Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Wesley G. Lawson, University of Maryland College Park; Jennifer L. Kouo, Towson University

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Electrical and Computer

oscilloscope channels, two signal generators, and two power supplies) andthey had to download the software for the computer interface before working with the T&Mdevice. On-site students performed the labs in a synchronous setting with an undergraduate labassistant and with more traditional T&M equipment. The online students also had access to a labassistant, though the help was asynchronous. Student surveys and focus groups were used toevaluate the student’s level of satisfaction towards the circuits laboratory as well as their self-efficacy. While the on-site students were generally more satisfied with their lab experience, thetwo groups emerged from the experience with nearly equal positive feelings of self-efficacy. Theevaluation revealed

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Carlos Aldana; Winston F. Erevelles

Session 1426 Implementation of a Laboratory Learning Module for Process Monitoring and Control Carlos Aldana, Winston F. Erevelles, IMSE Department, GMI Engineering & Management InstituteAbstract This paper describes the development of a laboratory module in automation thatpresents students with an experience in sensors, data collection and system control. Themodule features an Allen Bradley Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), a pick andplace device with two degrees of freedom and two set point control modules mounted onthe gripper and the rotary axis of the pick and place device, a chute

Conference Session

Internet and Distributed Computing

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shelton Houston, University of Southern Mississippi; Christopher Herrod, University of Southern Mississippi; Steven Blesse, University of Southern Mississippi

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Information Systems

constrained by the use of simulationapplications and their inherent functional limitations, or by the use of live equipment on-site with its inherent high cost and limited access to students. This paper describes theimplementation of a remote access internetworking laboratory designed for the purposeof improving student learning outcomes through increased access to internetworkinglaboratory equipment. Technical planning, design, and implementation issues areexamined along with the capabilities and limitations of this implementation. Studentfeedback from a pilot course is presented. Advantages and disadvantages of theimplementation are addressed including scheduling of classes, routine maintenance,management of network topologies, and student

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Connor, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Tech; G. Loganathan, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

(EngE). Studentstransfer from ENGE to eleven degree-granting departments as sophomores. The yearlyenrollment in GE has been about 1300 for the past decade. The department has beenemphasizing a hands-on approach to instruction with design as the central theme since about theyear 2000.2Providing meaningful hands-on experiences to a large number of engineering students is achallenge. Faculty, lab space, and money are always a consideration. Even the mechanics ofadding lab time to the students’ already tight schedules creates an immense hurdle. Thedepartment has been fortunate to receive significant funding support for student projects throughthe generosity of Virginia Tech’s Student Engineers Council (SEC). The SEC has provided thefreshman

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences with Thermal and Chemical Systems and Sensors

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hosni I. Abu-Mulaweh, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

25.1168.11 Time (min.) Fig. 7: Temperature variation in the storage tank in heating waterImplementation and AssessmentThe apparatus has been in use in our undergraduate heat transfer laboratory and in a thermaltechnical elective course. The heat transfer laboratory is a junior level class. The thermaltechnical elective course is a senior level course entitled; Sustainable Energy Sources andSystems. This experimental apparatus has been used as a regular experiment in which theyfollow an existing procedure and report the results. Also it’s been used as a design of experimentexercise in which the students’ team is asked to modify the experimental set up, develop a

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 8

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Rogers, Benedictine College; Taylor Goring; Joel Michael Iwanski

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #41259Pass-Fail Grading of Technical Writing in a Material Science LaboratoryProf. John R. Rogers, Benedictine College Dr. John Rogers is a member of the Benedictine College School of Engineering faculty where he teaches courses in mechanical engineering including materials engineering laboratory, mechatronics, vibrations, and design. He earned a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2003. He has a range of engineering and teaching experience. As an ocean engineer, he developed towed systems for underwater listening, and structures that reduce ship noise. As a structural

Collection

2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

E. Carl Greco; Jim D. Reasoner

the students laboratory knowledge and proficiencycompared with students who worked in two member teams utilizing traditional laboratoryequipment.IntroductionThe objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of an individualized laboratory system inorder to deliver a comprehensive laboratory experience for the purpose of enhancing thestudents' electrical circuits knowledge and proficiency.The engineering laboratory has traditionally been used to reinforce material presented in theclassroom and to introduce students to basic engineering applications and concepts [1] [2]. Inour university, electrical circuits laboratory students constructed basic electrical circuits andperformed standard analyses utilizing current, voltage and power

Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Ramachandran Radharamanan

Development of Laboratory Learning Modules on CAD/CAM and Rapid Prototyping R. Radharamanan Mercer University, Macon, GA 31207 USA radharaman_r@mercer.edu AbstractAs part of the 3D Modeling and Rapid Prototyping course, two new laboratory learning modulesincorporating CAD/CAM and 3D scanning/3D printing methodologies have been developed.First module is to compare and contrast FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) printing and CNC(Computer Numerical Control) milling. For that purpose, a custom desk organizer is designed inFusion360. The part is exported as an STL to be sliced in

Conference Session

Student Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Patsavas; Barrett S. Caldwell, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Student

different situations, suchas human-human interaction or cultural learning, affect the student’s progress and perceivedefficacy of learning and laboratory participation. Looking at tacit knowledge management fromthe viewpoint of a student developing through the research lab process shows helps to elaboratedifferent facets of contextualized learning when trying to develop engineering experience,expertise, and integration.IntroductionThis paper describes, from a participant observation standpoint, the development of expertise andsituation awareness as applied to student experience in engineering research as an aspect ofundergraduate engineering education. Because several critical aspects of educationaltransformation are both subjective and

Conference Session

FPD XI: Assessing First-Year Programs, Experiences, and Communities

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia R. Backer, San Jose State University; Emily L. Allen, San Jose State University; Janet Sundrud, San Jose State University

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First-Year Programs

21 22 CoE offers two FYE courses to teach basicstudy skills and introduce students to various disciplines within the college: Engineering 8(Engineering Success) and Engineering 10 (Introduction to Engineering).The first course, ENGR 8, facilitates changes in students’ behaviors and attitudes to improvestudent success and retention. This course was adapted from a textbook by R. B. Landis23 andwas first offered in Fall 2009. The course is designed around the following course learningobjectives: (1) Discuss the value of higher education to individuals and society; (2) Locateacademic and co-curricular experiences and resources at ABCU that will help them achieve theireducational goals; (3) Identify the skills and attitudes that contribute to

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard L. Martin; Michael Morrow; Thad Welch

been tied to that facility.For core labs as well as introductory majors’ labs, the system has been used to generate signalswith known amplitude, frequency, phase, and waveshape used in the EE laboratories. Thesesignals range from simple sine waves with DC offsets for teaching use of the oscilloscope, tomore complex digital waveforms and AM and FM signals for communications experiments. Eachsignal is generated from a signal generator in the Central Signal Facility and distributed to each ofthe student lab stations in the particular laboratories which use that signal. Some signalgeneration requires the use of amplifiers and/or specially constructed circuit cards to modify orcombine simple signals before distribution. Signals with fixed phase

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Advances II

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles McIntyre

Session 1621 DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-USE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT CLASSROOM/LABORATORY Charles McIntyre and Gary Smith Civil Engineering and Construction North Dakota State UniversityIntroduction and OverviewEngineering education requires a combination of classroom training, hands-on experience, andindustry participation. In addition, students must become fairly well versed in the use of thetechnological tools of the trade. In order to accomplish these goals, engineering programs mustdevelop

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deniz Nikkhah, University of California, Irvine; David Copp, University of California, Irvine; Kameryn Denaro; Natascha Buswell, University of California, Irvine; Gregory Diggs-Yang, University of California, Irvine; Hye Rin Lee; Lorenzo Valdevit; Anna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine

Paper ID #36681Experiences Of Faculty Mentoring Engineering TransferStudentsDeniz Nikkhah BME Grad student at UCIDavid A. Copp (Assistant Professor of Teaching) David A. Copp received the B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Arizona and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Teaching at the University of California, Irvine in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Prior to joining UCI, he was a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories and

