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Social Responsibility and Social Justice II: From Classroom to Community

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Riley, Virginia Tech; Janice L. Hall, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #16350Privatization of Public Education: Lessons from New Orleans for Engineer-ing Education in K-12 and BeyondDr. Donna M. Riley, Virginia Tech Donna Riley is Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech.Mrs. Janice L. Hall, Virginia Tech I am a doctoral student in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. I have B.S. and M.S. degrees in biolog- ical and bio-medical engineering respectively. It was through my participation in extracurricular activities and my experience as a graduate teaching assistant I found my passion for engineering education. My research interests include broadening participation and

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alberto Esquinca, San Diego State University; Lidia Herrera-Rocha, University of Texas at El Paso

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #27576Board 90: Latinx Persistence In and Beyond the Degree: Intersections ofGender and Ethnicity (Research)Dr. Alberto Esquinca, San Diego State UniversityLidia Herrera-Rocha, University of Texas at El Paso Lidia Herrera-Rocha is a Mexican American bilingual educator, researcher, and English Language Learner in a U.S.-Mexico border city. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master’s in Cur- riculum and Instruction with a concentration in Bilingual Education. She grew up as a student in a transi- tional bilingual program and went on to become a 4th grade bilingual education teacher in El Paso, Texas

Conference Session

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose M. Marra Ph.D., University of Missouri; So Mi Kim, University of Missouri; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Douglas J. Hacker, University of Utah; Shann Bossaller, University of Missouri

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

instruction. Since 1994, Dr. Hacker has been either the principal investigator or co-principal investigator on grants totaling $2,048,960. He has served as an editorial board member for the Journal of Educational Psychology, Metacognition and Learning, and Frontiers of Educational Psychology. He is a former Associate Editor for the Journal of Educational Psychology.Mr. Shann Bossaller, University of Missouri c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Beyond the Technical: Developing Life Long Learning and Metacognition for the Engineering WorkplaceIntroductionPer the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET, Inc.), the capacity for life-long learning is critical for

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Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Xiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

emphasizes that synergy across a number ofinterconnected fields is needed to tackle certain types of challenges (but even here the emphasisis placed on technoscientific dimensions of problems). For example, the report suggests thatpersonalized medicine “will be addressed by the collaborative efforts of researchers from manydisciplines, from geneticists to clinical specialists to engineers.” 26 These openings point the waytoward a more expansive understanding of engineering and its potential contributions to grand-challenge problems, but the report does not follow through with this approach, which we take upin the following section.Alternative Framings of Engineering: Beyond the Social-Technical DivideContrary to the approach taken in Grand

Conference Session

Improving Presentation Skills Through Summer Research and Ambassador Programs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christine Haas, Engineering Ambassadors Network; Suzanne Sontgerath, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Avi Kaplan, Temple University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #19156Developing a Role Identity as an Ambassador through Hands-On ActivitiesDr. Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University Dr. Garner is a Research Associate Professor in The Center for Educational Partnerships at Old Dominion University, VA.Mr. Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Michael Alley is an associate professor of engineering communication at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of The Craft of Scientific Presentations (Springer-Verlag, 2013) and is serving as the Coordinator of the Engineering Ambassador Network.Ms. Christine Haas, Engineering Ambassadors Network

Conference Session

Integrating Liberal Education and Engineering

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Vurkac, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

December 2011 at Portland State University, with research at the confluence of machine learning, information theory, philosophy of science, music information retrieval, and mathematical music theory. His current research areas are engineering education, music information retrieval (DSP and machine learning), music perception, and mathematical music theory. Prior to tenure track (1994 through 2010), Vurkac¸ taught in the following academic settings. 1. The Music Department at Whitman College (Sound Synthesis), 2. The Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at Portland State University (all courses in first- and second-year digital and analog circuits) as an adjunct, 3. Co-teaching as a ”grad mentor” in the University

