Highlights of the final day included a host of inspiring distinguished lectures and the annual ASEE awards lunch, sponsored by Dassault Systèmes, where authors of the best overall papers presented at last year’s Annual Conference were recognized. Then, in his last act as ASEE President, Louis Martin-Vega hosted a well-attended Farewell Reception, also sponsored by Dassault Systèmes, where he recognized members of the ASEE Board of Directors whose service continues for 2017/18 and welcomed the new board members. The occasion marked the beginning of Bevlee Watford’s service as ASEE President and the start of Stephanie Farrell’s term as President-elect.
The International Forum, which also took place on Wednesday, culminated in a lively poster session at the President’s Reception.
Georgia Tech engineering dean Gary S. May, who starts his new role as chancellor of UC Davis later this summer, discussed broadening participation in STEM and the long way engineering schools still must go despite substantial effort and progress.
Science & Diplomacy editor-in-chief and American Association for the Advancement of Science senior scholar William Colglazier offered recommendations on what engineering and engineering technology educators can do to help meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Software engineer Matt King, an accessibility specialist and Facebook’s first blind engineer, discussed how “embracing disabling constraints” can open new horizons in engineering education, similar to the way artificial intelligence has opened a way for sight-impaired Facebook users to “read” photos.
The 2016 best PIC and Zone papers spanned a wide array of topics, including active learning in a traditional machines-based course, student perceptions of navigating an interdisciplinary engineering program course, teaching computer security, and the challenges of developing intercultural engineers.
University of Illinois, Chicago, scholar James Pellegrino, whose research has shaped instruction and assessment for the past three decades, described a design-based approach to integrating teaching, learning, and assessment.
Andrew B. Williams, director of Marquette University’s Humanoid Engineering and Intelligent Robotics Lab and a professor of electrical and computer engineering, explored the role of igniting and sustaining creativity in diversifying P-12 education.
George Mason engineering professor Arthur Peyser argued for spicing up every engineer’s education with a pinch of systems engineering, while Ethan Karp of Ohio’s Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network discussed ways to make manufacturing cool again and a panel of industry and university ethics experts addressed the critical need for ethics education in the engineering workplace.
The Annual Awards Ceremony and Lunch, sponsored by Dassault Systèmes, recognized a number of accomplished educators and authors, including ASEE’s National Outstanding Teacher, Amelito Enriquez of Cañada College.
Outgoing ASEE President Louis Martin-Vega concluded the conference by recognizing the following members of the ASEE Board of Directors whose terms continue for another year: B. Grant Crawford, Vice President, Member Affairs; Bill Dunne, Chair, Engineering Research Council; Patricia Fox, Chair, Engineering Technology Council; Gary Steffen, Chair, Zone II; Sean St.Clair, Chair, Zone IV; Agnieszka Miguel, Chair, PIC I; Teri Reed, Chair, PIC IV; Julayne Moser, Chair, PIC V; and Norman Fortenberry, Executive Director.
He also thanked outgoing board members for their years of service: Joseph J. Rencis, Immediate Past President; Terri Morse, Vice President, Finance; Gerald Holder, Chair, Engineering Deans Council; Catherine Skokan, Vice President, External Affairs; Dan Sayre, Chair, Corporate Member Council; Marjan Eggermont, Chair, PIC II; Sheryl Sorby, Chair, PIC III, who remains on the board as Vice President, External Affairs; Teri Reed, Chair, PIC IV; Navarun Gupta, Chair, Zone I; and Steve E. Watkins, Chair, Zone III.
President Martin-Vega then welcomed his successor, Bevlee Watford, and incoming members of the ASEE Board of Directors for 2017/18: Douglas Tougaw, Vice President, Finance; Sheryl Sorby, Vice President, External Affairs; Greg Washington, Engineering Deans Council; Howard Appelman, Chair, Corporate Member Council; Shane Rogers, Chair, Zone I; Raju Dandu, Chair, Zone III; Peter L. Schmidt, Chair, Pic II; and P.K. Imbrie, Chair, PIC III.
ASEE’s Francis Igot captured key moments throughout the day in photos.
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Stop by ASEE’s Living Wall outside the Exhibit Hall to record your reflections for future generations of conference attendees.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM TUESDAY
Tuesday’s Plenary featured the Corporate Member Council keynote address by Aimee Kennedy, Battelle’s Senior Vice President of Education, STEM Learning, and Philanthropy. The former chief academic officer of Columbus’s STEM-focused Metro Early College High School, she now oversees an Ohio and nationwide network of STEM schools.
Keynote speaker Aimee Kennedy of Metro Early College High School
The authors of the Best Overall PIC, Zone, and Diversity Papers presented at the 2016 Annual Conference were recogognized.
