Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session (Track 1.A)

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johannes Kubasch, University of Wuppertal; Dominik May, University of Wuppertal; Doha Meslem, Bergische Universität Wuppertal

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

chemistryknowledge. These studies highlight LLMs as tools supporting educators, either by assistingwith instructional tasks, as in the former papers, or by enhancing grading processes, as in thelatter mentioned papers.NLP's role from the students’ perspectives is also present in literature. For instance, Li et al.(2020) examine the potential of text summarization using NLP, while articles such as Gayed(2022) and Zhai & Wibowo (2023) assess its impact on English language learners. Theseexamples demonstrate how NLP is being integrated into educational processes for theadvantage of students. Often, however, without addressing the full context relevant to ourresearch goals, further emphasizing the identified research gap.Less than 20 papers were categorized

Conference Session

Measuring Learning in Statics & Dynamics

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger G. Hadgraft, University of Technology Sydney; David Lowe, The University of Sydney; Justine Lawson

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

customization; portability of resources and how they fit within different learning management systems; whether it is reasonable to expect students to purchase material (particularly a textbook); 5. Other support: what other forms of support are available and how does this impact on student performance – particularly tutorial support, a drop-in support centre; the use of workshops and laboratories; 6. Assessment structure: Exams vs quizzes vs labs vs tutorial problems vs projects vs design/analysis assignments vs other possibilities.This list is interesting insofar as it clarifies those aspects that seemed to be “front-of-mind” forparticipants, and therefore need to be considered if we are to retain the engagement of

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

on Architecture. Portions of this document comparefavorably to contemporary engineering codes, especially in the areas of professional judgment,autonomy, and responsibility.Modern engineering codes have as their first fundamental principle “using [the engineer’s]knowledge and skill for the enhancement of human welfare and the environment,”56 implying Page 23.196.8that engineers will use their talents to benefit the community. Similarly, Vitruvius speaks of thearchitectus as both a technical person and a scholar, as one function depends upon the other:“architects who have aimed at acquiring manual skill without scholarship have never been

Collection

2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Gale Tenen Spak, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald H Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda S Hirsch

Tagged Topics

Diversity

.  space lander that can keep items (such as people) inside the lander after impact.  paper Mars helicopter,  model of a space habitat.  working robot arm.  Mars rover.An end-of-program survey found that the program did increase students’ interest in engineeringand knowledge of engineering careers by providing them with challenging real-life applicationsof engineering.IntroductionThis paper describes a one-week morning summer program entitled, ‘Becoming an Engineer.”The program was provided for middle school students to introduce them to the engineeringdiscipline and what engineers do and was the vehicle for demonstrating the work in whichengineers engage. Through a program Students were also introduced to the profession

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Sarah Hultine Massengale, University of Missouri - St. Louis; Sarah Oerther, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

usefuleducational materials to return back to the community for further engagement. The iterativeprocess of fully understanding the problem and iterating to find solutions were supported byregular interactions between the engineering students and the instructor (SHM).Examples of the “story boards” / “posters” created by teams of students using the informationcollected from interviews and returning back to the community to share through education areprovided in Appendix F. As a commitment to the success of CArE 5619, the University ofMissouri System decided to highlight the work by engineering students as part of the annualExtension and Engagement Week of 2022, which focused on “All Things Food”. As part ofeducational outreach for in celebration of the week

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gaffar Barakat Gailani, New York City College of Technology; Angran Xiao, New York City College of Technology; Deborah Hecht, City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center; Milushka Elbulok-Charcape, The Graduate Center

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

highstrength or could be strengthened by heat treatment. Also other compositematerials used by the same printer are explored such as Kevlar and fiber glass. Theproject brings the spirit of challenge having the students working on a problem theyfind it fun to solve and it impacts the life of children. Figure 4 shows the design andfabrication of the braces as well as the financial cost estimated by the students.C. The Bionic HandThe bionic hand is a custom high-cost prosthetic device. The price range for bionichands is exorbitant, ranging from $3K - $80K.. The project considers a bionic handfor below-the-elbow amputees. The challenge in creating a bionic hand is thebalance of creating a low-cost hand while maintaining the complexity of the modelwhere

Conference Session

Robot Mania!

