Conference Session

Changing the Engineering Classroom

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacie I. Ringleb, Old Dominion University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University; Jennifer Kidd, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #19905Implementing Peer-Review Activities for Engineering Writing AssignmentsDr. Stacie I. Ringleb, Old Dominion University Stacie Ringleb is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Old Dominion University. Dr. Ringleb received a B.S. in biomedical engineering from Case Western Re- serve University in 1997, a M.S.E. from Temple University in Mechanical Engineering in 1999, and a PhD from Drexel University in Mechanical Engineering in 2003. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the Orthopedic Biomechanics Lab at the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Ringleb research interests

Conference Session

Technology, Communications & Ethics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Wise

Session 2531 Better Understanding through Writing: Investigating Calibrated Peer Review ™ John C. Wise, Seong Kim The Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstractCalibrated Peer Review (CPR) was initially developed by UCLA in the 1990s as a way to usetechnology to increase the opportunities for student writing assignments.1 Writing about aconcept has long been seen as one of the best ways to demonstrate student understanding.Unfortunately, it has always been true that more student writing assignments yields weekendslost in a sea of paper and

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Frederick Berry; Patricia Carlson

Session 2793 Using Calibrated Peer Review™ to Mediate Writing and to Assess Instructional Outcomes Patricia A. Carlson, Frederick C. Berry, and David Voltmer Department of Humanities and Social Sciences / Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, Indiana 47803Writing in Engineering EducationThe written word is crucial to engineering for at least two compelling reasons. First, the texts ofengineering – publications that report findings or describe

Conference Session

Undergraduate Peer Educators: Mentoring, Observing, Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Catherine Anne Hubka, University of New Mexico; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico

Tagged Topics

ASEE Board of Directors

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

important problems at the interface between chemistry, physics, engi- neering, and biology preparing the trainees for careers in academe, national laboratories, and industry. In addition to research, she devotes significant time developing and implementing effective pedagogical approaches in her teaching of undergraduate courses to train engineers who are critical thinkers, problem solvers, and able to understand the societal contexts in which they are working to addressing the grand challenges of the 21st century. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Peer Review and Reflection in Engineering Labs: Writing to Learn and Learning to WriteAbstractClear

Conference Session

Writing and Portfolios

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Nichols, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Technology in ArchitectureAbstractCalibrated Peer Review (CPR) is a web-based software tool for incorporating writingassignments in course that are not typically writing intensive. The intent is for students to writeand critique the work of their peers on technical topics by learning to calibrate writing samplesand then anonymously reviewing a subset of their classmates writing assignments, freeing theinstructor from the time consuming task of grading every student’s work.This learning tool was used for a required graduate course in architectural structural systems inthe Master of Architecture program at Texas A&M University. The student learning outcomewas to improve the performance of a written term report on an architectural building case

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Technical Session - Machine Learning, IoT, Writing Center Peer Tutors, Conceptual Modeling

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Clippinger; Ruth Pflueger, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Steven Nozaki, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College

Paper ID #36840Using Writing Center Peer Tutors as a Means to ImproveMechanical Engineering Technology Student WritingDavid ClippingerRuth Camille Pflueger (Director)Steven Nozaki (Assistant Teaching Professor) . © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Using Writing Center Peer Tutors as a Means to Improve Mechanical Engineering Technology Student WritingAbstractDespite the well-established importance of written communication skills for students in STEMdisciplines, the quantitative assessment of STEM writing remains an evolving field. The presentwork seeks

Collection

2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Rocio Alba-Flores, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Paper ID #243602018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference: Washington, District ofColumbia Apr 6Enhancing Engineering Lab Report Writing Using Peer Review AssessmentDr. Rocio Alba-Flores, Georgia Southern University Rocio Alba-Flores received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Tulane University. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Southern University. Her main areas of interest include control systems, robotics, embedded systems, signal and image processing, and engineering education. c American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasha Smith P.E., University of Virginia

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #26477Guided Peer Review of Technical Writing for Large Laboratory CourseDr. Natasha Smith P.E., University of Virginia Dr. Smith is an Associate Professor at the University of Virginia. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Guided Peer Review of Technical Writing for a Large Laboratory CourseAbstractLaboratory courses, and in particular laboratory reports, are logical choices to assess two par-ticular student outcomes: ‘the ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyzeand interpret data;’ and ‘the ability to communicate effectively.’ If

Conference Session

"Best" of BED

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Clobes, University of Virginia; William H Guilford, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

