Thank you for attending the ASEE Conference!
Thursday, June 19
Thank you, everyone, but especially Indiana’s engineering educators, for contributing to a successful 2014 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. We look forward to welcoming all of you at the 122nd annual conference next year in Seattle, Wash.
A Reprise in Pictures
Enjoy Ray Phillips’s portfolio of conference highlights, including events you might have missed: 
Highlights of the final day included six distinguished lectures on a wide range of educational ventures and trends followed by a panel representing international peer societies. Then, in his last act as ASEE President, Kenneth F. Galloway hosted a well-attended Farewell Reception for all attendees, sponsored by Dassault Systèmes, where he recognized members of the ASEE Board of Directors whose service continues for 2014/15 and welcomed the new board members. The occasion marked the beginning of Nicholas J. Altiero‘s service as ASEE President and the start of Joseph J. Rencis‘s term as President-elect.
Cynthia J. Atman and Gary R. Bertoline opened the distinguished lecture series by sharing the topic, “Inspiring Change Agents to Transform Engineering Education: Challenges and Strategies of Pioneers in an Ever-evolving Social and Cultural Context.” Atman is the founding director of the Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT), as well as professor in human centered design and engineering, and the holder of an endowed chair at the University of Washington. Her talk was informed by her study on “Engineering Education Pioneers and Trajectories of Impact,” funded by the National Science Foundation. Bertoline is dean of Purdue University’s College of Technology and a driving force behind Purdue’s new Polytechnic Institute, which he has called “our answer to the national call for the reform of higher education.”
Christine Cunningham, an educational researcher and a vice president at the Museum of Science, Boston, described a new approach to K-12 education aimed at imbuing students with engineering habits of mind. She was followed by a talk on equity in engineering education by “Bell Labs daughter” Peggy McIntosh, founder of the United States S.E.E.D. Project on Inclusive Curriculum (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity) and associate director of the Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. Carl Mitcham, a specialist in the philosophy of technology who directs the Hennebach Program for the Humanities at the Colorado School of Mines, shifted the focus to learning from China. The lectures ended with a hands-on emphasis as Dave Wilson, director of academic programs for National Instruments, sponsor of the series, described how NI tools help prepare students to design increasingly complex integrated systems.
A panel comprising leaders of international peer societies offered a sweeping overview of the state of engineering education in Europe and Asia. Panelists were Danilo Zutin, a research engineer at Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria, and secretary general of the International Society of Engineering Pedagogy; Kamel Hawwash, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom who is president of the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI); Mike Murphy, dean of the College of Engineering and Built Environment at the Dublin Institute of Technology who serves on the SEFI administrative council; Euy Soo Lee, a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at Dongguk University and president of the Korean Society for Engineering Education; and Yoichiro Matsumoto, executive vice president and professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Tokyo and president of the Japanese Society for Engineering Education.
Outgoing ASEE President Ken Galloway concluded the conference by recognizing the following members of the ASEE Board of Directors whose terms continue for another year: Terri Morse, Vice President of Finance; Bevlee A. Watford, Vice President, External Affairs; Diane Matt, Chair, Corporate Member Council; Louis Martin-Vega, Chair, Engineering Deans Council; Adrienne Minerick, Chair, PIC I; Maura Jenkins Borrego, Chair, PIC IV; Lea-Ann Morton, Chair, PIC V; Suzanne Keilson, Chair, Zone I; Charles McIntyre, Chair Zone III; and Norman Fortenberry, Executive Director.
He also thanked his successor, Nick Altiero, and president-elect Joe Rencis, and recognized the incoming members of the 2014/15 Board of Directors: Ken Burbank, Chair, Engineering Technology Council; Randy Moses, Chair, Engineering Research Council; B. Grant Crawford, Vice President, Member Affairs; Ruby Mawasha, Chair Zone III; Eric Wang, Chair Zone I; Cheryl Sorby, Chair PIC III; and Marjan Eggermont, Chair PIC II.
Distinguished Lecturers
Dr. Christine M Cunningham
Mr. Dave Wilson
Carl Mitcham
Peggy McIntosh
Dr. Cynthia J. Atman
Ray Phillips captured key moments throughout the day in photos. Thursday’s Conference Connection will reprise key events of the past five days in Indy.
If you need urgent assistance Wednesday, please visit the Information Kiosk in Exhibit Hall ABC of the Indiana Convention Center from 8 a.m. to noon. Limited WiFi is available in the Exhibit Hall. Free WiFi zones can be found in many downtown public areas, including the JW Marriott.
