Collection

2008 GSW

Authors

Arup Maji; Mahmoud Reda Taha

engineering). As the class progressed through the semester actionswere taken to minimize the influence of these factors on student success. However, inspite of the corrective actions the final grades of the two groups showed distinctdivergence. This prompted the authors to explore Kolb’s Learning Style Theory toinvestigate possible psychological variances among the two groups. The results of thisstudy shows that the Engineering students tend to have a penchant for ‘AbstractConceptualization’ over ‘Concreteness’, while Management students had a preference for‘Active Experimentation’ over ‘Reflection’. Relevant data supporting this finding alongwith a statistical interpretation are provided here. Introduction The

Conference Session

Emerging Issues in Materials Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

students and "More Knowledgeable Others" (e.g.teachers, parents, coaches, peers, experts, etc.)4. The classroom must become more active andengaging. When the students in the course becomes more involved and the professor puts morethought into the course the desired outcome is quite likely. Dee Fink in his workshops across thecountry states that there are two methods engaged teachers can utilize to add meaning to theexperience. “One is by helping students learn about additional things, e.g., about themselves,about others, about learning.2 Students survey responses reflect that they prefer to see onlinecourse-management systems, like WebCT and Blackboard, operate faster and be moreinteractive, presenting things in video or audio formats. The course

Conference Session

Knowing Our Students, Faculty, and Profession

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

interaction. Learningis largely mediated by social interaction of students and "More Knowledgeable Others" (e.g.teachers, parents, coaches, peers, experts, etc.)4. The classroom must become more active andengaging. When the students in the course becomes more involved and the professor puts morethought into the course the desired outcome is quite likely. Dee Fink in his workshops across thecountry states that there are two methods engaged teachers can utilize to add meaning to theexperience. “One is by helping students learn about additional things, e.g., about themselves,about others, about learning.2 Students survey responses reflect that they prefer to see onlinecourse-management systems, like WebCT and Blackboard, operate faster and be

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

James W. Gentry

stirring rods and in a developing for quantitatively measuring the reflectivity of thesurface. Arguably the most significant contribution in the paper was showing that trace gascompositions in the furnace air can lead to tarnishing of the glass surface. Faraday showed thattrace amounts of CO reduced the lead oxide at the surface of the glass. The method used byFaraday for measuring the reflectivity is shown in the figure below. The intensity of the shadowfrom a lights source at a distance D2 is matched with the intensity of the shadow from the lightsource reflected from the glass measured at distance D1. Faraday showed that 8.5 YO of the lightwas reflected for his optical glass consisting of silica, boric acid, and lead oxide compared to 3.8%for

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lihong (Heidi) Jiao, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

communication systems • Calculate signal attenuation, dispersion, and optical reflection loss through a fiber span; • Carry out Fiber-Optic measurements; • Design fiber-optic communication systems.Course Contents The topics are grouped into three main sections: transmission medium (optical fiber), opticaldevices, and fiber optic communication systems. The outline of the course is listed below4. • Fundamentals of Fiber Optics • Optical Fibers • Optical Sources o Light-emitting diode o Semiconductor lasers • Transmitters • Receivers • Optical Amplifiers, Repeaters and Regenerators • Passive Optical Components • Fiber Optic Measurements: o power loss, OTDR, CD, PMD, BERT

Conference Session

Technology in Classrooms - Construction Engineering Perspective

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bob McCullouch, Purdue University; Joohyoung Lee, Purdue University-Calument

Tagged Divisions

Construction

learning theoryand apply to a course in civil engineering. In order to achieve a new paradigm of the computer-based learning in engineering education, the approach utilizes wireless technology along withPen-based Tablet PC used by the instructor and the students in the classroom. This enables a newlearning environment called “Paperless Classroom.”The ELT is a learning theory that describes learning as a four-step cycle based upon theorthogonal relationship of two continuums of cognitive growth and learning2, 3. Kolb describesexperiential learning proceeds through four modes: Concrete Experience (CE), AbstractConceptualization (AC), Reflective Observation (RO), and Active Experimentation (AE) basedon how people obtain knowledge and develop2. To

