energy industry. Both programswere two-days long and focused on two key aspects of high value manufacturing: manufacturingoperations excellence and manufacturing quality excellence. The professional developmentsessions were focused on materials and inventory planning, production economics,manufacturing quality, non-destructive evaluation, statistical process control, and lean/ six-sigma. The continuing education programs and course materials were developed based on thefeedback from the industry advisory board for the Manufacturing Center of Excellence atHouston Community College, which is a collaborating partner on the ATE Grant. As a part ofassessment of the programs, industry participants in the both sessions were given comprehensivesurveys
appropriate for their course, teaching practices, experience, and instructional goals. • There is a preliminary four-year match period with potential renewal so that each pair can lead twice during each rotation period. Pairing is ultimately a personnel decision, but the chairs of the CBEE Curriculum and ABET will provide consultation. • Part of the annual performance reviews will contain a meeting between the School Head and the faculty pair where the activity and accomplishments of each member will assessed and evaluated. • New faculty will be paired with more experienced instructors. There will be documented development plans for new faculty that can become part of their teaching portfolio for P&T
, underrepresented students and engages time assisting the McNair Scholars Program at Cal Poly Pomona.Ms. Suzanna Conrad, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Suzanna Conrad is the Head of Digital Services & Technology in the University Library at Cal Poly Pomona. Suzanna obtained her MLIS from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2011 and her MBA from the University of East London in 2006. Suzanna provides leadership for the planning, implementation, and support of digital collections and services for the University Library. Suzanna is the Convener for the ACRL Digital Curation Interest Group. Suzanna’s research interests include human- computer interaction, scholarly communication, and ethics in
with its own community, set of values, and trajectories of participation.Nonetheless, the shared focus on design, and the shared experience of envisioning, planning, andbuilding something, suggests value in considering making as set of activities that may moveyoung people along a pathway toward engineering 5.Design is usually conceptualized in terms of its component parts – the ability to follow a designprocess, to engage in prototyping and testing and iteration. In this paper, take a different tack toexplore how participating in maker activities, within an open-ended activity system, can shapestudents’ conceptions of themselves as agents who are capable of envisioning, designing, andbuilding things to shape the world they live in. Such
routinely use scientific, technological, engineering, and mathematical knowledge andskills in their jobs; this knowledge fuels innovation and entrepreneurship.”1 Whereas nationallythere is an increased emphasis on STEM graduates and a specific goal of doublingundergraduates in STEM fields from 200,000 to 400,000 by 2020,2 “the number of (bachelor’s)degrees awarded in science, engineering and computer-related fields declined in Arizona whileholding steady nationally”3. In the field of engineering specifically, the number of jobs isestimated to grow by about 11% but the number of high school students planning to enter thisfield is remaining stable.4 There is a critical need to expand the STEM workforce throughincreasing graduation numbers
in the following paragraphs.Project 1 aims to develop a survey instrument to measure how well students regulate themselvesin solving ill-defined engineering problems. In summer 2014, two REU students who worked onproject 1 particularly focused on three important constructs of self-regulated learning: task value,task interpretation, and planning strategies. The project team, which included a faculty mentor, agraduate student mentor, and two REU students, designed and implemented the followingresearch methodology: chose targeted SRL construct, designed problems and interview questionsfor initial study, lined up and interviewed participants, gathered and analyzed data, anddeveloped survey items.Project 2 aims to study the effect of computer
(summary of the Water, Earth, and Biota initiative as a 2000highlight for Geosciences), Geotimes, 46(7), 25-26. Page 26.1400.84. Hooper, R., and E. Foufoula-Georgiou (2008), Advancing the Theory and Practice of Hydrologic Science, EosTrans. AGU, 89(39), doi:10.1029/2008EO390005.5. CUAHSI (2010). Water in a Dynamic Planet: A Five-year Strategic Plan for Water Science(http://dx.doi.org/10.4211/sciplan.200711).6. Cunningham, S. (2005): Visualization in Science Education, in Invention and Impact: Building Excellence inUndergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education, AAAS Press.7
; manufacturing technology; and renewable energy. By utilizingdata in College, State, and Federal databases, the well qualified research team assembledfor this project will be able to analyze the impact of long-term NSF funding in thesetechnological areas and make recommendations for wider studies to assess post-grantachievement of students funded by NSF ATE, better elucidating the impact of the overallprogram.2.0 Building on prior NSF ATE grants related to this proposal and CREATEConsortium:NSF DUE: 9850283 (ATE Planning), 9950015 (ATE Project), ATE Regional Centers(0202396), (0602615), (1002653), (1239631), and (1345306).CREATE’s initial project had four primary goals: curriculum development, enrollmentand retention, work-based site experiences, and
