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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan Klingbeil, Wright State University; Richard Mercer, Wright State University; Kuldip Rattan, Wright State University; Michael Raymer, Wright State University; David Reynolds, Wright State University

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Michigan State University in 2000. Professor Raymer has led an NSF supported research project to develop the nation's first undergraduate curriculum in bioinformatics, and has been a finalist for the CECS Excellence in Teaching Award at Wright State University.David Reynolds, Wright State University DAVID B. REYNOLDS is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering at Wright State University. He received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Virginia in 1978. Professor Reynolds has conducted NSF supported research to develop human factors engineering undergraduate design projects for persons with disabilities, and has

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Papadopoulos; Adeeb Rahman, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Josh Bostwick, Cornell University

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analyze the J-hook(recounted above) had difficulty in even beginning the problem. To exclude a force, even onethat appears to be irrelevant, is to surrender an important opportunity for the instructor tocultivate the complete understanding of the problem at hand.Next, we found that nearly all textbooks frequently exclude units, especially in intermediatecalculations, although usually they are attached to the final answer (see Appendix B, Figure B3).Repetitious inclusion of the units, accompanied by emphatic comments, provides a valuableopportunity for the educator to lead the students to realize that units reveal insights and specialproperties of the underlying mechanics. Students who develop the habit to consider and includeunits will be more

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ross McCurdy, Ponaganset High School

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2006-712: ESTABLISHING HYDROGEN FUEL CELL EDUCATION IN THE HIGHSCHOOLRoss McCurdy, Ponaganset High School Ross McCurdy received a B.A. in Biology and M.Ed. from Rhode Island College and is currently teaching Chemistry, Biology, and Fuel Cell classes at Ponaganset High School in Glocester, Rhode Island. An advocate of renewable energy and founder of the Fuel Cell Education Initiative, he strives to bring unique and exciting learning opportunities to students that effectively demonstrate renewable energy technologies. Page 11.596.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006

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Gary Moe, U.S. Air Force Academy

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2006-2674: USING INTERACTIVE ASSESSMENT TOOLS IN THE CLASSROOMGary Moe, U.S. Air Force Academy Lieutenant Colonel Gary P. Moe is an Assistant Professor at the United States Air Force Academy. Lt Col Moe received a B.S. degree from the University of California in 1976 and an M.S. degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 1984. gary.moe@usafa.af.mil Page 11.1391.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Using Interactive Assessment Tools in the ClassroomAbstractResearch continues to show the most common instructional technique, the lecture, is