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Engineering Literacy: Champions of Engineering in General Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert M. Briber, University of Maryland, College Park; Romel D Gomez P.E., University of Maryland, College Park

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,weareexploringideastoofferanoptionalpeerreviewactivityforthefinalproject.This wouldprovidestudentsinterestedinpeerfeedbackwiththatoption,whileaccommodatingprivacyconcernsofthose wishingtokeeptheirideaslimitedtothemselvesandthefaculty.Table2aI-SeriesAssessmentRubric EachGeneralEducationcategoryisgroundedinasetoflearningoutcomes.ForthefullsetoflearningoutcomesforI-seriescoursessee:www.gened.umd.eduThisrubricisdesignedasatooltoassessactivitiesaimedatstudentgainsinthefollowlearningoutcome(s)fortheI-SeriesGeneralEducationCategory: Atthecompletionofthiscourse,studentswillbeableto

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The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin

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concept has grown since the late 1950’s. Krupczak andBlake (Blake & Krupczak Jr., 2014) have charted development of the concept, lookingparticularly at the intersection of technological literacy with engineering literacy. It shouldbe noted that the term “technological literacy” is more commonly used in the United Statesthan other nations. A sense of how technological literacy has become more prevalent inconversations on education can be seen by looking at the word frequency of the term usingthe Ngram viewing tool (Google, 2010). While this tool has significant biases and limitations(Pechenick, Danforth, & Dodds, 2015) the relatively high representation of scientific andtechnical literature in the corpus and the fact that “technological

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado, Denver; Jean Hertzberg, University of Colorado, Boulder

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(2005).7. National Academy of Engineering. The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century. (National Academies Press, 2004).8. Page, S. E. The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies. (Princeton UP, 2007).9. Seymour, E. & Hewitt, N. M. Talking about Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences. Contemporary Sociology 26, (Westview Press, 1997).10. Moller-Wong, C. & Eide, A. An engineering student retention study. J. Eng. Educ. 86, 7– 15 (1997).11. Imbrie, P. K., Lin, J. J.-J. & Reid, K. Comparison of four methodologies for modeling student retention in engineering. in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference

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The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin

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subscribe to this ideology value a programmed curriculum, and the psychology underpinning it to be found in behavioural psychology, as for example that of B. F. Skinner. In engineering education it can be seen in the systems of mastery learning and personalised instruction that were experimented with in the 1960’s and 1970’s [18; [19]; [20]. While behavioural psychology was replaced by cognitive psychology it is relevant to note that there are many politicians and administrators who believe that computer assisted learning might come to be used to replace lectures which are considered to be conveyors of the same knowledge that is to be sound in textbooks. Evaluation is very important to those who hold this ideology. There are

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

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focused on ambitious goals:“To take full advantage of the benefits and to recognize, address, and even avoid some of thepitfalls of technology. . . [to help citizens] become better stewards of technological change” (p.2). Then, as now, “technological literacy” is the most widely recognized way of describing theproject(s) in which this division is engaged. In my 2006 paper, I argued that we needed torename the enterprise, mainly because “literacy” implied remediation rather than the aspirationto create something that had never existed before: a well-informed citizenry with the knowledge,motivation, and confidence to engage in purposeful deliberation about technology. Looking back from a distance of over 10 years, I am pleased to say that

Conference Session

Aspects of Engineering Literacy and Community and Industry Engagement

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Garner, West Virginia University; Karen E Rambo-Hernandez, West Virginia University ; Afrin Naz, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.; Mingyu Lu, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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., Bennett, L. D. IV, & Strobel, J. (2012). Engineering in the K-12 STEM standards ofthe 50 U.S. states: An analysis of presence and extent. Journal of Engineering Education,101(3), 539-564. doi: 10.1109/TAES.1980.308907Christensen, R., Knezek, G., & Tyler-Wood, T. (2015). Alignment of hands-on STEMengagement activities with positive STEM dispositions in secondary school students. Journal ofScience Education and Technology, 24(6), 898-909. doi: 10.1007/s10956-015-9572-6Han, S., Capraro, R., & Capraro, M. M. (2015). How science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) project-based learning (PBL) affects high, middle, and low achieversdifferently: The impact of student factors on achievement. International Journal of Science

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Aspects of Engineering Literacy and Community and Industry Engagement

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso; Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas at El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas, El Paso; Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas at El Paso; Peter Golding P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Erik Lopez; Deena Mustin, UTEP Academic Technologies ; Robin Munoz, Academic Technologies; Jackeline Munoz; Sarah Huizar, UTEP Academic Technologies Learning Environments; Crystal Fernandez-Pena, Carnegie Mellon University; Celena Arreola; Tetyana Zhyvotovska, University of Texas at El Paso

