resources for student learning, such as availability of tutoringsessions, writing centers, or student disability services [6]. Syllabi also provide an opportunityfor instructors to exhibit empathy or provide motivation to students through the communicationof course policies. Demonstrations of empathy have the potential to provide additional support tostudents within the classroom and influence student success [8], [9]. Furthermore, past studieshave demonstrated that fundamental information about a course can be deduced from coursesyllabi [10], [11], [12]. However, there has been a lack of research exploring the ways in whichcourse syllabi can be used to examine transparency and support systems provided to students inengineering courses. The purpose
language patterns, nuances,and complexities. The training corpus includes various sources, such as books, articles, reviews,online conversations, and human-generated data, allowing the model to engage in non-trivialdialogues and provide accurate information on diverse topics [2].Within the field of computer sciences, we have seen that many students have integrated rapidlyinto Chat GPT to assist in writing programming code. This has now forced the academiccommunity to assess how such AI systems will impact students and, by extension, how aseducator’s aspects of their critical thinking skills are being impacted by the availability of such apowerful tool. Students can engage with the AI to seek information, solve problems, and engagein idea creation
in 2005 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering. His main research focus is on advanced multi-scale and smart manufacturing processes and technologies for various applications. His sound-based smart machine monitoring technology led to a start-up company on smart sensing. He has authored over 150 peer-reviewed journal publications. He is an ASME fellow and Area Editor of Journal of Manufacturing Processes. He is also the recipient of the 2011 SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, 2012 Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineers I.W. Smith Award for Outstanding Achievements, and 2015 Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
marginalized graduate stu- dents in agricultural sciences by cultivating equitable mentoring relationships among students, staff, and faculty. There she coordinated M@P’s Summer Scholars Program, Peer Mentoring Program, and Invited Lecture Series. Torrie’s research interests include critical qualitative research, Black women in graduate education, equity and inclusion in agriculture + STEM, and mentoring and advising in graduate education.Dr. Yvette E. Pearson, P.E., University of Texas, Dallas Dr. Yvette E. Pearson is Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at The University of Texas at Dallas. Her university-based and consulting efforts have led to over $40M in funding to support the success of students
ZPD was proposed by Lev Vygotsky as a sociocultural theory that describes learning anddevelopment [10]. The ZPD conceives learning as the space between what a learner can dowithout assistance and what the learner can do with competent assistance. A common way totranslate implications from the ZPD to the design of learning interventions is by providingstudents with scaffolding. Scaffolding refers to all types of support and guidance offered in theclassroom either by the instructor or peers or supported by technology [11].In the context of higher education, scaffolding refers to teaching techniques or tools that supportstudents' learning. Students are provided with learning supports that help them accomplish tasksthat they normally would not be
interviewee's consent. The interview was fully structured, and the interviewersfollowed the interview protocol to ensure that all the points were covered. iv. Analysis ● Transcription: The eight completed interviews were then transcribed using the online platform “otter” [ 21]. Then the transcripts were revised by the research team to ensure transcription accuracy. ● Coding: We adopted the thematic analysis coding approach with the following six-step process [22]: Familiarization We started by reading the interviews and familiarizing ourselves with their details. In addition to memoing and writing early insights. Coding We started with one
research to maximize research impact. Each workshop includes videocontent, a workbook, and a moderator guide, with workshops designed to be deployed either in‐person or virtually facilitated by a workshop moderator.In designing our interventions, we considered alignment with guidelines provided by the Councilon Undergraduate Research (CUR), which include curating engaging and high‐impactopportunities, creating a community of student scholars, peer mentoring, opportunities for earlyand sustained involvement, and program assessment [1].To assess the impact of our workshop-based interventions on student research productivity andattitudes toward research, we developed a retrospective, post-experience survey and a one-yearfollow-up survey for students
significantly modified or new learning outcomes for Fall 2022): 1) Students will develop critical thinking, writing, technology, and research skills. 2) Students will demonstrate competency in accessing WMU resources and services and will make meaningful connections with faculty, staff, student leaders, and peers to facilitate success. 3) Students will understand the requirements to earn their bachelor’s degree in CEAS. 4) Students will be aware of neuroscience-based learning tools and will understand responsible personal, academic, and social behaviors needed to be a successful student. 5) Students will create a personalized wellness plan highlighting the importance of emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual
jointly, literally sitting together in large lecture halls,whereas at other institutions, engineering students in one discipline, say civil engineering, areentirely siloed from their peers in mechanical, electrical, computer, industrial engineering-these programs and their enrolled students are entirely separate from each other and outside ofelectives, students may never share courses, instructors, or even buildings. This latter factormakes survey distribution considerably easier at some institutions than others and influencesthe student responses we receive. These examples, and others, made clear to us how limitedthe results of survey data, and even qualitative interview data, from our study would be if1 The ESIT was developed to assess the
rules are listed below: 1. No Squelching – With just one single statement your own creativity or that of another can be destroyed. 2. Take Risks – Give yourself permission to try something new. 3. Write Every Idea Down – Do not self-edit. 4. No Say “no” or “But” – Reframe that with “yes and.” 5. No Analysis – Do not worry about the implementation of ideas. 6. Everyone is an Expert – Everyone gets to speak their mind. 7. Have Fun – Get loud, get animated, move around.The workshop process document helped students understand how negative brainstorming will beaccomplished and how to use the process worksheet. The main premise of negative ideageneration is that it is “both easier and more
. Learn table/dining etiquette Financial Security 1. Can meet living expenses. 2. Can meet academic expenses Engineering Self- 1. Believe they belong in an engineering/engineering technology Efficacy program. 2. Believe they will be successful engineers in the futureFigure 1: Targeted and Self-Directed Learning Based on Research Variables and Knowles et al.'s (2015) Andragogical Concepts (Bullington et al., 2021)The next six sections break down findings by each of the project variables.CamaraderieParticipants responded that having opportunities to meet people like themselves, other SVMS,was extremely important. They explained that meeting like-minded peers helped
Multilingual Board GameIntroductionSerious games are a category of games that are often used in education to provide access tocomplex systems. In past research and curriculum development, engineering teachers haveimplemented curriculum around STEM-focused games [1], such as for urban planning [2],transportation engineering [1], chemistry education [3] and computational thinking [4]. Due tothe increased interactive engagement of games compared to lecture [5], [6], [7], engineeringeducators have utilized games to positively impact students' learning. However, theseeducational games are often only available in English. Students whose first language (L1) is notEnglish may be limited in how they present their ideas to peers in these playful spaces
of hands-onactivities and experiments in the classroom, as well as the use of digital resources (Azumio - InstantHeart Rate App) to complement the Traditional lecture-based instruction of the course. Thestudents were shown in class how to download Azumio app on the cellphone and use it to correctlymeasure their heart rate and it was explained to them the reason for the difference in resultsobserved in each set (especially after performing a 5-minute exercise) which included 6measurements of heart rate. Students were later given the assignment to work on 5 more sets ofthis experiment and were taught how to analyze and interpret the data collected - this data wouldbe later used by them to write a Lab report.1.3 Post-Test: A second survey was
students. He is an advocate for DEI&B as well as graduate student well-being.Dr. Grace Gowdy Dr. Gowdy is an Assistant Professor at North Carolina A&Tˆa C™s Department of Social Work & Soci- ology. Dr. Gowdy currently works on multiple studies examining how formal and informal mentoring relationships can support educational outcomes for histoShea Bigsby, Dr. Shea Bigsby is the Coordinator of Graduate Writing Services in the Graduate College at North Car- olina A&T State University. In this position, he develops resources and conducts workshops to help graduate students improve their writing skills and complete thesis/dissertation formatting and submission requirements. He also develops programming
than otherdisciplines and experience longer citation time lags. Mathematics information becomes out-of-date at a slower rate than most other disciplines [3]. In comparison, researchers in a field likemedicine with a faster publication cycle have need for current, recently published information,while an older book or paper can remain useful to mathematicians. This phenomenon may in partaccount for why print collections continue to be prioritized for mathematics.Anderson writes, “Mathematicians who use the library can be characterized as very critical yetappreciative of library services, generally dismayed by the inadequacies of online catalogs (duein part to what they perceive as not very friendly interfaces) and very proud of the
