Conference Session

Innovations in Promoting Technological Literacy I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isabel Huff, Smith College; Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College; Lucy McAuliffe, Smith College; Sonia K. Ellis, Smith College; Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Romantic narrative involving a tornado striking Springfield,Massachusetts—an extreme weather phenomenon that pushes the boundaries of reality andillustrates the binary contrast of safety and danger—was chosen to engage learners and frametheir learning. Tornadoes, while providing a connection to IE and to the engineering possibilitiesof evaluating their impact on structures and community, also brings up questions about how torebuild (and how to do so sustainably).As in each unit, the sustainability unit was connected to the characters in the Talk to Me novel.The sustainability activities are developed within a Mythic mystery context: “Catalina’s LittleBlack Book of Secrets.” Catalina, one of the most outspoken and hot-tempered characters in

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc.

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

. He has additional appoint- ments in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life and the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts. His current engineering education research interests focus on community engagement, service-based projects and examining whether an entrepreneurial mindset can be used to further engi- neering education innovations. He also does research on the development of reuse strategies for waste materials.Dr. Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc. Dr. Canney conducts research focused on engineering education, specifically the development of social responsibility in engineering students. Other areas of interest include ethics, service learning, and sus- tainability

Conference Session

Aspects of Engineering Literacy and Community and Industry Engagement

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso; Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas at El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas, El Paso; Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas at El Paso; Peter Golding P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Erik Lopez; Deena Mustin, UTEP Academic Technologies ; Robin Munoz, Academic Technologies; Jackeline Munoz; Sarah Huizar, UTEP Academic Technologies Learning Environments; Crystal Fernandez-Pena, Carnegie Mellon University; Celena Arreola; Tetyana Zhyvotovska, University of Texas at El Paso

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pedagogically. Currently he works in one of the most technically outstanding buildings in the region where he provides support to students, faculty, and staff in implementing technology inside and outside the classroom, researching new engineering education strategies as well as the technologies to support the 21st century classroom (online and face to face). He also has assisted both the campus as well as the local community in developing technology programs that highlight student skills development in ways that engage and attract individuals towards STEAM and STEM fields by showcasing how those skills impact the current project in real-world ways that people can understand and be involved in. As part of a university that

Conference Session

Aspects of Engineering Literacy and Community and Industry Engagement

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Garner, West Virginia University; Karen E Rambo-Hernandez, West Virginia University ; Afrin Naz, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.; Mingyu Lu, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

created by the teachers. Andduring the school year following the workshop, teachers implemented engineering PBL and usedthe assessments they created to measure students’ learning. The impact of the workshop onimproving high school math teachers’ confidence and skills in implementing and assessingengineering PBL is reported.MethodsTwenty-one in-service high school mathematics teachers from three different counties and onepre-service teacher participated in a five-day professional development workshop. The goal ofthe workshop was to provide systematic training of PBL to high school mathematics teachers.Teachers had the opportunity to engage with multiple engineering concepts, develop projects totake back to their classrooms, and create assessments

Conference Session

Aspects of Engineering Literacy and Community and Industry Engagement

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lina Trigg, William Mason High School; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Purdue University. She is a member of Purdue’s Teaching Academy. Since 1999, she has been a faculty member within the First- Year Engineering Program, teaching and guiding the design of one of the required first-year engineering courses that engages students in open-ended problem solving and design. Her research focuses on the de- velopment, implementation, and assessment of modeling and design activities with authentic engineering contexts. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Characterization of Techniques used in Industry: The Practice of Complex Problem Solving in EngineeringAbstractThere is a gap between academia

Conference Session

Experience in Assessing Technological Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise M Wilson, University of Washington; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Ryan C. Campbell, University of Washington; Elizabeth Burpee; Mee Joo Kim, University of Washington- Seattle

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

, appliances, and personal computers) is an ethics-laden topic associated with the professional activity of many engineers, particularly computerand electrical engineers. In a pilot study, we evaluated 92 writing samples on the topic of wasteelectronics from a range of undergraduate engineering students in an introductory circuits class ata large public research institution. We asked students to read a journal article on wasteelectronics and recycling and then write an essay on what they viewed to be (a) the mostimportant negative impacts of waste electronics on ecosystems and public health, and (b) theengineer’s responsibility in limiting improper disposal of consumer electronics. We thenevaluated these writing samples for several types of literacy

