Simulations Components VR Simulation Figure 5. Building of a VR simulation ApplicationAssessmentImpact on sophomore studentsSo far most of the project time was devoted to the development of the virtual laboratorymodules. A comprehensive assessment plan is in place. Only limited assessment data could becollected on modules that were not fully developed. The impact of the virtual laboratory moduleswas then assessed through a post survey of those students who participated in the learningmodules. A group of students served as an intervention group
Power Page 23.1277.5Table III: Sample of research projects in different disciplinesREU PARTICIPANT ACTIVITIESDuring the ten week program the students are presented with a schedule of organized activities.Some are jointly co-sponsored by the NC Office of Undergraduate Research and other summerprograms to create developing inter and multidisciplinary network. A typical schedule ofactivities includes: Campus, safety and laboratory training Professional development seminar on ethics and responsible conduct Workshop on public presentation skills and career planning Graduate school application and fellowship opportunities at
follow-up for 5 out 7 CS perception items.3. Specifically, their perception increased continuously from pre to post to follow-up for two itemsTo what extent do educators increase the incorporation of integrated computer science contentwithin their existing coursework after participating in RET?1. All were able to incorporate integrated Computer Science into their lessons or activities2. All plan to extend this incorporation beyond the current school year3. Course participants plan to implement integrated CS in Life Science, Astronomy, Physical Science, Math, Geometry, Machine Learning, Phonics, Reading, etc.To what extent do faculty-research mentors and graduate students assist educators to incorpo-rate integrated computer science content
maps for their courses and guide them through five stagesof course design, centering on the ILOs in the sequence. The research team will provide detailson relevant learning theory, instructional design, and active learning approaches as well asindividual or group prompts at each stage. By the end of the workshop, faculty participants will 3have a plan in place for modifying their courses beginning in the next academic year. The fivestages of facilitation are summarized in Table 2. The effect of the intervention on courseplanning and faculty knowledge of instructional design methodologies will be assessed throughfaculty pre- and post-workshop surveys, a follow-up analysis of course materials in
me. It allowed me to live on campus for my freshman and sophomore year. Living on campus is an amazing experience, for me, because I can always go to events and spend more time with my friends. It also allowed me more time in my studies because I did not have to dedicate my time each day to a commute from home to school, which was really helpful to me. This program also supported me in my career development. It encouraged me to go to career fairs and talk to recruiters, and it taught me how to promote myself. It also helped me in my time management skills, too, with respect to the time management workshop, I learned how to manage my time better and to plan out my week ahead of schedule, I
or schematics of potential solutions 12. Account for potential future impacts in developing a solution 13. Prepare technical communication, including written and oral reports or use of figures to represent work 14. Demonstrate social awareness, empathy, and self-awareness in interactions with others 15. Follow proper data collection procedures 16. Account for ways natural environment may affect or be affected by one's work 17. Interpret data, such as results from modeling, validation, and other data processing 18. Develop plans and procedures for experiments 19. Build tangible artifacts as models, prototypes, or working products 20. Consider ethical responsibility 21. Negotiate
significantly more time to explore programming and manufactur-ing. In addition, the student(s) should be able to implement assembly design modifications rela-tively quickly or test several designs during the course of the semester. The only fabricated com-ponent of this CNC machine is the modular block itself. All other components can be readilypurchased in bulk from a retailor thus reducing the cost for organizations that plan to use this inthe classroom. The remainder of this section discusses the design, development and manufactureof the modular block.The modular block (figure 3 a-f) is designed as a two-part symmetric clamshell. Each part iscomprised of an internal face (figure 3 a-c) and an external face (figure 3 d-f). The internal faceof the
propensity for innovative problem solving. The ESCPII is used as a predictivefactor and then a dependent variable in our research to determine whether students’ creativityand propensity for innovation predicts their college persistence or if the pedagogical practicessupport and cultivate creativity and propensity for innovation in community college engineeringand science students. Structurally, the CPPI-R is a questionnaire in which students respond toclose set questions associated with socio-demographics, type, duration, frequency, and usage ofpedagogical practices categorized as the three sub-constructs of (1) classroom and programperformance support, (2) college attendance support, and (3) program planning and executionsupport. These practices
