. Since then, there have beennumerous adapted definitions proposed and used by various researchers and educators [1]. Thedefinition used in this paper was proposed by Bringle, et al. in 2006: Service learning is a credit-bearing educational experience in which students (a) participate in an organized service activity that meets identified community needs and (b) reflect on the service activity in such a way as to gain further understanding of course content, a broader appreciation of the discipline, and an enhanced sense of personal values and civic responsibilityThis definition of service learning works well for engineering classes because it explicitlydescribes the goal of students both identifying and working
refining during the later stages oftheir design processes. Meanwhile, professional participants often reflected on ways theynarrowed down their target context and target users and acknowledged settings in which theirsolutions should not be implemented. For example, one participant described: “There's such a vast diversity of context that patients receive care…it is an extremely complex and varying group…I mean there are lots of cases where [this product] either can't or shouldn't be used.”- Professional participant C4.2.2 Characterization of LMIC contexts Experienced designers acknowledged more nuance and differences across differentLMICs and within them than students. In general, student participants used terms like “low-resource
), an HSI in the State University of New York (SUNY) system. In year one, Cohort Apiloted the PD modules in Tier 1 which featured reflective exercises and small culturallyresponsive activities to try with their STEM students. In year two, Cohort A piloted the PDmodules in Tier 2 and peer-mentored Cohort B as they piloted optimizations introduced to Tier 1from Cohort A feedback. Three types of optimizations came from faculty feedback. The firstconsidered feedback regarding delivery and/or nature of the content that influenced a subsequentmodule. The second involved making changes to a particular module before it was delivered toanother faculty cohort. The third takes into account what worked and what didn’t to decidewhich content to bring into
the development of a Sense of belonging. Tinto [14] also comments that studentswith a strong Sense of belonging tend to persist because it boosts motivation and the willingnessto be involved with other people, further promoting persistence.Figure 2 presents the CLD built with the causal relationships described in the previousparagraphs. A higher sense of belonging in URM students increases their willingness to persistand complete a program, which in turn reflects on a larger number of URM graduate studentsand a diversification of the STEM field which in turn improves the Environment. A moreinclusive environment will impact positively the Sense of belonging. Figure 2. Causal Loop Diagram for hypothesis 2For the third
design to collect and analyzeboth quantitative and qualitative data from faculty and students. The recorded data included adiverse group of individuals, including females, males, and multiple races. The demographics arepresented in Figure 4. This research surveyed all Ph.D. students and faculty within the disciplineof WE working at the natural hazards engineering research infrastructure (NHERI) Wall of Wind(WOW) Experimental Facility. This facility, which is funded by the National ScienceFoundation (NSF), is one of the largest ABL wind tunnels worldwide and the only one that cansimulate hurricane wind speeds up to and including Category 5 Hurricane on the Saffir-Simpsonscale [33], [34]. Thus, rendering and reflecting the sample to be
given to assessstudent learning. Pre-module and post-module voluntary climate literacy surveys were conducted.The surveys had a good participation rate, and the preliminary results are presented in this paper.The surveys provided a general picture of civil engineering students’ perception/engagementwith climate change and identified areas needing to be strengthened in teaching and learning ofclimate change. Survey data, learning assessments, and teaching reflections will guide futureimprovements to integrating the topic of climate change into the university’s civil engineeringprogram, including other courses, such as Capstone senior design, in the curriculum.IntroductionAnthropogenic climate change is affecting the planet in an irreversible way
as a case study because our N is so small, so there’s no real noise that can happen within a case study. So I’m not as worried about that. My question that I keep coming back to is what is the added value of collecting data on the classroom observations? Are we actually going to analyze them? And if we do, what are we doing that for? I’d rather capture all of that in the interviews than I would in a classroom observation and just kind of take them for granted that it’s reflective of what they actually did.” Lucas: ”Yeah. And again... there’s plenty of time to do other classroom observations, presumably someday go back to bricks and mortar face-to-face delivery. That you know, even though the
