International Society for Optics and Photonics as a conference chair, editor, and author. She is the President of the Optical Society of America, Columbia Section, and works to forge strong connections between industry and academic research.Gail Verdi Dr. Gail Verdi is Executive Director of Kean University's School of Curriculum and Teaching, Associate Professor in the Department of Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Education, and Coordinator of Kean's Graduate TESOL Program. She currently serves on NABE’s Research and Assessment SIG as an Executive Board member; and is a member of the Advisory Board for a 2021-2022 NSF Grant: "Embedding Equitable Design through Undergraduate Computing Curriculum" awarded to Dr. Patricia
instructor) that can take place in a blended web-based learning environment. None of three modes of interaction function independently in practice. Meanwhile, the web-based theories are to focus on the learning process, instructional design, and the technology to understand the relative effectiveness of the delivery method.(3) The result of this research that requests for web-based learning courses need to become more of a reality, particularly in the courses of manufacturing field. Furthermore, the studies are required in the future where various types of interaction can occur in order to develop learners’ achievements, attitudes and collaborative necessary for different professional course learning through adaptive designed
components that differentiate PIPELINES from similar initiatives and that webelieve are key to its impact are: 1) fostering STEM diversity through an interdisciplinarypartnership; 2) workforce learning through STEM design experiences; 3) leveraging teamworkfor early engagement in engineering design. We discuss each one in the following sections.Fostering STEM Diversity through an Interdisciplinary Partnership Funded by ONR, PIPELINES is a collaborative effort between the Center for Science andEngineering Partnerships (CSEP) at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), theGevirtz Graduate School of Education at UCSB (GGSE), and the Naval Facilities EngineeringCommand, Navy Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC) at
courses, a freshman orientation course, astudent study center; and structured study groups. Significantly, the MEP model originated atCalifornia State University, Northridge (CSUN) and spread nationwide.While these measures have been effective, their impact has reached a diminishing point. Giventhe projected imperative need for increased minority representation in STEM professions, thereis a critical need for new methods to further improve students’ learning and retention. A highlypromising approach is to use an innovative undergraduate education initiative pioneered by theMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) called Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate(CDIO)18,19,20 as the basis to redesign curriculum and to implement active and
Wilson International Center for Scholars studying the 2011 Arab Uprisings, and Brigham Young University’s Political Science Department study- ing marriage and family practices of the Middle East. She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Middle Eastern Studies and Arabic from Brigham Young University where she received the Middle East Stud- ies/Arabic Student Research Award in April 2017.Andrew Coy, Digital Harbor Foundation Andrew is the founder and current Executive Director of the Digital Harbor Foundation. He also served as a senior advisor in the Office of Science and Technology Policy during the Obama administration and currently advises national technology education nonprofits including the Computer Science for
students apply design methods, they rarely practice needs finding.All Canadian undergraduate engineering students participate in a capstone project in their fourthyear. Engineering instructors at the University of Waterloo have identified a lack of opportunitiesfor students to practice their need finding skills prior to fourth year. As a result, a set of needfinding instructional activities were conducted in-class for one term. The objective of thisresearch is to conduct evidence-based program improvement by identifying the teachingpractices that improve need finding competencies in engineering graduates. More specifically, inthis ongoing study, the authors explore how students identify, select, and justify their capstoneproject problem; and
website.The faculty Mentoring Program has as its goals to 1) provide support for faculty relatedto career activities; 2) communicate institutional expectations in research, teaching andservice; and 3) assist faculty in becoming better socialized in the broader college anduniversity culture. Modeled after a similar program at the University of Rhode Island, ithas a strong research basis15. Training for mentors and mentees is provided through one-hour workshops prior to joining the program, dissemination of training materials, and amonthly e-newsletter. Training materials (also posted on the program website) includebrochures, self- assessments, and best practices. The goal of the monthly e-newsletters isto provide additional support and information for
