Conference Session

Partnerships in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Tulenko, University of Florida

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Nuclear and Radiological

AC 2007-480: A SUCCESSFUL PROTOTYPE FOR UNIVERSITY/NATIONALLABORATORY RESEARCH COOPERATIONJames Tulenko, University of Florida James S. Tulenko, a professor in the Department of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fl, is also the Director of the Laboratory for Development of Advanced Nuclear Fuels and Materials. He was Chairman of the Department of Nuclear and Radiological Engineering at the University of Florida for sixteen years. He is a Past President of the American Nuclear Society (ANS). Prior to his academic career, Professor Tulenko spent 23 years in the Nuclear Industry as Manager, Nuclear Fuel Engineering at Babcock and Wilcox; Manager

Conference Session

Intersdisciplinary Courses and Environmental Undergraduate Research

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Bott, Virginia Military Institute

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Environmental Engineering

to be proficient in the workforce, and the Ph.D. is the defining degreefor technical work. At the undergraduate level, the objective should be to integrate realistic,useful, and externally-funded research experiences into undergraduate engineering education in awell-equipped laboratory, while at the same time providing a valuable service to regionalindustries, utilities, and consulting firms. These experiences bolster interest among students inthe technical and scientific aspects of Environmental Engineering, thereby enticing and betterpreparing students to pursue these topics in graduate school and in future careers. These projectsalso expose undergraduates to both the environmental engineering profession (collaboration withpracticing

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Said Abubakr, Western Michigan University; Dewei Qi, Western Michigan University

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International

language and intercultural skills, as well astheir ability to collaborate across borders, business leaders need to demonstrate the economicvalue of study abroad by rewarding international experience in their hiring and advancementpractices.”Study abroad in non-traditional destinations is expanding rapidly, especially to countries whereAmerican students see potential career opportunities. Of particular note are large increases in thenumber of Americans studying in China and India, two countries of growing economicimportance to the United States. Study abroad in China increased by a dramatic 90% (4,737, upfrom 2,493 in 2002/03), making China the 9th-leading host destination for American students.American students continue to study abroad in larger

Conference Session

It's Elementary

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chrissy Hobson Foster, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Christine Mendoza

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

board of Learning and Instruction and Teachers College Record. In 2006 she was awarded the U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER grant award and received the Presiden- tial Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from the President of the United States. She has conducted and advised on educational research projects and grants in both the public and private sectors, and served as an external reviewer for doctoral dissertations outside the U.S. She publishes regularly in peer-reviewed journals and books, and has held both elected and appointed offices in the American Psy- chological Association (APA). Dr. Husman was a founding member and first President of the Southwest Consortium for Innovative Psychology in

Conference Session

Mentoring Minority Students

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frances Carter-Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Patricia Ordóñez, University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras ; Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC); Miguel Alfonso Nino, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Minorities in Engineering

reportedsuccess using e-mentoring where senior students were asked to leave voice messages forincoming first year students for their online introduction to nursing course. Although there wereno empirical results, the student mentees in the study responded favorably to the e-mentoring.7The definition of peer mentoring above describes a hierarchical relationship that is similar to thementoring relationship between a faculty mentor and his/her advisee, with one obviousexception. The major difference is that student peer mentors have a more equal relationshipbecause the future career success of the mentee is not in the hands of the mentor. Nevertheless,in a study where 54 medical professionals involved in faculty peer mentoring were interviewed,it was

Conference Session

Communication, Professional Development, and the Engineering Ambassador Network

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

more engineers into public office to encouraging engineers who aresuccessful in their technical careers to aspire to leadership in national organizations (such asASEE). The problem remains, however, that engineers in general may feel less prepared topursue leadership advancement because of their lack of confidence in their leadershipcommunication skills.Recognizing that communication plays a central role in leadership, faculty and staff at Rose-Hulman have made communication a focus for the Leadership Advancement Program events thatare planned each year. In particular, we are using the notion of “difficult conversations” as away to emphasize the importance of communication in effective leadership.“Difficult Conversations” Approach to

