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tosupport improved collaborative approaches.AcknowledgementThe presented work in this paper has been supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation(NSF) under award 1504898. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressedin this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the NSF.References[1] F. Mantovani, "12 VR Learning: Potential and Challenges for the Use of 3D Environments in Education and Training." Towards cyberpsychology: mind, cognition, and society in the Internet age 207-224, P. 208, 2001.[2] S. Bryson, Steve. "Approaches to the successful design and implementation of VR applications." Virtual Reality Applications 3-15, p. 3, 1995.[3] L. Jarmon, et al. "Virtual world teaching
focus and ability to get advanced technical jobs.AcknowledgementsThe authors are grateful for funding support from the National Science Foundation under awardEEC-1446001. The authors would like to thank Drs. Cathleen Barczys Simons and GaryLichtenstein for their design of the final survey. The authors acknowledge the contribution ofMs. Steffi Renninger in administering the survey.References[1] S. LeBlanc, S. Renninger, and E. Shittu, “Nanotechnology Fellows Program : Preparing Undergraduate Students for Careers in Nanotechnology,” in Proceedings of ASEE Conference & Exposition, 2016, pp. 1–8.[2] S. LeBlanc, V. Sorger, and E. Shittu, “Nanotechnology Fellows Program: An Interdisciplinary Practicum for Nanotechnology
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nature of the approached concepts presented both in physics and calculus books.For the physics examples, building since the beginning the idea of a vector component relative tovelocity is of an extreme importance, while for the calculus book it is not mentioned until later.Further observations on how each of the concepts around the idea of velocity are used during awhole class structure should be made. For example, with graphic representations made underboth mathematical and physical background. While both approaches may seem similar, seriousmatters are provoked.An example, often found in the classroom, happens when you ask students which object has ahigher velocity, one traveling at 5 m/s or one traveling at -5 m/s. From a pure mathematical
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creators of The Science Of . . . a web-based video magazine. In addition to her role as Associate Provost Dr. Cements is also the director of Experiential Learning and a tenured Professor of Biology and Marine Science at Jacksonville University.Cindy LeongMisha M ChalkleyMr. Crandall Maines, Jacksonville University Engineering c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Co-curricular and Extra-curricular Experiences of NSF- supported ScholarsAbstractThe Mathematics, Engineering, and Physics (MEP) scholar program at our university supportedby NSF S-STEM scholarship program is preparing individuals for the STEM workforce byproviding an educational experience
made to the transcript with the participants’ comments, and itdramatically changed the meaning of the focus groups.Missed Opportunity: The participants had to reach out to us to suggest member checking. We couldhave been proactive on this front.Communication & Dissemination ScenarioOne of our colleagues did research on AIDS in S. Africa and created a public health pamphlet todistribute based on the findings. (success!)Two of us did not deliver results from our dissertations to the communities involved in a timelymanner, even though there were actionable recommendations embedded in the results. (missedopportunity)Critical Research Question Guide Engagement 25 minutes(5 minutes) Participants will be prompted to read through CRQG, considering
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mentors. Follow-up questions were asked as probes to furtherexplore issues mentioned by the interviewee. For the question about from which they had learnedthe most, the interviewer asked, “Please describe the first few weeks of the program when youwere with your mentor/s.” A sample follow-up question would be related to knowledgemanagement systems such as, “What goals did you have for your mentor?” Findings Based on the interview transcripts we came up with five main themes regarding how therelationship between mentors and mentees affect mentees’ self-confidence in teachingelementary students about engineering technology.Identifying areas for improvement The program is designed to have
to its focus on accreditation, ABET defines educational programs by describing thecurriculum requirements for each major. For example, the description provided in Section II:Program Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Technology Programs [3] for programs containingelectrical and/or electronic(s) or other similar titles is: …prepare graduates to have competence in the following curricular areas: (a) the application of circuit analysis and design, computer programming, associated software, analog and digital electronics, and microcomputers, and engineering standards to the building, testing, operation, and maintenance of electrical/electronic(s) systems; (b) the application of natural sciences and mathematics at or
