developed aformative peer observation protocol designed specifically for science, technology, engineering,and mathematics (STEM) educators. Peer observation is a well-established method for providingfeedback to faculty and may serve as an important alternative to student evaluations [6]. Legalconcerns have emerged about using student evaluations as the only metric for evaluatingteaching in promotion and tenure decisions due to the well-documented bias present in studentevaluations.MethodsMost of the authors had participated in traditional peer observation prior to this project but thevarious forms we used were summative: check-lists of basic practices. We noticed that thecheck-list approach implied stress for a faculty member when they did not
research project, NSF EFRI-Barriers, Under- standing, Integration – Life cycle Development (BUILD). She has worked in the sustainable engineering arena since 2004. As the assistant director of education outreach in the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation, Pitt’s center for green design, she translates research to community outreach programs and develops sustainable engineering programs for K-12 education.Prof. Daniel Mosse, University of PittsburghDr. Margaret S. Smith, University of Pittsburgh Margaret Smith holds a joint appointment at the University of Pittsburgh as Professor of Mathematics Ed- ucation in the School of Education and Senior Scientist at the Learning Research and Development Center. Her research
delivering the lecture content ofthe design process using videos and other media, class time is freed up for concrete progress on ateam’s specific project with support of faculty.The first goal of this project is to create educational materials to transfer the delivery of contentregarding the design process to an out-of-class environment and to develop in-class activelearning modules that clarify, elaborate, and expand on critical design process topics. Thesematerials will be widely available for others to use.Currently, limited research exists on the impact of the flipped classroom model in engineering,mathematics, or science courses at the university level. Thus, the second goal of this project is toanswer the engineering education research
-funded projects [2]. A mailing postcard campaign was developed and implemented in 2013 (Figures 1 and 2). For example, for the 2014 freshmen cohort 4,161 postcards were mailed to the targeted groups in three different mailings throughout the year (April 2013, October 2013 and February 2014). This campaign has evolved to include e-blasts since 2014 employing both admissions and the marketing department.2. Enhance the activities and supports to achieve 90% retention. The goal to achieve 90% retention involved looking at the support services, intrusive advising and capitalizing upon upperclassmen to support the freshmen during their first year. As part of the program, the PIs become secondary academic advisors for the scholars. The
has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory and a Chemistry Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge and change for introductory materials science and chemistry classes. He is currently conduct- ing research on a large scale NSF faculty development project. His team is studying how workshops on strategies of engagement and feedback with support from internet tools and resources affect faculty be- liefs, classroom practice, and development of disciplinary communities of practice and associated student achievement. He was a coauthor for the best paper award in the Journal of Engineering Education in 2013 and this year has received the Michael Ashby Outstanding Materials Educator Award from the
and educational applications. Dr. Zhou has conducted a large number of funded research projects totaling over $21 million and collaborated with many experts from over 110 organizations including academia, national laboratories, and industries. Dr. Zhou has published more than 350 technical papers, five copy- righted CFD codes, and two patents. She has received numerous awards including the R&D 100 Award in 2004, the Medal Award by the American Iron and Steel Institute in 2005, the J. Keith Brimacombe Memo- rial Lecture Award by the Association of Iron and Steel Technology (AIST) in 2010, the 2012 Chanute Prize for Team Innovation, and the Gerald I. Lamkin Fellow Award for Innovation & Service 2017-2018
-technological systems. Given advances in AI and the complexity of the theoretical frameworks,we were interested in learning whether generative AI could support protocol development. Wegenerated questions using the generative text model: Claude-2. These generated questions wereranked by both Claude-2 and a member of the research team, and the rankings were compared.Through this process, we found that generative models can be used to write initial interviewquestions, but the quality of the questions is not consistent. Specifically, the questions generatedwere often relevant to the project, but they were not necessarily useful because of the use ofawkward language. Despite this, the generated questions served as a helpful starting point fordeveloping a
