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Rebecca M. Reck, Ph.D. Rebecca M. Reck, Ph.D.
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    • Accessibility and Inclusion in Undergraduate Labs
    • Alternative Grading
    • SPARK Faculty Program
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Publications

Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Affordable and Portable Laboratory Kit for an Introductory Control Systems Course

The final results of my dissertation research about affordable and portable laboratory kits were published in Advances in Engineering Education in 2019. The full paper can be accessed from the AEE website.

  • Instructional Laboratory
  • Laboratory Kit
  • Labs
  • Experiential Learning
  • Journal Publication
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20 March 2020

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Validating DC Motor Models on the Quanser Qube Servo

At the 2018 Dynamic Systems and Controls (DSCC) Conference, I published a paper detailing the methods for validating various DC Motor models.  The full paper can be accessed from the ASME Digital Collection.

  • Laboratory Equipment
  • Instructional Laboratory
  • DSCC
  • Conference Paper
  • DC Motor
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20 March 2020

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Poster of findings from paper on adding MATLAB Grader to a control systems course
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Student and faculty reflections after using MathWorks' Cody Coursework in a control systems course

At the 2018 IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, I published an innovative practice about adding Cody Coursework (now MATLAB Grader) to my control systems course.  The full paper can be accessed on IEEE Xplore.

  • Presentation
  • Conference Paper
  • Teaching
  • Poster
  • FIE
  • educational technology
  • MATLAB
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20 March 2020

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A Systematic Review of Technologies for Providing Feedback and Grades to Students

At the 2019 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, I published a tips and tricks paper about technologies that were available for providing feedback and grades to students.  The full paper can be accessed from the ASEE website.

  • Conference Paper
  • Teaching
  • feedback
  • educational technology
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20 March 2020

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Applications Monday: Student bring real-life control system experiences into the classroom

At the 2018 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference, I published a paper about an innovative assignment that I created to help students connect theories from class to real-life applications.  The full paper can be accessed from the ASEE website.

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20 March 2020

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Applications Monday: Students bring real-life control system experiences into the classroom

In 2018, I was asked to share an innovative assignment as part of Kettering University's Principles of Effective Teaching (PoET) lecture series.  In this talk, I describe an assignment where I have students share a real-life application of something they learned in the course with their peers.

  • Teaching
  • Engineering Education
  • applications
  • assignment
  • motivation
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20 March 2020

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Recent Publications

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