, real-time signal processing, machine learning and vision, human-centered product engineering, and even agile business planning. Prior to entering the workforce at UC San Diego, Ramsin is part of several startups and consults with a number of local companies on computer vision, machine learning, and blockchain technologies.Vikash Gilja American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Teaching System Design in Experiential Learning: Building a Fitness Wearable at HomeAbstractAt our university, the ECE department has striven over the last few years to provideundergraduate students with an educational experience that far exceeds the expectations of hiringmanagers
Paper ID #33589A Call to Create an Open-source Project Initiative for CybersecurityVirtual LabsDr. Radana Dvorak, City University of Seattle Dr. Dvorak received her Ph.D. in computer science from the University of London, Queen Mary College and Master’s in AI from the University of Sussex. Dr. Dvorak has been working in IT, higher education, academic industry and program development for over 25 years. She has served as a researcher, university professor and Dean in the US, UK, and the Cayman Islands. Currently, Dr. Dvorak is an associate professor and program manager at the School of Technology & Computing at City
constraints is the design of the interventionas a one-day conference. Caplan et al. have recently described “The STEAM Conference” astudent-led event that helps youth to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts andMathematics (STEAM)-related careers while simultaneously affording them an opportunity toacquire and develop oral communication, organization, presentation, and leadership skills [10].The agenda of the conference is analogous to that of a professional conference and includes akeynote lecture to open the conference, two parallel breakout sessions, as well as a closing event.The conference provides an opportunity for students to enhance their leadership, communicationand presentation skills by leading a session. For the leadership of
applications, optimization of off-grid energy systems, wind turbine aero- dynamics, and wind integration on the electrical system. He has worked extensively with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the International Energy Agency on grid integration of wind and hy- dropower technologies. He is a member of the editorial board of Wind Engineering, serves on the board for the North American Wind Energy Academy, and is President of the board for the Western Energy Futures Institute.Dr. Nena E. Bloom, Northern Arizona University Dr. Nena Bloom is an evaluator and education researcher at the Center for Science Teaching and Learning at Northern Arizona University. The primary area of her work is evaluating STEM education
Paper ID #33370Institutional Supports for Student Experiential Learning inHybrid/Remote Learning ContextsBeata Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Beata Johnson is an Engineering Education Ph.D. student at Purdue University and recipient of an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. She received her BS in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University. Her research interests include extracurricular and experiential learning in engineering education, students’ pathways through engineering education, and transition to the workforce.Andrew Whitehead, Purdue University, West Lafayette Andrew Whitehead is a Ph.D student at
biomedical engineering.Miss Xinyue (Crystal) Liu, University of Toronto Crystal Liu is a graduate student at the University of Toronto in the department of Materials Science and Engineering. Her research focuses on engineering design and education. She obtained her BASc in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Toronto in 2019. She has worked in product development and is interested in application of technology and design in engineering education research.Dr. Scott Ramsay P.Eng., University of Toronto Scott Ramsay is an Associate Professor, Teaching Stream in the department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Toronto, in Toronto, Canada, and a registered professional engineer in Ontario. Scott
increasing graduation rates and numbers in the STEM disciplinesProf. Peter Stiling, University of South Florida Dr. Stiling is currently a professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of South FloridaDr. Kevin Yee, University of South Florida Dr. Yee is the director of the teaching center at USF.Dr. Ruthmae Sears, University of South Florida Ruthmae Sears, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the University of South Florida. Her research focuses on curriculum issues, the development of reasoning and proof skills, clinical experiences in secondary mathematics, and the integration of technology in the teaching and learning of mathematics.Dr. Catherine A. Beneteau, University of South Florida
Paper ID #32359Work in Progress: A Holistic PhD Admissions Rubric–Design &ImplementationDr. Shannon Barker, University of Virginia Dr. Shannon Barker completed her PhD at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and completed two post-doctoral fellowships at the University of Washington and Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lau- sanne, specializing in gene delivery. Shannon has been in graduate higher education leadership for seven years both at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Virginia, and is currently the Undergraduate Program Director for the University of Virginia’s Department of Biomedical
from the University of California, Riverside in 2005. His research focuses on embedded systems, cybersecurity, and STEM education. He has authored more than 100 research publications, received nine Best Paper Awards, is an inventor on multiple patents, and received multiple awards for Excellence at the Student Interface.Dr. Bailey Alan Miller, University of California, Riverside Bailey Miller is the Director of Engineering at zyBooks, a part of John Wiley and Sons. He formerly worked as a software engineer at Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX). He received his B.S. in Computer Engineering, and his M.S and Ph.D. in Computer Science, from the University of California, Riverside in 2009, 2011
Paper ID #33159A Model Passive Solar Home Student Design ProjectDr. Matt Aldeman, Illinois State University Matthew Aldeman is an Assistant Professor of Technology at Illinois State University, where he teaches in the Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology programs. Matt joined the Technology department faculty after working at the Illinois State University Center for Renewable Energy for over five years. Previously, he worked at General Electric as a wind site manager at the Grand Ridge and Rail Splitter wind projects. Matt’s experience also includes service in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear propulsion officer
