Conference Session

Sustainable Construction Practice

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Soller, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Daphene Koch, Purdue University

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Construction

/responsibilities between parties, what is important info, what is important to clients, andindentified best practice resources. These subjects are focused on providing a baseline forstudents to understand the relative importance of information management to the overallconstruction process. In the multitasking environment that students currently operate,identifying the relative importance of different information subjects is important for careersuccess. By giving the students practical examples when and where each type of informationmanagement can be used to structure and focus project information, a disciplined approach tomaintaining communication can be reinforced.The subjects of production management, design-build construction, and leadership in

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; Todd France, Ohio Northern University; Louis A. DiBerardino III, Ohio Northern University

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First-Year Programs

education and project-based learning.Dr. Louis A. DiBerardino III, Ohio Northern University Dr. DiBerardino is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Ohio Northern University. His teaching and research interests are in first-year engineering, dynamic systems, and musculoskeletal biome- chanics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Impact of Various Pedagogies on Design Confidence, Motivation, and Anxiety of First-Year Engineering StudentsIntroductionThe content and pedagogies of first-year engineering programs vary widely from institution toinstitution. In the content space, efforts are underway to establish a first-year body of knowledge[1][13][14

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keilin Jahnke, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Joe Bradley, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

Entrepreneurship in the Carle Illinois College of Medicine. His research focuses primarily on engineering design/Bio Design collaboration in transdisciplinary teams. He has used and developed tools to study the alignment of products and services with organizational processes as an organization seeks to address needs and bring new products and services to the market. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Exploring Opportunities for Innovative Professional Impact: Implementation of a Multidisciplinary CourseAbstractEngineering programs offer programmatic opportunities for students to develop the necessaryknowledge, skills, attitudes to be prepared as holistic

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William H Guilford, University of Virginia; Meg Keeley M.D.; Brian P. Helmke, University of Virginia; Timothy E. Allen, University of Virginia

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Biomedical Engineering

separatethe Clinical Scholar from the patients to ensure patient safety, and (c) to not violate ResidencyReview Committee rules for maximum team size.DeliverablesEvery Clinical Fellow is required to maintain a detailed design notebook of their clinicalexperiences and observations, conforming to HIPAA requirements. Two written deliverables aredue at the end of each clerkship: at least one clinical problem or unmet clinical need, and at leastone clinical case study designed to the needs of preselected BME classes. Writing these reports isexcellent training for students in technical writing, itself considered a high-impact practice [7].Clinical needs reports are designed for use by the design instructors in BME. Each reportconsists of (a) a problem

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Issues in Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Orndoff, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

overviews thestudent exploration of various techniques used by construction professionals, property ownersand policy makers that promote the aesthetic and economic benefits of green construction.The research gathered by the students resulted in the following reports produced byundergraduate students and compiled by graduate students. The compendium of constructionpractices from the student perspective that bring to light the advantages of implementing greenconstruction include the following five sustainability topical areas: Educating Property Ownersand Buyers, A Greener World – Green Construction Practices to Rebuild and Preserve, GreenerRoofs for A Greener Community, Benefits of Protective Construction Practices and TreeConservation through

Conference Session

Building Blocks for Public Policy in Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison Tramba, University of Virginia; Edmund Russell, University of Virginia; P. Paxton Marshall, University of Virginia

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Engineering and Public Policy

habits in thecontext of engineering practice.Practical design, product development, and project management skills require a synthesis ofknowledge from engineering, business, and humanistic disciplines. Too often, research-basedacademic settings do not integrate these practices effectively to communicate the societal impactof technology. Undergraduate engineering students study humanities and social science inrequired classes that do not relate the humanities to relevant engineering applications. As anexample, an economics class might discuss the effects of rising oil prices, but generally will notexpound on the technical ways in which builders can reduce home-energy use and costs. Still,engineering graduates enter professional worlds where

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Tom Eppes, University of Hartford

