STEM QuESTS: A Design Challenge to Broaden Student Engagement in STEM EducationAbstractEngineering competitions are a popular mechanism to engage students in engineering and, morebroadly, in STEM studies and careers. Participants typically work in teams to solve real-worldproblems, integrating conceptual learning with hands-on activities. Engineering designchallenges provide an authentic engineering experience that integrates science, mathematics, andengineering principles and helps students develop innovative design thinking. They also improvestudent engagement, motivation, and self-efficacy, and provide students the opportunity todevelop important “21st Century” professional skills.As an alternative to the
. Since then the bookhas been fully integrated into the ongoing Hyflex course design.Finally, all course materials were available through the Canvas learning management system [21].Students used Canvas to complete short reading quizzes and submit documents and video reports.Announcements and modifications to the course schedule were posted on Canvas with an emailannouncement sent through the system. A course discussion board was also utilized for studentsto post questions and comments related to course material and assignments.The first half of the semester was highly structured. Circuit theorems and concepts wereintroduced using Nearpod in the first half of the week. The second half of the week was reservedfor related experiments and projects
also used to add objects virtuallyinto a physical space to visualize how an object works before buying an object. Anotherapplication of AR in education can be based on reviewing 3D model of an object before turningit into a physical prototype. This reduces the material wasted if the object has some problemswith its format, by employing a technology such as the Looking Glass – a holographic display.The next section of this paper focuses on this hardware and its relevant uses in design andmanufacturing.One area that has been fusing with engineering in some aspects is the medical field. VR hasbecome common within the curriculum for medical students to optimize their learning, and isexpended to biomedical engineering including its device
active involvement from students. The system was testedfor remote access through an interactive computer interface to run an experiment and obtainmeasurements of various in-process parameters of the heat exchanger using a data acquisitionsystem. After completion of the testing phase, the system was integrated over two academic terms ina thermal fluid laboratory course. Indirect and direct assessment of students’ comprehension andengagement as they used the remote laboratory activity was carried out to evaluate the experientiallearning experience for the students. The student feedback regarding remotely operating the heatexchanger system was mostly positive and the direct assessment data shows that the learningexperience for students was not
their attitudes on ethical issues.From students’ own discussions and from Goulet’s experience, it appears that studentattitudes and perceptions can be favorably impacted by clearly and forcefully settingstandards of appropriate behavior and by integrating ethical and legal decision-makinginto the curriculum. In that manner, ethical behavior is something that is done, rather thanstudied. Wankat and Oreovicz have proposed strategies for instilling honest behavior inengineering students by stressing (as did Goulet) the Engineering Code of Ethics; byreducing anxiety that might foster unethical behavior; by faculty always being a presencein the classroom and laboratory; and by structuring engineering education in such waysthat unethical behavior is
from any courses in the fall semester. In addition, there was asingle F grade in the collective courses of the nine students. These two markers can be comparedto the performance of non-FA first-year SCE students with math placement test scores of 2, 3, or4. There were 11 W’s and 22 F’s among the peers (figures 2a and 2b). Figure 2a Figure 2bFigure 2: Comparison of course (a) withdrawals and (b) failed grades of First-year Academy students and their peersWellbeingAs an integral part of the evaluation of the new residence experience curriculum, a survey wasdeveloped by the Office of Academic Innovation & Effectiveness, which was administered tostudents one-by-one by their
to online classes attributable to Covid 19.Similarly, results showed in Graph 1 for "Motivation and Personal Involvement" (MI), match astudy, [27], where it is stated that even when professors in Latin America show a growing use ofInternet and associated software, improvements in conditions need to be adapted and offeropportunities in using digital resources for university education in an integral manner. Table 6. Variance analysis. Sum of Mean df F Sig. Squares Square Grouped by Between
and Technology at Purdue University. Prior to joining the LDT program, she was an instructional design manager at Teaching and Learning Technologies, Purdue Online, where she led a team of instructional designers and video producers for course design and development. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction (with a concentration in Technology) from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For six years prior to joining Purdue in Fall 2016, she was a lecturer and an instructional designer at Eastern Kentucky University. Her research interests include: technology for building online communities, online identities and communication, the educational use of augmented reality, and the effectiveness of faculty
