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International Forum Poster Session & Welcome Reception: Sponsored by Quanser and Cypress Semiconductors

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2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Christina Kay White, University of Texas, Austin; Joules Webb, Transformation 2013 Texas STEM Center

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ASEE International Forum

pursuing a PhD in Integrative STEM Education through Virginia Tech. She served on the Texas Education Agency (TEA) T-STEM Academy Blueprint design committee. She brings a depth and breadth of STEM education knowledge to the community. As an influential member of the T-STEM Net- work, she leads STEM professional development design teams, campus instructional coaching programs, and provides STEM technical assistance to district leadership. As a STEM specialist, Joules facilitates K-12 mathematics and science educators’ understanding of Design/Engineering/Technology as context for teaching of STEM concepts, including the content required by the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards. Specifically, the design

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Professional Practice and AEC Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stan Guidera, Bowling Green State University; Anthony Mutai, Bowling Green State University

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Architectural

require a more holisticapproach. For example, For example, David Scheer 30, of the Center for Integrated Design andConstruction at the University of Utah College of Architecture + Planning proposed an approachthat utilized BIM across the curriculum in design studios, technical classes, and in culturalsubjects such as architectural history. The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department atWorcester Polytechnic Institute has integrated BIM into student research projects and graduatethesis, and have also integrated it in multiple undergraduate courses. Benefits to studentsidentified by faculty included the development of and integrated view of a building and itscomponents, better understanding of the construction process, advanced skill

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Kimball

,graphs, tables and words. In addition, faculty began to use a variety of methods to evaluate theamount of learning going on in the classroom.4. Support for ChangeThe workload of two-year college faculty was a barrier to change. We found it necessary to seeksupport from outside agencies to fund reassigned time for faculty to work on changingcurriculum and improving pedagogy.4a. Integrated CurriculumFaculty searched for real applications to supplement the mathematics curriculum. Applicationswere used to write one-day classroom activities and longer projects. However, the math sectionscontained students with a variety of majors. Discipline-specific applications that would appeal tomost students were difficult to find. The solution was to use

Conference Session

Multimedia Engineering Education: Distance & Service Learning, Web-based Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

facilitates student learning. This environment includes awired laptop-based campus, an IS curriculum that is driven by learning outcomes, electronicportfolios, and the building of learning communities. Technology facilitates student learning inmany ways. As an alternative to face-to face communication, students can use a variety of toolssuch as electronic mail, Blackboard, Internet and the Intranet, and shared network drives forcommunication and information access and exchange. Moreover, students are required todevelop an electronic portfolio, which includes their most important learning experiences. Usingtechnology, faculty can access and assess student portfolios and provide feedback and guidanceonline. In addition, the wired campus allows students

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Johnson; Barbara Nepote; Shirley J. Dyke; Juan Caicedo; Euridice Oware

civil engineering curriculum. Threebench-scale seismic simulator tables are being used to integrate a series of “hands-on” experi-ments in structural dynamics and control throughout the civil engineering curriculum at Washing-ton University. This paper discusses how structural dynamics and earthquake engineering arebeing integrated into the undergraduate program at Washington University. Additionally, outreachactivities and undergraduate research experiences influenced by the equipment are discussed. Fur-thermore, an outgrowth of this program, the multi-institutional University Consortium on Instruc-tional Shake Tables, is introduced.1. IntroductionThe importance of understanding the effect of earthquakes on structures to the civil

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Curricular Innovations for Future-Ready Engineering Talents

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jabeom Koo, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

communication. He also had additional responsibilities as a lab manager controlling all measurements for Intel 22nm FinFet technology development. He joined Cooper Union as Assistant Professor at 2020 Fall, and teaches Microelectronics/VLSI related courses. His current research interests are in the area of RF IC design for wireless applications. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Developing Microelectronics and VLSI field Education for the potential workforceAbstract Rapid evolution of semiconductor technology has resulted in an unprecedented reliance onmicroelectronics and Very Large Scale Integration (“VLSI”) systems across various industries.As technology of

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Multidisciplinary Capstone and Collaborative Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karl Olsen, Washington State University; Todd Beyreuther, Washington State University; Michael Wolcott, Washington State University; Tamara Laninga, University of Idaho

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

public involvement and social science theory in the CSS Department. Her research interests include community economic development, site selection for biofuels supply chains, the social acceptability of wood-based biofuels, and sustainable land use planning approaches. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Interdisciplinary Design Course Structure: Lessons for Engineering  Instructors from a Capstone Design Course  Abstract This paper provides lessons learned from 6 years of developing and delivering an interdisciplinary undergraduate capstone and graduate course titled the Integrated Design Experience (IDX) at Washington State University and the University of Idaho. The

Conference Session

Product Development and Manufacturing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Wm Adam Farmer, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

