Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Adam V. Maltese, Indiana University; Karen Miel, Tufts University; Kelli Paul, Indiana University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

themselves as engineers, including elements related to gender and physicalcharacteristics (e.g., skin color, hair color and style), all of which students can customize using avariety of LEGO and craft material options.In the activity, we prompt students to imagine themselves as an engineer and doing engineering.Student write or sketch or write notes, then use a curated collection of LEGO bricks to build ascene of themselves doing engineering. Initially, student created themselves using LEGO mini-figurines and their scene with LEGO bricks; in future iterations, students will create themselveswith craft materials and their scene with LEGO bricks. At the end of the activity, studentsreflect on what they have created by verbally sharing their creation

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Special Topics: Safe Zone Session 1 - Moved from Tuesday at 1:30 pm

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado, Boulder; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Christopher Alexander Carr, National Society of Black Engineers

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Special Topic: Safe Zone

(see page 6) • Ask for the pronouns a person uses in situations where you have just met a person or are otherwise unsure of their pronouns (see page 5) • Include your pronouns in your email signature • Use gender-neutral/inclusive language whenever a gendered term can be replaced, both in speech and in writing (see page 5) • Know where to seek support as an ally and for LGBTQ+ students on campus • Thank and validate individuals who share their identity with you • Ask (don’t tell) individuals who seek allyship from you how you can best support themSafe Zone Participant Booklet — Level 1 Workshop (Updated 2/19) 2Level 1 Glossary of TermsAsexual

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PSW Section Meeting Papers - Disregard start and end time - for online paper access only

Collection

2019 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Zhen Yu, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Ha Thu Le, California State Polytechnic University Pomona

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Diversity, Pacific Southwest Section Meeting Paper Submissions

joined the faculty at the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona as an Assistant Professor in 2014. She has expertise in the areas of Nanotechnology with application in nanomaterial synthesis, electronics devices fabrication and characterization, low cost and robust manufacturing processes, 3D printing of energy storage device for UAVs and water contamination treatment. Her research has resulted in patent applications, peer- reviewed journal papers and book chapters, and has been sponsored by California State University (CSU) Agricultural Research Institute (ARI), NASA CPP Startup, and other industry and government grants. She is also active in her

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Art of Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nelson Fumo, University of Texas at Tyler

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Mechanical Engineering

subjects learned throughout a student’s college career and applies them to a realisticsituation or problem [1]. This method of teaching is known as Project-Based Learning or PBL.Research on this teaching method, as well as experiences from educators, has shown that PBLcan dramatically benefit students in a range of areas. In 2007, the NSSE found that “studentswho do a capstone seminar that requires a final product or performance gain more in desiredareas compared with their peers whose capstones do not require a final product or performance”[1]. Rachelle Poth, a high school teacher in Pennsylvania, shared her personal experience withhow PBL benefits students. For example, Poth brings up the point that since many students arenot good test-takers

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: REU 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maeve Drummond Oakes, Purdue University; Kristin Everett, Western Michigan University; Michael T. Harris, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Maryanne Sydlik, Western Michigan University; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

-weekresearch project. The scholars and their mentors participated in a weekly WebEx meeting withcoordinators from all CISTAR institutions. The graduate student mentors led these sessions, andsite education coordinators reviewed the assignments. The students created a literature review,followed by a research abstract, and finally a poster to share in a poster session at their institutionand a five-minute WebEx presentation to their peers and graduate mentors. Finally, each scholarwas required to plan and execute one or more outreach activities at a local school, library orscience center and submit a summary of the activity and a reflection on their own experience.The YS program was a successful collaborative effort by Fellows and staff at all

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Remote World

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brooke-Lynn Caprice Andrade, Boise State University; Krishna Pakala, Boise State University; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Douglas Hagemeier, Boise State University; Harish Subbaraman, Boise State University

