Paper ID #20188Measuring Changes in High School Science Teacher Practice: Results of aMaterials Science-focused Professional Development ProgramDr. Alison K. Polasik, The Ohio State University Alison K Polasik received a B.S.E. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Arizona State Uni- versity in 2002, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from The Ohio State University in 2005 and 2014, respec- tively. She is an assistant professor of practice in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at OSU. Dr. Polasik’s research interests include modeling of microstructure-property relationships in metals, assessment of
involved with district-wide initiatives including technology integration, Just In Time Assessments, curriculum pacing guides, and implementation of a research based, hands-on science and engineering curriculum. Mia has also worked closely with FOSS as a professional development facilitator. She also worked with Project WET at the University of Arizona Maricopa County Cooperative Extension as a curriculum developer and professional development faciltator. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Investigating Peer Observers' Perspectives on Middle School Engineering Designers' Communication Challenges (Work in Progress) Author 1, Institution
, mathematics, and engineering and technology teacher, as well as several years of electrical and mechanical engineering design experience as a practicing engineer. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Swarthmore College, his Master’s of Education degree from the University of Massachusetts, and a Master’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Doctorate in Engineering Education from Purdue University.Dr. Gary LeRoy Hunt, Boise State University Gary Hunt a Lecturer for the Engineering Department at Boise State University. Dr. Hunt received his Ph.D. in Education from the University of Idaho, his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Colorado State University, and his B.S. in Engineering Science from
Paper ID #18001Student Perceptions of Concept Mapping in a Foundational UndergraduateEngineering CourseProf. Ning Fang, Utah State University Ning Fang is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Utah State University, USA. He has taught a variety of courses at both graduate and undergraduate levels, such as engineering dy- namics, metal machining, and design for manufacturing. His areas of interest include computer-assisted instructional technology, curricular reform in engineering education, and the modeling and optimization of manufacturing processes. He earned his PhD, MS, and BS degrees in mechanical
questions twice per semester to gather qualitative data on their feelings of self-efficacy, task value, and mindset. In the memos, students were asked to write about theirthoughts, feelings, and emotions about the course, how they felt the course was preparing themfor future engineering courses, and whether their experiences in the class related to life outside ofthe classroom. They were also asked to provide feedback on which class and homeworkactivities they found most and least helpful, and which assignments helped them understand thematerial better.The two engineering faculty participated in the Institute and worked with faculty developers andinstructional technology specialists throughout the process of redesigning the course, yet theywere
level,important aspects of cognitively-guided instruction approach (CGI)4,5 as well as related theories oflearning progressions at the elementary school level, in that it focuses on building coherence of studentthinking at both a stepwise and large structure level by drawing the instructor into a more finely grainedinvolvement in process. It represents an advance over CGI in its reliance on diverse technologies, and ofcourse the target population differs. Vast amount of literature indicates that student engagement in classrooms has strong correlation totheir academic and professional success1-6. Student engagement in engineering classrooms is a challengebecause of several reasons, including lack of preparation, self-efficacy, perceived
Paper ID #19395Triangulation of Three Different Research Methods when Capturing Partici-pant Data During Engineering EducationMr. Jani Kalasniemi, Aalto University Mechanical Engineer, Master of Science in Technology Done several international and multidisciplinary university projects during studies, including ME310 with Stanford. Entrepreneur and CEO of a Finnish startup ZeroG Oy Alumni from Aalto University targeting to be a Ph.D. candidateMr. Joona Kurikka, Aalto University Joona Kurikka is a PhD Researcher at Aalto University and Associate at CERN, working at the innovation experiment IdeaSquare. As part of his work at
