research university in the American Southwest. Students worked in pairs onhomework assignments to support peer learning. We replaced one question from each of the sixhomework assignments with design challenge deliverables. Students worked in subteams on oneof the three algal production phases (i.e., growth, harvest, extraction). They also developedindividual accountability through jigsaw sessions in which they explained their subteam’s workto students from other production phases. They built whole-class consensus through “parley”sessions that involved decision matrices.We describe the design challenge and our study, in which we investigated how a designchallenge threaded through a sophomore course might provide students with a picture ofauthentic
dialogues. However, instructor facilitation may result in an instructor-centered discussion whichlimit students’ participation and voice [18], and student-facilitated discussions provide analternative approach. Peer facilitation can foster a sense of student ownership and help studentsfeel more at ease in expressing their opinions [19], and allow practical hands-on experience ofbeing a discussion facilitator [18]. Compared to instructor-facilitated discussions, research onstudent-facilitated discussions is still limited focusing more on the student facilitation techniques[11], [20]. This study aims to explore how overall design and management of student-facilitateddiscussions influence peer interaction and critical thinking in engineering
STEM fields. (3) (6)These programs are often characterized by the rigorous on campus academic training to preparematriculating students for freshman courses and social activities to help familiarize students with“college-life.” Reports on current summer bridge programs suggest that students who participatein such programs are more apt to successfully complete their first and second year of theiracademic careers when compared to their peers who did not participate in such programs. (4) (6)The National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Louis Stokes Alliances for MinorityParticipation (LSAMP) Program provides support for a number of universities as they implementprograms to increase the number of URM students successfully completing STEM
credibility and support, as evidenced bythe fact that it is fully institutionalized within the College of Engineering. The latter isparticularly important as 2001-02 was the last year of NSF SUCCEED funding.MAPS offers peer mentoring, Supplemental Instruction (SI) for gateway courses, tutoring, studygroups, skill development workshops, professional development activities, and a technical andprofessional development resource library. MAPS is also intricately integrated with academicadvising, the freshman engineering curriculum, and the junior/senior professional developmentcourses. Continuous improvement is driven by assessment results including, but not limited to,demographics, academic performance, percent of students earning a D or an F or
in college and beyond. The EcologicalValidation Model of Student Success and its educational practices reflecting the social evolutionframed this study. Information was collected through surveys and interviews from three studentcohorts. The findings revealed how this culturally asset-based program reinforced the identity ofstudents as Hispanics by centering culture and community aspects that students were familiarwith, promoted teamwork with peers as a strategy to make learning better situated in theirinterest to support each other, and contributed to creating a research space where students feltintegrated, included, and valued considering who they were or represent. Programs that center onstudent asset-based features and pedagogical
institutes was based on educational research that has documented key featuresof professional development and careful evaluation of prior professional development activitiesin the region. The optimal partnership was defined as one where teachers partner with workingscientists, mathematicians, and engineers who have sophisticated equipment in laboratory workspace, computing facilities and other resources of higher education. During the past two years,approximately 250 individuals attended 22 institutes; some of the teachers attended multipleofferings. The efficacy and impact of these institutes has been assessed through pre- and postcontent knowledge or capability tests, evaluation forms, and peer-review of lessons developed asan outcome of the
offering.Specifically how the course was intentionally developed to include practical applications ofindustry-standard writing and to center student learning with regular feedback and practice. Next,we break down the core concepts for autonomous vehicle engineering across engineering andcomputer science disciplines. We address the issue of prerequisites and how the class conceptswere ultimately organized and how existing university research and computer labs were utilized.Lastly, we also discuss group dynamics and techniques for ensuring course project teams havediverse majors. Our results section is primarily composed of survey results from our third courseoffering. We show the evolution of skills from the mechanical engineering students and thecomputer
