Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Kramer, Kansas State University; Todd Easton, Kansas State University

Graduate Enrollments and Attract Top Students to Graduate StudyAbstractMany universities face declining enrollments in their graduate programs due to a reduction in thenumber of international student applications and the increased cost of educational programs.This paper presents the concurrent B.S./M.S. degree that has been developed in the Industrial andManufacturing Systems Engineering department at Kansas State University. The recentlycreated integrated program has significantly increased the number of top undergraduate studentswho are choosing to attend graduate school in this program. This paper documents the programand shares some of its benefits. Some data are provided to demonstrate the success of

Conference Session

First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Zahorian, Binghamton University; Mike Elmore, Binghamton University; Kyle J. Temkin, Binghamton University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

. He has obtained over 3 million dollars in total research funding and published over 60 papers in the area of speech signal processing. He and his students have developed a computer-based speech training aid for the hearing impaired. His work has resulted in one patent and one software licensing agreement for multi-media foreign language training. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the Acoustical Society of America, and the American Society of Engineering Education. He has been active in community outreach activities involving middle and high school students. He has been principal investigator for federal grants which provided provide scholarship and fellowship money for

Conference Session

CE Poster Session in Exhibit Hall

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Candace Sulzbach, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper”(3) 3CT (2006), “Take It For Granite”, National Concrete Canoe Competition report(4) Carnivale III , Michael, “Design-Build of a Concrete Canoe – From Start to Finish Line”, Concrete International, November 2001(5) “Wisconsin Repeats as National Concrete Canoe Champion”, Concrete International, October 2006(6) “Project Management for Engineering and Construction”, Oberlender, G. D., 1993(7) “Oklahoma State University Concrete Canoe”, Rutledge, Scott, 1998 Page 12.665.16

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University; Ronald Earley, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-17: A TEN-STEP PROCESS FOR IMPLEMENTING ASERVICE-LEARNING COURSEMysore Narayanan, Miami University DR. MYSORE NARAYANAN obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several encyclopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional , national and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; David Kazmer, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John Ting, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Carol Barry, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Xiaoqi Zhang, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Donn Clark, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Alan Rux, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

the process.The approach of S-L, with its root in experiential learning, is consistent with the theories andempirical research of a number of leading educators and developmental psychologists, asdocumented by Brandenberger 3 and Jacoby2. The approach is also consistent with the recentchange in paradigm in education from a focus on teaching to a focus on learning3,4. Astin et al5.found with longitudinal data of 22,000 students that service participation had significant positive Page 12.1275.2effects on 11 outcome measures: academic performance (GPA, writing skills, critical thinkingskills), values (commitment to activism and to promoting

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session I - Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Russel C. Jones, World Expertise LLC

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Invited - Curriculum Development

area. He was President of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations Committee on Capacity Building, establishing programs to build technical capacity in developing countries in order to stimulate economic development there. He also has recently served as Chair of the International Division of the American Society for Engineering Education, and as President of the Committee on Engineering Page 21.35.1 Education of the Pan American Association of Engineering Societies. Dr. Jones also recently served as a member of the United States National Commission on UNESCO, providing guidance to the US State

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design Projects Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Seth William Adams

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

OverviewThe unit is primarily comprised of 5 main components, as shown in the diagram below. Fig. 1 Block Diagram of UnitWhen the unit is turned on, the GPS data logger (1) begins to record the unit’s position every 30minutes. To help ensure a clear signal is obtained, the unit must be equipped with an externalantenna. The GPS is connected to an external battery pack (5) for the GPS to last for 30+ daysof continuous operation. The integrated temperature/humidity sensor (2) samples the temperatureand humidity of the area every 30 minutes and records it in internal memory. The externalmemory unit (3) consists of a flash memory drive and its main purpose is to hold the programsneeded to extract the data when the unit

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division ASCE Liaison Committee - Accreditation and Curriculums - What Changes Are Occurring?

