the world outside of the classroom, and reflection on this for higherorder learning and development of new skills and capabilities. Problem-based Learning (PBL) isan inductive, active learning approach that connects learning to real world problems, andprovides a context in which students can tether their knowledge and internalize courseconcepts. Students are thus motivated to seek out a deeper understanding of the conceptsthey need to address the problems presented in a course.This research focuses on going beyond the technical lecture to enhance the student experiencethrough PBL and experiential education techniques, based on implementation in the RochesterInstitute of Technology’s (RIT) College of Engineering Technology, in courses
their learning compared to otherforms of course engagement such as working problems, or taking traditional notes. Thefollowing student comment reflects the “I do it because I have to” approach to doodling:The doodles are very good in concept. However, many doodles were created last minute orwithout much thought in order to obtain the points.On the positive side, several students provided comments such as:I like the doodle because it helped visualize the concept.I liked the doodles because I felt they gave me an opportunity to think in more detail of the actualapplications of what I'm learning, other than the applications given to me in class. I think this isan important skill for engineers, when you consider how much of engineering is thinking
distance, the flow loses its transport capacitydue to dissipation of shear stress. As a result, the deposition is graded to reflect the ability of theflow to transport grains of differing sizes (Fig. 1). Weir Flow direction Accumulated leaves Stop 1 Stop 2 Twist Stop 3 Stop 4 Figure 1. Stops 1 through 4 of the field trip. 3Stop 3
butalso TI ARM M4 series. The uC Training System (Rev 3) trainer board was designed, produced,and tested based on the demand from the academic community that acknowledged thatmicrocontroller course curricula need an advanced microcontroller platform to meet industrytechnical training demands. This was a direct reflection of the NSF I-Corp L project results.Lab Modules Design and Implementation Project Collaboration: With the new uC TrainingSystem Rev 3 Trainer Board specifications (Figure 7), The initial lab modules were created byOld Dominion University (ODU), Norfolk, Virginia and Farmingdale State College (FSC),Farmingdale, New York faculty as a team, and using the web portal managed by Ohio NorthernUniversity (ONU) faculty to facilitate the
samples of Senior Design Projects which reflect common studentprojects.Wireless Sensor NetworksA wireless sensor network consists of many wireless-capable sensor devices workingcollaboratively to achieve a shared goal [4]. A WSN may have one or multiple base-stationswhich collect data from all sensory devices. These base-stations serve as the interface throughwhich the WSN interacts with the outside world [2]. The basic premise of a WSN is to performnetworked sensing using many relatively rudimentary sensors instead of utilizing the moreconventional approach of developing a few expensive and sophisticated sensing modules [2].The potential advantage of networked sensing over the conventional approach, can besummarized as greater coverage, accuracy
identified from market research.I. Introduction"What is truly in the water I am drinking?" A rise in sales of water filters such as Brita or PUR,bottled water, and safer reusable drinking containers (e.g. BPA-free plastics) reflects this concernin drinking water, along with the recent Flint, Michigan water crisis that made headlines [1].However, there are still very few accurate and cost-effective ways to test water or beveragequality. To address this problem, an interdisciplinary team with students from the EngineeringTechnology, Anthropology, and Entomology departments tackled the problem of designing adevice that fit the needs of the market.II. Multidisciplinary team and educational benefitsThis project and team began from an offshoot of another
with. A group of faculty in biochemistry at NC State has been working on aWordpress platform where lesson plans can be paired with 3D-printable designs for students toaccess. We propose to build a comparable site for Engineering Mechanics. Each lesson willinclude: • written explanations of the topic • a 3D CAD file using Fusion 360 where students can access the file, see how it's built, and edit it as needed • a brief video from Fusion 360 where the part spins or deforms • a 3D printer file so that faculty or students with access to a 3D printer can print their own demonstrations • a lesson plan describing a simple experiment to demonstrate the topic being discussed • reflection questions built around the
