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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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John Bernhard Kleba, ITA - Aeronautics Technological Institute (Brazil); Cristiano Cordeiro Cruz, Aeronautics Technological Institute (Brazil)
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related to the conception and institutionalization of a minor in engaged engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Building Community Engaged Programs in Curriculum - A Short Review of Brazilian ApproachesIntroductionEngineering schools have established a variety of ways of how community engagementprograms (CEP) are built into curriculum [1]. But what are the conditions for establishing CEP inengineering schools? And how can we explain the different ways in which CEP programsthrive? From the perspective of the social systems theory, there is an interplay in the dimensionsof constraints (structural coercion), free choices, and contingencies, allowing actors a set ofoptions
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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Mary Anna LaFratta, School of Art and Design, Western Carolina University; Lane Graves Perry III, Western Carolina University; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University
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Paper ID #30993Engagement in Practice (EIP): Differences in Perceptions betweenEngineering and Art Students in an Interdisciplinary Service-LearningProjectDr. Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University Yanjun Yan is an Associate Professor in Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University. Her research interests include engineering education, swarm robotics, statistical signal processing, and swarm intelligence.Prof. Mary Anna LaFratta, School of Art and Design, Western Carolina University Mary Anna LaFratta is an artist, designer and design and arts educator in graphic design in the School of Art and Design at
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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Malinda S Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Michael A Soltys, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jennifer Kracha, University of Colorado Boulder
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as pathways and retention to and through K-12 and undergraduate engineering, teacher education, and curriculum development. She is passionate about hands-on engineering design for every student, at every age level.Dr. Michael A Soltys, University of Colorado, Boulder Mike Soltys is an Instructor for the Engineering Plus degree program at at the University of Colorado. Mike is passionate about engineering education, and teaches engineering design in First-Year Engineering Projects (GEEN 1400), Engineering Projects for the Community (GEEN 2400), Statics (GEEN 3851), Thermodynamics (GEEN 3852) and Theoretical Fluid Mechanics (CVEN 3313). Mike is the co-PI for TeachEngineering, a curricular digital library with the
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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Cristiano Cordeiro Cruz, Aeronautics Technological Institute
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Assessing Grassroots Engineering Applications in BrazilIn Brazil, service learning or community service is an integral part of every university’sfundamental duties, along with teaching and researching. The type of learning or service to beprovided, however, depends on the hermeneutics applied, which can either lead to groupempowerment and socio-technical change or to mere paternalism.In the early 2000s, during the two terms of Lula as president of Brazil, many community service/service-learning teams were established and institutionalized, linked to engineering courses andfaculty members. From the conjugation of social technology and solidarity economy movements,some of these teams developed a form of engineering practice that is now called
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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Rob Rouse, Southern Methodist University; Juan Torralba, University of Miami; Kathryn Krummeck; DiMitri Higginbotham, Good Shepherd Episcopal School
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school makerspace often have a difficulttime integrating the makerspace into their day-to-day instruction in a sensible and impactful way.In addition, we have observed that when K-12 educators who use school makerspaces havequestions about best practices, or when they need guidance developing their own maker-basedactivities, they have relatively few helpful resources to consult. These issues appear to be due, inpart, to the fact that there is no universally-agreed-upon cannon of makerspace best practices andlimited high-quality makerspace standards-aligned curricula.In an effort to support K-12 educators integrating makerspaces and maker-based activities intotheir instruction, we created The SMU Maker Education Project. The SMU Maker
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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Mary Andrade, University of Louisville; Michael Scott Keibler, University of Louisville; Josh Rivard
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Paper ID #30677High Altitude Water Shortage Issues in Peru.Mrs. Mary Andrade, University of Louisville Mary Andrade is the Director of the Career Development and Cooperative Education office at the Uni- versity of Louisville - J.B. Speed School of Engineering. In this role she oversees the mandatory co-op program for more than 1000 students each year. She is an active member of the Cooperative and Experi- ential Education Division of ASEE.Mr. Michael Scott Keibler, University of LouisvilleJosh Rivard c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Engagement in Practice: Relationship Based
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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Kellie Schneider, University of Dayton; Leanne Petry, Central State University; M. Suzanne Franco, Wright State University; Malcolm W. Daniels, University of Dayton; Amy Anderson, University of Dayton; Marjorie Langston, Hamilton Township High School ; Megan Shepherd; Madeline Mock
