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Faculty Development Division Technical Session 2

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vicki May, Dartmouth College; Diana Kardia

experts and faculty and administrators in higher education. She specializes in developing leadership under shared governance condition , addressing department conflict and dysfunction, and actualizing department goals and capacities related to diversity, equity, justice, and inclusion. She is particularly interested in how faculty and staff can effectively use data to discuss and improve departmental climate and in cultivating deliberative democracy in funding, promotion and tenure, and other peer review processes. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comLessons Learned: Assessing, Discussing, and Shifting the Climate and

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Faculty Development Division Technical Session 2

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Civjan, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Erin Baker, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Samantha Wojda, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Shannon Roberts, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Promise McHenga; Nicholas Tooker; Esha Uddin, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Hannah Wharton, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Sophia Chang, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Lia Ciemny; Jacqueline Thornton; Wayne P. Burleson; Paula Rees, University of Massachusetts Amherst

inspired by our students, who requested a greaterconnection between the technical content of classes and real world SJ issues, including the rolethat engineers play. The intent is to engage faculty in the development of new curriculum whileproviding a mechanism for direct student feedback on new ideas. Success was measured by thelevel of engagement of faculty in the challenge.A Call to ActionIn Spring 2019, a small group of diverse students requested that more social justice and appliedproblem solving be included in the curriculum. They organized and led the EngineeringMindfulness in Climate and Curriculum (EMC2), a group of faculty, administrators, and studentswith the goal of affecting change in our engineering community, classroom, and

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Faculty Development Division Technical Session 5

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan David Ortega-Alvarez, Virginia Tech (primary) and Universidad EAFIT (secondary); Matthew James, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Catherine Twyman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Benjamin Chambers, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tahsin Chowdhury, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Paper ID #37604Lessons Learned Adapting a First-Year-Engineering Project-Based Course to an Online FormatJuan David Ortega-Alvarez (Collegiate Assistant Professor) For several years after earning my engineering degree in 2001, my professional duties included working full-time as a process engineer at a chemical company and teaching engineering courses as an adjunct instructor. In 2009 I left a seven- year long career in industry—interrupted only by my time abroad earning a master’s in engineering—to become a full- time faculty member, mostly in pursuit of one goal: professional and personal fulfillment. To be sure

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Faculty Development Division Technical Session 4

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Rice, Utah State University; Steven Jones, The University of Alabama

National Road Authority, National Road Safety Council, the City of Windhoek, local non-governmental agencies, and extensively with the German international development agency,Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale (GIZ), which is similar in mission to the United StatesDevelopment Agency (USAID). Throughout these organizations, Jones involved NUST faculty,staff, and students. For example, one of the senior (undergraduate) research projects hesupervised at NUST was done at the request of and in conjunction with the National RoadsAuthority. He advised a second senior research project on seat belt usage among NUST students.Additionally, Jones created opportunities for his road safety colleagues in Alabama tocollaborate with NUST colleagues resulting

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Faculty Development Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dorian Bobbett, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Grace Panther, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Heidi Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

) Grace Panther is an Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. She has experience conducting workshops at engineering education conferences and has been a guest editor for a special issue of European Journal of Engineering Education on inclusive learning environments. Her research areas include spatial visualization, material development, faculty discourses on gender, and defining knowledge domains of students and practicing engineers.Heidi A. Diefes-dux (Professor) Heidi A. Diefes-Dux is a Professor in Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln (UNL). She received her B.S. and M.S. in Food Science from Cornell University and her Ph.D. in Food Process Engineering from the

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Faculty Development and Research Programs (NEE)

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Marie Reck, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

enablingLuhmann’s prolific publications [1].Ahrens [2], proposes six steps for using Zettelkasten in the writing process: focus on the task,read for understanding, take smart notes, develop ideas, share your insight, and make it a habit.In the reading step, the writer should have an open mind and focus on getting the main ideasfrom the source. When making smart notes, the key is to summarize and understand the source.In the developing ideas stage, the author looks for connections between notes and ideas andcategorizing notes. When working with slips of paper in physical boxes, Luhmann had a verysophisticated numbering and indexing system to keep track of notes. Modern digital Zettelkastensystems have eased indexing, however, the author must remain

