M Chinese Singapore 096 G16 F Chinese SingaporeData CollectionParticipants were divided into six or seven design teams and guided by academics andindustry mentors to brainstorm, prototype, and assess solutions to industrial challenges. At acertain point in the course, participants were requested to write down their reflections basedon specific questions, such as “What is your approach to identifying the problem statementand problem?”, “How did design thinking and negotiations with your group influence yourapproach to the process?” Each of the reflective questions was answered with over 200words. Five self-reflections by the students were used to compile
question in front ofthe class. While not all students are excited about doing engineering problems in front of theclass, they can all benefit from being called down to the board. Explaining an answer buildshigher-level skills. Having students discuss questions on the board is much more than just whatthey write. Describing how they found an answer requires higher-level thinking skills and helpsstudents better grasp the concept. Half of the class activities in Wireless Communications course were designed to beproject-based learning (PBL). PBL can help students to apply their knowledge and skills in real-world scenarios, making learning more relevant and enjoyable. PBL encourages students to takean active role in their learning. By working on
. Thechair needed to demonstrate experience and interest in championing inclusive excellence and acompelling reputation among peers across the college. After identifying a Chair and an“Assistant to the Chair/Vice Chair,” the Dean requested committee member nominations fromdepartment chairs and program directors to comprise the college-level search representativesfrom each tenure home and academic program in the CEAS. Although the number of positions tobe hired had not yet been set by the Provost, the Dean had requested six funded positions andproposed to match each of those with college-level funding. Therefore, although DepartmentChairs were not promised any specific outcomes, there was a general sense that mostdepartments would end up with at
; Clark et al., 1999; Mercer et al., 2011;Torres et al., 2010; Bair & Steele, 2010; Salvatore & Shelton, 2007). In addition to the adverseeffects on cognition, students of color who are the targets of repeated microaggressions struggleto persist in STEM majors at higher rates than White peers due to a lack of belonging (Johnson etal., 2007; Reid & Radhakrishnan, 2003). Critical race theory (CRT), therefore, is an appropriatetheoretical lens to examine the effects of racial microaggressions. CRT posits that racism isendemic and pervasive throughout American institutions, and education is no exception (DuBois,1920; DuBois, 2004; Gillborn, 2008; Solorzano, 2020). Using a CRT framework in this study,we hope to illuminate how racism may
15 mins of operation followed by 15 mins break. The pumpsare powered by a 1-kW solar PV system connected to a 3-kW inverter and 2 12-V batteriesoperating at 200 Amp.MeasurementsMeasurements are taken via a local weather station installed at the same height as the wind pump’sturbine, a water counter on the pipe leading from the wind pump to the fishpond, handheld devicesmeasuring pH, water temperature, oxygen, and salinity of the water in the fishpond on a regularbasis (every 1-5 days), as well as a field spectrophotometer used to sporadically measureAmmonia, Phosphate, Nitrate, and Iron levels in the fishpond’s water. At the time of writing, datacollection is ongoing and what is presented here is merely a first batch of data that shows how
alumni more likely to be employed full time in non-engineeringareas than white alumni. Gender differences were minimal in the first ten years aftergraduation, but became pronounced after ten years at which point salaries were 25%higher for men than for women with similar experience. Men were also 25% more likely,at the ten-year mark, to be promoted to senior managerial roles than their female peers.Finally, white men expressed the highest levels of job satisfaction and Black and femalegraduates leaned more toward pursuing graduate education than their peers. Morerecently, Sheri Sheppard’s large-scale school to work transition surveys have put careerpath analysis on the engineering education research map.11 Briefly, Sheppard and herteam used two
, industry tours, tutoring, and internship preparation assistance,chosen to address the expected needs of the student population. To select students to enter theprogram, an application with four essays and demographic information was developed. In orderto select applicants from this pool, the team needed a method for analyzing these applications.Rubrics are often used to rate the quality of a submission, whether graded work submitted by astudent, a report or performance for a competition, a paper presented to a journal or conference,or myriad other situations. Faculty are often trying to improve rubrics, and engineering educatorsare no exception – there are 3869 results for the term “rubric” in ASEE’s PEER repository [8],ranging from apps to help
