incomecan meaningfully engage youth in STEM learning. However, understanding how to design,implement, and evaluate these programs can inform future innovative ways to engage youth intechnology-rich learning and motivate them to pursue technical career pathways [2,13,21,31].Furthermore, it is important to understand how youth experience these programs and reflect ontheir own learning. Research has long recognized the educational value of technology-richmaking activities, such as 3D modeling and printing, physical computing, hobbyist robotics,among others, for engaging youth and adults in self-directed STEM learning activities[4,9,23,26]. Many aspects of making echo key principles in engineering education as recentlyarticulated in the Framework for P
with a binarydecision that determines what will happen next in the story. Historically, this game had been ledby an instructor and played weekly, as a whole-class assignment, completed at the beginning ofclass. The class votes and the majority option is presented next. In addition to the centraldecision, there are also follow-up questions at the end of each week that provoke deeper analysisof the situation and reflection on the ethical principles involved.This prototype was initially developed within a learning management system, then supported bythe Twine™ game engine, and studied in use in our 2021 NSF EETHICS grant. In 2022-23 thegame was redesigned and extended using the Godot™ game engine. In addition to streamliningthe gameplay loop and
workshop.The workshop was held using Zoom, a popular remote meeting platform. With the elimination ofgroup meals and a company tour, and the schedule was adjusted to allow more time for hands-onactivities. Sessions for curriculum design, hardware and software considerations, and opendiscussion were retained. The Complete schedule is shown in Table 1. Table 1. Workshop schedule. Wednesday Thursday Friday 11:00 Introductions Welcome back Welcome back :15 Overview Intro Act. 4 Summary & Reflection Adv. Activity 2 Summary & Reflection :30 M&R
thinking and reflection on their work's impact. This study emphasizes the needfor comprehensive education and training tailored to scientists and engineers to address complexsocietal challenges effectively and responsibly in their professional roles.Keywords: social responsibility, engineering ethics, engineering formation, undergraduateresearch, Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)1. IntroductionSociety is facing challenging problems that threaten both the present and future of justice, peace,sustainability, and the overall well-being of humanity. Given that the responsibility of scientistsand engineers implies a duty to address those challenges for society [1], how could research-intensive universities prioritize transformative
program at theUniversity of Michigan. The lesson introduced students to one macroethics topic, orbital debris,that directly connects to the “technical” topics of the course. We believe this socio-technicalintegration stressed to students that engineering cannot be separated from its societal impact.This paper reviews previous macroethics work, context about the course, the content andstructure of the lesson, a distributed post-lesson survey and its results, and author reflections ofthe lesson.Previous workHekert offers a formal definition of macroethics after reviewing and combining severalengineering ethics frameworks: “‘macroethics’ applies to the collective social responsibility ofthe [engineering] profession and to social decisions about
annual conference. The Engineering and Humanities Special Interest Group(SIG) is one of approximately twelve SIGs operating as communities of practice within CEEA-ACÉG that bring together individuals working and researching within a particular area. TheEngineering and Humanities SIG in particular aims to create space for those who study theintersections of engineering and humanities, those who teach at these intersections, and non-engineers who bring their perspectives to engineering environments. As in most large academicorganizations, the SIG’s membership and engagement is not necessarily representative of thewider landscape of Canadian engineering education. While our SIG aims to reflect the work ofscholars, teachers and practitioners at the
engagement on a scale that I have not achieved before, andalso rewards other kinds of learning and metacognition that enhance the context of the corecontent. Sure, some students still arrive unprepared and do not adequately participate (in whichcase a penalty or direct failure can occur), but on the whole, no one can hide from me, the tutors,or their teammates, and this level of engagement drives attention to task, which appears to driveimproved performance. All of this is to say that the new grade weighting is merited.As a final reflection, I find the class is more enjoyable to conduct, I feel that I am getting toknow the students much better, and I can do deeper grading but in less total quantity. Rather thangrading 100’s of test questions per
