Northern University and her M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction from University of Cincinnati. Her research area of interest is creating a more equitable learning environment for underrepresented populations of students in the STEM fields.Dr. Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University Dr. Rachel Louis Kajfez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. She earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from Ohio State and earned her Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. Her research interests focus on the intersection between motivation and identity of undergraduate and graduate students, first-year engineering programs, mixed methods research
interactive video system to link thelaboratory to the classroom in real time. These tools are being integrated into junior and seniorlevel engineering courses, two community college courses and workshops for high schoolscience teachers.IntroductionLow enrollment and poor student performance in academic programs in engineering, science andmathematics support the somber conclusions recently published by The National Academies inRising Above The Gathering Storm, Revisited: Rapidly Approaching Category 5, an update to itsseminal 2005 publication of similar title [1]. The report raises the specter of an impending talentgap which could severely jeopardize U.S. industrial competitiveness. This is highlighted by thecomparison of the following trends in China
and acommunity college, we identify students’ funds of knowledge, or the knowledge gained fromstudents’ family and cultural backgrounds, that is crucial to engineering innovation but neglectedin the curriculum they encounter in college. These funds of knowledge include defining andsolving problems in the midst of financial and material scarcity; building, fixing, and adaptingtechnical artifacts and systems; and empathizing with marginalized groups and communities. Wesuggest that these knowledges position LIFGs as effective innovators of engineering design forcommunity development, though few pursue this path because of financial constraints. Finally,we identify future pathways of this exploratory research, including a) an
, and fairness and mistreatment in the workplace and in STEM classrooms and programs.Dr. Jeffrey E. Froyd, Ohio State University Dr. Jeffrey E. Froyd is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at the Ohio State Uni- versity, College Station. He received the B.S. degree in mathematics from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. He was an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor of Electrical and Com- puter Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. At Rose-Hulman, he co-created the Inte- grated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, which was recognized in
. This research is funded by the NSF as acollaborative research grant (EEC-1360665, 1360956, and 1360958). Any opinions, findings,and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and donot necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.Bibliography[1] National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, 2010 SESTAT Integrated Data System, 2013, Retrieved from http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/sestat.[2] G. Lichtenstein, H. G. Loshbaugh, B. Claar, H. L. Chen, K. Jackson, and S. D. Sheppard, “An engineering major does not (necessarily) an engineer make: Career decision making among undergraduate engineering majors,” J. Eng. Ed., vol. 98, no. 3, pp. 227-234.[3] National Center
Scholars)According to an ACT study, student retention can be improved by integrating both academic andnon-academic factors, such as academic self-confidence, achievement, motivation, institutionalcommitment, and social support.39 In many instances and despite poor academic performance,students persist because they feel like they fit within the institution and that they are sociallyintegrated.40 Studies suggest that programs that explicitly include mentoring and support groupsimprove student involvement, motivation, and academic self-confidence and, in turn, increaseinstitutional commitment and engagement.41, 42 Inclusive, welcoming institutional environmentsand the connections students feel have been linked to persistence.43-45 Other research
entrepreneurs. A seminar seriesbrings local businessmen and -women in to talk about entrepreneurship principles and ideals andtrains students in basic business planning practices. The students develop a business model tocommercialize their research. These models are presented at an end-of-program EngiPreneurship(engineering entrepreneurship) competition consisting in a “Shark Tank” style pitch contest. Thecompetition is judged by a panel of entrepreneurs and local industry experts, pictured in Figure11. Figure 11: Local experts judging the EngiPreneurship CompetitionExpansionExpansion of the program curriculum began in 2015 by reaching out to additional industrypartners. This initiative began with tours at Danfoss Turbocor, shown in Figure
