Conference Session

Motivation, Attitudes, and Beliefs

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio, Yale University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

andFigure 1. Design brief for soft robot design curriculum including gripper demonstration sketch.empirical testing done by building a small part of the gripper—just one gripper finger instead ofthe complete gripper. These process help students discover design variables and processvariables [21]. The design process proceeds as students reflect on design and process decisionsmade and how these choices subsequently impacted the performance of their soft robot fingers.After two iterations of finger design and fabrication, students combine their literature findingsand empirical discoveries in a decision matrix to evaluate the best design for their gripper.Students select an approach and design, fabricate their gripper, and test their gripper

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Moore Schutz, Tokyo University of Science; Dante Dionne, Korean Air; Yong-Young Kim P.E., Konkuk University

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

students took all of their courses online, and another 2.97 million studentstook some of their courses online [2].With the growing importance of online education, the goal of this research is to better understandonline graduate engineering education programs by empirically identifying for the first timespecific factors that have a significant impact on program performance. Drawing from theliterature streams of heterogeneity and online learning, we examine the influence of onlinestudents who are veterans or active service members (Fig. 1). From the literature, heterogeneityhas been defined from social structure theory as the “distribution of the population among manygroups, defined by the probability that two randomly chosen persons do not belong

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Scott A Civjan P.E., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #29322Coordinating Field Trips for Design CoursesProf. Scott A Civjan P.E., University of Massachusetts, Amherst Scott Civjan is a faculty member at UMass Amherst where he has taught a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate courses over the past 20+ years. He has 4 years of consulting experience between obtaining his BSCE from Washington University in St. Louis and his MS and PhD in Structural Engineering from the University of Texas Austin. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Coordinating Field Trips for Design CoursesAbstractAn instructor’s experience

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Virginia Lea Ferguson, Mechanical Engineering; University of Colorado; Boulder, CO; Alyssa Nicole Berg, University of Colorado Boulder

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Graduate Studies, Student

graduate mentor as less valuable than the experience ofbeing mentored that his mentee is experiencing, though they are two sides of the same coin. Hecontinues: With one student, it is assumed that the advising is continuous and direct observation of the student’s work…. thus fostering a closer relationship with the student where an interest [is] the outcome of your combined efforts…My interests were really that he learn as much as possible and that he gain a liking of graduate research and academics in general. So it was really that I had his best interests in mind.Here Nate emphasizes once more his focus on providing a positive experience for his menteewith graduate research and academics in general as part of

Conference Session

Teaching Engineering and Public Policy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Orndoff, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Engineering and Public Policy

overviews thestudent exploration of various techniques used by construction professionals, property ownersand policy makers that promote the aesthetic and economic benefits of green construction.The research gathered by the students resulted in the following reports produced byundergraduate students and compiled by graduate students. The compendium of constructionpractices from the student perspective that bring to light the advantages of implementing greenconstruction include the following five sustainability topical areas: Educating Property Ownersand Buyers, A Greener World – Green Construction Practices to Rebuild and Preserve, GreenerRoofs for A Greener Community, Benefits of Protective Construction Practices and TreeConservation through

Conference Session

Best of Computer in Education Division

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Bishop, Utah State University; Matthew A Verleger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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Computers in Education

. Page 23.1200.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 The Flipped Classrom: A Survey of the ResearchAbstractRecent advances in technology and in ideology have unlocked entirely new directions for educa-tion research. Mounting pressure from increasing tuition costs and free, online course offeringsis opening discussion and catalyzing change in the physical classroom. The flipped classroom isat the center of this discussion. The flipped classroom is a new pedagogical method, which em-ploys asynchronous video lectures and practice problems as homework, and active, group-basedproblem solving activities in the classroom. It represents a unique

