Engineering Communication

Book:

Nathans-Kelly, T. and Nicometo, C.G. Slide Rules: Design, Build, and Archive Presentations in the Engineering and Technical Fields.  Wiley-IEEE Press, Feb 2014.  ISBN: 978-1-118-79612-2 .

Wiley-IEEE  Press Series Editor: Professional Engineering Communication. 2010 -2017.  Duties included soliciting authors for 12 books, publication cycles, quality control, style issues, and more.

Publications, Proceedings, Workshops

T. Nathans-Kelly and C.G. Nicometo, “What Do Instructors Need to Know About Teaching Technical Presentations?” in Teaching Professional and Technical Communication, Ed. Tracy Bridgeford. Utah State Press, 2018.

T. Nathans-Kelly and W. White, “Leveling Up by Design: Games Design + Engineering Communication = Innovative Games and High Functioning Teams,” SEFI 2018 European Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference. via ResearchGate

T. Nathans-Kelly, R. Evans, and A. Datta, “Meshing goals: Bringing a Computer-Aided Engineering course with Biomedical Applications, Engineering Communications, and FDA Reporting guidelines into alignment towards stronger student outcomes,” IEEE ProComm 2017 Annual Conference. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8013962

T. Nathans-Kelly, E. Farrar, and O. Adebayo, “Seeing and strategizing diversity in engineering classrooms and labs,” IEEE ProComm 2017 Annual Conference. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8013961

T. Nathans-Kelly, R. Evans, L. Klein, and J. Zhang, “We WOVE, we designed, we conquered: Assessing engineering self-efficacy in a Mechanical Engineering Communication Initiative—Instructor and student perspectives,” IEEE ProComm 2017Annual Conference. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8013963

T. Nathans-Kelly and R. Evans, “Creating Communicative Self-Efficacy Through Integrating and Innovating Engineering Communication Instruction,” ASEE 2017, Columbus, OH. https://www.asee.org/public/conferences/78/papers/17739/view

T. Nathans-Kelly and C. Diaz-Smith, “Whose Idea Is It Anyway? Students Communicating Innovative and Entrepreneurial Work and the Quagmire of Ownership at the University Level,” ProComm 2016, IEEE Professional Communication Society Proceedings. Austin, TX. October 2016.

C.G. Nicometo and T. Nathans-Kelly, “Yes, We Teach Presentations Online and It Works: Methods for Teaching Technical Presentations to Practicing Engineers in an Online Environment,” 122nd Annual ASEE Conference and Exposition  (2015). Paper # 11722. Seattle, WA. July 2015.

T. Nathans-Kelly, Keynote: “Engineering for Power: Points To Remember for Technical Talks.” The Ohio State University College of Engineering Career Services. September 2014.

T. Nathans-Kelly, “When Your Point Has No Power: Transforming Your Technical Talks for Maximum Efficiency,”  The Boeing Company, Huntington Beach facility. August 2014.

E. Farrar, O.O. Adebayo, T. J. McCray, R. Evans, and T. Nathans-Kelly, “Learning Spatial Visualization: Beyond Drills and Into Early Mastery.” SEFI 2014.

O.O. Adebayo, E. Farrar, T. J. McCray, R. Evans, and T. Nathans-Kelly. “Empowering Early Mastery of Spatial Visualization Skills in Underrepresented Minority Engineering Students.” FIE 2014.

Nicometo, C. G., Skarzynski, B.,  and Nathans-Kelly, T. Mind the Gap: Using Lessons Learned from Practicing Engineers to Teach Engineering Ethics to Undergraduates. IEEE 2014 International Symposium on Ethics in Engineering, Science, and Technology. May 2014, Chicago, IL.

