shouldbe used to provide different questions for different students to reduce answers sharing betweenthe students. With the advances of technology and digital media, the course could be student-paced. The instructor can provide lectures in video format. Students can visit and revisit thesevideo as many times as they want and whenever and wherever they want.References[1] Guskey, T. R. (2005). Formative Classroom Assessment and Benjamin S. Bloom: Theory, Research and Implications. In the Annual Meeting of American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.[2] Bloom, B. S., Hastings, J. T., and Madaus, G. F. (1973). Learning for Mastery. National Laboratory for Higher Education.[3] Bloom, B. S., and Carroll, J. B. (1971). Mastery
was participating in a group noted that he wanted to be aware of the various approachesinstructors were using even if he would not be likely to adopt them himself. Three instructorswere motivated by sharing their experiences and expertise to motivate others to adopt research-based practices. Two of the groups included graduate students who served as the primaryinstructors for either a lecture course or a laboratory. Nearly unanimously, graduate-studentparticipants described plans to pursue an academic career and cited participation in the teachingdevelopment group as a way to prepare for the teaching aspects of that career. Some graduate-student participants planned to pursue teaching-focused academic positions; others wereinterested in
graduations: 1. Transform Teaching and Learning: Improved retention as a result of expanding our undergraduate teaching assistance (UTA) programs and institutionalizing a formal UTA training pedagogy. A working knowledge in best practices will enable UTAs to be both effective and engaging in the laboratory and/or classroom. 2. Increase Faculty and Student Interactions: Improved retention as a result of implementing university-wide and discipline-specific (intentional) community building activities that foster STEM students’ sense of identification with STEM departments.PRIMES conceptual framework was designed around three groups that intersect: STEM faculty,STEM undergraduates, and STEM Undergraduate Teaching
individuals who have spent countless hours developing theGeoGebra software package and its related manuals, videos, and other help sources. Withoutyour efforts, I would have no hope of compiling the JavaScript code used for my interactives. Ialso wish to thank my students for their willingness to engage in all of my experimental learningmethods in the hope I can find something that they will benefit from.References[1] M. Prince, "Does active learning work? A review of the research," Journal of engineering education, vol. 93, pp. 223-231, 2004.[2] T. de Jong, M. C. Linn, and Z. C. Zacharia, "Physical and Virtual Laboratories in Science and Engineering Education," Science, vol. 340, pp. 305-308, 2013.[3] E. Wheeler and R. L
Annual Conference & Exposition, June 24 – 27, 2018, Salt Lake City, Utah ASEE Graduate Studies Division Training Model for 21st Century Graduate Education through Engagement to Action Julie Coffield, Meredith Welch-Devine, Brandy Walker, Paige Carmichael, Paul Brooks, Janet Rechtman, Andy Kavoori, Jasmine Choi, Sejin Kim, Katie Walters, Janette Hill, Ike Choi, and Ramana Pidaparti* University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 *Corresponding author, E-mail: rmparti@uga.eduAbstractTwenty-first century scientists and engineers must possess skills that enable them to reach beyondthe laboratory, across disciplines
and Fire Research Laboratory at NIST as a Post-Doctoral Researcher before joining the faculty of the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University. His research is in thermodynamics and heat and mass transfer. Over the last five years he has become involved in developing and disseminating research based learning methods. He was a participant in the NSF Virtual Communities of Practice (VCP) program in Spring, 2013, learning research based methods to instruct thermodynamics. More recently he introduced the concept of fabricating very low cost thermal fluid experiments using 3-D printing and vacuum forming at the National Academy of Engineering’s Frontiers of Engineering Education in
laboratories. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Translating the Instructional Processor from VHDL to VerilogAbstractAn Instructional Processor has been developed for use as a design example in an AdvancedDigital Systems course. The system was originally modeled in VHDL and was simulated usingXilinx design tools to demonstrate operation of the processor. The design model can also besynthesized and implemented in hardware on a field programmable gate array (FPGA). The goalof this project was to translate the Instructional Processor into the Verilog hardware descriptionlanguage, while maintaining the same operational characteristics.VHDL and Verilog are IEEE standard languages used for the