Calgary report no link between their laboratories and coursecontent or future career development. Therefore the goal of this research endeavour is to identifyactions that can be taken to improve the students’ learning experience in undergraduateengineering laboratories.Critically reflective surveys were developed using Ash and Clayton’s Describe, Examine,Articulate Learning (DEAL) model and the revised Bloom’s taxonomy and released to currentengineering students in a third-year materials science course at the University of Calgary’sMechanical and Manufacturing Engineering program. The purpose of these surveys was toevaluate where students feel their laboratories do not connect to their classes or careers, and whatsteps can be taken to improve
promising nature of job shadowing techniques and the familiarity of jobshadowing as an experiential learning technique makes it a good candidate for introducing studentsto academic careers.The National Society for Experiential Education has established eight guidelines for allexperiential learning activities [2]. These guidelines are as follows: 1. All participants shall be clear on the intentions and educational outcomes of the experience. 2. All participants shall be prepared and plan to follow program intentions. 3. The program shall be authentic to the real-world scenario. 4. Participants shall reflect on their experience in order to create a learning experience. 5. Orientation and training shall be provided to give context about
achievingcommunity engagement long-term goals. To use TOC, the long-term change needs to beidentified and the conditions necessary to achieve the change should be established. The TOCapproach has been used in a wide range of CBR projects, including those focused on healthpromotion and environmental sustainability. However, the difficulty of measuring intangibleoutcomes and the power dynamics between university and community partners can make theevaluation of community engagement challenging (Stoecker et al., 2010).An effective community-university partnership positively impacts students and CBR projectquality. Students involved in CBR engage in active learning. They engage in some activity thatforces them to reflect and think about what they are doing
1. Alsodiscussed is the pedagogical background required for designing realistic engineering problems.Finally, an example project for sophomore-level electrical and computer engineers is explained indetail, with the author’s own experiences in assigning this project explored. The project is anopen-ended problem with multiple solution options. Students have scaffold-ed experiences withinthe course to guide them towards several possible techniques. Students follow a fullproblem-solving structure through defining their problem, exploring options, planning a method,implementing said method, and then reflecting upon the success of their design.IntroductionThe first of the seven ABET outcomes is stated as “an ability to identify, formulate, and
responsibilities ofengineers to the public and environment [6]. Both domains are reflected in the accreditationcriteria for engineering programs in the United States [3]. Accreditation can be a significantexternal influence in shaping engineering ethics instruction [7] [8]. However, there are multiplefactors that can affect an educator’s decision to teach ethics in the context of engineering. Thesefactors can be personal, such as their intrinsic motivation and professional background [9].Within the academic environment, factors such as course type and discipline can affect facultymembers’ views of engineering ethics education [10] [11].CultureThe study of culture is rooted in anthropology, sociology, and social psychology [12]. Comingfrom different
overarchingthemes identified across all responses include a struggle to keep track of responsibilities in manyareas (typically classes, research, and personal needs), transitioning from student life toadulthood or feeling “stuck” between student life and adulthood, problematic cultures of stress indepartments or in engineering as a field, and a need to dissociate/disconnect from academicresponsibilities in order to feel relaxed (referencing anything from time with friends to alcohol).These trends were additionally examined by stress level (low/moderate/high). Results indicatethat graduate students with low levels of stress tend to practice self-reflection and disconnectionfrom their academic responsibilities to relax, while students with higher stress
in the School of Engineering since 2005. His research interests include control systems, MEMS, engineering education, stochastic processes, and additive manufacturing. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Microfinance in an Engineering Economics CourseMicrofinance involves the making of small loans to borrowers who otherwise would not haveaccess to credit, to help them build successful businesses. Many borrowers are women. In Fall2022, students in EGR 461 Engineering Management and Economy at Oral Roberts Universitywere introduced to microfinance through several background assignments, selecting andfinancing a loan through Kiva and writing a reflection paper.Microfinance was
