Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Hands-on Projects and Spatial Skills

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University; Kris Jaeger-Helton, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

the University of South Australia,for example, a large new learning space called “Experience 1 Studio” opened in 2009 to helpstudents adapt to university life, develop peer networks, benefit from collaborative learning, andengage with their studies.8 In fact, this learning space was shown to help students transition tocollege, especially women and minorities. Page 26.1189.3In 2000, the College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame opened a 4,000 ft2 $1million Engineering Learning Center to support first year courses with an enrollment of 300-400students each semester.9 The Center includes flexible project-team work areas with

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Richards, BYU; Joseph J Ekstrom, Brigham Young University

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Computing & Information Technology

objectwas different for each individual. These people may talk for a long time about blue objects,thinking that they are discussing the same blue object, before they realize that one means a bluestar-shaped object, one means a blue triangle-shaped object, and one means a blue diamond-shaped object.An IT professional named “Bob” is instructed to develop software for the military. The softwareis intended to support the action of “securing” headquarters. • For the Navy, Bob needs to write financial support software that would enable them to issue a purchase order for the building • For the Air Force, Bob creates software that automatically locks the doors and switches on the alarm system. • For the Army, Bob needs to develop a program

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Susan E. Shadle Ph.D., Boise State University

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Mathematics

facilitated by lead instructor and peer learning assistant. - Additional and more involved weekly work with written feedback.The redesigned course was effective, but it was only one section of approximately a dozen taughteach semester. Its impact on student success was therefore muted, and, because it was limited toa single faculty member, any benefits were not institutionalized. In parallel with this focus on calculus content, we had begun engaging STEM faculty to considercourse design and evidence based instructional practices. This engagement was done primarilythrough a faculty learning communities (FLCs) strategy. An FLC is a type of community ofpractice in which a group of 8-10 faculty “engage in an active, collaborative, yearlong program

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental: K-12 Student Beliefs, Motivation, and Self Efficacy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Jill Rogers, University of Arizona; Rebecca Primeau, University of Arizona; Noel Kathleen Hennessey, University of Arizona; James C. Baygents, University of Arizona

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

found to be more concerned with embarrassment, and having an uncertainfuture (Nelson, 2012; Nelson et al., 2013). A University of Alabama dissertation researchexamined “first generation to attend college” students and found no significant difference in fearof failure, procrastination and self-efficacy when compared to their non-first generation peers(Stuart, 2013). However, when the population was sorted by gender, female students from bothfirst generation college attendance and non first generation showed significantly more fear offailure. Ironically, in this same study female students from both groups received higher firstsemester GPAs than their male counterparts.2.5 External versus Internal: Examining Environmental FactorsPerceived

Conference Session

Diverse Issues in Renewable Energy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Efrain O'Neill-Carrillo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Agustin Irizarry-Rivera P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Cecilio Ortiz, University of Puerto Rico-INESI; Marla D. Perez-Lugo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayguez Campus

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #15377The Role of Engineers as Policy Entrepreneurs toward Energy Transforma-tionsProf. Efrain O’Neill-Carrillo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Efra´ın O’Neill-Carrillo is a professor of power engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag¨uez (UPRM). He holds a Ph.D. (Arizona State), an M.S.E.E. (Purdue), and a B.S.E.E. (UPRM). His profes- sional interests include energy policy, sustainable energy, distributed generation, power quality, social and ethical implications of engineering, and technology. He has authored or co-authored more than 60 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers. O’Neill

Conference Session

Ethics Instruction in Context: Civil and Construction Engineering and Engineering Technology

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

minds of local citizens and their level of trust and confidence inengineering and engineering-dominated organizations such as the Army Corps of Engineers.26Different opinions were voiced in class, including why rebuild at all in areas below sea level?However, about half of the students were silent and did not engage in these discussions. Thestudents were perhaps uncomfortable with uncertainty and the lack of clear, correct answers; oruncomfortable sharing their personal opinions when they were uncertain if their peers agreed ordisagreed. Some students voiced open skepticism, wondering why we were even looking at amap of residency disaggregated by race and in reference to sea level in New Orleans.In-class Discussion: Social JusticeA full class

