Paper ID #25660Work in Progress: Building the Mechatronics and Robotics Education Com-munityProf. Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Michael A. Gennert is Professor of Robotics Engineering, CS, and ECE at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he leads the WPI Humanoid Robotics Laboratory and was Founding Director of the Robotics Engineering Program. He has worked at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, the University of California Riverside, PAR Technology Corporation, and General Electric. He received the S.B. in CS, S.B. in EE, and S.M. in EECS in 1980 and the Sc.D. in EECS in 1987 from MIT
Paper ID #27416Developing Career Self-Efficacy of Researchers in Human-Centered Com-puting through Scholarship Support (Experience)Dr. Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida Dr. Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Computer & Information Sciences & Engineering Department at the University of Florida (UF) and Project Manager of the National Science Foundation Broadening Participation in Computing Alliance: The Institute for African-American Men- toring in Computing Sciences (iAAMCS). She works in the Human Experience Research Lab under the supervision of Dr. Juan E. Gilbert, where
included for each analysis varies, and is noted below.Data Sources & AnalysisProgram evaluation focused on four major areas: (a) shifts in awareness of, attitudes towards,and reported use of active learning pedagogical practices, (b) changes in instructional practices,and (c) effectiveness of communities of practices sessions, and (d) satisfaction with the JTFDprogram. To measure these four areas, we administered a series of surveys and conductedclassroom observations.These data were collected at three points across the academic year: before the start of theprogram (pre), between the fall and spring semesters (mid), and at the end of the program (post).Due to differing completion rates of faculty members for each survey, the number of
inundergraduate civil engineering courses.References[1] C. Work, “A Nationwide Study of the Variability of Test Scoring by Different Instructors,” Engineering Education, 67, 3, 241 - 248, December 1976.[2] J. M. Moxley and D. Eubanks, “On Keeping Score: Instructors’ vs. Students’ Rubric Ratings of 46,689 Essays,” Writing Program Administration, 39, 2, 53 - 80, Fall 2015.[3] B. Harper and J. Hughey, “Effects of Communication Responsiveness Upon Instructor Judgement Grading and Student Cognitive Learning,” Communication Education, 35, 147 - 156, April 1986.[4] S. Kleinman, M. B. Leidman, and A. J. Longcore, “The Changing Landscape of Grading Systems in U.S. Higher Education,” Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education
ability to foster successful outcomes. Dr. Vaughan is a member of the College leadership team. The College current has over 2400 undergraduate and over 850 graduate students. For many years, he has served as the Campus Principal Investigator of the NSF funded Greater Philadel- phia Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program and the NSF/AMP Bridges to the Doctorate Program, which focus on the success of students traditionally underrepresented in sci- ence, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. In addition, Dean Vaughan is the former Program Director/PI of the EAA/UD Graduate Preparatory Summer Residential Program funded by the Educational Advancement Alliance (EAA). The
Paper ID #27556Engagement in Practice: Toy Adaptation for Children with Disabilities: En-gaging the Community through Educational Outreach and Toy DonationMolly Y. Mollica, University of Washington Molly Mollica earned her BS in Biomedical Engineering and her MS in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University. She is currently a PhD student in the Department of Bioengineering at the Uni- versity of Washington. Her engineering education research focuses are in service learning, increasing diversity in engineering, and adapting toys for children with diverse abilities. Her bioengineering research focuses are in
Paper ID #27039Proven Professional Development Strategies: Data from an ENG ASAP Trans-fer Student ProgramDr. Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University Prior to joining the ASU Electrical Engineering faculty in 1990, Dr. Armando A. Rodriguez worked at MIT, IBM, AT&T Bell Laboratories and Raytheon Missile Systems. He has also consulted for Eglin Air Force Base, Boeing Defense and Space Systems, Honeywell and NASA. He has published over 200 tech- nical papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings – over 60 with students. He has authored three engineering texts on classical controls, linear systems, and
Paper ID #26665Using Digital Sketching and Augmented Reality Mobile Apps to Improve Spa-tial Visualization in a Freshmen Engineering CourseDr. Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech Dr. Diana Bairaktarova is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Through real-world engineering applications, Dr. Bairaktarova’s experiential learning research spans from engineering to psychology to learning sciences, as she uncovers how individual performance is influenced by aptitudes, spatial skills, personal interests and direct manipulation of mechanical objects.Dr. Lelli Van Den Einde, University of
Paper ID #25324Using or Viewing a Demonstration of Inquiry-Based Computer Simulations:The Effectiveness of Both in Learning Difficult Concepts in Heat TransferDr. Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University Dr. Nottis is an Educational Psychologist and Professor Emeritus of Education at Bucknell University. Her research has focused on meaningful learning in science and engineering education, approached from the perspective of Human Constructivism. She has authored several publications and given numerous presentations on the generation of analogies, misconceptions, and facilitating learning in science and engineering
