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Innovation and Reflection
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Chris Gewirtz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ramon Benitez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
Paper ID #18789Self Authorship and Reflective Practice in an Innovation MinorChris Gewirtz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Chris Gewirtz is PhD student in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. His research interests start with how culture, history and identity influence assumptions made by engineers in their practice, and how to change assumptions to form innovative and socially conscious engineers. He is particularly interested in humanitarian engineering, where American engineering assumptions tend to fall apart or reproduce injustice.Dr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
Conference Session
Innovation and Reflection
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Joseph R. Herkert, North Carolina State University; Jennifer Kuzma, North Carolina State University; Patricia Mae Roberts, North Carolina State: School of Public and International Affairs; Erin Banks, North Carolina State University ; Sharon A Stauffer, NC State University Genetic Engineering and Society Center
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
of Responsible Innovation across Bio-engineering Communities”,upon which this paper is based on. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Ethics and responsible innovation in biotechnology communities: A pedagogy of engaged scholarshipIntroductionIssues surrounding genetic engineering, biotechnology, and synthetic biology are contentious,especially when applied to food, the environment, and industrial applications for which directhuman consent and medical benefits are not present. How researchers, developers, and policy-makers communicate about and reflect upon their work is of utmost importance to these fields.Increased understanding about how participants within and
Conference Session
Innovation and Reflection
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Irene B. Mena, University of Pittsburgh; Alexander T. Dale, Engineers for a Sustainable World
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
Conference Session
Innovation and Reflection
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Beth Rieken, Stanford University; Mark Schar, Stanford University; Shauna Shapiro, Santa Clara University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University
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Diversity
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
analytical training at the expense of fostering important skills in creativethinking (e.g., questioning, observation, reflection) that are fundamental to developinginnovative solutions to these engineering challenges. To help address this gap, there is anincreasing number of studies exploring the pathways by which engineering students developinterest and skills in innovation (e.g. Yasuhara, Lande, Chen, Sheppard, & Atman, 2012; Davis& Amelink, 2016; Gilmartin et al., 2017). These studies aim to understand where students aregaining innovation interests and skills and are finding that extracurricular activities play anotable role. Within engineering classrooms, there is a push to increase student exposure todesign and to teach creative
Conference Session
Innovation and Reflection
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Scott A. Newbolds P.E., Benedictine College; Patrick F. O'Malley, Benedictine College; Meredith Stoops, Benedictine College
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Diversity
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
Paper ID #19626Integration of Critical Reflection Methodologies into Engineering Service-Learning ProjectsDr. Scott A. Newbolds P.E., Benedictine College Dr. Newbolds is an assistant professor in the engineering department at Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas. After graduating from Purdue University in 1995, Dr. Newbolds started his career in construction as a Project Engineer for the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). He returned to Purdue for graduate school in 1998 and subsequently took a position in the INDOT Research and Development office. While completing his graduate degrees, Dr. Newbolds conducted and
Conference Session
Reflective & Critical Pedagogies
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mania Orand, University of Washington ; Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Lauren D. Thomas, University of Washington
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
Paper ID #12650Engineering Education meets Human-Computer Interaction (HCI): Explor-ing how the work on ”probes” can guide the design of reflection activitiesMania Orand, University of Washington Mania Orand is a researcher in the field of Human Computer Interaction at the University of Washington. Her research interests are on using reflection in designing web and mobile technologies, user experience, and digital media.Dr. Brook Sattler, University of Washington Dr. Sattler is a Research Scientist for the Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT) and a Multi-Campus Coordinator for the Consortium to Promote
Conference Session
Reflective & Critical Pedagogies
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Prashant Rajan, Iowa State University
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Diversity
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