Paper ID #9967Assessing sustainability knowledge: a framework of conceptsDr. Alice L Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette Alice L. Pawley is an associate professor in the School of Engineering Education with affiliations with the Women’s Studies Program and Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering at Purdue University. She has a B.Eng. in chemical engineering (with distinction) from McGill University, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in industrial and systems engineering with a Ph.D. minor in women’s studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She runs the Feminist Research in Engineering Education
, J.S. (2014) Data First: building scientific reasoning in AP chemistry via the concept development approach, J. Chem Ed., http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ed500027gAlice Chow, Rice University Alice Chow is an Associate Director for Research and Grants for the Rice University Office of STEM Engagement. She conducts research in K-12 STEM education on topics such as impact of teacher profes- sional development programs on student achievement and attitudes.Dr. Carrie Obenland, Rice University Dr. Obenland is the Assistant Director for Outreach and Research at the Rice Office of STEM Engage- ment. She as her PhD in Chemistry from Rice University, as well as her Masters. Her graduate work was focused on chemical
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Temple University specializing in electrical machines and power systems, multimedia tutoring, and control and optimization of dynamic systems. He has been the principle investigator of a project for the development of an intelligent tutoring shell that allows instructors create their own web-based tutoring system. His current research focuses on security of cyber-physical systems based on multiagent framework with applications to the power grid, and the integration of an intelligent virtual laboratory environment in curriculum. He is an associate editor of Dynamics of Continuous, Discrete and Impulsive Systems: Series B, and is a member of IEEE, ASEE, and Sigma Xi
SUCCEED Coalition. She remains an active researcher with MIDFIELD, studying gender issues, trans- fers, and matriculation models in engineering.Ms. Xingyu Chen, Purdue University, West Lafayette Xingyu Chen is a Ph. D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She ob- tained her master’s degree in operational research and bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Zhejiang University, China. She started to pursue her Ph.D. degree in engineering education at Purdue in 2010. She is working with Dr. Ohland on the Multiple-Institution Database for Investigating Engineering Lon- gitudinal Development (MIDFIELD), and also on the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) database.Dr. Marisa
Marie SchmiedekampDr. Peter J. Shull, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus Dr. Peter J. Shull is an associate professor of engineering at Penn State University. He received his under- graduate degree from Bucknell University in mechanical engineering and his graduate degrees from The Johns Hopkins University in engineering science. Dr. Shull’s research has two main foci—nondestructive evaluation methods as applied to process control (NDE) and pedagogical methodology. Dr. Shull’s peda- gogical efforts include meta-cognitive strategy learning to improve student academic success, an interest in women’s issues within the engineering environment, integrated, experiential techniques to improve engineering students
Paper ID #8911Dissemination of Microprocessor Courses through Classroom and InteractiveCyber-Enabled TechnologiesDr. Steve C. Hsiung, Old Dominion University Steve Hsiung is an associate professor of electrical engineering technology at Old Dominion University. Prior to his current position, Dr. Hsiung had worked for Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., Seagate Tech- nology, Inc., and Lam Research Corp., all in Silicon Valley, CA. Dr. Hsiung also taught at Utah State University and California University of Pennsylvania. He earned his BS degree from National Kauhsi- ung Normal University in 1980, MS degrees from University of
AC 2012-4704: CITRUS WASTE BIOREFINERY: EFFECTS OF TEMPER-ATURE, PARTICLE SIZE REDUCTION AND LIME PRETREATMENTSON GRAPEFRUIT PROCESSING WASTE (GPW) BIOMASSMiss Nicole Lynn SearsMr. Jeffrey L. Beynon, Flour Bluff ISD Jeff Beynon is a teacher at Flour Bluff High School in the Flour Bluff ISD. He has been teaching Physics AP and Physics Pre AP-B and C for the last five years at this school. He has been teaching for nine years in the science field and has taught biology, chemistry, integrated physics and chemistry (IPC), principles of technology, physics, Physics Pre AP, Physics AP-B, and Physics AP-C. He has an A.S. in biology, B.S. in marine biology, B.S in marine geology, and more than 30 hours in graduate studies in
Paper ID #11775Does Motivation Matter for Conceptual Change: Developing Effective Qual-itative Research ApproachesDr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech Dr. Matusovich is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Department Head for Graduate Programs in Vir- ginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education. She has her doctorate in Engineering Education and her strengths include qualitative and mixed methods research study design and implementation. She is/was PI/Co-PI on 8 funded research projects including a CAREER grant. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty. Her research
