literature review embarks on an exploratory journey into the realm of employing Chat GPTto augment critical thinking skills within the context of programming classes. As moderneducation continues its digital transformation, integrating AI-driven conversational agents, suchas Chat GPT, stands out as a promising pedagogical avenue.The review begins by dissecting the learning experience phases where Chat GPT exhibits itsutility. Within the preliminary programming coursework phases, Chat GPT is invaluable as aknowledge repository and interactive tool for novice learners. It helps clarify programmingconcepts, troubleshoot code, and encourage a nuanced understanding of algorithms. In advancedphases, when students confront complex coding challenges, Chat
Paper ID #37282Assessing Various Pedagogical Features of Remote Versus In-PersonIterations of a First-Year Engineering, Makerspace CourseDr. Brian Scott Robinson, University of Louisville Brian Robinson is an Associate Professor with the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the Uni- versity of Louisville. His primary research focus is in Engineering Education, with highest interest in first-year (and beyond) engineering retention & the effects of value-expectancy theory on student persis- tence.Dr. Thomas Tretter, University of Louisville Thomas Tretter is professor of science education and director of the Gheens
Paper ID #36830Engagement in Practice: Collaborating with University Extension on GameJam Workshops to expose middle school aged learners to basic programmingconceptsEzequiel Aleman, Iowa State University of Science and TechnologyEthan Paul RuchotzkeDr. Michael Brown, Iowa State University of Science and Technology Michael Brown is an assistant professor of Student Affairs and Higher Education at Iowa State Univer- sity. His research focuses on the development of curriculum, pedagogy, and instructional technology in introductory STEM courses in undergraduate and community college programs. ©American Society
. [9] had similar findings inaddition to finding that many instructors stated if the instructors thought the extra-creditassignments were useful for students then they should simply be required.With these perspectives considered, it is clear that many instructors have concerns regarding howextra credit assignments should be integrated into a curriculum, if at all. Zare [10] suggests thatsome of these concerns can be mitigated by making the work commensurate with the extra points,clearly communicating the special nature of those assignments, and setting clear limits on howmuch will be offered in the syllabus. Similarly, Burke [11] implemented a semester-longextra-credit assignment to mitigate his concerns that extra credit would be used as an
Paper ID #39200Work in Progress: Efficacy of a Peer Mentoring Program forUnderrepresented First-Year Students at a Predominantly White InstitutionDr. Kelyn Rola, Southern Methodist University Dr. Kelyn Rola is a Research Professor in the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education in the Lyle School of Engineering at Southern Methodist University. She is Director of the Thrive Scholars Program in the Lyle School, which supports historically underrepresented students in engineering and computer science during their transition to college. She received her Doctorate in Education Policy and Leadership at SMU with an emphasis
courses will be offeredseparately.This unique background sets the stage of the 5-DOF robotic arm project presented in this paper.The first prototype was developed by a team of three rising Engineering Physics sophomores,mentored by an engineering faculty member, during their 2022 Summer Engineering Internshipexperience. Currently another team of students are continuing the development and transferringthe Arduino-based system to the ROS 2 platform in their Directed Research course with the samefaculty member. Upon the completion of the migration to ROS 2, components of this robotic armsystem will then be integrated into the course projects of multiple courses in the BS-Engineeringand BS-Robotics curricula. Another direction of this project is to
)Collaboration 2 included computational methods for the first year of the project. In year two ofthe project, mechanical engineering had a curriculum change, and students taking a new class,electromechanical systems, participated in this project. The preservice teachers in collaboration2 were taking an educational technology class. Collaboration 2 met as an after-school club withfifth graders for approximately six weeks to design and build a bioinspired robot (Figure 3a).During the Covid-19 pandemic, this transitioned to zoom (Figure 3b), and returned to an in-person club in the spring of 2022 (Table 1) (a) (b)Figure 3. Students in collaboration 2 during the in-person after-school club (a) andworking
Engineering Network) framework further influenced therefinement process and integrated entrepreneurial mindset.Fall 2020: The assignment was introduced as an extra credit and connects to a previous assignedproject, namely Assignment #5 (see Appendix 1). The students were asked to brainstorm and toreplace the problem description from Assignment 5 with a story while keeping the same pipelineconfiguration, to brainstorm an application. To help the students get started, the instructorincluded a story beginning as an example: “there is a summer camp, and the camp director plansto use water from a nearby lake for some camp activities. The lake is about 50 ft below the campwater tank.... “.Also, part of the assignment was a peer evaluation, in which all the
