them to engage with the values they construct regarding what engineering is and howthey want to participate.Especially with the increasing emphasis on the sociotechnical aspect of engineering in thecurricula [8], [9], [10], students are vocalizing their aspirations for a more humanizing, equitable,and justice-oriented engineering, one that works with communities, not on them [11]. However,through the contact points with the industry, the industry continues to project images ofengineering as technocentric, capitalist, neglectful of justice issues, and unattentive to its impacton the communities [3], [12]. These images leave students to experience tensions between theiridentities and the industrial culture, as manifested in the above quote of an
different topics.The most recent score is weighted more heavily than the older scores. This promotes the growthmindset and the idea of continuous improvement and helps motivate the students to continuetheir work on the content rather than giving up after one or more low marks.Chemistry Challenge OutcomesThe Chemistry Challenge (CC) is a team project that the students work on throughout thesemester. Students select a topic they want to dive more deeply into and develop a procedure,perform experiments, collect and analyze data, and present their results in a poster session. Theseoutcomes are specific to this project and include aspects of teamwork. CC outcomes includeexperimental design, data analysis, and teamwork. For example: Analyze numerical
Giraffe Award (for sticking her neck out); 2014 College of Engineering In- struction Award; 2014 The University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award; the 2012 NCEES Award for students’ design of a Fire Station. In her work, Dr. Santiago helps to find innova- tive engineering solutions through an understanding of the balance between sustainability, social equity, entrepreneurship, community engagement, innovation, and leadership to improve the well-being of peo- ple. A few examples include: interdisciplinary projects that provide safe drinking water to underserved communities in El Paso, Ciudad Ju´arez, Puerto Rico, and Haiti; a bridge that connected communities in Puerto Rico; a solar charging station
Paper ID #37881Strategies Promoting Undergraduate Retention (SPUR): IdentifyingStrategies to Help Students Reach Graduation through a Student-DrivenApproachArielle Marie Rainey, Colorado School of Mines Arielle Rainey graduated from the Colorado School of Mines in May 2020 with a Bachelor’s in Environ- mental Engineering and in May 2022 with a Master’s in Humanitarian Engineering. She is still currently at Colorado School of Mines, working on the Diversity, Inclusion & Access team participating in various projects to impact the student experience for underrepresented groups in engineering.Heather Renee Houlton, Colorado
, community engagement projects, evaluation tools and technology, and gender issues in STEM education. https://orcid.org/0000- 0002-0383-0179Prof. Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile Mar´ıa Elena Truyol, Ph.D., is full professor and researcher of the Universidad Andr´es Bello (UNAB). She graduated as physics teacher (for middle and high school), physics (M.Sc.) and Ph.D. in Physics at Universidad Nacional de C´ordoba, Argentina. In 2013 she obtained a three-year postdoctoral position at the Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil. Her focus is set on educational research, physics education, problem-solving, design of instructional material, teacher training and gender studies. She teaches undergraduate courses
Paper ID #42024Inclusive Teaching Practices in Engineering: A Systematic Review of Articlesfrom 2018 to 2023Rajita Singh, University of Oklahoma Rajita Singh is a junior at the University of Oklahoma, where they are pursuing an English major with a minor in Psychology. Passionate about the improvement of education in all fields, they are involved in multiple projects centered on researching pedagogy. Their most recent involvement has been in engineering pedagogy, where they bring their writing skills and synthesis abilities.Dr. Javeed Kittur, University of Oklahoma Dr. Kittur is an Assistant Professor in the Gallogly
engineering education. Her current book project, On the Bleeding Edge: Gender, Immigration and Precarity in Semiconductor Engineering, investigates the intersections of gender, race/ethnicity, and immigration status among semiconductor engineers.Dr. Michael S Thompson, Bucknell University Stu is an associate professor and chair of the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Bucknell University, in Lewisburg, PA. While his teaching responsibilities typically include digital design, computer-related electives, and senior design, his focusDr. Rebecca Thomas, Bucknell University Rebecca Thomas is the inaugural director for the Pathways Program at Bucknell University, where she oversees the rollout of Bucknell’s