BEST OVERALL ZONE PAPER—ZONE III: “Clinical Faculty Development Program”
Authors: Norman Dennis and Edgar Clausen, University of Arkansas
BEST OVERALL PIC PAPER—PIC III: “Going is Not Knowing: Challenges in Creating Intercultural Engineers”
Authors: Kurt Paterson, James Madison University; Chris Swan, Tufts University; David Watkins, Michigan Technological University
BEST DIVERSITY PAPER: “Mapping Assets of Diverse Groups for Chemical Engineering Design Problem Framing Ability”
Authors: Vanessa Svihla, Abhaya Datye, Jamie Gomez, Victor Law, and Sophia Bowers, University of New Mexico
Norman Dennis (University of Arkansas)
Kurt Paterson (James Madison University)
Vanessa Svihla (University of New Mexico)
Amelito Enriquez, professor of engineering and mathematics at Cañada College in Redwood City, California, was recognized with ASEE’s National Outstanding Teaching Award.
Later, attendees interacted with makers and other presenters at the ASEE Division poster session, and enjoyed lunch while exploring the many exciting offerings in the Exhibit Hall.
Alissa Henry (Good Day Columbus)
WHAT’S ON FOR WEDNESDAY:
The day takes off with an optional visit to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright Patterson AFB near Dayton. Buses leave the conference center at 7:30 a.m., and return at 1:30 p.m. Don’t forget to record your reflections on ASEE’s Living Wall – you have until 4 p.m. to share your thoughts with future conference goers.
The International Forum kicks off on Wednesday at the Hyatt Regency Columbus Franklin Ballroom with a keynote address by Mike Murphy, Vice President and President-elect of the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI), who heads the Digital Campus & Learning Transformation initiative at Dublin Institute of Technology. Plenary speakers Fei-Yue Wang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences will discuss iSTREAM, iCDIOS and other technology for new education of K-12 and beyond, while Michael Auer of the International Association of Online Engineering is speaking on online engineering education as global challenge.
ASEE Annual Conference attendees can attend the International Forum for a discounted rate of $150.
Wednesday’s Annual Conference highlights include a host of fascinating Distinguished Lectures, all from 9:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. The series, sponsored by WebsEdge, includes:
Addressing the Critical Need for Effectively Translating Ethics Education into the Engineering Workplace, a dialogue and Q&A with Michael Hiles, chief scientific officer of Cook Biotech, University of Central Florida ethics and digital culture assistant professor Jonathan Beever, Purdue’s assistant head for academic affairs Andrew Brightman, and Eli Lilly’s senior ethics and compliance director Ilissa Rassner (Room A113); and
New! The Annual Awards Ceremony and Lunch, sponsored by Dassault Systèmes, takes place on Wednesday this year, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Regency Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Columbus. Join friends and colleagues as we salute ASEE’s newest Fellows and outstanding educators, authors, and difference-makers!
ASEE President Louis Martin-Vega hosts a Farewell Receptionsponsored by Dassault Systèmes (6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Battelle Grand, Columbus Convention Center). Come chat with him, President-elect Bevlee Watford, and others at this free ticketed event that closes the 2017 Annual Conference.
WORKSHOPS now take place on Wednesday, most from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Among them: Pigs in Space – The Workshop (Room 322) Vikram Shyam of NASA Glenn Research Center and University of Calgary associate dean and artist Marjan Eggermont Deconstructing and Assessing Motivation (Room B143) taps the collective wisdom of researchers from five universities to facilitate this interactive workshop in which pairs will work together to determine which theory of motivation best aligns with their research questions and how best to answer them; Humanitarian Engineering (Room B235) creators of Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s interdisciplinary two-course sequence in humanitarian engineering and ethics demonstrate active-learning techniques; Creativity and Creativity Techniques (1:30 to 5:30 p.m., Room B246), conducted by Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology engineering educators Glen Livesay, Patricia Brackin, and Allen White, explores role-playing as an approach for developing course content.
NOTABLE SESSIONS
Quo Vadis? The Future of Engineering Education, 8:00 to 9:30 a.m., Room A111, Columbus Convention Center. Moderated by Bonnie H. Ferri and Richard DeMillo, director of the Center for 21st Century Universities and former dean of Georgia Tech’s College of Computing, this thought-provoking panel includes Purdue’s engineering dean, Leah Jamieson, Carnegie Mellon Provost Farnam Jahanian, McGraw-Hill Education President and CEO David Levin, and Kathy Pugh, vice president for education services at edX.
Flip Out!Nontraditional Teaching Methods, 8:00 to 9:30 a.m., Room A244, Columbus Convention Center. Moderated by Cederick Kwuimy and Barry Dupen, this session explores flipped classrooms, lessons learned from online courses for Chinese undergraduates, and other techniques.
