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-regulated learning, self-efficacy,and general well-being [5]. In our study, we explored whether we could help students persist inengineering by encouraging such positive learning dispositions and behaviors.In this work-in-progress paper, we report preliminary results from a one-credit course called“Engineering the Mind.” We used design-based research and the Transtheoretical Model (TTM)of Health Behavior Change to design the course and assess the outcomes. The goal of the coursewas to encourage students to adopt positive learning dispositions and behaviors by teaching themhow the brain works.BackgroundDesign-based research (DBR) is a research method that evaluates theory-based interventions(that were developed in laboratory conditions) in complex
AC 2011-2354: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING INNOVATION TOENGINEERS AN EXPLORATION OF MENTAL MODELS OF INNOVA-TION EXPERTSEden Fisher, Mustafa Biviji, Indira Nair, Carnegie Mellon University Eden Fisher is the Director of the Masters Program in Engineering and Technology Innovation Manage- ment (ETIM) and Professor of the Practice at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Fisher holds a BS in Chemistry from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in Engineering & Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon. She worked in technology innovation for over 20 years at ALCOA. Indira Nair is Vice Provost and Professor Emeritus in Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon. She has a Ph.D. in Physics from Northwestern University and has
Professional DevelopmentEleven (11) experienced and six (6) inexperienced GTAs were employed in Fall 2007.Experienced GTAs had been assigned a first-year engineering laboratory section and gradednearly all students’ work, including students’ work on MEAs, in at least one prior semester.Inexperienced GTAs had no prior experience with the first-year engineering course. All GTAsreceived four hours of professional development (PD) training prior to the start of the Fall 2007semester. The PD focused on several aspects: connecting engineering practice to teaching, theMEA pedagogy, audience information (first-year engineering students), and practical issues ofMEA implementation and assessment14. GTAs were trained to understand the open-ended andrealistic
of improving students’ development along one or more of the patterns. Additionally, we believe CSR is a particularly appropriate method for this study because the method permits teaching practices to be studied in the context of a real classroom. The classroom setting within our case study contrasts the laboratory setting used by a large number of studies that have informed the development of the matrix (e.g., [6][9]). The controlled conditions of these research studies do not accurately reflect engineering practice which often requires engineers to work on teams over long durations to solve complex problems. Additionally, the clinical setting does not reflect an educational setting in which a teacher is available to help guide and
times each instructor signalled “very often”, “often” or “sometimes” for eachpractice was calculated, and it was determined that 50% of the survey respondents use at least50% of the teaching practices on the list, demonstrating a fairly diverse reported use of teachingpractices. When instructors were asked about their most powerful teaching, learning orassessment activity, again a diverse set of results presented, with top responses including lectures(n=47), interactive classroom activities (n=44), problem sets (n=35), projects (n=27), use of real-world examples (n=26), cooperative and collaborative learning (n=26), tutorials (n=24),laboratories (n=21), demonstrations (n=22), various assessment activities (n=17) anddiscussion/debate (n=15).Key
AC 2008-970: RESEARCH ON THE EVOLUTION OF COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS'PERSPECTIVES OF TEACHING AND LEARNINGBugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University Bugrahan Yalvac is an assistant professor of Science Education at Texas A&M University. He worked as a post-doctorate research fellow at VaNTH Engineering Research Center in Northwestern University. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Science Education from the Pennsylvania State University and an M.S. degree from the Middle East Technical University. He specializes in design and assessment of learning environments pertaining to science and engineering subjects in K-12 and postsecondary levels. Address: Texas A&M University; Teaching, Learning, and
