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Physics in the K-12 Classroom

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Melanie Pearlman; Kimberly Turner

work was provided by NSF CAREER Award 0093994 (P.I. Turner), UCSBScience Partnership for School Innovation (Phase 3) Beyond the Classroom, Supplemental Grantfor 3 years to Materials Research Lab, from NSF Education to Human Resources Directorate(EHR), and UCSB Research Experience for Teachers, NSF Math and Physical SciencesDivision, Supplemental grant to MRL.Bibliography[1] K. Turner, MESA demonstration for 9th grade girls, 2000, observations.[2] L. D. Edwards, Coddington, A., Caterina, D., “Girls teach themselves, and boys, too: Peer learning in a computer-based design and construction activity,” Computers in Education, 29 (1), (1997) pp. 33-48.[3] P. J. Cornwell, Stienstra, D., Smith, S., “Fast Forward—An adventure in Engineering for

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A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

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Patrick Joyner; Teresa Larkin

. E. (1998). 'Scientific writing' - A course to improve the writing of science students. Journal of College Science Teaching, 27(4), 267 - 272.[15]. Sharp, J. E., Olds, B. M., Miller, R. L., & Dyrud, M. (1999). Four effective writing strategies for engineering classes. Journal of Engineering Education, 88(1), 53 - 57.[16]. Tobias, S. (1990). They're not dumb, they're different: Stalking the second tier. Tucson, AZ: Research Corporation.[17]. Tobias, S. (1989). In Paul Connolly and Teresa Vilardi (Eds.), Writing to Learn Mathematics and Science. New York: Teachers College Press.[18]. Hein, T. L. (1995). Learning style analysis in a calculus-based introductory physics course. Annual conference of the

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Enhancing Engineering Math with Technology

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Aaron Titus; Guoqing Tang

, collecting, andgrading assignments, tracking student performance, and facilitating student -instructor Page 7.660.2communication [13]. It was developed in the Department of Physics of North Carolina State Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright©2002, American Society for Engineering EducationUniversity. It allows an instructor to develop a question database with a variety of questiontypes, such as multiple-choice, multiple-select, fill-in-the-blank, numerical, symbolic, poll, essayquestions, and a mix of these question types known as multi-mode; all

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Issues in Physics and Engineering

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David Probst

. The problemand the required disciplines would be advertised for each section so that only students withsenior standing in those disciplines could register for that section. The potential exists to expandthe offerings to sections requiring any two disciplines on campus, but only sections requiringphysics or engineering physics majors would be of interest to our majors because one of ourengineering faculty members would need to be involved in order to provide the engineeringdesign content.The first few weeks of the course are spent covering introductory topics. The first week is spentintroducing the problem, clarifying expectations and processes for the course, and discussingresources for conducting research on the problem. The second week

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A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

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Saleh Sbenaty

knowledge. This research is a part of a three-year NSF-funded grant entitled “TheSouth-East Advanced Technological Education Consortium, SEATEC.” The consortium is acollaborative effort of five institutions across Tennessee, the main goal of which is to develop apractical approach to curriculum development, delivery, and assessment for engineering andtechnological education. This approach brings real-world problems to the classroom and is hopedto enhance learning and retention in these programs. Five case models that address five differentareas of engineering and technology were developed and are being field-tested. The SEATEC Page

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Physics in the K-12 Classroom

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Vivian Vasquez; Andrea I. Prejean; Sarah Irvine; Teresa Larkin

the project as well as during the institute. The resource faculty consisted of professorsfrom the Departments of Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics, Chemistry, Physics, andBiology with many years of experience teaching and working with undergraduate and graduate Page 7.729.1students, including pre-service and in-service teachers. The resource faculty provided support Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education

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Web Based Laboratories and Classes

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Marjorie Davis

Session Number 2158 Teaching Well Online: Part II, Interaction Design Marjorie T. Davis, Ph.D. Mercer UniversityPart I of this presentation deals with the significance of instructional design for online learning;courses and materials must be designed differently if teachers expect to achieve success in thisdifferent kind of teaching environment. Part II deals with the importance of designing the online“classroom experience” to assure an effective, interactive learning environment.The Traditional Teacher-Centered ClassroomFor centuries professors have conducted

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CE Rap Session and Toys in the Classroom

