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Engagement In Practice: Integrating Community Engagement into Engineering Curricula

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theresa Anne Migler-VonDollen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lizabeth T Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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reconnect with their children in a positive way upon their release. We have some pre-planned assignments, such as a moon weight calculator which asks for auser’s weight on earth and calculates his or her weight on the moon. We also build flexibilityinto the curriculum, incorporating student ideas whenever possible. For example, after workingon the moon weight calculator program, a student said “I wonder if we could use the same ideato come up with a sentencing calculator?”. The sentencing calculator involved accepting as input(a) an initial sentence duaration, (b) eligibility for “half time” and (c) if you were good and gotyour 10% “kick”. This program was exciting to create because we hadn’t yet discussed “if”statements. We had to work around

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Q Retherford, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; J. A. M. Boulet, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Chris Wetteland, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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resources, driven by project expectations and deliverables. To address the balance ofdiscipline-specific needs, the faculty team identified a project plan with flexibility and themanagement approach can be summarized as: • Each faculty member serves as an equal manager of the project. • Each faculty maintains the ABET and departmental standards required for their represented department. • Students were tasked as the major drivers of the project. Limited restrictions were applied to their engagement across team disciplines.The benefits of a management role by a faculty member from each discipline outweigh thecontrary. The necessary role of the faculty member is to serve as a mentor, facilitator, or managerfor the capstone

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Designing Opportunities for Youth Engagement in STEM

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Mary Anna LaFratta, Western Carolina University; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University; Lane Graves Perry III, Western Carolina University

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exercise at hand. And a third example, the clients appreciate everyonewearing name tags before they know them well. The team believes that the Touch Board project,the interdisciplinary collaboration in a service learning project, and the general understanding ofhow to work with others, can be transferred elsewhere.Conclusions and Next StepsThe engineering course in this collaboration is the first one to be designated as a service-learningcourse (SLC) within the College. It is novel to carry out a service-learning project betweenEngineering and ART classes. The service-learning project described in this paper is ongoing inspring 2019 after careful preparations and planning. The authors met with the communitypartners in summer 2018, solicited more

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Engineers and Communities: Critical Reflections of Challenges, Opportunities, and Practices of Engaging Each Other

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Callie J. Miller, James Madison University; Jason Forsyth, James Madison University; Shraddha Joshi, James Madison University; Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University

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SolidWorks).As the course progresses, the students must transition from being assigned weekly deliverableswhich walk the students through the design project to being able to manage large assignmentsthat require longer term planning. Team size from 3 to 4 in the Fall increases to 6 to 8 in theSpring. In the Fall semester, the students are primarily working on gathering the requirementsand developing initial concepts, thus smaller teams of 3 to 4 are sufficient for this semester. Inthe spring semester, however, the students start prototyping, building proof of concepts andultimately fabricating the alpha and beta prototypes, thus the increase in team size in the Spring.This also allows the students to apply project management course work to the

Conference Session

Engaging Community through STEM partnerships

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiyin Lim, Santa Clara University; Sydney Thompson, Santa Clara University; Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University

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. inadvertently promise the community something that can’tProposing Plans be delivered. Propose a single idea. Propose 2-3 options Choosing the project or the design option will give the community more responsibility and

Conference Session

Engineers and Communities: Critical Reflections of Challenges, Opportunities, and Practices of Engaging Each Other

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard L. Greene, Ohio State University; Kaleb Eldridge, Heart to Honduras; Patrick John Sours, Ohio State University

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. Through a3-year process, the community works to restore internal and external broken relationships anduses the resulting unity as a foundation for effective collaboration with a broad array of partners.Second, we introduced plans for 1-2 graduate students to serve with the NGO in an immersivein-country community development experience during spring, the primary service-learningsemester. These persons have considerable presence in the communities during this period andkeep close contact with the university teams remotely working on community developmentinitiatives. This allows engagement in community discussions and feedback from direct sourcesto be incorporated, such that initiatives are increasingly collaborative and community-centric.Third, we

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yashu Kang, Chung Yuan Christian University; Yao-Jen Chang, Chung Yuan Christian University; Shaou-Gang Miaou, Chung-Yuan Christian University; Chen Li-Yu, Chung Yuan Christian University; Yao-Sheng Chang, Department of Tourism and Leisure Management, Chung Chou University of Science and Technology

