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NSF Grantees: K-12 Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Theresa Green, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University; Christina Marie Hartman, Utah State University; Jared W. Garlick, Utah State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Graduate Student in the Secondary Education Master’s of Education (MEd) program through the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services. Research interests include argumentation in science and engineering and the benefit they play in developing literacy in specific content areas. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Learning from Engineers to Develop a Model of Disciplinary Literacy in Engineering (Year 3)Project OverviewTo broaden participation in engineering and improve the accessibility of high quality curricularmaterials that reflect the authentic nature of the engineering discipline, new approaches toteaching engineering at the K-12 and

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Factors Influencing Curriculum Development: International Division Technical Session 4

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Congying Wang, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Caitlyn M. Clarkson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joseph Andler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew Korey, Purdue University; Kali D. Frost, Purdue University; Melissa S. Reeves, Tuskegee University; Carol A. Handwerker, Purdue University

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International

similar to the previous visits in the U.S.A.Building the connections between clustered experiences ensured the quality of this interculturallearning experience, which reflected Dewey's classical philosophy on experience and education[27]. By the end of this trip, the last cohort had insightful discussions on almost every aspect ofthe trip including similarity in corporation models, differences in culture, and inspiringbusinesses with a dedication to the community in relation to economic, environmental, or socialsustainability. Several responses from IGERT trainees on the India trip collected by our surveyare quoted below: "The IGERT India Trip on a whole was certainly a defining moment of my educational experience, … the numerous

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Lessons Learned about Faculty Development!

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Emily Peterek Bonner; Vittorio Marone, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Timothy Yuen, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Robin Nelson, University of Texas at San Antonio; Joann Browning P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Faculty Development Division

and working with the embedded experts, and allowed for the transformed courses to continue on without the initial instructor. However, this did not happen as frequently as expected, specifically for our EE courses, which had the largest variance in instructors. In talking to some of the newer instructors, they were not aware of any of the changes, but were interested in hearing more about these approaches. Upon reflection, the participating instructor, the department chair, and the embedded experts could work together prior to each semester to review the new course designs with the upcoming instructors. • The embedded experts team continued observations and interviews each semester to investigate the fidelity

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Making Professionals: Methods to Build Success Skills

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

professional engineers were very confident in their ability to listen toothers, while engineering students rated themselves proficient at listening to others [5].However, the extent that these self-perceptions reflect reality is unclear. In general, listeningreceives almost no attention in formal engineering education [4, p. 529]. For example, listeningwas characterized as the weakest component among the communication skills within anelectrical engineering curriculum [6].Listening can be linked with a number of the 21 outcomes in the ASCE Civil Engineering Bodyof Knowledge 3 (BOK3, [7]), including all 6 of the professional outcomes and 3 of the 7technical outcomes; proposed links are shown in Figure 1.Figure 1. ASCE BOK3 outcomes related to listening

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Graduate Education Expectations, Preparation, and Pathways

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Maya Denton, University of Texas at Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin; Chi-Ning Chang, University of Kansas; Audrey Boklage, University of Texas at Austin; Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

with program faculty. Finally, students created portfolios and individualdevelopment plans which would be expected to support their career development, but studentsreported that these requirements were more onerous than helpful. The D3EM program serves asan example of how impactful programs can be designed to encourage students to explore avariety of potential future career pathways, particularly beyond tenure-track faculty positions.Implications from the findings include the continued implementation of such programs andsustained efforts to change the conversation about PhD careers that reflect the job market andgraduate student interests.Introduction In the past decade, graduate engineering education has emerged as a research

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Multidisciplinary Service and Outreach Projects

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Kristie Gutierrez, Old Dominion University; Stacie I. Ringleb, Old Dominion University ; Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

a science methods class (n = 15). The paired classes collaborated inmultidisciplinary teams of 5-8 undergraduate students to plan and teach engineering lessons tolocal elementary school students. Teams completed a series of previously tested, scaffoldedactivities to guide their collaboration. Designing and delivering lessons engaged universitystudents in collaborative processes that promoted social learning, including researching andplanning, peer mentoring, teaching and receiving feedback, and reflecting and revising theirengineering lesson. The research questions examined in this pilot, mixed-methods research study include: (1)How did PSTs’ Ed+gineering experiences influence their engineering and science knowledge?;(2) How did PSTs

