University, Chico; a decade of service as the Don Beall Dean of Engineering in the Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering at SJSU; faculty member of SJSU since 1987; and visiting Associate Professor at Stanford University in 1993. She is founder and Board Chair of the Center for Advanc- ing Women in Technology, which established the Technology Pathways Initiative (TPI) in 2015. The TPI provides computing education to more diverse students by developing new interdisciplinary com- puting programs through an alliance of universities and industry. In 2006, Dr. Wei spoke before the U.S. Congress about the ”Innovation Agenda,” contributing to the America COMPETES Act (2007). Dr. Wei holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
Paper ID #29371Solutions for Hiring Manufacturing Technology InstructorsProf. Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology Dr. Karen Wosczyna-Birch is the Executive Director and Principal Investigator of the Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing, an National Science Foundation Center of Excellence. She is the state director for the College of Technology, a seamless pathway in technology and engineering from all 12 public community colleges to 8 public and private universities. Dr. Wosczyna-Birch has expertise with both the recruitment and persistence of under represented populations, especially women, to pursue
Paper ID #31191NSF S-STEM Project Update: A Pathway to Completion for PursuingEngineering and Engineering Technology DegreesDr. Kim Bullington, Old Dominion University Dr. Bullington is an experienced and accomplished leader in higher education and university administra- tion with strong expertise in program management, organizational development, and student and academic affairs administration, with over two decades of university experience. Dr. Bullington’s research interests include student success - especially in the veteran and non-traditional student realm, higher education policy, and student access to higher
Paper ID #29811Scaling Informal Technology Education through MakerspacesDr. Foad Hamidi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Dr. Foad Hamidi is an Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). His research interests include Human-Computer Interaction, Participatory Design and Assistive Technology.Shawn Grimes, Unaffiliated Shawn Grimes has nearly 20 years of experience as a technologist in a variety of fields including mobile app development, cyber security, and software engineering. Through his passion for working with and serving youth, he served as the Director of Technology at the
Paper ID #29306An Advanced Technological Education Project for High ValueManufacturing: Lessons LearnedDr. Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University Dr. Michael D. Johnson is a professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Johnson’s research focuses on
Paper ID #29009REU Site on UAV Technologies: Effectiveness of the Program on StudentSuccessDr. Subodh Bhandari, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr. Subodh Bhandari is a professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Cal Poly Pomona and the Director of its Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Lab. His current research emphasis is on increased autonomy of UAVs, robust and intelligent control, collision detection and avoidance system for UAVs, and developing capabilities for widespread use of unmanned vehicles including precision agriculture and 3-D mapping. Dr. Bhandari leads a large multi-disciplinary
Paper ID #30670Learning Trajectories Through Undergraduate Engineering Curricula andExperiencesDr. Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Micah Lande, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor and E.R. Stensaas Chair for Engineering Education in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. He teaches human-centered engineering design, design thinking, and design innovation courses. Dr. Lande researches how technical and non-technical people learn and apply design thinking and making processes to their work. He is interested in the intersection of designerly
.) with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in Washington, D.C. Greg served as the responsible staff officer for the NSF-funded project ”Educator Capacity Building in K-12 Engineering Education,” published in 2019. Status, Role, and Needs of Engineering Technology Education in the United States.” He previously was the study director for the NSF-funded project that resulted in the 2014 report, STEM Integration in K-12 Education: Status, Prospects, and an Agenda for Research. He was the study director for the project that resulted in publication of Standards for K-12 Engineering Education? (2010) and Engineering in K-12 Education: Understanding the Status and Im- proving the Prospects (2009), an analysis of efforts
Paper ID #30219Understanding student conceptualizations of the market context inengineering designDr. Steven Hoffenson, Stevens Institute of Technology Steven Hoffenson is an Assistant Professor in the School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens Institute of Technology, where his research and teaching focus on design, sustainability, optimization, and complex systems. Dr. Hoffenson holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland and an M.S.E. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan. Prior to joining Stevens, he served as a Congressional Fellow of the American
Paper ID #29281FOUNDATIONS – Integrating Evidence-based Teaching and Learning Prac-ticesinto the Core Engineering Curriculum: Student Perceptions of theInstructional PracticesDr. Gail P Baxter, Stevens Institute of Technology Gail P. Baxter is the Co-Director, Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) at Stevens Institute of Technology. Baxter leads CIESE research and evaluation efforts and manages a program to support faculty adoption of evidence-based teaching practices in the core courses in the School of Engineering at Stevens. Before joining CIESE, Baxter was a Senior Survey Researcher at
Laboratory Majbah Uddin is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Energy and Transportation Science Division at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He obtained his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of South Carolina (UofSC). Prior to that, he obtained a master’s degree in Applied Statistics as well as an M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the UofSC. His research interests include freight transportation systems, intermodal network design, supply chain and logistics, and transportation safety. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Delivering Contextual Knowledge and Critical Skills of Disruptive Technologies through Problem-Based Learning in Research
