Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Supporting Students at Multiple Levels

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Tiago R Forin, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan P.E., Rowan University; Ralph Alan Dusseau P.E., Rowan University; Parth Bhavsar, Rowan University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University

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introduce topics such as thehistory of technological innovations, profiles of important innovators, engineering and socialjustice, and engineering ethics. The instructor framed the discussions around societal and culturalintersections with engineering, providing an opportunity for in-class discussion of issues thatstudents find important to engineering. For example, one of the authors of this paper uses lecturetime to discuss how different engineering disciplines evolved over time. Historic and non-western examples were used to highlight elements of engineering that expand students’conception of the profession, while local examples drew students into issues that might directlyimpact their own lives. The course also highlighted the contributions of

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Institutional Change & Perspectives on Diversity

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Karlin, University of Southern Maine; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Ronald R Ulseth, Itasca Community College; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Paper ID #17699Managing Transformation to Crack Open Engineering EducationDr. Jennifer Karlin, University of Southern Maine Jennifer Karlin spent the first half of her career at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, where she was a professor of industrial engineering and held the Pietz professorship for entrepreneurship and economic development. She is now at the University of Southern Maine where she is a research professor of engineering and the curriculum specialist for the Maine Regulatory Training and Ethics Center.Dr. Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington Dr. Allendoerfer is a Research Scientist

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Supporting Students at Multiple Levels

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula Holmes Jensen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Michael West, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jon J Kellar, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Stuart D. Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jennifer Karlin, University of Southern Maine; Cassandra M Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Karlin, University of Southern Maine Jennifer Karlin spent the first half of her career at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, where she was a professor of industrial engineering and held the Pietz professorship for entrepreneurship and economic development. She is now at the University of Southern Maine where she is a research professor of engineering and the curriculum specialist for the Maine Regulatory Training and Ethics Center.Dr. Cassandra M Degen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. Cassandra Degen received her B.S. degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 2007. She received her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering in 2012

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Institutional Change & Perspectives on Diversity

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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, holistic thinking, leadership, and academic achievement. Students alsodiscussed the ideal educational environment around content delivery and user-empowered choices.Dissociation described students’ experiences where they felt disconnected from engineeringbecause of their dyslexia—the diagnosis of having a learning disability or language-basedchallenges. Finally, students’ time was a major factor in their engineering experiences related toaccommodations, processing speed, and work ethic. Other research has shown that students withnon-traditional ways of thinking including ADHD have significant creative potential86–89. Thisresearch emphasizes the need to understand the challenges and capacity of students with cognitivediversity to promote different