a process orientation [14] to report writing, with studentscompleting various milestones throughout the semester that represented various sections of thereport (e.g., executive summary, objectives, methodology). Dr. Roesler was interested inadditional methods of providing feedback to students before milestone drafts were assessed bygraduate teaching assistants.Over the course of the Fall 2019 semester, WAES team members John Popovics, BruceKovanen, and Gail Scott worked with Dr. Roesler to develop a framework for peer review. Inthis case, peer review was implemented during class time and framed as an opportunity forstudents to explore alternative organizational structures for the report and to improve their own.For example, when assessing
Paper ID #43872Poetry Writing as a Creative Task to Enhance Student LearningEmma S Atherton, University of Florida Emma S. Atherton is an incoming Management Consultant and a recent graduate from the University of Florida with a Master of Engineering in Industrial and Systems Engineering, with a concentration in Production and Service Operations. She additionally received her Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Florida, with a minor in Sales Engineering.Prof. Elif Akcali, University of Florida Dr. Elif Akcali is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and
Paper ID #42974Small Shifts: New Methods for Improving Communication Experiences forWomen in Early Engineering CoursesDr. Jonathan M Adams, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott Jonathan Adams is an assistant professor of rhetoric and composition and the writing program administrator at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, AZ. His research on rhetorical theory, infrastructure, and communication pedagogy informs his teaching of courses in rhetoric, composition, and technical communication in engineering.Ashley Rea, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, PrescottBrian Roth, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
technical writing skills in STEMdisciplines is well documented. Solutions have been proposed, implemented, and inconsistently sustained.One approach to improving disciplinary technical writing is through Writing Assignment Tutor Trainingin STEM (WATTS). WATTS is an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach in which STEM faculty workwith writing centers and generalist peer tutors to provide just-in-time assignment-specific feedback tostudents. WATTS research was funded by an NSF IUSE collaborative grant (award #s 2013467,2013496, & 2013541). In WATTS, the STEM instructor collaborates with the writing center supervisorand prepares materials for the tutor-training including assignment examples, a glossary of terms, areas ofconcern, and the
Paper ID #43068Work in Progress: Establishing a Peer-Mentoring Program for Transfer First-YearEngineering StudentsMrs. Leslie Bartsch Massey, University of Arkansas Leslie Massey is an advanced 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 manager for the Arkansas Water Resources Center, but returned to join the College of Engineering faculty in 2013 to pursue her passion of teaching.Mr. Chris Cagle ©American Society
can change the ways we collaborate, learn, read, and write. Teaching engineering communication allows her to apply this work as she coaches students through collaboration, design thinking, and design communication. She is part of a team of faculty innovators who originated Tandem (tandem.ai.umich.edu), a tool designed to help facilitate equitable and inclusive teamwork environments.Mark Mills, University of Michigan Mark Mills (he/him) is a Data Scientist on the Research & Analytics team at University of Michigan’s Center for Academic Innovation. He directs and supports analytics across CAI’s portfolio of educational technologies. His experience is in prediction and classification of longitudinal and hierarchically
Paper ID #43862Building the Engineering Identity of the Lower-Division Engineer: A FormalModel for Informal Peer-to-Peer Mentorship and Student Leadership throughUndergraduate Student-Led Experiential LearningDr. Tela Favaloro, University of California, Santa Cruz Tela Favaloro is an associate teaching professor for the Baskin School of Engineering at UCSC where she works to establish holistic interdisciplinary programming centered in experiential learning. Her Ph.D is in Electrical Engineering with emphasis in the design and fabrication of laboratory apparatus and techniques for electro-thermal characterization as well as
into technical writing instruction.References[1] “Best Practices for Using AI When Writing Scientific Manuscripts: Caution, Care, andConsideration: Creative Science Depends on It” ACS Nano 2023, 17, 5, 4091–4093. 2023.https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c01544[2] Leung TI, de Azevedo Cardoso T, Mavragani A, Eysenbach G. Best Practices for Using AITools as an Author, Peer Reviewer, or Editor. J Med Internet Res. 2023 Aug 31;25:e51584. doi:10.2196/51584. PMID: 37651164; PMCID: PMC10502596.[3] J. Qadir, "Engineering Education in the Era of ChatGPT: Promise and Pitfalls of GenerativeAI for Education," 2023 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), Kuwait,Kuwait, 2023, pp. 1-9, doi: 10.1109/EDUCON54358.2023.10125121.[4] A. Adkins, N. S
