learning in their classrooms. The threeitems asked teachers to rate their confidence in their ability to “incorporate project-basedlearning into at least one instructional unit,” “write lesson plans that incorporate project-basedlearning,” and “use project-based learning within my existing curriculum (instead of in additionto my curriculum)” on a scale of 1-5. Teachers were also asked to rate their confidence inassessing project based learning on the same scale of 1-5 for five statements. Examples of itemsinclude rating their confidence to “measure student learning against specific objectives,” “createassessments that accurately measure student learning,” and “create assessments that providestudents useful information about their learning.” A
the author with multipleideas as to focus on how to achieve more efficient student learning. The author plans to work onimproving his classroom assignments to address the issues generated in this research activity.The above set of conclusions are almost identical to the ones the author has arrived at, in hisprevious research publications (Narayanan, 2019).APPENDIX A: Procedure Followed by the Author 1 Continuous Review Improvement Assignment 5 2 Select Draw
utilizing a specific skill or process. Theseassessments occurred at several junctures during the project which roughly translates to aboutevery two weeks. The graph below lists an average of frequency of occurrence of each answeracross all teams within a given project year. As we can see construction, planning processes, timemanagement, learning new skills, and expanding existing skills are some of the most notable. A bitof a surprising result is that circuit boards which was the primary skill that launched this processhas now substantially been reduced in focus. A greater focus has been placed on gainingknowledge in another discipline, computer programming, independent research, task delegationand many others. Figure 9. Number
not business people as wasthe case with the Challenger disaster [7].As the discussion moves into the realm of regulatory requirements so it moves into the realmof technological literacy. It is clear from the ASH report and the Governments own expertgroup that the regulations were not fit for purpose. It also becomes clear that the failure ofEnglish society to protect the term “engineer” has contributed generally to the culture andconsequent deficiencies in the whole of the development, planning and construction process.Technological literacy embraces the public in a way that engineering literacy does not, and asKrupczak and his colleagues indicate is much wider ranging in its scope. In this case itextended to the political process and the
engineers are, and how they can work together to make things happen. Our experience has shown that creating opportunities for reflection are useful for both engineering and non- engineers. Future plan for the project As engineering educators, we know that the value of quantitative data is of great importance to most engineering faculty. Consequently, The most important challenge for understanding the data remains to be the answer to the questions: “How to create a quantitative measure of what we are seeing?” or “Is it possible to create meaningful quantitative data for this type of work?” Our goal will be to do a systematic analysis that would help us understand ways to have meaningful quantitative assessment of
to allow students to directly generate diagrams and receivefeedback are also needed to more fully realize the potential of automated assessment to improvesystems thinking. Additional testing is planned with both engineering students enrolled inintroduction to engineering and non-engineers in a general education engineering literacy course.References 1. “Transforming Undergraduate Education in Engineering (TUEE) Phase I: Synthesizing and Integrating Industry Perspectives,” American Society for Engineering Education, 2013. http://tuee.asee.org/phase- i/report/ 2. G. Pearson and A. T. Young, Ed., Technically Speaking: Why All Americans Need to Know More about Technology, Washington, DC: National Academies Press
notwithstanding, the evidence suggests a fairly continuous evolutiontoward more complex and ubiquitous technology. But evolution toward what? How much of astep is it from IBM’s Watson,31 to the HAL of 2001,40 to The Matrix?79 How far are we fromtechnology as servant to technology as master? Who or what is in charge here, and should wecare? Unless we are to become the proverbial frog in a frying pan, we (engineers and everyoneelse) must be prepared to think proactively about these questions. Proactive thinking does notmean trying to stop technology, but rather trying to understand and plan for where it is heading.The intent of this course is to lay the groundwork for this kind of thinking.3. Core readings Core readings for the course will be drawn from
