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Curriculum Challenges

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2022 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

Christoph Johannes Sielmann P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Casey James Keulen, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; ANGELA Mercy RUTAKOMOZIBWA

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Conference Submission

instructional course has been developed as a training program primarily targetingHigher Education Institution (HEI) engineering educators to equip participants with the skillsnecessary to design and deliver high quality multi-campus programs. This course is designedwith the ongoing trend toward technology-driven education in mind [11].The training course is modular, providing unique completion pathways for course instructors,course designers, TAs, and program directors. Any course attendee may complete all moduleswith very little redundancy, resulting in approximately 12 hours of material including learningactivities. Modules for the curriculum were chosen based on author experiences and literaturereview on MCI. The objective of the course is to build

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Deters, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide; Brent Terwilliger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide; Emily Faulconer, University of Florida; Kelly A George, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #38807Board 256: Development and Evolution of Workshops to Support OnlineUndergraduate ResearchDr. Robert Deters, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide Robert Deters is an Associate Professor with the School of Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Worldwide. He is the Program Coordinator for the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology. His research interests include online engineering education; wind tunnel testing of airfoils, propellers, and propeller-wing configurations; design of testing configurations for thrust performance of propellers and UAVs; and measuring propeller

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Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Lee Fisher Ph.D., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Computing & Information Technology

also evidence in the computer science literature to support these points. For thethird of these points, if our experience is representative of other institutions with ABET-accred-ited computer science programs, then the observations made in this paper may be of some inter-est to them.With the preceding three points in mind, it is reasonable to consider some ways to reduce theamount of time spent on ABET accreditation as well as to increase the benefits that the processproduces. After providing some background data, this paper presents four possible alternativesfor improving the ABET process.2. BackgroundOur department offers degrees in both computer science and software engineering. Both of ourdegrees are accredited by ABET, and have been so

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Mobile Robotics in Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Bishop, U.S. Naval Academy; Carl Wick, U.S. Naval Academy; George Piper, U.S. Naval Academy

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Computers in Education

. Students undertaking this exercise are working toward a metricbased on sound engineering design, in contrast to the victory-based metrics typically associated(in the students’ minds) with robotics competitions. The proposed format allows students a trulyopen-ended experience, since they must develop problem specifications themselves. Instructorsupport is required to assist in the development of an appropriate problem as well as during thedesign phase, but a well-prepared instructor can look forward to an extremely beneficial exercisethat strongly motivates students and provides substantial dividends for the students in regards torobotics and engineering design in general.IntroductionRobot design is a challenging topic to teach in a traditional

Conference Session

DEED Technical Session 11 Empathy and Human-Centered Design 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rockwell Clancy, Colorado School of Mines; Qin Zhu, Colorado School of Mines; Diana Martin, Eindhoven University of Technology; Gunter Bombaerts

Professor in the Department of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at the Colorado School of Mines and Guest Researcher in the Department of Values, Technology, and Innovation, at Delft University of Technology. In the Fall, he'll become a Research Scientist in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Before Mines Rockwell was a Lecturer at Delft, and previously an Associate Teaching Professor at the University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute and Research Fellow in the Institute of Social Cognition and Decision-making, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He completed his PhD iat Purdue University in 2012, and worked as a long-term educational to set up a course and write a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Frederick Paige, Virginia Tech; Philip J. Parker, P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

graduate levels, and he is well-versed in the scholarship of teaching. His efforts in leading the Sustainable Buildings program were recognized with the 2019 Award for Excellence in Education Abroad Curricu- lum Design. He has also worked as a construction project engineer, consultant, and safety inspector. He believes educating the next generation of professionals will be pivotal in sustainability standard practices. Regarding engagement, Dr. Valdes-Vasquez has served as the USGBC student club’s adviser and the ASC Sustainability Team’s faculty coach since 2013. He serves as a CSU President’s Sustainability Com- mission member, among multiple other committees. In addition, he is involved with various professional

