engineering and develop a passion for the engineering profession. Therefore, ethics,along with communication and other “non-technical” skills, are integrated into these introductory 2classes. It is natural for instructors to assess how students perceive ethics before and after ethicsmodules. Second, an increasingly number of engineering education researchers take a moreholistic approach to understanding how engineering students develop their moral identity andmoral reasoning skills across their four-year learning experience. Their longitudinal studies oftenneed to start with surveying first-year students and collecting baseline data.Freyne, Abulencia
Paper ID #18746Engineering Leadership in a Chinese Industrial Context: An Exploration us-ing the Four Capabilities ModelDr. Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Jiabin Zhu is an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong Uni- versity. Her primary research interests relate to the assessment of teaching and learning in engineering, cognitive development of graduate and undergraduate students, and global engineering. She received her Ph.D. from the School of Engineering Education, Purdue University in 2013.Miss Hu Yu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Yu Hu is a graduate student at the
Paper ID #216602018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29”What the problem really was. . . ”: A preliminary exploration of youth prob-lem definition in everyday contexts.Jacqueline Handley, University of Michigan Jacqueline Handley is a graduate student at the University of Michigan, in Science Education. Her back- ground is in Material Science and Engineering, with an emphasis on Biomaterials Design. She is inter- ested in, broadly, how best bridge engineering practice and education. More specifically, she is interested in engineering access and
researches structures that contribute to underrepresentation in STEM majors and is currently a Graduate Assistant for the UBelong Collaborative.Dr. Allison Godwin, Cornell University Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Cornell University. Her research focuses on how identity, among other affective factors, influences diverse students to choose engineering and persist in engineering. She also studies how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belonging and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and
Paper ID #18238Making the Invisible Visible: Exploring Cultural Differences of Faculty Work-ing on a Multicultural TeamMs. Sevinj Iskandarova, James Madison University Sevinj Iskandarova is a Ph.D. student at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, USA. She re- ceived her MS.Ed. in Adult Education/Human Resource Development from James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, USA in May 2016. Her main research interests include Human-Computer Interface, Information Technology, International Education, Leadership, Learner-centered Education and Multicul- tural Education. In 2016, she was awarded a prize for Outstanding Thesis
faculty and graduate students involved in these activities. Today, only a very smallpercentage of engineers and scientists who are involved in research are exposed to technologycommercialization training or activity. At many research universities, the primary role for facultyis very oriented towards scientific production, more than either teaching or entrepreneurialengagement. Many individual and institutional factors are believed to influence academicresearchers’ decisions regarding whether to engage in academic entrepreneurship, and whether tocontinue to stay involved. Therefore, increasing participation requires a comprehensiveunderstanding of academic researcher motivations.Motivation for EntrepreneurshipMotivation is defined as “a set of
workplace adjustment for engineers and the corresponding influence on job satisfaction and intentions to persist. Rohini’s other interests include faculty development and engineering pathways of graduating engineers.Dr. Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Samantha Brunhaver is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the Fulton Schools of Engineering Poly- technic School. Dr. Brunhaver recently joined Arizona State after completing her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. She also has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University. Dr. Brunhaver’s research examines the career decision-making and professional identity formation of engineering
Nussbaum et al. show that note starters could encouragestudents to disagree and explore alternative perspectives in comparison to the collaborativelearning without this interface design 21.Weinberger conducted experimental research on effects of both social and epistemic (cognitive)cooperation scripts on cyber-enabled collaborative learning through web-based discussionboard24. Subjects in this research are colleague students of Educational Science. The socialcooperation script adopted in this research specified two roles for each of three students in thecollaborative learning team: (a) analyst, who is responsible for the preliminary and concludinganalysis of one learning case and responding to criticism from the learning partners (Weinberger
