Conference Session

Fundamental: Metrics & Assessment for K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica M Harlan, University of South Alabama; James Van Haneghan, University of South Alabama; Melissa Divonne Dean, Mobile Area Education Foundation; Susan A. Pruet, STEMWorks, LLC

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #14056Evaluating the Impact of Curriculum-Integrated Engineering Design Mod-ules in Middle Grades ClassroomsJessica M Harlan, University of South Alabama Jessica M. Harlan is a PhD student in Instructional Design and Development at the University of South Alabama (USA). Her research interests include educational evaluation and measurement. Jessica’s current research focuses on integrated STEM education, including evaluating a middle school engineering design curriculum. She will complete her degree in Spring 2016, and her dissertation research examines the relationship between the fidelity of implementation of

Collection

2023 ASEE PNW Section Conference

Authors

Joseph P Hoffbeck, University of Portland; Dan Moldovan

inviting them to apply their programmingskills to reduce energy use, which has important environmental and economic impacts. Theproblem is open-ended so that the students can pursue a wide variety of different devices, whichincreases the chance that they will have a personal interest in the result.The students have access to an assortment of input devices which can be read by themicrocontroller including switches, potentiometers, and sensors that can measure sound level,temperature, humidity, motion, acceleration, and distance. Working in teams of two, the studentsprogram the microcontroller to monitor one or more of these input devices. When a givencondition is detected, the microcontroller activates an appropriate output device, such as an LED

Conference Session

Ethics, Mindfulness, and Reform During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Thomas A. De Pree, University of New Mexico; Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany-SUNY; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Melissa Shuey, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

ID #34553Melissa Shuey is an incoming Ph.D. student in Science and Technology Studies, at Virginia Tech (Blacks-burg, VA). She received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy,NY) with a minor in Science, Technology, and Society. Under the direction of Dr. Atsushi Akera andDr. Alan Cheville, she has worked as an undergraduate and post-baccalaureate research assistant on twoNSF-sponsored studies. Her current research is on documenting the student experience as educationaltechnologies are integrated into engineering education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Situating Engineering Education in a World Impacted by COVID

Conference Session

2-Year College Division: Students and the Pipeline

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sarah Rodriguez; Brian Le, Iowa State University ; Maria L Espino M.A, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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Two-Year College

development, development is multifaceted, especially withSTEM identity development and the intertwinement of how SES can make an impact on thatdevelopment. Prior research also shows that engineering and identifying as an engineering is crucial tohaving a sense of engineering community [5].Conceptual Framework Role Identity Theory is applied as the main framework for the study. This theory wasutilized to help us understand how community college students felt a sense of identity along withlooking at the impact of socioeconomic status. This is important because once the student is ableto identify as an engineer, the community aspect plays a strong role in their success. Whenlooking at role identity theory, the theory frames around

Conference Session

Engineering and Technological Literacy: Past and Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; John W. Blake P.E., Austin Peay State University; Kate A. Disney, Mission College; Carl O. Hilgarth, Shawnee State University; Randy Libros, Community College of Philadelphia; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Steven R. Walk, Old Dominion University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

impact on daily life.Eight topics were considered: Agriculture, Materials and Manufacturing, Energy Sources andUse, Communications, Information Processing, and Health Technologies. The benchmarkrecommendations emphasized that technology is a human activity that shapes our environmentand lives.The National Science Education Standards (1996)In 1996 the National Academies produced the National Science Education Standards.6 Thisdocument contained a section devoted to technology. A notable inclusion in these standards wasa highlighting of the importance of the design process as a defining aspect of technologicalendeavors.ITEEA Standards for Technological Literacy (2000)In 2000 the then International Technology Education Association published

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jena Shafai Asgarpoor, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Yaoling Wang, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Engineering Management

faculty for asynchronous deliverymode. The role that experts trained in instructional design and technology play is paramount tosuccess of such programs. These are all ways that could be leveraged to administer a successfulprogram.This paper will discuss three focal areas in administering the MEM program:• Student onboarding practices to inform, advise, and engage students• Faculty onboarding practices to align learning outcomes, activities, and assessment• Building community through forming a hub for information sharing and engagementThe MEM program started implementing some of these strategies over the past 12 – 18 months.This paper will discuss our practices and methods and invites further discussions on fully onlinegraduate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: RED 2 / Civil Eng

