Pyke is Director of the STEM Station at Boise State University. Her research interests include history of women in science and engineering, STEM student success initiatives, integrating teaching and research, and institutional change. She received a B.S.E. degree in mechanical engineering from Duke University and an M.J. degree in journalism from University of California - Berkeley.Susan Shadle Ph.D., Boise State University Susan Shadle is Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning and a Professor of Chemistry and Bio- chemistry. Dr. Shadle received her Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Stanford University. Her current scholarship focuses in the areas of faculty development, organizational change, the use of
of higher-level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. His research interests particularly focus on what prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 The Two Worlds of Engineering Student TeamsIntroductionOne common critique of the engineering curriculum is that students leave unprepared to connectthe knowledge they learned in the classroom to the messy, open
Paper ID #7553The Impact of Inclusive Excellence Programs on the Development of Engi-neering Identity among First-Year Underrepresented StudentsDr. Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder Daniel W. Knight is the engineering assessment specialist at the Integrated Teaching and Learning Pro- gram and Laboratory. He holds a BA in psychology from Louisiana State University, and an MS degree in industrial/organizational psychology and PhD degree in counseling psychology, both from the University of Tennessee. Prior to joining the University of Colorado at Boulder, he gained extensive experience in assessment and
AC 2012-4182: STUDENT RESPONSES TO CHALLENGE-BASED ENGI-NEERING CURRICULADr. Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin Leema Berland is an Assistant Professor of science education at the University of Texas, Austin. She earned a Ph.D. in the learning sciences from Northwestern University in 2008 and was a Doctoral Fellow with the NSF funded Center for Curriculum Materials in Science (2003-2008). Berland is broadly inter- ested in facilitating and studying students as they engage in complex communication practices. She is currently focused on exploring the dynamics of how and why students are able (or unable) to productively communicate in engineering classrooms, in the context of UTeachEngineering high school
possiblefuture career opportunities.6 Additionally, while many individuals in the general public arefamiliar with nano through informal means and have opinions on the topic, few have receivedformal education on topics pertaining to nanoscale science, engineering, and technology.7Despite compelling arguments for inclusion of NSET into the K-12 curriculum, there is a paucityof research in this area. The little formal research that has been conducted has focused primarilyon size and scale, including student and expert ideas about scale, and how to integrate ideas ofsize and scale into the classroom.8-10 Other literature primarily consists of activities incorporatingsome NSET content, often at the undergraduate level11 : very little is focused on inclusion
determine how theywill convey that knowledge. The students themselves are the system and assessment tools serveas sensors to determine the system response. The difference between the desired knowledge andthe measured knowledge that was actually imparted serves as feedback regarding the success orfailure of the instructional process to impart the desired knowledge. Any discrepancy betweendesired knowledge and measured knowledge serves as a basis for improving the curriculum in an Page 14.83.4attempt to more adequately convey such information in the future. Figure 2 Modeling education as a closed-loop feedback controllerThe scope
Colorado Commission on Higher Education and has published widely in the engineering education literature.Tamara Moore, University of Minnesota Tamara J. Moore is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics/Engineering Education and co-director of the STEM Education Center at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Moore is a former high school mathematics teacher and her research interests are centered on the integration of STEM concepts through contextual problem solving in the mathematics and engineering classroom. She has been developing curricular tools and researching professional development and student learning in this area. Before coming to the University of Minnesota, Dr. Moore received her Ph.D. from
A. Bodnar, Ph.D., CTDP is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University. Dr. Bodnar’s research interests relate to the incorporation of active learn- ing techniques in undergraduate classes as well as integration of innovation and entrepreneurship into the engineering curriculum. In particular, she is interested in the impact that these tools can have on student perception of the classroom environment, motivation and learning outcomes. She obtained her certifica- tion as a Training and Development Professional (CTDP) from the Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD) in 2010, providing her with a solid background in instructional design, facilitation
University in Erie, PA. His research interests include Global Software Engineering, Affective Domain Learning, Engineering Education Research, as well as Philos- ophy of Engineering and Engineering Education. He is regularly involved in supporting the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem, as well as projects that serve the regional community. He is an active member and volunteer for both the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). He has published numerous conference papers and journal articles on innovations in Software Engineering curriculum development and Philosophy of Engineering & Computing
deconstructing andreconstructing their schemas. Again, students tended to rely on ends-means analysis withoutinvoking deeper conceptual understanding. When trying to construct an appropriate physicalsituation corresponding to a given Jeopardy expression, we found students tended to focus on alimited numbers of constants rather than the variable of the integration or differentiation to helpthem construct the physical scenario. They often used dimensional analysis and unit matching tofind out the physical quantity that was being calculated in the expression. Thus, students haddifficulty in deconstructing their calculus schemas in Jeopardy problems of navigating multiple
