and has resulted in many publications (see https://sites.google.com/view/chenderson). He is a Fulbright Scholar and a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Dr. Henderson is the senior editor for the journal ”Physical Review Physics Education Research” and has served on two National Academy of Sciences Committees: Under- graduate Physics Education Research and Implementation, and Developing Indicators for Undergraduate STEM Education.Dr. Daniel Collier, Western Michigan University Daniel (Dan) is an alum of Bradley University, Roosevelt University, and The University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign - and currently serves as a post-doctoral researcher for the Center for Research on In- structional Change in
inspired. Emergent content analysis of this final question [9] was used to answerRQ3, RQ4, and RQ5. There were 117 homework assignments that were explored for the researchin fall 2017 (from among the assignments of the fall 2016 and fall 2017 cohorts of students).This content analysis was conducted after the assignments were graded by the course TA andtherefore the research had no impact on student grades in the course.The demographic variables explored for RQ1 and RQ2 were known based on students’ answersto a voluntary survey at the start of the semester where they indicated previous internshipexperience, participation in undergraduate research or EWB, and the sub-disciplines of interestfor a job after graduation. Because some students did not
, students are developing invaluableskills including: diagnosing, troubleshooting, repairing circuits, designing and building adaptations,soldering, de-soldering, and using diagnostic equipment. These experiences serve to complement andreinforce theory learned in classrooms.Community Outreach and EducationIn addition to learning practical technical skills, students are also challenged by hosting outreach events,such as toy fairs and education programs which can be helpful to both students, parents and professionals.We have conducted 10 events in the past 4 years where the parents and children can come get a new toy,and learn how to modify toys for themselves. Recently we have collaborated with Beta Box, a mobilemakerspace which has enabled us to
NYU Tandon School of Engineering. The teachers were all from localschools and they commuted daily to attend the PD. The project team (facilitators of the PDprogram) included engineering and education faculty, researchers, and graduate students whoperformed a preliminary design of robotics-based lessons meeting state standards for middleschool science and math, based on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) [14] and theCommon Core State Standards for Math (CCSSM) [15]. During the PD program, we followed aregular schedule for daily activities. Specifically, each day’s schedule consisted of two four-hourslong morning and afternoon sessions. Each session started with short formal lectures thatintroduced foundational material using
secondary science teachers the tools to design and implement learning experiences for their students that are effective and authentic to the discipline. Much of this work has been centered on model-based inquiry and the integration of scientific practices in a supportive and structured way. He has been funded by NSF and other agencies to conduct research on preservice teacher education, undergraduate engineering education, and community partnerships in secondary education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Examining interventions to increase classroom community and relevancy in an early career engineering courseAbstractThe current NSF-funded project was
usually taught by engineering faculty and areunder the control of engineering departments. Third, unlike introductory design courses orintroductory programming courses, these courses have fairly consistent content from oneinstitution to the next. For these reasons, the authors felt that the engineering mechanics coursesrepresent the best way for a few high-quality OER resources to have the largest impact onstudents, the largest return on investment if you will.2. Literature Review:2.1 The History and Use of OER in Higher EducationPinning down the exact origins of offering freely available and modifiable learning content ishard because of the simplicity of the idea, but without a doubt, having digital content has madefree distribution much more
, University of Alabama, Huntsville Sandra A. Lampley is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. She received her Ph.D. in Mathematics and Science Education from Middle Tennessee State University. Her research interests include professional development of pre-service and in-service teachers and research-based instructional strategies for teaching science.Dr. Monica Letrece Dillihunt, University of Alabama, Huntsville Monica L. Dillihunt, Ph.D. is a graduate of Howard University, where she received her degree in edu- cational psychology and a sub-specialty in educational leadership and administration in 2003. She also received her B.S. in psychology