in curricular design and has developed design spines for environmental and mechanical engineering programs, and recently helped design the engineering education systems and design PhD program at ASU. She teaches design courses, engineering science courses, and graduate courses focused on qualitative research methods.Dr. Audrey Boklage, Arizona State UniversityDr. Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Brooke Coley, Ph.D. received her doctorate in Bioengineering with a concentration in Biomechanics at the University of Pittsburgh. Following her graduate studies, she became an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the National
-waste processing and train engineering BS students.Keywords: Recycling, E-waste, Gold Extraction, Melting, Precipitation, Gold Recovery,Student Training.1. Introduction1.1 General BackgroundIndustrial revolution and advancements in new technologies have rapidly changed the world’slife styles. Electronics have taken away the utmost place in human’s daily life, and it hasimproved to a level where a person can get multiple electronic products for daily use. One of thegreatest disadvantages with the electronic gadgets is to properly dispose / recycle the usedelectronics. Every year 20-50 million metric tons of e-waste are discarded in the world. Thisfigure will substantially grow in the near future [1-4].Europeans approximately generated 20 kg of e
different graduate and undergraduate courses in electrical engineer- ing, systems engineering, physics and mathematics. He has over 30 published papers and/or technical presentations while spearheading over 40 international scientific and engineering conferences/workshops as a steering committee member while assigned in Europe. Professor Santiago has experience in many engineering disciplines and missions including: control and modeling of large flexible space structures, communications system, electro-optics, high-energy lasers, missile seekers/sensors for precision guided munitions, image processing/recognition, information technologies, space, air and missile warning, mis- sile defense, and homeland defense. His
, physics and mathematics. He has over 30 published papers and/or technical presentations while spearheading over 40 international scientific and engineering conferences/workshops as a steering committee member while assigned in Europe. Professor Santiago has experience in many engineering disciplines and missions including: control and modeling of large flexible space structures, communications system, electro-optics, high-energy lasers, missile seekers/sensors for precision guided munitions, image processing/recognition, information technologies, space, air and missile warning, mis- sile defense, and homeland defense. His interests includes: interactive multimedia for e-books, interactive video learning, and 3D/2D
, knowledge of changes in student attitudes were sought as a response to a coursedeveloped for first year engineering (FYE) majors [12]. This course, Engineering and Society,contains elements that are common among FYE courses such as the study of engineeringdisciplines, ethics, and a team-based design project, yet it uniquely focuses on the connectionsamong engineering/technology and society and the development of technology within a societalcontext. This allows us to integrate ethics and the engineering design experience with thetechnology and society content, which provides a platform for analyzing current technologicalsystems and exposes students to the breadth and diversity of engineering. Aside from meetingABET and University-level outcomes
avoiding redundancies and in identifying other groups that have alreadyfound solutions to problems they might be facing. Doing so would speed up implementation ofprojects and reduce overall research-related expenses. Discovering the linkages among thesevarious frameworks and systems could aid in discovering unique pathways to complex problemsthat would go otherwise unnoticed. Reverse-engineering of the brain, for instance, could greatlyreduce the cost of computational power by greatly enhancing processing speeds of computersystems. This in turn enables developing countries access to cheaper and more efficientinformation and communication technology (ICT). Likewise, giving better access to the internetcould provide people in developing countries a
and of immediate value to the industry. Engineering education is the process of training engineers for the purposes of initiating, facilitating, and implementing technological development in society. Preparing students who are very knowledgeable of the technical fundamentals as well as the professional skills of engineering is considered the main objective of engineering education (p. 2).”2.3 Other Post-Conflict and Developing Countries ExperienceUNESCO (1998) describes that without a sufficient number of higher education and researchinstitutions that can provide “a critical mass of skilled and educated people, no country canensure genuine endogenous and sustainable development and, in particular, developing
learning experiences to support teachers’ ability to promote mathematical reasoning in middle and high school classrooms. Dr. Lesseig served as principal investigator on an NSF MSP grant designed to support middle grades teachers in implementing STEM Design Challenges. WIP: Infusing Empathy into Engineering Design: Supporting Under- Represented Student Interest and Sense of BelongingnessIntroduction to the Work-in-Progress StudyHow can we utilize our research knowledge to impact our methodology as educators and changethe perceptions of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and who belongsin STEM careers? Some states have adopted the New Generation Science Standards (NGSS) fork-12 public schools