Conference Session

Developing Technological Literacy in Students

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Johanna Kristiina Naukkarinen, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT; Hanna Niemelä, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Understanding better young people’s views on technology in FinlandIntroductionSeveral studies have reported that there are groups among young people that view technologydifferently from each other and thus have different motives for studying or opting out ofengineering. The contemporary youth are not only a diverse group in themselves, but they arealso quite different in certain respects from previous generations. Therefore, understandingthe perceptions and motives of young people is crucial in order to engage them in engineeringstudies. To advance the development of technology in the future, it is important not only toattract a sufficient number of young people, but also to achieve a diverse pool of applicants toensure

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and Technological Policy

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Barbara A. Heifferon, Louisiana State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

established the need to better prepareengineers to operate on the global stage. Also, many other publications, most notably theAccreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET), 4,5,6,7 have emphasized theimportance of improving communication skills of engineering students. At LSU, all three of Page 25.1445.2these needs have been acknowledged and addressed in the College of Engineering’s “Five-YearStrategic Plan: 2010-2015.” 8With these challenges in mind, our university developed a study-abroad program, EncounterEngineering in Europe (E3), in which students traveled to Germany in the summer of 2010 totour factories, plants, and universities, as

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tejita Rajbhandari, Gannon University; Mark Blair, Gannon University

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

. The modern hacker community grew from the playful and clever,sometimes irreverent, pranksters of “the Old MIT” going back to the ’60s and ’70s. For theseyoung pioneers the information world was their playground, a place which was unnoticed bymost, feared by those who took note, and misunderstood by nearly all. In 1984, US Congresspassed the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act because a Mathew Broderick film scared them - WarGames [1] [2] [3] [4]. As industry and regulation began to encroach on their playground, thehacker community began to push back.Richard Stallman stated that, “A hacker is someone who enjoys playful cleverness, notnecessarily with computers. The programmers in the old MIT free software community of the’60s and ’70s referred to

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Learning (PBL), that seeks to improve areasof persistent communicative challenge for an engineering student population. Presenting resultsof lab scores and student surveys, this paper demonstrates engineering students’ improvedabilities to present information and convey meaning more precisely. As a result, this paperargues that a PBL approach to designing a technical writing and communication class offersengineering students exposure to and mastery of situated, professional, and STEM-specificwriting and presentation tasks. Qualitative and quantitative student feedback is also discussed,showing the positive impact the course has on engineering, lab based courses as well as students’positive perceptions of the course for preparation of professional

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Daniel J. Fox, U.S. Military Academy; Robert M. Wendel, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

interpret student body language will help future generations of educators moreeffectively assess their classroom environment and engage students.This paper focuses on the nonverbal communication occurring within classrooms; specificallythe nonverbal messages sent by students and received by the instructor. It also describes thecompleted performance of a pilot study conducted to answer the research question of whetherpedagogical experience influences an instructor’s ability to assess student comprehension basedstrictly on nonverbal communication. The literature review for this paper highlights nonverbalcommunication research methods across a wide variety of disciplines.The primary instrument utilized in the pilot study experiment is a series of 20

Conference Session

Interactive Panel on Improving the Experiences of Marginalized Students on Engineering Design Teams

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorelle A Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Debbie Chachra, Olin College of Engineering; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education, Electrical and Computer, Engineering Libraries, First-Year Programs, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Student, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering, Women in Engineering

created through interactions between people and the environment.Although philosophical debate exists over the relationship between culture, community, andsociety, people “live culturally”101-103 and make sense of the world through the lens of culture.One’s culture influences one’s worldview, and even cognitive processes,17 making it important topay attention to cultural differences in educational contexts. In support of this idea, culturalinfusion programs have been developed that “positively impact a student’s performance on astandardized achievement test in the area of math.”104 Similarly, research shows that for someunder-represented students, perceiving a field to be useful towards benefitting humanity,increases motivated and persistence in