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)
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.
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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.
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
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:
Registration is in Exhibit Hall ABC of the Indiana Convention Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please visit the Information Kiosk if you have questions or need anything.
Limited WiFi is available in the Exhibit Hall. Free WiFi zones can be found in many public areas downtown, including the JW Marriott and other hotels.
Never been to Indianapolis? Check out “Just Your Speed,” a Prism feature full of tips on what to see and do around town, 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. (http://asee.org/mobile/osl)
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.
Tweeting? Use #ASEEAnnual to share thoughts on the conference and connect – and win gift cards in ASEE’s first ever Social Media Contest. Post selfies with the executive director, answer daily trivia questions and more! Follow @ASEEConferences for more information.
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.
Technical Session: Using Video in the Engineering Classroom
The ubiquity of streaming video has made it possible to use video in the classroom more easily that ever. Used effectively, video can be a powerful teaching tool for students with different learning styles. Please join Fiona Carr, International Licensing Editor, for an informative session on using video in the engineering classroom. Light snacks and refreshments will be served.
This session is sponsored and presented by Alexander Street Press.
Tuesday June 17th 7-8:30am
Indiana Convention Center room 126
HIGHLIGHTS FROM MONDAY:
Day One kicked off with a plenary address by Purdue University president and former Indiana governor Mitch Daniels, who has championed a bold expansion of the school’s engineering program. During the session, President Ken Galloway presented the 2014 ASEE President’s Award to Ioannis Miaoulis and the National Center for Technological Literacy at the Museum of Science, Boston, for the innovative use of print, broadcast, or electronic media to encourage K-12 students to pursue engineering careers and to influence public opinion about the critical role that engineering plays in today’s technology-driven society. He also recognized several national high school STEM competition winners, who later did demos of their projects at the new Focus on Innovation Pavilion sponsored by PBS/American Experience. Participants included:
The Focus on Innovation Pavilion also featured the Engineering Map of America, a visual, crowd-sourced, and interactive resource created in partnership with ASEE and PBS’s AMERICAN EXPERIENCE that spotlights some of the most significant engineering, engineering education, and engineering technology education projects in the United States.
Motorsports and robotics fans cheered on student teams from as far away as Virginia’s Tidewater Community College race their autonomous vehicles around the track, Indy 500-style, in the Two-Year College Division’s annual competition.
The Focus on Exhibits Lunch and a lemonade social provided excellent opportunities to catch up with old friends, make new ones, and explore the learning technologies and other engineering education resources on display.
Monday wrapped up with the annual Awards Ceremony. Sponsored by Dassault Systèmes and Clemson University, the event recogned national and Society award winners, new ASEE Fellows, best paper authors, and the 2014 Outstanding Teaching Award recipient. Click HERE for a .pdf of the Awards Ceremony program and list of recipients.
Kenneth F. Galloway ( ASEE’s President)
President’s Award winner Ioannis Miaoulis
Purdue President Mitch Daniels
Attendees asking question of Mitch Daniels
Robotic Race Cars
Focus on Exhibits brunch and lemonade social
[Photos: AWARDS CEREMONY]
Walt W. Buchanan ( ASEE’s Past President
Jeffery L. Ray
Laura Bottomley
Rebecca Brent
Christine M. Cunningham
Patricia Hall
Jason M. Keith
Kim LaScola Needy
Hamid R. Parsaei
Jeffrey L. Ray
Mary A. Sadowski
Ann Saterbak
Noel N. Schulz
John J. Uhran, Jr.
Pablo G. Debenedetti
Jay R. Porter
Stephanie Luster-Teasley
Susan McCahan
James E. Stice
Robert J. Herrick
Maria C. Yang
John A. White
Jeffery Will
Surendra K. Gupta
Best Zone Paper
Best Paper- Pic I
Best Paper- Pic II
Best Paper- Pic III
Best Paper- Pic IV
Best Paper- Pic V
Best Conference Paper
WHAT’S ON TOMORROW:
The votes are in and the winner is… Catch the debut of ASEE’s new logo as well as the keynote address by Karen A. Fletcher, chief engineer and vice president of DuPont Engineering, at the Main Plenary II, sponsored by Purdue University, 10:30 to 12:15 p.m. at the Indiana Convention Center, Sagamore Ballroom. Best paper authors and 2014 Outstanding Teaching Award winner Jeffrey Will of Valparaiso University also will be recognized.
