Premier Courseware of 2011
M-MODEL8 was announced as the Premier Courseware of 2011 at the 2011 ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference on Friday, October 14, 2011 in Rapid City, SD.
M-MODEL8: An Online Homework Tool for Engineering Mechanics
Edward Anderson, Texas Tech University
M-MODEL8
M-MODEL8 is a full simulation of traditional engineering mechanics homework solutions including free-body diagram construction, known/unknown variables listing and mathematical modeling. M-MODEL8 is an open-ended system that utilizes an intelligent tutor, hints/tips, error checking, grading, iteration and repeated solutions to motivate students, help them practice in-depth thinking, develop their problem solving skills, cause them to reflect and help them develop intellectually. M-MODEL8 goes beyond other homework systems that are linear, rote process that relies upon multi-choice, short answer, pair matching and etc. user interactions and the dictums of the problem designer. M-MODEL8 includes a problem authoring tool that individual instructors may use to modify the provided problems to their tastes and create their own problems.
2011 Sponsors
About the Premier Award
The Premier Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Courseware was developed by NEEDS—A Digital Library for Engineering Education, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and the Synthesis Coalition to recognize high-quality, non-commercial courseware designed to enhance engineering education.
