systems). Numerous journal and conference publications of the last decade and beyond demonstrate awide variety of application domains, opened for remote operation (e.g. [1 - 7]). Most of themfocus on technical aspects of the systems being accessed, on their behavior and the featuresavailable to remote monitoring and control, and on the teaching lessons and student experiencesrelated to them. A few discuss general infrastructure aspects [8]. Some also cover parts of the Page 22.428.2data management that is needed [9 - 12], though often concentrating on learning goals,methodologies, and outcome. In contrary, this paper mainly addresses
Construction Management and Engineering has a first-yearcourse, CM&E 111 – Introduction to Construction Management and Engineering. This courseintroduces students to the construction industry primarily through the use of guest speakers.However, there was a need to restructure this course to provide a hands-on “constructionmanagement experience” that mimics actual construction management job functions andresponsibilities in order to prepare students for subsequent coursework and eventualemployment.The basic methodology for this “revised” course used the Tektōn Hotel Plaza Set6 which is agirder and panel building kit. This kit was used in innovative ways to introduce students to theentire array of construction management functions and
’ qualitativeunderstanding of basic concepts and principles. CI’s typically consist of multiple choicequestions with one correct answer and several “distractors” that reflect common misconceptions.The misconceptions are usually identified through formal research processes, such as using focusgroups in which students answer questions and explain their reasoning in an expository manner. A CI can be used to assess both individual student learning gains and effectiveness ofpedagogical strategies, particularly by measuring differences in performance via pre-test (beforeinstruction) and post-test (after instruction). If the CI is not appropriate as a pre-test, then itsability to measure learning gains might be established via other correlations, such as with
the third year status of the SFIP program. The SFIP, as implied by its name, focuses its faculty development effort during thesummer (the entire month of June), while the faculty members are free from the regular duties ofa typical semester. Funding is addressed through a grant from the US Department of Educationwhich provides to each participating faculty member a $7,500 summer stipend, a $2,500 budgetto purchase educational materials, and a $2,000 travel budget to be used for additionalprofessional development. The stipend provides an incentive to ensure that the faculty willconcentrate their efforts only on course innovations during the month of June (no summerteaching or research), and that the faculty will commit to the
engineers," Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 88, no. 8, pp. 1367-1370, 2000.[2] L. Small, K. Shacklock, and T. Marchant, "Employability: a contemporary review for higher education stakeholders," Journal of Vocational Education & Training, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 148-166, 2018.[3] R. J. Marandi, B. K. Smith, R. F. Burch, and S. C. Vick, "Engineering soft skills vs. engineering entrepreneurial skills," The International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 988-998, 2019.[4] H. Jang, "Identifying 21st century STEM competencies using workplace data," Journal of Science Education and Technology, vol. 25, pp. 284-301, 2016.[5] L. Ballesteros-Sanchez, I. Ortiz-Marcos, and R. Rodriguez-Rivero
sessions even through a short break was provided in between.It would be interesting to assess the various aspects of student performance in these two differentsettings – for instance, though it might have felt intense, it could have been beneficial to thestudent to be ‘immersed’ more deeply and without interruption in a single course’s technicalcontent over a shorter period of time, rather than being introduced to and working on a variety ofvery contrasting technical content (and associated deliverables) over the duration of the semester.Additionally, the type of course material content might have an effect on the duration too, i.e., aninformation-retention type course or a problem-practice type course that builds on previousmaterial/concepts over
careerevolution. Every effort was made to ensure that the speaker diversity reflected that of the REUstudents, so that students could envision themselves taking the speakers’ paths. Further student-faculty interaction was provided through weekly faculty research seminars. Each week, onefaculty member presented brief vignettes of their research interests to the group, enablingstudents to learn of other imaging related research beyond their own projects. Page 23.1040.5 In addition to the program-related activities, students participated in several University-wide enrichment events. These activities included a weekly brown-bag seminar series on topics such
