Conference Session

Identity, Culture, and Socialization

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Mark A. Chapman, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

were instructed to write these top values on the provided worksheet, as shown in Figure1, and then add a verb to make their values actionable. For instance, Act with mindfulness wasthe example action provided for the value Mindfulness, as presented to students. Lastly, studentsresponded open-endedly to the reflection question: “Do my values align with how I imaginemyself as an engineer?” Students were encouraged to take photos of their responses to keep forthemselves but were required to submit their anonymous activity slips. Figure 1: Example of an anonymous student response on the provided activity worksheetData analysisFor all 71 activity slips collected, student responses were scanned, numbered, and transcribedinto a spreadsheet for data

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Lee, University of South Florida; Mernet Larson, University of South Florida; Jack Heller, University of South Florida; Douglas Lunsford, University of South Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

2006-2042: REPRESENTATION ISSUES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION:ENGINEERING ISSUES AND PARALLELS FROM THE VISUAL &PERFORMING ARTSWilliam Lee, University of South Florida Bill Lee is a Professor of Chemical Engineering with a significant interest in the practical and philosophical aspects of the educational process. He currently has several projects with faculty in the Visual and Performing Arts, exploring issues in the educational process, problem solving, and creativity.Mernet Larson, University of South Florida Mernet Larson is a Professor of Art History who has written and taught in the areas of art history, art theory, art criticism, and educational aspects of art. She is also a professional

Conference Session

Identity and Culture

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Mirka Koro-Ljungberg, University of Florida; David J. Therriault, University of Florida; Christine S. Lee, University of Florida; Nathan McNeill, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

”; applying heuristics developed from experience, “It’s a series of thin strands and thinstrands to me means small…1 mm is a good starting point I would think”; and incorporatingreal-world constraints, “In my mind I see that big, see a steel cable that big, it’s not going to beexceptionally large”.For both conceptualizing and solving the problem, Michael emphasized the importance ofviewing the problem within a real-world engineering context,Generally you have probably an expected value of what would compare it to and what I’velearned is to be reasonable…if you look at a bridge and it says its’ going to be 9 feet by 9 feet noone’s going to believe that. If you don’t compare your answers you’re probably going to get itwrong to what you know in real

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 29

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew M. Grondin, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Michael I. Swart, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

students. Matthew has been nominated for numerous teacher awards including Early Excellence in Teaching, Innovation in Teaching, and Honored Instructor. His kind nature and consideration brings connection, community, and ongoing mentorship for his students.Michael I. Swart, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Michael is an artist and musician masquerading as an academic, honored with the opportunity to research and design educational technologies that engage the body and the mind to make learning fun. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Engineering Students’ Multimodal Discourse: How Speech and Gesture Reveal Emerging Epistemologies When Reasoning About Mechanics of Materials

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 6

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Syed Ali Kamal, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Syeda Fizza Ali, Texas A&M University; Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

single definition. However, it is generally agreed that wellbeing is amultidimensional concept that encompasses positive emotions and effective functioning amongmany other context specific aspects of the studied population.Within engineering education there has been an increased focus on exploring students'psychological state of mind in recent years. While more studies have focused on undergraduatestudents and investigated their mental health [12], [13] and subjective well-being [14], fewerstudies have focused on graduate engineering students [15]. However, studies conducted outsideof engineering on graduate students indicate that graduate students suffer from mental healthconditions like depression and anxiety at a rate much higher than the

Conference Session

New Methods and Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Margaret Pierce, Lawrence Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

innovation and its role developing tomorrow’s leaders.The Entrepreneurial Mindset and Engineering EducationThe Entrepreneurial Mindset goes beyond creating a business venture. The foundationalelements of entrepreneurship include creating an awareness of the importance of managing risk, Page 15.487.3experiencing failure and ambiguity. Entrepreneurial thinking is important for individuals whomay create a business as well as for those who will work in larger organization as “CorporateEntrepreneurs” or “Intrapreneurs.” The entrepreneurial mind creates inventive solutions tocomplex problems. It also recognizes the importance of identifying entrepreneurial

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reginald Hobbs, Tufts University; Nataliia Perova, Tufts University; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Chris Rogers, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering education. She previously earned her M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Tufts University in 2005 and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Suffolk University. Nataliia is currently a research assistant at the Center for Engineering Outreach where she is involved in using engineering approaches to teach high school students science and mathematics.Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Igor M. Verner received the M.S. degree in Mathematics from the Urals State University and the Ph.D. in computer aided design systems in manufacturing from the Urals Technical University, Ekaterinburg, Russia. He is a Senior Lecturer and a coordinator of teacher-training programs at the