Paper ID #38395Anti-Racism Practice in Engineering: Exploring, Learning &Solutions (ARPELS)Kenneth A Connor (Professor Emeritus) Kenneth Connor is an emeritus professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engi-neering (ECSE) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) where he taught courses on electromagnetics, electronics and instrumentation, plasma physics, electric power, and general engineering. His research involves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photonics, biomedical sensors, engineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology enhanced learning. He learned
the faculty prioritized ensuring that our students have “anability to…create a collaborative and inclusive environment” upon graduation. Our approach tointroducing DEI pedagogy was to focus on a first-year course, Grand Challenges in Engineering(GCE), and a second-year course, Engineering Mechanics: Statics (Statics). GCE is the firstfoundational design course in the program, where ABET Student Outcomes (SOs) 2-6 areintroduced. This was a natural fit for introducing DEI concepts, since they tie well with SOs 3(effective communication) and 5 (function effectively on a team). While Statics is a less obviouschoice to integrate DEI instruction, it was an opportunity to explore innovative ways toemphasize the importance of DEI in engineering in a
, reflecting an explicit integration of her teaching, research and service endeavors.Marisa K. Orr Marisa K. Orr is an Associate Professor in Engineering and Science Education with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. Her research interests include student persistence and pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research entitled, ”Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision-Makers.”Catherine Brawner Catherine E. Brawner is president of Research Triangle Educational Consultants in Raleigh, NC. She received her PhD in Educational Research and Policy Analysis from North Carolina State
support for all forms of active learning examined. Student centric curriculum design andimplementation was discussed in business management & IT education in [9] and can be appliedto other subject including engineering education. In [10], a student-centered approach coupledwith the full integration of lecture and laboratory formats and hands-on activity based-instructionshowed clear cognitive and attitudinal gains in students. Chapman in [17] provided educatorswith recommendations for developing and presenting an effective and worthwhile lecture. A 5-step Paper-Based model was discussed in [18] to foster students’ participation in large lectures.Cognitive theories describe three phases of the learning process from attention to comprehensionto
operations for the course in Spring 2020 [3]. The first moduleof the course focuses on fixed and floating point arithmetic, and the entire course builds on thisfoundation in an intentional way, to emphasize connections between the course material and real-life applications such as scientific calculators. This transformation allowed students to see thepractical application of the course material without sacrificing its standard content.Building on our previous work, this paper discusses Entrepreneurial Minded Learning (EML)activities that were additionally integrated in the transformed course. The main contributions ofthis work is engaging student creativity and curiosity with these short EML activities that wereimplemented in laboratory periods or
– Part II," in 126th American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition, Tampa, 2019.[9] M. C. Lovett, "Making Exams Worth More Than the Grade," in Using Reflection and Metacognition to Improve Student Learning: Across the Disciplines, Across the Academy, Sterling, VA: Stylus, 2013, pp. 18-48.[10] C. S. Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, New York, NY: Random House, 2006.[11] K. A. Sethares and M. E. Asselin, "Use of Exam Wrapper Metacognitive Strategy to Promote Student Self-Assessment of Learning: An Integrative Review," Nurse Educator, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 37-41, 2022.[12] M. S. Schuler and J. Chung, "Exam Wrapper Use and Metacognition in a Fundamentals Course: Perceptions
the course material, and in the design and delivery of the project itself. Forexample, in the earliest version students were introduced to the nature of problems (discerningthe difference between those of description, calculation, explanation and invention). In thecurrent version, there is greater focus on what specific questions need to fully understand andcomprehend the scope and nature of an engineering problem. It is a common element of mosthigh school science curriculums to focus the students on providing detailed solutions to aclearly defined problem. The critical skills of learning how to frame and comprehend a problemfrom primary sources such as end users, clients, society or management are not taught. Studentsneed to make sense of
