popular media, inquiry-based laboratories, and a community of scientific practice to motivate students to learn developmental biology. CBE- Life Sciences Education, 2008. 7: p. 36-44. 5. BIO 2010, Transforming undergraduate education for future research biologists. 2003, Washington, D.C.: National Research Council, National Academies Press. 6. Council, N.R., BIO 2010, Transforming undergraduate education for future research biologists. 2003, Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press. 7. Coppola, B.P., Laboratory instruction: ensuring an active learning experience, in McKeachie's Teaching Tips, W. McKeachie, Editor. 2002, Houghton Mifflin: Boston, MA. 8. Gunsch, L., A comparison of
students to develop the ability in solving implementation problems. Therefore, in order tocater for the industry requirements in the job market, the need for updating the educationalinfrastructure along with technology trend is more urgent in ET program. In response to thisconcern, two ET faculties from neighboring HBCUs (historically black universities) arecollaborating in an NSF CCLI project to utilize the recent information technology to revamp aseries of ET laboratories with virtual and remote functionalities. Information technology has had an enormous impact on engineering by providing new toolsacross the range of engineering disciplines. Meanwhile, it facilitates the development ofadditional teaching strategies, including vivid and
Processing Society’s Education Technical Committee, and he has been a member of the Society’s Board of Governors and Signal Processing Theory and Methods Technical Committee. Dr. Williams was co-editor of the Digital Signal Processing Handbook published by CRC Press and IEEE Press. He is a member of the Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and Phi Beta Kappa honor societies. Page 22.1422.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 TESSAL: Portable Distributed Laboratories in the ECE CurriculumAbstract:The TESSAL (Teaching Enhancement via Small-Scale Affordable Labs) Center, funded by anNSF
AC 2011-1070: A UNIFIED FRAMEWORK FOR REMOTE LABORATORYEXPERIMENTSClaudio Olmi, University of Houston Claudio Olmi is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Houston. He received his B.S. and M.S. degree in Computer and Systems Engineering from the University of Houston. He specializes in System Integration of hybrid Mechanical and Electrical systems with focus on Software Programming, Analog and Digital Hardware Design, Internet Technologies for Remote Operations, Dig- ital Controls, and NI LabVIEW Programming. Olmi worked in projects using Smart Materials applied to Civil and Mechanical Structures for in laboratory and remote operations from where he published 2 journal papers
presented. Opportunities, challenges, and strategies for implementing this teachingmethodology are described.Introduction and BackgroundThis project was conducted to develop new teaching methodologies that emphasizeunconventional learning styles for an engineering laboratory environment as well as toincorporate technology for enhancing communications in classroom settings. The projectincludes assessment of methods for enhancing teaching and learning in geotechnical engineeringlaboratory courses. Teaching methods incorporating novel use of video technology are beingdeveloped to promote learning by stimulating a broader variety of learning styles than istypically used in conventional engineering laboratories. Learning-style-specific assignmentshave
,often only one or two. Each instructor has high teaching loads of four or more courses persemester. Faculty have little time for course or laboratory development. There is limitedlaboratory support staff and budgets to buy and maintain equipment. While many communitycolleges exist, the relentless teaching demands on the faculty and geographic separation tend toresult in community college engineering faculty working in a state of relative isolation. Anyeffort to attract students into engineering careers and promote technological literacy for non-engineers through community colleges must contend with these challenges.Topics Cited as Appealing by Non-Engineering StudentsEngineering faculty teaching technological literacy courses for non-engineers
University Page 22.1654.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Using Virtual and Remote Laboratory to Enhance Engineering Technology EducationAbstractEnhancement of teaching, laboratory and human development by virtual and remote laboratorydesigns cannot be over-emphasized. In this paper, progress made in the development of a Virtualand Remote Laboratory (VR-Lab) for Engineering Technology is presented. Authors have usedprevalent technology to develop new Virtual and Remote Labs for Direct Current and DataCommunications experiments. The VR-Lab system framework