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey J. Evans, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Thomas Smith; Sorin Adam Matei, Purdue University Polytechnic Institute; Esteban Garcia

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

(such asAristotle) and more contemporary sources (such as Walter Ong). They learned how to use cultural andintellectual meta-thinking for avoiding ethnocentric and biased message production. They also wereimmersed into the theories and methods of communicating emotion, and the physiology of visual andauditory communication, involving sources such as Levitin’s “This is your Brain on Music”[15],Nachmanovich’s “Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art”[17], and Storr’s “Music and the Mind”[18].Students learned about these concepts by doing - they told stories, engaged in and composedethnographies, critiqued email correspondence, made films, and overall created arguments and conveyedemotion via oral, written, video, and auditory production. They

Conference Session

Experience in Assessing Technological Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire L. Antaya, Arizona State University; Kristen Parrish PhD, Arizona State University; Elizabeth A Adams P.E., Chandler Gilbert Community College; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

tofunction on multidisciplinary teams and the ability to communicate effectively6. Page 23.570.2Addressing current challenges requires educators to increase their use of approaches that enhancethe education of students in STEM fields. Research suggests that employing a team-basedapproach promotes active and collaborative learning while simultaneously advancing individualaccountability, personal responsibility, and communication skills2. Two well-known pedagogiesare experiential and active learning. Experiential learning engages students in a real, as opposedto abstract, experience7,8. Similarly, active learning enhances students’ ability for

Conference Session

Developing Technological Literacy in Students

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Justin Lee Clough, University of Southern California; Patricia Chaffey, University of Southern California; Gautam Salhotra, University of Southern California; Colin G. Cess, University of Southern California; Rey Pocius, University of Southern California; Katie Mills, University of Southern California

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opportunity to continually expand their own self-efficacy in teaching robotics and (ii) longterm support ensuring that the teachers remain self-assured in integrating new material. Resultsfrom the pilot year show that 100% of the participating teachers agree BOTS increased theirconfidence in teaching coding, and 75% agree that BOTS added value to their classroominstruction. Additionally, 100% reported that coding improved their students’ problem-solving,communication, and creativity. All but one of the teachers have continued into the second year ofthe BOTS program.IntroductionIn a world increasingly impacted by computer systems and Artificial Intelligence (AI), allchildren need to gain familiarity with Computer Science (CS) so they can develop at

Conference Session

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Grunert, Virginia Tech; Stephanie G. Adams, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

was it directly addressed in thecourse. Instead, the course explored the question “What could citizen engineering be?”—relatingengineering to its broader impacts in the lives of citizens.The demographics of the interviewed students revealed some variety, though not as wide avariety as is present university-wide. Two students were first-year students, both intending tomajor in engineering fields. (Note: These students enrolled as students in “University Studies,”the catch-all major for those who have not formally declared a major course of study.) Threestudents were in their final, senior year, with one each majoring in Physics, Biology, andMathematics and Statistics. Three of the students interviewed were male; two were female. Wedid not

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tylesha D. Drayton, The Ohio State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

dedicatedmakerspaces and did not treat multiple makerspaces within an institution as distributedmakerspace.Physical location and layout of makerspaces can impact the use of the space especially onuniversity and college campuses [21], [25], [26]. Access to makerspaces can depend on wherethe space is located, such as community-based organization versus a university campus. Somemakerspaces have an open-access policy for the communities they serve, while others require amonetary fee for equipment use [18]. The majority of the university population has access tolibraries, but not all have access to engineering halls or labs [18], [25], [26]. On university andcollege campuses, use of a space could be determined by university status (student, faculty, staffor alumni

Conference Session

TELPhE Division Technical Session 1: Expanding Technological and Engineering Literacies

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; James Righter, The Citadel; Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