the University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign, where he also completed his B.S. in Computer Science. He is broadly interested in how students learn computer science and broadening participation in computer science.Morgan M Fong Morgan M. Fong is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign and an NSF Graduate Research Fellow. Prior to starting her Ph.D. Morgan completed her B.A. in Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Her current research focuses on developing methods for observing and analyzing cooperative learning in undergraduate computing courses.Geoffrey Herman Dr. Geoffrey L. Herman is the Severns Teaching Associate Professor with the
]. Theymust now demonstrate their ability to “adopt an inclusive approach to engineering” [22]. TheRoyal Academy of Engineering [24] define six engineering habits of mind; systems thinking;adapting; problem-finding; creative problem-solving; visualizing; and improving. These areaccompanied by the following learning habits of mind: ethical consideration; curiosity, openmindedness; resilience; resourcefulness; collaboration; and reflection. It is therefore clear thatthis ‘new’ engineer of the future must have skills beyond the technical domain and Spinks,Silburn and Birchall [25] define three roles of an engineer: the first as a technical specialist;the second as an integrator who can work across boundaries in complex environments; andthird as a change
; Pleasants & Olson, 2019). As an integratorof real-life STEM issues, engineering can also improve adolescents’ cognitive and problem-solving abilities (Burley et al., 2016; Bryan & Guzey, 2020), foster 21st-century skills (Bybee,2018), and facilitate positive STEM experiences that support their pursuit of future STEMcareers (McDonald, 2016; Yeter et al., 2016). More recent international studies (e.g., Van denBogaard et al., 2021) suggest that attributes like students’ STEM attitudes, interest, and exposureto STEM curriculum prior to entering higher education are important indicators (Savelsbergh etal., 2016). Given the importance of engineering to Singapore’s economy, the inclusion ofengineering in Singapore’s national educational system
Fast-paced Virtual Summer Courses Eleazar Marquez, Ph.D. Department of Mechanical Engineering The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Samuel Garcia Jr., Ph.D. College of Education Texas State University AbstractIn this study, the recently developed CIRE (Communication, Initiation, Reduction, and Extension)pedagogical model was modified to generate an effective framework for a virtual, fast-pacedsummer engineering course in a private university in Texas. Transitioning
Paper ID #37611A Systematic Literature Review of Women’s Epistemologiesin Engineering EducationKaitlyn Anne Thomas (Student) Kaitlyn is an engineering education doctoral student at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her background is in civil engineering. Her research focus is women in engineering and mental health.Adam Kirn (Associate Professor) TBDKelly J Cross (Assistant Professor) Dr. Kelly J. Cross is a data-informed, transformational mission-focused culturally responsive practitioner, researcher, and educational leader. She earned her Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University in
“Design of Educational Game for Fluid Mechanics” to be used within the civil engineering curriculum at the authors’ University. The game consists of a character who tries to escape from a warehouse. To accomplish this task, the main character moves from one room to another by solving fluid mechanics related problems. By nature, fluid mechanics problems, such as energy equilibrium, head loss, pump power, and buoyancy can easily be integrated as part of the storyline in a video game. The faculty and student of civil engineering major narrated scenarios, and the computer science faculty and students implemented the scenario using Unity 3D and C programming interface. This videogame helps students to
study at Binghamton University examined how to incorporate compassion into an engineeringethics course[5]. This was integrated with a required practicum in a biomedical engineeringprogram, for which service-learning projects are required for human and/or animals in order toimprove their quality of life. A service-learning paradigm that progressed through three stages waspresent, which are initial charity, emerging compassion, and developing social justice. Studentswere asked to reflect upon their projects to see how student awareness of ethics and compassionwas realized after completion of the projects.Two researchers at Wichita State University (WSU) assessed service learning from reflectionsafter completion of projects, inspired by two
Challenge-Based Instruction in Biomechanics Using the VANTH Internet Modules Ronald Barr1, Marcus Pandy2, Anthony Petrosino3, and Barbara Austin3 Department of Mechanical Engineering1, Department of Biomedical Engineering2, and Department of Curriculum and Instruction3 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712 AbstractThis paper discusses the biomechanics learning modules developed as part of the VaNTHeducational coalition. The pedagogical framework for these modules is based on the widelypublicized book “How People Learn” (HPL). The HPL teaching
