AC 2011-2068: GLOBAL INITIATIVES: SHAPING THE CURRICULARAND CO-CURRICULAR LANDSCAPE AND ITS IMPACT ON STUDENTDEVELOPMENTBarbara A Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Barbara A. Masi Ph.D. is the Director of Education Innovation and Assessment in the MIT School of Engineering. Page 22.750.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Global Initiatives: Shaping the curricular and co-curricular landscape and its impact on student developmentAbstract This study examined the impact of global initiative campus programs as an integrative learningexperience and its impact
AC 2011-2460: STUDYING THE IMPACT ON MECHANICAL ENGINEER-ING STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN DISTINCTIVE PROJECTS INTHERMODYNAMICSMargaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Margaret Bailey is Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Kate Gleason College of Engineer- ing at RIT and is the Founding Executive Director for the nationally recognized women in engineering program called WE@RIT. She recently accepted the role as Faculty Associate to the Provost for Female Faculty and serves as the co-chair on the President’s Commission on Women. She began her academic career as an Assistant Professor at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, being the first woman civil- ian faculty member in her
Glass Science in the Materials Engineering Curriculum. National Science Foundation.https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2120156&HistoricalAwards=false[2] Donovan, Katrina J., et al. "Investigating Creativity, Confidence, and an Entrepreneurial Mindset through CurricularModification and Community Engagement." 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. 2023.[3] Donovan, K., & Kellar, J., & West, M., & Birrenkott, C., & Kellogg, S., & Mitchell, D., & Whitehead, M. (2022,August), Investigating the Impact of Arts on Student Learning by Introducing Glass Science in the Materials EngineeringCurriculum Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. https://peer.asee.org/42059
president, engage to excel: producing one million additional college graduates with degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Washington, D.C.: Executive Office of the President, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.12. Bahr, P. R., Toth, C., Thirolf, K., & Massé, J. C. (2013). A review and critique of the literature on community college students’ transition processes and outcomes in four-year institutions. In M. B. Paulsen & SpringerLink (Eds.), Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research: Volume 28 (Vol. 28). Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands.13. National Research Council. (2005). Enhancing the community college pathway to engineering careers. Washington
servicelearning pedagogy has significant positive effects on students’ academic performance (GPA,writing skills, critical thinking skills), leadership skills, and increased commitment to continuedcivic participation7. 68% of students engaged in the Engineering Projects in Community Service(EPICS) projects from Purdue University reported that participation in service learningpositively impacted their determination to continue in engineering8.The premise is that engineering design can function as a motivator for learning foundationalskills that are necessary precursors to higher level engineering skills9. Therefore, the use ofdevelopmentally-appropriate engineering curricula that builds on current cognitive researchbecomes an attractive instructional
presence of a prototype exemplar in an introductorydesign experience is described. The design experience occurred early in an Introduction toEngineering course following a single lecture on the engineering design process. The designactivity, necessarily simple at this stage, consisted of designing, building, and testing a dragracer, constructed from LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT parts and powered by a single rubberband. Students participating in the design experience were divided into two functional groups:laboratory sections where a prototype exemplar was present and laboratory sections were noexample was provided. Assessment of the prototype exemplar impact was accomplished througha two-pronged approach. First, photographs of each racer were taken at
plan for the future. Based upon a review ofcurrent information (along the lines of trend analysis or environmental scanning typically doneby businesses as part of strategic planning), some trends affecting graduate education will beidentified. Trends reviewed include: some long-term enrollment predictions, economic factorsfor institutions and students (accountability and affordability), the goals of higher education andgraduate education, and demographic characteristics and their impact. Some recent research inundergraduate education will be touched upon, particularly Arum and Roksa’s AcademicallyAdrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses1, ( referred to as Academically Adrift) andexamined for its potential impact on graduate education. The
potential impact of this study in light of existing ethics education research within STEM.Keywords: Philosophical Ethics; Community-Engaged Learning; Faculty Development1. Introduction To support the development of an exemplary generation of STEM professionals, currentundergraduate STEM instruction must draw on students’ dispositions towards ethical thoughtand action. Yet, there is currently no consensus on the most appropriate or effective model forSTEM ethics instruction [1, 2]. This project seeks to increase the role that community-basedlearning, faculty engagement, and institutional intentionality play in the formation of ethicalSTEM undergraduates. The primary goal of this project is to develop interdisciplinarypartnerships to build and
