Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Jimmy Ching-Ming Chen; Joseph Vaglica

efficiency improvements. Inaddition, students are required to seek funding sources, such as state grants and tax benefits.In this paper, we present students’ competition projects, discuss the last projects’ assessments,and demonstrate new approaches and tools such as software introduced in the projects. Thecenter is a non-profit human service agency that provides compassionate, expert comprehensiveservices to children and families impacted by abuse, developmental disabilities, and mentalhealth challenges. The students have assessed existing conditions of the Center facilities and aremaking plans to save energy and costs for this year’s (2019) competition. In addition, weintroduce DC power grid and smart building components in this year’s competition

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2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Eduard Plett

approach, teaching renewable energy comes with several challenges, which could be grouped as follows: a. Educational challenges: Integrating renewable energy topics into existing curricula or developing brand-new courses or even whole new curricula is time and effort intensive. Universities might not have enough personnel, or not have the right personnel. Educators might need specialized training to effectively teach renewable energy concepts. b. Technical Challenges: The field of renewable energy is evolving quickly, making it challenging for educational materials to stay current. Providing students with practical, up-to-date hands-on experience can be difficult due to the high cost and complexity of renewable energy equipment

Conference Session

Construction Materials and Technologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edwin R. Schmeckpeper P.E., Ph.D, Norwich University; Michael Puddicombe, Norwich University; Matthew Paul Lutz, Norwich University; Jeffrey R. Mountain Ph.D, P.E., Norwich University; John Edward Patterson, Norwich University

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Construction

Schools of Architecture) and with a New Faculty Teaching Award from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. In 2010 he was awarded the Charles A. Dana Award from Norwich University for excellence in teaching. Past efforts have resulted in the design and construction of a portable bio-medical research station being used by scientists studying human-animal health issues in the remote Mahale Mountains of Tanzania, and with Jonathan King received an honorable mention from the SEED organization for their work in on the same project. Mr. Lutz maintains a small consulting practice along side his teaching activities, enjoys doing forest management work, and developing a small farm with his family in East Calais

Conference Session

Experiential Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Sutterer; Robert Houghtalen; James Hanson

working on an existing or new NSF award while REU Sites typicallysponsor groups of 6 to 12 students in a planned, independently granted program (NSF, 2004). “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright . 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”An effective REU program, however, must set up a win-win scenario that considers not onlyNSF’s needs, but also those of the other stakeholders. Fundamentally, for long term success, aprogram must balance the needs of NSF, the student participants, the faculty mentor, theprogram administration team, and, from a long range perspective, society.This paper is part of a research work in progress on developing

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Thomas Neil Dempsey, Forestville Central School; M. Raymond Ng, Cathedral Preparatory School ; Zachary Rhodes; Jiawei Gong, Pennsylvania State University; Faisal Aqlan, Pennsylvania State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #31181Teaching Science Using Dye-sensitized Solar Cells KitMr. Thomas Neil Dempsey, Forestville Central School High School Math and Engineering Teacher for 26 yearsMr. M. Raymond Ng, Cathedral Preparatory School Mr. M. Raymond Ng graduated with a Master of Arts from Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas and a Bachelor of Science from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. He has been on the faculty of Cathedral Preparatory School since 2009. Mr. Ng’s teaching assignments include Introduction to Computer Programming, Introduction to Robotics, Exploratory Engineering, 3D Printing and Modeling, Computer

Conference Session

FPD 10: Teamwork

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oguz Hanoglu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aladar Horvath, Ivy Tech Community College; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

-ended problem solving and design. Her research focuses on the development, implementation, and assessment of model-eliciting activities with authentic engineering contexts. She is currently the Director of Teacher Professional Development for the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE) and a member of the educational team for the Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN). Page 24.611.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 First-Year Engineering Team Responses to Feedback on Their Mathematical Models - A Video

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Undergraduate Research & New Directions

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Silage

The Marconi Challenge: Who Needs the IEEE MicroMouse? Dennis Silage Electrical and Computer Engineering College of Engineering, Temple UniversityAbstractPresented here from experience is a challenging new competition to supplement the IEEEMicroMouse contest. The IEEE MicroMouse contest has a storied history but is staid,technically complicated and expensive to mount. The Marconi Challenge is a new contest thataddresses the design objectives of wireless data communication and is suitable for students fromjunior high school to college. The Marconi Challenge was originally conceived to celebrate the100th anniversary of Guglielmo

Collection

AEE Journal

Authors

Jae-eun Russel; Mark Andersland; Sam Van Horne; John Gikonyo; Logan Sloan

’ weekly homework scores, twomidterms, and a final examination. The course objectives are to explore fundamental electrical quantities,components, and concepts, and to develop ad hoc and systematic tools for circuit analysis. The learningtopics covered are: circuit variables; sources, resistors, and Ohm’s law; ad hoc, nodal, and loop analysis;scaling and superposition; the Thévenin-Norton and maximum power theorems; operational amplifiers;capacitors, inductors, and mutual inductance; first-order transient analysis; phasor analysis; and sinusoidalpower analysis. The course has no laboratory component but includes several direct-current, transientand alternating-current circuit simulation (Multisim) assignments. The teaching assistants’ main role

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Focused on Female Students

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary B. Isaac, HEDGE Co.

