Paper ID #14082Training Engineering Faculty to be Educators: History, Motivations and aComparison of US and International SystemsDr. Donald P. Visco Jr., University of Akron Donald P. Visco, Jr. is the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies at The University of Akron and Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering.Dr. Dirk Schaefer, University of Bath Dr. Dirk Schaefer is an Associate Professor (SL) of Engineering Design in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bath (UK). He has more than twenty years of experience in computer- aided design, engineering, and manufacturing, both in
internationals. What they find in our educational system isdifferent from anything they have encountered in their school career.Surprisingly, there is very little literature on the differences between American engineeringeducation and engineering education overseas. To be sure, there are many articles on theexperiences of foreign graduate students in the U.S. [2, 3, 5] and comparing the experience ofAmerican and international students [6]. There are also studies of how to relate to internationalstudents [1, 4]. These are very useful, but it is this author’s belief that we cannot understandtheir expectations unless we know something about the educational systems from which theycome.2. MethodologyThe author surveyed his own international students from
Page 26.822.2such as the role of intercollegiate athletics on improved persistence and graduation rates,3 higherlevels of academic conscientiousness achieved through physical exercise and volunteering,4 andthe significant positive impact of co-curricular activities outside the discipline on criticalthinking skills.2Most studies that look specifically at the benefits of student participation in academic co-curricular activities in higher education have focused on investigating learning communities.While the structure, frequency, and individual characteristics of learning communities vary frominstitution to institution, the term “learning community” broadly encompasses those communitiesthat share a common purpose or vision, often in two or more
. Macurik, K. H. (2008). Video training of support staff in intervention plans for challenging behavior: Comparisonwith live training. Behavioral Interventions, 23(3), 143-163.6. Donkor, F. (2010). The comparative instructional effectiveness of print-based and video-based instructionalmaterials for teaching practical skills at a distance. The International Review of Research in Open and DistanceLearning, 11, 96-116. Retrieved from http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/792/14867. Guzzo, R. A., & Dickson, M. W. (1996). Teams in organizations: Recent research on performance andeffectiveness. Annual Review of Psychology, 47, 307-338. doi:10.1146/annurev.psych.47.1.3078. Arthur, W., Jr., Bennett, W., Jr., Edens, P. S., & Bell, S. T
Paper ID #12271Application of Active Learning Techniques in Undergraduate Civil Engineer-ing CurriculumDr. Dimitra Michalaka, The Citadel Dr. Dimitra Michalaka is an Assistant Professor at the department of civil and environmental engineering at The Citadel. Dr. Michalaka received her undergraduate diploma in civil engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), after which she entered into the transportation engineering grad- uate program at UF. She graduated with a Master’s of Science in May 2009 and with a Ph.D. in August 2012. Her research is primarily focused on traffic operations, congestion
learning.AcknowledgmentsThis program is partially funded by the US Department of Education Grant #P031C110050.References[1] Morales, J.C. Implementing a Robust, yet Straightforward, Direct Assessment Process that Engages 100% of theFaculty and Student Populations, Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress andExposition, Florida, 2009.[2] Litzinger, T.A., Lattuca, L.R., Hadgraft, R.G., Newstetter, W.C., Engineering Education and the Development ofExpertise. Journal of Engineering Education. Vol. 100, No. 1, January 2011. Pp. 123-150.[3] E.A. Patterson, P.B. Campbell, I. Busch-Vishniac & D.W. Guillaume (2011). The Effect of Context on StudentEngagement in Engineering. European Journal of Engineering Education. Volume 36, Issue 3, 2011.[4
distributed via Survey Monkey.Overall, 88 graduate students completed the survey item asking them to reflect on theeducational philosophies enacted in their most impactful undergraduate courses. The majority ofrespondents were males (59.1%) from the United States (US) (68%) who attended researchuniversities as undergraduates (Table 3). Mechanical and electrical/computer engineers werehighly represented in the sample (Table 4).Table 3. Carnegie classification of undergraduate institution. Basic Carnegie Classification Percent (%) Research University (Very High) 55.7 International