Paper ID #30324The Future of Work: What is the Impact on Engineering TechniciansDr. Marilyn Barger, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center, FLATE Dr. Marilyn Barger is the Principal Investigator and Executive Director of FLATE, the Florida Regional Center of Excellence for Advanced Technological Education, funded by the National Science Founda- tion and housed at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida since 2004. FLATE serves the state of Florida as its region and is involved in outreach and recruitment of students into technical career pathways; has produced award winning curriculum design and reform
Paper ID #30742A Qualitative Analysis of How a Student, Faculty, and PracticingEngineer Approach an Ill-structured Engineering ProblemSecil Akinci-Ceylan, Iowa State University Secil Akinci-Ceylan is a PhD student in Educational Technology in the School of Education at Iowa State University.Dr. Kristen Sara Cetin, Michigan State University Dr. Kristen S Cetin is an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.Dr. Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology Dr. Benjamin Ahn is an Assistant Professor at Iowa State University in the Department of
Department at Seattle University. Dr. Cook received her doctorate in Social and Personality Psychology from the University of Washington, with a minor in quantitative methods and emphases in cognitive and educational psychology. Her research has included classroom learning, person perception, health perceptions, and jury decision making.Dr. Gregory Mason P.E., Seattle University Gregory S. Mason was born and raised in Spokane Washington. He received the B.S.M.E. degree from Gonzaga University in 1983, the M.S.M.E. degree in manufacturing automation from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1984 and the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering, specializing in multi-rate digital controls, from the University of Washington in
the development of achievement motivation in educational settings and the interplay among motivation, emotions, and learning/engagement, especially in STEM fields.Dr. Emily A. Bovee, Marquette University American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Paper ID #28565 Emily A. Bovee is the Director of Educational Development and Assessment at the Marquette University School of Dentistry. She earned her bachelors in psychology from Arizona State, and earned her doctorate in educational psychology and educational technology from Michigan State. Her primary areas of
Paper ID #31027Development of Team-Based Hands-On Learning ExperiencesDr. Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology Al Ferri received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University in 1981 and his PhD degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University in 1985. Since 1985, he has been a faculty member in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech, where he now serves as Professor and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies. His research areas are in the fields of dynamics, controls, vibrations, and acoustics. He is also active in course and curriculum development. He
Paper ID #28957Collaborative Research: Designing an Immersive Virtual Environment forChemical Engineering Process Safety TrainingDr. Daniel D. Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Daniel Anastasio is an assistant professor at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received a B.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut in 2009 and 2015, respectively. His primary areas of research are game-based learning in engineering courses and membrane separations for desalination and water purification.Landon Bassett, University of ConnecticutJeffrey Stransky, Rowan University Jeff joined the
Paper ID #31533Course Redesign – Embedding High Impact Practices (HIPS) in STEM CoursesDr. Huanying ”Helen” Gu, New York Institute of Technology Dr. Gu is a professor of computer science in NYIT College of Engineering and Computing Sciences. Her research interests include data mining, data analysis, ontologies, object-oriented modeling, conceptual modeling, and medical informatics, with an emphasis on controlled medical terminologies. Dr. Gu’s research has been supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the UMDNJ foundation, the PDR network, and NYIT ISRC grants. Her honors
(EEG, brainwaves) measures. She extended this work into comparisons of chil- dren and adults’ arithmetic processing as a postdoctoral scholar at The University of Texas San Antonio. Presently, she is incorporating more flexible forms of creative thinking as an area of postdoctoral research at The Pennsylvania State University to contrast with more fact-based arithmetic numerical comprehen- sion. ¨ E. Okudan-Kremer, Iowa State University of Science and TechnologyDr. Gul G¨ul E. Kremer received her PhD from the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engi- neering of Missouri University of Science & Technology. Her research interests include multi-criteria decision analysis methods applied to
, computer graphics, electromagnetics and charac- terization of semiconductor materials.Dr. Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Kenneth Connor is an emeritus professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engi- neering (ECSE) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) where he taught courses on electromagnetics, electronics and instrumentation, plasma physics, electric power, and general engineering. His research in- volves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photonics, biomedical sensors, engineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology enhanced learning. He learned problem solving from his father (who ran a gray iron foundry), his mother (a nurse) and
the author of many books and articles on education. His work broadly centers on K-20 education and the nexus of media, technology, humans, and society. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Reflective Faculty Peer Observation in EngineeringAbstractIt is now widely held that student evaluations of teaching provide an insufficient measure ofteaching effectiveness, particularly when they are the only metric used. One alternative measureis faculty peer observation. We have developed a novel faculty peer observation protocol focusedon self-reflection and formative feedback for STEM faculty. Engineering faculty have found theprotocol helpful and used the method to expand professional networks
