-Birkhimer’s research has focused on broadening participation of women and underrepresented group in STEM fields. Recently, she has been investigating the intersec- tion of education and career path with cultural identity and is developing strategies to inform programming and policies that facilitate recruitment and retention of underrepresented populations in academia. In 2012 Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer was presented with an Outstanding Alumni Award from the Department of Earth, At- mospheric, and Planetary Sciences at Purdue University. She also serves on their Alumni Advisory Board. Dr. Zurn-Birkhimer earned her B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Minnesota, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from Purdue
competence in engineers," Eurpoean Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 119-131, 2006.[4] B. Blandin, "The Competence of an Engineer and How It Is Built Through an Apprenticeship Program: A Tentative Model," International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 57- 71, 2012.[5] J. Trevelyan, THe Making of an Engineer, Taylor & Francis, 2014.[6] C. Rottmann, R. Sacks and D. Reeve, "Engineering Leadership: Grounding Leadership Theory in Engineers’ Professional Identities," LEadership, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 351-373, 2015.[7] R. A. Atadero, C. H. Paguyo, K. E. Rambo-Hernandez and H. L. Henderson, "Building inclusive engineering identities: implications for changing engineering culture," Journal of
Clemson University. Broadly, her research interests include self-directed learning and motivation, learning within communities of prac- tice, the cultural influence on informal and formal learning, and intergenerational learning. Abby currently works as a graduate assistant for the General Engineering Learning Community, which supports freshmen engineering students in building effective learning strategies that are transferable to the workforce, includ- ing collaboration, self-regulation, and reflection. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work in Progress: Strategic, Translational Retention Initiatives to Promote Engineering SuccessAbstractThis Work in
Paper ID #19988Exploring Enculturation in the First-Year Engineering ProgramDr. Noemi V Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University Dr. Mendoza Diaz is Instructional Assistant Professor at the College of Engineering at Texas A&M Uni- versity. She obtained her Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in Educational Administration and Human Resource Development and worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning-INSPIRE at the School of Engineering Education-Purdue University. She was a recipient of the Apprentice Faculty Grant from the Educational Research Methods ASEE Division
-minded learning (EML) strategy has been of recent interest incollegiate-level courses to encourage an application-focused framework of thought. EMLapproaches to coursework involve the development of assignments or projects that lead studentsto actively think and participate in designing and justifying the practical application of products.For biomedical engineering (BMEG) students, this approach has value due to the high degree ofimportance that design in healthcare and commercial BME-related ventures entails. We created anEML project in a sophomore-level biomechanics course that aimed to develop entrepreneurialskills through designing an orthopedic implant using biomechanical concepts. We have previouslydemonstrated that this approach increased
American families,where she used social and cultural capital documented how these families and other close networksare the first providers of educational experiences and aspirations for their children to pursue highereducation. Additionally, Castillo and Verdin [42] found that community networks, includingneighborhood friends, help Latinx students with their engineering coursework, consequentlysupporting their external recognition, sense of belonging, and persistent beliefs. As such, theinstrument here suggests the significance of social networks, in this case, neighborhood friends ofmigratory students, in the development, activation, or exchange of funds of knowledge to navigateSTEM spaces.The results in this piece not only provide an initial
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Paper ID #41866Teaching Strategies that Incorporate Social Impacts in Technical Courses andEase Accreditation Metric CreationMs. Ingrid Scheel, Oregon State University Ingrid Scheel is a Project Instructor at Oregon State University in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. She teaches Electrical and Computer Engineering fundamentals and design courses, and as a graduate student in Education is focused on curriculum design. Scheel’s industry experience includes prototype development, test article instrumentation, data acquisition, data analysis, and reporting. She contributes to the International Society for Optics
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build upon our previous studies and examine the beliefs and behaviorsof engineering students entering in Fall 2021, including longitudinal research analyzing theeffects of various pre-college experiences and student attitudes on self-efficacy, SI usage, andfirst-semester outcomes [7].Consequences of Preparedness for First-Year Engineering StudiesPre-matriculation credits, defined as classes taken in high school that are equivalent to college-level courses, have historically been a key indicator of student success in undergraduate STEMeducation programs [8]. Students receive these credits based on results from AdvancedPlacement (AP) and/or International Baccalaureate (IB) tests, or through dual enrollmentprograms at community colleges and other
improving the culture and environment of undergraduate education experience for all students, particularly those from underrepresented groups.Mrs. Risa D Hartman, The University of Texas at Austin, NASCENT Center Risa Hartman oversees multiple Education and Outreach programs at the University of Texas at Austin. Her roles include: Staff Education and Outreach Director for the Center for Dynamics and Control of Materials, a Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) and as the Pre-college Ed- ucation Director for the NASCENT Engineering Research Center focused on nanomanufacturing. She manages programs in the areas of graduate student traineeship and career development, undergraduate research, Research