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James Kilduff

Environmental Engineering at Rensselaer. His research and teaching interests include physicochemical processes, applications of adsorptive and membrane separation processes in water and wastewater treatment and the effects of adsorption on pollutant transport. He may be reached via e-mail at kilduff@rpi.edu. Page 7.361.11 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education

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Issues in Physics and Engineering

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Harold Evensen

thispoint. We are looking into the regional demand for graduates with training in fields such as laserpatterning and plasma processing in order to help determine what to add next.We plan to replace the laboratory component of the second introductory physics course with aone-credit course for majors. This is because many aspects of the “Physics II” laboratory arealready covered in the required courses in circuits and optics; electrical engineering students arealready exempt from this laboratory. It is thought that this course could be replaced by anintroductory course in instrumentation; e.g., oscilloscopes, simple analog and digital circuits,computer interfacing, and simple machining.ConclusionWhile the major work of defining the goals and

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A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

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Warren Turner; Glenn Ellis

-winning teacherwho has taught at both the college and secondary school levels. His current research isdeveloping innovative K-16 engineering curricula that adhere to the best research on learningand teaching.WARREN A. TURNER is a Visiting Scholar at the Massachusetts Academy of Mathematics andScience at WPI. Educated as an applied physicist, he has taught at both the college andsecondary school levels. In addition to teaching he is currently a coach of the United StatesPhysics Team. Page 7.1255.13 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ã 2002

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Professionally Oriented Graduate Program

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Donald Keating

issues for neededreform to improve more relevant engineering graduate education for the engineering workforce inindustry as a complement to research-based graduate education. This paper describes the conceptualbasis and impact of this reform and a call-for-action is submitted to promote this activity to improve U.S.competitiveness. I. INTRODUCTIONIf the U.S. is to remain preeminent in creating new innovative technologies through engineering toenhance its economic well-being and national defense, then the U.S. system of engineering graduateeducation must remain the world’s leader ¾ and our graduate schools of engineering and technologymust bear an increasingly important responsibility not only to serve as

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Collaborations with Engineering Technology

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PK Raju; Chetan Sankar; Glennelle Halpin; Gerald Halpin

Session Number: 2102 Dissemination of Innovations from Educational Research Projects: Experience with Focused Workshops P.K. Raju, Department of Mechanical Engineering, pkraju@eng.auburn.edu Chetan S. Sankar, Department of Management, Gerald Halpin, Department of Foundations, Leadership, and Technology, Glennelle Halpin, Department of Foundations, Leadership, and Technology Auburn University, AL AbstractDuring 1996, we formed the Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education(LITEE). The

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Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps I

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Mohamed Zarrugh

; Lessons Learned in Information and Technology Management, vol. 2, no. 2, 1998, pp. 47-57M. Y. ZARUGHDr. Zarrugh is a professor of Integrated Science and Technology. He is also the executive director of Virginia'sManufacturing Innovation Center (VMIC) that helps smaller manufacturers increase competitiveness through advancedtechnology. Dr. Zarrugh teaches manufacturing, engineering design, instrumentation, and operations management. Hisresearch interests include, manufacturing systems, robotics, product design methodology and rapid prototyping. Page 7.179.10 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education

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Physics in the K-12 Classroom

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Sarah Faitak; Monika Blair; Matthew Johnson; Ken Vickers; Greg Salamo

accomplish their goals in outreacheducation.1. Science and Engineering Indicators – 2000 chapter 3 “Science and Engineering Workforce” page 3-24.2. National Science Foundation/Division of Science Resources Studies: data from Department of Education/National Center for Education Statistics: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Completions Survey3. National Center for Education Statistics. (1999) Overview and Key Findings Across Grade Levels .Washington D.C.: NCES4. “Before It’s Too Late” A Report to the Nation from the National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21 st Century., Education Publications Center, September, 2000.5. National Research Council. (2001). National Science Standards

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Teaching Innovations in Arch. Engineering

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Daniel Davis

Session 1606 A CAPSTONE DESIGN EXPERIENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Daniel Davis University of HartfordAbstractAt the University of Hartford, we have developed a “Capstone Design Experience” in an effort toimprove our Architectural Engineering Technology curriculum. By increasing the awareness ofthe interrelationships between different areas of study, we are attempting to strike a new balance.We have integrated the following into a single yearlong design project: research, programming,planning, history and theory

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Teaching Innovations in Arch. Engineering

