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as part of the evidence and justification of their design ideas and solutions. Inthis paper, the focus is on the contexts that seem to prompt students to state instances of EBR. Inknowing this, we will have a better idea of scaffolds for EBR that can be explicitly integratedinto curricula and what situations teachers can observe for EBR. Thus, this study proposes theresearch question: What initiates the need for middle school students to use evidence-basedreasoning while they are generating a solution to an engineering design problem in a STEMintegration unit?Conceptual frameworkThe STEM integration framework21 is the conceptual framework underlying the larger project ofwhich this EBR study is part. According to this model of STEM
Engineering Education, and is a member of the editorial board of Learning and Instruction. In 2006 she was awarded the U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER grant award and received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from the President of the United States. She has conducted and advised on educational research projects and grants in both the public and private sectors, and served as an external reviewer for doctoral dissertations outside the U.S. She publishes regularly in peer-reviewed journals and books. Dr. Husman was a founding member and first President of the Southwest Consortium for Innovative Psychology in Education and has held both elected and appointed offices in the American
should be applied (e.g. DAST, SAST, IAST). New hires need to understand technical capabilities to so that they understand why we care and how we prevent the vulnerabilities/threat associated with it. It is surprising that even seasoned software and application developers don’t understand the basics of vulnerabilities, false positives and how to clean their code. This is a serious problem. 12. What security touchpoints does your company use to ensure security in developed products? Proper project management and security milestones in the SDLC is very important. Best practices and industry standards are available however most developers don’t know they should have the proper tools to scan their own code for vulnerabilities and make
activities designedto allow participants the feeling of working within different system archetypes. Many of thehands on discovery activities (HODAs) in this course, such as Dog Biscuits & See Saws andMoon Balls [11], bring into the forefront some of the numerous benefits of system games. Theactivities demonstrate the operation of system structures in a simplistic format and thereby aid inunderstanding complex systems [11]. HODAs are incalculably beneficial to the participants asthey provide the opportunities to test a number of problem-solving strategies in a short span oftime, whereas large scale projects have reaction times of many months and the solutions requiretime to implement. The participants gain experience processing the feedback from
educational attainment and schooling experiences of Mexican descent youth in the mid-20th century, and higher education student success.Dr. Valerie Martin Conley, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Valerie Martin Conley is dean of the College of Education and professor of Leadership, Research, and Foundations at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. She previously served as director of the Center for Higher Education, professor, and department chair at Ohio University. She was the PI for the NSF funded research project: Academic Career Success in Science and Engineering-Related Fields for Female Faculty at Public Two-Year Institutions. She is co-author of The Faculty Factor: Reassessing the American Academy in
considered as dominant images in American engineeringeducation, but it does not mean that these shifts have already occurred in all Americanengineering programs. Let me suggest that the reader consider the following scenario that I hopewill be helpful for the reader to better understand the concept of dominant images. Let usimagine a scenario in which a Chinese engineering professor meets an American colleague on aflight. If the Chinese professor is interested in learning more about American engineeringeducation and ask the American professor to summarize some major defining characteristics ofAmerican engineering education, it is probably not surprising to imagine that the Americanprofessor will talk about concepts such as student-centered, project
inclusion and train students to create inclusive teams. Optimaldistinctiveness theory (ODT) is the psychological theory that we initially deemed useful forunderstanding belonging and inclusion in groups [1], [2]. ODT posits that people feel satisfiedwhen the groups they identify with fulfill both their need for inclusion and their need fordifferentiation [1], [3].Based on faculty experiences supervising team projects, we hypothesized that some students whoare marginalized on the basis of race, gender, or other forms of identity often have unbalancedneed fulfilment due to excessive distinctiveness and minimal similarity [4], [5]. This situationthwarts their need for inclusion, and triggers the unpleasant feeling of not belonging [6]–[9
between the ages of three to five years acquire these skills. The second development stagereferenced by Piaget is visualizing objects in three-dimensional forms and being able to perceivethese objects from different dimensions via mental rotation. Students typically acquire this skill byadolescence for objects they are familiar with [24]. He cautions, however, that if the object is notfamiliar, students may have difficulty in visualizing the object even while in college. Piagetclassified projection skills as the third stage, where students can visualize different measurementsand combine them such as distance, rotation, volume, translation, and reflection [24].Theoretical PerspectiveThis study evaluates the literature through the lens of a social
believe thatmanufacturing is vital to the country’s economy, but the “vast majority wouldn’t encourage theirchildren to pursue manufacturing careers, and most don’t believe that manufacturing jobs todayare interesting, rewarding, clean, safe, stable, and secure” [9]. Marketing manufacturing as aninnovative and lucrative occupation is essential because the scarcity of students entering the fieldhas resulted in a shortage of experienced instructors with the proper, current credentials andknowledge to educate the next generation of technicians.2.1.2. The Skills Gap. In Florida, construction and manufacturing have the highest technicianskills gap to vacancy ratio [10]. In Florida Jobs 2030, the greatest projected long-termmanufacturing skills gaps in