various preparation events and attending aprevious ________ tour before enrolling full-time at _____ allowed me to adapt to this newenvironment. Having the ________ community has also helped out in mitigating anynegative feelings about feeling isolated as a transfer student.The first year was really rough for me due to mental health reasons. I'm grateful that _____offers many resources that led me to the professional help I needed.Currently for my second year, I'm working to get back on track with my education plan,utilizing academic accommodations from the OSD.It was tough at first. Everything went a lot faster than usual. The affects of my bad habitsbecame more apparent (procrastination). I feel like I've adapted much better now. I took
; Garufis, 2005), a process often called “writing-to-learn” (Olds, Dyrud, Held, &Sharp, 1993). Pioneering research by Light (Light, 2004) has also shown that the amount ofwriting in a course is more strongly linked to increased student engagement than any othercourse characteristic. So apart from the obvious practical importance that engineers should beable to write well, there is also substantial learning that takes place through the process ofthinking and planning that is required for good writing. The learning associated with writing issimilar to the learning associated with teaching, as both involve the organized communication of Page
Reflectivethe product’s design? ObservationWhat were the planned environmental impacts of this product andwhat were the environmental factors engineers had to consider in the Environmentaldesign of the product?What was the planned impact of the product on the culture and Societalcustomer base?2) Excavation: Using the artifact and associated artifact-inspired information, perform the following tasksObserve how people with different cultures and demographics use the Global/Societalproduct and then
included in the numerator of the retention rate.DiscussionThe biggest challenge in this study was the pandemic. COVID-19 limited in-person instructionand increased the academic workload for students and faculty alike. Student mental health issueswere exacerbated by COVID-19. Additionally, social distancing restrictions limited coordinationbetween instructors and course designers and required the use of hybrid and remote instruction.The hypothesis is that this corequisite course could improve retention and graduation rates forlow-income students. The plan was to rely heavily on survey data from student participants forsocioeconomic information. Unfortunately, there was a low responses rate on our survey andfocus groups. This made it a
informed that they had to give up thelocation of the Bayview Park due to uncertainty of the master plan of that region, they dived intodesign for bus stops right away with enthusiasm. After selecting the bus stop right outside theKnight Club (an on-campus student coffee shop, Phase II in Figure 2), they realized that theentire roof of the Knight Club might be available. Therefore, the system size was scaled biggerfor the newly-identified location. The focus shifted from an “aesthetically pleasing attraction…”to “harvesting renewable energy to reduce the utility bill for the Knight Club”. Students spenttime and effort to search for a suitable system for the roof size and researched regulations for thesite. Unfortunately, due to concerns for the
workshops, and opportunities to develop professional skills. • Financial Aid: STARS students receive up to $2000 in scholarship support to lessen the burden of paying for school. An amount of $500 is awarded to students for joining STARS, and students can earn $500 for each math class passed up to three math courses. The university is equally committed to students from low-income backgrounds through “Cougar Commitment” which guarantees tuition and fee scholarships for Pell Grant eligible Washington residents. • Engagement in the Second Year: A second phase of funding has allowed for STARS to create a second-year engagement plan for students. This plan consists of physics tutoring, professional
model inReading, Writing, and Math holds promise for individualized learning and opportunities forcollaborative group work, I cringe to think of leaving the future of Science, and Engineering inparticular, to happenstance or only to the progeny of engineers, simply because there was a lackof exposure to the content and process within this field.Engineering in the elementary grades is inherently hands-on, engaging, and thought-provoking.It lends itself to collaborative group work, allows different learners to have access to thematerial, and can be continuously evaluated throughout the processes of planning, execution, andproduct. The collaborative problem-solving and design components of engineering make ituniquely suited to offer all students
