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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

James A. Lee; Michael J. D'Agostino

, Publisher, Portland Cement Association[2] Obla, K, Kim H, Lobo C, (2007), Final Report to the RMC Research & Education Foundation Project 05-13, Publisher, National Ready Mix Concrete Association[3] Richardson N, (1991), Review of Variables that Influence Measured Concrete Compressive Strength Materials in Civil Engineering. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(1991)3:2(95)[4] Trejo D, Folliard K, Lianxiang D, (2003), Alternative Cap Materials for Evaluating the Compressive Strength of Controlled Low Strength Materials, Publisher, Journal of Materials ASCE[5] Duggan, John W., Ph.D., P.E., “Applying Sustainability to the Complexities of Concrete Design”, AESS Annual Conference, June, 2011, Burlington, VT Obla, K, Kim H, Lobo C

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Franco Capaldi

struggled with a given topic for morethan 2 weeks. As time progressed, the disparity between thebest and worst student increased. As a result, this method isbest employed when there is some flexibility in the courseschedule. For example, some of the students might need extratime after the end of the semester to complete a given course.However, moving from a fixed course time schedule to a fixedtopic mastery schedule ensures that students who complete thecourse can handle each and every topic within the course. REFERENCES[1] P. Black and D. William, "Assessment and Classroom Learning," Assessment in Education, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 7-73, 1998. C. J. Kaufman, Rocky Mountain Research Lab., Boulder, CO, private

Conference Session

ME Division 3: Modern Tools and Methods in Structural Analysis and CAD

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Szwalek, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Christopher Carducci, The University of Illinois at Chicago

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

Paper ID #46272Continued Study on Using Design Review in CAD Projects in MechanicalEngineering (Part II)Dr. Jamie Szwalek, The University of Illinois at Chicago Jamie Szwalek is currently a Clinical Associate Professor at University of Illinois at Chicago. She has been teaching mechanical engineering for over 10 years.Christopher Carducci, The University of Illinois at Chicago ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Continued Study on Using Design Review in CAD Projects in Mechanical Engineering (Part II)This paper continues reporting on design review, a process for

Conference Session

ECE-Grading Approaches and Assessment Practices

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Cischke, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Paper ID #46441Experiences with Specifications Grading in Computer Engineering: MakingClass About Learning AgainChristopher Cischke, Michigan Technological University Christopher (Kit) Cischke is a Teaching Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Michigan Technological University and a Ph.D. student in the Psychology and Human Factors Department where he studies learning and memory in the engineering classroom. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Experiences with Specifications Grading in Computer Engineering: Making Class About Learning

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Work-in-Progress 4: Pathways, Belonging, and Early Experiences

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leah Rineck, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Mira Rilee Potter, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

ensure validity and reliability [17]. We were able to find and adaptthe scale that was used by Imperial College of London [18]. Imperial College gave permission toadapt their scale to focus on specific needs. We chose this scale because it was research based,made for higher education, and concise.Summer of 2024, we found a scale that was more student-centered [19] and adapted it to our use.This scale is more focused on the students’ own feelings and perceptions compared to theprevious scale that focused on perceptions of how people treat the student.Population and DemographicsAll students who placed into precalculus during the summer of 2023 and 2024 were invited toparticipate in the Badger Engineering Start (BEST) Program. The students had the

Conference Session

Explorations in Mechanics Pedagogy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University; David W. Dinehart, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Chairman Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Villanova University Page 26.780.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015  Flexible Periods Allow for Combined Analytical and Laboratory Experiences Within an Introductory Mechanics CourseAbstractIn 2009, the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Villanova Universityreinvented its course sequence in undergraduate mechanics. Classic courses in Statics,Mechanics of Solids, and Civil Engineering Materials were restructured into a two-coursesophomore-level sequence (Mechanics I and Mechanics II), and

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2004 GSW

Authors

Gurubaran Veeravel; Enno Ed Koehn

construction and has experience in the design, scheduling, and estimating of facilities. In addition, he hasauthored/co-authored approximately 200 papers and presentations in engineering education and the general areasof civil and construction engineering. Dr.Koehn is a member of ASEE, AACE International, ASCE, NSPE, ChiEpsilon, Tau Beta Pi, and Sigma Xi and is registered Professional Engineer and Surveyor.GURUBARAN VEERAVELGurubaran Veeravel has been awarded a M.E in Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX. He hasserved as Research Assistant for a period of one year in the project “Nano composite catalyst for PEM fuel cell”and as Teaching Assistant for the Department of Chemistry. In addition he has served as a Process Engineer withAGIL

Conference Session

Effective Teaching and Learning, and Post-Pandemic Classrooms

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Mironenko, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Juan Alvarez, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