an extensive review of both peer-reviewedliterature and university teaching and learning websites. Literature sources spanned the last fiveto ten years of research on successful inclusive strategies that have worked in classroom settings,particularly those in engineering classroom settings [5]–[8]. Teaching and learning centerwebsites were also integral in creating the menu because they provided pedagogical advice alongwith inclusive strategies as they are considered the practicing experts on shaping and shiftingclassroom environments. Integrating relevant and culturally diverse examples into coursematerial, ensuring a physically and technically accessible classroom, activating student voicesthroughout the entirety of the class, and
Engineering, as an ABET Program Evaluator; and is a member of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Education Committee. His research interests are in the broad area of cellular engineering that utilize interdisciplinary approaches towards better understanding of stem cell fate in the context of regenerative biomedical therapies. He is committed to integration of research and education, and has developed courses and programs that relate to entrepreneurship, service learning and community engagement. He is an elected Fellow of the Amer- ican Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), an elected Fellow of BMES, and Past- President of the Institute of Biological Engineering (IBE). Awards and Honors include
this integration. First, many science teachers and the U.S. general population lack anunderstanding of engineering concepts and their applications [8]. Throughout the years,professional development opportunities for educators have risen to fill this knowledge gap andhelp instructors feel comfortable teaching an integrated engineering curriculum. As aconsequence, student opportunities to interact with engineering curricula have risen.The success of incorporating engineering concepts in classrooms before the college experience isplenty. A survey of 67 instructors teaching high school and middle school STEM classesdetermined that most students engaged more with engineering design projects than regular classactivities. Teachers felt that 69
Communication at Oregon Tech and also serves as an asso- ciate professor. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Areas of Improvement and Difficulty with Lab Report Writing in Lower-Division Engineering Laboratory Courses Across Three Universities.AbstractEngineering undergraduates often mention hands-on laboratory courses as the most excitinglearning experience in college. At the same time, they frequently point out that lab report writingis one of the most difficult tasks. Indeed, writing requires an extensive time investment forstudents, from developing ideas to proofreading before submission. Although engineeringeducators and writing educators offer impactful instructions in academic
tissues. Prior to that, he completed his PhD in Electrical Engi- neering at the University of California Berkeley and his BS in ECE at The Ohio State University. He first discovered the joys of teaching as an undergraduate TA with tOSU’s first-year engineering program, and he has been engaged with curriculum development and teaching projects ever since.Allison Connell Pensky, Carnegie Mellon University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Work in Progress: Impact of Electronics Design Experience on Non-majors’ Self-efficacy and IdentityAbstractBefore the advent of the internet, electronics hobbyists embarked on lifelong learning journeyswith instructional books such as
students in developing their problem-solving abilities, logicalreasoning, and creativity is computational thinking [3], [7]. Moreover, Wing suggests thatcomputational thinking “complements and combines mathematical and engineering thinking…ascomputer science inherently draws on engineering thinking, given that we build systems thatinteract with the real world” [7]. To date, there has been a growing focus to includecomputational thinking in K–12 curriculum, especially through the teaching of computer scienceand coding skills [8]–[12].However, there is a gap in the literature regarding how to effectively integrate computationalthinking and engineering design into K-12 education. While there are some programs andinitiatives that have incorporated
. Prior to joining DU, Dr. Roney held both industry and academic positions. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Hair Dryer Design as a Synergistic Tool for Combining Thermodynamics and the Importance of Diversity in Design Team CompositionIntroductionThe past few years have shown an increasing emphasis on justice, equity, diversity, andinclusion (JEDI) within engineering curriculums [1]. This emphasis on JEDI, also referred to asdiversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), has been reinforced by changes made by the majoraccreditation body for engineering programs, ABET. In 2016, ABET proposed changes toinclude language highlighting an outcome of “creating a collaborative and inclusiveenvironment
