Boston, San Diego and finally Rochester, Kathy spent many years in the fitness industry while raising her daughter, wearing every hat from personal trainer and cycling instructor to owner and director of Cycledelic Indoor Cycling Studio. Kathy draws upon these many diverse career and life experiences while directing WE@RIT. In the spring of 2020, Kathy earned her Master of Science degree in Program Design, Analysis & Manage- ment through RIT’s School of Individualized Study, combining concentrations in Project Management, Analytics and Research, & Group Leadership and Development. An unabashed introvert, Kathy enjoys reading and spending time with her family, exploring the world of craft cocktails, and
. Another initiativeis the Leadership Alliance, a more comprehensive program that involves more than 30institutions of different types (Ghee et al. 2014). One of the key aspects of this consortium is 8-10 weeks of summer research experience. Students from member MSIs accepted for theexperience in a research institution carry out a research project, receive mentorship, and gainresearch and professional skills. These programs and other similar ones have the potential tobuild capacity for the transformation of higher education and the workforce. Similarly, theHBCU/MSI Research Summit has the potential for broadening participation by creating acontext in which initial encounters-- between students, and students and faculty-- may lead toresearch
Paper ID #28447Who benefits most from a holistic student support program in engineering?Dr. Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington Emily Knaphus-Soran is a Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity (CERSE) at the University of Washington. She works on the evaluation of several projects aimed at improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM fields. She also conducts research on the social- psychological and institutional forces that contribute to the persistence of race and class inequalities in the United States. Emily earned a PhD and MA in Sociology from the
positions such as Project Engineer, Lead University Recruiter, Logistics Engineer, Cost Engineer and Project Manager.Amy Marie Beebe, Women in Engineering Program Amy Beebe is the student program coordinator for the Women in Engineering Program (WEP) in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin whose mission is to recruit, retain and graduate more women to advance gender equity in engineering. As a program coordinator, Amy assists in coordinating programming for current students which includes the WEP Leadership Collaborative student organizations, WEP’s Peer Assistance Leaders and WEP Kinsolving Living Learning Community. In addition to current student programming, she coordinates
in the course or to make sure they can access course materials Using real world examples to illustrate course content Autonomy Assignments that ask students to express what they Competence have learned and what they still need to learn Work on group projects separately from the course Relatedness meetings Frequent quizzes or other assignments Competence Live sessions in which students can participate in Relatedness discussions Meeting in “breakout groups” during a live class Relatedness Breaking up class activities into shorter pieces than an Autonomy in-person course Table 1. Mapping of recommended online teaching practices to their primary associated
on the board. Confusion on the course Suggest next lecture reviewing project information and then project using a muddiest-point- minute-paper to identify remaining points of confusion. Suggest a rubric. Students concerned they don’t Point students to learning outcomes. Potentially go over know what the exam will be some high-level review of the course showing how the ideas like are connected and what you consider important. This focuses students' review efforts on what you think is important Homework is out of
Engineering. At LMU, her main research areas are divided along two avenues: (1) numerical simulations of earthquake source physics, which relates to her graduate work, and (2) developing, imple- menting, and assessing the effectiveness of educational interventions that support student persistence in STEM.Ms. Meredith Jane Richter, Loyola Marymount University Meredith Richter is a mechanical engineering undergraduate student at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA. She is interested in peer-mentoring research because she is a female engineer striving to change the stigma and demographic makeup of STEM disciplines. She is currently involved in her senior design project, which focuses on using additive manufacturing
- University of Washington Emily Knaphus-Soran is a Research Associate at the Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity (CERSE) at the University of Washington. She works on the evaluation of several projects aimed at improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM fields. She also conducts research on the social- psychological and institutional forces that contribute to the persistence of race and class inequalities in the United States. Emily earned a PhD and MA in Sociology from the University of Washington, and a BA in Sociology from Smith College.Dr. Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University Donna Crystal Llewellyn received her BA (major in Mathematics and minor in Economics) with High Honors from
