thatcontinue pervade academia [12], [13], [14]. Due to their routine interactions with students,faculty are positioned to significantly influence the ways systemic access is experienced, yet theyare disconnected from university accommodation policy and procedures and lack the time andtraining necessary to support students on their own [15], [16]. As a result, students are requiredto initially “train the trainer” by supporting faculty with informal information about theirlearning needs, management strategies, and past effective or ineffective accommodations. Theacademic system is not able to convey or capture this information in a timely or effective mannerto support the student a priori for classroom engagement and participation.This CAREER project
. Yvette E. Pearson P.E., University of Texas at Dallas Dr. Yvette E. Pearson is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Strategic Initiatives in the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and Associate Dean for Effectiveness and Accountability in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at The University of Texas at Dallas. A Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), she is recognized globally for 30 years in higher education, particularly for her work to advance sustainability, access, and opportunity in STEM education and practice. Her university-based and consulting efforts have led to over $40M in funding for projects
semester First-Year Seminar, and a second semester STEM-PersistenceSeminar. Co-curricular activities focus on professional communication skills, financial literacy,career readiness, undergraduate research, and community engagement.The purpose of this paper is to describe the impact that two rounds of accelerator grants from theNSF Research Hub on inter- and intra-institutional partnerships at Virginia Tech University havehad on our S-STEM project. These accelerator grants have helped to create Sprouting Researchfrom Year 1, in which each LION STEM Scholars (n=4) was paired with an engineering facultymember who served as their formal research mentor during their first year of college. Whatfollows are the insights and responses to suggestions from
EngineeringIntroductionThis collaborative project, funded by the NSF’s EDU Racial Equity Program, aims to shift theway faculty understand racial equity in engineering education. Rather than treating“underrepresentation” as the result of an inherent deficit in people of color, this project exploresthe ways the invisible and normalized nature of Whiteness in engineering has led to systemicbarriers for students and faculty of color. We find that these barriers are consistently ignored,making it difficult to identify, challenge, and (re)imagine racial equity in engineering. In order tochallenge the hegemonic discourse of Whiteness, engineering faculty must develop the ability tosee and name these invisible forces. Our milestones for achieving this goal include: 1
strategy during design projects or in their coursework, which signals the needfor a new approach or trying another similar problem. Alternatively, frustration could continue ifthis need is not recognized, potentially reinforcing negative beliefs for their student about theirability to take on similar challenges in the future. For this reason, affect may influence students’understanding, engagement, and performance during disciplinary work.Local affect can form affective pathways, which are the sequences of changing affect thatstudents pass through during problem-solving [1]. These pathways may be positive (ultimatelyresolving puzzlement or frustration into positive emotions as a problem is overcome) or negative(where frustration may prompt the
Electra.aero, an electric aircraft startup. While working at electra.aero, she expanded upon her dissertation research by leading a team of undergraduate interns to manufacture and flight-test a demonstrator vehicle for the Stratospheric Airborne Climate Observatory System (SACOS). At Greenway College, Annick is integrating her passions for teaching, mentoring, and hands-on engineering experiences to develop and teach Greenway’s reimagined engineering curriculum, which centers sustainability and project-based learning.Dr. Sophia Vicente, Elizabethtown College Sophia Vicente (she/her) is currently a Postdoctoral Associate with Elizabethtown College and the Greenway Center for Equity and Sustainability. She has over 6 years
Together”As part of this project, student teams were tasked with identifying a challenge related to the centraltopic of the course that is related to fluid mechanics and work in teams to then apply the differentelements of the Foundry with the purpose of developing a PIT. The integration of the Foundry aspart of this course is utilized as a bridge between the technical components presented and thepractical applications introduced to get students to discover innovative opportunities in areas withsocial needs or challenges [7].As part of these efforts, students were purposefully introduced to the EOP core principles andtrained to integrate these principles as part of the design thinking process associated with theFoundry model throughout the course
students clearly andconcisely. Table 1 shows the workshop program, including the session topic and its timeallocation. Figure 1 presents sample slides from the workshop that are based on the team’s pastresearch [9]-[29].Table 1. Workshop program Session topic Time (minutes) Introduction 10 Pre-survey 10 Our NSF project/Workshop overview 15 Workshop deliverable 1: Lab assignment design 55 Break
students. He actively involves his students in research projects, providing them with hands-on experience in the field of engineering. His work not only contributes to the academic community but also aims to solve real-world engineering problems. Professor Raja’s research interests include the development of new materials and the application of computational methods to understand and predict the behavior of solid materials under various conditions. He has published several papers in reputable journals and presented his findings at international conferences. Outside of his academic responsibilities, Daniel Raja is passionate about community service and often participates in initiatives that promote STEM education among
one-semester version of an introductory engineering sequence. The population consisted of 86% maleand 14% female engineering transfer students. These transfer students had declared anengineering or computer science major upon their application to the university.The course contained a semester-long design project, along with technical and professional skilldevelopment. The design project was completed by design teams of six students each, whichinvolved instruction and practice in team dynamics and teamwork. While the currentprofessional development units do not currently explicitly address engineering identity, manytransfer students were already committed to the engineering or computer science professionthrough their major-specific courses
, Texas A&M University Dr. Anna Stepanova is a researcher at the Sketch Recognition Lab at Texas A&M University. She holds a Ph.D., Master’s and Bachelor’s in geology. Anna’s research interests are in geosciences, micropaleontology and education.Nancy Elizabeth Martinez, Texas A&M UniversitySung Je Bang, Texas A&M University Sung Je Bang is a Ph.D. candidate in Interdisciplinary Engineering at Texas A&M University, within the Department of Multidisciplinary Engineering. He serves as a graduate research assistant on multiple projects, where he focuses on user experience and psychological aspects of technology. His research interests include artificial intelligence, large language models, user
project is significant because there is a need to diversifythe professoriate, and the STEM workforce in general, which begins with increasing persistenceand retention rates of minoritized students though inclusive academic environments. Minoritizedstudents, as defined in this work, are Latinx and Black students. Faculty play a key role inestablishing positive academic cultures through intentional and focused efforts. The WIP sessionpresenters prefer seats in rows lecture style and will present a PowerPoint presentation.IntroductionScience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degree completion disparitiescontinue to persist between minoritized and non-minoritized undergraduate students at USpostsecondary institutions [1], [2], [3
) paper will present an interview protocol development thatleverages social media analysis for capturing narratives of neurodivergent (e.g., ADHD, autistic,dyslexic) engineering students. The work presented in this WIP is part of a larger mixed-methodssequential research project which aims to capture neurodivergent engineering student narrativesthat describe their engineering experiences in terms of strengths and challenges.Through social media analysis, we identified key language used by the neurodivergentcommunity (e.g., neurodivergent, spoon, forget). We developed a few initial themes such asmultiple pathways to recognizing one’s identity of being neurodivergent, multiple ways in whichneurodivergence symptoms are experienced, and the ways in
distinctive approach that enhances students'learning by engaging them in meaningful and active community involvement. [7]. By engagingin their communities and observing disparities directly, students are developing a more culturallyattentive engineering mindset when solving problems and showing an internal change in attitude[8]. Research has shown that participating in project-based service-learning courses, particularlyin lower-income areas, promotes a more inclusive and discerning attitude in engineeringstudents, encouraging them to recognize and respect both similarities and differences in others[8]. Changing students' societal and moral awareness through community involvement couldfoster a more inclusive and welcoming environment for HMG students
education.Lynnette Michaluk, West Virginia University Dr. Lynnette Michaluk is a social sciences researcher in the West Virginia University Center for Excellence in STEM Education. Her research and evaluation efforts focus on workforce development in STEM. She is Primary Investigator of the National Science Foundation Secure and Upgrade Computer Science in Classrooms through an Ecosystem with Scalability & Sustainability and serves as research mentor on two National Science Foundation Building Capacity in STEM Education Research projects. She serves as evaluator on several funded projects including National Science Foundation RII Track 2 FEC: Enabling Factory to Factory (F2F) Networking for Future Manufacturing, Department of
socially-economicallygroups that are oppressed by the capitalist system.We will share the example of technological development of a cassava flour mill in the Osvaldode Oliveira Sustainable Development Project agrarian reform settlement to show another way ofeducating engineers focused on oppressed groups’ needs. This settlement is part of the SocialMovement of Landless Rural Workers (MST3), located in Córrego do Ouro, Macaé district/RJ inpartnership with the Laboratório Interdisciplinar de Tecnologia Social – LITS (InterdisciplinaryLab of Social Technology), that is one of NIDES’ partners, of UFRJ campus Macaé (UFRJ –3 The Landless Rural Workers' Social Movement is organized in 24 of the 26 Brazilian states, present in all fiveregions of the
, ventilation and air purification. Filter standards andfilter testing technologies were discussed. ASHRAE and OSHA guidance concerning healthyindoor air quality (IAQ) was covered. A low-cost air quality sensor was installed in theclassroom that streamed data to the internet. Students were assigned projects utilizing this sensorand the neighboring outdoor sensors, which triggered interest in citizen science.1. IntroductionAir quality has been a subject of college education in engineering for many years, often includedin environmental engineering programs, which are frequently integrated with civil engineering.Civil and environmental engineering departments exist at leading institutions such as Berkeley(https://ce.berkeley.edu/), Stanford (https
Raleigh ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Title: WIP - Digital Engineering Notebooks to Support Technological and Engineering Literacy in Pre-College Engineering EducationAbstract This work-in-progress aims to produce an open-access digital engineering notebook forpre-college engineering education applications. Grounded in the Standards for Technological andEngineering Literacy, the digital notebook template acts as a tool to provide students withpractical and industry-related experience in documenting problem-solving and design processes.As education increasingly shifts toward digital solutions to match what is occurring in variousSTEM industries, this project explores how digital
[7].Beyond measuring conceptual understanding, the SCI serves as a diagnostic tool for analyzingcommon student errors [1]. By evaluating student responses, instructors can identify recurringmistakes and adjust instruction to address these gaps. This process aligns with the theory ofsituated cognition, emphasizing that learning is influenced by the context in which studentsengage with statics concepts.In this paper, three topics from SCI, namely vectors, rigid body equilibrium, and moment, wereselected to develop pre- and post-questionaries. Appendix A provides information about thesequestions.MethodsThis project was implemented in a freshman and sophomore-level Statics course at ouruniversity. Students were organized into teams of three to
(e.g., Open-endedactivity n = 5).Parents’ open-ended responses identified what they liked about the kits, many of which alignedwith their ratings of the importance and quality of the features. The following quotes provideexamples (italics identify kit features when mentioned): • I liked that kids could complete it on their own, that all materials were provided, and that they practiced designing something themselves with a goal in mind. • It truly gave my child the opportunity to think outside the box to create the stem projects. • [My child] could make multiple versions... after the first, there were plenty of materials to make another version if adjustments were wanted. • I liked how the shoe one was kind of like a
Paper ID #48943BOARD # 213: Perspectives of Junior Scholars: Calculus Learning Outcomesfrom Middle School Students After Use of an Educational Video Game (Workin Progress)Alex Gonce, Texas A&M University Alex Gonce is an undergraduate researcher at the LIVE Lab at Texas A&M University, where they study Computer Engineering with a minor in Neuroscience. They have worked at the lab for over a year, leading a research team and collaborating on multiple projects focused on gamification in education. In addition to their research, they serve as a Peer Teacher for the College of Engineering, where they support instruction
Syharat, University of Connecticut Connie Syharat is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education and a Research Assistant at the University of Connecticut as a part of two neurodiversity-centered NSF-funded projects. As the Program Manager of a Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (NSF:RED) project titled, ”Beyond Accommodation: Leveraging Neurodiversity for Engineering Innovation”, she has co-facilitated a range of Neuroinclusive Teaching Institutes and workshops for STEM instructors and Teaching Assistants. As a graduate researcher, she conducts qualitative research related to the experiences of neurodiverse graduate students in STEM fields through an Innovations in Graduate Education (NSF:IGE) project titled
Paper ID #45864Exploring Engineering Majors Through Engaging Synthetic ScenariosDr. David Gray, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. David Gray is a Collegiate Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He teaches in the first-year general engineering program and leads interdisciplinary undergraduate research initiatives. His work focuses on integrating engineering identity development, early-career student research, and human-centered design into undergraduate curricula. Dr. Gray serves as PI on several externally funded projects supporting sustainable aviation
. Engineering Tools an ability to use the techniques, skills, and Ability (3) k modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice 12. Specialized Area an ability to apply knowledge in a Ability (3) N/A specialized area related to civil engineering 13. Project an understanding of the elements of Understanding N/A Management, project management, construction, and (2) Construction, and asset management Asset Management 14. Business and an understanding of business and public Understanding N/A Public Administration policy and administration fundamentals (2
aligns with the grand challenges themes of security, sustainability, health, and joy of living, linking experiential learning, disciplinary knowledge, multicultural awareness, and EM development. Previous studies suggest that short-term international experiences can be highly motivating, transformative, and effective in fostering students' cultural awareness. A strong connection to place may enhance first-year engineering (FYE) students’ approach to their end-of-year design projects. Each team of four students creates, develops, and tests their assigned design project at their respective international location. This research study explores the impact of international
offered by FEP, forming the cohort forthis study.Methods and Project ApproachWhile it is encouraging to observe that the female students are retained at a higher rate than malestudents at the college of engineering, our study focuses on the students’ perspectives on genderinfluences. To collect feedback from the first-year engineering students on this subject, a surveyhas been prepared (see Appendix A.) To encourage participation, students were offered a 50-point assignment bonus for completing the survey. Since we offered bonus, we did not limit thesurvey to only female students but branched some of the questions to make it more genderrelevant. Below are the main questions focused in the First-Year Engineering Students’Perspectives on Gender
Crawford University. He also holds a Masters degree in International MBA from Ulyanovsk State University. He has been a part of multiple international conferences promoting technological advancements. In addition to his academic work, Mr Olamijulo is committed to enhancing the educational experience of undergraduate and graduate students through innovative teaching strategies and hands-on projects. He is actively involved in advising student projects, mentoring research groups, promoting hands-on learning experiences and is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the engineering field.Mr. Kingsley Matthew, Morgan State University Mr. Kingsley Matthew is a software engineer with over eight years of experience
actively participates in various professional organizations, including IEEE, IET, ASEE, ISA, IAOE, and the CLAWAR Association. He has chaired numerous conferences and workshops in these fields. Additionally, he has served as a program evaluator for ABET and is involved in assessing research and development projects for funding agencies across the U.S., Europe, and Australia.Jim Goodell, INFERable and IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee Jim Goodell is editor and co-author of Learning Engineering Toolkit and Chair of the IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee. He is founder of INFERable, a Public Benefit Corporation. He was Director of Innovation at Quality Information Partners where he helps lead
Aggrawal, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI) Sakhi Aggrawal is a Graduate Research Fellow in Computer and Information Technology department at Purdue University. She completed her master’s degree in Business Analytics from Imperial College London and bachelor’s degree in Computer and Information Technology and Organizational Leadership from Purdue University. She worked in industry for several years with her latest jobs being as project manager at Google and Microsoft. Her current research focuses on integrating project management processes in undergraduate education. Her main goal is to understand how work management and product development practices widely used in industry can be modified and adapted to
University ofCentral Arkansas. With 12 years of experience in education, he has taught various science courses at bothsecondary and post-secondary levels and has held multiple STEM-related positions within the ArkansasDepartment of Education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Expanding a State-wide Data Science Educational Ecosystem to Meet Workforce Development NeedsAbstractThe University of Arkansas has been developing a State-wide Data Science (DS) EducationalEcosystem over the last five years. A new project, funded by a HIRED grant from the ArkansasDepartment of Higher Education, builds on this existing DS Ecosystem. The program componentsinclude: 1) DS Ecosystem Expansion