research plan, separate but separate but simultaneous inductive and deductive analysisare underway on the interviews collected at the Bay Area and World Maker Faires to date.Following these analyses, a preliminary theory of Young Makers will be developed, informingtheoretical sampling during our data collection expedition to the Bay Area Maker Faire in SanMateo, CA (in May 2016). We hope to finalize our sampling at this Maker Faire.Maker Theory: Additive InnovationFindings from our qualitative artifact elicitation and critical incident interviews showed thatMakers demonstrate the characteristics of an Additive Innovation2,3 mindset that describes theopen community of sharing and learning that is in the Maker community. Introduced in thispaper as
include student development of identity and motivation in graduate engineering environments and understanding creativity in engineering design processes.Mr. Derrick James Satterfield, University of Nevada, Reno Derrick Satterfield is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education and Chemical Engineering at the Uni- versity of Nevada, Reno. He graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in May 2017, and plans to pursue a career in academia in the future. His research interests are in graduate student attrition rates within academia, engineering identity development and the factors that influence decision making on persistence.Dr. Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno Adam Kirn is an Assistant Professor of Engineering
reflectiveactivity [8], described the ways in which they could elicit the funds of knowledge of theirstudents, and analyzed representative examples of culturally responsive STEM activities thatdraw from funds of knowledge [11-14].Finally, for the science and engineering practices the teachers were divided into groups and eachgroup was in charge of describing two of the eight science and engineering practices assigned tothem for the activity. They identified the practices that were primarily described as science orengineering and the ways in which these practices overlapped. The eight science andengineering practices included: (1) asking questions and defining problems; (2) developing andusing models; (3) planning and carrying out investigations; (4
with the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Memphis. She directs the U of M’s Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute, the Southeast Transportation Workforce Center and the West TN STEM Hub. Her technical research includes focus on journey to school in urban areas, transportation planning (particularly related to freight impacts), livability assessment in urban communities, and strate- gies to engage citizens in the transportation planning process. She has a strong record of STEM workforce and education research, with special emphasis on transportation workforce development, partnerships be- tween industry and academia, and increasing representation of women and underrepresented minorities in
students. Students must maintain the average• Having difficulties paying for materials GPA of 3.0 (books, notebooks), parking passes• Having difficulties paying student loans and other debts• Having difficulties paying accommodation and travelling (e.g., need for a car, gas)• Not qualifying for parents’ and ODU graduate student health insurance plans Difficulties with Campus InvolvementDescription: Proposed Intervention:• Having difficulties socializing with other • Build research project groups, which are students because of age difference interest-driven and introduce SCS students into• Having difficulties interacting with other the
ventures, covering key business structures like idea generation, intellectual property, teamwork, business planning, patents and basic legal issues, physics applications (developed by Loyola University Maryland). ● Introductory physics modules incorporating technical feasibility, human desirability, and economic viability based on the Elon Musk Hyperloop concept and the human-powered irrigation pump created by KickStart International (developed at Loyola University Maryland) [24]. ● A capstone course consisting of weekly sessions that teach students written and verbal communication skills, with an emphasis on accessibility of writing to an educated lay person with or without a STEM background (developed by George
research methodology, bothquantitative and qualitative data were collected through our study period. The data analysis wasgrounded in in both social cognitive and situated learning frameworks and produced interestingdiscovery on how individual learners’ characteristic, the social aspects of collaborative learning,and the pedagogical components in PBL interacted to affect student learning. Particularly, socialinteraction was valued by students from all ethnical groups as the greatest motivating factor inCPBL. In this paper, the research method as well as the preliminary findings are described. Inaddition, this paper introduces a plan to redesign the pilot course (EE440) using a participatorydesign strategy based on the research results.The paper is
