, 2013; National Science Board, 2012) and demonstrate a lack ofinterest in STEM fields (Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Science, & NationalAcademy of Engineering, 2007). This is particularly concerning given STEM-related careeropportunities will grow considerably over the next decade (Carnevale, Smith, & Stroh, 2010) andinterest in STEM fields insufficiently meets U.S. imminent workforce demands (NationalScience Board, 2015). The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology(PCAST, 2012) project that in order to retain its historical preeminence in science andtechnology, the U.S. will need approximately one million more STEM professionals than it willproduce over the next decade. To accomplish this goal, a 34
Paper ID #23694Learning in Academic Makerspaces: Preliminary Case Studies of How Aca-demic Makerspaces Afford Learning for Female StudentsMs. Megan Tomko, Georgia Institute of Technology Megan E. Tomko is a Ph.D. graduate student in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineer- ing at the Georgia Institute of Technology under the guidance of Dr. Julie Linsey. She completed one semester in her graduate studies at James Madison University with Dr. Robert Nagel as her advisor. Her B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering is from the University of Pittsburgh where she also worked as a Field Telecommunications Intern for
is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University. He holds dual B.S. degrees in Industrial Technology Education and Civil and Environmental Engineering. His M.S. and Ph.D. are in Civil Engineering. Wade has over 15 years of teaching experience primarily focused at the University level but also including 2+ years of teaching in high schools. Dr. Goodridge’s current research interests include spatial thinking, creativity, effective pedagogy/andragogy in engineering education and professional development for 9-12 grade science faculty designated to teach engineering. His research revolves around developing and validating curricular methods to improve en- gineering
serve as innovative solutions to inefficiencies in the world.Dr. Abdallah Khreishah, New Jersey Institute of Technology Abdallah Khreishah received his Ph.D and M.S. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University in 2010 and 2006, respectively. Prior to that, he received his B.S. degree with honors from Jordan University of Science & Technology in 2004. During the last year of his Ph.D, he worked with NEESCOM. In Fall 2012, he joined the ECE department of NJIT where he is currently an Associate Professor. Abdallah is an active researcher. His research spans the areas of visible-light communications, network coding, wireless networks, congestion control, cloud computing, network security
Paper ID #23331Nanotechnology Fellows Program: Integrating Interdisciplinary Education,Professional Development, and OutreachProf. Saniya LeBlanc, George Washington University Dr. Saniya LeBlanc obtained a PhD in mechanical engineering with a minor in materials science at Stan- ford University. She earned her BS from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master’s of Philosophy in Engineering from Cambridge University as a Churchill Scholar. With a strong commitment to educa- tional equity, she served in Teach For America as a high school math and physics teacher in Washington, D.C., and she was co-founder of the
STEM Enrichment Program for High School Students: Results and Lessons LearnedAbstractWhile science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are crucial fields when itcomes to driving innovation and competiveness in today’s economy, there is a lack of interest forhigh school students in the United States in pursuing such degrees. This paper describes a two-week summer enrichment program that focuses on improving student preparedness for college,while promoting STEM education through active learning experiences and activities. Theprogram, a partnership with industry, has a major goal of
Engineering Education, 2018The influence of early STEM career exploration as related to motivation and self-determination theoryDr. Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Dr. Hiroko Kawaguchi Warshauer, Dr. Laura Cano Amaya andMs. Sara TorresAbstractA science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) summer intervention program is thesetting for a career-exploration research study with over 30 adolescent students in a low-incomecommunity. Using motivation and self-determination theory as a framework, the impact of earlyexposure to engineering and mathematics career opportunities is examined. In the larger study weutilized mixed methods to analyze how changes in middle school students’ affective characteristicsmay be linked to their future career decision
