Pediatric Therapy Center Training mannequin for tonsils and Physicians at Texas Children’s Hospital peritonsillar abscess Freezing biopsied tissue samples Physicians at Kelsey Seybold Hospital Sampling device for dermatology Researcher at Baylor College of Medicine Global reach Stand for phototherapy lights Global Health Technologies (Rice Univ.) Public lighting for bridge in Nicaragua Engineers Without Borders (Rice chapter) Modification of pulse oximeter probes Global Health Technologies (Rice Univ.) Local reach Playground feature Houston Arboretum Cheetah run with lure Houston Zoo Kitchen themed soap
AC 2008-190: THE BACK-TO-BASICS PEER TUTORING PROGRAM: RESULTSAND EXPERIENCESMukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas at Tyler MUKUL SHIRVAIKAR received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Tennessee in 1993. He is currently the Interim Chair and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at Tyler. He has also held positions at Texas Instruments and the University of West Florida. His research interests include real-time imaging, embedded systems, pattern recognition, and dual-core processor architectures. At the University of Texas he has started a new real-time systems lab using dual-core processor technology. He is also
AC 2011-1625: IMPROVING STUDENT RETENTION IN STEM DISCI-PLINES: A MODEL THAT HAS WORKEDAndrew Kline, Western Michigan University Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering PhD, Michigan Technological UniversityBetsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University Betsy M. Aller is an associate professor in industrial and manufacturing engineering at Western Michigan University, where she teaches first-year engineering and coordinates capstone design project courses. Dr. Aller’s research interests include professional development of students to enter and succeed in the engineering workplace, and enhancing engineering and technology-related experiences for women and minorities.Dr. Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University
Paper ID #18772Work In Progress: Designing for First-Year Student Success: Understandingthe Effects of Co-Curricular Programming on Feelings of BelongingEmily A. Bovee, Michigan State University Emily A. Bovee is a graduate student in Educational Psychology and Educational Technology at Michigan State University. Her current research is focused on how peers influence college students’ academic motivation and their proclivity to persist in STEM majors over time.Dr. Daina Briedis, Michigan State University DAINA BRIEDIS is a faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State
University Marisa Exter is an Assistant Professor of Learning Design and Technology in the College of Education at Purdue University. Dr. Exter’s research aims to provide recommendations to improve or enhance university-level design and technology programs (such as Instructional Design, Computer Science, and Engineering). Some of her previous research has focused on software designers’ formal and non-formal educational experiences and use of precedent materials, and experienced instructional designers’ beliefs about design character. These studies have highlighted the importance of cross-disciplinary skills and student engagement in large-scale, real-world projects. Dr. Exter currently leads an effort to evaluate a
Paper ID #17268Developing Flexibly Adaptive Skills through Progressive Design ChallengesDr. Sean P Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Sean Brophy is course coordinator and lead instructor for first year engineering honors at Purdue Uni- versity. He has collaborated with colleagues in multiple engineering disciplines to develop and research effective pedagogical methods that support challenge based instruction. His research in engineering edu- cation and the learning sciences investigate how people think and learn with technology and with peers. c American Society for Engineering
member of IIE, SME, ASQ, ASEE, and Informs.Dr. Nicholas J. Dimmitt, Petroleum Institute Nicholas J. Dimmitt is an Assistant Professor of communications in the College of Arts & Science at the Petroleum Institute of the United Arab Emirates. He earned his Ph.D. degree from the University of Southern California and his master’s from San Francisco State University. He previously taught engineer- ing and management graduate students at the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand for 16 years. He speciliazes in communication courses for engineers, business communication, corporate social respon- sibility, and business ethics. Dimmitt has also taught in universities in Armenia, Bahrain, Brazil, Laos, Vietnam, and
the secondsemester after taking Mechanics. Particularly, as some departments (e.g., Biological andAgricultural Engineering and Engineering Technology) guided the course to be taken in the firstor second semester of sophomore, relatively fewer number of students achieved the coursecredits. While on average, about 72% of FTIC students and about 28% of FTT students achievedcredits on the courses by taking the courses at the institution. In contrast, about 7% of FTICstudents and about 62% of FTT students achieved the transfer credits on the common courses. Page 26.1728.6Table 3. 2006 Cohort FTIC and FTT Students’ Course Credits on FYE Common Courses
