outstand- ing publication awards from the American Educational Research Association for her journal articles. All of Dr. Borrego’s degrees are in Materials Science and Engineering. Her M.S. and Ph.D. are from Stanford University, and her B.S. is from University of Wisconsin-Madison.Patricia Clayton, University of Texas at AustinGabriella P. Sugerman, University of Texas at Austin Gabriella Sugerman is a queer, white, female graduate student in biomedical engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. In addition to her research in biomechanics, she is focused on expanding participation in difficult dialogues around equity and inclusion within engineering higher education.Cassandra Prince, LGBTQ+ STEM Issues and Advocacy
theunknown motives and actions of the other team members. While effective and appropriate teamleadership is often identified by students as a major factor in team success, a more fundamentalattribute of a successful team is trust among its members.This research study will identify and explore the role of trust in the dynamics of successful firstyear engineering design teams at our multidisciplinary university in the eastern United States.We are using a conceptual framework for the formation of trust in a team-based environment,which has been formed by studies of successful business, technical and sports teams. Despitedifferences in maturity and experience, engineering students have a lot in common with theseolder team members, because both groups
Paper ID #43149Identifying Curriculum Factors that Facilitate Lifelong Learning in AlumniCareer Trajectories: Stage 3 of a Sequential Mixed-Methods StudyNikita Dawe, University of Toronto PhD student in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto, Collaborative Specialization in Engineering Education.Amy Bilton, University of TorontoMs. Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto Lisa Romkey serves as Associate Professor, Teaching and Associate Director, ISTEP (Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice) at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on
students (which isvaluable), nor faculty-student relationships (which is also valuable), but also amongstfaculty as an essential component of post Covid education.In the past ten years, this single online, pre-engineering collaborative accounts for theequivalent of over 2% of Native American engineering students annually graduating witha bachelor’s degree in engineering [9], accomplished through building trust andcommunity. Throughout the program's tenure, student-student relationships, student-instructor relationships, and instructor-instructor relationships were all intentionallyfostered through the structure of the collaborative. The students are very capable andthe program supports their efforts through a culturally-appropriate emphasis
community engagement. Moreover, the curriculum incorporateshuman-centered design and key engineering processes to foster engineering habits of mind suchas systems thinking, optimism, and ethical consideration in engineering as well asentrepreneurial mindsets such as the three C’s (creativity, collaboration, communication).Throughout EPICS High, students continually explore potential problems in the community thatcan be solved by the skills they are learning in the classroom. Ultimately, students learn to workwith members of the community to create engineering solutions that are designed to address real-world problems. Preliminary research shows that EPICS High promotes positive outcomesamong high school students9,10. In a small study on an
community organization such as the YMCA or Boysand Girls Club. These projects engage students in STEM activities for early exposure toengineering. Projects can focus on specific ranges such as K-8, K-12, grades 5-8, or grades 9-12. Mentoring-centered projects represent mentorship among various levels such as near peermentoring between undergraduate and high school students, graduate and undergraduatestudents, graduate student peer mentoring, and mentoring of graduate students by faculty andcollege administrators. Professional development projects provide training to enhance specificskills (e.g., research and academic skills, experiential learning opportunities, allyship, orinclusive language). Accessibility-focused projects develop tools in
encounters with the Other. (This is most obvious in her latest new course, A Global State of Mind.) Whatever the subject, her courses are grounded in accountability–to the text, to oneself, and to one’s fellows.Ms. Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado, Boulder Robyn Sandekian is the Managing Director of the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Com- munities (MCEDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder). She joined the Engineering for Developing Communities Program (now known as the Mortenson Center) in spring 2004, just as the first EDC graduate track was approved. With MCEDC, her main duties have included student advising and academic program development. Recently, she co-developed the
to show the basic retention numbers andthen allowed for further deeper exploration of student retention by showing the retention brokenout by many different subcategories of students.IntroductionLearning communities have a long history including the Meiklejohn “Experimental College” atthe University of Wisconsin in 1920. In the past couple of decades they have emerged as a wayto improve the retention for first year students.During the 1980’s and 1990’s there was a renewed interest in improving undergraduateeducation in the United States. The Boyer Commission in 1998 released its report, ReinventingUndergraduate Education: A Blueprint for America's Research Universities1, on the state ofundergraduate education. It recommended 10 ways to
