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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janice S. Pawloski, Grand Valley State University; Charles R. Standridge, Grand Valley State University; Paul D. Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Stimulating K-12 Student Interest through Industry, Engineering College and K-12 School PartnershipsAbstractIndustries that employ engineers have an interest in supporting the children of their communitiesthrough pipeline programs to encourage K-12 students to develop interest and excel inmathematics, science, technology, and engineering. This can be accomplished by supporting theefforts of local K-12 schools to encourage students to pursue careers in STEM fields. We havefound that industry often has funding and a base of volunteers but may lack the knowledge, staff,and other means to effectively work with K-12 schools to accomplish these STEM educationgoals.This gap can be

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Program Criteria, Assessment, and Sustainability in Civil Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mikhail Gershfeld, S.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Judith Ellen Sheine, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Gary LeMarr McGavin, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Department of Architecture

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Civil Engineering

universities to address this issue.BibliographyThe provided bibliography was used as an inspiration for documenting this AE studio experienceand is not specifically used in writing this paper.1. Beck, G. (2009) Leading New Design Paradigm for the 21st Century and Beyond, presented at AIA Convention2. Engineers vs. Architects by Arabian Business.com staff writer, Wednesday, 02 April 20083. The Ohio State Engineer, Co-operation of Engineers and Architects, by Dr. Frederick h. Newfll4. Finch, J. K. 1978. Engineering Classics. Kensington, MD: Cedar press.5. Gille, B. 1966. Engineers of the Renaissance. Cambridge: MIT Press.6. Grafton, A. 2000. Leon Battista Alberti: Master Builder of the Italian Renaissance. New York: Hill and Wang.7

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Special Session Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the MATE International ROV Competition

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Valorie Troesch, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University

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Ocean and Marine

AC 2011-700: UNDERWATER ROVS IN PRE-COLLEGE EDUCATION:UNIVERSITY-K12 PARTNERSHIPS THAT GO BEYOND THE COMPE-TITIONSDouglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University Mr. Oppliger is a professional engineer and a lecturer in the Engineering Fundamentals department at Michigan Technological University. He is the director of the High School Enterprise program which has a mission to increase the numbers of students pursuing post-secondary degrees and careers in STEM fields. At its core, this program supports K-12 teachers who are leading teams of students in long-term STEM projects. This work is the latest in Oppliger’s history of working in K-12 STEM areas. For the past 10 years he has developed and taught first

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Open-Ended Problems and Student Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Mirka Koro-Ljungberg, University of Florida ; Zaria T. Malcolm, University of Florida; Nathan McNeill, University of Florida, Gainesville; David J. Therriault, University of Florida; Christine S. Lee, University of Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

represented the most advantageous combination ofthese criteria. During the think-aloud sessions these three participants began many of their phrases withthe word, “So,…” These declarative statements sounded very matter-of-fact and purposeful as ifto say, “Here is what I am going to do…” As a result, these participants sounded very confidentin their approaches as they worked step-by-step through the problem. These statements seem toindicate that they had a clear plan for the problem in mind. Each of these three participants spentless time on the problem compared to the others (with the exception of Joshua, who only gavethe problem a superficial treatment and never moved beyond material selection). The linear anddeterministic approaches of

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Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Xiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

emphasizes that synergy across a number ofinterconnected fields is needed to tackle certain types of challenges (but even here the emphasisis placed on technoscientific dimensions of problems). For example, the report suggests thatpersonalized medicine “will be addressed by the collaborative efforts of researchers from manydisciplines, from geneticists to clinical specialists to engineers.” 26 These openings point the waytoward a more expansive understanding of engineering and its potential contributions to grand-challenge problems, but the report does not follow through with this approach, which we take upin the following section.Alternative Framings of Engineering: Beyond the Social-Technical DivideContrary to the approach taken in Grand

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Computer Science and Information Technology in K-12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tony Docal, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2082: ENGAGING K-12 TEACHERS IN TECHNOLOGY TOOLSTO SUPPORT ELECTRONIC AND MOBILE LEARNING THROUGH ANONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSEMeltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Meltem Alemdar is a Research Scientist in the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Alemdar has experience evaluat- ing programs that fall under the umbrella of educational evaluation, including K-12 educational curricula, after-school programs, and comprehensive school reform initiatives. Across these evaluations, she has used a variety of evaluation methods, ranging from multi-level evaluation plans designed to assess pro- gram impact to