process. To initiatediscussions, students were asked to post their questions on an online discussion to triggerinteractions among themselves and the faculty outside the classroom. Based on the outcome ofthese discussions, a 15-minute review lecture was prepared by the faculty to address the issuesthat were raised during the student groups’ discussions. Following this brief lecture, the classwas turned into a studio environment in which students were able to put into practice what theyhave learned inside and outside the classroom. Before the end of the lecture session, an onlinequiz was administered to monitor the students' level of preparation and understanding of thetopics being covered. It was shown that the proposed model had succeeded in 1
the amount of $599,894.Dr. Mary A Farwell, East Carolina University Dr. Farwell is a Professor of Biology at East Carolina University, and is currently Assistant Vice- Chancellor in the Division of Research and Graduate Studies. Her research program focused on biochem- istry of cancer cells. She has had grant funding from the NIH, and is currently PI on an NSF S-STEM grant.Anthony M Kennedy, East Carolina University Anthony Kennedy is an associate professor of chemistry at East Carolina University. He is the lead investigator on an NSF S-STEM award for intended chemistry and physics majors, which targets first generation college students from eastern NC. He obtained his PhD and BS from Trinity College Dublin
on “service” in academia without the context of teaching andresearch activities.Higher education scholars note discrepancies in the service habits of faculty at different career Page 26.1623.2stages2, departments 3, and tenure/non-tenure track classifications4. Differences have also beennoted between male and female allocations of research, teaching, and service activities5,6 as wellas differences between foreign-born and domestic faculty7-8. Whole books are written forgraduate students and new faculty on finding the balance in the obligations of the academy inorder to better prepare incoming generations for their multiple roles9-11
learning, planning a presentation or lecture for an English-speaking audience,presentation techniques, learning techniques and organization of scientific work, moderationin teaching and learning, working with problem based-learning, and management of thelearning process. 3. Level: Documentation and reflection of teaching experienceActive participation in the workshop “teaching portfolio – concept and teaching philosophy”is expected along with the written development of an individual teaching portfolio in Germanor English on teaching activities, including two coaching sessions and final talk (total: 50hours). This instrument is suitable for implementing a quality assurance through self-reflection; to develop, describe, and evaluate an own
, UK.17. Dufresne, R. J., L. Wenk, J.P. Mestre, W.J. Gerace and W.J. Leonard. 1996. Classtalk: A classroom communication system for active learning. Journal of Computing in Higher Education 7: 3–47.18. Roselli, R.J. and S.P. Brophy. 2002. Exploring an Electronic Polling System for the Assessment of Student Progress in two Biomedical Engineering Courses. Proceedings: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Page 26.675.13 Session 26CN.19. Brosvic, G.M., M.L. Epstein, M.L. Cook, and R.E. Dihoff. 2005. Efficacy of Error for the Correctness of Initially Incorrect Assumptions and of Feedback for the Affirmation of Correct
constraints ofcost, schedule, and scope to create a plan. Then those tools unsuccessfully focused on deliveringthe planned scope within the planned cost and schedule. In 2001 the “agile project manifesto”pointed the way to better manage projects having a flexible scope in an uncertain environment.Since then agile project management in IT has matured and proven itself for large and small ITprojects.Academic work has features that parallel the reasons agile project management is needed for IT.It often has (1) an undefined scope, (2) unknown and possibly unmeasurable task times, (3) anunidentified assortment of tasks featuring undiscovered task dependencies, and (4) an ever-changing resource availability for each project due to the impacts of other
from the model in Buskit et al.:1. A pre-observation meeting with the Collins Scholar and two observers.2. The observation itself, often videotaped.3. Observer debriefing: The two observers discuss and write up a summary of their findings.4. Self-reflection: The Collins Scholar is invited to watch the video, and writes a self- Page 26.789.2 analysis of the class session.5. A post-observation meeting to discuss the class observed, the participants’ impressions, and strategies for continued improvement.The findings from Brinko’s review of the literature on the effectiveness of peer feedback haveframed and guided the way we train our observers
8 International, Minority, or Multicultural Students 25 33 0 0 8.3 (% of Total Class)At both institutions, the course was a standard technical elective. At the R1 it met twice a weekfor 85 minutes per meeting, and at the PUI it currently meets three times a week for 52 minutes.There are also periodic one-on-one meetings with students focused on discussing personaldevelopment as communicators.Overview of ModuleThe diversity module currently consists of three activities scattered throughout the semester.In order of appearance, these include: (1) Discussion of Implicit Bias and Stereotype Threat, (2)Open Scene, and (3) BaFa’ BaFa’.Discussion of Implicit Bias and Stereotype ThreatIn
