theseinsights, we offer pragmatic suggestions for refinement of the instrument. In these suggestions,we aim to enlighten future efforts to engage students in the diversification and inclusivity of theengineering field, and prevent future researchers from making similar methodological mistakes. INTRODUCTIONSince the U.S. Congress passed the Science and Technology Equal Opportunities Act in 1980,diversifying the engineering workforce has remained a national priority [1]. This act underscoredthe desire to reach equal representation of genders, races, ethnicities, and economic statuses inthe engineering profession [2], and emphasized the support of groups that are traditionallyunderrepresented in engineering, such as
leadership, the Women in Engineering Pro- gram received the 2008 National Engineers Week Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day Award. She is the principal investigator for a National Science Foundation’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) grant called the Successful Engineering Education and Development Support (SEEDS) Program. SEEDS extends successful women in engineering retention programs to all first-year and new external transfer students in the Clark School. Paige is the co-lead for the Mid-Atlantic Girls Collaborative (MAGiC), a regional collaborative within the NSF-funded National Girls Collaborative Project which brings together girl-serving organizations across
Instruction for K-12 Engineering (Work in Progress)IntroductionEfforts to diversify the engineering workforce are informed by the fact that engineeringcontinues to remain a White, male-dominated profession [1]. Underrepresented students leavescience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs in middle school, highschool, and in undergraduate programs [2]-[4] at a disproportionate rate compared to their Whitemale colleagues.In order to broaden participation and provide equitable engineering education forunderrepresented students, better approaches are necessary to support these students’ pathwaystoward STEM careers. One approach for encouraging diverse participation in engineering isthrough disciplinary literacy instruction (DLI
methodological, technological, and objective [74]. It is a field thathas been mostly established by White men who have decided what is engineering and who getsto participate [74]. There is also no recognition to different epistemologies and solutions toengineering problems, and designs are thought to be race and gender free [59]. In the UnitedStates, engineering has seldom been framed as a social justice profession and, as Cech hasargued [75], ideologies of depoliticization and meritocracy held by many engineers make itextremely difficult to frame the profession in such a way. Instead, engineering is framed aspurely objective, meritocratic, and composed of rigorously-constrained problem solving [75].While “improving society” is part of many definitions
Paper ID #24273Effect of Entrepreneurial Mindset on Funding Opportunities forFundamental ResearchSamarth Gupta, Purdue UniversityDr. Greg J. Strimel, Purdue Polytechnic Institute Dr. Greg J. Strimel is an assistant professor of engineering/technology teacher education in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. His prior teaching experience includes serving as a high school engineering/technology teacher and a teaching assistant professor within the College of Engineering & Mineral Resources at West Virginia University. ©American Society for Engineering
Paper ID #23861Engagement in Practice: Lessons Learned Partnering with Science Educa-tors and Local Engineers in Rural SchoolsMs. Holly Larson Lesko, Department of Engineering Education, Virginia TechDr. Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Tech Jacob Grohs is an Assistant Professor in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech with Affiliate Faculty status in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics and the Learning Sciences and Technologies at Virginia Tech. He holds degrees in Engineering Mechanics (BS, MS) and in Educational Psychology (MAEd, PhD).Dr. Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech Dr. Matusovich is an Associate Professor in Virginia
and mathematics. He has over 30 published papers and/or technical presentations while spearheading over 40 international scientific and engineering conferences/workshops as a steering committee member while assigned in Europe. Professor Santiago has experience in many engineering disciplines and missions including: control and modeling of large flexible space structures, communications system, electro-optics, high-energy lasers, missile seekers/sensors for precision guided munitions, image processing/recognition, information technologies, space, air and missile warning, mis- sile defense, and homeland defense. His interests includes: interactive multimedia for e-books, interactive video learning, and 3D/2D anima
their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers, their problem solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing and Science Education from Clemson University.Dr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the
