sessions in the international conferences for the past 30 years. Professor Zilouchian is currently an associate editor of the International Journal of Elec- trical and Computer Engineering out of Oxford, UK. Professor Zilouchian is senior member of several professional societies including Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, ASEE and IEEE.Dr. Nancy Romance , Florida Atlantic University Dr. Romance is Professor of Science Education in the College of Education at Florida Atlantic Univer- sity (FAU) and a graduate faculty member in both the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the College of Science at FAU.Her research interests address meaningful learning in complex STEM do- mains, applying a learning sciences
participants also learned about graduate schoolopportunities including the TAMUS LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate program.Results and InsightsETS hosted thirty-five (35) total students in three distinct cohorts. Eleven (11) students initiatedETS Cohort 1 in Fall 2010. ETS Cohort 2 began Spring 2011 with seven (7) students, and ETSCohort 3 began Fall 2011 with seventeen (17). Eighteen (18) of the ETS participants wereelectrical engineering, computer engineering, biomedical engineering, or computer sciencemajors. In addition to the seven targeted institutions, ETS students transferred from seven other2-year and 4-year institutions. Twenty-five (25) ETS participants transferred from 2-yearinstitutions, and ten (10) transferred from 4-year
Paper ID #28846Multi Institutional Collaboration in Additive Manufacturing: LessonsLearnedMichael Littrell, Tennessee Tech University Michael Littrell is a graduate research and teaching assistant at Tennessee Tech University. He is pursuing a PhD in Exceptional Learning with an Emphasis in Program Planning and Evaluation. He is interested in quantitative research methodology in education, student assessment, and applied statistics. Michael Littrell has conducted research and evaluation of a wide range of education and non-education focused programs.Dr. George Chitiyo, Tennessee Tech University George Chitiyo is a
the international conferences for the past 30 years. Professor Zilouchian is currently an associate editor of the International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering out of Oxford, UK. Professor Zilouchian is senior member of several professional societies including Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, ASEE and IEEE.Dr. Nancy Romance , Florida Atlantic University Dr. Romance is Professor of Science Education in the College of Education at Florida Atlantic Univer- sity (FAU) and a graduate faculty member in both the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the College of Science at FAU.Her research interests address meaningful learning in complex STEM do- mains, applying a learning sciences lens in
Paper ID #23948Development of a Cohort-Based Program to Strengthen Retention and En-gagement of Underrepresented Community College Engineering and Com-puter Science StudentsProf. Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College Nicholas Langhoff is an associate professor of engineering and computer science at Skyline College in San Bruno, California. He received his M.S. degree from San Francisco State University in embedded elec- trical engineering and computer systems. His educational research interests include technology-enhanced instruction, online education, metacognitive teaching and learning strategies, reading apprenticeship in
theoretical aspects of Human- Computer Interaction while able to engage in computer graphics applications (computer-aided design, modeling, animation, and 3D fabrication) and concepts pertaining to Computer Science.Miss Qing Li, The Embodied Learning & Experience LAB Qing Li is a student who has backgrounds in both education and IT, and she is interested in using interac- tion techniques to support teaching and learning.Dr. Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University Dr. Malini Natarajarathinam joined the faculty of Industrial Distribution Program at Texas A&M Univer- sity in 2007. Natarajarathinam received her Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management from The University of Alabama. She received her Bachelor of
knowledge, concept inventories and self-efficacy.Prof. Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College Nicholas Langhoff is an associate professor of engineering and computer science at Skyline College in San Bruno, California. He received his M.S. degree from San Francisco State University in embedded elec- trical engineering and computer systems. His educational research interests include technology-enhanced instruction, online education, metacognitive teaching and learning strategies, reading apprenticeship in STEM, and the development of novel instructional equipment and curricula for enhancing academic suc- cess in science and engineering.Mr. Marco Wehrfritz, Skyline Community College Marco received his B.S. and M.S. in
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Hyperspectral Imaging. He is interested in improving educational opportunities for students from under-served and socioeconomically disadvantage communities.Dr. Ivonne Santiago P.E., University of Texas at El Paso Dr. Ivonne Santiago is a Clinical Professor of the Civil Engineering (CE) Department at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). Dr. Santiago has a combined experience of over 20 years in the areas of water quality, water treatment and wastewater treatment in Puerto Rico (PR), New Mexico and Texas. Dr. Santiago is passionate about providing experiential learning opportunities to both undergraduate and graduate students locally, regionally and internationally with a focus on Hispanic and female students. She is
Paper ID #34224Building a Student-to-Workforce Pipeline for 21st Century Cloud IndustryCareersDr. Elodie Billionniere, Miami Dade College Dr. Elodie Billionniere is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering and Technology at Miami Dade College (MDC). She has helped MDC secure over $3 million in federal funding the past three years for STEM and emerging technology education programs as well as a collaborative high tech learning hub, Cloud Computing Center, with the aim of providing further opportunities to minoritized populations to meet workforce needs. With industry partners, she has been instrumental in the
