Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Swetha Nittala, Uber Technologies; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

and equitable course design checklist that enables facultyto proactively incorporate inclusive principles into various aspects of their course design,including syllabi, content, assessment, and pedagogy. With input from students, educators,and instructors, this checklist is primarily designed for mechanical engineering faculty, withan emphasis on aspects such as design and laboratories. Still, it can be widely applied to otherengineering courses.Furthermore, our paper seeks to shed light on the dynamic nature of such checklists. Giventhat our understanding of learning and human identity continues to evolve, we mustcontinually re-evaluate how we perceive equity and inclusivity in education. Hence, weenvision our checklist as a living document

Conference Session

Business and Professional Literacy Within Chemical Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kristen Ferris, University of New Mexico; Pil Kang, University of New Mexico; Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico; Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Yan Chen, University of New Mexico; Susannah C. Davis, University of New Mexico; Sang M. Han, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

Engineering Department at the Uni- versity of New Mexico. The research in her lab is focused on understanding the dynamics and structures of macromolecular assemblies including proteins, polymers, and lipid membranes. Undergraduates, grad- uate students, and postdoctoral scholars are trained in a multidisciplinary environment, utilizing modern methodologies to address important problems at the interface between chemistry, physics, engineering, and biology preparing the trainees for careers in academe, national laboratories, and industry. In addition to research, she devotes significant time developing and implementing effective pedagogical approaches in her teaching of undergraduate courses to train engineers who are

Conference Session

Supporting Successful Progression From First-year Studies

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; John W. Lawson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

% eitherundetermined or other [1]. Many colleges selectively reopened specific classes for face-to-faceinstruction with varying degrees of success and some had to quickly shut down again. Many ofthese courses were upper division laboratory or activity classes. There were fewer which openedsuch courses for incoming freshman classes.This paper covers the rapid transition of a traditional freshman experience to a hybrid face-to-face course in the Fall 2020 quarter. The course features a virtual lecture each week and tenseparate hands-on activities that required different modes of instruction and involved differentsocial distancing protocols. Furthermore, the course was required to provide virtualaccommodation for those students who chose not to return to campus

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 3 Slot 7 Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel A. Godrick, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

Conference Session

Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Timothy W Mays P.E., The Citadel; Monika Bubacz, The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel; Kaitlin Marley, University of California - San Diego; James Michael Grayson, The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

foundation for the ExCEEd Teaching Workshop where the skills andtechniques necessary to fulfill meeting the expectations inherent in these models are presented,discussed, and practiced. The typical ASCE ExCEEd Teaching Workshop (ETW) schedule forthe six-day workshop is shown in Figure 3 and is representative of the workshop at different sites(United States Military Academy, University of Arkansas, University of Northern Arizona,University of Texas at Tyler, and Florida Gulf Coast University). The workshop activities can besub-classified into seminars, demonstration classes, laboratory exercises, and social events. 1Seminars: The primary course schedule for the ETW contains 13 Seminars which vary incontent and were designed to provide theoretical

Conference Session

NAFP Panel Discussion

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso; Paul Racette, NASA; Scott Askew, NASA; Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Belay Demoz; Paul Mogan, NASA

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Minorities in Engineering

AC 2007-504: NASA OPPORTUNITIES FOR FACULTY AT MINORITYINSTITUTIONS: REFLECTIONS OF NASA ADMINISTRATOR FELLOWSLouis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso Louis J. Everett is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas El Paso. Dr. Everett is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Texas and has research interests in the use of technology in the classroom. His technical research interests include robotics, machine design, dynamics and control systems. He began his NAFP tenure in 2006 and is presently with the Mobility and Manipulation group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena California. leverett@utep.edu http://research.utep.edu/pacelabPaul Racette, NASA

