reasoning. In arecent study of late elementary/middle school students, Silverling and colleagues characterizedsituations that prompted students to employ evidence-based reasoning (EBR) [11]. They foundthat students incorporated EBR into teacher prompted situations, like responding to adults anddocumenting, as well as student-directed situations as they negotiated, corrected, validated,clarified, and shared ideas within their teams.Documentation emerges as an influential task. Generally, students are asked to document theirdesign work to keep a record of what they’ve done, to construct knowledge as well as prototypes[12], and to practice disciplinary discourses. Often the teacher or curriculum designer carefullyplans these documentation tasks to
impact onstudent learning outcomes. In AY17-2 there were five course outcomes associated with theEV310 Aquatic Science course. The next iteration of the course was held in AY19-1 whichallowed for the inclusion of a service-learning project completed within the constructs of a NewYork State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) data collection initiative.The purpose of the initiative was to involve communities in the collection of real data from theHudson River while promoting an interest in STEM careers to school aged children. Therefore,the initial AY19-1 project design integrated both service learning and community outreach byinviting local elementary school aged children to perform data collection methods alongsideEV310 students
entrepreneurship into engineering curricula was set into motion [1]. From the unique position ofreceiving a donation from a local industrialist whose goal was to establish a high-quality engineeringschool in the REGION, the university had great momentum from capital investment and policy directionto create an engineering program from scratch. Efforts to achieve this ambitious goal includedappurtenant curriculum development, faculty recruitment, and educational policy implementation.The distinctive feature of the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering’s (HMRCOE’s) curriculum is itseight-semester, multidisciplinary, hands-on and project-based sequence of engineering clinics. Theengineering clinics are intended to provide students with experience solving
Paper ID #36536Using High Impact Practices to Broaden UndergraduateParticipation in Computer Systems ResearchMargaret O'neil Ellis Margaret currently serves as an Associate Professor of Practice of Computer Science in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. She is focused on instructing and designing curriculum for CS2104 Problem Solving in Computer Science and CS2114 Software Design and Data Structures and works with undergraduate research students on the Computer Systems Genome project(https://csgenome.org/). Margaret began teaching at Virginia Tech in 2013 and enjoys integrating her various professional
societyIntroductionCommunity engaged learning (CEL) involves students interacting with community groupsthrough a partnership which provides benefits to the community group and furthers studentlearning. Within literature service learning is one common form of CEL. There is a rich historyof CEL in engineering curriculum [1]. CEL has been found to provide a number of benefitsincluding motivation for social engagement [2], communication skills development[3] andacademic benefits [4], [5].Given these benefits, CEL was integrated into a second-year chemical engineering design coursein order to enhance skill development in students and with a particular focus on EngineersCanada Graduate Attribute (GA) development [6]. In particular we focus on GA 9 being theimpact of
Liu, et. al., 2002)Analog VLSI and Neural systems (Carver Mead, 1989)Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits, (Gray, Hurst, Lewis, Meyer, 5thEdition 2009)These were supplemented with readings from literature on neuromorphic VLSIdesign, neuroscience and computational neuroscience.d. Credits, hours, gradingThis course was offered as a 3-credit hour, elective lecture course for students inElectrical and Computer Engineering, Bioengineering and Neuroscience. Pre-requisites included a course in circuit design and/or introductory course inneuroscience or permission of instructor.Class meetings included 3 lectures weekly. Each lecture was an hour long. One hourof weekly lecture time for the initial 10 weeks was set aside for
rampant spread of thismisinformation. Online misinformation represents a complex, multidisciplinary problem.Consequently, recruitment of students to the program was not exclusive to those from ComputerScience or Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) educational backgrounds.Participants were actively recruited from fields such as Linguistics, Social and Political sciences.This data analytics outreach program aimed to train educationally and demographically diverseundergraduate students in computational techniques and presentation skills through guidedresearch regarding the current burst of misinformation. Over ten weeks, participants wereinstructed in an online curriculum covering five milestones: Python programming, dataprocessing
