Conference Session

Progress on Raising the Bar

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Thomas Lenox; Stuart G. Walesh S.G., Walesh Consulting; Richard O. Anderson; Gerald E. Galloway, University of Maryland-College Park; Craig Musselman; Wayne R. Bergstrom; James K. Nelson, University of Texas-Tyler; James O'Brien

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Civil Engineering

25participating undergraduate programs, and making suggestions on inconsistencies and how toimprove the BOK. The Curriculum Committee regularly corresponds with a wide group ofstakeholders, and is leading the charge to engage CEE faculty and administrators.The Accreditation Committee has been formulating revised civil engineering program criteria,in concert with the ASCE accreditation community, for submission to the EngineeringAccreditation Commission of ABET, Inc. The goal of this endeavor is to incorporate primaryelements of the BOK into civil engineering curricula via the basic level civil engineeringprogram criteria and the advanced level general criteria. In general, flexibility is being sought toallow universities to efficiently obtain

Conference Session

Socio-Technical Issues in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland, College Park; Thomas M. Philip, University of California, Los Angeles

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

work on perspective-taking hasfocused on developing tools and environments to engage students in perspective taking [6], [7],[15]–[17]. Practices such as role playing in the context of engineering ethics courses can providestudents with opportunities to understand someone else’s perspective. Community-based designand service-learning experiences also provide students with opportunities to engageempathetically with stakeholder perspectives [8], [18]. Very limited work has been done inunpacking how engineers engage in perspective-taking in discussions of socio-scientific issues.In the limited work on this, most approaches have been quantitative or stage-based. For example,building on Kolhberg’s stages of moral development, Zhu et al. [19

Collection

2024 ASEE North East Section

Authors

Eric UWAYEZU, UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT

capitalized on brand development, recruitment, and content relay. LinkedIn Social media platforms, including LinkedIn, have provides an opportunity for information development andgrown to become some of the popular communication dissemination through machine learning. The authors outlineplatforms, attracting billions of users globally. Dada and the possibility of determining issues and trends because of theOyewole (2023) define social media as applications allowing

Conference Session

Gender Track - Technical Session I

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Maya Rucks, Clemson University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Gender

social aspect of college, but priorresearch has also shown that good contacts with peers has a positive influence on the degree of astudent’s academic integration which is also an important factor for persistence (Kamphorst etal., 2015). After speaking with these students, it was evident that they value the opportunity tomeet other students majoring in engineering outside of the classroom. Social engagement plays alarge role in the students’ perceptions of their abilities.All the students also mentioned the impact that WISER team have had on them. They go to thesementors for professional advice, academic guidance, and general life tips. They have played avital role in the success of the students interviewed. The fact that all the students feel

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Program Topics

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret A. Hunter, Hofstra University; Lynn A. Albers, Hofstra University; Salvador Rojas-Murillo, Hofstra University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

courses toupper-level courses and give the students some familiarity with the topic. The activities will alsoaddress aspects of equity, accessibility, and inclusion. One activity addresses equity and waterinfrastructure through a water filtration activity, teaching students about filtration materials andtesting water for iron content. The second activity introduces the concepts of noise measurementand logarithmic calculations to bring awareness to hearing and the importance of OSHA standardsin the workplace. This paper will measure, through student surveys, the impact of the activities onbuilding awareness and feelings of DEI as well as the success in communicating the subject matter.IntroductionHofstra’s School of Engineering boasts an extensive

Conference Session

Engineering Student Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Tihanyi, University of Toronto; Penny Kinnear, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

undergraduate years as a liminalspace or time[4,7] during which students can explore possible selves and possible professionalidentities. Ibarra and Petriglieri characterize this kind of activity as identity play, acharacterization we share. They define identity play as “people’s engagement in provisional butactive trial of possible future selves”[6]. We have identified a number of course experiences aspotential sites for this identity play. These include: • the lab courses where students put on lab coats and safety goggles as they become familiar with standard laboratory equipment and protocols and the technical knowledge of chemistry; • a communication course where students visit schools as the subject matter expert to