learning materials and teaching strategies based on virtual laboratories: A. Enhance the Virtual CVD laboratory by including interactive reflection tools (e.g., interactive lab notebook, a virtual supervisor), improved treatment of variability and cost, non-radial symmetry, and a new module on statistical process control. B. Using an analogous instructional design, develop a virtual laboratory of a bioreactor, the Virtual Bioreactor laboratory, a process in a different industry. C. Develop level appropriate assignments to use at the high school and community college levels. 2. Develop faculty expertise and implement the virtual laboratories at the BS and graduate
AC 2011-742: SIMULATION AND VISUALIZATION ENHANCED ENGI-NEERING EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OFVIRTUAL EXPERIMENTS IN A LABORATORY COURSESushil K. Chaturvedi, Old Dominion University Dr Sushil Chaturvedi is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Old Dominion University. His teaching and research interests are in the area of engineering eduaction and renewable energy conversion and conservation.Kaustubh A. Dharwadkar Page 22.1296.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Simulation and Visualization Enhanced Engineering Education – Development and
AC 2011-716: WEB-BASED, ACTIVE LEARNING MODULES FOR TEACH-ING STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROLDouglas H Timmer, University of Texas, Pan AmericanMiguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American Dr. Miguel A. Gonzalez serves as the Associate Dean and Director for the School of Engineering and Computer Science in the University of Texas Pan American’s College of Science and Engineering. He has a significant amount executive industry experience where he held managerial and executive positions including President and CEO of a large Citrus processor. Throughout his experience, Dr. Gonzalez’ pro- fessional and academic activities are focused on an overall mission to provide opportunities for student involvement by developing
AC 2011-768: INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL REALITY GAMES TO TEACH-ING CIRCUIT ANALYSIS WITH METACOGNITIVE AND PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGIESYing Tang, Rowan University Ying Tang is Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ. She received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Northeastern University, P. R. China, in 1996 and 1998, respectively, and Ph. D degree from New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, in 2001. Her research interests include virtual/augmented reality, operational research, discrete event systems, Petri nets applications, artificial intelligence, and computer networking.Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University Dr. Sachin Shetty is currently an Assistant
spring of 2009-2010, an introductory environmental engineeringcourse was re-designed to include four new environmental laboratory modules that use aninquiry-based “open” experiment for enhanced student learning. This research was fundedthrough the NSF Innovations in Engineering Education (IEECI) program to develop modulesutilizing the pedagogy of problem-based learning and case studies to teach new environmentalsustainable design concepts. Problem based learning (PBL) and case studies are novelapproaches for laboratory modules. In PBL and case studies, students are assigned real-worldproblems to discuss, research, and solve as teams. This method diverges from the traditional“step-by-step” method currently used in laboratory courses and provides
AC 2011-644: A CASE STUDY ON PILL-SIZED ROBOT IN GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT TO TEACH ROBOT PROGRAMMING AND NAV-IGATIONYi Guo, Stevens Institute of Technology Yi Guo received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Xi’an University of Tech- nology, China, in 1992 and 1995, respectively. She obtained the Ph.D. degree from the University of Sydney, Australia, in 1999. From 2000 to 2002, she was a postdoctoral research fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. She was a Visiting Assistant Professor at University of Central Florida from 2002 to 2005. Since 2005, she has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. Her main research
AC 2011-1926: DEVELOPING A MATERIALS COURSE TEACHING TOOLKIT TO PROMOTE EASE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE CLASS-ROOM INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALSStephen J Krause, Arizona State University Stephen J. Krause is Professor in the School of Materials in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of bridging engineering and education, capstone design, and introductory materials engineering. His research interests are evaluating conceptual knowledge, miscon- ceptions and their repair, and conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge of students in introductory materials engineering classes. He is cur- rently conducting