Conference Session

Professional Development and Advising for Graduate Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Paul Andrew Branham, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Neha Choudhary, Purdue; Trina L. Fletcher, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Molly H Goldstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cole Hatfield Joslyn, Purdue University; Corey A Mathis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Emilie A Siverling, Purdue University; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; M. D. Wilson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

the profession such as “the lack of women inSTEM [Trina]”. Some stemmed from a desire to be a boundary spanner, contributing “tothe wide-boundary but nonetheless relevant body of knowledge in the engineering-education-entrepreneurial [community] [Michael]”.Two motivations students observed across the faculty was a passion for engineeringeducation research, and a willingness to be a trailblazer, comfortable with taking a non- Page 24.31.11traditional career path. As Molly notes, “I saw that the successful faculty (all) had onecommon link – their passion in EER [engineering education research].” This was bothinspiring and contributed to students

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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Continuing Professional Development

have been identified as being in a transitional phase of life between children andadults. This variation has increased recently as an increasing number of non-traditional studentsenter academia as a result of delayed college enrollment, second career adults, and militaryveteran undergraduates.This study explores student motivation and intellectual development by addressing researchquestions: How do adult learning (andragogical) characteristics of students in first-year designcourses compare to those in senior design? and What is the relationship between andragogicalcharacteristics and design learning? These questions will be answered through a survey ofstudent andragogical characteristics composed of several pre-developed and

Conference Session

Diversity Redefined: Nontraditional Views in Traditional Environments

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary W. Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Antonio Francisco Mondragon, Rochester Institute of Technology/CINVESTAV

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Minorities in Engineering

been so engageddeveloping products and they have presented their work to small and large audiences such as theuniversity innovation festival that is a family and industry oriented event.Based on the author’s experiences in teaching, researching, supervising and collaborating withD/HoH students, some success stories were selected to build the framework to presentmodifications to be incorporated in courses, university infrastructure, personal mentorship andopportunities that help D/HoH succeed and build the skills for a fruitful career in differentengineering disciplines. Through the enhancement for the D/HoH students, all other hearingstudents will also benefit from it

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Devlin B. Montfort, Washington State University; Cara J Poor P.E., Washington State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

designing water and wastewater treatment facilities in central California. He was the recipient of the NSF CAREER award in 2011. Dr. Brown’s research focuses on theoretical approaches to understanding why some engineering concepts are harder to learn than others, and how the concepts are embedded in contexts.Dr. Devlin B. Montfort, Washington State UniversityDr. Cara J Poor P.E., Washington State University Dr. Poor has been teaching many of the integral undergraduate civil engineering courses at Washington State University for the last six years, including seven mechanics of materials courses. She received the departments’ Outstanding Teaching Award in 2010 and Outstanding Advising Award in 2012. Dr. Poor is a licensed

Conference Session

First Year Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Olson, University of San Diego; Truc T. Ngo, University of San Diego; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego

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Educational Research and Methods

objective measures of student abilities, some research has assessedhow student attitudes or motivations affect their pursuit of engineering degrees. Besterfield-Sacre et al.3,4,5 developed the Pittsburgh Freshman Engineering Attitude Survey (PFEAS) tocapture the attitudes of students towards engineering, and then used the results of the survey toexplain persistence among their students. The 50-item Likert questionnaire was used todistinguish how a student felt about 13 factors influencing attitudes to engineering includingacademic confidence, career prospects, family influence, and the impact of the profession onsociety. Along with measures of high school academic performance, these attitudes wereinitially used to explain some of the differences

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabah Razouk Abro, Lawrence Technological University; Jerry Cuper, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Arab Institute for Statistics, a position that enabled him to lecture in a number Arab countries. Sabah has over 25 years of experience in higher education including more than 15 years in education management across different parts of the world. Concentration in the last 15 years was on development of career, Art & Science, technology and engineering programs. Leading positions in educational institutions including chair of department, acting Dean, university board member, University assessment committee member, consultant and team leader. A unique experience in coordination between educational institution and in- dustrial partners to build new paradigm in education through an NSF sponsored program. He is Lawrence

