was that amongthe students in Calculus II that semester, only one woman was identified as a computerscience major, she withdrew from Calculus II and subsequently withdrew from the collegewithout attaining a degree. Fall 2012 Calculus II Grade Distributions Total (N) A B C D F W Men 313 15% 14% 16% 11% 16% 28% Women 51 21% 12% 10% 8% 18% 31% Table 1: Fall 2012 Calculus II Grade Distribution. The discovery prompted the project team to develop an active learning curriculum inCalculus, one that was not just the mechanics of differentiation and integration, but onethat integrated concept visualization, real
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. (a) Select student design 1 (b) Drag student design 1 next to student design 2 (c) The weights and visualization are updated with new weights based on the similarities and differences of students 1 and 2. They both heavily used Newspaper in their shelter designs. Students 18, 19, 21 also had similar designs to 1 and 2. Figure 5. An example of two students comparing and contrasting their shelters. Each point is assigned a unique number and represents a student’s design for the shelter assignment. The exact scaling has been altered for purposes of presentation in this paper.5.2 Data Analysis: Andromeda helped students practice data analysisAndromeda can be engaging without
Arduino –– with DHT temperature sensors attached ––publishes temperature data to this topic. The transmitted data packet, the payload, is sent usingJavaScript Object Notation which involves attribute-value pairs. In the case of fan speed control,a Wi-Fi connected Raspberry Pi that is connected to the fan controller is subscribed to the topic“…/request” and listens for a set value for the fan speed. Users (students) set the fan speed on theThingsBoard user interface. ThingsBoard interface is accessible to students by a public URL. Wesummarize the data transfer types and direction between “things” and the server in Figure 1b.The coding we used for Arduino and Raspberry Pi are given in appendices A and B, respectively
largely scaffolding to set up the third part, which was uncovered while workingthrough the initial draft. The third part of the problem represents the complete dynamic analysisof the system as well as provides scaffolding for the final part of the OEMP. In the final part,students are asked to use their analysis from the third part as a design tool to improve the designof the (simplified) washing machine, which purposefully drew inspiration from the actualmodel’s design. A draft of the problem is offered in Appendix A.Figure 1: (a) Simplified schematic of the washing machine. (b) One possible modeling choice forthe ice skater in a camel spin position. The Figure Skating OEMP also consisted of 4 parts but was intended to be completedprimarily as
model of Temperature control Lab2nd Order System Design Our Second Order system is still undergoing an evolution. For completeness, a briefdescription for the design development is given here. We started with several different conceptsshown in Figure 3(a, b, c). The initial idea (a) with magnets proved difficult for students tobalance or even to model. Making that model push on the permanent magnets (reverse the poles)made it easier to control, but still difficult for most students. Also, including a spring on themodel made it easier to control. The second design (b) was better but unstable when the ballmoved too far out on the seesaw the servo struggled to correct, making the system jumpy. Thebiggest issue was the weight of the ball
differed, i.e. flipped versus structured in-class lecture. Students found theclass representative of a polytechnic nature because hands-on, physical labs were utilized. It didnot matter if labs were open-ended or structured. This aligned with the students’ definition ofwhat polytechnic education means: “hands-on”.References[1] J. Bishop and M. A. Verleger, “The Flipped Classroom: A Survey of the Research,” Jun. 2013, p. 23.1200.1-23.1200.18. Accessed: Nov. 11, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/the-flipped-classroom-a-survey-of-the-research[2] B. Kerr, “The flipped classroom in engineering education: A survey of the research,” in 2015 International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL), Sep. 2015, pp. 815
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(b) scale bridge design and construction [courtesy of Dylan Dowling] (c) self-weight bridge load testing (d) bridge testing to failure Figure 1: In-person CivE Design Days activities (adapted from [10]).Bridge DesignIn the bridge design activity, the student teams were charged with designing a scaled bridge thatneeded to support a predefined load level (representing traffic load) and spanned a river crossingthat varied from team to team, as defined by the designs obtained from the road design activity.Students are required to propose and size an appropriate bridge cross-section, predict the likelyfailure mode of the bridge under midspan point
