(TMCT) was developed in 2018 at Utah State University as apart of a National Science Foundation funded project in partnership with the National Federationof the Blind (NFB) [9]. The TMCT is a tactile testing instrument that is intended to measure andquantify both spatial visualization and spatial relational capabilities of the BLV population. Afteranalyzing pilot TMCT participant score data, our research team decided to increase the utility ofthe TMCT by splitting the original format of the 25-questions into two parallel subtests (A & B),each containing 12 questions. With this significant change to the format of the instrument, weneeded to determine if the reliability of the TMCT was retained in its split form.A pilot analysis confirmed
problem by getting all parts correct, then they hadthree options. 1) They could choose to take a written retake, which meant receiving a similarquestion on the next written exam. 2) They could choose to take a verbal retake which meantgoing through the same question with follow up questions from the instructor. 3) They couldchoose to complete a mini-project to make up the grade. Students were surveyed about theequitable grading strategy. Eight students commented on the retakes. Retakes provided a push tolearn what they had failed to learn the first time.Ritz et al. [12] compared student performance between two sections of a sophomore-level staticsand mechanics of material course. The control section had graded homework and two midtermexams graded
answered.At the top of every post in the active tab of KarmaCollab is a button that will launch a QR codescanner. The video chat automatically launches once the companion web app is scanned from anybrowser (no login required). KarmaCollab video rooms have no capacity limits and allow forscreenshare, which is used extensively in project courses involving simulations and coding.Self-Managed ArchiveKarmaCollab tries a new approach to archiving posts. Other platforms such as Slack, Piazza, andBlackboard allow for an infinitely long archive of all questions posted, sometimes even from pastinstances of the course. KarmaCollab uses a model more like Twitter, where trending archivedtopics bubble to the top of the archive, and posts that have lost relevance
from The University of Texas at Arlington.Lauren Fogg, zyBooks, a Wiley Brand Lauren Fogg obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2021 and her Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2022 from Louisiana Tech University. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in Engineering with a concentration in Engineering Education from Louisiana Tech University. She is cur- rently an Associate Engineering Content Developer with zyBooks, a Wiley Brand. Her research interests are diversity, gender equity, retention, project-based learning, cognitive models of problem-solving, and making engineering textbooks more accessible and innovative for students.Dr. Alicia Clark, zyBooks, A Wiley Brand Alicia
Leslie Massey is an instructor in the First-Year Engineering Program at the University of Arkansas. She received her BS in Biological Engineering and MS in Environmental Engineering from the University of Arkansas. She previously served as a project manaDr. Heath Aren Schluterman, University of Arkansas Dr. Heath Schluterman is a Teaching Associate Professor and the Associate Director of Academics for the First-Year Engineering Program at the University of Arkansas. Dr. Schluterman completed his B.S. and Ph.D in Chemical Engineering at the University of Arkansas.Gretchen Scroggin ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Exploring Chemistry Success in First Year Engineering
tool, a set ofsurvey questions were given to those students whose schedules have been made using theadvising tool. The collected survey data has been analyzed statistically to determine the tool'sefficacy from students’ perspectives. The analyzed data indicate that the students were overallsatisfied and had positive attitudes towards different aspects of the tool.MotivationIn any major, preparing an effective and error-free course plan for undergraduate students eachsemester is crucial for their timely graduation. However, various constraints may arisethroughout the student’s four-year program, which can cause uncertainties in their graduationtiming. Students also often want a clear picture of their projected graduation date, including
learning environments of interdisciplinarysettings, which focused on collaboration and equipment malfunctions [20]. In another, a clinicalimmersion program for biomedical engineering students, where participants evaluated clinicalneeds to address in a capstone project, was effectively pivoted to a remote format [21]. Largelyout of necessity, these studies have focused more on the adaptation process than the systematicmeasurement of reciprocal outcomes or virtual internship designs While the immediate needs forvirtual internship opportunities, caused by COVID-19, may be dwindling, these modalities willlikely have a role in addressing access and equity in both the workforce and higher education inthe near future [13], [18].Equity and AccessThere is
