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J. Neubert, University of North Dakota; Deborah Worley, University of North Dakota; Naima Kaabouch, Electrical Engineering Department, University of North Dakota

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with course content in Calculus I andCalculus II. The modules will demonstrate to students how calculus is applied to solve realworld engineering problems. It is important, as educators, to realize that ―the mind is not avessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled‖--Plutarch. So, while engineering students may not beinterested in math, they are intrigued by the application of math to problem solving in the field.In this context, emphasizing the importance of calculus to engineers will encourage deeperstudent learning.Second, the project fosters student persistence in engineering by developing a mentorship Page 22.1651.2program that will aid

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Zhigang Shen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Yimin Zhu, Florida International University

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AC 2011-806: COMPLEX ENGINEERING SYSTEM LEANING THROUGHSTUDY OF ENGINEERING CASES USING 3D ANIMATIONSZhigang Shen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Dr. Zhigang Shen is an assistant professor of the Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Con- struction at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. He received his Ph.D. in Construction (2007) and M.S in Computer Engineering (2003) from the University of Florida. He had been worked as an architect in Shanghai, China before he moved to the United States. Dr. Shen is the recipient of several federal research grants, from NSF, EPA and DOE. He has many years industry experience in design and construction of large-scale complex building projects in both US and China. His

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Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Nur Ozge Ozaltin, University of Pittsburgh; Angela Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Phil Weilerstein, VentureWell

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hybridization of engineering with entre-preneurial/business competencies.In summary, the U.S. is entering a time in which it is essential for our workforce not only to betechnologically advanced and creatively innovative, but to be entrepreneurially minded as well.How do we best prepare technically sophisticated engineering students to engage in the innova-tion process through entrepreneurial activity? Though scientists and engineers have strong tech-nical skills and knowledge to create and develop new technologies, that knowledge alone will Page 22.1575.3not lead to the development of the needed new industries and markets that will benefit the

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Stephanie Elizabeth August, Loyola Marymount University; Allison Neyer, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Don Brian Murphy, Loyola Marymount University; Robert Quinlan Thames

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AC 2011-2080: ENGAGING STUDENTS IN STEM EDUCATION THROUGHA VIRTUAL LEARNING LABStephanie Elizabeth August, Loyola Marymount University Stephanie August is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Elec- trical Engineering and Computer Science at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. She teaches courses in artificial intelligence, database management systems, and software engineering. Her research interests include cognitive science applications of artificial intelligence including interdisciplinary new media applications, natural language understanding, argumentation, and analogical reasoning. She has several publications in these areas. Dr. August is actively involved in the

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Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University

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and extracurricular service activities in engineering education; • Identify challenges and facilitators to LTS for different faculty and institution types; • Place an importance on pedagogy in the development of future engineering faculty; • Create service-minded engineers who assist communities-in-need through engineering; and • Study whether service is, and should be, an accepted part of the engineering profession.1. IntroductionEngineering education has conventionally focused on developing students’ technical skills. Overthe last few years, concerns have escalated among many national organizations that technicalexpertise solely is no longer sufficient.1,3,4,36 Engineering education must be restructured toadequately

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Cynthia M. D'Angelo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Naomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; David Williamson Shaffer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Golnaz Arastoopour, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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AC 2011-2481: UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERS ENGAGING AND RE-FLECTING IN A PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE SIMULATIONCynthia M. D’Angelo, University of Wisconsin - Madison Cynthia D’Angelo, Ph.D. has a background in physics and science education. She has always been inter- ested in improving science instruction and most recently, using simulations and games to help facilitate learning. Among other things, she is interested in how students make use of multimedia representations of scientific concepts in games. She is currently the research director for the Epistemic Games Group at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.Naomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison Naomi C. Chesler is an Associate Professor of Biomedical

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Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech, Utica, New York and Mohawk Valley Community College; Robert C. Decker, Mohawk Valley Community College