Professorsand Lecturers who have the responsibility for the majority of the teaching activities and forthe instructional design and pedagogy of the course. PhD students are typically workingas laboratory assistants and teaching assistants helping students with exercises designed bymore senior staff.Academic status and credibility is an important aspect of academic teaching, this is reflectedin differences in perception in relation to ITTF4. ITTF4: I feel that I should know the answers to any questions that students may put to me during this subjectBeing able to always answer questions (ITTF4) is ranked Professor, Lecturer (high) vsResearcher and PhD student (low) (χ2 (2, N=487) = 13.12, p < 0.05). We interpret thisresult to mean that
forth) and degree of development.From Fall 2002 to Spring 2009, MEAs were implemented by GTAs in the laboratory setting of arequired first-year engineering course at Purdue University. During this period, UGTAs were notinvolved in assessing student work on MEAs, though they did support classroomimplementation. However, in Fall 2009, UGTAs, serving as either peer teachers (classroominstructional team members and graders) or out-of-classroom graders, became equallyresponsible with the GTAs for providing feedback on and evaluating students’ MEA work. Thisrecent staffing change brings challenges to implementing open-ended engineering problems.UGTAs, particularly sophomores, have minimal academic, teaching, or professional experience,as compared to
Paper ID #30590Increased Performance via Supplemental Instruction and Technology inTechnical ComputingDr. Nathan L Anderson, California State University, Chico Dr. Nathan L. Anderson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering and Sustainable Manufacturing at California State University Chico. He engages in multiple research projects spanning computational materials science to educational pedagogy. Prior to joining academia, he worked in the semiconductor manufacturing industry for KLA Corporation. Before industry, he spent time at Sandia National Laboratories. He earned his Ph.D. in
mathematics by applying evidence-based teaching strategies—student-centeredproblem-based teaching(SC-PBT), example-based teaching, and just-in-time teaching (JITT); (3)incorporating classroom and laboratory activities that require active student engagement,conceptual understanding, critical thinking, and problem-solving; and (4) Employing modelstudents to lead Supplementary Instruction (SI) courses with evidence-based peer-to-peerlearning strategies. This section mainly describes the details on the implementation of evidence-based teaching and SI program in selected STEM gateway courses.3.1 Implementing evidence-based teaching in STEM gateway coursesInnovative, evidence-based instructional practices are critical to transforming the
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$25,000 to more than $2 million annually. He introduced Polytech- nic’s first computer-based instructional laboratory. In 1983 he became Associate Provost for Computing and Information Systems. During the early stages of the PC and Workstation explosion he worked closely with Aerospace and Architectural and Engineering Design companies to lead the University’s develop- ment of Interactive Computer Graphics and Computer Aided Design (CAD) laboratories and curricula. He won a $3.2 million IBM CAD/CAM grant which enabled introduction of CAD/CAM and VLSI in- struction at Polytechnic. He served as Dean Graduate Studies 1986 - 1992, a position in which he had responsibility for recruiting graduate students and establishing
flight instructor. During this time Captain Miller completed a Masters Degree with Embry-Riddle Aeronauti- cal University in Aeronautical Sciences and a Masters Degree in Business Management from Troy State University. In 1998, after flying over 3200 hours in helicopters and fixed wing aircraft Captain Miller left the active duty Marine Corps and returned to Hawaii where he joined the Marine Reserves and took on a job as a professor for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University teaching Aeronautical Science courses. Upon completing his dissertation in 2001, he was awarded his Doctorate in Education from the University of Southern California. Married in 2001 to Miss Vicki Whorton of Kailua, Hawaii, Dr. Miller currently
Paper ID #30014Utilizing Peer Learning Assistants to Improve Student Outcomes in anIntroductory ECE CourseDr. David John Orser, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities David Orser teaches and develops undergraduate education curriculum with a focus on laboratory courses for the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. His courses leverage project-based learning, experiential learning, and self-paced activities. David has over ten years of industry experience specializing in mixed-signal high-speed integrated circuit design, power systems, and power electronics.Kyle Dukart
Paper ID #14585Impact of Curriculum Transformation Committee Experience on Faculty Per-spectives of their Teaching and its Influence on Student LearningDr. Debra A. Fowler, Texas A&M University Dr. Debra Fowler serves the Associate Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Texas A&M University. Following 16 years working in industry she completed a Ph.D. is in Interdisciplinary Engi- neering with a specific focus on engineering education from Texas A&M University. Her research areas of focus are faculty perspectives and growth through curriculum design and redesign, interdisciplinary teaching and
