Paper ID #35151The Development of a Texas A&M University Faculty of EngineeringEducationDr. Tracy Anne Hammond PhD, Texas A&M University Dr. Hammond is Director of the Institute for Engineering Education & Innovation and also the chair of the Engineering Education Faculty. She is also Director of the Sketch Recognition Lab and Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering. She is a member of the Center for Population and Aging, the Center for Remote Health Technologies & Systems as well as the Institute for Data Science. Hammond is a PI for over 13 million in funded research, from NSF
Paper ID #34247Role of Reflection in Service Learning-based Engineering Programs: ACross-cultural Exploratory and Comparative Case Study in India and theUSAMr. Srinivas Mohan Dustker, Purdue University, West Lafayette Srinivas Dustker is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. He received his B.E. in Industrial Engineering and Management from B.M.S. College of Engineering, Bengaluru, India and his M.S. in Industrial and Operations Engineering from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.Mr. Bandi Surendra Reddy, Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Management Surendra Bandi has been with Hyderabad
, and provide financial, academic and professional development support systems for them from matriculation to the time they graduate and join the workforce. 4. Partnering with local K-12 school systems, especially those serving marginalized groups in our society, to develop talented minds, support them and transition them to higher education. 5. Recognizing and celebrating national and state holidays in recognition of individuals and groups who have fought for social justice. 6. Creating an annual national IEC event to engage our communities on how Electrical and Computer Engineering promotes social, economic, and environmental justice. 7. Reaching out to institutions from across the higher education
they need to communicate theirmeaning-making and its value to others? The purpose of this paper is to describe a newlyrequired course, The Art of Telling Your Story, for undergraduates in biomedical engineering atone highly selective STEM-focused university. In this course, students develop and sharepowerful stories of events that transformed them in some meaningful way. The course instructorand students engage in joint dialogues around these stories that build self-concept and that helpthem to see themselves as being entrepreneurially minded. Preliminary findings suggest thatstudents: 1) thoroughly enjoy the course, but more importantly, 2) explore their unique identities,and 3) improve their self-concept clarity. In this paper, we describe
(students were Day 1 expected to maintain an e-journal throughout the program) Engineering Design ● Explain and demonstrate the EDP Day 2 Process Introduction ● EDP Lab - Design an Aluminum Foil Boat Ask ● Introduction to One Health Day 3 ● Systems Thinking and Mind Mapping ● Criteria and Constraints Research and ● Introduction to circuits, sensors, and energy harvesting Day 4/5 Technical Skill ● Technical Tutorials on Hardware Platforms (Arduino and Development Lilypad) and Software Tools (TinkerCad) Imagine & Plan
Paper ID #33437Inclusive Writing: Pre- and Post-COVID-19Dr. Teresa L. Larkin, American University Teresa L. Larkin is an Associate Professor of Physics Education and Director and Faculty Liaison to the Combined Plan Dual-degree Engineering Program at American University. Dr. Larkin conducts ed- ucational research and has published widely on topics related to the assessment of student learning in introductory physics and engineering courses. Noteworthy is her work with student writing as a learning and assessment tool in her introductory physics courses for non-majors. One component of her research focuses on the role
Network, Materials/Specia Hardware Materials: lized Equipment • Agora product development kit Needed • Arduino Board • Wireless Temperature Sensor • Wireless soil humidity Sensor • SD cards use to flash the image into the board. Teaching Materials: • KWL Worksheet • Engineering Notebook • Computer access • AWS IoT servicesGetting Started ASK: Students are asked the following questions at the start. (May include • What comes to their mind when they think about the Internet ofpre-assessment Things? Record their responses on the KWL Worksheet. They
Engineering Education. Practice and Policy. Hoboken, N. J.: IEEE Press, 2016.[19] S. L. Goldman, “The Social Captivity of Engineering,” in Critical Perspectives on Nonacademic Science and Engineering, P. Durbin, Ed. Bethlehem, PA: Lehigh University Press, 1991.[20] J. Krupczak and G. Bassett, “Work in progress: Abstraction as a vector: Distinguishing engineering and science,” in Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE, 2012.[21] J. Trevelyan, The Making of an Expert Engineer. London: CRC Press, 2014.[22] J. Bruner, Actual Minds, Possible Worlds. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1987.[23] C. P. Snow, The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution. London: Cambridge University Press, 1959.[24] R