Educational Research and Policy Analysis from NC State University in 1996. She also has an MBA from Indiana University (Bloomington) and a bachelorˆa C™Dr. Catherine Mobley, Clemson University Catherine Mobley, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at Clemson University. She has over 30 years experience in project and program evaluation and has worked for a variety of consulting firms, non-profit agencies, and government organizations, including tDr. Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University Marisa K. Orr is an Associate Professor in Engineering and Science Education with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University.Dr. Rebecca Brent, Education Designs, Inc Rebecca Brent is President of
programs have not given muchrecent consideration to the appropriateness of this requirement. While there has been muchdiscussion of other aspects of engineering education, including the incorporation into thecurriculum of more “soft-skills”, class delivery modes, and capstone design project requirements,there has not been much discussion of the appropriate role for technical electives. This issomewhat surprising considering the desire of many programs and universities to reduce thenumber of credits required for an engineering degree in an effort to increase graduation rates,reduce time-to-graduation, and decrease student debt loads. With this in mind, the primarypurpose of this paper is to prompt discussion of the purpose of technical electives
ADVANCE IT Faculty Scholar. She also received the 2018 CoST Teaching Excellence Merit Award. Dr. Ofori-Boadu received both the 2017 NC A & T - CoST Rookie Research Excellence Award and the 2017 North Carolina A & T State University (NCAT) Rookie Research Excellence Award. Under her mentorship, Dr. Ofori-Boadu’s students have presented research posters at various NCAT Undergraduate Research Symposia resulting in her receiving a 2017 Certificate of Recognition for Undergraduate Research Mentoring. In 2016, her publication was recognized by the Built Environment Project and Asset Management Journal as the 2016 Highly Commended Paper. Andrea has served as a reviewer for the National Science Foundation (NSF
experience teaching mathe- matics at the high school, engineering, and business bachelor levels, He has developed a comprehensive understanding of the needs of diverse student populations. He holds an iSTEAM certificate from the University of Texas at San Antonio and is currently pursuing his Engineering Education Graduate Certifi- cate at the same institution. His research interests lie in creating equal opportunities for all students and developing research and teaching proposals in STEM-integrated education that promote quality, equity, inclusivity, and student-centered instruction. He also brings 18 years of experience in project engineering to his work, specializing in the design of stainless-steel equipment
interprofessional first-year teamwork project: some key reflections," Journal of Interprofessional Care, vol. 27, pp. 420 - 421, 2013.[24] J. I. Spicer and J. Stratford, "Student perceptions of a virtual field trip to replace a real field trip," Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 345-354, 2001.[25] N. Evelpidou et al., "GIS-Based Virtual Field Trip as a Tool for Remote Education," Geosciences, vol. 12, no. 9, doi: 10.3390/geosciences12090327.[26] I. Falls, V. Bahhouth, C. M. Chuang, and J. Bahhouth, "Factors Influencing Students’ Perceptions of Online Teamwork," SAGE Open, vol. 4, no. 1, p. 2158244014525415, 2014/01/01 2014, doi: 10.1177/2158244014525415.[27] S. Ramdeo, P. Balwant, and S. H
Bello in Santiago, Chile, where currently collaborates with the Educational and Academic Inno- vation Unit, UNIDA (for its acronym in Spanish), as an instructor in active learning methodologies. Her research interest topics involve university education in STEM areas, faculty and continuing professional development, research-based methodologies, community engagement projects, evaluation tools and tech- nology, and gender issues in STEM education. https://orcid.org/0000- 0002-0383-0179 ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Analysis of factors that influence the academic performance of first-year Chilean engineering studentsAbstractThis complete research paper
transfer from biology to engineering. 1.2. Bio-Inspired Data-driven Methods, Tools, and DatabasesHastrich developed the Biomimicry Design Spiral in 2005 that covers all steps from initialproblem identification to the final product evaluation [19]. The model’s spiral shape reinforcesits iterative process. The International Organization for Standardization has a standard onBiomimetics that presents a 5-step model without an initial problem formulation and analysisphase [20]. Georgia Tech’s BID formulated a 6-step design model similar to the design spiraluntil the last step where there is no mention of the final design evaluation [21]. The modelintroduces the Four-Box, which supports quick classroom projects by summarizing the four mostimportant
Paper ID #40319Board 430: What Constitutes Research Excellence? Experimental Findingson Factors Driving Faculty Perceptions of Tenure Candidates in STEMDr. John K. Wagner, University of New Mexico Dr. John K. Wagner is a Postdoctoral Fellow for the Alliances for Graduate Education and the Profes- soriate (AGEP) joint project between the University of New Mexico, Arizona State University, and the University of Oregon. His research interests focus on improving equity in higher education, and the impacts of technology on public opinion and political psychology. Specifically, Dr. Wagner’s research explores how to improve equity
