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- Environmental Engineering Division: Sustainability and Hands-On Engineering Education
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- 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado - Boulder; Sharon A. Jones P.E., University of Portland; Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Andrew Gillen, Northeastern University
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Paper ID #16363Impacts of Sustainability Education on the Attitudes of Engineering StudentsDr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado - Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Envi- ronmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE). She serves as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education in the CEAE Department, as well as the ABET assessment coordinator. Professor Bielefeldt is the faculty director of the Sustainable By Design Residential Academic Program, a living-learning community where interdisciplinary students learn about and practice
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- Engaging Students
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- 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Nicole Berge, University of South Carolina; Joseph Flora, University of South Carolina
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, quantify dye removal, and test for scale up. Aftereach class, students submit a journal response to specific questions about class activities,explaining how and why the material learned in that class helps them in their design, and howthis new knowledge has impacted or changed their initial design. Journal submittal andassessment is performed with an in-house on-line tool developed with a rubric specificallydesigned to evaluate core knowledge and critical thinking. The on-line tool has built-in metricassessment, and the rubric has been shown to have inter- and intra-rater reliabilities greater than0.7. The final class of an EFFECT is used to discuss what was learned during the active learningexperiences to determine the most appropriate design
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- 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Junko Munakata-Marr, Colorado School of Mines; Jennifer Schneider, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Carl Mitcham, Colorado School of Mines; Jon Leydens, Colorado School of Mines
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sanitation.Content was integrated into the course using a case-study approach. Between weeks three andseven of a 15-week semester, students investigated and contrasted common sanitation practicesin the U.S. and developing nations and then began work on mini-case studies focused on specificcommunities in developing countries. Guest speakers supplemented instruction by sharingexperiences from living and working in such communities and overseeing sanitation-engineeringprojects. In week nine, student teams described their chosen community, its relevantdemographics, current sanitation practices, and the team’s initial sanitation options. In week 12,student teams identified key community stakeholders, conducted a sanitation options assessment,and assembled
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- 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Kristen Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; Sharon Jones, Lafayette College; Christopher Ruebeck, Lafayette College; Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University
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their reconstructedknowledge. In addition, students are free to research the various technologies to reconstruct theirknowledge based on more than just observations of game situations. Shortfall also includesaspects of behavioral theory in the repetition of the decision processes for the 10 rounds.The Environmental Policy Research Project and Participating CoursesIn summer 2007, we received a grant from NSF to develop improved tools for environmentalpolicy-making by combining life-cycle assessment and strategic market analysis in a simulationcontext. As stated, the project meets the “broader impacts” criterion via self-containededucational modules used as part of more traditional policy, social science, and engineeringundergraduate courses
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- 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Leslie Hadaway, Norwood High School; Megan Urbaitis, Norwood High School; Regina Lamendella, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Daniel Oerther, University of Cincinnati; Andrea Burrows, The University of Cincinnati; Mike Borowczak, The University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, The University of Cincinnati
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paper presents an innovative teaching approach, how it is implemented, student responseresults of the implementation, and the assessment of impact on student learning. The findings arebased on surveys given to the students after each lab lesson taught in partnership with university(Project STEP) and community members. The purpose of this paper is to showcase authentic molecular technology research methods thathave been incorporated into a high school level water quality study in cooperation with awatershed restoration program. Typically, water quality studies focus on chemical analysis suchas pH, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, orthophosphates, nitrates, temperature,turbidity, macro-invertebrate survey and fecal coliform cultures
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- Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session
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- 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Alandra Kahl, Pennsylvania State University, Greater Allegheny
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management. Penn State Greater Allegheny waschosen as an ambassador team for the 2014-2015 grant cycle. Following a seminar given byGTECH Strategies about the project, students were surveyed regarding their interest in theproject and the perceived impact on the community of rehabilitation of a site in the local area. Asite was chosen from a pool of vacant land owned by the city.Site design was based on a student survey in partnership with landscape architects from GTECHStrategies. For the students a common theme was recreation and gathering space. Duringstakeholder engagement discussions with GTECH Strategies and the student group, it waschosen to build a community garden/gateway for students to utilize on campus. Elements of thespace include a
