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Professionally Oriented Graduate Program

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Sebastian; Stephen Tricamo

is reflective of theindustry/academe/government partnership. The greatest contributors to this support are thefederal government, state and local governments, industry, and the institutions themselves(Source: National Science Foundation, 1999). The total expenditures from all sources comparedto that supplied by industry alone for the last two ten year periods for which data is available aregiven as follows: Industry Year Total Support* Industry Support* Percentage of Total 1979 5,366,105 193,214 3.6 1989

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Panel on Entrepreneurship Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Norman Kaderlan; Mary Ann Rankin; John Butler; Steven Nichols

was notdesigned to lead to direct commercialization of technology from universities, but thisparticular project reflects well on the concept of cross-disciplinary development ofcommercialization activities.References and Bibliographic Informationi Auster, Bruce, "Open for Business," Prism, Vol. 11, No. 1, January 2002ii Nichols, Steven P., and Armstrong, Neal E., Engineering Entrepreneurship: Does Entrepreneurship Havea Role in Engineering Education?", 2001 ASEE Conference Proceedings, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June2001.iii Wang, Eric, and Kleppe, John H., "Teaching Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship inEngineering", Journal of Engineering Education, V. 90, No. 4, October 2001, p. 565.iv Sullivan, Jacquelyn F., Carlson

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Issues for ET Administrators

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Jones

grading policy reflected these changes, as shown inthe Table 1. These changes were implemented to emphasize active learning during class. Lessemphasis was placed on the passive learning techniques of lecturing followed by homework andtests. Table 1. Portion of Grade (%) Item Spring 1999 Spring 2000 Spring 2001 Assignments, Projects, and Quizzes 30 40 60 Mid-term Exam 30 30 20 Final Exam 40 30 20 Total 100 100 100Each semester, design-and-build

Conference Session

ECE Design, Capstone, and Engr. Practice

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mustafa Guvench

circuit yielded good slew rates (1V/s).The Spice simulation of the operational amplifier were done on both a PC running Microsim'sversion 8 and also on a Sun station running Cadence suite, namely Analog Artist v.4.4.3. It wasdetermined that the differences in the results were insignificant. After this thorough designverification of the opamp and also the peripheral circuits designed for biasing it, layout designswere generated using Fairchild's CS80C process parametrized component library and Cadence Page 7.317.3suite. The resulting experimental chip whose name "OpAmp1" reflects the fact that it is a Proceedings of the 2002 American

Conference Session

Teaching Industrial Engineers Design

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Emanuel

their student-consulting group. The name and logo will appear on the first and subsequent progress reportsand on the final semester document, the proposal. Choosing a logo becomes important because ithelps the students create a professional identity as they seek to be included in the community ofengineers. The selection and design of the logo provides a good starting point to teach thestudents that the quality of their documents also reflects their professional image. The progressreport then becomes the source of the first impression that the students’ clients will form.Students are careful in designing a logo that they think will be appropriate to their professionalimage; likewise they also must learn that their documents are not neutral

Conference Session

Assessment and Its Implications in IE

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Siripen Larpkiattaworn; Obinna Muogboh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre; Larry Shuman; Alejandro Scalise; Dan Budny; Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller; Harvey Wolfe

. In order to estimate theprobability of being placed on first-term probation, we have utilized logistic regression [30].Two logistic regression models were developed to identify students at risk of being placed onfirst term probation. Data from entering freshman classes for 1995-96 through 1999-00 wereused in either fitting these models or served as an independent test set. Subjective and objectivemeasures collected for each student included measures reflecting initial preparedness, ability,attitude and self assessed confidence, and first term performance (e.g. GPA).The first model developed includes SAT, the square root of high school rank and a categoricalvariable that measures students’ self-assessed confidence in their current study

