Engineering. One of thegrants funded entrepreneurial multi-university wireless senior design projects, while the othersupported a series of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department senior design teams withentrepreneurial commitment. Additionally, Florida Tech has been an active partner of the NSF-funded Partnership for Innovation - Center for Entrepreneurship and TechnologyCommercialization (CENTECOM) along with UCF, USF and Florida A&M University. Theresponse to these grants has been extremely positive, with 7 of 13 entrepreneurial senior designteams in 2005 intending to launch businesses around their senior projects. Additionally, therewere twelve graduate E-teams presenting their business ideas at the EngineeringEntrepreneurship Business
Alpha Pi Mu Industrial Engineering Honor Society.Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech Janis Terpenny is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education with affiliate positions in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial & Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech. Dr. Terpenny’s research interests focus on the design of products and systems, including design process and methodology and use of interdisciplinary collaboration and human centered design to improve student learning and motivation. Dr. Terpenny is a co-director of the NSF Center for e-Design, a multi-university NSF industry-university cooperative research center. Prior to joining Virginia Tech, Dr. Terpenny was an
VT Engineering Com- munication Center (VTECC). She received her PhD in Linguistics from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in English from the University of Georgia. Her research interests include interdisciplinary collabora- tion, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design; writing across the curriculum in Statics courses; as well as a CAREER award to explore the use of e- portfolios to promote professional identity and reflective practice. Her teaching emphasizes the roles of engineers as communicators and educators, the foundations and evolution of the
Paper ID #43184Asset-Based Approaches to Transformative Learning: Community and Culturein an Undergraduate Engineering Research Program at a Hispanic ServingInstitutionDr. Hilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre, New Mexico State University Hilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre, EdD is a STEM education researcher at New Mexico State University. She focuses her research on qualitative/mixed methods studies addressing minority and underrepresented student college performance and persistence through high-impact practices, particularly in STEM disciplines. Her main lines of inquiry examine best practices in mentoring and promotion of
Paper ID #39782Making a Case for HyFlex Learning in Design Engineering ClassesSourojit Ghosh, University of Washington, SeattleDr. Sarah Marie Coppola, University of Washington, Seattle Sarah Coppola is an Assistant Teaching Professor the Department of Human Centered Design & Engi- neering at the University of Washington. Dr. Coppola is an educator and researcher whose work focuses on how technology and systems design affects people’s performance and health. She holds a BS in Me- chanical Engineering from Northwestern University, a MS in Human Factors Engineering from Tufts University, and a Doctorate in Ergonomics from
papers, and provides faculty development workshops on effective teaching. In 2006, the Kern Family Foundation named Dr. Carpenter a Kern Fellow for Entrepreneurial Education recognizing his efforts to bring innovative team based problem solving into the engineering curriculum to promote the entrepreneurial mindset. In addition to his work on ethics and entrepreneurial skills, Dr. Carpenter is an accredited green design professional (LEED AP) and practicing professional engineer. As founding Director of the Great Lakes Stormwater Management Institute, he conducts research on water management and routinely provides professional lectures/short courses on innovative stormwater treatment design and its role in Low Impact
. Putting theory into practice, she teaches a service-learning course at UCSC wherein interdisciplinary teams of students work in an layered apprenticeship model with community mentors to design and implement sustainable solutions to water, energy, waste, transportation and social challenges using ”green technology”. Dr. Ball has worked as a research fellow with two NSF Centers for Learning and Teaching and most recently on several NSF projects that focus the integration of engineering and social science to support the advancement of experiential learning for sustainability in higher education.Linnea Kristina Beckett, University of California - Santa Cruz Linnea Beckett is a PhD Candidate in Education at the University of
funding organizations are also moving toward a greaterconsideration of the future impact of research activity forcing those in the academy to promotetheir work in a broader and more application driven light. The careers of engineers often grow toincorporate managerial and strategic responsibilities which are almost impossible without anability to consider business and legal issues and to communicate effectively to many differentaudiences. 1, 2, 3, 4 And, as Meier et al., suggest even those who remain squarely within atechnical arena, “are being asked to take responsibility for the overall system.”5 One subject thatneatly encompasses the concepts of innovation (implying new markets and new products),opportunities, creating networks, management
