Conference Session

Equity and Belonging

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlyn Anne Thomas, University of Nevada, Reno; Kelly J Cross, Georgia Institute of Technology; Isabel Anne Boyd, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

defineepistemologies as “ways of knowing” [36], or individuals’ thoughts surrounding knowledge oracquiring and retaining knowledge. With this definition, we define hidden epistemologies as theunspoken, unacknowledged ways of knowing that guide engineering in educational spaces aswell as the field. Though this terminology may be less common in EER, hidden epistemologieshave been studied in this field as hidden curriculum [37]–[39].The term “hidden curriculum” was coined by Philip Jackson [40], and it has been operationalizedin EER to mean “the unwritten, unofficial, and often unintended lessons, values, andperspectives made by individuals and found in physical spaces within an academic environment”[39, pp. 2–3]. One way researchers have distinguished hidden

Conference Session

Equity and Belonging

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Felicity Bilow, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lucas Adams, Clarkson University; Mohammad Meysami, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

Tech.Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University Dr. Jan DeWaters is an Associate Professor in the Institute for STEM Education with a joint appointment in the School of Engineering at Clarkson University, and teaches classes in both areas. Her research focuses on developing and assessing effective, inclusive teaching and learning in a variety of settings. An environmental engineer by training, Dr. DeWaters’ work typically integrates environmental topics such as energy and climate into STEM settings.Lucas Adams, Clarkson University Current Senior at Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY majoring in Applied Mathematics and Statistics ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024