Conference Session

FPD6 -- Early Intervention & Retention Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carrie Slater, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech; Jean Kampe, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Assistant Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Sate University. She received her M.S. in Counselor Education, Student Affairs Administration from Radford University and M.S. in Career and Technical Education and B.S. in Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise both from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Sate University. Page 11.887.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Lessons Learned: Implementing a Large-Scale Peer Mentoring ProgramAbstractBeginning in 1992 with the creation of the

Conference Session

Assessing K - 12 Engineering Education Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Cejka, Tufts University; Chris Rogers, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, and encouragingthem to pursue their interests.Volunteers from IndustryIndustry serves as a valuable resource for bringing engineering education to the K-12 classroom.Employees of engineering and technical companies, make ideal mentors and helpers in theclassroom. Volunteer programs at these companies can support teachers in bringing hands-onengineering lessons to their students by providing volunteers as classroom helpers, makingdesign projects more manageable. These volunteers are active in engineering and research on adaily basis, and thus are freshly knowledgeable with engineering concepts. The volunteer-teacherteam collaborates to develop and implement interactive engineering lessons, with a focus onintegrating the engineering content

Conference Session

Engineering for Social Justice

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Schreier, University of Dayton; Carl Eger, University of Dayton; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

continually revising their engineering curriculum and programs in aneffort to produce the highest quality practicing engineers. Both the nature of the job of anengineer and the marketplace have changed dramatically through the years. Today’s engineerworks in a highly competitive and global marketplace. Additionally, they are required to havefar more than just good technical skills. They must also have good communication, leadershipand business skills. Many innovative programs have been developed to better prepare studentsfor the changing global economy and for the new demands being placed on engineers. Onepedagogical technique that has been found to enhance the educational experience ofundergraduate engineering students is service-learning. Service