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Mechanical Engineering

versus goals is reviewed, and an action plan developed. In many cases, changeswithin a single course are sufficient to address an issue. Occasionally, the root cause may lie in aformative course that is part of a sequence, e.g. math, science or design, leading to multiplecourse improvements. The third source is program self-assessment which summarizes the actionsand results for Criteria 1-9 and is supplemental to the activities described above.PEO assessment is part of the ‘slow loop’ where changes typically occur over a period of years.For example, changes to the University, College, Department and Program mission statementsand strategic plans may impact one or more PEOs. Assessment and evaluation within the ‘fastloop’ may trigger the need for

Conference Session

Student Empathy and Human-Centered Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benedikt von Unold, Stanford University; Annette Isabel Böhmer, Laboratory for Product Development and Lightweight Design; Tua A. Björklund, Aalto University Design Factory; Nicolas Ledl, Stanford University; Udo Lindemann, Laboratory for Product Development and Lightweight Design; George Toye, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Design in Engineering Education

D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied finite element analysis. From 1999-2008 she served as a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, leading the Foundation’s engineering study (as reported in Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field). In addition, in 2011 Dr. Sheppard was named as co-PI of a national NSF innovation center (Epicenter), and leads an NSF program at Stanford on summer research experiences for high school

Conference Session

Research to Practice: STRAND 2- Engineering Across the Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Science, and the Common Core

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn W Ellis, Smith College; Al Rudnitsky, Smith College; Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College; Isabel Huff, Springfield Technical Community College; Sonia K Ellis, Smith College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. With expertise in the design of PD and learning communities, Beth leads a collaboration with educators as co-PI on an NSF K12 engineering education project. She is the 2014 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education Massachusetts Professor of the Year.Ms. Isabel Huff, Springfield Technical Community College After participating in the instructional design of Through My Window during her four years as an un- dergraduate, Isabel is thrilled to be working full-time as the outreach coordinator. She graduated summa cum laude from Smith College with a double major in Economics and Spanish in Spring 2014 and now works on the Springfield Technical

Collection

2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Susan Wainscott; Julie Longo

grant-fundingagencies. Students also may apply for graduate fellowships that require a description of theapplicant’s research project. The term ‘technical writing’ is used hereafter to describe the formsof writing that the students encounter as they attempt to describe and discuss their research.Conducting a literature review requires a variety of skills, including information literacy, criticalreading, and composition as well as time management. While faculty and program staff mayassume that entering graduate students are equipped with these skills, many are not1. In fact,many graduate students experience significant barriers to initiating and completing qualityliterature reviews, including library and composition anxiety, with higher levels

Conference Session

Engineering Education Graduate Research Consortium (EEGRC) Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Newley, American College of Education; Erdogan Kaya, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Hasan Deniz, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Ezgi Yesilyurt, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Student

, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and Computer Science(CS) education. He is also interested in improving STEM+CS education for minorities. He has been volunteering in many education outreach programs including Science Fair and Robotics programs such as First Robotics competitions. Areas of research interest include engineering education, STEM+CS, and robotics in K-12 education. Kaya advocates his view that research, teaching and learning are best practiced as a unified enterprise that benefits students and society. He has received numerous teaching awards as well as grants for his research from several foundations. Kaya is an active member of AERA, ASEE, ASTE, NARST, NSTA, and CSTA, has presented at over 15 conferences

Conference Session

Assessing Hard-to-Measure Constructs in Engineering Education: Assessment Design and Validation Studies

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Donna Jaison, Texas A&M University; Hillary E. Merzdorf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Blake Williford, Sketch Recognition Lab; Lance Leon Allen White, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University; Kerrie A. Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #33574Assessing Drawing Self-efficacy: A Validation Study Using ExploratoryFactor Analysis (EFA) for the Drawing Self-efficacy Instrument (DSEI)Ms. Donna Jaison, Texas A&M University Donna Jaison is a PhD student under Dr. Karan Watson and Dr. Tracy Hammond in the Multidisciplinary Engineering Department at Texas A&M University, College Station. She is a Graduate research assistant at the Institute of Engineering Education and Innovation (IEEI) at Texas A&M University under director Dr. Tracy Hammond. She completed her MEng. in Computer Engineering with specialization in VLSI from Texas A&M

