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institutional change and willguide the research team for the remaining two years.AcknowledgmentsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underIUSE/PFE:RED Grant No. 1632053. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions orrecommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarilyreflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References 1. C.S. Slater, T.R. Chandrupatla, R.A. Dusseau, J. L. Schmalzel, (1996). “Development of multifunctional laboratories in a new engineering school,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 23-26, 1996, Washington, DC. American Society for Engineering Education, 1996. 2. T.S. Popkewitz and L. Fendler, Critical Theories in
editorial board member for the Journal of Advanced Academics and Gifted Child Quarterly. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Work in Progress: Integrating Differentiated Instruction and Project-BasedLearning to Teach Embedded SystemsAbstractEmbedded systems, smart electronics, and the Internet of Things (IoT) are topics that arerapidly evolving, not just in research and development laboratories, but in the real worldof industrial and consumer products. Because of the fast pace of technological progress,the evolution of standards, and the non-stop growth in the application space, it isimpossible to teach our students everything that they need to master. How then, can webest prepare students with a
; 2) assistance improving both study and timemanagement skills; and 3) help deciding on a major and a career path as well as establishing aprofessional network. At the start of their first spring semester students tour the CAR and learnabout its research groups and projects. Students, based on their interests and preferences, are thenmatched with a CAR mentor. Students are involved in research projects and have access toancillary services, facilities and support staff. Besides gaining laboratory experience, studentsworking at the CAR receive credit towards a degree and/or compensation. In addition, studentsgain authorship in journal articles, attend scientific conferences to present their results, andparticipate in a number of outreach
University in 2002 as a research engineer working for the Ohio University Avionics Engineering Cen- ter. He has worked on projects covering a wide variety of avionics and navigation systems such as, the Instrument Landing System (ILS), Microwave Landing System (MLS), Distance Measuring Equipment (DME), LAAS, WAAS, and GPS. His recent work has included research with the Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio, aimed at understanding and correcting image geo-registration errors from a number of airborne platforms.Ms. Audra Hilterbran, Ohio University Audra Hilterbran is an instructional technologist in the Russ College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. She works with faculty to design and
than those in higher education institutions in the 1980s. Still, the commitment of staff is rather limited compared to their colleagues in the 1980s. c. Learning resources such as libraries, laboratories and IT facilities with of course fast Internet connections will have huge impact on improving the quality of engineering education. d. The expansion of the education system should carefully planned in such a way as not to compromise the quality of education. 5.1. RecommendationsTo build the capacity of engineering institutions, the following recommendations are made: i. A working group be formed by the Afghan government to study the shortcomings
encompasses a broad range of activities that engage thestudents in meaningful learning.2,5 While homework and laboratory sessions likely includemeaningful learning activities, advocates of active learning focus on approaches that take placein the classroom in place of traditional lectures.2 Felder and Brent use the following definitionfor active learning: “anything course-related that all students in a class session are called upon todo other than simply watching, listening and taking notes” (p. 2).6 Active learning strategiesinclude the use of clicker questions in class, peer instruction, inquiry-based learning,collaborative learning, and problem- and project-based learning.4,5,6, 7Many active learning strategies have been used successfully in
-Inductive Content in Programming Discussion Forums. IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2015, 1–8.6. Atiq, S. Zahra, Xin Chen, David Daniel Cox, and Jennifer DeBoer (2015). International STEM Classrooms: The Experiences of Students Around the World Using Physical Remote Laboratory Kits. 2015 ASEE International Forum, 19.23.1–19.23.9.7. Menekse, M., Stump, G. S., Krause, S., & Chi, M. T. (2013). Differentiated overt learning activities for effective instruction in engineering classrooms. Journal of Engineering Education, 102(3), 346-374.
