competitions in expanding this into alarger audience, including secondary education beyond Rube Goldberg challenges.References[1] J. Gallardo-Alvarado and J. Gallardo-Razo, Mechanisms: Kinematic Analysis and Applications in Robotics, A volume in Emerging Methodologies and Applications in Modelling, Identification and Control, Cambridge, MA: Academic Press, 2022.[2] “Gӧbekli Tepe,” Wikipedia, March 17, 2024. Available: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6bekli_Tepe. [Accessed: March 17, 2024][3] S. Cave and K. Dihal, "Ancient dreams of intelligent machines: 3,000 years of robots," Nature, vol. 559 (7715), pp. 473-475, July 2018.[4] E. R. Truitt, Medieval Robots: Mechanism, Magic, Nature, and Art (Middle Ages Series), Philadelphia, PA: University
, showing thatthey not only can handle this technology when applied through “deliberate engagement” usingtools like LectureTools, but thrive with it, as seen through improved attentiveness, learning, andoverall engagement even in larger classes.Keywords: Laptop use; Large classes; Post-secondary education; Student response systems;LectureTools; Clickers1. Issues of Engagement A large portion, if not the majority, of undergraduate students in the United States receivetheir college-level science training through required science distribution courses. The coursesthat serve this population are often relatively large, and, in part for this reason, are thuschallenged to provide an environment that will increase students’ literacy and engagement
also needs tochange. The SCALE-UP (Student-Centered Active-Learning Environment with Upside-DownPedagogies) project has paved the way for active learning classrooms and is the basis for the"flipped" classroom model, where the majority of content is delivered outside the classroom, andclassroom time is used for active-learning activities, and often, group work. The SCALE-UPmodel has been shown to result in increased academic performance and student satisfaction(Beichner and Saul 2003).The School of Engineering (SOE) has placed a high priority on supporting pedagogical shifts tostudent-centered, evidence-based practices across its undergraduate curricula through itsEngaged Learning Initiative (ELI). As part of the ELI, the SOE opened the LEEP2
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generally when it fails to promote desirable activities or to stop undesirable activities.Importantly, these market failures can also require different responses to mitigate their effects.Such responses may include tailored policy implementation and institutional arrangements.Given the treatment of higher education as a market good and the dearth of discussion ofpotential market failures in this arena, this paper explores the intersection of market failures andhigher education through the specific case of engineering education. What potential marketfailures exist, if we are to treat engineering education as a market good? What policyinterventions might therefore be justified to remedy such failures? How might engineeringeducation researchers adopt
‘through’ entrepreneurship explores experiences that involve application of knowledge and skills that may take place via clubs and organizations, internships, projects, etc. ● Increasingly, teaching ‘in’ entrepreneurship highlights opportunities to embed entrepreneurial principles and concepts into other disciplines or subjects such as incorporating entrepreneurial scenario-based learning in an introductory solid mechanics course [7]. Teaching “in” entrepreneurship also highlights the learning that comes from peers in a facilitated community of practice.Learning skills and mindsets ‘for’ entrepreneurship moves beyond research and traditionalbusiness and management-related content to encompass durable skills [8] as problem
) ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 The Miniature Guide for COIL Educators in EngineeringAbstractCollaborative Online International Learning (COIL) represents a transformative approach toeducation, fostering global engagement and cross-cultural exchange through online platforms.The COIL approach is relevant for engineering educators as it facilitates cross-culturalcollaboration and problem-solving. It enables students to work on global engineering projects andgain diverse perspectives essential for sustainable and innovative engineering solutions inIndustry 4.0 and beyond. This paper presents a practical guide to support engineering educators ineffectively implementing COIL methodologies. The study begins with an overview
their appInquiry properly accomplish it. through surveys. A project having a real-world impact A class partnering with a local non-profitAuthenticity that creates a context beyond the to develop apps to help organizer their classroom. volunteers A project that allows students to A class in which students pitch app ideasStudent Voice have obtain ownership by giving to their professor and develop them forand Choice them judgement on the solution they the final project. wish to implement. Having students informally and Having students writing blog posts onReflection formally reflect on what, how
