-learning that functions in its very background is Cloud Computing [4]:Storing and accessing data and software programs over the internet instead of local computers’hard drives. This under-appreciated aspect of education, cloud computing, forms the base for E-Learning wherein the teacher develops material and assignments [5], keeps track of studentperformance and records [6]; At the same time, cloud computing allows students to collaboratefrom the comfort zone of the device and location of their choice, as well as experience learningin a somewhat autonomous and creative way [7], while pursuing learning at their own personalpace. However, a major setback of cloud computing is the cost of storing information that mayincrease dramatically with the
transformative teaching practices: allowing students to“do” science, such as learning in labs and problem solving; providing structured group learningexperiences; using computer technology applications; and promoting active, engaged learning.The objective of this paper is to share the general CLICS framework and its successes in order togenerate interest in replicating this type of experience at other institutions with their own campussustainability data. The paper describes the infrastructure included within the CLICS system,how it has been used in classrooms and the results of our assessment and evaluation of theproject for meeting the expected education objectives.Greenhouse – Digester SystemOver the past five years, an integrated food-waste
their own. Students must study the worked examplecarefully to be able to solve the paired problem. One difficulty with this approach, whichbecame apparent to the author in the classroom application of this approach, is thatconsiderable care must be taken in designing the problem to be solved. On the one hand,if the problem resembles the worked example too closely, students may employ mindless Page 13.844.7“pattern-matching” that enables them to calculate an answer without understanding anyof the underlying principles (no schema acquisition). On the other hand, if the problemdoes not resemble the worked example sufficiently closely, then the situation
-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Dr. Wasfy is also the founder and chairman of Advanced Science and Automation Corp. (founded in 1998) and AscienceTutor (founded in 2007). Wasfy’s research and development areas include: flexible multibody dynamics, finite element modeling of solids and fluids, fluid-structure interaction, belt-drive dynamics, tires mechanics/dynamics, ground ve- hicle dynamics, visualization of numerical simulation results, engineering applications of virtual-reality and artificial intelligence. He authored and co-authored more than 70 peer-reviewed publications and gave more than 65 presentations at international conferences and invited lectures in those areas. He received two ASME best
student learning is project-driven and delivered “just-in-time.”At a workshop in 2004, representatives from the OU faculty and ASCE PS 465 met to assess theextent to which a Sooner City-based curriculum meets BOK outcomes, as well as how Sooner Citycould be modified to meet more of the BOK outcomes within the confines of the undergraduatedegree program. This manuscript, solicited by Stu Walesh for “The Civil Engineering Body ofKnowledge Where Are We Today?” session, presents the results of that workshop, which hasimplications for other schools who use the Sooner City approach to address PS 465.1. Background of Sooner City.Basically, Sooner City is a comprehensive, integrated, infrastructure design project that is threadedthroughout the University
) lab. Sepehr’s research focuses on his areas of interest, which include occupational safety and health, workforce training, and engineering ed- ucation. He is also involved in developing training materials and programs aimed at enhancing safety in the construction and general industries.Dr. Siyuan Song, University of Alabama Dr. Siyuan Song is an assistant professor and the director of the Safety Automation and Visualization En- vironment (SAVE) Laboratory in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alabama (UA). Prior to joining UA, she was an assistant professor in the School of Construction and Design at the University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Song obtained her
developing knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) within students that are useful in designingand crafting a quality problem statement. Some assessment rubrics were identified but theseseemed to focus more on formatting than content. Little guidance was identified relative tolesson plans for developing problem statement design KSAs. This paper, describes some initialefforts toward developing problem statement KSAs within senior engineering students that havebegun from some exploratory research and classroom experiences. BackgroundThe East Carolina University (ECU) initiated its first ever engineering program in 2004. Theprogram culminates in a two semester capstone design project based learning experience