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Mechanical Engineering

. Traditional office hours are often utilized for assistance with the solvingprocess. Although important, this one-on-one interaction is inefficient. One-to-one environmentcan be replicated with demonstrative VOH, using video chatting software to hold office hours.The professor can write out problems and show diagrams to the students. Instructors can interactwith every student simultaneously. With multiple students are able to participate, others canbenefit from passive participation and professors only have to answer questions once. Recordingthe sessions has additional benefits. First, students who were unable to attend the online meetingcould still gain knowledge from watching the videos. Secondly, students can watch the sessionand follow the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jacob Murray, Washington State University, Everett; Lucrezia Cuen Paxson, Washington State University, Everett; Soobin Seo, Washington State University, Everett; Mark Beattie, Washington State University, Everett

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

checkpoint for how the teams are performing. The questions in this survey include “How have your understandings about other disciplines changed?” “Overall, what can you and the team do together to ensure you meet your goals?” 4. Reflect and what’s next survey – This survey is intended for students to reflect on their business pitch presentation. The questions in this survey include “How did you feel you did in giving the team’s pitch?” “How confident are you about your team’s success? Why or why not?" 5. Letter to me – This assignment is intended for students to write a “Letter to Me.” In it, students will write to their previous self, the person they were on the first day of the semester. Students will

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Diversity 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicholas A. Bowman, University of Iowa; Lindsay Jarratt, University of Iowa; KC Culver, University of Southern California; Alberto Segre, University of Iowa

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

particularly important within increasingly international and multicultural societiesthroughout the world. Therefore, the present study randomly assigned partners to students forparticipation in pair programming, which involves close collaboration to complete a computerscience coding task. Within a sample of 819 responses from 369 undergraduates in the UnitedStates (US), non-US citizens benefitted from having a partner from another country (primarilythe US) in terms of the amount of lab assignment completed, belief that the assignment wasvirtually error-free, and confidence in quality of the submitted assignment; however, thesestudents were also less involved in writing code during pair programming when they had apartner from a different nation than

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn Ellis, Smith College; Jake Lauer, Smith College; Katie Silva, Smith College; Netty Nina, Smith College

common thread that a learner’sprior knowledge will have a profound effect on the learning that takes place.Despite the increasing importance of AI in pre-college education, little is known about the priorknowledge and preconceptions that students bring to the classroom. Yet it is well understoodfrom numerous studies that prior knowledge strongly influences the integration of newinformation.1,8,9 The National Research Council (NRC) writes: A logical extension of the view that new knowledge must be constructed from existing knowledge is that teachers need to pay attention to the incomplete understandings, the false beliefs, and the naïve renditions of concepts that learners bring with them to a given subject. Teachers then need to

Conference Session

ChE: Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Williamson; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

professional expertise and objective measurement of student learning.6. Conduct of Assessment for Each CLO. The assessments planned under Step 3 are conducted and the quantitative results collected and recorded. Most results are tallied by graduate teaching assistant under direction from the faculty. For triangulation, three assessment tools are used for each CLO with one assessment typically being a student self-assessment on a Likert Scale.7. Development of Improvement Plan. The strength of the OSU system is that it requires faculty to reflect upon their course, review the CLO assessments, and write a course improvement plan. The course improvement plan includes a listing of changes in activities planned for the next time this course

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Millard, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Mohamed Chouikha, Howard University; Frederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

, each student also needs individual practice setting up equipment, taking data, and troubleshooting in order to reach his/her full potential as a technical professional. • Overcome Equipment Limitations: Much of the hands-on equipment that is used in studio makes extensive use of wiring to connect the components of the experiments. The equipment and components are unwieldy, and take up an inordinate amount of space on a table top. Students using these set-ups have as little as a few inches of remaining space for books, notebooks and writing space. In addition, the wire connections and limited space significantly interfere with the data taking process in many experiments, yielding results that are not fully

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Miller, University of Pittsburgh -Johnstown

