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- Asset Sourcing for Remaking Engineering Learning
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- Chelsea Haines Lyles, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David Reeping, University of Michigan
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Paper ID #33726Sense of Belonging in Large Online Engineering Classes: A Scoping ReviewDr. Chelsea Haines Lyles, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Chelsea H. Lyles (she, her, hers) is a Postdoctoral Associate for Outreach, Engagement, and Evalua- tion at the Center for Educational Networks and Impacts (CENI) at Virginia Tech. Her research interests include P-12 and higher education policy and finance, academic labor, graduate education, and assessment of student learning. By critically examining these areas, she aims to illuminate adverse, systemic impacts of policies and practices on historically
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- For Students to Know and Grow
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- Emily Lauber, Microsoft; Benjamin Emery Mertz, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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].Identifying and overriding our unconscious biases can have a positive impact on interpersonalcommunication and reduce the barriers for others’ success.Why engineering education?Each profession has its own culture, and engineering education culture specifically can beresistant to learning about and addressing unconscious bias. Cech’s research identifies threepillars of engineering education culture that decrease a student’s level of engagement with publicwelfare over time [11]. The three pillars: depoliticization, social/technical dualism, andmeritocracy; affect how engineers engage with public welfare, which can be extended to apply toother social issues such as unconscious bias. To effectively raise awareness of unconscious biasand encourage
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- Candice W. Bolding, Clemson University; Jennifer Harper Ogle, Clemson University; Luke J. Rapa, Clemson University
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student ambassadors. She currently sits on the department’s Diversity and Outreach Committee and is a liaison for the department to the Office of the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies for the college. In addition to her role as Undergraduate Student Services Manager, Candice is a doctoral student in the Learning Sciences program in the College of Education at Clemson University.Dr. Jennifer Harper Ogle, Clemson University Dr. Jennifer Ogle is a Professor in the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering at Clemson University and a 2005 graduate of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech. Her research focuses on transportation infrastructure design, safety, accessibility, and management
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- Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Mark A. Chapman, University of San Diego; Bryce Fledderman, University of San Diego
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, and Lifestyle”: Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Homelessness and Implications for Social Justice EducationAbstractThis paper describes how engineering students in a lower division user-centered design courseframed issues of homelessness within an engineering context. We focused on the issue ofhomelessness as the context for the course’s design project because it is one of the largestsocial justice issues impacting the area where the University of the Borderland (pseudonym) islocated. The goal was to determine how the project influenced students’ perceptions ofhomelessness and the role of engineers in this social justice issue. Results indicated thatstudents tend to frame issues of homelessness in simplistic terms aligned
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- Behrooz Parhami, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Bui, NPR, using datafrom National Science Foundation, American Bar Association, and AmericanAssociation of Medical Colleges] Compiling data on how well colleges do in recruiting and graduating women inSTEM majors can raise awareness and help spread best practices. For CS&E, Chronicleof Higher Education has used US Department of Education data to produce such aranking [21], which places Salisbury University, with 36% women, at the top of the listof public institutions, followed closely by University of Washington (35%) and fiveothers at 30% or higher. For private co-educational institutions, New School achievesan impressive 75%, with two other institutions scoring above one-half. Because womentend to consider factors such as safety
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- Working Against Unjust Social Forces
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- Desen Sevi Ozkan, Tufts University; Avneet Hira, Boston College
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introduceengineering students to the fundamental concepts of design and data science. This work offersa pedagogical resource that shows best practices for integrating the technical and socialdualism in engineering education. We contend that without this sociotechnical integration inengineering courses, engineering education will leave students to reinforce existing racial andenvironmental injustices rather than providing a critical understanding of the social, political, andeconomic context in which they will be engineers. While, no course is ever perfect and it isdifficult to include all the important concepts relevant to a course without overwhelming thestudents, we hope that asking for whom, with whom, and as whom provide an initiation forstudents to
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- Courtney Janaye Wright, University of Kentucky; Lucy Elizabeth Hargis, University of Kentucky; Ellen L. Usher, University of Kentucky; Joseph H. Hammer, University of Kentucky; Sarah A. Wilson, University of Kentucky; Melanie E. Miller, University of Kentucky