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Phuong Truong, University of California, San Diego; Karcher Morris, University of California, San Diego; Nicholas Stein, University of California, San Diego; Katie Hsieh, University of California, San Diego; Ravi D. Patel; Farnia Nafarifard, University of California, San Diego; Chen Du, University of California, San Diego; Kien Truong Nguyen, University of California, San Diego; Truong Nguyen, University of California, San Diego

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

activities. Some students were more interested in technical activities while otherstudents were more interested in professional activities. All students accepted that both areaswere important. The majority of students were intending to major in Electrical Engineering andComputer Engineering, yet the program was inclusive and involved students intending to majorin Mechanical Engineering, Biology, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Kinesiology, and others.Although possibly looking at different career fields with their majors in mind, these studentshave strong desires to better prepare themselves for applying, interviewing, and experiencing aninternship. Many students had not had an internship before and many have not even had theconfidence to apply.The

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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

Authors

Nicholas Hosein, UC Davis; Lee Michael Martin, University of California, Davis; Andre Knoesen

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Diversity

Engineering Education, 5(1):n1, 2016. [9] Jonathan Weaver and Nassif Rayess. Developing entrepreneurially minded engineers by incorporating technical entrepreneurship case studies. The Journal of engineering entrepreneurship, 2(1):10–27, 2010.[10] Ikhlaq Sidhu, Alexander Fred-Ojala, Sana Iqbal, and Charlotta Johnsson. Applying entrepreneurial teaching methods to advanced technical stem courses. In 2018 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/ITMC), pages 1–7. IEEE, 2018.[11] Aliye Karabulut-Ilgu, Nadia Jaramillo Cherrez, and Charles T Jahren. A systematic review of research on the flipped learning method in engineering education. British Journal of Educational Technology, 49(3):398–411, 2018

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2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

Authors

Ahmed Ammar, Ohio Northern University; Heath Joseph LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University; Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Ohio Northern University; Khalid S. Al-Olimat P.E., Ohio Northern University

incorporated various pedagogical techniques for Entrepreneurial Minded Learning (EML) in several courses including networks and data communications, electric circuits, systems design and com- munication systems.Dr. Khalid S. Al-Olimat P.E., Ohio Northern University Dr. Khalid S. Al-Olimat is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ohio Northern Uni- versity. He obtained his BS in Electrical Engineering from Far Eastern University in 1990, the MS in Manufacturing Engineering from Bradley University in 1994 and his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toledo in 1999. Dr. Al-Olimat is the recipient of Henry Horldt Outstanding Teacher Award in 2004 and 2014. He is a senior member of IEEE and the

Conference Session

Work-in-Progress Posters: Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darren K. Maczka, Virginia Tech; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

. “The Socio-Materiality of Learning Practices and Implications for the Field of Learning Technology”. In: Research in Learning Technology 19.3 (Sept. 2011), pp. 207–217. DOI: 10.1080/21567069.2011.624169.[11] Aditya Johri. “Sociomaterial Bricolage: The Creation of Location-Spanning Work Practices by Global Software Developers”. In: Information and Software Technology. Studying work practices in Global Software Engineering 53.9 (Sept. 2011), pp. 955–968. DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2011.01.014.[12] Sylvia Scribner and Ethel Tobach. Mind and Social Practice: Selected Writings of Sylvia Scribner. Google-Books-ID: ppTiqXHfhAYC. Cambridge University Press, Jan. 13, 1997. 408 pp.[13] Suzie Wong Scollon. Nexus Analysis

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OMCED Topics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edgar An, Florida Atlantic University; Manhar Dhanak, Florida Atlantic University

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Ocean and Marine

AC 2009-971: A PROJECT-ORIENTED, TEAM-BASED LEARNING APPROACHEdgar An, Florida Atlantic UniversityManhar Dhanak, Florida Atlantic University Page 14.93.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009A Project-Oriented, Team-Based Learning Approach Edgar An, Manhar Dhanak Ocean Engineering, Florida Atlantic University Abstract – This paper presents our outreach efforts in the Department of Ocean Engineering at Florida Atlantic University. The main theme of the outreach effort is “project-oriented, team-based” learning philosophy, which goes beyond the typical “cookie-cutter hands-on” ideas in that there is an overall