not easily practiced in cookie-cutter labs [5,6,7]. Collaborative learning includingpeer-teaching has also been shown to increase student learning [10] in a laboratory environment[3]. Though collaborative, student-led inquiry and peer-teaching has been shown to supportmultiple learning outcomes, it remains unclear how much support students need in laboratorycourses and how such pedagogical methods can influence students’ confidence in their learning.In this approach, inquiry-based learning followed by peer-teaching was used in a QuantitativePhysiological Signal Analysis Lab course for 4 offerings. An iterative, design-based approachwas used to continually analyze and improve the implementation of this pedagogical technique.Continuing from a
you keep in mind that some of the respondents graduated 16 years ago.In order to increase response-rate we took multiple actions that were developed based on pastexperiences and best practices [40]: • The invitations and survey featured clear but appealing design with photos of the course • We ensured concise content without unnecessary details. The content of the three e- mails varied slightly, highlighting various values for the respondent each time: the opportunity to give something back to their alma mater and prospective students by further improving the curriculum; the chance to reflect on their own educational and career goals; and an opportunity to win a prize. • The initial drafts took 20
(such as what each studentmight need to best ensure his or her own spiritual, social, physical wellbeing); and a designcomponent where student cohorts are tasked with creation of a solution to a real-world problemexperienced by a local non-profit organization. The seminar meets once per week, with someadditional out-of-class activities, devoting approximately half of all class time to design, and therest split among professional and personal development activities. Out-of-class activities includethe tours mentioned, invited lectures and purely social activities. To-date, SEECS has granted217 student-years of scholarship funding and has seen 40 students graduate from the program.Current SEECS enrollment is 25 students.Section III: Evolving Goals
administration, and other related teacher-focused outcomes. Teacherswere also asked to discuss the ways in which they felt IC participation had impacted theirstudents. These teacher perceptions of IC’s student impacts across years will be summarized inthe results section. For more complete results on the qualitative data, see [4], [5].Student Data: To complement the teacher-focused research efforts carried out over the pastseveral years of IC implementation, student-focused research was undertaken beginning in Fall2016. This research effort consisted of a student survey, following a pre-post design,administered at the beginning of Fall 2016 and again at the end of Spring 2017. The survey was based on a similar survey on science and math related
Paper ID #23781Interim Results of a Longitudinal, Multi-site Survey of Perceptions of Aca-demic IntegrityMr. Samson Pepe Goodrich, East Carolina University Samson is a junior studying bioprocess engineering at East Carolina University.Dr. Teresa Ryan, East Carolina University Dr. Teresa Ryan teaches mechanical engineering fundamentals such as Dynamics, Mechanics of Materi- als, Acoustics and Vibrations. She also focuses on technical communication skills within an engineering context. Her research interests include acoustics, the dynamics of complex structures, and the use of laser Doppler vibrometry for characterization of
andmidterm exams.A summary of challenges facing CBA include: 1) Proctored electronic assessment infrastructures: If a dedicated testing center is used then physical space or at least unused hours in an existing computer lab are needed. Management of the IT infrastructure and accommodation in response to fluctuating period of demand are expected to provide suitable services to students and instructors. 2) Availability of suitable digitized questions: While CBA has been proven to be popular and highly-effective in some disciplines, such as Business, Mathematics and Education, test banks and assessment design for Engineering are in their relative infancy. Research is needed to evaluate the impact on workload of a one-time burden to
Paper ID #21674Exploring the Dynamic Interactions and Cognitive Characteristics of NSF In-novation Corps (I-Corps) TeamsDr. Kathryn Weed Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Kathryn Jablokow is a Professor of Engineering Design and Mechanical Engineering at Penn State University. A graduate of Ohio State University (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering), Dr. Jablokow’s teaching and research interests include problem solving, creativity in science and engineering, and high perfor- mance teams. In addition to her membership in ASEE, she is a Senior Member of IEEE and a Fellow of ASME. Dr. Jablokow is the architect of a
effect of personality type on team performance.” The Journal of Management Development; Vol. 16, Iss. 5, pp.337-353. 1997.[13] A.H. Church, “Giving your organizational communication C-P-R.” Leadership and Organizational Development Journal. Vol. 17 No. 7 pp. 4-11. 1996.[14] K.A. April, “Leading through communication, conversation and dialogue.” Leadership and Organizational Development Journal. Vol. 20 No. 5 pp. 231-241. 1999.[15] M. Allan and C.U. Chisholm, “The Development of Competencies for Engineers within a Global Context,” in The International Conference of Innovation, Good Practice and Research in Engineering Education. 2008.[16] L. Gardenswartz and A. Rowe, “Diverse Teams at Work: Capitalizing on the Power of Diversity
