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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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Steven Peretti; James Spivey; Paula Berardinelli; Naomi Kleid; Deanna Dannels; Chris Anson; Lisa Bullard; Dave Kmiec

Proficiency3 written lab reports CHE lab course technical; writingWritten executive summary CHE lab course technical; writingOral presentation CHE lab course technical; presentationInformal written report TWS module writing(on how writing standards vary by context)Project management organizational chart TWS module teamingProcess notebook TWS module teaming(includes agendas, minutes, and reflections)The transferability of teaming, writing, and speaking instruction to other universities was also consideredwhen designing TWS. The module

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New Ideas in Energy Education

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2003 Annual Conference

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Heather Cooper

course updates would reflect current needs in industry and minimizeimpact to the junior-level course. The following discussion presents the development and results Page 8.1194.1of the survey, issues encountered in the survey process, and the effectiveness of the surveyprocess in guiding the enhancement of course materials. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationSurvey DevelopmentInitial survey design tips were obtained from web-based resources2-3. The survey used in thisproject was developed with

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Tools for Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

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Richard Forbes; Mary Emplaincourt

to reflect the level of the unsafe condition. A common occurrence is the observation of accident prevention signs that do notconform to the general guidelines of either ANSI or OSHA. This paper will discuss therequirements for proper accident prevention sign design (using ANSI, OSHA, and otheravailable standards) and will present various examples of conforming and non-conforming signs. The information should be useful to anyone who has a job functionthat includes designing, selecting, and using accident prevention signs in their workplace. Page 8.1284.1“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference

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Teaching Design

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2003 Annual Conference

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Georg Mauer

beginning ofthe semester.As is well known from numerous studies, e.g. Parsons et al. [3], motivating learningenvironments for engineering students are characterized by features such as:• Hands-on creative design• Direct feedback to the student (usually by experiment), either as confirmation of success, or as guidance towards improvement.• Encouragement of creativity and rewarding excellence.Many engineering colleges have restructured their freshmen curricula to reflect these insights Page 8.625.1and make their programs more attractive and rewarding. Following a series of presentations on Proceedings Of The 2003 American Society For Engineering

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Web-Based Laboratories and Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

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Steve E. Watkins; Richard Hall; Vicki Eller

the user’s level of comfort, and add tothe researcher’s understanding of the other quantitative measures. An example of a questionnaireis given in Figure 3. If given the option to comment, many users will also give good suggestionsfor improvement that reflect the users perspective.Please use the following scale to respond to each of the statements: Strongly Disagree 1 … 2 … 3 … 4 … 5 … 6 … 7 … 8 … 9 … 10 Strongly Agree_____ 1. I learned a great deal of information from the web site._____ 2. I found the web site to be a positive learning experience._____ 3. I found the web site to be very motivational._____ 4. I found the web site to cause me a great deal of anxiety and nervousness._____ 5. I learned a great deal of

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Energy Project and Laboratory Ideas

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2003 Annual Conference

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Hosni Abu-Mulaweh

of the subject of heat transfer. The students would be able to applyconvective heat transfer principles and heat recovery concepts that they learned in the classroomlectures to real life application. This approach could make the subject of heat transfer a morepleasant experience for the undergraduate mechanical engineering students.Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne is a state supported institution. Thus makes thepurchase of new instructional laboratory apparatus a challenge due to typical budgetarylimitations. In addition, the apparatus designed by companies specializing in educationequipment may not exactly reflect the educational objective intended by the faculty. Theseobstacles had forced us to seek and search different

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Instrumentation and Control Applications

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2003 Annual Conference

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Andrew Koffman; Bryan Waltrip; Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic

translates to thefact that we measured a 10 Ω resistor with uncertainty of 0.3% => Z1=10 ±0.03 Ω. Note that usingour bridge we could have observed the detector deflection for the resistance change of 0.02 Ω.The numerical values for this exercise were chosen to reflect maximum bridge resolution. We caneasily build a routine that can find resolution for different bridge settings as shown in MATLABscrpt3.m. This routine also selects parameters for the best bridge resolution. Page 8.271.5MATLAB script3 file:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~% This is the

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2001 Annual Conference

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Joe Hartman

United States are controlled primarily by using a transponded radar signal. In sucha system, a radar sends out a radio frequency pulse, the airplane receives it, amplifies it andreturns it (transponds it) to the radar that sent it. In this way, the power of the radar pulses can bemuch smaller than that required for standard radar that returns a signal by reflecting a tinyfraction of the pulse energy. Before returning the pulse, the plane adds modulation to the pulse.The modulation information identifies the aircraft and its altitude. The air traffic controllers usethese transponded signals to properly guide and separate the in-flight aircraft.In 1984 the FAA issued an RFP requesting a major improvement to the guidance of aircraft inthe USA. This