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competence constitute prerequisiteconditions. The US Department of Education has made broader global skills for students apriority [23]. It charges colleges, schools, and departments of education to provide new learningopportunities and course work to successfully develop these skills in teachers. Similarly,Walters, Garii and Walters (2009) argue for international travel as integral to teacher preparation,encouraging a sense of “otherness” and an appreciation for the role of human difference,addressing misconceptions and stereotypes, and challenging teachers’ understanding of their“professional self” [22].The link to Community Engaged Learning (CEL) as an effective pedagogy for promotingintercultural competence development is well established
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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Dan D Nale PE, The Citadel - Civil & Environmental Engineering; Rebekah D Burke, The Citadel
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projects. The Civil andEnvironmental Engineering (CEE) Department’s curriculum at The Citadel places a premium onpreparing graduates to serve as principle leaders through their service to society. In support ofthis vision, CEE Department faculty focus on implementing high-impact learning pedagogicaltechniques to prepare graduates for successful careers in the engineering profession. One high-impact method of instruction of specific interest focuses on service learning and communityengagement, resulting in creation of an enhanced student-learning environment.BackgroundService learning is an educational approach that balances formal instruction and the opportunityto serve in the community in order to provide a pragmatic and progressive learning
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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Adetoun Yeaman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kenneth Reid, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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ways to promote empathy as a valuable social competency for engineeringpractice. Many scholars assert that service learning and other community engagementpedagogies are valuable for helping students further develop their empathic abilities. Thisqualitative study aims at studying an engineering course with an integrated service componentand investigating the role empathy plays in the students’ experiences. Participants are first-yearengineering students in a service-learning course at a large land grant institution. We utilize aphenomenology study and focus on students’ experiences within the course. Data was collectedvia semi-structured interviews conducted through online video conferencing. During interviews,several participants mentioned how
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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Ajay P. Malshe, Purdue University; Kevin M Fitzpatrick, University of Arkansas; Salil Bapat, Purdue University
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submitted to the team of the social scientist and the architect. This paperwould detail the results of this phase-I project and the implantation model.Introduction: Over the last two decades, materials science and engineering, and manufacturing (MSEM)has evolved into an important, interdisciplinary subject area in the engineering curriculum [1]–[3]. As a result, introductory undergraduate level MSEM class (with or without lab component)has become part of traditional non-MSEM engineering programs such as mechanical andindustrial engineering. In some cases, this type of class is a required component of anundergraduate course curriculum. Covering the depth and breadth of an interdisciplinary andhands-on subject like MSEM in a single semester
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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Maija A Benitz, Roger Williams University; Li-Ling Yang, Roger Williams University
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to process and identify connections with environmental, ethical, and societal factors.The components of an effective service learning reflection can be described by the 5 C’s:continuous, connected, challenging, contextualized, and coached [11]. The reflection should becontinuous throughout project, that is, it should happen before, during, and after the experience.The connection component should link the service experience to the course curriculum. Thereflection should challenge students to engage with current issues, while also contextualizing thework in a way that fits the specific project. Finally, coaching is necessary for supporting studentsintellectually, emotionally and academically.Student reflections can also be useful tools for the
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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Ben Ralph Bernard, North Dakota State University; Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University; Pranay Kumar Marella, Mississippi State University
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lastsummer, 70 high school students participated in the week-long cybersecurity summer campevent at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota.The cybersecurity summer camp curriculum is facilitated by junior counselors (students whohave completed high school that have a strong interest in cybersecurity), counselors (collegestudents with cybersecurity experience), and university faculty & staff. This paper studies theimpact of having counselors and junior counselors integrated into the cybersecurity summercamp experience and evaluates the impact that being a counselor has on the students thatparticipate in that role. These impacts facilitate cybersecurity community engagement.1. IntroductionThe need for quality cybersecurity education
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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 7
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Flor Angela Bravo, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Juan M Cruz, Rowan University; Jairo Alberto Hurtado JAH, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
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, community engagementIntroductionThe benefits of community engagement for the education of engineering students are widelyknown and described [1-3]. Typically, universities offer academic spaces for community servicein the curriculum of certain programs. In the case of the Electronic Engineering (EE) major of thePontificia Universidad Javeriana University in Colombia, there is a course called University SocialProject (Proyecto Social Universitario, PSU). During more than 30 years of different iterationsand changes, this course has promoted the commitment and responsibility of EE students withvulnerable populations and institutions that the university has built a partnership with [4]. Its goalis to generate in students an attitude of reflection and