examples illustrate how eliciting and sharing stories can be incredibly effective for (1)providing pathways for building community knowledge, sharing transformative experiences, andpromoting inclusiveness, (2) connecting to the human side of engineering education research, (3)illustrating successful strategies such as ways to counter resistance to reform or make an impact,and (4) supporting the process of developing and engineering education research identity.Storytelling in engineering education researchTo take advantage of the affordances of storytelling we designed and implemented a 120 minuteinteractive session called “Communities in Practice – What are We Learning?” for the 2005Frontiers in Education Conference in Indianapolis [22]. Our
and ourpersonal experience of taking part in various international hackathons (BCG IdeaChallenge, Hult Prize, Cup Russia, Arctic Opportunity Explorers, AMC Makeathon) tomake the profound Ideathon Challenge. Various activities have been used to make theexperience more engaging and collaborative. • Online meetings with experts from world-leading universities; • Design Thinking workshops with industrial speakers, lectures from invited speakers from industry and academia; • Practical tasks with online innovation tools; • Pich-deck sessions; • Feedback minutes.The uniqueness of this hackathon lies in the fact that it was fully organized and carriedout during the pandemic. Ideathon Challenge
for untenured engineering faculty throughout the TEES divisions, conducting workshops, guiding faculty through the proposal development process, with an overall goal to increase technical research capacity throughout the state. She has also worked with multi-institutional center-level efforts, such as proposals to the NSF CREST program. Page 25.682.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Grantsmanship and the Proposal Development Process: Lessons Learned from Several Years of Programs for Junior FacultyAbstractAlthough new engineering faculty members have an
her name, by the Government, a body of ministers, which is called theCabinet (consists of 22 leading ministers) who are responsible to Parliament. TheParliament consists of the Sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. Page 12.1067.7Submitted to 2007 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (New Engineering Educators Division), June 24-27, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. The Sovereign formally summons and dissolves Parliament and generally openseach new annual session with a speech from the throne. The House of Lords is made up ofhereditary peers and peeresses, including the law lords appointed to undertake
AC 2010-2025: INTEGRATING NEW MALE AND FEMALE JUNIOR FACULTYINTO THE DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGAlisa Clyne, Drexel University Alisa Morss Clyne received a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 1996. She worked as an engineer in the GE Aircraft Engines Technical Leadership Program for four years, concurrently earning a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. In 2006, Dr. Clyne received her Doctorate in Medical and Mechanical Engineering from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. She is currently the P.C. Chou Assistant Professor in the Drexel University Department of Mechanical
Professor and EEET Program Director at Bowling Green State University, Firelands. He received B.S. degrees in physics and industrial education (1978), an M.S. degree in industrial education, and an Ed.D. degree in vocational/technical education from Clemson University (1979 and 1990, respectively). He is currently the Editor of the International Journal of Modern Engi- neering and the International Journal of Engineering Research and Innovation, and Editor-in-Chief of the Technology Interface International Journal. Weinsier is a Fulbright Scholar, a lifetime member of the International Fulbright Association, and a member of the European Association for Research on Learn- ing and Instruction since 1989. Additionally, he
renewable energy projects in Central Virginia, Brazil, Nepal, Zimbabwe, Guatemala, the Philippines, Morocco, and Trinidad & Tobago. Undergraduate and graduate students are essential partners in Garrick’s work. Garrick is the founding director of the non-profit organization, Design-in Alternatives (DiA) that provides technical support and coordination to grassroots organizations involved in delivering water and sanitation services to developing communities. He is the founding faculty advisor for Engineering Students without Borders, and the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) at the University of Virginia. His honors include the 2005 Best Paper Award from the American
group meetings as an opportunity for each graduate student to present at least one time every semester. Encourage the graduate students to provide constructive suggestions. Have the graduate students do a practice presentation without any faculty there. Some students are more willing to ask questions with only graduate students there and this helps everyone improve their presentation and technical question skills.3) Push your graduate students to present at local poster sessions. Many schools have a graduate student association or Engineering Week poster presentation. Push students to participate in these. These help display your research to colleagues at your university and also provide outlets for students to pull together
