to those of their peers on campus11.They also address the needs of students with motion disability. Simulated experiments are moreaccessible to learners who often find it difficult or unsafe to use a real laboratory.An issue of major concern is the recruitment of female and minority students12. Being portable,recruiting professors will be able to take the VL with them when going on recruiting trips.Steps in the Development of Virtual LaboratoryThe virtual laboratory development is composed of several phases as described in Figure 1. Theseare: I. Development of lab modules II. Instructor training III. Dissemination IV. AssessmentThese tasks are interrelated and feedback was used regularly to improve the lab
Software DesignTypically, development tools needed for the microcontroller can be divided into two differentgroups: software and hardware. Software tools include assemblers, compilers, program editors,debuggers, simulators, communication programs, and systems integration environments toimplement solutions. In the wireless robot project, the BASIC Stamp2 microcontroller isinterfaced to the BASIC Stamp2 Editor software, which is used to write programs that theBASIC Stamp2 module will run. The software is also used to communicate with Easy BluetoothModule. The BASIC Stamp2 Editor is free software, and the two easiest ways to get it are:• Download from the Internet. Search for “BASIC Stamp2 Windows Editor Version 2.0” onwww.parallax.com, the Parallax
has published over 55 peer-reviewed or invited papers and is the recipient of numerous teaching and advising awards including the WPI Trustees’ Awards for Outstanding Teaching and for Outstanding Advising. From 2004 to 2010 he served as a Senior Science Fellow of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.Prof. Kent J Rissmiller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Associate Dean, Interdisciplinary and Global Studies Associate Professor, Social Science and Policy Stud- ies Page 23.874.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Long-Term
expected roles and competencies—a key factor in becoming a successfulprofessional.5 Professional identity development can be influenced by interactive, intellectual, Page 23.1058.3and concrete experiences during professional training, and often relies on verification fromrelevant others. 5 Through interactions with faculty, mentors, and peers, both in and out of the classroom, students begin to engage in professional behavior as they start to master technicalknowledge and practical competencies and learn to develop a confident demeanor. 5
career.Predominant Engineering Influences for GirlsAnother important factor in ensuring STEM gender diversity is emphasizing positive influencesto take part in engineering. Family, the media, and female role models are all substantially stronginfluences for girls. Similarly, strong social support among peers is important for students to feelaccepted in school environments, and contributes to the level of their achievement choices(Jacobs, 2005; EWEP, 2005). Often, family support is focused only on graduation, not careerplans. However, girls with parents in STEM careers are often more inspired to follow this paththemselves (Kekelis et all, 2005). Women appointed to senior roles in engineering continue tomake headlines because this is still a rare occurrence
design, the modified courses include those in our general educationcore curriculum, such as calculus, history, literature, communication, and the sciences. As such,this course modification process involves more than 50 faculty members from multipledepartments and colleges. The process entails intensive week-long workshops, report-backaccountability sessions, closing-the-loop sessions, support teams of faculty from related contentareas, coordinators, peer-reviewers, and a leadership team of university administrators, facultyand staff.This paper will explain the reason and objectives for the course modifications and will detail theprocess to modify many diverse courses including faculty evaluation of the program. The paperwill discuss the impact
supervisors, peers, subordinates, clients, and others. With support from National ScienceFoundation grant EEC #1158728, the present study used a newly developed online deliverysystem to provide personalized multisource feedback to a sample of 206 undergraduate STEMstudents in a science and technology problem-solving course. PersonalityPad.org is anautomated multisource feedback platform that allows users to generate their own personalizedmultisource feedback. This process incorporates prevalent 360-degree feedback strategies and“best practices” for effective feedback administration. A longitudinal experiment within aninterventional framework evaluated the hypothesis that multisource conscientiousness feedbackwould provoke goal-directedness and
Formulas. This iswhen students believe they should follow the plans that have been laid out for them by externalvoices of authority. They allow others to define who they are, including parents, teachers, socialnorms and expectations, peers, etc. The second phase is Crossroads. This is when studentsrealize that following the plans others have set before them may not necessarily match their owninterests and desires and they become discontented with allowing others to define who they are,and they begin to create their own sense of self that is preferably more authentic. Yet, whilestudents want to become more true to themselves, at this phase, they are exceedingly concernedwith how others will react to their decisions and the effects on their