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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Jessica L. Murphy Ph.D., Jackson State University; Dawn Bishop McLin, jackson state university
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, andprinciples within an emergency management framework. The curriculum focuses on such topics asemergency planning and decision-making, homeland security, disaster response and recovery, andhazard identification and mitigation. Emergency Management Technology will serve as the lead andfocal point of this project.The Department of Psychology: The Department of Psychology works to enhance student’s knowledgeof psychological principles and practices through scholarship, research, undergraduate service-learning,and graduate clinical training. The mission of undergraduate education in the department is to exposestudents to the breadth and depths of the various fields of psychology. Students are encouraged andtaught to think critically about psychological
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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Julie Fogarty, California State University, Sacramento; Nathan E Canney P.E., CYS Structural Engineers Inc.; Benjamin V Fell P.E., California State University, Sacramento
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retention must be addressed not only at the college level but also inthe K-12 space, specifically around increasing exposure to and an understanding of engineeringamong students. Teacher preparation programs are slowly adapting their curriculum to train pre-service teachers with the skills needed to integrate engineering into their classrooms, but most K-6 educators have little or no background in STEM disciplines. This has led to schools reachingout for expertise from their local communities to incorporate STEM education experiences (Oziset al. 2018). A variety of experiences have been implemented and linked to increased interest inSTEM careers in the last two decades ranging from after-school programs/clubs to one-dayworkshops. Most of these
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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines
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communitydevelopment. Using artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) as an area of application forengineering students involved in community development, the paper first describes thecharacteristics that communities should exhibit and what they should expect of engineers inorder to achieve community resiliency. Second, it outlines criteria that engineering studentsshould adopt as behavioral guidelines in order to act in a socially responsible way. Third, itdescribes criteria that engineering projects should have in order to contribute to sustainablecommunity development. Fourth, it describes the integration of these two set of criteria in theengineering curriculum in order to develop conceptual understanding and practical skills thatengineering students
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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Glen Hordemann, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Sharon Lynn Chu, University of Florida; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Francis Quek, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Osazuwa John Okundaye Jr, Texas A&M University
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Paper ID #31395Everybody Needs Some Body to Teach: Embodiment, TelecommunicationandTelepresence in STEM LearningMr. Glen Hordemann, Texas A & M University Glen Hordemann is a Computer Science PhD student at Texas A&M University. He is part of the Em- bodied Interaction Lab (TEILab) and The Institute of Technology-Infused Learning (TITIL). His current research focuses on telepresence robots and AR/VR enhancements to improve the embodiment of remote users. He has a B.S. in Computer Science from Gonzaga University and an M.S. in Computer Science from Bowling Green State University. His research interests also
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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 7
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Shreya Gupta, Bit Project, College of Engineering, UC Davis; Dong Gyun Kim, Bit Project, College of Engineering, UC Davis; Victoria Kang Li Xu, Bit Project, College of Engineering, UC Davis
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and extend our resources to as many underprivilegedschools as possible. The expansion of our outreach program guarantees a unique learningexperience that will strengthen students’ foundations in core STEM subjects.ConclusionOrganized by undergraduate students, the Bit Project outreach program grants teachers access toresources for easy integration of project-based learning into their classes. An analysis of the firstimplementation of the outreach program received positive feedback and promise for long-termcontinuation at the school. As a student-led effort, Bit Project recruits new curriculum developersand outreach coordinators every academic quarter, ensuring a continuous stream of lesson plans.Feedback from volunteers and teachers on
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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6
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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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Cristiano Cordeiro Cruz, Aeronautics Technological Institute
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dialogue, an educator engineer, in addition to being empathic, critical, and capable of dialoguing, must also be open to learn throughout his/her life. S/he must be willing to learn from the endless praxis’ exercise and even to be taught by the supposedly naive grassroots group s/he is serving: learning from the group’s knowledge, strategies of political action, worldviews and values, etc.Since a grassroots engineer is supposed to be able to develop popular education alongside – or asan integrant part of – the technical support they provide to grassroots groups, they must be aneducator engineer. Defined like that, it can be said that “grassroots engineer” and “educatorengineer” are synonyms.It is