the terms equity and equality. The students then engage in adata interpretation activity—we give them a packet of graphs that show representation in STEMalong various dimensions (race, gender, LGBTQ+ identification), and ask them to first considerwhat information they can gather from the graph and then what it means. They work together insmall groups on this activity, and then report out to the whole class about interesting things theydiscovered. Next, we conduct a notecard activity where every student writes an answer to thequestion, “(Why) does representation in STEM matter?” on a 3x5 index card. They trade cardstwice with random peers such that they end up with an anonymous student’s notecard. We thenuse this to facilitate a class-wide
course he describes where students are gradedon their individual outcomes. These concepts have been expanded through the rubric used in thecourse described here, which is presented in Appendix A. All technical writing and oralpresentation assignments in the course were ranked using this scale.In addition to this rubric, students provided written critiques for peers during oral presentations,which contributed to student outcome (g). This form, shown in Appendix B, tasked students toindicate what they thought were positive during the presentation (I like…) and then what theythought could be improved (I wish…). This appendix shows a sample critique from a student,with all names and identifying information redacted. Through the course requirement
environmental science. Field trips are established in each of these courses withthe now peer leaders demonstrating field collection methods and aiding students to create their own research projectsand posters for the course. The peer leaders may continue to work for the program all the way through to theirgraduation. As of the writing of this paper, four students from the first year of the grant have graduated and twohave moved on to graduate school at this university and two have entered their careers in environmental science andengineering.Other activities that the former summer bridge student interns carry out during the spring and fall semesters includeresearch in the university labs, internships in other research programs, more community outreach
expand on prior work where the students discussed whatUDL and learner-centeredness are and why these are essential additions to academia and learning(Wiitablake, Eanochs et al., 2022). As such, the lead author asked those who have participated orare currently participating in the grant as part of the Collaborative Design Team to reflect ontheir experiences with the project. The idea was to leave the task open for interpretation, thoughprompts were supplied to all students to get started with the writing. In addition, meetings wereset up as-needed, with students being able to choose whether or not they needed additionalguidance from the Research Assistant. These approaches allowed the students to take theinitiative in the writing process and
Research-Course Design,” CBE—Life Sci. Educ., vol. 14, no. 4, p. ar37, Dec. 2015, doi: 10.1187/cbe.15-03-0073.[32] A. B. Inoue, Labor-Based Grading Contracts: Building Equity and Inclusion in the Compassionate Writing Classroom. The WAC Clearinghouse; University Press of Colorado, 2019. doi: 10.37514/PER-B.2019.0216.0.Appendix[after peer review we plan to include the syllabus developed for the M-CURE course, but it is full ofauthor identity information so has been removed for now]
students in explicit stages of research and culminates in a paper orposter. Mentoring is charged to the course instructor and sometimes peers. Most CUREsimplementations involve lower-division students and last for one semester of less. On the otherhand, most UREs implementations typically involve upper-division students [5]. Spring 2017 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 7-8, 2017 MSUWe believe that in engineering technology undergraduate programs CUREs and UREs shouldcomplement each other. CUREs should be included across the curriculum and at different levels.Our view is to incorporate basic research skills in early semesters and keep cultivating andexpanding them as students move up. We believe that with this approach upper
grades 5-8, the Elementary Science Olympiad team, and the competitive high school robotics team, FTC. She contributed to international published papers, national proceedings, and is the process of writing several children’s books. This summer she will present a workshop on robotics for elementary school students.Mr. Erdogan Kaya, University of Nevada - Las Vegas Erdogan Kaya is a PhD student in science education at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is work- ing as a graduate assistant and teaching science methods courses. Prior to beginning the PhD program, he received his MS degree in computer science and engineering. He coached robotics teams and was awarded several grants that promote Science, Technology
subjects that might presenta struggle. Peer and professional tutors are available through the academic achievement centerto assist with technical subjects as well as writing and math. The college caters to workingadults by offering courses after typical working hours, on weekends and online. Facultymembers teaching online curriculum have undergone training and use universal course designtechniques (S. Burgstahler, 2006 16) to cater to all learning styles.Student advising starts prior to entering the program. Students meet with a designated Collegeand Career Navigator who is the first point of contact for each student participating in thiscertificate program. The College and Career Navigator assists with the application process andremains a point