class to see her as a real person – something studentssometimes place in the back of their minds; and 2) To remember that these conversations are,“an important step towards making us all more empathetic, compassionate, kind human beings -not words we typically associate with engineering.” (26 April 2019) The way sociotechnicaltopics are discussed may have huge effects on the audience. Having a level of connection fromsocial to technical by bringing in real emotions into the classroom is not only an effective way toreach students, but it shows a willingness to be open that may improve sociotechnicalunderstanding and natural integration.Simple IntegrationIn general, our team came away from the analysis process with a strong recommendation to
Paper ID #34794The Role of All-Female STEM Spaces in Encouraging High School Girls toPursue STEM (Fundamental, Diversity)Dr. Mariel Kolker, Morris School District Dr. Mariel Kolker is a second-career teacher of high school physics, engineering and nanoscience. She earned her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers University, and her MBA in Finance from Ford- ham’s Gabelli Graduate School of Business, and worked for a decade in the Power Generation, Trans- mission & Distribution Industry before entering teaching in 2000. She earned her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership in STEM from UMass Lowell. Her interests are in
) at the University of Texas, Austin. This program aims to provide elementary,middle and high school teachers with a first-hand research experience in the field ofnanomanufacturing. Other goals of the program include reinforcing the value of incorporatingscientific inquiry and engineering practices in STEM curricula and creating a community of like-minded teachers, scientists and engineering professionals. By the end of the 7-week program, teachers are expected to prepare a scientific poster tosummarize their research. Additionally, teachers prepare a complete lesson related to theirresearch topic that will be presented in front of NASCENT faculty, staff and schooladministrators and it will become a part of the school’s science
Paper ID #34090Design and Build at Home: Development of a Low-cost and VersatileHardware Kit for a Remote First-year Mechanical Engineering Design ClassTania K. Morimoto, University of California, San Diego Tania K. Morimoto received the B.S. degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, in 2012 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University, Stanford, CA, in 2015 and 2017, respectively, all in mechanical engineering. She is currently an Assistant Professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and an Assistant Professor of surgery with University of California, San Diego. Her research interests
influences values, but values do and should influencetechnology. At the same time values also inform organizational behaviour and structure; thus,in understanding any failure, these have to be taken into account since they might be theultimate cause of failure.Another variant of the diagram shows a two tiered base with the bottom tier being labelledconscience. Employees may be faced with adapting to a culture that leads to poor design, afew may speak their mind, others may be afraid to speak out. Such problems easily becomematters of conscience and personal (mental) conflict. Issues of this kind have been largelyignored by contributors to TELPhE.Krupczak et als view of engineering as process requires some amplification. In essence it is asocio
strategies, mindsets, and approaches to design. In this study, we build on oneframework that is based on engineering students’ experiences, as described next.Theoretical FrameworkDiscrete Ways of Experiencing Human-Centered DesignZoltowski et al. [2] utilized a phenomenographic methodology to categorize different waysstudents experience, understand, and demonstrate human-centered design. Through this study,the researchers identified seven distinct ways of experiencing human-centered design: 1. Technology Centered 2. Service 3. User as Information Source Input to Linear Process 4. Keeping the Users’ Needs in Mind 5. Understanding the Design in Context 6. Commitment to Involving Stakeholders to Understand Perspectives 7. Empathic
Paper ID #33921The Challenge: The Role of the Student in Engineering and TechnologicalLiteracy Programs, Perspectives, Discussions, and IdeationsNeelam Prabhu Gaunkar, Iowa State University of Science and TechnologySara Kaye Jones Sara Jones has a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University. She currently works as a certification engineer in the aviation sector.Dr. Mani Mina, Iowa State University of Science and Technology Mani Mina is with the department of Industrial Design and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University. He has been working on better understanding of students’ learning
