2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

1. Dr. Ravi T. Shankar Florida Atlantic University [biography]

   Ravi Shankar has a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, and an MBA from Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL. He is currently a senior professor with the Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department at Florida Atlantic University. His current research interests are on K-12 education, engineering learning theories, and education data mining. He has been well funded by the high tech industry over the years. He has 7 US patents, of which 3 have been commercialized by the university. He has published at the 2013 conference on this topic. This work is a continuation of earlier research. We plan to leverage this in developing courses to teach math with robotics to 8th and 9th graders during summer '15.

2. Mr. Jean Lapaix Florida Atlantic University [biography]

   I am a senior electrical engineering undergraduate at Florida Atlantic University. I am interested in science and engineering and applying them towards math education. I am also interested in incorporating control systems to make platforms more intelligent and robust.

3. Charles Perry Weinthal [biography]

   Currently Seeking a Master's in EE
   Commodore Business Machines: EE: Engineering Services for Manufacturing /Production / Test-QA / Intern Training 1989-1994, Amiga / CD-TV /PC /C64/ C65
   University of Central Florida: BSE-EE 1989
   UCF Walking Machine Robotics Club: 1987-1989 Founding Member: - 2nd Place U. Va Nat'l Competition 1988
   A.D. Henderson University School / FAU-High: Parent Mentor 2012-2015: Makerspace, FTC-Robotics, SeaPerch, EV-GT, Formula-E School Series, Quadcopters, MATE
   Girl Scouts USA: Co-Leader: 2005-2015

4. Dr. Don Ploger Florida Atlantic University [biography]

   DON PLOGER, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor with the College of Education. He and Dr. Ravi Shankar have worked together in developing Robotics courses for high school students. Don Ploger brings two important perspectives to this collaborative research. First, from an engineering education perspective, he emphasizes the importance of communicating essential knowledge to non-engineers. The second perspective comes from the mathematics education research literature. There is a well-established paradox: students often fail to apply familiar methods when they attempt to solve novel problems. Coordinating these perspectives has facilitated the collaboration across disciplines.

5. Ms. Malissa Augustin Florida Atlantic University
6. Santiago Aguerrevere

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