Self, University of Kansas c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Impact of Undergraduate Teaching Fellows Embedded in Key Undergraduate Engineering CoursesAbstractResearch has shown the positive impact of peer mentoring on student learning in STEM. Withthe goal of improving student learning and retention, the School of Engineering (SoE) hasundertaken a program in which Undergraduate Teaching Fellows (UGTFs) are utilized in keycourses across the School. The UGTFs support in-class activities, such as team-basedproblem-solving, hands-on activities and demonstrations. This program has grown from fourUGTFs in Spring 2015 to 28 UGTFs in Spring 2017, with UGTFs embedded in 13
, University of Washington Priti N. Mody-Pan is the Director of Evaluation at the Center for Workforce Development. Her responsibilities include overseeing funded projects related to the Global Alliance, writing and editing proposals, fundraising, conducting research projects on institutional best practices in diversity, writing reports, managing an international exchange program, conducting program evaluations, marketing, and working with international and national organizations. Ms. Mody-Pan received her Master of Public Administration (MPA) and Master of Arts in International Studies (MAIS) degrees from the University of Washington and her BA in Political Science and East Asian Studies
as in AppendixTable A1. The original research at the East Carolina University in the US included 20 scenarios.For the German study, the last scenario (the use of online solution manuals or solution servicessuch as chegg.com) was dropped as analogous resources are not known to exist in Germanlanguage sources. It should also be noted that the translation was conducted without additionaloversight or verification of validity. Two of the instrument items are not dishonest actions andwere included as a kind of negative control on the pooled responses: Scenario 3:Writing-quotedwith citation and Scenario 14:YouTube to study. The remainder are designed to present gradationsof similar situations. This list includes shortened descriptor phrases to
purposes reported an enhanced learning experience at aChinese public university. Further, Hurst, Wallace, and Nixon [3] surveyed undergraduatestudents and concluded that students believe social interactions increased their enjoyment oflearning, interest in topics, and level of responsiveness. Beyond academic success, engineers ofthe 21st century must effectively engage with peers [7], and as noted by Passow [7], teamworkand communication are among the most valuable skills in the engineering industry. Byresearching these benefits, educators can capture and incentivize the positive attributes ofstudents’ interactions. Further, such research often requires methods, like SNA, forcharacterizing interactions of the research participants.Social Network
. Page 26.1763.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Work-in-Progress: Conflict-Driven Cooperative-Learning in Engineering Courses Abstract Conflict and cooperation would seem to be ideas that are diametrically opposed to each other. But, in fact, classic work by Piaget on how children and adults learn shows that when learners engage with peers in critical discussion of ideas concerning which they have different understandings, that contributes very effectively to learners developing deep understanding of the concepts involved. At the same time, getting students in undergraduate engineering
collaboration, quality of peer evaluation, the strategy of teamformation, and communication among team members can raise issues related to the genderand race. These problems can be solved by educating students to deal with possible issuesand understand the importance of diversity. Also, facilitating teams during the semester isessential for reducing any conflict related to gender or race. But, the most important one isthe perception of professors because no problem can be solved if professors do not believethe importance of gender and race in teamwork AcknowledgmentWe would like to thank Dr. Godwin for her guidance in writing this paper. We also want tothank Maizey Benner for her contribution
overten percentage points. This paper describes the restructuring of the course to integrate the lecture,lab, and recitation components. It also covers how the traditional laboratories have been replacedwith interactive laboratories and includes methodologies and best practices. The paper addressesthe peer instruction method (also known as think-pair-share) including formation of conceptquestions and best practices. Five years worth of pre- and post-class assessment data arepresented and show that significant performance gains were achieved as each of the elements(blended lecture and lab, interactive laboratories, and peer instruction) were incorporated. Lastly,the paper describes the current initiative to remove the remaining lecture component
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gender identities that have been historically underrepresented in engineering programs. Using participatory action research (PAR) and qualitative research methods, this study explores whether engaging students in a series of focus groups can help disrupt negative teamwork interactions and encourage inclusive student engagement with team projects in an Introduction to Mechanical Engineering class. All participants in this study are engineering students at a college of engineering in New England, and include 6 undergraduates in the focus groups and two undergraduates (one junior, one senior) who served as peer facilitators. This work-in-progress paper describes the process and challenges associated with recruiting participants, training student