, Washington State University Charles (Chuck) Pezeshki is the Director of the Industrial Design Clinic in the School of MME at Wash- ington State University. The Industrial Design Clinic is the primary capstone vehicle for the School and focuses on industrially sponsored projects with hard deliverables that students must complete for gradua- tion. His research area is in knowledge construction as a function of social/relational organization. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Measuring the Factors Associated with Student Persistence in the Washington State STARS ProgramAbstractAs the state of Washington continues to face a shortage of qualified workers needed to fill
the distinction between collaborative learning on the one hand and cooperativelearning on the other (see, e.g., Olivares 2 ). Cooperative learning is group learning whose main goal is for everymember of the group to learn 3,4 . Our focus is on this type of learning. By contrast, the goal of collaborative learningis for the group to work together to solve a problem, complete a project, etc.; ensuring that each individual memberof the group learns some particular item of knowledge is secondary. We should also add that not all authors use thesedefinitions of cooperative and collaborative learning with some authors conflating the two and others interchangingthe two terms 5,2 . In any case, there seems to be consensus that there are two types of
understand the conditions that mayencourage engineering students to be more entrepreneurial and innovative. Among Epicenter’s severalresearch projects is an ongoing longitudinal survey study of the development of engineering students’career goals around innovation and engineering, referred to as the Engineering Majors Survey (EMS -2016). The EMS study follows a nationally representative sample of engineering students from theirundergraduate experiences through graduation and into the workplace (Gilmartin et al. 2017). Withinthis survey are measures of engineering task self-efficacy and innovation self-efficacy, as well as 39background learning experiences and extra-curricular activities spanning high school throughundergraduate education, which form
offer in case another one does notfollow. We found that those who listed ‘only job offer’ as an important factor in their jobdecision were less likely to be satisfied with their employed position. On the other hand,some listed ‘only job offer’ more positively, often as a result of securing their idealposition early in their search process or receiving a full-time offer following a prior workexperience. How are students being supported during the job search and negotiationprocess? A recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that engineering andarchitecture jobs are projected to increase only 3% between 2014 and 2024, which is thelowest increase of any job sector.17 Therefore, faculty and advisers can play anincreasingly
who needStatics. Flipped classes work best with teams of students who can attack a problem together.7 Weknow that about 3% of students at NCSU are nonresident aliens, many with English as a secondlanguage; language difficulties can can hinder the effectiveness of the group for the flippedclass.8 Returning students who are much older than their peers, parents with young children, andstudents with disabilities can struggle to succeed in a group of 19-year-olds. More than 55% ofour sophomores hold job; 81% of those work off campus.1 Students with social anxiety can alsostruggle.9This project sought to determine whether a student who was released from the need to come toclass could be just as effective as one who was forced to come to class and
engineers. In her courses, she employs active learning techniques and project-based learning. Her previous education research, also at Stanford, focused on the role of cultural capital in science education. Her current in- terests include the study of engineering students’ development of social responsibility and the impact of students’ backgrounds in their formation as engineers.Dr. Vibhuti Dave, Colorado School of Mines Dr. Vibhuti Dave joined Penn State Erie, The Behrend College as an Assistant Professor in the Electrical, Computer, and Software Engineering program in Fall 2007. She received her undergraduate engineering degree in the field of Electronics and Communication from Nirma Institute of Technology, India in
paintactivity, the ambassador team seemed to recognize the possibility that the activity was toochallenging. The ambassador said “we realized that what we were thinking about was probably alot to ask for and just a lot of stuff to do and maybe a little bit too much at times.” Sub-theme: Consideration of technical constraints. Whereas sometimes the activitychoices seemed to be very open, one ambassador discussed the need to incorporate projects ortechnology that are peculiar to the institution. One ambassador explained that her group was“trying to expand on something that we had found but also tie it in with some of the projects thatwe do at [Institution] and some research in [Institution]. They were creating a small robot thatmoved around out of
