marginalized students from developingtheir engineering identity? To truly address the global challenges of our world, I feel that wemust address these questions for all future engineers.Julie Vale (She/Her)When we proposed this panel, I was planning to write one story, something befitting of anadministrator who oversees the whole engineering curriculum at their institution, who hasinstitutional supports (financially limited as they are) for their initiatives and who is trying to bea good role model for her colleagues and students. With the current situation in the US and therise of alt-right ideologies in Canada and the rest of the world, I feel the need to write a totallydifferent story, something much more personal. I no longer want to talk about
approach is presented from a comparison of close reads of several reviewsof bell hooks texts centered around Teaching to Transgress [6, 36-38]. The discussion detailsmore opportunities for expansion of this analysis to shed critical light on further innovations orgaps in practical deployment of these frameworks. The courseware was not planned with bellhooks in mind, but in reflection to her work we can hope to develop more just practices from ourobserved faults and triumphs.Grounded theory is utilized to conduct the methodology and execution of this study as aqualitative research measurement that generates theory from empirical data rather than existingliterature. Analysis occurs from substantiating research, confirming and enhancing the
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a new hire? Is a joint appointment feasible? These are all context-dependentquestions to answer to determine how to begin and build a partnership.Think in the long termThe kind of integrated collaboration we’ve built here did not happen overnight–it took some timeto build and requires continued support. The materials science program is committed tocontinuing this partnership for the long term, and currently, they are working to move beyond ayear-to-year memorandum of understanding between departments/colleges and towardsomething more sustainable. Programs should consider the long term when determiningapproaches and plan ways to ensure the partnership is able to be sustained over time.People who learn togetherAnother recommendation is to
thatderived from histories of colonialism and Empire” [10]. MIT was in no sense unique amongresearch institutions in tying itself to U.S. geopolitical interests but with its very high standingamong universities it achieved an extraordinary level of influence and funding during the secondhalf of the twentieth century.In June 1971, Gordon Brown, formerly dean of Engineering at MIT, accompanied by advisorsfrom the international consulting firm Arthur D. Little, arrived in Iran with the purpose ofdeveloping a comprehensive plan to develop a satellite campus of Aryamehr University ofTechnology (AMUT) in Isfahan, the third largest city of Iran located approximately 200 milessouth of capital Tehran. AMUT had been established just 5 years prior by the Shah
andcomputing faculty to complete our online baseline survey. The purpose of this survey was tocollect baseline information to inform project planning and to establish a reference point againstwhich to measure change over time as a result of the project. The survey explored facultyperspectives on Culturally Responsive Teaching Practice (developed by our external evaluatorconsultant), Psychological Safety [21], Climate for Innovation [22], and DepartmentalCommunity [23]. In addition, faculty within the Computer Engineering department were asked toshare their perspectives on the department’s vision that outlines aspirations for thetransformational undertaking.Data were retained for analysis if respondents completed at least one of the scales in
pursue engineering endeavors that prioritize responsible innovation, consider diverse perspectives, and prioritize the well-being of individuals and society as a whole. I found that overall, this course has been incredibly insightful as to what challenges I should expect when I graduate and get a job. I plan to hopefully go into genetic engineering which has endless possibilities, however, after writing my research paper I now know the dangers of taking genetic engineering too far. Shelley’s cautionary tale has taught me that just because you can does not always mean you should. Victor was capable of playing God and creating human life, but he should not have. If he had thought before he
-life cases of whistleblowing [22]. In class, we providedformal definitions of whistleblowing, brainstormed avenues for speaking up (e.g., bringing issuesto the attention of supervisors or team members, using organizational hotlines, going to local orfederal regulatory agencies), and discussed personal and professional risks, legal protections, andwhistleblowing regulations for engineers in different employment contexts. In groups, studentswere given several examples of public welfare wrongdoing and asked to brainstorm plans forhow they would approach whistleblowing in each instance.Wrap-UpThe final week of class was dedicated to group presentations. Like the op-ed assignment, pairs ofstudents were instructed to identify an engineering issue