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Maxwell; Michael Parten

Session 2003 Development of a Hydrogen Powered HEV as an Interdisciplinary Laboratory Project Micheal Parten, Timothy Maxwell Electrical and Computer Engineering/Mechanical Engineering Texas Tech UniversityI IntroductionOver the past several years, Texas Tech University’s Advanced Vehicle Engineering Laboratory(AVEL) has converted six conventional vehicles to hybrid electric (HEVs) and alternative fueledvehicles for the various Vehicle Challenges sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),the three major U.S. automobile

Conference Session

M3A: Learning in Context 1

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Aysa Galbraith, University of Arkansas; Heath Aren Schluterman, University of Arkansas; Leslie Bartsch Massey, University of Arkansas; Brandon Crisel

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FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

Full Paper: Hands-On Laboratory Exercises for Engineering Applications of Mathematics CourseIn Fall 2007, the First-Year Engineering Program (FEP) was started with the intent of increasingstudent retention and success. One of the main hindrances to retention at a public universityengineering program with open enrollment is the unpreparedness of students for rigorouscurriculum requirements of the first year. In an effort to help first year engineering students whoare one or two semesters behind Calculus I, FEP offers Engineering Applications of Mathematics(E-Math) course, which was inspired by the Wright State model for Engineering MathematicsEducation [1]. E-Math aims to teach College Algebra

Conference Session

Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Greco, Arkansas Tech University; James D. Reasoner Jr, Arkansas Tech University; Daniel Bullock, Arkansas Tech University; Carlos L. Castillo, Arkansas Tech University; Patricia S. Buford, Arkansas Tech University; Gill G. richards, Arkansas Tech University

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Electrical and Computer

while also teaching test equipment operation and laboratory techniques. The ten or morelab sessions, held on a weekly basis during the semester, were designed to reinforce the electriccircuits principles presented in the lecture course. Each lab session contained a pre-laboratoryassignment which included a PSpice/OrCAD circuit simulation followed by a laboratoryexercise. Laboratory exercises involved rudimentary design and analysis of linear (resistive, firstand second order) networks, operational amplifiers and diodes and utilized basic electroniclaboratory test equipment such as protoboards, function generators, power supplies,oscilloscopes, multimeters and frequency counters.In the study students were assigned to work in either two member

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2003 GSW

Authors

Ronald E. Barr; Marcus G. Marcus G.; Anthony Petrosino; Lawrence D. Abraham; Tejas Karande; Bijal Patel

Classroom Testing of Virtual Biomechanics Laboratory (VBL) Learning Modules Ronald E. Barr1 , Marcus G. Pandy 2 , Anthony Petrosino 3 , Lawrence D. Abraham3,4, Tejas Karande 2 , and Bijal Patel4 Departments of Mechanical Engineering1 , Biomedical Engineering2 , Curriculum and Instruction3 , and Kinesiology4 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712 AbstractThis paper discusses the development and classroom testing of Virtual Biomechanics Laboratory(VBL) learning modules that offer students an opportunity for web-enhanced

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences with Mechanical, Materials and Fluid Systems

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

stay ontask longer then before, thus increasing grit.Previous Work The value of experiments, laboratory exercises, and other hands-on experiences inundergraduate engineering education is well established through Kolb’s Experiential LearningCycle theory. The use of rapid prototyping machines and more expensive 3D printers aidingvisualization in engineering graphics courses, teaching additive manufacturing methods inmanufacturing courses, and building of prototypes in engineering design courses are welldocumented in the literature.Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle theory1 claims that regardless of the learning style, a studentlearns most efficiently if he/she follows a cycle consisting of four steps (axes): experiencing(concrete

Conference Session

COED Modulus Topics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deng Cao, Central State University; Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University; Bin Wang, Wright State University; Chi-Hao Cheng, Miami University

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Computers in Education

comprehend the concept and implementationof SDR, we re-designed five lab modules that provides step-by-step guidelines andinstructions that can improve the students' learning outcome. The lab modules had beencontinuously updated from 2014 to 2017 based on the students’ feedback.2. Laboratory Setup2.1. System SetupIn this work, we used USRP1 motherboad ($700) from Ettus ResearchTM as the hardwarefrontend. Each USRP1 consists of a motherboard that provides up to four 12-bit analog-to-digital converters (ADC) at 64M samples/sec, four 14-bit digital-to-analog converters(DCA) at 128M samples/sec, a million gate-field programmable gate array (FPGA) and aprogrammable USB 2.0 controller (see Figure 1). ADCs and DACs are the bridge betweenthe continuous

