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Taking Professional Development From 2d To 3d: Design-Based Learning, 2d Modeling, And 3d Fabrication For Authentic Standards-Aligned Lesson Plans, Darran R. Cairns, Reagan Curtis, Konstantinos A. Sierros, Johnna J. Bolyard

Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning

There is currently significant interest in 3D fabrication in middle school classrooms. At its best 3D printing can be utilized in authentic design projects that integrate math, science, and technology, which facilitate deep learning by students. In essence, students are able to tinker in a virtual world using 3D design software and then tinker in the real world using printed parts. We describe a professional development activity we designed to enable middle school teachers who had taken part in a three-year Math Science Partnership program to authentically integrate 3D printing into design-based lessons. We include some examples of successful design-based …

Aquatic Ecosystems In A Shifting Indiana Climate: A Report From The Indiana Climate Change Impacts Assessment, Tomas Höök, Carolyn Foley, Paris Collingsworth, Leslie Dorworth, Brant Fisher, Jason Hoverman Dr., Elizabeth Larue, Mark Pyron, Jennifer Tank, Melissa Widhalm, Jeffrey Dukes

Aquatic Ecosystems Reports

Indiana is home to many types of aquatic ecosystems, including lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands and temporary (ephemeral) pools, which provide habitats for a wide range of plants and animals. These ecosystems will experience changes in water quantity, water temperature, ice cover, water clarity and oxygen content as the state’s temperature and rainfall patterns shift. The plants and animals living in these aquatic ecosystems will undergo changes that will vary based on the species and the specific places they inhabit.

It is challenging to know precisely how organisms will respond to changes in climate. Effects on one species create a difficult-to-predict …

Exploring Problem-Based Learning For Middle School Design And Engineering Education In Digital Fabrication Laboratories, Monica M. Chan, Paulo Blikstein

Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning

This is a research study of design and engineering classes that use a problem-based learning (PBL) approach in digital fabrication makerspaces in two middle schools. In these studies, teachers employ a PBL approach and provide an ill-structured problem scenario to facilitate design and engineering lessons in the FabLab (fabrication laboratory). Students in each school tackled different challenges that they defined for themselves in groups. This study provides examples of student-student interactions separated into key themes—defining specifications with teammates, personal exploration, and communication about discoveries. This study also provides examples of teacher-student interactions, and themes include demonstrations with tangible objects, discussing …

Alumni Spotlight: Abigail (Maurer) Murrish

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

Abigail (Maurer) Murrish published an article in volume 3 (2013) of the Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research during her time spent completing her baccalaureate degree.

Alumni Spotlight: Mihai Avram

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

Mihai Avram published an article in volume 3 (2013) of the Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research during his time spent completing his baccalaureate degree.

Interview: Betty Nelson, Eliza Van

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

Betty M. Nelson served over 30 years in various staff positions, including Dean of Students from 1987–1996. She is currently one of Purdue’s Dean of Students Emerita and continues to make an impact on the University’s progress.

Interview: Amy Childress, Eliza Van

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

Amy Childress serves as the first director in the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) at Purdue University. To learn more about OUR, visit www.purdue.edu/undergrad-research.

Baited By Clickbait: Reading Beyond The Headlines, Kate Bagosy, Rachel Bish, Allison Schneider

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.

Fading Memories: Archiving And Annotating Underground Vhs Tapes In Breaking Culture, Saad Mukhtar

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

This project examines the oral history of the original dance style of Hip Hop, breaking. Breaking is performed to music in sequences of movement while standing, on the floor, and in the air. There is minimal quantitative or qualitative data about the practitioners and scholars in its culture. Most of the information regarding its history is spoken orally or locked away in Video Home System (VHS) tapes. This impacts future generations who want to learn the culture and dance because primary resources are limited and fragmented on the Internet. A hundred VHS tapes, encoded in analog frequency modulation (FM) on …

A Sturdy Glass Ceiling: Representation Of Women On Screen And Behind The Scenes Of Hollywood’S Top 100 Films Throughout The Years, Kara R. Miller

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

My research analyzed the representation of women in the film industry, both on screen and behind the scenes. Specifically, I compared the number of women on and off screen for the top 100 films of 2017 (as of September) to the data collected by Martha Lauzen for the top 100 films of 1980,1990, 2000, 2010, and 2015. This comparison graphically depicts the representation of women in film over the years. The positions analyzed were producers, executive producers, directors, cinematographers, writers, and editors.