primaryconstructs influencing their choice: self-efficacy, expectations and personal goals.From a student’s perspective, a lack of sufficient knowledge about various majors along with commonuniversity requirements to declare a major before or during their first year presents a series ofchallenges. Issues that arise from choosing a major they later desire to opt out of can delay graduationby a year or more. Consequent costs of an ill-fitting choice in majors can go beyond additionalcoursework and financial setbacks to include social-emotional considerations such as degrading theirself-confidence and sense of belonging, particularly in the engineering field.Further studies on first year engineering programs highlight a trend where in-coming students showhigh
Paper ID #36209Schools as Living Laboratories for Architectural Engineering ResearchExperiences for TeachersDr. Kathleen M. Hill, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Kathy Hill is the Director of the Center for Science and the Schools (CSATS) at Penn State Uni- versity. She collaborates with science and engineering faculty to bridge STEM research and precollege education. Her research focuses on building teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge through immersive professional development experiences. She received her B.A. degree in geological sciences from Lehigh University, followed by a M.S. degree in Environmental Pollution
research question: How do individual faculty members’ choices and pathways influence their engagement with teaching-focused communities of practice and their efforts to advance teaching innovation within a research-intensive university?We choose Communities of Practice (CoPs) as the theoretical framework for this study [9]. CoPsare groups of individuals who engage in collective learning through shared practices andcollaboration toward shared goals. In the context of faculty teaching innovation, CoPs offer astructured but flexible environment for members to construct knowledge, navigate challenges,and evolve their teaching roles through collaboration. This framework guided our selection ofparticipants who had been involved in Cops
through the project, in the quote previously mentioned, “When assembling my firstprototype this week, I felt like a real engineer, I was managing my wires, programming mymicrocontroller, and seeing the fruits of my labor starting to come together.” it was obvious thatthe skills I set out to learn were achieved through my continued work on the project. Before this,throughout my coursework I had created circuits in lab environments. However, I never had thechance to design, fabricate, and test my own designs from the ground up. The skills learned inthis project became some of the most valuable and industry-applicable in my entireundergraduate experience at the University of Georgia. Collaboration Beyond my personal experiences, I had the
graduate programs [13]. Additionally, theabsence of mentorship and support networks, a challenge more pronounced for women and otherunderrepresented groups, can lead to feelings of isolation and lower confidence, influencing theirdecisions against pursuing graduate degrees. Positive faculty members’ advisement andinteractions with graduate students have been correlated with continued academic progression[6].Institutional factors also play a pivotal role in shaping female students' experiences inengineering and their decisions to pursue graduate studies. These include family-friendly policies[16], [18], and gender-inclusive admission processes [2], [17]. Furthermore, expandingadmission criteria beyond a strict engineering background can diversify
graduateprograms and career pathways, are introduced to spark future career interests. As moreundergraduate engineers are exposed to the topic of public policy, they can begin their careerswith a more well-rounded and holistic understanding of how they can lead and potentiallyimprove the field of civil engineering in serving the public, economy, and the environment.Keywords: public policy, civil engineering, undergraduate, curricula, CEBOK, pedagogyIntroduction Public policy continues to be interconnected with the field of civil engineering as it playsa role in how infrastructure is developed. In the twenty-first century, civil engineers are facedwith multidisciplinary challenges that require skills beyond the traditional technical
diversity in Engineering beforebeing guided through an exercise to identify inclusive practices they could establish to promotediversity.In 2019, The DEI instructor did not teach this course but instead guest-lectured in the twosections that were offered. The course instructor for each of those sections was asked to assignthe Wolf article as a reading exercise for homework. The next day, the DEI instructor gave ashort lesson on the need for diversity in engineering. Students were guided through an exercise tofirst identify engineering projects that would benefit from a diverse perspective, then to identifythe unique perspectives they bring to the table, and finally to identify inclusive practices theycould start now that would promote diversity
