designed for disassembly,among others. Some concept maps reflected the students’ conceptual understanding of the topicwith few or no misconceptions. Additionally, students also showed both simple and complexrelationships in the concept maps with a clear indication of relative importance. Overall, most ofthe participating students developed a more holistic concept map for addressing the constructionand demolition waste issues by considering design for disassembly and upcycling principles aswell as disaster management guidelines to improve sustainability in construction. Then, throughthe identification of different relationships and patterns among the concepts, students were able toclearly articulate the impact of these systems on the circular
to students.4.1.2 End of Semester SurveyWe then surveyed students from the Point-Restricted-Policy semester at the end of thesemester.We had the students compare the Poinr-Restricted-Policy course against Time-Restricted-Policycourse. We specifically asked in what ways did a student approach completing the programmingassignments differently between the two courses. Students were instructed to skip the question ifthey did not take the course recently with the time-restricted policy. We asked this question toanswer RQ1 from the perspective of students who have now experienced both policies and areable to reflect on both. These responses also help inform our answer to RQ2, supplementing ourobservations through the lab success measures as we
contentclarifications. Lab periods are used for online laboratory exercises and analysis, project check-ins, and periodic reflection. The labs contain pre-lab assignments and in-lab exercises. Pre-labshelp students prepare for in-the-lab brainstorming. The in-the-lab work includes watching avideo of the lab components, brainstorming the solutions, watching the lab video conducted bythe faculty, and doing a group analysis of the results. The learning outcomes intended for theonline labs are the same as in-person labs. Occasionally, a few minutes are allocated forreflection during lab periods aimed at increasing inclusion and a sense of belonging for allstudents.The one offering of the online labs is compared to two offerings of in-person labs, one precedingand
at orientation and post surveys on the last day of the program. Thestudy was developed to understand student background, how the bridge program can impact theirgrowth, and the impact of the bridge program on their preparation for the academic year.Some significant findings from surveys: • There were no schools who had significantly different distributions of answers between pre and post. Growth Sector is working with SRI International to alter the tool for future studies. This could be in part due to the short nature of the Bridge program. Additionally, this could reflect the recruitment of many students who already are decided on a STEM field. • Overwhelmingly, students said their experience in the Summer Bridge
en r vo Le Kn Po Im gr. n of En K ow p. In Kn p. ImFigure 1: Pre (grey) and post (purple) survey results of student opinions on class topics.Midterm ExamFor their midterm exam, students were required to answer question 1 and either question 2 orquestion 3 from the following three questions. These questions were designed to assess theirability to discern and reflect upon the tensions surrounding the technical/technological, economicand ethical imperatives relating to several
Moments: First-year Student Perceptions of Mindfulness and Meditation in the classroomAbstractIn this evidence-based practice paper, we seek to investigate our students’ perceptions of theinclusion of mindfulness practices in the engineering classroom. Mindfulness and meditationinvolve the art and science of building an awareness of self and developing reflective techniquesto promote calmness and stability. There is evidence from literature that demonstrates positiveeffects of mindfulness and meditation for well-being.In engineering education in particular, the cognitive stress of engaging with the curriculum canbe high. Past research has found that engineering students do perceive benefits from engaging inmindfulness activities
). 3Figure 2. Knowledge ThreadsEach knowledge thread contains a variety of competency strands. For example, theprofessionalism thread encompasses teamwork, communications, social justice, and ethics(Figure 3).Figure 3. Professionalism Thread Competency StrandsThe disciplinary knowledge thread reflects multi-disciplinary competency strands, to includescience and engineering fundamentals, project management, public policy, and environmentalengineering specific topic areas, such as surface water resources and hydrology, air quality andcontrol, solid and hazardous waste, etc. Within each strand, competency domains were identified 4to provide additional detail as shown in Figure 4. For each domain, specific
delve into their own experienceswhen it comes to fostering inclusive climate. We ask the chairs share (1) their biggest challengeswhen it comes to department climate, (2) the strategies they’re already tried to improve climate,including what worked and what didn’t work, and (3) any resources they need to improve theclimate in their department. Again, this step generates lively discussion as participants reflect onwhether colleagues’ strategies might work in their own department or could be adapted to betterfit the culture or context of their unit.Module 3: ImplementationThe workshop ends with a call for all participants to take immediate steps to improve theirdepartment climate. The team shares four ideas for small steps that chairs can take
PowerPoints and light board writing videos resulting in 105 videos (2 to 13min each; M=6.75min.).For the AE 530 flip, videos were mostly PowerPoints due to the graphical complexity with a total of 115videos (2.5 to 13.25min each; M=6.75min.). Flipping each class freed up a total of 12hrs for AE 401 and16hrs for AE 530 across a 15 week duration. Examples were still done in class. It was debated early onwhether to flip examples but it was not done so that real-time engagement and reflective questioningopportunities remained. Having shifted 12 or 16hrs to pre-class time allowed for more interactive examples/ scenarios, as well as, time to work on assignments. Here, examples were increased by approximately 10%.Table 4 provides a larger perspective of the
