. Page 25.964.3In addition to preparing students for careers where a basic knowledge of nanotechnology isrequired, it is also essential to educate the general public regarding nanotechnology. Society isalready being affected by new developments in nanotechnology and will continue to be affectedin the future. In deciding the future of nanotechnology, both the technical experts and the publicwill participate in the decision making. Therefore it is essential to educate the general public sothat they can make informed decisions2. Although designed with science and engineering majorsin mind, this introductory course is open to and is accommodating to all majors increasing aninformed citizenry.ObjectivesThe objectives for the NanoExposed! course are
students who were not participating. This early comparison provided ahelpful basis for future comparisons and helped clarify assertions about the selection and application process and thedegree to which it might influence the make-up of the participant group. If, for example, the selection processrecruited—by design or by accident—students who were disproportionally interested in STEM careers beforeparticipation, conclusions about the ability of the program to encourage students to pursue such opportunities mightbe reasonably questioned. Independent-samples t tests found no statistically significant differences between thegroups’ mean responses, indicating that even where differences between the Digispired participant group and thecomparison group
-Service STEM Teachers to Teach EngineeringAbstractIn recent years, engineering has been increasingly incorporated into K-12 classrooms, eventhough K-12 teachers commonly have no prior experience with engineering or training in how toteach engineering. Therefore, schools cannot scale their programs to meet the criteria needed toteach engineering effectively. As a result, many teachers hold common misconceptions aboutwhat engineers do and have low self-efficacy with teaching engineering, leading to a lack ofinterest in engineering among K-12 students. Research indicates that students tend to holdstereotypical and narrow perceptions of engineering, which in turn limits their interest inengineering as a future career choice. Previous
University of Michigan. Her research interests include mental health and wellness, engineering student career pathways, and engagement of engineering faculty in engineering education research.Dr. Joseph Francis Mirabelli, University of Michigan Joseph Mirabelli is a postdoctoral fellow in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor who researches engineering education. He earned his PhD in Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a focus in Engineering Education. His interests are centered around mentorship, mental health, and retention in STEM students and faculty. Additionally, he helps support the development of new engineering education scholars and researches
diversity. He started his engineering education research endeavor through an NSF RIGEE grant in 2014. The promising findings of this research and the encouraging feedback of the student community motivated him to pursue this line of research in his NSF CAREER award in 2017. Since then, he has built a coalition within the university to expand this work through multiple NSF-funded research grants including IUSE/PFE: RED titled ”Innovation Beyond Accommodation: Leveraging Neurodiversity for Engineering Innovation”. Because of the importance of neurodiversity at all levels of education, he expanded his work to graduate STEM education through an NSF IGE grant. In addition, he recently received his Mid-CAREER award through
career in engineering, academic success, and retention in college asother rural students as described in Felder et al’s Longitudinal Study [1994]. These reasons include Page 24.1278.2a lack of role models, less social pressure to attend college, and less access to rigorous high schoolcourses.In 2001, Etcheverry, et. al. showed that social capital has a positive effect on the retention andacademic achievement of students. Etcheverry defines social capital as consisting of exchangesthat arise through the interactions between students and professors and among students as theycooperate in learning the material. Research in social capital in
interests include all aspects of STEM education, espeDr. Gamini P. Mendis, Pennsylvania State University, BehrendMatthew RothrockAnnwesa DasguptaJohanna Bodenhamer, IUPUI Graduate Research Assistant ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Improving Undergraduate STEM Writing: A Collaboration Between Instructors and Writing Center Directors to Improve Peer Writing Tutor FeedbackAbstractUndergraduate writing skills in STEM fields, especially engineering, need improvement. Yetstudents in engineering fields often do not value them and underestimate the amount of writingthey will do in their careers. University writing centers can be a helpful resource, but the peerwriting
