from underprivileged families to aim for college education and careers in STEM fields. Aamir’s research interests include equity in STEM education and infusion of open source hardware and software in STEM classrooms through Internet of Things (IoT) Technology. Aamir is also interested in expanding the academic research opportunity to undergraduate students in in-service teachers in K-12. Aamir is an Aggie Research Leader and is active in mentoring undergraduate research scholars. Aamir has presented his research both at regional (SERA, TAMU LAUNCH) and at international (FIE, AERA) educational research conferences. Aamir has published his research in a high impact peer reviewed jour- nal, conference proceedings
. However, due to several significant obstacles, faculty have routinely shied awayfrom transitioning from traditional teaching to online learning. Several factors impact faculty andtheir hesitancy to adopt teaching online to include online teaching self-efficacy and a space forprofessional development.Online Teaching Efficacy and Professional development Bandura,A. published several influential studies examining the impact of self-efficacy ona person’s ability to persist in their career. Self-efficacy refers to “beliefs in one’s capabilities toorganize and execute the course of action required to produce given attainments [2].” He claimsthat self-efficacy determines “ the courses of action people choose to pursue, how much effortthey put
Paper ID #33571Attitudes Toward and Usage of Animations in an Interactive Textbook forMaterial and Energy BalancesMr. Sidney Jay Stone III P.E., The University of Toledo Mr. Stone has been working in industry since graduating with BSc in Chemical Engineering. His career has covered the spectrum from detailed engineering design to project management in power generation and petroleum refining and the journey has been interesting and satisfying. During this career he has had several rewarding opportunities to teach and mentor engineering Co-Op students and newly hired engi- neers which has been a rewarding experience. He is
Teaching, and developed several innovative, educational technologies, including StatTutor and the Learning Dashboard.Dr. Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University Dr. Bedillion received the BS degree in 1998, the MS degree in 2001, and the PhD degree in 2005, all from the mechanical engineering department of Carnegie Mellon University. After a seven year career in the hard disk drive industry, Dr. Bedillion was on the faculty of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology for over 5 years before joining Carnegie Mellon as a Teaching Faculty in 2016. Dr. Be- dillion’s research interests include distributed manipulation, control applications in data storage, control applications in manufacturing, and STEM
Paper ID #32669Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision Makers: Finalizing aMulti-dimensional Inventory of Decision-Making CompetencyDr. Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University Marisa K. Orr is an Assistant Professor in Engineering and Science Education with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. Her research interests include student persistence and pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research entitled, ”Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision-Makers.”Baker A. Martin, Clemson
Engineering Education, 2021 Engineering Capstone Senior Design Project as a Story-Building PlatformABSTRACTThis paper introduces the engineering capstone senior design project as a story-buildingplatform. While capstone design typically prepares students for professional careers, it can alsobe seen and structured as a holistic story-building experience. Students from variousbackgrounds build their own stories as they participate in a multidisciplinary project. A typicalstory is built with characters, setting, and plot—typically with an introduction, a challenge orcrisis to overcome, and a resolution—and the most interesting stories involve curiosity,adventure, challenge, risk-taking, suspense, and reward. Capstone senior design projects like
education and the role of leadership and culture in process improvement. His research is supported by the NSF, private foundations, and industry and has received numerous national and international awards. He is an elected Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Management and serves as an Associate Editor for the Engineering Management Journal . Prior to his academic career, Schell spent 14 years in industry where he held leadership positions focused on process improvement and organizational development.Dr. Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University - Bozeman Bryce E. Hughes is an Assistant Professor in Adult and Higher Education at Montana State University, and holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education and Organizational
