Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Andrew Smith P.Eng., Ryerson University

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Instrumentation

basic instrumentation systems, including both analog anddigital aspects. The laboratory component focuses on the development of a microcontroller-based instrumentation system that can provide readings to a PC and an onboard LCD fromswitches, accelerometers and load cells.The course is heavily-focused on hands-on work in the laboratory. From student feedback in2009 and 2010 it became apparent that there was a mismatch between the theoretical backgroundprovided in class and the practical work being undertaken in the laboratory. This is reflective of Page 24.739.3the general approach taken in Engineering classes. Engineering instructors are

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher G. Braun

conjunction, otherField Session modules would teach C++ programming and interfacing, and then use thisdata acquisition system in a motor control application. The following semester, students will return with their own data acquisitionsystem which will be used in their laboratories, at home, or for their own projects such astheir Senior Design. Once each student possess their own data acquisition system, thenthe faculty here foresee dramatic changes we can make in the curriculum to takeadvantage of this new capability.Motivation Students in engineering and science classes use computers and data acquisitionsystems for measurement and control in many, if not most, of their laboratory classes.The type of measurements/control range from

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Best Papers

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Kara L. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; James A. Middleton, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Environment at Arizona State University.Mrs. Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Paper ID #21161 Lindy Hamilton Mayled is a PhD candidate at Grand Canyon University. She is pursuing her PhD in Psychology of Learning, Education, and Technology. Her background in in K-12 education where she has served as a high school science teacher, Instructional and Curriculum Coach, and Assistant Principal. Her research and areas of interest are in improving STEM educational outcomes for Low-SES students through the integration of active learning and

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marilyn Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

solvingproblems, starting with their own preferred learning styles as far as possible. Ideas beingimplemented include a design-centered portal to aerospace engineering, vertical streams oftechnical content, learning assignments using case studies, a library of solved problemsaccessible from course content, and integrative concept modules. The project experiments withassessment strategies to measure learning in time to improve it. This paper sets out the issues andbuilds the concept for dealing with them. The first year’s progress and usage experience fromSpring 2010 courses are summarized. INTRODUCTIONThis project aims to help people acquire knowledge across several disciplines and hence excel indeveloping new

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Sushobhan Sen, University of Pittsburgh; Jeffery R Roesler, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

in transportation engineering on topics thatshould be included in a transportation engineering curriculum. Both sets of respondents ranked thegeometric design of highways as the most important topic. Twenty years later, in 2006, Turochy[2] conducted another survey of practitioners in order to determine the most important topics toinclude in a first course in transportation engineering. Once again, geometric design came outon top, even as topics like vehicle operating characteristics declined in importance, while a newertopic, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), ranked 10th out of 31. Therefore, it is reasonable toexpect that geometric design will continue to be a primary topic in the civil engineering curriculumas new vehicle

Conference Session

CPD Technical Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soma Chakrabarti, University of Kansas; Kevin Curry, University of Kansas; Zachary Gredlics, University of Kansas

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Continuing Professional Development

with majornational and international corporations to deliver customized professional engineering andmanagement trainings. In this paper, the authors discuss the strategies they have used in (1)understanding an organization’s strategic initiatives that strengthens its competitive advantage,(2) developing tailored curriculum based on the organizational learning needs and anorganization's existing and future projects, and (3) modifying the training portfolio andtechnology-enhanced delivery methods as corporate learning strategies changed withglobalization. Three long-standing collaborations with three organizations -- an engineering,consulting and construction company, an aircraft manufacturer and a flight control componentsmanufacturer -- with

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kathryn Jablokow

EducationBibliography1. Cowin, S. C. (1983). A Note on Broken Pencil Points. Journal of Applied Mechanics, June, Vol. 50, pp. 453-454.2. Jablokow, K. (2000). Thinking About Thinking: Problem-Solving Style in the Engineering Classroom. Proceedings of the 2000 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Session 1330.3. Kirton, M. J. (1976). Adaptors and Innovators: A Description and Measure. Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 61, No. 5, pp. 622-629.4. Kirton, M. J. (1980). Adaptors and Innovators: The Way People Approach Problems. Planned Innovation, Vol. 3, pp. 51-54.5. Kirton, M. J. (1994). A Theory of Cognitive Style. In Adaptors and Innovators: Styles of Creativity and Problem Solving (Ed.), Routledge, New York, pp. 1-33.6. Kirton, M. J. (1998). KAI

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Javier Kypuros; Thomas Connolly