Dutch and in English. During this time his primary teaching and course develop- ment responsibilities were wide-ranging, but included running the Unit Operations laboratory, introducing Aspen Plus software to the curriculum, and developing a course for a new M.S. program on Renewable Energy (EUREC). In conjunction with his teaching appointment, he supervised dozens of internships (a part of the curriculum at the Hanze), and a number of undergraduate research projects with the Energy Knowledge Center (EKC) as well as a master’s thesis. In 2016, Dr. Barankin returned to the US to teach at the Colorado School of Mines. His primary teaching and course development responsibilities here include the Unit Operations Lab and
ideation are just as critical to success astechnical skills. In addition, due to the huge amount of data, visualization or graph tools canenhance the understanding of data and facilitate the critical-think process to solve a problem.Besides providing training on mathematical backgrounds, domain knowledge, technical skills,and soft skills, ECE programs can provide unique hands-on projects in their curriculum, andapplication platforms of AI such as autonomous driving and robotics which are not normallyincluded in computer science curricula.3. MethodsAn AI certificate program was launched in 2019 at the Department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Currently, 605 undergraduate students areenrolled in the
first-year students’ perception of therole of an engineer change based on the incorporation of empathy lessons into the classroom?”.Participants start the semester talking about a very analytical idea, engineering problem solving,and how communication skills will help them to solve problems more effectively. Here theysometimes discuss having to work on a team of engineers and take opinions from otherengineers. As shown in this example quote from a participant: “Also, as a professional engineer, I will have a lot of group projects, so it is beneficial for me to learn how to take input from others.”As the semester progresses, however, they begin to expand their ideas of who they might becommunicating with and what “problem solving
of each construct against gender are also included to visualize outliers in the data (seeAppendix C).While results from ANOVA speak to the significance of the data, it is clear from the means inthe retrospective pre- and post-course data that students made gains in each of the threeconstructs over the course of the semester. As students are engaged in projects to build on theseskills, this change is to be expected.ResultsOver 100 retrospective pre- and post-course surveys were analyzed using mixed factorialANOVA to investigate this study’s research questions and hypotheses. We were interested inseeing if there was an influence of college or gender on the growth in these concepts so multipleone-way ANOVAs were conducted to compare the effect
the field of CS may not be equitable or inclusive to black women. Moreover, the fact thatan overwhelming majority of these participants experience imposter syndrome and struggle withtheir inner confidence further challenges their sense of belonging in the field, which could playan integral role in their overall representation in CS.Challenges that black women face are uniquely different from other groups due to the fact thatthey reside in the middle of the intersection of race, gender, and in some cases class. This uniquedynamic may be indicative for why 50% of the participants feel pressure to show adequatecompetency and perfection in these settings. Being one of very few on team projects and relatedinteractions, or feeling immediate
undergraduate engineering students," in 2015 ASEE AnnualConference & Exposition, Seattle, WA, USA, June 14-17, 2015.[5] B. Geisinger, D. R. Raman and D. Raman, "Why they leave: Understanding student attritionfrom engineering majors," International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp.914–925, 2013.[6] D. Knight, L. Carlson and J. Sullivan, "Staying in engineering: Effects of A hands on, teambased, first year projects course on student retention," in 2003 Annual Conference, Nashville,TN, USA, June 22-25, 2003.[7] S. Peuker and N. A. G. Schauss, "Improving student success and retention rates inengineering: An innovative approach for first-year courses," in 2015 ASEE Annual Conference &Exposition, Nashville, TN, USA, June 14-17
, and all the aspects that encompass an individual’scapabilities as it broadly applies to engineering. In this model, we show a “Potential Engineer” asa starting circle (to the left) that over time might progress into a “Future Engineer”. The “FutureEngineer” is not a specific endpoint, but we might define it as someone who has completed anundergraduate engineering degree. In this transformational process, we show spirals that representthe progress of an individual and their overall growth in efficacy that comes with experiences inthe classroom and labs and outside the classroom in the form of internships, projects, and life.The larger circle that encompasses the “Future Engineer” is the ”Mythical Engineer”, where thisrepresents what a
