experiences, previously described [27]. Future plans include using the survey inaddition to semi-structured interviews with students to better understand their attitudes and senseof belonging. The study will be expanded to include students in other engineering sciencecourses at both universities that discuss engineering problems and engineering within asociotechnical context and comparing their feelings of belonging with students in similar courseswhere engineering problems are defined more narrowly. Another avenue for future research isinvestigating the learning environments of various courses and how those environments affectstudents, especially students from underrepresented groups.ConclusionFindings of this preliminary study suggest that using a
test and interpreting the results.Importantly, the course is delivered virtually, which makes the implementation very differentfrom that in an in-person classroom setting. This paper provides a detailed discussion of the virtual laboratory modules added to‘Nondestructive Evaluation of Flaws’. In addition, we report how the changes impacted thestudent learning in Fall 2020 compared to Fall 2019, when the delivery was strictly lecture-based. Finally, we discuss ‘lessons learned’ and modifications planned for the next offerings ofthis class. Our overall assessment results indicate a positive impact of the virtual laboratories on
captioning infrastructure, e.g.,Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART). The Azure transcription service alsosupports trained audio models and domain words which improve accuracy. We plan to exploreand evaluate these features in the future.Criteria 4. Able to adapt the caption presentation to different visual contexts.The development team designed four features to allow the ScribeAR platform to be adaptable toa wide array of visual contexts. These are discussed below.Firstly, the ability to switch the theme from dark (Figure 2a) to light (Figure 5). Different themeswere better suited to different live scenarios. For instance, when the dark theme was paired withan AR display, all black-colored areas became transparent as the Epson AR glasses
first of three summer REU experiences. We plan tomodify and improve our program each year based on what we learn from the participants andfaculty mentors. We will continue to monitor the impact the program has on the diversity of ourand other engineering graduate programs.This research is supported by the National Science Foundation grant number 1852298. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 2021 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference Proceedings | Paper ID 35165References[1] National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, “Women, Minorities, andPersons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering”, Special Report NSF 17-310. Arlington, VA. Available atwww.nsf.gov
arrive on campus for the 5-day program, they committime in their individualized ALEKS plan to improve on concepts they may have forgotten and/orpractice new concepts. Upon completing their initial ALEKS math assessment, ECI students areprovided specialized goals/milestones to achieve over the summer. When they arrive on campus,the students participate in intensive math preparatory sessions led by upper-class students.Additionally, interwoven between the math preparatory sessions are team building and studyskill components. At the end of the program, students retake the proctored ALEKS assessment.Math Preparatory SessionsThere are four math preparatory courses provided during the program: College Algebra, Pre-Calculus, Trigonometry, and Calculus
semester movingto the online education format the students were able to finish the project and submit their finalposters. The goals and objectives of this course are: 1. To develop a basic understanding of the various steps in the design process typically encountered in the field of engineering. 2. To become familiar with several computer-related skills necessary to function as a practical engineer. 3. To develop an understanding of how to attack and solve a poorly defined problem - from the basic literature search, through planning, and to a finished and tested prototype. 4. To develop an awareness of (a) analytical thinking, (b) decision-making skills, (c) communication skills, and (d) the
available/unavailable to students. The campus is talking aboutincreasing the number of new students and the students were quite upset. They were upsetbecause the resources at present weren’t enough and the messaging had told them that withouttaking care of the students that are here, they plan on bringing in more students. They took this asa disrespect for the students that were here and that the school should be committed to giving anystudent that comes to Cal Poly all the support they need to succeed. The students felt that mentalhealth services was a key component to taking care of students. For the students, this, again,translated to the school not supporting a minority group of students, specifically, those that needhelp with mental health
, U.S., “Development of tactile floor plan for the blind and visually impaired by 3D printing technique,” Journal of Graphic Engineering and Design, 7(1), 19-26, 2016.6. Mancini, D., and Nelson, D., “Braille Tiles and ‘Brabble’ Game for the CABVI,” Capstone report, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, spring 2017.7. Brennan, M., and Gee, S., “3D Printing Assistive Technologies for Individuals who are Visually Impaired,” Capstone report, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, spring 2019.
