Conference Session

Measuring Perceptions of Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Christine Cunningham; Cathy P. Lachapelle; Anna Lindgren-Streicher

technology not only in our society, but also in societiesacross the world.The statistical results of these surveys have helped us to identify some conceptions andmisconceptions that students hold. We have modified the engineering survey (as mentionedabove) to further probe the range of students’ understandings and in future months we plan toconduct interviews with students to get more in-depth information about how and why they arethinking about engineering and technology. We are also using these two survey instruments intwo additional ways. First, because the surveys are nuanced, we can use them as a measure ofstudents’ growth in understanding. Thus, we will administer these instruments again at the end ofthe school year and annually to the same

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

James Barrott

Management, and he is presently a doctoral candidateat the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. He worked as a CAD/CAM Specialist for the General Electric Companybefore joining Chattanooga State Technical Community College where he presently serves as the Dean of theEngineering, Environmental, and Emergency Technologies Division and teaches design and manufacturing courses. Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 6.1162.7 Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Tor Fjeldly; Raymond Berntzen; Michael Shur; Kjetil Smith; Jan Strandman; Hong Shen

LabVIEW Player. Presently, our remote lab is dedicated tosemiconductor device characterization. It has been tested in distance-education courses on devicetechnology with good results.1. IntroductionThe use of Internet and studio classrooms is an emerging trend for promoting “individualdiscovery” as a strategy for enhancing engineering education. Here we describe how thesetechniques can be combined with traditional laboratory exercises to create a suitable environmentfor interactive, on-line operation of lab experiments over the Internet, to be used either in theclassroom, in a studio setting, or from a remote location as part of a distance learning strategy.1Central issues in creating a user-friendly and efficient technology for interactive, on

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Alley, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech

Commission Report has urged universities to “make research-based learningthe standard” for the education of undergraduates [1]. Also calling for more research byundergraduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics are the National ScienceFoundation [2], the American Association for the Advancement of Science [3], and the NationalResearch Council [4]. Participation in research not only deepens a student’s understanding inscience, mathematics, engineering, and technology, but also promotes communication andteamwork to solve complex problems [5]. As stated by the Reinvention Center at Stony Brook[6], “When undergraduates working alongside faculty participate in the generation of knowledgeor artistic creation, they join the university’s

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamisra Sanyal, University of Cincinnati

2006-2025: EFFECTIVE TEACHING OF PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS USINGLOW RESOLUTION (CHARACTER) GRAPHICSTamisra Sanyal, University of Cincinnati Tamisra H. Sanyal holds the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Technology, College of Applied Science, University of Cincinnati. Prior to joining his present position he held teaching positions in Penn State Altoona College and in Monroe Community College (Rochester, NY). He has taught introductory and advanced programming courses in a variety of high level languages as well as courses in Data Structures, Networking, Computer applications, Unix, Discrete Mathematics, Linear Algebra, and Physics. He is interested in working

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

KaMing Lai; James Webb; Robert Hendricks

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationlearning styles where it has been clearly demonstrated that, at least in the sciences, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM), women are generally more visual learners than aremen7,8. Hands-on experience greatly enhances the learning experience for all students, but isgenerally more important for women and minorities than for white males. It is clear that mostpeople learn by doing 9,10. These observations are in contradiction to the usual methods ofteaching introductory circuits courses which are traditionally analytical courses. The problemthus arises as to how one may introduce a hands

Conference Session

Innovation in Construction Engineering Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thuy Nguyen, University of Texas, Austin; Fernando Mondragon Solis; William O'Brien, University of Texas, Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Construction

especially interested in the use of the information technologies to support multi-firm coordination, and has worked with several leading firms to implement web-tools to support practice. From 1999-2004, he taught in both the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering and the M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction at the University of Florida. Prior to returning to academia, Dr. O'Brien led product development and planning efforts at Collaborative Structures, a Boston based Internet start-up focused on serving the construction industry. Dr. O'Brien holds a Ph.D. and a M.S. degree in Civil Engineering and a M.S. degree in Engineering-Economic Systems from Stanford University

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael McGrath, University of Colorado-Boulder

daunting proposition: companies are lookingfor students who they can count on to produce. When you couple in thechallenges to U.S. leadership in space from advances in space technology inthe international markets, along with the growing international competition Page 11.286.4for space in emerging countries4, its easy to understand the challenges toeducating today’s space engineers. It is also easy to understand the NAE’sview that “current complexities are so daunting that tinkering at the edges –reforming one course, one program, one department at a time – is no longera viable response if we are to build the kind of robust programs in researchand education now needed

