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Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VII
Collection
2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference
Authors
Laura E. Sullivan-Green, San Jose State University
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Diversity, Undergraduate Education
. B. (2012). Flip your classroom to increase active learning and student engagement. 28th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning. Retrieved from http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/resource_library/proceedings/56511_20 12.pdf.14 Householder, D. L. & Hailey, C. E. (2012). Incorporating engineering design challenges into STEM courses. National Center for Engineering and Technology Education. Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/ete_facpub/19/15 Peters, A. W. (2005). Teaching biochemistry at a minority-serving institution: An evaluation of the role of collaborative learning as a tool for science mastery. Journal of Chemical
Conference Session
Capstone Mechanical Engineering Design
Collection
2002 Annual Conference
Authors
William Janna
Systems,” involves groupsof seniors working on various semester-long design projects. Groups are composed of 3, 4 or 5members that bid competitively on various projects. Once projects are awarded, freshmenenrolled in the “Introduction to Mechanical Engineering” courses are assigned to work with thesenior design teams. The senior teams function like small consulting companies that employ co-operative education students; e.g., the freshmen.One of the objectives of building this collaboration is a desire to increase the retention rate of thefreshmen by involving them with the seniors in what appears to be some interesting design work.Additionally, the seniors benefit by developing the ability to communicate their ideas to a non-technical audience as
Conference Session
Undergraduate Track - Technical Session II
Collection
2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference
Authors
Donald Winiecki Ph.D., Boise State University; Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Timothy Andersen, Boise State University; Amit Jain, Boise State University; Dianxiang Xu, Boise State University
Tagged Topics
Diversity, Undergraduate Education
Paper ID #214362018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29Infusing inclusion, diversity & social justice into the undergraduate Com-puter Science curriculum at Boise State UniversityProf. Donald Winiecki PhD, Boise State University Don Winiecki, Ed.D., Ph.D. is the ‘Professor of Ethics & Morality in Professional Practice‘ in the Boise State University, College of Engineering. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in ‘Foundational Values‘ and ‘Professional Ethics‘ in the Computer Science Department and Organizational Performance &
Conference Session
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Collection
2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Satish Ranade; Howard Smolleck
Session ____ Directed Mentoring: A program of Industry-University Collaboration to Revitalize Electric Power Engineering Education Satish J. Ranade, Howard A. Smolleck Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Mexico State UniversityAbstract Many electric power engineering programs today face a challenge in attracting qualitystudents. One reason is that the power industry has little visibility among freshmen andsophomore engineering students. As a result, few students think of power engineering as a careerchoice, and they often defer
Conference Session
Assessing Hard-to-Measure Constructs in Engineering Education: Assessment Design and Validation Studies
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Jeremiah Pina, Smith College; Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College; Al Rudnitsky, Smith College; Rebecca Mazur, Collaborative for Educational Services; Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College; Isabel Huff, Springfield Technical Community College
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Educational Research and Methods
received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Lehigh University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and Operations Research from Princeton Univer- sity. The winner of numerous teaching and research awards, Dr. Ellis received the 2007 U.S. Professor of the Year Award for Baccalaureate Colleges from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teach- ing and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. His research focuses on creating K-16 learning environments that support the growth of learners’ imaginations and their capacity for engaging in collaborative knowledge work.Mr. Al Rudnitsky, Smith College Al Rudnitsky teaches Introduction to the Learning Sciences; Thinking, Knowing and the Design of Learn
Conference Session
Software Engineering Curriculum Support
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jayathi Raghavan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
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Software Engineering Constituent Committee
. Page 11.318.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Challenges in an Industry-Academic CollaborationAbstract:Studies have shown the benefits of industry-academic collaborations for the students,faculty and industry partners. However, there are many challenges in establishing suchcollaborations that if not addressed, may result to either the failure of such collaborationor an unpleasant experience for parties involved. In this paper, the authors firstsummarize some of the advantages of such collaborations as it is reflected by theirexperience and in literature survey. This is followed by identifying a series of challengesthey may arise. Some of the challenges mentioned in this paper may be familiar toexperienced
