each other to reach the original goal. This strategy is suitable for engineeringclassrooms because it breaks complex knowledge into different parts which reduces the learningeffort for each group. Also the nature of engineering knowledge, which is more systematic thenother knowledge, make the Jigsaw method succeed in motivating students in engineeringclasses10,11. Recently, educators12 have tried another method called the Peer to Peer Instructionmethod in engineering education. It is a more specific definition or derivation from Two WayTeaching method. They focused on a sharing strategy using Peer to Peer Instruction and provedthe improvement of motivation and the better way to transform the dry and uninterestingengineering knowledge base into
survey, after being introduced to principles of design methodologies andhuman factors, and then were required to provide the questionnaire to two other non-engineeringstudents or professionals. The first-year engineering students collected the completed surveys oftheir non-engineering peers and responded to three open-ended questions related to commonalitiesand differences in understanding the ambiguous interfaces.In three cohorts’ reflections (99), nearly half attributed the variation of responses to differences inexperiences and shared understandings. Other explanations for the observed variation in responseswere disciplinary differences (23), difference of interpretation of instruction (30), and commonsense (20). The series of ambiguous
experiencein a face-to-face (FTF) instructional setting. Inspired by well-established FYE curricula [4], [8]–[10], the learning objectives for the course focused on the engineering design process [11], [12],interdependency of the engineering disciplines through NAE’s Grand Challenges of Engineering[13], cross-cutting theoretical concepts such as mathematical modeling and conservation ofenergy, and durable professional skills like teamwork and technical writing. Delivered in a large-enrollment section format (ca. 350 students per section), the course was co-taught by 2-3 facultyinstructors and leveraged a cadre of undergraduate teaching assistants (25:1 student-to-TA ratio)to provide personalized coaching to student teams as they worked through the two
items from the survey. Due to page limitsin this work-in-progress study, we opted to include strategies used by women by engineering role(faculty, student, employer, etc.) in future work. Thus, we only present strategies womenengineers communicated in their writing when they were asked to expand upon a situational HCthey had to overcome in engineering.Demographics Out of the participants who shared a strategy (n = 154), the majority were 18-29-years-old (n = 121, 79%) (Table 1: Demographic characteristics of participants). Because weintentionally oversampled at some institutions, minoritized groups (n = 69, 45%) were morerepresented in this sample than is typical in engineering. Most of the participants did not considerthemselves to be
at Urbana- Champaign and a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin.Mr. Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Michael Alley is a professor of teaching for engineering communications at Pennsylvania State Univer- sity. He is the author of The Craft of Scientific Writing (Springer, 2018) and The Craft of Scientific Presentations (Springer-Verlag, 2013). He is also founder of the popular websites Writing as an Engineer or Scientist (www.craftofscientificwriting.com) and the Assertion-Evidence Approach (www.assertion- evidence.com). American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020Work In Progress (WIP): A Systematic Review of
students’support in performing preliminary research to generate experimentally validated data for theproposal. This approach produced a contagious excitement and ownership because manystudents in sections following earlier introductory sections knew what to expect; their peers fromearlier sections had shared the idea outside of class. Furthermore, hands-on interactionsembedded in PBL4 allowed students to “do something” to “learn about something,” instead ofthe usual classroom teaching with singular focus on “learn about something.” At the start of theMUAV lesson, students drew names out of a hat to choose between four possible roles: pilotingthe MUAV, timing MUAV flight to measure its ground speed over a set number of parkingspaces located behind the
checking, discus-sions, debates, and various tasks involving application, analysis or problem-solving, student-centeredapproaches require students to learn course materials prior to a class meeting (McCallum et al., 2015),typically through assigned readings or lecture videos along with quick quizzes or short write-ups. Be-cause students in student-centered courses interact with course materials in a timely manner to preparebetter for class meetings, they tend to avoid the cramming style of study for summative assessmentscompared with students in lecture-based courses (Gross et al., 2015; Hutchings & Quinney, 2015). Research in student-centered instructional approaches has reported positive outcomes in studentlearning (e.g., Freeman et al