2001.3 G. D. Kuh. Why integration and engagement are essential to effective educational practice in the twenty-first century. Peer Review, 10(4), 2008.4 J. J. Scire. Involving undergraduate students in research through the development of low-cost optical instrumentation. Proceedings of the 2016 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference, 2016.5 J. J. Scire, J. Furniss, J. Mauro, and K. O’Sullivan. Digital holography with a cell-phone camera module. 2017 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium, pages 1–6, 2017.6 D. Norfield. Practical Balancing of Rotating Machinery. Elsevier, 2006.7 R. B. McMillan. Rotating Machinery: Practical Solutions to Unbalance and Misalignment. Fairmont Press, 2004.Dr. James J. Scire, Jr.Dr. Scire is an Assistant Professor of
Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationExamples of such indices include weighted assessments of the effects of certain materials onhuman health, damage to ecosystem quality caused by exotoxic emissions associated withmanufacture, and damage to resources caused by extraction of minerals. Unfortunately, whiledetailed and of high generic value, many of these indices are not provided in a way that wouldfacilitate selection to a level of specificity beyond broad material groups (e.g., metals versusceramics versus organics).An alternative means to assess initial environmental impact may be accomplished through
the load P. The term 𝛿𝑗𝑃 is the change in lengthof member j due to 𝐹𝑗𝑃 and is determined using 𝐹𝑗𝑃 𝐿𝑗 𝛿𝑗𝑃 = (3) 𝐴𝑗 𝐸𝑗(Appendix A provides a detailed development of Equations (1) through (3) for the truss andloading condition given in Figures 1 and 2.)Due to conservation of energy (U = W ), Equations (1) and (2) can be used to find the verticaldisplacement at joint 4 due to the load P at joint 4 (44). 9 1 1 ∑ 𝐹𝑗𝑃 𝛿𝑗𝑃 = 𝑃Δ44 (4
improving the application of course knowledge, suggesting that traditionalscoring may not fully capture the educational value of concept maps. Overall, this studyhighlights the potential of concept maps as an effective pedagogical tool in engineeringeducation.IntroductionA concept map is a visual representation of information that displays the relationships betweendifferent ideas and concepts through nodes and links 1,2 . It is structured hierarchically, startingwith general concepts and branching out to more specific concepts. The concepts are connectedwith linking words clarifying the nature of the relationships. Additionally, crosslinks are used tohighlight connections between different branches, emphasizing interrelated ideas. Figure 1 showsthe
QuestionsGiven the success of the WP program in other disciplines, the beneficial aspects of servicelearning that address some of the identified causes of attrition, and the need to providemeaningful STEM education experiences to K-6 students, the WP program was implemented inan engineering course at Sacramento State. Through this service learning experience, collegestudents (1) gain more knowledge about what civil engineers do, (2) engage with the communityand embrace their identity as college students and future civil engineers, and (3) practice theirtechnical communication skills with a non-technical audience. Elementary students (1) areexposed to civil engineering, (2) practice their writing skills, and (3) interact with a diversegroup of college
personal and career successes result primarilyfrom individual talent, training, and hard work (i.e., “merit”), is a prominent ideology withinengineering culture [1]–[3]. This ideology relies on two key assumptions: 1) that individualshave equitable and fair access to opportunities and rewards (i.e., equality of opportunity), and 2)that opportunities and rewards are distributed across individuals through fair competition [2]–[6].Neither assumption is realistic due to the impacts of systemic racism, sexism, ableism, and otherinequities, in the world and in engineering [1]–[3], [7], [8]. However, beliefs in meritocracypersist in engineering and continue to influence how engineers conceptualize societal inequalitiesand social justice [2], [9]–[12
variation with blade azimuth that occurs at allconditions, operation at high tip speed ratio implies further complexity. The same fluid packetcan encounter more than one blade. Streamtube curvature through the machine must beconsidered, as well as energy extraction from the streamtube by preceding blades. The net resultis that it is a challenging undertaking to develop a cost-effective micro wind turbine, andespecially so in the case of the VAWT.Conventional turbines alleviate such issues using complex means such as pitch control usingcam/linkage arrangements or using servo motors. These drive costs far beyond what can be madeviable in the mass marketplace, and impose maintenance and repair/replacement costs that arebeyond the reach of many
