Babcock, Whatcom Community College Jason Babcock is the Director of the Learning Center at Whatcom Community College. Dr. Babcock earned his Ph.D. From the University of Washington in 2017. His teaching and research interests center on the development of STEM identity, and the negotiation of belonging by students holding identities traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields.Dr. Dan Hanley, Western Washington University Dan Hanley directs an educational research and evaluation team at Western Washington University. Over the past 15 years, Dan has developed and conducted studies and evaluations for numerous organizations, including the National Science Foundation, Washington State OSPI, Washington Student Achievement
Paper ID #45181Fostering an Inclusive Community Among Electrical Engineering Studentswith Mixed-Reality Technologies at a Hispanic-Serving InstitutionPreeti De Maurya, New Mexico State UniversityHilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre, New Mexico State University Hilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre received an Ed.D. degree in Higher Education Leadership from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC), and an M.Sc. from the University of Technology of Compi`egne, France. She is now a researcher at New Mexico State University (NMSU). She focuses her research on qualitative studies addressing minority and underrepresented student
of the draft objectives among program faculty and back-and-forth with the board, theProgram Educational Objectives were set as follows: (note the sub-bullets represent additionalguidance from the board members) The Energy Engineering program focuses on producing graduates who possess: 1. The necessary skills to be a valued individual and team contributor in a professional environment. a. To prepare students to meet this objective, the program should develop students with adaptability, client focus, integrity, ability to lead and motivate others, conflict management, ability to give and receive constructive criticism, and effective communication
experiences, community cultural wealth, and examining URM student’s STEM career decision- making process and STEM identity development.Karla Alejandra Ayala , University of Texas at El Paso Karla Ayala is currently an undergraduate student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Com- puter Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso. Karla strives to get a concentration in Computer Engineering to be at the forefront on the integration of hardware and software for future technologies that can better enhance the user experience. Currently she is an undergraduate Support Assistant at the Under Graduate Learning Center in UTEP; where Karla serves as the Gaia Maker Space training team-lead, providing software
her role at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, she was employed as a project engineer at SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc. in the building solutions group for 7 years. Her job responsibilities included performing forensic investigations to determine condition of building structural components; including concrete, masonry, wood and steel; preparing remedial designs; and performing construction administration. She is currently a second year PhD student in Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.Dr. Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Dr. Sandra Dika is Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director of educational research, mea
professional skills acquired from education and needed inthe workplace [7]. In this context, professional skills are defined as “skills essential to thrive in awork setting but not historically included in engineering or engineering technology coursework.”The nine professional skills surveyed were: communication skills, emotional intelligence,teamwork and multidisciplinary work, curiosity and a persistent desire for continuous learning,project management, critical thinking, self-drive and motivation, cultural awareness in a broadsense, high ethical standards, integrity, and global, social, intellectual and technologicalresponsibility. Results showed that nearly 59 percent of respondents felt unprepared inmanagement and business skills, 60 percent in
earn a Master of Science in Engineering in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, while working with the Austin chapter of Engineers Without Borders as a volunteer and project lead for a project in Peru. She has published and presented on incentivizing decentralized sanitation and wastewater treatment, on sustainability of coastal community water and sanitation service options, as well as on integrating liberal arts and STEM education, currently through the vehicle of the Grand Challenges Scholars Program. She has co-designed workshops oriented toward educational change for Olin’s Summer Institute and the joint Olin College-Emerson
courses. For the past decade, Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer’s research has focused on broadening participation of women and underrepresented group in STEM fields. Recently, she has been investigating the intersec- tion of education and career path with cultural identity and is developing strategies to inform programming and policies that facilitate recruitment and retention of underrepresented populations in academia. In 2012 Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer was presented with an Outstanding Alumni Award from the Department of Earth, At- mospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue University. She also serves on their Alumni Advisory Board. Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer earned her B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Minnesota, and an M.S. and Ph.D
is available to help students identify research opportunities, select relevant coursework, and successfully complete the graduation requirements for their degree. PUB also offers programs to introduce new freshmen and transfer students to the rigors of PUB Engineering through academic coursework and community building. Tutoring and other academic support services are available to help students strengthen their core engineering fundamentals as well as provide general tips on navigating college. PUB assists its engineering students with a selection of career development opportunities. Career advising is available to aid students with resume critique, cover letter revisions, and linking them with potential internship and job opportunities
]; n.d.a.).One way to accomplish this initiative is to model educational practices after the innovativeresearch and development processes characteristic of engineering businesses. According to [1],innovators within the engineering business model tend to be risk-averse, spending time andmoney on those innovations designed to address well-defined, specific needs. By contrast,engineering educators have traditionally focused upon knowledge creation and technologicalexploration, with less regard for market needs, associated cost, regulatory hurdles, etc. Ifengineering and computer science programs align with the innovators’ order, then studentswould first identify a social and/or industry need and then through coursework, obtain theknowledge and design