, 2010 A ew Engineering Taxonomy for Assessing Conceptual and Problem-Solving CompetenciesAbstractAn engineering taxonomy is being proposed in order to assess and enhance the student’sconceptual and problem-solving competencies. The taxonomy consists of the following taxa:pre-knowledge conceptual experiences; basic conceptual knowledge; applied conceptualknowledge; procedural knowledge; advanced knowledge and analytical skills; project-basedknowledge; and professional engineering knowledge and practice. A Concept and Problem-solving Inventory (CPI) has been developed in order to assess the student’s conceptual andprocedural skills. The CPI contains a set of mechanics problems designed to fit the three
dedication to innovation. This study encourages educators toinvestigate, modify, and improve their methods on a constant basis, recognizing that student-centered, dynamic strategies are the way of the future in education.References[1] Panindre, P., & Thorsen, R. S. (2020), Assessment of Learning Effectiveness in Online andFace-to-Face Learning Environment for Engineering Education Paper presented at 2020 ASEEVirtual Annual Conference. 10.18260/1-2--34190[2] Hu, Z., & Zhang, S. (2010). Blended/hybrid course design in Active Learning Cloud at SouthDakota State University. 2010 2nd International Conference on Education Technology andComputer, 1, V1-63-V1-67. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICETC.2010.5529300.[3] Duan, S., & Bassett, K. (2013
, preparation and willingness to take arisk [3-4]. Entrepreneurship is a recent example of a concept that has enacted much changewithin engineering and engineering education. This confluence of factors calls for an innovativeapproach to spur change among faculty.Several engineering faculty at a large, public, southwestern research-focused institution,including tenured and tenure-track faculty, lecturers and adjunct instructors, submitted individualor joint proposals to an internal solicitation for a competitive professorship to embedEntrepreneurial Mindset (EM) into a course, lab or program. The institutional objectives includeeight design aspirations; one of which is to value entrepreneurship by using its knowledge andencouraging innovation. The
gathering data to support innovation in thedelivery of instruction. Efforts will also be made to gather control group data.References 1 Bairaktarova, Diana, Matthew Reyes, Nooshin Nassr, and Dan Thomas Carlton, “Identifying Motivational Factors and Lived Experiences that Enhance Spatial Skills in Novices and Experts in STEM Disciplines,” American Society for Engineering Education, 2015. 2 Metz, Susan Staffin, Susan Donohue, and Cherith Moore. (2012) “Spatial Skills: A Focus on Gender and Engineering” In B. Bogue & E. Cady (Eds.), Apply Research to Practice (ARP) Resources. Retrieved January 31, 2017 from http://www.engr.psu.edu/AWE/ARPResources.aspx 3 Segil, Jacob L
Research Professor and the Director of Assessment and Instructional Support in the Leonhard Center at Penn State. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Lessons Learned: Mental Health Initiatives for Engineering Faculty This “Lessons Learned” paper seeks to share insights gained over the last year at anengineering-focused faculty development teaching and learning center (TLC) for the Collegeof Engineering (COE) at a large, historically White, R-1 institution located in the EasternUnited States. Specifically, the TLC sought to go beyond the traditional role of a TLC ofincreasing skills related to teaching practices of faculty, and intentionally focused on alsoincreasing skills and resources
Associate Director of Educational Innovation and Impact for UGA’s Engineering Education Trans- formations Institute (EETI). In addition to coordinating EETI’s faculty development programming, Dr. Morelock conducts research on institutional change via faculty development, with an emphasis on innova- tive ways to cultivate and evaluate supportive teaching and learning networks in engineering departments and colleges. He received his doctoral degree in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where he was a recipient of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. His dissertation studied the teaching practices of engineering instructors during game-based learning activities, and how these practices affected student motivation.Dr
through which they impact student performance.Talia Sidne Finkelstein, Oregon State UniversityDr. Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He currently has research activity in areas related to thin film materials processing and engineering education. He is in- terested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. Koretsky is a six-time Intel Faculty Fellow and has won awards for his work in engineering education at the university and national levels