2knowledge is associated with the adoption of an empathic design process inwhich innovators leverage their social and material embeddedness in localcommunities to observe and reflect on users’ technology-related behavior innaturalistic settings. Grassroots innovators engage with human needs inspecific geographical, economic, social, and cultural contexts and embody thepotential for knowledge-rich, resource-poor communities to developsuccessful indigenous solutions to local problems. Grassroots innovationsrepresent a community-based and user-driven model of technology designbased on empathy, sustainability and social responsibility that problematizerational, economic models of competitive innovation for profit that areprevalent in the literature and
Conference Session
Reflective & Critical Pedagogies
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
program, each stu-dent sketches out the process they followed. They were all unique, but there were some importantthemes. None of them were the simple design process found in textbooks. Instead, they weretangled non-linear webs of activities – exactly what is needed to solve messy tangled problems.And their drawings contained a high number of non-traditional design topics - economic, ethical,historical, social and political impact - that were integrated into the traditional design process. Inessence, they had learned to view engineering design in a wider context.Without grades or credits, our role becomes that of a cognitive coach - a motivator, guide andemotional support. All feedback becomes formative. Self-reflection naturally becomes a
Conference Session
Reflective & Critical Pedagogies
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Katarina Larsen, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology; Johan Gustav Gärdebo, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
design. The specific context of studentlearning discussed here is based on experiences from a course forinternational engineering students at KTH Royal Institute of Technology,Sweden. The course aim is to train students in critically analyzing therole of national identities, social- and technological engineering andpolitics in shaping Swedish society. One challenge is to enableengineering students to develop skills in critical thinking by engagingwith texts from social sciences and humanities dealing with topicsformulated in the course aim. Reading, writing and discussing texts onhistorical and contemporary examples are used to attain learningoutcomes, relating to both course content as well as practical skills ofcritical reflection, reasoning
Conference Session
Reflective & Critical Pedagogies
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Devika Patel, Stanford University; Jonathan Edward Pang, Stanford University; Sarah Salameh, Stanford University
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Diversity
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
through multidisciplinary projectsand ethics from three students’ perspectives. From these case studies we examine the way we, asstudent engineers, reconcile technocentrism with ways of thinking utilized in liberal education.Analysis of the case studies imply a role for reflection and care in addressing technocentrism andour paper ends with a call for further studies analyzing these relationships.Introduction:“My app will change the world, my product is a disruptive innovation”―these are the mantras ofstartup founders, engineers, and computer scientists throughout the Silicon Valley. Writer JoelStein presents this profile of tech entrepreneurs in his Bloomsberg Businessweek article,Arrogance is Good: In Defense of Silicon Valley.3 This stereotype
Conference Session
Integrating Social Justice in Engineering Science Courses
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
James L. Huff, Harding University
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Diversity
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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
Paper ID #12583Humanizing Signals and Systems: A Reflective AccountProf. James L. Huff, Harding University James Huff is an assistant professor of engineering at Harding University, where he primarily teaches multidisciplinary engineering design and electrical engineering. His research interests are aligned with how engineering students develop in their career identity while also developing as whole persons. James received his Ph.D. in engineering education and his his M.S. in electrical and computer engineering, both from Purdue University. He received his bachelor’s in computer engineering at Harding University
Conference Session
Studying Engineering Education Research & Institutions
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Lauren A. Sepp, University of Washington; Mania Orand, Human Centered Design and Engineering ; Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington; Lauren D. Thomas, University of Washington; Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington
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Educational Research and Methods, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
Paper ID #12165On an Upward Trend: Reflection in Engineering EducationMs. Lauren A. Sepp, University of Washington Lauren is a first year PhD student at the University of Washington, studying Human Centered Design & Engineering. As a research assistant in the Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching, her research interests focus on engineering education and the importance of tactile learning.Mania Orand, Human Centered Design and Engineering Mania Orand is a researcher in the field of Human Computer Interaction at the University of Washington. Her research interests are on using reflection in designing web and
Conference Session
Professional Formation and Career Experiences
