. O. (2013). Student Perceptions of Sustainability Education in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 139(3), 235–243. http://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541WCED. (1992). Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development: Agenda 21, Chapter 36. http://www.un-documents.net/a21-36.htmWCED. (1987). Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development: Our Common Future Acronyms and Note on Terminology Chairman’s Foreword. Retrieved from www.un-documents.net/our-common-future.pdfWolcott, M., Brown, S., King, M., Ascher-Barnstone, D., Beyreuther, T., & Olsen, K. (2011). Model for Faculty, Student
Paper ID #19951Exploring Experiences of Graduate Teaching Assistants in Teaching Profes-sional Development GroupsProf. Jill K Nelson, George Mason University Jill Nelson is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at George Mason University. She earned a BS in Electrical Engineering and a BA in Economics from Rice Uni- versity in 1998. She attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for graduate study, earning an MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering in 2001 and 2005, respectively. Dr. Nelson’s research focus is in statistical signal processing, specifically detection
. ”Establishing a Women’s Mentorship Network in a STEM Learning Com- munity.” Dieker, L., Grillo, K., & Ramlakhan, N. (2012). The use of virtual and simulated teaching and learning environments: Inviting gifted students into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers (STEM) through summer partnerships. Gifted Education International, 28(1), 96-106. Ramlakhan, N., (2012). A comparative investigation of career readiness and decidedness in first year STEM majoring students participating in a stem mentoring program imbedded in a living-learning com- munity with focused data on female STEM students. (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Selected Papers
) section. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Integrated Teaching Model in Graduate Aerospace Classes: A Trial With Compressible Flow Aerodynamics Sidaard Gunasekaran University of Dayton AbstractMost of the graduate aerospace classes are dominated by complex analysis and a plethora ofequations. As such, without proper context, it is very easy for a student to lose sight of thebig picture, which hinders them from critically thinking about the knowledge they gainedand its applicability in the real world. The recent surge of the modern pedagogical practicesat the
solving the complex problems that challenge our future. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017S-STEM Scholarship Program at UNC Pembroke: A COMPASS for Science MajorsIntroductionIn the United Stated, educating students and creating leaders in science, technology, engineeringand mathematics (STEM) is a growing priority and viewed by many as the key to 21st centuryglobal competitiveness. In 2013, the White House National Science and Technology Councilreleased an ambitious five-year STEM Strategic Plan to coordinate federal investments in STEMeducation targeting five priority areas.1 One of these is graduating one million additional studentswith STEM degrees over the next ten years. Another is
Paper ID #20185Teacher and Student Content Knowlege Gains: Effects of a Materials Science-Focused Professional Development ProgramDr. Alison K. Polasik, Ohio State University Alison K Polasik received a B.S.E. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Arizona State University in 2002, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from The Ohio State University in 2005 and 2014, re- spectively. She has been part of the adjunct faculty at Columbus State Community College, and was a full-time lecturer at OSU from 2013 until 2015. In 2015, she was hired as an assistant professor of practice in the Department of Materials Science and
Paper ID #17645Developing Sustainable Leaders: Implementing a USGBC LEED R LabTMProgram on CampusDr. James W. Jones, Ball State University Dr. James W. Jones is the Construction Management Program Director and an Associate Professor in Ball State University’s Department of Technology. He has taught in the areas of leadership and construction management for more than 14 years and has more than a decade of experience managing construction projects in both field and office environments.Mrs. Janet Fick, Ball State University Registered Architect LEED AP c American Society for Engineering Education
Paper ID #208682017 Zone I Best Paper: Molecules and Cells: A Model for Addressing theNeeds of Students with Varied Backgrounds and Diverse Learning StylesDr. Eileen Haase Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University Dr. Haase is a senior lecturer at Johns Hopkins University in the Department of Biomedical Engineer- ing and chair of the Applied Biomedical Engineering program. She is currently the interim Director of Undergraduate Studies.Dr. Harry R. Goldberg, Johns Hopkins University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Molecules and Cells: a model for addressing the needs of students