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advisor for Women in Computing club at Farmingdale, contributed in Grace Hop- per Celebration as a technical committee member and reviewer. Dr. Aydin has published and presented in peer reviewed venues about women in computing and broadening the participation over a decade.Lisa Cullington, National University Lisa Cullington, Ph.D. is an educational researcher with expertise in curriculum development, learning outcomes and educational assessment best practices. She focuses on building and evaluating academic programs that promote inclusive excellence for all learners. Currently, Dr. Cullington serves as the Director of Learning Outcomes for National University. Previously, she was the Founding Co-Director of the Honors
methods.Modeled after industry practices, this course sequence includes design sprints, projectmanagement, risk assessments and mitigation, formal design reviews by the course instructors,and presentations to industry professionals. Each cross-functional team includes a mix ofelectrical, computer, and mechanical engineers. All teams consist of students of differentethnicities, genders, and ages. Teams are formed with diversity in mind, but also based on eachstudent’s expressed project-type interest. The instructors then lead the students through problemidentification, project ideation, and development into an appropriately scaled design that is bothchallenging and doable.Much of the course is focused on team building and processes, conflict management
, with a background in struc- tural engineering and project management. Dr. Mosier has received regional and international teaching awards through the Associated Schools of Construction. Research interests include the cost of sustainable construction to owners and engineering education.Dr. Heather N. Yates, Oklahoma State University Dr. Yates joined the Oklahoma State University Construction Faculty in 2006 as an Assistant Professor. She received her Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology from the OSU Construction Manage- ment Department in 1998. She graduated with a Masters of Engineering Technology from Pittsburg State University in 2002. She also earned a Specialist in Education Degree from Pittsburg State
program, specifically, werecommend checking out the 2022 paper by Reyes and colleagues.1Early successes from the PINC program have contributed to the development of seven additionallarge-scale, NSF- and foundation-funded projects that focus on increasing equity and diversity incomputing through the use of peer mentoring, career-building and professional development, andevidence-based teaching practices, including real-world applications of course material. Weoutline these grants and their goals below and explain their conceptual ties to components of thePINC program.Expansion and Sustainability EffortsGOLD: The Graduate Opportunities to Learn Data Science (GOLD) program (2019-2022) wasfunded by NSF Innovations in Graduate Education to support the
, Matt.Bernacki@unlv.eduThis project was supported by National Science FoundationAward number #1420491, university sponsorship and the Wonjoon Hong, Graduate Research Assistant, DepartmentUNLV Office of Information Technology. of Educational Psychology and Higher Education, University of Nevada Las Vegas, hongw1@unlv.nevada.edu REFERENCES Jeff Markle, Lab Director, Department of Mechanical[1] Chickering, A. W., and Gamson, Z. F. 1987. Seven Engineering, Jeff.Markle@unlv.edu principles for good practice in undergraduate education
regional and national conferences such as ANTEC,National Plastics Expo (NPE), the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), andSolidWorks World. ANTEC, NPE and SolidWorks World have hundreds of thousands ofattendees from businesses all over the world. ASEE also has thousands of attendees who aremostly in Institutions of Higher Education (IHE). While presenting at these conferences we willmake our project information and outcomes available to all who are interested. By sharing thisinformation IHEs will be able to replicate our learning modules, review how we work withindustry partners, and build upon our successes.Pittsburg State University also has an annual professional development day for facultyimmediately prior to the start of the fall
’ educational careers [5], it behooves programs to take advantage of the data available tothem in order to better understand the unique backgrounds and needs of students as they navigatethrough the curricula.Accordingly, engineering education researchers have identified many factors that predictengineering students’ academic success [6]–[8]. To build power and generalizability, someanalyses have aggregated data across multiple engineering programs and institutions, such asresearch using the MIDFIELD database [9]. While these generalized insights have valuablecontributions for the engineering community and its subdisciplines, there is also value incontextualizing analyses within specific programs, since departmental culture, studentcomposition, and many
experiences of Black engineering students inengineering programs: the importance of having a shared identity with one’s peer mentor and theavailability of informal community spaces [35].Shared identities between mentors and mentees play a critical role in the success of minoritized students.When mentors share similar backgrounds and experiences with their mentees, it fosters a sense ofunderstanding and relatability. This shared identity helps build trust and rapport, making mentees feelmore comfortable and supported. For Black engineering students, having mentors who understand theirunique challenges and experiences can be particularly empowering. These mentors can provide not onlyacademic guidance but also emotional support, helping mentees navigate
