is the degree to which empathy influenced learners’ motivation in employingengineering design, learning more about engineering and potentially pursuing engineering.Additionally, innovations developed in this low-stakes environment may lead to teaching toolswhich may transfer into traditional classroom settings.Why Empathy, Engineering and Girls?The summer program in which this research takes place has been serving 6 th and 8th grade girlsfor 20 years with the intent of providing girls unique inspiring engineering experiences. Thelongevity of the program has allowed for the emergence of best practices, innovative engagementmechanisms, as well as, evidence of areas which could be enriched. The specific area ofimprovement which is of interest
abroad trip to Western Europe. This four-week program included 12intensive, 4-hour class meetings designed to teach students a full semester of Statics contentknowledge. The course was originally designed to include active, blended, and collaborativelearning elements in both its instruction and learning resources, bringing demonstrations, videos,and group activities into the students’ learning environment. The process of adapting this research-based Statics curriculum, built around a typical 16-week semester, to fit its new internationalsetting was impacted by the timeline, the student population, their social context, and the resourcesavailable abroad. For example, the weekly instructor office hours held during a typical semesterbecame daily
prevent most faculty from using them. For example, trying new educationalinnovations and updating courses while balancing an active research lab is a difficult endeavorfor faculty. Knowledge and familiarity with engineering education best practices is anothermajor barrier and it impacts young and established faculty in different ways. Most new educatorslearn to teach effectively through trial and error and have little or no formal training in bestpractices of education [3]. Studies in the U.S. show that for 95% of new faculty members ittakes four to five years of trial and error to become fully productive in research and effective inteaching [6]. Established senior engineering faculty on the other hand, due to burden ofadditional responsibilities
of California, Irvine Emil Lundqvist graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a Bachelor of Science in Biomed- ical Engineering: Premedical. He has conducted research with the Cardiovascular Modeling Laboratory in the field of cardiovascular biomechanics and currently works as the Core Laboratory Manager at the Edwards Lifesciences Center for Advanced Cardiovascular Technology.Prof. Christine E King, University of California, Irvine Dr. Christine King is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Biomedical Engineering at UC Irvine. She re- ceived her BS and MS from Manhattan College in Mechanical Engineering and her PhD in Biomedical Engineering from UC Irvine, where she developed brain-computer interface
has received numerous national and international awards. He is an elected Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Management and serves as an Associate Editor for the Engineering Management Journal . Prior to his academic career, Schell spent 14 years in industry where he held leadership positions focused on process improvement and organizational development.Dr. Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University Bryce E. Hughes is an Associate Professor in Adult and Higher Education at Montana State University. His research interests encompass diversity and equity in engineering education, with a focus on LGBTQ students. He was recently awarded an NSF CAREER grant to study the experiences of LGBTQ under- graduates in
the practice of service learning in the communities, with all the challenges thatgrassroots engineering brings with itself, providing the students with the opportunity to learnfrom more experimented grassroots engineers’ practice; iv) on the feedback given by the team’sstaff on the individual and/or group performance.Most undergraduate students used to be granted an extension scholarship (from UFRJ) during atleast a part of the time they spent at Soltec’s activities. This financial support, in addition to thecompelling ideals of grassroots engineering, motivate undergrads in engaging at Soltec’sprojects. For the graduate students, participation at Soltec’s interventions is usually part of theirmain research project, building a strong
degree. However, some academicprograms allow for the opportunity to conduct adaptive expertise-based research.Adaptive expertise research is frequently situated in design challenges, education reform, andknowledge transfer. In Peng et al’s work, two groups of undergraduate students across allacademic years were asked to create a CAD design from a real-life object and a drawing (2014).The study focused on evaluating contextual exercises to measure and help the development ofadaptive expertise characteristics in the classroom. In another study, Vanasupa et al establish thatdeveloping motivations to learn and making value visible is critical for adaptive expertisedevelopment over time (2010). Meanwhile, McKenna sought to understand how
