all strategic and operational issues to ensure an effective and coordinated effort to meet Challenger Center’s strategic goals. Prior to joining Challenger Center, Ms. Kopecky spent 13 years in the classroom, having taught both upper and lower elementary grade levels. She developed and delivered curriculum and led profes- sional development courses. Ms. Kopecky holds a professional certification in Instructional Design from University of Wisconsin-Stout, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, and a Master of Teaching from Virginia Commonwealth University.Ms. Valerie A. Fitton-Kane, Challenger CenterDr. Lance Bush, Challenger Center Lance Bush is President and CEO of Challenger Center. With a goal to
is accompanied by an extended laboratory unit manual.Engineering work is undergoing significant structural changes, in part due to the information andcommunication technologies that are transforming our way of live, learning and working. Thesetechnologies make possible to optimize the society requirements, while changing education,through new programs, adapting the curriculum, online and virtual teaching [7, 8, 12]. Onlineeducation is becoming an everyday part of engineering education, with unprecedented increasesof breadth and scale of engineering education, while extending the reach of institutions and theeducation delivery to broader audiences. Remote engineering, maintenance, tele-service or e-maintenance is all catchwords for these
Computational Thinking course for non-majors. An initialquantitative evaluation of the visualizations raised questions about their long-term effectivenessand ease of use. This study represents a qualitative study done to gain deeper insight into theexperiences of students. The results of this study demonstrated students were engaging withcourse materials in unexpected ways but frequently referred back to the visualizations.Additionally, students had an approach to understanding the visualizations that was both helpfuland problematic. These findings help to inform visualization and curriculum designers aboutstudent attitudes and strategies in using course materials.1 IntroductionDue to the abstract nature of Computer Science it is not uncommon for
. Fast forward through coast-to-coast moves to Boston, San Diego and finally Rochester, Kathy spent many years in the fitness industry while raising her daughter, wearing every hat from personal trainer and cycling instructor to owner and director of Cycledelic Indoor Cycling Studio. Kathy draws upon these many diverse career and life experiences while directing WE@RIT. In the spring of 2020, Kathy earned her Master of Science degree in Program Design, Analysis & Manage- ment through RIT’s School of Individualized Study, combining concentrations in Project Management, Analytics and Research, & Group Leadership and Development. An unabashed introvert, Kathy enjoys reading and spending time with her family
) grant was designed to ignite and measure change in an engineeringdepartment to support inclusivity, diversity, and excellence. Literature indicates thatorganizational change hinges upon multiple factors. In particular, the ways in which incentivesand reward structures are used to support the change sought, the ways in which financialpriorities shape practices in an organization, human resource allocation and training, and policiesthat shape practice are critical components in change.Using a continuous improvement mindset to consider change, which assumes integral changerather than drastic shifts to practice, we frame a mixed methods case study of the University ofTexas at El Paso computer science department, a recipient of a 2016 RED grant
, Quality Measures LLC Dr. Gwen Lee-Thomas is the CEO of Quality Measures, LLC, a Virginia-based consulting firm special- izing in program and project evaluation, accreditation preparation, and capacity building. With over 22 years of experience in project evaluation and implementation of educational activities for over $100M in federal and state funded projects, Gwen consistently works collaboratively with her clients to maximize evaluation outcomes. As an external evaluator, Gwen has conducted over 70 evaluations in various areas with an emphasis in STEM-H related curriculum experiences at various colleges and universities across the U.S. Gwen’s work with NSF, USDOE, DOE, DOD, HRSA, and DOJ helps in providing the
P.E., University of Illinois at Chicago Dr. Ozevin is an associate professor of the Department of Civil and Materials Engineering. Dr. Ozevin received her Ph.D. from Lehigh University in 2005. She worked as a research scientist at Physical Acous- tics Corporation till 2010. Her research is integrating structural design and damage assessment methods, and real time process and damage detection.Dr. Renata A Revelo, University of Illinois at Chicago Renata A. Revelo is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the department of Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She earned her B.S. and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and her Ph.D. in Education Organization and Leadership