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Educational Research and Methods

to think outside the book. Studentsare asked to find real life examples of the theories and equations learned throughout the courseand to present them to the class. For junior level courses, the topics are broad and oftensomething of personal interest. For senior level classes, the students are to talk to practicingengineers to find actual case studies. In all instances, the topics presented, utilize course theoriesand/or equations. Working in teams students prepare reports and “fun” presentations to be givento their peers. In a class wide competition, the winners are awarded a trophy and given theauspicious title of “The Big Drip” for Fluid Mechanics and “The Great Gear Head” for MachineDesign.IntroductionUpon graduation, young engineers

Conference Session

Fostering and Assessing Effective Teaming

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane Zemke, Gonzaga University; Steven Zemke, Gonzaga University

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Educational Research and Methods

that don’t flyin a machine shop—at least the ones I’ve been in.” Cory also functioned as the informaltechnical expert, yet he easily accepted input from other members, incorporating good ideas intothe team’s solution. Cory used some humor during the assigned work. For example, whenplanning a repetitive task as part of a solution, Cory said they should write “Rinse and repeat—that’s what’s on shampoo bottles.” However, when time pressure mounted, the humorevaporated and the task became paramount. Cory also worked some with his team to buildconsensus and check group understanding, asking “Are we good with this [aspect of theproblem]?” Further, he gave positive feedback on other members’ work, noting when it was welldone.However, Cory was not

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Jagannathan Sankar, North Carolina A&T State University

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Materials

they are generally speaking. A new twist on chemistry or science in general.QUESTION: What is one thing you could do to improve the class?‚ working out more problems‚ Create models and run tests for extra credit on my final grade, that would give the next students other visuals‚ Nothing‚ Make it a 3 hour course.‚ I don’t know‚ More extra credit‚ One thing that I could do to improve the course is make sure I read all the material before class.‚ One thing I could do to improve the class is to try my best to know more than I do now before we start a new section in the book. That way, if my instructor asks me a question, or if one of my peers needs help understanding the material, I will be

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 2

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Vollaro, Western New England College

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Materials

Page 12.1038.6United States- has flooded into Iraq, but many Marines promptly stuck it in lockers or underbunks. They are too heavy and cumbersome, many say. …….”We have to climb over walls andgo through windows,” said Sgt., “I understand the more armor, the safer you are. But it makesyou slower.”” The Hartford Courant, Monday, March 27, 2006Question Posed: How could we use our knowledge of materials selection to design betterarmor?Assignment: Read the newspaper article. Utilize your knowledge of materials selection toprepare 1) oral presentation, 7-10 minute in length on Power Point, and 2) write a technicalmemo summarizing your approach. The due date is one week from the date assigned and expectto answer questions and participate in an

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Millard, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Frederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mohamed Chouikha, Howard University

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Instrumentation

, each student also needs individual practice setting up equipment, taking data, and troubleshooting in order to reach his/her full potential as a technical professional. • Overcome Equipment Limitations: Much of the hands-on equipment that is used in studio makes extensive use of wiring to connect the components of the experiments. The equipment and components are unwieldy, and take up an inordinate amount of space on a table top. Students using these set-ups have as little as a few inches of remaining space for books, notebooks and writing space. In addition, the wire connections and limited space significantly interfere with the data taking process in many experiments, yielding results that are not fully

Conference Session

Engineering for Social Justice

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Schreier, University of Dayton; Carl Eger, University of Dayton; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

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Liberal Education

individually with hostfamilies provides the students with the opportunity to become fully immersed in the culture oftheir placement. These experiences expose the students to alternative, non-traditionaltechnologies that are based on fundamental science and engineering principles while enactingtangible and immediate impacts on improving the lives of those who use them. Such exposureallows students to recognize the far-reaching effects, positive and negative, of engineering andtechnology and thus the responsibilities of being an engineer in a global society. Upon return,students are required to write a formal technical report describing the work that they did, givetwo presentations to the campus community or other appropriate audience and write a