)represent a unique yet understudied student group that comprises substantial numbers of thosehistorically underrepresented and underserved in STEM (i.e., due to race, ethnicity, gender, socialclass, ability, orientation, etc.). The individual diversity reflected by SVSMs, as well as theirtechnical interests, leadership and teamwork skills, maturity, life experience, and self-discipline,highlight SVSM as promising candidates for helping the field of engineering meet 21st centurySTEM workforce diversity goals [1,2].Project Goals and Work PlanThe overall goal of this NSF CAREER project is to advance full participation of SVSM within higherengineering education and the engineering workforce via two complementary work streams: aresearch plan and an
mechanics, sustainable infrastructure development, and material model development. He had been actively involved in planning, designing, supervising, and constructing many civil engineering projects, such as roads, storm drain systems, a $70 million water supply scheme which is comprised of treatment works, hydraulic mains, access roads, and auxiliary civil works. He had developed and opti- mized many highway design schemes and models. For example, his portfolio includes a cost-effective pavement design procedure based on a mechanistic approach, in contrast to popular empirical procedures. In addition, he had been equally engaged in the study of capacity loss and maintenance implications of local and state roads (a World
Lafayette with a research focus on characterizing behaviors in student designers. She previously worked as an environmental engineer specializing in air quality influencing her focus in engineering de- sign with environmental concerns. She earned her B.S. in General Engineering (Systems Engineering & Design) and M.S. in Systems and Entrepreneurial Engineering from the University of Illinois in Urbana- Champaign. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 NSF CORE: Large-scale Research on Engineering Design in SecondaryClassrooms with Big Learner Data Using Energy3D Computer-Aided DesignAbstractThrough a five-year collaborative project, Purdue University and the Concord Consortium areapplying
).Graduation rates among transfer students are lower than students entering four-year programs inyear one, and the TranSCEnD program was deliberately designed to provide these students withacademic, social and financial support. Three major components were included to improvecohort-building and thereby impact success. Students admitted to the program (1) engaged in agroup summer bridge project, (2) completed a single-term success seminar, and (3) wereprovided a scholarship for continued informal engagement with the comprehensive TranSCEnDteam throughout their years at UTK. The NSF-supported project has entered the fifth and finalyear of the program and the results of the effort show positive impacts on transfer studentsuccess. Students participating
engineering technology education curriculum inthe USA is deficient in providing students with Experiential Learning opportunities. Internshipsprovide students with the much-needed experiential and project-based learning opportunities,and has helped historically underrepresented and underserved students overcome the “impostersyndrome” that oftentimes is a barrier to pursuing engineering and other STEM careers. The NS-ATE Grant (#1902339) for Smart Advanced Manufacturing Education in the Silicon Valleyawarded to Ohlone College ensures that this gap in experiential learning opportunity is closed.This paper highlights the innovative implementation of Remote and In-person Internships duringCOVID-19, the impact on participating students’ sense of belonging
will combine their expertise to develop and test this framework,and examine how it influences professional formation. The traditional mechanical engineeringeducation paradigm is adept at training engineers in analytical, modeling, and other technicalskills needed to address functional/objective aspects of problems they solve. Professional skillssuch as communication and the ability to work in teams typically occur in conjunction withcourse projects, especially team-based projects. However, there is an opportunity to betterunderstand how certain design activities can influence an engineer’s self and social awareness asthey consider designing with compassion as part of the design criteria. Raising students’ self andsocial awareness has the
. Much of this work has been centered on model-based inquiry and the integration of scientific practices in a supportive and structured way. He has been funded by NSF and other agencies to conduct research on preservice teacher education, undergraduate engineering education, and community partnerships in secondary education.Ms. Christine Allison Gray, Northern Arizona University Christine Allison Gray is a doctoral student in the College of Education at Northern Arizona University. She also serves as a graduate assistant on the Reshaping Norms project in the College of Engineering, Forestry and Natural Sciences. Her research focuses on the influence of classroom climate on the devel- opment of undergraduate students