classroomlearning experience combined with hands-on laboratory and group project activities. Theexperience of working in a close-knit team with direct access to your supervisor is difficult toemulate via distance learning. When combined with the UK education pedagogy and teachingexperience the whole joint-school experience is difficult to substitute. Consequently the threatof substitution is considered low.4. Buyer PowerBuyer power is probably the largest threat to the program and gives rise to the question “Whois the customer?” Identifying the first customer is straightforward; it is the new potentialstudent and their families who will invest in education products. The student has 3 options foreducation: the first is the domestic Chinese University sector
mechanical engineering students have developed autonomousground vehicles2, and civil engineering students have gone through the design/build process tocreate concrete canoes for competitions.3 Many of these competitions have corporate andgovernmental agency sponsors. NASA has sponsored an annual Lunabotics Mining Competitionsince 2010, where student engineering teams design and build a remote-controlled excavator forharvesting lunar soil.4,5 The Shell Eco-Marathon challenges students to design, build and drive aself-built energy efficient car.6 The Air Force Research Laboratory University NanosatelliteProgram competition tasks teams to design and deliver a small satellite that will accomplish areal-world mission.7 Others have reported on their
learning, and thus has also been used as an approach to retain students engineering.8Offering research assistantship/stipend through work in laboratories or research projects isanother approach that has been effective in retaining underrepresented minority students andstudents in general in engineering.8, 9 Students who participated in the lab or research projectsexpressed the sense of community, increased understanding of coursework, and became moreexcited and motivated by their experience in the research/projects. 8, 9This study focused on another type of financial support – a loan repayment award – and itsinfluence on undergraduate women’s academic achievement and completion in College ofEngineering at Kansas State University. Specifically, a
decades, each slightly different. Currently, inour largest course (~1000 students per year out of 1200-1300 total engineering freshman),Introduction to Engineering and Design (Intro 160), students participate in lectures coveringdesign topics that span multiple disciplines of engineering. In the laboratory section of thiscourse, they work in teams of 8-12 to solve a real-world, client-based engineering designproblem proposed mostly by individuals in the local community and industries. The otherintroduction to engineering courses (Intro 101 and 102) are much smaller (~100 studentscollectively), and do not have hands-on labs with client-based projects.As a result of budget constraints, the college has recently decided to end all existing college
the characteristics and applications of analog integrated circuits includingoperational amplifiers and specialized linear integrated circuits. It investigates circuits includinginverting, non-inverting and differential amplifiers, non-linear circuits, active filters, equalizers,oscillators, timers, and power supply regulator IC‟s. Laboratory experiments cover the abovetopics and verify lecture theory. Circuit analysis software is used to simulate and verify thelaboratory analysis where appropriate.Course Learning OutcomesUpon completion of the course, students will be able to:1. For Analog Integrated Circuits: Identify the characteristics of, analyze and solve problems2. Use test equipment to perform measurements3. Use electronic circuit
betransferred to a frame-mounted laptop within the aircraft’s cabin that is accessible by the aircrew.Researchers from universities and national laboratories have determined the importance ofhaving a monitoring system for overall use in gathering data specific to aircraft health andstructural integrity. Dr. Kara Peters2, of North Carolina State University, states “if you haveenough sensors in there, you could predict an earlier failure in the part.” This application couldhelp aircrew and pilots to understand the real-time health of the aircraft and utilize theinformation to determine critical mission decisions. Also, Dr. Peters has emphasized the need fora quick turnaround of real time information, stating that, “as the systems change, we have tochange
Paper ID #17321Supporting STEM Transfer StudentsDr. Jennifer Marie Duis, Northern Arizona University Augsburg College, Chemistry, B.S., 1999 University of Colorado—Boulder, Organic Chemistry, M.S., 2002 University of Northern Colorado, Chemical Education, Ph.D., 2008 University of British Columbia, Chemistry Teaching Laboratory Optimization with CWSEI, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2008—2011 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, AZ, August 2011—PresentDr. Nena E. Bloom, Center for Science Teaching and Learning, Northern Arizona University University of Michigan