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

. Mentoring is oneof the most ubiquitous interventions focused on influencing females in regard to STEM-relatedcareer decisions, particularly with respect to engineering occupations. Mertz [8] does a good jobof explaining the many roles that mentors play in society and why the term mentoring may beconfusing. The term “mentor” means “teacher” in Greek and from the time a child first askswhen, where, who, what, why, and how, he or she is being mentored by someone informally orformally, knowingly or unconsciously. Through coaching, teaching, modeling, and otheractivities, mentorship should provide a safe environment in which one or more protégés cantypically grow and develop cognitively and experientially under the tutelage of one or morementors over

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Anna Dollar; Paul Steif

advantage of the techniquespresented here, and to reflect the particular conceptual challenges of learning Statics. LearningModules have been developed for most of the major concepts in Statics, including forces,moments, couples, static equivalency, free body diagrams, equilibrium in 2-D and 3-D, andfriction. Here we show an excerpt from a Learning Module which addresses the conditions ofequilibrium in 3-D, including both forces and couples (torques). Students are asked to considerdirection of the couple that needs to be applied via the screwdriver to maintain equilibrium,given that the fingers apply upward forces at the other points (Fig. 1-2). Equilibrium in 3-D Consider supporting the

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

D. Joseph Mook

process to meet desired needs (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) an ability to communicate effectively (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modem engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.Each program must have an assessment process with documented results

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Barry Dupen, Indiana University - Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England University; Peggie Weeks

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Materials

-developed a Materials Concept Inventory and a Chemistry Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge and change for intro- ductory materials science and chemistry classes. He is currently conducting research on NSF projects in two areas. One is studying how strategies of engagement and feedback with support from internet tools and resources affect conceptual change and associated impact on students’ attitude, achievement, and per- sistence. The other is on the factors that promote persistence and success in retention of undergraduate students in engineering. He was a coauthor for best paper award in the Journal of Engineering Education in 2013.Dr. Janet Callahan, Boise State University Janet Callahan is

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Takayuki Sugita

.(5) CAD preference is more influenced by students’background on traditional drafting rather thanby keyboard skills.Bibliography1. Mitunari, T. Personal computer CAD. Sangyotosho, 1992.2. Kawaguchi, Y. et al. Promotion for personal computer CAD drawing. Ohmusha, 1994.3. CAD engineer first grade authorized test book. Japan Personal Computer Software Association,1994.TAKAYUKI SUGITATakayuki Sugita is currently a teacher of Sanyo High School at Hiroshima, Japan which comprisesof Mechanical Engineering, Commerce and Preliminary course for university. He belongs to Me-chanical Engineering department. He worked at Honda Research and Development Ltd for 14years as an engineer in the field of engine research. He received M.S. degree from the

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Melissa Morris, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

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Community Engagement Division

students to work on a “fun” project increased theone-year retention at Penn State University up to 98% [3]. Though there are many examples offirst-year projects, there are notably fewer instances of second-year projects found in theliterature.Another tactic that can increase retention is the development of learning communities of studentsthat continue from the freshman year to graduation [4]. The development of community amongstudents aids in their ability to complete their degrees. Furthermore, career mentoring by facultyduring the second year has been shown to increase retention in the sciences as well [5]. Taking ita step further, connecting students to their future is also very important during the second year[6]. These aspects are also

Conference Session

FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Kampe, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christi Boone, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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First-Year Programs

headingfor electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science, and the alternate trackheading for the other ten engineering degrees (e.g., mechanical, civil, chemical, …). Allfreshmen and those transfer students who require the freshman program courses are admitted tothe college as General Engineering (GE) students, and they are moved to their respectivedepartments upon completion of the freshman requirements. Until fall 2006, the only exceptionsto this one-year trek as a GE student were granted to those students who achieved a first-semester fall grade point average of 3.4 or higher. Those people were invited to join theirdepartment of choice during the spring semester, but they still needed to complete all thefreshman requirement

Conference Session

Innovations in the CHE Laboratory

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Gappa-Fahlenkamp, Oklahoma State University; Mark Wilkins, Oklahoma State University

