engineeringeducation emerges from my own lived experiences and cultural background. I recognize that thecurrent educational system underserves many students, in particular marginalized individuals, andthat change is needed. I believe educators have the potential to be socio-political change agents,and that engineering faculty are important gatekeepers to stimulate improvements towardapproaching DEIB on a larger scale. Mindful of these beliefs and the resulting positionality, I willseek to avoid biases during the coding and reporting of the data.Survey Design and DevelopmentThis study seeks to develop a more robust approach to understanding faculty DEIB learning andevaluating faculty DEIB practices in graduate engineering research group/lab settings
Paper ID #42125Borderlands First-Generation-in-Engineering Experiences-Learning with andabout Students at the Nexus of Nation, Discipline, and Higher EducationDr. Sarah Hug, Colorado Evaluation and Research Consulting Dr. Sarah Hug is director of the Colorado Evaluation & Research Consulting. Dr. Hug earned her PhD in Educational Psychology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her research and evaluation efforts focus on learning science, technology, engineering. She leads a social science and evaluation organization that focuses on inclusive excellence, broadening participation, and democratizing science.Raena Cota, New
transfer in the human body. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 FlowGo: An Educational Toolkit for Fluid Mechanics and Heat TransferAbstractThere are many commercial toys and learning products meant to help K-12 students learn about roboticsand electronics, but nothing similar exists to excite students about fluid mechanics and heat transfer. Con-sequently, many students who might grow up to work in these fields never even learn what they entail. Inaddition, while robotics and electronics are engaging for many students, water and heat design challengesmay provide entry into engineering for students with different interests. With this in mind, a modular,open-ended toolkit for
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Paper ID #13961What is global preparedness? Arriving at answers in collaboration with stu-dent engineers working with underserved communities globallyDr. Bhavna Hariharan, Stanford University Bhavna Hariharan is a Social Science Research Associate at the Kozmetsky Global Collaboratory in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University. Her field of inquiry is Engineering Education Research (EER) with a focus on engineering design for and with underserved communities around the world. For the last nine years, she has worked on designing, implementing and managing environments for interdisciplinary
institutionalized trajectories. He is co-editor of a 2010 National Society for the Study of Education Yearbook, Learning Research as a Human Science. Other work has appeared in Linguistics and Education; Mind, Culture, and Activity; Anthropology & Education Quarterly, the Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science; the Journal of Engineering Education; and the Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research. His teaching interests include develop- mental psychology; sociocultural theories of communication, learning, and identity; qualitative methods; and discourse analysis. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Maintaining the Individual within a Climate of Indifference
first-semester GPA, while logisticregression was used for first-year engineering retention because it is a binary outcome.43Consistent with standard practice,43 the logistic regression results are reported using odds ratios.Readers unfamiliar with logistic regression should keep in mind that odds are not the same asprobabilities. For example, if 60% of a cohort of students is retained in engineering (as wastypical both nationally and at the study university from 2011-2012), the probability of aparticular student being retained is 0.6 while the odds of his or her being retained are 60:40 or1.5:1. If, on the other hand, 82% of a group of students is retained (as was the case for the 2013Engineering LLCs at the study university), the probability
, Stanford UniversityBeth Rieken, Stanford University Beth Rieken is a sixth year graduate student at Stanford University. She is currently working on her PhD in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on the relevance of mindfulness to engineers. Beth completed a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2010 and a MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford in 2012.Dr. Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied finite element
thevoices of my participants.Now that I have completed this course, I have the language, theories, and understanding tocompetently argue that youth of color are not a monolith and should not be treated as such whenbeing taught STEM. There are also skills, ways of knowing, being, representing, and living thatthese youth bring with them into the classroom, and educators should be sure not to overlook ordismiss these jewels of knowledge but celebrate them. Their current lived circumstances shouldnot dictate the education they receive or who they are to become in life, nor should a STEMeducation fit them into a narrow pathway that was not designed with their lives in mind. I learnedthat the engineering content that I teach youth should align with their
peers seems to be a helpful strategy in navigating the academic andsocial challenges of this engineering program. They appear to be like-minded in work ethic andrelatable through military experiences. The challenge then is to connect these student veteranswith one another, so they can further their relationships of support.DiscussionInterpretation of the ThemesThe focus of this study was to better understand the unique strengths utilized and challengesencountered as veterans with service-connected disabilities transition from military service intoan undergraduate engineering program. The demographics and military experiences of thestudent veterans that participated in this study vary widely, but there are many similarities whenit comes to the