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code games for education and entertainment. However, this was thefirst effort to combine Kinect, Scratch, and Kinect2Scratch to develop interactive gamesfor children with ASD to engage in shower training.Four male and two female elementary school children with ASD (Allen, Bart, Chris,Diane, Emilie, and Fred) participated in this study. All of the children were enrolled inspecial education services under the autism category and their cognitive and adaptivefunctioning fell within the moderate intellectual disability range. Specifically, thechildren were selected based on the following criteria: (a) diagnosis of autism or anintellectual disability, (b) an Individual Education Plan (IEP) goal to improve adaptivebehavior related to personal care

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 7

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Stacey V Freeman, Boston University; Sandra Lina Rodegher, Boston University

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Paper ID #30493Improving the Engineering Pipeline Through University &Community-Developed Museum- Based Educational KitsDr. Stacey V Freeman, Boston University Dr. Stacey Freeman is the Director of National Outreach for the College of Engineering at Boston Uni- versity. In this role, she is responsible for planning, developing, and implementing outreach and diversity programs and initiatives to promote Engineering and increase the K-12 pipeline for women and underrep- resented minority students. Specifically, she supervises staff and students to sustain and develop innova- tive and cutting edge approaches to K-12 STEM

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Julee Farley, Montgomery County Public Schools and Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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plans ● redirect efforts to create win-win opportunities for both organizations ● comfortably join large groups of strangers (e.g., staff meetings at schools) ● meet with many different people to discuss ideas ● communicate goals and progress to both organizations.One of the most significant examples of liaison work - in which a liaison increased equity ofSTEM outreach to less visited schools in the district - demonstrates how the combination of thecapabilities listed above can increase the effectiveness of partnerships between organizations.After collecting data to determine how schools were being differently served, the liaison helpedschool administrators determine that schools with the lowest levels of outreach were to

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Flor Angela Bravo, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Juan M Cruz, Rowan University; Jairo Alberto Hurtado JAH, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

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advisors toreview and prioritize these requirements and create a report. In this meeting, advisors and studentsagree on the design requirements to implement in the prototype they will deliver at the end of thecourse. Students make an engineering report, which includes a work plan detailing the activitiesthey will conduct in the project, the deliverables, and the delivery dates.Stage 3: Ideate. In the ideate stage, students use divergent thinking to brainstorm possiblesolutions to the design challenge. Then, they use convergent thinking to analyze whether theseideas meet the design requirements identified in the previous stage. Students make an oralpresentation of their ideas to receive comments from the advisors. At this stage, we promote

Conference Session

Socio-cultural Dimensions of Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Brett Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Miguel A. Pando, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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attitudes, volunteering, and extracurricular activities. Thepre-trip questionnaire included questions on reasons for enrolling in the study abroad, enrichingeducational activities, attitudes toward engineering, reasons for volunteering, and expectationsregarding ABET a-k learning outcomes, as stated by the department. The post-trip questionnairerepeated the items on attitudes toward engineering and engineering learning outcomes, includingthe opportunity to comment on each of the learning outcomes. Students were also asked abouttheir perceptions of the project’s value to their learning and to the community, along with theirfuture educational and career plans. The pre-trip focus group included a discussion of questions related to expectations

Conference Session

Global Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Tang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Marc Compere, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Yung Lun Wong; Jared Anthony Coleman, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Matthew Charles Selkirk, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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, may be threatened, in addition to the completion of the project.RecommendationsWhile we have successfully completed the project, we realized that we benefited from somelucky factors that may not be repeatable. As a result, our one-time success in PBSL may not besustainable, or make broader impact on other engineering education community interested inPBSL. We still would like to provide some recommendations based on our limited experiences.We plan to conduct a more qualitative and quantitative analysis to develop a PBSL modelincluding finding project resources and funding support, to logistics arrangements and projectimplementation.More and more universities may intend to integrate PBSL in engineering education due toseveral benefits, such as

