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Making Headway: Two-year/Four-year Curriculum Alignment and Also U-G Research

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

AC 2012-2990: INITIATION OF AN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PRO-GRAMDr. Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College Dan G. Dimitriu has been practicing engineering since 1970 and taught engineering courses concurrently for more than 20 years at various institutions. In 2001, he joined San Antonio College full-time as the Coordinator of its Engineering program. He has been involved with several engineering societies and became a member of the Two-year College Division of ASEE in 2002. His research interests are in alternative fuels, fuel cells, plastics, and engineering education.Mr. Jerry O’Connor, San Antonio College Jerry O’Connor has been teaching physics (and occasionally engineering and math) courses since 1980. He is

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California on the Move: A Robust Array of Student Success Initiatives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nick P Rentsch, Cañada College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College

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Two Year College Division

SOLES program, the COMETSprogram introduced three new strategies to improve the retention and success of underrepresentedcommunity college students. The first strategy involves curriculum enhancements throughcontextualized teaching. The second strategy is the intersegmental cross-enrollment program thatallows community college students to participate in upper-division university laboratory andcapstone design courses. The third strategy is the development of a research internship programspecifically designed for community college students.Strategy 1: Curriculum Enhancements through Contextualized Teaching and LearningRecently, the California Community Colleges Basic Skills Initiative has identified contextualizedteaching and learning as a

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California on the Move: A Robust Array of Student Success Initiatives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharnnia Artis, University of California, Berkeley; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Two Year College Division

Paper ID #9779The Influence of Summer Research Experiences on Community College Stu-dents’ Efficacy and Pursuit of a Bachelor’s Degree in Science and EngineeringDr. Sharnnia Artis, University of California, BerkeleyDr. Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech Dr. Catherine Amelink is Director of Graduate Programs and Assessment in the College of Engineering, Virginia Tech. Page 24.1227.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 The Influence of Summer Research Experiences on Community

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Special Initiatives and Programs at Two-Year Colleges

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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cutting technology, and requires an adjustment of the entire machining setup andprocesses. Miniaturization technologies are perceived as potentially key technologies of thefuture that will bring about completely different ways people and machines interact with thephysical world.In the industrial world the interest in microscopic scale manufacturing is exponentiallyincreasing in relation to the rapid growth of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)research. Thus a greater attention is given to improve traditional techniques and developingnonconventional methods, in order to obtain more precision.Micromachining TechniquesMicromachining is a specific technique applied to micro scale parts. Micro Electro MechanicalSystems (MEMS) are microscopic

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Special Initiatives and Programs at Two-Year Colleges

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Two Year College Division

Scale (Narayanan, 2007). Four “Primary Traits” or “Characteristics” were identified and assessed. Assessmenttools that were utilized included, but not limited to quizzes, home works, research documents, Page 23.226.4laboratory reports, examinations, project binders, etc. Appendix D documents this assessment data collected, using a bar chart that utilizesLikert Scale. Appendix E indicates how to use the pause procedure to enhance lecture recall.Researchers Ruhl, Hughes & Schloss are of the opinion that If Instructors Talk Six MinutesLess, Students Learn More. Appendix F lists the ten principles of learning

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Special Initiatives and Programs at Two-Year Colleges

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering. Page 23.1265.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 The Transfer Experience for Upper Division Engineering and Computer Science StudentsAbstractSince 2002 an academic scholarship success and professional development program has beenheld at Arizona State University for transfer and non-transfer students supported by NationalScience Foundation CSEM and S-STEM grants for scholars in engineering and

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Enhancing Student Success in Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Klaus Bartels, San Antonio College; Steven F. Lewis, William R. Sinkin Eco Centro, San Antonio College; Bahram Asiabanpour, Texas State University

