-ETS1-4. Develop a model to generatehow different factors affect the plants in data for iterative testing and modifications oftheir terraria. This is an interdisciplinary a proposed tool.project that incorporates environmentaland engineering concepts. Engineeringconcepts include the use of laser-cutters to Suppliescreate the acrylic terrariums (CAD files • Terrariums (CAD plans or use 2L bottles)available but students can also use 2-liter • Soil, sand, pebbles, fertilizerbottles
isguided by real-world concerns. We suspect this may be due to a lack of agreement on bestpractices, or due to misalignment between university curricula and actual (i.e., in practice) jobrequirements. This work-in-progress paper briefly contextualizes the alignment problem, andargues for a framework that treats the project components of courses as first-class citizens. Wepresent five example categories, with three item-prompts each, from the framework, which couldpotentially be instantiated for independent project-based engineering courses. We also present theoutlines of an experimental plan for evaluating the framework.IntroductionThere has been a growing recognition in engineering pedagogy of the importance of class-basedprojects for the
students connect the AI and ML they are learning toreal world applications.pilot studies: teacher pd & student campssummer 2020, distributed computing pd Table 1: CSF:DC PD phases and key activities Week 1 (Teacher Training) a. Intro to NetsBlox; b. Intro to Distributed Computing; c. Coding & training on RPCs and message passing broken down into a series of projects; d. Key pedagogies for CS teaching Week 2 (Student Camp) Teachers in groups of 2 or 3 work with students on a 1-week “camp” involving RPCs and message passing projects Week 3 (Co-Design) Teachers work in 2 groups to create/co-design 7 lesson plans for
ABET Criterion 3 [6] (designated with a triangle in Figure 1). Ideally, programs would be ableto assess the achievement of ABET and EOP outcomes simultaneously. The ABET outcomesaligned with the EOP outcomes are: 1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics. 2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental and economic factors effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan
career and family areconsidered. Using inductive and deductive methods (Silverman, 1993; Stake, 1995), interviewtranscripts were analyzed using the ideal worker conceptual framework (Kossek et al., 2021).Two themes arose: (1) STEM postdoctoral women receive messages suggesting they mustsacrifice family pursuits for an academic career, and (2) positive modeling and support forbalancing career and family are vital for retaining STEM postdoctoral women in theprofessoriate pathway. These findings illustrate a systemic conflict for STEM postdoctoralscholar women. They describe a necessity to sacrifice family desires, yet positive modeling andsupport for balancing career and family send messages suggesting it is possible to plan for both.This research
both years, the instructors observed adip in engagement in the second iteration of Creation Crates. We believe this is largely due tolightened pandemic-related restrictions in the summer of 2021 (as compared to the summer of2020); since students had the freedom to pursue most “normal” activities in the summer of 2021,some participants tried to treat the program as fully asynchronous, which is not how it wasintended to be experienced. As a proposed remedy to this issue, we plan to condense the programinto a one-week experience that instead lasts four hours a day, and we are also developing newideas for ways to facilitate student-student interaction more successfully.IntroductionThe purpose of this paper is to describe the design and
statistical analysis on our data which consists of student performance data (i.e.midterm and final grade) and quantitative data from the questionnaire. We found that the studentsin our study as a whole have a mindset, intrinsic motivation and sense of belonging that shouldbe conducive to positive learning outcomes. Final grades were correlated with students’responses to questions related to “thinking” as a preferred strategy. We also observed acorrelation between grade improvement and questions taken from the Intrinsic MotivationInventory and sense of belonging. In future work, we plan to use this for designing interventionsthat are specifically tailored to students in this class. We plan to extend our work to otherconceptual problem solving
. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Thinking Beyond the Service Course Model: Intentional Integration of Technical Communication Courses in a BME Undergraduate Curriculum Introduc on In technical plans of study, such as Biomedical Engineering (BME), students are o en required to take an undergraduate level course in technical communica on, which supplements the freshman-level communica on courses required by a college or university. These courses tend to be generalized, and
