Paper ID #33461Pivot to Remote Teaching of an Undergraduate InterdisciplinaryProject-Based Program: Spring–Fall 2020Dr. Amitava ’Babi’ Mitra, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Amitava ’Babi’ Mitra linkedin.com/in/babimitra|+1-617-324-8131 | babi@mit.edu Dr. Amitava ’Babi’ Mitra is the founding Executive Director of the New Engineering Education Trans- formation (NEET) program at MIT. His expertise and interest are in setting up and leading innovative ’start-up’ educational initiatives; he has over twenty-five years’ experience in institution building, higher education, corporate e-learning, and distance education
, students are also completing the one-semester intensive EDP experience remotely in their home communities; this is planned tocontinue as an option into the future. Upon completion of the EDP, students enter 24 months ofco-op placement/on-line learning, returning to the institution after 12 months and 24 months forone-week examination periods (See Figure 2.).Figure 2. Co-op Program ModelThe motivations to start the new program come from a desire to move towards work-basedlearning, empowering student engineers to gain more practical experience while funding a largerpercentage of their own education than through a traditional engineering education. Theevolution of learning technologies empowers the attainment of this goal more so today than inthe
-state, residential students. This is particularly problematicfor low socioeconomic status (SES) students, because they tend to overwhelming select publicland grant universities as their schools of choice for higher education [1]. Most of the popularmajors offered at these institutions are in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) fields, and those are especially competitive for admission. An additional burden on thelow-SES students is that many of them are in the first generation of their family to attend collegeor are underrepresented minorities (URM). These students contend with issues that manyaffluent, majority individuals cannot comprehend [2].An NSF S-STEM grant, Rising Scholars: Web of Support used as an Indicator of
, requires more data and investigation to be performed. In particular, we areinterested in the student experience and the students' perception of ARENDs contribution to theirprofessional skill development and subject cross synthesis. Based on the above findings,administrators at engineering schools and colleges should consider expanding support for student- andstaff-driven co-curricular programming.References[1] K. Edström, and A. Kolmos, “PBL and CDIO: complementary models for engineering educationdevelopment,” European Journal of Engineering Education, vol 39-5, pp. 539-555. 2014.[2] A. Kamp, “Science and Technology education for 21st century Europe,” CESAER. 2019.[3] N.M. Trent, and L. Smith, “How the AREND project cultivated innovative attitudes
, Technical University of Denmark Anna Friesel is Professor at the Center for Electro-technology, DTU Diplom - Technical University of Denmark, Campus Ballerup. She is also the president of the EAEEIE - European Association for Educa- tion in Electrical and Information Engineering, which is a European non-profit organization, with mem- bers from nearly seventy European Universities, most of them teaching in the area of Electrical and In- formation Engineering (EIE). Anna Friesel is a member of the IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) Faculty Resources Committee (FRC). The mission of the EAB FRC is ”to promote the continued evo- lution of engineering education and the career enhancement of Engineering, Computing and
Paper ID #33240Work in Progress: Examining the Literature on Virtual Internships forInsights Applicable to EngineersMs. Kristen Koopman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Kristen Koopman is a Ph.D. candidate in Science, Technology, and Society at Virginia Tech. She is also the Graduate Assistant for Programs in the College of Engineering’s Global Engineering Engagement and Research Office.Dr. Robert S. Emmett, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Emmett serves as Assistant Director for Global Engagement and Engineering Online Specialist in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. Dr
of the TRB Pavement Management Systems Committee (AFD10).Dr. Adeeba Abdul Raheem, University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Raheem has received her Ph.D. in Construction Management from the University of Florida (UF) in 2014. She holds multiple master’s degrees in Building Construction, Environmental Engineering, and Civil Engineering from UF. She is serving as an Assistant Professor and Director of the Construction Safety Program at the University of Texas, El Paso. Dr. Raheem is an invited member of the Presi- dent’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability at UTEP. She has been working with various professional organizations as a merit reviewer such as the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Technology Commer
) and 3D GIS Integration, Spatial Graph and Online Analytical Pro- cessing (OLAP), Geospatial Knowledge discovery and Data Mining in 2D and 3D spaces for applications of Smart Environmental/Building/Cities and Intelligent Transportation. Also, she has passion for engi- neering education using virtual reality and gamification technologies and learning analytics. Her research has been funded by multiple grants from NSERC, Mitacs, COMREN, Academic Innovation Fund (AIF), and internal York University funds. She is currently associate Director of ESRI Center of Excellence at York University.Mr. Jeffrey Chiampi, Pennsylvania State University Mr. Chiampi is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Engineering at The Pennsylvania