pedagogy literature for guidance.Students’ struggles with programming and data analysis are not new. In the 1990s active learningin computer science consisted of mini-lectures, handouts containing work-out examples, andclass time where students worked independently on projects [7]. This popular method of teachingprogramming evolved over time with new strategies being suggested and tested [8,9]. One suchmethod is pair programming where students work in pairs at a single computer and periodicallyswitch seats and roles [8]. Another method is live coding where the professor writes code in frontof the class while interacting with students [10]. In addition to challenges in teachingprogramming, teaching statistics has its own challenges and
expand on prior work where the students discussed whatUDL and learner-centeredness are and why these are essential additions to academia and learning(Wiitablake, Eanochs et al., 2022). As such, the lead author asked those who have participated orare currently participating in the grant as part of the Collaborative Design Team to reflect ontheir experiences with the project. The idea was to leave the task open for interpretation, thoughprompts were supplied to all students to get started with the writing. In addition, meetings wereset up as-needed, with students being able to choose whether or not they needed additionalguidance from the Research Assistant. These approaches allowed the students to take theinitiative in the writing process and
engineering, becoming grounded in professional ethics, computer-based calculation -- growing comfortable with statistics and estimation, using analytical reasoning, taking and recording proper measurements, becoming familiar with a computer-aided-design tool, programming using a text-based language, and design -- working with a team, using sound judgment in a laboratory environment, communicating ideas clearly including writing technically.Retention data, in particular the attitudes of students who leave engineering majors, reveal thatthe structure of engineering majors and the culture of engineering courses are more responsiblefor attrition than personal inadequacy or aptitude for other disciplines or the appeal of
students in explicit stages of research and culminates in a paper orposter. Mentoring is charged to the course instructor and sometimes peers. Most CUREsimplementations involve lower-division students and last for one semester of less. On the otherhand, most UREs implementations typically involve upper-division students [5]. Spring 2017 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 7-8, 2017 MSUWe believe that in engineering technology undergraduate programs CUREs and UREs shouldcomplement each other. CUREs should be included across the curriculum and at different levels.Our view is to incorporate basic research skills in early semesters and keep cultivating andexpanding them as students move up. We believe that with this approach upper
year, Mr. Carte served as President of the West Virginia Academic Coaches Association. Hewas recognized as an outstanding teacher by the West Virginia Governor’s Honors Academy in 2006 and2008, and in 2005, he served on West Virginia Instructional Materials Selection Committee for Science.He served on the WESTEST II Item Writing Committee for Chemistry in 2009. While at Riverside HighSchool, Mr. Carte was named Kanawha County Teacher-of-the-Year in 2010.In 2012, Mr. Carte gained certification from The Princeton Review to be a part-time general chem-istry instructor, and has taught preparation courses for the Medical College Admissions Test at MarshallUniversity. For the past two years, he served as the College and Career Ready/STEM Coordinator
: Methods for Teaching Technical Presentations to Practicing Engineers in an Online EnvironmentAbstractWe have been teaching technical and engineering communication in a graduate-levelonline course for over eight years. As part of that work, we advise the students (all arepracticing professional engineers) about writing and presenting alike. In fact, thepresentations element of the course is unilaterally the most lauded element of that course.However, again and again, instructors interested in teaching presentations online ask us,“How can you do that? How can presentations be taught online?” Our answer is both acomplicated one and a simple one: you must have the right setup, the right infrastructure,and a thorough understanding of
understand the difficulties and rewards and canspeak to them candidly.Class DesignA note on the infrastructure suggested for a successful program: it would be beneficial tohave a university contact that is also corresponding with the student. A good way to dothis is to create an independent study course or a special topics course in which anystudent participating in a study abroad program would enroll. This would enhance thestudent’s experience abroad. Assignments for this class would be centered on weeklyjournal entries. Expectations for these journal entries should be left open-ended toencourage student-directed writing, but there should also be a directed component everyweek. These assignments might include discussing a new word, phrase, or
