Conference Session

Extending a Hand Back: Older Students Inspiring Younger Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sunni H. Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan T. Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna C. Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

to be served effectively, it iscritical for us to know something about them. This paper will use detailed demographic datacollected on all Tech to Teaching participants to date in an effort to answer the following primaryresearch questions, with a specific focus on undergraduate and graduate engineering students: • What is the level of interest in STEM teaching careers among engineering students? • What is the most prevalent set of demographics, or “profile” among those interested in STEM teaching careers?1.1.2 Preview of what’s in the paper Page 22.32.3

Conference Session

Descriptions of Outreach Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David W. Richerson, University of Utah; Cynthia Furse, University of Utah; Amy Aldous Bergerson, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Fellow of the IEEE.Amy Aldous Bergerson, University of Utah Amy Aldous Bergerson, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Depart- ment of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Utah. Dr. Bergerson’s research focuses on college choice and college student retention. In particular, Dr. Bergerson is interested in exploring how underrepresented student populations (i.e., students of color, women, and first-generation college students) make the decision to attend college, and how institutions can improve persistence rates for these students. This research agenda has provided Dr. Bergerson with the opportunity to present papers at the Association for the Study of Higher

Conference Session

Computer Science and Information Technology in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Victoria Forssen, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Alka R. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

], female students enjoy using software to createstories and to communicate their ideas. The goal of using the Alice software in this studywas not to convince students to become programmers but rather to demonstrate that theAlice software may be used as a tool to convey information, much like Microsoft Word,Publisher, and PowerPoint are used. Students were given the task of creating an Aliceworld that either illustrated a popular story or described a personal career goal.Students also completed a pre and post program Concept Exam, which assessed basicunderstanding of programming commands in Alice. SPIRIT’s goal was to show studentshow to use Alice as a tool to develop interactive, animated stories, not to learnprogramming. As such, SPIRIT

Conference Session

Descriptions of Outreach Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ranji K. Vaidyanathan, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

know this was engineering” • “Selection of variables is every thing” • “This is how they design good cars” • “Computers have real uses”Students have written personal notes to the MEP director explaining the value of the SEAprogram in helping them to become engineers. A female student wrote that she wanted tobecome a fighter pilot as a result of attending the SEA program. She wrote: “I would like tothank you very much for helping me to get in to the Summer Engineering camp. This Camp wasvery helpful in my decision to become an Engineer. Everyday I met someone new, that wasinterested in the same great field; Engineering. I really enjoyed the lectures that we attendedalmost every morning. I loved going to computer lab to apply

Conference Session

High School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James C. Baygents, University of Arizona; Jeffrey B. Goldberg, University of Arizona; Jane Hunter, University of Arizona

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and Industrial Engineering, in 1980 and 1979 respectively. He has piloted programs for increasing the number of high quality high school students enrolling in Engi- neering, co-developed and co-taught a freshman success seminar and tutoring program, and co-developed and co-taught mentoring programs for new faculty members and graduate teaching assistantsJane Hunter, University of Arizona Page 22.498.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN— AN AP ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE FORHIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT THE STATE LEVEL

Conference Session

Extending a Hand Back: Older Students Inspiring Younger Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Salzman, Purdue University; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Virginia Tech 24-26 workboth directly with FIRST robotics teams as mentors and develop technologies to help teachrobotics concepts to high school FIRST participants. Students from multiple high schools Page 22.1082.5participate in an evening class for elective credit taught by high school teachers and assisted byVirginia Tech students. The program is coordinated by faculty members from MechanicalEngineering and Education. Although not explicitly studied, Kasarda et al. 26 suggest that thisprogram facilitates the development of self-efficacy through mastery experiences in the contextof the mentoring program.Students from Michigan Tech also work with

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taylor Martin, University of Texas, Austin; Pat Ko, University of Texas, Austin; Stephanie Baker Peacock, University of Texas, Austin; Jennifer Rudolph, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering and in computer science, Pat worked in computer chip design before changing careers to teach high school. He is currently a graduate student in STEM Education at The University of Texas at Austin and his research interests include measuring the educational benefits of middle school and high school robotics programs.Stephanie Baker Peacock, The University of Texas, Austin Stephanie received her BS and MS of Mathematics at branch campuses of The University of Texas and is pursuing her PhD in Science and Mathematics Education at The University of Texas at Austin. Her predominate research interest focuses on development of algebraic reasoning and symbolic understand- ing. Special attention is paid to students in

Conference Session

Special Session: Moving Towards the Intended, Explicit, and Authentic: Addressing Critical Misalignments in Engineering Learning within Secondary and University Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mitchell J. Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy C. Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christine G. Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci M. Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas Dean McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy K. Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Educational Research and Methods, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

problems while being mentored by moresenior engineers, faculty or graduate students should take on roles as practicing engineer 13 14mentors. They could also take on roles as mock clients where actual clients are not available.This type of learning needs to move beyond the senior design seminar and become a greaterportion of learning throughout undergraduate education. Additionally, faculty members need to explicitly connect learning about propercommunication to engineering courses. There should not be an assumption that these skills willbe sufficiently learned in communications courses that are

Conference Session

Certifying Teachers in Engineering or Integrated STEM

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvonne Ng, St. Catherine University; Lori R. Maxfield, Saint Catherine University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

or non-existent.This paper presents 1) how a basic introduction to engineering course designedfor general education and potential engineering majors was deliberately improvedusing the Parallel Curriculum Model (PCM) to align with eight ABET ProgramOutcomes found in Criterion 3; 2) how PCM was also used to carefully structurethe curriculum to meet the needs of multiple learners (general education students,pre-engineering students, elementary education students); 3) how we structuredthe learning activities and assignments to assess student competence, confidenceand comfort (“the 3C’s”) with engineering, and 4) how the team teaching modelthat includes an engineering and education faculty member provides enhancedopportunities to use innovative

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research in K-12

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen A. High, Oklahoma State University; Melanie C. Page, Oklahoma State University; Julie Thomas, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1489: EARLY ENGINEERING INTERESTS AND ATTITUDES:CAN WE IDENTIFY THEM?Karen A High, Oklahoma State University KAREN HIGH earned her B.S. from the University of Michigan in 1985 and her M.S. in 1988 and Ph.D. in 1991 from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. High is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University where she has been since 1991. Her main technical research interests are Sustainable Process Design, Industrial Catalysis, and Multicriteria Decision Mak- ing. Her engineering education activities include enhancing mathematics, communication skills, critical thinking and creativity in engineering students and teaching science and engineering to education