and Technical State University Dr. Andrea N. Ofori-Boadu is an Assistant Professor of Construction and Construction Management with the Department of Built Environment within the College of Science and Technology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NCA & T). Her research interests are in bio-derived cement replacement materials, delivery of sustainable built environments, and professional identity development in STEM students, particularly architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) women. In February 2019, Andrea received the prestigious National Science Foundation NSF - CAREER award to research professional identity development processes in undergraduate AEC women. In 2020, she
professor in the College of Technology with a joint appointment in the College of Education at Purdue University. Hired as a part of the strategic P12 STEM initiative, he prepares Engineering/Technology candidates for teacher licensure. Dr. Mentzer’s educational efforts in pedagogical content knowledge are guided by a research theme centered in student learning of engineer- ing design thinking on the secondary level. Nathan was a former middle and high school technology educator in Montana prior to pursuing a doctoral degree. He was a National Center for Engineering and Technology Education (NCETE) Fellow at Utah State University while pursuing a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction. After graduation he completed a one
Paper ID #34195Ashmun Express: A Mobile-based Study Application for STEM StudentsDr. Tiffanie R. Smith, Lincoln University Dr. Tiffanie R. Smith is currently an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Lincoln University of PA. She received her Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing from the University of Florida in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering in 2019 . She received her B.S. in Computer En- gineering from North Carolina A&T State University in 2013. Her research interests include educational technologies, embodied learning, culturally relevant education, and broadening minority
Paper ID #32796Progression Highlighting for Programming CoursesNabeel Alzahrani, University of California, Riverside Nabeel Alzahrani is a Computer Science Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science and En- gineering at the University of California, Riverside. Nabeel’s research interests include causes of student struggle, and debugging methodologies, in introductory computer programming courses.Prof. Frank Vahid, University of California, Riverside Frank Vahid is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the Univ. of California, Riverside. His research interests include embedded systems design, and
Paper ID #32639A Direct Method of Determining the Natural Frequency and DimensionlessDamping Coefficient of any Second-order CircuitDr. James A. Kearns, York College of Pennsylvania Jim Kearns is an Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at York College of Penn- sylvania. He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (SEAS) and a B.S. in Economics (Wharton) from the University of Pennsylvania in 1982. Subsequently, he received his M.E. from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1984, and his Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1990, both in Mechanical Engineering. While at Georgia Tech he was the
students could choose one ortwo of their friends to be assigned with, and (3) matching students to projects that they desire towork on in a fair way. The problem description is followed by analysis of the impact on somequantitative indicators of student success and team composition, and a subjective description ofone student’s experience with the previous teaming method and how the optimization approachmay have improved teaming.Literature ReviewThe fundamental objective of senior project courses is to teach students how to work as a team toapply their engineering skills to design, fabricate, test, and validate a complex system. Thesecourses often follow the guidance of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET), which has the
Paper ID #33395The Impact of Brief, Detached, Mandated Verbal Participation Activitieson Student Learning Habits in an Introductory CourseAbigail E. Heinz, Rowan University Abigail Heinz is an undergraduate Mechanical Engineering student at Rowan University.Matthew Strauss, I am a recent graduate from Rowan University with a degree in Entrepreneurship Engineering, with a focus on mechanical engineering.Dr. Mary Staehle, Rowan University Dr. Mary Staehle is an Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Chair of Biomedical Engineering at Rowan University. Before joining the faculty at Rowan, Dr. Staehle worked at the
Paper ID #32979Participation and Learning in Labs Before and During a PandemicMs. Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, University of New MexicoDr. Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico Dr. Vanessa Svihla is a learning scientist and associate professor at the University of New Mexico in the Organization, Information and Learning Sciences program and in the Chemical and Biological En- gineering Department. She served as Co-PI on an NSF RET Grant and a USDA NIFA grant, and is currently co-PI on three NSF-funded projects in engineering and computer science education, including a Revolutionizing Engineering Departments project. She was
, and applying different types of data, such as but not limited to teaching, epidemiology, spatial, spatially-temporally, and environmental data.Ms. Margaret O’Neil Ellis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Associate Professor of Practice, Computer Science Department, Virginia Tech My research interests include examining ways to improve engineering educational environments to facil- itate student success, especially among underrepresented groups.Mr. Derek A. Haqq, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Derek Haqq received his MSc in Computer Science from The University of The West Indies in 2009. He is currently a PhD student at Virginia Tech. Research Interests include Technology in
