of Medicine in the Department of Biomedical and Translational Sciences. She is also a core faculty member at the Institute for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in the College of Engineering. Holly studies biomaterials and soft robotics and their applications in the university classroom, in undergraduate research and in engaging K12 students in STEM. Holly received her BS in Materials Science and Engineering from Drexel University and her PhD in Engineering Sciences from Harvard University. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Development of a Community of Practice for Rethinking Best
Powered by www.slayte.com The STEM Center to Promote Undergraduate Education and Research at Sam Houston State UniversityAbstractThe STEM Center at Sam Houston State University (SHSU) has received funding from theNational Science Foundation (NSF - IUSE) and was established in 2017. The STEM Center seeksto increase the number and quality of STEM graduates by establishing a strong foundation forlearning using innovative teaching practices, supporting students in finding research and internshipopportunities, and building lifelong skills needed for advancement and leadership in STEMcareers. The center is in one of the STEM buildings with two fully equipped classrooms and officespace for full-time staff members. The center
Paper ID #37864Identifying Best Practices to sustain a US-MexicoInternational Program integrated into an engineeringcurriculumRodrigo Martinez-Duarte Rodrigo Martinez-Duarte is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University (USA) and Head of the Multiscale Manufacturing Laboratory www.multiscalemanufacturing.net. His group’s expertise lies at the interface between micro/nanofabrication, carbonaceous materials, electrokinetics and microfluidics. Rodrigo is known as the pioneer of carbon-electrode Dielectrophoresis (carbonDEP), a technique for bioparticle manipulation using
researchers may have looked at pedagogy in other areas of CS, the specific challenges related to computer systems research have not been addressed much. Yet the problem is real and acute – single-digit participation from women, negligible numbers from other underrepresented groups. Thus, focusing on techniques that work well for those traditionally put-off by systems is imperative since systems are ubiquitous in every important aspect of CS today (artificial intelligence, cloud computing, security, etc.). This report describes a large diverse undergraduate research group in computer systems and the results of a study utilizing a conceptual framework, High Impact Practices, to understand how the design of the research group is perceived by students
79Sample Questions Submitted by Participating Planning Grant PIs Category Sample Question Center Design and Does NSF prefer to fund ERCs that serve the needs of existing Vision industries, or those that can serve as a platform to develop science and engineering for future technologies (or to push existing industry in new directions that they do not have the scientific knowledge base to move into at this point)? Research How do you best determine whether a given ERC thrust is timely or competitive? Workforce Do we need to think about doing research in
Paper ID #37862WIP: The Impact of Human-Centered Design Modules onStudents’ Learning in an Introduction to Electronics CourseSaadeddine Shehab (Postdoctoral Research Associate) Saadeddine Shehab is currently the Head of Assessment and Research at the Siebel Center for Design (SCD) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He works with a group of undergraduate and graduate SCD scholars at SCD’s Assessment and Research Laboratory to conduct research that informs and evaluates the practice of teaching and learning human-centered design in formal and informal learning environments. His research focuses on
nearly any sort of difference in the world”[63]. Networks are idealized as dynamic, completely “flat” and devoid of hierarchy. Thepractical reality of most human endeavors, including research, is that some level of governanceand cohesion is necessary to maintain accountability and measure progress and impact. [64]advocated for a blended model in which a strong network (driver of innovation and awareness) issupplemented with temporary, negotiated hierarchies (for taking informed action).Communities represent a subset of a network that is more closely connected and shares a senseof identity or purpose [65]. It is around these network-generated communities (workgroups,action teams, communities of practice, etc.) in which the key ingredients for
appliance industry for two years. Kelley is also a Graduate Facilitator with the Center for Socially Engaged Design and a Graduate Academic Liaison with the Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning.Shanna Daly Shanna Daly is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. She has a B.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton and a Ph.D. degree in Engineering Education from Purdue University. In her work, she characterizes front-end design practices across the student to practitioner continuum, develops empirically-based tools to support design best practices, and studies the impact of front- end design tools on design success
