Paper ID #11245Using Isomorphic Questions, the Statics Concept Inventory, and Surveys toInvestigate the Benefits of and Student Satisfaction in a Hybrid Learning En-vironment (Civil Engineering Division)Mr. Eric Kjolsing P.E., University of California, San Diego Eric completed his B.S. degree in 2007 and his M.S. degree in 2008 in Structural Engineering from UC San Diego. In 2011, Eric earned his M.B.A. from San Diego State University with a coursework emphasis in finance and a thesis outlining a competitive framework for firms in the transportation industry pursuing Design-Build projects. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D
, but are very difficult to quantify.1. Introduction Page 26.1221.2The Partnership for Retention Improvement in Mathematics, Engineering, and Science(PRIMES) is a University of Louisville cross-college collaboration aimed at reducing attritionamong our STEM majors. This project unites faculty from the College of Arts & Sciences, theJ.B. Speed School of Engineering, and the College of Education and Human Development intackling identified hurdles that contribute to poor retention (and thus low graduation rates) in ourrespective undergraduate STEM programs. PRIMES’ goals are quite simple: 1. Increase by 25% the number of Bachelor’s degrees
the learning experience suchas lecture, independent reading, computer simulation, group discussion, and open-ended projects,to name a few.2 One reason is that individual students have different learning styles and thismulti-faceted approach will reach a broader base of students. Another though, is that differentapproaches to teaching move students to different levels within the taxonomy. A groupdiscussion is not an effective way to convey basic knowledge of a subject, just as lecture is not avery good way to drive synthesis.Much has been written about the use of computers as one such element of an enriched learningenvironment. Like most teaching methodologies, the introduction of a software component canbe done well and it can be done poorly
the night, they knew that I understand what it's like to be tired. When I try to get them to work through something, they'll usually at least make an effort, even if they were up half the night themselves.Some of her opportunities to connect with students came when discussing their future plans andaspirations, rather than current challenges. In the physics class, she was assisting them with abridge-building project, and was able to talk with students as she helped them glue toothpickstogether. Having a project like this also makes it easy to walk around and talk to the students, and see how they're doing in general. One very bright, ambitious young lady is planning to visit the colleges that have admitted her, so she can figure out
over forty (40) Senior Design Projects and his teams of students have received five (5) National Championships and three Best Design Awards. In the recent years, he has challenged himself with the creation an effective methodology for successful Invention and Innovation. Professor Sepahpour did his undergraduate studies at TCNJ and has advanced degrees from New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). He is the recipient of two (2) Best Paper Awards from the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Divisions of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and Experimentation and Laboratory Oriented Studies (DELOS). He has served as the Chair of the Divisions of ME and DELOS of the ASEE. Prof. Sepahpour is an active member of
the Ira A. Fulton Schools of En- gineering at Arizona State University. He teaches context-centered electrical engineering and embedded systems design courses, and studies the use of context in both K-12 and undergraduate engineering design education. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2010) and M.S./B.S. in Electrical and Com- puter Engineering from Purdue University. Dr. Jordan is PI on several NSF-funded projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER Award entitled ”CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society” and ”Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?” He has also been part of the teaching team for NSF’s Innovation Corps for Learning, and
of results details the interests of student members in Chapter-providedprogramming. Some respondents are interested in greater outreach or social programming, butfor the most part, participants want their ASEE Student Chapters to be focused on teaching andresearch. Participants are most interested in faculty panels for teaching programming,presumably learning from the experts, and are interested in research projects as research-focusedprogramming.Student Chapters are valuable for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, they provideindividuals with an opportunity to interact with students that have an interest in engineeringeducation. The common interest in engineering education is interdisciplinary, meaningindividuals may interact with
theirstudents interest and understanding of engineering substantially. Similar results weredescribed by Yilmaz & Guillen5 and Specking & Clausen6 after middle and high schoolstudents attended summer engineering camp for various durations. Lyons7 stated thatmiddle school students’ perception of engineering changed significantly (positively) afterinteracting with engineering students through conversation and project work performedone to two days a week over an entire year. Vernaza & Aggarwal8 described a positiveimpact on the middle school students after their participation in the half-day MechanicalEngineering day event. Students felt they had an increase in engineering knowledge andwould recommend their friends who were interested in
. His research and teaching interests include wearable computing, electronic textiles, and interdisciplinary design teams for pervasive computing. In 2006 he was selected for the National Science Foundation’s Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for his research in e-textile-based wearable computing.Dr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa D. McNair is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as co-Director of the VT Engineering Communication Center (VTECC). Her research interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and re- flective practice. Projects supported by the
Education at University of Nevada, Reno. His re- search focuses on the interactions between engineering cultures, student motivation, and their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers, their problem solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing and Science Education from Clemson University.Courtney June Faber, Clemson University Courtney Faber is a graduate student in the Department of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow
