, resource recovery from waste, and bioremediation. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Integration of a Local ‘Wicked’ Problem into the Environmental Engineering Laboratory CurriculumINTRODUCTIONThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Inc. (ABET) works to ensureconfidence in programs and ensure graduates are prepared for the workforce. One outcome ofspecific importance is ABET outcome j, which is for students to ‘gain a knowledge ofcontemporary issues’ or outcome 4 which comes into effect in 2019 and states that students musthave “an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situationsand make informed judgments, which
integrates computers, electronics and physical hardware. Prof Lindsay’s background is in Remote laboratories, investigating whether remote and simulated access alternatives to the traditional in-person laboratory experience can provide the high quality learning outcomes for students. Prof Lindsay’s work in Remote and Virtual laboratory classes has shown that there are significant differ- ences not only in students’ learning outcomes but also in their perceptions of these outcomes, when they are exposed to the different access modes. These differences have powerful implications for the design of remote and virtual laboratory classes in the future, and also provide an opportunity to match alternative access modes to the
University Mary- land. Her primary research is in writing pedagogy and assessment, and she has taught a wide variety of writing courses including first year composition, professional writing, rhetoric, and style. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 WIP: Integrating Writing into Engineering Labs: Developing Curriculum and Creating a Writing Fellows Program I. IntroductionThis paper presents a Works-in-Progress. Communication competency is critical for practicingengineers [1]. Research demonstrates that learning to write and communicate in engineering islinked to learning to think like an engineer and to developing a professional identity as an engineer[1], [2]. ABET lists
past president of the Association for Science Teacher Education.Dr. Elizabeth Ring-Whalen, St. Catherine University Elizabeth A. Ring-Whalen is an Assistant Professor of Education at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, MN. She holds a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction - STEM Education from the University of Min- nesota. Her research focuses on STEM education and what this looks like in PreK-12 classrooms and explores teachers’ beliefs of integrated STEM as well as how these beliefs influence teachers’ practices and student achievement in the classroom. Alongside this research, she has worked to explore the atti- tudes and beliefs teachers hold about cultural diversity and teaching culturally diverse students. Past
Paper ID #24665Smartness in Engineering Culture: An Interdisciplinary DialogueDr. Emily Dringenberg, Ohio State University Dr. Dringenberg is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Ohio State Uni- versity. She holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Kansas State ’08), a M.S. in Industrial Engineering (Purdue ’14) and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education (Purdue ’15). Her team, Beliefs in Engineering Re- search Group (BERG) utilizes qualitative methods to explore beliefs in engineering. Her research has an overarching goal of leveraging engineering education research to shift the culture of
Paper ID #26081Determining the Dependencies of Engineering Competencies for EngineeringPractice: An Exploratory Case StudyDr. Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba Dr. Jillian Seniuk Cicek is an Assistant Professor in the Centre for Engineering Professional Practice and Engineering Education at the University of Manitoba, in Canada. She teaches technical communication. Her areas of investigation include program evaluation; outcomes-based teaching and assessment; engi- neering competencies; instructor pedagogical practices and belief-systems; engineering epistemology; and student culture, diversity, perspectives, and
Paper ID #26544Work in Progress: Engaging Engineering Teaching Staff in Continuous Im-provement ProcessIng. Isabel Hilliger, 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 a PhD Candidate in Computer Science at UC-Engineering. Her research theme is the use of methodologies and analytical tools for continuous curriculum improvement in Higher Education. She has
the socio-cognitive aspects of the flipped and blended learning environments. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Student perceptions of interpersonal skills intertwined in an engineering classroom By: Carmen Carrion MS & Joe LeDoux PhDIntroduction: This research paper describes the study about teaching interpersonal skills in ananalytical engineering course and how students from this course actually experienced theinterpersonal skills curriculum. In the field of engineering, model-based reasoning and theemployment of engineering judgment are two of the most important practices that are critical forthe success of practicing engineers
involving students in curriculum development and teaching through Peer Designed Instruction.Mr. Luis Miguel Procter, University of Texas, El Paso Luis M. Procter is currently pursuing a B.S. degree in engineering leadership with the University of Texas at El Paso, where he is an undergraduate Research Assistant.Anita D. Patrick, University of Texas, Austin Anita Patrick is a STEM Education Doctoral Student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. She received her BS in Bioengineering from Clemson University where she tutored undergraduate mathematics and science courses, and mentored undergraduate
, India Susan S. Mathew, is an Associate Professor. Presently she is also the Associate Dean (Academics and Research) and Head, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. In NITTTR, for the last 29 years, she has been involved in outcome-based curriculum design, teaching postgraduate students, content updating and laboratory management programmes, induction training of new teachers, research in areas of technical education, projects concerned with the development of instructional material for polytechnics, engineering colleges as well as industries, etc. Prior to NITTTR, she was working as a lecturer in MANIT, Bhopal and SGSITS, Indore and was involved in teaching undergraduate & postgraduate students.Ms