increasing levels of sophistication and interconnection. Learning in one area supports learning in another.”The study also calls the labs a missed opportunity and states that 3: “…[The labs] can be more effectively used in the curriculum to support integration and synthesis of knowledge, development of persistence, skills in formulating and solving problems, and skills of collaboration. Design projects offer opportunities to approximate professional practice, with its concerns for social implications; integrate and synthesize knowledge; and develop skills of persistence, creativity, and teamwork.”Our work is motivated by the study and develops a continuous and cohesive computerengineering lab framework based on the recommended
Academic Computing from 1996-2000. She currently acts as co-PI for the CREATE NSF ATE Renewable Energy Support Center and as PI of a NSF ATE targeted research project. Dr. Alfano served as a Program Director at the National Science Foundation and co-lead of the ATE program in 2007-2008. Dr Alfano also was the only community college representative on the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Workforce Trends in the U.S. Energy and Mining Industries which released their report in March 2013. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 NSF ATE CREATE Targeted Research Study NSF ATE grant #1445841Overview of the NSF ATE CREATE Targeted Research
BudhooDr. Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology Dr. Shouling He is an associate professor of Engineering and Technology at Vaughn College of Aero- nautics and Technology, where she is teaching the courses in Mechatronics Engineering and Electrical Engineering Technology. Her research interests include modeling and simulation, microprocessors and PLCs, control system designs and Robotics. She has published more than 45 journal and conference papers in these research areas.Dr. Margaret Ducharme, Vaughn College Dr. Ducharme is the Chairman of Arts and Sciences at Vaughn College and the Project Director for the Title V SOAR grant supporting outstanding achievement and retention of Hispanic and other
community.Dr. Suvineetha Herath c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Computing and Engineering Scholarship Program at SCSUAbstractSaint Cloud State University (SCSU) received a US National Science Foundation grant toprovide scholarships for academically talented but economically disadvantaged students ininformation systems, computer science, and computer engineering under SCSU-STEM project.Thirty-six scholarships of up to $18,200 were awarded during 2011-2016. Twenty-six scholarscompleted summer internships. The retention rate of scholars was 100%. This project helped toincrease undergraduate enrollment, improve retention and graduation, expand activeparticipation in conferences, workshops and
Cardella, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Monica E. Cardella is the Director of the INSPIRE Research Institute for Pre-College Engineering and is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She is also the Director for Pre- College Education for the Center for the Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources (CISTAR).Dr. Maryanne Sydlik, Western Michigan University Dr. Mary Anne Sydlik is a Research Emerita involved in the external evaluation of a number of federally funded projects. Dr. Sydlik’s interests are in supporting efforts to improve the educational experiences and outcomes of undergraduate and graduate STEM students. She is or
Paper ID #27668Board 71: The Computer Science Professionals HatcheryAmit Jain, Boise State University Amit Jain is the Chair of the Computer Science Department at Boise State University. He was the lead for the IDoCode project that helped to embed high quality computer science in Idaho high schools. The IDoCode project was funded by a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation. He serves on the statewide Governor’s working group that has developed Computer Science standards for Idaho K-12 schools. He is also the lead on the CS Professionals Hatchery project, a $2 million dollar project funded by the
engineering.Dr. Catherine Mobley, Clemson University Catherine Mobley, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at Clemson University. She has over 20 years experience in project and program evaluation and has worked for a variety of consulting firms, non-profit agencies, and government organizations, including the Rand Corporation, the American Association of Retired Persons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Since 2004, she been a member of the NSF-funded MIDFIELD research project on engineering education; she has served as a Co-PI on three research projects, including one on transfer students and another on student veterans in engineering.Michelle M. Camacho Ph.D., University of
(4) using multi-media for onlinecontent to engage students.The results from IC studies provide evidence that an IC can be used effectively to delivertraditional course content, even when class time is used for learner-centered activities.Furthermore, existing research points to the benefits of PBL3,4. Together, these results suggestthat an IC and PBL could be successfully integrated to improve student self-directed learning andproblem-solving skills without sacrificing a strong understanding of fundamental engineeringprinciples.This paper describes a project to implement PBL in an engineering course that is taught using anIC framework. The project, funded by the National Science Foundation, began in 2014 and isexpected to conclude at the end
