Conference Session

The Role of Robotics in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Can Saygin, University of Texas, San Antonio; Timothy T. Yuen, University of Texas, San Antonio; Heather J. Shipley, University of Texas, San Antonio; Hung-da Wan, University of Texas, San Antonio; David Akopian, University of Texas, San Antonio

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Mechanical Engineering 5 david.akopian@utsa.edu, Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringAbstractEducational robotics provides many opportunities to enhance science, technology, engineering,and mathematics (STEM) education for students and teachers by using engineering and computerprogramming techniques integrated into the curriculum. In addition to in-class activities, thereare many programs targeting use of educational robotics in after-school activities. In this paper,we present our experience at the Interactive Technology Experience Center (iTEC) in design,development, and implementation of robotics activities for K-12 students and teachers. iTEC isa K-12 STEM center at the University of Texas at San

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia; Bryn Seabrook, University of Virginia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

and served as chair of LED. When theTechnological Literacy Constituency Committee was formed in 2006, most of the officers of thenew group were also members of LED.In alignment with the new committee, there is a marked increase in numbers of papersmentioning “technological literacy” in 2005 and 2006. As interest in technological literacy grewwithin ASEE and, perhaps more significantly, in the National Academy of Engineering and theNational Science Foundation, the projects and goals of the two groups diverged, though theywere never in competition or estranged from each other. Their interests began to overlap moreextensively again when the constituent committee became the Technological and EngineeringLiteracy/Philosophy of Engineering (TELPhE

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Janel Sutkus, Carnegie Mellon University; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University; Rod Harris; Matthew L. Cole, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #13026Assessing the Ethical Development of Students in an Undergraduate Civil En-gineering Course using a Standardized InstrumentDr. Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University Donald D. Carpenter, PhD, PE, LEED AP is Professor of Civil Engineering at Lawrence Technological University where he teaches courses on ethics/professionalism and water resources. Dr. Carpenter has served as the University Director of Assessment and the founding Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning. He conducts funded pedagogical research and development projects, has published numerous engineering education papers

Conference Session

Uses for MATLAB in Mechancial Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanon Marie Reckinger, Montana State University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

dynamics, fluid dynamics, and numerical meth- ods. Shanon has taught courses in thermodynamics, numerical methods (graduate), fluid dynamics, gas dynamics (graduate), computational fluid dynamics (undergrad/graduate), fundamentals of engineering, mathematical analysis in MATLAB. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016Implementation and Evaluation of Different Types of Peer Learning Instruction in a MATLAB Programming CourseAbstractProgramming continues to be one of the most difficult skills to master in the early stages of themechanical engineering curriculum. The disparity between students’ incoming and potentialskills in a typical “introductory to programming course” is

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 3: Technology in Biomedical Engineering Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Moyaki, University of Georgia; Dominik May, University of Wuppertal; Nathaniel Hunsu, University of Georgia; Pravalika Irukulla, University of Georgia; Cheryl T. Gomillion, University of Georgia

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

Nathaniel Hunsu is an assistant professor of Engineering Education. He is affiliated with the Engineer- ing Education Transformational Institute and the school of electrical and computer engineering at the university. His interest is at the nexus of the resPravalika Irukulla, University of Georgia Pravalika Irukulla is a Masters student pursuing Biological Engineering at the University of Georgia. She obtained her Bachelors degree in Biological Engineering at the University of Georgia, where she started her research focus on breast cancer metastasis in a tissue engineering laboratory. As a project during graduate degree, she focused on the development of virtual laboratories in the tissue engineering class.Dr. Cheryl T

Conference Session

Promoting Well-Being in Engineering Education: Strategies and Perspectives

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Asghar, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Assad Iqbal, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

different technical and non-technical methods to enhance the learning processes of undergraduate engineering students.Dr. Angela Minichiello, Utah State University Angela Minichiello is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University (USU) and a registered professional mechanical engineer. Her research examines issues of access, diversity, and inclusivity in engineering.Mr. Assad Iqbal, Arizona State University Assad Iqbal is a Postdoctoral Research Scholar at Arizona State University working on the National Sci- ence Foundation-funded research project i.e., Engineering For Us All (e4usa). Assad Iqbal is an informa- tion system engineer with a Ph.D. in Engineering Education and