the past 30 years. Professor Zilouchian is currently an associate editor of the International Journal of Elec- trical and Computer Engineering out of Oxford, UK. Professor Zilouchian is senior member of several professional societies including Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, ASEE and IEEE.Dr. Nancy Romance , Florida Atlantic University Dr. Romance is Professor of Science Education in the College of Education at Florida Atlantic Univer- sity (FAU) and a graduate faculty member in both the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the College of Science at FAU.Her research interests address meaningful learning in complex STEM do- mains, applying a learning sciences lens in addressing issues ranging from
research. Her research interests address meaningful learning in complex STEM domains, co- ordinating learning communities, exploring options for reforming college mathematics curriculum which remains a serious barrier impacting student success and retention in undergraduate STEM programs.Dr. Hanqi Zhuang, Florida Atlantic University Dr. Hanqi Zhuang is a professor in Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University. His research interests are in Machine Learning, Robotics, Com- puter Vision, and their applications, as well as Engineering Education. He is a Co-Director of a DoE Title III HSI grant. American c
Figure 1: Student Race/Ethnicity White Black Latino Asian Other Figure 2: Prior Education HS Diploma Technical School Some College Associate's Degree Bachelor's Degree Almost all students (96%) use a Learning Management System for remotelearning. Students also use a variety of devices for their studies: 43% use laptops,18% use desktop computers, 11% use tablets, and 27% use smartphones. Themajority of students (85%) say internet connectivity at home is often/alwaysreliable and 91% are often/always able to access courses remotely. Devices for Studies
Paper ID #32739The Need For ABET Accreditation of Associate’s Cybersecurity ProgramsDr. Rajendra K. Raj, Rochester Institute of Technology (GCCIS) Rajendra K. Raj is a Professor of computer science at the Rochester Institute of Technology. His cur- rent research interests cover the nexus between data science and cybersecurity, as applied to a variety of domains including healthcare, finance, and other critical infrastructure sectors. Dr. Raj’s other focus is computing education at all levels. He volunteers with ABET’s Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC), and is currently serving as an officer on the CAC Executive
Paper ID #21914Successes and Difficulties Experienced by Engineering Transfer Students ata Large Public UniversityDr. Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis Dr. Susan P. Gentry is a Lecturer with Potential Security of Employment in the Materials Science and Engineering department at the University of California, Davis. In her current position at UC Davis, she is integrating computational modules into the undergraduate and graduate materials curriculum. She is specifically interested in students’ computational literacy and life-long learning of computational materi- als science tools.Dr. Colleen Elizabeth Bronner
faculty noted an increased use of group projects and hands-on learning activities. Someexamples from faculty include: Definitely! I have already started embedding some of the research from my RET experience in my classrooms. My students are more engaged in my electric circuits class. In our physiology class, we now do a 3 day workshop on computational programming and data analysis skills which I used and developed during the summer. This workshop is a hands on experience for students, giving them practice actually using coding/programming techniques. I have used the unit that I created for the summer program in my classes instead of standard lecture in order to cover marine conservation topics. I
the Professoriate (AGEP) Alliance for Diversity and Strengths of STEM Faculty: A Culturally-Informed Strengths-Based Approach to Advance Early-Career Faculty Success. Dr. Almeida is also Co-Principal Investigator for the NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (S-STEM) grant, Engineering Neighbors: Gaining Access Growing Engineers (ENGAGE). Dr. Almeida’s graduate training is in Urban Education Policy – Higher Education from the University of Southern California.Dr. John Y. Oliver, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Oliver is a professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. His field of expertise is in computer
, electric vehicles, and computer-aided design(CAD). Except for the CAD module, each module required students to participate in a pre andpost-survey to assess the impact of the material. All students improved except in the electricvehicle module, which did not have an active learning format.All topics were selected based on the high-demand skills needed for the workforce. In additionto the four technical modules, there was a half-day power electronics workshop that instructedstudents on the impact of wide bandgap semiconductors on future power conversion. Thisworkshop went further by instructing students on PCB design, soldering and assembly of aGallium Nitride based buck converter [2]. Wide bandgap technologies are an emerging andhigh-demand skill
with industry-defined requirements and emphasizes both technical and non-technicalskills and competencies. Rigorous assessment methodologies have been included in bothprograms and will ensure the consistency of learning outcomes between both institutions. Boththe associate and baccalaureate degree are supported by an applications database that directlylinks course content with industry practice in a clear and effective manner. The project’ssustainability plan will be highlighted, including: increased enrollment and the use of student-generated tuition and fees; the leveraging of existing resources, including equipment, facilities,and personnel; outreach, recruitment, and job placement supported by industry partners; and anonline tutorial for
