, emphasizing theimportance of predictions and discussions with peers before viewing the simulations.The following research focuses on the perception of students facing a physics course for thefirst time, implemented with an active methodology based on Sokoloff and Thorthonmethodology called Interactive Lecture Demonstration [14], which has been modified.Despite the modifications made to this methodology, which can be found in the literature,there are few reports on students' perceptions of these modifications. Therefore, we aim toanswer the following question: What is the perception of non-physics major studentsregarding the modified ILD?Didactic methodologyThe didactic methodology used in this study is the Interactive Lecture Demonstration (ILD)by
. She has published several papers in top-tier conferences and journals in her field and has presented her research at numerous international conferences. In addition to her research, Dr. Mansouri is passionate about teaching and mentoring the next generation of computer and electrical engineers. She has designed and taught many courses in computer engineering, has supervised several undergraduate and graduate research projects, and served as the thesis advisor to several M.S. and Ph.D. students. Dr. Mansouri was the recipient of the ”Excellence in Graduate Education” from Syracuse University in 2008. In her free time, Dr. Mansouri enjoys exploring nature, photography, and writing short stories. She is also
from both supportivefaculty and peers (p. 879).Professional IdentityAccording to Chickering and Reisser, a foundational component of one’s overall identity iscompetence, most relevantly captured here in one’s professional identity [19]. The Communityof Practice (COP) [20] model is a widely adopted framework in the professional identityliterature that has been useful in understanding engineering identity (e.g., [21-23]). TheCommunity of Practice model consists of members of a professional community who surround acore of practicing experts. Belonging in this community is experienced through three modalities:imagination (i.e., how can I see myself as a member?), engagement (i.e., how can I participate inthis community?), and alignment (i.e., how
Program, graduateresearch theses have a theoretical grounding leading to action, which we call researchtranslation [1], that then leads to reflection, through dialogue with peers, communities, andliterature, that then leads to refining the initial theoretical framework and so on. For Theory,STS scholarship has contributed with theories and concepts of sociotechnical systems, change,and transfer [18][19]. For Transformation, STS provides concepts of knowledge transfer to aidresearch translation [20], [21] and a sociotechnical framework that has allowed us to transformexisting concepts like global competencies into global sociotechnical competencies inhumanitarian engineers [22]. For Reflection, STS provides students with the understanding
have: 1. Develop innovative solutions to significant, real-world problems. 2. Work with others, such as team members, project sponsors, and faculty members. 3. Situate their work in the relevant social context(s). 4. Develop and deliver a clear, convincing oral presentation and 5. Write an extensive professional report. Students’ course grades are based on: 1. Professional management of their project andeffective communication with all parties. 2. Quality of deliverables‐ both in implementation andreport. 3. Timely achievement of project milestones and deliverables. 4. Professional behavior. 5.Peer and self-evaluation (see Table 1) were infused in the above grading scheme. One
, compellingly titled“ChatGPT: Bullshit Spewer or the End of Traditional Assessments in Higher Education?”, the authors discuss the threatof ChatGPT to academic professionals and provide recommendations to them in the face of the growing expansion ofpowerful natural language models. They conclude with the following: “… we believe that major changes to traditionalhigher education assessments such as essays and online exams are in order to address the existence of increasinglypowerful AI, unless universities want to be akin to driving schools that teach [horse riding]” [18]. This paper does not long consider language models that can be used to write student assignments; it is mentionedas an area of tangential concern to educators. The primary focus of
education in Pennsylvaniaincluded condensing some of the standards, aligning with the Pennsylvania Career Readinessstandards, providing connections to content and practices from other standards (e.g., PA CoreStandards: Reading and Writing in Science and Technical Areas, PA Core Standards andPractices: Math), providing clarification statements for each standard similar to the format usedin the Next Generation Science Standards [2], and providing exemplars of Pennsylvania specificcontexts in which the standards could be applied. This paper will provide an overview of theapproved T&E standards that school districts in Pennsylvania must align instruction with by the2025-2026 academic year. These standards have resulted in T&E questions being