theater. The intent of the sketch was primarilyto help students think about interpersonal skills they could apply to help teams function. Thesketch also included a subtext of gender issues in STEM. The session began with three actorsmodeling a group of students working on a laboratory report together. In the sketch, tensionsbetween the students built (due to a mistake made by one team member on a previous lab report)until eventually one student stormed away from the group. The facilitator then asked theaudience what they would have done to change the outcome of interaction. The sketch wasreplayed and audience volunteers came up to join the actors as a fourth group member.Although the class was quite large, four willing volunteers came up to the
its steering committee for several years. He has invested over twenty-five years in the development and maintenance of a multimillion dollar manufacturing laboratory facility complete with a full scale, fully integrated manufacturing sys- tem. Professor Harriger has been a Co-PI on two NSF funded grants focused on aerospace manufacturing education and is currently a Co-PI on the NSF funded TECHFIT project, a middle school afterschool pro- gram that teaches students how to use programmable controllers and other technologies to design exercise games. Additionally, he co-organizes multiple regional automation competitions for an international con- trols company.Susan Marie Flynn, College of Charleston Susan Flynn
program. Most programs are partially funded bylocal foundations and federal grants; institutional support is also provided in the form of campusclassrooms, laboratories, and voluntary faculty efforts. The goals of the program, which includeincreasing the diversity of participating students, have not changed over the course ofimplementation. However, the recruitment strategies and program activities have evolved duringthe course of this project. Our best practices for inspiring minority students in STEM werebelieved to be: Hands-on experiences completing real science and engineering projects; Working in peer based teams for the solution of projects; On-going support and encouragement from the instructor; Real world examples
Paper ID #11842A Demo Every Day: Bringing Fluid Mechanics to LifeDr. Laura A Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania Dr. Laura Garrison received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas and her M.S. in Operations Research from Stanford University. She then worked for AT&T Bell Laboratories and AT&T Federal Systems before deciding to pursue her Ph.D. in Bioengineering at Penn State University in the area of experimental fluid mechanics associated with the artificial heart. After graduating, she worked at Voith Hydro for five years in the area of Computational Fluid Mechanics. For the last
Engineering (ONU 1997).Dr. John-David S Yoder, Ohio Northern University John-David Yoder received his degrees (B.S., M.S, and Ph.D.) in mechanical engineering from the Univer- sity of Notre Dame. He is Professor and Chair of the mechanical engineering at Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH. He has previously served as Proposal Engineer and Proposal Engineering Supervisor at Grob System, Inc. and Software Engineer at Shaum Manufacturing, Inc. He has held a number of leadership and advisory positions in various entrepreneurial ventures. He is currently a KEEN (Kern Entrepreneurial Ed- ucation Network) Fellow, and has served as a Faculty Fellow at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA and an Invited Professor at INRIA
assumed that they were a different set of lecture slidesrather than a method to summarize and synthesize concepts to reinforce learning. This may havecontributed to their negative reception. d. Tempered glass lecture demonstrationThe tempered glass demonstration was highly regarded by the students who felt that theyunderstood the concepts much better after having seen the demonstration in class. They foundthis and other demonstrations to be very engaging and entertaining and better for conceptretention. Furthermore, students felt demos were more valuable than laboratory sessionsincluded in the course curriculum. Students did not consider labs helpful, since they watched theteaching assistant demonstrate an experiment rather than getting the
science and systems engineering; 2. Provide a comfortable setting for the student to begin his/her life as a Penn State student; and 3. (Perhaps most importantly) have fun while getting started on a career in engineering and, more specifically, space-related engineering.Secondary goals for the course include: 1. Recruit students to the activities of the Student Space Programs Laboratory (SSPL) in the EE Dept. SSPL is a faculty-led, student-run lab in which students develop capabilities for space projects and fly space missions. SSPL has built payloads for balloon, rocket, and satellite platforms [7]; 2. Provide training in the skills needed for the space-related work of the SSPL; and 3. Retain
. Many high-risk active learning techniqueshave been documented in recent literature, including field trips,5 peer teaching,6 class discussionson open-ended questions,7-8 hands-on manufacturing, laboratory testing,9-10 project-basedlearning,11 and cross grading and debate.12 The flipped classroom technique is also a new andeffective method of teaching13 where traditional lectures are converted to readings assigned tostudents outside of class and the class time is used for homework assignments and otheractivities. This technique was used successfully to teach sustainability in the past.14Low-risk active learning techniques have been introduced to engage students even in a lecture-based delivery, such as lecture worksheets,6 reading quizzes,7 and
