Conference Session

Reflective & Critical Pedagogies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mania Orand, University of Washington ; Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Lauren D. Thomas, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #12650Engineering Education meets Human-Computer Interaction (HCI): Explor-ing how the work on ”probes” can guide the design of reflection activitiesMania Orand, University of Washington Mania Orand is a researcher in the field of Human Computer Interaction at the University of Washington. Her research interests are on using reflection in designing web and mobile technologies, user experience, and digital media.Dr. Brook Sattler, University of Washington Dr. Sattler is a Research Scientist for the Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT) and a Multi-Campus Coordinator for the Consortium to Promote

Conference Session

ECCD Innovations in Energy Engineering & Technology

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

sustainability, but also an increased demand for engineersand technicians knowledgeable and experienced in these areas. This requires the development ofinnovative curricula, new courses and new laboratories to educate students to work in these fastchanging industries. Engineering education moves into the twenty first century charged with anenvironmental agenda to respond to new economic realities. Enabling students to practice self-directed learning, to find solutions to design problems that are sustainable and to recognize thatthey are part of a global community are just a few of our educational goals. On the other hand,the renewable energy and sustainability are highly interdisciplinary, crossing over between anumbers of research areas, having strong

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Mariasingam, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Thomas Smith, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Gregory Moses, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tagged Divisions

International

an aging population. A large percentage of the current trained and experienced workforce is due for retirement. 16Impact of global trends on the engineering enterpriseImpact on the nature of businessesGlobalization has changed the nature and character of businesses. Director 18 observes that 1)companies are employing engineers who are multi-national, geographically distributed, conductbusiness globally, and must deal with diverse business cultures and governmental regulations;and that 2) designs need to take account of both local and global cultural perspectives (e.g.environmental impact). He asserts that the impact of globalizations is that engineering practiceshave changed. These variations in engineering practice are due to

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Patricia A. Sullivan, New Mexico State University; Delia Valles-Rosales, New Mexico State University; Marcelo Augusto Leal Alves, University of São Paulo; Brendan P. Sullivan, New Mexico State University

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International Forum

multicultural work environment. 3. Increase students’ professional judgment. 4. Incorporate collaborative research projects between academia and industry. 5. Incorporate collaborative research projects between academia and government. 6. Increase students’ analytical reasoning and practical skills. 7. Train mentors (faculty, graduate students, and industry liaisons). 8. Recruit permanent partners from industry, government and across STEM fields 9. Increase students’ employabilityResultsThe international collaboration has entered into its second major two-year project cycle withoverarching goals being to design and build innovative and new transportation devices asoutlined by a broad set of performance criteria established by the

Conference Session

Work-in-Progress Posters: Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evelyn R. Sowells, North Carolina A&T State University; Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University; Jonte R. Douglas; Li-Shiang Tsay; Dewayne Randolph Brown

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

holds a M.S. and B.S in Computer Science with a concentration in software engineering from the same university. Her primary research interests are in the areas of low- power high performance digital systems design, asynchronous design, self-timed digital system design and STEM education. As a result of her work, she has numerous peer reviewed journal and conference publications. She recently authored a book entitled ”Low Power Self-Timed Size Optimization for an Input Data Distribution,” which explores innovative techniques to reduce power consumption for portable electronic devices. She was recently awarded the 2016 Chair’s award for Rookie Researcher of the year in the Computer System Technology department. Dr

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods (ERM) Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joan Wawire, University of Houston; Jerrod Henderson, University of Houston; Brian McGowan, American University; Kristin Schaefer, University of Houston; Le Shorn Benjamin

, photovoice, weexamined the experiences of four sophomore students enrolled in gateway engineering coursesthat have had historically low pass rates. The guiding research questions for this in-progressproject were: 1) Using photovoice, how do sophomore-level engineering students describe theirexperiences as they progress through their sophomore-level courses? 2) How do theseexperiences impact their engineering identities?Our literature review which focused on engineering identity and the ways it has been measured,especially through role identity constructs [3] influenced the study’s inception, design, andanalyses. We found a dearth of literature that focused on engineering identity under variouscontexts. For example, while previous research has

