controlled.” 9 After discussing several casestudies, students were then invited to identify opportunities within the mobile app arena: whatneeds do they think that they, their peers, or their families have, that could be addressed withapps; how could existing apps be improved to better meet consumers’ needs? In the first twocourse offerings, students discussed their ideas and formed their own teams within the groupmembership policy presented earlier in this section. In the third and fourth course offerings, weformalized the team creation process by encouraging students to post their reflections on an“Idea Bounce” blog; the students then “pitched” their app ideas in class, and listed their threebest ideas in order of preference. The instructors then
participants expressed positive working relationships with peers in theircollaborative work projects. This was the first time I had a positive group experience in my engineering studies. I told my team, “If you can explain it to me simply, or in an analogy then I will understand. And then we can explain it to others.” So that was sort of our guide in writing our reports. And this was a really good team to work with. Google Group 17, focus group interview, March 7, 2013 Homogeneous Shared Work vs. Heterogeneous Autonomous Work The theme of homogeneous shared work versus heterogeneous autonomous work ispertinent to the first half of our first and second research questions, “Which instructionalscaffolds
conservation methods.At Stanford University, around 100-170 students enroll per year in two courses on energy and itssustainability taught consecutive quarters. In the first course, an engineering problem-solvingapproach has been implemented to analyze the existing energy landscape and guide designs forfuture energy supply. Students complete a group project, write a report, present their finalprojects, and answer questions from their peers in the first course. In the second course, studentsexamine alternative energy processes, such as, renewables and nuclear energy, with the potentialfor low carbon intensity and environmental impact.At CSULB, 100 to 300 students enroll in the energy and environment course in every semester.Roughly 20% of students are
, Allahabad, India in 2009. Her research interests are global engineering education, community learning and cross cultural competences in engineering education.Trina L. Fletcher, Purdue University, West Lafayette Trina Fletcher is an Engineering Education doctoral student at Purdue University. Her research focus includes the recruitment and retention of underrepresented groups in STEM education with a special focus on women. Prior to Purdue, she spent time in industry along with completing research and writing on STEM education related topics. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Technology and a masters degree in Engineering Management. Follow her on Twitter at STEMGenius.Molly H Goldstein, Purdue University, West
T2I2 Learning Objects. T2I2 Project Learning Objects are granular, scalable, andadaptable professional development learning modules that teachers interface with and implementin their existing learning environments. The Year 1 pilot began in September of 2012 andconcluded in May of 2013. Throughout the pilot year, a number of teachers were not able toparticipate in the project. As a result, only six teachers submitted data.T2I2 online professional development materialsThe T2I2 materials were created to meet the need for high quality professional development fortechnology, engineering, and design educators. During a one-week writing workshop, a 20-member writing team of NBPTS certified teachers, in-service technology, engineering anddesign
studentreflections. Next, using videotape and peer prompting, the authors developed and collected averbal protocol from individual Dynamics students as they worked through the activity using a“talk aloud” approach. Based on analysis of the videotaped transcripts a better understanding ofthe sources of misconceptions was identified and further refinements to the IBLA are beingmade. The paper contains the IBLA along with suggestions for implementation andimprovements.Introduction and BackgroundIt is well documented that students enter the classroom with deeply rooted misconceptions.1-3This is especially true in STEM disciplines, where the literature contains thousands of studies ofstudents’ lack of conceptual understanding.4 The importance of conceptual
”Design based curriculum reform” and the 2013 Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT) Project ”Radical transformation: re-imagining engineering education through flipping the classroom in a global learning partnership” partnering with Stanford, Purdue, Pittsburgh, Sydney RMIT universities. He has received numerous nominations and awards for teaching including the UNSW Vice Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence Award in 2006 and has over 60 peer-reviewed publications in engineering educa- tion and design. He is regularly invited to speak on the topic of transformational change and innovative curriculum at Universities and Industry events.Dr. Lydia Kavanagh, The University of Queensland Since returning to academia from
