Paper ID #32705Measuring Connections: Novel Methods and FindingsDr. Elise Barrella P.E., DfX Consulting LLC Dr. Elise Barrella is the founder and CEO of DfX Consulting LLC which offers engineering education and design research, planning and consulting services. She is a registered Professional Engineer and was a Founding Faculty member of the Department of Engineering at Wake Forest University. She is passionate about curriculum development, scholarship and student mentoring on transportation systems, sustainabil- ity, and engineering design. Dr. Barrella completed her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Georgia Tech where
Paper ID #9705Evidence for the Effectiveness of a Grand Challenge-based Framework forContextual LearningDr. Lisa Huettel, Duke University Dr. Lisa G. Huettel is an associate professor of the practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University where she also serves as associate chair and director of Undergraduate Studies for the department. She received a B.S. in Engineering Science from Harvard University and earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Duke University. Her research interests are focused on engineering education, curriculum and laboratory development, and
that faculty need immersive training in cultural responsiveness, and that suchtraining is the lowest hanging fruit [3]. Furthermore, Mack and colleagues clearly document thebreadth and depth of the cultural disconnect between engineering faculty and their students,explaining that this problem cannot be fixed with a checklist, and instead call for the cultivationof mindfulness among faculty [4].One reason that attempts to change faculty behaviors fail may be how independently facultyoperate in the classroom. Any attempt to shift teaching practices cannot rely on top-downmandates, but instead needs top-down support with bottom-up encouragement from colleagues,accompanied by a shift in the overall culture of a college of engineering. By providing
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located on the South Campus. And, recognizing that healthy minds need healthy food choices, the college has a food and resource bank for any student in need. Finally, to generate confidence in program completion and matriculation, the college offers an open laboratory every Friday where students utilize equipment, make up work, and formulate study groups. During the Introduction to Engineering course, faculty introduce students to the Project Graduation program where counselors and students work together to map their educational experience—from the first engineering course at San Jacinto College to the final class in completing a four-year engineering degree. 3. South Texas College, McAllen, TX for
and Opportunities, Springer, 2013.15. Riley, Donna, Engineering and Social Justice, San Rafael, CA: Morgan and Claypool Publishers, 2008.16. Bransford, John D., Brown, Ann L., and Cocking, Rodney R., (Editors), How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School, Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2000.17. Ambrose, Susan A., Bridges, Michael W., DiPietro, Michele, Lovett, Marsha C., Norman, Marie K., How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching, San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2010.
Paper ID #47957BOARD # 472: Works-in-Progress: Engaging S-STEM Scholars in Cohort-basedMentoring and Social Impact ProjectsDr. Kristen Moore, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Kristen R. Moore is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at University at Buffalo. Her research focuses primarily on technical communication and issues of equity, inclusion, and social justice.Dr. Rajan Batta, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Work-in-Progress: Engaging S-STEM Scholars in Cohort-based Mentoring
demographic identifiers such as legalstatus, length of commute, frequency of commuting to campus, childcare responsibilities, andmore. Dependent variables were taken from validated questionnaires in educational literature toprobe six aspects of a healthy educational ecosystem: classroom comfort, faculty understanding,belongingness, thriving, mindfulness, and motivation. The Survey was piloted in Spring 2022 toboth the engineering and science colleges at Cal State LA, yielding 520 total student responses inEnglish and Spanish. Initial results testing for significant differences across student groupsshowed that measures of ecosystem health scored relatively low across student groups, with theexception of motivation. Some significant differences emerged