campus, October 2017.As a result of their outstanding work, students involved in the above mentioned projectsreceived academic scholarships, internships and were admitted to graduate programs. Two students received the Barnes & Noble’s STEM Scholarship (2015, 2016). Two students received internships at Brookhaven National Laboratory (2015, 2016). Two students received the D3 scholarship (2015, 2016). One student was accepted for the MS in Technology Management at Farmingdale State College (2017).The process of developing solutions to the research problem, preparing abstracts, presentationsand manuscripts as well as presenting their work in a conference setting proves to be a greatlearning experience for students and an
from them.Visits to laboratories and research centers are the main activities, developed in a pre-establishedframework, in accordance with the objectives of the program. In general, they follow the maintheme developed by the students’ groups in their project proposal. For example, “thedevelopment of senses for data collection in subway fluxes in rush hours”, one of the mainthemes developed by the groups in 2015.During social activities, students have the opportunity to visit some local meetings with otherstudents in a friendly environment.Cultural activities provide students with concepts of history and art, as well as the way of life,including guided tours, visits to museums, and other related activities.All proposed activities take place in
system where the user preserves inventory informationstored in a database and be able to access the garment selection through a graphical user interface(GUI), establishing as an ultimate goal to cause a positive influence in the user QOL. As a firststage in the smart environment laboratory development, this project is intended to confirm thehardware and software communication feasibility interaction in an enclosed typical residentialsetting. An important section of the conceptual design was to avoid major alterations within the built environment, in order to preserve the user’s daily
has approximately 70 students enrolledand the plan would be to increase that to approximately 150 by Fall 2018. Leveraging thecoursework, laboratories, faculty and staff in the ESET and MMET programs has allowed the ETIDDepartment to accelerate the startup and implementation of this new area of engineering technologyeducation. This rapid response to industries’ needs has created a new level of partnership andinteraction for all three programs.MXET Curriculum As shown in Figure 1, the Multidisciplinary Engineering Technology program is composedof 127 SCHs which encompasses a University Core, a Math and Science Core, a MXET TechnicalCore (including Freshman Engineering, two Directed Technical Electives, and a two-semesterCapstone Design
Paper ID #22535WIP: Exploration of Conceptions and Attitudes of Colombian and AmericanChemical Engineers about Chemical Engineering o˜Ing. Cristi´ n Eduardo Vargas Ord´ nez, Universidad de los Andes a Colombian chemical engineer with experience in industry, laboratories and educational programs. Cur- rently, I’m candidate of master in Sciencie, Technology and Society and studying a master in Education (STEM). My academical preferences are related with engineering education and education of socially responsible engineers.Dr. Mariana Tafur-Arciniegas, Universidad de los Andes Mariana
leaders, department chairs & faculty, societies,federal agencies, governors & congress, industry, K-12, parents, American citizens, and other.Miscellaneous RecommendationsIt is also important to note that there were a few recommendations within the 29 nationalreports that performed as outliers and did not fit well within the themes and categoriesdiscussed above. These recommendations included recognizing psychology as a STEM discipline(R15) and making laboratories accessible and adapted to persons with disabilities.Recommendations like these were outside the scope of our focus during this investigation.Themes Over TimeFigure 2 depicts the number of recommendations that were included in the national reportsover time, organized by them
capstone design (72%). Other course types believed to include ESI educationwere: sophomore/junior engineering science/ engineering courses (49%), design-focused coursesin sophomore to senior year (non-capstone; 45%), first-year introductory courses (43%),humanities and/or social science courses (35%), first-year design focused courses (26%),professional issues courses (24%), full course on ethics (15%), or “other” courses/co-curricularactivities (13%). Course types written in as “other” included: laboratory courses, safety course,inter-professional team project course, and “students are required to take a "Technology inSociety" course chosen from a list of ~15 courses that meet this category”.There was a median of three different course types that
