Conference Session

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

writing assignments.”8 Thomas andBreitenberg advocate using “Nature’s Designs” for inspiration.9 The concept behind “Nature’sDesigns” is to encourage students who might be intimidated by the math and science to becomfortable observing the world around them. A more general education is also seen to be animportant part of any program seeking to infuse engineers with an entrepreneurial mindset.10These courses can be courses in business education to include courses on economics andcommunication.Engineering Serving Liberal Arts Page 26.598.4Norton and Bahr outline a senior level course on materials for non-engineering students entitled“Materials: The

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tylesha D. Drayton, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

productionand grassroots innovation [9]. Van Holm suggests the maker movement will influenceentrepreneurship by attracting more people to product design, building new “diverse” networks,and lowering the costs for prototyping [28]. While it is true that access to the design equipmentwithin makerspaces can lower the costs for prototyping, there is currently no research tosubstantiate the maker movement influence on entrepreneurship. Across media, variousindividuals have claimed that makerspaces are associated with community and economicdevelopment, yet there are currently no published or readily accessible to the researcher studiesto verify this claim. There exist public entrepreneurial-oriented makerspaces which are financedby commercial industries that

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Ann Shannon, Iowa State University; Sara Kaye Jones; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Designer Empathy in Senior Capstone Design Courses,” 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016, June. ASEE Conferences, 2016.[7] C. M. Gray, L. de Cresce El Debs, M. Exter, and T. S. Krause, “Instructional Strategies for Incorporating Empathy in Transdisciplinary Technology Education,” 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016, June. ASEE Conferences, 2016.[8] C. L. Bell-Huff and H. L. Morano, “Using Simulation Experiences, Real Customers, and Outcome Driven Innovation to Foster Empathy and an Entrepreneurial Mindset in a Sophomore Engineering Design Studio,” 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, 2017, June. ASEE Conferences, 2017.[9

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

. He has additional appoint- ments in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life and the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts. His current engineering education research interests focus on community engagement, service-based projects and examining whether an entrepreneurial mindset can be used to further engi- neering education innovations. He also does research on the development of reuse strategies for waste materials.Dr. Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc. Dr. Canney conducts research focused on engineering education, specifically the development of social responsibility in engineering students. Other areas of interest include ethics, service learning, and sus- tainability