reflection, integratedinto classroom presentations. These aspects of student progress and improvement are assessedagainst traditional design curricula using the Innovator Mindset® Assessment. The focus of thispaper will be the analysis of four innovation habits (for graduate and undergraduate students) toanalyze the impact of this designed course in fostering and amplifying personal innovativeness.1.0. Introduction University students play a crucial role in shaping future innovations within organizationalsettings, as they are poised to become the workforce of the future. Organizations require a workforcecapable of adeptly managing unforeseen and unfamiliar challenges to respond to the currentlandscape where technology is growing in complexity [1
WashingtonKathleen E Kearney, University of WashingtonJonathan T.C. Liu, University of WashingtonJonathan D. Posner, University of WashingtonErin Blakeney, University of WashingtonERIC SEIBEL, University of WashingtonShayla PayneFull PaperThe University of Washington’s Engineering Innovation in Health program is a yearlong engineering design coursesequence where senior undergraduate and graduate engineering students across different disciplines work in teamswith health professionals to address their unmet needs. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, these team- andproject-based courses shifted from an in-person to remote course environment. Here, we share innovative teachingstrategies for team-based, remote course environments. We show how this shift
Entrepreneurship in the Carle Illinois College of Medicine. His research focuses primarily on engineering design/Bio Design collaboration in transdisciplinary teams. He has used and developed tools to study the alignment of products and services with organizational processes as an organization seeks to address needs and bring new products and services to the market. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Exploring Opportunities for Innovative Professional Impact: Implementation of a Multidisciplinary CourseAbstractEngineering programs offer programmatic opportunities for students to develop the necessaryknowledge, skills, attitudes to be prepared as holistic
certified as an EFL and ESL teacher as well as a School Principal. Ari’s research and language revitalization interests include Mikasuki, Salish Ql’ispe (aka Salish-Pend d’Oreille, Montana Salish, and Flathead Salish) and Safaliba. His ethnographic work documents situated practice in grassroots policy initiatives and school-based activism among the Safaliba in rural Ghana. His language documentation includes conceptual metaphors and formulaic language in Salish Ql’ispe and Safaliba. He also explores applications of task-based language teaching in the pedagogy of revitalization. His practitioner papers analyze integrated content and language instruction, academic English instruction for graduate students, and asset-based
Paper ID #44303Reflections on 10 years of Operating a Computer-based Testing Facility: LessonsLearned, Best PracticesDr. Jim Sosnowski, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Jim Sosnowski is the Assistant Director of the Computer-Based Testing Facility (CBTF) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.Dr. Julie M Baker, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Julie Baker is a Learning Design Specialist for the Applied Technologies for Learning in the Arts and Sciences (ATLAS) group in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS). She helps LAS faculty implement best practices for computer-based assessment and
designs and incorporating theirbest practices into the development of the Inno Wing.The journey of establishing and operating the innovation center1. Establishing the physical infrastructure and the management structureThe design and construction phase of the center was commenced in late 2017. The architecturaldesign of the Inno Wing embodies the guiding principles of transparency, openness, and vibrancy,as depicted in Figure 1. Since the completion of the physical infrastructure in December of 2020,the Inno Wing has quickly become an iconic landmark at the University. It not only provides astate-of-the-art facility for students to innovate and collaborate but also serves as a symbol of theUniversity's commitment to fostering innovation and
they conducted convergent research projects.There are many benefits from connecting with international researchers in one’s field, the mostimportant being collaboration opportunities, networking, and dissemination of research. This isan example of how graduate students can practice their own communication skills.When asked to reflect on the impact of the experience, Meier responded with the following: This experience was incredibly useful in learning, practicing, promoting, and teaching convergence methodologies in the context of PBL. I have continued to seek experiences to hone these skills further. I created an interdisciplinary project team for a senior capstone design project (MQP) relating to my own medical