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Jake Walker Lewis; Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
Paper ID #32920Alumni Reflect on Their Education About Ethical and Societal IssuesDr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Envi- ronmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) and Director for the Engineering Plus program. She has served as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education in the CEAE Department, as well as the ABET assessment coordinator. Professor Bielefeldt was also the faculty director of the Sustainable By Design Residential Academic Program, a living-learning community where students
Conference Session
Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 4
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jeong-Hee Kim, Texas Tech University; Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University; Ngan T.T. Nguyen, Texas Tech University; Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; Danny D. Reible P.E., Texas Tech University; Chongzheng Na, Texas Tech University
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Diversity
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
Paper ID #26319Exploring Ways to Develop Reflective Engineers: Toward Phronesis-CenteredEngineering EducationDr. Jeong-Hee Kim, Texas Tech University Jeong-Hee Kim is Professor of Curriculum Studies and Teacher Education in the Department of Curricu- lum and Instruction at Texas Tech University. Kim is a curriculum theorist, teacher educator, and narra- tive inquiry methodologist. Her research centers on various epistemological underpinnings of curriculum studies, particularly engaging in hermeneutical excavation of the stories of students and teachers around the notion of Bildung, a human way of developing or cultivating
Conference Session
Restructuring/Rethinking STEM
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nicola Sochacka, University of Georgia; Kelly Woodall Guyotte, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
Paper ID #6555Faculty Reflections on a STEAM-Inspired Interdisciplinary Studio CourseDr. Nicola Sochacka, University of Georgia Dr. Nicola Sochacka received her doctorate in Engineering Epistemologies from the University of Queens- land (Brisbane, Australia). She currently holds a research and teaching position at the University of Geor- gia where she transfers her expertise in qualitative research methodologies to a variety of research contexts at the intersection of social and technological issues. This includes engineering education projects con- cerned with transdisciplinary education, student reflection, and
Conference Session
Socially Responsible Engineering I: Context, Innovation, and Reflection
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University; Ngan T.T. Nguyen, Texas Tech University; Jeong-Hee Kim, Texas Tech University; Linda Ann Duke, Kansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art; Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; Danny D. Reible P.E., Texas Tech University
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Diversity
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
Paper ID #34670Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) for Promoting Reflection in EngineeringEducation: Graduate Student PerceptionsDr. Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University Having completed his Ph.D. through the University of Washington’s interdisciplinary Individual Ph.D. Program (see bit.ly/uwiphd), Dr. Campbell is now a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Texas Tech Uni- versity. He currently facilitates an interdisciplinary project entitled ”Developing Reflective Engineers through Artful Methods.” His scholarly interests include both teaching and research in engineering educa- tion, art in engineering, social justice
Conference Session
Promoting Communication Skills
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Gabrielle Orbaek White, Swansea University ; Patricia Xavier, Swansea University; Catherine Groves, Swansea University
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Diversity
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
embed social, political and economic context intoengineering education, particularly in engineering for sustainable community development, sothat engineers better understand the wider impacts that can result from their interventions. Onesuch method is the integration of reflective exercises within engineering course work.This paper traces the adoption of critical reflection as a core pedagogical strategy in anengineering management program focused on sustainable international development within oneUK university. Critical reflection, which stems from a critical scholarly tradition, asks us toquestion our assumptions, recognize the role that power plays in shaping our social reality, anduse reason to advance our emancipatory thinking and
Conference Session
Technical Courses and Liberal Education
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
with disabilities. She also leads STEM outreach activities for the UW community and local K-12 students involving toy adaptation for children with disabilities. Di- anne holds a PhD in Genetics from Duke University, and BS in Molecular Biology and BA in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Reflection to Promote Development of Presentation Skills in a Technical Communication Course (Classroom Application)IntroductionIn this Classroom Application, we document our implementation of reflection to help studentsgain confidence and improve their
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 7
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jennifer C. Mallette, Boise State University; Harold Ackler P.E., Boise State University