Conference Session

"Best" of BED

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony J McGoron, Florida International University; Hamid Shahrestani, Florida International University, BME; Michael Edward Brown, Florida International University; James Dennis Byrne, Florida International University

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Biomedical

Engineering and Medical Instrumentation. He has mentored many senior design teams in association with other FIU faculty or FIU’s industry partners since 2006. Page 23.370.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013Delivery and Assessment of the Biomedical Engineering Capstone Senior Design Experience Page 23.370.2AbstractThe capstone design course is the most important experience engineering students have duringtheir undergraduate academic careers. The capstone design sequence at Florida

Conference Session

Preparation of Professional Engineers Outside of the USA. What are the Education, Experience, and Exam Requirements?

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Albert T. Yeung, University of Hong Kong

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

disciplines and are available athttp://www.hkie.org.hk/eng/html/gradschemea/modeltrainingguide.asp. They are guidelines andtraining organizations are encouraged to design training opportunities to meet the specific needsof the organization as well as the future full professional career expectations of the candidate.The HKIE has adopted its Scheme A as a training objective system whereby candidates areassessed according to the set objectives. The Objective Record is a useful indication of whatcandidates are expected to demonstrate. They are in three parts: (i) common core – the objectivesthat candidates of all disciplines must meet; (ii) core – the objectives that all candidates of adiscipline must meet; and (iii) specific – the objectives set by the

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David K. Probst P.E., Southeast Missouri State University; Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

and shared their experience in publications. One approach is to use advancedtechnology to enhance the effectiveness of learning, such as multimedia and CAD simulations.4-8Another approach is derived from cognitive science, and the knowledge in this course is dividedinto three categories: declarative, procedural, and conditional knowledge.9 We adopted anintegrated approach, which can be effectively applied to learning the knowledge in all these threecategories.II. Conceptual Bridge Page 23.48.2Most students consider Engineering Thermodynamics a very challenging course, whichquenched the passion of many promising students pursuing a career in

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Srujal Patel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Daniel P. Schrage, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

Page 23.87.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 A pedagogical model to educate tomorrow’s engineers through a cloud-based Design and Manufacturing InfrastructureMotivationEncouraging high school students to pursue a career in Engineering is crucial in building a strongfoundation for a successful future of any nation. The United States is ranked 27th (out of 29) forthe rate of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) bachelor’s degreesawarded in developed countries - 6% of U.S. undergraduates major in engineering comparedwith 12% in Europe, 20% in Singapore, and 40% in China1. In order to increase the number ofengineering graduates, it is important to encourage

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses and Tools in support of Systems Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Guerra, NASA Headquarters; Gloria A. Murphy, NASA; Lisa D. May, NASA Headquarters

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Systems Engineering

NASA Headquarters was Director of the Directorate Integration Office in the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate. In that position, her responsibilities involved strategic planning, international cooperation, cross-directorate coordination, architecture analysis, and exploration control boards. Ms Guerra also spent 3 years at the Goddard Space Flight Center as Program Integration Manager for future high-energy astrophysics mis- sions, particularly the James Webb Space Telescope. She began her career at the Johnson Space Center working for Eagle Engineering and SAIC, focused on conceptual design of advanced spacecraft for human missions to the Moon and Mars. Ms. Guerra earned a B.S in Aerospace Engineering and

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ida B Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dennis R. Depew, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Melissa Jane Dark, Purdue University; Rylan C. Chong, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering and Public Policy

engineering careers because of the expectationthat they would be able to help people, during their studies they find a lack of opportunities to doso 10, 11. These students are assumed to be searching for ways to use technical material tocontribute positively to society. This opportunity to benefit society is one of the main attractionsfor students, at both undergraduate and graduate levels, to biomedical, environmental-ecological, and agricultural-biological engineering disciplines12; it is especially noteworthy thatthese engineering disciplines also have the largest ethnic and gender diversity in enrollments.Engineering/technology and public policy could serve as a method to maintain these students’interest in engineering because of its socially

