Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laurie Garton, Texas Engineering Experiment Station; Luisa Deckard, Texas Engineering Experiment Station

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New Engineering Educators

, can provide a significantboost to an early career faculty’s research program. However, these grants are highly competitiveand are generally more difficult to write than other research grant proposals, since they ofteninvolve a career development plan, an education plan, and other strategic components integratingresearch and education efforts, in addition to a solid and innovative research project. The TexasA&M University Office of Proposal Development and the Texas Engineering ExperimentStation Office of Strategic Research Development, both within the Texas A&M UniversitySystem, work together each year to present a seminar on how to write competitive proposals forgrants specifically for junior faculty. In addition, these offices

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Richard Millman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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New Engineering Educators

outreach plans to enhance this impact.Essentially, NSF promoted the ideas of scholarships of teaching and learning, engagement andservice by tying research (discovery) grant support directly to these criteria.Though the broader impacts criterion is still controversial in some arenas3, the CarnegieFoundation for the Advancement of Teaching, which categorizes higher education institutions,now has an elective category designating “Institutions of Engagement and Service”, and hasselected 195 colleges and universities for its Community Engagement Classification4, includingsuch research intensive universities as Duke, Purdue, and the University of Michigan.Educational and outreach initiatives developed through NSF grants also promote the type

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators 2: Success In and Out of the Classroom

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Julie P. Martin, Ohio State University

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New Engineering Educators

for Engineering, at the National Science Foundation from 2017-2019. In 2018, Dr. Martin represented the Foundation in an interagency group, managed by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, charged with writing the 5-Year STEM Education Strategic Plan ”Charting a Course for Success: America’s Strategy for Stem Education for the US government.” Dr. Martin served as a member of the writing team for that document, published in December of that year. Dr. Martin has held faculty appointments at Clemson University (2008-2019) and the University of Hous- ton (2004-2008) where she was the Director of Recruitment and Retention for the Cullen College of Engineering. Since 2004, Dr. Martin has held a

Conference Session

Lessons for New Engineering Educators

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faizal Karim, University of British Columbia

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New Engineering Educators

the facilitators. This method encouraged discussion and sharingof experiences while learning the material. The room was also arranged to facilitate discussionamong smaller groups and the TA trainees are asked to move locations between sessions to meetfellow trainees. A schematic of this setup is shown in Figure 2.Figure 2. Schematic of room to facilitate group discussion Page 22.1439.4Each section follows the same basic lesson plan, which is discussed in the section onteaching/presenting. The four core areas within M1 and M2 are described below along with asummative table highlighting the key components in the facilitator’s lesson plan.TA

Conference Session

But I'm a Loner! Expanding capability and creativity by examining effective alliances

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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New Engineering Educators

ofcollaborative research programs. Unfortunately, adjuncts are marginalized by the academicsystems in place today; and their contributions to the academic process are undervalued. Next,the paper reports on the success story of an adjunct, a practitioner with good credentials, who“teamed-up” with a “full-time” faculty, in an attempt to bring the practice to 4thyear students in ageotechnical/ foundation engineering class. The success achieved in meeting course objectives,was attributed, in large measure, to proper planning and coordination that preceded coursedelivery. Plus, the willingness, experience and abilities of the adjunct in addressing the practicein the locale. The positive outcome of this experience has encouraged other faculty members tosearch

Conference Session

Launching Successful Academic Careers

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Mississippi State University

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New Engineering Educators

Foundation. I submitted (as a co-PI) my firstproposal in summer 2004. I was a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site proposaland was funded in December 2004. Batting 1000 is not typical, but the PI and I spent the entiresummer planning and writing the proposal. It was so polished and had been internally reviewedby so many people that I now understand that is the minimum that new faculty need to target. Ithen had a Small Grant for Exploratory Research (SGER) funded in 2006 (NOTE: these are nowGrants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) and EArly-concept Grants for ExploratoryResearch (EAGER)). My second submission of the CAREER award was funded in 2007 (plus 5supplements), and a Course, Curriculum, and Lab Improvement (CCLI) proposal (NOTE

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laurie S. Garton, Texas Engineering Experiment Station