doctorate— arecommitted to developing students’ values around ethics and professional responsibility (seeAppendix for Positionality Statement). This is an important first step in addressing professionalformation. Engaging with critical narratives can help students better address issues of globalsignificance related to overall community health and well-being, including sustainability andresiliency.PurposeThe following research questions serve as the starting point for a larger, multi-year NSF-fundedstudy: 1. How might strategic integration and critical thinking concerning critical narrative enhance engineering students’ development of ethics and professional responsibility (E&PR)? 2. As a pedagogical tool, how effective is critical
Paper ID #37521Development of a Community of Practice for Rethinking BestPractices in Post-COVID Experiential LearningRebecca Marie Reck (Teaching Associate Professor) Rebecca M. Reck is a Teaching Associate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research includes alternative grading, entrepreneurial mindset, instructional laboratories, and equity-focused teaching. She teaches biomedical instrumentation, signal processing, and control systems. She earned a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from
education after helping develop and teach an online only laboratory class. She currently works as a research associate under Dr. Karin Jensen with a focus on engineering student mental health, retention, and development of resources.Joseph Mirabelli Joseph Mirabelli is an Educational Psychology graduate student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a focus in Engineering Education. His work focuses on mentorship, mental health, and retention for STEM students and faculty. He was awarded the 2020 NAGAP Gold Award for Graduate Education Research to study engineering faculty perceptions of graduate student well-being and attrition. Before studying education at UIUC, Joseph earned an MS degree in Physics from
father’s side. In the context of Maui and my Hawaiian identity, I may havebeen born and raised in Waiʻehu, Maui, Hawaiʻi, but my mother’s family land is in Pāʻia whilemy father’s side is in Mākena. These ethnicities and locations show how globalization andcolonization of the Hawaiian Islands play an integral role in my multiracial identity and the lossof family land, respectively.The moʻolelo of engineering in Hawaiʻi also begins with a moʻokūauhau. The Kumulipo is theʻŌiwi genealogy of all people by forming the identity and mindset of Native Hawaiian culture.This 2,108-line oli (chant) extends over 800 generations beginning in the time of darkness or Pōand describes the evolution of the universe [1]. The Kumulipo begins with light, heavens, and
careful design of educational projects is necessary. Nevertheless, astrong integration of PBL into engineering curriculum can have a positive effect on thedevelopment of broad competencies in engineering graduates, beyond the scope of basictechnical competence [8].The features of successful PBL experiences depends on many factors. One significant aspect isthe academic maturity of the students. For example, a successful project for seniors may attempta significant amount of complexity and in-discipline knowledge [7] while projects gearedtowards freshmen may rely more on instinctual or qualitative judgments than any engineeringanalysis skills. To facilitate the transition of students from this “seat-of-the-pants design” modeto a more mature
experience.This then narrows engineering leadership potential to an industry perspective, which causes astrain on engineering faculty to incorporate such in their teaching. Rottmann et al. [5] state that itmust be “accepted and implemented by a critical mass of practicing engineers for engineeringleadership to take hold.” In considering engineering education, this statement would be enhancedby including the perspectives of engineering faculty and students. Cox et al. [8] describeengineering faculty's concerns in incorporating leadership into the engineering curriculum. Theytell how an easy opportunity would be to utilize the already embedded teamwork practices ofengineering to integrate intentional leadership exercises and reflection. Another way
points where the simulated student is not receptive to help during the first 10 decision points, but changes mind to ask for help.5. ConclusionsIn this research, we developed a VR remote learning environment to perform tasks in amanufacturing craft production scenario. Remote learning environments can be integrated intocourse curriculums and provide hands-on training to engineering students, allowing them toapply their knowledge from any location away from the classroom.We integrated gamification with reinforcement learning-based adaptive virtual assistant who canprovide help as students complete the problem-solving tasks. By tracking student actions in thegame environment and building a model of
. Stevens, and S. Schley, “Flipping Core Courses in the Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Curriculum: Heat Transfer,” WSEAS Trans. Adv. Eng. Educ., vol. 5, no. 3, 2016.[19] K. C. Fogg and S. J. Maki, “A Remote Flipped Classroom Approach to Teaching Introductory Biomedical Engineering During COVID-19,” Biomedical Engineering Education, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 3–9, Jan. 2021.[20] J. C. Mosquera Feijóo, F. Suárez, I. Chiyón, and M. G. Alberti, “Some Web-Based Experiences from Flipped Classroom Techniques in AEC Modules during the COVID-19 Lockdown,” Education Sciences, vol. 11, no. 5, p. 211, Apr. 2021.[21] S. A. Asundi and M. Kotinis, “An Assessment of an Online Flipped-style Classroom Instruction for
