in the regular TA-led recitation sessions, which underscores the intervention’s main achievement, to help students pass the course who might otherwise fail. In addition, this illustrates that the PLSG method helps all students, including transfer students, pass the course at higher rates. The inclusion of other factors pertaining to students’ starting course competency could potentially further elucidate these results. The research team plans to include demographic data and examine how transfer status is affected by study group participation in later studies. Ongoing and Future Work Ongoing work for the project includes investigating how the PLSGs affect students compared to the traditional TA-led
Illinois State University, teaching in the Sustainable and Renewable Energy program. Dr. Jo also leads the Sustainable Energy Consortium at the university. Dr. Jo is an honors graduate of Purdue University, where he earned a B.S. in Building Construction Management. He earned his M.S. in Urban Planning from Columbia University, where he investigated critical environmental justice issues in New York City. His 2010 Ph.D. from Arizona State University was the nation’s first in sustainability. His research, which has been widely published, focuses on renewable energy systems and sustainable building strategies to reduce the negative impacts of urbanization.Allison Antink-Meyer, Illinois State University Allison
. Additionally, an extensiveFOI analysis of multiple data sources (both qualitative and quantitative) can help provide adeeper understanding of the intervention.RecommendationsRecommendations for higher education practitioners and researchers engaged in fidelity ofimplementation activities are provided below: • Develop clear guidelines, such as a rubric outlining key components of the professional development framework or intervention. These guidelines can support practitioners and researchers to ensure a shared understanding of the intended implementation structure and process [1],[8]. • Examine how professional development activities (planning, teaching, and reflection) advance particular components of
(1994) usability inspection methods, usability testing will be done throughfocus groups to explore participants’ perceptions of the user interface design, identify designproblems, and uncover areas to improve the user interface and user experience in Ecampus andhybrid courses (RQ1). A heuristics evaluation [16, 17] of the user interface will be conducted toensure that usability principles are followed to provide a user interface with inclusivity andaccessibility (RQ2). A Likert scale will be adapted from Bandura’s (1989) MultidimensionalScales of Perceived Self-Efficacy [18] to explore participants' self-regulatory efficacy (RQ3).Planned InterventionThe proposed study will combine elements of both exploratory and quasi-experimental
use standard statistical tests (using mean comparisons, chisquare, and regression, etc.) abiding by the standards for statistical significance. For qualitativedata, we will use axial coding and thematic analysis.SedimentSketch softwareSedimentSketch will be a web-based software application that will allow instructors to createcustomized virtual lab classes with a personalized experience and automated feedback tostudents. No coding experience is needed for instructors to tailor these classes to use with theirteaching plan. The active learning software SedimentSketch will facilitate student mastery ofsediment identification and description; and provide a unique interactive environment for studentsto practice and improve their sedimentology
: equitable use;flexibility in use; simple and intuitive use; availability of information; tolerance for error; lowphysical effort; size and space for approach and use; and aesthetic and minimalist design [8].Biodesign is a method of training future health technology innovators that was founded at StanfordUniversity [9]. This approach engages medicine, engineering, and business in a curriculum thatchallenges participants to identify (needs finding and screening), invent (concept generation andscreening), and implement (strategy development and business planning) [10]. A recentlydeveloped diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) toolkit for the Biodesign process providescurriculum developers and instructors with information on diverse team
Ethics Awareness and Professional EthicsStandards for New Engineering Talents" and the series of lectures on "Engineering Ethics"courses regularly held by various science and engineering colleges mainly include topics suchas the relationship between engineering and ethics, risks in engineering, safety andresponsibility, engineering value, interests and justice. Dalian University of Technology has also successfully held the 8th National Cyber EthicsSymposium and the 3rd Academic Symposium on Science, Technology, and Engineering Ethicsin China. It has exchanged ethical governance systems with scholars from universities acrossthe country, implemented the Philosophy and Social Science Prosperity Plan, and built aplatform for strengthening