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How to Effectively Teach Using Teams

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Hanus, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jeffrey Russell

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Civil Engineering

agree.” Page 12.929.5 “I believe that the most important advice that can be passed on, in not only becoming a successful in this class but just in general, is to become completely integrated with your team. Get to know one another on a personal level so that people are not afraid to step up and let each other know how you as well as others can contribute to the team.” “Get to know your team members and what they already know. Use this knowledge and learn from your team members. Establish a good communication base early. ”These results caused the course instructors to really step-back and reflect upon a better approachto the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mahmoud Quweider, University of Texas-Brownsville; Juan Iglesias, University of Texas-Brownsville; Amajd Zaim, University of Texas-Brownsville

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Page 12.573.72.1. Bit Maps and ImagesBit images and maps are at the heart of any game as they are used to display the environment,terrains, character, weapons, and special effects. To display images at different places in thebuffer, OpenGL provides operations for reading, copying and drawing pixels. These commandsuse the following functions respectively: glReadPixels() - reads a region of the frame buffer intooff-screen (processor) memory; glCopyPixels()- copies a region of the frame buffer into anotherpart of the frame buffer; glDrawPixels()- draws a given pixmap into the frame buffer.In the process of transferring and copying pixels OpenGL provides the capability to magnify,reduce, or flip (reflect) an image. The function glPixelZoom

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

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Mechanical Engineering

Lifelong learning.The basic premise is that an individual learner must actively "build" knowledge and skills 3. Weknow that technology changes with time and an engineer must be motivated to continue to learnand stay current with technology. Constructivism is a method of teaching and learning based onthe principle that cognition (learning) is the result of mental construction, and this construction inquite individual. Knowledge is formed by reflecting on our experiences, by putting informationtogether with what we already thereby we construct knowledge in our head. Thus, we create ourown understanding of the world we live in. Learning is the process of adjusting our mentalmodels to fit with new experiences. Constructivist theorists maintain that

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karim Muci-Küchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jonathan Weaver, University of Detroit Mercy; Daniel Dolan, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

be done and uses one or more examples taken from different projects to illustrate how theymust be performed. He/she provides extensive feedback based on the work that the students dobut avoids making design decisions for them. The instructor gives suggestions, questions theresults of each task, encourages students to reflect on the process that they followed and ways toimprove it, etc. Most undergraduate students typically feel uncomfortable with this approach,especially during the early stages of the project, because they would prefer to have the instructoras the team leader rather than as an external consultant. However, they appreciate the benefits ofthis approach once they start working in industry and realize how well the experience

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Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Arnold, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aman Yadav, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gregory Shaver, Purdue University; Eric Nauman, Purdue University

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Mechanical Engineering

,problem solving skills, reflective thinking skills, and also gives them a meaningful andconceptual understanding of the topic.1,4,6,7 Thus, case-based instruction gives students a betterunderstanding of the material presented and allows them to have a smoother transition to thework force by allowing students to learn to apply material rather than memorize it.5,7Overall, case-based instruction has been used in numerous ways in the engineering field withencouraging results.9 However, using case-based instruction is a technique that requires moreeffort and more research in the engineering field. Specifically, the implementation of cases andthe perceptions of students about this approach is an area where more research should focus. Thecurrent

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Phy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy; Jenna Ross, Utica Center for Mathematics Science and Technology

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Engineering Physics & Physics

connected to the input of the audio amplifier,students can hear the temporal pattern of light, either visible or infrared, that is producing currentin the cell. Room light causes audible noise to be generated by the amplifier. Students hear theoscillation due to the alternating current in the light. They hear a different pitch when they holdthe cell up to the front surface of a computer monitor, which refreshes at 72Hz, and they heardeafening silence when the cell is placed in direct sunlight. Television remote controls useinfrared LEDs to produce a digital signal. When one is directed at the solar cell and amplifiercombination, sounds are heard as buttons are depressed. We use this activity to show thatinfrared light reflects from a mirror in the