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eli M. Silk, University of Pittsburgh; Ross Higashi, Carnegie Mellon University; Christian D. Schunn, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

HypothesesThe focus of the present study was to investigate ways that incorporating math in theircompetition design solutions may have deepened students’ experiences with robots. To this end,this study had the following research questions: 1. Are there opportunities to use math in this typical grade-school-level robot competition challenge? 2. Does using math have any impact on a team’s competition success? 3. Are there benefits to using math in any other sense, such as in changes in robot problem solving or attitudes about robots?K-12 students are often not fluent in mathematics and so using math in their design process mayhinder their design success. Further, the nature of the competition tasks may not reward mathuse. We hypothesize

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division (MFG) Technical Session 3

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rumena Begum, University of Louisville; Faisal Aqlan, University of Louisville; Marci S. Decaro, University of Louisville; Hui Yang, Pennsylvania State University; Richard Zhao, University of Calgary; Jason J Saleem, University of Louisville; P. Karen Murphy, The Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing Division (MFG)

develops a collaborative virtual learningfactory to enhance the learning of manufacturing systems and analyze human-human teamingand human-machine interaction. The development of the virtual factory involves creating avirtual reality environment that simulates the physical assembly of car toys, replicating keymanufacturing paradigms such as craft production, mass production, mass customization, andpersonalized production. The virtual factory offers an immersive and interactive virtualenvironment where learners can engage with manufacturing systems, gain hands-on experiences,collaborate with peers, and develop problem-solving skills. The virtual factory also incorporatescollaborative features such as a voice system for facilitating communication

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session (Track 1.A)

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eesha tur razia babar; Ahmed Ashraf Butt, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

focuses on designing and developing educational technologies that facilitate various aspects of student learning, such as engagement. Additionally, he is interested in designing instructional interventions and exploring their relationship with first-year engineering (FYE) students’ learning aspects, including motivation and learning strategies. Prior to his time at Purdue, Dr. Butt worked as a lecturer at the University of Lahore, Pakistan, and has been associated with the software industry in various capacities. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Work in Progress: Enhancing Transparency in Educational Decision-Making using XAI TechniqueIntroductionIn the

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joel Lanning P.E., University of California, Irvine; Julia Badrya, University of California, Irvine

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

community within each class and the use of high-impact practices to engage and challenge his students.Julia Badrya, University of California, Irvine Julia Badrya is a graduate student and teaching assistant at UCI, studying structural engineering. During her undergrad, she worked as a tutor and manager of a tutoring center. Julia is passionate about education and exploring ways to enhance the learning experience. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Interactive Online Figures for the Core Concepts in Structural Steel Design IntroductionAbstractThis paper presents online interactive resources, or applets

Conference Session

Construction 1: Special Topics in Construction Education: BIM, Simulation, Sustainability, and Safety

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Rokooei, University of Nebraska, Lincoln at Omaha; James D. Goedert Ph.D., P.E., University of Nebraska, Durham; Asregedew Kassa Woldesenbet, University of Nebraska, Lincoln at Omaha

Tagged Divisions

Construction

seems agreat opportunity for construction educators to incorporate simulation applications as one of theireducational tools. While both groups of students expressed increased interest in construction andproject management after interacting with the simulation, Group B showed a more diverse andintense level of engagement. Another major outcome of this experiment was recognizing factorsthat impacted the performance of students. Considerable difference between the average weightof “learning from mistakes” and other factors makes simulation an effective tool that can be usedrepeatedly so that through each round students have the opportunity of learning a new concept.This unique feature of simulation applications allows students to see the

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering; R. David Kent, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Christina Howe, University of Evansville; Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

‘foundations’ define the four areasfundamental to every students success in college and beyond. Our engineering curriculum isstrong in 1) mathematical analysis, 2) communications, 3) critical thinking and 4) computercompetence and information literacy.The First Year program at WNE establishes and assesses the students’ first exposures, and thenindividual College’s specify the requirements and assessment methods for their disciplinespecific curriculum. More specifically, our General Education model is rooted in the‘Perspectives of Understanding’ and every WNE student must complete a minimum of sevenperspective courses. It is within these courses that we can have the greatest impact on ourengineers. To quote from our catalogue, “Ultimately these

