engineering education practitioners whohave identified issues in the discipline and are interested in enacting change in the higherinstitutional setting. Such work has implications for engineering education reform and organizingpossibilities toward enabling educators to seed the changes they seek.Background: Prior Research and Fields of InfluenceOne of the main fields of inquiry for this research project has been how to leverage and query thepossibility for social movement organizing in academia from the ground up while demanding forand advocating for change at the institutional level. For our analytical purchase andcontributions, we look to social movement studies in STS, our own prior research into organizingwork in higher academic institutional
. Geoffrey L. Herman is a teaching assistant professor with the Deprartment of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also has a courtesy appointment as a research assis- tant professor with the Department of Curriculum & Instruction. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a Mavis Future Faculty Fellow and conducted postdoctoral research with Ruth Streveler in the School of Engineering Educa- tion at Purdue University. His research interests include creating systems for sustainable improvement in engineering education, conceptual change and development in engineering students, and change in fac- ulty beliefs
efforts and redefine the engineering canon as sociotechnical. She has a background in environmental engineering and received her Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Utah State University with a research focus on the ethical and career aspects of mentoring of science and engineering graduate students and hidden curriculum in engineering.Dr. Amy Walker, University of Texas at Dallas Amy V. Walker is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education in the Erik Jonsson School of Computer Science and Engineering, and a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas. Amy received her BA(Hons) in Natural Sciences (Experimental and Theoretical Physics) in 1995 and her PhD in Chemistry in 1998
curriculum, in freshman through senior level courses, usually fortwo to four student learning outcomes per course.In those same courses, the university requires a formal student evaluation of teaching survey atthe end of the semester. Our university uses the IDEA system that includes asking the students toassess their own “progress on objectives” on up to 12 different objectives. The results of theIDEA student surveys can be classified as an indirect measure, which can be used to triangulateour own direct measurements. Our research into engineering education research literature did notfind any results of studies that attempted this method of data triangulation.Our program constructed a mapping table between our ABET-TAC a-k student learningoutcomes
Lateralization and Spatial Ability. Behaviour Genetics, T, No. 2, 171-188William Gaughran is a Course Director in Technology Education and Lecturer in Engineering Design atthe University of Limerick. He is Research Project Manager for inclusive design for facilities andtooling. He is a consultant and researcher to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment(Ireland) and is the Author of several textbooks in technology education. His research interests include, Page 7.297.13inclusive/universal design, design for sustainability and human factors and cognitive strategies in design.Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering
conducted to examinestudents’ ability to build specific design intent into models. Devine & Laingen outline aprocedure used in their course that students can use to self-assess their models 12. Students aregiven two self-check opportunities where they must measure a distance, one face area, and thetotal face area of the part. For the second self-check, students are required to change severaldimensions on the part before measuring. This allows the instructor to determine if the initialdimensions captured the correct design intent. Peng et al. advocate for a similar approach 18.Finally, Company, Contero & Salvado-Herranz summarize how they define the quality of a CADmodel with the following five dimensions (p. 2) 10: 1. Models are valid if
, holding degrees from both the College of Engineering and the School of Education. Her passion for education led her to become a dedicated K-12 STEM Educator. In this role, Jesika is committed to introducing and inspiring students from diverse backgrounds and cultures to the intricacies of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). With a specific focus on encouraging underrepresented students, Jesika has been actively involved in developing and implementing curriculum. Her innovative approach aims to cultivate a love for STEM subjects and motivate students to pursue higher education in these fields. Over the past five years, Jesika has played a pivotal role in directing various summer enrichment programs