Conference Session
Trends in Mechanical Engineering
Collection
2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Anna Philips; John Hochstein; William Janna
semester-long design projects. Once projects are awarded,freshmen enrolled in the “Introduction to Mechanical Engineering” course are assigned to workwith the senior design teams. The senior teams function like small consulting companies thatemploy co-operative education students; e.g., the freshmen.One of the objectives of building this collaboration is a desire to increase the retention rate of thefreshmen by involving them with the seniors in some interesting design work. Additionally, theseniors benefit by gaining team leadership experience, and by developing the ability tocommunicate their ideas to a non-technical audience as their design work progresses.This project began in Fall 2001, and at the conclusion of that semester, an assessment
Conference Session
Undergraduate Education Track - Technical Session I
Collection
2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference
Authors
Stephen Secules, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia
Tagged Topics
Diversity, Undergraduate Education
Paper ID #215502018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29New Directions from Theory: Implications for Diversity Support from theTheories of Intersectionality and Liberatory PedagogyDr. Stephen Secules, University of Georgia Stephen is research faculty in the Engineering Education Transformation Institute. He received a PhD in education at the University of Maryland researching engineering education. He has a prior academic and professional background in engineering, having worked professionally as an acoustical engineer. He has taught an
Conference Session
International Collaborative Efforts
Collection
2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Frank Duda
Session 2286 A Collaborative Effort to Develop a Research Center in Engineering and Technology in Uganda Frank T. Duda, Jr., Douglas K. Lauffer Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Grove City College, Grove City, PA 16127 / Dept. of Computer Information Systems and Telecommunications, Community College Beaver County, Monaca, PAAbstractIn order for Uganda Christian University (UCU) Mukono, Uganda to realize its vision of trainingEast African students to be at the forefront of the impact of technology in both a cultural and asocietal sense, a committee
Conference Session
Undergraduate Track - Technical Session II
Collection
2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference
Authors
Kelly Mack, Association of American Colleges and Universities; Kate Winter, Kate Winter Evaluation, LLC
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Diversity, Undergraduate Education
Paper ID #241012018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29Teaching to Increase Diversity and Equity in STEMDr. Kelly Mack, Association of American Colleges and Universities Dr. Kelly Mack is the Vice President for Undergraduate STEM Education and Executive Director of Project Kaleidoscope at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). As such, she leads national efforts to reform STEM higher education that are uniquely focused on empowering STEM faculty to implement evidence based/culturally responsive pedagogies and
Conference Session
ET International Collaborations
Collection
2002 Annual Conference
Authors
Rafiqul Islam
for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society of Engineering Education" have produced improved results especially for the minority students. The University of Wyoming has promoted this collaborative learning by clustering students in a living environment offered by the housing department on campus. They have started on campus housing for all engineering students living on the engineering floor during fall 1995 semester. The success of this living arrangement is indicated not only by higher retention rate among engineering students but also by the ever-increasing number of students to be there18. Employment Opportunities
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International Developments & Collaborations
Collection
2005 Annual Conference
Authors
Gary Steffen; Iskandar Hack
. “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ASEE 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”4.2 Both institutions understand that this MOU cannot detail out how each collaborative project will be implemented, administered or funded. Both institutions acknowledge that they will need to enter into separate subsidiary agreements for each collaboration to address the scope of work; each institution’s contributions and obligations to the project, the administration, coordination and implementation of the project, the respective rights of each party to own, use and license intellectual property that is developed in the
Conference Session
International Case Studies, Collaborations and Interactions
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Kenneth Burbank, Western Carolina University
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International