teaching linear algebra that have shown success and promise [5]. Theemerging area of inquiry oriented linear algebra (IOLA) has undergone many iterations to itspedagogical practice by applying a design based research practice and provides an empiricallytested curriculum for linear algebra instructors [6].1.1 Inquiry Oriented Linear AlgebraThe IOLA curriculum draws on RME instructional design heuristics to guide students throughvarious levels of activity and reflection on that activity to leverage their informal, intuitiveknowledge into more general and formal mathematics. The first unit of the curriculum, referred toas the Magic Carpet Ride (MCR) sequence, serves as an example of RME instructional design.Specifically, the tasks reflect four
solved, and propose solutions to unresolved issues fromparticipants in the network.The creation of the initial pool of failure modes occurred over approximately a one hour roundtable discussion amongst the lead authors. The members of the round table discussion wereattendees of the EMERGE in person meeting and chose to participate in discussing this topicfrom 5 topics offered. The members of the initial table, the authors, were from DePaulUniversity, Earlham College, University of Ottawa, University of San Francisco, and StevensonUniversity. Characteristics of the authors’ institutions are provided in Table 1. Reflecting onpersonal experiences in program development and sharing stories, the activity generated about40 of the initial failure mode
entrepreneurship.” EM attributes were listed asbusiness skills, character traits, communication, creativity, innovation, problem-solving, andresponsibility [8, 9]. Through their study, Jackson et al. [9] concluded that providing multipleopportunities for students to develop EM is essential since students in this study cited multipleexperiences when reflecting on their EM development.This paper introduces a new scale to assess students’ EM development and the preliminaryresults for its statistical reliability. Similar to the current scales, such as Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy Scale [10], EM Attitude Orientation (EAO) Scale [11], and the Entrepreneurial AttitudeOrientation Scale [12], the EM Scale relies on student’s self-reported, subjective responses
. b. Cooperate in group activities. c. Reflect on both personal and team's problem solving/design approach and process for the purpose of continuous improvement4. Program and annotate simple equations and algorithms in a spreadsheet tool (Excel) a. Visually represent data and derive meaningful information from data 5. Model simple objects in 3 dimensions (Solidworks) – meets ENGR1110 objectives a. Read and interpret engineering drawings b. Define: orthographic projections, pictorial views, sectional views, auxiliary views, dimensioning, limits and tolerance values, working drawings, schematics, and standard practices c. Document engineering design using
- Positive feedback integrated along with the negative.Based on the experiences of the individuals whose posts we studied, other helpful measures mightinclude providing written summaries of non-vital meetings in addition to or rather than requiringattendance so they can better understand and reflect on the discussion that occurred. For planning,deadlines, and understanding priorities, these individuals may benefit from short (5-10 minute)one-on-one meetings with managers or offers of assistance several times per week or, for personalplanning and deadlines, providing time for quiet reflection.5.2. Autism CommunityStigma and feeling of not fitting in (N=327):As we analyzed the data, we encountered stories about how users on the Autism Subreddit
atthe end of an iteration or activity, such as the A2000 implementation. The purpose is for the teamto reflect on what happened with an eye towards identifying actions for improvement goingforward. 7 Retrospective sessions revealed that in post software implementation the constantlychanging reporting formats caused confusion in reporting and hampered the ability of uppermanagement to make effective large-scale decisions. This lack of accurate data handling andanalysis resulted in all day meetings with functional managers from all departments to interpretthe data being assessed.By late 2020 the increased processing time coupled with continued sales growth and the leanstaffing began to manifest itself in poor employee performance and moral. It
toremedy the issue. [12] This is an example of adjusting the course material to reflect aprofessional environment and better prepare students for the transition into their career.CheatingWith the advent of substantial new technology in the classroom comes a great opportunity tooffer new and innovative ways to deliver content to students. From a student perspective,however, technology can also pose an opportunity to subvert the expectations of the classroom.In a study from the University of Michigan it was reported that around 74% of the engineeringstudents surveyed had participated in some form of cheating during their time at university [13].With such high rates of academic dishonesty, in some cases students may be finishing theirdegree with
18This theme was selected because language andterminology are integral parts of STEM cultureand oftenreflect larger social structures and power dynamics. Thelanguage, rhetoric, metaphors, and key terminologywithin STEM fields shape accessibility and inclusion inthose fields as well research approaches and solutions.For example, in computing, engineering, and technology,the commonly used terminology of master/slave to referto primary and secondary parts and male/female to referto “mating” connectors reflect problematic metaphorssteeped in white supremacy as well as sexism andheteronormativity (Eglash, 2007; Fiormonte, Chaudhuri, 19& Ricaurte, 2022; Miller et al., 2021).While the
with engineering (e.g., counselors identifiedissues related to the need to broaden participation in the specific courses on their campus,which aligns to counselor awareness within the framework). Their statements did not extendbeyond gender to consider other underrepresented groups in STEM, but did indicate thatcounselors are aware that there is a need to support broader participation in this particularcourse on their campus. The counselors made comparisons to other programs on campus,which suggests that these counselors are reflecting on how the system could be changed tosupport broader participation and might indicate that the counselors recognize a need todevelop their skills or practices as counselors. This might represent a future source