EngineeringIntroduction With the publication of the Framework for K-12 Science Education (National ResearchCouncil, 2012) and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), emphasis is now placed onthe integration of engineering principles and practices into K12 science education. Although only18 states and the District of Columbia have formally adopted the NGSS, other states, includingSouth Dakota, Montana, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia have adopted similar standards.Unlike the previous set of national science education standards (NRC, 1996), the Framework forK-12 Science Education (NRC, 2012) places engineering and technology alongside the naturalsciences for two critical reasons: to reflect the importance of understanding the human-builtworld and to
Paper ID #23374Learning Advanced Mathematics Through Engineering Design (Resource Ex-change)Mr. Euisuk Sung, Purdue University, West Lafayette Euisuk Sung is a Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University. He is majoring in Engineering and Technology Teacher Education. He has a computer science degree and experienced in working in a computer software company over three years. He served as an engineering and technology educator in middle and high schools for 9 years in South Korea. Currently he is working in an NSF granted , titled TRAILS. His research interests are design cognition, design process model, and all about STEM
careers, and are focused on those who are underrepresented in STEM and underserved. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Promoting the STEM Pipeline and Enhancing STEM Career AwarenessThrough Participation in Authentic Research Activities (RTP, Diversity) AbstractTo promote the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) pipeline andenhance the participation of students who have been historically underrepresented in STEMfields in the U.S, a team of faculty investigators with diverse expertise in STEM, education,public health and medicine have been working collaboratively on a National Institutes of Health(NIH)-funded STEM education project
Paper ID #21258Assessment of the Impact of Summer STEAM Programs on High School Par-ticipants’ Content Knowledge and Attitude Towards STEAM CareersMr. Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College Marcelo Caplan - Associate Professor, Department of Science and Mathematics, Columbia College Chicago. In addition to my teaching responsibilities, I am involved in the community engagement programs and activities of the department. I am the coordinator of three outreach programs 1) the NSF-ISE project ”Scientists for Tomorrow” which goal is to promote Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) learning in community centers in the
examined 40 lesson activities from a website that provides teachers withover one thousand free activities. This website was chosen because it is NSF-funded, acollaborative effort from several well-respected universities, and a top hit when searching for“K-12 Engineering Activities” on Google. It is also one of the only sites that provides completeunits, as opposed to stand-alone activities, at no cost.A search was conducted within the website to limit the focus of this research, which includedlooking at complete units under “Science and Technology” that cover the Engineering DesignStandards for grades 3-5. All lesson activities were coded by two of the researchers, using acodebook that was developed with the “practices matrix” in the NGSS. The
inengineering by producing a legitimate artifact and producing knowledge.DiscussionDominant engineering paradigms often rely on having resources. As indicated by Wachs [48],engineers have been masters of technology driven mostly by economic motives and influencedby corporations and government. Rasquachismo, on the other hand, is a model that has beenappropriated by those who do not have resources and embrace ambiguity, ingenuity, andresourcefulness - rasquachismo is rooted in experience for survival and resistance. Nonetheless,rasquachismo also becomes a vehicle to the world of engineering. Similar to engineering,rasquachismo seeks to (1) generate potential solutions to a problem, (2) accomplish simple tasksthrough complex ingenuity, (3) generate
authors contributed equally to this workdawn.kilkenny@utoronto.caAbstractSenior high school students often struggle with recognizing the link between human health care andengineering, resulting in limited recruitment for post-secondary biomedical engineering (BME) study.To enhance student comprehension and recruitment in the field, BME graduate student instructors havedeveloped and launched Discovery, a collaborative high school outreach program that promotes andengages students in the application of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts. Theprogram offers a unique, immersive semester-long practicum that complements classroom curriculumbut is delivered within university facilities. Further to this, BME graduate students have
in 1982, and his MSME in 1985 and Ph.D. in 1989, both from Purdue University. He teaches mechanical engineering design and geometry modeling for design. Dr. Crawford’s research interests span topics in computer- aided mechanical design and design theory and methodology. Dr. Crawford is co-founder of the DTEACh program, a ”Design Technology” program for K-12, and is active on the faculty of the UTeachEngineering program that seeks to educate teachers of high school engineering.Dr. Stephanie Rivale, University of Texas at Austin Stephanie Rivale is a research faculty member at the Center for STEM Education at the University of Texas. She received her Ph.D. in STEM Education at the University of Texas. She received