forms completed by faculty members duringa dedicated one-day symposium of senior project presentations. While this instrument is notperfect, it is a reasonable one given the extremely broad range of projects that our studentscomplete.The quality of the AFV program is attested to by a variety of evidence. First, several AFVstudents have won departmental awards for outstanding projects (two won best project), nationalawards (SAE conference presentation), and college-wide grants. Several other students haveused their projects to complete the requirement for the University’s Honors Program. Second,many graduates point to their work in the AFV as the highlight of their undergraduate education.A variety of letters, e-mails, and conversations with
to grow at a faster rate than the demand for qualified graduates inother occupations. Despite the value and increasing necessity of STEM skills within today’ssociety and the 21st century workforce, substantial numbers of Americans still do not have equalaccess to postsecondary STEM education and, thus, have limited opportunities for STEM-relatedemployment and careers [4].Along with unequal access to STEM degree programs, researchers report stark differencesbetween traditional and nontraditional undergraduate enrollment and degree attainment in STEM,wherein nontraditional students consistently fare worse. Chen and Weko [5] found it was atypicalfor students who were older, financially self-supporting, or from low socio-economicbackgrounds to
, intensivepractice, and skill mastery.Short-form (1-2 hour) workshops are often the most universal offering for training. They are theeasiest to book rooms for (or offer online as webinars), find instructors for, and create materialfor. For the participant, one hour is a reasonable amount of time to find in their day and there arerarely any follow-up requirements. Thus, there is very little risk of making a bad time investmentfor the learner, and the instructional team has a lot of flexibility in repeating the training andexperimenting with content. From research methods to retirement plans, this format is anexceptional platform for learners to explore new tools and services. Even though hands-onpractice can be quite limited in this format, this discovery
the challenges of a single facultymember managing over twenty students. Through the use of Agile, more lateral communication occurredbetween students making such a large group more manageable. However, while there is documentation ofCI being used for class-based projects [9] we could not find documentation of research labs using it toovercome the challenges of large-team collaboration as faced by the Delta Lab, which is a very similarcircumstance faced by our lab.Historically, a large amount of self-learning has been necessary for students to acquire these practicalcomputing skills. Recently, the Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech has begun to includemore foundational skills such as Git and shell scripting into our First Year
structure”was the most critical skill that recruiters are looking for in college graduates [11].To equip students or staff with teamwork skills, many studies across a range of disciplines haveexplored approaches training [12]–[14]. Engineering’s accreditation body in the United States,ABET, requires institutions to demonstrate multidisciplinary teamwork skills development intheir education [15]. Engineering educators have revised their education approach to preparestudents for industry, and the engineering curriculum and prevailing pedagogies have changed –and continue to change – to meet these demands [16], [17]. Among those changes, engineeringprograms have added courses that teach students teamwork skills and/or require students to workin teams
Is Flat, refers "to a twenty-first centuryworld that will be very different from the one in which we were educated. To survive in a new,globally competitive world, today's children will need creativity, problem-solving abilities, apassion for learning, a dedicated work ethic and lifelong learning opportunities. Students candevelop these abilities through instruction based on Best Practice teaching strategies." [2].Best practice in graduate instruction focuses on dependable collaborations between graduateunderstudies and workforce, underpinned by staff [3]. Best practices are not always the bestdepending on timing and locations. According to DiBella (2001), "a practice that is valued in onesetting will be valued differently in another setting
Interactive Learning Research, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 359-374, 2001.[19] M. Kendall, Teaching online to campus-based students: the experience of using WebCT for the community information module at Manchester Metropolitan University, Education for Information, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 325-346, 2001.[20] A. Joliffe, J. Ritter and D. Stevens, The online learning handbook: developing and using web-based learning, Kogan Page: Springer, 2001.[21] A. Carr-Chellman, D. Dyer and J. Breman, Burrowing through the network wires: Does distance detract from collaborative authentic learning?, Journal of Distance Education, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 39-62, 2000.[22] M. A. Gabriel, Learning together: exploring group interactions online, Journal of Distance