Paper ID #21884What Does Hidden Curriculum in Engineering Look Like and How Can ItBe Explored?Dr. Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University Dr. Villanueva is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Department and an Adjunct Pro- fessor in the Bioengineering Department in Utah State University. Her multiple roles as an engineer, engineering educator, engineering educational researcher, and professional development mentor for un- derrepresented populations has aided her in the design and integration of educational and physiological technologies to research ’best practices’ for student professional development and
Instructional Technology from MSU. Vemitra has been involved with recruiting under-represented minority students in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) areas at Mississippi State University since the summer of 2010. Vemitra is a member of Columbus Lowndes County Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the recent award recipient of the Outstanding Graduate Woman Award from the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, a member of Phi Theta Kappa, Women’s Basketball Collegiate Association, and Mississippi Educators Association. Her active participation in these organi- zations reveals her passion in helping others succeed. Vemitra is also a former collegiate basketball player where
Paper ID #22132Integrating CAD and CAM for Design-build ProjectsDr. Joseph Rudy Ottway, Murray State University Dr. Rudy Ottway is an assistant professor in the Institute of Engineering at Murray State University in Murray, KY. He teaches SOLIDWORKS, AutoCAD, and engineering drawing in the Engineering Graph- ics and Design program. Prior to academia, he worked as a CAD Analyst with Science Applications International Corporation in Huntsville, AL. He completed a B.S. in Engineering Graphics and Design and a M.S. in Management of Technology from Murray State University, and a Ph.D. in Technology Management with a
the CoE Fellows. This 10-weekinternship, led by faculty director DR, was implemented to bring engineering students into theworld of entrepreneurship through weekly mentoring and coaching sessions throughout theduration of a hands-on project. After being selected to join the program, Trevor Stephens (UDmechanical engineering student), Ben Mazur (UD electrical engineering student), and a Stanfordcomputer science/product design student formed a team and began a problem-finding exerciseunder advisement from DR and the donor to the program. The team moved quickly through theareas of applications for inexpensive cameras, wireless underwater communication, dronenetworks, internet of things, and smart home technologies. The team narrowed in on a
development of spatial reasoning abilities for engineering students. Bell has worked at Michigan State University since 1995. His work focused on the development of K-12 teacher abilities to use technology for teaching and learning. His recent research has focused on distance learning and collaboration through telepresence. One key aspect of this work is the study of embodied content for learning and collaboration. Embodied content includes collaborative textual environments as well as augmented/mixed reality. Other research includes idea-centered teaching and learning.Cui Cheng, Michigan State University Cui Cheng is a doctoral candidate in the Educational Psychology and Educational Technology program at Michigan
)”Workshop on 9-12 August 2017 in Denver, CO. The workshop was held in collaboration withthe Kern Family Foundation and Lawrence Technological University. The main goal of theworkshop is to promote student engagement in “the three Cs: Curiosity, Connections, andCreating Value” [3]. Kern Engineering Entrepreneurship Network (KEEN) published theframework at their website as shown in figure 1. The entrepreneurial mindset plus engineeringskillset has been used to develop educational outcomes for several engineering courses.Following the experience from the ICE workshop, the authors began to embed their proposedEML modules in several courses for strategic planning purposes starting in September 2017 forthe fall 2017 quarter. EE375 Electronic Design I is
product innovation, process improvement, and technology diffusion.Dr. Kevin L Devine, Illinois State University Kevin is the Program Coordinator for the Engineering Technology major at Illinois State University. His primary teaching assignments are in engineering graphics, industrial robotics, and CNC program- ming/machining. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018A Tale of the Robot: Will Virtual Reality Enhance Student Learning of Industrial Robotics?Abstract This work in progress paper describes an ongoing research project examining thefeasibility of using consumer-graded virtual reality devices during the design verification stageof industrial robot
