2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition June 15-18, Indianapolis, Indiana

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Conference Overview The ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition is the only conference dedicated to all disciplines of engineering education. It is committed to fostering the exchange of ideas, enhancing teaching methods and curriculum, and providing prime networking opportunities for engineering and engineering technology education stakeholders such as deans, faculty members, and industry and government representatives. The ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition hosts over 400 technical sessions, with peer-reviewed papers spanning all disciplines of engineering education. Attendees include deans, faculty and researchers, students, and retirees. Distinguished lectures run on Wednesday, and there are two Main Plenaries. The Annual Awards Ceremony moves to Monday afternoon, with a new President’s Farewell Reception wrapping up the conference on Wednesday evening. Conference highlights include Sunday’s Greet the Stars orientation for new ASEE members and first-time conference attendees, the ASEE Division Mixer, and the “Focus on Exhibits” Welcome Reception. There’s also a Focus on Exhibits Brunch, Summertime Social and Lunch. Northrup Grumman Corporation is sponsoring a special workshop by Dr. Steve Young: Micro Inequities: The Power of Small™. New this year: Meet the national high-school STEM award winners and check out the interactive engineering map, a joint effort by ASEE and PBS’s American Experience, at the Focus on Innovation Pavilion. Note: Exhibits will be open from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday evening. Click HERE for floor plan.

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Also check out ASEE TV – a partnership with production company WebsEdge to create two daily programs, “Thought Leadership” and “Conference News,” highlighting best practices and innovations in engineering and engineering technology education. Exclusive offer: Renew your membership during the annual conference and save 5% a year for up to three years. Visit ASEE’s Information Kiosk during registration hours and one of our membership staff will process your renewal immediately. All renewing members will be automatically enrolled in a $200 gift-card drawing. A Speaker Ready Room is available for presentation preparation in Exhibit Hall A, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. , Monday and Tuesday, and 8 a.m. to noon on Wednesday. The speaker ready room will have a computer, LCD projector, and screen for adding last-minute updates or reviewing your presentation. No Internet access is not provided. The ASEE Bistro, located at the back of the Exhibit Hall, has beverages and snacks for purchase on Monday and Tuesday. ASEE thanks our sponsors for their generous support of the 2014 ASEE Annual Conference. ASEE is proud to recognize the commitment of these innovative companies in pursuit of a shared vision to promote excellence in engineering and technology education.

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Become an ASEE Annual Conference sponsor today! For more information on exhibit and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Chris Amos, Director of Business Development & Corporate Partnerships at 202-331-3549 or c.amos@asee.org.

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Saturday, June 14, 2014

Welcome to Indianapolis and ASEE’s 121st Annual Conference and Exposition. We hope you’re comfortably settled in. If you need urgent assistance, our conference staff is available at the registration desk in Exhibit Hall D on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Indianapolis Convention Center. (Limited WIFI is available in the Exhibit Hall. Free WiFi zones can be found around downtown Indianapolis, including public areas of the JW Marriott.) Need tips on what to see and do in Indianapolis? Check out this Prism feature on the city’s landmark attractions, including the Speedway and Indianapolis Museum of Art, or or ASEE’s Visit Indy site. Better yet, ask a local: Purdue’s College of Engineering and College of Technology are hosting the conference along with five other Indiana university co-hosts. For titles, times, and locations of all workshops and other events, visit the online session locator. Or download ASEE’s new Interactive Conference Planner mobile app. (https://www.asee.org/mobile/osl) Saturday’s highlights were the 11^th annual ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education, presented by Dassault Systèmes, and the ASEE International Forum, presented by Boeing. The daylong workshop introduced K-12 teachers to effective, innovative engineering education resources and classroom activities designed to help teachers foster engineering habits of mind in their students. Noteworthy presentations included Making the World a Better Place with Paper Clips, Tape, and Straws: Lessons in K-12 Human-Centered Design (Purdue University); How to Help Students Learn More Deeply and Creatively: Concrete Tools from Neuroscience—and from Zombies, (Oakland University); and Smart Lighting and LEDs (Boston University). Teachers got to try their hand at designing Interactive 3-D Digital Learning Applications and underwater LEGO Robots. K-12 Division chair Stacy Klein-Gardner from Vanderbilt discussed effective STEM curriculum for girls. Thanks to all the sponsors, educators, and volunteers who helped make ASEE’s 2014 K-12 Workshop such a success!

