Search Results - "2010 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE)"

Lab kits using the Arduino prototyping platform by Sarik, J, Kymissis, I

“…We present a lab kit platform based on an Arduino microcontroller board and open hardware that enables students to use low-cost, course specific hardware to…”
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Work in progress - An innovation merging "classroom flip" and team-based learning by Demetry, C

“…This work in progress compares two versions of a "classroom flip" instructional strategy in which lectures are moved from inside class to outside class. Class…”
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UAV autopilot controllers test platform using Matlab/Simulink and X-Plane by Ribeiro, L R, Oliveira, N M F

“…Presently there is vast interest in UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) development given its civilian and military applications. One of the main UAV components is…”
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Development of an assessment instrument to examine outcomes of entrepreneurship education on engineering students by Duval-Couetil, N, Reed-Rhoads, T, Haghighi, S

“…This paper describes the development of a comprehensive assessment instrument to examine the multiple outcomes of entrepreneurship education for engineering…”
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Implementing Collaborative Project-Based Learning using the Tablet PC to enhance student learning in engineering and computer science courses by Avery, Zanj, Castillo, Mauricio, Huiping Guo, Jiang Guo, Warter-Perez, Nancy, Won, Deborah S, Dong, Jane

“…Increasing the retention rate of engineering/ computer science students and enhancing student design skills are two major challenges in engineering education…”
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Work in progress - Taking one for the team: Goal orientation and gender-correlated task division by Linder, B, Somerville, M, Eris, O, Tatar, N

“…Assessments of student behavior in firstsemester design experiences suggest that early team-based design projects can promote a team performance goal…”
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Educationally enhanced virtual worlds by Allison, C, Miller, A, Sturgeon, T, Nicoll, J R, Perera, I

“…Virtual worlds continue to attract considerable interest as an innovative means of engaging students through the use of immersive, 3D, collaborative…”
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Selection and sequencing constraints for personalized courses by Sterbini, Andrea, Temperini, Marco

“…The LECOMPS framework, for personalized and adaptive e-learning, is recalled. Its enhancements, regarding the selection and sequencing optimization algorithms…”
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A model of entrepreneurship education for computer science and computer engineering students by Doboli, S, Kamberova, G L, Impagliazzo, J, Xiang Fu, Currie, E H

“…Creativity and innovativeness are among the most essential attributes of engineering graduates and also of successful entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship, or the…”
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Work in progress - Developing and implementing an Inverted Classroom for Engineering Statics by Papadopoulos, Christopher, Santiago-Román, Aidsa, Portela, Genock

“…Motivated by other recent work, we developed, implemented, and began assessment of an Inverted Classroom model for Engineering Statics at UPRM. The model…”
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Progression of student solutions over the course of a Model-Eliciting Activity (MEA) by Carnes, M T, Cardella, M E, Diefes-Dux, H A

“…This study is part of a larger project that focuses on the use of Model-Eliciting Activities (MEAs) as a means of developing problem-solving skills among…”
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Work in progress - Why many smart women leave engineering: A preliminary study of how engineering students form career goals by Wee, S, Cordova-Wentling, R M, Korte, R F, Larson, S M, Loui, M C

“…This study examined how undergraduate engineering students form career goals. We hypothesized that a student's development of an engineering identity might be…”
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Special session - Not all problems are created equal: From problem-based learning theory to research on complex problem solving and implications for the engineering classroom by Pierrakos, O, Watson, H, Kander, R, Russell, J, Anderson, R

“…Most of us acknowledge that not all problems are created equal and that different types of problems lead to different learning outcomes for students. For…”
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Interactive assignment: A Moodle component to enrich the learning process by Rodrigues, Patricia Alves, de Oliveira Brandao, Leonidas, Brandao, Anarosa A. F.

“…Nowadays, people are proactive concerning Web-related issues and reasons for that could be explained by the availability of Web systems and the immediate…”
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Work in progress - A conceptions of design instrument as an assessment tool by Adams, Robin S, Fralick, Bethany

“…This study was conducted in spring of 2009 in a first year engineering course for honors students. 234 students completed a pre-test on what activities they…”
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Leadership education for engineering students by Bayless, D J, Robe, T R

“…The interdependency of technical and socio-economic problem solving has increased the need for engineers, inherent problem solvers, to improve the development…”
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Students' interpretation of the importance and difficulty of concepts in signals and systems by Nelson, J K, Hjalmarson, M A, Wage, K E, Buck, J R

“…Two ongoing challenges facing instructors when designing courses are (1) do students identify/understand important concepts in the course, and (2) what makes…”
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A mobile application development approach to teaching introductory programming by Mahmoud, Q H, Popowicz, P

“…Mobile devices such as smartphones are becoming widely used on university campuses, and as the shape of computing is evolving more into a mobile environment,…”
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Integrating Mathematical Thinking, Abstract Thinking, and Computational Thinking by McMaster, K, Rague, B, Anderson, N

“…In recent years, several groups of Computer Science educators have made a sustained effort to capture the essence of CS apart from programming. Three of these…”
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Impact of college learning on engineering career practice by Baytiyeh, H, Naja, M K

“…Traditionally, engineering profession appears to be a technical field based on scientific discipline. However, the way engineering has been taught will not…”
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