-school, and at a regional FIRST Lego League competition.When this project started, Julie had been using Mindstorms in her classroom and after-school forthe last ten years and had no plans of stopping in the near future. Mindstorms, as an educationaltechnology and toy extension of LEGO products, is a proprietary programmable robotics kit thatis owned by the multinational LEGO Group. For both the educational and entertainment ver-sions, the centerpiece of the kit is called the programmable brick, which can be coded to manipu-late motors and sensors. LEGO Mindstorms and the programmable brick have firm roots in constructionism. At asurface level, its name references Papert’s 1980 book, Mindstorms: Children, Computers, andPowerful Ideas and
Pursued/planned to pursue Yes 21 15 further post-graduate education No 8 2for each individual as well as comparison with known attributes (e.g., years tutored) forrespondents who were willing to participate in a follow-up phone interview. Statistical analysisfocused on identifying statistically significant differences (expressed in terms of p values) andeffect sizes (expressed in terms of Cohen’s d for means, Cohen’s h for proportions, andPearson’s r for correlations). Reporting both p values and effect sizes provided distinctidentification of non-random differences (for testing of null hypotheses) and magnitudes ofeffects. Differences between
action.Critical reflection is embedded within a program that recruits both engineers and non-engineers,with teaching and learning strategies drawn from the social sciences and humanities andintegrated with engineering management and problem-based learning. The program connectsstudents to a project partner in Sierra Leone or Zambia, the students work to understand theirpartners’ needs and assets and then develop an intervention plan consistent with the aims of theSDGs.In this paper, we provide results of a critically reflexive thematic analysis to explore the nature ofstudent reflections within the context of this interdisciplinary program. Evidence suggests arange of student interpretation of the purpose and application of critical reflection. Some are
, expected graduation date,academic performance in the previous semester, the list of the current semester courses, thefuture plan, and any additional relevant information the student would like to provide. TheSURGE faculty have access to student records and it is usually the case that at least some of theSURGE faculty have had the applicants in the classes they have taught. The e-mail responses by 4the students are gathered by the SURGE Director and passes to the program faculty and theUndergraduate Mathematics Advisor. The SURGE faculty and the Undergraduate Advisorprovide comments, and the SURGE Director, based on the comments, invites the applicants to abrief interview in person. We feel that this
his life and career goals were in alignment, he stated, “No, I only havecareer goals, life goals will be on the back burner until tenure.” Similar themes were noted byanother former postdoctoral scholar who is now in a tenure-track faculty member role: “I’mworking on a home, life, and work balance, but it's difficult and I often feel pressure to beworking or at least be reading papers on the weekends and you know, that's probably the hardestaspect of it.”The absence of work-life balance was consistently noted as an inevitable component of theprofessoriate, examples were commonly shared that imbalance was exacerbated in academiacompared to other career fields. A Latinx female currently employed as a postdoctoral scholarand planning to pursue a
project with -.033 .824 -.065 .019 other teammates Q12. Create SMART goals to advance my personal career .843 -.046 .039 -.043 Q13. Achieve SMART goals to advance my personal career .993 -.029 -.016 -.148 Q14. Use a strategic mindset with business planning skills to implement .606 .313 -.093 -.037 system-oriented, data-driven projects Q15. Combine my STEM skills with an entrepreneur mindset to implement
, a different number of class sessions is dedicated to each module.To address time management issues the students reported in Spring 2020, we established aregular rhythm for the course with weekly “news” announcements, a set of mini-lectures and aquiz due before each class, and a weekly homework assignment due at the same day/time. Weprovided a detailed course schedule to help the students plan ahead of time.3.1 Impact of the Flipped Class Method for LecturesTo evaluate the impact of the flipped class method for lectures we are going to analyze gradesand present the obtained students’ feedback. We did not find any correlation between anindividual student’s quiz participation/grades to their grade on the exam or final grade. Weacknowledge that
education, transitioning to either a remote systemof education or halting schooling all together. In total, over 80% of the World’s students tochange their education plans [1] [2]. West Point created numerous workshops and classes forfaculty centered on remote teaching approaches. There were many lessons learned during theSpring semester which were incorporate during Summer classes and into the Fall semester of2020. The Environmental Engineering Sequence (EES) is one of seven three-courseengineering sequences offered non-engineering majors at the United States Military Academy.All non-engineering majors must select an engineering sequence as part of the requiredcurriculum to graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree. The middle course of
Academies Press.National Research Council. (1991). Women in science and engineering: Increasing their numbers in the 1990s. National Academies Press. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/29774475 13National Society of Black Engineers. (2017). NSBE Vision, Mission & Objectives - National Society of Black Engineers. Nsbe.org. Retrieved 30 November 2017, from http://www.nsbe.org/About-Us/NSBE-Vision-Mission-Objectives.aspx#.WiApNRNSyncNelson, M., & Reid, K. (2016). NSBE 2025: The strategic plan to dramatically shift the face of engineering by 2025. Retrieved from graduate10k.nsbe.orgSeida, J. K