capstone program will be focused toward increasingstudent engagement to promote project success. This work has reaffirmed that one mechanism toincrease student engagement is through engagement of our faculty. The authors encourage otherinstitutions to consider faculty engagement within their capstone programs and to share theirfindings with the engineering education community.References[1] J. Goldberg, V. Cariapa, G. Corliss, and K. Kaiser, “Benefits of industry involvement in multidisciplinary capstone design courses,” Int. J. Eng. Educ., 2014.[2] J. L. Ray, “Industry-academic partnerships for successful capstone projects,” in Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE, 2003.[3] J. S. Lamancusa, J. L. Zayas, A. L
Learning Outcome (SLO) [e.g., in Malaysia] or Intended Learning Outcome (ILO) [e.g., in the UK]. III. S TRATEGIC V ISION , O BJECTIVES AND O UTCOMES , C URRICULUM AND I NSTRUCTIONAL P LANNINGThis section is organized in the following three subsections: Section III-A (Strategic Vision);Section III-B (Curriculum Planning and Instruction Planning); and Section III-C (Mapping ofOutcomes to Performance Indicators).A. Strategic Vision “To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you’re going so that you better understand where you are now so that the steps you take are always in the right direction.”—Covey [19] Figure 4
and Engineering website [4]shows the distribution of international students attending higher education institutions within theUnited States in 2018. This graphic tries to illustrate the country or economy of origin for foreignstudents and gives approximate numbers of students from that region. For example, there is more than200,000 Chinese students attending higher education in the United States. This graphic indicates that UShigher education is the system of choice for science and engineering students from around the world. Figure 1: International students enrolled in U. S. higher education institutions, by region, country, or economy of origin: 2018This student selection should be
discussed the changes that would make them feel more welcome and includedwithin academia and their department(s) (cultural and/or infrastructural changes). They alsoprovided advice and recommendations to future queer and trans graduate students. The panelreceived overwhelmingly positive feedback, and the audience expressed their willingness andenthusiasm to learn and support queer and trans graduate students. Overall, the lessons learnedfrom the Queer and Trans Graduate Students Panel are as follows: 1) Provided an opportunity to inform about the specific obstacles that many queer and trans students experience in graduate education. 2) Contributed to the knowledge of designing, facilitating, and conducting a student experiences
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Family Foundationthrough its KEEN program to the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Learning and TeachingHub at Arizona State University. 5 References[1] M. V. Huerta, J. S. London, A. Trowbridge, M. Arévalo Avalos, W. Huang, and A. F. McKenna, "Cultivating the Entrepreneurial Mindset through Design: Insights from Thematic Analysis of First-year Engineering Students' Reflections," presented at 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, June 2017. DOI: 10.18260/1-2--28093[2] N. Duval-Couetil, A. Shartrand, and T. Reed, "The role of entrepreneurship program models and experiential activities on
. University of California, Santa Barbara Jaman Mohit Texas Tech University Montana Montez Texas Tech University Alyson Garcia Midwestern UniversityAcknowledgement:This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.(1930037). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Correspondence concerning this manuscript should be addressed to
). Routledge.Alibali, M. W., & Nathan, M. J. (2012). Embodiment in mathematics teaching and learning: Evidence from learners’ and teachers’ gestures. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 21(2), 247–286. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508406.2011.611446Cunningham, C. M., & Lachapelle, C. P. (2016). Designing Engineering Experiences to Engage All Students. Educational Designer, 3(9). https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt6wq7bhCunningham, C. M., Lachapelle, C. P., Brennan, R. T., Kelly, G. J., Tunis, C. S. A., & Gentry, C. A. (2020). The impact of engineering curriculum design principles on elementary students’ engineering and science learning. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 57(3), 423–453. https://doi.org/10.1002
