Reports & Publications
Annual Reports
Publications
2016
Amos, J. R., Choi, H. H., Long, K. D., Rusch, A. (2016). Work in progress: Assessing intercultural competency in an E-learning environment. In Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper ID #16077). New Orleans, LA, June 26-29. (article)
Amos, J. R., Pool, M., Jensen, K., & Vozenilek, J. (2016). Work in progress: Immersive first-year experience for bioengineering curricula. In Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper ID #16066). New Orleans, LA, June 26-29. (article)
Chronopoulou, A., Cross, K. J., King, D., M., & Salimi, E. (2016). Using case studies to enhance the critical thinking skills of IE students. In Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper ID #17027). New Orleans, LA, June 26-29. (article)
Cross, K. J., Mamaril, N., Herman, G. L., & Johnson, N. E. (2016). Understanding how a culture of collaboration develops among STEM faculty. In Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper ID #16917). New Orleans, LA, June 26-29. (article)
Deshmukh, A., Mitchell, M., & Allison, J. (2016). Integrating model-based design and physical design evaluation for improved design education. In Proceedings of the ASME 2016 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE 2016. Charlotte, NC, Aug. 21-24.
Essick, R., Silva Sohn, M., West, M., Mercier, E., & Herman, G. L. (2016). Scaling-up collaborative learning for large introductory courses using active learning spaces, TA training, and computerized team management. In Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper ID #17099). New Orleans, LA, June 26-29. (article)
Faulkner, B. E. (2016). Leading team learning: Reflections of a teaching assistant. In Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper ID #16862). New Orleans, LA, June 26-29. (article)
Faulkner, B. E. & Herman, G. L. (2016). Espoused faculty epistemologies for engineering mathematics: Towards defining “mathematical maturity” for engineering. In Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper ID #16914). New Orleans, LA, June 26-29. (article)
Gao, J., Pang, B., & Lumetta, B. (2016). Automated feedback framework for introductory programming courses. In 21st Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Educaiton (ITiCSE). Arequipa, Peru, July 11-13. DOI: 10.1145/2899415.2899440 (article)
Hahn, L. D., & Heeren, C. (2016). Building community for teaching faculty. In Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper ID #16915). New Orleans, LA, June 26-29. DOI: 10.18260/p.26407 (article)
Herber, D., Deshmukh, A., Mitchell, M., & Allison, J. (2016). Project-based curriculum for teaching analytical design to freshman engineering students via reconfigurable trebuchets. Education Sciences, 6(1), 7. DOI: 10.3390/educsci6010007 (article)
Herman, G. L. (2016). Studying how digital logic instructors solve canonical problems. In Proceedings of the 46th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Erie, PA, Oct. 12-15.
Herman, G. L., Hahn, L. D., & West, M. (2016). Sustaining innovation in engineering education through faculty communities. In Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper ID #16921). New Orleans, LA, June 26-29. DOI: 10.18260/p.25993 (article)
Herman, G. L. & Johnson, N. E. (2016). Studying students’ understanding of engineering concepts through their sketches. In Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper ID #17007). New Orleans, LA, June 26-29. DOI: 10.18260/p.25947 (article)
Jahnke, K., Witmer, A.-P., Tan, M., & Witmer, G. F. (2016). Bridging a cross-disciplinary, contextual approach to international service engineering learning. In Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper ID #14756). New Orleans, LA, June 26-29. DOI: 10.18260/p.26395 (article)
Johnson, B. E. & Morphew, J. W. (2016). An analysis of recipe-based instruction in an introductory fluid mechanics laboratory. In Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper ID #16990). New Orleans, LA, June 26-29. (article)
Ma, S., Herman, G. L., Tomkin, J., West, M. & Mestre, J. (2016).Studying faculty communities of practice through social network analysis. In Proceedings of the 46th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Erie, PA, Oct. 12-15.
Mansbach, R., Herman, G. L., West, M., Trinkle, D., Ferguson, A., & Schleife, A., (2016). Work-in-progress: Computational modules for the MatSE undergraduate curriculum. In Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper ID #16940). New Orleans, LA, June 26-29. (article)
Minin, S., Varodayan, D., Schmitz, C., Faulkner, B., & Herman, G. L. (2016). Minority merit: Improving retention with cooperative learning in a first-year electronics course. In Proceedings of the 46th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Erie, PA, Oct. 12-15.
