open-ended questions to gauge the satisfaction of learning outcomesof the course. We obtained a total of 30 pre- and 25 post-survey responses. We highlight a fewrelevant survey questions here and point the reader to Appendix A for the list of all questions. (a5) [Likert scale] I am confident in the ability of AI to solve the most complex problems in the world in the future.(a10) [Likert scale] I have advisers and/or role models in AI and CS (other than my parents). (b1) [Open-ended] What do you know about neural networks (write in one sentence without looking it up)? (b2) [Open-ended] What kinds of problems do people in AI work on? What kinds of medicine and healthcare problems do you imagine can be solved with AI?To facilitate
learning. o Effective feedback and continuous improvement. o Self-assessment and peer assessment in the engineering context • Module 4: Communicate, Disseminate and Socialize. o Reading, writing, and speaking in teaching contexts. o Writing to publish in engineering and be part of the engineering community as a teacher, student, and/or professional. o Engineering writing standards: norms, styles, etc. • Module 5: Science and Knowledge in Engineering Education o Scientific processes in engineering education. o Bibliographic bases and academic scientific research in engineering. o Open science in engineering education.DurationThe program will have a duration of 140 h
noperfect solution, different universities across the United States, Columbia and Germany haveattempted to improve students' success rate by adopting 42 different interventions. 22 of theseinterventions had a positive impact on the students, 12 had a negative impact on the student’ssuccess, and while 8 were categorized as having no effect on improving the outcomes of thecourse. Examples of these interventions included “the introduction of flipped learning style,writing for conceptual understanding, additional exposure, the use of hands-on laboratories,the incorporation of online resources, constant review of in-class structure by including rapidfeedback or in-class concept checks, [and] the use of supplemental instruction such as the useof peer
, knowledge, and confidence to meet industry demands. As Bil, Hadgraft, andRuamtham observe, the “…American industry needs the engineers who are able to solve openended problems and produce quality design work whilst engineers schools are producing greatscientist but average engineers”[4]. Studying student experiences and expectations providesinsight into their perspectives on the aviation industry and the skills they believe are valued most.Identifying common pitfalls and misconceptions can be a way to ensure students feel prepared toenter the workforce. Student expectations have been shown to affect performance even whentheir abilities are deemed to be on par with their peers. Students with higher expectations havebeen shown to have a higher level
-based projects. This peer-reviewed article focuses on a specific instance of PBL, which centers on aproject involving the reverse engineering and sustainable re-design of a common customerproduct, namely the ubiquitous powered hand tool, the drill. The project aimed to address themain body of the drill as well as components such as the hard carrying case and battery chargingstation. By including all the elements of the product as found in a commercial outlet, studentshad to ensure their designs worked seamlessly with the functionality and portability expected byconsumers. What sets this project apart is its adoption of an innovative educational model knownas "Integrated Projects." Integrated Projects represent an interdisciplinary
another is creating patterns. For example, in module 4,students are asked to calculate the pi using the Wallis formula, which involves the addition of 1or more terms. Therefore, in the code, the user is asked how many terms they want to use tomake the calculation (e.g., 500), and the code will generate the output using the number of termsthe user provided as input (for 500 terms, the output is 3.14002068). Similarly, in module 5, for-loops, the student must write code that calculates the factorial of a number (they cannot use thefactorial function pre-defined in MATLAB; these series in module 6 are more complex becauseof the use of nested loops. The other kind of problem is patterns. In this area, students are askedto create different shapes
engineering practices (SEPs)in NGSS. Participants were given “post-it” notes and told to write one word that describes whatscientists and engineers “do” on a note. After a few minutes, participants then placed their notesunder a poster listing each of the eight science and engineering practices. Teachers were able tosee that each of their words could fit under one of the practices and it was noted that they wereable to successfully identify many activities conducted by scientists and engineers. Participantsthen broke into groups of three or four and were assigned one of the eight SEPs to closelyexplore. Explanations of each practice from the standpoints of “science’ and “engineering” wereprovided to each group. The groups were assigned the