/essential-learning-outcomes, retrieved 19 December 2019.[3] H. P. Sjursen, “The new alliance between engineering and humanities educators,” Glob. J. Engng. Educ, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 135—139, 2015.[4] B. Al-Sheeb, M. Abdulwahed, and A. Hamouda, “Impact of first-year seminar on student engagement, awareness, and general attitudes toward higher education,” Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, vol 10 (1) pp. 15-30, 2017.[5] D. Budny, “Integrating the freshman Seminar and Freshman Problem Solving Courses,” proceedings of the 31st Frontiers in Education Conference, October 10-13, 2001, Reno NV, 2001.[6] National Academy of Engineering, “Understanding the Educational Careers and Pathways of Engineers,” National

Conference Session

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University

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, and solve engineering problems (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) an ability to communicate effectively (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.In particular, outcomes f, g, h, i and j are often supported with courses outside the engineeringmajor. Thus, as part of a degree

Conference Session

New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

nanotechnology measurements.9,16Encouraging first-year science students to get involved in independent research opportunitieswith faculty mentors, to participate in science learning communities outside the classroom(specifically Nano Club), and to attend an one-hour introduction to nanoscience seminar arethree techniques that an eastern state university has found useful in engaging their studentsthrough the appealing topic of nanotechnology.15 At an innovative eastern university, there is acourse consisting of primarily computer and electrical engineering students that challengesstudents to write a research paper about a nanoscale device of their choice.17 Kim, Kamoua, andPacelli (2005) indicate that this technique is a starting point and propose

Conference Session

Experience in Assessing Technological Literacy

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

wide variety oftechnology used in everyday life to help in engaging the student's interest. The course topicswere selected to represent the technologies most frequently encountered in everyday life andwere based partly on the results of surveys of student interests. The course follows an approachrooted in functional analysis and systems thinking.18-20 Course emphasis includes an elaborationof the general nature of technological systems.A comparison of the pre and post test results are shown in Figure 2. All but 3 of the 23 studentsshowed increases in the ability to explain the functioning of a technological device. The averagefor the group increased to 74. This is a statistically significant increase. It is reasonable toconclude that this

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ulan Dakeev, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Reg Recayi Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Shah Alam P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

calculations is particularlyimportant as problems become more complex and additional factors (eg. Angles, forces) begin to play arole in the problems (Taasoobshirazi & Garr, 2008).Review of the research on spatial orientation skill in STEMEngineering students need to develop strong spatial orientation skills to represent and communicatetheir design ideas to others. These communication tools involve three-dimensional models ofprototypes as well as their two-dimensional drawing representations. For example, when designing amotorcycle’s air filter unit, a design engineer must be able to visualize how the air filter housing designmatches the airflow intake to the carburetor. Mechanical engineers need to analyze how the tractortires bear the load and

Conference Session

Engineering and Technological Literacy: Past and Future

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; John W. Blake P.E., Austin Peay State University; Kate A. Disney, Mission College; Carl O. Hilgarth, Shawnee State University; Randy Libros, Community College of Philadelphia; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Steven R. Walk, Old Dominion University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

impact on daily life.Eight topics were considered: Agriculture, Materials and Manufacturing, Energy Sources andUse, Communications, Information Processing, and Health Technologies. The benchmarkrecommendations emphasized that technology is a human activity that shapes our environmentand lives.The National Science Education Standards (1996)In 1996 the National Academies produced the National Science Education Standards.6 Thisdocument contained a section devoted to technology. A notable inclusion in these standards wasa highlighting of the importance of the design process as a defining aspect of technologicalendeavors.ITEEA Standards for Technological Literacy (2000)In 2000 the then International Technology Education Association published

Conference Session

TELPhE Division Technical Session 1: Expanding Technological and Engineering Literacies

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Neelam Prabhu Gaunkar, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Sara Kaye Jones; Mani Mina, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

approach is to demand more engagement from the students [2]. This method is shown tobe effective as seen in prior literature [2-6]. However, it is observed that while students are morecollaborative in such dynamic learning environments, they still tend to align themselves to theviews of their team, and eventually, the direction of the course is defined by the instructor. So,while the active learning approach does bring the team along in the process of learning, there aresome aspects that still need to be addressed. One such aspect is the students’ engagement in termsof communicating their doubts and confusions. Typically, students show their original work viaassignments, quizzes, projects, and tests. However, the timeline for such activities is