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2001 Annual Conference

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Bruce Segee; Isaac Horn

Session 1520 Computer Building Seminar for Engineering Students Isaac Horn, Bruce Segee University of MaineAbstractWhen comparing today’s first-year computer engineering student with one of five to ten yearsago a troublesome trend can be observed. Although today’s students have used PersonalComputers (PCs) longer, by and large, they have never touched (or even seen) the inside of a PC.This is a reflection of the changing role of the PC from a hobby item for the technically inclined,to a household appliance not to be broken. Based on that premise a seminar

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2001 Annual Conference

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Saeid Y. Eidgahy

more on issues of critical thinking, problem solving, teambuilding andlifelong learning also. In a more global study, researchers reviewed how curriculumdesign could be modified in response to current and future trends, while still remainingconsistent with basic institutional practices. As a result, four overall learning outcomeswere identified: active learning, critical/creative/reflective thinking, clear and originalcommunication skills, and interaction in diverse and complex environments 4. With theexception of active learning other components have been confirmed through other studiesalready cited. Active learning is an interactive process resulting in greater expertise andmore comprehensive understanding of concepts and issues at hand. As

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2001 Annual Conference

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Natalie Smith; Julie Greenberg

explore new material while exercising problem solving and inquiry skills.2. Generating Ideas allows students to explore their initial thoughts about the challenge, making explicit and documenting any naïve preconceptions or misconceptions.3. Multiple Perspectives provide expert insights into the challenge. This component exposes students to advanced thinking on multiple aspects of the challenge, without providing a direct solution.4. Research and Revise consists of resources and learning activities that help students develop expertise to effectively approach multiple aspects of the challenge.5. Test your Mettle consists of opportunities for formative assessment, allowing students to reflect on what they have learned thus far and

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2001 Annual Conference

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James Fuller

needs of the AET program reflect back on the transition between grades 9-12 withprimary focus on grades 11-12. The courses covered during this time should be leading students toa direct transition to a program of study in an institution of higher learning. Technology’s primaryeffect has been on the sciences and CAD and these are areas that we need to concentrate on toimprove the transition.ConclusionOne fact remains constant regarding the use of technology in education: it will always be changing. Byrecognizing that the effect of technology on curriculum can be categorized into the above three Page 6.384.5 Proceedings of the 2001

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2001 Annual Conference

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Jerry Samples

pedagogy. What is beingdelivered? What are the desired outcomes of the delivery and the delivery method? What is thebest way to involve higher order learning skills? This paper will illustrate the pedagogical needsof technology as a teaching tool.I. IntroductionThe provision of distance educational opportunities is not new. The correspondence course andthe broadcast of televised classes with interactive sound have been around for some time. Thevalue of the correspondence course can be questioned as it provided knowledge and the learnerwas totally responsible for learning the material. The learner was evaluated via a test that wasgraded by an unknown instructor and returned with comments that reflected the only contactwith a real person.Inviscid

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2001 Annual Conference

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Craig Johnson

were examples of multipleentries by the same student. Students produced original work, but did react to their peers workand at times added to their own.Other advantages included the variety of work created and information discovered. Someinteresting URLs were used (from ceramics.org and killerdesigns.com, to matls.com andefunda.com). There was little overlap in the sites visited or their use. This reflected the varietyof students and their interests. Using Internet-based education and resources is an excellent wayto generate a wide variety and depth of information and discussion.A more subjective advantage of web-centric learning is the promotion of ‘virtual team’ skills.When assignments required cooperation between students, a level of

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2000 Annual Conference

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Joanne M. Goode; James B. Stenger

students who attended one or bothsessions said that the sessions were helpful. In explaining how these sessions helped, a majorityof students specifically mentioned the research databases as something they were not aware ofbefore the workshops. Other comments included that the sessions helped explain effectivenavigation techniques, where to look for more types of research, how to better utilize searchengines, and where to start looking. As part of the senior projects, each student is required to Page 5.101.3write a reflective essay on the project. One student volunteered in his essay, "Now, the Internetis simpler to use due to the help of the two

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2000 Annual Conference

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Robert P. Hesketh; Stephanie Farrell