Conference Session

Computer Modeling/CAD in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aneet Dharmavaram Narendranath, Michigan Technological University; Prathamesh Prashant Deshpande, Michigan Technological University; Madhu Kolati, Michigan Technological University; Datta Sandesh Manjunath, Michigan Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

model with pressuretaps and other accessories that may be manufactured. Manufacturing an orifice plate and itsparaphernalia is not part of this course in FEM.They are required to report their results as an “extended abstract” as per ASME conferenceguidelines. Most students have not experience writing scientific articles at this juncture in theircareer and the organized nature and conciseness of the “ASME extend abstract” format is a goodfoil for them to practice their scientific communication skills. To recount, the multi-fold nature ofthe project is as follows: • Use of Hypermesh to preprocess/set-up the problem, its boundary conditions, loading conditions, solution and post-processing of results. • Solution (with the use of

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Daniel Ryan Barb, Florida Atlantic University

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Mechanical Engineering

be used by teachers and students in the classroom, but it is primarily designedwith the long-term goal of large-scale web-based dissemination, targeting those who prefer self-paced and self-learning friendly environments. Examples of Statics concepts that the author andhis team plan to develop and integrate into the learning experience include: (a) games, (b)puzzles and teasers, (c) animations, (d) visual and intuitive daily-experiences-based examples,(e) movies and short video clips, (f) demonstrations, (g) hands-on activities (including thosebased on virtual reality and augmented reality), (h) team and communication exercises, (i) small-scale inquiry-based research, (j) presentations and peer-based teaching/learning, (k) visual click-based

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Best Papers

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jordan Orion James, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Chen Qiu M.Sc., University of New Mexico; Christopher Riley

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

shall at all times strive to servethe public interest,” and “shall be guided in all their relations by the highest standards of honestyand integrity” [1]. Design challenges push students to pay attention to the public interests anddifferent perspectives of community members, government officials, etc., as they work tounderstand and solve design problems. In addition, design challenges require both teamwork andindividual participation. This allows students to practice working with peers, similar to workingwithin a community of professionals. This can aid students in understanding the values andfunctions of their fields as well as the required knowledge they need.BackgroundPast research has demonstrated the benefits of early design experiences

Conference Session

Track: Special Topic - Computing & Technology Technical Session I

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Mihaela Sabin, University of New Hampshire; Wendy DuBow, University of Colorado; Adrienne Ann Smith, Cynosure Consulting; Rosabel Deloge, Educational Consultant-Independent

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Diversity, Special Topic: Computing & Technology

having all learning be teacher-directed.The newer, and/or more professionally isolated teachers expressed gratitude that they had achance to observe expert teachers during the first PD session. All the teachers appreciatedtalking with peers across disciplines about teaching and being given a successful methodologyfor integrating app development into their curriculum. Five teachers reported that their teachingwill be forever changed by what they learned and observed in the PD. Some representativequotes include: • “I learned how to be organized especially when teaching something completely foreign. Also to look at all the different learners and tailor my approach. There was something in it for each level of computing knowledge. I

Conference Session

Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE - Part 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Decker B Hains P.E., Western Michigan University; Stephen J. Ressler P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, U.S. Military Academy; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

body responsible for accrediting all specialty andsubspecialty programs for physicians in the United States. The ACGME was founded in 1981 asa federation of several key medical organizations to include ABMS, American MedicalAssociation (AMA), Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), American OsteopathicAssociation (AOA), American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), andthe Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS)— each of which appoints members to theACGME's board of directors. Accreditation is achieved through a peer-review process overseenby volunteer physicians on 30 review committees [55].To accomplish its annual reviews of residency programs, the ACGME publishes institutionalrequirements [56], common

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Learning Tools (Virtual)