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Ruane

, includingFiber Optics and Lasers and Applications. A favorable interdisciplinary environment haddeveloped among physics, chemistry and electrical engineering that encouraged sharing ofstudents and elective courses, and keeping enrollments steady. Once the Photonics Centeropened and an expanded faculty was hired, more courses began to appear. The NSF CRCDsupport allowed the new courses to be coordinated with the new instructional lab facilities, and toinfluence undergraduate coursework through photonics modules5. Experiments with web-basededucation and lab work began at this time. 6,7Over the last five years course offerings have expanded to reflect the research of new faculty andevolving industry needs (Table 1). This energetic environment fostering

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Michelle Rogers; Kelly Burton; Kamisha Hamilton

track student applicants and participants. Itis anticipated that this program will allow the College of Engineering both to measure theeffectiveness of each of these programs in recruiting graduate students and identify patternsbetween applicants, participants, and subsequent graduate students. All programs supported byGERS are available on-line at: http://www.engr.wisc.edu/services/dao/. Informational material forthe GERS program was developed in the summer of 2000 and includes a web site(http://www.engr.wisc.edu/services/dao/gers/) and brochure.IV. Conclusion The University of Wisconsin- Madison is reflecting on its past and present recruitmentefforts in hopes of increasing the number of students traditionally underrepresented in

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura Lucas

graphically, especially by means of two way feedback, how to effectivelygive and take feedback is becoming a more substantial part of the course.Students must learn how to incorporate ideas and suggestions from both clients and supervisors,as they will be doing once they enter the working world. In class we do this by givingpresentations to classmates and the professor who give feedback and criticisms (we call theseclass critiques). It is important for their professional development to be able to listen, relate tocomments and reflect those comments in the development of the designs or drawings. In mostcourses like this, though, students learn to give and take this criticism in an informal way ,learning as they go, often giving and taking it in a

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

David W. Elizandro; Jessica Matson

independently assessing theprogram outcomes as defined in the ABET 2000 Criteria and presented in section 1.As shown in Figure 2, the department’s planning activities reflect the mission statement andgoals for the University and College. In addition, environmental factors such as market trendsand departmental opportunities for funding and research are considered.4. Program AssessmentThe department is actively evaluating alternatives for curriculum metrics. At the present time,the primary tools assessment tools are the exit interview by the Department Chair and theinterviews/surveys conducted by the Advisory Board. The College requires that all graduatesparticipate in the Fundamentals in Engineering Examination. Results are examined anddiscussed by the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Crozier

of administrativediscipline have a potential negative impact on all other aspects of the company’s systemssupported by engineering.Perhaps this is a good point to reflect on the role engineering operations and personnel playwithin an organization. As noted earlier, traditional concepts and practices of “stand-alone”departments or functions is rapidly disappearing. Internal business disciplines (includingengineering operations) are being driven to interact across traditional lines of “performanceownership.” This change in operational practice and culture establishes a heightened level ofawareness with everyone working as a pool, actively assisting and addressing issues across whatwas once established as territorial lines of business. A result

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

S. K. Khanna; David Roylance; C. H. Jenkins

considerablevalue in seeing this topic early in the curriculum. Further, it provides a natural linkage with materials concepts. Page 6.587.3 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationAcknowledgmentsThe research reported herein was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DUE-9972394. Any opinions, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this paper are those of the authors and donot necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography1

Conference Session

Architechtural Engineering Eduction: Emergent Topics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Svetz, Syracuse University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

“generic” office ceiling plan or theplumbing riser diagram for a “medium rise building” that is at once everywhere and thusnowhere. In HCL, to both its credit and its detriment, the same numbers almost all butdisappear into side-bars or simple rule-of-thumb tables6 yet with a purpose that I believe hasgreater promise and purpose. For the bulk of HCL’s arguments are qualitative, relational andgeometric - more or less southern exposure, greater or lesser degrees of cross ventilationpaths, etc. - in a manner that literally relies on a student’s “obvious” reading of its very notslick photographs and simple illustrations to pass along ownership of their “proof” to thereader - “Here, see for yourself!” Reflecting now on my two systems courses, there

