an assumption of no available timeafter hours to continue projects independently because students will be immersed in the socialaspects of the program. Contrast this with a typical college course structure of 40-hours per weekof contact time and around 100-hours of independent working time for homework and projects,and very quickly it becomes apparent that different kinds of curriculum design are needed for thesummer activities. Figure 1 illustrates a typical outline or schedule followed during a two-week session. Outof the 90-hours available between 9:00 and 6:00 Monday-Friday, approximately 79-hours werein contact with faculty, and half of that time (34.5 hours) was spent with hands-on designprojects. Lecture time was kept to a
Paper ID #31376Using Computer-Generated Concept Maps in the Engineering Design Pro-cessto Improve Physics LearningMr. Michael S Rugh, Texas A&M University Michael S Rugh is a third year PhD student focusing on mathematics education within the Curriculum and Instruction PhD track in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture within the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University. His current focus is on informal STEM education. Within this, he has taught for the past two years at ASSC, the Aggie STEM Summer Camp. He has over 16 presentations and publications and is constantly working on
visuallyexplore their NGSS coverage. Viewing the NGSS and associated curriculum this way facilitatesnavigating the NGSS and can help with assessment of alignments as lacking or anomalous. Modelingthe NGSS as a network also allows for the computation of network metrics to provide insight into corecharacteristics of the network. It also provides for detecting anomalies and unexpected patterns.Introduction: NGSS as a NetworkThe Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) comprises a set of K-12 science and engineeringlearning outcomes, developed by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the AmericanAssociation for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the National Research Council (NRC), andAchieve with the assistance from 26 US states [1]. Released in
Paper ID #33004Preparing the Next Generation Advanced Manufacturing Workforce UsingCollaborative Robots and Experiential Learning (Work in Progress)Mr. Kenechukwu Churchill Mbanisi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Kenechukwu C. Mbanisi received the B.Eng. degree in electrical and electronic engineering from Covenant University, Nigeria, in 2013, and the M.S. degree in robotics engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), MA, USA in 2018. He is currently working towards the Ph.D. degree in robotics engi- neering from WPI, USA. His research interests include shared autonomy, haptic feedback, human motion modeling
Philosophy in the field of computer engineering in 2021.Prof. Pierre-Emmanuel GAILLARDON American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Engaging Middle and High School Students in Hypothesis Generation using a Citizen Scientist Network of Air Quality Sensors Figure 1: Salt Lake City Valley-wide air quality model of PM2.5 concentrations, 7/4/181 IntroductionPolluted air afflicts 90% of the world’s population and contributes to 7 million premature deathsevery year [1]. Salt Lake City, Utah periodically experiences some of the worst air quality inthe nation [2], yet is sparsely instrumented and subject to lengthy update intervals of one or morehours
students gainsocio-technical knowledge of engineering through their interaction with the SVPM model andtheir implementation of that model in their own community energy engineering project.Table 1. Key Program Activities Related to Socio-Technical Knowledge General ● Social Value of Energy Model (SVEM) introduction by one of the model’s creators (May 31-June 1) ● Students taught the model to other high school students in the program (June 1) Social Value of Energy ● Discussion with one of the model’s creators (May 31-June 1; July 23a) ● Discussion with a graduate student designing solar water heaters in Brazil (June
Sheppard, Stony Brook University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 University-Based Engineering Training of High School Science Teachers to Implement the Next Generation Science Standards (Work in Progress)IntroductionScience education in the United States is in the midst of a major reformation. The NextGeneration Science Standards (NGSS), released in 2013, aim to improve K-12 science educationthrough a renewed focus on scientific and engineering practices intertwined with recurringconceptual themes across the sciences [1]. The standards are based on the National ResearchCouncil’s A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, andCore Ideas [2]. Ultimately, the goal of
questions were designed togage how much impact the sessions have had regarding knowledge of and attitudes toward theengineering profession. Both objective and subjective question forms were utilized.MotivationWriting on Dartmouth College’s achievement of awarding more than half of its undergraduateengineering degrees in Spring 2016 to women, Dean of Engineering Joseph Helble stated “Weneed to educate increasing numbers of talented and creative engineers, drawn from all corners ofsociety” [1]. That is absolutely true. To reach those far corners, recruitment of diverseengineering candidates cannot happen just during freshman year of college, or even during highschool. Many researchers have demonstrated that perceptions of technical careers in general
, Purdue University at West Lafayette Robin S. Adams is a Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University, USA. She holds a PhD in Education, an MS in Materials Science and Engineering, and a BS in Mechanical En- gineering. Her research is in three interconnecting areas: cross-disciplinary thinking, acting, and being; design cognition and learning; and translating educational research to practice. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Situative Understanding of the NGSS Science and Engineering Practices (Fundamental)Introduction The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for pre-college science education callsfor 3