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reisel, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2007-484: THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY POLICIES BYUNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENTSJohn Reisel, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee John R. Reisel is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM.) He serves as Director of the Combustion Diagnostics Lab, Associate Director of the Center for Alternative Fuels, and co-Director of the Energy Conversion Efficiency Lab. His research efforts focus on combustion and energy utilization. Dr. Reisel was a 2005 recipient of the UWM Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award, the 2000 UWM-College of Engineering and Applied Science Outstanding Teaching Award, and a 1998 recipient of the SAE Ralph R

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cordray, Vanderbilt University; Thomas Harris, Vanderbilt University; Jennifer Gilbert

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Biomedical

AC 2007-1712: "WHAT WORKS" IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION? AMETA-ANALYSIS OF VANTH/ERC BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING MODULESDavid Cordray, Vanderbilt University David S. Cordray PhD is Professor of Psychology and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University. He is currently the Thrust Leader in Assessment and Evaluation for the VaNTH ERC. Professor Cordray has written extensively on research and evaluation methodology in education and human services areas. He has conducted experimental, quasi-experimental and meta-analytic assessments of intervention effectiveness in education, health, welfare, and other human service areas.Thomas Harris, Vanderbilt University Jennifer Gilbert is graduate student in the Department of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher Rizkalla, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2009-358: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIVE MODEL PROJECTEMPHASIZING ELEMENTS FROM ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING,MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, AND SCIENCE MAJORSMaher Rizkalla, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Page 14.66.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009A Multidisciplinary Collaborative Model Project Emphasizing Elements from Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Science Majors Matt Rubin1, Tyson Fish, Luke Thomas, Maher Rizkalla, and Hasan Akay2 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at IUPUI 1. Business Development Manager Indiana University

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; George Korfiatis, Stevens Institute of Technology; Nikhil Sanghavi, Stevens Institute of Technology

2006-1006: ENGINEERING EXPERIENCES - REPLACING FRESHMANENGINEERING SEMINAR WITH A FLEXIBLE, STUDENT-DRIVEN APPROACHKeith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology KEITH SHEPPARD is a Professor of Materials Engineering and Associate Dean of Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. He earned the B.Sc. from the University of Leeds, England and Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham, England, both in Metallurgy. As Associate Dean, Sheppard is primarily responsible for undergraduate programs. He is a member of the Executive Committee and past Chair of the ASEE Design in Engineering Education Division.George Korfiatis, Stevens Institute of Technology GEORGE KORFIATIS is McLean Professor of

Conference Session

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianna L Dorie, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gina Navoa Svarovsky, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Education 22 (4): 777-791.11. Vygotsky, L. S. (1978). Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes. Cambridge: Harvard University Press12. Cardella, M., Svarovsky, G., and B.L. Dorie (2013). Gender Research on Adult-child Discussions within Informal Engineering Environments (GRADIENT): Early Findings. Conference Proceedings: American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, GA June 2013.13. Dorie, B.L., Cardella, M.E., and G. Svarovsky (2014). Capturing the design behaviors of a young children working with a parent. Conference Proceedings: American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition, Indianapolis, IN June 2014

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Sanders; Ken Morrison

employees (i.e., IEs) are viewed as non-value added activities by organizational leaderswho have adopted systemic changes in their production systems. Therefore, these leaders are lookingfor newly hired engineers who are tooled with understanding the holistic view of organizationalchange and offering new process designs and redefining new process functions in the context of awhole organization.Finally, according to our findings, we recommend that higher education institutions to reevaluate theirprograms in industrial engineering and include systems approach with the latest organizationaloptimization software applications in mind. We hope to continue our investigation and present amuch deeper research results in the changing role of IEs

Collection

2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Jason Moore; Mitchell A Thornton; Ronald W. Skeith

Encouraging Computer Engineering Students to Take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Examination Jason Moore, Mitchell A. Thornton Ronald W. Skeith Southern Methodist University University of Arkansas Dallas, Texas Fayetteville, Arkansas ABSTRACT We describe the experience of pursuing EIT registration and in particular sitting for theFE examination from two perspectives; that from a recent computer engineering graduate whosuccessfully passed the examination, and from the viewpoint of educators in encouragingstudents

Conference Session

Utilizing Technology to Train Chemical Engineering Students

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deesha Chadha, Imperial College London, London; Klaus Hellgardt

stuff together. You know, if you fill your class time with interaction with the students that would give them permission to make mistakes and for you to correct them. If all you’re doing is transferring information, all that time is gone. You’re not left with any time to get them to acquire this so-called judgement. DLDiscussion and ConclusionsIn terms of particular cognitive behaviours that educators need to help students nurture, thiswork supports the notion that in order for students to develop their engineering judgement,they need to have an enquiring mind (to unpack the problem and then ask the right follow-upquestions). Being able

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qunqun Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Bo Yang

