Welcome to Louisville
Saturday June 19
Welcome to Louisville and ASEE’s 117th annual conference and exposition. We hope you’re comfortably settled. If you need urgent assistance, our conference staff is available at the registration desk, Kentucky International Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 2C and 2D.
The ASEE Global Pavilion, presented by Autodesk at the Exhibit Hall on Sunday, June 20, 2010 highlights ASEE’s expanding international activities and the global initiatives of ASEE corporate partners, such as Autodesk, GE, Northrup Grumman, and National Instruments. The pavilion offers a prime opportunity to expand your knowledge of engineering education’s impact on the global economy, experience different cultures and teaching techniques, share best practices, participate in interactive presentations, and more. Activities, appetizers, and drinks are free but ticketed, and space is limited. Please stop by the pavilion during exhibit-hall hours to reserve your spot.
Sunday’s schedule will feature: “Build it Bigger! The Marina Bay Sands Hotel, site of the 2010 ASEE Global Colloquium on Engineering Education,” and presentations from ASEE IT, Projects, and International departments.
The IT Department will discuss the launch of a new system powering the ASEE website, member services, conferences, and papers. The Projects Department will give an overview of various federal government fellowships and research programs administered by ASEE, including faculty summer or sabbatical support, postdoctoral research opportunities, graduate fellowships, undergraduate scholarships, and summer research programs for high school and undergraduate students. The International Department will discuss its myriad programs and projects under development.
Today’s highlight was the 7th annual ASEE workshop on K-12 engineering education presented by Dassault Systèmes for K-12 educators. The daylong series of interactive workshop sessions introduced K-12 teachers and engineering educators to effective, innovative engineering education resources designed for the K-12 classroom. Despite having a computer malfunction, the event’s keynote speaker, Xavier Fouger, Dassault’s Director of Global Learning & PLM Academy, spoke about engaging students in engineering using 3D software. ASEE’s eGFI co-directors Dennis Cummings and Stacie Harrison gave ideas during lunch for using the eGFI magazine and website in the classroom. The workshops were very lively and extremely well-attended. Can you say hands-on?
The 19th Annual National Effective Teaching Institute (NETI) workshop, sponsored by ASEE’s Educational Research and Methods Division and the Chemical Engineering Division, met from June 17 to 19 to provide college faculty information and hands-on practice in the elements of effective teaching.
Keep in Mind:
Sunday marks the official opening of the conference for attendees, exhibitors, and presenters, with registration open from 7:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. in the Convention Center, Exhibit Hall 2C & 2D. Registration lines can be long, so please give yourself ample time before sessions begin.
The Speaker Ready Room provides a dedicated quiet space for presenters to prepare their materials. Sunday, Noon–5 p.m.; Monday–Wednesday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Convention Center L13. Internet service is not provided.
What’s On Tomorrow:
More than a dozen workshops scheduled for Sunday cover a range of topics, including “green” manufacturing, the digital classroom, project-based learning, and the study of failure. Many are ticketed events, so be sure to check on registration and costs. The ASME department heads go off-site to tour the University of Louisville, afterwards enjoying a hosted Noon luncheon. Attendees should catch the 9:30 a.m. bus on Market Street, outside the Convention Center, between Fourth and Third streets.
For the titles, times and locations of workshops, visit the online session locator at: www.asee.org/osl. You can build an individual matrix or use a keyword search to find topics of interest.
Sunday is a day to learn about funding. ASEE Projects staff will speak at the ASEE Global Pavilion and will be on-hand at ASEE’s booth in the Exhibit Hall with information on fellowships and scholarships administered by the Society and the millions of dollars’ worth of programs sponsored by the U.S. Navy, National Science Foundation, and Department of Defense. Sheryl Sorby will lead an interactive workshop on Preparing a Proposal for the Noyce program at NSF, 9 a.m. – Noon (Convention Center 113. Ticketed event – $15 early/$25 onsite). NSF Representatives will hold an all-day proposal writing workshop (KIC Center, 209, Ticketed event- $25/$35 on-site).
