Computing Education Research (CER) to advance personalized learning, specifically within the context of online learning and engagement, educational technologies, curriculum design which includes innovative and equitable pedagogical approaches, and support programs that boost the academic success of different groups of students. She teaches in active learning environments, such as project-based learning and flipped classrooms. She aims to bring EE and CER into practice.Dr. Lilianny Virguez, University of Florida Lilianny Virguez is a Instructional Assistant Professor at the Engineering Education Department at Uni- versity of Florida. She holds a Masters’ degree in Management Systems Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering
beliefswith actual behaviors [11], [12]. In doing so, individuals may be able to critically reflect on andaccount for their tendencies when approaching future judgments. Such reflections would likelycreate awareness of the gaps which can exist between our espoused beliefs and behaviors [13],which may in-turn reduce judgments that contribute to process incidents. Generating awarenessthrough the process of critical reflection is well established in implicit bias training [14]–[17].The objective of this project is to provide senior chemical engineering students with anopportunity to evaluate their own self-held beliefs by holding their espoused beliefs up to theirown judgments made in a simulated environment. We constructed a model (Figure 1) to
both groups. Table 3 presentsthe projected GPA of the students in both the control and the murder mystery class. More than 79% of the class will receive an A in the murder mystery-style teaching compared to 49.2%. Also,less than 2 % is projected to receive an F in the murder mystery course, compared to 8.8 % intraditional teaching. (a) Traditional Teaching (b) Murder Mysteries TeachingFig. 4. Distribution of scores for traditional vs. murder mysteries-style teaching.Table 3: Projected GPA Traditional teaching Murder Mysteries # (% ) of students # (% ) of students A 24
many civil engineering departments inpostsecondary institutions. While there have been moments where enrollments begin to increase,civil engineering departments find themselves facing low enrollments that have decreased by 60%over the last five years across the Middle East and the United States. There are many reasons thatcould be attributed to this decline, such as low entry-level salaries, over-saturation of civilengineering graduates in the job market in certain regions, and a lack of construction projects dueto the impending or current recession. Low enrollment also has an effect on the availability ofcivil engineers, especially in times of high demand, such as the passing of the recent USlegislature on rebuilding infrastructure. However
additional laboratory spaces are being renovated to supportmaterials testing and industrial automation and PLC operations. These facilities and services areavailable to students in the engineering technology program. Additionally, engineeringtechnology students are expected to participate actively in the many engineering-related studentorganization and competition teams and provide their unique expertise to contribute to thesuccess of those teams.3.0 B.S. Engineering Technology Degree ProgramThe new B.S. Engineering Technology degree program features a core curriculum ofmanufacturing, CAD, computer aided analysis, electronic circuits, industrial automation,material science, engineering economics, project management, and technical
Paper ID #40303An Analysis of Data Analytics Curriculum Development through an NSFResearch Experience for Teachers (RET) Program in ArkansasDr. Eric Specking, University of Arkansas Dr. Eric A. Specking serves as the Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management and Retention for the Col- lege of Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Specking received a B.S. in Computer Engineering, a M.S. in Industrial Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. His research interest includes decision quality, resilient design, set-based design, engineering and project management, and engineering education
contribute to the well being ofgraduate students.Publications:Bahnson, M., Sallai, G., Jwa, K., & Berdanier, C.G.P. (in review). Mitigating ceiling effects in alongitudinal mixed methods study of doctoral engineering student stress and persistence.Submitted to International Journal of Doctoral Studies.Sallai, G., Vicente, J., & Berdanier, C. G. P. (2022). Coping landscapes: How graduate engineeringstudents’ coping mechanisms correspond with dominant stressors in graduate school. 129th ASEEAnnual Conference & Exposition, June 25-29, Minneapolis MN.Future WorkThe future work for this project includes conducting Phase 2 of this study, which collects the pointsof view on attrition from engineering faculty who advise students. We expect these
Bin Asad, Virginia Tech I was born and raised in Mandi Bahauddin, a small city whose claim to fame is that it is where Alexander The Great famously fought his last major campaign against Raja Porus. In 2015, I completed my BS in Mechatronics Engineering from the University of Engineering and Tech- nology, Pakistan, where I worked on designing the electrical and mechanical components of a wireless surveillance robot. My team and I developed and prototyped a fully operational UGV that provided multi- terrain surveillance. Our project presentation garnered a great deal of interest from industrial partners at our Open House. The following year, I secured a fully funded MS position in the graduate Mechanical
