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leveraging institutional data to support reflective teaching practices. She has degrees in Electrical Engineering (B.S., M.Eng.) from the Ateneo de Davao University in Davao City, Philippines, where she previously held appointments as Assistant Professor and Department Chair for Electrical Engineering. She also previously served as Director for Communications and International Engagement at the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, Lecturer at the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University, and Assistant Professor at the Department of Integrated Engineering at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech.Carol Geary, Virginia
/Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander), Hispanics have seen the largest growth in bachelor degrees awardedfrom 2010 to 2021, showing a 7.0% to 13.1% increase respectively [2].The United States engineering field has historically been characterized by a demographic ofwhite men, resulting in an exclusionary environment for students of underrepresented groups andbackgrounds [3], [4], [5]. With few K-12 programs offering engineering courses and projects,engineering is characterized as a borderland discipline that faces barriers to entry and retentionchallenges as a result of its “chilly” engineering environment, especially amongst Latinéengineering students [4].A key effort focused on boosting Latiné recruitment in universities is the
this . The International Transport Forum [26] predicts that up to 70% oftruck driver jobs could be automated by 2030. On the other hand, the Teamsters union and othershave pushed state legislatures to ban autonomous trucks, fearing job losses. In the near future ofLevel 3-4 trucks, human drivers may still need to take control in certain situations, whereasLevel 5 fully driverless trucks may appear as regulations and legislation allow. This situationwill require new human-machine interaction environments and planned workforce developmentto accommodate different human roles in the industry.Data Management: The digital data revolution [27] (artificial intelligence, virtual and augmentedreality, data science, blockchain, e-commerce) is
succeed in the classroom. This workspecifically considers the various advantages and disadvantages that incentives and disincentivespresent for student performance. The authors then consider the influence of peer feedback as anadditional area of focus to drive positive change in student learning. After reviewing the bestpractices from different organizations, specific methods are recommended to faculty at theUnited States Military Academy (USMA). USMA faculty is comprised of a unique blend ofactive-duty Army officers and civilian instructors. While there are a select number of permanentfaculty, the majority are rotational instructors who serve 2-3 years after obtaining a graduatelevel degree. The cadets at USMA also have unique academic
towers and floating platforms for their model turbines, to be tested for stability in asmall water basin. Additionally, students assess the environmental sustainability of their chosenmaterials and design. The competitive nature of phases 2 and 3 seeks to motivate students toengage deeply with the work. In the Fall 2023 semester the project was implemented for thefourth consecutive time. This paper explores the efficacy of the most recent offering of thesemester-long project in meeting the course learning outcomes, including fluency with the EDP,understanding professional skills, developing team-working skills, documenting designs, andintroducing multiple subfields of engineering. Assessment is carried out by investigating studentwork as well as
I acquired my Doctoral Degree in Engineering Education. After serving as a postdoctoral associate within the MIT-SUTD Collaboration for three years, and 7 years as a research scientist, I am currently appointed as a Principal Research Scientist at the MIT Open Learning Office. My research interests reside in the areas of Early Engineering, Engineering and Technology Curriculum Development and Teacher Training, Online Education, and International Educational Development. Specialties: Engineering and Technology Education, Instructional Design, STEM Curriculum Development, Digital/Online EducationMs. Kathleen D Kennedy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Senior Director, MIT Horizon; Executive Director, MIT
. Harris, “2015-16 student equity plan template,” California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office, https://www.cccco.edu/-/media/CCCCOWebsite/About- Us/Divisions/Digital-Innovation-and- Infrastructure/NetworkOperations/Accountability/Files/Disproportionate_Impact_Equity _and_Placement201701051.pdf. [Accessed January 15, 2025][26] T. Nurre, “Angelo State Posts Record Fall Enrollment,” October 11, 2024, https://www.angelo.edu/live/news/19485-angelo-state-posts-record-fall- enrollment#:~:text=Angelo%20State's%20enrollment%20now%20sits,International%20S tudents%20%E2%80%93%2026.9%25%20increase. [Accessed January 15, 2025][27] B. McGill, “Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Hiring and Advancing Women in Civil
Technology, Engineering and Design Education faculty. His research areas include graphics education, visual assessment, 3D modeling and animation, and professional development for technology and engineering education. He has also served in various leadership roles in engineering education and career and technical education disciplines. Dr. Clark is recognized as a Distinguished Technology Educator for service by the International Technology Engineering Education Association and the American Society of Engineering Education; Engineering Design Graphics Division.Dr. Jeremy V. Ernst, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Dr. Jeremy Ernst is Professor of Technology and Vice President for Research for Research and Doctoral
related to repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), specifically investigating treatment outcomes through a combination of FEM simulation and clinical data analysis. Sherry has worked in industry in the role of a senior system design engineer at Lumedyne Technologies, where she developed a software model for a time-based MEMS accelerometer. She then gained significant academic experience through six years of teaching as an adjunct professor at the University of San Diego. Sherry has been collaborating on a bioengineering research project with the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego since 2016. In addition to technical research, she conducts engineering education research related to project based