Teaching Assistant in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She received her B.S. in Civil Engineering and M.Eng. in Environmental Engineering from Utah State University.Ms. Jessica Deters, Virginia Tech Jessica Deters is a PhD student at Virginia Tech in the Department of Engineering Education. She holds a B.S. in Applied Mathematics & Statistics and a minor in the McBride Honors Program in Public Affairs from the Colorado School of Mines. Jessica is engaging in projects that emphasize the sociotechnical na- ture of engineering with a focus on social justice and diversity. She aims to educate the next generation of engineers to understand and value the social, political, economic, environmental, and human
Paper ID #23047Fitting In Across STEM: Comparing Science/Math and Engineering/TechnologyStudents’ Perceptions of Their Fields and FuturesHeather Lee Perkins, North Carolina State University Heather entered the Applied Social and Community Psychology program in the fall of 2014, after com- pleting her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Cincinnati. She has participated in various research projects examining the interaction between stereotypes and science interest and confi- dence, their influence upon womens’ performance in school and the workplace, and their presence in the media and consequences for
education. More specifically, her research looks at utilizing quality management tools such as Six Sigma DMAIC and Total Quality Management (TQM) to improve pre-collegiate and collegiate STEM education. Prior to UAPB, Dr. Fletcher served as the Senior Manager for the Summer Engineering Experience of Kids (SEEK) program and the Director of Pre-college Programs for the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). Additionally, she spent time in industry holding technical and operations-based roles and has experience with outreach projects focused on STEM education and mentoring.Dr. Vishodana Thamotharan, Florida International UniversityMs. Atalie Garcia c American Society for Engineering Education
, Mississippi State University Emily Wall is a summa cum laude Industrial and Systems Engineering 2015 graduate of Mississippi State University, and a 2012 graduate of Itawamba Community College. After college, she accepted a position as a Research Engineer at Mississippi State University’s Institute for Systems Engineering Research, located in Vicksburg, MS, on the campus of the Engineering Research and Development Center. While at ISER, her research areas include lean six sigma practices and applications, manufacturability, virtual reality applications and Mississippi economic improvement projects. She is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt and is a graduate student at Mississippi State University pursuing her doctorate in
his department since 2008, and he also acts as the Project Director for the NSF Bridge Program in his department. In the past he served as the Graduate Director and as the Undergraduate Director in his department, and he directed the NSF-LSAMP program on his campus during 2009-2014 and also directed the NSF-LSAMP Bridge-to-Doctorate pro- gram on his campus during 2010-2013.Prof. Jianzhong Su, University of Texas at Arlington Dr. Jianzhong Su is professor and chair of Mathematics at the Department of Mathematics, University of Texas at Arlington. He received his Ph.D. in 1990 from University of Minnesota under Professor Hans Weinberger and he has been in higher education for over 27 years. He is an applied
graduated with a Mechanical Engineering degree and Aerospace Engineer- ing and Mathematics minors from Kennesaw State University in December of 2017. As a student at Kennesaw State, Andrew volunteered as a member of the Kennesaw State Aerial Robotics Competition Team where he founded the SAE AeroDesign Team and served as SAE Team Captain, and Team Pilot. Under Andrew’s leadership, the SAE AeroDesign Team designed, built, tested, and flew several large- scale radio-controlled airplanes capable of carrying a substantial payload. Additionally, Andrew served as Structures Designer and Pilot for the Sting One Owl Mascot Project where he designed, built, and flew a five-foot by five-foot hexa-copter drone designed to emulate
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participants Pre/post Students report changes in their career interests and academic S-STEM pathways?Participant OverviewDuring the summer of 2015, ten high school teachers (nine female and one male) from the localuniversity’s urban school districts spent six weeks on the university campus involved in variousareas of nanotechnology research. In the subsequent school year, they integrated some aspect ofnanotechnology into their course. Six of the teachers had five years or less of teachingexperience and four of the teachers had six to ten years of previous teaching experience.Participants were primarily female (n = 9). Teachers taught courses in astronomy, biology,biomedical sciences (through Project Lead the Way), chemistry, and
education. Currently, Adrienne works at Louisiana State University, managing all aspects of the STEP project that consists of a large-scale peer mentoring program in the College of Engineering. Previously, she founded and coordinated the Scope-On-A-Rope Outreach Program (SOAR) in the Department of Biological Sciences, where she worked for 10 years. Prior to her positions at LSU, Adrienne was the Science Education Curator at the Louisiana Art and Science Museum in Baton Rouge. Adrienne has a Master of Science degree in zoology from LSU, where she studied in the Museum of Natural Science collections, and an Education Specialist Certification in science education.Dr. Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University
, vol. 99, no. 2, pp. 169–178, 2010.[11] U.S. Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics, “Profile of undergraduates in U. S. postsecondary institutions: 1999 – 2000,” NCES 2002 – 168, Washington, DC, 2002, by Laura Horn, Katharin Peter, and Kathryn Rooney. Project Officer: Andrew G. Malizio.[12] National Academy of Sciences, Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America’s Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2011.[13] E. Hsu, T. J. Murphy, and U. Treisman, “Supporting high achievement in introductory mathematics courses: What we have learned from 30 years of the Emerging Scholars Program,” in Making the Connection: Research and