something you heard (someone else say) in your small group that pushed your thinking? • In the professional workforce, whose responsibility is it to ensure a team’s design process is ethical?Lastly, to wrap up the module, we would engage the entire class in a final discussion to highlightkey themes relating to their small and medium breakout rooms. We envision this type of modulehappening earlier in the semester, thereby later in the semester, we would build on this work byhaving students write individual reflexivity statements to discuss how their identities,background, and lived experiences might relate to the design space in which they are working.AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank the authors of the framework and
other pre-professional programs)Lessons LearnedThis event is planned and facilitated by a staff member and student planningcommittee working together as a team. The team meets with the keynote speaker inadvance of the event so that the students get to provide their input to the speakerabout what topics they think their peers will be most interested in hearing about,among the possible topics offered by the speaker. Committee members also host andintroduce the speaker on the night of the event, plan an open networking event for thefirst 30 minutes of the event, help the speaker plan for the table discussions after thekeynote, and sometimes manage the question and answer period at the end of theevent. These responsibilities give the
/ethnicity on the third, outer ring, suggesting that race was tertiary in importance ascompared to the other identities placed in his circle. “Child” and “spouse” were also placed inthe third ring.When Taresh was describing his identities, family seemed to be paramount to him. His parentswere especially supportive of his educational efforts: My parents, they always have my back through thick and thin. Even now, they still encourage me like, ‘Yeah, you're an engineer.’ They really encourage me.Regarding age, Taresh referred to his maturity and “wisdom” as compared to his peers incollege. He was slightly older and felt he had learned to balance the competing challenges ofcollege: I kind of understand a little more that you can have
ESL courses at Mada Walabu University for over seven years, where he also served the university assum- ing various positions such as being Quality Assurance Director, Teachers Development Leader, Pedagogy Trainer as well as English Language Center Coordinator. Atota was also a principal investigator of the project entitled ”Engendering Higher Education Curricula”, where he, along with four project members, investigated gender issues in higher education and devised comprehensive interventions in the form of training for students, academic, support and administrative staff as well as by writing guidelines for the university. Atota is interested in working to ensure equity and quality in higher education, particularly for
having “complained” about white,heteronormative masculinity in mathematics and: According to Professor Luis Leyva, children are implicaitly taught from an early age to associate innovate problem-solving with masculinity while viewing conformity and "meekness" as feminist traits.14 [sic]The piece contains so many typos it is unintelligible and Leyva’s actual argument is renderedunrecognizable. There was a time when we would have ignored or dismissed such arguments asinvalid, and such shoddy and sloppy writing as drivel. However, many students struggle withinformation literacy and are still developing their ability to evaluate the quality of informationand argument; we cannot afford to ignore this reality. 22It is crucial in our
service-learning literatureto tie the questions to the course objectives [5]. As such, the questions were chosen to see howstudents viewed the role of engineers in human development and to evaluate the students’perceptions of how CST can inform their work as engineers. The first objective was the mainfocus of the first two critical reflections. The first reflection focused on the role of the individualengineer while the second focused on the impact the project had on the community. The lastwritten reflection addressed the second objective. In addition to the course objectives, theauthors wanted to assess student outcomes, in particular ABET H. The first two reflectionsaddressed this outcome.Students were asked to write a reflection that answered
growth mindset intervention [26].Specifically within an engineering context, first-year students given an open ended problem tosolve showed less of a change towards fixed mindset compared to peers not given such anopportunity [27], and students with growth mindset beliefs were more likely to engage in activelearning and knowledge-building behaviors [18]. The simple framing and proven results havemade mindset theory and the psychological lens attractive and popular, especially in K-12education. The existence of valid and reliable survey items [23] allows educators or researchersto measure these powerful beliefs for a given individual in a rather simple and straightforwardway. Finally, the idea of being able to change each individual’s
tutorials; most RFID chips RFID Can remotely read Read, spoof, and edit content have some level of Spoofer or cards/chips and write new of an RFID chip/card encryption, so practical Jammer information application is infeasible in short time-frame Leak information from a
