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Sunil Dehipawala; Vazgen Shekoyan; Raul Armendariz; Chantale Damas; Todd Holden; David Lieberman; Tak Cheung

/RTINTROD.PDF9. Edward F. Redish (2004) Teaching Physics With the Physics Suite, WileyChapter 2 -- Modeling the Student: An introduction to Cognitive Theoryhttp://www2.physics.umd.edu/~redish/Book/http://www2.physics.umd.edu/~redish/Book/02.pdf10. Schwabe L, Wolf OT (2012)Stress modulates the engagement of multiple memory systems in classification learningJ Neurosci. 2012 Aug 8;32(32):11042-9.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2287593711. Kun Yuan, Jeffrey Steedle, Richard Shavelson, Alicia Alonzo, Marily Oppezzo (2006)Working memory, fluid intelligence, and science learningEducational Research Review 1 (2006) 83–9812. Daniela Stoica, Florica Paragin, Silviu Paragin, Cristina Mirona, Alexandru Jipa (2011)The interactive whiteboard and the instructional

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Sunil Dehipawala; George Tremberger; Wenli Guo; Eva Hampton; Todd Holden; David Lieberman; Tak Cheung

aspect. The pedagogy in teaching service learning with the NewYork Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) as a community client is discussed in thisreport. NYPIRG conducts student meetings and a quantitative report would promoteconversation with substantial evidence in social learning and enhance informal STEM learningoutside of classroom environment. Besides the regular learning goals related course technicalobjectives, the additional learning goals of enhancing social learning and communication skill bysupporting NYPIRG with physics modeling results have generated the following objectives. Thestudent learning objectives include the understandings of voter pattern analysis via the IsingModel, pedestrian dynamics via the Brownian motion model

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Wenli Guo; Weier Ye

Collaborations to Promote Critical Thinking through Summary Writing in the Physics Classroom Wenli Guo and Weier YeCity University Of New York/Queensborough Community College, 222-05 56th Avenue, Bayside, NY 11364 AbstractThis co-teaching research project is an innovative and interdisciplinary collaboration between theDepartment of Physics and the Department of Academic Literacy. Since the study involves theintegration of physics learning and summary writing, the content-area teacher and the languageinstructor closely worked together in the same classroom to meet the needs of individual

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Arthur Rozario; Zhenkang Yang; Abe Yang; San Peng; Qing Guan; Ying Dong; Sunil Dehipawala; Andrew Nguyen; Alexei Kisselev; Todd Holden; David Lieberman; Tak Cheung

conductentrepreneurially minded learning in Physics class taken as a requirement in a communitycollege for engineering-transfer majors (*student author).I. IntroductionThe Kern Family Foundation has initiated a university network called Kern EntrepreneurialEngineering Network (KEEN) to promote the idea of entrepreneurship learning. Multiple grantshave been awarded to curriculums across the country to teach the engineering students aboutEntrepreneurially Minded Learning and assess the learning outcomes. The contrast of Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova Universityentrepreneurially versus tradition engineering has been highlighted in a Kern EntrepreneurialEngineering Network (KEEN) video, which emphasizes the

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Anurag Purwar; Pranav Korrapati; Q. J. Ge; Xin Ge

Machine Design Innovation via MotionGen Anurag Purwar∗ , Pranav Korrapati, Q. J. Ge, Xin Ge Computational Design Kinematics Lab Mechanical Engineering, Stony Brook University, New York, USA ∗ Corresponding author (email: anurag.purwar@stonybrook.edu) AbstractThis paper presents MotionGen, an app for iOS and Android platforms, that solves the motiongeneration problem for planar four-bar mechanisms. A critical and early stage goal in the machinedesign process is generation and evaluation of mechanism design concepts that can potentiallydrive a machine. The app provides best types and dimensions of four-bar

