second-year interdisciplinary doctoral program student (Human and Technology Collaboration) at the George Washington University, Graduate School of Education and Human Devel- opment. Her research interests lie at the intersection of education technology, human-centered Artificial Intelligence and decision making, professional/adult learning, recognition of diverse forms of learning and creation of academic pathways. She envisages harnessing the power of data science and responsible use of Artificial Intelligence in education for the purpose of inviting equitable participation, creating paths to quality employment, and inducing social mobility for the most underserved.Victoria Ravel Victoria Ravel is an undergraduate
order to demonstrate synthesisof topics covered throughout the entire course. The career plan also required students to performself-assessment and independent research, as well as short-term and long-term goal setting.While designing the course content and activities, I also devised a teaching plan for each lessonunit. Each plan outlined the following: objectives of the unit; specific teaching practices that Iwould employ to meet these objectives; and a breakdown of classroom time for all discussionsand activities determined for the unit. Guided by these teaching plans in the classroom, I wasable to rely heavily on the active and cooperative learning practices and minimize the amount oflecturing. For example, I would begin a class by asking
. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Demographic Leadership –A First of its Kind Diversity Leadership Online Course in a Tier-1 University Doctorate Degree ProgramAbstractThis first course in a professional doctorate degree program called the Doctorate of Technology(DTECH) on demographic leadership at a tier 1 university was premised on years of research,practice, and scholarship. The scholarship was conducted by asking the question “Why don’tyou like me?”“Why don’t you like me?” as a research question, is not about the author(s) individually, butabout each of us as individuals. It is about all of us. The question is really “why don’t
. This resulted in a MSEd from Purdue University in Learning Design and Technology (LDT). This widely varied background prepared me well for my next big adventure. Beginning in August 2018, I accepted a role as the Texas A and M Professor of Practice for the Texas A and M Engineering Academy at Blinn College in Brenham. TAMU Engineering Academies are an innovative approach to providing the planet with more Aggie Engineers. I am a technology learner and have been a regular presenter at the state TCEA (Texas Computer Educator Association) convention and PLTW state convention each year. My career began with a B.S. in Telecom Engineering from Texas A and M. Upon graduation, my learning continued at MCI, Vartec
engineering team. The focus of this team is on providing a consistent, comprehensive, and constructive educational experience that endorses the student-centered, professional and practice- oriented mission of Northeastern University. She teaches the Cornerstone of Engineering courses to first- year students as well as courses within the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. She is a recent recipient of the Outstanding Teacher of First-Year Students Award and is interested in research that compliments and informs her teaching. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Evaluating Student Success in a Pre-College General Engineering Program
sequence had been offered five times, withthe most recent offering in Fall 2020/Spring 2021 being the focus for this study.EGR 9200 provides the theory and some practice in applying engineering pedagogy to lessondelivery and syllabi development. The course cohort is taught well-established methods toimprove student engagement and learning [9, 10], to reduce cheating [11], to address all learningstyles [12], to promote inclusiveness in the classroom [13], and to structure courses aroundpsychological principles such as Bloom’s taxonomy [14]. The EGR 9200 course schedule alsoincludes three guest lectures to introduce the students to issues and opportunities outside ofstandard teaching: 1. A leader of the Villanova University Counseling Center
-Lincoln has embarked on a department-wide transformation of advising and retentionpractices to support undergraduate student success. The department has three undergraduatemajors across two different colleges. The motivation for the transformation included rapidlychanging advising systems and processes at the institutional level, institutional goals forretention and graduation rates, faculty, and staff desire to enhance student belonginess in thedepartment, and increased faculty-staff partnership. The theoretical framework used for thetransformation was the ecological validation model designed to foster student success byfocusing on the strengths, needs, and experiences of students. The model is based on sevenbehavioral norms and was
