systems (MEMS) and microfluidics. He has published two book chapters and over 100 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers, and is co-inventor on three U.S. patents. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Multidisciplinary Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) Teams at the University of Hawai‘i: Challenges and SynergyAbstract: The Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program is characterized by large,multidisciplinary teams of undergraduate and graduate students focused on long-term researchproblems aligned with the faculty mentor’s field of interest. In terms of methodology, it follows aproject-based cohort approach to education where students can potentially work on the
tutorial guide [3], and abook by Pardum [4]. Students used the tutorials and book to explore the basics of microcontrollers.Small projects were used to allow exploration and application. By the end of the semesterstudents were able to write structured programs with simple strings. Electrically they could dealwith analog inputs/outputs, servo motors, distance sensors, and others self-selected.Projects in engineering courses are effective to motivate students’ interest in Engineering andenhance their understanding of the knowledge [5-7]. Thus, a semester project in EGR 106 wasused to ensure that students were able to integrate and apply the knowledge. In previoussemesters the project was a ‘sumo bot’. These robots were designed and built by teams of
peers andgained the knowledge and skills to be applied in future Challenge-It sessions. Learning Blockswere broken down into sections with specific expectations as shown in Figure 1.Figure 1: Learning blocks used to guide camp activitiesThe learning blocks were divided into different categories, subjects and sections. Learn-Itsections were 10-minutes in duration and consisted of brief explanations of the theory,introduction and purpose of the activity, and expectations with facilitators providing fun andengaging presentations using videos and live examples. The emphasis here was to provide asummary of the key terms, topics and strategies without elaborating in regards to specificsolutions or challenges. This gave campers a basis for
• Monitoring Progress Towards Goals • Team Building Exercise • Systems Monitoring • Team Charter Interpersonal Processes • Team Plan • Conflict Management • Peer Evaluation • Motivation & Confidence Building • Affect Management Figure 2: Conceptual Relationship between Scaffolds and Team ProcessesMethodWe used an inductive inquiry approach to gain insight into how the tools supported teamprocesses by using a loose type of qualitative research method following the guidelines set byMiles, Huberman & Saldaña
Technological University since March 2014. She has the position of an interpreter and her current area of activities includes: organization international conferences, visits of foreign delega- tions, writing minutes of the meetings; preparation documents for concluding international agreements and making calendar and end-of-year reports. Marina is the author or co-author of about 15 research papers.Dr. Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Sanger is a professor in the School of Engineering Technology in the College of Technology of Purdue University. His focus and passion is real world, industry based, senior capstone experiences both domes- tically and internationally. He has successfully developed
assessment of the outcome is aburden to instructors. At the time of this writing there are proposals to assign outcomes toindividual quiz questions. One commercial branch of Moodle supports this capability4. Thisallows automatic assessment of Quiz outcomes.Experimental Process and ResultsTo evaluate the effectiveness of ACAT gradebook assessment of outcomes versus manualassessment, an initial study was performed during the Spring 2015 semester. Four courses wereselected for both manual Moodle evaluation and automated ACAT evaluation. Two courses wereLaboratory group-based learning using CATME5 peer assessment. Manual assessment was basedon the individual grade computed using the CATME contribution factor. The first class, GameDesign and Development
semester and was closely tied to the concepts in thescience curriculum, while also serving as a large-scale model for the water filtrationchallenge in the engineering curriculum. Some classes attended the field trip while inthe science unit and other classes attended the field trip during the engineering unit. Methods This study was conducted in a central [state blinded for peer review] schooldistrict that serves approximately 7000 students K-12. Five teachers from threeelementary schools volunteered for this study. Four of the five teachers attendedtraining on the new engineering curriculum during the summer, and all five teachers metweekly to discuss how their lessons were going and what they
thepopular Intro 160 course and will have teams of students solving real-world engineeringproblems with real clients. In addition, this course will offer more department involvement viaonline videos and lectures. Collectively, the online videos, lectures, and tutorials will provide a"flipped classroom" style course. Students will complete assignments that align with learningthe engineering design process including: online assignments, solve engineering problems, buildand manage teams, fabricate and test prototypes, give presentations, and write a technical report.Active Learning StrategiesActive learning is generally defined as anything in addition to the passive listening of atraditional lecture format. There is some disagreement regarding the most
