Conference Session

Student-led Research on Engineering Education - Quantitative Methodologies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Roger Haase, University of Cincinnati

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Diversity

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Student

from outreach work31. The act of communicating specialist knowledge, inplain language to non-specialists, is a learning experience in and of itself. This communicationdeepens the understanding of both parties.Armed with university7 and financial support3, and cognizant of the personal and publicbenefits15,18, the only remaining question is of specifics. What work can be done? For those withan inclination to educational research, museums can provide an excellent laboratory for the studyof human learning. Many already are engaged in this sort of work31. There is also room forcontributions to the development and evalulation of the practices in the design of outreachprograms27. For those less directly involve in educational research, there are

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade - Experiences Designing Courses and Communities

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aileen Tapia, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose Martinez, University of Texas, El Paso; Peter Golding P.E., University of Texas, El Paso

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Diversity

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Student

and as they graduate the goalis for them to continue developing their careers in STEM education and giving back to thecommunity. Also, we are glad to have almost half of our membership being females. In theSTEM fields, women can be underrepresented, however in our Jr. Chapter Program, womenclearly demystifies the current national statistics that women do not pursue STEM careers.Creation, Sustainability & Growth (i.e. Best Practices)In order to establish and develop a Jr. Chapter, a three-party agreement must be formed.Commitment from college member(s) to serve as Jr. Representative and be the bridge betweenthe college chapter and the Jr. Chapter. Secondly, obtaining support from the school staff andteacher(s) that would like to serve as

Conference Session

Student Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Galczynski, University of Maryland - College Park

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journey through their education to someone preparing for a standard tripin the section below.Before someone starts on a journey they typically consult a map to make sure they know wherethey currently are and where they are planning to go, so that they can chart a course of traveland best prepare for what is to come. Travelling to their specified final destination is madeeasier by having this sort of awareness. The same could be said of college engineering students,as they seemingly begin their education with the goal of becoming a practicing engineer. Theinstructors whose intentions are to teach and guide the students to this destination, have alreadytraveled to the end point of graduation that students wish to travel to. As such, the

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade - Reflections and Advice on the Educational Process

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian E Faulkner, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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 adjacent to them more. With groups of only three students, this simple and powerful option is taken away from you. The two more dominant students will always be able to read each other's work easily.   TIP: Don’t isolate female students.   “Anne is in a group of four with John, Sarah and Kevin. However, today Sarah is absent. While working on the problem, John and Kevin talk mostly to each other, and Anne doesn’t feel like she is being heard, even when her teammates are pursuing an incorrect solution. Her frustration builds until she excuses herself from class.”    The acceptable integers for the number of females in a group are 0, 2 and 3. The  1​research​  indicates this is the best practice. My experiences leading a