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Aldrich, American Society of Civil Engineers; Norma Mattei, University of New Orleans; Kleio Avrithi, Mercer University; Jennifer Hofmann, American Society of Civil Engineers; Anthony Kulesa

prioritization scheme that is based on resolving conflict between contrasting values.  Characterization occurs when the engineer acts consistently in accordance with internalized values. The highest level of the value system then forms consistent behavior at this level under all circumstances.Including the affective domain captures the essence of responsible charge. Simply finding asound technical engineering solution does not fulfill an engineer’s obligation to protect andadvance public health, safety, and welfare. An engineer in responsible charge has an ethical andprofessional obligation to understand and utilize technological advances, and considerenvironmental factors such as sustainability, resilience, the effects of climate

Conference Session

LEES Session 8: Care and Commitments

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Ausman; Dean Nieusma, Colorado School of Mines; Qin Zhu, Colorado School of Mines; Stephen Rea; Kylee Shiekh, Colorado School of Mines; Beck Corby, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

; Social Sciences and an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Engineering, Design & Society and the Robotics Graduate Program at the Colorado School of Mines. Dr. Zhu is Editor for International Perspectives at the Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science, Associate Editor for Engineering Studies, Chair of American Society for Engineering Education's Division of Engineering Ethics, and Executive Committee Member of the International Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum. Dr. Zhu's research interests include the cultural foundations of engineering (ethics) education, global engineering education, and ethics and policy of computing technologies and robotics.Stephen Campbell ReaKylee ShiekhBeck Corby

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - Innovative Changes to the Typical Civil Engineering Coursework.

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Henschen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Arthur Schmidt, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jeffery Roesler, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jordan Ouellet, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

about the writing samples, and circulate during the individual and groupwriting/revising sessions. At the completion of the lesson, student submit their writing forfeedback from the instructor team. In these assignments, assessment is formative to encouragethe “writing is a process” mindset.Additional lessons in this module are professional correspondence and oral presentations. In bothcases, best practices and context are provided. Students complete similar assignments asdescribed in the technical writing section above. The topics are covered at a point in the semesterwhen students are gathering data for their projects and may need to reach out to administrators inthe university. Students also present their project ideas to mentors and peers

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Loendorf

, Chicano Educationand the College Assistance Migrant Programs, Women’s Studies, and the campus TRIOprograms (Student Support Services and McNair Scholars).Objective 3. Develop and Implement the EE program curriculumThe EE program curriculum is based on a series of existing lower division prerequisite courses inthe humanities, mathematics, physics, and general education requirements. The upper divisioncore includes both existing courses and new courses along with laboratory revisions in the E&DDepartment.The program was designed to meet the EAC of ABET criteria that provides a set of programstandards that must be met including a minimum number of credits (180 for quarter hourprograms), certain curriculum elements, assessment criteria (i.e. the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Summers, Weber State University; Julanne McCulley, Weber State University

such things as personnel, facilities, finances, access to technology, internalorganization and planning. A SWOT analysis examines all areas of the internal environment andcreates a detailed description of where the organization is strong, and where it is weak.Opportunities and threats come from the external environment and include social values,demographic forces, political and legal forces, technological advances, economic andcompetitive forces, and natural resources or physical factors such as weather events.3 Anorganization has no control over these outside factors, but must surely address them and developstrategies to accommodate them. The SWOT analysis becomes a dynamic document, whichchanges over time. The value for such a document lies

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sally Blake; Eric MacDonald; Scott Starks

socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.In 2001, collaboration between TexPREP and PACES began with the objective of usingactivities with space-oriented themes as a means to stimulate student interest in science,engineering and mathematics. Over the past two summers, a variety of activities have beenconducted. These include (1) Remote sensing and image interpretation, (2) CricketSat electronictelemetry device activity, (3) Protein Crystal Growth experiment, (4) Rover design competition(5) “Mission to Mars” play, and (6) Field trips to NASA facilities. This paper presents adescription of these space-oriented program components and some results from the evaluation ofthe program.1. IntroductionUnderrepresented minorities now compromise over