Conference Session

Multimedia Engineering Education,Distance, Service, & Internet-Based Approaches

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hesham Shaalan

. __________________________________________ Figure 1. Tour Evaluation FormIn addition to playing a significant role in achieving the course objectives, field trips can help theengineering technology programs as follows: increase exposure of the program, strengthenrelationships with industry, help faculty gain new technical knowledge, and keep faculty familiarwith job opportunities.ConclusionIndustrial field trips can enhance student learning particularly in an introductory course.Therefore, field trips have been integrated into the Introduction to Process Industry course atTexas A&M University-Corpus Christi. An additional benefit of field trips is that companyengineers and managers inform students about career opportunities as well as what they look forwhen they hire an employee

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tonya Smith-Jackson; Chang Soo Nam; Chanel Thomas

to the learning styles of Type A individuals and designingWeb pages targeted towards individuals using search engines will support information literacy inEngineering Students. Future implications include researching the effects of Behavior Type onparticular areas of study such as Engineering and Mathematics vs. English and History.Introduction Information literacy refers to a “person's ability to access and understand a variety ofinformation resources (Lenox and Walker, 1993; p. 314) 2.” Information literacy in Engineering isimportant for both academic and career success. Web and database searches are common activitiesassociated with information retrieval, and information literacy reflects an individual’s knowledge andskills

Conference Session

REU at VaNTH & Graduate Programs in BME

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Quint

found that the studentsentering through this mechanism are on par with the students entering through the competitiveadmissions process from other institutions. Over the 14-year span of this program, all of the 5-year Master's degree students have completed the degree, or are actively enrolled.References[1] IEEE Spectrum, Education (September, 2001), “Teaching from a Clean Slate”.http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/careers/careerstemplate.jsp?ArticleId=e090301Stephen R. Quint, PhD Stephen R. Quint received his BS in Electrical Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1970 and PhD in Biomedical Engineering in 1977. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Neurology, and Associate Chair of

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering; David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Lisa Guerra, NASA

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

future high-energy astrophysics missions, particularly the James Webb Space Telescope. She Page 25.533.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012began her career at the Johnson Space Center working for Eagle Engineering and SAIC, focused on con-ceptual design of advanced spacecraft for human missions to the moon and Mars. Guerra earned a B.S inaerospace engineering and a B.A. in English from the University of Notre Dame. She received a master’sof science degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas, Austin

Conference Session

FPD IV: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-year Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Warren Bucks, Ohio Northern University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

, the computerbecomes a tool students can use to collect and analyze data and allow their programming projectsto interact with the world outside the computer.Another benefit of utilizing graphical languages and data acquisition hardware as the mediumthrough which engineers learn computer programming is the ability to incorporate elements ofengineering design. In addition to computing, design is an important concept for engineers andengineering students. Challenges exist for educators trying to introduce students to design earlyin their academic careers. One challenge is that students do not have much knowledge uponwhich to build a design from. They have not had their engineering coursework yet and do nothave the tools to do sophisticated

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xin Chen, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Adithya Raghavan; Ji Soo Yi, Purdue University; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

first year serves as a starting point of their later research career. Theparticipants attended a 30-minute training session on how to use iKNEER. At the time theyattended the training session, they had finished the first draft of the literature review. After thetraining session, they went back and used iKNEER for revising their own literature review or onany other topics they are interested in.Our data collection and data analysis went through three phases. The first phase happened twoweeks after the training session. We interviewed the first two participants with open-endedquestions on their research interests, what difficulties they have in their research, and how theyhave used iKNEER (see Appendix 1 for interview questions). These two

Conference Session

Capstone Projects and Experiential Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Ana Elisa P. Goulart, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Matt Allen Bird, Maxim Integrated Products; Stephen Peck

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

potential customers to meet theirdeadline for capstone projects and deadline for the externally funded research. Software,hardware, interface, system integration, and testing all involved other researchers instead of justthe capstone team. This created new challenges in terms of team work, communication,documentation, scheduling, and many other aspects of project management. In a sense, thesekinds of projects resemble larger scale projects in industry.The importance of undergraduate research has been studied by many scholars over the past twodecades6,9,13,16,18,25,29,30,32. The benefits of undergraduate research include its impact on astudents’ decision to pursue a graduate degree and a career in the science, technology,engineering, and mathematics