, temperature and salinity sensors were integrated tocollect data in tandem with conventional hydraulic instruments and conservation principles. Studentswere exposed to the setup of the sensors and the associated software required to run the sensors. Thisallowed students to understand the role of indirect measurements (example voltage differences) and therole of calibration in obtaining hydraulic data. The ESP8266 allowed for integration of data with thecloud using ThingSpeak framework to demonstrate wireless sensing capabilities. The precision ofmeasurements were controlled via programming and students were asked to evaluate whichinstrumentation provided greater precision in an effort to dispel the myth that automatic dataacquisition does not
: Learning Gains, Student Attitudes, and the Impacts of Multiple Effective Reforms,” AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 790, no. 1, p. 137, 2005. [8] S. J. Pollock, “A Longitudinal Study of the Impact of Curriculum on Conceptual Understanding in electricity and magnetism,” AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 951, no. 1, p. 172, 2007. [9] E. W. Close, J. Conn, and H. G. Close, “Becoming physics people: Development of integrated physics identity through the learning assistant experience,” Physical Review Physics Education Research, vol. 12, p. 010109, Feb 2016.[10] V. Otero, S. Pollock, and N. Finkelstein, “A physics department’s role in preparing physics teachers: The Colorado learning assistant model,” American Journal of Physics, vol
department to target areas for improvement in the curriculum. This resulted in several publications in this educational research areas. Dr. Al-Hammoud won the "Ameet and Meena Chakma award for exceptional teaching by a student” in 2014 and the "Engineering Society Teaching Award" in 2016 and the "Outstanding Performance Award" in 2018 from University of Waterloo. Her students regard her as an innovative teacher who continuously introduces new ideas to the classroom that increases their engagement.Vaishnavi Pasalkar Miss. Vaishnavi Pasalkar is a 3A Architectural Engineering student at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. As an undergraduate student, Miss. Pasalkar is passionate about learning, constantly seeking new
a nominal working relationship with some of the entities,through individual contacts and research workshops offered by the Scholarly Communicationslibrarian. An important aspect of a boutique model pilot will be evaluating researcher needs inthese centers and departments in more depth, then ensuring that services offered are flexibleenough to meet those needs. The team will also need to consider the scale of the program thatcan be offered without overburdening limited staffing resources.Outward ScanMines has two lists of peer institutions that are typically used internally for comparison. The firstgroup of 10 institutions represent peer comparisons from the Integrated Postsecondary EducationData System (IPEDS) [26]. The second group of 13
geography,” Journal of Geography, vol. 98, no. 2, pp. 47–59, 01 1999, doi: 10.1080/00221349908978860.[8] L. ChanLin, “Technology integration applied to project-based learning in science,” Innovations in Education & Teaching International, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 55–65, Feb. 2008, doi: 10.1080/14703290701757450.[9] D. Davenport, “Experience using a project-based approach in an introductory programming course,” IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 43, no. 4, pp. 443–448, Nov. 2000, doi: 10.1109/13.883356.[10] A. R. Bielefeldt, “Pedagogies to Achieve Sustainability Learning Outcomes in Civil and Environmental Engineering Students,” Sustainability (2071-1050), vol. 5, no. 10, pp. 4479– 4501, Oct. 2013, doi: 10.3390/su5104479
Paper ID #37592Process Control Final Projects Inspired By Real UnitOperations Laboratory ModulesLucas James Landherr (Teaching Professor) Chemical engineering teaching professor at Northeastern University, conducting research on comics and videos as visual learning toolsCourtney Pfluger (Teaching Professor) Dr. Courtney Pfluger took a position in Fall 2011 as an Assistant Teaching Professor at Northeastern University as a part of the First Year Engineering Faculty and affiliated Faculty in the Chemical Engineering Department. Dr. Pfluger redesigned and piloted the first-year curriculum which included engineering
more cyberrange labs (experiential learning).Conclusions and Future WorkIn this article, we presented our work on the development and evolution of an introductorycybersecurity course, CSCI 310 Cybersecurity, that integrates multiple active and experientiallearning modalities in addition to tradition learning. We described our pedagogical approach andour embedded processes improvement life-cycle that guided our course improvement andevolution through three course offerings between Spring 2020 - Fall 2021 at the Texas A&MUniversity System - RELLIS campus. The presented course is built around enacting students’agency, experiential learning, empowering diverse skills sets, and collective learning. Wepresented some observations on the learning