. in Industrial Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with emphasis in Operations Research from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign.Dr. Chell A. Roberts, University of San Diego Chell Roberts is the Executive Dean and former Chair of Engineering for the College of Technology and Innovation at Arizona State University. As Executive Dean, he serves as the College’s Chief Operating Officer. As the Founding Chair of Engineering, Roberts led a clean slate design and development of a new engineering program created to be responsive to the latest knowledge on engineering education. He is currently leading the development of highly innovative programs at the intersection of traditional
Paper ID #31198Engineering Undergrads Effectively Communicate Their ExperienceDr. Andrew Olewnik, University at Buffalo, SUNY Andrew Olewnik is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education and Director of Experiential Learning for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.Dr. Randy K Yerrick, University at Buffalo Randy Yerrick is Professor of Science Education and Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Education. He is an expert on the teaching of Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics (STEM), a Professor of Science Education, and an Associate Dean for the University at Buffalo. His research
engineers, diversity, inclusion, and equity in engineering, human-centered design, engineering ethics, and leadership.Dr. Nicholas D. Fila, Iowa State University of Science and Technology Nicholas D. Fila is an assistant research professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at Iowa State University. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. His current research explores engineering students’ experiences with innovation, empathy across engineering education and engineering design settings, design thinking in the course design process
Oklahoma State University. She spent 12 years teaching secondary science and engineering in Oklahoma, and is a 2014 recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.Dr. Nick Lux Lux, Montana State University Dr. Nicholas Lux has is an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction in MSU’s Department of Education. His teaching and research interests are in the area of educational technology. He has worked in the fields of K-12 and higher education for 18 years, and currently teaches in the Montana State University Teacher Education Program. He has experience in educational technology theory and practice in K-12 contexts and teacher education, with a focus on STEM teaching and
dynamics of cross-disciplinary collaboration in both academic and industry design environments, and gender and identity in engineering.Dr. Jacob R Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Jacob Grohs is an Assistant Professor in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech with Affiliate Faculty status in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics and the Learning Sciences and Technologies at Virginia Tech. He holds degrees in Engineering Mechanics (BS, MS) and in Educational Psychology (MAEd, PhD).Dr. Liesl M Baum, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Liesl Baum is the Associate Director for Professional Development at the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. She is a former
pollutants in human upper airways, attrition and university retention, increasing student awareness and interest in research and engineering, STEM education, and recruitment and retention of women and minorities.Mrs. Anika Coolbaugh Pirkey, West Virginia University Anika Pirkey is currently a PhD student and Graduate Research Assistant with the Department of Chem- ical and Biomedical Engineering at West Virginia University (WVU) with a research focus in cancer immunology. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BSChE and BME Certificate in 2017 from West Virginia University (WVU) and spent two years as a Chemical Engineer in the Pilot Plant Division of the Mid-Atlantic Technology, Research and Innovation Center (MATRIC) in
really feel like an expert and I saw classes like electricity and magnetismin my college curriculum and was like, I want to study engineering because that’s where scienceand design and math and technology all meet up. I feel like it’s such a varied field you can dowhatever you want with it.My mom pushed me to take piano classes for several years and to be creative. However,unfortunately, the downside of being in such a science and technology-heavy high school held meback from other things that I’m good at like English and Art. There were no art classes, there wereno music classes, the English curriculum was not very good at all. That’s why I’ve been trying tomake up for that in college by taking fun Gen Eds like theatre, anthropology, cooking
Paper ID #28623The Sequential Nature of Engineering Problem SolvingDr. Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University Carolyn Plumb is the recently retired Director of Educational Innovation and Strategic Projects in the College of Engineering at Montana State University (MSU). Plumb has been involved in engineering education and program evaluation for over 25 years, and she continues to work on externally funded projects relating to engineering education.Rose M Marra, University of Missouri - Columbia Professor Rose M. Marra is the Director of the School of Information Science and Learning Technology at the University of
create students that will be able to solve relevant problems using the engineering designprocess. Figure 1 - Exploratory model of engagement in engineering activities According to Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc (ABET),engineering design “involves identifying opportunities, developing requirements, performinganalysis and synthesis, generating multiple solutions, evaluating solutions against requirements,considering risks, and making trade-offs, for the purpose of obtaining a high-quality solutionunder the given circumstances.” [10] Engineering design is a process of generating multiplecreative solutions for an identified need, analyzing these solutions, and implementing the mostappropriate one