Excelling Ph.D. Students. He has published his work in various peer-reviewed journals in science and engineering education, including IEEE Transactions on Education, Studies in Educational Evalua- tion, and Journal of Research in Science Teaching. Dr. Lavi is the inventor of the SNAP Method® for structured creative problem-solving (US & UK trademarks).Cong Cong, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDr. Yuan Lai, The Pennsylvania State University Yuan Lai, PhD, is a lecturer in urban science and planning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research interests include urban science, urban informatics, and future connections between computer science and cities to address urban socio-technicMr. Justin A. Lavallee
a keyaspect of professionalism in STEM. However, our findings also show that dominant figures havethe ability to drastically change LGBTQ+ students’ perspective of professionalism. We alsoexplore how LGBTQ+ students face a culture of silence in STEM environments, unable orunwilling to give voice to their discomfort. LGBTQ+ students experience a lack of solidarityfrom their peers, contributing to a silent, chilly experience in STEM classrooms and labenvironments. Our third theme, identity concealment, investigates how students conceal theirLGBTQ+ identities as a mechanism for survival in STEM. A lack of LGBTQ+ dominant figuresin STEM, a culture of silence, and reinforcement that straightness is a professional requirementin STEM has
universities.RedShirt programs are one example of this type of asset-based student support program aimed atbroadening participation in engineering for students from minoritized racial or ethnic backgrounds orfrom under-resourced high schools and geographic regions (Myers et al., 2018). RedShirt programsprovide an alternative admissions pathway for students who do not meet traditional admissions criteriafor highly selective engineering colleges, but still have the desire and potential to be an engineer.RedShirt programs focus on building strong peer networks and communities to support academicsuccess, communities that are initiated through required summer bridge experiences and reinforcedthrough “high-touch” advising, study sessions, and targeted coursework
, fromall-or-nothing language to degree of certainty. Both Analytic and Cognition were selected basedon their relationship to the mind. Meanwhile, Clout “refers to the relative social status,confidence, or leadership that people display through their writing or talking,” [32, para. 15] andTone pertains to the degree of positive or negative emotional associations. Clout and Tone werechosen for the social elements that may shape the development of HoM. Analysis for the fourdimensions were processed for every HoM such that the dimensional scores can be comparedacross HoM. Upon reviewing the results, Analytic and Clout emerged as the two mostmeaningful dimensions.Moreover, LIWC has a Word Count (WC) function that orders individual words from highest
development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills[11], the opportunity to work with like-minded peers and mentors [8], and the chance to learnabout careers in STEM fields [10]. In this article, the authors review the literature on high schoolSTEM hands-on summer camps and discuss their potential impact on student learning and careerdevelopment. Also, the paper outlines the hands-on activities of the summer camp hosted oncampus in the summer of 2022 and their impact on participant students.BackgroundAccording to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, as of 2021, there were approximately 10 millionworkers in STEM fields. This number is expected to increase by 11% by 2031—a growth rate thatis more than twice as fast as all other occupations
this study. Thecriteria used were the following. (1) The main focus of the paper must be on engineering, science, or STEM students more broadly. While there is important work to be done with students in other fields, our focus was on the STEM classroom. (2) The paper must have been published in the last twenty years. Given how much high- achieving and honors programs have changed through the years, we thought only getting the research from the last two decades would yield the most useful results. (3) The paper must be from a peer-reviewed journal or academic conference. We wanted only high-quality studies to be part of the systematic review and felt this criterion would better ensure quality. (4) The
tool in their team discussionsto help normalize talking about team dynamics and setting expectations for the team. Other toolsinclude “Spotlight Cards” used to develop communication between team members and identifypoint of future conflict, “Application of Strengths” used in the early stages of team formation toguide discussions about each student’s role on the team and how all members can work togetherto prevent future conflict, “Peer Evaluation” used to interpret peer evaluation results and identifyred flags in team ratings, “Poll Everywhere” used to get anonymous feedback from the membersof a team and can be used for multiple teams at one time, “Team Dynamics Cards” used tohighlight each team member’s perceptions of the conflict occurring
. The ROLE program at the HSI supports engineeringsophomore, junior, and senior-level students in developing research skills needed in technicalfields; interpersonal skills needed to be successful employees; and academic and professionalskills that are transferable in their decisions to enter graduate studies or the professional world.ROLE students learn technical skills through hands-on activities in a laboratory setting; receivenear-peer and faculty mentorship from individuals with similar cultural and linguisticbackgrounds; attend culturally relevant workshops that support academic, interpersonal, andprofessional growth; and participate in outreach events within the local community and K-12school environments. This study will work