reported that some students struggle with conflicting cultural values andconcerns with local political climate, which can induce stress when reprising prior social roleswhile adjusting to new professional responsibilities.There are various factors that influence the decisions of international students to return home.Trice and Yoo [4] reported that one third of international graduate students planned to work intheir home countries upon graduation, even though three quarters of them felt prepared to return.Ugwu and Adamuti [5] observed that academic and social experiences during graduate school inthe U.S. are not crucial to post-graduation plans of international doctoral students. Other factorsare more influential. For example, their studies
and high school students to see STEM classes as excitingand with real-life applications, and (3) ISTs to collaborate with and mentor PSTs preparing toenter K-12 STEM classrooms. Contributing towards broader impacts, CalTeach recruits aracially and socioeconomically diverse population of PSTs, and all ISTs were recruited fromlocal public schools, in order to educate, prepare, and encourage more minority and female K-12students to consider higher education and careers in STEM.During the first two summers of this project (2020-2021), participants completed over fortydata-science related projects, developed over thirty K-12 data-science related lesson plans inmath, science, and engineering, and created six classroom-ready and publicly accessible
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University.Siemens Engineering and Engineering Technology STEM CurriculumCourses (Resource Exchange)Grade level: 9-12Program Overview: This Siemens secondary school curriculum is an engineeringproject/problem-based learning curriculum which teaches the fundamentals of engineeringdesign and manufacturing along with the enabling engineering technology, e.g., CAD, CAM,CAE, design collaboration, etc. Students utilize the iterative engineering design process todefine, research, imagine, plan, create, test, improve, and communicate solutions. Each projectallows student teams to develop distinct solutions to the same problem. The problem statementpresents the student with an opportunity to plan, organize
(Lippard, Lam, & Riley,2017). The engineering design process (EDP) is a cyclical method that students follow tocollectively build a solution to a problem (Gruber-Hine, 2018).Engineering in preschool: Engineering, as represented by the cyclical EDP, is defined bya number of qualities including brainstorming and sharing ideas, asking and answeringquestions while planning, creating, and testing a product, sharing materials,demonstrations, explanations, and most importantly, peer collaboration throughout theprocess. The benefits of student interactions during collaboration include strengtheningstudents’ peer-related social skills while also advancing knowledge construction(Wiedmann, 2015). However, little information is provided about what
[1] did a survey on standard software and hardware used byconstruction programs and found that majority of construction programs used MS Excel forpreliminary planning and cost estimating, Autodesk products for Design, Navisworks forcoordination, and most applied certification courses are Associated Contractor, LEED Green andFundamentals of Engineering. Leathem and McGlohn [2] studied how BIM is used to teachinterdisciplinary architecture and construction students, and they found that hardware andinfrastructure costs are a significant barrier to BIM implementation in the industry. Also, assoftware expands, the hardware requirements are increasing for student laptops. Most of thempurchase apple products, but there is no availability of windows
multidisciplinary focus should be emphasized in the senior design course. Difficultengineering problems can be uniquely solved with input from multiple knowledge sources andperspectives.Summaries of the projects in the current study, the work completed, and plans are discussed in thefollowing sections. 3. Collaboration of Faculty, Students, and Licensed ProfessionalsStudents and faculty members from the departments listed in Table 2 were involved in these inter-disciplinary projects.Table 2: Engineering Departments Involved in Inter-disciplinary Projects Mechanical Engineering Industrial and Systems Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechatronics Engineering Civil Engineering
of hazard identificationand risk assessment). Finally, students are required to include a safety assessment in their written and oraldeliverables.The second course (CHE Lab II) is taken in the Fall Semester of the students’ fourth year and wasdesigned to have students investigate three complex 4-week experiments that reflect ongoing researchperformed in the department (e.g., biotechnology, energy, polymers) (Aronson et al, 2009). Students gainexperience with experimental design, teamwork, and written and verbal communication. For eachexperiment students prepare a sequence of deliverables: a planning presentation, an individual technicalmemo, and a team technical report. Safety training was provided like that in CHE Lab I. Students wereasked