Engineering Students and their Implications for Successful Teaching with Instructional Technology, British Journal of Engineering Education, UK, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 29-42.8. Anderson, E., Chandrashekar, N., Hashemi, J., & Kholamkar, S., (2006). Web-based Delivery of Laboratory Experiments and Its Effectiveness Based on Student Learning Style. Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL, June 18-21, 2006.9. Zywno, M.S., & Stewart, M.F., (2004). Online Control Systems Tutorials. The module received Honourable Mention in 2005 competition for the COU/OPAS Award for Excellence in Teaching with Technology. Online at: [Accessed January 10, 2007].10. Digital Media Projects Office, Ryerson
design course. As is the nature of thecourse, future semesters will experience incremental changes. We intend on increasing theinteraction with video material by making available more videos to build a larger archive ofreference material. In the present semester, we are video-recording laboratory sections in whichwe are teaching the effective use of software packages, such as Mathworks Matlab and AliasMaya. We intend on evaluating the availability of this reference material by comparing studentperformance to prior semesters.References[1] Abowd, G.D., Atkeson, C.G., Feinstein, A., Hmelo, C., Kooper, R., Long, S., Sawhney, N., Tani, M. Teaching and Learning as Multimedia Authoring: The Classroom 2000 Project. In Proceedings of the ACM
explore the formation, interaction, andprocess of knowledge transfer in these communities.Findings indicate that faculty engagement lies along continua from unstructured to structured andfrom organizational to peer interaction. Knowledge transfer of EBIPs is commonly focused onfour main modes: peer feedback, formal meetings and workshops, reviewing research andliterature, and informal faculty conversations.IntroductionWhile there is a large emphasis to reform education, professional development programs are Page 26.1051.2typically low in attendance and faculty that do not attend indicate that these programs have lowrelevance to their own teaching
is currently launching CU Teach Engineering, a unique initiative to produce secondary science and math teachers through a new design-based engineering degree, with the ultimate goal of broadening participation among those who choose to come to engineering college.Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder Beth A. Myers is the engineering assessment specialist for the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program at the University of Colorado Boulder. She holds a BA in biochemistry, ME in engineering management and is currently a PhD candidate studying engineering education at the College of Engineering and Ap- plied Science. She has worked for the University of Colorado in various capacities for 16 years, including
teaching. Cassie received a B.A. in Engineering Sciences at Wartburg College (Waverly, IA).Nicole Erin Friend, University of Michigan Nicole Friend is currently a PhD student in the Biomedical Engineering program at the University of Michigan. She received her B.S in Bioengineering: Biosystems from the University of California, San Diego in 2017. Nicole’s research interests are centered around regenerating vasculature in ischemic envi- ronments. Nicole is also interested in more broadly defining the field of tissue engineering and regenera- tive medicine to inform curriculum design and student career trajectories.Dr. Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan Aileen is faculty in Engineering Education and Biomedical
Paper ID #26093Creating a Learning Environment that Engages Engineering Students in theClassroom via Communication StrategiesDr. Eleazar Marquez, Rice University Eleazar Marquez is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rice University.Dr. Samuel Garcia Jr., Texas State University Dr. Samuel Garc´ıa Jr. currently serves as Educator Professional Development Specialist at the Jet Propul- sion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA and is an Assistant Professor of Practice for the LBJ Institute for Edu- cation and Research at Texas State University. c American Society
absolutely no experience “under their belt,” are assigned to teachpractice related courses. Often, teaching design-oriented and/ or field-related subjects do require“first-hand” knowledge that instructors could only get by having taken part, or been involved inreal engineering problems. Relying mainly on textbooks and/ or reference material, as the onlysource to teach from, is regarded by many, as an oversimplification or a deviation from reality.This paper sheds light on the pros and cons of opening-up to off-campus practitioners, andargues for engaging properly selected adjunct faculty in the teaching-learning process, inpartnership with “full-time” regular faculty members. The impetus here is three fold. First, thegeneral belief that well