Reflection on the Road: How Recent First Year Students Exhibit Reflection During a Short-Term Study Abroad ExperienceAbstractStudy abroad experiences augment college and university curricula and expose students to aninternational setting with lectures, tours, and cultural activities. These studies raise awareness ofprofessional, social and cultural differences among countries. Students recognize globalchallenges to the engineering profession when they discover that another country faces similartechnical, social, cultural and resource-limiting challenges. They also learn that solutions tosimilar challenges in the U.S. may, or may not, be suitable in another country. Reflection is oneway to for students to derive
Session CIEC 421 University of Cincinnati -Siemens Simulation Technology Center: A New Type of Industry University Collaboration for Engineering Education and Research Dr. Gil Jun Lee, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of CincinnatiWhile powerful modern simulation software and computing resources have become readilyavailable for today’s engineering students, most schools still teach engineering courses largely inthe same way as decades ago. Fundamental courses such as solid mechanics and fluid mechanicsare taught on theory with
Session ETD 415 One Part Online Technology mixed with One Part Old School Instruction: How One Construction Program Enhances Student Learning through a Recipe of Blended Learning Peter Rogers, Ph.D., PE and Clinton Martin, Ed.D., MSCA Georgia Southern UniversityAbstractConcern that the larger class sizes are reducing student-instructor interaction and impactingstudent learning has motivated faculty to examine alternative teaching and classroommanagement approaches. One such approach involves the use of a “blended learning” whichcombines the convenience of online
Laboratory Experiments on 5G Cellular Technologies – A Case Study on the Synergy of Research and Experiential Learning Viktor Nässi, Ana Goulart, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA, E-mail: viktor.nassi@aalto.fi, goulart@tamu.edu, Abstract and uses theory from physics and math courses. It will have Teaching and research complement each other. This is weekly laboratory experiments on topics such as:an advice often given to young professors, to encourage - free space loss,them to find synergy between research and teaching, i.e., to
Understanding Behaviors of Attendance in Supplemental Instruction and Subsequent Academic Success in a First Year Engineering Course Nisha Abraham, Nina Telang The University of Texas at Austin 2501 Speedway, Austin, TX 78712, USA E-mail: nisha.abraham@austin.utexas.edu, telang@ece.utexas.edu Abstract Engineering (ECE) department partnered with UT’s Sanger As student retention and four-year graduation rates are Learning Center in Fall 2015 and piloted SI sessions for theof institutional and national interest and
Getting the Right Stuff with the Write Stuff: Instructional Methods to Improve Writing in a First Year Engineering Course Peggy Kulesz and David Ewing The University of Texas at Arlington 416 Yates Street, Arlington, TX, 76019, USA E-mail: kulesz@uta.edu and david.ewing@uta.edu Abstract For the last two and a half years, UTA has been Engineering Problem Solving (ENGR 1300) is a first teaching a new class for first year engineers namedyear engineering course at the University of Texas at Engineering Problem
Analyzing Multidisciplinary Team Effectiveness in an Engineering Environment: A Case Study of the West Point Steel Bridge Design TeamJohn Etringer, Stephen O’Brien, Austin Updegraff, Timothy Langerhans, Andrew Nadjari, Chan Kim, Aaron Hill, Michael Campbell Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering United States Military Academy 752 Thayer Rd, West Point, NY 10996 E-mail: john.etringer@usma.edu Abstract 1. Structure The West Point Steel Bridge Design Team is a group of Five
Paper ID #26634Multi-year Cross-sectional Study of Perceptions of and Self-confidence in En-gineering as a Major and Profession of Female First-semester First-year Stu-dentsDr. Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University Dr. Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer is Associate Director of the Women in Engineering Program and Associate Professor (by courtesy) in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue Uni- versity. Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer conducts research and leads retention activities including administration of the undergraduate and graduate mentoring programs and the teaching of the Women in Engineering sem
Paper ID #26339PV-VR: A Virtual Reality Training Application Using Guided Virtual Toursof the Photovoltaic Applied Research and Testing (PART) LabDr. Kenneth A. Ritter III, University of Louisiana, Lafayette Kenneth Ritter is a concentrating solar power research scientist at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Kenneth directed the development of the Virtual Solar Energy Center (VSEC) virtual reality lab at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. His research interests include solar power, virtual reality, immersive education, and engineering education.Dr. Terrence L. Chambers P.E., University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Paper ID #26019Creativity Activities in a Design Course Fail to Elicit Gains in Creativity Overand Above those Elicited by the Design Course ItselfDr. William H. Guilford, University of Virginia Will Guilford is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. He is also the Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education in the School of Engineering. He received his B.S. in Biology and Chemistry from St. Francis College in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and his Ph.D. in Physiology from the University of Arizona. Will did his postdoctoral training in Molecular Biophysics at the University of Vermont. His
Paper ID #27196Development of a Senior Design and Internship Integrated University-IndustryCollaborative Program to Address the Skills Gap in Advanced Manufactur-ingDr. Immanuel Edinbarough P.E., University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley Immanuel A. Edinbarough received his B.Sc. (Applied Sciences) degree from PSG College of Technol- ogy, University of Madras, India, his B.E.. (M.E.) degree from the Institution of Engineers, India, M.E. (Production Engineering) degree from PSG College of Technology, Bharathiar University, India, and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Bharathiar University, India. He is currently a