Grace Notes.Mechanics, Music, Meaning, and Mohr. 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Room B241, Columbus Convention Center. Let’s Break Stuff! and a musical twist on the standard bridge-building project are among the papers being presented in this Civil Engineering Division session moderated by Charles Riley P.E. and Allen C. Estes P.E.
Collaboration:Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions, 8:00 to 9:30 a.m., Room C162A, Columbus Convention Center. Moderated by Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., this session includes papers on The Journey to One, a multi-institution engineering education effort in Taiwan, and a review of the current state of the Grand Challenge Scholars Program.
The registration desk in the Columbus Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A&B, is open Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Need assistance on site? Visit the Info Kiosk in the foyer of Exhibit Hall A&B. Or you can text us at 614-219-9270 (text rates apply) or emailinfokiosk@asee.org during registration hours.
Complimentary Wi-Fi is available in all public areas of the Convention Center (FreeInternet) except for the Battelle Ballroom and Exhibit Hall, and in the Hyatt Regency’s meeting rooms and lobby (HyattMR, password ASEE17). Click HERE for instructions. Please note that this service is provided by the facilities and ASEE cannot alter or control the quality or reliability. All the major cellular phone services are supported in both buildings, should you wish to use your device as a mobile hot spot.
A Speaker Ready Room is available for presentation preparation in Exhibit Hall A&B, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday. 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 provided.
Exclusive offer: Renew your membership for two years during the annual conference and save 20 percent! VisitASEE’s Information Kiosk during registration hours to process your renewal immediately.
How Tweet! Win gift cards in ASEE’s Social Media Contests. Post selfies with President Louis Martin-Vega, answer daily trivia questions, take the daily steps challenge, and more! Use #ASEEAnnual to share thoughts on the conference and connect. Follow @ASEEConferences for more information.
While you’re around the Exhibit Hall, stop by ASEE’s Living Wall and jot down your reflections to share with future conference attendees.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM MONDAY:
The day launched with a plenary address by astrophysicist France A. Córdova, director of the National Science Foundation and the subject of Prism’s February cover story, opening remarks by Caroline C. Whitacre, senior vice president for research at The Ohio State University, and presentation of the ASEE President’s Award to the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering. The award was received by engineering dean Yannis C. Yortsos.
Keynote speaker France A. Córdova (National Science Foundation)
Caroline C. Whitacre (The Ohio State University)
ASEE President Louis A. Martin-Vega with Yannis C. Yortsos (University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering)
President Louis Martin-Vega also recognized several national high school STEM competition winners, who later fielded questions and demonstrated their projects.
Participants included:
Ashton Cofer, a TED Talk speaker and student at Columbus Academy in Gahanna, Ohio, and Julie Bray, a student at Gahanna Lincoln High School in New Albany, Ohio, winners of the 2016 FIRST Global Innovation Award.
Alexandra Delazio, 2017 University of Pittsburgh bioengineering graduate and winner of the Society of Women Engineers WE16 Collegiate Technical Poster Competition.
Robotics fans cheered on student teams in the Two-Year College Division’s annual competition, in which the autonomous robots they designed and built had to transport colored barrels between “Spain” to each of six “islands” visited by Christopher Columbus in four trials.
The Focus on Exhibits Brunch and summertime 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.
Other highlights included flying demonstrations and virtual reality experiences in the Drone Zone, and ASEE’s Living Wall.
Tuesday’s Plenary gets underway from 9:45 to 11:15 a.m. in the Columbus Convention Center’s Battelle Grand Ballroom with a keynote address by Aimee Kennedy, Battelle’s Senior Vice President of Education, STEM Learning, and Philanthropy, whose work includes efforts to foster innovative educational environments that prepare students for tomorrow’s career and college environment, such as the STEM-focused Metro Early College High School, where she was chief academic officer, and schools in the national STEMx Learning Network.
ASEE’s 2016Best Overall PIC, Zone, and Diversity Paper authors and the 2017 Outstanding Teaching Award winner,Amelito Enriquezof Cañada College, also will be recognized.
Then head over to the Exhibit Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the Focus on Exhibits Lunch and ASEE Divison Poster Sessions, sponsored by Northrop Grumman. If there’s a booth you’ve yet to explore, this closing Exhibit Hall session will be your last chance. Also cheer on the student teams in the FIRST Robotics competition – back by popular demand from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Exhibit Hall.
If you have time, drop by ASEE’s editorial table in the atrium to see the range of publications – from Prism to the Journal of Engineering Education to K-12 outreach materials – and chat with the editors.
Strategies for incorporating the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals in engineering curricula and programs is the focus of this panel moderated by Yvette Pearson Weatherton P.E. and Claire L. A. Dancz.
Hackathon events, a classification system for higher education maker spaces, and other topics will be covered in this Design in Engineering Education Division session moderated by Shawn S. Jordan.
