Paper ID #20592Classroom Instructors’ Perceptions of Site Leadership and Interest Outcomeswithin a Summer Engineering Program (Evaluation)Ms. Trina L Fletcher, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Trina Fletcher is currently a doctoral candidate within the School of Engineering Education at Purdue Uni- versity. Her research focus includes informal STEM education, professional development, African Amer- icans in STEM and single-sex versus coeducation learning environments. Prior to Purdue and NSBE, she spent time in industry holding technical and operations-based roles and has experience with outreach
Paper ID #26707Engineering Identity across the Mechanical Engineering MajorDr. Kathleen E. Cook, Seattle University Kathleen Cook, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in and Chair of the Psychology Department at Seattle University. Dr. Cook received her doctorate in Social and Personality Psychology from the University of Washington, with a minor in quantitative methods and emphases in cognitive and educational psychology. Her research has included classroom learning, person perception, identity, and health perceptions.Dr. Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University Yen-Lin Han is an Assistant Professor in the department of Mechanical
farm operation harvest crops sustainably.Throughout the curriculum experiences students document plans, observations and test results,and sketches of their work. These design notebooks also enable a final demonstration of theirgripper and “training” on their gripper design in a class presentation. The lesson aligns withStandards for Technological Literacy 8 – 11 26 and Next Generation Science Standards HS-ETS1-1 – HS-ETS1-4 27, related to engineering design, modeling, and troubleshooting.In addition to alignment with national standards, we feel that the design experience aligns withthe psychosocial factors just described. First, for societal relevance, the design experience isintended to be human-centered, with an end user in mind
societywhere those projects exist. Related, Rowena “wanted to understand a little bit more about theway they [engineers] think.” By understanding how they think, she explained, we can bettercomprehend, as Marley also said, “how to use engineering to solve social problems.” When asked about how the course met their expectations, the students responded with agreat deal of focus on how Citizen Engineering helped expand notions of engineering to includenon-engineers’ stakes in engineering projects. Marley was clear about this: “Learning aboutengineering, citizen engineering, will allow me to go into general engineering subjects with moreof a mind toward citizens, not engineers and non experts. More of a willingness to cooperatewith them directly on
Paper ID #23550A Virtual Community of Practice to Promote LGBTQ Inclusion in STEM:Member Perceptions and Community OutcomesDr. Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University Dr. Stephanie Farrell is Professor and Founding Chair of Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University (USA) and is looking forward to serving ASEE as President in 2018-19. From 1998-2016, Stephanie was a faculty member in Chemical Engineering at Rowan. Dr. Farrell has contributed to engineering education through her work in experiential learning, focusing on areas of pharmaceutical, biomedical and food engineering. She has been honored by the American
of Black Engineers (NSBE), theAmerican Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), the Society for Advancement ofChicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), the Society of WomenEngineers (SWE), Great Minds in STEM (GMIS), and the Mexican American EngineeringSociety (MAES), which facilitated regular benchmarking sessions among the sevenorganizations, enhancing the program through valuable information exchange.Originally planned for four years, the FDS extended its impact to five, concluding in 2020. The2020 symposium, held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, showcased the program'sadaptability. Following a hiatus in 2021, the FDS made a return with in-person meetings duringSHPE’s annual convention in 2022 and 2023
knowledge/skills in pursuit ofaddressing a problem/need is a fundamentally ethical act. It is ethics first and engineeringsecond. Ethics is not an afterthought, but neither is engineering. Ethics is found in the richexperiences of relating to ourselves and to others. In this framing, ethics is about living and, inliving, responding with care and an inquiring mind to the exigencies born from relationality.Engineering is one mode of responding to life lived in a world of interaction. Through a livedethics, we (re)fashion ourselves, others, and the world in which we dwell. Given that much of myprofessional focus is directed at education, this leads me to a difficult question: if one desired todo so, how should this be taught to budding engineers
Paper ID #40721Assessing Key STEM Identity Constructs among Hispanic EngineeringStudents and ProfessionalsDr. Dayna Lee Mart´ınez, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc. Dayna is a Senior Director of Research & Impact at the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), where she leads a team of professionals who specialize in data-driven design and implementa- tion of programs and services to empower pre-college students, parents, graduate students, and faculty members in STEM fields, with a particular focus on advancing Hispanic representation and success. With over 15 years of experience in creating
CASE STUDIES FOR Too Black to be Woman and Too Much Woman to be a Man: Best Practices from Black Women Persisting through Doctoral Engineering and Computing Programs Case Study #1: Black EyesHow does your race impact your experience in your doctoral program?My race impacting my experience in this department is huge because not only am Ithe only Black PhD candidate in Computer Science in the history of this school,there’s only been five other black students who have graduated from thisdepartment. Knowing this makes me think more about the school and why it beenso difficult for the staff here to recruit other students like me. I know they exist, soit's strange for me to sit here and know that I'm the