© 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationBiographiesDR. JAVIER A. KYPUROS is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at UTPA. He received his B.S.E fromPrinceton University, and his M.S.E. and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998 and 2001,respectively. He is actively involved in researching methods to implement and assess virtual or Web-accessibleexperiments and exercises used as supplementary curriculum for System Dynamics and Controls courses.DR. THOMAS J. CONNOLLY is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the UTSA. He received his B.E.in Mechanical Engineering the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1988. He earned an M.S.E. inAerospace Engineering in 1995 and a Ph.D. in Mechanical

Conference Session

Faculty Development Technical Paper Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hadi Ali, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

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Faculty Development Constituent Committee

therefore,they are not always effective at inspiring cultural change. Other strategies for change have takenmore non-traditional approaches toward pedagogical reform [7, 8, 9], such as by shifting thefocus from imposing organizational structure to understanding individual motivations andbehaviors [10, 11]. In this view, “better understand[ing] what motivates faculty to act within thesystem” [12, p. 303] can help catalyze faculty to become agents for change.New trends in engineering education have also shifted focus away from being teacher-centeredto being learner-centered [13], and in doing so, have led to the development of faculty-ledlearning communities [14] committed to sharing successful models of student engagement andevidence-based

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 4

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

, exploration of the Solar Systemand beyond, monitoring of seismic acceleration, temperature, wind speed and GPS data [11, 14].For each application area, there are different technical issues that researchers are currentlyresolving. Open research issues and challenges are identified to spark new interests anddevelopments in this field. However, the design of wireless sensor networks introducesformidable challenges, since the required body of knowledge encompasses a wide range of topicsin the field of electrical and computer engineering, as well as computer science [13, 14]. The useof WSNs has improved the functionality and smartness of many existing applications.Background InformationUtah Valley University (UVU) is a comprehensive regional university

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Giolma; Farzan Aminian; Djaffer Ibaroudene

Engineering Science program since its inception in the 1960s. From those early beginnings,courses in engineering design have been in the engineering science core—courses with group-oriented projects be-ginning with the first semester and culminating in the senior year with a full year project that builds upon the entirecurriculum.The nature of the design element in the engineering science curriculum has evolved considerably in the thirty yearssince its inception. In the early 1990s, the Department reviewed the design components of the curriculum and redi-rected the emphasis on design to the entire engineering core [1] [2]. Rather than treating design as a separate com-ponent of engineering, the approach adopted by the Department tries to incorporate

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Zorica Pantic-Tanner

solutionsinto undergraduate curriculum and has also developed an active undergraduate research programin the EMC area. The theoretical principles are integrated in two electromagnetics, onecommunications and one undergraduate EMC course, and are supported by hands-on experiencein a state-of-the-art EMC/Communications laboratory. Students capstone design projects canalso contain an EMC component. The seed money for the EMC curriculum development wasfunded by the Santa Clara Valley (SCV) chapter of the IEEE Page 6.604.1Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright  2001, American

Conference Session

ET Design Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Leonhardt

developed the Ekranoplanvehicle project during a Technology Education course. An Ekranoplan or Wing-In-GroundEffect vehicle flies very close to a water surface. The vehicle uses design elements of bothairplanes and marine craft. Ground-effect flight enables a vehicle to carry either a larger payloador operate with greater fuel efficiency than a conventional airplane. The candidates testedseveral vehicle configurations, power sources and construction techniques. Vehicle constructionguidelines and curriculum outlines were developed to disseminate to other technology educators.The project has been used to teach the engineering design process to freshman students inWestern Washington University’s Engineering Technology Design Graphics

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Online Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary; Mohammad Moshirpour, University of Calgary; Mahmood Moussavi, University of Calgary; Laleh Behjat P.Eng., University of Calgary; Yasaman Amannejad, University of Calgary

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First-Year Programs

Engineering Education, 2018 Evidence-Based Best Practices for First-Year Blended Learning ImplementationAbstractThe objective of this evidence-based study is to synthesize best practices for developing flippedclassroom material in large-scale first year courses. These best practices are extracted from threeyears of flipped classroom implementation experience in both technical and design engineeringcourses mandatory for first year students. This research will present valuable lessons and analyzedifferences between the suitability of different course types for the flipped educational model.Best Practice #1: Implementation of the flipped teaching and learning approach should beassociated with three phases. Starting with a pre-classroom phase, followed

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Melissa S. Tooley; Kevin Hall

development. To be fully effective, coordination with the local engineering communityis invaluable. The instructor of the Senior Design course has been active with professionalengineering organizations for a considerable length of time, and the contacts made have beeninvaluable in the implementing the methods described in this paper. The approach to teachingcapstone design courses described here requires that faculty have considerable practicalexperience. If the combination of coordination with practitioners and practical experience isachieved, the outcomes described by Criterion 3 a-k are likely to result. Academia must rise tothe challenge and continue to find new ways to enhance engineering education, resulting notonly in better engineering