, Policy and Behavior at the University of Michigan. His undergraduate degree is in Agricultural Engineering Technology from Michigan State University.Dr. Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan Professor Millunchick has two distinct areas of research. The first is in Materials Science and involves manipulating matter on the nanoscale in order to enable the design of new electronic materials for opto- electronic and photovoltaic applications. Specifically, she is fascinated by the details of atomic surface structure of compound semiconductors, self assembly of epitaxial nanostructures, and in situ characteri- zation. The second area of research is in Engineering Education, and studies whether student
Paper ID #34370Virtual Internships: Accelerating Opportunity Through DisruptionMs. Lynn Merritt Ekstedt, Oregon State University Ms. Lynn M. Ekstedt is an Employer Relations Manager in the Oregon State University College of En- gineering, where she supports student-employer engagement and the college strategic plan as it relates to student placement in both entry-level and internship positions and experiential learning opportunities. Ms. Ekstedt has worked in this capacity in the university setting for over 7 years. She also has over 15 years of experience working as an engineer, primarily with small electronics
Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Services at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, she earned Ph.D. and M.S.E. in computer science and engineering from the University of Michigan. She has published more than two dozen peer-reviewed works related to her interests in educational technology and enhancing undergraduate education through hands-on learning. Luchini-Colbry is also the Director of the Engineering Futures Program of Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society, which provides interactive seminars on interpersonal communications and problem solving skills for engineering
Paper ID #33589A Call to Create an Open-source Project Initiative for CybersecurityVirtual LabsDr. Radana Dvorak, City University of Seattle Dr. Dvorak received her Ph.D. in computer science from the University of London, Queen Mary College and Master’s in AI from the University of Sussex. Dr. Dvorak has been working in IT, higher education, academic industry and program development for over 25 years. She has served as a researcher, university professor and Dean in the US, UK, and the Cayman Islands. Currently, Dr. Dvorak is an associate professor and program manager at the School of Technology & Computing at City
technology policy. In particular, his research has recently focused on cybersecurity topics including intrusion detection and forensics, robotic command and control, aerospace command and 3D printing quality assurance. Straub is a member of Sigma Xi, the AAAS, the AIAA and several other technical societies, he has also served as a track or session chair for numerous conferences. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Operations of a Research Experience for Undergraduates Program During a PandemicAbstractCOVID-19 dramatically changed research experience for undergraduates (REU) programsduring the summer of 2020. Given
Paper ID #34798Post-secondary Work Integrated Learning Through STEM OutreachMs. Tracy L. Ross, Actua Tracy Ross holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in Environmental Chemistry from Queen’s University and a M.A. in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology from University of Toronto. She has overseen high quality, targeted STEM outreach programs at a national level level since 2003. At Actua, Tracy’s team ensures strong relationships between Actua and its network of post-secondary Institutions, providing support for youth STEM Outreach programs that reinforce Institutional priorities around equity, diversity, inclusion
Paper ID #32603Development of an Online Course in Research for Undergraduate StudentsDr. Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University Dr. Peters is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University.Prof. Ronald E Kumon, Kettering University Prof. Ronald Kumon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at Kettering University. Prof. Kumon received his Ph.D. in physics from The University of Texas at Austin with a specialization in physical acoustics. He subsequently worked as a research physicist at the National Institutes of Stan- dards and Technology, University of Windsor, Case Western
in systems and controls from the Georgia Institute of Technology.Mr. Lucas W. Shoults, Energy Systems Division, Argonne National Laboratory Lucas Shoults is a vehicle systems engineer at Argonne National Laboratory. His responsibilities are centered around facilitating the Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions current series, the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge. These tasks include energy storage system design and testing, vehicle technical inspection and evaluations, and propulsion system integration. Lucas holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Virginia Tech. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 How