computer-aided-design (CAD) knowledge learned their first year in order to beable to apply it in a junior level CAD class (detailed later in this paper). They also need to usethe knowledge gained in other computer aided analysis courses, such as ANSYS, internships,and on the job after they graduate. It has been noted that student’s application of this material atthe junior level has been mediocre at best. Having attended a number of process educationworkshops during the spring and summer of 2000, it was decided implementation of activelearning exercises might be the best way of addressing these deficiencies. Armed with theinformation learned in the workshops the graphics faculty jumped into revamping the graphicscourses with both feet.This paper
, autonomous vehicles, data-driven understanding, and algorithmic work onincreasing yield and quality are among the applications that are becoming common. Overall,agriculture is now becoming increasingly digitized and computerized and will rely in the futureon a technology workforce to build, train, and deploy solutions. Given this, how do we preparestudents to think about the use of technology in this domain holistically? This paper aims to explore an interdisciplinary application of role-play scenarios (RPS) andcase studies to allow engineering and computing students to learn about ethical dilemmas inagricultural systems. This exercise helps bridge the discussion on artificial intelligence,algorithms, and other technical fields with generalized
. Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico Dr. Vanessa Svihla is a learning scientist and assistant professor at the University of New Mexico in the Organization, Information & Learning Sciences program, and in the Chemical & Biological Engineering Department. She served as Co-PI on an NSF RET Grant and a USDA NIFA grant, and is currently co-PI on three NSF-funded projects in engineering and computer science education, including a Revolutioniz- ing Engineering Departments project. She was selected as a National Academy of Education / Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow. Dr. Svihla studies learning in authentic, real world conditions; this includes a two- strand research program focused on (1) authentic assessment, often
active in the Mechanics Division.Marcel Castro-Sitiriche, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Marcel J. Castro-Sitiriche is a professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico in the Mayag¨uez Campus (Recinto Universitario de Mayag¨uez). His research efforts contain academic, educa- tional and service activities. Some of the research areas of interest include appropriate technology, rural power, power electronics, decentralized energy, and renewable energy systems. He is the co-coordinator of the Social, Ethical, and Global Issues in Engineering program at the College of Engineering in the University of Puerto Rico, Mayag¨uez. He is chair of the IEEE Engineering Education Western Puerto Rico chapter
market. [31] For example, two applicants apply for a business loan—oneminority and the other majority—and may have identical credentials but minority applicantusually experiences more difficulty obtaining the loan and often will be charged higher interestrates. [7, 8]Minority entrepreneurship is increasing and Black business ownership is largest in New York,Georgia, and Florida. [32] In 2007, Blacks owned business accounted for 7.1%, generating $137.5billion.[32] Businesses typically offer similar services to those of the early 20th century; offeringservices in health care and social aid, repair, maintenance, personal, and laundry services. [32]Perhaps it is the success (although marginal at times) and mere existence of these businesseswhich
particularfluid mechanics theory - for example the concept of convective acceleration - flow in convergingnozzle can be measured experimentally, and this can be correlated to the theory. In addition thePIV system can be used in senior design classes to visualize the actual flow in a prototype. It willprovide a physical grasp of the theory, and a real appreciation of how the theory is applied indaily life situations. Correlations between the theory and actual flow visualization helps studentsand educators to fully understand the issues and benefits of fluid mechanics in a wide range ofapplications spanning from the fluid machinery to emerging applications, such as environmental,biological and micro-scale flows.Design optimization is a common practice in
at the Uni- versity of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez. Subsequently, she graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a PhD in Chemical Engineering and a Masters of Science in Polymers, Colloids and Surfaces. Her disserta- tion work presented a novel technique to allow for the control of mass transport in crosslinked hydrogels with applications in the fields of biosensors and microfluidics. Under a fellowship from the National Research Council, Marvi worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Tech- nology (NIST). Her project at NIST involved the study of encapsulated neural stem cell’s viability and differentiation under AC electric fields. More recently (2008-2010), she worked as a
effective in helping themlearn lesson objectives. While examining the effectiveness of these active learning interventionsand flipped classes with an increased sample size over several years is likely needed to determinestatistical significance, our experience indicates that choosing the appropriate classes to flip andsuitable active learning interventions is challenging and selected interventions may not beimmediately effective. Nevertheless, a variety of learning techniques is likely beneficial tomaintain student engagement in a three-hour evening lecture course covering a highly technicaltopic such as air pollution control.1. IntroductionAccording to ABET’s criteria for accrediting environmental engineering programs, air pollution,along with
