challenges they will address(Leijon, Gudmundsson, Staaf, and Christersson, 2022). Since problem-based learning has been effective in learning and improving CT skills(Ulger, 2018), it is always recommended to be utilized within the projects and assign-ments of engineering education. Based on these definitions, the challenging feature ofproblems can impact the student’s critical thinking though they are completely dif-ferent concepts. That is our main motivation to investigate this issue and recommendapproaches to distinguish these two terms for instructors and students of computer andsoftware engineering courses. In this paper, we are looking for answering the followingresearch questions (RQ): • RQ1: Do students know the difference between the
Uniminuto University employshigh relevance sustainability pedagogies such as problem-based learning, collaborative learning,and active learning in their daily teaching practices.Table 1 The high relevance sustainability pedagogies High Relevance and High Confidence Sustainability Pedagogies Pedagogical Approach Description/Example Project/problem-based Learning through actively attempting to study/address a learning (in an community/organizational problem or undertake a project deemed organization/community) necessary/useful by the class/community/organization. Integrative learning Integrating knowledge/methodologies/methods from more than one (inter-and disciplinary framework to understand/address
Paper ID #42244Exploring Civil Engineering and Construction Management Students’ Perceptionsof Equity in Developing Infrastructure ResilienceMiss Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University Rubaya Rahat grew up in Bangladesh, where she pursued her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). After graduating she worked for two years in a construction management company in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She was involved in various residential and infrastructure construction projects. Rubaya now is a Ph.D. candidate at Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
interested inadvancing students' invention and intellectual property (IP) engagement.On February 11, 2013, coinciding with the 165th birthday of the legendary Thomas Alva Edison,the "Science of Innovation" video series was launched as part of a collaborative project with theUSPTO and the National Science Foundation (NSF). The series expanded in 2016, adding sixadditional videos. This series showcases how innovation can transform fundamental science andengineering concepts into impactful societal and economic outcomes. Access to the entire videocollection is free, aligning seamlessly with state and national education standards. The Science ofInnovation resonates with both educators and learners alike.One of the goals of the USPTO Office of Education
described here explores these current or baseline faculty attitudes as capturedby a survey sent to both department and college of engineering faculty members.The survey includes validated instruments on culturally responsive teaching, department climateand culture, psychological safety, climate for innovation, and feelings of community as it relatesto the goals and activities of the department transformation project, and perspectives, specificallyfrom computer engineering department faculty, on their personal alignment with andcommitment to the department vision, perceived and anticipated barriers to departmentaltransformation, and current priorities within the context of the project goals. This survey is partof a larger mixed method approach to
Paper ID #16378A New Software Engineering Undergraduate Program Supporting the Inter-net of Things (IoT) and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)Prof. Linda M Laird, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Systems & Enterprises) I am currently an industry professor in software engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. Prior to that, I ran large development projects at Bell Labs/Lucent.Dr. Nicholas S Bowen, Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. Nicholas Bowen is an Industry Professor in the School of Systems and Enterprises. His primary focus is developing new graduate programs that combine Systems Engineering & Software
interdisciplinary STEAM collaborations?” From this data, we synthesized fourrecommendations, which are further discussed in this paper.Research Context & MethodsIn 2018, our project commenced that facilitated and studied higher education researchers’experiences with science communication with the public on interdisciplinary teams. The projectteam selected sixteen STEAM faculty members from a pool of applicants at a large, public,midwestern university who expressed interest in participating in interdisciplinary collaborationsand engaging with the public around science communication. We targeted early careerresearchers, and at the time the project began, thirteen of the participants were tenure-track butnot yet tenured while three of the participants
