[32], [33]. Studies onactive learning demonstrate numerous positive impacts on students’ depth and retention ofknowledge [32], [33]. The learning block model combines the scalability of online education andthe value of engagement through one-on-one interaction.Figure 1. Center for Socially Engaged Design Learning Block ModelMethodResearch QuestionsThe focus of this study was to investigate three students’ idea generation and developmentpractices in-depth. We were interested in students’ initial ideation process and how they refinedtheir concepts. Our project was guided by the following research questions: • How do mechanical engineering students approach idea generation and development? • How do the
inour survey instruments, the examples we attach to extracurricular activities are almost identicalto the examples provided in the National Survey for Student Engagement (NSSE) when referring Page 23.1085.2to co-curricular activities.In their 2005 study, Pascarella and Terrenzini1 wrote, “If there is a single adjective that describesthe body of research on the impact of college conducted during the decade of the 1990s, it is‘expansive’” (2005, Chapter 1). While that expansiveness has continued into the first decade ofthe twenty-first century, increased attention has been placed on student socioeconomic status,race, gender, and ethnicity, as
EngineeringThe Freshman Engineering Program is designed to increase retention of all freshmen students.This program provides a facility for freshman, specialized advising, tutoring, block scheduling,and a common introductory engineering course. All freshmen entering the UA College ofEngineering participate in the Freshman Engineering Program, which aims to establish afoundation for the academic and professional success of new students. The UA College ofEngineering is piloting the new Freshman Engineering Program this year.Living-Learning CommunityLiving-learning communities have become significantly more popular in the last several yearsdue to their positive impact on student achievement and retention.19 Shapiro and Levine presentseveral case studies
engineering students as they engage in communicating their ideas to a range of stakeholders. She studies teamwork and team-based peda- gogy, with a focus on inter-team communication and equity. She is one of the Faculty Innovators behind Tandem, a Center of Academic Innovation tool for supporting students working in teams. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Using Student-Faculty Collaborative Lectures to Teach High Level Hydrodynamics ConceptsAbstractIntroduction to engineering courses are increasingly team-based and project-based, with studentteams designing and building real-world things. A popular project for introductory
Paper ID #46095Bridging Support Networks: The Role of Formal and Informal Mentors inUndergraduate Engineering Students’ Emotional Well-Being and AcademicSuccessMrs. Narjes Khorsandi Koujel, Rowan University Narjes is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Rowan University. She earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering in Iran and subsequently worked as an industrial engineer in the food industry for over 10 years. Narjes’ research and activism focuses on women in the Middle East. Particularly, she is focused on how resources, culture, and gendered norms impact their engineering identity development.Sowmya
edge cutting test (TMCT) and authoring an ASEE paper on potential impacts on spatial ability performance from COVID-19 among blind and low-vision individuals. His focus in coursework during his time at the university has been on engineering, kinesiology, and psychology. He also has been involved over the last year in an Instructional Technologies and Learning lab where he has helped code, analyze, organize, and prepare data on cognitive load in college students.Daniel Kane, Utah State University Daniel Kane is a graduate student at Utah State University pursuing a PhD in Engineering Education with a concurrent master’s degree in Civil Engineering. His research interests focus around the study of spatial ability with
suggest that increasing interactions among students withphysical disabilities can considerably improve their peer interaction and social skills.In the rest of this paper we elaborate on our methodology and outcomes and look at howthe service-learning project improved communication and teamwork skills amongparticipating engineering students.2. BackgroundService-learning is defined as a credit-bearing educational experience in which studentsparticipate in an organized service activity in such a way that meets identified communityneeds 1. Studies suggest that service-learning can significantly impact various educationaloutcome measures, including academic performance (GPA, writing skills, criticalthinking skills), values (commitment to activism and
engineering disciplines is a future possibility that would provide allengineering students with experience working on sustainability focused interdisciplinaryprojects. Future projects incorporating human-centered design and socioeconomic outcomes arealso a possibility and would give students the opportunity to directly impact communities inneed.References1. S. D. Wurdinger, The Power of Project-Based Learning: Helping Students Develop Important Life Skills,Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2016.2. Breen, M., & Durfee, J. (2006, June), Senior Capstone: A Cross Disciplinary, Student Centered Approach Paperpresented at 2006 Annual Conference & Exposition, Chicago, Illinois. https://peer.asee.org/6623. Sanders, M., & Thompson, M