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Tools for Planning and Evaluation of Design Projects

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Hammond, University of Indianapolis; Kenneth Reid, University of Indianapolis; Joseph B. Herzog, University of Indianapolis

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

Engineering, which is a division of the Materials Directorate at the NRL. His experience also includes working for Intel Corporation both in Hillsboro, OR and Santa Clara, CA; and he worked at the Berliner Elektronenspeicherring-Gesellschaft f¨ur Synchrotronstrahlung m.b.H. (BESSY - Berlin electron storage ring company for synchrotron radiation) in Berlin, Germany, researching ultra thick high-aspect-ratio microfabrication. His research focuses on experimental nano-optics, including plasmonics, nanofabrication, computational modeling, photonic crystals, and engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Design tool subway map for undergraduate design

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

James Rehg; Jamie Rowe; Donald Lambing

paper addressesa critical component, the target manufacturing system, which is often missing in the integrationof PLCs into the automation laboratory. The laboratory exercises associated with the PLClaboratory component usually start with projects that introduce students to the PLC operatingsystem, input/output modules, electrical interface, and the computer based programminglanguage to create ladder logic. These exercises are followed by a series of experiments thatcover how to use the PLC ladder elements, such as inputs, outputs, timers, and counters, and thePLC program ladder structure. Up to this point the PLC is usually interfaced to a set of lights andswitches in order to display outputs and provide input conditions. The most important

Conference Session

NEW Lab Experiments in Materials Science

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Griffin, Texas A&M University at Qatar

- 4in x 4 in x ¼ in. Within that volume, they must design a link that may be rapid prototyped, cast,and then tested. The challenge of the project was to develop a link that held the highest load forthe least weight. Students designed a link, made a rapid prototyped pattern, cast the component,prepared it for testing, and tested the link in a universal testing machine. The cast material wasAl 356. The group that developed a link with the highest load to weight ratio took advantage ofthe fact the Al 356 alloy may be precipitation hardened.KeywordsDesign, rapid prototyping, casting, testingObjectiveThe objective of this experiment is to allow students to design a component using solid modelingmethods, develop a rapid prototype model, prepare a

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences with Mechanical, Materials and Fluid Systems

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John E. Matsson, Oral Roberts University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

laboratory. The projectwas funded by the ASHRAE Senior Undergraduate Project Grant Program. This paperdescribes a project where a group of undergraduate engineering students in themanufacturing processes, finite element methods and fluid mechanics courses designed,built, and tested a swirling pipe flow apparatus for measurements of friction factors. Theoverall objective was to engage the students in a design project. The paper will alsoprovide details of assessment and outcomes for the project.The students had to choose materials, minimize production cost, and determinefabrication techniques for the apparatus. Students designed the apparatus usingSolidWorks, and SolidWorks Flow Simulation software was used to simulate the swirlingpipe flow.Students

Conference Session

Development of Manufacturing Engineering Laboratories I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Merwan B. Mehta, East Carolina University

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Manufacturing

AC 2012-4265: PROMOTING AWARENESS IN MANUFACTURING STU-DENTS OFDr. Merwan B. Mehta, East Carolina University Merwan Mehta, Ph.D., is Associate Professor at East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C., in the Tech- nology Systems Department. Prior to joining academics, he has more than 20 years of experience working as a machine tool Design Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Manager, Vice President, and Consultant. His present research interests are improving manufacturing productivity through lean manufacturing prin- ciples and theory of constraints, and the pursuit of quality and variation control through Six Sigma and GD&T. He has conducted sessions in value stream mapping, lean manufacturing, fixture design

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Huang, Wright State University; Steven R. Higgins, Department of Chemistry, Wright State University; Aaron Joseph Blake, Wright State University, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering; Jason Allen Deibel, Wright State University; Ioana Sizemore, Wright State University, Department of Chemistry