implications andfuture work.Literature ReviewThe Normality of Failure within Engineering Engineers design and analyze technologies via an engineering design process (EDP).EDPs typically include: defining the engineering problem via a problem statement or goal,constraints, and criteria; conducting background research about the problem and how others havetried to solve it; brainstorming multiple possible design ideas; selecting an idea to implement (adesign) and creating a plan for that design; testing the design against criteria; analyzing testresults to see where the design failed and succeeded against design criteria; planningimprovements for the next design; and iterating, i.e., repeating parts of the design process todevelop subsequent, and
Paper ID #18567Evaluating the Potential of fNIRS Neuroimaging to Study Engineering Prob-lem Solving and DesignDr. Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Tech Jacob Grohs is an Assistant Professor in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech with Affiliate Faculty status in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics and the Learning Sciences and Technologies at Virginia Tech. He holds degrees in Engineering Mechanics (BS, MS) and in Educational Psychology (MAEd, PhD).Dr. Tripp Shealy, Virginia Tech Tripp Shealy is an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech and prin- cipal faculty in the Myers-Lawson School
private sector consulting appointments working with government agencies and private land developers to promote balanced transportation/land use con- nections. He has participated in transportation projects throughout the U.S., Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. He is a charter member of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Transportation and Devel- opment Institute (T&DI) and chair of its Public Transportation committee. Steven is an active member of the Transportation Research Board where he recently served on its standing committee on Technol- ogy Transfer. Steven is currently the Technology Transfer Director for the USDOT-funded Southeastern Transportation Center and serves on the editorial board of its Journal
process to their work. He is interested in the intersection of designerly epistemic identities and vocational pathways. Dr. Lande is the PI/co-PI on NSF-funded projects focused on engineering doing and making, citizen science and engineering outreach, and ”revolutionizing” engineering education. He has also been an instructor and participant in the NSF Innovation Corps for Learning program. He re- ceived his B.S in Engineering (Product Design), M.A. in Education (Learning, Design and Technology) and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Design Education) from Stanford University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 What Does Career and Personal Success Look Like
. There she provided leadership in the development of a new integrated university science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) center and was Di- rector of the Science and Engineering Fair of Houston. She also directed the SICSA Space Architecture and Aerospace graduate programs. She has devoted her life to furthering engineering, engineering educa- tion, and the pursuit of human space exploration. Dunbar worked for The Rockwell International Space Division Company building Space Shuttle Columbia and worked for 27 years at NASA, first as a flight controller; then as a mission specialist astronaut, where she flew five space shuttle flights, logging more than 50 days in space; and then served for 7 years as a
only 13% of the engineering workforce are women. Also,underrepresented minorities earn a small proportion of the science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) degrees, and represent an even smaller proportion of the workforce. Forexample, while approximately 11% of the total workforce is Black, only 6% of the STEMworkforce is Black (U.S. Department of Education, 2016). Often cited issues for leavingengineering are uncomfortable and unsupportive work climates (Singh, Fouad, Fitzpatrick, &Chang, 2014). Women who have earned bachelors degrees in engineering left engineering atmuch higher rates than men, and these women cite issues of poor workplace climates, bosses, orculture (Singh et al. 2014). Women who stayed in engineering cite
15 gives engineering and technology a greater focus. In our approach, Common CoreState Standards for Mathematics 16 content domains (e.g., ratios and proportional relationships,statistics and probability), and standards for mathematical practice (e.g., making sense ofproblems and persevering in solving them, modeling mathematics, choosing appropriate tools)are integrated with science and engineering practices from next generation standards (e.g.,“asking questions/defining problems”, “using mathematics/computational thinking”), as well ascrosscutting concepts focused on “systems/system models” 17. Engineering design projectsprovide extensive opportunities for engaging in practices common to both the CSSM andFramework: defining problems