activities are scheduled to promote a sense of academic community, allowmentoring towards academic and career goals, and provide enrichment opportunities. Academiccommunity is built through orientation activities, mask building, t-shirt design and movie andgame nights. Mentoring occurs in these settings, but also through program elements includingworkshops with the Career Resource Center and Academic Support Center, and field trips tolocal engineering firms and businesses with a technology focus. Finally, enrichmentopportunities include guest speakers, undergraduate research projects, Mathematical Contest inModeling and field trips. Because of the frequent interactions with professors, MEP scholarshave chances to collaborate with professors across
Paper ID #21239Developing a Summer Engineering Teaching Institute for Community Col-lege Engineering FacultyDr. Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College Amelito Enriquez is a professor of Engineering and Mathematics at Ca˜nada College in Redwood City, CA. He received a BS in Geodetic Engineering from the University of the Philippines, his MS in Geode- tic Science from the Ohio State University, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority and other underrepresented groups in
Paper ID #22535WIP: Exploration of Conceptions and Attitudes of Colombian and AmericanChemical Engineers about Chemical Engineering o˜Ing. Cristi´ n Eduardo Vargas Ord´ nez, Universidad de los Andes a Colombian chemical engineer with experience in industry, laboratories and educational programs. Cur- rently, I’m candidate of master in Sciencie, Technology and Society and studying a master in Education (STEM). My academical preferences are related with engineering education and education of socially responsible engineers.Dr. Mariana Tafur-Arciniegas, Universidad de los Andes Mariana
Paper ID #24074Integrating an Innovation Concentration into the Engineering CurriculumDr. Karl D. Schubert, University of Arkansas Dr. Karl D. Schubert is a Research Professor and Director of Research for Innovation and Data Science Initiatives for the College of Engineering and the Sam M. Walton College of Business in the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas. His academic research focuses on providing Innovation programs for STEM education; and, student, faculty and industry innovation engagement. Schubert also serves as a consultant specializing in innovation, entrepreneurship, technology and
. Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University Kris Frady is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Educational and Organizational Leadership and Development and Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University and Faculty Director for Clemson University Center for Workforce Development (CUCWD) and the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Center for Aviation and Automotive Technological Education using Virtual E-Schools (CA2VES). Her research and experiences include implementation of digital learning solutions, development of career pathways including educator professional development, and analysis of economic development factors impacting education and workforce development.Dr. Patrick
familiarity with engineeringconstruct is not well developed in the research literature and studies are limited to those using theinstrument developed by Yasar and colleagues. Yasar et al. [4] used a Likert scale instrument tomeasure K-12 teachers’ familiarity with engineering, engineering design, and technology (DET).Most teachers in the study had low familiarity with DET, which was attributed to lack ofknowledge, lack of training, lack of administrative support, and lack of time for learning aboutDET. Subsequent studies using the DET instrument reported similar findings [5], [6]. There is a lack of research literature devoted to the barriers of implementing engineeringat the K-5 level. However, the literature related to the barriers to
of Mechanical Engineering and American Educational Research Association.Dr. Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University Teodora Rutar Shuman is the Paccar Professor and Chair in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Seattle University. She is an Affiliate Professor at the University of Washington. Her research includes NOx formation in lean-premixed combustion and electro-mechanical systems for sustainable processing of microalgae. Her work is published in venues including the Journal of Engineering Education, IEEE Transactions on Education, Bioresource Technology, Chemical Engineering Journal, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, and Combustion and Flame. She is a member of the American Society of Engineer