v) an engineering code of ethics to ethical dilemmas b) Solution of complex engineering problems in at least four specialty areas appropriate to civil engineering c) Conduct of experiments in at least two civil engineering contexts and reporting of results d) Explanation of: i) concepts and principles in project management and engineering economics ii) professional attitudes and responsibilities of a civil engineer, including licensure and safety 2) Faculty The program must demonstrate that faculty teaching courses that are primarily design in
Education in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. His work contains a unique blend of engineering education and civil engineering projects. Dr. Perry’s current work centers on understanding how students transfer their knowledge between engi- neering school and work. This is supplemented by his role in developing assessment techniques for two NSF-funded projects focused on the incorporation of virtual and mixed reality technology into civil engi- neering education. In addition, his past civil engineering research investigated the behavior of wood shear wall structures under seismic loading conditions. Dr. Perry’s expertise in both the engineering education and civil engineering domains provide him with
are potentially feasible in anoperational context, and the potential for significant overall reductions in the human markingload for this assignment.Keywords: Automated Grading, Natural Language Processing, ReflectionIntroductionAalborg University is well known for its Problem Based Learning (PBL) curriculum, with allenrolled students undertaking a semester long project course in every semester of their study.In this learning environment it is critically important that all students develop strong skills inPBL. To this end all first semester bachelor students enroll in a course on PBL skilldevelopment.A key summative assessment task for this course is an assignment where students presentreflections on their development of the competencies
attempt to comprehend code priorto activities wherein they produce their own code—the Use-Modify-Create approach.2.3 Use-Modify-Create as IBL for CS EducationUse-Modify-Create (UMC) is a CS-specific pedagogical approach introduced by Lee and colleagues in2011[14] for use with K-12 students. They proposed a three-stage model for learning to code. In the firststage, students first used instructor designed code. In the second stage, students modified existing code.Finally, after gaining the skills to code their own projects, students responded to programming problemsby creating their own code. We argue that the UMC approach constitutes three complementary cycles of IBL in introductoryCS education, where the subject of students’ inquiry are the
’ research involvement in Engineering. She is also interested in participating in collaborative efforts promoting interdisciplinary research. Lastly, she is currently the PI and Director of the Research-Oriented Learning Experience (ROLE) in Engineer- ing, a National Science Foundation-funded project, and the coordinator of a Latinx Femtoring/Mentoring program at NMSU.Nicole Delgado, New Mexico State University I am a first-year Ph.D. student at New Mexico State University in the department of Curriculum and Instruction. I currently work on a sponsored project that supports Latinx undergraduate sophomore, junior, and senior-level students in developing research, technical, interpersonal, academic, and professional
Programs led by Dr. Barr is the Director of Assessment and Evaluation of STEM Programs at Rice University. He has been an evaluator and psychometric expert on several federally funded projects in ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Design and Testing of a Quantitative Instrument to Evaluate Engineering Research Center ParticipationIntroductionThe National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Engineering Research Center (ERC) program aims toimpact society by developing research and innovation in universities across the country [1].Awards granted by this program are the highest-funded, single award from the NSF; a total of 75Research Centers have been funded since the program’s
prepare cross-disciplinary students to develop “an intuitive understanding of the physicscontrolling the relevant observations and […] an appreciation for how these observations can beused to learn something about the earth” [23].More and more, engineering graduates are also expected to apply coding and solve complex,interdisciplinary problems. Teaching engineering design is commonly accomplished throughproject-based learning [24,25]. However, the use and benefits of development boards such asArduino are still overlooked [26]. Therefore, we also recommend that a device such as ours befurther developed and validated by students in a project-oriented capstone course. Using Arduinohas been shown to effectively teach programming and strengthen