. For instance: as a personal tutor, aSocratic opponent, a reflective study buddy and idea generator, or an explorer [9]. Moreover,Stanford’s Center for Human-centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) purports benefits of ChatGPTsuch as allowing teachers and instructors to scale their learning, adapt to individual interests, andimprove learning accessibility—all without fear of peer judgment [10]. Of course, though,students can use ChatGPT to cheat. Whether writing essays or answering homework questions,students may be passing off generated text as their own [2], [8]. This requires caution, but thisdisruption can lead to an exciting foray into new skills, new domains, and new meaning behindlife, work, and education [11].3. Conceptual FrameworkThis
, with examples in writing tutors (Kim, 2023) and software tutors (Prather, 2023).Whether tutoring provides a desired tool or is deployed well remains up for debate (Engle,2023). The overall risk-benefit analysis affects policy making (Office of Ed Tech, 2024), butthere is promise for increasing educational equity (Sylvestre, 2023).Human-Computer Interaction: The general area of best practices for interacting with a chatbot istermed “prompt engineering” (Reynolds, 2021). Prompt engineering entails users tailoring theirquestions to the chatbot to task-specific domains, such as medicine (Heston, 2023), engineering(Velásquez-Henao, 2023), science education (Cooper, 2023) and image generation (Liu, 2022).Overall, prompt engineering provides another
held in person inthe United States for the first time since 2020, and was distinguished by a record number ofabstract and paper submissions and the highest number of attendees. Several changes were madefor the first time this year, including the creation of 1) videos to explain the differences betweenpaper categories, 2) distinct detailed rubrics for the variety of different submission types, and 3)streamlined tracks and sub-tracks using the Engineering Education Research (EER) taxonomy[1]. We updated the review process to engage peer reviewers at the abstract review stage ratherthan wait until the draft paper review stage. We also accepted abstracts with minor revisions andprovided them with necessary guidance if needed. We created a poster
ChatGPT into their weekly routines [13]. Recognizing the imperative for adapting tothe evolving landscape, educators must embrace change to ensure students are equipped with theskills and knowledge anticipated by the industry [14]. Rather than dismissing tools like ChatGPTor imposing unenforceable bans on the technology, instructors should encourage students to usethe tool to achieve a deeper understanding of the course material. There is a large potential forusing ChatGPT to supplement the current computer science education [3, 5, 6, 9, 13, and 15]. Atool like ChatGPT can help bridge the gap between students who lack the prerequisite experienceand knowledge, and the tool can become the study partner for the students that lack a peer groupto
research grant (e.g., NSF),s/he must comply with already structured research as stated in the grant proposal which rarelyincludes RT as defined and outlined above (NSF’s Broader Impact criterion is not RT). In spiteof these institutional, structural, and procedural constraints, the student co-authors in this paperdeveloped a commitment to RT mainly due to the spaces that their HES graduate programopened to do so and the guidance of faculty committed to RT. Hence, as expected, their RTefforts had to be implemented somewhat haphazardly, often circumventing established academicpractices but without placing themselves in trouble. Other students, while deeply committed toRT, found themselves prioritizing traditional academic writing, valued by academic
: Your Research Communication ExperienceWe are interested in hearing about your previous research communication experience. Do notworry if you do not have previous experience.4. Describe a prior experience you have had COMMUNICATING research to your peers, your family or your communities. The research you communicated could be yours or that of another researcher. If you have had no such experiences, please write NONE in the box, and skip to the next page.5. In the experience you described, how active or passive was your role in planning/directing the communications and selecting the medium (i.e., essay, podcast, video, poster), where very passive means carrying out instructions given to you by someone else? Leave blank if you have
]. Finding the “Goldilocks” textbookfeels impossible before adding liberal arts standards of historical, literary, narrative, andinspirational excellence to the list of requirements. A multi-author textbook might be tempting,but the challenges of writing such a textbook from the blank page are numerous [21]. Even witha good textbook, freshman students are often already overwhelmed by the transition to college,homework for math and science courses, and a slowly dawning realization that college, unlikemany high school experiences, will require effort outside the classroom. Reading a textbook foran “easy” introductory course is often the first assignment to skip, particularly where there is nomechanism for assessing completion.The Problem and The