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industry Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Soner Tarim

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2010-1560: YOUNG MINDS MEET FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTUREFaruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State UniversityRecayi "Reg" Pecen, University of Northern IowaSoner Tarim, Cosmos Foundation dba Harmony Schools Page 15.1388.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Young Minds Meet for Sustainable FutureAbstractThe Sustainability is the intent to provide the best outcomes for the human and naturalenvironments both now and indefinite future. The Sustainability relates to the continuity ofeconomic, social, institutional and environmental aspects of human society, as well as the non-human environment. The Cosmos Foundation, a non-profit educational organization with

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session - Innovative Teaching Strategies II

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Moorehouse, United States Military Academy

for incorporation into the NYDEC research database. This project was assessedvia a written lab report with points allotted across all five of the designed course outcomes. The first objective of this study is to empirically validate that this servicelearning/community outreach project positively impacted the designed course outcomes.Therefore, a comparison of the three CAR metrics pre-service-learning project in AY17-2 andpost-service-learning project in AY19-1 support a null hypothesis that scores are higher after theservice-learning project was included. A nonparametric Mann-Whitley-Wilcoxon Rank Sumtests accounts for differences between the sample populations between terms and can determinethe significance of change in all five of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clark Hochgraf, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Laura Shackelford; Stacy Nation-Knapper, Montana State University - Bozeman; Daniele Brown, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET)

. Layton, "Persistence,engagement, and migration in engineering programs," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 97, no. 3,pp. 259-278, 2008, doi: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2008.tb00978.x.[11] (2005). Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century.[12] (2012). Innovation with impact: Creating culture for systematic innovation in engineering education.[13] (2019). NSF 19-614, Professional formation of engineers: Revolutionizing engineering and computerscience departments (RED).[14] K. E. E. Network. "Engineering Unleashed." (accessed 1/17/2022, 2022).[15] M. J. Prince, "Does active learning work? A review of the research," Journal of EngineeringEducation, vol. 93, no. 3, pp. 223-231, 2004.[16] F. L. Paulson, P. R

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Michigan State University; Carmellia Davis-King, Michigan State University; Timothy J. Hinds, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

design as well as graduate-level courses in engineering innovation and technology management. He has nearly 30 years of combined academic and industrial management experience. He received his B.S.M.E. and M.S.M.E. degrees from Michigan Technological University.Dr. Daina Briedis, Michigan State University Daina Briedis is a faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University and Assistant Dean for Student Advancement and Program Assessment in the College of Engineering. Briedis has been involved in several areas of education research including student retention, curriculum redesign, and the use of technology in the classroom. She is a Co-PI on two NSF grants

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Phy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa Larkin, American University; Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

second semester of their freshman year. The course Page 13.1112.4meets twice a week for 2 hours in a state-of-the-art computer classroom. ENGR0012 covers thecomputer programming portion of the integrated curriculum package which is now standard forall incoming freshman engineers at the University of Pittsburgh. ENGR0012 has four maincurricular goals: 1. teaching students to program a computer using a general-purpose programming language; 2. teaching students to design programs using a "top-down" approach; 3. promoting and encouraging good programming practices; and 4. illustrating the role computer programming plays in solving real

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Russell Korte, George Washington University; Barry J. Sullivan, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Heads Association; Miguel Velez-Reyes P.E., University of Texas at El Paso

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

innovative first year engineering program. Korte has over 15 years of experience in marketing and advertising, including the introduction of new products for various clients, and he started his own consulting company 20 years ago. Additional research interests include theory, philosophy, social science, workplace learning and performance, entrepreneur- ship, socialization, professional education, and organization studies.Dr. Barry J. Sullivan, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Heads Association Barry J. Sullivan is Director of Program Development for the Inclusive Engineering Consortium. His 40- year career includes significant experience as a researcher, educator, and executive in industry, academia, and