; sleep-wake cycles; and body core temperature tracking and relationship to alertness and human performance. Students receive case studies in fatigue and impacts to safety, productivity, and performance. During this first day of the module students take the Epworth Sleepiness Scale [18] to determine their own sleepiness and then learn principles of sleep hygiene so they can become better sleepers and improve their own productivity. In the second day of the module, shift work and schedule rotation are defined, and best practices discussed. Student volunteers agree to wear wrist actigraphs every night for two weeks to measure their sleep. The student volunteers also agree to have their results shared with the
management projects. She works extensively with food banks and food pantries on supply chain management and logistics focused initiatives. Her graduate and undergraduate students are integral part of her service-learning based logistics classes. She teaches courses in strategic relationships among industrial distributors and distribution logistics. Her recent research focuses on engineering education and learning sciences with a focus on how to engage students better to prepare their minds for the future. Her other research interests include empirical studies to assess impact of good supply chain practices such as coordinated decision making in stochastic supply chains, handling supply chains during times of crisis and
Paper ID #30421Effects of a New Assessment Model on Female and Under-RepresentedMinority StudentsDr. Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University Geoff Recktenwald is a member of the teaching faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. Geoff holds a PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell University and Bachelor degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Physics from Cedarville University. His research interests are focused on best practices for student learning and student success. He is currently developing and researching SMART assessment, a modified mastery learning
preparation required to prepare video contentand the challenges associated with implementation. In general, this study was designed toevaluate the impacts of increased active learning in the classroom, measure differences in studentperformance between the control and treatment groups, determine the potential for treatmentstudents to exhibit increased levels of learning from the PFC format, evaluate student perceptionsof the new model, and identify and overcome challenges associated with implementing a PFCmodel. While the full details of this research design are provided in a previous paper [41], thispaper will focus on select highlights of the quantitative and qualitative results. With the exception of the flipped lectures that were created
talentedlow-income students entering the STEM workforce, the NSF S-STEM program has grantedawards to various type of institutions in order to advance our understanding of how “evidence-based curricular and co-curricular activities affect the success, retention, transfer, academic andcareer pathways, and graduation in STEM of low-income students” [1]. To date there are anumber of publications that document effective practices and strategies to help talented low-income students succeed in different institutional and disciplinary contexts [2], [3]. Our projectbuilds on this literature by providing a combination of an academic scholarship and culturallycompetent mentorship for students at a Very High-enrolled Hispanic Serving institution (VH-HSI
to measure students’ self-evaluation of their participation and potential distractions during the learning activity.Since 2017, the StRIP instrument has been completed by more than 1,000 students in US universityengineering programs. Seventeen engineering faculty have also been interviewed by researchers[14]. While many students embrace active learning and report positive learning experiences [15-17], the evidence-based results have also revealed a few reasons for their resistance. One of themajor concerns was lack of motivation. In other words, some students would not see the value inthe new learning techniques. Additionally, distraction coming from the internet or social mediasometimes negatively impacts their learning efficiency. It
-locatedmeetings among the researchers, categories were iteratively compared to identify themes relatedto the students’ perspectives, as suggested in [21]. The resulting themes were developed into acodebook [4].Quantitative Survey DevelopmentIn order to reach a broader population and gather more data, a survey was developed. Followingthe exploratory sequential study design, the qualitative findings were used to inform the contentof the survey. To first develop the survey, the authors of the paper worked independently andwrote several items pertaining to each theme in the codebook. The authors then worked togetherto edit the items and narrow it down to five items per theme, considering the best practices ofsurvey development: ensuring wording was clear
in infectious disease and epidemiology, providing crucial exposure to the broader context of engineering problems and their subsequent solutions. These diverse experiences and a growing passion for improving engineering edu- cation prompted Dr. Miskio˘glu to change her career path and become a scholar of engineering education. As an educator, she is committed to challenging her students to uncover new perspectives and dig deeper into the context of the societal problems engineering is intended to solve. As a scholar, she seeks to not only contribute original theoretical research to the field, but work to bridge the theory-to-practice gap in engineering education by serving as an ambassador for empirically driven