AC 2010-384: PEER MENTORING: IMPACT ON MENTEES AND COMPARISONWITH NON-PARTICIPANTSRose Marra, University of Missouri ROSE M. MARRA is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri. She is Co-Director of the NSF-funded Assessing Women andMen in Engineering (AWE) and Assessing Women In Student Environments (AWISE) projects and Co-PI of the National Girls Collaborative Project. Her research interests include gender equity issues, the epistemological development of college students, and promoting meaningful learning in web-based environments.Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech WHITNEY A. EDMISTER is the Assistant Director of the
toengineering concepts without scaring students away from engineering. The projects offeredwere: Robotics with Matlab & Lego NXT, Analytical & Experimental Evaluation of aSMARTBEAM, Application of Acoustic Technologies, Fuel Cell Electric Car, ArtificialKidney: Improving the Current Dialysis System, Aerodynamics of Vehicles. The goal of theseprojects was to excite the students about engineering, provide an understanding of whatengineers do, and give a basic understanding of the level of independent learning andprofessionalism expected of an engineering student. At the beginning of the second semester,the students had a choice of a second mini-project (from the same six offered in the fall), afterwhich they are to select their major within
NYU Civil and Urban Engineering department.Dr. Christopher Leslie, New York University Christopher Leslie is a Lecturer of Science, Technology and Media Studies at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering in Brooklyn, New York, and he is codirector of the Science and Technology Studies program there. Dr. Leslie’s research considers the cultural formations that surround technology, science, and media in the 19th- and 20th-century United States. He is the head writing consultant for the Introduction to Engineering and Design course, and also teaches courses in Science and Technology Studies such as the international history of the Internet, the history of science and race, and science fiction.Prof. Gunter
students an opportunityto develop an interdisciplinary appreciation for the Grand Challenges and to increase students’awareness of the social complexities of meeting the needs of local and global challenges throughengineering and technology. In this course, students also learn more about the GCSP, identifytheir interests, and begin their path towards making a Grand Challenge area their life’s passion.Students also begin creating a plan to complete the program components during theirundergraduate studies.The specific course objectives are: 1. Develop an interdisciplinary understanding of the global engineering Grand Challenges that human societies face in the 21st century. 1. Describe the research themes at ASU, and locate ongoing
AC 2010-323: ENGAGING STUDENTS WITH GREAT PROBLEMSBrian Savilonis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Brian Savilonis is a professor in Mechanical Engineering; he has been at WPI since 1981. His teaching and research is primarily in thermofluids and biofluid mechanics. Email bjs@wpi.edu, phone 508-831-5686.David Spanagel , Worcester Polytechnic Institute David Spanagel recently joined WPI in the Department of Humanities and Arts; his scholarship is in history of technology and science. Email spanagel@wpi.edu, phone 508-831-6403.Kristin Wobbe, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Kristin Wobbe is Associate Dean for the First Year and associate professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry. She has
. Page 14.504.5We were also able to expose the participants to industry and research opportunities through anindustry presentation co-presented by a Technology Program Manager and University ProgramRepresentative at Google, Inc. Participants also learned the “ins and outs” of internshipexperiences through a panel discussion presented by UCSC engineering students and staff. Ahighlight of the industry panel was that it gave the ETTP participants the opportunity to hearfirst-hand from current students about how to make the most of their own undergraduateengineering experience. Evaluations completed by program participants cite that this type offirst-hand advice from transfer students “who have been in their shoes” was one of the mostvaluable
. Second, theweekly assignments were to be, as much as possible, placed in the context of technology appliedto the improvement of society, to current events, or to technologies with which the students werevery familiar.The importance of computing and of the class to engineers and their education was emphasizedduring the first week of class, as it always had been. But, as part of the intervention, this contextsetting was carried forward throughout the term. Specifically, all graduate student instructors Page 11.1450.5were asked to emphasize and repeat this importance throughout the term. Further, roughly once aweek, 5 to 10 minutes of lecture