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New Engineering Educators

). Page 25.682.2This is still the basic format we use today; however, over time, we noticed some faculty neededmore than this basic information to successfully navigate the proposal development process.Faculty are experts in their technical disciplines, but not necessarily experts in grant writing, sodetails of proposal parts and how to write them effectively were added to the workshop agenda,including proposal templates and more sample proposals. We also added a guest speakerfocusing on an aspect of Broader Impacts2, to alert the faculty to opportunities available whendeveloping the Education Plans of their CAREER proposals3. Unfortunately the broader impactscriterion required of all NSF proposals presents a significant stumbling block to many

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcus L. Roberts, U.S. Air Force Academy; Randall Deppensmith, U.S. Air Force Academy; Ryan Jay Silva, U.S. Air Force Academy

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New Engineering Educators

sticky points of this observation is that that the example or demonstrationused in class to relate theory to the real-world must be applicable to the students. If they cannotidentify with the example or demonstration and relate it to their world, it’s merely anotheracademic exercise. It’s irrelevant. So, we casually opine that the “relevance needs to berelevant.” Beyond the need of the “relevance to be relevant,” well-intended instructors becomeso consumed with the syllabus or lesson plan, they forget to plan specifically for these examples. Page 25.987.5If proper planning prevents poor performance, than certainly improper planning promotes

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murray Teitell, DeVry University-Long Beach

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New Engineering Educators

described above. Students invariably have a final projectin many courses where they are assigned a design problem. In their senior year, they oftenhave a senior project which entails designing and building a unique prototype. The studentsare required to submit a proposal documenting the requirements, the proposed design, thematerials, the schedule, and the test plan. After review by the professor, the proposal mayrequire changes. Further modifications may be required at any point as unforeseen eventsoccur. In the end the prototype is expected to pass all tests and demonstrate on delivery thatit meets the original requirements. Many of these same steps occur on the job whengraduate engineers pursue engineering projects, so the project course is

Conference Session

Developing New Engineering Educators

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy B. Chan Hilton, University of Southern Indiana

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New Engineering Educators

and effort to high priorityactivities that require both immediate and sustained, long-term attention. Another goal of thistime management framework is supporting one’s well-being, which can often be neglected. ThePRIDE framework for time management consists of five components: Priorities, Reflection,Implementation, Deadlines, and Emotions. These five components are considered when makingdecisions about individual tasks and setting plans for each day, week, or semester, or for acomplex project.The audience of this paper includes new faculty, faculty at all experience levels who are lookingto tune-up their time management practices, and faculty who have assumed additionaladministrative roles.Introduction and BackgroundTime management is as

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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New Engineering Educators

acquired a wealth of abilities and perspectives. Thisskills inventory assessment uncovered many skills including “planning, scheduling, organizing,exploring, controlling, mentoring, communicating, and leading. Other skills … pertained tomanagement … incorporating budgeting, administrating, and allocating scarce resources”(Loendorf1, 2004, p. 2). In order to obtain a similar list from an educator’s point of view, foursenior faculty members in the department were asked to list the skills required of an engineeringprofessor. The results of their skills inventory were actually quite similar. While reviewing theirperceptions they used slightly different terms to describe the skills, however they matched almostexactly the assessment made by an

Conference Session

Scaling class size and technology – New Engineering Educators Division

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Allen Hayden Ph.D., Indiana State University; Randell W. Peters, Indiana State University

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New Engineering Educators

what you were taught. Go through the book, e.g., a chapter a week. Go through a list of topics, e.g., a topic a week.Ideally, course content is determined by planning the program’s curriculum so that the content ofeach course plays its part in achieving the program’s educational objectives [5], [6], [7]. This isunlikely to translate to any of the above bullets. Neither academic freedom nor faculty purviewimplies that the faculty member can teach whatever they want to [8], [9]. See Figure 1. In a well-functioning department, e.g., fully accredited with complete ABET approved syllabi, the newfaculty member should be able to focus on interpreting the bases of each pyramid in Figures 1and 2. In an imperfect scenario, e.g., the faculty

Conference Session

Tips and Tricks for Actively Engaging Students

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University; Donna Harp Ziegenfuss, University of Utah; Matthew W. Roberts, Southern Utah University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