activities online, number of assignment and/or quiz submission, total time spent on theLMS, etc. For instance, the study by Kizilcec et al. (2013) [19] used the students’ interactionpatterns on their course LMS data to predict their engagement in the course. Additionally, studentLMS interaction data was used to predict their retention in online courses [20].With that background knowledge, it is evident that teaching online courses requires significantlymore planning, more effort and time investment compared to in-person face-to-face courses. Wewould like to acknowledge that we are not looking down upon teaching courses in-person andneither are we hinting at it is easy to teach in-person face-to-face courses. Additionally, we alsoacknowledge that
Rome, Italy was an eye-openingexperience. I am studying Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Chemistry.I really enjoyed my time abroad. The program that I went on was an affiliated partner with Tech,called Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA). During my time with CEA, I took two classes that applyto my degree plan, which has allowed me advance in my curriculum and open space this upcomingyear to take extra classes for a Chemistry minor.What I learned and experienced outside of class was something that I will cherish for the rest of mylife. I always knew that the world was a big place, but on this trip, I was able to see this truth. Ivisited different places in Italy with CEA, including Florence, Pompeii, Sorrento, and Capri.Student 2
leisure, so I started with a social justice mindset. It was interesting to see that the statistics for woman-identifying athletes in male-dominated sports are like those for first-year incom- ing engineering and computer science students.” In addition to owning her own business and her role at Clemson, Johnson serves as the past president of the WEPAN Board of Directors. She is honored to serve the WEPAN community alongside the executive leadership team. Together they will ensure WEPAN continues growing, and create a strategic plan, mapping out goals and objectives for three, five, and ten years into the future. Johnson is a writer, adventurer, and family woman outside of work. Together with her partner, Adam, they
survey. The literature reviewreveals 1) a lack of consistency in defining CMC in scholarly literature, 2) a focus on strategicrather than operational perspectives, and 3) widespread confusion regarding the role of eachorganization in CMC partnerships [7]. Important to the current study, these authors summarizedthat the most fruitful CMCs arose when collaborating organizations shared values and hadcompatible goals. Survey results from 166 respondents across 19 countries reveal differingdefinitions, social and historical disparities, and political interference creating barriers tosuccessful CMC. The recommendations of Khorram-Manesh et al. for improved CMC include 1)defining the collaboration, 2) building trust, 3) planning interactions, and 4
series.The PDE design and faculty involvement.The Research Research Question: What is the impact of participation in TIME on faculty conceptions of diversity and inclusion in the classroom? Participants 12 faculty from six STEM Schools ● Biological Science ● Computer Science ● Engineering ● Health Science ● Pharmaceutical Science ● Physical ScienceParticipant overview. Data Collection and MethodologySurveys● Purpose of surveys were to understand faculty experiences during the professional development series and gauge their plans to continue the work beyond the professional development series.● Surveys were deployed a week
feedback that has informed future development and implementation plans,this feedback also strongly suggested that students were using the simulation feature asanticipated to test their code, troubleshoot issues, and iterate in attempts to solve problems.Overall FeedbackTeachers reported that students were engaged and motivated by the Robotarium and the premisethat they were coding real-world hardware operated by a flagship research institution. Teachersalso reported that they themselves were learning new concepts as part of the implementation ofthe modules within their classrooms, and desired more professional learning to help them feelempowered to engage with the Robotarium and the instructional module.Discussion:The application of the Robotarium
offormal programs. Thus, some new efforts are being made into including socialization with othersin the program. Some of the challenges in the program were in sustaining engagement by students due totheir location over two campuses and their responsibilities and workloads of their graduatestudies. Thus, finding a common time was not possible so creating access through varyingdays/times and modalities was necessary. In addition, there were also challenges due to thepandemic affecting in-person event planning and the strain many students felt at that time. Inaddition, more participants are needed to measure self-advocacy knowledge and skills ofgraduate students more broadly before they engage in this type of professional development. If
(among other student-centered practices) have been shown to receive higherteaching assistant evaluations than those with no additional training (Sana et al, 2011). Harvey et al,(2016, pg 9) defined reflection as “… a deliberate and conscientious process that employs a person’scognitive, emotional and somatic capacities to mindfully contemplate on past, present or future(intended or planned) actions in order to learn, better understand and potentially improve futureactions.” This key practice supports transformation of experience into understanding (Veine et al, 2019).The goals of the AEW facilitator training program are to 1) develop undergraduate students as effectivefacilitators of inclusive student-centered learning techniques to improve