-reported score in the end-of-year feedback form about how much they learned has improvedcompared to the previous semester without quizzes. This improvement is a crucial objective ofthe quizzes and provides evidence of their effectiveness.References[1] M. Cred´e, S. G. Roch, and U. M. Kieszczynka, “Class attendance in college: A meta-analytic review of the relationship of class attendance with grades and student characteristics,” Review of Educational Research, vol. 80, no. 2, pp. 272–295, 2010.[2] J. K. Durfee, W. R. Loendorf, D. C. Richter, T. L. Geyer, and D. M. Munson, “A formal research study on correlating student attendance to student success,” in 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2012, pp. 25–50.[3] P. Purcell

Conference Session

Digital Methods in Mechanics: Teaching with Digital Tools

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael P. Hennessey, University of St. Thomas; Amir Ahmad Naqwi

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

patents (1). Mike gained 10 years of industrial and academic research lab experience at 3M, FMC, and the University of Minnesota prior to embarking on an academic career at Rochester Institute of Technology (3 years) and Minnesota State University, Mankato (2 years). Mike holds a Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Minnesota (with distinction), an MS in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. He is also a member of ASME, SIAM, and ASEE.Amir Ahmad Naqwi ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Oscillators for System ID and Inertia Measurement in Undergraduate Dynamics

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Academic Progress, Retention, and Mathematics

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Elmore, State University of New York at Binghamton; Melissa Simonik; Meghan Crist, State University of New York at Binghamton; Koenraad Gieskes, State University of New York at Binghamton

student. She served as a teaching assistant (TA) for Watson Capstone Projects for two years. She continued as a TA for the Engineering Design Division in 2017 where she taught both Introduction to Engineering Design and Analysis labs and Engineering Communications I and II classes. During that time she also served as a graduate student representative on the mechanical engineering student advisory committee (MESAC). She completed her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2020 with her research focused on design, biomechanics and finite element modeling. In that year, she also became a full-time instructor for the Engineering Design Division in the Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science at Binghamton University. She

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maureen Tang, Drexel University; Tamara Galoyan Galoyan; Shannon Capps

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

develop a method that provides students with meaningful feedback without settingunrealistic expectations for instructors.In Winter 2023, we also initiated a formal education research study in which the intervention wasscaled up from discipline-specific courses to Freshman Programming, which enrollsapproximately 400 students. IRB approval was obtained for this (exempt) study. The plannedpeer review rubric and end-of-term survey (Appendices B - C) will provide additional data torigorously assess the effectiveness of the intervention and relate it to student demographics.Intervention #2: reflective knowledge inventory and remediation plan.Expert learners know that new skills are best built on existing knowledge, and that big problemsshould be broken

Conference Session

The ABCs of FBDs

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amir H. Danesh-Yazdi, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shraddha Sangelkar, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Eric Constans, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

. Tech (2008) in Mechanical Engineering from Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (V.J.T.I.), Mumbai, India. She taught for 5 years at Penn State Behrend prior to joining Rose-Hulman.Dr. Eric Constans, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Eric Constans is a Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. His research interests include engineering education, mechanical design and acoustics and vibration. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work-in-Progress: Ambiguous Reaction Couples: A Universal Approach for Analyzing Bearing and Hinge Supports in 3D Statically-Determinate

Conference Session

LGBTQ+ Track - Technical Session IV

Collection

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

Authors

David J. McLaughlin, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Genny Beemyn, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Tagged Topics

Diversity, LGBTQ+

Engineering Research Center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA) from 2003 - 2013. I also have served as part-time Engineering Fellow at Raytheon Company, Integrated Defense Systems Division, 2008 - 2015. I’ve been the recipient of the Outstanding Accomplishments in Research and Creative Activity Award, Alumni Association Distingiushed Faculty Award, Distinguished Lecturer Award, Chancellor’s Medal, and DIstinguished Teaching Awards at UMass Amherst between 2005 and 2016. I served as Ambassador for Teaching for Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity at UMass Amherst 2016/17.Dr. Genny Beemyn, UMass Amherst Stonewall Center c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Queer

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Two

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Federal Highway Administration.Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University Dr. Mehta is an Associate Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rowan University. His research and teaching interests include pavement materials and design, service learning, and transportation safety. Dr. Mehta has published several technical and educational papers in leading professional organizations.Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University Robert J. O’Neill is Professor and Chair of the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering in the U.A. Whitaker School of Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. He received his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from Kansas State University in 1993

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

William P. Darby; Nancy Shields; H. Richard Grodsky

Session 2270 Access to Engineering: A Description and an Evaluation of a Pre-Collegiate Program for Minorities and Women Nancy Shields, H. Richard Grodsky, and William P. DarbyThe University of Missouri-St. Louis/Washington University Joint Undergraduate Engineering ProgramBackground In 1990, the Congressional Research Service presented a major report to congress on the status ofunderrepresented minorities and women in science, mathematics, and engineering.10 In that report, Matthews(p. 65) stated that: The discrepancy between minority participation in science, mathematics

