. A member of the Grand Portage Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa Jordan obtained both his Masters of Community & Regional Planning and Bachelors of Media Arts from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque where he lives with his wife and three daughters.Mr. Nicolai Loner, University of New Mexico c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Asset-based design projects in a freshman level courseAbstractThis Complete Research paper describes how we identified diverse student assets and redesigneda first year course to develop professional engineering identity. Despite many efforts to diversifyengineering, first-generation college attendees, non-traditional students, and students
self-esteem, self-efficacy, and effective self-advocacy; - community building with other students with disabilities as an opportunity to support and share strategies for success with one another; and - community building in groups of diverse learners (with and without disabilities) to teach and promote true inclusivity (this should also involve personal skills development opportunities for students without disabilities). • Create stronger partnerships with high schools to: - promote engineering and other STEM fields to educators, administrators, and counselors as viable options for students with disabilities
and behavior of con- crete structures; and he is actively involved within the professional engineering community. Furthermore, Dr. Tuchscherer has also supervised sponsored research and educational reform initiatives related to the improvement of student learning.Dr. Ron Gray, Northern Arizona University Ron Gray, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of science education in the Center for Science Teaching and Learning at Northern Arizona University. He graduated from Oregon State University with a doctorate in science education. His work largely focuses on providing secondary science teachers the tools to design and implement learning experiences for their students that are effective and authentic to the discipline
students, teachers, and others engaged in STEM education andthe focus of an NSF PRIME grant to examine the validity and reliability of the EDPPSR (NationalScience Foundation, 2011). In the years since the EDPPSR evolved, exposure to the rubric via the Innovation Portal has greatlyincreased. Not only is the rubric being used to assess the portfolios submitted by thousands ofstudents for PLTW’s Engineering Design and Development (EDD) capstone course, but students inother instructional contexts as well—from middle school through college—are using the rubric-basedframework to organize entries and artifacts that demonstrate their engagement in the engineeringdesign process. (Live, to-the-second data on users of the framework is displayed on https
Paper ID #18212An Active Learning Environment to Improve First-Year Mechanical Engi-neering Retention Rates and Software SkillsBenjamin B. Wheatley, Colarado State University Benjamin Brandt Wheatley was awarded a B.Sc. degree in Engineering from Trinity College (Hartford, CT, USA) in 2011. He spent one year in industry at a biomedical device company before returning to graduate school. He is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO, USA). His engineering education areas of interest include cultural competency, active learning approaches as they
of Global Engineering & Technology, Southco Inc.16. Thomas, A., “Encouraging students in the STEM classroom through Making,” Maker Education, edutopia, September 7, 2012. http://www.edutopia.org/17. Kirk, B. J., “STEM graduation rates show uphill battle with math and science in School District,” December 5, 2011. http://technical.ly/philly/series/state-of-stem18. Landivar, L. C., “Disparities in STEM employment by sex, race, and Hispanic origin,” United States Census Bureau, Report ACS-24, September 2013.19. Rotherham, A. J., “The next great resource shortage: U.S. scientists,” Time Magazine, May 26, 2011. http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2074024,00.html20. “Talking points: museums, libraries, and
exploring communication, design, and identity in engineering. Drawing on theories of situated learning and identity development, her work includes studies on the teaching and learning of communication, effective teaching practices in design education, the effects of differing design pedagogies on retention and motivation, the dynamics of cross-disciplinary collaboration in both academic and industry design environments, and gender and identity in engineering.Dr. Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder Daria Kotys-Schwartz is the Director of the Idea Forge—a flexible, cross-disciplinary design space at University of Colorado Boulder. She is also the Design Center Colorado Director of Undergraduate Pro
, Hispanics,and females of all races) at the University of Maryland, including a summer bridge program,mentoring program, and engineering specific living learning communities. Importantimplications about program design drawn from the longitudinal evaluation of these retentionprograms will be discussed.The Successful Engineering Education and Development Support ProgramThe Successful Engineering Education and Development Support (SEEDS) Program iscomprised of several multifaceted retention programs within the A. James Clark School ofEngineering at the University of Maryland. Funded through a grant from the National ScienceFoundation (DUE #0969232), the SEEDS program was piloted in 2010 and fully implemented in2011. The goals of the SEEDS program
agencies. These projects resulted in a patent in bioenergy (US Patent: US20146657327). Now, in her role as chief research officer, Dr. Bullard-Dillard has brought that resource network to the task of research infrastructure building for UNCP. Dr. Bullard-Dillard has been recognized through her Outstanding Alumni Award from North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, her South Carolina Governor’s Award for Excellence in Scientific Awareness and her South Carolina Independent Colleges and University’s Excellence in Teaching Award among others. She is deeply committed to her work in education and research to assure that the United States’ scientific community continues to lead the world in