Paper ID #33644Building a Sense of Community in a Multidisciplinary, Split-level OnlineProject-based Innovation Design CourseDr. Melissa Mae White, University of Florida Dr. Melissa Mae White develops and instructs course curriculum in Engineering Innovation and Engi- neering Entrepreneurship to the students in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida. She works with faculty and students to build an ecosystem focusing on creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship across campus and in the community. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in
activities. In alignment with previous research(e.g., [19, 20]), our findings also show that educators being exposed to technical skills andactivities may have motivated youth to consider future technology-oriented careers. Finally,educators and administrators viewed the open-ended approach to self-directed learning andexploration of topics beyond classroom time, which is built into the curriculum as a motivator formany youths to independently search online for solutions, advanced technical topics, andresources beyond the ones included in the curriculum. These observations align with severalEngineering Habits of Mind, including persistence, collaboration, and creativity as identified inthe P12 Engineering Education Framework [5].In addition to
instructors and felt the instructors had their best interests in mind. These feelings contributed to overall student engagement in Part III, their MATLAB coding, and may contribute to persistence in the program. In their classic ethnographic study of 460 science, mathematics, and engineering (SME) students from fifteen four-year institutions from 1990-1993, Seymour and Hewitt found that the third most commonly-cited factor (36.1%) for switching out of SME was poor teaching by SME faculty. Poor teaching by SME faculty was also mentioned as a concern by 90.2% of all switchers and by 73.7% of non-switchers [24]. In their follow-up ethnographic study of 346 students from six four-year institutions, Seymour and Hunter observed that poor quality of STEM
Children's Self-Identity," in Proceedings of the 2017 CHI conference on human factors in computing systems, 2017, pp. 109-120.[3] E. Vuopala, D. Guzmán Medrano, M. Aljabaly, D. Hietavirta, L. Malacara, and C. Pan, "Implementing a maker culture in elementary school–students’ perspectives," Technology, Pedagogy and Education, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 649-664, 2020.[4] L. Martin, "The promise of the maker movement for education," Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER), vol. 5, no. 1, p. 4, 2015.[5] J. Lave and E. Wenger, Situated learning: Legitimate peripheral participation. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press., 1991.[6] L. S. Vygotsky, "Mind in society," Mind in society the
credit, or even college credits under their belt, how to teach and train. What is it about, so teachers aren't scared off. [So] increasing their depth of knowledge [beyond just what the standard says] I think will only help us more.Finally, the participants also emphasized the thoroughness they would like to see in terms of mathand physics knowledge from students and teachers in engineering classrooms. All participantsemphasized the importance of math and science numerous times during the conversation as evidentfrom this quote, “...to be ready for the college, they have to keep in mind, they need physics. Theyneed math, as much math as possible and we tell the CTE teachers, the same thing.” Mathspecifically was considered a non
Paper ID #33715The Evolution of Engineering Design Courses to a Hybrid-virtualEnvironment to Increase Student Engagement and SatisfactionNicholas Mulka, Georgia Institute of Technology Nicholas Mulka earned his B.S. in mechanical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and is working towards his M.S. in mechanical engineering at the same university. His focus is on design related to additive manufacturing and robotics. He currently works as the teaching assistant for the mechanical engineering and interdisciplinary capstone design courses, using the experience he gained as a student at GT to advise others and
engineers thrive when their habitual mind clashes with the social realities. In addition, I test interventions to nudge engineers to reframe problematic schema-incongruent situations into unique opportunities for cognitive growth, creative performance, and effective teamwork. My work contributes to revealing the science behind multicultural, interdisciplinary technological collaboration and providing actionable guidance for building up the next-generation engineers.Prof. Daigo Misaki, Kogakuin University Daigo Misaki is an Associate Professor at Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Kogakuin University. Daigo got a Ph.D. in Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University. Daigo was a visiting Associate Professor at
, translated program materials in Spanish for all the newcourses, hired bilingual staff, offered a Spanish engineering lab, and remained flexible in the dailylesson plans to improve their understanding of the engineering concepts. The team will sharereflections, lessons learned, and present steps taken in preparation for a new virtual summerprogram keeping in mind the challenges participants face. The team examined how effectivethose steps were in planning a virtual program. Preliminary data from pre/post surveys will bepresented to help highlight what prospered and areas of refinement. The team will consider a fewimportant questions: How does a virtual engineering summer program meet the needs of anincreasingly diverse student population? How can
