position. The experiment was this: create a position dedicated to cultivatinginnovative teaching practices, engineering education research, and engineering outreach withinthe College of Engineering as a tenure-track faculty line, while not housing the position directlyin any one of the existing college departments. While there were well-documented guidelinesand policies for promotion and tenure as a whole, exactly how they would be applied to my casewas also part of the experiment, and it did not end the way we all hoped it would. The takeawaybeing that I am no stranger to uncertainty, and I am also sensitive to the fact that good intentionsare not enough to ensure good outcomes.Our AnalysisThrough analysis of our reflections and discussions, we
potential contributionsto the typology of effective teaching strategies. The study is anchored by a research question:what student-centered teaching approaches do exemplary engineering instructors employ topromote knowledge-building in their courses, and how do these approaches align with theirbeliefs about teaching?Data CollectionTo address the research question, the study employed the participatory action research (PAR)methodology, which prioritizes the invaluable input and expertise of participants. The PARapproach is best suited for this study because it actively improves social practices [10], involvingparticipants in designing data collection, reflecting on data, and testing identified practices intheir own contexts. A diverse group of
education and practice and has been working in the areas of innovation, leadership development, inclusion, ethics, and, faculty development leveraging design research and mixed methods approaches.Dr. Sheri Sheppard, Swarthmore College Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education andDr. Helen L. Chen, Swarthmore College Helen L. Chen is a research scientist in the Designing Education Lab in the Department of Mechanical En- gineering at Stanford University. She has been involved in several major engineering education
Paper ID #38908Empowering Faculty Members through Mooc in Techno-Pedagogical Con-tentDr. K.S.A. Dinesh Kumar, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai, India Dr. K. S. A. Dinesh Kumar, M. E., Ph.D. is presently Professor of Civil Engineering at National Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research (NITTTR) Chennai, Government of India. He has coordinated more than 150 training programmes for National participants and 06 International programmes in the area of Technology Enabled Teaching Learning, Student Assessment and Evaluation, Instructional Design and Delivery system
Engineering. In the past, she has taught at Johns Hopkins University in Bal- timore, MD and at Penn State University in Scranton, PA. Before joining academia, she worked for over 15 years in many reputed consulting firms such as Weidlinger Associates, BA&C, and WBCM in MA, NJ, and MD respectively. Her work experience included analysis, design, and construction supervision of buildings, bridges, and other structures.Dr. Maria Chrysochoou, University of Connecticut Maria Chrysochoou is a Professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Connecticut. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Peer Observation Practice to Enhance
workspace, and others hadincreased personal finance concerns as a result of the [4].With this intensified focus on our “classrooms” during the pandemic, one must wonder: what arethe long-term impacts this has had on our teaching? In this study, we seek to identify the specificways engineering faculty at an elite university have refined their traditional face-to-face coursesbased on their experiences during the remote teaching phase of the pandemic.MethodsThe participants for this study were limited to faculty within the College of Engineering at theGeorgia Institute of Technology. To achieve a sufficiently large sample size of participants and togain initial insights to changes in teaching, a survey-based study was designed. The survey
universities, especially in STEMdisciplines. Research has shown that graduate students’ educational experiences aresignificantly impacted by their relationship with their adviser, yet this relationship is one of themost frequently mentioned challenges by international students. Based on the literature review,we argue that being aware of intercultural competence is essential for STEM faculty to providepositive advising experiences for international graduate students. Despite the promise ofintercultural competence promoting effective and healthy advising relationships, there islimited literature about its use at the graduate level in STEM. Because of the huge participationof Chinese students in the US educational system, this paper includes a fictional
, provide feedback,and check-in on progress regarding their project. We asked them to respond to a simple monthly check-inform (i.e., short reflective prompts) available online in our Learning Management System.During summer 2022, thanks to funding from the grant, a Makerspace student staff was available to helpfaculty who wanted to come in during the summer months to practice using the equipment. No datacollection was conducted during that time.The second year of our study has been focused on implementation of the faculty project ideas, leveragingthe makerspace, into their courses. To check in on progress in the middle of the second year, one-on-onesemi-structured interviews were carried out by a trained graduate student research assistant in
allows a gateway to improved learning andbroadening participation as engaging in SoTL requires faculty to think more critically as they adoptand disseminate research-based practices. However, the vast majority of disciplinary engineeringPhD programs (e.g., non-Engineering Education programs) do not prepare graduates for teachingand/or disseminating best teaching practices through the scholarship of teaching and learning(SoTL) [7]. As a result, the limited teaching preparedness of new college and universityengineering educators has the potential to turn students off from engineering [8], which directlyimpacts retention and completion rates [9].Several factors potentially contribute to this problem. First, most disciplinary engineering PhDprograms
Paper ID #42619TA Training at Two R1 Institutions: A Comparative AnalysisMs. Haley Briel, University of Wisconsin, Madison Haley Briel is an instructional design consultant with the Collaboratory for Engineering Education and Teaching Excellence (CEETE) within the Center for Innovation in Engineering Education (CIEE) at UW - Madison’s College of Engineering. Her work focuses on promoting inclusive, evidence-based best practices in teaching for instructional staff and faculty. She is particularly passionate about teaching assistant training as a foundation for graduate students as they begin careers in academia.Dr. Deesha
