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New Faculty Issues and Concerns

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2004 Annual Conference

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J. Fredericks Volkwein; Linda Strauss; Lisa Lattuca; Patrick Terenzini

types, the sample includes 27Research-Extensive institutions, three Research–Intensive institutions, six Masters institutions,and four institutions categorized as Baccalaureate or Engineering and Technical institutions.There are 24 public and 16 private institutions in the sample. At the time this paper wassubmitted, 34 of the 40 participating institutions had agreed to have their names associated withthe study. See Appendix B for this list of institutions (as of March 17, 2004).Instrument Development: The EC2000 Study requires the development of five new surveyinstruments (one each for program chairs, faculty, graduating seniors, alumni, and employers)and a telephone protocol for the interview with deans of participating institutions. To date

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Applications in Mechanical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Di Bella

. This final step is critical to the solution of an engineeringproblem because it asks the student to consider the reasonableness of the answer giventhe context of the problem. This paper proposes that the true engineering technologysolution to a word problem should take a very relevant next step: to actually do theexperiment that the textbook problem has identified. Certainly, the “hands-on”engineering technology student is more comfortable with this part of the solution for itgives him/her an opportunity to actually build something while also applyingmeasurement techniques to the process and common sense to the study of the results.A page from a textbook1 illustrates this point. Figure 1a and b contains several wordedproblems from a statics

Conference Session

Minorities in Research

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mohammad Karim; Ardie Walser

-year program can be perilous particularly if there is little communication between the institutions. It is imperative that community colleges and universities collaborate to develop a seamless transfer process for these students.1 Tobolowsky, B., “Improving Transfer and Articulation Policies”, ERIC Digest(ED416934), 1998. Website URL [http://www.ericfacility.net/databases/ERIC], siteaccessed January 5, 2004.2 Morphew, C. C., Twombly, S. B., Wolf-Wendel, L. E., “Innovative Linkages: twourban community colleges and an elite private liberal arts college, Community CollegeReview, Winter, 2001. Page 9.395.7ARDIE D. WALSERArdie D. Walser is an

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Teaching Experiences in OME

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2004 Annual Conference

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Eugene Niemi

below, and a syllabus for the course asoffered to marine scientists is presented in Appendix B.22.584 Ocean Engineering for Marine ScientistsSummary of basic equations of fluid mechanics, continuity, momentum, energy, and Bernoulli.Summary of hydrostatics. Application of equations of fluid mechanics to ocean waves.Hydrodynamics of offshore and coastal structures. Floating and submerged bodyhydrodynamics. Forces on ocean buoys. Instrumentation systems for ocean research.Independent research project. Prereq: Permission of instructor. The course “Ocean Engineering for Marine Scientists” is offered by distance learning tothe four campuses of the UMASS system participating in the IGS program.Student and Instructor Impressions

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New Faculty Issues and Concerns

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mary Anderson-Rowland

wanted when I was a student, how I wanted my children to be treated, and how I treatmy students. Each exam is curved, say: 88-100, A; 75-87 B; 60-74 C; 50-59 D; and 0-49 E (orF). Of course, how you curve the exam depends on the difficulty of the exam. I often look at thelowest A exam and ask if this looks like an A paper or a B paper in terms of what I expect thestudent to know. The curve is announced to the students after each exam. The total homeworkis also curved. Each of three exams may be worth 100 points, homework 100 points, and thefinal 150 points. If, at the end of the semester, the total of the points earned by a student is onepoint higher than the highest B, for example, the student receives an A. For example, if the totalof the

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences and Funding

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jerome Davis; Roman Stemprok; Charles Bittle; Mitty Plummer

Plant Site a. “Susceptibility of a digital turbine control system to IEEE 802.11 compliant emissions” b. “Determination of the Shelf Life of Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors” c. “Using Motor Electrical Signature Analysis to Determine the Mechanical Condition of Vane Axial Fans” d. “Effect of Engineered Surfaces on Valve Performance” e. “Effects of a Surface Engineered Metallic Coating on Electrometric Valve Stem Seal Leakage” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 9.1140.2 Copyright 2004

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Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jiaxin Zhao

startingfrom 1 and the number is denoted with a circle around it to distinguish it from the joint number.The conventional assumptions of smooth pin joints and loads applied only at joints are followed.As a result, each truss member is a two-force member as shown in Figure 1(b). As used in thisFigure and throughout this paper, the subscript of a variable denotes the joint number while thesuperscript denotes the truss member number. The sign convention used here is that tension ispositive. Thus a positive truss member force F e means a tensional force in truss member e whilea negative F e means a compressional force. The force acting on the sliding joint Rsliding ispositive pointing toward the sliding plane as shown in Figure 1(a). The two joints of the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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James Bowen