Conference Session

Faculty Development and Research Programs (NEE)

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Andrew Long, Purdue University; Richard A. Layton, Layton Data Display; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

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Faculty Development Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arun Srinivasa, Texas A&M University; Andreas Polycarpou, Texas A&M University; Emma Edoga, Texas A&M University; Mindy Bergman; M Cynthia Hipwell, Texas A&M University; David Seets, Texas A&M University

Association for the Advancement of Science mentoring award, the IEEE International Undergraduate Teaching Medal, the American Society for Engineering Education Lifetime Achievement Award, and numerous faculty awards at Texas A&M University. She has served as President of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) and the President of the Education Society of IEEE.Arun R Srinivasa (Assistant Professor) Dr Srinivasa is the Holdredge Paul professor and Associate Head of the Department for the UG progam at the Mike Walker '77 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University. He obtained his Phd in Mechanics from UC Berkeley and has been active in pedagogical research and faculty development

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Faculty Development Division Technical Session 7

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tina Zecher, Northern Arizona University; Fethiye Ozis, Carnegie Mellon University

and Professor- Student RapportFor decades, researchers have acknowledged that faculty interactions with students influencestudent achievement [1]-[5]. Developing professor-student rapport results in improved studentoutcomes, but connections between professors and students have been shown to be remarkablylower in STEM fields compared to other fields [1]. This unwelcoming culture within STEM thatlacks rapport building practices can be a deterrent for attracting and retaining a diverse pool oftalent into STEM degrees [4]. To begin to address the disparity in representation of Indigenous,Black/African American, and Hispanic/Latinx populations in STEM, a greater understanding ofthe reality of professor-student rapport

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Faculty Development Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Mirth, St. Cloud State University

process [21,22], development of on-linecourses around lean principles [23], and application of lean to specific courses in business [24-27], computer science [28], and engineering [29-32].The above papers demonstrate the ability to apply lean principles to improve student learningand course outcomes, but none of the available literature focuses on the faculty member. In thiscurrent paper, we focus specifically on improving teaching efficiency through lean principles.Instructors who design their courses based on lean principles should save time in their teachingwhile maintaining or improving the overall educational experience for their students.The following sections first develop the principles of lean that are necessary for our task. This

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Faculty Development Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Barton, Mississippi State University; John Aaron Grimes, Mississippi State University; Shelly Sanders, Mississippi State University; Alexis Nordin, Mississippi State University

Paper ID #37463WIP: Comparing Engineering Faculty’s Perceptions ofUndergraduate Student Writing Abilities with Students’ Self-PerceptionsAmy K Barton (Coordinator and Instructor) Coordinator of the Shackouls Technical Communication Program at Mississippi State University; research interests include engineering ethics, faculty development, writing in the disciplines, professional communicationJohn Aaron Louis Grimes (Instructor) (Mississippi State University) Aaron is currently an instructor in the Shackouls Technical Communication Program in Mississippi State University’s James Worth Bagley College of Engineering

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Faculty Development Division Technical Session 5

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heidi Sherick, University of Michigan; Pauline Khan, University of Michigan; Tershia Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan; Deborah Covington, University of Michigan

Paper ID #37466People-First Engineering: A College-wide effort to shift theculture by using the socially engaged design processHeidi M Sherick (Faculty Development and Leadership Specialist) Dr. Heidi Sherick has worked in higher education for over 30 years with experience working in a variety of administrative roles including academic affairs, student affairs, and alumni affairs. Currently, Heidi is the Director of Leadership Development in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. She provides one-on-one coaching for faculty and staff in new executive leadership roles and Associate level faculty

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Faculty Development Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University; Teodora Shuman, Seattle University; Gregory Mason, Seattle University; Kathleen Cook, Seattle University

