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Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik Schettig, North Carolina State University; Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University ; Jeremy V. Ernst, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD)

communication ofdesign information through technical sketching and computer-aided design (CAD)constraint-based solid modeling. Such an engaging course intends to enhance students’spatial visualization, modeling ability, and self-efficacy in applying related tools in thefuture. This sample consists of students who each enrolled in one semester from a totalof three semesters of participating students exposed to components of student-centeredlearning between the Spring of 2018 and Spring of 2019. The course consists of up to60 students per section. The data for this study comes from an NSF IUSE study measuring student self-efficacy in 3D modeling and academic success, including course grades and spatialvisualization skills [5]. The sample size is

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven; Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Cheryl Q. Li, University of New Haven

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #22812Integrated e-Learning Modules for Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset:Direct Assessment of Student LearningDr. Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven Maria-Isabel Carnasciali is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Tagliatela College of Engineering, University of New Haven, CT. She obtained her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2008. She received her Bachelors of Engineering from MIT in 2000. Her research focuses on the nontraditional engineering student – understanding their motivations, identity development, and impact of prior engineering-related

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Shabnam Wahed, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

tosustainability for engineering students. Some students may prioritize environmental protectionand sustainability as core values, driven by their political associations. Such students may prefercareer paths that align with their values, such as working in renewable energy, environmentalpolicy, or sustainable engineering. Overall, individuals who prioritize sustainability may choosecareers that align with their values and views on environmental issues and seek out opportunitiesto make a positive impact in their communities and beyond. This study aims to investigate theextent to which political affiliations are associated with undergraduate engineering students'sustainability-related career choices.There is a growing body of research that suggests that

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Research and Graduate Studies

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erika A. Mosyjowski, University of Michigan ; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Diane L Peters, University of Michigan; Steven J. Skerlos, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

 Taking a lighter course load & Daly, 201118  Setting boundaries on my time  Doing academic work only on campus Intellectual  Attending professor’s office hours  Working with my peers on schoolwork  Using online resources and other books  Joining academic organizations  Talking through material with my advisor Cultural /Environmental  Establishing a support network within my program  Having mentors talk about their experiences  A community of fellow PhD students with similar

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The Human Element of Librarianship

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bertha P. Chang, North Carolina State University; Honora N. Eskridge, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Libraries

users of libraryspaces and services. Additionally, many of these studies have focused on engineeringpractitioners working in industry, who may have little access to libraries. One would expect thatengineers in academia, i.e., faculty and graduate students, would be more conscious of the libraryand thus more likely to utilize it. Engel’s 2011 survey of the information-seeking behaviors offaculty at 20 public research universities included two questions on space use. The results weresimilar to studies of engineering practitioners, showing a preference for electronic resources andpersonal communication and little interest in visiting the library building. “Close to three-fourthsof respondents (73%) indicated that they had visited the physical

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Technical Session 12: Bridging the Gap - Strategies to Support Diverse Learners in Early Engineering Courses

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junior Anthony Bennett, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Karle Flanagan, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Michelle Perry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Jason W. Morphew, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Tiffany Reyes-Denis, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Sourabh Garg, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Logan Hillary Lauren, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Shereen Oca Beilstein; Robb Lindgren, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

examines how body-based interactions facilitate student learning and how teachers can effectively engage students in embodied learning. Specifically, she is interested in understanding the best ways to elicit student gestures and embodied responses to support their conceptual understanding. Outside of academics, she enjoys playing music, running, and visiting the beaches of her native island of Puerto Rico.Sourabh Garg, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Sourabh Garg is a PhD student in the Digital Environments for Learning, Teaching, and Agency (DELTA) program at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. His research investigates the impacts of technology-rich learning environments on cognitive abilities like