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Learning Tools (Virtual)

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Daniel D. Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Landon Bassett, University of Connecticut; Jeffrey Stransky, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

potentialresponses. Each potential response will influence four metrics that record participant behaviorwithin the environment. The first metric is time, represented by a clock that changes as decisionsare made. The other three metrics are safety, personal reputation, and output. Performance onthese metrics is shown by an icon that indicates relative performance (i.e, a smile indicates goodperformance, a frown indicates negative performance, etc.). Within the virtual environment,participants are also given reflection prompts that seek to better understand the conditions thatmight have influenced their decisions. Reflection prompts were designed in alignment withKohlberg’s moral development theory and include pre-conventional, conventional, and post

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin J. McCave, University of Houston; Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Courtney S. Smith-Orr, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

more broadly?We are answering these questions through a two-phase qualitative study. Phase I leverages bothcollaborative inquiry and collaborative autoethnography, guiding our exploration of our livedexperiences and respective academic cultures. Initially focusing on our own experiences, as earlycareer engineering education faculty, allows a deeper understanding of our experiences, bothgood and bad, that may not be revealed in a less intimate approach. The longitudinal nature ofour approach also makes it possible for us to document and reflect on our experiences and howwe navigate obstacles. Phase II will use constant comparative methods to expand and refinePhase I findings through a series of semi-structured interviews with 12-15 additional

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark A. Chapman, University of San Diego; Gordon D Hoople, University of San Diego; G. Bryan Cornwall PhD P.E., Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

to provide for rich classroom discussions and allow students to reflect onimportant topics they will likely face in their careers with the advent of new biomedicaltechnologies. Topics such as equal access to healthcare, ethical issues surrounding gene editing,and understanding how a user’s background or culture can affect their healthcare needs/desireswill all be discussed and considered throughout our curriculum directly alongside technicaltopics. This approach will allow us to more specifically address the new ABET outcomes(particularly Outcome 2) that call for more integration between social and technical elements.Our first students will not officially begin the BME track until the fall of 2020, but we arepiloting our biomechanics and

Conference Session

Classroom Practice II: Technology - and Game-Based Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Xiaorui Zhu, Pennsylvania State University; Jack V. Matson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Akshay Nitin Kakde, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Online Learning Environments through Intelligent Fast Failure (IFF)AbstractIn this paper, we address the stimulation of creativity in online learning environments throughour examination of a simple hands-on task aimed at teaching the principles of Intelligent FastFailure (IFF) in the context of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) focused on creativity,innovation, and change. A simple physical “prototyping” exercise involving common householdobjects was designed and presented to a global community of online learners using the CourseraMOOC platform. Data gathered from the task outcomes and student reflections were analyzedwith respect to gender and cultural differences, as well as correlations between the number ofattempts

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University; James P. De Clerck, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

learning styles and levels of motivation. Both modules begin with an instrument(learning style inventory or motivation questionnaire), then a tutorial that gives students a firsthand experience of the influence of learning style or motivation, then questions of understanding,then a tutorial about learning style or motivation strategies, then reflection questions, and finallyan evaluation of the module.Learning Styles Module The learning styles module begins with a Barsch learning styleinventory2. This module creates the “first hand experience” by asking students to learn materialthat is presented in different learning styles. It presents tutorials on mitosis and Punnett squares

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bart Taylor M.Ed., A&M Consolidated High School; Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Dezhen Song

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

from the other by uniformly scaling (enlarging or shrinking), possibly withadditional translation, rotation and reflection. This means that either object can be rescaled,repositioned, and reflected, so as to coincide precisely with the other object. Figure 1. Similarity TransformationAffine Transformation - A mapping from one vector space to another, consisting of a linear part,expressed as a matrix multiplication, and an additive part, an offset or translation. Figure 2. Affine TransformationProjective Transformation - A transformation of space that sends points into points, lines intolines, planes into planes, and any two incident elements into two incident elements

