working inteams, generally multicultural teams in the United States or global teams collaboratingthrough technology. Today’s students—tomorrow’s workers— without ability to learnand work with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, and skills to functionproductively in an interdependent world community will not be able to improve theUnited States’ economic competitiveness, and provide leadership in innovation andcreativity. The Global-STEM Classroom® reflects these rapid changes, addresses thenew skill requirements, and provides innovative technology experiences for students andteachers by modeling authentic, multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary collaborative, STEMprofessional teamwork processes.The Global STEM Education Center, Inc 501 (c) (3
note that the 11.1% of students thatsaid that they would “do nothing” in the pre-GSF survey dropped to 0% in the post-GSF results.There was also a 13.7% increase in students who would take the initiative themselves betweenthe pre- and post-GSF results (Fig 3B & 4B). In short, GSF seems to have boosted thewillingness of students to take action in their EE.ConclusionThe GSF has developed into a well-established model for uniting a diverse group of students forthe common cause of improving EE. With approximately one decade of GSF experience behindus it is a critical point in time for us to reflect on ways to further bolster our principal event. Inthe future we would like to develop more creative ways to preserve the strong sense ofmotivation
centuryinstruction is process-oriented, evaluation of instruction can thus reflect a process-orientedschema to more clearly reflect that under evaluation.30 The field of engineering education needsmore contextually relevant evidence-based research about evaluation methodology for GBL.Adding the results of this study to the literature base can help bridge educational researchmethodology and actual practice of GBL for engineering education. The authenticity of oureducation research methodology has wide applicability for engineering education researchersdesiring to assess the effects of GBL unobtrusively on students’ learning while doing.2. Problem statementA critical component missing in education research literature are methods to reliably andcredibly
) have been created in a flexible manner that supports theiradaption to multiple venues and grade levels. The design presented here simplifies the lessoncreation process while supporting a broad dissemination to pre-college teachers and students.The importance of this effort is reflected in the research findings that many young students donot know what engineers do.3 The proposed approach supports faculty and graduate students inmaximizing the potential impact of their outreach efforts, reaching a broader population of youngstudents. Two specific lesson plans are presented, Mining Coal and Bridge Building. These lessonswere selected because they illustrate flexibility in design and our initial efforts at embeddingsuch flexibility
areimposed on and expected from members of an Engineering society or association. These rulesand regulations, similar to the rules of law, identically apply to all members of the profession. Inother words, compliance with the deontological approach to professional ethics, does not requirefurther reflection on personal or societal value systems. Professional engineering ethics is adeontological approach (Quebec Order of Engineers, Professionalism, Ethics and Deontology).Moreover, on the other side of the engineering ethics, is the engineering social responsibility(ESR) which is an organizational matter. Society is best served by pursuing joint-interests of allthe stakeholders involved in an engineering project or initiative and through an
@Beeber have given the Peck Scholars students significant latitude in completing this project. While one constraint was for the project to be costeffective, OEMS’s definition of “costeffective” is dependent on each individual school’s resources; when presented with the combined $2000 that the Peck Scholars Program and SLA@Beeber set aside for the project, OEMS did not find that unreasonable. This trend is reflected in other areas of the project: as long as the Peck Scholars are addressing the five focus areas of OEMS’s sustainability plan (above), OEMS has let the students work fairly autonomously. Given the other commitments of the partner teachers at SLA@Beeber, opportunities for collaboration, input and constraints from SLA were minimal
atoms. A typical Synchrotron-based X-ray Absorption data plot would show absorption at energy beyond the regular K-edge(or L-edge). When the incoming X-ray energy exceeds the K-edge energy, the remainingenergy would be given to the released photoelectrons. Furthermore, a photoelectron would showresonance when partially confined by the potential imposed by the neighboring atoms. Althoughthe quantum resonance for the superposition of the reflected electron wave and the out-goingelectron wave has no analogy in the first year physics courses, the vibrating string experimentprobing the wave velocity as proportional to string tension divided by mass per unit length andalso the product of frequency and wavelength would offer a working analogy where
