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thatrequires faculty to develop a special kind of proposal. At its core, a CAREER proposal is acareer development plan that incorporates integrated research and education plans. TheCAREER program is a foundation-wide activity that offers NSF’s most prestigious awards forfaculty members beginning their independent careers (NSF 20-525). Awardees are expected topresent an integrated research and education plan that will provide the foundation for theircareers as researchers and educators.The goal of this paper is to serve as a resource to help principal investigators (PIs) developCAREER proposals for any division at the National Science Foundation (NSF). The content ofthe paper is based on my recent experience as an NSF program officer (2017-2019) in
explored like the Zone of Proximal which was concerned withengagement [1] [9].[12] proposes that the integration of Computational Thinking with collaborative problem-basedlearning can cultivate learners how to learn and work on an authentic problem solving byincorporating concepts from computer science. Another study by [6] presents an overview of thechanges proposed to transform the teaching of computing to engineering students. The studyestablished that most of the time the beneficial problem-solving techniques and ComputationalThinking skills are lost through traditional programming courses. traditional programmingcourses are ineffective in transferring usable knowledge to students. This lose is partly due to thedisconnect between introductory
Paper ID #30624Leaving Civil Engineering: Examining the Intersections of Gender,Disability, and Professional IdentityDr. Cassandra J. McCall, Virginia Tech Dr. Cassandra McCall is a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Engineering Education Vir- ginia Tech. Her primary research interests include professional identity formation in undergraduate civil engineering students, grounded theory methods, and theory development. Currently, she is principal in- vestigator on an NSF sponsored project exploring the professional identity formation of civil engineering students who experience disabilities. In particular, she is
2013, CSUB was awarded an NSF IUSE grant. One of the grant activities was a pilot co-teaching program between mathematics and STEM faculty members. The co-teachingprogram consists of two phases: co-teaching module development and module verification bymathematics faculty members.For co-teaching module development, the program paired up mathematics faculty membersteaching Precalculus 1, 2 (College Algebra and Trigonometry) and Calculus 1, 2 (SingleVariable Calculus – Differential Calculus and Integral Calculus) with faculty members ineach of the disciplines of Chemistry, Engineering, or Physics. Students in these classes weretaught jointly by a mathematics faculty member and a faculty member in the respectiveSTEM disciplines.The goal of this
renewable energy technology includ- ing various methods techniques that involve energy efficient lighting design and daylight integration. As an educator Baur has participated several session on various lighting design techniques including the Philips’ Lighting Application Center. He has also co-authored a book entitled, Civil Engineering and Architecture to be used as a textbook for all Project Lead the Way CEA curriculum. The book highlights some of the drivers to energy-efficient design including the use different types of lighting systems including daylighting.Dr. Mark Fitch, Missouri University of Science and Technology Mark Fitch is an Associate Professor and Assistant Chair for Environmental Engineering in the
architectural design course is one of two design options offered by theconstruction division, and has been taught since 1990. Moreover, the construction engineeringdiscipline is the integrating element of this program curriculum (see [7] for more background).Over the years, both architects and civil engineers have taught the course. The ArchitecturalDesign course replaced an older architectural drafting course and focused on residential designfrom 1990-2014. Students designed a house for a client or their future selves as a vehicle tolearn computer-aided drafting (CAD). As CAD programs evolved and became more powerful,the students were able to create more elaborate and often unrealistic “dream houses” in a singlesemester.While the course was very
the mathematics curriculum was chosen that demonstratedthe need to both substitute and integrate. This problem was provided by the faculty teachingintegral calculus as follows: The force due to friction F (N) needed to move an object with massm (kg) across a surface is F=μ.m, where μ (N/kg) is some coefficient that depends upon surfaceproperties and the gravitational constant. Consider a block of wax being pushed across asurface, leaving behind a trail of wax as it travels. Its mass is related to the distance the wax hasbeen pushed (x) and is given by m(x)=50-0.5x. Assuming that the coefficient μ=2, how muchwork is needed to push the block 100m across this surface? This problem and its solution arefurther detailed in equations 4 & 5
interdisciplinarysolutions to complex infrastructure challenges. In October 2018, the University of Puerto Ricoreceived a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) collaborative award from the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) to develop an integrated curriculum on resilient and sustainable infrastructure.The project titled “Resilient Infrastructure and Sustainability Education – UndergraduateProgram (RISE-UP) aims to educate future environmental designers and engineers to design andbuild a more resilient and sustainable infrastructure for Puerto Rico.This paper presents the design, initial implementation, and assessment of a curriculumencompassing synergistic interactions among these four domains: integrated project delivery,user-centered design, interdisciplinary problem
her an informed perspective of how policy moves from theory to practice. Dr. Olson’s current research interests include urban teacher preparation, teacher professional development and student voice. Her most recent publication in Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching and Research Becoming A Culturally Responsive Teacher: The Impact Of Clinical Experiences In Urban Schools focuses on elementary and secondary teacher candidates’ perspectives of how their clinical experiences influence their preparedness in becoming effective culturally responsive educators.Mr. Darrin Collins, University of Illinois at Chicago Darrin Collins is a PhD candidate in the department of Math and Science Curriculum and Instruction at