mechanics and bioprocess engineering. She began her position as Director of Community Programs and Diversity Outreach at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in 2003. In partnership with faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students, she develops and implements programs for K-12 students, teachers, un- dergraduates, and families that are designed to increase scientific and engineering literacy, and to inspire people with diverse backgrounds to pursue science and engineering careers. At the undergraduate level, she directs a Research Experiences for Undergraduates program that brings students to Harvard for 10 weeks to work in research laboratories. This program hosts between 45-70
students and parents were excited about the hands-on, student-centered approach,concerns were raised about employability, the ability to seamlessly transfer back to traditionalprograms, and ability to develop the same skills and knowledge as students in traditionaltechnology programs would. The use of badges instead of grades caused further confusion anddistress among students, especially during the first few weeks of the program. Program facultyattempted to ameliorate these concerns through transparency and by providing additionalstructure, with mixed success. Along with the findings, potential implications for similarprograms and areas for future research are discussed.IntroductionThis exploratory case study offers insights into the excitement
need for longitudinal studies and for exploring the transition to college. Other recommendations include collaborating and communicating between researchers, clinicians, and educators and developing/testing interventions such as ADHD coaching and psychosocial support strategies.Study 3Study 3 involves in-depth interviews with STEM college students with ADHD to gain a more in-depth understanding of our results and better understand the role classroom teaching practicesplay in the academic success of engineering students with ADHD. It aims to answer thefollowing questions: (1) How do engineering college students who have ADHD perceive howtraditional lecture-based courses influence their collegiate experiences (academic adjustment,classroom
achieve higher grades,use cooperative learning strategies, and be intrinsically motivated, while boys are more likely toengage in competition and challenging activities, use problem-solving strategies, and beextrinsically motivated. Understanding the effect of gender on student learning and motivation inclassrooms is important to promote equity and improve performance in the Sciences.THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKLearning is a dynamic and individual process. It is critical for educators to understand how newskills are developed, new knowledge is acquired, and new behaviors, morals, attitudes, and valuesare instilled. Learning theories describe the structure of how people learn. Research has beenconducted to discover how people learn, and theorists have
of low enrollment and even more serious problem of high dropout in bothprograms. Researchers of science, technology, engineering and math, also known as STEM, [1]propose that one of the problem for student’s retention and recruitment in STEM program is thatthey are not able to associate themselves to this area. Institute of Electrical and ElectronicEngineers (IEEE) and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) support engagementamong school and university students [8]. A pilot study reported in [9] of beginner studentsindicates that students in Computer Science and other related fields reason, engage and relate tothe knowledge content of the discipline.In [2] authors present a model named Supporting Collaboration and Adaptation in a
other factors. Workers hired after thenew scheme was implemented were on average 28% more productive than the ones hired in theold regime.Experimentation is an effort that requires collaboration among Science, Product, andEngineering teams which means it is typically multi-disciplinary in nature. Experiments typicallyhave three phases: the pre-experiment planning, the implementation and monitoring, and thepost-experiment analysis. During the pre-experiment planning, Science, Product, andEngineering work together to translate the business problem at hand into testable hypothesis,make ethical and legal considerations and submit the research proposal for review if applicable,define the details of the intervention, design the randomization, define
Paper ID #11249Digital-Storytelling for Apprenticeships in Sustainability Science and Engi-neering DesignDr. Tamara Ball, UCSC Baskin School of Engineering Dr. Tamara Ball is a project-scientist working with the the Sustainable Engineering and Ecological De- sign (SEED) collaborative at UCSC. She is the program director for Impact Designs - Engineering and Sustainability through Student Service (IDEASS) and Apprenticeships in Sustainability Science and En- gineering Design (ASCEND). She is interested in understanding how extracurricular and co-curricular innovations can support meaningful campus-community connections in