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AC 2011-2026: VISUALIZATION AND MANIPULATION OF NANOSCALECOMPONENTS INSTRUCTION FOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STU-DENTSSalahuddin Qazi and Robert Decker, State University of New York, Institute of Tech, Utica, New York andMohawk Valley Community College, Utica, New York Salahuddin Qazi holds a Ph.D., degree in electrical engineering from the University of Technology, Loughborough, U.K. He is currently a full Professor and past chair of electrical engineering technol- ogy department at the SUNY Institute of Technology, Utica, New York. He teaches and conducts research in the area of fiber optics, wireless communications, nanotechnology and alternative energy. Dr. Qazi is a recipient of many awards including, the William

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James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville; Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; David Wheatley, University of Louisville

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AC 2011-417: IMPLEMENTATION AND ASSESSMENT OF CASE STUD-IES IN A FRESHMAN ENGINEERING PROGRAMJames E. Lewis, University of Louisville James E. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. His research interests include paral- lel and distributed computer systems, cryptography, engineering education, undergraduate retention and technology (Tablet PCs) used in the classroom.Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville Dr. Ralston is currently professor and Chair of the Department of Engineering Fundamentals and an As- sociate in the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Louisville. As

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Janet H. Murray, Georgia Tech; Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sue Rosser, San Francisco State University; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurence J. Jacobs, Georgia Institute of Technology; John D. Leonard II, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sneha Veeragoudar Harrell

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targetcourse, and John Leonard analyses student data for the College of Engineering; WendyNewstetter and Sneha Veerdagoudar Harrell do research in cognition and learning; andJanet Murray, the project manager, is a professor of digital media. Most of the studentswho have worked on the project, including Calvin Ashmore, the lead programmer andsystem designer, have been drawn from Georgia Tech’s graduate program in DigitalMedia.MaterialsInTEL Toolkit.The InTEL software was developed to support students’ capacity to learn the process ofstatics problem solving and develop more expert like habits of mind (Nasir, XXXX) overthe course of the semester. The problems developed within the toolkit reflect the GeorgiaInstitute of Technology Statics course syllabus

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Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University

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service-minded engineers, and assist communities-in-need through engineering; and• Improve the image of engineers in the eyes of the general public, through promotion of service projects.1. IntroductionOver the last few years, concerns have escalated among many national organizations thattechnical expertise is no longer solely sufficient for the development of future engineers 1, 3, 4, 46.Additionally, in the United States engineering programs continue to struggle to attract students, Page 22.979.2especially women and minorities, despite decades of strategies to change these patterns. Theneed for a “paradigm shift” is recognized; one that

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Sushil K. Chaturvedi, Old Dominion University; Kaustubh A. Dharwadkar

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engineering curricula faces barriers that must be overcome. Thefactors impeding assimilation of virtual labs in engineering education are both perceptual as wellas substantive in nature. Physical labs are used as one of the primary means of providing hands-on experience to engineering students. In the mind-set of many present day engineeringeducators, hands-on experience is better gained in the physical domain as compared to hands-onexperience obtained in the virtual domain through virtual laboratories. This is due to the widelyheld view that physical labs provide a window to real world while virtual labs are just animitation of the real stuff – merely a computer-based simulation and visualization of the realworld. To some extent this view is

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Fei Hu, University of Alabama

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RFID reader RFID location Medical Medicine database Fig.7 Tele-healthcare lab setup4.3 Dimension 3: Encourage innovative engineering design A NSF-sponsored research project (called “The Galileo Project”) by Dr. Kazerounian [6] hasshown some valuable findings on higher education: our students (especially in engineering majors) stillhave lots of room for creative improvement. Unfortunately, most of our engineering education approachesdo not encourage students to keep an open mind when viewing a problem. Perhaps engineering studentsthink

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Kemper Lewis, University at Buffalo - SUNY; Deborah A. Moore-Russo, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Omar M. Ashour, Pennsylvania State University ; Timothy W. Simpson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Xaver Neumeyer, Northwestern University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Wei Chen, Northwestern University

