definition ofbroader impacts the first few weeks of class helped me set up a good foundation for the rest ofthe course.’‘I thought the class participation very beneficial and should be required. We were able to notonly practice talking about our research to others but we were able to see how we progressedthroughout the semester.’Summary and outlookThe initial offering of the course in Spring 2016 attracted 13 engineering graduate students fromfour disciplines and introduced them to the notion of broader impacts and underscored the valueof engaging in activities to achieve specific societal outcomes. Student feedback from this initialoffering was very positive. The course has already achieved impact by enabling students toimplement their project
immediately upon graduation. While excellent for its intended purpose of ‘scientific discovery’, investigation, and ‘inquiry’, the National Collaborative Task Force concludes that traditional research- oriented M.S. and Ph.D. graduate education does not meet the full professional spectrum of educational needs or reflect the ‘engineering method’ of creative engineering practice for the majority of the nation’s engineers, who are not pursuing research-careers of scientific investigation and inquiry, but rather who, as working professionals, are pursuing the creative practice of engineering in industry for technology-development and innovation. For these engineers, a different approach and educational method is needed
structural change, so as to post a real challenge to systems of White supremacistcapitalist patriarchy. She also notes that the attacks have created opportunities for scholars tocome together and organize in new and broader way.Our field’s debates about how best to approach the enhancement of diversity, inclusion, andsocial justice in engineering education are healthy, vibrant, engaging, and must continue. For thisto happen, we need to be able to test new ideas in our publication venues and at conferences likeCONECD without fearing for our personal or professional security. It is not simply about theprinciple of academic freedom, which protects faculty expertise and scholarly authority. We needto make clear that research on diversity in engineering
AC 2011-536: INVESTIGATING BEST PRACTICES IN THE RESEARCHMENTORING OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY STUDENTS INENGINEERING: THE IMPACT OF INFORMAL INTERACTIONSCheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington Dr. Allendoerfer is a Research Scientist in the University of Washington’s College of Engineering.Jessica M. Yellin, University of Washington Page 22.971.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Investigating Best Practices in the Research Mentoring of Underrepresented Minority Students in Engineering: The Impact of Informal
Director of WPI’s Washington DC Project Center. He was secretary/treasurer of the new Education Division of AIChE. In 2009 he was awarded the rank of Fellow in the ASEE, and in 2013 was awarded the rank of Fellow in AIChE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Reaching Beyond Engineering to Achieve Best Practice in Global LearningIntroduction Certainly we all realize that our graduates need to function effectively in a globalmarketplace and will address complex engineering challenges that cannot be solved bytechnology alone. Our students must understand engineering practice in a global/societal contextand know how to solve problems that involve political
AC 2011-557: CARIBBEAN COMPUTING CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE:BUILDING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SKILLS, CHANGING PER-CEPTIONS OF POST-GRADUATE STUDYDr. Juan F. ArratiaMartina Y. Trucco, HP Labs Martina Y. Trucco is responsible for research strategy and portfolio management at HP Labs, HP’s global corporate research lab. Previously, she worked in HP Labs’ Open Innovation Office and University Re- lations office, leading development of strategic university, commercial and government collaboration ac- tivities in the Latin America region, as well as creative and marketing activities for the team. She is passionate about education and technology, and a believer in the power of partnerships between industry, academia and
deployment of 15+ courses used at over 10 universities. In addition he leads the technical content for the Electrical and Computer Engineer capstone projects course at OSU. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Longitudinal Study to Develop and Evaluate the Impacts of a“Transformational” Undergraduate ECE Design Program: Study Results and Best Practices ReportAcknowledgement: The authors are grateful for support provided by the National ScienceFoundation grant DUE 1347817. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation
Paper ID #281032018 Best PIC V Paper: Continuing Professional Development Division: IsThere a Connection Between Classroom Practices and Attitudes TowardsStudent-Centered Learning in Engineering?Lydia Ross, Arizona State University Lydia Ross is a doctoral candidate and graduate research assistant at Arizona State University. She is a third year student in the Educational Policy and Evaluation program. Her research interests focus on higher education equity and access, particularly within STEM. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019
Paper ID #40493Outcome assessment and learned best practices of an undergraduateresearch experience projectDr. Mohsen Mosleh, Howard University Mohsen Mosleh is a Professor of mechanical engineering at Howard University and an active member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) since 2004. He has served positions of Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education and Graduate Program Director at Howard University. Dr. Mosleh received his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He has extensively published in journals and conferences, been issued U.S. patents, and has advised numerous
designed toalso enhance the educational experience. Over 92% of students participants agreed that theexperience enriched their education (Figure 3C). Four percent of students disagreed. Page 26.25.9 Figure 2: Distribution of student responses for survey questions on (a) mentorship and (a) the overall value of the experience. Figure 3: Distribution of student responses for survey questions on the impact of the research experience on (a) interest in pursuing additional undergraduate research experience and/or graduate school, (b) seeking a career in research