Conference Session

Session 8 - Track 3: Framing Cultural Bridges For Relational Mentorship

Collection

2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

SYLVANUS N. WOSU, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

enter the relationship with unique identities and self-cultures that mustbe transformed, and boundaries crossed in the mentorship process. Such a mentorship culturalbridge is designed to relationally connect mentor and mentee to each other in functional andimpactful ways, with goals to discover more about each other’s culture, build relational trust andempathy, practice relationship building, improve cross-cultural communication skills, andprovide a pathway to improved understanding and valuing of differences. Moreover, thiscultural bridge should make graduate education mentorship a mutually beneficial effort andinspire mentees to be successful in a competitive culture of high expectations, such aspreparation for and success in a Ph.D. program

Conference Session

Innovative Assessment Techniques in Civil Engineering Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina; Joshua Pelkey, AirWatch; Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael Owen Rodgers, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

has been involved in research projects to develop, refine, and apply innovative assessment tools for characterizing student knowledge of sustainability. Her ultimate goal is to use this assessment data to guide the design and evaluation of educational interventions to improve undergraduate sustainability education. In the area of bioprocessing, Dr. Watson has experience using bacteria and algae to convert waste materials into high-value products, such as biofuels.Mr. Joshua Pelkey, AirWatch Joshua Pelkey is currently a product manager at AirWatch in Atlanta, GA. He completed his MS in Elec- trical and Computer Engineering at GT and his BS in Computer Engineering from Clemson University. He has conducted

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Jackson; Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; Bruce Oestreich; Cheryl Bodnar, Rowan University; Scott Streiner, University of Pittsburgh

entrepreneurially based projects: Sustainable Engineering andUniversal Design. The Sustainable Engineering project, referred to as Product Archaeologybefore the 2019-2020 academic year, was centered around the life cycle of a specific product.Students were instructed to perform background research to develop their curiosity. Theyconducted experiments and data analysis to develop their ability to draw connections betweentheir data and its potential interpretations. Meanwhile the students drew conclusions about theproduct in the contexts of design, economics, impacts, and sustainability to understand how theirproduct creates value for society [12, 35-37]. The second project, Universal Design, wascentered around the seven elements of the engineering design

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

coverage ofthe ASCE BOK2 outcomes that was administered at the end of the semester in fall 2009 to 68seniors in the civil engineering capstone design course; 5 of the 62 respondents ratedsustainability in the top three most important outcomes among the 24 BOK2 outcomes.15 Inaddition, 27 of 58 students listed sustainability as one of the top three topics that should receivemore coverage in their B.S. curriculum. Furthermore, in previous surveys of graduating seniorstudents a few comments on sustainability have been made. For example, in May 2005 onestudent wrote: “I think sustainability should be a required class for all engineers because it is thecutting edge of thinking. CU's engineering program would have a greater appeal if it placedmore

Conference Session

Track 3: Technical Session 4: Engaging Two-Year Students in STEM: A Professional STEM Society's Efforts to Support Community College Students

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers; Beth C McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College; Sohn Paul Cook, Society of Women Engineers

Tagged Topics

2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

Paper ID #45160Engaging Two-Year Students in STEM: A Professional STEM Society’s Effortsto Support Community College StudentsDr. Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers Roberta Rincon, Ph.D., is the Director of Research and Impact for the Society of Women Engineers. She is responsible for overseeing the research activities for the organization, including collaborative research projects with external researchers and dissemination of SWE research through academic conferences, the SWE Research website, and the annual SWE State of Women in Engineering magazine issue. She is the Principal Investigator for the NSF INCLUDES

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jayne Marks, University of Pittsburgh; Kevin J. Ketchman, University of Pittsburgh; David R. Riley II, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Lisa Riley Brown, Penn State University; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

impact of the flipped classroom setting and the design ofin-class activities to support and compliment the online modules will be performed in pursuit ofthis goal.7. AcknowledgementsThe authors wish to acknowledge the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation and theSustainability Institute. Thank you to the National Science Foundation, EFRI-SEED Grant#1038139, the Department of Energy Energy Efficient Building Hub, the BNY MelonFoundation, the Heinz Endowments, the Penn State Center, Pittsburgh, the Penn StateDepartment of Architectural Engineering, and the Engineering Education Research Center forthe support. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nabil Ibrahim

