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Fundamental: K-12 Students and Engineering Design Practices (Part 2)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle E Jordan , Arizona State University; Tonatiuh Munguia-Villanueva, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco

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Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2(2), 1-16.10. Logan, C. (2008). Metaphor and pedagogy in the design practicum. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 18(1), 1–17. doi: 10.1007/s10798-006-9009-x.11. Morton, J. & O’Brien, D. (2006). Selling your design: Oral communication pedagogy in design education. Communication Education, 54(1), 6–19. doi:10.1080/03634520500076885.12. National Research Council. (2009). Engineering in K-12 education: Understanding the status and improving the prospects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.13. National Research Council. (2012). A framework for K–12 science education: Practices, crosscutting concepts, and core ideas

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Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph P Hoffbeck, University of Portland

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #12241Real-Time Digital Signal Processing Demonstration PlatformDr. Joseph P Hoffbeck, University of Portland Joseph P. Hoffbeck (hoffbeck@up.edu) is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Univer- sity of Portland in Portland, Oregon. He has a Ph.D. from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He previously worked with digital cell phone systems at Lucent Technologies (formerly AT&T Bell Labs) in Whippany, New Jersey. His technical interests include communication systems, digital signal processing, and remote sensing

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Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #12860Learning about Digital Logic by DiscoveryProf. Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia Joanne Bechta Dugan is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Director of the Com- puter Engineering Programs at the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on probabilistic assess- ment of the dependability of computer-based systems. She has developed the dynamic fault tree model, which extends the applicability of fault tree analysis to computer systems. Dugan holds a B.A. degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from La Salle University, and M.S. and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering

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Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Mechanical Engineering and Control

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Yao, East Carolina University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #12762Modeling and Control of a Tungsten-Bulb Heated Incubator: Teaching Con-trols Theory in a General Engineering ProgramDr. Jason Yao, East Carolina University Dr. Jianchu (Jason) Yao is an Associate Professor with the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University (ECU), Greenville, North Carolina, USA. He received a B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, China, in 1992 and 1995, respectively, and the Ph. D. degree in electrical engineering from Kansas State University in 2005. He served as a controls engineer in China from 1995 to 2000. His

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Fundamental: K-12 Students and Engineering Design Practices (Part 1)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gina M Quan, University of Maryland, College Park; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park

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communities in under- graduate physics departments, and an elected member of the Physics Education Research Leadership and Organizing Council (PERLOC).Dr. Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park Ayush Gupta is Research Assistant Professor in Physics and Keystone Instructor in the A. J. Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland. Broadly speaking he is interested in modeling learning and reasoning processes. In particular, he is attracted to fine-grained analysis of video data both from a micro- genetic learning analysis methodology (drawing on knowledge in pieces) as well as interaction analysis methodology. He has been working on how learners’ emotions are coupled with their conceptual and

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Practical Teaching in Manufacturing - 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nikki Larson, Western Washington University; William Rasnack; Nicole Hoekstra, Western Washington University; Chloe Boland, Space Exploration Technologies; Eric Leone; Isaac Santos; Katherine Rust Healy; Tanveer Singh Chawla, Western Washington University; Sunni Shoepe

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Paper ID #11329Development of a Solvent-Based Prepreg TreaterMs. Nikki Larson, Western Washington University After receiving my bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bradley University, I started working for Boeing. While at Boeing I worked to receive my master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with an emphasis in Materials and Manufacturing. After leaving Boeing I spent several years in equipment research and development at Starbucks Coffee Company. From there I decided my heart lied in teaching and left Starbucks to teach Materials Science Technology at Edmonds Community College. I eventually moved to

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Misty L. Loughry, Georgia Southern University; Richard . Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Jonathan Woehr, University of North Carolina Charlotte; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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. Loughry’s research focuses on teamwork and social control in organizations. She is a co-developer of the CATME system of web-based tools to develop students’ team skills. She has been a co-principal investigator on three National Science Foundation (NSF) grants totaling $4.3 million. Her research has been published in 12 academic journals and presented at 49 conferences.Richard . Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Richard Layton is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Tech- nology. He received a B.S. from California State University, Northridge, and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Washington. His areas of scholarship include student teaming, longitudinal studies of