-education infrastructure.This paper will discuss two programs which have resulted from the collaboration betweenRaytheon Company –a leader in technology and innovation-- and the New EnglandPatriots – a world class sports organization. This seemingly unlikely partnership hasproven successful in advancing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics(STEM) education in the middle and high school age groups.The first program titled “Science-of-Sports” uses a science fair model and includes athird partner: the Boys & Girls Clubs of New England. The guidelines, operation andsuccess-enablers will be described for those who may be interested in trying this model.The second program is an engineering design challenge titled: “Power-to-Hear”. “Power
Paper ID #17246Using Concept Maps as a Tool for Assessment and Continuous Improvementof a First-Year CourseDr. Elise Barrella, James Madison University Dr. Elise Barrella is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at James Madison University, who focuses teaching, scholarship, service, and student mentoring on transportation systems, sustainability, and engi- neering design. Dr. Barrella completed her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Georgia Tech where she con- ducted research in transportation and sustainability as part of the Infrastructure Research Group (IRG). Dr. Barrella has investigated best practices in engineering
of EC200 and today’s self study report is much the same as originally conceived. Improvements in technology and what we know about how data is collected, used and reported by programs offers improvements for both faculty and evaluators. As data is collected, ABET has an opportunity to develop means for sharing both descriptive and evaluative data to the broader engineering higher education community. If accessible this data can provide important benchmarking and best practices guideposts, and improve the learning environments of tomorrow’s engineering graduates. A Pilot Case with Industrial Engineering and Engineering Economy Data To illustrate the proposed mode and potential impact on the SSR, self study reports
Director of the Center for Microengineered Materials, a strategic research center at UNM that reports to the Vice President for Research. He is also the founding director of the graduate interdisciplinary program in Nanoscience and Microsystems, the first program at UNM to span three schools and colleges and the Anderson Business School. He served as director of this program from 2007 – 2014. His research inter- ests are in heterogeneous catalysis, materials characterization and nanomaterials synthesis. His research group has pioneered the development of electron microscopy tools for the study of catalysts.Prof. Sang M. Han, University of New Mexico Dr. Han is a Regents Professor in the Departments of Chemical &
Are We Losing Our Minds (2470) Paper 1211 A Course in Difference, Power, and Discrimination For Engineering Students Kenneth J. Williamson, Stephanie Sanford Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering/ Center for Water and Environmental Sustainability, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331AbstractOregon State University has adopted as a general education requirement that all studentsmust take a designated difference, power and discrimination (DPD) course. The DPDrequirement was created by the faculty to assist
responsible for providing vision, direction, planning and implementation regarding the use of technology in instruction of mathematics and science. Mark's research interests are in theories of cognition, how these theories inform the design of instruction, how we might best design instructional technology within those frameworks, and how the research and development of instructional technologies can inform our theories of cognition.Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University Dr. THOMAS F. WOLFF is Associate Dean of Engineering for Undergraduate Studies at Michigan State University and a faculty member in Civil and Environmental Engineering. In the fall of 2005, he was a member of the ASCE Levee Assessment
Engineering is among the best in the country, offering outstanding degreeprograms and preparing students for exciting and rewarding careers. Our graduates are heavilyrecruited for positions in a variety of settings, including business, construction, transportation,hardware and software development, and design. The College comprises 12 departments offering18 BS, 17 MS, and 14 Ph.D. degree programs and conducts the largest undergraduate andgraduate engineering education and research programs in the State. The College continues torank among the nation's leading colleges in the total number of degrees awarded, the number ofdegrees awarded to women and minorities, the quality of the graduate programs, and researchand extension activities. Our fall 2006
, including high school students, undergraduate and graduate students, and practicing engineers and scientists • Regular opportunities through middle school and high school to reconnect with program peers and role models at reunions, as a staff member, or through other university programsFrom the perspectives of Camp Reach participants in one study (Demetry & Sontgerath, 2013),the program elements with the most lasting positive impact were returning to the program as astaff member, the prevalence of role models, and the teamwork infused in all activities.The selection of Camp Reach participants was designed to enable creation and tracking of aControl group. The application requires only an essay; no measures
