, and veteran undergraduates in engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 The Methodological Promise of ‘Narrative Inquiry’ for Exploring Student Veteran and Service Member Experience as ‘People in Relation’AbstractStudent veterans and service members (SVSM) represent a significant, yet vastly underutilized,human resource for strengthening and diversifying the nation’s science, technology, engineering,and mathematics (STEM) workforce. It is estimated that, by the year 2020, over 5 million post9/11 service members will have transitioned out of the U. S. Armed Forces. Yet, despiteadvanced technical skills and training and access to unprecedented levels of educational benefits,today’s
engineering from the University of Louisville. Dr. Ralston teaches undergraduate engineering mathematics and is currently involved in educational research on the effective use of technology in engineering education, the incorpo- ration of critical thinking in undergraduate engineering education, and retention of engineering students. She leads a research group whose goal is to foster active interdisciplinary research which investigates learning and motivation and whose findings will inform the development of evidence-based interventions to promote retention and student success in engineering. Her fields of technical expertise include process modeling, simulation, and process control.Dr. Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb
development ofgraduate trainees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Thestrategic utilization of such workshops and writing accountability groups has garnered attention asan effective means to bolster the scholarship of emerging researchers [7]. A well-organizedworkshop provides a structured platform for skill enhancement, fostering a conducive environmentfor intellectual growth and research productivity [8].Effective planning, implementation, and assessment strategies are imperative for the success ofprofessional development workshops. As [9] discussed, meticulous planning, including clearobjectives and tailored content, enhances the relevance and impact of such interventions.Furthermore, robust implementation
theimportance of 172 characteristics based on the (then current) ABET 2000 Criterion 3 categories,which were also shown as averages on a 5-point scale. The summary of non-discipline-basedskills ranked as most important included data analysis proficiency, teamwork skills and Page 24.1146.11multidisciplinary communication, ability to identify problems and alternative solutions,professional and ethical issues, interpersonal skills (including written, verbal, presentation skills,and technical report writing) and computer, information, and technology literacy skills 8. Martinet al. (2005) studied recent graduates’ perceptions of how well they felt they
ofinnovation, which drives competitiveness 3, 4.It is well accepted that if developing nations hope to prosper in the global economy and ifgovernment leaders expect globalization to foster sustainable development and sustainablepoverty reduction, strong STI (Science, Technology and Innovation) capacity building is anabsolute necessity. For developing nations, globalization is not a choice, but a reality. Tocompete in world markets in the so-called knowledge age, developing economies cannot dependonly on geography, natural resources or cheap labor. They can only flourish on brainpower,organization, and innovation. Agricultural based economies --as ours-- are severely affected byglobalization, unless innovation is rapidly introduced and adopted. Is in
Leifer, I integrate approaches from engineering, de- sign and psychology to investigate the contemporary team practice of multicultural design innovation and multicultural, interdisciplinary science innovation. Specifically, I investigate a psychological mechanism – perplexity - through which engineers thrive when their habitual mind clashes with the social realities. In addition, I test interventions to nudge engineers to reframe problematic schema-incongruent situations into unique opportunities for cognitive growth, creative performance, and effective teamwork. My work contributes to revealing the science behind multicultural, interdisciplinary technological collaboration and providing actionable guidance for
KentuckyElectronics Education Project (KEEP) has grown from an outreach project into an embeddedresearch initiative. KEEP utilizes a microelectronics theme to connect math and sciencestandards based lessons with hands-on real world applications. Efforts to date include teachertraining, hands-on circuit building activities, construction/validation of training and classroomevaluations and standards-based lessons. This paper demonstrates the alignment of KEEPconcepts with national math, science and technology standards, overviews the circuit projectsteps, reports empirical findings and summarizes current progress toward long term objectives.IntroductionThe concept of Kentucky Electronics Education Project (KEEP) started as the educationalcomponent of a National
, emails, websites, brochure placement in schools and communities • Organize and manage program applications and communication with pre-college participants and parents (health and permission forms). • Purchase general supplies for the program • Arrange food, housing, and local transportation for attendees • Recruit and train counselors for the weekend programs • Design and order t-shirts for attendees and leaders • Design and print booklet of professional leader biographies and activities for attendees • Work with Office of Information Technology to setup computer guest logins and printing capabilities • Train and coordinate volunteers • Program documentation • Organize registration the
Engineering and Management from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), and B.Eng. in Civil Engineering from Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology. His current teaching and research interests include project planning and controls, quantitative methods in construction, and resilient and sustainable built environment.Dr. Zofia Kristina Rybkowski, Texas A&M University Zofia K. Rybkowski, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Construction Science of the School of Architecture at Texas A&M University. She holds degrees from Stanford, Brown, Harvard, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and UC Berkeley, where she earned a PhD. Her interdisciplinary background, which includes biology (MS
, Shanghai Jiaotong University and othertechnical universities began to introduce general education for their engineeringstudents. In 2003, Beijing Institute of Technology promulgated “Regulations on theElective General Education Course for Undergraduate," which required undergraduatestudents majored in information, science and engineering to complete at least sixgeneral education course credits before graduation. In 2007, Shanghai JiaotongUniversity implemented “Administrative Measures of General Education ElectiveCourse (Provisional)”, which required students in each major take one to two coursesin general education. Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics established aGeneral Education Center. Tsinghua University also set up a Cultural
Cooperative Writing and Oral Presentation as Peer Teaching – Evaluating the Effectivenessof Element of Inductive Teaching and Social Constructivism on Student Outcomes”, Proc. ASEE Frontiers inEducation Conference, 2009, Session T4D.4. Kitto, K. L., “Developing and Assessing Conceptual Information in Materials Engineering, Using WrittenResearch Papers and Oral Poster Presentations, “Proc. ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2008, SessionF4A.5. Kitto, K. L., “The Sound of Materials: Creating Excitement for Materials Engineering and Science InEngineering Technology Programs, June 2007, Proc. ASEE Annual Conference, AC 2007-297.6. Kitto, K. L., “Analyzing What Students Write About Materials – Another Strategy for Developing ConceptualLearning in a
