Paper ID #38027Design and Testing of a Quantitative Instrument to Evaluate EngineeringResearch Center ParticipationMr. Marcus Vinicius Melo de Lyra, Arizona State University Marcus is a second-year Ph.D. student in the Engineering Education Systems and Design (EESD) Program at Arizona State University. His research interests include teaching faculty development and early-career faculty experiences. Before joining the EESD program, Marcus earned his BS in Civil Engineering at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte and his MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Federal University of Campina Grande, both
key leadership positions. Dr. Matusovich is recognized for her research and leadership related to graduate student mentoring and faculty development. She won the Hokie Supervisor Spotlight Award in 2014, received the College of Engineering Graduate Student Mentor Award in 2018, and was inducted into the Virginia Tech Academy of Faculty Leadership in 2020. Dr. Matusovich has been a PI/Co-PI on 19 funded research projects including the NSF CAREER Award, with her share of funding being nearly $3 million. She has co-authored 2 book chapters, 34 journal publications, and more than 80 conference papers. She is recognized for her research and teaching, including Dean’s Awards for Outstanding New Faculty, Outstanding
theory, computational imaging enabled by deep learning, and computational optical sensing and imaging applied to multidimensional multimodal light microscopy and hyperspectral imag- ing. She received a CAREER award by the National Science Foundation in 2009, the Herff Outstanding Faculty Research Award in 2010 and 2015, and she was the recipient of the Ralph Faudree Professorship at the University of Memphis 2015-2018. She was named Fellow of the SPIE in 2019 and Fellow of the Optica (OSA) in 2020. She serves as Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging, Topical Editor for Optica’s Applied Optics, and as Executive Editor for Biological Imaging, Cambridge University Press.Dr. Stephanie S Ivey, The
that Influence Engineering Freshman to Choose Their Engineering Major, 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013[2] Anderson-Rowland, M. R., Rodriguez, A. A., and Grierson, A., Why Some Community College Students Choose Engineering and Some Don't, 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013.[3] Ngambeki, I, Dalrymple, O., and Evangelou, D., Decision Making In First Year Engineering: Exploring How Students Decide About Future Studies And Career Pathways, Purdue University, School of Engineering Education Graduate Student Series, 2009.[4] Painter, Jackson Kia, Snyder, Kate E., and
assignedfemale at birth. Commonly this refers to the sex that was assigned to them on their original birthcertificate. This sex may or may not represent their biological sex [13].productivity. Participants were in various stages of their careers and served in various roles attheir institutions as students, employees, educators, and researchers. The participants describedhaving a variety of less apparent or invisible dis/abilities. These included anxiety, attentiondeficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression, dyslexia, environmental allergies, hearingloss, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), migraines, panic disorder, polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS)4, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), scent sensitivity, temporary partial vision loss,and traumatic
rate is still low due to factors like lack of confidence, self-efficacy, and their definition of success. Mentoring plays an important role in college successdepending on the mentor’s level of self-efficacy, cultural responsiveness, and the process formatching mentors to mentees (surface or deep-level similarities). An effective mentorshipstructure supports the mentee’s growth and development by using multiple mentors for academic,career, and psychosocial support functions.For the mentees, a buy-in on the mentor’s credibility is necessary to understand the mentor’smotivation for sharing information and experiences. Could similar social and cultural identitiespromote trustworthiness in female engineering students? For mentees from
countries, cultures, and academicbackgrounds.The motivation to recruit diverse teams may be summarized as being prompted from thesequestions: Why study an academic discipline that leads to careers in a global arena and notexperience working with people with experiences unlike you own? Why come to the US to studyand have this rich mixture of students with varying perspectives and not take advantage of theopportunity to work in diverse teams? How can the course projects address complex problems andprovide teams that are more similar to industry (and research) teams? How can this project meetthe ABET and AABI needs? The achievement of this is much easier said than done. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 2022
Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for Visual Communication and Computer Information at Hazard Community and Technical College. Watts began her career at Appalshop, a non-profit media arts center located in the coalfields of Eastern Kentucky, serving as a director, educator, filmmaker, and youth media trainer. For the last ten years, her work has focused on placed-based visual learning and distance learning methodologies to facilitate rural classroom equality. Watts is passionate about distance learning, accessibility, and Appalachia. She believes there is a classroom for everyone. Natasha has a Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcasting and Electronic Media, with a minor in Appalachian Studies from Eastern Kentucky
Paper ID #33930Students Talk: The Experience of Advanced Technology Students atTwo-Year Colleges during COVID-19Dr. Marilyn Barger P.E., FLATE, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center Dr. Marilyn Barger is the Director of FLATE, the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center a part of the FloridaMakes Network, and previously funded by the National Science Foundation. FLATE serves the state of Florida as its region and is involved in outreach and recruitment of students into techni- cal career pathways; has produced award-winning curriculum design and reform for secondary and post- secondary Career and
. Griggs explored novel techniques to investigate the intersection of diabetes and breast cancer progression. Dr. Griggs is now an Assistant Teaching Professor, Director of the Multicultural Engineering Program and Director of the Clark Scholars Program at Penn State University. In this role, Dr. Griggs drives initiatives to improve the recruitment and retention of underrepresented groups pursuing degrees in engineering and strives to foster a welcoming environment that celebrates culture and inclusion. Her passion lies in working directly with students, serving as an advisor, inspiring others through meaningful career discussions and helping others to gain confidence as well as succeed in their chosen degree fields.Dr
another fluid power course and students reported that they felt theirunderstanding and interest both increased due to the activities [9]. In yet another course,students completed interactive, competitive, and ungraded activities in class to enhance theirlearning of fluid power. Faculty involved in this course reported observing enhanced learning inthis redesigned classroom climate [10]. These studies and others demonstrate that methods existto increase learning and interest in fluid power at the undergraduate level [11].Exposing students to fluid power and engaging students in related activities in middle school orhigh school is important to increasing the number of trained workers in later years, as studentsbegin to choose career pathways during
into a totally new and novelworld of academic freedom! The student needs the “touch of a helping hand” of a senior professor whocan instill enough confidence and security in the heart of a newcomer. Without this helping hand thereis no mastery learning [10].The same is true when the student in the final year, finishing capstone courses, and needs professionalorientation from an experienced faculty member regarding the onset of a lifelong career path in future.This is not only on the technical gadgets but also a focus on the difference between the academia andthe industries in relation with time management, safety factors and cost analyses. A command andhence a control on each of these areas can only be achieved through mastery learning.The
Paper ID #33635NSF BEATS – Creating an Academic Innovation Ecosystem to Drive StudentSuccessMs. Catherine E. Douglas, University of California, Los Angeles Catherine Douglas currently serves as the Director of the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering’s Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity (CEED) Program. For over twenty years she has worked on the pre-college and undergraduate levels to prepare students to pursue and succeed in STEM based majors and careers. She received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Norfolk State University and a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics from Hofstra University.Scott
potentialway to address this issue and our NSF-funded IUSE project (DUE-1625378) has produced onesuch example as a career-forward, project-based approach to laboratory for general chemistry.Our curriculum involves teams of students working on Design Challenges (DCs) (Figure 1),which are scaled-down, developmentally appropriate versions of the National Academy ofEngineering’s Grand Challenges [7]. For example, students are tasked with recommending asubstance, concentration and volume for sequestering 5.0 gigatonnes (GtC) of CO2 for areservoir that Pacific Gas & Electric would submerge beneath the ocean floor. Using a chemicalsystem composed of CO2 from breath and alkaline solutions, they use a probe to measure theCO2, consider potential
activitiescenter, occasionally stopping in, especially if the girls were rambunctious. Ava’s father workedas security at the center and Katie’s grandfather often volunteered (Ava and Katie arepseudonyms). The families who came to the activities center were acquainted with each and withstaff. In addition to improved self-efficacy and lessened fear of failure in the girls, ourrelationships with families improved by attending and creating additional events. For example, Icreated a group called Women of Color in STEM. Female STEM professionals visited us andshared their personal and career journeys. The event significantly added and diversified the girls’STEM Career Interest. One girl changed her career goal from “teacher,” to “aeronauticalengineer.” Our
