Paper ID #18112Online Delivery of Electrical Engineering Courses Using the Online FlippedClassroom ApproachProf. John M. Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University Professor John Santiago has been a technical engineer, manager, and executive with more than 26 years of leadership positions in technical program management, acquisition development and operation research support while in the United States Air Force. He currently has over 16 years of teaching experience at the university level and taught over 40 different graduate and undergraduate courses in electrical engineer- ing, systems engineering, physics and
educator and an engineering professor workedtogether to design and teach an undergraduate honors course to students from multipledisciplines at the University of Cincinnati. We discuss our planning process, share our courseassignments, discuss challenges encountered, and reflect upon outcomes for our students. Weexplain how the course enhanced interdisciplinary collaboration, fostered deep discussion, andinvestigated the links that connect artistic and scientific disciplines. We believe that throughintentional integration of engineering and art, students gained experience in a variety of modesof inquiry. They developed creative research approaches, problem solving skills, and innovativehabits of the mind that will serve them in their respective
engineering education, the UTeachEngineering program,instituted by the University of Texas at Austin, Marshall and Berland20 explain that one of thechief commitments of the UTeachEngineering program is that of a commitment to engineeringpractice for its own sake. They offer this rationale for this philosophy: For example, this work posits that that [sic] a primary goal of pre-college engineering education is for students to develop a command of the engineering design process and engineering habits of mind and that traditional math and science content goals are secondary to this in an engineering class. This is an important commitment. […] Our contention is that they cannot be a side-note in traditional math and science
- quantitative analysis used in design majors and non-majors and-societyWellesley Historical context of Students to understand “to engage critically with content related Technology Studies and apply engineering’s to engineering and technology” with the Program and its courses “big ideas,” engineers’ grounding principle of “engineering as a “habits of mind” humanitarian profession”Stony Two courses that satisfy How engineers Apply tools from any field to investigateBrook the general education think/analyze vs how relationship between sci/tech and “tech” requirement
discussions related to engineeringdesign, especially when these teachers are working with large populations of English learners.The purpose of this exploratory study was therefore to identify the discourse moves that twomiddle school teachers used to foster dialogic exchanges between their students, many of whomwere English learners, as they engaged in engineering design activities. Related LiteratureMany teachers engage in discourse that is monologic—or to use van de Weghe’s phrase, theyplay the game of “What’s on my mind?” (p. 88). Decades of research has indicated thatmonologic patterns—most notably, the I-R-E patterns—dominate classroom discourse regardlessof academic discipline.1, 8 Nystrand and colleagues
materials andmanufacturing trends is a prescription essential to man (woman) power transformation. Teamreflections support program revisions which include civic minded components of research ethicsand engineering for the good of society, as well as the benefits of community-based learningteams for workforce development of the next generation of STEM professionals.IntroductionAdvanced manufacturing and materials science education is directly related to pre-collegeengineering education in that it involves the implementation and integration of new technologyto improve products and/or processes, with the relevant technology described as ‘advanced,’‘innovative,’ or ‘cutting edge’, into innovative teaching strategies and robust learningmaterials.1,2 A
engineering practice (r=-0.11, n=99, p=0.914).However, there was a significant correlation between group female percentage and theachievement in biology knowledge of all students (both girls and boys) (r=0.162, n=185,p=0.027), although there was no significant correlation between group female percentage andall students’ achievement in engineering practice (r=0.088, n=185, p=0.233).How to interpret all these achievement results in relation to the female and male students’levels of engagement? Would they be more influenced by behavioral, emotional, or cognitiveengagement? What were the specific factors that were related to the students’ changing levelsof engagement? We will continue with our data analysis with these questions in mind andreport more