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same span of time. Much of the interdisciplinary collaboration between majors hashad a significant impact on such. Majors that wouldn’t normal collaborate such as graphic design andelectrical/computer engineering have shown to have had some of the most impressive outcomes in terms ofend design and function. Below are a few photos of the exhibits as they have progressed from year to year toget a conceptual idea of the final product(s), so the reader will have context in which to understand theassessment pieces.Figure 1. Photo of the project in 2011Figure 2. Photo of the project in 2013Figure 3. Photo of the project in 2014Figure 4. Photo of the project in 2016Figure 5. Photo of audience iPad control system (early design phases in Xcode

Conference Session

Engineering Literacy: Champions of Engineering in General Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Flath, Macalester College; Diane P Michelfelder, Macalester College

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first year students or onesat a more advanced level, and who also would like to take advantage of the fact that thinking ofthe sort around which we constructed this course is, thankfully, a low-budget enterprise, we hopethat they would have fun as well.ReferencesAikenhead, G. S. and A. G. Ryan. 1992. “The Development of a New Instrument: ‘Views onScience-Technology-Society (VOSTS)’. Science Education 76: 477-491.Bucciarelli, L.L. and D. Drew. 2015. “Liberal Studies in Engineering: A Design Plan.”Engineering Studies 7(2-3), 103-122.Carberry, A.R., H.S. Lee, and M. W. Ohland. January 2010. “Measuring engineering designself-efficacy.” Journal of Engineering Education 99(1): 71-79.Christ, C. T. 2010. “What is Happening in Liberal Education?” In

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Aspects of Engineering Literacy and Community and Industry Engagement

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lina Trigg, William Mason High School; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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problems and that the learner can recall the solution methodused in the previous problem (Reed,1992).” ( Jonassen, 1997, p. 71). This is beneficial to astudent in the beginning as solving fundamental problems on a foreign topic needs practice.Eventually, if the student pursues further study and enters the profession, the student willencounter ill-defined problems (complex problems). Jonassen (1997) found that “ill-structuredproblems [to] require that learners assemble a large amount of relevant, problem-relatedinformation from memory (Voss & Post, 1989). Learners cannot retrieve the appropriate rulesfrom the chapter(s) being studied. Ill-structured problems engage a broader range of conceptualknowledge about the problem domain” (Jonassen, 1997

Conference Session

Dimensions of Engineering Literacy and Engineering in General Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yuetong Lin, Indiana State University; A. Mehran Shahhosseini, Indiana State University; M. Affan Badar, University of Sharjah & Indiana State University

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learningare collaborative learning, co-operative learning, and problem-based learning. Various studies,from using interactive, hands-on lessons and activities designed to teach research process toundergraduate engineering students 1 , to preparing manufacturing engineering students throughcompetitions, projects sponsored by industry, capstone projects, laboratory exercises or projectssimulating real-life scenarios 2 , have shown that active learning increases student performance inSTEM subjects.Critical thinking, identified by The U. S. Department of Labor as the raw material of a number ofkey workplace skills such as problem solving, decision making, organizational planning, and riskmanagement, is highly coveted by employers of engineering graduates

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Dimensions of Engineering Literacy and Engineering in General Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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should be a clear line for the students that literacy is notcapability, is it the know how.The following are highlights of 4 retired and established faculty in engineering who were kind toshare their thoughts. They have extensive experience trying to understand engineering andtechnology, and also trying to train students. Some of the faculty mentioned that in 70’s theycreated seminars and activities to reach out the non-engineering students. Q1: What is Tech lit? a. A technologically literate person is able to read articles in magazines such as Scientific American, Discovery, and Science News and understand perhaps 20% to 50% of it b. Should be able to intelligently discuss technological information with other people with

Conference Session

Engineering Literacy: Champions of Engineering in General Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria E. Garlock, Princeton University; Aatish Bhatia, Princeton University; Evelyn Hanna Laffey, Princeton University

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effective inleveling the playing field. In the example of the course presented in this paper, survey resultsshow great gains in learning as enabled by active learning, and great gains in attitude (e.g.,enthusiasm for the subject).AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant no.:1432426. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References[1] ASEE (2012). “The Green Report – Engineering Education for a Changing World”,American Society for Engineering Education. https://www.asee.org/papers-and-publications/publications/The-Green-Report.pdf[2] NAE

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The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary P. Halada, Stony Brook University; Peter H. Khost, Stony Brook University

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