Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph J. Biernacki, Tennessee Technological University; Donald P. Visco, University of Akron; Evangelynn Thurber, Cookeville High School; Ryan Thomas Pavlovsky

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Cookeville, Tennessee. She received her BS degree at the University of West Georgia and is a 2006 Teach Tennessee Governor’s Fellow.Mr. Ryan Thomas Pavlovsky Page 22.1655.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Using Web Applets to Stimulate LearningAbstractA series of web-based applets were developed to introduce students to a range of topics suitablefor high school physical science, chemistry and physics classrooms. The applets were motivatedby the authors’ National Science Foundation (NSF) grant award, which focuses on the use ofComputer Aided Molecular Design

Conference Session

Issues and Answers in Mathematics Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Chanley, North Essex Community College; Michael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda A. Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College

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Mathematics

AC 2011-1743: TEACHING COLLEGE ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOME-TRY WITH SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION AT A COMMUNITY COL-LEGEPaul Chanley, North Essex Community College Program Coordinator of Engineering Science & Electronic TechnologyMichael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community CollegeLinda A. Desjardins, Northern Essex Community CollegeProf. Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College Page 22.1377.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Teaching College Algebra and Trigonometry with Supplemental Instruction at a Community CollegeAbstractDuring the spring of 2009, using support from a grant

Conference Session

SE Tools and Techniques

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Ringenberg, University of Michigan; Marcial Lapp, University of Michigan; Apoorva Bansal, University of Michigan; Parth Shah, University of Michigan

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Michigan. His research interests lie in modeling and solving large-scale optimization problems focused on the transportation and logistics industries. He holds a Masters and Bachelors degree in Com- puter Science from the Uni-versity of Michigan.Apoorva Bansal, University of Michigan B.S.E. Mechanical Engineering 2011 B.S.E. Computer Engineering 2011Parth Shah, University of Michigan Page 22.1490.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Programming Performance Prophecies: Predicting Student Achievement in a First-Year Introductory Programming CourseAbstractEnsuring

Conference Session

A Systems-Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University; Scott C. Banks, Georgia Tech Research Institute

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Systems Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Systems Engineering Approach to First Responder InteroperabilityAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the technologies, policies and standards thatare currently being developed to assist first responders in successfully managing majorincidents. Using a systems engineering approach, the technology, policies, standards andprocedures that are necessary in creating an effective system for disaster responses areevaluated and recommendations made. First responders need to work and coordinatewith a variety of agencies that may not have similar communications equipment, policiesand tools. First responders can find themselves unable to communicate with otheragencies or unable to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason K. Durfee, Eastern Washington University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Challenges and Successes of Creating a Living-Building Laboratory (Building as a Laboratory) For Use in the Engineering Technology CurriculumAbstractIn the fall of 2005 the Engineering & Design department at our institution moved into a newlyconstructed building. During the early design stages provisions were made to allow studentsaccess to various types of data used in the operation of the building. The desire was that thebuilding would be used by students as a Living Laboratory. Students would be able to see howthe theory that was taught in their classes was put into practical use throughout the building.Courses taught in the

Conference Session

The "Education" in Experiential Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Timothy Boyd, Northrop Grumman Corporation

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Aligning Internship, Co-op and New Graduate Engineering Rotation Programs to Improve Experiential Learning Abstract It has become extremely important that engineering students participate in relevant industry experience prior to graduation to become sufficiently qualified as the next generation of technological innovators. Through a structured development process aligning Internship, Co-op and New Graduate Engineering Programs within one organization, Northrop Grumman Corporation has been successful in providing significant relevant industry experience to current engineering students during their academic development periods while shortening the time a recent

Conference Session

The Role of Robotics in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cher C. Hendricks, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tamra Williams Ogletree, University of West Georgia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

development net- work (ePDN), a new initiative dedicated to preparing teachers to engage their students in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) through the use of NASA-developed learning materials and resources. She also serves a the lead evaluator on several NSF-funded Noyce Scholarship programs. She has direct experience leading or contributing to evaluations of leadership, and STEM-related innovations.Dr. Tamra Williams Ogletree, University of West Georgia Page 25.1312.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Impact of Participation in VEX Robotics

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James P Becker, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Richard A. Revia, Montana State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

for faculty and graduate students. She also serves as the college’s as- sessment and evaluation specialist, currently planning and implementing evaluation for several programs,Richard A. Revia, Montana State University Page 25.1351.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Use of a Project Circuit in the Teaching of a Basic Electric Circuits CourseAbstractTo better motivate the study of basic electric circuit analysis and to encourage a deep learningapproach among the sophomore electrical engineering students taking the course