coursemodel traverses from one location in time and space to another.Background: Replication vs. Mutation of the Wright State Model for EngineeringMathematics EducationThe Wright State Model (WSM) is a semester-long math course that teaches fundamentalconcepts of Calculus 1, 2, 3, and Differential Equations in an engineering context through hands-on laboratory experiences and application-rich problems. The WSM is designed to disrupt thetraditional rigid sequencing of undergraduate engineering curricula by decoupling mathematicsprerequisites from engineering coursework—introducing undergraduates to sufficientmathematical tools in the one-semester course to enable them to get started and make progress intechnical engineering coursework, regardless of
provide PD that aligns to The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Since 2008 she has provided teacher PD to science teachers in the tri-state area, including international visiting teachers and scholars. Dr. Borges’ research interests include: building STEM professional-teacher relationships, diversity and equity, and enhancing urban science teaching and learning.Dr. Vikram Kapila, New York University Vikram Kapila is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory, a Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics and Entrepreneurship, a DR K-12 research project, and an ITEST re- search project
Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon), where he directs a Mechatronics, Controls, and Robotics Laboratory, a Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics and Entrepreneurship, a DR K-12 research project, and an ITEST re- search project, all funded by NSF. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests include K-12 STEM education, mechatronics, robotics, and con- trol system technology. Under a Research Experience for Teachers Site, a DR K-12 project, and GK-12 Fellows programs, funded by NSF, and the Central Brooklyn STEM Initiative (CBSI), funded by six phil- anthropic foundations, he has conducted significant K-12 education
Activities to keep a writing support learning community engagedThere are four activities described below, a Peer Review Service, Writing and ReviewingContests, Writing Blitzes, and Writing Support Groups; these make up the core activities that areregularly offered at our institution at large, as writing support in our learning community. Wehave also launched an initiative of establishing these activities (and others) within a singleengineering laboratory setting; the particulars of this laboratory initiative are discussed in aseparate paper at this conference [14]. With a librarian committing about 10 hours per week, theReview and Writing Support person 14 hours per week, and otherwise the goodwill of the threeprofessors as well as motivated
them to beworthwhile educational experiences through which students achieved specific outcomes. It wasessential to structure the projects with milestones, align with lecture classes and providecontinuous technical support and guidance. This has led to NEET creating a full-time budgetedproject instructor role termed the Lead Laboratory Technical Instructor who in collaboration withthe faculty and other teaching staff, is responsible for tactical execution and operational oversightof all the project-centric aspects of the thread. The outcomes from these mini-workshops arebeing aggregated to create the NEET Projects Handbook. This will help inform design of theprojects that are being planned in the NEET threads during 2018-19.To summarize, the
laboratories [5, 6, 7, 8]. By building complete working devices in lab(often with a small amount of open-ended design), students more readily see the connectionbetween the theoretical work they are doing and its practical application in the “real world”.Course evaluation results, surveys of student interest in EE, statistics of final grades, andperformance in subsequent classes all indicate that this approach does in fact increase motivationfor non-majors and pique interest in those who might otherwise not pursue EE as a major.As we redesigned ENGR 40 to create a new course, ENGR 40M (‘M’ for “making”), we alsodrew heavy inspiration from CS 106A, the introductory computer science class at Stanford. Morethan 80% of undergraduates at Stanford take CS
Turbulent Era.Dr. Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute Comas Lamar Haynes is a Principal Research Engineer / faculty member of the Georgia Tech Research In- stitute and Joint Faculty Appointee at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His research includes modeling steady state and transient behavior of advanced energy systems, inclusive of their thermal management, and the characterization and optimization of novel cycles. He has advised graduate and undergradu- ate research assistants and has received multi-agency funding for energy systems analysis and develop- ment. Sponsor examples include the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy and NASA. Dr. Haynes also develops fuel cells and alternative
University; at Texas A&M since 2006. Prior employment experience includes: Oceanographer for US Naval Research Laboratory (1995-2006), Post- Doctoral Fellow at US Naval Research Laboratory (1994-1995), Hydraulic Engineer at US Waterways Experiment Station, US Army Corps of Engineers (1987-1989). Ph.D. from University of Delaware (1994), M.S. from University of California, Berkeley (1987), B.S. from California State Polytechnic University (1986), all in Civil Engineering. Research interests include theory and modeling of ocean wave dynamics, beach erosion, coastal engineering, nearshore circulation, and ocean wave generation by wind.Miss Veronica S. Rodriguez Chavarria Veronica S. Rodriguez Chavarria is a graduate