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a product, but also the global and societal contextthat influenced its development. It also provides a context for studying the environmental impactof a product by considering, for example, the energy and material usage throughout the life cycleof the product. When implemented in an engineering classroom, product archaeology allowsstudents to place themselves in the minds of designers during the time a specific product wasdeveloped to try to re-create the global and local conditions that led to its development.2 Paradigm DevelopmentIn order to further develop the archaeological analogy, we consider the four primary phases andtheir relevance in product design. The site preparation phase of archaeology corresponds tobackground research that

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Kirsten A. Davis, Boise State University; Sondra M Miller, Boise State University; Ross A. Perkins, Boise State University

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AC 2011-303: BRIDGING THE VALLEY OF DEATH: A 360 APPROACHTO UNDERSTANDING ADOPTION OF INNOVATIONS IN ENGINEER-ING EDUCATIONKirsten A. Davis, Boise State University Kirsten A. Davis is an Assistant Professor in the Construction Management Department within the College of Engineering at Boise State University. Dr. Davis earned a B.Arch. in Architecture and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Tennessee, an M.S. in Civil Engineering specializing in Construction Engineering and Management from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineer- ing specializing in Construction Engineering and Management from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Her educational research

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Darrin S. Muggli, Benedictine College; Brian Tande, University of North Dakota

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AC 2011-280: A MODEL FOR INITIATING ABET-ACCREDITED ENGI-NEERING DEGREE PROGRAMS USING DISTANCE EDUCATIONDarrin S. Muggli, Benedictine College Dr. Muggli is a Professor and Chair of the Engineering Department at Benedictine College. Previously, he was a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of North Dakota, where he taught both traditional and distance courses for ten years. Dr. Muggli received his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1998. He has taught a broad range of chemical engineering and foundational general engineering courses.Brian Tande, University of North Dakota Brian Tande is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the

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Santosh Devasia, University of Washington; Jim L. Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington; Jae-Hyun Chung, University of Washington; Jiangyu Li, University of Washington; Amy Shen, University of Washington; Nathan Sniadecki, University of Washington; Junlan Wang, University of Washington

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AC 2011-224: NUE (EEC): INTEGRATING NANODEVICE DESIGN, FAB-RICATION, AND ANALYSIS INTO THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMSantosh Devasia, University of Washington Santosh Devasia is the Principal Investigator of a recently funded grant from the NSF Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) Program, Grant # EEC 1042061; the proposed educational efforts under this NUE grant are described in this paper. Santosh Devasia received the B.Tech. (Hons) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, in 1988, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1990 and 1993 respectively. He is a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Depart- ment

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Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Johnny Thieken, Arizona State University; Lisa Stapley Randall, Arizona State University; Alison W. Smith, SRP

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AC 2011-2123: RENEWABLE ENERGY INTERNSHIPS: STUDY OF 7THAND 8TH GRADE STUDENTS KNOWLEDGE OF RELATED SCIENCEAND ENGINEERING CONTENTTirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. He has bachelors and masters degrees in Computer Science and Engineering and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction. His research interests include educational research methods, communication of research, and k-16+ engineering education. Ganesh’s research is largely focused on studying k-12 curricula, and teaching-learning processes in both the formal and informal settings. He is principal investigator of

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Nathan W. Klingbeil, Wright State University; Scott Molitor, University of Toledo; Brian W. Randolph, University of Toledo; Shane A. Brown, Washington State University; Robert G. Olsen, Washington State University; C. Richard Cassady, University of Arkansas

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, No. 7, p. 38.2. Sarasin, L., 1998, “Learning Style Perspectives: Impact in the Classroom.” Madison, WI: Atwood.3. Gardner, H., 1999. “Intelligence Reframed: Multiple Intelligences for the 21st Century.” New York: Basic Books.4. Joyce, B., and Weil, M., 2000, “Models of Teaching.” Boston: Allyn and Bacon.5. Brandford, J.D., et al., Eds., “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School,” Expanded Edition, National Academy of Sciences, 2000.6. Klingbeil, N., Newberry, B., Donaldson, A. and Ozdogan, J., 2010, "The Wright State Model for Engineering Mathematics Education: Highlights from a CCLI Phase 3 Initiative," Proceedings 2010 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Louisville, KY, June 2010.7. Klingbeil, N