Notable workshops:
Research into Practice: Tools for Effective Management of Student Teams. 9:00 a.m.–Noon. Kentucky International Convention Center 106. Educational Research & Methods Division. Ticketed, $35 on-site. This workshop demonstrates the use of the programs Team-Maker and CATME in managing student team assignments and peer evaluations. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own wireless-networkable laptops to the session.
“All the World’s a Stage” for Distance Education Faculty Development. 9:00 a.m.–Noon. Convention Center 103. Continuing Professional Development Division. Ticketed: $85 on-site. Participants in this highly interactive workshop learn to transition from the traditional to the digital classroom. See also the afternoon session, which focuses on the application of distance and blended instruction and the development of instructional units.
A Curriculum for Engineering Service Systems. 2:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m. Convention Center 202. Systems Engineering Constituent Committee and Industrial Engineering Division. Ticketed: $15 on-site. This workshop disseminates course materials from five service systems courses and addresses the philosophy behind the NSF-supported curriculum, developed to educate engineers to work in the service sector.
Integrating Sustainability into Engineering. 2:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m. Convention Center 102.
Civil Engineering Division. Ticketed, $25 on-site. The “Learning Suites” highlight six sustainability themes and student development, with presentation materials, activities, and assessment criteria.
Notable session:
Media Programming: A Gateway to College Math. 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Convention Center 113; Ph.D. Consortium in Engineering Education. 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Convention Center 111; Focus on Canadian Membership. 4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Convention Center 104; and PIC Meetings I through V, 4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m. (check for individual locations).
Spotlight on Ethics:
A series of sessions in the days ahead focus on this ethics, starting with the Sunday workshop, Using Ethics Cases in Engineering Classes. 9:00 a.m.–Noon. Convention Center 107. Ticketed: $50 onsite.
Monday: Novel Methods in Engineering Ethics. 7:00–8:15 a.m. Convention Center 109. Also, Engineering Ethics Outside the Classroom. 2:15–4:00 p.m. Convention Center L2; Ethics for Engineering Graduate Students, 4:30–6:00 p.m. Convention Center 111.
Tuesday: “Using Technology-mediated Collaboration in the Teaching of Ethics and Globalization” (part of a larger session on project-based service learning). 7:00–8:15 a.m. Convention Center 219. Also, “Using the College Science Fiction Class to Teach Technology and Ethics,” part of a larger session. 8:30–10:15 a.m. Convention Center 217.
Wednesday: Contemporary Issues in Engineering Ethics 7:00–8:15 a.m. Convention Center 217. Also, Integrating Engineering Ethics into the Curriculum. 12:30–2:00 p.m. Convention Center 217; NSF and Engineering Ethics Education. 4:30–6:00 p.m. Convention Center 217.
Events highlights: Sunday
ASEE 2009 – 2010 Board of Directors Meeting. 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Louisville Marriott Downtown, Salon A&B.
Associate Deans Meeting. 10:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Louisville Marriott Downtown, Salon E, Kentucky Ballroom. Meet your colleagues in an informal setting. Tickets $35 pre-reg./$45 on-site.
Greet the Stars First Timers Orientation. 4:30–5:30 p.m. Louisville Marriott Downtown, Salon F, Kentucky Ballroom. New ASEE members and first-time conference attendees will gain an overview of the conference and ASEE from the Society’s president and other leaders at this complimentary gathering. All are welcome.
ASEE Picnic, Kentucky BBQ, presented by Autodesk. 5:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Louisville Slugger Field. Join friends and colleagues to cheer on the Louisville Bats and open the annual conference in style. Tickets $45 on-site for conference attendees, $55 unregistered attendees, and $28 for children 6 – 16 years old.
Train Ride and Tour of the Kentucky Railway Museum. Noon–6:00 p.m. Kentucky Railway Museum. This ticket event, sponsored by the Technological Literacy Constituent Committee, includes bus transportation, museum admission, and train fare. Join for a 1 1/2 hour train ride through the Kentucky countryside. Tickets $45 onsite.