and human language lab; China; Progress;Challenge; ProspectTHE CONSTRUCTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND HUMAN LANGUAGE LAB 31.Introduction “Artificial intelligence + various fields” has become a common business form ofeconomy and people’s life. In 2018, the Notice of the Action Plan for ArtificialIntelligence Innovation in Colleges and Universities issued by the Ministry ofEducation of PRC China pointed out that colleges and universities should increaseinvestment in relevant disciplines in the field of artificial intelligence in theconstruction of “Double First-class”.[1] In 2019, the key points of the department ofscience and technology of the ministry of education in 2019 proposed to deeplyimplement the
/document/project_design_overview_and_student_learning_guide. The participants specifically pointed out to our evaluator that they found this template to behelpful in undertaking the planning necessary for these new curricular units. The participantswere looking at all of their curriculum to see how PBL could be integrated into their teaching.RET program objectives and activitiesObjectives of the RET included increasing participants’ knowledge of cyber-physical systems,research skills, and efficacy in creating and implementing problem-based learning (PBL)instruction using advanced technology to support mastering threshold engineering concepts.During the first week of the RET summer session, participants were trained to program and useArduino open
Some options: communication, decision- team challenge making, timely deliverables, work- 2) Personal planning of a quality, work-equity specific way to effect change Reality: Concerning this teamwork 3) Identification of other goal, what might not be working? What resources is working? 4) Development of a strategic Options: What can you do to effect plan change? What can the team do to
design and implementa teaching module that can engage and positively impact students in their community. They alsoindicated that participating in the service-learning assignment positively influenced their teachingskills such as setting up learning objectives and adjustment of lesson plans during theimplementation of the teaching module. However, it seems that designing and implementing themodule was challenging because they were guided by arbitrary and broad, common-senseprinciples to make the project fun, engaging, and hands-on.Upon reflection, the GTAs realized that they needed to think about the design and ways toimplement important components of the module such as effectively introducing the module tostudents, facilitating students
research intervention. Teachers inboth sites teach all elementary subjects (i.e., literacy development in Spanish and English, math,science, and social studies) according to their specific language allocation plan. The majority ofthe schools in the study follow the dual-language model with 50% of instructional time inSpanish and 50% in English. The team created a training that drew on critical elements of a CSPapproach to engineering learning in DBLE. We drew on promising STEM instructionalapproaches for ELs [15] including: a) engaging learners in meaningful interactions in the fullrange of languages, including translanguaging b) encouraging learning through multiplemodalities, c) leveraging conversations mediated by and through artifacts, and d
the second half of the semester, students worked on three projects with the first one beingcompleted individually and the last two completed by teams of two students. For the two teamprojects, students were allowed to choose their own project partner. The project deliverablesranged from project planning, video summaries of the work completed for each class period, andbrief written reports. The variety of project deliverables was intentional to allow students to get afeel of both engineering design and project management and also allow them to communicatewhat they learned in a variety of modes appealing to different learning styles.At the start of the team projects, each team completed a project planning document that asked thestudents to
were recorded, and post-event evaluations were collected from the SELs.Overall, engagement activities have been successful from the standpoint of student participationand engagement. The paper highlights several lessons learned and plans for future events. Thenext phase of the project will assess the impact that these activities have on student sense ofbelonging.IntroductionWestern Washington University (WWU) is a public institution with approximately 15,000 full-time undergraduate students, 160 academic programs, and a vibrant campus community. TheEngineering & Design Department (ENGD) offers four undergraduate-only programs: ElectricalEngineering (EE), Manufacturing Engineering (MFGE), Plastics & Composites Engineering(PCE), and
, understand different perspectives,assess decisions and consequences, and revise plans, actions, and options as required [5]. In itsmost recent revision, EAC/ABET now requires that students must demonstrate “an ability torecognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informedjudgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic,environmental, and societal contexts” [6]. This requirement aims to prepare the students for real-life ethical dilemmas. However, the multifaceted, complex nature of this outcome--requiringstudents to consider “global, economic, environmental, and societal” attention with ethicalresponsibilities--means that programs must carefully consider their
