Conference Session

Maker Communities and Authentic Problem Solving

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Weiner, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Micah Lande, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Educational Research and Methods

Maker Education has made considerable in-roads intoschools despite institutional obstacles is undoubtedly one of the reasons that Constructivists havealigned themselves with the Maker Movement.Maker Mindset: Promoting Growth-Oriented and Intrinsically-Motivated LearningIn The Promise of the Maker Movement for Education, Martin [3] considers the MakerMovement to be composed of three main elements: tools, community, and mindset. As noted bySheridan et al., the use of Maker tools in a makerspace leaves out a critical element – the habitsof mind of the Makers themselves! Martin provides a framework which links Dougherty’sconception of a “Maker mindset” [4] to four elements crucial for education and provides someways they relate to established LS

Conference Session

Practice I: Academic Success

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Jane Wilson Orndoff Esq., Florida Southwestern State College; Elizabeth W. Schott, Florida Southwestern State College

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Educational Research and Methods

], programs specificallydeveloped for at-risk students, and programs specifically for first-year students and careerawareness [10]. Others are looking to redefine the way in which engineering mathematics istaught, with the goal of increasing student retention, motivation and success in engineering [20].Many focused on improving engineering advising [12] [17] [15] [16]. Some focused onchanging the climate of the engineering classroom by changing teaching methods [21] [22] tomore active teaching methods that focused on the idea of learning how to learn [23]. Finally,some proposed the incorporation of an entrepreneurial mindset to improve student success,stating “Career paths in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplinesare

Conference Session

Motivation, Attitudes, and Beliefs

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Lanci, Colorado Mesa University; Louis Nadelson, Colorado Mesa University; Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University; Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Oregon State University; Katherine L. Youmans, Utah State University; Adam Lenz, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

including demographicdata. We vetted the instrument with an advisory panel for an additional level of validation and piloted thesurvey with undergraduate engineering students at two universities collecting completed responses from196 participants. Our reliability analysis and additional statistical calculations revealed our tool wasstatistically sound and was effectively gathering the data we designed the instrument to measure.IntroductionIn the United States, multiple reports including the Innovative and Entrepreneurial University Report [1],the Engineer of 2020 [2], and expository papers on the state of engineering education [3]-[5] haveindicated that post-secondary engineering education in the U.S. is lagging behind when compared tocompetitors

Conference Session

Research Methods

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corey T. Schimpf, The Concord Consortium; Molly H. Goldstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jie Chao, The Concord Consortium; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Charles Xie, The Concord Consortium

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college students about the design process.Ms. Molly H. Goldstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Molly Goldstein is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University, West Lafayette with a research focus on characterizing behaviors in student designers. She previously worked as an environmental engineer specializing in air quality influencing her focus in engineering design with environmental concerns. She earned her B.S. in General Engineering (Systems Engineering & De- sign) and M.S. in Systems and Entrepreneurial Engineering from the University of Illinois in Urbana- Champaign.Dr. Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering

Conference Session

Assessment and Research Tools

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Leslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Bergendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John M. Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Glenn R. Gaudette, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Laura A. Robinson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Sarah Wodin-Schwartz P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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teaches biomedical engineering design and innovation, biomechanics and physiology. He promotes the development of the entrepreneurial mindset in his students through support provided by the Kern Family Foundation.Dr. Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMs. Laura A. Robinson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Research LibrarianProf. Sarah Wodin-Schwartz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Wodin-Schwartz joined WPI in August 2015. She is passionate about teaching core engineering and critical thinking skills that apply to application-driven problem-solving. She is especially interested in engineering design and product development. She is excited to work with students to help them understand not only the technical