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

fellow Hispanic-Serving Institutions, our college made a commitment to 1) Encourage our STEM faculty to attend Re-Energize professional development opportunities to learn and adopt green energy educational modules into our STEM curriculum over the next three years 2) Seek space to establish a "start-up green lab" on our campus with MSEIP pass through funding from the four-year institution so that faculty can conduct classroom demonstrations and our students can perform undergraduate research. This initiative is meant to diversify and continue our undergraduate research program and include our EcoCentro facility into this program 3) Promote additional related outreach and educational Re-Energize efforts to

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Research Experiences at Two-year Colleges

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Klaus Bartels, San Antonio College; Steven F Lewis, San Antonio College/Alamo Colleges

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

College in 2006 and quickly expanded the scope of the center by launching the Alamo College Green Training Initiative. In order to strengthen the initiative, Mr. Lewis collaborated with the college grant office to submit a successful proposal to the United States Department of Urban Development in 2010 for construction of the William R. Sinkin Eco Centro. He since served as director of Eco Centro while collaborating with Texas State University on the Re-Energize grant and EverGreeen grants in overseeing undergraduate research projects c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 The Re-Energize Undergraduate Research Program in Its Second YearAbstractThe initiation of the Re-Energize

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Best Practices for Two-Year Students Majoring in Engineering & STEM Fields

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

April K. Andreas, McLennan Community College; Paulina Z. Sidwell, McLennan Community College

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Two Year College Division

hands-onexperience straight about using slot- or Phillips-head instead of “minus sign” and “plus sign”screwdrivers.The literature is full of case studies showing that exposure to research is good for students at anylevel. Student-driven research provides an even greater benefit, by showing that the student iscapable of creating quality work. We have seen students who initially approach the idea ofresearch as, “That’s not for people like me – that’s for the smart people,” and as they find theirniche in a group, or explore concepts on their own, move out of that trench and begin torecognize in themselves someone who can lead on a concept. Since the work is student-driven,the student becomes the subject matter expert. This builds an enormous

Conference Session

California on the Move: A Robust Array of Student Success Initiatives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Catherine Baker Lipe; Brandon Price

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Two Year College Division

academic supportservices that have been shown to be effective strategies in increasing academic success andpersistence.6,18 Among grant-funded initiatives developed to help build academic capital amongunderrepresented STEM students are: Math Jam, Physics Jam, NASA CiPair (CurriculumImprovement and Partnership Awards for the Integration of Research) Internship Program, andSupplemental Instruction. Math Jam is an intensive review program originally designed to helpstudents prepare for the math placement test. It has been very successful in helping students skipmath courses and improve student retention and success.19 Physics Jam is a self-paced programdesigned to familiarize students with college-level physics topics and valuable physicseducational

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California on the Move: A Robust Array of Student Success Initiatives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Marbella Camacho, The STEM Center, Cañada College; Danni Redding Lapuz, The STEM Center at Cañada College

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Two Year College Division

. She speaks Indonesian and received fellowship support for her ethnographic research in Indonesia. Currently residing in the Bay Area, Danni continues to perform gamelan music, while raising her two children with her Math professor/musician husband. Page 24.1246.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 The STEM Center: Creating a Model for Success in Community College STEM EducationAbstract:In 2012, President Obama called for 1 million new STEM graduates within the next decade. Thiscall to action was met with a myriad of local and federal

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California on the Move: A Robust Array of Student Success Initiatives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney Sara Mathews Hadsell, Cañada College; Christine Burwell-Woo, Cañada College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College

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, Chris actively supports local education having acted as a board member for the Healthy Cities Tutoring Program, San Carlos Education Foundation, Sequoia High School Education Foundation, and the Sequoia High School AVID Advisory Committee.Dr. Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College Amelito Enriquez is a professor of engineering and mathematics at Ca˜nada College. He received his BS in Geodetic Engineering from the University of the Philippines, his MS in Geodetic Science from the Ohio State University, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority and other

Conference Session

Retention Strategies in Action Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheryl Custer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Harriet Lamm, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; David Ramirez, Texas A&M University; Kuruvilla John, University of North Texas

