paper systematically steps through the implementation process and how the challenges mentioned above were addressed in practice. As life, school and internships return to normal in 2021 and beyond, the Virtual internship intervention can still play a valuable role in the experiential learning landscape. However, higher education institutions may need to intentionally de-couple the educational innovations rapidly developed during the COVID-19 pandemic from being ‘pandemic solutions’ to valuable alternatives that provide equitable and scalable access to educational opportunities and proactively invest in their continued sustainability and
through research experiences for engineering students, student pathways to engineering degree completion, and documenting the influence of co-op experiences on academic performance.Dr. Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University Marisa K. Orr is an Assistant Professor in Engineering and Science Education with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. Her research interests include student persistence and pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research entitled, ”Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision-Makers.” American c Society for
Paper ID #27554Fostering Belonging through an Undergraduate Summer Internship: A Com-munity of Practice Model for Engineering Research EducationMs. Nicole Bowers, Arizona State UniversityDr. Michelle Jordan , Arizona State University Michelle Jordan is as associate professor in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State Uni- versity. She also serves as the Education Director for the QESST Engineering Research Center. Michelle’s program of research focuses on social interactions in collaborative learning contexts. She is particularly interested in how students navigate communication challenges as they negotiate
University Dr. Jeffrey Harris is an assistant professor (teaching stream) in mechanical engineering at York University in Toronto, Canada. He currently serves at the Director of Common Engineering and Science within the Lassonde School of Engineering. He has a PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of Toronto and is completing a M.Ed. from York University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Development of Employability Skills in Engineering Disciplines through Co-op1. Introduction This study aims to understand the varying levels of the development of skills vital tothe success of a cooperative experience, per each engineering
learnedfrom a decade of events,” in Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on SoftwareEngineering Education for Millennials June 2018 pp. 40-47.[4] M. Skirpan and T. Yeh. Beyond the flipped classroom: Learning by doing through challengesand hack-a-thons. In Proceedings of the 46th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer ScienceEducation, pages 212–217.[5] N. Taylor, L. Clarke, & K. Gorkovenko, “Community Inventor Days: Scaffolding GrassrootsInnovation with Maker Events,” in Proceedings of the 2017 Conference on Designing InteractiveSystems June 2017, pp. 1201-1212.[6] V. Del Fatto, G. Dodero, A. Bernhard, A. Ferrand, D. Ancona, V. Mascardi, R. Laurini, & G.Roccasalva. “Hackmytown: An educational experience on smart cities,” Interaction
K-12 outreach, undergraduate Figure 7 : Recently completed Engineering and Aviation Complexengineering courses, and experiential learning and research projects. Ms. Kalah Cross, a juniorindustrial engineering major at MSU, who was selected for the exchange program, worked withtwo other undergraduate engineering juniors at the host institution to set up some of the equipmentin the laboratory that will be utilized for K-12 outreach program in 2018 summer and beyond. 7A 4 degree of freedom (DOF) SCARA robot and a 6-DOF industrial robotic arm with an integratedvision system are among the various advanced robotic devices in the process of being installed inthe UMES RAM laboratory
will be analyzing data. Ultimately, we anticipate that our preliminary lessons and subsequent findings will ignite discussion of how engineering departments can proactively reach beyond industry partners and explore on campus experiential opportunities for students.References 1. Baber, T., & Fortenberry, N. (2008). The academic value of cooperative education: A literature review. Paper presented at the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 22, 2008 - June 24, 2008, Pittsburg, PA, United states. 2. Borrego, M., Pierrakos, O., & Lo, J. (2008). Preliminary findings from a quantitative study: What are students learning during cooperative education experiences? Paper presented at the ASEE
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community.As industry needs and student populations continue to shift over time, GVSU is committed tomeeting changes in demand. To ensure success, five key avenues through which PCEC engageswith community partners were identified and a comprehensive communication strategyhighlighting opportunities for engagement and support was developed. The five key avenues are:1) K-12 Pipeline Development, 2) Experiential Education, 3) Applied Research & Development,4) Talent Recruitment, and 5) Continuous Learning.K-12 Pipeline DevelopmentCreation of a strong talent pipeline that will prepare today’s young people for the STEM careersof the future is a challenge [1], [2], [3] in West Michigan, as it is throughout the country. PCECis rising to that challenge by
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Paper ID #30688The Influence of Experiential Learning on Student ProfessionalDevelopment: A Literature ReviewBeata Johnson, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Beata Johnson is an Engineering Education Ph.D. student at Purdue University and recipient of an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. She received her BS in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University. Her research interests include extracurricular and experiential learning in engineering education, students’ pathways through engineering education, and transition to the workforce.Dr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University at West Lafayette