including eleven years on the faculty at the United States Military Academy.Dr. Tara Hornor , The Citadel Dr. Tara Hornor currently serves as Associate Provost for Planning, Assessment and Evaluation & Dean of Enrollment Management at The Citadel, providing leadership for the institution’s strategic planning, ac- creditation, assessment, institutional research, admissions, financial aid, and graduate college offices. She holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Arizona and master’s degrees in counseling, instructional design, and human resource management.Dr. Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel Robert Rabb is an associate professor and the Mechanical Engineering Program Director at The Citadel
Academic Success, the 2016 Richard and Virginia Eisen- hart Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching from RIT, the 2017 Emerging Investigator designation from Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, the 2017 Henry C. McBay Outstanding Teacher Award from the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, and the 2018 Dr. Janice A. Lumpkin Educator of the Year Award from the National Society of Black Engineers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work-in-Progress: Integrating Process Safety and Ethics in Classroom Discussion through SurveysAbstractProcess safety and ethics within Chemical
Paper ID #22904Modeling Student Performance in an Introductory Chemical EngineeringCourseKyle Joe Branch, University of Utah Kyle Branch is a fifth-year graduate student at the University of Utah Department of Chemical Engineer- ing. He has helped develop and teach two freshman courses, using the materials and methods described in this paper. His main research interest is in engineering education, focusing on the creation and analysis of interactive simulations for undergraduate chemical engineering courses.Prof. Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah Anthony Butterfield is an Assistant Professor (Lecturing) in the
take are interconnected. It is never considered that the distributed load can be in the form of a wind gust applied on a turbine blade. The economic impact of the subject has not been revealed for the students. The course should contain modules to emphasize that this course can help to create value and make the designs more cost-efficient.To prepare the students to apply their knowledge in real-world problems, an entrepreneurshipmodule will be added to the current course materials. The students will be asked to analyze andoptimize a wind turbine structure.Current Course InformationThere are nine topics covered in the current course of Mechanics of Materials: Review of Statics: Internal Forces Concept
has consistently exceeded the available number of seats. ● A two-day Mini-ExCEEd Teaching Workshop has been developed and offered at numerous institutions. ● An advanced version of ETW, called ExCEEd II, has been developed and implemented. ● Over 60 civil engineering faculty members have been recognized for teaching excellence and leadership through the ExCEEd awards program. ● A large number of ETW graduates and workshop faculty have formed an informal community of practice, devoted to the promotion of excellence in civil engineering education—though the scholarship of teaching and active engagement in both the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and ASCE educational activities. ● ASCE continues to
institution,Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, for incoming first-year engineering students. The paper is theresult of early steps in the implementation of a longer-term, NSF-funded research project thatextends the inquiry to the development of students’ understanding of ethics over the entire arc oftheir undergraduate educational experience [1].Our argument unfolds in five steps. In the section that follows this introduction, we situate ourinquiry within the broader field of engineering ethics research, connecting in particular to workon “macroethics” [2] as it intersects with scholarly work in our primary fields of science andtechnology studies (STS) and engineering studies. The next section reviews in greater detail thisproject’s research design
, Nanjing Forestry University Dr. Yan is an assistant professor of Foreign Language Institute at Nanjing Forestry University, and she got her Ph.D. degree in Jackson State University with a constant interest in developing and implementing best practices in STEM education and language acquisition.Dr. Justin R. Allison Justin Allison, Ph. D. is currently an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Jackson State University. His research interests include instructional design, educational technology, educational psychology, and distance education.Dr. Jianjun Yin, Jackson State University Jianjun Yin, Ph.D, is Professor of Education in the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Educa- tion
