NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Showing all 5 results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Davis, C. E.; Yeary, M. B.; Sluss, J. J., Jr. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2012
This paper discusses an all-encompassing approach to increase the number of students in engineering through innovative outreach, recruiting, and retention programs. Prior to adopting these programs, the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Oklahoma (OU), Norman, experienced a reduction in engineering enrollment…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, State Universities, Declining Enrollment, Enrollment Trends
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
LoPresti, Peter G.; Manikas, Theodore W.; Kohlbeck, Jeff G. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2010
An Electrical Engineering Summer Academy for Pre-College Students was held at the University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, during the summers of 2007 and 2008. The Academy participants included students having just completed 7th to 11th grade and teachers from middle school through high school. The students and teachers participated in team-building,…
Descriptors: Engineering, Professional Occupations, Engineering Education, Career Exploration
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Shyr, Wen-Jye – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2010
This paper presents a wind power system laboratory activity and an outline for evaluating student performance in this activity. The work described here was to design and implement the laboratory to assist teachers in achieving the teaching objective of this activity. The laboratory teaching activities introduce energy sources, wind energy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Activities, Energy, Power Technology
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Jung, I. Y.; Yeom, H. Y. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2009
While development of the Internet has contributed to the spread of online education, online exams have not been widely adopted. An online exam is defined here as one that takes place over the insecure Internet, and where no proctor is in the same location as the examinees. This paper proposes an enhanced secure online exam management environment…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Internet, Computer Security, Computer Uses in Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Vaidyanathan, V. V.; Varanasi, M. R.; Kougianos, E.; Wang, Shuping; Raman, H. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2009
This paper describes radio frequency identification (RFID) projects, designed and implemented by students in the College of Engineering at the University of North Texas, as part of their senior-design project requirement. The paper also describes an RFID-based project implemented at Rice Middle School in Plano, TX, which went on to win multiple…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Radio, Student Projects, Middle School Students