of a problem through use of applicable knowledge and critical thinkingskills. Interest is the student’s desire or curiosity to learn about engineering: an example of this iswhen a student goes above and beyond to gather understanding on the topic. Finally, recognitionis separated into three subfacets, which reflect the deep work done by Carlone and Johnson onrecognition in science identity: lack of recognition, social/teacher recognition, and self-recognition. While Hazari’s work touched on the idea of self recognition, the focus on areasother than recognition by others have not received as much attention as the identity model hasbeen adapted into engineering. In this work, we seek to renew attention to performance,competence, and interest
plan to carry out study abroad opportunities, having community partners in eachlocation also allows for justification for travel for students in both the U.S. and India.Actionable changes for leveraging strengths - within or between teams, or in curricula:In addition to questioning short-term interactions and dynamics, and with the intent of challengingunjust systems toward “critical service learning,” [11] it may be helpful to establish social justiceand global relationship-based reflections [6], [7] toward systemic change. It is well establishedthat students cultivate empathy through partner interaction in service-learning projects, which isassessed by regular reflections [12]. Currently, students on the U.S. team are asked to reflect
Intrinsic Motivation items of the questionnaire were codedon a Likert-scale from “Strongly agree” to “Strongly disagree”. The Learning Styles Inven-tory questionnaire included 44 items that were binary in nature, students picked the bestfit from two presented options, e.g. “I understand something better after I a) try it out orb) think it through”. Each of these 44 items belonged to one of 4 learning styles categories:Activist/Reflective, Sensing/Intuitive, Visual/Verbal, or Sequential/Global. Students wouldthus get a score between 0 and 11 for each category - for example, the 11 items that cor-responded to the Activist/Reflective spectrum were added with a score of 1 if the responsecorresponded to Activist and a score of 0 if the response
technology developed, which requires imagination and the skills to project atechnology into the future. These considerations can be challenging to track for each individualstory, which led to the genesis of this project. III. Methodology: The RRCD Framework The purpose of this project is to design a framework to allow an engineering instructor toquickly and easily integrate a piece of science fiction into their classroom for the purposes ofethical analysis. To accomplish this, we designed the RRCD framework. To begin with, RRCDstands for four question types: Recall, Reflect, Challenge, and Decide. When these questiontypes are answered as a sequence in relation to a piece of science fiction content, they aredesigned to encourage
(e.g., alum)onto the Merge Cube. Within both AR/VR sections, students are asked to reflect on theirexperience and their thoughts on the usage of this technology within the industry and in theircareers. To receive credit for and complete the lab session/assignment, students can be asked tosubmit an informal lab report with their reflections and thoughts about this technology. Thefollowing VR/AR lab and was designed utilizing databases from Schmid et al., 2020 andAbdinejad et al. 2021.Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality Lab – “Getting Real”Due Date: 1 week from the date of postingAssignment format: Group (teams of 2-4), submit one document per group.Glen Keane is the Oscar-winning artist who is behind Disney classics such as The Little
students through examples and reflection on how the content applies to real-worldapplications (21). Active learning modules contained course content information, video tutorials,sample exercises, and self-check features that enabled students to apply elements of self-regulated learning. Technical content knowledge from the course was covered in the modules and reinforcedthrough real-world examples, such as demonstrating how engineers use section views of modelsto show function (figure 1) and using everyday objects to help define technical terms, such asvarious section views cut out of vegetables (figure 2). Video tutorials guided students on how toapply content knowledge in software and technical practice, such as in a video demonstration
including untold stories throughout the history of computing andalgorithms, identity and intersectionality in engineering, designs from engineering that have highsocietal impact, the LGBTQ+ experience in engineering, engineering and mental health, andcultural diversity within engineering. Each module gives a brief overview of the topic, followedby an associated assignment. We made all of these modules available to the students in thecourse and told them to choose one to complete. Each student engaged with their selectedmodule in four specific ways: (1) watching a relevant video; (2) reading and annotating aprovided article; (3) responding in a written reflection to a set of specific prompts relevant to themodule; and (4) conducting an interview
