lives and aspirations of STEM woman graduatestudents. The political debates shaping women in science continue to impact the personal lives ofindividual women. WiSE-FPP operates at this individual level to support women’s persistenceand success in STEM. By offering programs and events that provide skills and strategies fornegotiating gender-based inequalities in academia and industry, WiSE-FPP seeks to underminethese systems of inequality one STEM graduate at a time.Gender MattersIn the 1970’s, the women’s rights movement coined the phrase, “the personal is political.” Thestatement reflects the belief that women’s personal struggles reach beyond their individual livesto inequalities embedded in institutional contexts. In regards to women in STEM
compliment both the classroom and co-curricularenvironments. These opportunities need to challenge students’ personal abilities so that they maydevelop skills that they do not possess and refine those that they do.Reflection: Students need to be able to reflect on their experiences to create meaning and better Page 3.390.4understand themselves. Students should be encouraged to reflect on their skills, abilities, tendencies,ASEE Paper #2632 Page 4, 04/06/98as well as their growth as they purposefully develop new skills. Classroom and co-curricularopportunities and encouragement for students to engage in dialogue about the concept of leadershipand
engineers face when trying to earn their professional engineering license. Her MASc research focuses on understanding how Canadian engineers reflect on the impact that their social location has had on their career.Sasha-Ann Eleanor Nixon, University of Toronto ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Are Hardhats Required for Engineering Identity Construction? Gendered and Racialized Patterns in Canadian Engineering Graduates’ Professional IdentitiesAbstractDespite ongoing efforts to increase diversity in engineering, women continue to beunderrepresented in the field, making up only 15% of licensed professional engineers in Canada[1]. This persistent
conceptual aspects of Linear Algebra.Maple primarily serves as a computational tool in this context. Moreover, in team-basedcomputer lab settings, students engage actively with their peers and occasionally with theinstructor, creating a dynamic learning atmosphere that enhances comprehension andcollaboration.Lab, Online Assessments, Application in Interactive Jupyter Notebooks. Silva et al. [60]redesigned the linear algebra course with multiple innovations and students reflected positivelyabout this approach in the paper. Firstly, there was a reorganization of the course structure. Thetraditional linear algebra curriculum, typically consisting of three lecture hours per week, wasredesigned. The theoretical components were condensed into two lectures
stabilityand financial security, addressing their physiological and safety needs. Moving up the hierarchy,the prospect of utilizing one's skills and education in engineering satisfies the need for esteemand accomplishment. Finally, the pursuit of a career in engineering, driven by a passion forinnovation and problem-solving, aligns with the highest level of Maslow's hierarchy—self-actualization [3]. In essence, the decision to enter the engineering field can be seen as aprogression through these motivational stages, reflecting an individual's desire for personalgrowth, achievement, and the fulfillment of their intellectual and creative potential.Trait and Type TheoriesTrait and Type Theories in career development provide frameworks for understanding
took the list of labelsand worked independently to group the labels together into categories. After these independentcategorizations were complete, a single researcher synthesized the four categorizations into asingle set of categorizations that best reflected the individual categorizations. Once thecategorization synthesis was complete, the researchers met again as a group to review, verify,and modify the categorization synthesis and concurrently develop the labels into a refined list of71 initial codes that described one or more excerpts and comprised the categories.Once consensus was reached, the categories were given descriptive names to becomesubordinate themes, or sub-themes [21]. Table 2 presents the sub-themes derived from
, it was decided to increase the number ofsets (of 25 springs). The fact that the cost decreases as the number of ordered springs increase,was an added encouraging factor in this decision. The cost of 200 springs would be no morethan 60% (more than the 100). Table (D1), in Appendix “D” reflects on the possiblecombinations of four (4) sets of springs based on the availability of six (6) distinct sets. Table(D2), provides data for possible combinations of three (3) sets of springs5. Establishment of the Desired Range and Frequency of the Data SetsThe next step in the process is the creation of six distinct sets of samples. To accomplish thistask, the combined effect of the ranges and the frequencies of each set must be unique. There aremany
