sciences in New Jersey. She joins their dedicated research on STEM teacher development and leadership. Dr. Larson continues to pursue research interests in assessments and accountability in STEM teacher education, identity and agency in STEM teacher development, and community-centered STEM curriculum and programs. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Studying In-service Teacher Professional Development on Purposeful Integration of Engineering into K-12 STEM Teaching (Research to Practice)AbstractIntegrated STEM approaches in K-12 science and math instruction can be more engaging andmeaningful for students and
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Paper ID #42733Faculty Perspectives on Undergraduate Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence(GAI) Assistance: A Work-in-ProgressMichaela Harper, Utah State University Michaela Harper is a graduate student at Utah State University specializing in engineering education with a background in Environmental Studies, focusing on STEM and non-traditional education. Her interest predominantly lies in understanding the underlying nature of things, bringing an exploratory and explanatory approach to her research, including the impacts of disruptive technology on engineering, a field popularly deemed as ”tech-savvy.”Dr. Cassandra
Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)program in a chemical engineering department at a large, Research 1 (R1) university. In additionto learning technical research skills through the REU program, REU administrators hoped topromote and assess a host of educational and psychosocial skills, including the interest andmotivation for participating in undergraduate research, the likelihood of attending graduateschool, engineering growth mindset, sense of belonging, and creative identity. To measure anypotential changes in participants in these areas from before to after participating in the REU,evaluators conducted both pre- and post-surveys and individual interviews with the participants.With the mentioned host of learning outcomes associated with
at the University of New Haven, CT. She obtained her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2008. She received her Bachelors of Engineering from MIT in 2000. Her research focuses on the nontraditional engineering student – understanding their motivations, identity development, and impact of prior engineering-related experiences. 3. Shannon Ciston is a Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Education in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at the University of California, Berkeley. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in technical communications, chemical engineering design, and applied pedagogy. She conducts research on the experience of
AC 2009-254: VALIDATION OF SURVEYS MEASURING STUDENTENGAGEMENT IN ENGINEERING, PART 2Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of EngineeringNorman Fortenberry, National Academy of EngineeringMalcolm Drewery, National Academy of EngineeringStefani A. Bjorklund, Rankin & Associates ConsultingStefani A. Bjorklund, Rankin & Associates Consulting Page 14.1344.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 VALIDATION OF SURVEYS MEASURING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN ENGINEERING, PART 2AbstractThis paper will summarize the development, testing and validation of the engineering versions ofthe National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and its faculty version, the
chat room. LDDI has established its own website as well as a 501 c(3) non-profit corporate identity outside of the University. The creation of LDDI, Inc. provides a meansto obtain working capital through various fundraising efforts and streamline procurement andtravel expenses outside of university requirements. This working capital is used to directlysupport LDDI’s primary goal of improving land development design education. Organization ofthe LDDI group has resulted in the creation of three major committees: Curriculum and CourseEnhancement, Outreach, and Practitioner Involvement.The major objective of the Curriculum and Course Enhancement Committee is to develop a
University Mary- land. Her primary research is in writing pedagogy and assessment, and she has taught a wide variety of writing courses including first year composition, professional writing, rhetoric, and style. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 WIP: Integrating Writing into Engineering Labs: Developing Curriculum and Creating a Writing Fellows Program I. IntroductionThis paper presents a Works-in-Progress. Communication competency is critical for practicingengineers [1]. Research demonstrates that learning to write and communicate in engineering islinked to learning to think like an engineer and to developing a professional identity as an engineer[1], [2]. ABET lists
., 2014), it is important that every interaction establishes an inclusive community. Informalcommunity-building and relationships with faculty and staff help students develop a sense ofbelonging in college (Myers et al., 2015). Additionally, students should be encouraged tointegrate their outside lives with academics. Community involvement in research projects canhelp engage students in problem-solving (Loeser et al., 2021). This is important particularly forstudents who have a strong sense of cultural and community identity. At United Tribes TechnicalCollege, a primarily residential college, the entire community gets involved in STEM education,joining in on environmental research projects led by students (Bahnson, 2020). Qaqish et al.(2020
. In a small liberal artscollege without any follow-up courses in MSE, we decided that the two overarching objectivesfor this course were to enable students to 1) assess whether a particular material is appropriatefor a particular application through consideration of the structure, properties, and processing of amaterial, and 2) to research and evaluate a material and its appropriateness for potentialapplications and present their findings to a specified audience. We also wanted to use this courseto develop ancillary skills in written communication, including communication of quantitativeinformation.Content. Originally, course content was selected primarily based on what is typically covered inan introductory materials science and engineering
white male faculty and administrators engage in ally work. Race Ethnicity and Education, 18(4), 488-514.Plummer, D. L., & Slane, S. (1996). Patterns of coping in racially stressful situations. Journal of Black Psychology, 22(3), 302-315.Pierceall, E. A., & Keim, M. C. (2007). Stress and coping strategies among community college students. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 31(9), 703-712.Riley, D. (2017). Rigor/Us: Building boundaries and disciplining diversity with standards of merit. Engineering Studies, 9(3), 249-265. Russo‐Tait, T. (2022). Color‐blind or racially conscious? How college science faculty make sense of racial/ethnic underrepresentation in STEM. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 59