this course on high school students14. Theirfinding indicate that life skills and consumer’s education courses ultimately increase the rate inwhich students save and accumulate wealth throughout their lives.As an extension of financial curriculum and Consumer’s Education provided in high school,courses in engineering colleges have been developed to teach students about life and careerskills15. In respect to the number of students who take high school courses for life skills andpreparation, few universities provide professional development through specific classes andsmall groups. Harvard University began offering these life courses before 2007; and providedclasses for soft and life skills such as “How does health insurance work?, When should I
students, exploratory factor analyses identified an underlying factor structure of thescale with 38 items loaded onto one of five factors (Leadership Opportunity, Team Motivation,Engineering Practice, Innovative Changes, and Ethical Actions and Integrity), along with goodreliability evidence.I. Introduction “Our aspiration is to shape the engineering curriculum for 2020 so as to be responsive to the disparate learning styles of different student populations and attractive for all those seeking a full and well-rounded education that prepares a person for a creative and productive life and positions of leadership” (p. 52)1.As we face rapid changes in technology, society, and the world, the National Academy ofEngineering
also an Assistant Professor in the General Engineering Department and Civil Engineer- ing Department where he teaches the First-Year Engineering Program course Introduction to Engineering and Design. He is the Director of Vertically Integrated Projects at NYU. His Vertically Integrated Projects course is on Smart Cities Technology with a focus on transportation. His primary focus is developing curriculum, mentoring students, and engineering education research, particularly for project-based cur- riculum, first-year engineering, and transportation. He is active in the American Society for Engineering Education and is the Webmaster for the ASEE First-Year Programs Division and the First-Year Engi- neering Experience
The extent to which a first-year engineering student ‘‘defines the self through a James, W. Identification role or performance in engineering” (p. 1342) (1892/1968)58Fleming (2013)28 Academic and “We focus on the cultural context in which the identity develops, namely the MSI Gee (2000)10, Social campus. Researchers have conducted studies on identity development of Carlone (2007)44 Integration engineering students, specifically. They found that three factors influence the development of an engineering identity, (1) how engineering is understood as a
this study demonstrate that there is significant value in getting students toconsider both technical and professional competencies concurrently as they work through project-based experiences in academic settings. Importantly, this study shows that a little reflection can goa long way in improving student outcomes and supports an argument that professional competencyreflection as a regular feature in the engineering curriculum.1.0 IntroductionThe motivation for this work stems from a need to help engineering undergraduates in therecognition and development of professional competencies. An important challenge forundergraduate programs is to provide students with experiences, inside and outside of theclassroom, that give insight on what it means
Engineering Education Department and an Adjunct Pro- fessor in the Bioengineering Department in Utah State University. Her multiple roles as an engineer, engineering educator, engineering educational researcher, and professional development mentor for un- derrepresented populations has aided her in the design and integration of educational and physiological technologies to research ’best practices’ for student professional development and training. In addition, she is developing methodologies around hidden curriculum, academic emotions and physiology, and en- gineering makerspaces. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Understanding Industry’s Expectations of Engineering Communication
arestarting to believe the causality of outcomes is slightly internal (18). Integrated regulation, theclosest to intrinsic motivation and therefore a highly self-directed type of extrinsic motivation(18) , refers to appreciating a goal or activity as important but still being motivated by externalreasons. In an educational setting, students high in integrated regulation would select and valuecourses related to their major but view them as a means to achieve a degree in a specificdiscipline or to acquire a particular job.In addition to a sense of autonomy and competence, students need to be interested in coursecontent and the problems they are trying to solve. Interest is another factor believed to facilitatelearning (13, 17). It has been broadly
ModuleAbstractThis paper describes the implementation of a case study module in the area of ABET StudentOutcome 3j: knowledge of contemporary issues. The module consists of a short (30-40 minute)in-class presentation and student group discussion on a single prepared case study, which is thenfollowed by an untimed online quiz component featuring open-ended short answer questionsabout both the specific case study and to gauge broader student awareness of contemporaryissues. Data is presented in this study from administering this module in 2010/2011 at a smallSouthwestern university where there had been identified deficiencies in student performance in3j. The same module was employed there in courses at every level of the curriculum (freshman,sophomore, junior
control. Prof. West is the recipient of the NSF CAREER award and is a University of Illinois Distinguished Teacher-Scholar and College of Engineering Education Innovation Fellow.Dr. Mariana Silva, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Mariana Silva is an Adjunct Assistant Professor and Curriculum Development Coordinator in the Me- chanical Science and Engineering Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She received her BSME and MSME from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and earned her Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2009. Besides her teaching activities, Mariana serves as an academic advisor in the Mechanical
math, science, computer science, and engineering teach- ing to frame his research on STEM teaching and learning. Nadelson brings a unique perspective of research, bridging experience with practice and theory to explore a range of interests in STEM teaching and learning.Dr. Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University Dr. Villanueva is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Department and an Adjunct Pro- fessor in the Bioengineering Department in Utah State University. Her multiple roles as an engineer, engineering educator, engineering educational researcher, and professional development mentor for un- derrepresented populations has aided her in the design and integration of educational and physiological