Conference Session

Track 4: Technical Session 6: Building Bridges to Success: A Thriving Program

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2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Labrisha Nicole Mabry, Mississippi State University ; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Lorena Andrea Benavides Riano, Mississippi State University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

, compassion, and a deeper understanding of thechallenges faced by others. It also helps individuals gain new perspectives and broadentheir horizons. For our most recent community service project, the bridge participants gotinvolved by helping introduce young adults and children to engineering by using snapcircuits.Mathematics: Although our program focuses on different subjects (chemistry,programming), We want to give mathematics a special highlight since it is crucial across allengineering programs. The mathematics courses we offered helped aid the bridgeparticipants’ success by allowing them to earn a math credit over the summer to put themahead in the engineering curriculum. As far as the “General Math” course, we offer thisnon-credit course to

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Karl Stephan

as biology, history, andenvironmental engineering which the instructor felt less than completely competent to deal with.This problem was solved through the use of guest lecturers from the appropriate departmentswho give one talk each in their area of expertise. In general, collaborative or team teaching across departmental lines is difficult because itconfuses the administrative allocation of teaching resources, which are assumed to stay withindepartmental bounds. In plain language, teaching activities outside one’s own department do not“count” to one’s credit in the department’s assessment of teaching loads. However, every profes-sor we approached in another department was willing to volunteer the more limited commitmentof a single

Conference Session

Automation, Instrumentation, and Computer Simulations

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas E. McDermott, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

approach.Literature Review: The Flipped EE ClassroomThe flipped classroom, which was implemented in this course in the fall 2014 semester, is anactive-learning approach that enables higher-engagement activities during class, such as problemsolving, with the instructor present as a guide; this is done by having students review lecturecontent beforehand using media such as online videos3, 4.Upon a review of the literature, we found other electrical engineering courses that have beenflipped, with mostly positive results. In a signal processing course, the instructor noted that ittook a few weeks for the students to adapt to the new environment, engage with their peers, orask for assistance5. However, by the end of the term, less than 10% indicated a preference

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Marilyn Dyrud

.]& Johnson, Deborah G. Ethical Issues in Engineering. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1991. [A thought-provoking anthology of readings on a variety of ethical issues, such as loyalty, client obligations, whistleblowing.]& Martin, Mike W. and Roland Schinzinger. Ethics in Engineering. 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. [Provides interesting background information on engineering ethics and ethical theory; study questions; chapter summaries; and major ethical issues, including abbreviated cases.]& Unger, Stephen H. Controlling Technology: Ethics and the Responsible Engineer. 2nd ed. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1994. [Insightful consideration of professional behavior, with full-blown examination of

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2017 FYEE Conference

Authors

James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Lisa K Davids, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

Paper ID #20916Adopting Evidence-based Instruction through Video-Annotated Peer ReviewDr. James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach James J. Pembridge is an Assistant Professor in the Freshman Engineering Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He earned a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, M.A. Education in Curriculum and Instruction, and Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. His research has focused on mentoring as pedagogy for project-based courses and understanding the adult learning characteristics of undergraduate students.Ms. Lisa K Davids, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati; Ali Asgar Bhagat, University of Cincinnati

knowledge and enhanced curriculum are all very important. Dr. Cathy Maltbie of theEvaluation Services Center of the University of Cincinnati’s College of Education is conductinga comprehensive evaluation of this project. This evaluation focuses on the SA3 goal, evaluatingthe success of introducing undergraduate students in Electrical Engineering to micro/nanofluidicsresearch through the “Micro/Nano Fluidic Biochip Laboratory” course with both lecture-discussion sessions and laboratory experiences.The course was offered for the first time in the Spring 2006. It was a considerable success, basedon the preliminary results of the evaluation conducted to date. All students enrolled in the courseparticipated in the course evaluation and responded to

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Manuel Toledo-Quinones

rail, walking) and to use GPS, historical and heuristic data when available.The user shall be able to specify origin and destination, and obtain suggestions on how toperform the trip using a combination of modes.Early in the project we decided that a modular approach that permit easy migration to a client- Page 8.458.5server implementation make most sense because it lends itself to expansion into a computer Proceedings of the 2003American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education

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2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Lisa Greenwood; Mark Indelicato; Miguel Bazdresch; Mike Eastman

taken place. Early PBL wastightly structured with few implementation alternatives. More recently, the notion of problembased learning has become “… diverse, complex and contested” (Savin-Baden, 2008, p. 101).Researchers acknowledge that PBL is not a panacea for all teaching and learning environments(Jonassen & Hung, 2008), and educators face new challenges when deciding to delve into PBLtechniques. Potential concerns include vague learning expectations or outcomes, changes inteaching and learning approach (Maudsley, 1999), and requirements for “instantaneouschanges in curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices…” (Barron et al., 1998, p. 271). Engineering educators face many challenges and potential pitfalls associated

