An, J., & Hunter, A. M., & Wang, X., & Nam, B. H., & Kim, Y. J., & Cho, B. H. (2020, June), Engaging, Data-based, Visual Approach to Explaining Concrete  Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line . 10.18260/1-2--34544

\bibitem{asee_peer_34544}
  An, J., \& Hunter, A. M., \& Wang, X., \& Nam, B. H., \& Kim, Y. J., \& Cho, B. H. (2020, June), \emph{Engaging, Data-based, Visual Approach to Explaining Concrete}
  Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line .
  10.18260/1-2--34544

Jinwoo An, Alan M. Hunter, Xi Wang P.E., Boo Hyun Nam, Yong Je Kim, and Byoung Hooi Cho.  "Engaging, Data-based, Visual Approach to Explaining Concrete".  2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line , 2020, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2020.  https://strategy.asee.org/34544 Internet.  09 Jun, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_34544}
  Jinwoo An, Alan M. Hunter, Xi Wang P.E., Boo Hyun Nam, Yong Je Kim, and Byoung Hooi Cho.
  "Engaging, Data-based, Visual Approach to Explaining Concrete".
  \emph{2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line , 2020, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2020.
  https://strategy.asee.org/34544 Internet.  09 Jun, 2024

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Concrete is the most widely used material in the world. The importance of understanding concrete as it pertains to Civil Engineering cannot be emphasized enough. Despite its overwhelming importance, students commonly go only skin-deep into comprehending concrete in the typical undergraduate construction materials class. Traditional course materials tend to be mostly text-based, as opposed to being more image-based. The visual materials available to generation Z (Gen Z) students on the internet, social media, and other common technological platforms make them very comfortable with images and visual learning. Laptops and cell phones are constant sources of distractions, especially if course materials are largely text-based. In order to ensure that a solid understanding of concrete is achieved, course material should be more Gen Z-friendly. Due to advances in image processing and optical technology, instructors can provide visualized and example-based course materials to explain concrete now more than ever before.
This study presents a visual, data-based, and engaging approach to teaching concrete. This study introduces visuals of (1) crystals of clinker, (2) hydrates growing around cement, (3) microstructures of hydrates (hydration products), (4) Interfacial Transition Zone (ITZ), (5) supplementary cementing materials (SCM). Based on students’ initial feedback, these visual and engaging course materials should enhance student engagement in the class. 
It should be noted that this study is meant to be supplementary course material, and not replacement of either textbook materials or other primary teaching methodologies. 

AU  - Jinwoo An
AU  - Alan M. Hunter
AU  - Xi Wang P.E.
AU  - Boo Hyun Nam
AU  - Yong Je Kim
AU  - Byoung Hooi Cho
CY  - Virtual On line 
DA  - 2020/06/22
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Engaging, Data-based, Visual Approach to Explaining Concrete
UR  - https://strategy.asee.org/34544
DO  - 10.18260/1-2--34544
ER  -