will focus on theselection of photos to be used, and the best practices for choosing them. This would allow futurefacilitators to adapt to any field of study and level.The design of these modules requires close collaboration of people from different divisions,departments, and backgrounds. This combination of expertise has been a driving force for thesuccess of this module, and future work will include codifying what worked well for this teamand recommendations for interdisciplinary work.AcknowledgementsThis research is supported by an Externally Collaborative, Project-based, InterdisciplinaryCulture (EPIC) grant from Wentworth Institute of Technology. The authors would like to thankTes Zakrzewski for lending two sets of iVisual Explorer cards
& Practices)2. Neural engineering best practices: Oral and written communication of neuralengineering knowledge and research, confidence, working independently, working on a team,participating in a learning community, innovation, and persistence. (Personal Skills)3. Connections to neural engineering industry and careers: Awareness of career options inneural engineering and pathways to a neural engineering degree, industry’s role in neuralengineering, and professional connections. (Professional Skills)The Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering has hosted a total of sixteen students in theYSP during the summers of 2012-2014. The YSP is a commuter program intended for localstudents. High school students spend ten weeks in a neural
theliterature [33] – [35]: “I will try to get in an industry for some exposure and then will get into Graduate Studies. “I want to have a job experience before go to higher studies. I may go in to financial field as well.”Students seemed to tie their experiences to job interests, whether before or after graduate school,and types of job (e.g., research, design, innovative, and start-up). For example, one nationalstudent said: “This [program] challenged me to find my passion in specific fields ofengineering.” Another international student mentioned his long term career goals as “Engagingin research and entrepreneurship.”The results support previous findings about the effectiveness of REUs in increasing interest ingraduate
Paper ID #30769Transforming an Engineering Design Course into an Engaging LearningExperience using ePortfoliosMiss Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Taylor Tucker graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor’s degree in engineering mechanics and is now pursuing a master’s in Curriculum and Instruction through the Digital Environments for Learning, Teaching, and Agency (DELTA) program. She is interested in engineering design and lends her technical background to her research with the Collaborative Learning Lab, exploring how to improve ill-structured tasks for
Paper ID #25501A Course in Best Practices in Scientific Writing and Oral Presentation in En-glish for Chinese Graduate Students in Engineering and the Life SciencesProf. John B. Troy, Northwestern University John B. Troy, Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University, has a B.S. (1st class hon- ors) from the University of London, King’s College and a D.Phil. from the University of Sussex, both in the U.K. His research is within the broad area of Neural Engineering with focus on signal processing within the nervous system and the development of technology for neuroscience research and neuropros- thetics
engineering course innovations. She has worked extensively in the design of assessment tools for course methods and activities. She is a faculty development consultant with previ- ous experience in instructional design, and the instructor of the Graduate Assistant Seminar for training engineering teaching assistants at Penn State. Page 24.189.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Applying Research-Based Principles and Theory to Practice: The redesign of a graduate teaching assistant training seminarAbstractWhat do Graduate Student Instructors (GSI) expect from a
design firmssuch as IDEO are also advocating human-centered design processes. According to Tim Brown,CEO and president of IDEO, in order for engineering graduates to make an impact in the globalworkforce, they must develop “design thinking”. Brown5 defines “design thinking” as: a methodology that imbues the full spectrum of innovation activities with a human- centered design ethos. By this I mean that innovation is powered by a thorough understanding, through direct observation, of what people want and need in their lives and what they like or dislike about the way particular products are made, packaged, marketed, sold, and supported. (p. 86)Similarly, Dorst6 argues that: Traditional design firms have
presentations. She has been a member of the American Society of Engineering Educators since 2011.Alana Unfried, North Carolina State University Alana Unfried is a Graduate Research Assistant at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University. She works on the Data Analytics team for the MISO Project (Maximizing the Impact of STEM Outreach through Data-Driven Decision Making). Alana’s responsibilities include the development of statistically sound evaluation instruments for teachers and students involved in these campus outreach programs. She also analyzes survey results and related data to understand the collective impact of these pre-college STEM outreach programs. Alana is also a full-time
Paper ID #16011The Prototype for X (PFX) Framework: Assessing Its Impact on Students’Prototyping AwarenessMs. Jessica Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Jessica Menold is a third-year graduate student interested in entrepreneurship and the design process. She is currently conducting her graduate research with Dr. Kathryn Jablokow and Dr. Timothy Simpson on a project devoted to understanding how prototyping processes affect product design. Jessica is interested in exploring how a structured prototyping methodology, Prototype for X, could increase the end design’s desirability, feasibility, and
at the natural intersections of learning within the continuum of content areas, educational environments, and academic levels [6].The absence of such pedagogical practices presents a key problem for promoting studentdevelopment of higher order thinking skills necessary for critical thinking and problem solving(CT and PS) in the context of the 21st century needs. Engineering in K-12 provides theopportunity to bring together the science and mathematics content and practices within thecontext of design-based authentic problem-solving. Researchers [7] argue that a sequenced andcohesive K-12 engineering program would be a reasonable option to encourage and preparestudents to STEM career pathways and prepare them for a successful