Conference Session

Multimedia Tutorials and Web Development

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University

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Minorities in Engineering

of Plant Biologists http://www.aspb.org/ASPP American Society of Plant Physiologists http://www.aspp.org/ASQ American Society for Quality http://www.asq.org/ASTC Association of Science Technology Centers http://www.astc.orgAVMA American Veterinary Medical Association http://www.avma.org/AWAA American Water Works Association http://www.awwa.org/Biophysical Society http://www.biophysics.org/BFRL Building and Fire Research Laboratory http://www.bfrl.nist.orgESA Ecological Society of America

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brant Miller, University Of Minnesota; Tamara Moore, University Of Minnesota

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

program is “tobring knowledge of engineering and technological innovations to the pre-college classroom”10.Rather than attempt to fund programs that directly impact students, the NSF is supportingprograms that impact teachers through their participation in authentic research experiences. Byimpacting teachers, the NSF’s original investment goes much further considering the number ofstudents each participating teacher will interact with each school year. Page 13.699.3To provide this impact upon teachers, the RET model is set up so that each participating teacherspends a minimum of six weeks within an engineering research laboratory. As could be

Conference Session

ChE: Experimental Design & Error Analysis

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Shoichi Kimura, Oregon State University; Connelly Barnes, Oregon State University; Danielle Amatore, Oregon State University; Derek Meyers-Graham, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

implementation of an assessment plan toevaluate the effectiveness of this tool in promoting higher order thinking skills. The NorthwestRegional Educational Laboratory is providing support for the project evaluation and assessment.A five-member advisory committee consists of engineers and statisticians from academia(Oregon State University, University of Oregon) and industry (LSI Logic, Intel, WaferTech).The VirtualCVD Learning Platform is available now for use in approved courses. Instructorswho are interested in adopting this software into their curriculum can go to the following webpage for information: http://che.oregonstate.edu/research/VirtualCVDMotivationProficiency with statistical methodologies such as Design of Experiments (DOE) is

Conference Session

High-Impact Teaching and Learning

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna Williams, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Mark William Wright LEED Green Associate, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Michael James Deigert, California Polytechnic State University; Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Civil Engineering

to augment physical models, as well as laboratory and in-field experimentation. Thisoverview provides context for the pedagogical approach discussed in this paper which combinesproject-based learning and large-scale laboratory experimentation. Based upon a review ofpublished research related to structural steel design instruction, there have been no similar steeldesign courses which use this teaching approach to expose students to the lateral load resistingframe systems common in seismic areas.Project-based LearningPast engineering pedagogy research has shown that incorporating a project-based approach in astructural steel course, that reflects a task similar to that in industry, is more effective than thetraditional lecture approach [2-3

Conference Session

1st and 2nd Year Instruction in Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory A. Cooper, United States Air Force; Michael Lawrence Anderson, United States Air Force; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Joseph M. Fulton, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin L. Wood, Singapore University of Technology and Design

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Design in Engineering Education

Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology in 2011. He has worked as an F-16 flight control actuation systems engineer, researched design and control of quadruped robots, led research and development of advanced Air Force munitions, and led research in GPS-denied navigation for multi-agent autonomous systems for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Lt Col Anderson has been researching innovative design methodologies and autonomous systems for 12 years, authoring several papers relevant to the field, in- cluding award-winning research into the design and control of flapping wing Micro Air Vehicles. Lt Col Anderson is a registered Professional Engineer and an Associate Fellow of the American Institute for

Conference Session

ECCD - Technical Session 2 - Solar Energy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kenneth A. Walz, Madison Area Technical College; Joel B. Shoemaker, Madison Area Technical College; Steven Michael Ansorge, Madison Area Technical College; Adam Gusse, Sunvest Solar, Inc; Nicholas J. Hylla, Midwest Renewable Energy Association

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #30133Enlightened Education: Solar Engineering Design to Energize SchoolFacilitiesDr. Kenneth A. Walz, Madison Area Technical College Dr. Walz completed his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin, while conducting electrochemical research on lithium-ion batteries with Argonne National Laboratory and Rayovac. His studies also included re- search with the University of Rochester Center for Photo-Induced Charge Transfer. Since 2003, Dr. Walz has taught science and engineering at Madison Area Technical College, where he serves as the director of the Center for Renewable Energy Advanced Technological Education (CREATE