peer leader. These topicsbecome the basis for the formation of new practice groups. Each group then designs theirapproach to investigating the topic and plans for ways to present this new information. Thepurpose of the final project is to share the knowledge they have researched or generated withothers in the course support community as a whole (Community of Practice).Training our peer leaders to model self-directed learning approaches in their sessions is the firststep toward supporting students as they transition into college and develop skills in reflecting onchallenges and adapting to improve success. We have intentionally designed our peer leadertraining course to immerse new leaders in a self-directed learning environment, by allowing
; Exposition, 2014.[9] R.D. Burke, C.L. Dancz, K. J. Ketchman, M.M. Bilec, T.H. Boyer, C. Davidson, A.E. Landis, and K. Parrish, “Faculty Perspectives on Sustainability Integration in Undergraduate Civil and Environmental Engineering Curriculum,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 144(3), 2018.[10] D.L. Bondhegan, S.J. Komisar, and R. O’Neill, “Assessing Achievement of Sustainability Skills in the Environmental and Civil Engineering Curriculum,” Proceedings of the 2016 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2016.[11] J.M. Stache, J.P. Hanus, and J. Gonser, “Assessing Sustainability in Design in an Infrastructure Course through Project
promote diversity in all disciplines, thereby ensuring equity andachievement of full creative potential? The data shown in this paper demonstrate that computingand engineering have made considerable progress in becoming more gender diverse, even if theprogress has not always been on a consistent trend for computing. In contrast, several importantand large disciplinary areas are on course to continue becoming less gender diverse, as theybecome increasingly tilted towards more women receiving degrees. Ready arguments to expressstrong concern for reducing male dominance of computing and engineering can be made alignedwith the high demand and projected continued high demand for STEM degrees and competitivelevels of compensation. But, one of the
offeringappointments in December 2018. The Comm Lab is staffed by 5 advanced undergraduate peertutors, all of whom are engineering students. During the two-year pilot phase funded through agrant from a private foundation, the Comm Lab is tailoring its services to student competitionteams in Rose-Hulman’s makerspace, where students work on co-curricular projects like HumanPowered Vehicle and Concrete Canoe (Figure 1). These teams must submit design and safetyreports and make presentations as part of their national competitions, but because these teams’activities happen outside the context of a course, students received no formal writing orcommunication support, and team leaders and faculty advisors do not have the expertise or timeto devote to enhancing teams
out to students that they believe could be a good fit to be a TA. ● If at all possible, it would be great to have an extensive database that TAs can reference ahead of time to become aware of what topics the students' homework assignments and projects will contain. In addition, some more community-building activities could benefit the students' experiences and hopefully inspire them to continue pursuing engineering. ● More specialization with regards to which classes which TAs know best.DiscussionThe results support the conclusion that this new program, aimed at supportingunderprepared students through their prerequisites, both academically and emotionallyis having the
. Advised by Parent / Teacher / Mentor b. Heard about it on the News / Internet c. Personal Experience d. School Project e. Internship f. Other: ____________________________________________________________ 4. What are your expectations for the week? 5. How did you hear about the summer camp at LTU? a. Advertisement b. Email/Newsletter c. Facebook d. Family or Friend e. Newspaper or Magazine Article f. Website/Search Engine g. Other: _____________________Appendix CNANOTECHNOLOGYENGINEERINGSUMMERCAMP2015We hope you enjoyed the Nanotechnology Summer Camp. To help us improve the quality of the camp, please complete this survey. Thank you
, Seoul National University Associate Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Seoul National Uni- versity in Seoul, Korea. He has worked on construction management, occupational health and safety in construction, disaster management, and IT applications in construction specifically using advanced tech- nologies including Big Data analysis, PMIS (Project Information Management Systems), video mining, and smart sensing. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Smartphone-based Tool for Checking Attendance of Students in Classroom Automatically Myungchul Kwak, Junghwan Song, Selin Chun, Taekyoung (Ted) Kwon, Seokho Chi
, the group projects and the quizzes. Completing exercises from the textbook. Group work with in class helps me in improving and sharing the ideas with my group mates. Flexible group work makes to get in touch with every person in the class.What is hindering your learning in this course? The time to complete the class prep problems is sometimes hard to come by. No, not in this class. Not prepare lessons and materials before class. The slides for chapter 10 "2 sample inferences" (week 11 I believe) that were on Isidore were terrible, because they were just a copy from the book. The other slides were good because the presented the concepts in a different way which provided insight into what
global issues such as those pertaining to sustainability.Dr. Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University Prof. Melani Plett is a Professor in Electrical Engineering at Seattle Pacific University. She has over sev- enteen years of experience in teaching a variety of engineering undergraduate students (freshman through senior) and has participated in several engineering education research projects, with a focus how faculty can best facilitate student learning.Prof. Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato Rebecca A. Bates received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington in 2004. She also received the M.T.S. degree from Harvard Divinity School in 1993. She is currently a