Paper ID #9437A Platform for Computer Engineering EducationDr. Sohum A Sohoni, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Dr. Sohoni is an Assistant Professor in Engineering and Computing Systems at Arizona State University’s College of Technology and Innovation. Prior to joining ASU, he was an Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University. His research interests are broadly in the areas of computer architecture and perfor- mance analysis, and in engineering and computing education. He has published in ACM SIGMETRICS, IEEE Transactions on Computers, the International Journal of Engineering Education, and Advances in
programsDr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University Matthew W. Ohland is Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University and a Professorial Re- search Fellow at Central Queensland University. He has degrees from Swarthmore College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineer- ing students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by over $12.8 million from the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his team received Best Paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008 and 2011 and from the IEEE Transactions on Education in
AC 2007-3100: INNOVATIVE USE OF A RESEARCH REACTOR FORINTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING EDUCATIONJohn White, University of Massachusetts-LowellLeo Bobek, University of Massachusetts- Lowell Page 12.900.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Innovative Use of a Research Reactor for Interdisciplinary Engineering EducationIntroductionOver the last few years, the research reactor facility at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell(UMLRR) has developed capability to perform live experiments and deliver archived reactoroperations data via a web-based interface to remote users.1-3 Access to this capability isavailable through the nuclear101
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plan on how to conduct thesession using active collaborative pedagogy such as group work are far more likely to positivelyimpact a learner’s attitude towards laboratory session than those who do not. What is offered inthis paper are thus some signposts which facilitators can use to effectively plan their group work Page 25.627.2and thereby enhance learner engagement in during laboratory session.Laboratory courses in engineering education – existing scenario in IndiaIn engineering education, concepts taught through lectures are often complemented by laboratoryexperimentation. The purpose of laboratory work is well articulated in4 as it is a
Page 24.283.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Collaborative Research: Gender Diversity, Identity and EWB-USAIntroductionIn 2000, the United Nations1 introduced eight Millennium Development Goals, whichdemonstrated a global effort to “meet the needs of the world’s poorest.” Similarly, in 2008 theNational Academies2 revealed fourteen Grand Challenges for Engineering, which if met, “coulddramatically improve life for everyone.” The objectives in this report challenge the engineeringprofession to meet pressing worldwide issues and have been mirrored in similar reports (e.g.4–7).With calls for more numerous, diverse, and globally-prepared engineers capable of meeting theworld’s greatest issues
modeling, numerical modeling, electromagnetic com- patibility and engineering education. During his career Dr. Belu published eight book chapters, several papers in referred journals and in conference proceedings in his areas of the research interests. He has also been PI or Co-PI for various research projects United States and abroad in power systems analysis and protection, load and energy demand forecasting and analysis, renewable energy, microgrids, turbulence and wave propagation, radar and remote sensing, instrumentation, atmosphere physics, electromagnetic compatibility, and engineering education
Virginia. He received the PhD degree in Physics from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1980 and joined Bell Laboratories that same year. At Bell Laboratories he was Director of Advanced Lithography Research in the Physical Sciences Research Division. He joined the ECE department at University of Virginia in 2001 and was appointed Department Chair in 2003 and served until 2012 in that capacity. His research interests include nanofabrication, nanoelectronic devices and Engineering Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Incorporating Studio Techniques with a Breadth-First Approach in Electrical and Computer Engineering EducationBackgroundThe
AC 2012-3464: NAVY METROLOGY ENGINEERING EDUCATION OUT-REACH: INSPIRING AND EDUCATING STUDENTS ABOUT CAREERSIN METROLOGYMr. John V. Fishell, Science and Technology Education Partnership John V. Fishell retired from his position as Technical Director of NSWC, Corona Division, Corona, Calif., in 2008, after 36 years of service. He holds a Juris Doctorate in Law from California Southern Law School and a B.S.E.E. from the University of Texas, El Paso, along with two certificates in management from the University of Texas McCombs Business School. Fishell has been an active participant and supporter on the non-profit Science and Technology Education Partnership (STEP) since its inception 12 years ago and a member of the
Institute of TechnologyDr. Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of TechnologyDr. Yacob Astatke, Morgan State UniversityDr. Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University Page 24.282.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Collaborative Research: Center for Mobile Hands-On STEMRemarkable progress has been made in the development and implementation of hands-onlearning in STEM education. The mantra of See One, Do One, Teach One overly simplifies theidea but does provide a helpful structure to understand how many engineering educators areattempting to change the learning experience of our
