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Steve Warren, Kansas State University; Xiongjie Dong, Kansas State University; Tim J. Sobering, Kansas State University; Jason Yao, East Carolina University

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facility partially funded by the National Science Foundation that provides resources for the research and development of distributed medical monitoring technologies and learning tools that support biomedical contexts. His research focuses on (1) plug-and-play, point-of- care medical monitoring systems that utilize interoperability standards, (2) wearable sensors and signal processing techniques for the determination of human and animal physiological status, and (3) educational tools and techniques that maximize learning and student interest. Dr. Warren is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.Xiongjie Dong, Kansas State UniversityTim J. Sobering

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Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Hossein Hosseini, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Ethan V Munson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Leah Rineck

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math concepts. In turn, this should improve the retentionand eventual graduation of the students.In this paper, the study groups are described in greater detail, and the results of the study groups’impact on student grades are presented. Based on what was learned in the 2009-10 year, somemodifications to the study group organization were made to increase their impact. Thesechanges are described in the paper as well.IntroductionIn the United States today, there is great interest in the education and graduation of morestudents in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines.1,2There are two primary tasks that are needed for this goal to be accomplished. First, morestudents need to be attracted to pursue college-level

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Kathryn Dimiduk, Cornell University; Rajesh Bhaskaran, Cornell University; Haolin Zhu, Cornell University; Yingxin Gao, Cornell University

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AC 2011-1066: HELPING STUDENTS APPROACH FEA SIMULATIONSLIKE EXPERTSKathryn Dimiduk, Cornell University Kathryn Dimiduk is the Director of the Teaching Excellence Institute in the College of Engineering at Cornell University. She received her B.A. in Physics from Cornell University and her Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford University. Her current research interests are in engineering education.Rajesh Bhaskaran, Cornell University Rajesh Bhaskaran is Swanson Director of Engineering Simulation Program in the Sibley School of Me- chanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University. He is leading efforts in the Sibley School to integrate contemporary simulation technologies into the mechanical and aerospace

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Gwen Lee-Thomas, Ph.D., Old Dominion University; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Ali Yalcin, University of South Florida

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AC 2011-210: USING ONLINE ENDLESS QUIZZES AS GRADED HOME-WORKGwen Lee-Thomas, PhD, Old Dominion University Dr. Gwen Lee-Thomas is as assistant professor of graduate education at Old Dominion University. She is actively engaged in a wide variety of federal and locally funded evaluation and research activities on STEM related works and has over 12 years of experience. Specifically, her experiences include director of assessment at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology where she has served as the assessment liaison for a 10-member consortium of the NSF funded Foundation Coalition on the Integrated First Year Experience in Engineering. Dr. Lee-Thomas has been serving as the external evaluator for numerous organizations

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Javier A. Kypuros, The University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Constantine Tarawneh, The University of Texas, Pan American; Robert D. Wrinkle, University of Texas, Pan American; Martin William Knecht, South Texas College

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, A., “Tapping epistemological resources for learning physics,” Journal of LearningSciences, 12, 2003, pp. 53–90.4 Beichner, R., “Instructional technology research and development in a us physics education group,” EuropeanJournal of Engineering Education, 31, No. 4, 2006.5 Dancy, M. H. and Beichner, R., “Impact of animation on assessment of conceptual understanding in physics,”Physics Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2, 2006.6 Yaeger, P. M., Marra,R., M., Gray, G. L. and Costanzo. F., “Assessing new ways of teaching dynamics: Anongoing program to improve teaching, learning, and assessment,” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference,1999.7 Gray, G. L. and Costanzo, F., “Interactive dynamics: A collaborative approach

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Jianyu Liang, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Terri A. Camesano, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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student’s achievement and attitude changes resulting from a laboratory and non-laboratory approach to general education physical science courses. 1972, University of Northern Colorado. 9. Foundataion, N.S., Shaping the future: New expectations for undergraduate education in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology, NSF 96-139. 1996, Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation. 10. Reinventing Undergraduate Education: A Blueprint for America's Research Universities. 1998, Stonybrook, NY: The Boyer Commission on Educating Undergraduates in the Research University, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. 11. Taraban, R., et al., Effects of active-learning experiences