, 2021 Preparing the Next Generation Advanced Manufacturing Workforce using Collaborative Robots and Experiential Learning (Work in Progress)AbstractThe widening skills gap and shrinking workforce in advanced manufacturing is a critical national problem.One solution is to open the minds of schoolchildren to the joy of robotics in manufacturing to stir theirenthusiasm, with a larger goal of generating future career interest. This paper describes the application andassessment of a 7-week long after-school experiential learning program using collaborative robots thatintroduced 16 middle school students from underrepresented and underserved groups to robotics andadvanced manufacturing. Through pre- and post-surveys, students reported
college that incorporated several positivefactors of success identified by the Gallup Index [6]. The RS program worked to create anurturing and supportive environment for the students, similar to that provided by smallerengineering departments. The authors discuss the academic culture in Agricultural & BiologicalEngineering (ABE) and how it was a useful model when crafting a program for low-SESstudents [7]. All students were initially enrolled in the Exploratory Studies (ES) program, whoseaim is to help students determine a major that suits their career goals. The students then can worktoward their goal with necessary classes before they are able to move into the desired major.The RS structured pathway through the institution began the summer
Paper ID #32961What’s Next? The Future of Work for Manufacturing TechniciansDr. Marilyn Barger P.E., FLATE, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center Dr. Marilyn Barger is the Director of FLATE, the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center a part of the FloridaMakes Network, and previously funded by the National Science Foundation. FLATE serves the state of Florida as its region and is involved in outreach and recruitment of students into techni- cal career pathways; has produced award-winning curriculum design and reform for secondary and post- secondary Career and Technical Education programs; and
be able to find a job once I got out of school because I had found most of the jobs that I found online they wanted years of experience so I figured why not graduate and have work experience so I can get those jobs.”The Bridge program itself provided students with unique assets through the experiential learningaspect. One student described that “engineers have very little design experience” and employerslook for experience. Therefore, the co-op experience that Bridge requires gives the cohort fundsof knowledge and advantages to navigate career options when they complete the program.ConclusionThrough this work in progress, we have found that although the Bridge program aligns withnational demographic averages of traditional engineers
) (15) (2.0) Q6. Your future academic plans? 4.8 17.4 66.1 9.1 2.3 (11) (40) (152) (21) (6.0) Q7. Your future career? 2.6 12.7 71.6 9.6 3.5 (6.0) (29) (164) (22) (8.0) Q8. Your financial well-being? 5.7 18.8 60.3 10.9 4.4 (13) (43) (138) (25) (10) Q9. Your psychological well-being? 21.7 30.4 40 3.9 3.9 (50) (70) (92) (9.0
will be encouraged to go into the interdisciplinary fields without feelingdisadvantaged compared to computer science majors. For instance, a student majoring in biologywill be more confident pursuing a degree/career in fields like biotechnology, bioengineeringwhich spans technology and biology after being introduced to computational thinking in abiology class [6]. Moreover, there has been a lot of effort by government and research agencies toencourage young people into STEM and technology careers. With this work of ours, we believeUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) will be doing its due diligence in supportingthese efforts. With this project, we want to take the initiative to start the CT pedagogicalmovement in our institution to
Mathematics andScience Education Network Pre-college Program (MSEN), a rural school district in NC, and thelocal advanced manufacturing industry began. The goal of this Innovative TechnologyExperiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) project was to create community-basedengineering design experiences for underserved middle school students (grades 6-8) from ruralNC aimed to improve their cognitive (STEM content knowledge and career awareness) and non-cognitive (interest, self-efficacy, and STEM identity) outcomes, and ultimately lead to theirincreased participation in STEM fields, particularly engineering. The project leverages strategicpartnerships to create a 3-part, grade-level specific Engineering Design and Exploration coursethat engages middle