Paper ID #33428Game Research Trends at the Annual ASEE Conference: A 15-year ContentAnalysisDr. Larysa Nadolny, Iowa State University of Science and Technology Dr. Larysa Nadolny is an Associate Professor in the School of Education and Human Computer Interac- tion at Iowa State University. Her research interests include the integration of game-based learning and gamification in higher education for academic achievement and motivation.Mr. Md Imtiajul Alam, Iowa State University of Science and Technology Imtiajul Alam is a Doctoral student in Human Computer Interaction at Iowa State University. His home department is the
outcomes [7] also list some of these essential skills. For a higher education institution to be able to deliver an education that develops students’essential skills, it must develop strategies for action based on a clearly defined systemic vision [8].A benchmarking study commissioned by MIT [9] highlighted the need to provide students withfurther opportunities for practical engineering and for developing the aforementioned essentialskills. The NEET program, launched in 2017, reimagines engineering education at MIT. It is across-departmental initiative, focusing on integrative, project-centric learning. The program helpsfoster the essential skills, knowledge, and qualities required to tackle the complex problems of the21st century
engineering education during the 2020-2021academic year. The transition to remote learning was particularly difficult for many of the hands-on experiential learning and laboratory courses that are integral parts of an engineeringeducation. Very few engineering programs in the United States offer purely remote learningenvironments for engineering students, and so this kind of teaching and learning was new forboth faculty, rapidly adjusting their curriculum in a short amount of time, and for the studentswho had to quickly adapt their learning styles [1]. In addition, most students across the countryleft their campuses and returned home to complete the spring 2020 semester from afar, leading tofewer interactions with their peers, faculty, and staff for
Paper ID #34130”She’s More Like a Guy”: The Legacy of Gender Inequity Passed on toUndergraduate Engineering StudentsDr. Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET) Dr. Jeanne Christman is an Associate Professor and Associate Department Chair in the Department of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering Technology. She holds a BS in Electrical En- gineering, an MS in Computer Science and a PhD in Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning. Utilizing her educational background, her teaching specialty is digital and embedded system design and her research areas include engineering education
barriers that continue to exist in these environments. Forfaculty designing these programs it is important to understand how effective the programcomponents are in accomplishing these objectives and in particular how these barriers maymanifest differently for different students. To this end, we are studying solutions that canproactively engage and empower students in identifying and removing those roadblocks in theirdegree pathway. The integration of bi-weekly focus groups (FGs) for participatory actionresearch (PAR) in RAMP has been found effective in connecting and assessing multiple programelements from the students’ perspective. This has led to an improvement in program design overthe last four years and been successful in bringing together
students, and design and delivery of courses.Pedagogical design strategies and delivery practices that are carefully planned for workingprofessionals must be considered to ensure success in achieving learning outcomes as well as fullengagement of the students with the program and curriculum. The right combination of advising,administration, technology, pedagogy, and content is required to produce an environment inwhich these non-traditional students thrive and succeed in achieving learning outcomes andobjectives and persist in enrollment and degree completion in a reasonable amount of time.Literature points to effective strategies for programs that cater to non-traditional students, bestpractices in asynchronous course design, and ways to prepare
(MOE) implements a nationalcurriculum across all public education systems [10] and provides annual in-house training forteachers [11, 12]. MOE is the sole decision makers for all issues related to national education,with the highest authority of decision-making being the Ministry's Undersecretary Council,chaired by the minister. The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is responsible for appointingemployees and teachers to the MOE [13].Computational ThinkingThe history of CT was introduced by Seymour Papert in 1969 when he presented the Logocomputer language [14]. In 2006, Jeannette Wing developed CT concepts in an article thatdescribed CT as a universal skill that must be mastered not only by computer scientists but alsoby all individuals to
curriculum previouslyand will serve them well as they enter the workforce as practicing engineers.The literature includes several studies on both online and capstone courses, but few are focusedon online capstone courses and make improvements in a short timeframe based on studentfeedback within an environment like the COVID-19 pandemic. Many authors discuss the processused to deliver a capstone course [5], align the capstone course with ABET criteria [6], andpropose alternative approaches to implement capstone courses [7]. Haslam and Beck [8] studiedthe preparedness for students to work in teams during capstone projects and recommendedinstruction to close the gaps of their findings. However, the authors did not address the challengeof navigating
