Milo Koretsky is the McDonnell Family Bridge Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and in the Department of Education at Tufts University. He is co-Director of the Institute for Research on Learning and Instruction (IRLI). He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from UC San Diego and his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, all in chemical engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Student-Tool Interactions from a Conceptually Challenging Adaptive Learning Module for Materials ScienceThe use of computers as automated adaptive instructional tools to support students in STEMeducation continues to grow. However, these tools often focus on
available for students, a course contribution project was introduced in aheat and mass transfer course. This project required students to find potentially fun and effectivemeans to communicate topics related to the course subject matter, with the project deliverablesproviding new learning tools that could be used to help other students learn. Students were given several potential project types to select from: writing sample examproblems, for which both problem statements and solutions were required; producing a 5-minutevideo; writing and drawing a 10-page comic; or developing an experimental module that could bereplicated by other students. Students also developed their own original projects, includingcomputer simulations and board games
twin pulse generator, PCM encoder, line-code encoder, CDMA decoder, errorcounting utilities, noise generator) and fixed modules (master oscillator, bufferamplifiers, LPF and frequency counter [4]. Figure 4 shows an example of TIMS modularapproach to implement an experiment.Active Learning Suites Description:Active Learning Suites (ALS) is an interactive online learning system developed byATeL, Advance Tool for e-Learning. It includes Simulations, Virtual Experiments,Interactive Lessons, Problem Solving Tutor, scriptable and animated Instructor'sAssistant, assessment, authoring and ancillary tools. ALS's simulations and virtualexperiments allow learners to simulate an authentic task that is similar to or identical withthose tasks they are
d. Computing tools to support special needs e. Robotic simulations f. Data management g. Developing video games for the PC or Xbox h. Web Mashups with Popfly i. Second Life 3. Interactive, critical thinking exercises (non-computer-based) Page 14.1104.4Additionally, a variety of evening activities kept the students quite busy throughout the week: 1. Pizza party 2. Bowling 3. Team-building activities & dinner hosted by industry partner 4. Picnic & project development 5. Developing your elevator speech sponsored by industry partnerB. PopulationThe target population for the
. and B.S. in manufacturing engineering and electrical engineering, respectively, from the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Dr. Nagel’s long-term goal is to drive engineering innovation by applying her multidisciplinary engineering expertise to instrumentation and manufacturing challenges.Prof. Christopher Stewart Rose, James Madison University I do research on the anatomy, development and evolution of amphibians and I teach courses on the com- parative anatomy of vertebrate animals, animal development, human development and evolution, scientific writing, and biology in the movies.Dr. Ramana Pidaparti, University of Georgia Ramana Pidaparti, is currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at VCU. Dr
Humanities. These graduate students provide communicationinstruction in the classroom, consult with students on their writing and speaking, and work withengineering faculty on assignment (re)design.I worked with the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) department. ElectricalEngineering can be characterized as a hyper-masculine discipline, consisting of mostly malestudent and faculty bodies.5 The ECE department at this university currently contains less than10% female faculty members (three out of thirty-four) and similarly, less than 10% of thestudents are female, thus, making this context a exaggerated contradiction of masculine andfeminine cultures for study. Over this specific year, I was the oral communication instructor forECE students; my
AC 2007-1345: AN EVOLVING COURSE IN ECOLOGICAL THERMODYNAMICSErnest Tollner, University of Georgia-Athens Dr. Ernest W. Tollner is a native of Maysville, KY and received his BS and MS degrees in agricultural and biological engineering at the University of Kentucky. He did his doctorate in Biosystems engineering at Auburn. His graduate work was concerned with computer modeling erosion control, water resource development and animal waste management. This work provided the foundation for extension into composting, bioconversion and imaging research. Dr. Tollner was among the first to use tomographic scanning for charactering soils, food products and logs. Research over the past 25 years
