educators achieve this much-needed broader vision.References[1] M. E. Cardella, “Early childhood engineering: Supporting engineering design practices with young children and their families,” presented at the NARST 2020 Annual International Conference, Portland, OR, Mar. 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340234317_Early_Childhood_Engineering_Supp orting_Engineering_Design_Practices_with_Young_Children_and_Their_Families[2] National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Science and engineering in preschool through elementary grades: The brilliance of children and the strengths of educators. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2021, p. 26215. doi: 10.17226/26215.[3] S. A
Southeast Asian woman who at the time of the interview had worked asa mechanical engineer in the U.S. for 11 years. She has held several professional roles in hercareer across the energy and automotive industries. At the time of the interview, she was a crashsafety engineer at a major automotive company.In describing her current role, Radha stressed how important it was to understand the impact herwork was going to have on other parts of the system. In her engineering context of crash safetytesting, this ‘system’ was the entire vehicle and its launch. She described how, “especially asmechanical engineer[s], we’re very prone to look at parts, right?...We are really important, butagain, we’re just part of it.” She identified the dynamic between
2114242. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions, or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views ofthe National Science Foundation.References[1] P. Moen, “The Uneven Stress of Social Change: Disruptions, Disparities, and Mental Health,” Soc. Ment. Health, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 85–98, Jul. 2022, doi: 10.1177/21568693221100171.[2] Z. Abrams, “Student mental health is in crisis. Campuses are rethinking their approach,” Monit. Psychol., vol. 53, no. 7, p. 60, 2022, doi: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2022/10/mental-health-campus-care.[3] T. N. Hanh, Peace Is Every Step. Bantam Books, 1992.[4] J. Kabat-Zinn, Full catastrophe living: Using the wisdom of your body and mind to face
’ comprehension of NLP, preparing them forfuture developments in the subject and developing the practical skills necessary for their jobs.Keywords: Natural Language Processing (NLP), Undergraduate Education, Interactive Tools, PythonLibraries, Interdisciplinary Case Studies.1 IntroductionThe rapid advancement of digital technology, especially in artificial i ntelligence ( AI), i s s ignificantly re-shaping the landscape of higher education. Traditional lecture-centered teaching is increasingly being sup-plemented by dynamic, technology-enhanced approaches. In today’s education, AI-powered platforms andvirtual learning environments have become essential, leading to a new emphasis on adaptable, personalizedlearning experiences that cater to diverse
to show the basic retention numbers andthen allowed for further deeper exploration of student retention by showing the retention brokenout by many different subcategories of students.IntroductionLearning communities have a long history including the Meiklejohn “Experimental College” atthe University of Wisconsin in 1920. In the past couple of decades they have emerged as a wayto improve the retention for first year students.During the 1980’s and 1990’s there was a renewed interest in improving undergraduateeducation in the United States. The Boyer Commission in 1998 released its report, ReinventingUndergraduate Education: A Blueprint for America's Research Universities1, on the state ofundergraduate education. It recommended 10 ways to
education classes take a case study approach. This paper will describe the implementation of this hybrid GE/senior project course and will present the assessment of the first year of this program’s implementation. Introduction In January 2013, the California State University Board of Trustees mandated that, unless excepted, undergraduate degree programs, including engineering degrees, be limited to 120 units. Title 5 § 40508 [1] states that “[a]s of the fall term of the 2014-2015 academic year, no baccalaureate degree programs shall extend the unit requirement beyond 120 semester units…” This mandate and short timeline for implementation necessitated swift action for proposals to be submitted and approved via campus curriculum committees and
Brainstormingtended to focus students on generating holistic systems. The results suggest why different ideageneration tools are important for novice engineers, and which in contexts students may find thetools most valuable. This investigation has value for educators who are considering how to fostervaried concept development in the early phases of design.References[1] D. P. Crismond and R. S. Adams, “The Informed Design Teaching and Learning Matrix,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 101, no. 4, pp. 738–797, Oct. 2012.[2] S. R. Daly, S. Yilmaz, L. . Murphy, and A. Ostrowski, “Tracing problem evolution - factors that impact design problem definition.,” Des. Think. Res. Symp. 11 Peer Rev., Nov. 2016.[3] J. Kim and D. Wilemon, “Focusing the fuzzy front-end in new