entail risk, some that can be anticipated and some that cannot.• Appreciates that the development and use of technology involve trade-offs and a balance ofcosts and benefits.• Asks pertinent questions, of self and others, regarding the benefits and risks of technologies.• Seeks information about new technologies.• Participates … in decisions about the development and use of technology.Including these characteristics in planning the course and assessment will give an indicator ofprogress towards meeting the course objectives.Course: Engineering MaterialsFor this course, the learning outcomes include 1) a working knowledge of materials and theability to apply this in practical applications, 2) a basic background in the science of materials, 3)a
interconnections between engineering, technology and other areas ofsociety and culture. These four categories are proposed as templates or models that other facultycan use in developing and planning a course. These four models were found to be consistentwith the recommendations made by the National Academy of Engineering and the InternationalTechnology Education Association regarding standards for technological literacy. It is intendedto develop an online database of course materials organized around the proposed framework. Anadditional feature to be included is classification of material based on cognitive level of Bloom’staxonomy. The current status of the development of the online system is described.BackgroundThe goal of the work reported here is the
between the Navajo way of life, which is a holistic cycle of thinking,planning, living, and assuring/testing,119 and an engineering design process (ask, imagine, plan,create, improve120). Thus the structure of the project itself can be described and presented in away that carries cultural meaning for Navajo students.Further, design projects can be structured to blend culture and course material. In engineeringoutreach camps in the Navajo Nation, students were asked to write a story related to their culture(e.g., “Describe a day in the life of a Navajo middle school student”). Students then, learn theengineering design process and build a Rube Goldberg®-style chain reaction machine that tellsthe story they wrote. This not only helps the students
/19/it%E2%80%99s- compassion-not-capitulation-ask-less-students-amid-disruption-opinion Accessed March 1, 2021.[15] A. Knafo and S. Israel. 2012. “Chapter 9: Empathy, prosocial behavior, and other aspects of kindness,” in Handbook of Temperament, Ed. M. Zentner and R.L. Shiner, Guilford Publications.[16] D.M. Kaplan, M. deBois, V. Dominguez, and M.E. Walsh. 2016. “Studying the teaching of kindness: A conceptual model for evaluating kindness education programs in schools,” Education and Program Planning, vol. 58, pp. 160-170.[17] J-T. Binfet. 2015. “Not-so random acts of kindness: A guide to intentional kindness in the classroom,” Intl J Emotional Education, vol. 7 (2), pp. 49-62.[18] E. Smeets, K. Neff, H. Alberts, and M
much as by what an individual’s end goals are, their engagement with a wider set ofexperiences, and the way these contribute to the overall process of becoming. The contingentapproach has some similarities with bricolage [39] or process of creating meaning through theresources available at hand. Levi-Strauss contrasted the bricoleur against the engineer whodevelops new tools and organizes resources according to a well thought through plan with adefined end. While the engineer’s work is precise with elements of permanence, the bricoleurcombines elements that already exist in ways they were not intended for.Another way to frame these two approaches is that methods based on necessity are causal whilethose based in contingency are teleological
economic level as consumers or producers, and not on a political level as citizens (p. 5). 11As an opinion piece, Andrews’ article is designed to motivate action rather than provide adetailed plan of attack. It is in many ways the antithesis of Frankenfeld’s article, which is aschallenging as it is rich.VII. Conclusion and Unfinished BusinessThe papers presented in the TELPhE Division in 2016 provide ample evidence of thephilosophical turn in TEL and of the ways in which that turn (1) reflects the original goals of TL,(2) highlights the interconnectedness of TELPhE with other domains of scholarship, and (3)amplifies the potential contribution of
neverthelessimportant. Examples of equity and non-discrimination in design relate to transportation planning(civil engineering) [28], assistive technology [29], universal accessibility for people withphysical limitations [30], and artificial intelligence [31]. These design-related issues could bereadily integrated into a number of technical courses for a wide array of engineering disciplines.Right to Life and Security of Person – Article 3Article 3 of the UDHR states, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person” [1].Technology is being used to document human rights abuses via tools including satellite imagery,remote sensing, and machine learning. Artificial intelligence, autonomous agents, and machinelearning can also be applied in numerous