skills.Schools around the country are striving to prepare students for the competitive and demandingjob market after college. As a way to assist students for this shift, there are in-depth discussionsabout the benefits of project-based learning, methods for teaching all subject-areas, and extra-curricular clubs.In this paper, a detailed account of the methods and practices used in an extracurricular roboticsclub at a culturally diverse, low-socioeconomic Title 1 School is provided. As studentscollaborate within the team and compete against other schools in FIRST Robotics’ FIRST TECHChallenge ® (FTC), they gain experience in problem solving, programming, fundraising,documentation, and community outreach. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the premise
with heat and masstransfer and chemical kinetics, though it can also be taken in the senior year as it is a co-requisiteto spring semester capstone design. Less than 10% of the students from 2013-2015 took thecourse concurrently with capstone design; the majority of students were in their junior year.The course includes three projects, highlighting process optimization (determination of desiredoperating conditions), process control and tuning (illustration of a simple PID control scheme),and process safety (hazards identification for a lab and development of a Standard OperatingProcedure and entry/exit protocol), which comprise of 30% of the course grade. Another 50% ofthe grade comes from exams and class participation. The final 20% of the
study hours, lighting, seating,technology, staff, and services. Door prizes and snacks were also included as part of the event.The room, named CenterPOINT (Center for Projects, Opportunities, Instruction, Networking,and Teamwork), was remodeled over the summer of 2013 incorporating the feedback received atthe forum. Upon its opening, CenterPOINT included such features as: a full-time academicadvisor/center manager; a front desk staffed by student assistants; free drop-in peer tutoringhours; tables on wheels that could be easily moved into different configurations; five computerstations; items available for checkout such as phone chargers, headphones, and calculators; akitchenette space with refrigerator, microwave, and sink; wall-mounted and
papers in the areas of mechanics, robotics and industrial automation. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Low Cost Automated Pill Dispenser for At-Home UseAbstractThis paper outlines a project idea for an Automated Pill Dispenser (APD) for home usage. It is developedusing CAD software, 3D printed parts, Arduino Mega Microcontroller, continuous and non-continuousservos, optical sensors and a 5-inch LCD display interface to create a cost effective and reasonably pricedalternative to the traditional medication dispensers. The design is modular and able to house up to fourdispensing units on one control unit. The basic housing for the dispensing unit consists of three pieceswhich connect to
Paper ID #15044Making Learning Whole: Toward the Development of an Instrument Opera-tionalizing Perkins’ ModelDr. Jeremi S London, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Dr. Jeremi London is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Arizona State University. She holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education, all from Purdue Univer- sity. She employs mixed methods research designs and computational tools to address complex problems relevant to her research interests. She leads projects related to her research interest in primary research interests, which are focused on the
participation andidentity in relation to situativity. This framework will specifically guide the development of theresearch instruments – interview and observation protocols for the qualitative portion of thestudy and their subsequent use for designing the survey. Informal learning can be understood as asituated activity that takes place in a specific setting, a setting different than a formal classroom,and often involves students becoming a part of a community of practice over time. The situatedperspective also helps shed light on the different identities that students take on as they work ondifferent projects, for instance, as part of collaborative teams. Therefore, although we believethat the debates and frameworks around informal learning are
California State University, Sacramento, and his MS (1980) and DE (1983) degrees in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University. His educa- tion and research interests include project management, innovation and entrepreneurship, and embedded product/system development.Dr. Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University Dr. Wei Zhan is an Associate Professor and program coordinator of Electronic Systems Engineering Technology at Texas A&M University. Dr. Zhan earned his D.Sc. in Systems Science from Washington University in St. Louis in 1991. From 1991 to 1995, he worked at University of California, San Diego and Wayne State University. From 1995 to 2006, he worked in the automotive industry as a system engineer. In
identity among adult engineering students. Currently, adult students make up 37.6% of the student population at 4 year institutions in the 4United States and 40.3% of the population at 2 year institutions in the United States. Adult student enrollment rates are increasing on par with the rates of their younger, traditional counterparts, and the rate of increase of adult enrollment in college is expected to outpace the rate of increase in traditional age student enrollment. NCES projects that from 2012 to 2023 the rate of increase for students under the age of 25 will be 12%, whereas the rate of increase for
importance of testing activity and are aware that testers are responsible andaccountable for the product quality. The percentage of such students is 17% as against theprofessionals 50%. We can apprise students of the complete product life cycle through real-life projects and exposure to industry processes.The major issue is on the con side. The students are aware that the profession is relegated tosecond-class citizenship and vote that as the most critical issue. However, only 36% of thestudents believe so, as against 73% of the professionals. If students are exposed to this reality,many more may get distracted from the testing profession. The industry has to take care ofthis issue. While they may not have planned for this situation to occur, they