GHAHARI3,4* 1 Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, 30332; 2 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 47906; 3 Department of Engineering Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 47906; *4 Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 47906ABSTRACTEngineering graduate programs in the United States are usually diverse. Students with differentnationalities, races, ethnicities, genders, and religions work and collaborate with each other inclasses, labs, and research projects. Graduate education often is called a transformative experience,in which students
skills. Close collaborations between the industry,communities and the universities in design/make activities can help students to understand thetheoretical aspect of the subjects at the university when applying them to real-world applications.Students who are trained to carry out research, particularly in emerging and cutting-edgetechnologies, are desirable in the industry. Therefore, a solution to prepare a large group of studentswith the skills required for the 21st century challenges may be found by a research-informedapproach which is further enriched through industry, and community service driven goals, for bothundergraduate and graduate levels. The applied aspect of the research activity due to the servicecomponent can guarantee positive
Paper ID #38022Toward Bidirectional Faculty Development: A Collaborative Model forDesigning and Implementing Faculty Trainings on Evidence-BasedStrategies for Supporting Student Learning in Low- and Middle-IncomeCountriesMr. Steven Ghambi, Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences Steven Ghambi has over seven years experience as a lecturer in Materials engineering, currently with the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS). While searching for better teaching strategies, Steven got attached to the NEST project co-implemented by Rice University and MUBAS. Through these collaborations, Steven has
intheir academic result, placement record and research interests.Hernández-de-Menéndez et al [7] described a case from their experience with Active Learningtechniques in specified areas of engineering education at Tecnologico de Monterrey. Resultsindicated that this approach supports the development of in-demand competencies such asTeamwork, Problem-solving and Analysis. In addition, students’ performance and retention rateswere improved.The informal network ‘Active Learning in Engineering Education’ (ALE) has been promotingActive Learning since 2001. ALE creates opportunities for practitioners and researchers ofengineering education to collaboratively learn how to foster learning of engineering students.The activities in ALE are centered on the
education by addressinglanguage barriers and enhancing accessibility to educational materials. By breaking downlanguage barriers, ChatGPT can make learning resources more readily available to studentsworldwide, regardless of their native language. Additionally, the mention of cross-culturalunderstanding and collaboration suggests that ChatGPT may play a role in fosteringcommunication and cooperation among students from diverse cultural backgrounds. Thecollaborative learning experiences facilitated by ChatGPT can transcend linguistic differences,promoting a more inclusive and interconnected global educational landscape. “AI can improve accessibility for students with disabilities. It can provide text-to-speech, speech-to-text, and other
Smart Environments for assisted living: a multidisciplinary collaboration in engineering and architecture educationAbstractThis paper presents a description of a collaborative project-based on the integration oftechnology development in the built environment for assisted living. The multidisciplinarycollaboration is developed as a cooperative commitment to provide support for cross-border,collective projects. It was initiated as a project based learning setting between undergraduateengineering students, and four years later the program shifted to include undergraduatearchitecture students and engineering master’s students. The learning experience opens the gateto a completely new collaborative setting, yet to be established
-academic-programs [7] M. L. Springer and M. T. Schuver, “Dwindling graduate student enrollments in distance- based programs: A researched-based exploration with underlying findings and premise,” in 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, Jun. 2018. [8] P. Bawa, “Retention in online courses: Exploring issues and solutions—a literature review,” SAGE Open, vol. 6, no. 1, Jan. 2016. [9] M. Prince, “Does active learning work? a review of the research,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 93, no. 3, pp. 223–231, Jul. 2004.[10] D. Johnson, R. Johnson, and K. Smith, Active Learning: Cooperation in the College Class- room. Interaction Book Company, 1991.
