Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Electrical Engineering and Circuits

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Iolani Pettiford, Liberty University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

ofdynamic fields without some form of scaffolding to aid them, while others prefer to learnkinesthetically by doing hands-on practical examples. A lab was designed to enable students tovisualize a mathematical vector field in real-time as well as post-processing (replay the event) foranalysis and reflection. The combination of hands-on (kinesthetic), documentation (read/write),collaborative (auditory discussion), and visual results in a single lab is intended to benefitstudents with different learning styles. This serves to reinforce student understanding of themathematics of vector fields in electromagnetics.The EM Fields course is 4 credit hours and generally held in an electrical and computerengineering teaching lab. Students are grouped into

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Hedayati Mehdiabadi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Rebecca A. Atadero, Colorado State University; Daniel W. Baker Ph.D., P.E., Colorado State University; Anne Marie Aramati Casper, Colorado State University

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Diversity

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Mechanics

their personal experiences, reflect on howthey are affected by the course, or critically assess the course curriculum and classroompedagogy” (p. 46). Moreover, as they argued, in traditional approaches, students’ knowledge andexperiences are often disregarded and more than not perceived as irrelevant to the coursecontent. Knowledge is treated as static, distant, and disembodied from class members (Ochoa &Pineda, 2008).Despite the sources of resistance that have been noted, other researchers have pointed out thepotential benefits of stretching engineering curriculum beyond technical content. Ochoa andPineda (2008) raised the importance of creating environments that benefit from collaboration byproviding democratic spaces to “enhance learning

Conference Session

Research Methods

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Karen Hazel Washburn Washburn, Utah State University; Indhira María Hasbún, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

generation processes. For example, an interview question may be wordedin such a way that it reflects the experiences and worldview of somebody who speaksAppalachian English versus African American English. To offset this possibility, the researchteam should consult with people who are familiar with the language and culture of the researchparticipants and ask them to evaluate data generation protocols as well as early collected data. Insummary, researchers can enact several validation procedures to increase the likelihood that theirdata generation methods are culturally responsive and result in a fit between a social reality andthe research report, rather than a deficit view. These steps include: • Recognize subtle (or non-subtle) linguistic

Conference Session

Global and Intercultural Competency

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine; Qin Zhu, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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International

populations. We alsoexpect that instructors will benefit from this paper’s discussion of scenario-based instruction asan accessible and impactful way to promote global competency and other professional learningoutcomes among students in engineering and other professional fields. This work may especiallyresonate with those who are eager to help current and future engineers appreciate – and moreeffectively navigate – the kinds of cross-cultural dynamics often faced in global technical work.Literature ReviewAssessment ToolsThe extant literature reflects two prominent approaches to conceptualizing and assessinginter/cross-cultural competence and related constructs. First, so-called “compositional models”take a multidimensional approach to theorizing and

Conference Session

Novel Classrooms

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Smith, Brown University; Ann Sitomer, Portland State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

, teaching planning meetings, reflective practice meetings, and involvement withcurriculum and assessment development. Biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics allincluded pedagogical development opportunities in seminars that were part of the core graduatecurriculum. In CBEE, GTAs were asked to attend bi-weekly meetings that focused on creating acommunity that reflected on problems of teaching practice in Studio and discussed alternativeways of approaching practice. These bi-weekly meetings were voluntary and organic in nature,such that topics differed week to week and generally were directed by issues the GTAs werecurrently facing.Table 1. Details of the major activities and progression for pedagogical development in CBEE Timeframe

Conference Session

ET Projects

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammed Benalla MB, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology

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Engineering Technology

challenging,aesthetically pleasing and incorporating themes that reflected the history and culture of the cityin order to promote sightseeing and create a better area for the locals to enjoy time and have fun.The project was designed by students from Engineering Technology, ET, and Creative &Performing Arts, CPA, Departments. Groupmates from both departments operated closely underthe supervision of two faculties from ET and CPA to produce a design proposal along withgraphic illustrations that highlighted various themes related to the historical and cultural aspectof the city. The design started with a hand sketch that was modified to fit the course area; then,an architectural illustration was accomplished using AutoCAD. The theme of the mini

