Collaboratory (GEEC) research group. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. Dr. Jesiek draws on expertise from engineering, comput- ing, and the social sciences to advance understanding of geographic, disciplinary, and historical variations in engineering education and professional practice. Page 23.1017.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Raising Students’ Cultural Awareness through Design ScenariosIntroductionFor many reasons, stakeholders from academia and
chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing fluids in coal-bed methane and regular oil and gas wells in Colorado. While in the middle of his master’s degree, he also spent a year as a graduate intern at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory studying renewable energy commercialization in Caribbean countries among other areas. He is currently completing is second master’s in engineering for developing communities in conjunction with his PhD Civil Systems Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. His trans-disciplinary research involves addressing global development issues from an engineering, political, and economic perspective.Dr. Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Amadei is Professor of Civil
area is rural,surrounding communities have few resources for improvement to their communities. The class,Introduction to Project Management, has been developed as a service learning course whichworks with area communities. Students learn basic best practices for project management aswell as basic tools for tracking and controlling projects. The course is a junior level courserequired in the Engineering Management curriculum and students are generally junior or seniorlevel engineering students. A majority of the students are Engineering Management majors, butthe course is growing in popularity with many students from other majors who are minoring inEngineering Management or just taking the class because of the perceived importance in
Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell David Kazmer is a Professor of Plastics Engineering at UMass Lowell where he has previously served as Associate Dean. His academic work is motivated by industry experiences with teaching and research related to engineering education, design, manufacturing, and optimization.Dr. Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University OLGA PIERRAKOS is an associate professor and founding faculty member of the James Madison Uni- versity Department of Engineering, which graduated its inaugural class in May 2012. At JMU, Dr. Pier- rakos is the Director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering Education (CIEE) and Director of the Advanced Thermal Fluids Laboratory. Her interests in engineering
-widetheoretical assumptions (in relation to the settings), and analyze the symptoms that emerge. Welook at questions that bring meaning to volunteerism from a corporate standpoint, and whichinvestigate the social, political, economic, and civic implications for industry partnerships withthe educational system.Research InstrumentsThis mixed method study uses three research instruments to collect data: (1) pre- and post-survey, (2) a structured observation protocol, and (3) an exit interview protocol.1. Pre- and Post-SurveysThe pre- and post-surveys were designed to better understand the impact of skills-based Page 26.1508.6volunteerism on incumbent
engineering education in high schools in rural areas.Mr. Turhan Kendall Carroll, The Ohio State University Turhan Carroll is currently a graduate research associate in the engineering education department at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. He received BS degrees in Physics and Applied Mathematics from North Carolina State University. He also worked for approximately 7 years as an engineer performing re- search in magneto-photonics. His research interests now focus on broadening participation in engineering via the use of informal education.Dr. David A. Delaine, The Ohio State University Dr. David A. Delaine is an Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University Department of Engineer- ing Education. Within
the practice of service learning in the communities, with all the challenges thatgrassroots engineering brings with itself, providing the students with the opportunity to learnfrom more experimented grassroots engineers’ practice; iv) on the feedback given by the team’sstaff on the individual and/or group performance.Most undergraduate students used to be granted an extension scholarship (from UFRJ) during atleast a part of the time they spent at Soltec’s activities. This financial support, in addition to thecompelling ideals of grassroots engineering, motivate undergrads in engaging at Soltec’sprojects. For the graduate students, participation at Soltec’s interventions is usually part of theirmain research project, building a strong
management projects. She works extensively with food banks and food pantries on supply chain management and logistics focused initiatives. Her graduate and undergraduate students are integral part of her service-learning based logistics classes. She teaches courses in strategic relationships among industrial distributors and distribution logistics. Her recent research focuses on engineering education and learning sciences with a focus on how to engage students better to prepare their minds for the future. Her other research interests include empirical studies to assess impact of good supply chain practices such as coordinated decision making in stochastic supply chains, handling supply chains during times of crisis and
Institute of Technology and Management (HITAM), Hyderabad since 2009 as Associate Professor of Computer Science Engineering. He is a Post Graduate in Computer Applications and Computer Science Engineering. Surendra completed IIEECP (IUCEE International En- gineering Educator Certification Program) during 2015 in the pilot batch. He is a Microsoft Certified Educator. Surendra is currently pursuing his PhD in Engineering Education at KLE Technological Uni- versity, Hubballi, Karnataka. His research area is Service Learning in Engineering.Dr. Rohit Kandakatla, KLE Technological University Dr. Rohit Kandakatla has completed his Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University and is currently serving as the Director for
Teaching. (2006). Community engagement electiveclassification. [Online]. Retrieved on February 20, 2012, fromhttp://www.carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/index.asp?key=1213 .[11] Beckman, M., Penney, N., Cockburn, B. (2011) “Maximizing the Impact of Community-BasedResearch. Journal of Higher Education, 15(2).[12] Delaine, D. A Boundary Spanner Intervention for Increasing Community Engagement Outcomes –Phase 1: Framing Case Studies in Context. Proceedings of the WEEF 2015, Dubai, United Arab Emirates,Dec. 2015.[13] Creswell, J. W. (2008). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Method Approaches,Sage Publications.[14] Case, Jennifer. “Emerging Research Methodologies in Engineering Education Research.” Journal ofEngineering