Conference Session

Cooperative Education and Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tylisha Baber, Michigan State University; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

online format. Of the 52 industry managers contacted, 40 responded to the Page 13.1199.4survey, yielding a 77% response rate. The survey results indicated that industry managers wereextremely satisfied with the internship program, the interns, and the industry-universitycollaboration that it fosters. Industrial respondents also indicated they were satisfied with theacademic preparation (92%) and the overall performance of the engineering interns (89.7%).Assessment also revealed that six of the ABET 3(a-k) outcomes were strengths reflected in theperformance of co-op interns. Specifically, data analysis suggests that competencies a, c, d, f, g

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Bentow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Richard Blais, Project Lead the Way; Laura Bottomley, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering; Christina Vogt, National Academy of Engineering

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Women in Engineering

project management knowledge into a comprehensive suite of professionaldevelopment tools.Research on teacher learning suggests that online professional development for teachers should focus onexaminations of practice, promote reflection, and be coupled with classroom teaching. What remainsunknown is how to create an online education system that is also simultaneously applicable to hundredsof pre-engineering and engineering teachers nationwide from K-12 to higher education.The Need for High Quality Professional DevelopmentA potentially large part of the EEES challenge requires that teaching NOT be viewed as a set of quicktricks and simple fixes. It must embody a comprehensive set of modules that synthesize what one knowsabout course content with

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Curriculum Implementation of Materials Advances

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Santosh Kurinec, Rochester Institute of Technology; Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

Page 12.1037.6It is an intensive and challenging program. Two students (out of 25 Microelectronic Engineeringstudents) enrolled in this program in it debut. Texas Instruments supported the first student topursue research on aluminum alloy films for micro mirror applications. The student investigatedoptical visible reflection coefficient of aluminum films alloyed with chromium, copper andtitanium, and developed universal dielectric function model4. He was subsequently hired byTexas Instruments on graduation. The second student investigated and developed nickelmonosilicide process at RIT and joined IBM on graduation. Success of these students promptedinterest and enrollment doubled in 2005. The assessment of the program is carried out through

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; Linda Hutchison, Bristol Community College; Alan Moore, University of Wyoming

faced byK-12 teachers. Reflective of activities in most states, the Wyoming State Department ofEducation has adopted an aggressive schedule for implementing outcomes-based educationstandards as a requirement for high school graduation, covering the spectrum of student abilitiesas represented in the philosophy of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. All K-12 schooldistricts in the state are currently integrating uniform topic material standards into existingcoursework. Demonstrating compliance with Wyoming’s standards while retaining local schoolcontrol of programs has led to a significant level of confusion and anxiety for administrators,teachers, students and families.Could this be a recipe for a match made in heaven (or at least, in the

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Simulation and Virtual Instrumentation in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mukasa Ssemakula, Wayne State University

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Engineering Technology

, practical, oriented toward facts and procedures) vs. intuitive learners (conceptual, innovative, oriented toward theories and meanings); • visual learners (prefer visual representations of presented material--pictures, diagrams, flow charts) vs. verbal learners (prefer written and spoken explanations); • inductive learners (prefer presentations that proceed from the specific to the general) vs. deductive learners (prefer presentations that go from the general to the specific); • active learners (learn by trying things out, working with others) vs. reflective learners (learn by thinking things through, working alone); • sequential learners (linear, orderly, learn in small incremental steps) vs. global learners

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Assessment and Evaluation in Engineering Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rose Marra, University of Missouri; Barbara Bogue, Pennsylvania State University; Demei Shen, University of Missouri; Kelly Rodgers, University of Missouri

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Educational Research and Methods

poor high school preparation andrecognized and articulated a need for better preparation for the rigors of college in general andengineering specifically as factors in their decisions to leave engineering. Example responsesincluded: I think that it [high school] did not teach me in the reality of college and the difficulties accompanied by it. –Latina Did not reflect the type of work or the amount of work that one encounters in their first year of engineering.—Caucasian MaleAlthough these students do not reflect the majority of respondents, it is important for researchersand practitioners alike to give credence to such comments in order to understand the entire set offactors that may be impacting engineering

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Interdisciplinary Education in ET

