Conference Session

Exploring Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martina V. Svyantek, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

graduate students. Therefore, our tricks of the trade focus on the use ofePortfolios specifically within the graduate student population, using it as a reflective space fordevelopment within professional roles. We argue that the potential uses of ePortfolios as a method for graduate students todevelop integrative professional identities through the use of a narrative process would combinethe theories and practices of teacher education programs with students in engineering disciplines;as these students are the future of the STEM professoriate, it is important that they develop asreflective practitioners who are able to use their multiple professional identities (in this case,focusing on being both a researcher and a teacher) together in

Conference Session

Design and Assessment of Graduate Curriculum

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Homero Gregorio Murzi, Virginia Tech; Prateek Shekhar, University of Texas, Austin; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

. Page 26.368.8The program requirements align with the disciplinary idea of combining engineering andeducation disciplines. In general, the coursework comprises of core engineering courses allowingthe students to develop a graduate level of understanding of engineering content, as well as,understanding different educational theories. To build a background about engineering educationas a field of inquiry, these programs require students to take foundational engineering educationcourses which cover the history and philosophy of engineering education, relevant theoreticalframeworks, assessment and evaluation techniques, current research and future trends, etc.Lastly, to develop the ability to conduct educational research, the programs require the