. Example projects and implementation experiences of the projects into therelevant courses are also summarized. The goal of the proposed projects is to highlight forstudents the relevance of each course and the applicability to future industrial applications. Inaddition, the project aims to convey the interrelated nature of courses in the curriculum. As such,pre and post intervention survey data related to student perceptions of overall course relevanceand course interconnectedness are presented. Improved ratings are seen in some aspects ofcourse relevance and integration. Suggestions for implementation in other programs and possiblefuture work are also presented.IntroductionIn today’s global and competitive environment, development of new products

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

James A. Houdeshell; Robert Mott

Manufacturing EducationThe National Center Of Excellence For Advanced Manufacturing Education (NCE/AME) wasestablished in Dayton, Ohio in January, 1995 with support from the National Science Foundation(NSF).* The center is based in the Advanced Integrated Manufacturing Center (AIM Center) thatis jointly operated by Sinclair Community College and the University of Dayton.The NCE/AME was one of the first three centers funded by the NSF under the AdvancedTechnological Education Program (ATE). The center’s objectives are to develop anddisseminate novel manufacturing education approaches that prepare BS and associate degreegraduates to contribute to the long-term improvement of manufacturing capability in the UnitedStates. Innovations in curriculum design

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

R Wane Schneiter

skills early on.14 What context provides is thelink between writing and engineering, that if established as an integrated element of allengineering course work, helps students develop into mature writers in the technical languageand style used by engineers.Although VMI has a well-developed WAC program, a writing help-center, requires twosemesters of freshman English, includes a writing intensive requirement for all students, andapplies additional effort to promote writing, the students perceive writing as external toengineering practice. Although we are making progress, writing is often something they sufferthrough and are anxious to discard as they meet the curriculum writing requirements. Writingdoes not fit into the context of engineering for

Conference Session

How We Teach Problem Solving?

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rich Shiavi; Christopher Rowe

with markuplanguages HTML/VRML, and CADKEY was relocated in the curriculum as a result ofprogrammatic changes in subsequent semesters. Regardless of these changes, MATLABremained an integral component of the curriculum as a result of its own continuous innovationsand expansions of capabilities.Introduction to Engineering Problem Solving & Computing (2002-present)Approximately two years ago, it was becoming more evident that students were entering theSchool of Engineering with significantly more computing skills and abilities. The availability ofword processing and spreadsheet programs had reached new heights as a result of most highschools incorporating the software packages into their programs. In 2001-2002, VUSE launchedits laptop

Conference Session

Merging Disciplines: Practice and Benefits

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis A. Silage, Temple University; Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

.1Even as late as the 1960s EE students were required to take ME courses in statics, dynamics,nature and properties of materials, and thermodynamics.2 Although the 1960s was the incipientage of solid-state electronics, EE students also took compulsory courses in electric machineryand power transmission.The rapid development of digital logic integrated circuits and the microprocessor in the 1970sshifted the extent of the EE curriculum away from these courses. Accelerating the shift were newtopics such as microelectronics, probability and statistics, digital signal and image processing,and digital communications and control. The result is that most, if not all, EE curricula today donot feature any substantive required courses in ME.3The Mechanical

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3; The Best of All the FPD Papers

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University; Chirag Variawa, Northeastern University; Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Mark L. Sivak, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

required first-year engineering curriculum atNortheastern University. It will outline the motivation to redesign the curriculum, and includereview of engineering education practice that inspired and directed the change, along withevidence and assessment of the effectiveness of the new approach. In 2012, after acomprehensive curriculum review by a faculty committee at Northeastern University, the first-year engineering program decided to adopt the “cornerstone to capstone” curriculum design.The overarching goal of the cornerstone was the integration of design, programming, graphicalcommunication, and engineering analysis through real world, hands-on design projectspreviously taught in two separate courses. This goal directly supports the

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Gaffar Gailani; Sidi Berri; NIEVES ANGULO

College to allow the engineering students from Hostosto transfer to City Tech to get their bachelor degree in engineering technology. An articulationagreement between both colleges will enhance this transfer. This project represents the most critical,logical step in City Tech’s long-term plan to transform itself to a model institution for the educationof under-represented students in STEM majors. The project is filling a critical gap in the engineeringtechnology program offerings by making it more relevant to current industry needs (e.g., NASA) andcreating curriculum and learning experiences for students that do not currently exist. Strategically,this project is another key piece in the college’s effort to overhaul and upgrade all its science

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas E. Hirt

Session 1613 Session 1613 DESIGNING A PUMPING SYSTEM: WHY WORRY ABOUT OTHER PROCESS ELEMENTS? Douglas E. Hirt Department of Chemical Engineering Clemson University Clemson, SC 29634-0909AbstractA major goal in integrating design throughout a curriculum is to show students how the majorelements of the curriculum fit together. Vertical integration is accomplished by building onconcepts learned in previous courses

