outstanding college chemistry teaching, and the UCLA Brian Copenhaver Award for Innovation for Teaching with Technology for the development and implementation of CPR.Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Patricia A. Carlson has taught a variety of professional writing courses at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and has held ten ASEE Summer Research Fellowships. She is on the editorial board of three professional publications for advanced educational technology and has served as a National Research Council Senior Fellow at the Air Force Human Resources Laboratory. Email: patricia.carlson@rose-hulman.eduWarren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Warren N
research interests relate to the incorporation of active learning techniques such as game- based learning in undergraduate classes as well as integration of innovation and entrepreneurship into the engineering curriculum. In particular, she is interested in the impact that these tools can have on stu- dent perception of the classroom environment, motivation and learning outcomes. She was selected to participate in the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Frontiers of Engineering Education Sympo- sium in 2013, awarded the American Society for Engineering Education Educational Research Methods Faculty Apprentice Award in 2014 and the Raymond W. Fahien Award for Outstanding Teaching Effec- tiveness and Educational
AC 2010-1334: ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND COOPERATIVEEMPLOYMENT OF TRANSFER SCHOLARS IN ENGINEERING &ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSSurendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology “Vinnie” Gupta is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and a member of the graduate faculty of Materials Science & Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY). He is a recipient of the 2000 Eisenhart Award for Excellence in Teaching. At RIT, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Applied Mechanics, Computational Techniques, and Materials Science.Daniel Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology Daniel P. Johnson is an Associate Professor and Department Chair in the
’ investigations. Ampletime was provided to apply the computer tools during the workshops. Additionally, oneafternoon of each two-day workshop was devoted to engineering applications of differentialequations, using their modeling and computational tools. Electronics laboratory space wascoordinated at each workshop to allow the mathematicians to construct RC first and secondorder systems, measure time constants and physically tweak parameters in their equations. Thetextbook authors served as the teaching assistants in the electronics lab! All survived the labs,and appreciated more the jargon and context of differential equations for their engineeringstudents.Opportunities for CollaborationCollaboration in the Boston University Differential Equations
solving.The difficulty observed in the undergraduate program, namely low student interest, is the resultof several interacting factors. Most of these factors are beyond the control of the students andinstructors. One factor that affects student interest and that we, as faculty, can control, is the waywe present material in the classroom. Students get bored when they do not understand what weteach and they do not understand what we teach when we offer material in a mode that isdifferent from their natural learning mode. Research has shown that about 75% of undergraduateengineering students are visual learners while (typically) in excess of 90% of our instruction isoral and written verbal communication [1]. Further, most students (60%) learn
-regulation. She developed and continues to work on Engineering Moment, a co-curricular podcast project about the social role of engineering, and Vision Venture, a video series exploring students’ engineering identities, agency, and purpose after graduation.Dr. Morgan Hooper, University of Toronto After completing her PhD at the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories of the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT), Morgan Hooper is now an Assistant Professor (Teaching Stream) at the University of Toronto. There, her teaching focuses on building community within hands-on Engineering Design courses and beyond. She encourages students to engage with multi-faceted, trans-disciplinary engineering projects to learn the complex
development, laboratoryresources, laboratory facility enhancement and other resources.References1. http://www.Chevrolet.com/Volt2. http:// www.thefordstory.com/green/ford-focus-electric-coming-soon/3. Brook, Meeting the technology challenge, AEInt, SAE Sept 2009.4. http://www.oe.energy.gov/DocumentsandMedia/DOE_SG_Book_Single_Pages(1).pdf5. http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid6. http://collaborate.nist.gov/twiki-sggrid/bin/view/SmartGrid/V2G7. http://collaborate.nist.gov/twiki-sggrid/bin/view/SmartGrid/WebHome8. Staubel, Tesla in article “Meeting the technology challenge” AEInt., SAE Sept 2009.9. ASEE Connections, Teaching Toolbox, Not What Students Need, February 20, 2010 by Lord.10. Ashley, Priming the Green Car Pump