Paper ID #43142Board 115: Examining Engineering Students’ Gender and Racial Effects inCollege Course Team Peer Assessment: A Quantitative Intersectional ApproachMiss Xiaping Li, University of Michigan Xiaping Li is a Ph.D. candidate in Engineering Education Research at the University of Michigan. Her research interests include faculty development and change, neurodiverse college student learning experiences and outcomes, international students in engineering, and cognitive sciences. She holds a B.S. in Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering and an M.S. in Geological Sciences.Dr. Robin Fowler, University of Michigan
,indicating that such an environment contributes to verbal and written communication skills andlearning to facilitate difficult conversations (the three items in communication skills). In apositive peer climate, students might have a greater opportunity to receive feedback on theirpresentations or writing samples from peers, as well as being able to practice toughconversations and receive advice from students further along in their programs. It is unclear why advisor climate was
were requiredto meet every other week, in person, for approximately one hour. During the first meeting ofeach semester, peer mentors helped their mentees develop SMART goals related to theiracademic, social, and professional development; mentors were encouraged to follow-up withtheir students’ progress throughout the academic year and revise goals as necessary. Additionalareas of support that peer mentors were encouraged to address included resume writing,coursework selection, student organization membership, and on-campus resources. Outside ofthese recommendations, peer mentors were encouraged to foster genuine relationships with theirmentees and offer support as needed. At the end of each mentee meeting, peer mentors wererequired to submit
thesis significantly transformed from these reciprocities. Writinggroups such as these have been shown to create a “community of discursive social practice” thatsupports peer learning and peer review (Maher et al., 2008, p. 263). Through this process ofcollective learning via dialogue and relationships, I explored and built on greater complexitiesand theories in my final thesis than I would have been able to achieve as an individual. But itwent beyond the theories, I also gained confidence in being able to do this paradigm shiftingwork with others—in knowing that, regardless of the pushback and the number of uphill battles Ihad to fight, that I wasn’t alone in this work.And an amazing thing happened: I began to learn through writing. I never
: this topic focused on reliving a special moment of achievement and recognition; • Introduce your readers to a mentor who supported you: this topic often highlighted the contributions of a teacher, parent, or other mentor who helped to guide the student.Students wrote a different story every week, first as a draft (followed by a review session withstudent peers and the instructor) and then as a revised text. Students did not receive a grade fortheir weekly writing; instead, the course focused on writing feedback that could allow the studentto develop their own writing process.In a required junior-level Thermodynamics course and in two upper-level elective courses inCivil and Environmental Engineering, students were asked to write
human experiences, values, and emotions. 8. Building Confidence and Resilience: Provide a supportive environment for students to experiment with creative expression, take risks, and overcome challenges, thereby building confidence and resilience in their academic and professional endeavors. 9. Cultivating Aesthetic Sensibility: Cultivate an appreciation for the aesthetic aspects of engineering design and innovation by exploring the beauty and elegance inherent in both poetry and technological solutions. 10. Facilitating Collaborative Learning: Promote collaboration and peer feedback by engaging students in group discussions, workshops, and constructive critique sessions to refine their poetry writing
a set of two short writtenreflections in a follow-up homework assignment. Overall, this topic is given most of the classtime during one class week in a semester-length one-credit course meeting once per week for anhour and twenty minutes. In the author’s context, this class contains about 60 students who areexclusively engineering majors and is facilitated by a single instructor and two or moreundergraduate peer mentors but could be scaled for larger or smaller classes without largechanges. This set of activities is usually run late in the semester when a rapport has beenestablished between the students and the instructor, time-sensitive academic success content hasalready been addressed, and the students are less self-conscious speaking in
. Whileparticipation in the mentoring program was not required, the instructors of the introductorycourses in each of the three majors emphasized the importance at the start of the semester andincorporated a small portion of the class grade to participation in mentoring. For example, theinstructor of the AST introductory course asked students to write a short reflection on theirparticipation in the mentoring program. The BE introductory course has specific points allocatedbased on participation in the program. In retrospect, some consistency across the courses wouldhave been preferable. Feedback from peer-mentors also highlighted the importance of a morestructured implementation of the peer-mentoring program within the context of the
