AC 2008-2756: PROGRAM MENTORING A GRANT PROPOSAL PROJECTDEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN TWO-YEAR COLLEGETECHNICIAN EDUCATION: LESSONS LEARNED AND OUTCOMES FROM APILOT PROJECTElaine Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical CollegeBarbara Anderegg, Madison Area Technical College Machine Tool Instructor, Technical and Industrial Division and former National Science Foundation Program Officer Page 13.1006.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Mentoring a Grant Proposal Project Development Process for Program Improvement in Two-Year College Technician Education: Lessons Learned and
be peer reviewed and thefocus will be on innovative approaches to curriculum. The Resource Center is supported by aseries of college and university faculty collaborators across the U.S. and of the ASM MaterialsEducation Foundation. These include nine community college and three technology collegepartners as listed in Table 1. Table 1. Resource Center Partners Community College • Cerritos College, Norwalk, CA • Connecticut College of Technology, Hartford, CT • Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH • Gadsden State Community College, Gadsden, AL • McHenry Country College, Crystal Lake, IL • Metropolitan Community Colleges, Kansas City, MO • South Piedmont Community
communication and collaboration skills.To avoid extending the time to degree completion, the certificate coursework is designed to beflexible enough to integrate seamlessly into each trainee’s primary degree program of study. Thetwo years of the workshop series can be taken in either sequence, so that the whole traineeshipprogram can be completed in two years.Progress to DateThe five-year National Science Foundation NRT project began in September, 2018, with aplanning year. Our first cohort of trainees in the 2019-20 academic year includes eight PhDstudents: five that represent three engineering disciplines (agricultural & biosystems, chemical &biological, and industrial), as well as two students from the crop production & physiologyprogram
(ECO-CBET)Leading Engineering for America'sProsperity, Health, andInfrastructure (LEAP HI) Resilient urban infrastructure that integrates the natural and built environments Image courtesy Northwestern University 12Non-Academic Research Internships forGraduate Students (INTERN) Supplements Advances NSF-funded basic research through collaborations with industry, small businesses and national labs ◦ ~450 graduate students during FY 2017- 2019 13VisioningTo speak
organizations such as the ASEE ManufacturingDivision, the Society for Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Manufacturing and EducationResearch Community, the SME Education Foundation (SME-EF), and the Lean EducationAcademic Network. The expanded scope of the center will also necessitate creating andnurturing additional partnerships. MERC will be seeking opportunities to collaborate with othermajor professional societies, including: • American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) • Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) • Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) [aka SAE International] • Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) • American Society for Quality (ASQ) • American
Engineering Technology (CET) department is growing. Students from bothdepartments collaborate to design new products related to both fields. Students learn how to Page 25.740.4design, fabricate and evaluate mechantronic products. They learn 3D design and modeling,manufacturing processes, material engineering, electrical design, computer control withembedded systems, interfacing and programming. Students from both departments are givenmechatronic/robotic design projects that require them to use actual mechanical,electrical/electronic hardware and software that are currently being used by the industry. Thisenables the instructor to simulate real life
can be used to measure this transfer of knowledge. It also outlines apractical approach to curriculum development, delivery, and assessment targeted for engineeringand technological education. This approach brings real-world problems to the classroom and ishoped to enhance learning and retention in these programs. This method has been applied intechnological education in Tennessee and the preliminary results are discussed. The work is donethrough a three-year NSF-funded grant ($1.8 million) entitled “The South-East AdvancedTechnological Education Consortium, SEATEC.” The consortium is a collaborative effort of fiveinstitutions across Tennessee. Each team includes multi-disciplinary faculties, industry partners,university partners, and high
offer traditional engineering programs. Thisallows engineering technology faculty to develop collaboratives with engineering programs andfaculty. To provide the appropriate education and training for their students, engineeringtechnology faculty members are usually engineers or engineering technologists who typicallypossess adequate industrial experience.Engineering technology programs usually have industrial advisory committees made up of therepresentatives from business and industry. Industrial advisory committees normally meet 2-3times a year to review the specifics of engineering technology programs with the facultymembers responsible for these programs. It is usually at these meeting that industrial advisorycommittee members and