2006-824: LEARNING THROUGH SERVICE: ANALYSIS OF A FIRST COLLEGEWIDE SERVICE LEARNING COURSEDavid Kazmer, University of Massachusetts-Lowell David Kazmer is a Professor in the Department of Plastics Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Prior to this position, Dave held various individual contributor and management positions at GE Plastics and Synventive Molding Solutions. He teaches and researches in the area of product design and manufacturing.John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell John Duffy is a Professor in the in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He has an active interest in solar engineering and related technologies
Paper ID #13362Entering the First Year of a Multi-disciplinary, Hands-on, Competency-BasedLearning Experience: Hopes and concerns of students, parents and facultyDr. Marisa Exter, Purdue University Marisa Exter is an Assistant Professor of Learning Design and Technology in the College of Education at Purdue University. Dr. Exter’s research aims to provide recommendations to improve or enhance university-level design and technology programs (such as Instructional Design, Computer Science, and Engineering). Some of her previous research has focused on software designers’ formal and non-formal educational experiences and use
AC 2011-1934: SHIFTING TO A STUDENT-FOCUSED INTRODUCTORYCOURSE FOR FRESHMAN STUDENTSKristi J Shryock, Texas A&M University Kristi J. Shryock is a Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. She received both a B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M and received her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering at Texas A&M in May 2011. Her research work focuses on engineering education.Dr. Dimitris C. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University D. C. Lagoudas currently is the Department Head and the inaugural recipient of the John and Bea Slattery Chair in Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. He also serves as the
future student learning and industry and society needs.Ignatius Fomunung, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Ignatius W. Fomunung received his Ph.D. in 2000 from the Georgia Institute of Technology and is presently an associate professor of engineering at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). His primary areas of interest and expertise include transportation-air quality planning and analysis, application of advanced technologies in transportation, and the development of clean alternative fuels and energy sources. Dr Fomunung is an ExCEED (Excellence in Civil Engineering Education) Fellow.Edwin Foster, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Edwin P. Foster, PhD, P.E
AC 2011-645: TRUSS PROJECTS AS AIDS IN VISUALIZING INTERNALFORCES: STUDENT PERCEPTIONS VERSUS ACHIEVEMENTMatthew Whiteacre, Texas A&M University Matthew Whiteacre has taught in the Freshman Engineering Graphics program at Texas A&M for the past 27 years, rising in the ranks from being a graduate assistant to his current position of Assistant Department Head of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University.Mr. Jeffrey M. Otey, Texas A&M University Page 22.1554.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Truss Projects
prospects of learningin higher level courses and pursuing careers in software engineering. Keywords—software engineering education; engineering pedadogy; project-basedlearning; teamwork;1.0 Introduction It is widely known and acknowledged that there are significant problems with attractingstudents to the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) disciplines. As stated inthe recent report from the U.S. Department of Education1 : “A total of 48 percent of bachelor’sdegree students and 69 percent of associate’s degree students who entered STEM fieldsbetween 2003 and 2009 had left these fields by spring 2009. Roughly one-half of these leaversswitched their major to a non-STEM field, and the rest of them left STEM fields by exitingcollege
wellestablished ([3]-[7]). Relying on technological progress to drive or require the social progressthat would make “solutions” widely available has also been shown to be inadequate (e.g. [8-9]). As scholars [10] have written, “Critical analyses and reflections on the design of scienceand technology are essential if societies are to meet their challenges in ways that create realimprovements rather than re-create inequalities.” Meaningfully addressing the GrandChallenges thus requires interdisciplinary collaboration, critical thinking about the potentialand the limitations of engineering design methods, and deep understanding of local socialcontext and larger economic and political systems.Lafayette College began its Grand Challenges Scholars Program