Paper ID #15755Results from a Pilot Implementation of a Biomedical Engineering Programfor Middle and High School Students (Evaluation)Dr. Amy Trauth-Nare, University of Delaware Amy Trauth-Nare, Ph.D., is the Associate Director of Science Education at the University of Delaware’s Professional Development Center for Educators. In her role, Amy works collaboratively with K-12 sci- ence and engineering teachers to develop and implement standards-based curricula and assessments. She also provides mentoring and coaching and co-teaching support to K-12 teachers across the entire tra- jectory of the profession. Her research focuses
the Bioengineering faculty at Northeastern University and be- came the Director of Life Sciences and Engineering Programs at The Roux Institute (Portland, Maine). Dr. Huang-Saad has a fourteen- year history of bringing about organizational change in higher educa- tion, leveraging evidence-based practices at University of Michigan. She created the U-M BME graduate design program, co-founded the U-M College of Engineering Center for Entrepreneurship, launched the U-M National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps Node, and developed the U-M BME Instructional In- cubator. She is a canonical instructor for both the NSF and National Institute of Health (NIH) I-Corps Programs. Dr. Huang- Saad has received numerous awards for
. She is currently working with Dr. Marissa Tsugawa on Neurodiversity Research and Education. She believes that neurodiversity can help her better understand her younger brother’s condition (Asphyxiation) and respond to his basic needs because his mind works differently from everybody else’s due to which he unable to express his feelings and pain.kiana kheiriDr. Marissa A Tsugawa, Utah State University Marissa Tsugawa is an assistant professor at Utah State University focusing on neurodiversity and identity and motivation. She completed her Ph.D. in Engineering Education focusing on motivation and identity for engineering graduate students.Hamid Karimi, Utah State University I completed my Ph.D. in Computer
leaders duringtheir undergraduate and/or graduate education experience. To do so, we apply a theoreticalmodel, Organized Innovation, to the design of engineering education. This model is based on ourdecade-long study of the National Science Foundation-funded (NSF) Engineering ResearchCenter (ERC) Program, which has witnessed great success in graduating science and engineeringleaders over the past three decades. In the pages that follow, we first briefly illuminate the impetus for engineers to learnleadership skills, and why this is particularly valuable early in one’s career. Then, we outline thesuccess the ERC Program has enjoyed in developing science and engineering leaders. Third, wedescribe our research methods that led to our
). Papadopoulos has diverse research and teaching interests in structural mechanics, biomechanics, engineer- ing ethics, and engineering education. He is PI of two NSF sponsored research projects and is co-author of Lying by Approximation: The Truth about Finite Element Analysis. Papadopoulos is currently the Program Chair Elect of the ASEE Mechanics Division and serves on numerous committees at UPRM that relate to undergraduate and graduate education.Dr. William Joseph Frey, Univ. Puerto Rico - Mayaguez William J. Frey has taught research, business, engineering, and computer ethics at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez since 1990. He is a member and former director of that university’s Center for Ethics in the
designed to help studentsexcel in math, science, technology, and engineering courses and graduate with STEM-baseddegrees. The MESA Center is also home for several student organizations on our campus,including MAES, SACNAS, and SWE. Over the last two years we have partnered with a nearbyuniversity to direct a NASA sponsored undergraduate research program. The program (CIPAIR)provides opportunities for undergraduate students to participate in ongoing research projects off-campus, as well as to conduct new research projects on campus under the guidance andsupervision of a faculty member.The MESA Center served as a focal point for promoting these opportunities and fordissemination of project results. The on-campus research projects were developed by
easy and the bad more difficult”.Computers’ potential for enhancing innovative exploration in the design studio is widelyreported in literature.Computer as design tool: inadequacies make it inappropriate?From an educational point of view, do computers improve or inhibit architectural designprocess? What are the consequences to student’s learning and studio culture?Computer as a design implement creates an interesting paradox of enhancing thepossibilities for innovation and at the same time impeding the design process due to itsinadequacies. Given this, what is the best way to prepare our students to deal with thisparadox, particularly in studio setting? Herbert Simon of Carnegie Melon University, oneof the world’s leading authorities on human
Outcomes Assessment Program. His current research explores innovations in the classroom and their diffusion.Dr. Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University Page 23.1114.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Summer Faculty Immersion as a Strategy to DiffuseEngineering Education Innovations: First Year Results Juan C. Morales, Universidad del Turabo Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University Page 23.1114.2Abstract This paper presents the first-year results of a five-year, externally-funded facultydevelopment program