. Presentations are based onresearch-backed results and cover a variety of recruiting and classroom practices designed toreduce the impact of negative stereotypes and help with successful student outcomes. Pastparticipants report they have implemented practices suggested in the workshops and that doingso has increased their enrollment and the diversity of their classrooms. Page 23.1132.14The Tapestry Workshops program has demonstrated that a large benefit may be gained from therelatively small investment of a three-day workshop. High school computer science teachers areeager to learn how best to attract and retain more and more diverse students. By giving
cybersecurity, as applied to a variety of do- mains including healthcare, finance, and critical infrastructure protections. His recent focus has been on improving student preparation for overall career success.Dr. Mihaela Sabin, University of New Hampshire Mihaela Sabin has taught a variety of computing courses designed to facilitate learning activities that value students’ diverse lived experiences. Her current research includes computing education and cur- riculum development, with emphasis on professional competencies and faculty role modeling. She has contributed to the AI field of constraint satisfaction with a new representational model based on condi- tional constraints. Sabin chaired the ACM/IEEE Computer Society
role of non-cognitive and affective factors in student academic outcomes and overall success.Prof. Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Jeffrey F. Rhoads is a Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University and is affiliated with both the Birck Nanotechnology Center and Ray W. Herrick Laboratories at the same insti- tution. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees, each in mechanical engineering, from Michigan State University in 2002, 2004, and 2007, respectively. Dr. Rhoads’ current research interests include the predictive design, analysis, and implementation of resonant micro/nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS) for use in chemical and
concentration in Network Management. Mr. Drummond is currently Team Lead/Sr. Network Management Engineer at MCNC, the company which operates the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN). Re- search interests include IPv6, IPv6 adoption, Application Performance Monitoring, DevOps, and Network Operations Optimization. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Deploying a Network Management Overlay for Education VideoConferencing ServicesCiprian Popoviciu, Philip Lunsford, John Pickard, Dale Drummond, Colby Sawyer,Jarvis Woodburn, Zachary ZyndaAbstract: Distance Education (DE) and Distance Collaboration (DC) adoption is rapidlygrowing to increase educational and innovation opportunities
University Aditya Vora is a Junior at The Pennsylvania State University majoring in Industrial Engineering and graduating in May 2020. He has been a part of the High-Performance Design Team Research for a year, with technical interests including Data Visualization, Artificial Intelligence, Team Cognition, and Entrepreneurship. He is the design lead of a team that was awarded phase one winner at the Nittany AI challenge at Penn State. With a minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Aditya is also the Co-founder of a Startup at Penn State. His interest in Engineering Education stems from prior work as a Learning Assistant in Physics courses. Outside of school, he enjoys traveling, producing music and playing the
. Pecen established solar electric boat R & D center at UNI where dozens of students were given opportunities to design solar powered boats. UNI solar electric boat team with Dr. Pecen’s supervision won two times a third place overall in World Championship on solar elec- tric boating, an international competition promoting clean transportation technologies in US waters. He was recognized as an Advisor of the Year Award nominee among 8 other UNI faculty members in 2010- 2011 academic year Leadership Award Ceremony. Dr. Pecen received a Milestone Award for outstanding mentoring of graduate students at UNI, and recognition from UNI Graduate College for acknowledging the milestone that has been achieved in successfully
Tandon School of Engineering. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Philosophy from the Uni- versity of Rochester and her Master of Science in Mathematics from NYU Tandon School of Engineering. She manages the FITL Center, which encourages and promotes innovative teaching strategies and tech- nologies for learning. The Center provides faculty with training on new classroom technologies, access to technologies and resources, opportunities for research and design, and collaboration on educational and technological projects. Ms. Jean-Pierre has taught Mathematics, Problem- Solving and Academic Success Seminars at Polytechnic University and Columbia University. In addition to her experience in academia
-12education system. Tours and guest speakers are a good start, but students and teachers needhands-on experience with industry specific technologies. This will give context and authenticityfor the students when learning the needed basic skills.With the help of funding from a National Science Foundation grant, HVCC and SUNYPolytechnic have initiated NEATEC, the Northeast Advanced Technological Education Center.The center serves as a resource for teachers to introduce and ignite interest in nanoscience and tofacilitate learning that incorporates the theories being applied by the local workforce. NEATEChas designed kits that contain lesson plans, activity sheets and all needed supplies for easyimplementation. Some items are consumables, which are used