relationships benefit thestudents in multiple ways, such as building a strong reference for job or graduate schoolapplications. Oftentimes these connections lead to an introduction to academia, including thepublication process, presenting at conferences, and grant/proposal writing. Students are exposedto one-on-one instruction on research fundamentals and scientific concepts related to their Page 24.744.7research provided by their professor. In the case study, students reported that the career advicefrom their professors and the New Mexico AMP cohort proved invaluable and unique. New Mexico AMP has greatly benefited the careers of the
conversation). In the first use of Brainwriting by the department, increased research productivity was the highest priority selected among the group. Since that session, we have implemented many of the strategies suggested from the activity (proposal writing help, seed funding, methods for integrating graduate students into the tasks, peer mentoring, and more). b) Website updates, printed promotional materials, and showcase events: Faculty and staff have been actively engaged in telling ‘our’ story internally within the College and University and externally. This has included poster showcase events, serving as host to a national conference, and much more. c) Searches for faculty and staff hires: Current
, students withdisabilities are educated alongside students without disabilities as the first and desired optionwhile maintaining appropriate support and services. A growing body of research indicates thatinclusive education is an effective practice for most students. For example, it is well documentedthat inclusive education can yield positive outcomes for all of those involved, including the focusstudents, typical peers, classroom teachers, and the school community at large.The engineering student teams were required to submit their designs to the 2013 RESNA StudentDesign Competition, an annual competition sponsored by Rehabilitation Engineering andAssistive Technology Society of North America. This paper will provide a discussion of thedesign
.• Professional Skills - Problem solving and managerial skills, positive attitude and motivation, business writing skills, communication skills (internal and external), foreign language proficiency (especially Spanish), respect for cultural differences, leadership and supervision skills; human resources knowledge e.g., organizational measurement), an understanding of marketplace differentiators, a mature work ethic with the goal of advancing professionally.The needs expressed by the industry leaders at the round table are reinforced through peer-reviewedjournal articles, such as those published by Akridge (2004) and Urutyan & Litzenberg (2010)[12, 13].Background Food and foodstuff is a stable industry poised for significant
Virginia Tech.Oral Presentations: TrainingWeekly seminars also provided an opportunity to REU fellows to practice their oralcommunication skills. All REU fellows made: 1) a 5-min. presentation about their researchobjective at the end of 2nd week; 2) a 10-min. presentation (including research methods) at the endof week 6; 3) a 15-min. presentation (including results) at the end of week 9 to their peers and theauthor. After each round of presentation, REU fellows critiqued presentations of their peers andprovided written feedback to each other. Following quote from our assessment expert’ssummary11 validates the effectiveness of the communication aspect of our REU Site work:“The communication aspect of the program is seen as quite positive
into a rubric forthe evaluation of critical thinking. Page 24.989.6Figure 2. The Paul-Elder ModelThe companion assessment, the International Critical Thinking Test (ICTT) is an essay-style test designed to provide an assessment of the fundamentals of critical thinking. TheICTT has two areas of focus. The first is to provide a reasonable way to measure CTS,while the second is to provide a test instrument that stimulates the faculty to teach theirdiscipline in a manner that fosters critical thinking in the students25. The ICTT is dividedinto two separate forms: an analysis of a writing prompt and an assessment of the writingprompt. In the analysis
her B.S. in Engineering from Brown University, her M.S.E.E. from the University of Southern California, and her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California in 1999. Her area of research is centered around the concept of humanized intelligence, the process of embedding human cognitive capability into the control path of autonomous systems. This work, which addresses issues of autonomous control as well as aspects of interaction with humans and the surrounding environment, has resulted in over 130 peer-reviewed pub- lications in a number of projects – from scientific rover navigation in glacier environments to assistive robots for the home. To date, her unique accomplishments have been
encouraged toperform estimations and must begin to evaluate what they need to know in the context of theapplication. In response to the driving question, students are prompted to start askingconceptually-based questions that motivate subsequent active learning modules. Thus the goal ofthe EFFECTs framework is to create an integrative, rather than additive, module based approach.The most non-traditional component of this teaching (student centered learning) model is areflective writing assignment that usually occurs after each module in the form of a journal entryand which is featured as a significant component of the final report. These reflections, incombination with the decision worksheet, are a critical part of the process. With the