Don’t miss the Focus on Exhibits Lunch and ASEE Divison Poster Sessions, sponsored by ASEE headquarters, from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. in the Exhibit Hall. If there’s a booth you’ve yet to explore, this closing Exhibit Hall session will be your last chance.
Tour the Covanta Energy Plant & Resource Recovery Facility, which processes 1,175 tons of solid waste per day and supplies renewable energy to much of downtown Indianapolis, with the Energy Conversion and Conservation Division. Noon to 5:00 p.m. $35 on-site registration.
Notable Sessions
Special Panel Session: The Role of Peer Review in the Development of Engineering Education Research 8:45 to 10:15 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 121. This free ticketed event, moderated by Kacey D. Beddoes, will provide a forum for discussion, reflection, and learning about peer review in engineering education as it grows as a research field.
Engineering Interfacing with Public Policy 2:15 to 3:45 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 209. Today’s complex engineering issues, such as energy systems and national security, require the technical knowledge of engineers to participate in the policy-making process. As educators, we are seeing legislatures push for limiting credit hours for engineering degrees. Join a distinguished panel that includes ASEE President Ken Galloway to discuss how engineering education could benefit from additional public policy connections, and how engineers can participate in the public policy process.
Teaching Ethically & Teaching Ethics: A Conversation 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., JW Marriott Hotel, White River A. While some of us teach ethics, all of us run into ethical issues while teaching. Join us for a conversation about how we can face ethical challenges and how we can improve student learning about ethics.
Panel: Building a National Innovation Ecosystem 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 123. This session, moderated by Michael J. Dyrenfurth, will present a variety of perspectives associated with NSF’s Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) program and discuss the impact it has produced on engineering education. The I-Corps™ involves a set of activities designed to foster entrepreneurship and prepare scientists and engineers to extend their focus beyond the laboratory, broadening the impact of select, NSF-funded, basic-research projects. Click HERE to see a YouTube presentation about I-Corps L.
Wheeling Through Treacle?! Evidence-based Practice in Engineering Education – An Interactive Session, 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 202. This special session, moderated by Jane Andrews and Robin Clark, will adopt a phenomenographic approach to provide the basis for a critical debate on the value of engineering education research in shaping current and future engineering education practice and policy.
Preparing your Teaching Portfolio 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 121. This highly interactive panel session will share best practices in crafting a teaching portfolio for use in promotion/tenure evaluations.
And Don’t Miss
Simulations and Project Based Learning I 7:00 to 8:30 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 102. Sustainability 7:00 to 8:30 a.m, Indiana Convention Center, Room 103. Moderated by Marie C. Paretti, this session touches on economics, environmentalism, social justice, and “wicked problems in sustainable engineering.” K-12 and Precollege Engineering Curriculum and Programming Resources, Part 2 of 2 7:00 to 8:30 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 116. Presenters introduce and discuss curriculum and programming that focus on engineering design-challenge activities such as serious games to engage K-12 students in rich STEM learning. Design Across the Curriculum 8:45 to 10:15 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Wabash Ballroom 2. The Impact of Community Engagement on Students, 2:15 to 3:45 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 201, will focus on the learning, behavioral, and retention outcomes associated with a learning-through-service pedagogy. How to be a Successful Professional in Academe & Industry, 2:15 to 3:45 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Wabash Ballroom 1; The Best of Design in Engineering Education Division, 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Wabash Ballroom 2. Panel Discussion: Investigating the Flipped Classroom & Massive Open Online Courses, 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 127; and the Best Zone Paper Competition 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 236.
SPOTLIGHT ON DIVERSITY
Safe Zone/Positive Space Ally Trainings 7:00 to 8:30 a.m.; 8:45 to 10:15 a.m.; 2:15 to 3:45 p.m.; and 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., Indiana Convention Center Room 238
Enhancing the Underrepresented Student Experience 7:00 to 8:30 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Wabash Ballroom 1. Ways that language, interventions, and other initiatives promote positive experiences among underrepresented undergraduate students.
Gender Perceptions and Girls in K-12 Engineering and Computer Science 7:00 to 8:30 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Wabash Ballroom 3
Focus on African-American and Hispanic Engineering Students’ Professional and Academic Development 8:45 to 10:15 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 212
Poster Sessions:
Mentoring Minorities: Effective Programs, Practices, and Perspectives 2:15 to 3:45 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 124.