previouswork, we presented the design, execution, and lessons learned of a faculty development programfor instructors of introductory engineering courses developed in a Chilean regional university. Theprogram implemented a collaborative coaching model in which methodological experts led teamsof instructors in designing and creating coursework materials and accompanied theimplementation of the courses through classroom support and weekly reflection sessions. A totalof nine instructors started the program, but six continued during the entire year and ended withsuccessful results. Almost five years after the completion of the program, we wonder: How mightthe faculty development experience have impacted in the long-term the instructional practices
? environmental impacts (high CO2 emissions).EXAMPLE REFLECTION QUESTIONS Choose one of the “Impacts” that occurred. If we were to have to build a plane again in the future, knowing what we know now from this experience, what mitigation plans or changes might you implement to reduce the risk and impact of these occurrences? (HS-ETS1-3) Engineering is an inherently creative process. In what ways did you utilize your creativity in the activity? (NOE) A pre-designed plane can constrain creativity. What might be other barriers to creativity that engineers face? (NOE) As a new challenge arose, what kinds of changes did you have to make to your originally planned process? How did you decide what risks were acceptable? (Tradeoffs; HS-ETS1-3) Read
everyday items. Previousstudies haveIn this resource exchange, we share the guideline we developed for parents so they can easilydevelop wide range of play-based engineering activities integrated in science, math and story-telling. We provide examples of the activities we and participating parents developed, as samplesto be used by other parents and educators.References[1] Ohland, C., & Ehsan, H., & Cardella, M. E. (2019, June), Parental Influence on Children'sComputational Thinking in an Informal Setting (Fundamental Research) Paper presented at 2019 ASEE AnnualConference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida. 10.18260/1-2--33157[2] Alemdar, M., Moore, R., & Ehsan, H. (2023). Reflections on the Impact of COVID-19 on Pre-CollegeEngineering
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participation from diverse groups of students, Prof. Bahar removed almost all coursepre-requisites normally found in engineering courses. This allowed a mix of sophomores tomaster’s students at Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) to enroll inthe course. It also attracted students from a broad range of majors (including engineering,computer science, social sciences, and visual arts) with more gender diversity typically seen inSTEM (i.e., 60% of the class identified as female). The course was also designed to foster adeeply reflective environment among students regarding the current technological state of theworld and its societal repercussions. There were 21 students enrolled in the class, which was heldtwice a week with the 2.5
: Starting Successful Study System - In this drill, students develop a plan for approaching exams by creating an individual study system. Students assess their inputs (time, content, resources, person: mental, physical, emotional) and make adjustments to achieve desired outputs in their first set of exams. 3. Fall Semester Drill Week 8: Post-Test Analysis: System Check - Students reflect on their first set of exams and evaluate their study systems to make strategic adjustments. Students also learn how to develop habits, foster self-awareness, and conclude by writing a detailed goal commitment with tangible steps and outcomes. 4. Fall Semester Drill Week 14: Finals Prep - In this drill, students assess their courses
% 93% 13 98% 95% 0.5181Complete Section 82 74% 75% 62 72% 82% 0.0019 Class Surveys .A weekly reflection and survey were conducted with Likert scale multiple-choice questions. Thecomplete wording of the questions and answer choices are shown in Appendix I. The beginningof class results is shown in Table 2, and end of class in Table 3. Both tables show the sum of thetop 2 Likert responses, such as Effective and Very effective to indicate the percentage of studentswith a positive assessment in each topics area. A Likert scale of 1-5 from very ineffective to
ofthe importance for engineers of the ability to learn new information as needed, and methods fordoing so. After the class students write and peer-review reflections on this topic and makewritten plans to develop lifelong learning capabilities while earning their undergraduate degree.The examples and supporting images used at Campbell University cover a range of technologiessuch as grocery barcode scanners and disposable razors and some notable historical events thatstudents are likely to be familiar with. Computer technologies make powerful examples due tothe rapid growth in their performance over time, but examples could be tailored to many fieldswith careful choices.The presentation of this activity may be useful to FYEE attendees as
students.Dr. Emily Dringenberg, The Ohio State University Dr. Dringenberg is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Ohio State Uni- versity. She holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Kansas State ’08), a M.S. in Industrial Engineering (Purdue ’14) and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education. Her current career purpose is to learn about and reveal beliefs that are widely-held as an implicit result of our socialization within systems of oppression so that she can embolden others to reflect on their assumptions and advance equity in their own ways.Dr. Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University Dr. Elif Miskioglu is an early-career engineering education scholar and educator. She holds a B.S. in Chemical