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Chemical Engineering

students experience in bioreactor design and characterization. The goal of the projectis to design and characterize a batch enzyme reactor to convert cellobiose to glucose. The classproject is divided into two parts: experimental and modeling. For the experimental part, studentsutilize a temperature-controlled bioreactor to measure the product formation from the enzymaticbreakdown of cellobiose to glucose. For the modeling part, the students develop a mathematicalmodel to predict the conversion of cellobiose to glucose in the bioreactor. They have one, three-hour laboratory period to collect data from the reactor. The students then compare theirmathematical models to experimental data from the bioreactor and determine if the model isacceptable or

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew N. Hrymak; Donald R. Woods; Heather Wright

McMaster University. He was aneducational leader in the Theme School on Materials. His teaching involves courses thatemphasize modeling and computer software tools to solve applied problems. He also serves asSecretary to the Board of Trustees of CACHE Corp., a non-profit corporation supported bychemical engineering departments and industry.HEATHER WRIGHTHeather Wright worked as a teaching assistant while working on her Master’s inChemical Engineering in 1993 with the McMaster Theme School on New Materialsin Society, helping to develop the program and running workshops. She hassince worked in a variety of industries, including Polymer Processing, Oil,Pulp and Paper. Heather has most recently joined a Sales & Marketing team ina consulting firm

Conference Session

Student Success II: Self-Regulatory, Metacognitive, and Professional Skills

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justine Chasmar, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

academically when they regulate their learning19–22. SRL has beenoperationalized to measure aspects of students’ metacognition, motivation, and behaviors relatedto their academic self-regulation, such as the Self-Regulated Learning Interview Scale (SRLIS)developed by Zimmerman and Martinez-Pons19. SRLIS, a semi-structured interview protocolfocused on “hypothetical learning contexts”23 based on research with K-12 students comprises 14themes19,20, including self-evaluation, organizing and transforming, goal-setting and planning,seeking information, keeping records and monitoring, environmental structuring, self-consequences, rehearsing and memorizing, seeking social assistance (peers, teachers, adults),and reviewing records (notes, books, tests).Prior

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Waldron, Grand Valley State University; John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University; Christopher Pung, Grand Valley State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

junior engineering students.The projects were also horizontally integrated (students from different disciplines) since bothMechanical Engineering (ME) and Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering (PDM) students arerequired to take the junior class EGR 345 (Dynamic System Modeling and Control). The freshmanstudents in EGR 101 (Introduction to Computer Design and Manufacturing) are also horizontallyintegrated because they have not formally selected their emphasis.The project involved the design and build of robots to transfer ore (golf balls) from the mine to acontainer (bucket). The project was intended to emphasize project management and team skills toproduce a complex engineering system from concept to completion. For each round, a combined

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Technical Sessions 2

Collection

2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Uma Balaji, Fairfield University

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Professional Papers

, fostering a sustainable future. The primarygoal of the projects is to empower students with knowledge of the current technologicallandscape and to motivate them to contribute to environmental protection. The project-basedassignment will be shared, illustrating how they have been used to inspire students. Additionally,an analysis of student perceptions of these assignments and their impact on developing ethicalvalues and a sense of responsibility will be presented.IntroductionThe field of electrical and computer engineering has had a profound and positive impact onvarious societal needs. Electrical engineers play a pivotal role in advancing energy generation,distribution, storage, and management. In the digital age, the exponential growth in

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State University; David K. Probst P.E., Southeast Missouri State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics

, David K. Probst Department of Physics and Engineering Physics Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 AbstractMany concepts in physics and engineering courses cannot be understood easily. Althoughpowerful computers with advanced software can generate fancy animations, students still cannotgrasp these concepts without spending time reflecting on them. In the past, homework was thetool used by instructors to challenge students and enforce their learning. Unfortunately, nowmany students can bypass this challenge and directly go to the solution manual for answers,which is widely available from the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Decision Making, Problem-Based Projects, Role-Play, and a Nontraditional Project Theme

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Goldschneider; Benjamin Chambers, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tech, and Director of the Frith First Year Makers program and of the Minecraft Museum of Engineering. His research focuses include creativity-based pedagogy, the interactions of non-humans with the built environment, and the built environment as a tool for teaching at the nexus of biology and engineering. He earned his graduate degrees from Virginia Tech, including an M.S. Civil Infrastructure Engineering, M.S. LFS Entomology, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Design and Planning. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Student Engagement with a Nontraditional First-Year Engineering Project ThemeAbstractFor many

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS) Technical Session 6: Online, Remote, and VIrtual Labs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Piotr Hryniewicz, Widener University; Christopher Hallahan

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

, on the otherhand, received significantly lower scores than doing the project in person (3.58 versus 4.20),which suggests that true hands-on experience may be important. However, the depth cameramethod exposes students to sophisticated modern tools and requires nothing mailed out. Theauthors view the 3.58 score as promising, considering that the method was employed for the firsttime, and can likely be improved on subsequent implementations. If this is the case, the depthcamera method can become an attractive tool for remote labs and projects, both within andoutside engineering. The method is rather inexpensive and can be applied to variousexperimental setups, whenever 3D location of objects needs to be visualized and