Construction-Related Activities for Students in 1st - 8th Grade Dennis Audo, Seth O’Brien Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg State UniversityAbstractThree distinct programs Pittsburg State University uses to promote the understanding of theconstruction industry to children in grades 1st through 8th are Block Kids, If I Had a Hammer andConstruct Your Future. These programs are ongoing activities aimed toward promoting theconstruction industry aided by the Construction Management/ Construction EngineeringTechnology faculty and students at Pittsburg State University.Block KidsBlock Kids is an event that is sponsored by the National Association of Women in Construction(NAWIC
tools used to create computer-based content have become cheaper, and,more importantly, easier to use. It is thus prudent to evaluate how these media arechanging students’ academic experience.In prior research [1, 2], we evaluated an instructional CD that is currently included withthe book Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach [3]. In addition to presenting thestudents with text content, tables, and graphs, the CD also includes active learningtechniques such as interactive exercises, graphical modeling, physical world simulations,and exploration [2]. The aspect we were most interested in was how students interactedwith the CD. In a modified version that we provided to students, the CD automaticallyrecorded each student’s interactions in a log
the causes for those differences. Students were then givena pre-assessment to ascertain their present level of understanding of the derivative and theconnectivity to fields in engineering particularly in storm water runoff.The class was divided into three groups to work on separate model simulations. The models werecreated using 11 in. x 14 in. x 3 in. cooking trays. Each tray represented a different watershed(urban, suburban and rural) and was lined with pea gravel and one inch deep play sand. A layerof one inch top soil was also added to each tray. The rural model was topped with grass; mossand hay over the soil, toy farm animals and a barn were added for effect. The suburbanwatershed was made to appear like a suburban neighborhood with a
for better 4D visualization; Adding legend to the simulation; Creating the 4D simulation; Exporting the 4D model; Creating animation; Adding the animation to the simulation; Make adjustments to the animation. BIM 360 Glue: Clash Detection Uploading models; Merging Models; using tools Clash Detection panel; Using navigation panel; Comments and Markups; Clash detection and notifying other users; Fixing the clashes in Revit. Figure 1. Homework tutorial assignment for SketchUp. View from
the assistance of the Office of Instructional Technology and Media Services,the instructor recorded narrations of lectures using these slides and converted these narratedpresentations to streaming media files. To make the lectures usable for students living offcampus with limited bandwidth connections, the streaming media lectures are made available tostudents on CD. Also to incorporate more multimedia content into the course, the instructorcreated several Java applets that allow students to simulate various aspects of microprocessorsand computer systems16,17,18,19. The instructor did not post lecture notes for students because, asauthor of the course textbook, he had already prepared descriptive text for students to referencethroughout the
of the Experiential Learning team, and the Teaching Excellence Team at Southeastern Louisiana University. Ahmad holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) and taught several engineering classes at multiple schools including University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), University of Nevada Reno (UNR) and Purdue University Northwest (PNW). His research interests include Engineering Education, Computer Vision, Robotics, Active Vibration Control and Optimization.Dr. Deborah Athas Dardis, Southeastern Louisiana UniversityDr. Bonnie Achee, Southeastern Louisiana University In addition to her primary roles of undergraduate coordinator and instructor for the Department of Com- puter
schools including University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), University of Nevada Reno (UNR) and Purdue University Northwest (PNW). His research interests include Engineering Education, Computer Vision, Robotics, Active Vibration Control, and Optimization.Dr. Bonnie Achee, Southeastern Louisiana University In addition to her primary roles of undergraduate coordinator and instructor for the Department of Com- puter Science at Southeastern Louisiana, Dr. Achee also serves as faculty advisor for the student chapter of ACM-W, Women in Computing. She founded the Lion’s Code Coding Camp to provide a summer program for pre-college students and recruit students to the discipline and university. Her research focus is computer
bridge over a small river. Each designrequired the student to complete the following: • Create computer simulated structural models of a two-lane bridge with Howe, Pratt, and Warren truss variations; perform a base cost assessment to determine the most economic alternative. • Redesign the Howe truss model to minimize cost. • For the final, optimized Howe truss design, provide the following engineering graphic designs: (1) a 3-dimentional drawing representing a realistic picture of the proposed bridge in either a perspective projection or a parallel axonometric projection and (2) a parallel multi-view