Page 14.399.3finding a mentor and establishing the relationship for success.There are many types of mentoring: direct supervisor as mentor, mentoring done on aspontaneous basis as the need arises, informal group mentoring from an organized program (e.g.,workshops and presentations), peer mentoring, and mentoring from a senior faculty member whois not in an official supervisory role.5 Jordan et al. thoroughly review the different mentoringrelationships and highly recommend the final mentoring method listed above (mentoring from anon-supervisor) mostly because of the honest and direct communication possible without fear ofrepercussions on yearly reviews. The material presented in this paper is this recommended typeof mentoring, but the mentoring
aproblem involving (for example) the illustration of a circuit and/or its mathematical expression.With the minute paper, students were asked at the end of class to write down their muddiestpoints, main takeaways, and/or questions based upon their lecture notes. To directly assess theeffectiveness of this new approach, current rubric-derived exam results were compared withprevious exam results, taking GPA into account. We obtained significantly-higher final examscores during the active semester. Semi-structured student interviews were also conductedbefore class sessions and content-analyzed by two analysts to indirectly assess the impact of thetechniques on student learning. Based on the interview data, the very large majority of studentsfound the
Teacher Education, and Journal of Hispanic Higher Education. She earned her Ph.D. in Reading/Writing/Literacy from the University of Pennsylvania and has been a faculty member at UTEP since 2008.Miss Helena Mucino, University of Texas, El Paso Helena Muci˜no is a Ph.D. student in the Teaching, Learning, and Culture program at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). She holds a master’s degree in Musical Education Research from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). She is currently working as a Research Assistant for an NSF-funded project at UTEP dedicated to broadening the participation of Latinx students in higher edu- cation. c American Society for Engineering Education
process is described in more detail in a later section. In this way, we aim to greatly reduce the occurrence of “rushing to get a job done”, knowing that mistakes and accidents could occur as a result. (Jiminez et al, 2014) Similarly, for a capstone design class in which each student team is building a unique project, we believe that requiring the students to write a safety plan and to get it approved by the instructors before construction will ensure that they will consider the safety risks that could occur during the build and test phases of their project, and to take corrective actions to eliminate or minimize these risks. Some peer institutions also have a similar requirement (Kemsley, 2011.) DesignBuildTest [Work space] Upon
grades 5-8, the Elementary Science Olympiad team, and the competitive high school robotics team, FTC. She contributed to international published papers, national proceedings, and is the process of writing several children’s books. This summer she will present a workshop on robotics for elementary school students.Mr. Erdogan Kaya, University of Nevada - Las Vegas Erdogan Kaya is a PhD student in science education at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is work- ing as a graduate assistant and teaching science methods courses. Prior to beginning the PhD program, he received his MS degree in computer science and engineering. He coached robotics teams and was awarded several grants that promote Science, Technology
subjects that might presenta struggle. Peer and professional tutors are available through the academic achievement centerto assist with technical subjects as well as writing and math. The college caters to workingadults by offering courses after typical working hours, on weekends and online. Facultymembers teaching online curriculum have undergone training and use universal course designtechniques (S. Burgstahler, 2006 16) to cater to all learning styles.Student advising starts prior to entering the program. Students meet with a designated Collegeand Career Navigator who is the first point of contact for each student participating in thiscertificate program. The College and Career Navigator assists with the application process andremains a point
design costs wereroutinely reaching the tens of millions of dollars 3. Given these constraints, how can we aseducators hope to provide a meaningful SoC design experience in a 10-week quarter?This paper attempts to answer that question by detailing a 1-quarter SoC design course I pilotedin Spring quarter 2015, CPE 439 Real Time Embedded Systems. As discussed in EnablingTechnology, I based the course around a new type of technology called a Programmable SoC(PSoC). PSoCs abstract away many of the low-level design decisions and development work thatgoes into a traditional SoC bring-up, allowing students to focus on developing custom IP,connecting it to the processor through an industry standard interconnect bus, and writing driversoftware to control
than on learning activities in general. A collaborativequiz is one based on the idea of paired programming, a technique that has become well-receivedin computer science. This type of quiz requires the pair of students to program together, usingone computer to turn in one final solution. The second method, a cooperative quiz, allowsstudents to collaborate as much or as little as they prefer. For a cooperative quiz, students musteach use their own computer to write and submit their own solution, but any collaboration withtheir partner is allowed. To account for student preferences for active or independent learning,these strategies were also guided by how students are paired. To do this, the Felder-Silvermanlearning style inventory was used to