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Wei Zhan P.E., Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #27396Board 52: Cultivating the Maker Culture through Evidence-Based Pedago-giesDr. Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University Dr. Yonghui Wang received his B.S. in Optoelectronics from Xidian University in 1993, his M.S. in electrical engineering from Beijing Polytechnic University in 1999; and his Ph.D. in computer engineering from Mississippi State University in 2003. From 1993 to 1996, he was a Research Engineer with the 41st Electrical Research Institute in Bengbu, China. From July 1999 to December 1999, he worked as an IT Specialist in IBM China, Beijing, China. From 2000 to 2003, he was a research

Conference Session

Student Experiences and Motivation: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J Jensen, Florida Institute of Technology; Anna KT Howard, North Carolina State University; Sherry Jensen, Florida Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. Washington, D.C.: NationalAcademy, 1999. Print.9. Kuh, George D. "Assessing what really matters to student learning inside the national survey of studentengagement." Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning 33.3 (2001): 10-17.10.Felder, Richard M., and Rebecca Brent. "Active learning: An introduction." ASQ Higher Education Brief 2.4(2009): 122-127.11. Chickering, Arthur W., and Zelda F. Gamson. "Seven Principles for Good Practice in UndergraduateEducation. From The American Association for Higher Education Bulletin, March 1987." (2011).12. Toto, Roxanne, and Hien Nguyen. "Flipping the work design in an industrial engineering course." Frontiersin Education Conference, 2009. FIE '09. 39th IEEE. IEEE, 2009.13

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Nuclear and Radiological Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaël-Alexandra Jackie Monereau, Elyape Consulting, LLLP; University of Tennessee

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Nuclear and Radiological

Paper ID #13923Reality in the Nuclear Industry: Augmented, Mixed and VirtualMiss Ya¨el-Alexandra Jackie Monereau, Elyape Consulting, LLLP.; The University of Tennessee (Knoxville) Ya¨el-Alexandra J. Monereau was born in Brooklyn, New York. She received her B.S. degree in con- struction management from Southern Polytechnic State University and since then she has taken leave from a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology and is presently teaching at a Harmon STEM School in Tampa, FL. Recently, teaming up with Prewitt Solutions, LLC., Ya¨el hopes to help develop STEM education amongst the generations. From 2011 to 2013, she

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Veretta Sabb; Clarence Hill; Antonio Gonzalez; Freya Toledo; Didier Valdes-Diaz

Page 8.1153.6 White Earth Tribal and Community College“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”V. Plans for the FutureThere are several plans that have been laid out to continue attracting bright minds to thetransportation field at early ages. The National Summer Transportation Institute will continuelooking for Universities to participate in the current Transportation Institute Program to attracthigh school students to the Transportation Field. In addition, there is a plan to have graduatesfrom STI come back for a second summer experience related to the transportation field

Conference Session

Issues in Digital Signal Processing

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

: “Network courses are often based on one or more of the following areas: TheOSI model; Performance analysis; and Network simulation” 1. The OSI model is apopular approach that is used extensively in the Cisco Networking Academy Program(CNAP) 2 and in other Cisco learning materials. With respect to simulation Davisdescribes the Optimized Network Engineering Tools (OPNET) system that that canmodel networks and sub-networks, individual nodes and stations and state transitionmodels that defines a node 1. However, Davies gives no indication as to the accuracyof this simulation or of the limits of its application. The development and testing ofnetworking simulations may depend upon student’s possessing knowledge and havingsuitable experience in computer

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Advice for Dual-Career Couples

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kirk Schulz; Noel Schulz

Session 2275 Work/Life Balance for Dual Career Faculty Couples Kirk H. Schulz and Noel N. Schulz James Worth Bagley College of Engineering Mississippi State UniversityAbstractDual career faculty couples face a unique set of challenges within the academic world. Whilethese couples face the same challenges as all dual career couples, faculty couples have to alsocombine these normal stresses with special challenges of working as a faculty member. The firstchallenge is the original job search and finding two positions. The next challenge is to

