Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville

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Computers in Education

technologies. Thispaper discusses the authors’ experiences in identifying and understanding the deficiencies andtheir work to address these deficiencies in the required freshman Introductions to Engineeringcourse. This course has many components, including software and tablet PC use, and these Page 25.1265.3components make it ideal for addressing the technical literacy of the students.2. Background InformationGumport and Chun give three general areas of higher education that are potentially impacted bytechnology: the nature of knowledge, the process of teaching and learning, and the socialorganization of teaching and learning. 1 They accurately point

Conference Session

General Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanshan Li, Purdue University; Yang Chen, Purdue University; David M. Whittinghill, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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bydigital means 1. However the potential of AR as a motivation-stimulated factor in languagelearning and vocabulary learning remains unexplored. The purpose of this study was to explorehow AR might affect student motivation for vocabulary learning.An exploratory pilot study of a freely available augmented reality English vocabulary learningapplication was conducted to assess AR’s influence on students’ learning motivation. Semi-structured interviews were used for gathering assessment data. By analyzing the gatheredqualitative data within the framework of the ARCS Model, our results suggest that AR may helpwith student motivation toward the beginning of the application session, but tended to decreasetoward the end of the session. Several potential

Conference Session

General Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christian Rogers, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Jerry Clyde Schnepp, Bowling Green State University

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Computers in Education

testing approach described in the introduction, we created an online quizsystem called Point Barter. It allows students to take an exam using a web browser. Questionsare presented sequentially and the interface is similar to most online testing environments.However, for each question, a barter button is available and is labeled with a predetermined pointvalue (figure 1.). Figure 1. Screenshots before bartering and after bartering.The student can choose to answer the question with or without using the barter feature. If he does Page 24.1159.4not use the barter feature, the test proceeds like other online tests. However, if he

Conference Session

General Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Perry Samson, University of Michigan

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Computers in Education

. In 2010 Perry was named Distinguished Professor of the Year by the President’s Council of Universities in the State of Michigan. Page 24.1181.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Testing a Prototype System for Mining of Student Notes and Questions to Create Study GuidesThe IssueIn the foreseeable future it will be technically possible for instructors, advisors and otherdelegated representatives of a college or university to access student participation andperformance data in near-real time. One potential benefit of this increased data flow

Conference Session

General Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Michael Morse, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University; Venkatesh Uddameri; Elma Annette Hernandez, Texas Tech University; David L. Ernst, Texas Tech University - Construction Engineering

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Computers in Education

and in some cases also Calculus II; b) cutting,removing or combining some general engineering courses (such as combining Statics andDynamics into one 3 to 4 SCH course); c) treating Physics II and Electrical Circuits asessentially equivalent and requiring only one; d) eliminating or turning Numerical Methods andFinite Difference/Element courses into electives; and e) eliminating numerical methods topicsfrom curricula due to the inclusion of industry standard software (ISS) packages such asMODFLOW (groundwater modeling), ANSYS (for structural analysis) and HEC-HMS (forhydrologic routing)3,4,5,6.Due to the curriculum reduction approaches described, the potential impacts on the knowledgeand skills students learn and develop during their college

Conference Session

General Technical Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mihaela Radu, SUNY Farmingdale State College; Clint S. Cole, Digilent, Inc.; Mircea Alexandru Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca; Monica Ignat Bot, Digilent; Alex Wong, Digilent, Inc.; Joe Harris, Digilent, Inc.

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-Napoca, Romania, 1991-present: Faculty member at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania (professor since 2004) Manage- rial Experience: 2006 - present, General Manager of Digilent RO International Experience: 1999-2000, Visiting Professor at Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.Mrs. Monica Ignat (Bot), Digilent She graduated from Technical University of Cluj-Napoca Romania, Electronics major, in 2009 and has been with Digilent for 5 years. She organized five of the European Regionals of the Digital Design Contest in the past years.Mr. Alex Wong , Digilent, Inc.Joe Harris, Digilent, Inc