was (engineering OR engineer OR technical) AND (happy OR happiness ORsatisfaction OR joy). As discussed above, “satisfaction” and “happiness” in the context ofprofessional work are similar, but happiness connotes a more emotional response than simplesatisfaction or contentment. However, in reading through papers in my initial search, I realizedthat including the word “satisfaction” could capture some interesting insights that would behelpful to consider. This was confirmed in the results. Subagja’s research on the effect ofmotivation and job satisfaction on employee performance defined satisfaction as, “a feeling ofpleasure that arises for someone after comparing their experience with their expectations” [8]. Idecided to include this paper in
. Page 22.152.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 AI & SciFi: Teaching writing, history, technology, literature and ethicsAbstractThe power of story can be used to engage students more fully in a wide range of technical topics.Stories, whether fictional or based on true case studies, have long been used to create worldswhere people (or aliens) have to address ethical issues at or beyond the edges of our technicalfrontiers. Additionally, the history of many scientific fields coincides with their exploration infictional works. The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has been fertile in the imaginations ofauthors and movie producers, with many
. Student satisfaction was collected using anonymous, online courseevaluations administered through a campus-wide system after the fifteenth week of the course.Mastery learning was assessed using a mixture of instruments including multi-choice vocabularyquizzes, true/false statements from the online, required lectures, and true/false statements fromthe required readings. Students who demonstrated full mastery before the deadlines stated in thesyllabus received a grade of ‘C’ for the course. To earn a higher grade, a buffet of optionalsummative assessments was utilized. The optional term project was assessed using rubricgrading. Optional summative assessments for the five required units included the construction ofmodels following a ten-step rubric
, positive change and growth for individuals and entities. However, through it all, Dr. Wickliff gives top priority to her relationship with God, her husband Rev. Oscar Smith and her three sons – Jamar Dugat, Raymond Wickliff and Dr. Cortlan J. Wickliff, Esq. which is her youngest son, of which she was able to hood at his PhD ceremony upon his graduation from her same PhD program at Texas A&M University in August of 2016.Dr. So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University So Yoon Yoon, Ph.D., is an associate research scientist at Institute for Engineering Education and Innova- tion (IEEI) in College of Engineering at Texas A&M University and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES). She received a Ph.D. in
that students have the opportunity to show mastery in a particular learning objectivemultiple times over the course. This approach aligns student assessment with the intendedcourse outcomes, rather than the traditional score-based grading. Advantages of this techniqueinclude real-time assessment of progress towards relevant skills, shifting students towardsfocusing on the learning rather than on earning a grade, and providing a means for programassessment.1,2 This technique has been implemented extensively in K-12, but we are just nowbeginning to assess its use in engineering in higher education. Recent work by Carberry, et al.investigated the implementation of SBG by ten instructors at six institutions, work that hasuncovered best practices
educational materials and learning spaces that stimulate serious play. © American Page 15.470.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engaging Spaces for First-year Engineering: A Tale of Two ClassroomsAbstractEngaging students in learning through the use of active and cooperative approaches has beenrecognized as an effective way to improve their educational experience. These approaches areparticularly important in the first year where student engagement is an important factor instudents success and retention. Engineering education has used these approaches in laboratories
interests and goals? 16. How well can you extract and transcribe (write down) important points presented by guest speakers?Fifty-three (53) students provided a response the supplemental questions. There were seven (7)blank responses (omit). Results of the supplemental questions are given in Table 3. Table 3. SROI Summary Report (Questions 7-16) Questions beyond #6 are optional, vary by department, and use the following key: A=5 B=4 C=3 D=2 E=1------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please rate: A B C D E OMIT AREA
learning outcomes. Suggested potential research directions includeunderstanding how to provide a personalized learning experience and how to create anenvironment that fosters collaborative learning.Theo et al. [10] systematically reviewed remote laboratory (RL) work in science education withthe intent of visualizing RL structure through HistCite and CiteSpace software. The findingsrevealed that RLs are a state-of-the-art subset of laboratory work and a new way of conductinglaboratory work that has gained fairly wide research attention in engineering education over thepast two decades. Suggested future work included employing RLs within the science and K–12science education, and maximizing important features of RLs, such as long-time observation