University.Dr. Donna Harp Ziegenfuss, University of Utah Donna Harp Ziegenfuss, is an Associate Librarian in Graduate and Undergraduate Services in the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah. She has an Ed.D. in Academic Leadership/Higher Education and an MS degree in Applied Technology/Instructional Design. She has over 10 years of experience teaching, designing instruction, and doing qualitative research both in and outside of a library context. Her research interests focus on library and technology-based instructional planning and course design, assessment and evaluation topics, as well as online teaching and learning.Dr. Matthew W Roberts, Southern Utah University Dr. Roberts has been teaching structural

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ted Eschenbach P.E., University of Alaska Anchorage; Neal A Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Gillian M. Nicholls, Southeast Missouri State University; William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University

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New Engineering Educators

academic career, he spent 14 years in industry where he held leadership positions focused on process improvement and organizational development. Page 26.1654.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Using Agile Project Management to Maximize You and Your Coauthors’ ProductivityAbstractFor decades as information technology (IT) projects grew bigger and more complex, projectfailures seemed to become increasingly common, in spite of intense efforts to apply traditionalproject planning. Those traditional planning tools focused on balancing the triple

Conference Session

Faculty Unite! Effective Ways for Educators to Collaborate Successfully

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gouranga Banik, Oklahoma State University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

knowledge that converts ideas into successful products or processes. As a result, many of the same skills such as exploring, mentoring, planning, organizing, scheduling,controlling, communicating, and leading could be used in both careers with minor modification.Dealing with people is always difficult and requires great skill. This is especially true whendealing with students. Many students are in a class not by choice, but simply because it is arequirement for graduation. In some cases, these students are uninterested in the subject,unmotivated, and quite simply bored. However, relating the subject matter directly to real worldindustrial and consumer applications tend to spark their interest. Actual products involvingautomotive components, robotic

Conference Session

NEE 2 - Strategies to Improve Teaching Effectiveness

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Shalini Bipat, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Mitchell Fajardo; Yuliana Flores, University of Washington

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New Engineering Educators

functions as professional development, it is necessary todemonstrate that those who participate advance their teaching knowledge. In the related worksection of this paper, we touched on the various kinds of knowledge that might be involvedincluding traditionally accountable knowledge such as knowledge of content, pedagogy, andstudents. In addition, we touched on the increasing attention being given to issues such as teacheridentity and teacher authenticity. In our project, we saw evidence of these kinds of knowledge. Inparticular, the first person accounts in this section include ● pedagogical insights related to instructional planning (such as the difficulty of planning and getting calibrated to what can be done in a specific period of

Conference Session

That's a Great Idea! Learning-focused Methods to Revitalize Your Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debarati Basu, Virginia Tech; Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Daniel S Brogan, Virginia Tech; Darren K Maczka, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

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New Engineering Educators

2007, the field site was proposed but notselected. At that time, E. Bravo, who was a REU fellow, assisted in developing a prototype for awireless data collection system16. He selected two simple water quality sensors, and establishedserial connection with a microcontroller between each sensor and windows laptop used to viewthe data from the sensors. In 2008, LabVIEW, a programming environment developed byNational Instruments, was selected to be used for data acquisition. During that summer, theinitial detailed design, layout and implementation plan for the LEWAS field site was established.J. Kenny, the REU fellow in 2008, contributed in the integration of a LabVIEW program on awindows laptop for reading water quality data from a multi-probe

Conference Session

But I'm a Loner! Expanding capability and creativity by examining effective alliances

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Colin Cerretani, University of California, Berkeley; Marjorie S Went, UC Berkeley

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New Engineering Educators

2In the next sections of this paper we step through each of the five characteristics of effectiveteamwork, and present tips, strategies, insights, and elaborations on how to bring eachcomponent of the model to life in your teaching teams.2.1 Promotive InteractionPromotive interaction is about committing to face-to-face team work time and embracing theopportunities to move your teaching and planning work forward during these meetings.Meet your graduate teaching assistants for an orientation meeting during the month beforeyour course begins. Just as the first day of class is an important moment for setting the tone andpolicies for your course, this instructors’ orientation meeting is a crucial time to get yourinstructional team working well