are integratedthroughout the course, which allows participants to partially fulfill graduate trainingrequirements in the responsible conduct of research. This paper discusses the development of thiscourse, which is based in part on curriculum developed as part of an ongoing training grant fromthe National Science Foundation. Eighteen graduate students from Engineering and other STEMdisciplines completed the course in Spring 2019, and we present data gathered from theseparticipants along with lessons learned and suggestions for institutions interested in adaptingthese open-source curriculum materials for their own use.IntroductionGraduate students in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) gain a wealth ofdisciplinary knowledge as
% 100% puzzles) Do you like art? Do you like music? Are games incorporated in your classes? 100% 66.6% Current Curriculum Are music and art being integrated into your math and/or science curriculums? 16.67% 0% Interest in Would you play Work. Study. Play! in Work. Study. your class? 90% 100% Play!High SchoolThis signifies an opportunity for Work. Study. Play! to be integrated into High School’s in orderto bridge this gap between STEM and the arts.Middle SchoolThis displays a disconnect between STEM and
aspects of becoming an experienced member” (p. 92). Shared repertoirerepresents a marker of community in which, over time, community members develop“coherence” in which “they belong to the practice of a community pursuing an enterprise” (p.82). When engineering students participate in different communities of practice on and offcampus, they engage in these three areas of experience, which help them develop their technicaland professional skills.Integrative Learning Integrative learning represents a desired learning outcome of postsecondary education. Itis defined as “an understanding and a disposition that a student builds across the curriculum andco-curriculum, from making simple connections among ideas and experiences to synthesizingand
Isabel Huff serves as the Curriculum Designer and Training Specialist for the TEEMS Curriculum at Springfield Technical Community College. She has an M.A. in Education from Stanford University and a B.A. in Economics and Spanish from Smith College.Sonia Ellis, Springfield Technical Community College Sonia Ellis is the lead instructional designer for TEEMS, Transforming Engineering Education for Mid- dle Schools, an NSF-funded collaboration between Springfiel Technical Community College and Smith College.Crystal M Ford, Smith College, Springfield Technical Community College Crystal Ford is an experienced digital designer with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry.Kate Lytton, Collaborative
. Seebauer, A. Tillman, and T. Vogel, Integrating TeamBased Design Across the Curriculum at a Large Public University. Chemical Engineering Education, 2014. 48(3): p. 139-148. 5. Shaeiwitz, J.A., W.B. Whiting, R. Turton, and R.C. Bailie, The Holistic Curriculum. Journal of Engineering Education, 1994. 83(4): p. 343-348. 6. Clark, W., D. DiBiasio, and A. Dixon, A project-based, spiral curriculum for introductory courses in ChE: Part 1. curriculum design. Chemical Engineering Education, 2000. 34(3): p. 222-233. 7. Hirt, D., Integrating design throughout the ChE curriculum: lessons learned. Chemical Engineering Education, 1998. 32: p. 290-295. 80ABHAYA DATYEDr. Abhaya Datye has been on the faculty at the University
bridge the gap between high school and college as well as preparing students for the rigors of mathematics. His research interests include engineering education, integration of novel technologies into engineering classroom, excellence in instruction, water, and wastewater treatment, civil engineering infrastructure, and transportation engi- neering.Dr. Christina Marie Zambrano-Varghese, Rutgers University-Newark Christina Zambrano-Varghese is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University- Newark, where she teaches a wide variety of courses ranging from introductory to upper-level research methods. She has conducted research on plagiarism prevention strategies and has transformed her courses
activity-based lessons,and then apply design and systems-level thinking skills in an integrative, real-world-based project.While mechatronics-based courses and modules are becoming commonplace in engineeringcurricula, many of these experiences occur later in the educational experience. The uniqueness ofthe module presented in this work is that it is designed for a first- or second-year engineeringcourse and could be adapted to complement existing design-based courses and expanded to anentire course. Another unique aspect of the module is the way it integrates creative thinking,systems engineering and microcontrollers to engage students in design-build-test real-worldprojects. The paper presents the rationale for the pedagogy used, the activity
students alsotrained 15 other university students, both in the United States and Guatemala, who have taught thecurriculum to an additional 150 students in Guatemala, which illustrates the scalability and sustain-ability of the curriculum across countries, communities, and cultures. Conclusions. By integrating human-centered design and the SDGs into engineering curricula andtargeting communities that work with women and girls, we believe the Ignite program can impactthree of the SDGs – renewable energy, quality education, and gender equality.Key words: Multidisciplinary design; international programs; technology applications INTRODUCTION In a display of global unity, all 193 countries
Batrouny is a PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at Tufts University. Her engineering education research interests include upper elementary engineering education, integrated science and en- gineering, collaboration in engineering, and decision making in engineering. For her Master’s thesis, she uncovered talk moves used by 4th grade students that fostered collaborative, disciplinary decision-making during an engineering design outreach program. For her dissertation, she intends to explore the ways in which team mental models function in teams of novice engineers and how novice engineers can be trained to collaborate more effectively on diverse teams.Dr. Kristen B Wendell, Tufts University Kristen Wendell is