2’s message to bird 3 6. Panda then shares bird 1’s message to bird 4 7. Bird 4 flies to snail 2 8. Bird 4 passes on the message to snail 2Discussion prompts: 1. Break down the delay caused by Panda – how much of it is because of waiting? 2. Can we categorize the different sources of delay? 3. (optional to use if time permits) How does Panda deal with messages from different sources going to different destinations?The implementation of the activity was done in-class as an activity for a planned duration of 25minutes, with the following breakdown. 1. 5-minute setup: Students first form groups of 3-4 students. They are first given the time to read the scenario, followed by a check-in to ask for clarifications. 2. 5
Universidade de S˜ao Paulo. Professor of Physics at Mau´a Institute of Technology, since 1994 and President of Teacher’s Academy at the same Institution. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Development of Modeling and Communication Skills through a Project- Based Learning Approach in the Physics Laboratory.This evidence-based practice paper aims to analyze the development of physics modelingcompetences and soft skills among second-year students in Engineering courses. The mainobjective is to implement the Project Based Learning (PBL) approach during the ExperimentalPhysics class. The students were divided into teams of four members, and each team wasallowed to choose a scientific paper on
is another key strategyfor career and life design.Moreover, universities interested in implementing career design initiatives may considerdeveloping assessment tools to compare early career outcomes data from career design studentswith data collected from first destination surveys of the schools’ overall STEM graduates.Progress in implementing career design comes through communication betweenproject facilitators and student participants. Project leaders also need to create a culture allowingreflections and participation from all students and not just the individuals who thrive online.Acknowledgment: This work has been supported by the National Science Foundation underaward EEC-2038309.References 1. Kahn, S., & Ginther, D. (2017). Women
perspectives with and without adaptive lessons in the flippedclassroom.2. Related LiteratureGiven differences in students’ knowledge and understanding, adaptive learning platforms can beused to provide content, resources, and customized learning paths to offer personalized learningat scale (Munoz et al., 2022). Daugherty et al.’s recent literature review identified the increasingpopularity of adaptive learning and the need for more research to better establish its directconnection to improved learning (Daugherty et al., 2022). Another systematic review identifiedthe increasing popularity of adaptive learning technology alongside few empirical researchstudies on it (Munoz et al., 2022). As an example of an implementation, adaptive learningcourseware
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Dr. Bilec is an associate professor in the Swanson School of Engineeringˆa C™s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Dr. Bilecˆa C™s research program focuses on the built environment, life cycle assessment, sustainable healthcare, and energy im ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Establishing and Sustaining Inclusive Learning Communities for Supporting Faculty Creating More Inclusive Engineering Classrooms Jessica M. Vaden1, April A. Dukes PhD 1, Amy Brooks PhD 1, Kristen Parrish PhD 2, Amy Hermundstad Nave PhD 3, Amy E. Landis PhD 3, Melissa M. Bilec PhD 1 1University
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tothe already developed array and is meant to be integrated into the accompanying hardware setup.The primary goal of this tool is to create theoretical images of objects situated within the arrayby leveraging the variations in Wi-Fi signal strength caused by these objects. We present acomprehensive method that utilizes the unique properties of ESP32 microcontrollers to captureWi-Fi signal metrics to generate a visual representation of the physical space and the object(s)within it. The inputs to this software mimic those provided by the hardware array and employsadvanced algorithms to process the metrics made by the array. This technique, often referred toas Wi-Fi imaging or Wi-Fi based material sensing, has significant implications for
, and other professionals, who are hired for being the best at what they doand (sometimes) because they are women, should not be further hurt and made to feelunderestimated and doubtful of their own abilities because of suggestions that they have it easieror that they only received a job because they are a woman.Future work on this research line includes the deployment of a more complex survey includingestablished instruments that can measure the psychological impact of these experiences onwomen faculty, as well as the expansion of the data collection process to a larger number ofuniversities. These efforts will include institutions outside of the U.S. to allow for cross nationalcomparisons.References[1] M. L. Sanchez-Pena and S. A. Kamal