Paper ID #30005Board Game Development as a Pedagogical Approach to TeachingUndergraduate Students in an Interdisciplinary Course that AddressesContemporary Societal IssuesMichael N. Littrell, Tennessee Technological University Michael Littrell is a graduate research and teaching assistant at Tennessee Tech University. He is pursuing a PhD in Exceptional Learning with an Emphasis in Program Planning and Evaluation. He is interested in quantitative research methodology in education, student assessment, and applied statistics. Michael Littrell has conducted research and evaluation of a wide range of education and non-education
Paper ID #15935An International Study of the Teaching and Learning of Communication:Investigating Changes in Self-Efficacy in Four Undergraduate EngineeringProgramsDr. Lori Breslow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lori Breslow is the founding director emeritus of the Teaching & Learning Laboratory (TLL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. An internationally recognized expert in teaching and learning in higher education, she conducts research on the development, diffusion, and assessment of educational innovation, particularly in science and engineering.Dr. Christina Kay White, Massachusetts Institute of
Paper ID #30725What do Undergraduate Engineering Students and Preservice Teachers Learnby Collaborating and Teaching Engineering and Coding through Robotics?Dr. Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University Dr. Jennifer Kidd is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Old Dominion Uni- versity. Her research interests include engineering education, computational thinking, student-authored digital content, classroom assessment, especially peer review, and diversity issues. She currently has sup- port from the National Science Foundation for two projects related to engineering education for preservice
. Franke, M. Ing, A. Turrou, N. Johnson, and J. Zimmerman, "Teacher practices that promote productive dialogue and learning in mathematics classrooms", International Journal of Educational Research, vol. 97, pp. 176-186, 2019. Available: 10.1016/j.ijer.2017.07.009.[10] "Occupational Information Network", 2013.[11] J. Luft, J. Kurdziel, G. Roehrig, and J. Turner, "Growing a garden without water: Graduate teaching assistants in introductory science laboratories at a doctoral/research university", Journal of Research in Science Teaching, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 211-233, 2004. Available: 10.1002/tea.20004.[12] G. Marbach-Ad, C. Egan and V. Thompson, "Preparing graduate students for their teaching
Paper ID #33160The Impact of Scaffolding Prompts on Students’ Cognitive InteractionsDuring Collaborative Problem Solving of Ill-structured Engineering TasksMiss Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Taylor Tucker graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor’s degree in engineering mechanics. She is now pursuing a master’s degree at UIUC through the Digital Environments for Learning, Teaching, and Agency program in the department of Curriculum and Instruction. She is interested in design thinking as it applies to engineering settings and lends her technical background to
- sity. Dr. Nagel joined James Madison University after completing his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Oregon State University. Nagel teaches and performs research related to engineering design. Specifically, through research, Nagel explores how design interventions commonly used to teach design influence stu- dent learning.Dr. Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Julie S. Linsey is an Associate Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineer- ing at the Georgia Institute of Technological. Dr. Linsey received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas. Her research area is design cognition including systematic methods and tools for innovative design with a
for enhancing corporate support for design courses, managing design and fabrication/prototyping facilities, coordinating the design competitions/expo, and teaching design courses, with a strong focus on creating and enabling multidisciplinary educational experiences. His research interests are in makerspaces, evidence-based de- sign education, and advanced additive manufacturing processes.Nicholas Greenfield, Georgia Institute of TechnologyEmily Orton, Georgia Institute of Technology Industrial Systems Engineering BS with a concentration in AnalyticsMr. Rohan Banerjee, Georgia Institute of Technology Candidate for B.S. in Mechanical Engineering concentrating in Automation & Robotics, with a Minor in