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Rick L. Homkes; Kevin D. Taylor

Taylor Middle School, studied scientificnotation and different base systems in a sixth grade classroom. Mr. Taylor used exponential notation as a leadinto base systems where the students learned to use binary, octal and hexadecimal systems. As an application ofthe binary system a mechanical gear selector studied at Chrysler was shown to the class. It used electricalcontacts and a binary count to determine the gear selection in an automatic transmission. BethAnn Heuermann of Lafayette Park School in Kokomo used her experience at PSI Energy to educateher fifth graders on electricity. Ms. Heuermann integrated language arts and social studies, as well asmathematics and science in her lesson. She included writing exercises and geography by

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Ann Cave, Colorado State University; Zinta S. Byrne, Colorado State University; Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

treating professional skill development as an “extra” requirement that comessecondary to technical skill development. Of course, there may be other ways to offerprofessional skill development that have yet to be explored.One particular approach used by the ECE department may offer a potential avenue for howABET criteria training can be embedded into the engineering curriculum to achieve integration.ECE initiated several curricular innovations to improve students’ professional skills as part oftheir NSF sponsored project focused on improving engineering curriculum. A major emphasis ofthe project was to create an integrated approach to delivering second- and third-year coursecontent with relevancy to application in the ECE curriculum. The curriculum

Conference Session

Learn About Assessment

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

William W. Tsai, California State University Maritime Academy; Amber Janssen, California State University Maritime Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #33333Information Fluency Instruction as a Continuous Improvement ActivityDr. William W. Tsai, California State University Maritime Academy Dr. William W. Tsai is an associate professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at California State University, Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime). His research background is fluid mechanics and heat transfer. In engineering education, he is involved in the incorporation of information literacy into the engineering curriculum. He is also involved in his program’s assessment, ABET accreditation activities, and the Institution-Wide Assessment Council. Before Cal Maritime

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2004 GSW

Authors

M-A Demuynck; D. E. Edwards; M. M. Holt; R. H. Cox

associatedobjectives of the partnership are 1. To establish scholarship programs to assist women and minority students with the expenses of college at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. 2. To establish mentoring, internship, and support programs that includes faculty members from both universities and industry professionals. 3. To provide a smooth transition from an undergraduate degree in mathematics or computer science at TWU to a graduate degree in engineering at TTU, including visits from TWU to TTU and visa versa, specially designed curriculum materials, and smooth admissions experiences. 4. To develop a model program for (i) undergraduate programs that are unable to offer engineering degrees but would like to

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Sullivan, East Carolina University; Rick Williams, East Carolina University; William Howard, East Carolina University; Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

starting in the Fall of2004, ongoing curriculum development, and new diverse faculty additions have given this newgeneral engineering program a good start. ECU expects to have an ABET accreditation reviewin Fall of 2008. Page 12.819.6 Table 2. Engineering Core (a) and Math/Science Curriculum (b) for ECU Engineering classes entering in years 2004 and 2007. (a) Engineering Core Curriculum Class Entering Fall 2004 Hours Class Entering Fall 2007 Hours Freshman ICEE 1010 Integrated Collaborative Engineering I 6

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Data-informed Approaches to Understanding Student Experiences and Outcomes

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Qin Liu, University of Toronto; Greg Evans, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

aspects of becoming an experienced member” (p. 92). Shared repertoirerepresents a marker of community in which, over time, community members develop“coherence” in which “they belong to the practice of a community pursuing an enterprise” (p.82). When engineering students participate in different communities of practice on and offcampus, they engage in these three areas of experience, which help them develop their technicaland professional skills.Integrative Learning Integrative learning represents a desired learning outcome of postsecondary education. Itis defined as “an understanding and a disposition that a student builds across the curriculum andco-curriculum, from making simple connections among ideas and experiences to synthesizingand

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation of Multidisciplinary Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility, (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and social context, [and] (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues.”5Every ABET-accredited engineering program has its own special way of assuring that theseprogram outcomes are met. However, the full integration of these program outcomes into thefabric of the engineering curriculum is a goal that few programs achieve. For most B.S. degreeprograms, it is a challenge to include elements within the engineering curriculum that

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2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Jitendra Tate; Craig Hanks; Harold Stern; Walt Trybula

engineer; an electricalintegrate ethics education throughout the curriculum engineer; a philosopher with expertise in ethics inof the still-new Ingram School of Engineering. science, technology, engineering, and business; and aDuring work on an NSF funded grant, we were able representative from industry who is active in ethicsto infuse ethics related modules in 13 different education. We have each been involved incourses, across three colleges and at all levels of curriculum development and program building,undergraduate study. Our goal in participating in the professional outreach, and research on ethicsGSW ASEE meeting is to share ideas about education.addressing