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International

-based human metabolism laboratory for undergraduates. Journal of Engineering Education, 97(2),213-222.[34] Brandsford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R. (Eds.). (1999). How people learn: Brain, mind,experience, and school. Washinton, DC: National Academy Press.[35] Felder, R. M., & Brent, R. (2004). The intellectual development of science and engineering students. part 2:teaching to promote growth. Journal of Engineering Education, 93(4), 279-291.[36] Marra, R. M., & Palmer, B. (2004). Encouraging Intellectual Growth: Senior College Student Profiles.Journal of Adult Development, 11(2), 111-122. Page 26.885.14

Conference Session

Measuring the Impact of Community Engagement on Students

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati; Tony James Bailey; Leigh Anna Folger, University of Cincinnati; Rachel Schwind, Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati; Gabrielle Anne Notorgiacomo, University of Cincinnati Honors Program; Jacob Daniel Wells

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #12002Engineering Your Community: Experiences of Students in a Service-LearningEngineering Design CourseDr. Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati Gregory Bucks joined the Department of Engineering Education in 2012. He received his BSEE from the Pennsylvania State University in 2004, his MSECE from Purdue University in 2006, and his PhD in Engineering Education in 2010, also from Purdue University. After completing his PhD, he taught for two years at Ohio Northern University in the Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science department, before making the transition to the University of

Conference Session

Issues in Multidisciplinary Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Sill; Elizabeth Stephan; Matthew Ohland

the same required courses (chemistry, calculus,English composition, physics, and engineering). The General Engineering Program is staffed withprofessional advisors to assist students with their questions and concerns.Assessment of our students indicates that about 50% change their mind about their intendedengineering major (assuming that they had selected one when they arrived on campus) duringtheir first semester. Another 15% or so change their mind during the second semester. These aresome of the reasons why a general engineering program facilitates the transition to the university.We have found that a “general” first year is of substantial benefit to the students (and to the

Conference Session

Understanding our Students & Ethical Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie C.T. Van Tyne, Colorado School of Mines; Maria Brunhart-Lupo, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

-prospective-students-essay. (accessed October 1, 2013)13. Kaplan-Leiserson, E. 2008. Mind the Gap. National Society of Professional Engineers,http://www.nspe.org/PEmagazine/pe_0108_mind-the-gap.html (accessed September 30, 2013)14. Knowledge@Emory. 2010. Managing Millennials in the Workplace.http://knowledge.emory.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1351. (accessed October 1, 2013)15. Winograd, M, and M. Hais, 2011.Millennial Momentum: how a new generation is remaking America. NewBrunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.16. Burstein, D. 2013.Fast Future: How the Millennial Generation is Shaping Our World. Boston, MA: BeaconPress.17. Alsop, R. 2008.The Trophy Kids Grow Up. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.18. Abaffy, L. 2011. Millennials Bring New Attitudes

Conference Session

The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Chong, University of Toronto; Lydia Wilkinson, University of Toronto; Deborah Tihanyi, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

back to when we all started writing our first scene performances, everyone was stuck sitting in their groups and trying to systematically plan out the script and staging in their heads rather than getting up and trying it. It’s something that we aren’t taught a lot of in engineering. I can’t count how many times I’ve had a group report to write and we’ve sat there deliberating on how exactly we want to write it, when it would have been much easier to just start writing what ever comes to mind, and then editing later. I think that free “artistic” style of thinking (not saying that artists aren’t systematic in what they do) is something we can all learn from.6.2 Representations of Science and Technology in the Popular

Conference Session

Retention: Keeping the Women Students

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Ellen Litzinger; Barbara Bogue

. New York, NY: Henry Holt.11. Mead, G.H. (1934) Mind, Self and Society. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.12. Musil, Caryn McTighe. Gender, Science and the Undergraduate Curriculum: Building Two-Way Streets. Washington, DC: AACU, 2001. wee www.acu-edu.org/publications13. National Council for Research on Women, Balancing the Equation: Where are Women and Girls in Science, Engineering and Technology? (2001)14. Nelson, M.B. (1998). Embracing victory: Life lessons in competition and compassion. New York: William Morrow.15. Rosser, Sue V., ed., “Building Inclusive Science: Connecting Women’s Studies and Women in Science and Engineering,” Women’s Studies Quarterly, 200016. Rosser, Sue V.ed., Teaching the Majority: Breaking the

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Joan A. Burtner

Session 2661 Engineering, Technology and Society: Increasing the Dialogue Between Liberal Arts Majors and Engineering Students Joan A. Burtner Mercer UniversityAbstract The EC2000 Criterion 3 a-k outcomes have increased engineering educators’ awarenessof the importance of contemporary and global issues in undergraduate engineering education. Inan effort to increase college students’ understanding of ethical, professional, and contemporaryissues related to engineering, a senior-level discussion-based seminar has been offered at MercerUniversity

