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Conference Session
Teaching Mechanics: Modes and Methods
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Tagged Divisions
Mechanics Division (MECHS)
establish a weekly problem set of traditional textbookproblems, lead an opening discussion of how to approach them, and then allow students time towork on them in class, with opportunity to consult directly with me, a peer tutor, or with a fellowstudent. I aimed that students would ‘crack the egg’ of the fundamental ideas during theseworking periods, and then complete them for homework. Nevertheless, I still had the mentality“to cover the material” and “to show students how”. Thus, lectures would tend to migrate backto me serving as the central figure leading a class discussion on how to outline problemsolutions. True, I was not reciting lecture notes, and using a Socratic style, I would not show anyexplicit steps unless a student provided it. I
Conference Session
International Division (INTL) Technical Session #4: Global DEI
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jose Carlos Quadrado, ENTER Network; Kseniya Zaitseva, ENTER Network
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
International Division (INTL)
Engineering EducatorRegistered).Applying to become a registered International Professional Engineering Educator is acomprehensive and quite rigorous process. Potential educators are required to digitally submitthe necessary evidence of the competencies they possess in all the domains as an educator,fill out an application form, submit their portfolio, and evidence of their professionaldevelopment achievements.Each application is reviewed by three international experts (members of the Evaluation andMonitoring Committee) necessarily from other countries and preferentially from othercontinents, to verify that it meets the criteria of the ENTER Registry.Once the peer review is complete, the educators will be notified whether they are eligible
Conference Session
Faculty Development Division Technical Session 4
Collection
2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles; Daniel Galvan, California State University, Los Angeles; Jose Mijares, California State University, Los Angeles; Corin Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles; Gustavo Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Lizabeth Thompson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
teaching and learning (1) creating a safe space,2) multiple entry points, 3) cognitive conflict, 4) passive vs. engaged learning, and 5) intrinsicmotivation); a critically reflective dialogue on which ideas from the “The Heart of a Teacher”[16] (assigned in the Inclusive Teaching Program [11]) they agreed or disagreed with and howtheir identity and their awareness of their identity influence their teaching.Cultural Wealth: This session focuses on Yosso’s framework of community cultural wealth [7]and includes: a short reflective writing exercise on how fellows connect with students and helpstudents connect with the material; a small group discussion on Yosso’s description of deficitthinking and Freire’s banking model of education [17]; a journal
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ricky Castles, East Carolina University; Chris Venters, East Carolina University; Charles Goodman, Pitt Community College
living-learning community, expansion of university tutoringinitiatives to allow access for community college students, and promoting a new peer mentoringinitiative. The program emphasizes career opportunities including promoting on-campus careerfairs, promoting internship and co-op opportunities, and bringing in guest speakers from variousindustry partners. A goal of the program was to allow community college students to buildrelationships with university students and faculty so they can more easily assimilate into thestudent body at the university upon transfer. This paper presents the challenges presented to theproject in the first year and the pivoting that occurred due the pandemic. Data is presentedregarding recruitment of scholars in both
Conference Session
Engineering Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Chadia A. Aji, Tuskegee University; M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
-level math and aerospace engineering courses during the Spring and Fall 2020 semesters.The major change was a move from face-to-face to remote learning during the mid of the Springsemester (March) and the fall semester. The face-to face in-class active learning (peer-to-peer,white board activities, team projects/presentations etc.) had to be aligned with the virtualdelivery/interaction modality. To encourage students prepare for the virtual lesson and watch thepre-class preparatory videos and other learning materials, graded short pre-class online quizzesusing the learning management system and virtual in-class quizzes were administered. Theauthors had provided several professional development workshops to the faculty on thesestrategies prior
Conference Session
First-Year Programs Division Poster Session
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Alexander James Carroll, Vanderbilt University; Joshua Daniel Borycz, Vanderbilt University; Julianne Vernon, Vanderbilt University
Tagged Divisions
First-Year Programs
presenting their projects to their classmates via an oral presentation, eachteam is given approximately one month to conduct background research on their challenge and toreceive peer feedback from other groups. Student groups are asked to create slides to accompanytheir presentation and are required to include a reference slide listing the resources theyconsulted during this process.Project-based learning assignments like this one, in which students develop their own questionsand propose potential solutions to real-world problems, often benefit from information literacyinstruction (ILI) [4], [5]. Successful ILI interventions empower students to explore the contextssurrounding a problem and to synthesize the information they find in order to identify
