Paper ID #27138Adding the Extra 5 Percent: Undergraduate TA’s Creating Value in the Class-roomMrs. Alicia Baumann, Arizona State University Ali Baumann received her master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wyoming before working as senior systems engineer at General Dynamics C4 Systems. She is now part of the freshman engineering education team in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State Uni- versity. Currently, she focuses on enhancing the curriculum for the freshman engineering program to incorporate industry standards into hands-on design projects. She is an instructor for the
Learning and Education,”“Course Curriculum, and Laboratory Innovation12-13.” This is “educational scholarship”at its core. It is just as rigorous as traditional research in Topic X, Y, A, or B, although itmay be a good idea to talk with your Department Chair or Dean before submitting one ofthese proposals.Tip #2: Teach to Your Strengths, then to Your Goals – When you start your facultycareer, you are an expert in Topic X and have a broad view of your discipline as a whole.However, as research continues to add increasing depth, it may be very difficult for a newfaculty member to teach certain courses. Go through your department curriculum andplan out what courses you would like to teach and which you would like to avoid.The author was fortunate to
, aligning learning outcomes to assessments and teachingactivities, methods for active learning, and strategies for effective classroom presentation. Theworkshop curriculum was centered around the following goals: 1) promoting broader awarenessof alternative teaching strategies for STEM classrooms, 2) increasing faculty comfort level inusing alternative teaching strategies, 3) increasing adoption of active learning and otherevidence-based pedagogies, 4) building a campus community dedicated to improving teaching,and 5) increasing multi-disciplinary collaborations amongst faculty attendees. The purpose ofthis paper is to provide an example of a model workshop designed to help new faculty engagestudents in STEM disciplines, and includes the planning
engineering, and surveying/geomatics.Questions for Educator’s Consideration for Implementing Standards Education in ABETOutcomes 1. An individual educator may not be able impact a whole curriculum. The whole college or school/department needs to determine how standards education should be integrated into the curriculum. An individual educator maybe working with a class that has relevant topics related to standards. This should be a starting point to work with colleagues in this class and make strides working with other colleagues with other classes. The author has prepared this list of questions to consider for discussion. It is not a definitive list. 2. How should standards be introduced to students? a. What
23 His/her ethics and professional integrity 6 46 His/her professional experience 2 15As indicated in Table 1, most responses indicated that effective teaching methods, enthusiasm,and instructor’s confidence in his/her knowledge and views are the qualities of an excellentinstructor they had as in the past as students. Almost half of the responses indicated that otherqualities of an instructor make him/her an excellent instructor including the way he/she treatedstudents in class, his/her concern of student learning, grading system and fairness, his/her senseof humor, and his/her ethics and professional integrity. About a third of the survey
AC 2011-135: DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES FOR NEW ENGI-NEERING AND MATH EDUCATORSRobert M. Brooks, Temple University Dr. Robert M. Brooks is an associate professor in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Temple University. He is a registered professional engineer in PA and a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers. His research interests are Civil Engineering Materials, Transportation Engineering, and Engineering Education.Jyothsna K S, Department of English, St.Joseph’s College, Bangalore Secured a gold Medal for the highest aggregate marks in the Post Graduate English Literature Course at St.Joseph’s College (Autonomous). Working for the Department of English, St.Joseph’s College for
engagement in the learning process, theinstructor decided in summer 2019 to embed weekly CIQs in the course. Her initial thought was,the CIQs would encourage students to reflect on their learning while informing the instructorabout the students’ learning experiences. The data collected by the instructor indicated studentsbiggest frustration was with 1) the first site visit report (course assignment requiring that theyapply sustainability evaluation on a real site), and 2) with the amount of new knowledge theyacquired.The CIQ was offered as an integrated part of a five-week long online course, offered to studentsfrom three majors: construction management, architecture, and agricultural engineering. Studentscompleted the CIQ each Friday. Qualitative