Conference Session

Design Education II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabah Razouk Abro, Laurence Tecnological University, Department of Engineering Tecnology; Jerry Cuper, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

was a theme that was used in development of courses. These objectiveswere reflected in the design of the syllabi of the courses and were served through well- definedoutlines.Just- in- time math and science ideas and self- paced learning were introduced in these programsto help interrelations between engineering courses and the math and science prerequisites.The nontraditional approach to education was borrowed by some universities, were self- pacedand one- room math schoolhouse type of classes was introduced.The program incurred many challenges but opened up many opportunities for success forstudents. Despite the success, the program still faced considerable administrative challenges.The experience proved that the collaboration could benefit

Conference Session

Post Graduate Experiential Programs and Insights

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Marie Coolen, Dalhousie University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

through a series of assignments and the narrative will bebased on a series of reflective questions.The intention is for the curriculum to not only allow students to track and articulate thedevelopment of the selected attributes but to also enable them to acquire a deeper understandingof how their work place experiences contributed to their professional growth with respect to theattributes.The paper includes a summary of the pilot study of the initial curriculum design, a description ofthe current iteration of the curriculum, an outline of the implementation strategy and a shortdiscussion of several operational challenges associated with implementation.Initial Work Term Curriculum Pilot StudyThe Faculty of Engineering has been examining ways to

Conference Session

Learning Outside the Classroom

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Jessica M. Yellin, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

mentor, I persisted.” — Female post-doctoral associateiThe need to increase the numbers of traditionally underrepresented minorities (URMs) in engineeringcareers and research is well documented. Underrepresented minorities (African Americans,Hispanics or Latinos/as, and American Indians/Alaska Natives) make up approximately 31% ofthe population1, but account for just 11.6% of the science and engineering workforce2. Thisdisparity is also reflected in the demographics of students earning degrees in engineering. In2008, just 12.4% of the Bachelor‘s degrees in engineering were earned by underrepresentedminorities3. Looking at graduate degrees for the same year, 19% of the Master‘s degrees and3.5% of the doctoral degrees granted in engineering fields

Conference Session

Myths About Gender and Race

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

workQualitative Interviews Fifteen students at a large, public institution were interviewed in the spring of their senioryear (2007). Interviews were semi-structured and open-ended. Questions were designed to elicitstudents’ reflections on their college experience. Students spoke about their motivation to studyengineering primarily in response to one question: Are there any aspects of engineering that youparticularly like? Follow-up prompts elicited detail about the qualities or specific activities ofengineering that students cited. Students spoke about gender and their experience as engineeringstudents in response to three related questions: (1) How has gender played a role in yourexperience here at the UW? (2) Can you tell me of a particular

Conference Session

A Systems-Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

, an interesting issue is the time delay betweendemand and supply. It seems harmless at the first look, but it turns out to be a potential cause foroscillation or even instability, which is reflected as the periodic cycles of boom and bust ineconomy. This problem is pretty hard to analyze except with advanced knowledge of systemthinking. However, it can be conveniently simulated and analyzed with the help ofSTELLA®/iThink® .The third part of this course is the investigation of systems in different fields. The first topic is aphysical system, where a simple climate model can be set up. The inflow of energy from the sunis assumed to be constant, and the outflow of energy by radiation is affected by the concentrationof greenhouse gasses, as well

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith G. Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; John A Nastasi, Stevens Institute of Technology; Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology; Peter L. Russell, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

done in association with this framework. Students’ artifactsare the primary source for evaluation. Reflective essays will also be required at the end of theproject. In addition the teamwork and communication aspects are assessed through existingassessments9.Rubric development is an iterative process involving the faculty advising the multi-disciplinary Page 22.1278.11team, together with the input of systems engineering faculty members with extensive industrialexperience in the systems field. This is to ensure that the learning objectives are appropriatelyaddressed and that the rubrics are constructed to effectively and reliably capture the range