participationduring project execution; and the impact that this professional practice may have in theirdegrees (for both Geology and Mining Engineering). Therefore, a survey was designed tomeet these aims, adapted from one reported by [7].In the first section of the survey, the main statement read: I gained or enhanced the followingskills from participating in the “GSW4SEd”. Then, using a Likert scale (where 1 is “stronglydisagree” and 5 “strongly agree”), students had to determine their level of agreement with aseries of skills, as shown below: a) Deepened understanding of course material. b) Make good decisions and accomplish things without having to first think about or plan for them. c) Flexibility. d) Listening skills. e) Team work. f
immediate family to attend college) lacking role models; and is exacerbated by theeffects of the COVID-19 pandemic.II.2. Gather Inspiration.Having framed the central question, inspiration for this study was attained by discovering whatincoming students really need. The authors communicated with faculty members with the intentionof understanding the needs and challenges of the incoming cohort, which included: • Difficulty realizing when they are in trouble. • Not asking for assistance. • Weak study habits and learning networks. • Lack of time management skills. • Lack of involvement in engineering activities, organizations, or research. • Lack of intentionality in planning for academic resume building and future career
technology professors each led workshops in a week. The fourtenure-track engineering mentors, assisted by student research assistants, each mentored threeteachers on projects ranging from additive manufacturing to thermal/fluids, materials, andenergy. The group also participated in field trips to local companies including ARC Specialties,Master Flo, Re:3D, and Forged Components. They worked with two instructional trackengineering technology professors and one professor of education on applying their learnings tolesson plan design. Participants also met weekly for online Brown Bag teacher seminars to sharetheir experiences and discuss curricula, which was organized by the RET master teacher. On thefinal day of the program, the teachers presented
. Tori’s undergraduate focus on Sociology and Applied Physics allows her to easily translate between technical and non-technical team members. Tori obtained an MBA from the University of Texas and is a continued advocate of increasing the number of women in STEM careers.Teresa L. Larkin (Associate Professor of Physics Education) Teresa L. Larkin is an Associate Professor of Physics Education and Director and Faculty Liaison to the Combined Plan Dual-degree Engineering Program at American University. Dr. Larkin conducts educational research and has published widely on topics related to the assessment of student learning in introductory physics and engineering courses. Noteworthy is her work with student writing as a
Memphis used it in 1998 (Bartzet al., 1996). Short-term and long-term studies have been applied to investigate the efficiency ofthis method in different engineering fields. (Vaz & Quinn, 2015, Apelian et al., 2016, McConvilleet al., 2017 ). Harvard explains the history and development as a pioneer of the pedagogy ofreacting to the roleplaying game (Heinricher et al., 2013)Project Development before 2018The project was planned and improved in the years that the educator taught in different universities.The purpose was to fulfill the ABET goals. The main idea was to create a condition similar to thereal-world projects to widen the students' knowledge about the possible scenarios in which theywould be involved in the construction industry. The
contrary, the employees need to know if andhow some types of medical marijuana may be allowed.The data collected in this study clearly show that students who may enter the field of constructionare aware and/or engage in the use of marijuana. Thus, the industry should be mindful to addresswhat may become a broader issue on which drugs are okay to use during the workday and whetherit influences job site safety.Keywords: education, Construction education, Construction Industry, Medical Marijuana,MarijuanaIntroductionThis research aims to investigate the knowledge of the use of marijuana in the constructionindustry. For this research, the term "MEDICAL MARIJUANA" refers to a licensed or accreditedphysician recommended and supervised treatment plan
an open door policy, encouragingteachers to contact them at any time even outside of the scheduled PD sessions to answer questions.PD sessions were primarily conducted virtually over zoom or by phone, with limited in-personinteractions. Efforts were made to increase collaboration among teachers by having them attendPD sessions together. However, the teachers’ differing work schedules limited the number ofcollaborative sessions.A typical PD session lasted one hour and included an update from the teachers on the course attheir school and request for materials, an introduction to an advanced manufacturing conceptand/or technology, and concluded with a discussion of next steps. Time was also built into thesessions for lesson planning. The