Deanof Engineering and is currently the Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies andResearch. He earned his Ph.D. from McMaster University and served as professor ofMechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Manitoba and BradleyUniversity. His research interests include Design for Manufacturability, MaterialsEngineering, Advanced Composites, Fracture Mechanics, Quality Engineering andCurriculum Innovation. He has produced 24 publications, 30 conference articles and holdstwo US Patents. He has received significant grant awards and contracts from federal, stateand industry sources and built successful partnerships with the corporate community inSilicon Valley and other regions of the country

Conference Session

Strategies to enhance student learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Josh Ramey, Colorado School of Mines; Judy Schoonmaker, Colorado School of Mines; Sarah M. Ryan, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

-lab capability; (2) implemented a constructivist pedagogy and (3)designed a training program to develop teaching assistants (TAs) who could support a student-centered learning experience. We affirm that change is difficult, time-consuming, and expensive.However, our new studio biology classroom and course have helped our campus respond to thecall for change in undergraduate biology education (AAAS, 2011) with the implementation ofinnovative pedagogy and creative new learning spaces. In this essay, we offer a description ofthis course transformation and several lessons learned from the process. We hope that ourexperiences can help others in their efforts to achieve more effective teaching and learning inundergraduate biology education and

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rhonda K. Young, University of Wyoming; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

with students. His advisees have developed successful professional careers at universities or in the private and public sectors. Many of them serve in leadership positions in profes- sional societies. He has taught 18 different undergraduate and graduate courses related to transportation, as well as undergraduate capstone design courses. Nambisan also has been very active in leadership roles of several professional societies and organizations, such as the American Society of Civil Engi- neers (ASCE), American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Council of University Transporta- tion Centers (CUTC), Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), and the Transportation Research Board (TRB). His current

Conference Session

Reflections on the “Raise the Bar” Initiative (Part II) - Using a Decade of Experience to Chart the Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

happening.A more recent report by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce findsthat the unemployment rate for recent graduates of undergraduate engineering programs is 7.5%percent—significantly lower than recent graduates with humanities and arts degrees (9.4% and11.1%, respectively), but higher than recent graduates with agriculture, journalism, education,health, psychology, social work, and business degrees.11These data clearly do not suggest a shortage of U.S. engineers with baccalaureate degrees.Demand for more highly educated engineers is significantly stronger, however. According to theGeorgetown report, the current unemployment rate for U.S. engineers with graduate degrees isonly 3.4%.Taken together, these three sources

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph A. Untener

development and testing, for example. The cluster is being designed to be broad based, while maintaining a technical manufacturingperspective. The key skills within the cluster have been defined and the topics, sequencing , and method oflearning and experiencing are being developed. Innovative pedagogical strategies are being developed andintegrated throughout the program. Also the interaction with other modules such as Production Operations,Quality Management, and Materials and Manufacturing Processes is being developed. This program will result in better qualified technical employees for manufacturing industries and also apath for students to get involved with Engineering schools early in their academic careers. Both the resultsand

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Reeping, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Steve Robert Harrison, Dept of Computer Science, Virginia Tech; R Benjamin Knapp, Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology; Luke F Lester, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Thomas Martin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Annie Yong Patrick; Matthew Wisnioski, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

she also serves as co-Director of the VT Engineering Communication Center (VTECC) and CATALYST Fellow at the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT). Her research interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include exploring disciplines as cultures, liberatory maker spaces, and a RED grant to increase pathways in ECE for the professional formation of engineers.Steve Robert Harrison, Dept of Computer Science, Virginia Tech Steve Harrison is the Director of the Human-Centered Design Program at Virginia Tech, an associate professor of practice in Computer Science

