Vinod Lohani

About

Dr. Vinod Lohani is a Professor of Engineering Education and an adjunct faculty member in Civil & Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. He is one of the founding faculty members of the Engineering Education program and has a background in civil engineering, with an undergraduate degree from India, an M.S. from the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand, and a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech. His research interests encompass computer-supported research and learning systems, engineering education, hydrology, and international collaboration. Dr. Lohani has led significant interdisciplinary projects, including the development of the Learning Enhanced Watershed Assessment System (LEWAS), a real-time water and weather monitoring research and education lab, which has been integrated into numerous courses at Virginia Tech and beyond. He has directed NSF-funded interdisciplinary water sciences and engineering research experiences for undergraduates and teachers, training hundreds of scholars and educators. Additionally, he has contributed to curriculum reform through the implementation of Jerome Bruner's spiral theory and has collaborated internationally through various study abroad initiatives. Dr. Lohani has published extensively, delivered numerous invited talks, and received multiple awards for his contributions to engineering education and research. His leadership roles include serving as a Program Director at NSF, directing the ICTAS Doctoral Scholars program, and serving as…

Research topics

• Computer Science
• Engineering
• Engineering management
• Sociology
• Pedagogy
• Library science
• Mathematics education
• Software engineering
• Artificial Intelligence
• Political Science

Selected publications

• Using Electronic Portfolios In A Large Engineering Program

  2020 · 21 citations

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  Electronic portfolios (ePortfolios) were incorporated into the freshman engineering program at Virginia Tech, one of the largest engineering programs in the US, in fall 2004. The addition of the ePortfolio resulted from a successful pilot study conducted as a component of a NSF Bridges for Engineering Education planning grant awarded to Virginia Tech's Engineering Education Department and the School of Education in 2003. This paper will present a review of ePortfolio applications in engineering…

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• Integrating Labview And Real Time Monitoring Into Engineering Instruction

  2020 · 21 citations

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  Authors' experiences with programming modules in a freshman engineering course at Virginia Tech are documented. An approach involving gradual integration of the LabVIEW programming concepts into this course is suggested. A variety of assessment data indicate success of the proposed approach. A LabVIEW Enabled Watershed Assessment System (LEWAS) is introduced and status of its development is discussed. It is proposed to integrate the LEWAS into the curriculum of this freshman engineering course.…

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• Tablet Pc Applications In A Large Engineering Program

  2020 · 18 citations

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  Abstract NOTE: The first page of text has been automatically extracted and included below in lieu of an abstract Tablet PC Applications in a Large Engineering Program Abstract A Tablet PC computing initiative was announced by Virginia Tech in summer 2006. Use of Tablet PC-based instruction was implemented in a freshman engineering course with about 1200 students in fall 2006. Examples of instructional activities included electronic note taking, use of inking features to review homework solutions…

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• Integration and Evaluation of Spiral Theory based Cybersecurity Modules into core Computer Science and Engineering Courses

  2020 · 17 citations

  Cybersecurity education has been emphasized by several national organizations in the United States, including the National Academy of Engineering, which recognizes securing cyberspace as one of the 14 Engineering Grand Challenges. To prepare students for such challenges and to enhance cybersecurity education opportunities at our large research university, we implemented an NSF-funded cybersecurity education project. This project is a collaborative effort between faculty and graduate students in…

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• Designing And Implementing Graduate Programs In Engineering Education

  2020 · 10 citations

  Abstract NOTE: The first page of text has been automatically extracted and included below in lieu of an abstract Session 3255 Designing and Implementing Graduate Programs in Engineering Education O. Hayden Griffin, Jr.1, Alex Aning1, Vinod K. Lohani1, Jean Kampe1, Richard Goff1, Marie Paretti1, Michael Alley1, Jenny Lo1, Janis Terpenny1, Thomas Walker1, Hassan Aref 2, Susan Magliaro3, and Mark Sanders4 1 Department of Engineering Education/ 2 Dean, College of Engineering/ 3 Director, School of E…

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Recent grants

• REU Site: Research Opportunities in Interdisciplinary Water Sciences and Engineering

  NSF · $382k · 2014–2018

• Integration of a Remote Water Sustainability Lab to Enhance Undergraduate Engineering Education

  NSF · $250k · 2012–2015

• Reformulating General Engineering and Biological Systems Engineering Programs at Virginia Tech

  NSF · $1.1M · 2004–2009

Frequent coauthors

• Jenny Lo

  Universidad EAFIT

  76 shared

• Rose M. Marra

  Tohoku University

  50 shared

• Demei Shen

  Google (United States)

  50 shared

• David H. Jonassen

  50 shared

• Daniel J. Brogan

  Virginia Western Community College

  26 shared

• M. K. Naik

  University of Cape Town

  25 shared

• Walter S. McDonald

  Marquette University

  19 shared

• Gopalkrishna Joshi

  KLE Technological University

  17 shared

Labs

• Engineering EducationPI

Awards & honors

• W.S. “Pete” White Chair for Innovation in Engineering Educat…
• Virginia Tech nominated three times for the Outstanding Facu…
• Virginia Tech: Most Favorite Faculty Award (2014)
• Virginia Tech: Teacher of the Week Award (2014)
• Certificate of Achievement – 2014 Outstanding Faculty Award…

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