LITEE Team Travels to ASEE Conference and Exhibition
Louisville, KY -- Three student members of the LITEE team traveled to Louisville, Kentucky for the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exhibition. Ashley Clayson, a Master’s student in Technical and Professional Communication, Pramod Rajan, a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering, and Michael Marsocci, a senior in Civil Engineering, attended the conference from June 20th – June 23rd to present papers and manage LITEE’s exhibit booth. The students spoke to professionals and educators about the work conducted at LITEE and encouraged faculty to consider www.liteecases.com as a resource for their curricula in chemical, mechanical, civil, and computer engineering.
In addition to the exhibit, the students presented two papers and a poster at the conference. Ashley Clayson’s poster “National Dissemination of LITEE Case Studies: A Model” summarized the LITEE Dissemination Project’s results so far. Michael Marsocci presented his paper, “Educational Methods for Design Courses: Functional Dormitories,” which explained a case study he designed and its applications in architecture engineering and design courses. Pramod Rajan presented the paper “Use of Multimedia Case Studies in an Introductory Course in Mechanical Engineering,” which explained the results of an ongoing project using case studies in introductory engineering classes at Auburn University and Hampton University.
The Conference and Exhibition was well attended, and LITEE used the opportunity to make many new contacts and spread the word about our research. The student representatives enjoyed their time in Louisville and considered the experience a success.
Welcome to LITEE at Auburn University
The LITEE program is exceptional because its educational paradigm consists of developing multimedia cases based on real-world problems. The cases are implemented in classrooms using an innovative instructional strategy and are readily transferable to other institutions. Using the case studies in classrooms leads to perceived improvements in the leadership skills and attitudes of engineering and technology students at the high school, undergraduate, and graduate levels. The case studies have been used successfully in 21 universities and 3 high schools.
The LITEE program inspires graduate students to create real-world case studies that facilitate hands-on learning of leadership skills and attitudes by future engineers.
A survey of LITEE alumni shows that they perceive a significant improvement in their leadership skills and attitudes due to their participation in this cross-disciplinary program.
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