Paper ID #7611Improved retention and recall with a peer reviewed writing assignmentAmy Michelle Clobes, University of Virginia Amy Clobes is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. She received her B.S. in Biology from the University of Michigan. Clobes’s research focuses on the intermolecular interactions of cardiac myosin binding protein C with actin and the regulatory effects of nitrosylation on these interactions.Dr. William H Guilford, University of Virginia Dr. Will Guilford is an associate professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia, and

Conference Session

Undergraduate Peer Educators: Mentoring, Observing, Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Topics

ASEE Board of Directors

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

on a Google sheet that the instructor manages.Tasks include grading daily quizzes, running critique workshops of three to six students, gradingmajor assignments, and special assignments, such as creating a format template in MicrosoftWord for the proposal.Background: Rather than having students bring drafts to class for on-the-spot critiquing,the course runs more formal critiquing based on the Iowa Writers Workshop One feature that distinguishes the course is the course’s peer critiquing, which follows theIowa Writers’ Workshop for creative writing [11]. In this approach, the students submit theirassignment excerpts at least two days before the workshop so that the peers and often a mentorhave the chance to read, reflect, edit, and

Conference Session

Graduate Student Writing and Communication

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly J. Cunningham, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Paper ID #25266Graduate Engineering Peer Review Groups: Developing Communicators andCommunityKelly J. Cunningham, University of Virginia Kelly Cunningham is the director of the Graduate Writing Lab in the School of Engineering and Ap- plied Science at the University of Virginia. She holds a PhD in applied linguistics & technology and human-computer interaction (co-majors) from Iowa State University of Science & Technology and an MA in intercultural studies/TESOL. She has worked with ESL students since 2007 and in graduate com- munication support since 2014. Her research draws from qualitative methods, appraisal

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Weissbach, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Ruth Camille Pflueger, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend ; Immanuel Edinbarough, P.E., The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Corinne C. Renguette, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Brandon Sorge, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Gamini P. Mendis, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend ; Matthew Rothrock; Annwesa Dasgupta; Johanna Bodenhamer, IUPUI

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #38796Board 317: Improving Undergraduate STEM Writing: A CollaborationBetween Instructors and Writing Center Directors to Improve Peer-WritingTutor FeedbackDr. Robert Weissbach, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis Robert Weissbach is currently chair of the department of engineering technology at IUPUI. From 1998 - 2016 he was with Penn State Behrend as a faculty member in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology. His research interests are in renewable energy, energy storage, and engineering education.Ms. Ruth Camille Pflueger, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend Ruth Pflueger has been the

Conference Session

Writing and Technical Communications

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of California, Santa Cruz; William Charles Sobolewski, University of California, Santa Cruz

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

describe our approach of scaffolding the process of student revision of writtenassignments with grading rubrics, peer review, and reflection. This work-in-progress is the firsttime we have graded rough drafts according to a rubric, although we have extensive experiencein using peer review and reflection to scaffold better writing outcomes for students [1-4].Here we describe our approach to scaffolding the student revision process in three steps: 1) Grade based on grading rubric for rough drafts. We provide grading rubrics for rough drafts when the assignment is posted, and then give students a grade on their rough draft. Using a grading rubric on rough drafts is the novel aspect of our work-in-progress. (10 points in total

Conference Session

Mentoring Practices and Project Teams

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Olivia W. Murch, Purdue University ; Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #22589Comparing Peer-to-Peer Written Comments and Teamwork Peer Evalua-tions.Dr. Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants Catherine E. Brawner is President of Research Triangle Educational Consultants. She received her Ph.D.in Educational Research and Policy Analysis from NC State University in 1996. She also has an MBA from Indiana University (Bloomington) and a bachelor’s degree from Duke University. She specializes in evaluation and research in engineering education, computer science education, teacher education, and technology education. Dr. Brawner is a founding member and former

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 2: Design in the First Year: Challenges and Successes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen A Harper, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #12126Implementing and Evaluating a Peer Review of Writing Exercise in a First-Year Design ProjectDr. Kathleen A Harper, The Ohio State University Kathleen A. Harper is a senior lecturer in the Engineering Education Innovation Center at The Ohio State University. She received her M. S. in physics and B. S. in electrical engineering and applied physics from Case Western Reserve University, and her Ph. D. in physics from The Ohio State University. She has been on the staff of Ohio State’s University Center for the Advancement of Teaching, in addition to teaching in both the physics department and college of