this material are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views ofthe National Science Foundation.References[1] A. Hunter, S. L. Laursen, and E. Seymour, “Becoming a scientist: The role of undergraduate research in students’ cognitive, personal, and professional development,” Sci. Educ., vol. 91, no. 1, pp. 36–74, 2007.[2] E. Seymour, A. Hunter, S. L. Laursen, and T. DeAntoni, “Establishing the benefits of research experiences for undergraduates in the sciences: First findings from a three‐year study,” Sci. Educ., vol. 88, no. 4, pp. 493–534, 2004.[3] A. D. Patrick and M. Borrego, “A review of the literature relevant to engineering identity,” in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE
, 1524601, and 1524607. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views ofthe National Science Foundation.References1. K. Schneider, A. Bickel, and A Morrison-Shetlar, “Planning and implementing a comprehensive student-centered research program for first-year STEM undergraduates,” Journal of College Science Teaching, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 37-43, 2015.2. K. Schneider and A. Bickel, “Undergraduate research apprenticeship model: graduate students matched with STEM first-year mentees,” Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 25-31, 2015.3. J. Frechtling. “The 2002 user-friendly handbook for project evaluation,” National
National Science Foundation for their support through a Graduate ResearchFellowship (DGE-1333468). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation.References[1] C. E. Foor, S. E. Walden, and D. A. Trytten, ““I wish that I belonged more in this whole engineering group:" Achieving individual diversity,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 96, no. 2, pp. 103–115, 2007.[2] J. M. Smith and J. C. Lucena, “‘How do I show them I’m more than a person who can lift heavy things?’ the funds of knowledge of low income, first generation engineering students,” J. Women Minor. Sci. Eng., vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 199–221, 2016.[3
disciplines availableat the university and are free to change their major during the first year without the consequenceof a delayed graduation timeline.Path ForwardThe survey will be distributed approximately two weeks after the college’s primary majorexploration event during the fall and spring semesters, approximately the middle third of thesemester. The required event introduces students to the college’s 11 engineering majors andstudents submit a reflective assignment as part of their first-year engineering coursework. Wehope to have some preliminary data to present at the conference.AcknowledgementsI would like to thank Rachel McCord for helping shape this project, reviewing this paper, anddirecting this study. I would also like to thank Marisa
students to work cooperatively in interactive learning groups. Participants were then asked to complete an online Figure 1. Venturi survey administered over Qualtrics© at the end of the semester. flow meter The survey prompted participants to reflect on their LC- DLM instruction and report how well they believed being taught concepts with LC-DLM influenced their learning experience Figure 1. Venturi flow meter compared with other course concepts they learned with regular lectures in the same class. Participation in theexperiment was
knowledgeand skills that are crucial to succeed in creating high quality online learning environmentsbecause, as the famous quote from Joel Barker says, “When a paradigm shifts, everyone goesback to zero” and then “your past success guarantees nothing [1].”This is a reflective paper, in which I, the instructor (the first author), will narrate my experienceon transitioning from teaching in a face-to-face classroom to teach fully in an onlineenvironment. It will also explain how the support of an instructional designer (the second author)can make this transition smoother.About me, “the instructor”Before becoming an online instructor, I taught in face-to-face classrooms using teacher-centeredpractices and more recently the learner-centered (flipped
traumatic events are perceived and handled within engineering environments by allmembers of the engineering education community. Specifically, the messaging around emotionalexpression should be examined to determine what explicit and implicit barriers are constructed inengineering. Through advanced understanding in this area we can begin to create models thatsupport students through challenges that manifest in and out of the engineering classroom.AcknowledgmentsThis work was funded by grants from the National Science Foundation (EEC-1531586/1531174,DGE-1333468). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation. The
examine how intended student development goals for first-year engineering that are set by instructors, faculty, and administrators align with thestudent experiences as described by students.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underGrant Nos. 1664264 and 1664266. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions orrecommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References[1] R. A. Ellis, “Is U.S. Science and technology adrift,” Washington, DC: Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology., 2007[2] M. Borrego, R. Brawner, “Preparing Engineering Educators for Engineering Education