Conference Session

Ethics Education, Global Health, and Outreach in BME

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John D. DesJardins, Clemson University; Ellen Breazel, Clemson University; Marilyn Reba, Clemson University; Irina Viktorova, Clemson University; Jonathan Bradford Matheny, Clemson University; Taufiquar R. Khan

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Biomedical

found in, 1) convincing students throughapplied learning experiences that mathematics is an important component of any research planand indispensable to their career success, and (2) ensuring that these students do not falter incalculus and abandon their STEM goals. Outreach modules for K-12 are also being developed aspart of student participation. This paper presents our developed methods and initial findings withthe hopes of inspiring other institutions to adopt similar applied learning experiences for theirSTEM students.IntroductionResearch in science and engineering is increasingly reliant on mathematical and statistical tools.The NSF has argued that to build a competitive international workforce in STEM fields, collegesand universities

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Andrea Bill, University of Wisconsin; Shashi Nambisan, Iowa State University; Ida van Schalkwyk, Oregon State University; Rod Turochy, Auburn University; Rhonda Young, Texas Christian University

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Civil Engineering

this, transportation engineers need a broad background aboutdifferent elements in this system. The breadth and complexity of the transportation system is oneof the aspects that makes a career in transportation appealing, but it is also one of the largestchallenges in educating the future transportation engineer.Traditionally, most transportation engineers graduate from undergraduate programs in civilengineering. Within the undergraduate civil engineering curriculum, three-quarters of theprograms require one or two transportation engineering courses to introduce civil engineeringstudents to the profession by providing a broad background of the field1. Most often, students donot take these courses until the junior year of the program. Elective

Conference Session

Educational Research & Methods Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Grant; Julie Trenor

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Educational Research and Methods

, formerpresident of the National Academy of Engineering, stated that diversity in the engineeringworkforce is a necessity: “My argument is essentially that the quality of engineering is affectedby diversity (or the lack of it). … Without diversity, the life experiences we bring to anengineering problem are limited. As a consequence, we may not find the best engineeringsolution. We may not find the elegant engineering solution. … To sum up, I believe thatdiversity is essential to good engineering!” 7 A number of researchers have reported that having a parent or family member who is anengineer is an influencing factor for students, particularly females, to choose engineering as acollege major. 8, 9, 10, 11 Yet, the academic and career choices of

Conference Session

Scholar Program Proposal/Develop Courses and Materials/Collaborations and Accredatation Systems for Global Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lester Gerhardt, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Andy Riess, Council for International Exchange of Scholars

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International

. Simply put, we as acountry, as educators, and as individuals need to do more to properly educate the nextgeneration by incorporating a global experience as part of the educational process. TheFulbright Program offers just such a bi-directional opportunity for a highly diversifiedgroup of people in different stages of their career development.Overview of the Fulbright Scholar ProgramThe Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange programsponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to “increase mutual understandingbetween the people of the United States and the people of other countries.” With this goalas a starting point, the Fulbright Program has provided almost 300,000 participants—chosen for their academic merit

Conference Session

Rethinking Traditional Pedagogical Strategies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Massa, Springfield Technical Community College; Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Judith Donnelly, Three Rivers Community College; Fenna Hanes, New England Board of Higher Education

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

fill workforceand leadership voids. This concern was echoed by former Microsoft Chair Bill Gates, who inMarch 2008 warned Congress the shortage of engineers and scientists is so acute that “if we donot reform our educational system, American companies will not have the talent to innovate andcompete”4. Clearly, if the United States is to maintain its competitive edge in the globaleconomy, we must increase the pipeline of interested and qualified students prepared to enterSTEM careers, not only at the baccalaureate and advanced degree level, but also at the sub-baccalaureate degree level including associate degree and certificate level engineeringtechnicians.One of the reasons for declining enrollment in many engineering technology programs is