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HIGHLIGHTS FROM TUESDAY
Today’s Main Plenary II sponsored by Purdue University, featured ASEE’s new logo.
Nicholas J. Altiero served as moderator of the presentations by this year’s best paper award winners: Gayle Ermer of Calvin College, “The Four Pillars of Manufacturing as a Tool for Evaluating Course Content in the Mechanical Concentration of a General Engineering Curriculum” (PIC I); Darshita Shah of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “Using Video to Tie Engineering Themes to Foundational Concepts” (PIC II); Aimee Navickis-Brasch of the University of Idaho, “How Land Use Change, Changed Culture” (PIC III); Lorelle Meadows of the University of Michigan, “The Influence of Gender Stereotypes on Role Adoption in Student Teams” (PIC IV); Rachelle Reisberg of Northeastern University, “The Effect of Cooperative Education on the Self-Efficacy of Students in Undergraduate Engineering” (PIC V); and Jane L. Lehr of California Polytechnic State University, “When, Why, How, Who–Lessons from First-Year Female Engineering Students at Cal Poly for Efforts to Increase Recruitment,” (Best Zone Paper). Dr. Jeffrey Will of Valparaiso University was honored as winner of the outstanding teacher award.
Main Plenary II
Nicholas J. Altiero
Dr. Jeffrey Will
Focus on Exhibits Lunch and ASEE Division Poster Sessions
FIELD WORK
Nine members of the Energy Conversion and Conservation Division went on a field tour to COVANTA Indianapolis Facility at noon. The facility, which began commercial operation in December 1988, serves approximately 815,000 Indianapolis residents, processing about 2,175 tons of solid waste per day to produce roughly 4,500 pounds of steam. Citizens Thermal Energy purchases the steam to power the downtown heating loop that includes 11 downtown businesses as well as Indiana University, Purdue University’s Indianapolis campus, and Eli Lilly, the area’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturer.
WHAT’S ON TOMORROW:
Start the day bright and early with a Zone Breakfast, 7:00 to 8:30 a.m. in the Indiana Convention Center, a Safe Zone/Positive Space Ally Training, and several division technical sessions and breakfast meetings.
Wednesday’s highlights include the six Distinguished Lectures all from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. covering a range of important topics in the Indiana Convention Center. They include: A Bell Labs Daughter Speaks About Equity in Engineering Education (Indiana Convention Center, Wasbash Ballroom 2) by Peggy McIntosh of Wellesley College, the scholar who coined the term “privilege”; Learning from China (Indiana Convention Center, Wasbash Ballroom 1) by Carl Mitcham, liberal arts and international studies professor at the Colorado School of Mines; and Unleashing the Next Generation of System Designers, presented by National Instruments (Indiana Convention Center, Room 117) with Dave Wilson of National Instruments.
New this year: ASEE President Ken Galloway will be giving a Farewell Reception, sponsored by Dassault Systèmes, at the convention center’s Sagamore Ballroom from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Come chat with Ken, President-elect Nick Altiero, and others at this event that closes the 2014 Annual Conference.
Teachers: Bring your own innovative lab experiments used in teaching engineering concepts at the Bring Your Own Experiment Panel II at the JW Marriot Hotel, Grand Ballroom 9, from 8:45 to 10:00 a.m. A Tricks of the Trade panel takes place at the same time in the convention center.
Notable Sessions
K-12 Outreach and Out-of-School Time Engineering Programming and Research 7:00 to 8:30 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Wabash Ballroom 3. Moderated by K-12 and Pre-College Division chair Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, this panel introduces and discusses outreach methods and out-of-school time curriculum and programming focused on using engineering design-challenge activities to engage K-12 students in rich STEM learning.
Innovative Teaching Techniques in the Classroom 7:00 to 8:30 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Wabash Ballroom 1. Two-minute follies and other techniques to promote learning in civil engineering courses.
Spatial Ability & Visualization Training II 8:45 to 10:15 a.m. Indiana Convention Center, Room 117. Spatial ability and visualization has been a very significant area of research in the graphics arena for many years. This is the second of two Engineering Design Graphics Division sessions devoted to this growing area of interest.
Medley, 8:45 to 10:15 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 103. This Women in Engineering Division session presents a mix of papers ranging from a case study in attracting and retaining engineering students to engineering pathways issues.