) Page 10.435.4 • Active learners (learn by doing and with others) or reflective learners (learn by thinking things through and alone) Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005 American Society for Engineering Education • Sequential learners (linear, learn in small steps) or global learners (systems thinkers, learn in large leaps) BME students responded to self-report online ILS to obtain their learning styles scores in thefour categories. Scores on the ILS scale are forced-choice in that respondents must choosebetween one of two options, for each item, that best describes their preferences. For
, p. 3] Firstly, we chose to conduct single two-hour longinterviews (rather than employing quantitative or psychometric instrumentation or collectingother forms of qualitative data). We iterated on the interview protocol by developing an initialdraft of a protocol, having one interviewer practice it with another, revising the protocol,implementing pilot interviews with three graduate students with workforce experiences, revisingthe protocol again, soliciting feedback from our advisory board (who brings expertise in ethicsand DEI), revising yet again, implementing initial interviews, writing reflective memos aftereach interview, and continuously asking which aspects of the interview process were workingwell or needed revision. We were thus
conferenceproceedings for the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), the European Journalof Engineering Education, and Studies in Engineering Educationi. In this study, we bring attention to the literature that has quantitively assessed a student’srecognition through two primary questions. These studies have made significant contributions tothe field but have focused mainly on the aspect of being seen (recognized) as an engineer and havemeasured this concept through a student’s self-reflection and through their recognition of howmuch the people in their lives see them as an engineer: • “Parents/Relatives/friends see you as a physics person” and “Science teacher see[s] you as a physics person.” (Hazari et al., 2010
. Her work became a major source for her book entitled,“Recoding Gender: Women’s Changing Participation in Computing.” (MIT Press, 2012) and 52oral histories that are now available on the IEEE Global History Network(http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Oral-History:Women_in_Computing). The transcriptsof these interviews are housed by the IEEE History Center on its IEEE Global History Networksite (http://www.ieeeghn.org) as part of its broader, important oral history collection whichcontains over 575 interviews, approximately 55 of whose subjects are female. The views expressed in this document are those of the authorsand do not reflect the official policy or position of the UnitedStates Air Force, Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government
frameworkwere included, reflecting the attributes of complex system design in the projects of interest here.For instance, the high levels of performance on the Stakeholders in Design rubric adapt some ofthe constructs of the higher levels on the Understanding the User scale to encourage students tounderstand and leverage stakeholder considerations without necessarily requiring that they haveinteractions with stakeholders. In addition, the level related to Context was removed to avoidconfounding student understanding of stakeholder considerations with student understanding ofother contextual considerations. Overall, the scoring scale was created to meet the first andfourth objectives of the rubric, i.e., allowing for the evaluation of how students
American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 The PEER Collaborative: Supporting engineering education research faculty with near-peer mentoring unconference workshopsAbstractThe PEER Collaborative National Network is a national peer mentoring network for early careertenure-track or mid-career tenured faculty who conduct and are primarily evaluated based ontheir research related to engineering education. This paper discusses the development, logistics,and outcomes of two PEER workshops built around a community of practice framework. Datafrom internal and external evaluations are presented to provide insights into aspects that workedwell and aspects that need further development. Additionally, by reflecting on the workshops
individualfaces many obstacles along the way. Accurate self-knowledge is threatened by self-serving1,2and confirmation3,4 biases, by dissociation between implicit and explicit cognitive processes,5and by our tendency to misconstrue self-relevant information.6 Unfortunately for us, self-understanding may be more important than ever. The complexities of modern social life demandan accordingly complex sense of self,7 and there is evidence to suggest that such complexity isbest complemented by emphasis on acquiring accurate self-knowledge.8,9 Self-reflection andintrospection may provide added insight,10, 11, 12 but essential aspects of one’s own character areoften inaccessible to introspection,13,14 or vulnerable to a host of interpretation biases.15,16, 17
− Centered Centered Reflection− Centered Community Figure 1: HPL Framework for Learning EnvironmentsAccording to HPL, the learning environment and activities should be designed to be: 1. Learner-centered: Account for the knowledge, skills, preconceptions, and common miscon- ceptions of the learners; 2. Knowledge-centered: Help students learn with understanding by thinking qualitatively and Page 23.1391.3 organizing their knowledge around key concepts; 3. Reflection