arrangements with openeyes and realistic expectations. This paper will explore the balance of interests among (i)students’ career advancement, (ii) non-disclosure obligations, (iii) intellectual property (IP)rights, and (iv) project funding.Introduction: The Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology department atMinnesota State University, Mankato has approximately 25 electrical and computer engineeringstudents graduate each year. The department is fortunate to be supported by a very activeIndustrial Advisory Board (IAB). This board meets at least twice a year and has in the past beeninvolved in reviewing student senior design projects. As a result of IAB member interest andinvolvement with local industry and inventors, the Fall 2009 and
given the low representation of females in computing fields nationally, particularly inhigher education fields.1-5 The model often used to identify this negative trend is that of a ea g e e .3, 7 The pipeline model illustrates the gradual, but continuous, phenomenon ofwomen exiting the STEM fields at key decision points or specific stages of career progression.3In most instances, it is presumed that these decisions are voluntary, and are the outcome of awide range of factors5. The SFHI initiatives for the two subsequent years were divided betweendisciplines related to Energy and Health. It was anticipated that more females would apply to theHealth SFHI since the initiative includes a number of disciplines considered more
persistence among diverse students.Placing STEM history and cultures directly in the critical frameworks of WGS may help providethese populations with epistemological and personal insights that boost a sense of belonging inengineering and support their persistence.Numerous studies have addressed aspects of the complex question of student under-representation. The National Academies’ Beyond Bias investigated the factors contributing tounderrepresentation, and determined that biases and structural disadvantages overwhelm talentedwomen and other would-be engineering students. “Women who are interested in science andengineering careers are lost at every education transition,” and “the problem is not simply thepipeline” [1].Concern over the proper
; Edwards and Pruden, 2016; Sedlak, 2016; Oransky and Marcus, 2017). At one level, Flintwas an example of a community engagement by engineers that helped expose environmentalcrimes and injustice (Edwards, 2016; Edwards and Pruden, 2016a; Oransky and Marcus, 2017),allowing engineering trainees and opportunity to navigate complex terrain and consider theirmotivation for engineering careers (Bates, 2016; Kolowich, 2016), and at another level concernshave been expressed about jeopardizing precious funding and the social engineering contract,exacerbating power imbalances, and who is credited for success (Lambrinidou, 2016; Edwardsand Pruden; 2016b; Sedlak, 2016; Roldan-Hernandez et al., 2020; Carrera and Key, 2021; ).These diverse viewpoints indicate
University of Iowa Dr. Rethwisch is a professor of chemical and biochemical engineering at the University of Iowa. His current research interest is assessing the impact of secondary curricula (particularly problem/project based learning curricula) on student interest and performance in science and mathematics, and on their interest in careers in STEM fields.Mark Andrew McDermott American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021A CASE STUDY ON HOW TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEFSINFLUENCE THEIR ENACTMENT OF PROJECT LEAD THE WAY CURRICULUM 1AbstractThe purpose of the study aimed at gaining a better
, or a resource for their peers. Doctoral studentsmay be required to take on educator roles to get funding, or they may be interested in gainingrelevant experience for a future career as a professor. The interaction between the role identities of researcher and educator has been examinedto demonstrate that these role identities are frequently in conflict in academic settings, whereindividuals’ accomplishments are measured by research productivity, and yet individuals areoften supposed to fulfill the institution’s mission to educate students [58], [59]. The academicsetting may encourage individuals to favor their researcher identity over their identity as aneducator [58], [60], and thus may be a repellor to an educator identity. Graduate
. Pablo Perez-Pinera, University of Illinois at Urbana ChampaignDr. Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Karin Jensen, Ph.D. is a Teaching Assistant Professor in bioengineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include student mental health and wellness, engineering stu- dent career pathways, and engagement of engineering faculty in engineering education research. She was awarded a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation for her research on undergraduate mental health in engineering programs. Before joining UIUC she completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Sanofi Oncology in Cambridge, MA. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biological engineering from
not true for neuroscience aspirations, which was a student’s viewof neurosciences and sciences in general as a potential career path. Neuroscience aspirations didnot start out high as shown in Table 3, and their aspirations towards neuroscience did increasesignificantly.Table 3. Neuroscience Aspirations show a significant change (N=39) Initial ChangeMean = 3.32 Change Mean =1.08Standard Deviation: = 1.24 Change Standard Deviation = 1.43How does the lab kit and neuroscience curriculum relate to self-beliefs?Self-efficacy started out low to medium for school 3 students as shown in Table 4. This samepattern held for self-concept. Thus