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Misty L. Loughry, Georgia Southern University; David Jonathan Woehr; Richard . Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Performance as well as on the editorial boards for Organizational Research Methods, and the European Journal of Work and Organizational PsychologyRichard . Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Richard Layton is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Tech- nology. He received a B.S. from California State University, Northridge, and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Washington. His areas of scholarship include student teaming, longitudinal studies of engi- neering undergraduates, and data visualization. His teaching practice includes formal cooperative learning and integrating communications, ethics, and teaming across the curriculum. He is a founding developer of the

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International Division Technical Session 7

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University; Steven L Shumway, Brigham Young University

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International

Paper ID #12521The Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of Teaching EngineeringCurriculum to Dominican Republic Junior High and High School StudentsDr. Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University Dr. Geoffrey A. Wright is an Associate Professor of Technology and Engineering Education in the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology at Brigham Young University.Dr. Steven L Shumway, Brigham Young University Dr. Shumway is an Associate Professor in the Technology and Engineering Education Program at BYU Page

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Research to Practice: STRAND 1 – Addressing the NGSS: Supporting K-12 Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering Science Connections (Part 2)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carleigh Samson, University of Colorado Boulder and TeachEngineering; Jacquelyn Sullivan Ph.D., TeachEngineering Project Leader, University of Colorado Boulder; René F. Reitsma , PhD, Oregon State University, College of Business; Michael Soltys Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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engaged in practice with local school districts. Providing freeaccess, the TeachEngineering digital library was accessed by more than 2M unique users in thelast year, with its usage growing at approximately 50% over that same time period.TeachEngineering is a standards-aligned curricular resource aimed at engaging students inexploring real-world engineering and engineering design principles. All lessons and hands-onactivities are aligned to state, national and international education standards. Since curricula aresubmitted for publication from dozens of contributors, each lesson and activity is aligned to statescience, mathematics, and in some cases, engineering and/or technology education standardsfrom the author’s home state as well as to the

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Curriculum Exchange

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Huang, Sparkfun Electronics

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and discovery. In 2007, Brian left the world of engineering to pursue a career in education. For the past 5 years, Brian has taught various levels of high school physics, mathematics, applied technology, and robotics. Brian joined Sparkfun Electronics to help integrate ”tinkering,” electronics, and computational thinking into the classroom. One of his goals is to help teachers to de-mystify how household consumer electronics work. With a few simple tools, classrooms can excite and encourage students to explore the possibilities of microcontrollers, electronics, and physical computing. Brian Huang has a Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign and a

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Research to Practice: STRAND 1 – Addressing the NGSS: Supporting K-12 Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering Science Connections (Part 2)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Satabdi Basu, Vanderbilt University, Institute for Software Integrataed Systems; John S Kinnebrew, Vanderbilt University; Shashank Shekhar, Vanderbilt University; Faruk Caglar; Tazrian Haider Rafi, Vanderbilt University; Gautam Biswas, Vanderbilt University; Aniruddha Gokhale, Vanderbilt University

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Paper ID #13785Collaborative Problem Solving using a Cloud-based Infrastructure to Sup-port High School STEM EducationMs. Satabdi Basu, Vanderbilt University, Institute for Software Integrataed Systems Satabdi Basu is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Vanderbilt University. She has an undergraduate degree in Computer Science and Engineering from West Bengal University Of Technology, India, and a M.S. degree in Computer Science from Vanderbilt University. Her research interests include learning from multi-agent simulation models, computational thinking, scaffolding learning

