institution after graduation [8], [9], [10].2.2. UMBC’s CIRTL and SEAIn pursuit of teaching and innovation excellence, UMBC joined the Center for the Integration ofResearch, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) as a member in 2016. This program, situated withinthe graduate school, constitutes a key component of the university's future faculty developmentinitiatives.The Summer Enrichment Academy (SEA), housed in UMBC’s Department of ProfessionalStudies, brings exposure to up to 500 or more middle and high school students providing collegeexperiences and opportunities in science, engineering, technology, the arts and humanities, allled by UMBC faculty, industry professionals and graduate students.This includes: • offers unique, fun, challenging and mind
activity has been a successful idea.Overall, the students liked the technique and found it beneficial, regardless of whether the studentwas an online student or a face-to-face student. Furthermore, former students have come back totell the faculty that they have used the excel spreadsheet they developed for the project. Havingfaculty colleagues’ workload in mind and for easy implementation in their own courses, links tothe course syllabus, project assignment, and two student final reports were provided. Proceedings of the 2024 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2024, American Society for Engineering Education
objective of nurturing globally minded engineering talent, Mr.Johnson's narratives exposed students to diverse perspectives on global challenges andinternational business practices. Importantly, his focus on cultural elements provided students witha nuanced understanding of the societal context in which they would be immersed during the fieldtrip. The interactive lectures served as a catalyst for fostering cultural awareness among thestudents, preparing them for a meaningful and respectful engagement with the host culture.Furthermore, Mr. Johnson's insights inspired students to broaden their horizons, particularlyresonating with those from minority groups or those with limited exposure to overseas experiences.The lectures not only contributed to
, further cementing the importance of such experi-ences towards stronger teamwork and problem solving skills [5][10].With these educational shortcomings in mind, we decided to join the effort in providing experien-tial learning to first and second year students and become student-teachers by designing and lead-ing the Introduction to Electrical Circuit Design and Introduction to 3D Design & Fabrication FirstYear Design courses. Our motivation was to address the aforementioned issues by giving lower-division students a glimpse into professional engineering practice that we had accrued through ourdiverse experiences both inside and outside of academia and our preliminary results show we aresuccessful [9]. By working to scaffold the development of
engineering student population at some institutions [1].With these issues in mind, the research team is starting to develop an engineering orientation-style seminar for SVSM and nontraditional students. The purpose of this semester-long seminaris to support SVSM and nontraditional students in developing a community and provide bothfaculty and peer mentoring throughout the semester, as well as learning supports for studentsstarting or transitioning into an engineering degree. Supports will likely include math and writinghelp sessions, connections to faculty/industry mentors, career preparation activities, info sessionsfrom the veteran resource office, in addition to other resources identified by students. Thisseminar is being developed using a design
In Their Own Words: How Engineering Students Adapted to Disruptive Transitions Between Online and In-Person Learning Tara Esfahani and David A. Copp Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering University of California, IrvineAbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented shift in students’ learning environments thatcaused students who planned on in-person instruction to learn online instead. This changeaffected students’ learning attitudes, anxiety, and success. In this work, we present students’personal voices to better understand how sudden disruptions in education affected students overnearly two years of transitioning between
Paper ID #44078Engineering Learning among Black and Latinx/e/a/o Students: ConsideringLanguage and Culture to Reengineer Learning EnvironmentsDr. Greses Perez, Tufts University Greses P´ rez is the McDonnell Family Assistant Professor in Engineering Education in the Civil and e Environmental Engineering Department at Tufts University with secondary appointments in Mechanical Engineering and Education. She received her Ph.D. in Learning Sciences and Technology Design with a focus on Engineering Education from Stanford University. As an Afro-Latina engineer and learning scientist, she has dedicated her career
of usinggenerative AI for learning upon arriving at an engineering school. Therefore, when designinglearning experiences with generative AI for undergraduate engineering students, especially intheir first year, we need to be mindful of the gap that can exist between the perceptions held fromtheir K-12 education and those that engineering communities hold.Tinkering as a creative and improvisational approach to design problems has been studied asvaluable for learning engineering [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17]. It supports active and playfulexploration and constructing knowledge of materials and tools. Learning environments designedwith tinkering allow young people to have control over tools [18] and explore new paths and newpossibilities
gender.Underrepresented students, in particular, were oversampled given that they are more likely to beaffected by inequities in assessment and reporting practices.Interviews were conducted with two goals in mind: to understand how underrepresented studentsfeel about their institutions current assessment and reporting practices, as well as to betterunderstand their experience learning mathematics, a core subject/precursor to engineering. Theresearchers wanted to more broadly understand what factors dissuade students from pursuingengineering, and so were interested in both students’ identity and confidence development aswell as their experience learning math. This paper, however, focuses only on highlighting thelearnings from what students said about assessment