Conference Session

General Technical Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Pratik Dilip Desai; Ryan Van Deest; Jude L. DePalma, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Computers in Education

mechatronics program at ourinstitution has experienced a steady growth trying to meet this need. However, the curricularchanges that follow these fast-paced technologies are often difficult to implement in theclassroom in a timely manner. Often, new products become available but without appropriatedocumentation for quick implementation in educational laboratories. It may take a year or longerto develop a set of laboratory exercises for a new microcontroller or a 3D printer. Thus, theknowledge must come from other informal sources, like workshops, technical presentations,conferences, etc. Students are taught to embrace change and keep current. This is in accordancewith ABET EAC General Criterion 3, Student Outcomes1 (i) “a recognition of the need for

Conference Session

General Technical Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Wayne Gilreath, Guilford College; Chafic Bou-Saba, Guilford College

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Computers in Education

continue to place increasing emphasis on supporting open-source hardware andsoftware, and the Raspberry Pi provides an affordable, flexible, multi-purpose platform for bothbeginners and experts to personalize into a wide range of useful and specialized products.IntroductionThe Raspberry Pi, see Figure 1, is an inexpensive and small-sized single-board computerinvented by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, 1 a registered charity in the United Kingdom whosemission is to use the Raspberry Pi in classrooms to promote affordable education in the computersciences worldwide. Students of all ages across the world use this open-source device to learnand experiment in computer science, programming, and electronics. 2 A variety of Linux-basedOS's are supported on

Conference Session

General Technical Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Geoffrey Brown, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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from highly detailed toa general gloss. Reproducing the results of these studies or translating them to othercontexts or programs in engineering education would be difficult. Similarly, there wasgreat variability in the extant to which engineering education concepts and curriculumswere described in the studies I reviewed. It would be difficult to offer broad implicationsabout BLEE as a practice because no scholarly community had set a norm about how todescribe the process (or what even technically constitutes BLEE).Implications from mapping the discourseThe identification of a large multi-disciplinary network within the scholarly discourse onBLEE suggests a relatively healthy area of study, drawing from a variety of disciplinesand applied

Conference Session

General Technical Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John P. Mullen, New Mexico State University

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Computers in Education

initially need a lot of help with Step 1. Step 2 is not difficult, but studentsneed to be encouraged to not go with the first idea. This seems to be best developed in studentteams. That is, it is easier for several students to come up with alternate plans than one studentworking on his or her own. Students generally have little trouble with Step 3, but often forgetStep 4. In instructional settings, this step is important because each problem will contain at leastone lesson. Doing the work, but not identifying the points to be learned is simply a waste of time.Another important aspect of Step 4 is checking the reasonableness of the answer. Finally,developing the habit of carrying out Step 4 is beneficial in an engineer’s career because it assiststhe

Conference Session

Technical Session 2: Embedded Systems

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yul Chu, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Jin H. Park, Computer Science Department, California State University, Fresno, CA

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Computers in Education

microcontroller (based on the ATmega328), which is a flexible and easy-to-use device for conducting various embedded systems projects. Those platforms have been used for many embedded systems projects, including home automation, IoT (Internet of Things), robots, games, and servers. Introduction: An embedded system consists of computer hardware and embedded software, which are different from the ones found in general purpose systems [1]. Thus, the embedded system can be described as a control/processing box (CPB) having microcontroller and other devices, and the CPB has inputs (i.e., receiving part) and outputs (i.e., sending part). In general, the goal of the CPB is making our daily-life comfortable and convenient as the forms of smartphones

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan M. Hill, University of Hartford; Devdas Shetty, University of Hartford

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V1−V2 L (1) dx= × V1+V2 2The experimental apparatus is general purpose in nature, with suitable adjustments it can beadapted as a component in various projects. The sensitivity and calibration of the experimentalapparatus is dependent on the distance y of the reflective film and the angle θ of the laserbeam, as shown in Figure 1. Apart from the experimental apparatus, we implemented our ownsignal conditioning electronics, a LabJack5 model U3 data acquisition module was used, and alaptop and a netbook computer each served as the host.The topics presented in this paper can be used in the classroom as well as with