that engages students in team-based, socially relevant projects. While at Texas A&M University Imbrie co-led the design of a 525,000 square foot state-of-the-art engineering education focused facility; the largest educational building in the state. His expertise in educational pedagogy, student learning, and teaching has impacted thousands of students at the universities for which he has been associated. Imbrie is nationally recognized for his work in ac- tive/collaborative learning pedagogies, teaming and student success modeling. His engineering education leadership has produced fundamental changes in the way students are educated around the world. Imbrie has been a member of ASEE since 2000 and has been
creatingprogramming for these events is the ability to adapt research for young students with a widerange of engineering backgrounds. Adding to the complexity, engineers are not trained teachers,therefore outreach events can often contain overly complex activities that do not take a student’sdexterity or comprehension skills into consideration. Understanding students’ abilities andinterests are critical to developing pre-college curricula that are engaging for a variety ofstudents. In this project, we present findings from an observational study conducted at acommunity-focused outreach event with over 200 participants. This paper is focused on a softrobot gripper activity consisting of two tendon-actuated fingers and its utility as an outreach tool.In the
students’engagement and factors they consider when making engagement decisions through a compilationof survey items from multiple co-curricular engagement surveys and frameworks [12], [13], [18].In future work of this project, findings from the pilot survey will be used to prototype the co-curricular engagement guide. To further explore engagement decisions of the student population,stakeholder interviews will be conducted and inform iterations of the engagement guide, thusimproving its usability and potential adoption as a resource.Study Context. The student population studied is an undergraduate engineering population at amid-Atlantic research institution. Majors that students can enroll in include biomedicalengineering, chemical engineering, civil and
teach 2D drawings in their AEC curriculum and then include 3Dvisualization courses in their upper-level classes. However, students still need help interpreting2D lines in AutoCAD, especially when they have poor spatial visualization skills. In addition,students often need to learn why they are taught to use different line types when drafting, suchas what the difference between a solid and dashed line from a 2D drawing represents in thephysical structure. This study aims to address the challenges in teaching 3D visualization skillsin universities by developing a plugin called Spatial Visualization for AutoCAD (SVA). Thiswork-in-progress project is testing the SVA plugin in AutoCAD to help undergraduatesimprove their spatial visualization ability
effectiveness, and global competencies He helped establish the scholarly foundation for engineering education as an academic discipline through lead authorship of the landmark 2006 JEE special reports ”The National Engineering Education Research Colloquies” and ”The Research Agenda for the New Dis- cipline of Engineering Education.” He has a passion for designing state-of-the-art learning spaces. While at Purdue University, Imbrie co-led the creation of the First-Year Engineering Program’s Ideas to Inno- vation (i2i) Learning Laboratory, a design-oriented facility that engages students in team-based, socially relevant projects. While at Texas A&M University Imbrie co-led the design of a 525,000 square foot state-of-the
including facultysupport, learning experiences, support environment, financial support, task organization,engineering practice opportunities, and task orientation.2. THEORETICAL ORIENTATIONThis work-in-progress is part of a larger project [4 - 6] relating the mental health and wellbeingof undergraduate engineering students at a Western land grant higher education institution.Positive psychology provides a theoretical foundation for this project. Most of the work in the fieldof psychology is based on the traditional understanding of mental health which is characterized bypsychological issues and their negative influencers [1]. Therefore, Asghar and Minichiello [1]propose engineering education researchers studying the mental health and wellbeing
leadership buy-in could lead to more diverse leadership teams and moreinclusive policies and practices.Rooted in values that allowed for diverse representation, equity, and a culture of inclusion, thenetwork leadership, from the onset of the project recognized and acknowledged the potentialpower dynamics at play within and outside a multiscale network structure. Thus, to set the toneof the larger network, the core team of PIs and Co-PIs were scholars from racially diversebackgrounds (South Asian, White, and Black); the extended team of senior personnel also coversa range of backgrounds – race, gender, and academic disciplines. In addition, the researchnetwork comprises members from several universities that serve historically underrepresentedgroups
