project, they did not have experiences involuntary services or working with people with cognitive impairments. Some studentswitnessed the special care system and then realized how much the teachers contributedto the quality of life of people they cared for, what a different life the people withdisabilities lived, and how hard the people with disabilities had to try to become self-contained. Students considered the project a life changing experience.ReferencesChang, Y. J., Kang, Y. S., & Liu, F. L. (2014). A computer-based interactive game totrain persons with cognitive impairments to perform recycling tasks independently.Research in developmental disabilities, 35(12), 3672-3677.Chang, Y. J., Wang, T. Y., Chen, S. F., & Liao, R. H. (2011
majority of boundary-spanning liaison positions between schools and universitiesare short-term or project-based (e.g., Castelli, Centeio, Boehrnsen, Barclay, & Bundy, 2012;Hoppey, 2016). In contrast, the role we discuss is a long-term position that spans multipleprojects and was constructed explicitly for boundary spanning between the organizations.MethodsTo determine whether the educational liaisons who facilitate partnerships between a researchuniversity and formal education sites fit the criteria of a boundary spanner, we designed aqualitative study in which we analyzed documents such as activity reports using a priori c odesadapted from Jesiek, et al.’s synthesized model. The data originates from our own reflectivepractice, so we
students from ages 7 through 13. Table 2 is a breakdown ofparticipants’ ages, grades, and gender. There were a total of ten student volunteers, two instructorvolunteers and assistance from two part-time employees from the Section 8 housing complex. Table 2 Participant Demographics Grade Age Male(s) Female(s) Total Level Group participant per grade level 1st 6 to 7 1 2 3 2nd 7 to 8 1 2 3
same characteristics given the current state of the system, as proposed by Ackoff´s“Interactive Planning methodology”[11] . The Idealized Design model proposed by Ackoff,allows the participants to establish the existing gaps between reality and their ideal modeland begin to co-create projects focused on eventually achieving those goals, planning in theshort, middle and long term. They are also asked to do a subsequent exercise ofprioritization of objectives to know which are the most important for the actors as a group.The final outcome of STW#2 is another set of agreements among stakeholders on the mostimportant variables to be addressed through any proposed project.STW#3The third social transformation workshop STW # 3, “Critical Systems
contact information with the team leader toallow follow-up.After the training event, teams are effectively empowered and dispatched to plan and organizetheir ambassador event(s) with minimal assistance from the Office of K-12 Outreach. Teamleaders contact their team members, school liaison and alumni and meet again with their teams tofinalize the event date(s) and venue. This autonomy and empowerment of the teams allows themto design their event to meet the particular needs of their hometown high school and leveragetheir own skillsets and experiences in putting together an effective outreach event. It also keepsthe central management and maintenance of the program to one of supporting and answering thequestions of the team leaders, as opposed to
research questions that guided this study.SD ModelingSD modeling allows for tangible systems thinking to take place through the building of modelsthat help the modeler(s) gain knowledge and understanding on potentially non-intuitive systemicoutcomes of a particular problem.10 A SD modeling exercise can take both qualitative andquantitative forms, where qualitative modeling (diagramming) typically precedes, and thenfacilitates, quantitative modeling (simulating);11 however, qualitative system dynamic modeling Page 26.1039.3often stands by itself as a useful way to teach systems thinking when the goal is to fosterproductive conversation about how
client s/heworked with was not interested in it. The seven clients that the students worked with signed up todo this project voluntarily. The clients are on the Autism spectrum, and we want to use art andtechnology to bring forth their creativity. We are not sure if it is the way of communication thatcaused this misunderstanding, or if the client that the student worked with was truly unhappy tobe there. During the second meeting, the clients all presented their Arduino programming work,and the helpers to the clients were amazed and said that they wouldn’t normally do so. When oneclient missed a meeting, that client would work at home and bring back the work to us. On theexhibit day, the clients dressed up and visited their project with
firstorganizations to report on their own failures in their annual Failure Report6, and they have alsomaintained a web site (Admitting Failure, http://www.admittingfailure.com/) that encouragesdevelopment-oriented workers and organizations to document and discuss failure cases. On thisweb site, the failure stories include two main sections: a description of the failure and thelearning that resulted. Similarly, texts such as Lucena et al.’s Engineering and SustainableCommunity Development features many insightful examples of engineering projects that did notsucceed.2 Many other cases are available on the Internet, in databases, and in other publishedliterature. Yet, no one has attempted to systematically analyze and categorize these failures tocreate a
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educationbegan to become accepted in the U.S. in the 1990’s when the idea of combining action incommunity and structured learning began to be institutionalized as a pedagogy and as a field[1],[2]. The idea was called service-learning. Bringle and Hatcher [3] defined service learning as“a credit-bearing educational experience in which students participate in an organized serviceactivity that meets identified community needs and reflection on the service activity in such away as to gain further understanding of the course content, a broader appreciation of thediscipline and an enhanced sense of civic responsibility” (p. 222).Community service and civic engagement has been ingrained in the Indian culture from a verylong time. A modern example of such a
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, disciplinary affiliation(s), gender, non-engineering degrees in background, additional administrative roles (Deans, Directors), and institutional characteristics. 2. How are the characteristics of LTS faculty different from other engineering faculty? a. It is hypothesized that LTS faculty might be different than other engineering faculty, since differences have been found among the students who engage in LTS; for example, women might be over-represented among LTS faculty compared to engineering faculty overall. b. The demographic characteristics for LTS faculty were identified to answer research question 1. The characteristics for engineering faculty overall were taken