Civil Engineering and Construction Project Management at the Univer- sity of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus (UPRM) in (2019). Prior to starting her M.E., Ospina worked in different construction sites and projects serving as a Technical and Contractor Architect. Ospina has di- verse interests in the research area of Community Resilience; Appropriated Technology; Climate Change; and Participatory Engineering. She co-developed a workshop curriculum to measured and prepared vul- nerable communities to improve their level of resilience for catastrophic events.Dr. Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Christopher Papadopoulos is Professor in the Department of Engineering Sciences and Materials at the
of her previous research has focused on software designers’ formal and non-formal educational experiences and use of precedent materials. These studies have highlighted the importance of cross-disciplinary skills and student engagement in large-scale, real-world projects. Dr. Exter currently leads an effort to evaluate a new transdisciplinary degree program which provides both liberal arts and technical content through competency-based experiential learning.Terri S. Krause, Purdue University Terri Krause has a BBA from the University of Notre Dame, with 30 years experience in business and industry; and, a MSEd in Learning Design and Technology from Purdue University. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in
, collaborative learning through solving real-world problems. He directs the operations of the Institute-wide Georgia Tech Capstone Design Expo, which highlights projects created by over 2000 Georgia Tech seniors graduating students on an annual basis. He serves as the faculty advisor for the student organization of over 100 student volunteers who all train, staff, and manage the operations of Georgia Tech’s Flowers Invention Studio – one of the nation’s premier volunteer student-run makerspace, open to all of the Georgia Tech community. Dr. Jariwala’s research interests are in the field of makerspaces, evidence-based design education, and advanced additive manufacturing process. During his Ph.D. studies, he was also a
paper willdescribe the program elements and explain the effects of these activities on our students withpreliminary outcome data and formative evaluation results about the program.1 IntroductionAccording to the 2020 report "STEM and the American Workforce" [1], STEM supports 67% ofU.S. jobs and 69% of the Nation's GDP. Computer occupations play a critical role in STEM.The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projected that about 600,000 or 67% of all new jobs inSTEM between 2018 and 2028 would be in computing. Average annual openings in computeroccupations during the decade were projected to be about 450,000 [2]. Although the number ofstudents who graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences in 2016was more than 70,000
papers on technology-supported teaching and learning as well as systems- change stages pertaining to technology adoption.Kathy Ann Gullie PhD, Evaluation Consortium University at Albany - SUNY Dr. Kathy Gullie has extensive experience as a Senior Evaluator and Research Associate through the Eval- uation Consortium at the University at Albany/SUNY. She is currently the principal investigator in several educational grants including an NSF engineering grant supporting Historically Black University and Col- leges; ”Building Learning Communities to Improve Student Achievement: Albany City School District” , and ”Educational Leadership Program Enhancement Project at Syracuse University” Teacher Leadership Quality Program
reporting. She also has taught at two major universities and has expertise in educational methods, curriculum, and instruction.Mrs. Jill Lynn Weber, The Center for Research and Learning Jill Weber is a graduate of the University of Nebraska and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Com- munication Studies and English. After graduation, Jill moved to the Seattle area to pursue a career with AT&T Wireless where she worked as a Project Manager in Information Technology as well as in the Mar- keting group, and was a corporate trainer for new hires. During her time at AT&T, Jill was in charge of managing large cross-company project teams and several large technology projects. In 2005, Jill expanded her skills as a
students. Jorge collaborates with NEWT’s In- dustry Liaison Officer and Innovation Ecosystem Director, and the Student Leadership Council in the planning of educational opportunities for NEWT graduate students and postdocs with the center’s indus- try partners and other professional development activities. At Rice, Jorge is an Adjunct Professor in the Civil & Environmental Engineering and Bioengineering Departments, where he developed and teaches CEVE/GLHT 314: Sustainable Water Purification for the Developing World, a project-based course on sustainable strategies for safe water supply in low-income and developing regions of the world. He col- laborates in other project-based courses at Rice, such as Introduction
Compliance Specialist in Atlanta, GA. Specifically, she worked in public drinking water compliance and regulations, regularly leading audits and inspections. Alisha also previously served as a 6th and 7th grade mathematics teacher. Her current career interests include identi- fying and integrating real-world problems in STEM learning and increasing diversity and representation in the STEM field.Mr. Alain Mota, Southern Methodist University Alain Mota is the STEM Development and Implementation Coordinator at RME and a Program Manager at the Caruth Institute for Engineering Education. In this role, he works across schools supporting the research and implementation goals of several projects at the unit and the institute. As