it has impacted students’ sense of belonging.1 IntroductionCollaborative learning is an evidence-based instructional practice that has been adopted by manyinstructors in STEM courses in higher education. Research indicates that engaging students incollaborative activities is associated with increased student persistence, and improves studentlearning outcomes and retention [1, 2]. Successful and productive collaborations are rarelyguaranteed, however they can be greatly improved by a careful design of the task [3] and the useof available technologies, to both promote collaborations among students and support theinstructors implementing these activities [4, 5, 6, 7]. However, most of the evidence-basedpractices for collaborative learning
majors at Beijing Institute of Technology areestablished through a “dual mentor system”, with academic mentors and mentors from externalsocial practice departments jointly participating in guiding students. Senior technical personnelfrom enterprises and universities with rich practical experience and teaching guidance form amentor team, with on campus mentors taking the lead, and off campus mentors assistingstudents in practical project research, courses and papers in some engineering majors. Dividedby professional title level, both leaders and teachers participate in the construction of this course;According to the organizational form, the Graduate School has established a courseconstruction group for Engineering Ethics, and the rich teaching
RLC on StudentsThe three tenets of the situated learning framework served as the theoretical lens to understandexperiences of novice learners within the DMLC. This pilot study revealed that students found theexperience positive for all three tenets of situated learning. Social interaction among studentsrevealed evidence of intrapersonal conflict. We need to study reasons for conflict as well asstrategies students use to overcome them. Additional research is needed to evaluate students overa period of a year, so that we can understand how students’ perception of context, socialinteraction, and authentic learning change over time. Identifying challenges along with benefitsare important for the design of improved RLCs in the future. Future
,discoveries, and products is crucial for ethical practice. It contends that listening canfacilitate transformational engagement between engineers and the public by a)challenging stereotypes on both sides, b) foregrounding the technical and ethicalrelevance of diverse knowledges, c) exposing relationships of structural inequality thatprivilege technical expertise, and d) replacing such relationships with partnerships oftrust that generate meaningful and effective solutions.Transformational listening lies at the heart of a graduate engineering ethics course atVirginia Tech and future online teaching modules, funded by the National ScienceFoundation (NSF). The goal is for students to experience the cognitive leap thatethnographic research methods can
attaining the cooperation of pilot subjects usually stem from perceived lack of time for this “extra” activity in already-busy class and activity schedules. • Lack of ability to see assessment process through to its implementation, data reporting and potential to affect meaningful change. Basically, we often don’t have the time or resources to do anything beyond the instrument development.Our PartnershipThis section describes the full context for the collaborative partnership and explores the specificsynergistic benefits to both parties with a particular focus on how this collaborative relationshiphelps to solve difficulties encountered by both professions. The partnership developed in thecontext of a proposal for an NSF
thermophysical systems. He also teaches a senior laboratory course that introduces principles of experiment design and small-sample statistics. Dan’s doctoral research involves use of catalytic ignitors to support combustion of water/ethanol fuel. Dan also manages the UI Small Engine Research Facility – helping students with the FutureTruck, Formula SAE, and Clean Snowmobile Challenge competitions. He received a UTC Student of the Year award in 2003 for his efforts. Page 11.12.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Case Study to Explore Learning during a
experience as a project manager in multiple building construction projects. Dr. Kermanshachi has con- ducted several research projects which were awarded by Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) and Construction Industry Institute (CII). Dr. Kermanshachi has received several prestigious national and regional awards, including the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Professional Service Award, ASCE Excellence in Education (Ex- CEEd) Fellowship, Aggies Commit to Professional Student Educational Experiences, Graduate Teaching Lecturer Fellowship, and Climate Award. She was also the only academic recipient of the Texas and Louisiana Engineering News Record
subjects,Discover UC San Diego not only gives students the opportunity to experience a college course, italso allows them to explore different disciplines and gain confidence in their ability to pursuefurther study. While the courses offered through the Discover program are identical in learningoutcomes and rigor as the equivalent college course, efforts are made to provide additionalsupport to the high school students since, for many of them, this is their first online, college-levelcourse. It is widely recognized that online learning environments require self-regulated learning,which can be challenging for young students [3]. Research shows that embedding interactivefunctions into the design of these environments that guide students to