functionalprototype for teaching students in their lab. This project deviates from typical program structurein that the sponsor company is a non-engineering department at the same academic institutionrather than a true industry sponsor. Functionally the roles remain the same with the addedcomponent that engineering students are now designing for an end-user they share traits with:undergraduate students.The University of Florida’s Food Science Department boasts an impressive laboratory wherestudents and professors explore the complexities of food science. Since many machines andsystems in the pilot plant are highly technical and modern, the department decided it was time toreplace their vacuum evaporation system, whose year of origin is unknown. Since the
measures. Here, we present a comparison of the efficacy of a hands-on integratedmode of conducting physics experiments via experiment-centric pedagogy (ECP) with thetraditional laboratory mode (non-ECP) of teaching undergraduate students enrolled in theIntroduction to Physics Experiment. We conclude that these two approaches are complementaryto one another. Undergraduate students who were enrolled in the Introduction to Physicslaboratory practical (N = 30) were a case study to elicit their epistemological beliefs aboutphysics laboratory work and their views on social engagement and academic anxiety. Parametricand nonparametric comparisons of central tendency were employed to measure the meandifferences between students using the ECP mode and non
used to teach key chemistryconcepts to undergraduate students in the chemistry discipline at an Historically Black University (HBCU).To assess whether ECP achieves a lasting increase in undergraduate student curiosity and engagement in thechemistry discipline, ECP was implemented from Fall 2021 to Fall 2022 using an inexpensive, safe, andportable electronic instrumentation system usable in both classrooms and laboratories. The MotivatedStrategies for Learning Questionnaire developed by Pintrich, Smith, García, and McKeachie in 1991 was usedto measure the key constructs associated with students’ curiosity and engagement. The classroom observationprotocol (COPUS) was used to assess instructors’ effectiveness, and signature assignments were used
, and as a result, experienced significant hurdles with the remote learning switch. In this paper, the impact of an internally developed smartphone application called KarmaCollab is evaluated alongside the incorporation of socialized teaching and course gamification. We will look at UC Davis Electrical and Computer Engineering laboratory courses and the impact KarmaCollab had on the online course format. The relationships between course grades, KarmaCollab app engagement, student self-reported sentiment via an end-of-quarter survey, and teaching staff interviews are presented to showcase interesting remote learning insights. Introduction The COVID-19
instructors; these random team assignments try to best simulate the typical teamformation conditions in postgraduation experiences [15].The projects laboratory is divided in two interdependent sections: (a) students complete fourpilot-plant type laboratory experiments for which they produce different report types (referred as“standard experiments”), and (b) they simultaneously develop a research project (referred as“class projects”) that is self-directed which is the focus of our teamwork training. During thecompletion of class projects, students propose their own research, create individual and groupproposals, build their own theory, and complete their experiments in their proposed scheduled; inaddition, they report to a teaching assistant who acts
creativity and problem-solving ability of geotechnicalstudents; 2) To equip students with a methodology of systematically developing ageotechnical project (i.e., geothermal pile); 3) To develop an educational paradigm forimproving the learning experience and interest by using the teaching technique of mixedreality games. Geothermal Pile Design Geo-Educational Game Site investigation Sampling of Geomaterials Thermo-mechanical Laboratory testing properties Shear Thermal Input
, TX, USA Author Note:This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundationunder Grant No 1902072.Authors are listed in the order of their contribution to the manuscript.Correspondence regarding this manuscript should be sent to Magdalena G.Grohman at magdalena.grohman@unt.edu.AbstractMultiple studies report the benefits of authentic research experiences in STEMeducation. While most of them focus either on course-based research projects oron undergraduate students’ experiences, few document authentic learningexperiences unfolding in real time among and between graduate students inresearch laboratories. Therefore, we situate our study in the context of authenticresearch experiences in
Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice (ISTEP), Director of the Collaborative Specialization in Engineering Education, a 3M national Teaching Fellow, and a mMilad Moghaddas, University of Toronto, CanadaTamara Kecman, University of Toronto, Canada ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Instructional Development at a Time of Involuntary Changes: Implications for the Post-Pandemic Era Qin Liu, Greg Evans, Milad Moghaddas, Tamara Kecman University of Toronto Correspondence: qinql.liu@utoronto.caAbstractPublic health measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic
technologies being created and added to our everyday lives despite theongoing mere theoretical and abstract exposure of these advancements to students [3]. Suchtechnological advances can add more expenses to educational institutions that strive to integratejob market applications in a pedagogical setting to expose students to real-world applications.Many educational institutions have been developing new styles and instruction tools that could bereadily integrated into undergraduate engineering laboratories [4]. The role of the laboratory inengineering is to teach students how to extract data for a specific design, analyze a new device,and discover a new piece of information to their knowledge of the world [5]. Capstone projectsare one of the well
skills [4]. For example, virtual laboratories can allow students toconduct experiments in a simulated environment, while augmented reality simulations can providehands-on experience with complex equipment. Several studies have investigated the effectivenessof these technologies in online engineering courses [5], with positive results in terms ofengagement and deeper understanding of course material [6][7]. Despite the potential benefits ofVR and AR technologies, gathering student perspectives and experiences is essential to developstrategies that meet their unique needs and challenges.This study focuses on understanding student perspectives on online teaching in the Principles ofSurveying course, a hands-on course that teaches students to
from the perspective of systemthinking, and build a full-cycle green engineering design framework that is not limitedto the preparation and development of product materials. On this basis, a fulllife-cycle immersion teaching session is formed from the preparation design ofpolymer raw materials, to the injection molding of polymer products, to the promotiondesign of products, and finally to the recycling and reuse of products[12]. The School of Biotechnology has conducted several experiments in biologyteaching, such as the Biological Laboratory Safety Experiment, in which students willsimulate different levels of biosafety protection and practice biological waste sortingoperations to build awareness of biosafety and environmental
educators to support their teaching of En- gineering within K-12 classrooms. She has developed and implemented a senior-level projects laboratory course in the Chemical Engineering curriculum at the University of Utah, giving students hands-on expe- rience with the concepts she is teaching in their Process Control theory course. Stacy received a BS and MS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Utah. She then earned a PhD in Chemical Engineer- ing at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research was focused on algorithms used in the processing of semiconductor wafers and resulted in two patents.Prof. Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah Anthony Butterfield is an Assistant Professor (Lecturing) in the Chemical
grading and recitations as a TA. Ask to be involved in developinghomework assignments or exam questions. Ask if you can deliver a lecture or help make materialfor a class session.Bibliography[1] J. M. Mutambuki and R. Schwartz, “We don’t get any training: the impact of a professional development model on teaching practices of chemistry and biology graduate teaching 14 assistants,” Chem. Educ. Res. Pract., vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 106–121, 2018, doi: 10.1039/C7RP00133A.[2] J. A. Luft, J. P. Kurdziel, G. H. Roehrig, and J. Turner, “Growing a garden without water: Graduate teaching assistants in introductory science laboratories at a doctoral
instructors to proactively incorporate inclusive principles in various aspects oftheir course design, such as syllabi, content, assessment, pedagogy, and laboratories. Bydoing so, they can help students feel included and promote their sense of belonging. Whilethe comprehensiveness and breadth of the checklist may seem overwhelming, courseinstructors and faculty members are encouraged to read through the checklist and considerincorporating practices and strategies as they see fit for their courses and context.Alternatively, an instructor might choose just one of the categories listed in the frameworkand see what course changes might be possible with a more focused approach. The checklistincludes elements of inclusive teaching practices that can be
interests are community-based learning, open-ended laboratory experi- ments, teamwork, collaborative and active learning, and Transport Phenomena computational modeling.Dr. Megan Morin, ASHLIN Management Group Megan Morin (she/her) graduated from the University of Dayton with a bachelor’s degree in Middle Childhood Education and completed her Master’s and Ph.D. at NC State in Engineering and Technology Education. Megan’s research interests in faculty development, pedagogies, assessment, and teaching developed because of her previous work with NC State Education and Workforce Programs and as a North Carolina middle school teacher. Dr. Morin will start as the Associate Director for Engineering Faculty Advancement in June