Conference Session

Capstone, Undergraduate Research, and Projects in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ahmed Abul Hussain, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University; Nizar Tayem, Texas A&M University; Chedly B. Yahya, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University; Sadiq A. Alhuwaidi, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University; Jamal Nayfeh, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University

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Electrical and Computer

and applied electronics. Dr. Yahya previously served on the faculties of KFUPM, KSA (94-98); Tuskegee Univ., USA (99-2000) and Sharjah Univ., UAE (2003-2009). He taught more than twelve graduate and undergraduate courses and developed several courses and laboratories. Dr. Yahya was a member of technical staff at the Advanced Optical Network- ing Group, Lucent Technologies during 2001 and 2002. He was responsible for designing, testing and evaluating optoelectronic subsystems to support the company telecom business. Dr. Yahya’s research interests include Smart metering and energy conservation; Performance monitoring and optimization of solar PV power systems; Powering Methods for sensors and mobile devices based on

Conference Session

Materials Science and Engineering of 2020

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Alexander Dillon, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Materials

skills.Course Design and GoalsOlin’s introductory materials science is a project-based course that combines new pedagogicalpractices with modern laboratory facilities. The introductory materials science course employs aproject-based approach and emphasizes hands-on experimentation. The course’s strong linkagesto everyday stuff – products such as sporting goods, tools, and toys – as well as cutting edgematerials and processes are highly appealing to Olin’s undergraduate engineering students.The course is designed to provide significant opportunities for student self-direction.Several key elements of the course give students practice in controlling their own learningprocess. The course features open-ended projects with self-designed experiments, self

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marsha Lee, Texas A&M University; Jan Rinehart, Texas A&M University; Scott Starks, University of Texas-El Paso; Karen Villatoro, Texas A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

is an example of what waslooked for when partnering.Though successful precollege programs differ in their organization, length, and programelements, they do possess similar attributes and features.6 In general these include mathematicsand science preparation, hands-on laboratory experimentation, guest speakers, journal writing,exposure to the engineering workplace through field trips, and others. The TexPREP program isdiscussed from the standpoint of its serving as a model for a successful precollege program.The goals for El Paso TexPREP program are the following: • To acquaint student participants with professional opportunities in engineering; • To reinforce the mathematics preparation of these students at high school and college

Conference Session

Quality & Accreditation: Outcome Assessment

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie McBride

goal.Service quality in higher education exists on several levels: • Univerity level: business offices, such as admissions and records, bursar’s office, library services, health services, and other nonacademic offices • College level: Dean’s office, student chapter advisors, computing laboratories • Department level: advisement, staff, faculty mentoring • Classroom and laboratory level: faculty, graduate assistants Internal suppliers: Customers: • Food service • Students • Physical plant • Graduate • Business offices

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Cañada College; Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University

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Minorities in Engineering

, Engineering, Technology, andScience (COMETS) program. Funded by NASA through the Curriculum ImprovementsPartnership Award for the Integration of Research (CIPAIR) program, the COMETS programinvolves collaboration among math and engineering faculty of a community college andengineering faculty of the closest neighboring four-year institution that has an establishedrelationship with a NASA Ames Research Center. This paper summarizes the results of the firstyear of implementation of the COMETS program.2. COMETS Program Objectives and ActivitiesOne of the main goals of the project is to improve student engagement in foundational math,science and engineering courses by introducing NASA-themed content in classroom activities anddemonstrations, laboratory

Conference Session

Knowing our Students, Faculty, and Profession

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth Streveler, Purdue Universtiy

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Educational Research and Methods

faculty members.1 Aspart of the undergraduate education process, faculty guide students through thousands of hours inclassrooms and laboratories. To design better educational experiences for engineering students,faculty must understand how students perceive these interactions and how such interactionscontribute to engagement in learning. Using self-determination theory 2 and analyzinglongitudinal interview data, we explored students‟ perceptions of interactions with faculty andhow these interactions changed during their four undergraduate years.Literature ReviewSelf-determination theory (SDT) posits the importance of socio-contextual factors in humanmotivation.3, 4 In learning environments, socio-contextual factors include social aspects such