Paper ID #12191The Capstone Marketplace: An Online Tool for Matching Capstone DesignStudents to Sponsors with Challenging ProblemsMr. Michael DeLorme, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES) Mr. Michael DeLorme Mr. DeLorme has 11 years of professional experience as a Research Associate/Engineer at Stevens; Davidson Laboratory, DHS National Center for Secure and Resilient Maritime Commerce (CSR), and Systems Engineering Research Center. Research concentrations include experimental marine hydrody- namics, unmanned marine vehicles, the implementation of hydro-acoustics for the detection of marine vehicles, and the coordination
thecourse are that students should, upon their completion of the course, be able to:1.) Complete the preliminary design for an aircraft such that it satisfies assigned specifications2.) Design a system, component, or process that meets given requirements in aircraft systems3.) Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems4.) Function on multi-disciplinary teams5.) Communicate and present effectively the results and consequences of their technical efforts6.) Determine what the ethical responsibilities are to themselves, to employers, and to societyThe course has a lecture component as well as the laboratory sessions. The purpose of the lectureportion of the class is to support the students’ design and fabrication activities. As a result
True?" Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 135(12), 1324-1333.12. Krebs, D. (2010). Mobile & wireless solutions in construction: Driving improved decision making speed and scalability, Field Technologies Online, http://www.fieldtechnologiesonline.com/doc/VDC-Research-Paper- Mobile-Wireless-000113. Rebolj, D. and K. Menzel. (2004). "Mobile computing in construction (Editorial)." ITcon, 9(Special Issue on Mobile Computing in Construction), 281-283.14. Bowden, S., et al. (2006). "Mobile ICT support for construction process improvement." Automation in Construction, 15, 664-676.15. Cline, C. and K. Davis. (2013). "Using mobile technology in a construction management “hands-on” laboratory." 2013
laboratory spaces used by the center.If successful, a student will be Calculus ready for the fall semester of their first-year. Theintervention is producing students who have higher pass rates in Calculus 1, and higher GPA.However, for the first cohort we did not find that these higher rates were statistically significant.Still, by accelerating Calculus readiness and providing a learning environment that promotesgeneral college readiness, we should have reduced time-to-graduation and hope to showimproved knowledge mastery in later courses, especially those that are Calculus or Mathematicsintensive.Enrolled StudentsThe first cohort entered the program in Summer 2014. We had 22 students, all had placementinto our College Algebra or Pre-Calculus course
: laboratories woven throughout finaltwo years of most programs. The students would also benefit from taking basic engineeringcourses, i.e. math and science courses at the local institution closer to their “homes” with arelative small class size. A benefit to the mainstream institution would be that they gaindiversity in their graduating classes without proportional expansion of general student recruitingactivities. It is also seen that there might be some nontrivial benefit to participating faculty atmainstream institutions with respect to experiencing effective teaching approaches for diversestudents. Both groups of academics recognize the opportunity for development of infrastructurein the local tribal communities in response to some serious needs of
since as Assistant Professor (2005-2011), Associate Professor (2011-2012) and Professor (2012-). Rohit was the first assistant professor hired into the new Bioengineering department and played a key role in the development of its curriculum and activities. He later founded and serves as the coordinator of the Cancer Community@Illinois, a group dedicated to advancing cancer-related research and scholar- ship on campus. Research in the Bhargava laboratories focuses on fundamental theory and simulation for vibrational spectroscopic imaging, developing new instrumentation and developing chemical imaging for molecular pathology. Using 3D printing and engineered tumor models, recent research seeks to elucidate hetero
Page 26.1319.2appealing to our youth. The National Research Council (NRC) provides several recommendations for enhancingeducation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.Recommendations include providing engaging laboratory, classroom and fieldexperiences; teaching large numbers of students from diverse backgrounds; improvingassessment of learning outcomes; and informing science faculty about research oneffective teaching6-8. NRC recommendations are met with diverse pedagogicalapproaches. Experiential learning, which involves constructing meaning from directexperience and involves the learner in a real