iREP-4-PACE program is to engage a cohortof undergraduates from plant/agriculture sciences, chemical sciences, and engineering disciplinesin the research, education of engineering chemicals from plants of high commercial and medicinalvalue. The program will educate the undergraduates in engineering environment friendlychemicals. The year-long program will train students in seeking/learning the interdisciplinaryknowledge, techniques of molecular synthesis of plant-based chemicals and in doing so, it willtrain the students in broadly applicable research methods such as literature review, instrumenttraining, basic statistical analysis, and proposal writing. The article describes the design of theiREP-4-PACE program and activities conducted to
is a senior member of IEEE and is a member of ASME, SIAM, ASEE and AGU. He is actively involved in CELT activities and regularly participates and presents at the Lilly Conference. He has been the recipient of several Faculty Learning Community awards. He is also very active in assessment activities and has presented more than a dozen papers at various Assessment Institutes. His posters in the areas of Bloom’s Taxonomy and Socratic Inquisition have received widespread acclaim from several scholars in the area of Cognitive Science and Educational Methodologies. He has received the Assessment of Critical Thinking Award twice and is currently working towards incorporating writing
, unspecializedversions of the same required courses. Several expressed a sense that the sustainability focusdetracted from the general learning objectives of the course—i.e. that they might have receivedmore substantive writing instruction in sections of RH131 that weren’t also teachingsustainability concepts. These themes have emerged before: sustainability has been introducedinto the RHIT curriculum as the organizing framework for projects in other required courses—particularly an upper-division course in technical communication—and students have oftenperceived a tension between the emphasis on sustainability and other course content and learningobjectives. On this point, some HERE students resembled their non-cohort peers more closelythan we’d anticipated
day of the interview. A panel of experts from UMengineering faculty search committees was present to provide relevant information and advice onthe interview process and to answer questions from the audience.The final event in the series, entitled Future Faculty Series #4 – Running a Research Program,occurs in the middle of the winter semester. In 2003 this panel discussion consisted ofengineering faculty who spoke on three topics – managing and recruiting graduate students,writing grant proposals and managing resources, and administrative responsibilities. Fiftystudents attended this final session.Making it Through Graduate SchoolAn integral part of the path towards a career in academia is the doctoral degree. The UM ASEE
Session 1322 Support for students at a distance: Is technology enough? Karen Al-Ashkar University of Wisconsin – MadisonAbstractThere is a growing body of evidence, empirical and anecdotal, to suggest that studentsenrolled in extended (off-campus) degree programs require supports that ensure not onlyaccess but success. Access to supplementary services, such as writing centers andcampus libraries, necessitates early action by support staff to guarantee that studentsenjoy the full range of services open to their on-campus counterparts. In traditionalsettings, this means building bridges to these
students areencouraged. In these participatory workshop-lectures, active learning can be an ultimateachievement, even with a large class size of about 450 students per session. Peer instructions viabuzz groups are encouraged in lectures by posing concept quizzes (similar to Mazur’s) andthought provoking puzzles at regular intervals during lectures. Printed lecture notes with criticalinformation purposely “blanked” out also allow students to discover and learn during theworkshop-lecture as they actively work through their notes, sometimes together with thelecturers.Such techniques often require the contents of the lecture to be pruned judiciously. This is wherethe next two technologies can help in alleviating the worry of some lecturers of leaving
of methods were used tokeep reasonable limits on teaching staff time while still delivering a hands-on course:1. Tutorial information was developed and made available on the Web. This is particularly important for a course where basic skills are taught (from Excel to soldering irons), but where students enter with a wide range of backgrounds.2. Peer evaluation of drawings, designs and projects. Several methods were used including having students exchange their drawing or essay with their neighbor and writing a quick critique on a Post-It note. Another method was to have ten students come to the front of the class, project their drawing or design on an overhead and have another student critique the work in front of the class. This
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