Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Active Learning Applications in Undergraduate Civil Engineering CurriculumAbstractEngineering educators are charged with the responsibility of developing future engineers whomare prepared to lead societal change in the built environment. To best prepare engineeringgraduates to rise to the occasion of such complex demands necessitates use of new approaches inclassroom instruction and innovative methods based on active learning concepts. This paperdescribes application of active learning techniques, predicated primarily on the use clickerquizzes, and additional student enrichment activities used to engage students, improve academicinstruction, and enhance the
Paper ID #33769A UDL-Based Large-Scale Study on the Needs of Students with Disabilitiesin Engineering CoursesDr. Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Dr Amos joined the Bioengineering Department at the University of Illinois in 2009 and is currently a Teaching Associate Professor in Bioengineering and an Adjunct Associate Professor in Educational Psychology. She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech and Ph.D. in Chemical En- gineering from University of South Carolina. She completed a Fulbright Program at Ecole Centrale de Lille in France to benchmark and help create a new
, 2018 A Review of Electronic Engineering Logbooks Throughout the Electrical Engineering Curriculum Abstract Successful engineers must be well versed in communication skills, particularly with respect to written documentation in engineering logbooks. Such logs provide technical records that facilitate the day-to-day work of individual engineers, as well as enable continuity when projects are transferred to other engineers. Due to changes in technology and patent law, as well as the promise of simple archiving and sharing of technical work, many practicing engineers have moved away from traditional bound paper engineering notebooks and
quick clarifying questions. ≠ Each unit must be mastered before continuing. This requires students to score perfectly on a test before continuing. Anxiety issues are offset since each test can be taken as many times as necessary. This ensures that each student completes the course with a well- defined, basic competency in programming. ≠ As with all PSI courses, students earn a mastery grade (A) when they complete the units, or must retake the course if they do not. This ensures that students have the necessary programming tools before they enroll in core engineering curriculum courses.The PSI philosophy is implemented in a 1st year course where students are exposed to threedifferent programming languages
Exploring Approaches to Professional Development of Engineering Educators in the Arab Gulf RegionAbstract: The increased mobility of engineers worldwide poses new and difficultchallenges to country and/or region–based systems of engineering education, whoseadvocates now face the possibility that their graduates may not possess the skillsrecognized as valuable in other countries or by international employers operatingwithin their own country or region. One of the world’s regions where engineeringeducation is rapidly evolving, and becoming increasingly international is: the ArabGulf Region ((Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, andOman), which faces significant challenges as it seeks to meet the demands
AC 2010-1545: A NEW APPROACH: USING ELECTRONICS LABORATORYMORE EFFICIENTLY AND SAFELYFaruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University Page 15.63.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A New Approach: Using the Electronics Laboratory More Efficiently and SafelyAbstractUse and administration of the electronics laboratories are very important due to safety concernsand variety of parts and equipment. There are a variety of components and devices which need tobe organized and monitored for different lab experiments. Electronics laboratories serve a varietyof students with different knowledge levels for their lab classes and various projects
Bootstrapping a New Graduate Curriculum through an Engineering Research CenterAbstract NSF Generation-3 Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) are charged both withadvancing the state-of-the-art in terms of engineering and scientific research as well as training awell-qualified workforce in the domain of expertise. Such an ERC was awarded in 2008 to NorthCarolina A&T State University (NCAT), with the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) and theUniversity of Cincinnati (UC) as the core US research partner institutions. The focus of thisERC, the ERC for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials (RMB) is the development of advancedmaterials and processes targeted at the biomedical implant and device industry. NCAT has strongresearch
change anapproach is identified.Here we present the narrative of an educator implementing a weekly reflection activity, theInclusivity Meter (IM), that allows students in a senior capstone course to communicate howincluded they felt in their teams or in the overall class that week. Through the narrative, wehighlight the conversations that happened as the educator reflected on the work in her classroomwith the two other authors. The conversation themes highlighted include the motivation fortrying this new activity, concerns throughout the quarter about student response rates, and twocases that surfaced issues of inclusion, prompting further discussion.After recounting this narrative, we dive into a discussion on how the engineering