received his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Florida State University in 2006 and his master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Purdue University in 2008. While in the School of Engineering Education, he works as a graduate research assistant in the X-Roads Research Group and has an interest in cross-disciplinary practice and engineering identity development. Page 23.644.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Global Engineering Design Symposium: Engaging the Sociocultural Dimensions of Engineering Problem SolvingAbstractGlobal
Education.Dr. Julia D. Thompson, University of San Francisco r. Julia Thompson is an Assistant Professor at University of San Francisco. She has a passion for integrat- ing the soul’s work into the engineering design process and technology. She is driven to help students, and people in general, look at technology as a pathway toward healing of earth and unjust social structure. Julia did her undergrad in chemical engineering at UC Berkeley and her PhD in engineering education at Purdue. Her research interests focus on how engineering design practices impact the relationships that engineering programs create with the community. American c Society for Engineering
development in order to protect the environment for future generations.” NSPE givesthe following definition: “„Sustainable development‟ is the challenge of meeting human needsfor natural resources, industrial products, energy, food, transportation, shelter, and effectivewaste management while conserving and protecting environmental quality and the naturalresource base essential for future development.” 17 The ABET criteria now include therequirement that programs demonstrate that graduates are able “to design a system, component,or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, Page 23.304.2social
serve community interests and to developcareer awareness. Lima1 describes key components of service-learning as: service for thecommon good, academic content, reciprocity, mutual learning, and reflection. Thus, effectivelearning can be accomplished through action, interaction, and reflection.Research has shown that well-designed service-learning experiences have a positive impact onlearning and developmental outcomes for students2,3,4. Astin et al (2000) provides acomprehensive study that shows participation in service positively impacts student academicperformance, self-efficacy, leadership, choice of career, and service participation aftergraduation3. Their report indicates that the positive effects of service-learning are strongly
Genevieve Gierke is graduating from Michigan Technological University in April 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering and a certificate in Global Technological Leadership from the Pavlis Institute for Global Technological Leadership. She is currently researching polymeric coatings for im- plantable devices through controlled release of nitric oxide at Michigan Tech.Ms. Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University Mary Raber currently serves as Associate Director for the Institute for Leadership and Innovation and Director of the Enterprise Program at Michigan Technological University. She has overseen the imple- mentation and growth of the Enterprise Program at Michigan Tech since its inception in 2000, and
) viewed as a socio- technical system, this course explores the relationship between responsible engineering and the development and maintenance of resiliency in communities that historically have been ignored or marginalized by engineers and the organizations that employ them. Through in-depth readings, class discussions and projects, students will 1) study and analyze different forms of responsibility in engineering and resiliency in complex communities like ASGM communities; 2) critically explore strengths and limitations of dominant methods in engineering problem solving, design, and research for working with these communities; 3) develop understandings of effective forms of responsible
are pointless. Part of mycurrent post-doctoral research is precisely on the construction of metrics and assessmentinstruments. These instruments will allow us to identify better impacts of such an education onthe students’ formation, the communities served, and grassroots engineering practice, providing,at the same time, information for improving them.Grassroots engineer and Paulo FreireMost grassroots engineering practitioners get much inspiration from one of Paulo Freire’s books:Extension or Communication? [18] This work was written in the first years of Brazilian civic-military dictatorship (1964-1985), during which Freire was exiled in Chile. There, he wasinvolved in the agrarian reform process that was undertaken by the government
to the Honduras Water Project. He has been involved since its inception in 2013 and has traveled as a mentor in 2014 and 2015.Grace Frances Witmer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Grace Witmer, a graduate student in Translation and Interpreting at the University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign, has ten years of experience in participating in international service projects, and served as a travelling Alumni-Mentor for the 2016 Honduras Water Project c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Bringing a Cross-Disciplinary, Contextual Approach to International Service Engineering LearningAbstractCourses in international engineering design for
tasks, and meet objectives. Their ability to meet their objectives, and in fact, surpass allexpectations can best be demonstrated through a quote from a retired Brigadier General withclose ties to Franklin Military Academy, “[This was] a great event...probably the mostsignificant Zoom Conference I have attended this year. If the Richmond West PointSociety can provide Franklin and other Schools with kits, the ability for 360 Cradle to Careers(C2C) to have greater impact becomes a model that is replicated across the country. Movementis minimized but access and mentoring both for the events and post counsel are possible. WestPoint Cadets were phenomenal and as an advertisement for what I believe is the Nation's bestholistic development university
served as elected co-chair of the Science and Technology Taskforce of the National Women’s Studies Association, and as a Postdoctoral Research Officer at the Centre for Informal Learning and Schools (CILS) at King’s College, University of London. Her graduate training is in Science and Technology Studies and Women’s Studies at Virginia Tech.Mr. Jeff Jones, Cuesta College Coming soon.. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Engagement in Practice: Engineers Without Borders at a Community College: Lessons LearnedBackgroundAlthough Cuesta College and Cal Poly have been neighbors for nearly 50 years, the twocampuses have kept