Paper ID #25639STEM Servingness at Hispanic Serving InstitutionsDr. Vignesh Subbian, The University of Arizona Vignesh Subbian is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Systems and Industrial Engineer- ing, member of the BIO5 Institute, and a Distinguished Fellow of the Center for University Education Scholarship at the University of Arizona. His professional areas of interest include medical informatics, healthcare systems engineering, and broadening participation in engineering and computing. Subbian’s educational research is focused on ethical decision-making and formation of identities in engineering.Dr
Connecting Mentor Partners forAcademic Success of Undergraduates in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics.”https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1930461 (accessed April 27, 2023)2. H. McDevitt. “Haley McDevitt.” https://www.haleymcdevitt.com/ (accessed April 27, 2023)3. David Sibbet, "A graphic facilitation retrospective," Adapted from presentation at theInternational Association of Facilitators The Art and Mastery of Facilitation–Navigating theFuture IAF Conference, pp. 16-20, 2001.4. A. Gonzalez. “A Mindful Way to Reflect: Rose, Thorn, and Bud.” mindfulschools.orghttps://www.mindfulschools.org/inspiration/mindful-reflection/ (accessed April 27, 2023)5. Karima Kadi-Hanifi, Ozlem Dagman, John Peters, Ellen Snell, Caroline Tutton &
Paper ID #18133Research Experiences for School Teachers and Community College Instruc-tors in Smart-Vehicles: Initial Implementation and AssessmentDr. Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University Kumar Yelamarthi received his Ph.D. and M.S degree from Wright State University in 2008 and 2004, and B.E. from University of Madras, India in 2000. He is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Central Michigan University. His research interest is in the areas of Wireless Sensor Networks, Internet of Things, computer aided design tool development, assistive devices, au- tonomous adaptive
Themes: A. Foster a sense of belonging to the School and the CEE profession. Objectives: 1. Implement early and vertically-integrated engagement of CEE students. Initiatives: a. Create a spine of sequential problem-based learning courses 2. Develop holistic and collaborative engineers who know how to discover and solve real- world problems while creating value. Initiatives: a. Integrate skill development in teaming, reflection, and computational development at maturing levels of technical proficiency. b. Incorporate entrepreneurially-minded learning (EML) with a primary focus on two pedagogies: Story-Driven Learning (SDL) and
, scholars havereported that the interactions with like-minded peers helped them achieve success in theirundergraduate career at NC State University.AcknowledgementsThis program was supported by the National Science Foundation under grant DUE# 1259630.The authors thank all the students and mentors that have participated in this project, the input inthe early phase of the project with Dr. M. Fuentes, Dr. A. Mitchell, Dr. J. Picart, Dr. C. Zelnar,and Dr. M. Stimpson. We are thankful for the support and assistance of the Dean of the Collegeof Engineering, NCSU College of Engineering Minority Engineering Program, NCSUEngineering Place and the local Society of Women Engineering (SWE) Chapter.References 1. NC State STEM Scholars https://www.ece.ncsu.edu
Statistics, NCES-2011015[5] National Center for Education Statistics, 2011. Postsecondary Awards in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, by State: 2001 and 2009, U.S. Department of Education, April 2011, NCES 2011-226.[6] Bransford, J.D., Brown, A.L. and Cocking, R.R, 1999. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. Washington DC: National Academy Press.[7] Chubin, D.E., May, G.S. and Babco, E.L., 2005. “Diversifying the Engineering Workforce.” Journal of Engineering Education. 94(1): 73–86.[8] Felder, R.M., Sheppard, S.D. and Smith, K.A., 2005. “A New Journal for Field in Transition.” Journal of Engineering Education. 94(1), 7–12.[9] Yurtseven, H. O., 2002. “How Does the Image of Engineering Affect Student
toward better practice.The three-year FLC followed the three-part structure of the Colorado Equity Toolkit [14], whichis a freely available collection of curated resources to support inclusive teaching at all levelsfrom primary through postsecondary education. During 2021/22, the first year of the FLC,ENNTICE emphasized self-inquiry, reflection, and mindfulness [15]. During 2022/23, thesecond year of the FLC, ENNTICE emphasized inclusive course design [16]. Here we reportselected results from 2023/24, the third year of the FLC, when ENNTICE emphasized buildingcommunity. These results have been selected to answer the research question: To what degreedoes faculty participation in an FLC impact engineering college culture?MethodsFor the purpose of