Paper ID #29493Examining the Connection Between Student Mastery Learning Experiencesand Academic MotivationCara Mawson, Rowan University Cara is a graduate student pursuing her Ph.D. in Experiential Engineering Education (ExEEd) at Rowan University. Her research focuses on the relationship between gamification and motivation in undergrad- uate engineering students. Previously she earned a B.S. in Physics where she performed research in biophysics, astrophysics, and cosmology. In addition, she has taught science, computer science, and technology through Project Lead The Way at a middle school in Phoenix, Arizona.Dr. Cheryl
. The incorporation of the novel isalso intended to foster appreciation for non-technical studies as well as the interpretive skills thatserve those studies, and this instructor would be quite pleased to cultivate an appreciation forliterature as an end in itself.References [1] E. Burton, J. Goldsmith, and N. Mattei, “How to teach computer ethics through science fiction,” Commun. ACM, vol. 61, no. 8, p. 54–64, Jul. 2018. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1145/3154485 [2] J. Schummer, B. MacLennan, and N. Taylor, “Aesthetic values in technology and engineering design,” in Philosophy of Technology and Engineering Sciences, A. Meijers, Ed. North Holland, 2009, section 4; author Bruce MacLennan. [3] S. Zilliox, J. Smith, and C
, while advisor support was more important to autonomy and relatedness.According to a recent NACADA keynote address, advisors must think of themselves asintentional interaction designers.3 Advising is moving from disseminating campus information tostimulating learning, setting expectations, and establishing goals. Intentional interactions getindividual students to grow, understand their options, and want to persist at college.Opportunities exist use orientation sessions, testing and placement programs, online sessions(group or individual), and apps.Intrusive advising can help underprepared science, technology, engineering, or mathematics(STEM) students. In one intrusive advising program, orientation meetings, multiple meetingsduring the first
Paper ID #23868Evidence-based Best Practices for First-year Blended Learning Implementa-tionMs. Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary Emily Marasco is a Ph.D. candidate and sessional instructor at the University of Calgary. Her research focuses on creativity in electrical and computer engineering. Ms. Marasco is also an education specialist with EZ Robot Inc. and co-hosts The Robot Program, an educational webseries for teaching robotics through technology to thousands of students, educators, and hobbyists around the globe. Ms. Marasco speaks regularly at conferences and in the community on topics from technical work to
Paper ID #21975Social Network Analysis of Faculty Connections in a Multi-year ProfessionalDevelopment ProgramProf. James A. Middleton, Arizona State University James A. Middleton is Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Director of the Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology at Arizona State Uni- versity. Previously, Dr. Middleton was Associate Dean for Research in the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education at Arizona State University, and Director of the Division of Curriculum and Instruction. He received his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of
AC 2010-420: THE EEES/CONNECTOR FACULTY PROGRAM: SURVEYS OFATTITUDES, EXPERIENCE AND EVALUATIONSDaina Briedis, Michigan State Univesity Dr. Daina Briedis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University. Dr. Briedis has been involved in several areas of education research including student retention, curriculum redesign, and the use of technology in the classroom. She is a co-PI on two NSF grants in the areas of integration of computation in engineering curricula and in developing comprehensive strategies to retain early engineering students. She is active nationally and internationally in engineering accreditation and is a
employing in- novative, ethical and inclusive mixed-methods research approaches using AI to uncover insights about the 21st century workforce. Sreyoshi is passionate about improving belonging among women in STEM and Engineering. She was recently elected as Senator at the Society of Women Engineers - a not for profit organization with over 42,000 global members and the world’s largest advocate and catalyst for change for women in engineering and technology. She is also a member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Learn more about her work and get in touch at www.ThatStatsGirl.com.Dr. Michelle Soledad, The Ohio State University Michelle Soledad is a Lecturer in the Department of Engineering
rehabilitation devices, particularly orthopaedic, neurosurgical, and pediatric devices. She teaches courses in design, biomechanics, and mechanics at University of Delaware and is heavily involved in K12 engineering edu- cation efforts at the local, state, and national levels.Dr. Haritha Malladi, University of Delaware Haritha Malladi is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Director of First-Year Engineering at University of Delaware, Newark, DE. She is passionate about undergraduate education and teaches the first-year experience course incoming class students in the College of Engineer- ing at UD. She obtained her Bachelor of Technology degree in Civil Engineering from National Institute