Paper ID #18210Improvement of an International Research Experience: Year TwoBenjamin B. Wheatley, Colorado State University Benjamin Brandt Wheatley was awarded a B.Sc. degree in Engineering from Trinity College (Hartford, CT, USA) in 2011. He spent one year in industry at a biomedical device company before returning to graduate school. He is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO, USA). His engineering education areas of interest include cultural competency, active learning approaches as they relate to software skills, and how ”soft skills” project
, focusing on digital, analog, andPWM signals, and using these to control LED’s, buzzers, and small dc motors. This workculminates in a project where the students connect their boards to a small mobile robot andencode a simple line-following application. Students then explore interrupt handling andcommunications, first with cloud-based systems using their boards to send notifications viaIFTTT to their gmail or mobile phone accounts, and then more locally using serial protocols tocommunicate between devices and smart sensors. Finally, the labs conclude with an open-endedburglar alarm system project, based heavily on finite state machines. The base project uses areflective light sensor to detect intruders and sounds an alarm when armed, but
. David Whittinghill is an Associate Professor of Computer Graphics Technology and Computer and Information Technology. Dr. Whittinghill’s research focuses on gaming, simulation and computer pro- gramming education and how these technologies can more effectively address outstanding issues in health, education, and society. Dr. Whittinghill leads projects in pediatric physical therapy, sustainable energy simulation, Chinese language learning, virtual reality, and games as a tool for improving educational out- comes. Dr. Whittinghill is the director of the Games Innovation Laboratory (www.gamesinnovation.org).Dr. Marisa Exter, Purdue University at West Lafayette Marisa Exter is an Assistant Professor of Learning Design and
Award for Excellence in Teaching (2017), COE Excellence in Teaching Award (2008, 2014), UIC Teaching Recognitions Award (2011), and the COE Best Advisor Award (2009, 2010, 2013). Dr. Darabi has been the Technical Chair for the UIC Annual Engineering Expo for the past 7 years. The Annual Engineering Expo is a COE’s flagship event where all senior students showcase their Design projects and products. More than 700 participants from public, industry and academia attend this event annually. Dr. Darabi is an ABET IDEAL Scholar and has led the MIE Department ABET team in two successful accreditations (2008 and 2014) of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering programs. Dr. Darabi has been the lead
journals, storyboards, and traditional assessments, in situ videorecordings captured decisions and evolution of projects differently. To further investigate thepotential of ongoing interactions as spaces for demonstrating engineering thinking and ideas, aframework was created to analyze in situ video clips. An epistemic frame [2-6] was developedto capture skills, knowledge, identity, values, and epistemologies of engineering relative to K-12formal and informal spaces. First, this paper will describe the development of an engineeringepistemic frame for K-12 students and its synthesis using literature, local contexts, and nationalpolicy directives and its application to one pilot set of data as a case study. The context of thecase study was final
Humanitarian Opportunities of Service-Learning) for approximately ten years. She has incorporated service-learning projects into her classes and laboratories since she started teaching in 2000. Her research interests include community engaged learning and pedagogy, K-12 outreach, biomaterials and materials testing and analysis.Prof. Elizabeth S Hart, University of Dayton Beth Hart is a Lecturer for the University of Dayton School of Engineering Dean’s Office. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Dayton, both in Chemical Engineering. She currently teaches engineering design and oversees the Women Engineering Program, part of the Diversity in Engi- neering Center.Mrs. Laura Kozuh Bistrek, University
related to leading a team, project management,scheduling, budgeting and conflict resolution. While the construction engineer was described asthe individual who would prepare diagrams, charts and surveys showing specific informationabout the area and the desired project.Step 2: The engineering afterschool activity is reviewed. The afterschool activity leaderprovided an overview of the project, checking for participant understanding by asking the groupquestions related to the topics covered. A visual example of a completed project was provided tothe participants with the goal of outlining the construction and building expectations; however,the activity leader gave clear direction to participants that they may not copy the model’s design.An example
