The ASEE summer school program was a super event and one I look forward to attending every five years. This event (my third) always lifts me out of any rut I have fallen into. Our sponsor's made a very positive impact on US ChE education.

Alan M. Lane

The University of Alabama

As a result of the Summer School, I have done the following, things:

1.?Implemented problem-based learning segments in each of my classes.

2.?Have been working on insuring, that I use a variety of teaching, styles in my lecture.

3.?Have worked with my department to incorporate more design, and more open-ended design, into all levels of the curriculum. We are developing some Freshmen level design experiments for this next Fall.

4.?Implemented more use of our simulator at all levels in the curriculum.

5.?We have begun working on the transition to Criterion 2000 standards.

6.?I have networked with another summer school member this year, exchanging ideas and Just "encouraging," each other.

Sincerely,

John O'Haver

The University of Mississippi

I found the session at the Snowbird Conference with the myriad of computer packages that are replacing the old Fortran programming we all knew and loved most helpful. The comparisons between the different packages (MathCAD, Matlab, Polymath, etc.) was very informative. It provided me with enough information to work on major curriculum revisions concerning computer programming.

Phil Wankat's workshop was excellent as well. I also enjoyed networking with the Pollution Prevention Group.

Thanks for the opportunity to attend Summer School. It was a great experience. I learned a great deal and enjoyed meeting and sharing ideas with other faculty members in a relaxed environment.

Jeff Sczechowski

California Polytechnic State University

I attended the Workshop on Teaching Effectiveness for New Faculty with Professor Phil Wankat and learned many practical aspects of improving understanding in the classroom and exchanged exams and teaching similar classes. From interacting with attendees in the Biotechnology Session, I incorporated two new experiments into my biochemical engineering class and used a multi-media package to demonstrate several experimental techniques in class. A siphon was demonstrated in a Session on Undergraduate Laboratory, which I modified to illustrate the mechanical energy balance for my Fluid Mechanics class. I found the Capstone Design Workshop a wonderful resource for many classes, using the case studies to introduce students to chemical processes and to illustrate the role of chemical engineer in my Materials & Energy Balance classes. I found the ASEE Summer School a tremendous resource for my classes this year. It provided many ideas, materials, and resources which could be incorporated into my courses to improve understanding and elevate the interests of students. Many thanks to the sponsors who allowed me to have this very valuable experience!

Sincerely,

Carolyn Lee

Rose Hulman

After hearing Frank Doyle's talk on the Process Control Modules (PCM), I integrated PCM into our senior level process control course this spring. The students use PCM to investigate the dynamics and control of a gas fired furnace. Specific simulation experiments include steady-state behavior, dynamic behavior, PID controller tuning, and multivariable control.

Michael A. Henson

Louisiana State University

I have incorporated materials/approaches from the session on pollution prevention into my senior first-year graduate level elective course on pollution prevention. Specifically, modules that David Allen has developed and portions of his textbook.

Marvin Fleischman

University of Louisville

Dr. Venkat's seminar on teaching has been invaluable to me. I have used his discussion of different levels of understanding to develop my lecture notes paying attention to content as well as structure. I have used many of his suggestions in my classes, e.g. introducing breaks and breakout groups.

Benjamin Glasser

Rutgers University

Phil Wankatâs all day workshop on effective teaching for new faculty has had a demonstrable impact on both my teaching style and research progress. The ideas, resources, and wisdom that Phil presented have served a s springboard to direct my learning about teaching.

Regards,

Anthony J. Muscat

University of Arizona

I attended Don Woods' presentation on "Problem-based Learning" and was quite impressed with the concept in terms of developing life-long learning skills in our students. Upon returning home, I immediately spoke to our associate dean about incorporating the concept of problem-based learning into our revised engineering college core curriculum He was very enthusiastic about the concept and I anticipate that problem-based learning will be incorporated into a number of engineering, core courses. Also anticipate that this concept will be incorporated into our departmental curriculum. Don Woods' presentation was very timely due to the emphasis on lifelong learning in ABET 2000. 1 thank the organizers of the ASEE Summer School for scheduling this excellent presenter.

David W. Murhammer

The University of Iowa

There are many things that I picked up at the conference that improved my teaching. Many of them were from Phil Wankat's work-shop. The idea which has been most successful was to increase the amount of in class time on problem solving in groups (usually pairs). The positive feedback from the students on this was remarkable.

Another idea which worked well in my "Transport Phenomena" course is to request a midterm evaluation of the instruction ("If you were the instructor, what would you do to improve student learning in this course?"). This provided invaluable feedback, and taught me that I hadn't been providing enough real-life examples. I made a greater effort thereafter to pose questions in terms of meaningful physical situations (e.g. "dissolution of a pill" instead of "diffusion from a sphere").

I hope to see you May 18 when I visit your department for a seminar. I'm sure much has changed since I was an undergraduate there.

Best wishes,

Rich Dickinson

University of Florida