toincrease the number of URMs and women pursing graduate degrees in BMMB. This is a step inthe right direction. Over the three years we also adjusted the program based on feedback fromstudents and our observations. For example, we consolidated our bootcamp and adjusted ourgraduate ambassador training. We will also include the support services we offer to both groupsin our planning and onboarding. Going forward, we hope to be able to continue supportingundergraduate student preparation for graduate school and increasing access to an advancedegree.Future workWe hope to explore the long-term outcomes of this work by continuing to monitor participantsthrough graduation and leverage these findings to support broader STEM efforts to increaseaccess and
transformation projects and use of learning analytics have been conducted at largeresearch institutions, the findings from this project will contribute to the knowledge inengineering education change in the context of a public, regional, primarily undergraduateinstitution in the Midwest. This work-in-progress paper describes the grounding, planning, andimplementation of these strategies to build capacity for change as well as shares the challengesencountered, strategies used, and lessons learned.Learning Analytics Dashboard Development and InitiationTo date, a total of individual 17 faculty members have been involved one or both facultycommunities (Data Tools Co-Design FC, Inquiry in STEM Success FC) since the start of theproject (Spring 2021-Spring
engineering work can potentially influence career choices inteenagers. The First-Year Seminar at Campbell University approaches helping studentsunderstand engineering with a ‘something for everyone’ approach that examines engineeringfrom many perspectives and asks students to identify and build on whichever set of perspectivesconnects best to their interests and career plans. To this end, a set of activities examining beautyand elegance in engineering was created to focus on creative and aesthetic aspects ofengineering, and other positive impacts of engineering related to experiences of beauty.While not typically considered a core first-year topic [2], exploring the concepts of beauty andelegance with first-year engineers broadens and enhances their
encountered in producing the design, and detail how they overcame the challenges. It ismade clear to the student with the Mechanical Engineer role that they do not actually have tobuild the device, but are responsible for ensuring the build happens, and documenting thechallenges and roadblocks the team encounters. Among the 64 teams I have taught over the lasteight years, I have yet to have a team that did not encounter challenges, and had to modify theoriginal plan the Project Manager proposed. It is important that students learn to expectchallenges and persevere to find solutions. Students are graded on the following criteria: • Resources (Was a comprehensive parts list developed…6 pts) • Cost estimate (Was an updated cost estimate developed
ASEE 2024 At least student orgs are able to continue with culturally specific events, but now they’re not getting that collaboration and financial support from our offices. I think they’re going to be stressed out trying to plan these events all by themselves, at least if they want to do it at a high-quality level.Given the celebrations mentioned as exempt from termination are specific cultural celebrations,time will tell if the bias towards more established celebrations like those will stand or if they toowill be disallowed. It is likely that clear standards will only develop as state governments move toenforce their laws and institutions either face repercussions for being too lax in their restructuringor continue
career prospects and make enough money to supportherself in a better lifestyle.” With extensive experience in the service industry as a hairstylist,she planned to develop technical skills to help “people who are not tech savvy in a morepersonable non-geeky manner.” Although an early benefit of our STIR dialogs was in getting Ethrough the technical learning so she could leverage her social strengths in a more lucrativecareer trajectory, the subsequent work and career self-efficacy outcomes are more relevant to thispaper. In particular, the following SocioTechnical Learning example shows how E improvedwork and career self-efficacy through reflective problem-solving.Early in her apprenticeship, E’s primary concern was establishing a routine. When
task is encapsulated by ABET Criterion 5 which states that an effective team includes“members [who] together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment,establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives” (2023). For the most part, this education inpractice consists of combining students into groups and letting them explore teamwork dynamicsthrough self-determination (i.e., figuring it out as they go). This sort of situational, experientialeducation mimics to some extent what happens in the engineering workplace, where individualswith unique skill sets are tasked with working together to achieve a common goal. However, theoutcomes of this educational approach can be highly variable, resulting in students who have