students who, in spite of passing an considering how it can be more effective. We need to beintensive language program, still struggle with English, and cognizant of not asking too much time of our working alumni,(iv) students do not follow our advising plans. For example, but also want to encourage more interaction between studentsthe number of credit hours required to graduate in ECE is and mentors. Expecting freshman to reach out to180, but the average number at graduation is about 230. professionals may be too intimidating, so we are considering To illustrate diversity of student backgrounds, Figure 1 more structured meetings between students and mentors,shows the admission status of
anticipated GPA in such as Statics (ME 212) or Dynamics (ME 214) dropsthe semester, the current math course that they were down even further to approximately 30 students. In aregistered for, the math course that they were planning previous paper [1], the author attempted to correlateto register for in the following semester, and their high freshman engineering students’ ACT Math scores withschool ACT Math score. Preliminary results for the students’ academic performance in the Mechanicalsurvey conducted during Fall semester 2015 suggested Engineering program by conducting a voluntary studentthat students making good progress towards their survey in Fall 2015 which asked students in the ME
Cincinnati. Whitney also works with the Emerging Ethnic Engineers (E3) Program. She teaches Calculus 1 during the Summer Bridge program and instructs Cooperative Calculus 1 during the school year. Continuing with her commitment to community involvement, Whitney has previously served on the Na- tional Executive Board for the National Society of Black Engineers, a student-managed organization with more than 30,000 members. She served as the Planning Chairperson for the 2013 Annual Convention and is currently an advisor for the Great Lakes Region. Dr. Gaskins the President of the Sigma Omega graduate chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She is also a member of the Society of Women Engineers, the Women’s Alliance
2 objects 20% (a, x0), etc zero input parametersConclusionsExperiential learning uses transferrable knowledge to understand a mechanism beyondassociative learning in support of casual reasoning. Future studies could include an investigationof the transition from causal reasoning to analytical reasoning based on several mechanisms, etc.AcknowledgmentsThe authors thank Alexei Kisselev for demonstration support and Eric Cheung MD UIC MedicalCollege Psychiatry Department for neuroscience discussion. 2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Spring Conference, April 6-7, 2018 – University of the District of ColumbiaReferences1 City University of New York A Plan for Experiential Learning 2016, http://www1.cuny.edu
the Committee on K-12 Engineering Education in the National Academy ofEngineering and National Research Council Center for Education) on her report to Congress1,have been implemented in a program designed for teacher enrichment using optics and cosmicray projects. A teacher usually has a tight lesson plan calibrated to the requirement of a StateEducation Board and/or SAT/ACT requirement nationwide. The challenge of asking a teacher totrain a student’s mind for the development of an engineering mindset is not an easy task. Amongthe high school subjects, physics could be one of the subject that is amenable for modification interms of exposing students to design related to science knowledge. Given that physics is arequired subject for most
their active thinking, and professors assume the role of guide and mentor.Professional Proficiency through Critical ThinkingThis effort is supported and validated through the development of a program assessment plan, andall undergraduate degree programs have mapped at least one of their program goals andcorresponding student learning outcomes to critical thinking. Examination of curriculum andacademic program instruction shows that approximately 90% of applied critical thinking academicprogram goals and learning outcomes at the mastery level are demonstrated through ‘problemsolving’, ‘design’, and within ‘team-based’ assignments. In engineering and engineeringtechnology, this maps to senior multidisciplinary design courses that encompasses
together to build, acquire tool safety, understand how to use tools, electronics, anddevelop a fictitious company that uses ROV’s for some particular challenge. Many of thestudents also join the engineering club to enter challenges using their underwater robots.These tasks require all students to communicate, strategize, plan, and decide upon solutions tocomplete the challenges15.ConclusionsSTEM programs should be started at the elementary school level because it is easier to align theyounger fresh minds on the path of STEM education by displaying it in different playful ways.After the Elementary School STEM education, the students need to be introduced to their careerpath to choose the field of study in STEM areas that they want to explore for