southernUnited States during the fall of 2018. In order to enroll in the course, participants completed anonline application and were approved by instructors. Active recruitment was done in the Collegeof Communications, College of Fine Arts, and School of Engineering in an effort of creating acohort that reflected a diverse set of design disciplines. Participants included 7 Theatre andDance (T&D) majors, 7 Engineering majors (4 mechanical and 3 electrical), 4 Arts,Entertainment, and Technology (AET) majors, 3 Radio, Television, and Film (RTF) majors, 1Studio Art major, and 1 double major in French and Design Arts & Media (see table 1). 12females and 11 males were enrolled in the course. Of the engineers, six were male (3 electrical, 3mechanical
Education. 2007.[6] Jouaneh, Musa, Ying Sun, and Robert Comerford. "Assistive Technology Devices: A Multidisciplinary Course." age 9 (2004): 1.[7] Davies, Claire, et al. "Building Better Together: Interprofessional reflections on educating students when designing assistive technology." Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA) (2018).[8] Carroll, Ryan, et al. "Learning Assistive Device Design Through the Creation of 3D Printed Children's Prosthetics with Augmented Grip Diversity." 2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference. 2018.[9] Krivoniak, April, and Arif Sirinterlikci. "3D Printed Custom Orthotic Device Development: A Student-driven Project." 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. 2017.[10] Aazhang
as density, transitivity, and reciprocity in the network [2]. This approach is amethodological and pedagogical innovation because it has the potential to inform and providefeedback about the participants’ work, promote reflection on their collaborative practices andcontribute to cohesion, dialogue and the flow of knowledge within the team to continuouslyimprove the internalization of the new educational model.Keywords: Educational Change, Teacher Collaboration, Social Network Analysis, EducationalInnovationResearch Background and MotivationThis work-in-progress research is being carried out at a large multi-campus private university inMexico and focuses specifically on the area of engineering and sciences. The institution ischaracterized by
teach should reflect in higher participantperformance. The observation was the opposite however, perhaps due to grade inflation or lackof grading consistency, and indicates that a more controlled experiment is needed to linkparticipant impressions to performance. For this study, student performance on assessment itemssuch as quizzes and homework were used for comparison.In terms of course design, an important takeaway is identified as it relates to developing moreconsistent grading within the section between instructional staff. Using assessment points thatare purely objective and quantitative in nature will provide better detail and help determine therelationship between perception, engagement and overall performance and retention in
Nativeand Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander students was too low to draw meaningfulconclusions about racial differences in scholarship receipt. The source of these racial/ethnicdifferences is unknown. For instance, they might reflect different levels of opportunity forscholarships or differential application processes for scholarships, as we did not measure whetherstudents had applied for, but not received, a scholarship. The phi value indicates that this overalleffect size for the distribution of scholarships across race/ethnicity was small.Research Question 2With respect to research question 2, there were statistically significant differences in motivationbetween scholarship recipients and non-recipients. More specifically, independent
self-contained, transportable maker cart system, toengage cornerstone engineering design students with AM’s design opportunities. The portability of the system discussed in this paper makes it capable of both formal andinformal learning contexts and allows students to directly observe and reflect on themanufacturability of their designs. Similar, but less extensive, carts have been steadily growing inpopularity among libraries and K-12 institutions across the nation [9–11]; however, they are oftenlimited to spectacle, without proper curriculum to support their use. Section 2 of this paperdescribes in more detail the design of the maker cart system, including the key componentsincluded in the system and how they support design and AM
Education Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, July. PaperID: 1894[4] Anderson-Rowland, M. (2009) “Understanding Engineering Freshman Study Habits: TheTransition from High School to College.” American Society of Engineering EducationAnnual Conference. Austin, TX, June 14-17. Paper ID 2236.[5] Saldana, J. (2016). The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers. 3rd ed. Sage,Washington DC.[6] Myers, K. L, Silliman, S. E., Gedde, N. L., and M. W. Ohland. (2010) “A comparison ofEngineering Students’ Reflections on Their First-Year Experiences.” Journal of EngineeringEducation. April 2010. 169-178.