Paper ID #18232A Classification System for Higher Education MakerspacesDr. Vincent Wilczynski, Yale University Vincent Wilczynski is the Deputy Dean of the Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science and the James S. Tyler Director of the Yale Center for Engineering Innovation & Design. As the Deputy Dean, he helps plan and implement all academic initiatives at the School. In addition, he manages the School’s teaching and research resources and facilities. As the James S. Tyler Director of the Center for Engineer- ing Innovation & Design he leads the School’s efforts to promote collaboration, creativity, design
opinions, findings, and conclusions orrecommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarilyreflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References[1] Bailey, M., Baum, S., Mason, S., Mozrall, J., & Valentine, M. (2009, October). RIT EFFORT_Career_Life_Survey. Establishing the Foundation for Future Organizational Reform and Transformation: ADVANCE EFFORT@RIT. https://www.rit.edu/nsfadvance/sites/rit.edu.nsfadvance/files/docs/faculty%20career%20life %20survey.pdf[2] Bailey, M., Marchetti, C., DeBartolo, E., Mozrall, J., Williams, G., Mason, S., Valentine, M., Baum, S., & LaLonde, S. (2011). Establishing the foundation for future organizational reform and transformation at a
: Undergraduate Research Increases Self-Efficacy and Career Ambitions for Underrepresented Students in STEM,” J. Res. Sci. Teach. https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.21341.[3] Watkins-Lewis, K. M., Dillon, H. E., Sliger, R., Becker, B., Cline, E. C., Greengrove, C., James, P. A., Kitali, A., and Scarcella, A., 2023, “Work In Progress: Multiple Mentor Model for Cross-Institutional Collaboration and Undergraduate Research,” American Society for Engineering Education, Baltimore MD.[4] Dillon, H., Cline, E. C., Hadnagy, E., Rodriguez, S. L., Sesko, A. K., Sliger, R. N., and Wilson, N., 2024, “Work in Progress: Transformation Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (T-CURE).” [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/work-in
’ actual work has been found poor.15In light of these issues, many researchers have defined engineering retention as simply thenumber of engineering graduates who report being employed in an engineering occupation.16-21By this measure, as of 2008, an estimated 1.2 million out of 2.5 million individuals withengineering as their highest degree were retained in engineering.22 Nonetheless, an obviouslimitation of counting engineers in this way is that, unlike using degree-job relatedness, “it willnot capture individuals using S&E knowledge, sometimes extensively, under [other]occupational titles”.21 In other words, defining engineering based on occupational classificationdoes not capture the full range of career paths that engineers take.14,23
tothe vital nature of the Statics course itself to education for future engineers, it was beneficial toprepare a systematic review, providing an objective summary of the current research landscapeof Statics interventions.Categorization of Course InterventionThe intervention categories we considered fall under a set of three intervention frameworks:Harackiewicz and Prinski (2018)’s motivational interventions, Donker et al. (2014)’s learningstrategy interventions, and Borrego et al. (2013)’s practice and/or research-based instructionalstrategy (PRBIS) interventions.Harackiewicz and Prinski (2018) revised and evaluated psychology-driven interventionspresented two decades before its publication. It condensed the research landscape up until
been incorporated to treat the collected stormwater and the resultshave shown that this material can removal heavy metal contaminants and provide purified water.This would provide an effective way to removal toxic pollutants such as heavy metals whilemaintain versatile and compact. Overall, this portable stormwater collection and treatment systemprovides an effective and economical affordable solution to process non-point pollutions,especially the stormwater runoff for urban residents.Spring 2017 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 7-8, 2017 MSUBibliography[1] Savage, N., and Diallo, M. S., 2005, "Nanomaterials and water purification: Opportunities andchallenges," Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 7(4-5), pp. 331-342.[2] 2013, "Emerging