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

theimprovement of the laboratory design. Based on the students’ feedback received in fall 2012, theinvestigators improved the Power Point presentations and standard operating procedures (SOPs),and further made some adjustments on laboratory planning and scheduling. As a result, theratings were improved in fall 2013.Figure 5 displays the histogram showing the class ratings of each laboratory module obtained infall 2013. Eight out of the twelve labs for Q2-Q4 were rated around 9.5 out of 10 manifesting thestudents’ true interest and good experiences with the novel, high-quality nanolab course. Page 24.575.7According to students’ comments, the relative low

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Zenaida O. Keil

exposing students to the engineering methodand design principles for simple and familiar processes. Connecting complex technicalmaterial with familiar concepts is an important tool to enhance student understanding7.Students were asked to consider the types of processes and products that would havespecific characteristics and the implications that these would have in design. Much ofthis section of the module was team oriented and interactive. Students carried out thesimple experiments in the laboratory and participated in lecture and group activitiesthroughout.The second part of the module consisted of lecture and group problem synthesis andsolution activities dealing with fluid properties, rheology and processing. Students wereexposed to basic

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henrik Åkesson, Blekinge Institute of Technology; Lars Hakansson, Blekinge Institute of Technology; Ingvar Gustavsson, Blekinge Institute of Technology; Ingvar Claesson, Blekinge Institute of Technology; Johan Zackrisson, Blekinge Institute of Technology; Thomas Lago, Acticut Inernational AB

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Instrumentation

of vibration analysis. The instruments arealso familiar to the campus students from experiments carried out in the traditionallaboratory comprised in e.g. the undergraduate signal processing courses.The experiments in the remote laboratory is designed to reflect on authentic vibrationproblems in the manufacturing industry, e.g. vibration in metal cutting processes.5, 6, 7The object under investigation is a boring bar used for metal cutting in a lathe. Vibrationproblem associated with this type of process is considered to be an important and criticalfactor concerning the performance of, the tool life, the surface finishing, etc. whichfinally ends up on the production cost negatively. Since it is shown that vibrationproblem originates from the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratory and SoC Developments

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Carroll, The University of Texas at Arlington; Jason Losh, The University of Texas at Arlington

) Department at the University of Texas atArlington and is offered as CSE 4356 System on Chip Design for computer engineeringundergraduates, as CSE 5356 for computer engineering graduate students, and as EE 5315 forelectrical engineering graduate students. It is taught as one course combining all numbers. Allstudents are given the same lectures, course materials, assignments, and projects. Gradingstandards and expectations are the same for all students as well. The course in its current formwas first offered in fall 2020 and was taught online due to COVID-19 restrictions. The coursewas offered again in fall 2021 in a traditional on-campus, in-person mode of delivery. Twoseasoned educators, with more than eighty years of total teaching experience

Conference Session

Development of Manufacturing Engineering Laboratories I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley C. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ed Lugo; David Gonzales, El Camino College; Buford F. Pringle, Butler Community College; John Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

four educational institutions. The institutions include: El CaminoCollege (Torrance, CA), Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN), Oregon Institute ofTechnology (Klamath Falls, OR) and Butler Community College (Andover, KS). The projectinitially received funding for three years from NSF in 2006 to investigate the skills andknowledge needed by aerospace manufacturing technicians and in turn design and createaerospace manufacturing curricula and learning materials to address the identified areas.During the investigation, the team determined that while there were a lot of unique aspectsassociated with aerospace manufacturing, there were many common features with other relatedindustries. With this finding, coupled with the team’s experience with

Conference Session

Addressing the NGSS, Part 2 of 3: Supporting K-12 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections, Part 2 of 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Nadelson, Boise State University; Anne Louise Seifert, Idaho National Laboratory; Meagan McKinney, Boise State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering teaching to frame his research on STEM teaching and learning. Nadelson brings a unique perspective of research, bridging experience with practice and theory to explore a range of interests in STEM teaching and learning.Anne Louise Seifert, Idaho National Laboratory Anne Seifert Idaho National Laboratory K-12 STEM Education Manager and the Director of i-STEM Anne Seifert is the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Coordinator for the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). She received a BS elementary education with a focus in science and special education from University of Idaho. She completed a MA in Education Administration and an EDS in Educational Leadership at Idaho State University. As a 30