participants in theyear 2010 (n=37 returned) and semi-structured interviews with a purposefully selected sample(n=10) build the basis for this multiple case study. The interview data were transcribed andanalyzed using a multiple case study with constant comparison method. Results indicate thatcollege students' primary motivations for mentoring included wanting to continue working withFIRST after high school, wanting to contribute to the community in appreciation of their positiveexperiences with FIRST in high school, and enjoying doing the technical work associated withrobotics competitions. The primary benefits described by the college students were thedevelopment of their leadership ability, learning how to work on a team, improving their abilityto
career, but they are not inherently the same. Onerespondent write: “A fulfilling career with relationships and influence on the next generation of engineers.”Impact. Multiple respondents wrote that they expected to have an impact on the field that theyfocus on and/or an impact on their academic environment through their future accomplishments.This ranges from seeking a position with academic and teaching tasks to contributing to world-class research. “I aspire to leverage both existing research and my own findings to enhance the classroom experience for teachers, students, and overall academic practices.”Challenges. Responses coded as work qualities include identifying a perceived difficulty of acareer within academia. The areas of
on Digital Manufacturing. Her research is focused on mechatronics, digital manufacturing, digital thread, cyber physical systems, broadening participation, and engineering education. She is a Director of Mechatronics and Digital Manufacturing Lab at ODU and a lead of Area of Specialization Mecha- tronics Systems Design. She worked as a Visiting Researcher at Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing in Disputanta, VA on projects focusing on digital thread and cyber security of manufactur- ing systems. She has funded research in broadening participation efforts of underrepresented students in STEM funded by Office of Naval Research, focusing on mechatronic pathways. She is part of the ONR project related to
pedagogical and curricular practices at the intersection with the issues of gender and diversity. Dr. Zastavker is currently working with Dr. Stolk on an NSF-supported project to understand students’ motivational attitudes in a variety of educational environments with the goal of improving learning opportunities for students and equipping faculty with the knowledge and skills necessary to create such opportunities. One of the founding faculty at Olin College, Dr. Zastavker has been engaged in development and implementation of project-based experiences in fields ranging from sci- ence to engineering and design to social sciences (e.g., Critical Reflective Writing; Teaching and Learning in Undergraduate Science and
responses) and monitoring(32% of responses) was another aspect that students expressed. For students, monitoring theirpersonal functioning in relation to their engagement in design was expressed by mentalprocesses. Students used mental processes to articulate how they would approach planning andmonitoring stating that it was important “to consciously go back”, “to remind me to always goback to the user in the end”, “to focus on things I know I struggle with like communication,defining the problem”, to “remember to not get stuck in any single process…instead try to flowmore fluidly” and “make me think about how much time I am spending on the design process.”In addition to tracking their personal functioning in the task, student responses also
program provides an opportunity to get acclimated to the campus and expectations related to taking college-level courses. It also creates cohort bonding experiences.• First-year living learning community in the honors residence hall to engage in intellectual and success programming and make social connections with other serious students.• Peer mentoring for motivation, emotional support, and guidance from PTG students who have recently been through similar experiences.• Student success advising from professional mentors to help students stay on track, navigate the university, and help with any issues impacting their paths to success.• Research faculty advising to help students stay on track academically and encourage students
member during the following academic year.Faculty were provided one month of salary support to participate in this intensive learning andworking program. The SICR included classes, readings, and time to work alongside pedagogyand curriculum experts as faculty designed or revised a targeted course. The overall goals of theprogram were to: 1) design or significantly revise a course of study utilizing sound pedagogicalpractices, 2) create a student-centered syllabus and course map for the revised course, 3) designrigorous learning experiences for the targeted course that actively engaged students to achieve orexceed the course learning outcomes, 4) develop reflective practitioner skills to enact continuousimprovement through the regular collection
