throughout their on-boarding and (2) educational cultures that impact the professional formation of engi- neers, which was funded by the National Science Foundation. Both projects have been published in the Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education. He has also served as a series editor, contributed to trade publications, and facilitated workshops related to higher education administrators’ work experiences. Sean is also actively engaged within mentoring activities, and has served as an advisor to multiple student leadership organizations including Beta Theta Pi, which he has received both campus and international awards for his service and mentoring to the Purdue chapter.Dr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue
Group since 2010, working on a longitudinal study of over 200 graduate students in the life sciences.Her major research project, the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded ”FIRSTS (Foundation for Increasing and Retaining STEM Students) Program: A Bridge Program to Study the Development of Science Identities,” examines mentoring relationships, identity development, and the role of outside-of-college commitments in persistence among students coming to STEM majors with limited financial support.Dr. Christopher Wagner, The College of New Jersey Dr. Wagner is currently Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), where he has taught students at all levels of the curriculum
: Barbara helps teams generate creative environments. Companies that she has worked with renew their commitment to expanding paths from creativity to innovation. She also helps individuals answer challenging questions when she teaches some of her methods to engineering, design, business, medicine, and law students. Barbara sometimes uses her storytelling methods as a form, and storytelling as rapid prototyping to help student and industry leaders traverse across the iterative stages of a project- from the early, inspirational stages to delivery. Barbara also uses story as a projective prompt in her experiments. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Challenge Me, Disagree with Me: Why
environments in different ways thantheir male peers altering their continued interest in computer science.Personal FactorsPersonal factors such as motivation, sense of belonging, personal fulfillment, and identity caninfluence persistence to degree. Research shows that while these personal factors are unique toeach student, educational environments can be structured or altered to influence some personalattributes in ways that positively impact retention.Motivation can impact how students face and persevere through challenging concepts and coursework. Research using project based computer game development has shown that assignmentscan be structured to facilitate student motivation and encourage them to work through difficultmaterial [13]. Motivational
. Randy Russell. He provides expertise in Out of School Time (OST) programming with student supports and STEM education. Ristvey coordinates each of the teams and lead the design team as well as the work of the advisory board. He has conducted extensive research and development work in STEM OST projects such as Cosmic Chemistry (Institute for Educational Sciences, Department of Education) and NanoExperiences. Ristvey was the PI for three NSF-funded projects: NanoLeap, NanoTeach and NanoExperiences. He also was the lead developer for the Dynamic Design series of engineering modules for NASA’s Genesis mission. He holds a Master’s degree in Secondary Science Education from University of Houston, Clear Lake, TX.Dr. Randy
Paper ID #26385How Educators Implement Engineering Curricula in OST Settings (Funda-mental)Dr. Nena E. Bloom, Northern Arizona University Dr. Nena Bloom is an evaluator and education researcher at the Center for Science Teaching and Learning at Northern Arizona University. The primary area of her work is evaluating STEM education projects that focus on opportunities for, and retention of, K-20 students in STEM areas, majors and fields. She also conducts education research focusing on questions about professional development for educators and how educators support student learning in STEM.Dr. Elisabeth Roberts, Northern
promising young science and engineering graduate studentsfinancial support and stipend for three years of their graduate studies. The GRFP requires twowritten documents as a part of the application package, one of which is a research statement bywhich students propose their intended graduate research project. The criteria by which thewritten documents are assessed are by the intellectual merit of the project—or the potential of theproject to “advance knowledge and understanding within its own field or across differentfields”, and broader impacts—“the potential of the project to benefit society and contribute to theachievement of specific, desired societal outcomes”1. The fellowship program is open to U.S.citizens or permanent residents in their
