Conference Session

Stories, Communication, and Convergence in Engineering Education

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer C. Mallette, Boise State University; Harold Ackler P.E., Boise State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

teaches advanced undergraduate laboratory courses and manages the senior capstone program in the Micron School. He ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Building a Communication-Integrated Curriculum in Materials ScienceAbstractWith the need to meet ABET outcomes around professional skills, such as communication andteamwork, engineering programs have long explored approaches to ensure their graduates areable to participate in the workplace in ways that employers demand. While approaches vary andsuccess depends on a number of factors, research demonstrates that an integrated approach toprofessional skill development is the most impactful for student learning. How can anengineering program build an

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Integration at the Program Level

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Reddy, Colorado School of Mines; Courtney Van Kirk; Marie Stettler Kleine, Colorado School of Mines; Emily York, James Madison University; Shannon Conley; David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park; Nicole Farkas Mogul, University of Maryland, College Park; Marisa Renee Brandt, Michigan State University; Kathryn Peck

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-Technical IntegrationResearch (STIR) protocol developed by Erik Fisher and team [29]. They developed the STIRprotocol to bring STEM researchers and others, particularly scholars in the humanities and socialsciences, together to explore the broader ethical, political, social, and legal aspects of scientificdecision making in a laboratory context. STIR facilitates “collaborative inquiry betweenembedded humanists or socialscientists and the scientists,engineers and others who host them” Opportunity Elaborations/Alternatives[30].STIR was first adapted for non-laboratory teaching and learningcontexts by Shannon Conley startingin the 2014-2015 academic year.STIR has been used in the classroomfor a variety of group activities

Conference Session

Stories, Communication, and Convergence in Engineering Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna G Burchfield, University of South Florida; April A. Kedrowicz, North Carolina State University, Raleigh

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

ethics.This program began with College-wide, dean’s level administration and support. Thecommunication lab and consultations space was centrally located in the main College ofEngineering building. It was in this space that the director, administrative assistant, and graduateteaching fellows also occupied office space. PhD students from the College of Humanities withinterests in instructional communication, writing/composition, and communication across thecurriculum served as strong ambassadors for the importance of disciplinary expertise. In additionto classroom instruction, communication laboratories, and student consultations, the programdirector and graduate teaching fellows offered monthly workshops targeting engineering facultyon topics related

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Integration and Sociotechnical Thinking: The Big Picture

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Fernandez, UMass Amherst; Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Ankita Kumar; Bailey Bond-Trittipo, Florida International University; Zoii Arrianna Henry; Corin L. Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

recognize thatnew ways of thinking and being will likely come from outside the academy and not from withinit [42]. Already, we have found commonality with and taken inspiration from education andresearch exemplars such as the Zapatista movement’s Escuelas Populares [47], the Science Shopmovement [48], Highlander Education and Research Center [21], and the Civic Laboratory forEnvironmental Action Research (CLEAR) [49]. Our goal is to define a set of practices, based onthe methods of these and other successful experiences, in order to help us manifest SE in theworld. As we share our stories, support one another through our weekly trials and triumphs, andparticipate in our own liberatory praxis, we become community to one another. We start to liveout

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Integration at the Program Level

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James T. McLeskey Jr., Randolph-Macon College; Deonna Woolard

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

Minimum Credits Required for Graduation: 110* Math and Science General Education Requirements are met by courses required by the major as are requirementsfor Computing, Experiential, and Capstone Courses.** Students choose a two-course sequence in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Studies orGeology*** The Non-Western General Education requirement is often satisfied by a course which satisfies another GeneralEducation RequirementIn addition, RMC has small classes with fewer than 25 students each. While Engineering classesare nominally organized in lecture and laboratory formats, the small class sizes allow for lots offlexibility. For instance, faculty employ peer instruction where students can work in groups oftwo or three

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Systems in Practice

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nandini Sharma, The University of Texas at Austin; Jeffrey W. Treem, University of Texas at Austin; Megan Kenny Feister, CSUCI

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infrastructure, we ask the following research question:RQ: How do technology infrastructures shape problem-solving practices in STEM labs? MethodsWe collected data from three interdisciplinary STEM laboratories from three differentuniversities in North America. Over a period of 16 months, we conducted 27 interviews (19Zoom interviews and 8 on-site in-person interviews), attended 26 lab meetings, and shadowedthree lab members in-person. Remote interviews and meeting observations began in thebeginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in Spring 2020. However, we also conducted in-personinterviews and observations in October 2023 when travel was considered relatively safe with

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LIBED) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johanna Bodenhamer, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis ; Robert Weissbach, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Ruth Camille Pflueger, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Corinne C. Renguette, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Brandon Sorge, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Annwesa Dasgupta; Immanuel Edinbarough P.E., The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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, "Characterising collaboration: Reflflecting on a partnership between academic support staff and lecturers to help university students learn how to write for the discipline of chemistry," Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, vol. 18, no. 7, pp. 41-53, 2021.Using Tutor-led Support to Enhance Engineering Student Writing for All[11] K. Riegel, "A Scaffolded Approach to Laboratory Report Writing for Non-Major and Introductory Physics Classes," Physics Teacher, vol. 59, no. 6, pp. 488-490, 2021.[12] H. Zhang and Y. Li, "Integrating active learning activities and metacognition into STEM writing courses," Advances in Physiology Education, vol. 45, no. 4, p. 902–907, 2021.[13] S. Dinitz and S. Harrington, "The Role of

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Integration at the Course Level

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary K. Pilotte, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rich Dionne, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Integration and Sociotechnical Thinking: The Big Picture

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

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engineering today.He extends his argument in a critique of the common practice of blaming teachers and facilitiesfor the apparent inadequacies of high school physics instruction and focuses instead on thesystem that allows colleges to dictate curricular design in high schools through entrance exams.The cure, he argues, is not “better prepared teachers, better laboratory facilities, better apparatus,and an attendant who is mechanically inclined” [p. 545]. A much better remedy is “knowingboys, understanding schools, and having some idea of what a problem in education looks likeand of how to go about to solve it” [p. 545]. He also emphasizes the role of enthusiasm andmotivation in education: “when enthusiasm and right motive precede, not only is the

Conference Session

Stories, Communication, and Convergence in Engineering Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Rider W. Foley, California State University, Channel Islands; Andrew Li; Rebecca Jun, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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