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hatem M. Wasfy, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.; Tamer M. Wasfy, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jeanne Peters, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.; Riham M. Mahfouz, Thomas Nelson Community College

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Wintersgill, M. “The Andes Physics Tutoring System: Lessons Learned.” International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education, 15(3), pp. 147-204, 2005. Page 25.977.10 Figure 1. Knowledge object from a fully automated manufacturing course. The virtual realitywindow on the right contains the virtual instructor and interactive lab. The lecture window in the center is running an Adobe Flash animated slide. The speech window at the bottom contains a text version of the virtual tutor’s computer generated speech. The outline window on the left contains a hierarchical clickable tree of the lecture’s knowledge objects

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yaomin Dong Ph.D., Kettering University; Arnaldo Mazzei, Kettering University; Raghu Echempati, Kettering University

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Computers in Education

mechanical systems and has conducted research in stability of drivetrains, in- cluding universal joints. His current work relates to modal analysis, stability of drivetrains, finite element analysis, and computer aided engineering. He is an active member of ASEE, SAE, and SEM.Prof. Raghu Echempati, Kettering University Raghu Echempati is in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University. He has several years of teaching, research, and consulting experience. He is an active member of ASEE, ASME, and SAE. He has more than 100 technical paper publications in journals and conference proceedings of repute. He has chaired several sessions at national and international conferences and delivered numerous invited

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Whitston, University of South Alabama; Adam Thomas Moore, University of South Alabama

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Computers in Education

, inBoolean Algebra, one plus one is not two. It is shown to be 1 + 1 = 1. In fact, Boolean variablesand constants may only have one of two possible values, either one or zero2.Similarly, a circuit in a digital system can be in one of two states, HIGH or LOW. Thiscorresponds with the idea that computers operate in 1s and 0s, with 1 being HIGH and 0 beingLOW. Digital logic students will often begin the study of circuits by learning two logic gates, theAND gate and OR gate. The AND gate can take multiple inputs, and will go HIGH when all ofits inputs are HIGH , and be LOW the rest of the time. The OR gate will go HIGH when any ofits inputs are high and LOW if and only if all of its inputs are LOW.In Boolean Algebra, OR is represented by '+' and AND is

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology; J. Lane Thames, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert Donald Wellman Jr., Georgia Institute of Technology; Dazhong Wu, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sungshik Yim, Georgia Institute of Technology; David W. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology

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categories of entities who ‘needs’ the CBDM functionality. Moreover,industrial needs and educational needs are, in general, intricately bound. Industry will useCBDM technology to produce raw goods and services. Obviously, industry depends oneducational entities for the following: (1) to educate students on the basic principles andfoundations of CBDM systems in order to accomplish their economic goals and (2) to conductcutting-edge research and development on the underlying details of CBDM systems. Hence, theeducational and industrial entities are intricately bound.3.1 An Integrated Design and Manufacture Infrastructure for CBDMAs a first step toward realizing our goals and vision of CBDM, a corresponding architectureneeds to be developed. Over the

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert P. Brazile, University of North Texas; Kathleen Swigger, University of North Texas; Matt Ray Hoyt, University of North Texas; Brian Lee, University of North Texas; Brandon Nelson, University of North Texas

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the need for effective tools that will enable multi-universitiesto effectively schedule those distributed group projects. This paper presents a Web-based toolthat was developed in the context of a globally distributed software engineering course. TheWeb-based software enables instructors from multi-universities to view instructors’ informationand schedule projects throughout the year. The authors of the paper discuss the challenges increating multi-university projects, as well as present the main features of the software and anexample of how it is being used to create globally distributed software projects.1. IntroductionTeaching students how to work in globally distributed teams is difficult. But figuring out how toschedule the various

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Han-lung Lin, University of California, Riverside; Thomas Stahovich, University of California, Riverside; James Herold, University of California, Riverside

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largerstroke groups based on the distance and elapsed time between the strokes. Then, in the last stageof our classification algorithm, we correct intra-grouping classification errors. Page 25.243.2Figure 1: A typical handwritten statics solution comprising equations (green strokes), free bodydiagrams (cyan strokes), and cross-outs (black strokes).A number of techniques have been developed to classify strokes. Peterson et al.3, Patel et al. 4,and Bhat et al. 5 each use a feature-based technique to classify pen strokes. They all characterizeeach pen stroke using several features. Patel et al. used a set of features describing the temporaland spatial