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leanne Petry, Central State University; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; M. Suzanne Franco, Wright State University; Brett Doudican, University of Dayton; Ahsan Mian; Raghavan Srinivasan, Wright State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

. This successful model ofcollaborative community engagement actively partners with local manufacturers involved inforging and heat treating of materials, the high-tech fields of medicinal and aerospace materials,state of the art printing of three-dimensional objects as well as conventional sheet fed printmedia. Essential components of engineering design from the team research experiences areincorporated into the Teach Engineering transformative STEM curriculum for implementation inthe classroom to foster greater interest among students in pursuing careers in STEM disciplines,especially among female and minority learners. Multi-faceted STEM curriculum placing greateremphasis on critical thinking and engineering design skills that match current

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division: Best of FPD

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shabnam Wahed, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

of impactful and engaging lesson plans, etc.Pedagogical knowledge, when wielded adeptly, serves as a powerful tool influencing bothstudent motivation and academic performance. One notable advantage is the capacity foreducators to employ a variety of teaching strategies tailored to diverse learning styles [12], thusenhancing student engagement and interest in the learning process. This adaptability can foster apositive classroom environment, motivating students to actively participate and invest in theiracademic pursuits. However, over-reliance on specific pedagogical strategies may lead to rigidityin classroom practices [11], limiting adaptability to individual needs and preferences. Whenfaced with limitations in time and resources

Conference Session

Engineering Student Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Nadelson, Boise State University; Dee K. Mooney, Micron Foundation; Janine Rush-Byers, Micron Technology Foundation, Inc.; Nathan Dean, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

peers can have long term impact on the choice to pursue and maintain study and a career inengineering. Thus, the interactions with engineering professionals are likely to influence a rangeof students’ perceptions and understandings of engineering as a career. As Schnieder 6 explains,STEM students’ positive perceptions of the professional and interpersonal competencies ofSTEM professionals was positively correlated with their STEM career intentions.The learning processes that students engage in have also been found to influence their careerchoices. Interest and attachment to a STEM related career are formed early in life, often byprimary education 7, suggesting that finding the roots of a justification for the pursuit of anengineering career is

Conference Session

Virtual Instruction of Chemical Engineering Courses

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Olivia Reynolds, Washington State University; Kitana Kaiphanliam, Washington State University; Olufunso Oje; Aminul Islam Khan, Washington State University; Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Campbell University; Prashanta Dutta, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Kristin Bryant, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Kaiphanliam is a doctoral candidate in the Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bio- engineering at Washington State University (WSU). Her research focuses include miniaturized, hands-on learning modules for engineering education and bioreactor design for T cell manufacturing. She has been working with Prof. Bernard Van Wie on the Educating Diverse Undergraduate Communities with Affordable Transport Equipment (EDUC-ATE) project since Fall of 2017.Olufunso Oje, Olufunso Oje is a Masters student in the Educational Psychology program at Washington State University. His research interests include learning strategies in engineering education and multimedia learning. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Eliot; Angela Linse; Jennifer Turns

focus on the user. The work also takes advantage of some unique opportunitiesavailable at the University of Washington.Thinking of Instructional Development through the Lens of User-Centered DesignIn our work, we are approaching instructional development through the lens of user-centereddesign (Gould and Lewis, 1995; Maquire, 2001). Faculty are users of current as well asprospective instructional development activities. They are the intended audience for instructionaldevelopment resources, and it is faculty who choose to engage in activities that impact theirteaching and their students’ learning. Instructional development goals can include helping facultybetter engage with curricular materials or better implement pedagogical strategies

Conference Session

Computing Track - Technical Session II

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Amber Manning-Ouellette, Iowa State University; Lora Leigh G. Chrystal, Iowa State University; Allie Parrott, Iowa State University