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Michael Korostelev; Ning Gong; Ralph Oyini Mbouna

researches have been done usingGamification strategies and they have shown positive results in motivating students inclassroom14,15,16. Thus, according to all examples of education strategies or researched byeducators, Two Way Learning and Gamification are fitting for teaching Non-STEM majorstudents engineering and technological concepts.3. Special Challenges in Teaching Non-MajorsBefore designing an approach we define what challenges we should respond to. Non-majorstudents enroll in STEM courses most often because of university requirements, not due togenuine interest in the subject. Students often leave these courses until the end of their degreeprograms. When offered a choice between a number of such courses, students seek one that is‘easiest

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Clement Ekaputra; Zuyi Huang

assumptions”. If theUSA is to remain at the forefront of innovation, the quality of education at the high school stagemust rise. Whether it is a substandard STEM teaching force or a general disinterest in the STEMfields, it is unclear, but a way to attract more students’ attention to these topics is through earlyresearch experience and projects. Such experiences should boost the interest and confidence ofstudents in STEM related areas, and encourage them to pursue higher education and degrees inthem, while giving them an introduction to such topics. The goal of this work is to demonstratethat education in engineering, such as process simulation and control, at a high-school level canbe effective in garnering interest and knowledge, with a project in

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Rachel A. Brennan

impact in the vital area of the water-energy nexus.This goal is directly in line with the mission of our college, which is to “nurture and train world-class socially-aware, globally-connected, diverse engineers, educators and researchers….todevelop innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges through transformationalinterdisciplinary research”. The proposed program also aligns and supports several of theinstitutional thrust areas of our college, including: 1) Innovative Engineering Educationthrough the provision of global engineering education and experiences; and 2) SustainableWater-Energy-Food Nexus through water resources sustainability, management, treatment, andenergy consumption.Indeed, overcoming the crisis in water and

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Joseph Tranquillo; Keith Buffinton

.2010.5508952.   Ferguson, Cawthorne, Edwin, Ahn, and Ohland (2013). Engineering innovativeness. ​ Journal of Engineering Entrepreneurship​ , 4(1), 1–16.   Florida (2002). ​The rise of the creative class: and how it's transforming work, leisure, community and everyday life​ . Basic books.    Graham (2014). Creating university­based entrepreneurial ecosystems: Evidence from emerging world leaders. Report of the MIT Skoltech Initiative.   Henderson, Beach, and Finkelstein (2011). Facilitating change in undergraduate STEM instructional practices: an analytic review of the literature. ​ Journal of Research in Science Teaching​ , 48(8), 952–984.   Holi, Wickramasinghe, van Leeuwen (2008). ​ Metrics for the evaluation of

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Russell Trafford; Linda Head

Teaching Fundamental Concepts of Engineering and Cryptography to a Multidisciplinary Freshman Engineering Class using Flipped Classroom Ideology and Incorporating Smart Devices in the Classroom. Russell Trafford and Linda Head Rowan University – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering traffo17@students.rowan.edu head@rowan.eduAt Rowan University, undergraduate engineering students from all available disciplines(Biomedical, Chemical, Civil and Environmental, Electrical and Computer, and Mechanical)take part in an 8 semester long sequence of “Clinic” classes. These classes are

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Edward M. Land; Michael Marcus; Harley Hartman; Anthony Derosa; Seth Klepper; Eduardo Rayner; Justin Stahl; Hansong Li

, extend the wrist and fingers from a clenched fist.This current effort is being performed by a group of Electromechanical Engineering TechnologyStudents from Penn State York in conjunction with Johns Hopkins University, School ofMedicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, HOAD Research Group.There are three (3) faculty members involved with this enterprise team to guide the students byincorporating a similar approach successfully developed in industry. These steps in projectdevelopment include such items as: Collaboratively Developing Device Specifications,documenting the Theory of Operation, Improving Lessons Learned from an early JHU developedProof of Concept to jointly developed Time Line for activities, and refining a Proof of

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Firdous Saleheen; Salvatore Giorgi; Zachary Smith; Joseph Picone; Chang-Hee Won

application to an entry-level circuits course.The paper is organized as follows: Section II is an overview of VOLTA design, Section IIIdescribes the assessment methods for VOLTA, and Section IV presents the assessment methodsand results. Finally, conclusions are presented in the last section.II. VOLTA Design OverviewThe Virtual Open Lab Teaching Assistant (VOLTA) is a virtual assistant that can guide a studentthrough hardware-based electrical engineering circuits laboratory. Fig. 1 provides an overview ofthe VOLTA architecture. The different modules of VOLTA, hosted in a server, are accessible viathe Internet for the instructors, developers, and students. The students use a portable compacthardware setup for circuit implementations. VOLTA is