as an added support and proactive practice.Employer Relations ● Providing local University research experiences as a tool to not only provide students with a structured technical/research experience but also explore transfer pathways. ● Exploring research placement at national labs. Exploring an informal apprenticeship in which students return for multiple paid internships (even sometimes PT work during academic year) while they complete their degree.Through this paper, best practices from the STEM Core Expansion Alliance can be shared toenhance opportunities to engage and prepare students for competitive STEM pathways via paidsummer internships. Financial Support Recognizing that community college program
finding a socialproblem they care about, and devising a technological solution to address it. They wereencouraged to consider their solution all the way to implementation, which would require taskssuch as talking to regulators, conducting market research, and running surveys. In addition, thestudents were coached to consider multiple dimensions of framing an engineering problem andsolution, as well as how to pitch their ideas targeting four bottom lines: technical acumen, socialbenefit, environmental impact, and economic viability. In a course that has traditionally beenviewed simply as a necessary requirement, many students came alive. Some students areexploring patent options for their innovations, others soliciting partnerships with
for Women and Technology, California Institute of Technology, the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at California State University Fullerton, the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education at Stanford University, the School of Medicine at Stanford University, and the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.Dr. Helen L. Chen, Stanford University Helen L. Chen is a research scientist in the Designing Education Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of ePortfolio Initiatives in the Office of the Registrar at Stanford University. She is also a member of the research team in the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation
. Workshop 1 (week 3): National Science Education Standards and the Georgia State Quality Core Curriculum (QCC)7-10. Instructed by Dr. George Stickel (Science Coordinator, Cobb County School District). Workshop 2 (week 3): Overview and application of “best practice” research for improving student achievement and the use of science inquiry in developing hands-on physics lesson plans. Instructed by Michael Downing (Physics teacher, Fernbank Science Center). Workshop 3 (week 5): Part 1: Development and contents of lesson plans and engineering careers. Instructed by the authors. Every teacher received a copy of the “Engineering Careers” video to share with his/her students. Part 2: College admission process instructed by Georgia Tech
for designing for manufacturability andpromote a design mindset conscientious of manufacturing costs and time which managers andemployers value. The goal of any proposed engineering curriculum addition should be, in someway, to better prepare students to be ready to engineer immediately upon graduation. Thisproposal outlines a plan to accomplish exactly that by reconciling with the need in the industryfor engineers who understand common manufacturing processes and how to design for them.Whether a student goes on to become a researcher, practicing engineer, project manager,independent consultant, or engineering entrepreneur, their background will be strengthened by anunderstanding of manufacturability considerations and systems engineering
English language and literature from Hohai University of China (2018), and is studying for a Master’s degree in higher education at SJTU. Her research interest includes engineering students’ international learning experiences, innovation and entrepreneurship edu- cation.Mr. Chen Bing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Mr. Bing Chen is an assistant research fellow at the Graduate School, and a S.J.D. candidate of the Leo KoGuan law school of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His research interests include law education, graduate education and Chinese higher education reform.Dr. Zhinan Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Dr. Zhinan Zhang is an associate professor at School of Mechanical EngineeringShanghai Jiao Tong
onthe personal well-being of students and faculty.Figure 1. Instructional arc for research questions and data analysis.Data CollectionData were collected at Colorado School of Mines which has about 5500 undergraduates and1600 graduate students, with 33% women, 28.5% underrepresented students, and 15.4% firstgeneration students. This setting provided a group of high-achieving students and faculty in ahigh-pressure academic environment with whom I could explore the impact of faculty-studentinteraction on well-being in these conditions. I was a participant researcher as a faculty memberfrom the humanities and I recruited 4 additional faculty members from STEM disciplines(chemistry, physics, math, and chemical engineering) through convenience