significantimprovement in student understanding. We plan to develop specialized assessment instrumentsto gauge the impact of the proposed e-learning platform and perform assessments during thespring and the fall 2013 semesters in the senior-level DSP class and the sophomore level Signalsand Systems class at Arizona State University (ASU). In the future, we plan to integrate thedeveloped assessments as a part of the e-learning interface and provide ways to encourage self-learning and self-evaluation among the students.Existing DSP Education ResourcesWe will describe in detail the existing computer and mobile DSP education resources that will Page 23.445.4form a part
feedback mechanism involving suitable metrics and assessment plan to improve course content and teaching methodology.A careful analysis of the available resources indicated that the short term objectives of theprogram can be achieved in the amount of time available if it is focused on students whose majoris Electrical Engineering.Course DevelopmentThe course development was guided by the following principles: 1. Electrical Engineering students will be introduced to wide-ranging aspects of nanoelectronics through a course targeting senior/junior level students. 2. Students will be provided knowledge and skills which will enable them to participate in nanotechnology research and development work. 3. The course will be
, and severalstudents participated in focus groups after the module. These results are still being analyzed.Recruiting a Cohort of Sociotechnical Electrical Engineering Stars (SEES)We are recruiting a cohort of EE graduate students, Sociotechnical Electrical Engineering Stars(SEES), from across the USA to assist in developing new modules. We sent out information onhow to apply to the SEES cohort in Fall 2023 to multiple divisions of ASEE, the IEEE EducationSociety, our Advisory Board, and other individuals in our network. Interest in the SEES cohortis high, as we received more than 40 eligible applicants by the deadline. Our next steps involveselecting the cohort (we had originally planned for four students in the SEES cohort, but we arehoping
-STEM programincluding, a late start date, problems with the use of Pell grant eligibility as a measure of low-income status, and the use of student essays in selection of scholarship recipients. Challenges ineach of these areas are discussed and mitigations or changes made are presented. The presentationwill be beneficial to similar programs in planning their recruitment efforts with a focus on retentionand addressing the challenges associated with implementing an S-STEM program in the first year.1.0 IntroductionThe Angelo State Engineering Scholars (ASES) program, initiated through the support of theNSF S-STEM initiative, aims to improve the enrollment, graduation rates, and workforceintegration for low-income engineering students. Launched
20.3 Academic Involvement 14.5 16.3*Note. N- 12; * p < 0.05Given the COVID changes to the planned intervention, qualitative results also point tobelongingness as a key factor in supporting students’ academic success and professionaldevelopment. As a result of their participation in this program, the group developed professionalrelationships with peers and faculty, and belongingness within the university community. SeeTable 3. This psychological connection made possible by this program, in turn has supporteddegree completion and job placement success.Engineering students in the cohort completed valuable internships while in the program (7placements) gaining valuable skills training and improving their
planning and execution of special projects aimed at evaluating and aligning educational standards to curricula, ensuring the delivery of high-quality STEM lessons and activities to K-12 educators nationwide. She currently manages the publication process, guiding authors to submit and publish high quality resources. Dedicated to advancing engineering education, Dua has co-authored several academic papers and presented at numerous conferences, including the National ASEE and NSTA Conferences.Christy Miller, University of Houston ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Support Teacher Course Development through TeachEngineering Standards
data!• I appreciated getting to share space with such knowledgeable folks, and being able to ask so many questions about the data• shared resources• Everything was great. I had minimal knowledge of the database and R, and I walked away with a solid plan to create some meaningful research and a start on writing the code to analyze the data. Being able to ask questions to experts in real-time was invaluable, and I appreciated that a prior participant came to share her experience!• Talking about the ins and outs of the data set.In response to what was the least valuable part of the workshop, six participants had no responseor said “nothing.” Others said• I felt everything was fairly valuable. Again, I have minimal R
Paper ID #9985Making and Engineering: Understanding Similarities and DifferencesJames Logan Oplinger, Arizona State University I am a student at Arizona State University, studying electrical engineering. I plan on going to graduate school at ASU for the Engineering (MS) degree. After I graduate I will work in industry, but I plan on becoming an engineering professor afterwards.Mr. Andrew Michael HeimanMatthew Dickens, Arizona State University Sophmore Electrical Engineering Student at Arizona State Universities’ Honors College interested in engineering education and the entertainment industry.Ms. Christina Hobson Foster
