the course. This assessment suggests that creativity can be fostered throughwell-designed course materials. From the authors’ perspective, the developed curriculum waseffective since it included diverse course activities championed in the literature, includingproblem-based learning, interaction with physical models, multidisciplinary case studies, sitevisits, new and modern technology, and a real-world, problem-based, summative assessment.Furthermore, the solutions presented in the poster show the use of problem-solving skills and theintegration of multiple engineering disciplines. Finally, the paper shares detailed techniques andcurricula that can be implemented in engineering courses to foster creativity and innovationwhile developing a
Technologies at the Computer Sciences Department in the Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Chile (UC). She entered university throught Talent and Inclusion Program. She is interested in STEM education, equal opportunities in STEM education (gender and social disparities) and engineering design related to computer sciences. She has worked as a researcher at the DILAB UC (Engineering Design Initiative) in Chile where she has also worked as a Teaching Assistant in Design Lab Studio (2019-1, 2, 2020-1), and Technology, Entrepreneurship and Design (2021).Delaney RyanDr. Scott A. PattisonSmirla Ramos-Montanez ˜Viviana L´opez BurgosSabrina De Los Santos Rodr´ıguezMaria D. QuijanoAmy R Corbett ©American
asked to helpstudents become familiar with microelectronics and learn more about potential career paths inthe field. In order for teachers to successfully implement a robust microelectronics integrationthat also addresses the core standards and learning objectives required in their courses, they willlikely be expected to utilize technological tools with which they may be unfamiliar.Teachers are often expected to introduce novel content in their classroom that may not befamiliar to them. Researchers explored this phenomenon in practice when states shifted to theNext Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the presence of science, engineering, andtechnology altered the expectations for student learning [2]. Technological literacy was notexpected
Education from Northeastern University (2022) where she completed her dissertation in elementary STEAM education. She also worked as a professional engineer in the athletic footwear and medical device industries for 10 years before joining the faculty at Northeastern University in 2006. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Engineering “STEAMs” Up Elementary Education: Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic (Fundamental)AbstractThe problem is that COVID-19 radically changed teaching and learning at a time when manypublic school districts were still aligning to their state’s new science, technology and engineering(STE) curriculum frameworks. When the pandemic hit the United
Development, 22(2), 226- 245, 2021.[9] R. Dou & H. Cian. The relevance of childhood science talk as a proxy for college students’ STEM identity at a Hispanic serving institution. Research in Science Education, 51(4), 1093-1105, 2021.[10] E.R. McClure, L. Guernsey, D.H. Clements, S.N. Bales, J. Nichols, N. Kendall-Taylor, & M.H. Levine. STEM Starts Early: Grounding Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education in Early Childhood. In Joan Ganz Cooney center at sesame workshop. Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop. 1900 Broadway, New York, NY 10023, 2017. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED574402.pdf[11] P.N. Knox, A. Simpson, A., J. Yang, & A. Maltese. Exploring caregiver influence
Division and ASEE Projects Board. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Evaluating the Impact of a Summer Engineering Program Using the National StudentClearinghouseIntroductionSTEM education, encompassing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, is crucialfor elementary and secondary students. It plays a pivotal role in cultivating vital skills likecritical thinking, teamwork, and creativity, preparing students for the demands of a competitive21st-century society. This holistic educational approach equips students with the essentialknowledge and abilities needed to navigate future global challenges.The pursuit of a STEM degree offers students, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds
Paper ID #39228Caregivers’ Roles in Supporting Children’s Engagement in EngineeringActivities at Home (Fundamental)Dr. Kelli Paul, Indiana University-Bloomington Dr. Kelli Paul is an Assistant Research Scientist at the Center for Research on Learning and Technology at Indiana University where her research focuses on the development of STEM interests, identity, and career aspirations in children and adolescents.Lauren Penney, Indiana University-BloomingtonDr. Adam Maltese, Indiana University-Bloomington Professor of Science EducationAmber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton Amber Simpson is an Associate