”Interestingly, these same companies have many on-line educational resources about the Internetof Things. White papers that attempt to explain what the Internet of Things is and YouTube videosattempting to do the same and additionally demonstrating a myriad of potential application areas.On-line, Microsoft touts their Azure IoT cloud platform, the building of dashboards for datadisplay, and their Microsoft IoT packs (of which there are many variations) based on the popularRaspberry PI 3 platform (see Figure 2 below). These kits, aimed at the current “maker” population,are an attempt by Microsoft to bring the concepts of the IoT and cloud computing to this socialphenomenon of learning-through-doing culture that has gained traction in recent years.Figure
community college to university engineering or computer science programs, and ultimately the workforce • Position students to be successful engineering/tech sector employees while increasing the diversity of the candidate pool for the broader engineering/technology sector • Collaborate with community colleges by providing financial resources to expand capacity in areas such as recruitment, advising, and student support services • Leverage professional learning communities and cross-collaboration to aid faculty development at UC Davis and community college levelsThe purpose of this paper is to present a first update of the Avenue E Program in which preliminarydata indicate that the initiative is highly successful. Of
Paper ID #32350Dr. Yu-Chung Chang-Hou, Pasadena City College Yu-Chung Chang-Hou obtained her Ph.D. in mathematics from UCLA in 1991. During her postdoc at New York University and at Caltech, she co-developed a very effective level-set method for computing multi-phase flows, which has generated a lot of excitements in the computational fluid dynamics com- munity. Besides teaching mathematics at Pasadena City College, she has devoted herself to developing effective teaching and learning strategies.Encouraging students to showcase their STEM learning with real life applications, she has initiated and led the annual Pi Day Student Conferences at Pasadena City College since 2013. She also joined the Undergraduate Research
Paper ID #21416Scholarship Programs for Vertical Transfers in Engineering and EngineeringTechnologyDr. Surendra ”Vinnie” K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) ”Vinnie” Gupta is a professor of mechanical engineering, and a member of the graduate faculty of ma- terials science and engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Rochester, NY. He is a recipient of the 2014 Robert G. Quinn Award from ASEE, and the 2000 Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching. At RIT, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in applied mechanics, computational techniques, and materials science.Dr. James E. Moon
accepted and chose Dr. Jared Ashcroft as my mentor for the 2017-2018 academic year.Through this program not only did I learn how to devise a research project and data analysis, butI was also in an academically and intellectually supportive environment. I began research withDr. Ashcroft, developing methods of remediating soil samples of various heavy metals andnanoparticles using microorganisms, a project devised by the students in this lab. We alsoworked on a project developing K-12 teaching activities. The latter led to me being a co-authoron a publication in The Journal of Laboratory Chemical Education, as well as presented at theHTCC Honors and Computer-Using Educators (CUE) conferences. These research experiencesand opportunities to present my
California, 2011.[21] R. Rivera, "Latino community college transfer students in engineering: Transition experiences and academic success at a large research university," Arizona State University, 2007.[22] S. E. Rocheleau, "Effect of non-cognitive and social environmental factors on the retention of under-represented minority students in engineering and technology-related disciplines," 2004.[23] C. Li, Z. Dong, R. Untch, M. Chasteen, and N. Reale, "Peerspace-an online collaborative learning environment for computer science students," in Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2011 11th IEEE International Conference on, 2011, pp. 409-411.[24] P. C. Blumenfeld, E. Soloway, R. W. Marx, J. S. Krajcik, M
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Power Electronics at North Carolina State University. He is a recipient of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department’s Merit Fellowship (2016) and the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2018). His current research interests include electric vehicle fast chargers and wireless power transfer.Mrs. Kristen Booth, North Carolina State University Kristen Booth is a PhD candidate with a focus in Power Electronics within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University (NCSU). She graduated from NCSU with a Master of Science in 2017 and Murray State University with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in 2015. Kristen’s research interests include electrical engineering
). IEEE.[24] Wilensky, U. (1999). NetLogo. Center for Connected Learning and Computer-Based Modeling, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. Retrieved from: http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/[25] Wilensky, U., & Rand, W. (2015). An introduction to agent-based modeling: modeling natural, social, and engineered complex systems with NetLogo. Boston, MA: MIT Press.
Paper ID #23134Student Perceptions of a Summer Research Internship Program for Under-represented Community College Engineering StudentsProf. Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College Nicholas Langhoff is an associate professor of engineering and computer science at Skyline College in San Bruno, California. He received his M.S. degree from San Francisco State University in embedded elec- trical engineering and computer systems. His educational research interests include technology-enhanced instruction, online education, metacognitive teaching and learning strategies, reading apprenticeship in STEM, and the development of novel
Paper ID #26273An Orientation Program for Vertical Transfers in Engineering and Engineer-ing TechnologyDr. Surendra ”Vinnie” K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) ”Vinnie” Gupta is a professor of mechanical engineering, and a member of the graduate faculty of ma- terials science and engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Rochester, NY. He is a recipient of the 2014 Robert G. Quinn Award from ASEE, and the 2000 Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching. At RIT, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in applied mechanics, computational techniques, and materials science.Prof. Franz Allen