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez, University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research; William Henderson III, University of Kentucky
Tagged Topics
NSF Grantees Poster Session
educational initiatives designed to increase and broaden participation in STEM fields.Mr. William Henderson III, University of Kentucky Mr. William Henderson III is the co-director of the mentoring program as well as the Director for Di- versity Programs and Diversity/Out-of State recruitment for the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Engineering. Originally from Lexington, Kentucky, William obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Math Education and Secondary Math Education, respectively, from UK. He has performed a number of functions at UK including: grant writing, strategic planning for the university in general and for diversity in particular, coordinating student affairs, advising, and outreach programming
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Robin G. Tuchscherer, Northern Arizona University; Ron Gray, Northern Arizona University; Christine Allison Gray, Northern Arizona University
Tagged Topics
Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
researchers, “the results suggest that academics are less ofa reason for leaving engineering than the less tangible feelings and beliefs side of the equation”.While the tendency is to relate a sense of lack of belonging to underrepresented students, the datasuggest lack of belonging may be the strongest factor for all students [12], irrespective of socialgroup. Strategies for creating a welcoming and inclusive climate within the academic settinginclude: 1) directing student-peer interactions; 2) broadening the scope of early course work; and3) providing students with authentic learning experiences.Reshaping Engineering Classroom NormsAt the heart of student identity formation is students’ sense of belonging. Students’ sense ofthemselves as engineers
Conference Session
International Engineering Education I - Poster Session
Collection
2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mike Murphy; Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions
International
detailed in Boyer’s articulate and visionary review 14 ofscholarship in a post-war, modern environment.As a general rule, definitions of scholarship and research are characterised by Page 12.795.5originality, have investigation as a primary objective, have the potential to produceresults that add to humanity’s stock of knowledge (theoretical or practical) and aredeemed so by public scrutiny via peer appraisal. Yet they are also sufficiently broadand flexible to be useful in a TTOC environment.Research MetricsResearch metrics should be defined for a transition period as research activity growswithin the TTOC, and then final metrics can be implemented
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles
. Worksheets included step-by-step instructions for implementing the projects. Using the Tablet PCs, students were required to illustrate their designs, capture and paste their Verilog code and simulation waveforms, and write their observations. At the end of each worksheet more in-depth questions were provided to probe the students understanding of the project and their knowledge of the underlying digital design fundamentals. The class projects were designed to be completed within one 100-minute class period. Afterwards students had one week to submit their worksheets. During the five class periods, students worked on their designs independently but received help from the professor and their peers. If students needed
Conference Session
Improving Presentation Skills Through Summer Research and Ambassador Programs
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Elizabeth L. Miller, Pennsylvania State University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Tagged Divisions
Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
professionals,asking questions in a fashion that encouraged the interviewees to volunteer information. Thesesurveys, which followed the customer discovery approach used in lean design [11], were thenanalyzed to understand how AE is received outside of the classroom. Participants in the survey showed that once they learned the AE style, they preferred to useit for presentations in industry and research. Since the style is not widespread, though, participantsdescribed facing resistance from superiors and peers because of uncertainty about the style andopposition to deviating from company standards and traditional methods. Defying this resistance,many participants who attempted to incorporate elements of the AE style found that they had
Conference Session
Let’s Get Pumped: Innovative Approaches for Better Student Engagement
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ashraf Badir P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University
Tagged Divisions
Civil Engineering
instructor goes around answering students questions, providing guidance and/orcorrecting their mistakes as needed. Thereafter, the faculty continue with the succeeding part ofthe lesson. Throughout the years, students have positively evaluated this format emphasizing thatinstantaneous correction of errors by the instructor or the students’ peers is of a tremendousbenefit to the students and helps them understand the subsequent professor’s explanation withinthe same lecture.Students rarely use their graded exams to study and many just quickly go over their gradedassignments without giving the necessary attention to their errors, let alone discoveringalternative solution methods to the same problems. The reality is that many students seldom usethe
