college levels.Karen High, Oklahoma State University KAREN HIGH earned her B.S. from the University of Michigan in 1985 and her M.S. in 1988 and Ph.D. in 1991 from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. High is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University where she has been since 1991. Her main research interests are Sustainable Process Design, Industrial Catalysis, and Multicriteria Decision Making. Other scholarly activities include enhancing creativity in engineering education, critical thinking, and teaching science to education students and professionals. Dr. High is a trainer for Project Lead the Way pre-Engineering curriculum. Dr. High is
Virginia’s top research universities and advanced manufacturers including Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Siemens, and Newport News Shipbuilding. Williamson also serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Logistics Systems (CCALS) and as Founding Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Virginia State University Research Foundation. Williamson holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Tufts University, a M.S. in mechanical engi- neering from Northeastern University, and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Bucknell University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016GAME THEORY APPROACH ON A UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION MODEL
AC 2009-1881: THE ENGINEERING-MATH COMMITTEE: A SUCCESSFULCOLLABORATION AT ___ UNIVERSITYEvelyn Brown, East Carolina UniversityHeather Ries, East Carolina University Page 14.1214.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 The Engineering/Math Committee: A Successful Collaboration at East Carolina University Evelyn C. Brown, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Engineering East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858 Heather L. Ries, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics
Education Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, TX, 2012: https://peer.asee.org/21092.[28] D. Bullock, J. Callahan, and J. B. S. Cullers, "The crux: Promoting success in calculus II," Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, 2018: https://peer.asee.org/31085.[29] L. Schneider and M. Terrell, "Impact of collaborative problem-solving workshops in engineering calculus course on applied mathematical," Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011: https://peer.asee.org/18079.[30] L. Benson, S. Biggers, W. Moss, M. Ohland, M. Orr, and S. Schiff, "Adapting and
Page 25.410.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Designing for Improved Success in First Year MathematicsIn responding to the need to improve retention in the first year of engineering, many institutionshave developed a range of academic support programs, including learning communities, peermentoring, summer bridge programs, tutoring and supplemental instructional workshops.1,2,3,4,5Other institutional efforts are aimed at curricular changes involving new approaches to teachingand learning, such as student-centered pedagogies and design projects in first-year engineeringcourses.6,7 However, students’ difficulties with first year mathematics courses remain awidespread and consistent barrier
Paper ID #25672Mind the Gap: A preliminary Investigation into the Gaps Between Facultyand Student Expectations in Engineering Mathematics InstructionMs. Sasha Gollish, University of Toronto Sasha is a PhD Candidate in Engineering Education in the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice focusing on the connection of mathematics to engineering. She is also a registered and practicing profes- sional engineer.Prof. Bryan Karney, University of Toronto Bryan W. Karney graduated from UBC in Bio-Resource Engineering in 1980
AC 2010-2356: MODERN MATHEMATICS REQUIREMENTS IN A DEVELOPINGENGINEERING PROGRAMZohra Manseur, SUNY OswegoAdrian Ieta, SUNY OswegoRachid Manseur, SUNY-Oswego Page 15.883.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Modern Mathematics Requirements in a Developing Engineering ProgramAbstractThis project is a collaboration of math and engineering educators ___, meant to closely analyzethe educational relationship between math and engineering as part of the development of a newinnovative electrical and computer engineering program. The main objective is to optimize thecurriculum for efficiency in educating engineers with skill sets that allow them to competeeffectively in
Paper ID #16439Embedding Mathematics in Engineering Design ProjectsDr. Larry G. Richards, University of Virginia Larry G Richards is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Virginia. He leads the Virginia Middle School Engineering Education Initiative, and is active in K 12 outreach and professional development activities locally and nationally. Larry’s research interests include creativity, entrepreneurship, engineering design, innovation, and K-12 engineering education. He is a founding member of the K-12 Division and is a Fellow of ASEE.Prof. Susan K. Donohue
submits a paper worksheet, buton certain problems only the MessageGrid entries are graded. Thus, the entries inked on thescreen become the culmination of individual paper-efforts and become a visible group product,accessible online to any student in the class from any computer. The Tablet PCs enhance a team-oriented curriculum, as advocated in Engineering Education as well as in Mathematics and otherSciences, that stresses developing communication and collaborative skills, important foreveryone, but especially beneficial between group members of different genders.7,8,9,10 Average Survey Question Response Working with a group on a
metals and alloys from the University of Birmingham, England and the University of Tehran. He is a Full Professor in the area of Materials Science and Engineering in the Engineering Technology with joint appointment in the Materials Science and Engineering Departments. He has been a Principal Investigator and Project Director for several engineering education grants for undergraduate research experience, a bridge and mentoring program, departmental curriculum reforms, and innovative interdisciplinary project oriented engineering education programs. Page 12.938.1© American Society for Engineering
