American Nation as her students and lives in a ruraltown approximately 25 miles away from the school where she teaches. She teaches 5th grade atrural school located on a Native American Reservation.Summer Professional DevelopmentTeacher professional development was presented in a blended manner, consisting ofasynchronous work and synchronous online meetings. The asynchronous work used the SeesawClassroom platform, a web-based app that allows teachers and students share work andassignments. The synchronous work used the WebEx videoconferencing platform to affordvirtual space for the participating teachers to meet with the research team. During the two weeksprior to the Webex meeting, participants completed work in Seesaw Classroom to (1) reflect
Personal TestimoniesThat imagery plays a dominant role in conceptual thinking is widelyconfirmed by scientists and engineers through their self reflections. AlbertEinstein described his own thought process10 in the following statement: 5 “Words or language, as they are written or spoken, do not seem to playany role in my mechanism of thought. The psychical entities which seem toserve as elements in thought are certain signs and more or less clear imageswhich can be voluntarily reproduced and combined . . . this combinatoryplay seems to be the essential feature in productive thought—before there isany connection with logical construction in words and other kinds of signswhich can be communicated to others
clearly called out the mentoring andcommunity-building as important components of the program. As mentioned above, this datadovetails with what we see from cohort 1, cohort 3, and the reflections of the mentorsthemselves. Fig. 6. Cohort 2, Discussion Topics with Mentors, Fall, 2021 Future Work Choices 43 General Encouragment 32 Making Choices in Coursework 27 Intrapreneurial Skills 24 Needed Mindsets and Dispositions 18 Advances in the Field
experiences. We hypothesize this reflects apattern of self-selection into different types of learning experiences. Our findings suggest thedifficulty of developing impactful ethics interventions, given that students arrive at universitywith pre-existing knowledge and perceptions about ethics, morality, and social responsibility,and may opt into experiences and programs that align with rather than challenge their existingvalues and social commitments.Nonetheless, through interviews we had multiple opportunities to ask participants about theirlearning experiences related to morality, ethics, and associated concerns. In a series of papers, weleveraged this data to explore the different kinds of experiences mentioned, along with whatstudents described
the impact of these models on students’ learning.Human-Centered Design and Engineering Human-Centered Design is a problem-solving approach that uses design thinking tools toidentify the unmet needs of a population in order to collaboratively and iteratively developsolutions [1]. It provides a flexible structure for solving wicked, ill-structured challenges [7] andgenerating creative and meaningful solutions [8]. HCD centralizes humans in the design journeythrough emphasizing with stakeholders, understanding them, and collaborating with them toexplore and define problems [9], [10]. Then, HCD engages the stakeholders in iterative cycles ofprototyping, testing, and reflecting to develop and sustain solutions [1]. HCD involves
teamperformed an inductive coding analysis of the qualitative data to understand the connectionsbetween humanitarian engineering projects, professional formation, and views of DEI.Quantitative results as well as data from other participant groups, including current students andnon-alumni engineering professionals, will be presented elsewhere. Emergent codes showed thatparticipants found both outward and inward value in serving others. Outward value reflected abetter quality of life for the person benefiting from service while inward value provided personalsatisfaction, learning, or growth for the participant. This inward value was also evident withrespect to views of DEI where participants mentioned learning or growing from past events. Twoparticipants
disability (e.g., non-disabled) in ways that reflect on the fluidity of disability; that is,one is non-disabled until they are disabled [1, 4]. Such perspectives center individual personhoodand lived experience of people with disabilities, highlight the diverse nature of disability, andposition accessibility and inclusion as ethical necessities that a society is responsible for. Theseperspectives contrast those often used in the social, physical, and bureaucratic structures thatshape the lived experiences of people with disabilities [5]. Such structures tend to rely onmedicalized models that describe disability as a condition to be treated and/or accommodatedusing a set of prescribed approaches regulated by policy [6, 7].Conceptualizing and
, the studentsare assessed on classroom participation that requires that they submit a reflection on what wasdiscussed, learned, or their thoughts on the session that day, and a final exam that includesquestions that address applications of the digital tools in the class as well as demonstratingsimple applications of the program.CM 330 - Construction Estimating LabThere are three main learning outcomes for CM 330 Construction Estimating Lab. The first is tocreate construction project estimates. The second is to analyze construction documents forplanning and management of construction processes and the third is to apply informationtechnology to manage the construction process. This is accomplished by focusing on the use ofdigital tools to
