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Engineering Education

2008

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"... A Good Imagination And A Pile Of Junk.", Shawn Jordan, Robin S. Adams Jan 2008

"... A Good Imagination And A Pile Of Junk.", Shawn Jordan, Robin S. Adams

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

The engineering workplace is placing more emphasis on teamwork in interdisciplinary environments, out-of-the-box thinking, creative engineering, and brainstorming. These skills are taught to varying degrees in standard engineering curriculums, and often the most fruitful opportunities exist for students to learn in venues outside of the classroom.

This paper will show how building Rube Goldberg machines is a fantastic way for learners from various disciplines to get hands-on project experience in a team environment. Intense brainstorming and work sessions result in inventive and unique machines that are fascinating for both participants and spectators to watch. In addition, students have opportunities to …


Professors’ Instructional Approaches And Students’ Perceptions Of Nanohub Simulations As Learning Tools, Alejandra De Jesus Magana De Leon, George Bodner, Sean B. Brophy Jan 2008

Professors’ Instructional Approaches And Students’ Perceptions Of Nanohub Simulations As Learning Tools, Alejandra De Jesus Magana De Leon, George Bodner, Sean B. Brophy

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

No abstract provided.


Impact Of Feedback And Revision On Student Team Solutions To Model Eliciting Activities, Matthew Verleger, Heidi Diefes-Dux Jan 2008

Impact Of Feedback And Revision On Student Team Solutions To Model Eliciting Activities, Matthew Verleger, Heidi Diefes-Dux

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

Helping first-year engineering students to embrace the iterative and open-ended nature of engineering problem solving is a challenge when their prior learning experiences have focused heavily on achieving a correct answer in a single attempt. In this paper, the authors will present a case study of student work from the Fall 2007 implementation of Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs) to demonstrate the impact of the iterative process of feedback and revision on the quality of student products. They will also discuss some of the future research questions resulting from the iterative process used with MEAs.


Quantum Dots: Bringing Nanoscience And Engineering Into The High School Classroom, Shanna R Daly, Lynn Bryan, Emily D Wischow Jan 2008

Quantum Dots: Bringing Nanoscience And Engineering Into The High School Classroom, Shanna R Daly, Lynn Bryan, Emily D Wischow

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

No abstract provided.


Artificial Intelligence Methods To Forecast Engineering Students' Retention Based On Cognitive And Non Cognitive Factors, Jien-Jou Lin, Alexander Malyscheff, P.K. Imbrie Jan 2008

Artificial Intelligence Methods To Forecast Engineering Students' Retention Based On Cognitive And Non Cognitive Factors, Jien-Jou Lin, Alexander Malyscheff, P.K. Imbrie

School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series

No abstract provided.