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Mathematics, University ofMaryland, for his helpful suggestions and comments.References [1] J. Beel, B. Gipp, and E. Wilde, Academic search engine optimization (aseo), Journal of Scholarly Publishing 41 (2010), no. 2, 176–190. [2] M. Boulos, I. Maramba, and S. Wheeler, Wikis, blogs and podcasts: a new generation of web-based tools for Page 25.1430.13 virtual collaborative clinical practice and education, BMC Medical Education 6 (2006), no. 1, 41. [3] J. Chao, Student project collaboration using wikis, Software Engineering Education Training, 2007. CSEET ’07. 20th Conference on, july 2007, pp. 255 –261. [4] M. Cole, Using
-storming and creation of the prelude to the Second Order ODE project on MechanicalSystems. Team-teaching and the collaboration involved in this course have provided variousinsights, creating a wonderful course which receives high marks from students every semester.Bibliography1. Ruane, M. (2001). Calculus Reform, Differential Equations and Engineering. Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.2. Foertsch, J., Moses, G., Strikwerda, J., & Litzkow, M. (2002). Reversing the Lecture/Homework Paradigm Using eTEACH® Web-based Streaming Video Software. Journal of Engineering Education, 91(4), 267.3. Barr, R.E., Pandy, M.G., Petrosino, A.J., Roselli, R.J., Brophy, S., & Freeman, R.A. (2007). Challenge-Based
student retention in engineering. Ms. Bego is also a registered professional mechanical engineer in New York State.Dr. Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville Dr. Patricia A. S. Ralston is Professor and Chair of the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville. She received her B.S., MEng, and PhD degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Louisville. Dr. Ralston teaches undergraduate engineering mathematics and is currently involved in educational research on the effective use of technology in engineering education, the incorpo- ration of critical thinking in undergraduate engineering education, and retention of engineering students. She leads a research group whose
activities for middle and high school students to help raise awareness of the importance of math and science and promote engineering as a field of study. Jowaher has also collaborated in offering and teaching an undergraduate first year seminar at Texas A&M University at Qatar. Jowaher also leads development and cultivation of philanthropic relationships with external stakeholders and partners to identify and prioritize University fundraising and development goals. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Design of an International Bridge Program for Engineering CalculusAbstract. A large university in the southwest U.S. established a bridge
; and also served as director of Aggie STEM with funding from the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.Mr. Ali Bicer, Texas A&M UniversityDr. Robert M. Capraro, Texas A&M University Robert M. Capraro, is Co-Director of Aggie STEM, Director of STEM Collaborative for Teacher Pro- fessional Learning, and Professor Mathematics Education in the Department of Teaching Learning and Culture at Texas A&M University. Dr. Capraro’s expertise is applied research in school settings, program evaluation, the teacher as change agent for STEM school improvement, and STEM student achievement. He recently received the best paper award from the International Conference on Engineering Education
Paper ID #31217Elements of Good Problem-Solving Tasks in Thinking ClassroomsMr. Nathaniel Rossi, Arizona State University Nathaniel Rossi is an undergraduate student studying for a B.S in Mechanical Engineering Systems at Arizona State University.Dr. Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University Dr. Adam Carberry is an associate professor at Arizona State University in the Fulton Schools of Engi- neering Polytechnic School. He earned a B.S. in Materials Science Engineering from Alfred University, and received his M.S. and Ph.D., both from Tufts University, in Chemistry and Engineering Education respectively. His research
Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Page 11.1205.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Teaching Differential Equations with an Engineering FocusIntroductionStudents’ lack of motivation is a significant obstacle to their learning basic STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) material. Students often do not see the relevance oftheir mathematics courses, for example, to courses in their majors or to their careers until longafter the courses have ended. Consequently, their motivation to learn the material in mathematicscourses is low, and their retention of this
AC 2008-2167: A NEW LOOK AT UPPER-LEVEL MATHEMATICS NEEDS INENGINEERING COURSES AT UABGregg Janowski, University of Alabama at BirminghamMelinda Lalor, University of Alabama at BirminghamHassan Moore, University of Alabama at Birmingham Page 13.72.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 NEW LOOK AT UPPER-LEVEL MATHEMATICS NEEDS IN ENGINEERING COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAMAbstractA four semester-hour course is being designed to follow Calculus II, with the intention ofreplacing Calculus III and Differential Equations in the engineering curricula at the University ofAlabama at Birmingham. As part of the planning
Paper ID #16911Pedagogic Mediation of Dynamic Geometry in Teachers’ Mathematical Ac-tivitiesMuteb M. Alqahtani, Rutgers University I am a doctoral candidate in mathematics education in the Ph.D. program at the Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, and I teach in the Department of Urban Education at Rutgers University-Newark.Dr. Arthur Belford Powell, Rutgers University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Pedagogic Mediation of Dynamic Geometry in Teachers’ Mathematical Activities* Muteb M. Alqahtani