informs the culture, climate, and discourse of engineering education,leading to an exclusionary culture within engineering as reflected by the lack of diversity andlower retention of students and faculty of color, and contributes to systemic barriers negativelyimpacting racial equity. Moving towards racial equity in engineering education requires afundamental shift in thinking in two important ways: 1) we must reframe how we think aboutunderserved populations from minority to minoritized by a dominant discourse, and 2) to beginto dismantle the impacts of Whiteness, we must first make this barrier visible.In the first year of this project, the diverse team of PIs began to explore scripts of Whiteness inengineering education by conducting a
vouchers.OrientationPrior to the start of the program, an orientation meeting introduced the available researchprojects and allowed students, faculty, and the graduate student mentors to meet each other. Anoverview of Research Contracts, which were used to structure the individual summer researchprojects of each student, a brief introduction to the online communications platform (Basecamp),where students turned in materials and engaged in weekly reflections on the program and theirresearch projects, and a Lab and Campus Safety information session were also covered in theorientation meeting.Program Website https://stem.northeastern.edu/summer/reu/pathways/Arduino/SparkFun WorkshopThrough this workshop series and a 10-week long engineering design project, students
implemented in the respective firstyear classes this semester, Spring 2023. The team is piloting several assessments this semester. Toassess the perceived impact on learning and perceived difficulty we will be asking the students tocomplete a simple survey (See Appendix D.) To assess a delta in comprehension of diversity,equity, inclusion, and social justice, we will be giving the same pre- and post-assessment askingstudents to define each of the above. (See Appendix E.) After the hands-on activity students willalso reflect on how they think the activity is related to diversity, equity and inclusion. The teamseeks to investigate if there is any correlation between a student’s learning style and theircomprehension of DEI and justice. Hence, each
extant model of empathyin engineering design on which the initial instrument was founded, then we invited critique of theinstrument and identification of parts missing from their pre-reflection stories. We leveragedMiro and this extant model and asked participants to share their stories within the extant model.We also prompted participants to expand the model, naming parts of the model that failed tocapture their pre-reflection stories. In this way, we began prompting participants to help usexpand the model to other design phases, other empathy types, or other directions. For example,similar to the first co-creation workshop, some participants focused on empathy within the team,with one participant considering this a predecessor or affordance to
experience, teachers benefit professionally through integrateddevelopment activities and cultivate greater self-awareness and understanding of culture.First, this paper will summarize the project to date. Then, we present observations fromparticipants’ reflections, semi-structured interview, and pre/post intercultural assessments. Next,we highlight the collaborative outreach and capacity-building efforts which resulted in a newcommunity partner and immersion site. Finally, we discuss the unique opportunities andchallenges associated with navigating international travel and immersion experiences during theCOVID-19 pandemic.Project SummaryThe Global STEM Research Experience for Teachers (RET) is a collaborative program betweenCentral State University
computing is the reality of the computing education “culture” in the U.S.being primarily one-note (e.g., white-men)—including faculty, students, and professionals—which instigates perpetual curricular and non-curricular hurdles for members of non-majoritygroups to overcome. To attain their fit within computing, students must navigate the computerscience culture by adopting norms and values that are reflective of the majority-group [22]. Notbeing able to adopt these norms and values impacts students’ fit within computing contexts and,ultimately, their retention.Culture is a compelling explanation for underrepresentation in computer science. This identifiedone-note cultural concern in computing contexts where non-majority computing students
engineering. YES has developed three curricula:All YES units engage youth in real-world engineering problems.An equity-oriented approach to learning grounds YES. As youthengage in socially engaged engineering design challenges, theydraw upon their communities and cultures, consider who isimpacted by problems, and reflect upon the implications of theirsolutions. Youth develop facility with engineering practices asthey use an engineering design process to generate and iterateoriginal solutions. Scientific concepts, computational thinking, andasset-based approaches strengthen design ideas and solutions. Byengaging in meaningful engineering activity, youth develop engineering identities