different learning style, auditory, compared to the usual reading and writing learning style we usually do. This helps me stimulate a different part of my brain and engage with the course material in a new view, which helps me retain the information better as this was a unique learning experience. • While the heart on its own doesn’t sound very musical, describing it as music is a good way to remember certain concepts. • Being able to listen to the sound manifestation of blood flow in the heart was really helpful and allowed me to better interpret the physiological processes we had learned in class. • I am sure that approaching the heart from this new angle will help me retain much more of the
youth.Our project’s focus on strengthening belonging through the use of youth participatory actionresearch (YPAR) in technology-rich spaces to develop deliverables iteratively, cater to theserecommendations. As shown technology and makerspaces provide opportunities to create physical artifactsthat build personal connections with engineering and technology [10], [11], [12], [13]. Howeverthere have been unequitable uses of said spaces and resources for youth from underservedcommunities that place youth at a disadvantage compared to their more privileged peers [1],[14], [15], [16]. Therefore the use of YPAR in technology rich spaces, youth may use researchmethods to make sense of and address social problems impacting their communities [17
language patterns, nuances,and complexities. The training corpus includes various sources, such as books, articles, reviews,online conversations, and human-generated data, allowing the model to engage in non-trivialdialogues and provide accurate information on diverse topics [2].Within the field of computer sciences, we have seen that many students have integrated rapidlyinto Chat GPT to assist in writing programming code. This has now forced the academiccommunity to assess how such AI systems will impact students and, by extension, how aseducator’s aspects of their critical thinking skills are being impacted by the availability of such apowerful tool. Students can engage with the AI to seek information, solve problems, and engagein idea creation
in 2005 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering. His main research focus is on advanced multi-scale and smart manufacturing processes and technologies for various applications. His sound-based smart machine monitoring technology led to a start-up company on smart sensing. He has authored over 150 peer-reviewed journal publications. He is an ASME fellow and Area Editor of Journal of Manufacturing Processes. He is also the recipient of the 2011 SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, 2012 Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineers I.W. Smith Award for Outstanding Achievements, and 2015 Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
marginalized graduate stu- dents in agricultural sciences by cultivating equitable mentoring relationships among students, staff, and faculty. There she coordinated M@P’s Summer Scholars Program, Peer Mentoring Program, and Invited Lecture Series. Torrie’s research interests include critical qualitative research, Black women in graduate education, equity and inclusion in agriculture + STEM, and mentoring and advising in graduate education.Dr. Yvette E. Pearson, P.E., University of Texas, Dallas Dr. Yvette E. Pearson is Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at The University of Texas at Dallas. Her university-based and consulting efforts have led to over $40M in funding to support the success of students
ZPD was proposed by Lev Vygotsky as a sociocultural theory that describes learning anddevelopment [10]. The ZPD conceives learning as the space between what a learner can dowithout assistance and what the learner can do with competent assistance. A common way totranslate implications from the ZPD to the design of learning interventions is by providingstudents with scaffolding. Scaffolding refers to all types of support and guidance offered in theclassroom either by the instructor or peers or supported by technology [11].In the context of higher education, scaffolding refers to teaching techniques or tools that supportstudents' learning. Students are provided with learning supports that help them accomplish tasksthat they normally would not be
interviewee's consent. The interview was fully structured, and the interviewersfollowed the interview protocol to ensure that all the points were covered. iv. Analysis ● Transcription: The eight completed interviews were then transcribed using the online platform “otter” [ 21]. Then the transcripts were revised by the research team to ensure transcription accuracy. ● Coding: We adopted the thematic analysis coding approach with the following six-step process [22]: Familiarization We started by reading the interviews and familiarizing ourselves with their details. In addition to memoing and writing early insights. Coding We started with one