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year: From Articulation to Matriculation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

credit in local school districts.The second change was the introduction of a in the Introduction to Engineering course.Promotion of the Program was further enhanced by the creation of a 30 minute “infomercial”about the EDGE Program that was presented for two weeks on the public access TV channel.However, the broadcasting was delayed until the last two weeks of the enrollment period and wedid not expect to see a significant impact on recruitment.This brings us to EDGE VI in 2008. The Program continued with the augmented ConceptualPhysics curriculum and the year around math engagement for qualified students. An updatedversion of the infomercial was broadcast weekly for the entire month of January. Building onthe successful robotics project

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Murat Tanyel

United Arab Emirates University in Al-Ain, UAE where he helped set up an innovative introductoryengineering curriculum. Dr. Tanyel received his B. S. degree in electrical engineering from Bo_aziçi University,Istanbul, Turkey in 1981, his M. S. degree in electrical engineering from Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA in1985 and his Ph. D. in biomedical engineering from Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA in 1990. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education North Midwest Section Annual Conference Copyright ” 2002, American Society for Engineering Education

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Keith M. Gardiner

communities at product end-of-life. This was a relatively novel construct whenthis time became very similar to the attitudes towards Sputnik it was first enunciated.and the threats posed by Japan in earlier decades. The earlier and immediate success of this internal cross- disciplinary curriculum reinforced the thesis that mostV. MICROELECTRONICS SKILLS SHORTAGES – PLUS A SOLUTION baccalaureate engineering programs were not developing theIn the late sixties and early seventies transistors and integrated ‘soft’ and somewhat intangible skills required of future leaderscircuits were

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony J. Marchese; Shreekanth A. Mandayam; T. R. Chandrupatla; John L. Schmalzel

Rowan Uni-versity. This partnership brings together technology students from a 2-year community collegewith engineering students from a 4-year engineering program.Prototype Design and ConstructionThe key to a successful invention is to determine the potential market as early as possible. In thecase of the Hurricane Roof Vent, the students had to decide whether the product would be:• an "after market" item that could be retrofitted into any existing residential roof, or• a product that could only be installed in new home constructions. Figure 4. Hurricane roof vent test bed. As a first approach, the students chose the former embodiment. Accordingly, for their de-sign to be seriously considered, it would

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real World Concepts

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanton Cort; Gary Wnek

particularly opportune time to highlight the topic of innovation is through a courseon product and process design. A specific example is the two-semester course entitledProduct and Process Design, Development and Delivery (P2D3), an integral part of theMaster of Engineering and Management (MEM) curriculum at Case Western ReserveUniversity.3 Briefly, the MEM degree involved a one-year, 42-credit curriculum forB.S.-degreed engineers and computer scientists. It was launched in 2001 in thoughtfulresponse to much input from industry about the need for ‘business-minded innovators.’We currently have students from a broad spectrum of technical disciplines, includingbiomedical, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, mechanical and systems engineering, aswell

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Steven B. Zwickel

HOW DO YOU DEVELOP AN OUTREACH PROGRAM?Background: Engineering Outreach at UWÐMadison The K-12 Engineering Outreach Program has been in existence since 1988. It was created as part of the NSF-funded Engineering Research Center for Plasma-Aided Manufacturing. The first outreach program was based on a kit of materials that explained the states of matter and how plasma is used in manufacturing. In 1995, Steven Zwickel, an instructor in Engineering Professional Development, became Outreach Coordinator and the program came under the auspices of the College of Engineering. In addition to the demonstration of plasma, we added new

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittany Fasy; Joseph Chipps, Montana State University - Bozeman; Stacey Hancock, Montana State University - Bozeman; Aayushi Dangol; Kristin Searle, Utah State University; Colby Tofel-Grehl, Utah State University; Aubrey Rogowski, Utah State University; Mengying Jiang, Utah State University

throughNSF grant no. DRL 1758823. This project used e-textile technologies to develop innovativetechnology experiences for elementary teachers and students, especially in rural areas, that areintegrated with multiple content areas [15, 19, 23].By bringing these two approaches together and aligning them with Montana’s new CS standards,we envision the development of a new curriculum that is more robust in terms of CS, but alsouniquely tailored to the stories and histories of Montana students and teachers. Together, thebackground of the team members situates them to address the unique challenges that arise indeveloping units for Montana students, and in developing support mechanisms for teachers toteach the units. The combined research and development