Cleveland area independently either by wheelchair or his adapted car.Brad’s research project was to design and build a force/torque sensor that can be worn on thewrist by a person with a spinal cord injury. His daily activities included making models in acomputer aided design program, speaking with vendors on the phone, selecting and purchasingcomponents for his design, 3D printing some components, and writing software to read hissensor. He worked with another student on this project. His activities were not restricted by hisdisability. Brad presented a poster at the International Symposium on Wearable andRehabilitation Robotics in Houston. He drove to the conference and shared a rented apartmentwith a Cleveland State Graduate Student.Program
differentiation.” Practitioners have identified key areas to addressthe negative aspects of teamwork through the implementation of team norms or teamagreements, peer-evaluation of team members, and team timelines to improve work efficiencyand clear objectives to be successful [14,15].2.1 Student perceptions of teamsWork by Burian et al. highlights an example project based learning for teaching sustainability,but included only nominal comments by the students on the impact of the multidisciplinarygroups they worked in, spanning from “I focused on my design and did not interact very muchwith the other students” to “Collaborating with other student groups helped to expand the scopeof work to include ideas that were novel and interesting” [16]. According to
requiring the student to write in a response. The questionnaire was administered ninetimes during the course of the semester during weeks 3-5, 7-10, 14, and 15.Analysis: Questions 1-5 give insight into students’ learning orientation and to what extentstudents adopt a service mindset and are motivated by unique aspects of the interprofessionalPBSL project, such as its interprofessional and/or service components. Questions 6-14 giveinsight into students’ communication and teamwork skills.The analysis of qualitative data was conducted in two phases: a conventional content analysis ofME student responses to the open-ended questionnaire items (Phase I) and a directed contentanalysis of the ME student-generated Slack transcripts (Phase II). In Phase I
theory.16 Self-efficacy is defined as one’sability to complete a task by taking necessary actions towards that goal.16,17 Self-efficacy haveshown signs of connection between student’s performance and persistence.18 Self-efficacy isfurther described as an amalgamation of these four traits which ultimately lead to completion of atask or a goal:171. Previous performance experiences or achievements2. Past experiences of enjoying the participation or work3. Peer/societal persuasions towards something4. Physiological scenariosThese four traits adds up to define a student’s self-efficacy. The term self-efficacy was introducedin the year of 1997.13 Various non-engineering fields have reported to use self-efficacy foranalyzing social skills, behavior
available only in the “gray”literature of think tanks, where validity is often assessed through critical readings by peers afterpublication, with responses issued from other think tanks. Compounding this difficulty is the factthat Louisiana carefully controlled the data from charter schools, releasing it only to a smallnumber of favored researchers, in violation of public records laws. The courts only sorted thisout in fall 2014.33Those who had privileged access to data touted success of charter schools: increasedstandardized test scores, increased graduation rates, and increased diversity (interpreted as ahigher number of white students enrolled).34,35 However, critics have pointed out methodologicalflaws in these studies, to the point where one
infusion of innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) into undergraduateengineering education.1 Epicenter’s mission is to develop programs and initiatives thatempower U.S. undergraduate engineering students to bring their ideas to life for the benefit ofour economy and society. To do this, Epicenter helps undergraduate engineers connect theirtechnical skills with the ability to develop innovative technologies that solve importantproblems, while fostering an entrepreneurial mindset and skillset. Epicenter’s three coreinitiatives focus on students, faculty, and research.Students: The University Innovation Fellows ProgramThe University Innovation Fellows (UIF) program for undergraduate engineering students andtheir peers gives students the training
, research posters, and research articles. YSP participants were challenged to read journal articles, collaboratively write a scientific article based on a group experiment (making ice cream without an ice cream maker), as well as prepare an abstract, poster, and talk focused on their own research project. In addition to the weekly communication course, participants from all of the Center’s summer research programs—including YSP students—attended a weekly seminar series. Topics varied slightly from year to year. For example, the summer 2014 seminar series included the following topics: responsible conduct of research, ethics of animal research, neuroethics, industry, communicating to lay audiences, and applying to graduate school. In 2014, a new
extensive international experience background best exemplified this: … sometimes that need for authenticity, puts you in some awkward and culturally inappropriate situations. But there is something to be said about trying to just not be a tourist, and I think the experiences that I’ve had [were more authentic]. And when you’ve lived in a place for six Page 26.186.15 months, you’re not just a tourist anymore.Other students underscored the lack of local interaction that their peers had while on the sameinternational experience. For example, a high scoring student said, I know people that have done programs where