of innovations, NMIMS as the director Shirpur campus and at College of Engineering Pune (COEP) as the founder head of the innovation Center. Dr Waychal earned his Ph D in the area of developing Innovation Competencies in Information System Organizations from IIT Bombay and M Tech in Control Engineering from IIT Delhi. He has presented keynote / invited talks in many high prole international conferences and has published papers in peer- reviewed journals. He / his teams have won awards in Engineering Education, Innovation, Six Sigma, and Knowledge Management at international events. Recently, his paper won the Best Teaching Strategies Paper award at the most respected international conference in the area of
what is important or relevant rather than just going through theengineering Learners motions and having [to write] answers to questions or preciselydesign define bullet points to hit.”courses Project /throughout “They allow us to take time to self evaluate and instill change for Design /your future projects.” Assignmentcurriculum? “Instructors would know what their students are thinking about [for] Class / the course or project. They could improve some points for the next Educator project
revealed that girls stated they performed poorly in school if theyattended during menstruation, due to the worry that their male peers would find out.8Additionally, studies have shown that use of unhygienic sanitary products during menses islinked to higher rates of urinary and reproductive tract infections.8 All in all, the current state ofmenstrual hygiene in India is concerning at least.Efforts have been undertaken in exploring innovative approaches to combat the issuessurrounding menstrual hygiene. Other than lack of knowledge of menstrual hygiene managementand practices, another key point of underdevelopment is access to menstrual hygiene resources.It is in these interventions where engineering and design become more apparent in
acquisition, teaching techniques vary as a function oflearner proficiency. Proficiency levels are typically characterized as progressing through fivestages from preproduction to advanced fluency. Throughout the SLA sections, self-paced videoswere developed for the students, consistent with and supplementing in-class instructionalstrategies. As well, peer supportive techniques, such as ‘think, pair, share’ and moderateddiscussion boards, were used throughout the projects in SLA course sections12-15. Table 1 belowpresents the stages of language proficiency and presents a comparison of teaching techniquesapplied at each stage in both SLA and non-SLA based class sections 15.Table 1. A comparison of Non-SLA-based and SLA-based Teaching Techniques
. Since 2012, he has published more than a dozen articles in peer-review journals and conference proceedings. Journals include Applied Mechanics Reviews, Polymer, and International Journal of Solids and Structures. He has also presented at both national and international podiums and won presentation awards at ICONE20 and ICONE21.Mr. Benjamin T. Scoville, Liberty University Benjamin Scoville is a third year student pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering at Liberty University. His topics of intrigue are control systems, communication in automated systems, and cyber physical systems (CPS). Engineering education and CPS are his research interests. His other interests include piano, exploring the outdoors, baking
is illustrated by some of the presentations at the 2013 annual conference shown inexhibit 1.Only one of the presentations came from outside the US, in this case, TheUniversity of Buenos Aires. The programme inadvertently highlights one of the dilemmasfacing those who would promote technological literacy namely, that it is all too often taken Application of peer-reviewed journal articles for enhancing technological literacy (Brooks, R.M., Cetin, M., Kavuturu, J and Al-Maghrabi, M-N). Demonstration of electrical principles in the classroom by hydraulic analogues (Graff, R. W and P. R. Leiffer). Waves of engineering: using a mini-wave flume to foster engineering literacy (Lyman-Holt, A. L and L. C Ribichaux). Simulating interest in
experiences will be a springboard for increasinglycollaborative curricular experiences for our university students to work together to developcompetency in intercultural interaction and to engage in sharing their unique perspectives andexperiences.This study aims to measure engineering students’ intercultural competence—their ability toparticipate in a multicultural team-based learning environment effectively—and to determine theeffectiveness of curriculum to affect intercultural competency. This effort aims not only toimprove the program quality but also to communicate the findings related to curriculumdevelopment to establish effective teaching methods with other programs through peer reviewedjournal publications and conference presentations.This
culturaldisciplines.”4 Cultural capital takes shape in three forms. Those forms include: incorporated,objectivized and institutionalized. Using Yosso’s model for cultural wealth to acknowledge thestrengths of communities of color, we note that cultural capital includes supporting one’saspirations (Aspirational), honoring language differences (Linguistic), valuing formal andinformal family structures (Familial), appreciating and facilitating connections to peers and othercommunities (Social), maneuvering within institutional environments with faculty(Navigational), and appreciating needs to be involved with issues of social justice (Resistant).All of these forms of cultural capital can be acknowledged and supported within a counter spaceor a healthy academic
thus they will default to a role that is more familiar or is perceived to be less challenging. Another reason that a student may take on a certain role is that that the student may become pigeon-holed into a certain role: if a student volunteers to write the first progress memo, for example, the other team members may expect that student will complete subsequent writing assignments, thus not leaving enough time for the student to take on other tasks. Or, another example is that there could be a student who previously had a lot of experience on a robotics team, and thus is expected by their teammates to do the wiring or coding work for the course project. This keeps that student from experiencing
optimization for domain ranking improvement ● A web app for supporting student peer evaluations of work within academic courses ● A mobile app to reduce medical waste in hospitals by providing a mechanism to resale unused medical devices among hospitals ● A mobile app for a ski resort that allows users to track their vertical feet skied and other skiing statistics, a leaderboard that ranks skiers on their statistics, a social share feature (via Facebook) to post and comment on accomplishments, and a pushnotification service ● A novel distributed hashtable implementation for secure file sharing (designed to support distributed certificate authorities) ● A web app that monitors energy and water
describing their project at a statewide conference onundergraduate research.Participants in the Materials for Energy and Sustainability REU/RET program interacted withother undergraduate student researchers via the university’s interdisciplinary summer researchcommunity that included three other REU programs along with summer research scholarshiprecipients. Activities sponsored by the summer research community included a seminar serieswhere participants had the opportunity to present their work to their peers, and general interestacademic workshops focused on topics like communication skills or preparing for the GRE andapplying to graduate school. The summer research community also sponsored a series of socialevents such as rafting trips or going to
Aurora, CO, where I found that my true passion was in explaining problem- solving skills and the workings of nature to those with varied interests. I joined the Teaching Faculty at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, CO in 2012, where I teach and write new lecture and lab curriculum for General Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Thermodynamics. There, I have been truly inspired by the bright and motivated students that fill our campus. Like many Coloradans, I enjoy as much hiking and camping in the beautiful Rocky Mountains as I can fit into my schedule, a little bit of skiing, as well as listening to and performing music. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016Insights into
these challenges highlight the need to better preparetoday’s engineers with the intuition, skills and tools they need to tackle these problems. CharlesVest, 9 former president of National Academy of Engineering, asserts that engineering studentsprepared for professional careers in the year 2020 and beyond, “must be excited by their freshman year; must have an understanding of what engineers actually do; must write and communicate well; must appreciate and draw on the richness of American diversity; must think clearly about ethics and social responsibility; must be adept at product development and high-quality manufacturing; must know how to merge the physical, life, and information sciences when working at
in-class resources, and courses with peer collaboration elements are eachrespectively beneficial to undergraduate engineering students. However, these pedagogicalpractices are most commonly implemented in first- and final-year courses. Moreover, theprocesses of implementing these new practices, and of transferring reforms between institutions,merit further study. The existent body of literature regarding the facilitation of research-basedpedagogical change has been described as “weak”1, and researchers have frequently called forfurther study of STEM instructional reform and implementation fidelity1–3. As part of thisbroader effort, few have sought to study the lived experience of the specific faculty memberswho adopt and adapt to these new
. With which college/school are you affiliated? C. What program are you attending? D. How did you find out about the international program? (Check all that apply.) General Questions for All SA programs As a result of participating in this international program: 1. My confidence and ability to live abroad or interact with people from other cultures has been strengthened. 2. I have a greater appreciation for other nations or cultures. 3. I have a deeper understanding of my own culture. 4. I have a deeper understanding of my own discipline. 5. My respect and love for people different from me has grown. 6. Please write a paragraph explaining the impact that your study abroad program has had on your overall
experience with ABET accreditation. Healso has lead the preparation of self-study reports for the various engineering programs in thecollege in the past. The committee members include both full time tenured/tenure track and non-tenure track faculty, including the department chair. All members contribute to the committeefunctions and several are involved in writing various sections of self-study report. Thecommittee meets as needed and more often in the summer to prepare for the fall semester. It isestimated that 8 meetings in the summer, 12 meetings in the spring/fall semester. A total of 20meetings of 2 hours each, involving 8 faculty occur per year, representing a 320 person hoursefforts devoted to meetings and at least double this effort for
forced requirement of her large introductory STS course. At the same time, they weresignificantly less skilled at reading and writing than Wylie had anticipated. Their open laptops,poor attendance, missing assignments, and silence in response to her discussion questions wereperhaps all signs of their intimidation at this foreign subject, which may have heightened orcreated their resistance to learning about it. In response to students’ inability or unwillingness toread the assigned sources – a widespread cause of poor class discussions – Wylie began showingcartoons about issues relevant to the day’s lecture topic. After all, cartoons demand only basicliteracy skills, require no homework preparation, are fun and silly, and yet nonetheless manage
suggests that incorporating experiential learningactivities into MOOCs may provide another way to promote commitment and retention, but inpractice, the job is not an easy one. MOOCs are generally described as being one of two types:cMOOCs or xMOOCs17. In general, cMOOCs adopt a connectivist learning approach and focuson knowledge co-creation by leveraging social media and peer interaction, while xMOOCs takea behaviorist learning approach and focus on more traditional interaction with fixed content,centralized discussion forums, and automated or peer-graded evaluation. The MOOC studiedhere was designed as a combined cMOOC/xMOOC with both connectivist and behavioristcharacteristics. Translating experiential learning activities to fit either type of
cognizant of international student needs while integrating diversity 1718 activities into WIEP mentoring programs. We also recognized, as others have before that the international participants in our program could help to increase multicultural awareness for our domestic participants, while conversely, domestic students can support the integration of international peers into the university. While other studies related to cultural aspects of mentoring in education tend to focus on three primary themes surrounding the mentoring relationship, organizational structure, and “manner in which ethnicity and societal beliefs relate
forces compellinguniversities towards professional doctorates. Specifically for XXX University, as a nationallyranked land grant STEM-intensive institution, it is obligated, i.e., compelled, by its land grantmission to bring practical knowledge and capability to the constituencies it serves – and businessand industries as well as individual people are the two most important constituencies!Furthermore, in the move towards a knowledge economy and for the foreseeable future, theimportance of the need for advancing of technology, innovation and related entrepreneurship18and intrapreneurship was noted by Wessner19 writing for the National Research Council. Alsoacting are cultural influences such as those in Germany where senior executives have earned
internationaldevelopment professionals, their added perspectives are key to helping the students discernappropriate actions and are vital to the success of the projects.The Course ObjectivesThe course is founded on eight governing principles for successful projects. The lead courseinstructor developed these principles over time as she participated on various internationalservice projects in Latin America and Western Africa. The governing principles are as follows: ● Vision and understanding: The project must have both vision and understanding; one without the other will lead to failure ● Community empowerment: The community must commit in writing to governing the system ● Skin in the game: The recipient community must invest in the system
STEM education. The actstates that “The defense of this Nation depends upon the mastery of modern techniques developedfrom complex scientific principles. It depends as well upon the discovery and development ofnew principles, new techniques, and new knowledge”.2 Published literature supports the idea that individuals with ADHD may have the potential tobe more creative than their peers. 3-7 Their ability to be spontaneous and divergent thinkersallows them to take more risks. As they naturally tend to think outside of the box, individualswith ADHD have the potential to offer unexpected solutions to complex problems.8 Despite thesignificant contribution ADHD students can make, they often struggle in traditional educationalenvironments. Mainly