Conference Session

Strategies for Building Engineering Education Research Capabilities

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Russell Korte, The George Washington University; Karl A Smith, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

ofresearchers to conduct social science research in education and professional practice. He hasargued for the importance of this area of research, summarized some of the previous research inthis area, and suggested opportunities for expanding the range of future research in engineeringeducation and practice–especially beyond the narrow technical perspectives that dominate highereducation in STEMM disciplines.Learning objectivesParticipants in this special session will: 1. Enhance their familiarity with past approaches to building engineering education research capabilities 2. Identify current practices, and highlight promising practices for building more robust engineering education research capabilities 3. Create future pathways to

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Elger, University of Idaho; Scott Metlen, University of Idaho; Robert Carson, University of Idaho; Tristan Utschig, Lewis-Clark State College; Dan Cordon, University of Idaho; Marie Racine, University of District Columbia; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho

only set theory of organizations is that continual adaptation is necessaryfor survival. One way the internal environment of an organization changes is through employeeattrition and the employment of new employees. Another way is through development of thepeople within the organization.Garvin3 states that a learning organization “is an organization skilled at creating, acquiring, in-terpreting, transferring, and retaining knowledge, and at purposefully modifying its behavior toreflect new knowledge and insights.” (p. 11). Even though survival is dependent upon being alearning organization, few organizations are truly good at learning.3 In a learning organization,dialogue enables the transferring of individual knowledge into expanded group

Conference Session

Special Session on Fixed-Point Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Anderson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tyson Hall, Southern Adventist University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright c 2007, American Society for Engineering Education[13] S. L. Wood, “Signal processing and architecture in the lower division electrical engi- neering core,” in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, vol. 5, May 2001, pp. 2713–2716.[14] T. S. Hall and D. V. Anderson, “A framework for teaching real–time digital signal processing with field–programmable gate arrays,” IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 48, no. 3, Aug. 2005.[15] K. Newman, J. O. Hamblen, and T. S. Hall, “An introductory digital design course using a low–cost autonomous robot,” IEEE Transactions on Education

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Krupar; George Suckarieh

them to planand lead complex technical projects.3. Course ObjectiveIn the Spring Quarter 2004, at University of Cincinnati College of Applied Science, a pilotcourse "Leadership and Teamwork from Within" gave Honors students in engineeringtechnology programs the opportunity to explore concepts in leadership and teamwork. Thecourse examined the integration of humanities, leadership and teamwork to build onmanagement concepts. Leadership in organization can be established in many different ways. Aleadership that focuses on needs of individuals within organization for the benefit of the team hasa lasting impact that promotes the organization well beyond other leadership styles. The coursereflected on methods for promoting personal growth of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Fike

., and Gregory, Donald, Voice & Data Communications Handbook, McGraw-Hill, 2003.[3] Newton, Harry, Newton’s Telecom Dictionary, CMP Books, 2004.[4] Ekstrom, Joseph et al, Education at the Seams: Preliminary Evaluation of Teaching Integration as a Key toEducation in Information Technology, ASEE 2004, Session 1450.[5] Scragg, G. W., Most computer organisation courses are built upside down, ACM SIGCSE Bulletin, vol. 23, pp.341-346, (1991).[6] Voigt, Robert, Introducing Information Technology Fundamentals into the Undergraduate Curriculum, ASEE2000, Session 2632[7] Aburdene, Maurice, Meng, Xiannong and Mokodean, Gregory, Analysis of Computer Networks Courses inUndergraduate Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Information Science

Conference Session

Assessment in Laboratory and Project-based Courses: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lili Ma, New York City College of Technology; José M. Reyes Álamo, New York City College of Technology; Yu Wang, New York City College of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

: Robotics Technology in the department of Computer Engineering Technology atCUNY-New York City College of Technology is offered as a technical elective to its senior students. Inaddition to introducing fundamental subjects in both Autonomous Mobile Robot [1] and RoboticManipulator [2], another goal is to prepare students with necessary knowledge and skills for roboticprogramming and design. The course is structured to have a 2.5-hour lecture session and a 2.5-hour labsession each week. When teaching onsite the school (i.e., in-person), students were given physical robotsfor implementation of the algorithms discussed during lectures. When access to laboratory facilities wasimpossible under e-learning (for example, during the COVID-19 pandemic

