©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024The Role of University Research Libraries on Improving Education inScience, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics: A Focus onInstitutional Collaborative CultureJason M. Keith1 and Lis Pankl21 Bagley College of Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi StateMS, 397622 Mississippi State University Libraries, Mississippi State University,Mississippi State MS, 39762The Role of University Research Libraries on Improving Education in Science,Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics: A Focus on Institutional CollaborativeCultureAbstractThe Mitchell Memorial Library is in the heart of the campus of Mississippi State University(MSU). As part of a new strategic plan to transform MSU
"Desirable Characteristics of DataRepositories for Federally Funded Research" [1], outlining a set of recommended features andqualities that are considered desirable for data repositories handling research data resulting fromfederally funded research. The document establishes a set of standards and guidelines to ensurethat data resulting from federally funded projects is preserved in repositories that effectivelymanage and disseminate it.On August 25, 2022, Dr. Alondra Nelson, then Acting Director of OSTP, issued a Memorandum[2] recommending that all federal agencies formulate new plans or update existing ones,outlining their approach to ensuring public access to peer-reviewed publications and the researchdata associated with federally funded
1Preparing Engineering Graduate Students to Engage in Scholarly Communications Dianna E. B. Morganti Angie Dunn ASEE Annual Conference 2 Abstract The typical engineering degree plan has several important gaps when reviewed againstthe research lifecycle. These gaps are often filled in by students learning ad hoc, by overworkedfaculty over numerous mentoring sessions, or often by the engineering research librarians inworkshops and consultations. Purposeful incorporation of a curriculum that fills those gaps,though, can
STEMClassroomEngineering First-Year Seminar Library Session (In-Person, online, or hybrid)This lesson plan is for first year students and is applicable to both in person, online, and hybridclasses. At the end of the session, students will be able to identify resources offered by thelibrary, use beginner database search strategies to find articles and ebooks, and know how toaccess additional library support. The lesson emphasizes the following aspects of theINCLUSIVE ADDIE framework: • Needs - models and encourages discovery, student led-learning, and communicating findings. • Context - when used by the authors of this paper, the students have an upcoming assignment in their class where they need to find an article. • Lessons – lesson uses
School at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Dr. Feldman developed informatics metrics to quantify performance of clinicians when using digital diagnostic tools. He has published in Radiology, Academic Radiology, IS&T, SPIE, and RESNA. As a Latino and native Spanish speaker, born in Peru, Dr. Feldman has created markets and commercialized innovative telemedicine products in Latin America for medical device companies, including Orex Computed Radiography, Kodak Health Group, and ICRco. Dr. Feldman also served as Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program where he led the strategic planning and migration to EPIC Electronic Health Records system and novel meaningful use
from these stakeholdershelped us ensure the content was understandable at many levels, pedagogically sound, and trulyreflected the information needs of the workplace.To keep within the spirit of micro-learning, our goal was to keep each video within a three-to-five-minute time limit. This involved careful consideration of each line in our scripts in order tobe clear and concise. Once the scripts were drafted and reviewed, we practiced and timed them tomake sure they fit in our time limits and made additional cuts when necessary. Once the scriptswere finalized, we moved on to recording. Our initial plans were to record these in professionalvideo production studios on campus, however a computer hack in the summer of 2022 madethese studios
anticipated as manyfaculty members continued to expand and refine the resource well beyond the original timeline.In addition to the more reflective studies, there are multiple guides for aspiring OER authors andthose wishing to set up OER adoption and authorship programs at the institutional level. TheOER guide on authoring OER, Authoring Open Content [11], offers many solid advice toprospective OER authors. The resource covers far more than we can summarize here, but the listof ten tips for OER authors does reiterate some of the same lessons learned in the previouspapers. 10. Good authoring begins with planning 9. It’s going to take longer than you think 8. Share the load 7. Do the prep work (understand the licenses) 6
processes likepersonas can help, experiential learning opportunities where students are able to talk one-on-onewith actual stakeholders are invaluable to their learning and to the ultimate success of theirprojects [6]-[8]. To support students through this somewhat intimidating process, the facultymember in charge of teaching SYDE 362 and the Systems Design librarian began to realize anidea for creating a Stakeholder Café- a place where facilitated access to various communitystakeholders would support student learning [12].Developing the event was a lengthy process with over a year of planning and preparation goinginto finding and securing funding, identifying external people to participate as experts, acompetitive application process for student