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso; Elsa Villa, University of Texas-El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2006-177: ASSESSMENT RESULTS OF MULTI-INTELLIGENCE METHODSUSED IN DYNAMICSLouis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso Louis J. Everett is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas El Paso. Dr. Everett is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Texas and has educational research interests in the use of technology in the classroom. His technical research interests include robotics, machine design, dynamics and control systems. leverett@utep.edu http://research.utep.edu/pacelabElsa Villa, University of Texas-El Paso Elsa Villa is a lecturer in the Department of Teacher Education, Division of Mathematics, Science and Technology, at the University of Texas

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guenter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Christian J. Steinmann, HM&S IT-Consulting

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

Paper ID #18308Visualizing the kinetic theory of gases by student-created computer programs ¨Dr. Gunter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences Throughout his career, Dr. G¨unter Bischof has combined his interest in science and engineering appli- cation. He studied physics at the University of Vienna, Austria, and acquired industry experience as development engineer at Siemens Corporation. Currently he teaches Engineering Mathematics at Joan- neum University of Applied Sciences. His research interests focus on automotive engineering, materials physics, and on engineering education.Mr. Christian J. Steinmann, HM

Conference Session

Manufacturing Curriculum and Course Innovations

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vishal R Mehta, Ohio Northern University; David R Mikesell P.E., Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Paper ID #23794Implementing Entrepreneurial-minded Learning (EML) in a ManufacturingProcesses CourseDr. Vishal R Mehta, Ohio Northern University B.E. Metallurgical Engineering, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India, 1995, M.S. Materials Science and Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology USA, 2002, PhD. Materials Science and Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology,USA, 2010Dr. David R Mikesell P.E., Ohio Northern University David R. Mikesell is chair and associate professor of mechanical engineering at Ohio Northern University. His research interests are in land vehicle dynamics, autonomous vehicles

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittany B. Nelson-Cheeseman, University of St. Thomas; Kate Laura Steuer, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Education 3(1):19-31.3 Svinicki, M.D., and McKeachie, W.J.. 2014. McKeachie's Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University Teachers. 14th ed. Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.4 Weinstein, S.E. and Wu, S.-W. 2009. Readiness Assessment Tests versus Frequent Quizzes: Student Preferences.International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 21(2):181-186.5 Novak, G.N., Patterson, E.T., Gavrin, A., and Christian, W. 1999. Just-in-Time Teaching: Blending activeLearning and Web Technology. Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.6 Wilson, S.G. 2013. The Flipped Class: A Method to Address the Challenges of an Undergraduate Statistics Course. Teaching of Psychology 40(3):193-199.

Conference Session

ECCD International Outreach

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henry Louie, Seattle University; Steve Szablya, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

gathering. In general, the topics receiving thehighest average scores were related to the students learning the local context of the project.The generalization of the survey results is cautioned, due to the small sample size and lack of acontrol group. However, the results do point to future areas of possible educational research.8. ConclusionsThis paper described a unique senior design experience in which four students worked within alarger project team to design and implement an energy kiosk in a less economically developedcountry.At the time of this writing, the Muhuru Bay energy kiosk has been in operation for nine months.To date it has produced over 1 MWh of energy. Seattle University is continuing to receive near

Conference Session

CAD Within Engineering Design Graphics

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edwin M. Odom, University of Idaho, Moscow; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Engineering Design Graphics

. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow Dr. Beyerlein has taught at the University of Idaho for the last 28 years. He is coordinator of the college of engineering inter-disciplinary capstone design course and currently serves as the Department Chair for Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Beyerlein has been active in research projects involving engine test- ing, engine heat release modeling, design of curricula for active , design pedagogy, and assessment of professional skills. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Using Solid Modeling to Enhance Learning in Mechanics of Materials and Machine Component DesignAbstractThis article reports on a classroom research study

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Yang Zhang, Western Carolina University; Nelson A. Granda Marulanda, Western Carolina University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

A. Granda Marulanda, Western Carolina University Nelson A. Granda Marulanda is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering + Technology at Western Carolina University. Nelson has a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, a Masters in Manufacturing Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico and a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Before becoming a professor, he worked for several years in the Eolic and Aerospace industry. Nelson’s research interest revolved around Sustainable Development looked through the lens of the triple bottom line and a system thinking approach. Nelson believes that education is

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juliet Hurtig, Ohio Northern University; John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University; Michael Rider, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Research interests include education, controls, robotics, and information processing. Prior to teaching, he ran a small consulting and R&D company and served as proposal engineering supervisor for GROB Systems, Inc.Michael Rider, Ohio Northern University DR. MICHAEL RIDER is a professor of Mechanical Engineering, and has taught at ONU for twenty-four years. His Doctorate is from Purdue University. He has taught courses in engineering drawing, statics, dynamics, advanced strength of materials, numerical methods, mechanisms, mechanical design of components, control systems, and Fortran and PLC programming