Paper ID #37329Board 394: Sustaining and Scaling the Impact of the MIDFIELD project atthe American Society for Engineering Education (Year 1)Dr. Susan M Lord, University of San Diego Susan Lord is Professor and Chair of Integrated Engineering at the University of San Diego. She received a BS from Cornell University in Materials Science and Electrical Engineering (EE) and MS and PhD in EE from Stanford University. Her research focuses on the study and promotion of equity in engineering including student pathways and inclusive teaching. She has won best paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education, IEEE Transactions
Paper ID #27186Board 9: Measuring Change: Research Updates Helping Engineering Stu-dents Tackle Complex, Sustainability ProblemsDr. Elise Barrella, Wake Forest University Dr. Elise Barrella is an Assistant Professor and Founding Faculty Member of the Department of Engineer- ing at Wake Forest University. She is passionate about curriculum development, scholarship and student mentoring on transportation systems, sustainability, and engineering design. Dr. Barrella completed her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Georgia Tech where she conducted research in transportation and sustain- ability as part of the Infrastructure
power, electronics thermal management, and manufacturing. He has authored more than 140 technical publications. His honors include SAE’s Teetor Award, Rosten Award for Thermal Analysis of Electronic Equipment, ASME Curriculum Inno- vation Award, and Fischer Engineering Teacher of the Year Award. He is an ASME Fellow and on the Board of Directors of ASEE’s Engineering Research Council.Dr. Joseph J. Helble, Dartmouth College Joseph J. Helble is Professor of Engineering, and Dean of the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College, a position he has held since 2005. Prior to Dartmouth, Dr. Helble was the AAAS Revelle Fellow, spending a year on staff in the U.S. Senate with a focus on science policy. Previously, he
equitable engineering environments.Dr. Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan Shanna Daly is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. She has a B.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Her research characterizes front-end design practices across the student to practitioner continuum and studies the impact of developed front-end design tools on design success.Dr. Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan Lisa Lattuca, Professor of Higher Education and member of the Core Faculty in the Engineering Education Research Program at the University of Michigan. She studies curriculum, teaching, and learning in college
] - [13]. Mentoring is notlimited to faculty-student interactions. An early study by Good [14] indicated that freshmenneeded networking with upperclassmen to ease the transition from high school to university.Clark et al. [15] attributed peer relationships as a key factor in the success of student satisfaction,integration and retention in higher education. Peer mentoring can build a community of supportfor the mentee (i.e., freshmen) while enhancing the teamwork, instruction and communicationskills of the mentor (i.e., senior) [10]. When mentoring is from someone that is close in age andposition, it can also provide encouragement and social support [11]. Social support from mentorsand other women in STEM increased women’s persistence in STEM [16
educational ecosystem. Given that any change happenswithin some context, it is necessary to take into account factors that may advance an idea or that mayinhibit success. Many education-funded projects are undertaken at a local level, such as within oneinstitution, within a curriculum, or even at the level of a single course. While the activities may be at alocal level, i.e. within one institution, there are many interacting components that can influence orimpact the advancement of an educational innovation. In particular, there are faculty and students, goalsfor a degree program or accreditation, institutional or departmental mission, the value and rewardsystem, and so on. By addressing multiple components of the broader ecosystem, an
) community impacts from project implementation. [4-6, 13,14]. Through support of an NSF IUSE Development and Implementation Tier grant, the C-EEEMis now in its second year for replication in two cities, Youngstown, Ohio and Louisville,Kentucky.By operating in the complexity of a real-world context and providing more personalized learningand professional skill building supporting personalized learning and professional skill building,the C-EEEM represents and example of the future of engineering education [15]. Nonetheless,the C-EEEM learning environment also supports a range of STEM and STEM-adjacentdisciplines. Through a careful curriculum that centers on community-driven, strategicallydeveloped projects in critical areas for these communities (e.g
Education, 2021 CSUN Data Science Program with Career Support and Connections to IndustryData Science Program with Career Support and Connections to Industry, supported by NSF DUEIUSE, is an interdisciplinary workforce training program that encompasses a summer bootcamp,year-long research projects, biweekly seminars, and career support. Our program has had twocohorts, one in 2019-2020 and the other in 2020-2021. This paper discusses how to design, imple-ment, manage, and assess a data science program for undergraduates.California State University Northridge (CSUN). CSUN is a federally designated Hispanic ServingInstitution (HSI) and Minority Institution (MI). It is among the largest single-campus