startedbrainstorming, discussing, and researching new ideas. At a faculty retreat some peer-reviewexamples were presented that could be applicable. These came from instructor resources in achemistry writing textbook.10 A presentation by Leipold at the 2015 ASEE Annual conferencecontained quite a few innovative ideas that could apply to this lab.11 See Appendix C for ahandout from that presentation with one of the author’s scribbled notes. Additionally, ideascame from a lecture / lab format for an Engineering Physics course.12, 13The resulting modifications to the course are listed here and partially described in the syllabusexcerpt found in Appendix D:1. CATME software was introduced to create teams and to administer peer reviews for teamwork for each lab
, including those who remain in theprogram after transfer, are supported with annual scholarships of up to $6000, depending onfinancial need. In addition to scholarship money, students participate in a variety of programactivities throughout the school year in the form of academic seminars, extracurricular events,professional development, faculty mentoring, peer mentoring, academic advising, andundergraduate research opportunities. Noteworthy elements of the program in years three and fourinclude 1) the selection and award of the fourth and final cohort entering the program, 2) atransition of leadership to a new principal investigator for the program at the two-college, and 3)the increase in number of students who have continued with the program
from the peer-reviewed literature. Case Study summary: Student teams prepare a written Case Study summary in both courses (Appendix A2, B2), along with a list of references, recommended readings, and discussion questions. Policy Memo: Students choose an issue of interest to them and they write fully documented 2- 3-page policy memos. Case Briefs: Students read reviews of U.S. Supreme Court cases and summarize the cases in a standard case brief, including details on the facts, issue, holding, rationale, and opinions.Promoting critical thinking skills Addressing wicked problems requires astute critical thinking skills for “actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered
parents are frequently unable to help them navigate their educational pathway. 2) Knowing the Rules or Ambiguity: LIATFG graduate students may be unclear about the expectations of graduate study. They may perceive that their peers know the “rules of the game” while they do not know what is expected or how to navigate the system. 3) Living in Two Worlds: Families of LIATFG students are often supportive of college, but may be less understanding of the value of graduate education. LIATFG students may not feel they fully belong to either their family/culture, or within academia. 4) Seeking Support: LIATFG students can have difficulty building the necessary support systems (whether they be social, academic and/or
TCC 101, projects included several individual writing assignments to improve style, grammar,punctuation, conciseness, word choice, topic sentences, critical analysis, and argumentation.Some of these were peer-reviewed and subsequently revised. One key early paper was to weighthe ethical aspects of the Dow Corning silicone breast implants controversy in light of scientific-technical knowledge. Students also received instruction in organizing and delivering oneindividual and two team oral presentations. Most class time was used for cooperative learningworkshops in which students discussed an issue, solved a problem, and/or gathered informationin groups of three or more and then shared their group's results with the rest of the class
happy! (U37).Many of these young women also question whether engineering is a profession that will providethe space and time to find a balance between work and family. A woman at Smith asks, “Is anengineer allowed to be in love, be attracted to anyone, or better still, even have the time toengage in such wonderful human relationships?” (S03). Her counterpart at MIT echoes the Page 22.1719.9concerns of her peers when she writes, All my life, I‟ve been encouraged to not let being a female limit what I do; women like Sally Ride and Marie Curie were held up as role models and I was always told to pursue what I like and what I
practicing engineers, many of them graduates of the University of Mainethemselves, effectively complete the transition from student to young engineer.Student grades are based on writing and performance evaluations by the instructors in all fourrespective courses, although there is considerable discussion of grading within each semester.There are assignments that are specific to only one course, such as written exams in ProjectManagement, and some assignments that are shared, such as the proposals. Teamwork andindividual contributions are based on written evaluations by both peer and instructor at severalpoints during each semester. Faculty advisors are not involved in grading, except on a voluntarybasis of the final design report presentations
. Higher Education, 57(4), 405-415.Rogers, P., & Freuler R.J. (2015). The “T-Shaped” Engineer, ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, 2015. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education.VALUE. (2009). Integrative and Applied Learning VALUE Rubric. Assessing Outcomes and Improving Achievement. Association of American Colleges and Universities.Wolfe, C. R., & Haynes, C. (2003a). Assessing interdisciplinary writing. Peer Review, 6(1), 12– 15.Wolfe, C. R., & Haynes, C. (2003b). Interdisciplinary writing assessment profiles. Issues in Integrative Studies, 21, 126–69.