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Herold, University of California, Riverside; Thomas Stahovich, University of California, Riverside

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this context, we use self-explanation as a means to developmetaskills.Chi et al.1 made comparisons between two groups of students: “poor” and “good”performing students. These students were asked to generate self-explanation after studyingworked out example problems. The results of this study demonstrated that students whoperform poorly are typically unable to generate sufficient self-explanation of the worked outexample problems.Steif et al.4 present and evaluate a strategy for teaching statics concepts which focuses onstudent’s conceptual knowledge. During instruction, students are given example free body Page 25.246.3diagrams and asked whether they

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan M. Hill, University of Hartford; Ying Yu, University of Hartford

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Computers in Education

with the CAD tool and also in providing reference material. Page 25.1281.4 Figure 1: Schematic from tutorialOur choice to use Xilinx ISE CAD software was made based on convenience, as we have priorexperience and that it is already installed on college computers. We specifically chose XilinxISE 10.1 as the 32 bit version includes the graphical tool shown in Figure 2 that generates thetest bench files needed to perform simulation. In using the tool, input values are assigned simplyby pointing at the corresponding waveform and then clicking the mouse. Unfortunately, thisfeature is absent in the 64 bit version as

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thad B. Welch, Boise State University; Cameron H.G. Wright P.E., University of Wyoming; Michael G. Morrow, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Computers in Education

.1–11 Additionally,these applications, whether using real world signals, systems, or both, provide immediate rele-vance for what students may otherwise view as just more theory. Our students are quick to tell usthat what they view as “theory for theory’s sake” does not hold much interest for them.Real-time digital signal processors, for example the popular C6x series from Texas Instruments,can easily generate algorithm-based signals and system implementations of devices such as filters,transmitters, receivers, and so forth,6, 12–15 but there is another category of interesting signals thatinstead need to be recorded prior to a demonstration. The recording of audible signals has becomeall but trivial using a modern a computer (with a built in

Conference Session

CoED General Technical Session II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher R. Carroll, University of Minnesota, Duluth

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using RAM to store the truth table for the desiredfunction to be generated. This approach essentially makes each individual minterm of thefunction being implemented a separate implicant of the function, as indicated in Figure 3. 38 decoder CD 7 y 00 01 11 10 C 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 D 0 G 7/0 5 4 f(C,D,y) = Σm (1,3,6,7) y 1 1 1 1

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danielle Marie Dowling, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Morgan M Hynes, Arizona State University

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Computers in Education

. Page 23.940.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 On Adopting an Inquiry Stance: A Case Study of Three Teachers as They Integrated InterLACE Technology to Encourage Student Sharing and ReasoningAbstractTo produce a more technically and scientifically literate population, we need to place studentideas at the forefront of science and engineering classroom activity so that those ideas can beexposed and refined and the students feel they have a stake in building that knowledge base.Accordingly the Interactive Learning and Collaboration Environment (InterLACE) Project hascreated a technological tool that allows students to post their thoughts via a Web-based platformto a

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kellie Grasman, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Suzanna Long, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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question and answer sessions facilitated through a chat tool c. Discussion Board, consisting of a thread for each Practice problemIn general, students were encouraged to utilize the resources that they found most useful to themas individual learners. Students could choose to participate in the Classroom Activities eachclass meeting. With this approach, they would be exposed to all fundamental course topics Page 23.1104.3through Lessons and Problem Solving guided by the Instructor in the classroom. Alternately,students could choose to access the Online Resources to review material independently.Students were not forced to choose an

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob P. Moore, Virginia Tech; Michel Paul Pascale; Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech; Chris North, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