posting of static course materials. A campus distance education linkprovides links to campus resources as well as a page for posting introductory course informationfor students.Both the state and the campus pursued a relatively broad market based primarily on facultyinterest. This approach ensured that participating faculty had a strong interest in technology-enabled learning and provided the greatest opportunity for breadth of innovation. Thedisadvantage is that with limited resources such an approach makes it difficult to concentratesufficient resources necessary to penetrate a particular market niche.Program Level PlanPrior to the distance education initiative, the TM program already had strong support from non-traditional graduate students
System of Georgia, implemented SummerScape: Gender Equitable Science forStudents and Teachers. SummerScape was a 2-week “Teaching and Learning” program thatconsisted of a summer camp for middle school students and a professional developmentexperience for teachers. It was designed to help all students experience confidence and successin science and engineering and to provide teachers with in-depth professional developmentcovering gender equitable science pedagogy and teaching practices. An important component ofthis teacher experience was the opportunity to practice new teaching strategies immediatelyfollowing each in-service workshop in a low-risk summer camp environment. This paper willpresent this “Teaching and Learning Camp” model of teacher
sponsoring companies is a significant factor both in the abilityfor BYU to recruit Capstone projects and to develop long-term collaborative workingrelationships with companies throughout the world to enable us to reach our desired Capstonecourse learning outcomes and prepare our students for the practice of engineering. As previouslynoted, these relationships have led to funded research opportunities for our faculty, scholarships,internships, and employment for our graduates. By providing the intellectual property tosponsoring companies, we are able to increase both the quality and quantity of sponsoredCapstone projects even when facing more difficult economic times.Providing intellectual property rights to sponsoring companies is an important
in the 2019-2020review cycle, to include “an ability to communicate effectively to a range of audiences”, wherethe “range of audiences” was introduced [11].ContextThe Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh isexploring the opportunity to develop a strategic outreach program to extend the work of faculty,staff and students beyond the teaching and research environment. The vision calls for a broaderimpact on the quality of life of the nearby communities with the ambition to reach beyond thenearby community. This effort looks for integrating well-established best practices and innovativeapproaches. Several initiatives are now in progress involving alumni and foreign partners. Acritical element of this
, Page 11.306.2engineering design is held responsible for the impact it has on life-cycle issues such as costs,usability, safety, manufacturability, serviceability, recyclability, sustainability, disposability, andquality; ultimately, determining the success or failure of products and organizations. Indeed,design is considered an issue of national importance2. Good design practices can be observed,but how can the expertise and methodologies employed be captured, transferred, implemented,formalized or improved? Why are some people more likely to be good designers? These are justsome of the questions that researchers and practitioners have sought to answer.In engineering education, students (undergraduate and graduate) are often involved
success requires four elements:authentic learning environments, authentic student assessments, knowledge integration outside ofengineering, and commitment to multidimensional assessment.In this paper, we briefly describe our academic structure and concentrate on the assessmentprocess. Throughout the paper we’ll use one project from our Venice project center as arepresentative example, specifically one from the summer of 2002 when three studentsconducted a boat wake energy impact study (1). This was one of six projects completed inVenice that summer, and one of several during the past few years that investigated the motoondoso problem.BackgroundFor many years WPI has found ways to graduate socially conscious, globally literate engineers.We do this
variousstakeholders on the practical measures to transform engineering educators to design andimplement innovative teaching and learning. Observations, discussions, and surveys will becarried out during educators’ training and their implementation of the new method of teachingand learning to study the transformation. Benchmarking visits will be carried out to discoverthe best practices. The qualitative data will be analyzed using thematic analysis to identify thegaps and the measures. Later, Delphi method will be employed to finalize the standards. Allthe data will be examined and triangulated to develop a framework containing the directions,actions, and transformation. This work-in-progress paper reports the research result of the first objective