students to the NCBI databasePlease download the power point slide for class meetings 8 and 9.Open another browser.Open MATLAB.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgiExplore and look at direct links to some of the organisms commonly used in molecular researchprojects.1) Search for an organism of interest to you. For example, search for “oryza sativa”. Get theaccession number and write it down, as you will need it later.2) Click on “nucleotide direct links” along the right hand side of the screen.3) Click on “GenBank” in the first entry listed. Study this page.4) Click on “FASTA”. Study this page.5) Click on “Graphics”. Seek help from the biology students or professor in the class to interpretthis graph!6) Click on “GenBank”. We are
. Page 23.689.2As stated by Turner and Lapan, youth begin the formation of their career identities as early as 3rdgrade, according to their understanding of gender-appropriateness of certain occupations. 1,2Therefore, the need exists to create a solid foundation for understanding the benefits and rewardsof an engineering career before students, particularly young girls, become misinformed by publicperceptions. Recent research found that K-12 students and teachers have a poor perception ofwhat engineers do.3 Whose responsibility is it to properly inform the public?Despite continuous improvement between 1990-2006 in math and science performance, U.S.students still fall short in these subjects as compared to their peers in other nations.4 In someK
opportunity to think about and discuss the challenges and benefits of engineeringin science pedagogy, 71% of teachers said they found it very interesting, and all teachers found itat least somewhat interesting. Page 23.797.10 Teachers also expressed confidence in their ability to explain, teach, and meet newscience standards using engineering pedagogy. Approximately 62% of teachers felt at leastsomewhat confident in their ability to explain to a peer how engineering can support scienceinstruction. Additionally, over 71% of teachers felt at least somewhat confident in their ability toteach a lesson with added engineering components, and
Technical Committee on Healthcare and Medical Systems. She has co-authored more than 30 peer reviewed articles, is a senior member in IEEE, and received the NSF CAREER award in 2009. Page 23.434.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Development of Verification and Validation Engineering Design Skills through a Multi-year Cognitive Apprenticeship Laboratory ExperienceAbstract:In this study, a sophomore-level Biomaterials and Biomechanics laboratory, junior-levelBiotransport laboratory, and senior-level Professional Elements of Design
Carolina State University, Department of STEM EducationAbstract The purpose of this study was to develop a framework for assessing students workingthrough an engineering design challenge. Using a case study approach to theory building wecollected artifacts from a pre-service teachers in a second level Engineering Design Thinkingcourse. The students produced artifacts in the form of conceptual models, graphical models,mathematical models and finally working models. Student-generated mind maps, designjournals, final design products and their accompanying documentation, and peer checkingprocedures were also collected and triangulated with the modeling artifacts for the purpose ofthis study. The result was a working framework that helps eliminate
Service (LTS) is an umbrella term that encompasses service-learning (SL) andextracurricular activities such as Engineers Without Borders (EWB) that teach students valuableskills while also benefitting community partners. Although EWB is primarily an extra-curricularactivity for students, some projects are designed and structured to teach specific skills andinclude reflective writing assignments for student participants. Research has shown that LTSactivities can successfully meet a variety of learning outcomes for engineering students andprovide benefits to community partners.6,14 This paper will present a summary of LTS activitiesbased on a literature search and recent activities associated with the NSF-grant on EngineeringFaculty Engagement in
addition to responding to the input of the various stakeholders.2.1 Existing WELA programmme Page 23.1180.3At the time of writing this article, WELA had been in existence for two years (2011-2012). TheWELA junior programme was offered in 2011 and the WELA senior programme was presentedfor the first time in 2012. At the end of 2012, it was decided to combine the junior and seniorprograms into one programme, namely, the WELA LDP.The existing WELA co-curricular interventions and workshops were designed in partnershipwith the Student Counseling and Career Development Centre (SCCDC). The underlying premiseof the co-curricular interventions and workshops