(ELSP) platforms for each participating university,through collaboration with the industries, MyLinE has been able to partially bridgethese gaps. In addition, through analysis of access patterns to different parts of theportal, MyLinE is able to learn about the interests of users and thus, is able to offer more Page 17.37.2relevant and customised resources to meet the needs of the users. In ensuringcontinuous increase of active users and maintaining its glue factor, MyLinE hasimplemented different competitions and has developed a model of self-access languagelearning that can be integrated as part of student learning time. To date, the modelwhich was
interdisciplinary team ofengineering technology students at Sinclair Community College has collaborated to manufacturea scale replica for the launch. Sinclair's Aviation Technology (AVT) and Industrial Engineering Technology (IET)departments have led this project. The leadership team for the project was created from threeSinclair student organizations affiliated with the IET and AVT departments. These include theSinclair Aviation Club, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and the Society of PlasticsEngineers. These student groups gained support from local industry partners and others in thecommunity. A partnership was established with the Dayton Air Show Education Committee toinvolve High School students and the Dayton Challenger Center provided
improved education and better community for students.Dr. Arvind Varma, Purdue University, West Lafayette Page 25.1070.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Process Safety Management Course DevelopmentAbstractA pilot process safety management course (CHE 49700 – Process Safety Management) wasdeveloped in collaboration with industrial consultants as a 3-credit hour elective in the School ofChemical Engineering. The course was enhanced and expanded so that applicability wasextended beyond chemical engineering to other engineering disciplines, i.e., chemical, civil,electrical, industrial, materials, mechanical and
) Political, social, economic, and technology developments around the world from the perspectiveof the United States engineer:* Paths to economic and technology development in various parts of the world (i.e.: the freemarket economies of North America, Australia, etc.- versus the various degrees of governmentplanning in Europe, Japan, Korea, China, etc.).* Current economic and technology strengths/weaknesses of various industrialized and emergingcountries.* Customs and cultural traditions: their role in succeeding in business.b) The frameworks for industrial international collaboration and competition:* Main international economic organizations: WTO, NAFTA, ASEAN, EU, MERCOSUR, etc.,their role in economic growth.* Analysis of the international
that teamwork will be around for quite some time. Results such as these, led deans, department heads, industry leaders and outside Page 3.542.7supporters to ask engineering faculty members to team teach, to take on more administrative 8responsibilities, to incorporate teams in the classroom and to collaborate on research initiatives.With requests of this nature it will become imperative for new engineering faculty members tore-think their position and attitude on teamwork and give collaboration a chance. Individual
of faculty collaboration by extending it toinclude representation from local companies. Although university-only communities can be aneffective means of addressing many issues pertinent to education, we feel that considering theindustry point of view is crucial to our community. Indeed, data from a recent alumni surveyindicated that many students perceive a gap between what they learned in college and their actualexperiences in the workforce. Furthermore, several students suggested that faculty interactionwith industry on an ongoing basis would be valuable in aligning the curriculum with industryneeds. Therefore, a key focus of our activities will be to seek and encourage a variety of keycomputing stakeholders outside of the university to
-level framework for emergent properties of interactive learning AbstractThe purpose of this study was to develop a measurement instrument to examine the underlyinglatent factors of collaborative emergence, a concept that describes how classroom groupsfunction from a complex systems perspective. We examined the underlying factors wediscovered in relationship to student engagement and student innovation using bivariatecorrelations. The study produced three important findings: 1) evidence for a stable two factorsolution underlying the concept of collaborative emergence, f1 = complexity and f2 = adaptivity;2) validity evidence that the group-level factors, complexity and adaptivity, can be situated in