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Capstone Design Practices

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Giselle Guanes Melgarejo, Ohio State University; Genevieve Thanh; Emily Dringenberg, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

matrices or House of Quality. However, in the process of providing rationalistic toolsto students, engineering education may be implicitly perpetuating the belief that engineers makedecisions through rationalistic reasoning alone. In reality, other types of informal reasoning, suchas empathic and intuitive reasoning, are utilized for decision making in ill-structured contextssuch as engineering design. The beliefs that undergraduate students hold about decision makingin the context of design is not well understood, and this work contributes to this gap in theliterature.To learn more about students’ beliefs about decision making, we collected qualitative pilot datain the form of both one-on-one, semi-structured interviews and written reflections

Conference Session

Course Transformation in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie A. Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines

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Electrical and Computer

to introduce the device and the motivation for its design,state the objectives of the design, and present the final design using diagrams, tables, and text.One or more CSR considerations needed to be explicitly and clearly accounted for and integratedinto their design. Then, in their draft CSR report, the students were tasked with summarizing –for a broad audience—how they accounted for CSR in their design. They were also expected towrite a 1-2 paragraph reflection of how incorporating CSR influenced their design process andfinal design, because reflection is another suggested component of PBL [9]. Finally, they had togive a short in-class presentation to Peach’s Board of directors justifying their design and theincorporation of CSR.  Over

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A. Atadero, Colorado State University; A.M. Aramati Casper, Colorado State University; Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, West Virginia University; Christina Paguyo, University of Denver; Jody Paul, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Ronald R. DeLyser, University of Denver

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

to consider a wide variety ofusers. A second assignment addressed the need for psychological safety [2] in teams via a casestudy of the NASA Columbia disaster. A third assignment had students watch TedX talks relatedto why diversity makes teams smarter and reflect on how the students should consider diversityin teams as a strength and a highly desirable quality. Existing activities and documents aboutteam norms, team compacts and conflict resolution have also been updated and refined to set amore inclusive tone in these classrooms.Activities to teach students about diversity within the engineering or computing contextThis portion of the project has focused on developing activities that fit within technicalengineering or computing courses

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University; Mona Eskandari, Stanford University; Ville Taajamaa, University of Turku

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

not an easy practice. Students discover the characteristics of story as they experience it with the class.In this sense, storytelling is emotionally co-imagined. Previous work25 defines the SBL as an environment where individual participantsact as both storyteller and audience member. In both of these roles, specific use of theconcepts of mindfulness48 and social proof39 provide a theoretical foundation and drawsfrom constructs in socio-cognitive psychology. In the context of mindfulness, the aim isto consciously create new categories and levels of awareness. In practice this is done bydiscussion through reflective questions from both facilitating teacher and the class.Relevant here, is that while there is a syllabus that

Conference Session

Foundations for Pedagogical Success

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Lucchesi, Michigan Technological University; Jennifer Sams, Michigan Technological University; Lauren Movlai, Michigan Technological University; Erin S Matas, Michigan Technological University; Nora Allred, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Libraries

types of instruction.Literature ReviewThe implementation of a continuous improvement plan ensures that a library instruction programmeets the needs of students, librarians, and faculty. While many academic libraries have adopteda range of assessment methods and tools to apply to student work in order to ensure thatgraduates have critical information literacy skills, it is also necessary to close the loop with aplan for improving and updating instruction1.Continuous improvement plans can take a range of forms in library instruction, including pre-and post-tests or evaluations, student surveys, evaluation of student work, self reflection, peer orsupervisor evaluation, and pedagogical workshops2,3,4,5,6. Libraries that have implementedcontinuous

Conference Session

Development as Faculty and Researcher: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudia M Walter, DiZ - Center for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education; Christian H Kautz, Hamburg University of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

bereplaced by new and scientifically correct ones. Most importantly, learners’ naive theories needto be taken into account. Some strategies therefore begin by triggering the learners’ priorconceptions and allowing them to reflect on their thinking. Next, students are provided withcontrasting evidence to generate a contradiction to their former naïve theories. In essence, theconceptual change framework suggests inducing a cognitive conflict between an individual’sideas and contrasting evidence.Research has shown that in science such instructional strategies are effective in changingstudents’ ideas. For example, Hake6 showed that student-centered learning methods improveconceptual understanding more than traditional learning methods. In this manner