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Preparing Future Educators

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel McCord Ellestad, Virginia Tech; Cory Hixson, Virginia Tech; Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

understanding of growth13. In our study, we simultaneouslyconsider assertions from multiple models and look to rich data sources in order to betterunderstand the various elements of the fellowship program we developed. A key idea in our fellowship program was facilitating self-identification as both aprofessional and valued colleague with meaningful expertise. A long line of scholars (e.g.,Dewey, Piaget, Flavell, Perry, and others) have conceived of epistemological shifts throughstages in which students engage in reflection and growth15 and eventually construct theiridentities as they transition into adulthood. Baxter-Magolda16, building on Kegan’s work,explored the processes of self-authorship, based on three fundamental questions: 1) who am I

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyeonghun Jwa, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

-level attrition, persistence, and career trajectories; engineering writing and communication; and methodological development. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024A longitudinal investigation of international graduate students’ first-year experiences inU.S. engineering programsKeywords: Attrition, longitudinal study, SMS, time series data, International doctoral students,EngineeringAbstractThe purpose of this full research paper is to explore international engineering graduate students’experiences in U.S. graduate programs through one year of short message service (SMS) (i.e., textmessage) survey data. Although international graduate students constitute a high proportion ofengineering students in

Conference Session

A Global Engineer: International and Domestic Engineer

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac W. Wait, Marshall University; Andrew P. Nichols, Marshall University; Wael A. Zatar, Marshall University

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International

Page 22.353.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011  Comparison of Preferred Learning Styles for International and Domestic Undergraduate Engineering StudentsAbstractIndividuals from outside the United States are a significant fraction of engineering studentsenrolled in American and American-style universities. Cultural influences, and their impact onthe ways that people consume and present information, have an impact on the styles that studentsutilize when learning, and understanding preferred learning styles is important for instructorswho wish to maximize learning efficacy in a classroom environment that is diverse in the waythat students process new ideas. A variety of

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack P.Eng., Grand Valley State University; Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Mark J. Stratton, Society of Manufacturing Engineers; Phil Waldrop, Georgia Southern University; Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology

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Manufacturing

remaincompetitive1. The major problem was the shortage of appropriately educated employees 2.Likewise, education has been the subject of major budget reductions, fewer students choosingmanufacturing, and lower resources to develop new curriculum. The number of manufacturingengineering programs was growing until 2001 when the number of programs began to shrink6.The growth before 2000 could be attributed to a great deal of planning and support6 formanufacturing education3,4,5.In 2006 the Manufacturing Education and Research Community of the Society of ManufacturingEngineers (SME) recognized and prioritized the issues permeating manufacturing education. Inresponse a number of events were developed including two forums7,8, one summit9, strategicmeetings, and

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Recruitment & Retention of Women I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J Miller, University of Maryland; Robert Lent, University of Maryland, College Park; Paige E Smith, University of Maryland, College Park; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech; Gregory M. Wilkins, Morgan State University; Matthew M. Jezzi, University of Maryland; Kayi Hui, University of Maryland, College Park; Robert H Lim, University of Maryland, College Park; Nicole A Bryan, University of Maryland, College Park; Helena Mimi Martin, University of Maryland, College Park

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Women in Engineering

difficultycomprehending material and those who have difficulty understanding their course instructors.Faculty might also be sensitized to the need to communicate clearly and to present coursematerial in ways that cultivate and maintain students’ interest. Third, given the central perceived role of social support in bolstering persistence inengineering, program administrators and faculty advisors might consider ways to moresystematically organize social support systems for students – both prior to entering andthroughout the program. For example, one strategy might be to provide resources (e.g., meetingrooms) and leaders for extracurricular social, mentoring, and networking events. Also, it mightbe beneficial to provide targeted support for racially diverse

Conference Session

Design Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bethany M. Miller, John Brown University; Will C. Holmes, John Brown University; Kevin Hunter Macfarlan, John Brown University

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Design in Engineering Education

equipment and machinery such as software programs, weldingequipment, etc. The students must design tests for the Lunabot in order to accurately determinethe Lunabot’s mass, performance, and communication abilities. As the Lunabot is assembled, thevarious subsystems are tested individually. The final tests are performed on the full Lunabotassembly. This phase gives students experience with developing tests, performing tests,interpreting results, and problem shooting the design. The final goal is a functioning Lunabot,which can be refined until the time of the competition where it competes against other schools’designs. A functioning Lunabot can also be used for outreach projects. The outreach, whichoccurs both semesters, involves presenting the