environments: Individual differences in learning while mobile. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 17(4), 511-530. Page 26.1641.11 10. McNair, L., Paretti, M., Knott, M., & Wolfe, M.L. (2006, October 28-31). Work in progress: Using e- portfolio to define, teach, and assess ABET professional skills. Paper presented at the 36th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, San Diego, CA. 11. Eynon, B., Gambino, L.M., & Torok, J. (2014). What difference can ePortfolio make? A field report from the connect to learning project. International Journal of ePortfolio, 4(1), 95-114. 12. McNair, L
performance on specific course items using nonparametric analysiswith conservative Bonferroni adjustment for multiple tests. Across all courses involving1,945 students, course grades improved by 0.28 points on a 0-4 point scale (p-value <0.001), or 1/4 letter grade, from static to interactive textbook. More importantly, studentsin the lower quartile of the course improved by 0.38 points (p-value < 0.001), or 1/3 lettergrade. Exam scores improved by 13.6% (p-value < 0.001) and project scores by 7.4% (p-value < 0.001) from static to interactive textbooks. 98% of the students subscribed to theinteractive textbook and completed at least some activities on the interactive textbook.The average student completed 87% of the assigned activities in
currently a senior-year Engineering Physics student at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Though I’ve enjoyed the technical work I’ve done, and devote myself now to my senior design project, I feel that education research has much to offer me, and that I have much to offer it. I think the combination of science or engineering with education provides an opportunity for me to apply my scientific curiosity towards understanding and helping people, a better opportunity than I could have predicted before doing this research. Page 26.241.1 c American Society for Engineering Education
Paper ID #12283Bioengineering Global Health: Design and Implementation of a Summer DayCamp for High School StudentsDr. Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington Dr. Dianne G. Hendricks is a Lecturer in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Wash- ington. She earned a BS in Molecular Biology at the University of Texas at Austin and a PhD in Genetics at Duke University. Dr. Hendricks’ teaching interests at the University of Washington include develop- ing and teaching introductory and honors courses in bioengineering, tissue and protein engineering lab courses, and capstone projects. She is committed
Instruction (MI)and models and modeling perspective. This innovation involves redesigning the course’s content,combining teaching strategies, reshaping the classroom setting, and using technology.In this study 37 first-year engineering students were enrolled in the integrated course. Theresearch questions were: What elements of the physical and mathematical models do studentsuse when solving a complex real problem? How does the consistency of students’ model lead toa robust understanding of the problem? To answer these questions, students workedcollaboratively on a project that involved the analysis of an extreme bungee jump. Theperformance of the students in this project revealed: a) students’ integration of physical andmathematical models, b
-changing world where values often shift rapidly? How do civil engineers safeguardthe rights of future generations while fulfilling the wants and needs of the present? How docivil engineering designs of today meet the different needs of the stakeholders in the future?How do we prioritize the current needs of the natural environment while designingconstruction projects? We contend that these are key questions related to the future that oughtto be addressed in a civil engineering curriculum.This paper describes the ongoing efforts and preliminary results of incorporating futuresthinking into a cornerstone course at the Department of Civil Engineering at National TaiwanUniversity in Taiwan. The experiment was conducted as one of the two parts of a
Design from Stanford University and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in Entrepreneurial Management. Prior to joining Mines she spent 20 years as a designer, project manager, and portfolio manager in Fortune 500 companies and smaller firms in the Silicon Valley and abroad. She is passionate about bringing the user-centered de- sign principles she learned at Stanford and in her career to Mines’ open-ended problem solving program, and is working with others on campus to establish a broader integrated context for innovation and design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Increasing Student Empathy Through Immersive Stakeholder
currently working with Dr. Stolk on an NSF-supported project to understand students’ motivational attitudes in a variety of educational environments with the goal of improving learning opportunities for students and equipping faculty with the knowledge and skills necessary to create such opportunities. One of the founding faculty at Olin College, Dr. Zastavker has been engaged in development and implementation of project-based experiences in fields ranging from sci- ence to engineering and design to social sciences (e.g., Critical Reflective Writing; Teaching and Learning in Undergraduate Science and Engineering, etc.) All of these activities share a common goal of creating curricular and pedagogical structures as well