directions.First, we plan to conduct a deeper examination of the LED curriculum itself, including its designlogic, its embedded pedagogical features, and how these were intentionally structured to disruptdominant engineering norms. We will expand the data sources to also include facilitator notes,lesson structures, and moments of interaction to better understand how the LED programfunctioned as a reimagined figured world of engineering.Second, we will explore more explicitly the relationship between the LED program’s structureand the trajectories of the youth. Rather than treating identity negotiation as solely internal orpersonal, we are interested in how it is actively shaped by relational, material, and pedagogicalconditions. This includes studying how
States’ second-largest private employer and the world’s largest onlineretailer [23]. Established in 1994 as an online bookseller, Amazon has since expanded into ageneralized e-commerce platform, extending its services to include the world’s largest cloudcomputing platform, a range of personal devices, and an entertainment company [24]. Amazon’smarket dominance is driven by Amazon Prime, a paid subscription plan whose central service isguaranteed two-day delivery on an extensive range of goods [25]. In addition to its products andonline services, Amazon has increased its physical footprint with outposts such as Amazon Go (aconvenience store chain with a cashierless setup, where customers are automatically charged forwhat they carry out) and
: first and foremost, facilitatorshoped to help students build advocacy practices that support them in sustaining their effortsbeyond the Pilot Course, and second, they aimed to create space in the curriculum for advocacywork that creates a lasting, meaningful impact. The facilitators plan to conduct a longitudinalstudy that will provide valuable insight into the lasting impact of this course on both the advocacyit fosters and the advocates it nurtures. Through such a study, facilitators aim to embody the veryprinciples of effective and enduring advocacy that the course seeks to instill, in creating inquirywhich is itself enduring.References [1] J. Tawney, M. Hooper, H. Ramsey, and M. Hooper, “A Pilot Course on Effective and Enduring Advocacy
tandem strategy of integratingequity in both instructional approaches and in course content.Overview of the framework development process The framework development process has been a team effort; the team of authors on thispaper, working on Focus 1 of the Center, includes members of a research team consisting of afaculty member, a postdoctoral researcher, and graduate students, as well as an advisory group of“TEE Scholars”, consisting of faculty from the fields of engineering, higher education, andsociology, and professional staff from the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching inEngineering and from the Center for Socially Engaged Engineering and Design.Phase I: Planning and development In the first phase of our work (see
members together provideleadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meetobjectives” (ABET, 2021, p. 9), to “demonstrate knowledge and understanding of engineeringmanagement principles and economic decision making and apply these [...] as a member andleader in a team [...] in multidisciplinary environments” (FEIAP, 2019, p. 27), and to “gather andinterpret relevant data and handle complexity within their field of study, to inform judgementsthat include reflection on relevant social and ethical issues” in teamwork contexts (ENAEE,2021, p. 12). The communication-based competencies outlined by ABET, ENAEE, and FEIAPabove are so important to engineering practice that 63% of employers are willing to
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company practicing corporatesocial responsibility (CSR), the commitment “to principles of accountability to communitystakeholders, customers, suppliers, employees, and investors” [16]. In such a work environment,it is possible for an engineering manager to perform all five steps during the planning andpermitting of new oil and gas facilities [15].However, what is the outcome if an employer is not committed to CSR, but is merely providingthe minimum disclosures required by the European Union’s (EU’s) Corporate SustainabilityReport Directive law, which first applies to all large companies and all listed companies withEU operations in the 2024 financial year [17]? How can socially responsible engineering beapplied if a company’s fundamental
of critical reflection assignments in the recently added prerequisite for my course, I could provide more guidance about what critical reflection actually looks like. In winter 2024, I am planning on sharing two example paragraphs, one which is more descriptive and the other which is critically reflective, and asking the students to identify the differences between them to support their own critical reflection. I also created a template for the debate reports to help students understand the expectations in terms of content, level of detail, citations, etc. for each section of the assignment. Overall, I had to recognize that not all students can understand my rubrics (if they choose to read them at
participation in equitable design interventions. Our ScLR revealed that engineering faculty may have challenges when planning andimplementing equitable design teaching interventions. As higher education institutions seek todiversify their population and graduate professionals able to address the changing landscape ofglobal issues, they must equip their faculty with the tools to continually integrate critical socialreflection into their teaching. Faculty must also be supported in the process of implementingthose innovations in their courses and curricula. Since students may not be used to integratingsocial reflection in the design process, course evaluations can be impacted negatively. Furtherinvestigation into ways to reduce potential students