teamwork. Smith and Imbrie [18]characterize effective teams and teamwork according to the following elements: positiveinterdependence (sharing a common objective), individual and group accountability(embracing responsibility for the work), encouraging interaction (interpersonal engagementleading to concrete action), teamwork skills (including effective communication, decisionmaking, leadership and conflict resolution), and group processing (reflection that recognisessuccesses and identifies areas for improvement). Conflict resolution also has an impact onincreasing student commitment towards the team, as they feel they are more validated byparticipating and their opinions are being taken into consideration [19]. Skills and structurestherefore have
self-efficacy with engineering students1 IntroductionIn this research paper, we re-evaluate structural aspects of validity for two instruments, the CurrentStatistics Self-Efficacy (CSSE) scale and the Statistical Reasoning Assessment (SRA) [1, 2]. The CSSE isa self-report measure of statistics self-efficacy while the SRA is a scored and criterion-based assessment ofstatistical reasoning skills and misconceptions. Both instruments were developed by statistics educationresearchers and have been consistently used to measure learning and interventions in collegiate statisticseducation. Our re-evaluation is part of a broader study of the effect of using a reflection-based homeworkgrading system in a biomedical engineering statistics course [3, 4
Spring and Fall 2022 data followed asimilar trend to the Fall 2021 data in several ways: there were marked similarities in the most-used emotions, the overall breakdown of pathway directions, and even the patterns in the finaltwo words (with accomplishment to satisfaction being the most common pairing). This reflects asimilar pattern as Goldin’s idealized positive pathway where elation leads to satisfaction,although students completing our survey were hesitant to describe their positive emotions withelation, tending instead towards accomplishment, confidence, etc.The least commonly used words in Spring 2022 were elation, despair, and fear; all three of thesewords were new in the Spring 2022 version of the survey, which suggests that their
experience and understanding of the techniques. Students wereasked to submit the task distribution and responsibilities to the instructor prior to each O-Edesign lab activity. This project is reflective of the adopted instructor-structured cooperativelearning strategies that include assigning roles to members of each group, rotating rolesperiodically, allowing team member’s rate each other’s contributions and group accountability.On the team reports, students were instructed to outline the steps taken to arrive at solutions,potential alternatives, and limitations, much like a standard Senior Project design. In addition to team lab reports, team presentations were also part of their learningactivities, and they were asked to include the
hands-on way, such as data analysis exercises, lab assignments, and group best through direct experience and by actively projects.(a). Emphasize hands-on, processing and reflecting on new information. • Use interactive tools and technologies, such as Jupyter notebooks, to facilitate interactive learning experiential learning. • Encourage students to ask questions and engage in discussions during class to promote active processing and reflection on
). These experiences embedded inthe curriculum and engineering design courses allows engineering students to develop anempathic formation compass required to flourish in co-design processes (Smeenk et al., 2019).In engineering education, especially in programs tending towards engineering science, teachingempathy needs careful pedagogical consideration. As such the need for empathy in engineeringneeds to be more visible to students to make meaningful and purposeful connections with priorassumptions and foster epistemic attitudes toward the construct (Walther et al., 2020). Thisembodiment of empathy in professional education allows students to recognize and reflect on theservice nature of the engineering profession and its potential connections to
theuniversity is to serve the local population of the region in which it is located. 95% of students arecommuters [2], and over a third of the student body are transfer students, predominantly from thelarge network of community colleges serving the East side of Los Angeles. A very highHispanic-enrolling Minority Serving Institution (MSI), 70% of students identify atHispanic/Latinx [1], which is also consistent with the regional population.Student demographic characteristics at Cal State LA are also reflective of the systemicoppression broadly experienced by Communities of Color on the East side of Los Angeles. Themedian family income of students at Cal State LA is $40,300 per year [3], and 60% qualify forfederal Pell Grants [4]. While exact data is not
, which can be attributed to the interactive nature of the system. Figure 5: Preliminary Survey Results. • Knowledge Retention: According to the preliminary data below, students demonstrated a high rate of knowledge retention after learning through the system compared to traditional teaching methods. • Collaboration Skills: In the classroom, students reported that the multiplayer feature was very engaging and experientially enhanced teamwork and collaboration skills for students as well.Future EvaluationOngoing evaluation is an integral part of our system development: • Focus Group Discussions: Student representatives with feedback responsibilities are better able to reflect the