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Willie Ofusu; Austin Asgill

isreceiving considerable attention in industry. This application integrates the efficiency ofelectronic/electrical systems and the vast bandwidths that can be achieved with fiber optics.Other technologies in association with this area that are proving to be valuable are infrared andlaser applications. Theoretical and experimental approaches being used in this area are leading topractical applications of great benefit. This area calls for curriculum support that can be achievedthrough emerging degree programs.II. Computer ApplicationsIn discussing the telecommunications infrastructure, it helps to begin with telephony as the basicnetwork. The multi-tasking ability of the computer made it a very useful component of thenetwork by facilitating the

Conference Session

Distance Learning and Online Teaching Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

. Homework assignments are not graded but must be worked thoroughly by the studentsto prepare for a follow up quiz given to the students in one week upon receiving the relatedassignment. This approach of assessing student's knowledge has been tested for severalconsecutive years and proved to be very effective in student’s comprehension of a subject taught.The other assessment tools used in the EM course are the midterm and final examinations, andstudents presentations. Due to globalization, the development of the student soft skills isbecoming an integral part of the curriculum in most universities. In most of classes offered in theSchool of Technology at Michigan Tech, students are required to research and present atechnical journal paper on topics

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Jack Waintraub

, engineering, humanities and social science requires new -mechanisms for the division of instructional time and the award of discipline credit. Integration ofethical and social values into curriculum will be an additional important sub-focus of curriculumdevelopment. The educational program that prepares the technician will be an interdisciplinary one, taughtby program faculty, rather than the current structure of faculty separated by departmental lines.The faculty, with industry cooperation, will work as a team to deliver the educational componentsusing a “just-in-time” approach to learning based on a quality model of “concurrent

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amit Jain, Boise State University; Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Donald Winiecki, Boise State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

workeffectively on software development teams, and encourage students to be advocates for culturaland institutional change in their future careers. The five-year project is currently in its third yearof implementation.A core focus of this involves accounting for and approaching an understanding of theexperiences of members of underrepresented groups in computer science and those affected bythe use of computer science products in society. Once this is accomplished, it then becomespossible to guide students in identifying sustainable processes for addressing the lack ofinclusion and social justice.A common approach to incorporating ethics in the Computer Science (CS) curriculum is torelegate it to a single course. Often these courses focus on professional

Conference Session

Engineering Education Issues Relevant to Agricultural, Biological and Ecological Engineering: Part 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector Palala, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Amy Millmier Schmidt, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Mara Zelt, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Bethany Zelt, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Andrew Stiven Ortiz Balsero, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Maria Jose Oviedo Ventura, Cornell University

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Diversity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

Paper ID #44540Empowering Youth to Create a Healthier Future Through STEM EducationAbout Antimicrobial ResistanceHector Palala, University of Nebraska, Lincoln H´ector de Jes´us Palala Mart´ınez is a doctoral student in Curriculum Studies and new technologies in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. H´ector teaches courses related to the integration of technology for future high school teachers as well as bilingual education and in all his classes he promotes justice, dignity and human rights. Previously, he was a professor of education at the Universidad de

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

Yasser Mahgoub, Department of Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Tyler; Prabha Sundaravadivel, The University of Texas at Tyler

classroom setting. In this paper,integrating problem-based learning (PBL) as an assessment tool in the EENG 3306 ElectronicsCircuit Analysis I course is discussed as a strategy to promote student engagement. This coursewas taught as an online and hybrid course at the University of Texas at Tyler, in both the Tylerand Houston campuses. The analysis of the data collected in the assessment reflect increasedstudent engagement and enthusiasm in the curriculum. IntroductionRecruiting, retaining, and engaging students in STEM disciplines have always been a majorconcern. As per the reports of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology(PCAST) [1], with the help of targeted funding programs for

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College; Jeremiah Pina, Smith College; Rebecca Mazur; Al Rudnitsky, Smith College; Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College; Isabel Huff, Springfield Technical Community College; Sonia Ellis, Smith College, Springfield Technical Community College; Crystal M. Ford, Smith College; Kate Lytton, Collaborative for Educational Services; Kaia Claire Cormier, Smith College

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Isabel Huff serves as the Curriculum Designer and Training Specialist for the TEEMS Curriculum at Springfield Technical Community College. She has an M.A. in Education from Stanford University and a B.A. in Economics and Spanish from Smith College.Sonia Ellis, Springfield Technical Community College Sonia Ellis is the lead instructional designer for TEEMS, Transforming Engineering Education for Mid- dle Schools, an NSF-funded collaboration between Springfiel Technical Community College and Smith College.Crystal M Ford, Smith College, Springfield Technical Community College Crystal Ford is an experienced digital designer with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry.Kate Lytton, Collaborative