paper on a topic from a list of provided topics or could propose a topic that interests them. Once students select their research topic, they proceed to work on writing a technical survey paper on the subject. Students must use acceptable technical writing templates for their paper and should rely on an adequate number and type of references to ensure a balanced and credible coverage of the subject. In the Fall 2021 course offering, students followed the IEEE conference paper template. At the end of the semester, students present their research to the entire class, practicing appropriate public speaking and communication skills and responding to peer questions and feedback. • Assignments: the
-efficacy.The writing exercises assisted in providing insight on the participants’ sociotechnicalcompetency before and after working with stakeholders in the summer sessions. Analyzing theessays over the summer sessions for 2019 and 2020 displayed clear results in the participants’understanding of what components are needed for a sufficient engineering solution. 2021 wasdone using the same protocol from previous years of highlighting the essays as described in ourprevious publication. The essays were analyzed for understanding the relationship between socialdimensions and technical components.The interviews were transcribed and analyzed for two different components for the 2021 fieldsession. Similar to previous years, the interviews were examined by
takenonline classes in diverse and remote environments. They are accustomed to learning under idealand less than ideal circumstances. The combined traits of increased professionalization, priorexperience with online learning, and persistence position student veterans to perform as well orbetter than their traditional college-aged peers during the COVID-19 crisis. In a study of theeffectiveness of Hyflex (Hybrid Flexible) learning conducted in the School of Engineering atThe Citadel, forced-choice and free text survey responses showed that student veterans matchwith and differ from traditional college-aged students in important ways. Results from this studycan be used to guide best practices in the Hyflex educational model, in order to better serve
the literature inbiological physics, a vast, active, and expanding field that links the phenomena of the livingworld to the tools and perspectives of physics.” [2] This compilation aided in building resourcepages for students in PHY 350 by providing guidance to seminars, videos, and recent peer-reviewed publications on specific biophysical topics as well the technologies used to investigatethose topics.In addition, Bloom’s taxonomy is an important guide in structuring the course and its activities.As depicted in Figure 1, Bloom’s taxonomy contains six levels of proficiencies ranging fromlower-order skills that require less critical thinking to higher-order skills that require a greaterdegree of critical thought processes. Utilizing all levels
available to studentson demand; RS identifies virtual lectures that occur as a designated appointment but may or maynot be recorded and made accessible to students later. Lesson Notes are simply lecture notesposted to the LMS prior to class; and Powerpoint slides function the same way. Video identifiesinstructional, third-party videos that are already freely available online that the instructor maydeem relevant to the course material. In the case of RAS, RS, and VoPPT, students have nochoice as to what they view—visual cues are reduced and attention is focused on one screen,which also makes group work and peer learning in real-time a challenge.4. ResultsAcross student cohorts and across semesters, students were consistent in their rankings of
engagement and address theneeds of kinesthetic learners [1, 2]. Perceived benefits from robot integration in introductoryprogramming courses include an increase in programming skills, peer learning, and studentmotivation [3]. It has been observed that along with fostering creativity, using robotics in thesecourses increases student success [4, 5]. In general, introductory engineering courses haveincorporated robots with a goal to increase problem solving skills [6] and overall programretention [7]. However, robots are often a source of frustration to students. McGill observed thatto gain benefits in student motivation in an introductory programming course, hardware andsoftware implementations need to be better investigated and developed to
develop hands-on experience with peers. However, duringthe pandemic and in the presence of social distancing measures, many uncertainties were present inconducting group work. As such, the labs were re-designed to be completed by individuals. At the end of the semester, we adapted and deployed a survey (based on earlier work byRecktenwald and Hall [2]) to collect students’ feedback and response to the new format of teaching.The main objective of this paper is to summarize the novel teaching setting and provide an overviewof the feedback we received from the students. We report on using Arduino microcontrollersto enable remote, distributed, individual, and hands-on lab work for an established senior-levelmechanical engineering course