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tiago R. Forin, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan P.E., Rowan University; Stephanie Lezotte, Rowan University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Harriet Hartman, Rowan University; Ralph Alan Dusseau P.E., Rowan University; Theresa F.S. Bruckerhoff, Curriculum Research & Evaluation, Inc.; Sarah K. Bauer, Rowan University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

began independent study courses that had students develop smallassignments and classroom examples using a variety of engineering examples from around theworld and even from the region of the country that the student body is most acquainted with.These students also looked at methods to engage visual learners in class since some studentsrealized that they could also learn from visually driven content. The inclusion of students andallowing them to include their own lived experiences in their educational development is rootedin critical education theory as well [8,9]. Along with these student-developed content, the CEEDepartment also began surveying students on what impacts the previously developed globalexamples had on their understanding of

Conference Session

K-12 Professional Development I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Bowen Ed.D, North Dakota State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

content relevant for students is a criticalcomponent.[1,2,10,11] This also involves incorporating specific delivery techniques such as hands-on learning and inquiry-based instruction. Teachers are also continuously challenged withdeveloping classroom activities that are engaging for students and involve an authenticcomponent to real-world contexts.[2] For many teachers this can be a challenge, since mostteachers that have earned a teaching license through traditional methods do not have corporatework experience. Therefore, having the knowledge about how industry is currently usingdifferent processes to solve technological problems may not be familiar to most teachers. Bygiving teachers an opportunity to work in a corporate environment as part of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

entrepreneurshippractices into the educational change process. The Entrepreneurial Mindset for InnovativeTeaching (EMIT) Academy is based on the tenet that the practices and mindset associated withquality teaching mirror practices of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial mindset. As part ofthe EMIT Academy, faculty engage in a series of workshops and activities intended to have themcritically reflect upon a course that they teach. One of the key elements of the Academy is thatfaculty engage in “customer” discovery process in which they collect feedback from keystakeholders of their course, usually students. This paper describes the Academy, discussespreliminary assessment data, and provides information on future directions.IntroductionThis work-in-progress

Conference Session

Global Roles and Societal Responsibilities of Engineers

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Mateo F. Rojas, Colorado School of Mines; Sofia Lara Schlezak, Colorado School of Mines; Emma Chapman, Colorado School of Mines

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

philosophical and political work, Peter Mayo, one of Freire’s premier scholars, distills praxisaround its most important elements: 1. Theory, transformation, reflection; 2. Critical distancing;3. The material basis of consciousness; 4. The concept of concientizaçao or acquiringconsciousness; 5. Critical literacy; 6. Reconciling the contradictions of opposites; 7. Authenticdialogue; 8. The collective dimensions of learning; and 9. The contextual basis of praxis. Usingthese elements of praxis in our HES Program at Mines, mainly in an introductory course calledAdvanced Engineering for Sustainable Community Development, we show in this paper howour faculty, students, and the communities we serve engage in critical praxis in engineeringresearch for ECD, how

Conference Session

The Evolving Classroom

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Lanning P.E., University of California, Irvine

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

strong learning community within each class and the use of high-impact practices to engage and challenge his students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Developing an Effective and Engaging Concept-Driven Approach to Teaching Structural DesignAbstractStructural engineering students are expected to have a very well developed understanding ofstructural design upon graduating. However, many students achieve only a low level ofunderstanding with design abilities amounting to “plug-and-chug”. This might be the product ofthe combination of two factors. First, commonly instructors only use traditional teacher-centereddirect instructional practices (e.g. only lecturing and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tirupalavanam Ganesh, Arizona State University; John Thieken, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Monica Elser, Arizona State University; Wendy Taylor, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Jay Golden, Ph.D., is a faculty member in ASU’s School of Sustainability and codirector of the; James Middleton, Arizona State University; Sharon Robinson Kurpius

bearingrolling into a synchro-hub, which then triggers a series of movements such as the windscreenwipers 'walking' across the floor and valves rolling down a hood, etc. The song "Rapper'sDelight" by The Sugarhill Gang plays in the background. After watching this two-minutesequence (some watched it more than once), students engaged in a free discussion on what theyhad seen and expressed that it was a “chain reaction.” Notions of chain reactions such as local Page 15.837.13actions having global impact were discussed.While students were engaged in creating their chain reaction components, other chain reactionvideos were constantly looped and displayed on