Conference Session

Exploring Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natascha M Trellinger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

engineering education.Dr. Brook Sattler, University of Washington Dr. Sattler is a Research Scientist for the Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT) and a Multi-Campus Coordinator for the Consortium to Promote Reflection in Engineering Education (CPREE) at the University of Washington. Her research interests include understanding and promoting self-authoring engineers.Dr. Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington Page 26.1783.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 “I realized that I myself am on the path to being a pioneer”: Characterizing the

Conference Session

Microcontrollers, Programming, and Data Acquisition

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Patrick Kirby, University Of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Julius Omokiniovo Ejenavi, Morgan State University; Payam Matin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Mechanical Engineering

components of a SHPB. The main four components are the Striker,Incident bar (Input bar), Transmitter bar (Output bar) and Specimen. The specimen is placedbetween the incident and transmitter bar. The striker acts as a projectile applying a high impactforce on one end of the incident bar creating a compressive stress wave. The wave propagates ina uniaxial direction into the incident bar reaching the interface of the incident bar and specimen.A part of the wave reflects back as a tensile wave traveling in the incident bar while the restcontinues to propagate into the transmitter bar as a stress wave. Striker Incident bar Specimen Transmitter bar Figure 1- Schematic of Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB

Conference Session

Communication as Performance

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydia Wilkinson, University of Toronto

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

insights not only into what engineering students gain fromHumanities immersion, but also what their engineering approaches may bring to this field.BackgroundLast year, these approaches were studied more formally through a paper delivered in a science and theatrepanel at a theatre studies conference, a setting that provided insights from scholars on the other side of thescience/theatre divide. This study used Kolb’s learning styles inventory as its theoretical framework toanalyze specific behaviours and strategies found in the Representing Science on Stage classroom. Kolbclassifies learners along two basic dimensions of abstract-concrete and active-reflective learningto generate four general profiles: the converger, diverger, assilimator and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Page 26.1141.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Measuring the Effects of Pre-College Engineering ExperiencesAbstractThe implementation of co-curricular and extracurricular pre-college engineering programs hasexpanded dramatically in recent years. Many states now include engineering as part of theireducation standards for both students and teachers, reflecting the increasing acceptance ofengineering at the K-12 level and its potential value to students. In addition to promotingoutcomes that benefit all students regardless of career aspirations such as increased math andscience achievement and greater technological literacy, K-12 engineering programs have beenidentified as a means of

Conference Session

Student Success II: Self-Regulatory, Metacognitive, and Professional Skills

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Chen, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Educational Research and Methods

reflect on the deeper rootcauses and instead focus on the superficial error. Without deep reflection students may not gainthe awareness that they need to confront misconceptions or make strategic changes in theirlearning. The second tool tested is the assignment correction, a variant of exam wrappers butused for more frequently occurring activities such as homeworks or quizzes. The idea is that,perhaps, improving metacognition requires frequent practice. If the exam wrapper could beadapted for use with graded assignments, it would provide such practice. To remain a tool that iseasy to use, however, assignment corrections must be briefer than an exam wrapper, easy toassign, collect and score, and continue to consume little to no class time for

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; John Heywood, Trinity CollegeDublin, The University of Dublin

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

engineering education of critical self-reflection andfocusing on problems. This is not surprising because as early as the nineteenth century theUnited States possessed a Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education that hadsponsored the first of these major reflections, and subsequently several more. Socially relevantissues in engineering education (and STEM education more generally) are often identified bynationally distributed reports from blue ribbon panels. In engineering these date back to theMann report of 1918, through the 1923 Wickenden study, the 1940 Hammond Report, the 1955Grinter Report, the Goals of Engineering Education report (1968), Engineering Education andPractice in the United States (1985), The Engineer of 2020 (2004), to

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul C. Lynch, Penn State University - Erie; Cynthia Bober, Penn State University; Joseph Wilck, United States Air Force Academy