Educational Robotics and Exploring Changes in Views of Preservice Elementary Teachers. Journal of College Science Teaching, 47(2).Lampley, S. A., Dyess, S. R., Benfield, M. P., Davis, A. M., Gholston, S. E., Dillihunt, M. L., & Turner, M. W. (2022). Understanding the conceptions of engineering in early elementary students. Education Sciences, 12(1), 43.Li, K., & Keller, J. M. (2018). Use of the ARCS model in education: A literature review. Computers & Education, 122, 54-62.Luce, M. R., & Hsi, S. (2015). Science‐relevant curiosity expression and interest in science: an exploratory study. Science Education, 99(1), 70-97.Orcutt, J.M. & Dringus, L.P. (2017). Beyond being there: Practices that
Pennsylvania.While the benefits to the students are vital, the impact of a co-op program goes beyond thestudents. Industry can gain benefit by obtaining staffing for projects at a substantially reducedrate (and typically without the benefits overhead). Moreover, by hiring interns and co-opstudents, industry can develop a recruiting system that allows them to make better hiringdecisions than can be done via a resume and interview alone.The benefit also extends to the higher education institutions. An organized co-op program canhelp the institution develop relationships with regional and national industry. Thoserelationships can be valuable in many ways. For example, at the authors’ institution, the industryrelations developed through the co-op program have
of innovative projects:A theoretical concept and empirical evidence." Organization science, vol.12, no.4, pp. 435-449,2001.[10] S. W. J. Kozlowski, and K. J. Klein, "A multilevel approach to theory and research inorganizations: Contextual, temporal, and emergent processes.", 2000.[11] G. A. Neuman, and J. Wright, “Team effectiveness: Beyond skills and cognitive ability.”Journal of Applied Psychology, vol. 84, no. 3, pp. 376-389, Jun 1999, doi: 10.1037/0021-9010.84.3.376.[12] J. R. Mesmer-Magnus, and L.A. DeChurch, “Information sharing and team performance: Ameta-analysis.” Journal of Applied Psychology, vol. 94, no. 2, pp. 535 -546, 2009, doi:10.1037/a0013773.[13] J. Bradley, B. J. White, and B. E. Mennecke, "Teams and tasks: A temporal
the project’s curricular innovations in a different Americaninstitutional setting. The Delft collaboration is organized to facilitate the development of aninternational learning forum. The Delft collaboration also brings philosophical expertise to ourproject through scholars who work at the intersection of the philosophy of emotion and thephilosophy of technology.Despite the abundance of literature that emphasizes the centrality of emotion to moral reasoning,there is a dearth of scholarship on how to integrate emotion into ethics curricula.7 A fewpedagogical approaches that target emotions have been suggested, such as reading stories, role-playing, and listening to music.8 These approaches, however, have not been rigorouslyimplemented or
preparation, with emphasis on examining the types ofinvolvement and specific aspects of involvement that lead to these outcomes. The study will beconducted longitudinally over three years with undergraduate engineering students at a singleinstitution to examine the influence of extracurricular involvement over time and the pathwaysstudents pursue through undergraduate engineering in relation to their career goals. Researchfindings extend the literature by providing a longitudinal examination of how students’involvement and career aspirations evolve over their undergraduate years, providing opportunitiesto identify mechanisms of influence and potential causal effects. This research extends theliterature by connecting student organization involvement
change that was made.The last portion of section 3 is the listing of materials available for review beyond thoseprovided in the Self Study itself. This is the program’s opportunity to list referencedocuments such as the web based Student Assessments, Visiting Committee reports,Senior Exit Survey or Alumni survey data, etc.ConclusionIn summary, the Engineering Management Program Outcomes provide appropriatecoverage of the EM program’s Objectives. In addition, Engineering ManagementProgram Outcomes also provide adequate coverage of the ABET Criterion outcomes athrough k. (See Table 2)To ensure that graduates achieve the Engineering Management program’s outcomes, welink courses to program outcomes. A review of Table 3 shows that each outcome is
ID #17793 Michael N. Geselowitz is the senior director of the IEEE History Center, a joint program of IEEE Inc. and Stevens Institute of Technology. Through this arrangement, he is also industry associate professor of the history of technology at Stevens Geselowitz holds B.S. degrees in electrical engineering and in anthropology from the Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology, and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in anthropology from Harvard University. His focus has been on the role of history and social relations of engineering and technology at all levels. He has worked as an electronics engineer for the Department of Defense and held teaching and research posi- tions relating to the social study of technology at