, or specific body parts? I think we need to plan the exoskeleton selection a bit more.Computer Engineer: Companies that focus a lot on exoskeletons are in the technology sector.Biomedical Engineer: I thought the main companies were in the healthcare sector. Also, that isn’treally answering the questions I have.Computer Engineer: The technology sector for exoskeletons is growing and will soon be the mainsector. We should consider future exoskeleton needs to better meet users' needs.Biomedical Engineer: Can you explain why you are leaning towards this technology sector-focus overhealthcare or other applications that come from what we know about the user group?Computer Engineer: The technology sector designs the exoskeletons that the healthcare
Pre-College Engineering Education for Building a STEM Pipeline – Work in ProgressIntroductionEngineering education programs prepare graduates to meet the required workforce needs invarious disciplines and develop the next generation of experts to advance technology for solvingreal-world problems. Emphasis over the last several decades has been to prepare adequatequalified engineers to meet the demand in the workforce. Most of the tech-related industriesfocused on creating a STEM pipeline by raising awareness in K-12 students and supportingmotivation and education efforts for this purpose. Higher education institutions supported thisinitiative by engaging engineering students as mentors and role models for K-12
interests include DEI topics in graduate education, faculty hiring, and the pathway to an academic career.Ms. Kiersten Elyse FernandezDr. Christine Julien, University of Texas at Austin Christine Julien is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, where she leads the Mobile and Pervasive Computing research group. She also serves as the Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion forMrs. Marialice Mastronardi, University of Texas at Austin Marialice Mastronardi completed her PhD in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Educa- tion at University of Texas, Austin. She obtained a M.S. in Electronic Engineering, Polytechnic of Milan (Italy
Paper ID #44052Empowering the Future: Integrating Invention and Intellectual Property Educationin P-12 Engineering to Foster InnovationMs. Marie Anne Aloia, Bayonne High School Marie is an alternate route teacher with an educational background in math, physics, chemical engineering and computer science. As the first girl in her family to go to college, and maybe to prove a point, she earned two bachelors degrees, one from Montclair State University and one from New Jersey Institute of Technology. After 26 years in industry an unexpected layoff came at a bad time, she was recently widowed. It was time for something
Paper ID #42431Professional Development for STEM Teachers in Rural Counties to BroadenParticipation in EngineeringDr. Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh Taryn Melkus Bayles is a Professor, Teaching Track, in the Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Department at the University of Pittsburgh, and serves as the Undergraduate Program Director. She has spent part of her career working in industry with Exxon, Westinghouse, Phillips Petroleum and Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center (now NETL). Her industrial experience has included process engineering, computer modeling and control, process design and testing, and
, engineering education, diffusion of innovation, panel logit model(Poster, Work in Progress) IntroductionWorkforce projections indicate that opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics (STEM) fields will grow considerably in upcoming years (BLS, 2014). Engineeringfields in particular are experiencing a shortage of qualified workers in spite of being high paidpositions compared to many professions. There is a concern that this shortage is in part due to apipeline crisis within the educational field. Specifically, review of higher education retentiondata highlight that post-secondary institutions are not recruiting and graduating a sufficientnumber of high-quality students to fill STEM
American Society of Engineering Education, Annual Conference, 2004, pp. 3445-3452.[16] J. M. Lakin, A. H. Wittig, E. W. Davis, and V. A. Davis, "Am I an engineer yet? Perceptions of engineering and identity among first year students," European Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 214-231, 2020.[17] S. Thompson and J. Lyons, "Engineers in the classroom: Their influence on African‐ American students’ perceptions of engineering," School Science and Mathematics, vol. 108, no. 5, pp. 197-211, 2008.[18] R. Hammack, T. A. Ivey, J. Utley, and K. A. High, "Effect of an engineering camp on students’ perceptions of engineering and technology," Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J
apparent that many of the existing biases in AIreflect a similar disparity in training data. While the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,and Mathematics) field has seen an increase in diversity in the past decade, it still retains largegaps in representation, with URM individuals accounting for 26% of science and engineeringbachelor’s degrees in 2020, and individuals that identify as female remaining underrepresentedin a variety of STEM majors [4]. These disparities largely originate in pre-college learning, withmany URM students not being guided to STEM focused pathways [5]. To combat this, URMstudents must be encouraged to follow these pathways, provided with more impactful learningopportunities, and given access to necessary tools and