of considering student internal and externalmotivations based on SDT. These themes have been organized into five main classifications:motivations to pursue higher education, motivation to pursue engineering, motivation to attend alarge research institution, and motivations to leave or return to their home communities. There issignificant overlap between the five categories, as several motivation factors can impact morethan one area of a student’s decisions. Although these motivating factors may influence allstudents starting at any university, these interviews uncover ways that rural first-year studentsuniquely navigate the decisions necessary to enter an engineering community of practice.Table 2: Emergent themes Motivations to
Engineering from the University of Dayton and a Ph.D. degree in Engineering Education from Purdue University. In her work, she characterizes front-end design practices across the student to practitioner continuum, develops empirically-based tools to support design best practices, and studies the impact of front- end design tools on design success. Specifically, she focuses on divergent and convergent thinking processes in design innovations, including investigations of concept generation and development, exploring problem spaces to identify real needs and innovation opportunities, and approaches to integrate social and cultural elements of design contexts into design decisions.Colleen M. Seifert (Professor
responsibility for their own learning. Students can resist this newresponsibility and sometimes complain of having to teach themselves [20]. Flipped teaching andlearning research can be found across many different disciplines, course levels, and in manydifferent types of courses [21]. Most of the research on flipped teaching and learning focuses onthe impact of the flipped classroom on student learning outcomes [10], [22], or compares theflipped classroom to traditional lecture courses [23]. This evidence-based research project,however, focuses more on how students engaged or disengaged across the semester whilelearning in the flipped classroom and how they adjusted to the flipped classroom experience. Asresearchers, we were more interested in using
same time do it in a way that is relatable, builds community,and focuses on environmental and social impacts. UWT has a unique student demographic; inthe 2022-23 year, 54% of undergraduate students are first-generation, 34% are underservedstudents of color and 41% are Pell grant-eligible. Therefore, many students, including those thatintend to major in engineering, have had limited exposure to advanced math and science coursesin high school.Coffee production and roasting involve various types of equipment which involve mechanical,electrical and even chemical and environmental engineering and the coffee bean roastinginvolves heat transfer, an important mechanical engineering topic. The way products getdistributed from farm to table involves
whether memories of past experiences and views of future self may impact an individual’s strength of motivation in a task/goal.Prof. Lorenzo Valdevit, University of California, Irvine American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 The Motivation of Low-Income Engineering Transfer Students that Influences Choosing and Pursuing a Baccalaureate Degree AttainmentAbstractThe transfer pathway in engineering disciplines, especially for low-income students, is often seenas an opportunity to expand the science and engineering workforce, particularly whentransferring from a two-year community college to a four-year institution. This study focused onlow-income transfer
, peer mentoring, community-building initiatives, and the increased visibilityof women role models in engineering. Addressing these factors during the first year of study iscritical for promoting a more inclusive environment and improving long-term persistence andsuccess for women in engineering.The present study looked at the perceptions of first year women engineering students only. Westrongly believe it is important to explore female student perceptions beyond the first year toassess the lasting impacts of early interventions on graduation rates, career placement, andprofessional confidence. This is especially important in certain engineering disciplines, such asCivil engineering that are male dominated in the workplace.References 1. Fouad, N
helped you gain an overall understanding of Mechanical Engineering design curriculum? (Likert) 11. Would you recommend working on capstone design projects to other students? (Likert) 12. What challenges, if any, have you faced in working with your team in 1670 team project? 13. Did working on Capstone Design Project meet your initial expectations? Please explain. 14. Did you attend Capstone Expo ?For seniors only 15. Did you feel resourceful and helpful to first year design students? (Likert) 16. Did you feel like you improved any leadership or communication skills when engaging with first-year design students? (Likert) 17. Would you recommend peer-mentorship experience with first-year design teams to other