AC 2010-1803: THE AERODYNAMICS OF THE PITOT-STATIC TUBE AND ITSCURRENT ROLE IN NON-IDEAL ENGINEERING APPLICATIONSB. Terry Beck, Kansas State University B. Terry Beck, Kansas State University Terry Beck is a Professor of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Kansas State University (KSU) and teaches courses in the fluid and thermal sciences. He conducts research in the development and application of optical measurement techniques, including laser velocimetry and laser-based diagnostic testing for industrial applications. Dr. Beck received his B.S. (1971), M.S. (1974), and Ph.D. (1978) degrees in mechanical engineering from Oakland University.Greg Payne, Kansas State University Greg
. • Week 14 (12/7/15): End of Semester Student Expo: Students display work performed during the semester and present that work in small groups to the teaching team and to their peers.4.1.2 Laboratory Deployment SummaryFor the weekly laboratory, the class population is divided into 9-sections with approximately 17-19 students per section. The Fall 2015 laboratory sessions were held in the newly constructedUMass Lowell Makerspace. Similar to the lecture portion of the class, the laboratory had a mod-ular structure: • Week 1 (9/7
use of flow control in aggressive engine inlet ducts. After graduation, Dr. Vaccaro held a lead engineering position with General Electric Aviation in Lynn, Massachusetts. There, he designed the fan and compressor sections of aircraft engines. He frequently returns to General Electric Aviation as a consultant. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York where he teaches Fluid Mechanics, Com- pressible Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Heat Transfer Laboratory, Aerodynamics, Measurements and Instrumentation Laboratory, and Senior Design in addition to conducting experimental aerodynamics un- dergraduate research projects.Dr. Kevin C. Craig, Hofstra
AC 2007-142: AIR FLOW TEST BENCH: A SENIOR CAPSTONE PROJECTRobert Choate, Western Kentucky University Robert Choate teaches thermo-fluid and professional component courses in Mechanical Engineering, including the Sophomore Design, Junior Design, the Senior ME Lab I and the ME Senior Project Design course sequence. Prior to teaching at WKU, he was a principal engineer for CMAC Design Corporation, designing telecommunication, data communication and information technology equipment.Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University Kevin Schmaltz teaches thermo-fluid and professional component courses in Mechanical Engineering, including the Freshman Experience course, Sophomore Design, Junior
studio type of instruction and collegesand universities nationwide are being encouraged by funding agencies and common perceptionto incorporate these teaching methods throughout science, math, engineering and technologycurricula. In an ideal studio classroom, students are presented with engineering concepts duringshort lecture periods. Students then engage in activity geared toward demonstrating thisinformation by participating in hands-on laboratory activities that utilize computers andcomputer-interfaced laboratory equipment. Students work in teams of two-to-three under theguidance of an instructor. The studio approach allows for immediate application of theory,thereby creating a more effective learning environment for students.”A second grant
). Integrated Hands-on Dynamics Laboratories in the Classroom. In American Society for Engineering Education. American Society for Engineering Education.8. Pionke, C. D., Parsons, J. R., Seat, J. E., Weber, F. E., & Yoder, D. C. (1999). Integration of statics and particle dynamics in a hands-on project-oriented environment. age, 4, 1.9. Avitabile, P., Goodman, C., Hodgkins, J., White, K., Van Zandt, T., Hilaire, G. S., ... & Wirkkala, N. (2004, June). Dynamic systems teaching enhancement using a laboratory-based hands-on project. In Proc. 2004 ASEE Annual Conference.10. Avitabile, P., Van Zandt, T., Hodgkins, J., & Wirkkala, N. (2006). Dynamic systems teaching enhancement using a laboratory-based project
diversity, and so on.The half-life of knowledge gained in many engineering fields is estimated between two-and-a-half and three years6. Since engineering students have only four years to study therequisite engineering and non-engineering courses, they necessarily need to learn manyimportant newer fields on their own by way of “learning by doing” projects.Several leading universities have emphasized innovative approaches to engineeringeducation, such as “hands-on learning”, “learning by/while doing”, and “project-basedlearning”. The tangible and intangible benefits of such active learning approaches aremost widely gained through practical laboratory and project-based instruction7, 8.To quote Professor Seymour Papert, the creator of the Logo language
phasesof online course design.” To meet the needs for all students, as addressed in Thomas Tobin andKristen Behling’s book, “reach everyone, teach everyone” 4, different teaching strategies havebeen proposed 5-6. With regard to the lab courses, finding appropriate resources, delivering clearinstructions, and creating labs without being physically present are the crucial issues.The purpose of this paper is to share our experiences in meeting learning objectives whileteaching lab courses virtually. The learning objectives impacted by the transition will behighlighted, following by a discussion on the affected student outcomes. Our approach to attackthe problems will be presented and example lab courses will be used to share the experiences
