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resident physician at Rutgers University - New Jersey Medical School in Newark, NJ. He is a graduate of the Milton S. Hershey Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. He completed his undergraduate studies in Biology from the University of Utah. His research interests are varied and involve pediatric hematology and oncology as well as higher education curricula, both with universities and medical schools.Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy is currently a medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He completed his undergraduate studies in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania in May 2012. Currently, his research interests consist of
Figure 7 – Selection from a student’s digital media portfolio for PN4011Not only was it observed that students with below average spatial skills benefited Page 26.286.9significantly from this extra class time, we also found that those students with high spatialskills also valued the activities. This is supported in some of the comments extracted fromstudents’ reflective diaries:“My strengths are the lab 1’s, I enjoy these and have no issues as I work through theworkbook. I also find my sketching a strong point as I am confident enough to try anythingeven if I make a mess of it ill still try again and give it another go.” Student 8 (Male) – Pre-Test
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morehands on work into our curriculum, we will need to carefully balance the usage of the space forcurricular, extracurricular, and research and outreach uses.We plan to continue to evolve along with student demands and share best practices with otheruniversities with similar spaces. Additionally, we are currently working with colleagues in ourschool of education to determine better assessment and evaluation techniques to help drive futurechanges to the space.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge the support of Dr. Suresh Advani, George W. LairdProfessor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering, for the support of the work that led to thispublication.References[1] J. S. Lamancusa, J. L. Zayas, A. L. Soyster, L. Morell, and J
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engagementstrategies shows a high value associated with the Muddiest Point intervention.5 Further, thiswork highlights high student value of the Muddiest Point exercise in classes with varyingformats (flipped versus traditional, 1-credit vs. 3- or 4-credit, courses with more traditionallength lectures versus courses with mini-lectures, and courses of varying subject matter). Theseresults suggest that the Muddiest Point exercise is an effective reflective tool for frequent,formative feedback in any classroom.AcknowledgementsThe authors acknowledge the support of this work from NSF Grant #1226325.1. Carberry A, Waters C, Krause S, Ankeny C. “Unmuddying” Course Content Using Muddiest Point Reflections. Front Educ. 2013;Oct 23-26:937-942.2. Greer S
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Paper ID #16948Innovative Course Modules for Introducing ECE to Engineering FreshmenDr. Girma Tewolde, Kettering University Girma S. Tewolde received the B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the M.Eng.Sc. degree from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Aus- tralia, and the Ph.D. Degree in Systems Engineering from Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan. Dr. Tewolde is currently an Associate Professor of Computer Engineering in the Electrical and Computer En- gineering Department of Kettering University, Flint, MI. His areas of interest are in Embedded Systems
stories which they later implem ment as a viddeo game proototype usinggcomputerr programmiing. This interdisciplinarry approach seems to bee effective inn teachingcomputattional thinking concepts and skills to o non-compuuter majors. Moreover, sstudents are ableto make interdisciplinary connections between creative writing and computational thinking.There is an intriguing relationship between video game playing and interdisciplinary awareness.References1. Barnett, S. & Ceci, S (2002). When and where do we apply what we learn? A taxonomy for far transfer. Psychological Bulletin, 128(4), 612-637.2. Benander, R., & Lightner, R. (2005). Promoting transfer of learning: Connecting general education courses. The Journal of
members, with 1-1/8 inch Tongue & GrooveOSB on the upper surface, and ½ inch thick pressure treated plywood on the lower surface. Thefloor was insulated with dense pack cellulose insulation between the 2x12 floor joists. The2x12’s were not selected based upon strength requirements, but were selected to provide thedesired thickness of dense pack insulation. In addition, ½ inch plywood was installed on thelower surface to ease handing at the Solar Decathlon Competition site, where the building wouldbe installed, then later shipped to a final destination.In the “Starter” Micro-House design, the 2x12’s were replaced with 2x10’s or 9.5 inch tall “I”joists, based upon floor load vs. span considerations, and the dense pack insulation replaced
side of the vehicle (right). Figure 1: Innovative design – Iraq 2010Experiences such as these provide the problem-solving basis for pursuing and excelling at highlytechnical degrees. This innovative problem-solving fits nicely into Mumford’s[9] model ofLeader Characteristics on Leader Performance (Figure 2). Mumford’s model provides the linkbetween one’s environmental influences, career experiences, and personal and socialcharacteristics in determining their problem-solving ability and performance. Figure 2: Mumford, et. al.’s Influence of Characteristics on Performance[9]Applying this model to the veteran, we assert that the complex military environment as well asthe sometimes near-life-and-death
disciplines are integrated in a setting that recreates thepracticing environment. Our pathway to developing a global engineer starts with systemsthinking concepts being introduced alongside the traditional reductionist and critical thinkingapproaches found in our standards today, and continues through the pursuit of lifelong learning.AcknowledgementsThe authors wish to thank several teams for the foundational contributions to this work. Theseteams include the ASEE Attributes of the Global Engineer team, the INCOSE Vision 2025 team,the Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC) Helix team, and the INCOSE AcademicForum team.References1. Friedenthal, S., Beihoff, B., Nichols, D., Oster, C., Paredis, C., Stoewer, H, Wade, J. (2014, October), A World