) Joyce B. Main is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego Michelle Madsen Camacho is Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of San Diego. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Exploring the Experiences of First-Generation Student Veterans in Engineering AbstractUnderstanding the experiences of first-generation students is important for expanding diversityand inclusion
members and with real-world impact for students.To date, three of these one-credit Hatchery Units have been planned (Agile Programming Methods;Database Systems; and Navigating Computer Systems), with one (in addition to the FoundationalValues course) being offered in the fall 2017 semester (Agile Programming Methods). Future HatcheryUnits include topics related to machine learning, algorithms and data science.Each of these courses takes a different approach. Agile Programming MethodsThis course addresses the dynamic and recursive practice of identifying, defining and accomplishingworking code for emerging needs in a software development process. Within the agile process, `UserStories` require that developers understand the end-users
course- work from the Ross School of Business. She plans to complete her bachelor’s degree in December 2017 and will likely complete the sequential undergraduate study program, completing a masters in mechanical engineering in December 2018. Her research interests include engineering education as well as sustain- able energy and transportation systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Assessment of a novel learning block model for engineering design skill development: A case example for engineering design interviewingIntroductionHuman-, user-, and context-centered design processes require in-depth knowledge of stakeholders, end users, andbroader contextual
studying, be like, her parents like paying the fees and like, you know, so like it’s, they like study, for example, business, or accounting or...they’ll like just sit at home and then get married and have kids.Moreover, participants mentioned that society views it odd that a woman would want to be anengineer because they associate it with petroleum engineering and working in the field—a jobthat is dirty and you have to wear “men’s clothes.” My friend thinks that engineering women will wear helmets, men clothes, the orange ones (ha).Survey Findings (see Appendix C for graphs)What do you hope to do directly after you graduate?When asked about their plans post-graduation, the majority of respondents stated that they
expe- rience. I plan to continue on a path of lifelong learning as I hope to obtain a graduate-level education in the future. My engineering identity and career are underpinned by a hunger for knowledge and a desire to serve.Dr. Nathan E. Canney, Seattle University Dr. Canney teaches civil engineering at Seattle University. His research focuses on engineering educa- tion, specifically the development of social responsibility in engineering students. Other areas of interest include ethics, service learning, and sustainability education. Dr. Canney received bachelors degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Seattle University, a masters in Civil Engineering from Stan- ford University with an emphasis on
Colleges in the Evolving STEM Education Landscape: Summary of a Summit. S. Olson and J.B. Labov, Rapporteurs. Planning Committee on Evolving Relationships and Dynamics Between Two- and Four-Year Colleges, and Universities. Board on Higher Education and Workforce, Division on Policy and Global Affairs. Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies. Board on Science Education, Teacher Advisory Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Engineering Education Program Office, National Academy of Engineering. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. California Community
, engineering17–22 . These dimensions richly capture theformation of a student’s role identity and can be used to study the creation of an engineeringidentity. Additionally, the study of identity formation has proven useful in understandingpersistence in other domains23. This framework for measuring identity has been establishedthrough large scale studies in physics and mathematics18,22.Traditional roles for students create patterns for access to engineering professions and identity.While non-normative students bring many skills to engineering disciplines such as managing,planning, organizing, coordinating communications, and being cognizant of differentperspectives in group decision-making, these features are not always recognized as
study, students near the end of their BME undergraduateeducation are less likely to perceive BME in terms of its potential impact on society. This may bedue to an increased awareness of how the student as an individual will be asked to contribute tothe field as he or she nears graduation. Students within the degree program also appear to have agreater appreciation for BME as an interdisciplinary field with medicine and biology being thetwo most commonly included non-engineering disciplines. Finally, asking students to perform adesign-related task as part of their coursework may encourage the perception of BME in terms ofdevelopment or creation of new devices or processes. As future work, the authors plan to expand collection of
Dan’s lab for the summer complained that she’d beentold that “paid lunches were a thing in this lab, but they’re not.” Dan laughed and said, “I guessyou’re volunteering,” implying that she should organize one. The undergraduate lookeduncomfortable, but grad students eagerly picked up the idea and started planning a catered lunch.The undergraduate’s time-limited visit to the lab created an occasion for a special event, an ideathat had not occurred to the PI and grad students who work in the lab long-term. The presence ofundergraduates who are younger than the legal drinking age also shapes how groups interactoutside the lab. Kate’s group wanted to visit a bar to celebrate the start of the academic year, butthey didn’t want to exclude Jessie and