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan Ita, The Ohio State University; Laine Rumreich, The Ohio State University; Krista Kecskemety, The Ohio State University; Rachel Kajfez, The Ohio State University

, and the research to practice cycle within first-year engineering.Rachel Louis Kajfez (Assistant Professor) Dr. Rachel Louis Kajfez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. She earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from Ohio State and earned her Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. Her research interests focus on the intersection between motivation and identity of undergraduate and graduate students, first-year engineering programs, mixed methods research, and innovative approaches to teaching. She is the principal investigator for the Research on Identity and Motivation in Engineering (RIME) Collaborative

Conference Session

Revealing the Invisible: Engineering Course Activities that Address Privilege, -Isms, and Power Relations (Interactive Session)

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Odesma Onika Dalrymple, University of San Diego; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Faculty Development Constituency Committee

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education, International, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering

practice of design and the resulting impact of engineering designs on society.The CoursesCourse InstructorsAs discussed earlier, the endeavor of teaching engineering as a sociotechnical discipline whileintegrating issues such as race, justice, and -isms can be a daunting task for instructors, and weare no exceptions. As the background and positionality of the instructor is critical tounderstanding the risks and rewards associated with these courses, this section briefly describeseach of the instructors who have taught or are currently teaching the course.J. A. Mejia self-identifies as Mexican American and his research investigates the funds ofknowledge of Latinx adolescents. He grew up in a binational setting where the majority of thepopulation

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Kevin C. Bower PE, The Citadel; Kaitlin Marley, The Citadel; Ally Kindel Martin, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

and Anxiety  Best Practices in SI ProgramsThe success of the program during the fall of 2012 allowed it to expand once again for the springof 2013. At this time, the School of Engineering offered SI support in all sections ofmathematics through differential equations, all sections of chemistry, all sections of physics Iand II, all sections of CIVL 202, all sections of CIVL 309, all sections of Computer Applicationsfor Electrical Engineers (ELEC 206), and all sections of Circuits II (ELEC 202). Similarofferings were held for the fall 2013. Table 1 contains a complete listing of the number of allrelevant freshmen, sophomore, and junior courses and the number of sections that contained SIfor fall 2012 through fall 2013. Figure 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

Authors

David G. Novick, University of Texas at El Paso; Denise Saenz

including as Chair of the Department of Computer Science, Associate Provost, Associate Dean of Engineering for Graduate Studies and Research, and co-director of the Mike Loya Center for Innovation and Commerce. His research focuses on college-level engineering education for entrepreneurship and leadership. He has authored or co-authored over 135 refereed publications and over $16 million in funded grant proposals.Denise Saenz American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 1 Session 2B Virtual

Conference Session

Infusing Engineering Content Through Curricular Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Paul Chanley, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

14.998.3Elementary school teachers were reported by their administrators to be most comfortablewith the life sciences and least with the physical sciences and largely ignorant ofengineers and engineering design.Moreover, at both the elementary school and middle school levels, there was perceived tobe a lack of awareness of STEM fields and careers and their importance.Following that meeting, an e-mail was sent to the Northeast Network partners askingthem to bring a list of "best practices" STEM programs for students in upper elementaryand middle schools to the next meeting of the Advisory Council. At this next meeting, theAdvisory Council members decided to concentrate on in-school programs for theelementary school students, as opposed to after school

Conference Session

Innovative Methods to Teach Engineering to URMs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

project from last year.This speaks to the long-term nature of HSE projects. Such project longevity is a key factor intruly engaging students in real-world STEM applications and it carries the inherent benefit ofproviding the time needed for students to fact find and to establish a deep research approach tothe project, two aspects of problem solving that have been described as “vital stages in thecreative process.”6 Long-term efforts on a continuing project also offer the opportunity forstudents to fail, often, in their design attempts to solve STEM problems and to try anew, again,learning with each attempt. Frequent failure has been strongly linked to creativity andinnovativeness in the workplace and, ultimately, to very successful people.7