Conference Session

Classroom Strategies – New Engineering Educators Division

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University; Jennifer Retherford P.E., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; David A. Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

instructor presents (i.e. theclarity of the presentation) and how the material is presented (i.e. generating emotional impact).Instructors with high Intellectual Excitement tend to be extremely clear and exciting, are wellorganized, able to present material clearly and in an engaging manner, maintain high energy, andappear to love presenting the material. It is important to note that the emphasis is on stimulatingemotions associated with intellectual activity. This includes helping students find excitement inconsidering new ideas, understanding and appreciating abstract concepts and their application inthe world around them, and participating in the process of discovery. Lowman notes that this isthe more important of the two-dimensions of his

Conference Session

Qualitative Methodologies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nicki Wendy Sochacka, University of Georgia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

evidence and concrete experience22, 23.The specific methodology of collaborative inquiry is characterized by the following elements.Researchers: ● engage in “cycles of reflection and action”17; ● “examine data from their own experience” (p. 5); ● sustain “authentic collaboration” to “build meaning through consensual validity testing”21 a concept that closely mirrors the notion of Communicative Validation used in this paper; and ● “practice validity procedures” (p. 8) that evaluate the quality of knowledge claims through impact, value and resonance in one’s own practice, a notion that aligns with Pragmatic Validation in the quality framework used here.Our sustained collaborative approachThe collaboration on which this paper

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Al Mestiraihi, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

. Department of Education. Thesurveys focus on nine major categories: applied academic skills, critical thinking skills,interpersonal skills, personal skills, resource management skills, information use skills,communication skills, system thinking skills, and technology use skills. ECE professionalengineers and department heads were asked to rank several skills on a 1-5 Likert scale where oneis not important and five is vital. This paper compares the perspectives of 45 ECE departmentheads and 45 ECE professionals regarding the required skills ECE graduates should possessupon graduation and how vital these skills are. Independent sample t-tests was utilized tocompare the data from the two surveys and determine whether statistically significant

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Breanne Przestrzelski, University of San Diego; Chell A. Roberts, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

2017, a year-long industry immersion program for top first- and second-year engineeringundergraduates was driven into formation by the industry advisory board of the engineering school. Thisprogram (The Industry Scholars Program) is still in existence, impacting students professionally throughworkshops, industry site visits, and internships. The students that engaged in the first year of theimmersion program are among those who have opted in for a new pilot program that builds on theirexperiences in the immersion program, but more focuses on one-on-one organize mentorshiprelationships between industry and students. The Industry Scholars Mentorship Program has beenlaunched as of Fall 2018 and gives 13 third- and fourth-year students the

Conference Session

DEED Technical Session 6 Design Pedagogy

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Vanasupa, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Olivia Seitelman, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Stella Stark, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; elizabeth west

, community well-being, co-learning and holism, with Vanasupa as a remote guide. Theproject was conceived of as an exploration in engineering resilient living. Each student was paida stipend ($5K), provided housing for the first stage (4 weeks with Olin as a home base) andcharged $1K for room and board expenses for the second stage at WHMF, paid directly toWHMF.Case study activitiesStage 1 began with capacity building and establishing a culture of safety. The first week,Vanasupa provided minimum curated content and questions regarding physical safety related to aprimitive campsite. The research associates and Vanasupa met twice daily for dialogue related totheir learning. The second week involved practices on embodiment of change using the text,"The

Conference Session

SED Technical Session: Instructional Experiences

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul T. Grogan, Stevens Institute of Technology; Olivier Ladislas de Weck, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

designand systems engineering concepts by simulating product design and manufacturing processesusing LEGO bricks. Classroom simulations, especially those involving simple physicalcomponents, help to engage students and communicate abstract concepts. The proposedsimulation platform requires modest one-time capital investment, supports real-time datacollection, analysis, and visualization, and can be tailored to suit a variety of educationalobjectives and audiences ranging from pre-college to professional education. The activity modelsa three-tier vehicle manufacturing logistics system with suppliers, manufacturers, and customers.A simple software product lifecycle management system implemented using Google Forms andGoogle Sheets allows participants