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- 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Heather Wright, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University
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professionaland ethical responsibilities; (h) appreciating the impact of engineering solutions in a global andsocietal context; (i) engaging in life-long learning; and (j) understanding contemporary issues.These criteria, particularly 3h and 3j, were selected because of evidence from the Michigan Tech2006 graduating civil and environmental engineering student exit interviews that “ISD studentknowledge and recognition of these issues [Criteria 3h and 3j] far out-paced those of their peersin conventional senior design courses.” 9This paper only provides information on the first phase of the assessment program. Morerigorous assessment will begin in summer 2008. Survey data will be organized and analyzedusing SPSS, a statistical analysis and data management
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- A Focus on Sustainability
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- 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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- Anand Raj, University of Texas at El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Diane Elisa Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Scott A. Starks, University of Texas at El Paso; Luis Rene Contreras Sapien, University of Texas at El Paso; Suzan Aranda Luna, University of Texas at El Paso
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Paper ID #30947Study of the Impact of the University on Sustainability in Far West TexasMr. Anand Raj, The University of Texas at El Paso Anand Raj is a Doctoral student in the Environmental Science and Engineering Program at The University of Texas at El Paso. His doctoral studies focus on sustainability in higher education. His interest lies in the three pillars of sustainability which include social, environmental, and economic aspects. He has a master’s degree in business with industry experience. His future plan is to use his business experience to promote sustainability which is important in today’s world.Dr
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- Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3
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- 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Shannon L. Isovitsch Parks P.E., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
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as Students Learn Dynamic Systems and Control with a Video Game." Advances in Engineering Education, vol. 2, no. 3, 2011.[4] J. G. O’Brien and G. Sirokman. "Teaching Vectors to Engineering Students through an Interactive Vector Based Game." In American Society of Engineering Educators Conference Proceedings, 2014.[5] C. A. Bodnar and R. M. Clark. "Exploring the impact game-based learning has on classroom environment and student engagement within an engineering product design class." In Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality, 2014. pp. 191-196.[6] R. P. Shemran, R. M. Clark, M. M. Bilec, A. E. Landis and K. Parrish. "Board# 117: Developing a
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- A Focus on Sustainability
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- 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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- Azadeh Bolhari P.E., Angelo State University; Daniel Ivan Castaneda, James Madison University; Kenneth Stewart, Angelo State University
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highlighted how the citizen scientists engaged incritical analysis of their rainwater harvesting designs with their cultural contexts.Data AnalysisAll audio recordings were transcribed and coded by the research team consisting of a sociologist,a civil engineer, and an environmental engineer. The analysts used a domain analysis approach[14]. Predefined codes obtained from the literature review served as the basis for initial dataanalysis, but addition rounds included new codes based on Saldaña, 2013 [15]; Mejia et al., 2017[11]; Grubbs et al., 2018 [16]; and Hsiao, 2019 [17]. The final round of coding included eight“Sustainability Mindset” domains: 1) Financial feasibility, 2) Social impacts, 3) Environmentalimpacts, 4) Resiliency, 5) Empathy, 6
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- 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Chris Swan, Tufts University
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opportunities.About 50 of the colleges in the book include engineering or pre-engineering programs.Examples of programs profiled include the EPICS program at Purdue University; the ColoradoSchool of Mines Minor in Civic Engagement and a special interest area in humanitarianengineering; Colorado State University’s Service-Learning Graduate Teaching CertificateProgram; and the University of Pennsylvania’s CommuniTech. However, more important than alist of programs and courses is an understanding of the outcomes that can result from studentengagement in PBSL.Although this paper focuses exclusively on the students’ educational outcomes, of equalimportance are the impacts on the community partners. The community should be a true partnerin the process and feel
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- Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities
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- 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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- Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus, United States Military Academy; Nathaniel P. Sheehan, United States Military Academy; Andrew Ng, United States Military Academy; Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy
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Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at the United States Military Academy. He earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from USMA, a M.S. and Engineer Degree in Environmental Engineer- ing and Science from Stanford University, and a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. He is a licensed PE in the state of Delaware. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Engaging Students through an Interactive Mass Balance Fundamentals DemonstrationAbstract Employing mass balance concepts is one of the fundamental approaches to address manyof the National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges of the 21st
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- Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education
