curriculum and the robotics kits into their mathematics and scienceinstruction. The professional development included information and hands-on experiences in theMedibotics program to enhance their STEM instruction. The curriculum was developed as away for students to apply classroom lessons to real-life problems. Teachers also receivedinstruction on how to develop standards-based lesson plans as the curricula is aligned withcontent standards in science and mathematics.The Virtual Medibotics project was developed to create and implement a fully on-lineprofessional development program that would enable STEM teachers to access the Mediboticsteaching resources online and implement the Medibotics program in their classroom [12].Through the utilization of
) Grant (DUE 2120936). Anyopinions and findings expressed in this material are of the authors and do not necessarily reflectthe views of the NSF.References[1] D. McKenzie, "Identifying and Spurring High-Growth Entrepreneurship: Experimental Evidence from a Business Plan Competition," American Economic Review, vol. 107, pp. 2278-2307, 2017.[2] C. C. Y. Kwong, P. Thompson, and C. W. M. Cheung, "The Effectiveness of Social Business Plan Competitions in Developing Social and Civic Awareness and Participation," Academy of Management Learning & Education, vol. 11, pp. 324-348, 2012/09/01 2012.[3] S. Kulturel-Konak, "Overview of Student Innovation Competitions and Their Roles in Stem Education," in 2021 Fall
humanitarian engineering topics in research. Currently, she is investigating the connections between humanitarian engineering projects, professional formation, and views of diversity and inclusion.Courtney Deckard, Lipscomb UniversityHannah Duke, Lipscomb University Hannah Duke is an undergraduate student in the Raymond B. Jones College of Engineering at Lipscomb University. Hannah is studying mechanical engineering and plans to continue on to graduate school, following the completion of her undergraduate degree, to get a master’s degree in Architectural Design. She is currently researching the effects of humanitarian engineering projects on views of diversity and inclusion and professional development.Makenzie CohnNatalie
presented in this paperpoint to many students describing relatively good psychological safety, to explore how studentdiversity and participation on specific teams impact the results, we further analyze andcontextualize the survey data and will conduct future research using interviews. In particular, weare interested in exploring how psychological safety and team culture are related and howminoritized students experience working on diverse teams. We plan on using these findings toimprove inclusivity on student-organized teams and to promote awareness of concerns related tostudent psychological safety among project advisors.Literature ReviewTeam formation and function has been studied in engineering classrooms for decades [3–5].Some research also
, it has been difficult to prove the benefits of field trips to both the students and thefield trip hosts [13]. In order to reap the benefits of field trips, previous studies emphasize theimportance of preplanning [13-15]. When planning a good field trip, many instructors match theobjectives of the field trip to the topics that the students are learning in class [16-18]. Onecommon intended benefit of an engineering or technology field trip is to give students exposureto a specific industry and the subjects discussed in class [16], [17]. Field trips are also used inintroduction courses to give the students hands-on experience with the unfamiliar subject [18],[19]. Numerous studies have found other benefits of field trips, including enjoyment of
career-development activities to bolster their readiness for post- graduation. 3. Be exposed to a wide variety of career options in STEM. 4. Learn details about graduate school. 5. Broaden their scientific network through multiple means. 6. Demonstrate scientific communication. 7. Acquire and demonstrate scientific knowledge in materials science. 8. Demonstrate competency in scientific ethics. 9. Develop and plan for participation in an outreach/broader impact activity. 10. Develop a sense of belonging in their role as a citizen in the scientific community.Program Structure and BackgroundPenn State University has a long-standing summer research program for undergraduates inmaterials research that has been supported by a
competitive edgein STEM [6].The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the traditional residential REU experience atuniversities and colleges, halting many plans for summer undergraduate research. Studentslost jobs and internship opportunities. With a whole cohort of students and faculty at risk, theComputing Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institutions (CAHSI) researchers realized that theAffinity Research Group model [7] could be migrated to the virtual environment, providingfaculty and students with research experiences and opportunities that would otherwise be lost.During the summer of 2020, supported by a NSF grant, 51 students and 21 faculty participatedin a virtual REU (vREU) 8-week experience. The results from this work have been analyzedand are shared
midwestern university to betterunderstand the immediate impact of the pandemic on retention of women in engineering.Review of LiteratureSelf-efficacy can be defined as “an individual’s perceived level of competence or the degree towhich she or he feels capable of completing a task” [8]. In an academic program, self-efficacyimpacts choosing a plan of study that aligns with a desired profession that you anticipate joiningafter obtaining your degree. In this way, self-efficacy has direct impact on the recruitment ofwomen into engineering programs of study, as women must first see themselves as a successfulengineer before committing to an engineering major. Additionally, self-efficacy is demonstratedin individual courses, as students choose classes and
process is divided into three phases: identification, planning, and implementation, with eachphase producing a deliverable [24]. Phase 1, the identification phase contains steps 1 - 3 of theevaluation process. This phase centers on understanding the evaluation program and its overallpurpose, leading to a statement of work (SOW). Next, phase 2, the planning phase contains steps4 - 6 of the evaluation process. This phase explores the program in more detail, deciding on datacollection, methods to use, and furnishes an evaluation proposal for the SEnS-GPS leadershipteam to review. Once the internal evaluation project proposal is approved, the evaluation teamconducts phase 3, the implementation phase. This final implementation phase contains