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Ludlow

Session 3213 Using Critical Evaluation and Peer-Review Writing Assignments in a Chemical Process Safety Course Douglas K. Ludlow Department of Chemical Engineering University of Missouri-RollaIntroduction In preparing engineers for the future there are increasing demands on engineering educatorsto teach writing, oral communication, critical thinking and problem-solving skills in addition to thediscipline content. An important skill that engineers can develop is the ability to find out what hasbeen done before so as

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Rose

Session 3650 Using the Peer Review Process to Implement Writing Assignments in an Engineering Technology Course Andrew T. Rose University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownAbstractImplementation of writing across the curriculum is intended to improve the communication skillsof engineering technology (ET) graduates to better meet the needs of industry, as well as to meetthe general education requirements at many institutions. One way to include writing experiencesin the ET curriculum is to identify courses already writing intensive and create appropriateassignments to

Collection

2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Adam Weaver, Baylor University; Joseph Anthony Donndelinger, Baylor University

Paper ID #44710The Impacts of Reflective Writing on Peer Evaluations in EngineeringDesign CoursesMr. Adam Weaver, Baylor University Mr. Adam Weaver joined the Baylor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering with over 15 years of experience in industry and government service. He served in the Active Duty Air Force as an engineer for over eight years, specializing in test and evaluation of avionics, guidance/navigation, and space systems. After his time in the military, he worked as a Propulsion Test and Integration Engineer with Space Exploration Technologies as well as multiple positions with L3Harris

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Damron, Oklahoma State University; Karen High, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

AC 2009-2080: WRITING TO LEARN: THE EFFECT OF PEER TUTORING ONCRITICAL THINKING AND WRITING SKILLS OF FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERINGSTUDENTSRebecca Damron, Oklahoma State University REBECCA DAMRON earned her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1987 in South Asian Studies, her M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language in 1992 from Oklahoma State University, and her Ph.D. in Linguistics in 1997 from Oklahoma State University. Dr. Damron worked in the writing program in the department of English at the University of Tulsa from 1996-2001, and is currently an Assistant Professor of English and Director of the OSU Writing Center at Oklahoma State University. Her main research interests

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Technical Session - Machine Learning, IoT, Writing Center Peer Tutors, Conceptual Modeling

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Pluskwik, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Yuezhou Wang, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Lauren Singelmann, North Dakota State University

intrinsically motivated. Surprisingly, our previous studyon students’ resistance to active learning indicated that a number of students did not perceive theyare learning effectively [30]. In fact, according to a report published by Wijnia et al. [31], studentsin PBL environment may not always be better motivated compared to their peers in the lecture-based environment. Their perception of the learning environment and autonomy played anessential role in their motivation. It is thus interesting to assess the student’s perception of thelearning environment as well as themselves with the ML approach. Our research will also furtherthe understanding of where project-based learners are generally landing on the continuum (Figure2) and how their motivation to

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Daignault; Audra Morse, Michigan Technological University

) make the callfor higher education faculty and administrators to identify and implement new strategies toprovide support to dissertation writers. The Graduate School at Michigan TechnologicalUniversity answered this call with the inception of WRITE-D: Writing in the Discipline.The purpose of the WRITE-D program is to provide a dedicated time and space for graduatestudents to gather within their department to improve writing skills and make progress towardwriting goals. The program is similar to other writing groups in that it provides a small-groupatmosphere, opportunity for discussion, and interaction with peers.5 The group is unique in that itis sponsored by the Graduate School, but executed within individual STEM departments so thatgraduate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sean St. Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology; Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver; Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #33602Undergraduates’ Perspectives on Readiness, Writing Transfer, andEffectiveness of Writing Instructions in Engineering Lab Report WritingDr. Sean St. Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology Sean St.Clair is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Oregon Tech, where he teaches structural engineering courses and conducts research in engineering education. He is also a registered Professional Engineer.Dr. Dave Kim, Washington State University-Vancouver Dr. Dave Kim is Professor and Mechanical Engineering Program Coordinator in the School of Engineer- ing and Computer Science at Washington State University Vancouver. His

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

taught using the control method.As such, this paper helps to address a gap in the engineering writing education literature, in thatfew studies have investigated the effect of various methods in an experimental fashion. Oneexception is the work of Jensen and Fisher,(1) who showed that the use of student peer reviewwas found to be positively correlated with an improvement in student writing proficiency. Thefindings were based on a comparison of scores on a writing assignment at the beginning of thesemester and a writing assignment at the end of the semester for a control section and a testsection.BackgroundThe test method was guided by advice gleaned from the technical writing and engineeringwriting instruction literature. Two very practical