engineeringstudents with ASD that offers peer mentoring to help with the transition to and engagement incollege life. The mentors offer guidance in honing executive functioning skills, identifyingessential resources, fostering social connections, developing self-advocacy skills, and effectivelynavigating the campus environment. Through an undergraduate research initiative, undergraduateengineering researchers have immersed themselves into this program, conducted research onneurodiverse learning and communication skills, and developed a prototype applicationspecifically for the peer mentoring program. Initially the student researchers developed surveysto determine the needs and interests in a customized application. Using the survey results, theydeveloped a
) Students Self-Identify Group Work Habits Figure 6: Student responses to pre-survey questions. (a) Students self-reported average grades on previous group assignments. (b) Students self-identified their contributions toward group work compared to their peers.’ (c) Students reported how many days before a group assignment they finish their contribution.Post-Survey Students were given a post-survey on the final day of the course to assess their experienceusing the I-in-Team method. The first question in the post-survey asked students to report theirfeelings on writing a group report, specifically in this Chem-E course after implementing the I-in-Team method. Students reported an average of 3.96, falling
can be accessed easily through the CATME®website [12] as the authors used the default set of questions.The qualitative data in this paper consists of open-ended responses provided by students in their peerevaluations. As part of these evaluations, students are expected to complete peer-to-peer comments, inwhich they provide comments to each teammate, as well as write comments about themselves [14]. Theinstructor then releases these comments so that they are visible to the entire team via CATME®.This paper looks at the peer-to-peer comments submitted by students as part of their third peer evaluationassignment, completed at the end of the semester. Data analysis consisted of open coding, in whichcodes and categories emerged from the data [15
years.Program goals include: (1) Use the scholarships and programs to improve scholars’ academicperformance in engineering foundational courses; (2) Develop a resiliency program to increaseCollege of Engineering (CoE) student retention by building upon a sense of community createdthrough existing peer-based programs (Geisinger & Raman, 2013; Ikuma et al., 2019); and (3)Increase employers’ recognition of low SES students’ strengths and valuations of their employablecompetencies through a paid internship program.The general objectives were established including; (1) New pathway to success. Scholars areprovided a pathway to complete an engineering degree including direct education and interventionapproaches for their engineering academic career
women representing more than half of the US population, they remain underrepresentedin Computing fields. An introductory programming course (CS1) is critical for progression in theComputer Science (CS) degrees. It often presents challenges for retention and graduation,especially among underrepresented students. Previous research has indicated that women may bemore likely to leave or lose interest in computing due to various challenges. The computingclassroom culture needs to improve engagement and create a welcoming environment forwomen. As more schools are using peer instruction, such as LA (Learning Assistant), PLTL(Peer-Led Team Learning), and UTA (Undergraduate Teaching Assistants), some researchindicates that such practice for recitation
well as variations in familial and community understandings of neurodiversity [20].Existing literature shows a pattern of disparities in formal diagnosis rates and access to supportsbetween individuals from minoritized racial groups and their White peers [21]-[24].Additionally, neurodiverse women frequently receive a diagnosis of anxiety or depression, whileADHD or autism diagnoses are delayed or unrecognized [25], [26]. The demographic data of the31 participants are summarized in Table 1. Table 1: Summary of Demographic Information (Total N = 31) Field of Study N (%) Biology 5 (16.1%) Biomedical/Health Sciences
, students were “challenged to convey scientific information in a different, moreengaging way.” Aiming to engage a reader beyond an instructor or peer encouraged them to, “change[their] writing style and employ more media, such as YouTube videos, in the project.” Furthermore,freedom to organize the module outside the framework of a traditional paper helped students “understanda better chronology to explain sustainability issues.” Overall, The knowledge that the module “could bebeneficial to someone in the future” motivated students to write more freely and create a story.In addition to the self-evaluation form, interviews were conducted to better capture students’ case-writingexperience and learn about their prior exposure to sustainability. Table 1
