Selby, M. A. (2014, June), Engineers Assemble: The Use of Popular Culture in Engineering Education  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--20406

\bibitem{asee_peer_20406}
  Selby, M. A. (2014, June), \emph{Engineers Assemble: The Use of Popular Culture in Engineering Education}
  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  10.18260/1-2--20406

Melodie A.  Selby PE.  "Engineers Assemble: The Use of Popular Culture in Engineering Education".  2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2014.  https://peer.asee.org/20406 Internet.  12 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_20406}
  Melodie A.  Selby PE.
  "Engineers Assemble: The Use of Popular Culture in Engineering Education".
  \emph{2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2014.
  https://peer.asee.org/20406 Internet.  12 Dec, 2024

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AB  - Engineers Assemble: The Use of Popular Culture in Engineering EducationOther universes appeal to most of us. Our students sometimes seem to spendmost of their time in their favorite alternate universes to the consternation oftheir parents and teachers. However, sometimes we can actually use thoseother universes to explore the concepts we want our students to understand.This paper describes an Environmental Engineering Systems class using anAvengers theme based on the Marvel super hero movies and comics. In theclass, we often explored new concepts in terms of the Marvel Universe beforewe talked about them in terms of our universe. We also used Avengers asmemory aids.The results are primarily anecdotal. The students unanimously were positiveabout the class. Ironically, using the Marvel universe seemed to help themgain an intuitive feel for concepts such as the relationship between mass andenergy, rather than simply parroting equations. Their comments on the classincluded statements like “All my friends in other classes are jealous.” and “Ithelped me see that engineering doesn’t have to be separate from the rest of mylife.” Their level of enthusiasm for the class was higher than students inprevious years.Specific examples of using Marvel- based concepts to explain engineeringconcepts are included. The paper also explores the theory supporting the useof popular culture in education and provides tips for successfully usingpopular culture. The concepts described can be used for many types ofpopular culture – not simply super heroes.
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