modeling with experiment), and on thedesign objectives of the data acquisition system and their effects on student learning. Inparticular, we discuss the data logger used for the final student field project, its history, designobjectives, and the effects on student outcomes.BackgroundIn experimental work, it is important to record and store measurements. In the past, this has beendone by manually reading measurement values from various instrumentation. These values, andthe times at which the data were taken, were recorded in ink in a paper laboratory notebook.Rough plots of data were often sketched by hand in these notebooks, or were mechanicallyplotted using strip chart recorders. The advent of the microcontroller led to sampling anddigitizing of
and partnerships.Mr. Victor Manuel Camara-Poot, Yucat´an Ministry of Education Camara-Poot is Head of Planning and Strategic Projects at the Department of Higher Education in the Ministry of Education, Government of the State of Yucat´an. For six years he has worked in the field of higher education, first with projects within universities, and then with the government, to develop programs and policies at the state level. He seeks to boost the development of human capital in the region and increase the knowledge of science and technology. He has been part of teams that are working on ways to increase opportunities for young Yucat´an and Mexican students to have international experiences, ranging from short stays to
government agencies. In 2010, Dr. Lambrinidou co-conceived the graduate level engineering ethics course ”Engi- neering Ethics and the Public,” which she has been co-teaching to students in engineering and science. She is co-Principal Investigator on a National Science Foundation (NSF) research and education project developing an ethnographic approach to engineering ethics education. Page 26.322.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Canons against Cannons? Social Justice and the Engineering Ethics ImaginaryAbstractWhat if social
students, ideally helping students connectwhat they are learning to their future goals. This information also can lead to recommendationsfor future survey questions that more fully capture the range of students’ actual perceptions,worries, hopes, and plans about their futures.IntroductionThe National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter) was launched in 2011on the premise that it is becoming more necessary for engineering students to learn skills relatingto innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E). The work of Epicenter aims to strengthenentrepreneurship education for engineers and expand understanding of how I&E learningenvironments influence students. As part of the Epicenter research projects collectively known
advanced degrees in science andengineering from prestigious American universities, and they trained me for academic successfrom a young age. I went to regular school during the day, but nights and weekends were dedi-cated to family school, a school in which my parents pushed me beyond any public curriculum.They tutored me personally, never outsourcing my education to teachers or private tutors, and Ireaped the fruit of their labor. I graduated from one of the best public high schools in the countryat the time and from the best engineering undergraduate program in the world. I also completedmultiple research projects during my undergraduate program, and I had stellar letters of recom-mendation from both course instructors and research advisors. I
that our perceptions of reality are socially constructed andthat by focusing on positive stories and experiences, particularly from people whose identitiesare marginalized, we can create a more positive reality in work and learning environments [4].Despite its prominence for over two decades, it is unknown to what extent APPI has been used inengineering education research. Further, there is limited to no evidence of utilizing APPI as aneducational intervention.1.1. APPI as a Research Methodology vs InterventionAs a part of an early-stage research project on evaluating the impact of asset-based practices inundergraduate engineering courses, we employed appreciative interviewing to elicit studentexperiences in applying their assets to projects
how others haveapproached empathy in curricula, projects, and practice. We applied Zaki’s model of empathy —which triangulates “sharing,” “thinking about” and “caring about,” as the theoretical frameworkguiding the inquiry — and performed a systematic literature review. We sought answers to thefollowing research questions: 1) How have educators integrated empathy development intolearning activities in STEM?; 2) What pedagogical approaches have been shown to promoteempathy of students in STEM?; and 3) How have scholars approached the development ofdifferent kinds of empathy in classrooms? After querying Google Scholar, analyzing more than10,000 publications, and applying the inclusion/exclusion criteria, we identified 63 articles thatcentered
both from Michigan Tech. Her research program involves using complementary methods (e.g., statistical modeling and analytics, psychological assessment) to evaluate how individual differences are important and impact behaviors at a cultural, social, and behavioral level. She has served as a project evaluator in the multiple NSF funded projects. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 S-STEM Student Reflections and IDP ProcessIntroductionStudent reflections and using individual development plans (IDPs) for mentoring have been anintegral part of an NSF S-STEM project focusing on students pursuing baccalaureate degrees inEngineering