Tagged Topics

Computing, Diversity

; Mayhew & Engberg, 2011). Emerging research on civic engagementand attitudes helps communicate a need to encourage social activism and civic responsibility atthe undergraduate level (Britt, 2012; Manning-Ouellette, Friesen, & Parrott, 2016; Mayhew &Engberg, 2011). Once student’s leadership is situated within an exchange of individual andA WiSE approach: Examining how service-learning impacts first-year women in STEM 5group values, they can work towards reaching into an understanding of citizenship (Komives &Wagner, 2009). Students who apply their experiences and service work to larger social issuesachieve more defined and comprehensive leadership identities (Manning-Ouellette et al., 2016),which is particularly

Conference Session

Addressing the NGSS, Part 1 of 3: Supporting K-8 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Yi Kong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

that engages students in open-ended problem solving and design. Her research focuses on the development, implementation, and assessment of model-eliciting activities with authentic engineering contexts. She is currently the Director of Teacher Professional Development for the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE) and a member of the educational team for the Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN).Dr. Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M Dr. Johannes Strobel is Director, Educational Outreach Programs and Associate Professor, Engineering and Education at Texas A&M. After studying philosophy and information science at three universities in Germany, he received his M.Ed. and Ph.D. in

Conference Session

Fostering and Assessing Effective Teaming

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; James Duvall, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

is an increasing interest in getting engineering students to function onteams is the demonstrated impact of cooperative education techniques on student learning.Several meta-analyses 4, 5 of cooperative learning have shown a strong positive impact comparedto more traditional, competitive approaches. Students, however, needed to be trained inteamwork in order to obtain maximal benefit from such cooperative learning approaches. As aresult of the positive effect on students learning and engineering programs’ interest in developingteamwork skills in their graduates, a wide variety of resources on team building are becomingavailable. Such resources include team development handbooks 6, 7, formative assessment forstudents working on teams 8, and

Conference Session

Tech Tools and Tips

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Gustavo O. Maldonado, Georgia Southern University; Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University; Marcel Maghiar, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

article are twofold: (1) to present the maincharacteristics of a novel, project-based, technical elective course on Introduction to T-LiDAR forstudents in the Civil Engineering (CE), Construction Engineering (ConE) and ConstructionManagement (CM) programs at Georgia Southern University, and (2) to assess students’acquisition of knowledge through the adopted hands-on approach. This work describes details ofthe developed course to expose students to the fundamentals of T-LiDAR and engage them inspecialized activities involving this modern technique to successfully complete 3D point-cloudmodels of real, service-learning projects. These projects benefit the community and could assistuniversities in attaining or maintaining their Carnegie Community

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Richter, Virginia Tech; Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

focus groups. This coding structure presented points of comparison between thestudents’ questionnaire responses and the interview and focus group transcripts for validating thequestionnaire. Additionally, an interview question asking students to describe the disciplines oftheir teammates was compared against other students’ responses as a measure of students gaininginsight of the disciplines engaged in the interdisciplinary project.ResultsQuestionnaire Data: The rubric from Table 1 was applied to all the pre- and post-coursequestionnaires to capture the level of interdisciplinary understanding of the participants. Overall,the students scored as low as four (only one point per question) to a high of eleven; themaximum possible score on the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Arkansas Tech University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

publication” also showed significant improvement. It is obvious that the IR-SEED REU sitehad much more positive impacts on the REU participants in years 2 and 3 compared with year 1.The PIs believe that the major reason leading to the improvement in the positive impacts is thatREU participants were more engaged during and after the 10-week program. There are differentfactors associated with REU participants’ engagement [2]-[5], including students’ interests inresearch, communication among students, communication between students and faculty advisor,etc. By comparing the survey results in all three years, more differences were founded that may beassociated with the levels of engagement: • More REU participants in years 2 and 3 thought that they

Conference Session

Student Division Technical 4: Student Experience & Competencies

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Camila Olivero Araya, The Ohio State University; Julie Martin, The Ohio State University

empathy revealed empathetic teaching plays anessential role in developing teacher-student relationships and positively impacting students'learning [31].Only one study we found in higher education provide a definition of the concept of teacherempathy. Meyers et al. [5] defined the concept as, “the degree to which instructors work todeeply understand students’ personal and social situations, feel caring and concern in response tostudents’ positive and negative emotions, and communicate their understanding and caring tostudents through their behavior”. This definition involves cognitive, affective, and behavioralcomponents. Meyers and colleagues [5] also claim that teacher empathy enhances studentlearning and offers suggestions for increasing

