, engineeringlearning through out-of-school experiences prepare more African American boys and men tosucceed and have a positive impact in our society both nationally and internationally.During precollege years, Black boys participate in similar activities to other children; however,they face additional challenges. Much of the research on precollege informal learningexperiences focuses on mathematics and science exploration. [3-5]Research also reveals thatAfrican American male children have to contend with their multiple competing identities, withrespect to participating in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) relatedactivities, and their status among peers in their community. There are examples ofmathematically gifted African American boys who
ScienceFestivals20 held in different locations, bring together more than 1,000 middle school girls, parentsand teachers. Page 13.896.9Education Unlimited21 offers a variety of summer programs for students in grades 4-12. TheirA+ Summer Programs22 held at Stanford University builds proficiency in logic, critical thinkingand writing skills, dividing students into two sessions: a 12 day camp for 11th and 12th graders23,and a 9 day camp for 9th and 10th graders24, which focus on critical thinking skills in academicactivities: college level writing, research skills, logical thinking/argumentation, study skills, timemanagement, course/major selection, note taking
, critical thinkingand writing skills, dividing students into two sessions: a 12 day camp for 11th and 12th graders23,and a 9 day camp for 9th and 10th graders24, which focus on critical thinking skills in academicactivities: college level writing, research skills, logical thinking/argumentation, study skills, timemanagement, course/major selection, note taking, critical reading, and presentations. EducationalUnlimited21 and Sally Ride Science Camps25 sponsor a camp for girls for girls entering 6th to 9thgrades, are overnight 10-day camps held on college campuses designed to interest girls inscience, technology and engineering using the Sally Ride Science Curriculum. Entering 11th and12th graders can earn college credit and be introduced to the
one’s ability to relate new concepts and ideasto existing personal knowledge, and Cooperative Learning fosters this kind of interaction.Cooperative Learning’s broader impacts include: (1) Students develop collaboration skills thatthey can use for a lifetime. (2) There is a reduction in tutoring expenses since students beginrelying on each other for learning assistance. (3) Students experiencing academic difficulties areidentified earlier, so their peers can help them promptly.Supplemental Mentoring Opportunities for WomenAll women students had access to Peer Mentoring: University of Cincinnati’s College ofEngineering student government group organizes a “Big Brother/Big Sister” program thatmatches incoming freshmen with upperclassmen, ideally
Sukumaran, Rowan University Beena Sukumaran has been on the faculty at Rowan University since 1998 and is currently Professor and Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Under her leadership, the Civil and Environmental Engi- neering Program has seen considerable growth in student and faculty numbers. Her area of expertise is in micro-geomechanics and has published over 100 peer reviewed conference and journal papers including several papers on engineering education and the unique undergraduate curriculum at Rowan University, Page 26.1006.2 especially the Engineering Clinics. She has been involved in
, stereotype threat, andfeelings of isolation, which can undermine their confidence and engender a fixed mindset [2][3].Such gatherings inspire women that they can be successful in pursing satisfying careers in atraditionally male-dominated field [4]. They boost women’s confidence, help them buildnetworks of peers and mentors to help them navigate difficult situations, and encourage them toassume leadership roles in changing the face of computing and creating transformativetechnologies [5][6]. Although not as well known as GHC, the ACM Richard Tapia Celebrationof Diversity in Computing (often just called “Tapia”) serves similar goals as GHC but for allunderrepresented minorities in computing regardless of gender.1 Tapia highlights the critical
. Figure 2 SenseMaker dyad that probes the overall concept of thriving. After completing their narrative and a series of triadic and dyadic questions, andparticipants were also asked sentiment-based multiple-choice questions (MCQ) relevant to theirstory. One MCQ participants were required to answer was “If you could do so without fear ofjudgment or retaliation, who would you share this story with?” and were given the followingoptions: 1) Family 2) Instructor 3) Peers 4) Prefer not to answer 5) Other. A third of the participantsindicated that they would share their story with their instructor.Additional Analyses Pearson’s chi-squared tests were conducted on the quantitative data of the MCQ statedpreviously to determine if there were
write what aspect of their experience was included in ASEE and an Ally workshop based on findings from the North Dakota State University ADVANCE project [20] were added. This year, ASEE was the full sponsor for the diversity booth, indicating the strong commitment of the society to diversity and inclusion. 8) Columbus 2017: A significant addition to Committee programming was a call for papers and special sessions, developed in 2016, that resulted in a conference program that included Safe Zone workshops and Ally workshops as in previous programs, but also workshops for facuty and advisors, peer-reviewed papers responding to the call, and a session of best diversity papers from across the conference
product. 4. Analyze the operation or functional performance of a complete system. 5. Troubleshoot a failure of a technical component or system.Undergraduate Research and Internship ExperiencesIn 2008 George Kuh identified ten “high impact practices” in higher education literature found toincrease student engagement and learning outcomes [8]. These ten practices are: first-yearexperiences, common intellectual experiences, learning communities, writing intensive courses,collaborative assignments, experiencing different worldviews, community-based learning,capstone experiences, undergraduate research, and internships. In particular, undergraduateresearch and internships are relevant to engineering education but are not utilized by
