Conference Session

PCEE Technical Session 8: Engineering Design in Elementary School

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Batrouny, Tufts University

reasoning. In arecent study of late elementary/middle school students, Silverling and colleagues characterizedsituations that prompted students to employ evidence-based reasoning (EBR) [11]. They foundthat students incorporated EBR into teacher prompted situations, like responding to adults anddocumenting, as well as student-directed situations as they negotiated, corrected, validated,clarified, and shared ideas within their teams.Documentation emerges as an influential task. Generally, students are asked to document theirdesign work to keep a record of what they’ve done, to construct knowledge as well as prototypes[12], and to practice disciplinary discourses. Often the teacher or curriculum designer carefullyplans these documentation tasks to

Conference Session

Imagining and Reimagining Engineering Education as a Dynamic System

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Thomas A. De Pree, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

and expectations of their discipline.However, with regards to professional training in engineering that was independent of thedisciplines, EC 2000’s architects defined a separate set of “student outcomes” that focusedprimarily on the professional skill sets--teamwork, communication, professional and ethicalresponsibility, designing systems that met social, political, and economic constraints, acommitment to lifelong learning, etc…--that were consistent with the “desired attributes” of anengineering graduate in the post-Cold War era. In its practical implementation, these becameCriterion 3 (student outcomes) and Criterion 4 (in the original version, now Criterion 5(curriculum)).This was an arrangement that recognized that the expansion in

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Livingston, Virginia Military Institute

available in a wide variety of memory sizes, input/output capabilities, and packages. ‚ An integrated assembler and simulator are available at no cost from Atmel. A port of the open-source gcc compiler is available in a development environment called “WinAVR”10. ‚ Other types of support are available at Atmel’s website as well as at a user site called AVR Freaks11.Furman and Moen12, in a comparison of microcontrollers for mechatronics, rated the AVRATmega128 – a high-end member of the AVR family – very high in its applicability tomechatronics education. Experience with the AVR family in our microcontrollers course hasbeen positive. Our students have been quick to learn the family and have successfully used theAVR in

Conference Session

Computation Related

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Pavan Karra, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Mechanical Engineering

, 1956., pp 10-24.[2]. L. W. Anderson, D.R. Krathwohl, “A Taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing”, AddisonWesley Longman, 2001, pp 27-37.[3]. S. Chapman, MATLAB Programming for Engineers, 5th edition, Cengage Learning, 2015.[4]. E. Wang, "Teaching freshmen design, creativity and programming with LEGOs and Labview," 31stAnnual Frontiers in Education Conference. Impact on Engineering and Science Education. ConferenceProceedings (Cat. No.01CH37193), Reno, NV, USA, 2001, pp. F3G-11, doi: 10.1109/FIE.2001.963943..[5]. E.A. DeBartolo, R. Robinson, A Freshman Engineering Curriculum Integrating Design andExperimentation, Vol-35, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 2007.[6]. M. Utayna, An Introductory Engineering Course for

Collection

2006 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Orlando J. Hernandez

" 2Examination of the "cone of learning" shows an increase in retention when students are activelyengaged in the learning process [4]. Mechatronics is loosely defined as the application ofmechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and computer intelligence to the design ofproducts or systems. The mechatronics course at Bucknell consists of mechanical and electricalengineering students at the senior and graduate levels. The students engage in a variety ofactivities in teams comprised of members from each of these groups. In addition to teamlaboratory exercises and homework assignments, the students work in interdisciplinary groups toprocess their efforts. That is, they engage in meaningful discussion among themselvesconcerning their activities and

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Imre Rudas, Budapest Polytechnical Institution; Peter Toth, Budapest Tech.