Paper ID #33210Science Diplomacy: Results From a Three-Year PilotDr. Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science and Technology Professor Daniel B. Oerther, PhD, PE joined the faculty of the Missouri University of Science and Tech- nology in 2010 as the John A. and Susan Mathes Chair of Civil Engineering after serving ten years on the faculty of the University of Cincinnati where he was Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Oerther earned his Ph.D. (2002) from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Dan’s professional registrations include: PE, BCEE, BCES, CEng, CEnv, CEHS, and DAAS
have affectedinterpretations of the prompts. For example, our students struggled with terms such as “addingmachine” versus “calculator” skewing interface descriptions from the original study’s results.Alternatively, there were questions that mirrored the interpretations and compatibility resultsfrom the original study, highlighting the convergence of some displays/interfaces across time,occupation, and gender.Ultimately, our data indicates a need to address two significant considerations in thedevelopment of engineering curriculum and training: 1) How does engineering as a disciplineteach rationality and uniformity of design in an increasing diverse engineering studentpopulation? 2) How do we educate future engineers to mind the user gap? Just
business). This was acknowledged by some respondents;e.g., “I am learning more and more about how cities are planned, how they function, and howpeople interact with their communities. Good engineering and design can greatly benefit citiesand their citizens.” While the responses from these non-engineers are not analyzed in detail,keeping these individuals in mind is important because they may be co-workers with engineerswhose behavior contributes to the overall corporate culture in which engineers work.Other demographics reported by the survey respondents included: Gender: male (61.2%), female (37.1%), other (0.6%), prefer not to say (1.2%) Race/ethnicity (5 individuals selected two categories, thus the total percentage exceeds 100
Paper ID #33168Augmented Reality Computer-aided Design Education (ARCADE) Tool toImprove Student Motivation, Engagement, and Spatial CognitionDr. Ulan Dakeev, Sam Houston State University Dr. Ulan Dakeev is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Technology Department at Sam Houston State University. His areas of research include Virtual & Augmented Reality, renewable energy (wind energy), quality in higher education, motivation, and engagement of students.Dr. Reg Recayi Pecen, Sam Houston State University Dr. Reg Pecen is currently a Quanta Endowed Professor of the Department of Engineering Technology at Sam Houston
of essential notions of intellect, drive, and self-discipline thatcenter on bodily ‘normalcy’” [8]. Notions of engineering skill have assumptions about “capable”bodies and minds built into them [12]. For example, to be seen as proficient at circuit design andtesting in an electrical engineering lab, one is expected to have the manual dexterity tomanipulate centimeter-long resistors and capacitors and the visual acuity to see small details upclose. A students’ demonstration that they understand the workings of a circuit is often conflatedwith the physical act of circuit-making in the laboratory. In such instances, lack of physicaldexterity or visual sharpness may be interpreted as lack of proficiency at engineering tasks.Because of the
Paper ID #33375Student Skills Growth in a Prototyping and Fabrication Course: Increasein Operation and Technique-based Knowledge as a Result of anApprenticeship ModelDr. Matthew Wettergreen, Rice University Matthew Wettergreen was appointed director of the department’s Master’s of Bioengineering Global Med- ical Innovation program in 2020. He is also an Associate Teaching Professor at the award-winning Osh- man Engineering Design Kitchen at Rice University, recruited as the first faculty hire in 2013. Wettergreen co-developed six of the seven engineering design courses in the design curriculum at the OEDK, including the
growth, and build consensus across grade levels and subject areas [15].The two STEM pedagogy courses that anchor this study were designed with these best practicesof professional development in mind. Additionally, they were connected back to our prior studieson engineering education for preservice teachers and implementing STEM professionaldevelopment in vertically aligned PLCs [15], [37]. These elements of the courses offered insightinto STEM teacher self-efficacy in engineering and also revealed opportunities for increasedSTEM teacher agency and growth through hands-on activities.Self-efficacy as a framework for analyzing participants’ experiences and developmentWe selected Bandura’s [14] self-efficacy framework as a lens to examine