Nathans-Kelly, T., and Carliner, S. Publishing with IEEE PCS Book Series and PCS Transactions. International Professional Communication Conference, IEEE Professional Communication Society. 2014. Pittsburgh, PA

Nathans-Kelly, T. and  Nicometo, C. G. Don’t Get Stuck on the Bridge: Getting Past Roadblocks to Teaching and/or Enacting Greater Engineering Presentations. International Professional Communication Conference, IEEE Professional Communication Society. 2014. Pittsburgh, PA. Talk kindly provided by Joanna Wolfe.

T. Nathans-Kelly and C.G. Nicometo. Stop Slipping and Sliding: Methods to Reclaim Expert Engineering Space by Using Slides to Best Advantage. SEFI/European Society for Engineering Education. September 2013, Leuven, Belgium.

R. Evans, G. Fuches, and T. Nathans-Kelly. Mapping Genres in Order to Facilitate the Teaching and Learning in the Disciplines. International Professional Communication Conference, IEEE Professional Communication Society. 2013. Vancouver, BC.

T. Nathans-Kelly and C.G. Nicometo Sliding Headfirst: Translation, Presentations, and Engineering Work. International Professional Communication Conference, IEEE Professional Communication Society. 2013. Vancouver, BC.  

T. Nathans-Kelly and C.G. Nicometo. Workshop: Power Presenting For Cognitive Retention and Organizational Longevity. IEEE PCS Conference/IPCC. Orlando, FL. August 2012.

T. Nathans-Kelly and C.G. Nicometo. Informed Influence: Preparing Graduate Engineering Students to Present with Power and Not Just PowerPoint. ASEE 2011. ASEE_AC2011_260 Informed Influence

K, Anderson, S. Courter, M. J. Nathan,  A. C. Prevost, C. G. Nicometo, T. M. Nathans-Kelly, T. D. McGlamery, and A. K. Atwood. Special Session: Moving towards the Intended, Explicit, and Authentic: Addressing Misalignments in Engineering Learning within Secondary and University Education. ASEE 2011. ASEE_AC2011_1452 Special Session AWAKEN

T. Nathans-Kelly. Captioning to capture content. IEEE Professional Communication Society Newsletter. April 2010.  http://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pcs/index.php?q=node/1625

NSF funded researcher. Grant # #0648267. Aligning educational experiences with ways of knowing engineering: Improving learning from middle school through professional practice. http://www.engr.wisc.edu/services/elc/hplengr.htm

Related Publications:

T. Nathans-Kelly, C. Nicometo, & K.J.B. Anderson. In-situ ethics: The ethical sensibility that engineers bring to their work.  Proceedings of the 118th Annual American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference, Louisville, KY. June 2010. http://www.engr.wisc.edu/services/elc/hplengr.htm or full text at AC+2010Full1283 InSituEthics

K.J.B. Anderson, S. S. Courter, T. Nathans-Kelly, C. Nicometo, & T. McGlamery. Benefits to non-engineers of learning an engineering way of thinking. Proceedings of the 118th Annual American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference, Louisville, KY. June 2010.http://www.engr.wisc.edu/services/elc/hplengr.htm or full text at AC+2010Full1740 EngineeringWayofThinking

C. Nicometo, K.J.B. Anderson, & T. Nathans-Kelly. More than just engineers – How engineers define and value communication skills on the job.  Proceedings of the 118th Annual American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference, Louisville, KY. June 2010.http://www.engr.wisc.edu/services/elc/hplengr.htm or full text at AC+2010Full602 More Than Just Engineers

C. Grohowski-Nicometo, T. Nathans-Kelly, & K.J.B. Anderson. Work in progress: Educational implications of personal history, undergraduate experience, and professional values of practicing engineers.  Proceedings of the 39th Annual Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, San Antonio, TX. 2009.   http://www.engr.wisc.edu/services/elc/hplengr.htm

K.J.B. Anderson, S. S. Courter, T. Nathans-Kelly, C. Nicometo, & McGlamery, T. Understanding the current work and values of professional engineers: Implications for engineering education. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 2009. http://www.engr.wisc.edu/services/elc/hplengr.htm or at AC+2009Full230 ValuesEngineering

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