biomechanics module as part of an NSF CCLI Phase I grant submitted by facultyAmber Kemppainen and Dr. Gretchen Hein (DUE-0836861).9 The biomechanics module is oneof three design modules being developed as part of this grant. All projects have engineeringactivities that include a MATLAB Mathematical Model, design/model/build sequence,spreadsheet analyses and technical communication of their activities. In this module, studentsdevelop a prosthetic limb over the course of the semester. They use virtual analysis techniques aswell as physically build the prosthetic and test it with a force plate.With her familiarity with the EF Department curriculum, and her background in biomedicalengineering, Ms. Roberts was an ideal candidate for this endeavor. Since
Paper ID #18732No Excuses: Use of Simple Active Learning in Electrical and Computer En-gineeringDr. Samuel J Dickerson, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Samuel Dickerson is an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engi- neering. His general research interests lie in the area of electronics, circuits and cyber-physical systems. He is particularly interested in technologies in those areas that have biomedical applications. He has ex- pertise in the design and simulation of mixed-signal integrated circuits and systems that incorporate the use of both digital and analog electronics, as well as
professional skills and abilities. This could imply that group discussions of their portfoliosmay help students reflect. Page 11.1000.11Surveys and interviews in Christy’s studies revealed student reticence in self-directed learning.9This obstacle could greatly hinder students’ motivation to direct their own learning and maybeeven their motivation to create thoughtful portfolios. Students in this study suggested thatinstructors should explain how and why portfolios enhance learning, provide an appropriate levelof structure, and integrate portfolios into curriculum planning.9 In designing a portfolioassignment for mechanical engineering students, Guan
,characterized stage two. Stage three: the stage of pondering and deliberations,which has lingered on for a long time, is characterized by calls from industries,engineering graduates, and invited experts, for more rounded engineers with the skillsand abilities to function in a modern business climate. Unfortunately, the response tothese calls has been slow. The “piece meal” approach and/or periodic adjustments toan already over-burdened curriculum, in an attempt to meet a broad set of demands,have not been effective in meeting objectives, and have convinced many stakeholdersthat the time has come for a radical departure from the traditional layered andsequential structure that has prevailed for decades. There are clearly significantchallenges ahead
never gain the skills needed to tackle and solve challenging multidisciplinary problems that call for critical judgment and creativity according to ABET. Finally, even if nothing new is added to the existing curriculum, confining it to four years will be almostimpossible, unless more efficient and effective ways to cover the material can be found (Felderet. All., 2000). In that case, it becomes very difficult for new faculty to teach undergraduatestudents at a level it should be, and become successful in their academic career with the furtherexpectation of research and services. There is another belief among some of us: if we have significant industry experience, we can be an effective teacher and successful faculty or vice versa, meaning that
classes and a job or family orboth. Most of our education system is not built to cater to their needs, and its results areextremely wasteful –30% failure rate year in and year out in fundamental engineering coursescannot simply be tolerated as an unfortunate reality. Active learning should no longer be anoption –it must be treated as the key ingredient in attempting to start solving this failurecatastrophe. The frame of active learning should contain many interactive elements, includingweekly lectures, in-class activities, online activities71, and hands-on lab exercises –all doneduring the 75-minute class time in each lecture, thus not changing any curriculum structure.Each element of the new paradigm is described below –mechanics of materials
Paper ID #8505People Matter: The Role of Peers and Faculty in Students’ Academic En-gagementDr. Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific UniversityDr. Denise Wilson, University of Washington Denise Wilson received the B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford University, Stanford, CA, in 1988 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Tech- nology, Atlanta, in 1989 and 1995, respectively. She received the M.Ed. from the University of Wash- ington in 2008. She is currently an Associate Professor with the Electrical Engineering Department, University of Washington, Seattle, and she
white spaces for notetaking. Instead, a new approach isneeded, in which images are copied into a word processor, then manipulated to transform user-hostile handouts into user-friendly handouts. Assessment of this approach includes student-generated improvement recommendations. Students photocopy their notes, then mark them withred pen to indicate recommended changes. This approach is not limited to fluid power, or even toengineering; it lends itself to any image-intensive topic, technical or otherwise.IntroductionOne reason students choose to enroll in Mechanical Engineering Technology rather than inMechanical Engineering is the hands-on, practical nature of an MET curriculum. These studentslike the blend of engineering science and engineering