found to be more concerned with embarrassment, and having an uncertainfuture (Nelson, 2012; Nelson et al., 2013). A University of Alabama dissertation researchexamined “first generation to attend college” students and found no significant difference in fearof failure, procrastination and self-efficacy when compared to their non-first generation peers(Stuart, 2013). However, when the population was sorted by gender, female students from bothfirst generation college attendance and non first generation showed significantly more fear offailure. Ironically, in this same study female students from both groups received higher firstsemester GPAs than their male counterparts.2.5 External versus Internal: Examining Environmental FactorsPerceived
minds of local citizens and their level of trust and confidence inengineering and engineering-dominated organizations such as the Army Corps of Engineers.26Different opinions were voiced in class, including why rebuild at all in areas below sea level?However, about half of the students were silent and did not engage in these discussions. Thestudents were perhaps uncomfortable with uncertainty and the lack of clear, correct answers; oruncomfortable sharing their personal opinions when they were uncertain if their peers agreed ordisagreed. Some students voiced open skepticism, wondering why we were even looking at amap of residency disaggregated by race and in reference to sea level in New Orleans.In-class Discussion: Social JusticeA full class
shall at all times strive to servethe public interest,” and “shall be guided in all their relations by the highest standards of honestyand integrity” [1]. Design challenges push students to pay attention to the public interests anddifferent perspectives of community members, government officials, etc., as they work tounderstand and solve design problems. In addition, design challenges require both teamwork andindividual participation. This allows students to practice working with peers, similar to workingwithin a community of professionals. This can aid students in understanding the values andfunctions of their fields as well as the required knowledge they need.BackgroundPast research has demonstrated the benefits of early design experiences
having all learning be teacher-directed.The newer, and/or more professionally isolated teachers expressed gratitude that they had achance to observe expert teachers during the first PD session. All the teachers appreciatedtalking with peers across disciplines about teaching and being given a successful methodologyfor integrating app development into their curriculum. Five teachers reported that their teachingwill be forever changed by what they learned and observed in the PD. Some representativequotes include: • “I learned how to be organized especially when teaching something completely foreign. Also to look at all the different learners and tailor my approach. There was something in it for each level of computing knowledge. I
voluntarily joined the course. While in the training, they also had theopportunity to ask questions and create a community with other peers and faculty. This furthermotivated them to practice outside of class. Informed consent forms were collected on day oneand, after the students completed their final assessment and exit survey, a gift card and t-shirtwere issued to those with no more than two absences at the end of the course. The finalassessment was the PSVT-R [7] also. In Fall 2016, the authors invested in the videos created bySorby [5] which discussed the workbook chapter’s content. The videos were presented at thebeginning of each chapter and the authors learned from the students that this material facilitatedthe understanding of the modules to
hybrid continuous-episodic chapter management, growth and successprogram. The NRP programmatic structure serves as robust system to prepare Hispanics STEMprofessionals for the STEM workforce and ensure organizational mission fulfillment.Additionally, this study serves as an example of best practices for other peer chapter-based nationalengineering diversity organizations. The experience report is organized as follows. In Section 2,SHPE’s decade-long chapter continuous programming chronology is detailed from the EOYR toNRP version 3. The program’s strategic approach and corresponding required components arediscussed. Participation outcomes and lessons learned from the different iterations of the programsare discussed in Section 3. An outlook on
wasn’t given the opportunity.Carroll mentions a “type of expertise” that is required for communicating with the men on herteam to understand where they “click.” The type of expertise she refers to is the understanding ofthe ways in which peers with shared identities operate socially and in a cohesive manner (wherethey “click”). This is the process of examining the hidden epistemologies that drive the socialinteractions she has with her team. Because of the historically white male majority inengineering and Carroll’s positionality as the only African American female on her team, sheacknowledges silently the potential her gender and race play in her exclusion from socialinteractions with others on her team.Carroll learns of the necessity of