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

strategies andcurriculum, learning outcomes, and within the context of professional development programs.Some of the key factors identified for effective professional development include1-8:≠ Engaging teachers in practicing concrete tasks related to teaching, assessment, and observation of learning.≠ Drawing upon teachers' questions, inquiry, and experiences.≠ Including time for collaboration, sharing and exchange of ideas and practices.≠ Building on teachers' current work with students, as well as new ideas.≠ Providing modeling, coaching and problem-solving around specific areas of practice.The planning of professional development programs that effectively employ these factors andlead to desired teaching practices is not a simple

Conference Session

Pre-K12 Track - Technical Session II

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Ardice Hartry, University of California, Berkeley; Maia Werner-Avidon, MWA Insights; Sherry Hsi, Concord Consortium; Ariel J. Ortiz, Lawrence Hall of Science; Kathryn Chong Quigley, Lawrence Hall of Science

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Pre K-12 Education

specialized interests (Itoet al., 2009), but it has expanded to be used as a way to describe informal learning experiencesthat seek to support these interactions.High-school aged youth can participate in the weekend program as long a single semester to aslong as four years. Each year, new teenagers are recruited to participate when other teensgraduate. Each cohort of 25 interns includes five returning interns who lead a group of five newinterns. At the start of a 10-week long session, youth in teams are presented with a designchallenge: to imagine then create an engaging and educational visitor experience. Interns work inteams to communicate their ideas effectively with one another as they exchange information andconcepts, and engage in peer-to-peer

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Debartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); James Lucas Daly

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

covered by the team project or by individual assignments.Common themes emerged, and are summarized in Table 1. Since these topics are mostfrequently covered, capstone instructors must generally feel that they are important. The topicsthemselves are not TCs, but they are a promising set of topics within which to look for TCs.Communication, elements of design process (planning/scheduling, concept generation, anddecision making), and teamwork emerged as common themes. Communication is a topic thatmany students struggle with, and good communication enables success in nearly all other aspectsof capstone design. It was identified by Capstone-to-Work researchers ([5], [6]) as a topic thatstudents struggle with at work and one where they rely on their

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; Karen A. High, Oklahoma State University; Anthony J. Petrosino Jr, University of Texas, Austin ; Theresa A. Dobbs, UTeachEngineering and University of Texas, Austin; Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering; Jill A. Marshall, University of Texas

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

(2003-2008). Berland is broadly inter- ested in facilitating and studying students as they engage in complex communication practices. She is currently focused on exploring the dynamics of how and why students are able (or unable) to productively communicate in engineering classrooms, in the context of UTeachEngineering high school classrooms.Dr. Karen A. High, Oklahoma State UniversityDr. Anthony J. Petrosino Jr, University of Texas, Austin Anthony Petrosino is a Learning Scientist and an Associate Professor of science and mathematics educa- tion and the Elizabeth G. Gibb Endowed Fellow at the University of Texas, Austin. He received his Ph.D. at Vanderbilt University, where he was a member of the Cognition and

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Classroom Practices

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

initiating the plastic straw ban in Seattle and multiple other cities [75].While municipal activities are laudable, they tend to focus on visible litter, not microplastics.Many coastal communities sponsor beach clean-up days as annual events. In Oregon, forexample, the SOLVE program extends to 45 different sites along the Oregon coast, all of whichare public, federal, or state-held land; in the past decade, volunteers have collected some 4,000tons [76]. In California, 60,000 volunteers working at 1,000 sites collected 367 tons of debris andrecyclables in 2018 [77]. While such efforts help to prevent plastics from entering the oceans,they do not address the problems extant in the gyres.Engineers, however, are in a unique position to contribute

Conference Session

K-12 Computer Science and Computational Thinking Initiatives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afrin Naz, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.; Mingyu Lu, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

professional development training to high school teachers, with the goal to improvehigh school education related to computer/computing. A total of fourteen high school teachersattended the workshop. Through multiple theoretical, hands-on, and discussion sessions duringthe two-day workshop, the participating high school teachers learned about state-of-the-artcomputing knowledge and technology, obtained hands-on training on pedagogical tools, and hadextensive interactions with university educators to discuss how to inspire high school students(particularly those from minority groups) to choose majors related to computer/computing.Assessment was conducted primarily via a series of surveys before and after the workshop,which included both formative