Paper ID #37350Developing Cohort Challenges: An Innovative Program forTraining Graduate Students to Work in TransdisciplinaryTeamsAnna-Maria Marshall Anna-Maria Marshall is an associate professor of Sociology and Law at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She is a co-PI on the NSF-funded INFEWS-ER Virtual Resource Center supporting transdisciplinary graduate education in food-energy-water systems; a co-PI in the EngageINFEWS RCN on research on community and stakeholder engagement; and a co-PI in the Science and Technology Center, Science and Technologies for Phosphorus Sustainability (STEPS).Jill
andpredominantly urban classrooms of the geographical area used in this study. Moreover, it isimportant to the note that these findings are reflective of teachers who sought and earnedenrollment in a highly competitive fellowship for secondary STEM teacher leaders. Still, it iscritical explore the challenges encountered by teachers who demonstrate the initiative to improvetheir instructional practices and embody innovative pedological approaches. The hurdlesencountered by these motivated teachers along with how they faced the challenges provide anunderstanding of how teachers respond to the incorporation the engineering design process andculturally responsive pedagogy. Limitations of the Study. This research only recruited teachers from high-need
Paper ID #36645A Roadmap for the Design and Implementation ofCommunities of Practice for Faculty DevelopmentVictoria Matthew Victoria currently leads VentureWell’s Community of Practice and social learning initiatives with a focus on providing faculty with the resources, tools and support network needed to integrate innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability into the curriculum. Prior to that Victoria led VentureWell's collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Frontier Set, a network of 31 post-secondary institutions working to close the student opportunity gap, and the NSF funded Pathways
behaviors, mostly based on research findings) or prescriptive (captures the how of doingdesign for the use of educators). For example, Atman and her colleagues [16] presented a modelof design that is both prescriptive and descriptive; the model was developed based on a synthesisof engineering textbooks (that are prescriptive of how design should be practiced) but also usedto describe engineering design processes through empirical findings based on analysis of video-recordings of the design behaviors of engineers, engineering students and designers [16]. On theother hand, comprehensive models like the Informed Design Matrix of Crismond and Adams[17] have synthesized several existing research findings and theories on design and designthinking, and
Engineering Education and Practice, First., Wiley & Sons, 2018, pp. 3-27.[20] K. McAlpine, “Equity-centered engineering: A Q&A with Alec Gallimore,” Michigan Engineering, Jun. 23, 2021. https://www.engin.umich.edu/2021/06/equity-centered-engineering-a-qa-with-alec-gallim ore/ (accessed Feb. 17, 2022).[21] Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, “Our shift toward Equity-focused Teaching,” Equity-focused Teaching. https://crlt.umich.edu/equity-focused-teaching[22] P. Gurin, E. Dey, S. Hurtado, and G. Gurin, “Diversity and Higher Education: Theory and Impact on Educational Outcomes,” Harv. Educ. Rev., vol. 72, no. 3, pp. 330–367, Sep. 2002.[23] W. Peoples and A. Dillard, “5 Lessons From a Race
) at Montana State University hosted a three-yearResearch Experience for Teachers Program in Innovative Transportation Systems (ITS-RET)during the summers of 2018, 2019, and 2021. WTI is a multidisciplinary research center focusedon rural transportation challenges and solutions. The research projects spanned a variety of topicareas including sustainable infrastructure materials and design; transportation design andoperations for safe, active, and livable communities; and advanced transportation technologies.The overarching theme was on rural applications. Similarly, the recruitment of programparticipants targeted teachers from rural, geographically isolated schools with presumably morelimited access to professional development and hands-on
of Practice for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Engineering and a facilitator of Safe Zone training and participates in various activities of the ASEE Commission of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (CDEI).Angela R Bielefeldt (Professor) Angela Bielefeldt, Ph.D., P.E., is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU) in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE). She is also the Director for the Engineering Plus program, which is in the process of being renamed to Integrated Design Engineering. Bielefeldt also serves as the co-director for the Engineering Education and AI-Augmented Learning Integrated Research Theme (IRT) at CU. She has been a faculty member at CU since 1996, serving
