Paper ID #16323The Doctorate Journey: Mapping Perceptions of the Ph.D. ProcessDr. Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Stephanie Cutler has a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. Her dissertation explored faculty adoption of research-based instructional strategies in the statics classroom. Currently, Dr. Cutler works as an assessment and instructional support specialist with the Leonhard Center for the Enhance- ment of Engineering Education at Penn State. She aids in the educational assessment of faculty-led projects while also supporting instructors to improve their teaching in
, she earned a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of South Carolina. Her research interests include mobile learning, faculty development, and women in community college leadership. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Connecting Two-year Faculty Professional Development with Technology and Student Learning Perceptions in Online EnvironmentsI. Introduction Improved professional development experiences for educators are important in improvingstudent learning and initiating school change.i High quality faculty learning experiences,integrating emerging technologies, have to potential to advance innovation and
Methods Division Apprentice Faculty Grant. She also was an NSF Graduate Research Fellow for her work on female empowerment in engineering which won the National Association for Research in Science Teaching 2015 Outstanding Doctoral Research Award.Dr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is an Associate Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, with a joint appointment in Bioengineering. Her research focuses on the interactions between student moti- vation and their learning experiences. Her projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their problem solving processes. Other projects in the Benson group
and in STEM assessment. She chairs USC’s STEM Consortium.Dr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is an Associate Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, with a joint appointment in Bioengineering. Her research focuses on the interactions between student moti- vation and their learning experiences. Her projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their problem solving processes. Other projects in the Benson group include effects of student-centered active learning, self-regulated learning, and incor- porating engineering into secondary science and mathematics classrooms. Her education includes a B.S. in
Colorado State University, as part of the IBM Faculty Loan program. She was instrumental in establishing the Profes- sional Learning Institute within the College of Engineering. Rosales served as program director of MAES (Mexican American Engineers and Scientists) and co-chair of the Texas Science and Engineering Festival in 2010 and 2011. The festival attracted a cross-demographic attendance of 25,000 in 2010 and 32,000 in 2011. In September 1998, Hispanic Engineer and Information Technology Magazine recognized Rosales for her many contributions to her industry, naming her as one of its 50 ”Women Who Make a Difference.” The award honors Hispanic women who are inventing new technology, new processes, or are
colloquially known. The interviews also included questionsabout why students chose engineering as a major and SoEng as a school, how they facedand overcame difficult academic moments, and what advices they would give to newstudents and to the institution. The interview was also enhanced with a journey-mapexercise1 about the student experiences in first year. This technique was used to elicitstudents’ perceptions and experiences occurred during their first year. The instruction forthis drawing exercise was giving once students confirmed their participation in theinterview. Their maps were the starting point of the conversations and were consulted overthe interview. Each interview lasted between 30 and 45 minutes. The sample consisted of students
. Table 2: Revised POD Session Agenda Time Activity 05 Introduction to the engineering design process min 520 Design Round 1 – Looking Inward (Individual) : min ∙ You as the designer. What are your initial thoughts when you consider how to engage with the EER community? Record these thoughts and put aside. ∙ Identify your users . “Draw an engineering faculty member” from your institution exercise. What assumptions do our drawings reveal? ∙ Benchmarking within POD. What are you currently doing to reach out to engineering faculty? Once completed, share perceptions of users