demonstration video for PEEK training in addition to the paper-based tutorial. Visual training should be more efficient than paper-based material for the purpose of equipment operations.2. Make a teaching assistant available at an easily accessible location a few hours per week after the laboratory/lecture meetings. Last time, the TA met and helped students more on campus during afterhours than they used online “office hours”.3. For students in the first electronics course, requiring only the use of portable virtual equipment (rather than using both the portable and bench-top versions) might be preferable in order to reduce confusion. Once students grasp a set of tools, it should
function generator (Velleman PCSGU250) was adopted in Spring2009. Page 22.994.2 The first four laboratory exercises in the d.c. circuits course are designed to teach the students procedures on circuit construction and how to perform simple measurement techniques, using a DMM initially and, later in the semester, using
non-formulaic manner.These objectives helped to drive the evaluation activities for the project. Evaluation efforts werecoordinated by faculty in the university’s Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR). Theydeveloped a set of surveys to be given to students after each laboratory and a set of surveys forthe graduate teaching assistants at the end of the semester.Laboratory ModulesTo date, three laboratory modules have been created and offered in the following semesters: fall2009, spring 2010, and fall 2010. The fourth module will be created and offered in spring 2011.The design of lamps from musical instruments was the first lab to be offered. This lab wasrepeated from the pilot since it had not ever been formally evaluated. The second
On - Site Growth Engineering Laboratories Phase III General Engineering On-Site Specialization Engineering Specialties Laboratories Figure 2: Overview of BC Engineering Model implementationPhase IPhase I involves initiating an extremely low-cost engineering program in the four majordisciplines, using DEDP (or another distance education provider) to teach nearly all of therequired engineering courses. Institutions in Phase I will most likely offer five-year, dual-degreeprograms in which students concurrently pursue an ABET-accredited engineering degree viaDEDP with a complementary on
. The application of Lean Six Sigma to nanotechnology is part of atrend in extending the scope of Lean Six Sigma beyond the factory for use in hospitals12-13,research and service laboratories14-17, schools18-24, governments, military, financial institutions,and other service providers.To teach Lean Six Sigma, the laboratory facility is organized and operated on Lean Principles.To establish an educational laboratory for purposes of Lean pilot-scale production studies, weincorporate recent approaches used to implement Lean in machine/fabrication shops25-27 andLean analytical/clinical laboratories13-17 in addition to mainstream Lean Six Sigma developed formanufacturing. Adaptation of Lean for services, hospitals, and financial institutions
examples into the Numerical Methods lectures, laboratory tutorials, and homeworkassignments. These examples are expected to not only increase students’ understandingof and appreciation for numerical techniques but also improve comprehension of fluidscontent in the junior year. The new laboratory experiences equip students for thesustainability-themed design project by teaching CAD skills, manufacturing techniques,and microcontroller-based actuation and sensing. Finally, the design project enablesimmediate application of the engineering science principles (i.e., Numerical Methods andThermodynamics) being taught in the new course sequence, where the hands-oncomponent is expected to enhance learning and improve retention in the
Atmega328, Pic18 Micro-controllerThe software is installed in all labs; whereas, the hardware is kept in a few labs. New machinessuch as a CNC milling center, injection molding, water jet, and 3D printers have been purchasedin recent years. Funding will be used to establish the robotic laboratory that forms the core ofthe MTC.4.2. Timelines and ActivitiesWe estimate that it will take three years to fully implement the product design/MechatronicsTechnology Center. The timelines and activities are shown in the following Table 2:Table 2: Timelines and Activities Summer 2010 Fall 2010 Spring 2011 Professional development; Professional & curricula Teach new courses; Train Train
completed and delivered condensed course materials from Advanced EnergyStorage Systems and Power Management and Applications of Energy Storage Systems to assistMCC and HFCC faculty in developing the course and workshops. WSU faculty collaboratedwith MCC and HFCC faculty to develop appropriate teaching materials in community collegestudent level. WSU faculty also provided laboratory specifications for MCC and HFCC. Table 5lists the contents for the energy storage course in MCC and HFCC. Table 4. Course contents of the two energy storage courses in WSU-DET Power Management and Applications of Energy Advanced Energy Storage Systems