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Integration

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cynthia Helen Carlson P.E., Merrimack College; Catherine Woodworth Wong, Merrimack College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #30004If engineers solve problems, why are there still so many problems tosolve? : Getting beyond technical ”solutions” in the classroomDr. Cynthia Helen Carlson PE, Merrimack College Dr. Carlson worked as a water resources engineer for 10 years prior to earning her doctorate, contributing to improved water management in communities within the United States, Middle East, and Singapore. She has been a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) since 2002. Dr. Carlson’s research interests are broadly characterized as ’how civil engineering impacts public health’, and include storm water man- agement, modeling environment

Conference Session

Relationships Between Skills and Knowledge Domains

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Keith E. Hedges, Drury University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #31076A Teacher’s Journey Through Engineering and Liberal ArtsProf. Keith E. Hedges, Drury University Keith Hedges is a registered architect and associate professor of architecture that teaches the architec- tural structures sequence at Drury University. Keith’s teaching repertoire includes 20 different courses of engineering topics at NAAB (architecture) and architecture topics at ABET (engineering) accredited institutions. His interests involve the disciplinary knowledge gap between architecture and engineering students in higher education. Keith is the editor of the Architectural Graphic Standards, 12th Edition

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Research on Diversification & Inclusion

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Lachney, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

up from pre-primary and primary, through secondary, and on tohigher education and that this necessarily impacts how engineering can effectively be taught atdifferent levels.5 We are more concerned with how the misalignment between K-12 anduniversity engineering programs epitomizes broader struggles over representations of whatengineering work actually entails and devising educational programs to prepare for it.Ultimately, we take the successes of K-12 engineering programs in baiting students—and the(i) This qualification notwithstanding, we do claim that some of the major players in engineering recruitment, at alllevels, knowingly and deliberately convey a highly selective, “glossy” image of both engineering education and

Conference Session

Seeking Resilience and Learning to Thrive Through Engineering Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio Cesar Silva de Freitas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Zachary James Beyer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hassan Ali Al Yagoub, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

follow to fullycomplete the course. Figure 3. Course Roadmap We were very parsimonious with the course content due to the limited course duration, butstudents were given the opportunity of additional support from a team of tutors, instructors, andsupplemental materials outside of regular class time in case they wanted to explore additionaltopics beyond what was taught in the classroom. As students proceeded through the designprocess with their specific products, they were advised by the course team on additionaltechnical questions and more advanced applications most relevant to their group’s particularissues. In this way, the content was further tailored to students’ interests and the problems theyidentified

Conference Session

Community-Engaged Engineering Education Challenges and Opportunities in Light of COVID-19 Paper Presentations 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Reed Marshall ; Daylen James McGhee, United States Military Academy; Lixrine Epie Ngeme, United States Military Academy; Joseph Carl Price ; Aaron T. Hill Jr., United States Military Academy; Brad C. McCoy, United States Military Academy; Kevin P. Arnett P.E., United States Military Academy

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Community Engagement Division, Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

descriptions, these theories and factsand observations become fundamental tools for the engineer as we work to create a betterworld.How do we inspire the next generation of engineers? Studies from the Journal of ScienceEducation and Technology have shown that the best ways to spark curiosity in the STEMfield is through hands-on activities. This K-12 STEM breakout session is gearedtowards generating interest in the field of civil engineering through the design of trusses.This rigid framework of straight, slender members joined at their end points and loadedonly at the joints is typically made of steel or wood members that are connected usingbolts, rivets, or welds. In this breakout session, students will apply simple math andscience to determine how

Conference Session

Improving Presentation Skills Through Summer Research and Ambassador Programs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Marie-Christine Brunet, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

self-evaluate [13]. Assessment of these skills mustgo beyond reproduction of knowledge measured in exams, but must be measured as a developingskill over time. One way to capture the affective domain is through reflection or journaling [14].Journaling can encourage self-evaluation, but even experts to struggle to capture accurate self-assessments [15]. In addition to the task of self-assessment, peer-assessment tools are effectivebecause learners have had a chance to observe others throughout the learning process andtherefore, can be more fair and accurate with judgements compared to teachers or experts [13].In addition, learners have the perception that peer-assessment processes are fairer than instructorassessment alone [13]. When self and

