participation through robotics education, employing learning technologies and storytelling to craft inclusive educational experiences that foster student belonging.Siddhant Sanjay Joshi, Purdue University Siddhant is a Ph.D. Candidate in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research aims to uncover the role that metaphors and language play in understanding different cultures, emotions, and worldviews of researchers, participants, and students in engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Metaphors in engineering education research: Prisms to analyze the epistemological spectrum.Introduction
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Paper ID #43189Exploring Student and Faculty Beliefs about Inclusive Teaching in EngineeringKeith Fouch, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoZoey Camarillo, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoDr. Ben Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Ben Lutz is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Design at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He is the leader of the Critical Research in Engineering and Technology Education (CREATE) group at Cal Poly. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Exploring Student and Faculty Beliefs about
Paper ID #44044Work in Progress: Investing in Engineering Futures Through Summer ResearchFundingJessica Baldis, University of California, San Diego Jessica Baldis serves as the Strategic Initiatives and Assessment Senior Analyst at the University of California, San Diego’s IDEA Engineering Student Center. She holds a Masters degree in Engineering from the University of Washington and is currently pursuing a doctorate in Education at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Jessica spent several years managing and directing software engineering and content development teams primarily in the military and law enforcement
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Professional Engineers, the Society ofWomen Engineers and Out in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics, to name a few.Training is also available for faculty and staff on diversity, equity and inclusion. In 2018, aDiversity, Equity and Inclusion Council was established to provide leadership within the collegeand to promote and achieve a culture that values diversity, equity, and inclusion, especiallyracial/ethnic and gender diversity. It is comprised of faculty staff and students and began meetingmonthly at its inception, though meetings have somewhat become more intermittent since then.The first author performed the coding of this material and used frameworks primarily fromsociological literature. She discussed and refined key themes she
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Paper ID #36961Student Definitions of DEI in First-Year Engineering and Capstone DesignDr. Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University Dr. Smyser is a Teaching Professor in the department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Her research interests include DEI in STEM, lab and design course pedagogy, and information literacy.Dr. Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University Susan Freeman, is a member of Northeastern University’s first-year engineering facutly, a group of teach- ing faculty expressly devoted to the first-year Engineering Program at Northeastern University. The focus of this team is on providing a
experiences, specifically race-based stress as a member of a minority group and engagement in racial activism, vary across engineering disciplines? To what extent do demographic variables, including race/ethnicity and gender, contribute to the experiences of stress and racial activism among doctoral students in computer engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering?The following data source was used to answer the research questions.METHODSData SourcesFor this study, data were consolidated from three nationally conducted surveys to comprehensivelyexplore the experiences and career trajectories of doctoral students in the fields of science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The surveys utilized
Paper ID #42000Exploring Early-Career Professionals’ Conceptions of ’Stretch Assignments’:A Qualitative Study of Recent Graduates from Engineering and Non-EngineeringFieldsDr. Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University Shannon K. Gilmartin, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Scholar at the Stanford VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab and Adjunct Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University.Sara Jordan-Bloch, Stanford University Sara Jordan-Bloch, PhD, is a sociologist and senior research scholar at the Stanford VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab, where she also directs the Seeds of Change initiative
education, specifically focused on content and assessment development for more effective student learning. She earned her BA in English from The University of Iowa.Dr. Gergely Sirokman, zyBooks, A Wiley Brand Gergely (Greg) Sirokman is an engineering content developer at zyBooks, a Wiley brand. He earned a BS in chemistry from Brandeis University, and a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from MIT. He was a Professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology for 14 years, with particular interests in renewable energy and gamification of education. He now works on creating and improving statistics and engineering content for zyBooks’ online interactive textbooks, and has developed a keen interest in increasing accessibility for