Conference Session

Engineering Management Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Vickers; Ronna Turner; Greg Salamo

insight that is quickly gained by the studentsis that the most difficult task for them will not be in tutoring a fellow Cohort member that ishaving academic problems, but is instead trusting his Cohort colleagues enough to ask for helpwhen his own academic performance is declining.Creating a true group atmosphere in the academic environment is difficult, primarily becauseeach student’s curriculum and research is aimed at a very personal and specific individual goal.Yet the creation of a trusting group atmosphere with in the Cohort is the single necessaryelement for this graduate program method to succeed. Trust in this case is accomplished througha ongoing series of group activities designed to first create a sense of shared experiences and

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Michael Butler, Lockheed Martin

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Aerospace

participant's thoughts and views of the engineering profession, practice,and design. To best capture the complexity of such topics, a mixed methods research approachwas utilized. The instruments used for the mixed methods approach included an engineering Page 23.166.9design conception survey (taken by all participants), semi-structured interviews (conducted witha sample from each of three study group participant sets), and design presentation/projectassessment using a rubric (for only the student study groups). These instruments wereadministered to a combination of students (an experimental and control group) who were themajor focus of the study and

Conference Session

Analysis of Effectiveness and Impacts of Graduate Programs: Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Wayne Coots, Purdue University; Sarah Knapp, Purdue University; Amelia Chesley, Purdue University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University; Dawn Laux, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

Engineering/Technology candidates for teacher licensure. Dr. Mentzer’s educational efforts in pedagogical content knowledge are guided by a research theme centered in student learning of engineer- ing design thinking on the secondary level. Nathan was a former middle and high school technology educator in Montana prior to pursuing a doctoral degree. He was a National Center for Engineering and Technology Education (NCETE) Fellow at Utah State University while pursuing a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction. After graduation he completed a one year appointment with the Center as a postdoctoral researcher.Dr. Dawn Laux, Purdue University Dawn Laux is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Computer and Information

Conference Session

Practical Teaching

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lam F. Wong, Cuyahoga Community College, Metropolitan; Henry Griffith, Wright State University

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Manufacturing

mathematics at three different institutions. Mr. Wong has extensive industrial experience in applied research, systems de- sign, as well as leading large consumer and industrial product programs through all phases of the product development process.Henry Griffith, Wright State University Henry Griffith holds both a B.S. and Ph.D. degree from Wright State University in Electrical Engineering. In addition, he has obtained an M.S. degree in Management Science from the University of Dayton, as well as post-graduate certificates in Quality Assurance and Design of Experiments. He has 6 years experience as a full time research engineer working in the development of radio frequency systems for the defense industry. In addition

Conference Session

Impact Student Success

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

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Minorities in Engineering

Page 13.687.4 to share his/her experiences with our students (both graduate and undergraduates). (4) Attend the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded program called “Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering (PAESME)” for faculty. [4]. This is a two day workshop providing a forum on the needs, goals, methods, and best practices for mentoring engineering students interested in an academic career. (5) Ensure that our minority graduate students get the financial support to present the results of their thesis research at technical conferences. This will enhance Santa Clara’s academic excellence and help the students prepare for future careers as academics if they choose

Conference Session

Faculty Development I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tershia A. Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan; Martyn Taylor Haynes II, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

questions were selected to provide a sense of what the GSIslearned. Further, these reflection questions encourage GSIs to consider how student learning intheir classes would be impacted by the pedagogical practices recommended. This combinationof questions has the potential to shift a senior learner to a more mature dimension on the TAdevelopment spectrum. Therefore, this research moves beyond program evaluation to focus onthe lessons GSIs’ glean from their professional development opportunities. Although there havebeen research studies designed to examine the types of teaching-related professionaldevelopment opportunities available to graduate students, 2, 5 this project is one that specificallyfocuses on examining the experiences of first-term

Conference Session

A Global Engineer: International and Domestic Engineer

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council; Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health and Environment Research Organization

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International

is seeing and being managed asbusiness, which it is and valued as a noble mission as well.These aspects lead to the fact that prepared engineering educators will certainly contribute to thesuccess of the program. So it is also very important to prepare the engineering professor05.4. The Engineering ProfessorThe initial training for teachers in higher education, in the manner as has been practiced involvesthe acquisition of skills as a researcher and production of knowledge in specific areas, because ofthe tendency for teachers to make the choice by admission to graduate programs in their areas. Itis perceived that specific knowledge of the contents are more valued in detriment of knowledgeof teaching and so research ends up getting more

