wasrepresentative of the cohort and that the outcomes can be treated as an accurate reflection ofthe participants’ opinions. Confidence intervals for the surveys were all lower than 3.5% at a95% level of confidence.In each year, the pre-participation response sets facilitate “a consideration of the knowledgebase of the CC transfer students in the summer bridge program as the students were asked torate their level of experience” [22] with as many as 27 different topics. “A ten-point scale wasused and informants were instructed to submit a rating of zero for ‘no experience/ability’ and arating of ten for being ‘well informed/very capable’ in the area” [22]. “The responses facilitateda rank ordering of ratings by topic, with the highest mean as the primary
Figure 1. The main kit components include an Arduino based microprocessor called aRedboard, a motor driver, gear motors, servo motor, ultrasonic distance sensor, TMP36temperature sensor, photocell, Tricolor LCD, assorted color LCDs, buttons, power switch,piezoelectric speaker, resistors, LED display, various wires and wheels. Students begin to learnabout basic circuits, breadboards, programmable microcontrollers and the use of the Arduino IDE.In addition, a robot chassis is provided along with reflective sensors, ultrasonic distance sensorsand servo motors that are used as an initial platform in the robot builds.The process of learning the basics of Arduino is accomplished by completing 3 mini projects whichare outlined as follows. In project 1
the home, and the power demonstrator board can be updated to reflect andintegrate those technologies. For example, many electrical outlets now are integrated with USBand USB-C ports to eliminate the need for charging plugs. Bluetooth enabled LED lights andthermostats that control everything from common outlets to electric resistance heaters can alsobe incorporated. Additionally, updated oscilloscopes can be built into the board at variouslocations to show the voltage waveform (AC) or level (DC) depending upon location within thesystem and device used. Finally, data loggers can be included on the board to track powerrequirements, start-up power for inductive loads, and overall energy consumption of variousappliances.Assessment StrategyThe most
visualization of both a low-fidelity and a high- Week 8 testing fidelity prototype, and a plan for how field testing might be carried out. summary Outline of pitch Included an outline for each deliverable, using the rubrics as guides Week 9 and proposal Practice pitch A run through of the oral pitches for the class and the teaching team Week 10Finally, at the end of the project, each student wrote a personal reflection and completed apeer evaluation of each team member. The personal reflection assignment asked each studentto describe what was learned during the project and why it was significant for them. Promptquestions around the design process itself were used as a guide to help students focus theirreflection
studyattitudes for face-to-face classes, but it appears that our model is at least somewhat effective atengaging groups of minority students who, according to literature, may not prefer peer activities.VI. AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.(2122442). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.VII. References[1] A. P. Carnevale and N. Smith, ‘Working Learners-The New Normal’, 2018. [Online]. Available: http://proquest.umi.com/pqdlink?did=842878281&Fmt=7&clientId=10461&RQT=309& VName=PQD[2] D. A. Santiago
literature, while table 2 has three based on the foundational knowledge anddistinctions discussed between self-concept and self-efficacy. This re-classification focuses onthe variables that are task-specific in regard to the assessment of outcomes essentially. Forinstance, academic self-description was used to measure self-efficacy in the paper it was pickedup from [20]. However, because Marsh [43] used academic self-description questionnaire toassess self-concept, it was adapted and reflected in this review. It was an added advantage thatMarsh [43] had used the academic self-description questionnaire to assess self-concept in theoriginal paper.Table 2: Re-classification of variables as pertaining to either academic or non-academicself-concept, or
(54.9%) opted to respond to the Compassion toOthers sub-scale. 38 shared their demographic information. Of these, 58% self-identified asmales, 37% as females, 2% as non-binary, and 3% preferred not to say. The participants wereundergraduate students (n=21) and graduate students (n=17), mainly from the U.S. (n=25).Engagement with others' distressThe responses suggest that the participants self-identify as individuals who are sensitive todistress and motivated to help those experiencing distress. This includes accepting andresponding empathetically to others' distress and being motivated to continue the relationshipwith them (Figure 5).Figure 5. Results pertaining to the Compassion to Others subscale - Engagement I reflect on and
Chapter 7 (Collaborate) Students draw “core valuealigning core values with Chapter 8 (Align actions with trees” to identify and reflect onactions; key-takeaways from Goals and Values) their core values and align withthe workshop series actions (adaptation of B.Carr’s “Live your Core Values” exercise [25]). The workshop series concludes with a spontaneous talent show and
students from across campus build professional skills,gain experience in teaching and research, and develop relationships across disciplines and degreeprograms [12].Two of these cohort programs focus specifically on leadership development: the GraduateStudent Leadership Academy [13] is an eight-week exercise in self-reflection, skill development,and teamwork to solve problems and build community on campus. The Graduate LeadershipFellows program is a year-long experience that encourages “graduate student leaders to engagein change-oriented projects. Fellows aim to increase belonging and community within theircollege or specific populations of students, and their projects increase graduate student well-being, inclusion, and ultimately success” [14