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicole Johnson-Glauch, California Polytechnic State University; Lauren Anne Cooper, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Materials

forMental Wellness” assignment (see study context below) as well as students’ responses to thefree-response questions on the post-course survey: Overall, how successful do you feel you were at working toward your goal? Did you surpass or fall short of your own expectations? Has working toward your goal had a positive impact on any other areas of your life? What have you learned from this goal- setting experience that you might apply in the future?The overarching goal of the content analysis was to determine the types of mental wellness goalsstudents find important, and to determine some potential connections between students’ self-efficacy beliefs and their success at achieving personal goals.Study contextAll students in

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Recruitment & Retention of Women II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth T. Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman L. Fortenberry, American Society for Engineering Education; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering

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Women in Engineering

with a wide variety of topics. This concentration brings focus to allproject materials and communications and helps to align stakeholders with movement toward thecommon goal. This movement allows for short term successes for all stakeholders, such as anincrease in female enrollment in a departmental outreach effort or an invitation from theleadership of a Collaborating Organization to present information on improving gender equityorganization-wide. These intermediate achievements improve engagement and allow for laterexpansion of EEES focus. Finally, institutions or societies planning to adopt this model mustchoose their organizational partners very carefully to ensure common focus, efficiency, andengagement.AcknowledgementThis work was

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin A Searle, Utah State University; Bolaji Ruth Bamidele, Utah State University; Michaela Harper, Utah State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

develop strong identities ascomputer scientists, but also engage in socio-political critique. This approach to computerscience teaching is instantiated through six core components. The first two componentsfocus on teachers’ identities and awareness of racism and on teachers’ creation ofinclusive and equitable classroom environments. We view these as prerequisites forteachers engaging with the curriculum we describe here. Our curricular design workfocused on tenets 3-5, which include standards-aligned curriculum, a focus on studentagency, and the inclusion of families and communities as assets. We brought these tenetstogether with the Essential Understandings Regarding Montana Indians [2], which guidestandards for what students should learn about

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dahm, Rowan University; Roberta Harvey, Rowan University

course. In addition to engineering communication, her areas of interest and expertise include interdisciplinary learning, collaborative learning and teamwork, meta-cognitive learning, information literacy, and student learning outcomes assessment. Page 12.1537.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Using Awareness of Learning Processes to Help Students Develop Effective Teamwork StrategiesIntroductionA large body of research in engineering education has been devoted to the study of engineeringstudent teams. This work focuses on understanding the factors that shape the

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 19

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Pooneh Sabouri, New York University; Shramana Ghosh, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Abhidipta Mallik, New York University Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering

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Pre-College Engineering Education

computational skills and engineering practices [2-4].Given the novelty of educational robotics, and the accumulating evidence showing its impact onimproving student learning [5-7], it is important to prepare both in-service and pre-service teachersto incorporate robotics in their curriculum. Thus, educational programs for teacher preparation andprofessional development have been aiming at engaging teachers in robotics-infused pedagogicalpractices [8-10]. Prior researchers have studied various robotics programs to examine theireffectiveness, for example, with a focus on evaluating: teacher knowledge [11], self-efficacy [12],and student learning outcomes [13,14]. However, even after participating in robotics-basedprofessional development programs, often

Conference Session

Research Informing Teaching Practice II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renata A. Revelo Alonso, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Educational Research and Methods

Outside EngineeringIntroductionAssessing the state of engineering education within the larger community of educators, theNational Science Foundation has highlighted the need for an understanding of engineering infields outside of engineering and “attention to STEM literacy for the public at large”1. In the1995 NSF report Restructuring Engineering Education: A Focus Change2, one of thesuggestions to address such a need was to offer engineering courses to non-engineering students.Consequently, in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, engineering departments slowly began to offercourses for students who did not plan to major in engineering. Because few such generaleducation courses were offered in the past, little is known about the long-term student