Conference Session

Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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New Engineering Educators

preparingstudents to become engineers in the 21st century and the importance of integrating all elements ofsuccessful engineering practice in engineering education. In addition, they wrote a shortdescription of an idea or plan for implementing innovative techniques in their classroom. On thebasis of these ideas, they were preliminarily placed in one of four affinity groups that stemmedfrom Educating Engineers: design education, engineering fundamentals and analysis, laboratory/project/ experience-based learning, or ethics/society/broader engineering skills. Attendees wereable to attend more than one affinity group session at the symposium.The organizers strove for a mix of formal and informal networking opportunities, small groupdiscussions, and panel

Conference Session

New Faculty Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahesh Aggarwal, Gannon University; Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University

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New Engineering Educators

the tenure process at a teaching-based institution can use this article as aguide to create a portfolio/development plan that will contain the relevant information to satisfythe rank and tenure requirements at their institution. It is advised that the new faculty memberreviews in a yearly basis the contents of his/hers development plan with the department chair toobtain feedback and ensure a continuous progress towards advancement. By compiling thisinformation in a yearly basis, the new faculty member will be able to prepare his/hers tenure andrank application in a painless and smooth manner.2 Rank and Tenure Requirements before year 2000General requirements for rank and tenure at Gannon University consist of satisfying a set ofcategories

Conference Session

Getting Started: Objectives, Rubrics, Evaluations, and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin; Mia Markey, University of Texas, Austin; Wonsoon Park, University of Texas, Austin

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New Engineering Educators

the manipulation of variables, creating aresearch design, measurement procedures, the use of interviews and questionnaires, and thestatistical analysis of data. For decades quantitative studies involving an experimental approachwith the researcher having control over variables that may or may not influence the subjects wasthe common approach. That trend, however, has not continued for many studies now employmixed methods and in fact some contend that “multi-method research is now discussed, planned,and conducted as a routine matter, part and parcel of normal social science.” 6Despite efforts to produce rigorous educational research, education and other social sciences tendnot to have the same scientific status given to natural sciences

Conference Session

Size, Civility, and the Classroom Culture: Setting Class Tone with a Student-centered Perspective

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenny L Lo, Virginia Tech; Kacie J. Hodges PE, Virginia Tech Dept of Engineering Education; Wm. Michael Butler, Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

 course, deadlines and time  expectations); in the future,  requirements was essential.   debriefings with partners would be  useful to share suggestions.  We needed to  Our department has a strong  Directly connecting students back  connecting students  advising team that works with  to university issues, university  in a streamlined  first­year students on course  deadlines, and resources in a  way to university  registration, academic plans for  purposeful manner improves  advising, calendar,  study, major choices, etc.  To  students’ connections to the course

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

circulation. • Improves respiration. • Exercises the lungs and chest muscles. • Increases the production of (hormone) endorphins. • Boast the immune system. • Stimulates the cardiovascular system. • Lowers the pulse rate and blood pressure.Assessment of Humor in the ClassroomAt the end of each semester, the author administers Continuous Improvement Surveys toeach of his classes. These surveys provide the author with the opportunity to receiveanonymous student feedback and develop plans for future course improvements. At thesame time, the author has noted that students generally appreciate the opportunity toparticipate in the future development of the course.During the Spring and Fall semesters of 2014, the author administered

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monika Rummler, Technische Universität Berlin; Petra Nikol, Technische Universität Berlin

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New Engineering Educators

situations and learningprocesses; planning for studies, study sequences and study modules; planning and “staging”of learning situations; teaching and facilitation of learning; consultation on study goals, studystrategies, study planning; consultation on learning strategies, learning tasks, learningproblems, working, examinations, and evaluation.Desirable attributes for continuing education offerings for teaching in higher education aredescribed with the following organizing principles and subjects of recent discussion:reflexivity, reform orientation, participant orientation, problem and activity orientation, focuson learning, variety of methods, internationalization, scholarships of teaching, consistency,sustainability and transfer.By means of a

Conference Session

Off the Beaten Path

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seth Norberg, United States Military Academy

