…about student design patterns and gender-specific design processes. In a new project, we are building next-generation analysis tools to characterize the data from these design processes and extend the experiments…
…of generative design driven by artificial intelligence. Design is being transformed by computation, and today’s engineers must understand how computers “think” in order to harness the power of generative design…
…Level, Yerba Buena Salon Using an explanatory mixed method design, the goal of this study was to investigate the temporal variation of students’ engagement when they are studying engineering design….
…(2017). Bridging the design-science gap with tools: Science learning and design behaviors in a simulated environment for engineering design. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 54(8), 1049-1096. Xie, C., Schimpf,…
…as desktop paper cutters and laser cutters. Design patterns and mechanical building blocks may be introduced and communicated, and their construction facilitated, by powerful software systems. In sum, the component…
…efficiency. This program will allow you to design a building in a What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get style in 3D, just like Google SketchUp, and then evaluate its energy performance. The alpha version will…
…capability of concurrent design, simulation, and analysis within Energy3D enables students to test and evaluate multiple design ideas through rapid virtual experimentation. Figure 1. Solar analysis: The total solar radiation…
…the Context of Two High School Earth Science Curriculum Units. She also works on the NSF-funded InquirySpace project. Her main research areas include technology-enhanced, inquiry-based science curriculum design and evaluation,…
…curriculum units have been developed, guided by the following design principles: 1) engage students in real-world frontier science; 2) have students interpret data collected from scientists to make sense of…