cases by December 2019 due to a new virus in the cityof Wuhan, in the province of Hubei, in China 1 , considerably far removed from the continentalUnited States (US). Very little was then known about SARS-Cov-2 or COVID-19, especially tomany at the large U. S. research university in this study. The semester had reached its mid-point,Spring Break, when the World Health Organization (WHO) officially began using the globalpandemic terminology 2 . The virus had high transmission, hospitalization 3 , and mortality rates 1,4 .The carriers of the virus could be pre-symptomatic 2 or asymptomatic 4 among the manythen-unknowns of COVID-19 leading to many concerns about community transmission 5 . Tominimize transmission and overwhelming hospital resources
ecosystem model. She is also a Co-PI on an NSF S-STEM grant called ENGAGE which is working to make a more robust transfer pathway for local Community college students. Dr. Thompson is a Co-PI on an NSF ADVANCE grant called KIND with other universities within the CSU. She is a co-advisor to Engineers without Borders, Critical Global Engagement, and oSTEM at Cal Poly. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Work in Progress: Gamification of education: Using Bartle’s Taxonomy for inclusive educational practicesAbstractAccording to an online source [1] in 2021 “the average player plays video games for five hours aday
benefits easily explain the reason behind the growing incorporation ofglobal elements to engineering education in institutions around the world. However, the numberof study abroad students from the engineering field still lag that of other disciplines, such asbusiness, and liberal arts. As shown in Figure 1, in the United States, only 4% of all study abroadstudents in 2019/2020 are engineering students, whereas business and management studentsmake up 21% of the numbers (Institute of International Education, 2020). There are considerablereasons for this: academic rigor, administration hurdles, the need for separate bilateralagreements with each partner institution, the loss of institutional knowledge when a faculty oradministrator leaves the
students. Efforts to broaden participation in engineering haveachieved modest progress as students, especially those from historically marginalized groups,lack structured support towards academic success [1]. First-year, team-based design coursespresent a unique opportunity to foster inclusion through active, collaborative learningexperiences [2, 3].Undergraduate teaching assistants (UGTAs) often play an important role in building communitywithin first-year courses. UGTAs promote student engagement, serve as peer mentors, andimprove students’ perception of a course. Through their work, UGTAs build their own technicalskills, practice effective communication, and gain leadership experience [4-6]. UGTAs oftenreceive training on technical knowledge
of active learning. Content analyses of survey responses suggest that active learningin a remote setup is well perceived and helps the class attendance rate, despite some logisticchallenges with the hardware lab component.1. IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has impacted education in different aspects. Several studies reported thechallenges with online teaching before and during the pandemic [1]–[5]. With the transition toremote instruction to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, many instructors and students expressedthat their experience has degraded compared to the regular face-to-face class meetings. Thestudents' attention spans in remote classrooms were lower than ever before. In addition, manystudents expressed that they feel that they no
reservoirs, housing construction, among others. He was also a Project Management Associate for a Habitat For Humanity housing project in the USA. (ii) RESEARCH: MiguelAndrés' research focuses on (1) decision-making for the design and construction of infrastructure projects, (2) the planning of sustainable, smart and resilient cities, and (3) the development of engineers who not only have solid technical and practical knowledge, but also social understanding for, through infrastructure, address local and global challenges on humanitarian, environmental, social and equity issues. (iii) EDUCATION RESEARCH: Related to STEM education, Miguel Andrés is developing and applying contemporary pedagogies and tools for innovation and
Minority-Serving Institutions. He also conducts research regarding higher education focused on the needs and interests of underserved populations and advancing understanding of Minority-Serving Institutions.Breanna Michelle Weir Bailey (Professor)David Hicks David Hicks is an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Previously he served as Associate Professor and Department Head at Aalborg University in Esbjerg, Denmark. He has also held positions in research labs in the U.S. as well as Europe, and spent time as a researcher in the software industry.Nitilaksha HiremathRajashekar Reddy Mogiligidda (Lecturer 1)Jingbo Louise Liu (Full Professor