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
spring quarter events.January and March events were in person and attendance was not recorded (orange star).Our biggest challenge following the shelter-in-place orders was to adjust a larger event originallyplanned for April: a half-day symposium entitled "Teaching to Engage the Multi-PerspectiveClassroom", centered around themes of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our planned formatconsisted of 2 talks followed by a lightning talk session with 4 speakers that would segue into apanel. It was already clear in April, after just one month working virtually, that “Zoom fatigue”was a very real phenomenon, now well-documented as the particularly exhausting nature ofvideo calls [7,8]. Therefore, a full-day event would not be a preferable format. We
” says about the “I”) develops identity and can explain their What narratives do superstar elementary past and future actions [5]. teachers of engineering construct about their Figure 2: Model for Conceptualizing Teacher Professional Identity BIBLIOGRAPHY engineering teacher professional identity? RESEARCH PLAN 1 National Academy of Engineering, Building Capacity for
. The program was designed to enable participants to build a supportive, professional network, creating cohorts that would continue well after the summer.3. The program was designed to build and assess participant gains not only in research experience but also in their professional development, mentor/cohort relationships, and plans for their career.4. The program was designed to have broad reach in who was impacted, with cascading impact because of the participants selected.The CISTAR REM program speaks to how we should be designing summer programs and isconsistent with the growing body of evidence, captured well in the following quote: “Empiricaldata suggest that, although students from underrepresented racial minority backgrounds
kindergarteners to graduate students in the schools of the Lucia Mar School District, and at Cornell University, University of Cali- fornia, Irvine, and Santa Barbara City College. He has worked in informal STEM education at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation. As MOXI’s first Director of Education, Skinner created the philosophical vision for the department, mapped out a five-year strategic plan, and built up an education staff of five full-time employees, 20 part-time employees, and over 100 volunteers. He planned, budgeted, and implemented a full slate of informal and formal education programs; collaborating with teachers and school administrators, university
pencil and gliding magnets in a bowl of water.Contact: Tej Dalvi(tejaswini.dalvi@umb.edu)Project Team: Kristen Wendell (PI), Tej Dalvi(co-PI), Chelsea Andrews, Nicole BatrounyProject Link to full curriculum: https://bit.ly/connectionsengineeringThe ConnecTions in the Making project is supported by the NSF, ITEST-1657218 Day 6: Design Challenge - Plan What are important things to consider when solving a design challenge? The class revisits the design task, constraints, and criteria. Students in small groups sketch and discuss initial ideas for a functional scale model of accessible playground equipment. Day 7: Design Challenge - Build, Test, & Iterate How do we know if our design works? How can we use failures to improve? Student groups build
have already formed among students who startedtheir program as first-year students. These challenges are often complicated by lower socio-economic status and first-generation college student status. For the most part, transfer studentscarry these challenges as invisible minority marks. As such, they may share with other minoritystatuses a sense of “otherness” from the mainstream college student, and consequent obstacles toself-confidence and -efficacy, weaker academic achievement, uncertainty of future plans in theirmajors, and a weaker sense of being part of the (student) community in their major. Engineeringstudents are not an exception, and successful achievement of an undergraduate degree inengineering may hinge on finding an inclusive and
airport and the sound of them reminds you of how much you love flying and fuels your desire to get back into the air. You are planning a number of day trips in the near future. Your Own Position Given all of the stakeholders’ recommendations, what would you recommend to Wayne Davidson? Note: my thanks to Melanie Brandt, Colorado School of Mines, for these example stakeholder descriptions
and plan for, absorb, recover from, and more successfully adapt to adverse events” (National Research Council, 2012). We measure the absorption and recovery aspects with a goal of informing future adaptation and
computer-aided design/drafting software.A brief description of each week of the class is presented below:Week 1: Introduction to the course and surfaces and solids of revolution. Students answer multiple choicequestions where they identify 3D objects created by revolving a given 2D shape.Week 2: Isometric drawings and coded plans. Students answer various multiple-choice questions withcoded plans and begin using the computer-based sketching tool. They are asked to sketch objects on anisometric grid from a given coded plan. © American Society of Engineering Education, 2021 2021 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference Proceedings | Paper ID 35175Week 3: Orthographic drawing. Students are introduced to the concept of
roadmap begins with awareness and Skill-building,the two of the areas cover in this paper. Nonetheless, the faculty undertook additional initiatives tocultivated relationships across several functional areas of municipalities (highlighted in red in AppendixA ) as front-end preparation work for potential student-faculty community relationships for fact-findingvisits. Figure 1. Early stages of educational milestones documented by the PIT-UNUnlike 4-year schools, establishing new and forward-looking curriculums at community colleges aredifficult to establish given administrative business plan emphasis on shorter terms initiatives for fasterinvestment returns via enrollment. With this constraint in mind, we developed a series of mini