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and sustainability engineering space. Each case study has onlinehow-to guides, linked throughout this paper, and could be utilized in environmental orsustainability engineering curricula, classrooms, or laboratory teaching settings. Each case studytargets specific ABET criteria for environmental engineering programs [39]. Many of theseprojects would require purchasing some hardware components for a lab setting, and we willdiscuss each of those in the respective sections as well as successful applications and real-worldexamples that have utilized these types of techniques.Air Quality Detection Using AccelerometerCurrently, air quality is a good marker of engineering for sustainable development given thedirect connections with climate change
thetopic being discussed that week. For example, if a student is learning about loops in lecture, theycould be asked to write a program using loops to generate a multiplication table during the labperiod. Hazzan et al assert this allows students to be engaged in their learning rather than abystander similar to what you might see in laboratories for the natural sciences [2].Prior engineering education research has clearly shown that inductive teaching styles in lecturesand lab sessions show the students the importance and application of the subject matter byshowing the students particular examples while challenging them to keep building concept byconcept to solve complex challenges [3] [4]. These inductive teaching methods typically use ascaffolded
. Her research interests center on interdisciplinary learning and teaching, technology-integrated STEM teaching practices, and assessment development and validation in STEM education.Dr. Daniel S. Puperi, The University of Texas at Austin Daniel is an assistant professor of instruction in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Uni- versity of Texas at Austin. Dan received a BS in aerospace engineering from Purdue University and then worked at NASA Johnson Space Center for 15 years before pursuing a PhD in Bioengineering from Rice University. In 2016, Dan graduated from Rice and began teaching four design/laboratory courses required for all undergraduate BME students at UT Austin.Thomas E. Lindsay, The University
was as good(87.8%), if not better, than other students (77.6%). However, under-represented minorities(65.4%) and first-generation students (64.7%) did not fare as well. A number of studies havedemonstrated that first generation students, in particular, face some unique challenges [2]–[5].These students can lack the cultural capital their continuing peers have including the skills andknowledge to build social networks with their academic peers and the ability to tap institutionresources.These observations have encouraged us to consider implementing changes to our freshman levelcourses that can support the development of social networking skills and encourage theidentification and use of resources such as faculty and graduate teaching assistant
Paper ID #37981Modifying a Junior Year Machine Design Project to Break Down KnowledgeSilos in the Mechanical Engineering CurriculumDr. Ashley J. Earle, York College of Pennsylvania Ashley is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical and Civil Engineering department at York College of Pennsylvania. She received her B.S in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and B.A. in Interna- tional Studies from Lafayette College. She then pursued her Ph.D in Biomedical Engineering at Cornell. During her Ph.D. she discovered her love of teaching and decided to pursue a future at a Primarily Un- dergraduate Institution, bringing her to
. Available:https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/26491. [Accessed Dec. 2, 2022].[10] Moreira, B. R.., Guia prático do design thinking: aprenda 50 ferramentas para criarprodutos e serviços inovadores, e-book, 2018.[11] Dym, C. L.; et al. Engineering design thinking, teaching, and learning. IEEE EngineeringManagement Review, 34(1), 65-92, 2006.[12] Chan, Cky. "Rubrics for Engineering Education", Engineering Education Enhancementand Research Asia (E3R Asia), 2015. - Available: https://hke3r.cetl.hku.hk/pdf/Rubrics-for-Engineering-Education.pdf [Accessed Dec. 2, 2022]..[13] Arribas, E. et al “Development of a laboratory practice for physics introductory coursesusing a rubric for evaluation by competences”, 2019 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 1287 012025[14] Holt
Paper ID #37276Development and First-Year Outcomes of a NSF-Funded Summer ResearchInternship Program to Engage Community College Students in EngineeringResearchDr. Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University Dr. Xiaorong Zhang is an Associate Professor in Computer Engineering in the School of Engineering at San Francisco State University (SFSU). She is the Director of the Intelligent Computing and Embedded Systems Laboratory (ICE Lab) at SFSU. She has broad research experience in human-machine interfaces, embedded systems, and engineering education. She is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award to develop the next