Officer for the campus. His areas of interests include embedded systems design, broadening participation, remote computing applications, UAS applications research, applied machine learning, mobile robotics, and innovative uses of educational technologies and simulation methods. Dr. Rawat may be reached at ksrawat@ecsu.edu.Dr. Mehran Elahi, Elizabeth City State University Dr. Mehran Elahi is a professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics in the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering Technology at Elizabeth City State University (ECSU), Elizabeth City, North Carolina. He holds a PhD. in Engineering ScProf. Bijandra Kumar ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023
(percentage of coarse sand),x4 (percentage of fine sand) and x5 (percentage of very fine sand) are assumed, and thecompressive strength equation is used to find the water to cement ratio (x1) for a givencompressive strength. Next, the values of x1 through x5 are substituted in the prediction equationfor the tensile strength, and this strength is evaluated. If this value is greater than 10% of thecompressive strength, then the whole procedure is repeated by assuming new values for x2 throughx5. A computer program automating the whole procedure was developed for a PC to obtaindifferent mix proportions which will give the desired strengths, and one can select the mix whichhas the desired workability.Thus, this group was able to complete all the
for each user.Another advantage of the extension is the coherence between the URL and the actual openedbrowser window (windowId), respectively the actual active browser tab (tabId). In this waythe differential time of URL’s within one window / tab is build by a new array. ∆ti. j = U i , j − U i −1, j i = number of URL, j = number of tabBesides the differential time and the URL coherence the extension monitors informationabout using the backward- forward button. Furthermore using other application within thebrowser will be recorded, for example, flash-animations, downloaded video and audio files.Using several data analyzing-algorithms the learning path of the user can be rebuild.Digital – personal feedback loopAfter detecting the
1990’s and recently updated those resources. Finite element simulations and other CFD software can lead to effective introductions to more realistic reactor modeling. Spreadsheet based rate simulators are available, as are simulations for complex reaction pathways with effective kinetics. The emergence of computational software has made complex systems like multiple reactions accessible5, but training on how to use the software effectively remains an issue. Programming, including working from a partially completed program or one with significant errors, can be effective in teaching concepts like examining the role of activation energy in multiple reaction systems or hot spots in a PFR. Others focus on setting up
DISTANCE-LEARNING DELIVERY OF A WEB-BASED DEGREE INELECTRICAL/ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, WHICH INCORPORATES HANDS-ON LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS AND REAL-TIME VIDEO INTERACTION WITH LEARNERS Page 13.443.2AbstractThis study reports on the problems encountered in the development and deployment of anasynchronous web-based associate degree in electrical/electronics engineering technology(EET), and the effective solutions of these problems. The implementation of hands-on laboratoryexperiments and effective training material will be discussed. The instructional techniques andtools used to develop animated graphics and to incorporate them in the courseware will bedescribed. The use of
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& Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Educationlifelong education and distance education continue to flourish. Furthermore,programming tools used to create computer-based content ha ve become cheaper, and,more importantly, easier to use. It is thus prudent to evaluate how these media arechanging students’ academic experience.In prior research [1, 2], we evaluated an instructional CD that is currently included withthe book Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach [3]. In addition to presenting thestudents with text content, tables, and graphs, the CD also includes active learningtechniques such as interactive exercises, graphical modeling, physical world simulations,and exploration [2]. The aspect
features that are useful for course management. The instructional teamhas used the online environment to provide students with up-to-date course information, anelectronic grade-book, animated presentation material, study guides, communication tools andlinks to evaluation instruments. Student access is password-protected for the course and sectionin which they are enrolled.One of the benefits in utilizing these tools is that students have to assume more responsibilityover their own progress. They can submit assignments, view their grades progressivelythroughout the quarter, check the daily syllabus, participate in a class calendar, and accessinformation about their instructional team. However, some of the pitfalls that exist are theamount of time