Conference Session
Student Division Development of Professional Skills Technical Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Zahra Shahbazi, Manhattan College; Mary Ann Jacobs Ed.D., Manhattan College; Alexandra Emma Lehnes, Manhattan College; Kathleen Christal Mancuso, Manhattan College; Anthony Scotti, Manhattan College
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Student
Engineering UndergraduatesAbstract:When engineers enter the workforce they are expected to have professional skills and thetechnical background. However, beside some isolated presentation and writing trainingsincorporated in courses such as senior design, usually there is no official training for suchprofessional skills in engineering curriculum. With the support from National ScienceFoundation, we have developed a program where students have the opportunity to receivetraining on professional skills and practice them in a non-threatening environment. In thisprogram students prepare engineering related lesson plans and present them to local middle andhigh school students. The program offers special workshops on leadership, teamwork,presentation
Conference Session
Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Daniel Christe, Drexel University; Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University; Christopher Michael Sales, Drexel University; Yaghoob Farnam, Drexel University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Libraries
12engineering topic of self-healing infrastructure, explore contextually relevant knowledge,synthesize actual self-healing concrete samples, and synthesize online and offline findings topresent in front of a peer audience. They are also well-suited to project-based courses and“unconference” sessions that inculcate greater interaction and collaboration between participants.For instance, at the time of writing, Elsevier’s Engineering team has partnered with a series ofAiChE Regional Student Conferences to launch similar sessions having as many as 100participants, to provide a professional development experience around real industry corrosionmitigation and asset management challenges. The format is agnostic to the particular challengeor toolsets used and
Conference Session
Faculty Development Technical Paper Session
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Heidi M Sherick, University of Michigan
Tagged Divisions
Faculty Development Constituent Committee
impacted their leadership development and careeradvancement. Through data collection and analysis, the researcher will identify emergentdevelopmental relationship functions specific to engineering faculty. Researcher field notesreveal anticipated findings such as the power of observation and the significance of rolemodeling experienced by the participants. The anticipated findings support new functionsidentified in previous research specific to the population of higher education leaders. Theimportance of peer relationships and the existence of multiple developers are also consistent withprevious findings. Results from this study will inform a mentoring model being developed bythe author which will help faculty focus on being intentional about
Conference Session
Virtual and Web Learning in Chemical Engineering
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
J. Patrick Abulencia, Manhattan College; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University
Tagged Divisions
Chemical Engineering
large library of thermodynamics videos, suitable toact as “learning objects” for topic introduction or further study outside of class, enhanced studentengagement, student demonstration of the capacity to engage in lifelong learning. By the draftpaper due date, we will also be able to say whether or not it also resulted in a significant changein students’ thermodynamics concept inventory scores. In previous years of the study, simplywatching videos or generating a single video on a larger team did not improve student scoresover control.BackgroundPeer instruction has been shown to be a powerful tool for learning(1). The goal of this work wasto see if the benefits of peer instruction could be attained asynchronously via the medium ofvideo. In the
Conference Session
NSF Grantees’ Poster Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Dawn Wiggin, University of Washington; Jeremy Kingma, Washington State University; John B. Schneider, Washington State University; Sonya Cunningham, University of Washington; Scott Winter, University of Washington
Tagged Topics
NSF Grantees Poster Session
ElectricalEngineering, and six in Mechanical Engineering. All of these students should certify within theirmajor in the next year and have joined their peers as successful students in engineering.In this paper, we present an in-depth view of the program as well as evaluation results from thefirst two years of the program. We also showcase best practices and lessons learned in supportingat-risk students in engineering.STARS ProgramRecruitment and SelectionSTARS enrolls approximately 32 students from low socio-economic backgrounds each year ateach university. To qualify for the program, a student must be Pell Grant-eligible, graduate froma Washington high school with thirty percent or more of the students receiving free- or reduced-priced lunches, and express
Conference Session
Fundamental: K-12 Students and Engineering Design Practices (Part 2)
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Michelle E Jordan , Arizona State University; Tonatiuh Munguia-Villanueva, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