design costs wereroutinely reaching the tens of millions of dollars 3. Given these constraints, how can we aseducators hope to provide a meaningful SoC design experience in a 10-week quarter?This paper attempts to answer that question by detailing a 1-quarter SoC design course I pilotedin Spring quarter 2015, CPE 439 Real Time Embedded Systems. As discussed in EnablingTechnology, I based the course around a new type of technology called a Programmable SoC(PSoC). PSoCs abstract away many of the low-level design decisions and development work thatgoes into a traditional SoC bring-up, allowing students to focus on developing custom IP,connecting it to the processor through an industry standard interconnect bus, and writing driversoftware to control
iREP-4-PACE program is to engage a cohortof undergraduates from plant/agriculture sciences, chemical sciences, and engineering disciplinesin the research, education of engineering chemicals from plants of high commercial and medicinalvalue. The program will educate the undergraduates in engineering environment friendlychemicals. The year-long program will train students in seeking/learning the interdisciplinaryknowledge, techniques of molecular synthesis of plant-based chemicals and in doing so, it willtrain the students in broadly applicable research methods such as literature review, instrumenttraining, basic statistical analysis, and proposal writing. The article describes the design of theiREP-4-PACE program and activities conducted to
higher education works. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2016.[17] M. K. Vetter, L. A. Schreiner, E. J. McIntosh, and J. P. Dugan, “Leveraging the quantity and quality of co-curricular involvement expereinces to promote student thriving,” J. Campus Act. Pract. Scholarsh., vol. 1, no. 1, p. 39, 2019.[18] B. N. Green, C. D. Johnson, and A. Adams, “Writing narrative literature reviews for peer- reviewed journals: Secrets of the trade,” J. Chiropr. Med., vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 101–117, Sep. 2006.[19] J. E. Froyd, P. C. Wankat, and K. A. Smith, “Five major shifts in 100 years of engineering education,” Proc. IEEE, vol. 100, no. SPL CONTENT, pp. 1344–1360, 2012.[20] L. R. Lattuca, P. T. Terenzini, and J. F. Volkwein
engineering leader, and why?” After two minutes ofreflective writing, students were grouped by common communication styles (see above) andasked to discuss their papers and to come to a consensus on the dimension that each group feltmost important. These were shared with the class, discussed, and captured on the chalkboard.Design Applications CardsApplication cards prompt students to think about possible applications, connect newly learnedconcepts with prior knowledge, and see more clearly the possible relevance of what they arelearning16. In this study, application cards were used on the last day of class as part of the reviewfor the final exam. As part of the review, the instructor provided notes on the chalkboard thatincluded a flowchart of the
. Purposivesampling of students who remained on campus was used for the interviews to ensure theirperspective was captured by the researchers.Results show a significant number of students, regardless of where they spent the break, studiedinefficiently during the break from school, which is reflected in their academic performance; andstudents who remained on campus while most of their peers left, found the time lonely andlargely unproductive.IntroductionAlthough a fall break has become the norm for many universities in Canada, little research hasbeen conducted to determine the impact of fall breaks on students, whether it is an evaluation asto whether the stated goals of the break – which typically focus on stress and mental health [1] –are being met, or
heightened risk ofreceiving disconfirming messages regarding whether they belong in academic spaces.In response to these inequities in students’ teamwork experiences and to create a more inclusiveclassroom, in a scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) approach [13], we began collectingstudent information throughout a team-based design project to better understand potentiallyfraught experiences (e.g., to what extent did you feel your ideas were heard and taken seriouslyin the team meeting?) as well as relating that information to more typical peer and self-assessments.Recognizing that power is unevenly distributed within teams, and wanting to forward a moresocially just classroom, we added critical readings highlighting ways that power and
strategies, and positive habits of mind.Laurel Whisler, Clemson University Laurel Whisler is Assistant Director and Coordinator of Course Support Programs in Clemson Univer- sity’s Westmoreland Academic Success Program. In this capacity, she provides vision and direction for the Tutoring and Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) programs and provides support to the General Engineer- ing Learning Community. She is also co-developer of Entangled Learning, a framework of rigorously- documented, self-directed collaborative learning. She has an M.A. in Music from The Pennsylvania State University and an M.L.S. from Indiana University.Dr. Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University Dr. Elizabeth Stephan is the Director of Academics