, efforts made to diversity campuscannot be chalked up to individual accomplishments or failures, but rather demonstrate howinstitutional cultures determine which policies are adopted and acted upon [13]. We have selected these frameworks to reflect our commitment to better understanding howinstitutions, in conjunction with individual actors, can improve their diversity outcomes.Furthermore, our rationale is to look specifically at the institutional barriers that participantsmention that prevent them from being effective at carrying out diversity work, even if they arecommitted to that effort.Methods, Context and SampleThis paper developed from a larger project aimed at creating a sociotechnical framework toview, analyze and understand the
generate a moreinclusive classroom [6].The term STEM was first used in 1990 by the National Science Foundations in the United Statesas an acronym for policies, projects, and programs in the disciplines of Science, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). STEM programs and projects have been developed forprivileged populations that have had access to the best schools and universities in the world, sotheir benefits for vulnerable populations such as migrants and refugees have not been studied.However, STEM Education presents barriers and myths that discourage the interest of children andadolescents in these disciplines [7]. This context makes necessary an educational intervention atearly ages so that children become interested in STEM
: interdisciplinary projects that provide safe drinking water to underserved communities in El Paso, Ciudad Ju´arez, Puerto Rico, and Haiti; a bridge that connected communities in Puerto Rico; a solar charging station for natural disasters in Puerto Rico; innovation and entrepreneurship activities on water quality sensors and phyto-remediation; remote sensing applications using Hyperspec- tral cameras on UAVs for water quality and agricultural applications; and study abroad opportunities that ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Paper ID #40102 advance the emerging field of Peace Engineering in
the lab and going to our work area. And this is the whole of the canoe which concrete gets placed on. And then that's how the canoe is created. So, I think this glimpse made me feel like an engineer because throughout my college career so far, most of our work has been just very ... Like writing, you don't actually get to see real-world applications.”Under theme 2, students described spaces where they were able to get together with other students tosocialize and plan outside of the classroom setting such as crafting projects, club meetings, and potlucks.One University B student described her crafting project, Figure 4: Cider made by RedShirt student to unwind after a test. “I was like in a quiz
overviewof our data collection and analysis and the resulting themes. Given that this is a preliminaryanalysis, our implications and conclusions are tentative and so we also discuss how our futurework will finalize our project and make more concrete recommendations.Research on inclusive teaching in STEM offers a useful foundation to inform our current work,and we will focus on two aspects relevant to the current work. First, it offers practices,recommendations, and principles of inclusive teaching both within and outside engineeringeducation. Second, some of this literature also addresses faculty challenges related toimplementing these pedagogies.One major component of diversifying the engineering profession is through creating a moreinclusive
by white men [5]. Given that white males have maintained a position ofdominance in STEM, they can use this privilege and power in addressing the concerns statedabove. In particular, white men can recognize, and act against inequity both in their classes, aswell as overall systemic inequity in STEM departments [4]. However, disruption of privilegecannot occur without continuous reflection on their whiteness, and significant engagement withpeers and students of color [17], [18]. There is a paucity of research reporting on the structuralinequity in STEM fields [5]. The goal of this paper is to explore how collaboration between aBlack and white scholar on an equity-focused research project can inform racial allyship in whitemen within the
to engineering technology edu- cation and the whole profession through excellence in teaching, research and service to the engineering technology community. Dr. Uddin is a proponent of project-based learning and developed innovative teaching strategies to engage his students in solving real-world problems and prepare them with skills and knowledge that industry requires. Dr. Uddin is active in research and scholarship. He has been awarded grants from National Science Foundation, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Tennessee Board of Regents, DENSO and ASEE (ETD mini-grants) and several other organizations for a total of more than $2 million. His current research interest focuses on risk-based estimation in
