Associate Vice Provost for Digital Learning at UT San Antonio, where he established the Office of Digital Learning that created a unit focused on innovative delivery across the entire spectrum of technology enabled learning - from in-class to online. Over his career, he has helped a few hundred faculty from varied disciplines develop hybrid and online courses. He has also taught traditional, hybrid and online courses in various STEM disciplines ranging in size from 28 to 250. He is also co-developer of a Digital Academy which was a finalist for the Innovation Award by the Professional and Organizational Development Network and an Innovation Award winner. He was also named as the Center for Digital Education’s Top 30
engineering design, such as systematic contexts, decision making, and collaboration [25].But in the meantime, the engineering design could be an effective activity for teaching liberalarts and engineering students how technology and society interact from the perspective of thecreator of technology, the designer or engineer [26]. In other words, engineering design acts as abridge that smoothly connects between liberal arts and engineering education. Most liberal artsuniversities expose freshmen to engineering design in their first year. On the one hand, first-yearstudents in general lack a clear understanding of the engineering profession and its differentdisciplines. Students are vulnerable to pursuing majors that diverge from their career
Academy of Educa- tion / Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow and a 2018 NSF CAREER awardee in engineering education research. Dr. Svihla studies learning in authentic, real world conditions, specifically on design learning, in which she studies engineers designing devices, scientists designing investigations, teachers designing learning experiences and students designing to learn.Mrs. Estike Kokovay Gutierrez American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 A Tool for Informing Community-Engaged ProjectsAbstractWhile research suggests that community-engaged projects can be particularly effective, suchwork is notoriously time consuming and not scalable. The
environmental engineering from the University of North Dakota. She received her Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Utah State University with a research focus on the ethical and career aspects of mentoring of science and engineering graduate students and hidden curriculum in engineering.Dr. Susan M Lord, University of San Diego Susan M. Lord received a B.S. from Cornell University in Materials Science and Electrical Engineering (EE) and the M.S. and Ph.D. in EE from Stanford University. She is currently Professor and Chair of Integrated Engineering at the University of San Diego. Her research focuses on the study and promotion of diversity in engineering including student pathways and inclusive teaching. She is Co-Director of
, followed by 14 years as a faculty member at Oklahoma State University working on terahertz frequencies and engineering educa- tion. While at Oklahoma State, he developed courses in photonics and engineering design. After serving for two and a half years as a program director in engineering education at the National Science Founda- tion, he took a chair position in electrical engineering at Bucknell University. He is currently interested in engineering design education, engineering education policy, and the philosophy of engineering education.Dr. Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato Jennifer Karlin spent the first half of her career at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, where she was a
students with the opportunity toexplore what it means to be an engineering student in multiple ways and allows them tounderstand the importance of incorporating a diverse set of experiences throughout the remainderof their undergraduate career. While we hope that Summer Scholars perform well academicallyduring the program, Summer Scholars’ primary goal is to promote peer interaction to increase astudent’s sense of belonging at the university, before and in preparation for their first semester.Housing & Residential Advisors (RAs) During the eight-week program, all students are housed in the same university residencehall to promote socialization outside of structured programming, with the goal of an increasedsense of belonging among
their team tasks. Even though the students initially resisted to work in large teams at thebeginning of the semester, by the end of the project, they felt well-prepared for transitioning toengineering workplaces. This study suggests that even with a complex and large team, it isimportant to understand the involvement of instructors and engineering education researchers inteaching student’s teamwork skills. The value of training students with teamwork and providingconstructive feedback throughout the process can help in project success in any complexsituation.References[1] N. A. of Engineering, The Engineer of 2020. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press, 2004.[2] T. W. Hissey, “Education and careers 2000. Enhanced skills for