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neelam Prabhu Gaunkar, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

faculty, the students’ interest and the learning andknowledge retention processes. The authors would like to argue that actual learning occurs in thisstage, the disparity in the intended communication and student’s acquisition. This is oftenconsidered as a flaw on the student’s end in receiving what the instructors conveyed. However, itis a value to their learning and growth. The real learning occurs when students can engage ‘whothey are’ with ‘what they learn’ [7 - 9].To assess the student’s actual learning, in this work, an assessment of the disparity betweenintention and retention is performed via review of reflections in an inquiry-based course. Thestudents are initially provided with a traditional lecture and associated lecture notes and are

Conference Session

Interactive Panel on Perspectives and Practical Skills for Men as Advocates for Gender Equity

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence J. Genalo, Iowa State University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Beth M Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Archie L Holmes Jr., University of Virginia; Brian P Kirkmeyer, Miami University; Klod Kokini, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Lopresti, Lehigh University; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division, Minorities in Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering, Women in Engineering

quickly advance from novice to expert problem solvers. He has co-authored over 120 referred technical articles and has won numerous awards for his teaching. In his role as Vice Provost, Archie’s major responsibilities include areas related to the undergraduate educational experience including advising, expanding and enhancing university-wide high impact experi- ences, and connections between academic and student affairs. He also works on building the interdisci- plinary capacity of U.Va. and further efforts to establish institutes and centers to foster interdisciplinary research and education.Dr. Brian P Kirkmeyer, Miami University Brian Kirkmeyer is the Karen Buchwald Wright Assistant Dean for Student Success and

Conference Session

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak Jr, NSF Division of Undergraduate Education; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

havenow become common place. As an assessment approach a simple scoring rubric issuggested to facilitate instructor scoring and to encourage more engaged thinking on thepart of the students.Exercise and Assessment MethodThis work reports a student activity and assessment method which aims to promotecritical thinking in a sociotechnical context linking ABET Criterion 3 Outcome (h) to thethree dimensions of technological literacy envisioned in Tech Tally.To promote and measure the extent to which students in Introduction to Engineering“understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context,”students are be asked to predict some possible impacts of an engineering solution. In thiscase, understanding will be equated with an

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

disruption are overblown. Since individual beliefs on thefunction or purpose of a university and the extent to, and rate at, which advances in IT willcontinue to be made are integral to this conversation it helps to clarify what aspects of ITalign with universities functions.It is proposed that the functions performed by a university form a framework that can serve asa lens to examine the changes stimulated by IT. The proposed framework is defined by fourseparate functions. A university’s learning function is based on enabling students to acquirenecessary knowledges and skills. Its societal function prepares students to engage with eachother in community as well as citizens who participate meaningfully in civic life. Theeconomic function ensures

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neelam Prabhu Gaunkar, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

and grow as thinkers. Many improvements of thistype are feasible in an inclusive and communal environment. Eventually, we expect that onceeach student engages with the cycle of inquiry, they will be able to believe in their own strengthsand become self-reliant. As the students are embracing their personal identities and thinkingpatterns during their freshman year, special attention and care is required from all stakeholders infreshmen engineering. It is interesting to see the results of the reflection stage. While studentsshow growth in personalization, their perspective on the systems level shows more technicalapproach and less reflective engagement. At the beginning they were reflecting more, but at thelater state students worked on system

Conference Session

Promoting Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; George Roskovich, Florida Atlantic University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

average score was 3.66.While the students displayed their belief in the importance of intuition, they also displayedoverwhelming support for the teaching styles implemented in the course that were designed tocater to visual learning. When asked the importance being able to visualize concepts as theylearn, the total average score was above 3.6. Q: I feel that developing intuition for control is important Figure 3.1: Student Feedback on importance of developing intuition for Controls When asked questions on how the students preferred to be introduced to concepts in ControlSystems, the results were in favor of engaging techniques such as visual, hands-on activities, 3Dpuzzles, and communication-based exercises, as each