Fall 2005, he joined the faculty at Union College. He teaches courses in introductory digital logic, digital design and computer networking. His principal research interests are in the areas of speech and image processing, wireless communications, computer networking, and biological signal processing. Page 22.245.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Assessing the Impact of a Biometrics Course on Students’ Digital Signal Processing KnowledgeIntroductionA biometric refers to a physiological or behavioral trait which can be used to identify a
has been on the Washington State University faculty for 28 years and over the past 14 years has focused strongly on innovative pedagogy along with his technical research in biotechnology. His recent Fulbright Exchange to Nigeria set the stage for receipt of the Marian Smith Award given annually to the most innovative teacher at WSU. (509) 335-4103 (Off); (509) 335-4806 (Fax); bvanwie@che.wsu.edu.Paul B Golter, Washington State University Paul B. Golter obtained an MS from Washington State University and recently defended his PhD degree and is currently the Laboratory Supervisor in the Voiland School of School of Chemical Engineering and Bio-engineering at WSU. He is married with three children.509-338-5724.Robert F
Curricula." Proceedings,1995 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 25-28, 1995; Anaheim, CA. pp. 2262 - 2269. [4] Ssemakula, Mukasa E. and Liao, Gene Y. 2003. „Adapting The Learning Factory Model For Implementation In A Laboratory‟ 33rd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Nov. 5-8, 2003, Boulder, CO. [5] Ssemakula, Mukasa E. and Liao, Gene Y. 2004. „Implementing The Learning Factory Model In A Laboratory Setting‟ IMECE 2004, International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Nov. 13- 19, 2004; Anaheim, CA. [6] Ssemakula, Mukasa E. and Liao, Gene Y. 2006. „A Hands-On Approach to Teaching Product Development‟ World Transactions on Engineering and Technology
AC 2011-2548: NSF GRANTEE PRESENTATION: CHALLENGES OF IM-PLEMENTING A PEER MENTORING PROGRAM TO SUPPORT STEMLEARNINGFarrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston Farrokh Attarzedeh earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Houston in 1983. He is an associate professor in the Engineering Technology Department, College of Technology at the University of Houston. He teaches software programming and is in charge of the senior project course in the Computer Engineering Technology Program. He is a member of ASEE and has been with the University of Houston since 1983. Dr. Attarzadeh may be reached at FAttarzadeh@central.uh.eduDeniz Gurkan, University of Houston Deniz Gurkan received her B.S. (1996) and
Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington Dr. Jim Borgford-Parnell is Assistant Director and instructional consultant for the Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching at the University of Washington. He taught design drawing, and theory, research methods, educational theory, and adult and higher education pedagogy courses for over 25 years. Jim has been involved in instructional development more than ten years, and currently does both research and instructional development in engineering education.Jae-Hyun Chung, University of Washington Jae-Hyun Chung is McMinn Endowed Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Washington. Dr. Chung received his B.S. in 1995 and M.S. in 1997
of Northern Virginia respectively. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China. He has extensive experiences in teaching mathematics, engineering and robotics. Before his teach assignment at BCCC, he worked as a researcher and an engineer in power generation, energy and environmental protection fields. Page 22.452.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Developing a Robotics Technology Curriculum at an Urban Community CollegeAbstract It is well recognized
Professor of Teaching from 2005-2008.Scott C. Molitor, Ph.D., University of Toledo Scott C. Molitor received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1997 and has been a faculty member in Bioengineering at the University of Toledo Depart- ment of Bioengineering since 2000. His research is in computational neuroscience, auditory neuroscience and traumatic brain injury. He has also served as the Bioengineering undergraduate program director since 2001.Brian W. Randolph, University of Toledo Brian W. Randolph is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Toledo. He is the lead investigator for the UT adoption of WSU’s
in laboratory develop- ment and experiential learning, particularly in the areas of biomedical and sustainable engineering.Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan UniversityC. Stewart Slater, Rowan UniversityMaryfaith Rodgers, Rowan UniversityPavlo Kostetskyy, Rowan University Coauthor as a 4th year undergraduate student at Rowan UniversityKeith McIverHaddy Diallokaitlyn jean zienowiczJason J. Giacomelli, Rowan UniversityVladimir de Delva Page 22.931.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Integration of Particle Technology with Pharmaceutical Industry Applications in the