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Best Practices in K-12 and University Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University; Kathy Ann Zook, Adams 50 School District; Megan Yoder, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Michael Hacker, Hofstra University; David Burghardt, Hofstra University; David Crismond, City College of the City University of New York; Christopher Malanga; Timothy James Johnson, S. F. Austin High School, Houston ISD; Brent C Houchens, Rice University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, the Division is sponsoring a panel session on BestPractices in K-12 and university partnerships. Submissions chosen for participation in thissession demonstrate a true partnership between a K-12 school (or schools) and an engineeringschool/college at a university.Selected partnerships have data to support proven success in the classroom and demonstrateengineering engagement and knowledge acquisition by K-12 students through age appropriateactivities and lessons. Best Practices Partnership Panel winners’ papers are authoredcollaboratively between engineering and technology education faculty and K-12 teachers.Details on the partnership's structure and goals, the strategies employed to overcome challengesand obstacles, and successes and lessons

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Assessing Student Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University

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Educational Research and Methods

learning gathered from student evaluation of teaching surveys.AbstractAssessment and evaluation of student learning are important considerations for EngineeringTechnology programs. ABET-TAC standards require that educational objectives and outcomesbe chosen by the program and its constituents, measured by various means, and that the resultsbe used to improve the program. The data that is collected should be triangulated in somefashion for the results to be considered valid. A large part of our program’s data assessmentmethods can be classified as direct assessment, that is, using tests, papers, homework, and labexercises that measure the student’s learning or achievement of Criterion 3 a-k student outcomes.We collect data all through the

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Louis S. Nadelson, Boise State University; Amy J. Moll, Boise State University; Anne Louise Seifert, Idaho National Laboratory

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-2432: LIVING IN A MATERIALS WORLD: MATERIALS SCI-ENCE ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR K-12 ED-UCATORSLouis S. Nadelson, Boise State University Louis S. Nadelson is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education at Boise State University. His research agenda is conducted within the context of STEM education and includes aspects of conceptual change, inquiry, and pre-service and in-service teacher education. He has published research ranging from teacher professional development to the impact of inquiry on STEM learning. Dr. Nadelson earned a B.S. degree in Biological and Physics Science from Colorado State University, a B.A. with concentrations in computing, mathematics and physics from The

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Focus on Entry Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Lori Smolleck, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-2506: GIZMO FESTIVAL: K-8 OUTREACH AS A DESIGN/BUILDFOR ENGINEERING STUDENTSMargot A Vigeant, Bucknell University Margot is an associate professor of chemical engineering and associate dean of engineering at Bucknell University.Lori Smolleck, Bucknell University Page 22.746.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Gizmo Festival: K-8 Outreach as a Design/ Build for Engineering StudentsAbstractThe Gizmo Project is completed by first-year engineering students as the final exercise intheir introductory course: ENGR 100 – Exploring Engineering. The project also servesas a

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WIED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa M Frehill, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering

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Women in Engineering

AC 2011-2430: MOVING BEYOND THE DOUBLE-BIND: WIE AND MEPPROGRAMS AND SERVING THE NEEDS OF WOMEN OF COLOR INENGINEERINGLisa M Frehill, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering Lisa Frehill is the Director of Research, Evaluation and Policy at the National Action Council for Mi- norities in Engineering (NACME), a Senior Program Officer with the Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine at the National Research Council, and a senior analyst at Energetics Technol- ogy Center. Since earning her doctoral degree Dr. Frehill has developed expertise in the science and engineering workforce with a focus on how gender and ethnicity impact access to careers in these fields. While she was an

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Multidisciplinary Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mahmoud K. Quweider, University of Texas, Brownsville

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-1061: ENCOURAGING ART AND SCIENCE CROSS-DEPARTMENTALCOLLABORATION THROUGH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMMahmoud K Quweider, University of Texas, Brownsville Dr. M K Quweider is an Associate Professor at University of Texas at Brownsville. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Science and an M.S. in Applied Mathematics, M.S. in Engineering Science, and M.S. in Biomedical Engineering all from the University of Toledo, Ohio. After graduation, he worked at several places including Pixera, a digital image processing company in Cupertino, CA, and 3COM, a networking and communication company in Schaumberg, IL. He joined the UTB in 2000. His areas of interest include Imaging, Visualization and Animation, Web Design and

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Engineering Design in Pedagogy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew D. Lammi, Utah State University