bioengineering, service learning, universal design, tissue and protein engineering labs, bioengineering ethics, leadership, and capstone proposal writing and design. She is committed to enhancing diversity and inclusivity in en- gineering, and creating opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in K-12 educational outreach. Dr. Hendricks has over a decade of experience leading educational outreach and summer camp programs at both Duke University and the University of Washington.Dr. Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington Ken Yasuhara is an instructional consultant and assistant director at the Office for the Advancement of Engineering Teaching & Learning (ET&L) at the University of Washington. He completed an
least one of thesections. Some students might contribute to several sections. The instructor or students can checkother designs through a common Graphic User Interface. At the end of the term, based on aprepared job description for someone who will hire by a company to do such a project, studentswill be interviewed by peers and the instructor. All students will participate in a mock interview.Every student is responsible for writing at least one chapter of the final document (book).Example:The following project might be one possible choice for the students with Electronics/ComputerEngineering Technology major:Name of the project: Automation of the appliances in a houseThis project controls appliances such as: Radio, TV, Garage door, Shower
self-evaluation. Reading &Writing Quarterly, 19(2), 159-172.Schunk, D. H., & Hanson, A. R. (1985). Peer models: Influence on children's self-efficacy and achievement. Journal of Educational Psychology, 77(3), 313.Sungur, S., & Güngören, S. (2009). The role of classroom environment perceptions in self- regulated learning and science achievement. Elementary Education Online, 8(3), 883- 900.Usher, E. L., & Pajares, F. (2006). Sources of academic and self-regulatory efficacy beliefs of entering middle school students. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 31(2), 125- 141.
material. The activities help students to: -discover and explore problems and solutions -learn new concepts in thinking -become more creative/inventive -become more open-minded and learn how to avoid mental blocks -appreciate diversity and discover self -use intuition and common sense in problem solving -experience design basics and exercise the “more than one solution” approach -deal with peer pressure -enjoy learning. In addition, the activities help to: -boost teaming skills -increase interaction and cooperation -improve communication between students Some of the activities are well known, but others are new. They help a great deal to achieve the goals of the course. Observations of students “in
and seminars; engagement in research and grant writing groups;collaboration with existing campus programs to create sustainable communities across diversegraduate student populations; and the development of research skills. This paper provides anoverview of the program and research questions that are being explored via the participation ofstudents and mentors in the program.Project Objectives and PlansThe Reinvigorating Engineering and Changing History (REACH) Scholars Program offersqualified Master’s and direct Ph.D. engineering students opportunities to explore multipleacademic pathways and to work closely with their peers, with alumni, and with faculty to createa community of scholars who will be prepared broadly for careers across
evaluate whathas actually been accomplished we see that in this one semester students have been given a chanceto interact with industrial sponsors, with faculty advisors, then at the end of the semester with peers,friends, family, and high and middle school students. Communication has been practiced in manyforms – text production, oral presentations, and required listening. Within those forms the teammembers will write memos, progress reports, problem definitions, formal reports. They will createpowerpoint presentations and practice their speaking skills, skills that will be beneficial in theirengineering careers.The projects they have worked on will benefit many, both companies and people. Four of theprojects are summarized below.Product