. She received a Dipl. Ing. degree in mechanicalengineering from Belgrade University and an M.S.M.E. and a Ph.D. from the University of Washington. She has held thetitle of Paccar Professor and is an Affiliate Professor at the University of Washington. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Work in progress: Designing a sustainable mechanism for discursively navigating changeWhile it might not be particularly provocative to suggest that what we say to each other (i.e., our talk orour discourse) matters for faculty development and engineering education change efforts, there isscholarship that can inspire a deeper

Conference Session

Faculty Development I: Attitudes Towards Teaching

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Quardokus Fisher, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University; Ann Sitomer, Oregon State University; John Ivanovitch, Oregon State University; Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

. Forexpectations, respondents were asked to what degree they agreed that faculty members in thedepartment believed that teaching improvement is part of their job and if they valued teachingdevelopment opportunities. To assess the practices in the department, respondents agreed ordisagreed with statements about the availability of teaching development opportunities withintheir department and for new faculty members. Expectations PracticeFigure 2. Expectations and practices at the departmental level regarding teaching developmentopportunities.The aggregate responses for the statements regarding expectations for valuing and engaging inteaching development opportunities were nearly split

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Faculty Development I: Attitudes Towards Teaching

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Bethke Wendell, Tufts University; Jessica E. S. Swenson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Tejaswini S. Dalvi, University of Massachusetts, Boston

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #16287Learning Engineering and Teaching Engineering: Comparing the Engineer-ing Epistemologies of Two Novice Teachers with Distinct Pedagogies of DesignKristen Bethke Wendell, Tufts University Kristen Wendell is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Tufts University, where she is also a Faculty Fellow at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach.Ms. Jessica E. S. Swenson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach Jessica Swenson is a graduate student at Tufts University. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering with a research focus on

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Faculty Development I: Attitudes Towards Teaching

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra A. Fowler, Texas A&M University; Maria L. Macik, Texas A&M University; James Kaihatu, Texas A&M University; Chelsea A. H. Bakenhus, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

-year doctoral student studying educational psychology at Texas A&M University. She currently works as a graduate assistant for curriculum redesign projects for the Center for Teaching Excellence. Her areas of interest include curriculum design and redesign, professional development of faculty, creativity in higher education, and the impact of curricular alignment on long-term student outcomes. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 ASEE 2016 Impact of curriculum transformation committee experience on faculty perspectives of their teaching and its influence on student learningI. IntroductionTexas A&M University’s civil

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Faculty Development and Research in ET

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Bertoline, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

years research funding at Purdue has increased ata high rate due to the efforts of our present and immediate past presidents of the university andour faculty who have embraced the strategic plans which guides the research growth. TheCollege of Technology is expected to engage in funded research and contribute to the overallgrowth of funded research at Purdue University. The College of Technology has seized thisopportunity to grow research and increase the enrollment of graduate students and graduatecurricula. In doing so it has become necessary to clearly define our research domain todifferentiate and identify overlaps with existing engineering and science research domains. Thispaper provides an intellectual and philosophical basis for defining

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Recruitment and Development of Minority Faculty

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ram Mohan, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayanaswamy Radhakrishnan, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

minorityundergraduate students at their institutions to be educated and exposed about various aspects ofthe CSE and HPC techniques and opportunities in these areas.This paper highlights the development of this educating the educator annual workshop oncomputational science and engineering and high performance computing for the past three years(2006 – 2008). The experiences and feedback from the participating minority university, and theimpact of expanding CSE and HPC education outreach to the community of faculty membersand students at the under-represented and minority serving institutions are discussed. Thiseducating the educator workshop has enabled the participating faculty members to not only gettrained and exposed in these areas, but is also enabling to

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Mentoring and Development of New Faculty

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Richard Millman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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New Engineering Educators

would further improve programs/classes already going on here. In this vein, although not a part of my original proposal, I have actually taken advantage of our department's teaching fellows program to pair with a graduate student for this academic year to design the curricular materials I proposed in my CAREER award and she and I will be classroom testing them in my undergraduate course this semester. This way, the undergrads benefit from the discussion surrounding these case studies, the graduate student has had an opportunity to improve her teaching portfolio, and I have had to devote less time than I had originally planned in developing the written documents. I would highly encourage young faculty to take advantage of things

