]. The field should not expect commercial technology to have desiredeffects without close collaboration with pedagogical experts [4] who can lead best practice. Theobjective of this RET site: Collaborative Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Experiences forTeachers (CoMET) program is to provide K-12 teachers with a hands-on engineering designexperience covering all aspects of the Internet-of-Things, from the manufacturing of a sensor, tothe hardware and software that allows it to connect to the Internet. In order to support the STEMeducational services for teachers and students in K-12, our site program aims at creatingcompetent teacher trainers who will ensure quality pre-service and in-service teacher education,by providing multidisciplinary
studentsoverpassed those of students from New York State and the country. We believe that this is apractical course model can be easily replicated by programs with the same interest.I. IntroductionUndergraduate research is a high-impact practice leading to student success, engagement,interest in higher education, and skills development [1] [2]. There are two well-known modelsfor incorporating research experiences in a program: Undergraduate Research Experiences(UREs) and Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) [3]. UREs representthe apprentice model. They feature individual students in faculty research laboratories andprovide the opportunity for one-on-one mentoring. On the other hand, CUREs are embedded intothe curriculum and are available
Kingdom, and she obtained her Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics Engineering from Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in Muscat, Oman. With a specialization in Mechanical Engineering Design, Nasra’s research interests encompass product design, bioinspired design, biomimetic materials, and design optimization. She is particularly focused on the design of turbodrills for the oil and gas industry, integrating innovative approaches to enhance performance and efficiency. Nasra is also deeply interested in sustainability, striving to incorporate sustainable practices into her research and design methodologies. Her commitment to advancing engineering practices is reflected in her efforts to promote environmentally friendly
framework for the design ofassessment activities and the integration of assessment in courses. Assessment for learningsupports the adoption of evaluation and feedback practices that improve student learning goingforward, and assessment that is, in and of itself, a learning activity [10]. As one aspect of this“feed forward” approach [11], assessment for learning aims to not only produce a grade as aproduct of a summative evaluation, but also support improved performance in the future.Assessment becomes not just an add-on to the course design, but a central component of thedesign. This is aligned with a backward design method and Bigg’s constructive alignmentframework [12], [13].Conventionally, assessment is seen as a product of performance or
others are Mathematical Modelling, Engineering Mechanics,Engineering Design, Biology and Chemistry for Engineers, Engineering Computation andSoftware Development, and Materials Science. Selection and study in a specific engineeringdiscipline is not undertaken until all first-year courses are completed.MethodologyAn action-research methodology seemed appropriate for an iterative, reflective process thatwould allow for inquiry and discussion as components of the “research”. Commonly thosewho apply an action-research approach are practitioners who wish to improve understandingof their own practice. Although the naming and number of the steps involved can vary,action research always involves a series of cycles, sometimes envisioned as a spiral 7
. She received undergraduate and graduate degrees in mechanical engineering from Duke and NC State, respectively. Her research interests include engineering education and precision manufacturing. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Use of Personas in Rating Scholarship ApplicationsIntroductionThis evidence-based practice paper introduces a method for creating subjective, holistic rubricsbased on the human-centered design concept of personas. It can be difficult to align assessmentmetrics with subjective artifacts, especially when the goal of the artifact itself is subjective. Thefaculty team who collaborated on an NSF S-STEM project faced
and epidemiology, providing crucial exposure to the broader context of engineering problems and their subsequent solutions. These diverse experiences and a growing passion for improving engineering edu- cation prompted Dr. Miskio˘glu to change her career path and become a scholar of engineering education. As an educator, she is committed to challenging her students to uncover new perspectives and dig deeper into the context of the societal problems engineering is intended to solve. As a scholar, she seeks to not only contribute original theoretical research to the field, but work to bridge the theory-to-practice gap in engineering education by serving as an ambassador for empirically driven, and often novel