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2: Innovative Approaches for Teaching Environmental Engineering

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sara Freix, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Yousef Jalali, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Daniel S. Brogan, Virginia Western Community College; Akshat Kothyari, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Environmental Engineering

Bhutanese- Nepali Christian Media Ministries, which utilizes online media to address needs in Christian ministries for people in these language groups. Prior to June 2010, he was a graduate student at the University of New Hampshire, where he earned his BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering.Mr. Akshat Kothyari, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Akshat Kothyari is a Ph.D. student in Industrial and Systems Education at Virginia Tech. He received his B.Eng. in Manufacturing Engineering and M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering. His research interests includes theory and application of mathematical programming techniques in solving production and logistics based problems.Dr. Vinod K. Lohani

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Kim, Bucknell University; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Design in Engineering Education

electrophysiology, instrumentation and medical device design. He has published widely on electrical dynamics in the heart and brain, biomedical computing, engineering design and engineering education. Page 24.837.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 K-WIDE: Synthesizing the Entrepreneurial Mindset and Engineering Design It’s winter break at Bucknell University and 23 first and second year engineers are tackling the National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenge, Restoring and Im- proving Urban Infrastructure. They have immersed themselves

Conference Session

Governance, Diplomacy, and International Comparisons in Engineering Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Yi Cao, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Xiaoye Ma, Tsinghua University; Jennifer M. Case, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University at West Lafayette ; David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Xiaofeng Tang, Tsinghua University; Zheping Xie, Tsinghua University; Haiyan Zhao

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

-oriented projects; it alsoadvises the cultivation of crisis awareness, innovative spirit, innovative thinking, andentrepreneurship capabilities throughout the entire processes of engineering learning [19].Finally, authors of the 3E policy encourage the exploration of interdisciplinary models ofengineering training. The policy recommends the formation of new, interdisciplinary types oforganizations by comprehensively considering interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, school-enterprise, industry-university-research, teaching-research and other integration innovation andtalent training models [16]. At the curriculum level, the policy encourages creation ofinterdisciplinary courses and curricula that feature complex engineering problems

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS) Technical Session_Tuesday June 27, 9:15 - 10:45

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C.J. Witherell, Grand Valley State University

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

is overlooked. Engineers have ethical responsibilities to their employers, their employees, theenvironment, and the entire public. Often, the stakes of engineering projects are extremely highbecause people’s lives depend on their success. The activities of engineers can have great impactson the physical world around them and the beings living in it. Engineers do not exist in a bubble—they “exist and operate as a node in a complex network of mutual relationships with many othernodes” [2]. These complex relationships make it necessary to consider the impacts of decisionsand actions on a range of parties. The purpose of this report is to explore new ethical considerations that have arisen in themanufacturing industry due to the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Daniela Faas, Harvard University; Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University; Rebecca M. Reck, Kettering University; Mary C. Verstraete, The University of Akron; Deborah J. O'Bannon P.E., University of Missouri, Kansas City

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

contributed to the development of the new ProLine Fusion Flight Control System and served as the project lead for two aircraft. She earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with a mathematics minor from Rose-Hulman Insti- tute of Technology in 2005. Her research interests include control systems, mechatronics, instructional laboratories, and experiential learning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Paper ID #15210Dr. Mary C. Verstraete, The University of Akron Mary Verstraete is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and the Associate Chair for the Undergraduate

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luke Niiler; David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

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Liberal Education

requires students to make oral presentations as well as towrite laboratory reports, business letters, résumés, and technical research papers. Written reportsand oral presentations are required in mid-level courses, and the senior-level two-semestercapstone design sequence, a joint effort of Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering,requires students to write project proposals, progress reports, updates, and final reports as well asmake an oral presentation in each semester. Dr. Niiler, founding director of UT-Tyler’s WritingCenter, has extensive experience working with students from across the disciplines on subject-specific writing projects. He has contributed to the Electrical Engineering Laboratory Reportstyle guide, and regularly