Maps and How to Construct and Use Them,” Technical Report Cmap Tools 2006-01 Rev 01-2008, 2008.[9] J. Blankenship and D. Dansereau, “The Effect of Animated Node-Link Displays on Information Recall,” The J. of Expt. Educ., vol. 68, no. 4, pp. 293–308, 2000.[10] J. Sweller, “Cognitive Load During Problem Solving: Effects on Learning,” Cognitive Science, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 257–285, Apr. 1988.[11] F. Paas, A. Renkl, and J. Sweller, “Cognitive Load Theory: Instructional Implications of the Interaction Between Information Structures and Cognitive Architecture,” Instructional Science, vol. 32, no. 1/2, pp. 1–8, Jan. 2004.[12] J. Moore, R. S. Pierce, and C. B. Williams, “Towards an ‘Adaptive Concept Map’: Creating an Expert

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division - General Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn W Ellis, Smith College; Yanning Yu, Northwestern University

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Computers in Education

your group’s discourse. One way to do this is to bring in new ideas, theories, authoritative sources, etc. But don’t forget that asking good questions, critiquing ideas, monitoring your group’s progress, putting ideas together to rise above the general discourse, etc. are equally important ways to contribute. Overall the key here is that you are helping your group improve its collective understanding, theories and designs—not just exchanging opinions. (40 %) Write a two to five page essay explaining in-depth your understanding of one specific problem/idea that emerged from your group discourse. Below are a few steps to consider: 1. Reflect on how the knowledge related to this problem has advanced: • What were your

Conference Session

Mobile Devices and Apps

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kefei Wang, Gonzaga University

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Computers in Education

collaboration within a team setting.The Java programming session would be brought into the class right after the App Inventor session.Java was used as a general programming language to reinforce the proficiency of programming andproblem solving skills among students. It also played as a transitional programming language forstudent to continue their study in Computer Science.In addition to programming and problem solving skills, the designed modules also include consid-erable contents on teamwork, social responsibility and ethics. Followings are brief descriptions ofdesigned App Inventor modules:Module 1 is based on the ”Hello Purr” project from Wolber’s book 11 with a few extensions. Itworks as a quick start for students to explore the life cycle of

Conference Session

Computers in Education General Technical Session I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik Cheever, Swarthmore College; Ames Bielenberg, Swarthmore College

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Computers in Education

explanatory detail about the topic, including descriptions of how it is related to other,associated, topics. While many textbooks (and even web-based presentations) have only shortsections describing the interrelationships between topics, this system puts the relationship at thecore of the presentation of the material to make it more clear why a particular topic is beinglearned and how it fits into the larger context of linear systems.IntroductionAt its lowest level the learning process, according to Bloom’s taxonomy, involves moving astudent from simply remembering information to understanding it [1, 2]. The internet has greatlyincreased the amount and availability of information but has, in some ways, increased thedifficulty of understanding that

Conference Session

Computers in Education General Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Purdue University; Quintana Clark, Purdue University; Geovon Boisvenue, Purdue University; Stephen Paul Woodall, Purdue University

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Computers in Education

and social media literacy in their curricula. The myth ofthe digital native has done more harm than good to the Millenial generation: It hasincreased older adults’ expectations about students’ baseline knowledge levels, and hasresulted in failure to educate students about topics that may greatly affect their futures. Itis time to base our curricula on research, rather than myth. The research reviewed so farshows that students need our help when it comes to social media, and social medialiteracy should be included in undergraduate college education. However, none of theprevious research has addressed the specific case of engineering and technology students.It is possible, that given their advanced technical skills, engineering and

Conference Session

Computers in Education General Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Anne Macdonald, University of Technology, Sydney; Julie E. Mills, University of South Australia

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Computers in Education

project costs4. The construction industry has alsobeen described as extremely fragmented and lacking integration5, 6.In the light of such studies, major changes have been recommended by industry organisationssuch as the US National Academy of Sciences (2009). Two of the five key activities identifiedby the Academy for improving the industry were: 1. Widespread deployment and use of interoperable technology applications, also called Building Information Modelling (BIM); 2. Improved job-site efficiency through more effective interfacing of people, processes, materials, equipment and information.1, p.1As a consequence of such recommendations the construction industry worldwide is beginning tomove towards collaborative design practices