Conference Session

Motivating Students to Achieve

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Socha; Valentin Razmov

Vlasseva.References[1] Kent Beck. Test Driven Development. Addison-Wesley, 2002.[2] John Bransford (ed.), et al. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition, 2000, available at http://www.nap.edu/books/0309070368/html/[3] Ann L. Brown and Joseph C. Campione. Guided Discovery in a Community of Learners. In Classroom Lessons: Integrating Cognitive Theory and Classroom Practices, K. McGilly (ed.), pp.229-270, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1994.[4] Valentin Razmov and Stani Vlasseva. Feedback Techniques for Project-based Courses. To appear in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, 2004.[5] Donald A. Schön. The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action. Basic Books

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International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paula Baty; Patricia Fox

Page 9.1237.6 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education" accommodating…………Just as things became more familiar and similar they also remained different, adding to the enjoyment of the trip. The lessons learned in Germany went beyond the expected.” Christina Osborn – Interior Design - GO GREEN Summer 2003. “……The experience of visiting another country with nearly all the same attributes and fewer resources to work with makes me appreciate the fact that I am an American. It also reconfirms to me how important it is to be tolerant, understanding, and open-minded to the ideas of others

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Fazal Chaudhry; Elisabete Castellano

learning fromexperience. In the second preoperational level, from 2 to 7, objects of child’s perception comeProceedings of the 2001 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference andExposition Copyright 2001, American Society of Engineering Education Page 6.844.2to be represented by words, which he now manipulates experimentally in his mind as he haspreviously experimented physically with concrete objects. In the third stage of concreteoperation, from 7 to 12, his first logical operations occur, and he classifies objects by theirsimilarities and differences. Only after about 12 years of age, with the onset of adolescence,does the power

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2024 CIEC

Authors

Gary Mullett; Lara Sharp

community college in the state of Massachusetts’ community college system [5].For many decades the college has been successfully completing the technical aspect of ourmission and responding to the changing needs of local industry as it has evolved and morphed Proceedings of the 2024 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2024, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 455over the years. Over the course of time, there have been dominate industries that have driven ourtechnical education mission. At one time, Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) washeadquartered in Massachusetts and was the

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Miquela Trujillo, University of New Mexico; Peter V. Vorobieff; Francisco Martin Vigil, University of New Mexico; Tennille Charisse Bernard, The University of New Mexico; Clinton Lee Corbin, University of New Mexico

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Curriculum and Lab Development

Mexico. As both a student and a teacher, she is a prime candidate to provide input that would improve the way engineering subjects are taught to students. By collaborating with other like-minded students and teachers, Ms. Bernard seeks to improve the quality of education that the students receive in a manner that positively affects more students.Ms. Miquela Trujillo, University of New Mexico Miquela Trujillo graduated with a BSME degree from New Mexico Tech and is currently a graduate student at the University of New Mexico, doing research on shock-accelerated multiphase flows.Mr. Clinton Lee Corbin, University of New Mexico Research and teaching assistant at the University of New Mexico

Conference Session

Improving Statics Instruction

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ganapathy Narayanan

Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society of Engineering Educationsymbolic development is somewhat more difficult, to be done in a general form, with thestudent understanding in mind, and hence, it is not attempted at this time. Figure 3: GUI for Cross Product Program % MATLAB Script to solve Simultaneous Equations disp('Program to solve Equations: am*xv=bv'); disp('Enter LHS coefficients as a matrix, denoted by am'); disp('Example LHS input: [2.1 3.2 3.4;4.5 5.4 6.8;45. 34. 32]'); am = input('Enter LHS coefficients as a matrix:'); disp('Enter RHS as a column

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Baheej Nabeel James Saoud; Brian P. Self; Jim Widmann; Alexa Coburn; Jeffrey Phillip Georgette

accelerate? Inwhich direction does the friction force act?” The students perform the experiment by pulling onthe string and noting the direction of the acceleration. The instructor then discusses the relationshipbetween force and linear acceleration, and between moments and angular acceleration. Results ofour initial assessment have found that the students thought the Spool IBLA helped them learndynamics (4.2/5 on a Likert scale) and that they found the activity interesting and motivating (3.9/5on a Likert scale). We will also present results from pre- and post-course scores on the DynamicsConcept Inventory and the individual and team predictions for each of the scenarios.IntroductionWhile studying to become competent engineers, students are