students consider that the ‘Fling the Teacher’ quiz is more engaging andhelps them to learn more effectively. Students strongly recommend the ‘Fling the Teacher’ quizmore frequently in course and in future iterations. The gamified tool helps to increase studentengagement and effective learning in course activities as in line with other research [9]. Whilethese surveys are valuable, they only reflect the students' perspectives. Eventually, some form ofassessment of student learning must be performed to determine if there is a significantimprovement when gamification is employed.AcknowledgmentThe author wishes to acknowledge the support of the University of North Alabama.References[1] E. Meşe and Ç. Sevilen, "Factors influencing EFL students
initiative to comprehend and buildmore in-depth information and skills needed for scientific applications. Hence, an undergraduatecourse should incorporate applied laboratory implementation applications. As such, educators areresponsible for ensuring that students acquire a strong sense of learning motivation and scientificinquiry skills [12]. School laboratories are a crucial part of any STEM education. They enhancestudents’ engagement in a variety of experimental learning skills, such as conception andexperimentation followed by reflection, analysis, and data interpretation. Establishing the worthof the laboratory equipment in the department is crucial before starting a comparison of labmodalities. Topics in the laboratory manual for Introduction
What were the Alliance members’ prior experiences in collaborativenetworks that they bring into the new Alliance? and In the context of equity, how are the newlyformed Alliance’s members’ funds of knowledge being honored and valued?. To answer thesequestions, we used the Framework Method [40] for conducting a qualitative study using a semi-structured interview protocol with members from partner organizations within this Alliance2 .3.1 Data CollectionTwo of the researchers conducted the interviews in which participants reflected on the first fourmonths of the start of the Alliance to gain baseline knowledge of the type of early patterns andnorms being established and factors that may contribute to their establishment. We asked questionsdesigned
topics, problems, or issues are organized, represented, and adapted to the diverseinterests and abilities of learners, and presented for instruction” [24, p. 8]. Shulman [24] furtherexplained that PCK aids in differentiating expert teachers in a subject area from subject areaexperts. Consequently, for a teacher to become an expert teacher in a subject matter, the teachershould first comprehend the subject area knowledge with a degree of flexibility and adaptabilitythat enables them to transform that knowledge into “forms that are pedagogically powerful andyet, adaptive to the variations in ability and background presented to the students” [24, p.15].However, the transition from personal beliefs about content to reflecting on how to organize
necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.References 1. SE. Zappe, SL. Cutler, & L. Gase. 2023. A Systematic Review of the Impacts of Entrepreneurial Support Programs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Fields. Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, 6(1), 3–31. https://doi.org/10.1177/25151274211040422 2. F. Hasson, S. Keeney, and H. McKenna. 2000. Research guidelines for the Delphi survey. Journal of Advance Nursing, vol. 32, pp. 1008-1015. 3. F. Hasson, and S. Keeney, “Enhancing rigour in the Delphi technique research,” 2011, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, vol. 78, pp. 1695-1704. 4. P. Wainwright, A. Gallagher, H. Tompsett, & C. Atkins. 2010. The use of vignettes within a
student who will complete the onlinecomponents of the EPL. Willing participants will complete a semi-structured interview via zoomas well as give the researchers the permission to analyze their course project reports. The semi-structured interview will guide respondents to reflect on their learning experience in EPL (forexample, what aspects of this class contributed most to your learning). It will seek their input onremote delivery of EPL. Finally, it will gather their self-assessment of their skill development incircuit design, AutoCAD circuit layout design, 2D electronic printing, and system assemblingand testing.Students’ course project reports will be rated. Ratings will be used to determine the effectivenessof the proposed online laboratory
communities…” [13, p.761], highlighting the way the STEM curricula centers dominant groups’ cultures andepistemologies. As a result, STEM programs may continue to see high rates of attrition amongIndigenous students [18]. While students from different BLI groups have their own uniquehistories that shape the oppression they experience in STEM, some commonalities in BLI STEMstudents’ challenges are experiencing systemic racism and navigating institutions that value thedominant groups’ culture, which can be quite distinct from their own [5], [13], [16], [17]).Meritocracy in Engineering Becoming an engineer includes learning core values of the profession, subliminally orexplicitly, which may reflect the worldviews of privileged groups. While these
opportunities. IntroductionThe United States (U.S.) has seen an increased emphasis on providing computational thinking(CT) learning opportunities for every P-12 student. The increased emphasis is reflected by theinclusion of CT in the Standards for Technological and Engineering Literacy (STEL) [2] and theNext Generation Science Standards (NGSS) [1]. These standards promote the integration of CTwithin authentic, design-based engineering and science contexts. While the benefits ofintegrating CT and engineering practices are clear, there is still much to learn about the methodsused to integrate CT within authentic engineering design challenges. One strategy, physicalcomputing (the design, programming, and