of applications that were introduced in the workshop.Upon completion of the workshop, the participants were given an eight-question exit post-trainingsurvey shown in Figure 2. There were six quantitative questions using a five point or a three-pointLikert scale as well as two qualitative questions. The two qualitative questions were also used aspedagogical tools based on experiential learning best practices. Question 7’s goal was to elicit apositive self-reflection while Question 8 reinforced learning through internalization andsummarization. 1. Exiting this workshop, I learned something new about AI concepts, applications, and ethics (1 - strongly disagree to 5 - strongly agree). 2. I have a better understanding of AI and how to
considerable lab and office spaces allotted as they were not quantified as a part ofthe package. They are typically discussed in negotiations as discussions occur, during interviewsand as on-site tours are conducted.Within Table III the means of the total packages and the standard deviations are described.Notably, the means vary from $234,747 to $398,418 in size but the standard deviations areperhaps the most interesting in CEE and MAE. The standard deviations of $85,994 within CEEcohort and $87,875 in the MAE cohort were large. ECE is close behind with a standard deviationof $65,735. MAE and ECE generated the most federal grant funding and CEE was third duringthe period [20]. The start-up package sizes don’t reflect the federal grant funding acquired
region and beyond. Many of our citizens, however, AfricanAmericans in particular, were left behind as de jure segregation prevented African Americansfrom enrolling into ETSU. Only court orders, especially Brown v. Board of Education, finallyopened the door to integration. African American faculty did not exist on the campus prior to themid-to-late 1970s. And the institution struggled to hire and retain faculty into the 1990s. ETSU,by the end of the 20th century, increasingly reflected a world that was rapidly changing. Thoseadvancements began with racial diversity but increasingly included gender diversity, sexualdiversity, differing abilities, religious diversity, and ethnic diversity. ETSU is more diverse todaythan at any other time in its
example, the construction industry has been utilizing old laserscanning technology more recently than before. This does not reflect right away in thecurriculum because of how laser scans are employed in the industry and how they changed frombeing used as building layouts to developing point clouds of existing buildings. This motivatedthis paper to build a dedicated concentration on introducing BIM, developing foundational andadvanced courses on VDC, and implementing the knowledge base in the capstone course.ObjectivesThis paper aims to identify the potential for the faculty to perform externships during summersemesters to develop concentrations that are essential skills for the future construction industryworkforce. In this paper, the authors
a joint international graduate sustainability program for civil engineers isdocumented followed by the rationale of the decision-making process as well as the challengesand benefits that were encountered along the way. The Program is currently a work-in-progressas of writing this document, but the authors are confident in its eventual success. Additionally,the Program reflects a further evolution in the partnership between the two involved universities.AcknowledgementThe authors wish to acknowledge the contributions of faculty and administrators at both theUniversity of Pécs and the Metropolitan State University of Denver that have helped develop andhave continually supported the partnership between the universities.References[1] Z. Orbán
commonalities in that the home page, kit, terminology, andbuild instructions are frequently visited, and the transition from traditional lesson plans into aflexible curriculum is reflected as that curriculum was launched toward the end of 2022.Figure 4: Project website views per month since launch; data analytics provided byWordPress.com current as of April 17, 2023 [13].Figure 5: Page traffic during the month of June, 2022 (left) and full year 2022 (right); dataanalytics provided by WordPress.com [13].It does appear that the vast majority of traffic is directly seeking information about the program,rather than being referred via search or social media (Figure 6 left) and that the majority of sitetraffic originates from the United States.Figure 6
Grant No. 1834139. Any opinions, findings, andconclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References[1] D. Verdin, A. Godwin, A. Kirn, L. Benson, and G. Potvin, “Understanding How Engineering Identity and Belongingness Predict Grit for First-Generation College Students,” Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity (CoNECD) Conference, Crystal City, VA, 2018. Available: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/enegs/75[2] H.B. Carlone and A. Johnson, “Understanding the science experiences of successful women of color: Science identity as an analytic lens,” Journal of Research in Science Teaching
– including programs for the future engineering professoriate, and leveraging institutional data to support reflective teaching practices. She has degrees in Electrical Engineering (B.S., M.Eng.) from the Ateneo de Davao University in Davao City, Philippines, where she previously held appointments as Assistant Professor and Department Chair for Electrical Engineering. She also previously served as Director for Communications and International Engagement at the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, Lecturer at the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University, and Assistant Professor at the Department of Inte- grated Engineering at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She holds a Ph.D. in
to submit a one-page response and feedback paper reflecting on the insights and lessons learned from the entrepreneur's journey. Final program project: The enrollment students were from different departments, we put them into 5 interdisciplinary groups, each group had 4 students. They collaborated on a term project to be submitted at the end of the program, promoting an innovative environment within these small groups. Their progress in the project was evaluated every 2 weeks, fostering collaboration between students with diverse backgrounds, such as medical and engineering students.- Figure 5: UI Program evaluation strategy.The core elements of the Ultimate Innovation Program are