produced to give other faculty a starting point on etiquette in the virtualclassroom [83]. The Engineering Education Faculty’s weekly meetings have ranged from hearing prominentspeakers from around the country on their role in engineering education, book reviews on currenteducational resources, and open discussions on the current state of teaching online. This diversityand ability to be a part of the group has added to the tight-knit community we have developed.Multiple daily writing groups have been created to provide faculty with a small group to meet with.Usually, the meetings are one hour, writing for twenty-five minutes, taking a break, and writingagain. The focus gives you a set time to complete work, get feedback on a project or
in science learn- ing and educational change. Chandra pursues projects that have high potential for leveraging sustainable change in undergraduate STEM programs and makes these struggles for change a direct focus of her research efforts.Dr. Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park Ayush Gupta is Assistant Research Professor in Physics and Keystone Instructor in the A. J. Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland. Broadly speaking he is interested in modeling learning and reasoning processes. In particular, he is attracted to fine-grained analysis of video data both from a micro- genetic learning analysis methodology (drawing on knowledge in pieces) as well as interaction analysis
Engineering1 Historically, the undertaking of service projects – engaging marginalized individuals or communities in improving some facet of their lives – has been viewed by many as simply doing ‘nice things for poor people’. […] Showing ‘solidarity with the poor’ and making a human connection are necessary to sustain hope and thus affect change, and are powerful and essential elements in ‘making the world a better place’ 2 [p.6]. -T. Colledge Editor-in-Chief, Int’l Journal for Service-Learning in EngineeringEngineers as “benefactors” to society is a core value of engineering and central to how
Geneva, working on the West Area Neutrino Facility and North Area 48. Since then Jo˜ao has held several positions in teaching and management in higher ed- ucation at institutions across the UK, Middle East, Africa and Asia. At Leeds Becket University, Jo˜ao specialised in teaching Mobile and Fixed Networking Technologies and introduced compendium-based teaching practices and led the design and implementation of the first Mobile and Distributed Computer Networks postgraduate course in UK. Jo˜ao authored and managed a European Social Fund Project in Women in Engineering contributing to widening participation and inclusion of women engineers, developed and ran world-class innovative aca- demic practice methods in
of UND’s Center for Engineering Education Research. Her research explores strategies for broadening access and participation in STEM, focusing on culturally relevant pedagogy in science and engineering. She also investigates strategies for increasing access and participation in STEM through teacher professional learning opportunities and by exploring the impact of group gender composition on girls’ motivation and engagement. Dr. Robinson is a PI and Co-PI on several NSF sponsored grant projects which focus on teacher professional learning and self-efficacy with implementing culturally relevant engineering education, connecting to place and community, and centering culture and Indigeneity within STEM education
engineering education, global engineering education, and social issues in STEM research and practice. Recently, she has taken on new NSF projects to broaden participation in quantum engineering (IUSE Level 3), research abroad (IRES Track 1), and use-inspired research (Convergence Accelerator Track I). Having grown up in Australia, Canada, Korea, and Germany, she speaks three languages. Leveraging her international connections, she has served in leadership positions in the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA, Vice President), Korean Society for Engineering Education (KSEE, International Relations Board Member), and the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES, Executive
engineers see how they canstay true to their beliefs and lay the groundwork for improved outcomes.An example case illustrates how an early-career engineer stood up for their values in the face ofprofessional pressures. While an undergraduate student at the University of Virginia, that studentstudied the Dominion Energy Atlantic Coast Pipeline project and met residents of in the BlueRidge Mountains of Virginia who were to be directly impacted by the project. These personalencounters made the student question the ethics of the project’s development. She rememberedthat learning experience during her first job as an engineer when she was assigned to work on aconsulting project related to that same pipeline. Aligned with GVV pillars, she drew upon
/technical dualism have included revising stand-alone ethicscourses and adding more social components to previously purely technical courses, such asdesign courses [6-9].Research in this space is still identifying what to expect of students and how to support deeperengagement in sociotechnical topics. This is being investigated through, for example, analyzingstudent interviews and focus groups [10-13], in class whole-group discussion [7, 14], andstudents’ written work [15]. Here, we build on this research base by looking at small group in-class discussions.This study is part of an NSF-funded research project to implement and study integratingsociotechnical components throughout a first-year computing for engineers course. In oneiteration of the
