psychographic measures developed in this study reveal nuances in student values ofsustainability and global citizenship, highlighting the importance of constant revision ofeducators’ understandings of student understanding in order to graduate informed and dedicatedstudents who will engage in, design for, and implement sustainability in their future careers.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to gratefully acknowledge the National Science Foundation for theirsupport of this work under the TUES program (grant number DUE-1245464). Any opinions,findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s)and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography 1. Beane, T.P., &
whenplaced within the context that considers the professor’s specific objectives, the complexity ofthe subject matter, the physical setting of the classroom, and the capabilities of the learners.The challenge is to choose a suitable method at the appropriate time. Understanding the prosand cons of the lecture method is a helpful starting point.Lectures have a number of characteristics that does make them, for the right subject matter,desirable in the classroom (14) .It does, to a great extent, depend on the abilities andexperience of the lecturer. An able and committed lecturer can accomplish the following: 1. Relate the material proficiently and effectively, in a manner that reflects lecturer’s personal conviction and grasp of the subject
subject matter,desirable in the classroom (14) .It does, to a great extent, depend on the abilities andexperience of the lecturer. An able and committed lecturer can accomplish the following: 1. Relate the material proficiently and effectively, in a manner that reflects lecturer’s personal conviction and grasp of the subject matter; 2. Provide students with a thoughtful, scholarly role model to emulate; 3. Supplement the subject matter with current developments not yet published, or interject lecturer’s own views derived from his/her own experience whenever applicable; 4. Organize material in ways to meet the particular needs of a given audience; 5. Efficiently deliver large amounts of information when the need
changed.AcknowledgementPart of this material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underGrant No. 1355872. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthese materials are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.References 1. “The honors college phenomenon”, edited by Peter C. Sederberg, published in 2008 by National Collegiate Honors Council. https://www.lanecc.edu/sites/default/files/honors/the_honors_college_phenomenon.pdf 2. Ossman, K. (2005, June), Enhancing The Education Of Engineering Technology Students Through An Honors Program Paper presented at 2005 Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon. https://peer.asee.org/15438 3
. Written communications - Delivering effective written communications, including creating engineering documents such as reports, case studies, memos, and minutes of meetings. How to write, manage, and respond to emails is also a focus of this module, as well as the use of social media. 4. Listening - active listening techniques such as paraphrasing, clarifying, and reflecting. 5. Visual communications - How to create an effective visual image via a diagram, drawing, or poster. 6. Nonverbal communications
10 year vision which was described as the “2016 StrategicPlan”. Since early 2015, there has been an initiative to reevaluate the Strategic Plan with theconsensus that overall the goals and mission are well described in the 2006 plan. The updatedStrategic Plan for the College was completed in summer 2015. Compared to the 2006 plan, therewere modest adaptations to the overall University and College mission and vision. These visionand mission statements are the fundamental building blocks for the undergraduate degreeprograms which then become the most tangible expression of the University’s mission for thestudents. The Curriculum in each program of the College of Engineering is continuouslyadapted to reflect these high level goals. The student
understand what it is, and that maybe no one has ever really explained it to you or shown you what these things are? Jimmy: Yeah. I like, I am always in like this constant struggle…it kind of worries me but I feel like I made the right choice but I guess I will see as I progress on this. Interviewer: That is a pretty big life choice to make without all the things… Jimmy: It is! And that's why I feel weird about college all the time because we are forced to make these like life choices that are, I mean not only do they affect us for the rest of our life but they cost a lot of money upfront.Professor X also reflects back on his choice to choose a particular engineering discipline. Interviewer: was there
student participants. Our researchquestions were threefold: (1) How do components of individuals’ role identities align to inform the motivation tobecome an engineering ambassador? (2) How does the training crystallize students’ role identities as professionals andambassadors for the field of engineering? (3) Which features of the workshop emerge as the most powerful experiences fortriggering the formulation of an engineering ambassador role identity?MethodParticipants. A diverse sub-set of participants was selected, reflecting differences in gender(n=3 male, n=3 female); ethnicity (Hispanic/Latino = 1, African American = 1, Caucasian = 4)school type (large northeastern state universities = 3, mid-size eastern state
-reporting in the categories of “not at all” and “not verywell”. These observed differences reflect existing findings in the fear of failure literature. Table 4. Chi-Square Analysis of Fear of Failure Test: How well can you cope with doing poorly on a test? Column Very Row Not at all Not very well Neutral Somewhat Well Male Obs 25 138 194 295 210 Exp 30.3 145.9 196.2 287.9 201.7 Column % 2.90
courses. The largest increase in the median, 19 points, was in courseA3, the one-credit seminar course fully focused on sustainability via readings that primarilyfocused on social science aspects. There were similar increases of 14-15 points in the medianconfidence of students in the A1, B1, and C1 courses. The smallest increase of ~3 points wasfound in the Introduction to Environmental Engineering course (A2); sustainability was only asingle lecture in that course. It is evident that 13-36% of the individual students in each coursedecreased in their average confidence in sustainability knowledge (Table 8). As discussedpreviously, some students started the semester 100% confident, so a decrease among thosestudents would be appropriate and reflect
approach is that, by being alerted by students toproblematic language or missing content before the rubric’s application, the researchers can meetto address the issue by making appropriate modifications to the rubric in question.Engineering Education MajorsThe engineering education majors were asked to write reflective essays at the conclusion of thesemester. In terms of the positive effects that the rubrics had as a formative assessment tool, oneengineering education major mentioned the following: “We have made many changes that have improved this project for us and for the all the students involved. The communication level has been much better this year and we have been able to help improve the quality of the
responsibilities. One of the hypotheses of our broader research agenda isthat certain fields of engineering more easily lend themselves and give rise to reflection on andawareness regarding the ethical and professional responsibilities of engineers. In the cases ofcivil and mechanical engineering, for example, the negative consequences of acting unethicallyworking on bridge and engine projects, for instance, might be more obvious than in computerengineering working on cyber security.On this basis and in conjunction with other research, our goal is ultimately to makerecommendations about how to improve engineering ethics curricula, not only in China but alsocontexts where Chinese and other non-US and Western students comprise large percentages ofstudent
to the learning and teaching styles in engineering education by Felder and Silverman.9Active learning encourages not only high levels of physical engagement with course content(such as physically experimenting with concepts) but also reflection on the results of thatactivity. Teaching styles that are correlated with prevailing learning styles lead to higher successand greater fulfillment. Engineers are more likely to be active learners and engaging learningenvironments have a significant impact on this segment of learners. The role of active learningthrough the use of cooperative learning environments and project-based exercises has also beenendorsed by other researchers as means to improve design education.10 It is our thesis that
Paper ID #14486The History of the Engineering Libraries Division, Part 1 - 1893 to 1960Mr. Michael J White, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The History of the Engineering Libraries Division of the American Society for Engineering Education, Part 1: 1893-19601. IntroductionThe Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) of the American Society for Engineering Education(ASEE) will mark its fiftieth anniversary as a division in 2017. This important milestone is anappropriate time to reflect on the role and impact of librarians within ASEE and in engineeringeducation
participate reflected the demographic of the Faculty, a purelyserendipitous occurrence. Of the 22 participants there were five students who were not visibleminorities in engineering, nine students who appeared to be English dominant and seven whowere female. None of the teams investigated in this paper consist of all monolingual Englishspeakers, and only one team, Team 4, consisted of all domestic students. The language diversityof the teams was representative of the University’s (and in particular the Faculty’s) linguisticdiversity. Given the demographics of the teams and the student population in this course, theprobability of having teams volunteer that did not have similar diversity to the student body wasminimal. The students’ motivations for