computerengineering curricula, instructors are often reluctant or unwilling to include writing assignmentsin their courses. Furthermore, when these assignments are included they often do not allow forformative assessment through feedback and revision, key components of contemporary writingpedagogies. Engineering instructors often feel they lack adequate expertise to provide feedback;in large classes there simply may not be enough time due to the faculty to student ratio. One wayto address these constraints while providing meaningful writing assignments to students is to usepeer review in place of instructor review. Still, the question of how to teach effective peer reviewto students remains. This study uses an experimental approach to compare use of a
, faculty, staff, and administration at educational institutions? Our goal for this pilotstudy, implemented as evidence for a large funding proposal, was to use the context of theCOVID-19 pandemic to better understand how students and faculty cope with disruption toachieve their learning and academic goals. The project delivered a snapshot of what happened ina Calculus I course at a Research 1 institution through survey and interviews. We are eager toextend the application of this data beyond the proposal in which it was used, and connect withsimilar research and practice around resilience, preparedness, and response to disruption informal education.backgroundPrior studies investigated educational disruption in times of crises. In the case of 9
internal funding of a faculty member. Under this model, one or more individualsparticipate in a faculty member‟s research and are funded either directly by the research orthrough supplemental funding obtained through a funding agency such as the National ScienceFoundation (NSF). Another model, the focus of the current research, is the establishment of aresearch experience site targeting a certain segment of the population. There are also researchprograms for prospective students in K-14 levels, including a week-long hands-on high schoolresearch experience camp7 with desired program outputs and a two-week community collegeresearch experience program with retention and recruitment goals8.A research experience site can be sponsored by an external or
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junior and senior high school in the inner city of Cleveland, Ohio before completing a doctoral degree in educational psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After working with teachers and staff at various levels of schooling (K-16) for many years, Timpson now specializes in postsecondary instruction and innovation. Along with numerous articles, chapters and grants, he has also written several books including Teaching and Learning Peace (2002), Teaching and Performing 2nd Edition (2002), Stepping Up: College Learning and Community for a Sustainable Future (2001), Metateaching and the Instructional Map (1999), Concepts and Choices for Teaching (1996) and Action Learning
full tool kit of engineering and complex problem-solving skills that employers desire.5 Additionally, the learning outcomes for each two-yeartechnical degree (AAS) are designated by their individual community colleges and focusprimarily on installation and operation of technology. This creates an inherent gap between theAAS degree and articulation into a traditional 4-year Bachelor of Science degree. Both studentsand employers of the AAS students realize that they need something beyond the AAS degree tohandle the complex systems used today, but the educational path for them to achieve this goal isnot clearly defined or easy to follow. Additionally, the latest "Gathering Storm" report notes thattoday's work force must constantly be upgrading
students, on the verticaltransfer pathway [22]. Many students reported affordability and proximity to home as the primaryreasons for choosing to start at a two-year college [22]. Furthermore, the post-transfer transitionexperiences of vertical transfer students in engineering have revealed challenges related to the costof attendance after arriving at the four-year institution, indicating the financial barriers thesestudents face in four-year settings [23]. Additionally, pre-transfer programs have been identifiedas instrumental in improving the vertical transfer pathway in engineering through early integrationprogramming and advising structures that help to streamline vertical transfer [30].2.3. Challenges and Barriers for Vertical Transfer
ideate solutions that create positive change across the world via financially sustainable business models.Mrs. Deanna Meador, Vanderbilt University Deanna Meador is CEO of tech company Couture Technologies, as well as the co-founder of edtech company CHALK Coaching. She is also the lead instructor for the Mid-South I-Corps Hub at Vanderbilt University. Deanna was part of the founding team that started the Wond’ry, Vanderbilt University’s Innovation Center. Through her role as the former Deputy Director, she taught over 17 cohorts of aspiring entrepreneurs and mentored over 600 teams as they evaluated new technologies and launched new ventures. She is a certified national instructor for the National Science
universities recently. It is broadlydefined as having students continue in the program or course all the way through to completion.For the purposes of this study, student retention is measured by students who did not take thefinal exam, but were still enrolled in the class beyond the official withdrawal deadline, whichwas about third of the way through the course. Table 1 below shows the total number of studentsas of the final exam (enrollment) along with the retention loss (number of students who did nottake the final exam) and associated percentages. The table also shows a weighted average of theretention rates for the entire time period before implementing the Smart Sparrow software andinverted classroom approach compared to the overall rate using
theunderrepresentation of women in engineering, science, math, and technology fields. A multi-institutional, large-scale, structured electronic mentoring (e-mentoring) program, MentorNetpairs women students in engineering, science, math, and technology fields with industryprofessionals who volunteer as mentors, and supports them through year-long e-mentoringrelationships. This paper reports on the most salient benefits accrued for women students based on threeyears of evaluation results from the 1998-99, 1999-2000, and 2000-01 program years. Duringthese three years, MentorNet matched, supported, and helped facilitate more than 3,700 e-mentoring pairs, which represented women students from 70 colleges and universities, andprofessionals from more than 700