both equity-centered content and pedagogy (e.g., [20], [24]) in a range of courses. We describe the first phase of research to build a curricular and instructional changeframework to support educators who seek to revise or develop engineering courses to centerequity. Our emerging framework acknowledges that instructors – including tenure-track, contractfaculty, and graduate teaching assistants – will typically require professional development tosupport them as they design and teach these courses. We also acknowledge that for engineeringto move beyond siloed discussions of equity, academic programs need to revise multiple requiredcourses, including technical/ engineering science courses. In the following sections, we provide aproject
Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, 2010.[9] Chien, Yu-Hung, Chia-Yu Liu, Shaio-Chung Chan, and Yu-Shan Chang, "Engineering Design Learning for High school and College First-year Students in a STEM Battlebot Design Project," International Journal of STEM Education, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 1-15, 2023.[10] Tenenbaum, Laura S., Margery K. Anderson, Swati B. Ramadorai, and Debra L. Yourick., "High school students' experience with near-peer mentorship and laboratory-based learning: In their own words," Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, vol. 18, 2017.[11] Price, M., Kallam, M., & Love, J., "The learning styles of Native American students and implications for classroom practice," In Eighth Native American
% growth rate in new engineering faculty opportunities over the next 10 years, not keeping upwith the rate of Ph.D. engineering graduates [2]. As a result, graduate students will need to seeknon-academic roles in industry or the government upon graduation.As part of a research study funded through the NSF Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE),we are seeking to build upon an existing transportation engineering graduate program throughthe integration of a research-to-practice model based upon cognitive apprenticeship. As part ofthis model, we include practical experiences that we believe will prepare students for non-academic roles while maintaining the program’s current level of scientific rigor. We willevaluate the success of the new graduate
Paper ID #43053The Impact of a Graduate Teaching and Leadership Course on EngineeringGraduate Teaching Assistants’ Learning of PedagogyRobin Jephthah Rajarathinam, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Robin Jephthah Rajarathinam is a Ph.D. candidate in the department of Curriculum and Instruction, DELTA program, UIUC. His research focuses on Collaborative Learning, Learning Analytics, and Human-Centered Design within STEM disciplines. His background is in mechanical engineering and education.Joshua E. Katz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Joshua E. Katz is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Curriculum and
Paper ID #44299Board 32: Designing a Graduate Course in Sustainable Transportation andHuman Rights with a Student-Centered ApproachLeana Santos, University of Connecticut Leana Santos, is a fourth-year Ph.D. Candidate in structural engineering at the University of Connecticut. She is a Harriott and GAANN Fellow. Alongside her current program courses, Leana is pursuing the Graduate Certificate in College Instruction offered by UConn’s Neag School of Education. Her current research is centered on the impact of pyrrhotite oxidation on concrete deterioration, reflecting her dedication to understanding and mitigating
, the Arthur L. Glenn Professor of Engineering Education, and the Associate Department Head for Inclusive Research and Education in Mechanical Engineering. She is also a co-founder of Black in Engineering. Her research involves the quantification and integration of human-centered considerations in engineering systems and/or the design process. Her research program has received funding from the National Science Foundation, Procter & Gamble, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and many others. Her projects that involved the intersection of diversity and mechanical engineering have been featured in media sources including National Geographic, NBC’s Today Show, Essence Magazine, Reuters, National Public
insight into team organization and structure and the team's interdisciplinary andmultifaceted skillset. Best practices, successes, and areas of opportunity for leveragingmultistakeholder collaborations were essential to our project. Our aim is to document our processas a road map for other university researchers who wish to collaborate with industry and non-profitorganizations.Keywords: Design Thinking, Systems Thinking, Collaboration Ethics, Community Engagement.IntroductionConducting collaborative research across multiple stakeholders can be considered a cumbersometask, which often requires room for adjustments and process improvement. Collaborating andcommunicating, especially in the context of longitudinal interdisciplinary research examining
broader impacts of their research; • Recruitment and training materials • Communicate to a broader audience; • Enrollment and retention statistics • Proportion of participating students from underrepresented groups will exceed national average Figure 1. Logic model of our training program to achieve innovate community-engaged graduate STEM education.This training is rooted in two complementary design philosophies: Design Thinking to providestudents with a human-centered approach to solving real-world design problems [8], andCommunity-Based
