environment, and the expectation thattreating each student equally is the same as treating each student fairly, regardless of their priorknowledge. Returning to Greeno and Collins’ work, they write that a preponderance of studies ineducational psychology show that students’ ability to solve problems and learn new conceptsdepended heavily on what students already knew. [2] The difference between the haves and thehave-nots in terms of prior knowledge and ease of transition into college is a barrier, especiallywhen it reinforces the perceived lack of belonging by women and underrepresented minorities inengineering. The book Bandwidth Recovery by Verschelden directly addresses the impacts thatpoverty, racism, and social marginalization have on
scores, financial need status, involvement inextracurricular activities, recommendation letters, essay writing skills and whether the candidatewas from an underrepresented group in engineering. Each committee members’ rankings wereaggregated equally to figure out the overall student eligibility ranking.Finally, the candidates were contacted with official scholarship offer letters. The selection ofseven candidates whom all accepted the offers were realized in two rounds of selection cycle. Inorder to implement an evaluation plan with the purpose of measuring this project’s early impactin attracting and recruiting students for careers in nuclear related fields, a first semester intakesurvey of not only award candidates but their peers in the
throughprocesses of community-building, organizing, and education, creating transformativeexperiences in democratic and reflective spaces that directly address root causes. This mayinclude every-day actions such as cooking, gardening, building, establishing space, as well asperformance and creative output.In conversation with Highlander’s practices of creative resistance and agency building, we alsotake from the foundational work of Imarisha Walidah and Adrienne Maree Brown regarding thepractice of emergent strategies for community organizing and enacting change [16]. Brown andWalidah have established the technique of future visioning through the writing of science fictionnarratives that enable social critique as well as creative resistance and playful
more approachable to the middle school or high school students. Thesepresentations were practiced for the group during weekly seminars. After receiving feedbackfrom peers and educators, the pairs updated their presentations and took them to classrooms toshare with students. Grad Student STEM Share program provided several leadershipdevelopment opportunities of specific and translatable skills including communication, teaching,coordination of meetings and events, follow-up, teamwork, planning, presentation skills, andnetworking, as well as optional leadership coaching. Detailed feedback from the graduatestudents and the teachers whose classrooms they visited was positive and will be presented inthis paper, as well as details on the pilot year
schoolers salient totheir learning. Middle grades are the bridge between the wants and needs of childhood and thewants and needs of high schoolers6. Emotionally, adolescents are self-absorbed and tend toexaggerate; they are sensitive and easily offended. Garrett-Hatfield further states that middleschoolers can be moody and feel alienated. At the same time, they are also curious about theworld around them and need time to explore safely. Another salient feature of the middle schoollearner is their sense of wonder about the changes they see in themselves and in their peer group.They depend on important adults in their lives and good role models to emulate. One goal was tohave the Ambassadors be those role models who would be emulated by the middle
researchers in understanding andinvestigating the educational phenomenon. Throughout the project, we collected data frompublic, private and home schools as well as science center settings.a. Public and Private School Settings In order to capture the whole classroom dynamics and actions made by teacher andstudents (for instance, an interaction between students and teacher, students’ behaviors,collaborations, social interactions among their peers) videotaping with a high-quality audiorecording method is an effective and acceptable technique to collect the targeted data. In the firstyear, a single camera was often used to record the whole classroom for class-wide activities andto zoom in on a single randomly-chosen group (with complete consent
, National Association of Counties, and the United States Economic Development Administration. She is the author of Dealing with Deindus- trialization: Adaptive Resilience in American Midwestern Regions (Routledge 2014) and has published numerous peer-reviewed articles focused on economic resilience, economic restructuring, and economic development.Dr. Jennifer L. Irish, Virginia Tech Dr. Jennifer Irish, professor of coastal engineering at Virginia Tech, is an expert in storm surge dynamics, coastal hazard assessment, and nature-based infrastructure for coastal hazard mitigation. Since entering academia in 2006, as lead Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI, Irish received research grants from agen- cies