Science (MAS) program, which involves system-based courses that evaluate domestic and international agricultural system resilience. Dr. Motschenbacher holds a PhD in Soil Physics (2012, Univ. of Arkansas), an MEd in Higher Education Administration (Middle Ten- nessee State Univ., 2007), and a BS in Agribusiness (Middle Tennessee State Univ., 2007). Academic po- sitions she has held include Postdoctoral Researcher in Biosystems Engineering (Iowa State Univ., 2013), Instructor/Adjunct/Assistant Professor of Practice of Soil Science (North Dakota State Univ., 2014-2022), and Associate Director of the Office of Teaching and Learning (North Dakota State Univ., 2016-2022). Within the past 15 years, she has designed and
many industries such as automotive, chemical distribution etc. on transportation and operations management projects. She works extensively with food banks and food pantries on supply chain management and logistics focused initiatives. Her graduate and undergraduate students are integral part of her service-learning based logistics classes. She teaches courses in strategic relationships among industrial distributors and distribution logistics. Her recent research focuses on engineering education and learning sciences with a focus on how to engage students better to prepare their minds for the future. Her other research interests include empirical studies to assess impact of good supply chain practices such as
AC 2012-3739: GRAND CHALLENGES DELI (DISCOVER, EXPLORE,LEARN, IMAGINE) PROJECTDr. Jane Hunter, University of Arizona Jane Hunter received her Ph.D. from the University of Arizona Center for the Study of Higher Education. She holds an M.S. degree in engineering management and a B.S. degree with distinction in mechanical engineering. She is the Associate Director of the Engineering Management program at the University of Arizona and is a PMI-certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Her areas of interest include engineering education, teaching strategies, assessment and evaluation of program objectives and learning outcomes, student teamwork and group dynamics, business and technology management, strategic and
links between student'spsychological state of mind and their academic performance and persistence over the course of asemester in a Statics class. It is well known that students perceive Statics as a "threshold" or"weed out" class due to its low passing rates [1, 2] that are often below 70%. Students who areunable to pass the course may ultimately withdraw from an engineering major. As a result,persistence and retention in engineering is hampered, which is typically magnified inunderrepresented groups.The primary goal of this research is to identify links between students' self-efficacy, motivation,emotional states, and other factors that may serve as early-warning indicators of dropout. Theresearch is based, in part, on the fundamental concept
Paper ID #21753The Impact of Metacognitive Instruction on Students’ Conceptions of Learn-ing and their Self-monitoring BehaviorsDr. Patrick J. Cunningham, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Patrick Cunningham is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. During the 2013-14 academic year he spent a sabbatical in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Dr. Cunningham’s educational research interests are student metacognition and self-regulation of learning and faculty development. His disciplinary training within Mechanical Engineering is in dynamic systems and
, plusmembers of the public sector interested in thermodynamic principles.This project is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) TransformingUndergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (TUES)program.ReferencesBaser, Mustafa (2006), 'Promoting conceptual change through active learning using open source software for physics simulations', Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 22 (3), 336- 54.Bo-Kristensen, Mads, et al. (2009), 'Mobile City and Language Guides - New Links Between Formal and Informal Learning Environments', Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 7 (2), 85-92.Bransford, J., A. Brown, and R. Cocking (2000), How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School, (Washington
Paper ID #9478Improvements through the Second Year Research Experiences for TeachersProgramProf. Tolga Kaya, Central Michigan University Dr. Tolga Kaya currently holds a joint Assistant Professor position in the School of Engineering and Technology and the Science of Advanced Materials program at Central Michigan University (CMU). Prior to joining CMU, Dr. Kaya was a post-doctorate associate at Yale University (2007-2010), a research and teaching assistant at ITU (1999-2007), a consultant at Brightwell Corp. (2007), Istanbul, a senior VLSI analog design engineer and project coordinator at Microelectronics R&D Company
