Conference Session

Engaging Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Hadaway, Norwood High School; Megan Urbaitis, Norwood High School; Regina Lamendella, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Daniel Oerther, University of Cincinnati; Andrea Burrows, The University of Cincinnati; Mike Borowczak, The University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, The University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

-cultural theory as the framework of this research. We look to the process oflearning, not the product constructed as evidence of authentic practice. There is an emphasis onthe interaction between learners and learning tasks. Since STEM education is currently in thespotlight, gaining insights into Project STEP’s sustainability, using a socio-cultural perspective isimportant. Working with the urban youth in Cincinnati, Roth and Lee’s [1] statement that “aresearcher… does not separate the poverty or culture of urban students’ home lives fromconditions of schooling, consideration of the curriculum, problems of learning, or learning toteach under difficult settings” (p. 218) becomes vitally important. Wertsch [2] also shows therelationship between all

Conference Session

Students' Abilities and Attitudes

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Wright; Peter Rich, Brigham Young University; Keith Leatham, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

computer programming. Coincidently the 2008 – 2009 employment and labor report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts the need for engineers with programming experience will be one of the careers with the largest numerical increase and demand. This research outlines: 1) the need for engineering in k-12 environments, 2) analyzes the reasons for which schools have had a difficult time fully integrating engineering into school curriculum, 3) proposes a mixed content and pedagogical approach to teaching engineering and programming based on a hands-on inquiry approach, and 4) outlines additional benefits of using a blended content approach such as this (e.g., improved student

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

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Mechanics

, Wyomissing) itis evident that there is an increased use of handouts, workbooks and worksheets in gradeschool education, which could be categorized as “all-note”1 method OR a minor variationof “Teaching-Note” 1. These implements are used for both in class learning and forhomework assignments. As described by Pytel, in the “all-note” method, the instructordiscusses his lecture notes after providing them in their entirety to the students for theclass period and the “teaching note” lies somewhere between the no-note and all-noteapproach. From the previous conversation with grade school faculty, it is also apparentthat for in-class assigned problems and some of the homework assessment, the teachersread out the answers and generally the students verify

Conference Session

CE Capstone: Innovations in Learning & Assessment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael McGinnis, University of Texas, Tyler; Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

better considering that the next scheduled Page 15.260.2ABET visit for UT Tyler was fall 2008 based on the first ever ABET accreditation visit 1for UT Tyler in 2002 for the electrical and mechanical programs. A program must have atleast one graduate to be considered for accreditation at the time of the ABET visit.Therefore, only one student needed to make it to graduation – ten students walked acrossthe stage in May 2008.Reference 1 provides an accounting of some of the assessment strategies used to build theprogram and prepare for accreditation, and focuses primarily on assessment of the seniordesign

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad Hunt, Norwood High School; Regina Lamendella, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Sara Garrison, Norwood City Schools; Andrea Burrows, The University of Cincinnati; Mike Borowczak, The University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, The University of Cincinnati

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Mathematics

the effort to develop the post-test for the lesson. Awell-defined template is used by the Fellow to create the lesson, which can be disseminated onthe project’s website soon after its implementation. This template consists of the followingblocks: 1) Summary – goal to be achieved by students; 2) Objectives – skills to be acquired bystudents; 3) Standards to be addressed; and 4) Lesson Information – Grade Level, Subject Area,Duration, Setting, Materials Needed, Background Knowledge, Lesson Plan(s) details, andAdditional Resources (learning objects, timelines, assessment rubrics, surveys, etc.). Item 4includes detailed information provided via hotlinks. The Fellow submits the final lesson to theGrant Coordinator for checking and approval before

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leticia Anaya, University of North Texas; Nicholas Evangelopoulos, University of North Texas; Uyi Lawani, University of North Texas