development of the survey instrument is described, alongwith initial tests of validity and descriptive statistics reported from students majoring in computerscience and other fields.IntroductionComputing disciplines, as with many engineering disciplines, face a profound diversity challenge:white and Asian men are over-represented among students, professionals, and faculty, with othergroups underrepresented. Computing faces the additional challenge of a decade of surging demandfor professionals and increased enrollment in academic programs. Data from the ACM NDC [1]and Taulbee [2] surveys shows improved representation in awarded bachelor’s degrees, but theshift is not dramatic.One aspect of the larger problem stems from the fact that computer science
first-year students in the School of Computing and Engineering (SCE) at Quinnipiac Universitythrough the implementation of First-Year Academy (FA). Quinnipiac University, a privateinstitution in northeastern United States, is a comprehensive university with nine academic units,including SCE. Retention rate of SCE first-year students lags the national retention rate ofengineering programs. The goal of SCE is to have a retention rate that is on-par with the nationalaverage rate of 80% for persistence to sophomore year [1] in three years and to surpass it by fivepercentage points, at 85%, in the fourth year.Through institution-specific data, students in SCE tend to leave after their first year primarlybecause of struggles with the transition from
andknowing that we lacked the means to offer an Electric Machines lab via such a modality—aliterature search and a web search [1] - [4] were conducted to explore the available options. Thefindings of particular interest included a simulator that mimics the hardware/software in ourphysical lab [5] and a YouTube video describing a simulator that had been made asynchronouslyaccessible to remote students via a Linux utility.The appeal of the simulator we found is best conveyed by a summary of its capabilities.Students can use it to: place realistic “images" of equipment modules into a virtual workstation,add the necessary electrical connections, place a drive belt on machine pulleys, adjust instrumentsettings, take measurements using instruments having
operation of the garden lights andhow they can be modified to provide various laboratory exercises. Examples of laboratoryexercises are presented, and experimental results are discussed.IntroductionSolar panels, LED lighting, and rechargeable battery energy storage are used in manyapplications and products of everyday life. Many engineering technology students mayeventually find careers in fields that involve these energy conversion technologies [1]. Tointroduce first-year students to some of the concepts involved in these technologies and increaseawareness of solar energy [2], a laboratory exercise was developed around the components of aninexpensive solar garden light fixture. The laboratory is part of the introductory electrical circuitsand
Society of Professional Engineers, Cobb Chapter, a Member of the American Society of Engineering Educators ASEE, and a Member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, USA. Dr. Okhio has carried out experimental and numerical investigations of, and developed statistical analysis tools and computer codes, for the numerical simulation/calculation of complex flows. He has been co-PI in a few successful research efforts including those related to NASA, WPAB, GE, NSF, NRO, ARO, ORNL, Honeywell, KCP, to name a few. He has also been the co-PI on Department of Energy sponsored Project called Minority Serving Institution Partnership Project MSIPP on Advance Manufacturing which involved the (1) use of research activities to
. 1 1. Introduction We live and work in a global environment that presents many new and universalchallenges for engineers and, as engineering educators, it is not sufficient to prepare students toonly understand the fundamentals of technical skills. We must also prepare them to workeffectively in global environments and across different cultures (Warnock et al., 2008, Stablein etal., 2022). With increasing awareness of the importance of undergraduate students to have globalexperiences and, in part, as a result of the global pandemic, the opportunity for CollaborativeOnline International Learning (COIL), though it has been around for 15 years, has recentlygained traction. COIL provides a pedagogical method to deepen the global
and awareness of the impact of climate change on their careerpath.Section 1: BackgroundThe University of Wisconsin-Stout holds the values of polytechnic education, based on the“Wisconsin Idea” – a long tradition that embraces the principle that education should influencepeople’s lives beyond the classroom. We strive to provide students with a learning environmentthat addresses current issues affecting their career path, and raises awareness of how theirknowledge, creative ideas, and communication skills will impact the world we live in. In thisspirit, cross-disciplinary faculty at the university of Wisconsin-Stout engaged studentsin developing a renewable energy system for a local building site. Students learned about thedesign process
interdisciplinary to appeal to students from all engineering fields but include technicaland discipline-specific content to aid students in career path decisions. Class sizes andpedagogical choices such as project-based learning are frequently constrained by the number anddisciplinary background of available faculty instructors.Prior work by our group has presented a framework for balancing competing curricular andadministrative needs [1]. Over the past six years, through stakeholder feedback and formativeevaluation, we have developed and continually refined a large-enrollment (ca. 650 students) one-semester FYE course taught by one to two faculty members. This course features a mixture ofinteractive didactic content and two multi-week, open-ended design