engineers. This paperwill discuss methodology and results of the study, impact on K-12 engineering identity, andfuture work in quantifying N-EAN initiatives.Introduction:The universal presence of engineering and technology is inescapable in today’s modern world.Our lives are increasingly defined by and dependent upon technology. Essential skills neededfor Americans in the 21 st century will include increased understanding of these technologies andthe ability to make informed decisions about its development and use[1]. One of the mosteffective ways to ensure greater awareness is to provide exposure to more engineering in K-12education. The key to educating students to thrive in this competitive global economy isintroducing them early to engineering
Paper ID #23307Work in Progress: Effective Use of Engineering Standards in Biomedical En-gineeringProf. Jeannie S Stephens, University of Delaware Jeannie Stephens received her doctoral degree in materials science and engineering from the University of Delaware in 2004. Since then, she has been a National Research Council fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a post doctoral fellow at Rice University, and a research scientist at DePuy Synthes (companies of Johnson & Johnson). Stephens first joined BME in September 2013 as temporary faculty and is now an assistant professor of instruction
Paper ID #22608Toward a More Caring Code of Engineering EthicsDr. Elisa Warford, University of Southern California Elisa Warford is a senior lecturer in the Engineering Writing Program at the University of Southern Cali- fornia, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in written and oral engineering communica- tion and the ethics of science and technology. Her current research interests include the rhetoric of science and portrayals of engineering and technology in American literature. She is also a professional technical editor specializing in engineering writing for academia and industry. She holds a Ph.D
Paper ID #21277m-POGIL (modified-Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning) based Plas-tics LaboratoryDr. Spencer Seung-hyun Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST) Dr. Spencer Kim is an Associate Professor in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology Department (MMET) at RIT, and serves as Associate Director of American Packaging Corporation Cen- ter for Packaging Innovation at RIT. He previously worked in the semiconductor industry. Dr. Kim, as a PI or Co-PI, received grants and sponsorship from NSF, SME, SPE, universities, and industries. In 2009 and 2013, he was nominated for the Eisenhart Award for
- sional development programs on student achievement and attitudes.Dr. Carrie Obenland, Rice University Dr. Obenland is the Assistant Director for Outreach and Research at the Rice Office of STEM Engage- ment. She as her PhD in Chemistry from Rice University, as well as her Masters. Her graduate work was focused on chemical education. She earned her BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 NanoEnvironmental Engineering for Teachers (Work in Progress)An increasing number of teachers are not properly trained or prepared to effectively teachscience, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects [1]. Most teachers
businessschools as well as the business and technology enterprise communities” [3]. The efforts to support entrepreneurship in engineering programs often come in the formof entrepreneurship experiential learning activities such as creating a business plan, consultingwith practicing entrepreneurs, interviewing potential customers, delivering pitches, applying togrants, and prototyping a minimal viable product (MVP). Entrepreneurship programs and centersalso assist students in taking their projects and ideas beyond the scope of the classroom throughaccelerator programs that help students start businesses or with commercialization. To manychange agents associated with these efforts, the success of these entrepreneurship activities andprograms is not
Paper ID #22414From ’Empathic Design’ to ’Empathic Engineering’: Toward a Genealogy ofEmpathy in Engineering EducationDr. Xiaofeng Tang, Ohio State University Xiaofeng Tang is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at the Ohio State University. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow in engineering ethics at Penn State University. He received his Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 From “Empathic Design” to “Empathic Engineering”: Toward a Genealogy of
, andnewspapers while engineers typically rely on sources including patents, standards, and reports.Key findings include an essential focus on the different types of technical literature, authority,and discoverability when teaching technical information to non-engineering students. Using theACRL framework as a guiding document for information enabled the incorporation of technicalliterature into the in-class assignments for non-engineers.IntroductionAs technological sophistication continues to increase at Washington State University there is anincreasing need to rely on interdisciplinary teams to solve increasingly systemic challenges.While the term interdisciplinary has been discussed since the 1920s [1], the use ofinterdisciplinary courses continues to