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Murali Paranandi

Modular.6 James Watt made some important improvements on the engine in 1769, in the course of trying to repair one of Newcomen’s engines.7 The invention that started it was Thomas Newcomen’s “atmospheric” steam engine, which appeared in about 1711. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationfor critical teaching practices that aim for developing sensibilities about technology andabout the conceptualization of its role in methods of design.A Hybrid ApproachLayering computers over the traditional tools of architects as an effective strategy tomake the best of both worlds has been suggested

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Instructional Technology in CE 1

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Yusuf Mehta

Session: 1615 Innovative Teaching Methods In Flexible Pavement Systems Mehta Y. and Najafi F. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro NJ 08028 E-mail: mehta@rowan.edu Phone: (856) 256-5327 Fax: (856) 566-0413/ Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32611 E-mail: fnaja@ce.ufl.edu Phone: (352) 392- 1033 Fax: (352) 392-3394.AbstractFlexible pavement systems consist of materials exhibiting complex mechanical behavior, likeasphalt concrete, granular or clayey base conditions and various inset conditions. The interactionof

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Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

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Ken Vickers; Otto Loewer; John Ahlen; Ron Foster; Greg Salamo

totransfer new knowledge; to transfer scientific and technical know-how; and, most importantly, totransfer an innovative “can do” attitude into our general society. Undergraduates (juniors andseniors) and graduate students in chemistry, physics, engineering, biology, and business are thetargeted students for this program. Small and developing technology based businesses in the stateof Arkansas are the targeted customers of the improvement process.Throughout the nation small businesses are responsible for our economic growth. One significantarea for small business development is in science and technology. In this area, researchuniversities have played a large role through its students and faculty in establishing start-upcompanies. For example, many

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Physics in the K-12 Classroom

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2002 Annual Conference

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Elizabeth Parry; Laura Bottomley

cycles, habitats, etc. The moreabstract subjects of physics beginning in grade three are harder to teach, especially with the Page 7.774.1limited science training the teacher usually possesses. The combination of testing pressure and a Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright (c) 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationlower comfort level in the sciences means students are shortchanged in science education in ourstate.On the other hand, universities are always looking for ways to impact recruitment, andengineering schools in particular

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Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

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Helen Kuznetsov

Session 3568 Technology-based Innovative Teaching Methods Helen Kuznetsov University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAbstractInnovative ideas on efficient teaching has been developed and tested in class as a result ofmore than 15 years of experimentation with courseware development and implementationusing a variety of hardware, software, application programs and methods of delivery,including Web-based teaching and testing. The best learning results were observed whenstudents had to solve program-generated realistic problems right after the lecture usingstep-by-step method. The program

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Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

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Richard Hall; Nancy Hubing; David Oglesby; Vikas Yellamraju; Ralph Flori; Timothy Philpot

systemtermed Homework Manager. Figure 1: - Major Components of theActive learning activities for each New Teaching Systemcourse termed Hands-on Activities.This project has just completed its first year of funding. The aim of the development effort is tocreate products that are easy-to-use, active and interactive, visually appealing, adaptable,transportable, universal, compelling, and state-of-the-art.One key aspect of this new research is to study in-depth the optimal ways of incorporating thesesoftware packages into the total educational process. The engineering education landscape islittered with educational software packages that are not comprehensive. Typically these do

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Real-world Applications in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Randall Timi; Dannie Hutchinson; William Strenth; James Otter

policiesand procedures are being drafted to reflect necessary changes. The faculty are consideringforming PSU Construction into an LLC and maintaining company insurance. A full-time para-professional constructor has been requested as an addition to the staff.REFERENCESCornesky, Robert A., "The Quality Professor - Implementing TQM in the Classroom, Magna Publications, 1993.Felder, Dr. Richard M., "Effective Teaching: A Workshop", American Society for Engineering Education, Thirty-first Midwest Conference, 1996.Rogers, Robert L. and Stemkoski, Michael J., "Reality-based Learning and Interdisciplinary Teams: An InteractiveApproach", Journal of Engineering Technology, Fall 1995.Social Science Research Lab, " Student Perception of Teaching Effectiveness

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Interdisciplinary Engineering Education

