letting them inside the virtual world. He hopes to become a full-time game developer after he graduates.Miss Hadiseh Gooranorimi, California State University, East Bay Hadiseh Gooran is a graduate student in Interaction Design at California State University, East Bay. She is a research assistant in the field of Immersive and Interactive Research. While being extremely passionate about the research in STEM educational system, Game-based learning and VR/AR technologies, she also is one of the most involved student in this field. Her proficiency is in Character Design and 3D-Modelling and Animating, and she has a major role in this project, providing a realistic experience within the virtual environment
mathematics. As a 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.Dr. Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University Krista Kecskemety is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. Krista received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering at The Ohio State Uni- versity in 2006 and received her M.S. from Ohio State in 2007. In 2012, Krista completed her Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at Ohio State. Her engineering education research interests include
research? What is the best way of communicating my research to these different audiences? What would prevent my research from being translated into practice and how can I plan my research to circumvent these barriers? How can I evaluate if my knowledge translation efforts are effective?These questions demonstrate that knowledge translation is inherent to every research endeavourand graduate students should be introduced to this concept early in their studies to improve theirability to communicate their motivations and implications of their work.ApproachThe Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) at the University of Torontooffers a graduate course (BME1450: Bioengineering Science) that focuses primarily
from aserious epistemological weakness: The standard model of undergraduate research is the apprenticeship model in which students are transported across this divide with little cognitive or practical preparation. Sinking or swimming, the student is then presented with a problem or project, shown the basics of how to solve the problem, and allowed to give it his/her best shot. This effort frequently takes place under the guidance of graduate students and/or research associates who themselves have little cognitive or practical preparation for this role. This research experience most often takes place late in the student's course of study and is usually pedagogically and epistemologically
positive role in the development of design skills and mindset.However, research on peer-to-peer learning and best practices in extracurricular contexts is scant.This paper presents the use of peer teaching in an extracurricular setting and investigates how itcan be used to develop a system to teach design and innovation outside of the classroom.A series of design interventions in an academic makerspace are described which aimed toexplore ways to teach design engineering skills and nurture a design thinking mindset amongundergraduate and graduate students. The workshops had three major foci (technical, process,and interest-based) and involved four main actors (teaching assistants, student champions,student clubs and outside experts). The paper is
project. The goal of this project was to initiate a recycling program at the St.Christopher Midsummer Festival, which previously, had no recycling program. The planningstages for this project began in February 2017. A proposal was submitted to the IUPUI Service-Learning Office for $1,800 and approved for funding to cover miscellaneous expenses andprovide a stipend for the graduate students. The overriding intent of this project was to take toheart the philosophy, principles, and practices of sustainability and apply it to a communityproject.St. Christopher Midsummer FestivalSt. Christopher is a catholic parish located in Speedway on the west side of Indianapolis. The80th annual St. Christopher Midsummer Festival took place July 13-15, 2017 on the
and instructor in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research focuses on ways to encourage more students, especially women and those from nontraditional demographic groups, to pursue interests in the eld of engineering. Janet assists in recruitment and retention efforts locally, nationally, and internationally, hoping to broaden the image of engineering, science, and technology to include new forms of communication and problem solving for emerging grand challenges. A second vein of Janet’s research seeks to identify the social and cultural impacts of technological choices made by engineers in the process of designing and creating new devices and systems. Her
Engineering (CEAE). She has served as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education in the CEAE Department, as well as the ABET assessment coordinator. Professor Bielefeldt was also the faculty director of the Sustainable By Design Residential Academic Program, a living- learning community where interdisciplinary students learn about and practice sustainability. Bielefeldt is also a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include service- learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity.Dr. Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder Daniel W. Knight is the Program Assessment and Research Associate at Design Center (DC) Colorado in CU’s Department
Paper ID #23982A Low-cost Affordable Viscometer Design for Experimental Fluid ViscosityVerification and Drag Coefficient CalculationMr. Joseph Michael Derrick, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis I am a young professional engineer who has graduated from Purdue University in Indianapolis with a masters in Mechanical Engineering. It should also be noted that I also received my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from there as well. My graduate studies was focused in thermal/fluid sciences and sys- tems/controls. Currently, my interests lie in aerospace applications with an emphasis in space propulsion and
experience.Results Each student was encouraged to thoroughly describe their most memorable, importantexperiences and the impacts of those experiences. A thematic analysis was completed on theseexperiences and impacts. The research design naturally produced two main themes: (1)entrepreneurship experiences and (2) impacts. The main experiences students decided to discusswere related to participating in funding competitions, developing their project, experiencingchallenges and failures, taking entrepreneurship classes, and networking. The main impacts thatwere discussed were related to the development of an entrepreneurial mindset, new knowledgeand skills, and modified personal and project goals. These experiences and impacts are discussedin detail in