environment andhelp achieve higher learning outcomes. Suggested potential research directions includeunderstanding how to provide a personalized learning experience and how to create anenvironment that fosters collaborative learning.Theo et al. [10] systematically reviewed remote laboratory (RL) work in science education withthe intent of visualizing RL structure through HistCite and CiteSpace software. The findingsrevealed that RLs are a state-of-the-art subset of laboratory work and a new way of conductinglaboratory work that has gained fairly wide research attention in engineering education over thepast two decades. Suggested future work included employing RLs within the science and K–12science education, and maximizing important features of RLs
. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024A Reflexive Thematic Analysis of the Experience of a High School Junior in the STEMcxEnvironmental Justice InternshipAbstractThis paper describes the impact of one student’s experiences in a summer 2023 STEMcxEnvironmental Justice internship on their perceptions on environmental science and engineeringthrough a reflexive thematic analysis of a semi-structured interview collected after the internshipwas completed. This summer internship was designed for high-school juniors and seniors in theBaltimore, MD area through STEMcx. The goal of STEMcx is to expand the number of African-Americans in science, engineering, mathematics, medicine, and technology (STEM) careers. TheSTEMcx Environmental Justice
axis \(\sigma\) on the x-axis, and the imaginary axis \(j\omega\) on the y-axis. As complex conjugate poles move horizontally, from \( -1\pm j4\) to \( -2 \pm j4\) and beyond, the decay of the response becomes faster and percent overshoot becomes smaller, but the frequency \(\omega_d\) and peak time \(T_p\) remain the same. The poles at \(-1\pm j4\), corresponding to \(G_1(s) = \frac{17}{s^2+2s+17}\), have a step response of \(c_1(t)=1-e^{-1t}K\cos(4t-\phi)\). The poles at \(-2 \pm j4\), corresponding to \(G_2(s) = \frac{20}{s^2+4s+20}\), have a step response of \(c_2(t)=1-e^{-2t}K\cos(4t-\phi)\). Both \(c_1(t)\) and \(c_2(t
, H. & Hakuta, K. eds. Child development and education in japan. New York: W.H. Freeman, 262-272.[10] Brophy, S., Hodge, L. & Bransford, J.D., (2004). Adaptive expertise: Beyond apply academic knowledgeed.^eds. 34th Annual Frontiers in Education (FIE), Savannah, GA, USA, 941-943.[11] Robertson, B.F. & Rachliffe, D.F., (2009). Impact of cad tools on creative problem solving in engineering design. Computer-Aided Design, 41, 136-146.[12] Robertson, B.F., Walther, J. & Rachliffe, D.F., (2007). Creativity and the use of cad tools: Lessons for engineering design education from industry. Journal of Mechanical Design, 129, 753-760.[13] Fisher, F.T. & Peterson, P.L., (2001). A tool to
, instructors benefit from looking at midtermwritten exam scores to guide the latter half of their course, with the goal of seeing a higherperformance in the final written exam. In this study, we aim to test the diagnostic value of addinga low-stakes midterm oral exam to the traditional exam structure. That is, we examine whetheradding a midterm oral exam to a class with the traditional exam structure (a midterm writtenexam and a final written exam) help the instructors better diagnose their students’ performancehalfway through their course. This is done as one way of assessing oral exams’ value as aformative assessment: If midterm oral exam scores provide additional diagnostic information inpredicting final exam performance above and beyond midterm
. Trout, on the “Utah on the Fly” blog, maintains that “anyone who makes aliving by fly fishing would have to be considered a professional fly fisherman.”3Belly dancer: Comments on a belly dancers’ blog repeats the theme: “You are a professionalbelly dancer if the majority of your income comes directly from your work as a belly dancer,”flatly declares Zumarrad.4Professional organizer: Popularized by the TV series Hoarders, professional organizers mustjump a few hurdles to gain the title, including a form of licensure; they “have met specificminimum standards, and prove through examination and client interaction that they possess thebody of knowledge and experience required for certification.”5 A related field is a “professionalwardrobe stylist
, Deborah Follman, P.K. Imbrie, Judith Zawojewski, Brenda Capobianco, Margret Hjalmarson. (2004). "Model Eliciting Activities: An In-class Approach to Improving Interest and Persistence of Women in Engineering," Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, 2004.[11] A. Collins, D. Joseph, and K., “Design Research: Theoretical and Methodological Issues, The Journal of the Learning Science,”13(1), 15-42, 2004.[12] Lesh, R., & Doerr, H. M. (2003). Foundations of a models and modeling perspective on mathematics teaching, learning, and problem solving. In R. Lesh & H. M. Doerr (Eds.), Beyond constructivism: Models and modeling perspectives on mathematics problem
engineering enterprise has relied on a largeSTEM labor force that has been traditionally developed through the K-12 to higher educationpipeline [5]. It is becoming increasingly clear that this formula is insufficient at meeting thenation’s engineering workforce needs due to issues in accessibility and achievement gaps forindividuals with varying sociodemographic and economic backgrounds. To meet the country’sengineering workforce needs more efficiently, it would be helpful to establish alternativepathways to creating well-educated, capable engineers that are accessible to people of varyingbackgrounds. One means of identifying alternative pathways is by observing the transitions to anengineering profession by mid-career individuals with a non