Graduate Teaching Associate for the Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors program, he is heavily involved with developing and teaching laboratory content, leading the maintenance of the in-house robotics controller, and managing the devel- opment of the robotics project. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Technology’s Role in Student Understanding of Mathematics in Modern Undergraduate Engineering CoursesAbstractThis paper seeks to identify important implications on the use of technology in the teaching ofmathematics in modern undergraduate engineering courses. These are used to create a big pictureof the current situation of engineering mathematics teaching
curriculum research and development experiences in technology, engineering, and design education.Mrs. Shelley Glimcher, North Carolina State UniversityDr. Daniel P. Kelly, North Carolina State University Daniel P. Kelly is a Teaching Assistant Professor in Technology Education at North Carolina State Uni- versity. His Research interests are perception and motivation, under-represented populations in STEM, students in foster care, and instructional technology integration.Dr. Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University Aaron C. Clark is a Professor of Technology, Design, and Engineering Education within the College of Education, as well as the Director of Graduate Programs and Associate Department Head for the
Paper ID #23661Evaluating Concepts Presented in a Geometric Dimensioning and Toleranc-ing CourseDr. Theodore J. Branoff, Illinois State University Dr. Branoff is a professor and chair of the Department of Technology at Illinois State University. He taught engineering graphics, computer-aided design, descriptive geometry, and instructional design courses in the College of Education at North Carolina State University from 1986-2014. He also worked for Siemens- Switchgear Division and for Measurement Group, Inc. Dr. Branoff’s research interests include constraint- based solid modeling strategies and spatial
Computer Science course, it was onlyopen to students who were enrolled in our Master of Information Technology (MIT) program.The MIT program is a collaboration between the Business School the College of Engineering –specifically, the Computer Science Department and the Electrical and Computer EngineeringDepartment.As the students in the course were graduate students, they had a certain level of maturity thatundergraduates might not have. And as many were also working professionals, they brought acertain level of professionalism to the course as well as an expectation that they were gettingtheir money’s worth. The fact that they were MIT students rather than CS students meant thatthey were coming to the course with a wide variety of backgrounds
behavioral skills include: questioning,observing, networking, and experimenting s [2]. Critical thinking is then used to formassociations between content, effectively linking ideas/processes/solutions together which helpsinnovators generate new uses for existing technologies modification to existing technologies thatcan improve the effectiveness [3].One of the recent strategic initiatives of [our] University is promoting innovation andentrepreneurship, specifically within the engineering majors. Evaluating Innovation: Fixtures,Fads, and Flops was developed to create a cornerstone experience that infuse innovation andentrepreneurship into the first-year in an intentional way, integrated as a new course offering tofulfill an existing general education
it by race: Young adults decisions to pursue an it career. Women and information technology: Research on underrepresentation, pages 55–88, 02 2006.[11] S. Katz, J. Aronis, D. Allbritton, C. Wilson, and M. L. Soffa. Gender and race in predicting achievement in computer science. IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 22(3):20–27, Fall 2003. ISSN 0278-0097. doi: 10.1109/MTAS.2003.1237468.[12] Susan Haller and Sylvia Beyer. Gender differences and intragender differences in computer science students: are female cs majors more similar to male cs majors or female nonmajors? Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 12:337–365, 01 2006.[13] Jun He and Lee Freeman. Are men more technology-oriented than women? the
Paper ID #22442The Use of HFOSS Projects in the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women inComputing Open Source DayDr. Cam Macdonell, MacEwan University Cam Macdonell is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at MacEwan University.Heidi J.C. Ellis, Western New England University Heidi Ellis is a Professor in the Computer Science and Information Technology department at Western New England University. Dr. Ellis has a long-time interest in software engineering education and has been interested in student participation in Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (HFOSS) since 2006. She has received multiple NSF grants