Paper ID #35817Analysis of barriers to graduation for transfer students in AerospaceEngineeringDr. Radha Aravamudhan, San Jose State University Radha Aravamudhan’s research interests include Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, Community cultural wealth and their application to curriculum specifically with respect to undergraduate engineering educa- tion as well as creative Arts-Based Research and Documentary film making. She supports faculty research in the area of undergraduate STEAM teaching and learning with a focus on increasing retention and grad- uation rates of under-represented student populations in engineering.Dr
Challenge-Based Instruction in Biomechanics Using the VANTH Internet Modules Ronald Barr1, Marcus Pandy2, Anthony Petrosino3, and Barbara Austin3 Department of Mechanical Engineering1, Department of Biomedical Engineering2, and Department of Curriculum and Instruction3 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas 78712 AbstractThis paper discusses the biomechanics learning modules developed as part of the VaNTHeducational coalition. The pedagogical framework for these modules is based on the widelypublicized book “How People Learn” (HPL). The HPL teaching
librarian to the Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering Technology and Mechanical and Computer Engineering academic departments. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Pop-Goes-The-Library! Using a Pop-Up Library to Innovate Outreach to Science and Engineering StudentsA Pop-Up Library program started at the New Jersey Institute of Technology as an innovativemeans of outreach and education for our science and engineering students to increase libraryvisibility by promoting and providing library services in other student-centered areas of study.Providing new and unique opportunities tailored for the science and engineering students is ofparticular interest, especially for
electrical engineering at Virginia Tech, where he was named the Paul E. Torgersen Leadership Scholar. Page 23.364.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013Deepening Conceptual Understanding in an Introductory Material Science Course through Active learning Strategies Page 23.364.2IntroductionIn this paper we report on a quasi-experimental study to explore the effect of instructionalmethodologies on student learning gains in a core materials science course at a large researchuniversity in the Northeast. The
AC 2008-1698: PREPARING GRADUATE STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL ASTEACHING MENTORS AND AS FUTURE PROFESSIONALSTershia Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan Tershia Pinder-Grover (tpinder@umich.edu) is the Coordinator of Engineering Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) Initiatives at the Center for Research on Learning in Teaching at the University of Michigan. She oversees the Engineering GSI Mentor (EGSM) Program, plans teacher training for new engineering GSIs, develops workshops and seminars, and consults with faculty and GSIs on pedagogy and engineering education research projects. Dr. Tershia Pinder-Grover earned her B.S. degree in Fire Protection Engineering from the University of Maryland and
competence in global and multicultural skills and knowledge in order to succeed in any field. Within engineering, specifically, this understanding has been shaped by recent national 813 16 reports, conferences, and publications . Downey et. al. provides a summation of this: “The key benefit in the ideal of learning to work productively with other cultures thus involves going beyond recognizing that engineering problems can be solved in different ways to understanding that problems can be defined in different ways and mean different things to people holding different perspectives. While it no longer makes sense to assume that each person is a member of one culture whose
AC 2012-5037: LOCATION OF AN ENGINEERING FACULTY IN SRI LANKA:THE UNUSUAL CRITERIA, LESSONS LEARNT, AND ETHICS ISSUESProf. Samuel Ratnajeevan Herbert Hoole P.E., Michigan State University S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. His research interests focus on computational methods, especially computing electromagnetic fields by the finite element method. His ongoing research is in shape optimization in coupled problems, determining the location and shape of objects so as to accomplish design objects in electrothermal problems in electric machinery, eco-friendly buildings, hyperthermia treatment planning in oncology, etc. This
assessing engineering student learning. She has participated in a number of curriculum innovation projects and has been active in the engineering education research and assessment communities. She is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education and was a Fulbright lecturer/researcher in Sweden.Heidi Diefes-Dux, Heidi A. Diefes-Dux is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Food Science from Cornell University and her Ph.D. in Food Process Engineering from the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Purdue University. Since 1999, she has been a faculty member within the First
computers far less thantheir male counterparts in their science classes, and learned less about the new technology. In1992, The American Association of University Women (AAUW) published a report, HowSchools Shortchange Girls.17 This report provided evidence that girls were often ignored in theclassroom and neglected in the curriculum. In 1998, a follow-up report was published titled,Gender Gaps: Where Schools Still Fail Our Children.18 Based on an analysis of over 1,000research documents published between 1990 and 1998, Gender Gaps reveals that girls havemade some strides, but gaps still remain in the areas of science and mathematics (AAUW, 1998).Cumulatively, these experiences logically lead to lowered educational and career aspirations inscience