), GEARS has investigated factors that contributeto first-year retention as well as the effectiveness of various interventions in the first semester.GEARS follows an interdisciplinary Faculty Learning Community (FLC) structure; membersmeet monthly and review all ongoing projects, develop new projects, and gather interdisciplinaryfeedback. Due to the unique team and meeting structure, GEARS has produced many novelresearch projects. While the GEARS mission of improving engineering student retention andsuccess has not changed over time, the collaboration and sharing of expertise has caused newresearch questions and ways of studying retention to emerge. This paper discusses the progressof our collaboration and highlights the insights of a variety of
. Plant Layout 16. Cellular Mfg. 17. Ergonomics 18. Inventory Control 19. Procurement 20. Project Management 21. Process ImprovementBefore teaching the course for the first time, the author observed the previous instructor andteam-taught several class periods. During the author’s first time teaching the course (FallSemester 2016), an effort was made to preserve the structure, content, and teaching style as muchas possible. Towards the end of the course, the author gave an extra credit opportunity if studentswould come give feedback on the course. At the end of the course, students were alsoencouraged to give anonymous feedback through the university. Some of the comments
design, design thinking, and design innovation project courses. Dr. Lande researches how technical and non-technical people learn and apply design thinking and making processes to their work. He is interested in the intersection of designerly epis- temic identities and vocational pathways. Dr. Lande received his B.S in Engineering (Product Design), M.A. in Education (Learning, Design and Technology) and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Design Education) from Stanford University.Dr. Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus SHAWN JORDAN, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of En- gineering at Arizona State University. He teaches context-centered electrical
Paper ID #28319Microprocessor Design LearningMr. Dominic Zucchini, Missouri University of Science and Technology Dominic Zucchini is senior in at the S&T Cooperative Engineering program in Springfield. He is studying for his degree major in Electrical Engineering and minor in Computer Engineering. He has taken all courses in computer engineering available in the cooperative program and is now exploring curriculum outside of the classroom through research projects such as the WIMPAVR. His research interests include embedded system programming and ASIC design.Mr. Justin Chau, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Paper ID #29247Mitigation of Solar Photovoltaic Production Variability withGeographical AggregationMr. Bennet Thomas Krull, Illinois State University In 2018, I graduated from Illinois State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Renewable Energy and two minors in both Engineering Technology and Business Environment & Sustainability. During these programs, I discovered my passion for renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency. I began working as an intern for the Office of Sustainability on campus in 2017. As an intern, I worked on many projects involving lighting upgrades and retrofitting leaking faucets on
construction professionals deal with adiverse group of professionals in architecture, engineering and construction. In addition, there isan expectation within the construction industry of 18% growth in the use of Design-Builddelivery method over the years of 2018 to 2021 [2]. Design-Build can be considered a morecollaborative delivery method than Design-Bid-Build due to the engagement of contractor anddesigner during the initial development of a project. The rise in use of more collaborativedelivery methods, such as Design-Build, Construction Management at Risk, Integrated ProjectDelivery, as well as previous research [3], [4] indicates the need for improving collaborationfrom an industry perspective. Additionally, construction programs are aware of
Computer Engineering from Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Aus- tralia, in 2004, 2006 and 2012, respectively. From 2007 to 2014, he worked for the Defence Science and Technology Group, Department of Defence, Australia supporting several naval R\&D projects in marine power and energy systems. Dr. Moses is currently a faculty member at The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA. His interests are dynamic modeling of power systems and components, nonlinear electromagnetic transient phenomena, power quality and system protection. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Partner Selection and Group-Based Curriculum Design for Engineering Laboratory
leaders in service to our nation.USCGA provides the U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) with approximately 190 new Coast Guardofficers each year. Each graduate earns both a commission (as Ensign, USCG) and a Bachelor ofScience degree in one of eight academic majors. Four of these majors are in engineeringdisciplines: Civil; Electrical; Mechanical; Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.A typical cadet day at USCGA involves academics, leadership and military training, and somesort of athletic activity (NCAA division III or intramural). At least once each semester, eachcadet is required to participate in an outside community service project either individually or as agroup. All cadets must complete the academic requirements for their chosen major