understanding of the assigned reading (Smith et al., 2009; Millerand Tanner, 2015) and, importantly, to expose remaining misconceptions. A pivotal part of thisformative assessment is the follow-up peer instruction associated with any quiz questions forwhich there is not a group consensus on the correct answer (Tanner and Allen, 2004). Thispursuant discussion not only helps students who are struggling, but also allows students whobetter comprehend the material to cement their understanding by explaining the concepts to theirpeers (Cortright et al., 2005; Tanner, 2009b).Group activities, termed Explorations in our course, emphasize enduring understanding overfactual knowledge and process over details. Explorations (lasting one to two hours) use real
distant universities introduces logistical and programmatic challenges that need tobe addressed to ensure a high-quality program.Several examples of multi-campus REU programs appear in the literature (e.g., TheoreticallyInteresting Molecules (TIM) Consortium [4], National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network(NNIN) [5], Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER) [6], Rosetta Commons [7],and Engineering Research Center for Wireless Integrated MicroSystems (WIMS ERC)) [8]. Aprior study of the Rosetta Commons, a multi-campus computational biology REU, found itmatched outcomes for community, scientific identity, scientific self-efficacy, and intention topursue a science research-related career when compared to two single-campus life
required from each team that details the team’swork in order to integrate the various components into the complete design 7 . The entire team willbe responsible for ensuring its completeness and organization. The submission of the designprojects is mandatory. Completion of the prototype is a requirement of this course, which isdefined as the building, testing, and evaluation of the prototype. Additionally, each student will berequired to maintain an engineering logbook of the efforts on the project, keeping track of thetime spent, the tasks being worked on, etc. The logbook is submitted to the instructor at the timeof the final examination. Peer evaluations also are used for assigning grades, which increasescooperative learning 8 .The major
engagement through service learning and isunique in the degree to which the organization has been built and directed by student volunteers.For the last decade, students have been self-motivated to manage an organization thatcollaborates with primary schools in the Khwisero district of Western Kenya to develop waterand sanitation solutions. The continued success of the organization requires students to overcomethe difficulty of year-to-year continuity, develop skills to undertake complex problems, and workin an unfamiliar culture to implement projects. To address these challenges, students engagefaculty advisors, professionals (both in the US and Kenya), their peers, and Kenyan beneficiariesto generate solutions collectively. While in the United
teaches graduate-level engineering communication courses. Her research involves engineering commu- nication, technical communication pedagogy, and knowledge transfer. She has published and presented widely including work in the Journal of Engineering Education, the Journal of STEM Education: Innova- tions and Research, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, the Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, Technical Communication and Technical Communication Quarterly. Julie has a PhD in Rhetoric and Professional Communication from New Mexico State University, an MA in English with Technical Writing Emphasis from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a BA in English from Elon University.Dr
with the lowest rate of degree earners with adisability was engineering (8.2%) [14]. Additionally, the National Science Foundation [15]reports that disabled scholars receive less funding and had lower employment rates than theirnon-disabled peers, and the National Institute of Health (NIH) [16] found that the percentage ofdisabled people in professional STEM fields grew only 3% (from 6% to 9%) between 1999 and2019, but that the number of people in STEM fields overall increased approximately 79% since1990 [17]. Poignantly, research has also shown that there is a significant disparity betweendisabled STEM students who have dominant identities and those who have what are consideredmultiply-minoritized identities, particularly feminine presenting
and his B.S. in chemical engineering with honors from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Han has over 25 years of experience in electronic and pho- tonic materials engineering and fabrication. His current research topics include (1) writable/rewritable quantum structures by stress patterning; (2) low-cost, crack-tolerant, advanced metallization for solar cell durability; (3) thin film processing and nanoscale surface corrugation for enhanced light trapping for pho- tovoltaic devices; and (4) microsphere-based manufacturable coatings for radiative cooling. He has close to 70 publications in peer-reviewed journals and over 200 invited/contributed papers at academic insti- tutions, national laboratories
