Engineering, Gannon University, Erie, PAAbstract - In response to a joint UN/IEEE Humanitarian Technology Challenge SustainableDevelopment Goal to achieve food security, students were tasked to design and build a solar-powered food dehydrator that could be built on-location with minimal resources other than theprimary building materials. Materials and construction techniques not anticipated to be native tothe region were excluded from the design. The project was targeted for implementation inregions of emerging development with unstable food supply and simultaneously lackinginfrastructure, including access to electrical power. In practice, using a food dehydrator makes itpossible to store summer-grown fruits and vegetables for consumption at a later
number of women and marginalized populations in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields by changing the climate within these fields. In her research, she focuses on STEM identity (one’s belief that they fit the perception of a scientist and can be successful in their chosen field). Her research has been presented at national conferences and in international journals. She has been a part of the panel discussion of the American Association of University Women’s Solving the Equation report (2015) and recently the SciGirls national program’s redesign of their strategies for engaging girls in STEM. In addition to her work at the MagLab she also served on multiple boards and advisory com- missions
Transfer Student Pathways to Engineering Degrees: An Update on Project FindingsThe President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) documented the needto prepare more than 1 million additional STEM professionals in the U.S. workforce over thenext decade, primarily through efforts focused on increasing retention rates and diversifyingpathways. To meet this need, we must tap the entire domestic talent pool, includingunderrepresented minorities. According to data collected by the National Center for EducationStatistics, 57% of Hispanic students and 52% of African American students in undergraduateeducation during Fall 2014 were enrolled in 2-year public colleges. Given that more ethnic/racialminorities begin their pursuit
engineering ed- ucation at several national conferences. Scott is an active member in the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) both locally and nationally, as well as the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019IntroductionOur world is becoming more globally driven as technology and markets expand and evolve. Thismakes working with other cultures now an inherent and daily task that individuals will face.Engineers will interact and communicate not only with various professional disciplines, but alsowith differing degrees of culture. It is critical that our
, student motivation, and their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers, their problem solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing and Science Education from Clemson University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 WIP: How Traumatic Events Help Shape Social Exclusion in Engineering TeamsAbstractThis Work In Progress (WIP) research paper explores the impact of traumatic events on studentlearning alongside the emergence of team
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withstudent motivations. However, across the board, current engineering education largely focuses onmastering the engineering sciences with little attention paid to technology transfer orhumanitarian engineering (9). Showing students the connection between social issues andengineering within the curricula may help broaden participation of female and minority students(8; 10). Helping students develop an engineering identity by connecting their personal values tothe practice of engineering can encourage students to persist in engineering (11). In addition,undergraduate engineers should be exposed to the breadth of engineering practice beyondteaching just the fundamental engineering skills (11).This paper describes the motivations of undergraduate
increased from the new courses approach to teaching its core topics. References[1] D. R. S.-M. Dr. Afsaneh Minaie. "Capstone Projects in a Computer Engineering Program Using Arduino," 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. New Orleans, 2016, pp.[2] D. S. G. N. Dr. Jose Antonio Riofrio. "Teaching Undergraduate Introductory Course to Mechatronics in the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Using Arduino," 120th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. Atlanta, GA, 2013, pp.[3] D. Y. E. Dr. Warren Rosen, Mr. M. Eric Carr. "An Autonomous Arduino-based Racecar for First-Year Engineering Technology Students," 121st ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. Indianapolis, IN, 2014
nontraditional demographic groups, to pursue interests in the eld of engineering. Janet assists in recruitment and retention efforts locally, nationally, and internationally, hoping to broaden the image of engineering, science, and technology to include new forms of communication and problem solving for emerging grand challenges. A second vein of Janet’s research seeks to identify the social and cultural im- pacts of technological choices made by engineers in the process of designing and creating new devices and systems. Her work considers the intentional and unintentional consequences of durable structures, prod- ucts, architectures, and standards in engineering education, to pinpoint areas for transformative change.Mrs. Tanya D
Paper ID #18470High-Impact, Short-Term Study Abroad in Lyon, France: An EngineeringStudent’s PerspectiveAlexander Kim, North Carolina State University Alex Kim is a Senior studying Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University. He also serves as President of Musical Empowerment at NC State, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.Dr. David F. Ollis, North Carolina State University David Ollis is Distinguished University Professor at North Carolina State University. A past chair of the Liberal Education Division of ASEE, he has been sending engineering students to the France IPL program for 15 years. He is co-editor, with Kay Neeley