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Design in Engineering Education, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Katehi, L., G. Pearson, and M. Feder, eds. Engineering in K - 12 education: Understanding the status and improving the prospects. 2009, The National Academies Press: Washington, DC.6. Mawson, B., Beyond `The Design Process': An alternative pedagogy for technology education. International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2003. 13(2): p. 117-128.7. Jonassen, D., Toward a design theory of problem solving. Educational Technology Research and Development, 2000. 48(4): p. 63-85.8. Cross, N., Expertise in design: An overview. Design Studies, 2004. 25(5): p. 427-441.9. Dym, C.L., et al., Engineering design thinking, teaching, and learning. Journal of Engineering Education, 2005. 94(1): p

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Extending a Hand Back: Older Students Inspiring Younger Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sunni H. Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan T. Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna C. Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 22.32.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Demographic Analysis of Engineering Majors with an Interest in TeachingAbstractThis work describes a demographic analysis of student participation in teaching relatedprofessional development programming at a research extensive university. This programming isoffered through Tech to Teaching, an initiative at Georgia Tech designed to illuminate pathwaystowards K-12 and higher education teaching careers for students seeking out such careers.Nationally sponsored efforts to increase the STEM workforce in the United States have gainedrecent prominence through such programs as the Race to the Top. Therefore, it is vital that weunderstand the

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Design Communications & Cognition II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gregory Kress, Stanford University; Tessa Price, Stanford University; Regina Getz-Kikuchi, Stanford University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-1928: FACILITATING SOCIAL PARTICIPATION THROUGH DE-SIGNBarbara A. Karanian, Stanford University; Wentworth Institute of Technology Barbara A. Karanian, Ph.D. is a Professor of Social Sciences and Psychology; and a Lecturer in Grad- uate Design Methods. She uses stories and storytelling to facilitate student progress from the idea and prototyping phases to reality. Involved in creating collaborative research teams that include members from the areas of engineering, design, psychology, and communication, she has people painting stories of entrepreneuring success. Barbara continues to work with changing organizations and entrepreneurial leaders.Gregory Kress, Stanford University

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Hardware Applications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alisa N. Gilmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jose M. Santos, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Aaron Joseph Mills, Iowa State University

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Computers in Education

2.2included improved power management, longer battery life, and a streamlined microcontrollerboard 2. Other upgrades included: a 128 x 32 programmable graphical LCD display, 5 servomotor control ports, I/O expandability for additional sensors, a programmable speaker, 3programmable LEDs, and 3 programmable control switches. Photos of the current CEENBoT™platform, and a close up of the CEENBoT™’s controller board are shown below: Page 22.364.4The Need for Computer Programming Interfaces for K-16In 2008, the newly created CEENBoT™ did not possess a straightforward method which enabledusers to program and control it beyond the included firmware settings. The

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Engineering Technology Futuristic Planning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alok K. Verma, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2011-871: ATTRACTING K-12 STUDENTS TOWARDS ENGINEER-ING DISCIPLINES WITH PROJECT BASED LEARNING MODULESAlok K. Verma, Old Dominion University Dr. Alok K. Verma is Ray Ferrari Professor and, Director of the Lean Institute at Old Dominion Univer- sity. He also serves as the Director of the Automated Manufacturing Laboratory. Dr. Verma received his B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from IIT Kanpur, MS in Engineering Mechanics and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from ODU. Prof. Verma is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Virginia, a certi- fied manufacturing engineer and has certifications in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. He has orga- nized several international conferences as General Chair, including

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Descriptions of Outreach Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rayshun J. Dorsey, WizKidz Science and Technology Centers, Inc.; Ayanna M. Howard, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-273: MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ROBOTICS AC-TIVITIES IN UNDERSERVED K-12 COMMUNITIES OUTSIDE THE CLASS-ROOMRayshun J Dorsey, WizKidz Science and Technology Centers, Inc. Rayshun Dorsey is currently the Founder and President of WizKidz Science and Technology Centers, an organization that works in conjunction with the Georgia Institute of Technology and currently offers an extensive in-formal education collaboration through various outreach projects to include AroPability, a federally funded initiative in conjunction with California Institute of Technology, Center for the Vi- sually Impaired, National Federation of the Blind and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite that seeks to stimulate STEM

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Elizabeth August, Loyola Marymount University; Allison Neyer, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Don Brian Murphy, Loyola Marymount University; Robert Quinlan Thames