Paper ID #28400Summer Bridge Re-imagined: Leveraging Corporate Partnerships to MeetRecruiting GoalsDr. Sarah Miller, University of Colorado, Boulder Sarah Miller provides vision and leadership for the recruitment, retention, and success of outstanding and diverse students, faculty, and staff to the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. As Associate Dean for Access, Inclusion and Student Programs, she oversees the Broadening Opportunity through Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center, overseeing efforts to attract and prepare students for the rigors of engineering study and careers, and
, the self-rated competency was similarly high, but the displayed understandingsignificantly improved. In the application problem, students clearly showed the value ofinvolving the customer multiple times in the EDP, in iterative design-and-improve cycles. Thefurther reflection questions in the survey indicated that the students were able to understand EMconcepts, make actionable and effective plans to apply EM both in their upcoming courses orside projects, and their future career as engineers.IntroductionGamification is an interactive way to promote active learning, especially in an online classroom.It has been tried in a variety of scenarios in engineering education and otherwise [1-3]. Asimulated scenario in a game-based activity provides a
hope that it could assist other engineering programs seeking accreditation or re-accreditation. INTRODUCTION All seven engineering programs at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville went through the ABET accreditation process recently. This paper summarizes observations and reflections of an engineering educator about this experience. The author has been familiar with the process as a result of six engineering accreditation visits in his academic career since 1982. The engineering accreditation process has eight criteria (Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, 2006). It would be a mistake to think that a program deemed good or even strong in the collective and subjective opinion of the program faculty should therefore be accreditable
. Onemotive for this work is to obtain data to justify or challenge the constraints that a common first year engineeringprogram necessarily places on degree programs. In addition, results from this study may be useful in developingfirst year programs to better meet student needs.The choice of engineering major is both difficult and weighty. The young engineer needs tobalance several criteria; i.e., personal strengths and interests, program requirements, career andemployment opportunities, etc. Often, undergraduates do not have the information orintrospection to get the decision right on the first try (or, in some cases, on the second or thirdtry). As such, engineering schools have long adopted methods to help students reach a confidentcommitment
sport (wrestling) as an entry to engage Baltimorestudents both after school and in the summers with sport training, financial literacy, and STEMeducation. It is a non-profit youth development program that combines amateur wrestling withmentoring and academic development. The overarching aim is to enhance personal development,discipline, and sense of self-efficacy along with concrete skills and knowledge in areas relevantfor overall career and life success. The summer STEM (and financial literacy) program drawsprimarily minority male students who are already high school athletes. The program typicallyenrolls 30 students between the ages of 14-18. All participants attend Baltimore City Public HighSchools. The six-week summer program has elements
now packaged at a website, E—COACH (College Optimal Advisor and Career Helper) that can be used to provide just-in-timeinformation and assessment to help students succeed in college.1 E—COACH can be accessedfrom the College of Engineering web page at www.coe.ttu.edu. Students can use this site forassessment and feedback of information in selecting a major, determining type of leadershipstrength, learning how to learn including study and time management, and sleep management.E—COACH also provides access to QUICK Advisor, which includes online scheduling andregistering for classes. While all students at Texas Tech University have access to these tools,we monitor the gpa of NSF scholars (our small test group to determine who the processes will
Writing• ACT Preparation• Medical Career Preparation• Drug, Alcohol, and Gang Awareness and PreventionOther features include: field trips to local industries, visiting lecturers and minorityspeakers, college and career awareness, swimming, basketball, ping pong, pool and otherrecreation.Since a significant number of LaPREP students come from low-income families,LaPREP charges no tuition or fees. LaPREP provides free transportation to and from theprogram site via Sportran bus passes, free lunches in the University Center, books andother materials needed for classes, and cost-free field trips.LaPREP AccomplishmentsLaPREP will begin its twelfth annual summer session on the campus of LSUS in June of2003. Evaluations contributed by the