experience of working withpartners from the other major were collected. There were two main categories that were found toencompass students’ perspectives on collaboration, namely: benefits reported by students fromworking with other construction majors and challenges reported by students from working withother construction majors.Benefits reported by students from working with other construction majorsThe benefits included (a) working with different perspectives, (b) development and applicationof soft skills, and (c) an early exposure to professional collaboration. The subcategories forbenefit (a) were different approaches to problem solving, adopting new approaches for the sameresult, efficiency in results, and security and satisfaction. The
learning with higher functions of Bloom’s taxonomy[7]. Students were expected to submit a report documenting a tensile test laboratory and aneccentric combined loading laboratory. In addition, students coded cells in a spreadsheettemplate that was given to them to assist them in specifying the material and cross-sectionaldimensions for a new B-52 wing spar that met certain requirements under a given biaxialcombined loading case. That final engineering design project, which primarily consisted ofspecifying a B-52 wing spar, also included a formal report explaining the process the studentsused to identify a wing spar that met requirements. Though the course adequately covered thefundamental topics in statics and mechanics of material, several
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-in-Progress: Mental images in studying electromagnetism Renjeng Su Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Portland State UniversityAbstract The course on electromagnetism is a foundational course in undergraduateelectrical engineering curricula. The course is challenging for instructors andextremely difficult for students. Pedagogy in electromagnetism has been an active subject in the researchliterature. We can find many useful ideas about what and how to teach.Instead of the what and the how, our focus is on the internal mechanism oflearning. Two basic questions come under the focus: a) What happens toa mind when it is getting to know a concept? and b) In what way can
% Male 33.8% 41.7% Yes 17.9% Junior 22.5% 66.3% No 58.3%Freshman 18.8% Female Senior (a) Student Level (b) Student Gender (c) Previous Remote Experience Figure 1: Statistics of Students’ Background Humanities, Education and Public Service 51 Business and Finance 18 Nursing and Therapy
on previousoutreach events, the instructions and molds for this activity have been modified for ease offacilitation and to increase the success rate of molded actuators. New designs are presented inFigure 1. Figure 1. (a) 3D printed molds, (b) child mixing silicone, and (c) child pouring silicone into their mold.Figure 1 shows the 3D printed molds used in the activity as well as a child mixing Ecoflex 30silicone (Smooth-On Inc.) to pour into molds. For this outreach event, molds were sprayed withmold release and silicone parts A and B were pre-measured into plastic cups. The scoutscombined parts A and B, mixed for 5 minutes, and poured the uncured material into the mold.Molds were half filled with silicone by the scouts. Ecoflex 30 takes
the Institutional Review Board. Nonetheless, a formalrequest for the exempt status of this study will be submitted prior to its launch in Fall 2022.3.2. Theoretical FrameworkThe framework for developing situated learning-based robotic education pedagogy is shown inFigure 1. There are four basic elements: content, context, community, and participation [8].Participant A, an instructor, will provide the context and content of real-world problems toparticipants B and C, the learners, in the learning community space, i.e., the laboratory room. Theinteraction between the instructor and learners will facilitate the transition of students from novicelearners to experts. The interaction between participants B and C will enable collaborativeteamwork
reflect the views of the NSF.ReferencesBertolini, R., Finch, S. J., & Nehm, R. H. (2021). Testing the impact of novel assessment sources and machine learning methods on predictive outcome modeling in undergraduate biology. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 30(2), 193-209.Brown, T.B., Mann, B., Ryder, N., Subbiah, M., Kaplan, J., Dhariwal, P., Neelakantan, A., Shyam, P., Sastry, G., Askell, A. and Agarwal, S., (2020). Language models are few-shot learners. arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.14165.Burstein, J., Horbach, A., Kochmar, K., Laarmann-Quante, R., Leacock, C., Madnani, Nitin., Pilan, I., Yannakoudakis, H., Zesch,T., Proceedings of the 16th Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications
learningmodel that is IRE-Bell. All partnerships are carefully established at IRE-Bell in the beginning sowe can better serve our students and guide them to a successful education in the end.References[1] J. Fink and D. Jenkins, “Takes Two to Tango: Essential Practices of Highly Effective Transfer Partnerships,” Community Coll. Rev., vol. 45, no. 4, pp. 294–310, Oct. 2017, doi: 10.1177/0091552117724512.[2] B. F. Tobolowsky and B. E. Cox, “Rationalizing Neglect: An Institutional Response to Transfer Students,” J. High. Educ., vol. 83, no. 3, pp. 389–410, May 2012, doi: 10.1080/00221546.2012.11777249.[3] G. Hawat, “Articulated Pre Engineering Programs: How Community Colleges Can Be Effective Partners With
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the engine of the complex system of innovation, and teamperformance is a critical factor in developing new and appropriate solutions to the problems thatface society [4] with soft-skills necessary to engage in multi-perspective practices and considervaried user needs and experiences [5].B. The Space In-Between Theoretical FrameworkDeleuze and Guattari saw learning as a metaphorical rhizomatic process where circular, loopingconnections, and pathways were developed [6], [7]. The circular characteristic can be likened tosocial constructivist learning that is not linear in nature [8] and lends itself to a different type ofnon-linear curriculum to be put into place that has its foundation in experiences and allows itselfto challenge dominant
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. Follow-up if needed: Make sure to ask about any prior research experience in other labs a. Who do you work with? b. What tasks do you do? c. What are you trying to find out? d. What have you learned? e. What do you want to learn – save this questionR3. Before starting your research experience, how much did you know about your research topic? Tell me more about that.R4. What about your lab's research do you want to know more about, if anything?R5. Tell me about aspects of your research experience that are less interesting to you?R6. Tell me about a time you encountered uncertainty or ambiguity in your researchexperience. a. What did you
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open-ended design. Diagrams of these six systems are presented in Figure1. (b) (a) (c) (d) (e) (f)Figure 1a-f. Diagrams of the Unit Operations modules that students were provided to designcontrol systems for, including (a) a heat exchanger, (b) a reverse osmosis membrane, (c) distillationcolumn, (d) liquid-liquid extraction, (e) two heat exchangers in series, and (f) water remediation.After the six systems were presented, students were required
-based survey (Appendix A) containing both closed-ended andopen-ended questions collected participant assessment of facilitator effectiveness and theusefulness of the content, their opinions on the most useful aspect of the training, and theirsuggestions for improvement. Finally, the summative evaluation was conducted by the seniorevaluator. A follow-up survey (Appendix B) was sent out to all participants through Qualtricsone week after completion of the pilot project. The survey collected participants’ overallassessment of their training experience. Two weeks after the summative evaluation surveyconcluded, a final evaluation report was submitted to the program team. Table 1 provides thesummary of the workshop organization
0 All Female Male Unreported/Other White Black Latinx Asian Unreported Gender Race/Ethnicity (a) (b) Figure 1. Breakdown of mentee counts by: (a) Gender; (b) Race/ethnicity First Year '20 First Year '21 Career '20 Career '21 First Year '20 First Year '21 Career '20 Career '21 80
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education in adopting and scaling up facilitator model course offerings,specifically in engineering and technology disciplines.Background & Research Question Establishing a dual credit program for directly transcripted credit requires dealing withacademic bureaucracy that may not have been originally designed around teaching collaborationsoutside of campus. This may be attributed to 4-year research intensive universities not typicallyoffering dual credit coursework from their main campuses. Offering these types of programs maynot be typical due to the policies related to offering dual credit such as a) teacher qualificationsthat could impact an institution’s accreditation, b) a lack of interest in offering such experiencesdue to the
suggests that using a mix of video formats, such as talking head, slides, and screencast, may deliver the content more engagingly, thus making the course more attractive and effective for the students [14]. Following this idea, in MATH 101, we combined three different video formats for conveying the course content: (a) talking head videos were used for introductions and summaries, (b) slideshow videos were utilized for most of the theoretical and demonstrative videos, and (c) screencast videos were used for developing the detailed explanations required by the practical videos. Notice that each of the chosen video formats is suited for the intended course purpose. In Figure 2, we present some examples