Industrial EngineersYesenia Cruz, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Yesenia Cruz is a graduate student working at the International Service Systems Research Lab in issues of complex systems for disaster relief. She is president of the Student chapter of INFORMS at the UPRM.Marta Rosa, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Marta Rosa is a 4th year Industrial Engineering student at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez and is part of a group of undergrads that participates in opportunities for research at the IE department. Marta is a member of IIE.Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Dr. Alexandra Medina-Borja is an assistant professor at the University of Puerto Rico at
technological innovation at the regional and global level.Ms. Morgan Anderson, University of Washington, Seattle Morgan Anderson received her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from Hofstra University and her master’s degree in School Psychology from the University of Washington, Seattle. She is interested in the use of digital tools to support school-community partnerships that enhance access to mental wellness assessment and intervention.Neha Kardam, University of Washington Neha Kardam is a Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle. She has a Master’s Degree in Power System and is also working as an Assistant Professor and Department Chair in
Edrees is a PhD student at New Jersey Institute of Technology, specializing in Transportation En- gineering. Ahmed has received his master’s in civil engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2014. After, graduation Ahmed worked as a research assistant at Umm Al-Qura University in his hometown in Saudi Arabia. He also held a position as a teaching assistant and lecturer at the University of Jeddah. Ahmed plans to return as a faculty member at the University of Jeddah upon completion of his study.Dr. Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Jaskirat Sodhi is interested in first-year engineering curriculum design and recruitment, retention and success of engineering students. He is the
AC 2011-1660: TIPS FOR SUCCEEDING AS A NEW ENGINEERING AS-SISTANT PROFESSORStephan A. Durham, University of Colorado, DenverWesley Marshall, University of Colorado Denver Wesley Marshall is currently an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado Denver and co-director of the Active Communities Transportation (ACT) Research Group. He specializes in transportation planning, safety, and sustainability as well as urban design, congestion pricing, and parking. Recent research involves defining and measuring the street network and an empirical study considering the role of street patterns, connectivity, and network density in road safety and sustainability. Having spent time with the UConn
at NU, Chris has served as a Residential Assistant for the Honors Program (of which he is a member himself), academic tutor for the Student Athlete Support Services office, and Peer Mentor for first year Engineering studentsColleen Fritze, Northeastern University Colleen J. Fritze, MS is a coordinator for Non-Credit Instruction at Northeastern University. She is currently pursuing an EdD in Higher Education at Northeastern. Her twenty-four years of teaching and coaching in the areas of Physical Education and Athletics brings a unique perspective to team building and group dynamics relative to the ATLAS initiative. Her current research interests include enhancing critical thinking
engineering curriculum: They exist side-by-side, institutionally parallel as opposed to convergent. Therefore, an element of bait-and-switchremains, but the outlet of creative, synthetic, hands-on design in an intimate, supportive learningenvironment is both present and institutionally legitimated as part of students’ formalizededucational experience. This arrangement challenges the logic of exclusion prevalent within theengineering-only programming by overlaying a logic of engagement on top of the standardfundamentals-first engineering curriculum. Page 26.616.13Since PDI operates outside of Rensselaer’s core engineering curricula, it provides only a
education and communi- cation, and minoring in higher education administration. Her research focuses on stakeholder (employers and students) evaluation for curriculum development and revision. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 WORK IN PROGRESS FROM FACE-TO-FACE TO ONLINE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: A Transition to a Learner-Centered ApproachAbstractHaving students in an online environment, either partially or fully, requires the instructor to learnnew knowledge and skills that are crucial to succeed in creating high quality online learningenvironments. In this paper, we (an engineering instructor who is learning how to teach in onlineenvironments and an
standards while ANSI certifies standards as meeting the criteria to be anAmerican National Standard (ANS). Increasing educational awareness about standardization is one of twelve primaryobjectives of the USSS (1). To that end, over the past several years standards professionals haveconducted studies to determine how professors are incorporating standards into currentcurriculums. In parallel, other attempts have been made to increase students’ awareness ofstandards by imposing minimal requirements for standards use within specific engineering andtechnology ABET requirements. Yet the question of how to adequately implement the practiceand application of standards into curriculums still remains largely unanswered. Among standards