elements that lead process automation projects to signify a substantial impact on theindependent operation and self-controlling features are safe and environmentally friendlyprocesses, efficient control systems, the decrease in energy consumption, and the flexibility tomeet the user requirements. The management of energy consumption in home automation can beachieved by selecting efficient-rated appliances2 paired with a system able to learn from theenvironment and answer efficiently when necessary. Proceedings of the 2018 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2018, American Society for Engineering Education
some programs alignwith the US model globally, the Bologna Process has significantly influenced European highereducation by promoting quality and portability through standardized degree structures, creditsystems, and quality assurance guidelines [5]. The Bologna Process aims to enhance therecognition of European higher education systems and foster collaboration within Europe andinternationally. However, each institution can retain its distinct identity based on geographicallocation, focus, student cohort, and industrial engagement.This comparative analysis examines the similarities and differences between the UK and USmodels, aiming to stimulate discussion and promote the exchange of ideas among engineeringeducators worldwide.Research
achieve the survey’s objectives aswell as to inform the development of an assessment strategy.IntroductionIndustry 5.0 emphasizes a human-centric design approach, in which humans and cobots(collaborative robots) collaborate in shared working environments [1],[2]. Cobots will handlerepetitive and labor-intensive tasks, while humans will focus on customization and critical thinkingactivities to solve complex issues [3]. Industry 5.0 has gained increasing attention in recent yearsbecause it is considered the next major global industrial revolution. As part of the industry 5.0implementation, the demand for a skilled workforce capable of solving problems creatively andadapting to changing situations has been on a steady rise. As a consequence, current
/sites/default/files/2022- 03/Engineers-Australia-Skills-Discussion-Paper-20220310.pdfDíaz, B. Delgado, C., Lynch, C., Han, K. (2023a, in press). Using mix-method to evaluatethe functioning of an engineering class with multiple collaboration groups. TheInternational Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) 2023Díaz, B., Delgado, & Han, K. (2022a, August), BIM: A Bridge to Promote Industry-Academic Partnership in Construction Engineering Paper presented at 2022 ASEEAnnual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. https://peer.asee.org/40995Díaz, B., Delgado, C., Han, K., Lynch, C. (2022b, August). Use of Communities ofPractice to Analyze and Improve Graduate Engineering Education Paper presented at2022 ASEE Annual Conference &
established in 2021.Martta Sareva Martta Sareva is a visual arts educator at Hope-Hill Elementary School.Kristen LyleKayla Henderson-Simms, Georgia Institute of Technology ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Art and STEM for Student Engagement via Realization of Technology (Work in Progress)Abstract: Early attitudes and beliefs shape the trajectory of students' educational experiences.By expanding young students’ perceptions of engineering, we seek to encourage them to seethemselves as possible future engineers. This work presents a collaboration between faculty inthe School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at a large, public, research-intensiveuniversity in
innovativetechnology, combined with the “Gibson Girl” ideal of an independent woman smartly dressed ina sheer blouse and ankle-length shirt, resulted in a doubling of blouse manufacturing within adecade [2].The high-ceilinged loft building was perfect for Triangle, as it allowed the owners to packmaximum workers into minimal space and provided the required 250 cubic feet of airspace perperson. It was a refreshing change from the dark, dank tenement sweatshops so prevalent in thegarment industry, with workers experiencing 80-hour work weeks [3]. Triangle owners dividedthe floors according to function: the eighth floor for cutting, the ninth floor for sewing, and Proceedings of the 2023 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration
monitor learning progress and ensure that students master the subject matters. 3) After students complete their projects, solutions will be evaluated by experts (including industry experts), so they can learn the strategies used by subject matter experts. This knowledge-centered approach can help students get exposed to real world applications versus mere textbook problems. 4) While working on a project, students will be assigned to teams, and they will be encouraged not only to collaborate with other teams sharing the same focus, but to seek out help from those focusing on other themes. The real-world cases and participation of experts from industry will allow students to establish a clear connection to the