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Two Year College Division

10 0 13 13 22 35White 3 7 10 1 1 1 3 3 4 0 7 8 8 16Other 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0Not Reported 0 0 0 0 5 1 6 0 0 2 2 3 3 6 Total 7 13 20 3 20 4 27 6 15 2 23 24 35 59* Data not reported on initial application After four years of the May-mester Summer Research Program, a total of 129 communitycollege students have participated with 42 having transferred after participation as of fall 2009.Current

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University

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Two Year College Division

community college students to participate in upper-division university laboratory andcapstone design courses. The third strategy is the development of a research internship programspecifically designed for community college students.Strategy 1: Curriculum Enhancements through Contextualized Teaching and LearningRecently, the California Community Colleges Basic Skills Initiative has identified contextualizedteaching and learning as a promising strategy to actively engage students and improve learning inbasic skills courses and career/technical education.18 Contextualized learning has been defined as a“diverse family of instructional strategies designed to more seamlessly link the learning offoundational skills and academic or occupational content by

Conference Session

Research Experiences at Two-year Colleges

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Patrick Langhoff, Skyline College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

theAccelerated STEM Pathways through Internships, Research, Engagement, and Support(ASPIRES) project, a collaborative initiative that addresses identified barriers to student successusing high-impact educational practices that have been shown to enhance interest, increaseparticipation, and improve outcomes for underrepresented minority students in STEM. One ofthe main components of this project is a three-tiered internship program that that is suitable forcommunity college students and provides multiple exposures to undergraduate researchopportunities. This paper focuses on the first tier of this initiative, the development andimplementation of the ASPIRES Scholars Research Program: a two-week introduction to researchinternship experience. Held during

Conference Session

Addressing Diversity Issues in Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lea K Marlor, University of California, Berkeley; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

Paper ID #17058The Impact of Summer Research Experiences on Community College Stu-dents’ Self-EfficacyMs. Lea K Marlor, University of California, Berkeley Lea Marlor is the Education and Outreach Program Manager for the Center for Energy Efficient Electron- ics Science, a NSF-funded Science and Technology Center at the University of California, Berkeley. She manages undergraduate research programs to recruit and retain underrepresented students in science and engineering and also outreach to pre-college students to introduce them to science and engineering career opportunities. Ms. Marlor joined University of California

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Mobley, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants

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Two Year College Division

engineering students, yet few studies highlight theunique challenges and opportunities they face in negotiating the transfer process andtransitioning to the new culture at the receiving institution. Rather, research on student retentionand success often focuses on either non-transfer students or non-engineering students. Ourqualitative study helps to fill these gaps in the literature on engineering student pathways.In this paper, we report the initial findings from interviews with 38 engineering transfer studentsattending four different 4-year universities. This qualitative study is a part of a largerlongitudinal project focusing on the academic pathways and experiences of engineering transferstudents at 11 institutions. The overarching goal of the

Conference Session

Two-year College Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos; Eusebio Mata, LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research; Bahram Asiabanpour, Texas State University

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

responsive teaching in the STEM classroom. As executive director of the LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research, she collaborates on various state and national STEM education programs and is PI on major grant initiatives through NASA MUREP and NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education and NSF DUE . Araceli holds Engineering degrees from The University of Michigan and Kettering University. She holds a Masters degree in Education from Michigan State and a PhD in Engineering Education from Tufts University.Mr. Eusebio Mata, LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research Undergraduate student attending Texas State University pursuing a bachelors of science in computer sci- ence and mathematics. Currently working at

Conference Session

Making Headway: Two-year/Four-year Curriculum Alignment and Also U-G Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Cañada College; Catherine Baker Lipe, Cañada College

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Two Year College Division

campus student organizations.Additionally, the Engineering Department has recently been awarded federal grant funds aimedat strengthening its programs. This includes a Minority Science and Engineering ImprovementProgram (MSEIP) grant from the US Department of Education, an Innovations in EngineeringEducation, Curriculum, and Infrastructure ( IEECI) grant from NSF, and a CurriculumImprovement Improvements Partnership Award for the Integration of Research (CIPAIR) grant.The Cañada College NSF S-STEM program team recognizes the need to increase therepresentation of students from other disciplines, and plans to involve more faculty from thesedisciplines in future recruitment efforts. As an initial step, two new faculty mentors have beenadded to this