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the people involved. In order to enhance the experience, thecompanies were in constant competition and battle for the market share majority.To better simulate the layout of a traditional company within the aerospace industry, eachcompany was broken into four different levels or tiers; employees, sector leadership, corporateleadership and shareholders.The employees of any company are the individuals who produce the products and drive thebottom line. The employees also produce all of the technical research and development behindthe innovative ideas that are then sold for profit. It is these technical and low level decisions that Page
Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Homero is the leader of the Engineering Competencies, Learning, and Inclusive Practices for Success (ECLIPS) Lab where he leads a team focused on doing research on contemporary, cultur- ally relevant, and inclusive pedagogical practices, emotions in engineering, competency development, and understanding the experiences of traditionally marginalized engineering students from an asset-based perspective. Homero’s goal is to develop engineering education practices that value the capital that tra- ditionally marginalized students, bring into the field, and to train graduate students and faculty members with the tool to promote effective and
, Maine’s Title 26, Section 807 General Training Requirements.27. Dolezalek, H. (2005). The 2005 industry report.28. Perry, E.L., C.T. Kulik, J. Bustamante, F.D. Golom (2010). The impact of reason for training on the relationship between “best practices” and sexual harassment training effectiveness. Human Resource Development Quarterly. 21(2): 187-208.29. Antecol, H. and D. Cobb‐clark (2003). Does Sexual Harassment Training Change Attitudes? A View from the Federal Level*. Social Science Quarterly. 84(4): 826-842.30. Bell, M.P., J.C. Quick, and C.S. Cycyota (2002). Assessment and prevention of sexual harassment of employees: An applied guide to creating healthy organizations. International Journal of Selection and
in electrical engineering with a specialization in power conversion. He also obtained his master’s degree in electrical engineering and bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering (with minor in electrical engineering) all from Pitt. He was also one of the first original R.K. Mellon graduate student fellows through the Center for Energy at Pitt. Dr. Grainger’s research interests are in electric power conversion, medium to high voltage power elec- tronics (HVDC and STATCOM), general power electronic converter design (topology, controller design, magnetics), resonant converters and high power density design, power semiconductor evaluation (SiC and GaN) and reliability assessment, military power systems, DC system
and practice from mathematics, science,and technology. The term “design” is used because problem solutions typically require thecreation or modification of artifacts or procedures used by humans in dealing with the physicalenvironment.One common method in engineering design courses is Problem Based Learning (PBL) approach.PBL is a teaching method in which complex real-world problems can promote student learningof concepts and principles as opposed to direct presentation of facts and concepts. In addition tocourse content, PBL can promote the development of critical thinking skills, problem-solvingabilities, and communication skills. It can also provide opportunities for working in groups,finding and evaluating research materials, and life
that the students’ learning is considerably enhanced. The enhancement canbe attributed to the facts that the students have to design the procedure for running thetest and collecting data, they need to look at the problem from multiple perspectives andas engineers, they deal with solving practical issues related to the problem. The otherfactor that plays an important role in improving the learning is that the students have topresent their results; these presentations are critiqued by faculty, graduate teachingassistants, and peer students.Two sets of student evaluations were administrated during the semester, one at themiddle of the semester after the completion of three experiments related to themechanical part of the lab, and one at the end
results of innovative learning strategies and art-relatedpartnerships and developments across campus. A Qualtrics survey of faculty and academic staffconducted in 2021 rounds out the snapshot of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts,and Mathematics) at our institution.The paper concludes with potential future directions for implementing changes in curriculum andbringing art more fully into our campus life. A focus on art as something communallyexperienced in public places and legitimately connected to engineering coursework serves tohighlight its importance as an intrinsic, exciting part of engineering design. Integration of art inengineering education fosters critical and creative thinking, allowing students to conceivealternative
effectiveness ofengineering education, recent engineering graduates were interviewed, and the results showedthat the majority of them felt that their education failed to impart the practical skills required fortheir jobs [8]. Additionally, other researchers ([9], [10], [11], [12], [13]) have also highlighted theinadequacy of engineering education in preparing students for engineering practice. Some studieshave even documented the distressing impact of this gap on recent graduates, leading them toseek alternative career paths ([14], [15]). In response to this issue, several researchers in the fieldof engineering education have emphasized the importance of experiential learning ([16], [17],[18], [19], [20]). In fact, ([19], [20]) has suggested that