theM-STEM Academy include: ≠ Careful identification and selection of students, ≠ A pre-freshman, six-week, intensive, summer transition program, ≠ A “Living Community” program during the freshman year through which M-STEM students live in the same residence hall, ≠ Required advising and academic coaching that focuses on academic planning and success strategies as well as on dealing with personal challenges, ≠ Peer study groups, tutoring, and supplemental instruction, ≠ Mentoring and other professional development opportunities, ≠ Monthly “family meetings” where student cohorts and M-STEM staff discuss academic and personal opportunities, challenges, and strategies, ≠ Research opportunities during the
Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, and a NASA Adminstrator's Fellow. Dr. Demoz has published more than 50 peer reviewed papers and numerous conference papers and reports. He still serves on student committees and advises graduate and undergraduate students continues to lecture in Cloud Physics, Atmospheric Instrumentation, and Aerosols fr graduate students.Paul Mogan, NASA Paul A. Mogan is a Project Manager at NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Earlier in his career with NASA Mr. Mogan was an instrumentation systems design engineer and managed a lab that developed instrumentation technology. He began his NAFP tenure in 2005 during which he developed and taught a course in Biomedical
Page 25.532.3introducing context in introductory courses,5 alternative instructional strategies,6 summerprograms,7,8 and academic support services such as tutoring, Academic Excellence Workshops(AEWs), and peer mentoring.9 Among the specific programs developed through SOLES are theMath Jam and the Summer Engineering Institute. Math Jam is a two-week intensive summermathematics program designed to improve students’ preparation for college-level math courses.The Summer Engineering Institute (SEI), a two-week residential program held on campus at SanFrancisco State University, aims to introduce students to the engineering educational system andthe engineering profession, recruit students into an engineering field, increase student awarenessof
successful experiencesand reflections in their creative problem solving processes.Implementation Procedures The students were provided with a list of question prompts after they start their creativeproblem solving in their PBSL project. These question prompts correspond to the process modeland strategies, which are categorized into procedural, elaborative, and reflective prompts.Students were required to write down what question prompts were helpful for them to learnrelevant knowledge and may help develop their innovative solutions. To help students focusattention to some important aspects of the problem solving, participants received questionprompts regularly as reminding through e-mails setups in online software platform Blackboardbesides the
found to impact positively: tolerance for diversity,personal development, interpersonal development, and community-to-college connections.Students reported working harder, being more curious, connecting learning to personalexperience, and demonstrated deeper understanding of subject matter. The quality of placementsin the community and the degree of structured reflection were found to be important inenhancing the positive effects, significantly so for critical thinking increases. They found thatthe "students who participated in service-learning differed significantly from those who did notparticipate on almost every outcome we measured." 26 They summed up effective S-L principlesin: connection (students, peers, community, faculty; experience
, thefirst What Do You Want To Be? Explore Space Sciences includes 12 biographies ofcontemporary women scientist describing what she does, how she got there, and why she enjoysit. The next two books will focus on Earth Science and Health Sciences. The Sally Ride ScienceFestivals20 held in different locations, bring together more than 1,000 middle school girls, parentsand teachers.Education Unlimited21 offers a variety of summer programs for students in grades 4-12. TheirA+ Summer Programs22 held at Stanford University builds proficiency in logic, critical thinkingand writing skills, dividing students into two sessions: a 12 day camp for 11th and 12th graders23,and a 9 day camp for 9th and 10th graders24, which focus on critical thinking skills in
Cleveland area independently either by wheelchair or his adapted car.Brad’s research project was to design and build a force/torque sensor that can be worn on thewrist by a person with a spinal cord injury. His daily activities included making models in acomputer aided design program, speaking with vendors on the phone, selecting and purchasingcomponents for his design, 3D printing some components, and writing software to read hissensor. He worked with another student on this project. His activities were not restricted by hisdisability. Brad presented a poster at the International Symposium on Wearable andRehabilitation Robotics in Houston. He drove to the conference and shared a rented apartmentwith a Cleveland State Graduate Student.Program
hybrid continuous-episodic chapter management, growth and successprogram. The NRP programmatic structure serves as robust system to prepare Hispanics STEMprofessionals for the STEM workforce and ensure organizational mission fulfillment.Additionally, this study serves as an example of best practices for other peer chapter-based nationalengineering diversity organizations. The experience report is organized as follows. In Section 2,SHPE’s decade-long chapter continuous programming chronology is detailed from the EOYR toNRP version 3. The program’s strategic approach and corresponding required components arediscussed. Participation outcomes and lessons learned from the different iterations of the programsare discussed in Section 3. An outlook on