Join moderator and professional engineer Hugh Jack from Western Carolina University for this interactive session. Presentations include: Security Gadget for Tirumala Pilgrims; Taking Soft Robotics from the Laboratory to the Classroom; Generation of Electricity from Bacteria Present in Waste Water; and Use of Natural Products in Manufacturing Engineering Education at a Minority-based Land-grant Institution.
Join former ASEE President Kenneth Galloway and members of the Engineering Deans Council’s public policy committee for this timely panel discussion of national issues facing colleges of engineering and the challenges of advocating for engineering to the U.S. Congress.
Pat Ko moderates this informative panel featuring Michael Loui, Purdue University professor of engineering education and editor of the Journal of Engineering Education, and Stacy Klein-Gardner, Director of the Center for STEM Education for Girls at the Harpeth Hall School and Adjoint Professor of the Practice of Biomedical Engineering and Radiological Sciences at Vanderbilt University.
As a result of this technical session, moderated by Katy Luchini Colbry, participants will be able to approach the “care and keeping” of their graduate students from a literature-based and scholarly perspective.
Rowan University’s Kaitlin Mallouk moderates this panel on the challenges and opportunities panelists encountered while raising children and trying to succeed in academia, with concrete, achievable strategies that helped them overcome hurdles.
“Homework is So 20th Century!” is among the papers being presented at this New Engineering Educators Division panel moderated by Kleio Avrithi and Ella Lee Ingram.
CORPORATE CONNECTIONS
Are engineering schools producing the graduates today’s industry needs? Closer ties with companies, using concept mapping to help small firms retain the special knowledge acquired by longtime employees, and developing curricula with business in mind are themes explored in these Industry Day sessions:
STEM Education Redefined and a look at the impact of industry-sponsored research on faculy research experiences are among the topics covered in this technical session.
Andrea Carneal Burrows moderates this session that includes papers on such topics as using the engineering design process to increase the science and math content knowledge of middle school teachers, and on elementary students’ reflection on failure within and outside of the engineering design process.
The effects of global warming and biological fuel cells are among the papers in this Energy Conversion and Conservation Division session moderated by Mary Ann Hellrigel and Masoud Naghedolfeizi.
A bike-lane traffic activity for high school students, introducing pre-service teachers to engineering, and applied creativity in a STEAM course are among the posters being presented.
Liesl Hotaling moderates this panel covering topics from the impact of dual-enrollment courses on female high school students’ pursuit of engineering to parent-child conversations about engineering. She moderates a second pathways panel from 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. in room C172.
From Professor to Teacher: Who Knows What Engineering Is Best in the K-12 Classroom is the provocative title of one paper in this session moderated by Andrea Carneal Burrows.
This session, moderated by Kristen P. Constant, focuses on papers that relate to student perceptions and programmatic supports for diversity and inclusion, including a report on a mechanical engineering department climate survey.
This session features papers on issues related to a broad range of disabilities and pedagogical, curricular, and institutional approaches to supporting students with disabilities, and to using empathy in K-12 design experiences.
Wendi M. Kappers moderates this panel discussion aimed at engineering design faculty and others interested in broadening participation of women in engineering.
Hashtag #ThinkBigDiversity: Social Media Hacking Activities as Hybridized Mentoring Mechanisms for Underrepresented Minorities in STEM is among the papers being presented in this technical session moderated by Mohsen Mosleh.
NOTABLE SESSIONS
Tuesday is the big day for Division poster sessions, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Exhibit Hall.
Welcome to Columbus and the 124th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition!
We hope you are comfortably settled in after an exciting opening day. If you need urgent assistance, our conference staff will be available at the registration desk in the Columbus Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A&B, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Need assistance on site? Visit the Info Kiosk in the foyer of Exhibit Hall A&B. Or you can text us at 614-219-9270 (text rates apply) or emailinfokiosk@asee.org during registration hours.
Rise and Shine! Start your day with ASEE Active! and an hour-long gentle yoga stretch (7:00 a.m. in the Hyatt Regency’s South Foyer) or run/walk along the scenic Scioto Mile (6:30 a.m. from the Arnold Schwarzenegger statue).
MONDAY HIGHLIGHTS kick off at 8:00 a.m. with the opening plenary, featuring a keynote address by National Science Foundation Director France A. Córdova – subject of Prism’sFebruary cover story. The plenary also includes opening remarks by Caroline C. Whitacre, Ohio State University’s senior vice president for research, an inspiring group of national student STEM competition winners, and the awarding of the ASEE President’s Award to the University of Southern California and engineering dean Yannis C. Yortsos.
Back by popular demand! #ASEE Includes T-shirts! Your ticket for this “event” can be redeemed for one gray t-shirt in your selected unisex adult size at the ASEE Diversity Booth during exhibit hall open hours on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday. We will have fabric markers available so that you can personalize your shirt and help us broaden awareness of ASEE inclusivity.