faculty develop the strategiesand understanding of the learning process that are necessary to develop a learning centered-classroom. 28 The program offered introductory and advanced workshops and on-goingbiweekly meetings. It reflected the belief that faculty needed to experience learning in alearning-centered atmosphere and to practice in their own classrooms with continued supportfrom their peers. Evaluation data showed that workshop participants that attend the regularmeetings (i. e., became part of the community) reported changes is classroom behavior; whilethose that did not reported marginal or no progress in implementing changes in their classrooms,emphasizing the importance of continued interactions.An extensive bioengineering curriculum
: “That’s really not my job to be nice to you. I shouldn’t be mean, but… that shouldn’t be a primary criteria [sic] that you’re using … to evaluate me.” Theme 2: Is she good enough? Related to the above theme is what some participantsregard as an assumption that male faculty are good enough, as juxtaposed by an absence of suchan assumption for female faculty. Rather, some female STEM faculty feel as though they need toeither prove to colleagues that they’re good enough (i.e., that they are well within the regime ofcompetence within their respective communities of practice), or demonstrate achievement wellbeyond their male peers to be considered equally competent. Margaret and Carla articulatedthese views in the following interview excerpts
age where largeamounts of data are being collected with a growing need for those that can make “data-drivendecisions” [3]. McKinsey Global Institute, a business and economic research firm, claims thatwith the growth of digital data, the United States is going to need an additional 140,000 to190,000 analysts and more than 1.5 million managers capable of performing data analysis [4].Additional calls have been made for more statisticians in the federal system, working in placessuch as the Bureau of Labor Statistics or the United States Census Bureau [5].These pleas are not new, however; even in the early 1980’s authors were writing about the needto make the field of statistics as a separate discipline [6] and recognizing the growing need
, using technology in the classroom, faculty development in instructional design, teaching diversity, and peer coaching. Dr. Utschig completed his PhD in Nuclear Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.Jeffrey S. Bryan Jeffrey S. Bryan is currently in his second-year of Georgia Tech’s M.S. program in digital media. He at- tended Southern Utah University as an undergraduate, and majored in English education. He worked for several years as a trainer for AT&T, teaching adult learners, and as an editor for an opinion research com- pany. He currently works as a Graduate Research Assistant in Georgia Tech’s Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL), where he assists with assessment and data
and an M.S. from South Dakota State University (SDSU); both degrees are in Agricultural Engineering. He holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Chittagong in Bangladesh. Dr. Latif has authored/co-authored numerous refereed journal articles and peer reviewed conference proceedings articles and has made national and interna- tional conference presentations. His publication record includes articles related to academic program development and assessment of academic programs. Dr. Latif was the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Engineering Technology.Prof. Joy L Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech) Joy L. Colwell is Director of Graduate Studies for Purdue University Calumet. She is a
, Schweingruber HA. Discipline-based education research: Understanding andimproving learning in undergraduate science and engineering. Washington D.C. 2012. Page 23.202.1413. Ardizzone T, Breithaupt F, Gutjahr PC. Decoding the humanities. In: Pace D, Middendorf J, eds. New Directionsfor Teaching & Learning.Vol 2004. Wiley; 2004:45–56. Available at: http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tl.146.14. Hund JL. Writing about music in large music appreciation classrooms using active learning, discipline-specificskills, and peer review. Journal of Music History Pedagogy. 2012;2(2):117–132.15. Burkholder JP. Decoding the discipline of music history for
- gineering, Boston University since 2009. He is been an International Associate, National Institute of Science and Technology for Mineral Resources, Water, and Biodiversity, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil (INCT Acqua; since 2009. He writes a blog on AqueouSolutions (http://www.aqueousol.blogspot.com). Sample postings include the following: If You Educate a Girl, Page 21.16.1 Part IX, Aug. 8, 2011. Minerals as Materials, Materials as Minerals, Part 2, Feb. 1, 2010. Conversations about Mineral Industry Education: Prof. Richard Amankwah of UMaT, Ghana, July 13, 2009. Materials
material entirely independently.Most of the so-called team-building experiences in traditional courses are really problem sets oreven projects that are assigned to a group of students. It is normal for student groups to partitionthe assignment so that individual students can work independently on a distinct portion. In aflipped environment, students often work cooperatively during class time. The instructor is thenavailable to facilitate healthy team-building discussions and peer teaching to help students buildmeaningful skills in this area. I liked the flipped course for many reasons. The main one is because we were able to work on the homework in class with other students. Being able to ask questions to the teacher is also a