Conference Session

Impact of Community Engagement on Communities

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Kubicki, The Pavlis Institute for Global Technological Leadership; Laura Lynn Lynch, Pavlis Institute for Global Technological Leadership; Robert O. Warrington Jr., Michigan Technological University

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a strategic plan for clinic use in the region.A medical team composed of staff from a district hospital was the first to take the clinic into thefield (along with the institute team). The team included a clinical laboratory scientist, midwife,two community nurses, three nurses for vitals and shots, two pharmacists, an insurance agent,and driver. The hospital’s doctor led and organized this team. He was also the one to develop themost effective strategy for seeing patients in periphery villages. For five days, the leadershipinstitute team worked with the medical team to observe how the clinic was being used and togather ideas for improvement. Each morning, the van was stocked with supplies for the day,which included medication, malaria rapid

Conference Session

Impact of Community Engagement on Communities

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William M. Jordan, Baylor University

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the system. So far (7 months later)everything is still working well. We plan on going back to Haiti in May 2014 to continue withseveral other similar projects in the community.The photo below shows our students working on the solar panels on the roof of the communitytraining center. Page 24.293.10Figure 8 Working on the solar panel installationReaction of our studentsEven though we have had many failures, we keep doing these projects for several reasons. Wethink we have finally figured out a way to work with a local community in a sustainable way. Inthis way we are now making a difference in the lives of poor people in the developing world.We

Conference Session

Models of community engagement practices

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill B. Elmore, Mississippi State University

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contribute substantively to their value of the need for life-longlearning, and using their engineering education for making adifference in the lives of others. By approaching K-12 students withopportunities to creatively understand and apply engineering design, we believe their potential Page 24.769.8for preparing, preservering and performing as future engineers is greatly enhanced.Assessment rubrics are being designed to quantitatively assess the impact on students in a pre-and post- assessment approach. These instruments will be used in our spring and summer 2014outreach activities with planned

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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James L. Huff, Harding University; Degnan William Lawrence; Amanda Coleman

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into reauthoring what it means to be an engineer in thecontext of a first-year engineering design course. We begin by describing the institutionalcontext of the course.Context of First-Year Engineering Design CourseThe course that occupies the focus of the present paper is known locally as Introduction toEngineering and is offered in the fall semester at Harding—a private, non-profit, religiouslyaffiliated, teaching-focused university. It is a required course in the degree plans for fiveengineering majors that are offered at the university: biomedical, civil, computer, electrical, andmechanical. Typically, students are enrolled in the first-year engineering design course in theirfirst year of undergraduate. Almost all of the enrolled students

Conference Session

Impact of Community Engagement on Communities

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlos German Montoya Rodriguez, Ohio State University; Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto, The Ohio State University; Roger Dzwonczyk, The Ohio State University; John A Merrill, Ohio State University; Howard L. Greene, Ohio State University; Miriam Cater, Ohio State University

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benefit underserved communities. This pipelineis afforded by the program construct that moves innovation from incubation (Phase 1) tocommunity introduction (Phase 2) to a sustainable business (Phase 3). It should be noted that notall innovations are expected to make it through all 3 project phases. For a number of reasons aninnovation or technology may prove in any early stage to be unaffordable or otherwiseinappropriate and the project is dropped. In other cases, the business plan may prove to beunrealistic. However, the academic calendar accommodates this multi-year, phased programrather well, as the cycle involving feasibility, user needs, prototype development, pilotinstallation and business start-up generally takes 3-4 years if one is to

Conference Session

Student Preparation for, and Outcomes from, Community Engagement Efforts

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Paterson P.E., James Madison University; Christopher Swan, Tufts University; David W. Watkins, Michigan Technological University

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, acceptance, and adaptation13. The IDI is available as an online50-question tool, but requires a qualified administrator for use (the lead author has been trainedon its use). Each assessment costs $11 per participant ($10 during some of the years of datacollection reported below). While the IDI produces several scales, the developmental orientation(DO) results will primarily be used throughout this work as an indicator of the actualintercultural proficiency of the participants. The DO score is suggestive of that individual’sprimary orientation toward cultural differences and commonalities as assessed by the IDI, andprovides a position to examine and plan personal development. The perceived orientation (PO) isa second score produced by the IDI and