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Branco, Politecnico de Viseu; Odete Lopes, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Vinhas, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Paiva, Politecnico de Viseu

immediately after the show, so they could be used during that class.Figure 3. Example given of a research workAt the end of the class, each group had to choose a subject related to Engineering orTechnological Development and hand in a small report (one page) on the subject. So that thestudents wouldn’t come up with overly complicated ideas that would make them go over thetime remaining, some ‘restraining’ examples were given, such as ‘clip’, ‘compass’, ‘insulatedbottle’, ‘zipper’, ...The fifth module had to do with the relationship between the engineer and communication:communication processes, how to structure and write a report, how a technical report was made,the importance of the graphics elements in communication and communication skills, both

Conference Session

LEES Session 8: Care and Commitments

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mallette, Boise State University

develop the study reported in this paper.These stories underscored the inequities too often present in engineering teamwork, particularlyaround project management and communication. These inequities often mean women areburdened with the “menial tasks” of projects [1], thus undermining the message thatcommunication is as essential as technical work. Despite the field’s acknowledgments thatcommunication and teamwork skills are essential, technical skills are still more highly valued,and women are often asked to take up more management and communication tasks and blockedfrom the technical [2]. In fact, studies have found that these divisions often lead women inparticular to leave engineering: while making up 20% of all engineering graduates, “nearly

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - Is This Real? Reaching Students with Virtual and Augmented Reality

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Romeo Ballinas-Gonzalez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Raul Garibay Macias, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Juan Pablo Masforrol, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Miguel X. Rodriguez-Paz, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

. Construction project assessmentAll the geometric and technical information of the GSB was obtained by measurements inthe VG CoD:WZ using the Contextcapture® software; by recording a video of the dam inCod:WZ in a remote session with the students in Zoom®. The information was then sharedwith the students and different teams were created to focus their evaluation on a particulartopic of interest that they considered relevant to solve. Of the six groups in the class, thestudents were interested in 3 main topics: 1) Hydraulic analysis and design, 2) Constructionprocedure, and 3) Characteristics of sustainable construction. For the hydraulic analysis anddesign, the students were interested in calculating the maximum runoff based on a proposedrainfall and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tapas Das; Project Fellows; Louis Martin-Vega; Liz Hunnicutt; Grisslle Centeno; Geoffery Okogbaa; Cheriese Edwards; Ashok Kumar; Rajesh Ganesan

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationFellows were like interns and did not allow them to participate in their classes. It took someeffort in establishing the role of the GK-12 Fellows as contributors to the curriculum content andteacher knowledge enhancement. In general due to a significant difference in academicpreparation between the Fellows and the teachers, some of the teachers did not feel comfortablewhen a Fellow added or modified the technical content of a subject. However, these differenceswere overcome gradually when both sides realized that the Fellow-Teacher partnership ismutually beneficial. This is due to the fact that while the

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division: Supporting and Evaluating Student Learning in BioE/BME Courses

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Cunha, University of Connecticut; Devina Jaiswal, Western New England University

. However, the degree of interaction among the PSS group was much higher throughout theactivity as summarized in Table 3. During the jamboard session, students were engaged in activeand constructive learning as soon as the problem statement was given. They searched forkeywords or tried to understand what the problem was by asking relevant questions. After 10mins, students became more interactive and discussed their findings with their peers and theinstructor. The TA observed improved interactive learning throughout Day 3 compared to Day 2during data analysis, especially during hypothesis construction and final result discussion.However, the use of laptops to generate graphs was categorized as constructive and activelearning.High energy interaction

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II - Curriculum II

Collection

2017 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Xiwei Liu, the State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Xiaoyan Gong, 1.The State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Automation Institution,Chinese Academy of Sciences; 2. Intelligent Education Institution,Qingdao Academy of Intelligent Industries.; Fei-Yue Wang, The State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences; rui sun, Qingdao Experimental High School; Yanqing Gao, Oregon Institute of Technology; Yu Zhang, Qingdao Experimental High School; jiehan zhou, University of Oulu; Xiaofei Deng, Qingdao Experimental High School

Tagged Topics

Main Forum (Podium Presentation)

technical detailsare concealed and transparent for the students; 2. Modularization (similar to grammar): Toemployed the industrial products for STIE, it is very necessary to designed many modules,such as input from sensors, output to actuators, computing and processing, connectingpackage, etc. and objective students can analyze, organize, and utilize these module freely; 3.Systematization (similar to sentence): To design curriculum with the equipment, it isimportant to conceive the teaching and learning scenario when the industrial products aretransformed to STIE; 4. Standardization (similar to paragraph or article): the whole STIEframework should be inspected, some equipment may not be suitable to be used for STIE fora certain grade of K-12.3.2

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - Innovative Changes to the Typical Civil Engineering Coursework.