2017 Pacific Southwest SectionMeeting: Tempe, Arizona Apr 20 Paper ID #20686Curiosity and Connections (Entrepreneurial Mindset) in BME SophomoreDesignDr. Michael R. Caplan, Arizona State University Michael Caplan earned his undergraduate degrees from The University of Texas at Austin and his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Following post-doctoral research at Duke University Medical Center in Cell Biology, Michael joined the faculty of Arizona State University in 2003, and he is now an Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Caplan’s research focuses
Paper ID #21006Design and construction of a cosmic ray detector array for undergraduateresearch at the City University of New YorkDr. Raul Armendariz, Queensborough Community College Assistant professor of physicsDr. Aiwu Zhang, Brookhaven National LaboratoryDavid Jose BuitragoProf. Tak Cheung, CUNY Queensborough COmmunity College Tak Cheung, Ph.D., professor of physics, teaches in CUNY Queensborough Community College. He also conducts research and mentors student research projects.Mr. Garrett Stoddard, Stonybrook UniversityDavid E. Jaffe, Brookhaven National Laboratory c American Society for Engineering
Paper ID #19703Molecules and Cells: Team-based and Multi-modal Learning Improves Com-prehension and Increases Content RetentionEileen Haase PhD, Johns Hopkins University Dr. Haase is a senior lecturer at Johns Hopkins University in the Department of Biomedical Engineer- ing and chair of the Applied Biomedical Engineering program. She is currently the interim Director of Undergraduate Studies.Mr. BaDoi Nguyen Phan, Johns Hopkins UniversityDr. Harry R. Goldberg, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Molecules and Cells: Team-based and multi-modal
scaffolding can be removed.References[1] Clark, Ruth C., Frank Nguyen, and John Sweller. Efficiency in learning: Evidence-basedguidelines to manage cognitive load. John Wiley & Sons, 2011.[2] Sweller, John, Paul Ayres, and Slava Kalyuga. Cognitive Load Theory. Explorations in thelearning sciences, instructional systems and performance technologies: Vol. 1., 2011.[3] Bedford, Anthony and Fowler, Wallace. Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics. PearsonPrentice Hall, 5th ed., 2008.[4] G. L. Gray, F. Constanzo, D. Evans, P. Cornwell, B. Self, and J. Lane, “The dynamicsconcept inventory assessment test: a progress report and some results,” 2005. ASEE AnnualConference and Exposition.[5] Beer, Ferdinand, Johnston, E.Russell, Mazurek, David
Paper ID #17853verilogTown - Improving Students Learning Hardware Description LanguageDesign - Verilog - with a Video GameDr. Peter Jamieson, Miami University Dr. Jamieson is an associate professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Miami University. His research focuses on Education, Games, and FPGAs. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 verilogTown - Improving Students Learning Hardware Description Language Design - Verilog - with a Video Game Abstract In this work, we present our game
Paper ID #18834FEAL: Fine-Grained Evaluation of Active Learning in Collaborative Learn-ing SpacesMs. Sixing Lu, University of Arizona Sixing Lu is a PhD candidate of Electrical and Computer Engineering department of University of Ari- zona.Prof. Loukas Lazos, University of Arizona Loukas Lazos is a faculty member of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the Univer- sity of Arizona. Before joining the University of Arizona, he was a co-director of the Network Security Lab at the University of Washington. He received my PhD. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington. he
physics lab report writing and undergraduate research paper writing.I. IntroductionThe City University of New York instituted a writing intensive component in its curriculummore than ten years ago. Queensborough Community College (QCC), being a junior college inthe CUNY System, requires two writing intensive courses for graduation. Our PhysicsDepartment has designated Calculus Physics and Technology Physics classes as writingintensive classes where lab report writing is a substantial element 1. A quick review of the 2014high school SAT score shows that Engineering majors have higher critical reading scores whencompared to English majors, while English majors have higher writing scores when compared toengineering majors 2, 3. The result would