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Virgil U. Pierce, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Arturo A. Fuentes, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

has served as PI and Co-PI on several large engineering education grants to improve pedagogy and access to online resources that positively impact measurable student learning outcomes.Dr. Arturo A. Fuentes, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley Arturo Alejandro Fuentes is an Associate Professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas Pan American. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from Rice University. Among his research interests are nano-reinforced composites, dynamic response analysis, non-destructive evaluation, and engineering education. Among his teaching responsibilities are Finite Element Method, Mechanical Vibrations, and Introduction to Mechanical Engineering at the

Conference Session

Design Methodology and Evaluation 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Kathryn Thompson, Technical University of Denmark; Line H Clemmensen, Technical University of Denmark; Harvey Rosas, Valparaiso University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

fair andconsistent evaluation of 6 deliverables for up to 100 design teams per semester in ED100:Introduction to Design and Communication at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science andTechnology. Each grading jury consisted of 2 faculty members and up to 4 teaching assistantswho evaluated the work of students from other sections of the course. This system resulted inapproximately 3600 scores per semester to be evaluated and averaged.Jury members in ED100 evaluated the students’ worked independently using grading rubrics inan online grading environment15. Although grading assignments were not anonymous, discussionamong jury members was actively discouraged. For this reason, raters were not permitted toserve on juries with other members of their

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - GIFTS

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter DeCrescenzo, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Sunji Jangha

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

a pathway from their undergraduate experience to graduateschool enrollment and ultimately graduate degree attainment [9], [10], and the STEM workforce[11], [12]. These areas of growth are often not the focus of STEM curricula but can have alasting impact on positive workplace outcomes [13].Further, the URFP partners with the university career center to align its objectives with theNational Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Career Readiness Competencies toprovide opportunities for growth in STEM professional skills [14]. Fellows engage in activitiesto improve in the following areas: communication; critical thinking; equity & inclusion;leadership; professionalism; teamwork; and technology.Project ApproachThis project builds on

Conference Session

Power Engineering & Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valentina Cecchi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Courtney S Smith-Orr, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Paras Mandal, University of Texas at El Paso; Sukumar Kamalasadan

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

inclusion of the topics of interestdescribed in the previous section, but also on incorporating situative pedagogy strategies in aneffort to help students place topics into context and equip them to grasp effects of the emergingtechnologies. Over the last decade there has been an awareness of the need to incorporate morelearning sciences into engineering education as pointed out by [8]. One of the perspectives that theauthors suggest is situative learning for its meaningful participatory nature [9]. For this work, weaim to encourage students to engage with the field of power and energy in a way that enables themto make connections beyond theory to practical applications of its utilization and impacts withintheir communities. Rather than students

Conference Session

Best Practices in K-12 Engineering: Partnerships

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Schnittka, University of Kentucky; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University; Lizette D. Day, Rachel Freeman School of Engineering; Augusto Z. Macalalag Jr., Stevens Institute of Technology; Albert Padilla Jr., Jersey City Public Schools; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Patty Ann Quinones, Skyline High School

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 25.260.29fountain. They met with their client several times throughout the semester to fully design to theirclient’s needs. This real-life context, combined with high team expectations of the coursedemonstrated how engineering can impact the local community with real-world engineeringsolutions.Students who chose the civil engineering track focused on the design of energy technologies fordeveloping communities. In this case, student teams specifically designed simple, yet well-engineered, solar water heaters to allow communities lacking electricity the capability to heatwater for cooking, medicinal, and hygienic purposes, among other uses. Student teams came upwith very creative solutions to a need: a third-world community struggling to

Conference Session

Using Information Technology to Create New Information Resources

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haymwantee Singh, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Richard Sweeney, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

a librarian is asked a question, s/he may nothave to answer the same or similar question in the future. Imagine that students can askquestions online and are able to receive their professor’s answers even while that professor is offdoing his or her research, on sabbatical, or just on down time. A natural language knowledgemanagement system could be the solution. An integral component of knowledge managementsystems, a knowledge base, is used to optimize information collection, organization, and retrievalfor an organization, or for the general public [1]. Functions of a natural language knowledge basemake it possible to answer specific questions that are likely to be asked repeatedly by other usersbut perhaps in a slightly different manner