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Welker, Villanova University; Virginia Smith, Villanova University; Kristin Sample-Lord, Villanova University; Shweta Shrestha, Villanova University

group to report out to the class on the alternatives they selected and the rationale theyused for finding their scores. The classroom discussion is rich and the students are able toquickly grasp the idea of tradeoffs in scoring their proposed solutions to the four problems. Thisin-class activity is graded only for completeness and participation. To fit this content within theexisting course schedule, the new class session on sustainability replaced a previous stand-alonelecture on karst. The technical content previously covered in the karst lecture was broken up andimbedded within the other related topics throughout the course (i.e., in the modules onsedimentary rock, landforms, and geophysical techniques).At the end of the semester, the

Conference Session

FPD VI: Presenting "All the Best" of the First-Year Programs Division

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland; Lawrence J. Carter, University of Auckland

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

MARKING – DOES IT REALLY IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING?AbstractThe paper reports on an initiative which aims to improve student achievement by boostingtutorial engagement via the introduction of peer-marked assignments. A compulsory first-year course, perceived as a difficult, „gatekeeper‟ course, was chosen for evaluation of theinitiative. Lack of student engagement in tutorials was perceived by the lecturers as asignificant barrier to improved student achievement. To encourage tutorial attendance andparticipation, students received a small number of marks for doing a (two-weekly) tutorialassignment, and marking another‟s, under the guidance of an academic staff member.Attendance at tutorial sessions consequently improved

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - Innovative Changes to the Typical Civil Engineering Coursework.

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob Bruhl, United States Military Academy; Andrea Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; James Klosky, United States Military Academy

: innovators need to know that deviation from the tried-and-true will not endanger their timely graduation or future prospects, both of which are strongly driven by grades. As a practical matter, there is a balance to be struck between ensuring the quality of each graduate and supporting teaming; we must work to find assessment tools that fairly apportion credit for accomplishment by individuals within a team environment without punishing those who try but fail. 3. Think Broadly: We tend to think about “other than technical” content as ancillary and simply tack it on to our courses or curricula, where it may or may not survive within the next revision of the course and certainly won’t propagate across the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

La Verne Abe Harris, Arizona State University; Rajeswari Sundararajan, Arizona State University; David Machado-Aranda, Northwestern University Medical School; David A. Dean, Northwestern University Medical School

collaboration between science and technology –– Step 3: Inject DNA to trachea emerging graphic information technology, that is. Step 4: Apply pulses A collaboration between the Northwestern Step 5: Let the animal come out of sedation University medical laboratories and the Arizona State University IDeaLaboratory is proposed to determine the best technical solution to medical content dissemination and to assess the usability ofthe prototypes developed to produce the rich media learning objects and for the usabilityengineering process

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Gaughran, University of Limerick; Thomas Waldmann, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick

facilitates these innate learningpreferences there is a measurable increase in performance. The use of a self-pacedpedagogical tool can facilitate the learning activity and is equally as effective as thetraditional methodology.References 1. Felder, R. M. Spurlin J. (2005). "Reliability and Validity of the Index of Learning Styles: Ameta- analysis." International Journal of Engineering Education, 21(1), 103-112 2. Seymour, E. and H. Hewitt (1997). Talking about leaving: why undergradutes leave the sciences. Boulder, Westview Press. 3. Biggs, J. (2003). Teaching for Quality Learning at University. Buckingham. 4. Ramsden, P. (2003). Learning to Teach in Higher Education. London, Taylor and Francis. 5. Prosser, M. and K