perks on the exam. Perks included thefollowing, depending on the price of virtual goods: • additional 50% time for exam • access to student notes • access to instructor notes • 5-minute access to internet connection • ask instructor a single true/false or multiple-choice question with answer posted for all to see • ask instructor any question but receive no points for instructor’s commentsStudents were presented with reflection questions related to the course gamification at the end ofthe semester. Several questions were posed to gather general positive and negative replies, aswell as recommendations for possible improvements which can be harvested for future ideas.Additionally, students were asked to unambiguously
. These universities include Purdue,California State University Los Angeles, Santa Clara University, University of Maine andArizona State University. There are also universities which offer a degreed program in ConcreteIndustry Management (CIM) and these include Arizona State University, California StateUniversity Chico, Middle Tennessee University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and TexasState University [2].Course Background, History, and TopicsThe concrete construction and asphalt pavement courses have both been offered at CWU for over20 years in a consistent format, although changes are always being made to reflect advances inthe construction industry, such as new concrete chemical admixtures and placing and finishingequipment. During
the mentoring experience beneficial to you?ResultsThe results from this study were produced from surveys where students are asked to reflect ontheir experiences with the mentoring framework. Table 4 contains the results from the menteesurveys and Table 5 contains the results from the mentors. For both the mentors and the mentees,the response rate was as high as 10% of the enrolled students. Table 4. Results from Mentee Assessment. Survey Responses Survey Questions Mean Mode General Mentoring: Mentees (n = 25
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% of the variance in performance. The greatest weight inexplaining performance is given by academic self-efficacy, thus the perceived confidence inthe ability to learn, demonstrate, and apply course content should be strengthened. The results lead to reflect that the academic environment should promote activities thatcan strengthen students' self-efficacy so that they can confidently enjoy the course and, thus,succeed in school and professionally. Important limitations of the study are highlighted, the main one being the sample, whichcame from a single institution and was not very diverse in terms of where the students camefrom age and engineering course. The specificity of the instrument used in the research. Thefive dimensions
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organizations. However,participation in the STEM workforce still does not reflect population demographics.The research literature provides an evidence-base that early STEM experiences canimpact K-12 students intention to enroll in STEM degree programs. Over the last twodecades pre-college engineering programs and pathways have been developed toprepare K-12 students for engineering degree programs at the post-secondary level. Asecondary goal of these pathways was to broaden interest in engineering professionsand diversify the engineering pipeline. Pre-college programs that provide a positiveSTEM experience may increase the pipeline and diversity of students interested inpursuing STEM at the postsecondary level. The Project Lead the Way Program(PLTW) is
topic such as revisionmanagement, data mining, or additive manufacturing. The lectures are curated to cover thefundamentals of a broad set of topics, serving as starting points for further exploration. Thoughpresented in person, these seminars are also available as recorded, asynchronous lectures, whichstudents can watch at their own pace. Making the seminars available virtually allows studentsgreater flexibility in learning the material, a worthwhile objective given the busy curriculummost of the students are enrolled in. Brief reviews of the seminars are offered during the weeklyclass meetings, allowing students to reflect on the material and ask questions in person. 2. Collaborative Project MeetingsThese weekly, collaborative meetings
. Although data was reviewed from theU.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) IntegratedPostsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) databases in addition to data provided by thesubject schools, the data analyzed for this study did not include enrollment or retention ratesbecause the schools did not report or publish those rates specifically for their constructionmanagement programs. Exploration of the existence of a relationship between minority enrollmentand minority graduation rates could prove useful as it is unknown if the number of minoritygraduates reflects low participation or low completion in the subject programs.The Louisiana Workforce Commission estimates that the need for construction managers
their designs before they are built in a real-world experiment because they can makeaccurate conclusions from 3D prototypes [33]. This can reduce issues that are being caused bynot having enough foresight of the engineering development process ahead of implementation.Future WorkAllowing students to experience and master situations that reflect real life is the core goal ofauthentic learning. According to some academics, emerging technologies are particularly adeptat supporting inquiry-based learning environments by developing "genuine" science learningenvironments and, perhaps more significantly, by involving students in scientific inquiry [34].The capacity of augmented reality (AR) technology to engage students and create a setting forgenuine
chapters one, two, four, five, seven, and ten. Final course grades were based on threecomponents: completing (1) course readings and reflection exercises; (2) in-classexercises/attendance; (3) a case-study assignment. The course was an elective but counted forcredit in international education. Student at Shandong University are required to take at least 2credits in international education to graduate.Out of a total of 70 students who ultimately enrolled in the course, 73 students completed thesurvey on the first day of class – students subsequently dropped the course – and 47 studentscompleted the survey on the last day of class. After excluding the responses of participants whodid not consent to have their responses used for research purposes, as