class is quite poor in preparing students for workplace report writing.” “Emphasizing communication skills. Engineers can speak from an educated standpoint but that does not mean they are always able to communicate meaningfully.” “I believe a larger emphasis could be placed on effective communication.” “I think the ME Department can do more to help students develop better oral communication skills.” “We have to be able to confidently communicate ideas with people of other departments/industries.” “The ability to communicate effectively and the ability to work on multi-disciplinary needs.” “I noticed most of my engineering peers struggled with oral presentations and writing great
experience.3) Provide a venue for peer and older engineers to relate their academic and career development practices to the SBP participants.4) Introduce shared experiences of other Hispanic/Latinx / minority (female) engineers.The SBP program each year consisted of 2 to 4-hour afternoon sessions held each weekday invirtual only or hybrid mode over the three-week program in July. A Zoom platform was used toconduct the virtual portion of the daily SBP sessions. A weekly stipend was provided to eachparticipant as an incentive for continued attendance, paid after each week. For the on-siteparticipants of the SBP, additional activities centered around either student success orengineering lab tours were held each morning. The student
flexibility in modes of thinking, the scientific method, criticalreading, sketching, communication practices, and reflective and analytical writing. It underscoresthe interplay between reasoning, imagination, creativity, abstraction, ideas, and design asessential thinking skills in problem-solving, alongside ethical thinking and deliberation inanticipating design consequences.Drawing upon the foundational theories and experience-based learning models of Piaget, whichfocus on action, reflection, and construction, as well as Dewey’s exploration of the vitalconnection between education and experience through observation, knowledge, judgement, andpurpose [86], [87], this pedagogy extends into Kolb’s work on experiential learning. Kolb'scyclical model of
, we developed the Plug -n- Play approach, a flexiblepedagogical approach which ensures instructors have a fixed core structure, flexibility inleveraging their own teaching style, and a mechanism for constant reflection which allows foradaptations to the course structure over time. The PNP approach focuses course design around thestudent experience, while acknowledging and supporting individual teaching styles and teachingmethods.To assess PNP, a classroom observation protocol was developed to evaluate student engagement,as well as examination of sixteen sections worth of grades and student evaluations. The resultsshow that students are highly engaged with the course material, peers in the class, and theinstructors. Finally, the PNP approach
enactment of liberatory pedagogy is discussed through the perspectives of JEDIalumni.2. Literature ReviewThis section includes a review of literature focused efforts that seek to improve the experiencesof marginalized undergraduate engineering students or support them in creating change in theirlocal university or community context.2.1. Student Support ProgramsPrevious scholarship indicates that interventions offered by diversity engineering programs(DEPs) and minority engineering programs (MEPs) can improve marginalized students’undergraduate experience [1]. In particular, both faculty and peer mentorship programs forhistorically oppressed students have been identified as powerful support mechanisms inundergraduate engineering education [2
. iv. Midterm business model report is a summary of the business model creation and entrepreneurial activities in a progress report technical writing format. The students will document the progression of their business model and how their initial business model hypotheses were validated or rejected (backward-looking summary). Also, the students will provide a forward-looking summary to provide insights over the next phase of the project. v. Teamwork effectiveness assignments ensure that all team members contribute fairly and effectively in all entrepreneurial activities. The students are required to evaluate their peers four times throughout the semester using the team creation/evaluation software
their grades aredependent on their peers’ grades. These drawbacks to traditional points-based grading may resultin a cumulative score, and resulting grade, that may not reflect what students have learned, andmay not effectively incentivize students to learn or employ best practices in learning.There are variations to points-based grading that affect how students learn, their motivation, andoutcomes. For example, grading using different incentives, such as students earning points versusstudents losing points, has been shown to motivate students differently [3]. Goal structures in agrading scheme, such as cooperative, competitive, or individualistic, place implicit value oncertain behaviors, thereby acting as an “unconscious curriculum” that
audiences, and understand their potential vocational path-ways, including government, academia, and industry.The NRT program incorporated educational and experiential activities such as field experience,policy experience at the state capital, applied course work, interdisciplinary research projects,faculty and peer mentoring, professional development, and periodic assessment of these activi-ties. The NRT developed and offered three courses: a one-credit-hour cross-listed course, Inte-grated FEW Systems, a two-credit-hour cross-listed NRT Capstone course, and a 0-credit NRTSeminar. The Integrated FEW Systems course introduced students to systems thinking, with spe-cific application to the FEW nexus in Southwest Kansas. The NRT Capstone was a project