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and conceptual information used to frame the problemin terms of needs/constraints; 2) design practices used (e.g., generating ideas, consideringmultiple stakeholders, remaining tentative); and 3) stylistic choices (e.g., organizing theirresponse, depicting context). We developed three DST scenarios and tested them in a chemicalengineering program over a three-year period (n=580). To make data analysis feasible, twoundergraduate peer-learning facilitators analyzed each DST independently (14 PLFscontributed), following minimal training. Results. Using a validity-as-argument approach (Linn,1994), we argue that the DST provides valid information about design problem-framing ability,provided the information is used for course improvement purposes
instructionaltechnologies with alternative modes of delivery embracing active learning [8] and otherpathways identified herein.At the other extreme, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) exclusively utilize onlinedelivery methods with a high reliance on self-paced learning via an asynchronous deliverymechanism and often at the expense of reduced engagement [9]. Strengths of MOOCs includevery high instructor productivity, which can reach thousands of students and some peer-assessment is feasible albeit via asynchronous discussion mechanisms [10]. Challenges ofMOOCs for teaching STEM include reduced retention [11], few opportunities for activeengagement, and challenges with assessment arising from the lack of authentication whereinonline-only grading may be difficult
. He is interested in motivation of engineering students, peer-to-peer learning, flat learning environments, technology assisted engineering education and experiential learning. He is the coordinator of the industry sponsored capstone from at his school and is the advisor of OU’s FSAE team.Prof. Yingtao Liu, University of Oklahoma Dr. Yingtao Liu is an assistant professor in the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma (OU). Before joining OU, he was an assistant research scientist in the AIMS center at Arizona State University from 2012 to 2014. His research expertise include the development, ad- vanced manufacturing, and application of lightweight composites and nanocomposites
. Interfere with the beam and have the students observe the effects; run it throughsunglasses to hear the amplitude (loudness) decrease run it through a diffraction grating or beamsplitter and show how each spot now carries the original sound signal (but at lower amplitude).Students can attempt to set up mirrors from the laser game to get the laser from the source to thereceiver wirelessly but bounced off several surfaces. Continue the Arduino work. Have them work in pairs to practice how to write andupload code. Make sure each student can send basic code to light the LED. Have themexperiment with programming light patterns. Give them breadboards, LEDs, lasers, and resistorsto play with, have some simple examples for them to try to get better
more deliberately reinforce the pattern recognitionCT competency by adding additional challenges where students shifted between representationsof patterns by identifying them by color, by color and letter, and by letter. For example, thefollowing student work displays evidence of the Pattern Recognition CT competency. Thestudent was asked to first color the next box in the pattern (see figure 3). After completingcoloring, the student was asked to complete the next following tasks which were writing the nextletter and coloring the pattern (see figure 4). To scaffold the student’s understanding of PatternRecognition CT competency skill, an additional task was reinforced by using letters (see figure5) to describe the colored patterns in the
modular PM with a team leader [1], self-regulating PM[2], scrum for software engineering [3], a 2-phase senior design to emphasize the learning of PM[4], peer PM [7] etc. As Lawanto et. al. suggest “there is a benefit in interventions designed toimprove self-regulation for specific design strategies employed by engineering students inrelation to PM activities.”[2]Students still seem to lack the understanding of several necessary PM aspects even when theyreceive all the available tools and workshops. These management aspects must be exercised andmonitored regularly during the execution phase of the project. Some of these aspects are: ● what is the correct “duration” size of project plan tasks, ● how often should tasks be monitored and the
learning, evidence of improved feedback practicescontinues to be missing [19]. For instance, a lack of alignment between formative andsummative assessment has been noted [20]. Performance based assessment has been extensivelystudied, in particular, the use of formative assessment tools such as rubrics to provide feedbackon student work [21]. However, rubrics are more commonly used on writing assignments, oropen-ended projects, such as design reports. Courses that emphasize content (i.e. facts, and theapplication of physical and mathematical concepts) are common in engineering curricula. Inmany engineering courses students are asked to solve closed-ended problems to demonstratetheir mastery of the material in these types of “fact and principle