Profit Profit Prediction Weighted Overall 6 6 Group (in.) Mass (g) (10 $) (lb) (10 $) Rank Error (%) Score Rank Sp 02, A 125.0 79.2 36.481 323.0 62.57 1 26.32% 5.05 1 Sp 03, A 201.8 58.7 32.824 197.1 45.57 4 17.96% 5.80 2 Fa 03, A 104.0 50.0 20.002 175.6 47.16 2 43.05% 7.55 3 Sp 02, B 257.0 99.5 53.159 363.6 46.52 3 50.50% 8.70 4 Fa 02, A 223.0 97.0 49.140 225.0 39.28 10 11.11% 8.95 5 Sp

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BME Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

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John Wagner; Daniel Cavanagh

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education 1. Devise a method to determine what percentage of the lozenge is menthol 2. Create a calibration curve relating the absorbances measured by the colorimeter with the actual concentration of lozenge mass. 3. Create properly formatted and labeled graphs of the temperature, lozenge concentration and menthol concentration in the solution as a function of time. 4. Perform the following analysis steps and provide supporting evidence and reasoning: a. Analyze the graphs to determine which combination of parameters promoted the fastest dissolution. b

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Capstone Design II

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2004 Annual Conference

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Tom Davis; Maximillian Peeters; John Curtis; Jennifer Miskimins

Session 2425 Capstone Design in the Earth Engineering Sciences: Case Study of a 10-Year Interdisciplinary Program Jennifer L. Miskimins, John B. Curtis, Thomas Davis, Maximillian Peeters Colorado School of MinesIntroductionThe capstone design course entitled Multidisciplinary Petroleum Design has been in existence atthe Colorado School of Mines (CSM) for ten years. Since its inception in 1993, approximately400

Conference Session

Design And Manufacturing Experiences I

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2004 Annual Conference

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William Nadir; Peter Young; Il Yong Kim; Olivier de Weck; David Wallace

OMAXCAM software is used for rapid prototyping in the department’s machine shop (Fig. 3a). Wehave manufactured a dedicated testing fixture to enable fast testing, as shown in Fig. 3 (c). (b) Abrasive water-jet cutting machine (c) Fixture for testing (test article installed) (a) Design studioFigure 3: Design studio, abrasive waterjet, and fixture for testing Page 9.740.5 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lili Zhao; Chris Brus; Julie Jessop

). Cerebral lateralization and spatial ability. Behavior Genetics, 6, 171-188.10. Kimura, D. (1987). Are men’s and women’s brains really different? Canadian Psychology, 28, 133-147.11. Kimura, D. (1996). Sex, sexual orientation and sex hormones influence human cognitive function. Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 6, 259-263.12. Feingold, A. (1988). Cognitive gender differences are disappearing, American Psychologist, 43:2, 95-103.13. Deno, J. A. (1995). The Relationship of Previous Experiences to Spatial Visualization Ability, Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 59:3, 5-17.14. Guay, R. B. (1977). Purdue spatial visualization test: Rotations, Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN.15. Stringer, P. (1975). Drawing

Conference Session

State of the Art in Freshman Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

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Stoian Petrescu; Ronald Ziemian; Richard Zaccone; Richard Kozick; James Baish; Margot Vigeant; Daniel Cavanagh

structure and seminar content, please see Vigeant et al. 20032. As with the 2002-03course, the seminars (Table 2, items B and C) were found to be popular with students and facultyalike, and to have a high degree of perceived value, based upon student surveys (4.3/5 for 2002-03, rising to 4.4/5 for 2003-04).Table 2: Layout of course timeline and goals.Week # Module description Course Lecture Lab objectives met Class size Class size1–6½ A. Engineering as a profession 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 210 12-156 ½ - 10 B. Seminar #1 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 27

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K-12 Outreach Initiatives

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2004 Annual Conference

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Meredith Knight; Christine Cunningham

] Finson, K.D. and A. Others, "Development and Field Test of a Checklist for the Draw-a-Scientist Test." School Science and Mathematics, 1995. 95(4): p. 195-205.[8] McDuffie, T.E., Jr, "Scientists--Geeks and Nerds?" Science and Children, 2001. 38(8): p. 16-19.[9] Finson, K.D., J.B. Beaver, and B. Cramond, "Development and field test of a checklist for the Draw-a-scientist test." School Science and Mathematics, 1995. 95: p. 195-205.[10] Wilson, B. and M. Wilson, "An iconoclastic view of the imagery sources in the drawings of young people." Art Education, 1977: p. 5-11.[11] Weber, S. and C. Mitchell, That's funny, you don't look like a teacher. Interrogating images and identity in popular culture. 1995