team) Oral Proposal/Conceptual Design Review, distribute requested hardware for payloads Solder one Verhage BalloonSat EAsy flight computer and 3-sensor weather station7 Watch move “BLAST” then write an essay on science/engineering, work with peer editor Construction of payload shell – integrate camera, HOBO, flight computer, heater, etc. Program HOBO and flight computer, test camera, conduct “Day in the Life” testing in lab Intersperse building with mini-lectures on Spacecraft Systems and Systems Engineering Submit “Rev. A” of Team Project Doc. – includes Design, Predicted Budgets, Test Plan Structural/strength testing (drop test, yank test) and thermal testing (cold soak) of payload Oral
or two students per section who had experience with the hardware, so this group effortproduced a strong learning experience. Page 23.654.8 Tools are important. Each group has screwdrivers, wire cutters, and wire strippers.Some students do not know how to use them; Being sensitive to this and providing a littleprivate instruction or help from peers overcomes the problem. Extra wire nuts are necessary, assome invariably get lost or damaged during each session. Few students draw out the circuit before wiring it. This is not merely an oversight.There is active resistance to doing so even when they get stuck and the instructor asks
CitationTown Member Evaluation ParticipationAnimal Plaques Productivity and AccountabilityCommunity Redesign ApplicationStudents have six-weeks to complete this project, in groups of 4-5 students. Students were required to useengineering and had to report and analyze at each step of the EDP process to assure the systematicdevelopment of their progress. Groups were required to articulate their final decisions in a poster sessionand physical 3D model. They were also required to write a report. For their final presentations, all groupsexcept one used a PowerPoint slide presentation to present their work. This class consisted of all juniorsand
secondment from University College London, a strategic partner of NU. He is now the Director of UCL’s International Energy Policy Institute at their campus in Adelaide, Australia.Prof. Sarim Naji Al Zubaidy, Nazarbayev University Sarim Al-Zubaidy is Vice-Dean (Teaching Learning) at the School of Engineering, Nazarbayev Univer- sity, Kazakhstan. He has over thirty year experience in both senior academic and administrative positions in a variety of higher education institutions around the world. He has authored over 100 peer reviewed articles and technical papers. His expertise ranges from traditional to newly formed universities to those in transition.Dr. Joseph A. Menicucci Jr., Nazarbayev University Joseph A. Menicucci
Processing and Products, Australia (1998 – 2001). Dr. Manohar held the position of Chief Materials Scientist at Modern Industries, Pittsburgh (2003 – 2004) and Assistant Manager (Metallurgy Group), Engineering Research Center, Telco, India (1985 – 1993). He has published over 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences including a 2007 Best Paper Award by the Manufacturing Division of American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), three review papers and three book chapters. He has participated in numerous national and international conferences. He is a member of ASM International, TMS, ACerS, AIST, ASEE, IMEA, and a registered Chartered Professional Engineer. Dr. Manohar’s research inter- ests include
engineering students. Finally, chemicalengineering students were particularly confident in their abilities to perform tasks related to theirscientific and course activities (write a lab report, interpret experimental results, applyknowledge to an assignment/test, get good grades). Students who choose chemical engineeringover other engineering disciplines come from marginally high socio-economic status.In addition to other factors, chemical engineering students showed a stronger interest and priorperformance in science than other engineers. In light of these findings, this paper explores thisemergent connection between science, specifically chemistry, and chemical engineering majors.In a recent paper, Zhang and colleagues found that, upon leaving
/Mechanism, and (4) Jig and fixture design. Course is a CAD based course and extensivelyutilizes Creo Parametric (formerly known as Pro/ENGINEER) software. In the next section, fourassignments are explained and discussed for each subject area.2. Design ProjectsThe class meets six hours a week for sixteen weeks. For each subject area four weeks areallotted, of those four weeks, two weeks are for lecture and two weeks are for project work. (Thesubjects and related assignments are summarized in Table 1.) Most of the project work consistsof problem analysis, generating 3D models and engineering drawings with Creo Parametric, andreport writing. For all modeling, drafting, and analysis purposes Creo software package is used.Class meets in a CAD lab with