problem of retaining students in a program of study in engineering has long beena problem for engineering educators…Roughly fifty percent of the students who begin inengineering leave the field before receiving their engineering degree [1].” According toAnderson-Rowland [2], the enrollment of minority freshman in engineering had increased morethan six fold during the 1980s and 1990s. However the attrition rate for freshman engineeringminorities was still high. Moreover, after five years of study, the graduation rate for minoritystudents (African American, Hispanic American, and Native American), is much lower than thatof non-minorities. Peter Schmidt [3], writing in The Chronicle of Higher Education, noted thatinadequate preparation for college
Paper ID #27504The Social and Conceptual Function of Uncertainty in Open-Ended Project-Based LearningColin Dixon, Concord Consortium Colin Dixon holds a Ph.D. in Learning & Mind Sciences from the University of California, Davis. He researches the development of STEM practices and agency among young people creating things to use and share with the world. He writes about equity and identity in making and engineering, the role of community in science learning, and how youth leverage interests and experiences within STEM education.Prof. Lee Michael Martin, University of California, Davis Lee Martin studies people’s efforts
) [1] states that the education system of 50 years ago,was designed to support the mastery of the "Three Rs” (reading, writing, and arithmetic). In ourcontemporaneous world, these skills are not enough to prepare students to be competitive in thisglobal society. Students must also be proficient communicators, creators, critical thinkers, andcollaborators (the "Four Cs").[2]The preparation and presentation at the conference allow the inclusion and development of theFour Cs in their informal learning process. Although the “Four Cs” skills are inter-connected,communication competencies such as clearly articulating ideas through effective presentations;correct usage of the language, spoken and written; and usage of media technologies are
2015 23 13 9 Total 45 22 (49%) 19 (42%)A major feature of the SIIRE program is student enrichment through the participation inprofessional development programs [3, 4]. SIIRE students are encouraged to participate inresearch and co-op or internship opportunities throughout their academic tenure to better preparefor graduate school or employment. Faculty, local engineers from industry and peers havevolunteered to serve as formal or informal mentors for SIIRE students, either individually or insmall groups.Professional development workshops are regularly hosted for the SIIRE students on a variety oftopics, including [3]: • Resume Writing and Job Search
assignments are detailed below: 1. Develop a single-phase impedance model 2. Develop the primitive impedance matrix for an overhead line 3. Modify code written in 2. to output the phase impedance matrix and calculate the shunt admittance matrix 4. Develop a single-phase transformer model 5. Develop a single-phase autotransformer model 6. Develop a voltage source (ideal substation) modelUsing 1-6 students were asked to write a professional report based on their simulator. This wasan open-ended assignment in which students had control over how they wanted to presenttheir simulator to an investor. Students were asked to come up with a couple of test casesshowing its functionality and were asked to use as many concepts from the course as
majorconsiderations for student persistence. Additionally, several studies have found that students aremore reluctant to leave an institution after joining a campus organization [7]. Social connectionsallow students to “bond with other students to achieve a common goal,” such as completing theirdegree program [8].Additionally, non-academic factors like social support (level of social support a student feels theinstitution provides) and social involvement (extent to which a student feels connected to thecollege environment, peers, faculty, and others in college, and degree to which a student isinvolved in campus activities) positively affect student retention [9]. Therefore, it is importantthat students have a variety of opportunities to engage with peers
theory in power convertersand switching power supplies and to promote the application of theoretical concepts.4. To provide students with the ability to find solutions to the problems and to enhance theircritical reasoning needed to choose the appropriate solution in accordance with specific criteria.5. To enhance other competencies within the engineering, such as: the ability to write goodtechnical reports and to make presentations, project management and economics, and team-work.Having defined the course objectives, goals and outcomes, based on the available educationalresources and support, the instructor have to select the most suitable methods to obtain thesegoals and outcomes. First, the PBL method was chosen because it prompts the