“space operations expert”,K-12 classrooms can also go on a “journey to the edge of space” through collaboration thatcenters on a high-altitude balloon launch.OIT has collaborated with Ferguson School since the fall of 2004. The collaboration has sincegrown into a semi-formal program themed and named, “To the Edge of Space”. Using thecapabilities developed through its university-level LaunchOIT program, OIT students and facultyprovide the BalloonSat “vehicle” (see Figure 1a), as well as launch and tracking services, forFerguson School. Elementary students develop experiment payload projects (see Figure 1b) inclass and then go through an internal process to select which project or projects will fly on aparticular year’s BalloonSat mission. The
AC 2008-191: THE 21ST CENTURY ENGINEERPatricia Galloway, The Nielsen-Wurster Group, Inc Dr. Patricia D. Galloway is the chief executive officer of The Nielsen-Wurster Group, Inc. and Director of Pegasus Global Holdings, Inc. Dr. Galloway was the first woman to serve as president of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in the organization’s 154-year history, her proudest accomplishment by being able to serve as a role model to young women engineers. She was appointed by President Bush in 2006 to the National Science Board for a six-year term. She is a licensed professional engineer in fourteen U.S. states, Canada and Australia, a certified project management
. Page 12.1341.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Tablet PC Applications in a Large Engineering ProgramAbstractA Tablet PC computing initiative was announced by Virginia Tech in summer 2006. Use ofTablet PC-based instruction was implemented in a freshman engineering course with about 1200students in fall 2006. Examples of instructional activities included electronic note taking, use ofinking features to review homework solutions and completing skeleton PowerPoint slidesdesigned to increase the engagement level of students in a large classroom, and setting up onlinecollaboration sessions to do group design project and problem solving activities. In addition, theTablets helped students maintain an electronic log of
AC 2007-2197: GATEWAY INTO FIRST-YEAR STEM CURRICULA: ACOMMUNITY COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION PROMOTINGRETENTION AND ARTICULATIONMichele Wheatly, Wright State University Michele Wheatly (PI) is Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics at Wright State University. She has had a 25 year history of continuous NSF funding to support her lab research, as well as significant experience directing large projects targeting increasing representation in the STEM disciplines (including the Creating Laboratory Access for Science Students, heralded as one of the most innovative projects in undergraduate STEM curriculum in the US). Her career funding from competitive sources has totaled
centralfocus of our outreach and recruiting activities is to create fun, exciting, and interestingdemonstrations and hands-on activities that are related to the specific items listed by the students Page 23.862.5in the surveys. Most of these are created by ECE students. In this way the students can see thetypes of things they will be capable of doing if they choose ECE as a major. Another surveyquestion asked the students to state “what impressed them about the experience” (if they wereexposed to our outreach or recruiting activities). The most popular response to this question wasrelated to seeing the student projects. Looking back at some of the
the How People Learn framework.Dr. Emily Binks-Cantrell, Texas A&M University Emily Binks-Cantrell, Ph.D., is a faculty member in the Department of Teaching, Learning & Culture at Texas A&M University, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the field of reading education. Additionally, she serves as a statistical consultant for the NSF-funded Live Energy project, a collaborative e-textbook project for freshmen engineering courses between Texas A&M University, Pennsylvania State University, Stanford University, California State University Long Beach, and Prairie View A&M University. She has published several articles and book chapters on the importance of quality teacher
distinctionbetween cooperative and collaborative learning or between problem-based learning and project-based learning. To decrease confusion, there should be agreed upon characteristics for eachRBIS that ensures it is being used optimally. These characteristics can also help define whichcharacteristics are needed for increased learning and engagement.Also, RBIS are “research-based” and, therefore, developed by researchers and discussed asresearch elements. Efforts need to be made to ensure that discussions of these RBIS are not onlydiscussed within research circles, but also in ways practitioners can understand and make use of.Again, developing and defining specific activities to be done in the classroom can help bridge thegap between researchers and