Paper ID #11041Use of a Virtual Multifunctional X-Ray Diffractometer for Teaching Scienceand Engineering CoursesDr. Yakov E. Cherner, ATEL, LLC Dr. Yakov E. Cherner, a Founder and President of ATEL, LLC, taught science, engineering and technology disciplines to high school, college and university students. He has extensive experience in writing curric- ula and developing educational software and efficient instructional strategies. Dr. Cherner introduced an innovative concept of multi-layered simulation-based conceptual teaching of science and technology. He also proposed and implemented the pioneering concept of
solution.However, students often come into the design course without mastery of the prerequisitematerial. Faculty then use class time to review this material, reducing the time that can be spenton the objectives of the course such as engineering design, professional correspondence, andimproving technical writing and presentations skills. To solve this problem, we have created aset of online instructional materials that can be used by students in an EnvironmentalEngineering capstone course to ensure that they have mastered the prerequisite material beforeand while engaging on the design project.In this case the students designed a water treatment system to remediate acid mine drainageentering the headwaters of a local river. This design required knowledge
publications in the area of civil engineering and construction management. He presented some of his research in several well-known and peer reviewed conferences like ASEE, ASCE, ASC, WEFTEC and CIB, and published articles in those conference proceedings. He presented his research all over the world including the United States, Canada, Greece, Italy, Brazil and the Philippines. Page 24.978.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Perceptions Regarding Cheating among CM and AEC StudentsIntroductionFrom the existing research, it is understood that that academic cheating has
transferred to an engineeringprogram in a four-year college or university; and 2) students who began college at a four-yearinstitution. By comparing students enrolled in the community college to those who havesuccessfully transferred to or started in four-year bachelor’s programs, we may better understandthe entering pre-college characteristics of community college students that are likely associatedwith successful transfer to four-year engineering programs.Literature ReviewMany students choose to start their postsecondary educations at community colleges and thentransfer to engineering programs at four-year institutions. Mattis and Sislin14 write, “Thecommunity college transfer function is critical to meeting the national need for a robust
, and research practices in science.Dr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa D. McNair is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Assistant Department Head of Graduate Programs and co-Director of the VT Engineering Com- munication Center (VTECC). She received her PhD in Linguistics from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in English from the University of Georgia. Her research interests include interdisciplinary collabora- tion, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design; writing across the curriculum in Statics
engineering during the freshman year is a majorpriority. Successful programs designed to support these students should have potential impact Page 24.323.2beyond just courses in general chemistry for engineers, including developing freshmen skills intime management, studying at the college level, and problem solving necessary for subsequentsuccess in their college studies.Supplemental instruction is a common instructional technique used at many universities to helpfreshman adjust to and succeed in college courses. Supplemental instruction in general consistsof peer tutoring, instructor office hours, review sessions, study groups, and other programs
of Technology, Kanpur in July 2001 and received his Master of Technology degree in May 2003. He was an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama from Fall 2008 to Spring 2012. He also got industrial experience in several multinational companies from 1999 to 2001. He is a senior member of AIAA and AAS and member of IEEE, ASME, ASEE, Sigma Xi and Tau Beta Pi. Including many peer reviewed conference proceedings, his selected publications are in IEEE, ASME, AAS and AIAA journals. His primary research interests include optimal control theory and estimation, nonlinear feedback methods, dynamic differential games, spacecraft/aircraft control, flight mechanics, mechatronics and nonlinear dynamical systems.Dr
. Students are asked to answer aquestion individually; then they discuss the answers and can be given an opportunity tochange their answer. It takes time to plan good peer-instruction exercises, and it’s easierto justify the time when many students will benefit from it. Students may be moreunderstanding when asked to purchase a clicker for a large class rather than a small class.Tech support is needed to make clickers work smoothly, and it is more likely to beavailable if the class is large.Category 2: Less effort per credit hour taught. In a large class, on most campuses, youwill get TA or grader support; in a small class, you may not. If you have multiple TAs,they can specialize in performing different tasks. For example, in a recent class