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

andmotivation were significantly better than respective predicted values.DisclaimerThe views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect theofficial policy or position of the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Department of Defense, or the U.S.Government.IntroductionPrevious studies at the Pennsylvania State University found the general driving factors of studentsatisfaction and motivation, which were used to move forward into quantitatively modelingstudent satisfaction and motivation. The models will show the significant factors with thecategories of Instructor Interaction and Feedback, Classroom Environment, and Modes ofTeaching for overall student satisfaction. The significant factors were then implemented into atest

Conference Session

Student Empathy and Human-Centered Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lexie Mitchell, Colorado School of Mines; Leslie Light, Colorado School of Mines

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Design in Engineering Education

in Spring 2015, the ITD program created new class activitiesto help students understand the difference between their perceptions and experiences of aproblem, and those of the people actually affected by that problem.These activities include: ● Subject Matter Expert (SME) Talks: Experts present on various aspects of the problem, followed by a 20-minute Q&A session. ● User Empathy Experience: Re-creation of the problem context on class premises, where students execute project-relevant tasks. ● Stakeholder Engagement Experience: Students are sent off campus to observe and interact with users/stakeholders. ● A reflection assignment: Analysis of what they thought were problems for the users compared with what

Conference Session

Interest & Identity

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Ann Jacobs, Manhattan College; Zahra Shahbazi, Manhattan College

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Engineering Ambassadors reflected on student learning andtheir own practice after each presentation. The EAs responded individually to a six-questionopen-ended survey (Appendix C). Responses that were general in nature are displayed in Figure3.Figure 3. Engineering Ambassadors’ General Reflections on Lesson PresentationsBriefly describe Which part(s) Which part(s) Which part(s) What will you What your lesson of the lesson of your lesson of your lesson do to make that knowledge went really will you do the will you change? and/or skill well? same? change

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Baker A. Martin, Clemson University; Maya Rucks, Clemson University; Katherine M. Ehlert, Clemson University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

factoranalysis (CFA) were performed to determine that five of the original items should be removedfrom analysis and six of the new items should be kept. The EFA and CFA lead to the threesubscales of (i) Generation & Evaluation, (ii) Reflection, and (iii) Impulsiveness/Lack of Process[5].A subsequent, third refinement of the DMCI (DMCI 3.0), is underway. Four items were added tothe Reflection subscale to show more of the learning phase of the Self-Regulated Model ofDecision-Making. Responses from 983 first-year engineering students are being analyzed withan EFA and CFA. Preliminary results suggest removing from analysis one additional item fromthe original instrument, seven items that were added to DMCI 2.0, and one item added to thisiteration in the

Conference Session

Track: Special Topic - Social Justice & Reform Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington; Celina Gunnarsson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Camille Birch, University of Washington

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Diversity, Special Topic: Social Justice & Reform

techniques to design solutions for diverse user groups.3. Propose approaches to promote social justice in science and engineering practice.4. Critically evaluate claims about the science of human difference and reflect on how these scientific theories have been used to promote or fight inequality. Gunnarsson, Birch, and Hendricks. 2019 CoNECD Annual Conference.Learning ObjectivesPlease see handout for complete list5. Evaluate the positive and negative impacts of science, engineering and technology on marginalized groups.6. Identify how scientists and engineers handle implicit bias during research and design processes.7. Recognize social justice issues in your community and field of study, and feel empowered to affect

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 3: Digital Learning Part I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zhiyi Li; Stephen H. Edwards, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

ability and skill can be improved through practice and hardwork 7 . Edwards et al. designed and implemented a suite of fifteen indicators to reflect students’progress and effort based on students’ submissions 8 . These indicators span different aspects ofstudents programming activities and measure positive trends of students’ effort. Another exampleeffort is that Goldman developed daily missions tasks based on these indicators in Web-CAT.Students were provided the opportunities to accomplish daily missions tasks to win rewards suchas extra submission energy 11 .Studies indicate that gamification can motivate and engage students in their learning process 20 16 .Especially Toth et al. integrated Role-Playing Game (RPG) elements into computer

