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AEE Journal

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Larry Shuman

Advances in Engineering Education FALL 2017From the Editor This issue contains eight articles that document “advances” in engineering education. The paperscover a wide range of topics, with focus ranging from introductory first year courses to senior cap-stone design. The papers present creative ways of student learning and assessment, including theuse of webpages and other media to better understand complex concepts. The papers address suchcurrently “hot” topics as the blended/flipped classroom, combining ethics with design, sustainabilityand entrepreneurship. Below is a short overview of each paper – happy, and productive reading! Diana Bairaktarova (Virginia Tech) and Michele

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Cheryl Bodnar; Matthew Markovetz; Renee Clark; Zachari Swiecki; Golnaz Irgens; Naomi Chesler; David Shaffer

as an ­Assistant Professor (Teaching Track) in the Department of Chemi- cal and Petroleum Engineering at the Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh when this study was conducted. Dr. ­Bodnar’s research interests relate to the incorporation of active learn- ing techniques in undergraduate classes (problem based learning, games and simulations, etc.) as well as integration of innovation and entrepreneurship into engineering curriculum. More specifically, she isfocused on evaluating the effectiveness of games for increasing student motivation

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AEE Journal

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Gail Goldberg

cut score and awarded a prize to the team whosecumulative score was highest after dropping high and low judges’ scores for each element.Conrad Spirit of Innovation ChallengeCompetition Background The Conrad Spirit of Innovation Challenge is one centerpiece of the Conrad Foundation establishedin 2006 by Nancy Conrad in honor of her late husband, astronaut and entrepreneur Charles “Pete”Conrad Jr. This annual competition, conducted for the ninth year in 2015-16, seeks to encourage highschool students (ages 13-18) around the globe to demonstrate innovation and entrepreneurship by cre-ating and presenting design solutions in the areas of Aerospace and Aviation (AA), Cyber-technologyand Security (CS), Energy and Environment (EE), and Health