Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reisel, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

. Reisel is a member of ASEE, ASME, the Combustion Institute, and SAE. Dr. Reisel received his B.M.E. degree from Villanova University in 1989, his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 1991, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 1994. Page 15.609.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010GAINING THE RESPECT OF YOUR STUDENTS: FUNDAMENTAL TIPS FOR NEW ENGINEERING TEACHERSAbstractMost new engineering teachers enter their jobs with a strong background in research, and withhigh expectations placed on their research productivity. Yet, a significant

Conference Session

NEE 1 - Innovative Teaching & Learning Strategies

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Caratozzolo, School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico; Alvaro Alvarez-Delgado, Language Department, School of Social Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico; Samira Hosseini, Writing Lab, Center for Educational Innovation, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico

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New Engineering Educators

). pcaratozzolo@tec.mxAlvaro Alvarez-Delgado, Language Department, School of Social Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico Alvaro Alvarez-Delgado was born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. He obtained his PhD in Hispanic Literature from El Colegio de Mexico in 2009 with the thesis, Compa˜neros de viaje (1959): The First Jaime Gil de Biedma. Since 2009, he has been a member of the faculty at Tecnologico de Monterrey, Santa Fe campus, in the Languages Department from the School of Education and Humanities. He is the Coordinator at the Writing Center, Santa Fe Campus. His literary interests are related to literature written by women from the middle ’50’s to the middle ’70’s in Mexico, especially focused on the works by Elena Garro. His

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Donald Visco, Tennessee Technological University

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New Engineering Educators

writtencommunications are a valuable tool when permanent documentation is important or whenspecific expectations or deadlines need to be articulated. A few examples of venues of writtencommunication are discussed below.For a young graduate student, an advisor can help plan out experiments (in writing) and definesmaller research objectives. Once the student begins the research, the student can initiate writtencommunications via email to quickly report exciting results, via daily or weekly summaries thathelp keep the students encouraged with their progress and keep the advisor abreast of theprogression of the research, or via documenting controls and variables for an experiment in theirlaboratory notebook. All of these forms of written communication can help the

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Genik, Wayne State University; Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

anymisrepresentation of information and to supervise the students as they conduct the experiment.This also allows for active learning by the students, as they are required to present to the classand answer questions. At the beginning of the next laboratory session a post-lab presentation isdone discussing the results. A laboratory write up is required of all students for each experiment.A suggestion to provide some relief to the faculty member is to hire a senior-level student toassist in the lab; however, if the laboratory is a senior level course this option is not practical. Page 11.1213.3At research institutions, graduate assistants are used to staff the

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

research lab and get aresearch group started. Keeping abreast of the literature sometimes falls by the wayside in-between preparing for classes, ordering equipment, teaching laboratory procedures to students,grading, scholarly writing, writing proposals, etc. As many of us know, familiarity with currentliterature is crucial to conducting sound research. While the new faculty member may haveperiodic cramming sessions with the literature prior to submitting a proposal or other scholarlywriting, their researchers in the lab can overlook this important component of conducting soundresearch.Regular, organized meetings focused only on reading and discussing articles in the literature canhelp overcome this literature lethargy, strengthen the education of

Conference Session

Faculty Unite! Effective Ways for Educators to Collaborate Successfully

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gouranga Banik, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

others such aspeers, educators, campus administrators, internship supervisors, alumni and professionals, and even insocial media. As such, the teaching decisions E and ET educators make can impact learning in andout of the classroom (Adam and Felder, 2008).If courses are continued to be taught in a single subject format, (statics in one course,thermodynamics in another, technical writing in another, etc.) it will take a six- or seven-year curriculum to produce engineers and/or engineering technologist who have the desiredproficiency in the fundamentals, and are conversant with methods of modern E and ETpractice, culturally literate, and skilled in communication. Moreover, if students areassigned only well-defined convergent problems, they will

Conference Session

Research on Diversification & Inclusion

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Lachney, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

. Page 26.616.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Engineering Bait-and-Switch: K-12 Recruitment Strategies Meet University Curricula & CultureAbstractThis paper uses the metaphor of engineering bait-and-switch to characterize the misalignmentbetween educational approaches of major K-12 engineering initiatives and traditional higher-education engineering programs. We argue that this misalignment is the result of divergentunderlying educational logics. While K-12 engineering education is notably inclusive, “baiting”student interest with context-driven, open-ended problem solving, higher engineering education“switches” toward an exclusive, abstract fundamentals-first