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Educational Research and Methods

first examined here.The first argument is that the traditional invigilated closed book format is considered to beunrealistic from actual professional practice. In the engineering field, practicing engineers tendto rely on manuals, technical books, Internet and any other extraneous source to be able to solvereal life engineering complex problems. Shine and his associates in their article “In Defense of Page 15.929.2Open-Book Engineering Degree Examinations” defended the open-book engineering testingformat based on the fact that open-book testing resembles most realistic the real life of a workingengineer.1 Although the authors of that article

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalia Litchinitser, SUNY at Buffalo; Albert H. Titus, SUNY at Buffalo; Alexander N. Cartwright, SUNY at Buffalo; Vladimir V. Mitin, SUNY at Buffalo

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Bioimagingoptical scanners, displays, solid-state Energylighting, laser printers, and biological Page 15.901.2and chemical sensors. More Figure 1: This project focuses on the development of tailorableimportantly, the ability to either modules for education in nanophotonics.manipulate materials with nanometer-scale control to produce desired optical properties or theability to use photonic technologies to perform these modifications will usher in newtechnologies from improvements in biological imaging to the development of novel biosensorsfor systems that range from personal health monitoring to

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajesh Ganesan, George Mason University; Philip Henning, James Madison University; Donna Sterling, George Mason University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

development * Ability to write concisely and clearly for non-scientists * Enhanced awareness of global perspective * Increase in fellow interdisciplinary knowledge and communication * Increase in the ability to work in heterogeneous teams * Impact on fellow research * Increase in GK12 awareness and advocacyThe surveys were designed by the external evaluator with input from the PI and a CO-PI. Thethree surveys did not present identical questions but differed in order to reflect the particularperspectives on fellow growth as seen by fellows, teachers and advisors. In addition to 1-14quantitative responses, those surveyed were asked to comment on one or more of their responsesin the last question.The

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials & General Mechanics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Martin Knecht, South Texas College; Taylor Martin, Univ of Texas at Austin; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Joan Walker, Long Island University; Araceli Ortiz, Tufts University

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Mechanics

of inquirybased learning, can be simply thought of as teaching backwards. In this approach, a challenge ispresented first, and the supporting theory (required to solve the challenge) second. Ourimplementation of CBI is built around the How People Learn (HPL) framework for effectivelearning environments and is realized and anchored by the STAR Legacy Cycle, as developedand fostered by the VaNTH NSF ERC for Bioengineering Educational Technologies. Thedeveloped materials are a result of collaboration between faculty members at the University ofTexas-Pan American (UTPA) and South Texas College (STC), a two year Hispanic ServingInstitution (HSI). 1. Introduction1.1 Overview of Supporting GrantThis work

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Facciol, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Jason Foster, University of Toronto

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Design in Engineering Education

through widespread use of the instrument. It is also hoped that thetool will provide an outlet for the unification of themes across disciplines, allowing for a morestreamlined approach to multi-disciplinary team development in future practices.MethodFour capstone design courses were selected to represent diverse Engineering disciplines. Theinstructors of these courses were interviewed about their course and approach. The purpose ofthe interviews was to gain insight to the perceptions and experiences of the professors. The goalof each interview was to identify and describe five important topics:1. Engineering Design Perceptions (including the identification of an engineering design process);2. The Impact of Experience (whether or not they worked

Conference Session

Importance of Technical & Professional Writing in Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peilin Fu, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University, San Diego; Ronald Uhlig, National University, San Diego; Howard Evans, National University, San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

approachsuggested by Berthouex above: 1. Identify the types of written communication skills most needed by students in each individual program. 2. Identify places in each program’s curricula where these particular types of written assignments can best be incorporated. 3. Use an Introduce-develop-master (IDM) methodology for each type of written communication (discussed further below). 4. Embed specific “signature” assignments in course syllabi to ensure implementation of the assignments as determined in steps 1-3 above. 5. Develop resource sets appropriate for each type of assignment, and provide for students to access these resources on an as needed basis.E2Write was developed in