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Flores, University of Texas-El Paso; Ann Darnell, University of Texas-El Paso

Success forUnderrepresented Minority Students . Journal of Engineering Education ,January 2003, Volume 92, No. 1. [9] 2004. Raising the Graduation Rates of Low-Income College Students. A report published by The PellInstitute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education.December 2004. [10] Davies, R., and P. Elias. 2003. Dropping Out: A Study of Leavers from Higher Education. Departmentfor education and skills, Research Report RR386. January, Colegate, Norwich. [11] Glenn, J. 2000. Before It’s Too Late. Rport to the Nation from The National Commission onMathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century. Washington D.C. [12] Tricomi, A. 2004. Science Across the Curriculum – The Binghamton University Story.. vol. IV, Project

Conference Session

Instrument Design and Development

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcus Vinicius Melo de Lyra, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Jean S. Larson, Arizona State University; Zhen Zhao, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Wilhelmina C. Savenye, Arizona State University; Christopher Barr

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Engineering, and many years of experience teaching and developing curriculum in various learning environments. She has taught technology integration and teacher training to undergrad- uate and graduate students at Arizona State University, students at the K-12 level locally and abroad, and various workshops and modules in business and industry. Dr. Larson is experienced in the application of instructional design, delivery, evaluation, and specializes in eLearning technologies for training and devel- opment. Her research focuses on the efficient and effective transfer of knowledge and learning techniques, innovative and interdisciplinary collaboration, and strengthening the bridge between K-12 learning and higher education

Conference Session

Work-in-Progress Session: Supporting Students To, Through, and Beyond Transitions

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, Rowan University; Jeffrey Stransky, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

students’engagement and factors they consider when making engagement decisions through a compilationof survey items from multiple co-curricular engagement surveys and frameworks [12], [13], [18].In future work of this project, findings from the pilot survey will be used to prototype the co-curricular engagement guide. To further explore engagement decisions of the student population,stakeholder interviews will be conducted and inform iterations of the engagement guide, thusimproving its usability and potential adoption as a resource.Study Context. The student population studied is an undergraduate engineering population at amid-Atlantic research institution. Majors that students can enroll in include biomedicalengineering, chemical engineering, civil and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Dahm

Economics,” Journal of SMET Education, 4, 3&4 (2003).Biographical InformationKevin Dahm in an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He received his B.S. fromWorcester Polytechnic Institute in 1992 and his Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1998. Hiscurrent primary teaching interest is integrating process simulation throughout the chemical engineering curriculum,and he received the 2003 Joseph J. Martin Award for work in this area.Ravi P. Ramachandran is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering atRowan University. He received his Ph.D. from McGill University in 1990 and has worked at AT&T BellLaboratories and Rutgers University prior to joining Rowan

Collection

2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Megan F. Dunn; W. Roy Penney; Edgar C. Clausen

𝑑𝑡 Q= Afr (4)Finally, the throat velocity is obtained by 𝑄 𝐴𝑡 vvc = (5) Proceedings of the 2011 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 6Throat Velocity from the Bernoulli BalanceMcCabe et al.22 show the Bernoulli balance (with α terms set to zero) as 𝑃1 𝑉1 2 𝑃2 𝑉2

Collection

2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Gaetan Garcia; Matthew R. Stein

exercise remotely. The paper concludes with an analysisof the project and a discussion of future plans.IntroductionAlthough the concept of distance education is by no means new, the offering of laboratory courses hastrailed the offering of regular didactic courses due to the presence of significant technical obstacles. Asthe network infrastructure became faster and more ubiquitous, many researchers [1][2][3][4] beganimplementing remote laboratories in some form. Among the first to be developed were systemproviding remote access to laboratory equipment controlling fixed experimental apparatus. As systemsdeveloped, laboratories began to include moving apparatus with mechanical uncertainties [5][6][7][8][9] requiring video feedback. Remote laboratory

Conference Session

The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Vurkaç, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