thiscourse was modified in 2014 from its original lecture-centered format to include group problemsolving coupled with kinesthetic, hands-on, discovery based activities. This unique combinationof active learning principles was hypothesized to increase conceptual understanding and studentconfidence in their biomechanics and problem solving skills.BackgroundStructured, active, in-class learning (SAIL) is a term used to describe classroom education withan emphasis on learning-by-doing. Class time is built around a variety of student-centeredactivities with clear educational goals meant to engage students in the learning process.Activities are often performed in groups further enhancing the learning environment byproviding opportunities for peer
: Effects calculation and risk analysis” published by CRC Press) and more than 20 papers in international peer-reviewed journals.Ms. Raelene Dufresne, Texas A&M University - Qatar Ms. Dufresne is an educator with 20 years experience in both secondary and tertiary educational insti- tutions in North America and abroad, teaching students from all over the world. A proponent of using technology in the classroom, she currently flips her classes using videos and interactive learning activities to improve student understanding, as well as to level the playing field for her freshmen mathematics- for-engineers classes at an overseas branch campus of Texas A&M University. Notably, her secondary students at the American
responsibility to generate and disseminate knowledge with rigor and integrity, but also a responsibility to: o conduct peer review with the highest ethical standards, o diligently protect proprietary information and intellectual property from inappropriate disclosure, o and treat students and colleagues fairly and with respect.” [14]While the natural environment may be of concern to individual engineering researchers,these homocentric codes of engineering ethics are still rooted in the mechanistic thinkingof the 17th century, where reference to non-human animals is largely omitted. There areethical guidelines for research involving animals, but they may warrant reconsideration,given new developments and debates over
the help of PASCO kits, whichwere all signs of better engagement. More difficult criteria and competition mechanism areneeded in the future to bring more challenges to the project and better distinguish the winningteam. Second, the technical report and poster presentation (both the poster and elevator pitch)were in better quality because (1) the report writing and poster design were broken into multiplerevision cycle with feedback from instructor and peer teams given before the final version due,(2) in-class writing practice improved the report quality, and (3) elevator pitch practice sessionhelped students to prepare for the poster presentation. 80% of students reported themultidisciplinary judge panel during the Poster Expo had a positive
in Engineering Education (FREE, formerly RIFE, group), whose diverse projects and group members are described at feministengineering.org. She received a CAREER award in 2010 and a PECASE award in 2012 for her project researching the stories of undergraduate engineering women and men of color and white women. She received ASEE-ERM’s best paper award for her CAREER research, and the Denice Denton Emerging Leader award from the Anita Borg Institute, both in 2013. She helped found, fund, and grow the PEER Collaborative, a peer mentoring group of early career and re- cently tenured faculty and research staff primarily evaluated based on their engineering education research productivity. She can be contacted by email at
the university, the students take 15 courses including courses in art,cultural diversity, history, literature, mathematics, natural science, philosophy, social sciences, theology,and writing. The students also complete courses to graduate with a B.S. in General Engineering. Inaddition to the liberal arts core courses and engineering courses, all students also participate in a weeklyone-hour reflection seminar that they are enrolled in along with their peers in the same cohort. An aim forthe pedagogy and curriculum in the courses coded as engineering and the reflection seminars is to utilizethe affordances of a liberal arts framing to engineering to provide students opportunities to experience aliberal engineering education more
discussed and resolved, resulting in 100% agreement in coding. Moredetails about the development of the codes is provided in the next section.Development of CodesAfter all 10 of the recorded interviews had been completed, a thematic analysis was conductedthrough multiple views of each video. Throughout the videos, key moments were identified astimes where students were actively engaging with or describing their thinking around the tasks.This meant that times when students were reading the directions or writing their responses on theactivity sheet were not considered key moments. After repeated viewings and analyticaldescriptions of the key moments in videos were compiled, themes were developed. Studentsbroadly engaged with the problems using either
Paper ID #18334Design Meets Disability Studies: Bridging the Divide between Theory andPracticeDr. Sarah Summers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Sarah Summers earned her PhD in Rhetoric and Composition from Penn State University and joined the RHIT faculty in 2014. Her work focused on writing in the disciplines, particularly at the advanced undergraduate and graduate levels. She teaches courses in writing and engineering communication, in- cluding technical and professional communication, intercultural communication, digital writing, and grant writing.Prof. Renee D. Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology