associated data can be transferred to the broader educational community and aid inrecruiting, engaging, and retaining underrepresented minorities in STEM disciplines.Through our mixed-method study, we have identified the key learning community factors thatmost influence student learning, retention, and academic success negating the psychosocial andsocio-economic impediments generally observed in the student population to increaseparticipation, retention, and graduation of minority students in the STEM disciplines (Mertens,1998, Matthews, 2014). The project contributes to the prospect of developing strategic means ofSTEM education enhancement for under-represented minority students through hands-on researchand participation in learning-community
booking system).For the Fall 2020 semester, I was the instructor for the Undergraduate Final Year Project (aka,Capstone Design), which included 323 students in their final year of undergraduate study. This isthe most crucial element of the degree program within our discipline, as it gives students anopportunity to work on an extensive piece of work within the areas of Electronic Engineering andComputer Science. The project also allows students to demonstrate their problem-solving abilitiesby being able to apply a range of skills that they have acquired throughout their degree program.Overview of Teaching and Learning Changes Implemented • Preparation (Outside of Class) - Interactive Videos: As the co-ordinator for undergraduate projects
the importance of leadership within a team, specifically creatingcollaborative and inclusive environments (Commission, 2016). These newly added studentoutcome requirements are directly related to research signifying the positive effects of diversityand inclusion efforts on various workplace features including creativity and knowledge sharing(Bell, 2006; Bright et al., 2019; Cox & Blake, 1991), innovation (Mayer, War, & Zhao, 2018),project success (Rehman, 2020), work engagement (Choi, Tran, & Park, 2015) and financialperformance in the workplace (Carter & Wagner, 2011; Herring et al., 2009). In spite of the positive impacts to organizational bottom line and innovation that havebeen identified, a lack of diversity and
, the Journal of the Learning Sciences, the Journal of Research on Science Teaching, Instructional Science, and Educational Technology Research and Development. Mike’s research concerns how people think and learning, and specifically how technology can enhance the way people think and learn. His NSF-funded project, GEEWIS (http://www.geewis.uconn.edu/), focused on streaming real-time water quality pond data via the Internet and providing support for the integration of this authentic data into secondary and higher education science classrooms. His approach features the analysis of log files, ”dribble files,” that maintain time-stamped listing of navigation choices and lag time. This approach has been applied to
fashion designs that were desirable to clients. This skill is relevant to engineering as engineers consider clients’ specifications when planning designs.Later publications from this project expanded this work by elaborating on these findings andexploring other facets of Latinx youths’ funds of knowledge,11 for example, by focusingprimarily on funds of knowledge obtained in the context of workplaces.12Other scholars have offered different frameworks for understanding engineering-related funds ofknowledge. For example, building from Smith and Lucena’s research on first-generation, low-income undergraduate engineering students,13, 14 Verdín et al. created and validated surveymeasures to identify the
inthe previous semesters. Often, their challenges seem to stem from spatial visualization issues,including the inability to draw different views of a three-dimensional object or identify differenttypes and forms of stresses acting on a stress element.ME 470 builds upon ME 370 and focuses on different machine components and includes adesign project that runs throughout the semester where students must apply what they’ve learnedin both courses. Students have often heard of the components in ME 470 and may have seenthem before, but typically most have not held them in their hands or observed them closely.Many of the details of selecting or designing each component are tied into concepts from ME370, but there are many other details specific to the
, and design thinking. Dr. Mendoza- Garcia’s research interests include investigating how to nurture in students these skills. He also worked in Industry before transitioning to academia.Dr. Andrea Goncher, University of Florida Andrea Goncher is a Lecturer in Engineering Education at the University of Florida. She earned her PhD in Engineering Education and has worked in international engineering education contexts. She focuses on teaching and learning projects in human centred design, sustainability, and systems thinking. Her research interests include text analytics, international higher education, and engineering design education.Dr. Mengyu Li, University of Florida Mengyu Li is an Instructional Assistant
convince others of a certain direction. S/he likes to be on a team and may bethe spokesman for the team. S/he will trust others and likes a positive environment in which torelate. On one’s response to the pace of the environment, s/he likes mobility and can handle theabsence of routine. S/he feels comfortable juggling different projects and is able to move fromone project to another fairly easily. On one’s response to the rules and procedures, s/he isindependent by nature and feels comfortable in situations where the constraints are few and farbetween. S/he will follow rules that s/he agrees with, has a tendency to rebel from rules set byothers and wants input into any constraints.Comparison of Behavioral TraitsThe twelve behavioral traits listed
Construction Management. She worked in industry for six years as licensed engineer and structural consultant for Wallace Engineering in Tulsa, OK before returning to Oklahoma State as a visiting faculty member in the School of Architecture. In 2009, Professor Ram- ming joined the faculty full time as an assistant professor of architectural engineering. Since that time, she has taught classes in structural analysis, timber and steel design, engineering mechanics: statics, building foundations and numerical analysis. Professor Ramming has recently been named Halliburton Outstanding Young Faculty and the Outstanding Teacher for the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology. She has also published books for Project
capabilities of allthese modern technologies are necessary technical skills.To support this growing demand of cloud skills, Miami Dade College partnered with AmazonWeb Services (AWS), the industry leader in cloud computing solutions, to train high schoolstudents as early cloud adopters and to be well-prepared for the computing/IT workforce oftomorrow. This academic-industry partnership aims to raise cloud literacy in K-12 by offering atwo-week cloud computing bootcamp, Cloud 101, for high school students selected fromtraditionally underrepresented groups, Hispanic and/or African Americans. The bootcamp used acombination of team teaching, online sandbox repetition and experimentation, and project-basedpractice. The AWS materials provided by AWS Academy
how well the participant might work with someone who has a different worldview, culture, and life experiences; while this is important for forecasting possible project partnership successes and challenges (and can inform preparation), it is also s ggesti e of the frame ork s pporting a st dent s motivations for participation.C. Sustainable Engineering Assessment This assessment addresses how well prepared students are to work with global engineering problems. It is comprised of two components: (1) an open-ended case study based question to measure the understanding of sustainable engineering, Proceedings of the 2011 North Midwest Section Conference and (2) an online survey in which the motivations, self
opportunities for underrepresented individuals in STEM fields.L. Nicole Smith, NASA Glenn Research Center Nicole Smith is the Chief of the Exploration Systems Office at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleve- land, Ohio. She most recently was the project manager for Artemis I Testing at NASA’s Plum Brook Station. She has been with NASA for 20 years. She has a BA in Mathematics and Statistics and a BS in Aeronautics from Miami University, and an MS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Cincin- nati. She has worked engineering, mission operations, and program management for the International Space Station and Orion Programs at both NASA’s Johnson Space Center and Glenn Research Center, with a brief tenure on Capitol
. The instructor explains, “Analogy and metaphor are powerful ways of explaining hard concepts. Moreover, analogies are an intimate part of the structure of physics.”At Michigan Tech, a move was made to develop a course which addresses the university’semphasis on writing in engineering and applied science courses. The resulting third-year courserequires students to work collaboratively in producing full-scale engineering reports in a project-based environment.UVU could have considered working toward establishing Writing Intensive (WI) rather than WEcourse in each discipline, and articulating how many of these courses students need to take. AWI course is a common model used at some universities. Drexel’s WI program describes such
% within two years of the NSF-HSI project. Doris founded six student chapters of national organizations including the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE), the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) and nine times Outstanding Chapter Awardee, the American Chemical Society-Wright College Chapter. Doris promotes collaboration between K-12 schools, other community colleges, 4-year institutions, non-profit organizations, and industries. Doris’ current research is to design and implement practices that develop Community of Practice (CoP), Professional Identity, and Self-Efficacy to increase diversity in Engineering
P.E., United States Military Academy Dr. Brock E. Barry, P.E. is the Director of the Civil Engineering Division and Professor of Engineering Education in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. Dr. Barry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Tech- nology, a Master of Science degree from University of Colorado at Boulder, and a PhD from Purdue University. Prior to pursuing a career in academics, Dr. Barry spent 10-years as a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager on projects throughout the United States. He is a licensed professional en- gineer in multiple states. Dr. Barry’s areas of research include
StudyMC300 - Fundamentals of Engineering Mechanics and Design is an introductory level, threecredit-hour course, which covers the basics of statics and mechanics of materials. This course istaught to both engineering and non-engineering majors, primarily second- and third-yearundergraduates. Approximately 450 students are enrolled each year. The course is divided intothree blocks: 1) Statics; 2) Axial Loaded Members; and 3) Flexural Members. The topics coveredare shown in Table 1. Table 1: Lesson topics and assessments for MC300 Assessments by Topic Topics Lessons Homework Problem Set Design Project/Lab STATICS (9) (7) (2
instrumentation for combustion science, novel methods for environmental re- mediation, and microelectronics including surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices. In addition to teaching in the field of electrical engineering, he coordinates the senior engineering capstone program which is a multidisciplinary, two-semester course sequence with projects sponsored by industrial partners. Within this role, he focuses on industrial outreach and the teaching and assessment of professional skills. He received his Ph.D. and S.M. degrees from MIT in 2007 and 1999, respectively, and a B.S.E.E. degree from the University of Virginia in 1997.Dr. AMM Nazmul Ahsan, Western Carolina University Dr. Ahsan is currently an Assistant Professor in the
develop the skills and writing habits to complete doctorate degrees in engineering. Across all of her research avenues, Dr. Matusovich has been a PI/Co-PI on 12 funded research projects including the NSF CAREER Award with her share of funding be ingnearly $2.3 million. She has co-authored 2 book chapters, 21 journal publications and more than 70 conference papers. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty, an Outstanding Teacher Award and a Faculty Fellow Award. She holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, an M.S. in Materials Science from the University of Connecticut and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University.Dr. Stephanie G
with a background in infrastructure design and management, and project management. Her consulting experience spanned eight years and included extensive work with the US military in Japan, Korea, and Hawaii. In 2008 Elizabeth shifted the focus of her career to education and academia, later receiving her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and Sustainable Water Resources. Her work highlights a commitment to undergraduate engineering education and its improvement through best teaching practices. Her research efforts target ways to support and encourage diversity among students and how to create an inclusive learning environment. Professional interests include undergraduate research opportunities, service learning, STEM outreach
Paper ID #33737Partnerships and Pedagogies for Introducing Neuroethics to SecondarySTEM Classrooms [Poster]Dr. Kristen Clapper Bergsman, University of Washington Kristen Clapper Bergsman is a learning scientist, STEM program manager, and curriculum designer. She is the Engineering Education Research Manager at the Center for Neurotechnology at the University of Washington and the Curriculum Design Project Lead at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Dr. Bergsman owns Laughing Crow Curriculum, a consulting firm offering support in STEM curriculum design and publication. Previously, she was a graduate researcher at the
Pennsylvania StateUniversity. In its eighth year at the time of this writing, the online MSME program hasexperienced significant growth and over the last five years of the online MSME program hasgone from a total of ~40 students in the program to 130 students. Nearly 50 students havingearned their master’s of science degrees via the online program. This growth is in part due toexplicit theory-driven attention to pedagogy, recruitment, mentoring, and facilitated guidance.Similar to our resident students, our online students have faculty research advisors and conductmasters-level research projects. This research element makes our online MSME program unique.While there is increasingly more written about the modest growth in online engineeringeducation
30 differentstudents’ responses, an acceptable percentage agreement was reached between independentresearchers coding the data. Resulting frequencies of the various model types identified bystudents are presented along with representative student responses to provide insight intostudents’ understanding of models in STEM. This study is part of a larger project to understandthe impact of modeling interventions on students’ awareness of models and their ability to buildand apply models.IntroductionEngineering requires the use of many types of models to understand, evaluate, and makepredictions about systems [1, 2]. Models can be developed using various types of tools and formany different purposes [3]. Although there are many types of models
essential skill for a successful engineer. ABET’s new StudentOutcome 3 [1] requires that students graduating from an accredited program must demonstrate“an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.” An engineer’s ability tocommunicate is often cited as one of the most important skills that employers are seeking andhas been shown to be the top skill that government agencies perceive as important [2]. Numerousstudies, however, have revealed gaps between employer expectations and new engineeringgraduates’ abilities [3]. To address this gap, a research project was undertaken to develop andimplement writing-focused modules in engineering labs.An important part of this research is to investigate how engineering students’ prior
traditional 3-credit hour courses. Biomedical Electronics, a 3-credit hourjunior level course, was already progressing toward a flip-classroom model on a 4-year timeline.The goal of this project is to determine if transition to a flipped learning model classroom and rearrangement of course After Flip materials would improve student Before Flip (2019- present) learning outcomes in a (2018) Course Learning Outcomes • 5 summative • 2 summative biomedical electronics course
. Joshi has worked on multiple industry sponsored research projects (Michelin tweel –low rolling resistance for non-pneumatic tires, IFAI ballast friction testing project). She was actively involved in mentoring and advising Capstone design projects. She has advised over 10 different design projects –BMW, Rotary, TTi and mentored over 100 students. While at Clemson, Dr. Joshi was also awarded endowed teaching fellowship as a part of which she has taught a sophomore class on Foundations of Mechanical Systems for 2 semesters. Dr. Joshi worked as a Post-Doctoral Fellow with Professor Jonathan Cagan at Carnegie Mellon University. She investigated the avenues of internet of things and connected products. While at Carnegie
of participants’ drawings. While this paper focuses on our effortsto expand our codebook using CRT, the larger project aims to connect research to practice byproviding insight on children's perceptions of engineering and the types of engineering messagesthat might be present in informal programs and school environments. This work also highlightshow practitioners might create an inclusive environment for elementary-aged children during thiscritical time.MotivationBeyond the interests of the nation’s economic and technological competitiveness, broadeningparticipation in STEM is an essential issue of equity and social justice. Diversifying STEM iscritically influenced through experiences that allow young people to engage in STEM for “afuture
the Dissertation Institute, a one-week workshop each summer funded by NSF, to help underrepresented students develop the skills and writing habits to complete doctorate degrees in engineering. Across all of her research avenues, Dr. Matusovich has been a PI/Co-PI on 12 funded research projects including the NSF CAREER Award with her share of funding be ingnearly $2.3 million. She has co-authored 2 book chapters, 21 journal publications and more than 70 conference papers. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty, an Outstanding Teacher Award and a Faculty Fellow Award. She holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University, an M.S. in Materials Science
hold up when implemented in a real classroom.Studying students’ perceptions builds on other work about the nuances involved in implementingresearch-based instructional strategies (RBIS) effectively to provide insight on how new techniques arebrought into engineering classrooms (Borrego et al., 2013).This paper is part of a broader project to understand engineering students’ experiences and perceptionswith specifications grading, grading in general, and the relationship between grading and learning.Throughout the project, we use justice and fairness as the primary theoretical framework (Colquitt &Rodell, 2015). Justice and fairness provides a theoretically rigorous framework for understanding howstudents’ perceptions, expectations, and
Paper ID #33761Work in Progress: Suitability of Spatial Visualization Training forRemote LearningDr. Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego Van Den Einde is a Teaching Professor in Structural Engineering at UC San Diego and the President of eGrove Education, Inc. She incorporates education innovations into courses (Peer Instruction, Project- based learning), prepares next generation faculty, advises student organizations, hears cases of academic misconduct, is responsible for ABET, and is committed to fostering a supportive environment for di- verse students. Her research focuses on engagement strategies
0The above can also be graphically proven by considering the velocity of a shadow cast vertically(vertical projection) on the diameter of a unit circle, where-by the velocity of the projection as ittraces a unit circle is the integration of sin(x) over the interval x=0… 𝜋𝜋, and the distance fromone side of the unit circle to the other is exactly 2.0. In other words, students are encouraged touse mathematically observable facts to verify numerical methods and to assess accuracy ofnumerical methods for any precision (e.g., double precision floating point).While calculus and discreate math are previously studied, linear systems are known from algebraand solutions for simultaneous equations used in calculus and physics. A major goal for