paper once it is complete andlisting which journals or conferences appear most often in the works cited. This seems like a veryclever way to identify the fit for a particular paper or set of results.In terms of the types of publications, some researchers have a preference for professional societypublications over for-profit publishers. Those researchers who are conducting more traditionalcivil and environmental engineering research preferred peer reviewed journals exclusively,publishing only abstracts in conferences for networking and feedback purposes, while thoseconducting research overlapping with computer science, where conferences are often the finaldestination for research, described publishing in both conferences and journals. For
accelerometer functions. Measure the mass of the car by using a weighing scale. Apply a force to push the car and measure the distance it travels. (CCC: Cause and effect) Investigate the relationship between the force applied and the distance travelled. (Unspecified SEP: Analyzing and interpreting data) Explain Write Newton’s second law and Hooke’s law. Analyze the effect of acceleration on the displacements of the spring and car. (DCI: Force and motion) Provide formal definitions for relevant terms such as spring constant, force, acceleration, mass, vector, etc., and their relevance in this experiment
exactly sometimes but similar. [...] make a model of your exercise trail for Perri and then explain to her how to use it. And the way we explain it is by writing an algorithm. [...] We need to know how to write and give directions. In this year two example, Miriam is seen not only introducing students to a definition foralgorithm but also helping students to see why this is important for the students to know and howthat word applies to the bigger engineering design challenge. In addition to explicitly using theCT vocabulary in their classrooms, the teachers in year two were also seen more intentionallymaking connections to bigger CT ideas like sequencing, efficiency
,temperature, pressure, buoyancy, etc.). There were two additional lectures on basicphotographic techniques: Shutter Speed, Aperture, ISO, White Balance. This was primarily forthe benefit of all students, many of whom had little or no science or photography experience.Emphasis was placed on the quantitative aspects of optics and the interrelationship of spatial andtemporal resolution in the measurement of fluid flows.Six major topics were selected and for each topic a set of four class times was considered. Eachset of four classes was structured as 1) a lecture on the science and visualization techniques of atopic (Tuesday), 2) a photography session (Thursday), 3) edit/submit session to edit the imagesin Photoshop and write a report (Tuesday), 3
Paper ID #27288Engineering Futures: Updating a Successful Professional Development Pro-gram to Address New ChallengesDr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy Luchini-Colbry is the Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Services at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, she earned Ph.D. and M.S.E. in computer science and engineering from the University of Michigan. She has published more than two dozen peer-reviewed works related to her interests in educational technology and
reviewer in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program. Dr. Agi received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. He received his MBA from the Berkeley-Columbia Executive MBA Program.Donna M. Koechner, eNova Solutions, LLC Donna Koechner earned her BS in Electrical Engineering at Kansas State University and her MS in Elec- trical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Mexico. She has worked in academia, research and industry on products and projects including image segmentation and pattern recognition, software design, software specification, development and testing, product engineering, technical writing, course
viewsocial responsibilities related to the engineering profession and perceive negative feelings fromtheir peers related to the ethics of military service? (3) How do engineering students with ahistory of military service view social responsibilities related to the engineering profession andperceive negative feelings from others related to the ethics of military service? The first RQ wasexamined using the results from two large surveys of engineering students attending 17institutions with about 3300 respondents, including 222 students attending one of the U.S.military academies. The professional connectedness element of social responsibility wasmeasured using 19 Likert-type items with a 7-point response scale. It was found that the
reflections. The cycle was augmented by Greenaway’s Active Reviewing Cycle,a model which provides a different way to examine experiential learning [19]. The keywordsfrom this cycle are shown within parentheses in Figure 1. FIGURE 1. KOLB EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING CYCLE WITH GREENWAY’S KEYWORDSThe concrete experience stage is used to engage students in performing some sort of activitywhere they apply their ideas and skills. Experiences from activities generate facts – the events,moments, and details associated with the activity. Next, the reflective observation stageencourages students to reflect on their experiences through mechanisms such as self-evaluation,peer discussion, and instructor feedback. Reflections generate feelings, an