Carla B. Zoltowski, Ph.D., is Co-Director of the EPICS Program at Purdue University. She received her B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering and Ph.D. in engineering education, all from Purdue University. She has served as a lecturer in Purdue’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Zoltowski’s academic and research interests include human-centered design learning and assessment, service-learning, ethical reasoning development and assessment, leadership, and assistive technology.Ms. Katherine SchmotzerAna Paula Valenca, Purdue EPICS Page 26.996.1 c American Society for
aninstructor for the first-year engineering design course since 2015. And the second and thirdauthors were teaching assistants in one of the semesters that the course was offered. However,although each of the authors is part of the instruction team, we maintain an analytic tonethroughout the paper, reflecting on the complexity of how curricular activities interacted withstudents’ professional identities.The intent of this paper is not to define a localized set of curricular decisions as a “best practice”in relation to community engagement. Rather, we aim to generate constructive dialogueregarding engineering educators who are fusing engineering with community engagement. Inwhat ways might these curricular experiences inadvertently reinforce
, skills and practices that under-represented/marginalized communities can bring to bear on engineering practice. These insights are in turn used to inform the development of asset-based engineering learning experiences for middle and high school populations that predominantly comprise students of color from low-socioeconomic neighborhoods, and the creation of guides on how engineers can collaboratively work with communities on grass roots socio-technical challenges. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Co-creation of a systemic model to support community engagement projects Camilo Navarro Universidad de los Andes & Universidad
Paterson is an associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and director of Michi- gan Tech’s D80 Center which offers contribution-based learning, research and service opportunities for students with the poorest 80% of humanity. Dr. Paterson is a noted educator, workshop facilitator, and public speaker on community engagement, and leads several initiatives for learning engineering through service, recently leading ASEE’s newest division, Community Engagement in Engineering Education. He is PI on several research projects assessing the impacts of community engagement on students, faculty, and communities around the world.Dr. Annie Soisson, Tufts University Dr. Annie Soisson is the associate director of the
interdisciplinary students learn about and practice sustainability. Bielefeldt is also a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity. Page 26.1710.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Volunteerism in Engineering Students and Its Relation to Social ResponsibilityAbstractAddressing how engineering students view their role in society, their social responsibility, isseen as a central aspect toward creating holistic engineers
. His PhD work at CU Boulder focused on how student’s con- nections of social responsibility and engineering change throughout college as well as how engineering service is valued in employment and supported in the workplace.Dr. Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines Jessica M. Smith is Associate Professor in the Engineering, Design & Society Division at the Colorado School of Mines and Director of Humanitarian Engineering Graduate Programs. Her research and teach- ing bring anthropological perspectives to bear on questions of social responsibility and engineering. In 2016 the National Academy of Engineering recognized her Corporate Social Responsibility course as a national exemplar in teaching engineering
. Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Angela Bielefeldt, P.E., is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE). She is currently the associate chair for Un- dergraduate Education in CEAE and has served as the ABET assessment coordinator since 2008. She began incorporating service-learning (SL) projects into the capstone design course for environmental en- gineering in 2001. This began her journey to determine how to rigorously assess the learning outcomes for students who worked on SL projects as compared to other types of projects in the course. Her engineering education research interests also include students
in Fall 2008 after completing his PhD at the University of Califor- nia, Davis. Prior to that he received his MS from Stanford University and BS from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Dr. Fell’s research concentration is on the behavior of steel structures under seismic effects. His course offerings include structural analysis, structural dynamics and the design of steel structures. Dr. Fell is a registered Professional Engineer in California, an advisor to several student engineering chapters, and a representative to the University Faculty Senate and College Academic Council. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Effect of Letter Exchange Program on Student Development
acollaborative approach to emergency preparedness, response, and recovery). Goldman & Coussensfurther asserted that a CBPR strategy emphasizes respectful co-learning and empowering partnershipsamong researchers, practitioners, and communities. Partnerships can be strengthened by the jointdevelopment of research agreements regarding design, implementation, analysis, and dissemination ofthe results.Benefits of CBRP with unique considerations for communities:Many times, the concerns or needs of underserved/vulnerable populations often are not sufficientlyconsidered during the planning, implementation or recovery phases. CBPR provides them anopportunity for their voices to be heard and provides them a chance to give their opinions, thoughts, etc.about
appropriatecontext that provides opportunities to engage in many of the practices of science and…for K-12education” (Falk, Osborne, & Dorph, 2014). Museums provide much-needed opportunities forcreative thinking, exploration, and STEM identity development. Bell et al’s. (2009) researchposits the time spent outside of school in places like museums provide students with enhancedopportunities for engagement in Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) within relevantcontexts (Falk, Osborne, & Dorph, 2014).Interdisciplinary Work. The interdisciplinary team of university researchers, in collaborationwith informal science experts from exemplar museums, we are poised to create unique, diverseand culturally relevant activities to reach a broad and diverse