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azadeh Bolhari, University of Colorado Boulder; Shelby Tillema, University of Colorado Boulder

Paper ID #36866Enhancing Engineering Students’ Innovation Self-Efficacythrough Design of K-12 STEM ProjectsAzadeh Bolhari (Associate Teaching Professor) Dr. Bolhari is a professor of environmental engineering in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her teaching focuses on fate and transport of contaminants, capstone design and aqueous chemistry. Dr. Bolhari is passionate about broadening participation in engineering through community-based participatory action research. Her research interests explore the boundaries of engineering and social

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul D Adams, University of Arkansas; Carol S Gattis, University of Arkansas; Xochitl Delgado Solorzano, University of Arkansas; Jennie S Popp Ph.D.; Wenjuo Lo, University of Arkansas

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

allowed them to participate in the academicand social events of the community. This interaction encouraged many of the students to join thehonors program when eligible for an enhanced academic experience.Success Advising: PTG scholars benefit from professional mentoring by PTG staff and peermentoring from upper-class PTG scholars and other senior honors students. These mentoringsessions focus on academic progress, campus engagement, and future planning, aiming to providea comprehensive support network. Staff professional mentors meet regularly 1-on-1 with thestudents to ensure they are on the right track academically and socially, and that they areemotionally healthy. Professional mentors also provide interventional advising as needed and

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghulam H. Bham, University of Alaska, Anchorage; Dan Cernusca, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Civil Engineering

teams of faculty and graduate students. That’s why they are first tested withgroups of graduate students and, at best, also tested with small groups of undergraduate studentsoutside of the actual classroom environment. This approach oversimplifies the learning Page 23.49.13environment and therefore produces biased views on major factors such as complexity of the taskor motivation that impact the learning process. To address this shortcoming we engaged in a 12series of formative implementations of the online environment that allowed us to measure

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Derek T Reamon Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

presence of the e+ program impacting student pathways through, and educational outcomes from, the engineering college at CU Boulder?Probing Student Impressions of and Navigations through the Engineering Plus ProgramIn fall 2014, two focus groups were conducted with a total of 10 e+ students to explore theirperceptions of the program and curriculum. These focus groups were also explored in a previouspaper on creating community in a flexible yet technical engineering program.9 The six mainfocus group questions are included in Appendix A; in some cases, clarifying and/or follow-upquestions were also asked. Two of the 10 focus group participants were female. The participantsincluded four first-year, four sophomore, and two junior students

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Middle School Students' Engineering Identity, Efficacy, Attitudes, and Perceptions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica D. Gale, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeremy Lingle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne A. Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Pre-College Engineering Education

past nine years. Her expertise includes program evaluation, social network analysis and quantitative methods such as Hierarchical Linear Modeling, and Structure Equation Modeling. As part of an NSF funded project, she directs a longitudinal study that focuses on measuring engineering curriculum impact on student learning and 21st Century skills. She also has directed a large multi-year multi-institutional social network analysis study to measure changing collaboration patterns among pro- gram investigators as a part of a NIH funded grant. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Policy, with a concentration in Research, Measurement, and Statistics, from Georgia State University.Dr. Jeremy Lingle, Georgia Institute of

Conference Session

Design in BME

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anastasia Katharine Ostrowski, University of Michigan; Jin Woo Lee, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan; Colleen M. Seifert, University of Michigan

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Biomedical

Paper ID #18173Design in Biomedical Engineering: Student Applications of Design Heuristicsas a Tool for Idea GenerationMiss Anastasia Katharine Ostrowski, University of Michigan Anastasia Ostrowski is a graduate student in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan, con- ducting research with the Daly Design and Engineering Education Research Group. Her undergraduate degree is in Biomedical Engineering focusing on electrical engineering. Her current research focuses on understanding how engineering students in biomedical engineering engage in the design process.Mr. Jin Woo Lee, University of Michigan Jin Woo Lee is

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LEAD Tech Session #2: Assessing and Evaluating Engineering Leadership Development.