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Hanyak, Bucknell University; Timothy Raymond, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2009-1936: TEACHING MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCES TOFIRST-YEAR STUDENTS USING COOPERATIVE TEAM-BASED PROJECTSAND LABSMichael Hanyak, Bucknell University Michael E. Hanyak, Jr. is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Bucknell University since 1974. He received his B.S. from The Pennsylvania State University, M.S. from Carnegie Mellon, and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1976. His teaching and research interests include computer-aided engineering and design, courseware development and the electronic classroom. He was one of the principal investigators with Brian Hoyt, William J. Snyder, Edward Mastascusa, and Maurice Aburdene on a five-year National

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Engineering/Technology I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Obadiah Ritchey; John Clark; Jim White; Tim White; David Barnhart; Jerry Sellers

Session 2004-1880 EyasSAT: Transforming the Way Students Experience Space Systems Engineering David J. Barnhart, Obadiah NG Ritchey, Jerry J. Sellers, James J. White, Timothy L. White, John B. Clark US Air Force Academy/Colorado Satellite Services/Northern NEFAbstractThe Department of Astronautics at the United States Air Force Academy has transformed theway spacecraft systems engineering is taught, and more importantly, the way it is experienced bystudents. This new development is called EyasSAT™—a miniaturized, fully functional satellitemodel that is

Conference Session

Design Across the Curriculum 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Caroline Grace Sawatzki, Saginaw Valley State University; Rajani Muraleedharan, Saginaw Valley State University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #34313Work in Progress: Using Cost-effective Educational Robotics Kits inEngineering EducationMs. Caroline Grace Sawatzki, Saginaw Valley State University Caroline Sawatzki is a senior in the Electrical & Computer Engineering program at Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU), and has adopted a double minor in Mathematics and Japanese. Caroline expresses her love for helping her peers succeed academically through her employment at the SVSU Writing Center, where she assists students in the development of their professional and research writing skills. During her undergraduate education, Caroline has visited

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

James Kang; HonShing Wu; Shy-Shenq P. Liou; Peter Leung; Hans Soelaeman

seed in students’ analytical mind sothey can develop the global system view for the motion control system.2. Basic Training on Instrumentation To accomplish these two objectives of the PE&MC laboratory (Hands on Experience andSystem Approach), the first part of the laboratory projects is to train students how to use moderninstruments that are essential in the field of power electronics: digital oscilloscope, spectrumanalyzer, voltage and current transducers, and curve tracer. We have a Tektronix 754C digitaloscilloscope, Nicolet 420 oscilloscope, Hewlett Packard 3582A Spectrum Analyzer, Tektronix370 Curve Tracer, and various voltage and current transducers available for students to use in thelaboratory projects. The following

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Vanantwerp, Calvin University; Julie Anne Field Wildschut, Calvin University; Matthew Heun, Calvin University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

describes a lightweight approach to incorporate sustainability educationinto engineering curricula. The intention is to complement engineers’ technical knowledge andproblem-solving skills with a sustainability mindset. The first part of this paper describes asustainability designation for engineering majors. The second part of the paper describes the one-semester-hour seminar course that is the gateway to the designation. The third part of the paperdescribes the new textbook we developed to support the gateway course. Finally, the paperpresents some future developments and takeaway lessons. Because curricular design and studentexperience are inextricably linked, we discuss both in this paper.I. Sustainability designationThe engineering

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2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Magesh Chandramouli, Purdue University Northwest; Kai Jun Chew, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

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Diversity

of a glass box offering 2D orthographic projection. Supplementary step-by-step videos withanimations are provided to aid in understanding the conversion of 3D models betweenorthographic projections and isometric views.Furthermore, the SSTAR incorporates gamification elements, transforming learning into anengaging and interactive experience. By emphasizing the connections between lines and surfacesthrough color codes and interactive animations, students can build their spatial skills whilesolving problems. The proposed innovative approach enables students to develop proper spatialskills leading to effective study strategies and systematic problem-solving. This 3D immersivegamified learning can serve as a critical tool for student engagement

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2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

P.L.Stephan Thamban; Dani Fadda P.E.

credit hour lecture based course, the lecture sessions arelearning outcomes. As methods to evaluate goal attainment, either two 75-minute long sessions or three 50-minute longwe provide an overall assessment of student interest-level sessions in a week. For this discussion, we have consideredand understanding of the course materials over the duration two courses, Statics (MECH 2310) and the computer aidedof lecture sessions. It is noted that, while we present the design (MECH 3305), both of