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Vijay Kanabar; Carla Messikomer

faculty is alerted about key competencies in the behavioral skills area in this PM-1template. Strengthening engineering courses with the technical and behavioral competencies,which incidentally the market place demands at lot, can be accommodated by selectingapplicable topics from the Behavioral KMs.Finally, we would like to note that Volume II of the Curriculum Guidelines introduces keyresources for teaching PM-1. The teaching resources available include a detailed course content,course syllabi, case studies, discussion questions, assignment activities, and several types of termprojects ranging from experiential to research projects.Further ResearchThere is significant opportunity for further curriculum research and contribution. First

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Alex Antunes; Angela Walters; Amanda Raab

The Neglected Art of Sourcing in Engineering Education Alex Antunes, Angela Walters & Amanda Raab, Capitol Technology UniversityWe present methods for teaching schedule and cost delays in engineering projects as experientialteam learning within a classroom, without incurring unscripted schedule or cost delay to thecourse. Matching design and schematic specifications to a single vendor solution is a necessarybut rarely taught step in engineering. Engineers need parts, but most courses magically provideeither kits, chosen parts, or single-sourced components to speed student focus on the coreengineering topics. Sourcing of parts, however, involves real world process- and people-relatedissues that can add schedule and

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Ryan Richards; Abdullah Konak; Michael R. Bartolacci; Mahdi Nasereddin

computer laboratory (CVCLAB) which hosts a collection of virtual machines on which students can test their skills without affecting physical computers in Penn State’s physical network. Students are granted full administrative privileges on the virtual machines and can perform high risk operations that are not usually allowed on the campus computers and networks. In the last three years, we have investigated the utilization of virtual machines for teaching information security skills in both group and individual settings. In this paper, we discuss the impact of collaborative activities performed in the CVCLAB on student learning based on our empirical studies. We conducted a series of experiments in

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Peter Mark Jansson; Amal Kabalan

Creating a New, Junior-Level, Engineering Design Course in ECE Peter Mark Jansson and Amal Kabalan Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Bucknell UniversityAbstract – This paper describes the goals, pedagogical aspects and implementation of a new,junior-level engineering design course in the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)curriculum at Bucknell University. The need to build a more continuous set of designexperiences between a multi-disciplinary first-year course which contained some limited designexposure and the senior year culminating design experience was a key driver for thedevelopment of this new course. The authors

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Danai Chasaki

computerlogin password[9], detecting fingerprints the hacker left on the keyboard[10], unencrypting a securefile that contains sensitive information, cracking network/email passwords, etc. Through thesetasks, we teach students fundamentals of computer engineering and networking as well as keymathematical aspects and chemistry aspects that tie well with cyber-security. • Sample Lab Exercisesa) Using subsets of upper and lower case letters, digits, and punctuation characters, how manypasswords of length n are possible? For n = 4, 5, ... plot in Excel. Compare with dictionary-basedpasswords – complexity of k random m-letter words from a dictionary.b) Measure actual time to check n-char passwords; plot and extrapolate.c) Collect/scan fingerprints, try

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Anita Singh; Dawn Ferry

teaching engineering solution approach involving concept generation,selection, prototyping and validation. In majority of cases, significant emphasis is put onteaching the engineering solution strategy for a specific problem statement that was introduced tothe students. Rarely is an emphasis placed on problem identification. Innovation often takes a bighit due to insufficient experience in identifying unmet needs, especially in the field ofBiomedical Engineering that fosters on the mission of improving society, human health andhealth care. This paper includes details of integrating clinic and classroom settings to teachBiomedical Engineering students about observation and identification of an unmet biomedicalengineering problem, followed by