24.775.85 We can add Oregon Institute of Technology and Portland State University to that list.The Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) favors a method that emphasizes depth over breadth.The Humanities content is more of a minor specialty than broad general education, including asubstantial junior-year project that has “a significant technical component and an importanthumanistic and/or social dimension [2, p. 44], and which is in addition to the more commonsenior-year technical design project.Dartmouth College, home of “the nation’s first engineering school” [2, p. 56], offers a bachelor’sdegree in engineering sciences at the end of the regular four-year undergraduate curriculum,having all the same liberal-arts requirements as any other major

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Teaming and Collaboration

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew L Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

been taughtsuccessfully in engineering curricula for years.10,11,12 A review of teaching creativity inengineering and the need to do so has been done by Stouffer et al.6 and is beyond the scope ofthis paper.For the Lawrence Tech camp, undergraduate engineering students were identified by each DCNinstitution. Only rising sophomores through seniors were invited so that all of the students had atleast one year of engineering education. Ultimately, 23 students from 13 states attended withmajors in biomedical engineering, computer engineering, construction engineering technology,civil engineering, electrical engineering, engineering management, engineering/alternativeenergy technology, environmental engineering, and mechanical engineering. Five

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Copes; Willard D. Bostwick; Kenneth Rennels; Douglas Acheson

(CIMT), Computer Graphics Technology (CGT), CivilEngineering Technology (CET), Architectural Technology (ART), Construction Technology(CNT), Interior Design (INTR), Computer Technology (CPT), and Organizational Leadershipand Supervision (OLS). The school also offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs inMechanical Engineering (ME) and Electrical Engineering (EE) and graduate degrees inBiomedical Engineering (BME). The school has an enrollment of 2207 full and part timestudents (fall 2000). IUPUI has an enrollment of 27,525 students (fall 2000) in 18 schools and isthe third largest university in Indiana.IntroductionEngineering design graphics instruction at both the high school and collegiate levels has evolvedby necessity to include the

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bre Przestrzelski, University of San Diego; Elizabeth A. Reddy, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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Materials

Computing in the American Anthro- pological Association. She studies experts and their work in relation to environments, technologies, and human lives. Her current research projects deal with earthquake risk management technology in Mexico and the United States, environmental data justice in the US/Mexican borderlands, and the development and practice of engineering expertise.Dr. Susan M Lord, University of San Diego Susan M. Lord received a B.S. from Cornell University and the M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University. She is currently Professor and Chair of Electrical Engineering at the University of San Diego. Her teach- ing and research interests include electronics, optoelectronics, materials science, first year

Conference Session

Identity Formation and Engineering Cultures

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Duane Reedy, University of Maryland, College Park; David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

practices that work to downplay, obfuscate, or dismiss entirely the influence of socialand structural factors that reproduce educational disparities among historically marginalizedgroups in engineering and further drive them away from the field [4], [5], [13]. The broadersocietal implication of this problem is that it limits the diversity of perspectives that practiceengineering, which perpetuates the development of the unjust and inequitable distribution oftechnological consequences. We see this, for example, in the pervasiveness of algorithmic bias,infrastructure projects that harm minority communities, and a lack of (or undone) technologiesthat could benefit women and people of color [14], [15]. The recognition that we need to designculturally

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashland Brown, University of the Pacific; Kris Wood, University of Texas; Kristen Kaufman, Grad Student Universiy ot Texas; Daniel Jensen, United States Air Force Academy; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas; Christina White, Columbia University

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Mechanical Engineering

. He received a B.S. from Milwaukee School of Engineering in 1980, a M.S. from Northwestern University in 1982, and a Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University in 1985. V-mail: 479-575-4153; E-mail: jjrencis@uark.edu.Christina White, Columbia University CHRISTINA WHITE is a doctoral candidate in the Curriculum and Teaching Department at Columbia University. Her research focus is in engineering education with particular emphasis in both engineering diversity and humanitarian design projects. She earned a M. Ed from The University of Texas at Austin in Special Education. Contact: ckw.columbia@gmail.com