investigate students’ attitudes and behaviors developed in high schooltowards homework and studying and their relationship to performance and retention inengineering school. If a relationship is found it would be worthwhile to further investigate ifchanging emphasis on homework in high school has an impact on retention and performance inengineering. Page 23.440.18References[1] National Society of Student Engagement. (2011). Fostering student engagement campuswide-annual results 2011. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Center for Postseconday Research.[2] Honken, & Ralston (2012). Freshman engineering retention: A holistic look (manuscript
Instruction. His research interests include educational research methods, communication of research, and k-16+ engineering education. Ganesh’s research is largely focused on studying k-12 curricula, and teaching-learning processes in both the formal and informal settings. He is principal investigator of the Information Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers project, Learning through Engineering Design and Practice (2007-2011), a National Science Foundation Award# 0737616 from the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings. This project is aimed at designing, implementing, and systematically studying the impact of a middle-school engineering education program
engage the students in theideas of the articles, we provided students with three reading questions that they would respondto before coming to class. The questions are listed below: 1. What do you want to know more about regarding air pollution exposure across race and poverty level? What questions do you have? 2. How might past policies and events help you make more sense of the paper's findings? 3. As the study’s authors write: “A focus on poverty to the exclusion of race may be insufficient to meet the needs of all burdened populations.” The researchers found that even after accounting for poverty, they saw differential impacts based on race. Why do you think it is important to separate out race and poverty level and
engineering graduate students through the pilot year of a professional developmentprogram. This study includes interviews conducted with both the advisor and the participatingstudents to assess the advisor role from both perspectives. Thematic analysis was used to exploreand categorize responses. Findings from the interviews with the advisor are presented tohighlight the advisor’s reasons for engaging in these activities as well as accounts of theadvisor’s hurdles, set-backs, development, and realized achievements. Additional interviewswith students are presented to provide a more perspective on the impact of the advisor’sexperiential growth.The professional development programFor the last two years, the authors have been working to create a
, alone, with a tutor, or with an instructor during officehours on class assignments and studying for quizzes and exams. Substantial reform in science,technology, engineering, and mathematics course content and teaching practices has occurred overthe past several decades impacting both in- and out-of-class experiences. Some innovators havemade substantial modifications to their courses.Astonishingly, however, in the presence of such a broad investment of time and money, no reliableinstruments exist to measure the frequency and quality of students’ social engagement inside andoutside of the classroom in relation to the activities associated with a specific course. Theinteractive classroom activities have been shown to be most effective in
Paper ID #46709First-Year Undergraduate Electrical and Computer Engineering StudentsEthical Understanding Performance During an Introduction to the DisciplineCourseDr. Todd Freeborn, The University of Alabama Todd Freeborn, PhD, is an associate professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Alabama. He has been the PI for REU, IRES, RET, IUSE, and S-STEM programs supported by the National Science Foundation, with many of these programs focused on increasing engagement of engineering students in research. His research focuses on techniques to collect and analyze the electrical
given to employability andthe role played by industry in terms of curriculum development and programme governance.Additionally, Gosta University has a robust and forward-thinking Careers Service;encouraging Programme Directors to interact with and use the Careers Service has been a keypart of the work undertaken by the paper authors. Right from the beginning of theirprogramme, graduate students are offered the opportunity to attend workshops on all aspectsof employability and employment, including CV writing, applying for jobs, interview skillsand communicating with employers.For foundation students, the prospect of a future career in engineering represents a keyaspirational driver impacting expectations of what a university education will
characteristics of the community before highway construction. o The planning and decision-making processes, including public engagement or resistance. o The immediate and long-term impacts of the project on the affected community. c) Critical Analysis and Reflection: Students were instructed to analyze the disproportionate effects of these projects on low-income and marginalized communities, reflected on the lessons for contemporary civil engineering practices, and proposed frameworks for integrating DEI principles into modern infrastructure planning. d) Presentation Requirements: Students were tasked with creating a 15-minute equivalent PowerPoint presentation to convey their findings