AC 2007-2543: A SURVEY OF TEACHING STYLES AND CLASSROOMTECHNIQUES TO ENGAGE AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS IN THEENGINEERING CLASSROOMCarlotta Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyCordelia Brown, Purdue UniversityIngrid St. Omer, University of KentuckyStephanie Adams, University of Nebraska-LincolnMichael Smith, National Society of Black Engineers Page 12.139.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A survey of teaching styles and classroom techniques to engage African American students in the engineering classroomThe purpose of this study will be to present the first phase of a long term study in the evaluationof