an ability to collaborate in multidisciplinaryteams. Meanwhile, preservice teachers need new technical knowledge and skills that go beyondtraditional core content knowledge, as they are now expected to embed engineering into scienceand coding concepts into traditional subject areas. There are nationwide calls to integrateengineering and coding into PreK-6 education as part of a larger campaign to attract morestudents to STEM disciplines and to increase exposure for girls and minority students whoremain significantly underrepresented in engineering and computer science. Accordingly,schools need teachers who have not only the knowledge and skills to integrate these topics intomainstream subjects, but also the intention to do so. However
Paper ID #16507How We Know They’re Learning: Comparing Approaches to LongitudinalAssessment of Transferable Learning OutcomesDr. Brian M. Frank, Queen’s University Brian Frank is the DuPont Canada Chair in Engineering Education Research and Development, and the Director of Program Development in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Queen’s Uni- versity where he works on engineering curriculum development, program assessment, and developing educational technology. He is also an associate professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering.Ms. Natalie Simper, Queen’s University Natalie Simper coordinates a Queen’s
solving physical problems.K-12 members’ perceptions seem to hinge on building an understanding and appreciation ofwhat engineering is and how it impacts society, and of preparing and motivating students tobecome engineers. Open-ended responses provided phrases like integrating STEM intoactivities, projects, presentations, scoring rubrics, and assessment shared across the members. Abroader view included educating both students and the general public on the importance of,process of and implementation of engineering in the world today. K-12 members also viewedengineering education as a research field of teaching and learning. Members of this group wereopen to the PhD in traditional engineering with interest in teaching or a PhD in education
students and teaching science to education professionals. Dr. High is a trainer for Project Lead the Way pre-Engineering. She initiated an engineering program at Stillwater Middle School. In the summer of 2008, Dr. High was part of a professional development workshop for 80 Northeast Oklahoma middle level teachers to develop integrated engineering curriculum. Page 14.1383.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Writing to Learn: The Effect of Peer Tutoring on Critical Thinking and Writing Skills of First-Year Engineering StudentsCritical Thinking
the second and third year by integrating content, outcomes, assessment, and pedagogy. Think of it as design. Bring in engineering expertise. • Make the learner and community an integral part of teaching process beyond the first year. Address diversity as part of the equation, not as an afterthought. Learn from decades of research on gender and race.7This three-part call to action for the middle years curriculum is meaningful though not highlytargeted. The first part explicitly addresses the need for research on the sophomore and junioryears, while the second and third parts are practitioner-based, suggesting actions for engineeringeducators and administrators. While certainly warranted, this call to action is not
Paper ID #30651Evaluating the impacts of community service on student learning outcomesDr. Jennifer Lyn Benning, Virginia Tech Dr. Jennifer Benning is an Instructor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She was formerly an Associate Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, where she was also the creator and Program Coordinator of a Sustainable Engineering Minor Degree Program. She also co-developed and lead the EPICS program there. Her main research expertise is in contaminant transport, with foci on transport processes in
- search for STEM Equity (UW CERSE) and an affiliate assistant professor of sociology. She has been at UW working on STEM Equity issues for more than 15 years. Dr. Litzler is a member of ASEE, incoming chair of the ASEE Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and a former board member of the Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN). Her research interests include the educational cli- mate for students, faculty, and staff in science and engineering, assets based approaches to STEM equity, and gender and race stratification in education and the workforce.Dr. Jeremi S London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Jeremi London is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Department at
Midwest that combines an emphasis on teaching with emerging innovations in research, serving a regional student population. This institution offers over ten undergraduate degrees in engineering and computer science. Class sizes typically average 25 students, with upper division classes averaging about 15 students.• Women’s (Masters L): A small women’s college of approximately 1,792 undergraduates in the Northeast with fifty majors, including computer science, biology, biochemistry, bio- statistics, chemistry, environmental science, health informatics, mathematics, and physics degrees in STEM, but no engineering degrees. This institution offers a liberal arts education for its undergraduates integrated with professional work
AC 2010-1680: SPECIAL SESSION: MODEL-ELICITING ACTIVITIES: ACONSTRUCT FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING STUDENT KNOWLEDGE ANDSKILLSTamara Moore, University of Minnesota Tamara J. Moore is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics/Engineering Education and co-director of the STEM Education Center at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Moore is a former high school mathematics teacher and her research interests are centered on the integration of STEM concepts through contextual problem solving in the mathematics and engineering classroom. She has been developing curricular tools and researching professional development and student learning in this area. Before coming to the University of Minnesota, Dr. Moore
arithmetic review class and how these ways of thinking interacted with the curriculum. Other research interests include teachers’ professional noticing of learners’ mathematical thinking and orga- nizational change. Ann works on both the implementation and research sides of the ESTEME@OSU project.Mr. John Ivanovitch, Oregon State University I am a third year doctoral student studying organizational change and science education at the collegiate level. My education includes a BA in cell and molecular Biology and a MSc. in integrated biochem- istry/microbiology. Prior to entering the Doctoral program at Oregon State University I worked for over a decade as a biomedical researcher, with projects ranging from biochemistry to