. at Friedrich- Schiller-University in Jena, Germany for his theoretical work on transparent conducting oxides. Before he started at UIUC he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on a project that aimed at a description of non-adiabatic electron ion dynamics. His research revolves around excited electronic states and their dynamics in various materials using accurate computational methods and making use of modern super computers in order to understand, for instance, how light is absorbed in photo-voltaic materials. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Measuring Student Learning of Crystal Structures
engaging incritical thinking and metacognition.Perceived teaching approaches. The second theme describes how students perceive facultyteaching approaches within their departments, again with two emergent dimensions: traditionalversus contemporary and prescribed versus open-ended. The traditional versus contemporarydimension focuses on the pedagogical practices used in non-laboratory and laboratory courses.Traditional approaches are those considered prototypical of engineering. For example, studentsdescribing traditional approaches talk about classes dominated by lectures in which students arerequired to take notes or read PowerPoint ® slides, and course assessments consist mostly ofindividual assignments and quizzes. Similarly, students in
the program. There must be a suf- ficient number of faculty and they must have sufficient responsibility and authority to improve and implement the program.7. Facilities All facilities (classrooms, offices, laboratories, and associated equipment) must be adequate to support the attainment of the student outcomes. Modern tools, equip- ment and resources must be available to the students, and they must be systemati- cally maintained and upgraded.8. Institutional Institutional support and leadership must be adequate to ensure the continuity of the Support program. Institutional resources provided to the program must be
language such as MATLAB, and a few on full-semester, client-baseddesign projects, all seek to increase retention and improve understanding of engineering conceptsat an early stage. Below, a few of many quality program are described; these were selected becausethey highlight and assess topics of interest to our program, including creativity, real-world designchallenges, and development of technical skills and self-confidence. With the intention of exhibiting that engineering is a creative process and increasinginterest in electrical and computer engineering (ECE), The University of Alabama developed adesign laboratory freshmen course for ECE students [12]. In this course, the creative process forthe students’ designs included brainstorming
Peer Review in the Undergraduate Laboratory” Eur. J. Eng. Educ., 35, 17 (2009) CEE, 32(3), 194 (1998) 23. Orsmond P, S. Merry, and K. Reiling, “A Study in Self-Assessment: 8. Mio, C., and E. Ventura-Medina, “How to make the most of Peer- Tutor and Students’ Perceptions of Performance Criteria,” Assessment Assessment,” IChemE-EdSIG, Nov 2016 4, 330 (2007) 9. Nulty, D.D., “A Guide to Peer and Self-Assessment Approaches 25. Falchinov, N., “Peer Feedback Marking: Developing Peer Assessment,” and Practice Strategies for Academics
experiencescontributed to understanding how we might think to make the teaching of engineering, andspecifically problem definition, in K-12 settings more inclusive. Overall, these findings add tothe growing conversation inclusive classroom environments, that make more explicit connectionbetween youths’ out of school knowledge and practices in school settings.Works Cited[1] S. Sismondo, An Introduction to Science and Technology Studies, 2 edition. Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.[2] G. Goggin, Cell Phone Culture: Mobile Technology in Everyday Life. Routledge, 2012.[3] B. Latour and S. Woolgar, Laboratory Life: The Social Construction of Scientific Facts. Sage, 1986.[4] C. L. Dym, A. M. Agogino, O. Eris, D. D. Frey, and L
engineering studentcommunity and disproportionately high number of accommodations are necessary for engineeringclassrooms. Based on these results, we have developed four recommendations for supporting engineeringstudents with disabilities: (1) Targeting specific outreach efforts to engineering students with disabilitiesat the college level to address the unique needs of these students and create a culture of accessibility, (2)implementing principles of universal design in engineering classroom, laboratory, and other makerspaces, (3) increasing awareness of resource availability for engineering students, staff, and faculty so thatstudents may have greater access to these services; and (4) developing targeted support structures forengineering students