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Gang Feng

lecturing.4-6, 13In this paper, we discuss the methods of partially implementing flipped classroom approach inteaching ME 2100 Statics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Villanova Universityin two semesters (2013 Fall and 2014 Fall). Moreover, an entrepreneurship case study on twoengineering innovations was implemented in 2014, which will also be discussed.II. MethodsInstead of teaching in a completely flipped format, we used a hybrid approach of mixingtraditional lecturing and flipped classroom approaches, because of the following two reasons: (1)the traditional lecture format is still the most effective way of teaching brand-new concepts andmethods,2, 3, 7, 9, 10 so that the students’ questions while introducing brand-new knowledge

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Ralph C. Tillinghast; Amelia W. Wright; Leslie A. Stevens

doctoral courses, covering all academic fields, fromEngineering to Art History. Still not fully understood is whether this emerging MOOC marketwill be a disruptive innovation through all academic areas or if only focused areas will bealtered. This paper utilizes a Systems Engineering lens to explore whether MOOCs should beconsidered a disruptive innovation or if they are just another teaching method to support thecurrent educational market place. Although MOOCs may influence all educational levels, thispaper is focused on their impact on the undergraduate arena. A review of the current state andattributes of MOOCs will be presented along with a descriptive analysis if this emergingtechnology has the potential to be a truly disruptive innovation

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Shawn Gross

variability associated with stability calculations ascompared to tensile material strength. The numerical values used in the exercise lead students tothe “correct” results when the joist is tested in the laboratory. The values also allow for differentrespective members to have the highest design stress ratios and failure stress ratios; the memberthat controls the design based on allowable stresses is not the member that is predicted toactually fail first.After all of the calculation steps are completed, the entire class takes the 15-minute walk acrosscampus to the Structural Engineering Teaching and Research Laboratory, SETRL. Prior totesting, the instructors introduce the students to the testing frame, hydraulic loading equipment,instrumentation

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Kevin Scoles

while meeting the Quality Matters benchmarks for onlinecourses. Student survey feedback has been useful in improving course content and delivery.VIII. Bibliography1. B. K. Hodge, Alternative Energy Systems and Applications, Hoboken, NJ: J. Wiley, 2010.2. “America's Energy Future: Technology and Transformation,” Committee on America’s Energy Future, Nat. Academy of Sciences, Nat. Academy of Engineering, Nat. Research Council, Washington, DC, 2009 [Online]. Available: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=120913. D. J. C. MacKay, Sustainable Energy–without the hot air, UIT Cambridge, 2008 [Online]. Available: http:// www.withouthotair.com4. Camtasia 2, TechSmith [Online]. Available: http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html5. Explain

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Garrett M. Clayton; Allen Tan; Jordan Ermilio; Aaron Wemhoff

needed for increasing performance capabilities. In addition to this, Year 3 includes project partner coordination particular to in-country manufacturing of the EOD Robot that will be needed for full-scale production.The importance of working with project partners that have the capacity to implement cannot beoverstated. The project implementation phase often entails three unique parts: proof of concept-prototyping, final design and construction, and full-scale production. In particular, thepartnership between GWHF and VU has leveraged the expertise and skills of both members, sothat students can innovate and design, faculty can research and teach, and field personnel canimplement high impact initiatives

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Deeksha Seth; Gabriel Carryon; James Tangorra

in their C21 skills. Observations and rubrics used by customers from thethree museums, instructor and teaching assistants have also shown improvements in students’C21 skills. Activities such as communicating and collaborating with customers with limitedengineering knowledge and refining design decisions based on feedback and performance, aresimilar to how engineers work in the industry. Incorporating such style in engineering pedagogycan help better prepare students for the workforce.IntroductionSeveral national reports have drawn attention to the need for qualified science, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM) graduates for the advancement of innovation inSTEM.1,2,3,4,5 The need is not only to increase the number of STEM graduates

