College of Engineering. Dr. Allen believes in a collaborative, student-centered approach to research, education and academic administration and leadership. She currently serves on the ASEE Engineering Deans Council Executive Board, the ABET Academic Affairs Council, and chairs the ABET Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion.Dr. Paul S Nerenberg, California State University, Los Angeles Dr. Paul S. Nerenberg is currently an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Physics & Astronomy and Biological Sciences at California State University, Los Angeles. He received his PhD in Physics from MIT and has a strong interest in improving the quality of introductory physics education, particularly for students who enter
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Paper ID #231132018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29How Making and Maker Spaces have Contributed to Diversity & Inclusionin Engineering: A [non-traditional] Literature ReviewAdam Stark Masters, Virginia Tech Adam S. Masters is a doctoral student and Graduate Research Assistant at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. They received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Delaware and are currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Adam’s research interests include access, equity and social
of articles drawn from a wider array ofdatabases. Additionally, the study should evaluate articles cited by those already in the QSR,incorporating those articles that meet the QSR protocol criterion for inclusion in the study.Finally, the revised study should develop and subsequently incorporate a means to assess therelative degree each article reflects each factor identified in the study (i.e., identification,environment, capitals, processes). References[1] L. status and tre Musu-Gillette, J. Robinson, J. McFarland, A. KewalRamani, A. Zhang, and S. Wilkinson-Flicker, "Status and Trends in the Education of Racial and Ethnic Groups 2016," U.S. Department of Education, National Center for
,this is not a problem that can be completely written off. Instead, the results presented here point to theneed for further in-depth, multi-institution studies to determine the extent of mental health andwellness issues in engineering programs nation-wide, and how engineering programs can best servetheir students’ mental health and wellness needs. We are in the process of seeking funding to conductsuch a nation-wide study.ReferencesBlanco, C., Okuda, M., Wright, C., Hasin, D. S., Grant, B. F., Liu, S.-M., & Olfson, M. (2008). Mental Health of College Students and Their Non–College-Attending PeersResults From the National Epidemiologic Study on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Archives of General Psychology, 65(12), 1429
, is beingundertaken in order to provide an `inside out` view of their experience. These interviews will allow usto tell many stories – perhaps more importantly, a story that details the many different things we aredoing in order to produce sustainable change for our many constituents.References[1] C. Hill, C. Corbett, and A. St. Rose, Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Washington, D. C.: American Association of University Women (AAUW), 2010.[2] S. Ceci, W. Williams, and S. Barnett, “Women’s Underrepresentation in Science: Sociocultural and Biological Considerations,” Psychol. Bull., vol. 135, no. 2, pp. 218–261, 2009.[3] J. Hyde, S. Lindberg, M. Linn, and C. Williams, “Gender Similarities
support diverse studentsappropriately. Faculty should be engaged in supporting these diverse students beyond theirteaching role, including academic advising, coaching and mentoring, social status checks, andmore. Furthermore, faculty involved in these roles should be supported and rewarded, as theywould be for other important campus initiatives. Nonetheless, there are some challenges with thisapproach since research has shown that women and minority faculty typically already have aheavier service load and more diversity responsibilities than do their peers. Berry & Walter [2] describe an NSF S-STEM a mentoring and professional skills programdeveloped to increase the recruitment, retention and development of URM in STEM fields
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doctorate is in Curriculum and Instruction, focusing on higher education teaching of STEM fields, she also holds B.S. and M.A. degrees in Mathematics. Dr. Hensel has over seven years of experience working in engineer- ing teams and in project management and administration as a Mathematician and Computer Systems Analyst for the U. S. Department of Energy as well as more than 25 years teaching mathematics, statis- tics, computer science, and freshman engineering courses in higher education institutions. Currently, she leads a team of faculty who are dedicated to providing first year engineering students with a high-quality, challenging, and engaging educational experience with the necessary advising, mentoring, and
. Winter has worked with major NSF initiatives (e.g., ADVANCE, HBCU-UP, S STEM) since 2003. KWE is the external evaluator for the AAC&U Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) initiative, Metacommunity for Broadening Par- ticipation; AAC&U PKAL’s Undergraduate STEM Education Reform (USER) project; and two five-year long consortia-based projects funded by the U.S. Dept. of Education (a FITW and an HSI-STEM). KWE’s areas of evaluation expertise include diversity in STEM, college student access and retention, professional development for faculty, and institutional cultural change. Dr. Winter is a member of the American Evaluation Association (AEA) and the European Evaluation So- ciety (EES), adheres to AEA professional and