-minute TA-leddiscussion section once a week. In a typical semester (before the change in grading scheme)students would submit weekly graded homework consisting of textbook problems, take a“homework quiz” during the first 10-15 minutes of discussion section, take two preliminary(midterm) exams, and take a comprehensive final exam.Changes for Fall 2022The main goals of the new grading scheme were to: stop collecting and grading writtenhomework; require correct answers for credit; give ample opportunity for reflection and feedbackon mistakes. To accomplish these goals, we devised the following outline for the logistics of thecourse. • Textbook practice problems were posted each week, and full solutions posted a few days later. These were
ledincluding a process of learning, reflection, and support by colleagues. One way in which it canbe effective for faculty to acclimate is by doing small implementations through micromoments.Micromoments are rapid and easy active learning implementations that encourage students’learning. These activities can help support faculty who often struggle with competing demandsand lack of time, limiting improvement in teaching aspects. This work-in-progress paper showsthe authors’ reflections and suggestions to engage faculty in promoting micromoment activitiesin lecture-based teaching.At the University of Dayton - an R2 university, the lead engineering faculty started a FLC tosupport the integration of entrepreneurially minded learning (EML) using the KEEN
shown varying levelsof empirical data demonstrating improved student learning [1,19]. One example of a positive impact is fromForte and Guzdail [11], who observed improved motivation and computational thinking when data scienceskills were put into the context of a given major. According to Yardi [16], appropriately formatted andscoped content can enhance conceptual understanding, problem-solving skills, and reflective learningamong other benefits. Other research indicates that both faculty and students are more satisfied with coursesthat adopt this approach, leading to higher course success rates and increased enrollment [20]. However,there is still a need for further research to fully understand the potential impact of contextualized
motivate and retainthose students in a program of study. Ensuring that students remain motivated by theireducational program greatly increases the likelihood that they will successfully complete themajor.The study presented within this paper used a course-generated student essay that reflects on whystudents at a particular academic institution selected the civil engineering major. The essayassignment has been used over multiple course administrations during a five-year period. Essayswere reviewed for reference to a series of nine specific motivations for selecting the academicStudents at the United States Military Academy (West Point) select their academic major duringthe spring of their first year. They start coursework in their major during the
onefemale student. Proper human subjects’ approval was obtained prior to conduct of the study.Survey DevelopmentThe engineering graduate EVT instrument was developed based upon the engineering specificEVT instrument from Brown & Matusovich [7]. Brown & Matusovich instrument’s validity wasconfirmed by consulting three experts for content validity and through factor analysis forconstruct validity. Cronbach’s alpha was used as a measure of reliability for internal consistency[7]. In the first step of the survey development process, all original survey prompts werereviewed and rewritten to reflect a graduate program setting. Some examples are found in Table1 where the added words are presented in italics. The wording changes made were simple
development. To support the continuedgrowth of this nascent field, reflection on past research history combined with recognition of current and future challenges is vital todeveloping a relevant research agenda. Such a research agenda may inform future growth by meeting intellectual demand withrelevant insights informed by prior work. An end-goal of the EL research enterprise is strengthening the field’s impact on the ELcommunity and the engineering education field more broadly. A substantial portion of the research on EL is published through theAmerican Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). In particular, EL thought leaders often publish through a division focused onsupporting EL education, educators, and researchers, the Engineering Leadership
are working to find better ways to evaluation teaching. Peerevaluation of teaching is used by many institutions; however, these evaluations commonly lacksubstance. Teaching portfolios are also commonly used as a tool for teacher reflection leading toefforts of improvement. Yet concerns persist about the nature and effectiveness of teachingevaluation.Over the past five years, Brigham Young University has developed a process built on the conceptthat peer review can be an effective tool for the evaluation of teaching just like it is for theevaluation of scholarship. In this process, the faculty member is responsible to providesubstantive evidence of the effectiveness of their teaching efforts in a teaching portfolio. Peerreviewers then evaluate