Complimentary Wi-Fi is available in all public areas of the Convention Center (FreeInternet) except for the Battelle Ballroom and Exhibit Hall, and in the Hyatt Regency’s meeting rooms and lobby (HyattMR, password ASEE17). Please note that this service is provided by the facilities and ASEE cannot alter or control the quality or reliability. All the major cellular phone services are supported in both buildings, should you wish to use your device as a mobile hot spot.
A Speaker Ready Room is available for presentation preparation in Exhibit Hall A&B, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday. 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 provided.
New to Columbus? Check out Prism associate editor Jenn Pocock’s travel guide, or listen to her picks for what to see and do on the PrismPodcast.
Tweeting? Use #ASEEAnnual for a chance to win gift cards in ASEE’s social media contestsand daily Steps Challenge. Post selfies with President Louis Martin-Vega, answer daily trivia questions, and more! Follow @ASEE_DC for details…and check out ASEE’s Do You Know fun facts!
Click HERE to see the national student STEM contest winners who will be honored at the opening plenary and then fielding your in questions in the Exhibit Hall on Monday, June 26, 9:45 to 11:15 a.m.
Exclusive offer: Renew your membership during the annual conference and save 5% a year for up to three years. VisitASEE’s Information Kiosk during registration hours to process your renewal immediately.Click HERE for a short video about what ASEE does for its members and the engineering education community.
If you have time, stop by the ASEE publications table near the registration area and chat with the editors of Prism, Profiles, and scholarly publications, including the Journal of Engineering Education and Advances in Engineering Education.
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.
Monday’s highlights start with the much-anticipated opening plenary, which opens the conference at 8 a.m. in the Convention Center’s Battelle Grande Ballroom. National Science Foundation Director France A. Córdova, the keynote speaker, was profiled in Prism’sFebruary issue. The plenary also will feature Caroline C. Whitacre, Ohio State University’s senior vice president for research, an inspiring group of national student STEM competition winners, and presentation of the ASEE President’s Award to the University of Southern California and engineering dean Yannis C. Yortsos.
Take a mid-morning break immediately after the plenary to meet the national STEM student starsand learn about their projects at the back of the Exhibit Hall from 9:45 to 11;15 a.m.
ABET, recognized globally as the leading accrediting body of engineering and engineering technology programs, figures in numerous conference sessions. Those who participated in last year’s Town Hall on proposed changes to ABET Accreditation Criteria 3 and 5 may wish to learn the latest at Monday’s Listening Session from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. in Room A110 of the Columbus Convention Center. It’s preceded by an accreditation information session from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the same room. Several ABET sessions occur on Tuesday, including how to lead an on-site visit at 8:00 a.m., and another on becoming a program evaluator from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m., both in Room A110, with Wednesday reserved for alistening session exploring the novel concept of alternative site visits (8 to 9:30 a.m., Room A110), and a workshop on measuring student outcomes that includes a case study and videos (1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Room A124).
SPOTLIGHT ON DIVERSITY
A rich array of sessions explores successful efforts to broaden participation in engineering and the reasons for persistent underrepresentation of women and minorities. Several will examine particular challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community and students with disabilities. Here’s just a smattering:
Experiences of Diverse Students, including first-generation students and Latinx teens, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Room C151 Columbus Convention Center.
The leading lights of engineering education research and methods will offer new insights on classroom culture and its impact on students, predicting success, faculty response to curriculum change, and the challenges confronting education researchers when they accept faculty positions. Sessions over the course of the conference include these:
Applied Frameworks answers the question: “I want to be an engineer, why should I study biology?” Monday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Convention Center, Room C150.
Learning from Industry includes papers on “Interns in the Wild” and informal mentorships. Monday, 3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., Convention Center, Room C161A.
NOTABLE SESSIONS: Monday Poster Session9:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., Columbus Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A&B
Investigators with currently funded NSF educational projects will be available to discuss their work. Additional authors will be presenting at Tuesday’s poster session.
Hot topic: Unmanned Aerial Systems 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Room B140, Columbus Convention Center. Benjamin Ahn moderates this Aerospace Division session on Integrating smaller-scale, design-build-fly experiences.
Negotiate: Listening and Negotiation 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Room C171, Columbus Convention Center. Janet Callahan moderates this Women in Engineering Division and Minorities in Engineering Division session featuring an academic dean and professors from diverse engineering disciplines, who will discuss strategies for negotiation in an academic setting.
Give and Take: Flexible Engineering Curricula 3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., Room A124, Columbus Convention Center. Moderated by Mehmet Vurkac, this session includes papers on “Classical Engineering Education Revisited – Why It Matters” and envisioning a new general engineering program within the liberal arts.
Here are some notable Student Division activities and sessions that might be of interest to students studying engineering education.