technological change for academic libraries.In quick succession, library information systems automated many library processes, electroniccatalogs replaced card catalogs, online and CD-ROM databases replaced print indexes, andelectronic publishing emerged as a viable alternative to print journals and books. The processaccelerated in the 1990s and early 2000s with the rise of the Internet and Web, digital publishing,and mobile computing.The second theme is the continuous struggle by engineering librarians to assert their role withinASEE and in engineering education in general. ELD has always been a small community in alarge organization and has faced the possibility of extinction on several occasions. ELD has alsoworked hard to expand the role of
Engineering UndergraduatesAbstractThe ACRL Framework for Information Literacy in Higher Education describes desirable informationliteracy competencies in terms of novice and expert behaviors. One may reasonably argue that it isoutside of the scope of a university education to fully achieve the expert level of behavior described.However, choices in designing information literacy instruction can improve chances of a measure ofexpertise being developed even prior to graduation.One element of expertise that is often overlooked in instructional programs is the framing of theconditions under which certain methods of inquiry or analysis are to be used. Often, the conditions of useare obvious inside of the academy, given the context of the assignment or unit
componentsof the course is also provided.IntroductionNC State University is very lucky to have a unit in the Provost’s office for distance learning andlearning technology applications (DELTA). DELTA maintains the learning technology softwareused across campus such as Moodle, our Learning Management Software (LMS). DELTA alsoadministers grant programs for faculty. The grant I received matches instructional designers,multi-media experts, and project managers with faculty to redesign portions of their course. Theinstructional designer on this project was Yan Shen. Ben Huckaby provided graphical designassistance, and David Tredwell was our team lead for multimedia development.DELTA has added a gamification module to Moodle for use at NC State. Before my
textbook (or videolectures) on their own outside of class, and then during the class meetings they solve problemsand/or perform activities with support from the instructor and/or teaching assistants. The benefitscan include increased student engagement and more attention paid to individual students’ needs.Potential downsides of flipped classrooms include the difficulty some students have in learningnew material on their own. Flipped classrooms have been applied successfully to statics courses[1-3]. This approach was also used in a mechanics of materials course [4] and in a machinedesign course [5]. Analysis of the general applicability and outcomes of flipped classrooms havebeen treated in [6-8]. Flipped classrooms offer the opportunity for
.), Cognitive science and mathematics education (pp. 189-215). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.[19] Terenzini, Patrick T., Alberto F. Cabrera, Carol L. Colbeck, John M. Parente, Stefani A. Bjorklund. (2001) Collaborative learning vs. lecture/discussion: Students’ reported learning gains. Journal of Engineering Education 90(1), 123-130.[20] Trotter, A. (2001). Federal study details major barriers to Internet learning. Education Week 20(16): 34.[21] West, Charles K., James A. Farmer and Phillip M. Wolff. 1991. Instructional Design: Implications from Cognitive Science. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.BiographiesMary E. Huba is Assistant Vice-Provost for Undergraduate Programs and Professor of Educational Leadership
offer on-demand, or access transit service, which provides transportation to residents withlimited mobility options. By using a modular design approach, the team has chosen to allow for arange of potential vehicle applications, including school bus, shuttle bus, and commuter servicevariants. An all-electric version is also planned for shorter distance route coverage. Consideringthe design goals of increased fuel economy, as well as improved maintainability andserviceability over existing products, the resultant reduction in overall operating costs willprovide added incentive for fleet operators when considering new vehicle purchases.Improvements in vehicle aerodynamics, use of lightweight construction materials, and a hybridpowertrain will help
. Andrew Ritenour, Western Carolina University Andrew Ritenour is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering + Technology at West- ern Carolina University (WCU). Prior to joining WCU in 2018, he spent a decade in industry managing and developing innovative technologies across a broad spectrum of applications: high voltage transistors for energy-efficient power conversion, radio frequency (RF) surface acoustic wave (SAW) filters for mo- bile phones, and flexible paper-like displays for e-readers. He holds 30 patents related to semiconductor devices and microfabrication and has published in IEEE and AIP journals and conferences. His current research interests include instrumentation for combustion
