is "planningthe learning experience" through which instructors plan their instructional activities.A. Curricular PrioritiesAccording to Wiggins & McTighe (2005) the first stage of Backward Design is identifying thedesired results that are organized based on their priorities in the following three categories:1. Enduring outcomesAs described by Wiggins & McTighe (2005) this portion of the curricular priorities encompassesthe content and "big ideas that have enduring value beyond the classroom" as well as "reside inthe heart of discipline” and also those that “require uncoverage and offer potential for studentsengagement". Based on the research findings as explained by Condoor et al. (2008); Steif andDollar (2005) the main output of
, larger-scale, quantitative scientific studies. Brown4points out that criteria against which to measure success of interventions or guide iterations ineducational DBR should consist of development of traits which the school system is chargedwith teaching, e.g., problem solving, critical thinking, and reflective learning.In this paper, we test the hypothesis that the flexibility and hands-on nature of a roboticsplatform will support different audio, visual, verbal (read/write), and kinesthetic learningstyles,5,6 offering teachers more versatility within lesson plans while effectively teaching STEMconcepts to students. Despite a lack of agreement7 within the education research communityregarding categories or, in some cases, the existence of
because of its size Denmark provides us with a kind of social laboratorywithin which to map out some of the responses that have been unfolding under Bologna. Thisbeing said, the institutional responses in Denmark are complicated enough to provide quiteinteresting things to report.The National Responses of DenmarkThe unique response of Denmark, along with the other Scandinavian countries, is partly due totheir social democratic traditions. While shortly after our visit there were student protests aroundthe planned reductions in government subsidy for students, historically Denmark has spent alarge percentage of its wealth on public education.9 Based on 2009 World Bank data, Denmarkspent 8.7% of its GDP on public education, as contrasted against
students who aremajoring in electrical engineering (EE) or mechanical engineering (ME) at the target institutions.The research questions that frame this investigation are as follows: RQ1. What exposure to social justice concepts have students had in their university courses prior to taking our Introduction to Feedback Control Systems (IFCS) course, which is required for both EE and ME majors? RQ2. How do students report their perceptions of control systems classes that explicitly include engineering and social justice units compared to similar classes that do not include social justice? RQ3. How does targeted social justice instruction impact student plans to pursue additional control systems courses and student ability to
field of engineering in order to predict the enduring engineeringattributes needed to support “success” and “relevance” in the profession. [10] As a collective theattributes are known as the “Attributes of Engineers in 2020.” Table 1 details the attributes andthe search terms used to find relevant literature. More detailed description of each attribute willbe presented in the results section. Table 1. Engineer of 2020 Attribute and synonyms used during literature search Engineer of 2020 Attribute Synonyms and Search Terms Strong Analytical Skills Analytical skills Practical Ingenuity Ingenuity, skill in planning, combining, and adapting to
pressure, heart rate, and breathing. • Accept and act on information received from our six senses, that is, vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and proprioception. The last term refers to sensing our body’s position, movement, and posture. Vision is the most dominant of the six senses, as stressed by biologist John Medina7 who says “vision trumps all other senses” by “taking up half of our brain’s resources.” • Manage physical motion such as walking, talking, standing, and sitting. • Enable us to dream, think, plan, create, and innovate.The first three categories of brain functions occur mostly without us having to think aboutthem. The last category, which we consciously initiate, often leads to amazing
phase was launched. The groups were charged to communicate at least monthly (verbaldialogue, e-mail, etc.) with the URM scholars giving updates and receiving advisement andadvocacy aligned with their professional progression plans. Areas of attention were primarily toinclude the following. 1. Professional progression: This entailed emeriti faculty conveying insights across an assortment of professional responsibilities such as teaching and scholarship, effective networking/engagement within the engineering societies, building a funded research program, and understanding the nature of academic leadership positions. As detailed, the emeriti engineering faculty were not only able to conceptually speak on these topics, but
students that they worked with in lab. Table 3 displays the results in order of whichbehaviors were most common. Note that this table includes all participants who participated inthe post-survey, regardless of whether they chose to participate in an interview or not. This wasdone to uncover a more comprehensive picture regarding mentors’ behaviors while mentoring,and because no comparison to the pre-survey was being drawn. The four most commonbehaviors include “sharing the big picture” and goals of the project with the REU student,organizing the research activities for the REU student, modifying the research plan/schedulebased on the student’s progress, and helping the REU student prepare a presentation. Table 3. Number of mentors reporting
needs to“plan and carry out fair tests,” which involves identifying failure points and difficulties, thenidentifying and gathering relevant data [9]. Designers are intentional and can explain the designrationale with each suggested iteration. Experienced designers run quick, valid tests, conductfocused diagnostic troubleshooting, and actively look for potential faults. These help them moveefficiently through progressively better ideas and prototypes. This stands in contrast to naivedesigners who tend to run random and confounded experiments, brush aside unanticipatedresults, and often remain intent on original ideas [8], [10]. Though novice engineers may beengaging in iteration, they may not be able to explain their choices and their practices