study groups which met outside ofclass which could be viewed as a reflection of the student’s perceived value of this activity.Another popular class activity was celebrating Noble Prize week in October, which involvedannouncing each day’s winner, their research, and relevance to the course. Even though lectureswere recorded, last fall over 90% of the students (n=126) still came to lecture each day. Webelieve that the quality and value of the classroom experience prevented a drop in attendance, aproblem that seems to be of national concern.Weekly Team Based Learning (TBL)There has been substantial research documenting the value of team based learning on studentunderstanding and comprehension4,11. However, team based learning is only effective if
: majority and minority power. Because the characters that show compassion do not have happy endings in the novel, are readers led to believe that power is only given to those who display more animalistic behavior? In any case, it is important to keep in mind that a power figure in the novel ended up dead: Joe Dale. Therefore it is certainly plausible to say that if given enough time, minority figures can eventually overthrow the majority. Readers must reflect on both issues carefully before coming to concrete conclusions. Does this novel foreshadow a possible future? Where will modern society end up in the future? These are questions that will remain unanswered until humans truly understand the power
, thestakeholders did not add information to fill any gaps in the information they provided during theinterviews.LimitationsOur primary limitation was the small number of people interviewed at each site and, therefore,we may not have saturated the data set. However, our participants did include the key personnel,by title, at each location (e.g., director of career services and engineering liaison). In addition, areview of our findings with stakeholders at each site demonstrated that the themes developedaccurately reflect our two case sites. Finally, our participants were subject matter expertsregarding student career services for their respective universities.ResultsWe organized our results by case site and then compared the sites. The results for each
(depending on site and weather) with competitive team activities. The mentorsalso use meals and morning / afternoon snack breaks for team building, reflection time, anddiscussion. A closing dinner provides participants with an opportunity to interact with othersoutside of their own teams and to celebrate their achievements after four days of hard work.Mini-ExCEEd Teaching Workshops: A Mini-ExCEEd Teaching workshop is a two-dayworkshop that focuses on presenting two demonstration classes by master teachers and 9-10seminars (normally Seminars 1-9, 11, Table 1, occasionally Seminar VII is minimized to onlythe assessment form presented before demonstration class 2). As can be seen in the typicalExCEEd Teaching Workshop schedule (Figure 3), the
are of greatimportance, while others may only need to be briefly mentioned in the lecture. To reflect thisrelative importance in the skeleton notes the instructor should rank each topic in the list; in effectcreating a hierarchy of importance. The next step is to reorder the list of topics as they wouldappear chronologically in a lecture; the topics should build on one-another in a logical fashion tocreate a progression of thought that serves to inform the student and demonstrate how theconcepts relate to one another. This reordering can take many forms, and should be written in away that encourages the instructor to think about how the topics are related. Some instructorsmay find that a bulleted list serves this purpose best, while others
learners surpasses unsupported instruction with regards to the effective transfer ofknowledge.6 Collaborative work largely reflects the actual environment in engineering-intensiveorganizations that use interdisciplinary teams to solve engineering problems. By carefullyconstructing guidance to support the team in the form of tools and guided activities, we canfacilitate and evaluate interactions and then further determine design improvements to ensurethat effective collaboration takes place. The structure and goals of the collaboration tool andinstructional scaffolds aligns with evidence-based research and the foundational knowledge ofteam processes and team effectiveness.14-16 The collaboration tool was built using Google Appsthat are freely
order to optimize the classification effort while attempting toinform us of feedback activity nature and level. For example, we recognize the importance ofneed analysis and the emphasis that experts place on this stage verses novices, and so theimportant coding classifications of problem identification, representation and communication areprominent in our model. Additionally, the verification classification is available at each stage, asthis reflects best design practice. Figure 1. A generalized engineering design process model with coding classifications Initiating Planning