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and aerodynamics. He is also a significant contributor in teaching of the solid mechanics courses. For the past ten years, he has been involved heavily in educational research at RIT and has also served as the coordinator of the Engineering Sciences Core Curriculum (ESCC) in Mechanical Engineering and various other curricular committees. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Motivation Building Strategies of Mathematics Instruction for Undergraduate Students in Mechanical EngineeringAbstractOne of the biggest challenges in teaching upper level mathematics-oriented courses such as FluidDynamics or, Aerodynamics to mechanical engineering students today is the lack of
their undergraduate engineering curricula, and extensively shared their results with the engineering education community. He co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence. He has authored or co-authored over 70 papers on engineering education in areas ranging from curricular change to faculty development. He is collaborating on NSF-supported projects for (i) renewal of the mechanics of materials course, (ii) improving preparation of students for Calculus I, (iii) systemic application of concept inventories. He is currently an ABET Program Evaluator and a
and reading with the sad realization that these programs have not, ingeneral, been effective in preparing them for academic success. This, in turn, has led to manydropping out of college (and STEM degree programs) before they ever enroll in regular collegecourses (National Academy of Engineering [NAE], American Society of Engineering Education[ASEE], 2014; National Research Council [NRC], 2011).In addressing these issues, two state colleges and a local university, all of whom are designatedas Hispanic Serving Institutions, are collaborating on a multi-part intervention designed toaddress the barriers faced by URMS (specifically Hispanic or Low Income - FAPSA) incompletion of a Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering and
University, Fullerton. His research had been supported by National Science Foundation (NSF), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and multiple private companies. Currently, his research interests are focused on innovative ap- proaches for STEM teaching and learning; robotics; the design of high-precision, integrated navigation system with high integrity; and their indoor/outdoor applications. He is a member of Institute of Naviga- tion (ION); and a senior member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Work in Progress: Implementing Elements of Engineering Design into
Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville. She received her B.S., MEng, and PhD degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Louisville. Dr. Ralston teaches undergraduate engineering mathematics and is currently involved in educational research on the effective use of technology in engineering education, the incorpo- ration of critical thinking in undergraduate engineering education, and retention of engineering students. She leads a research group whose goal is to foster active interdisciplinary research which investigates learning and motivation and whose findings will inform the development of evidence-based interventions to promote retention and student success in
of Mechanical Engineering and Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teacher at the University of South Florida, USA. He holds a Ph.D. (1987) in engineering mechanics from Clemson University. His main scholarly interests are in engineering education research methods, open course- ware development, bascule bridge design, body armor, and micromechanics of composite materials. With major funding from the NSF, he is the lead developer of award-winning online resources for an under- graduate course in numerical methods (http://nm.MathForCollege.com). He is the recipient of the 2012 U.S. Professor of the Year Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of
., Tims, H., Duncan, C., Studies in Cyberspace: Honors, Professional Teacher Development, Curricular Development, and Systemic Change in Louisiana, Honors in Practice, 2010, Volume 6. 7. Tims, H., Turner, G., Nelson, J., Wooley, M., Nelson, M., Building a Collaborative K-12 Partnership, Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2010, Louisville, KY. 8. Tims, H., Corbett, K., Turner, G., Hall, D., NASA-Threads: A Hands-on Context Based Approach to a High School STEM Course, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference
AC 2009-943: MATH TOOLS FOR ENGINEERING: A NEW APPROACH TOTEACHING CALCULUS III AND DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONSHassan Moore, University of Alabama, BirminghamGregg Janowski, University of Alabama, BirminghamMelinda Lalor, University of Alabama, Birmingham Page 14.865.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009MATH TOOLS FOR ENGINEERING: A NEW APPROACH TOTEACHING CALCULUS III AND DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONSAbstractDuring the fall of 2008 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a new course (EGR/MA265 – Mathematical Tools for Engineering Problem Solving) was offered in a joint effort by theSchool of Engineering and the Department of Mathematics combining differential equations
them to teach mathematics for conceptual understanding. She currently coaches graduate students in the College of Education at Texas Tech University in their dissertation research and writing. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Exploration of Hands-on/Minds-on Learning in an Active STEM Outreach ProgramAbstractThe importance of encouraging interest in science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) in students from underrepresented groups is well recognized.Summer outreach programs are a common means of accomplishing this goal, butbalancing program content between information and entertainment can be a challengingissue. Typically, programs include hands-on