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Metacognition, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation #1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University; Sura Alqudah, Western Washington University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

on the initial results. Readers are encouraged to review the work-in-progress paper for a discussion of prior work including literature review, survey development, and discussionof initial results.Interventions: Design & Implementation:The interventions were chosen and designed specifically to encourage students to connect with other studentsin their classes, engage in self-reflective processes, and utilize available institutional resources. Theresearchers designed simple interventions to maximize the potential impact on students while minimizing thetime required to administer the interventions. As is true with most engineering curriculum, course content isfocused on course outcomes and, as such, there is often little unstructured time

Conference Session

Emphasizing Communication and the Humanities in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; David Robledo, Texas Tech University; Francesco V. Donato, Texas Tech University; Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University; Jeong-Hee Kim, Texas Tech University; Danny D. Reible, Texas Tech University; Chongzheng Na, Texas Tech University

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Environmental Engineering

aspiration is to find meaningful ways to give art students a better understanding of the current state of empirical aesthetics in the belief that such an appreciation would inform and influence their studio art practice.Dr. Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University Having completed his Ph.D. through the University of Washington’s interdisciplinary Individual Ph.D. Program (see bit.ly/uwiphd), Ryan is now a Postdoctoral Research Associate and Instructor at Texas Tech University. He currently facilitates an interdisciplinary project entitled ”Developing Reflective Engineers through Artful Methods” and teaches courses in the colleges of engineering and education. His scholarly interests include both teaching and research in

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Teaching Preparation in Graduate Programs

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kara Danielle Fong, University of California, Berkeley; Shannon Ciston, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

and graduate students through their engagement in laboratories,discussion sections, and mentoring activities. It is essential to train graduate students in effectivepedagogy, including teaching methods that promote student-centered learning, reflective teachingpractices, and engagement of a broad diversity of students. This investment in graduate studenttraining pays dividends in an enhanced learning environment for students now and in the future asgraduate students go on to careers that often include teaching and mentoring as core skillsets.This paper details an instructional improvement project targeting a pedagogy course for first-yeargraduate students in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at a large, public, research

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: RED 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Susannah C. Davis, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

studio class environment (Koretsky etal., 2018). The LA Program utilizes the three core elements suggested by the Learning AssistantAlliance (Otero, Pollock, & Finklestein, 2010). First, LAs receive pedagogical development in aformal class with their peers in their first term as an LA. Second, LAs meet weekly with theinstructor and the graduate teaching assistants as a member of the instructional team to preparefor active learning in class. Third, LAs facilitate active learning in the class in which they areassigned. Each week in the pedagogy class LAs are posed a specific prompt that connects tospecific reading and asks them to reflect on their learning and practice in writing. This process isintended to help them connect the three program

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Christensen, Texas A&M University; Lale Yurttas, Texas A&M University; Janie Stratton Haney, Texas A&M University; Mahmoud El-Halwagi, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Charles Glover, Texas A&M University

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Chemical Engineering

community based services and non-profit organizations, asking for service-learning opportunities. Proposals were discussed and selected according to pre-established project specification criteria. 2. Project promotion: Student teams assigned project with general outline and guidelines. Project requires planning, attention to detail, extra research for understanding of sustainable technologies for a creative solution, and transfer of learned concepts. 3. Designing and Project Completion: Field experts, professors and upperclassman mentors are available for guidance, support and collaborative learning. 4. Project Reflection: Written reports and oral presentations graded by professors and

Conference Session

Global Perspective and Experiential Learning in Civil Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann E. Jeffers, University of Michigan; Paul A. Beata, University of Michigan; Beverly Ilse Strassmann, University of Michigan

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Civil Engineering

. Page 24.94.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A Qualitative Study to Assess the Learning Outcomes of a Civil Engineering Service Learning Project in BoliviaAbstractTo better understand the learning outcomes of engineering service learning projects carried outin an international setting, we performed an exploratory study to assess the learning outcomes ofa student-led project involving the design and construction of a pedestrian bridge in a village inrural Bolivia. The students kept reflective journals during their four-week stay in Bolivia. Wehave analyzed the journals from a phenomenological framework. The data suggests that thedesign experience stretched the students