(acrossall students). However, the activity completion rate per month increased to 14 in the last monthof February, indicating that a visually engaging interface that allows for easy progress tracking isuseful for increasing student engagement. We have received valuable positive feedback fromstudents about the interface.The ASETTS program has engaged seven undergraduate students in research to date. We havefound that the participation of undergraduate students relies on providing competitive stipends,offering students an incremental workload, and conducting periodic meetings to assess theirprogress and provide support with the technical challenges encountered during the researchexperience. Enforcing an incremental view of learning was also found to
fluorescence-related puzzle. The student on the right(wearing a blue badge marked as the “Reader”) is reviewing notes found in the escape room. (Right)Groups of students collaborate to solve puzzles.Escape Room Assessment: Instructors were present within the escape room to observe students during the completion ofthe activity and recorded observations about the number of clues needed, which puzzles weresolved, and timing of completing certain achievements. At the end, an anonymous survey wassent electronically to participants (Appendix 1). The survey questions were adapted from fourother studies on educational escape rooms [14]–[17]. Students were asked to self-report theirassigned roles and whether they strictly followed their assignments for the
University, both in the areas of structural engineering and solid mechanics. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Work in Progress: Undergraduate Student Perceptions of Macroethical Issues in Aerospace EngineeringAbstractThis work-in-progress study explores student perceptions of ethics in undergraduate aerospaceengineering. Macroethics education is a topic that has been traditionally left out of aerospace engineeringundergraduate programs, often leaving students ill-equipped to assess and address the positive andnegative impacts of their future career field on humanity. Defined as the teaching of collective socialresponsibility within the engineering profession
software solution or an App depends on its ease of use, hence the emphasis on userexperience (UX) and user interface (UI) in the design process [19], [20]. Thus, designing a VR-based lesson requires an understanding of instructional design that includes a UI and UX in athree-dimensional space to make the learning an engaging experience [21].This paper is based on the results of a study to design and implement VR-based lessons inseveral introductory level STEM courses. The objective of the study is to assess the impact ofVR-based lessons on student engagement and understand the challenges of the design andimplementation.MethodThe VR-based lessons were developed by the faculty in math, aerospace engineering, biology,and physics. The faculty were
institution.The survey consists of three major sections: (1) the Perceived Stress Questionnaire, a validatedinstrument that assesses an individual's perceived stress level, (2) a section for respondents toidentify and rank major sources of stress, and (3) a section for respondents to identify and rankmajor coping strategies. This work focuses on the three open-ended questions included in thesurvey: (1) “Please elaborate on your sources of stress if you choose”, (2) “Please elaborate onyour coping mechanisms if you choose”, and (3) “What else would you would like to share withus regarding your sources of stress, coping mechanisms, or success at managing stress?”.Survey responses were analyzed using two-cycle inductive thematic coding. Some
reportedchallenges include students not interacting in-person with instructors and other peers, lack ofengagement, and a sense of community [5] [6]. Gamage et al. [7] investigated how universitiescan ensure high academic standards during such times and highlighted how tests open book testscan continue to assess learning outcomes and the necessity of different standards especially forprograms with significant hands-on learning. The researchers also discussed academic integrityand how it would be addressed with special accommodations such as online proctoring servicesand alternative assessments.CPP has its unique characteristics; it is in a semi urban area in Southern California and hosts thelearning activities of 29,103 students and over 1,200 faculty and
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. 7Every department participates in a 10 year external assessment. The last time mydepartment went through this exercise was a few years ago, before I joined thedepartment. It was not something that I was aware of as a departmental ‘10 yearplan’ until I became Vice Chair for Equity for the department. Now, as the AssociateDean I've had the opportunity to review multiple departments’ 10 year plans.Many of these plans discuss the need to recruit a more diverse student body andfaculty.So with the 10-year plan in mind, we looked at how some of these activities wouldmap to the 10-year plan. We saw that the majority of programs are classified under“general outreach”, which works towards the overall mission of the University ofCalifornia, which is to