Conference Session

'Diversity' and Inclusion? Pedagogy, Experiences, Language and Performative Action

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cole Hatfield Joslyn, University of Texas at El Paso; Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas at El Paso

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #32918A Sojourn of Engineering Identity Conflict: Exploring IdentityInterference Through a Performative LensDr. Cole Hatfield Joslyn, University of Texas at El Paso Cole Joslyn is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education and Lead- ership at The University of Texas at El Paso. His research emphasizes humanizing engineering education, particularly 1) increasing Latinx students’ sense of belonging in engineering by a) integrating holistic, socio-culturally responsive practices and Latinx cultural assets and values into educational success strate- gies, and b) understanding how

Conference Session

Engineering as a Professional Calling

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia D Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mel Chua, Purdue University; Cole Hatfield Joslyn, Purdue University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, I came to my vocation in engineering education as a teacher first anda researcher much later. A critical incident happened in my 5th year teaching, long after I wascomfortable and fluent in the classroom. During a circuits tutorial, I suddenly had the sensationthat something beyond me was teaching through me. I already regularly dropped into flow state12with this particular class, but that night was different; although I was agnostic at the time, Icouldn’t shake the phrase “moved by the spirit” from my mind.The funny thing was that this “spirit” had nothing to do with increasing student skill or contentmastery, which was how I thought about “good teaching” at the time. Instead, I felt like a dancertransported to the side of a master

Conference Session

A Challenge to Engineering Educators

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa DuPree McNair, Virginia Tech; Wende Garrison, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

evident in traditional academic artifacts such as research papers and academic projects unless the student, for example, is prompted to draw implications for practice. These connections often surface, however, in reflective work, self assessment, or creative endeavors of all kinds. […] Through integrative and applied learning, students pull together their entire experience inside and outside of the formal classroom; thus, artificial barriers between formal study and informal or tacit learning become permeable21.Assignments that encourage integrative thinking often require students and instructors to pullfrom resources beyond a single classroom and even beyond the bounds of the university toconnect with non

Conference Session

A Challenge to Engineering Educators

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Purdue University; Kacey Beddoes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Once scientific literacyincreases, it is assumed, a positive attitude toward science and technology will inevitablyfollow.4 However, these assumptions do not hold up when considered in light of studieschallenging the connection between “exposure to science in the media, level of knowledge, and afavorable attitude toward research and its applications” (p. 450).4 For instance, research hasshown that the most informed members of the public also have a “substantial degree ofskepticism and suspicion” toward biotechnologies (p. 450).4A second critique of the deficit model is that it disregards “lay” knowledge, or publics’knowledge about S&E in their lives. Expertise is conceptualized in narrow terms as somethingacquired only through formal

Conference Session

Exploring Student Affairs, Identities, and the Professional Persona

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Najla Mouchrek, Virginia Tech ; Liesl M Baum, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include exploring disciplines as cultures, interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design; writing across the curriculum in Statics courses; as well as a CAREER award to explore the use of e-portfolios to promote professional identity and reflective practice. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Student Persistence Through Uncertainty Toward Successful Creative PracticeAbstract: To increase creative practice among students in engineering and other

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A Challenge to Engineering Educators

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isolde Adriana Parker, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah; Seetha Veeraghanta, University of Utah

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. The demands of the team memo (research project) ledstudents to apply information literacy skills (see information literacy objectives organized by visitabove) to real-life research needs. Rather than evaluating students on their ability to retain certainfacts about a specific database, we, through this integrative model, provided students with the agencyto seek out new information resources and the ability to evaluate the efficacy of such resources aswell. This ability translates to, not only the LEAP 1500 course, but provides students an opportunityto apply these skills and knowledge sets to other settings and courses as well, much like “teachingfishing” in lieu of “giving fish.” The applicability goes beyond this assignment, this course