-hispanic-serving-institutions-hsis-serving-latino-students (accessed Feb. 09,2023).[18] G. A. Garcia and O. Okhidoi, “Culturally Relevant Practices that ‘Serve’ Students at aHispanic Serving Institution,” Innovative Higher Education, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 345–357, Feb.2015, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-015-9318-7.[19] J. J. Park, Y. K. Kim, C. Salazar, and S. Hayes, “Student–Faculty Interaction andDiscrimination from Faculty in STEM: The Link with Retention,” Research in HigherEducation, Jun. 2019, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-019-09564-w.[20] C. Hess, B. Gault, and Y. Yi, “Accelerating Change for Women
wholeindividual, and not viewed with a deficit lens. In this study, we leveraged the overarching modeland its six forms of capital to better understand mentors’ approaches with their minoritizedmentees.MethodsThere were two main sources of data collected for this pilot study: individual contextualbackdrop summaries and individual interviews. The following sections detail the recruitment ofparticipants before discussing the methods for collecting and analyzing these sources of data.Recruitment of ParticipantsAfter receiving Exempt approval from the Institutional Review Board, the research teamidentified 5 individuals to pilot the interview protocol. These mentors needed to: (1) be a STEMprofessional practicing for five years or more and (2) have
JEE special reports “The National Engineering Education Research Colloquies” and “The Research Agenda for the New Discipline of Engineering Education.” He has a passion for designing state-of-the-art learning spaces. While at Purdue University, Imbrie co-led the creation of the First-Year Engineering Program’s Ideas to Innovation (i2i) Learning Laboratory, a design-oriented facility that engages students in team-based, socially relevant projects. While at Texas A&M University Imbrie co-led the design of a 525,000 square foot state-of-the-art engineering education focused facility; the largest educational building in the state. Professor Imbrie’s expertise in educational pedagogy, student learning, and teaching has
research on the role of the instructor as facilitator who provides tools to effectively assess learning in a technology based curriculumMary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Mary Lynn Brannon, Instructional Support Specialist at the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at the Pennsylvania State University, has a Master of Arts Degree in Education and Human Development specializing in Educational Technology Leadership. Her work focuses on projects that measure and assess student perceptions of learning related to their experiences with engineering course innovations. She is a faculty development consultant with previous experience in instructional design and instructor
male graduates majored in science fields, with only 20% of males graduating from STEMcolleges [2]. To the best of our knowledge, no previous research has investigated factors thatcontribute to reversed gender stereotyping in Kuwait. Therefore, the primary goal of this studywas to identify factors that influence male and female performances and preferences in STEMeducation. This study employed sequential exploratory methodology to identify contributingelements. Interview results of a small sample of participants were used to build measurementtools for a broader population. This paper is in the QUAL stage, the first step of the sequentialexploratory methodology. A STEM model framework was created to detect the connectionbetween STEM model
(education; engineering; public affairs; arts andsciences; food, agriculture, and environmental sciences; business; law). The OhioState EmPOWERment Program in convergent graduate training for a sustainableenergy future enrolls Ph.D. students studying any aspect of energy from degreeprograms any college in Ohio State and engages them in several curricular andco-curricular elements that are designed to dovetail with their Ph.D. degreeprogram requirements in ways that do not extend their time to graduate. TheOhio State EmPOWERment Program established at Ohio State an energy StudentCommunity of Practice and Engagement (SCOPE), a Graduate InterdisciplinarySpecialization (GIS), and an undergraduate Research in Sustainable Energy(RISE) summer research
Accountability System (2015). Retrieved from http://www.txhighereddata.org.[15] American Association of Community Colleges (2015). Retrieved from http://www.aacc.nche.edu/Publications/datapoints.[16] Laanan, F. S. (2001). Transfer student adjustment. New Directions for Community Colleges, 114, 5-13.[17] Miller, A. (2013). Collegiate transfer: Navigating the new normal. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.[18] Hernandez, J. C., & Lopez, M. A. (2004-2005). Leaking pipeline: Issues impacting Latino/a college student retention. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 6(1), 37-60. doi: 10.2190/FBLY-0UAF-EE7W-QJD2.[19] Hernandez, J. C. (2000). Understanding the retention of Latino college students. Journal of