andpolicies; research skills with respect to data analysis and problem-solving; as well as presentationand writing skills. The students and interns in the courses and internships also addressed anddebated on the various issues of sustainability, which encompasses social, environmental,economic considerations along with policies. The crisis of the pandemic on climate change isdependent on the policies of the governments towards which directions the economies need tohead. When the governments prioritize to shift from fossil fuels to cleaner energy such as wind,solar, geothermal, biofuels, then the mitigation efforts of climate change could come to fruition.It is anticipated that with more ongoing collaborations across disciplines, the authors will be
7 8 8servers/cloudFinding research articles 11 9 9 10Reading research articles andunderstanding the peer review 12 10 8 10 11processDisseminating research atconferences – poster and oral 13 12 12 13presentationsThe how and why of technicalwriting during the research 14 13 9processPursuing an advanced degree in a 14 14 15 15 10STEM field (merged) (merged) 14 14Paying for graduate
engineering subject guides and the citation guides are used to enhance the teaching material. There are also many websites embedded into the slides that students can use to gain more information on how to write reports and avoid plagiarism. • Evaluation: Several "check on learning" quizzes at the end of the short modules where students can prove that they understand the main ideas taught in those modules, as well as a Google Form embedded into the CRS app at the end of the session that allows students to provide feedback on what went right, what went wrong, and how to improve. [19]A CRS can be a very powerful tool when used with an existing learning design framework. TheNearpod application was originally chosen for
mentoring, such as peer mentoring and mentorship between early-career andsenior faculty, considerably influence professional advancement of African-American womenfaculty [6].We anticipate that the establishment of such mentorship opportunities and supportnetworks at a cross-campus level for early-career women engineering faculty will help to retainthese faculty and provide them with opportunities to develop and disseminate research, findcollaborators, and enhance their educational abilities. It is our hypothesis that establishing amentoring program will improve women, particularly URM women, faculty’s career satisfactionand enrich the level of their academic skills and scholarly achievements, and eventually facilitateinstitutional transformations
) feminism of their day, the Combahee River Collectivehighlighted intersectional politics and activism within a framework of solidarity. Through the1980s, writers such as Audre Lorde and Patricia Hill Collins highlighted the multitude of waysthat intersecting identities gave rise to unique, interlocking, and intersectional forms ofoppression [14], [15]. These writings brought intersectionality to the center of activist thought,challenging the previously single-issue politics of groups such as the civil rights movement, thegay/lesbian liberation movement, and second-wave feminism. Since its roots in activist politics and articulation by Crenshaw, intersectionality has madeits way into a wide array of disciplines. Packaged as a tenet in
these sessions and instructor andresearcher fieldnotes. The first author of this manuscript was the primary instructor, the secondauthor was a teaching and research assistant. Written artifacts from the TCs include theexplanations of Quick, Draw! [13] and a conceptual draft of one lesson plan using one of fourAI-related resources that we had introduced during the workshops. The TCs were also asked torespond to short reflective writing prompts regarding the reason why they chose a specificactivity in the lesson plan, how the activity they described in the lesson plan allows students toaccess the learning goals, and how TCs perceive applications of science and technology asimportant or relevant to students’ lives or to TCs’ work as
powder production for additive manufacturing, and characterization of metal powders for spreadability and flow modeling. Dr. Abu-Lebdeh has published over 70 papers and 25 peer-reviewed proceeding papers related to struc- tures, structural mechanics, and powder characterization for AM. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineer- ing/Structural Mechanics from Louisiana State University. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Teaching Advanced Manufacturing Online to STEM Early-College and High-School Students Ahmed Cherif Megri, Sameer Hamoush, Taher Abu-Lebdeh North Carolina A&T State
environments.Autoethnography uses self-reflection and writing to understand and explore anecdotal and personalexperiences which allows for a deeper connection across individual educator stories as well ascontribute to a wider understanding of perspectives. Using a collaborative autoethnographicapproach allows educators to discuss their experience, coming together to make sense of theirsituation, context, and experiences. The study concludes with highlighting best practices andlessons learned for applying each of these teaching and learning formats, providing compellingjustification for continued use of all or parts of these teaching and learning formats as a goodpractice (regardless of a pandemic). Examples are provided for these engineering courses:Leadership