instruction, Conley conductedtraining on the use of total station surveying equipment, which would be employed in CE303.Subsequently Gash trained the CE301 instructors on the uniaxial tension testing machine, whichhad just been installed in the newly constructed Civil Engineering Testing Laboratory. Toprepare the Afghans for their roles in developing courses and delivering classroom instruction,Ressler conducted a one-day faculty development workshop, using materials adapted from theAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Excellence in Civil Engineering Education(ExCEEd) Teaching Workshop.3 The NMAA workshop emphasized techniques for organizingclassroom instruction, to include the use of learning objectives and board notes.4The Afghan adjunct
and solutions, quizzes, handouts, laboratoryexperiment handouts, a proper laboratory notebook, and project deliverables.In previous years, the instructor teaching section 4 evaluated portfolios by inspection during orafter the final exam. Students brought voluminous binders to the final exam, the instructorsevaluated the portfolio for organization and completeness, and students received a score worth5% of the final grade. In reality this method of evaluation was inconvenient, inefficient, andinadequate. It was difficult for the instructor to “spot check” a portfolio containing a semester’sworth work and to evaluate it adequately. In addition, the instructor was left in possession ofmore than twenty heavy three-ring binders, which were
presentations from the faculty members that teach the courses. Thefaculty created power point presentations that were included in a notebook that was given toevery participant. We also included in the notebook a course syllabus and copies of labsexperiments for each course.The workshop schedule for the 2005 workshop is shown below. The focus of the 2005workshop is lab exercises for computer security courses. The first morning starts withintroductions and a survey from the participants gathering information about their programs.The remainder of the day focuses on eight of our security courses and the laboratory exercises.Intermixed with the course presentations are discussions of the high school computer securitysummer camp and the cyber defense
Page 25.778.2undergraduate disciplines that benefit most from experiential learning. Despite acomprehensive classroom and laboratory curriculum, program outcomes are bestachieved when course content includes elements of contextual teaching andlearning (CTL) as even the most complex academic engineering exercises fail tocapture the project and work –based learning experiences that are found inindustry.To address both the outcomes of the program and the expectations of industry, theSoECS embarked on a pilot project with Quanser which led to collaborative andproject-based learning in senior and master level capstone projects. This industrypartnership provided our students with career-oriented education as well as acommitment to practical
for each of their courses. That is to say, in a given discipline-specificcourse, it is not easy for an instructor to find resources that provide easy-to-use active learningactivities for their courses.While the author was on sabbatical at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, he had theopportunity to teach a course in Electronics Technology for Mechanical Engineers. This courseused laboratories in both the electrical and mechanical (mechatronics) engineering departments.The course was to cover basic analog circuit theory, an introduction to digital circuits, and Page 24.971.2instrumentation and measurements for mechanical engineering
Paper ID #8631Leadership Development for Engineering Technology Faculty: Becoming anEducational Leader through Knowledge Generation, Application, and Con-tributionMs. Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College Elaine L. Craft (Florence-Darlington Technical College, Florence, SC) holds a baccalaureate degree in chemical engineering from the University of Mississippi and a MBA from the University of South Car- olina with additional graduate studies in mathematics. Her experience includes working as an engineer in industry as well as teaching and administration at community college and state levels. She has
Session 1675 Start Out With The Right Foot….and Follow With The Left Sharon A. Driscoll University of ArkansasI. IntroductionEffective teaching involves more preparation than just lecture notes to be written on the boardfor students to copy. Effective teaching involves two-way interaction between the class and theinstructor. The stage is set for this interaction on the first day of class, and so it is important togive thought to how that interaction is to proceed. Will you ask students questions duringlecture? Should they bring their books and calculators? Will there be