, and in considering the types of questions their students would ask. Once theteachers have completed the activity/experiment, they will discuss the experiment with thefacilitator to learn more about the fundamentals governing the experiment.Throughout the activity, facilitators will record any questions asked by the teachers. In addition,if teachers email facilitators with questions after the activity, those questions will also berecorded. As stated previously, FAQs are provided in the kits; however the FAQ list is living andgrowing with each workshop offering. Updates to FAQ sheets are posted on the cloud drivematerials.Upon completion of the activity, there is a reflection and assessment time. Teachers are providedwith student assessment
result (third bar inFigure 3) was from a different data set. The second data set required more analysis than the firstsince a data range was given for each frequency instead of a single number. This higher level ofinterpretation was more difficult for the students. Combined uncertainty was one of the morechallenging concepts that was addressed in the class and this was reflected in the final examperformance. Student performance on the linear regression analysis was good and in-line withhomework. However, calculation of the coefficient of determination proved more difficult. Percent of Students Correctly Answering the Question 84
were able to finalizetheir prototype using 3D printing.This paper documents the process of the design and implementation of a student project introducedto a first year undergraduate Engineering Design course. Implementation and evaluation of thenew project is broken into three phases carried across three semesters. Over 300 students and 12separate faculty members have undertaken this project. The paper starts with the coursebackground, theoretical considerations in deciding on this student project, followed by theimplementation of each phase, student feedback, and finally instructor feedback from all thesections. The authors conclude by sharing the reflection of the multi-semester project.Introduction At the Pennsylvania State University
which seem irrelevant by themselves but can be applied to biggersolutions.”The students who worked on this project in the previous year were given a similar survey. Whenasked to discuss their impressions/take-aways from working on a project with real-worldapplications, one student responded: “It reinforced my love for what I was doing and gave me anunderstanding of the possibilities my major has to offer.”Table 1: Course survey results based on 14, 13, and 14 responses, respectively. *Students whotook the course and survey in 2018. **Same students that took the course in 2018 and the surveyin 2019 (reflections on the course). Question Spring 19 Spring 18* Spring 18
design course, which is in the 3rd year, and trackretention of these first-year students to the second year and beyond and see if their initialexperience may have impacted their desire to continue on an engineering path.References:[1] Dym, Clive L., et al. "Engineering design thinking, teaching, and learning." Journal of Engineering Education 94.1, 2005, 103-120.[2] Knight, Daniel W., et al. "Improving engineering student retention through hands-on, team based, first-year design projects." Proceedings of the International Conference on Research in Engineering Education. 2007.[3] Green, Graham. "Redefining engineering education: the reflective practice of product design engineering." International Journal of Engineering Education 17.1
. Our results also highlight the importance inmonitoring and facilitating the experience of international students, which also represents animportant area for further study.References[1] ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission, “Criteria for accreditting engineering programs,” 2014.[2] National Academy Of Engineering, The engineer of 2020: Visions of engineering in the new century. 2004.[3] A. Godwin, A. Kirn, and J. Rohde, “Awareness without action: Student attitudes after engineering teaming experiences,” Int. J. Eng. Educ., vol. 33, no. 6a, pp. 1878–1891, 2017.[4] S. B. Berenson, K. M. Slaten, L. Williams, and C.-W. Ho, “Voices of women in a software engineering course: Reflections on collaboration,” J. Educ
Engineering Education Session CIEC 421Depending on the amount of light reflected by a surface (gloss), the surface is going to haveshiny or lustrous, metallic or matte appearances. Many factors can influence the gloss of asurface, such as the amount and type of coating applied or the quality of the substrate. Whenproducts look different after a period of time, customers think there is a deformity, for thatreason manufacturers want a maximum appeal on their products. “It is important therefore thatgloss levels be consistent on every product or across different batches of products. Gloss can alsobe a measure of the quality of a surface, for instance a drop in the gloss
Approach for Integrated CAD and Computer-Aided Inspection Planning”, Springer-Verlag London, 2014.[5] Cliff Mirman, “Pathways for Integrating Industry into an Engineering Technology Program”, Proceedings of the 2018 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration, San Antonio, TX.[6] Fornaro, R.J., Heil, M.R, and Alan L. Tharp, A. L., 2006, “Reflections on 10 years of sponsored senior design projects: Students win–clients win!,” The Journal of Systems and Software 80 (2007) 1209–1216.[7] Kornecki, A.J., Khajenoori, S., Gluch, D., Kameli, N., 2003. “On a partnership between software industry and academia.” Proc. of the 16th Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, Madrid, Spain, pp. 60–69