change isneeded, making this change, and then reorienting the change into one’s life [13], [14]. Much ofthis learning is done by self-reflection of the content, process, or context where schemareorientation is required and can lead to a better understanding of diverse perspectives and newideals. By promoting self-reflection and transformative learning, individuals can find themselveswith broader perspectives and open themselves to the promotion of systemic changes. Similarly,transformative learning may also take place through a collaborative or team-oriented processsuch as proposal review panels, particularly where senior reviewers are able to reorientexpectations in younger reviewers [11].Using a lens of transformative learning theory, this
,individual scenario assignments, a team-based ethics simulation (previously developed andpresented at ASEE), design project reflections, discussions of ethics through the lens of the threepillars of sustainability, and an individual final paper related to an on campus sustainabilityethics scenario. In addition to providing an overview of ethics activities and assignments, thispaper will compare course-level student learning outcomes between the current and prior yearsand how content in the course affected students’ perception of engineering ethics. We expect thatby more closely integrating ethics content with the student projects, students will engage moredeeply with ethics and appreciate how engineering ethics affects everyday engineering practice
., psychic assumptions reassessment of values and self- 4 Recognition that one’s discontent and the process of reflection transformation are shared and that others have negotiated a similar change 5 Exploration of options for new roles, relationships, and actions 6 Planning of a course of action Affirming & Connecting, i.e., shifted 7 Acquisition of knowledge and skills for perspective that allows one to cope implementing one’s plan with those situations more easily in 8 Provisional trying new roles the future 9 Building competence and self-confidence in new roles
direct reflection of unfavorable perceptions and stigmas that have plagued thefield of Computing for some time as it pertains to race and ethnicity [24]. There have beeninitiatives by tech companies [27, 30], who are making efforts to address this issue aroundretention, especially with underrepresented minorities. Likewise, tech companies have begunworking closely with minority-serving institutions in efforts to provide insight on the type ofcomputational skills and programming proficiency a student (or prospective employee) mustpossess for success in these sectors [11, 22, 33]. One anecdotal and common insight from theirobservations concerns a candidate’s ability to exhibit proficient critical thinking skills to solveproblems through technical
Food - emotions - narrative mapping Entertainment Project Short reflection of personal narrative that explains 2 Project: Personal Narratives mapping Explore the physical and digital material involved in 3 Project: Medium the mapping 4 Project: Methodology Identify, frame an experience, and develop a workflow Identify tools and material needed to re-create 5 Project: Design tools & material experience 6 Project: Prototype Prototype a
contentauthored by graduate students with subject matter knowledge in Robotics. We discuss ourprocess for reviewing each chapter of the OER textbook, including readings to prompt studentthought and reflection, and how we leverage the Universal Design for Learning (UDL)Guidelines [6] for examining the chapters for learner-centeredness. We highlight the benefits ofincluding students in creating learning materials, such as how students know what works inteaching and learning and what falls short. As such, incorporating student feedback can infusematerials with learner-centered elements and provide opportunities to improve howtextbook-based OER presents information, perspectives, and ways of thinking about the subjectmatter in ways that traditional textbooks
receiving social and cultural capital 3. To engage with extant campus programming that allows participants to reflect, and meaningfully address, factors that contribute to STEM persistence across STEM disciplines. a. Participating faculty have opportunities to participate in campus-wide programming, based on their individual interest, to gain a stronger understanding about the experience of students from minoritized populations to enhance their understanding, and utility, of the content they learn in the professional development experience, and to satisfy their elective requirement. b. To create a sustainable
as staying engaged andmeeting deadlines, and changes in the overall organization of the project, such as time forreflection and clearer connections between the team activities and the learning module they werecreating. They also wished they had a better understanding of the project at the beginning.Based on what we learned during the first year of the project, we made changes to theorganization of the project to better explain its goals. We also addressed challenges about anddesires to have more opportunities for improving academic writing, gaining technicalknowledge, and reflecting on the process. Overall, we worked to support teams through the co-creation process by providing better scaffolds. The benefits of scaffolds are addressed in