lectures at more than 100 workshops and conferences in more than 30 countries worldwide. He has also served as a sci- ence and engineering advisor to private and government agencies and organizations in the United States and abroad and has been a Fellow with the NATO Committee for Challenges to Modern Society. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Learning benefits of integrating socio-economic and cultural considerations into an onsite water reclamation course projectAbstractDuring the past decade, our university has offered a senior undergraduate/graduate-levelcourse that focuses on onsite water reclamation covering the selection, design, andimplementation of onsite and decentralized
’ final academic year of classes. The learning objectives for STS 4500and STS 4600 (hereby referred to as STS 4500/4600) are, “engaging students with the challengeof framing and solving engineering problems in a manner that requires attention to socialdimensions. Students are introduced to STS theories and methods as a means to prepare them fortheir STS research papers.” The STS research papers are bound with the student’s technicalreport and together constitute their senior thesis requirement for graduation. Given that student’stechnical research varies, that students utilize different STS frameworks and methods (given theinterdisciplinary nature of the field). As many of the technologies they explore are emerging,there can be no “perfect” or
extracurricular participation – on studentmoral development [17], but these have reported mixed effects.Within engineering more specifically, Cech’s pioneering research [18] suggests that manyundergraduate engineering programs are often characterized by a “culture of disengagement,”with engineering students becoming less oriented toward social and professional responsibilitiesas they progress toward graduation. Still other recent efforts suggest growing awareness for howengineering students’ pre-college experiences may impact their further ethical development. TheStudent Engineering Ethical Development (SEED) survey, for instance, was developed to“explore connections between the ethics education experiences of engineering undergraduatesand their ethical
to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning, to understand engineering students’ identity devel- opment. She is the recipient of a 2014 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Educational Research and Methods Division Apprentice Faculty Grant
of Environmental Engineers and Scientist (AAEES), and registered as a Chartered Engineer (CEng) by the U.K. Engineering Council. He is recognized as a Diplomate of the American Academy of Sanitarians (D.AAS). His scholarship, teaching, service, and professional practice focus in the fields of environmental biotechnology and sustainable development where he specializes in promoting Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WaSH), food and nutrition security, energy efficiency, and poverty alleviation. Oerther’s awards for teaching include the best paper award from the Environmental Engineering Division of ASEE, as well as recognition from the NSPE, the AAEES, and the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science
Face-to-Face Senior (36) Online Senior Research Concepts in HDCS (49) Face-to-Face Senior Project Management & Practice (5) Online/Hybrid Graduate Data Analysis (8)Survey completion was voluntary and students were assured that all responses were anonymousto the instructor and that anonymity would be maintained in any publication of the results aswell. Student responses were downloaded for analysis with each response record by a non-identifying number assigned by the learning management system.The survey began with demographic characteristics including: 1) student classification (freshman
Development. Recognizing a trend of under-represented students choosing engineeringtechnology as a major in far greater percentage than engineering, the authors developed an onlinesurvey of engineering technology students. The overall goal of this work and later research is todiscover more about engineering technology students, the choices they make, and the things theyare considering for their future.An outline was developed to address the research questions, particularly designed to assure thatanswers to the research questions would be available for analysis. A combination of multiplechoice questions were designed to obtain demographic data, while other question types wereutilized to obtain data and open-ended responses to questions relevant to
journal has the mission of advancing and disseminating knowledge on all aspects of social and technological innovation for improved health and healthcare, with an emphasis on research addressing developing settings and with a developmental focus. Studies across a broad range of innovation activities are covered. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: design, implementation and evaluation of innovations in the global health context; development and implementation of appropriate health technologies; theories and methodologies that support health innovation practice; training and curricula in global health innovation; and interdisciplinary research that highlights the interface