questions and provide feedback.The NEES REU leadership team explored multiple options for the second major activity for theVPTs. The intended purpose of the second activity was to engage the teams in a challenge taskthat required knowledge building together, managing ideas, and making decisions. Ideally VPTswould have completed a design project or research project where the team worked to exploreoptions, critically evaluate alternatives, make a decision, and prepare a development plan. At thesame time, the leadership team was concerned with the overall workload of the students, whichlimited the scope of the projects VPTs could complete. Therefore, the second major activity ofthe VPTs was to generate a short report recommending potential conferences
-directs the National Center for Cognition and Mathematics Instruction. He is a faculty member for the Latin American School for Education, Cognitive and Neural Sciences. As part of his service to the nation, Dr. Nathan served on the National Academy of Engineering/National Research Council Commit- tee on Integrated STEM Education, and is currently a planning committee member for the Space Studies Board of the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council workshop Sharing the Adventure with the Student: Exploring the Intersections of NASA Space Science and Education. At the University of Wisconsin, Dr. Nathan holds affiliate appointments in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction, the Department of
manner, and are basedon current and emerging research on student engagement, engineering education, practices ofeffective teaching and learning and engineering learning outcomes. The instruments wereinformed by the development of existing tools, yet the CASEE surveys are innovative in thatthey fill gaps in the assessment of engineering education. We have provided a well-developedresearch plan that has engaged a variety of engineering institutions in the piloting and on goingrefinement of the instruments. Our instruments have the potential to offer powerful formativefeedback for individual engineering colleges and departments, as well to provide nationalbaseline data on engineering education.Study Participants and MethodsMeasuring both student
has recently been appointed to develop a diversity plan for CSM, and has experience in international education, corporate training and coaching, and academic editing.Janice McCain, Howard University JANICE McCAIN is a research associate at the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE) at Howard University. Her areas of interest include persistence and motivation, retention of minority students in higher education, and international economic development, particularly as it relates to women in Africa.Marcus Jones, Howard University MARCUS JONES is an Educational Psychology doctoral student at Howard University. Marcus is a graduate research assistant for the Center
the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions; Member-at-Large on the Board of the Minorities in Engineering Division and Secretary/Treasurer of the International Division of the American Society for Engineering Education; and is on the Executive Committee and Strategic Planning Committee of the newly formed International Federation of Engineering Education Societies. Her email is petrie@fau.eduIvan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University Ivan Esparragoza is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Penn State. His interests are in engineering design education, innovative design, and global design. He has introduced multinational design projects in a freshman
preparedness in each of these competencies corresponded to how theyperceived their relative importance. The vast majority of students felt at least fairly wellprepared in problem solving, communication and teamwork, but relatively few students felt aswell prepared with respect to contemporary issues and context35. Overall, student perceptions ofother important elements of design changed during their college years, with an increased focuson identifying constraints and iterating, and decreased focus on communicating, planning, andvisualizing36. Survey results indicated that nonpersisters report lower levels of confidence intheir math and science skills than persisters (as first-year and sophomore students32).Interestingly, international students from
throughput and scheduling, and planning for manufacturing flexibility. He received a PhD in Transportation Systems Modeling from Cornell University in 1982, an M.S. in Civil Engineering from Northwestern University in 1979, and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Syracuse University in 1976. He is a member of INFORMS and the Institute of Industrial Engineers. Page 13.94.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Qualitative Study of the Early Work Experiences of Recent Graduates in Engineering.AbstractAfter several years of demanding study, new engineers
Impression (FI) - expressions of amazement, excitement, and impression over facilities and instrumentation found within SDSM&T and the greater Black Hills region. • Ownership (O) - expression of the research being a topic of expertise. A tone of authority and investment. • Understanding Research (UR) - a new or different understanding of the enterprise of research, i.e. logistics, reality, lack of glamour, etc. • Collaboration (C) - expression of future desires or plans of working with or utilizing university or research personnel. • Content Increase (CI) - expressions of increased content knowledge for the betterment of lesson delivery. • Procedural to Conceptual understanding (P-C