and planning. Dick Apronti also has interests in projects that improve access to higher education and college retention for minorities and under-represented groups. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Angelo State University David L. Hirschfeld Department of EngineeringLearning about Equity in Parking Design from an Undergraduate Research of a University Campus Parking System Civil Engineering Undergraduate Research Paper Andrea Ramić Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dick T. Apronti
social change. These changes will require pre-existing leaders and also produce more leaders in the long run. When I graduate college, I plan to create a scholarship for women in STEM fields. This scholarship is just one little stepping stone that will be a piece of a much larger movement I plan to lead which will one day break the unfavorable norms for women in STEM majors.A WiSE approach: Examining how service-learning impacts first-year women in STEM 12Olivia helps communicate how we need to help current leaders shift to process-orientedleadership and continue to enhance future leaders in activism and positive social change. Sheclearly states her goals to make change within her major and field
community of interest. Employing a targeted approach to outreach,NSBE must recognize both national and local barriers to provide engineering experiences that areaccessible and engaging for their target audience. Central to NSBE’s outreach approach is a four-stage strategic plan, including: (1) city identification, (2) school/site identification, (3)advertisement and marketing, and (4) selection and enrollment. While many of these strategies arecommon among outreach programs, increasing access requires an additional layer of planning inwhich stakeholders must not only identify what approaches to implement, but also how best toimplement them based upon the target population. In the following sections, we will provide anoverview of each stage and
? race/ethnicity), conference information, and motivation for attending a non-technical conference. Selection of awardees wasB. Data Collection and Assessment Instruments student level-blind (graduate or undergraduate), race/ethnicity- This study presents data collected during a span of two years, blind, and based on responses to three questions: (1) Pleasewith four collection periods: Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring indicate why you would like to attend the conference(s), (2)2017, and Fall 2017. For each collection period, participants Please indicate how you plan to fully utilize the conference(s)completed an application form, conference pre-survey, and
stated, the very process of pursuing support can be a challenge for some students.Provided the nature of college-level disability support offices, students have to requestaccommodations and present current documentation detailing their disability (Habmlet, 2014).While students may have had an individualized education plan (IEP) and student support team inhigh school, it does not mean that they were made aware of the process or documentation neededto secure services in college. If students know about college-level disability support services andpursue them, they may present documentation from high school, which in many instances is notsufficient for services at the college level (Hamblet, 2014). In this case, the student would thenhave to get the
understanding of research problems thaneither approach alone”25 (p. 18; see also Creswell and Clark26, Ch. 3), including use of multipleand complementary sources of evidence throughout the process, and leveraging the strengths ofmultiple research paradigms.Data Collection: Table 1 summarizes the data collection plan through the phases of the designprocess. In each phase, we will collect data from various stakeholders from Electrical andComputer Engineering (ECE) and Biomedical Engineering (BME) that inform both our researchquestions as well as the design and implementation of the solutions to achieve our objectives.Each measure is described in detail below.Table 1. Data Collection Plan Sources by Phase and Stakeholder Group Design Phase
steady pipeline of students into the geotechnicsspecialty, alerting them of a significant short fall of approximately 90,000 geoscientists andgeotechnical engineers by the year 2022. Thus, to spark interest, create awareness, and motivatestudents to consider careers in biogeotechnical engineering, we decided to create an introductorymodule for freshman civil engineering students.Learner characteristicsDefining the characteristics of your target audience helps with design decisions4. Our targetpopulation was freshmen planning to major in civil engineering. To understand learnercharacteristics, the student member of the design team interviewed a faculty member in theSchool of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at ASU. While the
Workshop/Lab MON. Brainstorming & Solution Selection, Solution Mockups Workshop/Lab Week 3 TUES. Basics of Prototyping and Testing, Solution Selection Workshop/Lab WED. Proof of Concept Testing Lab THUR. Guest Speaker, Proof of Concept Testing Workshop/Lab MON. Call with Customer (Uganda), Business Planning in Design, Prototyping Workshop/Lab TUES. Prototyping Lab Week 4 WED. Prototyping
asked to choose a category to identify themselves in the context oftheir learning styles. The details of the survey are provided in the results and discussionsection.4.0 MethodologyAt the start of the semester, students were not informed about the author's plan to collect thedata for this study. Students were assigned many out-of-class assignments over the durationof the semester as a part of the course activities. They were assigned with a good mix ofrequired and optional (extra) assignments. The author included a wide variety of assignmentssuch as videos, audios, news articles, textbook reading, search-it-yourself assignments oncertain topics, and certain USEPA/USGS webpages. The textbook assignments weresometimes assigned as a specific sub
hosted CC faculty members for a paid 9-weeksummer professional development program. A CC faculty member is paid $9,100 stipend in 3installments throughout the summer. Additionally, at the end of the internship, the CC facultymembers have the option to receive an additional $1,000 implementation stipend. Thisadditional stipend is received by the participants if they incorporate a portion of their researchinto a lesson plan, syllabus, or other course material.Recruitment and SelectionDeans and chairs of science, math, and engineering departments were contacted in order toadvertise this program. The funding did not provide for housing, so the selection was limited tothose community colleges that were close to UCB. Given the size of the state of