Conference Session

Best Methods for NEEs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James C. Squire, Virginia Military Institute; Turk McCleskey, Virginia Military Institute; Elizabeth White Baker, Wake Forest University; Anthony Evan English, Western New England University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

in his relatively well-researched area of sensor design4. This is a well-knownrelationship; the authors of popular Teaching Engineering text observe: “It is easiest to getresults and write publications when you work on new ideas instead of following the well-beatenresearch track5.” The ability to speed-publish such papers is especially important for newengineering professors given the reality that the tenure process places enormous pressure on newhires to publish quickly and in quantity6,7,8,9. Page 23.801.2 Rapid socializationNumerous studies have shown that the fastest-starting new hires tend to be the ones that socializethe most

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Kim, Bradley University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

projector).Before each lecture, the author writes on the board the items from the forementioned “LectureCover Sheet.” The first thing the author does for each lecture is review this information with thestudents. The author has learned that students appreciate having this information discussed at thestart of lecture, such as the topics to be covered during that lecture.The author’s emphasis on arriving early for each lecture has additional benefits. For one, thisearly arrival allows the instructor to avoid being rushed to start upon entering the classroom.Another benefit is that early in the course the students learn that each class will begin on time, sothey must be prompt to avoid missing material and thereby falling behind

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific Univ; Donald Peter

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

course grade is typically many times smaller, around 5% of the coursegrade. This percentage has been high enough to motivate students to do the homework, but lowenough so that routine scores of 100% on the self-graded homework do not significantly inflatethe course grade.We have also introduced metacognition to our homework assignments. One of us requires thateach student evaluate and explain his/her errors in addition to redoing problems correctly inorder to receive full credit. The other often requires each student simply to write a paragraphsummarizing what he/she learned in doing the self-graded homework and where his/her errorstypically arose.The self-graded homework has been extremely well received. When surveyed, 86% of thestudents

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Moseley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

. Page 23.640.3A significant limitation of the processes described above is that they are fundamentally gearedtowards screencasts of software demonstrations and slide presentations (where capturing ascreen’s display is sufficient). A screencast that focuses on handwritten analysis, similar to whatan example problem or derivation on a whiteboard would look like, requires some kind ofhardware to capture these handwritten notes. Figure 3 shows the addition of handwritten notehardware to the three-step process just described. While handwritten note capability could beadded to the simpler two-step process described in Figure 1, a screencast involving handwrittenanalysis is likely to require an editing step. Figure 3. Screencasts of

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Chesney, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

not the same as, skillsrelated to writing a good story. Another realization is that, as scholars, we are generally trainedand experienced in relying on the written word. So the question becomes, what is unique aboutstories that are told rather than written.Preparing to tell the story. The first step in telling the story is to ensure that you know the story.Stories are told much better when they are not a memorized recitation. Also, every detail shouldnot be written down. Instead, think of your story in terms of the key points, or ‘scenes’. Alwaysremember, and if necessary, write down the key scenes. Story details may be altered, or skippedaltogether, but the key scenes are the glue that holds the story together. Worded differently, thekey

Conference Session

Tips of the Trade: Best Practices, Expanded Advice, and Strategies for Implementable Course Improvement

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

assessment. Beginning in Spring 2013, allhomework assessment activities were migrated to a rubric based evaluation approach, groundedin the course learning objectives. The move was motivated by a number of factors, includingpaperless submission and grading of assignments which necessitates clear communication ofperformance in the absence of writing on students’ papers, transparency and perceived fairnessby the student population, as well as a desire to leverage the ability to better connect assessmentactivities with the course and program outcomes. It was observed that student regrade requests,inquiries about minor point deductions, and other such concerns were greatly reduced uponintroduction of the standards-based system.The focus of this paper is

Conference Session

Best of NEE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas; Alison B. Hoxie, University of Minnesota Duluth; Matt Anderson, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

test.Prevention – Written assignmentsAssignments that involve writing present an opportunity for students to plagiarize. However,most schools have access to software which will automatically check submitted assignmentsagainst the internet, a ProQuest ABI/Inform database and student databases for suspicioussimilarities. For schools which use Blackboard, there is a tool called “SafeAssignment” whichan instructor can use when forming an assignment. For a “SafeAssignment” students mustupload either a supported file type (.pdf, .doc, .docx, .txt., .rtf). Instructors are then providedwith a report for each assignment that highlights any areas of overlap and provides a link to thesource with which the overlap was found. Most schools are likely to have a similar

Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for NEEs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Engelken, Arkansas State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

of when they may be needed in the future. Emphasis on computer simulations can also consume class time that historically was devoted to covering fundamentals. As with all of the trends discussed in this section, balance has to be struck between well-proven historical methodologies and new and (potentially) improved ones. Page 14.293.76. Hybridization of Academic Disciplines: Another recent trend is hybridization of academic disciplines, both in academia and profession(s). This offers certain advantages, for example, resource pooling and broader perspectives on problem solving. It reflects increasing hybridization of disciplines in the

Conference Session

Off the Beaten Path

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

to letting thestudents develop their own syllabus at the beginning of class (to include a grading rubric).Presentation 4 – Writing a good test and assessing the outcome This presentation focused on one faculty member’s methodology of writing testquestions which address the course outcomes on various levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. Amatrix was proposed upon which to evaluate questions to insure all outcomes were metand at the appropriate levels. Time factors were discussed for each question as well to givenew faculty some guidelines for test construction. After the test is administered, ananalysis of each test question must be done for assessment purposes. Some indication ofhow easy the question was (did everyone get it right) and its

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

PowerPoint presentations and video clipscould be an effective teaching method as compared to the conventional method of lecture.In this paper, the conventional method of teaching (CMT) is defined as a more verbal type ofapproach to teaching with very little or no use of multimedia supports. In other words, theinstructors lecture and write on the board, whereas, the students listen, copy the materials, and Page 12.182.2take notes. At CCNY, the norm of teaching pedagogy is that CMT is encouraged. Thisinformation was based on discussions with other colleagues during lunch meetings andcomments from some senior faculty during classroom observations

Conference Session

Standards For Future Engineering Practitioners

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Harding, Purdue University; Paul McPherson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

development and the knowledge to find and apply standards prior Page 15.1364.6to employment?” The total number represented here does not necessarily match the total N ofthe survey as some respondents chose to not answer all questions.employees meet company expectations when determining what type of standard to use, how tolocate the standard, and how to utilize the standard, the majority (fifty-eight percent) agree thatthere is a need for engineers who possess the fundamentals of standards development and theknowledge to find and apply standards prior to employment. Seventy-eight percent of thosesurveyed agreed that taking a standards education course

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

entirely on the professor’s own time. This constraint strictly limits theamount of research that can be accomplished and unfortunately actually discourages manyfaculty members from doing any research. However, to obtain tenure and promotion researchmust be conducted, published, and perhaps even presented. The area of applied research has ledto a number of published papers either individually or jointly written over the past three yearswith more awaiting publication.The final requirement for tenure is service (10%) to the department and university. This involvesworking on curriculum committees, accreditation committees, writing grant proposals, activity inprofessional societies, and basically anything else that needs attention. This is an

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henry Louie, Seattle University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

number of questionsneed to be asked, perhaps three to six, and therefore the time spent on the survey is minimal.Carefully crafting each question of the survey and the possible responses is fundamental inempowering the students but also limiting their opinions to a reasonable range. As a rule, thestudents should only be surveyed on course policies that the instructor is amenable to changing,otherwise the students may resent the survey as a waste of time. As an example, assume that theinstructor for a course has planned for the midterm exam to count toward 30 percent of the finalgrade. To gauge whether or not the students agree with this policy, the following Likert

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning – New Engineering Educators Division

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University; Kyle Frederick Larsen P.E., Eastern Washington University; Heechang Bae, Eastern Washington University; N.M. A. Hossain, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

. This should reduce the inconsistencies in grading. Gradingis done based on the approach and analysis of the problem and not so much on the final numericalresults. Partial credit is given when a sound method is used. The descriptions of the courses arestated below.  MENG 240 (Statics) objective is to understand the fundamentals of applied mechanics, equivalent force systems, equations of equilibrium, structures, three dimensional force systems and friction.  MENG 241 (Strength of Materials) is a study of the internal stresses, internal deformations and deflections of materials. Topics may include: shear and moment diagrams for beams, combined loading on beams, temperature stresses and torsional loading

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alisa Clyne, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

soon initiate a yearly retreat. “I just wanted to write to say thank you for setting up the monthly women's meetings. I find them to be a lot of fun and very beneficial. It is great to have female role models to look up to!” - PhD candidate, mechanical engineering “Thank you for bringing such good people to visit Drexel. I enjoyed the discussion about the importance of finding mentors that have the time and desire to work with you.” - Assistant Professor, mechanical engineeringConclusionsThe Drexel University College of Engineering has instituted several new programs to enhancejunior faculty retention and success in progression to tenure. These programs are designed toinvolve junior faculty in the administrative