Paper ID #42429Different Teaching Styles and the Impacts on Test Design for DynamicsDr. Amie Baisley, University of Florida I am an Instructional Assistant Professor at the University of Florida teaching primarily 2nd year mechanics courses. My teaching and research interests are alternative pedagogies, mastery-based learning and assessment, student persistence in their first two years, and faculty development.Dr. Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana Jul Davis is an Associate Professor of Engineering at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, Indiana. He received his PhD in 2007 from Virginia Tech in
potential contributionsto the typology of effective teaching strategies. The study is anchored by a research question:what student-centered teaching approaches do exemplary engineering instructors employ topromote knowledge-building in their courses, and how do these approaches align with theirbeliefs about teaching?Data CollectionTo address the research question, the study employed the participatory action research (PAR)methodology, which prioritizes the invaluable input and expertise of participants. The PARapproach is best suited for this study because it actively improves social practices [10], involvingparticipants in designing data collection, reflecting on data, and testing identified practices intheir own contexts. A diverse group of
. Walton-Macaulay has extensive experience in the geotechnical and materials industry prior to becoming an academician and is a licensed professional engineer. Dr. Walton-Macaulay’s has a passion to teach, to educate upcoming civil engineers in best practices and for them to look to alternative ways and new technology that will improve on current design methods. Dr. Walton-Macaulay believes that fostering diversity in teaching breeds innovation and is currently focused on engineering education research on socio-economic inequities in infrastructure.Xiaomei Wang, Brigham Young University Dr. Xiaomei Wang, a Civil Engineering Ph.D., specializes in environmental engineering. She conducts research on infrastructure
researchand innovation in STEM disciplines [4]. The workshop provides graduate students withcustomized strategies and guidance to effectively communicate their research findings in scholarlypublications, thereby empowering them to do so.This paper offers comprehensive information regarding the organization, execution, andevaluation of an intensive workshop designed for graduate trainees of a multi-STEM educationalprogram based on the community of practice concept and the social cognitive. A key componentof the workshop was forming a writing accountability group, an innovative strategy wherebytrainees committed to specific manuscript writing goals and provided peer support. It has beenestablished that graduate-specific professional development
design thinking and innovations at the graduate level, he also contributes to research in engineering education, effectDr. Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard teaches both undergraduate and graduate design-related classes, conducts research on fracture mechanics and finite element analysis, and on how people become engineers. From 1999 to 2008, she was a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, leading its engineering study. Sheppard has contributed to significant educational projects, including the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education and the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter). Her industry experience spans Detroit’s
, agricultural, orliberal arts institutions.)Development of SurveyThe HBCU Leadership Impact and Implications Survey was developed by the research team forHBCU stakeholders to determine factors impacting President/ Chancellor turnover withinHBCUs. A thorough design, redesign, and review process was implemented to develop thesurvey using relevant research questions and best practices. Questions within the survey askedparticipants to report their relationship with HBCUs, their current role related to HBCUs, theirtime affiliated with HBCUs, information about the HBCU with which they were affiliated,factors impacting president/chancellor turnover, the impact of turnover on the university, andparticipant demographic information. The survey consisted of
-Champaign I am currently the Associate Director of Assessment and Research team at the Siebel Center for Design (SCD) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I work with a group of wonderful and talented people at SCD’s Assessment and Research Laboratory to conduct research that informs and evaluates our practice of teaching and learning human-centered design in formal and informal learning environments. My Research focuses on studying students’ collaborative problem solving processes and the role of the teacher in facilitating these processes in STEM classrooms.Nicholas Robert PozzaDr. Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Dr. Blake Everett Johnson is a Teaching Assistant Professor