’ mastery of course content as a result of LTS is as evident as withservice-learning. Further analysis and investigation is required to extract and validate theprimary themes as a function of respondent demographics towards the development ofappropriate recommendations and policies.Bibliography1 National Science Foundation (NSF) 2007 Moving Forward to Improve Engineering Education(No NSB-07-122) Washington, DC: National Science Foundation.2 Lathem, S. A., NEUMANN, M. D., & Hayden, N. (2011). The Socially Responsible Engineer:Assessing Student Attitudes of Roles and Responsibilities. Journal of Engineering Education,100(3), 444-474.3 Vanasupa, L., et al. (2006) Global Challenges as Inspiration: A Classroom strategy to fostersocial responsibility
could examine other ways to view studentvolunteerism and the potential effects that those experiences have on the attitudes of personaland professional social responsibility in engineering students.AcknowledgementsThis material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant#1158863. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.Bibliography1 A. W. Astin, L. J. Vogelgesang, E. K. Ikeda and J. A. Yee, How Service Learning Affects Students, Los Angeles: Higher Education Research Institute, 2000.2 J. S. Eyler, D. E. Giles, C. M. Stenson and C. J. Gray, "At a Glace: What We
. Finally, we plan to incorporate more individual reflection activities before, during,and after the project to enhance students’ growth and self-evaluation.AcknowledgmentsThe authors would like to acknowledge their research assistants for their work on this project; TessAlexandre, Kristen Brien, Barry Dunn, Olivia Ryan, and Nathan Wilson. This work was supportedby grants from the Hassenfeld Community Projects fund and the RWU Foundation to PromoteScholarship & Teaching, as well as a gift from TPI Composites in Warren, RI.References1. B. Jacoby and Associates (1997) Service Learning in Higher Education. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1997.2. G. Bucks, W. Oakes, C. Zoltowski, F. Rego, and S. Mah. “Facilitating Multidisciplinary Teams in a
than a nice experience. Not sure what we and thinks through how could do, but there school needs to do better mentioning it to improve attendance. because only four students were there. It was probably a lot Even though s/he did cooler that college kids came to visit to help them with an not see a benefit, there after school activity. is solid evidence of practice in critical thinking and program evaluation.6 I think it was a valuable experience because it put me
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stewardship of resources, reduction of energy use and materials, and social justice.172.1.4 Engineering and Citizens7Description: Viewing people as citizens recognizes all people as being complex individuals, withsocial and human rights. This includes the following characteristics:18 • There are complex and conflicting relationships, • Relationships are shaped by differences in power and privilege, • It is important to recognize alliances with a particular common purpose(s), and • Citizens have rights, including the power to decide, vote, call projects off, capacity to define problems and propose solutions, intellectual capital, etc.Listening Style: Listening to people as citizens requires contextual listening, while focusing
campus through initiatives such as the ”S” course designation and showcasing of best practices. Mrs. Ellenburg’s work on campus-level initiatives at UT has included service on the 2015 SACS Qual- ity Enhancement Plan writing team, the 2014 Carnegie Community Engagement writing team, the 2010 UT Community Engagement Task Force writing team, and coordinating author for the 2010 whitepaper ”Student Ownership, and the College Experience.” Last year she received the Chancellor’s Award for Environmental Leadership for her leadership of sustainability-focused service-learning and the SCI. Mrs. Ellenburg serves on the Board of Directors for the Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communi- ties Network (EPIC-N), the
Opportunity to make a difference Good career opportunities Family member in engineering High school teacher(s) Clubs at my high school ( MESA, ect.) Outreach by engineering students 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Percentage Figure 2. Responses given by Engineering Ambassadors for choosing to
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community involvement, assuming NGO staff has theflexible schedule to do so. ETH teams can also influence how NGOs enact their ability toscale up and empower communities by conceiving designs that communities will be able tomaintain, operate, and build in different contexts and at different times.Once an NGO partner has been chosen, it is important to spend appropriate time developingthat partnership through curricula where students and NGOs find a common design languageand a balance between NGO goals and course objectives. Using available design frameworkssuch as those outlined above, design pedagogy must be carefully crafted in partnership withNGOs to strengthen student learning, NGO effectiveness, and community empowerment.8. References[1] S
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consistency across teams. Each sectioncomprises multiple project teams. A common design process, where interactions withcommunity partners is central, guides students through the design process. Once a project isdelivered, a new project is identified by students, their faculty mentor(s) and communitypartner(s). Example projects include assistive technology, database software for human servicesagencies, and energy-efficient and affordable housing solutions [1-3].Spring 2020 move to onlineLike many campuses, Purdue University moved online in March of 2020 and sent students homewhere possible. This began an odyssey that would last into 2021. The major milestones areshown in Figure 1. Before the formal announcement, the staff prepared plans to move to
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findingprojects and also in allowing short term project collaborations between the university and thecommunity partners, while retaining longer term relationships through placement-based service-learning used in other classes. Future work will build on this paper, focusing on studentperceptions of the projects, perceptions of learning and performance on assessments related tolearning the software.Bibliography1 M. Prince, "Does Active Learning Work? A Review of the Research," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 93, no. 3, pp. 223-231, 2004.2 S. Freeman, S. L. Eddy, M. McDonough, M. K. Smith, N. Okoroafor, H. Jordt and M. P. Wenderoth, "Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics," Proceedings of
and was involved in information technology infrastructure development and management, high performance computing cluster development and implementation as well as establish- ing distance learning and other educational technologies. He also worked with the Energetics Technology Center in Southern Maryland in the areas of informatics and IT management. Since joining CECD he has continued to work on energetics informatics, rare earth materials research and STEM program anal- ysis. He co-authored the 2012 book Rare Earth Materials: Insights and Concerns, the 2013 book S&T Revitalization: A New Look and the 2016 book Engineering for Social Change: Engineering is Not Just Engineering. He has been the course manager