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Latorre, University of Florida; Elizabeth Meier, University of Florida

Paper ID #38128Analyzing Students’ Perceptions of Engineering LeadershipSkills Trainings through Guest Lectures in a CapstoneCourseEdward Latorre-Navarro Dr. Edward Latorre-Navarro is the Director of the Integrated Product and Process Design (IPPD) program within the Department of Engineering Education at the University of Florida. He joined UF from his previous role as Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo. As an educator, he is interested in improving the academic experience based on student engagement with educational goals. Research interests include co-teaching

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Potpourri of First-Year Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rod Paton, University of Auckland; Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland

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First-Year Programs

personal development and increased student motivation7. Ideally,students should take an active role in understanding the material that is presented in courses,by practicing important discipline-specific skills, using a range of approaches and strategiesto actively engage with the material and construct their knowledge. This is a deep approach tolearning, and has an important impact on individual development, empowerment andacademic performance.Secondly, self-directed learning becomes more important as learners transition intoadulthood8. Ultimately, individuals are required to take complete control of their ownlearning experiences, diagnosing their learning needs and formulating a wider range ofapproaches to meet these by seeking out and generating

Conference Session

ETD Curriculum

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Troy Harding, Kansas State University, Polytechnic Campus; Thomas E. Mertz, Kansas State University, Polytechnic Campus; William E. Genereux, Kansas State University, Polytechnic Campus; Sue A. Guzek, Kansas State University, Salina; Timothy Bower, Kansas State University, Polytechnic Campus

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Engineering Technology

will result in a transformative learning experience.6 • Computer students will form a cohort early in their academic career. Many studies have shown that students that belong to a community of learners tend to be more engaged and are more likely to be successful in the program. 7,8 • Along the lines of building a cohort, the studio classes provide a forum for faculty to introduce team building and project management skills doing projects related to their other classes. One of the struggles students had in the previous capstone courses was the ability to handle large team-based projects despite having the technical knowledge to solve the problem. The hope is that by introducing these skills early

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 8: International Perspectives in Graduate Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjeev Adhikari, Kennesaw State University; Kathryn Bedette AIA, Kennesaw State University; Giovanni Loreto, Kennesaw State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

to direct international students into higher education,drawing on theoretical perspectives on mobility, migration, and communication ethnographies.[5]. According to Lomer (2017), [5] information on theoretical perspectives helps students andacademics understand how policies shape perceptions. Investigating the motivations behindrecruiting international students, and questioning those motivations, critically opens new ways ofthinking about these issues—ultimately providing valuable insights into a complex and importanttopic. Hulme et. al (2014), [6] emphasizes the significance of rigorously analyzing the roles ofeducation agents in creating student expectations to gain a deeper understanding of the agents'function in recruitment and the

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Innovative Pedagogical Strategies I

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Troy Tonner, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Joseph A Lyon, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

integratedfirst-year experiences that support students who may be in the process of exploring their major aswell as need support to persist to their second undergraduate year.Enjoyment in LearningThis study seeks to understand how enjoyment can be impacted in the FYET program.Enjoyment is defined in this study similar to other studies as feelings associated with fun wheninvolved in a learning intervention [11]. Multiple studies within the literature have suggested thatthere is a relationship between a student enjoying what they are learning and the learning itself[12], [13]. While this is likely to be expected, when one is having fun as they are likely to beengaged, it does mean that enjoyment as a measure can potentially be leveraged in a first

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa L. Larkin, American University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Assessment of Student Understanding in Physics: An Integrated Qualitative and Quantitative ApproachABSTRACTAssessment of student learning is of critical importance in terms of revealing effectivepedagogical learning tools and strategies. This paper reports on a study of student learning ofbasic mechanics concepts in an introductory physics course. Both qualitative and quantitativeassessment strategies were employed. Free-writing activities were used to qualitatively assessstudent understanding throughout the learning process. Writing has long been shown to serve asan effective tool to improve the quality of student engagement and learning. In this paper, thefree-writing