1991.Ms. Marie Anne Aloia, Bayonne High School Marie is an alternate route teacher with an educational background in math, physics, chemical engineering and computer science. As the first girl in her family to go to college, and maybe to prove the point, she earned two bachelor’s degrees, one from Montclair State University by day, and 8 years later, one from New Jersey Institute of Technology, by night, while working full time by day at Exxon Research and Engineering. While a traditional female career, like teaching, was the last thing on her mind, she was drawn to educational outreach because she herself had received so little career advice. She eventually ran the educational outreach program at Exxon. After 25
entrepreneurial mindset.IntroductionTechnical skillset alone is not sufficient for engineering students to address the societalchallenges. According to the 2015 National Academy of Engineering (NAE)’s report Educate toInnovate1, the development of critical thinking skills as well as an innovative and entrepreneurialmindset is equally important. In order to meet the needs of the global economy, besidesemphasizing technical skills, engineering curriculum should incorporate content and activitiesthat promote the entrepreneurial mindset and the best time to start this is during the freshmanyear. This, however, is not the same as teaching entrepreneurship or preparing entrepreneurs.According to Kriewall and Mekemson2, “an entrepreneurial minded engineer (i.e
of the exercise inthe hands of the student. This casts the student in the role of explorer rather than audiencemember, doing not receiving. Where is the instructor in all of this? Facilitating, guiding,encouraging and at the same time making sure nothing catches fire or falls on a student! Withthat in mind, the authors proposed the following updated guiding principles for the design ofIBLAs: 1. Reality. Every activity should, to the greatest extent possible, involve real engineering applications and problems, preferably familiar to the student and not overly complex. From engine hoists to helicopter blades at rest to engine components, there are many great examples available and many students choose to study
Paper ID #20018Educating Biomedical Engineering Graduate Students about Teaching (Workin Progress)Dr. Robert A. Linsenmeier, Northwestern University Robert Linsenmeier is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Neurobiology, and Ophthalmology. His interests are in the microenvironment of the mammalian retina and engineering education. His teaching is primarily in physiology for both biology and BME majors. He is a fellow if the Biomedical Engineer- ing Society, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, and Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. He is the administrative leader of CIRTL at
study were able to secure a full-time employment with their co-opplacements.was only remotely relevant to his current job, which was partly due to the nature of the work: “Wespec products. All the heavy engineering … the calculations, the circuits … is done by the vendor ormanufacturer … [I] take disparate pieces and put them together.” He also criticized his courses fortheir emphasis on linear, simple problems that failed to prepare him for dealing with the complex,open-ended, multiple-solution technical problems he has encountered on the job: “In school, everymath problem has one answer. Here, there are no right answers … the right answer is what youdesign … you design [something] but then the client changes their mind. It is constantly a
Paper ID #19866Development of Leadership Through Hands-On Learning Activities in a FlippedMicroprocessors ClassroomDr. Ricky T. Castles, East Carolina University Dr. Ricky Castles is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. He is primarily affiliated with the ECU Electrical Engineering concentration. His research work focuses on the use of wireless sensor networks, microcontrollers, and physiological data collection for a variety of applications. His primary interest is in the area of adaptive tutorial systems, but he has ongoing projects in the area of hospital patient health
Paper ID #20188Measuring Changes in High School Science Teacher Practice: Results of aMaterials Science-focused Professional Development ProgramDr. Alison K. Polasik, The Ohio State University Alison K Polasik received a B.S.E. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Arizona State Uni- versity in 2002, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from The Ohio State University in 2005 and 2014, respec- tively. She is an assistant professor of practice in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at OSU. Dr. Polasik’s research interests include modeling of microstructure-property relationships in metals, assessment of