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Phys

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy Buchanan, University of Southern Mississippi; Christopher Winstead, University of Southern Mississippi; Anton Netchaev, University of Southern Mississippi; Steven Allee, University of Southern Mississippi

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

vented to the building exterior. Figure 1 shows the general layout of the testfixture hardware. Page 15.860.2  Gas Exhaust  Cryo Valve  Flow  Thermocouple 3 and 4  Thermocouple 5 and 6  Pressure  H2HSensor 2Scan  Thermocouple 7 and 8 Flow Tube  He H2

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasha Smith, University of Southern Indiana

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Mechanical Engineering

between the questionsaddressed by Statics (i.e. forces on rigid bodies) and those they will face in Strengths ofMaterials. The final objective is to demonstrate how stiffness is affected by both geometry andmaterial, highlighting implications for design. The lab has been conducted in various forms inboth an introductory design course and as a first lab in Strengths of Materials.IntroductionTwo vital skills for an engineering graduate are the abilities to reason and communicateeffectively. ABET outcomes for baccalaureate engineering programs include abilities to"analyze and interpret data" as well as "to communicate effectively" 1. The Boeing Corporationalso lists these critical thinking and good communication as skill sets in their published

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Baker, University of Kentucky; Vincent Capece, University of Kentucky; Keith Rouch, University of Kentucky

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Computers in Education

homework assignment.Figure 1 shows a screen capture that illustrates the inclusion of handwritten material in the video,written as the video was recorded using a stylus and Microsoft Windows Journal software on atablet PC. This written material was saved in PDF format and provided to the students with thevideo. Figure 2 shows another screen capture from the same video in which a MATLAB “m-file” is being discussed, which was programmed to complete the analysis calculations and plots.A MATLAB m-file is a macro, or program. MATLAB allows for standard structuredprogramming features to be included in an m-file, such as loops and if-then-else logic. It seemsmuch easier to explain these programming features using a video rather than with a static

Conference Session

Special Session: Impacts of Service in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

miss the richnessand full potential of service-learning, as seen in recent literature. Benefits for the studentsinclude increased subject matter comprehension, higher GPA, retention, critical thinking skills,tolerance for diversity, writing skills, and citizenship. Communities benefit by the services andproblem-solving provided by the students.In conclusion, engineering educators can maximize the rich benefits of service-learning for thecommon good by revisiting the literature on service-learning in higher education andsystematically laying out the advantages and structuring the service-learning projectsappropriately within their unique academic programs.1. IntroductionService-learning is gaining ground as an educational method in engineering

Conference Session

Issues and Solutions in Mathematics Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisela Gomes, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie; Janete Bolite Frant, Universidade Bandeirante; Arthur Powell, Rutgers University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

aspectsstudents emphasized in their work and interviews. Aspects of mathematical Student 1 Student 2 thinking Knowledge base Linear regression; Matrix; Gauss method for equations; graphs of equations; geometry; functions concept of variables Problem solving strategy Raise conjectures; Raise conjectures; verify verify conjectures and conjectures and refine if it refine if it would be the would be the case. case. Refining the problem; Compare old

Conference Session

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huanmei Wu, IUPUI

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

projects. Themultidisciplinary background gives advantages in their graduate school admissions andscholarship applications.1. IntroductionEngineering education is critical for nurturing competitive and skilled engineers and has greatinfluence for a nation’s competition ability in the current international high technology markets1.For most complex engineering and science problems, the solution can not be handled by oneindividual discipline. As most engineers required working on a project involving teamwork in amultidisciplinary environment, it is essential to tailor engineering education in a uniqueinterdisciplinary atmosphere and cultivate our engineering students to be the leaders in therapidly changing engineering fields.It is a challenging task

Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-2152: PREPARING UNIVERSITY STUDENTS FOR GLOBALWORKFORCES: COMPARISONS BETWEEN ENGINEERING AND BUSINESSSCHOOL STUDENTSGisele Ragusa, University of Southern California Page 15.977.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 1 Preparing University Students for Global Workforces: Comparisons Between Engineering and Business School Students Gisele Ragusa, Ph.D. University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering Rossier