&M University Dr. Malini Natarajarathinam is an Associate professor with Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution. She teaches classes on strategic relationships for industrial distribution, distribu- tion information systems and new directions in Industrial Distribution. She is also the founding faculty and advisor for the Society of Women in Industrial Distribution (SWID). She works on many service learning projects with her students where they work with many local community agencies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016Women in Industrial Distribution: emerging opportunities and challenges for female college
Science and Engineer- ing at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He obtained his Diploma and Ph.D. at Friedrich- Schiller-University in Jena, Germany for his theoretical work on transparent conducting oxides. Before he started at UIUC he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on a project that aimed at a description of non-adiabatic electron ion dynamics. His research revolves around excited electronic states and their dynamics in various materials using accurate computational methods and making use of modern super computers in order to understand, for instance, how light is absorbed in photo-voltaic materials. c American Society for
funded research projects focus on the development nonlinear dynamics approaches for the detection of faults in bearing and gear systems at the Villanova Center for Analytics of Dynamic Systems (VCADS) in PA. He graduated from the University of Yaounde 1 in Cameroon and then completed a Certificate in Teaching Engineering in Higher Education at Villanova University. Dr. Kwuimy is interested in vibration analysis and in the use of nonlinear dynamics tools to improve the early detection of fault in complex nonlinear systems. In the latest, his focus is on engineering systems (gear systems, bearings) and biological systems (vibration in human-arm, human diseases). In vibration analysis, his focus is on the conversion
positively impacted their content learning.Survey Comments Thermodynamics: The anonymous survey included a request and space for comments.Twelve students in the control group and fifteen students in the experimental group providedcomments. Below, parts of some of the comments are reproduced. Except where mistakes greatlyimpeded understanding, these quotes are provided verbatim. As the purpose is to provide 11evidence of student feelings about the collaboration project and not to point out errors in thesecomments, [sic] is not used. Ten of the twelve students in the control group expressed a wish they had been included inthe collaboration group. The other two felt taking group
Kinematics CourseAbstractThe proper application of lean management techniques to manufacturing processes typicallyresults in process improvements. Many of the principles of lean thinking can also be applied tothe educational process. This paper examines the implementation of lean management principlesin the design and delivery of a traditional lecture-based engineering course – Kinematics ofMachines.The format of a typical kinematics course relies on lectures, homework, exams, and perhaps adesign project as a means for transferring knowledge from the instructor to the students. In thispaper, lean thinking principles are applied to redesign the kinematics course format to increasethe effectiveness and efficiency of the knowledge transfer process
Ben-Chaim, Lappan, and Houang, focused on improvement throughinstruction. Around 1000 students from 3 different schools underwent a three week MiddleGrade Mathematics Project Visual Spatial Unit. The students were asked to do several visualactivities that involved creating and drawing buildings made out of cubes and using 2D views tounderstand 3D structures. Following the unit, the students were given the Middle GradeMathematics Project Visual Spatial Test that consisted of a total of 32 questions broken up into10 question types. Five of the question types were similar in nature to the exercises that thestudents completed during the 3 week unit. The other five, however, were quite different fromwhat the students had seen. [5] A similar study
(see Appendix A for examples).Examples of activities include: Build the tallest tower: Engineers often have constraints that they need to work with. In this project, time and materials were the main constraints. Engineers also solve problems, such as how to construct a tower. Students must decide which materials they would utilize from those given (paper, card stock, different types of tape) to make the tallest tower within a ten minute timeframe. Laser engraving: A laser engraver demonstration was given during which it created acrylic charms. Fun facts were shared about the engraver and students were given a chance to ask questions
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Paper ID #23769Mission Engineering CompetenciesMs. Nicole A.C. Hutchison, Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. Nicole Hutchison is a Research Engineer at the SERC. Her primary work through the SERC in- cludes the Helix project. Previously she was a member of the BKCASE research team. Before joining Stevens, she spent 5 years working for Analytic Services, supporting the US Departments of Defense and Homeland Security. She holds a PhD in systems engineering from Stevens and her INCOSE CSEP.Sergio Luna , Stevens Institute of Technology Sergio Luna is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Systems Engineering at Stevens Institute
’ best knowledge, no existing tool isreadily available to support peer instruction in the flipped classroom. It should be noted thatthe P2P platform is different from the surveying/grouping tools that are built-in the learningmanagement system that are primarily intended to facilitate team formation for project-basedlearning.Key functions of the P2P platformFigure 1 illustrates a complete peer instruction process made possible by the P2P platform.Before every lecture in classroom, the instructor publishes a set of digitalized learningcontents on the platform based on what he/she thinks students need to learn, together with aset of content-related questions that are intended to solicit students’ feedback. Next,individual students are tasked to
Technology Management with a specialization in Manufacturing Systems from Indiana State University. His research interests include computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), additive manu- facturing, product design and development, and experiential learning.Dr. Rustin Webster, Purdue University, New Albany Dr. Rustin Webster is an assistant professor in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University and specializes in mechanical engineering and computer graphics technology. Dr. Webster’s industry expe- rience includes time as a contractor for the Department of Defense as an engineer, project manager, and researcher. He holds a B.S. in Engineering Graphics and Design and a M.S. in Management of