Paper ID #33756Perceptions of the Engineering Curricula from Women and LGBTQIA+ Stu-dentsDr. Stephanie Lezotte, Rowan University Dr. Stephanie Lezotte currently serves as the Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies at Rowan University. She received her Ph.D. in education, with a concentration in postsecondary and higher education. Us- ing organizational theory, she is interested in systems and structures that contribute to the oppression of underserved and underrepresented college students, particular STEM students. She is active in the Amer- ican Educational Research Association (AERA) and the Association for the Study of
educator content knowledge and communication amongst STEM disciplines. His research interests in physics focuses on student-centered collaborative problem solving. Dr. Williams also serves as Co-Lead of the Northshore STEM Coalition, a member of the national STEM Learning Ecosystem network. As part of the Northshore STEM Coalition, Dr. Williams has helped to organize, develop, and deliver STEM programming to un- derserved communities. Troy holds a B.S. and M.S. in Physics and a Ph.D. in Science and Mathematics Education from Southern University and A&M College.Dr. Mohammad Saadeh, Southeastern Louisiana University I am the Industrial and Engineering Technology Department Head at Southeastern Louisiana University. I
student in the School of Engineering at The Univer- sity of Oklahoma. Her passion for engineering education stems from her basic curiosity to develop more effective engineering curriculum to help students to meet their professional demands. This motivated her to take part in engineering education research.Mr. Dan Thomas Carlton, University of Oklahoma, College of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Dan Carlton is pursuing his Bachelor’s in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, where he is expected to graduate in 2016. He is a Midshipman in the Naval ROTC unit at the University of Oklahoma, and is involved in undergraduate fellowship program sponsored by NASA and the Oklahoma Geospatial and Space Grant
students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning, to understand engineering students’ identity devel- opment. She is the recipient of a 2014 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Educational Research and Methods Division Apprentice Faculty
identities and paths.In previous work, the authors have documented the history of the program, its current status, itscore curriculum, and the impacts on students in terms of sociotechnical thinking and diversity. Itis clear from this work that students approaching graduation do view themselves associotechnical thinkers. This analysis also shows that graduates are more diverse in terms ofgender than those in other engineering programs on our campus, and more racially/ethnicallydiverse than both students in other engineering programs and students as a whole at ourinstitution.This paper considers more deeply why the program is successful in developing sociotechnicalthinking and in attracting such a diverse group of students to the major and classes
AbstractLatinx undergraduate students attending Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), where most of theschool’s undergraduate population comes from similar cultural and linguistic backgrounds, arelooking to belong, persist, and successfully complete rigorous STEM-based educational andacademic programs. HSIs have a unique opportunity to utilize their institutional practices andpersonnel to support and promote student success through culturally relevant pedagogy centeredon Latinx cultural wealth. HSIs work with STEM academic programs to increase enrollment andacademic preparedness through rigorous coursework, however, Latinx students need additionalcommunity support to feel a sense of belonging to fully develop their STEM identities. Latinxstudents find
education and his M.S. in electrical and computer engineering, both from Purdue University. He received his bachelor’s in computer engineering at Harding University.Mr. Kanembe Shanachilubwa, Harding University I am an undergraduate mechanical engineering major anticipating graduation in May of 2019. I am a member of the Beyond Professional Identity research group based in Harding University located in Searcy, Arkansas. I plan to further my studies in engineering education in graduate school particularly in regards to equipping students to work in development and sustainability.Dr. Stephen Secules, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Stephen received a PhD in education at the University of
the Brian Lamb School of Communication and the School of Engineering Education (courtesy) at Purdue University. Editor of three books and author of over 150 articles and chapters, her research centers on the intersections of career, gender communication, lead- ership, and resilience. Fellow and past president of the International Communication Association, she has received numerous awards for her research, teaching/mentoring, and engagement. She is working on Purdue-ADVANCE initiatives for institutional change, the Transforming Lives Building Global Commu- nities (TLBGC) team in Ghana through EPICS, and individual engineering ethical development and team ethical climate scales as well as everyday negotiations of
Epistemological Boundaries M534: Who’s in the Driver’s Seat of Engineering Education? (Interdivisional Town Hall Meeting) W134: Seeking Resilience and Learning to Thrive Through Engineering Figure 2. Sessions, Panels, Workshops, and Distinguished Lectures By Category. U=Sunday, M=Monday, T=Tuesday, W=Wednesday. The sections that follow develop the five themes listed above and provide some examples ofparticular sessions or papers that exemplify the theme. The treatments of each theme arenecessarily selective and provide only a glimpse of the richness and nuance of the workpresented in our division. At a minimum, however, they form a rough draft of the
International Studies, Anthropology and Latin American Studies from Macalester College.Dr. Greg Rulifson P.E., Colorado School of Mines Greg is currently a AAAS Fellow at USAID. Greg earned his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice from UC Berkeley where he acquired a passion for using engineering to facilitate developing communities’ capacity for success. He earned his master’s degree in Structural Engineering and Risk Analysis from Stanford University. His PhD work at CU Boulder focused on how student’s connections of social responsibility and engineering change throughout college as well as how engineering service is valued in employment and supported in the workplace.Courtney