. Page 11.626.9Conclusions and SuggestionsWhen we started preparing this paper, we realized that we would not be able to providedefinite answers to all the questions without further research, especially to answer thequestion what we can do as engineering educators. Not only because of the complicatednature of the question, but also due to the fact that collaborative efforts of engineeringeducators are needed to tackle this issue. We set our premise of this paper to raise theissue, and to give the following suggestions.In this paper, we use China as an example to explore the exportation model from anengineering education perspective. Our research shows that the export process is a stagedprocess of knowledge transfer based on the market demands
Conference Session
Undergraduate Track - Session V
Collection
2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference
Authors
Ni Li, California State University, Los Angeles; Gustavo B. Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles; Paul S. Nerenberg, California State University, Los Angeles
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Diversity, Undergraduate Education
Paper ID #242602018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29First-Year Experience (FYrE@ECST): Pre-Physics Course (WIP)Ni Li, California State University Los AngelesDr. Gustavo B Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles Menezes is an Associate Professor in Civil Engineering Department at CalStateLA. His specialization is in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering. Since becoming part of the faculty in 2009, Menezes has also focused on improving student success and has led a number of engineering education projects. He is currently the PI
Conference Session
Multimedia Engineering Education,Distance, Service, & Internet-Based Approaches
Collection
2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Shan Barkataki; Bolton Tom
electronically, using e-mail, desktop conferencing, and the ordinary telephone. Except fora “getting-to-know-you” pizza bash at the start, there were no face-to-face meetings.Industry-Academia CollaborationThere is a long history of collaboration between industry and academia to benefit training andeducation[6]. Such collaboration provides mutual benefit and serves as an excellent vehicle forclosing the gap between industry and academia [14]. One dominant form of industry-academiacollaboration is industry-sponsored research done at the universities. We did not pursue thisavenue because our focus was on industry collaboration in the undergraduate and master’s levelclasses.In 1995, a Working Group for Software Engineering Education and Training (WGSEET
Conference Session
Advancing Online and Hybrid Learning in Engineering Education
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gleb Tcheslavski, Lamar University; Julia Yoo; Selahattin Sayil, Lamar University
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)
of Electrical and Computer engineering at Lamar University.Prof. Julia Yoo Julia H. Yoo, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Teacher Leadership Graduate Program Coordinator at Lamar University.Prof. Selahattin Sayil, Lamar University Selahattin Sayil received the M.Sc. degree from the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, in 1996 and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University, TN, in 2000. He is currently a Professor in Electrical Engineering a ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Implementing Collaborative Online Lab Experiences to Facilitate Active Learning
Conference Session
ET International Collaborations
Collection
2002 Annual Conference
Authors
Tina Moreau-Jones; Albert Peng; Daniel Jones
of correspondence, primarily through email, a detailed itinerary wasplanned for the first CMU visit to NCUT. Page 7.735.1 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationAcademic AspectsAdvanced planning was crucial to the success of the trip. Advertisement for the course beganseveral months before the trip. Posters and in-class announcements proved to be very effectiveat generating student interest. All of the fourteen interested students were able to make the trip.Eleven of these students
Conference Session
International Developments & Collaborations
Collection
2005 Annual Conference
Authors
A.K.M. Abdul Quader; Shamsuddin Ilias; Franklin King; Keith Schimmel
Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Education discuss the project implementation strategy and possible future collaboration between the two institutions in graduate research and faculty exchanges. He was also given a guided tour to various research centers and institutes by the respective faculty.• Global Partnership Conference (April 9-11, 2001) Both NCA&TSU and BUET were represented at the Global Partnership Conference organized by the United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation (UNCFSP), which was held in Washington, D.C. As head of the institution, Vice Chancellor Ahmed represented BUET. Dr. Earnestine Psalmonds, Vice Chancellor for the Division of Research, represented NCA&
Conference Session
NSF Grantees' Poster Session
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Amy Javernick-Will, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jessica Kaminsky, University of Colorado, Boulder; Cathy Leslie P.E., Engineers Without Borders - USA ; Kaitlin Litchfield, University of Colorado, Boulder
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
Colorado, Boulder in the Civil, Envi- ronmental and Architectural Engineering Department focusing in engineering education. Page 25.321.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Collaborative Research: Gender Diversity, Identity, and EWB-USAAbstractThis recently initiated researchi, funded by the National Science Foundation’s Division ofEngineering Education and Centers, investigates the motivations driving members of the serviceorganization Engineers Without Borders-USA (EWB-USA) in the theoretical context of identityand social cognitive