formingagain.Developing effective global leadership skills is a challenge for even the most experiencedengineering managers. However, offering proper (in)formal education in the area of globalengineering management can significantly help train emerging and current leaders and canenable them to identify and overcome the barriers in a global team. This paper takes a look atkey concepts that must be taught to and understood by managers seeking success in globalmarkets. The material presented in this paper can be formally integrated as part of a core coursein a MBA global management program or can be offered as an elective towards anundergraduate business management degree. Informally, it can be used as part of an executivecoaching program and/or an internal
junior-levelcourse on programming language concepts. This course, unlike our software engineering course,is not a flipped course. While our original work on CONSIDER started as a tool to address theproblems we saw in flipped courses, there is, in fact, no reason why it cannot be used in traditionalcourses. On the other end of the spectrum, it may also be applicable to MOOCs. One of the majordifficulties with MOOCs is, of course, that students do not get to interact with the instructor unlikein regular courses. But we may be able to compensate for this by organizing students in the MOOCinto topic-specific groups, ensuring heterogeneity of the groups with respect to their understandingof the topic, and use the CONSIDER approach to enable students
the University of Michigan. He is a member of the ASME, BME, and an Associate Editor for the IEEE-EMBC. Page 15.278.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Citation Analysis of Engineering Design Reports for Information Literacy AssessmentAbstractThe application of information literacy standards and assessment in higher education are gainingimportance in high-stakes decision making and accreditation. Therefore, those responsible forinformation literacy instruction must apply ongoing, multiple forms of assessment to effectivelyevaluate student proficiencies. This study explores the
Paper ID #10411Evaluation of Impact of Web-based Activities on Mechanics Achievement andSelf-EfficacyProf. Sarah L. Billington, Stanford University Sarah Billington is Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineer- ing at Stanford University. Her research group focuses on sustainable, durable construction materials and their application to structures and construction. She teaches an undergraduate class on introductory solid mechanics as well as graduate courses in structural concrete behavior and design. Most recently she has initiated a engineering education research project on
MathCAD functions are discussed, and specific examples of their application toproblems in thermodynamics and combustion are presented.IntroductionTeaching with a combination of a textbook and a software package is a contemporaryengineering-thermodynamics pedagogy. Many software tools are available for evaluatingthermodynamic properties of engineering fluids. Many of these software tools are proprietarypackages sold by textbook publishers, such as “Interactive Thermodynamics: IT” [1]. In fact,finding a thermodynamics text that does not come with a software package is difficult. Sometextbooks are now built around using a software or web-based internet package [2]. While manyeducational software packages are available for evaluating thermodynamic
. Its three major missioncomponents are (1) to educate citizens from diverse academic and socioeconomic backgrounds,(2) to carry out research, giving priority to that applicable to the problems of the region and itsresidents, and (3) provide cultural opportunities for the region and offer programs of service tothe community and the general public. MSU was founded in 1867 as a Centenary BiblicalInstitution by the Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church to train men for the ministry. Itbecame a public institution in 1939 when the state of Maryland acquired it for the purpose of Page 7.523.1affording its African- American citizens
Paper ID #41563Lessons Learned from the Use of Active Learning Strategies in UndergraduateMechanical Engineering CoursesDr. Jeffrey N Phillips, Hanover College Launched Hanover College’s Engineering program in 2018 after working for more than 30 years in R&D organizations in the energy industry. Currently teach Mechanical Engineering and design-related classes at Hanover. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Lessons Learned from the Use of Active Learning Strategies in Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering CoursesAbstractActive learning strategies, defined by one
. Moshirpour and M. Moussavi, "Flipping the Foundation: A Multi-Year Flipped Classroom Study for a Large-Scale Introductory Programming Course," in ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2017.[35] R. Garrick, "Flipped Classroom Video Analytics," in ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, 2018.[36] M. K. Kim, S. M. Kim, O. Khera and J. Getman, "The experience of three flipped classrooms in an urban university: An exploration of design principles," Internet and Higher Education, vol. 22, pp. 37-50, 2014.[37] H. N. Mok, "Teaching tip: The flipped classroom," Journal of Information Systems Education, vol. 25, pp. 7-11, 2014.[38] G. Mason, T. Rutar Shuman and K. E. Cook, "Inverting (Flipping) Classrooms