. IntroductionNative Americans are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).Despite comprising nearly 2.9% of the population (United States Census, 2020), they represent only0.25% of all engineering bachelor's degree recipients, 0.3% of the U.S. engineering workforce, and 0.07%of all engineering faculty [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. Various barriers may contribute to this underrepresentation,including limited access to quality STEM education, lack of role models, and socioeconomic challenges[6, 7, 8].NTU engineering faculty have also observed that students from local school districts entering engineeringprograms are often ill-equipped for engineering education. Engineering requires deep learning supportedby critical thinking and self
involved in effecting the bestchanges in a poorly understood situation within the available resources [3]. It is no surprise thatthese definitions, focusing on applications, processes, and products, are dominant in efforts toinfuse engineering into K-12 science education. The following quote from Next GenerationScience Standards [4], further justifies this claim: “It is important for students to explore the practical use of science, given that a singular focus on the core ideas of the disciplines would tend to shortchange the importance of applications... engineering and technology provide a context in which students can test their own developing scientific knowledge and apply it to practical problems; doing so
cutter MS-ETS1 Engineering design. § Create a template similar to the figure below § Use a compatible software to design and MS-ETS1-1 and MS-ETS1-2 (A4 size). The shapes should be big enough print the frame and geometric figures on the to be manipulated. top of the box MS-PS4 Waves and their applications in technologies for § Copy the template with carbon paper on the § Use the following parameters: Vector, 12 information transfer. top of the box. horizontal, 9 vertical MS-PS4-2
public schools comprising students with varying backgrounds,experiences, strengths, and needs, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)educators are key to integrating student interests with their lived experiences. In the currenttechnology-rich era, where every teenager has a phone glued to their hands, it has becomepertinent to design school-based educational activities that stimulate and build upon thoseinterests. Students’ motivation levels increase when they combine their experiences with learningactivities. Similarly, research indicates that integrating science, math, and engineering conceptspositively impacts student engagement with engineering design and skills [1]. Furthermore,students who receive authentic STEM
educational system; and, 6) continuously evaluated and improved. Thesefactors require long-term engagement with the participating teachers, and a blended approach offace-to-face and online learning has been facilitated by our colleague at CSATS [21]. Specific to K-12 engineering PD, there is not a clear description of the knowledge andskills needed for teaching engineering, in part due to the ways that states certify teachers—themajority of engineering teachers are trained as science or technology educators and few haveengineering experience [13]. Neither national STEM education reforms (e.g., [1], [3], [22] northose from the state-level [23]) will improve the education system alone, so high-qualityengineering PD experiences are essential for
Paper ID #43473Board 154: Broadening Participation and the Mission of Engineering forUS All: A Case Study of Engineering in a Classroom Serving Students withDisabilities (Work in Progress)Dr. Jennifer Lee Kouo, The Johns Hopkins University Dr. Jennifer Kouo is an Assistant Research Scientist at the Center for Technology in Education (CTE) at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education. Jennifer’s areas of expertise include Universal Design for Learning, technology integration, assistive technologies, and serving students with a range of disabilities, particularly autism spectrum disorder. She is currently engaged in
. Cunningham and G. J. Kelly, “Epistemic practices of engineering for education,” Science Education, vol. 101, pp. 486-505, 2017.[9] S. Bhan, “Activity based learning in commerce and tourism education,” African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, vol. 3, Article 31, 2014[10] S. Hussain, S. Anwar, and M. I. Majoka, “Effect of peer group activity-based learning on students’ academic achievement in physics at secondary level,” International Journal of Academic Research, vol. 3, pp. 940-944, 2011.[11] C. Ma, R. Xiao, Y. Wei, and H. H. Yang, “An inquiry-based learning approach on a educational technology course,” Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on IT in Medicine and Education (ITME), vol. 1, pp. 422-424