, K. M. Watkins-Lewis, T. Beason, and F. A. Hrabowski, “Enhancing the Number of African Americans Pursuing the PhD in Engineering: Outcomes and Processes in the Meyerhoff Scholarship Program.,” in Changing the Face of Engineering, John Hopkins University Press, 2015. doi: 10.1353/book.42522.[30] H. Dillon, R. Dzombak, and C. Antonopoulos, “Circular Systems and the Culture of Collaboration,” in Women in Mechanical Engineering: Energy and the Environment, M. Bailey and L. Shackelford, Eds. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022, pp. 75–89. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-91546-9_5.[31] L. A. Corwin, C. Runyon, A. Robinson, and E. L. Dolan, “The Laboratory Course Assessment Survey: A Tool to Measure Three Dimensions of
these difficultconversations: the LAS faculty. Students can be presented with the technical aspects of aproblem like coastal run-off or environmental regulations by an engineer and then be guidedthrough the background context and implications by a historian or philosopher. This has thepotential to improve the students’ understanding of the material as students typically perform at ahigher level when they find the material more interesting [2]. At the same time, this can limit thedrain on already stretched instructors working with unmotivated students.The literature frequently demonstrates that student interest has significant impact on theirlearning [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]. A student’s perceived learning is directly related to student interest
Algorithms, Technologies and Applications for Multispectral and Hyperspectral Imaging. His technical achievements and service to the community have been recognized with the distinction of Fellow of SPIE (The International Society for Optics and Photonics) for his contributions to hyperspectral image processing, and Fellow of the Academy of Arts and Sciences of Puerto Rico. In 1997, he was one of 60 recipients from across the United States and its territories of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from the White House. He received the IEEE Walter Fee Out-standing Young Engineer Award in 1999. He is a board member of the Inclusive Engineering Consortium and an advocate to provide access
resources.Recruitment begins in the Fall semester through on-campus and virtual information sessions (Fig-ure 2). Often, trailblazing students have confidence gaps or imposter syndrome, which may preventthem from applying 14,15,16 . Thus, we actively engage with student groups including professionalsocieties (e.g., SWE, NSBE, SHPE), multicultural associations, and organizations that supportfirst-generation and low-income students for applicant recruitment. We also reach out to depart-ments with technical areas of interest to candidate projects.In contrast to many internship programs, CIRCUIT students are admitted to the program priorto being matched with a project. This is particularly significant because many of our studentscome in with fewer technical skills
design and methods (6th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2018.[6] J. Cleland, A. MacLeod A., and R.H. Ellaway. “The curious case of case study research,” Medical Education, vol. 55, no. 10, pp. 1131–1141, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.14544. [Accessed Feb. 17, 2025].[7] D.R. Hess. “Retrospective studies and chart reviews,” Respiratory Care, vol. 49, no. 10, pp. 1171-4. [Online]. PMID: 15447798.[8] P. Mayo. “Praxis in Paulo Freire’s emancipatory politics,” International Critical Thought, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 454–472, Dec. 2020. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1080/ 21598282.2020. 1846585. [Accessed Feb. 17, 2025].[9] K.C. Senie. “Implementing transfer and articulation
” [17]. Furthermore,senior students with a track record of bringing their inventions to international academicpublications shared their journey in a session titled “Journeying New Horizons” [18]. Thesesharing seminars aim to inspire students and provide them with professional insights into thepotential achievements of their upcoming industrial collaborations.Stage 2. Equipping core competencies through training programs and peer learningThe “Equipping” stage commences with the identification of technical prerequisites essentialfor students to qualify for the industrial projects. These core competencies are collaborativelydefined by all stakeholders involved in industrial collaborations. In the 2023/24 period, thecore competencies outlined for
scientific research abilities, which are critical for their respective future careers.Engineering education is no exception to this academic requirement [1]. The employability ofengineering students today depends on more than just using their technical abilities; in order toeven secure part-time employment and progress in their careers, they also require complementaryprofessional abilities or soft skills [2], [3], [4]. These professional skills include the capacity forinitiative, teamwork, communication, planning and organization, and commercial acumen [5], [6],[7]. Professionals believe that communication skills are one of the most important skills requiredfor employability [8].Writing and more specifically academic writing and communication is an
cohort members increased from year 1 to year 3 as they moved forward in their academic career path and as expected. These proposals varied in their target sponsorship, ranging from internal, private to federal level funding sources. • One participant worked and submitted a patent application during second year. • During the first year, some cohort members continued to work on their dissertation, mostly outside the writing sessions. The number of cohort members working on their dissertation dropped as expected as these participants completed their degree. • Participants indicated they were working on response to editor/reviewers as they received feedback on their journal