.” “Overall, I enjoyed the legacy project as a whole, but I believe some adjustments could have been made. My partner made the whole experience friendly and shared insights into life after college. We also had the opportunity to bond over teachers, experiences, and life as a whole. My partner gave me another option to a future career path. After all of that, this was a valuable learning experience for me. It taught me things about myself, about my future, eliminated some stress associated with post- graduation plans, helped me make a networking connection/friend, and let me reflect on my college experience and what I liked and dislike.” “The Legacy Project was a nice change of pace for a course that is otherwise very number, figure, and concept
student support systems which could provide the encouragement that studentsneeded to offset any internal or external doubts or challenges that they might encounter. Colindemonstrated this in the excerpt below as he discussed helping a student navigate a mental healthcrisis: I had a student who was probably their sophomore year maybe… second semester of their sophomore year, in one of my classes, you know, had a huge kind of nervous breakdown. And struggled to finish the class. And so, we kind of worked on a plan to basically say if they will, you know, you’re several assignments behind, I can delay your final grade for up to 30 days. Just get me some of these assignments, you know, it doesn’t have to be all of
her development and to the students’ development. Like the CREMM model, both faculty inthe virtual case gained an understanding of the diverse knowledge and expertise each possessedthrough introductory meetings. Second, they consistently reminded each other of the value of thecollaboration to their growth as professionals. Over time, the value of a developed friendshipalso emerged. Third, they created collaborative plans, which evolved and expanded over time, toapply their knowledge to their teaching, scholarship, and service [15].Aligned with and key to the CREMM model, both faculty in the virtual case embraced “culturalresponsiveness” and sought multiple ways to acknowledge the legitimacies of their culturalheritages. In so doing, the
. Scope II. Construction Scope I. Construction Processes and Material Project Management Technology LO4: Assess the LO1: Technically and construction market's economically evaluate technology, products, and construction projects. equipment. LO2: Plan construction projects according to LO5
students to make the changes needed toachieve the image of the future they have constructed as a result of participating in APPI. Theprinciples in-tandem form a developmental action plan that students construct, reflect on, affirmwith help from a facilitator, connect to their past, and envision as a part of their future.2.3. Applying APPI as a MethodologyThe typical application steps of APPI as a method are Discovery (Initiate), Dream (Inquire),Design (Imagine), and Delivery (Innovate), referred to as 4D cycle [26], [27]. Discovery bringsstakeholders of a system/organization together to identify positive moments through pairedconversation. Dream analyzes positive moments to identify themes and construct a vision of thefuture of the system
implications andfuture work.Literature ReviewThe Normality of Failure within Engineering Engineers design and analyze technologies via an engineering design process (EDP).EDPs typically include: defining the engineering problem via a problem statement or goal,constraints, and criteria; conducting background research about the problem and how others havetried to solve it; brainstorming multiple possible design ideas; selecting an idea to implement (adesign) and creating a plan for that design; testing the design against criteria; analyzing testresults to see where the design failed and succeeded against design criteria; planningimprovements for the next design; and iterating, i.e., repeating parts of the design process todevelop subsequent, and
aspects of a perceived reality overothers30. Methodologically, the study is informed by the work of Emery Roe31 in the field ofapplied narrative analysis. Nicki, Jo, and their research team have also written elsewhere aboutdifferent aspects of their project4, 28, 32.Practice anecdotes: From making to handling dataThe following presents a series of practice anecdotes that span quality considerations along theentire research process from making to handling data. More specifically, anecdote 1 explores theearly conception and planning of a qualitative study, anecdotes 2, 3, and 4 examine theprogression of interpretive sense-making in the analysis stage and, finally, anecdote 5 deliberates
the effect of its integration on theelectrical grid, and energy efficiency in systems engineering. Furthermore, the student-internswould demonstrate improvement in collaborative learning, project management, and engineeringdesign, in particular: communication, professional documentation, articulating milestones,reviewing and synthesizing relevant literature, analytic thinking, and iterative problem solvingusing “backwards design.” To accomplish this, the mentors planned to provide a combination ofparticipatory lectures introducing relevant STEM background and context with task-focusedexperiential activities that would engage multiple learning styles.Given the number of interns involved, a single project split into constituent and transitional
projects.Understanding that I maintained certain conditions of use for my work helped me integrate theideas from the different studies and disciplines in a manner that supported those conditions.Within our discussions about how we each approached our work, we noted how we all traverseddifferent disciplinary boundaries and tried to unpack whether our processes were inclusive,exclusive, or a bit of both. In my work, I believe it was my conditions of use that drove mydecisions on what to exclude and what to include. For example, I was exclusive in the sense thatultimately I planned to focus on the integration of stakeholder considerations as one aspect ofsystems thinking within the context of complex systems design, as opposed to more generalproduct design. Yet, I
scalable program in which diversity and multicultural awareness activities and measures are built into existing mentoring initiatives. As a result of this study, along with plans for future related studies, similar activities could be replicated at other universities and organizations to create more opportunities closer to one’s home for intercultural awareness. This type of programming can help address a gap for those engineering students who either choose not to study or work abroad and/or may encourage some to consider going abroad who wouldn’t have otherwise. Another gap which this study addresses is the paucity of research on the impact of culture on mentoring programs and relationships (Kent et al., 2013). Also, in having conducted this