EDUCATION Dhananjay Kumar, Devdas Pai, Courtney Lambeth, Robin Liles, Narayan Bhattarai North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC 27214ABSTRACTThis National Science Foundation supported Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE)project takes into account the need for a better integration of theory, experiment, andapplications. We have reported three different approaches toward enhancing undergraduatenanoscience and engineering education with an emphasis on devices and systems. We are usingthe practical approach of direct engagement of the students in ongoing research in our advancedmaterials laboratories. Our first activity for enhancing nanoscience and nanoengineeringeducation was to introduce simple concepts of
Paper ID #5932Influence of S-STEM Funding: Challenges and SuccessesDr. Mo Ahmadian, Eastern New Mexico University Dr. Mo Ahmadian is a professor of Electronics Engineering Technology at Eastern New Mexico Univer- sity. He also serves as ABET/TAC program evaluator for Electronics and Computer Engineering Tech- nology programs. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before starting Ph.D. work, he worked three years as a project engineer. Page 23.745.1
courses, identifiesrelevant field-based work for engineering majors, and identifies successful activities of theexisting UTEP Noyce scholarship program to prepare Noyce Scholars for the demands of K-12 Page 24.242.2classrooms.Project GoalsThe overarching goal of the project is to build capacity within the UTEP College of Engineering,in partnership with the UTEP College of Education, to prepare for recruiting and certifyingengineering students, which includes computer science majors, to become teacher-engineers. Tomeet this broad goal are the following two goals with respective descriptions: Goal 1: Build the infrastructure for producing
processes ofmedical imaging modalities, and to practice computing skills on bio-medical signal processing.The simulation software suite, SimuRad5, implements a series of numerical algorithms tosimulate the physical and biological processes in several common medical imaging modalities.The software contains expandable modules, each to support a serious lab exercises related to aparticular modality. Currently implemented modules include math fundamentals, computedtomography (CT), x-ray physics, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), image enhancement andanalysis. This assessment study involves six lab exercises, over which both student survey dataand direct assessment data were collected for analysis. Lab 1, Projection and Projection Slice Theorem
: Outcomes from a Data-Driven Support StrategyIntroduction: Project DescriptionThe major goal of the project is to contribute to addressing the national need for well-educatedscientists, mathematicians, engineers, and technicians by supporting the retention and graduationof high-achieving, low-income students with demonstrated financial need at Baylor University.Over its five-year duration, this project has funded four-year scholarships to two cohorts of 11students each, who are pursuing Bachelor of Science degrees in the fields of Engineering,Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, DataScience and Bioinformatics. The total funding for the project is roughly one million dollarsover 5 years, and the average
Paper ID #43311Board 351: Preparing Early Engineers Through Context, Connections, andCommunityProf. Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College Eric Davishahl serves as professor and engineering program coordinator at Whatcom Community College in northwest Washington state. His current project involves developing and piloting an integrated multidisciplinary learning community for first-year engineering. More general teaching and research interests include designing, implementing and assessing activities for first-year engineering, engineering mechanics, and scientific computing. Eric has been an active member of ASEE since
Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his team received Best Paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008 and 2011 and from the IEEE Transactions on Education in 2011. Dr. Ohland is past Chair of ASEE’s Educational Research and Methods division and a member the Board of Governors of the IEEE Education Society. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi.Mr. Russell Andrew Long, Purdue University, West Lafayette Russell Long is Director of Project Assessment at the Purdue University School of Engineering Education. He has extensive experience in assessment and student services in higher education and has worked for eight years as the Data Steward of the MIDFIELD project
research as the catalyst for engagement, the TTE REU program hassupported 30 community college students from the California Community College System.During the nine-week summer program, each TTE participant is paired with two mentors, afaculty advisor and graduate student mentor, who oversee and guide the student in independentresearch activities, through regular research group meetings and one-on-one discussions. Outsideof their independent research projects, TTE participants are trained in research protocol,laboratory safety, and professional ethics; and participate in academic and professionaldevelopment activities to prepare for a baccalaureate degree and career in science andengineering. The TTE REU program also partners with the UC