-Based and Hands-On Intensive CurriculaAbstractIt is desirable to educators, and important for students, that a sound outcomes assessmentmethodology be employed in technology-based and hands-on intensive courses to measure andensure that requisite competencies are obtained by students. It is expected that a workingknowledge of these important competencies can help a two-year college graduate moreeffectively demonstrate mastery of the necessary skills and knowledge, and therefore add morevalue to a potential employer‟s operations. While assessment of student learning can bestraightforward for general education courses, meaningful measurement of student learningwithin the context of technology-based and hands-on curricula
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©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Math to Makerspace: Evolution of a bridge program to support cohort developmentIntroductionThis paper shares the evolution of a summer bridge program designed to support NationalScience Foundation S-STEM scholarship students as they transition to college. The bridgeprogram, taught before the start of the fall quarter, is a week-long intensive course designed toprovide incoming first-year students with a strong and focused start to college life. The aim is toprovide a venue to help students socially and academically integrate into the campus community.Over the course of 4 years, the summer bridge program evolved from a lecture-heavy math-focused course to a project
[8] as well as courses utilizing active learning rather than a lecture-based approach have beenshown to predict GPA among engineering students [9]. In a further effort to close this divide, a multidisciplinary Scholarships for Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) National Science Foundation (NSF)program was undertaken to recruit, retain, and develop leadership skills in underrepresentedstudents majoring in electrical, computer, and software engineering (ECSE) at a largeMidwestern university (computer science majors were not housed in this department). It washypothesized that the program would result in higher academic performance among programparticipants than in their non-participating peers, as indicated by their
makerspaces critically calls attention to the practices of makerspaceswhich may be inequitable. However, makerspace practitioners rarely engage or are engagedin this type of work. There is an opportunity to bring together the generous and the critical tosupport the design of more equitable university makerspaces.Different stakeholders within engineering education have different definitions of equitywhich are drawn from their lived experiences. The purpose of our framework is not to putforth a definition of equity we believe everyone should use, rather we believe the frameworkcan help us structure conversations on equity in makerspaces through a shared understanding.Against this backdrop, our research is informed by Vossoughi et al.’s definition
Administration (2012) from the University of Central Florida. Currently he is working on getting his Doctorate in Education - Measurement, Methodology, and Analysis track.Dr. Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida Dr. Lisa Massi is the Accreditation and Program Approval Specialist II for the College of Engineering & Computer Science at the University of Central Florida. She has been Co-PI of two NSF-funded S-STEM programs and program evaluator for three NSF-funded REU programs. Her research interests include factors that impact student persistence, professional identity development, and cultural identity in the STEM fields.Ms. Rachel Straney, University of Central Florida Rachel Straney is an Applications
Industrial Arts Education, Pennsylvania State University OSU faculty member since 1984 Currently in the STEM education program 2013 InterLin Ding, The Ohio State University Lin Ding, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University. Dr. Dingˆa C™s scholarly interests lie in discipline-based STEM education research. His work includes theoretical and empirical investigation ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Work-in-Progress: Inclusive Learning and Teaching Strategies or Effective Course Design? Constructing Significant Learning Experiences in Low and High Achieving
work may include women who were on the verge of choosing engineering but choseanother career path. This work may also investigate other groups within the U.S. and Moroccancultures. A quantitative approach may be implemented to produce more generalizable results thatmay produce a broader impact.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant N.1927125. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References[1] R. A. Ellis, “Is U.S. Science and Technology Adrift,” Science and Technology, 2007. .[2] T. U. . News, “The U.S. News/Raytheon STEM