software for CAD administration [xxxi], and use of online presentationenvironments to accommodate large numbers of panelists at final oral presentations [xxxii]. Additionof sand casting capability to the course to complement the conventional machining alreadyavailable is another innovation to expand student learning and utility of the course as preparationfor professional practice. The Summer 2022, a new benchtop sand casting capability was introduced to UF’s MECapstone senior design course. The class had an enrollment of 13 students broken into a team of 7and one of 6. Both student teams worked with the same Customer Needs Statement to build a sun-tracking 1 m2 reflecting heliostat for sunlight focus and concentration to a 1 m2 collector
assignments to help them with motor control and ultrasonic sensor work.But there was still a need to teach them how to create a code that others could read and follow.To achieve repeatable code, comments in the code matter greatly, and the mentors wish they hademphasized this importance more, especially when working in a group where others will readand use your code. Next year the mentors will explain to the apprentices how to comment theircode effectively for others to use.Upon reflection, it would have been helpful to have conflict resolution training for the mentors tobetter help the apprentice teams that were having interpersonal issues. Most issues were easy tohandle but there were some more complex issues. The mentors did have weekly meetings
at Texas A&M University, and has been involved in academic technology for over 20 years. He helped establish the Engineering Studio for Advanced Instruction & Learning (eSAIL),Sandra R. Childers, Texas A&M University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 LESSONS LEARNED: A 360-Degree Review of Faculty Development ResourcesAbstractThis paper reflects on the process, results, and lessons learned from a comprehensive review ofthe professional development resources and program provided for Engineering faculty by adistance education support unit at a large research university. The purpose of the review is todetermine the overall effectiveness
student looking to take this course, and would it bedifferent if it was a student of color?” When answering this question, Ebo said that he does notthink that his advice would be different to a white student or student of color, but rather it wouldbe different for an international student. He said that his international student identity is what heunderstands, so he would only speak through that context.2: moving towards racial-ethnic identity examination in the U.S. context. After some periodof time, international students tend to start evolving their identities to fit into the U.S. context. Inthe interviews, students often reflected on a catalyst that required them to consider how theiridentity fits in the U.S. context.Positioning themselves
lecture and two 110-minute labs perweek for fifteen weeks. Topics addressed in the course include visualization, sketching,orthographic, isometric, section, and auxiliary views, dimensioning standards, and parametricCAD using Creo. Because hand sketching has been shown to be important to improvingvisualization abilities and long-term student success not only in engineering graphics but across avariety of engineering courses [1], [2], [3], the first five weeks of the course are spent handsketching and it is continued throughout the semester even after CAD has been introduced.Whilst the content in the course is regularly updated to reflect changes in engineering graphicsstandards and CAD software used, the basic format remained the same for several
themes in the data by examining theparticipant’s responses to the open-ended questions. The data was first reviewed to identify initialcodes, which were then grouped into categories and themes based on their similarity. The themeswere then reviewed to ensure they accurately reflected the data and were supported by theparticipants' responses. This mixed-methods approach provided a comprehensive understandingof student perspectives, and the results were used to develop recommendations to enhance theonline learning experience for engineering students.ResultsThe questionnaire was administered to 15 students enrolled in the Principles of Surveyingengineering course, and the results are presented below.Question 1 indicated that 80% of participants
held by women but the number of departmentheads and other decision-makers is not effectively reported. The same goes for private firms thatmay list a woman in a leadership role, however, what their real levels of responsibility anddecision-making abilities are, remains unknown.Motivation, Resiliency, and Persistence in STEM To combat the barriers women and minorities face when pursuing academic and careerpathways in technology and engineering, universities, professional organizations, and privatecompanies are taking action to increase gender equity, diversity, and inclusionary practices.Agencies and organizations have taken it upon themselves to study and report the inequities inacademics and careers that reflect the negligence with