management. He also has over eight (8) years of academic and academic enrichment (experiential learning) program planning, design & lead- ership experiences. A trained human factors engineer and fitness enthusiast & advocate, Dr. Woodrow W. Winchester, III brings with him a strong passion for the health & wellness space with research interests that seek to advance an understanding of consumer connected fitness technologies in improving health outcomes especially among marginalized populations. JAMEELA AL-JAROODI received the B.Sc. degree in computer science from the University of Bahrain, the M.Sc. degree in computer science from Western Michigan University, the Ph.D. degree in computer science from the
exclusion [20, 21, 25, 31, 34-37].Structural policies can have similar impact on student exclusion. Requirements that students becalculus-ready before starting an engineering degree program can prohibit students frommajoring in engineering disciplines. Although some programs exist (e.g., summer bridge andred-shirt-like programs) to serve students “whose high school records do not yet represent theirpotential,” program capacity is often well below the need [38]. Enrollment Management (EM)policies arbitrarily exclude students based on performance in prerequisite classes that are notalways indicative of potential in major coursework or as a practicing engineer. Depending on theimplementation of the EM plan, the thresholds of performance can be
. Tufenkjian M., Eshraghi M., Jamehbozorg A., Castillo M., Allen E., Schiorring E. B., Development of anocean-themed introduction to engineering & technology course for freshmen students. OCEANS 2017 -Aberdeen. doi: 10.1109/OCEANSE.2017.8084698.8. Sun C., Won D., Allen EL, Gadhia H., Golden eagle flight plan online: A web-based advisement tool tofacilitate developmental advising. 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, doi: 10.18260/p.25411 .9. McDermott L. C., Physics education research: The key to student learning. Physics World, 17(1):40-41,2004.10. Sharif A. A., Menezes G. B., Schlemer L. T., Won D., Discovering the magic of mathematics:Mathemagics. The Seventh Edition of the International Conference "New Perspectives in ScienceEduation
students: Teachers 1. How confident are science and technology teachers in teaching an integrated STEM lessons and design activities? a. Does their confidence increase with TRAILS professional development? 2. What challenges do science and technology teacher identify when planning integrated STEM activities in rural school settings? Students 3. To what degree do students demonstrate learning of STEM content knowledge embedded within TRAILS lessons? 4. To what degree do students use 21st century skills when engaged in TRAILS lessons? 5. Does students’ confidence in learning STEM subjects increase after engaging in TRAILS lessons? 6. Does students’ interest in STEM careers change
in undergraduate education.6 Myers, B., Starobin, S. S., Laanan, F. S., & Russell, D. (2012). Examining student engagement and transfer intentions among community college STEM students. The OCCRP Research Brief, 6. Series on STEM Student Success Literacy Project. Ames, IA: Office of Community College Research and Policy.7 Johnson, J. D., Starobin, S. S., Laanan, F. S., & Russell, D. (2012). The influence of self- Efficacy on student academic success, student degree aspirations, and transfer planning. The OCCRP Research Brief, 7. Series on STEM Student Success Literacy Project. Ames, IA: Office of Community College Research and Policy.8 Laanan, F. S., & Hernández, I. (2011). Transfer student
fingertips or a stylus instead of pencil and paper. Alpha versions for sketching exercise have been developed.35 Planned enhancements include a feedback mechanism to provide faculty automated feedback regarding students’ sketches. The workbook pages with sketching exercises will also be available as pdf files for students who do not have an iPad. In this project, we will test both methods of delivering sketching exercises and compare the results obtained through each.IV. Implementing Curriculum at Participating InstitutionsBenefits of an online format include the ability to accommodate complex student schedules andimplement the course with a lower level of resources. That said, the study is monitoringoutcomes and assessing whether an
, college life could beconsidered the “training wheels” of life. It is the time period when you leave home and yourresponsibilities gradually increase until you a fully responsible for yourself. During that timeperiod, especially if you are living on campus you are exposed to living and learning with otherstudents training for life as well. When receiving a traditional education, the actual collegeexperience includes meal plans, Greek life, sporting events, festivities, etc. [7]Another benefit of receiving a traditional education is the networking. The environment iscomprised of students, faculty and professionals in all degree areas. Prior to graduating, thenetworking students gained can come from the career center, previous professors, or