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael T. Gibbons, American Society for Engineering Education; Elizabeth T. Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Norman L. Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering (Washington)

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

. Opinionsexpressed by the authors are their own and do not necessarily reflect the policies of the NationalScience Foundation. Bibliography1. Wellman, J. (2002). State Policy and Community College - Baccalaureate Transfer. (National Center Report #02-6), San Jose, CA: National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education & The Institute for Higher Education Policy.2. California Post Secondary Education Commission. (2010). Executive Summary: Ready or Not Here They Come: Projections for Public Higher Education, 2009-2010. (Report D10-01), Sacramento, CA:3. National Center for Education Statistics. (2009). Table 270. Associate's Degrees and Other Subbaccalaureate Awards

Conference Session

WIED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna M. Zajicek, University of Arkansas; Shauna A. Morimoto, University of Arkansas; Aparna S. Terdalkar, University of Arkansas; Valerie H. Hunt, University of Arkansas; Joseph J. Rencis, University of Arkansas; Rodica Lisnic, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

fails to reflect this change.2Social science research documents disproportionate attrition of women in STEM disciplines atcritical transition points such as receiving a Ph.D. degree, entering the assistant professorposition, receiving tenure and promotion to associate rank, and receiving promotion to fullprofessor.2 Among factors accounting for this phenomenon, especially in the areas ofrecruitment and advancement of women faculty, are biases and weaknesses in recruitmentstrategies (University Leadership Council 2008) as well as institutional climate, including asense of isolation,3 lack of role models,4 and lack of women in key academic leadershippositions.5In this context, the NSF ADVANCE program represents one of the most far reaching

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

, #0942778. Any opinions, findings, and 6conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography [1] http://www.coe.neu.edu/Depts/SET/set/whatisset.html [2] A. Selmer, M. Kraft, R. Moros, C.K. Colton, “Weblabs in Chemical Engineering Education”, Trans IChemE, Part D, Education for Chemical Engineerings, Vol. 2, pp. 38-45, 2007. [3] Sloan Consortium of Institution and Organizations Committed to Quality Online Education, “Staying the Course: Online Education in the United States, 2008”. http://www.sloan-c.org/publications

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Lawrence O Kehinde P.E., Texas Southern University; Yuhong Zhang, Texas Southern University; Shahryar Darayan, Texas Southern University; David O. Olowokere, Texas Southern University; Daniel Osakue, Texas Southern University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

iLab, and felt the lab had made themthink about and understand some things they would not have been able to from just lectures ortextbooks. This activity successfully helped us to understand the requirement for the VR-Lab.Acknowledgement and DisclaimerThis work is partially supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Numbers DUE-0942778, EEC-0935008, and HRD-0928921.Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are thoseof the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography 1. I. E. Allen and J. Seaman, “Learning on demand: Online education in the United States, 2009”. Technical report, The Sloan Consortium. Retrieved May 1, 2010

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morgan M Hynes, Tufts University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Chris Rogers, Tufts University; Megan Kiely Mueller, Tufts University; Xaver Neumeyer, Northwestern University; Richard M. Lerner, Tufts University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

,” “O,” and “C” have beenidentified in human development research to constitute the motivational and decision making(executive) skills requisite not only for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)attainment but, as well, for succeeding in life more generally, e.g., for protecting against schoolfailure and drop out and for promoting healthy life styles and success in interpersonalrelationships, including peer relationships, student-teacher relationships, family relationships,and civic engagement and community contributions9,12,13. Indeed, the “soft skills” indexed bySOC reflect both practical (planning, coordination) and analytical (problem solving) abilitiesand, in the case of compensation (and the loss-based selections) a component

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawretta C. Ononye, State University of New York, Canton

