Conference Session

Undergraduate Peer Educators: Mentoring, Observing, Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

YunJeong Chang, University of Virginia; Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia

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ASEE Board of Directors

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #23162Motivational Factors of Undergraduate Engineering Students in Introduc-tory Non-technical CoursesDr. YunJeong Chang, University of Virginia Dr. YunJeong (Eunice) Chang is a Research Scientist at the University of Virginia. She earned her PhD in Learning, Design, and Technology program from the University of Georgia. Her research interests involves supporting teaching and learning in higher education and designing online or blended learner- centered learning environments within STEM context.Dr. Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia Dr. Rider W. Foley is an assistant professor in the science, technology &

Conference Session

Learning Outcomes and Pedagogical Strategies: Problems of Alignment

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Melnyk, United States Military Academy; Brian J. Novoselich, United States Military Academy; Gregory Martin Freisinger, United States Military Academy

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

education on meeting desired learning outcomes. In one of Knowles’last works on the subject, he discussed eight steps to implementing andragogy in practice [15].These steps involve preparing the learner, creating the proper learning environment, involvinglearners in diagnosing their needs and developing appropriate objectives and plans, to name afew. Overall, these steps describe a much more collaborative learning model different fromtraditional teacher-centric instructional design at the undergraduate level. Where once a major isselected, many courses are prescribed and within those courses the objectives, syllabus, andassessment tools are determined solely by the professor and not in conjunction with the students.To determine the effectiveness of

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion: Concepts, Mental Models, and Interventions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Toluwalogo Odumosu, University of Virginia; Sean Ferguson, University of Virginia; Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia; Sharon Tsai-hsuan Ku, University of Virginia; Rosalyn W. Berne, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

journal articles published under her name. She has also written in thegenre of science fiction, and published books in the body-mind-spirit genre about her empathic encounterswith horses. She has taught courses in Nanotechnology Ethics and Policy; Gender Issues and Ethics in theNew Reproductive Technologies; Religion and Technology; STS & Engineering Practice; The Engineer,Ethics, and Professional Responsibility; STS and the Frankenstein Myth. Rosalyn regularly incorporatesmindfulness practices into her engineering school courses. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Dimensions of Diversity in Engineering: What We Can Learn from STSIntroductionThe challenge of increasing diversity in engineering is