from othercolleges are frequently enrolled. Although the course is intended for freshmen, it is equallyattended by sophomores, and juniors. Some senior and graduate students (primarily outside theCollege of Engineering) are also enrolled.The class is taught in a CLS with a maximum capacity of 260 students. Students are organized inround tables of up to six persons. Each table is equipped with 1-2 whiteboards and a tablenumber. An A-type whiteboard is also available per three tables. The space is further equippedwith over 20 screens placed around the room so that projected material is visible from everytable and angle. The CLS layout, as it is seen from the instructor’s station point of view, isshown in Figure 1.Fig. 1. Instructor view of the
engineering mathematics courses and continuing his dissertation research in cyber security for industrial control systems. In his teaching, Dr. Hieb focuses on innovative and effective use of tablets, digital ink, and other technology and is currently investigating the use of the flipped classroom model and collaborative learning. His research in cyber security for industrial control systems is focused on high assurance field devices using microkernel architectures.Mr. William B. Corley, University of Louisville William B. Corley, M.S., is the graduate research assistant on this project. He is an experimental psychol- ogy graduate student with the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at University of Louisville
, includingpotential future collaboration. (1)Some of the adjunct faculty-particularly those who are seniors in specific industries- could offerimportant linkages for the development of industrial affiliate programs, co-op activities, summertraining opportunities, and employment opportunities for new graduates. They may also providenew ideas for senior design projects, topics for graduate theses, or render help in theestablishment of collaborative research programs.When a choice has been made and the candidate has accepted, it is important that he/ she feelswelcome and be assisted in becoming familiar with his/ her new surroundings. To expedite theprocess, new adjuncts should sit together with their new colleagues and go over all relevantmatters related to
environment interacts with human development and behavior.Dr. Yitong Zhao, California State Polytechnic University Pomona Dr. Yitong Zhao is an Assistant Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department of Cal Poly Pomona (California State Polytechnic University Pomona). After gained her B.S in MEMS from Tsinghua Uni- versity in China, she joined in Dr. Chih-Ming Ho’s lab at UCLA in 2009. Later she completed her Ph.D in Biomedical Engineering there in 2014. Her was engaged in the project of biofuel and later developed a unique cell-free system from microalgae that could dramatically increase the production rate of lipids, and used a unique optimization tool to urther increase the performance of the cell-free
EMS3.0 survey conducted post-graduation. A list of the 71 variables from EMS 1.0 included in thisstudy is shown in Appendix A.1.The measurement of interest in societal impact was included as part of the Innovation Interestconstruct question (see Appendix A.2.c). Inspired by previous research comparing engineeringstudents’ interest in work that pursues societal impact to work that pursues financial potential(Lintl et al., 2016), two items were appended to the innovation interests question:How much interest do you have in: 1. Working on products, projects, or services that address societal challenges 2. Working on products, projects, or services that have significant financial potentialRespondents selected a response from a five point (0-4
Paper ID #24869Student Perceptions of Their Abilities and Learning Environment in LargeIntroductory Computer Programming Courses - Underrepresented Minori-tiesDr. Laura K. Alford, University of Michigan Laura K. Alford is a Lecturer and Research Investigator at the University of Michigan. She researches ways to use data-informed analysis of students’ performance and perceptions of classroom environment to support DEI-based curricula improvements.Dr. Andrew DeOrio, University of Michigan Andrew DeOrio is a teaching faculty member at the University of Michigan and a consultant for web and machine learning projects. His research
in the other analyses, it was not included in the DFWanalysis because the DFW rate for the semester was not available at the time of writing thispaper.Student Perception: Surveys were given in order to understand student opinions about theoperation of the flipped classroom model. The survey was administered online using Qualtrics.The survey was not anonymous, because students were given extra credit for completing it.However students were informed that the results of the survey would only be seen by the post-doctoral teaching fellow assisting with this project, and the instructor of the course would onlysee the aggregated results. Surveys asked students Likert-scale questions about theeffectiveness/usefulness of each course component, and
:________________________ Classification: _____________________ GPA: ______ Indicator Points GPA – 4.00 (30 pts.); 3.75 (27 pts.); 3.50 (24); 3.25 (21 pts.); 3.00 (18 pts); 2.75 (15 pts.); 2.50 (12 pts.): 2.25 (9 pts.); 2.0 (6 pts.); less 2.00 (0 pts.) Personal Statement – Consider grammar, clarity of ideas and how well applicant wrote statement based upon the following instructions, as well as other information found in application: On a separate paper describe the academic and professional goals you would like to achieve. Be as specific as possible about research projects of particular interest to you. Be sure to include the route that you have taken to date to reach these goals, including
