Conference Session

Assessment and Curriculum Development

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henry Louie, Seattle University; Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Scarleth Vanessa Vasconcelos, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

engineering students to engage with curricular and extra-curricular activities related toelectricity access, making it a pivotal area for educational focus. In 2022 and 2023, the NationalScience Foundation sponsored two workshops with the goal of identifying approaches to enhanceand expand electricity access education at the undergraduate engineering level in the U.S.,primarily within the electrical engineering discipline. In this paper, we summarize and synthesizethe insightful discussion from the second workshop, supplemented by results from in-workshoppolling of the participants. We identify perceptions of the state of electricity access education inthe U.S., and identify needs and barriers for improving related curricular and extra