. Oursection is called “Socially Engaged Design of Nuclear Energy Technologies.” In its first offeringin Fall 2023, the course had 38 students. Students from any engineering major can take thiscourse, meaning that some were nuclear-interested but many were planning to major in otherdisciplines. As is typical of many schools right now, we had a significant number of studentsinterested in computer science and engineering. But a wide range of engineering fields wererepresented in our course.All Introduction to Engineering courses in the College of Engineering are design-build-testcourses, as is ours. The project with which students in our course are tasked is the design of ahypothetical fusion energy facility in collaboration with community members from
. In terms of the three objectives for the research plan, the research study identified thefollowing findings: 1. Indicators of successful model implementation emerged from teacher’s feedback on how their classes changed through their use of the NEIR model. The changes observed by the teachers included: a. Projects that engage student in problem solving and the design process rather than kits or high structured activities b. Examples of how the teachers use NEIR in the classroom c. Classroom activities that required collaboration among all students, which included changes to classroom organization d. The teacher’s role in the classroom changed from providing answers and
has diversestudents or the majority of the population has underrepresented students in engineeringeducation). The National Strategy Plan (2020-2025) developed for the National Academies ofScience (NAS) has a cultural component in the three main goals of this plan [15]. The NASrecommends "Address[ing] critical societal and global issues; Improve[ing] public understandingand appreciation of science and the scientific method; Improve[ing] the culture and practice ofscience" [15, pg. 3-9]. Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP) [16] is a framework that designslearning experiences and supports these efforts. However, we know very little about how CRP inengineering education is taken up in the literature, with whom the work is being conducted, andhow
-binary students inengineering, audiovisual materials, and field visits to places such as prototype/manufacturingfacilities. Inclusion of non-binary engineers’ experiences and audiovisual materials will makeour seminar more inclusive to identities and learning styles, while field visits will serve as hands-on experiences for our students to experience and develop their confidence in engineering.Based on the feedback, we will incorporate improvements into the next iteration of the course,adding in new course material on negotiation with multiple engineering identities and field tripsto engineering labs. Our plans include continuing to offer our seminar in Academic Year 2024-2025 and expanding it into a First-year Learning Community (FLC) in early
that we were planning on selling, forgetting that all of our activities are commercial…we took the policies laid out too literally: Rather than understanding it as an ethical document.”Further, several students raised key points about teamwork or their team’s social context as theydiscussed what it would take to recognize and act upon the activity’s ethical dilemma, for example: • “I felt something was off throughout most of the lab, but because certain members of my team had interpreted the instructions a certain way and were quite confident about it, I didn’t really raise my concerns until the end of the lab when it was too late.” • “Once we finished the project some of my teammates said ‘I’m confused about
constraints, and 2) is basedon the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work”. The first semester consisted ofproduct ideation, market research, consumer needs and development planning which targets thefirst part in ABET’s definition. Second semester focused on development of a prototype(s) in alaboratory setting. For all the product design projects, students focused on a project which canbe manufactured using principles of ChE including a minor manufacturing process design at theend of the second semester. Both semesters include additional lectures by instructors and guests(both internal and external), guided mentoring through design meetings, as well as studentreflections [9] and other presentations [10]. Course outcomes for both
design experimentapproach is used in this research to test the Canvas applications. This research approachemphasizes an iterative cycle of data-driven decision-making through three critical processes:development, refinement, and evaluation. The research plan fulfills two goals: 1) to provideformative evaluation for the improvement of the game and associated Canvas applications, and2) to understand the mechanism for how the games may work to improve students’ STEMoutcomes.This research was funded by the National Science Foundation, Grant #2225226References:[1] K.G. Ricks, J.A. Richardson, H.P. Stern, R. P. Taylor, and R. A. Taylor. “ An Engineering Learning Community to Promote Retention and Graduation of At-Risk Engineering
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