. At [my internship] I worked with pretty young like 30’s people and then people on the top like my boss. I had to work with American managers and Japanese managers and clients all over [the world]. (Miguel) On my resume I have knowledge of AutoCAD and, yes, I learned that from my engineering degree [program] but I really (emphasis added) learned it from my summer internship when I worked with my mentor doing some CAD projects with AutoCAD mechanical. When you’re doing an AutoCAD design a lot of shapes are already built into the program so you’re creating the design for the electrical person to follow. It’s cool because I learned how to build the basic components myself. (Alexis)While
scored a tally mark on the GBL checklist with respect to scientific argumentationcomponents: claim, defend, clarify, revise, and ask.The other three sub-categories of the critical thinking category displayed gains and similarspreads. The Group 2 gain for “raises a vital question or problem” was 34 counts, for “comes toa well-reasoned solution” was 182 counts, and for “thinks open-mindedly within an alternativesystem of thought” was 12 counts. Group 2’s total gain for the critical thinking category was568 counts.9.2. Metacognition9.2.1. Group 1The Group 1 frequency counts for the sub-category of, “regulates time use, effort, pace, orperformance” were higher for each player the second game than the first game. As shown inTable 3, the frequency
the teamwork efficiency. However there is moreroom for improvement in team working skills.7. AcknowledgmentsThis study is being carried out at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. The support from theUPJ College Council in 2016 is gratefully acknowledged. The author would also like to thank allMET1172 CADD/CAE students.8. References[1] Berman, B. (2012). 3-D printing: The new industrial revolution. Business horizons, 55(2), 155-162.[2] Zanetti, V., Cavalieri, S., Kalchschmidt, M., & Pinto, R. (2015). The Role of Additive Manufacturing in the B2C Value Chain: Challenges, Opportunities and Models. In Advances in Production Management Systems: Innovative Production Management Towards Sustainable Growth (pp. 137-145
can be evaluated not only for their effect on STEM content learning, but also for 2their effect on student attitudes which can have longer-term effects on student career choice. 3Klopfer described six categories of attitudes relevant to science education goals: attitudestowards science and scientists, attitude towards inquiry, adoption of scientific attitudes likecuriosity and open-mindedness, enjoyment of science learning experiences, interest in scienceapart from learning experiences, and interest in a career in science.The 2000 report of the National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st 4Century, Before it’s Too Late, noted the U.S.’s failure to
Program was originally founded through the Center for EnergyEfficient Electronics Science, and has since branched to multiple disciplines includedbiotechnology and robotics. TTE REU was designed as an intervention for students so thatthey would have an opportunity to build their confidence and knowledge in science andengineering with the goal that this intervention would lead to more students transferring to abachelor program. As discussed by S. Artis4, TTE REU brings students from communitycolleges around the state of California to the University of California, Berkeley to complete a9 week summer research internship. The first week of the internship has the students goingthrough a “laboratory bootcamp” where the students learn lab safety, ethics
“professional socialization,” acquisition of workplace skillsand attitudes needed for recent graduates to develop successful professional careers [1].Improving these skills may also influence student persistence toward an engineering degree.Student attitudes toward engineering have been identified as playing an important role inpersistence decisions [2]. Specifically, student perceptions of engineering as they relate to futurecareer success are strong predictors of student persistence [3]. Assisting students to developprofessional skills and establish connections to the workplace while still in school may assistthem to complete their degrees and to achieve better success through their workplace transition.In Hull-Blank et al.’s study on the career self
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diegesis.Acknowledgment. This work was supported by the Office of Naval Research STEM under ONRGRANT11899718.References[1] J. Schell, The art of game design : a book of lenses, 2nd ed. CRC Press, 2014.[2] T. Fullerton, Game Design Workshop. 2008.[3] J. Y. Douglas and A. Hargadon, “The pleasures of immersion and engagement : schemas , scripts and the fifth business,” Digit. Creat., 2001.[4] C. Murphy, “Why games work — the science of learning,” Modsim World 2011, 2011.[5] S. De Freitas and M. Oliver, “How can exploratory learning with games and simulations within the curriculum be most effectively evaluated?,” Comput. Educ., 2006.[6] N. R. Prestopnik and J. Tang, “Points, stories, worlds, and diegesis: Comparing player experiences in
tosupport improved collaborative approaches.AcknowledgementThe presented work in this paper has been supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation(NSF) under award 1504898. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressedin this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the NSF.References[1] F. Mantovani, "12 VR Learning: Potential and Challenges for the Use of 3D Environments in Education and Training." Towards cyberpsychology: mind, cognition, and society in the Internet age 207-224, P. 208, 2001.[2] S. Bryson, Steve. "Approaches to the successful design and implementation of VR applications." Virtual Reality Applications 3-15, p. 3, 1995.[3] L. Jarmon, et al. "Virtual world teaching
implementation of this new approach in a CIM course for one semester, thestudents’ surveys showed the strong interest in the subject in general especially the programmingrobot tasks. They were concerned less about the old robot hardware, but enjoyed programming therobot through MATLAB. We believed that this old robot, provided with our new softwarecompatibility, is still capable of providing students a decent source to improve their robotprogramming skill.References[1] D. A. Kolb, Experiential learning : experience as the source of learning and development. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1984.[2] J. L. Newcomer, “An Industrial Robotics Course for Manufacturing Engineers,” 2016 ASEE Annu. Conf. Expo. Proc., Jun. 2016.[3] S. Das, S. A