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 A Long-Term Study of Software Product and Process Metrics in an Embedded Systems Design CourseIn response to input from advisory employers, market demands, and academic studies [1], manycomputer engineering programs have increased focus on embedded computer systems.Embedded systems form a rich application through which computer engineering education canbe made relevant. Embedded computer systems are a timely subject that is immediately useful tostudents in their senior capstone design projects. Furthermore, a large number of our computerengineering graduates currently use or design embedded computer systems in their jobs.A team-based progressive embedded systems
responsible for providing vision, direction, planning and implementation regarding the use of technology in instruction of mathematics and science. Mark's research interests are in theories of cognition, how these theories inform the design of instruction, how we might best design instructional technology within those frameworks, and how the research and development of instructional technologies can inform our theories of cognition.Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University Dr. THOMAS F. WOLFF is Associate Dean of Engineering for Undergraduate Studies at Michigan State University and a faculty member in Civil and Environmental Engineering. In the fall of 2005, he was a member of the ASCE Levee Assessment
graduate students, and how the students gained valuable knowledge and problem-solving skills in certain STEM fields. 5. The mentorship provided by the CS faculty to the instructors and the students through scheduled visits and an agile approach for the software projects assigned. 6. The development of soft skills to complement technical onesBy presenting our study, we hope that other institutions who are considering summer camps canbenefit from our experience by adopting best practices while avoiding pitfall.KeywordsSTEM Fields, Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, and Mobile Computing, High School SummerCamps,Introduction & Motivation:There is a national consensus that STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math
will require adoption of proven educational practices2. Major investments bythe National Science Foundation, US Department of Education, and other agencies have beendirected at understanding the issues and identifying solutions to student learning. For many,based on the research, students learn best when they set goals for their study, engage in activestudy, add meaning to what they are learning, explain their understanding to others, and self-monitor their success in achieving goals3-6.Accepting the challenge to address and understand retention issues of engineering students, theCollaborative Learner-constructed Engineering-concept Articulation and Representation(CLEAR) project has as its goal to develop a model for instructional
Curriculum in Higher Education”.7. Duval-Couetil, N. (2013). “Assessing the impact of entrepreneurship education programs: Challenges and approaches.” Journal of Small Business Management, 51(3): 329-351.8. Gedeon, S.A. (2014). “Application of best practices in university entrepreneurship education.” European Journal of Training and Development, 38(3): 231-253.9. Jones, P., Penaluna, A., and Pittaway, L. (2014). “Entrepreneurship education: A recipe for change?” International Journal of Management Education, 12(3), 304-306.10. Vanevenhoven, J. (2013). “Advances and challenges in entrepreneurship education.” Journal of Small Business Management, 51(3): 466-470.11. Gandhi, S., Jimmy, M.B., and Taghazadeh, S. (2016). “A comprehensive review
Butt is a doctoral student at the School of Engineering Education, Purdue University. He is currently working as a research assistant on the CourseMIRROR project funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). He is interested in designing educational tools and exploring their impact on enhancing students’ learning experiences. Before Purdue University, Ahmed has worked as a lecturer for two years at the University of Lahore, Pakistan. Additionally, he has been associated with the software industry in various capacities, from developer to consultant. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Perceived Motivational Constructs and Engineering Students' Academic
clear an d calm to teachcoding concepts, and utilize code-switching techniques that allow them to communicatemore effectively with younger, more slang-using audiences. Practices described in thisresearch can be implemented in two-part capstone courses, independent study courses, orelective courses that require undergrads demonstrate hard skills as well as soft skills.Figure 1: Social and emotional learning skills fostered in undergraduate students in thiscamp learning experience.The primary research question this paper explores is how does acting as near-peer mentorsand leading a tech innovation and entrepreneurship camp for high schoolers foster socialand emotional learning skills in undergraduate computing students? Qualitative analysis
only 13% of these degrees. Nevertheless,it is important for us to share the activities and strategies we incorporate within our college tofoster a sense of self-identity rooted in community impact for all engineering students.Recruiting minorities to pursue engineering degrees is an important and necessary action forinstitutions to increase diversity and inclusion in engineering programs. Early recruitment ofminorities for engineering programs has been long advocated to promote equity and inclusion inthe field of engineering [1]. Researchers concluded that this practice could be beneficial inpromoting diversity, increasing the number of minority students in engineering fields, andreducing the attrition rate of these students. Recent studies