Conference Session

Technology for Faculty Development and Classroom Management

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rustin Deane Webster, Purdue University, New Albany

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New Engineering Educators

those who areinterested in embracing educational technology (i.e. going digital) at the start of theiracademic career or established professors who just need a little guidance to help shrinkthe technological generational gap.Scope and GoalsThe framework presented in its entirety or portions of will not work for all new faculty, sogeneralizability should be limited. The professor was a tech-savvy millennial, who hadjust left a high-tech profession where for over seven years he worked as a mechanicalengineer, researcher, and product developer. His comfort level with and willingness totry new technologies was high. He also had the opportunity to join a college that was inthe middle of a large-scale transformation.The Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Technology for Faculty Development and Classroom Management

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gillian M. Nicholls, Southeast Missouri State University; Neal A Lewis, University of New Haven

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New Engineering Educators

actual experiences from usingan LMS in this way are presented.BackgroundAcademic dishonesty cases have appeared in the news with greater frequency in recent years.It’s no longer a matter of a few students furtively breaking the rules. Organized groupscollaborating to thwart the academic policies have instructors outnumbered. The development ofnew technology has enabled new means of cheating and the increased utilization of onlinecoursework as well as entirely online courses has opened up new frontiers for academicdishonesty. There have been numerous public figures that have plagiarized, but there appears tobe little negative outcome. Classic methods of cheating such as glancing at another’s exam,smuggling in a note sheet, or using a watch with

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Technology for Faculty Development and Classroom Management

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Marie Reck, Kettering University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

processing, and engineering education. Specific areas of controls and signal processing research include the design and modeling of intelligent controls, Kalman filters, and automation. Engineering education research includes curriculum and laboratory development for these concepts. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Using Google Apps to Collect and Organize My Tenure PortfolioIntroductionAt most universities, promotion and tenure decisions are made based on performance in threecategories: teaching, research, and service. However, the emphasis on each category variesbetween universities depending on their institutional priorities. One thing is consistent; acandidate for promotion needs to

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Technology for Faculty Development and Classroom Management

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaela M Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Dina M. Battaglia, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

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New Engineering Educators

Recap tended to be more open-ended than multiple-choice quizzeson the LMS and sometimes focused on student opinions (e.g., “If you had to choose between abi-parabolic transfer and a Hohmann transfer, which would you choose? Why?”).Recap, a new application developed by Swivl, is currently in beta version. Responding to Recapassignments can be accessed through a webpage or an app for iOS and Android. Currently, thewebpage version is the only method to access the teacher interface seen below in Figure 1. Figure 1. Teacher Interface for RecapStudents log in with an email address and join the class through a 7-digit pin number. They thensee the available assignments to complete as shown in Figure 2. Students click on the

Conference Session

Development as Faculty and Researcher: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dia Sekayi, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

careersAbstractTo support doctoral students’ preparation for academic careers, many institutions haveestablished programs that provide opportunities for these future faculty to learn abouteducational theory and participate in mentored teaching practice. Yet, many of these programsare disconnected from the discipline-specific requirements and must be completed in addition toresearch and other responsibilities. When considering how to further support doctoral students’professional development, designers of these and similar programs need to account for theeffects of particular components of the institutional climate on students’ pathways and teachingexperiences. Institutional climate in this context considers perceptual and behavioral dimensionsof the higher

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Faculty Development I: Attitudes Towards Teaching

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Kari L. Jordan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

the variance in the itemsloading on six main factors (Table 3). These factors closely aligned with the categories identifiedby Finelli et al.30. The full results of the exploratory factor analysis can be seen in the Appendix.Additional sections included survey items to identify faculty professional demographics and theTeaching Practices Inventory (TPI) developed by Weimann20. The TPI was primarily used asvalidation to the self-reported items in section one of the survey and respondent interviewresponses and observations. Table 3. Exploratory factor analysis of responses to driving and restricting forces to implement evidence-based instructional practices Component Survey Item % of Variance