theinstitute. The evaluation team interviewed a total of 23 volunteer participants via Zoom.Interviews ranged from 30 to 45 minutes. The interviews were audio-recorded and transcribedusing Otter.ai, an artificial intelligence transcription service.The evaluation team designed and used a semi-structured interview protocol to allow for a set ofstandardized questioning across respondents, as well as understand personalized perspectives.Evaluators developed interview questions using the broader evaluation questions to gain insightinto the quality of the institute, its impact on participants’ learning and behavior, the results ofengaging in the institute, and the replicability of the training structure and curriculum. Questionswere also designed to
career, which despite being complicated, has itspositive side.” Other students mentioned, “In first semesters the subjects are really boring andhaving a course like this motivates me to discover everything that the major can offer” and “Wehave an idea of what we are going to do for the rest of our lives and, at least for me, I loved it.”DiscussionAccording to the American Society for Engineering Education, the main reasons why studentsdrop out are deficient advising and teaching; complicated engineering curriculum and a lack of“belonging” within engineering [14], [16]–[18], [23]. Introducing a first-year hands-on civilengineering course aims to reduce dropout rates at the undergraduate program. Many studentsstated that the course helped them
candidates for teacheDr. Scott R. Bartholomew, Brigham Young University Scott R. Bartholomew, PhD. is an assistant professor of Technology & Engineering Studies at Brigham Young University. Previously he taught Technology and Engineering classes at the middle school and university level.Ms. Wonki Lee, Purdue University, West Lafayette Wonki Lee is pursuing a PhD in Curriculum and Instructionˆa C™s Literacy and Language program at Purdue University. She received her B.A and M.S in Korean Language Education from Seoul National University, South Korea. She served culturally and linguisticalJessica Marie YauneyMr. Scott Thorne, Purdue University, West Lafayette Scott Thorne is a doctoral candidate at Purdue University in
withhigh levels of leadership and professional skills [3]–[5]. Historically, leadership and professionalskills have been referred to as “soft skills” indicating lesser importance than the “hard” ortechnical skills typically associated with engineering. Leadership development was often pushedto the margins of engineering education using an end-of-program project or a few electivecourses to fulfill the requirements [6], [7]. However, recent work explores the potential andsuccess of integrating leadership and professional development into the technical aspects ofengineering education. This literature indicates that out-of-class activities such as summerinternships or research experiences (e.g., REU programs) can be beneficial in furthering
among adultcuriosity, workplace learning, and job performance. Human resource development quarterly,11(1), 5-30.Roberts, R. M. (1989). Serendipity: Accidental discoveries in science ISBN 0-471-60203-5.Wiley-VCHSheppard, S. D. (1992). Mechanical dissection: An experience in how things work. Proceedingsof the Engineering Education: Curriculum Innovation & Integration, 6-10.Vigeant, M. A., Prince, M. J., Nottis, K. E., & Golightly, A. F. (2018, June). Curious aboutstudent curiosity: Implications of pedagogical approach for students’ mindset. In 2018 ASEEAnnual Conference & Exposition.Zappe, S. E., Yoder, J. D., & Hylton, J. B. (2018). Assessing Curiosity in the EngineeringEntrepreneurship Context: Challenges and Future Research
from 2021 - 2023. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Work in Progress: Using Experiment-centric Pedagogy to Increase Student Understanding of Chemical Principles and ConceptsAbstractThe hands-on approach in teaching and learning is an important resource to be explored because it offers ameaningful platform for student-instructor interaction that fosters sound scientific reasoning and improves theunderstanding of abstract chemistry concepts. Experiment-centric pedagogy (ECP) is a contemporary teachingapproach that integrates active student participation in problem-based activities through hands-on mobiledevices. This paper describes how experiment-centric pedagogy (ECP) has been
Paper ID #39576Unconventional Applications of Introductory-Level Aerospace EngineeringConcepts: Evaluating Student Engagement and Performance in aFree-Response Exam FormatBenjamin Casillas, Texas A&M University Ben Casillas is a senior aerospace engineering major at Texas A&M University. As an undergraduate researcher at the NUANCED Laboratory, their work focuses on novel presentations of introductory-level curriculum. Outside the lab, their interests include chemical rocket propulsion, spaceflight human systems integration, digital art, and music composition.Dr. Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University
contenthelp in the education and later in the performance as an engineer? - the creators of the theorybegan to discuss with professors of mathematics courses, professors of specific courses ofengineering programs and even professional engineers. In these conversations they found adifficulty in communication due to the specific language used in each training, often usingdifferent languages and different symbols for the same mathematical content.From these concerns and the need to have a curriculum more appropriate to courses that useMathematics as a tool, according to Camarena [15], the TMCC curricular phase emerged.In this phase, a methodology was developed to design study programs, firstly of mathematicsfor engineering programs, called Dipcing