, a portfolio approach isalso being implemented this term. For the learning module materials, each student completes apre-exercise survey asking about their prior knowledge, provides evidence of their attempts toperform the exercise, and then writes a reflection about what they have learned.The opportunity has presented itself to use CATME [12] to create and assess student teams. Thissoftware, developed at Purdue University, has three elements: one for team creation, another forpeer evaluation, and a third for students to practice peer evaluation on “standardized studentteam members” which allows for some rater norming and reliability. This tool is not being usedin EG397 during the Spring 2023 term but is being examined for future
technical material. To tackle this problem and improve presentation skills, aprogram called Virtual-i Presenter (ViP) was created. ViP allows students to create, review, andevaluate oral presentations using a webcam and a PowerPoint presentation outside of lecturetime and still receive peer and academic feedback. The program has NO video or audio editingcapabilities and thus the presentation becomes closer to how live presentations are given. ViPfeatures a system to evaluate presentations, enabling the presenter to receive both technical andpresentation skills feedback from peers and lecturers. ViP was successfully tested in classes of19 natural resources and 78 civil engineering students. Survey results showed that studentsrepeated (practiced
, which are presented withoutconnecting the use of concepts to real-world problems. Currently, less than half of the threemillion students entering higher education to pursue a STEM field persist to earn a STEMdegree3. The drop-out rate from STEM is even more prominent in minorities and women4;however, participating in undergraduate research and developing a strong peer network has beenshown to increase persistence5,6,7,8,9. While we seek to engage students in research experiences toencourage persistence, in the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign’s (UIUC)Bioengineering Department attrition is not a major problem, but by engaging students in focusedresearch experiences we seek to increase persistence in scientific research after graduation
. just communicate, just um, have a little bit problem.”Making Experiences of interactions and “In engineering especially, it is soFriends relationships with U.S students. hard to get close with people because you start talking to them and the subject just does not get any deeper.”Working in Academic experiences in “I was in high school we write ourTeams collaborating with U.S. peers in group paper by our own, and when I go here projects
26% Other“it depends on the project” and“course director, faculty and Figure 10: Primary advisor or mentor of studentsindustry mentor”. Figure 10shows the complete breakdown of responses. Page 25.967.8Course Content and AssessmentEighty-five departments are using the major design experience as an opportunity to teach a widevariety of topics, including the ‘soft skills’ required by ABET. Over 80 percent of the 85departments report teaching project management, teaming skills, oral communication, andtechnical writing or written communication. It should be noted, however, that one schoolreported
useful experience for learning what it’s like to work in a team. Completing the project, seeing it work, and seeing everyone’s part come together, was actually quite satisfying, and I very much enjoyed the moment where I realized I was proud of what we’d finished.” However, not all the comments were positive. Some students felt they were overworked; some mentioned they didn’t like the peer pressure; one thought the C3/C4 linkage was not consistent with the “university stand-alone class” organization.• Was the management experience worthwhile? Managers write reports on their experience. They detail meeting behavior, how effective their teams were in meeting deadlines, as well as documenting problems and how problem students were
). Each team will be given 10 minutes to present. Everyone must present. (see presentation rubric on evaluation) Summaries and analyze the points in a 2-page report – due Sept 24 Write a 1 page reflection journal and submit it online (Sept 27) Please also fill in the peer rating form (Sept 27) Page 24.382.5 Figure 1. Instructions for the Engineering Overview AssignmentReferring to Figure 1, the next step after reading the literature and peer teaching is theprogress check. The purpose of this step is to ensure that students have managed to findsuitable engineers to interview, and to provide feedback on their understanding from