Conference Session

Sustainable Product Development and Manufacturing

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guanghsu A. Chang, Minnesota State University, Mankato; William R. Peterson, WRP Associates

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Manufacturing

AC 2012-5319: USING DESIGN FOR ASSEMBLY METHODOLOGY TOIMPROVE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN LEARNING ATMSUDr. Guanghsu A. Chang, Minnesota State University, MankatoDr. William R. Peterson, Page 25.1425.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Using Design for Assembly Methodology to Improve Product Development and Design Learning at MSUAbstractThis paper discusses various aspects and models of how Boothroyd Dewhurst’s Design-For-Assembly (DFA) methodology can be integrated into product development and designcurriculum. The DFA methodology involves a team that includes all the concurrent

Conference Session

Ethics and Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida

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Engineering Ethics

$1.5 million in NSF funding and is the lead Principal Investigator, PI/Co-PI, on three Research Experi- ence for Undergraduate (REU) program grants, focused on advanced materials, sustainable energy, and sustainable environments, respectively. Thomas is also the USF GEM Consortium Representative and an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Minority Ph.D. Mentor. Page 25.1466.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Voices of Impact from the Public (The VIP Report): An Ethical PerspectiveI. BackgroundThe National Institute for Engineering Ethics

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

David R. Haws

education), it washelped greatly when he received a 98 on an exam in a different course (enactive mastery).As a mentor who happens to be an engineering professor, the objective is not to help my sonreceive an engineering education (this may be the administrative objective that would encourage Page 5.308.7mentoring at the college level), but to help him gain the tools he needs to be happy, reflectiveand productive in life (this is the difference between outputs and outcomes). As might beexpected, he really has no idea what he wants to do with the rest of his life, and the direction ofhis education is certainly subject to change. As his mentor, I

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Student Growth & Professionalization

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aparajita Jaiswal, Purdue University ; Brainerd Prince, Plaksha University; Vinayak Krishan Joshi, Plaksha University

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

background in Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology, his work primarily has been focused on research projects that try to optimize learning through innovative pedagogies, course designs and assessment tools for Engineering students. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Assessing the motivation and emotion levels of first-year engineering students enrolled in an academic writing course AbstractThis Complete Research paper aims to assess the motivation level and emotion states ofengineering students enrolled in a writing course. Communication has been identified as one ofthe important 21st-century skills. Research has revealed

Conference Session

Cybersecurity Topics

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anyi Liu, Oakland University; Bruce R Maxim, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Xiaohong Yuan, North Carolina A&T State University; Yuan Cheng, Grand Valley State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

include access control, authentication, Internet of Things, privacy, and social computing. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Exploring Cybersecurity Hands-on Labs in Pervasive Computing: Design, Assessment, and ReflectionAbstractThe increasing demand for versatile and mobile computing has made pervasive computing a cru-cial component of the high-performance, low-cost computing paradigm for research and educa-tion. While existing efforts have developed cybersecurity curricula, platforms, and hands-on labsfor cloud, mobile, and cyber-physical systems (CPS), the core properties of pervasive computingremain insufficiently covered. This paper addresses these challenges by

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 5

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MacKenzie Gray, Portland State University; Erin Shortlidge, Portland State University; Christof Teuscher, Portland State University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

respectively. His main research focuses on next generation computing architectures and paradigms. For more information visit: http://www.teuscher-lab.com ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 altREU: An Alternative Online Research Experience Broadens Opportunities for UndergraduatesAbstract:Promoting undergraduate students’ persistence in Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (STEM) fields is critical for meeting national calls to strengthen the future STEMworkforce. National data has shown that of all students who enter a STEM degree program, lessthan 40% earn a STEM degree within six years. Calls have been made to produce an additionalone million STEM

Conference Session

Transfer issues between 2-year colleges and 4-year Engineering and Engineering Technology programs 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory L. Heileman, The University of Arizona; Chaouki T Abdallah, Georgia Institute of Technology; Andrew Karl Koch, John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

evidence-based changes to teaching and learning that yield more equitable ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Eliminating Sources of Information Asymmetry in Transfer Articulation Gregory L. Heileman,† Chaouki T. Abdallah,‡ and Andrew K. Koch,? † heileman@arizona.edu Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Arizona ‡ ctabdallah@gatech.edu Department of Electrical &

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeong Yang, Texas A&M University, San Antonio; Young Lee, Texas A&M University, San Antonio; Mohammad Abdel-Rahman, Texas A&M University, San Antonio; Zechun Cao, Texas A&M University, San Antonio

