Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston, Downtown; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

that not only did the faculty design features of experientiallearning, professional development and research into the project, but that students perceived that theygained these high-impact activities, as well.d. TeamworkThe importance of teamwork is emphasized to EL CUAS participants and practiced throughout theduration of the program by all involved including students, staff, and faculty. It is the expectation of allEL CUA participants to work together to solve problems related to sustainability and simultaneouslydevelop skills required for a successful professional career. We also frequently acknowledged thatteamwork and working together with people from diverse backgrounds is challenging, but that it is in thischallenge that the greatest

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Erin Ingram, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Tammera J. Mittelstet, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Julie Thomas, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

an unfamiliartechnology tool (i.e. the BBC micro:bit), both of which were viewed with apprehension by mostparticipants. Based on facilitator experiences, it may be asking too much of educators to learn to code anduse an unfamiliar technology tool while also introducing engineering design, computational thinking, andengaging students in outdoor learning. Best practices for creating and implementing effective professionaldevelopment for educators call for programs of sustained length to have an impact on teacher practice.However, in our experience, long-term engagement with multiple PD training sessions was difficult toschedule, did not guarantee educator buy-in, and was not met with as much enthusiasm as short-term PDexperiences.While the