, Supply Chain Management, Life cycle Systems, Systems Integration and Management of technology systems. He has a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering from the North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro and has several peer reviewed publications to his credit. He belongs to a number of professional organi- zations such as the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), Society for Engineering Management (SEM), Project Management Institute (PMI), Society for Health Systems (SHS) and Association of Technology Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE). He is also a member of Alpha Pi Mu and Phi Kappa Phi Honors society. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019The Prediction
spent time in industry holding technical and operations-based roles and has experience with outreach projects focused on STEM education and mentoring.Tina L. Fletcher, University of Pennsylvania Tina L. Fletcher holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and African American Studies from the University of Arkansas and a Master’s degree in Secondary Teacher Education from Harvard University. She served as a U.S. Government teacher at Anacostia Senior High School in Washington, D.C. where she was named the 2010 Teacher of the Year. She then served as a fundraiser and successfully raised over $20 million for President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign in addition to raising over $300 thousand for St. Jude
engineering identity in graduate school and underrepresented group. Nathan holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering from Illinois Tech. He also worked as an engineer at LG electronics mobile communication company.Mr. Kevin A. Nguyen, University of Texas, Austin Kevin A. Nguyen is a Ph.D candidate in the STEM Education program at University of Texas at Austin. He has worked on NSF grant projects related to engineering students’ resistance to active learning and how funding impacts STEM graduate students. His own dissertation work examines learning, marginalization, and environmental citizen scientists. He has a B.S. and M.Eng in Environmental Engineering both from Texas Tech University.Dr. Maura
reported that “women werecomprised of approximately 52 percent of the U.S. population, African Americans 12 percent,Latinos 16 percent, Asians 5 percent, and all other racial-ethnic groups 3 percent” (p. 25).However, women (11 percent) and African American, Latino, and Native American males (7.4percent) only accounted for less than 20 percent of the engineering workforce in the U.S. in 2010(Byars-Winston, Fouad, & Wen, 2015). If these trends continue as we approach the middle of thetwenty-first century it could have a damaging impact on the United States’ skilled workforce.This is especially true since it is projected that by the year 2050 approximately half of the totalU.S. population will be comprised of people of color (Palmer, Maramba
al. describe ProfessionalDevelopment (PD) sessions aimed at providing teachers ways to incorporate engineering and CSconcepts into non-technical courses 13 . When teachers blend technology with traditional subjectssuch as math and language arts, students find creative and novel ways to utilize engineering andcomputer science. Through teacher surveys, Hamner et al. found that PD sessions improvedteacher confidence in implementing robotics and programming projects into theirclassrooms.Cortina and Trahan describe a five-day workshop aimed at providing teachers ways to incorporateCS into their classrooms without having to make major changes to their curricula. For example, amath teacher could use a short computer program to display a geometric
research paper aims to support such investigation bydeveloping a survey instrument to measure student beliefs, experiences, and attitudes related totheir online undergraduate engineering courses. Survey instrumentation was undertaken as partof a larger, National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project investigating the course-levelpersistence of online undergraduate engineering students. A Model of Online Course-levelPersistence in Engineering (MOCPE) was developed by the research team to guide surveyinstrumentation based on theories of student motivation relevant to persistence in online andengineering education. Longitudinal survey responses from a sample of current onlineundergraduate engineering students will be combined with clickstream data
This study utilized quantitative research analyses (i.e., descriptive analysis, t-tests, andtwo sample proportion Z-tests) of engineering identity development of Hispanic students. Thisstudy is part of a larger project focused on engineering identity across multiple institutions [3].However, after collecting our initial data, we noticed interesting trends that motivated us to focuson the Hispanic student population. This section explains the methodology followed in ourquantitative study of engineering identity of Hispanic students; including a description of thetarget institutions, the survey instrument, and how data were collected, cleaned, and analyzed.Participant Demographics and Institutional Information Participants in the study