Conference Session

Graduate Education Expectations, Preparation, and Pathways

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kanembe Shanachilubwa, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

emerge show how students conceptualize what isvaluable to the academic community. Last, our data set studies 50 documents, and—althoughthis is a large corpus for deep qualitative research—it cannot be intended to be generalizable.However, we do feel that the findings from this work add insight into the ways in whichbeginning graduate students are socialized as miniature stewards of their academic disciplinesfrom early stages—even from undergraduate experiences, which has important implicationsin theory and practice for graduate programs in preventing attrition from graduate school.ResultsAcross the corpus of personal statements, being an engineer appeared to overlap with eachparticipant’s sense of professional identity so long as it represented

Conference Session

Work-in-Progress Session: Understanding Issues Faced by Graduate Students and Faculty

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Constanza Miranda, Johns Hopkins University; Rachel McClam, Johns Hopkins University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #38926Work in Progress: Using Participatory Design and Qualitative ResearchStrategies in the Development of a New Faculty Mentoring Program forUndergraduate Engineering StudentsDr. Constanza Miranda, Johns Hopkins UniversityMrs. Rachel McClam, Johns Hopkins University Rachel McClam is a doctoral student at Johns Hopkins School of Education. Her primary research inter- ests involve questions about how to support educators to make and sustain growth in their practice across the span of their career. In particular, she is interested in ways to better support educator development toward equitable outcomes for historically

Conference Session

Faculty Development II: Building Community Among STEM Educators

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine G. Nelson, Arizona State University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education; Russ Pimmel, University of Alabama (Emeritus)

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Educational Research and Methods

condition. Thus,even though we see a difference between the cycles related to Attitudes, the impact of the VCPcycle on Attitude ratings is unclear, and could just be an artifact of the Attitudes differences theparticipants brought to each cycle prior to the start of the VCP. Additionally, the lack ofinteraction between Cycle and Time for Adoption indicates that both Time and Cycle impactedAdoption ratings. Therefore the VCP was likely leading to the Adoption of research-basededucation practices by the faculty, and even more so in Cycle 2. Cycle 1 was specifically designed to bring together faculty that had a shared interest in aparticular course. Therefore, F-VCP participants engaged in Cycle 1 were directly working withfaculty that were

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Bertini; Christopher Monsere

data to be collected rather easily. Data collection assignments Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationcan be designed to encourage exploratory learning as students seek to reconcile collected datawith classroom lessons. In addition, the relatively low cost of our approach allows a number ofdevices to be used. This encourages a greater amount of data to be collected by a number ofstudents and assembled over multiple years. Furthermore, we have found this tool to be robustenough to be used in research and professional practice (as discussed later). This synergy is anadded feature of our tool

Conference Session

CIT Division Technical Session #10

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Janis Raje

Advisory Board, representatives from industry, and thepublic were also invited to broaden the outreach of these presentations. Because capstoneprojects are a required part of the curriculum, all LEAP students who graduated participated inthis high-impact practice. The LEAP program provided support for the capstone projects throughfaculty mentors, materials for projects (which students otherwise have to pay for themselves orchose a less suitable project), and workshops on essential skills. The LEAP program also paid forsome students to present the results of their projects at professional conferences, and facultymentors worked with them to prepare papers for publication. The capstone research of at leastfifteen LEAP students was presented and/or

Conference Session

Best Practices in Out-of-School Time

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tawni Paradise, Virginia Tech; Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Tech; Kim Lester, Virginia Tech; Karis Boyd-Sinkler, Virginia Tech; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Graduate Research Assistant on the VT PEERS project studying middle school students regularly engaging in engineering activities. Drawing on previous experiences as a mathematics and engineering teacher, her current re- search interests include studying the disconnect between home and school, with a specific emphasis on prekindergarten students. She will continue to pursue these research interests in the coming years with the support of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program. In addition, she dedicates her spare time to exhibiting at the Virginia Tech Science Festival and hosting several sessions for the Kindergarden-to- college (K2C) Initiative.Ms. Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Tech Ashley Taylor is a doctoral

Conference Session

Capstones and Economics

Collection

ASEE Southeast Section Conference

Authors

Felix Ewere, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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Professional Engineering Education Papers

piezoelectric structures for engineering applications. Educational research interests include engineering design education, developing better-equipped graduates for the workforce, bridging the core competencies gap, improving diversity and collaboration within disciplines ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference Students’ Preference for a Capstone Design Project: An Examination of the Impact of Accidental Competencies Dr. Felix Ewere Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NCAbstractAerospace Engineering students

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arvin Farid, Boise State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

meet the demands of STEM industries for qualified workers at all levels. While there has been a drastic increase in the number of advanced degrees awarded in STEMin the U.S. in recent years, research and development, a key component of increasing nationalcapacity for innovation, largely requires a population with advanced degrees, and specificallymaster’s degrees (NSF, NSB, 2022). Creating a sustainable pipeline and institutionalizing best practices for the recruitment,retention, and timely graduation of master’s students who will directly go into industry aftergraduation is crucial. To expand this pipeline, an environment that attracts, supports, and retainshistorically or traditionally marginalized or minoritized and diverse

Conference Session

Making an Impact: Building Support with Data and Design

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Figueiredo, University of Waterloo; Angela Henshilwood, University of Toronto; Michelle Spence, University of Toronto; Mindy Thuna, University of Toronto; Siu Hong Yu, University of Waterloo

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Engineering Libraries

many cases where processes are not established forstudents to follow, the results of a literature review or the data mined may be lost. The turnoverof graduate students (Fig. 2) upon degree completion was noted to have an impact on research.One researcher commented, “in practice we’ve lost the vast majority of data that students collectover the past. The stuff that’s in the thesis lasts forever, the stuff that’s electronic we don’t have asystem for that, and that is a weakness.”Fig. 2: Turnover of graduate students and their expected tasks throughout their academic careerAt U of T, the research data management (RDM) librarians have created workshops specificallyfor graduate students to provide them with tools and methods for RDM best practices

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aric Martin Gillispie, University of Central Oklahoma; Adam Dorety, University of Central Oklahoma; Andrew Meier, University of Central Oklahoma ; Grant M. Armstrong; Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

setup and boundary conditions. This greatly cuts down on the time requiredto troubleshoot an experimental apparatus and allows for a more efficient use of time. Since the design project is a continuation of all the past years of research, the saved timeallows for things such as automation and novel techniques to aid in the conducting of the currentresearch. Additionally, side research areas and problems can be developed that, at this point,should be entirely original and worthy of a graduate thesis. To this end, the senior level projectshould far exceed expectations and be at a leading level. Additionally, as there has beenextensive practice on technical writings through the writing of grants and publishable results, thetechnical reports

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Kang, University of Washington; Lisa A. Peterson, University of Washington; Elena Maria Hernandez, University of Washington

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Minorities in Engineering

receivescholarships to help support the rest of their college career. The students typically save over$2500 during the summer.The wetlab training during ALVA gives students the opportunity to learn some basic molecularbiology techniques before beginning their undergraduate research experience in the researchlaboratory. GenOM staff have incorporated best practices and current research about teachingand learning into the wetlab curriculum using inquiry based teaching as a model for instruction58,59 . Bybee60 states that scientific inquiry is different from simplified scientific method in mostschools because inquiry does not proceed in a tidy, linear way. An inquiry-based classroom iswhere students are “capable of posing their own research questions

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Empathy, Psychological Safety, and Leadership in Engineering Design

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Howcroft, University of Waterloo; Kate Mercer, University of Waterloo

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

Paper ID #41104Instructor and Graduate Student Perspectives: Is Empathy a Needed DesignSkill for Future Engineers?Dr. Jennifer Howcroft, University of Waterloo Jennifer Howcroft is a Continuing Lecturer in the Department of Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Her pedagogical research focuses on engineering design, holistic engineering education, stakeholder interactions, and empathy in engineering education.Dr. Kate Mercer, University of Waterloo Kate Mercer is an engineering liaison librarian, and is an adjunct and sessional instructor for Systems Design Engineering at the University of Waterloo

Conference Session

Faculty Development Evidence-based Practices!