also affirming the imperative for educators to recognize thediversity of Latinx communities and to develop partnerships that foreground local communityknowledges and resources. Funds of Knowledge and TranslanguagingAlthough the aforementioned previous descriptions of funds of knowledge did not addressmultilingualism, other writings by Moll foregrounded the role of bilingualism as a vital resourcein learning for many Latinx youth.16 If schools and educators embrace the ethical imperative tosustain rather than erase minoritized students’ home cultures, then sustaining home languages isvital to education in a democracy.17 Accordingly, translanguaging has gained prominence as animportant approach across academic
has also architected SFAz’s enhanced Community College STEM Pathways Guide that has received the national STEMx seal of approval for STEM tools. She integrated the STEM Pathways Guide with the KickStarter processes for improving competitive proposal writing of Community College Hispanic Serving Institutions. Throughout her career, Ms. Pickering has written robotics software, diagnostic expert systems for space station, manufacturing equipment models, and architected complex IT systems for global collaboration that included engagement analytics. She holds a US Patent # 7904323, Multi-Team Immersive Integrated Collaboration Workspace awarded 3/8/2011. She also has twenty-five peer-reviewed publications. She has
specific problem, such as writing a paper for ajournal with a high rejection rate, approaching a tight proposal deadline, dealing with anunproductive graduate student or a rebellious undergraduate class, find out which colleaguesare likely to be helpful and seek them out.Working without clear goals and plans and accepting too many commitments that don’thelp achieve long-term goals. Faculty need to make commitments wisely and develop cleargoals and specific milestones for reaching them. Periodic feedback from the department headand peers can also be helpful.Others SuggestionsFind one or more research mentors and one or more teaching mentors, and work closely withthem until you become successful. Most faculties have professors who excel at research
their responseswith their peers in a group setting and write down their responses.The instructor then shows the students a framework using an additional scenario (odorsemanating from a sewer). The instructor explains how the solution would involve not only atechnical solution but also a consideration of the 4 Ps. The students are then asked to re-writetheir questions with the 4 Ps in mind. After the activity the students were asked to write downwhat they learned and what surprised them about this activity. These three scenarios are thenrevisited by the students at the end of the semester after they have learned the technicalsolutions.In this presentation, I will discuss the students’ responses before and after the framework wasdiscussed and at
received her B.A. in English from Memphis State University, an M.A. in English from TheUniversity of Memphis and is completing her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, with a concentration on cognitivepsychology. She has been an Instructor of composition, technical and professional writing and an inter-disciplinaryinstructor with the Department of Civil Engineering. Her research interests include: team teaching, learningcommunities and academic success; peer editing/peer feedback in composition, and underrepresentation of girls inscience and engineering fields. Page 5.311.13
first year writing and composition course 3,4; and ECE 292D, ahands-on team based design course offered to upper class students as well 5,6. All were offeredas an alternative to the introductory course (E100) that had little academic content, noengineering problem solving, and consisted of a large lecture room format with informationdissemination as the major goal. Although the alternate courses were excellent and wellreceived by the students, none could be easily scaled up to accommodate 1100+ freshmenengineering students. In 1996 and again in 1997, a new version of freshmen engineering(E497F) was offered that incorporated many of the elements of the alternative courses 7. Thiswas offered to 250-350 engineering freshmen randomly selected each
environments in different ways thantheir male peers altering their continued interest in computer science.Personal FactorsPersonal factors such as motivation, sense of belonging, personal fulfillment, and identity caninfluence persistence to degree. Research shows that while these personal factors are unique toeach student, educational environments can be structured or altered to influence some personalattributes in ways that positively impact retention.Motivation can impact how students face and persevere through challenging concepts and coursework. Research using project based computer game development has shown that assignmentscan be structured to facilitate student motivation and encourage them to work through difficultmaterial [13]. Motivational
transform materialscience.3,4 In order to expose undergraduates to the fast growing field of nanotechnology, a newcourse was developed as an elective for seniors and graduate students at Rowan University.There have been numerous similar courses developed to address this topic in a multitude ofways, therefore this effort is in no way a novel endeavor. There are nanotechnology courses thatinvolve students writing research summaries 5 and courses that incorporate various hands-onactivities6,7, among others.8-11 This course in particular was designed with two goals in mind; onewas to expose students to nanotechnology and the other to familiarize them to literaturereviewing skills. Therefore, the primary learning objective of the course was to enable
