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Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Howell, Western Carolina University; Robert Houghton, Western Carolina University; Elaine Franklin, Western Carolina University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-1916: TEACHING TEACHERS BEYOND THE TOOL: INCORPORATINGROBOTICS AND DATA COLLECTION INTO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLSBrian Howell, Western Carolina UniversityRobert Houghton, Western Carolina University To be providedElaine Franklin, Western Carolina University To be provided Page 13.1177.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Teaching Teachers Beyond the Tool: Incorporating Robotics and Data Collection into Middle and High SchoolsAbstractThere are a variety of technological innovations as well as curriculum materials on themarket today to help students become involved in Math, Science, and Engineering inmiddle and high school

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Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Riley, Smith College

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Liberal Education

, to f-j of ABET criterion 3 (a)-(k): (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, economic, environmental, and societal context (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (j) a knowledge of contemporary issuesQuestions and Themes. The course began with a screening and discussion of the Errol Morrisnon-fiction film, Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control6, which profiles four men who are obsessedwith their respective vocations as robotics professor, naked mole rat expert, topiary gardener, andlion tamer. Footage of

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K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Bruce Brydges, SUNY Potsdam; Gail Gotham, SLL BOCES; James Carroll, Clarkson University; Peter Turner, Clarkson University; Douglas Bohl, Clarkson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

professional development through 2010.When assessing the educational needs as a “whole” in Northern New York’s St. LawrenceCounty, there is an obvious contradiction in poverty and wealth. St. Lawrence County has someof the poorest and neediest rural K-12 schools in the state, while at the same time; it is a rich areain terms of colleges and universities. There is a wealth of diversity, leadership, academic rigorand excellence, and a vision for a global future within the county’s four institutions of highereducation. Over the last five years, all seventeen St. Lawrence County School Districts andBOCES have focused on building partnerships, creating consortiums and identifying and sharingresources to overcome the limitations of the economically

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K-12 Engineering Outreach Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Slater, Wright State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

outreach activities are performed by universities and professional societies and otherorganizations each year with goals of improving understanding by K-12 students of STEMM (Sci-ence, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Medicine) and positively impacting performance andrecruitment of students into these fields through more informed educational choices. Examples ofthese are the NSF STEP programs 1 , Science Fairs, the First Lego League 2 the TEAMS competi- Page 13.861.2tion 3 , the West Point Bridge Design Competition 4 and others. 5 Assessment of the impact of theseevents is challenging as the independent impact of a single event amongst many

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Service - Learning Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Boyle, Rice University; Brent Houchens, Rice University

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Environmental Engineering

, and should result in a system for fabrication by an existing company’s not-for-profitbranch, or by a newly formed not-for-profit firm. This work is in conjunction with the RiceBeyond Traditional Borders program3.Through Beyond Traditional Borders, the second generation Lab will be donated to schools inSwaziland, Haiti and Lesotho. The group that will be traveling to Swaziland and Lesotho iscurrently working on implementing their large scale water purifier in these two nations, andwould take along the Adaptive WaTER Lab as a demonstration tool on these trips. Additionally,if the patent for the Lab is granted, then funds generated from its sales will be used to producemore Labs to donate to developing nations.ConclusionsCurrent experience with

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Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Michael Khoo, University of Southern California; Ellis Meng, University of Southern California; Joseph Cocozza, University of Southern California

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-2625: ENGINEERING OUTREACH: CONNECTING BIOMIMETICRESEARCH TO URBAN K-12 CLASSROOMSGisele Ragusa, University of Southern CaliforniaMichael Khoo, University of Southern CaliforniaEllis Meng, University of Southern CaliforniaJoseph Cocozza, University of Southern California Page 13.517.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Engineering Outreach: Connecting Biomimetic Research to Urban K-12 ClassroomsAbstract In 2003, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a large private researchuniversity with funds to create a Biomimetic MicroElectronic Systems EngineeringResearch Center (BMES ERC)- a center dedicated to the

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Mentoring

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Terri Camesano, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristen Billiar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Marsha Rolle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Susan Zhou, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Women in Engineering