Conference Session

Maps, Metaphors, Tweets, and Drafts

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judy Randi, University of New Haven; Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven; Joseph A. Levert P.E., University of New Haven; Bijan Karimi, University of New Haven

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #21594Improving Senior Design Proposals Through Revision by Responding to Re-viewer CommentsProf. Judy Randi, University of New Haven Judy Randi, Ed.D. is Professor of Education at the University of New Haven where she is currently teaching in the Tagliatela College of Engineering and coordinating a college-wide initiative, the Project to Integrate Technical Communication Habits (PITCH).Dr. Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven Ron Harichandran is Dean of the Tagliatela College of Engineering. He led the Project to Integrate Technical Communication Habits at the Tagliatela College of Engineering. All

Conference Session

Communication, Professional Development, and the Engineering Ambassador Network

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Renata S. Engel P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #7046Engineering Ambassador Network: Dissemination through an Inaugural Na-tional WorkshopProf. Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Karen A. Thole is the head of the Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at The Pennsyl- vania State University. She holds two degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois, and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. After receiving her Ph.D., she spent two years as a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute for Thermal Turbomachinery at the University of Karslruhe in Germany. Her academic career began in 1994

Conference Session

Teaching Communication II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jodi F. Prosise, St. Ambrose University; Hank Yochum, Sweet Briar College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #9686Long-distance collaboration, international perspective, and social responsi-bility through a shared interdisciplinary engineering design courseDr. Jodi Prosise, St. Ambrose University Jodi Prosise is an assistant professor at St. Ambrose University in the Department of Engineering and Physical Science. She earned her PhD in Biomedical Engineering at University of Minnesota and her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University. She teaches courses in both Industrial and Mechanical Engineering at SAU, focusing in Engineering Graphics, Manufacturing, the Engineering Sciences, and Design

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Shari E. Miller, University of Georgia ; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-4670: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF EMPATHY IN ENGINEER-ING COMMUNICATION THROUGH A TRANSDISCIPLINARY DIALOGUEDr. Joachim Walther, University of Georgia Joachim Walther is an Assistant Professor of engineering education research at the University of Georgia (UGA). He is Co-director of the Collaborative Lounge for Understanding Society and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER), an interdisciplinary research group with members from engineering, art, educational psychology, and social work. His research interests span the formation of students’ pro- fessional identity, the role of reflection in engineering learning, and interpretive research methods in en- gineering education. He was the first international

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society (LEES) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashlea Noelle Krupa, Pennsylvania State University; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Christine Haas, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Johanna Gretchen Hatzell, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

International Business from Drexel University and her B.A. in English and Film from Dickinson College.Ms. Johanna Gretchen Hatzell, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Page 23.497.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Engineering Ambassador Network: Increasing Diversity through Outreach to Middle and High SchoolsIntroduction According to a study done by the National Academy of Engineers, the majority ofstudents in grades K-12 were unable to identify what engineers do. Common answers includedbuilding buildings and fixing cars. In addition, some

Conference Session

Seeking Resilience and Learning to Thrive Through Engineering Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julianna Sun Ge, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

academic achievement. Seligman, considered oneof the founding fathers of Positive Psychology, has found that the skills to build personalstrengths differ from those that mitigate weaknesses (Seligman, 2013). Under this premise,interventions that buffer against student failure differ from those that support students to buildthe range of cognitive and personal outcomes valued in engineering.With the goal of broadening success metrics for undergraduate engineering students beyond justacademic competencies, we define and operationalize “engineering thriving” as a series ofcompetencies relevant to engineering student success and optimal functioning. We operationalizeengineering thriving through a novel conceptual framework that includes more

Conference Session

Creating a Supportive and Nurturing Academic Culture

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Madhvi Jayalakshmi Venkatesh, Harvard Medical School; Prakriti Dance; Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Eleanor Berke, Boston Public Schools; Jimena Bermejo; David Freeman, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Abigail M. Fry; Alex L. Hindelang