details the pilot study’s methodology and draws general conclusions based on thefindings.The pilot program discussed in this paper will be used to inform the performance of a moreextensive research study. Ultimately, it is anticipated that the full experiment’s results,recommendations, and subsequent discussion will advance the body of knowledge needed toequip current and future instructors with the nonverbal communication training and skills tosupplement their ability to quickly and accurately assess students in their classroom.The pilot study discussed herein and planned full study have been designed to approximatelyreplicate a previous study performed using K-12 teachers as the participants. No known priorattempts to generalize the study to a
plan, students must take courses in other majors the purpose ofwhich is to broaden the knowledge foundation for a particular course of study. These coursesare often called service courses. A service course is a course offered by a department other thanthe students’ major that is either required or an elective for the major. Likewise, serviceteaching refers to the practice of knowledge and expertise of one school or department to teachstudents in a course co-ordinated by another academic unit. Nankervis defines service teaching,according to the literature, as: “… the delivery of compulsory courses or elements of a program by a discipline with specific expertise to students from a different faculty, department or discipline
was not able to offer them a second session at that time but it isclear from their comments that there was a need for a second session so I planned to do thison another occasion.The session with the freshman students was very successful, and since students loved it somuch I thought it would be even better if we could engage higher-level students. Therefore, Iagreed with John that he would conduct a seminar class of a few sessions with higher leveland graduate students to see where it would take us. We would be in a position to judgeaudience response and decide whether to continue. John considered that we could bring theself, the person as an agent into the discussion and help the participants realize how to createtheir own journey in critical
planned. Issues that arenot able to be resolved are assumed, perhaps implicitly, to remain intractable due to lack ofsufficient resources, failure to engage needed actors, or the inability (as of yet) to articulate avalid solution path. The role of the change agent is that of an engineer or manager.In contrast Theory B views issues as tensions between portions of the system and/or multipleactors that represent a dynamic equilibrium within the system. This equilibrium is the state ofthe system as it currently exists and the state in turn is defined by the existence of tensions. Thetensions do not exist by design, rather they arise almost coincidentally from rational ordefensible positions taken by actors or organizational units within the system
additional affirmation that responses will not impact grade) probe: How could the course have improved to meet those expectations?Describe your experiences with engineering before this course. probe: Remind interviewee that talking with engineering majors about their major is anexperience with engineering.How has your engineering literacy changed through this semester, especially regardingengineering knowledge, attitude, and abilities? probe: Negative change is okayHow do you see engineering as a component of your life outside of academic circles? prompt: How to you plan to use what you’ve learned in this class later? What area(s) of life does/might it appear?
experiences in the mini projects in a provided) more substantial creative activity in which all the skills acquired could be utilised.Exhibit 2. The projects in order of their completion. 9 & 10 as planned are not included because they werenot completed. Reproduced from Owen, S and J. Heywood (1990) Transition technology in Ireland.International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 1 (1), 21 – 32. The evaluation includes a dailyaccount of what happened on the course. 12 males and 12 females in the age range 16 – 18 completed thethree week program which was completed in a custom built laboratory financed by the Irish
originated here to use a hologram as the basis for a $99 computer After much brainstorming, a prototype is created. This prototype, Figure 2 below, iscontrolled with internet monitor gloves which allow the user to control the projected 3-D screenby rotating it, clicking certain buttons and even opening documents and internet pages. It alsohas a voice that projects through speakers to communicate to the user. The team came up with“E-Magic” as a name for their product. With the prototype complete, the team travels to variouscompanies to present the proposal of their product for possible investments. Unfortunately, themeetings did not go as planned and the prototype malfunctions many times. One of themalfunctions involved not displaying the proper