In addition to researching representation in these roles, I examined what factors, if any, are more likely to …

Talking In Whispers: How School Leaders Approach And Discuss Race, Caleb Hettinger

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

This study seeks to better understand how school administrators approach and discuss issues of race and racism in K–12 schools. Police shootings, the 2016 election, and riots across America have put race at the center of conversations, but many school administrators avoid discussing these issues in professional settings to avoid tension. Existing school leaders were surveyed to determine their attitudes and perceptions of racial dialogue. Findings indicate that school leaders report being willing and comfortable in discussing race. However, administrators also reported that they avoid these discussions unless prompted. Implications from this work suggest a need to better prepare school …

Food For Thought: Restaurants And Place Making, Tania Chakraborty

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

A bare geographic space is like a brand-new home that hasn’t been lived in yet. As people begin to inhabit these spaces, they build into it to make it representative of themselves, much like we design and set up our houses to turn them into homes. This is how a place goes from just being a location to something that has a deeper meaning to its inhabitants. We look to create into the spaces we inhabit our own little corner of what is familiar to us, so that we can call a space our own. This is the essence of …

Teaching Information Literacy And Writing Studies: Volume 1, First Year Composition Courses, Grace Veach

Purdue University Press Book Previews

This volume, edited by Grace Veach, explores leading approaches to foregrounding information literacy in first-year college writing courses. Chapters describe cross-disciplinary efforts underway across higher education, as well as innovative approaches of both writing professors and librarians in the classroom. This seminal work unpacks the disciplinary implications for information literacy and writing studies as they encounter one another in theory and practice, in the post-information age. Topics include: reading and writing through the lens of information literacy, curriculum design, specific writing tasks, transfer, and assessment.

From The "Other" To The "Master Narrative": The Chinese Journey Of The Frankfurt School, Guohua Zhu, Xiangchun Meng

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In their article, "From the 'Other' to the 'Master Narrative': The Chinese Journey of the Frankfurt School," Guohua Zhu and Xiangchun Meng discuss the Chinese reception of Frankfurt School and the Maoist historical context. Chinese scholars take the narrow view of the Frankfurt School theories as a depoliticized instrument to explain Chinese practice, particularly in the realm of mass culture. Furthermore, the Frankfurt School has encountered the powerful political and ideological legacy of Maoism, which not only dictates instrumentalist view, but also predisposes to a nationalistic attitude that pits Chinese exceptionalism against universalism, including the Frankfurt School and other western …

The Political (Un)Conscious: Rethinking Aesthetics From A Cross-Cultural Perspective, Xiaohong Zhang

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In her article, "The Political (Un)conscious: Rethinking Aesthetics from a Cross-Cultural Perspective," Xiaohong Zhang adopts a cross-cultural perspective, examining the cultural-specific nuances of critical terms like race, class and gender, all of which have bearings on our perception and conception of aesthetics. Drawing on Emory Elliot's groundbreaking book, Aesthetics in a Multicultural Age (2002), the paper probes into the aesthetic experience whose primary effect is to depragmatize. Along this line of thinking, the author draws attention to the aesthetic impetus of two Nobel laureates, Mo Yan and Gao Xingjian, whose rewriting of Western classics demonstrates Chinese authors' shared predilection for …

Book Review: Mai N. Moua (2017). The Bride Price: A Hmong Wedding Story. Minnesota Historical Society Press. 240 Pp. Isbn: 978-1681340364, Kong Pheng Pha

Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement

Book reviewed by Kong Pheng Pha: Mai N. Moua (2017). The Bride Price: A Hmong Wedding Story. Minnesota Historical Society Press.