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching and Assessment Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Willis, University of Houston; Susan Miertschin, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

more they resonate, the more their CRAnetworks are similar” [9. p. 189]. CRA can also compare all individual word networks bygenerating resonance clusters.The capabilities of CRA inspired three research questions for the initial limited study reportedhere. The research questions addressed are as follows. ≠ Research Question 1: What are the top influential words among word networks of student project reports? ≠ Research Question 2: How do student reports compare across application domain solutions? ≠ Research Question 3: How to student reports compare across report grade levels?MethodThe reports used in this study were created by students to describe results for an individualdatabase application

Conference Session

e-Learning Course Development and Instruction

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie-Pierre Huguet, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Tom Haley, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Yaron Danon, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

last half century1 .Lectures are frequently used in engineering education to transmit information to students. In anonline learning environment, lectures can be captured and replayed anywhere, anytime, thusproviding enhanced flexibility for learning. Experts can be easily brought into the onlineclassroom, enabling learning experiences that are not as readily acquired in a traditional on-campus classroom 1.One of the distinguishing elements of engineering education is the lab requirements 1. Thecurrent ABET 2 engineering criteria states that all engineering programs must demonstrate thattheir graduates have an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze andinterpret data; design a system, component, or process to meet

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Warren, Kansas State University; Jianchu Yao, East Carolina University

Science Foundation that provides resources for the research and development of distributed medical monitoring technologies and learning tools that utilize biomedical contexts. His research focuses on (1) plug-and-play, point-of-care medical monitoring systems that utilize interoperability standards, (2) wearable sensors and signal processing techniques for the determination of human and animal physiological status, and (3) educational tools and techniques that maximize learning and student interest. Dr. Warren is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.Jianchu Yao, East Carolina University Jianchu (Jason) Yao

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Burrows, The University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, The University of Cincinnati; Mike Borowczak, The University of Cincinnati; Amr Safwat, The University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

program between 2006and 2009. Lastly, Project STEP focuses on the sustainability of the program itself. The universityfaculty participants, six primary investigators and four coordinators, play a large role infacilitating the promotion of community partnerships with teachers, K-12 students, and Fellows.Training of the FellowsLong term goals for our project include: 1)To train, energize, and sustain graduate engineering,math and science Fellows to effectively teach STEM skills to secondary school students;professional development of each Fellow that involves lesson observations, lesson plandocumentation, and course mastery of instructional planning and practicum; 2) Develophierarchical and expandable STEM lesson plans that explicitly connect key

Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Stanley, Kettering University; Gianfranco DiGiuseppe, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

, which may be a property (temperature, pressure, specificvolume, etc.), energy (heat transfer or work), efficiency, etc. The professor typicallyassigns a set of homework problems and the students solve each problem by hand. Thestudent knows that his or her calculations are correct by checking answers in the back ofthe book.Thermodynamics problems are often time-based. For instance, a student may be asked tosolve for the work and/or heat transfer of a process that begins at known state #1 andends at known state #2. In reality, though, the work and heat transfer vary with time asthe system moves from state #1 to state #2. This dynamic nature of manyThermodynamics problems is probably lost in the traditional classroom. It is the authors’opinion

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian German, Georgia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

. Vehicle performance is a three semester hour course taught during the third yearof the aerospace curriculum. During the course, students are exposed to fundamentalperformance analysis methods for fixed wing aircraft, rotorcraft, and space vehicles. The courseprecedes the capstone vehicle design sequence and the majority of the students’ technical writingexercises required in the curriculum.The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, shown in Figure 1, was chosen as the topic of the initial casestudy because it is a well-known and recognizable aircraft with compelling performance that hasfrequently been the subject of popular books, television programs, and museum displays.Performance data for the airplane to form the basis of the case assignment are also

