Enhanced Student LearningIntroductionWe are living in a continually evolving world. Globalization and advances in technology demandthe recent chemical engineering graduates be employed in fields that did not exist 10-20 yearsago, such as biotechnology, nanotechnology, product development, and sustainable practices [1].In response to the above challenges, besides gaining technological knowledge, the students alsoneed to be emphatic and critical thinkers to become leaders in solving multidisciplinary problems[2]. Therefore, the traditional teaching techniques need to be improved and upgraded to bridgethe gap between the existing chemical engineering curriculum and what the chemicalengineering graduates need to learn to succeed in their careers [3
most international students faced challenges during their firstsemester and that they were unsure how to seek help for these challenges. Students have alsoshared that ISST supported them with their career and academic challenges, but that they do notfeel ISST addressed their desire to connect with American students. Alongside the interviewresults, this paper will also present details of ISST and its offerings for students. This paper couldbe useful to colleges looking for manners in which they can fully support international students,specifically at the discipline-specific level.1. Introduction The transitional experience to college brings lots of firsts for all undergraduate students,as they are navigating a new educational system and
communication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring communication, design, and identity in engineering. Drawing on theories of situated learning and identity development, her work includes studies on the teaching and learning of communication, effective teaching practices in design education, the effects of differing design pedagogies on retention and motivation, the dynamics of cross-disciplinary collaboration in both academic and industry design environments, and gender and
from one I grew up in;” “You grow so muchas a person, you push yourself out of your comfort zone, and you learn so many skills that willhelp you in the long run during your career;” and “I’m extremely thankful for this program andfor the lifelong memories and impact it has left me with. I know I will be a better student, friend,employee, and person because of this experience”.The CVEN Rome Program appears to benefit students, as manifested via a slight increase inGPA. An increase in GPA indicates classes following the program did not suffer from lack ofbase knowledge that would have been obtained on the trip. When asked about their experience,students provided highly enthusiastic responses with positive agreement to every Likert scalequestion
community nurses,” Nurse Education Today, vol. 46, pp. 109-114.[25] M. Estrada, A. Eroy-Reveles, and J. Matsui. 2018. “The influence of affirming kindness and community on broadening participation in STEM career pathway,” Social Issues and Policy Review, vol. 12 (1), pp. 258-297.[26] L. Flook, S.B. Goldberg, L. Pinger, and R.J. Davidson. 2015. “Promoting prosocial behavior and self- regulatory skills in preschool children through a mindfulness-based kindness curriculum,” Development Psychology, vol. 51 (1), pp. 44-51.[27] P. Gilbert, J. Basran, M. MacArthur, and J.N. Kirby. 2019. “Differences in the semantics of prosocial words: an exploration of compassion and kindness,” Mindfulness, vol. 10, pp. 2259-2271.[28] J.L. Kristeller, and
consultation with military and corporateleaders, have validated and developed the institution-specific leadership model [1] and itsassessment within courses. As shown in Table 1, The Citadel Leadership model seeks to developthe following seven aspirational behavioral characteristics, in alignment with its mission toproduce principled leaders across all career paths. Table 1: Characteristics of Principled Leaders [1] Leadership Attribute 1. Leads with humility; creates conditions for the team to succeed as a whole. 2. Embraces a true, authentic self; develops and leads according to a principle-based leadership philosophy. 3. Acts and speaks with courage; performs critical leadership functions to overcome
insights into how the pandemic affected faculty members from amental and emotional perspective [4]. A total of 1122 faculty members responded to the surveyfrom four-year and two-year universities. The analysis of the data highlights that the majority offaculty members are experiencing elevated levels of frustration, anxiety, and stress, as they arestruggling with increased workloads and a deterioration of work-life balance. This is especiallytrue for female faculty members. The survey also highlights that more than two-thirds of allfaculty members are discouraged enough to consider retiring or changing careers and leavinghigher education, with tenured faculty members even more likely to retire than others. Facultymembers faced a multitude of
Center. Dr. Andino earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences from Harvard University and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology. Prior to being recruited to ASU, she was on the faculty at the University of Florida, and also worked for 2 years at Ford Motor Company in both their Chemistry and Chemical Engineering departments. Prof. Andino is the recipient of the 2017 Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers STAR Educator of the Year award, a Fulbright US Scholar award in Renewable Energy (for work in the Republic of Panam´a during her sabbatical from ASU), and a National Science Foundation CAREER award, among many other local and regional awards. She is also a regis