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Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Linda C. Schmidt, University of Maryland, College Park; Noe Vargas Hernandez, University of Texas, El Paso

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AC 2011-1356: AN INVESTIGATION ON THE IMPACT OF THE DESIGNPROBLEM IN IDEATION EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCHGul E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Gul Kremer is an Associate Professor of Engineering Design and Industrial Engineering at the Pennsylva- nia State University. She received her Ph.D. from University of Missouri-Rolla in Engineering Manage- ment and Systems Engineering. Her research interests include multi-criteria decision analysis methods applied to improvement of products and systems and enhancing creativity in engineering design settings. Her published work appears in journals such as Journal of Mechanical Design, Journal of Engineering Design, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

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Matthew W. Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Philip J. Parker, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Michael K. Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Barb A. Barnet, Univeristy of Wisconsin - Platteville

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infrastructure of the United States is exceeding its design capacity and is aging, requiringmaintenance and renovation. In order to meet this challenge, a need exists to produce civil andenvironmental engineers who have a broad understanding of the pressing needs of the infrastruc-ture of the United States. With this in mind, the faculty of the Civil and Environmental Engi-neering (CEE) Department at [institution] reviewed the program curricula (for the first time in atleast 20 years) and decided to redesign the curricula with an infrastructure theme. A DepartmentLevel Reform planning grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) was used to plan anoverhaul of the curriculum that infuses an infrastructure theme throughout.Once the curriculum planning

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Ying Tang, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Xiufang Chen, Rowan University

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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

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Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Wendy Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Karen L. Tonso, Wayne State University; Peggy Noel Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University

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. The experience at the workshop made clear that differing backgrounds and vocabularies used by the various team members may lead to communication issues. For example, the engineering community has come to use terms like outcome and objective, as a result of ABET, in ways that are different from their use in the fields related to learning. Be sensitive to these differences and try to avoid wasting time arguing over semantics. The specific terms used are far less important than the meaning behind them.Guiding Questions for Evaluation PlansIn formulating an evaluation plan for an NSF-proposal on innovations in engineering education,it is important to keep in mind that there will be two major uses of evidence

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Holli Burgon, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Bruce Elliott-Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David E. Goldberg, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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AC 2011-1291: THE FIRST-TO-FOURTH FLATLINE: ASSESSING UN-DERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ CREATIVE CAPACITYHolli Burgon, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignJ. Bruce Elliott-Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign J. Bruce Elliott-Litchfield is assistant dean in Undergraduate Programs in Engineering. He advises stu- dents and directs the Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education, the iFoundry Illinois Engineering First-year Experience, the Learning in Community program, and the Creativity, Innovation, and Vision course suite. He is faculty advisor for Engineers Without Borders and conducts research on what students learn via international service projects and how students learn to enhance creativity. An

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Jack L. Beuth, Carnegie Mellon University; Rohit Kumar, Carnegie Mellon University; Carolyn Penstein Rose, Carnegie Mellon University

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AC 2011-2488: USE OF SOFTWARE AGENT-MONITORED TUTORIALSTO GUIDE STUDENT LEARNING IN COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN, ANAL-YSIS AND MATHEMATICS PROJECTSJack L. Beuth, Carnegie Mellon University Jack Beuth received his Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences from Harvard in 1992. He has been on the faculty of the Carnegie Mellon University Department of Mechanical Engineering since 1992. Dr. Beuth’s re- search is in the areas of solid mechanics and manufacturing. He is currently working on projects in four areas: The Mechanics of Laser- and Electron Beam-Based Manufacturing Processes, Interfacial Tough- ness Testing of Thermal Barrier Coatings, Development of an In-situ On-chip Tensile Testing Platform, and the Modeling of Fracture

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Mrinal C. Saha, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; Bipul Barua, University of Oklahoma; Christof Heisser, MAGMA Foundry Technologies, Inc.; Shaiful M. Arif, University of Oklahoma