; 2) the pedagogy of ePortfolios and reflective practice in higher education; and 3) reimagining the traditional academic transcript.Ms. Beth Rieken, Stanford University Beth Rieken is a PhD Candidate at Stanford University in the Mechanical Engineering Department. She is in the Designing Education Lab advised by Prof. Sheri Sheppard. Her work focuses on fostering mindful awareness, empathy and curiosity in engineering students. Beth completed a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2010 and a MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford in 2012.Dr. Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides
program offered acommunity of diverse, like-minded peers and faculty mentors for the students. The studentsmentioned that their peer group was almost entirely based on knowing others from PreF orPathways Fellows. They felt they had experienced much together socially and that they felt theywould always have someone to go to talk about academic struggles. The trip taken by the groupto Peru, discussed more below, also played an important factor in the retention of some of thestudents as engineers, because it shed light on the way engineers can positively affect acommunity in need.Academically, the PreF program hosted at Penn State the summer before the students’ freshmanyear had the most significant impact on them. They reported that this program
, hiring committees and faculty mentors follow this implicit model of astraightforward academic pathway to the detriment of a diverse professoriate. We address thisby presenting an alternate model that better reflects alternate pathways that currently exist andcould be better encouraged and supported through infrastructure and social means.A Traditional Model of a Faculty CareerA traditional engineering faculty career moves from high school, to a bachelors degree, to a PhDprogram and then into a tenure track position, followed by promotions to associate and fullprofessor and then eventually a happy retirement, perhaps with an emeritus position to maintainan active mind until death. This is shown in Figure 2. In attempting to follow the
engineering design alongside content physics.This study, part of a larger participant observation dissertation study of engineering integration inhigh-school physics, investigated how a physics teacher, “Leslie,” integrated engineering designinto a projectile motion lesson to address the question of how a physics teacher’s existingresources, or bits of knowledge and reasoning, help the teacher be productive in teachingengineering design in physics class. Some of Leslie’s inquiry facilitation commitments andhabits of mind such as requiring student reasoning, not giving away steps or answers, requiringgood data, giving up teacher authority, providing rich contexts, constructivist and socialconstructivist mindsets, and a growth model of learning
Paper ID #18607Embracing Ambiguity: A Framework for Promoting Iterative Design Think-ing Approaches in Engineering and Design CurriculaAnnie Abell, Ohio State University Annie Abell is an Assistant Professor of Practice at The Ohio State University in the Department of Me- chanical & Aerospace Engineering. Abell received her BS in Mechanical Engineering from Valparaiso University and a MFA in Design Research & Development from The Ohio State University with an em- phasis on Industrial Design. She teaches project-based, product design courses to senior-level and gradu- ate engineering students, as well as an
Paper ID #20451Tricks of the Trade: Navigating teaching opportunities in the research-basedengineering PhDAna Cristina Estrada, University of Virginia Ana Estrada is a PhD Candidate in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. She earned her undergraduate degree in Bioengineering from Rice University in 2013. She currently works on computa- tional modeling of post-myocardial infarction cardiac growth under the mentorship of Dr. Jeff Holmes.Dr. Lindsey Taylor Brinton, The Ohio State University Lindsey Brinton is a Postdoctoral Researcher at The Ohio State University in the laboratory of Dr. John Byrd. She earned
), 865-872.Menekse, M., Stump, G., Krause, S., and Chi, M. T. H., 2013, “Differentiated Overt LearningActivities for Effective Instruction in Engineering Classrooms,” Journal of EngineeringEducation. 102: 346-374.Shavelson, R.J., Ruiz-Primo, M.A., and Wiley, E.W., 2005, “Windows into the mind,” HigherEducation, Vol. 49, No. 4, pp 413–430.Smith, E.S. and Kosslyn, S.M., 2006, Cognitive Psychology: Mind and Brain; Chapter 5:Encoding and Retrieval from Long-Term Memory, Pearson, NY.Stewart, S. A., 2013, “The design, enactment, and impact of an inquiry-based undergraduateastronomy laboratory learning environment,” Ph.D. Dissertation, Syracuse University, ScienceTeaching - Dissertations. 25, http://surface.syr.edu/scied_etd/25.Volkmann, M. J., &
), engineering is now an integral part of K12 STEM education. Inparticular, engineering education is expected to “(1) focus on design and problem solving; (2)incorporate appropriate science, technology and mathematics (STEM) concepts; and (3)‘promote engineering habits of mind. (Sanders, 2009; NRC, 2012)” This has led to thedevelopment of new strategies and practices to integrate engineering curricula into traditionalK12 science classrooms (Berland). However, there are few studies that evaluate theeffectiveness of these innovative approaches to K12 STEM education to fully understand theirimpact on understanding of STEM concepts.In order to comply with the recent reform focused on integrating engineering into moretraditional science classrooms, teachers