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NSF Grantees

. F. and Smith, K. A. 2008. Looking beyond content: Skill development for engineers. Journal of Engineering Education, 97:3, 295-307.[6] August, Stephanie E. and Hammers, Michele L. 2009. IEECI: Encouraging Diversity in Engineering through a Virtual Engineering Sciences Learning Lab. NSF Grant no.0935100.[7] Second Life Research: Second Life Residents Statistics. 08 March 2007. http://secondliferesearch.blogspot.com/2007/03/second-life-residents-statistics.html (last accessed 1 June 2009).[8] Moreno, R. and Mayer, R. 2007. Interactive multimodal learning environments, special issue on interactive learning environments: Contemporary issues and trends. EducationPsychology Review, 19, 309-326. DOI= 10.1007/s10648-007-9047-2[9

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Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; Samuel Lee, University of California, San Diego

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 22.668.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Exchange - Structural Engineering and Geophysics Education for High School Students through Experiential and Problem-Based Learning1. IntroductionThe California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS) is a four-week,educational summer program for gifted and talented high school students. Science andengineering topics are presented via a variety of “clusters” located at four of the University ofCalifornia campuses. The “Earthquakes in Action” cluster at the University of California, SanDiego (UCSD) has successfully employed experiential education methods in order to presentstructural

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SPECIAL SESSION: Interdisciplinary Course Design Opportunities for Chemical Engineers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph J. Biernacki, Tennessee Technological University; Christopher D. Wilson, Tennessee Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

), “Teaching Cellular Automaton Concepts Through InterdisciplinaryCollaborative Learning,” Chem. Eng. Ed., 34(4), 204-309, 315.10 Heitsch, A. T., Ekerdt, J. G., and Korgel, B. A. (2009), “NANOLAB at the University of Texas at Austin: AModel for Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Science and Engineering Education,” Chemical Engineering Education,43(3), 225-231.11 Hunter, K. W., Matson, J. O., and Dunn, R. (2002), “Impact of a Fifty-Minute Experiential Team-BuildingProgram on Design Team Performance,” Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering EducationAnnual Conference and Exposition, Session 2257.12 Biernacki, J. J. and Wilson, C. , (1999) “Interdisciplinary Laboratory in Advanced Materials - A Team-OrientedInquiry-Based Approach,” NSF

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Jonathan E. Singer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Jacqueline Krikorian; Tushar P. Sura, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Department of Education

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

project. He is interested in incorporating his teaching and versatile research experience in science to engage students in preparing them for the college and beyond. Page 22.1001.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Learning from a Teacher’s PerspectiveAbstract In recent years, enrollment in STEM related fields has steadily declined. To combat this,the INSPIRES curriculum (INcreasing Student Participation, Interest, and Recruitment inEngineering & Science) was developed with the goal to increase student motivation to learn byincorporating real world

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Capstone Projects and Experiential Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Phillip A. Sanger, Western Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

time per week to discuss the projects’ progression. Overall, the 2009-2010 capstonesequence was a success for all involved. The 2010-2011 projects are underway and each teamhas completed their conceptual design reviews. During the conceptual design review, the facultymentors perceived an increase in the quality of student work as compared to 2009-2010.Bibliography1. Western Carolina University. (2003). A Regional Summit: Meeting Western North Carolina's Needs through Higher Education. Retrieved May 18, 2005 from http://www.wcu.edu/chancellor/Presentations/regional%20summit.htm2. Western Carolina University. (2010) Engagement at Western Carolina University. http://www.wcu.edu/5179.asp3. Sorien K. Schmidt Elizabeth A. Jordan

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K-12 Students and Teachers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Micah S. Stohlmann, University of Minnesota; Tamara J. Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Young Rae Kim, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Mi Sun Park, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota

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Educational Research and Methods

Page 22.1440.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Development of an Instructional and Assessment Tool From Student Work on a Model-Eliciting ActivityAbstractModel-Eliciting Activities (MEAs) are interdisciplinary, engineering based problems set in arealistic context with a client. MEAs allow researchers and teachers to observe students’development of conceptual models as they go through the cycle of express, test, and revise withtheir solutions. MEAs are being used increasingly in K-College level classes. Research tools thatcan be used for instruction and assessment with MEAs are needed. This paper will describe thedevelopment of such a research tool. Cognitive Task