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Willie Ofosu, Pennsylvania State University-Wilkes-Barre; Austin Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Technology

of the radio or TV propagations. This will therefore affect radio and TVreceptions. During the periods when the atmosphere is dry, dust particles in theatmosphere, with comparable dimensions to the signal wavelengths, will behave ascrystalline structures that will reflect, deflect and scatter the radio waves. The constanthigh temperatures will also affect the performance of the equipment at the componentlevel.IV. Educational ImplicationsAll the factors discussed above have serious implications in the design and manufactureof equipment intended for use in electromagnetic propagation applications, or intelephony. This suggests that these factors should be given consideration in the designspecifications employed. It is therefore essential that

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CPD - Engineering Education K - Life

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Becker, Utah State University

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Continuing Professional Development

-oriented technology education. As a first step toward establishing best practices for delivering engineering design andcontent through professional development, engineers and technology teacher educatorsfrom each of the technology teacher education (TTE) partner institutions haveconceptualized, developed, and delivered a series of workshops. While the format andspecific content varied across the five professional development sites, a balance betweentheoretical content and activity-based experiences has been maintained. At the conclusionof each workshop, participating high school teachers complete similar surveys, whichwere designed to facilitate analysis and reflection. Building on lessons learned during theinitial year of the Center, the TTE

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FPD9 -- Technology & Textbooks

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

areas. The number of students enrolling from the natural sciences has been growing overthe last five years.Currently, the enrollment for CSE 131 is approximately 250 students for both autumn and springsemesters, and approximately 30 students for summer semester. Class enrollment has beendeclining over the last five years, which is a reflection of generally declining engineeringenrollments both at MSU and on a national basis. Enrollment hit a high point of approximately400 students per term in 2001.CSE 131 is a lecture/lab course. Students meet in lecture once per week in an 80-minute session,and in two lab meetings per week both for 80-minute sessions. Students enroll in one of twolecture sections of approximately 125 students each, and in one

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FPD8 -- Introductory Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darryl Morrell, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

problem solving process. For every assignment, the student is asked to self-assesswhether they have demonstrated the competencies associated with the assignment and to describethe evidence that supports their assessment. Every assignment also requires a short reflective state-ment, which includes what was learned and what was still unclear. Most of the assignments requirestudents to create a MATLAB solution (often MATLAB script files) from scratch-no sample or par-tially completed solutions are given as part of the assignments.Each assignment is based on a more-or-less real-world problem that is appropriate for the analyticalskills of freshman-level students. The MATLAB skills addressed in the assignments and associatedproblems used in the Fall

Conference Session

Computational/CS Initiatives

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

A. Dean Fontenot, Texas Tech University; Richard A Burgess, Texas Tech University; Vinitha Hannah Subburaj M.S; Debra J Nash, Texas Tech University T-STEM Center

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

by a sophisticated understanding of the complexity of technology. Ethics is a key part of this complexity and the next generation of STEM professionals will need the skills to effectively engage the ethical chal- lenges they will face. Burgess is a regular presenter on incorporating ethics in a K-12 setting. A theme throughout these roles is the importance of teaching ethics and promoting ethical reflection in a way that is both accessible and substantive. This is a challenge that Burgess is keenly interested in. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Philosophy.Ms. Vinitha Hannah Subburaj M.SMs. Debra J Nash, Texas Tech University T-STEM Center Debra Nash is the Associate Director of the Texas Tech University T

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Instrumentation Technical Session III

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley B. Williams P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Instrumentation

were introduced in that order to quickly bring students up to speedon the strengths, weaknesses, and suitable applications for each device.The graduate students in the class came from both civil engineering and constructionmanagement undergraduate programs. As such, they had limited backgrounds in electronics andprogramming. This assessment was reflected in an initial course survey where students ratedtheir abilities in electronics theory, electronics hands on, LabVIEW, and MATLAB as beingweak, slightly weak, or average (the three lowest categories on the survey). Conversely, theyrated their abilities in math and physics as being average, strong, or very strong (the three highestcategories on the survey).National Instruments LabVIEW and a NI