Conference Session

Making Headway: Two-year/Four-year Curriculum Alignment and Also U-G Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., University of Texas, Tyler; Mary Eileen Smith, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; Martha M. Ellis

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Two Year College Division

Chair of Civil and Construction Engineering. At Western Michigan, he started the civil engineering undergraduate and graduate degree programs and also chaired the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Industrial Design. In summer 2005, he joined the faculty at the University of Texas, Tyler. At UT, Tyler, he was the Founding Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering and instituted the bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. In 2006, he became the Dean of Engineering and Computer Science. Nelson’s primary technical research interest is the behavior of structural systems. For almost 25 years, he has been actively involved in evaluating the behavior of free-fall lifeboats and the development of

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Shealy, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Catherine Mobley, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Clemson University; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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and increasing the quantity and quality of STEM baccalaureate degree recipients.The MIDFIELD study enhances our understanding of the current and potential contribution oftransfer students to the existing pool of engineering graduates. The results reported here, whichdescribe the initial descriptive characteristics of our qualitative study on engineering transferstudents, suggest that research needs to expand beyond the “typical” vertical transfer pathway. Amore thorough understanding of the differences among types of transfer students can influenceadministrators and policymakers to enact the most efficient and effective programs and servicesto improve the transfer experience and to enhance student retention and graduation

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Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

like-minded peers who are enthusiastic aboutlearning and working together toward science and engineering career goals.The MESA Program, together with other STEM initiatives, has clearly increased studentparticipation in STEM disciplines, especially among underrepresented minorities. There is stillroom to grow, and by expanding our recruiting and student research activities we hope to helpmeet our community’s need for a STEM literate workforce by increasing the numbers of scienceand engineering students who obtain Associates Degrees or transfer to four-year programs.AcknowledgementsThe authors wish to express their appreciation to our primary funding agencies, the Department

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A Focus on Non-Traditional Students and Non-Traditional Course Delivery Methods

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Liesel Ashley Ritchie, Institute of Behavioral Science; Sandra Janette Mikolaski

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Two Year College Division

served as Director of the South Carolina Advanced Technological (SC ATE) Center of Excellence since 1994, leading initiatives and grant-funded projects to develop educational leadership and increase the quantity, quality and diversity of highly skilled technicians to support the American economy. Currently serving as Principal Investigator, Mentor-Connect: Leadership Development and Outreach for ATE; Co-Principal Investigator, SC ATE National Resource Center for Expanding Excellence in Technician Education; and Co-Principal Investigator, ATE Regional Center for Aviation and Automotive Technology Education Us- ing Virtual E-Schools (CA2VES). The SC ATE Center is widely known for developing and broadly shar

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Enhancing Success/Peristence at Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Manjari Wijenaike; Dennis M. Faber, FCC, inc.

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Carolina Advanced Technological (SC ATE) Center of Excellence since 1994, leading initiatives and grant-funded projects to develop educational leadership and increase the quantity, quality and diversity of highly skilled technicians to support the American economy. Currently serving as Principal Investigator, Mentor-Connect: Leadership Development and Outreach for ATE; Co-Principal Investigator, SC ATE National Resource Center for Expanding Excellence in Technician Education; and Co-Principal Investigator, ATE Regional Center for Aviation and Automotive Technology Education Us- ing Virtual E-Schools (CA2VES). The SC ATE Center is widely known for developing and broadly shar- ing successful educational models and