implementationof these ventures to advance engineering education are featured and further explored through theschema. This approach is expected to be of value to new and experienced faculty and administrativepersonnel interested in developing the communication skills and collaborations critically importantfor forming effective, equitable team-based funding structures.IntroductionThe identification of funding opportunities and associated proposal development activities areinterconnected items, but the process of writing for grant and proposal opportunities is notnecessarily linear. In actuality, the process is often highly iterative, moving in different directionsby way of the communication and interpretation of those working in the team to develop
in an era of digital transformation. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Bringing together engineering and management students for project-based Globalldeathon. Towards to Next-Gen Design Thinking methodology.IntroductionNowadays, we face a remarkable number of issues to be resolved as the world changestowards a post-COVID-19 future and an important range of opportunities to developnew approaches, expand new industries, and establish new realities. Seeking toaddress the issue of the changing post- COVID world disasters with very seriousconsequences, world-leading German academic institution, together with the marketleader in enterprise application software and
education and communi- cation, and minoring in higher education administration. Her research focuses on stakeholder (employers and students) evaluation for curriculum development and revision. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 WORK IN PROGRESS FROM FACE-TO-FACE TO ONLINE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: A Transition to a Learner-Centered ApproachAbstractHaving students in an online environment, either partially or fully, requires the instructor to learnnew knowledge and skills that are crucial to succeed in creating high quality online learningenvironments. In this paper, we (an engineering instructor who is learning how to teach in onlineenvironments and an
assessment exercise is really a validation exercise whose results can be usedto either confirm your initial set of program objectives or make some adjustments to them, basedon input received from an independent set of reviewers. We followed this process in theestablishment of the program objectives for our new architectural engineering program, and werepleased to see that our ABET review team deemed it to be an acceptable approach for a newprogram to follow. Page 22.104.10 Department and Program Assessment Survey Missouri S&T – Engineering Management B.S. Degree
, DC: The National Academies Press, 2000.[4] D. Perkins, Making Learning Whole: How Seven Principles of Teaching Can Transform Education, First edit. San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass, 2009.[5] R. Streveler, K. Smith, and M. Pilotte, “Aligning Course Content, Assessment, and Delivery: Creating a Context for Outcome-Based Education,” in Outcome-Based Education and Engineering Curriculum: Evaluation, Assessment and Accreditation, M. Khairiyah Mohd Yusof (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia), Naziha Ahmad Azli (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia), Azlina Mohd Kosnin (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia), Sharifah Kamilah Syed Yusof (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia, Ed
, experience, and school. Washington D.C.: National Academy Press.4. Marsh, C. J., & Willis, G. (2003). Curriculum: Alternative approaches, ongoing issues (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill Prentice Hall.5. Prince, M. (2004). Does active learning work? A review of the research. Journal of Engineering Education, 93(3), 223-231.6. Sabers, D. S., Cushing, K. S., & Berliner, D. C. (1991). Differences among teachers in a task characterized by simultaneity, multidimensionality, and immediacy. American Educational Research Journal, 28(1), 63-88.7. Streveler, R. A. & Smith. K. A. (2006). Conducting rigorous research
would allow them to learn more about what they know. Professors whileteaching would also be involved in the learning process. All involved would benefit. As one writerput it, “I think mentors should be role models, BUT a role model who hasn't forgotten where s/hecame from, how s/he got to where s/he is now and always looking back to see if s/he can help thosethat came from the very same place.”3 Everyone has had to write and engineering faculty continue tohave to produce text throughout their careers. By taking their own travels through communication asa means to get engineering students to look at their own tasks, a bond can form that allows for theimprovement of student text.ProcedureHow does one approach a situation where the faculty is to