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines; Jenifer Blacklock, University of Colorado Boulder; Stephanie Claussen, San Francisco State University; Jon Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Janet Tsai, University of Colorado Boulder; Natalie Plata, Colorado School of Mines

sociotechnical integration be transferred to different classes in two different majors and instructors to support students’ development of sociotechnical inquiry methods? RQ2. Does the teaching of sociotechnical inquiry methods alter engineering students’ habits of mind, and, if so, in what ways? We use the AAAS [20] definition of “habits of mind,” including the values, attitudes, and skills that they associate with engineering. RQ3. To support students’ development of sociotechnical inquiry methods, can the methods used from the investigative team’s prior research on sociotechnical integration be transferred to different classes in two different majors and

Conference Session

Engineering in K-12 Science and Mathematics Standards

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth A Parry, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

: Common core standards elements that align with engineeringDefining engineering for K-12 in North CarolinaThe North Carolina writing team, consisting of members from two research intensiveengineering universities, industry and government, used the historical information from each ofthe documents discussed in the previous section. An effort was make to specifically defineengineering as a separate area as distinct from technology, especially since technology tends tobe misunderstood as consisting of solely instructional technology in North Carolina. Thisresulted in the identification of four core areas of engineering: engineering habits of mind,engineering design, systems thinking and problem solving. The appendix to this paperenumerates these four

Collection

ASEE Middle Atlantic 2022 Fall Conference

Authors

Thomas E Ask P.E., Pennsylvania College of Technology

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Diversity

Paper ID #36598Engineering Art: Democratizing creative expression using normative rulesDr. Thomas E Ask P.E., Pennsylvania College of Technology Thomas Ask is a licensed Professional Engineer and a professor of industrial design at the Pennsylvania College of Technology, an affiliate of Penn State University. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Engineering Art: Democratizing creative expression using normative rules Thomas Ask Professor of Industrial Design

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Gary P. Halada, Stony Brook University

promote social justice” and also ties itclosely to the needs of sustainable development. He goes on to discuss several aspects of socialjustice, including defining it as “standards for, and a view on how to promote, human dignity,rights, fulfillment for all of humanity." In his later description of the 10 principles ofhumanitarian engineering, he explicitly calls for the creation of “the best design that meets allconstraints (performance, reliability, cost, environmental, social, use of local materials, etc.) inthe social and physical context and keeping the people firmly in mind.” In fact, all the principleshe cites remain focused on one overriding concern – that engineering in general, and specificallyhumanitarian engineering, requires at its

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Moses, Brigham Young University; Nathaniel Scott Baker; Dale C. Rowe, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

ethical implication of Social Engineering 3. Develop Your Tools a. What tools can be used in Social Engineering? b. How to be resourceful? c. Baiting 4. Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) a. Gathering information b. Sources of available information 5. Becoming Another Person a. What is pretexting? b. Researching your target c. Plan and prepare 6. Know Your Enemy a. System Scanning and Surveillance (Antivirus, OS version, etc) b. Phone calls, surveys, phishing, scrapers c. Practice Makes Perfect 7. Mind Tricks a. Basic Building Blocks of Social Engineering b. Microexpressions, and how to use them 8. Elicitation a

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University

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Environmental Engineering

, Hawaii, USA, 2007.4. V. G., Gude & D. D. Truax, “Importance of Critical Thinking in Environmental Engineering.” ASEE Southeastern section conference, Gainesville, FL, 20155. V. G., Gude & D. D. Truax, “Algal Research–A Case for Teaching Environmental Engineering.” ASEE Southeastern section conference, Gainesville, FL, 20156. J.C. Bean, Engaging Ideas, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 1996.7. E. Wheeler & R. L. McDonald, “Writing in engineering courses.” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 89 (4), pp. 481-486, 2000.8. R. Light, Making the most of college: Students speak their minds. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2004.9. M. Milke, C. Upton, et al., “Improving the writing of engineering students through

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Frary, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Paper ID #21522Encouraging a Growth Mindset in Engineering StudentsDr. Megan Frary, Boise State University Dr. Megan Frary is an Associate Professor in the Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering at Boise State University. She is also a Faculty Associate for the Center for Teaching and Learning where she coordinates the Graduate Certificate in College Teaching. In the past four years, Dr. Frary has implemented a fully flipped classroom in two of her undergraduate Materials Science and Engineering courses, allowing students to be more actively engaged with course materials during her class sessions. Her recent

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries: Extending Our Outreach

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan R Sapp Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Paper ID #14559Using Altmetrics as an Engineering Faculty Outreach ToolProf. Megan R Sapp Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Megan Sapp Nelson is Associate Professor of library sciences at Purdue University Siegesmund Engi- neering Library. She serves as a liaison to Civil Engineering and related departments in the schools of Engineering, Technology, and Science. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016Using altmetrics as an engineering faculty outreach toolAbstractEngineering faculty members are increasingly looking at the pros and cons of the number ofresearch communication tools that