Conference Session

ECE Capstone and Engineering Practice

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shawn Davidson; Mark Johnson; Douglas Eschbach; Curtis Watson

few has long been a concern in most academic and professionaldisciplines. Copyright laws, patent laws, academic honor codes, and professional ethics codes allgive evidence of the historic need to protect intellectual property (IP). In the public orcommercial arena, the victim of IP theft usually has the burden of detecting, proving, and suingor pressing charges against the violator. In the classroom or instructional laboratory, the victimsof IP theft (students) are not generally in a position to detect, prove, or prosecute the perpetrator.Academic honesty codes or honesty contracts encourage most students to fulfill their ethicalobligations, but the codes do not guarantee complete compliance, nor do they provide a means ofdetection or proof

Conference Session

Critical Thinking, Leadership, and Creativity

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

a graduate student, Rudolpho Azzi, who happened to be an experienced teacher, thegroup worked to assemble a research program and teaching laboratory in behaviorism at theUniversity.15This work was deemed a success, and Bori and Keller were invited to take their work to theUniversity of Brasilia, Bori to create a new department of psychology, and Keller to continue onas advisor. With the university’s doors yet to open, they had the time and space to plan. It was inthe course of designing from scratch an introductory course in experimental psychology that thegroup came up with PSI. Pressed to be experimental in form as well as content, the group beganconsidering how their knowledge of behaviorist principles could be applied to the

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Alley; Kathryn Neeley

the use of phrase headlines that leave unclear the purposes of the slides. Since the1980s, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has eschewed phrase headlines and, instead,has advocated a short sentence headline that states the main assertion of the slide. The slidedesign advocated in this paper builds on the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory concept.It also responds to many other criticisms that are likely familiar to anyone who watchessignificant numbers of presentation. Perhaps the most common of these criticisms is that PowerPoint presentations are overlypredictable and generic. John Schwartz (2003) of The New York Times characterized thisphenomenon as “PowerPoint’s tendency to turn any information into a dull recitation of

Conference Session

Attracting Young MINDs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dara O'Neil; Gordon Kingsley; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

: Page 9.980.9 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education • The need for extra adults to assist with developing and implementing laboratory exercises. • The need for assistance with locating and coordinating educational excursions, and for planning after school clubs and organizations. • The need for assistance in taking advantage of educational and funding opportunities. • The need for role models and mentors for students. • The need for expert content resource people to aid both teachers and students. • The need for support for the use of educational technology.On the other side

Conference Session

Topics Related to Electrical Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Ben Behbood Zoghi, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas. His major areas of inter- est include wireless networking and embedded microcontroller-based data acquisition, instrumentation, and control systems. Morgan has also served as Director of Engineering and as a Senior Consultant to the private sector where he has been involved in several design, development, and system integration projects sponsored by the FAA, USAF, and major airport authorities. As a Texas A&M faculty member, he established the Mobile Integrated Solutions Laboratory (MISL), a joint university-industry partnership focusing on the design and development of hardware and software products Morgan served 22 years in the Air Force

Conference Session

DSA Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben D Radhakrishnan, National University; James Jay Jaurez, National University; Nelson Altamirano, National University

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Data Science & Analytics Constituent Committee (DSA), Diversity

2022, and Texas around 44 Mwh (about 42% lower). The main takeaway from Figure 3is that there is a huge variation in the solar generation capacity and the last State of SC’s 2022generation is 4.8 Mwh. Although there has been a big push to go solar from the Federalgovernment since 2005 (Energy Policy Act, 2005), it is clear that there is huge variation inembracing solar generation across the States. Figure 3 Solar Generation - Top 10 US StatesIt is to be noted that the price per installed watt of solar energy generation has come downdrastically. Per a report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) report, therehas been a 71.6% reduction in the cost of solar systems, and the cost of the module has reducedfrom