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- 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Rachel A Brennan P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park
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student outreach organization (EWB)to mobilize the resulting efforts to engage developing coastal communities with the assistance ofpracticing engineers. The longevity of this program is supported through cross-disciplinaryresearch, course development, and mentoring of EWB projects containing interdisciplinary,multi-component systems. Future partnerships in the areas of wind energy, coral reef resilience,food systems science, economic development, and eco-tourism are planned to further enhancethe program. Page 26.75.2IntroductionCurrently 2.5 billion people, over one third of the Earth’s population, are affected by waterscarcity and are without
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- Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1
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- 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Michelle K. Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Irene M.B. Reizman, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Tony Ribera, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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36% 24%Of the 46 students engaged in research in 2018, approximately 40 students participated in theOpening Symposium, and 20 students participated in the Organizing Literature Articles workshop.The most attended workshops were the Opening Symposium, Closing Symposium, andVisualizing Data workshop.Assessment MethodsAlong with developing the URC to provide training and community-building activities forundergraduate researchers, we also sought to understand the impact that the summer researchexperience had on student development. To evaluate students’ progress in skills, interests, andattitudes associated with UR, we developed and administered pre and post surveys of studentperceptions, post surveys of faculty mentor perceptions, and
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- Emphasizing Communication and the Humanities in Environmental Engineering
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- 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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- Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; David Robledo, Texas Tech University; Francesco V. Donato, Texas Tech University; Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University; Jeong-Hee Kim, Texas Tech University; Danny D. Reible, Texas Tech University; Chongzheng Na, Texas Tech University
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Lubbock, specializing in new media communications of science and engineering that benefit environment. His research draws from extensive professional experience in developing new media strategies supporting the role of artisanal economies in environmental sustainability and small-scale economic development in economically challenged zones.Dr. Francesco V. Donato, Texas Tech University Francesco Donato received his Ph.D. in Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience from Texas Tech Uni- versity after receiving his MFA from Parsons School of Design. His research explores how the brain processes aesthetics and the resulting impact that engaging aesthetics can have on our capacity for cre- ative thinking. As an educator, his
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- 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Beth Wittig, City College of the City University of New York
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as a function of project alternative (week 6). In thelast two thirds of the semester, they work as teams on the project. They choose and refine thebest individual assignments of the group members for inclusion in the group report. They alsoqualify or quantify the baseline and impacted social, economic, and environmental attributes as afunction of project alternative, identify data and modeling tools required to evaluate the impact,and discuss the effectiveness of mitigation.Course Assessment ToolsShort term assessments are used to evaluate whether individual course objectives were met, andwhether the primary goals of the new course were met: engage all CE students regardless of theirspecialization, and create an interdisciplinary forum to
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- Problem- Project- and Case-Based Learning in Environmental Engineering
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- 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Janie Gina Locklear, NC A&T
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Paper ID #8578Ms. Hines and the Sick 5th Graders -– Making hands-on outreach and learn-ing about the Environment engaging through the use of Case Stories!Mrs. Janie Gina Locklear, NC A&T I am a Senior Civil Engineering major with 5 years experience teaching elementary science. I returned to school to obtain a second degree in engineering after learning that I have a stronger passion for design and problem solving. As a teacher, I emphasized to my students daily the importance of science and en- gineering and promoted love and passion for the related work by using hands-on experience with EVERY lesson taught. My
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- Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2
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- 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Nathaniel Sheehan P.E., United States Military Academy; Luke Plante, United States Military Academy; Erick Martinez, United States Military Academy; Jeffrey A. Starke P.E., Marquette University
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environmentaleducation, an 8.6% increase in knowledge was retained compared to the initial knowledge wherethe female and non-white demographics increased the most but retained the least. Resultsregarding environmental attitudes suggest that a focus on learning about environmental issuesdecreased positive attitudes toward the environment, whereas focusing on solutions toenvironmental issues increased positive attitudes toward the environment. Evaluating changes orsustainment of improved environmental attitudes over three semesters demonstrates the potentialfor an environmental engineering education to have a multi-year impact on the values andenvironmental ethos of students across many disciplines.Background and IntroductionThe environmental problems of today