undergraduateengineering curriculum to include more subjects…all within the confines of a sacrosanct four-year program. Arguments on all sides are unimpeachable but they are also mutuallyexclusive…The arguments could be reconciled in a plan for a pre-engineering undergraduateprogram followed by a professional school program… because of objections to the extra costs ofthis approach…the committee could not reach a consensus on this vexing problem.” (p. iv)Overall the definition of an engineer and engineering that emerges from “Engineering Educationand Practice in the United States” is both essential and pragmatic. Essential in that the roles andfunctions of the engineer need to be defined to place her in the context of a larger economic andsocial system, and
onlineimages that were plentiful were Hidden Figures themed coloring pages for children and multiple lesson plans forteachers including a NASA Hidden Figures Toolkit with resources for K-12 teachers to teach a variety ofmathematics and science lessons. I also came across a Katherine Johnson Barbie doll Mattel created as first in a lineof dolls celebrating inspiring women as historical pioneers. I found artistic interpretations [71], [72] of the threemain characters in posters and artworks that similarly showed the figures wearing the clothes from the film and eachcharacter’s body type, hair style, and posture evident. However, I noticed that often the facial features wereabstracted and sometimes the faces were blank and devoid of features in these
ofthese gates are closed and one is open (middle). This is important for planning on how to interactwith the system. Furthermore, it is necessary to briefly experiment with the system, as there aretwo inputs, two spherical orbs on pedestals, highlighted by the rectangle and oval, which bothaccept an electrical charge as input, although it is not immediately clear how they will affect thesystem. The square box with a lightning bolt also accepts an electrical charge and its use is likewisenot immediately obvious. With a little experimentation, the player will learn that the upperpedestal shifts the state of all gates simultaneously and can accept an electrical charge directly orhave a charge applied from the box with the lightning bolt. The lower
other known ways”. “4. Performance prediction Engineers provide sufficiently accurate technical and commercial enterprise performance predictions creating enough confidence for investors to provide the resources needed to make new products or provide new services”. “5. Due diligence By systematically checking designs and plans beforehand, and monitoring technical work for compliance with standards and specifications, engineers reduce both the real and apparent risks for investors, increasing the perceived value of an enterprise”. “6. Community value creation Engineers help enterprises co-create value in their communities through ethical behaviour, improved safety, community capacity building, identifying and conserving resources, reducing or
, directly or indirectly, any gift, payment or service of more than nominal value to or from those having business relationships with their employers or clients; 5. Assist and advise their employer or clients in anticipating the possible consequences, direct and indirect, immediate or remote, of the projects, work or plans of which they have knowledge. ARTICLE IVEngineers shall, in fulfilling their responsibilities to the community: 1. Protect the safety, health and welfare of the public and speak out against abuses in these areas affecting the public interest; 2. Contribute professional advice, as appropriate, to civic, charitable or other non-profit organizations; 3. Seek to
onlinesimulations for nanotechnology. The project partner served as the client and set the criteria bywhich the project solutions could be judged for success. The nanotechnology project requiredstudent teams to create an interactive learning module relating nanotechnology to grades 11 or 12science and mathematics topic as listed in the state standards. To achieve this goal, students wereasked to plan and create a fully developed graphical-user interface (GUI) utilizing MATLAB.10The students were given access to the project partner’s online environment so they could furtherunderstand the client for the project (nanoHUB.org). The ultimate project goal was to upload thedeveloped educational tool to nanoHUB’s site and make it available for high school students
].It seems from the reports that the organization was able to mold some, if not many, workersto its way of thinking; which is to be expected in strong sub-cultures. For example, seniorengineers embraced the goal that the aircraft should be seen to be a development of the 737NG and not a new airplane because a new aircraft would require a completely newcertification entailing substantial additional costs [CS 8.3: 8.4: 9.6]. Among those costswould be simulator based training which would not be necessary for pilots transitioning to the737 MAX from the 737NG. As previously indicated the costs of simulator training are huge.Senior engineers embraced these goals as did some employees. For example a group of themassisted Boeing develop its plan to