manufacturing methods. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Industry Hubs: Integrating Industry Perspectives in Design Education1 IntroductionThere is growing recognition globally that universities will need to adapt their curricula to ensurethey are graduating students who can succeed in our increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex,and ambiguous world. This call to action is being driven by many stakeholders includingindustry [1]; accreditation bodies who are beginning to require outcomes-based assessment [2];and internal university stakeholders [3], including students [4]. While there are manyframeworks which describe the
these marvels firsthand during the final two weeks of the term. This paper providesan overview of the Engineering Marvels course, including a list of topics covered, types ofassignments, a travel itinerary, and a cost breakdown for students, faculty, and the university.Lessons learned throughout the planning and execution of the course are also provided to helpfuture educators wishing to implement similar courses into their curriculum.Pedagogical MotivationExperiential learning is a type of active learning where students perform an activity [1], andadditional learning takes place when reflecting on the experience [2]. Field trips have beenshown to improve student motivation and lead to the development of personal connections withengineering [3
the course.IntroductionAt the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, most higher education institutions realizedthat face-to-face learning was suddenly untenable and unreliable causing them to consider up tofifteen alternative modes of instruction and content delivery for their students over the remainderof the 2020-2021 academic year [1]. One appealing and flexible alternative is known as hybridflexible, or the Hyflex course format.Hyflex is an instructional format that combines face-to-face and online learning. This approachwas first developed in 2005 at San Francisco State University [2]. In this model of learning, everyclass session and learning activity that is offered face-to-face in a campus classroom is alsooffered
in most mathand science classrooms. Students “develop computational thinking when they approach a new sit-uation with an awareness of the many ways that computers can help them visualize systems andsolve problems” [1]. In this program, students are exposed to the use of a computer to effectivelyprogram a useful tool for public safety. “The use of digital tools to test and compare solutions toan engineering design problem” [2] is demonstrated as students use Python coding to program thetraffic lights and as the instructor is able to provide real-time feedback to the students in a remoteenvironment.In our course, students were provided technical documents and were instructed on how to bestfind information in them in order to complete
entrepreneurship and strives to place himself at the forefront of emerging technology and the operationalization process. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comIntegrating Virtual Reality for Enhancement of the Student Learning Experience1.0 IntroductionTechnology makes it possible to experience “reality” in imaginary space via Virtual Realitydevices. Virtual Reality Technologies (VRT) create an artificial environment that is experiencedthrough sensory stimuli provided by a computer [1]. VRT includes virtual reality, augmentedreality, and mixed reality. While VRT has been examined extensively in its value to both trainingand education
meet client needs and solve difficult business problems. Hackathons can play a critical role inpromoting innovation and have the ability to speed things to market due to their frenetic pace.This type of interaction has many advantages over other types of cooperation. Hackathon-basedcollaboration provides practical learning opportunities for students, gives a spark in innovationand adopts disruptive technologies for industry, helps scholars with professional networking andcareer planning. Here are some examples of businesses that have effectively integratedhackathons into their new product development processes. (Galante, 2015): 1. Hackathons have been a part of the Facebook culture since 2007, with events held at the company's
critical. Aiming at the issue of cultivating the scientific researchliteracy of college students, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology proposed the“Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program” in 1969 first. To address the uncreative ofundergraduates, the “Berkeley University Model” divides the undergraduate scientificresearch training program into two parts, including “The Undergraduate Research ApprenticeProgram” established by the university and proposing a project plan by the studentsthemselves. There are two main modes of knowledge application in engineering education;one is a mode based on academic research training; the other is a problem-solving-oriented,interdisciplinary research mode [1]. Project-Based Learning (PBL) is a mode of