Business:What Can Our Sponsors Do For You? (Monday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. p.m. in the Grant room of the Hyatt Regency). Meet with representatives from producers of educational courseware in this interactive session on engineering education research needs in industry, followed by the Division Business Meeting (1:30 to 3:00 p.m., Nationwide B, Hyatt Regency). Then make your voice heard at the Interdivisional Town Hall Meeting on the Culture of Teaching, moderated by Atushi Akera (3:15 to 4:45 p.m., Franklin AB, Hyatt Regency).
Pleasure: The student social scene will be booming, with a happy hour (Monday, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., Gordon Biersch) and dinner (7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Buca di Beppo). There’s also an ASEE Student Chapter meet-and-greet Tuesday (7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Melt Bar and Grilled). Stay tuned on the ASEE Students Facebook and Twitter feed to post conference highlights and find out where your colleagues are meeting!
Welcome to Columbus and the 124th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition!
We hope you’re comfortably settled in. If you need urgent assistance, our conference staff is available at the Information Kiosk in the Columbus Convention Center, Exhibit Hall A & B, on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Or you can contact us at conferences@asee.org
Need assistance on site? Visit the Info Kiosk in the foyer of Exhibit Hall A&B. Or you can text us at 614-219-9270 (text rates apply) or emailinfokiosk@asee.org during registration hours.
Sunday highlights start with the inaugural ASEE Active! group run/walk or sunrise gentle yoga in the morning, followed by a full day of technical sessions, the “Greet the Stars” luncheon for new ASEE members and first-time conference attendees, and the popular ASEE Division Mixer, sponsored this year by Ohio State University, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Then join ASEE President Louis Martin-Vega and Ohio State engineering dean David B. Williams for theRibbon Cutting Ceremony and Welcome Receptionopening Exhibit Hall at 5:45 p.m. And don’t miss the flying demonstrations in ASEE’s first-ever Drone Zone, the Virtual Reality experiences, or visits from denizens of the Columbus Zoo taking place in the Exhibit Hall Sunday evening through mid-day Tuesday.
Note: The Exhibit Hall at the Columbus Convention Center will be open from 5:45 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Sunday evening for the Welcome Reception. Click HERE for a list of exhibitors and their booths.
Whether you’re into aviation, ale, or art, Columbus has something to suit every taste. Check out Prism associate editor Jenn Pocock’s travel guide, or listen to her picks for what to see and do on the Prism Podcast.
Tweeting? Use #ASEEAnnual for a chance to win gift cards in the Social Media contests. Post selfies with ASEE President Louis Martin-Vega, answer daily trivia questions, take the steps challenge, and more! Follow @ASEE_DC for details… and check out ASEE’s Do You Know fun facts!
Click HERE to see the National High School STEM contest winners who will be presenting at Monday’s opening plenary and then fielding questions in the Exhibit Hall from 9:45 to 11:15 a.m.
Exclusive offer: Renew your membershipfor two years during the annual conference and save 20 percent! VisitASEE’s Information Kiosk during registration hours to process your renewal immediately. Click HERE for a short video about what ASEE does for its members and the engineering education community.
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.
Wi-Fi Availability. Complimentary Wi-Fi will be available in all public areas of the Convention Center (FreeInternet) except for the Battelle Ballroom and Exhibit Hall, and in the Hyatt Regency’s meeting rooms and lobby (HyattMR, password ASEE17). Please note that this service is provided by the facilities and ASEE cannot alter or control the quality or reliability. All the major cellular phone services are supported in both buildings, should you wish to use your device as a mobile hot spot.
A Speaker Ready Room is available for presentation preparation in Exhibit Hall A&B, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. 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 provided.
Inspiring the Next Generation to Take Flight with PreK-12 Engineering was the theme of the 14th annual ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education, presented by Dassault Systèmes. The daylong event featured hands-on activities and expert panels designed to help teachers integrate engineering and inquiry into their classrooms. Click HERE for the full program.
The workshop kicked off with a keynote address by Xavier Fouger, Dassault’s Senior Director for Global Academia Programs. Noteworthy interactive sessions included Incredible Wearables (University of Nebraska); Code+Chords: Teen Tech, Squishy Circuits, and Circus Science (University of St, Thomas); Novel Engineering: An Integrated Approach to Teaching Engineering and Literacy (Tufts University) ; Harnessing the Wind (U.S. Military Academy); Make it STEAMy: Effortless Integration of the Arts in STEM Learning (Texas A&M, Qatar); and Ensuring Equity in Project-Based Learning (National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity). Afterwards. teachers and presenters swapped tips at the Curriculum Showcase.
Also on Saturday, ASEE’s Community Engagement Division and Ohio State’s Toy Adaptation Program hosted a workshop to reverse engineer everyday playthings. The toys then were donated to local families and toy libraries, broadening their access to these toys. The event included opportunities to learn about how the program was established and might be replicated at participants’ campuses.