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New Engineering Educators

advantage of the lecturer. Variation in pitch, intensity, and pace of thelecture, and visual cues such as gestures, facial expression, movement to the blackboard,the use of demonstrations or audiovisual aids—all of these recruit and maintain attention Page 13.301.2to the lecture.—McKeachie [6].Expanding on McKeachie’s statement and focusing on changing the environment, Irealized that many of the demonstrations, slide shows, movies, and stories could be pre-planned to coincide with lulls in the lecture. The primary means of instruction waswriting on the blackboard. Based on McKeachie’s recommendation, the commercialbreak served as a means to change the

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Genik, Wayne State University; Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

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New Engineering Educators

being taught (say, duringthe summer or between semesters) for more thorough maintenance. The new faculty member isencouraged to develop a lab plan for their facility, similar to what ABET requires for theprogram’s laboratories. This plan should include a maintenance budget and schedule, a budgetand schedule for equipment replacement, staffing needs, safety rules and enforcement, spacerequirements and specifications, and sources of funding.Staffing the LaboratoryAt undergraduate institutions, lab sessions are staffed by the instructor of the course who may beresponsible for up to three other courses during the given semester. This requires a considerablecommitment of time, but allows for significant interaction with the students. To enhance

Conference Session

Faculty Unite! Effective Ways for Educators to Collaborate Successfully

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine S. Grant, North Carolina State University; Barbara E Smith, North Carolina State University; Louis A Martin-Vega, North Carolina State University; Olgha Bassam Qaqish, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

planning and execution of the faculty development program.Dr. Louis A Martin-Vega, North Carolina State University Dr. Martin-Vega joined NC State University as its Dean of Engineering in 2006. He has also served as Dean of Engineering at USF in Tampa, Florida, as Chair of the Department of Industrial & Mfg Systems Engineering at Lehigh University, as the Lockheed Professor at Florida Institute of Technology, and as a tenured faculty member at the University of Florida and the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. He has also held various positions at the National Science Foundation including Acting Head of its Engineer- ing Directorate. He is currently President-Elect of ASEE and his research and teaching interests

Conference Session

Technology for Faculty Development and Classroom Management

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rustin Deane Webster, Purdue University, New Albany

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New Engineering Educators

school into teaching, would feelmost comfortable implementing the same techniques and tools in their classrooms(Chachra, 2016). McManus (2001) specifically discusses how most new facultymembers were taught by instructors who used the Teacher-Centered paradigm asopposed to the Learning-Centered paradigm and therefore they likewise use it oncethey enter academia. This professor, who transitioned from a working professional inthe engineering and aerospace industry to teaching in higher education, self-imposedthe challenge of going digital at the beginning of the transition. His game plan consistedof creating and adopting a paperless curriculum framework (see Figure 1). Figure 1. Going Digital FrameworkAs a first year

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Teaching I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Grau, University of Alabama; Guillermo Mejia, University of Alabama and Universidad Industrial de Santander

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New Engineering Educators

isolated mannerwithout linking to other fundamentals of construction management such as planning andscheduling. Each week had two class sections of two hours each. The traditional lecture classwas the instruction strategy, where the lecturer explained basic concepts about estimating costsin construction projects and the students applied those cost fundamentals by undertaking asemester’s project on the budget of a construction project. The grading system was basicallybased on three exams and the semester’s project with a numerical scale ranging from 0 to 5,where the approval grade was 3. There was a persistent problem regarding the students’performance in class that worried to the civil engineering department due to feeble averagesachieved by

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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New Engineering Educators

reminders come. Some faculty members think of teaching as a time wasterbecause a mere satisfactory in teaching, with lots of journal publications, is enough for tenure; sowhy worry. Bad, ineffective teaching can be a time waster since students will require more timeto gain an understanding of the material. Other “Wasted Time” includes meetings that aresuddenly scheduled that are “good” for us. Some department meetings, lectures, and colloquiawhere attendance is expected stand in the way of planned activities from the “Effective Time”category. These activities are then thought as time wasters. The inability to say no torequirements makes faculty feel that these are of no value especially when compared to researchand publication work. Other time