ofwomen faculty in STEM. Much of it has emerged from projects funded by the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) under ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEMAcademic Professions, a program that has been active for more than twenty years. NSFADVANCE has funded more than 200 projects promoting systemic change to enhance genderequity and inclusion for STEM faculty, hosted by postsecondary institutions, STEMcollaboratives, and research organizations. However, project leaders and scholars rarely addresspolicies and practices that impact how welcoming and accessible faculty careers are to peoplewith disabilities.This area of study and practice is particularly important as the number of faculty with disabilitiessteadily increases as the
their professionalnetworks, and improve soft skills such as time management and teamwork [7]. It is clear thatemployers recognize those benefits: a recent survey by the National Association of Colleges andEmployers shows a projected 22.6% increase in interns hired in 2022, by far the highest increasein at least a decade [8].Our work focuses on experiential learning in cybersecurity, a field that is experiencing rapidexpansion in the labor market and shortages of qualified professionals. Between 2013 and 2021,the number of open cybersecurity positions worldwide increased from 1 million to 3.5 million[9]. This demand for professionals is not being met: in the U.S. it is estimated that there are onlyenough qualified applicants to fill 68% of the
), a fellow of the Opportunities for Under-Represented Scholars (OURS) post-graduate institutional leadership certificate program, and an alumna of the Frontiers of Engineering Education program (FOEE) of the National Academy of En- gineering. She has been serving on the Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) Capital Area Regional Network steering committee as a founding member since 2016. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno.Dr. Briana Lowe Wellman, University of the District of Columbia Dr. Briana Lowe Wellman is an associate professor and chair in the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology at the University of the District of Columbia. She joined
class, three different evaluation methods were used, such asclassroom observation, a signature assignment, and a Motivated Strategies for LearningQuestionnaire (MSLQ) survey. The Classroom Observation Protocol for Undergraduate STEM(COPUS) findings indicated greater student engagement when ECP is used; the Signatureassignment results indicated improved learning outcomes for students; and the MLSQ survey,which measures students' motivation, critical thinking, curiosity, collaboration, andmetacognition, determined a positive impact of the ECP on the CS participants.Keywords –CS education, active learning, experimental centric learning, collaborative learning,project based learning, retention.IntroductionSeveral critical factors influence student
such as Germanyhave advanced the concept of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, often referred to as Industry 4.0[1]. The intent is to integrate design, manufacturing, and consumer activities seamlessly toincrease productivity, reliability and customer satisfaction. An Industry 4.0 manufacturingsystem—also called a cyber physical production system (CPPS)—integrates Internet of Things(IoT), Internet of Services (IoS, or also called Cloud Computing) and cyber-physical system(CPS) technologies [2]. These changes will profoundly impact manufacturing work and workers.Industry 4.0 is projected to add $2.2 trillion to domestic GDP by 2025. The estimated maximumvalue of the operational transformation brought by Industry 4.0 to the global
student societies’ activities.This study was conducted as a senior capstone project by a team of four industrial engineeringand one mechanical engineering senior students. The capstone senior project spanned twoquarters, for a total of 22 weeks, and was sponsored by the OSU Department of EH&S, advisedby an industrial engineering faculty, and assisted by a PhD student in industrial engineering. Thecapstone senior project focused on identifying the root cause of the lack of near-miss reportingamong student societies within the COE through the development of research instruments andpreliminary data collection and analysis.Qualitative Approach of Current StudyExisting studies on academic laboratory safety either focus on formal learning settings
difficulty in getting student input and feedback on the contract initially, but we have now refined it over many iterations. The contract outlines the type of grading and what is expected of the students during the course. 2. Learning logs: The students were allowed to write learning logs reflecting on their learning experiences both in and out of the classroom. Two types of logs were used. The first type was a reflection on their learning based on the homeworks or projects that they did. The second type was a learning log in lieu of attending a live lecture or watching an asynchronous lecture. Students submitted weekly logs for the asynchronous learning and biweekly logs for the homeworks or