% of schoolchildren in this country are of minority populations, thepattern of under representation in pursuing engineering B.S. degrees persists for AfricanAmericans, Hispanics, and Native Americans3. The picture is even grimmer when consideringdegrees beyond the B.S. level with only 5.9% of Ph.D.s being awarded to underrepresentedminorities1, 2.We felt that bioengineering would be an avenue through which we could increase the interestand participation of females and minority students in engineering. The very nature ofbioengineering research, as well as the inherently interdisciplinary outlook of bioengineers,provides a unique opportunity for a meaningful integration of research activities with hands-onand vivid educational experiences for

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati; Cathy Maltbie, University of Cincinnati; David Eddington, University of Illinois at Chicago; Ali Asgar Bhagat, University of Cincinnati; Hugo Caicedo, University of Illinois at Chicago

AC 2008-1373: INTRODUCING MICROFLUIDICS THROUGH APROBLEM-BASED LABORATORY COURSEIan Papautsky, University of Cincinnati Dr. Ian Papautsky earned his Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Utah in 1999. He is currently a tenured Associate Professor of in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. His research and teaching interests include application of microfluidics and nanotechnology to biology and medicine.Cathy Maltbie, University of Cincinnati Dr. Catherine Maltbie earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ed.D. in Educational Studies (cognitive and social aspects of instruction). She is a Research Associate at the Evaluation

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Engineering Student Involvement in K12 Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malinda Zarske, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jacquelyn Sullivan, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado at Boulder; Janet Yowell, University of Colorado at Boulder

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-engineering program), a cadre ofuniversity students teach engineering curricula to more than 1,600 youngsters weekly in 58grades 3-12 classrooms to make hands-on engineering exploration part of every child’seducational experience. Engineering graduate and undergraduate TEAMS Fellows serve asengineering role models in K-12 science, math and technology classes through teaching STEMsubjects within a hands-on engineering context.The Graduate Fellow’s RoleWorking alongside partner teachers, TEAMS Fellowsbridge engineering subject area content to age-appropriate education pedagogy through hands-onengineering activities specifically mapped to K-12content standards. In addition to classroom teaching,graduate TEAMS Fellows develop and classroom testoriginal

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Continuous Improvement & Assessment of ET Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cottrell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Engineering Technology

communications, engineering economy, and construction planning, scheduling, estimating, and management. Page 13.1138.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008Page 13.1138.2conclusion of each block of instruction provided the primary vehicle for evaluatingstudent skills. The paper presents some specific examples of outcomes that were linkedto a variety of assessment methods including graded exercises and exams. Final courseassessments were performed through both objective and subjective means with finalexam problems providing final objective assessments on critical learning objectives andstudent questionnaires yielding the medium for

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teac

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Morgan, Texas A&M University; Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

incorporate project based learning as a tool to achievegoals through making learning relevant and exciting! In implementing rigorous teaching andlearning requires a balanced approach to teaching, where teachers must strike a balance betweenlower levels of learning (such as the identification of facts) and higher levels of learning wheredeeper understanding of the subject knowledge is required. Engineering projects naturallyincorporate a real-world context for STEM concepts to be applied, as mathematics and scienceare tools utilized by engineers. When those projects allow for open-ended approaches andsolutions, they require students to think creatively integrate their knowledge from a variety ofclasses.Each high school working with the center has a

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Prashanth Jayaraman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Garrett Bradley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Odis Griffin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; John Dooley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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International

Polytechnic Institute and State University VINOD K. LOHANI is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education and an adjunct faculty in Civil & Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. He received a Ph.D. in civil engineering from Virginia Tech in 1995. His areas of teaching and research include engineering education, international collaboration and hydrology & water resources.Garrett Bradley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Garrett Bradley currently works for Amsted Rail –Griffin Wheel division as an international manufacturing engineer, with current project assignment in Xinyang, Henan, China. Garrett graduated from Virginia Tech in 2007 with a

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Successful K-12 Programs for Girls & Minorities