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and the engineering profession,” International Journal of Engineering Education 18 (3): 295–300, 2002.[8] Lattuca, L.R., P.T. Terenzini, J.F. Volkwein, and G.D. Peterson, “The changing face of engineering education,” The Bridge 36 (2):6–44, 2006.[9] Bransford, J.D., Brown, A.L. and Cocking, R.R, “How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and Page 22.939.14 School,” Washington DC: National Academy Press, 1999.[10] Interactive Digital Software Association, “Essential Facts about The Computer and Video Game Industry”, http://my.tapwave.com/developers/docs/IDSABooklet.pdf, 2002.[11] Sanderson, A., Millard, D

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Sydney Rogers, Alignment Nashville; Sandra Harris, Alignment Nashville and PENCIL Foundation; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; David McNeel, Education Consultant

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formerly the Technical Director and Community Access Coordinator for The Renaissance Center.Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University Dr. Ismail Fidan is a faculty member at the college of engineering of Tennessee Tech University. His research and teaching interests are in additive manufacturing, electronics manufacturing, distance learning and STEM education. Dr. Fidan is a senior member and active participant of SME, ASME, IEEE, and ASEE.David McNeel, Education Consultant David McNeel is currently consultant to Metro Nashville Public Schools in high school redesign. He has served as PI and Co-PI on previous STEM-related grants and in addition to Art 2 STEM is currently Co-PI on an NSF grant at University of

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,” Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 13(4), Dec 2005, pp. 266-279.4. Hsieh, S. and Hsieh, P.Y. “An Integrated Virtual Learning System for Programmable Logic Controller,” Journal of Engineering Education, 93(2), April, 2004.5. Hsieh, S. and Hsieh, P.Y. “Animations and Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Programmable Logic Controller Education,” International Journal of Engineering Education, 19(2), 2003.6. Brown, J.S., Collins, A., and Duguid, P. “Situated Cognition and the Culture of Learning,” Educational Researcher, Vol. 18, No. 1. (Jan. - Feb., 1989), pp. 32-42.7. Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School (Expanded Ed.). Washington, D.C

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Javier A. Kypuros, The University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Constantine Tarawneh, The University of Texas, Pan American; Robert D. Wrinkle, University of Texas, Pan American; Martin William Knecht, South Texas College

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AC 2011-1171: GUIDED DISCOVERY MODULES FOR STATICS ANDDYNAMICSDr. Javier A. Kypuros, The University of Texas-Pan American DR. JAVIER A. KYPUROS is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas-Pan American. He received his B.S.E from Princeton University in 1996, and his M.S.E. and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998 and 2001, respectively. He is actively involved in research- ing methods to implement and assess multimodal, challenge-based modules for Mechanical Engineering curriculum including Engineering Mechanics, System Dynamics, and Automatic controls. Dr. Kypuros has developed numerous web-based and video-facilitated modules to better illustrate fundamental con

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© 2011 American Society for Engineering Education.• What impact the project has on students in acquiring new knowledge and skills in alternate energy?• Does course delivery and experiential learning support constructivist learning theory that asserts that knowledge is not simply transmitted from teacher to student, but is actively constructed by the mind of the learner through experiences?• How effective is the experimental test bed in achieving a comprehensive knowledge of harnessing alternate energy?• How effective are the learning modules in meeting the objective of green energy education?• How does the new facility enhance the motivation and interest of students, and others in alternate energy

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Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Hossein Hosseini, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Ethan V Munson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Leah Rineck

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AC 2011-243: INITIAL EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF MATH STUDYGROUPS ON FIRST-YEAR STUDENT COURSE SUCCESSMarissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Marissa R. Jablonski is a PhD Student of Civil/Environmental Engineering at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee (UWM). She serves as program coordinator of the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded FORTE (Fostering Opportunities for Tomorrow’s Engineers) program at UWM and works to recruit and retain undergraduate minorities and women to UWM’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Marissa is focusing her dissertation on sustainable oxidation of textile wastewater and is working to create small-scale wastewater treatment units for cottage textile