engineering education scholars, namely how they define their academic identity.Thus, this work-in-progress paper seeks to answer the research question: how do internationalstudents construct their academic identities in a graduate program in Engineering Education?Theoretical Framework: Funds of IdentityIn this work, we adopt the funds of identity theory as a framework for research design and datainterpretation. Funds of Identity theory centers on identity as a social constructivism perspectivewhile viewing identity as a form of capital [17], [18]. Thus, identity is conceptualized usingVygotsky’s point of view and as a “lived experience.” Instead of the experience itself, Vygotskyargues that it is an individual’s consciousness and subjective
use their own experience to develop appropriate mentoring strategies. Furthermore,the feedback loops between mentor and mentee training sessions and between mentor meetingsand training sessions create instant learning and practice opportunities for both mentors andmentees. AMPP’s innovative design allows mentors and mentees to create or tailor mentoring toolsthat uniquely fit their relationship. Each topic discussion is accompanied by a customizable toolto aid the mentoring process. In the mentor training sessions, faculty in the same disciplineswork together to adapt the tools for mentoring their students’ research careers and the mentoringarrangement for that discipline. In the mentee training sessions, individual students can
campus by lawand leads this panel to make well informed decisions for the campus.The panel is composed of individuals representing three foci: • Information Technology: This group brings the perspective of how the projects will be impacted by or will impact campus computing infrastructure. • Researchers from other Organizations: This group brings in the researcher perspective. While it is preferred that the seat is held by individuals with expertise in the area of cybersecurity, having knowledge of information technology may be enough for the individual to be a member. • Third Party Cybersecurity Professionals: This group brings an outside view of the proposed education or research program. By having an
, planning, scheduling, budgeting), critical thinking, self-drive andmotivation, cultural awareness in a broad sense (nationality, ethnicity, linguistic, sexualorientation) and high ethical standards, integrity, and global, social, intellectual andtechnological responsibility [3]. The focus of this paper is on some of those professional skills.Below are some examples of things that many employers look for in new engineering graduates: Leadership examples in school, at home, at work, in outside organizations, etc. Previous relevant work experience, preferably internships, co-ops, and research projects with professors. Can cogently discuss major projects, especially their capstone. Passion / interest in the company and
Systems course, and is a member of the instructional team for several CEE undergraduate courses.Lauren StewartWayne Li (Oliver Professor of Practice)Larissa Simoes Novelino © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comWork-In-Progress: Teaching Innovation, Design Thinking, and Leadership through OrigamiAbstractIn the past two decades, origami has been used in an increasing number of applications, acrossengineering disciplines. In addition to solar panels, surgical devices, robotic systems, and otherengineering applications, origami has also been employed as an educational tool throughout theP-20 continuum. Specific to undergraduate
describe a module designed topositively impact students’ sociotechnical understanding. In this paper, we first provide abackground for the project, and then we present specific details about the module – includinglearning objectives, pre-class activities, in-class teaching activities, and post-class assessments.We conclude by reflecting on the development process from a graduate student perspective,describing the anticipated next steps, and summarizing the work.Background Research in engineering education has explored the integration of sociotechnicalconcepts into engineering courses. Canney and Bielefeldt found that engineering students’ senseof professional social responsibility varies across institutions, disciplines, religious
philosophy and applications of traditional industrial engineering methods to solve problems in the education service sector. He is also active in engineering education research with a focus on the formation of ethical engineers. Kingsley is also a current RIEF mentee. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com WIP: A Pedagogical Intervention Leveraging Engineering Design Thinking to Foster a Tolerance for AmbiguityAbstractTolerance for Ambiguity (TA) is the ability to seek out, enjoy, and excel in ambiguous tasks.This is a skill or mindset that today’s engineering graduates must possess in order to address theproblems
programs with partnerinstitutions. It is common for engineering and pre-engineering programs at HBCUs to beembedded in an integrated department or school of science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM). Having an administrative unit focused on STEM can further facilitateinterdisciplinary research experiences for its undergraduate students.The goal of this paper is to assess the impacts of a summer research experience oninterdisciplinary student teams at Benedict College, which is a recognized HBCU and classifiedas Baccalaureate Colleges – Diverse Fields. Like other interdisciplinary student experiences, thissummer program combines two signature high-impact practices, undergraduate research andcollaborative assignments and projects. High