who received humanities education tend to have better performance” in the workplace,based on pre-and-post surveys given to employers of graduates.In a recent blog post for Science [11] on the reasons to include the Humanities in careerpreparation, and even though writing about science careers, not engineering, Albert brings forthten enumerated reasons, many of which are relevant to engineering practice as well. Reason 2 isthat “[s]tudying the humanities allows you to become familiar with and use the creative ideasfrom great minds outside of science. As a poignant example in support of this argument, considerthe application of art-inspired mathematics to the applied chemistry of an oil-spill clean-up,presented at the Bridges 2012: Mathematics
verification and validation. He has headed the corporate product and technology innovations and quality and delivery innovation departments. Pradeep was on the apex senior management group before proceeding on to pursue his academic, research and social interests. Before Patni, he has worked at IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, SGGS College of Engineering and Crompton Greaves R & D Electronics in different research and academic positions. Pradeep Waychal has also published papers in peer reviewed journals, presented keynote / invited talks in many high profile international conferences and I involved in a few copyrights / patents. His teams have won a range of awards in Six Sigma and Knowledge Management at international events
project may be used to assess the SOs of a computer scienceprogram. Farrell et al.8 describe an approach that attempts to develop a system for the fairallocation of course grades to the members of the senior project team. In grading our seniorprojects we use some of the ideas presented by Farrell et al.8, e.g., peer group assessment andevaluating meeting minutesAhmad et al.5 performed a study of the undergraduate software capstone project at 19 Pakistaniuniversities and provides generic support for quality assessment of capstone projects at theundergraduate level. The study investigated the current practices followed for assessment ofcomputer science and software engineering capstone projects and the formulation of genericrubrics for quality
mid-western university.7 To flip lectures, we utilizedproblem-centered learning combined with group discussions and contextualized lecturing duringregular in-class sessions. Students were instructed to know theories and content by watchingonline video modules before coming to the class, and solve problems with peers inside theclassroom. The design of the instructional model drew on an established framework for activelearning, which includes the Four Practices: (1) anticipating, (2) monitoring, (3) connecting andcontrasting, and (4) contextualized lecturing. The model has been implemented, and willcontinue to be modified through iterative cycles.8In our previous report, we used design-based-research (DBR) methods to study how the
be used forindividual, group, or full-class learning experiences. If the students come well-prepared and theexercises are well-designed, then it is hoped that students will leave the face-to-face time with adeeper understanding of the core concepts, one which they have worked to develop through theirown efforts with the support of their peers and the instructor.The inverted classroom approach has a basis in three well-known principles of the science oflearning: (a) Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development 1, (b) Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning 2,and (c) “How the Brain Learns” and the retention of core material 3. Lev Vygotsky introducedthe concept of a zone of proximal development (ZPD) to describe the intermediary state betweenthe things a
Professorial Re- search Fellow at Central Queensland University. He has degrees from Swarthmore College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineer- ing students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by over $12.8 million from the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his team received Best Paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008 and 2011 and from the IEEE Transactions on Education in 2011. Dr. Ohland is past Chair of ASEE’s Educational Research and Methods division and a member the Board of Governors of the IEEE Education Society. He was the
- hood Education at the University of Toledo. Dr. Kaderavek’s research has focused on classroom discourse and linkages between discourse and academic achievement.Hoangha Dao, University of ToledoNicholas J LiberRegina Rotshtein, University of ToledoGeoff Milewski, The University of ToledoDr. Charlene M Czerniak, The University of Toledo Charlene M. Czerniak is a professor at The University of Toledo in the department of Curriculum and Instruction. She received her Ph.D. in science education from The Ohio State University. A former elementary teacher in Bowling Green, OH, she teaches classes in grant writing, elementary science edu- cation, and science teacher leadership. Professor Czerniak has authored and co-authored over 50