Paper ID #26535Evaluating the use of a Personalized Learning Management System to In-crease Student Enrollment in High School Physics (Evaluation, Diversity)Dr. Meera N.K. Singh, University of Calgary Meera Singh obtained her PhD. from the University of Waterloo, Canada, specializing in fatigue life prediction methods. Following her PhD studies, she joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Manitoba, Canada, where she was a faculty member for 12 years. During that time, she conducted research primarily in the area of the fatigue behaviour of composite materials, regularly taught courses in applied
Paper ID #25407Examining the Relationship of Active Team-based Learning and Technologyand Engineering Students’ Research Self-efficacy in a Cybersecurity Trainee-ship ClassDr. Rylan C. Chong, Chaminade University Dr. Rylan Chong is a data scientist in the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at Chaminade University of Honolulu. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Chaminade University of Honolulu. Dr. Chong has a master’s degree from Purdue University in Information Security. He specialized in biometric systems and human factors during his master’s degree. Dr. Chong completed his Doctor of
Paper ID #27348How to Cultivate Computational Thinking-Enabled Engineers: A Case Studyon the Robotics Class of Zhejiang UniversityDr. Jingshan Wu, Zhejiang University Postdoctoral Fellow of Institute of China’s Science, Technology and Education Strategy, Zhejiang Uni- versity; Lecturer, School of Public Administration, Zhejiang University of Finance & EconomicsMs. Yujie Wang, Zhejiang University Postgraduate of Institute of China’s Science,Technology and Education Strate, Zhejiang UniversityMs. Hanbing Kong, Zhejiang University Hanbing Kong, PhD Deputy Director, the Research Center for S&T, Education Policy, and Associate
Paper ID #26130Gender Differences in 7th Grade Students’ Interest in STEM After Partici-pating in a Solenoid Instructional UnitDr. Tandra Tyler-Wood, University of North Texas Dr. Tandra Tyler-Wood is professor and department chair of Learning Technologies in the College of Information at the University of North Texas. Her research interests include issues with equity in STEM education and careers.Dr. Daniella Smith, University of North Texas Daniella Smith, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Information Science at the University of North Texas. Her research interests include STEM education in K-12
Paper ID #25739Board 28: Progress on a Mixed Methods Research Project Studying Interestand Identity of Participants Engaged in Engineering Camp Activities – Meth-ods and Preliminary ResultsDr. Indira Chatterjee, University of Nevada, Reno Indira Chatterjee received her M.S. in Physics from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio in 1977 and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah in 1981. Indira is Associate Dean of Engineering and Professor of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno. As Associate Dean she oversees undergraduate and graduate
Paper ID #26533Board 29: Creating a Virtual Reality Simulation of Plasma Etcher to Facili-tate Teaching and Practice of Dry Etching in Nanotechnology EducationDr. Reza Kamali, Utah Valley University Dr. Reza Kamali-Sarvestani is an Associate Professor of Computer Engineering at Utah Valley University. He received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Shiraz University Iran, and M.S.E, Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Alabama in Huntsville in 2009, and 2011 respectively. He joined Utah Valley University (UVU) in 2012. He is currently working to develop a Virtual Reality course on
Paper ID #26947Board 56: Assessing Interest and Appeal of Engineering in a High School Pro-gram Designed to Enhance Entry into Engineering in an INCLUDES projectDr. Tirupalavanam G Ganesh, Arizona State University Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh is Assistant Dean of Engineering Education at Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. He is Tooker Professor in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport, & Energy. His research interests include educational research methods, communication of research, and k-16+ engineering education. Ganesh’s research is largely focused on studying the impact of k-12 and
Paper ID #26718Board 57: Work in Progress: A Balancing Act - Evolution of Assessments inAn Introductory Programming Course in ECE After Curriculum RedesignProf. Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dr. Yuting W. Chen received the B.S. degree from University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign in 2007, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2009 and 2011, all in Electrical Engineering. Prior to joining the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a faculty in 2015, she worked at IBM Systems Group in Poughkeepsie, NY in
Paper ID #26861Board 65: Work in Progress: Growing and Sustaining a Successful Collabo-ration of Programs Developing and Implementing Experimental Centric Ped-agogyDr. Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University Dr. Craig Scott received his Ph.D. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Howard University and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University. His educational scholarly endeavors include conduct- ing pedagogical studies on learning technologies and remedial math preparation for engineering students. He instructs courses in computer vision, computer graphics, computational electrical engineering, elec
Paper ID #27420Board 7: Work in Progress: Approaches to Introduce Biomedical Engineer-ing Design to a Class with Diverse STEM BackgroundsMs. Angela Lai, Carnegie Mellon University Angela is a current 5th year PhD student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mel- lon University. She is actively involved in mentoring undergraduate and graduate students in both the laboratory and in the classroom and promoting the field of BME to the younger generations.Ms. Elaine Soohoo, Carnegie Mellon University Elaine is a 5th year PhD student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon Uni- versity