Conference Session

Imagining and Reimagining Engineering Education as a Dynamic System

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Thomas A. De Pree, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

faculty member at Oklahoma State University working on terahertz frequencies and engineering educa- tion. While at Oklahoma State, he developed courses in photonics and engineering design. After serving for two and a half years as a program director in engineering education at the National Science Founda- tion, he took a chair position in electrical engineering at Bucknell University. He is currently interested in engineering design education, engineering education policy, and the philosophy of engineering education.Dr. Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato Jennifer Karlin spent the first half of her career at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, where she was a professor of industrial

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Matthew, VentureWell; Surbhi Lipkin-Moore; Pedro Arce, Tennessee Technological University; Andrea Arce-Trigatti, Tallahassee Community College; Nathalie Lavoine, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Lucian Lucia, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Emre Selvi, Jacksonville University; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Murat Tiryakioglu, Jacksonville University; Justin Hall, Jacksonville University; Ron Edelen, Jacksonville University; Jeffery Plumblee, VentureWell

conducted studies by using the facilities of institutions such as Argonne National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Carnegie Institution of Washington. Before joining JU, he also worked as a Design and Production Engineer for the defense company Aselsan Inc. (1999-2004) and as a faculty at Muskingum University (2009-2015). Dr. Selvi currently focuses his activities on Engineering Education field as it relates to our new design-based curriculum contents such as design thinking, project based learning, sustainable design, and service learning.Ron EdelenMarjan Eggermont (Teaching Professor)Murat Tiryakioglu (Professor)Justin R. Hall © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022

Conference Session

Mathematics Division (MATH) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olivia Ryan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Susan Sajadi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Mathematics Division (MATH)

Paper ID #41094Understanding Students in Times of Transition: The Impact of the COVID-19Pandemic on Engineering Students’ Math Readiness and Transition into EngineeringOlivia Ryan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Olivia Ryan is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She holds a B.S. in engineering with a specialization in electrical engineering from Roger Williams University. Her research interests include developing professional skills for engineering students and understanding mathematics barriers that exist within engineering.Susan Sajadi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State

Conference Session

PBL and Flipped Classrooms in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Doyle, Santa Clara University; Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University

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Civil Engineering

inverting the statics classroom increase material knowledge gain?Freeman, et al. showed that straight lecturing is not a best practice in STEM education andrecommends any new pedagogical approach be assessed against a proven active approach andnot traditional, extensive lecturing.2 As such, the control class will use more conventional active-learning methods such as group work, demonstrations and student questioning techniques todetermine if flipping and hands-on activities provide greater learning gains.MethodsIn the fall of 2015, four sections of statics were taught to primarily civil and mechanicalengineering sophomore students, with one additional section taught during the following winter2016 quarter. A total of 4 professors taught the 5

Conference Session

CPDD Technical Session 1 - Design of Professional Development Curricula

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Navid Yaghoubisharif, Oregon State University; Shane Brown, Oregon State University; Amy Brooks, Oregon State University

learning, including improvedlearning, retention, and self-efficacy [14]. Several forms of active learning include studentstalking with each other about the course content through working together, including cooperativeand collaborative learning and specific activities like "think-pair-share." For example, asoperationalized by Michelene Chi (2014), interactive learning includes students working togetheron activities that require collaboration [15].There is abundant evidence that these collaborative activities are effective for student learning. Ameta-analysis by Freeman et al. (2014) compared student performance in undergraduate STEMcourses under traditional lecturing versus active learning and showed the improvement of thestudent engagement when

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kay Howell; Ann Wittbrodt; Alfred Moye

tutoring. A recent National Academy of Science analysis of student assessments, forexample, emphasizes that the challenge of continuously gathering and evaluatingcomplex information about students probably cannot be achieved without newinformation technology. The report notes that “New capabilities enabled by technologyinclude directly assessing problem-solving skills, making visible sequences of actionstaken by learners in solving problems, and modeling and simulating complex reasoningtasks.”3New communication tools allow students to collaborate on complex projects and ask forhelp from teachers and experts from around the world. Learning systems can be designedto adapt to differences in student interests, backgrounds, learning styles and