may not have a lot of discretionary time to devoteto formal out-of-school STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) programs,which foster the subsequent pursuit of STEM careers.1 Moreover, working youth may not haveextra disposable income to devote to many STEM activities such as attendance at sciencemuseums or the purchase of STEM magazines and materials, which also foster the pursuit ofSTEM careers.2, 3 High school students’ workplaces may thus be promising sites for fosteringequitable STEM learning because they are sites inhabited by many youth who do not have thesame access to formal STEM learning opportunities as youth from more affluent families.The purpose of this study was to identify the types of engineering-related
learning platform for K–12 urbanstudents that would help bridge the digital divide and provide significant educational benefits forthe local community. All italicized wireless communications technical terminology is found inAppendix – C.3.1. COSMOS research testbed: The COSMOS testbed [1, 2] is part of the NSF Platforms forAdvanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program led by Rutgers University, Columbia University,and NYU in partnership with New York City (NYC), City College of New York (CCNY), IBM,University of Arizona, and Silicon Harlem. The COSMOS testbed is based on dedicated wireless-capable components, programmable hardware, and open-source software. The testbed’sarchitecture has a focus on ultra-high bandwidth and low latency wireless
individualizededucational plans (IEPs).CurriculumThe four-week Water Runoff project had students redesign their school grounds, challengingthem to reduce water runoff while addressing design criteria such as parking, grassy fields, andaccessible play areas (Chiu et al., 2019). This study focuses particularly on three of the unit’sengineering-focused lessons (Table 1).Table 1. Water Runoff activities and targeted NGSS practices for selected lessons in this study. Lesson Name Focal Engineering Practices Activity Description Design Generating Designs Generate different playground designs given data on different surface materials. Test Test, Evaluate
College (1988) and holds a PhD in developmental psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University (1999). American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Observing empathy in informal engineering activities with girls ages 7-14 (RTP, Diversity)BackgroundResearch and policy shifts in engineering education have identified socioemotional skills likeempathy as a fundamental and often neglected part of engineering practice [1]-[2]. This workargues that solving complex engineering challenges with societal and ethical implicationsrequires engineers to empathize with clients and colleagues whose perspectives and needs mightdiffer from their own [1]-[4]. Humanistic
, that the practices are part of a problem-solvingprocess, and that the practices, strategies, and process are part of doing engineering.Figure 1: Diagram of contributions of different forms of knowledge to Engineering Awareness.Adapted from Jideani and Jideani [11].This research explored the premise that exhibits, as educational experiences, can contribute tovisitors’ awareness that they are exercising engineering design practices. The efforts of educatorsto foster awareness of engineering in the general public are intended to support capacity-buildingin communities by helping youth and families recognize that their actions are a part ofengineering, and that engineering is an approach to solving problems in their own lives andcommunities. The
School Officers, 2010), Standards for K-12 EngineeringEducation (NRC, 2010), and the MechAnimations Curriculum (Bolger, Kobiela, & Lehrer,2013). Each class session was videotaped and rendered for further analysis. MechAnimations curriculum. The motion of systems of levers relies upon the rotarypaths of individual levers around fixed and floating pivots (Figure 1). Bolger, Kobiela,Weinberg, and Lehrer (2012) as well as Weinberg (2017a; 2017b; 2019) showed that theunderstanding of these systems of levers is not trivial, children and adults had difficulty seeingand reasoning about the relationships between the fixed-ness of pivots and the rotary paths oflevers. In the curriculum, these concepts were taught through the Rope Walk, a
makingactivities can both engage diverse populations, and result in positive gains in technical and socialskills [1 - 4]. While there are ongoing efforts to bring in making tools and activities in formallearning contexts (e.g., [1 - 4, 5]), such as schools, colleges, and universities, the majority ofmaker programs are currently in informal learning settings (e.g., afterschool programs, summercamps, libraries, etc.) [3, 4]. While these informal learning settings provide opportunities forcreating customized and diverse programs that are appealing to learners of all ages, this diversityresults in a challenge on how to ensure maker programs consistently result in positive gains, aresustainable and can be offered to communities who may be spread across urban
1 (0%) 144 (8%) Total 316 (100%) 1832 (100%)In addition, another meaningful intervention was to add the Director of LSAMP [11] to theleadership team as a co-PI to the grant. In her role, she could help promote and recruit UGs fromunderrepresented groups, as well as contribute great insight and experience to WRAMP.With the experience and feedback from the first WRAMP iteration, a multi-tiered mentoringstructure (Figure 2) was quickly implemented. The new research teams consisted of 2 highschool students, 1 undergraduate as a mentor/mentee, and 1 graduate student mentor. The largerresearch teams did require more flexibility to accommodate everyone’s schedule, and theSaturday sessions became a clear
both transfer-in thinking and thecapacity of students to “think with” and thereby interpret important engineering concepts.II. IntroductionEngineering in K-12 EducationThe National Research Council (NRC) reports that the U.S. “will need a steady supply of well-trained engineers, scientists, and other technical workers...to succeed and prosper in the twenty-first century.” 1 Because our society is becoming increasingly dependent on engineering andtechnological advances, it is also recognized that all citizens need to have a basic understandingof engineering processes to make informed choices and understand our world. To address theseneeds there has been a growing nationwide interest to include engineering in both formal andinformal pre-college