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Javad Hashemi, Texas Tech University; Sachin Kholamkar, Texas Tech University; Naveen Chandrashekar, Texas Tech University; Edward Anderson, Texas Tech University

2006-2008: WEB-BASED DELIVERY OF LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS ANDITS EFFECTIVENESS BASED ON STUDENT LEARNING STYLEJavad Hashemi, Texas Tech University Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University.Sachin Kholamkar, Texas Tech University Graduate Student Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University.Naveen Chandrashekar, Texas Tech University Postodoctoral Instructor and Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University.Edward Anderson, Texas Tech University Director of Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center, Texas Tech University

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford

.3. Andrew Tanenbaum, Structured Computer Organization, fifth edition, copyright 2005 by Prentice Hall.4. Patrick Little and Mary Cardenas, “Use of Studio Methods in the Introductory Engineering Design Curriculum,” Journal of Engineering Education, July 2001, p.309-318.5. Jack M. Wilson, “Re engineering the Undergraduate Curriculum,” chapter 7 in, The Learning Revolution: The Challenge of Information Technology in the Academy, copyright 1997 by Anker Pub Co.6. Univ. Hartford ECE Dept., Program Self-Study Report, Bachelor of Science Program in Electrical Engineering, submitted to the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), June 2003.7. David Jonassen

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Karlin

exposing theparticipants to many options in engineering. A hallmark of the program is its interactivenature, allowing the participants to see how math and science can be used to make theworld a better place.IntroductionFemales are traditionally underrepresented in the science and engineering fields, and theirloss to the workforce can negatively affect the quality of the future domestic science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce1. All students progressthrough an educational pipeline, and the female STEM pipeline experiences a number ofleaks during which students lose interest in science and engineering. These leaks canoccur anywhere from elementary school through the graduate level and can be due to anumber of different

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Benson Tongue

over the semester. If anyof them were thinking that the course would be no work and an easy pass, they’re hopefullydisabused of this notion by the end of the hour. This is also when I distribute a sheet ofpaper listing the possible topics on which they can speak and I ask them to email me withtheir preferences during the following days. I like to give them a chance to get involved withtheir own education and by giving them a choice of topics I allow them to target the areas(usually two or three) that they feel would be most interesting. If they have no particularpreference, as is sometimes the case, I’ll choose for them. In addition, if five people all wantto discuss turbocharging technology I’ll have to step in and choose the lucky

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Education Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Joseph, Pace University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

engineeringprofession must “accommodate innovative developments from nonengineering fields”, and that“[t]echnological innovations occur when a need arises or an opportunity presents itself”. Itfurther emphasized that these innovations “are occurring at an astonishing pace, especially thosein information and communications technology….” Information and communications technologyfields are also highly influenced by computing. To be able to adapt nonengineering innovationsinto engineering necessitates a “broadly educated” highly trained, and globally aware student ofengineering who is continually immersed in life-long learning. This student of engineering is“the engineer of 2020”; one who is not only technically sound, but is also sufficiently sound

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2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

Authors

Wesley Carpenter, The University of Akron

Paper ID #36057Engineering Design Practices in a Freshman Mechanical EngineeringTechnology CourseDr. Wesley Carpenter, The University of Akron Wesley A. Carpenter is an Assistant Professor in the College of Engineering & Polymer Science, Me- chanical Engineering department. He is also the program director for the Manufacturing Engineering Technology program. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from The University of Akron and M.T. in Technology from Kent State University. He received his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, with a focus in Engineering Education, from The University of Akron

Conference Session

Effective Tools for Teaching Engineering Economy

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kailash Bafna, Western Michigan University; Betsy Aller, Western Michigan University

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Engineering Economy

AC 2007-2641: ENHANCING THE LEARNING OF ENGINEERING ECONOMYWITH INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND TEACHINGKailash Bafna, Western Michigan University KAILASH M. BAFNA is Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Western Michigan University. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers and a registered Professional Engineer. He teaches Engineering Economics, Facilities Design and Materials Handling, and Quality Control. His current research interests are in the areas of incorporating technology in education and developing methodology to enhance web-based learning.Betsy Aller, Western Michigan University Betsy M. Aller is Assistant Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Yongjin Kwon, Drexel University; Shreepud Rauniar, Drexel University; Horacio Sosa, Drexel University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Theinstructional materials for Internet based robotics and automation education utilizedRobotics and Mechatronics lab as the experiments of choice. The application-orientedcurriculum, which is validated by the industry, has been developed with the goal ofproducing graduates ready to work in engineering technology. The new Internet basedtechniques allow the remotely situated students to program, control, and monitor therobotic operations through the Internet using the Windows-based graphical user interface.This also allows the integration of robots and automation into the information networksand easy access through the Internet for design and manufacturing. The paper alsocovers the new learning technology through the lab development for teaching of