. Page 5.405.6Conclusions This paper describes a simple experiment that exposes students to basic principles of drugdelivery and chemical engineering. The experiment involves the release a drug from a lozengeformulation, which is an example of a matrix-type drug delivery system. Students study the dissolution of a lozenge into water. As the lozenge dissolves, the drugis released, along with a coloring agent, into the surrounding water. Students observe visuallythe increasing dissolved drug concentration as reflected by the increasing color intensity of thewater, and they are able to measure the drug concentration spectrophotometrically. They createthe calibration plot that enables them to determine the drug concentration from their

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2000 Annual Conference

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Richard A. Gilbert; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

change significantly to reflect the profusion of technical advances in the last two decades ofthe twentieth century. Pertinent manufacturing technology changes include implementation ofnew and more diverse materials, improved and more varied and more precise processing,automation and controls, and computer aided manufacturing (CAM). This progress requireschanges in training materials and program curriculum to reset and then renew the basic technicalskills required of manufacturing technologists and technicians. In addition, more radical changesare being implemented in many industries that have little to do with technical skills required forplant operations. Quality management has been introduced into many facilities worldwide eitherunder the

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2000 Annual Conference

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Steven M. Miner; Richard E. Link

the geometry changes suddenly, locations whereboundary conditions and loads are applied. Typically, the larger the number of elements the betterthe approximation of the solution to the differential equation.Step 3. Determine Element Equations.Once the elements are formed, the algebraic equations to be solved are developed for each indi-vidual element. The form of the algebraic equations for every element will be the same. Differ-ences from one element to the next will be due to changes in element size and properties. This isthe power of the finite element method, the equations can be written once for a general elementthen they only need to be modified to reflect a particular elements geometry and properties

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2000 Annual Conference

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W. Ed Howard; Stephen Rather; Joseph C. Musto

informal session was held the night before the time trials to allow the students to decorate and perform final assembly of their vehicles. Spray paints, decals, and detail paints were provided. Figure 4 shows a completed car body.E. Day Five 1. Time Trials: A single car track, instrumented with reflective photoeyes and a microprocessor, was constructed. Student time trials were held, to allow for the testing component of the experience. In addition, the principles behind the timing system were Page 5.645.5 introduced, and simple principles of statistics were applied to the time trial data. 2. Open House: In the afternoon of the

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2000 Annual Conference

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Mohammad H. Alimi; Howard B. Wilson

willretire for 20 years. Someone investing $6120 annually and achieving an investment return 4%above inflation, could fund an annual pension of $43,900. Similarly, if the individual werefortunate enough to beat inflation by 6%, the pension would be $87,700 per year! Presently, themaximum amount which one wage earner and his spouse can receive after age 65 is less than$34,000 even though self employed workers earning as much as $68,000 have to pay about$10,000 per year in Social Security and Medicare taxes. A little reflection shows that the SocialSecurity and Medicare systems, are relatively unattractive when considered from the viewpointof retirement programs.4) The previous examples overlooked tax considerations. Suppose a married couple earns

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2000 Annual Conference

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Craig Gunn

team player?The attributes that will make a team successful encompass the following:• Creativity• Willingness to listen, speak, and question• Follow through• Responsibility• Aptitude to work• Leadership qualities but ability to followWith these thoughts in mind the College of Engineering at Michigan State University decidedthat a program would be instituted to bring select freshmen together and prepare them for theirentrance into the university and the College of Engineering. The thought was to develop in thema sense of comaraderie that reflected the team approach to all things. As a team they wouldattend classes, study together, live together, and approach problems together as a team.The Residential Option for Science and Engineering Students

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Interdisciplinary Engineering Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jeff Turk; David Gattie

for us all: ‘So many technical problems are now alsosocial problems – or ethical, or political, or international problems – that some ability to dealwith them as such is just part of the essential professional equipment of engineers.’”One approach to impressing students with this ethical responsibility is through service-learning,which is a method by which students learn and develop through thoughtfully-organized servicethat is conducted in and meets the needs of a community and is coordinated with an institution ofhigher education, and with the community, helps foster civic responsibility; is integrated into andenhances the academic curriclum of the students enrolled; and includes structured time forstudents to reflect on the service

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How are We Faring with EC2000?