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed herein arethose of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.Bibliography:[1] National Science Board. (2004). Science and engineering indicators: 2004. Arlington, VA: National ScienceFoundation.[2] National Science Foundation. (2007). It’s Elemental: Enhancing Career Success for Women in the ChemicalIndustry: 2007. Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation.[3] http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/uscode/20/28/III/E/1/1067[4] Seymour, E., & Hewitt, N. (1997). Talking About Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences.Boulder,CO: Westview Press.[5] The State of “Learning” in New York: An annual snapshot with comparisons of Select Counties around the

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Singli Garcia-Otero, Virginia State University; Nasser Ghariban, Virginia State University; Fedra Adnani

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

course.References1. “The STEM Workforce Challenge and the Role of the U.S. Department of Labor in a National Solution”, http://www.doleta.gov/youth_services/pdf/STEM_Report_4%2007.pdf2. “Science and Engineering Indicators 2012”, http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind12/c0/c0i.htm3. Meyers, K., Silliman, S., Gedde, N., Ohland, M., “A Comparison of Engineering Students’ Reflections on Their First Year Experiences”, Journal of Engineering Education, April 2010, Vol. 99 Issue 2, p169-178. Page 23.11.74. Tolley, P., Blat, C., McDaniel, C., Blackmon, D., Royster, D., “Enhancing the Mathematics Skills of Students Enrolled in Introductory Engineering Courses

Conference Session

Standards and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara J. Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Micah S. Stohlmann, University of Minnesota; Jennifer A. Kersten, University of Minnesota; Kristina Maruyama Tank, University of Minnesota; Aran W. Glancy, University of Minnesota

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

mathematics, science, andtechnology40. In whatever setting the knowledge of engineering techniques, skills, and tools aredeveloped the focus needs to be on improving students’ understanding and appreciation of thetechnological world while deepening their knowledge in mathematics and science.The understanding of the central role of materials and their properties is an essential feature ofengineering solutions15. Design activities require learners to notice and reflect on the structure,function, and behavior of a process, a device, or a natural phenomena20. Scientific knowledgeinforms engineering design and many scientific advances would not be possible withouttechnological tools developed by engineering1. However, most people have little

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; John L. Falconer, University of Colorado, Boulder; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

works areparticularly noteworthy. First, the Force Concept Inventory (FCI) provided an instrument tomeasure students’ fundamental conceptual understanding of Newtonian mechanics. 1,2 The Page 25.322.2questions were designed to test a student’s ability to apply the fundamental laws and principlesin a way that does not require computation. Second, Eric Mazur published his book PeerInstruction, which describes the use of ConcepTests to engage students in conceptual learningduring lecture.3 This structured questioning process actively involves all students in the class.Peer instruction encourages students to reflect on the problem, think through

Conference Session

FPD XI: Tidbits and Cookies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas J. Vasko, Central Connecticut State University; Peter F. Baumann, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

students from high school to college  Increased academic success (reflected in higher GPA, fewer academic probations, improved student satisfaction)  Recruitment and retention of stronger students  Enhanced interactions between studentsOur university website explains [36] that “our Living-Learning Communities (LLC’s) are on-campus communities designed for students with common majors and academic interests.”Engineering is one of three majors selected to participate in the university’s pilot LLC program.Students live together in a designated dormitory area and together take one similar course inaddition to the FYE course.This Living Learning Community effort in engineering complements similar work ongoing atmany other institutions

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Osakue, Texas Southern University; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Chenyu Wang, Texas Southern University; Osman Ahmed

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

for streaming instrumentation data, and fast client-side,JavaScript based cross-browser graphing/plotting.AcknowledgmentsThis work is partially supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Numbers DUE-0942778, EEC-0935008, EEC-0935208 and HRD-0928921.Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are thoseof the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography 1. I. E. Allen, and J. Seaman, “Going the distance: Online education in the United States, 2011.” The Sloan Consortium, 2011. 2. X. Chen, G. Song and Y. Zhang, "Virtual and Remote Laboratory Development: A Review," in Proceedings of Earth and Space 2010, pp. 3843-3852