Conference Session

Community Engagement in Diverse Contexts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jo-Ann Panzardi PE, Cabrillo College; Terra D. Morris, The RP Group; Xitlali Galmez-Marquez, Cabrillo College; Patricia E. Sanders; Eva Schiorring, StemEval; Kurt Degregorio, Cabrillo College

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the EA students to anew culture and delve into global awareness and logistic arrangements.2) After Returning from the Guatemala ExperienceDespite having prepared for the experiences by developing preliminary work plans in the fallENGR 98A course, the teams found themselves adapting quickly based on the site conditionsand emerging information. The limited timeframe and resources available in the rural villagemeant that they had to manage the project and timeline carefully. What appeared to be aherculean task was made achievable by dividing the project into sub parts and pairing projects tosmaller teams based on individual interests and strengths. Not only did this pair team memberswith tasks that suited their skills, it ensured that all the

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Helen Carlson P.E., Ph.D., Merrimack College; Anne Pfitzner Gatling, Merrimack College; Katherine Marie Donell

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that the lesson plan we were given was going to be fun. Our activity was to create a life jacket for a small army man. We did this by providing the students with sections of a pool noodle, scissors, and rubber bands to fasten the "life jacket" to the figures. The students designed and modified their life jackets multiple times and had an overall good time. I was able to conect with the students and they were excited to meet somebody new. Overall I had fun, though I was a bit stressed at first. 10 The activity for me was the spaghetti house, as an Student describes the engineering student in college, the students thought that it experience of meeting was very

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Engineers and Communities: Critical Reflections of Challenges, Opportunities, and Practices of Engaging Each Other

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Matias N. de Paula, University of San Diego

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engineering is a sociocultural practice thatcannot exist in isolation.Future studies and plan for action include more conversation on how to decolonize theengineering curriculum and integrating more native engineering practices in traditionalengineering classrooms. It is important to recognize that everyone has benefited from nativeengineering practices (e.g., wildlife population monitoring, ecological relationships, sustainableharvesting practices, and canoe or snowshoe artifacts that were quickly adapted by Europeansettlers), which in some instances were taken from indigenous communities by violent means orthrough genocide. Current efforts include the development of engineering curriculum thatshowcases how indigenous communities create and harness

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati; Tracy Pritchard, University of Cincinnati; Delano White; Keri K. Eason

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greatway for older students to get involved and boost their resumes. Although they were thrilled withconcept of the program, some parents worried about the logistics. They discussed barriers thatwould keep them and their children from participating. Their main concerns were transportation,cost, parent work schedules, and children’s commitment to other extracurricular activities. Thisreinforces the importance of meeting families within their community and offering low costprogramming.Future DirectionThe next steps are to continue conversations with parents in the local community. Beyond thatour plan is to transform the participating churches into EPICC STEMulation Zones, which serveas informal STEM centers where students can continue to their

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Community Engagement in Engineering Education: Program Models

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelsey B. Hatzell, Pennsylvania State University; Marta C. Hatzell, Pennsylvania State University; Min Young Pack, Pennsylvania State University; Johanna Gretchen Hatzell, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Samir Narendra Patel, Pennsylvania State University; Tara Lynn Sulewski, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Amy L. Freeman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Khanjan Mehta, Pennsylvania State University

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for their final projects. Future collaborations with an Intro to EngineeringDesign course are planned for the spring of 2012, and are described in the future work section.Notably, the work completed in Tanzania on the physical design of a Universal Connector andthe construction of an affordable greenhouse are examples of the work completed in the firstyear. These success stories are leading the venture in the direction of focusing more on the actualinnovation space. Below we highlight the work that came out of Tanzania in order to describeour next steps as a venture. The Universal Connector and the Greenhouse are examples oftechnologies and ventures that would emerge from the Innovation Space in the future.Case Study: Universal ConnectorIn

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Experiences in Engineering Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marybeth Lima, Louisiana State University