Conference Session

Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cathy Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston; Christine Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

a field test instrument that is used nationally. Thedevelopment of field test instruments, designed to be used with children in grades 3 through 5 (8to 11 years of age) will be the focus of this paper.Mapping the construct spaceBefore beginning the construction of an assessment instrument for a new EiE unit, and beforebeginning the design of that unit, we start with a general idea of the topics we want to cover: theengineering design field, the (probable) technology, and the related science content. Our firsttask is to establish what children know about these topics. Much of this we do through a searchof the literature; however, while this is often quite informative about the science topics related to

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

James Ladesic

Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Page 6.989.1 Education”inevitably effect education. The information age, the Internet, computing power,the windows environment and the accessible computing have all changed the waywe operate. While speculation continues about the impact technological changesmay eventually have on education, we hear repeated calls for universities (facultyand administrations) to come to grips with the reality of the information age.However little has been offered as to how this could be accomplished.At least one element that has

Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

work1. The Energy Information Administration predicts that U.S. energy Page 25.518.2consumption will increase at a rate of 1.1 percent annually, but that U.S. energy production willonly increase at a rate of 0.9 percent annually, from now through 20301-3. These projections arebased in part on current usage of renewable energy sources. Motivated by these energy securityrequirements and the desire to create a sustainable and safe environment, there is a growing needto transition gradually from fossil fuels to emerging and renewable energy sources. To narrowthe gap between consumption and production, additional usage of energy sources other

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura Jones; Karen Berger; Tamara Knott

benefits to the participants, volunteers, and the university.IntroductionFirst Lego League (FLL)1 is an international program for 9-14 year olds designed to foster apositive view of science and technology through creative problem solving in a team-basedcompetition. More than 45,000 students worldwide participated in the program in 2003. In2004, in the state of Virginia alone, there were over 200 registered teams of up to ten children Page 10.616.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Educationeach. The

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis Robbins, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY; Mahmoud Ardebili, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY

effective as any teaching methodology fortransmitting information, it is the least effective methodology for promoting deepthought, creating conceptual understanding, cultivating problem-solving abilities,teaching the attitudes and beliefs associated with a subject and considerably diminishesstudents’ motivation for learning that subject12. “On a majority of campuses theinstructor as a didactic lecturer remains typical practice in STEM courses. As noted byAlison King (1994), ‘Much of what transpires in today’s college classrooms is based onthe outdated transmission model of teaching and learning: the professor lectures and thestudents take notes, read the text, memorize the material, and regurgitate it later on anexam’ (p. 15).” The findings in our

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rodney Handy; Kevin Schmaltz; Robert Choate

. ASHRAE. 1992. ASHRAE cooling and heating load calculation manual, 2nd Ed. Atlanta: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-conditioning Engineers, Inc.ROBERT CHOATERobert Choate teaches thermo-fluid and professional component courses in Mechanical Engineering, including theSophomore Design, Junior Design, the Senior ME Lab I and the ME Senior Project Design course sequence. Priorto teaching at WKU, he was a principal engineer for CMAC Design Corporation, designing telecommunication, datacommunication and information technology equipment.KEVIN SCHMALTZKevin Schmaltz teaches thermo-fluid and professional component courses in Mechanical Engineering, including theFreshman Experience course, Sophomore Design, Junior Design and the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Riley, Smith College; Lionel Claris, Smith College; Nora Paul-Schultz, Smith College; Ida Ngambeki, Smith College

possible. We have integrated the teaching and theassessing, so that the very assessment is now part of an ongoing teaching tool; and does not just,for example, come at the end of a unit.Additionally, we believe that the implications of such integrated thinking are wide-reaching,affecting the environment, the role of technology in society, and ethical decision-making. This isbecause when thought is engaged liberatively (with space for both information and question) inthe classroom in the way we are describing, a great potential is then unleashed for reflectiveaction that brings about social change.Methodology, Tool Description & ImplementationWe developed a weblog (electronic journal, or blog) as the primary vehicle for our integratedlearning