, many engineeringstudents struggle to connect these experiences to the work they will do after graduation [54].Rather than nurture adaptability, they may just reinforce or evaluate students' existing adaptivetendencies. More research to clarify how we define, measure, and understand adaptability isneeded before engineering educators can effectively teach it.The past two decades have seen the integration of several other “human skills” [4] [55] intoformal engineering curriculum (e.g., ethics, communication, and societal and global issues),partly in response to changes in accreditation standards [5]. Other studies show that, whilehuman skills can be acquired in an experiential learning environment, they are best learned whenexplicitly taught and
Research (SOAR) Center as Senior Project Specialist evaluating and assessing the impact of educational outreach programs and other education-related projects.Dr. Melissa J. Guynn, New Mexico State University I am a cognitive psychologist with a primary research interest in human memory.Dr. Patti Wojahn, New Mexico State University As past Writing Program Administrator and current Interdisciplinary Studies Department Head, I have worked closely with academic departments interested in supporting the writing, communication, and aca- demic abilities of students. For many years, I worked with Integrated Learning Communities for at-risk, entry-level engineering majors, overseeing development and use of a curriculum adapted
- things like workforce preparation, service and stew- ardship, integrity, equity and justice, or faith.✔ TIP: Craft messages that communicate how change supports the shared values, how change aligns the organization’s values to today’s realities, and how change creates an opportunity to position the organi- zation to enact shared values. “I think all of us want to know how can we make the engineering curriculum more inclusive, what can we do, and at the same time everybody still struggles with needing to cover core content, and if we do something else, will we lose that.” Speak to Stakeholder Motivations Change projects have numerous stakeholders, all with different interests in the process and outcome. Successful
thread requires further work, either to efficiently integrate inclusive teaching into theexisting reward system, or to fundamentally change what counts in engineering.ConclusionLet us conclude with a few comments about bridging the valley of neglect that we defined in theabstract to be the missing link that divides scholarly work about DEI from concrete changes thatbenefit students, employers, and the broader community. On the one hand, there is a phenomenalbody of literature informing the practice of engineering education in general, and inclusiveengineering education in particular. On the other hand, even at an engineering college where asizeable percentage of the engineering faculty volunteered for a three-year faculty learningcommunity
evaluation methods as applied to process control (NDE) and pedagogical methodology. Dr. Shull’s peda- gogical efforts include meta-cognitive strategy learning to improve student academic success, an interest in women’s issues within the engineering environment, integrated, experiential techniques to improve engineering students’ social emotional development as applied to teamwork and communication, and program assessment methods that minimize stakeholders’ efforts while maximizing the effectiveness of the measurement tool.Dr. Catherine Cohan, The Pennsylvania State University Catherine Cohan holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and has been a research psychologist for over 20 years. Her areas of expertise include
Collegiate Wind Competition team22 are be-ing supported where relevant. A senior capstone project is also underway to develop an in-housepaste extrusion-head for 3D-printing of benign pastes using the CNC machines. Materials suchas air-dry clay23, porcelain, play-doh24, silicone pastes25, or other similar material systems arebeing investigated. Finally, there are several capstone projects that are machining small partsand components using the desktop CNCs.4.0 Evaluation Design for the Impact on Learning and MotivationThe project evaluation will examine how this integration of desktop CNC machines throughoutan engineering design curriculum influences students’ engineering-related cognition, attitudesand behaviors. Specifically, changes in students
related to culture, curriculum, and community to achieve adaptability, innovation, and shared vision. Alongside her research, Dr. Ogle has been active in the development of engaged learning and has led two interdisciplinary undergraduate translational research and education courses - Clemson Engineers for Developing Countries (CEDC) and Clemson Engage. Both courses include trips to developing countries, international internships and sig- nificant fund-raising to support projects with community partners. As a result of her efforts, the CEDC program grew from 25 students to over 100 from 30 different departments and was recognized by the Institute for International Education (IIE) with the Andrew Heiskell Award. As a