, values, andcosts in college STEM retention. Journal of Educational Psychology, 106(1), 315–329.6. Litzler, E., Samuelson, C., and Lorah, J. (2014). Breaking it down: Engineering student STEMconfidence at the intersection of race/ethnicity and gender. Research in Higher Education, 55,810–832.7. Anderson, G.M., Sun, J.C., and Alfonso, M. (2006). Effectiveness of statewide articulationagreements on the probability of transfer: A preliminary policy analysis. Review of HigherEducation, 29(3), 261–291.http://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/review_of_higher_education/v029/29.3anderson.html [April 2015].8. National Research Council. (2011). Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation:America’s Science and Technology
Paper ID #19049First Course in VHDL Modeling and FPGA Synthesis of Digital SystemsProf. Nozar Tabrizi, Kettering University Dr. Nozar Tabrizi received his BS and MS degrees from the Electrical Engineering Department at Sharif University of Technology, and his PhD degree from The University of Adelaide. He is currently an asso- ciate professor of Computer Engineering at Kettering University. His research interests include Computer Microarchitecture, Computer Arithmetic, Parallel Processors and Network on Chip. He is also interested in and actively working on innovative methods of teaching. c
FPGA-related topics and is an inventor/co-inventor for 60+ patents.Prof. Stephen Schultz, Brigham Young University Stephen M. Schultz has received B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, in 1992 and 1994, respectively. He received a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, in 1999. He worked at Raytheon Missile Systems from 1999-2001. He has taught at Brigham Young University since 2002 and is currently a Full Professor. He has authored or coauthored over 100 publications and holds 10 patents. His research interests are in the area of optical fiber devices with an emphasis on optical fiber based sensors
Paper ID #17951A review of the benefits of a residential solar power installation in westernNorth CarolinaDr. Sung Joon Suk, Western Carolina UniversitySteven Anthony Sciara, Western Carolina UniversityDr. George D Ford, Western Carolina University Dr. George Ford P.E. is an associate professor in the Construction Management Department at Western Carolina University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A review of the benefits of a residential solar power installation in western North CarolinaAbstractThis paper examines the costs and benefits of a five kilowatt
Engineering. Dr. Callahan received her Ph.D. in Materials Science, M.S. in Metallurgy, and B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut. Her educational research interests include leadership, institutional change, engineering and STEM retention, and engineering, materials science, and mathematics education.Ms. Jocelyn B. S. Cullers, Boise State University Jocelyn B. S. Cullers is a Data Analyst at the Institute for STEM & Diversity Initiatives at Boise State University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Calculus Reform – Increasing STEM Retention and Post-Requisite Course Success While Closing the Retention Gap for Women and
curriculum for teaching an introductory course on data science in flipped classroom format. An earlier grant dealt with designing the aforementioned visualization software. He has taught various courses in the computer science curriculum, including one that he developed and im- plemented called ”Databases for Many Majors.” c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Formative Self-Assessment for Customizable Database Visualizations: Checkpoints for LearningAbstractA formative self-assessment opportunity has been added to database visualizations, which aredesigned to introduce students of many majors to fundamental database concepts. Instructors cancustomize the example and
Paper ID #19737The Impact of a Flipped Math Course on Peer LearnersDr. Gianluca Guadagni, University of Virginia PhD in Mathematics University of Virginia Lecturer, Applied Mathematics, Department of Engineering and Society, School of Engineering and Ap- plied Sciences, University of Virginia.Dr. Bernard Fulgham, University of Virginia Bernard Fulgham received his PhD in Mathematics in 2002, writing his thesis in the field of non-associative algebras with advisor Kevin McCrimmon. He began teaching Applied Mathematics at the University of Virginia in August 2004 and became a full-time Lecturer in 2006
2017 Pacific Southwest SectionMeeting: Tempe, Arizona Apr 20 Paper ID #20704An Inverted Approach to Introductory Digital DesignProf. bryan james mealy, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Bryan Mealy is an associate professor at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo, California. Despite everything, he still finds the ultimate fulfillment in teaching. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 An Inverted Approach to Introductory Digital Design Bryan J. Mealy California Polytechnic State