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

sciences (e.g., Critical Reflective Writing; Teaching and Learning in Undergraduate Science and Engineering, etc.) All of these activities share a common goal of creat- ing curricular and pedagogical structures as well as academic cultures that facilitate students’ interests, motivation, and desire to persist in engineering. Through this work, outreach, and involvement in the com- munity, Dr. Zastavker continues to focus on the issues of women and minorities in science/engineering.Eleanor Berke, Boston Public Schools Berke is interested in the ways that role play may cause the body to shift the mind building, empathy and perspective. She has used acting as a tool to cultivate empathy for the immigrant experience, to improve

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Creating a Supportive and Nurturing Academic Culture

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joseph F. Mirabelli, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Allyson Jo Barlow, University of Nevada, Reno; Evan Ko, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Kelly J. Cross, University of Nevada, Reno; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

at UIUC, Joseph earned an MS degree in Physics from Indiana University in Bloomington and a BS in Engineering Physics at UIUC.Ms. Allyson Jo Barlow, University of Nevada, Reno Ally Barlow graduated with her Doctoral Degree in Civil Engineering from Oregon State University, where she fused her technical background with her passion for education; her doctoral research focused on the exploration of student engagement from multiple methodological standpoints. Now she works as a Postdoctoral Scholar at University of Nevada Reno, expanding her knowledge of the field through work on faculty-faculty mentorship modes. Her research interests include student cognitive engagement and teacher best practices for in-class and

Conference Session

Making Students Aware of Their World: Five Perspectives

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cherrice Traver, Union College; Douglass Klein, Union College; Borjana Mikic, Smith College; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University; Ari W. Epstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; David Gillette, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

education, to a perspectivethat integrates engineering and liberal education. We see at least three ways that the integrativeapproach will improve engineering education, beyond the impacts on innovation andentrepreneurial potential, as discussed above. The integrative approach: • changes engineering education in ways that women and other underrepresented groups find appealing • enables engineering programs to more easily satisfy ABET’s professional skills criteria, (a)-(k) • raises the engagement and the technological literacy of non-engineering students.Enhancing diversity in engineering: By happy coincidence, the same integrative approach toengineering education that prepares students to be more innovative and more

Conference Session

Communication, Professional Development, and the Engineering Ambassador Network

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

outcomes (also known as “ABET a-k”) that engineeringprogram must assess. These shifts appear to relate less to revisions needed in the technicalcurriculum and more to revisions that will allow students to develop interpersonal skills, globalawareness, and other abilities before graduation.2-4 For instance, the National Academy ofEngineering’s The Engineer of 2020 points out the need for leadership training for engineers inorder to bridge public policy and technology, as well as to encourage engineers to take on rolesthat they have traditionally been reluctant to take.5At Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, we believe we are anticipating change in adopting anoutcome for leadership even before it has been incorporated into the ABET Engineering

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Wende Garrison, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2012-5477: PORTFOLIOS TO PROFESSORIATE: HELPING STUDENTSINTEGRATE PROFESSIONAL IDENTITIES THROUGH EPORTFOLIOSDr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa McNair is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Assistant Department Head for Graduate Programs and co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communication Center. Her research includes interdisciplinary collaboration, com- munication studies, identity theory, and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include: interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design; writing across the cur- riculum in statics courses; a a CAREER award to explore the use of e

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I: Communication in Engineering Disciplines

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington; Stephanie Pulford, Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT)

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

; many students wereeager to take part in the discussion of figures and figure principles, and seemed to relish theopportunity to develop and express an opinion about figure design.A particular highlight of the class discussion was when the facilitator presented a single dataseries expressed through several different figures. The student participants were eager to discussthe differences between two of the figures, and discuss which one they felt told a better storywith data. Through this discussion, students seemed to have little trouble understanding andaccepting that a figure could not be evaluated on an absolute scale, beyond a certain threshold ofclarity and function. They engaged readily with the idea that changes in a figure’s design