adjustments toan already over-burdened curriculum, in an attempt to meet a broad set of demands,have not been effective in meeting objectives, and have convinced manystakeholders that the time has come for a radical departure from the traditionallayered and sequential structure that has prevailed for decades. There are clearlysignificant challenges ahead. Decision makers should not lose site of the fact thatstudents and their learning should be the focus of the educational process. i.e., toreframe the roles of faculty and rethink the current “mental model” of teaching andlearning.Relevant Cognitive Processes for Faculty DevelopmentThe primary focus in this article is on the development of young engineering facultymembers in the Arab Gulf Region and
three: the stage of pondering and deliberations, Page 25.993.6which has lingered on for a long time, is characterized by calls from industries,engineering graduates, and invited experts, for more rounded engineers with the skillsand abilities to function in a modern business climate. Unfortunately, the response tothese calls has been slow. The “piece meal” approach and/or periodic adjustments toan already over-burdened curriculum, in an attempt to meet a broad set of demands,have not been effective in meeting objectives, and have convinced manystakeholders that the time has come for a radical departure from the traditionallayered and sequential structure
twelve faculty members during thesummer of 2011, revised in the fall semester of 2011, and then distributed for analysis by anExpert Review Panel in the spring of 2012. The twelve members in the pilot were provided witha small stipend for their participation in on-site training, online curriculum development, andleadership. Each of the twelve Mentors and Mentees were certified through completion of theTECS-TRAIN course, Digital Portfolio, and pilot project training. Each member of theMentoring Cadre found the program helpful and was anxious to work as a Mentor with newfaculty. Based on recommendations that were made by an External Expert Review Panel, minorrefinements were made, and the program was presented to the Administration of the College
thatrequires faculty to develop a special kind of proposal. At its core, a CAREER proposal is acareer development plan that incorporates integrated research and education plans. TheCAREER program is a foundation-wide activity that offers NSF’s most prestigious awards forfaculty members beginning their independent careers (NSF 20-525). Awardees are expected topresent an integrated research and education plan that will provide the foundation for theircareers as researchers and educators.The goal of this paper is to serve as a resource to help principal investigators (PIs) developCAREER proposals for any division at the National Science Foundation (NSF). The content ofthe paper is based on my recent experience as an NSF program officer (2017-2019) in
explored like the Zone of Proximal which was concerned withengagement [1] [9].[12] proposes that the integration of Computational Thinking with collaborative problem-basedlearning can cultivate learners how to learn and work on an authentic problem solving byincorporating concepts from computer science. Another study by [6] presents an overview of thechanges proposed to transform the teaching of computing to engineering students. The studyestablished that most of the time the beneficial problem-solving techniques and ComputationalThinking skills are lost through traditional programming courses. traditional programmingcourses are ineffective in transferring usable knowledge to students. This lose is partly due to thedisconnect between introductory
bridge the gap between high school and college as well as preparing students for the rigors of mathematics. His research interests include engineering education, integration of novel technologies into engineering classroom, excellence in instruction, water, and wastewater treatment, civil engineering infrastructure, and transportation engi- neering.Dr. Christina Marie Zambrano-Varghese, Rutgers University-Newark Christina Zambrano-Varghese is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University- Newark, where she teaches a wide variety of courses ranging from introductory to upper-level research methods. She has conducted research on plagiarism prevention strategies and has transformed her courses
of integration of information literacy early in the curriculum, as done in the casestudy, is that all students complete the project in an early core class. Otherwise, if informationliteracy instruction has not been course integrated, some students acquire skills that others donot. Based on accreditation criteria discussed below, the best opportunities for integration arecore classes and design classes. This particular project, begun in 1982, continues withoutinterruption. Librarians became a formal part of the introduction to the project in 1986.ABET Curriculum and OutcomesTwo requirements of ABET Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Technology Programs (2009) 8emphasize information literacy and standards education. These include Criterion 3