Cudney state that “Increasing community collegeretention rates could have a drastic impact on the average STEM graduation rates while alsopotentially diversifying the workforce. Ultimately, there cannot be substantial changes toretention rates without working with community colleges, yet little academic research is focusedon this sector of higher education.” [17]Given the unique challenges and experiences of community college students, it is likely thatcommunity college women would benefit from different or expanded interventions as comparedto traditional students. This is consistent with the experiences, observations, and intuition of thePVWIS founders, who base their efforts on tangibles: what is known through personalexperience and what is
outreach activities that engaged the local and state-widecommunities at many different ages and levels. One very notable activity that engaged an oldergeneration (post college) of students was an A+E community mixer at the local economicdevelopment incubator. The mixer included a keynote speaker, Professor Quintin Owens, thatdiscussed his artwork that merges traditional art and engineering boundaries. The audienceincluded community members from engineers to artists to college students, see Figure 5a.Another impactful community outreach activity was the delivery of a kinesthetic metal claymodule to the high school teachers at a state-wide STEM Educator Conference (Huron, SD), seeFigure 5b. The module was delivered through multiple session of K-12
a project with students. At the community college level there is not muchopportunity to perform research, and through the undergraduate research program faculty have achance to engage in such activities.Students are encouraged to participate in the undergraduate research program from their peers.Usually, former research participants are called on to give presentations on their individualexperience to students who have expressed an interest in research. Often, students opt to getengaged because it is a chance for them go get hands-on experience, expand their knowledge,contribute to a project and build their resume. Some former students truly use the experience tocatapult themselves and other students see the impact research can have on their
Paper ID #19473Influencing Student Motivation Through Scaffolded Assignments in a Qual-ity Analysis Course and Its Impact on LearningDr. Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven Nadiye O. Erdil, an assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering and engineering and oper- ations management at the University of New Haven. She has over eleven years of experience in higher education and has held several academic positions including administrative appointments. She has ex- perience in teaching at the undergraduate and the graduate level. In addition to her academic work, Dr. Erdil worked as an engineer in sheet metal
educational grants including as PI on 7 grants from NSF. He has been in the classroom, teaching more than 20 credits per year to engineering students for more than 25 years. His specific areas of expertise are in active learning, faculty development, and learning community development. He has been awarded the 2012 Progress Minnesota award, 2012 Labovitz Entrepreneurialism award, and 2012 Innovator of the Year award from the Rural Community College Alliance all for his work in developing the Iron Range Engineering program. His degrees are in civil engineering (B.S., University of North Dakota), and mechanical engineering (M.S., University of Central Florida). He is licensed as a professional engineer in the state of
Engineering and a Masters of Science in Technical Communication, both from the University of Michigan. Her Doctorate in Education was earned from Southern New Hampshire University.Dr. Elizabeth J Bailey, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching in Engineering, University of Michigan Dr. Elizabeth Bailey is an Instructional Consultant at the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching in Engineering at the University of Michigan. She leads programs to prepare graduate students for success in faculty roles and to support new faculty at the College of Engineering. Dr. Bailey earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry at Columbia University. Her work on preparing future faculty and supporting teaching faculty has been published in To
proven to have positive impacts on STEMstudents—particularly for racially or ethnically minoritized and low-income students (Ackerman,1991). Ideally, this would help students form meaningful connections to college, as well as providecritical math remediation for those students who are not prepared mathematically to pursue STEMcareers. Math readiness is an increasingly important issue, as many states discontinued the offeringof non-college credit math courses, yet 70% of community college students currently entercommunity college at low math levels (Rutschow, 2019). During summer 2022, Growth Sectorworked with 12 partner educational institutions in four states to deliver bridge programs (seeFigure 1).SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM – OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM
children’scareer choices, and especially their daughter’s choices, a number of recruiting programsdo invite parents to informational sessions with their daughters, 13 and some programsinvite parents to watch as their daughters demonstrate newly acquired skills. 14 However,programs which include parents as participants in hands-on activities with theirdaughters, such as this diode-making activity, are either very rare or not well publicized.Lincoln Junior High SchoolThe school selected for this project, Lincoln Junior High School in LaSalle, Ill., is amiddle school for sixth through eighth grade students. Located in north central Illinois,in a rural community with a population of just under 10,000 people, the school had anenrollment of 253 students in
revolutionary changes in thinking, products, processesor organizations. While there are many similarities and interesting differences among theapproaches to innovation in various fields, there is always one common element: The strongdrive to make an IMPACT. This course examines innovation from an interdisciplinary andintegrative perspective. We explore both what makes something innovative and how innovationhappens; whether the innovation is a breakthrough product like the iPod; a new water system fordeveloping countries; an engaging piece of music or inspiring work of art; an emotionaltheatrical event; or a revolutionary film. The course is cross-listed in Engineering, Management,and with a UNIV designation to engage students from diverse backgrounds
and programs. I feel honored that my graduate experience provided a very strongsupport network for me to get through my tenure-track experience, and I recognize not everyonehas that same community lifting them up. This paper is an extension of the mentoring I haveoffered as widely as I can to students and early-career faculty.Julie’s positionality: I started my faculty career in a non-tenure track role in 2004 at Universityof Houston. I was hired onto the tenure track at Clemson University in 2008 and earned tenurethere eight years ago (in 2016). One highlight of my career was serving as a program director inNSF’s Engineering Education and Centers Division from 2017-2019. Following my NSFrotation, I moved to OSU, where I worked with Rachel in
students at City College. An Exploratory Study into NYC Motor Vehicle Collisions Exploring Mentorship Programs Across CUNY Developing a model to create online platforms utilizing opensource tools Analyzing the impact of Hurricane Sandy on waste/sanitation in NYC Social Media engagement on Instagram via Hipenetwork I am working on creating a communal space within the City College Campus. The Rooftop of the Marshakbuilding is an abandoned tennis court that has been seeking some sort of renovation for years. The rooftopreceives sunlight and lacks green spaces. CCNY in general lacks green spaces other than the few months of summer or spring in the NYC Climate. I set up to challenge myself and create a space that interacts with both humans and nature
also parents‟ influence on students‟decisions in choosing their major and future career.39, 40, 41 Teachers also benefit from parentalinvolvement; parents can help increase school-to-home communications, which ultimately helpteachers gain more insights into their students‟ learning needs.42 Beyond the education, strongparental support helps children self-regulate behavioral and social skills.43 The motivation behindthe parental involvement is derived from parental role construction and parental sense of efficacyfor helping their children.1, 44, 45 Extensive studies have shown, however, that the impact ofparental influence varies according to other factors, such as demographic characteristics andtypes of involvement.46, 47, 48 In the
-world reinforcementof sustainable engineering practices and promotes the education of ethically responsible andinternationally aware students. We postulate that this move away from competition-basedmotivations and towards community service will be particularly appealing to non-traditionalengineering students such as minorities and women.This paper will examine the case study of EWB-Westlake High School, the first ever high schoolEWB chapter, which was chartered in the Fall of 2006, and conducted a work trip to Tanzania inJuly, 2007. The program assessment surveys address which specific activities were effective andwhich need future refinement, and explore the impact that an engineering service learningprogram can have on the future goals of the
Paper ID #38247Virtual Communities of Practice: Social Capital’s Influenceon Faculty DevelopmentChiebuka EgwuonwuIsabel MillerKarin Jensen Karin Jensen, Ph.D. is a Teaching Associate Professor in bioengineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include student mental health and wellness, engineering student career pathways, and engagement of engineering faculty in engineering education research. She was awarded a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation for her research on undergraduate mental health in engineering programs. Before joining UIUC she completed a post