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Curriculums in Transition

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2004 Annual Conference

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Nathan Klingbeil

the National Science Foundation,Division of Engineering Education and Centers, under program solicitation NSF-03-562,"Department Level Reform of Undergraduate Engineering Education," Grant Number EEC-0343214. This work has also been supported by the College of Engineering & ComputerScience and the Department of Mathematics & Statistics at Wright State University.Bibliography1. Adelman, Clifford, 1998, "Women and Men of the Engineering Path: A Model for Analyses of Undergraduate Careers," U.S. Department of Education Report, May, 1998.2. Pomalaza-Raez, C. and Henry Groff, B., 2003, "Retention 101: Where Robots Go... Students Follow," Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 92, No. 1, 85-90.3. Arenaz, P., Fisher, W., Della

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Opportunities in Environmental Engineering Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

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Zuhdi Aljobeh; Aaron Jennings

undergraduate institution (PUI) in Valparaiso, Indiana.These two universities are experimenting with a unique teaching/research partnership thatrepresents a new model for how National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience forUndergraduates (REU) programs can be designed. The program builds on the strengths ofpartner universities to expand the research opportunities for undergraduate students who mightotherwise not be aware of these possibilities and extends research activities to predominantlyundergraduate institutions. This manuscript describes the design of this program’s prototypeEnvironmental Engineering course titled “Heavy Metal Contamination in the UrbanEnvironment” (CE 490 B) that is being offered at Valparaiso University in the spring

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahmoud Ardebili; Ali Sadegh

Session 2238 A New Approach to Teaching Engineering Graphics Using Active Learning and Product Realization Mahmoud K. Ardebili1 and Ali M. Sadegh2, 1-Engineering Science Program, Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York 2-Mechnical Engineering Department, the City College of New York, New YorkAbstractUndergraduate engineering programs are modifying their curricula to incorporate variousforms of active learning. This paper presents a modified engineering graphics course thatis instructed in an active learning

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Mechanics

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2004 Annual Conference

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

Technologia da Amazonia, Brazil; SU, University of Sarajevo, Zenica, Bosnia andHerzegovinia; ITE, Institute of Technical Education, Singapore; UWE, University of West of Englanda, b, … represent different instructors at the same school3.2 ModulesThe modules covered four subjects: Mohr’s Circle; Centroid and Moment of Inertia; StressTransformation; and Structural Analysis. Example screen shots and a web address for eachmodule are shown in Figures 1 through 4. Page 9.237.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition

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International Engineering Education II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Eck Doerry

group site, charging groups a per-minute fee to use the groupware feature. This model is (a) not economically feasible forrelatively low-budget educational contexts and (b) does not provide groups with the flexibility tocustom configure their group space to the group’s specific needs. For products based on theconventional “purchase and install locally” model, we found that (a) the installation process wasgenerally quite complex, requiring a trained systems administrator to create and configure groupsand (b) the group environments provided were monolithic and inflexible, often overloaded withfeatures irrelevant to team design contexts.Based on this analysis, we elected to draw on our expertise in groupware design to create acustom groupware tool

Conference Session

Materials Science for Nonmajors

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Aaron Blicblau

., Schendzierlorz, A. P. and Zakis, J. D. International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education, Electronic Assessment and Self-Paced Learning on the Web Using a Multiple-Choice Quiz Generator, 2000, 37, 119.(21) Christe, B. “Writing On-line Exam Questions that discourage Dishonesty”; proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, 2003, Nashville.(22) Marks, B., P. Journal of Engineering Education, Web-based Readiness Assessment Quizzes, 2002, 91, 97.(23) Ogot, M., Elliot, G. and Glumc, N. Journal of Engineering Education, An Assessment of In-Person and Remotely Operated Laboratories, 2003, 92, 57.(24) Lemckert, C. and Florance, J. R. British Journal of Educational

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Urban; Debra Banks; Mary Anderson-Rowland

based on student actions within six months to a year afterthe course.Three of the remaining eighteen students enrolled in and completed a subsequent course in theDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering with one student earning a grade of A andtwo students earning a grade of B. Five of the remaining eighteen students enrolled in andcompleted a subsequent ECE 100 – Introduction to Engineering course with two students earninga grade of A, one student earning a grade of B, and two students earning a grade of C. There is asurvey planned to explain the grades in the subsequent related courses. Also, the survey willcomplement the end of semester course evaluation to provide information on what can be doneto improve the existing computer basics

Conference Session

TIME 5: Solid Mechanics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenn Beltz; Marie Dahleh

subject areas: (i) forces, couples andmoments; (ii) equilibrium conditions in two and three dimensions; (iii) trusses, frames andmachines; and (iv) beams and friction. For each area the students were asked to respond to threequestions: (A) How well have you learned the material? (B) What was most important inhelping you learn it? and (C) How could your learning experience be improved? The intentionof this exercise was to examine any effects that the compression of the Summer term might haveon learning. However, it became apparent that the teaching style differences between the twoinstructors affected the students’ experiences.The Fall, 2002 focus group was conducted in one of the discussions sections. The session startedwith fifteen students, all

