Download Incorporating Translational Medicine Concepts into Capstone Senior Design Projects My philosophy for Capstone has been to embrace the concept of "team science and engineering" and apply it to extremely demanding interdisciplinary projects. This class is frequently the first time that the students have worked on a real-world project that ties together concepts studied in their first three years in the program. Resource Added: May 27, 2013 227KB, PDF
Download Improving Self-Directed Learning and Problem Solving Skills Using Lecture Demonstrations and Mini-Design Projects I am investigating more effective ways to incorporate clickers and lecture demonstrations into my instruction, moving beyond in-class discussions and into in-class group activities and outside assignments. Also, I am working on making various improvements to the students' educational experiences in our School's junior-level Fundamentals Laboratory sections, which includes assigning complementary mini-design projects during required recitation periods. Resource Added: May 27, 2013 269KB, PDF
Download Imparting Relevant Retention of Fundamental Mechanics Concepts Using a Context-Rich Active Learning Approach This work involves the development of an approach to significantly modify the introductory Mechanics of Materials (MoM) course to include viscoelastic material behavior as well as an immersive case-study based pedagogical strategy. Resource Added: May 27, 2013 157KB, PDF
Download How to simplify a signals-and-systems course by using operators The innovation described here, in teaching cutting-edge engineering knowledge, thins the gauze and expands the audience for these ideas by making discrete- time systems the heart of the course. This change is enabled by describing discrete-time systems using shift (de- lay) operators. Resource Added: May 27, 2013 179KB, PDF
Download Helping Students Approach Simulations Like Experts The goal of this innovation is to facilitate students' progression from novices to engineers who are able approach advanced simulation like experts. The basis is cognitive research on "expert" vs. "novice" thinking. Resource Added: May 27, 2013 658KB, PDF
Download Getting Kids Excited about Science, One Saturday at a Time Science Saturdays (www.sciencesaturdays.org), is a fun science show for children of all ages to inspire engineering by engaging its audiences with the 3Ds - donuts, demonstrations and dynamic lectures. Resource Added: May 27, 2013 309KB, PDF
Download Factors that Influence Faculty Adoption of Innovative Educational Tools Our goal is to develop instructional tools that incorporate many of the advances in engineering education such as (1) active learning breaks, (2) everyday examples, (3) global case studies, (4) visualization activities, and (5) increased faculty-student and student-student interactions and subsequently evaluate their effectiveness for both students and faculty. Resource Added: May 27, 2013 3MB, PDF
Download Engineering students learn and apply the triple bottom line through a multi-faceted educational experience: Design for the Environment Course A Design for the Environment (DfE) course was developed as a dynamic mix of nontraditional lectures and hands-on DfE laboratory experiments that are infused with real-world interactions. DfE is a set of design practices aimed at creating eco-efficient products and processes. Resource Added: May 27, 2013 944KB, PDF
Download Engaging Engineering Students through Creative, Collaborative, Service - Based Projects The innovation engages engineering students in creative, collaborative, service - based projects as part of a course. Resource Added: May 27, 2013 567KB, PDF
Download Energy Harvesting Active Networked Tags (EnHANTs) - Project Based Learning We focus on project-based learning within the framework of the 5-PI Energy Harvesting Active Networked Tags (EnHANTs) project. Resource Added: May 27, 2013 352KB, PDF
Download DREAM: Mentoring and Education Research Experiences for Undergraduate Engineering Students DREAM is a project-based learning innovation that strives to increase the number of underrepresented and underserved students earning engineering degrees undergraduate engineering students serve as volunteer mentors to underrepresented high school mentees. Resource Added: May 27, 2013 2MB, PDF
Download Discipline-based Modules to Promote Interdisciplinary Design Teams Targeting the area of pervasive computing products, our objective is to prepare students to work with other disciplines in "leading edge engineering knowledge and skills." We are developing theoretically grounded pedagogical tools for teaching engineering students to work in interdisciplinary teams on open-ended design projects. Resource Added: May 27, 2013 550KB, PDF
Download Development of Hands-on Modules for Cellular Bioengineering Utilized a problem-based learning approach to develop four hands-on modules to be used in the Cellular Bioengineering class. Resource Added: May 27, 2013 148KB, PDF
Download Developing Cultural Competency in Engineering through Active Online International Environments Can we teach at least basic cultural competency by using online learning for joint international experiences? Resource Added: May 27, 2013 436KB, PDF
Download Designing Online Environments to Support Studio-Based Learning in Computing Education In order to improve student retention and preparation for professional careers, we have been exploring the potential for the studio-based learning (SBL) model - the centerpiece of architecture education for over a century - to transform computing education. Resource Added: May 27, 2013 860KB, PDF
Download Design Based Learning and the Freshman Year Experience EE 109 uses design-based learning, a variation on project-based learning that focuses on the design process. This course provides framework for the engineering, science and mathematics content the students will learn throughout their academic careers. Resource Added: May 27, 2013 2MB, PDF
Download Coupling Clickers with Computers Combining the use of student response systems (i.e., clickers) with in-class use of computer- based programming assignments/examples for purposes of enhancing active learning in the classroom. Resource Added: May 27, 2013 329KB, PDF
Download Cost-Effective Integration of Digital Classroom Technology into Engineering Courses The objective of the innovation is the cost-effective integration of USB-tablets and SmartBoard digital classroom technology to make students' classroom experience more efficacious. Resource Added: May 27, 2013 2MB, PDF
Download Computation, Complexity, and Emergence: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Engineering Education A new interdisciplinary Honors seminar on "Computation, Complexity, and Emergence." The course explores the nature and effects of complexity in natural and artificial systems, using these topics to teach students computational modeling skills and an understanding of the dynamic nature of complex systems in a range of real-world contexts. Resource Added: May 27, 2013 405KB, PDF
Download Community Based Engineering Education: An Evolution Toward Long-Term Partnerships This hydraulic design course provides students with the opportunity to partner with local organizations in working toward long-term solutions to community challenges. Resource Added: May 27, 2013 439KB, PDF