the course can help students to understand and gain further insightinto the theoretical lectures. According to the study [4], data communications and networkingcourses are divided into three categories: (1) The fundamental and general topics of computernetworks using some practical examples, (2) Internet protocols, and (3) A set of programming andproject assignments. The traditional approach to teaching data communications consists of lecturescovering theoretical information and mathematical basis, and of laboratory sessions where studentscan understand better the communication process and how to program a communications protocol.It is very crucial to keep up in classrooms with today's industry requirements for graduates in termsof both
feedback control. Prof. West is the recipient of the NSF CAREER award and is a University of Illinois Distinguished Teacher-Scholar and College of Engineering Education Innovation Fellow.Prof. Craig Zilles, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Craig Zilles is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research focuses on computer science education and computer architecture. His research has been recognized by two best paper awards from ASPLOS (2010 and 2013) and by se- lection for inclusion in the IEEE Micro Top Picks from the 2007 Computer Architecture Conferences. He received the IEEE Education Society’s Mac Van Valkenburg Early Career Teaching
educate the future of our Service andhave developed a Coastal Resiliency course that provides exposure into the science of climatechange, its impact on civil engineering infrastructure and on the planning and design of resilientstructures. The Coastal Resiliency course provides preparation for the real-world practice ofengineering by exposing students to the importance of risk and vulnerability assessment withinthe context of changing climatic conditions. As a sea-going service, the majority of the USCG’sassets are along the coastline. As the USCG’s primary accession point for civil engineers,ensuring future engineers are exposed to the potential challenges that will likely occur due torising sea level and other climate-related hazards is an
both qualitative and quantitative data. For example, the reportof one participating group identified electricity market prices, hydropower generation potential,impacts on local ecosystems, and stakeholder acceptance as potential forms of data. Processingand understanding these heterogeneous datasets is best facilitated through methods from data-science, including emerging techniques such as artificial intelligence. Upon identifying thechallenges related to data analysis, the group specifically designated the position of a ‘data-science researcher’ in their team. This is a common approach to address complexitiesencountered during the project experience, i.e., students seek domain knowledge throughcollaborative learning and peer education
his experiences as a consulting engineer into courses covering the practice of civil en- gineering, including a senior level capstone course which runs in parallel with a currently ongoing civil engineering project. His doctoral research was conducted on the long-term field performance of retaining structures in expansive clay.Mr. Hugh Watson Morris, University of Auckland, NZ Hugh Morris is a Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering who had a short period in local government and consulting before joining the University 30 years ago. He has taught timber engineering design to struc- tural engineering students and introductory design to 1000 first year students from multiple engineering disciplines. He has a passion for
years. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Exploring the Future of Engineering Education: Perspectives from a Workshop onArtificial Intelligence and the Future of STEM and SocietiesAbstractThe objective of this NSF funded workshop was to explore ways that artificial intelligence (AI)is transforming the jobs landscape and in turn, the knowledge portfolio and skills that educatorsshould be imparting on their students prior to graduation. To best address these issues,engineering researchers, policy advocates, and industry leaders were convened to discuss thefuture of STEM and societies in the age of AI. From an engineering education domain, workshopparticipants were made aware of fundamental
understanding how active learning methods are usedacross the world in materials science courses. For over 25 years, we have been supportingmaterials education globally through our software GRANTA EduPack. During that time, wehave seen how teaching has evolved and the impact active learning techniques have had formaterials education. In this paper, we will be sharing how materials teaching with active learningvaries around the world and how GRANTA EduPack and its associated resources can supportthese efforts. We hope this insight gained over many years can aid those looking to adjust theirmaterials courses to include more active learning techniques.IntroductionWe as a community of educators now have an increased understanding of how people learn, andare