Iron Range Engineering on the Mesabi Range College Campus. Dr. Christensen received her Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Utah State University in the Summer of 2021. The title of her Dissertation is ”A Mixed-Method Approach to Explore Student Needs for Peer Mentoring in a College of Engineering.” Darcie holds a Master of Engineering degree in Environmental Engineering (2019) and Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Engineering (2017), both from Utah State University. She is passionate about student success and support, both inside and outside of the classroom.Dr. Elizabeth Pluskwik, Minnesota State University, Mankato Elizabeth leads the Engineering Management and Statistics competencies at Iron Range
privilegedpeers. These innovations are varied and going through a selection of them provides an overviewof the shape a potentially less traditional but more inclusive learning environment might take.Active Learning Pedagogy in ComputingActive learning in computing provides opportunities for students to practice their skills andknowledge while learning rather than passively listening to a lesson. Two examples of suchactive learning include peer instruction and pair programming.Peer instruction, as explored by Greer et al [12], highlights student-centered instruction, andswaps typical lecturing by moving information transfer out of and information assimilation intothe classroom. When using peer instruction, students complete readings and practice
, Blackstudents face a higher attrition rate compared to their peers of other races [4]. Given these starkstatistics, the retention of the Black population in graduate and undergraduate engineeringprograms becomes imperative for establishing a diverse and robust workforce [8], [10].The systemic and cultural racial biases inherent within educational institutions contribute to themarked dearth of Black students in engineering doctoral programs. Even as research begins tounravel the experiences of Black Ph.D. students in engineering – from motivations and persistenceto encounters with racial microaggressions – the disparity remains, underscoring the need fordeeper exploration. This group has additional heterogeneity [11], particularly overlooking
questions to see what kinds of disabilities you want to include in your research. What populations of students do you want to investigate? What circumstances? 3. Disabled people are often asked to do work for less compensation than their able-bodied peers (e.g. there is a lower minimum wage for workers with disabilities [61]). Compensate your participants. If you don’t have funding to pay participants, what other ways can you engage in reciprocity with them? Can you help them change some institutional structures? Can you write them letters of recommendation? There are many ways to show participants you value their time and energy. 4. Many disabled students have negative experiences talking to faculty about
these issues are not aresult of aptitude or preparation for foundational skills such as mathematics [3]. As such,researchers have focused more on examining differences in women’s attitudinal andpsychological variables than their men peers in areas of self-concept, confidence in theirengineering skills and ability to succeed, belonging, and career goals, among other factors [4],[5], [6]. These studies have created a descriptive understanding of gender differences and haveprovided numerous suggestions for support for women to navigate an often “chilly climate” inengineering [7]. Recent research points to the double threat of negative stereotypes about womenin STEM and being underrepresented presents to academic and career experiences
plans and drafts, and engaging in one-to-one conversations with students aboutwriting. Key HIP characteristics of the writing intensive courses dovetail with the capstoneprojects but reinforce “interactions with faculty and peers about substantive matters” and“periodic, structured opportunities to reflect and integrate learning.” Students in the CapstoneCourses submit weekly reports (low-stakes writing) and a very detailed technical report at theend of the semester (high-stakes writing). They are required to work with tutors from the WritingCenter on their end-of-semester reports. They also receive feedback from faculty and otherstudents [14].Undergraduate ResearchAll BE-TEC students can participate in faculty-mentored undergraduate research
], which introducessome active programming teaching methods. Portela employed four approaches to develop theinstructional plan, namely: BYOD, flipped classroom, gamification, and using the skills ofindividual students to solve posed problems. Tewolde presented a method for improving studentmotivation in a microcontroller-based embedded systems course to enhance students’ role inactive learning [10]. The method consists of three tools, namely: laboratory assignments forpractical hands-on activities, “peer teaching” techniques, and self-proposal, which enablesindividual creativity. For some complex and difficult to understand courses such as programmingalgorithms-related subjects, Garcia et al. [11] proposed a method in the form of