Paper ID #23786Work in Progress: Biomedical Prototype Design in Collaborative Teams toIncrease Students’ Comprehension and EngagementKiersten Lenz, University of New Mexico Kiersten Lenz is a graduate student at the University of New Mexico in Biomedical Engineering. She has previous experience as a secondary science teacher at the high school level. Based on her observations as both a teacher and a student, Kiersten believes that the most effective way to teach is through creative lesson plans paired with collaborative problem-based learning.Prof. Eva Chi, University of New Mexico Eva Chi is an Associate Professor in
addition to these goals, the survey that includedthis instrument also provides a tool to identify potential faculty for further study to revise themodel and more fully explore the nature of expert design teaching from both instructor andstudent perspectives.Defining Teacher ExpertiseAs noted above, cognitive science views expertise as a way of thinking. It goes beyond thecollection and storage of knowledge. As people learn they create links between the newknowledge and knowledge formerly gained. Experts are capable of identifying manyinterrelationships, allowing them to retrieve information faster than novices and in morecontexts.1 Dreyfus and Dreyfus30 have created a scale that examines five stages of expertise,from novice through expert. Using
issues such as autonomy, censorship, informed consent,monitoring, and privacy:56 it strips users of choice regarding websites to view, displays onlywebsites with “appropriate” content, monitors users’ journeys through the Net, and may reportand/or share user information with advertisers.57And information filtering currently extends beyond search engines to social media, especiallyFacebook. There is a minor qualitative difference, however. Whereas with Google, algorithmschoose which information users can access, with Facebook, the users serve as a filter by settingcertain preferences, choosing who and what to like, and unfriending/unfollowing thoseexpressing offensive opinions. New York Times columnist Frank Bruni explains, “We constructprecisely
representation of the civil engineering designprocess. The rubric has three areas: Project Need, Project Challenges, and Project Success. Eachof the three components is amplified by a variety of components as shown in Table 1.Identification of Stakeholder, needs, desires, and conflicts is taken together in the Project Needarea. The Project Challenge area encompasses much of the traditional focus of an undergraduateengineering program: engineering-related models and calculations. Note a crucial broadening ofthis area with a focus on hazard identification, modeling, and interdependencies. The ProjectSuccess area as well focuses on explicitly enabling (and requiring) that a project be assessed in amultitude of areas beyond technical: safety, health
Engineering and Affiliated Faculty in Aerospace Engineering in the College of Engi- neering at Texas A&M University. She also serves as Director of the Craig and Galen Brown Engineering Honors Program. She received her BS, MS, and PhD from the College of Engineering at Texas A&M. Kristi works to improve the undergraduate engineering experience through evaluating preparation in ar- eas, such as mathematics and physics, evaluating engineering identity and its impact on retention, incor- porating non-traditional teaching methods into the classroom, and engaging her students with interactive methods.Dr. Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University Karan L. Watson, Ph.D., P.E., is currently a Regents Senior Professor of
. Moebs’14 focussed on the effect of ‘flow’ on QoEfor learners, in an attempt to address this. Although flow is expected to be highly relevant to theeffect of system performance (QoS) on QoE, the study does not account for the relative effect ofall the factors that are expected to impact on QoE for learning. For the purpose of this paper, it isenough to assume that a QoS threshold exists beyond which technical performance becomes thedominant (negative) factor in the learning experience. This observation is also supported bytechnical studies into Quality of Experience15, 16 that suggest that there is a logarithmicrelationship between technical performance parameters and quality of experience.Network access quality is a necessary but not a
. Sci. Eng. Med., 2017.[12] D. Paris, “Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy: A Needed Change in Stance, Terminology, andPractice,” Educ. Res., vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 93–97, Apr. 2012, doi: 10.3102/0013189X12441244.[13] M. K. Ramzan, “How Can Principles of Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy Inform the Designof a Junior High Curriculum to Enhance Science Learning in a Meaningful Way?” AntiochUniversity, 2023.[14] Paris, Django and Alim, Samy, “What Are We Seeking to Sustain Through CulturallySustaining Pedagogy? A Loving Critique Forward | Harvard Educational Review.” Accessed:Jan. 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://meridian.allenpress.com/her/article-abstract/84/1/85/32145/What-Are-We-Seeking-to-Sustain-Through-Culturally[15] Paris, Django, “Culturally