as used in ionthrusters. These systems are very relevant to the nation’s strategic plan and space explorationinitiatives. Models of plasma jets have shown also useful for flow control [29]. A previous REUstudent developed spectral solvers of Maxwell’s equations. Another helped developed thespectral Boltzmann solver. Another helped developed a data structure for the object-orientedprogram (OOP) to incorporate detailed particle physics in the computational cells of the solvers.The research is applicable to plasma devices from propulsion [30 - 32] to medicine [33], [34],treating wounds, sterilization, etc., using plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition [34].Materials applications include nano-tube formation [36] and materials synthesis [37
and computer engineering majors during the 2012-2016 period inthree cohorts. The scholarships were distributed among the disciplines based on enrollments.Identifying deficiencies before entering the program, monitoring scholars’ academic work afterjoining the program, helping them to succeed and retaining them through degree completionwere critical areas of consideration. Outstanding activities of the project included mentoring, 1-credit seminar, research, senior design, summer internships, tutoring, field trips and conferenceparticipation.MentoringEach scholar was assigned a faculty mentor, a graduate assistant, and senior undergraduatestudent peers in his/her major. The faculty mentor prepared a study plan with the scholar and metthe
techniques and assessment tools will be utilized toassess and improve engineering education at both the undergraduate and K-12 levels throughvaried techniques: i) undergraduate module lesson plans that are scalable to K-12 levels, ii) shortinformational video lessons created by undergraduates for K-12 students with accompanying in-person mentorship activities at local high schools and MakerSpaces, iii) pre- and post-testassessments of undergraduates’ and K-12 participating students’ AM knowledge, skills, andperceptions of self-efficacy, and iv) focus groups to learn about student concerns/learningchallenges. We will also track students institutionally and into their early careers to learn abouttheir use of AM technology
earlyCS exposure also positively impacted math majors: many minored in CS or took more CScourses than required; many opted for a BS in Applied Math or chose upper-division electiveswith a computational or applied focus. Our hypothesis is that early CS exposure improves theexperience of math majors by expanding their awareness of career options and by developingskills that enhance their conceptual understanding and problem-solving capabilities.RecruitmentOur recruitment plan has three stages.First, we invite students to apply to the CS/M Scholars Program. The invitees have alreadyapplied to our university, have demonstrated an interest in majoring in computer science ormathematics and have shown academic potential. We determine a student’s
areas of strength, such as creativity and risk-taking, while acknowledging challenges, participants build self-esteem and realize they are not alone. The following parent quote shows the value of this approach: “I’m so glad [he] was engaged throughout the week. I so appreciate the opportunity given to him and the other students. Having an ADHD diagnosis made him feel different (in a negative way) from his peers and I believe affects his confidence at times. The experience at the camp the other week somehow “normalized” the diagnosis allowing him to embrace it rather than hide it.”• Participant-centered planning- Observations from the high school program showed that in order to
interdisci- plinary emphasis in Public Policy and Administration from Boise State University. Her thesis was entitled, ”Nanomanufacturing Outside of the Lab: An Academic-Industry Partnership Case Study.” She also re- ceived her B.S. in Materials Science & Engineering from Boise State in 2014. In the Spring of 2016, Ann was recognized as part of the first cohort of University Innovation Fellows at Boise State, and has worked as a Fellow to collect and incorporate student feedback into future plans for makerspaces on the Boise State campus. As an undergraduate and graduate student, she has been involved with the Society of Women Engineers, and also taught a materials science laboratory course as a graduate teaching
, and videoswere selected for each workshop. The project members developed PowerPoint presentations,which went through a thorough review process. Throughout the planning process, projectmembers were purposeful in selecting readings and developing presentations that would engagefaculty to promote student-centered learning strategies. As previously discussed, the workshoptopics include the following: 1. Introduction to Active Learning and Disciplinary Communities of Practice 2. Bloom's Taxonomy and Writing Effective Learning Objectives 3. Pedagogies of Engagement I: Making Class Sessions More Interactive 4. Pedagogies of Engagement II: Implementing Active Learning in the Classroom 5. Pedagogies of Engagement III: Cooperative
moreuniversities start or plan to offer cloud computing courses, there is a critical need to design a set ofcomprehensive labs that can be easily adopted, adapted, and deployed by various institutions.Preliminary Work at WSU We have offered CS499/699: Cloud Computing 5 every year during2009-2012. After 2012, this course was split into two courses: CEG4360 Distributed Systemsand Cloud Computing, which focuses on fundamental principles of distributed computing and thebasic concepts in cloud computing; CEG7380 Cloud Computing, which is a graduate-level course,including more advanced topics in cloud computing. These courses cover data intensive comput-ing in the cloud (e.g., MapReduce, Pig, and Spark), cloud platforms (e.g., Amazon Cloud andGoogle App Engine