programs embedded inengineering schools in the United States and Canada. The authors expand on previousscholarship by Kathryn Neeley, Caitlin Wylie, and Bryn Seabrook in “In Search of Integration:Mapping Conceptual Efforts to Apply STS to Engineering Education,” as presented at the 2019ASEE annual conference, to examine how STS is incorporated in engineering education. WhileNeeley, Wylie, and Seabrook focused on broad trends within a single, large professional society(ASEE), this study focuses on two particular embedded STS programs, with an emphasis on howthe research team describes STS for engineers and encourages meaningful integration. What does the field of STS offer engineering students? What core STS concepts andapproaches do we teach
multidisciplinary nature ofpower quality presents an opportunity to integrate various aspects of energy and power systemsresearch. The power quality research and related-education activities are prepare a new kind ofpower engineer, able to meet the energy challenges of the 21st century. Power quality are linkingpower systems, power electronics and contemporary energy and power issues in order to createan integrated perspective of today energy and power systems. Current research plans are centeredon the power quality impact of integrating alternate energy sources to the power distributionsystems. The educational aspect can provide alternatives for a renovation of energy education byimplementing power quality activities in the power engineering curriculum
and extend our resources to as many underprivilegedschools as possible. The expansion of our outreach program guarantees a unique learningexperience that will strengthen students’ foundations in core STEM subjects.ConclusionOrganized by undergraduate students, the Bit Project outreach program grants teachers access toresources for easy integration of project-based learning into their classes. An analysis of the firstimplementation of the outreach program received positive feedback and promise for long-termcontinuation at the school. As a student-led effort, Bit Project recruits new curriculum developersand outreach coordinators every academic quarter, ensuring a continuous stream of lesson plans.Feedback from volunteers and teachers on
Brunhaver et al. [19] produced similar findings about the difficulty ofassessing EM content in courses using the existing KSOs. The solution to this problem ofmeasurability proposed in that study was to develop an assessment of self-reported studentunderstanding of EM. The recommendation from this present study is to instead modify orredefine the objectives used to integrate EM content into curriculum to be measurable, ratherthan measuring it using a separate assessment tool.Although the sets of objectives analyzed in this study were difficult to use for the purposes ofmeasuring the EM content of courses, they can be used in other ways, including to help guide theprocess of generating EM course objectives. These objectives can also be useful for
University of Portland.References1. Newberry, B. Experimentally determining mass moment properties. 2008 Annual Conference& Exposition, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania2. Raviv, D., & Barb, D. R. A visual, intuitive, and engaging approach to explaining the center ofgravity concept in statics. 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Tampa, Florida3. Kaul, S., & Sitaram, P. Curriculum design of statics and dynamics: An integrated scaffoldingand hands-on approach. 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia4. Brake, N. A., & Adam, F. A. Integrating a 3-D printer and a truss optimization project instatics. 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana5. Mayar, K. Re-design of engineering mechanics
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, postgraduate training in Computer Systems Engineering, and many years of experience teaching and developing curriculum in various learning environments. She has taught technology integration and teacher training to undergrad- uate and graduate students at Arizona State University, students at the K-12 level locally and abroad, and various workshops and modules in business and industry. Dr. Larson is experienced in the application of American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Paper ID #29194 instructional design, delivery, evaluation, and specializes in
interaction is worth exploring in the curriculum. 4.75 If integrated into the process of If integrated into the process of structural engineering, BIM can structural engineering, BIM can streamline and quicken the timeline for 3.40 streamline and quicken the timeline for 4.63 design of the structure. design of the structure. Knowledge of BIM gives students an Knowledge of BIM gives students an advantage over other university advantage over other university programs when searching for summer
graduates (52%) considered theirwritten and oral communication skills to be strong [6]. In a parallel survey, only 9% of industryrepresentatives considered the communication skills of recent mechanical engineering graduatesto be strong. These results suggest that student and recent graduate perceptions ofcommunication on the job are not aligned with actual expectations.There are several strategies that programs have developed in an attempt to remedy thisdisconnect [7]. In many programs, there has been a push towards integration of communicationacross the curriculum, where communication skills are emphasized in a broader range ofengineering courses. Additionally, some engineering programs have developed partnerships withEnglish, communication or
, Montana State UniversityMrs. Elaine Marie Westbrook, Montana State University Elaine Westbrook received a B.S. in Chemistry from Kennesaw State University in 1993. After a decade in industry, she turned her attention to education and taught secondary science for the following decade. In 2014, she received a Masters in Science Education from Montana State University. She is currently a doctoral student in the Education department at Montana State and researches gender differences of informal STEM education in rural areas.Dr. Nick Lux Lux, Montana State University Dr. Nicholas Lux has is an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction in MSU’s Department of Education. His teaching and research interests are in the