participants included 8 females, 3 firstgeneration, 6 Pell-eligible, and 1 underrepresented minority.Course descriptionThe PWS offered a one-credit required seminar course per semester for students in years one(2021-2022) and two (2022-2023). The series consisted of lectures and hands-on activities,promoted professional development, and prepared students for real-world projects. (See Tables 1and 2.) Weekly seminars for PWS scholars included speakers from University service offices(such as Financial Aid, tutoring services, Career Resources, etc.) and industrial partners whoaddressed issues, ranging from gender segregation and cultural mismatch of women tonavigating and succeeding in the current engineering culture [21]. Orienting scholars enabledthem
academic, social, and economic support.The expected outcome of the SD-FIRST program is to achieve a sustainable increased retentionand graduation rate, and an increase in emotional intelligence for students participating in theprogram. The initial cohort of SD-FIRST scholars began in the fall 2021 semester, and thedetails of the program as well as initial implementation are included in this paper.Introduction and MotivationThe higher education system can be nebulous – from entrance to graduation, processes involvedwith financial aid, work study, faculty office hours, forming student connections, career fairs,and more can be intimidating for many students. For first-generation students, whose familymembers have no or limited experience with the
solutions.The entry courses along with the collaborative courses build a learning sequence that leads to a minordegree in design and innovation. While minor degrees are not novel, it was found that the programminghad to be linked to something of recognizable/tangible value to students. Through student and advisorinterviews, it was found that advising programs are automated to direct students toward “checking boxes”for a plan of study without consideration of the nuances of different types of learning opportunities. Themain goal of pursuing higher education for students is to essentially receive credentials that have value forfuture careers. So, it is important to understand the degree planning systems and use them to enablestudents to get more out of
University (PSU) in 2010 and 2012, respectively. Dr. Ashour was the inaugural re- cipient of William and Wendy Korb Early Career Professorship in Industrial Engineering in 2016. Dr. Ashour’s research areas include data-driven decision-making, modeling and simulation, data analytics, immersive technologies, and process improvement. He contributed to research directed to improve design and engineering education.Dr. Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder Daniel W. Knight is the Program Assessment and Research Associate at Design Center (DC) Colorado in CUˆa C™s Department of Mechanical Engineering at the College of Engineering and Applied Science. He holds a B.A. in psychology from Louisiana State Universit
Science Foundation, his research was highlighted the American Society of Engineering Education’s Prism Magazine. He received a CAREER Award in 2016 to study the significance of neurodiversity in developing a creative engineering workforce.Miss Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut Alexandra Hain is a PhD student at the University of Connecticut studying structural engineering. She received her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 2015 from the University of Connecticut. She has an interest in engineering education and served as the program manager for the REU Site: Research Experience in Cyber and Civil Infrastructure Security for Students with ADHD: Fostering Innovation during summer 2016
learning experiences in their Master’s program using two open-ended questions.Participants cited that their work experiences supported their technical skill development, andalso their professional skill development, which participants believed contributed positively totheir ability to work in groups in school. Participants who were in industry the longest alsoindicated that their work experiences helped them to think critically about coursework in termsof best benefits for their career needs and interests.Introduction and BackgroundFor the purposes of this study, work experience is defined as time spent at a job in theparticipant’s field, whether paid or unpaid. This can also include internships or co-op workexperience. Educational experience is
,of one of their ACES service projects. ACES students also earn a Leadership Minor where theypractice leadership as “taking responsibility for our communities, and making them betterthrough public action” as described by that program. Under the supervision of the PI’s, theACES cohort completes community engagement projects each year that allow them to applytheir STEM knowledge and their leadership skills. The cohort’s weekly meetings give time formentoring programs, career development opportunities, and supervised project work.In order to meet our objectives the proposed program is based on well-established methods (seeFigure 1 for implementation schedule): Scholarships make college accessible and allow more time for educational