research interests include the use of interdisciplinary approaches to the study of social science problems as well as the assessment and improvement of tertiary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 ENGINEERING FACULTY PERSPECTIVES: THE CONCEPTUALIZATION OF AND PROMOTION OF STEM IDENTITY AMONG UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN IN THE CLASSROOM Sylvia Mendez, Emily Kulakowski, and Elizabeth Peterson University of Colorado Colorado SpringsThank you for joining us this morning as we share the results of
professionalism core tohegemonic engineering culture [39]. Valle et al. [40] interviewed engineering graduate studentworkers that participated in a labor strike where engineers played a key role in the inclusion ofnon-reformist reform [41] strike demands that sought to disarm, demilitarize, and defund campuspolice and sever campus ties to local police as well as Immigrations and Customs Enforcement(ICE) [42]. The interviews also indicated that strikes can be a form of liberatory pedagogy inengineering spaces, allowing for the generative questioning of connections between engineeringand the prison industrial complex. Valle et al. [40] outlined connections of practices, skills, andtools used in labor organizing with learning methods and assessment methods
forchildren and highlights the unique nature of this learning compared to other educational settings.For example, family learning is intergenerational, often involves children of multiple ages, ismotivated by multiple family goals that are not constrained by formal assessment, and builds onthe unique histories of families’ experiences together [18], [29]. The framework alsoconceptualizes family learning through a systems lens [6], [30], highlights the unique roles ofparents and other adult caregivers in supporting children’s learning and development [31], [32],and acknowledges that family learning is a cultural practice that varies across families andcommunities [27], [33], [34]. In the current study, the Asset-based Family Learning Frameworkled us
major funding agencies. While manuscript reviews aretypically done individually, review panels can turn the evaluation process into more of adiscussion, sometimes a negotiation, among researchers.In such a discussion, the individuals involved may change their opinions due to changes in theirpreviously formed perceptions (also known as schema) [11]. In the reconfiguration of one’sschema, an individual begins with a previously formed idea about a person or event, assimilatesnew knowledge, and then accommodates their previous understanding to fit this new information[12]. Similar to schema development, transformative learning occurs in phases beginning withdisjunction from a set expectation, an assessment of one’s self, recognition that some
are an issue of national security, financial andeconomic stability, and consumer confidence. Data breaches caused by these vulnerabilities canlead to interruptions in public services, monetary loss, and loss of privacy. The 2021 Verizon DataBreach Investigation Report [1] indicates that there were 3,950 data breaches in 2021 in the UnitedStates. Software vulnerabilities continue to increase as tracked by National Institute of Standardsand Technology (NIST) National Vulnerability Database [2] and MITRE Common Vulnerabilitiesand Exposures (CVEs) [3]. A 2021 report from Tenable, a leading IT vulnerability assessment andmanagement solution company, indicates that there were 21,957 vulnerabilities reported in 2021,a slight increase from the 18,358
described and itseffectiveness was assessed through a survey. The end-of-the-semester positive student reviewssupport the success of the course design. Even though, students could experiment numerousinteresting IoT applications in Tinkercad utilizing varied sensors , there are some advancedsensors (e.g., particle sensor) that are still unavailable in tinkercad. The basic understanding ofIoT and sensors that were taught in this course well-prepares students to take advanced courses(e.g., Senior Design) in their future studies. For example, in senior design course when they getsome funding for hardware purchase, they can enhance the designs implemented in this courseand implement for a senior design.References [1] K. Rose, S. Eldridge, and L. Chapin
Jenefer Husman, Professor in the Education Studies department at the University of Oregon. Her research focuses on students’ motivation for learning in engineering contexts. She is particularly interested in the ways students’ thoughts about the future influence their effort, choice, and self-regulation.Dr. Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University Dr. Michael Prince is a professor of chemical engineering at Bucknell University and co-director of the National Effective Teaching Institute. His research examines a range of engineering education topics, including how to assess and repair student miscoDr. Matthew Charles Graham ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Instructor use of Active
en r vo Le Kn Po Im gr. n of En K ow p. In Kn p. ImFigure 1: Pre (grey) and post (purple) survey results of student opinions on class topics.Midterm ExamFor their midterm exam, students were required to answer question 1 and either question 2 orquestion 3 from the following three questions. These questions were designed to assess theirability to discern and reflect upon the tensions surrounding the technical/technological, economicand ethical imperatives relating to several