) Mechanics of rigid bodies include statics and dynamics of rigid bodies. Theconcepts of centroids and moment of inertia are included into this unit. (c) Energy andMomentum methods for particles and rigid bodies. (d) Special topics which include structures,frames and vibration. This approach allow the instructor to cover both statics and dynamics andallow students to make the connection between the two subjects. Furthermore, students needboth statics and dynamics concepts to build there design project. The author was able to includeopen-ended problems, computer simulation problems and real world engineering problems ashomework using this coherent approach. The notes are made available to students and otherinstructors through the internet at (http
interactive simulations. All the basic concepts of physics are covered through experiments, some of which are game based. So, it is both “fun” and educational. This approach offers clear advantages over traditional class room lectures, field training or training manuals. 1 – Learners can choose the time they want to learn. In this virtual physics lab, a student can have access anytime through networked computer. In classroom based training, an entire group of students has to attend classes in specific time in regular intervals. If student misses the class for any reason, it will be very difficult for him/her to cover the concept which was covered in the class on that day. 2 – Learners can learn at their own optimum
laboratory activities are designed to corroborate the lectures. Students use LabVIEW myRIOand Multisim software package, provided by the university. Following the college-wide policies,students are required to use their personal laptops for the labs. Additional desktop computers arealso provided as a backup. A myRIO is issued to each student for working on homeworkassignments and pre- and post-laboratory activities outside the class. Some of the samplelaboratory experiments are briefly appended below.Lab #1 Introduction to NI Multisim and design of variable regulated power supplyPower supply is the workhorse of any mechatronic system. In the first laboratory exercise, whichspans over two sessions, NI Multisim simulation software is reviewed with
. Development and assessment of synchronous andasynchronous distance learning curricula has gained a large momentum due to the new emergingvirtual universities. It has been argued that the ease of transfer of different disciplines from on-campus teaching to online teaching is discipline dependent. In engineering disciplines, laboratoryexperiments always served as the tool for relating the theoretical world to the real one. Otherdisciplines on the other hand do not necessarily require extensive hands-on labs. Practical orhands-on experiments delivered in traditional laboratory settings are now delivered throughsimulation software. Even though simulation is needed to reinforce concepts, practicalexperiments develop the student’s skills in dealing with
, retention, and comprehension of content, and they attached more excitement and worthto those courses that included active learning strategies.Key words: Experiential Learning, Active Learning, Six Sigma DMAIC, Field TripIntroduction and BackgroundAn academic partnership with a university in a southern province in China resulted in the designand development of a new undergraduate 2 + 2 degree in supply chain management, which didnot exist previously. Students in the program would study two years in China and the curriculumcovered there would satisfy general education, English instruction, and program requirementssuch as math, economics, and basic computer and software skills. At the completion of the firsttwo years, students would move to the United
. Page 25.684.2Elby et al.1,2,3 researched the role of students’ perceptions of Physics in hindering conceptmastery. The North Carolina State University Physics Education Research and DevelopmentGroup, the largest physics education research group in the Nation, developed and researched theuse of animation to assess physics concepts mastery4,5. Gray et al.6,7 devised a format forDynamics curriculum deemed “Interactive Dynamics.” The format involved collaborativelearning, computer simulations, and experimentation. Magill of Purdue University designed aseries of inexpensive bench-top exercises used to demonstrate basic Mechanics principles8,9.Steif and Dollár developed a series of simple experiments and web applets used to demonstrateStatics
Listening to and answering student questions with entire class listening MG Moving through class guiding ongoing student work during active learning task 1o1 One-on-one extended discussion with one or a few individuals D/V Showing or conducting a demo, experiment, simulation, video, or animation Adm Administration (assign homework, return tests, etc.) W Waiting when there is an opportunity for an instructor O Other – explain in comments Table 2: Tabular representation of MSLQ constructs and questions. S/N Constructs MSLQ Questions CODE 1 Intrinsic Goal IGO 1 In a class like this, I prefer course material that challenges