programs [17] are excluding Latinx students and impinging onstudent success.The Anti-deficit LensThe Anti-deficit Lens is a framework that focuses on removing the stigma and accountabilityfrom underserved communities and placing the onus on the larger culture [19]. Mejia et al,defines the asset-based approach in engineering to be one that acknowledges the embodiedknowledge of students of color [20]. This study uses the critical lens to understand theintegration of reflection and praxis to help students grow in the ownership of their learning andbe liberated from the constraints of the university barriers to achievement [20].CURRENT STUDYThe current study examined the impact of different teaching strategies in Statics, morespecifically, the impact
any additional performance characteristics as necessary.Note that the EI is provided as a raw score and reflects the overall negative effect ofimplementing this option on the environment. Although never explicitly stated, the EI scorerepresented any number of factors, including the pollution caused during componentmanufacture and operation, and processes and methods used to acquire and handle the rawmaterials during its fabrication. Hence, designs aimed to minimize the EI score. Students whocreated cycle configurations involving multiple pumps and/or turbines were able to select anycomponent at each particular location. For example, a reheat cycle may choose a differentturbine option for each of the expansion stages. Table 2 provides a
-informed reflective practice. Michelle's professional experience includes roles in industry and academia, having worked as a software engineer, project lead and manager for Accenture before serving as Assistant Professor and Department Chair for Electrical Engineering at the Ateneo de Davao University. She has also served in administrative and teaching faculty roles at Virginia Tech and The Ohio State University.Anthony Venditto (Bell Program Facilitator)Katherine Faye Ulseth I graduated from Minnesota State University - Mankato's Iron Range Engineering Program with a B.S. in Integrated Engineering in 2013. I worked as a mechanical engineer at Magnetation (an iron ore mine) where I led millwrights' daily activities
clarifying questions. It is multidirectionalcommunication, dynamic, and evolving. In this discussion arose the question: where did thisunderstanding of ‘good communication’ come from? The Fellows then further reflected in writing on their understanding of what "goodcommunication" means in engineering and how they came to that understanding. Themes fromthe written reflections of engineering faculty were that good communication required technicalaccuracy and conciseness with an emphasis on the importance of a deep understanding of thepurpose of the communication and the audience. Communication in engineering responds to aspecific need and in a timely manner. It provides the appropriate level of information; what isneeded to understand the
adapt theirprogramming and events based on student feedback and level student engagement.Each SEL was required to attend a series of interviews with the research team and submitquarterly reflections on their experience being an SEL. Prompts for these reflections focused onwhat the SELs thought went well during the quarter as well as challenges and opportunities forimprovement. These reflections also prompted SELs to share when they felt most supported anddescribe impacts because of their experience. SELs also had the opportunity to share thoughtsand input about future programming to support community within the makerspace.In addition, the research team conducted interviews with SELs in the July 2021, at the end oftheir first year of work. These
lesser emphasis on social and ethical skill developmentmay reflect student preferences [4]. In their survey of 6,176 undergraduate students (39%majoring in STEM, 26.5% beginning in STEM and then changing their major to another field,and 30% never majoring in STEM), they found that those students that remained in STEMreported that their career goals were more important than social change, a response which wasnot reported by their non-STEM peers. This is a concerning result, when we consider theprofound responsibilities that accompany the role of an engineer. As Nair and Bullet propose [5],it is necessary to create an educational experience that allows for ethical considerations “to bebrought up naturally”. In this way, we allow for the students
Conceptual Site ModelsAbstractIn environmental engineering site remediation projects, community perception of environmentaland health risks can influence a project’s scope and design. Therefore, community engagement iscritical to shaping an engineer’s definition of an environmental problem. However, lower-levelundergraduate engineering curricula rarely address the incorporation of community input intoenvironmental engineering problem definition, as environmental engineering coursework tendsto utilize pre-defined problems to develop and assess technical knowledge and skills. Upper-level courses that do include community participation in environmental engineering design tendto be reflective, having students evaluate the social impact of a pre-defined