the paper, we offer some reflections onlimitations of our analysis based on our positionality.Sociotechnical Integration LiteratureEngineering students are routinely exposed to framings of engineering that privilege thetechnical aspects of their work while presenting social issues as less important or ignoring themaltogether [1], [2], [3], [4]. Sociologist Erin Cech has famously shown how engineeringeducation’s privileging of technical content and bounding of students’ aspirations surroundingsocial impact produces a “culture of disengagement” among engineering students [5]. Othercritics have explored various sociopolitical forces shaping engineering education—even as therole of those forces has been stripped from most observers’ imagination
difficulty, 2-with difficulty, 3- with some difficulty, 4- neutral, 5-somewhat easily, 6-easily, 7-very easilyIn this specific set of questions, 115 students provided responses to all sub-questions in both thepre-survey and post-survey. Descriptive analysis, as presented in Table 1, indicated an increasein the average Likert scale. Simultaneously, the paired t-tests, reflected by small p-values,revealed significant improvements in students' perceptions of MATLAB. Specifically, by the endof the course after the incorporation of MATLAB, students found it significantly easier toremember instructions and coding styles, select the correct codes for desired outputs, and debugcodes.Set 2: Please indicate how overwhelmed you feel about the following
graduate attribute definitionsoften miss crucial aspects of what this looks like for engineering practice. The authorsrecommend team- and project-based educational activities to foster lifelong learning orientations.It will be important to attend to alumni reflections on these types of learning activities and anyconnections to their lifelong learning orientations.Ford et al. [28] investigated the effects of capstone design project experiences on lifelonglearning during workplace transitions. They examined alumni from four institutions, focusing ontheir initial three months at work. Challenges often related to self-directed learning, which wasless emphasized in undergrad programs, as well as interpersonal interactions with colleaguesfrom different
their artistic processes and described how they make new work using thisprocess. During the second segment, which lasted 45-60 minutes, the students attending theworkshop experimented with one or more of the artistic processes introduced by the artist togenerate concepts or create artifacts. During the third and last segment, which lasted about 15minutes, the workshop participants presented and shared their work with the rest of the workshopparticipants. Upon the conclusion of the workshops, participants were invited to respond to asurvey to reflect on their experiences of the workshops. They were also asked whether theywould want to participate in a follow-up interview to probe deeper into their responses to thereflection prompts.To date, four
attractive to underrepresented groups in engineering.The purpose of this paper is to describe the course and assess its effectiveness both in terms ofimplementation and in terms of student learning. Specifically, this paper will: (1) describe thecourse objectives, course topics, and course assignments, (2) describe what has worked well andidentify areas for improvement, (3) provide recommendations for other faculty interested inimplementing a similar course or incorporating these themes into already-existing courses, and(4) summarize students’ perceptions of and learning within the course. To evaluate studentlearning and feedback on the course, a final reflection assignment, as well as comments withinteaching evaluation surveys, both completed by
described in this paper. Student Assessment of Learning Gains Instrument (SALG) PLP Learning Course evaluation Environment Interview/Focus group Pre- and Post survey Learning reflection journal Affective Interview/Focus group Outcome Video and audio analysis Pre- and Post survey Learning reflection journal Cognitive Interview/Focus group Outcome Pre- and Post
classroom, moving lower cognitive loading activities outside of classto become a foundation for building in-class content. Prelab materials are generally sourced fromalready-existing content and thus do not need to be created by student-teachers; they maycomprise readings, online videos & tutorials, or configuration prompts such as softwaredownload and setup. Evidence of learning is checked via a low-point value quiz with no timelimit to ensure everyone comes to class prepared. The teaching team utilizes varying questiontypes with questions phrased to emphasize key learning goals for the week and prompt personalmeaning-making and reflection. These quizzes are instrumental to the learning process; theycheck that learners did the reading and
. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Development of a measure of intersectional socioeconomic inequality that extends beyond incomeAbstractIn this research paper, we describe our initial development of a more holistic socioeconomicinequality measure, the Model of Intersectional Socioeconomic Inequality. Our development ofthis model is in response to the urgent need for a more comprehensive understanding of inequalitythat goes beyond income disparities. Traditional socioeconomic measures do not reflect therealities of inequality. Particularly, they do not recognize the complex sociological processes thatimpact low-income students and their access to resources necessary to be successful in STEM.Thus, a