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Research-to-Practice: Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Kelly B. Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

order to be competitive in the emergingneed for increased enrollment in and graduation from global environment.” – Wayne Williamsuniversity science, technology, engineering, and Superintendent, WPSBmathematics programs. Moreover, there is a critical needfor partnerships between universities and K12 schools toincrease the mathematics and science abilities of high school graduates – preparing them for anycareer path, particularly in STEM disciplines.Designing and implementing project-driven courses in STEM fundamentals is the hallmark ofthe Integrated STEM Education Research Center (ISERC) at Louisiana Tech University. ISERChas an established record of engaging high schools with exciting STEM curricula. The

Conference Session

Building New Communities

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kimberley R. Breaux; Heidi Loshbaugh; Ruth Streveler

activities are the data. We provide considerations for otherProceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright© 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationresearchers in engineering education using mixed-methods practices. “[T]he development ofsuch accounts relies on methods that can document and connect processes of enactment tooutcomes of interest” [3]. Design research depends on iterative events and discussion andevaluation of events within the process. Our hope is that this discussion can play a role inassisting other researchers to “systematically create, test, and disseminate teaching and learninginterventions that will have maximum impact on practice and…contribute…to theory” [4

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division - Mechanics Applied and the Best in Five... Get Ready!

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Yamin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Khosrow Ebrahimi; Kevin Schull, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Transfer, Applied Thermodynamics, Thermal Systems Design, Thermal-Fluid Experimentation, and HVAC Design. Before joining MNSU Mankato, he worked for one year as a full-time lecturer at Boise State University (BSU). He taught Dynamics, Kinematics & Machine Dynamics, and Heat Transfer during his career at BSU. In addition to the teaching experiences outlined above, Khosrow taught System Dynamics and Control I & II, Machine Design, and Thermal-Fluids Science in his previous position as an instructor at Rowan University. He also instructed a graduate course on Computational Fluid Mechanics in Mechanical Engineering Department at Villanova University in the spring semester of 2017. Dr. Ebrahimi obtained his Ph.D. in

Conference Session

Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Andrew Rosse-Richards, Purdue University; Juan Diego Velasquez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David B Nelson, Purdue University; Chantal Levesque-Bristol, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

through a pre-semesterTAO program coordinated through a university’s CTL. The TAO focuses upon the developmentof principles of general pedagogy and how pedagogy may be adjusted to meet the needs of TAsin science, technology, engineering, agriculture, and mathematics (STEAM) and the Humanities.While it is important for TAs to continue to develop content knowledge, this is best coordinatedat the department level in the mentoring of TAs by content specialists in their discipline12. Thespecific purpose of this investigation was to better understand the impact of a pre-semester TAOconducted at a large, research-intensive university in the American Midwest on the developmentof graduate students’ perceptions of self-efficacy to implement specific

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Sustainability

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mason Andrews, Hampton University; Mujde Erten-Unal, Old Dominion University; Carol L. Considine, Old Dominion University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, most crucially, an activedesign studio. The course set is taught under the aegis of an established cross-university, cross-disciplinary entity - the Coastal Community Design Collaborative. The overarching objective isto model effective trans-disciplinary collaborative research and design in teaching, learning, andproductivity.Specifically, the research asks: What pedagogic tools, curricular support, and teaching strategiescan foster trans-disciplinary collaboration among students from engineering, architecture, andscience programs? It seeks to evaluate impacts on students’ short- and long-term career interestsand it asks: What shifts in focus and methods are required for faculty toeffectively lead a trans-disciplinary design studio?The most

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Margaret Ellis, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Stephen H. Edwards, Virginia Tech; Clifford A. Shaffer, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

ConclusionThe course uses a variety of problem-solving strategies and encourages practice, exploration, andtinkering to increase students’ comfort not only with their technical skills but also with theirability to acquire new skills. Students can thus approach future coursework, research, andinternships with some introductory experience with version control, security, command line tools,web development, and user-centered design. The course is significantly composed of classworkactivities so that students are highly engaged and regularly expected to work with their peers.Furthermore, this course could be a gateway for students to engage in more computing experienceoutside of their college coursework: hackathons, online coding challenges, computing clubs