representedtwelve different rural, urban and suburban Grade 5-12 schools. These schools have a percentageof students on free/reduced lunch that ranges from 4.3% to 100% and a non-white populationthat ranges from less than 1% to greater than 95%. In an effort to increase the impact to minorityserving schools, targeted recruiting will be done for the 2016 cohort.Objective B: Develop inquiry- and team-based STEM curriculum and innovative pedagogy toencourage interest in STEM and, in particular, engineering: Participants worked on usinginnovative ways to design curriculum that incorporated the interrelatedness of different topicsand were challenging for students. They also learned to construct weekly lesson plans to enhancethe educational process. Teachers
, engineeringstudents (both undergraduate and graduate), and engineering entrepreneurship. Furthermore,through our planned dissemination paths at national conferences, and our ongoing virtualnetwork and instructional website, we will support the inclusion of sound design education inengineering classrooms in even greater numbers.Project GoalsOur project is designed to support the implementation of lessons on concept generation skillswithin engineering education courses using our empirically demonstrated method: DesignHeuristics. While many courses include concept generation, they often lack a specific method forteaching these skills. Our project fills this important educational gap. In this work, our goals areto: 1. raise awareness of the importance of
does research and teaches a course on psychology of creativity.Dr. Marco Tacca, The University of Texas at Dallas Marco Tacca received his Laurea Degree from Politecnico di Torino and PhD from The University of Texas at Dallas. He is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Texas at Dallas. Marco’s research interests include aspects of optical networks, high speed photonic network planning, fault protection/restoration, and performance evaluation. Additionally, Marco is the EE director for the UTDesign program.Prof. Matthew J. Brown, Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology, The University of Texas atDallas Assistant professor of philosophy and history of ideas, Director of the Center for Values in Medicine
also research about engineering global preparedness and engineering innovation. She also has research expertise in STEM K-12 and in STEM assessment. She chairs USC’s STEM Consortium.Dr. Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa Dr. Cheryl Matherly is Vice Provost for Global Education at The University of Tulsa, where she has responsibility for the strategic leadership of the university’s plan for comprehensive internationalization. Dr. Matherly’ directs the NanoJapan program, funded by the National Science Foundation in order to expand international research opportunities for students in STEM fields. She is the recipient of two Fulbright grants for international education administrators (Germany and Japan.) She has an
human behaviors and incorporating that knowledge within the scope of engineering.Caroline Clay, James Madison University Caroline Clay is an undergraduate student at James Madison University in the Engineering Department. She is a student researcher studying how engineering students learn in informal learning environments and makerspaces, with an emphasis on how students learn in structured and unstructured settings. After participating in the University Innovation Fellows program Caroline is pursuing an honors thesis study- ing how students learn to become changemakers. Following graduation, Caroline plans to work in the intersection between entrepreneurship, engineering, and agriculture. c
disciplinary migration.MethodologyThis investigation was carried out through a mixed method study, utilizing a survey administeredover the web using Qualtrics and a follow-up interview. The dataset originated from an earlierstudy that explored differences between Direct-Pathway and Returner graduate students [24, 25].This survey contained sections on demographics, academic information and experience,confidence, alignment of the master’s degree with work, academic advising, and choice ofschool, future plans, and motivation for graduate study.ParticipantsParticipants for the survey were recruited by rolling recruitment over a period of four months. Inaccordance with the IRB-approved protocol, all survey data was anonymized and confidential. Atotal of
its diversestudent body. Through the project, it has developed an institutionalized collaboration withacademic departments, student support services, and CCC administration to enhance theframework. The academic departments participate in planning and offering courses for cohorts,and provide supportive faculty while maintaining the quality of their curriculum. The Wrightstudent support services (admissions including testing and recruiting; advising, transferresources, the tutoring center, the financial aid office, disability center, and other student supportservices) coordinate with the project to make the student experience a smooth process. WrightCollege administration provides a physical space for students to network as well as