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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Budny P.E., University of Pittsburgh

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AC 2011-2919: COMBINING THE FRESHMAN INTRODUCTION TO EN-GINEERING AND THE FRESHMAN WRITING COURSE INTO ONE CLASSDr. Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh Page 22.340.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Combining the Freshman Introduction to Engineering and the Freshman Writing Course into one Class Dan Budny, Beth Newborg and Michael W. Ford, Jr. University of Pittsburgh, budny@pitt.edu, bateman@pitt.edu, ford29@pitt.eduAbstract- Collaborations between engineering faculty and skilled experts outside ofengineering proper build strong undergraduate engineering curricula that

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Best Zone Paper Competition

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College

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inintroductory courses5, alternative instructional strategies such as collaborative and interactivelearning6, summer bridge programs7,8, and academic support services such as tutoring, AcademicExcellence Workshops (AEWs), and peer mentoring9.In 2008, Cañada College, a Hispanic-Serving community college in Redwood City, CA, wasawarded a Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) grant by the USDepartment of Education. The project, entitled Student On-ramp Leading to Engineering andSciences (SOLES), aims to maximize the likelihood of success among underrepresented andeducationally disadvantaged students interested in pursuing careers in STEM fields byincorporating strategies that address challenges and barriers to recruitment, retention

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Best Zone Paper Competition

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Andrew Petersen, University of Toronto Mississauga

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AC 2011-2920: IMPLEMENTING SOCIAL LEARNING STRATEGIES: TEAMTESTINGRebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, MankatoAndrew Petersen, University of Toronto Mississauga Page 22.822.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Implementing Social Learning Strategies: Team TestingABSTRACTThis paper describes how to provide collaborative learning opportunities and fast feedback onexam performance by adding a team component to examinations. The method is supported byresearch in collaborative and active learning pedagogy and has been applied to computer sciencecourses ranging from first-year programming to graduate