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Clara Novoa, Texas State University; Bobbi J. Spencer, Texas State University; Leona Hazlewood, Texas State University; Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

voluntarily joined the course. While in the training, they also had theopportunity to ask questions and create a community with other peers and faculty. This furthermotivated them to practice outside of class. Informed consent forms were collected on day oneand, after the students completed their final assessment and exit survey, a gift card and t-shirtwere issued to those with no more than two absences at the end of the course. The finalassessment was the PSVT-R [7] also. In Fall 2016, the authors invested in the videos created bySorby [5] which discussed the workbook chapter’s content. The videos were presented at thebeginning of each chapter and the authors learned from the students that this material facilitatedthe understanding of the modules to

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mauro Rodriguez Jr, California Institute of Technology; Karen Mariela Siles, IBM Corporation; Dora Louise Renaud, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

hybrid continuous-episodic chapter management, growth and successprogram. The NRP programmatic structure serves as robust system to prepare Hispanics STEMprofessionals for the STEM workforce and ensure organizational mission fulfillment.Additionally, this study serves as an example of best practices for other peer chapter-based nationalengineering diversity organizations. The experience report is organized as follows. In Section 2,SHPE’s decade-long chapter continuous programming chronology is detailed from the EOYR toNRP version 3. The program’s strategic approach and corresponding required components arediscussed. Participation outcomes and lessons learned from the different iterations of the programsare discussed in Section 3. An outlook on

Conference Session

Issues of Diversity

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fonda Swimmer, Northern Arizona University; Karen Jarratt-Ziemski, Ft. Lewis College

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Women in Engineering

STEM disciplines. Her other interests include, Native American Self-Determination, Native Peoples, and Native Americans and Higher Education. Ms. Swimmer is a member of the Navajo Nation.Karen Jarratt-Ziemski, Ft. Lewis College Karen Jarratt-Ziemski received her Ph.D. in Political Science from Northern Arizona University. She is currently a visiting faculty member of the American Indian Studies Program at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. Dr. Jarratt-Ziemski is also the advisor to the Fort Lewis Chapter of AISES, and writes and works on many American Indian issues, including American Indian Self-Determination and Environmental Justice and Native Peoples. Dr. Jarratt-Ziemski is also

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy James, Oklahoma State University; Stacee Harmon, Oklahoma State University; Richard Bryant, Oklahoma State University

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New Engineering Educators

into causing particular classes to be a part of degreerequirements or lead to inclusion of topics in a course’s content goals. On the micro level,instructors’ plans are influenced by the decisions at the macro level, but they still make thechoices of specific lesson plans, contents of daily/weekly/monthly instructional objectives,activities for students, methods of instruction, and forms of evaluating students.4 In analyzingcurriculum planning, Colin J. Marsh and George Willis write Teachers are, of course, the final planners, and, in practice, many daily lesson plans are not written out but remain in the heads of experienced teachers. In fact, many of the numerous decisions made daily by classroom teachers are the

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Part 2

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Korte, University Of Minnesota; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota

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Educational Research and Methods

the general education program Ø A student body that values altruism and social activismFactors Negatively Associated with Positive Student Outcomes Ø Hours spent watching television Ø Institutional size Ø Use of teaching assistants Ø Full-time employment Ø Lack of community among students Ø Living at home and commuting Ø Participating in inter-collegiate athletics Ø Peers oriented toward materialismIn short, Astin4,5 said it appeared that how students approach their general education and how thefaculty actually deliver the curriculum are far more important that the formal curricular structure.More specifically, the findings strongly support a growing body of research suggesting that oneof the crucial factors in the

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Kitto, Western Washington University

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Materials

Page 12.1469.15student is so engaged in a course that they spontaneously do a mini-research project. Sevenstudents have volunteered to work on undergraduate research projects in this area. Ten to fifteenpercent of the students in the class write about some aspect of materials and music for theirrequired research papers. This is only a three percentage points lower than the students whowrite about materials used in cars. The approach described here seems to reach out to a differentand wider student population.Perhaps the most surprising outcome of the active and conceptual learning modifications to thecourse was that the students are able to successfully complete a much more difficult designproblem on the second mid-term and on the final exam