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2002 Annual Conference

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Steven LeBlanc

this.OutcomesAnother very important piece of the EC2000 process is the Program Outcomes. These should becustomized for your particular program and not consist merely of the well-known "(a) through(k)". The outcomes must fully incorporate "(a) through (k)", but should also reflect the uniquenature of your particular program. In addition, the Program Outcomes should (must) be mapped Page 7.452.2to specific courses and Course Objectives throughout the curriculum, so that t he evaluator (and Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2002, American Society for

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Paul Hallacher

in 1998. Reflecting industry priorities, the primary focus of the NMT Partnership is onmeeting the need for associate degree level nanofabrication technicians. Traditionally,community and technical colleges meet the needs of industry for trained associate degreelevel technicians. However, while Pennsylvania’s 14 community colleges specialize inassociate degree level education, they possess no nanofabrication facilities or expertise.Penn State, a leading national research university, does not specialize in associate degreelevel education, but Penn State houses the NNUN site and possesses the expertise neededfor training nanofabrication workers. Thus the NMT Partnership was born. In 1998, the nation’s first associate degree

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Capstone Design

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jagannathan Sankar; Juri Filatovs; Devdas Pai

of cleavage was not observed. This is a reflection ofthe ductile nature of the alloy under consideration and aluminum in general. The materialscharacterization course instructor provided the aluminum class to some topics relevant to themechanical properties of aluminum.Figure 1 Fracture surface of miniature tension fatigue specimen (Al 7075 alloy)Summary ObservationsEnhanced materials and processes coverage was provided to students of an aluminum productdesign class in response to industry desire for heightened materials awareness among its designengineers in light of the emerging popularity of ‘designer’ materials. Collaboration between asenior-graduate aluminum design class and a graduate materials characterization class led to

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Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

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Cyrus Taylor

Entrepreneurship Program is thus a close partnership with the EntrepreneurshipDivision, a relationship formally reflected by the Physics Department appointing Prof.Hisrich as Associate Director of the Physics Entrepreneurship Program. This closecooperation is absolutely essential for the success of the program.When the outlines of the program fell into place in the fall of 1999, we decided toimplement the program as quickly as possible. Several factors allowed us to move veryrapidly. First, since the Physics Department was already authorized to grant a Master ofScience in Physics, we only needed approval for a new track for this existing degree.This was obtained in February 2000. Second, Robert Stieglitz, who had beeninstrumental both in helping to

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ET Distance Learning Courses and Programs

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Trippe

online discussion assist me to assess student learning. Studentsearn participation credit for their submissions as part of every module. Participationaccounts for about 30% of the total course grade.Faculty Training Topics – Performance FeedbackAsynchronous distance learning exchanges can be better than face-to-face exchangesbecause the faculty member has time to reflect on the answer. Also, the answer, onceposted, is available to everyone in the class not just to the student who asks the question.I answer student questions with less than a 24-hour turnaround. In addition, I respond toselected student’s participation messages in order to set the direction of the discussions.Sometimes I respond just to let the class know I am monitoring their

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Assessment and Its Implications in IE

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2002 Annual Conference

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Justin Chimka; Teri Rhoads

financial goal of funding might be measured with respect togovernment and private funds and funds arising from intellectual property rights.Innovation, learning, improvement and growth may be simplified with the question: Can wecontinue to improve and create value? Continuous improvement well suits goals regardingDropout/Matriculation Rates. Related measures are retention/graduation rates with specialattention paid to transfers out of schools and the college in good/bad standing.Internal business and management processes are identified with a final question: What must weexcel at? The general component of the fact-based system, academic strengths and weaknesses,reflects performance in the other sets of measures presented here. Supposed functions of

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Burger

taken from the web.Computer engineering is sufficient for this illustration, although a similar table could be createdfor electrical engineering (EAC combines computer and electrical engineering). Interestedreaders are strongly encouraged to read the criteria themselves so that no one is misled by thesummary below11. Table 1— Baccalaureate Criteria Reflecting Differences in Goals EAC (IEEE) TAC (Conventional)1 Must Go Beyond Calculus Must Apply Calculus2 Analyze&Design Complex Fundamentals of Software/Hardware Software/Hardware3 Basic Science Required

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multim engr edu;dist.,servi&intern based

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Asad Azemi

computer screen and the ability of adding their own commentsto the notes. They also very much like the idea of running the example programs, and observingthe effect of different programming codes during the classroom lectures. Overall, this approachhas made the learning more fun and enjoyable for students.V. Instructor's ReactionThe instructor has observed higher learning curves, more student participation, and more fruitfulclass discussions. Moreover, since the students do not need to constantly take notes, they arepaying more attention to the class lectures. The only negative comment is that it takes more timeto compose lectures and the product may not necessarily reflect the effort that has been put intoit.VI. The Next StepThe approach