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International

Vocational Teacher Educationproject aims to develop the use and management of virtual learning environments in the area ofvocational teacher training, drawing on a well established international partnership of institutionsproviding both technical and educational expertise. This paper gives an overall picture of resultsand products of the collaboration. We touch upon the aims, the assessments and the learningprocess of using “Multimedia and e-Learning: e-learning methods and tools” module in detail.The main cooperative and collaborative devices are presented in virtual learning environment.The communication during collaborative learning, the structured debate on forum and theefficiency of collaborative learning in VLE are interpreted at the end of

Conference Session

Careers and Professional Development in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Allen, University of Virginia; Shayn Peirce-Cottler, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

unique in the challenges posed to communication given the wide arrayof clients, especially physicians and clinicians. The ability to work well with collaborators (notjust immediate members of a design team) is essential to success in BME, whether in industry,the clinic, or academia. Moreover, specialized knowledge and skills are needed forcommunication with collaborators in the various sectors pertinent to BME.8The integration of professional skills into a BME curriculum at a holistic level (not just“inoculated” into a specific course) has been described previously in the implementation ofproblem-based learning throughout a curriculum.9 However, there has been little publication ofsuch methods for teaching and assessing professional skills

Conference Session

Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

CHITRA RAJAGOPAL, Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus

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Engineering Technology

readinessEach one of these factors is a challenge in its own right. This paper discusses how each challengecan be met. The problems encountered in the development and deployment of an asynchronousWeb-based associate degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering technology, and the effectivesolutions for these problems, will be covered. . Since 1996, educators at the University ofMissouri-Columbia (MU) have integrated video materials, lab kits, field trips, local resources,and World Wide Web into asynchronous learning network (ALN) graduate level courses7. AtCalifornia State University, Fresno, Bachelor’s degree program in Industrial Technology isoffered, where students have to travel to the home campus to do laboratory work in two and ahalf weekends4

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jin-Hwan Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology; Carla Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati

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Graduate Studies

realize that mentoring can be extremely rewarding. The challenge of being a teacheris to explain concepts as clearly, precisely, and simply as possible.I had a chance to give a talk entitled “Integrated Multi-Analyte Microelectrode Sensors for InSitu Biological Applications” at the ECE Department seminar and to discuss my research withgraduate students. As an international student, I found that the teaching mentor’s feedback andrepeat-practice improved my English skills and self confidence for presentation and discussion.These mentored teaching activities were completed over the course of two years. Since I joinedthe PFF program after successfully defending my Ph.D. proposal and being admitted intocandidacy in my third year of graduate studies

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo; Daniel Cavanagh

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Biomedical

troubleshooting,and had many opportunities to encounter open-ended problems that required a creativesolution. While these skills do not always come easily, in the authors’ experiences,students, when motivated, rise to the occasion. As the instructor, the sequence providedcountless teachable moments that would not have developed in a traditional course.ReferencesRicherson SJ and Cavanagh DP “Vertical Laboratories: Within Biomedical EngineeringCourses and Across the Curriculum”, Proceedings of ASEE 2005.Cavanagh DP and Richerson SJ, “An Integrated Lecture-Lab Approach for anIntroduction to Biomedical Engineering Course”. BMES 2004.Tranquillo, J, “Qualitative, Quantitative, Open-ended Design: A Progression inLaboratory/Lecture Learning”. Proceedings of ASEE

Conference Session

Enhancing Instruction in Statics, Dynamics, Mechanics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo

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Mechanics

the department to target areas for improvement in the curriculum. This resulted in several publications in this educational research areas. Dr. Al-Hammoud won the ”Ameet and Meena Chakma award for exceptional teaching by a student” in 2014 and the ”Engineering Society Teaching Award” in 2016 from University of Waterloo. Her students regard her as an innovative teacher who continuously introduces new ideas to the classroom that increases their engagement. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Molding the Interactive Flipped Classroom Based on Students’ FeedbackAbstract:Flipped classroom model was widely used as an effective method to change the interaction of thestudents and

Conference Session

Committee on Effective Teaching Presents: Models, Models, & More Models

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Francis McMullen, United States Military Academy; Adrian Biggerstaff, P.E., Stanford University; Christopher H. Conley; Jakob C. Bruhl, P.E., United States Military Academy; Kevin Arnett; Paul Moody; Aaron T. Hill Jr., United States Military Academy; Lynden Damon Crosbie

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

design offers students entering the field greater knowledge andconfidence with the material. To provide students with the opportunity to understand thefundamentals of timber design and construction without introducing an additional requiredcourse into the curriculum, a hands-on engineering design project was implemented in anundergraduate structural analysis course. In this project, students worked in teams to design,analyze, construct, and test a 16-ft long timber truss. Students learned the basics of approximateanalysis, design of axial wooden members and connections, and principles of timberconstruction. The engineering design project has been included in the structural analysis coursesince 2017. This paper presents the six-year evolution of