phase of their careers ifthey could collaborate with an international team during their educational phase [14]. Moreover,international virtual exchange programs are not associated with high cost and investmentcompared to study abroad programs and are timely and more flexible; hence can be adopted asan alternative or supplement to study abroad programs [13].IVE allows for international and intercultural interactions among students, which substantiallylowers the barriers for participating in such exchange. It is clear that IVE has potential tocontribute to sustainability, and develop the ability to collaboratively contribute to the alleviationof global sustainability issues, such as climate change [15].The InVEST (International Virtual
Improvement, National Center for Educational Statistics.Coles, A. (2011). The role of mentoring in college access and success. Washington, DC: Institute for Higher Education Policy.Crisp, G., & Cruz, I. 2009. Mentoring College Students: A Critical Review of the Literature between 1990 and 2007. Research in Higher Education, 50: 525–545.DuBois, D. L., Hollaway, B.E., Valentine, J.C., & Cooper, H. (2002). Effectiveness of mentoring programs for youth: A Meta-Analytical Review. American Journal of Community Psychology, 30, 157–197.Eagan, K., Hurtado, S., Figueroa, T., & Hughes, B. (2014). Examining STEM pathways among students who begin college at four year institutions. Commissioned paper prepared for
Paper ID #27100How Analogies Fit in a Framework for Supporting the Entrepreneurial Mind-set in an Electric Circuits CourseDr. Heath Joseph LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University Heath J. LeBlanc is an Associate Professor in the Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Sci- ence Department at Ohio Northern University. He received his MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engi- neering from Vanderbilt University in 2010 and 2012, respectively, and graduated summa cum laude with his BS in Electrical Engineering from Louisiana State University in 2007. His research interests include cooperative control of networked multi-agent
is also an important educational objective. They need tounderstand that when they practice as engineers, the design knowledge they lack as studentsis readily accessible through networks of people built up over time with collaborativerelationships.3,6The third challenge is the lack of experienced teaching assistants. The emphasis on leadingedge engineering science research in engineering faculties has resulted in weak (if any)practical design knowledge among teaching staff and graduate students who would normallybe teaching assistants. Therefore, it is necessary to find designers residing nearby who havetime and inclination to contribute to educating students for relatively modest pay and also tonegotiate mutually satisfactory employment
. 15874].The U.S. DOE is also inspiring university students to engage in sustainable building designthrough a program called Race to Zero, which is an annual competition focused on the design ofZEB buildings (housing or elementary school). The Race to Zero student design competition isopened to graduate and undergraduate students from any interested program of differentinstitutions worldwide [9].Competitions can be an effective tool for student engagement and collaboration, but it canpresent some drawbacks or challenges for students, such as worsened academic performance,disappointment and stress [10]. It is important to emphasize that even defeat can benefitcompetition participants, because they will learn from real-world experiences, dealing
Single Sex Debate for Girls in Science: A Comparison BetweenTwo Informal Science Programs on Middle School Students’ STEM Identity Formation. Research in Science Education, 43(5),1979–2007. http://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-012-9345-7Kemp, R.L. (2005). The impact of gender-specific and mixed-gender cooperative groups on female gifted students usingcomputer-assisted, problem-based learning. A thesis submitted to the Graduate School, Valdosta State University. In partialfulfillment of requirements for the degree of Education Specialist in Instructional Technology in the Department ofCurriculum and Instructional Technology of the College of Education. Retrieved fromhttp://chiron.valdosta.edu/are/vol4no1/pdf/kemprarticle.pdfKim, J. (2011). Modeling
notconsidered by current literature. For instance, research could involve Indigenousunderrepresented populations from the American continent to explore nuanced factors that impactcollege choice. Socioeconomic factors, representativeness, public policies, geographic location,access to pre-college education resources, or even segregation or racism from others with accessto educational resources influence in different or similar ways to marginalized populations fromthe Andes or Mesoamerica. Studying college choice among aboriginal populations may not onlybe within this continent but also expand its exploration to other locations from Africa or Oceania.The reason is that non-representative populations may be affected by similar variables, whereinternal
, informed reasoning about what to do next is akey component of engineering design cognition (for a review, see Crismond & Adams, 2012).The Next Generation Science Standards ask K-12 students to learn the practices of engineeringdesign (NRC, 2013), the backbone of which is collaborative and reflective decision-making.Therefore K-12 students need opportunities to carry out reflective decision-making, andeducating “the reflective practitioner” (Schön, 1987) could be considered the implicit aim of pre-college engineering education. In our research program, we explore the nature of reflectivedecision-making in elementary school engineering design. We examine students’ collaborativeengineering discourse for evidence of reflective decision-making. In