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Damian Ruiz, University of San Diego/San Diego State University; Vitaliy Popov, University of San Diego; Alberto Esquinca, San Diego State University; Danielle Gadbois

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

practice and reflection [11].Pilot StudyThe first year of this study we conducted initial interviews with teachers who had previouslyparticipated in a summer camp with primarily Latinx middle school students. The summer campinvolved 3 in-service teachers, 5 graduate students, and 8 undergraduate students working asSTEM summer camp facilitators for 77 middle school students. The pilot study focused on the 3in-service teachers as they navigated working with students in both formal and informal spaces.The goal of the pilot study was to generate some information of in-service teachers’ perceptionsof funds of knowledge and the strategies that teachers used in understanding and elicitingstudents' funds of knowledge. This pilot study served as the

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Troy Harding, Kansas State University-Salina

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

last twoyears. It will also present and discuss the impact of having multiple teams all working on theirown team project as opposed to having the whole class work together on the same large project.The paper will discuss scheduling and implementation problems, evaluation procedures, peercollaboration in problem solving and conflict resolution, students’ attitude toward using projectsas an instructional tool, and instructor reflections on the process. Suggestions for improvementfrom both an instructor and a student perspective will be included.IntroductionThe benefits of employing collaboration in the classroom are well known1. In addition, advisoryboard members, prospective employers, and industrial partners have been expressing the desireto

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dianna L. Newman, University at Albany/SUNY; Meghan Morris Deyoe, University at Albany/SUNY

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

relevant to their interests.13 Each of these successes enhances learners’perceptions of self-competence, content self-efficacy, and motivation to learn more.Educational research has expanded the concept of scaffolding to encompass “surface” and“deep” learning as part of instructional design and development.14, 15 A consistent finding amongthe research studies is that higher quantity and quality of learning outcomes are related to thepresence of deeper supports for learning and instruction.16 When the instructional methodincludes self-directed learning, group discussion and reflection to promote and/or challenge idea,students were more likely to adopt a deep approach to learning, to take responsibility fordetermining their learning goals, and to

Conference Session

Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanna Daly, University of Michigan; Seda Yilmaz, University of Michigan; Colleen Seifert, University of Michigan; Richard Gonzalez, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

designers use to generate multiple, diverse design concepts? What heuristics are evident in their concepts? ≠ How did the heuristics impact design outcomes? ≠ What level of conscious reflection do designers have about the use of these heuristics within their own cognitive processes?Research MethodsThe methodology for the study included think-aloud protocol during the design task, followed byretrospective interviews. Data from engineers of various levels of experience were collected toilluminate decisions made in generating and developing concepts. Atman and Bursic19 noted thatresearchers have effectively used verbal protocol studies to identify how designers introduce

Conference Session

Innovative Curricula and Outreach

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruce Berdanier

the beginning of the course and at the end that focuses on theirconfidence in teaching the subject. The quantitative data from the survey will be enhanced bythe second part of the assessment, that of written reflective journaling. Teachers will be askedto reflect on their perception of their confidence in teaching and how participation in the courseenhanced (or did not enhance) their confidence. Teachers will also be asked to reflect onlearning in their classroom that resulted from implementation of content and pedagogicalstrategies gained through their participation in the course. These reflections will be posted on thecourse management system for review by all participants and will be included in the materialsdeveloped as a result of the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Matson

Criteria now requires that program constituentsare involved in the strategic planning process. In the Self-Study Questionnaire, the ABETdefinition of well-defined processes necessary to administer engineering programs is: “Processes for all elements of criteria are quantitatively understood and controlled; clearly tied to mission, program objectives, and constituent needs; seen as benchmarks by other institutions.”Using the current ABET Criteria, a program emphasis should now reflect participation byprogram constituents. Typical differences in constituents include, but are not limited to: • Number and interests of the faculty. • Amount and type of research. • Number and academic preparation of students