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fazleena Badurdeen, University of Kentucky; Dusan Sekulic, University of Kentucky; Bob Gregory, University of Kentucky College of Engineering; Adam Brown, University of Kentucky; Hai Fu, University of Kentucky

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Systems Engineering

Paper ID #9927Developing and Teaching a Multidisciplinary Course in Systems Thinking forSustainability: Lessons Learned through Two IterationsDr. Fazleena Badurdeen, University of Kentucky Fazleena Badurdeen is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and also affiliated to the In- stitute for Sustainable Manufacturing at University of Kentucky where she leads the Sustainable Manu- facturing Systems and Supply Chains Research Group. She is also the Director for Graduate Studies in Manufacturing Systems Engineering, a multidisciplinary program in the College of Engineering. With backgrounds in Engineering and

Conference Session

Issues in the Professional Practice of Faculty Members in Civil Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Welker, Villanova University; Frank Falcone, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

need for life-long learning 7. demonstrate an interest in liberal arts and the Judaeo-Christian humanistic tradition.CEE Professional Practice is the most heavily assessed course in our curriculum. The followingABET criteria are assessed in this course:d. an ability to function on multidisciplinary teamsf. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibilityh. the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global,economic, environmental, and societal contexti. a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learningj. a knowledge of contemporary issuesIn addition, a portion of the ASCE program criteria is assessed as well. Specifically, the

Conference Session

Socially Responsible Engineering I: Context, Innovation, and Reflection

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University; Ngan T.T. Nguyen, Texas Tech University; Jeong-Hee Kim, Texas Tech University; Linda Ann Duke, Kansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art; Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; Danny D. Reible P.E., Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

an experimental, innovativegraduate curriculum that fosters engineering students’ capacities for reflection. Reflectivethinking is an increasingly necessary skill in the complex work of engineers, who need toconsider various contextual factors such as local, social issues, environmental impacts, andsustainable, long-term outcomes when addressing multifaceted problems of global significance.The training of engineers has traditionally focused on technical rationality at the expense ofpreparing students for the complexity of professional practice in the real-world (Schön, 1983,1987). Our premise, consistent with Eisner (1986) and Bertram (2019), is that incorporating thearts and humanities into the engineering curriculum will facilitate and

Conference Session

Classroom Practice I: Active and Collaborative Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dawn Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Andrew Jackson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

classroom community,and effective group processing32. Using an adapted a scale developed by Lee and Robbins tomeasure social connectedness to peers on campus, their analysis found that classroomcommunity may positively influence campus connectedness28. The theoretical framework for community in this study is based on the work by McMillanand Chavis33. They propose that a sense of community consists of four elements: membership,influence, integration, and shared emotional connection. They further define sense of communityas “a feeling that members have of belonging, a feeling that members matter to one another andto the group, and a shared faith that members’ needs will be met through their commitment to betogether” (p.9)33. A sense of

Conference Session

Novel Methods of Construction Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Tingerthal, Northern Arizona University

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Construction

also involved with forensic investigations in Iowa and Wisconsin and participated in structural coordination efforts at Ground Zero in September of 2001. He holds professional engineering licenses in the States of Arizona and Illinois. He has recently earned the degree of Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Higher Education. His academic interests lie in the field of student-centered learning and teaching, currently concentrating on applying the Decoding the Disciplines process. John is a member of ASCE, AISC and The Associated Schools of Construction and advises the construction management student organization (CMO). He coordinates NAU’s teams for the Associated Schools of