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- Environmental Engineering Division: Sustainability and Hands-On Engineering Education
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- 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado - Boulder
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students create a concept map of sustainable engineering. In thiscontext, students had unlimited time to complete their concept maps, could use any resources,and were incentivized by the grade they would receive (8 points out of 500 points during thesemester).Sustainability-Focused Seminar CourseThe second course was a 1-credit seminar course focused entirely on sustainability. The coursewas being piloted for the first time in fall 2015, and counted as humanities and social sciences(H&SS) credit for students in the College of Engineering. The course was required for allstudents enrolled in two sustainability-focused Residential Academic Programs (RAPs). RAPsare similar to the living-learning communities (LLCs) that are present at various
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- Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education
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- 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Monica Palomo P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jeffrey Alan Cole, Pasadena City College
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, faculty or industry professional), 3) workingindependently, 4) opportunity to actively participate in the experimental design, 5) opportunity topresent/communicate the results of the work, 6) appropriate facilities and spaces to conduct thework, 7) faculty availability for consultation and career advice, and 8) promotion of lifelonglearning and self-directed learning8,9.High impact teaching practices like problem-based learning and cooperative learning have beenbroadly investigated 10, 11, 12, 13. Problem-based learning helps students gain problem-solvingskills, motivates students to engage with problems that have more than one solution, promoteseffective collaboration among students, and allows students to extrapolate their knowledge andskills
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- Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session
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- 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos; Bahram Asiabanpour, Texas State University; Semih Aslan, Texas State University, San Marcos; Jesus Alejandro Jimenez, Texas State University; Yoo-Jae Kim, Texas State University; Hassan Salamy, Texas State University
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be an effective way to preserve our environment and natural resources. The proposed interventions through green engineering design practices areexpected to have a positive impact on students’ interests, performance, and motivation. Moststudents attending undergraduate programs at this time are part of the Millennial Generation (i.e.students born between 1980-2000). Their shared experiences include great technologicaladvances, globalization, and the Great Recession, and yet, according to an international surveyincluding thousands of Millennials,18 Millennials may not care about money as much as theycare about working with a sense of purpose; they are optimistic, civically engaged, and believe ineducation and technology as keys to drive
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- 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder
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engineering students based on the Ethic of Care has beendeveloped.28 The model includes eight dimensions of social responsibility, including anindividual’s sense of connectedness that personal action is needed to help needs in society or thecommunity, can analyze the importance of community input and cultural context in engineering,and a sense of professional connectedness that their engineering skills should be applied to solvecommunity problems. Research based on this model and a related survey found that Page 26.1449.4environmental engineering students had more positive social responsibility attitudes thanstudents majoring in civil or mechanical
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- Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1
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- 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Andrew Ross Pfluger P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Junko Munakata Marr, Colorado School of Mines
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among STEM students and faculty, and sus- tainable community development. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Maintaining student engagement in an evening, three-hour long air pollution course: integrating active learning interventions and flipped classesAbstractMaintaining student engagement for three consecutive hours during an evening lecture-basedcourse that meets once per week can be challenging. With the objective of enhancing studentengagement, we integrated active learning interventions and four flipped classes in the evening,three-hour long senior-level air pollution control course at the Colorado School of Mines. Theactive learning interventions and flipped classes were purposefully
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- Problem- and project-based learning in environmental engineering
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- 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Lupita D Montoya, University of Colorado, Boulder; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder
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without an opportunity for any of the students totravel for project implementation.Concluding RemarksThis case study investigated the impact of a particular course topic and context, engineering fordeveloping communities, on the knowledge and motivations of students enrolled in the course.Results indicated that students in the course developed a basic understanding of EDC, but thatmembers of the travel team developed a deeper level of understanding centered around the gritinvolved in implementing their design and interactions with the various communitiesparticipating.Students were also assessed for their motivations to engage in the course topic, travel to help thecommunity, and pursue further EDC career opportunities. Students in the course who
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- Environmental Engineering Technical Session 4: Environmental Issues and the Impacts of Intersectionality