Conference Session
Track: Graduate - Technical Session 12
Collection
2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity
Authors
Kerrie G. Wilkins-Yel, Indiana University ; Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University; Amanda James Reed
Tagged Topics
Diversity, Graduate Education
Berkeley and graduate degrees in Counseling Psychology from the University of California at Santa Barbara.Dr. Jennifer M Bekki, Arizona State University Jennifer M. Bekki is an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Chair for the Engineering Education Systems and Design program within The Polytechnic School within the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engi- neering at Arizona State University. Her research interests include topics related to engineering student persistence, STEM graduate students (particularly women), online learning, educational data mining, and the modeling and analysis of manufacturing systems. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Bioengineering and graduate degrees in Industrial Engineering, all from Arizona
Conference Session
Industry Collaboration in Construction Education
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Dan Koo, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; J. William White AIA, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Veto Matthew Ray, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis
Tagged Divisions
Construction
) attempted several types ofextracurricular programs for both undergraduate and graduate students in order to achieveseveral objectives including 1) improving practical skills for industry readiness, 2) improvingprofessionalism, and 3) promoting strong team working skills.Industry and university collaboration for construction engineering education was emphasized bymany previous studies. The practice of construction engineering and management increasinglydemanded construction professionals who are capable of solving many challenges both technical Page 24.423.2and social within a team environment 1. However, there are many barriers to
Conference Session
Undergraduate Track - Technical Session VI
Collection
2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference
Authors
Najmah Thomas, University of South Carolina, Beaufort; Ronald Erdei, University of South Carolina, Beaufort
Tagged Topics
Diversity, Undergraduate Education
services, and academic help- seeking among historically underrepresented first-year college students," The Learning Assistance Review, vol. 19, no. 2, p. 17, 2014. Stemming Stereotype Threat: Recruitment, Retention, and Degree Attainment in STEM Fields for Undergraduates from Underrepresented Backgrounds Najmah Thomas, PhD; Ron Erdei, PhD2018 The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity (CoNECD)Paper Presentation / Workshop Session OutlineBackground & Literature Review:  Grounding diversity conversations in context of innovation and global competitiveness  Developing a deeper understanding of the opportunities for improvement in terms of STEM education
Conference Session
Track : Graduate - Technical Session 7
Collection
2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity
Authors
Marcia Gumpertz, North Carolina State University; Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc; C. Dean Campbell, North Carolina A&T State University ; Maureen Grasso, North Carolina State University; Yvette Maria Huet, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Keith A. Schimmel P.E., North Carolina A&T State University
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Diversity, Graduate Education
Paper ID #24814An Institutional Transformation Model to Increase Minority STEM DoctoralStudent SuccessDr. Marcia Gumpertz, North Carolina State University Marcia Gumpertz is professor of statistics at North Carolina State University. She serves as PI of N.C. State’s NSF AGEP project, AGEP North Carolina Alliance: An Institutional Transformation Model to Increase Minority STEM Doctoral Student and Faculty Success. This is a collaborative project with North Carolina A&T State University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.Dr. Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc Rebecca Brent is President of Education
Conference Session
Undergraduate Track - Technical Session V
Collection
2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference
Authors
J. Sonnenberg-Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Randal T. Abler, Georgia Institute of Technology
Tagged Topics
Diversity, Undergraduate Education
Paper ID #241932018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29Diversity and Student Persistence in the Vertically Integrated Project (VIP)Course SequenceJ. Sonnenberg-Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology Assistant Director, Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program, Georgia Institute of Technology; Doc- toral student in Education at Georgia State University, with a concentration in Research, Measurement and Statistics; Master of Education in Education Organization and Leadership, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Bachelor of Science in
Conference Session
Engineering Design Process Activities with Secondary Students
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jessica D. Gale, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology
Tagged Topics
Diversity