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Naiqian Zhang

* Abstract An NSF-funded, interdisciplinary project of curriculum development and research on embedded system design has benefited teaching and research programs of the BAE Department at Kansas State University. The benefits included improvement in teaching of instrumentation and control courses, curriculum opportunity for BAE undergraduate and graduate students on embedded systems, enhancement of graduate research, and undergraduate research experiences.IntroductionIn a report of the Academic Program Administrators Committee of American Society ofAgricultural Engineers (ASAE) issued in 1990

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Teaching Entrepreneurship to Engineers

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William Cockayne; John Feland; Larry Leifer

Session 2002-1817 Teaching the “How” of Engineering Innovation William R. Cockayne, John M. Feland III, Larry Leifer Center for Design Research, Stanford University Innovative capacity is a function of ‘knowledge how’, not ‘knowledge 1 what’.In order to create greater value for society, the engineer of the 21 st Century needs to buildon the traditional content-driven education by becoming fluent in multiple disciplines.Drawing on expertise from multiple fields will enable today’s engineer to becomesociety’s cultivator and harvester of innovations. This pandisciplinary approach is

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Innovative Curriculum in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jay Porter; Dana Burnett; Michael Warren; Rainer Fink

BURNETTDana Burnett is pursuing a BS in Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University. She also works as anundergraduate research assistant in the Texas Instruments Mixed Signal Test Laboratory in the Department ofEngineering Technology and Industrial Distribution.JAY PORTERJay R. Porter joined the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M Universityin 1998 as an Assistant Professor and currently works in the areas of mixed-signal circuit testing and virtualinstrumentation development. He received the BS degree in electrical engineering (1987), the MS degree in physics(1989), and the Ph.D. in electrical engineering (1993) from Texas A&M University.RAINER FINKRainer Fink received the BS degree in

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Combining Research and Teaching

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John Duggan

ASEE Meeting Montreal,Quebec June, 2002 Session #: 1351 Studying Land-Applied Biosolids: An Integration of Research and Teaching in an Environmental Engineering Curriculum Jack Duggan, Ph.D., P.E. Wentworth Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe selection of appropriate reuse, recycling and disposal options for biosolids

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Educational Opportunities in Engr. Abroad

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Heidi Loshbaugh

the Right Reasons. New York Times Education Life, 17. Gilmore, J. (2000). Faces of the Caribbean. London: Latin America Bureau, Ltd. Marcum, J.A. (May 18, 2001). Eliminate the Roadblocks. Chronicle of Higher Education, B7.Biographical InformationHeidi G. Loshbaugh, Ph.D., is currently in her fourth year in the engineering design program EPICS at the ColoradoSchool of Mines. In addition to teaching, she has been responsible for new materials and course development,including EPICS II in St. Kitts, and Leadership EPICS II. She has also worked extensively on faculty training tofacilitate improved methods and materials for teaching communications, teamwork, and design

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Professionally Oriented Graduate Program

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Ronald Bennett

Session 2155 Selling Innovation Ronald J. Bennett, Ph.D. Engineering and Technology Management University of St. Thomas St. Paul, MinnesotaMISSIONWe provide a practical, values-based learning experience that produces well-rounded,entrepreneurial engineers and technology leaders who have the technical skills, passion andcourage to make a difference.IntroductionAs a fresh PhD in engineering at my first full-time job in industry I developed a new approach toa current problem

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Teaching Innovations in Arch. Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Gouranga Banik

sampling of available programs (Kenneth and Brenda,1996). Dymond (1996) describes a course that includes the development of multimediaapplications in environmental engineering. Aminmansour (1996) has developed applications forteaching structural steel design.Increase of computer use is particularly true for all professions such as architects, engineers andcontractors who are very much involved in the building industry. Based on the importance of thecomputer applications for the AEC professionals, computer applications in construction (CNST3000) was originally developed to teach computer literacy to undergraduate sophomore studentsin Construction at Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU). Basic computer skills weresupposed to be taught, which

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Managing and Funding Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

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David W. Miller; Doris Brodeur

Session 1302 The CDIO Capstone Course: An Innovation in Undergraduate Systems Engineering Education David W. Miller, Doris R. Brodeur, John E. Keesee Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAbstractIn February 1999, the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT initiated a new three-semester capstone laboratory and space systems design experience taught in the context ofauthentic engineering practice, i.e., Conceive, Design, Implement, and Operate (CDIO). Theobjective of CDIO is to teach the basic concepts and disciplines of engineering in the context