Standards (NGSS)foregrounds the importance of collaboration in science and engineering practices by integratingcommunication as a fundamental criterion at all levels of K-12 education: “Engineers need to beable to express their ideas, orally and in writing, with the use of tables, graphs, drawings, ormodels and by engaging in extended discussions with peers.” 13 Such communication practicesare necessary for generating design solutions and for planning and carrying out collaborativeinvestigations.Previous studies indicate that young learners encounter communication challenges related totask, relational, and identity issues when collaborating on engineering design projects.14, 15 Otherresearch has identified effective scaffolding to support middle
Conference Session
First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Tracy Jane Puccinelli, College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; John Murphy, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Tagged Divisions
First-Year Programs
. Page 26.293.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Bringing Technology to the First Year Design Experience through the use of Electronic Design NotebooksIntroductionIncluding a coordinated curriculum that provides an atmosphere of collaboration and supportfrom peers with first-year engineering students has been shown to increase graduation rates andthe overall positive experience for students.1,2 Our freshman Introduction to Engineering designcourse strives to accomplish this in part by providing a collaborative real-world engineeringdesign experience that pushes students to work well together to accomplish a design goal. Manyof these first year engineering students take
Conference Session
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Danilo Garbi Zutin, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences; Michael E. Auer, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences; Christian Kreiter MSc, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Pre-College Engineering Education Division
apositive impact on the usage and utilisation of Online Laboratories. After developing the userinterfaces based on the mock-ups they had the chance to discuss with their peers from otherpartner schools and try the online labs developed by their colleagues. The project runs untilNovember 2016. At the time of writing we are in the process of carrying out tests and asurvey where the students will test labs developed by their peers. Results are expected to beavailable during the summer break.In general, we value this self-paced student activity as a kind of inquiry and project-basedlearning. Students showed high engagement with the project objectives and clealy enjoyedparticipating. They had additionally the opportunity to work together with other
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session I
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University, San Marcos; Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos; Clara Novoa, Texas State University, San Marcos; Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos
Tagged Topics
Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
increasingstudent retention as a part of an NSF IUSE grant, Texas State STEM Rising Stars. One of thesestrategies is to introduce a new first-year course, “Introduction to Engineering & EngineeringTechnology,” that was designed to support student retention through exploration of relevantacademic and career issues, early contact with faculty as mentors, and development of a learningcommunity with peers in the major. A special challenge for developing this new Introduction toEngineering course is that the state legislature implemented a law2 that limits the number ofhours that can be required for a college degree. As a result, a new course cannot simply beadded to the existing curriculum of the university’s engineering and engineering technologydegrees
Conference Session
Active Learning Methods in Action
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Scott Abney, East Carolina University; Mark Angolia, East Carolina University; Leslie Pagliari, East Carolina University
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
demand for graduates who have hands-on experience with ERP software has increasedsignificantly [14]. More so, graduates who have completed ERP coursework have seen a nearly a$4,000 higher average salary than their peers who have no ERP experience [10]. This iscomparable to previous research that has shown career success regarding salaries and promotionsfor students related to performance on simulations [8].An effective set of simulations to develop student knowledge of business process and ERPsystems has been developed by the ERPsim Lab at HEC Montreal https://erpsim.hec.ca/en. TheERPsim Lab has a suite of business simulations using a live SAP ERP software environmentaccessed through the SAP University Alliance (UA). The SAP UA has over 3,200
Conference Session
Introductory Materials Engineering Courses of 2020
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Melissa Zaczek, Rochester Institute of Technology; Cory Hoffman, Rochester Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions
Materials
failure mechanisms based on fracture surfaceanalysis, microstructural analysis, and a basic stress analysis of the incident that caused failure.Students are responsible for sectioning, hardness testing, metallographic sample prep, andbackground research on the component and/or material. All project deliverables, including thefinal summary report, consist of presentations made to their peers in lab.Feedback from students indicates that they find the project to be a valuable part of the course.The students make noticeable improvements in their presentation skills over the course of thequarter. In some cases, the in-lab presentations lead to discussions of different failure modes orloading scenarios among the students. Interviews with graduating
Conference Session
Moral Development, Engineering Pedagogy and Ethics Instruction