Paper ID #18670Implementation of a First-Year Engineering Course and Active Learning Strate-gies at a University in IndiaDr. Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech Walter McDonald is an assistant professor at Marquette University in the Civil, Construction & Envi- ronmental Engineering department. He received a B.S. in civil engineering from Texas Tech University, a M.S. in civil engineering from Texas A&M University, and a Ph.D. in civil engineering from Vir- ginia Tech. He has extensive experience in urban stormwater management, hydrology, and engineering education research. He has developed and implemented
just the electronics education, but also theteam engineering experience, which proved beneficial as preparation for a career in engineering.Introduction The deficit of scientists and engineers compared with the rising need for experiencedprofessionals in all technical fields reveals a need for stimulating interest in science andengineering with America’s youth. Educational programs need to find new and better ways ofengaging young minds to foster a desire to explore technical subjects to prepare the nextgeneration of engineers. One approach to cultivate this desire is to design challenging hands-onprojects that require teamwork to accomplish the design goals. By emulating the process of anengineering manufacturing team, students can
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global preparedness, which also varies by academicdiscipline; e.g., intercultural competence (international education researchers) versusmulticultural competence or intercultural maturity (diversity scholars). Engineering educationresearchers have focused on global competence. Defining and measuring global preparedness hasproven to be even more difficult.12Hunter13 working with an international panel of experts, developed a working definition ofglobal competence: “having an open mind while actively seeking to understand cultural normsand expectations of others, leveraging this gained knowledge to interact, communicate and workeffectively outside one’s environment.” Deardorff14 summarized intercultural competency as“the skills to listen, observe
. -Explore engineering tools including novel ones. -Develop insights into key engineering principles spanning all disciplines. -Build mindfulness and awareness of multiple programming environments and/or languages. -Develop confidence and experience in algorithmic problem solving. -Develop a knowledge of component integration to create functional subsystems. B. Develop data collection and analysis skills. -Build skills interfacing hardware and software. -Choose between and develop competence using multiple analysis platforms, such as Excel, Matlab, Arduino, etc. C. Team formation and collaboration -Explore
Paper ID #19928Transformation of an Introductory Computer Engineering Course UtilizingMicroprocessors and a Focus on Hardware LimitationsMr. Charles Carlson, Kansas State University Mr. Charles Carlson is a Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant in Electrical and Computer Engineer- ing at Kansas State University, and he is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. He works in the biomedical lab, and is a teaching assistant for ECE 241: Introduction to Computer Engineering. He is interested in engineering education, biotechnology, and bioinstrumentation.Dr. Dwight Day, Kansas State University Dwight Day
Paper ID #18644Skills and Knowledge Important in Bioprocessing Design - A Survey of Prac-ticing EngineersDr. Christine Kelly, Oregon State University Dr. Kelly earned her BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Arizona and her PhD in Chem- ical Engineering from the University of Tennessee. She served as an Assistant Professor for 6 years at Syracuse University, and has been an Associate Professor at Oregon State University in the School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering since 2004, where she also served for three and half years as the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs of the College
Paper ID #17801Implementation and Evaluation of an Engineering-Focused Outreach Pro-gram to Improve STEM Literacy (Evaluation)Dr. Kuldeep S. Rawat, Elizabeth City State University KULDEEP S. RAWAT is currently the Chair of Department of Technology and Director of Aviation Sci- ence program at Elizabeth City State University (ECSU).He has earned an M.S. in Computer Science, 2001, an M.S. in Computer Engineering, 2003; and, a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, 2005, from the Center for Advanced Computer Studies (CACS) at University of Louisiana-Lafayette. He serves as the Site Director for NASA MUREP Aerospace Academy program at