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Asad Yousuf

].Fundamental Cognitive Capacities According to Bandura human cognitive capacities that can predict individual’sperformance include ability to use symbols, learning through observation, planning, self-regulation, and self-reflection [1]. A brief description of each of these human cognitivecapacities follows. Ability to Use Symbols. By the use of symbols, humans transform immediate visualexperiences into internal cognitive models that in turn serve as guides for their actions. Throughsymbolizing, people also ascribe meaning, form and duration to their past experiences. Learning Through Observations. Learning can also occur indirectly by observing otherpeople’s behavior and its outcomes. Individuals’ capacity to learn by observation

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Hamid Khan

systematic fashion?"(p.82) The concept of theory as the foundation for practice suggests that theory should be applied topractice of teaching and learning. This theory is the body of knowledge that has been generated by aprocedural scientific research. Thus, scientific knowledge is the basis of practice. Aldus Huxley hassaid that pursuit of theoretical knowledge may lead us to practice, but practicing without theory maynot reverse generate a relevant theory. Similarly Darkenwald and Merriam (1982) profess, "Theorywithout practice leads to empty idealism, and action without philosophical reflection is mindlessactivism". [2] Theory in practice is a view slightly different from the others in regard to the relationship oftheory to

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Carole E. Goodson; Susan Miertschin

Session 2247 Evolution of a Journal Carole E. Goodson, Susan L. Miertschin College of Technology, University of HoustonSince the inaugural issue of the Journal of Engineering Technology in 1984, the publication hascontinued to evolve, reflecting the culture of the various Engineering Technology (ET)disciplines. The Journal (JET) was conceived at the 1981 Engineering Technology LeadershipInstitute (ETLI) at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ by a focus group that consisted ofLarry Wolf, Durward Huffman, Mike O’Hair, Ron Scott and Ken

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Bradford Cross; Susan M. Morgan; Mark P Rossow

, and the Department secretary will be responsible for reminding faculty tocollect the material and will organize and file the materials.Each portfolio is divided into sections. These sections are: • a table of contents • an introductory statement of purpose for the portfolio and an overview of material included • a reflection on or evaluation of portfolio contents and outcome(s) measured by faculty members • student materials.A typical table of contents contains the following sections: introduction and statement ofpurpose, reflection on and evaluation of content, and student materials and summaries ofevaluation forms. Following is a typical introduction and statement of purpose; this example isfrom the

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

John Stratton

included in Graph #1. This is a study of current median salary of all RIT ET graduates (or of the national engineering graduate salaries) vs. years since graduation. The data is based on salaries reported as of early 1997, reflecting 1996 salaries. Graph #1, Salary of Graduates in Thousands of Dollars Comparison of RIT ET Graduates and National Engineering Salaries Page 3.311.3 3 Salary Median Years $80,000.00 $70,000.00 RIT ET

Conference Session

Lessons for New Engineering Educators

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hoda Baytiyeh, American University, Beirut; Mohamad K. Naja, The Lebanese University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

if any familymember holds a doctoral degree in any field to explore if such factor has any influence on theirbehavioral intention. Also, participants were asked to rate 18 likert-scaled items on a scale of 5(1=strongly disagree, 5=strongly agree). The 18 items include: six that were designed to revealthe participants‟ interests in pursuing a PhD degree, three that were used to reflect the subjectivenorm, and nine that were used to reflect the participants‟ attitudes toward enrolling in PhDprograms. The 18 Likert-scaled items related to the interests, subjective norm, and attitudesrevealed a reliability of 0.91. Descriptive statistics were calculated to obtain the measures ofcentral tendency as well as the measures of variability of each of