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
Paper ID #26638Using Reflection to Facilitate Writing Knowledge Transfer in Upper-LevelMaterials Science CoursesDr. Jennifer C. Mallette, Boise State University An Assistant Professor of English at Boise State University, Dr. Jenn Mallette teaches technical com- munication at the undergraduate and graduate level. In addition to working with STEM students in her undergraduate technical communication course, she collaborates with faculty in the College of Engineer- ing to focus on enhancing writing education in engineering courses. Her other research focuses on women engineering, and she has recently published the results of a
Conference Session
The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Xiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering
Paper ID #10480When Engineering Meets Self and Society: Students Reflect on the Integra-tion of Engineering and Liberal EducationXiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Xiaofeng Tang is a PhD candidate in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Page 24.1374.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 When Engineering Meets Self and Society: Students Reflect on the Integration of Engineering and Liberal EducationIntroductionA
Conference Session
Undergraduate Peer Educators: Mentoring, Observing, Learning
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Catherine Anne Hubka, University of New Mexico; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico
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ASEE Board of Directors
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
Paper ID #23301Peer Review and Reflection in Engineering Labs: Writing to Learn and Learn-ing to WriteDr. Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico Dr. Vanessa Svihla is a learning scientist and assistant professor at the University of New Mexico in the Organization, Information & Learning Sciences program, and in the Chemical & Biological Engineering Department. She served as Co-PI on an NSF RET Grant and a USDA NIFA grant, and is currently co-PI on three NSF-funded projects in engineering and computer science education, including a Revolutioniz- ing Engineering Departments project. She was selected as a
Conference Session
Socially Responsible Engineering I: Context, Innovation, and Reflection
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia; Rachel Sinclair, University of Virginia; Araba Dennis, Purdue University
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Diversity
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
individual’s decision-making in the face of discrete moral or ethical quandaries. Yet,prior scholarship by Joseph Herkert [2] suggests there is a multi-layered set of ethical obligationsthat range for microethics––or individual decisions––to macroethics, which reflect theprofessional society’s values and ethical obligations. Macroethical dilemmas result in the“problem of many hands”, as described by van der Poel and Royakkers [3]. This brings to lightthe notion that individuals or even large organizations are not solely responsible for engineeringprocesses and uncertain outcomes. For it is clear that no individual or discrete organization hascomplete control and authority for the complex socio-technical innovation process from designto implementation
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Socially Responsible Engineering I: Context, Innovation, and Reflection
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Marie Stettler Kleine, Colorado School of Mines; Kari Zacharias, Concordia University; Desen Sevi Ozkan, Tufts University
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Diversity
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
in this article.Dr. Marie Stettler Kleine’s research on humanitarian and integrated engineering programsinspired her reflection on how different forms of contextualization and the vocabulary used todescribe them signal different ways to best teach engineers. Her graduate training in science andtechnology studies and human-centered design prepared her to see that these forms ofcontextualization are much more nuanced than using particular language, but this varyinglanguage fundamentally changes the engineering pedagogy in practice. She continues tointerrogate why and how engineering educators learn from other disciplines to explicitlyprioritize contextualization.For Dr. Kari Zacharias, this project has been an opportunity to reflect on the
Conference Session
Improving Presentation Skills Through Summer Research and Ambassador Programs
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Marie-Christine Brunet, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
Paper ID #19236Pre-post Assessment in a Speaking Communications Course and the Impor-tance of Reflection in Student Development of Speaking SkillsDr. Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr Amos joined the Bioengineering Department at the University of Illinois in 2009 and is currently a Teaching Associate Professor in Bioengineering and an Adjunct Associate Professor in Educational Psychology. She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech and Ph.D. in Chemical En- gineering from University of South Carolina. She completed a Fulbright Program at Ecole Centrale de Lille in France to
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 7
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Stephen James Kmiotek P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