Berkes9 write, “Co-management of specific areas and resources is carried out withthe participation of different actors that typically try to find ways to learn from their actions andadapt the behavior to the consequences of their own, and others’, actions, otherwise they cannotform any collaborative arrangement.” Interestingly, they further state that the ecological area orresource itself can be seen as an actor, reacting unpredictably and non-linearly to its own“management,” and that the adaptive quality of co-management is well-suited to handling thisuncertainty.In particular, co-management scenarios can be viewed “…as a means to create the political spacewithin which communities and other groups can develop the knowledge and skills to solve
also want those whoare not involved in the writing, speaking, and research to learn more about engineering andengineering technology, so we have the students present their papers to the other club members.Teachers will then submit the papers to professors at the university for assessment. The authorsof the seven best papers will be invited to the university to present their papers. In this way,many more students will hear speeches by their peers – one of the groups they listen to whendeciding what kind of career they will pursue8.According to Campbell, et. Al8, parents are one of the sources to which students will listen whentrying to make career and college decisions. So, we are organizing and conducting communityseminars for parents. If
inengineering in China take 4 years. At SEU, 150 credits are required for graduation. More than90% of students graduate on time at the end of their 4th year at SEU.There are three semesters per year at SEU as shown in Table 1. Many practical training coursesare arranged in the short semester, such as advanced C++ programming, fundamental Electricand Electronic practice, fundamental of Mechanical fabrication, printed circuit board computeraided design (CAD), introduction to scientific writing, fundamentals of innovation and patentapplication, etc. Table 1. Time schedule for academic year at SEU Short Semester Autumn Semester Spring Semester Semester Name (1st
. Shuayto has contributed significantly to the body of knowledge in business and marketing. Her peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations underscore her expertise in areas such as marketing, management skills, and global branding strategies. Noteworthy among her achievements is the recognition received for her case study ”ELIE SAAB: Growth of a Global Luxury Brand” by EFMD and her Outstanding Research Award at the Global Conference on Business and Finance. Her current research is focused on artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education. Beyond academia, Dr. Shuayto’s influence extends to consulting and training projects. Her dedication to professional development is evident through her active involvement
-class, student presentations are an effective way to inspire student engagement whilesimultaneously improving communication skills. As part of three different civil engineeringcourses including infrastructure, structures, and sustainability at West Point and MississippiState, the authors have introduced a student presentation concept dubbed “Two-Minute Follies.”This paper discusses and demonstrates with supporting data that Two-Minute Follies are simpleto execute, consume a small amount of time, and engage students more directly in their owneducation while at the same time building the student’s presentation confidence and style. Byengaging the student in a direct way that provides an opportunity to share with their peers, thestudent is
students.BackgroundIt is well established that teaching undergraduate students, particularly engineering students, howto work in teams is important [7], [8], difficult [9], and worth doing because students canimprove [10]. Teamwork assessment tools like CATME (a web-based peer evaluation tool foundat catme.org) can help instructors identify teaming problems amongst students [11], [12].Challenges remain, however, for instructors of large courses who want to address such problemsin getting enough of the right kind of information to effectively intervene to help studentsimprove their teamwork skills, and then knowing how best to coach teams exhibiting evidence ofdysfunction.Researchers have established the outsized burden that minoritized teammates carry
. Observations were made duringclass time, in the last months of the students’ first semester in the program. Using Jonassen’s9seven steps of ill-defined problem solutions to classify the observations and analyze howsuccessfully peer contributions are made by each student, researchers are able to follow howstudents collaborate, organize themselves, and share experiences to conduct their design tasks.Also, one of the authors of this study, who was one of the course instructors, shares his thoughtson the experience of teaching this course for students with varying backgrounds and interests.This paper approaches multidisciplinary problem solving through the lens of socialconstructivism. In this sense researchers assumed that students learn from sharing
