li

frequency stabilizes in its new steady state market forces and humanusers. This frequency data can reflect instantaneous events as as shown in Simulink simulation result schedules. Figure 5: A stored daily frequency deviation patternwell as long-term patterns of the grid. presented in Fig. 4. Therefore, in future smart grid when every user has accessto frequency monitoring and reporting, the utility can easily and

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Technical Session 2: Enhancing Energy-Related Education with Student Design Projects

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leon Liebenberg, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

better engage students in creatively solving real-worldproblems. Based on their learning preference questionnaires, students were placed in diverseteams of three to four with the intention of generating a sense of community and promotingcreative thinking. Each mini-project was comprised of both open-ended and well-defined non-trivial analytical questions that addressed contemporary energy-related challenges. Teams werealso expected to reflect on energy options for the future and interpret the United NationsSustainable Development Goals. To promote accountability and critical evaluation, teams peer-reviewed one another’s mini-projects. This study uses data from participant questionnaires (n = 77) to analyze the efficacy ofusing mini

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Session - Virtual and Augmented Reality

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Emily Welsh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Dan Li, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; A. John Hart, Massachusetts Institute of Technology ; John Liu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

variety of colors, optical properties, and textures. In particular, smooth and flat,reflective features such as the touchscreen are especially challenging to capture digitally from thephysical object.Our initial method for creating high fidelity scans was 3D scanning (Figure 6a). Scanning can beused to create life-sized 3D models that include realistic colors and textures. However, thescanner we had access to, the Sense 2 from 3D Systems, struggled to retain tracking on the flatsurfaces of the tablet components. The resolution produced by the scanner was also lacking.When 3D scanning was unsuccessful, we pivoted to photogrammetry. Photogrammetry has beenused successfully to create 3D reconstructions of real world objects for digital

Conference Session

Design Related

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ava R. Wolf, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Nattasit Dancholvichit, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Leon Liebenberg, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

as a series. Lessons from previous mini-projects are built into subsequentprojects, and each offers loosely-defined analytical questions and open-ended design questionsthat require independent research. The unfolding of scaffolded mini-projects offers an orderlymechanism for students to grow and demonstrate important engineering competencies, especiallywhen offered in tandem with teaching-learning-assessments via ePortfolios. ePortfolios havebeen shown to be effective in documenting learning competencies, enabling meta-analysis andpersonal reflection, and improving skills in the use of social media to communicate ideas. Ineffect, mini-projects combined with ePortfolios may help to facilitate deeper understanding ofcourse content, make the