Murzi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He holds degrees in Industrial Engineering (BS, MS), Master of Business Administration (MBA) and in Engineering Education (PhD). Homero has 15 years of international experience working in industry and academia. His research focuses on contemporary and inclusive pedagogical practices, industry-driven competency development in engineering, and understanding the barriers that Latinx and Native Americans have in engineering. Homero has been recognized as a Diggs scholar, a Graduate Academy for Teaching Excellence fellow, a Diversity scholar, a Fulbright scholar and was inducted in the Bouchet Honor Society.Dr. Natasha B. Watts
successful engineering managers and systems engineers. Specific methods andtechniques taught and applied are operations strategy, product design and selection, total qualitymanagement, capacity planning, facility location, facility layout, work system design, leansystems, and scheduling. This course is required for those pursuing the Engineering Managementmajor and an elective for other engineering and non-engineering majors. The students in thecourse represent a diverse academic cross-section consisting of Engineering Management to non-engineering majors, honor students academically excelling to low-GPA at-risk students, andfrom sophomores (second year) to seniors (graduating). The three-credit hour course meets for75 minutes every other day on a 1
finite element analysis. From 1999-2008 she served as a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, leading the Foundation’s engineering study (as reported in Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field). In addition, in 2011 Dr. Sheppard was named as co-PI of a national NSF innovation center (Epicenter), and leads an NSF program at Stanford on summer research experiences for high school teachers. Her industry experiences includes engineering positions at Detroit’s ”Big Three:” Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, and Chrysler Corporation. At Stanford she has served a chair of the faculty senate, and recently served as Associate Vice Provost for Graduate
for FEWS. Figure 1. Project objectives mapped to components of the Traineeship under the Stewardship framework.The key components of theTraineeship are: 1) Dissertation research on a FEWS issue for the generation of new knowledge; 2) A graduate certificate in Data-Driven Food, Energy and Water Decision Making, which consists of 3.5 credits of core courses and 9 credits of electives as described in Table 1 that represents conservation of knowledge; 3) A Graduate Learning Community [3] for transformation of knowledge that includes a two-year series of monthly workshops and weekly small-group activities designed to enhance the trainees’ interdisciplinary
Learning in EngineeringDr. Patti Wojahn, New Mexico State UniversityGermain Degardin, New Mexico State UniversityMuhammad Dawood, New Mexico State UniversityMelissa Guynn, New Mexico State UniversityRachel Boren, New Mexico State UniversityIntroduction Engineering programs often struggle to optimally support and retain promising students. Toattempt to address that issue at a Southwest HSI land-grant university, our interdisciplinary teamof researchers set out to study the impacts of putting learning and success more directly into thehands of students. We began exploring what we could learn from preparing first-yearengineering students to take more control of and responsibility for their learning and their growthas learners [1]. With faculty and
barriers that Latinx and Native Americans have in engineering. Homero has been recognized as a Diggs scholar, a Graduate Academy for Teaching Excellence fellow, a Diversity scholar, a Fulbright scholar and was inducted in the Bouchet Honor Society.Jazmin Jurkiewicz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Jazmin Jurkiewicz is a first-year PhD student in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She holds de- grees in Chemical Engineering (B.S.) and Engineering - Innovation, Sustainability, and Entrepreneurship (M.E.). Her research interests include counseling informed education, inclusive practices, and teaching teams in STEM education.Dr. Kenneth Reid, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
courses in ECS,Science, and Mathematics. The training was focused on course module development for lower-division Engineering, Mathematics, and Science courses to incorporate high impact practices.Undergraduate Research for Freshman and Sophomore Students Undergraduate research consisting of laboratory/field activities and design projectsinvolving students, peer mentors, and faculty members were implemented in the Summer of2019. These activities were intended to increase the persistence of URM students in STEMdisciplines. The objective of Summer Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE) was toincrease students’ comprehension of concepts and topics and develop skills through real-worldexperiences at a very early stage as a freshman or
Engineering Students’ Identity Development,” 2016.[20] J. Walther, “PECASE: A Quality Framework for Interpretive Engineering Education Research,” 2012.[21] A. Magana-de-Leon, “CAREER: Authentic Modeling and Simulation Practices for Enhancing Model-Based Reasoning in Engineering Education,” 2015.[22] S. Adams, “CAREER: Designing Effective Teams in the Engineering Classroom for the Enhancement of Learning,” 2003. 12