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Saleh M. Sbenaty; Claudia House

development and implementation of case-based Page 5.536.1 instruction in technology and engineering education.2. To provide opportunities for continuous and appropriate professional development of participating faculty.3. To assess the effectiveness of the case study approach in teaching technology-related curriculum.4. To nationally disseminate information related to SEATEC activities, materials, and results, including outcomes of the use of case studies in field-test setting. PSTCC NSTI Industry Education Partners

Conference Session

Distance Learning and Online Teaching Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie M Little-Wiles, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI; Patricia Fox, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Charles Feldhaus Ed.D., Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Brandon Sorge, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

determine if any significant relationship existed.Besides learning basic demographic and descriptive information about the student groups in thetwo course sections, researchers gained perspective on their experience within the course itself.Details emerged on both the frequency and process of synchronous chats, communication bystudents and instructor, and how the students felt “connected” to the course, instructor and fellowstudents. Final results also demonstrated a mixed response on how students felt with theinstructor led chats versus them leading the chats themselves. And the final statistical resultsdemonstrated a positive outcome in regards to final grades and total site activity as well as chatactivity in the course.IntroductionThe explosion

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Ahmed S. Khan; Beverly Cronin; Maneesh Kumar; Atef Mustafa; Pankti Patel; Joey Socorro

couplethe reader to the tag. Most RFID systems use the unlicensed electromagnetic spectrum.1-2 RFID technology has been gaining momentum in recent years and is presently used in anumber of applications, such as security systems, product tracking, production-line management,inventory control, product tracking, animal tracking, keyless entry, automatic toll debiting, andsmart credit/debit cards. RFID technology has been around for a while, but its current popularity stems from atremendous drop in price of the hardware. From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,several individuals emerged who helped start EPC (Electronic Product Code) Global, anorganization that standardized how RFID should be used as a barcode replacement. EPC

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 4.C

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paulina Henríquez Lagos, Universidad Andres Bello; Juan Felipe Calderón, Universidad Andres Bello, Viña del Mar, Chile; Ruben Orlando Baeza, Accion Integra; Luis Rojas, Universidad San Sebastián

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

Paper ID #46889PictoConecta: Technological Support for Communication for Autistic Peoplein daily enviromentsPaulina Henr´ıquez Lagos, Universidad Andres Bello Industrial Engineering and MSc. in Computer Science by Universidad Andres Bello ˜ del Mar, ChileDr. Juan Felipe Calder´on, Universidad Andres Bello, Vina Juan Felipe Calder´on received the bachelor’s in computer science and MSc and PhD degrees in engineering sciences from the Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Chile. He is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Engineering at the Universidad Andres Bello. His

Conference Session

Web-based learning

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Animesh Patcha, Virginia Tech; Glenda Scales, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

program rules andguidelines, they may be able to complete a customized degree using credits from severaluniversities. Such access to variety and particular topics of interest can be of particular benefit tostudents interested in updating skills and broadening their knowledge base. Page 11.958.2In this paper, we will highlight up some of the emerging technologies for delivering distancelearning mechanisms and also outline a plan to implement them in the Virginia Tech distancelearning program.II. Delivery Mechanisms for Distance LearningDistance teaching and learning commonly referred to as distance education has experiencedrapid change in the

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Hager; Jacques Lesenne; Dominique Saintive; Richard Devon

international collaborativeexperiences that develop abilities and familiarity with information technology, teamwork,international collaboration and design methodologies and codes in a multinational and ISOenvironment. We believe these experiences should start early in the engineering and technologycurricula.Penn State, like most major universities, has a large variety of international initiatives in virtuallyall disciplines, including engineering. However, none of them involve engineering technologyfaculty, few have involved faculty in any discipline at locations other than the main campus, andonly limited opportunities have existed for faculty involved in introductory engineering courses.For engineering technology undergraduates, international

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

and sophomore level engineering and phys-ics courses. Dr. Utschig's research focuses on assessment from the classroom level to the program and institutional level. He has published on teaching diversity, using technology in the classroom, and faculty development related to instructional design, assessment, and peer coaching. Prior to joining the faculty at Lewis-Clark State College, Dr. Utschig completed his PhD in Nuclear Engineering at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. His technical exper-tise involves analysis of thermal systems for fusion reactor designs.Dan Cordon, University of Idaho DANIEL CORDON is a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Idaho