published an ASEE conference paper last year on the effects of ChatGPT on student learning in programming courses. With over seven years of experience teaching Computer Science courses, she is currently a faculty member at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Department of Computer, Electrical, and Software Engineering, where she teaches computer science courses.Dr. Luis Felipe Zapata-Rivera, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Dr. Luis Felipe Zapata-Rivera is an Assistant Professor at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. He earned a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering at Florida Atlantic University, in the past worked as an assistant researcher in the group of educational Technologies at Eafit University in Medellin
progress in theattainment of learning goals. An ability to self-reflect undergirds one’s ability to be a self-directed learner.Kember et al. [2] emphasized the importance of reflective practices in a professional degreeby stating that the use of reflective practices while dealing with complex problemsdifferentiates “experts” in the profession from “novices.” According to Siewiorek et al. [3],undergraduate engineers learn to work on their problem-solving skills in preparation to workeffectively on real-world problems, and in this process, reflection is extremely important fornovices as reflection causes a shift in the individual thinking from self-centeredness to self-awareness. Having enhanced self-awareness takes students a step closer to being
University Claudio holds Bachelor’s degree in Control Engineering at Higher Education Institute of Amazonia (2011), and he holds his Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the State University of Campinas (2014) in Brazil. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. at Purdue University in Engineering Education. He has experience as a visiting graduate researcher at the University of New Mexico (USA) and professional experience at K&A Wireless as a research associate in Albuquerque (USA). Additionally, he worked at Hitachi Automotive Systems America as an Intern in Research & Development in Detroit (USA) and Senior Product Engineer at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in Brazil. Claudio’s research focuses on under
. Her duties vary from admissions, recruitment, marketing, data analysis, graduate funding, etc. She also provides administrative support to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Prior to her current position, she was the Program Coordinator/Coordinator of Administrative Services at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and prior to that the Program Assistant at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the college. Mais holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Master’s degree in Hospitality Management, and is currently a doctoral student in the Engineering and Computing Education program at FIU. Her research interests are in graduate and postdoctoral education with a focus
courses based on the engineeringdiscipline (Statics for civil engineering, Circuits for electrical engineering, and Statics andCircuits for mechanical engineering). Therefore, graduation rates for engineering majors arebased on only those that make it through these Gateway courses. At The Citadel, students mustdeclare a major before they arrive to campus for their first semester. The Registrar’s Office thenbuilds the appropriate course schedule around their major choice. So each student counts ingraduation statistics from the day they enter The Citadel. Therefore, some type of plan wasneeded to address the issues mentioned above.The new Dean led an inclusive team to establish a six year strategic plan (LEAD 2018) whilepresenting data noting areas
lives. Finally, I suggest some individual faculty characteristics that helpexplain the variation in outlook and behaviors among colleagues in the same departments andinstitutions. The literature suggests that the behavior and attitudes of faculty have an impact on theeducational success and even the retention of their students. Although engineering facultymembers are important actors, through their teaching, advising, and designing of curriculum,their professional lives tend to be described at the methodological extremes of either multi-disciplinary, national faculty attitude surveys or participant observation accounts centered onstudents’ lives34, 10. There is little available that focuses on the culture of U.S. engineeringeducators and
including the development of pre-test and post-test assessment questions. Additionally, he has a background in remote sensing, data analysis and signal processing from the University of New Hampshire.Dr. Vinod K Lohani, Virginia Tech Dr. Vinod K Lohani is a professor in the Engineering Education Department and an adjunct faculty in the Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. His research interests are in the areas of sustainability, computer-supported research and learning systems, hydrology, and water resources. In a major ($1M+, NSF) curriculum reform and engineering education research project from 2004 to 2009, he led a team of engineering and education faculty to reform engineering curriculum of an