. Additionally, the post-camp surveys did not include any demographic questions sinceour intention was to match campers’ ID numbers with the demographic information provided byboth parents and campers. Because we are not able to reliably use the camper ID numbers on thecompleted surveys, we are not able to complete any analysis to compare the changes in responsesbetween campers from different demographic groups.PositionalityThe first author was solely involved in the data analysis and evaluation. The second authorcoordinated, planned, and oversaw the summer camps. The third author was the engineeringcontent expert for the camps, helped run the camps, and had the ideas for the camps and thispaper’s evaluation of the camps’ recruitment methods. The fourth
). Positive interactions with the peer mentors andinteracting with peer mentors with a similar identity expands the potential for students toexperience a great sense of belonging. Attending to students' sense of belonging is critical totheir development and is associated with student persistence and engagement in learning. Thus,enhancing the peer mentors fostering of student belonging is fundamental to student success. Infuture research, we plan to explore in more detail how to enhance the peer mentors' awareness oftheir influence on student belonging and what they can do to enhance belonging.Working in Teams. Our research empirically documented students perceiving the peer mentorsas effectively facilitating their working in teams in several ways
to plan for equitableteamwork in an upcoming team project. The team then identifies specific tasks that are needed tocomplete an upcoming team project assignment, and then to assign two people to each task. Oneperson assigned to each task should have assets related to that task, and the other person shouldhave an interest in growth in that area. The asset chart effectively helps student teams to bothtake advantage of assets each individual team member brings to their work and allow students tolearn and grow.The Team Processing Document assignment gives student teams an opportunity for guidedreflection and discussion on various characteristics of equitable and effective teaming andprompts student teams to develop an action plan for their
Tasks Broader Impact Pre-Trip Student Interviews; Literature survey; Team Student recruitment; Logistics; Mentoring, preparation Fall/Spring introduction; Design of sample geometries and Orientation; Pre-trip survey, outreach fixtures; simulation inputs; Experimental plan activity with high schoolers I) Strain evolution in high temperature coatings Students will be mentored by International
thecourse as undergraduate teaching assistants. These teaching assistants were very helpful andgreatly motivated the students in the course. To successfully implement the project option infuture courses, the grading sheet, grading examples, and a tutorial session with the teachingassistants should be planned before beginning the final project.5.3. Future directionsThough this represents the final phase of development of the final project option, severalquestions may be addressed with future research. First, it may be useful to understand theindividual differences that influence whether students choose the final project or exam. Second,projects and exams may be rated for other characteristics, such as intellectual rigor anddemonstration of knowledge
theperpetuating a culture of exclusion that is rooted in the “traditional” teaching method.As the engineering profession diversifies, the teaching styles need to diversify along with it.Lewis states that the engineering profession is especially biased towards men. Men teach as ifthey are the holder of information, and are transmitting it to students, whereas women thinkstudents should define their own learning experiences. This includes but is not limited toquestions, evaluations of success and teaching styles [10]. Women are also more likely to investtime into planning their courses and designing active learning opportunities which allow studentsto participate and engage in the course material and prioritize higher order thinking skills [11].This is
these branches and leaves are also the most influenced by thesurrounding environment and climate of the outside world.Characterizing engineering research culture using this analogy helps center the interconnectednature of engineering research culture from the unspoken directives in the root system, all theway to the outcomes of research work.Future WorkFollowing this exploration of literature, I plan to develop an in-depth scoping literature review tobetter understand the academic landscape surrounding engineering research culture, guided bythe research question listed above. In the following literature review, I hope to better define andbuild out the broad cultural factors that guide engineering research, and how they are reflected inthe
and Information Access. These themes fitexisting theories about transfer student success, such as Laanan’s Transfer Student CapitalTheory (Laanan et al., 2010). When students are provided with the skills and tools they need,they thrive in engineering programs and transfer at higher rates. I did not find many paperswhich focused specifically on working or caretaking students, but several papers consideredthese groups. Planning for the success of these students involves some special considerations,which I discuss below. For many engineering transfer students, forming a strong community at school can bechallenging due to external commitments. Formal mentorship programs can help these studentsform a strong engineering identity while
coordinated approach to promote inclusion and equityIn 2011, a university-wide Inclusion Implementation Plan (IIP) was completed which identifiedfour key areas: Access and Equity, Campus Climate, Diversity in Curriculum/Co-Curriculum,and Organizational Learning. GVSU has been a leader in campus climate assessment andcompleted its fifth assessment in 2015. Data from this was used to drive strategic decisions in thenext phase. Moving forward, GVSU’s commitment includes sustaining institutional efforts toensure that equity is embedded across the campus, and ingrained in all functions, decisionmaking, and planning [23]. The next phase focuses on the following three broad areas: Equityand structural diversity, Inclusion and campus climate, and Learning