. (1996, January/February). Empowered teams in the classroom can work. Journal for Qualityand Participation, 80-86. Katzenbach, J. R., & Smith, D. K. (1993). The wisdom of teams: creating the high-performanceorganization. Cambridge: Harvard Business School Press. Kirker, T. (1993, October 18). Edy’s Grand Ice Cream. Industry Week, p.29-32. Miller, J. E., Trimbur, J., & Wilkes, J. W. (1994, Fall). Group dynamics: understanding group success andfailure in collaborative learning. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 59, 33-44. Morgan, M., Allen, N., Moore, T., Atkinson, D., & Snow, C. (1987). Collaborative writing in theclassroom. Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 50, (3), 20-26
Paper ID #21838Integrative Engineering Leadership Initiative for Teaching Excellence (iELITE)Hyun Hannah Choi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Hannah Choi is a senior lead instructional designer at the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learn- ing. She collaborates with faculty to conduct research, program evaluations, and learning outcomes as- sessments pertinent to innovative curriculum designs and educational technologies. She is responsible for fostering continuous improvement in teaching, student experiences, and educational programs through the use of development and learning theories. Her areas of focus
disciplinary backgrounds is acomplex and dynamic process. The result is a lack of synthesis among experts and a reduction inthe learning that is necessary for innovation2. A state of ‘contested collaboration’ can result‘…where team members maintain an outward stance of cooperation but work to further theirown interests, at times sabotaging the collaborative effort.”3. Within the AEC industry thiscondition appears to be far from the exception4.The requirement for multi-disciplinary collaboration rests on the assumption that, “…no singleindividual (or firm) can acquire the varied and often rapidly expanding information needed forsuccess. Individuals (and firms) must work together to collect, analyze, synthesize anddisseminate information throughout the
initiatives tailored to transfer student experiencesIndustry Partnerships and Experiential Learning: For workforce readiness, participantsproposed: • Strengthening industry-academic collaborations for internship opportunities • Creating transfer student-focused career pipelines connecting students with STEM employers • Partnering with engineering firms to develop hands-on training modulesSystem Navigation and Student Confidence Building: To address the lack of institutionalknowledge, participants suggested: • Establishing mandatory transfer-specific orientation sessions • Expanding digital navigation platforms with comprehensive transfer guides • Hosting regular advising workshops focused on academic and financial
in the industry.To respond to this challenge, San Francisco State University and the University of SouthCarolina collaborated with industrial partners to establish a Research Experiences forUndergraduates (REU) Site program, focusing on academia-industry collaborations in SST.This REU program will train undergraduate students to serve as the catalysts to facilitate the researchinfusion between academic and industrial partners. This student-driven joint venture betweenacademia and industry will establish a virtuous circle for knowledge exchange and contribute toadvancing both fundamental research and implementation of SST. The program will feature:formal training, workshops, and supplemental activities in the conduct of research in
students to learnhow to collaborate: • Across departments, disciplines and fields • Across schools • With industry • Across institutions • Across cultures, languages and time zones. Page 12.371.12It will also provide our students with a renewed focus on innovation where they will: • Apply science and engineering knowledge to create new products and services with an emphasis on sustainability. • Work in collaboration with international partners to create products and services that address developing world needs.Further we propose that this is meeting a need that has been stressed in the NSF’s Best PracticesManual for
developmentworkshop. These will provide possible implications for improving teaching and learningeffectiveness of engineering education in Taiwan. Page 9.699.1Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Secondly, five successful attributes of the workshop were found: 1. Administrativesupport by Ministry of Education reinforced faculty rewards and incentives; 2. Disciplinaryrelated teammates are arranged to encourage collaborative learning during group interactions;3. Involvement of multi-disciplinary team facilitators from both
Paper ID #12827Integrating Research in Sustainable Energy and the Environment across Dis-ciplines through a NSF funded REU SiteDr. Hua Li, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Dr. Hua Li, an Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University- Kingsville, is interested in sustainable manufacturing, renewable energy, sustainability assessment, and engineering education. Dr. Li has served as PI and Co-PI in different projects funded by NSF, DOEd, DHS, and HP, with a total amount of more than 2.5 million dollars.Prof. Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Dr. Abdelrahman