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Raymond, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

students leading theclass in example problems and/or discussions. Feedback from student surveys indicates that thisproject is extremely valuable to the students. They indicate that they learn this material betterthan any other paper-writing or presentation format because they have to be able to teach it backtheir classmates.The second project involves teams of different composition than the first project teams. Thispermits students to work with a variety of individuals and not just their closest friends orneighbors. This project usually covers some aspect of the global climate system such as theeffects of water on climate or human impacts. This project involves a more standardpresentation (about 30 minutes) and a final written report.The final

Conference Session

Robots and K-12 Computer Applications

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl D. Seals, Auburn University; Earl B. Smith, Georgia Southern University

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Computers in Education

other approaches to technology use in the classroom.Many elementary students struggle to read, write and comprehend in the classroom6 and manyprograms have been created to help with basic reading proficiency. Some programs have lookedat solutions of utilizing computers to aid students in improving their reading literacy 5,8. It hasbeen documented that programs need to better take advantage of the hours that students spendplaying video games9. Interactive educational games like video games can encourage students tobe more responsive and are of greater benefit than inactive games10. Students are highly Page 23.531.4interested in learning to design

Conference Session

Programs in Support of Systems Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan K Donohue, University of Virginia; Ali Bouabid, Khalifa University of Science and Technology

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Systems Engineering

its share of controversy. There is no argument that traffic volume on US 29, a main north-south artery, is far beyond capacity; the arguments revolve around proposed solutions, their impacts, and costs. We research the main problem and related issues and perform an analysis similar to the one for the Community Water Plan.Because of the writing-intensive nature of the course, second-year standing became a pre-requisite for the second offering of the course. This change ensured that students would havehad the PVCC English Composition sequence before the class. Students who had not completedthis sequence had some issues completing the case studies, and we wanted to support studentsuccess in this course as well as

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Kenyon M Richardson; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

wrong— that teaching, yes, is a part of it, but it’s doing me a better service to write a paper instead of revamping my class. So there’s a little less motivation, at least at the junior level, to do it.  … but as it is, you know, if you’re a big shot researcher, you’re important. And if you’re not a big shot researcher, you’re not.Knowledge and Skills of Effective TeachingAccess to information about effective teaching practices  I would appreciate if I could learn more about those tools that are out there, because I don’t think I’m fully informed. So that is, I think, a personal interest.  Understanding, you know, lowering the barrier to personal understanding of what’s the right thing to do

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment in ME

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #9251A strategy for sustainable student outcomes assessment for a mechanical en-gineering program that maximizes faculty engagementProf. Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University Sriram Sundararajan is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University and also currently serves as the Associate Chair for Operations. His research areas encompass multiscale tribology (friction, lubrication and wear), surface engineering and mechanical engineering education. He has authored over 65 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings and two invited book chapters. He serves on the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Robert M Nickel, Bucknell University; Richard J. Kozick, Bucknell University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Steven H Chin, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

homeworkincludes reading assignments, analytical problems and software based questions.Examples are as follows: 1. Write a 700-1000 word synopsis of the article given below demonstrating your understanding of the article. You do not have to get into mathematical details. The synopsis should show your conceptual understanding. Article [15]: Amin Fazel and Shantanu Chakrabartty, An Overview of Statistical Pattern Techniques for Speaker Verification, IEEE Circuits and Systems Magazine, June 2011. 2. Write a MATLAB program that implements the LBG algorithm with the following inputs and outputs: Input: Training data vectors of any finite dimension, desired codebook size equal to a power of 2

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Ronald R Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering ; Michael Richard Carlson

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Design in Engineering Education

(Outcome K). Each project is involved in design a system, prototype,components or a process to address an engineering problem (Outcome C). The projects aremostly multidisciplinary (occasionally single-discipline) and the students with differentbackgrounds form a team to work on their project (Outcome D).The first phase of each project is to understand, formulate the problem and the second phase is topropose solutions. All IRE students are required to complete these two phases (Outcome E). Abig portion of project deliverables is three to four presentations and final technical report. Aftereach presentation, the students are given feedback from all faculty and peers regarding bothpresentation and technical writing skills. Each section of their final