and Associate Head for Undergraduate Programs in the Department of Aerospace En- gineering. He holds an affiliate appointment in the Coordinated Science Laboratory, where he leads a re- search group that works on a diverse set of projects in robotics and education (http://bretl.csl.illinois.edu/). He has received every award for undergraduate teaching that is granted by his department, college, and campus. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Second-Chance Testing as A Means of Reducing Students’ Test Anxiety and Improving OutcomesAbstractThis full research paper explores how second-chance testing can be used as a strategy formitigating students’ test
Blackfeminist standpoint must be promoted collectively through agency (space to share livedexperiences for the creation of meaning) and power (access to knowledge claims).AgencyMarcel [28] states agency is sensing the pre-reflection self. From this frame of mind, agency isan inherent cause of action due to an immersion with feelings and beliefs. Additionally, agencycan commonly be referred to as a space - describing all the dimensions in which we, as humanbeings, exist (e.g., physical, mental, and social), is used to help understand the importance ofagency. According to Alston et al. [29], the freeing or oppressing of any state of thesedimensions directly impacts an individual's ability to project their reality onto their world.Combining the ideas of
Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2022 from Louisiana Tech University. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in Engineering with a concentration in Engineering Education from Louisiana Tech University. She is cur- rently an Associate Engineering Content Developer with zyBooks, a Wiley Brand. Her research interests are diversity, gender equity, retention, project-based learning, cognitive models of problem-solving, and making engineering textbooks more accessible and innovative for students.Jamie Emily Loeber ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Student Engagement with Interactive Engineering Textbook Reading Assignments When Tied to the
developtheir own understanding. The author in [3] practiced active learning exercises to boost studentaccountability in a course on probability and statistics at Valparaiso University. Students spentmore than half of lecture time working on in-class projects with warm-up concepts as well as afew questions for routine calculation and more challenging application problems. Moreover, theflipped classroom approach has been used in a probability and statistics courses at University ofPittsburgh, where the lecture was removed from class time and replaced with more activeinstructional opportunities [4]. The flipped classroom method facilitates active learning by utilizing online materials tosupplement face-to-face time lectures, and typically involves
Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and 1999, respectively. He taught at The United States Military Academy during his 25 year military career. After retiring form the military he has taught at the University of Texas at Tyler and The Citadel, where he was the Dean of Engineering for 10 years.Dr. Catherine Mobley, Clemson University Catherine Mobley, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at Clemson University. She has over 30 years experience in project and program evaluation and has worked for a variety of consulting firms, non-profit agencies, and government organizations, including t ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 The
stakeholders …… examination …… Teachers: ……ethical the understanding and 1. The proportion of these contentsnorms mastering of engineering in the teaching plan and syllabus ethical norms …… (3) Behavior Level Evaluation Behavioral Level evaluation refers to the degree to which trainees apply what they have learned in training to practical work and the behavioral changes brought to trainees. In applying training evaluation, many projects only go to the Reaction and Learning levels; the application of the Behavior and Result levels are often missing. As a result, the
engineering educators? This paper presents a selective literature review guided by thesequestions, and concludes with a brief discussion of potential implications for engineeringeducators.IntroductionThe objective of this paper is to explore the ways literature describes the strategies high-achieving black men in engineering use to navigate the social, institutional, and cultural contextof their undergraduate engineering programs. We take a particular interest in the experiences ofthese men on undergraduate engineering project teams. Not only is successful performance onstudent teams indispensable to the undergraduate experience, but demonstration of the ability towork effectively in teams is essential to entering the engineering
the instructor and the students. Kahoot is an onlinetool to create and host interactive quizzes [16]. Students enter a username (their real name or anickname) and answer questions from their mobile device or laptop. Each question has a timelimit, and when the time is up, the correct answer is displayed, and the instructor reviews thequestion with the class. Pear Deck is a slide-based interactive learning tool that allows instructorsto create and integrate interactive activities on each slide during a lecture [17]. For example,students could be asked to draw a specific crystal structure on a certain slide. The instructor canthen anonymously project all the drawings to discuss the correct answer. Across both GSRSs, theinstructor facilitated a