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Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles

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-basedlearning is presented. Preliminary assessment results are included to show the impact of thecurriculum revision.IntroductionHands-on design and implementation is one of the essential skills that have been recognized notonly by the engineering education community and ABET, but also by industry that employsgraduates from engineering and computer science programs. In the computer networking area,the industry advisors in College of Engineering, Computer Science and Technology (ECST) atCalifornia State University Los Angeles expressed a strong needs of qualified networking Page 22.611.2engineers who not only have a solid understanding of theoretical

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James Dean Palmer, Northern Arizona University; Joseph Flieger, Northern Arizona University; Eddie Hillenbrand

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AC 2011-831: JAVAGRINDER: A WEB-BASED PLATFORM FOR TEACH-ING EARLY COMPUTING SKILLSJames Dean Palmer, Northern Arizona University Dr. Palmer is an assistant professor at Northern Arizona University where his research interests include undergraduate computer science education, language design, and computational storytelling.Joseph FliegerEddie Hillenbrand Page 22.985.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 JavaGrinder: A Web-Based Platform for Teaching Early Computing SkillsAbstractEven as Bureau of Labor Statistics predictions indicate

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Shane F. Cotter, Union College

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person’s finger.However, fingerprint recognition systems are more accurate than face recognition systems2.These biometric systems rely on the use of efficient algorithms to extract the key informationfrom the input data and to search through large databases potentially considering millions ofmatches. Courses in biometric technology have predominantly been taught at the graduate leveldue to the mathematical background required for research in the area. As part of our NSF CCLIproject3, we have designed a course in Biometric Signal Processing which allows junior andsenior level undergraduate students in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) to explorethese important technologies.Our course, which consists of traditional lectures and hands-on

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Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn E. Kelly, Arizona State University; Andrea Marta Eller, Arizona State University; Dale R. Baker, Arizona State University; Jessica Triplett, Arizona State University

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Page 22.451.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Developing a Materials Course Teaching Tool Kit to Promote Ease of Implementation of Innovative Classroom Instructional Materials and PracticeAbstractMany types of innovative teaching strategies and materials have been created in STEM (science,technology, engineering, and math) disciplines over time, but only a limited number have beenwidely adapted. Most classes in undergraduate engineering are still taught via lectures or the"transmission" mode of teaching, which has been shown to be the least effective method forstudent learning. This is due, in part, to the fact that there are major problems

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David Jackson, VCU Haptics Lab; Dianne T.V. Pawluk, Virginia Commonwealth University; Curtis R. Taylor, University of Florida

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Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace En- gineering at the University of Florida. His research focuses on understanding and developing new tech- nologies (mechanical, electronic, optical, or biological) that utilize the unique capabilities of nanostruc- tured/nanoscale materials. He works in both the Machine Tool Research Center and the Nanoscience Institute for Medical and Engineering Technology at UF. Before joining Florida, he was an Assistant Pro- fessor at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, Virginia where he was Director of VCU’s NanoManufacturing (NanoMan) lab. He received his B.S. degree (1998) in mechanical engi- neering from the University of Maryland, and his M.S

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Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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AC 2011-1800: ADMINISTERING A DIGITAL LOGIC CONCEPT INVEN-TORY AT MULTIPLE INSTITUTIONSGeoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Geoffrey L. Herman is a PhD Candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a Mavis Future Faculty Fellow at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include cogni- tive science, identifying and assessing common student misconceptions and difficulties in electrical and computer engineering topics, blended learning (integrating online teaching tools into the classroom), in- telligent tutoring systems, and music signal processing. He is a winner of the 2011 Educational Research and Methods Division Apprentice Faculty Grant. He has been