Conference Session

Faculty Development 3: Research, Practice, and Lessons Learned

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer L. Herman, Ohio State University; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University; Lynn Hall, Ohio State University; David A. Delaine, Ohio State University; William Cohen, Ohio State University; James Edward Toney, Ohio State University; Lisa Abrams, Ohio State University; Alan Kalish, Ohio State University; Melinda Rhodes-DiSalvo, Ohio State University; Toni M. Calbert, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

earned both her B.S. in agricultural engineering and M.S. in biomedical engineering at OLynn Hall, Ohio State University Lynn Hall is a Senior Lecturer and the Director of Engineering Technical Communications in the Depart- ment of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. She received her Ph.D. in English from Miami University (Ohio). Her research interests include writing in the disciplines, technical communica- tions, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.Dr. David A. Delaine, Ohio State University Dr. David A. Delaine is an Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University Department of Engineering Education. Within this newly formed department he strives to creatively impact engineering education and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramin Madarshahian, University of South Carolina; Chao Chen; Juan M Caicedo, University of South Carolina; A. Steve McAnally, University of South Carolina; Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Gabriel Terejanu, University of South Carolina

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Rather,these students might have relied on their pre-established behaviors to select a singular answerand overlaid that answer with an assignment of 100 coins. This is a justifiable approach from astudent perspective, given that the coin distributions did not affect how students were graded.For future work, it is recommended that CDRM be integrated into the scoring of multiple-choicequestions.Second, the use of CDRM should be expanded to other assessment instruments. In this case, itmight be better to evaluate this method on exams rather than short quizzes to ensure a higher rateof participation across the spectrum of student levels of conceptual understanding. Given that afraction of students were absent for each quiz in each semester, it is

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development using Robotics Activities

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhidipta Mallik, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Sheila Borges Rajguru, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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Pre-College Engineering Education

courses have better entrepreneurial self-efficacy [17]. Hence, students who took entrepreneurship courses showed more interest in startingtheir own business than others. Motivated by the aforementioned reasons, and by furtherconsidering [18],[19], entrepreneurship was included as an integral component of the roboticseducation workshop for high school participants conducted at the NYU Tandon School ofEngineering in summer 2018.To effectively and seamlessly integrate robotics and entrepreneurship in our curriculum, theproject team brainstormed and envisioned real-world projects (discussed in later sections) asdesign challenges for summer workshop participants. Moreover, to enable the participants learnbusiness development and product design

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session - Innovative Teaching Strategies II

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Moorehouse, United States Military Academy

impact onstudent learning outcomes. In AY17-2 there were five course outcomes associated with theEV310 Aquatic Science course. The next iteration of the course was held in AY19-1 whichallowed for the inclusion of a service-learning project completed within the constructs of a NewYork State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) data collection initiative.The purpose of the initiative was to involve communities in the collection of real data from theHudson River while promoting an interest in STEM careers to school aged children. Therefore,the initial AY19-1 project design integrated both service learning and community outreach byinviting local elementary school aged children to perform data collection methods alongsideEV310 students

Conference Session

Industrial-Sponsored Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Karim Muci; Jonathan Weaver

engineering students with such practical experiences havebeen co-op or internship programs and the inclusion of senior design project or capstone-typecourses in the curriculum. Both of these approaches capitalize on the fact that learning and recallof information are known to be much better when a student is immersed in the learningenvironment rather than simply being told about it or asked to read about it. Given the challenges and difficulties involved in providing practical experiences toundergraduate engineering students via co-op or internship programs, it became necessary to findother alternatives that could allow them to be exposed to the practice of the engineeringprofession in an academic setting. In this regard, senior design

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1: In the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rylan C. Chong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Melissa Dark, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dennis R. Depew, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ida B. Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering and Public Policy

as Dean of the College of Applied Sciences at Western Carolina University from 1999-2002.Ms. Ida B Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette Page 24.1211.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 The efficacy of case studies for teaching policy in engineering and technology coursesIntroductionThe purpose of this paper was to extend the work of Chong, Depew, Ngambeki, and Dark“Teaching social topics in engineering: The case of energy policy and social goals,” thatdiscussed a process to create, integrate, and teach public policy topics in an

Conference Session

Special Session Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the MATE International ROV Competition

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Valorie Troesch, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University

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Ocean and Marine

-year engineering courses at the University and actively worked with high school students and teachers to increase and enhance engineering content in K-12 education. This includes consulting on K-12 engineering curriculum development for the State of Michigan. In 2004 Mr. Oppliger was awarded the Distinguished Faculty Award for Service honoring this outreach work. He has presented papers at several national conferences on engineering education. Before coming to Michigan Tech, Mr. Oppliger taught math and science at the secondary level for 11 years. Before that, he worked for 5 years as a project engineer in the marine construction industry.Prof. Valorie Troesch, Michigan Technological UniversityJean Kampe, Michigan