Paper ID #39191Board 399: The Freshman Year Innovator Experience (FYIE): Bridging theURM Gap in STEMDr. Noe Vargas Hernandez, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley Noe Vargas Hernandez researches creativity and innovation in engineering design. He studies ideation methods, journaling, smartpens, and other methods and technology to aid designers improve their creativ- ity levels. He also applies his research to the desDr. Arturo A Fuentes, The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley Arturo Alejandro Fuentes is a Professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas Pan Amer- ican. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S
] Bransford, J.D., Brown, A.L. and Cocking, R.R, 1999. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. Washington DC: National Academy Press.[7] Chubin, D. E., May, G. S. and Babco, E. L., 2005. “Diversifying the Engineering Workforce.” Journal of Engineering Education. 94(1): 73–86.[8] Felder, R. M., Sheppard, S. D. and Smith, K. A., 2005. “A New Journal for Field in Transition.” Journal of Engineering Education. 94(1), 7–12.[9] Yurtseven, H. O., 2002. “How Does the Image of Engineering Affect Student Recruitment and Retention? A Perspective from the USA.” Global Journal of Engineering Education. 6(1), 17-23.[10] Hu, S. C. and Liou, S., 2005. “Challenges Facing Engineering Education,” iNEER Conference for
Paper ID #44260Board 237: Designing a Community of Transformation for Justice: A DesignCase Capturing the BeginningsDr. Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University Nadia Kellam (she/they) is Associate Professor of Engineering and the Associate Director for Research Excellence within The Polytechnic School of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. She is a faculty in the Engineering Education Systems and Design PhD program. Dr. Kellam is an engineering education researcher and a mechanical engineer. She is also deputy editor of the Journal of Engineering Education and co-chair of ASEE’s
Paper ID #38450Board 194: A Community-Driven Process for Developing NSF Review Pan-elistsDr. Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato Rebecca A. Bates received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington. She also received the M.T.S. degree from Harvard Divinity School. She is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Integrated Engineering at Minnesota State University, Mankato and is a Fellow of ASEE.Dr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is a Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, and the past editor of the Journal of
Trust Well 1H-9,” 2019.[2] United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), “Investigation Report: Organic Peroxide Decomposition, Release, and Fire at Arkema Crosby Following Hurricane Harvey Flooding,” p. 154, 2018.[3] United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), “Final Investigation Report Caribbean Petroleum Tank Terminal Explosion and Multiple Tank Fires Caribbean Petroleum Corporation (Capeco) Key Issues,” pp. 71–73, 2009.[4] J. Stransky, C. Ritz, C. Bodnar, E. Dringenberg, and E. Miskioglu, “MIND THE GAP! …between engineers’ process safety beliefs and behaviors,” in ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, 2022.[5] United States Chemical
Paper ID #43675Board 248: ECS Scholars Progress Report: Outcomes from a Data-DrivenSupport StrategyDr. Michael W. Thompson, Baylor University Michael Thompson received his BS, MS and PH.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University. He a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Baylor UniversityDr. Anne Marie Spence, Baylor University Clinical Professor Mechanical EngineeringWilliam A Booth, Baylor UniversityTaylor Wilby, Baylor University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 ECS Scholars Progress Report
Paper ID #18991An Intelligent Software Tutor for Scaffolding Solving DC-DC Converter Cir-cuitsProf. Ali Mehrizi-Sani , Washington State University Ali Mehrizi-Sani received the B.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering and petroleum engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, both in 2005. He received the M.Sc. degree from the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, both in electrical engineering, in 2007 and 2011. He is currently an Assistant Pro- fessor at Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA. He was a Visiting
that I had chosen the right field. I also appreciatedthe community of like-minded people that you built for us. You watered us like plants and helpedus grow. Hosting the seminar classes for our groups was really vital too. You gave us so manyextra tips that were important to us now as a professionals, like how an interview operates, howto find housing, how to pick a bank. The Rising Scholars program has definitely propelled mefurther in life than I ever thought I’d go.” Rising Scholar Pi (Material Science Engineer)Figure 7 - Diagram of the five-year path of each first cohort student from entry through leaving the university with a degree. SECOND COHORT