formulatingresearch questions and assessing rigor. Each of these situations plays a crucial role in promotingthe long term health of engineering education as a profession.We have been exploring the use of storytelling in engineering education. One approach has beento use storytelling and personal narratives as a guiding strategy for conducting research onpathways for becoming interdisciplinary engineering education researchers [19]. For thisexample, stories are a device for diagnosing and interpreting identities and identity pathways [20-21] . Another approach has been to use stories to make visible what we as a community arelearning about engineering education [22]. For this example, stories are a device for providingentry for new engineering education
junior in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology program at Purdue University. Page 13.198.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 An Oft-overlooked Resource: Undergraduate Students Can Be a Valuable Asset to Help Improve the Curriculum, Facilities, and PedagogyAbstractMany college campuses do not have graduate students to use as a resource for teaching, research,grading, and other pedagogical activities. These schools include some satellite campuses ofmajor universities, many private colleges that focus on undergraduate education, and communitycolleges
scholarship.”([2], p. 17). Achieving such recognition and rewards would beof value to new faculty. Therefore, it is in the long-term interests of new faculty that thisprecursor discussion targeting administrators be held.Our particular focus is scholarly teaching by engineering faculty. The NRC has recognized thatthere are distinct differences in the ways the various disciplines approach teaching andlearning([2], p. 5). Three linked events have prompted changes in the instructional environment forengineering faculty and created an opportunity for increased attention to evaluation of teaching: ‚ In the late 1990’s the system of accreditation for undergraduate engineering degrees shifted from a focus on process to a focus on student learning
New Engineering FacultyAbstractThe participants populating our schools are becoming more diverse. They are coming from avariety of cultures and have different learning styles. They also have unique interests andvarious levels of maturity. As technical teachers, we frequently teach a blend of theoretical andapplied engineering topics. Our goal is to provide our students with the skills and knowledgethey require to safely and accurately accomplish their jobs to high standards of quality in a costeffective manner. Central to providing effective instruction is knowing something about howpeople learn. The more we know about the learning process the more effective we can be indesigning and delivering appropriate instruction. A one-size-fits-all
teach. The structure of the program was useful in providingthe context and the impetus for visiting other classes and meeting with other faculty members.However, some of the new faculty members indicated that the structure could be improved.Providing more guidance and better instructions before the start of shadowing will occur infuture programs.References1. Carpenter, J., Meng, D., Ponder, N., and Schroeder, B., Team Teaching Merged Sections as a Way of Mentoring Faculty, 2000 Frontiers in Education Conference2. Sherwood, J.L., Petersen, J.N., Grandzielwski, J.M., (1997) Faculty Mentoring: A Unique Approach to Training Graduate Students How to Teach. Journal of Engineering Education, 86(4), 119-123
conducted throughout the duration of the ten-weekquarter, including weekly in-class discussions or activities and at least one SGMA-specificquestion on each weekly homework assignment. This curriculum has been used twice, duringFall quarter of 2015 and 2016, with an average class size each year of approximately 35 students.This senior-level class typically includes a mix of environmental engineering students and civilengineering students with an emphasis on water resources or geotechnical engineering.Course ImplementationThis section includes further details on development of specific activities for each level ofBloom’s Taxonomy. This discussion of activities and assignments is intended to provide insightfor new engineering educators in many
teachers do, rather than what students think. Instead, they reframe formative assessment asresponsive teaching, an instructional approach in which teachers elicit student thinking around aparticular topic, notice and interpret the disciplinary substance contained within students’thinking, and then respond in real-time in order to support students’ disciplinary behaviors.Responsive teaching has been studied for some time in K-12 mathematics and science education,and it has recently become a focus in K-12 engineering education. However, to our knowledgeno research has investigated responsive teaching in undergraduate engineering education. Weintend to begin a conversation about this important area of study through three specific aims ofthis paper: 1