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zbigniew Pasek, University of Windsor

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

gathered through a data collection mechanism built into the game are also provided,suggesting a successful achievement of initial design goals.IntroductionDespite steadily increasing dependency of modern societies on technology, society-wideunderstanding of technology (necessary, for example, in informed and critical decision-making)is usually lacking. Since about 70 percent of Americans are past the school age, updating theirtechnological literacy requires access to opportunities outside of formal education. Youngergenerations have yet to develop their technological skills and interests, but opportunities for thatin a structured, pre-college education are limited. The importance of inducing technologicalinterests in youth cannot be overstated, as

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Successful K-12 Programs for Girls & Minorities

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Anthony Brizendine, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

towards increasing diversityin engineering must 20, 21: • Promote awareness of the engineering profession; • Provide academic enrichment to participants; • Address teacher effectiveness; and • Support the educational system of the participants.The TECT project has been structured to meet these criteria through its integrated career guidancetraining, teacher development, and student summer camp activities. The learning objectives, describingwhat participants should be able to do by the end of the TECT workshop, are outlined in Table 1. Table 1: Learning Objectives for TECT Workshop 1. Articulate the importance of K-12 engineering education. a. Recognize the nation-wide shortage of engineers

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Robin K. Burk

Project-Based Team Learning: Teaching Systems Engineering When the Data are Sparse Robin K. Burk U.S. Military AcademyABSTRACT: Undergraduate systems engineering courses face several challenges, including the need toprovide students with integrative projects which present sufficient depth and complexity while beingscoped for execution within a one or two semester course.This paper describes the results of providing students with challenging real-world analysis projectsdespite the sparse availability of established technical and operating data. Sixteen teams werepresented with projects regarding evaluation of advanced

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Robin K. Burk

Project-Based Team Learning: Teaching Systems Engineering When the Data are Sparse Robin K. Burk U.S. Military AcademyABSTRACT: Undergraduate systems engineering courses face several challenges, including the need toprovide students with integrative projects which present sufficient depth and complexity while beingscoped for execution within a one or two semester course.This paper describes the results of providing students with challenging real-world analysis projectsdespite the sparse availability of established technical and operating data. Sixteen teams werepresented with projects regarding evaluation of advanced

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Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teac

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Birdy Reynolds, University of Pittsburgh; Matthew Mehalik, University of Pittsburgh; Michael Lovell, University of Pittsburgh; Christian Schunn, University of Pittsburgh

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering projects through presentations or the observation ofothers performing research. This approach may give the impression that teachers are capable ofdeveloping curricular materials, but only engineers are capable of solving authentic engineeringproblems. This “look but don’t touch” model potentially only reinforces the belief, “if I can’t dothis, my students sure can’t.” With this RET model, participants are likely to gain a limitedperspective on authentic engineering practices and less likely to able to convey to their studentswhat engineers actually do.Figure 1: Models of RET sitesWe believe that our RET site has been successful because we have focused on directly linkingthe teachers’ summer engineering research experience with their K-12

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Engineering in Middle Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juanita Jo Matkins, College of William and Mary; John A. McLaughlin, McLauglin Associates; Eugene Brown, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Gail Hardinge, College of William and Mary; Nancy West, College of William and Mary; Robert Stiegler, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division; Kirk Jenne, Office of Naval Research

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-2810: EVALUATING A COMPREHENSIVE MIDDLE SCHOOLOUTREACH PROGRAM—THE RESULTSJuanita Jo Matkins, College of William and Mary Juanita Jo Matkins is an Assistant Professor of Science Education at the College of William and Mary. She was a K-12 teacher for 18 years, and the Virginia recipient of the 1995 Presidential Award for Excellence in Secondary Science Teaching. She has written and published several papers and reports on various issues in teacher education, including assessment, gender and multicultural issues in science education.John A. McLaughlin, McLauglin Associates John McLaughlin is a senior consultant in strategic planning, performance measurement, and program