was developed by an interdisciplinary team of computing and engineering facultyexperts and advising professionals for delivery within the context of the students’ disciplines.The curriculum was tailored and co-delivered by peer mentors (advanced transfer students in themajor) to address the unique academic, social and professional development needs of newtransfer students. This innovative approach leverages the resources and infrastructure ofinstitutional first-year programs and retention efforts while utilizing computing and engineeringfaculty expertise and departmental connectedness.The Post-Transfer Pathways Program at UNIVAstin’s [14] inputs-environment-outcome (I-E-O) model is the guiding theoretical model for thestudy’s conceptual
request anonymous feedback on the course at the end of each quarter to provide an alternate forum for their voice to be heard.c) In addition to teamwork and communication, we also embed diversity content in the curriculum. A highlight of the year is when we invite guest speakers to talk about their experiences as women in the engineering workplace. Hearing about how women have been and continue to be treated as engineers is an eye-opening discussion for the students. We also include practical applications for the students. For example, we discuss what they should do if they see someone disrespecting someone from an underrepresented group in the workplace. Another major theme in the course is ethics, where we study ethical dilemmas
Paper ID #35917Work in Progress: Developing Disambiguation Methods for Large-ScaleEducational Network DataMr. Adam Steven Weaver, Utah State University Adam Weaver is a B.S. Mechanical Engineering student at Utah State University. His research is focused on developing explicit disambiguation methods for large-scale social network studies. In addition, he works with applications of Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), and wrote curriculum using PIV to teach energy conservation to high school students.Mr. Jack Elliott, Utah State University Jack Elliott is a concurrent M.S. in Engineering (mechanical) and Ph.D. in Engineering
the airframe and engine, andavionics categories [6]. Based on his categorized basic certificate, the personnel with a basiccertificate will obtain general privileges to perform the maintenance, preventive maintenance, oralteration of an aircraft or appliance. However, suppose the personnel wants to expand his or herprivileges to supervise the maintenance tasks. In that case, he or she needs to attend a type ratingtraining program, graduate from this program, obtain the type rating aircraft training graduatecertificate, and perform several hours of practical experience to get DGCA satisfactory to get thetype rating certificate successfully.Therefore, the lack of practical hours due to curriculum change in the COVID-19 era will delaythe
many universities and engineering colleges areworking diligently to increase the number of students along with their diversity in study abroadprograms [11] [9], minority and first-generation student participation is still very low relative tooverall percentage. One of the reasons being that these programs are expensive and not all studentscan afford to fund these experiences themselves. To that end, the multiple student-centered globalresearch programs offered by the Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) at theNational Science Foundation (NSF) has certainly helped many students from all walks of life [12].The International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) is an NSF funded program whichsupports graduate and
the program to improve their sense of belongingness in the field of engineeringThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under GrantNo. 1849454.Introduction:Exposing undergraduate students early to research experience is an essential component forenabling them to pursue graduate education in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics(STEM) discipline [1-3]. Early research experience also helps undergraduate students excel laterin their careers [4-8]. To support this strategy, the National Science Foundation (NSF) launchedthe Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) program [9]. Since its inception in 1987, NSFhas continued to provide significant funding for the REU program, particularly
., vol. 12, no. 17, 2020, doi: 10.3390/su12177039.[35] E. K. Marler et al., “The impact of COVID-19 on university students’ academic motivation, social connection, and psychological well-being.,” Scholarsh. Teach. Learn. Psychol., 2021, doi: 10.1037/stl0000294.[36] D. R. Johnson, “Campus Racial Climate Perceptions and Overall Sense of Belonging Among Racially Diverse Women in STEM Majors,” J. Coll. Stud. Dev., vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 336–346, 2012, doi: 10.1353/CSD.2012.0028.[37] L. A. Gelles, S. M. Lord, G. D. Hoople, D. A. Chen, and J. A. Mejia, “Compassionate flexibility and self-discipline: Student adaptation to emergency remote teaching in an integrated engineering energy course during covid-19
the discipline of EER. We also aimto analyze the transformations that ANT has experienced in EER spaces. To do this, we conducted anarrative literature review and used ANT itself as our approach to interpreting the literature, as we aimto understand how interpretations of ANT develop and travel within the EER field. In the next sections,we first briefly present some of what we consider be the main arguments and concepts of the theory,then we explain our methodology, and follow by discussing our analysis of the EER literature.2. BackgroundActor-network theory was first developed in the 1980s at the Centre de Sociologie de l’Innovation at theÉcole nationale supérieure des mines de Paris, an engineering school and research university that is