Dr. Edward Anderson - Ray Butler Distinguished Educator
Contact Information
Dr. Edward Anderson
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409-1021
Tel: (806)742-3563 ext. 231
Fax: (806)742-3540
email: ed.anderson@ttu.edu
Education
- B.S., Iowa State University, 1964
- M.S., Iowa State University, 1966
- Ph.D., Purdue University, 1972
Experience
- Professor, Texas Tech University, 1985-Present
- Director & Associate Director, Teaching, Learning, and Technology Center, Texas Tech University, 1996-2006
- Texas Piper Professor, Texas Tech University, 2001
- H.T. Person Professor, University of Wyoming, Spring 2000
- Chairman, Dept. of Mech. Engr., Texas Tech University, 1986-1994
- Professor, University of Nebraska, 1980-1985
- Assistant Dean, College of Engineering and Technology, University of Nebraska, 1980-1986
- Director, Engineering Research Center, University of Nebraska, 1980-1986
- Associate Professor, University of Nebraska, 1976-1980
- Assistant Professor, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 1974-1975
- Assistant Professor, University of Southwestern lousiana, 1972-1974
Research Interests
- Student Learning
- Heat Transfer
- Energy Conversion
Teaching Areas
- Thermodynamics
- Nuclear Engineering
- Heat transfer
Recent Publications
- R. Taraban, A. DeFinis, A. G. Brown, E. E. Anderson, and M. P. Sharma, A Paradigm for Assessing Conceptual and Procedural Knowledge in Engineering Students, JEE, in press
- R. Taraban, E. E. Anderson, A. DeFinis, A, G. Brown, A. Weigold & M. P. Sharma, First Steps in Understanding Engineering Students Growth of Conceptual and Procedural Knowledge in an Interactive Learning Context,, Annals of Research on Engineering Education, Vol. (3),www.areeonline.org, Winter, 2007
- R. Taraban, E. E. Anderson, A. DeFinis, A, G. Brown, A. Weigold & M. P. Sharma, First Steps in Understanding Engineering Students Growth of Conceptual and Procedural Knowledge in an Interactive Learning Context, JEE, Vol 96(1), 2006.
- J. Hashemi, N. Chandrashekar, and E. E. Anderson, Design and Development of an Interactive Web-Based Environment for Measuring Hardness in Metals: A Distance Learning Tool, International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 5, 2006. Also online at http://www.ijee.ie/OnlinePapers/Interactive/Hashemi_Hardness/interactive-paper-rev/interactive-html.htm
- R. Taraban, E. E. Anderson, M.W. Hayes, and M. P. Sharma, Developing On-Line Homework for Introductory Thermodynamics, Annals of Research on Engineering Education, Vol. (2),www.areeonline.org, Fall, 2005
- R. Taraban, E. E. Anderson, M.W. Hayes, and M. P. Sharma, Developing On-Line Homework for Introductory Thermodynamics, J. of Engr. Education, pp. 339-342 July, 2005
- J. Hashemi, K.A. Austin, A. Majkowski, E.E. Anderson, and N. Chandrashekar, Elements of a Realistic Virtual Laboratory Experience in Materials Science: Development and Evaluation, International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol 21(3). Also in on-line version at http://www.ijee.dit.ie/OnlinePapers/Interactive_Papers.html , 2005
- R. Taraban, A. DeFinis, A. G. Brown, E. E. Anderson, and M. P. Sharma, A Paradigm for Assessing Conceptual and Procedural Knowledge in Engineering Students, ICREE, by special arrangement, Honolulu, HI, June, 2007
- E.E. Anderson and J. Hashemi, Virtual Laboratories: Changing Engineering Education, ICEE, San Juan, PR, July, 2006.
- E.E. Anderson , Active Learning in Computer-Based-Instruction, SUN Conference, El Paso, TX, March, 2006
- Kholamkar, S., Chandrashekhar, N., Anderson, E.E., and Hashemi, J., An Interactive Web-Based Approach to Perform Full-Scale Tenisle Testing Experiments, IMECE2005-79940, Orlando, FL, Nov.,2005
- E.E. Anderson. R. Taraban, M.W. Hayes and M.P. Sharma, The Impact of Course Resource Utilization upon student Learning, ICEER-2004, Olomouc, Czech Republic, 2004
- E.E. Anderson, , R. Taraban, and M.P. Sharma, "Student Usage of Supplemental Study Materials," ICEE-2003, Valencia, Spain, 2003.
- E.E. Anderson, and J. Hashemi, "On the Utilization of a Decision Tree Concept in Virtual Laboratory Experiments," ICEE-2003, Valencia, Spain, 2003.
- R. Taraban, E.E. Anderson, M.P. Sharma, and A. Weigold, Developing a Model of Students Navigations in Computer Modules for Introductory Thermodynamics, ASEE Annual Conf. and Exp., Nashville, TN, 2003.
- J. Hashemi, E.E. Anderson, A. Majkowski, and K.A. Stalcup, Development of Software to Improve Learning and Laboratory Experience in Materials Science.ASEE Annual Conf. and Exp., Nashville, TN
- E.E. Anderson, M.P. Sharma, and R. Taraban, Application of Active Learning Techniques to Computer-Based Instruction of Introductory Thermodynamics, ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2002
- R. Taraban, E.E. Anderson, M. P. Sharma, and M. W. Hayes, Monitoring Students Study Behaviors in Thermodynamics, ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, 2002
- E.E. Anderson, "Incorporating Laboratory Simulations into Non-Laboratory Courses," ICEE Annual Conference, Oslo, Norway, 2001
- E.E. Anderson, "Staged Solutions as a Means of Learning via the Internet," ASEE Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, 2001