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brayan A Díaz, North Carolina State University; Kevin Han, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

multidisciplinary graduate engineering course that bridges the domains of educationand computer science. Leveraging the Communities of Practice framework, we examine how computerscience students integrate new knowledge from education and computer science to engage in aneducational data mining project. In the first course iteration, we investigated the creation of amultidisciplinary community by connecting students from both disciplines through a blend of problem-based learning instruction and traditional lectures. In the second version of the course, we established amultidisciplinary environment by bringing two instructors, one with computer science expertise and theother from education. To investigate the effectiveness of these approaches, we conducted

Conference Session

General Topics in Graduate Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

maximum possible Likert Scale score of 5 has beenaccomplished in the Body Smart category identified by Howard Gardner. This indicatesthat the students do learn best by performing experiments in a laboratory setting. Inother words, the learners have the ability to effectively correlate their theoreticalbackground knowledge to solving actual real-world problems. Both the categories: Picture Smart and People Smart have recorded a LikertScale score of 4 indicating that students do understand best when they actually see it.Furthermore, a respectable score of 4 in the category of People Smart implies that thestudents’ team work has been successful. Students are capable of understanding betterwhen one utilizes the principles of engaging with other

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virginia Davis, Auburn University; Joni Lakin, The University of Alabama; Daniela Marghitu, Auburn University; Edward Davis, Auburn University

areas inaddition to the urban community. For one camp, we shipped materials for activities around waterfiltration and testing the quality of water and some of the activities were led by some of previousyear’s mentors. These mentors were Black engineering undergraduates from the samegeographical area as the participants. In 2021, the pandemic was still constraining the ability toprovide in person activities and affecting student and parent interest in residential camps. Wereturned to our original community for the activities we offered and students from any backgroundwere also included. Findings were limited due to the small sample size, but we achieved theprimary goal of maintaining student engagement.2021- 2022 Activities, Virtual Computer

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Technical Session - Robotics and Manufacturing

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

,real-time interactivity, anytime and anywhere access, and engagement. A RL system can beintegrated with existing e-learning methods (such as online courses and mobile learning), whichare important in distance education. Additionally, the development of feasible remoteexperiments across the science disciplines such as biology and chemistry should be considered infuture work.Recent work on VISIR (Virtual Instrument Systems in Reality), a remote lab developed byBlekinge Institute of Technology (BTH) in Sweden investigated its effects on teaching andlearning, including how it aids student learning beyond the hands-on lab exercises experience[11]. VISIR was used in two different courses related to electric and electronic topics over threesemesters

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Salman Siddiqui, Georgia Southern University; Rami Jubrail Haddad, Georgia Southern University

courseinstructors introduced the Arduino microcontroller and the Sparkfun Inventors Kit. Thisstrategic addition, in line with the principles of high-impact, project-based learning, followedlessons on repetition control structures and basic hardware programming. Students were thenchallenged to propose and execute projects in pairs, guided by the kit’s manual. Thisinnovative approach led to a significant boost in student engagement and performance.Building on this success, the course underwent further restructuring in the followingsemester. A focus was placed on developing Open Educational Resources tailored tointegrate project-based learning elements earlier in the course. The Sparkfun inventor's kitswere introduced within the first month rather than midway

Conference Session

Energy, the Environment, and Nano Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Kwadwo Mensah-Darkwa; Robin Guill Liles, North Carolina A&T State University; Mainul Kader Faruque, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

A&T State University, is the Educational Assessment and Adminis- trative Coordinator for the NSF Engineering Research Center for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials. Page 25.721.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Impacting Undergraduate Nanoscience and Nanoengineering EducationAbstract In this paper, we report our three-pronged efforts toward enhancing undergraduatenanoscience and engineering education, with an emphasis on devices and systems. We are usingthe practical approach of direct engagement of the students in ongoing research in our advancedmaterials