Paper ID #37218Community-Driven, Participatory Engineering Design Frameworks to ShapeJust, Liberatory Health FuturesMs. Grace Wickerson, Northwestern University Grace Wickerson (they/them) is a Ph.D. student in materials science and engineering at Northwestern University advised by John Rogers. In their work, they design medical devices that safely dissolve in the body after use. They are passionate about the intersection of engineering with education, community- engagement, communication, and policy to address health inequities, especially those exacerbated by bias in medical technology. Beyond the lab, they are a
undergraduate levels. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Indigenizing the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Programmed Engineering Education Curriculum, Challenges and Future PotentialsAbstract – In this Work-In-Progress (WIP) paper, the integration of Indigenous ways ofknowing is explored with a focus on pedagogy that is technologically enhanced with artificialintelligence (AI). An overview of AI programs, providing their key methods of decision makingis presented. The technological, educational/philosophical challenges of integrating Indigenousways of knowing considering AI programs are then discussed from the perspective of a non-Indigenous researcher
Paper ID #39767Changing the Landscape of the Digital Workforce and DEI: A Call toAction for Engineering EducationDr. Janis P. Terpenny, National Science Foundation Janis Terpenny serves as a Program Director in CMMI at NSF. She is also Professor of Systems Engi- neering & Operations Research and Mechanical Engineering at George Mason University. Her research focuses on smart integrated systems for design and manufacturing and on design education. She is area editor for two journals, Chair of the ASME Intelligent Manufacturing Technology Group (IMTG), and Senior Vice President for Academics on the IISE Board of
College of Engineering at The University of Oklahoma. He completed his Ph.D. in Engineering Education Systems and Design program from Arizona State University, 2022. He received a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a Master’s in Power Systems from India in 2011 and 2014, respectively. He has worked with Tata Consultancy Services as an Assistant Systems Engineer from 2011–2012 in India. He has worked as an Assistant Professor (2014–2018) in the department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, KLE Technological University, India. He is a certified IUCEE International Engineering Educator. He was awarded the ’Ing.Paed.IGIP’ title at ICTIEE, 2018. He is serving as an Associate Editor of
practicing engineers need to be aware of, and competent in, to createsolutions that take into consideration structural conditions, reduce risks and minimize harm tounderserved communities, and enhance human capability [4], [5]. We then analyzed these notesand instructor responses using a linguistic and cultural lens and framework of student successsupported by awareness of diversity, equity, and inclusion.Results: Preliminary results show that faculty are already incorporating social impacts intoengineering education through discourse and rhetorical strategies used in lectures and coursediscussion through three fundamental methods: modeling the limitations of their own personalexpertise, positioning humans as more important than technology, and
relationships with engineering can support them in navigating the dynamics ofmarginalization [7]. However, there is a lack of investigation into how engineering learningenvironments can be designed to facilitate students’ (re)negotiation with these relationships.Making, defined by Sheridan et al. [8] as a process to develop an idea and construct it into somephysical or digital form, can be a space for rich transdisciplinary engineering learning andpractice [9] [10]. Making is a form of “heterogeneous engineering” [11] - engineering thatemphasizes not only the technical aspect, but also the social, material, and political dynamics[12]. Making as heterogeneous engineering resists the marginalizing narratives that technology isthe sole important aspect of
Paper ID #41627Why our Current Conception of Spatial Skills is at Odds with Equity inEngineering EducationDr. Kristin A. Bartlett, University of Kentucky Dr. Kristin Bartlett is an Assistant Professor of Product Design at the University of Kentucky. She has a Ph.D. in Technology from Purdue University, an M.S. in Industrial Design from The University of Houston, and a B.A. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Rice University. Kristin’s primary research interest is equity in engineering and design education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Why our Current
domestic undergraduate students in focus in the United States higher education institutions. In addition, Mr. Halkiyo is interested in broadening the participation of engineering edu- cation in Ethiopian universities to increase the diversity, inclusivity, equity, and quality of Engineering Education. He studies how different student groups such as women and men, rich and poor, students from rural and urban, and technologically literate and less literate can have quality and equitable learning experiences and thrive in their performances. In doing so, he focuses on engineering education policies and practices in teaching and learning processes, assessments, laboratories, and practical internships. Mr. Halkiyo has been
, project management methodologies, construction education, data analyt- ics, creativity and innovation, and emerging technologies. He is actively pursuing the development of educational techniques and methods in construction. He has developed construction-based simulation applications and strives to bring aspects of project management into simulation applications.Dr. Tonya W. Stone, Mississippi State University Tonya Stone is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at MSU. Her research interests include multiscale materials modeling, mechanical behavior and characterization of materials, and modeling of nanomechanics/nanomaterials.Mr. George D Ford, P.E., Mississippi State University Dr. George Ford P.E. is the