2019 Women of Color STEM’s College-Level Promotion of Education Award.Farzana Rahman Dr Farzana Rahman is an Associate Teaching Professor at the EECS department of Syracuse University. Her research spans the domains of mobile healthcare, healthcare data analytics, and pervasive health technologies. Broadly, my research focuses on integrating mobile and pervasive technologies in health and wellness environments to improve users’ quality of life, mental and physical wellbeing. My research also expands in the direction of mobile security, information and communication technology for development (ICT4D), broadening participation in CS/ IT discipline through the exploration of 1) discipline-based education research to inform
that 42% ofstudents in senior laboratory over a four year period were Type 3 learners, who areaction-oriented “hands-on”, common sense learners. This exercise has several benefits: • It provides an opportunity for students to have additional “hands-on” experience; • It demonstrates a physical application of the data or correlation; and, • It helps to develop an appreciation for the limitations of the data or correlations.As part of the combined requirements for CHEG 3143, Heat Transport, and CHEG 3232,Laboratory II, junior level chemical engineering students at the University of Arkansaswere required to perform simple heat transfer experiments or demonstrations usinginexpensive materials that are readily available in most
Paper ID #37174Centering Equity and Inclusion in Engineering Collaborationand WritingJennifer C Mallette (Associate Professor) Jennifer Mallette is an associate professor of English at Boise State University, where she collaborates with engineering faculty to support student writers. Her research builds on those collaborations, examining best practices for integrating writing into engineering curriculum; she also explores women’s experiences in engineering settings through the context of writing. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022
architecture to undergraduate students: An experience report,” in Proc. of the 37th International Conference on Software Engineering - Volume 2, ICSE ’15, pp. 445–454, 2015.[13] M. McCracken, I. Hsi, H. Richter, R. Waters, and L. Burkhart, “A proposed curriculum for an undergraduate software engineering degree,” in Thirteenth Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, pp. 246–257, March 2000.[14] J. Saldaña, The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers. Sage, 2015.[15] M. R. Mehl, Handbook of multimethod measurement in psychology, ch. Quantitative Text Analysis, pp. 141–156. American Psychological Association, 2006.[16] M. Gentzkow, B. Kelly, and M. Taddy, “Text as data,” Journal of Economic Literature, vol
the impact it had on students in the pandemic. Positive student feedback to flexibilitysupports advocacy for keeping and integrating greater adaptability and professor availability intocoursework. While students enter an engineering program expecting a particular experience, thelessons from the pandemic demonstrate the value of assisting students in learning to learn in avariety of platforms. Cultivating a variety of modes of learning facilitates students’ adaptabilityand the ability to shift platforms in future disruptions to work and learning environments. Thethemes in this study help to showcase the features that are important to all learning platforms,regardless of modality.Participants pointed to the student-professor interaction as
, communication, and collaboration skills. These are the skills that the studentsneed to succeed in their work, learning, and life during this century [28], [29], [30]. To ensuresuccess, students must acquire the essential principles and deep understanding of facts withincore subjects (such as math, language, arts, science, history, etc.) [23], [30]. They can apply thisknowledge to their day-to-day practice in the work environment.Regardless of the exact change in curriculum character, three very diverse strategies appear tohave been developed that involve substantial curriculum re-design: an add-on strategy, a re-building strategy, and an integration strategy. The integration strategy and add-on strategy aremost commonly utilized, while the re-building
to workproductively in groups. The approach presented here provides a blueprint for larger-scale changesthat benefit math and engineering education as a whole.AcknowledgmentsThis work was supported by the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering and theDepartment of Computer Science as well as the Grainger College of Engineering at the Universityof Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as part of the SIIP program.References [1] C. Tang, “Computer-aided linear algebra course on jupyter-python notebook for engineering undergraduates,” Journal of Physics: Conference Series. [2] G. Hutchison, “Integrating python into an undergraduate mathematics for chemists course,” in Teaching Programming across the Chemistry Curriculum. ACS Symposium