Saturday concluded on a delicious note – with a smorgasbord of Taste of Columbus cuisine and sampling of the various “Flavors of P-12 Engineering Education.”
Thanks to all the sponsors, educators, and volunteers who helped make ASEE’s 2017 PreK-12 Workshop, community engagement event, and Taste of Columbus such a success!
WHAT’S ON FOR TOMORROW, SUNDAY, JUNE 25
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Note: Most workshops have moved from their traditional Sunday time slot to Wednesday, June 28. Exceptions are the Teaching Engineering Through Making workshop (8:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Room A110) and the PreK Teacher workshop (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Room A110)
Sunday’s highlights include a full day of technical sessions, such as the Women in Engineering Division’s morning session featuring an oral history project; the “Greet the Stars” luncheon for new ASEE members and first-time conference attendees; the perennially popular ASEE Division Mixer, sponsored this year by Ohio State University; and the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Welcome Reception opening the Exhibit Hall at 5:45 p.m.
Papers in this New Engineering Educators Division session discuss a workshop for effectively engaging students in a STEM classroom, using simple active learning techniques in electrical and computer engineering courses, and developing faculty learning communities for encouraging innovative teaching.
Instructional duties in many civil engineering departments are shared among tenure-track faculty, non-tenure-track faculty, and teaching assistants. The papers in this session provide innovative approaches to mentoring, training, and coordinating this diverse group of personnel to achieve a cohesive department with a shared goal of providing a quality engineering education. Moderated byMichelle Marincel Payne and Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, P.E.
Moderated by Angela Minichiello P.E., the Engineering Ethics Division’s technical session includes a presentation on “curing” the cheating epidemic and perceptions of first-year
This session features papers by new engineering educators who are using technology to assist in their preparation for tenure and promotion as well as promoting academic honesty, administering entire courses electronically, and using video responses in a flipped classroom. Among intriguing titles: The Paperless First-Year Professor by Purdue’s Rustin Deane Webster.
Unique and creative strategies, approaches, and course formats geared toward improving student ownership and engagement in their own learning process. Candy Land, anyone? Moderated by Matthew D. Lovell and Kevin G. Sutterer.
Moderated by Chris Venters and Andrea M. Ogilvie P.E., this session’s presentations include Wright State’s examination of the predictive quality of high school GPAs on under-prepared students in a math intervention class, and the development of an early-warning alert system at Missouri S&T.
The biological and agricultural engineering division’s session will cover innovative outreach and recruiting programs in addition to student motivation and retention issues.
Moderated by Kelsey Joy Rodgers and Nelson S. Pearson, the panel discussions include Harding University’s research on The Hidden Person within the Frustrated Student: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of a Student’s Experience in a Programming Course, and Virginia Tech’s look at student perceptions of learning inside and outside of the classroom.
Among the papers presented at this session, is the University of Texas, El Paso’s “Bringing the Great Pumpkin to Life, with Technology, Art, and Engineering.”
Moderated by Saeed Rokooei and William Barrett Corley, this session covers topics from the benefits of one-on-one resume advising to generating enthusiasm in mathematics with robotics.
John W. Brocato moderates this panel that includes papers onArts Problem-Solving for Engineering Problem-Solving and integrating policy analysis into traditional engineering projects through the Diplomacy Lab.
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 technology education stakeholders such as deans, faculty members, classroom teachers, and industry and government representatives.
The 2017 event kicks off Saturday, June 24 with the annual PreK-12 Workshop on Engineering Education, presented by Dassault Systèmes.Also on Saturday, ASEE’s Community Engagement Division and Ohio State’sToy Adaptation Program host a workshop to reverse engineer everyday playthings, which will be donated to local families and toy libraries. In the evening, join ASEE for the Taste of Columbusshowcase – where you can sample the city’s great fare along with the various “flavors” of PreK-12 engineering education – and the debut ofASEE’s Living Wall!
Sunday highlights start with the inaugural ASEE Active! group run/walk or sunrise gentle yoga in the morning, followed by a full day of technical sessions, the “Greet the Stars” luncheon for new ASEE members and first-time conference attendees, the ASEE Division Mixer, sponsored this year by Ohio State University – click HERE for participating divisions and table assignments – and the “Focus on Exhibits” Welcome Reception. Join ASEE President Louis Martin-Vega and Ohio State engineering dean David B. Williams for theRibbon Cutting Ceremony opening the Exhibit Hall at 5:45 p.m. And don’t miss the flying demonstrations in ASEE’s first-ever Drone Zone,Virtual Reality experiences, or visits from denizens of the Columbus Zoo taking place in the Exhibit Hall near the Diversity pavilion Sunday through Tuesday.
Note:Workshops take place on Wednesday this year, not the traditional Sunday time slot.