the Data Science curriculum in computing education, and broadening participation of underrepresented populations in computing professions. She is currently a dean's teaching fellow for the College of Engineering at Purdue University.Tiantian Li Tiantian Li (Olivia) is a PhD student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She is a Purdue graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Engineering, with a concentration in Pharmaceutical Processing Engineering. She has completed Purdue’s Certificate of Systems Engineering and Quantitative Research, Assessment, and Evaluation in Education Certificate. Her research interest is in the assessment of systems thinking skills and systems awareness. She is also
success. In addition, Theresa continues her enjoyment with teaching as a regular lecturer for the Joint Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership with both UCSD and CSUSM and teaches in the fully online MA.ED. at CSUSM. In addition, Dr. Meyerott is a Senior Associate for the Center for Culturally Proficient Educational Practice (CCPEP). Over the past 23 years, Dr. Meyerott has held a variety of positions in public education ranging from community college director, classroom science teacher, district administrator and state accountability coordinator. Theresa is an achievement-focused K-16 administrator with a career focused on empowering teachers, staff, and students to succeed. A skilled leader of research-driven
practices of innovation across academic units, although it may sound like a simpleidea, can be an extremely complicated process. Complications to cross-college collaborativeteaching arise due to a variety of institutional barriers. To provide just one illustrativeexample, a thorny problem (that should not be so) is assigning credit to faculty in differentcolleges who are teaching courses in the same room at the same time. Accordingly, thisresearch project is in the process of applying a design-based research (DBR) approach todevelop an educational model to help guide the transformation of traditional undergraduatelearning experiences to span academics silos.A DBR approach was selected for this project as this methodology supports the blending
Paper ID #37847A Strategic Curriculum Design for an IntroductoryEngineering Course to Encourage Self-Empowerment ofMinority StudentsVictor Manuel Garcia (Research Associate) Victor Garcia holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). Victor is currently a research civil engineer at the US Army – Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, MS. He leads research projects sponsored by the US Department of Defense that focus on improving the design and construction practices for military transportation installations. Victor has been also collaborating with UTEP faculty on
Paper ID #37940Centering Social Justice and Diverse Voices in EngineeringEthics CurriculaCortney E Holles (Teaching Professor) Cortney Holles is a Teaching Professor in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at Colorado School of Mines where she has taught and developed the required first-year ethics and writing course for STEM majors since 2004. She also teaches science communication and service learning. She defended her educational criticism/action research dissertation on “Faculty-Student Interaction and Impact on Well-Being in Higher Education” and earned her Ed.D in 2021. She is now engaged in the action
also be used to assess ABET outcomes for communication and teamwork,indicating their use for assessing students’ abilities to apply technical knowledge to solveproblems collaboratively while also communicating those solutions effectively.Based on a 2013 review of engineering education scholarship, when faculty assigned teamprojects, they primarily targeted outcomes based in teamwork, design, and communication, withsome focus on innovation, lifelong learning, ethics, and motivation [8]. In a breakdown of theteamwork outcome, researchers found a focus on global/cultural competence (for both teammembers and clients), project management, and interdisciplinary teamwork, as well as somefocus on societal concerns, distributed teamwork, leadership
have not benefited from it [28]. It is not the purpose of this paper to revisit thislong history of tension between basic and applied research but to signal the push for ‘researchtranslation’ by development agencies like USAID, the emergence of certain forms of researchtranslation in academic circles (mainly as a translation of basic research into innovation andentrepreneurship), and the implications of these developments in the formation and training ofengineering graduate students committed to ECD.While some form of research translation can be implied from NSF’s broader impacts Criterion 2,the agency has struggled with the applicability of basic research throughout its history, as ‘basicresearch’ standing depends heavily on its alleged