University (USA) and was 2014-15 Fulbright Scholar in Engineering Education at Dublin Institute of Technology (Ireland).Dr. Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University Cheryl A. Bodnar, Ph.D., CTDP is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University. Dr. Bodnar’s research interests relate to the incorporation of active learn- ing techniques in undergraduate classes as well as integration of innovation and entrepreneurship into the engineering curriculum. In particular, she is interested in the impact that these tools can have on student perception of the classroom environment, motivation and learning outcomes. She obtained her certifica- tion as a Training and Development
Outreach at Tufts University, where she studies teacher learning in an online professional development course on teaching and learning engineering. She earned her doctorate in Curriculum & Instruction in Science Education from the University of Colorado Boulder, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from UC Santa Cruz. Prior to graduate school, Dr. Swanson was an elementary STEM educator for a children’s science center, teaching STEM courses in both formal and informal learning environments. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Transformations in elementary teachers' pedagogical reasoning: Studying teacher learning in an online
veteran undergraduates in engineering.Theresa Green, Utah State University Theresa Green is a graduate student at Utah State University pursuing a PhD in Engineering Education. Her research interests include K-12 STEM integration and improving diversity and inclusion in engineer- ing. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 1 An Inquiry into the Use of Intercoder Reliability Measures in Qualitative ResearchWhen compared to quantitative approaches, qualitative approaches are relatively newer to theengineering education research community (Borrego, Douglas, & Amelink, 2009). As thecommunity
a new Engineering Leadership Program to enable students to bridge the gap between traditional engineer- ing education and what they will really experience in industry. With a background in both engineering education and design thinking, her research focuses on how Latina/Latino students develop an identity as an engineer, methods for enhancing student motivation, and methods for involving students in curriculum development and teaching through Peer Designed Instruction.Dr. Ines Basalo, University of Miami Dr. Basalo is an Assistant Professor in Practice in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Uni- versity of Miami. Prior to joining the University of Miami in 2014, she worked as an adjunct professor at
materials--students learn simple models that require many assumptions to use. Asstudents advance in their studies and specialize, the models become more complex as fewerassumptions are made.Engineering science courses are typically taught with a lecture-based pedagogy and assignstudents sets of homework problems to engage them in practicing the course material outside ofclass time. Problem sets usually comprise problems from the course textbook or are written bythe professor. Although the number and length of problem sets varies by instructor, a problem settypically takes several hours of work (and in the U.S., a 3-credit-hour 12-week undergraduatecourse assumes 6 hours per week of out-of-class work). In an undergraduate curriculum, studentsare
, beliefs, self-regulation, and achievement.Min Tang, College of Education, Learning and Cognition Program,Florida State University The research interests of mine are: 1) to understand teachers’ pedagogical practices and the potential effects of those practices on students’ critical thinking and epistemic beliefs in engineering domain, 2) to quantify epistemically-related emotions that occur during the epistemic activity, 3) to explore the best pedagogical practices to improve the efficiency integrating classroom project-based learning and students’ real-world problem-solving practice. I have MS degree from Florida State University in Curriculum and Instruction and BA degree from China Nanchang University in English
the natural sciences, math and technology. During these years Lena developed her pedagogical skills and competence in the pedagogic field and besides leading the activities she organised pedagogical training for teachers, pupils and university students. Between 2011 and 2016 Lena was the head of the new Department of Learning at the School of Education and Communication in Engineering Sciences (ECE), KTH. Lena was then responsible for building up a new strong research environment in engineering and technology education, K-12 to university level. 2016-2017 Lena was the Dean at the ECE school at KTH. As this School was merged with another School in 2018, from January 2018 Lena has a research position as an
on our data to answer this question, when asked to reflect on thechanges that have occurred, many interviewees remark that faculty today do pay greater attentionto undergraduate education, and participate in more regular, if not always continuousimprovement efforts both at course and program level. Indeed, individuals from many differentinstitutions, regardless of position or institutional rank, mentioned that conversations in thedepartments and colleges that were stimulated by an ABET visit were helpful. (This said, manyinstitutions still rush to compile their ABET data two to three years before a visit.) Many of thoseinterviewed also admit that curriculum changes, especially at program level, were a moreinfrequent occurrence prior to EC
several student societies. She is the instructor of several courses in the CBE curriculum including the Material and Energy Balances, junior laboratories and Capstone Design courses. She is associated with several professional organizations including the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and American Society of Chemical Engineering Education (ASEE) where she adopts and contributes to innovative pedagogical methods aimed at improving student learning and retention.Prof. Eva Chi, University of New Mexico Eva Chi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Department at the University of New Mexico. The research in her lab is focused on understanding the dynamics and
traditional disciplines, including engineering and physical sciences,to perform research focused on the micro to macro-level fabrication and regeneration of tissues.While this field has continued to grow since the 1970’s [6], it faces challenges shared by otherinterdisciplinary fields when trying to develop and implement curriculum for interdisciplinaryprograms.Rapid growth in interdisciplinary fields and subsequently interdisciplinary academic programshas created programs with ill-defined disciplinary skills for students graduating from thoseprograms [7]. As a result, interdisciplinary engineering program graduates regularly pursuecareers outside of traditional engineering jobs [8], often making career trajectories unclear aftergraduation [9]. In an