roles within higher education; secured over $5.5M funding and support for STEM education research; and led several program development efforts, including: a childcare facility at a federal research laboratory, STEM K-12 teacher training programs, a Molecular Biology/Biotechnology master’s degree program at a small internationally-focused teaching institution, as well as a first-year engineering program and a B.S. Engineering Technology degree program at an R1 research institution. She has been recognized for her teaching, advising, and service, and as an Exemplary Faculty Member for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.Dr. Emily Spayde, West Virginia University Emily Spayde is a teaching assistant professor
digital platforms. He teaches special topics in the Department of Engineering Technology at Sam Houston State University. Mr. Khan has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Purdue University and an MBA degree from Cornell University. https://www.linkedin.com/in/vajihkhan/Dr. Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University Faruk Yildiz is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering Technology at Sam Houston State Uni- versity. His primary teaching areas are in Electronics, Computer Aided Design (CAD), and Alternative Energy Systems. Research interests include: low poweProf. Sumith Yesudasan, Sam Houston State University Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Technology, Sam Houston State University
Paper ID #39795Learning Concrete in Construction Management Course through BowlingBallProjectProf. Pranshoo Solanki, Illinois State University Dr. Pranshoo Solanki is a full professor in the Construction Management program of Department of Technology at Illinois State University. He received his doctorate in civil engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 2010. The overall theme of Dr. Solanki’s research is innovative construction materials and methodologies which can be used for building a sustainable civil engineering infrastructure. Dr. Solanki mainly teach courses in the area of construction materials and design
Paper ID #39693Board 200: A New Mentoring and Undergraduate Research Experience Modelbetween REUs and RETs at the Stevens REU/RET Site Program on Sustain-ableEnergy and BioengineeringDr. Patricia Muisener, Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. Patricia Muisener is a Teaching Professor and Associate Chair of Graduate and Undergraduate Educa- tion in the Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department at Stevens Institute of Technology. She teaches and coordinates General ChemistryProf. Pinar Akcora, Stevens Institute of Technology Pinar Akcora received her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Maryland-College Park in 2005
Manufacturing CourseAbstractHands-on learning is the core of Engineering Technology programs, and a high number of thecourses is taught with the laboratory sections. This paper presents the service learning basedenhancements made in one of the Engineering Technology courses. Course students learnmanufacturing the complex machined workpieces using the G-code simulators. Teaching theapplied milling and turning practices is the main deliverable of the course with a required termproject which is focused to service learning concept. Student teams formed in the middle of thesemester design, simulate, and machine a functional service learning product using thedepartmental computers, simulators, and CNC machines for their project. The feedback providedby the
this goal by sharing our findings with thenext cohort of Teaching Assistants in our department. We see an opportunity to build communityamong the Graduate Students that will have their first teaching experience and more experiencedfellows in our department.ConclusionsStudents perceived a sense of community in the classroom and the laboratory, and they perceivedthat building a strong community requires deliberate efforts to connect with people. As noted bythe laboratory instructor, students actively engaged during the weekly meetings and mademeaningful connections inside and outside their assigned teams. Students felt that class contentwas delivered, and communication drove the teams forward. Students expressed their motivationto work further
) are taken by chemicalengineering undergraduate students typically between junior and senior years with the aim ofreinforcing fundamentals learnt in lecture courses. A distinctive feature of UOLs compared toundergraduate laboratories in other fields, like chemistry, is the use of the so-called pilot-scaleexperimentation[3] which introduces students to new scales of experimentation, mainly orientedtoward the manufacturing industry. From the educational point of view, pilot-scaleexperimentation in UOLs is a unique experience for undergraduate chemical engineeringstudents but it might hamper the ability to teach laboratory courses outside of lab facilities. Thiswas a significant challenge during the global COVID-19 pandemic, which pushed