highlight the diversity within this group. Only then willresearch be able to clearly inform purposeful and directed practice to address underrepresentationat a systemic level. ReferencesAguirre-Covarrubias, S., Arellano, E., & Espinoza, P. (2015). “A pesar de todo”(Despite Everything): The Persistence of Latina Graduate Engineering Students at a Hispanic-Serving Institution. New Directions for Higher Education, 2015(172), 49–57.Andersen, L., & Ward, T. J. (2014). Expectancy-Value Models for the STEM Persistence Plans of Ninth-Grade, High-Ability Students: A Comparison between Black, Hispanic, and White Students. Science Education, 98(2), 216–242.Aschbacher, P. R., Li, E., & Roth, E. J
. engineering students teams without thetraining) in order to determine if the training experience in the course was the one causing thechanges of perceptions regarding the constructs.Another limitation of this study is participant bias. Participants were actively trained inteamwork and its constructs, therefore it is possible that students who choose to participate inthe post-test were very aware of the importance of our experiment, and their responses couldbe influenced by the training, and the expectation of receiving some reward from the teachingteam.For future work, we will continue conducting this experiment next semester and morequantitative data will be collected. Specifically, we plan to do an experiment having a controland experimental group
support, and moving to the whiteboard to show initiative.We will also conduct post-event focus group interviews with the three winning teams and askteams to provide additional insight regarding the collected video data. We will choose five toseven critical moments of teams captured in the video and ask participants to explain or elaborateon their experience, thought processes, and interactions. In this way, we plan to explore someways that deep-level diversity attributes impact participants’ micro-level behaviors that buildcollaboration, transcending individual differences. The matching focus group data with videodata will aid in identifying critical patterns of behavior.Our research team expects to develop insights about team learning processes
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weights of this course that was taught by the first author from August2016 through December 2016. Table 1. Composition of ARCH 311, Fall 2016 (School of Architecture and Planning, Morgan State University) Components Grading Weights Lowest Grade Dropped Assignments 30% No Group Project 10% NA Semester Exam I 13.3% Semester Exam II 13.3% Yes Semester Exam III 13.3% Final Exam 20% NAIn this course, students were exposed to the lab after the first exam to
evidence showing that personal understanding and knowledge is acritical component of student learning [10]. Schraw, Dunkle, and Bendixen [11] designed beliefssurvey to measure five constructs concerning the nature of knowledge and the origins ofindividuals’ abilities which was based on the earlier work of Schommer [12], he primary purposeof this study was to the knowledge and belief of the students related to sustainability.Education had always been an integral part of the United National sustainable developmentagenda. The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in 2002 adopted theJohannesburg Plan of Implementation reaffirmed the achievement of need to integratesustainable development into formal education at all levels, as well as through
covers the best practices of Russian and American scholars in this area aswell as provides two examples of implemented high school courses, one in the Republic ofTatarstan, a part of the Russian Federation and the second, in the state of Pennsylvania, USA.These regions represent a large diversity of ethnical groups and was considered to be a solidexperimental platform.Cross Cultural Education in Tartarstan, RussiaImproving intercultural education by including a cross-cultural educational model is part ofthe multicultural education development program of developed in 2011-2020 plan proposedby the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation relating to the Republic of Tatarstan.This republic has a diverse demographic comprising 52% - Tatars
the summer activities were already highly interested in attendingcollege at the start of the activity. However, after comparing the responses on the pre- and post-surveys, the interest in attending CSUB increased as a result of participating in the activity. Inthe pre-survey, most students indicated that CSUB was only a backup plan, or that they wouldtake lower division courses and then transfer to another university. In the post-survey, somestudents had similar responses, but others had responses such as “[a] college education is acollege education, no matter where it is”, “[t]here are good programs here and it's local”, and“[t]his college has a good Engineering program.” These responses indicate that the outreachprogram increased awareness