research to maximize research impact. Each workshop includes videocontent, a workbook, and a moderator guide, with workshops designed to be deployed either in‐person or virtually facilitated by a workshop moderator.In designing our interventions, we considered alignment with guidelines provided by the Councilon Undergraduate Research (CUR), which include curating engaging and high‐impactopportunities, creating a community of student scholars, peer mentoring, opportunities for earlyand sustained involvement, and program assessment [1].To assess the impact of our workshop-based interventions on student research productivity andattitudes toward research, we developed a retrospective, post-experience survey and a one-yearfollow-up survey for students
significantly modified or new learning outcomes for Fall 2022): 1) Students will develop critical thinking, writing, technology, and research skills. 2) Students will demonstrate competency in accessing WMU resources and services and will make meaningful connections with faculty, staff, student leaders, and peers to facilitate success. 3) Students will understand the requirements to earn their bachelor’s degree in CEAS. 4) Students will be aware of neuroscience-based learning tools and will understand responsible personal, academic, and social behaviors needed to be a successful student. 5) Students will create a personalized wellness plan highlighting the importance of emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual
jointly, literally sitting together in large lecture halls,whereas at other institutions, engineering students in one discipline, say civil engineering, areentirely siloed from their peers in mechanical, electrical, computer, industrial engineering-these programs and their enrolled students are entirely separate from each other and outside ofelectives, students may never share courses, instructors, or even buildings. This latter factormakes survey distribution considerably easier at some institutions than others and influencesthe student responses we receive. These examples, and others, made clear to us how limitedthe results of survey data, and even qualitative interview data, from our study would be if1 The ESIT was developed to assess the
rules are listed below: 1. No Squelching – With just one single statement your own creativity or that of another can be destroyed. 2. Take Risks – Give yourself permission to try something new. 3. Write Every Idea Down – Do not self-edit. 4. No Say “no” or “But” – Reframe that with “yes and.” 5. No Analysis – Do not worry about the implementation of ideas. 6. Everyone is an Expert – Everyone gets to speak their mind. 7. Have Fun – Get loud, get animated, move around.The workshop process document helped students understand how negative brainstorming will beaccomplished and how to use the process worksheet. The main premise of negative ideageneration is that it is “both easier and more
. Learn table/dining etiquette Financial Security 1. Can meet living expenses. 2. Can meet academic expenses Engineering Self- 1. Believe they belong in an engineering/engineering technology Efficacy program. 2. Believe they will be successful engineers in the futureFigure 1: Targeted and Self-Directed Learning Based on Research Variables and Knowles et al.'s (2015) Andragogical Concepts (Bullington et al., 2021)The next six sections break down findings by each of the project variables.CamaraderieParticipants responded that having opportunities to meet people like themselves, other SVMS,was extremely important. They explained that meeting like-minded peers helped
Multilingual Board GameIntroductionSerious games are a category of games that are often used in education to provide access tocomplex systems. In past research and curriculum development, engineering teachers haveimplemented curriculum around STEM-focused games [1], such as for urban planning [2],transportation engineering [1], chemistry education [3] and computational thinking [4]. Due tothe increased interactive engagement of games compared to lecture [5], [6], [7], engineeringeducators have utilized games to positively impact students' learning. However, theseeducational games are often only available in English. Students whose first language (L1) is notEnglish may be limited in how they present their ideas to peers in these playful spaces
of hands-onactivities and experiments in the classroom, as well as the use of digital resources (Azumio - InstantHeart Rate App) to complement the Traditional lecture-based instruction of the course. Thestudents were shown in class how to download Azumio app on the cellphone and use it to correctlymeasure their heart rate and it was explained to them the reason for the difference in resultsobserved in each set (especially after performing a 5-minute exercise) which included 6measurements of heart rate. Students were later given the assignment to work on 5 more sets ofthis experiment and were taught how to analyze and interpret the data collected - this data wouldbe later used by them to write a Lab report.1.3 Post-Test: A second survey was
students. He is an advocate for DEI&B as well as graduate student well-being.Dr. Grace Gowdy Dr. Gowdy is an Assistant Professor at North Carolina A&Tˆa C™s Department of Social Work & Soci- ology. Dr. Gowdy currently works on multiple studies examining how formal and informal mentoring relationships can support educational outcomes for histoShea Bigsby, Dr. Shea Bigsby is the Coordinator of Graduate Writing Services in the Graduate College at North Car- olina A&T State University. In this position, he develops resources and conducts workshops to help graduate students improve their writing skills and complete thesis/dissertation formatting and submission requirements. He also develops programming