Paper ID #45156Unlocking Innovation: Empowering Underrepresented Entrepreneurs in InterdisciplinaryEngineering TechnologyDr. Teddy Ivanitzki, American Society for Engineering Education Dr. Teddy Ivanitzki is part of Fellowships and Research Opportunities (FRO) by ASEE. FRO is managing a large fellowship/ research and scholarship grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements under STEM umbrella with total of $15M/year.Elsabeth Mekonnen ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Graduate, Engineering, Race/Ethnicity, Entrepreneurship Unlocking Innovation: Empowering
Noble, Geniene graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and joined Teach for America. While earning her Masters of Education from Do- minican University, Geniene worked at CPS’s Bronzeville Scholastic Institute, where she contributed to the school becoming an IB World School.Dr. Meagan C. Pollock, Engineer Inclusion As an engineer turned educator, through her company, Engineer Inclusion, Dr. Meagan Pollock focuses on helping others intentionally engineer inclusion™ in education and the workforce. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Concrete Tools to Practice Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in theSTEM ClassroomIntroduction Science, Technology
.” ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Utilizing Active Learning to Replace Traditional Homework in Undergraduate Engineering MajorsAbstract:The internet and social media are growing significantly at a rapid pace, making it harder forinstructors to provide effective learning and authentic assessment of courses using only thetraditional textbook. The future of undergraduate engineering majors is in danger of extinction asthe creativity of students’ minds and the experience of hands-on projects are fading in theshadow of outdated textbooks and repetitive theoretical assignments. As hands-on laboratoriesimprove academic performance and increase student success, they need to be updated to servetoday’s world
Paper ID #38749Transforming Engineering Economy into a Two-Credit CourseDr. Kate D. Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science) Kate Abel is the Director of the Undergraduate Engineering Management (EM) and the Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) Programs at the School of Systems and Enterprises. She holds a Ph.D. in Technology Management and Applied Psychology. She is a Fellow in ASEM. She has held several pro- fessional service positions including President (2006) and Program Chair (2005) of the Engineering Man- agement Division of the American Society for Engineering Education and
Paper ID #38776Developing Inclusive Leadership Training for Undergraduate EngineeringTeaching AssistantsDr. Ingrid Paredes, New York University Tandon School of Engineering Dr. Ingrid J. Paredes is an Industry Assistant Professor in the First-Year Engineering Program at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. She studied chemical engineering and received her B.S. and M.S. at Rut- gers, the State University of New Jersey, and her Ph.D. at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Her interests include diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education and sustainability education for engi- neers.Kaz BurnsDr. Jack Bringardner, New
students ascaffold for learning, facilitating their emotional and intellectual growth, and being an integralpart of their journey from a novice engineering student to a skilled and confident engineer.I strive to engage my students in such a way that they become much more self-aware,empowered, and confident — so that they persevere when trying to solve difficult problems —rather than becoming frustrated and not believing in their ability to learn.I strive to make myself available to my students whenever they need me including virtual officehours. I continue to leverage technology to enhance student learning by elevating pedagogy andalways keep in mind this quote from former Secretary of Education Richard Riley, “We arecurrently preparing students
Paper ID #28678A Low Cost Kiosk for Student Learning of Human Machine Interface (HMI)Dr. Larry Himes Jr, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. Larry Himes, Jr. Dr. Larry Himes, Jr. is a recent Ph.D. graduate from Purdue University. Working on a startup, Didactic- tron, Inc., manufacturing STEM education devices and kits for students. Has taught ECET undergraduate courses at Purdue University North Central in Westville, Indiana and EECT undergraduate courses at Ivy Tech Community College in South Bend, Indiana over the past six years. A couple of my STEM educa- tion kits, patented by
technologydesigns. As with the engineering education researchers, both groups see a dearth of intentionalefforts to change dominant discourses in the rhetoric and practice of technology cultures, andwere working to establish alternative spaces, practices, and cultures to counteract the dominantframe. A lesson for engineering education researchers to take from this recurring narrative thatsurfaced in interviews, might be to celebrate collectivist instincts, the need and desire forcommunity, and to revisit the passion that brought them to the field of engineering education inthe first place. Further, as the discipline and its researchers establish their own dominantdiscourses and practices, we should be mindful not to lose the connection to doing what
read andreflected on the co-operative inquiry method before and was keen to explore the inquiry domain:experiences of ESL students in the engineering education discipline. Then, the initiatorresearcher called for collaborators who were likely to share the keenness of the topic. After the collaborators responded to the initiator’s call, the initiator talked to eachindividual separately and discussed the goal in mind and asked for their insights and feedback.The first meeting was then scheduled and all the researchers participated. We talked about theindividual’s interest in this topic, the detail of what this co-operative inquiry is in terms ofdefining the phases of experiencing and reflecting and the procedures for conducting the
Category Summary Example responses responses 12 Surprised that • “I found it interesting that technical writing was engineering is not only mentioned as an important skill. When I think about math, but about engineering it would never come to mind” communication and • “That writing was an important skill in becoming writing skills are also a Civil Engineer. I had always thought that important engineering had nothing to do with writing” • “Communication and writing stills are as important as