and advisor to the student chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers. Dr. Rogers has been recognized for his teaching, research, and service efforts through numerous invited seminars and awards. Notable awards include the 2015 Partner of the Year Award from RIT’s Multicultural Center for Academic Success, the 2016 Richard and Virginia Eisenhart 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 Ad- vancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, and the 2018 Dr. Janice A. Lumpkin Educator of
described how the research experience positively impacted their professionaldevelopment. One faculty member explained how they planned to apply what they learned tocourse development: My RET experience gave me the opportunity to research into relevant issues in Green and Sustainable Manufacturing for Developing Economies. I plan to create team based engineering design mini-projects for my students from my research findings. These real life mini-projects will help my students develop a deeper understanding of sustainable engineering design. I believe that using context-based approaches in my teaching will help my students learn content covered in my courses. By using context-based approaches, students
] in Australia, there wereserious issues regarding the low motivation students had to interact with academics, which had an impact ontheir morale. Furthermore, student/staff ratios were very high; hence there was no capacity for any effort fromthe academics. Some academics felt that undergraduates were unmotivated and that there was no value toengaging with them outside the classroom environment. In order to find ways to address these problems, andprovide students with a space to develop sense of belonging and engage with their peers through a co-curricularexperience, the School of Civil Engineering in 2015 developed the Icarus program. Icarus is a voluntary,project-based, research program where students engage with peers in small projects
environments actually helpingstudents to learn and to build confidence and motivation toward engineering design? Towardanswering this question, the juxtaposition of qualitative and quantitative research methods usedherein allows us to investigate the impact that these spaces are having on student motivation andconfidence in engineering design [8]. This paper presents results from mixed-methods researchconsisting of a longitudinal quantitative study and a qualitative interview study focused onunderstanding the factors leading toward student involvement in makerspaces.BackgroundThe longitudinal study presented in this paper consists of a survey that gathers information fromstudents on their involvement in the makerspace, self-efficacy for conducting
University. He teaches in the areas of introductory materials engineering, polymers and composites, and capstone design. His research interests include faculty development, evaluating con- ceptual knowledge change, misconceptions, and technologies to promote conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory and a Chemistry Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge and change for introductory materials science and chemistry classes. He is currently conduct- ing research on a large scale NSF faculty development project. His team is studying how workshops on strategies of engagement and feedback with support from internet tools and resources affect faculty be- liefs, classroom practice, and
to practice giving/receiving feedback, and, ii) a few studentsexpressed a wish that the content was more advanced since they were already familiar with someof it.Students also had a final opportunity to reflect on the impact of the workshop at the end of theproject. As part of their final report, teams were asked asked to answer six questions to capturetheir thoughts on the feedback workshop:1) What was the impact of the feedback workshop on your team’s final design?2) Was the feedback workshop helpful for your team’s feedback/design process? How?3) Was continuing to include feedback in your teamwork throughout the project helpful? Why or why not?4) What is one feedback area/skill you developed as a result of the feedback workshop? What is
in anthropology from Dickinson College.Dr. Matthew Frenkel, New York UniversityMr. Mikolaj Wilk, New York University Engineering Reference Associate at Bern Dibner Library c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Project Shhh! A library design contest for engineering studentsBackground Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology is an academic engineering librarysupporting the teaching and research needs of the faculty and student body of the New YorkUniversity Tandon School of Engineering. Tandon maintains a student population of about5,000 students, with roughly an even distribution between undergraduate and graduate students[1]. Located in Brooklyn, New York, Dibner Library is in an urban
. Senkpeil, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Ryan Senkpeil is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Purdue University who’s research is focused on non-cognitive factors that impact engineering student performance and developing interventions to improve students’ non-cognitive factors.Ms. Julianna Sun Ge, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Julianna Ge is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. At Purdue, she created and currently teaches a novel course for undergraduate engineering students to explore the intersections of wellbeing, leadership, diversity and inclusion. As an NSF Graduate Research Fellow, her research interests
math, science, computer science, and engineering teach- ing to frame his research on STEM teaching and learning. Nadelson brings a unique perspective of research, bridging experience with practice and theory to explore a range of interests in STEM teaching and learning.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
Engineering at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. He received both his B.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Maryland – College Park. His primary research interests include Hydrodynamics, Turbulence, and Experimental Methods. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Students’ Perception of a Summer Undergraduate Research Experience: Across the DisciplinesIntroductionUndergraduate research is considered one of the high impact practices, which are routinely foundon college campuses today. The outcomes from undergraduate research range from increasing astudent’s retention in the major to increased numbers of students attending graduate school [1].In