being able to secure an internship over the summer. The RS students were enrolled in an annual cadre-based one credit hour seminar with theresearchers to maintain the program’s high-touch status within the students’ lives and to direct themto reflect and consider some of the lessons from the experiences they had encountered. Personalreflection in written form is one of the best means to glean positive knowledge from a practicallearning event [38], [39]. The students had three extra-curricular activities to cover, and they wereassisted by the researchers in producing publication quality final reports. Student essays were peer-edited and then given a final review by the research team. Samples of RS student-written activityreporting were
(asphalt) - Technical -Lunch & Learn Activities Programming - High Voltage Lab Communication - International Paper - Bridge Recharge - Study Hall - Flight Research Lab - Practice Industry Tour - City tour - Supplemental -Center for Advanced Presentations - Student Spotlight - Service Training Instruction Vehicular Systems - Closing Ceremony - Group Presentation - Peer mentoring -Excel Workshop - Digital Media Center
-efficacy is likely significantbecause having a network of study buddies can provide mutual support. Previous research hasfound that “social support from peers will make individuals more resilient in dealing withproblems and foster academic self-confidence” [21]. This suggests that individuals feelsupported and encouraged by their study buddies, leading to a belief in their academic abilities.Furthermore, interacting with study buddies can facilitate constructive criticism and feedback.Interactions with colleagues around teaching and learning, including conversations aboutinstruction, peer observation and feedback, and advice seeking about instruction, illustrate thatcollaborative interactions with study buddies can increase an individual's belief
assessment ("post-test").Each learning activity was paper-based and was provided to students at the start of the classsession. Students were permitted to work with their peers in groups of 2 or 3. Control groupactivities involved solving computational problems, some of which had been used as test orlecture example problems by the instructors in previous semesters. In the case of the augmentedreality activities, the worksheet included several exercises (problems) for each student tocomplete. The exercises were arranged in order of increasing difficulty. The instructions on theAR activity worksheets provided scaffolding and paralleled the flow of the app such that studentscould record their work as they progressed through each exercise's tasks
” [17]. Furthermore,senior students with a track record of bringing their inventions to international academicpublications shared their journey in a session titled “Journeying New Horizons” [18]. Thesesharing seminars aim to inspire students and provide them with professional insights into thepotential achievements of their upcoming industrial collaborations.Stage 2. Equipping core competencies through training programs and peer learningThe “Equipping” stage commences with the identification of technical prerequisites essentialfor students to qualify for the industrial projects. These core competencies are collaborativelydefined by all stakeholders involved in industrial collaborations. In the 2023/24 period, thecore competencies outlined for
examines the student perception and experience of solving open-endedmodeling problems (OEMPs) through an autoethnographic account of the student-authors’personal reflections about an OEMP completed during an introductory level statics course.Currently, the student perspective is not represented in literature about engineering problemsolving. This is significant as the student perspective is integral to understanding how studentslearn and develop an engineering mindset. By incorporating the student voice throughautoethnographic techniques, this study can begin to fill this gap and provide meaningful insightsabout the student experience and perceived benefits surrounding an OEMP.Autoethnography is an approach to research and writing that
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generic examples and sample outputswith little formal evaluation and surveyed student at a high-level about ChatGPT’s usefulness.Previous systematic reviews focusing on using ChatGPT in educational settings have providedseveral general suggestions for how LLMs can be purposefully integrated into the learningprocess. For example, Imran and Almusharraf [11] reviewed 30 papers related to how ChatGPTcould be used as a writing assistant for instructors and students, but the synthesis does not offerconcrete prompts or specific guidance on how one would use such a tool to enhance their workbeyond suggestions offered in the reviewed papers (e.g., grammar assistance, textsummarization, constructing initial drafts, and brainstorming). Beyond only writing