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jin-Hwan Lee, University of Cincinnati; Ali Asgar Bhagat, University of Cincinnati; Karen Davis, University of Cincinnati; Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati

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Electrical and Computer

the University of Cincinnati. His research and teaching interests include application of microfluidics and nanotechnology to biology and medicine. Page 13.1042.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Research Training of Undergraduates through BioMEMS Senior Design ProjectsAbstractBio Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (BioMEMS) is a multidisciplinary research field thatclosely integrates engineering with physics, chemistry, and biology. This emerging technologyhas an innovative effect on many areas of science and engineering. Research in BioMEMSgenerally occurs at the

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FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kate Baxter, University of Southern California; Louise Yates, University of Southern California

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First-Year Programs

AC 2008-896: ADDRESSING FRESHMEN RETENTION THROUGH FOCUSEDADVISEMENT AND SEMINAR PROGRAMSKate Baxter, University of Southern California Kate serves as Director, Women in Engineering Programs and Director, Student Support Programs for the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California.Louise Yates, University of Southern California Louise serves Associate Dean, Admission & Student Affairs for the Viterbi School of Engineering at University of Southern California. She is also responsible for a freshmen introductory course for undeclared engineering majors. Page 13.155.1

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Engineering in Middle Schools

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Quincy Brown, Drexel University; William Mongan, Drexel University; Dara Kusic, Drexel University; Elaine Garbarine, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Drexel University; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2008-1377: COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION AS A VEHICLE FORPROBLEM SOLVING: SCRATCH BOARDS IN THE MIDDLE YEARSCLASSROOMQuincy Brown, Drexel University Quincy Brown is a Ph. D. student in the Computer Science Department at Drexel University. Her research interest is understanding how technology can be used to improve K-12 mathematics education. She is interested in developing applications for classroom use that factor the computational resource limitations of urban public schools. Her future research will investigate methods for computer scientists to collaborate with educators to improve K-12 as well as computer science education.William Mongan, Drexel University Bill Mongan is a Ph.D

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Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University; Jay Laird, Metaversal Studios; Lisa Regalla, Museum of Science Boston; Carol Barry, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Ahmed Busnaina, Northeastern University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teaches multimedia courses and develops curricula for both the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Professional and Continuing Studies. His research focuses on creating new forms of educational and social engagement through games. He is the Lead Game Designer at Metaversal Studios, a game company founded by NU alumni and faculty, which frequently collaborates on Northeastern University projects.Lisa Regalla, Museum of Science Boston LISA REGALLA is an Education Associate in Nanoscale Science and Engineering at the Museum of Science in Boston, MA. She develops and presents programs on a variety of nanoscale topics and acts as the liaison between the Museum and the NSF-sponsored

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Diversity and K-12 Issues

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad Mustafa, Savannah State University; Hope Cranford, Savannah State University

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Engineering Technology

Engineering and Technology Summer (JETS)program sponsored by the U.S Army Research Office. The primary goal of the JETS programwas to provide high school students with interests in mathematics and sciences a preview ofengineering studies at the college level. This high quality program nurtured the top 25academically talented high school students’ interests in engineering and science through hands-on activities, team dynamics, faculty and current engineering technology student instruction anda field trip to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The summer program was supplemented byUpward Bound, an existing summer outreach program at SSU, to attract students who would beable to cope with the requirements of baccalaureate degree programs in STEM disciplines

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Topics in K-12 Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Goldberg, Buffalo State College; Paul Siciliano, Buffalo State College; Clark Greene, Buffalo State College; Steve Macho, Buffalo State College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 13.617.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Following up on Engineers of the Future (EoF) Workshop MomentumIntroductionBuffalo State College’s Technology Education faculty and Engineering Technology faculty werebrought together this summer through a New York State Engineers of the Future (EoF) grantawarded to the Technology Education program. The summer event gathered over 200 New Yorkmiddle and high school and middle school technology instructors at Buffalo State College (BSC)to participate in teacher-training workshops incorporating United Kingdom (UK) engineeringeducation strategies. Workshop participants were immersed a design and engineering curricula,based on the UK “Design