of engineering as learning outcomes in civilengineering coursework requires, as a first step, the development of a baseline understanding ofcivil engineering undergraduate and graduate students' awareness of social justice, theirperception of social justice, and their previous experiences with social justice-related educationalcontent. Contributing to the development of this baseline knowledge is the objective of thispaper. We conducted a survey to assess the awareness of these students towards social justice,their conception of social justice, and their previous educational experiences with social justicecontent in an academic setting. In addition, we recognize that social justice is related toquestioning and changing the structures of
Paper ID #24615Scalable and Practical Interventions Faculty Can Deploy to Increase StudentSuccessMr. Byron Hempel, University of Arizona Byron Hempel is a PhD Candidate at the University of Arizona, having received his B.S. in Chemistry at the University of Kentucky and Masters in the Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Arizona. Working under Dr. Paul Blowers, Byron is focusing on improving the classroom environment in higher education by working in the flipped classroom. He is a University Fellow, a Mindful Ambassador, and Chair of the Graduate Student Working Group for the ASEE Chapter
professional identity development in Civil Engineer- ing students with disabilities. Her work in CENI focuses on building networks between the University and multiple community sectors and supporting engagement in science, engineering, arts, and design. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6654-2337 American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 “I'm looking at you, you're a perfectly good person …”: Describing Non-Apparent Disability in EngineeringIntroductionIn recent years, studies in engineering education have begun to intentionally integrate disabilityinto discussions of diversity, inclusion, and equity. To broaden and advocate for the
communication: How engineering students per- ceive gender typical speech acts in teamwork. Journal of Engineering Education, 98(1):5–16, 2009.[10] Karen L Tonso. On the outskirts of engineering: Learning identity, gender, and power via engineering practice, volume 6. Brill, 2007.[11] Anita Williams Woolley, Christopher F Chabris, Alex Pentland, Nada Hashmi, and Thomas W Malone. Ev- idence for a collective intelligence factor in the performance of human groups. science, 330(6004):686–688, 2010.[12] Behzad Beigpourian and Matthew W Ohland. A systematized review: Gender and race in teamwork in under- graduate engineering classrooms. In 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2019.[13] Jenni Buckley, Amy Trauth, Sara Bernice
provides thestudents with the necessary knowledge needed to complete the course. In an online course setting,the interactions with the instructor are limited to online lectures, emails, and discussions.According to Martin & Bolliger (2018), student-to-instructor interactions were most important forstudents to feel engaged in the course work. The students wanted instructors who listened andengaged with them. It made the students feel supported in their coursework which allowed thestudents to have better learning experiences [24]. Additionally, student-to-instructor interactionswere helpful in building a sense of community for students. Instructors can build theserelationships for students through support, encouragement, discussions, and
, responses to the question “What do you think a cultureof wellness in engineering or your department would or should look like?” were separated fromthe rest of the data for thematic analysis. We developed a codebook, applied it to the data, andused thematic analysis to identify topics grouped by motif, resulting in three overarching themesrepresenting the data. With a focus on actionable patterns of meaning, the three themes are (1)Building a Supportive Community, (2) Improving Work and Academic Policy, and (3)Supporting Self-Care with Student Wellness Resources. Participants expressed their views onwhat a culture of wellness might look like and suggested ideas that they believe would bebeneficial to implement. These suggestions included aspects of
capital, and researchers’ schema development through the peer review process. Dr. Benson is an American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Fellow, and a member of the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI), American Educational Research Association (AERA) and Tau Beta Pi. She earned a B.S. in Bioengineering (1978) from the University of Vermont, and M.S. (1986) and Ph.D. (2002) in Bioengineering from Clemson University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Understanding Needs of Undergraduate Engineering Students Who View Degree Attainment as “Transactional”AbstractThis research paper explores the story of an undergraduate engineering student who
learning the skills and knowledge aligned with the profession and connecting to professional roles or aspects thereof. In this study, we understood engagement with professional activities to be the coursework, group projects, internships, co-op experiences, and extracurricular design projects, among other experiences, in which these students engaged in what they considered to be innovation. • Developing social networks – This refers to building communities of others engaged in the professional and understanding one’s place in that network of peers. We understood these students’ social networks to be those individuals (e.g., students, engineers, instructors, etc.) with whom they interacted in the
from the example. While both active duty service members and veterans maywish to leverage their military training into college credit, this article focuses on veterans. Activeduty personnel present issues, such as deployment and relocation, that generally do not affectveterans, and they are likely to be participating in ongoing training programs.IntroductionGovernmental support for and encouragement of science, technology, engineering, and math(STEM) education and innovation continues to drive recruitment of promising students into post-secondary STEM programs. Also, with the success of post-secondary programs beingincreasingly measured by retention and graduation rates, those programs will benefit byrecruiting students who are well-positioned