various disciplines through the recruitment of students from STEM and STEM-related majors across campus including: biology, chemistry, STEM education, chemical Creation of an engineering, behavioral education science, and environmental science. In terms of expansive faculty mentoring, students received training from faculty representing engineering, learning education, marketing, business, multicultural education and sociology. This community learning community met twice a month with faculty and twice a month with their graduate mentorship team. The aim of this type of interdisciplinary learning community helped students establish connections across campus through
-spectrum inSTEM through robust demographic data collection in undergraduate engineering and computerscience courses at four institutions. PLoS ONE 17(3):e0264267.[CAHB21] Casper, A.M. A., Atadero, R. A., Hedayati-Mehdiabadi, A., and Baker, D. W. (2021).Linking Engineering Students’ Professional Identity Development to Diversity and WorkingInclusively in Technical Courses. Journal of Civil Engineering Education, 147(4).[EdMc02] Edwards, K. E., & McKelfresh, D. A. (2002). The Impact of a Living LearningCenter on Students' Academic Success and Persistence. Journal of College StudentDevelopment, 43(3), 395-402.[FlEW16] Flynn, M. A., Everett, J. W., & Whittinghill, D. (2016). The impact of a livinglearning community on first-year engineering
the IAC community idealized several beneficial outcomesassociated with developing this new course including: 1) establishing a foundation ofcollege/industry collaborative graduate level course work that supported the concerns of industryfacing stakeholders and beyond, and 2) offering engineering education students a unique area ofresearch specialization focused on life-long learning and engineering practice in Industry. Thecreation and assessment of this course however moved beyond the initial objectives idealized. Inretrospect, this course development project serves as a means for evaluating oneindustry/academic partnership through the lens of a Six Sigma orientation, by way of a sharedexperience.Review of LiteratureA scant number of
: Assessing the Impactof Writing as a Multi-Function Design Tool, outlines a two-year project to developmethods of assessing the effectiveness of engineering students’ use of writing as a designpractice. Engineering educators have long recognized the importance of effective writtencommunication skills, and many programs have incorporated an emphasis on writtencommunication within their curriculums. Indeed, the ABET 2000 criteria not onlyemphasized writing skills but also specifically located responsibility for writinginstruction within the engineering program itself: Competence in written communication in the English language is essential for the engineering graduate. Although specific coursework requirements serve as a foundation for such
by President Obama as a Champion of Change for Women in STEM, and participates in a number of diversity-enhancement programs at the university including serving as the Deputy Chair of the Women’s Commission and as a member of the ADA Task Force.Miss Catherine McGough, Clemson University Catherine McGough is currently a graduate research assistant in Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. She obtained her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Clemson University in 2014. Her research interests are in undergraduate engineering student motivations and undergraduate engineer- ing problem solving skill development and strategies.Joseph Murphy, Clemson University Joseph Murphy is a Fall 2018 graduate of
shorteningthe length to cover only the two days of the competition. In the case of USMA, the trip is fullysponsored by our international office at no cost to the students or academic department.In 2011, one very interesting collaborative opportunity our students came across was with theIntelligent Control Laboratory at Peking University. Several Chinese graduate students had beenworking on building and controlling robotic fish. Our students were very excited about theproject and had a great deal of discussions with the Chinese students about the mechanics,controls, communications, and image processing involved in the project. We learned that theunderwater robot platform developed at Peking University has been used for robotic fishcompetitions annually
), both in the student experience and in the creation of knowledge bycurrent members of the ‘community of practice’ [18]. In their paper, Lave (1991) describedlearning as “… a process of becoming a member of a sustained community of practice” arguingthat “Developing an identity as a member of a community and becoming knowledgeably skillfulare part of the same process… (pg. 65)”. A previous study consistent with this theory of learningin an interdisciplinary engineering setting showed that participation in activities relevant to adiscipline may increase students’ understanding of the disciplinary skills and concepts to thesame degree as traditional engineering educational strategies [24].In addition to meeting those educational needs, situated
coordinator. These sessions provided aunique opportunity for students to have access to [SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING] resources andto begin developing a strong network of support, while beginning to prepare for the next steps ofentry into the engineering major.The 2019 FYSE Program was funded in part through a generous grant from the Maryland SpaceGrant Consortium and supported and run through the [SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING]’s Womenin Engineering Program office. The entirety of the program was of no cost to participants, in aneffort to best support underrepresented student populations (women and racial/ethnic minoritizedidentities) in strengthening mathematics skills for and building community within the study ofengineering.Participant OverviewTwenty-four
create early on-ramps for students to begin the Introduction toEngineering course at the appropriate time to best leverage the study skills gained in thecourse.With the measured gains in student success, self-efficacy, and identifying with their pathin engineering, the curriculum shows success in achieving these main outcomes forstudents. From here the path forward is to continue developing resources to create anequally engaging, motivating, and empowering educational experience for studentstaking the course online. Special attention will be given to getting students connected toeach other and continue building the teamwork and communication skills essential tostrong academic success, rewarding careers, and fulfilling lives.AcknowledgementsThis