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

L. Brent Jenkins, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

course to improve student engagement,especially in the course's concurrent lab6-9. This paper describes efforts to embed derivation anddesign assignments into an "electronics-free" circuits course, primarily in its laboratory component.Six sections follow: a lecture excerpt, three laboratory exercises, an assessment section, and aconclusion. Bold subtitles are used to identify the start of each of these sections. In the interestof clarity, the laboratory exercises will be referred to as Labs 1, 2, and 3. To improve readability,blanks that would normally be included for student use have been omitted.The lecture excerpt and laboratory exercise sections include various sub-sections that arepresented herein using italicized sub-headings. The

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Patterson, San Diego State University; Christopher Paolini, San Diego State University; Subrata Bhattacharjee, San Diego State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

settings are transmitted to the serverin snippets through asynchronous calls known as Web Services and the server responds with dataor computed results, which are further processed locally upon arrival.Rich Internet Applications refer loosely to a group of technologies which allow for browserbased programs to mimic features of traditional software programs. In 2002 Macromedia definedthe features of rich clients and rich Internet applications as a way to overcome the shortcomingsof HTML. Some of limitations of traditional HTML include the need to generate large amountsof text to transmit simple data, the lack of client-side data storage, and the rudimentary graphicscapabilities[1

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Hunter, Tennessee Technological University; Jessica Matson, Tennessee Technological University; Margaret Phelps, Tennessee Technological University; Roy Loutzenheiser, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

received her BSIE from Mississippi State University and MSIE and PhD from Georgia Tech. She has been active in engineering education outreach at Tennessee Tech, as well as in prior service on the faculty of Mississippi State and the University of Alabama. She is a registered PE, a member of the EAC of ABET, and 2008-10 ASEE PIC 1 Chair.Margaret Phelps, Tennessee Technological University Margaret Phelps is Assistant Director of the Millard Oakley STEM Center and Professor Emeritus in the College of Education at Tennessee Technological University. She has eight years of experience as a high school math and science teacher and thirty-four years of experience as a faculty member in instructional

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl West, UMass Lowell; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Manuel Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts Lowell

year student surveys (fall post surveys), however, is that 21% to 24% offirst year students agreed to the statement that S-L was one of the reasons for coming to U MassLowell.Female students responded more positively (at the 5% level) to service-related work than malestudents. Generally, the differences were typically 0.5 to 1.0 points on the Likert scale. As anillustration, Figure 1 shows the difference in mean Likert scale responses for male and femalestudents responding to the question: To what extent have the service-learning projects thisyear had an effect on “the likelihood that I would continue in engineering.” Reten6on  Affected  by  S-­‐L

Conference Session

Newly Developed Engineering Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

presented.Course Development and DeliveryA thermal system course was proposed and included in the required Power EngineeringTechnology curriculum to cover topics not covered by traditional courses such as FluidMechanics and Thermodynamics. The course includes a wide variety of relevant topics for thePower Industry including fluid flow systems, variations of the Rankine (steam) cycle, as well astopics in applied heat transfer, including heat exchanger design and analysis. Both courses (fluidmechanics and thermodynamics) are prerequisite for the new thermal systems course. A detailedlist of all the topics covered in the course can be found in Table 1.As shown in Table 1, the relevant topics were grouped into five main categories including fluidsystems

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virginia Westheider, University of Cincinnati; Patrick Brown, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

1. Teacher working with Lab View to program LEGO robotsOne of the RET teachers developed new curriculum for her physics class using the LEGORobots. Using the LEGO Robots to teach physics is an example of an outcome of this RETexperience. The balance of this paper is how this teacher used LEGO robots in her high schoolphysics class.BackgroundThe teacher selected has 23 years experience as a classroom teacher of physics and chemistry infive different high schools in which students in the district often leave high school unpreparedfor college level science, engineering and math courses. The difficulty of the situation iscompounded by the lack of technology available to them in middle and high school. The gaps inexperience working with