Conference Session

FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Pow, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, RIT; María Helguera, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Pieri, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sadie Wolters; Michael Glynn Augspurger, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Briana A. Neuberger, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Victoria Scholl, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Bondi, Rochester Institute of Technology

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First-Year Programs

. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses at RIT. She is an active member of the CIS undergraduate curriculum committee and has been the undergraduate program coordinator since 2012.Elizabeth Pieri, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology Second-year Motion Picture Science student at Rochester Institute of Technology. From Syracuse, NY.Ms. Sadie WoltersMr. Michael Glynn Augspurger, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Tech-nology I am a first-year imaging science major in Rochester Institute of Technology. I am part of the university’s honors program, which has given me the opportunity to study the pedagogy of project based learning versus

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Lauren A. Rockenbaugh, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

investigating the use of Oral Discourse Method for con- ceptual development in engineering, the impact of a four-year hands-on design curriculum in engineering, the effects of service learning in engineering education, and informal learning in engineering.Derek T Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder DEREK REAMON is Co-Director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, and a Senior In- structor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. He received his PhD in Educational Interface Design from Stanford University and has won numerous outstanding teaching awards. Dr. Reamon’s research interests encompass the foundations of educational theory, the practical issues involved in

Conference Session

ERM Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Lund, State University of New York at Buffalo

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Educational Research and Methods

introduces a prototype TExT(Toolkit for Exceptional Teaching) that is being developed for this purpose. The TExT expandsupon the information transfer provided by current textbooks and integrates it with a comprehen-sive set of teaching tools and resources. The objective is to deliver an effective educational expe-rience to engineering students, while simultaneously providing almost everything a teacher needsin order to implement effective teaching without investing significantly more time than would beused in the traditional lecture method. Indeed, most engineering professors are not trained edu-cators; they are engineers. In other educational settings where it can be anticipated that the in-structors will not be trained educators (e. g. nursery

Conference Session

Motivation, Attitudes, and Beliefs

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bashirah Ibrahim, Ohio State University; Peter Rogers, Ohio State University; Denny C. Davis, Ohio State University; Lin Ding, Ohio State University; Kaycee Ash, Ohio State University

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Educational Research and Methods

multidisciplinary teams to convert customer needs to commercially viable products and services. Rogers co-led the development of an ABET-approved year-long Capstone design experience. With a focus on providing students with a broader experience base, the multidisciplinary program applies teams of engineers, business, design, and other students to work with companies to help them be more competitive. Rogers expanded this one-year program to a four-year Integrated Business and Engineering (IBE) honors program. Rogers earned his Ph.D. at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, focused on mechanical engineering and manufacturingDr. Denny C. Davis, Ohio State University Dr. Davis is Visiting Professor in the Engineering

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J.Patrick Abulencia, Manhattan College

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Chemical Engineering

was used as the primary component for theBRIDGE program, which offers an opportunity to ease the transition of incoming freshmen intocollege life. In addition to this role, online social networking tools have other potential uses for aChemical Engineering department. First, they can be used as a mechanism to disseminateinformation quickly. Creating a central communications location allows easy announcement ofdepartment events or collection of feedback surveys. Another possibility is to use it as adiscussion forum for their Chemical Engineering courses. Since classes can be gathered togetherinto one group, exchanges on concepts or assigned problems can occur among the members (i.e.students and faculty of the course). Finally, online

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mircea Alexandru Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca; Clint S. Cole, Digilent, Inc.; Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Joe Harris, Digilent, Inc.; Alex DUPE Wong; Monica Bot

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Electrical and Computer

liberal arts and business, due to a very packedtechnical curriculum and sometimes the high cost of education.In the electrical and computer engineering, as the complexity of microelectronic systems issteadily increasing, universities must update their curricula to cope with the increased demandsof research and development required in industry. By integrating Digital Design competitionsinto the undergraduate and graduate education, students are better prepared to enter the field ofengineering and make more meaningful contributions to their firms at an earlier rate. Accordingto published reports, looking at particular skills and attributes needed for engineers, top prioritiesin terms of future skills will be: practical applications, theoretical