fields of engineering. Page 25.1319.7Didactical skills and subject expertiseEngineering pedagogues use engineering pedagogy models of the teaching process to createtheir own lessons, develop their own personalized teaching style and strategies to promote theflow of information, and observe the components of the six-dimensional education space intheir own teaching and relate these to the selected teaching method. They select eclecticteaching methods and strategies, e.g. laboratory didactics and project work, and follow up byrethinking and reevaluating their teaching methods and strategies with their colleagues andstudents. They set clear teaching
Paper ID #14346Summer Courses as a Platform for International Collaboration in ChineseHigher Education: An Exploration of Students’ Learning ExperiencesMiss Qunqun Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Qunqun Liu is a graduate student at the Graduate School of Education in Shanghai Jiao Tong University. She obtained a B.S. in public administration from China Agricultural University. Her current interest focuses on the cognitive development of engineering graduate and undergraduate students, the assessment of teaching and learning in graduate education.Dr. Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Jiabin Zhu is an Assistant
schools.Shortly after graduation, I continued teaching physics at a private high school. I decided tofurther my education and I was admitted to the physics doctorate program in the United States.As a graduate student I taught various physics and science courses every semester includingwinter and summer sessions for more than five years, both as a laboratory and discussion sessioninstructor.When I teach, I think about my past experiences with all of my professors. Unfortunately, I cannotcount many excellent teachers in my education but I learned a lot from the ones who had flaws. Tobe a good physics teacher it is not enough to possess the knowledge but have the ability toeffectively transfer that knowledge to the students. When teaching introductory-level
. 30 international journals as well as national and international funding organizations and frequently organizes national and international conferences in his field. Prior to joining the University of Bath (UK), he was an Assistant Professor at Georgia Tech (USA) and a Lecturer in the School of Engineering at Durham Uni- versity (UK) where he earned a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. He joined Durham from the University of Stuttgart (Germany), where he earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science. Page 26.1596.1 c American Society for
contentclarifications. Lab periods are used for online laboratory exercises and analysis, project check-ins, and periodic reflection. The labs contain pre-lab assignments and in-lab exercises. Pre-labshelp students prepare for in-the-lab brainstorming. The in-the-lab work includes watching avideo of the lab components, brainstorming the solutions, watching the lab video conducted bythe faculty, and doing a group analysis of the results. The learning outcomes intended for theonline labs are the same as in-person labs. Occasionally, a few minutes are allocated forreflection during lab periods aimed at increasing inclusion and a sense of belonging for allstudents.The one offering of the online labs is compared to two offerings of in-person labs, one precedingand
AC 2007-1498: FACULTY WITH INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE BRING A REALWORLD PERSPECTIVE TO ENGINEERING EDUCATIONDonald Richter, Eastern Washington University DONALD C. RICHTER obtained his B. Sc. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from The Ohio State University, M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He holds a Professional Engineer certification and worked as an Engineer and Engineering Manger in industry for 20 years before teaching. His interests include project management, robotics /automation and air pollution dispersion modeling.William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University WILLIAM R. LOENDORF obtained his B.Sc. in Engineering Science at the University of
statistics.”Similarly, ideas abound on how to improve technical education3 by changing America’sculture of teaching. Engineering accreditation teams struggle with how to promote andevaluate the laboratory experience4 so that more can share in the benefits of “hands on”activity. One of the primary goals of engineering practice has always been to link theory withpractice, and true-life stories of engineering practice are both interesting and profound.5, 6Providing the student with his or her own true-life experience while at the academy increasesboth the motivation to master a subject and the developing passion for creative activity. Page
Paper ID #9705Evidence for the Effectiveness of a Grand Challenge-based Framework forContextual LearningDr. Lisa Huettel, Duke University Dr. Lisa G. Huettel is an associate professor of the practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University where she also serves as associate chair and director of Undergraduate Studies for the department. She received a B.S. in Engineering Science from Harvard University and earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Duke University. Her research interests are focused on engineering education, curriculum and laboratory development, and