Xavier Fouger of Dassault Systèmes delivering the opening plenary keynote.

Participants of Real World Redesign

Participants of Making the World a Better Place with Paper Clips, Tape, and Straws: Lessons in K-12 Human-Centered Design

LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 Robotics in the Middle School Classroom

Kirk Barnes : Tying STEM Together with Manufacturing from Child to Adult

Participants of EngrTEAMS: STEM Integration Curricular Modules for Grades 4-8

ASEE’s 3rd annual International Forum, sponsored by Boeing and presented in collaboration with sister societies from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe, brought researchers together from across the globe to share insights on engineering education. Sessions included a plenary presented by the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) on how engineering programs are meeting the demands of governments and employers, with panelists Kamel Hawwash, SEFI president and University of Birmingham professor; Jose Carlos Quadrado, IFEES president and a professor at the Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal; and Robin Clark, the associate dean for learning and teaching at Aston University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science. A second plenary, presented by the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions, discussed Engineering for the Americas, an initiative launched in 2004 to promote economic and social development through quality engineering education and hemispheric collaboration. There also were a number of inspiring panels. One session explored project-based learning across disciplines and cultures with researchers from India and Japan. Others looked at improving the English writing skills of Russian engineers and the impact of 10 years of study-abroad trips to Germany with students. The forum concluded with a lively session that covered such topics as preparing engineers for global challenges, developing software engineers who can work in an “ego-less space,” and using social media to create an international community of students engaged in sustainability.

Partner Organization Plenary I Presented by the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI)

Attendee’s of the International Forum

International Forum Welcome Reception

What’s On Tomorrow: Sunday, June 15:

It’s opening day! Registration is in Exhibit Hall D from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday’s highlights include workshops on the role of MOOCs in engineering education; how to flip your class; assessing global competence; inquiry-based programs for girls and women; simulations to enhance engineering learning; teaching the mathematics of sustainability from NSF ATE Center on Renewable Energy, and strategies for improving students’ technical communication skills and design-idea generation. Of particular note is an Intel-sponsored afternoon workshop on I-Corps for Learning, an NSF pilot initiative that seeks to foster an entrepreneurial mindset among educators, enabling them to gain broad acceptance of their approaches. (Watch the informational video.) Northrop Grumman Corporation is pleased to sponsor Dr. Steve Young and his workshop on Micro Inequities: The Power of Small™ as a special event for engineering deans and chairs at the ASEE Annual Conference. This workshop focuses on negative messages that erode workforce effectiveness and ways to craft constructive micro-messages. It drew a standing-room-only crowd at the Engineering Deans Institute and so engrossed members of the EDI audience that they were late for their next session because of follow-up questions. You won’t want to miss it. Also noteworthy is the Engineering Positive Space: Promoting Inclusivity workshop conducted by Susan McCahan and Peter Eliot Weiss from the University of Toronto, which aims to facilitate the development of action plans for supporting an actively inclusive environment for LGBTQ people and their allies. Reinforcing this session are 12 “safe zone” training sessions that take place during the annual conference. Managers of institutions and businesses will be interested in Micro Inequities: The Power of Small™. This workshop focuses on negative messages that erode workforce effectiveness and ways to craft constructive micro-messages. New to ASEE or a first-time conference attendee? Join the ASEE Board of Directors at the annual Greet the Stars Reception for newcomers, 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. in the JW Marriott’s Grand Ballroom B. All attendees are invited to the complimentary ASEE Division Mixer sponsored by McGraw-Hill (4:30 – 5:45 p.m. in the Indiana Convention Center’s Sagamore Ballroom) and Focus on Exhibits Welcome Reception sponsored by Valparaiso and Notre Dame universities (6 – 7:30 p.m.) to meet colleagues, old and new. The Student Division closes out the evening with a student social (7:30 – 9:30 p.m. at the JW Marriott, White River A), where students can meet student leaders and learn about different opportunities available for students at ASEE. Note: The Exhibit Hall at the Indiana Convention Center will be open from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sunday evening. Click HERE for floor plan.