Collection
2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Ethics
again demonstrate problemdefinition and resolution through case studies as well as their own project activities.To improve ethics instruction, two phases of assessment are implemented. Overall courseassessment is performed for all courses using a collective Peer Evaluation of CourseEffectiveness at the end of the semester. In addition, ethics-specific assessment is incorporatedinto the Program Outcome: ME graduates can judge appropriate professional and ethicalconduct. Program Outcomes are measured using several methods and are reviewed on an annualbasis.The integrated Professional Component structure provides a framework for building uponprevious coursework, assessing student progress, and adjusting course coverage based on priorassessments to
Conference Session
INT. Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Partnerships, and Implementations
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Courtney Thompson, Middle Tennessee State University
Tagged Divisions
International
. Page 23.574.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Experimental Vehicles Program Creates Lasting Partnerships with National and International IndustriesAbstractThe Experimental Vehicles Program (EVP) was created in 2004 as an umbrella program for fivedifferent undergraduate experimental vehicle design teams. These projects consist of the SolarVehicle, Moonbuggy, Baja SAE, Formula SAE, and Solar Boat. The goal of the EVP is to fosterundergraduate student development through the construction of experimental vehicles with theguidance of faculty mentors as well as partnerships with both national and international industryleaders.Students work in peer-led teams to annually
Conference Session
Approaches to Mathematics Curriculum to Include Projects and Technologies
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Charles C.Y. Lam, California State University, Bakersfield; Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes, CSUB STEM Affinity Group
Tagged Divisions
Mathematics
responsibilities in Undergraduate Biology, Graduate Level Science Curriculum, Philosophy, and Issues; Elementary and Secondary Science Methods; Student Teacher Supervision, and Educational Tech- nology. Additional duties included grant writing, management, and evaluation; and university committees. RESEARCH INTERESTS: Include teaching and learning cognition skills, informal learning environ- ments and strategies, and curriculum design. Page 24.35.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A Comprehensive Approach on Delivering Calculus to Engineering
Conference Session
Programs in Entrepreneurship
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
James V Green, University of Maryland, College Park; Alyssa E. Cohen Sherman, University of Maryland
Tagged Divisions
Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
module. Thedeliverables included a (1) product pitch, (2) marketing plan, (3) visual prototype, test plan,customer feedback analysis, and functional prototype, (4) final presentation, (5) fundingproposal, and (6) peer evaluation. See Tables 1 and 2. Page 23.386.3Table 1. Schedule (Part 1 of 2)Topic Deliverable Description Grade %Module 1: Product PitchCourse overview Product Pitch Individually, or as a group of 2, develop a 2- 8%Strategic market page paper
Conference Session
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Collection
2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Timothy Wheeler
development.At the time of this writing, SPIRIT II is ready to launch. We are hopeful that a launchopportunity will be offered in early April. We present preliminary conclusions about the outcomeof that project and lessons learned from the manifold differences between these two efforts. Weresist the temptation to ascribe value judgments such as “success/failure”. Work on a programevaluation is ongoing. Rather, our purpose is to compare the two very different outcomes ofSPIRIT I and SPIRIT II. In addition, we present the current evolution of the characteristics andgoals of this unique program.Characteristics of a “SPIRIT Project”The SPIRIT projects are designed to provide a supportive environment1,2 for students todemonstrate newly acquired skills and to
Conference Session
Innovative Teaching in Environmental Engineering
Collection
2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Enos Charles Inniss
the exercise was good from the experiential learningstandpoint, it was not properly exploited for all the information it could provide to both theindividual student and the class in general. Students should get more practice with the variousaspects of technical communication (both oral and written)1 and more feedback from theinstructor and from their peers on the success of those efforts. To this end, students were assignedthe task of producing fact sheets during various sections of the revised course. The firstassignment called for students to work in groups, to prepare both the fact sheet and the moreformal presentation of their findings on air pollution detection and/or control. A secondassignment called for them to individually produce a
Conference Session
Outreach and Recruitment
Collection
2005 Annual Conference
Authors
Scott Pinkham; Cathryne Jordan; Lisa Peterson
capabilities,creativity, writing ability, and student interest in exploring engineering fields. Page 10.146.2 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” Notification. All applicants are notified of their decision with either an acceptance orrejection letter. Those students who are accepted then go through another round of selectionwith the corporate partners and are placed as closely as possible to their stated interests. Program launch. The program begins with an initial orientation at each