Preparing Minority Students for Undergraduate and Graduate Research 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 212
Faculty and Gender Issues 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 205
SPOTLIGHT ON FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING
Computing in the First Year 7:00 to 8:30 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 127
Moderated by Krista Kecskemety and Lizzie Santiago, this session includes papers on computer-based versus pencil and paper tests, online learning, and robotics in first-year programs.
Peers and Perceptions 8:45 to 10:15 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 203
Papers in this session focus on peer mentoring, the use of peer strategies in first-year engineering courses, and student perceptions of a first-year course. Moderated by S. Patrick Walton.
First-Year Programs Division Poster Session 12:30 to 2:00 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Exhibit Hall ABC. Using enrollment management to influence student quality and retention, a longitudinal study of the impact of a first-year honors engineering program, and designing a mini-golf hole are among the projects on display.
Course Delivery Methods and Issues 2:15 to 3:45 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 203. “You May be Able to Teach Early Classes, but Students May Not be Awake Yet!” and other papers focused on issues and methods of delivering first-year engineering courses.
Course Content and Educational Strategies 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. Indiana Convention Center, Room 203. A failure case study and e-portfolios are among the papers in this session moderated by Kerry Meyers that focuses on the implementation of specific content or special tools in first-year engineering courses.
Beyond Course Content 5:45 to 7:15 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 203. Papers in this session focus on broader aspects of first-year education that affect how students connect with engineering, how they develop socially, how content is received, and what students take away.
SPOTLIGHT ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Ethics Education 7:00 to 8:30 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 114. Moderated by Bimal P. Nepal, this session includes a presentation on teaching entrepreneurship as part of a design and manufacture lab.
Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6 7:00 to 8:30 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 104. An in-depth presentation of key topics central to teaching and learning in entrepreneurship and engineering innovation form the core of this session.
Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Research Technical Session 7 8:45 to 10:15 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 123. Recent research and assessments of entrepreneurship and engineering innovation constitute the focus of this session moderated by Daniel M. Ferguson.
Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum 8:45 to 10:15 a.m. Indiana Convention Center, Room 207. Topics will cover new approaches and new domains to expand student horizons beyond traditional chemical engineering topics and educational approaches.
It’s opening day! We hope you’re comfortably settled in. If you need urgent assistance, our conference staff will be available at the registration desk in Exhibit Hall D of the Indiana Convention Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Limited WiFi is available in the Exhibit Hall. Free WiFi zones can be found in many downtown public areas, including the JW Marriott.
Never been to Atlanta? Check out this Prism feature for tips on what to see and how to get around town! Or 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.
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.
Tweeting? Use #ASEEAnnual to share thoughts on the conference and connect – and win gift cards in ASEE’s first ever Social Media Contest. Post selfies with the executive director, answer daily trivia questions and more! Follow @ASEEConferences for more information.
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.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SUNDAY:
A flurry of hands-on activities, teaching tips, and great conversations animated the day’s workshops and social events. A distinguished group of scholars, including 2013 Outstanding Teaching Award winner Yacob Astatke from Morgan State University, explored the role of MOOCs in engineering education. The Fulbright Scholar Program and internationalizing engineering education was the topic of a workshop by Catherine Johnston Matto, an assistant director at the Council for International Exchange of Scholars, while Penn State’s Sarah Zappe and Stephanie Butler Velegol offered tips on flipping your classroom. The I-Corps for Learning afternoon workshop drew a number of participants interested in learning from the NSF pilot teams about an intensive 8-week program aimed at fostering an entrepreneurial mindset in engineering educators. The University of Toronto’s Susan McCahan and Peter Eliot Weiss held a workshop on promoting inclusivity, introducing a series “positive space” ally trainings being held over the next three days to help engineering programs create a more welcoming environment for the LGBTQ community.
Other highlights included the annual Greet the Stars First-timers’ Orientation with ASEE’s president and other leaders for new members and first-time conference attendees, the annual ASEE Division Mixer sponsored by McGraw-Hill Education, where Vukica Jovanovic of Old Dominion University won the event’s grand prize, the Focus on Exhibits Welcome Reception sponsored by Valparaiso and Notre Dame universities, and division business meetings.
Greet the Stars orientation
Tom C. Roberts and Stephanie Farrell
Kenneth F. Galloway (President)
Walter W. Buchanan (Past President)
Norman L. Fortenberry (Executive Director)
ASEE Division Mixer
Diversity Committee
Materials Division
Student Division
Tau Alpha Pi Division
Women in Engineering Division
Focus on Exhibits welcome reception
Student Division social
WHAT’S ON TOMORROW:
Monday starts bright and early at 7 a.m., with the first of 15 sponsored tech sessions and a Safe Zone/Positive Space Ally Training on new developments in ABET accreditation, the energy sector workforce, public policy issues, and several division technical sessions and breakfast meetings.