Conference Session

Professional Development for Teachers and Counselors

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Clapper Bergsman, University of Washington; Jill Lynn Weber, Center for Research and Learning; Eric H. Chudler, University of Washington

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

students have participated in activities fromthe RET curriculum units. In this paper, we describe the design of the RET program, the programevaluation methods implemented by an external evaluator, and our evaluation findings. Wereport yearly evaluation findings as well as trends over the program’s six year history. Bysharing information on program design and longitudinal evaluation findings, RET programcoordinators at other sites may benefit from our lessons learned and the best practices we havedeveloped over the program’s history.Introduction The Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program is a model supported by severalNational Science Foundation directorates as a successful approach to teacher professionaldevelopment. The NSF’s

Conference Session

Design for Community and Environment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Green, LeTourneau University; Julie Linsey, University of Texas-Austin; Carolyn Conner Seepersad; Kathy Schmidt; Kristin Wood, University of Texas-Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

2006-980: DESIGN FOR FRONTIER CONTEXTS: CLASSROOM ASSESSMENTOF A NEW DESIGN METHODOLOGY WITH HUMANITARIAN APPLICATIONSMatthew Green, LeTourneau University MATTHEW G. GREEN is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at LeTourneau University, Longview. His objective is to practice and promote engineering as a serving profession, with special recognition of opportunities to improve the quality of life in developing countries. Topics include the design of affordable transportation, training engineers to design for marginalized populations, needs assessment in frontier design environments, assistive devices for persons with disabilities, and remote power generation. Contact: MatthewGreen

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University; Angelitha Daniel, North Carolina State University; Braska Williams Jr., Newport News Public Schools; LaTricia Walker Townsend, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

engineering design. The focus in the final year has been to ensure that research practices arecovered in more detail so that students are adequately prepared for the final summer researchexperience in a STEM faculty lab. At the conclusion of this program, we aim to explore thelongitudinal impact of the program on students’ decision to pursue STEM studies.References1. PCAST. 2012. Engage to excel: producing one million additional college graduates with degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Retrieved from http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/pcast-engage-to-excel-final_2-25-12.pdf2. U.S. Census Bureau. 2008. An older and more diverse nation by midcentury. Retrieved from http

Collection

2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Keith M. Gardiner

moretightly constrained. Papers generated in these classes have been published in the proceedings of theLehigh University, Center for Manufacturing Systems Engineering Conference with Industry Series andelsewhere. Table 2 shows a sampling of titles of final research projects.Table 2 IE415/IE442 – Manufacturing Management (Graduate) Sampling of titles of research papers produced: 1. “A Study of Temporary Workers and the Impact on the Industries.” 2. “Decline in Manufacturing - Contributing Factors of Illegal Immigrants & Outsourcing.” 3. “Eliminating The Waste.” 4. “Ethanol Production from Sugar Cane: Manufacturing and Business Overview.” 5. “Lean Six

Conference Session

Opportunities within Graduate Study Programs - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natascha M. Trellinger, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Graduate Studies

variations in engineering education and practice. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 How six assistant professors landed their jobs at baccalaureate colleges and masters institutions: A focus on pathways and teaching (un)preparednessAbstractDid you pursue your PhD because you wanted to teach at the college level? Do you find it trickyto balance your interest in teaching with the focus on research at your graduate institution? Areyou hoping to do a lot of teaching in your future faculty job but don’t know where to look foradvice or what it would be like?This paper shares the narratives of six assistant professors who are at institutions that largelyfocus on

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Best of First-Year Programs Division

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Connor Jenkins, The Ohio State University; Krista Kecskemety, The Ohio State University

Paper ID #37753Instructional Feedback Practices in First-Year EngineeringTechnical Writing Assignments: Qualitative CodingSynthesis, Analysis and ComparisonConnor Jenkins (Student Research Assistant) Connor is an Electrical Engineering PhD Student from Ohio State who graduated from the Ohio State University with a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2021. He currently works as a graduate research associate in the Wearable and Implantable Technology group at the ElectroScience Laboratory. His electrical engineering research interests include bioelectromagnetics, and electromagnetic device design, while his

