Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

J. Collins

the group becomes a resource forlearning. Language and such language structures as genres contribute to distributedcognition as well3. Writing has been described as a contributing element of distributedcognition 5 . Donath and partners identified seven categories of speech events thatcharacterize active learning as “students construct an emerging community of practice”3.They conclude that awareness of knowledge-making speech events can help educatorsfacilitate active group learning. Would a combined assignment with general chemistry and technical writingstudents generate observable communication events related to distributed cognition?Collaborating faculty sought evidence (in written and oral communication) of: Student control

Collection

2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Behnam Bahr; Kurt Soschinske; George Gray

first hand the issues involved in prototyping and product development.These laboratories are expensive to set up and even more expensive to maintain and staff withwell-qualified technicians. At Wichita State University (WSU) we have worked out a plan thatenables our students to use the laboratories at one of the local community colleges called theWichita Area Technical College (WATC). In this agreement the students are provided first handexposure to manufacturing techniques such as machining, welding, and composite blue printreading / fabrication, among other laboratory exercises. The laboratory sessions are taught byWATC instructors with extensive background and training dedicated to the variousmanufacturing areas. Students will be expected to