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- 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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- Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; JoAnn Silverstein P.E., University of Colorado Boulder
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, fromthe fourth principle. Students picked up on specifics from Chief Albert’s presentation, includingquoting some parts of his discussion. Examples are provided below. words for engineers: “Your work is more than plans and specifications. Your work is more than creating a design for a client. Your work impacts people, communities, and the landscape. You have a responsibility to be aware of the negative impacts of the work you engage in.” A reminder to keep community in mind in every step of the process…. One element from Chief Albert’s presentation that I personally found most impactful was the list of his Tribe’s values. When I read the RAE report about sustainability, I only thought about the impact that civil engineers
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- Environmental Engineering Technical Session 4: Environmental Issues and the Impacts of Intersectionality
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- 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
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- Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Angela Harris, North Carolina State University; Christina Martin-Ebosele, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University
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these results might prompt new thinking about undergraduateengineering education and environmental work. We consider how our findings can informteaching and learning for effective early career practice and future leadership. We proposeleadership modules in environmental engineering curricula that focus on not only the urgentenvironmental problem space, but gender and racial equality in the people space surrounding it.1.0 IntroductionUnderstanding the school-to-work pathways of engineering students—intentions and plans priorto graduation, destinations and experiences after graduation—is a critical component ofintegrated, effective educational practice. Educational settings are not isolated entities in whichlearning communities intuit relevance
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- 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Sharanabasaweshwara Asundi, Old Dominion University; Gregory C. Bernard, Tuskegee University; Willard E. Collier, Tuskegee University
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knowledge to plant/agricultural sciences.2. Project JustificationStudent Interest: The millennial generation seems to have limited understanding or appreciationof plant/agriculture sciences in general. It is critical that we take initiatives to engage studentinterest in plant science research to make an impact in STEM training. The proposing team hasconducted a unique engagement activity in the form of “Plant Walks” around Tuskegee University(TU) campus. The Plant Walk activity was initiated to expose students to the flora and fauna oncampus, its development, identification, and potential as bio factories. To date, six such activitiesare conducted, which have attracted students, faculty and several community members asparticipants. From the surveys
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- Environmental Engineering Division: Engagement, Experiential Learning, and Balance
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- 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University; Willietta Gibson
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styles of active/reflective, sensing/intuitive, visual/verbal andsequential/global before instruction of the case study. The results confirm that the majority of thestudents were active, sensing, visual and sequential learners. These characteristics are ideal forthe use of cases and hands-on interactive instruction. Overall, the students found the use of casesmore engaging and the cases elevated their interest in laboratory discussions and course content.External evaluation of the student reports suggest that the use of cases did not significantlyimprove the quality of the student laboratory reports, however, student interpretation andanalysis of data slightly improved. Purpose of Study Laboratory courses
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- Sustainability in Engineering Curricula
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- 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Kristina Lawyer, Michigan Technological University; Meredith Berlin, University of Colorado - Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jonathan Wiggins, University of Colorado, Boulder
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ofexperiential education in which students engage in activities that address human and communityneeds together with structured opportunities intentionally designed to promote student learningand development” 17. An experiential learning framework engenders knowledge creationthrough the “transformation of experience” 18. Immersed in a community, students becomeaware of the technical and non-technical impacts of their designs first-hand. They are exposed tothe implicit complications – on economic, societal, and environmental levels- and may need toadjust their designs to achieve the proper balance. The service learning design process naturallyencourages a holistic problem-solving approach and potentially heightens student awareness ofthe non-technical
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- Sustainable Engineering
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- 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Vered Doctori Blass, University of California-Santa Barbara; Mary Hong Loan Dinh, University of California-Santa Barbara
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, theAraypallpa, Peru project provided a way for students to engage in service-learning projects, learnabout appropriate technology and sustainability, work on a multi-disciplinary team, and learnhow engineering skills can be used to serve the needs of the global community. In addition,students developed a set of skills that typical classroom education does not provide. A volunteer-based program may be especially useful as a mechanism for service-learning since theundergraduate engineering curriculum is normally very full, or it may be a first-step inintroducing service-learning into the engineering program.AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank Dr. LeeAnne Kryder for her guidance and feedback on this paper;Humphrey Blackburn for sharing his expertise on