diversity ofperspective and experience. To help all students develop the skills necessary to attract, retain,and consider the needs of diverse populations, engineering students need to consider socialresponsibility in the context of their engineering careers and scope of practice [6].To help promote engineering students’ ability to develop their social responsibility capacity, theUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell S-STEM program began with an initial plan to recruit threecohorts of 8 low-income, high-achieving students (24 students total) who wish to pursue a careerin higher education (e.g., faculty at community colleges or universities) and engage them inongoing social responsibility and identity formation curriculum. Supporting scholars from
analytical methods including natural languageprocessing (NLP) could enhance analysis accuracy and contribute to enhancing the overalldiverse and inclusive learning environment. Beyond these considerations, extending the analysisto include academic writing materials from additional years could provide a more comprehensiveview of how language practices evolve over time. This could offer deeper insights into theeffectiveness of initiatives focused on fostering inclusive language use. ReferencesAeby, P., Fong, R., Isaac, S., & Tormey, R. (2019). The impact of gender on engineering students’ group work experiences. International Journal of Engineering Education, 35(3), 756–765.Alfred, M. V., Ray
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identity affords more experiences withwhich diverse individuals can identify20 and feel welcome as participants (i.e., “engineering isfor me, too.”). Similar to the BME example, an engineering identity that values both social andtechnical dimensions presents more values and premises with which individuals can identify thusleading to more “whole-minded engineers.”Research & Development PlanThis NSF-funded RFE study utilizes a design thinking approach to develop solution(s) thataddress our three interrelated objectives: to better prepare engineers for today’s workforce, tobroaden understandings of engineering practice as both social and technical, and to createand sustain more diverse and inclusionary engineering programs. We are involving
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this summer program.References[1] "Engage-to-Excel: Producing One Million Additional College Graduates with Degrees in Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics," Executive Office of the President Washington, D.C.2012.[2] C. Vest, "The Image Problem for Engineering," The Bridge vol. 41, pp. 5-11, 2011.[3] S.-A. Allen-Ramdial and A. G. Campbell, "Reimagining the Pipeline Advancing STEM Diversity, Persistence, and Success," Bioscience, vol. 64, pp. 612-618, 2014.[4] NAS, NAE, and IOM, "Rising Above the Gathering Storm," National Academy of Sciences2007.[5] N. Bell, S. Brainard, P. Campbell, M. Coomes, E. Derrick, M. Gomez, et al., "In Pursuit of a Diverse Science, Technology, Engineering, and
, as well as several years of electrical and mechanical engineering design experience as a practicing engineer. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Swarthmore College, his Master’s of Education degree from the University of Massachusetts, and a Master’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Doctorate in Engineering Education from Purdue University.Ms. Ann E. Delaney, Boise State University Ann Delaney is the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator and the SAGE Scholars Program Director in the College of Engineering at Boise State University. SAGE Scholars is an NSF-funded S-STEM scholarship program which is part of the Redshirting in Engineering Consortium. As part of this program
MeasuresIn this study, we explored students’ perceptions of the two different kinds of videos they watchedbefore coming to the class for hands-on experience with the programming topic. The data wascollected for eight programming topics (7 weeks), where videos were available to students eachweek through the course management system. The eight topics are Arrays (A), Structures andClasses (SC), Constructors and other tools (C), Operator overloading (OO), Strings (S), Pointers(P), Inheritance (I), and Polymorphism and Virtual functions (PV). Students were asked tocomplete a small survey describing their perception of each video. Each participant had about aweek to answer the survey questions after watching the videos (concept and coding videos) thatwere
diverse student populations, ultimately enhancing their sense ofbelonging and academic performance in STEM fields.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported through funding by the National Science Foundation IUSE Grant No.2111114/2111513. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundationReferences[1] National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), “Diversity and STEM: Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities,” Alexandria, VA, 2023. Accessed: Oct. 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf23315/[2] R. M. Felder, G. N. Felder, and E. J. Dietz, “A