Conference Session

ChE Department and Faculty Issues

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Gerri Burke; William Krantz; Joel Fried

Social Components:All REU students are required to attend a weekly seminar program. Our 2004 program involvedthe following topics: • Membrane Science and Technology in the 21st Century (presented by the REU Director) • How to read a Technical Paper (presented by the UC Vice-President for Research) • Research Methods (presented by the REU Co-Director) • Intellectual Property (presented by the Director of the UC Intellectual Property Office) • Research Ethics (presented by the Director of the Emerging Ethnic Engineers program) • Post-Graduate Opportunities (presented by a new female Assistant Professor) • Critical Thinking (presented by the Associate Head of Chemical & Materials Engineering) • Mind Your Manners (presented by a

Conference Session

Communication and Collaboration

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Sharp, Vanderbilt University; Marilyn Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education

AC 2009-420: TWO PERSPECTIVES ON PEER REVIEWJulie Sharp, Vanderbilt University Julie E. Sharp is Associate Professor of the Practice of Technical Communication in the Vanderbilt University Engineering School. She designs and instructs combined engineering lab/technical communication courses and a technical communication course for engineering majors. A communication consultant, she has clients in industry and educational and professional organizations. She has published and presented numerous articles on communication and learning styles, including for ASEE and FIE conferences. In 2004, she earned ASEE Southeastern Section's Thomas C. Evans Award for "The Most Outstanding Paper

Conference Session

Faculty Development Medley

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Brent James Sebold, Arizona State University; Sarah Hoyt, Arizona State University

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Faculty Development Constituent Committee

evident that these skill sets, in particular entrepreneurially-minded education, arevaluable in preparing undergraduate engineering students to join the complex, technology-enabled, global 21st-century workforce [10]. In addition to integration into classrooms byindividual faculty members, programs like the NSF-funded I-Corps™ for Learning program (I-Corps™ L) have supported this shift in curriculum and aim to improve the scalability ofeducational innovations by leveraging the entrepreneurial mindset [10].The Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) values EM for its potential to graduateengineering students who go on to “create personal, economic, and societal value through alifetime of meaningful work” [10]. The EM is often discussed in

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University; Mark Owen Lords, Brigham Young University; Brian Charles Capt, Brigham Youmg University

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International

AC 2012-3973: INVOLVING STUDENTS IN AN INTERNATIONAL TECH-NOLOGY EXCHANGEDr. Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University Clifton Farnsworth received B.S. and M..S degrees in civil engineering from Brigham Young University and a Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Utah. He worked as a geotechnical engineer for eight years with the Utah Department of Transportation, spent three years as an Assistant Professor of civil engineering at the University of Texas, Tyler, and has a current appointment as an Assistant Professor of construction management at Brigham Young University.Prof. Mark Owen Lords, Brigham Young University Mark Lords received B.S. and M.Acc. degrees in accounting from Brigham Young

Conference Session

A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick Joyner; Teresa Larkin

own world views which have been developed and formed over their lifetimes [2]. Students'world views often differ greatly from that of scientists and engineers. Often, due in large part tothese differences, students emerge from our classes with serious misconceptions [3] -[ 7]. In recent years, a number of writing techniques have evolved that make use of variouswriting-to-learn strategies within the domains of engineering, mathematics, and the sciences [8] -[15]. The use of writing in introductory physics classes for non-majors may help students developtheir critical thinking and problem-solving skills. In addition, writing can help them identify andconfront their misconceptions about a specific topic in physics. Science classes in

Conference Session

Learning From Experts

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Natalie Barrett, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

, engineers and technicians to fuel the transition from macro- to nano-engineering will be a great challenge 1.One of the initial steps for the development of new curricula is a clear notion of the keyconcepts or habits of mind that will remain with a learner long after the actual learningexperience has ended. Wiggins and McTighe have coined the term “enduringunderstandings” for these essential, long-term outcomes 2. However, enduringunderstandings should not be the only focus of effective curricula; effective pedagogical Page 22.1038.2methods and learning strategies that help learners make sense of such concepts must alsobe incorporated. These pedagogical