’ conceptual understanding, problem-solving ability,and skill development [15, 17, 18, 34, 43]. Freeman et al. found that active learning increasesstudents’ performance on exams across many fields in science, technology, and mathematics[15]. In fact, the meta-analysis by Freeman and others showed that students’ grades increased byhalf a letter grade and failure rates reduced when students were taught using active learningmethods [15]. While there are many strategies to engage students with active participation inclasses, exams are still common for assessment. This paper focuses on adding reflection videosto written exams in computer science courses.Exams have been a common technique for the assessment of student learning and professionalpreparation
Paper ID #36457Changes of Project Based Learning Effectiveness due to theCOVID-19 PandemicAziz Shekh-Abed (Dr.) Dr Aziz Shekh-Abed is a lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Ruppin Academic Center, Israel. He holds a PhD in engineering education from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. His research thesis dealt with systems thinking and abstract thinking of high-school students. Dr Shekh-Abed holds an MA in science education and a BSc in technology education, both from Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.Nael Barakat (Professor and Chair) Dr. Barakat is currently
Tandon School of Engineering. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Philosophy from the Uni- versity of Rochester and her Master of Science in Mathematics from NYU Tandon School of Engineering. She manages the FITL Center, which encourages and promotes innovative teaching strategies and tech- nologies for learning. The Center provides faculty with training on new classroom technologies, access to technologies and resources, opportunities for research and design, and collaboration on educational and technological projects. Ms. Jean-Pierre has taught Mathematics, Problem- Solving and Academic Success Seminars at Polytechnic University and Columbia University. In addition to her experience in academia
technologies and their sharply declining costs has put cyberinfrastructureapplications such as virtual reality-based undergraduate engineering labs within the reach ofmany cash strapped engineering institutions. Although virtual reality labs can potentially be usedin the several educational settings, one application explored in this paper for which VR labs areeminently suited involves using them for supplementation of physical laboratories. Students inthis modality use the VR lab for pre-lab practice sessions prior to conducting a physicalexperiment. This application is expected to enhance students’ knowledge of physical experiment,pertaining to objectives, procedure and data collection. Over the years it has been authors’experience that many students
array of existing campus activities supported the Biomedical EngineeringSpecialization, the prior informal arrangement did not have the unifying organizational structure,nor the dedicated faculty associated with a formal BS degree granting program. The Universityand the College of Engineering Strategic Plans both identified Biomedical Engineering as acritical emerging technology for the coming decades. It is also recognized as a crucial growtharea for the college. The University and the college are prepared to make the changes necessaryto meet the identified and articulated needs of industrial partners and our students. Our vision isto create an internationally-recognized, premier undergraduate Biomedical Engineering degreeprogram. The program
analyses in nuclear power generation plants. She has been designing online courses since 2006. In 2010, with an education grant from Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) she completed the online design of the graduate nu- clear engineering certificate program. In 2011, the new education grant from NRC, allowed initiating the design of two new nuclear graduate courses for the Master program. Her applied research in education is in cognitive functioning using online learning technologies. She has redesigned two undergraduate courses in thermodynamics for online/distance delivery at the ME Department at VT. She is a co-author on a chapter that is published in the book titled ”Cases on building quality distance delivery
. MARRA is an Assistant Professor in the School of information science and Learning Technologies at the Page 10.1475.14University of Missouri. She is PI of the NSF-funded Assessing Women in Engineering Project. Her researchinterests include gender equity issues, the epistemological development of college students, and promotingmeaningful learning in web-based environments.Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright 2005, American Society for Engineering Education.MIEKE SCHUURMAN is a Research Associate at Penn State. She is project
society and the environment during the performance of their professional duties.5.1 Students will be committed and motivated to life-long learning as a necessity for survival in the profession and will be confident in their capabilities to acquire new knowledge independently.5.2 Students will be aware of emerging technologies and of their impact in a local and global context and get involved in analyses and discussions of contemporary issues related to society, environment, safety, and public health.These outcomes are related to the outcome requirements of Criterion 3(a-k), and Criterion8(l-o) as shown in Table 1. As mentioned above these outcomes are directly derived from theprogram educational objectives. The numbering
AC 2011-369: TEACHING SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS IN ELECTRON-ICS LECTURE COURSESDavid Braun, California Polytechnic State University David Braun received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1991. From 1992 to 1996, he worked for Philips Research Laboratories in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, on semiconducting polymers for display applications. He joined California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 1996 and is now a Professor in the Electrical Engineer- ing Department. See www.ee.calpoly.edu/faculty/dbraun/ for more information. He teaches courses in electronics, solid-state electronics, polymer electronics and sustainability. He holds
instructors' professed ideas and practices do not correspond to what they reallydo in the classroom. Authors [22] have found although instructors in higher education havepositive beliefs about collaborative learning, their practices do not align with their beliefs due totheir formal as well as informal educational experiences.There is, however, limited research on how instructors’ pedagogical knowledge influences theirclassroom practices. Hence, it seems opportune and essential to conduct additional research onengineering instructors' classroom practices. The next stage, drawing on this body of literature, isto investigate the influence of pedagogical knowledge on classroom practices by leveraging amodel of teacher professional knowledge and skill
learned about and practice sustainability. Bielefeldt is also a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in en- gineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity.Dr. