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Outreach, recruiting, and retention

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Evan Curtis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Diversity

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Biological & Agricultural

with the increasingworld population while the resources available to meet these demands remain limited. Aninnovative workforce capable of designing creative solutions to these problems is needed.Agricultural and biological engineers focus on food, water, energy and healthcare systems andwill play a pivotal role in meeting these challenges. However, public awareness of these fieldsand their impact on society is limited. The objective of this study was to assess undergraduatestudent understanding of Agricultural Engineering (AE) or Biological Engineering (BE) degreeprograms and identify key motivating factors to pursuing a degree/career in these fields.Sophomore AE and BE students enrolled in a course on the engineering properties of

Conference Session

Strategies to enhance student learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ann D.. Christy, Ohio State University; Oladiran Fasina, Auburn University

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Biological & Agricultural

, teamwork, ethics, life-long learning, knowledge of contemporary issues, and anappreciation for the impact of engineering within global and social contexts. "Portfolios...offerthe most comprehensive information for measuring many outcomes and are conducive toevaluating professional skills" (Shuman et al., 2005).The constructivist pedagogical approach implicit in these ePortfolio applications enables studentsto generate their own meaning while also allowing faculty assessment of student performance inindividual courses and over a longer undergraduate career. A high quality ePortfolio combinesthe attributes of social networking media, blogs, and more traditional paper-based portfolios.They include artifacts that serve as evidence of achievement, and

Conference Session

Strategies to enhance student learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marybeth Lima P.E., Louisiana State University; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University

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Biological & Agricultural

, teamwork, and creativity skills, and tocomplete a set of exercises that will enable the student to choose whether biological engineeringis an appropriate major for their career goals. These objectives are accomplished by having thestudents work in teams to design a playground at a local public elementary school. Through thisprocess, college students must learn about play from the true experts at play: the children; theymust also facilitate the children’s vision and ideas on how to best transform their playground(Lima, 2013).Service-learning was deliberately chosen by the instructor because she wanted the students’ firstdesign experience to be an engaged one; engineers are supposed to hold the safety of the publicparamount, but engineering students

Conference Session

Outreach, recruiting, and retention

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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D. Raj Raman, Iowa State University; Amy L. Kaleita, Iowa State University

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Biological & Agricultural

a long-standing residential/online graduate course on the fundamentals of biorenewable resources and technology. He has leveraged this interest into over $10M in teaching-related grant funding over his career and has contributed broadly to the literature in areas of curriculum, student risk characterization, and mentoring. He believes well trained, curious, thoughtful people are crucial to a university’s research effort, and similarly to the function and survival of society. For this reason, the overarching goal of his teaching is to impart the core content needed by the students, and to do so while encouraging inquisition and higher levels of thought. He has secured com- petitive funds to support his teaching

Conference Session

Outreach, recruiting, and retention

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tim Foutz P.E., University of Georgia

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Biological & Agricultural

preconceptions ofthe problem. This study needs to be repeated to overcome some of the study’s currentlimitations. However, the preliminary results do suggest that this approach could be useful tohelp new college students understand the integrative nature of engineering and gain a betterperception of the profession.ReferencesBowen, E., Prior, J., Lloyd, S., Thomas, S., & Newman-Ford, L. (2007). Engineering moreengineers—bridging the mathematics and careers advice gap. Engineering Education, 2(1),23- 32. doi: 10.11120/ened.2007.02010023English, L. D., Hudson, P. B., & Dawes, L. A. (2011, January). Middle school students'perceptions of engineering. In STEM in Education Conference: Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathematics in Education

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Strategies to enhance student learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Josh Ramey, Colorado School of Mines; Judy Schoonmaker, Colorado School of Mines; Sarah M. Ryan, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Biological & Agricultural

which students feel they are part of the discussion and understand that their inputmatters.We help students see that the skills developed in an active learning environment are remarkablysimilar to the life skills that many of them hope to develop during their college careers: initiativeand self directed growth, critical thinking and creative problem solving, communication,leadership and collaboration skills, information and technology literacy, and global awareness.Importantly, we put biology into a meaningful context for our engineering students. Studentsbecome more engaged when they can see the possible applications of the knowledge they areobtaining.Lesson 4: Change requires trust and good leadership. It is important to build a

Conference Session

Outreach, recruiting, and retention

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deepak R. Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Ryan Drew Anderson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jeyamkondan Subbiah P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Ashu Guru, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Nathan C. Rice, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Biological & Agricultural

workthat must be done to grow food. The National Agricultural Literacy Outcomes (NALOs) arebeing used to guide the incorporation of agricultural and natural resource information. TheNALOs were developed (Speilmaker & Leising, 2013) to define the knowledge and skills thatshould be achieved at specific grade levels to ensure an agriculturally literate society. In additionto increasing agricultural awareness, this game will emphasize modern agriculture and thetechnology involved to attract students to pursue careers related to agriculture.Systems ThinkingAs stated before, students playing this game will be able to think across systems and understandhow their decisions impact other systems. If a user decides to grow a certain crop in a givenseason

Conference Session

Outreach, recruiting, and retention

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alicia A. Modenbach P.E., University of Kentucky; Sue E. Nokes, University of Kentucky

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Biological & Agricultural

introduction of the FYE has provided us the opportunity to re-envision our curriculumand be more intentional with course design during the sophomore through senior years. Forexample, we can introduce more scaffolding within the curriculum to prepare students forcoursework and topics they will encounter later in the program. Skills learned in the first yearwill be incorporated into second year courses and so on, so students can continue to grow theirengineering toolkit. However, reorganization of our existing curriculum has also presentedchallenges. We have critically examined all of our course offerings and made changes wherenecessary to continue preparing our students well for an engineering career after graduation.Several other disadvantages have