to ensure input from each student. Focus groups, however, have their limitations asGriffin and Hauser35 and Kontio et al.37 point out. The group mind may obscure importantindividual differences as dominant personalities control the discussion. In the present study,focus group discussions were supplemented by a four-question mini-survey to ensure that eachrespondent could weigh in on some of the critical issues related to success factors for minoritiesin engineering. The analysis of the mini-survey is the subject of this paper.MethodA mini-questionnaire was administered in order to record the sentiments of all participants on anumber of important questions. The first three were open-ended; the last required students to ratetheir level of
Paper ID #18517Unpacking Latent DiversityDr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. She is the recipient
Paper ID #27412Investigating Children with Autism’s Engagement in Engineering Practices:Problem Scoping (Fundamental)Ms. Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Hoda is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education, Purdue. She received her B.S. in me- chanical engineering in Iran, and obtained her M.S. in Childhood Education and New York teaching certification from City College of New York (CUNY-CCNY). She is now a graduate research assistant on STEM+C project. Her research interests include designing informal setting for engineering learning, and promoting engineering
Paper ID #15172Failure and Idea Evolution in an Elementary Engineering Workshop (Fun-damental)Chelsea Joy Andrews, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach Chelsea Andrews is a Ph.D. candidate at Tufts University in the STEM education program. She received a B.S. from Texas A&M University in ocean engineering and an S.M. from MIT in civil and environmen- tal engineering. Her current research includes investigating how children engage in engineering design through in-depth case study analysis. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Failure and Idea Evolution in an
Paper ID #13559Assessment of Innovative Skill Development in Weekend ChallengesMs. Magdalini Z Lagoudas, Texas A&M University Magda Lagoudas, Executive Director for Industry and Nonprofit Partnerships, Dwight Look College of Engineering, Texas A&M University. Mrs. Lagoudas holds a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering. She worked for the State of New York and industry before joining Texas A&M University in 1992. Since then, she developed and taught courses in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Technology. In 2001, she joined the Spacecraft Technology Center as an Assistant Director
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students’ minds within 2-4 years. Therefore, hard, and soft skills need to be introduced at the K-12 stage. 2. Bringing real-world problems into the classroom via capstone problems and other hands- on exercises is not only the most effective way to spark interest in engineering, but also teaches soft skills like problem solving and collaboration. 3. With so much screen time on mobile phones, computers, and other electronic devices, engaging with students and incorporating soft skills into lesson plans is very difficult. 4. Internships and paid employment are great opportunities and motivators. However, a strong, skills-focused program can easily mold future engineers as well.Faculty
Paper ID #17767Examining Engineering Technology Students: How They Perceive and OrderTheir ThoughtsDr. Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. Lucietto has focused her research in engineering technology education and the understanding of engineering technology students. She teaches in an active learning style which engages and develops practical skills in the students. Currently she is exploring the performance and attributes of engineering technology students and using that knowledge to engage them in their studies.Dr. Jennifer Drapinski Moss, Purdue University Dr. Jennifer Moss is
Paper ID #22165Engineering with Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Education throughIndustry Immersion and a Focus on IdentityDr. Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University Yen-Lin Han is an Assistant Professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Seattle University. Her research interests include micro-scale molecular gas dynamics, micro fluidics, and heat transfer ap- plications in MEMS and medical devices as well as autonomous vehicles and robotics. She also holds the patent for the continuous trace gas separator and a provisional patent for the dynamic tumor ablation probe. She is passionate about Engineering
schoolthat focused on promoting STEM learning for underrepresented populations through makerspaceexplorations bounded in STEAM practices. This paper and research ask, “What do kindergartenmakerspaces look like in the El Paso-Juarez border region?”, “How do engineering and artintersect in kindergarten makerspaces?” and “What occurs, is experienced or learned in theseintersections in a kindergarten makerspace?” We contend that skills and knowledge developed in makerspaces straddle STEM,specifically the design process commonly discussed in engineering education, in relation to theEngineering is Elementary model [3] and studio art practices, described by Hetland et al’s [4]Studio Habits of Mind. Our approach, very much like Lachapelle and
considerations etc. are always present. One solution for these conflicts has always been suppressions through violence. Someone is going to be severely hurt by the innovation and development in the weaponry technologies. The example above might be extreme. Another good example is the e-waste issue we had talked about in the beginning of this semester. People in the first world are always attracted to more advanced electronics. But the technological development in the electronic industry driven by this consumerism will lead to more e-waste that has to been dealt with by the third country. The decision-making process based only on opinions from scientists and engineers seemed a little single-minded and lacked a flavor of humanity