withinan academic setting, and through this to begin to invite different ways of being / thinking / doing.Logistically, we plan our monthly faculty gatherings with the following considerations: (1)identifying a regular time of the week (in our case, Friday afternoons) that tends to be a littlemore open for our group members, (2) being sensitive to the cadence of the academic year, andworking around particularly busy periods and vacation times, (3) ensuring the availability ofrefreshments that appeal to the group and feel like a treat, (4) setting out small activities(coloring books, puzzles) for those who like to work with their hands, and (5) pre-circulating adraft agenda that offers entry points for the group’s deliberations on a given day.In
(body/mind). It is a means for caringabout what other people think about science and technology and including their views of designand policy (Analytical Approaches). When planning interactive classroom activities, the datacollection techniques function as a menu for choosing the way to operationalize the analyticalapproaches in the classroom or for prepwork.D. Introducing salient STS assignments and course activitiesOur analysis revealed several assignments and activities that were salient to first-year STSstudent uptake of STS Postures and cultural practices. We describe four of them here briefly, asthey come up frequently in the way students talk about the first-year of the STS program.The Stakeholder Interview Project - In the year-long
hadattempted to build in a f2f element.However, when the Story Circle went ahead, a lack of appropriate physical-space at IUGcombining internet link-up with flexible table-layout meant that there was only one (large)group of eight in Gaza, rather than the two smaller groups as planned. The resultingimbalance in group-sizes at each site meant that a tight timetable (key to an activity such asthis) proved impossible; in a Story Circle, each person must be given the same amount oftime to speak, and for this reason the Gazan group was unable to explore the Story Circlequestion to the same depth as participants at NU. Co-ordinating timings for the informal‘coffee-break’ at the midpoint proved a particular challenge. This had an affective impact,reducing
guidelines known as the “Broader Impacts Criteria” (BIC), whichwere foundational in the preparation of the forthcoming NAE report. Broader Impacts are one oftwo main pillars by which all NSF funding proposals are assessed, alongside “IntellectualMerit.” The Broader Impacts requirement was officially introduced in 1997, and in 2002 the NSFbegan returning proposals without review if they didn’t mention Broader Impacts [24]. Theimplementation of Broader Impacts stemmed from recommendations from the Committee onEqual Opportunities in Science and Engineering; the passing of the Government Performanceand Results Act; and the “NSF in a Changing World” strategic plan [25] that outlined a long-termgoal of promoting knowledge in service of society. Currently
followingprompt: How easy or difficult was this assignment for you, and why? What particular aspects orparts gave you the most trouble? How do you plan to overcome your challenges?” In alignment with earlier cited research [2]-[4], [6]-[8], the intention behind this writingassignment was to encourage engineering students to improve their performance throughenhanced metacognition. In an attempt to encourage the students to engage with the writingcomponent of their homework assignments, the instructor graded these writing assignments forcompletion only. Because this component of the homework assignment was also submittedelectronically, the instructor was able to provide feedback to student submissions morefrequently and consistently than what had
Paper ID #42446Implications of Engineering and Education Professor’s Problem-Solving Mindsetson Their Teaching and ResearchMs. Alexis Suzanne Capitano, Colorado School of Mines Alexis currently attends the Colorado School of Mines. She is a senior majoring in Electrical Engineering and simultaneously pursing a Masters of Science in STEM Education with a planned graduation date of December 2024.Ryan Miller, Colorado School of MinesDr. Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines Kathryn Johnson is a Professor at the Colorado School of Mines in the Department of Electrical Engineering. In the Fall 2021, she visited the
attuned to the social contexts oftheir work across various engineering fields.These early findings set the stage for future work that can assess the long-term impact ofsociotechnical training on professional practice, pilot the integration of such training into otherengineering disciplines, and explore broader sociotechnical curriculum development. Futurelongitudinal studies could explore how such pedagogy courses influence how TAs teach indifferent academic contexts. Additionally, many of our DS TAs still take computing and statisticspedagogy training courses in lieu of the DS pedagogy training course studied; we plan to exploredownstream effects of different pedagogy courses by studying a broader range of DS TAs in theclassroom.Finally, ongoing