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joaquin Rodriguez, University of Pittsburgh

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

, specifically in Process Control [3], but the implementation of labexperiences in process control courses have been largely constrained in many higher-educationinstitutions by several factors like lack of equipment and technical support [4]. Several initiativeshave been reported to compensate for this deficiency including classroom lab kits [3], remotelabs [4], [5], [6], virtual lab simulators [6], [7], [8], [9], and the use of data from unit operationexperimental modules [10] among others.Our chemical engineering curriculum includes a capstone senior course on Process Control, 5credit units, with a companion laboratory course (1 credit hour). The lab includes six fullyautomated experimental setups, three for liquid level control and three for

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Mary Jackson, Rowan University; Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University; Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, Rowan University; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; Mary Staehle, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

approach may leave students unsure about potential careers [3], since itoften does not include integrating innovation, ideation, and developing new products, which arecrucial areas within the cutting-edge BME field [1], [4].One way to improve BME students’ confidence in their career preparation has been to introducethem to undergraduate research in BME-specific areas, such as research experience forundergraduates (REU) programs [5], [6], [7], as a way to encourage them to pursue graduate-level research and apply their curricular knowledge to practice [2], [8]. Generally, REUprograms have encouraged development of communication skills through both oral presentationand writing technical research, laboratory and computer skills, and collaboration

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 14

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Neha Kardam, University of Washington

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

undergraduateinstruction. These responsibilities can include but are not limited to lecturing, leading reviewsessions, guiding laboratory work, helping students troubleshoot, proctoring exams, engagingstudents in group discussions, organizing and leading recitation or quiz sections, and providingtechnology support. In part because of their diverse and numerous responsibilities, TAs also tendto have much more frequent interactions with students than faculty do. Particularly in large,introductory courses at the freshman and sophomore levels, this means that TAs are often morevisible to undergraduate students than faculty. In these and other similar contexts, TAs can havea strong influence on the perceived effectiveness of instruction. Yet, despite the ubiquity of

Collection

2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Christopher C. Ibeh

, blood, lymph Food, Water GI Tract, lymph*, Spleen, Heart Urine, Breast liver*, blood* milk* *Potential, unconfirmed routeinclude but not limited to: inhalation by the respiratory system, ingestion of contaminatedfood and groundwater, and the skin via laboratory activities and consumer products such ascosmetics, toothpaste, etc. Figure 21 is a schematic of the respiratory pathway. Atmosphericair passes through the nasal pathway to the alveoli where the respiratory gas exchange takesplace via diffusion through its semi-permeable membrane. The alveoli respiratory walls areonly one cell thick and its respiratory

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donal McHale, Dublin Institute of Technology; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology

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International

.Did these transatlantic exchange students believe that the teaching styles encountered abroad were more effective in supporting learning than those at home? 4.What changes in style (at home and “study abroad” institution) do they believe could be adopted as a result of their experience?In the case of theme two, as an output of the semi-structured interviews, five important“course related” variables emerged as being of interest and worth exploring further. Thesevariables were: a. The amount of course related “homework” typically employed. b.The amount of “self directed learning” undertaken. c. The extent of the credit weighting for “continuous assessment”. d.The degree of enforcement of attendance at lectures and laboratories. e. The

Conference Session

Enhancing Environmental Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

students for the work ahead of them (Cox, Grasha and Richlin, 1997). This indeedhelps in raising expectations from the students. Whether it be performance arts like theatre andmusic, or be it a laboratory setting like physics or biology, student performance can beeffectively accentuated by adopting creative instructional lesson plans (Baxter-Magolda, 1992).Furthermore, many of our educational institutions have tried to move away from emphasizing theestablishment of a strong knowledge base (Young and Young, 1999). In other words, one cansay that declarative learning should only be a part of the learning process. It is important torecognize the fact that the discovery approach is gaining prominence day by day.Instructional Modules