. For the development of procedural knowledge (practical), demonstration and exercisewere applied through the phases of instrumental simulation and subsequent launch, composing thetest and trial phase. The study was based on a combination between qualitative and quantitativedata.The workshop experience was mainly based on the following phases:1) Analysis of the designs according to the requirements of the mission;2) Redesign of the model, taking into account the limitations of teachers’ technical knowledge;3) Construction of the new design;4) Organization and execution of a training course;5) Launch of CanSat, which collects data from different sensors;6) Analysis of the measured parameters, such as temperature, pressure or acceleration;7
will be discussed below in 'Outcomes and Impacts.'AssessmentStudent GradesEach class session, the students are given short, in-class worksheets that will lead them throughthe activities. The small class size enables direct supervision of each student, so the students areable to complete these assignments accurately. In general, the hands-on activities require that thestudents complete the worksheets correctly. The students' grades come from these worksheets,participation, behavior, and attendance. Since the class is almost entirely hands-on, requiring thetools and equipment available in the lab, there has not been homework assigned. The grades arecompiled at the end of the term and submitted for the official university transcript. The final
] developed a Draw an Engineer Test (DAET) where elementary andsecondary youth provided written and drawn responses to a set of questions regarding theirpreconceptions about engineers. Their responses were found to be generally simplistic, forexample, engineers were commonly depicted as workers who constructed buildings or repairedcar engines, though older participants more frequently mentioned engineering design tasks. Themost common stereotypical actions youth perceive engineers to do are to design, plan, and orperform physical labor. Common images included tools, cars and computers. Consistent findingswere reported by a number of subsequent investigations using similar data collection methods(e.g. [1], [9]–[12]). Further, youth displayed signs of
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classrooms that are equally diverse. Divided into teams of five teachers of engineering foreach school level, TF's are creating guidelines for quality engineering instruction. In turn, theseguidelines are to be used by educators who want to incorporate engineering in their classroomsbut have little experience with the field and minimal access to professional development [1].While current support for such novice engineering teachers is often delivered in a "train-the-trainer" format using ready-made curricula, [2] TaLENt TF's are writing discrete sets of specific,measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART)[3] criteria that will facilitate K-12curricula development of customizable school-level engineering resource. TaLENt aims tosupport a
share and transmit knowledge. With the closure of the Schools /Universities, the educational process has radically transformed from one day to the next. In manycountries, schools are physically closed, and the educational process takes place through remoteor distance education. In Hodges et al., 2020 [1], the different forms of education that have arisendue to the pandemic's need are presented, emphasizing the concept of Remote EmergencyEducation. This type of implementation includes distance learning solutions for instruction thatwould otherwise be delivered in person. This situation leads to the generation of combined orhybrid courses. This model is not designed to replace the existing model, so it is expected thatonce the crisis or emergency
instructors is one of the primary reasons why many CBOs have few academicenrichment programs [17].The optimal STEM/STEAM instructor to implement an OST activity need to have the followingcharacteristics: 1) Be knowledgeable in the subject area (content knowledge), 2) Be knowledgeable in the ways to learn and teach in the informal setting (pedagogical content knowledge), 3) Time availability to provide instruction in the times the schools are not in session (generally afternoons, Saturdays and breaks), 4) The cost of the instruction needs to be affordable by the CBO.From the description above, it is clear that the potential poll of instructors able to provide high-quality STEM/STEAM instruction in CBOs in their OST
Paper ID #31035Computer Coding Scavenger Hunt using Quick Response Codes (ResourceExchange)Dr. Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University Dr. Stephany Coffman-Wolph is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Ohio Northern University in the Depart- ment of Electrical, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science (ECCS). Research interests include: Artificial Intelligence, Fuzzy Logic, Game Theory, Teaching Computer Science, STEM Outreach, In- creasing diversity in STEM (women and first generation), and Software Engineering.Dr. Kimberlyn Gray, West Virginia University Institute of Technology Dr. Kimberlyn Gray is an Assistant
mappingsoftware (Figure 1) suggests a fairly even distribution of survey responses. A review of therespondents’ zip codes shows that a variety of Ohio counties are represented and that responseswere not generated from mainly urban areas.Figure 1. Map of participant response locations using eSpatial software. InstrumentationThe online survey used in this study was adapted from Sanders’ [36] “Technology EducationPrograms Survey” (TEPS). TEPS was developed from a review of instruments of Industrial Artprogram survey studies from the sixties to the nineties [8], [13], [36], and from a panel of expertswho provided feedback for revisions of the instrument. The Qualtrics survey for this studycontained questions nearly
These categories are shown in Table 2. and desires for new and improved systems, X X X X processes, and artifacts Table 2. Rating categories used for each NOEK feature on the VNOEK Category Informed (5) General (4) Emergent (3) Problematic (2) Absent (1) Personal/Individual: reflective of the personal, Understanding professional, and academic experiences; X