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Olkan Cuvalci; Douglas D. Gransberg; Cevdet Nuhrat; Bobby Green

algorithm in ourlaboratory. After the calculations, the theoretical and experimental results were plotted andcompared.1. IntroductionFixed roadway lighting plays an important part in safe driving at night. Since automobileheadlights do not light a distance that is adequate for safe stopping at night. To provide safedriving at night, different design methods for roadway lighting was developed to obtain bettervisibility and visual comfort. The first time roadway lighting were desined, it was based on theamount of light striking the surfaces of the pavement (illuminance). However, it was later foundthat the brightness of a pavement related to the amount of light that is reflected from it(luminance). Since then, it has been proved that the ability to

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Monique Osborn; Dilip Nag

currently offered. In this way academics willbe suitably rewarded in their career path. Yet reflection upon the effectiveness of teaching and Page 5.13.1learning has not always been a crucial practice for engineering academics and consequentlyattendance at formal courses has continued to be infrequent or non-existent. Staffdevelopment activities have also previously been boycotted by Australian academics forreasons of “lack of time available”, “anyone can teach” or “teaching is a personal matter”. Itappears that the Kugel Model of Development [2] can assist to explain this reasoning further.As the academic has been focussed purely on the teaching of a

Collection

2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

or service-learning but these are not often connectedto the engineering, math or science. Linking these offers a multitude of opportunities to changethe conversation about STEM, engage the next generation of leaders and make our owncommunities a better place to live. It can also impact the diversity in our classrooms. Thisinteractive workshop engages participants in developing a plan for linking service-learning andSTEM. The Learning Objectives are:1: Describe at least 1 STEM community project2: List at least 3 standards that could be enhanced through service-learning3: Describe how to use reflection to enhance learning4: Describe at least 3 examples of engineering service-learning

Conference Session

Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Tremberger Jr., Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Raul Armendariz Ph.D., Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Helio Takai, Brookhaven National Laboratory; Todd Holden, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Shermane Austin, Medgar Evers College, CUNY; Leon P. Johnson, Medgar Evers College, CUNY; Paul J. Marchese, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; David H. Lieberman, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Tak Cheung, Queensborough Community College, CUNY

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

movements and light (vision) data collection. Studentshaving trouble with NXT programming would generally not be able to progress toLabVIEW programming. NASA uses graphical programming (LabView) for control anddata collection in critical missions. A special exercise has been implemented to mimicthe NASA Mars Pathfinder operating principles. The exercise aims to teach theprinciples of robotic vision and data communication. The goal is to illustrate thegraphical programming control of vision via reflectivity measurement and datacommunication to third party computing environment such as Excel.Lego NXT block programming is used to measure reflectivity changes as a function ofelapsed time. Vision requires reflectivity measurements. The program reads

Conference Session

ETD Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devdas Shetty, University of Hartford; Claudio Campana, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

and cracks a low power (2mW) Helium-Neon(HeNe) laser source has been used. Due to relatively high wavelength of the red photons irradiated from the HeNelaser source, the incident laser beam possesses a very high level of reflectivity and negligible penetration.The experiments listed in this paper explore unique optical methods using a line laser. The advantage for using thistype of laser is that it generates low energy red photons having about two to three electron-volt energy andpossessing perfect reflectivity. The low energy photons have negligible low penetration. The paper explains amethodology for non-contact measurement of radius of curvature on the finished surface of manufactured parts. Inaddition, a hybrid approach consisting of

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Development

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Werner Zorman, Harvey Mudd College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development

design and implementation of a student-driven laboratory method which supports the development of authentic leadership skills. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 But how do you Feel?Authentic Leadership Development for undergraduate students through a student-driven,experiential, and emotion-laden course using a laboratory method addressing the whole person.AbstractBased on 324 reflections written by 27 undergraduate students from two independent cohorts,this study examines the effectiveness of a semester-long authentic leadership developmentcourse which is based on a student-driven, student-centered, and experiential laboratory method.This study shows firstly