undergraduate studies, including computer science. Some 90% of thestudents in this project were Hispanic. The course was piloted over four semesters, whichallowed the instructional team to perfect the approaches that were most successful for studentsuccess. The leadership course integrated two primary approaches: 1) a relational model ofleadership used to examine complexities that arise when technology professionals encountermultiple perspectives and diverse ideas; and 2) cooperative learning approaches, includingconstructive academic controversy model, used to develop leadership skills whilecontextualizing the role of ethics in computing. The course culminated in an academiccontroversy exercise where student teams examined the Facebook /Whistleblower
[15]. Depending on the context, multiracial is typically referred to asa person of color (POC) and can be categorized as a minority group. However, multiracial as aracial category is often left out of research relating to STEM [8], thus the reason for centeringmultiracial engineering students in this project. Lastly, this paper refers to multiracial identity inthe United States (US) context; however, multiracial identity also is abundant outside of the US.CRT as Foundation for Exploring Multiracial IdentityMultiracial identity has been explored in various social science fields such as Ethnic Studies,Education, Higher Education, Legal Studies, Psychology, and Sociology, particularly by Root,who explored the intersections of multiracial
, withincreasing numbers of publications using the term each year (Fig. 1). Various descriptions ofintersectionality have proliferated in engineering education, from situating it within feministtheory [4] to using it as a synonym and signifier for researchers exploring student groups withmultiply marginalized identities [19]. This project seeks to unpack and identify the ways inwhich intersectionality has been used in engineering education research and whether/how theyalign with Crenshaw’s and subsequent articulations of intersectionality.Fig. 1. Plot of the number of publications using the word “intersectionality” in engineeringeducation literature between 2009 and 2021. Total publications equals journal publications plusconference publications. (Total
social, ethical, and environmental dimensions of their future roles as engineers, fostering a sense of responsibility and promoting socially conscious practices within the field. ● Learning how to learn – the framework and the case studies analyzed will provide students with the proper foundational knowledge necessary to recognize and avoid inequities in future infrastructure projects. They will also encourage students to be intentional and continue to seek additional knowledge and connections to solve problems they can relate to and care about.ResultsAs the authors engaged in discussions about how to develop the framework presented in thispaper, they identified foundational building blocks to define equitable
%, respectively (ASEE,2019). The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2019) projected higher job growth for computationalroles (12%) compared to mechanical, electrical, and computer hardware engineering (4-6%).Reflecting this demand, computer science and computer engineering faculty emerged with thehighest salaries in academia, surpassing their engineering counterparts (ASEE, 2022).These disciplinary distinctions permeate beyond academic and professional spheres, influencingsocialization, enrollment, and persistence, and carrying significant implications forunderrepresented groups. Hocker and colleagues (2019) pinpoint challenges in academiacontributing to a noteworthy doctoral dropout rate in engineering, particularly impacting womenand URMs. The prevalence
psychosocial outcomes it becomes increasingly important to examinepotential links between students identifying as having a disability and their sense of belonging.Coupled with the understanding that enrollment of students with disabilities is increasing inpostsecondary STEM programs, this paper presents findings of the link between disabilityidentity and sense of belonging as part of a larger research project investigating student outcomesof engineering undergraduate students (NCSES, 2023). This preliminary work is guided by thefollowing research question: is there a link between students' disability status and undergraduateengineering students’ sense of belonging? MethodSample and Procedures Data for
learning activities within specific engineering contexts; and (3) developing a replicable andadaptive training infrastructure to enable instructors to use the learning activities. The workdescribed in this paper relates to Objective 1 and engages an interdisciplinary team of faculty,administrators, and graduate students from the fields of engineering, education, and sociology inresearch efforts to inform the development, implementation, and study of the framework. Theearly phases of the team’s work have focused on the development of the framework. Subsequentphases will focus on researching its implementation. As the project has evolved, the three TEECenter objectives have become more interconnected and mutually supportive. To date