, sustainability and clean energy,microcontroller coding, and internet security. This program was one segment of a comprehensiveon-going initiative to serve students and educators from underrepresented communities whichalso includes a professional development program for in-service STEM educators. The programfor educators is ongoing and is designed to provide them with the tools and experiences that arenecessary to offer continued support and specific instruction to their students at their localschools. This paper will serve as an investigation of such a program and detail both the deliveryand specific challenges encountered as well as discuss the solutions that were implemented andlessons learned.Keywords: STEM, pre-college, interdisciplinary engineering
hold paramount the safety, health, and welfareof the identified integral community” (emphasis ours) [24]. Though this canon only addresses theprofessional dimensions of engineering ethics, attention to ethics that emphasize the health andwelfare of others—and the social good more generally—in the personal and social spherespromises to be a fruitful approach to integrating the microethics of the day-to-day with themacroethics associated with institutions and broad social systems [25].Attending to Educational Culture and Not Just Student KnowledgeFinally, we find that if engineering educators desire to change how students develop and practiceethics, attention must be given not only to students’ demonstrated ethical knowledge, but also tothe
professionally, and developed teamwork, problem solving, communication, and presentationskills which are highly valued in today’s educational system and industry.Improving math skills, Introduction of hands-on work into classroom, Providing community-based support system: Erickson-Ludwig et al.19 described a summer bridge program orientedtoward women and minority students entering engineering at the College of Engineering atDrexel University to improve success and retention. The College of Engineering hosted a “pre-orientation” program that familiarized students with the engineering curriculum and preparedthem to succeed in their freshman year through community building and social activities.Program participants showed significant positive outcomes in
Learning Sciences, University of New Mexico. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Progress toward lofty goals: a meta-synthesis of the state of research on K-12 engineering education (Fundamental)AbstractThis paper synthesizes literature on formal and informal engineering education in K-12 settings.We focus on outcomes related to (1) developing interest and/or identities in engineering,including in (2) engineering careers, (3) recruitment of increased numbers of students, (4)learning and achievement of science, technology, and mathematics content/practices, (5) learningand achievement of engineering content/practices, (6) understanding the nature of engineering,and (7) broadening
Center dedicated to engineering education related initiatives and research focused on building diversity and enhancing the educational experience for all engineering students. Dr. Shehab teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in ergonomics, work methods, experimental design, and statistical analysis. Her current research is with the Research Institute for STEM Education, a multi-disciplinary research group investigating factors related to equity and diversity in engineering student populations.Dr. Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma Dr. Deborah A. Trytten is a President’s Associates Presidential Professor and Associate Professor of Computer Science and Womens’ and Gender Studies at the University of
development of spatial reasoning abilities for engineering students. Bell has worked at Michigan State University since 1995. His work focused on the development of K-12 teacher abilities to use technology for teaching and learning. His recent research has focused on distance learning and collaboration through telepresence. One key aspect of this work is the study of embodied content for learning and collaboration. Embodied content includes collaborative textual environments as well as augmented/mixed reality. Other research includes idea-centered teaching and learning.Cui Cheng, Michigan State University Cui Cheng is a doctoral candidate in the Educational Psychology and Educational Technology program at Michigan
and has resulted in many publications (see https://sites.google.com/view/chenderson). He is a Fulbright Scholar and a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Dr. Henderson is the senior editor for the journal ”Physical Review Physics Education Research” and has served on two National Academy of Sciences Committees: Under- graduate Physics Education Research and Implementation, and Developing Indicators for Undergraduate STEM Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018A systematic literature review on improving success of UG woman engineering students in the USIntroduction Over the past three decades, women in the Unites States
and Statistical Sciences and to the Department of Education and Human Development. Her research centers issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM through the lens of identity development. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Lived Experiences and Literature Reviews: Leveraging Experiential Knowledge in STEM Education Doctoral Studies Abstract Writing a doctoral dissertation is a daunting task under the best of circumstances.Students must organize and synthesize their research and academic knowledge to make acompelling case for why their research matters and why their results are
-enhancing first-year curriculum, which includes Self-Management and Leadership, First-Year Engineering Projects (design), Engineering Explorations through Physics, and mathematics courses. The classes are designed to immerse students in authentic engineering practices from the start of the undergraduate experience, and have evolved to feature an asset-based, capacity-building mindset instead of assuming that students are deficient or lacking in preparation and thus require remediation to succeed. Retention: GS includes an intentional focus on fostering learning communities and supporting students’ identity development as engineers and full members of a community that cares about them as whole people. Multiple methods and
aimed at promoting student narratives through audio-based methods.Dr. Cassandra McCall, Utah State University Cassandra McCall, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Department and Co-Director of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Transition Services at Utah State University. Her research centers the intersection identity formation, engineering culture, and disability studies. Her work has received several awards including best paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education and the Australasian Journal of Engineering Education. She holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech as well as M.S. and B.S. degrees in civil engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and