differencesin student’s comfort with the overall concept of modeling in three dimensions and their ability touse specific SolidWorks tools and/or features.ConclusionsThis paper outlined a study focused on student comfort related to additive manufacturing andthree-dimensional modeling through the fall semester of a first-year engineering course at amedium-sized midwestern university. The first-year engineering course, which focused on theengineering design process, integrated a brand-new makerspace into the curriculum through botha multiple iteration group project and an individual project. Students stated their comfort levelwith the aforementioned topics through three surveys. The first survey was at the start of theacademic year, the second survey was
skills that would properly equip graduate TAs for success in theclassroom and their future careers. The course filled an urgent need in the Bioengineeringgraduate curriculum while the design and content of this course empowered participants toachieve the course learning objectives. Through this course, participants developed an increasedmastery of pedagogical theory and practices, including active learning, inclusive teaching, andmore. Further, through the final project, participants solidified their knowledge by applyingcourse content to their own areas of interest. In the future, we plan to evaluate both the efficacy of the course and the longer-term impacts ofcourse participants as graduate TAs within the broader bioengineering community. We
realistic medical device design in education and the quality assessment of educational design projects for between-project comparisons.Dylan Lynch, The University of Illinois at Chicago ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 WIP: Development and Implementation of a Makerspace Class for BME Undergraduates to Enhance Skills in Senior DesignIntroduction:The undergraduate curriculum in biomedical engineering at the University of Illinois Chicagoemphasizes problem-based learning with a focus on as much hands-on project work as possible.To that end, our 100-level Introduction to BME course integrates CAD design, 3d printing andmicroprocessors to achieve learning outcomes. A 200-level course
, problem sets, that kind of stuff. … Whereas in this course, a lot of the information that was provided was already condensed in that relevant, small packet of information. … I feel like they did a good job of integrating all those ways of learning into a cohesive unit. (ST7) I had this one course in my winter semester where I felt the lecture style was very unique, but also effective. So instead of it being kind of like a blackboard and chalk, the professor talks at you for an hour. It was more like we had five minutes of lecture time where the professor would talk about new content. And then he'd give us like five minutes of group work where we would sit in a table of like four or five and work on
identities, as well as the intersectionality of these identities, andexamining the role identity plays in the success of AGEP faculty. In addition, we willconcentrate on building equitable faculty relationships through effective communication andrelational skills.c. Development of the Leadership Team Our roadmap for change begins with a collaborative partnership among peer institutions,leadership buy-in, equity-minded partners, higher education expertise, and culturally responsiveevaluators. Spanning across CMU, JHU, and NYU, the Project ELEVATE team is committed tothe systemic and institutional change needed to advance targeted populations toward tenure andpromotion in STEM. We designed an overarching and integrated organizational structure
existing validated instruments are used wherefeasible. This system was developed in a new program so it is not possible to compare with aprevious assessment system. With that said, we could see a more ideal approach beingworthwhile—but only with tools that are developed by an interdisciplinary team of researchersand educators.Perhaps the most robust project for developing and sharing assessment tools for engineeringeducation has been the Transferable Integrated Design Engineering Education (TIDEE) project;an early paper from that project reports rubrics for SOs 2, 3, and 5 [5]. The TIDEE projectdeveloped the IDEALS system, a collection of modules, assessment instruments, and online tools[6]. People associated with that project described a snapshot
is ever considered available for replication. 6. Successive rounds continue like Round 3 until the game is concluded (at a round of the instructor’s choosing). Figure 1 - Illustration of a doodle exchange in Round 1. Presented to explain the rules.We instrumented the game as follows to track the prevalence of each doodle across time: 1. Each “datasheet” is marked with a unique identifier number (ID). Additionally, the sheets have numbered spaces for recording IDs as described in step 4. 2. When students create their initial doodle, they copy this ID into the corner of the sticky. Henceforth, this ID uniquely identifies that particular doodle and is considered an integral part of the doodle itself. 3. During