technology policy. In particular, his research has recently focused on cybersecurity topics including intrusion detection and forensics, robotic command and control, aerospace command and 3D printing quality assurance. Straub is a member of Sigma Xi, the AAAS, the AIAA and several other technical societies, he has also served as a track or session chair for numerous conferences. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Operations of a Research Experience for Undergraduates Program During a PandemicAbstractCOVID-19 dramatically changed research experience for undergraduates (REU) programsduring the summer of 2020. Given
, Towson University Jennifer L. Kouo, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education at Towson University in Maryland. Dr. Kouo received her PhD in Special Education with an emphasis in severe disabilities and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from the University of Maryland at College Park. She is passionate about both instructional and assistive technology, as well as Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and utilizing inclusive practices to support all students. Dr. Kouo is currently engaged in multiple research projects that involve multidisciplinary collaborations in the field of engineering, medicine, and education, as well as research on teacher preparation and the conducting of evidence-based
Paper ID #33429A Multi-level Diffusion Unit: Connecting Submicro- and Macro-levels withComputational, Graphical, and Mathematical RepresentationsJacob Z. Kelter, Northwestern University Jacob Kelter is a PhD student at Northwestern University in the joint program between computer science and learning sciences. His research focuses on using agent-based modeling for science education and computational social science research, both related broadly to complex systems science.Prof. Jonathan Daniel Emery, Northwestern University Jonathan Emery is Assistant Professor of Instruction in Materials Science and Engineering at Northwest
in enabling scientists to do research work using software de- veloped with the help of NCSA as well as teaching good software principles during this process. He is interested in software deployment and scaling software deployments from small research projects to larger installations with many users.Mr. Chirantan Mahipal, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign I’m a Computer Science grad student at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, working under the mentorship of Prof. Lawrence Angrave. Prior to this, I was working as a Research Fellow at Microsoft Research in the Technology for Emerging Markets (TEM) group.Prof. Yun Huang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dr. Yun Huang is faculty in the
Devices, Software Engineering, and Electronics. He is a strong information technology professional with two MSc’s and working on a Doctor of Philosophy - PhD focused in Electrical Engineering from North Dakota State University.Stanley Shie Ng, Biola University Stanley Ng received his BS in Biomedical Engineering from University of California Irvine and MS in Biomedical Diagnostics from Arizona State University. He serves as faculty and director of engineering programs at Biola University. Currently, he is pursuing a Ph.D. in Engineering and STEM Education at North Dakota State University. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021
University, Turkey. She is one of the founding members of Turkish Women in Computing (TWIC), a Systers community affiliated with Anita Borg Institute. She also serves as Ambassador of Women In Data Science Stanford.Dr. Yang Song, University of North Carolina WilmingtonMs. Damla Surek, Yildiz Technical University Ms. Damla Surek is a Computer Education and Instructional Technology student in her third year at Yildiz Technical University in Istanbul, Turkey. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Computational Thinking: A Pedagogical Approach Developed to Prepare UNCW Students for the Era of Artificial Intelligence Gulustan
in the CAED degree programs. As each program stands, there is already a highnumber of undergraduate course units to meet graduation criteria set by accreditation bodies,offering little flexibility in a department’s curriculum flowchart to create new courses to addressDEI. At present, some students take on extra elective courses in ethnic studies and related fields(beyond their degree’s general education requirements) to further their knowledge on DEI issues.The authors anticipate that similar challenges are experienced across faculty in built environmentprograms (and more broadly science, technology, engineering, and math - STEM) regardless ofthe U.S. region they serve or presence in a teaching or research-oriented institution. It is at
Research and Scholarship (2015), UW CoEd Faculty Award for Outstand- ing Service to the Education Profession (2016), UW CoEd Honored Fall Convocation Faculty (2017), and UW CoEd Faculty Award for Outstanding Research and Scholarship (2019).Since beginning at UW, Bur- rows has written, implemented, or evaluated over 50 unique grants. She has been the Program Director for GenCyber as well as PI of NSF grants for STEM and CS work. The core of her research agenda is to deepen science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (STEM) partnership involvement and un- derstanding through STEM interdisciplinary integration with in-service teacher professional development (PD) and pre-service teacher coursework. Her research
Production and Distribution ₋ Discovery, Development and Translation in Food, Energy, and Water ₋ Leadership and Diversity in Science and Technology Elective courses within and across Students must take 2 courses that complement the NRT activities. Examples include: disciplinary departments ₋ Educational Methods in Engineering ₋ Economic Benefit Cost Analysis ₋ Intellectual Property for Engineers ₋ Crop Physiology and Ecology Professional development modules 30 professional development workshops offered through various
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strongly advocate use of in-person online teaching over face-to-face conventional teaching mode. A reason for success couldbe that the engineering students are more technology savvy so it is easier to move classes online.Alternatively, it might be because students saved commute time and used it for course work. Orbecause they were better off staying at home with less worries. Or due to availability of recordedlectures for the students to review in their own time.11. References[1]Teaching courses online from the Illinois website https://atlas.illinois.edu/teaching-online[2] Remote teaching technologies from Illinois website https://remote.illinois.edu/teaching-tools-and-technologies