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

impact. More recently, he has been passionate about designing algorithms and tools to keep users’ private confidential data secure in an AI-driven world. Dr. Cao’s work has been published in international conferences and journals. He is a member of ACM and IEEE and has served as a TPC member and reviewer for various journals and international conferences. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Enhancing Urban Mobility: SmartSAT's Impact on Public Transportation Services and Commuting ExperienceAbstractPublic transportation connects individuals to go to places for jobs, education, health, and varioussocial and economic opportunities they need. In recent years

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shamima Mithun, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Xiao Luo, Oklahoma State University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

Paper ID #41140Designing Course Level-Appropriate Mentoring for Computing StudentsDr. Shamima Mithun, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Senior Lecturer at Computer Information Technology (CIT) department, IUPUI I received my Ph.D. in Compter Science in 2012.Xiao Luo, Oklahoma State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Designing Course Level-appropriate Mentoring for Computing Students Shamima Mithun Xiao Luo Computer and Information Technology Department of Management Science &

Conference Session

Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) in Construction Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Okere, University of Cincinnati

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

University with specialization in Construction Management. His research focus is in the area of contract administration on heavy civil projects. His teaching areas include 1. introduction to the built environment and construction management, 2. construction materials and methods, 3. construction equipment, 4. building construction cost estimating, 5. heavy civil construction cost estimating, 6. project planning, scheduling, and control, 7. temporary structures, and 8. contract changes and claims management. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Teaching Project Planning and 4D Scheduling in a Project Planning and Scheduling Course

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 8

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pablo Frank Bolton, Smith College; Liberty Rose Lehr, Smith College; Rahul Simha, The George Washington University; Michelle Lawson, Smith College

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Lawson, Smith College ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 The Justification Effect on Two-Tier Multiple-Choice ExamsAbstractBooming enrollment in computer science has raised the need for efficiently gradable assessments,among which are Multiple-Choice Question (MCQ) assessments. MCQs have drawbacks, amongwhich are: random guessing, limited instructor insight into conceptual misunderstandings, studentfrustration in not being able to explain for partial credit. Recent years have seen several MCQrefinements that feature a two-tier structure that elicits justifications in addition to acorrect-choice answer. These justifications can themselves be structured as choices to enablerapid grading. This

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodrigo Cutri, Maua Institute of Techonology; Nair Stem prof., Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Octavio Mattasoglio Neto, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)

Electrical Engineering and Doctor at Electrical Engineering at EPUSP.Dr. Octavio Mattasoglio Neto, Instituto Mau´a de Tecnologia Undergraduate in Physics (1983), master in Science (1989) and phd in Education (1998) all of them from Universidade de S˜ao Paulo. Professor of Physics at Mau´a Institute of Technology, since 1994 and President of Teacher’s Academy of the same Institute, ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 The Physics of Gym Elastic: Elastic Force and Energy of a Non-Linear MaterialAiming to analyze first-year engineering students' previous knowledge regarding elasticforce and energy, we chose to characterize an everyday material: gym latex elastics and tocompare it to a linear

Conference Session

BME Courses and Learning Activities

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge E. Bohorquez, University of Miami; Ozcan Ozdamar, University of Miami; Jonathon Anthony Toft-Nielsen, University of Miami

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Biomedical

around obtaining high rate elec- trophysiological responses from the human retina. Additionally he assists in the preparation and teaching of several classes, including Microcomputer based medical instrumentation, Biomedical Measurements and senior design. He is currently scheduled to complete his PhD in the summer of 2011. Page 22.1397.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Teaching Medical Electronics to Biomedical Engineering Students: A Problem Oriented ApproachAbstractA significant number of graduates from Biomedical Engineering (BME) enter

Conference Session

Innovations in Computing Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas J. Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computing & Information Technology

AC 2011-1231: EXPLORING THE USE OF VIRTUAL MACHINES ANDVIRTUAL CLUSTERS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING EDU-CATION.Thomas J. Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette Page 22.690.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Exploring the Use of Virtual Machines and Virtual Clusters for High Performance Computing Education.AbstractHigh performance computing systems have been based on commodity computing hardware sincethe introduction of Beowulf systems in the mid-1990’s. The emergence of virtualization andcloud computing technologies now make it possible to build high performance computing

Conference Session

General Topics in Graduate Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Graduate Studies