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Pre-College Engineering Education
Paper ID #25588Students’ Experience with Collaborative Engineering Design Challenges in aMiddle School Engineering Course (Evaluation)Dr. Jessica D. Gale, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Jessica Gale is a Senior Research Scientist at Georgia Tech’s Center for Education Integrating Sci- ence, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC). Her research focuses on project-based learning, STEM integration at the elementary and middle grades levels, design-based implementation research, and fidelity of implementation. Dr. Gale has a particular interest in project-based engineering in elementary school communities and the socio
Conference Session
Student Teams, Groups, and Collaborations
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Laura Lenz M.Sc., RWTH Aachen University; Lana Plumanns M.Sc., RWTH Aachen University ; Kerstin Groß Mag., RWTH Aachen University; Katharina Schuster, RWTH Aachen University; Sabina Jeschke, RWTH Aachen University; Anja Richert, RWTH Aachen University
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Educational Research and Methods
course in Mechanical Engineering). Her main areas of research are the development of agile turbulence-tolerant processes and organizational concepts for knowledge and technology-intensive organizations, the development of knowledge management solutions and e-learning tools (e.g. knowledge maps) for various fields, as well as accompanying research for complex organiza- tional development processes in heterogeneous research networks. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Social Familiarity in Virtual Learning EnvironmentsAn Empirical Approach on Engineering Students’ Interaction in Collaborative Minecraft Scenarios (Research Paper) 1. IntroductionIndustry
Conference Session
Undergraduate Track - Technical Session II
Collection
2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference
Authors
Elisabeth (Lisa) Stoddard, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Geoff Pfeifer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Tagged Topics
Diversity, Undergraduate Education
). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Working Towards More Equitable Team Dynamics: Mapping Student Assets to Minimize Stereotyping and Task Assignment Bias Elisabeth (Lisa) Stoddard and Geoff PfeiferStereotyping and Bias on Student TeamsGroup-based learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programs andinstitutions is common because it prepares students for STEM careers that require regular workin teams, and it allows them to develop skills associated with collaborative problem solving.These skills include communication, leadership, management, creativity, problem solving, andconflict resolution. However, research shows that stereotyping and bias are
Conference Session
FPD 6: Course Content and Educational Strategies
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Brian M. Frank P.Eng., Queen's University; Behnam Behinaein Hamgini, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Queen's University
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First-Year Programs
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Queen’s University Page 24.280.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Collaborative cloud-based documents for real-time bi-directional feedback in large lecture activitiesAbstractThis paper presents a pilot project that uses cloud-based documents to provide bi-directional feedbackon open-ended contextualized activities. The course setting is a first year engineering design andprofessional practice course of approximately 700 students, taught in three sections, at Queen’sUniversity, a medium-sized research-intensive
Conference Session
Outstanding Contributions to ME Education
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Stephen Turns, Pennsylvania State University; Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University
Tagged Divisions
Mechanical Engineering
AC 2008-207: ACTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING EXERCISES FOR AFIRST COURSE IN FLUID MECHANICSStephen Turns, Pennsylvania State University Stephen R. Turns, professor of mechanical engineering, joined the faculty of The Pennsylvania State University in 1979. His research interests include combustion-generated air pollution, other combustion-related topics, and engineering education pedagogy. He has served as an ABET mechanical engineering program evaluator since 1994. He has received several teaching awards at Penn State, including the Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching. He is also the author of three student-centered textbooks: An Introduction to Combustion: Concepts and
Conference Session
Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II
Collection
2015 ASEE International Forum
Authors
Maria M. Larrondo-Petrie, Florida Atlantic University
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International Forum
Engineering Societies) Page 19.5.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Collaboration is the Silver BulletThe Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions haslaunched a number of capacity building initiatives in the area of engineeringeducation (accreditation, pedagogy, laboratories, management, leadership,curriculum innovation, K-12 outreach) all in collaboration with otherorganizations. This permits, not only a decrease in cost and effort required fromthe organization, but also allows value added components. This paper discusseseach collaborations