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2 - Development, Assessment, and Impact of Experiential Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

John H. Callewaert, University of Michigan; Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan; Cassandra Sue Ellen Woodcock, University of Michigan; Kevin Cai Jiang, University of Michigan; Stacie Edington, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education

graduationrequirements. The goal of the initiative (the Experiential Learning Framework) is to providestudents with a framework to intentionally explore learning opportunities, engage meaningfullyin experiences, reflect on what they have learned, and communicate the value of the corecompetencies they have developed. As most Michigan Engineering undergraduate studentsparticipate in experiential activities, the framework aims to provide students with richer andmore meaningful experiences and more intentional engagement and reflection. This paperprovides an overview of activities to date, key challenges, and possible paths forward.Introduction and OverviewNumerous institutions are focusing on expanding experiential learning opportunities (e.g., client-based

Conference Session

Transfer issues between 2-year colleges and 4-year Engineering and Engineering Technology programs 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College

Tagged Divisions

Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

. He was the recipient of the 2008 Pacific Northwest Section Outstanding Teaching Award and currently serves on the ASEE Board of Directors as Zone IV Chair. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A Model for Course-Based Undergraduate Research in First-Year EngineeringAbstractThe Association of American Colleges and Universities identifies undergraduate researchexperiences as a high impact practice for increasing student success and retention in STEMmajors. Most undergraduate research opportunities for community college engineering studentsinvolve partnerships with universities and typically take the form of paid summer experiences.Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) offer

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Women Engineers chapter to participate in an outreach activity to introduce middle-school- aged girl scouts to STEM fields. Campus Engagement Activities: On-campus field trips were organized to keep students engaged with engineering aspects of their campus community. As on-campus facilities (e.g., buildings, coastal infrastructure, maker spaces) were maintained and constructed, students met with relevant project managers and engineers. Professional Mentoring: Students participated in a variety of formal and informal mentoring activities. Speed-mentoring and small group mentoring events were coordinated. Many students also elected to participate in a school-wide program to connect students with a personalized

Conference Session

Topics in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Goldberg, Buffalo State College; Paul Siciliano, Buffalo State College; Clark Greene, Buffalo State College; Steve Macho, Buffalo State College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

instruction allows students to integrateelectronics and mechanical means while addressing issues of social and environmental concernrelated to the impacts of technology. Math, science and other interrelated curricular areas areaddressed through the problem solving product design process, resulting in soundmultidisciplinary instruction while engaging student interest.The EoF program strategy was to bring the UK expertise to the workshop participants. We willexamine the impetus and trajectory of the UK Design and Technology pedagogy and how thispedagogical structure is relevant in our students’ general education experiences. In addition toproviding an overview of the unique experience of the EoF summer program and DECS labexercises, our paper will

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 5: Assessment

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahar Memarian, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

information. The summative mark is the total points a studentsolution receives. The formative information is any additional messages communicated on thestudent solution (i.e. descriptive text) other than the final grade. The formative information isoften provided as unstructured, freeform notations (cross marks, checks, or short phrases).Literature in this field has classified formative feedback of this kind as corrective, which is moresymbolic and carries implicit meaning, or descriptive, which is more textual and expressesmeaning explicitly [22]. In our work a large sample of graded student work in electricalengineering course assessments (i.e. midterm tests, and final exams) are coded using a frequencycount of qualitative notations on the student

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Programs and Curricula

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Nemes, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

as their schedule permits, but increasingly asynchronous delivery isdifferent pedagogically as well. Rather than having a primary role of lecturing, theinstructor’s role is changed to one of being a facilitator to guide the student through thelearning process. Lectures, if present at all, may be in the form of short audio or video clips.The role of the student changes as well: from being a passive receptor of information to oneof being actively engaged and more responsible for learning. Students who choose anasynchronous program must be disciplined, motivated, and capable of a high degree of self-learning. As noted by Midkiff and DaSilva4 this may present a challenge, as students are notnecessarily able to self-select for these criteria.This