way. In an effort to reach all students, he has consistently deployed a host of teaching strategies into his classes, including videos, example problems, quizzes, hands-on laboratories, demonstrations, and group work. Dr. Kerzmann is enthusiastic in the continued pursuit of his educational goals, research endeavors, and engagement of mechanical engineering students.Veronica RothDr. David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh David V.P. Sanchez is an Associate Professor in the Swanson School of Engineering’s Civil & Envi- ronmental Engineering department and the Associate Director for the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation at the University of Pittsburgh. He serves as the Program Director for the
Director of the Institute for Engineering Education & Innovation and also the chair of the Engineering Education Faculty. She is also Director of the Sketch Recognition Lab and Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, is passionate about the university. She is a member of the Center for Population and Aging, the Center for Remote Health Technologies & Systems as well as the Institute for Data Science. Hammond is a PI for over 13 million in funded research, from NSF, DARPA, Google, Microsoft, and others. Hammond holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and FTO (Finance Technology Option) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and four degrees from Columbia University: an M.S in
dynamics, earthquake engineering, and engineering education.Dr. Debra Fowler, Texas A&M University Dr. Debra Fowler serves as the Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Texas A&M University. Following 16 years working in industry she completed a Ph.D. is in Interdisciplinary Engineering with a specific focus on engineering education from Texas A&M University. Her research areas of focus are faculty perspectives and growth through curriculum design and redesign, interdisciplinary teaching and learning, reflective eportfolios and professional development of graduate students related to teaching.Dr. James Michael Kaihatu, Texas A&M University Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M
in the STEM fields. 2. The courses will have students write Python code to reinforce their learning of the theory underlying quantum computing. 3. The courses will prepare students to do research in quantum computing as undergraduates by introducing them to and giving them the opportunity to work on authentic research questions in the course. This is widely viewed as a high-impact educational practice because it encourages “inquiry-based, student-centered activities” [18].Unlike other courses on quantum computing, our students will develop a quantum computersimulator. A survey of textbooks revealed that many books are either too mathematical or notsufficiently mathematical for an introductory, majors-level
work on authentic design projects with mentorship from practicing engineers.Furthermore, having a team that consists of freshmen, sophomores, and juniors working on thesame project naturally fosters the community feeling and enhances the sense of belonging. This“vertically integrated design” (VID) course sequence became the center of the curriculumreform.Although the consensus of adding the VID course sequence was reached, it was difficult to getall faculty to agree on the specifics of the new curriculum and how current courses would berevised to free credits for the new VID courses. The department addressed this gridlock byinvolving seniors in the process. During the winter quarter, seniors worked in groups to evaluatehow well proposed
outlined, and help was provided. Graduate School Application This workshop gave students information on how to prepare for graduate school, select and apply to graduate programs, select an advisor, and fund graduate school. Diversity and Culture of This workshop increased their understanding of why NSF Inclusion workshops values and expects Engineering Research Centers to broaden representation and create a culture of inclusion.Design Element #2: Build a professional network and cohorts to provide support. Theprogram was designed to enable program participants to build a professional network, creatingcohorts that would hopefully
responsibilities that are required for atypical construction project, i.e., construction documents and codes, material estimating, projectscheduling, procurement and delivery, actual construction, inspections, change orders, projectdelivery, demolition, and a final project report. The “revised” course was delivered during the2012 Fall Semester to sixty-five (65) students. Student feedback was extremely positive.IntroductionCurrent research within the engineering disciplines indicates that a first-year (freshman) hands-on course that emphasizes real-world design experiences can increase recruiting and retentionrates and provide the groundwork for future academic “learning” in subsequent coursework.3,8,14Within the engineering disciplines, there exists a