Transcript Mechanical Engineering Building Blocks to Success Introduction

Mechanical Engineering
Building Blocks to Success
Introduction
• Amy Magas
Purpose
• Purpose: To enhance communication
between faculty and students on courses and
curriculum
• Given: Develop a student-centered,
internet-based educational information
processing system
Goals
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Convey course information
Promote active learning
Promote ISU standards
Provide feedback
Promote standard rubrics
Engage and encourage high school students
Involve industry
Link research and education
Increase diversity
Our Groups
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Rubrics
Base Groups
Courses
Curriculum
Coordinators
Coordinator Group
• To take on a leadership role within MEBBS
• To develop a standard and professional format for
webpages
• To keep our professors informed about our
individual groups
• To take an active role in helping with our groups
• To help our individual groups to meet their goals.
• To convey suggestions from faculty to students
• To make sure other students learn how to use and
evaluate web pages.
Skills Acquired
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Leadership
Organization
Resourcefulness
Web Design
Departmental Issues
Topics
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Rubrics
Curriculum
Courses
Base Groups
Rubrics
• David Harrington
• Wee-Han Tan
• Adam Gudenkauf
What are Rubrics?
• Guide and Assessment Tool
• Criteria Listed
• Example of Basic Rubric
Why Have Rubrics?
• Outlines Grading
• Illustrates Expectations
• Encourages Higher Standards
Advantages
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Clear Expectations
Consistent and Unbiased Grading
Scale to Show Progress
For Any Assignment
Reusable
Rubric Examples
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Oral Presentations
Research Papers
Journal Writing
Class Participation
Homework Assignments
Class Outline
Math Journal
Easy to Use and Create
• Basic Method
• Links Page
– Ten Step Method
– Templates
– Software Links
What We Have Learned
• Value of Rubrics
• HTML
• Group Project Management
Curriculum Information
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Introduction
Flow Chart
Course Topics
Curriculum Feedback
Course Webpages
• Tom Duncan
General Overview
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Advantages
Convenience
Speed
Accessibility
Reusability
Design of Pages
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Standard Format
Professor Designed
Student Oriented
Ease of Navigation
Development Time
Skills Acquired
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HTML Knowledge
Network Speed
ME Department Classes
Networking
Examples
• Index of Classes
• Professor Molian’s ME322 Page
Recommendations
• “Recycling”
• One Student, One Professor
Base Groups
• Yoong-Guan Chen
• Martin Kurnadi
Base Groups
• History
Basic Elements of Cooperative
Learning
• Positive Interdependence - “Sink or Swim”
• Face-to-Face Interaction - Students help and
encourage each other
• Individual Accountability - Giving the comments
back to the group on individual performance
• Small Group Skills - Leadership and
communication help group to work effectively
• Group Processing - Groups to evaluate if they are
achieving their goals and maintaining effective
working relationships.
Webpage Elements
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Opinions
Minutes Form
Feedback from Students
Feedback from Professors
Conclusion
• Cards
• Website
• In the future