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Research to Practice: STRAND 4 – K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Avneet Hira, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Morgan M Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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facilitators required in an engineering classroom or a Makerspace, requires a different set of skills as compared to mathematics and science teachers. - Since Classroom Makerspaces are usually rich in technology, technology and resource management brings up concerns related to funding, administration, use and repair. - With students in a classroom having diverse interests, backgrounds and prior knowledge, it becomes essential to strike a balance between individualized learning experiences and meeting curricular priorities for the class.Broad concerns regarding the transfer of knowledge and skills from highly contextualizedclassroom environments to real-world problems have also

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2015 Northeast Section Meeting

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Sigrid Berka

TU Braunschweig, followed by a six-month internship in a German company follow below: 1. Computer Engineering & German dual major: From summer internship at Sensata Technologies (Attleboro, MA) to research at the Institute for Communication Networks at TU Braunschweig (Fall semester) to six-month internship at IAV (Gifhorn, Germany) In the summer of 2014 the student interned at Sensata Technologies (a company that develops sensors to ensure the safety in automotive, household, medical and other applications). He worked in the MSG division (microfused silicon strain gauge) on a graphical diagnostic tool for a differential pressure sensor based in Matlab. By the end of the summer he had a better understanding of what car

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Research to Practice: STRAND 5 Other Topics in K-12 Engineering Education.

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Cozzens, Southern Utah University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #12092Web-Based STEM Curriculum for Rural High SchoolsProf. Richard Cozzens, Southern Utah University Richard Cozzens has worked in the Aerospace Industry as Manufacturing Engineer, Tool Designer, Re- search and Development and as and Engineering Manager for 13 years. He has taught Engineering and Technology classes for 14 years. He is the author of 5 CAD Workbooks and is currently working on his PhD in Engineering Education. Page 26.1715.1 c American Society for Engineering Education

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International Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Meehan, University of Glasgow

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engineering education with an acknowledgement ofthe approaches used in the United States will be presented. This view is formed from herexperiences at the University of Glasgow (UoG), the joint educational programme (JEP) betweenthe University of Glasgow and the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China(UESTC), and at three institutions of higher learning (IHLs) in the United States. Comparisonsinclude the curricula, student and instructor expectations, instructional techniques, assessmentof learning, programme accreditation and quality assurance, privacy of information, and parents’rights and engagement at UoG, UESTC, and the three US IHLs at which the author has taught.Observations of the author’s experience teaching at the UoG-UESTC

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Norman Ettedgui; Joe Cooney; Brian LaBar; Ernest Frimpong; Gilbert Szeto; Amelito G. Enriquez; Kwok-Siong Teh; Cheng Chen; Hamid Mahmoodi; Wenshen Pong; Hamid Shanasser; Xiaorong Zhang

comprehensive university. In this project, the four student interns learned concepts of CPSand the corresponding emerging technologies in electrical and computer engineering. Supervisedby an engineering faculty advisor and a senior student mentor, the student interns gained hands-on research experience by developing a biomedical CPS for myoelectric-controlled robot car,which allows users to use arm gestures to control a robot car wirelessly. The student researcherslearned valuable engineering knowledge and skills in this multidisciplinary project includingacquisition and analysis of bioelectrical signals, programming on microcontrollers, embeddedsystem design, wireless communication, and various analog and digital interfaces. In addition, theproject

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Project-based Learning and Cornerstone Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James A Middleton, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; Kendra Rae Beeley; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; John Ernzen; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University

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Paper ID #11666Examining Relationships and Patterns in Pedagogical Beliefs, Attitudes andClassroom Practices for Faculty of Undergraduate Engineering, Math andScience Foundational CoursesProf. James A Middleton, Arizona State University James A. Middleton is Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Director of the Cen- ter for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology at Arizona State University. For the last three years he also held the Elmhurst Energy Chair in STEM education at the University of Birmingham in the UK. Prior to these appointments, Dr. Middleton served as

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Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wendy K Tang, Stony Brook University; Pao-Lo Liu, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Charles R. Westgate Sr. P.E., Binghamton University; Kim A. Scalzo, State University of New York, HQ