Conference Session

Issues in Advising and Mentoring

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Zunkel, Iowa State University; Jason Pontius; Thomas J Brumm, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

to students who did not take dual credit.” The study also examined studentperformance in subsequent courses in a sequence in writing, mathematics, and Spanish: “Whendual credit students who take the prerequisite in high school and the final course in college arecompared to their college classmates who take the entire sequence in college, it turns out thatthey pass the final course in proportions that are substantially equivalent to those of their college-prepared classmates”.A more recent trend is the development of early college high schools. With the first schoolsopening in 2003, in 2011 there were more than 230 high schools based on early college designs,serving 50,000 students in 28 states and the District of Columbia. In 2009, about

Conference Session

New Concepts for Alternative and Renewable Energy Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.)

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

the above, educational and experimental materials are createdvirtually which are free of cost to both educators and students as opposed to real-life learningenvironments. Initially, educators should learn how to build, design and write scripts in for aspecific virtual learning system, which can be difficult and time consuming process. The virtualclassrooms, virtual labs, virtual campus and virtual communities play an essential role inbuilding the virtual educational environment. However, the progress of such technology does not Page 23.602.6fundamentally change the effect of teaching and learning. The main reason is that they are only amapping

Conference Session

INTERACTIVE SESSION – Measuring the Impact on Communities

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Julie P Martin, Clemson University; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University

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Community Engagement Division

‖ portion of the survey presents a series of resources related toengineering academic and career decisions at each time point. This resource focused technique,elicits weaker ties, as the resources are not necessarily provided by the list of people theparticipant named in the ―name generator‖ portion. If the participant indicated that they hadaccess to a resource (e.g. ―writes you a reference letter,‖ ―helps you find internships, jobs orscholarships,‖ ―introduced you to people in their professional network‖), then they are asked toselect from a list indicating who provided the resource. Examples of people providing resourcesinclude ―college/university professor,‖ ―employer or coworker, ―college/university personnelsuch as academic advisors or

Conference Session

Intercollegiate and Cross-disciplinary Collaboration

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Burks Fasse PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology; James William Schwoebel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ethan James Craig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Anish Joseph, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ajit Vakharia, Georgia Institute of Technology; Steve M. Potter PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kim Dooley, Texas A&M University; James DUPE Linder, Texas A&M University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

(e.g. student, nonprofit, clinical, professional, and Page 23.403.3 industry networks);     5) an academic and research community that facilitates interdisciplinary undergraduate research and undergraduate publication in peer-reviewed research journals; and 6) a social unity and alignment among student and faculty researchers (e.g. volunteer outreach activities, community projects) Few studies, if any, have looked at the effectiveness of undergraduate-based researchprograms to initiate

Conference Session

K-12 Robotics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Ayar, TUBITAK; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Fatih Ugurdag, Ozyegin University; Alpaslan Sahin, Texas A&M University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

projectsassociated with the real world problems such as air pollution, nanoparticles, desalination. Theirstudy findings demonstrated that the offered activities were a means for students to developcritical thinking, teamwork, writing and leadership skills. As the students gained real-worldexperiences, they developed positive attitudes toward engineering fields.Inspiring students to pursue STEM related careers at the early ages is crucial. Outreach programsfor middle school students were designed by a group of researchers through the use of the LEGO Page 23.98.5MINDSTORM NXT robotics kits29. The outreach program consisted of lessons and competitiveevents

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University

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Design in Engineering Education

,marketing, Six Sigma and lean production, and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).The course is scheduled for three meetings times per week. One of those meetings is allocatedfor course instruction, a second is allocated for team/advisor meetings, and a third is allocated forteam meetings. Considering that the allotted instructional time is one hour per week, the goal forthese topics is to provide students a good exposure and some practice (either in the context oftheir capstone design project or a small PBL assignment such as a design challenge). Duringthese full-class instruction periods, students consider and solve unstructured problems related todesign and sustainability through case studies using visualization, writing, and

Conference Session

Design Cognition III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Celeste M. Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University