]. Research-based teaching practices. (RBTPs)encompass a long list of instructional practices that have been shown through research to be effectivein improving student achievement, engagement and persistence in STEM fields. These RBTPs include“the use of cooperative learning; problem-based learning; peer-led team learning; process-oriented,guided inquiry learning; and project-based learning over lecture-based teaching” [15]. Endeavors tofind solutions to complex societal problems often require collaboration between industry andacademia. This can be further formalized and integrated into the engineering classroom to providenew ideas for industry, incubate entrepreneurial interests in students, and provide a guaranteedpathway to an engineering career
filters provide relatively less similarity ingeneral. Among all five feature selection methods examined, GainRatio is determined as the bestapproach for our case study, because it identifies words relevant to the subject that highlycorrelate to a particular level (class) of Propensity for Exploration even if they are sparselyrepresented in the dataset. These words can be viewed as the diamonds in the rough thatdistinguish the question. We note that like most data mining based studies, the case study resultsare determined on the underlying dataset and the algorithms investigated. Our proposedapproach, however, can be applied to other curiosity exercise datasets as well, and provide therelevant experts a better insight into the student data.The
. Schneider graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in chemical engineering in 1999, attended Columbia University Film M.F.A. Program in 2001, and earned his master’s and Ph.D. from Cornell University in mechanical engineering with a concentration in controls & dynamics in 2007. David has taught at both Columbia University, where he was the highest student-rated instructor in the College of Engineering, and at Cornell University where he is now the Director of M.Eng. Studies for Systems Engineering, the largest M.Eng. program at Cornell. As a faculty member in systems engineering, David has focused largely on industry collaborations, ad- vising over 1200 professional M.Eng. students, and over 1000 students
is to retain and graduate at least 95% of these scholars.To enhance the success of these scholars, a zero-credit six-week orientation course wasdeveloped in Fall 2017 focusing on four dimensions of student wellness: academic, financial,social, and personal. This paper describes the development of this course, its content, and themodifications that were made to the course for Fall 2018.The paper will also address the research conducted in order to generate knowledge about theprogram elements that will be essential for the success of vertical transfer programs at otheruniversities. Two research instruments are described: an online survey and a focus groupinterview that were developed, and administered to the transfer scholars in their first
likelihood of last-minute, hurriedteamwork. Additionally, the entire class exhibited a perfect 100% on-time submission rate forgroup-written assignments. Finally, students found teamwork more enjoyable with this method ofsubmission. When surveyed, students' opinions of teamwork improved by an average of 1 point(on a 5-point scale). This mixed methods, IRB approved study, highlights the potential benefits ofincorporating individual portions in team assignments, paving the way for improved opinions onteamwork, promotion of accountability, and time management skills among students. Introduction This study explores a fresh approach to promote accountability and encourage individualparticipation in the
, Salt LakeCity, Utah. Jun. 2018.[3] Yoritomo, J. Y., Turnipseed, N., Cooper, S. L., Elliott, C. M., Gallagher, J. R., Popovics, J.S., Prior, P., and Zilles, J. L. “Examining engineering writing instruction at a large researchuniversity through the lens of writing studies,” in Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE AnnualConference, Salt Lake City, Utah. Jun. 2018.[4] Hanson, A. J., Lindahl, P., Strasser, S. D., Takemura, A. F., Englund, D. R., and Goldstein, J.“Technical communication instruction for graduate students: The Communication Lab vs. acourse,” in Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Annual Conference, Columbus, Ohio. Jun. 2017.[5] R. Day Babcock and T. Thonus, “A sample research question: What is a successful tutorial?”in Researching the Writing
real clients, hold the potential to attract Latino/a adolescents to STEM.IntroductionA major challenge for engineering education is the underrepresentation of minority students,particularly Latinos – one of the fastest growing ethnolinguistic groups in the United States.1Although the Latino school-age population is constantly increasing,2 the number of studentsobtaining engineering degrees is stagnant.3 Different scholars have offered reasons behind whyLatinos do not pursue STEM careers.4-6 Studies suggest that one particular powerful reason isthat the cultures of underrepresented students do not fit with the cultures of engineering.7For instance, research has emphasized how underrepresented students may find it difficult toidentify with