Conference Session

Homer's Epiphany: Making STEM Elementary Woo-hoo!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

.” “Teachers are focusing on literacy and math during the pandemic. They were unable to do hands on work. More non-fiction was added to address science standards.”Second, administrators commented about the impact of COVID-19 on students’ learning. Theseassistant principals from two different schools explained how hybrid/remote learning and lessemphasis on teaching science have impacted student outcomes: “Hybrid and remote learning [due to COVID] especially impacted the ability for students to engage in hands-on lessons and experiments in science.” “There has been less emphasis on science and less ability to provide hands on, collaborative experiences which has negatively impacted student outcomes.”Finally, both assistant

Conference Session

Normative Commitments and Public Engagement in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Downey, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education

himrefocus on the University’s motto, “Enter to learn, go forth to serve.” Without giving up oneconomic competitiveness as a goal for both the country and the individual student, Alanexplains that he “realized students need to place their engineering solutions within their humancontext and understand the impact engineering can make on developing countries.”39. Expanding performance measures (for sustainability engineering)—James Mihelcic I tend to pursue things that integrated my heart and personal convictions with the structure of my engineering brain. I was always willing to devote the same time to an undergraduate in need as to a doctoral student of great promise. And I was always willing to assist a small community group that

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2013 GSW

Authors

David H. K. Hoe

Friday Morning Session 1- Faculty The Impact of Peer Interaction Exercises in a Signals and Systems Course David H. K. Hoe Electrical Engineering Department The University of Texas at Tyler AbstractThis paper investigates the impact that peer interaction exercises have on student learning in thecontext of a Signals and Systems course. This junior-level course in the electrical engineeringcurriculum provides foundational material for several senior-level classes. The extent of the peerinteraction

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods (ERM) Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liang Wang; Wei Zhang, Zhejiang University; binbin shao, Zhejiang University

the principles of purposeful and theoretical sampling methods[19], we chose four differenttypes of communities of practice at Zhejiang University (China) as our research cases. The cases mustmeet the following criteria: (a.) they must be representative communities of practice with the features likemutual engagement, joint enterprise and shared repertoire [13]; (b.) they must be organized byengineering students (whether undergraduate or graduate students); (c.) they must have at least 5members in order to meet the standard as the community of practice is “a group of people with similarprofessional experience and shared enthusiasms”[9]; (d.) they must have designed or manufactured atleast one practical engineering artefact.At last, we recruited

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Pedagogy II - Best Teaching Practices

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; Lawrence Funke, Ohio Northern University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

applications course – one with and one without a flipped model of instruction. Throughanalysis of student performance prior to the course, evidenced by GPA and scores on relevantprerequisite content, it is demonstrated that the two populations are statistically comparable. Coursegrade and final exam grade are then compared to examine the impact of the course model on studentperformance. Course evaluations and course outcome surveys are also examined to probe studentperceptions of the course. The driving research question is two-fold: 1) What impact does a flippedlecture mode have on student performance; and 2) What impact does a flipped lecture mode have onstudent perceptions of the course and of their own learning? It should also be noted that

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Galaleldin, University of Ottawa; Hanan Anis, University of Ottawa; Patrick Dumond, University of Ottawa

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Design in Engineering Education

makermovement provides an opportunity to improve cornerstone design courses by exposing studentsto projects that can grant them access to authentic engineering practices. The Maker Movementis a relatively new trend that represents a community of enthusiasts who share an interest inworking with their hands in interdisciplinary environments that incorporate various tools andtechnologies[8]. Together, the rise of rapid prototyping tools, the open source hardware cultureand the dramatic growth in the number of makerspaces [9] have the potential to shift the futureof manufacturing [10] and education [11].This paper aims to investigate the impact that integrating making activities into cornerstonecourses has on developing engineering students’ design skills