topics of ethics and sustainability, as well as being a stand-alonetopic in 2020-2022. Each of these three topics had an associated individual homeworkassignment supported by readings and/or online videos. The specific prompts and readings/videos changed over time. The DEI teaching practices aligned with self-determination theory(e.g., autonomy). Evidence of the effectiveness of the DEI integration approaches is provided viacontent analysis of a homework assignment and the final reflective essay. In addition, there wasno evidence of student resistance to DEI topics in the course. The results provide specificexamples that can support civil engineering programs in fulfilling the new proposed ABET civilengineering program criterion related to
reflection designed to achieve desired learning outcomes.”[1] With such adefinition of SL in view, it is not difficult to see how DE is one way that engineering education atmany levels might be called service-learning if the activities in which students or professionals areengaged have some educational emphasis.We recently conducted a surface level examination of service-learning for an engineering seniordesign class involving the design of a neighborhood for those seeking to leave a life ofhomelessness[2]. That study, while useful, left unanswered questions which became the genesisof the current study concerning not just service but compassion in engineering. Compassion is oftdefined as the awareness of the suffering or distress of others combined
engineering education. • They enable each PST to experience the same discussion that focuses on the same engineering challenge with the same students, albeit using their own approach. • The complexity of the discussion experience is reduced in multiple ways including in that the students do not misbehave (e.g., receive texts, talk back). • PSTs interact with student avatars who can see them and respond to them in real time. • They enable PSTs to Zoom into the SETE session and complete the discussion within 7 to 25 minutes, depending on the particular SETE. • PSTs receive a video record of their discussion on which they can reflect; a transcript can be generated for further reflection.Each of the three SETEs
discussions and incorporate that into classexamples. For example, I start every class by playing music from a playlist that contains all thestudents’ favorite songs and we promote discussions around that. I try to incorporate as much oftheir experiences as I can and to demonstrate that there are no good or bad examples, there arejust different examples.I think it is also important to help students learn how their own development of racialconsciousness is linked to mastery of professional competency. For example, if they weredesigning cars, I ask them to think about what problems they will face if they design the car forpeople that are exactly like them.All these practices also demand for me to work on myself. I need to actively reflect on my race
Rensselaer. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017AbstractThis paper presents new and extended research on the impact of integrated hand-held mobiletechnology used in support of experiment centric learning within flipped engineering classrooms.The settings reflect courses serving two levels of students and content (1st year students takingtheir first engineering course and 2nd – 4th year STEM majors from outside of ECE) who arelearning circuit content. The key support for hand-held learning was the Analog DiscoveryBoard (ADB); the major characteristics of the flipped classroom pedagogy were instructorprepared videos and reading materials used by students outside the classroom and classroomactivities to
participants to educational theory and mentored teaching practice.The intermediate level certificate is achieved upon completion of a course on fundamentaleducation theory (PSPFC 1001) and a mentored teaching practicum (PSPFC 1002): • PSPFC 1001 introduces graduate students to principles of learner-centered teaching and provides opportunities for students to design lesson plans, practice implementing those lesson plans through micro-teaching sessions, self-reflect on those experiences, and give Page 26.741.4 and receive peer feedback. The course size commonly ranges from 16 to 20 students. • For PSPFC 1002, students
activities thatwill proceed completely around this cycle, providing the maximum opportunity for full comprehension.This model has been used extensively to evaluate and enhance engineering teaching. The designiettesmay be designed to provide learning experiences in the Kolb cycle that are not well met with traditionalcourse instruction. Specifically, each designiette may be based on actual engineering and need-basedproblems. This provides the “Concrete Experience” part of the cycle in a similar manner as a case study.The “Reflective Observation” part of the cycle is accomplished by asking questions throughout thedesigniette which may be designed to encourage the students to reflect on the innovation history,processes, problem, ideas, and / or