Paper ID #33054Transforming an Engineering Design Course into an Engaging LearningExperience Using a Series of Self-Directed Mini-Projects andePortfolios: Face-to-Face Versus Online-only InstructionMiss Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Taylor Tucker graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor’s degree in engineering mechanics. She is now pursuing a master’s degree at UIUC through the Digital Environments for Learning, Teaching, and Agency program in the department of Curriculum and Instruction. She is interested in design thinking as it applies to engineering
remotelearning environment.Bibliography[1] J. Wang, N. C. Golly, B. Herren, J. I. Macdonald, Z. Siddique and Y. Liu, "Enhancing Mechanical Engineering Education with an Integrated 3-D Printing Approach," in Mechanical Engineering Division, ASEE, Tampa, FL, 2019.[2] U. o. M. T. C. Lorraine Francis and Michael Manno, "Integrating 3-D Printing and CAD into a Materials Science and Engineering Curriculum," in Materials Division, ASEE, Tampa, FL, 2019.[3] U. C. BV. [Online]. Available: https://ultimaker.com/software/ultimaker-cura.[4] T. P. S. University, "Innovation Commons at Penn State Behrend," 2021. [Online]. Available: https://behrend.psu.edu/research-outreach/ignite-erie/innovation-commons. [Accessed 07 03 2021].[5] R. I. o. T. Spencer
different approach to collaboration. The team relied more heavily onfeedback from industry partners during the summer. They proceeded with the first day of thatprofessional development workshop, which was a virtual session with industry representatives. Inan email, the lead professional development facilitator succinctly articulated the rationale forpreceding with the meeting. With his consent, this quote is included below:“[O]ur DeSIRE model is based on an industry-driven course curriculum and lesson plan input.My vote is to maintain our time-line planner and work with the Industry-leaders to complete theplanning of the curriculum and lesson plan "as a draft." This way we begin to forge ourrelationship and be prepared to launch in the fall with
limited IT support/or lack of support. Instructors having to createlabs is a problematic option since it is a very time-consuming overhead added to the regularactivities involved in teaching a curriculum. COVID-19 has recently compounded this problemdue to universities having to restrict access to labs.Creating virtual labs for cybersecurity classes has been given attention in the last few years, andASEE has published papers on the topic [1- 4]. Some universities are creating labs, while othersare using the NSF-funded SEED Labs Project. [5-7]. The authors are proposing an opensourceproject initiative that allows universities, students, and others to contribute their lab work to apublic repository hosted by an entity like GitHub. The work can be
closing the gaps.As an Alliance, the program has provided comprehensive social and academic support forovercoming obstacles that historically underrepresented STEM students face. Measures comprisethe execution of interventions for the difficult transitions for students and include social andacademic integration strategies for the two-year to four-year transition; socialization into sciencethrough experiential learning, including domestic and international research programs andexperiences; and improving STEM pedagogy and curriculum to advance systematic change forhistorically underrepresented students. In addition to the development of interventions, alongitudinal research study explores the mechanisms that are bridges or barriers for
Paper ID #33251Understanding Non-Traditional Students in Engineering and Computing(Work in Progress)Dr. Stephen Secules, Florida International University Stephen is an Assistant Professor of Engineering and Computing Education at Florida International Uni- versity. He has a prior academic and professional background in engineering, having worked profession- ally as an acoustical engineer. He has taught a number of courses on engineering and education, including courses on engineering design, systems in society, and learning theories. Stephen’s research interests include equity, culture, and the sociocultural dimensions of
and content knowledge. This is an important consideration for CS education, asteachers must understand how to integrate computer science skills and competencies into theirlesson plans. Pilot projects and localized programs have shown success in developing thiscapacity within teachers. For example, a researcher group from University of SouthernCalifornia collaborated with nine teachers in three elementary schools in the Latino communityof Boyle Heights in Los Angeles and created the Building Opportunities with Teachers inSchools (BOTS) program [11]. The focus of this program is to use robotics and other non-computer-based activities to teach CS concepts in a physical form. One of the long-term goals ofthe BOTS program is to provide a low-cost