the Development of Metacognition in Engineering Students in a Problem-Based Learning Program with a Think-Aloud ProtocolThis evidence-based practice paper focuses on how an engineering education program thatpromotes self-regulated learning impacts students’ problem-solving skills. Iron RangeEngineering (IRE) is an innovative, problem-based-learning (PBL) engineering program inVirginia, Minnesota. Throughout the curriculum of this program, students learn about and applymetacognitive skills necessary for self-regulating their learning. For the past several years, wehave been conducting research funded by the National Science Foundation1 to (1) identify themetacognitive skills inherent in self-regulated
]. Predictions for the near future are that this demand for data-skilled talentwill continue to grow, whereas the supply (from colleges and universities training the nextgeneration of data scientists and analysts) will not be able to keep up with that pace (for one suchstudy see, e.g., [3]).To fill in that gap, graduate programs at several leading research universities have created newtracks within the existing graduate programs, or in a few cases new degree programs entirely,focusing on data science and analytics [4]. These programs are led and taught by the existingfaculty ranging from Mathematics & Statistics to Computer Science to Business Schools.However, while training MS and PhD level Data Scientists is important, by itself it is unlikely
Concept Inventory and a Chemistry Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge and change for introductory materials science and chemistry classes. He is currently conduct- ing research on a large scale NSF faculty development project. His team is studying how workshops on strategies of engagement and feedback with support from internet tools and resources affect faculty be- liefs, classroom practice, and development of disciplinary communities of practice and associated student achievement. He was a coauthor for the best paper award in the Journal of Engineering Education in 2013 and this year has received the Michael Ashby Outstanding Materials Educator Award from the Materials Division of ASEE.Dr. Keith D
, students have a betterunderstanding that engineering design is not just focused on and limited to mechanical andelectrical design, but they will learn that civil engineering design has an important role in thehuman lives. Large and small civil/geotechnical designs are also critically important in theengineering profession in which students can choose a major to practice their engineeringknowledge and design skills.Introducing a real world project to the engineering students foreshadows courses they areexpected to take and learn to become best prepared for such a noble profession. It is observedthat most people including many engineering students do not have a complete picture and idea ofwhat is engineering and in particular geotechnical
discipline-based hands-on projects are simple, but challenging. Students get theopportunity to work collaboratively on the projects. The course is designed to include twoimportant high impact practices [11] – a) collaborative assignments and projects, and b) first yearexperiences. The college tracks the progress of these cohort students to assess the effectivenessof the course in student success, specifically in increasing retention rate and reducing time tograduation.Student Retention and Graduation RatesAmong the undeclared engineering majors, 66%, 83%, 73%, 76%, and 84%, on average, wereenrolled in EGGN 100 in 2011, 2012, 2013. 2014 and 2015, respectively. There were morestudents in EGGN 100 in 2016 and 2017, mainly due to students who declared
Engineering Education Paper presented at 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia. https://peer.asee.org/19082[18] Seely, B. E. (1999). The other re-engineering of engineering education, 1900-1965. Journal of Engineering Education, 88(3), 285-294.[19] Sinha, K. C., Bullock, D., Hendrickson, C. T., Levinson, H. S., Lyles, R. W., Radwan, A. E., & Li, Z. (2002). Development of Transportation Engineering Research, Education, and Practice in a Changing Civil Engineering World. Journal of Transportation Engineering, 128(4), 301-313. doi:10.1061/(asce)0733- 947x(2002)128:4(301)[20] Todd, R.H., and Magleby, S.P. (2004) Evaluation and Rewards for Faculty Involved in Engineering Design
Paper ID #21520The Engineering Leader of the Future: Research and PerspectivesDr. Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Meg Handley is currently the Associate Director for Engineering Leadership Outreach at Penn State University. Previously, Meg served as the Director of the Career & Corporate Connection’s office at the Smeal College of Business at Penn State University. Meg completed her PhD in Workforce Education at Penn State, where she focused on interpersonal behaviors and their impact on engineering leadership potential. Meg is a board certified coach with experience in developing
professional development. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 A Gateway Course Redesign Working Group ModelAbstractAs is described in this Evidence-Based Practice Paper, a grant-supported team in the College ofEngineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University provides professional developmentopportunities for our engineering and computer science faculty that focus on improving thequality of instruction. The team seeks to provide an engaging engineering educationalexperience for our undergraduates to improve both our retention and graduation rates, thuskeeping these students in the engineering pipeline. One of the major goals of the team is to helpfaculty implement best practices, in the
Air Force Academy and works as an exchange professor at the United State Air Force Academy. His research interests include path planning, UAV control, cooperative control. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Should Kinetics Follow Kinematics? Investigating Course Design in DynamicsAbstractIn this study, we investigated whether the reordering of kinetics and kinematics topics in atraditional dynamics course leads to improved student ability to choose and apply appropriatekinetics principles to solve single- and multi-concept dynamics problems. To test this hypothesis,three sections of Dynamics were taught using a traditional ordering of topics and one
enhancingcollaboration between peers and potentially easing the difficulty of the engineering curriculumfor some students. In order to broadly affect change in pedagogical practices, we sought toestablish a formalized faculty development effort. The literature points to a number of bestpractices for institutionalizing faculty development in engineering colleges. Felder et al. outlinedhow to design a faculty development program taking into consideration the structure of theofferings (e.g., workshops vs. seminars vs. learning community), which pedagogical topics toexplore, incentivizing participation by faculty, and assessing the effectiveness of the programwith respect to its impact on faculty participants’ attitudes and practices, and ultimately itsimpact on