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Design in Engineering Education

project that is selected by the team and thecoach (a STEM teacher at the high school), and that has local significance for the students andtheir community. The project continues from one academic year to the next, with moststudents continuing as well. In the course of their HSE experience, the students solve authenticSTEM problems, perform testing and analyses, build prototypes, manufacture parts, staywithin budgets, write business plans, and manage their own project. HSE teams also haveprogram-facilitated access to expertise and mentoring from faculty and students in highereducation and from professionals in industry. Figure 1 contains a model of the team supportoffered by the HSE program. Most HSE teams operate as afterschool activities, but we

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Jumoke O. Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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Instrumentation

Electrical Engineering Laboratory CoursesAbstract This paper presents our experiences and results in developing and delivering newlaboratory experiments for the sophomore level Electric Circuits Lab, and Introduction to DigitalLogic design courses completely online. The paper will clearly outline how we utilized a newpedagogy to re-write our laboratory experiments so that they can be completed by face-to-faceand/or online students using new portable laboratory instrumentation devices, such as the MobileStudioTM board. We also present detailed descriptions on how we used the Adobe ConnectTMsoftware to allow the students to demonstrate their design and laboratory experiment circuits tothe course instructor from a remote location. We have

Conference Session

High School Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Benjamin Stein, University of Wisconsin; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

student must understand someof the interrelated concepts from geometry, physics and measurement, among otherthings. Often the math skills are captured in the NCTM’s 22 process standards.Table 4: Skill CodesCode DescriptionMathematics: Organize and consolidate mathematical thinking through coherent and clearCommunication communication to peers, teachers, and others; Analyze and evaluate the mathematical thinking and strategies of others; Use the language of mathematics to express mathematical ideas precisely.Mathematics: Recognize and use connections among mathematical ideas; Understand howConnections mathematical ideas build on one another to produce a

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

their own classroom, most of the grant funds targeted forworkshop equipment and supplies at the teachers’ individual discretion. Interestingly, only eightteachers have ordered equipment as of this writing. Teacher equipment purchases to date consistof the following: ≠ Roller coaster kits ≠ “Building Homes of Our Own” software (residential architecture) ≠ Air compressor (for rocket launches) ≠ Lego catapult kits ≠ Lego Maglev Vehicle kits (three teachers, three individual orders) ≠ Assorted DVD’s and books; miscellaneous equipment such as scales, stopwatches, analog multimeter

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Chastine, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG); Charles Richard Cole, Southern Polytechnic State University; Christopher Welty, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Computing & Information Technology

Architec-ture students can provide. It is this synergy that results from each discipline contributing to thesuccess of the other that makes for a better overall product that is both a unique architecturalpresentation and a visually exciting and engaging game design.Current Status and Future Plans As of this writing, we are entering the last weeks of fall semester 2013 and planning forthe “pitch” in spring 2014. Although the plans for the pitch are still fluid, the concept of the col-laborative will continue to acknowledge the synergy from our unique perspectives and to contin-ue to emphasize the importance of a team-approach in the design and production of the architec-tural product and game design product. We are faced with the challenge

Conference Session

Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Smith, Oregon State University; Alec Bowen, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

surveys as the primary source of data. We argue thatpersonal epistemologies develop within complex social systems and are subject to individual’sexperiences and perceptions and that surveys do not allow an in-depth look into thesecomplexities. This study attempts to fill this gap by investigating students’ personalepistemologies in a specific and rich context: their views of learning in a particular course. The Page 24.684.3study was done using a qualitative approach by analyzing written student short-answer responsesto a writing prompt, capturing a large group of students that might not otherwise be possible withmost in-depth interview

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering: Educational Policy and Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

example visually, in physical form,and in writing—can facilitate learning, research shows.43 But integration can also impedelearning because it can place excessive demands on resource-limited cognitive processes, such asattention and working memory.44,45,46While fundamental to all learning experiences, social and cultural experiences such as thosewhich require students to work with each other and actively engage in discussion, joint decisionmaking, and collaborative problem solving may be particularly important in integrated learning.Some social processes can support learning through deliberate efforts to convey knowledge andstrategies to children. Techniques such as scaffolding47 and peer collaboration can help studentsbe successful with