Bring Your Own Experiment II 8:45 to 10:15 a.m., JW Marriott Hotel, Grand Ballroom 9. This session showcases innovative lab experiments used in teaching engineering concepts.
Meeting for Incoming/Current Program Chairs & Division Chairs 2:15 to 3:45 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 236. Meeting for Incoming/Current Program Chairs & Division Chairs of all ASEE divisions to discuss opportunities for interdivisional cooperation and to share best practices. The agenda for this meeting will include:
- Organizing sessions on current topics that cut across the divisions
- Exploring non-traditional sessions / formats (such as Pecha-Kucha)
- Program practices and the manuscript review process
- Sharing best practices / ideas and requests for improvements
- Other topics that may arise
AND DON’T MISS
The Attributes of a Global Engineer: Implications and Opportunities for Corporate Members, 8:45 to 10:15 a.m. in the Indiana Convention Center, Room 204. Raise the Bar – Visions for the Future, Bodies of Knowledge, and Accreditation Vicissitudes, 8:45 to 10:15 a.m. in the Indiana Convention Center, Room 104. Engineering & Our Global Society, 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. in the Indiana Convention Center, Room 101.
SPOTLIGHT ON ETHICS
Teaching Approaches for Ethics 8:45 to 10:15 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 115. Examples of methods for teaching ethics in undergraduate courses are presented here.
Panel: Engineering Ethics Education in Workplace Environments, 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. at the Indiana Convention Center, Room 115. A panel of experts from the fields of engineering ethics education and cooperative and experiential education will discuss the issues related to ethics education and application in the workplace for students.
CAPSTONE CONSIDERATIONS
Culminating Considerations 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 203. Papers in this session address a variety of first-year instruction influences on later aspects of engineering education.
Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Capstone Design Projects 8:45 to 10:15 a.m.; Indiana Convention Center, Room 114.
Multidisciplinary Capstone Design 8:45 to 10:15 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 108. The papers in this session focus on multidisciplinary engineering project case studies and the evaluation of multidisciplinary experiences in the context of capstone design courses.
K-12 ISSUES
Impacts on K-12 Student Identity, Career Choice, and Perceptions of Engineers 8:45 to 10:15 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 105. Presenters will introduce and discuss research and initiatives that focus on factors that impact K-12 student career choice and attitudes towards STEM content.
Diversity in K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education. 8:45 to 10:15 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Wabash Ballroom 3. Presenters will introduce and discuss research and initiatives that focus on creating inclusion for all K-12 learners of engineering.
SPONSORED TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Mathworks: Teaching Microcontrollers for Non-Programmers (Making Things Work for Everyone), 8:45 to 10:15 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Sponsor Tech Room 125. This course redesigns the classic first course in microcontrollers to use Simulink and automatic code generation to open the world of microcontrollers to all fields of study.
Northrop Grumman: Unmanned Systems Technology, 8:45 to 10:15 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Sponsor Tech Room 126. This workshop provides an overview of the history, current capabilities, and future plans for unmanned systems.
Sponsored by SAE: Can They Compete? 2:15 to 3:45 p.m.; Indiana Convention Center, Sponsor Tech Room 126. Prepare your students for their role in industry and a future full of growth and opportunity. Explore publications and professional development resources from SAE International.
Texas Instruments:
- WEBENCH® Design Center- Free Web-based Tools for Power Education 12:30 to 2:00 p.m.; Indiana Convention Center, Sponsor Tech Room 125. Learn how WEBENCH® Power Designer can be used to enhance power curriculum for students from all engineering levels and fields.
- MSP430 Microcontroller LaunchPad Internet of Things for Everyone Workshop 2:15 to 3:45 p.m.; Indiana Convention Center, Sponsor Tech Room 125. Bring your computer (or use one of ours!) and join author Dung Dang of “Getting Started with the MSP430 LaunchPad” to try out the MSP430 LaunchPad with the NEW Educational BoosterPack II, and also get a first look at the new TI WIFI BoosterPack.
- A Hands-on Workshop Using the TI LCDK DSP Kit for Audio and Video Applications 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.; Indiana Convention Center, Sponsor Tech Room 125. Attend this hands-on free mini-workshop introducing real-time DSP for academics using TI’s latest OMAPL138/C6748 LCDK taught by authors/professors Welch, Wright and Morrow.