Paper ID #42783Application of Data Analysis and Visualization Tools for U.S. Renewable SolarEnergy Generation, Its Sustainability Benefits, and Teaching In EngineeringCurriculumMr. Ben D Radhakrishnan, National University Ben D Radhakrishnan is a Professor of Practice, currently a full time Faculty in the Department of Engineering, School of Technology and Engineering, National University, San Diego, California, USA. He is the Academic Program Director for MS Engineering Management program. He develops and teaches Engineering courses in different programs including engineering and business management schools. His research
Paper ID #45181Fostering an Inclusive Community Among Electrical Engineering Studentswith Mixed-Reality Technologies at a Hispanic-Serving InstitutionPreeti De Maurya, New Mexico State UniversityHilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre, New Mexico State University Hilda Cecilia Contreras Aguirre received an Ed.D. degree in Higher Education Leadership from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC), and an M.Sc. from the University of Technology of Compi`egne, France. She is now a researcher at New Mexico State University (NMSU). She focuses her research on qualitative studies addressing minority and underrepresented student
Paper ID #38563Work in Progress: Engineering Health Equity: Perspective and Pedagogy ofInterdisciplinary Teaching and Learning and Impact on Learners’ SocialIdentityDr. Mayari I. Serrano, Purdue University, West Lafayette Mayari Serrano Anazco is a visiting clinical assistant professor at the College of Engineering and John Martinson Honors College at Purdue University. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology En- gineering at Ecuador’s Army Polytechnic School and her Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Computer and Information Technology from Purdue University. After obtaining her Ph.D., she was appointed as the first
qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate the processes and mech- anisms of learning in naturalistic settings. He has partnered with numerous educational and community organizations across the country to support learning for diverse communities.Smirla Ramos-Montanez˜Viviana L´opez BurgosDr. Gina Navoa Svarovsky, University of Notre Dame Gina Navoa Svarovsky is an Associate Professor of Practice at the University of Notre Dame’s Center for STEM Education and the College of Engineering. She has studied how young people learn engineering for over two decades.Catherine Wagner, University of Notre Dame Catherine Wagner is a research staff member at the Center for STEM Education at the University of Notre Dame. She
Paper ID #36482”Emotions can hinder Professional Experiences:” Emotional states offirst-generation engineering students when introduced to hiddencurriculumDr. R. Jamaal Downey, University of Florida Dr. Downey has been a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Engineering Education at the University of Florida since 2021. His current research is focused on determining how engineering students respond to hidden curriculum as well as how Latinx contingent faculty experience workplace inequities in engineering. He received his Ph.D. in Language, Literacy, and Culture in Education from the University of
Paper ID #241652018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29Using Interactive Theatre to Promote Inclusive Behaviors in Teams for FirstYear Engineering Students: A Sustainable ApproachDr. Karen E Rambo-Hernandez, West Virginia University Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez is an assistant professor at West Virginia University in the College of Ed- ucation and Human Services in the department of Learning Sciences and Human Development. In her research, she is interested the assessment of student learning, particularly the assessment of academic growth, and
the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Work in Progress: First-Year Engineering College Students: Value Created from Participating in a Living Learning CommunityAbstractThis Work in Progress paper examines how to capture the perceived value obtained from first-year engineering college students (FYECS) from participating in the Engineering and InnovationResidential College (EIRC), a living learning community (LLC). People are social by nature andthrive through collaborating and living with others who share similar passions; however,oftentimes FYECS do not have a community of like-minded peers where support
engineering to 25,000 quality students by the year 2025. This 25 x 25Initiative, as it is called, was developed to positively and significantly contribute to the needs ofthe global engineering workforce by graduating many more highly skilled engineers. In supportof that goal, professors from that university are pursuing research funded by the National ScienceFoundation to study the enculturation of students to the engineering profession. Enculturation isthe process by which an individual learns the traditional content of a culture and assimilates itspractices and values (Richard et al., 2016, 2017; Merriam-Webster, 2016). In the study, webegan by being mindful of the culture, norms and behaviors of the university and engineeringdepartment. From the
Paper ID #26150How to Approach Learning: Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Project-based and Problem-based Learning at an International Branch Campus inthe Middle EastMiss Alaa Abdalla, Texas A&M University at Qatar Alaa Abdalla is a mechanical engineering student, class of 2019, at Texas A&M University at Qatar. Besides engineering she enjoys learning theoretical Math and Physics concepts. She pursued a minor in mathematics alongside her bachelor’s degree. She is also actively involved in writing and reading initiatives on campus. Currently, she is working on her undergraduate research thesis that looks at the
institution after graduation [8], [9], [10].2.2. UMBC’s CIRTL and SEAIn pursuit of teaching and innovation excellence, UMBC joined the Center for the Integration ofResearch, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) as a member in 2016. This program, situated withinthe graduate school, constitutes a key component of the university's future faculty developmentinitiatives.The Summer Enrichment Academy (SEA), housed in UMBC’s Department of ProfessionalStudies, brings exposure to up to 500 or more middle and high school students providing collegeexperiences and opportunities in science, engineering, technology, the arts and humanities, allled by UMBC faculty, industry professionals and graduate students.This includes: • offers unique, fun, challenging and mind