Jersey Institute of Technology Prateek Shekhar is an Assistant Professor - Engineering Education division at New Jersey Institute of Technology. His research is focused on examining translation of engineering education research in prac- tice, assessment and evaluation of dissemination initiatives and educational programs in engineering dis- ciplines. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, M.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Southern California and B.S. in Electronics and Communica- tion Engineering from India.Jacqueline Handley, University of Michigan Jacqueline Handley is a graduate student at the University of Michigan, in Science Education. Her back
articlesaddressing STEM undergraduate education at HSIs. Employing inclusion/exclusion criteria [9],we initially gathered 218 articles related to STEM education at HSIs. For the specific focus onengineering undergraduate education in this paper, we refined our criteria, resulting in a total of37 articles.Databases and search termsWe utilized four databases: Education Source, Academic Search Complete, ProfessionalDevelopment Collection, and ERIC. After experimenting with various search terms, our finalcriteria included “Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics” and “Hispanic Serving” or“Hispanic-Serving” in the abstract, title, or keywords. We also incorporated subdisciplines, suchas bioengineering, to ensure a comprehensive search.Selection and
Paper ID #42799WIP: Understanding the Experiences of Neurodivergent Learners in Engineeringand Computing MajorsDelanie Robertson, Clemson UniversityLeila Elizabeth WilliamsKylie Nicole Avitabile, Clemson UniversityDr. D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University Dr. D. Matthew Boyer is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering and Science Education in the College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied Sciences at Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina. His work involves how we use technology to build and transfer knowledge in a range of learning environments. ©American Society for
. Drigas, M. Pappas, and M. Lytras, “Emerging technologies for ICT based education for dyscalculia: Implications for computer engineering education,” International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 1604–1610, 2016.[A8] A. Cuellar, B. Webster, S. Solanki, C. Spence, and M. Tsugawa, “Examination of Ableist Educational Systems and Structures that Limit Access to Engineering Education through Narratives,” presented at the 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis, MN: ASEE Conferences, Aug. 2022.[A9] J. Halpern, M. Arral, and J. Gesun, “Work-in-Progress: Inclusive Mentoring Strategies for Neurodivergent Undergraduate Researchers in STEM,” presented at the 2022 ASEE Annual
(i.e.,muscular, extreme strength, womanizer, lack of emotions, calculating, rich, and tech savvy) withthe characteristics of mechanical engineers, the meme reinforces the perception of engineering asa domain dominated by masculine strength and power. The portrayal of Iron Man, aquintessential symbol of masculinity and technological prowess, further underscores theassociation between engineering and hypermasculinity, perpetuating a narrative of maledominance and superiority. This may also convey the message that being a mechanical engineeris grandiose or that it can lead to grandiose things, and that any other engineering majors (e.g.,civil, industrial) may fall short. Moreover, the image of Iron Man – shown as “ready to fight,”with his fist on
- force demographics, technology, and organizational structures. As director of the Simmons Research Lab, she researches competency development via education and training; interactions between humans and technology; and conceptualization of leadership in engineering. Supported by more than $7.5M in federal funding and with results disseminated across more than 100 refereed publications, her research aims to develop and sustain an effective engineering workforce with specific emphasis on inclusion. She has over ten years of construction and civil engineering experience working for energy companies and as a project management consultant; nearly 20 years of experience in academia; and extensive experience leading and
major, engineering students tend to leave engineering programs due to the lack offocus on social impact and not centering change necessary for more inclusivity [10]. For thisreason, it is important diversity, equity, inclusion and justice work in conjunction with ethicaltenants within civil engineering curricula. Definitions are important to understanding the scopeof this work. The American Society of Civil Engineers pulls from two sources for the definitionof diversity, equity, inclusion and justice. We will use the definition of diversity, equity andinclusion as defined by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology [11]. Diversityis a “range of human differences, encompassing the characteristics that make one individual orgroup
engineering education and their behavioral and cognitive problem-solving capabilities. He is actively involved in research related to the integration of positive psychological tools and methods in engineering education practice and research. Muhammad is also interested in the development and use of new technological and non-technological methods to enhance the learning processes of undergraduate engineering students. He is currently leading a second research project related to use of mobile learning technologies in undergraduate engineering education. This research is exploring available empirical evidence about the role mobile learning technologies may play in improving student accessibility to knowledge, academic