postdoctoral fellow at Stanford’s Clayman Institute for Gender Research. She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, San Diego and B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Sociology from Montana State University. Cech’s research seeks to uncover cultural mechanisms of inequality reproduction–particularly gender, sexual identity and racial/ethnic inequality within science and engineering professions. Her current research projects focus on the recruitment and retention of women, racial/ethnic minority and LGBTQ individuals and the role of professional cultures in inequality in STEM.Rocio C Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education Rocio Chavela is Director of Education and Career
viewed self-direction, when they appeared to practice it, and Page 26.1173.3what and who impeded its practice in relation to their academic, career, and life goals6.Focus Group Research DesignSemi-structured interview questions and topics were developed, and the focus group moderatorprovided prompts to the students. Dialog was recorded and then transcribed. Due to the extraeffort required to attend a focus group discussion (vs. filling out an online survey on one’s owntime), volunteers were requested, and lunch and a small stipend was provided for each focusgroup participant. The focus groups
Paper ID #30949Developing Students’ Engineering Leadership Identity: Development andResults of a Pilot Effort with First Year StudentsMr. Brett Tallman P.E., Montana State University Brett Tallman is currently a Doctoral student in Engineering at Montana State University (MSU), with focus on engineering leadership. His previous degrees include a Masters degree in Education from MSU (active learning in advanced quantum mechanics) and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell. Prior to his academic career, he worked in the biotech (Lead Engineer), product design, and automotive (Toyota) sectors for 14 years, and is a
Paper ID #9217Cloud Computing for Education: A Professional Development Program forHigh School TeachersDr. Reza Curtmola, New Jersey Institute of Technology Reza Curtmola is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at NJIT. He received the B.Sc. degree in Computer Science from the ”Politehnica” University of Bucharest, Romania, in 2001, the M.S. degree in Security Informatics in 2003, and the PhD degree in Computer Science in 2007, both from The Johns Hopkins University. He spent one year as a postdoctoral research associate at Purdue University. He is the recipient of the NSF CAREER award. His
FloridaDr. John C Lusth, University of Alabama Page 23.1250.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013Three Training Programs for Preparing Undergraduates to Conduct ResearchAbstractThree instructional formats devoted to preparing STEM students for successful researchendeavors is the forum for this project. All formats are intended to reach undergraduate studentsearly in their academic careers. The three formats include: a semester long seminar, a one weekfaculty led “boot camp”, and a 2½ day peer mentor led short course. The investigators attempt tokeep the main topics in each format the same
culture of engineering foster or hinder be- longing and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chem- ical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. Her research earned her a National Science Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning to understand engineering students’ identity development. She has won several awards for her research including the 2021 Journal of Civil Engineering Education Best Technical Paper, the 2021 Chemical Engineering Education William H. Corcoran Award, and the 2022 American Educational Research Association Education in the Professions
engineering programs to develop anentrepreneurial mindset among their engineering students with the belief that this will lead tothem being more productive and innovative whether their career path leads them into establishedindustry (becoming “intrapreneurs”) or later as entrepreneurs.While this trend toward developing more entrepreneurially minded engineering students issupported by global economic trends and a rapidly changing work environment, one factor hasbeen largely overlooked in this process. Statistically, most entrepreneurial ventures fail, withdisproportionately large value being created from a minority of entrepreneurial endeavors [8].Given this fact, until we find ways to drastically increase the success rate of entrepreneurialventures
of the Year in 1982. Dr. Slaughter, a licensed professional engineer, began his career as an electronics engineer at General Dynamics and, later, served for 15 years at the U.S. Navy Electronics Laboratory in San Diego, where he became head of the Information Systems Technol- ogy Department. He has also been director of the Applied Physics Laboratory and professor of electrical engineering at the University of Washington, Academic Vice President and Provost at Washington State University, the Irving R. Melbo Professor of Leadership in Education at the University of Southern Cal- ifornia and, until his return to USC in January 2010, president and CEO of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc
natural inclination todesign and build things, and to take things apart to see how they work3. Beginning in elementarygrades is also important since it is before students develop many of the stereotypes that so oftendiscourage girls and minorities from pursuing courses and careers in technical fields4. It is duringprimary school that students establish first impressions of possible career options5. Finally, at alleducational levels, technology projects can help make mathematics and science content relevantto students by illustrating these subjects’ application in real-world projects6.To build the foundation for the next generation of technicians and engineers, we need elementaryteachers who are introducing their students to technology and
Foundation CAREER Award focused on characterizing latent diversity, which includes diverse attitudes, mindsets, and approaches to learning to understand engineering students’ identity development. She has won several awards for her research including the 2021 Journal of Civil Engineering Education Best Technical Paper, the 2021 Chemical Engineering Education William H. Corcoran Award, the 2022 American Educational Research Association Education in the Professions (Division I) 2021-2022 Outstanding Research Publication Award, and the 2023 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Research.Charlie D´ıaz, University of Pittsburgh Charlie Diaz is a PhD student studying
fashion. Knowledge and expertise are passed on from one intern to the next.This is a very visible form of self-directed social constructivism as described by Vygotsky [10].The interns will find themselves outside of their current development zone in an attempt tosupport a customer and will turn to a “more knowledgeable other” for support. At times the otherintern will have the answer and on other occasions the two students will work together toconstruct a solution. As a community college, we have a fairly rapid turnover of our interns andare always training about half of our staff.At the end of each semester the students undergo a review. Many of the criteria are provided bythe campus career services program and focus on communication, work
Paper ID #33829Lifting an LI, FG, and/or UR Support Program Off the Ground duringCOVID-19: Successes and Lessons LearnedMr. Lenz Kaspar Bayas, Boise State University Lenz Bayas is an instructional design consultant interested in the intersection between race, culture, equity, and learning. Starting his career as a teacher with a focus on urban education, he has since transitioned into the corporate training field taking on clients in various sectors, including financial services, nonprofit, and higher education. Over the course of his career, he has grown to appreciate honing a systems view and taking a performance
1 33.3work each week.Has given me more time to research career 10 62.5 1 20.0options.Has given me more time to research graduate 6 54.5 0 0.0*schools.Has enabled me to improve my grades or made 8 47.1 2 40.0it easier to maintain already high grades.Has enabled me to spend more time doing 7 41.2 2 40.0service learning or volunteering. a Percent of participants who indicated
makerspace engagement influences the identity formation ofengineering students, with a focus on students from underrepresented groups (URGs).Makerspaces are becoming very popular and have started to become much more common in K-12 schools, libraries, community centers, and universities. Makerspaces differ from traditionalshops or labs in that Makers¾or those engaged in building or making in the space¾are typicallygiven free rein to build products related to their interests in addition to pedagogical deliverables.It is implicitly assumed that makerspaces promote pathways to STEM majors, and, ultimately,STEM careers. In this project, we are therefore interested in developing an understanding of howengaging in university-affiliated makerspaces impacts
thoughts,actively searching for knowledge, and making inferences, has been identified by theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as necessary for life-long learningand an effective work career skill [2]. Although metacognition is key for students’ self-directedlearning, explicit instruction in metacognitive skills has been rarely integrated into engineeringprograms. One notable exception has been the Iron Range Engineering program (IRE). IRE isan innovative engineering program located in Virginia, Minnesota where students explicitlyengage in activities to become familiar with, develop, and apply metacognitive skills within areal-world problem-based learning (PBL) environment.The goal of our IUSE NSF project has been to study
Paper ID #16491Collaborative Learning Eliminates the Negative Impact of Gender Stereo-types on Women’s Self-ConceptDr. Jane Gage Stout, Computing Research Association Dr. Jane Stout is a social psychologist with expertise in quantitative methods, and social science and education theory. She directs the Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline (CERP), which is the Computing Research Association’s research and evaluation center. Her research currently focuses on understanding the perspectives of underrepresented individuals in computing career tracks.Dr. Neslihan Burcin Tamer, Computing Research Association Dr. Burc¸in Tamer