Pool, M., Bhargava, R., Carney, P. S., Pan, D., & Smith, A. M. (2016). Implementing a challenge-inspired undergraduate experience. In Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper ID #16477). New Orleans, LA, June 26-29. (article)
Pool, M., Bhargava, R., Jensen, P. A., & Jensen, K. (2016). Work in progress: Reviving a transport phenomena course by incorporating simulation and laboratory experiences. In Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper ID #16776). New Orleans, LA, June 26-29. (article)
Pulford, S., Cutler, S., Hahn, L. D., Harris, E. C., & Kappers, W. M. (2016). Faculty developers on faculty development: Join the conversation. In Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. New Orleans, LA, June 26-29.
Sanders, J., West, M., & Herman, G. L. (2016). Scaling-up project-based learning for a large introductory mechanics course using mobile phone data capture and peer feedback. In Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper ID #17119). New Orleans, LA, June 26-29. (article)
Thomas, L. D., Watt. D. L., Cross, K. J., Magruder, J. A. Easley, C. R., Monereau, Y. J., Phillips, M. R., & Benjamin, A. M. (2016). As purple is to lavender: Exploring womanism as a theoretical framework in engineering education. In Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper ID #17169). New Orleans, LA, June 26-29. (article)
Tomkin, J., West, M., & Herman, G. L. (2016). A methodological refinement for studying the STEM grade-point penalty. In Proceedings of the 46th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Erie, PA, Oct. 12-15.
Witmer, A.-P. & Jahnke, K. (2016). Drawing upon non-engineering disciplines to research sustainability of engineered infrastructure in South America. In Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper ID #14757). New Orleans, LA, June 26-29. (article)
Zilles, C., West, M., & Mussulman, D. (2016). Student behavior in selecting an exam time in a computer-based testing facility. In Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper ID #16655). New Orleans, LA, June 26-29. (article)
2015
Bhargava, R., Pool, M., Smith, A. M., Carney, P. S., & Pan, D. (2015). Works in progress: a challenge-Inspired undergraduate experience. In Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (pp. 26.1774.1 – 26.1774.6). Seattle, WA, June 14–17. DOI: 10.18260/p.25110 (article)
Fagen, W. A., Heeren, C., Herman, G. L., & West, M. (2015). Reengineering an “introduction to computing” course within a college-wide community of practice. In Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper #12404). Seattle, WA, June 14–17. DOI: 10.18260/p.24640 (article)
Faulkner, B., Herman, G. L., & Varodayan, D. (2015). Studying the design of effective online text. In Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition. Seattle, WA, June 14–17.
Faulkner, B., Varodayan, D., and Herman, G. L. (2015). Effect of assertion headings and expandable examples in an online engineering textbook. In Proceedings of the Forty-fifth ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. El Paso, TX, Oct. 21-24. DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2015.7344329 (article)
Hahn, L. & Migotsky, C. (2015). Formative classroom observations for new faculty. In Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper #12171). Seattle, WA, June 14–17.
Hahn, L., Migotsky, C., Crowley, L., & Elliott-Litchfield, B. (2015). Fostering “productive camaraderie:” A teaching-oriented program for first-year faculty. Paper presented at the 2015 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Houston, TX, Nov. 13-19.
Heeren, C. & Fagan, W. A. (2015). Quantitative correlation between student use of office hours and course performance. In Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (pp. 26.1296.1 – 26.1296.9). Seattle, WA, June 14–17. DOI: 10.18260/p.24633 (article)
Herman, G. L. & Mena, I. (2015). Work in progress: Tracking the spread of research-based instructional strategies. In Proceedings of the Forty-fifth ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, El Paso, TX, Oct. 21-24. DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2015.7344218 (article)
Herman, G. L., Mena, I. B., Greene, J., West, M., Tomkin, J. & Mestre, J. (2015). Creating instution-level change in instructional practices through faculty communities of practice. In Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper #12500). Seattle, WA, June 14–17. DOI: 10.18260/p.23758 (article)
Herman, G. L., Mestre, J. P., Tomkin, J., Greene, J., West, M., & Mena, I. B. (2015). Illinois WIDER – Scaling cultures of collaboration: Evidence-based reform in gateway STEM courses. In Proceedings of the Illinois Learning Sciences Design Laboratory, Champaign, IL, Feb. 27.