, the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development Award, the 2010 Electronic Engineering Times ACE Award Educator of the Year, and the City of Gilbert Community Excellence Award for Educator of the Year. Page 24.435.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Digital Technology Education Collaborative First Year Progress ReportAbstractThe electronics world is undergoing a transformation in the underlying technologies used tocreate new products for the world’s consumers. The movement to reconfigurable digital systemsusing Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs
director of the Problem Solving Research Group, whose 50+ collaborating members include faculty and students from several universities, as well as industrial representatives, military leaders, and corporate consultants.Dr. Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Daniel M. Ferguson is the recipient of three NSF awards for research in engineering education and a research associate at Purdue University. Prior to coming to Purdue he was Assistant Professor of En- trepreneurship at Ohio Northern University. Before assuming that position he was Associate Director of the Inter-professional Studies Program and Senior Lecturer at Illinois Institute of Technology and involved in research in service learning
practices.Christina Smith, Oregon State University Christina Smith is a graduate student in the School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineer- Page 24.285.1 ing at Oregon State University. She received her B.S. from the University of Utah in chemical engineering and is pursuing her PhD also in chemical engineering with an emphasis on engineering education. Her research interests include diffusion of innovations and student personal epistemology. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Collaborative Research: Integration of Conceptual Learning throughout the
/ Page 24.779.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Integrating Sustainability Grand Challenges and Experiential Learning into Engineering Curricula: a TUES2 collaborative research projectThe next generation of engineering professionals must be prepared to solve complex andmultidisciplinary problems in a sustainable and global context. To achieve this we musttransform higher education, creating institutions that are committed to excellence, access andimpact where students and faculty link to local and regional issues and undertake appliedsustainability challenges that impact the social, environmental, and economic evolution of thenation. This
Paper ID #8793Effective Course Redesign Strategies to Integrate Collaborative PBL in Se-nior Computer Engineering/Computer Science CoursesDr. Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los AngelesDr. Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles Page 24.454.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Effective Course Redesign Strategies to Integrate Collaborative PBL in Senior Computer Engineering/Computer Science CoursesAbstractThis paper presents the accomplishments and comprehensive findings of the
. Page 24.476.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Emerging Themes in a Distance-Delivered Calculus I Course: Perceptions of Collaboration, Community and Support Abstract Our national interest in educating greater numbers of engineers puts emphasis on creatingundergraduate engineering education opportunities accessible by traditionally underrepresentedstudent groups, including geographically dispersed and rural residents, working professionals,and women. Currently, new pathways to engineering are being realized via distance delivery andonline learning. As more engineering programs adopt distance delivery as a means to engage alarger and more diverse student pool
2006-2393: CBT TEACHING TOOLBOX: A MECHANISM FORCOLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERACTIVE COMPUTER ANDWEB-BASED TRAININGStephen Crown, University of Texas-Pan AmericanArturo Fuentes, University of Texas-Pan AmericanBob Freeman, University of Texas-Pan American Page 11.313.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 "CBT" Teaching Toolbox: A Mechanism for Collaborative Development of Interactive Computer and Web-Based TrainingAbstractThe "CBT" teaching toolbox is a dynamic forum for the planning, development, anddissemination of interactive computer and web based training. The toolbox web site serves as aresource of
Award from the University of Minnesota in 1998 and is a Fellow of the IEEE. Page 12.369.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Collaborative Learning in Laboratory Oriented Courses Using Web Conferencing for Shared Control of Physical Laboratory ExperimentsAbstractThe Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Minnesota hasembarked on an innovative method to conduct the laboratory component for its Electric Drivescourse. The method involves exploiting the versatility of the Adobe Breeze 5.1 package, whichcan create a computer interface for
. Page 24.1069.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Scaffolding Cyber-Enabled Collaborative Learning in Engineering Courses and Its Impacts on Students' Learning Process and OutcomesAbstractMore engineering faculty and students have realized the importance of the collaborative learningand utilized it to facilitate engineering learning. However, students may not carry outcollaborative learning effectively without some instructional support because they may havelitter knowledge on how to effectively exchange ideas and share learning, particularly for thosewho have lower achieving and may benefit more through interactions with their learning peers.Besides, students may have difficulty to find
Paper ID #10784A Case Study: How Collaborative PBL Affects Learning of Minority Stu-dents in Engineering Courses at Senior LevelDr. Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los AngelesDr. Pearl Chen, California State University, Los Angeles Page 24.22.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A Case Study: How Collaborative PBL Affects Learning of Minority Students in Engineering Courses at Senior LevelAbstractThis paper presents the current progress and preliminary findings of an NSF