approach to a technique, new technologies or new treatment.During the Spring of the third year, medical students research the problem identified during theirclinical rotations, propose a solution, and then recruit and lead a cross-disciplinary team thatincludes bioengineering students and business student consultants, to develop a new prototype orprocess with the goal of changing the practice of medicine and improving patient outcomes. In thefollowing Fall semester, medical students deliver 5-minute pitches to recruit engineering MEngand undergraduate students to the project.Formation of Engineering Capstone ExperienceThe MEng and undergraduate capstone courses meet together to facilitate teamwork during openlab times and reflection on lecture
Summer Observe project management Project Giving back MEP Ambassador Sophomore ABE 495 RS Summer experience reflection Advanced learning skills Outreach to PreK-12 students (Program closed after Recruitment Year Soph. Seminar Encourage society involvement 1st cohort) Building/ Strengthening Web Mentoring by
the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Her role in the College of Engineering at UNL is to lead the disciplinary-based education research ini- tiative, establishing a cadre of engineering education research faculty in the engineering departments and creating a graduate program. Her research focuses on the development, implementation, and assessment of modeling and design activities with authentic engineering contexts; the design and implementation of learning objective-based grading for transparent and fair assessment; and the integration of reflection to develop self-directed learners.Mrs. Katie Mowat, University of Nebraska, Lincoln I am an engineer who loves to work with people, learn about new ideas and
] focuses on assessing student learning and experience to ascertainwhether students have acquired the skills, knowledge, and competencies related to their programof study. The ET department faculty use a combination of direct and indirect methods forassessment and evaluation of the SOs. The results and findings of these evaluations aresystematically utilized as input for the program’s CI actions[1], [13]. Direct methods requirestudents to exhibit their knowledge and skills as they respond to the instrument itself. Objectivetests, projects, laboratory work, presentations, and classroom assignments all meet this criterion[14]. Indirect methods such as surveys and interviews require students to reflect on their learningrather than to display it [12
both chromebooks and Ipads that wereprovided by the research team. The group were split in half to ensure less issues with internetconnectivity, where one group worked on the name tag activity while the other world onanswering the engineering question. Week three consisted of a set of reflection questions intended to help youth identifyproblems they may want to solve by the end of the project workshop. We did this using anotherset of poster boards ideation prompts. The first board prompted youth to walk through their dailyroutine and categorize into six different time periods: waking up, morning, noon, late afternoon,night, and bedtime. Youth were encouraged to add in any parts of their routine for every part ofthe day. Research team
semester with the overall goal ofdecomposing the project into functional modules. In the spring modules are built and tested,integrated, iterated, then the project finally undergoes an acceptance test. While the V-model isintuitive for those with design experience, as a project management model it does not accuratelythe reflect the actual and iterative work of design so it needs to be implemented flexibly and withsignificant scaffolding.Because capstone courses can be very time-intensive for faculty, the instructors have developed asignificant amount of scaffolding over time using an action-based research approach [4] (seenext section). This has resulted in a “hands-off” approach where students have responsibility formost project decisions. While
describe the family life of their co-workeror employer as part of their answer. This background information benefits the interviewer as itwill help frame the context and dynamics the participant had to contend with. However, thisinformation would be omitted from the final narrative as this background is unnecessary for thereader. It is important to remember that although this information would not be included in thefinal constructed narrative, its influence persists through the remainder of the data collection andinterpretation.Smoothing is inherently an iterative and reflective process that researchers often refine throughexperience [11]. Most literature on narrative methods typically discusses the philosophicalunderpinnings of narrative analysis
organize the divisionsare not exclusive. The reflect differences in emphasis rather than the existence of separateknowledge domains.1 The number of divisions vs. constituent committees and interest groups seems to fluctuate based on the context inwhich the list is generated (ASEE website vs. PEER). By some counts, there are 55 divisions. In any case, theproportion of “Engineering and. . .” divisions remains essentially the same. 2 This paper focuses on four “Engineering and. . .”divisions that explicitly connectengineering with expertise that is relevant to engineers but not typically required in engineeringeducation