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theresources of a large public education system to make a difference and to serve a student body thatis otherwise unable to pursue higher education in electrical engineering. We will also share ourcomprehensive model of program supports and how we plan to measure the usage, effectiveness,and long term impact of those supports over time. 1. IntroductionThe Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Stony Brook University seeks to educateengineers who will possess basic concepts, proficiency in using modern tools, and necessary skillsto maintain the technological and economic competitiveness of United States. Our faculty istotally committed to this vision and understands that the realization of this goal requires anexpansion of the traditional

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Curriculum Exchange

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Gajdzik, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University

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and a middle school mathematics teacher at a Title 1 school in Waco, TX.Dr. Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University Dr. Johannes Strobel is Director, Educational Outreach Programs and Associate Professor, Engineering & Education at Texas A&M, College Station. He received his M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Information Science & Learning Technologies from the University of Missouri. His research/teaching focuses on engineering as an innovation in pK-12 education, policy of STEM education, how to support teachers and students’ academic achievements through engineering, engineering ’habits of mind’ and empathy and care in engi- neering. He has published more than 140 journal articles and proceedings papers in

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Patricia A. Sullivan, New Mexico State University; Delia Valles-Rosales, New Mexico State University; Marcelo Augusto Leal Alves, University of São Paulo; Brendan P. Sullivan, New Mexico State University

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International Forum

chapter, has been a member of the NMSU Model UN team, and provides varied experiences from living and studying in both Finland and Austria. He currently serves as a Technology Commercialization Advisor for the NMSU Arrowhead Center, the technology transfer division of the university, and was recently named a University Innovation Fellow under the NSF and NCIIA Epicenter program at Stan- Page 19.22.1 ford University. His academic and personal background has contributed to his ability to advance global engineering educational opportunities within and external to the NMSU curriculum. c

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Research to Practice: STRAND 4 – K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamad Musavi, University of Maine; Cary Edward James, Bangor High School

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

found in a traditional high schoolprogram, specialized courses that include an introduction to research method and twoTechnology and Engineering courses, and a University- or industry-based research mentorshipthat starts in the summer of the 10th grade and culminates in a senior capstone project. TheIntroduction to Research method class is designed to provide students with a vital, year long,full-emersion experience into the processes and activities involved with scientific andengineering research and practices. The Technology and Engineering courses, in 10th and 11thgrades, introduce students to the technology tools and their applications in science andengineering practices through modern, hands-on experiments. These courses integrate a

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Manojkumar Vilasrao Deshpande, SVKM's NMIMS, Shirpur, MS, India; Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Innovation Centre; Prashant Pralhadrao Udawant P.E., SVKM's NMIMS, MPSTME Shirpur Campus

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International Forum

Studies and contributes in curriculum development for engineering education programs. He has developed the research interest in application of AI and Multimedia technologies in the field of Software Engineering, Big Data Analysis, Education Technologies, Watershed Development and Renewable Energy. He has excellent track record of publication and contributed effort in organizing conferences. He is Ph.D. supervisor and undertook various consultancy assignments to serve the society.Dr. Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Innovation CentreMr. Prashant Pralhadrao Udawant P.E., SVKM’s NMIMS, MPSTME Shirpur Campus Page 19.3.1

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Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine G. Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci M Nathans-Kelly, U of Wisconsin-Madison; Cornell University

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Continuing Professional Development

discussedwhether we need to see the students via streaming video for their talks and interactions.However, working with the learning technology team, we found that live video orstreaming is not reliable enough due to the wide locations of our participants. Over theyears, we have had people connecting from remote fields, small rural towns, the middleof Africa, and the suburbs of Shanghai. Truly, video streaming is a detriment in thesemoments (as of this writing) because of poor (or no) connections. So we stick with whatworks: audio, slides, and the active functionalities our meeting platform can provide.The basic course cycle: OverviewOver the normal 16-week semester, these graduate engineering students have much toaccomplish in our course. Not only are

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Research to Practice: STRAND 3 – Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bassant Mohamed Yasser, Qatar University; Mahmoud Abdulwahed, Qatar University; Rashid Alammari, Qatar University; Saud A Ghani, Qatar University; Mazen O. Hasna, Qatar University