STEAM & Education, Honolulu, HI, June 2016. 4. Huang, J., J. Jackson, P. Nair, & A. Cox-Petersen (2017): Using Lean Start-Up Approach to Integrate Engineering Education with Entrepreneurship Practices at Middle Schools, Proceedings of the 124th ASEE (American Society on Engineering Education) Annual Conference and Exposition, Columbus, OH, June 2017. 5. Mahoney, M. P. (2010). Students’ attitudes toward STEM: Development of an instrument for high school STEM-based programs. The Journal of Technology Studies, 36(1), 24-34. 6. Malyn-Smith, J., & Colón-Bacó, E. (2012). ITEST engineering model: Building a better future for STEM learning. Report. iTEST Learning Resource Center. 7. Nair, P., Huang, J
degree in Workforce Development (from the Ohio State University). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 S EM: Customized for Them How to attract students toward education’s latest trendBringing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) into the classroom is thelatest craze in educational strategies. And what is more trendy in education than STEMinitiatives? Well, pretty much the same thing, but with special guest letters like STEAM (+ Art)and STREAM (+ Reading). Acronyms aside, STEM courses are still a tough sell for a lot ofstudents who don’t excel in the traditional math and science courses. Tailoring our curriculumsand course offerings
Paper ID #22035Visual Literacy in Mechanical Engineering Design: A Practical Approach toAssessment and Methods to Enhance InstructionMs. Caitlin A Keller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Caitlin Keller is the Instructional Designer for Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Her primary role involves partnering with teaching faculty to create and develop courses in the online, blended, and face-to-face environments. Caitlin serves as the designer, facilitator, and instructional design consultant for the Faculty Institute for Online Teaching program. Caitlin holds a Master of Science degree in Learning Technologies and
Paper ID #22481A Methodology to Involve Students in the Evaluation of an Engineering Cur-riculum in Design, Entrepreneurship, and InnovationMiss Isabel Hilliger P.E., Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile Isabel Hilliger is the Associate Director for Assessment and Evaluation at the Engineering Education Division in Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Chile (UC). Isabel received a BEng from UC and an MA in Education Policy from Stanford University. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science at UC-Engineering. Her research theme is the use of instruments and technological tools to analyze the skills
Paper ID #21285Formative Feedback For Improved Student Performance Through AdaptiveComparative JudgmentDr. Scott R. Bartholomew, Purdue University, West Lafayette Scott R. Bartholomew, PhD. is an assistant professor of Engineering/Technology Teacher Education at Purdue University. Previously he taught Technology and Engineering classes at the middle school and university level. Dr. Bartholomew’s current work revolves around Adaptive Comparative Judgment (ACJ) assessment techniques, student design portfolios, and Technology & Engineering teacher preparation.Dr. Greg J. Strimel, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Greg
,“brings together the principles of customer development, agile methodologies and lean practices”[8]. Lean Startup is influenced by Agile’s incremental approach and benefits from frequent(business hypothesis) tests and corrections. Short iterations of gathering feedback fromcustomers helps mitigate risk by reducing the waste associated with dedicating time andresources to false hypotheses. Consequently, we introduced the Tech Startup model: an approach to teaching SoftwareEngineering and Entrepreneurship courses in coordination, where students collaborate to createreal technology startup businesses (tech startups) [9][10]. The model incorporates experientiallearning of Agile software development practices while software engineering students
for Engineering Education, 2018 An Assessment of HBCU STEM Student Experiences: Towards the Development of a Student Persistence Model Work in Progress: Research PaperAbstract Students pursuing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) degrees atHBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) may face difficult challenges in theirjourney to successfully complete their degrees. To address these challenges, it is important toidentify problematic areas as well as needed areas of improvement in STEM programs,particularly engineering programs from student, faculty, and administrator perspectives. Thepurpose of the present research study is to identify barriers that may hinder students from
tacklingadditional more challenging tasks. The mentors also observed that the girls were most excitedabout the paper circuits activity. The mentors attributed this to the creative aspect of the activity.The girls were very proud of their creations and no two looked alike.a) Have you ever been embarrassed b) Are you interested in math to ask a question in class? and/or technology Figure 10: Pre-survey results. a) What interests you most about b) What would you like to learn more about in technology? terms of engineering/computer science? c) Would you consider going into a math or technology-related major in college