Conference Session

Implementing Active Learning in Mechanical Engineering Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael W Martin, Northern Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

format worked well for the small class of 10 students that it wasimplemented in, some suggestions were provided to adapt this format to larger classes. Insummary, the implementation of the active learning format in the fluid mechanics class yieldedvery positive results for the students. Page 23.706.11References[1] Prince, M., “Does Active Learning Work? A Review of the Research”. J. Engr. Education, 2004. 93(3): p.223-231.[2] Cohen, J., Statistical Power Analysis for Beheivoral Sciences, Revised Edition, Englewood Cliffs, NewJersey:Erlbaum; 1997.[3] Albanese, M., “Problem Based Learning: Why Ciricula Are Likely to Show Little Effect on

Conference Session

Thermodynamics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #5686Analysis of the Impact of Testing Frequency on Student Performance in a Ba-sic Thermodynamics CourseDr. John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee John R. Reisel is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Mil- waukee (UWM.) He serves as Associate Director of the Center for Alternative Fuels, and Co-director of the Energy Conversion Efficiency Lab. In addition to research into engineering education, his research ef- forts focus on combustion and energy utilization. Reisel was a 2005 recipient of the UWM Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award, the 2000 UWM

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Turner, Westfield State College; Glenn Ellis, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2010-87: WEIGHT, WEIGHT, DON’T TELL ME!: A SINGLEMEASUREMENT, GRAPHICAL APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF THE MOTIONOF AN ELEVATORWarren Turner, Westfield State CollegeGlenn Ellis, Smith College Page 15.1360.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Weight, Weight, Don’t Tell Me! A single measurement, graphical approach to the study of the motion of an elevatorAn elevator in motion is often used as a one-dimensional example of uniformlyaccelerated motion. The free-body diagram of a person in an elevator is particularlysimple; it involves only the earth’s gravitational force acting downward and a supportingforce from the

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Ann McCartney; Maria A. Reyes; Mary Anderson-Rowland

this support.Bibliography1. National Science Foundation. Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 1998, Arlington, VA, 1999, (NSF 99-338), p. xv.2. Ibid. p.xvi.3. Morrison, Catherine, Griffin, Kenneth, and Marcotullio, Peter, “Retention of Minority Students in Engineering,” NACME Research Letter, Volume 5, Number 2, December 1995, p. 1-20.4. Office of Institutional Analysis, Enrollment and Retention Summaries, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 1993-1999.5. Reyes, Maria A., McCartney, Mary Ann, and Anderson-Rowland, Mary R., “Transferring the Knowledge in a Bridge Program: engineering Students become Coaches,” Annual Conference Proceedings, American Society for Engineering Education

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph H. Nevin; John L. Bellando

over 300,000 educators world-wide.Already some major university programs, such as The Humanities Text Initiative at theUniversity of Michigan and Project Bartleby at Columbia, have begun to create and disseminateonline versions of many of the classics1, allowing for a potentially wider reading audience.Barring copyright issues, the future could foresee the wide-spread use of online textbooks forcollege campus classes. On a grander scale, Iowa State has built a virtual reality CAVE-typefacility, wherein architectural students can explore historical and contemporary buildings such asthe Parthenon, Pantheon, and Notre Dame, thanks to the Historical Building Reconstructionproject2. Even a local level of educating, many instructors are finding that

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Robert W. Hendricks, Virginia Tech; Cortney V. Martin, Virginia Tech; Peter Doolittle, Virginia Tech; Justeen Olinger, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

Department.Cortney V. Martin, Virginia TechPeter Doolittle, Virginia Tech Director for the Center for Instructional Development and Educational Research, and Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at Virginia Tech.Justeen Olinger, Virginia Tech Student Assistant with the NSF-CCLI Grant at Virginia Tech. Page 22.994.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Lab-in-a-Box: Online Instruction and Multimedia Materials to Support Independent Experimentation on Concepts from CircuitsIntroductionA project known as Lab-in-a-Box (LiaB) was developed in 2004 as one of the

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

David L. Walters

tIn the lab, the students actually could see the effect of the Gibbs effect as the LEDs brightened anddimmed in response to the varying voltages.CONCLUSIONS Mathcad as a stand-alone equation solving and spreadsheet software is an exceptional tool foruse in engineering education. LabView, while primarily a research or operational grade data acquisitionsystem, has been adapted well for educational use. The combination of these two computer-based toolsprovides an elegant and powerful option to the instructor for acquiring and analyzing data in real time.The efficiency in presentation, the complexity of problems that can be addressed, the ease with whichdata can be acquired and analyzed, and the degree to which the structured thought