Session 2220 Using Mobile Robots to Teach Artificial Intelligence Research Skills Daniel M. Gaines, Natasha Balac Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department Vanderbilt UniversityAbstractSuccessful Artificial Intelligence researchers must be able to think creatively and critically,communicate effectively and evaluate the results of their work. Therefore, it is importantthat we include courses in our curriculum that develop these skills. Since one usually learnsbest by doing, we believe a project-based course, in which students receive hands
Paper ID #44821Decoding Challenges in Organizing Innovation Competitions and Programs:A Thematic Analysis of Interviews with OrganizersFay Berig, Pennsylvania State University, BerksDr. Sadan Kulturel-Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus Sadan Kulturel-Konak is a professor of Management Information Systems and the director of the Flem- ming Creativity, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CEED) Center at Penn State Berks. She received her Ph.D.in Industrial and Systems Engineering (Auburn Univ.)Dr. Abdullah Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus Dr. Abdullah Konak is a Distinguished Professor
lacking in certain areas such as teamwork, and network become logical representations of these items.and hands-on learning, both of which are vital to engineer- These resources are controlled through software and can being and information technology education. In this paper, we shared between multiple virtual computers which are softwarepresent a distance learning delivery model emphasizing hands- emulations of actual operating systems. In a virtualized en-on learning using virtual computing. We discuss how student vironment, a single physical computer, called host, may belearning can be enhanced in asynchronous, online information
Newark Public Schools. Her latest endeavors have introduced an increase in the number and quality of STEM-related opportunities with the Orange Public Schools as the Director of Mathematics and Science; expanding opportunities to underrep- resented populations of students to participate in STEM-focused offerings such as Robotics, engineering courses, and high-impact summer camps. In an effort to further ready students for college success through new models for learning, Dr. Powell, in collaboration with district leads, post-secondary partners, and industry experts founded by the STEM Innovation Academy of the Oranges. The Academy is a fully integrated STEM education model that uses engineering design, mathematical
ASEE-NMWSC2013-0004 Impact of a Research Experience Program on North Dakota Tribal College STEM Student Retention Audrey LaVallie1, Eakalak Khan2, and G. Padmanabhan2 1 Faculty, Turtle Mountain Community College, Belcourt, North Dakota (e-mail: alavallie@tm.edu) 2 Professor of Civil Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota (e-mails: Eakalak.khan@ndsu.edu and g.padmanabhan@ndsu.edu respectively)Abstract Recent educational research shows that students who engage in research projects aremore likely to
Paper ID #25556Visual and Intuitive Explanations to Chain, Product, and Quotient RulesDr. Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University Dr. Raviv is a Professor of Computer & Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University. In December 2009 he was named Assistant Provost for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. With more than 25 years of combined experience in the high-tech industry, government and academia Dr. Raviv developed fundamentally different approaches to ”out-of-the-box” thinking and a breakthrough methodology known as ”Eight Keys to Innovation.” He has been sharing his contributions with
Paper ID #25423Work in Progress: A Web-Based Tool to Assess Computational ThinkingProf. Alka R. Harriger, Purdue University Alka Harriger joined the faculty of the Computer and Information Technology Department (CIT) in 1982 and is currently a Professor of CIT. For the majority of that time, she taught software development courses. From 2008-2014, she led the NSF-ITEST funded SPIRIT (Surprising Possibilities Imagined and Real- ized through Information Technology) project. From 2013-2018, she co-led with Prof. Brad Harriger the NSF-ITEST funded TECHFIT (Teaching Engineering Concepts to Harness Future Innovators and
Paper ID #23852Enriching Communication in Introductory Computer Science Courses: ARetrospective of the Agile Communicators ProjectLeo C. Ureel II, Michigan Technological University Leo C. Ureel II is a Lecturer in Computer Science at Michigan Technological University. He has worked extensively in the field of educational software development. His research interests include intelligent learning environments, computer science education and software engineering. He currently has primary responsibility for the introductory programming courses at Michigan Tech.Dr. Charles Wallace, Michigan Technological University Dr. Charles
Paper ID #24534A Core Leading Scheme in Deeply Cooperative Learning with a Mobile FocusDr. Takao Ichiko, ASEE Upon receiving an official appointment to the faculty of the National University, dealing with both higher education and basic research, the following responsibilities regarding computer and electronic media R&D in education were undertaken; e.g. attainments in the fields of advanced educational environments and software engineering R&D on high quality software using intelligent design schemes and design aids. Especially, research based items such as newly developed system design processes initiated by up
Paper ID #26473Enhancing Student Learning Experiences in Computer Programming Classesusing RoboticsDr. Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State University Dr.Masoud Naghedolfeizi is a senior professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Fort Valley State University. His academic background includes a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with minor in instrumentation and control, an M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering. Dr. Naghedolfeizi’s research interests include instrumentation and measurement systems, applied articial intelligence, machine learning, and engineering