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the early 1990s1 , Malcolm argued that students perception towards engineering was considered more of atechnically oriented, they did not understand the socio-economic context and benefits ofengineering. Accordingly, preferences of introducing of engineering design to K-12 educationprograms were emerged to provide a venue and experience demonstrating engineeringconnections to human needs 2. STEM is actually an integration of four disciplines in which technology and engineering arelayered onto standard science and Mathematics curricula resulting in cohesive curricula in whichbarriers are removed between the four disciplines. Although wide spectrum of scientific knowledge and socio-economic advances are based ontechnological developments

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Research to Practice: STRAND 2- Engineering Across the Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Science, and the Common Core

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Douglas C. Hall, University of Notre Dame; Sean Patrick Martin, University of Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center; L. Arielle Phillips, University of Notre Dame

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servicefrom the university to the community, to viewing them as engagements of mutual benefit.As such, a key objective of the WAVES project was to develop a program that wouldadvance student learning for both K-12 students and university undergraduates. To thisend, students from two undergraduate classes played critical roles in developing materialsfor WAVES, as well as working directly with the fifth graders on the day of the event.Details on these two courses are provided below.Special Topics Course: Integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, andMathematicsAn interdisciplinary 200-level special topics course through the Engineering, Science,Technology, and Society series entitled, “Integrating Science, Technology, Engineering,Arts, and

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Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bhavna Hariharan, Stanford University; Sneha Ayyagari, Stanford University; Jonathan Edward Pang, Stanford University; Paul Dwight Watkins II, Stanford University; Aravind Arun, Stanford University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Paper ID #13961What is global preparedness? Arriving at answers in collaboration with stu-dent engineers working with underserved communities globallyDr. Bhavna Hariharan, Stanford University Bhavna Hariharan is a Social Science Research Associate at the Kozmetsky Global Collaboratory in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University. Her field of inquiry is Engineering Education Research (EER) with a focus on engineering design for and with underserved communities around the world. For the last nine years, she has worked on designing, implementing and managing environments for interdisciplinary

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Supporting Diversity through Co-curricular Programming

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Alexis Y. Williams, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Shawnisha Shonté Hester, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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) program has a focus on increasing the numbers of underrepresented minorities (URM) who will get STEM PhDs and go on to become professors and enhance the nation’s competitiveness.1 By examining the roles that graduate student AGEP participants from disciplines other than science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) play in engineering education in general, and to become engineering education faculty, researchers and advocates in particular, it is imperative to know and understand the motives which drive this phenomena. Historically serving students within STEM fields, the AGEP for our state, PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP, has taken the initiative to broaden its reach to include participants from various disciplines that

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Curriculum Exchange

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacob L. Segil, University of Colorado at Boulder; Brian Huang, SparkFun Electronics; Lindsay Diamond, SparkFun Electronics

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering to pursue a career in education. For the past 5 years, Brian has taught various levels of high school physics, mathematics, applied technology, and robotics. Brian joined Sparkfun Electronics to help integrate ”tinkering,” electronics, and computational thinking into the classroom. One of his goals is to help teachers to de-mystify how household consumer electronics work. With a few simple tools, classrooms can excite and encourage students to explore the possibilities of microcontrollers, electronics, and physical computing. Brian Huang has a Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign and a Masters in Education from the University of Colorado

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Teaching and Learning Strategies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Uzma Shaikh, Purdue University; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Camilo Vieira, Purdue University; R Edwin García, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #13227An Exploratory Study of the Role of Modeling and Simulation in Supportingor Hindering Engineering Students’ Problem Solving SkillsUzma Shaikh, Purdue University Uzma Shaikh is a Graduate Student in the Department of Computer and Information Technology at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. She is currently working as a Research Assistant in the field of Computer and Education Technology. Shaikh’s research focuses on using visual simulations along with scientific inquiry learning for understanding concepts related to unobservable macroscopic phenomena.Dr. Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West