separate sections and meetings (and, often, separate courses). The studio setting allowed immediate feedback of concepts and problems presented in class by providing a vehicle to test these concepts through experiment andmeasurement. In addition, the studio setting allowed direct involvement of the instructor andTA's with the students. The "personal" attention and interaction resulting
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] Berlin, J.A. The Major Pedagogical Theories. College English, 44, 8, 765-777. 1982.[3] Boy, A. V. and Pine, G. J. (1988) Fostering Psychosocial Development in the Classroom.Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.[4] de Koning, B. B., Tabbers, H. K., Rikers, R. M. J. P., & Paas, F. (2007). Attention cueing as ameans to enhance learning from an animation. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 21(6), 731-746.[5] de Koning, B. B., Tabbers, H., Rikers, R. M. J. P., & Paas, F. (2009). Towards a frameworkfor attention cueing in instructional animations: Guidelines for research and design. EducationalPsychology Review, 21(2), 113-140.[6] de Koning, B. B., Tabbers, H. K., Rikers, R. M. J. P., & Paas, F. (2010a). Attention guidancein learning from a
“key to cut through a lot of the red tape.” Beyond the core faculty who hadprevious collaborations, individuals on functional teams had not worked together previously. Asone individual commented, “Those involved are very cooperative, willing to cooperate, andsupportive. Even where I thought there would probably be disagreement, people have cometogether and been willing to collaborate.”Campus coordinators are a critical role for successful student experiencesIn addition to functional teams, other key human resources emerged, including informationtechnology specialists, and others on campus who had to be involved with the processes. Someof these roles were not identified in the original Rapid model. For instance, campus coordinatorswere required
Paper ID #28954Creating a Community of Practice for Operations Research by Co-creatinga High Impact Executive Education Program in IndiaDr. Venugopalan Kovaichelvan, TVS Institute for Quality and Leadership, TVS Motor Company Ltd Dr. V. KOVAICHELVAN is the Director of TVS Institute for Quality and Leadership, the Corporate University of TVS Motor Company Limited, India. The Institute focus on holistic development of talent through career lifecycle of the employees with focus on functional & professional skills, cultural capabil- ities, collective capabilities, support business strategy and Corporate Social
Connecticut (UConn) created26 a class called “Sustainable Transportation'' which is going through a redesign with a focus on the27 interplay of sustainability, human rights, and transportation infrastructure. In this course, students28 will delve into land-based transportation systems' impact on the environment, society, and29 economy. This paper will summarize the lessons learned from redesigning this class, including30 experiences, challenges, and successes. Our goal with this paper is to serve as a guide for31 forthcoming multidisciplinary engineering course redesigns using a student-centered approach.3233 Introduction3435 Developing innovative pedagogical frameworks to cultivate a new generation of conscientious36 engineers
Session 3130 Threats to Validity in a Study of the Effects of Hypermedia Instruction on Learning Outcomes - a Switched Replications Experiment Malgorzata S. Zywno Ryerson UniversityAbstractEducational researchers in university settings face many difficulties in trying to conduct controlledaction research studies on the effects of hypermedia on learning outcomes, where threats tovalidity and reliability are often beyond the influence of the investigator. Switched Replicationsexperiment and another, semester
Engineering program, and The College of Optics and Photonics (CREOL). He obtained his Ph.D. in 2001 in the group of Frans De Schryver at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (K. U. Leuven), Belgium, where he worked on the characterization of organic supramolecular systems. After a post-doctoral stay in the group of E. W. Meijer in 2002 at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), The Netherlands, he moved to the group of Paul Barbara at the University of Texas at Austin as a postdoctoral researcher, where he worked on the photophysical properties of single conjugated polymer molecules embedded in functioning devices. After his postdoctoral stay at the University of Texas at Austin he moved to the University of Central
multiple ABET andinstitutional program objectives that go beyond purely the development of content knowledgeand analytical skills. The challenge is that many first- and second- year engineering courses arelarge and assessment and evaluation of student work is in the hands of TAs who are oftenprovided little to no training to perform more traditional short answer problem grading much lesscomplex student work assessment. So, bringing authentic open-ended problem solving into alarge engineering course necessitates a level of TA training for which there is little precedence inthe teaching of engineering.Much of the development and research on training and professional development of TAs hasfocused on large introductory courses, particularly in science
individuals that learning effectively includes failing forward and is a process. This papershares our findings about how one can build an effective community of practice for anengineering Grand Challenges Scholars program at a Southeastern Public Research-OneInstitution.The three attributes of a community of practice are the domain, the community, and the practice[12]. A community of practice is beyond a group of friends or a network of connections amongindividuals. Rather, a community of practice develops an identity defined by a shared domain ofinterest [12]. Implying a commitment by all members to solving the task at hand, forming ashared experience that makes members unique from other people [12-13].In addition to the commitment to the domain of