Engineering Student Entrepreneurial Mindset Assessment(ESEMA) [32]-[33] and the interdisciplinary skills, reflective behavior, and recognizingdisciplinary perspectives scales from the Educating the Engineer of 2020 Student Survey [9],[34], which, for the remainder of the paper, will be referenced as a measure of interdisciplinarycompetence [9].Interdisciplinary NarrativeAn 8 week humanities narrative discussing topics of genocide and crimes against humanity,mainly focusing on the Holocaust and its link to engineering, was used as the case study for thisclass. This topic was selected because of the connections that can be made between Naziengineers and scientists, and their involvment with the crimes commited during the Holocaust.Due to the structure
similarities to and differences from others, gainingincreased cultural self-awareness, and developing relationships with culturally different others.Integral to the Story Circles methodology are built-in reflection, feedback, and debriefingsegments that harness participants’ comments in an egalitarian process, honing team members’skills to identify, analyze, and evaluate qualitative data provided by their peers. Notably, theStory Circles methodology has been tested in both in-person and online modalities and in fiveworld regions, but never with a group of engineering students. Furthermore, it was foundeffective with participants of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and levels of IC, a boonin engineering courses with a diversely prepared
communication with students, including students' access to iPads over the summer. Since themain goals of the program were to increase student opportunities to engage with biomedicalengineering and science research topics and experiences, it was not necessary to request thatstudents learn new software for email, video meetings, and online learning platforms. Instead, itwas decided to train the instructors of the program on the platforms already used by the students,rather than the students on the platforms used at the University of Minnesota. This allowed for amore effective use of time spent toward meeting program goals. A reflection regarding the easeand efficiency of using school-implemented technology and programs is provided at the end ofthe
tiered PD model features a scaffolded series of reflective and activity-oriented modules toincrementally enrich the instructional practices and mindset of HSI STEM educators andstrengthen their repertoire of strategies for engaging culturally diverse students. Scaffolding thattranslates culturally responsive theory to practice spans each of the four distinct topic modules ineach tier. Each topic module in a tier then scaffolds to a more advanced topic module in the nexttier. Tier 1, Bienvenidos, welcomes HSI STEM educators who recognize the need to better servetheir Latinx students, and want guidance for small practical activities to try with their students.Tier 2, Transformation through Action, immerses HSI STEM educators in additional
IEC Social Justice Workshop Series (Anti-Racism Practice in Engineering: Exploring,Learning & Solutions or ARPELS) was organized to occur before and after the 2021 Electricaland Computer Engineering Department Heads (ECEDHA) conference series in March 2021 todisseminate results and recommendations to representatives of over 230 ECE departments fromthe US and Canada, and recruit participants for additional sessions. The overarching goals of the3-part workshop series were 1) building capacity in understanding and embracing anti-racistmethods; 2) inspiring self-reflection and organizational review around equity and inclusion and3) launching transformational change at both the individual and systems levels.All sessions were organized
adjustments of the program to fit 1 credithour structure, as well as student impact in the three cohorts. The program has served majoritywomen students and continues to strive for representation of minoritized students in the fields ofComputer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering.We also share evaluation results from the first cohort, as well as results from the reflectionscollected starting with the second cohort. These reflections show the ways in which students areimpacted by the program as well as areas of improvement.Finally, we discuss what aspects of ERSP at UIC are working well so far and have translatedwell from the original program, and which aspects need further adjustment and improvement.ERSP BackgroundThe Early Research
sophomore chemical engineering courses impacts students’engineering identity formation and self-efficacy development. To analyze the impacts of theintervention, this project employs design-based research (DBR) approach to guide thedevelopment, implementation, and evaluation of materials and methods reflecting theproposed synergistic model for a course and program design. Implementing up-to-dateindustry-relevant problems into the course will foster student-industry-faculty engagement (PI,engineering Co-PI, and course instructor), develop student knowledge, skills, and abilitiesneeded in the chemical engineering world today and in the future, and support professionalidentity formation. Moreover, industry-student engagement through the methods
’ lack of foundational technical writing skills[2].In this paper, we share examples of how we incorporated writing throughout a first-yearengineering course. Four different writing activities are detailed: a description and analysis ofcalculation results from a weekly problem set, a technical memo that reports results of a groupexperiment, a student success activity about time management, and a self-reflection activityabout the student’s path into the engineering profession. All the writing activities addressinstructor observed course content knowledge gaps. These activities are selected to illustrate arange of examples showing how instructors can incorporate writing into engineering coursesfrom a short activity added to an existing weekly