different types of engineering courses. Rather than evolving fromlearning theory or research, current grading practices have primarily arisen from canonicalpractices created three centuries ago, originally created to rank students against each other. Suchranking or competition derived practices are out of alignment with modern outcomes-basedengineering assessment practices. Specifications grading, an alternative, is a framework forassessment grounded in learning theory as well as student agency. The cornerstone ofspecifications grading is treating each assignment as a pass/fail marker of mastery using clearlydefined and transparent criteria. With limited examples in engineering, this paper provides aclear introduction to specifications grading for
website.The faculty Mentoring Program has as its goals to 1) provide support for faculty relatedto career activities; 2) communicate institutional expectations in research, teaching andservice; and 3) assist faculty in becoming better socialized in the broader college anduniversity culture. Modeled after a similar program at the University of Rhode Island, ithas a strong research basis15. Training for mentors and mentees is provided through one-hour workshops prior to joining the program, dissemination of training materials, and amonthly e-newsletter. Training materials (also posted on the program website) includebrochures, self- assessments, and best practices. The goal of the monthly e-newsletters isto provide additional support and information for
, University of Cincinnati, will, demonstrate that its graduates meeteleven ABET outcomes: a. Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering b. Ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data c. Ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs d. Ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams e. Ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems f. Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility g. Ability to communicate effectively h. Broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context i. Recognition of the need for and the ability to engage in life-long
Commonwealth University Dr. Rebecca Segal is an Associate Professor where she pursues research in the area of mathematical bi- ology and is the Graduate Program Director in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Rebecca Segal received her A.B. in Mathematics from Bryn Mawr College. She went on to earn her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from North Carolina State Univer- sity. She completed a research post-doc at CIIT Centers for Health Research in Research Triangle Park, NC. She then was a Teaching Fellow at University of Bristol, England. Since 2006, Dr. Segal has been a faculty member in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at Virginia Commonwealth
is a graduate research assistant for the Center for Advancement of Engineering Education. His research interest include the academic achievement of African American males and the factors that influence attrition of engineering students.Ashley Griffin, Howard University ASHLEY GRIFFIN is a Developmental Psychology doctoral candidate at Howard University. Ashley is a former graduate research assistant for the Center for Advancement of Engineering Education. Her research interest include culturally relevant teaching practices and their impact on engagement, motivation, and performance surrounding African American students
). They concluded that the use of theseassessments in practice is likely a waste of resources, though solely based on the “meshing,” oralignment of teaching with learning style preference, hypothesis at the center of their review.However, a reason these learning style models are popular among faculty is they provide aheuristic basis for varying teaching methods, such as in-class activities, assignments, andassessments. No research has been conducted to demonstrate increased student performance as aresult of application of the Felder and Soloman (n.d.) learning styles model to teaching, but othermodels have demonstrated evidence of improved performance (Kolb 1984, Brokaw and Merz2000). One study in particular examined the effect of designing
Persistence in STEM. CBE Life Sci Educ;15(3). doi: 10.1187/cbe.16-01-0038. PMID:27543633; PMCID: PMC5008901.[24] Jordan, K. & Sorby, S. (2014). Intervention to Improve Self-Efficacy and Sense ofBelonging of First-Year Underrepresented Engineering Students. ASEE Annual Conference &Exposition, 24(803),1-34. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--20695.[25] Strauss, A. L., & Corbin, J. M. (Eds.). (1997). Grounded theory in practice. SagePublications, Inc.[26] Creswell, J. W. (2009). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodsapproaches (3rd ed.). Sage Publications, Inc.Appendix - Interview Protocol Appendix A - Interview ProtocolInterviewInterview length : 30 - 60 mins. length :- FOR STUDENTS