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Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron Clark, North Carolina State University; Jeremy Ernst, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

are focalcomponents of new research initiatives. The study of engineering and technology-based contentand the application of conceptual modeling, data-driven visualizations, physical modeling, andpresentations promote visual literacy. Visual and technical literacy maintain a significant role insuccessful knowledge and skill development in engineering and technology career paths. Data Page 13.1389.2and information collected from focused investigations is beneficial to pre-engineering educationand 6-12 outreach through the expansion of research and extension of knowledge. Research-based findings provide for the continued successes in

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Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly Hutchinson, Purdue University; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University; George Bodner, Purdue University; Nicholas Giordano, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

last twodecades.9 On the other hand, the NSB projects indicate that there will be a 26% rise in scienceand engineering occupations from 2002-2012.9 Interest and achievement in K-12 science isvitally important to the engineering field as the students that most often pursue engineering as acareer are those students with strong abilities and interest in science and mathematics.Nanoscale science and engineering (NSE), with its cutting edge research and innovation has thepotential to pique the interest of students whose interest and desire to study science and/ orengineering might otherwise wane.The purpose of this study is to examine secondary (grades 7-12) students’ interests in nanoscalescience and engineering. Because of its inherent

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Industry Collaborations in Engineering Technology

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ken Barnard, K-State at Salina; Greg Stephens, K-State at Salina; Raju Dandu, Kansas State University at Salina

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-1399: EARTH DAY TEACH-IN: A MODEL FOR INDUSTRY,COMMUNITY, AND EDUCATION COLLABORATIONKen Barnard, K-State at Salina Ken Barnard has a doctorate in Aviation and Space from Oklahoma State University, and is a professional pilot with Airline Transport Rating, Certified Flight Instructor in airplanes and helicopters and Mechanic Airframe and Power Plant ratings. Ken is a professor in Aviation at Kansas State University at Salina. A former Department Head and Director of an International Pilot Center Ken became interested in climate change issues while doing atmospheric research for the Aviation Meteorology class he currently teaches. He was selected as one of the one-thousand individuals

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Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jodi Cullum, Utah State University; Christine Hailey, Utah State University; Daniel Householder, Utah State University; Chris Merrill, Illinois State University; James Dorward, Utah State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 13.620.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Formative Evaluation of a Professional Development Program for High School Teachers Infusing Engineering Design into the ClassroomIntroductionEngineering as a recognized elementary and secondary school subject within the United Stateshas recently received attention from the science, technology education and engineeringcommunities. Benchmarks for Science Literacy includes “the designed world” as a standard.1Engineering design is directly addressed by four of the 20 Standards for Technological Literacy.2The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) has launched a large K-12 effort tomake engineering concepts more accessible to

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Challenges of CE Education in a Global World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; Richard Gash, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

been approved, and candidateshad been identified through the Kabul University Dean of Engineering Faculty. We completedthe hiring process by interviewing the candidates, making four selections, and coordinating thepreparation of their contracts.Three of the initial four hires proved to be highly successful. The first two were recent graduatesof Kabul University’s five-year civil and mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree programs.Despite their lack of graduate education (there are currently no functioning graduate programs inAfghanistan), these young professors possess relatively strong technical abilities and Englishlanguage skills, a notably pro-western outlook, and exceptional commitment to serving theircountry through engineering

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Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Potter, Iowa State University; John Jackman, Iowa State University; K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; Matthew Search, Iowa State University

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Liberal Education

Yalvac et al. describe how an engineering course was redesigned topromote advanced writing skills by adding writing exercises based on the VaNTH taxonomy ofcore competency skills in writing.11 Many educators and institutions recognize the value ofincreasing communication emphasis in a longitudinal manner throughout a student’s academicprogram.12, 13 While this emphasis is significant and necessary for developing efficient and Page 13.71.2effective engineering graduates, increased “practice” time and/or varied assignment formats arenot sufficient by themselves to accomplish this goal. Just as a successful engineering design isachieved through