Paper ID #25678Making Connections Across a Four-Year Project-Based Curriculum: ePort-folios as a Space for Reflection and Integrative LearningDr. Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Chrysanthe Demetry is associate professor of Mechanical Engineering and director of the Morgan Teaching & Learning Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Her teaching and scholarship interests focus on materials science education, K-12 engineering outreach, gender equity in STEM, and intercul- tural learning in experiential education abroad. As director of the Morgan Center at WPI since 2006, Dr. Demetry coordinates
Conference Session
Liberal Education Division Technical Session Session 12
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Laura Kasson Fiss, Michigan Technological University; Lorelle A. Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Kari B. Henquinet, Michigan Technological University; Richard Jason Berkey, Michigan Technological University
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Diversity
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
Paper ID #25409An Educational Framework to Promote Self-Authorship in Engineering Un-dergraduatesDr. Laura Kasson Fiss, Michigan Technological University Laura Kasson Fiss is a Research Assistant Professor in the Pavlis Honors College at Michigan Techno- logical University. She holds a PhD from Indiana University in English (2013). Her work has appeared in Victorian Periodicals Review, The Lion and the Unicorn, and The Cambridge Companion to Gilbert and Sullivan. In addition to her research on Victorian humor, she conducts higher education research and scholarship on issues of inclusion, reflection, and innovation.Dr
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Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II
Collection
2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Wende Garrison, Virginia Tech
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
AC 2012-5477: PORTFOLIOS TO PROFESSORIATE: HELPING STUDENTSINTEGRATE PROFESSIONAL IDENTITIES THROUGH EPORTFOLIOSDr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa McNair is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Assistant Department Head for Graduate Programs and co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communication Center. Her research includes interdisciplinary collaboration, com- munication studies, identity theory, and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include: interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design; writing across the cur- riculum in statics courses; a a CAREER award to explore the use of e
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Trends in Accreditation and Assessment
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alan Cheville, Bucknell University
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
currently interested in engineering design education, engineering education policy, and the philosophy of engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Philosophical Perspective on ABET's Proposed Changes to Criterion 3 and Criterion 5This paper critiques the proposed changes to the ABET criteria through the lens of thephilosophical system outlined in 20th Century Scottish philosopher John Macmurray’s GiffordLectures. Changes to ABET criteria reflect beliefs about the purpose of education, andphilosophy enables a dialog about underlying beliefs and assumptions; thus this analysis isintended to provoke discussion of alternate forms and processes of
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Engineering Education Culture: Mental Health, Inclusion, and the Soul of Our Community
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Jessica R. Deters, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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Diversity
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
during an event designed to disrupt the educational enterprise [11]. TheCOVID-19 pandemic thus provides an opportunity to investigate dimensions of engineeringculture during a crisis, which can open new avenues for conversations about equity andaccessibility in engineering by identifying which aspects of culture are most and least amenableto change. In other words, disasters can help uncover ‘what really matters’ and potentially offer anew avenue for cultural change.This paper and its larger research project aim to capture student experiences and reflections, intheir own words, in order to understand how dimensions of engineering culture interacted withpractices in engineering education during COVID-19. This research project will then allow
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Sociotechnical Thinking II: Interpretation, Curricular Practices, and Structural Change
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Jenifer Blacklock, University of Colorado - Boulder; Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines; Randy Cook, Colorado School of Mines; Natalie Ann Plata; Stephanie Claussen, San Francisco State University
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
education within the U.S.As evidenced by these programs, sociotechnical thinking is gradually emerging as an importanttheme within engineering education. More faculty are seeking to implement these concepts intheir classrooms. In this paper, we therefore seek to share insight from our team’s experienceswith sociotechnical integrations and our perceptions of the impacts of these integrations on ourstudents, including how we can use our experiences for formative classroom purposes.This paper presents the results of a qualitative analysis of faculty reflection logs written by twoinstructors who implemented sociotechnical thinking in their classrooms. As has been argued byBrent and Felder, writing and thinking, as is required for these logs, provokes