Paper ID #41069Student-Generated Infographics and Videos for Learning about ProfessionalObligations and the Impact of Engineering on SocietyLawrence R. Chen, McGill University Lawrence R. Chen received a BEng in electrical engineering and mathematics from McGill University and an MASc and PhD in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Toronto. He is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at McGill University and is the Academic Lead and Faculty Scholar of the Enhancing Learning and Teaching in Engineering (ELATE) initiative in the Faculty of Engineering. His research interests
highlightedthese ethical concerns related to the use of GenAI in engineering education. Plagiarism, forexample, has become a significant concern for engineering instructors and universities (Rudolph,et al., 2023): ‘Students still, they are grade oriented. So, they only care about, oh, I need to pass, I need to score this, I need to score that. Not the, oh, I need to understand this… students will not have faced any difficulty or face any kind of stress from using this kind of tool that, in their mind, it doesn't make sense to avoid it.’ (Clint)This statement by Clint has sadly revealed the fact that some students inside our engineeringfaculties are studying engineering simply for a degree instead of getting a deeper understandingof
Paper ID #42171”I’m Not Like a Human Being”: How the Teaming Experiences of AfricanAmerican Females Reveal the Hidden Epistemologies of Engineering CultureKaitlyn Anne Thomas, University of Nevada, Reno Ms. Thomas is a doctoral student at University of Nevada, Reno in Engineering Education. Her background is in structural engineering. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from Southern Methodist University. Her research focus is in epistemology and epistemic injustice.Dr. Kelly J Cross, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Cross is currently an Assistant Professor in the Biomedical Engineering
. The studyreveals that these first-year instructors' deep understanding of subject-specific contentsignificantly influences their pedagogical approaches. The dynamic interplay between personalPCK and classroom context emerges as a crucial factor, with these instructors tailoring theirpractices to align with both their teaching styles and student needs. Moreover, these instructors'beliefs and prior experiences act as filters or amplifiers for their classroom practices. Thisresearch provides valuable insights for current and future first-year engineering instructors,guiding them on leveraging content expertise, balancing personal PCK with classroom dynamics,and being mindful of the beliefs shaping instructional practices. As engineering
broadnature of engineering (e.g., [36],[44],[46],[47]). With this in mind, the male students in our studywho took more than one sociotechnical course may have gained a better understanding of thebroader aspects of engineering, helping them to obtain a more holistic view of engineering,which leads to an increase in their sense of belonging in engineering. However, among femalestudents in our study, sense of belonging in engineering was not influenced as much by theirunderstanding of the broad nature of the field. This finding is surprising given that otherresearchers have determined that female students tend to place more importance on the socialand contextual aspects of engineering than their male peers [21]-[23],[50]. Thus, we wouldexpect that as
explicitly were. Althoughprevious research suggests that engineering doctoral students are motivated by and mindful of theircareer goals [35], we found that three of the four participants were not actively thinking about theircareer goals. In further discussions, the participants explained that their careers seemed so distantin the future that it did not make sense for them to seriously consider career goals as first-yearstudents. Although the participants were not hyper-focused on their career goals throughout theinterviews, they did experience changes in these goals. As they became more socialized inacademia, they experienced academic disenchantment [16], [17]. Mark Lankenau and Tashadisagreed with some of the mainstream teaching and
Paper ID #42860Board 114: Amplifying Resilience and Becoming Critical Advocates: ThreeBlack Engineering Students’ Experiences in a Multi-Institutional SummerCamp CollaborationDr. Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina Dr. Jae Hoon Lim is a Professor of Educational Research at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her research explores the dialogical process of identity construction among students of color and examines the impact of sociocultural factors on their academic experiences. She has served as a co-PI for multiple federal grant projects, including a 1.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation
directconnection to chemical engineering topics, where the majority of participants (graduate students,post-docs, and faculty) are conducting research in related areas. These case studies providedconcrete examples of analyses of research topics with social justice in mind, ideally givingparticipants a framework for similarly analyzing their own research. Additionally, by placingparticipants in case studies with topic areas distinct from that of their research, we aimed toeliminate any preconceived notions about the topic, minimize thoughts of personal relationshipor guilt during the workshop, and maximize the value to participants. We note that a fewparticipants (6/102, 6%) indicated that they would have preferred to be in case studies related totheir own
participated in the SPARK-ENG project at the Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (CMASTE).Dr. Marnie V Jamieson, University of Alberta Marnie V. Jamieson, M. Sc., Ph.D., P.Eng. is a Teaching Professor in Chemical Process Design in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alberta and holds an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. She is currently the William and Elizabeth Magee Chair in Chemical Engineering Design and leads the process design teaching team. Her current research focuses on engineering design and leadership, engineering culture, the engineering graduate attributes and their intersection with sustainability, learning culture, and continuous course and
completemy case study. Clarity was brought through the help of a faculty member from anthropology,Rebecca, and my mentor from engineering/technology two. For my thesis work, I utilizedinterviews, conducted participant observation, and analyzed some co-teaching documents. Dueto the collaborative nature of this team, people bring different perspectives to discussions in bigand smaller groups. The team comprises people from liberal arts, business, and engineeringtechnology. All these different minds working together allow innovation to arise. Severalresearch team members have taken on mentoring roles, with four actively collaborating with meon my thesis. As I presented my thesis proposal to the diverse committee, comprised ofindividuals from the