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech; Marc Edwards, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

students culturalcompetence, civic responsibility, and the ability to reflect critically on the professional“cultures” and often-invisible “values” informing science and engineering practice. Theyalso attempt to sensitize participants to non-technical worldviews and alert them to theneed for ethical conduct and sustainable innovation. 28-29,39-40With the support of the Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE) program ofthe National Science Foundation (NSF), we have developed a graduate engineering ethicscourse that might take these initiatives a step further by making the case that theconnection of engineers and scientists to society is a central pillar of ethical professionalpractice. The course brings together engineering, science

Conference Session

Nuclear and Radiological Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark A. Prelas, University of Missouri, Columbia; Matthew L. Watermann, NSEI - University of Missouri; Denis Alexander Wisniewski; Janese Annetta Neher, Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute-University of Missouri Columbia; Charles Lyndell Weaver III, University of Missouri - Columbia

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Nuclear and Radiological

with the reactant have beenpublished for lasers and chemical processing, however, in addition to the transport inefficiency,this technique also contaminates any reactant which comes in direct contact with the fuel [5, 6].Surface sources could be used in an energy focus application [8] because the source material canbe coated by a reflecting surface. This point will be discussed in section 2. Volume sources can produce a much a greater energy release because half the chargedparticle energy is not lost in a wall and the volume is not constrained to the charged particlerange. Until 1981, UF6 was the only available volume fission source. UF6 vapor howeverproduces strong quenching of the chemical kinetics of most systems [3-6] and cannot be

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Nichole M. Ramirez, Purdue University; Trina L. Fletcher, Purdue University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

program.11 Differences in the observedoutcome variables, GPA and persistence are calculated from the treated and matchedparticipants, with the average differences being the effect of co-op participation.AcknowledgementsThe authors thank the National Science Foundation Research in Engineering Education Program(Award Number:1329283) for support of this research. Page 24.129.5References Cited1. Haddara, M., & Skanes, H. (2007). A reflection on cooperative education  : from experience to experiential learning. Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 8(1), 67–76.2. Edgar, S., Francis-Coad, J., & Connaughton, J. (2013). Undergraduate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; John L. Falconer, University of Colorado Boulder; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

noteworthy. First, the Force Concept Inventory (FCI) provided an instrument tomeasure students’ fundamental conceptual understanding of Newtonian mechanics.1,2 Thequestions were designed to test a student’s ability to apply the fundamental laws and principlesin a way that does not require computation. Second, Eric Mazur published his book Peer Page 23.298.2Instruction, which describes the use of ConcepTests to engage students in conceptual learningduring lecture.3 This structured questioning process actively involves all students in the class.Peer instruction encourages students to reflect on the problem, think through the arguments beingdeveloped, and

Conference Session

K-5 Teacher Transformation

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

K. Anna Douglas, Purdue University; Daphne Duncan Wiles, Purdue University, West Lafayette; So Yoon Yoon, INSPIRE, School of Engineering Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 23.474.3For more than twenty years, networks of teachers have been found to aid sustaining educationalchange.12 Groups of teachers can come together and foster a culture of common understandingfor instructional goals, methods, and solutions.6 In this way, the TPD is expanded from anindividual learning experience to an organizational learning experience. The TPD can provideopportunities for discussion, reflection, and debate.6 In the same way, groups of teachers couldpose a negative influence on the effort if they do not see the value of the content being learned.Van Driel, Beijaard and Verloop13 found that science teaching reform efforts were largelyineffective in a number of countries, largely due to a failure of the TPD program to

Conference Session

Crossing Boundaries - Service Learning and Interdisciplinary Teams

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip A. Dunn Jr. P.E., University of Maine

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Construction

Page 23.491.2Several engineering programs engage in community through service learning. These programsfollow a structured format in developing community service. Barrington and Duffy summarizewhat service learning is through definition: There have been many definitions for service-learning in the literature over the years[e.g., (Jacoby, 1996), (Bringle, Hatcher, & Games, 1997), (Stanton, Giles, & Cruz, 1999), (Learnand Serve America, 2009). One of the earliest definitions is still widely accepted andcomprehensive: Service-learning is a “a course based, credit-bearing, educational experience inwhich students (a) participate in an organized service activity that meets identified communityneeds and (b) reflect on the service