providing teacher professional development. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Developing An Assessment Toolkit for Precollege Summer Engineering Workshops (Works-in-Progress)Abstract Many universities have engineering outreach programming that expose students toengineering that include day camps, overnight camps, and multi-week programs. As the projectsoccur over hours, days, or weeks, rich content is delivered in a very abbreviated timeframe.Often only anecdotal evidence or evaluative surveys reflect what students’ experience. Thisworks-in-progress project describes the strategic plan and first stage towards development oftools for assessing engineering learning in weekly summer
FEW Nexus. Her research work has been funded by the Armand Corporation, the Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA), the Engineering Informa- tion Foundation (EiF), and the National Science Foundation. She has also worked on projects to develop sustainability-related hands-on engineering activities for K-12 students through the Society of Women En- gineers: Engineers in Training (SWEET) summer program she developed in 2021. She currently serves as the co-Faculty Advisor for Mercer University’s student chapter of SWE.Prof. Cheng Zhu, Rowan University Dr. Cheng Zhu is an assistant professor of civil engineering at Rowan University. His research primar- ily concerns multi-scale geomaterial behavior under coupled
& McComb 2015). Inthis work, we provide details about a group of faculty and students that coalesced into an informalcommunity over a brief period of time. This community included formal and informal activities such asengaging in discussions in breakout rooms on Zoom, as well as attending a group dinner during an annualconference in 2022. During the program, social community elements emerged in that participants hadaccess to more experienced individuals through mentoring and engagement, and they were exposed toinformation relative to careers, graduate school, and networking opportunities.Researchers’ PositionalitiesThe project team consisted of three researchers: 1 Black man and 2 Black women. The first and secondauthors served as primary
. IntroductionEngineering curriculum frequently focuses on technical, analytical, and decision makingknowledge and skills, evident by the common focus of courses on math and physics principles[1]–[3]. Course problem sets and projects routinely focus on determining variables and solvingequations where there is one “right” answer [4]. However, engineering work is inherently bothtechnical and social [5], [6]. To address major problems of today’s world, engineering studentsneed to develop contextual and cultural competencies, ethical responsibility, and socialengagement knowledge and skills, as well as the ability to work across disciplinary boundaries[7]–[10]. Engagement in these skills, which we collectively call “comprehensive engineeringknowledge and skills”, are
underrepresented groups.Lessons Learned from SBPRDF and IPERF ProgramsDuring 2021 and 2022, ASEE disseminated a range of surveys. These surveys were completedby postdocs from the previously administered SBPRDF fellowship, as well as IPERF fellowswho participated in the program. In addition, the ASEE project team created a survey forparticipating NSF Phase II host companies. The analysis of those two surveys shows potentialdifferences and commonalities in the goals and outcomes of the two programs, and also theopinions of the Fellows and the host companies about these two programs.Technical Focus of Companies Participating in the Fellowship ProgramsThe IPERF team is discovering that most high-tech startup companies participating in the twoprograms
simulator. The ability tocombine Arduino or physical computing with browser technologies can give designers andtechnologists a great advantage to prototype real-time control projects in a more efficientmanner.In the past, Arduino was usually connected to external applications such as Processing togenerate interactive services. Based on the research we have conducted we have identified a fewpotential methods for establishing methods to have Arduino communicate with a web browserand implement actions as a controller. Among a few available methods were using websockets14and a server-end connection. These systems would require additional wrapper software interfacesthat need to be developed using Python or similar programs. This would result in a
Paper ID #40839Literature Review of Analyzing and Predicting Students’ Performance inExaminationsSakhi 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 Lon- don 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 research interests include: workforce
as a psychometrician, program evaluator, and data analyst, with research interests in spatial ability, creativity, engineering-integrated STEM education, and meta-analysis. As a psychometrician, she has revised, developed, and validated more than 10 instruments beneficial for STEM education practice and research. She has authored/co- authored more than 70 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings and served as a journal reviewer in engineering education, STEM education, and educational psychology. She has also served as a co-PI, an external evaluator, or an advisory board member on several NSF-funded projects. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023