is raised on nuestro impacto (our impact) in thepractice of engineering education.IntroductionTo support higher education Faculty Development Programs (FDP), national entities,universities, and individual colleges invest large amounts of resources and money to train,mentor, support, and coach these faculty to learn about evidence-based practices for classroom-based activities and interventions (Borrego et al., 2013; Freeman et al., 2014; Prince, 2004).Even though faculty development programs are viewed as integral to support classroominnovation and the scholarship of teaching and learning, there is still a wealth of evidencesuggesting that its use and transfer into the classrooms are low (Berger et al., 2022; Laursen,2019; Stains et al
faculty members at satellite campuseshave the necessary skills, knowledge, and resources to provide high-quality education to students.It can help improve the quality of education offered by the faculty, retain talented faculty memberswho feel valued by their institutions, foster innovation by developing new teaching methods andusing new technologies, encourage collaboration with colleagues, and support research. Thesatellite campus must have defined short-term and long-term goals for effective professionaldevelopment of faculty, by clearly emphasizing the following processes: i. Teaching functions a. Participate in workshops to develop teaching skills: Many trainings at the main campus are offered on-line, making them
personalized lens on how instructional practices impacted her journey.The positionalities of the faculty and staff research team members further underscore theimportance of centering our student co-author's voice. The remaining co-authors identify as awhite female faculty member in the school of engineering who was trained in a non-engineeringSTEM discipline and now studies equity issues within higher education, a Latinx male with amultidisciplinary graduate degree that includes environmental engineering, geophysics, andpublic health focused with research focused in water quality and a PK-12 STEM certifiededucator, and a Black female senior staff member, Assistant Dean, with a graduate degree inhigher education leadership and policy and certifications
autonomous and electrified vehicles, addressing concerns such as operating costs and fleet management. Work with manufacturers to reassess design requirements and redevelop workforce, seeking human-centered innovations beyond autonomous driving software and electric drivetrains.• Government Collaboration: Share research with state and federal stakeholders, contributing to decisions on regulations and research directions for connected and autonomous vehicles.Fig. 2 Missions, Beneficiaries, and Execution Plans of the ConsortiumCompleted Activities and Current StatusBootcamp. Project leaders received training and gained valuable insights on effective centerlaunch strategies. With this training, a comprehensive customer discovery process
Paper ID #41104Instructor and Graduate Student Perspectives: Is Empathy a Needed DesignSkill for Future Engineers?Dr. Jennifer Howcroft, University of Waterloo Jennifer Howcroft is a Continuing Lecturer in the Department of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Her pedagogical research focuses on engineering design, holistic engineering education, stakeholder interactions, and empathy in engineering education.Dr. Kate Mercer, University of Waterloo Kate Mercer is an engineering liaison librarian, and is an adjunct and sessional instructor for Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo
Paper ID #42584Board 235: Design and Implementation of a Professional Development Coursefor Interdisciplinary Computational Science Graduate StudentsProf. Satchi Venkataraman, San Diego State University Satchi Venkataraman, Ph.D., is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering. He has served as Graduate Advisor for the Aerospace Engineering program (17 years) and as an Associate Director at the Computational Sciences Research Center at San Diego State University (11 years). His expertise is in computational mechanics and optimization applied to design of lightweight and durable composite aircraft structures. He has extensive
engineering design. Frameworks centering GIDBEA, namely inclusive design,universal design, and design justice were introduced, challenging students to consider howtechnical and emergent biases arise in their work as engineers and educators [21]. UGTAs wereplaced into small groups of approximately UGTAs to discuss the following questions: • How do you define the practice of design? • Think about who is designing for whom. How and why does this matter? • What are examples of bias and exclusions in engineering design?With an introduction to these design frameworks, UGTAs then analyzed engineering projectsthat applied the above frameworks using asset-based community development and participatorydesign. This discussion then led to a reflection
Paper ID #44183Development and Impact of Research Efficacy in a Undergraduate Teaching-AssistantCertification ClassDr. Jamie R Gurganus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Dr. Jamie Gurganus is a faculty member in the Engineering and Computing Education Program. She is the Associate Director STEMed Research in the College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT). She also serves as the Director for the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) in the graduate school. Her research is focused on solving problems relating to educating and developing engineers, teachers (future faculty