4frustrations of virtual spaces. I want to be an advocate for the virtual experience thatI need as an adaptive aid so that it isn’t eliminated. The move to virtual wasn’tcreated as a disability accommodation—but it is. Now, I am in the position ofdefining the ‘bugs’ in the system that make it work poorly, not just for blind people,but for everyone. 4Even before the pandemic, there was increasing opportunity for virtual work as companiesexpand and diversify their work forces [1]. However, the majority of positions were in-person, andcertainly most schools were focused on in-person. I call this “The Before Times”: when we weregoing in-person and dealing with
acknowledgingthe lives of Black individuals (Beckman 2021). Following the murder of George Floyd, the#BlackLivesMatter hashtag reached it’s highest peak of over 8 million on Twitter (Figure 1).This study explores how educational institutions situated themselves on Twitter amidst this largesocial movement. Figure 1. Trends of #BlackLivesMatter TweetsNote. Number of public Twitter posts mentioning the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag January 1,2013-June 2, 2020. From #BlackLivesMatter surges on Twitter after George Floyd’s death by M.Anderson, M. Barthel, A. Perrin and E. A. Vogels, 2020. (https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/06/10/blacklivesmatter-surges-on-twitter-after-george-floyds-death/).Higher Education uses of Twitter
engineering (17.4%in 2018). But we know we can do better.Reasons why we might have an underrepresentation of women:1. According to current research in engineering education, studies show how narrowconceptualizations of the engineering “pipeline” overgeneralize the experiences ofwomen into a single shared experience, ignoring the intersectionality of today’sfemale students [1].2. Once in college, women are faced with lack of mentoring and social support,leading to attrition [2]. 4 How we started • Ground-up student-lead activities • Students set the tone of what would be happening • Faculty supported them • Mostly large
challenging experience is also coupled with racialized challenges such asexperiences with racism, isolation, microaggressions, and visibility. As such, the participation ofBlack students in engineering has remained disproportionately low for over a decade [1]. Blackstudents seeking advanced degrees in engineering need support to navigate their experiences inthe predominately White environment of the field. Ross and McGrade (2016) presentedcompelling evidence that being more socially integrated on campus and conscious of a racialidentity positively influenced high-achieving Black students in college [2]. To increaserepresentation of Black students, we must gain a comprehensive understanding of theirpsychosocial experiences at both the undergraduate
summer interns and recent engineering graduates share their experiences with transitioning from college into the workforce1 Corresponding author: rcaldredge@ucdavis.edu 1 • Presentations by alumni who share how they navigated engineering coursework, club involvement, leadership roles, etc. and their work their experiences post-graduation in either graduate school or the workforce • Mock professor office hours to help students become comfortable approaching their instructors for assistance with course material and seeking opportunities for academic-enrichment (e.g., undergraduate research and
federal poverty line while more billionairesare created daily, police budgets swell, an eviction crisis looms, and climate change rapidlyaccelerates, the depth and breadth of the connections of technological advancement to mutuallyreinforcing systems of oppression in the United States have prompted a need to re-examineengineering education [1]-[5]. Given this dire state, it is critical that the engineering communitygrapples with the role engineers play in perpetuating fatal couplings of power and difference andthe steps that can be taken to disrupt the systems and cycles of violence from which theseinequitable couplings stem [6]. As Winner [7] noted, engineers engage in tasks that embed powerrelations into the technologies they produce and
Engineering Technology, and a Bachelor of Science in EngineeringTechnology with a Concentration in Applied Systems Technology[1]. Given the relationship ofthese programs, their faculty frequently collaborate, providing a better educational experience tothe students enrolled in their programs. The work presented in this paper was a collaborationbetween the BSE Mechanical Concentration Faculty, Dr. Joseph Tang, and the BS EngineeringTechnology Faculty, Dr. Nelson Granda Marulanda, and Mr. Tom Spendlove.In summer 2021, two units of the MF102D-H Double-Station Hydraulic Training Simulator(figure 1) were acquired from the Fluid Power Trainer Institute (FPTI) in Salt Lake City,Utah[2]. The targeted student population for this equipment are the students in
Paper ID #37998Work in Progress: How Women Develop Their Leadershipwithout Men: Women Engineering Students’ LeadershipDevelopment in Homogeneous Women GroupsJohn Jongho Park (Assistant research professor) (Pennsylvania StateUniversity)Dena Lang (Associate Director of Engineering Leadership Research)(Pennsylvania State University) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comASEE 2022 1 Work in Progress: How Women Develop Their Leadership without Men: Women Engineering Students’ Leadership