, Georgia. She is interested in bio-inspired system design problems and is currently working at the intersection of ecology and engi- neering for the design of complex human networks and systems. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 2020 ASEE Conference Using a Modularity Analysis to Determine Tool and Student Roles within MakerspacesAbstractStudent use of makerspaces can vary greatly, with some students confidently using the spacethroughout their academic career and others quickly losing interest or never participating. Manyof the potential roadblocks are nuanced or unpredictable and can only
make the work more fun and dealt more like a personal success once it was done • I liked the hands on components that I took advantage of during the module • We were able to do some motion analysis capture • I liked having 2 tries for the elevator pitch, the liked the entrepreneurial aspects • I think the human performance was also a great experience and carrying out a research study • The idea of this module is fantastic, I like the structure concepts of making engineers more business, like learnt as a senior I think it is a bit late. The module would be more effective if we did this throughout my academic career in college • I like that the module was hands on and more or less allowed us to
, research suggests that preserviceteachers do not feel academically prepared and confident enough to teach engineering-relatedtopics.This interdisciplinary project provided engineering students with an opportunity to developinterprofessional skills as well as to reinforce their technical knowledge, while preserviceteachers had the opportunity to be exposed to engineering content, more specifically coding, anddevelop competence for their future teaching careers. Undergraduate engineering studentsenrolled in a computational methods course and preservice teachers enrolled in an educationaltechnology course partnered to plan and deliver robotics lessons to fifth and sixth graders. Thispaper reports on the effects of this collaboration on twenty
fields of practice, includinga full tenured biomedical engineering professor with a joint appointment in chemical andbiomolecular engineering, an assistant professor of teaching in biomedical engineering, and alecturer in materials science. The full professor is a serial entrepreneur, with over sixcompanies, while the assistant teaching professor is an expert in engineering design andeducation, and the lecturer is a professional working in industry. These broad skills andexpertise have allowed the professors to provide insights into entrepreneurship, academia, andindustry, which highlight the various potential career opportunities the engineering studentswill engage in upon graduation.Table 2: Course learning outcomes and corresponding ABET
the interviews over a three-day period in private conference rooms at the high schoolduring the participants’ regularly scheduled science or engineering courses. The teacher, amember of the research team, was aware of which students participated in the interviews,however, to protect participant confidentiality, we did not share any interview data with theteacher until after the semester had ended. Our interview protocol was developed with questionsto collect data about 1) students’ beliefs about the nature of intelligence (i.e., fixed versus growthmindset), 2) science self-efficacy, 3) career aspirations, 4) views on the gender gap in STEM,and 5) students’ beliefs about smartness. In this paper, we focus on the data collected from theportion
the general level of teaching effectiveness across the college.2020 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference Proceedings 179Introduction and motivationAs a teaching center, MTEI’s goal is to assist all faculty in improving their courses and teachingskills. For faculty at the beginning of their teaching careers, we provide information, support andfeedback for a strong start in teaching so they build confidence and identity as goodteachers. For highly skilled teachers, MTEI offers assistance with planning and assessment ofnew approaches, or technology, or learning activities they created. Both of these groups offaculty are highly motivated and seek out and welcome assistance. For teachers
, maybe having a positively impactful interaction with a teacher or professor early on ina student’s career in STEM leads to a strengthened engineering identity that, in turn, providesincreased resilience and, hence, potential to overcome academic obstacles. We hope that theresults of our continued efforts in this study will contribute effectively to the growing body ofliterature on valuable insights that inform best practices in the development, implementation, andassessment of educational interventions that support students with diverse identities to persist inengineering.Bibliography [1] President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) (2012). Report to the President, Engage to Excel: Producing One Million Additional
of systems of oppression are oftenholistic of all of the systems, rather than additive and linear. By attending groups and joining inconversations aimed at processing single identity categories, students with multiple marginalizedidentities may siphon off and obfuscate other experiences for the sake of majority dominantstudents. For instance, important work-life-balance conversations for Women-in-Engineeringgroups will tend towards heteronormative topics of balancing marriage and having children withan engineering career. A lesbian student, or students within other intersections of socioeconomicbackground, may relate differently to these conversations. An attention to intersectionality infacilitating such conversations might acknowledge
). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Working Towards More Equitable Team Dynamics: Mapping Student Assets to Minimize Stereotyping and Task Assignment Bias Elisabeth (Lisa) Stoddard and Geoff PfeiferStereotyping and Bias on Student TeamsGroup-based learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programs andinstitutions is common because it prepares students for STEM careers that require regular workin teams, and it allows them to develop skills associated with collaborative problem solving.These skills include communication, leadership, management, creativity, problem solving, andconflict resolution. However, research shows that stereotyping and bias are
engineering major and theprospects of having a fulfilling career in engineering. At the end of the course, students wereasked to rate their level of agreement on additional questions regarding their use of WeBWorKand their feelings on the use of WeBWorK as a homework tool in their thermodynamics course.The survey showed that 17% of students who completed the survey (n = 23) had no experiencewith WeBWorK prior to taking the thermodynamics course. Students who reported having earlyexposure to WeBWorK identified the use of WeBWorK in the mathematics courses and inengineering Circuits (ENGR 221) and engineering Statics and Mechanics of Materials (ENGR220). The survey polled students regarding the amount of time per week students dedicated toworking on
of liability and compliance – topics which are not often highlystressed in engineering college coursework – with the practitioners placing a greater degree ofimportance on these sources than the students. It could thus be argued that an improvedunderstanding of external impacts from this type of oversight may better prepare students forprofessional careers. On the other hand, the students generally believed that the aesthetics andlearnability (i.e., ease of use) of a potential product for the given scenario should be more highlyprioritized than the practitioners, an unexpected outcome that will require additionalinvestigation. Also worth noting is the variability of survey answers within each group. For eachof the 15 questions, there was at
(procrastination) Questioning Study groups (peer learning) Use academic services* Prep for and taking exams *Tutoring, professors office hours, library, advising, career center, etc.Assessment:We propose two types of assessment for this assignment. First, an assessment rubric for theinfographics evaluates the quality of the infographic (see Table 2). The rubric is given when thefirst draft is assigned and students peer review the draft infographics using the rubric during thefacilitated in-class workshop(s). The rubric areas inform the authors of areas for improvementincluding creativity, graphics, fonts, and colors, but is also meant to inform instructors towardour
Mudd College, Dr. Krauss was a lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan and enjoyed a career in industry. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, both from Boston University, and completed his undergraduate degree in Physics and Astronomy at Haverford College. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Modes of feedback in design review process: Implications for utility and effectiveness based on student genderAndrea M Vasquez, Sarah Silcox, Joseph Sinopoli, Laura Palucki-Blake, Gordon G. KraussAbstractDuring classroom design reviews, presenters receive and respond to questions from reviewers.Prior work
content of several existing classes were adjusted to better reflect nationaltrends in Aerospace engineering education. The intention of the Introduction to Flight course within theMechanical Engineering curriculum is to motivate sophomore level undergraduate students to differentaspects of aerospace engineering so that they can make an informed decision about pursuing aerospaceengineering as their career. The topics covered in the course are shown below - 1. Aviation Pioneers 10. Thrust to Weight Ratio and Lift to Drag 2. Parts of Airplane (Activity) Ratio (Gimli Glider activity) 3. Nomenclature of Airplane and Airfoils 11. Finite Wing Aerodynamics
Bridges from Campus to Campus study (NSF IUSE#1525367) is to increase the number of underrepresented students (i.e., African American,Native American, Hispanic American students) in undergraduate Engineering majors. By doingso we strive to address the urgent need to expand the pool of undergraduates who earn a Science,Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) degree. This paper describes progress in Year 2 ofthe project with a focus on Cohort 2.Goals: To improve retention in Engineering, this study conducts academic enrichment programsfor racially underrepresented Engineering students at three points in their career at thePennsylvania State University—entering first-year students, rising sophomores, and risingjuniors. The goals of the study are to
students to both get oriented to engineeringdisciplines, job functions, and overall career awareness, as well as to help students develop thegrowth mindset and success strategies needed to be a successful college student in a rigoroustechnical field. As such, many of the activities developed for the lecture and laboratoryIntroduction to Engineering curriculum are designed to help students grow in these vital areas.In developing the lab experience for this course, a primary objective was to identify and design aset of experiments that provided hands-on exploration in the major fields of engineering and theengineering design process, which could also work well in a remote learning setting. A relatedobjective was to identify a set of equipment to