Pulford, S., Ruzycki, N., Finelli, C., Hahn, L., & Thorsen, D. (2015). Making value for faculty: Learning communities in engineering faculty development. In Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper #12769). Seattle, WA, June 14–17. DOI: 10.18260/p.24465 (ERM Division Best Paper Award, article)
Roesler, J., Littleton, P., Schmidt, A., Schideman, L., Johnston, M., Mestre, J., Herman, G. L., Mena, I., Gates, E., & Liu, L. (2015). Campus integrated project-based learning course in Civil and Environmental Engineering. In Proceedings of the Forty-fifth ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. El Paso, TX, Oct. 21-24. DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2015.7344382 (article)
Roessler, J., Littleton, P., Schmidt, A., Schideman, L., Johnston, M., Mestre, J., Herman, G. L., Mena, I., Gates, E., Jason, M., & Liu, L. (2015). Campus integrated project-based learning course in civil and environmental engineering. In Proceedings of the Forty-fifth ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. El Paso, TX, Oct. 21-24. DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2015.7344382 (article)
Tawfick, S., Beaudoin, A., Downing, S., Hsiao-Wecksler, E., Herman, G. L., Migotsky, C. & Hahn, L. (2015). Transitioning from analysis-based to project-based machine design education. In Proceedings of the 2015 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Houston, TX, Nov. 13-19.
West, M. & Herman, G. L. (2015). Mapping the spread of collaborative learning methods in gateway STEM courses via communities of practice. In Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper #13097). Seattle, WA, June 14–17. DOI: 10.18260/p.24469 (article)
West, M., Herman, G. L., & Silva Sohn, M. (2015). Sustainable reform of an Introductory mechanics course sequence driven by a community of practice. In Proceedings of the 2015 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, (IMECE2015-51493). Houston, TX, Nov. 13-19. DOI: 10.1115/1.861080_ch40 (article)
West, M., Herman, G. L., & Zilles, C. (2015). PrairieLearn: Mastery-based online problem solving with adaptive scoring and recommendations driven by machine learning. In Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper #13544). Seattle, WA, June 14–17. (article)
West, M., Silva Sohn, M., & Herman, G. L. (2015). Randomized exams for large STEM courses spread via communities of practice. In Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (Paper #13012). Seattle, WA, June 14–17. DOI: 10.18260/p.24639 (article)
West, M., Silva Sohn, M., & Herman, G. L. (2015). Sustainable reform of an introductory mechanics course sequence driven by a community of practice. In Proceedings of the 2015 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, (IMECE2015-51549). Houston, TX, Nov. 13-19. DOI: 10.18260/p.25993 (article)
Zilles, C., Deloatch, R. T., Bailey, J., Khattar, B. B., Fagen, W., Heeren, C., Mussulman, D., & West, M. (2015). Computerized testing: A vision and initial experiences. In Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (pp. 26.387.1 – 26.387.13). Seattle, WA, June 14–17. (article)
2014
Crowley, L. & Herman, G. L. (2014). Using faculty communities to drive sustainable reform: Learning from the Strategic Instructional Initiatives Program. In Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (paper #9052). Indianapolis, IN, June 15–18. (article)
Greene, J.C., Mustafaa, R., Garcia, G., Gates, E., & Williams, J. (2014). Skating on the inside edge: being an external internal evaluator. In Proceedings of the American Evaluation Association Conference 2014, (Session#638). Denver, CO, Oct. 15-18.
Oien, R., Anders, A., & Long, A. (2014). Improving the laboratory experience for introductory geology students using active learning and evidence-based reform. In 2014 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, (#ED21D-3472). San Francisco, CA, Dec. 15-19.
West, M. & Herman, G. L. (2014). Sustainable reform of introductory dynamics driven by a community of practice. In Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, (paper #10519). Indianapolis, IN, June 15–18. (article)
2013
Bhat, P. B. & Herman G. L. (2013). Student perceptions of differences in visual communication mode for an online course in engineering. In Proceedings of the Forty-Third ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, (pp. S1I-1 to S1I-3). Oklahoma City, OK, Oct. 23-26. DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2013.6685079 (article)
2011
Herman, G. L. (2011). Teaching signal processing according to what your students know. In Proceedings of the Sixth Signal Processing Education Workshop, (pp. 231–236). Sedona, AZ, Jan. 4-7. DOI: 10.1109/DSP-SPE.2011.5739217 (article)