M.S. in Industrial Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. His research interest includes decision quality, resilient design, set-based design, engineering and project management, and engineering education. During his time at the University of Arkansas, Eric has served as Principal Investigator, Co-Principal Investigator, or Senior Personnel on over 40 research projects totaling over $6.6 Million, which produced over 50 publications (journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, newsletters, and technical reports). He is an active member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) where he has served in
focus on social justice inengineering. In environmental sciences and engineering departments, such as those at Universityof California (UC), Berkeley and UC Davis, courses on engineering’s impact on the environmentare being developed. UC Berkeley has a course called “Engineering, Environment, and Society”where students read scholarly works on social justice, examine case studies for impact andinjustice, and work with community clients on projects developing solutions to environmentalissues that disproportionately affect members of historically marginalized groups [20], [21].Hendricks et. al., provided the structure and objectives for their course “Science and Engineeringfor Social Justice,” as a blueprint for other faculty. Their course is
took in Fall 2022 and additional dialogues with Asian and Asian-American Studies scholars. Jerry identifies as a gay East Asian-American cisgender man andengineering PhD student whose engineering education research centers on the intersections ofengineering and social justice. In developing this work, Jerry, drew on his experiences as anengineering student and personal conversations with other Asian-American engineering studentsto further sharpen the theory. antonio engages this project as a Filipino American man, highereducation scholar, and formally-educated and formerly-practicing engineer. antonio’sperspectives are derived from those identities and experiences. Sheri engages this project as awhite female academic whose is formally educated
patterns of responses ofdifferent individuals, rather than making meaning at the item level. The goal of a Q-sort is tobetter understand the spectrum of responses from multiple respondents rather than to measurehow items fare compared to one another. In this study, the Q-sort statements related to multiplefacets of cybersecurity, from its inclusion of differing groups to its academic rigor to itsemphasis on policy. The full list of statements was developed based on curricular guidelines andjob information, and then vetted by cybersecurity faculty involved with the project. A resourceused to develop the concept statements was the National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST) cybersecurity framework (https://www.nist.gov/cyberframework). The
findings SDT as part of SDT as a factor culture/climate in associated with engineering certain constructs Figure 1: Categorical breakdown of articles for first categorical analysisLimitationsThe scope of this literature review was limited by time, accessibility, and availability of theresearch team. This literature review is part of a larger study, and the literature review is one ofthe first steps in the project. As this had to be completed before next steps could be taken, thetime for the literature search and analyses was limited. The team was also limited by access tojournal databases. We gathered
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
students having to financially support themselves. Table 7 provides excerpts from students whoexhibited autonomy and their reported family incomes.Table 7. Occurrence of Autonomy and examples from student stories Sub-Code Number of Instances Example Micro-Narrative “But since the move to online I spend weeks without Moved/stayed living my property here. It's quiet but it has given me 3 alone the chance to reflect and work on side projects I've been interested in starting.” [< $25K
interpretations and acknowledges the dynamiccomplexities of disability, 2) using local knowledge of students who use accommodations, 3)analyzing power structures that contribute to ableist policies and impact student experience, and4) recognizing the relationship between impairment, disability, and environment (i.e., using anexpanded version of the traditional social model that acknowledges embodiment).MethodsThis research project uses a mixed methods approach consisting of two main components 1) asurvey of undergraduate engineering students, and 2) the analysis of lecture recordings andsyllabi from engineering courses. This paper will explore the initial findings from component 1.Component 1: Survey of Undergraduate Engineering Students Surveys
Quigley, IBM Research Lauren Thomas Quigley, PhD is a Research Scientist focused on the development of responsible and inclusive technology. Specifically, she researches practical approaches for fairness and inclusion in AI, data representation, and projecting technology’s impact on society and the environment, through a lens of social justice. Her secondary area of research is the use of critical theories in engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Outsiders: Pathways and Perspectives from Engineering Education PhDs Outside AcademiaEngineering education doctoral programs have been predominantly academia-centric, stronglyemphasizing