Professor in Higher Education Counseling/Student Affairs at Califor- nia Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He is Lead Principal Investigator for the NSF-funded California State University Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Alliance for Diversity and Strengths of STEM Faculty: A Culturally-Informed Strengths-Based Approach to Advance Early-Career Faculty Success. Dr. Almeida is also Co-Principal Investigator for the NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (S-STEM) grant, Engineering Neighbors: Gaining Access Growing Engineers (ENGAGE). Dr. Almeida’s graduate training is in Urban Education Policy – Higher Education from the University of Southern
next semester than peers. In another study [11],African American students who received the social-belonging intervention earned higher gradesthroughout the following 3-year period, halving the racial achievement gap. The interventionalso increased the percentage of African American students in the top 25% of the class. Inanother study [12], the social-belonging intervention increased the percentage of students whostayed full-time enrolled in college in their first year from 32% to 43% and increased thepercentage of ethnic-minority and first-generation college students who completed the first yearfull-time enrolled by 4%. In a recent study [13], the long-term effects of the intervention showedgreater career satisfaction and success in black
selected as a National Academy of Educa- tion / Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow and a 2018 NSF CAREER awardee in engineering education research. Dr. Svihla studies learning in authentic, real world conditions, specifically on design learning, in which she studies engineers designing devices, scientists designing investigations, teachers designing learning experiences and students designing to learn.Dr. Ardeshir Raihanian Mashhadi, University at Buffalo Dr. Ardeshir Raihanian is an assistant professor of teaching in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at University at Buffalo. His research interests include user-centric design, sus- tainable design, user behavior simulation and agent based modeling. He
in Chile. His interest in education led him to obtain a master’s degree in Higher Education Teaching from the University Andres Bello. He currently is a PhD candidate from the Doctorate in Education in the University Benito Juarez, Mexico. He teaches undergraduate courses for careers of Geology and Mining Engineering in several universities and is a professor of a Postgraduate program in Geomining. His research interests include the importance of soft skills in engineering students and the use of different methodologies in on-line teaching. He also is interest in training professors on topics related to on-line teaching.Dr. Mar´ıa Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello Mar´ıa Elena Truyol, Ph.D., is full professor
infrastructure, protective structures, and engineering education.Dr. Brock E. Barry P.E., United States Military Academy Dr. Brock E. Barry, P.E. is the Director of the Civil Engineering Division and Professor of Engineering Education in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. Dr. Barry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Tech- nology, a Master of Science degree from University of Colorado at Boulder, and a PhD from Purdue University. Prior to pursuing a career in academics, Dr. Barry spent 10-years as a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager on projects throughout the United States. He is a licensed professional en
it is on their own. This hunger for knowledge, spurred by PBL and inclear support of ABET Student Outcome 7, establishes a crucial aspect of professionaldevelopment in young students that will serve them well as they progress through their careers[1].Student feedback from open-ended questions in the author survey agree that PBL improvesstudents’ ability to apply new knowledge to real-world problems. Students use all of theirknowledge, integrate them, in order to solve the problems. The COVID-19 also creates anenvironment that engineering students have to be more initiative to solve problems on their own.A remote learning education requires students to acquire new capabilities in, for example,technology, information collecting, etc. Thus
. The report highlightsthat remediation courses designed with the intent to help students succeed are, in fact, morelikely to prevent students from matriculating into college level courses, in part due to theadditional time and costs associated with taking the courses. Evidence suggests the negativeimpact of these remedial supports increases the equity gap and reduces participation and successin STEM-related careers for underserved and underrepresented student groups [6, 7]. Recentreform efforts have replaced extended developmental mathematics sequences with acceleratedcorequisite models [6].The corequisite approach has been found to be cost-effective and ensures better alignmentbetween the needed academic support and the requirements of