educators learn. He currently serves as the Graduate Program Chair for the Engineering Education Systems and Design Ph.D. program. He is also the immediate past chair of the Research in Engineering Education Network (REEN) and a deputy editor for the Journal of Engineering Education (JEE). Prior to joining ASU he was a graduate research assistant at the Tufts’ Center for Engineering Education and Outreach.Dr. Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University Jennifer M. Bekki is an Associate Professor in The Polytechnic School within the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Her research aims to understand and address systemic inequities within STEM graduate education.Julianne L. Holloway, Arizona
, Architectural Technology, and a Master’s in Facility Management. His field experience includes residential and light commercial construction. He has been an architectural designer as well as superintendent for single and multi-family residential construction projects. Mr. Ray worked as an engineering design manager in the Building Components Manufacturing Industry for over fifteen years.Dr. Brandon Sorge, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis Brandon Sorge is an Assistant Professor of STEM Education Research in the Department of Technology Leadership and Communication at the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI. His research interests include all aspects of STEM education, espeDr. Katrenia Reed
) mentorship (M=3.68) 2. Overall: Promoting long-term career 7. Research: Translating research into real-world satisfaction (M=3.84) impact (M=3.64) 3. Student engagement: Enhancing 8. Student engagement: Promoting student engineering student motivation and accessibility and belonging in engineering interest (M=3.84) (M=3.6) 4. Overall: Reducing burnout and stress 9. Overall: Mental health and work-life balance in your work (M=3.84) (M=3.56) 5. Mentorship: Building effective 10. Mentorship: Faculty mentoring best practices mentor-mentee relationships (M=3.72) (M=3.52)trying to be on the top
Provost. She is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and enjoys teaching thermo/fluids/energy and design related courses. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 The ICE Faculty Development Program (Integrating Curriculum with Entrepreneurial Mindset) – Then and NowAbstractThis evidence-based practice paper describes the creation and evolution of a faculty developmentprogram known as “Integrating Curriculum with Entrepreneurial Mindset” (ICE) that has beenoffered for more than ten years. The program began when entrepreneurially minded learning(EML) was in its infancy and has undergone continual improvement as a deeper understandingof what is required for effective EML has continued to
research literature represented by several factors including negative interpersonal relations,subtle and overt denigration of ability, favoritism toward men and majority students, experiencesof sexism, gender stereotyping, and delegitimization [11-15]. Research found this chilly climateto be a more challenging issue for women and minority students in academia than factors such aslack of financial support, recruitment practices, or faculty representation [16].Studies around URM student persistence found faculty support kept students motivated to remainin their engineering degree [9, 10, 17-19]. The literature also revealed two recent studies thatfound that receiving academic encouragement increases student self-efficacy [20, 21].Encouragement is a
continents. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Evaluating the Importance of Inclusive Teaching in STEM Faculty HiringAbstractThis research paper describes a study designed to help inform STEM faculty hiring practices atinstitutions of higher education in the U.S. The purpose is to explore how incumbent facultymembers evaluate the importance of STEM faculty applicants’ teaching ability. The researchquestion that guided this study is: How important to search committee members arequalifications related to inclusive teaching practices in STEM faculty hiring? We were interestedin understanding how – or if – the introduction of a DEI-related construct impacted respondents’evaluation of the importance of
studied ina variety of fields [5], bringing together a wide range of perspectives from scholars across variousdisciplines to examine the challenges and opportunities for diversifying STEM fields [6], [7]. Inparticular, Shivers-McNair et al. [8] implemented a community-driven framework for supportingtechnology innovation with marginalized communities and explored how a community-basedmentorship can guide innovative technology design through intersectional technofeministperspectives. It is increasingly noted that diverse and inclusive scientific teams can amplifyinnovation, productivity, and impact [3], [4]. Despite these increases, STEM women faculty arestill underrepresented [1], [2], and they often advance slower than male faculty into
Paper ID #42184Lessons Learned: Summer Book Club to Promote Reflection among EngineeringFaculty on Mental Health of StudentsLuis Delgado Jr., Penn State University Luis R. Delgado Jr. is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Pennsylvania State University. He has a bachelor of science in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Texas at El Paso and earned a master of science degree in Civil Engineering with a minor in Public Policy from Penn State. Along with his role as a Ph.D., he is also a graduate research assistant at the Leonhard Center for Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn
MentorshipMost importantly, evidence from the research on teacher scholarship shows that for professionaldevelopment to be effective, it must be an ongoing process that extends beyond the lifetime ofprofessional development workshops [25]. Instructors are best suited to succeed when theycultivate a community of practice that meets regularly to discuss resources, pedagogicalapproaches, and tools that teachers use to improve student outcomes. The philosophy of thefacilitators was that participation is most effective when participants complement others bybringing their wealth of individual experiences. At the intersection of those unique experienceslies the picture of the ideal educator. Participants were encouraged to learn from their peers andthe
Engineering Education Systems and Design Ph.D. program. He is also the immediate past chair of the Research in Engineering Education Network (REEN) and a deputy editor for the Journal of Engineering Education (JEE). Prior to joining ASU he was a graduate research assistant at the Tufts’ Center for Engineering Education and Outreach. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Unpacking Engineering Faculty’s Discrepant Views of Mentoring through the Lens of Attachment TheoryAbstractThe term mentorship can be interpreted in a variety of ways. This research paper examines theinterpretation and individual mentoring experiences of three engineering faculty across ranks tocapture their