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan Kremer

solid modelers use it today. However, the growth of interfaces is a matter of concern forsoftware developers, and might be a barrier in solid modeling education and in engineeringpractice (Jakimowics and Szewczyk, 2001). Because it is believed that the layout of GUIelements influences the way the user can interpret them (Ambler, 2000). While the user’s correctmental model of the interface can help with his productivity, a false image of the interface mightmislead them and limit their ability to work with the software effectively (Genther and Nielsen,1996). For example, a recent experimental study showed that, if an unknown icon A in software1 looked like a well-known icon B in software 2, the students supposed that the icon Arepresented the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Blake

common engineering practice of using applications or service factors toestimate peak demand for a given application from average demand based on relatively simplecalculations.A different and useful example of design decisions may be introduced here by following thisexample with a discussion of automobile drive trains. One can discuss a specific example of twocars that are identical in all aspects except the drive train. One is the economy version with thesmaller power plant, and the other has the optional large engine. Both cars perform the samebasic function, serving as a means to travel from point A to point B. Both drive trains can do thesame physical work of bringing the vehicle up to legal speeds. However, the engine thatproduces more power

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Scholarship in Engineering Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George Morgan; Gene Gloeckner; Amin Karim; Ahmed Khan

Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education"25. Training in Pedagogy of teaching and learning: Out of 226 participants, 52.7%reported that they did receive training in the pedagogy of teaching and learning, and47.3% said that they did not receive such training.26. Participants Feedback/Comments regarding the importance of faculty technicalcurrency and faculty development on student learning/success: Out of 226 respondents,24% also completed the comments section of the survey. The following is a sample ofselected comments; additional comments are listed in appendix B. • “This is a highly important topic that receives extremely little attention.” • “Administrators

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Hochstein

Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering EducationSummary of Survey Results and Commentary Strongly Agree MECH 4314 Design of Fluid Thermal Systems Agree “a thru p” GPA Neutral Fall 2003 Disagree Strongly Disagree (a) knowledge of math, science, engr(b) design & conduct

Conference Session

Teaching with Technologies

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Orth Wright; David Robinson; Carol Mullenax

about the website on the end-of-semester survey for the Fall semester (seeAppendix B – Survey and Results); 208 of the 220 students participated in the survey. Someconfused the two different course websites in this survey (a separate Blackboard website heldcourse documents, lecture notes, and grade information) and others took the opportunity tocomment on other aspects of the course, but most commented cogently on the activitiesmanagement site which we commonly referred to as the “TIDES” website. Specifically, 80.8%of respondents either agreed or strongly agreed that the TIDES site was useful in helping to fulfillthe requirements of the class, and 84.6% either agreed or strongly agreed that the site wasintuitive and easy to use. Given the

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Recruiting and Building Diversity

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy Horvath; Cecilia Lucero

Persistence. PolicyInformation Report. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service.12 Austin, A. (2002). Preparing the Next Generation of Faculty: Graduate School as Socialization to the AcademicCareer. The Journal of Higher Education 73 (1), 94-122.13 Nerad, M., & Miller, D. (1996). Increasing Student Retention in Graduate and Professional Programs. NewDirections for Institutional Research, No. 92, 61-76.14 Lovitts, B. (2001). Leaving the Ivory Tower: The Causes and Consequences of Departure from Doctoral Study.Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.15 Brazziel, M., & Brazziel, W. (1995). Distinctives of High Producers of Minority Science and EngineeringDoctoral Starts. Report of Research Grant No. RED-9355867, National

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Knowing Students: Diversity & Retention

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Zemke; Donald Elger

mentor. Assignment of whether each interaction was strong mentoring or something to change. Observer feedback Specific key events and reasons they were important recorded by the form observer during the mentoring session. Assignment of whether each interaction was strong mentoring or something to change. Mentee feedback List of specific actions the mentor took to: form a) Understand the problem from the mentee’s perspective b) Help the mentee understand the problem c) Build rapport with the mentee Rating the mentor’s performance on a

Conference Session

Teaching with Technologies

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rocio Alba-Flores; Fernando Rios-Gutierrez

access to the faculty and student body atany place inside campus, and to make the learning experience for the students more interactive.The main academic interest for the use of the wireless network as a teaching and research toolinvolves but is not limited to the following applications: Page 9.1425.1 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering Education” a) Increase interaction between instructor and students in large classes b) Enhance communication outside class c) Support students software