professionals [1]. In otherwords, knowing how to work as part of a team and present their work to different audiences isjust as important as knowing Python or Java for today’s software engineers. The ComputerScience (CS) Senior Design capstone at North Carolina State University has embraced thismindset from its inception via task planning, a project management activity wherein teamscollaboratively outline preliminary requirements and system architecture along with an earlyvision of implementation and testing, “including estimating hours, defining project scope . . .clarifying project deliverables, and maintaining follow-through” [2].Interestingly, task planning began almost by accident. During the first decade of the CScapstone’s existence at NC State
strategies, methods and success stories (not a part of this work). Computer scaffolding (where software is used as the main learning framework for problem-solving activity) has been shown to aid thinking and problem solving by providing support tolearners engaged in activities beyond their abilities [19] resulting in the development ofnumerous scaffolding tools [20, 21]. In other words, scaffolding is building on existingknowledge through the use of computer software or the ideas of others more skilled andknowledgeable in a particular area under investigation. Experts differ on how exactly to scaffoldto maximize learning gains: some researchers report success with computer-based scaffoldingmethods with problem solving in a team environment and
lifelong learning.The student outcomes of the robotics engineering program at Lawrence Tech are adapted fromand based upon the ABET outcomes a through k with outcome c being modified to pertainspecifically to robotics. An additional outcome beyond the standard ABET a through k outcomesfor the program with an emphasis in entrepreneurship was added which is referred to here asoutcome l: Page 24.1195.11c) an ability to design a robotic system, component, or process to meet desired needs withinrealistic constraints, such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety,manufacturability, and sustainability;l) an ability to
; } Figure 9: Filter Function to Illustrate switch StatementConclusions and Future WorkThe iHASOB idea proposes the integration of electronic text, software, and hardware into asingle environment to facilitate different modes of learning that are supported the literature. Inthe prototyped embodiment, a student will read an e-book, run a domain specific software relatedto the e-book, and collect and display data related to the topic being studied. The data collectionis performed through hardware interface to an iPad. The hardware facilitates collecting data fromsensors connected to a microcontroller board. The iHASOB could be used in facilitating thestudy of many subjects in science and engineering and can be expanded far beyond the currently
withanother student at the end of each day to work on an electronics group project under the guidanceof one or two undergraduate lab assistants. This project time allowed students to learn aboutsimple circuits and coding using SparkFun Inventor Kits. These kits were reasonably affordable(~ $100/kit) and included easy-to-follow user manuals with activities. Additional socialactivities, such as bowling and ping pong, were planned after lunch so the students could get toknow each other.Camp scheduleThe ECE summer camp in this study offered a well-organized week of activities where middleschool students explored the exciting field of ECE through a mix of hands-on activities, tours,and team projects. The schedule balanced a variety of educational and
tooltechnique improved as students progressed through the course. Thus, this class is effective inincreasing students’ proficiency in the relevant techniques and tools. An adjacent studyexploring student writing samples is ongoing and will provide insight into the student sentimentof the learning opportunities this course affords. The results of this exploration contribute to abody of literature that seeks to understand the most effective methods of instructing students onthe creation of physical artifacts, a skill that is critical for engineers both in academic andprofessional settings. 13References [1] K. Ulrich and S. Eppinger, “Prototyping” in
challenges in K-12 literature. For instance, Dee’s (2005) workON BECOMING A “TRANSFER INSTITUTION” 7intimated that hiring teachers from underrepresented racial backgrounds could help to reduce theachievement gap, but limited his findings to low-income students from the South. For thisreason, the results were not necessarily applicable in other contexts. Scholars should continue totry to determine the set of attributes that make a particular faculty or staff member a good fit tosupport students of color in STEM. While positive interactions with faculty and staff such as these are noted in literature,extant research also reveals the challenges that can define students’ interactions
records. The SEI participants receive no class credit butthey receive wage compensation. The program requires students to work on the team project tenhours per week, maintain a minimum GPR of 2.75, and receive satisfactory team-performanceevaluations by the mentors at the conclusion of each semester.Each team project is defined so that the research conducted by the student group is associatedwith a NASA specific technical need and guided by a NASA mentor. Our survey data revealsthat participating students value the notion that their project is a “real” engineering problem.The SEI model has demonstrated excellent retention of the students in engineering with agraduation rate of above 70% (SEI cohorts of 2006 through 2009) compared to a 57
urban student populations.In this paper we share the potential of the Backtracking Technique to generate contextualizedcareer pathway data for institutions and create visualizations that can aid in institutionaldecision-making through a study pilot. The pilot is an initial effort to test the project’s aims ofintegrating institutional data with phenomenological data to model student progression throughpost-secondary STEM programs. The analysis will identify and verify influencers that support orhinder student success. Quantitative data analyses will consist of descriptive and comparativemethods, which will be verified and informed by open coding and thematic analysis of thequalitative data. We share how the systematic investigation of
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