Monday’s highlight is the much-anticipated Main Plenary, which kicks off the conference at 8:45 a.m. in the Sagamore Ballroom with former two-term Indiana governor Mitchell Daniels, the president of Purdue University and engineering’s “chief champion.” In addition, there will be a presentation of the 2014 ASEE President’s Award to Ioannis Miaoulis and the National Center for Technological Literacy at the Museum of Science, Boston. And ASEE President Ken Galloway will recognize an inspiring group of national STEM award-winning high school students, including the Siemens Foundation competition.
New this year: The annual ASEE Awards Ceremony – 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Sagamore Ballroom – replaces the closing ceremony and banquet. Sponsored by Dassault Systèmes and Clemson University, the event honors new ASEE Fellows, best-paper authors, and outstanding engineering educators.
Take a mid-morning break after the plenary to meet the national high-school STEM stars and learn about their projects at the new Focus on Innovation Pavilion, sponsored by the American Experience/PBS.
ASEE has a partnership with PBS’s AMERICAN EXPERIENCE to create the Engineering Map of America (www.pbs.org/engineeringmap), spotlighting some of the most significant engineering education projects in the nation. The latest addition to the project, the Engineering Map of America, explores America through the STEM lens and features images and video clips that tell the stories behind America’s greatest engineering marvels. Individual users are also invited to upload their own content.
View innovative products and services from industry, learn the results of over 100 NSF-supported research projects, and join friends for the complimentary ASEE Focus on Exhibits Brunch, sponsored by Trine, Rose-Hulman, and IUPUI – all in the Exhibit Hall. Be sure to cheer on community college students from around the country as they race their autonomous vehicles around the track, Indy 500-style, at this year’s Model Design Competition, an event sponsored by the Two-Year College Division, from 10:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Next, join friends and colleagues for a complimentary glass of sweet, cold lemonade, courtesy of Feedback Instruments, at ASEE’s Focus on Exhibits Summertime Social from 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. in the Exhibit Hall. Several evening gatherings provide opportunities to socialize, including the Tau Beta Pi Reception from 6 to 8 p.m., the Campus Representatives and Awards Reception from 7 to 9 p.m., and Mechanical Engineering Convivium from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Also, the ever-provocative For-um & Agin-um of the Education Methods and Research Division takes place from 7 to 9 p.m.
NOTABLE SESSIONS
Understanding Our Students & Ethical Development 7 to 8:30 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 114. Our students are not like us. But how are they different? This session moderated by Conca Altuger-Genc explores the question from multiple angles, from how millennials view ethical responsibilities to ethical reasoning developed in project-based learning.
New Teaching Pedagogies: Methods and Assessments 7:00 to 8:30 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 209. The “flipped classroom” and Purdue’s interactive Mechanics Freeform Classroom that improves outcomes in large fundamental engineering mechanics courses are among papers being presented on student-centered learning environments.
So You Wanna Present at ASEE? An Assortment of Presentation Tips from Award-Winning Engineering Educators 12:30 to 2:00 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 104. Shannon Ciston and Seda Yilmaz moderate a panel of five award-winning ASEE members who will share their “Tricks of the Trade” and recreate two well-received presentations given in past years in the First-Year Programs Division (FPD). Takeaways include a handy reference list of presentation guidelines tailored for use at ASEE Conferences and beyond.
Perspectives on Online Graduate Education: Pros and Cons 12:30 to 2:00 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 112. A panel of invited speakers, led by Niaz Latif, will present on online graduate education. Topics include how to design online engineering and technology graduate programs, and issues to be considered when developing online graduate programs.
Socio-cultural Elements of Learning through Service 12:30 to 2:00 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 201, Moderated by Matthew Siniawski and Gonca Altuger-Genc, this panel will focus on the social and cultural aspects of projects oriented around a learning-through-service pedagogy.
Interdivisional Town Hall Meeting 2:15 to 3:45 p.m., JW Marriott Hotel, Grand Ballroom 1. This year’s open forum, moderated by Atsushi Akera, Joe Tranquillo, and Margot A Vigeant with a distinguished panel of scholars and division chairs, will address the topic “Why is change so difficult to sustain in engineering education?”