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Retaining and Developing Women Faculty in STEM

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Fu, MIT; Tahira N Reid, Purdue University; Janis P. Terpenny, Iowa State University; Deborah L. Thurston, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Judy M. Vance, Iowa State University; Susan Finger, Carnegie Mellon University; Gloria J. Wiens, University of Florida; Kazem Kazerounian, University of Connecticut; Janet Katherine Allen, University of Oklahoma; Kathy Jacobson

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Women in Engineering

faculty of State University of New York-Binghamton, Auburn University and University of Florida. Over the past 26 years, Professor Wiens has been conducting research in the areas of intelligent and autonomous robotic systems, and development of innovative mechanisms and controls for automation, space robotics/small satellites, manufacturing and micro-electro-mechanical sys- tems. She has theoretical and experimental expertise in dynamics and controls of flexible multibody sys- tems; system identification; design and control of robots using intelligent, event-driven, and physics-based modeling techniques; sensor-enabled dynamic (active) fixturing for micro/mesoscale manufacturing sys- tems; system automation; modeling

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Retaining and Developing Women Faculty in STEM

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ziyu Long, Purdue University; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Klod Kokini, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robyn F Wilson, Purdue University; Jennifer C Batra, Purdue University ; Lindsey B. Anderson, Purdue University

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Women in Engineering

mentoring networks in the context ofengineering faculty development. Mentoring is a dynamic process that is defined as “a communication relationship in which asenior person supports, tutors, guides, and facilitates a junior person’s career development” (p.15).23 It is traditionally characterized by reciprocity or mutuality of social exchange,developmental benefits linked to the mentees’ work and career, and consistent mentor-menteeinteractions over some period of time20 as opposed to a one-way short-term relationship.Research on mentoring has expanded from examination of traditional mentor-protégé dyads todiverse situationally-based developmental mentoring networks.20,37 In these more recent networkapproaches, the emphasis is on a constellation

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Faculty and Program Developments, Exchanges, and Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bob Lahidji, Eastern Michigan University; Walter Tucker, Eastern Michigan University, School of Engineering Technology

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International

long been a favored destination for international engineering studentsattracted by the proximity to the auto engineering and production facilities in southeastMichigan. Tianjin, China has a population of some 12 million, is located on the YellowSea and is the port city closest to Beijing. The Tianjin agreement is one of severalundertaken by the School to further globalize its students, faculty, and programs.Why exchange agreements?In an increasingly globalized world, U.S. universities have an obligation to their studentsto initiate and nurture international exchanges. There are numerous advantages tostudents, faculty, department, and the university. In the excellent articleInternationalization and Exchanges in a Globalized University: Criteria

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Faculty and Program Developments, Exchanges, and Partnerships

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl F. Zorowski, North Carolina State University

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International

effectively in a world ofdiverse culture, language and aspirations. Examples include a variety of variable durationinternational study, design, research and exchange programs as well as curriculum revisions thatprovide greater cultural, language and international practice exposure1-11. In 2007 North Carolina State University conducted a Study Abroad program withZhejiang University in Hangzhou, China. Its purpose was to begin the development of arelationship to promote student exchange and faculty interaction. The plan for this six-weekprogram was to have NCSU students (1) enroll in six hours of credit that would be taught byaccompanying faculty and (2) engage in tours, cultural events, industry visits and social activitieswith Chinese

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaping Li, University of Michigan; Maartje E. D. Van Den Bogaard, Iowa State University; Lea Marlor, University of Michigan; Laura Carroll, University of Michigan; Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan

Paper ID #37166WIP: Faculty Adoption of Active Learning in OnlineEnvironments: An Application of the Concerns-BasedAdoption ModelXiaping Li Xiaping Li is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education Research at the University of Michigan. Prior to her doctoral study, Xiaping worked at the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning at the University of Hong Kong. Xiaping's research interests are focused on faculty development and change, inclusive teaching, and the application of technology to teaching and learning. She has a B.S. in Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering and an M.S. in Geological