engineering education, retention of underrepresented students, measurement, and assessment. She is currently an Assistant Research Professor and coordinates the Sustainable Bridges NSF IUSE project (Peter Butler, PI). Previously, she was the project coordinator the the Toys’n MORE NSF STEP project (Renata Engel, PI).Dr. Julio Urbina, Pennsylvania State University JULIO V. URBINA, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Com- puter Science at The Pennsylvania State University. His educational research interests include: effective teaching techniques for enhancing engineering educatiDr. Cynthia Howard-Reed, Pennsylvania State University Cindy Howard Reed is the Assistant Director for
years of experience working on the NE project. Lack of time to plan andimplement NE was cited as the topmost challenge for teachers. Inability to figure out books andproblems, pressure from administration, difficulties in lesson planning, group dynamics amongstudents, and safety of students while handling materials were some of the other concernsmentioned in the evaluation.Similar findings were uncovered in a survey of 70 elementary and middle school teachers doneby Coppola, S.M., Madariaga, L. and Schnedeker, M. [7]. They found that lack of time, access tomaterials and resources, and unfamiliarity with the content were major barriers that preventintegrating engineering into the classroom.Research MethodologyA list of potential barriers for NE
Paper ID #39024Approaches to Evidencing Intra-Team Equity in Student CollaborativeDesign Decision-Making InteractionsDr. Andrew David Moffat, University of Michigan Andrew Moffat is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Michigan, working with the Engi- neering Education Research Unit and Center for Academic Innovation on an NSF-funded project to assess the effectiveness of Tandem, an in-house software platform designed to support and nurture teamwork skills in undergraduate engineering students. Andrew has a background in education research and evalua- tion, having previously worked on a project at the
Paper ID #38762Career Outcomes Tracking New York City Louis Stokes Alliance forMinority Participation Research Scholars from 1993 to 2022Dr. Claude Brathwaite, City University of New York, City College Dr. Claude Brathwaite currently serves as the Director of Student Resources and Services at the City Col- lege Grove School of Engineering, utilizing a model of High Impact Practices and Engagement (HIPE). Dr. Brathwaite previously served as the Project Administrator and later Executive Director of the NYC Louis Stokes Alliance. He has also served as the Deputy Director of the City College Black Studies Pro- gram, the
students to choose degrees in STEM majors is essential to theCUREs (I-CUREs). Through lectures and lab tours, I-CUREs development of HBCUs.introduce students to cutting-edge technologies in STEM This study is part of an NSF project in progress, “Earlierdisciplines. As students move through their first two years of Access to Cutting-Edge Research Experience forcollege, this model will have a significant impact on their undergraduate STEM Education at Jackson State University”educational and career trajectories. It could also help African and it aims to include cutting edge course-based undergraduateAmerican students become more engaged in STEM learning and
Engineering Education, 2023 GIFT: Maximizing first-year students’ ‘least effort’ information gathering habits using Information Foraging TheoryIt has widely been reported that engineers use a ‘least effort’ approach to meeting theirinformation needs.[1,2] While some have translated this as some kind of intellectual laziness,one should rather think of it as an approach embedded in efficiency. Engineers want to find justenough information to be able to make a reliable decision and then get on with their project. Thisis in contrast to the typical research-based approach to information gathering in academia, wherecomprehensiveness is more valued. By tapping into the values underlying the least effortapproach, however, one can make the case
worked at Iowa State University for 4 years as a student’s program coordinator for the Science Bound program, a pre-college through college program focused on working with scholars from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue a degree in STEM. He has been a research affiliate on multiple NSF-funded projects surrounding equity in STEM. Brian’s research interests are college access, retention, marginalized students, community colleges, first-generation, STEM education, STEM identity development and engineering education.Dr. Spencer Platt, University of South carolinaRuiqin Gao, University of South Carolina Ruiqin Gao is a doctoral candidate in the program of Educational Psychology and Research in the Col- lege of