support for establishing collaborative efforts, underscores the necessity for a multi-faceted doctoral training approach to support doctoral students more effectively.We believe that the insights reported here will help in designing support systems that willempower faculty to contribute to the training of doctoral workforce for the benefit of society atlarge. It will also inform curriculum development and help prepare students better for a widerrange of career paths.1. IntroductionPhD training holds a crucial role in higher education within STEM disciplines, traditionallyfocusing on enhancing doctoral students' academic skills, including in-depth research on ascientific question or engineering problem, communication of newly generated knowledge
caps, leads to significant differences in the minimum entrance grades between thevarious programs. Currently, Mechanical Engineering requires the highest entrance grades.Each program has a discipline specific curriculum and associated courses. Courses that covermaterial that is required across the various programs are normally taught in the “common core”.Engineering Dynamics (ENGG 349) is one such common core course, required in second year inall of the five main programs except for Electrical Engineering, and has a typical yearlyenrolment of 350-450 students.Although based on elementary calculus and a single law of motion, Engineering Dynamics isconsidered to be one of the most challenging second-year courses. The course failure rate overthe
structures for their studentsgoing forward. Centers for teaching and learning on university campuses could includeinterpersonal practices as they prepare faculty to support identity in their curriculum and classes.While identity may be supported through specific features like testing, assignments, projects, andclassroom setup, there may be other things to consider in training faculty to develop engineeringidentities through recognition. By mobilizing faculty in seeing students as engineers andengineering people through recognition as respect, students may be better supported in joiningthe community of engineering and seeing themselves as engineers.7 Limitations and Future Work Although this work exploring participants experiences of faculty
courses in 3D modeling, virtual collaboration, 3D data interoperability, and graphics standards and data exchange. Professor Hartman also leads a team in the development and delivery of the online Purdue PLM Certificate Program and in the development of the next-generation manufacturing curriculum at Purdue focusing on manufacturing systems and the holistic product lifecycle.Amy B Mueller, Purdue University, West Lafayette Amy B Mueller is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the College of Technology, Purdue University, West Lafayette campus. She received her BS in ME from Purdue University and her MBA in Information Systems from the University of Toledo. Before joining the faculty in 2012, Ms. Mueller spent over 30
Penn State Erie, the Behrend College since 2006. He has taught various courses in solid mechanics and engineering design for all levels of undergraduate students ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A Targeted Approach to Improving Spatial Visualization Skills of First-Year Engineering Students AbstractDecades of studies on spatial visualization skills have provided solid evidence that improvingsuch skills will benefit learning in STEM broadly. While some colleges and universities havespatial thinking training built into the curriculum, it is not always efficient to require all studentsto take the training
(IEEE-RITA), and a guest editor for the journals Education Sciences, Frontiers in Education, and Discover Sustainability. Her main research areas are: interdisciplinarity in science, gender studies in STEM, and faculty development. Due to her interest in women’s participation in science, she has been a mentor in several programs, received the Mentor in Science distinction from the British Council Mexico, and coordinates mentoring program at the Tecnologico de Monterrey and at Universidad Andres Bello. Angeles leads projects on gender studies in STEM, mathematical and interdisciplinary modeling, and teacher training.Prof. Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico; Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago,Chile
, Arizona State University Melissa is a doctoral candidate in Curriculum Studies, at Arizona State University. Her research interests are methodological approaches to educational research and her specific interests are in teacher education and issues of equity. She is a member of the CareerWISE research and content teams at Arizona State University.Mary Lee Smith, Arizona State University Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder. Professor, University of Colorado. Regents Professor, Arizona State University. Widely published in social science research methodology (e.g., multiple methods, meta- analysis, and qualitative research) and social policy. Currently Regents Professor Emeritus and Senior Consultant, Integrated