like this were very uncommon, however. This could point to a missing link withrespect to developing a professional sense of social responsibility in engineers that could drawfrom the existing HSS influences that students reported. One student actually discussed howtheir humanities class influenced them negatively with respect to their views of engineering,saying: “Mostly the humanities, the engineering classes I took made me realize how irrelevant my major (mechanical engineering) is to making a difference in the world. I don't plan on using my major for anything in the future- planning on shifting my career path to the humanities/social sciences.”This response came from a female, senior engineering student who
researchers seek to understand whether and to what extent thedevelopment of engineering “habits of mind and action” in middle school STEM (science,technology, engineering, and math) courses leads to improvements in problem solving abilities,integration of STEM content, and increased interest in engineering. The Next Generation ScienceStandards (NGSS; NGSS Lead States, 2013) call for “raising engineering design to the samelevel as scientific inquiry in science classroom instruction at all levels” (p. 1). Reflecting thisemphasis on engineering as a core idea, recent reforms include proficiency in engineering designas a key component of college and career readiness (Auyang, 2004; Carr, Bennett, & Strobel,2012; Duderstadt, 2008; Kelly, 2014
projectchanges, but also to raise their level of professional skills in expecting, coping with, accepting, managing,and even embracing uncertainty as preparation for their professional careers. These are skills andperspectives that we can also embody as faculty, to serve as examples and role models to our students.References:[1] Dutson, AJ, Todd, RH, Magleby, SP, & Sorensen, CD, “A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses”, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 17 (1997) pp 17-28.[2] Furnham, A & Ribchester, T. “Tolerance of Ambiguity: A review of the Concept, Its Measurement, and Applications”, Current Psychology, Vol. 14, No. 3 (1995) pp 179-199.[3] Mohammed, S, Okudan, G, &
project that the students may be involved with in theirfuture careers. Capstone team projects which have become a standard part of (nearly) every en-gineering and computing program have been especially successful in helping to achieve this goal.The second intended goal of such activities is to help students learn the technical, conceptual mate-rial by engaging in suitable activities with their fellow-students rather than just listening passivelyto lectures. At the same time, many engineering and computing faculty have serious concernsabout introducing such activities to any serious extent in their courses; primary among these con-cerns is the potential negative impact of such activities on topic coverage. Trying to arrange suchactivities outside
Figure 6. Maximal Stresses in the Plates Another assessment was collected from student responses to the first three questions inthe class self-reflection. Students were asked to rank their answers to these questions from 1 to 5,with 1 indicating that the student strongly disagrees with the statement and 5 indicating that he orshe strongly agrees with the statement. 1) Do you agree that what you have learned from MAE 441 is important to your professional career? 2) Do you agree that the class project enriches your learning experience about using NASTRAN/PATRAN for modeling and analysis? 3) Do you agree that the laboratory manual help you in this class?The mean score and associated standard deviation for each question
students for course grades (norm-reference grading) aimed at “weedingout” underperformers as opposed to cultivating the talents of all students who aspire toengineering careers (Gasiewski, Eagan et al. 2012). The National Academy of Engineeringrecognized this issue as part of its 14 Grand Challenges for Engineering with the inclusion oftailoring and differentiating instruction to improve the reliability of learning (National Academyof Engineering 2017).The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of varying the design of formativeassessments in a programming course on student academic performance, using the Felder-Soloman learning styles model (Felder and Soloman n.d.) as a heuristic guiding assessmentconstruction. The lead author had
the University of Illinois at Chicago. She earned her B.S. and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and her Ph.D. in Education Organization and Leadership from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Nepantleros and Nepantleras: How Latinx Adolescents Participate in Social Change in EngineeringAbstractPrevious studies have suggested that Latinx are underrepresented in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The number of Latinx students in the K-12population is constantly growing but Latinx are disproportionately not pursuing careers inengineering. At the foundation of this problem lies a