Paper ID #15576Assessing the Effectiveness of a Nanotechnology Educational Module Usingthe ”Nanotechnology Awareness Instrument”M. J. Klopfstein, Oklahoma State UniversityMs. Lisa Cota, Oklahoma State UniversityProf. Don A. Lucca, Oklahoma State UniversityDr. Xiaoliang Jin, Oklahoma State University Xiaoliang Jin received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of British Columbia, Canada, in 2012. Now he is an Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University, USA. His research inter- ests include precision manufacturing processes, mechanics and dynamics of micro-machining, vibration assisted machining
foundations and state and federal agencies, and has numerous publications in refereed journals and edited books. Her research interests include communities of practice, gender, transformative learning, and identity.Dr. Sarah Hug, Colorado Evaluation & Research Consulting Dr. Sarah Hug is Director of Colorado Evaluation & Research Consulting. Dr. Hug earned her PhD in Educational Psychology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her research and evaluation efforts focus on learning science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, with a special interest in communities of practice, creativity, and experiences of underrepresented groups in these fields across multiple contexts.Dr. Heather Thiry, Golden
AC 2012-4679: MUTUAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES: MECHATRONICSCAPSTONE COURSE PROJECTS-BASED ON SCRUMDr. Martin Edin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology Martin Edin Grimheden currently holds a position as Associate Professor at KTH and is the Director of Mechatronics Education at KTH. Page 25.963.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Mutual learning experiences – mechatronics capstone course projects based on Scrum1. IntroductionThe Mechatronics capstone course has been given at KTH Royal institute of Technologysince early 1980s. The 2011 instance of the
. Pheils holds 21 certifications including the CISSP and PMP, and bringing many years of relevant and current work and research into cybersecurity topics. To provide hands-on experience to cybersecurity learners she piloted the Community Project Approach to Teaching Network- ing and Cybersecurity Topics that partners classes with not-for-profits in the community to accomplish tasks and secure that organization. She is a Fellow with the National Cybersecurity Institute at Excelsior College. Page 24.196.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Are We Prepared: Issues
” to the timeline for the project activities. This schedule will be one of the twokey driving forces, the other being cost, to the project and its success. The team discusses the importance ofmonitoring and updating the schedule to keep it on track.Value EngineeringBecause owners change their minds, other materials become available, or someone feels that there may be abetter process, the value engineering process is discussed. The team receives a memo from the owner requestingthe team to perform value engineering on a specific item. The team will define the item and its use, analyze thevalue of the item, review possible alternate options, and submit its review and recommendation. The teambecomes aware of what the word “value” means and that
AC 2012-3622: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION: INTERDISCIPLINARY CAP-STONE PROJECTSDr. Jose L. Fernandez-Solis, Texas A&M University Full CV can be downloaded from: https://howdy.tamu.edu/render.UserLayoutRootNode.uP?uP tparam=utf&utf=%2fcp%2fip%2flog ssb.tamu.edu/pls/PROD/bwykfupd.p init upload Page 25.277.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION: Integrating Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Capstone with Graduate Sustainable Construction CurriculaAbstractThe past four fall semesters, the COSC 440 Interdisciplinary Capstone
AC 2012-3368: STUDENT-LED DEVELOPMENT OF A FUEL CELL EX-PERIMENTATION SYSTEM FOR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTEMSLEARNINGMr. Steven R. Walk, Old Dominion University Steven Robert Walk, P.E,, is an Assistant Professor of electrical engineering technology in the Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University. He is Founder and Director of the Laboratory for Technology Forecasting. His research interests include energy conversion systems, technology and innovation management, and technological forecasting and social change. He is Owner and Founder of Technology Intelligence, a management consulting company in Norfolk, Va. Walk earned B.S.E.E.T. and M.S.E.E. degrees at the University of
assignments, and 3)course assessment and evaluation. It is anticipated that this interactive and innovative style ofteaching should allow students to gain valuable experience in: teamwork, organizing anddelivering presentations, critical peer evaluation, and a better overall understanding the academicprocess. The contents of this paper document the procedures used to incorporate and integrate thisapproach into the instructional sequence of an existing course in construction management.Conclusions are formulated as a result of this $experiment in education.#I. Introduction$CME 425 - Risk Management and Decision Support# is a senior level course offered by theDivision of Construction Management within the Department of Civil Engineering andConstruction
AC 2011-1844: TIMELY FEEDBACK AND STRENGTHENED STUDY HABITSVIA COMPUTER AUTOMATED END-OF-LECTURE QUESTIONSPaul J. Weber, Lake Superior State University Paul J. Weber is an Assistant Professor at Lake Superior State University. Since completing his Ph.D. at Michigan Tech in 2006, he has taught courses in digital and computer systems as well as electronics, circuit analysis, and robot vision. His research interests include alternative energy, energy efficiency, distributed control, and engineering education. Page 22.1528.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011
AC 2011-1877: ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF A BIOMETRICS COURSEON STUDENTS’ DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING KNOWLEDGEShane F. Cotter, Union College Shane Cotter is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Union College. He received his undergraduate degree (with first class honors) from University College Dublin in 1994. He received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis on Digital Signal Processing from the Univerity of California at San Diego in 1998 and 2001 respectively. He worked at Nokia Mobile Phones as a senior design engineer between 2002 and 2004. In 2004-05, he worked as a visiting assistant professor at the University of Miami, Coral Gables. In