created by the previous instructorexplaining regression.Module 4 was on regression, and they were asked to download a data file from the web and performlinear regression. The linear regression content was taught through a video recorded by the previousinstructor.Finally, in module 5, students had to create PowerPoint slides for practicing interview skills. So they hadto come up with answers to possible interview questions like "tell us about yourself," or "why did youapply for this job position," "what type of position do you see yourself working five years from now?"Links to the Career Resource Center were provided.As you can see, the MS Office component was taught through Lynda.com, with low involvement of theinstructor on this topic. On the
instructors and students perceptions.” Journal of Mechanical Design. 129 (7). 2007. doi: 10.1115/1.2739569.[3] J. C. Blickenstaff, “Women and science careers: Leaky pipeline or gender filter?” Gender and Education, 17(4), pp. 369–386, 2005.[4] R. M. Marra, K. A. Rodgers, D. Shen, and B. Bogue, “Leaving Engineering: A Multi-Year Single Institution Study.” J Eng Educ.101(1):6-27. 2012. doi:10.1002/j.2168- 9830.2012.tb00039.x.[5] R. Suresh, “The relationship between barrier courses and persistence in engineering.” Journal of College Student Retention, 8(2), pp. 215–39, 2006/2007.[6] E. Seymour and N. M. Hewitt, Talking about leaving: Why undergraduates leave the sciences. Westview Press, CO, 1997.[7] J
areencouraged to meet with the Director, to talk through the program, expectations, and to provide ahint of context about the research component of the program (though extensive detail isn’tnecessary until later in the program.) The Director also discusses and reviews individualizedplans of study with students, identifying issues and recommending other courses the student maybe interested in as they relate to a student’s personal goals and career plans after the degree.There are seemingly small elements of Community of Practice theory at work in this design.Since students are often transitioning back into academia from industry, they often are notthinking about calling their professors by academic titles. While some professors do not mind
Paper ID #32443To File or Not to File Intellectual Property is Not the Only QuestionDr. Chad E. Kennedy, Arizona State University Professor Kennedy’s experience spans biomedical engineering research, project management, and ad- vanced technology application in industry. Mr. Kennedy’s expertise stems from spending the last 25+ years working in the field of engineering. His early career began working in various engineering de- sign, testing, and astronaut training capacities at NASA Johnson Space Center. After, Dr. Kennedy helped establish the Silicon Valley office and operations of VI Technology, Inc., an independent
, andpresented in labs for feedback. To assess the effectiveness of these changes, students weresurveyed before and after the project was changed. Overall, Rozelle found the new, more open-ended project to be a better way to teach engineering design. Students indicated they knew moreabout engineering design after the project, and were in greater agreement that students should learnabout engineering design early in their college career. Additionally, students expressed greaterinterest in the project, indicated finding it more fun and liking the project, but also found it slightlymore frustrating. Student comments, in particular, indicated they loved the freedom and creativityrequired by the project.Overall, the literature indicates that incorporating an
, W.F. Denetclaw, C.G. Gutiérrez, S. Hurtado, G.H. John, J. Matsui, R. McGee, C.M. Okpodu, T.J. Robinson, M.F. Summers, M. Werner-Washburne, & M. Zavala. “Improving underrepresented minority student persistence in STEM.” CBE Life Sciences Education, vol. 15(3), pp. 1-10, 2016.[5] L.V. Garcia-Felix. “Latinos not engaging in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers.” Journal of Academic Perspectives. Vol 4, pp. 1-21, 2019.[6] D. Hernandez, S. Rana, A. Rao, & M. Usselman. “Dismantling stereotypes about Latinos in STEM.” Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, vol. 39(4), pp 436-451, 2017.[7] C. Peralta, M. Caspary, & D. Boothe. “Success factors impacting Latina/o
journals and international conferences. She is a member of IEEE, ACM, and the Upsilon Pi Epsilon honorary society.Prof. Hyoung Jin Cho, University of Central Florida Hyoung Jin Cho is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Uni- versity of Central Florida. He earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati in 2002, MS and BS in Materials Engineering from Seoul National University in 1991 and 1989, respec- tively. He was a recipient of NSF CAREER award in 2004. His main research interest is in the develop- ment of microscale actuators, sensors and microfluidic components based on micro- and nanotechnology.Dr. Eleazar Vasquez Director and Professor for the
engaged in this type of thinking, students inherently develop their own models ofunderstanding that could later be utilized in their professional careers [21]. The adaptable nature of ePortfolios also allows them to incorporate a wide variety ofproject formats, such as PDF-type reports, augmented reality apps, or graphic novels [8]. Theopportunity to customize their modes of expressionFigure 1. Screenshot of a student’s ePortfolio, showing various template sections that requiredcompletion.MethodologyDesignThis study is part of an ongoing exploration of pedagogies of engagement that aims to evaluatethe efficacy of several pertinent pedagogies (i.e. mini projects, ePortfolios, guided self-directedlearning, peer learning, analysis &
