Conference Session

Relevance of and Models for Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsey Anne Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Community Engagement Division

centrality of technology in society56 and providing pathways for greaterparticipation in technical development.38 Some authors advocate change within the professionsuch that engineers respect people living in marginalized communities as co-constructors of anew future.11, 28, 52, 57 Rights first approaches have motivated engineers to create strongeradaptation strategies for climate change,58 begin non-governmental organizations,55 and bringperspectives of marginalized communities to global technology policy debates.59Rights first approaches invite engineers to be mindful of the interconnections between societyand technology. As such, engineers should partner with other disciplinary professionals whenadvocating for various legal reforms. Engineers

Conference Session

Global Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristine Louise Guzak, Michigan Technological University; Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University; Alexandra Archer, Michigan Technological University

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AC 2012-3903: A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF GRADUATE VER-SUS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OUTCOMES VIA INTERNATIONALCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMSKristine Louise Guzak, Michigan Technological University Kristine Louise Guzak is a Ph.D. student of environmental engineering at Michigan Technological Univer- sity. She is the lead graduate student on a larger project assessing the impacts of learning through service on undergraduate students. Her research interests include engineering education with some focuses on international programs.Prof. Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University Kurt Paterson, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is also Director of Michigan Tech’s D80 Center. D80 has the

Conference Session

Global Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aditya Johri, Virginia Tech; Akshay Sharma, Virginia Tech

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Community Engagement Division

AC 2012-3941: LEARNING FROM WORKING ON OTHERS’ PROBLEMS:CASE STUDY OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT-BASED GLOBALSERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMDr. Aditya Johri, Virginia Tech Aditya Johri is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He studies the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for learning and knowledge sharing, with a focus on cognition in informal environments. Sites of research include distributed work among globally dispersed workers and social development in emerging economies. His research is supported by several grants including a NSF Early Career Award.Prof. Akshay Sharma, Virginia Tech

Conference Session

Global Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph East, Michigan Technological University; Genevieve Gierke, Michigan Technological University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University

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Community Engagement Division

AC 2012-4564: LEARNING TO LEAD IN A GLOBAL COMMUNITYMr. Joseph East, Michigan Technological University Joseph East is a fourth-year undergraduate student at Michigan Technological University graduating in April 2012. During his time at Michigan Tech, in addition to his primary studies in biology and math- ematics, he has progressed through the Pavlis Leadership program and spent several years in the Nan- otechnology Enterprise, holding several leadership roles including president of the enterprise. He will be attending the University of Michigan in Fall 2012, pursuing master’s degrees in Industrial and operations engineering and health systems administration.Ms. Genevieve Gierke, Michigan Technological University

Conference Session

Stakeholder Perspectives on Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University; Chris Swan, Tufts University; John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Nathan E. Canney, University of Colorado Boulder

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Community Engagement Division

morenumerous than the benefits (55 ideas, some repeats). This may be due to the mind-set ofengineers as “problem solvers” and therefore as skilled at identifying problems. However, thegroup of summit participants were all actively involved in LTS, so clearly they all had personallyconcluded that the benefits outweighed the costs.Some of the perceptions about the attitudes of faculty peers were the most troubling. Theseincluded actively negative ideas; statements like: “you’re not a real engineer!”, leadership whobelieve this [LTS] isn’t “real teaching”, not considered “rigorous” , what is all this touchy-feelystuff, sometimes not considered engineering, loss of respect of peers,viewed with mistrust byother faculty. Clearly some LTS faculty have

Conference Session

Relevance of and Models for Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan McCahan, University of Toronto; Holly K. Ault, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Mark R. Henderson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Annie Soisson, Tufts University

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learning outcomes achieved inthis area.However, expanding LTS program goals can have resource implications and this is obviously akey concern for engineering schools. In the LTS programs we are familiar with there are alwaystrade-offs and compromises that must be made. The dimensions in the model are meant to Page 25.72.14identify the major causes of the resource implications (i.e. number of students involved, locationof the projects, etc.) so that a discussion can take place around balancing of resources witheducational learning outcomes and student experience in mind. The model can be used toprioritize the goals of the program and scope

Conference Session

Relevance of and Models for Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Huff, Purdue University; Dulcy M. Abraham, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Community Engagement Division

AC 2012-4167: ADAPTING CURRICULAR MODELS FOR LOCAL SERVICE-LEARNING TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIESJames L. Huff, Purdue University James L. Huff is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University as well as the Assistant Education Administrator for EPICS. He earned his BS in Computer Engineering at Harding University and an MS in electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University. A member of the engineering faculty at Harding University, he is on an academic leave to pursue his Ph.D. in engineering education at Purdue University. His research interests include ethical reasoning and social responsibility in engineering, human-centered design learning and assessment, cross-cultural