Revisiting Broner’S 1978 Jsv Paper: The Effects Of Low Frequency Noise On People, Weonchan Sung

Publications of the Ray W. Herrick Laboratories

Revisiting Broner’s 1978 JSV paper: THE EFFECTS OF LOW FREQUENCY NOISE ON PEOPLE

How Nationality, Weather, Wind, And Distance Affect Consumer Willingness To Fly In Autonomous Airplanes, Nadine K. Ragbir, Bradley S. Baugh, Stephen Rice, Scott R. Winter

Journal of Aviation Technology and Engineering

Several studies have examined passengers’ trust in human-operated systems versus autonomous systems. Prior studies have also reported cultural differences among individuals from India and the United States. The purpose of this study was to investigate how nationality, weather, wind, and distance affect passengers’ willingness to fly in autonomous aircraft. Participants included 161 volunteers from the United States and 137 volunteers from India. In 12 different conditions, participants were asked to rate their willingness to fly in an autonomous aircraft, given information about the weather (sunny, raining, or snowing), the wind level (no wind versus strong wind), and the flight distance …

Learning Environment Transformation: Connecting Accreditation And Facilities, Emily A. Mclaughlin, Mary Ann Frank

ASEE IL-IN Section Conference

A primary objective of any credible academic program is to maintain learning environments and facilities that meet the approval of our accreditation bodies. In recent times, an increased emphasis on providing spaces that enrich collaboration and amplify opportunities for productivity has been witnessed. A student’s ability to absorb information and work in partnership with each other is greatly affected by the built environment. This includes such influences as the available classroom technology as well as the furniture and other equipment being used within the learning space. A well-designed instructional environment can also enhance camaraderie between scholars and aid in recruitment …

A Redesigned Engagement And Recruitment Strategy Forengineering Technology Programs At A Regional Campus, James D. Burns, Randall J. Budreau, Gene L. Harding, William M. Pace, Megan E. Prygoski, John A. Piller

ASEE IL-IN Section Conference

While enrollment in engineering programs is generally strong nationwide, maintaining or increasing enrollment in Engineering Technology programs at smaller regional campuses can be challenging. The problem appears to be multi-faceted, with the rising cost of education and a strong regional job market two of the likely factors that are keeping students from pursuing a college education. This paper presents a summary of the initial work done at a Statewide location of a large national university to redesign how we engage and recruit students from our surrounding counties. Our eventual goal in redesigning the processes is to leverage our ability to …

Cybersecurity Threats Targeting Networked Critical Medical Devices, Emily Gaukstern, Shankar Krishnan

ASEE IL-IN Section Conference

The objective of this paper is to review and analyze the cybersecurity issues pertaining to implantable and programmable medical devices in selected cases and make suggestions to improve observed security challenges.

Tethered Picosatellites: A First Step Towards Electrodynamic Orbital Control And Power Generation, William A. Bauson

ASEE IL-IN Section Conference

University students routinely design and launch small satellites into space, giving students the opportunity to gain experience in a wide variety of STEM disciplines. This paper describes work in progress on one such project, “MagnITO-Sat,” which consists of two picosatellites connected by a conductive tether. The ultimate aim of the tether is to provide electrodynamic thrust generation and power generation. This project will test three major components of the system: 1) the tether deployment mechanism; 2) the high-voltage biasing to enable current flow through a “phantom loop” formed by the conductive tether and the ionosphere; and 3) an optical (near-infrared) …

Developing An International Undergraduate Research Community In College Engineering Programs, Niranjan Desai, Joel Poling, Chien-Chung Chen, Lindsay Gielda

ASEE IL-IN Section Conference

No abstract provided.

Capturing The Student Perspective Through The Eyes Of An ‘Expert’ And Professor, Tony Lowe

ASEE IL-IN Section Conference

No abstract provided.