Engineering Education. Her research focuses on the interactions between student motivation and their learning experiences. Her projects include studies of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their development of problem-solving skills, self- regulated learning practices, and epistemic beliefs. Other projects in the Benson group involve students’ navigational capital, and researchers’ schema development through the peer review process. Dr. Benson is an American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Fellow, and a member of the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI), American Educational Research Association (AERA) and Tau Beta Pi. She earned a B.S. in
,and professional networking opportunities, while gaining direct access and exposure to over 30technical staff members, including 16 day-of volunteers/mentors, 10 technical talk speakers, and8 gallery walk judges. A majority of the intern participants (over 85%) attended technical talksand gained exposure to cutting edge technologies and relevant topics (including hypersonics,natural disaster response, anti-gravity machines, and 5G networks). Many of these interactionsdirectly informed the students’ project brainstorming sessions and eventual final proposals.Students who responded to the survey stated that they met and interacted with on average three ormore staff outside of technical talks and approximately 46% stated their confidence
CTMembers of the education research community have argued that computational thinking needs tobe taught in courses beyond computer science [7], [12], [13]. The National Science Foundation(NSF) has recently promoted the integration of computational thinking into math and sciencecourses, resulting in so-called STEM + computing curricular approaches (STEM + C). However,this CT instruction has been positioned as an add-on, rather than an integral component ofdisciplinary practice in these efforts [14]. Expanding this work, the NSF’s Discovery ResearchPreK-12 program has encouraged projects that “integrate computing and computational thinkingwithin one or more of the other STEM disciplines as a way to improve teaching and learning informal education
implemented in 2021 and 2022. The 2021 programfocused on immersing teachers in authentic AI projects, while the 2022 program focused ondeveloping teachers’ foundational knowledge before joining a specific AI research project.Teachers in both summers took an orientation in the first week. In the 2021 summer program,teachers participated in one of the four research projects, including AI application in cancerdetection, AI algorithm, architecture and circuit, and device from Week 2 mornings. Theygathered in the afternoons to share their research, participate in instructional workshops anddiscussions, and develop lesson plans for middle- and high-school students. What changed in the2022 summer program was the morning research component. Teachers learned
flow visualization to undergraduate students. This course aims tobridge the gap between two distinct areas of knowledge: the art and science of fluid mechanics.Designed for students with minimal to no background in photography or physics, this non-mathematical course provides an opportunity for students to explore a variety of aesthetic issuesthrough practical and creative assignments. The course consists of lectures on photography skills,fluid physics, visualization techniques, critique sessions, and a guest lecture. Assignments consistof images paired with written technical reports, and critique sessions. The primary objective ofthe course is "integrative thinking". Other course objectives evaluated through students’assignments and projects
Paper ID #38108Work in Progress: Re-Interpreting Engineering Laboratory LiteratureThrough the Lens of Cognitive LoadGregory Wickham, Harvey Mudd CollegeMatthew Spencer, Harvey Mudd College Matthew Spencer is an associate professor of engineering at Harvey Mudd College. His research interests include hands-on learning, MEMS, ultrasound imaging and circuit design. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Re-interpreting Engineering Laboratory Literature Through the Lens of Cognitive LoadAbstract -- This WIP theory paper argues laboratory and engineering project classes
projects and group members are described at pawleyresearch.org. She was a National Academy of Engineering CASEE Fellow in 2007, received a CAREER award in 2010 and a PECASE award in 2012 for her project researching the stories of undergraduate engineering women and men of color and white women, and received the Denice Denton Emerging Leader award from the Anita Borg Institute in 2013. She has been author or co-author on papers receiving ASEE-ERM’s best paper award, the AAEE Best Paper Award, the Benjamin Dasher award, and co-authored the paper nominated by the ASEE Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for ASEE Best PIC Paper for 2018. More recently, she received her school’s Award for Excellence in
laptops destop computers tablets smartphones Comparing LMS usage prior to COVID to now, students more often/alwaysread emails (+12%) and write emails (+12%), message their instructor more(+6%), but talk with classmates much less (-18%). In terms of applied learning,students report a significant decline in labs (-52%), group projects (-27%),demonstrations (-21%), and problem-based learning (-8%). Though some faculty ASEE Final Paper Submission May 2021shared involvement in volunteer efforts to create PPE/medical equipment at the ETForum, students in this survey report a decline in service