. They are given around half an hour to come up with thedesign in pairs, and upload it on the course Learning Management System (LMS) webpage. Theinstructor later explains - after allowing some student frustration - that this task will not be gradedbut it will be revisited later in the semester. A sample student solution is given in Figure 1.Figure 1: Sample student work from initial design of comparator (done on the first day of lab).In the ninth week of the course and after all the material of arithmetic operation and combinationallogic is explained, students explore multiple alternative solutions of designing a digital absolutevalue comparator. Then, they are asked to revisit their initial design ideas and reflect on theknowledge gaps covered
workshop contents. 2) Predict. Written and verbal questions were made to elicit predictions and see the level of prior knowledge and ascertain if adequate. 3) Experiment. Materials are manipulated to carry out guided experiments and check whether any predictions were proved correct. 4) Confront. Through reflective and comparative questions, predictions are compared with observations and experimentation.Instructors (professional practice students) guided school students to clarify doubts withoutgiving concrete answers but inviting discussion and self-reflection so that children may betterunderstand certain phenomena and concepts.2. Workshop structureThe workshop structure was based mainly on Interactive Lecture Demonstrations
. We begin with some notes on research methods and a description of the case study.The findings follow with a discussion of the conditions we believe to have contributed. We havechosen to use the third person voice below to minimize confusion. Additionally, will do not usecapital letters for elizabeth west by her request.Research MethodsThe research practice used in this case study was participatory action research (PAR);participants chose to be researchers who were in action and reflecting together on their processof self-discovery and learning. As described by Ledwith [3], this method is characterized by"working with people in reciprocal, mutual relationships." It includes the distinct characteristicsof "rejecting the alienating methods of
presentation to anaudience of the high school and university faculty and industry professionals in May 2022.3. Healthcare Innovation mentorship program: The mentorship program supports eleven highschool students who are interested in learning about challenges in healthcare and provides themwith opportunities to see what their future path could be. Students selected for this program (a)attend a seminar series hosted at SCU, (b) participate in quarterly group meetings with a facultymentor, and (c) write a reflection paper. Towards the end of the mentorship, students willparticipate in a design challenge, working in teams to rapidly prototype, iterate concepts, andpresent potential solutions to an important healthcare problem.Program success was measured
,empathic orientation, and empathic mental processes.”While Clark et al. [4] focused on quantitative measures of empathy used in organizations,researchers have also used qualitative procedures to measure or assess empathy, including in thecontext of engineering. For example, Walther et al. [24] used student reflection data to identifyengineering students’ empathic formation and guided by an empathy in engineering model [2]and Sochacka et al. [25] used reflection data to identify how empathic communication isinfluenced by mental models. Other scholars have focused on assessing empathy’s manifestationin engineering design. For example, Fila, et al. [26] identified empathic approaches to design byusing a think-aloud protocol and thematic coding
scarcity in the “Hungry, Hungry, One Thing,” produced U.S. by importing hippopotamuses to People”[11] by This American Life, Louisiana in the early 1900s 14 Feb. 2014 How do you solve From “The Bad Show,” Weighs chemist Fritz Haber’s chemical a problem like produced by RadioLab, 9 engineering feats and war crimes Fritz Haber?12 January 2012MethodsThe results presented in this paper are limited to a qualitative grounded theory (GT) approach toanalyze Question 4 (Q4) and reflections. Researchers limited analysis to Q4 because it mostdirectly required students to connect the narrative to the field of engineering. Researchers werealso interested in student perceptions of
theEngineering for People Design Challenge in a first-year, introduction to civil and environmentalengineering course. This is a required course which engages all the students with thisinternational design project. The success of this course implementation led to the development ofan education abroad program connected to the community in Peru that was the subject of the2020-2021 Engineering for People Design Challenge. Herein, the advantage of connecting theinternational challenge with the education abroad program is highlighted. After a briefbackground is provided, the international challenge and the education abroad program aredescribed in detail. Results from student-reflection surveys for the in-class design challenge andstudy abroad component are