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 8

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

Honors Program at SUNY Farmingdale and Associate Director of the Research Aligned Mentorship (RAM) Program where she designed, implemented, and evaluated academic programs to engage students ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Paper ID #38404from historically minoritized communities in undergraduate research opportunities. She has served as aprincipal investigator and educational researcher on number grant initiatives, including grants from theNational Science Foundation and the United States Department of Education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Measuring the Impact

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Environmental Engineering Technical Session 4: Environmental Issues and the Impacts of Intersectionality

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; JoAnn Silverstein P.E., University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering, Women in Engineering

, fromthe fourth principle. Students picked up on specifics from Chief Albert’s presentation, includingquoting some parts of his discussion. Examples are provided below. words for engineers: “Your work is more than plans and specifications. Your work is more than creating a design for a client. Your work impacts people, communities, and the landscape. You have a responsibility to be aware of the negative impacts of the work you engage in.” A reminder to keep community in mind in every step of the process…. One element from Chief Albert’s presentation that I personally found most impactful was the list of his Tribe’s values. When I read the RAE report about sustainability, I only thought about the impact that civil engineers

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 4

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group; Monica McGill, CSEdResearch.org

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

in their local context that can block the change theyseek to achieve. [Simply] adding ‘equity’ to the collective impact agenda is not enough. Organi-zations engaged in collective impact initiatives should first consider and act on how they need tochange within by applying an equity lens to their own people and practices” [14, p. 2]. This in-cludes navigating through the discomfort often experienced when discussing concepts associatedwith equity, such as racism and misogyny [38, 39]. Regardless of the uncomfortable conversa-tions that may arise, it is important to develop common language, as well as shared methods fordisaggregating student data [14] based on the demographic changes sought by the CI.3 MethodologyOur research questions were

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Diversity 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Krishna Bista, Morgan State University; Uttam Gaulee; Ayodeji B. Wemida, Morgan State University; Steve Efe, Morgan State University; Akinyele Oni, Morgan State University; Adedayo Ariyibi, Morgan State University; Caroline Gathigia Ndirangu, Morgan State University; Emmanuel Olamidotun Olanrewaju, Morgan state university; Seong Lee, Morgan State University; Oludayo Samuel Alamu, Morgan State University; Mehdi Shokouhian, Morgan State University; Sotonye Ikiriko, Morgan State University; Antony Kinyua, Morgan State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

motivation, engineering identity, and self-efficacy. This study builds uponaccomplishments in enhancing students’ engagement in electrical engineering and extends theECP to seven other STEM disciplines, although this paper will focus on four of these disciplines.In this paper, we seek to address the following subset of the project high-level researchquestions: 1. Does Experiment-Centric Pedagogy enhance student learning, motivation and curiosity beyond the field of electrical engineering? 2. How does the implementation of ECP impact students’ learning in the various STEM fields?The following hypotheses will be used to test the above research questions. 1. ECP will enhance student learning, motivation and curiosity beyond the

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University; Haridas Kumarakuru, Northeastern University

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Engineering Physics and Physics

requirements, such as team activities, project approach,project reports, designing, and building prototypes. This work will be beneficial to other educatorsto style their experiential learning approaches in the Hybrid format.IntroductionIncorporating online-based techniques with traditional teaching is an interesting idea and is inpractice at several institutions.1-4 How do these activities impact on learning varies.5-9 Like othercolleges, at our institution, we have used an online system to teach students during the pandemic.The university has developed an online platform via canvas (learning management system) andzoom. Online learning is not the newest10-16 exits for long period and popular form of distancelearning. It has had a major influence on

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Levitt

Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Educationh) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global/societal context;i) a recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in lifelong learning;j) a knowledge of contemporary issues; and,k) the ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice"1.The first three criteria are standard engineering skills. Engineering educators realize these skillsare not sufficient for successful careers in engineering. It is important to note that several ofthese criteria directly require communication skills. From a practical standpoint, I like to pointout to students that recruiters consistently claim