Conference Session

Assessing Students and Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christa Moll Weisbrook, University of Missouri; William Schonberg, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

presentations, runningmeetings, resolving conflict, writing technical memos, etc., more information is needed beforeeffective measures can be taken to address the problem. In the process of developing objectivesusing the brainstorming method described above, the major components of each objective areitemized and provide details that are useful in developing assessment instruments.The alumni survey presented in Fig. 2 evolved directly from the process of developing programeducational objectives. The broad objectives statements are followed by the related componentsthat lead to the formation of the statements. The alumni survey asks for respondents to rate theirperception of how well the program prepared them to attain each component. Once an

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; June Marshall, St. Joseph's College

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

consuming activity of viewingaudio visual materials such as DVDs. Require the students to view the materials on theirown time at the library (room use only) and write a three paragraph “executive summary”that is collected and serves as discussion points during class.Learning Technique Number 5 - Preparing to TeachDoyle in Integrating Learning Strategies into Teaching 9 suggests that we give thought toenhancing student learning, by asking and answering the following seven questions.Question #1 - Prior Knowledge: What background information do my students need to beprepared for my course?Application of the Theory:By letting students know what prior knowledge you are assuming they already have and bysuggesting ways to review or fill in missing

Conference Session

Been There, Done That: Advice for New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

/Senior Clinic ever since. The department reviews them annually andmakes revisions to improve clarity or add more detail and specificity. For example, itwas noted that the original rubrics evaluated content effectively but were less clear onexpectations regarding the quality of communication (writing and presentation). Thereare now a total of 27 rubrics, nine of which are explicitly dedicated to formalcommunication.In 2006, the department also began using the grading rubrics for program-levelassessment, as described in the next section.Program AssessmentThere is substantial overlap in the information collected by both sets of rubrics describedhere (Tables 1 and 2). The difference is primarily one of organization. Table 1 isorganized according to

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; June Marshall, St. Joseph's College

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

assignments that require an on-line response or chat room discussion. Anothermethod is to require each student to find a hosting firm and develop a case study (relatingto the content of the course) that is presented to the class. One more strategy formaximizing outside of class behavior relates to the time consuming activity of viewing Page 12.867.5audio visual materials such as DVDs. Require the students to view the materials on theirown time at the library (room use only) and write a three paragraph “executive summary”that is collected and serves as discussion points during class.Learning Technique Number 5 - Preparing to TeachDoyle in Integrating

Conference Session

Classroom Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew E. Jackson, East Carolina University; Sherion H. Jackson, Grand Canyon Univeristy

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

organizational functions. Mostworking professionals have been asked to serve on a team at one time or another. If not, thelikelihood that they will be asked to do so in at some time during their career is extremely high.Why is this true? First – and foremost – teams have been shown to flesh out more relevant issuesmore quickly and more thoroughly than any one individual can typically generate on his or herown. This fundamental assumption leads to the development of teams to address almost everyconceivable topic and in every recognizable domain. However, some fundamental questions haveplagued managers for years (if not for centuries). What if the team does not want to worktogether? – or – What if they merely do not know how to work together? This is

Conference Session

New Faculty Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter W. Schilling, Milwaukee School of Engineering; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Frederick Clayton Berry, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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New Engineering Educators

Engineering and Com- puter Science Department at Ohio Northern. He received his doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His areas of research include simplifying the outcomes assessment process, first-year engineering instruction, and the pedagogical aspects of writing computer games. Dr. Estell is a Senior Member of IEEE, and a member of ACM, ASEE, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and Upsilon Pi Epsilon.Frederick Clayton Berry, Milwaukee School of Engineering Page 22.1163.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Practical Interpretation of Student

Conference Session

Effective & Efficient Teaching Skills

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

June Marshall, St. Joseph's College; John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

require an on-line response or chat room discussion. Anothermethod is to require each student to find a hosting firm and develop a case study (relatingto the content of the course) that is presented to the class. One more strategy formaximizing outside of class behavior relates to the time consuming activity of viewingaudio visual materials such as DVDs. Require the students to view the materials on theirown time at the library (room use only) and write a three paragraph “executive summary”that is collected and serves as discussion points during class. Page 11.514.5Learning Technique Number 5 - Preparing to TeachDoyle (2001) in Integrating Learning

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Off the Beaten Path

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Adams, Purdue University; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University; David Socha, University of Washington; Dawn Williams, Howard University; Ken Yasuhara

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

? to meet workplace writing expectations. Sentence fragments? Grammatical errors? Commas and other punctuation used correctly? Evidence of a command of the English language? This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. ESI-0227558, which funds the Center for the Advancement