Conference Session

Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raslinda Ghazali, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

and her Ph.D. in food process engineering from the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Purdue Univer- sity. She is a member of Purdue’s Teaching Academy. Since 1999, she has been a faculty member within the First-year Engineering program at Purdue, the gateway for all first-year students entering the College of Engineering. She has coordinated and taught in a required first-year engineering course that engages students in open-ended problem solving and design. Her research focuses on the development, implemen- tation, and assessment of model-eliciting activities with realistic engineering contexts. She is currently the Director of Teacher Professional Development for the Institute for P-12

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Baukal, John Zink Hamworthy Combustion; Linda Thurman, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Carter Stokeld

, planning, scheduling, budgeting), critical thinking, self-drive andmotivation, cultural awareness in a broad sense (nationality, ethnicity, linguistic, sexualorientation) and high ethical standards, integrity, and global, social, intellectual andtechnological responsibility [3]. The focus of this paper is on some of those professional skills.Below are some examples of things that many employers look for in new engineering graduates:  Leadership examples in school, at home, at work, in outside organizations, etc.  Previous relevant work experience, preferably internships, co-ops, and research projects with professors.  Can cogently discuss major projects, especially their capstone.  Passion / interest in the company and

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Nannan He, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Han-Way Huang, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Curriculum and Lab Development

offer courses on Eclipse-based MBD of embedded system, only the graduate school in Chinese Science Academy hasopened a research course recently as far as best knowledge.5. ConclusionMBD is cost effective for developing complex and reliable-critical embedded systems. Thispaper presents our teaching experiences of integrating this new MBD paradigm into a system-level Programming Tools course for CE and EE students. It mainly describes two new topicsintegrated to this PT course: MBD concepts and eclipse-based software tools supporting MBD,from the course materials preparation and instruction approaches two aspects. In the future,students and our teachers will together create and gather more capstone projects related to MBDby means of eclipse-based

Conference Session

Measurement and Instrumentation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudia Elena Vergara, Michigan State University; Michael Cavanaugh, Michigan State University; Subashini Nagendran Sivakumar, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Thomas David Dionise, Michigan State University; Abdol-Hossein Esfahanian, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan Technological University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University

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Educational Research and Methods

instruction, how we might best design instructional technology within those frameworks, and how the research and development of instructional technologies can inform our theories of cognition. He is also interested in preparing future STEM faculty for teaching, incorporating instructional technology as part of instructional design, and STEM education improvement and reform. Page 26.1589.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Towards a Framework for Assessing Computational Competencies for Engineering Undergraduate StudentsAbstract Assessment is a

Conference Session

Preparing Future Educators

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda M. Head, Rowan University; Melanie Basantis, Rowan University; Steven H. Chin, Rowan University; Bernard Pietrucha, Rowan University

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Graduate Studies

Obj 2: Provide a forum for hands-on training and practice Obj 3: Emphasize best practice teaching techniquesGOAL III: Enhance Professional development opportunities Obj 1: Create an open mentoring environment between Fellows and Faculty Obj 2: Encourage self-efficacy and self-confidence of TF’s in public-presentation environment Obj 3: Provide the opportunity for TFs to review basic knowledge Obj 4: Reinforce critical thinking skills through public dialogMethodsThere are eight TFs who participated in the training program, six men and two women. Theywere all new BS graduates from this university in one of the four following disciplines:Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Computer

Conference Session

Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Donal Canty, University of Limerick; Ronan Dunbar, University of Limerick

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Design in Engineering Education

third level education systems as the cohortthat is being analysed throughout the methodology are undertaking a concurrent teachereducation program at the University of Limerick to equip them to teach the technologysubjects at second level.Fostering “New Skills” in Technology EducationTechnology Education is recognised as a fundamental discipline within the IrishEducation System. The strength of Technology Education and the quality of thestudents graduating from courses of study in the third level institutes in the country isoften seen as one of the main reasons for Ireland’s previous economic success. Therecent implementation of two new syllabi at Senior Cycle (pre third level) shows howthe importance of the subject area is still valued. Design