opportunities for students to learn how to design in the most authenticcontext possible with many of the constraints of the university setting removed (viz. constraintson time, material resources, and opportunities for multi-disciplinary problems).CEWIL Canada – a national body to promote the use of Work-integrated learning (WIL) ineducational settings – defines work-integrated learning as “a form of curricular experientialeducation that formally integrates a student’s academic studies with quality experiences within aworkplace or practice setting… [involving] an academic institution, a host organization, and astudent” [3]. WIL approaches include: community and industry research and projects,apprenticeships, co-operative education, entrepreneurship
an individual’s personality thatpositively affect everyday actions and thoughts. Developed by a team of psychologists and otherscholars, the VIA’s list of 24 character strengths (www.viacharacter.org/character-strengths) issupported by years of research and offers definitions and examples of character strengths inaction. Working from this list, we carried out a preliminary inspection of the three codes, todiscern whether they might include possible strengths central to engineering practice but notcaptured by the VIA, which was developed through a broader lens. Next, we developed apreliminary set of definitions for all the character strengths in our list, defining the strengthsborrowed from VIA’s list based on the definitions available on the
Institute at UGA is an innovative approach that fuses high quality engineering education research with systematic educational innovation to transform the educational practices and cultures of engineering. Dr. Walther’s research group, the Collaborative Lounge for Understanding Society and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER), is a dynamic in- terdisciplinary team that brings together professors, graduate, and undergraduate students from engineer- ing, art, educational psychology, and social work in the context of fundamental educational research. Dr. Walther’s research program spans interpretive research methodologies in engineering education, the pro- fessional formation of engineers, the role of empathy
college graduates surveyedthink of design more as “blueprints and drawings” rather than “a creative process of solvingproblems” (p82) 10. Despite the prevalence of so called “technology” courses in schools, itseems that students do not necessarily develop knowledge to identify and use technology in theireveryday lives, or “evaluate the appropriateness and effectiveness of various technologies” (p2)11 . There is certainly far less prevalence of engineering in schools even though engineering andtechnology are closely linked 12 and engineering is also not recognized for what it is despitemuch effort 13. Some effort has been made to provide teachers with courses in engineering andtechnology that can be integrated into the classroom 9, 11, 14 but
Wickenden Award for the best paper in the Journal of Engineering Education and the 2011 Best Paper Award for the IEEE Transactions on Education. In Spring 2012, Dr. Lord spent a sabbatical at Southeast University in Nanjing, China teaching and doing research.Dr. Karen J McGaughey, Cal Poly State University Associate Professor Department of Statistics California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CA Page 23.521.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Engineering Students’ Development as Lifelong LearnersAbstractIt is widely accepted that one goal of
implementation. The problem synthesis phase involves buildingthe solution approach and the problem implementation phase involves the actual implementationof the solution. Simulations and computational models are implemented in the problem synthesisphase and using these simulations and models, the problem solution is implemented in theproblem implementation phase.In this study, we investigate the impact of coupling the integrated model of problem solving withthe use of modeling and simulation for learning the concepts of kinetics of materials in graduateengineering students. The theoretical framework guided our learning and research design asfollows. Students first conducted a preliminary literature review on a given topic, then they wereasked to
Paper ID #46692Laboratory Fixture for Heat Transfer Using a Hair DrierProf. timothy C scott, Sweet Briar College Engineering Professor of Practice, Wyllie Engineering ProgramMr. Lemuel T Curran, Sweet Briar College Lem Curran is a licensed educator and mechanical engineer with over 25 years of experience in engineering design, advanced fabrication, and STEM education. He currently manages the engineering lab at Sweet Briar College, supporting student projects, faculty research, and curriculum development in courses such as Capstone, Thermodynamics, and CAD. He has also taught engineering, robotics, and fabrication at
freshman engineering program. Dr. Bursic has done research and published work in the areas of Engineering and Project Management and Engineering Education. She is a member of IIE and ASEE and is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Pennsylvania.Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh Larry J. Shuman is Senior Associate Dean for Academics and Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on improving the engineering educational experience with an emphasis on assessment of design and problem solving, and the study of the ethical behavior of engineers and engineering managers. A former senior editor of the Journal of Engineering Education, Dr. Shuman is the