Paper ID #39068Telling Half a Story: A Mixed Methods Approach to UnderstandingCulturally Relevant Engineering Education in Nigeria and the U.S.Moses Olayemi, Purdue University, West Lafayette Moses Olayemi is a Doctoral Candidate and Bilsland Dissertation Fellow in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research interests revolve around the professional development of engineering educators in low resource/post-conflict settings and the design and contextualization of in- struments to measure the impact of educational interventions. Research projects on these topics have and are currently being
withhis mother and sister who stand in stark contrast with reality (see 3 in Table 2): “One of the things that comes into my mind is that I grew up in a household where my mom had a PhD. She was a professor. […] And so, the momentum thing is one of the things that I point to because, I think there were points in my life [his own higher education in STEM] where I was baffled by the fact that I wasn't seeing more women.”We classified Flynn’s relationship with his family as nonevidence because he cites thephenomenon (i.e., gender inequity in engineering) as evidence for his causal theory (i.e., themoment of the dominant group). His experience demonstrated that gender inequity is unjust, butit was unclear how he connected that
Paper ID #15160Listening and NegotiationDr. Janet Callahan, Boise State University Janet Callahan is Professor and Chair of Materials Science and Engineering at Boise State University. Dr. Callahan received her Ph.D. in Materials Science, her M.S. in Metallurgy, and her B.S. in Chemical En- gineering from the University of Connecticut. Her research interests include institutional change, women in engineering, mathematics, and materials science and engineering.Dr. Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Mary Besterfield-Sacre is an Associate Professor and Fulton C. Noss Faculty Fellow in Industrial
Paper ID #17823NSU-LSMSA Makers Club: STEM Educational Modules and Quality Assur-anceEducationDr. Jafar F. Al-Sharab, Northwestern State University Dr. Jafar Farhan Al-Sharab has recently joint the faculty in the Engineering Technology Department at Northwestern State University as an assistant professor. Jafar F. Al-Sharab received BS In Industrial En- gineering from the University of Jordan, MS in Metallurgical Engineering from the Science University of Malaysia, and PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Vanderbilt University/Nashville, TN. Prior joining NSU, Professor Al-Sharab was and Instructional and
Partner interviews, we heard them talk about their work in ways that suggest thatboth scientific and engineering habits of mind, like observing, trying out different plans todetermine which is best, weighing different tradeoffs while developing a prototype, all as part oftheir making processes. These weren’t simply mindless activities, or things that people weredoing in the same way at all times; they were tinkering, experimenting, and working out the bestmethods to develop the best products possible given the materials they had on hand.Discussion: (M)aking vs (m)akingIn this paper, we have argued that while the Making has great potential to provide pathways toscience and engineering careers for many audiences, the ways in which the Maker
Paper ID #19950An Integrated Approach to Promoting STEM among High School Students(Evaluation)Dr. Bin (Brenda) Zhou P.E., Central Connecticut State University Dr. Zhou is an Associate Professor at the Engineering Department of Central Connecticut State Univer- sity. Her research enthusiasm and expertise lie in quantitative analyses and modeling techniques, with applications in transportation planning and engineering. Recently, she has focused on issues of STEM ed- ucation since planned and directed a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) funded outreach program: National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI).Ms. Sharon
Paper ID #38233Work in Progress: Recommendations for Early Career Faculty to Engage inInterdisciplinary STEAM CollaborationsDr. Renee M. Desing, Oregon State University Dr. Renee Desing is a postdoctoral scholar at Oregon State University in the School of Civil and Construc- tion Engineering. Her research interests include diversity, equity, inclusion in the engineering classrooms and workplaces. Dr. Desing graduated from Ohio State with her Ph.D. in Engineering Education, and also holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
importance in the aerospace industry.With these points in mind, the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M Universityis but one of many in the United States that do not adequately reflect the diversity of itspopulation as a whole. Women are heavily underrepresented as undergraduate students in thismajor, comprising just 8.3% of Bachelor’s degrees awarded during the 2020-2021 academic year[4]. Ethnic minorities were similarly underrepresented during this academic year, with whitesaccounting for 67.5% of awarded Bachelor’s degrees in aerospace engineering [4]. Enrollmentfigures reported by the university in fall of 2022 reflect slightly higher representation, withwomen comprising 14.1% of students in the aerospace engineering department
statistician who can present statistical results in lay language. She is also a storyteller through data visualization. She earned her PhD in Educational Research and Evaluation from Ohio University. During her PhD, she served as a Graduate Associate in the Statistics and Research Lab, which allowed her to practice consulting with students on their doctoral dissertations in the field of Education, especially in research design and statistical analyses. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Examining Timely Positive Interventions Utilized by First-Year Students to Improve their Course Grades in Science and Engineering Kim, S., Forney, A., Cappelli, C., Doezema, L. A., Morales, V. C., and
Paper ID #35953Bringing Social Justice Rhetoric and Deliberation into the EngineeringWriting Classroom: the case of Amazon ”cubicle activists”Dr. Elizabeth Fife, University of Southern California Associate Prof of Practice, Engineering Writing Program, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California. Expertise areas include: communication in collaborative environments, multidisci- plinary groups, and far-flung virtual teams, communication support for open innovation inside and out- side the enterprise, and finally, techniques to support global multicultural organizations. Dr. Elizabeth Fife has taught