. Undergraduatestudents volunteered their time to serve as Challenge team mentors who led the small groupsessions as high school student teams worked to solve the problem. Engineering Deans hosted acasual panel discussion full of good-natured banter and details about how they came to choose anengineering career.2. Building a virtual design competitionThe TriU Challenge Committee developed the theme for this challenge around a topic relevant tohigh school students - social distancing in schools during a pandemic. The first step was todetermine student outcomes. The Committee agreed the teams should deliver a final project thatrequired participants to demonstrate the engineering design thinking process [5, 6]. 1. Define the problem in their own words
mentorship program.For this 2020-2021 cohort, we changed mentorship models for the program, leaving behind atraditional one-on-one mentorship model (pairing each student with a mentor to work together fora year) and testing out what we call a “flash mentorship model.” The flash mentorship model isdesigned to facilitate short (i.e. 20-45 minute), one-time (or more, if they choose) meetings or“career conversations” between each mentee and a range of mentors, enabling students to engagein diverse mentorship experiences during the program. The students select their mentors from apool of industry professionals that we curated from the SMSE industry advisory board, theircolleagues, and select SMSE alumni. In this paper, we share our flash mentorship
Chair of the Department of Communication at the University of South Florida and Endowed Visiting Professor for the School of Media and Design at Shanghai Jiao- tong University. Fellow and Past President of the International Communication Association (ICA), she served as President of the Council of Communication Associations and the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language and Gender. She is a Distinguished Scholar of the National Communica- tion Association. Her research focuses on career, work-life policy, resilience, gender, and engineering design. She received ICA’s Mentorship Award and the Provost Outstanding Mentor Award at Purdue, where she was University Distinguished Professor and Endowed Chair
science aims to more deeply connect engineering design and practice with science conceptsusing inquiry-based methods. The framework relates science to students’ everyday lives, ensuresstudents learn about being careful consumers of scientific and technological information, andprepares them with the skills to enter careers in science, engineering, andtechnology. Curriculum must harmoniously integrate the three dimensions of science learninghighlighted by NGSS: core ideas, science and engineering practices, and cross-cutting concepts.While the core ideas are similar to past standards, the emphasis on students’ understanding of theapproach and methods employed by engineers and scientists, and the demand that engineeringand technology be integrated
) (Public) (Public) (Public) (Private) (Public) (Public HBCU) US Southeast Southeast Southeast Midwest West Southeast Northeast Southeast Southeast University - Region Country China UK Australia South Portugal Germany Japan Germany Ghana AfricaData collection focused on the following topic areas: 1) Impact on Student Researchers ● How has IRES influenced students’ career plans and motivation to participate in
Paper ID #29757Work-in-Progress: Novel Ethnographic Approaches for InvestigatingEngineering PracticeProf. Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is an Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He also leads the Global Engineering Education Collabo- ratory (GEEC) research group, and received an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michi- gan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D
collectpreliminary data to inform her scholarship of teaching, after she read of its success in otherdisciplines. Review of preliminary data shows how her students’ weekly CIQ responsesinformed the instructor and influenced changes to course content and delivery methods. Successfor the instructor was measured by a significant increase in students’ reported satisfaction at theend of the course. Success for the students included greater satisfaction on their second siteevaluation visit to a LEED certified building than on their first visit where they reportedfrustration and angst.Early career teaching faculty and others may wish to make use of the CIQ as a formativeassessment tool when crafting questions to gain accurate responses that highlight
. Department-wide efforts which entails retaining with curriculum by engaging studentswith personally meaningful, social relevant assignments and offering multiple pathways into themajor for inexperienced and experienced students. Retaining with pedagogy, which involvesusing teaching strategies to keep students engaged and learning together, such as collaborativelearning and increase awareness of career opportunities. Retaining with student support thatcreates a sense of belonging and identity in classrooms, student-teaching assistant (TA)interaction, cultivate positive student-student and faculty-student interactions, such as mentoringprograms and research experiences for undergraduates (REU's), and give students more effectivefeedback using a growth