Paper ID #42461Designing Good Practices for Recruitment, Admissions, and Program Structureof Engineering Outreach Programs to Increase Access for Marginalized andNon-Traditional Higher Education StudentsDr. Sonia Travaglini, Stanford University Dr. Sonia Travaglini specializes in the intersection of engineering and learning, and is an educator passionate about new technologies and collaboration. Sonia also enjoys supporting engineering outreach with local community colleges and schools.Aya Mouallem, Stanford University Aya Mouallem (she/her) is a PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. She received
Paper ID #41670The Success and Retention of Students Using Multiple-Attempt Testing inFundamental Engineering Courses: Dynamics and ThermodynamicsDr. Marino Nader, University of Central Florida Marino Nader is an Associate lecturer in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Central Florida and has been working on digitizing courses and exams, creating different course modalities. Dr. Nader obtained his B.Eng., M.Eng. and Ph.D. from McGill University. His Ph.D. was done in conjunction with the Canadian Space Agency where he spent two years doing research and experiments. Upon completion of
Paper ID #42148Understanding the Influence of a Week-Long Electrical and Computer EngineeringSummer Camp on Middle School Students’ Interests in STEM (RTP)Joshua E. Katz, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Joshua E. Katz is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, DELTA program, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where his research centers on collaborative learning in engineering education and other STEM disciplines. He obtained his B.S. in Technology and Engineering Education in 2019 and his M.S. in STEM Education and Leadership in 2021, both from Illinois State University
Paper ID #41880Focus group analysis of engineering Collaborative Online International Learning(COIL+) compared to short-term study abroad programsJoshua E. Katz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Joshua E. Katz is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, DELTA program, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where his research centers on collaborative learning in engineering education and other STEM disciplines. He obtained his B.S. in Technology and Engineering Education in 2019 and his M.S. in STEM Education and Leadership in 2021, both from Illinois State University
Paper ID #43908Learning from Experience: A Faculty-Led Collaborative Inquiry ExploringEvidence-Based Strategies for Embedding Communication Skills Across EngineeringCurriculaDr. Ashley R Taylor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Ashley Taylor (she/her) is a Collegiate Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics at Virginia Tech. Her teaching and research focus on mobilizing engineering students to solve pressing real-world challenges through community-based participatory approaches. Taylor has partnered alongside communities in rural Appalachia, Nigeria, Malawi, Tanzania
Paper ID #42082Board 365: Relating Sociocultural Identities to What Students Perceive asValuable to their Professional and Learning Efficacy When Engaging in VirtualEngineering LabsDr. Kimberly Cook-Chennault, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Kimberly Cook-Chennault is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at Rutgers University. She holds BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan and Stanford University respectively; anAhmad Farooq, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024
with her students, inviting community members whowere impacted (many of her students’ relatives) to come present to the class. As a result, the fourth-grade students engaged in the engineering design process to construct and test dam designs withthe community context in mind, grappled with the ethics of engineering, and offered alternativesolutions. This example demonstrates the power of connecting an engineering task to place, localhistory, and community and cultural contexts to increase relevance and importance for students.Other CRED tasks developed by teachers included areas of interest such as: designing a filtrationsystem to improve indoor air quality, developing a severe weather app to be used by teen drivers,creating a model of a
Paper ID #41746A Tool for Gaining Insight into Students’ Self-Directed Learning SkillsMiss Toluwalase Opanuga, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Toluwalase Opanuga is a second-year Ph.D. student specializing in Engineering Education Research and a research assistant at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She holds a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkey, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Her research areas include self-reflection, self-directed learning, faculty development, global competence, and
Paper ID #44356Effective Strategies for New Faculty from the Perspective of an AssistantProfessor in the Early-Career StageDr. Yuzhang Zang, Western Washington University Yuzhang Zang is currently an assistant professor in the department of Engineering and Design at Western Washington University since Fall 2022. She was a visiting assistant professor at Valparaiso University from Aug 2021 to May 2022. Yuzhang received her Bachelor of Engineering (B. Eng.) in Electromagnetic Field & Wireless Technology Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) in 2014, Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Electrical and Computer Engineering at
(nuclear physics, the science and engineering behind fission and fusion systems,nuclear waste and its management, and nuclear accidents), alongside technical communication(effective oral and visual communication and design, frameworks of ethical decision making),and qualitative research methods (how to carry out interviews, how to code qualitative data, howto carry out observations). We view communication as central to engineering work and 4encourage students to be deliberate and mindful about their communication practices in thecourse.Teaching nuclear fission and fusion reactor design VR: In addition to learning about nuclearenergy systems in lectures
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