engineering can have on human lives, as is the focus ofmany recruitment campaigns and messages within undergraduate engineering programs as partof diversity campaigns. Indeed, the fact that the National Science Foundation requires thegraduate students to meet the same Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts criteria required bygrant awardees signifies commitment to requiring engineers, future academicians, andresearchers to carefully consider the merits and impacts of their work. This is potentially avaluable form of reflective practice (essential for developing expertise)35, and contributes to thedefinition of the essence of engineering and what it means to be an engineer, although facultydefinitions of engineering largely still differ from the
offers a venue for increasing awareness,demonstrating relevance, building confidence, and proving satisfaction for faculty audiences.Furthermore, the influence of peers can play an important role in promoting change in theattitudes of faculty audiences 19, 20, 21, 22. The competition acting as a medium for triggering acontagion effect, or social spillover effect, can lead faculty audiences to imitate the adoptionbehaviors of their peer group of participants.Finalist ProjectsResults from the 2013 competition have demonstrated the potential of the approach in promotinginnovation in engineering education 18. In 2014, there was a variety of projects reflecting thevision of contributing faculty members in relation to advancing education through
needs. Firstly,the benefit is for the community that is served by students, and secondly, students areencouraged to connect and reflect how their education connects to their professional career.Through this experience students feel better about their actions and understand the need andtherefore the impact engineers have on a community. This encourages them to learn more abouttheir chosen profession, and feel more confident about their achievements.Also, students have a chance to practice and apply what they learn in class in a real project wherethey are exposed to the results of their design. The positive side of the service learning is in theend, the students are giving back to the communities and society the knowledge they gained inthe
1 2 Full Professor 11Other quantitative and qualitative data was gathered for this study through a post-class survey. Thesurvey was designed to capture student’s attitudes concerning the use of Active Learning in theMC/MSD class and also to assess the overall student experience. To answer the final question,Instructor B was asked to reflect on his experience of using Active Learning and his plans forfuture implementation.Typical ClassFor the MC/MSD class described here, the student receives four credit units. They meet in 50-minute lecture sections on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; and a three-hour laboratory sectionon either Tuesday or Thursday of each week. The students in the laboratory sections are
participate in anoutreach survey than those not. We could well have a disproportionate data set. But outreach certainly“feels” like a nearly pervasive activity among universities, and this magnitude of extrapolation is likelyto be generally valid.Three programs reported about 65,000 of the 147,000-plus student total, each with about 20,000participants. The median figure for student programs was 200. The spiky-ness of participation numberspoints up something fundamental about the nature of the field. Outreach is a highly varied undertaking.Different schools have different goals, capabilities, and opportunities. Programs come in all shapes andalso all sizes.The community member total does reflect one unusually large program total that might bear
students’ entrepreneurial intentions and entrepreneurial self-efficacy, it is not surprising that the Theory of Planned Behavior and Social Cognitive Theoryare commonly used. Although all of the papers in this review placed an emphasis on gender within theirstudies, there appeared to be little consensus regarding which theoretical frameworks to use thatpertain to gender. Three of the 24 papers (12.5%) used Eagly’s Social Role Theory33, whichdescribes how beliefs concerning the different sexes are reflective of the sexual division of laborand gender hierarchy within society. Other theories pertaining to gender that were used to framestudies included Gender Schema Theory34, Liberal Feminism Theory35, Gender Role Theory36,and Sex Role
activitiesmust be structured to meet the appropriate knowledge levels and learning goals. Students mustbe clearly informed in their role as researchers or contributors to research. As part of this role,they should be given some level of autonomy, such as the ability to tweak the experiment orgiven access to equipment or tools for their creative projects. Despite the level of autonomy thatstudents thrive on, it is important that faculty realize students may be slow to question ahypothesis when engaging in experiments. They thus require mentoring and reflection withregards to research methods. Faculty must also invest in these activities by purchasing orproviding access to equipment, or consulting with students regularly. Additionally, many ofthese
is that the individual feels isolated and is able to identify potential sources of those feelings.• Mysterious Pathways: covers feelings of being stalled, stuck, or unable to move forward in a career. Originally classified as a result of not knowing the pathways to promotion or advancement, this category was expanded slightly to also reflect those career pathways that are stagnant or stalled for both men and women.• Diving Catch: refers to a tendency of some workplaces to put those who are risk averse at a disadvantage. In a diving catch work environment, the individual who feels less comfortable with risk feels more at a disadvantage with regard to advancement or performance because he or she is penalized by not