. Page 22.248.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Assessment Based on Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences Mysore Narayanan, Miami University, Ohio.Abstract Scholars in the area of cognitive science and educational psychology agree that‘assessment’ as ‘learning’ should not be treated like a third-party research project orsome administrator’s questionnaire. Assessment must be actually viewed as acommunity effort or nothing. Assessment must be driven by a faculty's owncommitment to reflect, react, innovate and improve. Educators have also recognized thatit is very important that instructors make a strong effort to teach to the

Conference Session

Novel Entrepreneurship Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James V. Green, University of Maryland, College Park

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Technical Information Center (DTIC), Information Assurance Technology Analysis Center (IATAC), and other DoD clients. Dr. Green earned a Doctor of Management and an MS in Technology Management from the Uni- versity of Maryland University College, an MBA from the University of Michigan, and a BS in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Page 22.296.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Bringing a technology entrepreneurship curriculum online at the University of MarylandAbstractThe demand for online teaching and learning

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

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Mechanical Engineering

. Page 22.306.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 CAPSTONE COURSE: HVAC SYSTEMS DESIGN AT UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING Ahmed Cherif Megri Associate Professor, amegri@uwyo.edu University of Wyoming Civil and Architectural Engineering Department Laramie, WY, USAAbstract:The architectural engineering program at the University of Wyoming offers four HVAC courses,beginning with the fundamentals of HVAC and culminating in a capstone design course. Thispaper describes the experiences we encountered over the past

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan F. Arratia, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico; Martina Y. Trucco, Hewlett-Packard Labs; Luis F. Font, Ana G. Mendez University System

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Electrical and Computer

Business Ethics courses to Undergraduates students. Since December 2009, he is the BPC-A Coordina- tor at Ana G. Mendez University System (AGMUS) for the Caribbean Computing Center for Excellence (CCCE) Alliance to support students to continue studies in computer related fields in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Page 22.308.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 CARIBBEAN COMPUTING CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE: BUILDING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SKILLS, CHANGING RECEPTION OF POST-GRADUATE NEEDSAbstract 1The Caribbean Computing Center for Excellence (CCCE) was

Conference Session

Assessing Student Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Bluman, U.S. Military Academy; Kathryn Purchase, U.S. Military Academy; Christopher Thomas Duling, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

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Educational Research and Methods

as an officer and Army Aviator. He is a graduate of Michigan State University (BS in Mechanical Engineering) and The Pennsylvania State University (MS in Aerospace Engineering). Major Duling’s research interests are in swashplateless and conventional helicopter rotor dynamics, rotorcraft stability and control, and evolutionary optimization. Page 22.415.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Daily Review Quizzes – a Hindrance or a Help?AbstractThis paper reports on a study of the costs and benefits of conducting frequent in-class reviewquizzes in undergraduate

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Zenaida O. Keil; Robert P. Hesketh; James A. Newell; Stephanie Farrell; C. Stewart Slater

reports and the discussion of designsafterwards.AN INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING FOR EARLY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTSThrough the NSF Young Scholars Program Robert Hesketh has implemented the outreach visionpresented in the ASEE’s of Engineering Education for a Changing World. In this highlyacclaimed program he has promoted engineering and motivated numerous high school studentsto pursue careers in engineering. A major goal of this program is to increase awareness of Page 4.410.4engineering as a career potential for Native American, minority, and female students. Over 80%of the program’s participants were from this underrepresented population in

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Valerie L. Young; Peter L. Silsbee; Joseph W. Newkirk; Bradford L. Snowden; Anu Maria; Jerry W. Samples

(occasional) peerassessment. This simply comes from a belief that the assessment process was useful ---but is primarily useful if it is an ongoing process. 3) A set of skills.BRAD’S COMMENTS: My perspective was that of a new instructor who had justcompleted a similar but longer engineering educator workshop at my home university.The Instructor Summer Workshop (ISW) I participated in at my home university had twoprimary purposes. One purpose was to develop (or hone) classroom skills. The secondpurpose was to help new instructors get oriented and learn about department anduniversity policy. There are two main differences between T4E and the ISW I attended prior toserving as a “junior mentor” for the T4E program. The first was that the ISW

Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Sugg, United States Navy; Elizabeth Gentry, National Institute of Standards and Technology; John Fishell, STEP Conference

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2010-310: THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP (STEP): GROWTH,CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN STEM OUTREACHDouglas Sugg, United States NavyElizabeth Gentry, National Institute of Standards and TechnologyJohn Fishell, STEP Conference Page 15.1254.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Science and Technology Education Partnership (STEP): Growth, Challenges and Opportunities in STEM OutreachAbstract:This paper explores a comprehensive and proactive approach that is currently being used by theScience and Technology Education Partnership (STEP) Program in Southern California to helpensure that the pipeline of