copies ofABET program outcomes (a) through (k). The goal is for the resulting statements to bedeveloped without a preconceived notion of what they should look like.Step 3. Individual Session: Brainstorming.Give each participant a pad of Post-it notes. Present the question, “What do you expect graduatesof our program to attain within a few years after graduation?” Specifically, what professionalskills, competencies, and accomplishments do you expect of graduates of your program 3 to 5years after graduation? Tell participants to record each idea on a separate sheet. Emphasize Page 22.104.6creativity, and allow 15-20 minutes or until they exhaust
AC 2010-1211: LEADERSHIP 107: STUDENT CENTEREDNESS – A BALANCEJerry Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown DR. JERRY SAMPLES holds a BS Ch.E. from Clarkson College, MS and Ph.D. in ME from Oklahoma State University. Dr. Samples served at the United States Military Academy twelve years before assuming the position of Director of the Engineering Technology Division at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown in 1996. After a five year period as the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs he returned to the Engineering Technology Division. He is a Fellow of the International Society for Teaching and Learning receiving that honor in 2007. In 2008, he received the American
: Gender differences and interactive effects of students’ motivation, goals, and self-efficacy on performance,” in Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research, ser. ICER ’16. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery, 2016, p. 211–220. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1145/2960310.2960329 [2] B. C. Wilson and S. Shrock, “Contributing to success in an introductory computer science course: A study of twelve factors,” SIGCSE Bull., vol. 33, no. 1, p. 184–188, Feb. 2001. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1145/366413.364581 [3] D. Zingaro, M. Craig, L. Porter, B. A. Becker, Y. Cao, P. Conrad, D. Cukierman, A. Hellas, D. Loksa, and N. Thota, “Achievement goals
larger function. When studentsare presenting their work, whether it is simply to update their advisor on their research progressor when practicing for a conference, other students (undergraduate and graduate) should be in theroom listening to this presentation. Of course, emphasizing to the students that this is aprofessional development opportunity for them should be done in order to prime the students tobe ready to critically consider the contents of what they are to about to hear.A few days prior to a technical conference where students are presenting their work, it isbeneficial to have the students practice their presentation in front of the research group. Duringthis practice session, the audience is asked to analyze each slide individually
NOBCChE chapter. Her research is in medical microdevice diagnostics & dielectrophoresis. Page 15.1005.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Proposal Advice: Experiential Advice Focused for New FacultyAbstractAt the 2009 ASEE annual meeting, the New Engineering Educators Division and theEngineering Research Council jointly sponsored a session entitled, “2575: Funding Sources forEngineering Research.” The author was one of the panelists invited to participate as the tokenfaculty member just having earned tenure with both educational and research funding andpublications. The author / panelist gave a talk on
their scholarship and externalfunding endeavors. Each University has a unique culture and paradigm related to scholarship,mentoring and tenure progression. New faculty must be circumspect while adapting this or anyother model to their individual situation. In order to facilitate modification and replication of thismodel, suggested action steps are listed below.Suggested Action Steps 1) Identify colleagues for potential collaboration on scholarship - find the interest and the need. 2) Hold a founding meeting and discuss collaboration concerns and rules of engagement. 3) Develop a skills and interests matrix. 4) Hold regular meetings (weekly or every two weeks) to discuss potential projects, upcoming training, internal and
NSF review panel – contact your program manager and offer your services. • If your department has a seminar series, offer to chair it. This will give you the chance to invite some experts (that you met at national meetings) in your field to visit your institution. By seeing your laboratory and facilities, they are more qualified to review your proposals and papers. They are also great people to ask to write a letter for your tenure package. • Consider trying to turn your service work into an ASEE paper on assessment, curriculum improvements, etc. • Offer to chair technical sessions at ASEE and professional society. The best way to do this is to go to planning meetings and lunches