-makingsuggests integrating intuitive reasoning [34] into the engineering curriculum [35]. Gaps exist inhow to define intuition and how to develop intuition across any of these disciplines. Our work ismotivated by this gap and aims to characterize and eventually measure discipline-specific intuitionin engineering.This research consists of two research initiatives that will characterize engineering intuition andcreate a means of measuring intuition in the context of engineering.Research DesignWe are conducting a mixed-methods, multi-phase, research design to sequentially answer ourresearch questions over the two-year span of our award (see Figure 1). Our methods leverage,expand, and build from the literature on expertise development and cognition as well
designs innovative learning environments at all levels of the engineering pipeline. Her work in these areas is particularly focused on full inclusion and equity for community college women in engineering and related STEM fields.Ms. Isabel Huff, Springfield Technical Community College Isabel is a curriculum designer and training specialist for Transforming Engineering Education for Middle Schools (TEEMS). She joined the ”TEEMS team” in 2010 as a Smith College undergraduate. After spending eight years developing her love of storytelling in education and passion for encouraging women in STEM, Isabel took a one-year leave to get a master’s degree in education and technology at Stanford. Since returning, her work has
a thriving program within a month. The project team aimed to replicate as many of the residential program features as possible. EPIC is more than lectures and engineering labs. An example of the virtual program schedule can be seen in Appendix II.B. Project selection and core curriculum development In early June 2020, a small team of California Polytechnic State University faculty and EPIC staff collaborated to create a new set of laboratory activities for the online EPIC summer program experience. To develop a virtual lab curriculum, there were several objectives to meet and challenges to overcome. The primary objectives were to provide a project or series of projects introducing participants to engineering over the course of
School of Engineering at Grand Valley State Uni- versity. He received his BSE and MSE degrees in Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. His research inter- ests are in the thermo-fluids area and also focuses on promoting graduate education among undergraduate students via research collaborations. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 The Effectiveness of Dimples on a NACA Airfoil: A Numerical Investigation Conducted via an Independent StudyAbstractThis paper integrates research and education in an effort to enhance the critical thinking
Paper ID #34665Deep Learning for Safer School Infrastructure: An Interdisciplinary andCross-organizational CollaborationSydney Nguyen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Sydney is a research assistant of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with degrees in Architecture and Ethnic Studies, concentrating on Sustainable Environments. Her academic research explores the intersections of design, technology, digital innovation, and community engagement. She has received 30 Under 30 Cal Poly’s Most Influential Women and Thesis Research Award Recipient.Gabriel Medina-Kim, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Gabriel Medina
absorption, perceived usefulness,service quality, system quality, information quality, accessibility, and privacy/security. Based onthe findings from focus group discussions, theoretical foundations, and empirical evidence, wewill hypothesize an innovative and integrated technology acceptance model for eLearning.In near future, we will analyze reliability of the models, fitness of the measured models, andconvergent validity by performing confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). We also plan to studyracial bias in E-learning. The framework and outcome of this study provide valuable guidelinesfor ISE departments that allow better understanding of Generation Z students' needs and theiracceptance of e-learning.Introduction and background:The COVID-19
collected must be fully informed of theprocesses and ramifications around this, and they should need to have their explicit consentdelivered before they are monitored, or their data is collected. Furthermore, once data iscollected, there must be processes in place to protect it, such as anonymity and digital datasecurity protocols. These are issues which should be addressed in the development of digital twinsystems involving human subjects.Student Involvement The curriculum of the construction management program at [university] is integrated. Theprogram defines this integrated curriculum as a method of combining all of the core academicsubjects into a single course under an overarching theme, such as residential construction,commercial
analyses of in-depthphenomenologically based interviews with women students who identified as makers at twodifferent universities, we developed a learning typology that describes how and what womenstudents are learning from their makerspace involvement [References removed for double blindreview]. Using the same interview-based methodology and a data set that includes interviewswith men, this study investigates how student learning compares at two Universities, Big City Uand Comprehensive U. Big City U is a large, tech-focused public University in the south with an“opt-in” makerspace. Comprehensive U is a public, mid-Atlantic University with a smallengineering program with a curriculum heavily integrated with making and the makerspaces.This study