Conference Session

Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Xu, Del Mar College; Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Allen Babb, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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developed for superior educational experiences7, 8, including thelegacy cycle, i.e., an approach to design a challenge-based learning environment in classrooms.The legacy cycle is widely used from K-12 to post-graduate education to help educators focus ondifferent aspects of developing the initial challenge and guide students throughout the learningprocess, including the engineering design process. It also gives students a framework to organizeand manage their learning activities to assess their knowledge. The implementation of theengineering design process with the legacy cycle in the current robotics project is also a viableapproach to attract, and guide freshman college students to do research in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics

Conference Session

Reporting Out: Dissemination of Several NSF Projects of Interest to Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Kapil Chalil Madathil, Clemson University; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University; Ben Perry Dillard III; Hope Epps Rivers, SC Technical College System

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College and as a Career and Technology Education teacher. Kris earned a B.S. in Management from Clemson University, a Masters of Arts in Teaching in Business Education from the University of South Carolina, and an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Educational Technology and online learning from the University of Florida. Her research interests include implementation of digital learning solutions in technical and vocational education, development of career pathways utilizing stackable certificates, educator professional develop- ment in communities of practice, and analysis of economic development and industry factors impacting education and workforce development. She is a

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Two-year College Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Burton Dorsey, Washington MESA; Elizabeth Apple Meza, University of Washington; Phyllis G. Harvey-Buschel, Washington MESA

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Diversity

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in each state. Initial Research into the MCCP model The program has shown some impressive success in early evaluations. In Washington, researchers from the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (WASBCTC) compared MESA students to all STEM graduates in the community college system and found MESA graduates were more diverse (Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Math Engineering Science Achievement, November, 2016). They were more likely to be first generation college students (47 percent compared to 43 percent), and they were 7more likely to be women (30 percent compared

Conference Session

Innovative Lower Division Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Srikanth Pidugu, University of Arkansas-Little Rock; Swaminadham Midturi, University of Arkansas-Little Rock

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Rock, AR, 72204Abstract It is documented that the United States of America’s manufacturing, energy, and softwareindustries are facing severe shortage of well-trained and skilled workforce, and are on the vergeof loosing technical superiority to other nations. To this end, grass root efforts involvingrecruitment, education, and training of students from trade schools, high schools and two-yearinstitutes are to be initiated and promoted to prepare students for careers in industrial sector withan emphasis on energy management. This paper describes the Department of Energy sponsoredcollaborative effort between a university, two-year college, Arkansas state energy office andindustry to address the issues of education and training of students

Conference Session

Focus on the Classroom: Innovative Pedagogies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin Kelly Frady; Rebecca S Hartley, Clemson University Center for Workforce Development; Kapil Chalil Madathil, Clemson University; Hope Epps Rivers, South Carolina Technical College System; Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Stephanie Denise Frazier, South Carolina Technical College System

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strongly in the concept of the scholar practitioner, and works to promote the System through research, grant writing, and case study development. She has led the im- plementation of several first-time initiatives for the SCTCS, to include a state-wide teaching and learning conference, and a state-level program to support females enrolled in information technology programs. Prior to joining the SCTCS, Dr. Frazier worked for several years with the University of South Carolina TRIO Programs as a counselor and technology coordinator. She also has experience as an instructional designer in the private sector, and as a training and marketing coordinator for SC Educational Television. A proud first-generation college student

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Information Literacy, Computer Efficacy and Readiness

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Isabel Zelaya, Clemson University; Kapil Chalil Madathil, Clemson University; Jeff Bertrand; Tianwei Wang, Clemson; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University; John R. Wagner, Clemson University; Sabarish V. DUPE Babu, School of Computing, Clemson University

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tofocus on this medium. French (2004) found that students believe that computers and the Internethave provided them with an edge to research and write papers more effectively13. Speed, itseems, is a contributing factor in this belief. The study found that community college students,however, do not necessarily recognize the difference between scholarly journals found throughdatabases and user-generated websites found through a search engine. Information overload isoften a problem with community college students and they may become frustrated when it comesto narrowing a scope14.The Center for Aviation and Automotive using Virtual E-Schools (CA2VES), whose mission isto advance aviation and automotive education, also pursues research initiatives