transfer students.The study found that transfer students receiving formal information literacy instruction weresignificantly more confident conducting research. It is important to note that while transferstudents did not mind being singled out as a group, they preferred to learn about the library in asmall group setting, rather than in a classroom setting. Further, the results indicated thatinformation literacy instruction did not impact the students’ sense of belonging at their newschool or connectedness.The existing literature conveys there is a need for information literacy instruction for transferstudents. However, the next logical planning point is determining who in the library would beresponsible for this population. Some libraries will
difference being that the listdeveloped in class provides more explicit details. From this exercise, considerations aroundreproducibility were gradually introduced, starting with a new question: “How will you preserveyour progress along each step of the scientific method?” As a class, simple approaches werenoted. For research design and planning steps such as initial observations, research questions andhypotheses, here is an overall summary of the concepts noted: ● Write down ideas in digital documents such as Google Docs, where collaborators can share this information through email, social media, or other online locations, with varying permissions for viewing or editing. ● Write down ideas on physical paper to quickly draw visual
topics being related in the context of this corpus. The authors found some interestingrelationships that can inform future projects, but they also plan to re-investigate this corpus witha more robust analytical tool to search for additional insights.Future research may make use of more robust analytical tools to delve further into this corpusand examine trends over time. That work will inform research to better understand howbelonging, STEM, and libraries are linked. The authors also plan to explore a variety ofdisciplines within the STEM fields to better understand the inclusion needs of students acrosscurriculum.Citations[1] M. Gavin, Literary Mathematics: Quantitative Theory for Textual Studies, 1st ed. StanfordUniversity Press, 2022. [E-book
members' pressure to focus theirtime on producing a substantial volume of grant-funded research publications and the effortexpended to develop a new course or modify an existing course [2]. Felder and Brentrecommended the following considerations for STEM instructors who evaluate textbook options: ● book reviews, ● match of content and the content order to the course plan, ● instructor supports (test question banks, illustrations, and other materials to support lectures), ● learner supports (self-tests, practice problems with answers), ● inclusion of multimedia (illustrations, tutorials, equations), and ● cost to students [2].However, newer faculty may be advised to replicate what their peers have already developed orto
skillsthat could be learned through the making process. Student learning outcomes were designated foreach competency, and a rubric was built out to for educators to map learning outcomes to broadthemes that may align with learning goals, including inquiry, foundational practice, managepractice and transferred knowledge [18].The grant team based their competencies to support The National Association of Colleges andEmployers (NACE) Job Outlook 2016, which stated that employers value the ability to work inteams, communication skills, creativity, strategic planning, etc. [16]. Based on these values, thecompetencies address various transferable skills that can be used among various disciplines, andaimed to be transcended out of the classroom and into the
as well as personalsuggestions like Halloween costume design and vacation planning [2]. This combination ofseemingly endless use cases with seemingly intelligent responses has led to interest from amyriad of communities including academics, professionals, and policy makers.In March 2023, OpenAI released its own research results on how ChatGPT 3.5 and 4.0performed on standardized exams from a variety of disciplines including: the LSAT, GREwriting and math sections, and AP exams covering science, math, social sciences, andhumanities [3]. Independent researchers have also attempted to understand ChatGPT’scapabilities since its release in 2022. Within STEM, studies have measured: ChatGPT’sperformance on the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam for
Conference.References[1] P. Hernon et al., Statistics for Library Decision Making: A Handbook, Norwood, NJ, USA:Ablex Publishing Company, 1989.[2] J. Marquez & A. Downey, “Service Design: An Introduction to a Holistic AssessmentMethodology of Library Services,” Weave: A Journal of Library User Experience, vol. 1, no. 2,2014, doi: 10.3998/weave.12535642.0001.201.[3] “College Facts,” College of Engineering, https://engineering.uiowa.edu/college/college-facts(retrieved Jan. 18, 2024).[4] L.R. Horowitz, “Assessing Library Services: A Practical Guide for the Nonexpert,” LibraryLeadership & Management, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 193-203, Fall 2009.[5] S. Hiller & J. Self, “From Measurement to Management: Using Data Wisely for Planning andDecision-Making