for these courses consisted of two gaming elements; challenges(optional tasks) to complete as a player, and rewards to purchase providing a performanceadvantage to the student. Both courses presented the majority of the “game challenges” designedspecifically knowing the positive reception of immediate feedback through online assessments[9]. “Game challenges” were designed with a variety of goals in mind to enhance the studentexperience and narrow in on most impactful game features. These goals included designing fortechnical content practice, peer-to-peer collaboration, virtual setting engagement, alternativelearning methods, and discovery of new material.While the goal of the gamified features is to allow students more practice and entice
educational efforts in pedagogical content knowledge are guided by a research theme centered in student learning of engineer- ing design thinking on the secondary level. Nathan was a former middle and high school technology educator in Montana prior to pursuing a doctoral degree. He was a National Center for Engineering and Technology Education (NCETE) Fellow at Utah State University while pursuing a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction. After graduation he completed a one year appointment with the Center as a postdoctoral researcher. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Factors Impacting Engagement and Achievement in a First-Year Design Thinking
” required in ABET certification standards and increasingly in work thatdemands a “liberal arts” perspective in addition to technical abilities.“High-impact educational practices” are well served by this syllabus.8 George D. Kuh’s“overview” includes the following examples of effective student engagement and contributionsto cumulative learning. Kuh includes first-year seminars and experiences, common intellectualexperiences, learning communities, writing-intensive courses, collaborative assignments,research, and global learning. Kuh notes that these and other practices may be carried out indifferent ways depending on the academic opportunities and environment. A detailed analysis isnot possible here, but the context of the UW-Madison FIGs program
research at all levels in this medical issue – fromthe cellular level to the patient level. The “mentoring incubator” concept uses as a framework the Principal Investigator’s(PI’s) own mentoring network which includes members of the National Academies, departmentheads, leading researchers, career development coaches and former students. Through a series ofexperiential dialogues, one-on-one mentoring and engagement with Grant, her mentors andaccomplished mentees, students will develop specific skills for successful biomedical careers. Asfounder and director of the PURPOSE Institute for Minority Faculty Development, the PI alsohas a strong network of active underrepresented minority STEM faculty. This established peermentoring network was
-centered teaching practices are known to have a positive impact on student success. There isincreasing evidence that using techniques such as active learning in the classroom and working toincrease student motivation can improve student learning, knowledge retention, and persistence (9, 10).Despite the large body of research supporting these effective teaching practices, there are several barriersto faculty’s adoption of them. Such barriers include, but are not limited to, lack of familiarity with thepractices, inadequate time to apply new teaching practices to their courses, and the possibility of studentresistance (1, 4, 7).In order to support engineering faculty in adopting effective teaching practices, we designed andimplemented the “Teaching
Research Ethics Training Institute (RETI), Associate Editor, Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, Board Member for Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R), and Board Member and Secretary, Open Door Free Clinic, a community resource Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Prior to joining Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, she was Endowed Chair in Ethics at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work-in-Progress: Studying the Impact of Humanitarian Engineering Projects on Student Professional Formation and Views of Diversity, Equity, and
communications, power systems, propeller/motor design and system integration. Theresearch was presented by the students during a poster session held on the last day of the course.Participants spent ten days on campus as a part of the summer experience in year 2. Studentsexplored drone technology research and continued to engage in extended learning opportunities.The preliminary knowledge of drones gained in the course allowed students to delve deeper intodrone technology research, including exploration of the current state of the technology,applications of the technology and the impact of drones on our society. Student teams examinedthe effect of component mass on the battery life of drones. Each team created a PowerPointpresentation highlighting their
-TX (Average Tilt at Latitude or ATaL) average 5.07 kWh/m2/day, or about 10%greater than the average monthly GHI of 4.61 kWh/m2/day, and approximately 15% greater thanthe average monthly DNI of 4.42 kWh/m2/day” [22].Design Phase of the ProjectDesign and construction of EV charging stations using zero-emission PV solar panels willpositively impact environmentally friendly efforts on reducing carbon footprints specifically inmetropolitan areas. Department of Engineering Technology’s multidisciplinary faculty,technician, and students with the logistics support from academic engagement (ACE) staff atSam Houston State University design, construct and operate a 50kW installed capacity fixed PVarrays supported on concrete balanced ground racks that