Integration Of Art Pedagogy In Engineering Graduate Education, Andres Tovar, Joel C. Najmon, Anusha S. Rao, Justin L. Hess, Grant A. Fore, Jiangmei Wu, Sohel Anwar

ASEE IL-IN Section Conference

The integration of STEM with the Arts, commonly referred to as STEAM, recognizes the need for human skill, creativity, and imagination in technological innovations and solutions of real-world technical problems. The STEAM paradigm changes the dominant “chalk and talk” lecture and “closed-ended” problem-solving orientation of traditional engineering pedagogy to a hands-on, studio-based, and open-ended creative learning approach, typical in art education. A growing body of literature has provided evidence of the favorable impact of situating STEAM in K-16 education. The long-term objective of this work is to promote creativity in engineering students by integrating learning methods and environments from the …

Interdisciplinary Pedagogy, Integrated Curriculum, And Professional Development, Amelia Chesley, Tejasvi Parupudi, Aidan Holtan, Shawn Farrington, Christi Eden, Sweta Baniya, Nathan Mentzer, Dawn Laux

ASEE IL-IN Section Conference

The challenges involved in facing and solving the most pressing global problems of the 21st century will involve collaboration and critical engagement from multiple disciplines. Interdisciplinary education and the critical skills it can teach—innovation, team-based collaboration, and effective communication, among many others—are crucial to preparing current students for their futures as professional problem-solvers. We introduce an integrated pedagogical approach between three introductory courses at Purdue University: Design Thinking in Technology (Tech 120), English Composition (English 106), and Fundamentals of Speech Communication (Com 114). Instructors and administrators in all three of these programs are working together to reinforce the valuable and …

Teachers As Guides: The Role Of Teachers In The Facilitation Of Technology-Mediated Learning In An Alternative Education Setting In Western Kenya, Dhinesh Radhakrishnan, Jennifer Deboer, Samuel Kimani

ASEE IL-IN Section Conference

In this study, we investigate the perception of teachers’ changing roles in a class utilizing tablet technology and a mobile learning platform. Deploying educational technology has been shown to shift students’ perception of the role played by their teacher. At the same time, the teachers also experience the need for change in their teaching style to integrate this technology. It is important to identify shifts in students’ and teachers’ understandings in order to achieve the potential of the technology’s affordance. Therefore, we seek to understand the change in teachers’ perceived roles in a technology-mediated learning environment by asking three key …

Peer Evaluation Behavior Of First Year Engineering (Fye) Students And K-12 Students, Daniel Ferguson, Yuchen Cao, Mohd Iramul Hoque, Hilda Ibriga, Chad Lally, Matthew Ohland

ASEE IL-IN Section Conference

student’s ability to work in a team setting is vital to their college career as well as their work life and therefore it is often a significant factor in a corporate hiring process. Recognizing this need, a number of U.S. undergraduate programs as well as many K-12 instructors, particularly the ones in Project Lead The Way (PLTW) courses use team or project based courses in their curricula. Hundred’s of these programs, including K-12, also use a teamwork formation and assessment system, CATME (Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness), that asks students to assess the teamwork behavior of their peers. Much …

Assessment Of The Impact Of Summer Steam Programs On High School Participants’ Content Knowledge And Attitude Towards Steam Careers, Marcelo Caplan

ASEE IL-IN Section Conference

For the past five years, the Science and Mathematics Department at Columbia College Chicago, in collaboration with After School Matters (ASM) from the city of Chicago, offers two, six-weeks summer programs for high school and rising high school students interested in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) fields. During this period (June through August), 80 students spend six weeks on the college campus participating in one of the two following programs: 1) 30 students participated at the Junior Research Scientists and 2) 50 students participated at the Comed Youth Ambassadors. Both programs were designed by faculty and staff …

“Re-Invent The Wheel”, A Bridge Between In-Seat And Online Learning, Hadi Alasti

ASEE IL-IN Section Conference

This paper introduces “re-invent the wheel” as a pedagogical approach. “Let them re-invent the wheel” is a teaching strategy that lets the in-seat instructor prepare one’s own students for research and online learning, to familiarize them with ethics and to prepare them for higher education as well as market. In this approach, the instructor assigns brief and non-essential parts of the course to the students to have them learn by their own and return their findings and understanding documented, where it makes the students practice in brief writing-assignments and work with software that improves their computer literacy, which are essential …