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10.18260/1-2--44400
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Lieutenant Colonel Scott M. Katalenich is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the United States Military Academy, M.Phil. in Engineering from the University of Cambridge, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Stanford University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (Alaska), Project Management Professional, LEED Accredited Professional in Building Design and Construction, and Envision Sustainability Professional. His research interests include engineering education; infrastructure; sustainable design; and clean, renewable energy.
Led Klosky is a Professor of Civil Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point and a past winner of ASEE's National Teaching Medal. He is a licensed professional engineer and the Dean's Executive Agent for Design and Construction at We
Captain Kevin T. Scruggs is an Instructor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United State Military Academy, West Point, NY. He earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the United States Military Academy and an M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas, Austin. His research interests include transportation engineering, concrete materials engineering, and sustainable engineering practices.
The offering of broad-based infrastructure engineering courses has grown considerably over the last decade, with the energy sector – and specifically electricity – being a critical topic. Although students’ lives are inextricably dependent upon electricity, and the practice of civil engineering both relies on and creates electrical infrastructure, personal experiences generally do not provide for direct, physical, or visual observation of the fundamental concepts underlying our electrical infrastructure. Consequently, educators have a challenge when it comes to building upon existing knowledge of energy and electricity in the classroom. To help address this challenge and grow essential knowledge of energy infrastructure in civil engineering students, the authors leveraged multiple tenants of the Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) model of pedagogical theory to develop a novel hands-on demonstrator for the direct observation of a typical household electrical system using a single chalkboard on wheels. This demonstrator facilitates the study of a wide variety of concepts, including the difference between energy and power, alternating current and voltage, the function of key safety features and their limitations, balancing loads, code requirements and the reasons behind them, and more. In service for over a decade, this simple, single demonstrator has stood the test of time and helped educate over 2,300 students. In this work-in-progress paper, the authors present the pedagogy of using the demonstrator, to include learning objectives, classroom activities, and a model script for a 50-minute experience, as well as a parts list and instructions for constructing the demonstrator. The authors also present the use of the demonstrator within the context of an infrastructure engineering course within a civil engineering program. Lastly, the authors present their plan to assess the demonstrator’s effectiveness in helping students achieve identified learning objectives.
Katalenich,, S. M., & Klosky,, J. L., & Wilson, R., & Scruggs, K. T. (2023, June), Work InProgress: Infrastructure Live! An Electric Experience on a Single Mobile Chalkboard Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--44400
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