Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Integration at the Course Level

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarvnaz Lotfi, Loyola University, Maryland; Raenita A. Fenner, Loyola University, Maryland

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

, the first-named author proposed a syllabus thatopened with the following line: “What does it mean to be an engineer?” Students would beexplicitly encouraged, both in the new syllabus and during class, to find their own answers to thisquestion in light of an eclectic mix of readings, videos, case studies, lectures by guest speakers,self-reflection exercises, and other activities intended to bring engineering’s past, present, andfuture to life. Kicking off the course was an overview of US engineering history from the 19thcentury on through the present day. After learning about the roots of the “pure” science vs.“applied” technology dichotomy, students then learned how engineers redefined themselves asprofessionals while negotiating a balance

Conference Session

Transgression, Conflict, and Altruism

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Hladik, University of Manitoba

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

, promoting legitimacy andintellectual authority, and centering critical reflection.Creating a community of learningOne of the main ideas that hooks puts forward in Teaching to Transgress is the importance ofcreating a community of learning in the classroom. A community of learning for transformativepedagogy involves “making the classroom a democratic setting where everyone feels aresponsibility to contribute” [1, p. 39]. My efforts to build a community of learning in ENG 3020began on the first day of class. After going through the course syllabus, I devoted time toclassroom conduct and norms. First, I highlighted main ideas from Arao and Clemens’s chapter“From Safe Spaces to Brave Spaces” [5], as they have noted that “safe spaces” may hinderstudent

Conference Session

Global Roles and Societal Responsibilities of Engineers

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

YiXiang Shawn Sun, National Taiwan University; Sharon Tsai-hsuan Ku, University of Virginia; Jongmin Lee, University of Science and Technology; Sean Michael Ferguson, CSUCI

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

) is the lead author and primary data collector and teaching coordinator. SeanFerguson (California State University Channel Islands, CSUCI) has worked with all threemembers of the team in various capacities. As the syllabus suggests, this course aims to“promote engineering humanities education across borders” for the engineering studentsacross the two universities. During the course period, for the purpose of fostering adialogue-based classroom, each NYCU student will be paired with a UST partner to conductinterviews, homework assignments and a collaborative research project. Four teachingformats were used to facilitate the course progress:1. Synchronous Lectures: Synchronous GC was hosted by two instructors from NYCU and UST