Paper ID #38603Board 161: Elementary Students’ Mechanistic Reasoning about TheirCommunity-connected Engineering Design Solutions (Work in Progress)Dr. Mustafa Sami Topcu, Yildiz Technical UniversityDr. Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University Kristen Wendell is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Education at Tufts University. Her research efforts with the Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach and the Tufts Institute for Research on Learning and Instruction focus on supporting knowledge construction in engineering classrooms at the pre-college and undergraduate levels
Paper ID #41776Engineering Bright Futures: A College Mentorship Program for Title I PublicHigh SchoolsDr. Nina Kamath Telang, University of Texas at Austin Nina Telang is a Professor of Instruction in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. She received the B.Tech degree in Engineering Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai in 1989, and the M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in 1992 and 1995.Anjali Maguie Raghavan, University of Texas at Austin ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Engineering Bright Futures
Impact of Afterschool Engineering on Underrepresented Middle School StudentsIntroductionDespite widespread efforts to increase access to science, technology, engineering, and math(STEM), women and racial minorities continue to be underrepresented in these fields. Morewomen than men are enrolled in college, but women only represent 20% of those awardedcomputer science degrees in 2018, a decline from 27% in 1998 [1]. Racial minorities, includingHispanic or Latino, Black or African American, and American Indian or Alaska Native, make upabout a third of the population in the United States, but these groups were only awarded 24% ofscience and engineering bachelor’s degrees [1]. This lack of representation may be linked to
Paper ID #38513Challenging the Notion of Role Models in Engineering Outreach Programsfor Youth (Fundamental)Dr. Kelli Paul, Indiana University-Bloomington Dr. Kelli Paul is an Assistant Research Scientist at the Center for Research on Learning and Technology at Indiana University where her research focuses on the development of STEM interests, identity, and career aspirations in children and adolescents.Dr. Karen Miel, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Karen Miel’s research focuses on PK-16 students’ reasoning and decision-making in collaborative engi- neering design and the ways educators facilitate
chapters, proceedings, and technical reports. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Creating a Pipeline of Future Engineers in Texas (Evaluation) (DEI) ABSTRACTIn Texas, the engineering program of study is one of multiple Career and Technology Educationpathways a school district may offer. The curriculum for these pathways can be adopted fromcommercial providers or locally developed by school districts. Project Lead the Way (PLTW)Engineering is a curriculum that can be adopted by schools in Texas to fulfill the EngineeringSTEM pathway. This study followed cohorts of PLTW students to determine what impact, ifany
Paper ID #41863High School Students’ Perspectives on Mathematical Modeling in the EngineeringDesign Process (RTP)Jialing Wu, Vanderbilt University Jialing Wu is an incoming first-year PhD student in Engineering Education at the Ohio State University. She earned her M.Ed. in International Education Policy and Management at Vanderbilt University, Peabody College, and also holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from China. Her research interests encompass international engineering education, pre-college engineering, as well as the application of quantitative methods and advanced technology in Engineering
Paper ID #37961Board 169: Making Families Aware of Engineering through the PublicLibrary (Work in Progress)Dr. Kelli Paul, Indiana University-Bloomington Dr. Kelli Paul is an Assistant Research Scientist at the Center for Research on Learning and Technology at Indiana University where her research focuses on the development of STEM interests, identity, and career aspirations in children and adolescents.Dr. Jungsun Kim, Indiana University-Bloomington Jungsun Kim, Ph.D. is a research scientist at Indiana University at Bloomington. Her research focuses on how students can consistently develop their talent throughout their
Paper ID #42202A Summer Leader Experience for Rising High School Seniors – Integratingan Introduction to Environmental Science & EngineeringKimberly Quell, Kimberly Quell is a laboratory manager in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at the United States Military Academy. She graduated with an M.E., Environmental Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, 2023 and B.S., Environmental Science, SUNY-Environmental Science and Forestry, 2010Cristian Robbins, United States Military AcademyKathryn Blair NewhartCol. Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy Colonel Andrew Pfluger, U.S. Army, is