position useful in reaching your with your internship position?educational goals?Statistics related to how students found their first internship position are shown below in Figure5. While the categories included in the Senior Survey did not align perfectly with the internshipsearch methods discussed as part of this study, they do show a clear trend of students findingpositions through networking and through taking the initiative to seek out resources beyond whatwas provided by the university. Neither “other networking” or “took the initiative to contactcompanies of interest” were included in the available options.Figure 5: How did you find your first internship position?Study FindingsFindings from the empathize, define, and ideate phases
(STEM).Dr. Tamara Ball, University of California, Santa Cruz Dr. Tamara Ball is a project-scientist working with several education and research centers at the Univer- sity of California, Santa Cruz. Her work with the Institute for Science and Engineer Educators focuses on informing efforts to redesign undergraduate STEM education to reflect workplace practice and engage stu- dents in authentic scientific inquiry and problem solving through design. Her work Sustainable Engineer- ing and Ecological Design (SEED) collaborative at has focused on developing programmatic structures to support interdisciplinary and collaborative learning spaces for sustainability studies. She is the program director for Impact Designs
college campuses, students entering their majors must also beacademically and socially integrated into their chosen field. Students must learn theories,concepts, processes, tools, and applications in the formal learning environment, just as they mustinteract with faculty and peers in the informal environment to feel a sense of “belonging” to theirselected discipline or major. Tinto’s theory is an important first step in explaining the Employ-STEM model because student engagement is a continuous process that extends beyond the firstyear and through employment. Two short vignettes illustrate the Employ-STEM model:3.1.1. Shy Sally. Sally is a transfer student from a local community college who was recentlyadmitted to a mechanical engineering program
challenging engineering problem we face in the 21st century. Theseexperiential learning courses tied with a robust design process can have a powerful impact onhow successfully they will face our societal problems.References[1] A. J. Conger , et. al., “Experiential Learning Programs for the Future of EngineeringEducation”, Experiential Learning Programs for the Future of Engineering Education, pp. 1-7,April 2010.[2] C. Das, “Engineering Education Through Experiential Learning”, Journal of EngineeringInnovation and Research, ISSN 2230-9373, Volume-VI, Issue-1, January-March, 2016.[3] E. F. Redish and K. A. Smith, “Looking Beyond Content: Skill Development for Engineers”,Journal of Engineering Education, pp. 295-307, July 2008.[4] M. Issapour and K
impact on teaching in higher education, primarilybrought about by a pivot to emergency remote teaching about halfway through Spring 2020. Thispaper provides a detailed account and study of efforts to pivot to remote teaching in the NewEngineering Education Transformation (NEET), a project-centric undergraduate engineeringeducation program from Spring–Fall 2020 (two semesters) in Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT). The paper is structured as follows: first, we define remote teaching in the context of thisstudy. Next, we describe the NEET program. We go on to describe the campus shutdown whichled to the need for pivoting to remote learning in our program. We then provide an account of ourresponse to the pivot to remote teaching: our
unconsciously, thattheir essay was long enough or good enough to meet the requirements of the assignment, and notspent time thinking about any connections beyond the course content, while those who saw fewor weak connections through course content may have felt that they needed to think about andinclude those other aspects.There are several limitations of this study. One is that those students whose essays are includedhere are self-selected, by necessity. They represent approximately 27% of the students who tookthe course across the two academic terms considered. While this is a substantial proportion of thestudent body in the classes, it does raise the question of how representative this sample is. Due toanonymity, grades for these students are not
objective is to create a culturally diversevirtual environment where students can explore and enhance their interpersonal skills, and also,improve their intercultural competency skills. In this Work-in-Progress (WIP) paper, we presentearly findings of a COIL project from students’ perspectives.Social constructivism postulates that humans develop and construct knowledge through socialinteractions with others [2]. Thus, participating in collaborative social activity helps to acquireknowledge [2]. Hence, having students from two culturally distinct regions to collaborate iscrucial for the development of intercultural skills. Thus, the objective of COIL is not necessarilyto expose students to the experience of virtual collaboration, rather, to enhance
of Engineering and Applied Science. He holds a B.A. in psychology from Louisiana State University, an M.S. degree in industrial/organizational psychology and a Ph.D. degree in education, both from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Knight’s research interests are in the areas of K-12, program evaluation and teamwork practices in engineering education. His current duties include assessment, team development, outreach and education research for DC Col- orado’s hands-on initiatives. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Push and Pull: Integrating Industry Across the Student ExperienceAbstractThis work-in-progress paper focuses on
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opportunities for students to connect abstract ideas to their real world applications andacquire useful skills, and in so doing gain knowledge that persists beyond the course experience in which it wasacquired (Allen & Tanner 2003). Prince (2004) defined “active learning as any instructional method other thanlecture that engages students in learning”. Prince‟s definition of active learning emphasizes the instructor‟s rolein the classroom. Active Learning refers to techniques where students get involved more actively in the process of learningthan just simply listen to a lecture. Students are doing something including discovering, processing, andapplying information (McKinney 2007). Active Learning is comprised of a student-centered environment