and wireless topics and on the status of the education of electronics technicians at the two-year college level. His current interests are in the transformation of electronics technician education to incorporate a systems-level approach and applications of the emerging field of networked, wireless sensors. Page 15.1068.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Smart Grid, Cleantech, Sensor Networks Come of AgeAbstractOne of the most active multi-disciplinary research areas in recent years has been that of sensornetworks. However, there have been limited numbers of applications that have been
(SWID). Page 24.1032.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Redesigning an online executive Master’s class for a large number of students I. IntroductionDesigning an online class especially for a large number of executives and workingprofessionals is a challenge. The focus of the class moves more towards learningfrom teachingi. The class should be designed not only to have a high impact onthe learning but also to be mindful of the availability of the students. Commononline education tools such as discussion boards and one-on-one conference callsbecome very
Model of Domain Learning(MDL) to better suit their specific courses. Students can then use the web interface to evaluateboth themselves and fellow team members. After students complete their evaluations, instructorsare able to view the results through the system’s reports and can formulate an individual gradefor each student. More importantly, instructors also have the ability to send the students feedbackand automatically include anonymous reviews from other team members. The reports show theinstructor where the students’ skills may be lacking. The preliminary results from a pilot studyare discussed.Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova UniversityI. IntroductionIn engineering and information technology programs
The Social Outcomes of Participating in the FIRST Robotics Competition Community Jeanine Skorinko, Jennifer Lay, Grant McDonald, Brad Miller, Colleen Shaver, Cindy Randall, James Kevin Doyle, Michael Gennert, Gretar Tryggvason, and James van de Ven Worcester Polytechnic Institute 100 Institute Rd. Worcester, MA 01609 Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and FIRST are partnering to investigatesocial networking within the FIRST community. FIRST aims to get young peopleinterested in science, engineering and technology by providing young people withopportunities to develop and apply knowledge and skills in
the mind of Brutus, a StoryTelling Machine," Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Hillsdale, NJ, 1999.[9] A. Badiru and J. Cheung, Fuzzy Engineering Expert Systems with Neural Network Applications, Wiley-Interscience, 2002, p. Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Experts Systems.[10] A. L. Za and G. J. Nalepa, "A study of methodological issues in design and development of rule-based systems," WIREs - Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, Vols. Volume 1, March/April, pp. 117 - 137, 2011.[11] "Wordnet - A lexical database for English," Princeton University, [Online]. Available: http://wordnet.princeton.edu/. [Accessed 02 February 2014][12] "ConceptNet 5," Massachusetts Institute of Technology, [Online
Paper ID #11657”Leaning In” by Leaving the Lab: Building Graduate Community throughFacilitated Book DiscussionsDr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy Luchini-Colbry is the Director for Graduate Initiatives at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, she earned Ph.D. and M.S.E. in computer science and engineering from the University of Michigan. She has published more than two dozen peer-reviewed works related to her interests in educational technology and enhancing
B.S. in Computer Engineering from Xavier University of Louisiana and an M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership from Lamar University.Dr. Carrie A. Obenland, Rice University Dr. Obenland is the Assistant Director for Outreach and Research at the Rice Office of STEM Engage- ment. She as her PhD in Chemistry from Rice University, as well as her Masters. Her graduate work was focused on chemical education. She earned her BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.Mr. Roger Ramirez, Rice University I am currently the Assistant Director for Mathematics at the Rice Office of STEM Engagement where I co-facilitate the Applied Mathematics Program!. I also lead a student program called Introduction to Research
Paper ID #37563Theory to Practice: Professional Development for CulturallyResponsive Technician EducationCynthia Pickering Cynthia Pickering is a PhD Student, Research Program Manager and Process Architect at the Center for Broadening Participation in STEM at Arizona State University. Cynthia has 35 years of experience working in industry with demonstrated technical leadership in software development, artificial intelligence, information technology architecture / engineering, and collaboration systems research. Cynthia is currently studying Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology in the School for
/discussionsessions, (4) in-class demonstrations, (5) opportunities for peer feedback, (6) opportunities forsharing instructor feedback, (7) large group discussions, and (8) opportunities for artifactrevision based on feedback. Alongside these eight factors, we sought to design each course with particular objectivesfor student learning in mind. For novice students enrolled in the introductory level course, weemphasized students’ development and engagement in interpersonal skill sets such as sharingconstructive feedback, delegating tasks, team management and planning, conflict resolution, andcollaborative design [24], [25]. These competencies have recently become essential to success incomputing industries and are hard-sought after by engineering
Paper ID #36457Changes of Project Based Learning Effectiveness due to theCOVID-19 PandemicAziz Shekh-Abed (Dr.) Dr Aziz Shekh-Abed is a lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ruppin Academic Center, Israel. He holds a PhD in engineering education from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. His research thesis dealt with systems thinking and abstract thinking of high-school students. Dr Shekh-Abed holds an MA in science education and a BSc in technology education, both from Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.Nael Barakat (Professor and Chair) Dr. Barakat is currently