Park Christin Salley is a senior Fire Protection Engineering student from Flossmoor, Illinois. She is a Resident Assistant and a College Park Scholar. She is a member of the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, the National Science Foundation Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program, Black Engineers Society, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She currently is an Undergraduate Researcher here on campus with Dr. Bruk Berhane in the Bioengineering department, and also at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) through the Professional Research Experience Program (PREP). She is a volunteer and mentor for a STEM after school program she co- founded with
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Minority Participation: America’s Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.2. National Center for Education Statistics (2013). STEM Attrition: College Students’ Paths Into and Out of STEM Fields. NCES 2014-001. Washington, DC. http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2014/2014001rev.pdf3. Grillo, M. C. & Leist, C. W. (2013). Academic support as a predictor of retention to graduation: new insights on the role of tutoring, learning assistance, and supplemental instruction. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice. 15(3), 387-408.4. Henderson, N., Fadali, M.S., & Johnson, J. (2002, November). An investigation of First-year engineering students’ attitude toward
targeted emails and social media postings sent bythe nine member schools comprising the Master of Engineering Management ProgramsConsortium (MEMPC). Those schools include Cornell University, Dartmouth College, DukeUniversity, Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, NorthwesternUniversity, Purdue University, Tufts University and the University of Southern California.Member schools, all of which provide MEM programs, were asked to send the survey to theircurrent and former students, suggesting a pool of potential respondents of more than 1,000.(Because email addresses change often and social media reach is difficult to assess, determiningthe exact pool of potential respondents is impossible.)Survey Instrument Factors
high school systems. His research interests are in manufacturing, materials science and selection of appropriate technology for sustainable engineering projects.Hernan Gallegos, Tufts University Hern´an Gallegos is an undergraduate student at Tufts University. He is studying Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Engineering Education. His academic interests lie in trying to aid students to understand engineering concepts and how they can enhance their learning through various resources. With this in mind, he is working within the Engineering Learning Systems lab under Professor Kristen Wendell, a Mechanical Engineering Professor. With this opportunity, Hern´an is able to further his understanding of both
engineering degree, with the ultimate goal of broadening participation among those who attend engineering college. Sullivan was conferred as an ASEE Fellow in 2011 and was awarded NAE’s 2008 Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education.Dr. Derek T Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder Derek Reamon is the Co-director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program (ITLP) and the Gen- eral Engineering Plus (GE+) degree program, and a Senior Instructor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. As ITLP co-director, he coordinates 19-22 sections of First-year Engineering Projects, a course that has a proven benefit on retention within engineering and is also a nationally recognized model for
adjustments will be made to thecurriculum to better meet student expectations and needs.IntroductionMore university level courses are emphasizing concepts with the help of technology, thus bettertargeting student “culture”; these are often referred to as next generation learning environments(NGLE) [1,2]. Use of screen-capturing and other video capturing software is becoming the normin higher education for supplementing traditional lectures [3-5]. Engineering programs havebecome vanguards in this adoption; as engineering courses are both content-rich and move at afast pace, there is a place for supplemental material to better emphasize difficult concepts [6]. Anumber of these materials now focus on the learner-interface interaction (e.g., student
obstacles such as immature programming libraries and limited vendorsupport. We will re-visit this issue as newer generations of SBC appear on the market.For now, the inclusion of a data acquisition device and hardware interfacing assignments in thefirst year electrical engineering sequence has shown positive benefits for our students andjustifies its continuing use in our curriculum. It is also a low-cost solution that can easily beadapted by other EE departments.Bibliography[1] J. Carter and T. Jenkins, “Gender and Programming: What’s Going on?,” in Proceedings of the 4th Annual SIGCSE/SIGCUE ITiCSE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, New York, NY, USA, 1999, pp. 1–4.[2] M. A. Rubio, R. Romero-Zaliz, C
Astronautics (AIAA), the American Helicopter Society (AHS), and the International Organization for the Science and Technology of Soaring (OSTIV). He has served as the Chairman of Aerospace Engineering Division of ASEE and received their Distinguished Service Award in 2006. He was also honored with the ASEE Fred Merryfield Engineering Educator Design Award in 2009, the John Leland Atwood Award from AIAA/ASEE in 2013, and the William T. Piper General Aviation Award from AIAA in 2014.Benjamin T. Pipenberg, The Pennsylvania State UniversityMr. Nicholas Jared Grasser, The Pennsylvania State University Teaching Assistant M.S. Aerospace Engineering candidate B.S. Aerospace Engineering with Honors 2014 B.S. Mathematics with Honors