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jody Zhong, University of Louisville; Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville; Teresa Lee Tinnell, University of Louisville; Thomas Tretter; Marie Brown

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division

graduate students and early career scholars to broaden their expertise andskills to conduct rigorous research on STEM [4], and 3) a research institute with year-longtraining of two cohorts of 20 Quantitative Research Methods (QRM) Scholars [5]; these scholarswere PhD students with research foci on issues of access and equity of underrepresentedpopulations in STEM within either K-12 or postsecondary settings.In response to faculty interest expressed on our campus for how to best conduct STEM-Heducation research, we developed a brief, focused introductory workshop series designed forSTEM-H faculty and professionals. These disciplinary STEM-H researchers sought not only tobetter understand and evaluate their teaching practices to benefit students

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division: Developing Lab and Research Skills for BioE/BME Students

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eileen Haase, The Johns Hopkins University; Natsuki Furukawa, The Johns Hopkins University; Brooke Hardesty, The Johns Hopkins University; Akash Patil, The Johns Hopkins University; Amanda Ruci, The Johns Hopkins University

havinglots of low-stakes assessments and using proven team-based and hands-on approaches to learningwould work best for comprehension and retention of the course material [1,9]. In reviewingTable 3, note that 22.5% of the total grade for the course involved students working with eachother on problems, presentations, and in lab. Learning from classmates included team- basedlearning quizzes (6.5%), the lab reports (7%), team presentations (5%), and multiple classparticipation activities (4%). The course grading was designed to provide students with multiplesummative assessments which were completed after they had an opportunity to practice onungraded activities. Key concepts were repeated numerous times prior to the exams. Eachstudent posted a

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 16

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, Rowan University; Adrienne Decker, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

engineering design reasoning. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Design and Evaluation of a Multi-Institutional Virtual Engineering Education Graduate Program ShowcaseIntroductionThis Evidence-Based Practice paper seeks to present results of a multi-institutional virtual graduateprogram showcase by presenting evidence from the perspective of the prospective students.Over the last two decades, the engineering education community has accomplished the call byHaghighi [1] to orchestrate research efforts, program developments, and curriculum updates.Today, the engineering education discipline has grown substantially with close to two dozendoctoral education programs in the United States

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Student Learning 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Huanying Gu, New York Institute of Technology; N. Sertac Artan, New York Institute of Technology; Ziqian Dong, New York Institute of Technology; Reza Amineh, New York Institute of Technology; Houwei Cao, New York Institute of Technology; Sarah McPherson, New York Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

experiences. Incorporating HIPs into courses canincrease student engagement and learning. The only way HIPs can significantly impact a courseis if the faculty are equipped with the proper pedagogical tools to adopt them in theirclassrooms. Towards this goal, the New York Institute of Technology Center for Teaching andLearning conducted a 5-day summer Course Design Institute (CDI). During the CDI, facultyparticipants read the book [3], designed or redesigned courses built on learner-centered designprinciples, developed a revised final or near-final syllabus, and learned how to apply research-based teaching and learning principles to course design. Nine faculty members from theDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of

Conference Session

Best Practices in Out-of-School Time

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joni M. Lakin, Auburn University; Mary Lou Ewald, Auburn University; Virginia A. Davis, Auburn University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

the fair includes engineering and the Next GenerationScience Standards (which inform our state standards) incorporates engineering design practices,we feel our findings on S&E fairs will inform P-12 research on engineering education.Despite the possible benefits, S&E fair projects are often optional and students must rely heavilyon parental resources and knowledge to design a successful project [9, 10]. In the third author’sexperience in running a regional S&E fair, schools with higher poverty rates and fewer schoolresources are less likely to hold school-level fairs at all. When these schools do hold fairs andsend students to the regional competition, the projects are noticeably lower in quality fromstudents who come from better