Conference Session

The Care and Keeping of Graduate Students - GSD Tech Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators

intersecting theories that lend themselves well to strategies for the “careand keeping” of graduate students. By considering the processes and mechanisms by whichgraduate students develop, faculty members can reform or revise their leadership practices(formally and informally) to better meet the needs of graduate students at various stages in theiracademic careers. Although these theories may seem disparate, they intersect and overlap in anacademic research group context. As we lead the attendees of this interactive panel workshopthrough the following activities, we ask them to reflect on how these theories impact how theymake decisions for their research group and how theory-guided decisions might help themimprove or plan for effective and productive

Conference Session

Tips and Tricks for Actively Engaging Students

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daria Gerasimova, George Mason University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University; Jill K. Nelson, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

different needs andpreferences for teaching development. The two profiles were developed through an exploratory study conducted on the first yearof the groups. The data from the second year will be used to conduct a confirmatory study, whichwill verify the profiles and/or potentially identify new ones. We also aim to explore other effortsof group members that are not about their own teaching improvement. For example, somegroups’ work in our project included directions in educational research or department-levelteaching improvement, which may result in additional profiles. We are also interested in howdifferent group composition functions might impact the types and outcomes of participation thatoccur (e.g., including graduate students, the

Conference Session

Developing New Engineering Educators

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy B. Chan Hilton, University of Southern Indiana

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

feeling less stressed andmore energized and including opportunities for personal interests (Dudovskiy 2013).ObjectivesThe intent of being efficient or productive is not complete without a framing in the context ofone’s goals in the short- and long-term. A faculty member’s work, whether they are early careeror at a later stage in their academic career, can fall into a reactive mode, rather than anintentional and proactive mode that supports one’s goals. In other words, one can becomecaught up in the day-to-day series of tasks, many of them calling for one’s immediate attentionand time, and delaying progress on long-term goals and complex projects.This paper presents a holistic framework that helps one make time management decisions andwork towards

Conference Session

Developing New Engineering Educators

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee; Courtney S. Smith-Orr, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Erin McCave, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

each community to develop inalignment with their own goals and the individuals that will be participating. Additionally, weencourage early career faculty members to be creative in how they think about mentoring duringthe early stages of their career, as it is unlikely to find a single person at their institution who canprovide them with all of the support they will need.7. AcknowledgementThis work was supported by NSF RFE Award #1663909, 1664217, 1664038, 1664016, 1664008,1738262.ReferencesCambridge, D., Kaplan, S., & Suter, V. (2005). Community of practice design guide: A step-by-step guide for designing and cultivating communities of practice in higher education.Cole, D., & Griffin, K. A. (2013). Advancing the study of student