Conference Session

Tablets Large and Small

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonya Lynn Lauriski-Karriker, Colorado School of Mines; Emma Nicoletti, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

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Computers in Education

was conducted to further assessthe impact of the tablet PC and the InkSurvey software in the probability and statistics course. Inthe spring of 2009, one of the participating instructors had taught the probability and statisticscourse using the same notes but without the tablet PCs and InkSurvey. Given this, studentperformances on the final in Spring 2009 (before the use of the tablets and InkSurvey) werecompared to student performances in Spring 2011. The 2009 data provided a natural controlgroup. The final from Spring 2011 was based on the Spring 2009 final. The finals were identicalexcept for three problems were removed from the Spring 2011 final due to length concerns. Anadjustment in scores was made to the Spring 2009 finals by removing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Carolyn Plumb is the recently retired Director of Educational Innovation and Strategic Projects in the College of Engineering at Montana State University (MSU). Plumb has been involved in engineering education and program evaluation for over 25 years, and she continues to work on externally funded projects relating to engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Measuring the Impact of Adaptive Learning Modules in Digital Logic CoursesAbstract This paper presents the current status of a research project investigating the use of a novelweb-based adaptive learning system to improve student mastery of digital logic concepts whileconsidering the demographics of the

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Information Technology

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Jones; Robert Wright

-uniform standards is quickly exiting the novelty phase and becoming an expectedrequirement1, 6, 7.The genesis of the convergence lab began with a group of Collin College professors debatinghow to spend the final balance of existing grant monies and accrue the maximum utility forstudents. This discourse eventually led to an existing classroom being completely remodeled andretrofitted with leading edge broadband communications and networking components andsystems. Significant benefits to students, college, community, and corporate partners aredescribed below: • Collin College curricula is the prime driver. Hands-on experience not previously available. Foster interdisciplinary collaboration. • Industry

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Focus on Student Learning, Lifelong Learning, and the Whole Student

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikitha Sambamurthy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jing Lv; Yukiko Maeda, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Syafiah Mahfuzah Johari, Engineering Education Department, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

of the total number ofpedagogical code combinations recorded. For example, in Figure 1, the instructor was recordedasking students questions (A1) as 30.7% of all the pedagogical classroom interactions.Comparing the two figures, this instructor has spent more time on organizational tasks andhaving students work on team activities in the second round of observations than in the firstround. Page 26.1124.6 HOW CODE DESCRIPTION PEOPLE LEARNCATEGORY ORG Organization of classroom materials and agenda C1 Engaged students in team activities Community Centered

Conference Session

Entrepreneurial Leadership and Non-traditional Ways to Engage Students in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Ted Astleford, University of Florida

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Schedule (time to market) Other Business or Organizational Impacts PerformanceEarly Start on Market-driven Product RequirementsStarting early is the key to having market-driven product requirements availablejust in time for the engineering team. Starting in 2006, the business teams,composed of Master of Science in Management (MBA) students, werecommissioned six weeks prior to the start of the fall semester. With this headstart, the business teams are now able to do focused research on the market, the Page 12.853.8competition, and key legal issues before

Conference Session

Critical Success Factors for Technopolis Creation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Frank Kinney, Florida Tech; Vaidy Vaidyanathan; Tom O'Neal, University of Central Florida; Clifford Bragdon, Florida Tech; Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech; Grisselle Centeno, University of South Florida; Jose Zayas-Castro, University of South Florida; Lynda Weatherman, Space Caost EDC

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Enterprise) and C-E-O (CollegiateEntrepreneur Organization) respectively and these have been very active, with weekly meetingsand experiential activities and local competitions. Some of the community-wide forumsorganized by Florida Tech and the UCF and TRDA Technology Incubators and USF such asIntellectual Property workshops, Engineering Entrepreneur in the Spotlight Seminar Series, andthe alumni entrepreneur panel discussion on “Turning Technology into Value” have seen recordattendance from faculty, students and the Central Florida Community. The SBIR workshopsconducted by the TRDA / Florida-NASA Business Incubation Center and the Space Coast EDCand the UCF Incubator drew entrepreneurs and inventors from North, South and West Florida.The NCIIA