using the Fink Model of Backwards Design10 we focused on helping faculty tothink differently about course design and instruction by going to the end of instruction, settingoutcomes, and working backwards to design the course. This faculty development workshop alsoincluded the component of social aspect of learning with other faculty in a learning community,21where they learned new content and strategies, observed demonstrations of new strategies andthen integrated what they learned, and taught a brief excerpt of a lesson to their peers andreceived feedback from the community of learners. Also used as an assessment tool for thisworkshop is an instrument called the Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM),22,23 to measurehow workshop participants
offered to replace both semesters of the freshman program fortransfer students. This new course, along with a peer-mentoring program for transfer studentsthat had been initiated the prior year, seemed to offer a much needed support system for thetransfer students. The synergistic impact of the fall 2006 course and the concurrent mentoringprogram led to slating the course for transfers as a summer 2007 offering with the mentoringeffort integrated into the course. This paper provides details on course design andadministration, and on the integration of the peer-mentoring program. Student evaluations of thecourse and the mentoring are provided, as are insights from the summer mentors. This program,tailored for transfer students, is also suitable for
critical resource upon whichmany large research institutions rely. The GSI position also provides a pivotal opportunity fordeveloping the next generation of engineering faculty and industry leaders through training andmentoring. A centrally organized peer mentor program1 is one approach that can positivelyimpact not only the GSIs’ teaching experiences, but the peer mentors’ experiences as well.2 Thispaper evaluates the Engineering GSI Mentor (EGSM) program at the University of Michigan,which is designed to train and empower selected graduate students to provide teaching-relatedservices to their fellow GSIs. EGSMs’ duties range from consultations on a variety ofpedagogical topics to in-classroom services, such as observing a GSI’s teaching and
element is the change in the course form fromdeductive to inductive practice. The second element of our project tests ICT devices(iPod Touches) to facilitate collaborative, conceptual, and peer learning, along with basicknowledge acquisition for individual learners.In the new class format, students complete conceptually targeted problem sets each classmeeting and term-long research papers in collaborative groups. Additionally, there areample opportunities for concept questions, peer learning, case studies, and low stakesquizzes. MSE education applications for the iPod Touch have been built to supportcollaborative as well as peer learning and self-evaluation quizzing. In-class conceptquizzes, mini-lectures, and just-in-time reading assignments are
Meaningful Writing Assignments into TechnicalCourses,” NCIIA Annual Conference, San Diego, 2005.[5] Calibrated Peer Review, http://cpr.molsci.ucla.edu/ (16 January 2007)[6] LEGO® Mindstorms®, http://mindstorms.lego.com/ (16 January 2007)[7] Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Indianapolis, IN, http://intra.isbrockets.org/public/ (16January 2007)[8] National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, http://www.nciia.org/ , (16 January 2007) Page 12.235.11Appendix A: ECE361 SyllabusECE 361 Engineering Practice 1R-3L-2C F,W Pre: ECE 200. Creativity, project design specifications,team roles, effective conduct of team
, ageneral engineering class, general chemistry, engineering ethics, and introduction to engineeringdesign. The cluster sequence is designed to integrate the coursework to ensure that during thefirst year students develop a strong foundation in algebra, writing and problem solving skills, andengineering analysis and design. The instructors of the cluster courses meet regularly to shareinsights about the progress of the students and to coordinate activities in ways designed toimprove student learning in all the courses. An assessment team has also developed a writing-based testing instrument to assess the attitudes of the students toward the cluster interventionprogram. This paper reviews the experience with the cluster and the impact of this effort
gains in career competencies by gender, race/ethnicity, and financial aid status.Analyses revealed no significant differences by financial aid status (student receiving need-basedaid = yes/no), and only one item showed significant difference by race/ethnicity. On the itemlearning how to write better, Asian students reported higher value than all others (ANOVAF=4.018, p=.018). Analyses by gender revealed three items with statistically significantdifferences. As shown in Table III, women reported that their WREAs helped them withdeveloping their skills as a leader, learning how to write better, and learning how to work withpeople from diverse backgrounds more than their male peers. Table III
from Northcentral University (2012), as well as a Master’s of Aeronautical Science (2005) and B.S. in Aerospace Studies (2000) from ERAU. He has more than 10 years of experience in defense contracting, supporting several federal-level customers, including the U.S. Postal Service for automated sortation tech- nologies and the U.S. Air Force, Army, and Navy on a wide variety of simulation and training programs. As a tenured faculty member at ERAU, Dr. Terwilliger has authored more than 25 peer-reviewed pub- lications, presented research findings at international venues, and provided unmanned systems expertise across a variety of televised, print, and digital media. He currently serves as a board member of the Asso