lectured in Mexico, Japan, and the United States. Page 22.62.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Metal Casting Laboratory Exercise: Collaboration between the Engineering and Art Departments at Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiAbstractA metal casting laboratory experiment part of a Manufacturing Processes engineering class isdescribed. Students working in teams design and fabricate expendable patterns according tospecifications, perform evaporative full-mold casting of aluminum, and analyze the quality andstrength of the castings
Paper ID #9098Planning Grant: Developing a National Higher Education Student Unit RecordDatabaseDr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University Matthew W. Ohland is Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University and a Professorial Re- search Fellow at Central Queensland University. He has degrees from Swarthmore College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineer- ing students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by over $12.8 million from the National
science and engineering educa- tion. She has been involved in collaborative research projects focused on conceptual learning in chemistry, chemical engineering, seismology, and astronomy.Dr. Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from UC San Diego and his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, all in Chemical Engineering. He currently has research activity in areas related engineering education and is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher-level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. His research interests particularly focus on what
Page 24.1022.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Promoting the Adoption of Innovative Teaching Practices by Transportation Engineering Faculty in a WorkshopIntroductionThe National Transportation Curriculum Project (NTCP), a consortium of researchers fromfifteen colleges and universities, is concerned with the development, dissemination, andwidespread adoption of curricular materials and best practices in transportation engineeringeducation [1]. In 2012, the NTCP hosted a two-day Transportation Engineering EducationWorkshop (TEEW) to facilitate the collaborative development and adoption of active learningand conceptual-assessment exercises for the introduction to
engineering education discipline, assessment methods, and evaluating communication in engineering.Dr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Page 24.214.2 Marie C. Paretti is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co- directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on com- munication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014
particular12. FLOWEXTM can be used to promotefluid mechanics and science in general even to non-science and non-engineering students. Itcould be used as an effective recruitment tool to science based subjects. FLOWEXTM is able to Page 13.463.15analyze, interpret and synthesize educational results in formats understandable and useful fornon-scientists. University instructors through collaboration with local schools can take this Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2008, American Society for Engineering Education From the Proceedings of the 2008 meeting of
, West Lafayette. His research interests include how engineering students approach, learn, and internalize design, especially in teams. He has co-authored a book chapter on teamwork and innovation, and has authored conference and journal papers on design, innovation, collaboration, and engineering laboratories.Mr. Paul David Mathis, Purdue University Paul Mathis is a PhD student in the school of Engineering Education and a council member for ASEE student chapter at Purdue University. He has a bachelors degree in Physical Science and a Masters in Education Curriculum. His areas of interest are design, innovation, creativity and improving skills of future engineers. pmathis@purdue.edu
AC 2008-1375: HUMAN AND INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES IN THEDEVELOPMENT OF WEB-BASED LABORATORIES IN CHALLENGEDENVIRONMENTSDavid Olowokere, University of Alabama at BirminghamLawrence O. kehinde, Texas Southern University, Houston, TexasOlutola Jonah, Obafemi Awolowo UniversityOladipo O. Osasona, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NigeriaE.O.B. ajayi, Obafemi Awolowo University, NigeriaKayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University Page 13.675.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Human and Infrastructure Issues in the Development of Web- Based Laboratories in Challenged EnvironmentsWeb-based laboratories (WBL) involve not only hardware and software buthuman
, Rice UniversityMrs. Amber Lee MuscarelloDr. Matthew Wettergreen, Rice University Matthew Wettergreen is a Lecturer in Engineering at the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen at Rice University. He is also the Assistant Director for the Rapid Prototyping Program at the School of Science Technology. Page 24.1164.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Teaching Freshman Design Using a Flipped Classroom ModelAbstractFaculty at Rice University are creating instructional resources to support a flipped classroommodel for first-year multidisciplinary engineering design. By
distribution in non-prismatic beams and comparison of their Strength to Weight Ratio with the prismatic beams,2. To create an opportunity for collaborative research and design efforts between undergraduate Page 12.385.2 engineering student(s) and faculty, Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2007, American Society for Engineering Education3. To design and produce a cost-effective, reproducible apparatus with outstanding features.4. To incorporate (optional) use of ANSYS for comparison of the measured and calculated results,5. To make all