relevant to their specific project and appropriate to their currentphase of the design process and personal development.Table 3 Required Professional Development Activities for First-Time EPICS Students First-Semester Student Required Professional Development Hours Introduction to EPICS 5 part YouTube series includes overview, course structure, grading, resources, and safety/emergency procedures. Wallet Project TA-led small group activity gives hands-on experience through a complete design cycle. Design Process Module 3 part YouTube series includes design process overview, phases and tools, and best practices. Design
this capacity, he managed the departmental budget, curriculum design, fellowships, and scholarships. He graduated from the Naval Aviation Officer School as a U.S. Naval Officer and Aviator. Dr. Harris received his masters and doctoral degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Mississippi and he holds bachelor degrees from the University of Kansas. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 TAMUS LSAMP PROJECT: 25 YEARS OF SUCCESS – FINDING AND IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES FOR URM STEM STUDENTSIntroductionThe Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation(LSAMP) program, funded by the National
: Basic concepts, applications, and programming. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ.Caldwell, J. E. (2007). Clickers in the large classroom: Current research and best-practice tips. Life Sciences Education, 6(1), 9–20.Chen, H. L., Lattuca, L. R., Hamilton, E. R. (2008). Conceptualizing Engagement: Contribution of Faculty to Student Engagement in Engineering. Journal of Engineering Education, 3, 339-353.Chi, M. T. H. (2009). Active-Constructive-Interactive: A conceptual framework for differentiating learning activities. Topics in Cognitive Science, 1, 73-105.Corno, L., & Mandinach, E. B. (2004). What have we learned about engagement in the last twenty years? A Volume in: Research on Sociocultural
Engineering Educa- tion. She is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor, teaching courses in design and creativity, and a Program Manager at the Center for Research in Learning and Teaching in Engineering. Her research focuses on the investigation of design approaches and ideation, ethnography in design, foundations of innovation, creative processes, and engineering practitioners who return to academia for a PhD. Many of her stud- ies involve multiple disciplinary professional and educational contexts and she often collaborates across disciplines, working with scholars in engineering, education, industrial design, and psychology. She also brings a research lens to understanding how to support successful translation of
potentially provide a model for innovation and creativity in otherScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Currentresearch supports the connection between scientific inquiry and technological design andits effectiveness when integrated in curriculum design.5, 6 In addition, other researchershave shown that scientific inquiry and technological design can be successfully integratedwithin the classroom. 7,8,9,10The objective of the biotechnology program is to engage undergraduate students frommultiple disciplines in authentic research and create a learning environment thatencourages creativity and design by integrating knowledge from biology and technologyand applying it to develop new experimental analyses.Specific
. Engineering Instructional Development: Programs, Best Practices, and Recommendations. Journal of Engineering Education 100(1): 89–122 16. Jamieson, L.H. & Lohmann, J.R. 2012. Innovation with Impact - Creating a Culture for Scholarly and Systematic Innovation in Engineering Education. Washington, DC: ASEE 17. Andrawis, M. 2009. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Retrieved from http://www.sdstate.edu/engr/upload/Scholarship-of-Teaching-and-Learning-PPT.pdf 18. SDSU Teaching Learning Center. 2013. Retrieved from
AC 2011-167: BEST PRACTICES IN K-12 AND UNIVERSITY PARTNER-SHIPS PANELMercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology Mercedes McKay is Deputy Director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Educa- tion at Stevens Institute of Technology. She is chair of the 2011 Best Practices in K-12 and University Partnerships panel committee for the K-12 division.Stacy S Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University Stacy S. Klein-Gardner serves as Director of STEM Outreach for the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering and Peabody College.Kathy Ann Zook, Adams 50 School District Kathy Zook has been teaching for 27 years, both at the elementary and the middle school levels (primarily grades 2 - 6). She has a MA
AC 2011-1827: ASSESSING TEAMWORK AND BEST EDUCATIONALPRACTICES IN DIVERSE MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMSScott P. Schaffer, Purdue University Scott P. Schaffer is an associate professor in the Learning Design and Technology program at Purdue University where he teaches courses related to design, assessment & evaluation, and learning theory. His research focuses on team learning and the design of informal learning spaces.Margaret Huyck, Illinois Institute of Technology Professor Emeritus; Principle Investigator on NSF project involving four universities engaged in develop- ing measures for teamwork and ethical awareness, and identifying best educational practices for develop- ing those competencies among undergraduate
education strategies as well as the technologies to support the 21st century classroom (online and face to face). He also has assisted both the campus as well as the local community in developing technology programs that highlight student skills development in ways that engage and attract individuals towards STEAM and STEM fields by showcasing how those skills impact the current project in real-world ways that people can understand and be involved in. As part of a university that is focused on supporting the 21st century student demographic he continues to innovate and research on how we can design new methods of learning to educate both our students and communities on how STEM and STEAM make up a large part of that
2017 ASEE International Forum:Columbus , Ohio Jun 28 Paper ID #20789Identifying and Sharing Best Practices in International Higher EducationMakerspacesDr. Vincent Wilczynski, Yale University Vincent Wilczynski is the Deputy Dean of the Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science and the James S. Tyler Director of the Yale Center for Engineering Innovation & Design. As the Deputy Dean, he helps plan and implement all academic initiatives at the School. In addition, he manages the School’s teaching and research resources and facilities. As the James S. Tyler Director