ensure that the minimum requirementsare met. In phase two, qualified applications are reviewed by the applicant’s preferred center.Each center, which has its own selection committee comprised of faculty, graduate students, andpost-doctoral researchers, reviews and ranks the applications. Then the center concludes itsreview with a short list of candidates recommended for placement. The final phase, selectionoversight, takes place when the TTE REU staff come together to review and approve the centers’selections.Evaluation and AssessmentThe TTE program has an evaluation plan that measures the success and efficacy of the REU Site.Evaluation for each cohort of TTE REU participants occurs in two stages: formative andsummative. The formative evaluation
, and six-years later (i.e. graduation) for matriculantsto the disciplines as well as all students in the major including first time in college (FTIC) andtransfers. The impact of first year engineering (FYE) programs is also considered. We focus onthe large fields of mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering, that have few women andthe smaller fields of chemical, biomedical, and industrial engineering that attract morewomen. In the supplement approved in 2013, we extended this work to also include CivilEngineering and Aerospace Engineering.Major activitiesSince September 1, 2012, the project team has been productive working together well andmaking progress on all planned tasks from the proposal. PI Susan Lord, CoPI Matt Ohland andsenior
basis depending on their work schedules and availability of the PD facilitators [27]. The twoPD facilitators are K-12 STEM outreach specialists and have a wealth of experience in this area.As part of the PD, facilitators employed an open door policy that encouraged teachers to reachout for additional support as needed even outside of scheduled sessions. A typical PD sessionduring the academic year lasted for one hour and included time for STEM content knowledgeacquisition and lesson planning. Teachers were expected to develop lesson plans tailored to theirstrength areas and were able use the PD sessions to garner additional feedback from thefacilitators. There was also a one week long PD workshop held over the summer where teachersspent full
of undergraduate students found college to be as expected and felt they fit in withother students in their major. Most felt their high school classes were less challenging than theircollege classes and most agreed that they spent more time studying in college and had to teachthemselves new information. Only half of the students were scheduling time to study during theweek unless a test was upcoming even though students seemed to plan their week to geteverything done. On a positive note, students overwhelmingly felt they knew professors andstudents whom they could ask for help. Most students believed their professors were giving themsufficient reminders about due dates and believed their professors were interested in theiracademic progress in
ERC's research [2].NSF requires that all ERCs implement data-driven approaches to assess, evaluate, and track theimpacts of their education and outreach programs to inform program development and ensurethat the center meets ERC requirements [3]. Yearly findings should be reported as part of thecenter’s annual report and site visit. Such responsibility falls on each ERC to develop andorganize its own evaluation plan and protocols and is often coordinated by center educationdirectors/leadership, in collaboration with external evaluators or evaluation teams.The process by which each center determines how they will evaluate their educationalprogramming is presented as an open-ended problem. Each center is given the authority tochoose its own
response to identification of these systemic issues, in 2001 the National Science Foundationlaunched Institutional Transformation grants as a new initiative in the ADVANCE program.Research planning grants and career advancement grants supporting individual women werephased out, and greater emphasis was placed on systemic change within academic institutions[33]. From a review of 37 ADVANCE institutional transformation initiatives from 2001 to 2008,Morimoto and coauthors argued that creating equity in gendered organizations must go wellbeyond articulating policy, beyond attending to the needs of individuals, and beyond workingtoward balanced gender composition among the ranks of faculty, all of which they characterizedas surface-level work [5]. In
was January 1st, 2014. The first four scholars were current Suffolk students in the EEprogram who were graduates of Boston schools and had expressed financial need. The awardaimed to help students balance their need to work with their need to concentrate on their studies.There was also a fifth Boston student who had a Nathan Miller scholarship from Suffolk, whowas not awarded the scholarship but participated in many of the program activities. The originalplan had been to award six scholarships in year 1, six in year 2, and three in year 3 all tofreshmen students from Boston schools. Since four awards had been made to sophomores andjuniors from Boston schools, the plan changed to award three in year 1, six in year 2, and three inyear 3.Some