, “Social capital, teamefficacy and team potency: The mediating role of team learning behaviors,” Career DevelopmentInternational, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 82-99, 2011.[18] J. P. Kotter, Leading Change. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1996.[19] F. C. Lunenberg, “Managing change: The role of the change agent,” International Journalof Management, Business, and Administration, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 1-6, 2010.[20] C. A. Hernandez, “Theoretical coding in grounded theory methodology,” Grounded TheoryReview, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 1-13, 2009.[21] J. A. Holton, “The coding process and its challenges,” in The Sage Handbook of GroundedTheory, A. Bryant & K. Charmaz, Eds., London: SAGE, 2007, pp. 265-289.[22] K. Charmaz & L. L. Belgrave, “Grounded
start/stop recording and upload recordings to their LMSfor asynchronous students. Faculty can hear and see remote students during the class while alsoemploying recorded instruction for those who missed class or for future remote/online offerings.This allows the instructor to use the traditional lecture format, transmitting information from oneto many, while mitigating the ‘disconnecting’ of the physical classroom, student, and teacher.Capturing both teacher and student interactions and reactions, studies on Swivl’s impact onpedagogy reveal that early-career educators as well more established instructors both benefitfrom using Swivl in the classroom [4]. Because the Swivl follows and captures the instructorthroughout the classroom, the resulting
Practice from the University of New York/SUNY Albany, with experience in teaching educa- tional methods at the master’s level as well as an introduction to education courses designed to develop new interest in teaching careers. She has worked as an elementary classroom teacher developing specific curricula for gifted and talented students as well as inclusion classrooms in a school district eligible for rural and low-income programs. Dr. Gullie’s experience and past projects qualify her for the position of evaluator to examine the impact of the Alliance: Pathways to Success in Engineering (PASE). Her expe- rience and qualifications working with data from multiple educational projects and personal work with students give
. Cordova-Wentling, R. F. Korte, S. M. Larson, and M. C. Loui, “Work in progress - Why many smart women leave engineering: A preliminary study of how engineering students form career goals,” Proc. - Front. Educ. Conf. FIE, no. c, pp. 26–27, 17 2010.[13] E. R. Kurban, W. Engineering, and M. College, “Exploring the incorporation of diversity and inclusion curriculum in engineering living and learning community programs : A work in progress,” in CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference, 2018.[14] R. M. Marra, K. A. Rodgers, D. Shen, and B. Bogue, “Leaving Engineering: A
delivery, the student commentson the course evaluations indicated that the students preferred the activities to taking exams andthat the students felt that the activities and project-based learning approach not only preparedthem better for their senior design class but also prepared them better for their careers. Eventhough some students indicated they were not fond of the reading reflections, some admitted thatthe reflections were a good way to ensure that students actually read the textbook. One commentacknowledged that the reflections made them read but suggested improving the methodsomehow. Table 9: Selected Course Assessment Questions Synchronous vs Asynchronous CIS 375 Synchronous
”development of widely used approaches for the management of contaminated sediments”. His research is focused on the fate, transport, and management of contaminants in the environment and the sustainable management of water resources. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work in Progress: Assessment of Reflective Thinking in Graduate Engineering Students: Human and Machine MethodsAbstractEngineering education is increasingly looking to the liberal arts to broaden and diversifypreparation of students for professional careers. The present study involves an elective graduateenvironmental engineering course that incorporated the arts and humanities
societal ramifications, inclusion of broad user bases, andperspectives of diverse team members? The National Center for Science and EngineeringStatistics [8] reported that in 2017, the Science and Engineering (S&E) workforce consisted ofthe following: 29% women, 5.6% Black or African American, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8%Asian, and 65% White. How can representation of the user base be accurately represented whensuch representation is not present in the career fields (see Table 1)? The recruitment, retention,and inclusivity of underrepresented groups within STEM education programs is a problem wecontinue to face, but if the representation in the classroom is skewed, then the demand forenlightenment and acknowledgement of diverse users must