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Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carolyn A Vallas, University of Virginia; Wraegen Williams, University of Virginia, Center for Diversity in Engineering

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Minorities in Engineering

://www.dailyfinance.com/story/careers/people-work-plugging-the-gap-between-jobs-and-skills/1964888 8.9. Jackson, Shirley Ann. Envisioning a 21st Century Science and Engineering Workforce for the United States: Tasks for University, Industry, and Government. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2003. Page 22.623.10 http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=1064710. Virginia’s K-12 STEM Ed Report Card 2010: Economic Prosperity through STEM Education. http://www.tap2015.org/maps/pdfs/STEMEdVirginia2010.pdf, accessed October 15, 2010.11. LEAD. LEAD Program for Engineering. 2010, Accessed Jan. 2011. http

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Two-Year College Special Topics Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jianping Yue, Essex County College

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Two Year College Division

AC 2011-2551: IMPROVING MATH SKILLS THROUGH INTENSIVE MEN-TORING AND TUTORINGJianping Yue, Essex County College Jianping Yue is a Professor in the Division of Engineering Technologies and Computer Sciences at Essex County College, Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Yue is the Principle Investigator (PI) of the DUE 0622440 grant of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) at the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Yue received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Hydraulic and Coastal Engineering from Wuhan Institute of Hydraulic and Electric Engineering in Wuhan, China in 1977 and 1982, and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennessee in 1990

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Professional Development from a Distance

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah L. Helman, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Ryan J. Kershner, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Diana Wheeler, MA-LIS, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy L. Kindschi, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Steven M. Cramer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Moira Lafayette, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Continuing Professional Development

approaches for a rapidly changingworld.Now in its sixth year, EBB provides flexible funding for faculty-driven projects with a particularemphasis on high-value, transformative change. Through a focused group of stakeholders,this initiative defines a coordinated strategy that places engineering fundamentals within asocietal context, thus fostering a passion for life-long learning. Further details, including acomprehensive assessment of successful outcomes, were presented at this venue one yearearlier5. The 2010 paper illustrates how a well-defined infrastructure at the College level ‒ withleadership provided by a collaborative group of faculty ‒ is used to define objectives, facilitatethe development of new ideas and programs, and begin to

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Evolving Engineering Libraries: Services, Spaces, and Collections

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott A. Curtis, University of Missouri, Kansas City

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Engineering Libraries

. dissertations, with Masters’ candidates using more “grey literature,” or literature notgenerally accessed through the main collections of libraries, like technical reports, industry andgovernment standards, government documents and web-based resources.11 Kirkwood’s findingsshowed that roughly 40% of the resources cited in all theses and dissertations in civil engineeringin the period 2003-2004 were grey literature. Kirkwood noted that this result correlated well witha finding of 41% grey literature citations in a study of engineering graduate student Masters’theses at Mississippi State University reported by Virginia K. Williams and Christine LeaFletcher.13 She then checked the citations against library holdings as a way of informing futurecollection

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K-12 Students and Teachers

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elsa Head, Tufts University; Morgan M. Hynes, Tufts University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-735: THE NATURE OF TEACHER KNOWLEDGE OF AND SELF-EFFICACY IN TEACHING ENGINEERING DESIGN IN A STOMP CLASS-ROOMElsa Head, Tufts UniversityDr. Morgan M Hynes, Tufts University Page 22.1483.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Nature of Teacher Knowledge of and Self-Efficacy in Teaching Engineering Design in a STOMP ClassroomCurriculum standards increasingly feature engineering as a requirement for K-12 students. Thisis a content area in which most K-12 teachers have little to no background; therefore, providingsupport is critical for successful implementation. In an effort to provide

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Innovative Program and Curricular Development

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Frances Ibes, Saint Catherine University; Yvonne Ng, St. Catherine University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

foundationalMontessori concepts: the fundamental needs of all humans and the evolution ofhuman ingenuity. Engineering proved to be a perfect fit in the Montessori systemof education.Montessori education also proved to be an excellent fit with engineeringeducation at the elementary levels. Montessori education is holistic in nature anduses developmentally appropriate, hand-on, didactic materials to inspireengagement and learning in children. Inquiry is fostered through initialexperiences (lessons) that offer both inspiration and instruction, and through thefollow-up work (assignments) that encourage children to deepen theirunderstanding through continued exploration and application of the materials andconcepts. Design is an essential element of the Montessori