Paper ID #33068Remote Versus In-Class Active Learning Exercises for an UndergraduateCourse in Fluid MechanicsMr. John Michael Cotter, University of South Florida John M. Cotter is a Philosophical Doctorate candidate at the University of South Florida. He began his career by attaining a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Central Florida. He continued his career through employment as an engineer at Freeport-McMoRan, a copper mining com- pany. Through his employment at Freeport, he attained roles of gradually increasing importance, starting as Mechanical Engineering Intern and finishing as a
threat; [8]), and lowering their aspirations for careers in STEM fields [9], [10].Even more troubling is that academically qualified high school girls rarely choose STEM-relatedmajors in college. Further, women who choose STEM majors are almost twice as likely as mento leave that major due to an unwelcoming culture or lack of engaging introductory courses [11].While it appears that some sex- and racially-based barriers have been removed as students movefrom secondary school through the university, the shortage of women and minorities in STEMcareers remains relatively intractable.There is a growing body of evidence that hidden biases in the workplace contribute to theleakage of women and minorities from STEM-related industries [2]. A report by
evidenced by marked improvements in communities such as clean water,safe access via bridges, and sustainable energy systems, but also by the high level of commitmentfrom the students and professionals involved. Of the approximately 340 alumni from theengineering college at Lipscomb, at least 155 participated in a HEP through the program duringtheir college career. Many of these students have continued their participation in the projects asalumni serving as team leaders or technical professionals. Unlike other universities where facultyare not supported or motivated to participate in service-learning [15], Lipscomb encourages facultyparticipation and considers it as a valuable part of faculty development. With over 16 years ofcompleted work, this
drawingsmainly focuses on critical thinking and developing creative solutions (problem-solving,writing, visual arts, communication skills, and open-mindedness) to problems.One goal is to first introduce students to different areas of engineering and how each of theseareas is connected to different applications of advanced manufacturing, to help students shapetheir career and select a discipline program that best suits their goals.This article aims to discuss the virtual teaching experience from the perspective of studentsand teachers. We will discuss the virtual activities carried out during this summer camp. Aswell as the modifications made to this course to make it more suitable for online teaching.Virtual teaching was an opportunity to share
) scholars program, and for WiSE (Women in Science and Engineer- ing). As a Research Assistant, she is gaining valuable experience working with the School of Education at ISU, and with Iowa 4-H at ISU Extension and Outreach for STEM youth programming. Prior to her academic career, she served in the U.S. Navy.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 and aspects of tech- nological and engineering philosophy and literacy. In particular how such literacy and competency are reflected in curricular and student activities
[2] referenced because many states have adoptedthem to provide guidance on what should be covered in each grade level.Geographic Location:The aspects of the educational process differ based on geographical location and socioeconomicstatus of the occupants in that region. Students from highly populated areas have moreopportunities in the educational system to explore in-depth access to STEM versus students frommore rural areas. This is related to the availability of qualified staff and resources in the ruralschool system. Socioeconomic status has an influence on how students pursue STEM.While the opportunities for students in lower socioeconomic areas are less, they are more likelyto pursue higher education and careers in STEM fields. [3] The
that created Cyber2yr2020, curriculum guidelines for two-year cybersecurity programs.Dr. David Gibson, United States Air Force Academy David Gibson is Professor Emeritus of Computer and Cyber Science at the United States Air Force Academy. During his 34-year career in the U.S. Air Force, he worked in electronic warfare, computer security, space systems, intelligence, and cyber operations. Prior to retiring, he served as Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science at the Air Force Academy where he led development of the Academy’s cyber education, training, and research programs. He was a member of the ACM’s Joint Task- force on Cybersecurity Education. Since 2000, he has volunteered as an ABET program
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