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade Inside the Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

June Marshall; John Marshall

encourage them to get to know each other. • I use collaborative teaching and learning techniques. • I encourage students to participate in groups when preparing for exams and working on assignments. • I encourage students from different races and cultures to share their viewpoints on topics discussed in class.Encourage Active LearningLearning is not a spectator sport. Students do not learn much just sitting in classeslistening to teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments and spitting out answers.They must talk about what they are learning, write about it, relate it to past experiences,and apply it to their daily lives. They must make what they learn a part of themselves. • I ask students to present their work to the

Conference Session

Web Education: Delivery and Evaluation

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Ranky

support, the § individual’s interest and motivation, the § society’s pressure and support on all of us to do better all the time, and these factors are inextricably woven together. Thus, understanding is a construction that is unique to the individual living in a particular culture, including all stresses and service in the given culture.Puzzlement is one of the factors that motivates learning, and in our cases we haveincluded several interactive exercises to increase this kind of excitement and to encouragelearning.Social negotiation and the ongoing testing of the viability of existing concepts in the faceof personal (and group, peer, and team) experience are the principle forces involved inthe filtering

Conference Session

Teamwork, K-12: Projects to Promote Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Arvid Andersen

kind must be made explicit and exploited to the greatest possible extent for the benefit of the work process and the group report. The group itself solves communication and cooperation problems with the help of a third party, if necessary. The group must hold a meeting with the group adviser at least once a week.3. The result of the international teamwork is evaluated in the work process and the specialist contribution in the group report. The group must be able to document their competence in working together on a major project assignment. Great emphasis is placed on this point. As proof of this, every individual participant in the group must answer the following four questions in writing:1

Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University; Clifford R. Mirman, Northern Illinois University; Avinash Varma Gadiraju; Chester D. Kolodziej, Freedom Field Renewable Energy, Inc.

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Mechanical Engineering Department at Wilkes Uni- versity. He is currently the Chair of the Department of Technology at NIU. His research areas are CAD, finite-element-analysis, and kinematics, both securing grants and writing publications. Mirman is actively involved in ASEE and SME.Mr. Avinash Varma Gadiraju, Mr. Gadiraju obtained his Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from the Andhra University in Vishakapatnam, India. He moved to USA, in 2009, in pursuit of his M.Sc. degree with the Northern Illinois University. He has received his M.Sc. degree in Computer Science, in 2011. While at NIU he was working as a Graduate Assistant and developed a number of web applications for Internet accessible

Conference Session

Women in IT Fields

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Crystal Hoyer; Crystal Eney

of supportive communities are twoof the major reasons women choose not to pursue computer science degrees.1As with most CSE programs across the nation, our institution struggled to increase the number ofwomen pursuing computer science degrees. In an attempt to address this problem we researchedsome of the possible approaches to stop women from opting out of the CSE curriculum. Cohoonstates that the presence of supportive peers can greatly aid in the retention of women in thisfield.2 One step we took to encourage women to pursue computer science was to create a onecredit seminar for women who would simultaneously enroll in introductory programming (CS1).One of the seminar leaders had participated in a Women in Science & Engineering (WISE

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

June Marshall; John Marshall

classeslistening to teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments and spitting out answers.They must talk about what they are learning, write about it, relate it to past experiences,and apply it to their daily lives. They must make what they learn a part of themselves. • I ask students to present their work to the class. • I ask my students to relate outside events or activities to the subjects covered in my courses. • I give my students concrete, real-life situations to analyze.Give Prompt FeedbackKnowing what you know and don’t know focuses learning. Students need appropriatefeedback on performance to benefit from courses. In getting started, students need help inassessing existing knowledge and competence. In classes, students need