multiple styles or languages.Resistant capital reflects the abilities that are created through opposing behaviors, with the goalof challenging the current inequities. Navigational capital is the ability to maneuver throughsocial systems that were not created for People of Color. Social capital refers to the groups,connections, and networks of people that a person can access for assistance. Finally, aspirationalcapital, the focus of this paper, is the individual’s abilities to keep their goals intact despiteobstacles [5].The EST framework contains five layers: the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem,macrosystem, and chronosystem. The microsystem is “a pattern of activities, roles, andinterpersonal relations experienced by the developing person” [5
, circuits and embedded systems. He specializes in the deisgn of multi-physics cyber-physical systems. Dr. Dickerson has also made sev- eral contributions to engineering education research. He currently investigates the use of reflection in engineering classrooms. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Paper ID #36781Accessible Cybersecurity Education for Engineering StudentsDr. Mai Abdelhakim, University of Pittsburgh Mai Abdelhakim is an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt). She received her
are working to find viable solutions.As they do, it is imperative that the results be translated into learning opportunities for the futuregenerations of environmental leaders: K-12 students [1], [2]. Partnerships between researchersand K-12 teachers have proven highly beneficial in increasing student learning [1], [2].The Framework for K-12 Science Education [3] and the Next Generation Science Standards(NGSS) [4] place emphasis on the integration of engineering principles and practices into K-12science education. Unlike previous science education standards, engineering was included in theNGSS for two reasons: to reflect the importance of understanding the human-built world and torecognize the value of better integrating the teaching and
the various focus areacourses are not degree requirements, the program development team has decided to restrict allABET accreditation program assessment to the design spine courses: The campus-wideCornerstone Design course, the IDS 5-course sequence, and the 2-course Capstone Designsequence. Because EDS offers the bookend design experiences to the campus community, we donot have full independent control over those courses within the design spine, but we havesufficient control to specify ABET assessments and associated student learning outcomes.Innovating with ABETEngineering program builders typically have much to say about ABET program accreditation,and wide-ranging scholarship provides guidance, critique, and reflections in response to
better outcomes as this format would require studying in preparation due torestricted resources when completing the learning module as well as prevent outsidecollaboration, ensuring that the students’ work represented their individual efforts. Similar topicshave been examined in prior research. According to Lee and Pruitt, with only a little extra effortby teachers, classroom assignments often produce a higher gain in student achievement [2]. This“extra effort” from being inside the classroom was reflected in this investigation throughguidance from the professor and teaching assistants. Additionally, in an article referencingstudents’ thinking during class instruction, Doyle stated that “the study of tasks in actualclassroom settings can enrich
]. Engineering education has to be able to reflect thedemands of the workforce to prepare entry-level engineers to succeed in a rapidly-changingglobal economy. Understanding the value professionals place on communication and otherprofessional skills is necessary when developing the next generation of microelectronicsengineers.3 Theoretical FrameworkThe theoretical framework used for the larger microelectronics workforce needs assessmentstudy included two models that illustrate a variety of competencies that are necessary fordeveloping students with professional skills that make them a career-ready engineer: ABETProcess and Awareness Skills and Engineering Habits of Mind (EHoM) [8]. The followingpreviews the theoretical framework used for this Work in
found similarities in howstudents approached the module. A few students described how their threading model involvedsetting a threshold equal to a certain number, denoting that after that number of active threadswere launched, the program would have to switch to a sequential approach. Another group ofstudents took a different approach along the lines of checking the topmost portion of the treesequentially then assigning a set number of parallel threads after the correct depth was reached.While the answers to these questions were helpful data points of students’ conceptualunderstandings to the course instructors, more importantly, it also reinforced understanding tothe students. Not only did they have to reflect on what parallelized concepts
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viewed the value of industry partnerships. Alimitation of this study is that the community partners were not surveyed, as the relationshipbetween industry and the community organizations is mostly indirect.The student survey contained both Likert-style and free response sections. The Likert-stylesection asked the students to rate seven questions on the value of industry engagement for theirpersonal development and team success. Five of these questions map directly to the assessedcourse outcomes: accomplishing project goals, utilizing the design process, teamwork/leadership,reflection and critical thinking, and communication, and the other two addressed one issueimportant to the community organizations, the quality of the deliverable, and the
. Then, theyimplement these strategies. Finally, the problem solver reflects on their performance [1] [2]. Forill-structured problems where the solution path is not immediately obvious, the systematicapproach of self-regulated learning can help students navigate the possible difficulties and deadends. If a solution method does not work out, the problem solver can reflect on this and try adifferent approach.The Model of Domain Learning is another conceptual framework that can be applied to problemsolving. The goal is to understand how novices build expertise and become experts [3] [4]. Inthis framework, the learner progress through three stages. In the first stage, Acclimation, thelearner has little knowledge of a field, and the knowledge is