the experiences of minoritized students in deciding whether to persistin their studies or not. The model also considers the multi-level systems that affect students, e.g.institutional characteristics, the curriculum and co-curriculum, and off-campus obligations [18].The model organizes the influence of student experiences in college on retention in temporalorder, from pre-college and external factors, through commitments to a particular institution andexperiences at that institution, leading to intermediate outcomes that shape final commitments toan institution and the decision to reenroll [14]. This study uses this model to conceptualizestudents’ commitment and decision to reenroll in an engineering program. A primary motivationguiding
innovation processes, through studying experi- ences of individuals and teams that lead to innovative thinking and through integrating that knowledge into organizational change. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 An Exploration of Course Design Heuristics Identified from Design Meetings, Design Artifacts, and Educator InterviewsIntroductionThis research paper investigates differences between course design heuristics used in engineeringthat have been identified from three distinct data sources: course design meetings, course designpapers, and educator interviews. Heuristics are used in the daily practice of many diversedisciplines, including industrial design [1], orienteering
Paper ID #25537Development of an Ethics Survey Based on the Four-domain DevelopmentDiagramDr. Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc. Dr. Canney conducts research focused on engineering education, specifically the development of social responsibility in engineering students. Other areas of interest include ethics, service learning, and sus- tainability education. Dr. Canney received bachelors degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Seattle University, a masters in Civil Engineering from Stanford University with an emphasis on structural engineering, and a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of
“pipelines,” “pathways,” or “ecosystems,” can be difficult to navigate because of the highlystructured, and potentially intimidating, curriculum. This can result in a net loss of students overtime, as students transfer out, the highly-structured requirements can be an insurmountablebarrier to transferring into engineering programs. Students who have more confidence in theirabilities are less likely to drop out of engineering majors and more likely to successfullycomplete their degree [44], [45]. While the tendency to drop out can and does affect all studentdemographics, it is known to disproportionately affect underrepresented minorities [46]-[48]. Inorder to meet the number of engineering graduates the workforce requires, as well as promote
Education, 2019 Validation of an Instrument to Measure Student Engagement with a Standards-Based Grading SystemIntroductionThis research paper presents the development and validation of an instrument intended tomeasure the engagement of students with standards-based grading (SBG) systems. Such systemscan complement the use of backwards design [1], [2], a curriculum development strategyintended to improve student learning which is taking hold in engineering education. Increasingly,engineering instructors are working towards more clear identification of intended learningobjectives, alignment of curriculum, and adoption of transparent, informative, and feedback richassessment strategies. Instructors are in essence creating
Paper ID #25287Board 51: An Initial Step Towards Measuring First-Generation College Stu-dents’ Personal Agency: A Scale ValidationMs. Dina Verd´ın, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dina Verd´ın is a Ph.D. Candidate in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She completed her M.S. in Industrial Engineering at Purdue University and B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering at San Jos´e State University. Dina is a 2016 recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Re- search Fellowship and an Honorable Mention for the Ford Foundation Fellowship Program. Her research
, 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 technologies to research ’best
used by the HFOSS community is usually agile and HFOSS projects are often early adopters of new development approaches such as continuous integration, and containerization. Indeed, many applications that support these approaches such as Ansible, and Docker are open source projects themselves. Computing for Social Good - Participation in an HFOSS project provides students with some understanding of the potential for positive social impact of computing.While the potential for student learning from HFOSS is great, there are challenges totaking this approach. There are typically multiple learning curves for both student andinstructor including tools, development approaches, and project application knowledge.HFOSS
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies for the college.Dr. Jennifer Harper Ogle, Clemson University Dr. Jennifer Ogle is currently an Associate Professor in the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering at Clemson University. She specializes in transportation infrastructure design, safety, and management, and has been the faculty advisor for the Clemson Engineers for Developing Countries (CEDC) program since 2011. During this time, the CEDC program has tripled in growth and has been recognized by the Institute for International Education (IIE) with the Andrew Heiskell Award as a model program, and was also recognized by the State of South Carolina for the Service Learning Award in 2011. Dr. Ogle was also recognized in 2012
Paper ID #25881Creativity Exercises and Design Methods to Enhance Innovation in Engineer-ing StudentsDr. Michael Lawrence Anderson P.E., United States Air Force Academy Lt Col Mike Anderson is an Associate Professor and Director of Capstone Programs, Department of Engineering Mechanics, US Air Force Academy. He has pursued research in engineering education for several years in the areas of curriculum design and assessment, capstone design experiences, innovative design methodologies, and enhancing student creativity. In addition, he pursues technical research in autonomous systems, design of terrestrial and aerial robots