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. counselor, therapist) for mental health concerns.Underlying this goal was the need to identify similarities in engineering students’ sources ofstress and their approaches to maintaining their mental health. Our research design was guidedby pragmatism, as we believe that (a) an objective reality exists but can only be encounteredthrough subjective human experience [13], (b) beliefs and habits are socially constructed andsubject to sociopolitical forces [14], (c) understanding the problem (i.e., treatment gap) andidentifying practical solutions is the central priority [15], and (d) the best method (e.g.,qualitative, quantitative) is the one most effective in achieving desired research outcomes [16].Therefore, we used IBM as our guiding theoretical
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- Melissa Ellen Ko, Stanford University
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“effective” practice is considered to be one that supports and better preparesstudents, especially those designated as URM, to score higher on these “objective” measures[11]–[14]. Less dialogue has invited instructors and administrators within higher education torethink whether these instruments, the measures themselves, may be imperfect and biased. Whilegrades have a strong place in the logistics and culture of higher education in the United states(see Appendix A and B for information on American grading practices), now is the time toconsider their flaws and limitations, as well as explore new grading practices that may reducetheir inequitable impact on students who are already marginalized in STEM disciplines.In this paper, I argue that the very
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- Doris J. Espiritu, Wilbur Wright College; Bridget Eileen O'Connell, Wilbur Wright College; David Potash, Wilbur Wright College
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focused research remains a priority [9].Wright College, an urban Hispanic Serving open-access community college within the CityColleges of Chicago (CCC) system, understands and appreciates the opportunity and need todevelop equitable frameworks that are focused on access and excellence. In the past eight years,Wright College and CCC have adopted many of the best practices to improve student access andsuccess. Wright College prioritized equity work and inclusive excellence, by integrating diversityand equity within mission and operations [10]. These efforts set the foundation for an innovativeengineering transfer program. Through NSF-HSI funded research, Wright College found successin developing aspiring engineers and computer scientists. Diverse
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- Heather Dillon, University of Washington Tacoma; Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland
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the USA,women represent only 19.7% of engineering graduates and 18.7% of computer sciencegraduates, lagging behind the 35.5% of women in all STEM fields [2]. The goal of this projectwas to understand student thinking about diversity and inclusion with the long-term aim ofimproving culture for females and under-represented groups. The engineering workforce andengineered products, infrastructure, and services can certainly benefit from designs created bydiverse teams. Prior researchers have linked diversity to increased creativity in teams andwork-groups [3, 4].Building an inclusive culture is challenging but very important. A negative campus climate canaffect students’ self-efficacy. A campus with a lack of diverse students can create a
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- Andrea Arce-Trigatti, Tennessee Technological University; Stephanie Jorgensen, Tennessee Technological University; Robby Sanders, Tennessee Technological University; Pedro E. Arce, Tennessee Technological University
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teams hosted a local STEM engagement eventfor elementary and middle school students wherein they designed, developed, and implemented aSTEM activity center that featured multicultural elements within STEM. These activitiesrequired students to acquire training in K-12 best practices, accessibility in curriculum, andapplications of multicultural elements in STEM activities (i.e., knowledge acquisition) whichwere then transferred to original ideas to create learning experiences for their target populations(i.e., knowledge transfer). For this event, the STEM FHF student teams worked with the OakleySTEM Center on campus to provide the venue, advertising, recruitment, and supplies in tandemwith established K-12 programming activities.For the second
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- Changing How We Pursue Change
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- Joseph Valle, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Corin L. Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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culture’smisunderstanding and subordination of indigenous knowledge. It argues for the reassertion andrebuilding of traditional knowledge from its roots, its fundamental principles,” transgressingacademic boundaries, “when it requires that researchers also honor the methods and the goals ofinquiry toward which indigenous philosophical assumptions direct us” [24, p. 91]. Julia Watson’sconcept of Lo-TEK [25] positions itself at the intersection of Radical Indigenism and design, [Lo-TEK is] a movement that investigates lesser-known local technologies, traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), indigenous cultural practices, and mythologies passed down as songs or stories. In contrast to the homogeneity of the modern world, indigeneity is reframed
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- Anna Marie LaChance, University of Connecticut; Jennifer Pascal, University of Connecticut; Danielle Gan, University of Connecticut; Justyn James Paquette Welsh, University of Connecticut; Thomas James Pauly, University of Connecticut; Patrick Paul, University of Connecticut
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as the Filipino American Student Association (FASA). After graduating, she hopes to combine her technical skills with her passion for the environment in the chemical engineering industry.Mr. Justyn James Paquette Welsh, University of Connecticut Justyn Welsh (he/him) is a senior undergraduate in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engi- neering at the University of Connecticut with a minor in Entrepreneurship & Technology Innovation. His on-campus research consists of designing a Portable Air Pollution Monitor under Dr. Kristina Wagstrom, however, his involvement expands beyond just the School of Engineering. He is a recipient of the UConn IDEA Grant for a startup titled ”breathe.” to promote and