/ 4. Carlson & Berry (2008) Using Computer-Mediated Peer Review in an Engineering Design Course. IEEE Transactions of the Professional Communication Society 51 (3): 264-279.board for engineering and technology (ABET) requires that, among other professional
University of Virginia. Her primary research focus is on engineering pedagogy at the undergraduate level. She is particularly interested in active, collaborative, and problem-based learning, and how these can be applied to improve conceptual learning. She is also interested in the ways hands-on activities and technology in general and games in particular can be used to improve student engagement.Dr. Jeffrey C. Evans P.E., Bucknell University Jeffrey C. Evans, Ph.D., P.E., F. ASCE is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Twelve Years of
currently collaborating with the School of Engineering at the University Andres Bello at Santiago, Chile. Angeles holds a bachelor degree in Physics Engineering from Tecnologico de Monterrey and a doctoral degree in Mathematics Education from Syracuse Univer- sity, NY. Dr. Dominguez is a member of the Researchers’ National System in Mexico (SNI-1) and has been a visiting researcher at Syracuse University, at UT-Austin and at Universidad Andres Bello. She teaches undergraduate courses in Mathematics, graduate courses in Education, and is a thesis advisor on the master and doctoral programs on education at the Tecnologico de Monterrey. Her main research areas are: models and modeling, use of technology to improve learning
50 18Decision-making 46 14Collecting information 41 20Seeing the big picture 35 16Feasibility analysis 31 14 Most engineers talked about the necessity to understand customers’ needs beforeproceeding with a project. To understand customers’ needs can include understandingtheir goals, specific requirements, their criteria for a project, and problems that need tobe solved. In terms of understanding customers’ needs, Ishmael, having worked ininformation technology for ten years, pointed out that
Paper ID #19659Are Better Teaching Methods the Answer to Improved Math Proficiency orAre We Simply Barking Up the Wrong Tree?Mr. Guo Zheng Yew, Texas Tech University Guo Zheng Yew is doctoral candidate in civil engineering at Texas Tech University with a focus on finite element analysis and glass mechanics. Prior to his graduate work in the United States, he obtained his Bachelor’s degree from Malaysia and has participated in research projects involving offshore structures in Malaysia. As a graduate part-time instructor at Texas Tech University, he teaches an introductory course in engineering to freshmen undergraduate
Opportunities for Development’ report [4] suggest the modelfifty universities in Australia, New Zealand, the United in Figure 1, which re-centers engineering in a systematicKingdom, and the Republic of Ireland. model which moves away from engineering design as a scientific/technologically focused vocation. The proposedThis paper reports on the change in 118 first year civil model reconnects engineering to its role in providingand environmental engineering student’s global products and benefits that fulfill the needs of society andpreparedness attributable to their taking a one semester, nature using technology and scientific theories.first
their comments asthe basis for follow-up questions. Fourth, teachers can ask questions with a high cognitive level,or questions that move beyond basic recall and enable students to engage in bigger questionssuch as why and how something has occurred. Fifth, and most importantly, teachers canencourage students to contribute their own questions to the conversation. Student-generatedquestions had the greatest impact on whether or not a conversation would become dialogic orwould stay monologic. In Nystrand’s research, the presence of just one student question raisedthe rate of a dialogic spell by 200%.Although Nystrand’s study has broad application to Science, Technology, Engineering,Mathematics (STEM) disciplines, it was conducted in history and
smart phones and cloud-basedsoftware to help develop new course materials while the students in the class were exposed to 3Dscanning with 123D Catch. This reverse engineering technology content is in addition to thereverse engineering project student teams have to complete by usually studying a commercial toythrough the reverse engineering methodology.3D Scanning with Conventional Equipment and Smart PhonesTypical commercial 3D scanners involve either the use of a mobile laser source, camera and asoftware program in the case of a FARO arm or a still camera, turntable, and a software programin the case of Konica Minolta Vivid 910. Software programs make use of multiple scans fromdifferent angles to put together a 3D object. The Konica Minolta