Tuesday features a plenary with a keynote address by Aimee Kennedy, Battelle’s Senior Vice President of Education, STEM Learning, and Philanthropy, and awards for Outstanding Teaching, Best Overall PIC, Zone, and Diversity Papers, and Excellence in Engineering Education Collaboration. Following the plenary is the Focus on Exhibits Lunch & ASEE Division Poster Session(xls download), sponsored by Northrop Grumman, and, back by popular demand, the FIRST Robotics competition!
Wednesday wraps up with a host of distinguished lectures on topics ranging from sustainability to ethics, along with Best PIC and Zone paper presentations. Featured speakers include Georgia Tech’s engineering dean, Gary S. May, nationally renowned assessment expert James W. Pellegrino from the University of Illinois, Chicago. and Matt King, Facebook’s first blind engineer. Workshops and the International Forum also take place today.Must-attend events include the annual ASEE Awards Ceremony Luncheon and President’s Farewell Receptionfeaturing the International Forum’s poster session, both sponsored by Dassault Systèmes.
Whether you’re into aviation, ale, or art, Columbus has something to suit every taste. Check out Prism associate editor Jenn Pocock’s travel guide, or listen to her picks for what to see and do on the Prism Podcast.
This year’s conference features several fun opportunities to socialize, including the Taste of Columbus on Saturday evening, as well as a chance to win prizes in ASEE’s social media contestsand daily steps challenge.
Click HERE to see the National STEM student winners who will be presenting at the opening plenary and then fielding questions in the Exhibit Hall on Monday morning, June 26.
Tweeting? Use #ASEEAnnual for a chance to win gift cards in the Social Media contests. Post selfies with ASEE President Louis Martin-Vega, answer daily trivia questions, and more! Follow @ASEE_DC for details… and check out ASEE’s Do You Know fun facts!
Renew your membership for two years during the annual conference and save 20 percent. Visit ASEE’s Information Kiosk during registration hours to process your renewal immediately. Click HERE for a short video about what ASEE does for its members and the engineering education community.
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.
Free WiFi is available in all public areas of the Convention Center (FreeInternet) and in the Hyatt Regency’s meeting rooms and lobby (HyattMR, password ASEE17). Please note that this service is provided by the facilities and ASEE cannot alter or control the quality or reliability. All the major cellular phone services are supported in both buildings, should you wish to use your device as a mobile hot spot.
WHAT’S ON FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 24
Inspiring the Next Generation to Take Flight with PreK-12 Engineering is the theme of the 14th annual ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education, presented by Dassault Systèmes. The daylong workshop features hands-on activities and expert panels designed to help Prek-12 teachers integrate engineering and inquiry into their classrooms.
Noteworthy interactive sessions include Seeds of STEM: A Problem-Based STEM Curriculum for Early Childhood Classrooms (Worcester Polytechnic Institute); Incredible Wearables (University of Nebraska); Code+Chords: Teen Tech, Squishy Circuits, and Circus Science (University of St, Thomas); Novel Engineering: An Integrated Approach to Teaching Engineering and Literacy (Tufts University) ; Harnessing the Wind (U.S. Military Academy); Discover Robotics with MATLAB (Mathworks);Make it STEAMy: Effortless Integration of the Arts in STEM Learning (Texas A&M, Qatar); Mineral Mayhem: A Design-based STEM Integration Earth Science Unit (Purdue); Ensuring Equity in Project-Based Learning (National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity); Taking a Leadership Role in K-12 Engineering Education (North Carolina State University of Calgary); and Challenging Students to Improve Their World: Integrating Authentic Design Challenges in K-12 Classrooms (Ohio State University). Teachers also can try their hand at designing Interactive 3-D Digital Learning Applications in Dassault Systèmes’ popular, hour-long session.
For the most up-to-date details, please use the Interactive Conference Planner: www.asee.org.icp
Featured luncheon speakers include the National Academy of Engineering’s Greg Pearson, who will discuss LinkEngineering, an online tool to connect PreK-12 educators with engineering experts and content, and Elizabeth Parry, an engineer and PreK-12 engineering education pioneer who directed North Carolina State University’s engineering outreach program for many years. The day concludes with a Curriculum Showcase, where teachers and engineering educators can share resources, teaching tips, and more!
Note: The Exhibit Hall at the Columbus Convention Center will be open from 5:45 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Sunday evening. Click HERE for a list of exhibitors and their booths.
ASEE thanks our sponsors for their generous support of the 2017 ASEE Annual Conference. ASEE is proud to recognize the commitment of these innovative companies and universities in pursuit of a shared vision to promote excellence in engineering and technology education.
Become an ASEE Annual Conference sponsor today! For more information on exhibit and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Ashley Krawiec, Event Sales Manager, at 202-649-3838 or a.krawiec@asee.org.