classroom and secure answers tobasic questions of curriculum design and improvement.6 Future Work This research paper presents only a snapshot of new Missouri S&T faculty’s opinion ofcritical areas in their career development. Future work will be performed by surveying tenuredfaculty at the University to determine missing links in the new faculty’s perceptions. Further, thiswork will be expanded to faculty beyond this university to gage parameters for success at otherinstitutions to provide a more comprehensive guideline for new faculty success.References 1. Creamer, Elizabeth and Margaret Layne, “Elements of the Work Environment that Contribute to the Ability of Engineering Faculty to Mange Work-Life Tensions”, 2007 ASEE
college-level academic advising duties with undergraduate stu- dents from all departments. He focuses on faculty development, curriculum change, and assessment and evaluation related to teaching and learning. Page 26.789.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Formative Classroom Observations for New FacultyAbstractThis paper reports on a classroom observation program for first-year engineering facultymembers in the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Webegin by describing the program’s philosophical approach, which is based on
has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University. His current research interests include robotics and embedded systems. Archibald is a member of the IEEE, ACM, and Phi Kappa Phi.Prof. Paul Richards, Brigham Young UniversityDr. Steven L. Shumway, Brigham Young University Steven Shumway is an Associate Professor in the Technology and Engineering Education program at BYU. Much of his time is spent working with middle and high school teachers in the implementation of technology and engineering-related curriculum into secondary school programs.Prof. Brian D Jensen, Brigham Young University Brian D. Jensen has taught at Brigham Young University since Jan. 2005. He received a M.S
wealth and their application to curriculum specifically with respect to undergraduate engineering educa- tion as well as creative Arts-Based Research and Documentary film making. She supports faculty research in the area of undergraduate STEAM teaching and learning with a focus on increasing retention and grad- uation rates of under-represented student populations in engineering.Prof. Joseph Rodriguez, San Jose State University American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Competency based learning in “Aerospace Structural Analysis I” in an online environmentAbstractIn Fall 2020, we converted the engineering upper division class
, Page 25.602.2 integrating oral and written communication into all facets of the discipline, and providing training in “soft skills” such as leadership, management, creative problem solving, etc.All the while schools are reducing the total number of hours in the engineering curriculum toallow the average student to graduate in four years. 5 Accomplishing all of this is an impressiveundertaking, considering the approach to educating engineers since the 1950s.6Add to this mix the desire of Baylor University to grow in its various research areas, and it isclear that unless emphasis continues to be on quality undergraduate teaching, the demands of theresearch paradigm – graduate resources, labs, facilities, students – will
Paper ID #10921Improving Student Engagement in Online CoursesDr. MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi Dr. Sarder is an associate professor and program coordinator of the industrial engineering technology program at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM). He is also an assistant director of the center for logistics, trade and transportation. At the USM, he revamped his program by developing as many as fourteen new courses, implementing hands on experience in courses, and delivering online courses for distant students. Dr. Sarder is very active in engineering and technology education research. He has
Florida. Established in1997, FGCU attracts thousands of new freshmen each year because of its commitment toacademic excellence and an interdisciplinary focus on curriculum combined with a growing,younger regional population. The most unusual characteristic of FGCU, compared to otherUniversity systems, is its implementation of a 3-year renewable term contract rather than thetraditional tenure system. Despite this non-traditional approach, which has been in place sinceFGCU was started, there have been and continue to be many exceptional applicants to the newU.A. Whitaker School of Engineering (WSOE). The WSOE, which first admitted students lastyear, has debuted with three majors leading towards the Bachelor of Science degree inBioengineering, Civil
AC 2010-1323: MAKING SERVICE COUNT: ADVICE FOR NEW ENGINEERINGEDUCATORSAndrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Andrew T. Rose, Ph.D., P.E. is Associate Professor and Department Head of Civil Engineering Technology at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. His teaching interests are in the areas of geotechnical and structural engineering. His research interests are in curriculum development and inovation, engineering education, engineering history, historic structures, and incorporating practical design experience and professional practice issues into the undergraduate civil engineering curriculum. Dr. Rose received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University