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 2B: Strategies for Writing and Communication Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendi M. Kappers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Accreditation Commission (EAC) arm of ABET, studentsneed to be prepared for real world experiences(11).Thus, equating to professional skills learnedand supporting three of the six ABET Criterion 3 2014-2015 suggested topic areas for updateconcerning: (a) communication skills, (b) professional responsibility, and (c) teamwork.The Power of Peer Review…but only for Writing AssessmentA plethora of tools have been designed to facilitate the peer review process for learning ineducation(12). Many researchers have even examined peer review in support of learning in alldifferent conditions, such as: (a) conducted in synchronous(13) or asynchronous formats(14-15) (b)selecting to use pair-wise reviewer assignment in lieu of free selection processes(16), (c

Conference Session

Computer-related Issues

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley Allen Hotalen Jr., ECU Department of Technology Systems; Te-shun Chou, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Paper ID #23486A Multiplayer Peer-to-Peer Cyber Attack and Defense InfrastructureMr. Wesley Allen Hotalen Jr., ECU Department of Technology Systems Mr. Wesley Hotalen is an Undergraduate student studying Computer Science at East Carolina Univer- sity. His research interests include programming languages and web application graphical user interfaces (GUI’s). Mr. Hotalen is a student web developer for the Department of Engineering and Technology at East Carolina University.Dr. Te-Shun Chou, East Carolina University Dr. Te-Shun Chou is an Associate Professor in the Department of Technology Systems at ECU. He received his

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University - San Marcos

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Paper ID #5990Lights, Camera, Action!: Peer-to-Peer Learning through Graduate StudentVideosDr. Kimberly Grau Talley PE P.E., Texas State University - San Marcos Dr. Kimberly G. Talley is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Texas State University - San Marcos and a licensed Professional Engineer. She received her Ph.D. and M.S.E. from the University of Texas at Austin in Structural Engineering. Her undergraduate degrees in History and Construction Engineering and Management are from North Carolina State University. Dr. Talley teaches courses in the Construction Science and Management Program

Conference Session

Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Hale, University of Arkansas; Richard A. Coffman, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, outside of an English Composition or a Technical Communication course, these skillsare seldom directly addressed. Often the course subject matter, specifically in undergraduateengineering courses, dictate what is covered, and little additional time is available to discussthese topics. Even in graduate school, students may not begin writing until they have finishedtheir course work and have begun working on their thesis or dissertation.In Spring 2010, a graduate level course was offered and in this course, a writing componentcomprised a significant portion of their overall grade. Students wrote a state-of-the-art reviewpaper based on one of the course topics. Students also served as peer reviewers, submitted theirarticle to a journal, and

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Smith; Anneliese Watt; Caroline Carvill; Julia Williams

clarity and how the lack ofit causes great frustration for students. Lab Report 1 Assignment: Your lab instructor will specify the date and time your lab reports are due. We strongly urge that you make use of the Campus Writing Center in preparing your reports. Simply take the draft version of your report to the Peer Tutors and have them critique it. The form of the report should generally follow the guidelines used by anyone wishing to submit a scientific paper for publication. Page 7.707.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amber Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Tagged Divisions

Materials

decade, the author hasrepeatedly taught an Introduction to Engineering Materials course for materials majors, which istypically taken by students in the spring of their sophomore year, and is the first course wherestudents are expected to write full technical lab reports. This paper will discuss the steps that theauthor has taken to scaffold the experience of report writing for students, including the creationof a 4-page department-wide technical writing guide. Other steps including assigning students toread and answer questions about a short technical journal article, requiring peer review ofclassmates’ reports, and multiple graded and ungraded mandatory submission steps for eachreport. These activities have resulted in significant improvement

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Olds

student. The writingincluded in a portfolio may be selected by the student or assigned by the teacher; it may cover anentire college career or a single semester; it may include samples from only one class or from anentire curriculum; it may include peer or student commentary or evaluation, or it may simplyinclude the student’s work. Any of these approaches may be successful if the instructor has aclear purpose for asking students to maintain portfolios and if this purpose is clearly articulatedto students. In the best cases, portfolios help students reflect on their growth as writers, helpstudents to interact with peers in the discussion of writing, and help faculty and students todiscuss ways in which students may become better writers. In