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difficult, I began a seminar program in which teams of people from partner schools (parents,teachers, etc.) learn from me and from guest lecturers how to fundraise and write proposals tofund playgrounds. These efforts have enabled three schools to complete their playgrounds. Myultimate goal is to upgrade all the public school playgrounds in my community.Truly addressing a community issue requires planning, assessment, evaluation, and action;reflecting on this process has enabled me to be a better citizen to my community and a betterinstructor for my students.ReferencesBoyer, E. (1990, re-released 1997). Scholarship reconsidered: Priorities of theprofessoriate. Princeton, NJ: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.Boyer, E. (1996). The

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Experiences in Engineering Community Engagement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Cardenas, Harvey Mudd College

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students’ subsequent questions garnered no response from theCounty. This caused frustration to the students, who had to scramble to come up with other waysto define design specifications and gather needed information. Although this resulted in spurringeven more learning in the students, the situation points out the importance of making sure allsocial actors are on board during a co-managed community-based educational project. Otherfindings included the importance of a required, pre-arranged site visit to the ecological resource,since the students did not have the motivation or time to plan such a trip themselves, even as theyrecognized the importance of such a visit.The HMC E138 student team worked with the Conservancy and the County to

Conference Session

Socio-cultural Elements of Learning through Service

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bowa George Tucker, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; David O. Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson P.E., James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Greg Rulifson P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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and McTighe (2005) identified three stages: (1) Identify desiredoutcomes and results, (2) Determine what constitutes acceptable evidence of competency in theoutcomes and results, and (3) Plan instructional strategies and learning experiences that bringstudents to these competency levels. They posit this approach will help faculty designinstruction that promotes understanding and fosters student engagement.Another important approach to curricular reform that called for improvement throughoutundergraduate education has been in service-learning pedagogy. Service-learning is a teachingmethod in which students participate in organized service activity for academic credit that meetsidentified community issues, and that reflection done by the

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Reynolds Brubaker, Stanford University; Mark Schar, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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software improvements. Mark is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of One Page Solutions, a consulting firm that uses the OGSP R process to help technology and branded product clients develop better strategic plans. Mark is a member of The Band of Angels, Silicon Valley’s oldest organization dedicated exclusively to funding seed stage start-ups. In addition, he serves on the board of several technology start-up companies.Dr. Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Lauren Anne Cooper, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Amanda Johnston, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Emily Honor Hubbard, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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of a patient are often more effective. Local solutions involvehorizontal innovation networks to create assistive technology that is modifiable by healthcareprofessionals and patients, not just the engineers that created the device. However, the ability tocommunicate between engineers, healthcare professionals, and patients requires empathy.A number of other researchers have investigated the importance of developing empathy in theirengineering courses. Mitchell and Light (2018) have incorporated initial challenger interviews,subject matter expert speakers or videos, stakeholder engagement plans, and reflection exercisesto help students develop empathy in “EPICS,” a first-year design course at Colorado School ofMines [2]. In another first-year

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Models and Practices of Community Engagement for Engineering Faculty

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dominic M. Halsmer P.E., Oral Roberts University; Peter Wesley Odom, Oral Roberts University

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history.34 Again, a theisticworldview might suggest that this occurred when the system voluntarily strayed from its originalpurpose. It is common knowledge that engineered systems are susceptible to damage orcorruption when used in unintended ways. Even so, a good engineer will foresee this possibilityand perhaps plan for a redemptive solution that somehow draws good out of evil and suffering.Such a solution is provided by Christian theism, for example.Another class of examples of ingenuity in nature involves the recognition of engineered solutionsto problems in the natural world. Sometimes, natural solutions are discovered only after human Page

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Civic Engagement and Volunteerism in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David A. Delaine, Universidade de São Paulo and IFEES; Jose Roberto Cardoso, Universidade de São Paulo; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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used to facilitate engagement can minimize the challengesinhibiting widespread university/community engagement and enhance pathways in whichstudents from all backgrounds are actively invited to pursue a STEM education. Boundaryspanners are critical for the balance and success of engagement interactions and toeffectively unite society’s needs and education. They work with all stakeholders withinengagement relationships to plan, organize, implement, and evaluate initiatives [9,11].Several characteristics lead to success for Boundary Spanners: listening skills, a serviceethic, competence in power management, and neutrality [8]. An effective combination ofthese characteristics can be utilized to overcome the barriers for reciprocal, long