. Policymaking to Create Scientists and Engineers from Sputnik to the ’War Against Terrorism’ (University Press of America, 2005), Engineering and Sustainable Community Development (Morgan &Claypool, 2010), Engineering Education for Social Justice: Critical Explorations and Opportunities (Springer, 2013), and Engineering Justice (with Jon Leydens, Wiley, 2018) ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 The Influence of Connecting Funds of Knowledge to Beliefs about Performance, Classroom Belonging, and Graduation Certainty for First- Generation College StudentsAbstractFirst-generation college students in engineering accumulate bodies of knowledge through theirworking
curriculum. Thecommon program, taught entirely in-house, provides the opportunity for the earlydevelopment of a sense of belonging and identity as an engineer. Data presented in the formof student feedback, assessment results and evaluations suggest that this program may wellprovide examples of best practice.IntroductionIn the mid 1990s a series of international reviews of engineering education1,2,3, called forengineering graduates to be: “more outward looking, more attuned to the real concerns of communities. Courses should promote environmental, economic and global awareness, problem-solving ability, engagement with information technology… communication, management and teamwork skills, but on a sound base of mathematics and
curricula and associated learning environments. The Foundation Coalitionwas designed to permit diverse higher education institutions to work together from theirstrengths and to function as a supportive network, as they set about the task ofreconceptualizing the undergraduate engineering experience of their students. In such amanner, these institutions collectively could serve as “change agents” for the largerengineering community. The vision was that over time, through their programmaticinnovations, they would be able to attract and retain the very best of a“…demographically diverse student body; and to graduate a new generation of engineerswho can more effectively function in the 21st century.” [1]From its founding to the present, although the
Engineering for Social Justice” has been developed over the past four yearsby one faculty member, two students who were undergraduate Bioengineering majors andhonors students at the time, and one graduate student who holds an undergraduate degreein engineering, a master’s degree in education, and is currently pursuing a PhD in human-centered design and engineering. We were motivated to create this course for severalreasons. As individuals, we are passionate about social justice. We are members ofunderrepresented groups in STEM, and thus we are committed to increasing engagementof underrepresented students in science and engineering.In addition, we hoped that the social justice theme would be appealing tounderrepresented students, who are more likely
redefinition with others, including school counselors, who may supportstudents’ understanding of the applicability of engineering. The support structures made available through the provision of the PD and support fromthe team of engineering educators leading the activities were identified by the educators asessential in building both confidence and enthusiasm. A novice educator stated in their letter: Through the PD you will work with lessons from several units. The lessons are very thoroughly planned but do allow flexibility to make lessons more authentic for your students. The E4USA team are very accommodating and relaxed. It was a very productive and worthwhile professional development. I feel much more confident
and egg-bungee and catapults in the second course. Courseobjectives include the development of skills in written and oral communication, teaming, projectplanning, idea generation, determining appropriate problem specifications, basicexperimentation, and performance prediction. The two six-unit courses replace separate first-year engineering, computer graphics, and physics courses seen in typical engineeringcurriculums and integrates them into the described two course active-learning series. Thecourses also include homework laboratories where students perform simple experiments toreinforce fundamental scientific ideas. Finally, sophomore through senior students act asfacilitators for first-year teams to assist them in their transition to
serve as camp counselors in his work at the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education. He directly manages the deployment of STEM integrated activities that surface Engineering to Middle and High School students in the Dallas area in an informal learning environment through the Hammon Engineering camps. He is also engaged in outreach programs that are seeking to serve un- derrepresented populations in Engineering. In his program manager role at the Institute, he contributes in fostering relationships and developing STEM activities for Voices of Hope and Jubilee Park. He is also part of the Maker Education project as his previous experiences developing teachers at the STEM academy leveraged the SMU MakerTruck as part
accredited(ideally) [4]. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) serves as theaccrediting body for many engineering and engineering technology programs, accrediting over500 higher learning institutions [5]. While the value of accreditation may be debatable, currentlyit is the benchmark of engineering and engineering technology schools, and certainly adds to theintegrity of accredited universities. If and how online courses and degree programs will impactour integrity is somewhat unknown, but should be a factor during online course development.Of equal importance, the works of faculty and graduates provide universities gain in reputation:an import consideration given the pervasiveness of online education. If the students are
budgets for public education, specifically K12 [3] (Figure 1).There are approximately 800 separate institutions on the NASA Minority Serving Institution(MSI) list [4], which make up about 10% of post-secondary institutions and 26% of students [5].MSIs have been identified through a series of Executive Actions by which the U.S. Departmentof Commerce, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of the Interiorallocate specific funding to MSI institutions. However, while federal funding is available, about59.3% of MSIs are funded [6]. It is critical to determine if students graduating from these MSIsare employed in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields, especially asworkforce shortages continue [7]. Further, students
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