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Orla Smyth LoPiccolo

), 75-76, 79, 199410 Bligh, F., and Piolat A., Note Taking and Learning: A Summary of Research, The WAC Journal, Vol. 16: Sept200511 Denman, M., How to Create Memorable Lectures, Speaking of Teaching, The Center for Teaching and LearningStanfrod University, Winter 2005 Newsletter, Vol., 14, No. 112 Davies, B., Physics lectures and student notes. Physics Education I1 (1), 33-36, 197613 Johnson, A.H., & Su, W.Y. Lectures – a learning experience? Education in Chemistry, 31 (1), 75-76, 79, 199414 Locke, E. A. An empirical study of lecture notetaking among college students. The Journal of EducationalResearch, 77, 93-99 197715 Boch, F., and Piolat A, Note Taking and Learning: A Summary of Research, The WAC Journal, Vol. 16: Sept200516

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Gary A. Gabriele; Edmond Dougherty

Engineering’s strategic plan, we haveembarked upon a goal of producing entrepreneurially minded engineers. With thegenerous support of the Kern Family Foundation, we have been able to create a numberof programs that help our students develop, learn, and explore how entrepreneurialthinking can make them more innovative problems solvers.The KEEN program at Villanova has been very successful in forming a core group offaculty involved in deeply engaging students in entrepreneurial activities. Theengineering entrepreneurship minor, started six years ago through funding from the KernFamily Foundation, has grown to become the most popular minor among students in ourCollege. Furthermore, through collaboration with the University of Dayton, theUniversity of

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Steven Shaffer; Martin Yeh; Thomas Iwinski

, M. W.; DiPietro, M., Lovett, M. C.; Norman, M. K. (2010) How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching. Jossey- Bass. 2. Bergadano, F.; Gunetti, D.; and Picardi, C. (2003) Identity verification through dynamic keystroke analysis. Intelligent Data Analysis, 7 (5), 469-496. 3. Gentile, J.R.; Lalley, J.P. (2003) Standards and Mastery Learning: Aligning Teaching and Assessment So All Children Can Learn. Corwin Press. 4. Haughton, N.; Yeh, K.-C.; Nworie, J.; Romero, L. (2013) Digital disturbances, disorders, and pathologies: A discussion of some unintended consequences of technology in higher education. Educational Technology. 53 (4), 3-16. 5. Higher Education Opportunity Act

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William E Kelly

 Criterion 3(c).  A wide range of resources are included on the OEC that cover these topics in many although not all engineering fields.    III. The Expanded Online Ethics Center   The goal of the OEC expansion project is to become  the “go to” place for ethics in engineering and science.  The OEC will continue to support traditional engineering ethics education but with its expanded content it will  address  issues across science and engineering at the undergraduate and graduate levels.  The expanded OEC will also provide coverage of the global aspects of ethics.    The expanded OEC content areas are:   ● Research Ethics  ● Engineering  ● Life and Environmental Sciences  ● Computer, Mathematics, and Physical Sciences  ● Social

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Matthew J. Traum; Christopher F. Anderson; Christopher M. Pastore; Michael J. Leonard

Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova University15 J. Eekels, N. F. M. Roozenburg, “A methodological comparison of the structures of scientific research andengineering design: their similarities and differences,” Design Studies, Vol. 12 No. 4, 1991, pp. 197-203.16 N. Christiansen, D. Ashworth, M.-M. Ulrich, M. L. Pontoppidan, “Design considerations regarding thedevelopment of an interdisciplinary engineering innovation course involving collaboration with small and micro-sized companies,” Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Project Approaches in EngineeringEducation (PAEE2014), Medellín, Colombia, July 28-29, 2014.17 R. M Felder R. Brent, “Designing and teaching courses to satisfy the ABET engineering criteria,” Journal

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Linda Laird; Ye Yang

in science and engineering occupations have their highest degree in STEMbut not necessarily the bachelor’s degree in STEM. In this context, we has designed an innovative three semester Software Engineering (SwE)Master’s Degree program, for academically talented domestic Liberal Arts graduates to increasethe number of highly skilled and talented software engineers in the workplace, especiallywomen. This program aims at building the two-way bridge between Software Engineering andLiberal Arts majors: on one hand, to increase the number of highly skilled software engineers inthe workplace; and on the other hand, to recruit and ensure career success of talented US liberalarts graduates, especially women. This paper will present the goals