an engineering identity early in theirmatriculation can be significant drivers of attrition from technical fields. Previous researchsuggests that project-based learning builds students’ engineering/computing identity by piquingand developing student interest in engineering topics. Literature on the sense of belonging inengineering suggests that experiencing camaraderie within course-based teams, and particularlyhaving a clear purpose or role within the team, can promote that sense of belonging. The currentresearch project sought to implement evidence-based practices to enhance first-year students’identity and sense of belonging in engineering and computing, in the context of a two-semesterintroductory course sequence that integrates students
,https://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmorrison/2023/05/04/give-students-a-sense-of-belonging-and-they-are-less-likely-to-drop-out-study-finds/. [Accessed March 15, 2024][5] J. Blake, “Weighing Perceptions Against Realities of Going to College,” Inside Higher Ed,November 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: Inside Higher Ed,https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/financial-aid/2023/11/08/cost-attendance-one-many-college-decision-influences. [Accessed March 15, 2024][6] J. Petrella, A.Jung, “Undergraduate Research: Importance, Benefits, and Challenges,”International Journal of Exercise Science, vol. 1, no. 3, pp 91-95, 2008. [Online]. Available:National Library of Medicine, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4739295/.[Accessed February 3, 2024
) on campus visit, 2) virtual mini-conference and 3) virtual mentoring circleprogram. The purpose of this study is to understand which of the three Early Discovery formatshave been the most engaging and impactful for early undergraduate students over the last 8years. We present experiences and share details of implementation and results, including benefitsand drawbacks for each format, lessons learned, and feasibility (budget, staffing power, etc…).This study also details feedback from participants, number of students engaged each year andwhether participants are now pursuing a graduate degree and/or research.Overall, this evolution of Early Discovery experiences is set into the larger context of otherprograms that exist in the United States
course are taking Calculus I for the first time, so integration islikely a relatively new topic, and performing numerical integration in a spreadsheet is a new skillrequiring transfer of knowledge from a math course to an engineering course.Based solely on fraction correct, additional statistical analysis generally confirms the division ofsections into three categories. Performing ANOVA to compare sections within a single categoryshows statistical similarity for both General Skills (F(5, 2496) = 1.2, p = 0.29) and Functions(F(3, 1566) = 2.2, p = 0.09). Thus, the challenge activities within these categories can be inferredto have the same average difficulty. On the contrary, the four sections deemed Advanced Skillsshowed varying fraction correct
product atthe end of the project.Entrepreneurial Mindset (EM) is defined as mental habits that empower the ability to question,adapt, and make positive changes. KEEN is a network of institutions that are working to changethe face of engineering education to include not only instruction in technical skills but to providespace and guidance to develop this Entrepreneurial Mindset. KEEN refers to this EntrepreneurialMindset Learning (EML) as the 3 Cs: Curiosity, Connections, and Creating Value. Applying theKEEN framework to engineering education transforms instruction and better equips graduates tosolve engineering challenges in a way that adds value to their organizations and society as awhole [9]. The need for teaching an entrepreneurial mindset
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environments in which majority populations accumulate power that harms students underrepresented in certain contexts. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 “You need to be able to isolate them:” Men allies leveraging mitigation as a strategy towards gender equity in STEM (Work in Progress)Research demonstrates that majority populations have the agency and power to create culturalchange, wielding a particular type of influence among those with whom they share identities.However, literature that explores allyship does not define the term clearly, with allyship 1 oftenreferenced as an identity as opposed to a set of practices [1-3]. This ambiguous understanding ofhow allies may
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limited teaching resources [2], [3], [4], [5].The COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated these issues and added more with the need foronline and remote learning experiences that still provide students with the benefits ofexperiential learning [6], [7], [8]. Additionally, teaching a laboratory course for the first time canbe daunting for both new and experienced faculty.In the spring of 2021, we recognized that the pandemic had forced changes in lab and designcourses and that we as faculty had been largely making these changes in isolation. However, wealso know that collaboration increases creativity and outcomes in design. It was discovered thatwe all faced many of the same challenges despite teaching very different courses and labs.Therefore, in
be helpful if themap was able to be shown within the tool rather than having to open a separate application. Thisfeedback will be provided to the the automated scoring tool development team to see if there areadditional elements that can be added to improve the user experience.References 1. “The Network,” KEEN - About. [Online]. Available: https://engineeringunleashed.com/about.aspx. 2. N. Duval-Couetil, T. Reed‐Rhoads, and S. Haghighi, “Engineering Students and Entrepreneurship Education: Involvement, Attitudes and Outcomes*,” International Journal of Engineering Education, 2012. 3. Kern Family Foundation, The, “Engineering Unleashed,” https://engineeringunleashed.com/, 2021, (accessed January 2021). 4. K
instructor and curriculum designer using various evidence-based active and passive learning strategies. In 2015, Ruben earned an M.S. in Chemical Engineering at Universidad de los Andes in Colombia, where he also received the title of Chemical Engineer in 2012. His research interests are grounded in the learning sciences and include how K-16 students develop engineering thinking and professional skills when addressing complex socio-technical problems. He aims to apply his research to the design of better educational experiences.Sydney Donohue Jobe, University of New Mexico Sydney Donohue Jobe works as the Outreach Coordinator and Education Specialist for the Center for Water and the Environment and the Accelerating