The Use of Games and Unique Textbooks in Mathematics Education 2:15 to 3:45 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 122. Presentations on the application of games and unique textbooks to learning mathematics.
AND DON’T MISS
What You Need to Know About ABET Accreditation, 7 to 8:30 a.m. and What’s New in ABET Accreditation? 2:15 to 3:45 p.m., both in Room 207; Building Communities of Practice to Increase Project Impact, 8:45 to 10:15 a.m. in Room 101; Future Directions of Chemical Engineering, 12:30 to 2:00 p.m., in Room 109; Engineering and Public Policy In the Classroom 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. in Room 113; and Broadening the Conversation on the Grand Challenges: Addressing the Contextual Dimensions of Technological Innovation, 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. in Room 117,
The Student, Entrepreneurship and Engineering Innovation, New Engineering Educators, and College-Industry Partnerships Divisions host a Happy Hour 6:15 to 7:15 p.m., Hyatt Regency Level One Lounge.
SPOTLIGHT ON TEACHING
Classroom Management 7:00 to 8:30 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 113. This session, moderated by William J. Schell IV P.E., will focus on techniques that can be used to aid new engineering educators in managing the classroom, including optimizing teaching loads and encouraging students to “please play with your phones.”
Best of the New Engineering Educators Division 2:15 to 3:45 p.m, Indiana Convention Center, Room 104. This session moderated by Christopher Miller and Marisa Kikendall Orr will present papers that received the highest ranking during peer review, including “I Did Not Anticipate This: Experiences from the Early Years.”
Special Session: Preparing Facilitators for Virtual Faculty Development Programs 2:15 to 3:45 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 204. This session is designed for anyone interested in learning more about a NSF-sponsored Virtual Community of Practice (VCP) designed to promote faculty adoption of effective teaching practices.
Teaching Statics 12:30 to 2:00 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 206
Teaching Dynamics 2:15 to 3:45 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 206
Undergraduate Experience Committee: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 2:15 to 3:45 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 232
Technical Session: Tricks of the Trade Wed. June 18 8:45 to 10:15 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 212. Success in undergraduate and graduate school can be hard to find. This session will focus on tricks of the trade/lessons learned along the way in undergraduate and graduate school to promote success.
SPOTLIGHT ON RESEARCH FUNDING
Navigating NSF Funding Opportunities, a Q&A with NSF Program Directors 7 to 8:30 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 106
How to Get Your Research Funded – A Panel Presentation and Discussion 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. Indiana Convention Center, Room 110
SPOTLIGHT ON K-12 & Pre-COLLEGE
K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Curriculum and Programming Resources, Part 1 of 2 7:00 to 8:30 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 105. Moderated by Deborah Besser, P.E., this panel introduces and discusses curriculum and programming that focuses on using engineering design challenge activities to engage K-12 students in rich STEM learning. Part 2 is 7:00 to 8:30 a.m. TUESDAY in Room 116.
Adressing the Next Generation Science Standards, Part 1 of 3 12:30 to 2 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Wabash Ballroom 2. This session covers elementary teacher professional development, middle school assessments, and engineering in Colonial times. Part 2 is TUESDAY, 8:45 to 10:15 a.m. in Wasbash Ballroom 3, and Part 3 is WEDNESDAY 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. in Room 105.
Engineering across the K-12 Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Sciences, Science, and the Common Core 12:30 to 2 p.m., Wabash Ballroom 3
Best Practices in Curriculum Design, Part 1 2:15 to 3:45 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Wabash Ballroom 3. Part 2 is TUESDAY, 2:15 to 3:45 p.m. in Wasbash Ballroom 3.
SPOTLIGHT ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division New Ideas Session 1
7:00 to 8:30 a.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 104
Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Opening General Session 2 12:30 to 2:00 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 128. This kick-off general session features highly rated papers important to our disciplines.
Entrepreneurship Opportunities in the Workplace: Students Participating in Co-op and Experiential Education 2:15 to 3:45 p.m. in Room 106;
Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Education Session 3 2:15 to 3:45 p.m.,Indiana Convention Center, Room 128
The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4 3:45 PM to 5:15 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 104
Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5 6:15 to 7:45 p.m., Indiana Convention Center, Room 128
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition June 15-18, Indianapolis, Indiana
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.
Follow the ASEE conference department on Twitter! @ASEEconferences Use #ASEEannual for a chance to win gift cards in the the Social Media contest.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.
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 11th 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.