, reflections, and student self-directed projects. A smallsampling of those articles is provided in Table Two and it can easily be filled in with morecurrent work.The course was only offered once and with a small enrollment, so it is difficult to provide muchin the way of assessment data or even suggestions for the next course offering as the graduateprogram was closed. One student in the course did take the course paper and expand it into amaster’s thesis topic looking at the role of altruism and its motivations. He conducted qualitativeresearch with interviews and analyses of motivations for alumni giving in higher education andconsidered what of those drives might be significant for future general AI. Table One: Initial
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. Historically, online courses are a more affordable option for students looking to further theireducation. Before taking an online course, however, students must assess whether their skills areon par with the requirements of an online course. Such skills range from strong self-motivation tocomfort navigating a computer. Transforming an in-person course to fit the standard of an onlineone can provide a jarring experience for students who are not mentally prepared for the transitionas online lacks the level of socialization and intimacy compared to its in-person counterpart. Tohelp navigate these challenges, online tutoring platforms (i.e. Chegg or Quizlet), chat groupapplications (i.e. Discord or Slack), and instructional platforms (i.e. Khan Academy
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new computational framework for simultaneous type and dimensional synthesisof mechanisms for motion generation problems. The existing paradigm of selecting the type of amechanism and then computing the dimension is shown to be inadequate in meeting the require-ments of designers. Therefore, a new data-driven approach is proposed in which both the typeand dimensions of a mechanism are computed directly from the user input, i.e., motion or path.While a formal assessment of the software in a classroom setting is pending, this paper outlinesits broad applicability to support the learning outcomes of several mechanical engineering classes,from freshman engineering to advanced kinematics and robotics. The software has been adoptedby numerous
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area of information to be able to be leveraged inincreasing ways in the future.Objective & MotivationThe aim of this study is to assess the current demands of the automotive industry for early-careermechanical engineers. Using qualitative methods, the timeline of skill awareness, development,and reflection will be pieced together. The study hopes to manage student expectations of thedemands of the automotive industry and create an intervention strategy to educate underclassmenon the skillsets they can develop to be more attractive candidates for their dream careers. Thestudy is motivated to ensure that student education quality is sufficient to achieve specificstudent goals.A hypothesis is that the mechanical engineering coursework alone
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opportunity toinclude technology to enhance students' interaction for future classes. When students created thevideo for their final project to post on Flip, our perception as instructors was that they feltcomfortable being creative and worked together without problems. Students producedinteresting scripts to communicate the science behind their projects and showed an enthusiasticattitude during this activity. Students spent time in the creative process involved in producing avideo, and we learned that these type of tools can be an effective way to assess the learning goalswhile students build community. Based on the positive perceptions of community building and the acceptance of these activities,we see an opportunity to continue working towards
pilot program was run with 15 groups of three tofive students to assess the executability of a designed lab and the overall learning experience ofthe students. Feedback was solicited for improvements from both students and instructors.Feedback was overall very positive with most comments focused on the hands-on benefits of theentire trainer and the ability to highlight multiple fluid flow concepts. Prior to execution of thelab it was expected that all students had been introduced to basic fluid flow theory. Specifically,students were expected to be familiar with manometer operations and the general concept of howto read manometers and use them for pressure calculations. Students were also expected to befamiliar with calculation processes for
growth, access to opportunities, social and political consciousness, etc. Historical and contemporary context matter. Consider aligning engineering standards with standards for social justice like Learning for Justice’s Social Justice Standards from The Teaching Tolerance Anti-Bias Framework. 38 5. Balance technology with authenticity: when we prioritize our own growth as humans and educators, our students can reap the benefits. Engineering curriculum at any level is essentially a combination of vision, goals, pedagogical practices, learning tools, and assessments of understanding. There is no reason why students should not take an active role in designing aspects of their learning experience