Understanding functions rank asthe strongest influencers on Head Mentors’ motivation for volunteering. The differencesbetween Values and the Understanding are statistically significant compared to each other, andare also statistically different when either function is compared to all of the others. Asinfluencers these are followed by Enhancement, Social, Career, and Protective, although theonly statistically significant difference among these four functions is between Enhancement andProtective. It is important to emphasize that the ANOVA results reflect trends in the relative impact ofthe functions on the average respondent: specifically, that the Values score for the averageDREAM Head Mentor was greater than their scores in the other functions
important part ofengineering research and practice.Finding ways to normalize mistakes and failures, and make them safe to perform in public,enables a number of learning enhancements. Foremost, it allows us a much less complicatedmeans of understanding what our students are learning and what they find challenging. Butperhaps more importantly, when mistakes seem safe, it enables students to practice seeingmistakes and feedback as helpful and nonthreatening. A learner’s constructive attitude towardmistakes is a major component of current pedagogical concerns such as growth mindset,mastery-based learning motivation, reflection and resiliency 16–19. Improvisatory educationmethods provide us with a very promising strategy toward scaffolding a value for
rather than a high performance by the students. Instead, the criteria for performanceat the Analysis level might more accurately be defined as demonstrating an understanding of thecompeting measures of success for the various project criteria and how to obtain, process, andanalyze the appropriate data associated with success in each category. If so, the performance ofthe students would occur, at best, around the Application level. It is more likely that other levelswould then be re-scaled to reflect average performance occurring around a mean of 2.5 (betweenComprehension and Application). Note the large coefficient of variation of 0.4. Such a largevalue suggests significant scatter about the mean. (Given the changing perspective of the
goals and student learning, often referredto as educative assessment (8, 27) .This would include decisions on how to provideinformation on students’ strengths and their mastery of course material, as well asguidance on how to proceed with learning activities to insure compliance withdefined goals and how to improve students’ performance and their grasp of newmaterial. Students will eventually need reliable feedback on their performance thatallows them to move forward as learners and deepens their understanding of thesubject matter. This feedback could come from the instructor, their classmates, theirown self-reflection, or a combination of the three. (27, 28)Another important factor in the optimization process is to integrate the
3-5-ETS1-1 Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or a want that includes specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time or cost. 3-5-ETS1-2 Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. 3-5-ETS1-3 Plan and carry out fair tests in which the variables are controlled and failureAdditional description and resources related to this K’Nex™ structure design activity can befound in the educational resources in NEESacademy on the NEES website[12], PacificEarthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER) website[9] and in a paper[7].During the
used the results from their analysis ofincidental interactions, along with reflections on product interactions with the environment andthe user, to identify risks and seek means by which those risks could be countered via robustdesign enhancements. Students were taught about failure mode effects analysis (FMEA), a toolthat is well suited for the activity at hand, and a template was available for their use. However, itwas necessary to limit the project scope so that work could be accomplished within the timeavailable and so that unreasonable expectations would not be placed upon students. Therefore,FMEA was not a required project activity. At a minimum, students were required to identifyissues that they believed might present unacceptable risks
rigorous accordingto Ohland and McNeil (2015) and Guest (2012).In this partnership, SOCHE collects free-form student responses obtained in in-depth studentpre-surveys and in-depth student post-surveys in 2012 (48 students, 18 responses to post-survey), 2013 (43 students, 8 responses to post-survey), 2014 (49 students, 33 responses topost-survey), and 2015 (34 students; 17 responses to post-survey). AFIT collects free-formThe views expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position ofthe United States Air Force, Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government. This document has been approvedfor public release; distribution unlimited