students. European Journal Of Engineering Education, 25(2), 145-155. doi:10.1080/0304379003085446. Sergey A. Filippov, Alexander L. Fradkov, Boris Andrievsky, Teaching of robotics and control jointly in the University and in the high school based on LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT, 18th IFAC World Congress, Milano (Italy), August 28 - September 2, 2011.7. Alimisis D., Robotics in Education & Education in Robotics: Shifting Focus from Technology to Pedagogy, in David Obdrzálek (ed.) Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Robotics in Education, September 13 – 15, 2012, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Prague, Czech Republic, pp. 7-14
, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation. The authors wish to thank the STRIDE team, survey and interviewparticipants for their participation in the study.References[1] L. L. Bucciarelli and S. Kuhn, “Engineering Education and Engineering Practice: Improving the Fit,” in Between craft and science: Technical work in US settings, S. R. Barley and J. E. Orr, Eds. Cornell University Press, 1997, p. 210.[2] P. M. Leonardi, M. H. Jackson, and A. Diwan, “The Enactment-Externalization Dialectic: Rationalization and the Persistence of Counterproductive Technology Design Practices in Student Engineering
Education at University of Nevada, Reno. His re- search focuses on the interactions between engineering cultures, student motivation, and their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers, their problem solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing and Science Education from Clemson University.Dr. Cheryl Cass, SAS Institute Cheryl Cass is a Senior Global Academic Program Manager in the Education Division at SAS Institute. She also holds a position as Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of
in perceptions of female facultybetween students who attended gender-segregated schools, which are common amongst the localpopulation, and those who graduated from international schools. Finally, religion is expected toinfluence student perceptions because of certain rules and regulations in Islam – the most popularreligion in the Middle East – that restrict mixed-gender interactions.The results may shed light on the potential impact of female faculty on engineering students,especially female students. Based on the results, universities in the region may rethink theirfaculty model to better cater to the needs of students. The study may also encourage females inthe region to pursue a teaching career in Science, Technology, Engineering, or
students learn andwhy they should be learning more. Princeton University Press.Fairweather, J. (2009). Linking evidence and promising practices in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) undergraduate education. Washington, DC: NationalAcademies.Geisinger B.N., & Raman, D. R. (2013). Why they leave: Understanding student attrition fromengineering majors. International Journal of Engineering Education, 29(4), 914-925.Henderson, C., Beach, A., & Finkelstein, N. (2011). Facilitating change in undergraduate STEMinstructional practices: An analytic review of the literature. Journal of Research in ScienceTeaching, 48(8), 952-984.Kezar, A. (2011). Understanding and facilitating organizational change in the 21st century:Recent
Paper ID #41185A Longitudinal Investigation of International Graduate Students’ First-YearExperiences in U.S. Engineering ProgramsMr. Kyeonghun Jwa, Pennsylvania State University Kyeonghun Jwa is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. His research uses mixed methods techniques to investigate doctoral engineering attrition and to investigate international students’ academic literacy and adjustment experiences in the U.S. He earned his Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in Mechanical & Automotive Engineering from the University of Ulsan in South Korea
Paper ID #42670Board 354: Project ELEVATE: Promoting Sustained & Equitable ChangeAmong Black, Latinx, and Indigenous Engineering FacultyDr. Alaine M Allen, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Alaine M. Allen is an educator who intentionally works to uplift the voices of and create opportunities for individuals from groups historically marginalized in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) environments. She currently serves as the Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in the College of Engineering, where she is committed to helping to build a culture of
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Professor of STEM Education at the University of Cincinnati and was recently a Fulbright Scholar at the Dublin Institute of Technology in Dublin, Ireland. She is a professor emerita of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mec ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 The Role of Spatial Skills and Sketching in Engineering Design Problem SolvingABSTRACTSpatial visualization is the ability to mentally manipulate, visualize or transform objects in one’smind. Numerous research studies have reported that spatial ability is strongly associated withpredicting success and retention in STEM-related fields such as math, engineering, computerprogramming and science. Spatial
Paper ID #43217WIP: Chemical Engineering Faculty Attitudes Towards Evidence-based InstructionPractices and Growth MindsetDr. Mechteld Veltman Hillsley, Penn State University Dr. Hillsley is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. She received a BS in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech in 1988 and an MS and PhD from Penn State in 1990 and 1994, respectiveDr. Karen A High, Clemson University Dr. Karen High holds an academic appointment in the Engineering Science and Education department and joint appointments in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department
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