Kansas City, in the late 90’s. She earned her M.S. in Youth Development from the University of Nebraska and her B.S. in Family Studies at Kansas State University.Dr. Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech Dr. Walter Lee is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education and the assistant director for research in the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED), both at Virginia Tech. His research interests include co-curricular support, student success and retention, and diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Lee received his Ph.D in engineering education from Virginia Tech, his M.S. in industrial & systems engineering from Virginia Tech, and his B.S. in
)haveworkedcollaborativelytoimproveinstructionmethodsusedinsevengatewaySTEMcoursesidentifiedtohavehighfailureratesacrossthecampuses.Theflippedclassroommodelisbeingphasedinoverthreeyearsonthecampusesthroughcollaborativeeffortsbyfacultytodevelopmaterialstosupportknowledgeacquisitionoutsideofclasstimeandengagestudentsinhigher-orderapplicationssuchasproblemsolvingandpeerinstructionduringclasstime.Resultsshowincreasedpassratesforstudentsinmostflippedclassroomsectionswhencomparedtosectionstaughtwithtraditionalmethods.FirstsemesterresultsforYear2coursesindicatingapositiveimpactonstudentachievement,thoughresultsarepreliminaryandwillbevalidatedwithfurtherdatacollectioninsubsequentsemesters.Grantactivitiesarecurrentlyfocusedondevelopingcoursematerialsfor3additionalgatewaycourses,conductinganextensivestudyontheinfluenceofflippedclassroompedagogyinCalculusIcourses,andcreatingacultureofchangeacrossthecampusesbyprovidingtrainingandfundingforfacultyinsupportoftheirdevelopmentofflippedclassroommaterialsinavarietyofSTEMcourses. This project is supported through the First in the World Program at SJSU which is funded through theU.S. Department of Education (P116F150112) 1 Department of Education. First in the World Program. https://www2.ed.gov/programs/fitw/index.html2 SJSU’s Four Pillars of Student Success. http://www.sjsu.edu/provost/docs/Student_Success_Plan_5-5-16.pdf3 Flumerfelt, S., & Green, G. (2013). Using lean in the flipped
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STateAcademic Redshirts (WA STARS) Program at University of Washington (UW) and WashingtonState University (WSU) suggests that the “redshirt in engineering” model is a successful tool forimproving outcomes for students who would be otherwise excluded from engineering. Theexpansion of the model to three additional schools -- University of California, San Diego(UCSD), Boise State University (BSU), and University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) --will allow for an examination of its malleability and potential for further dissemination. Lessons1 Note: much of the information in the introduction was drawn from the NSF S-STEM proposal to fund theRedshirt in Engineering Consortium.learned from existing redshirt programs and the first two years of the
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, piloting,and implementing new course content, we have been able to identify the strategies employed andthe challenges we have faced. As we continue to navigate this ongoing process, we areconsidering the lessons we have learned and continue building upon our strategies forimprovement. It is our hope that we can encourage further discussion regarding strategies forincorporating diversity and inclusion into curriculum, as well as programs and practices, invarious engineering contexts. 15 ReferencesBurgstahler, S. (2009). Universal design of instruction (UDI): Definition, principles, guidelines, and
solutions for increasing diversity.Amy’s storyAmy is the youngest of five children and the only member of her family to have graduated fromcollege. Her father was one of eight children and he completed his formal education at the end ofeighth grade in order to find a job to help support the family. This was typical of the time(1930’s), and within his community and social economic status of first generation immigrants tothe United States. Amy’s father learned a trade (welding) that enabled him to have a lifetime ofsteady employment in order for him to provide for his family. Amy remembers that her father atvarious times worked overtime, double time, second or third shift, each of which had differentincentives that increased the hourly wage for the
making such biases visible to all students. It also creates the conditionsto go beyond mere equal divisions of work to equitable divisions of work, such that students whohave been excluded from certain types of roles on teams (e.g. technical or leadership) are able togain experience in those roles. As such, new assets in these areas are developed, which can thenbe employed and further developed in future work. This offers the possibility of a real materialovercoming of the effects of bias and stereotyping, and can begin to challenge and short-circuittheir reproduction. 14ReferencesBaron, A. S., Schmader, T., Cvencek, D., & Meltzoff, A. 2014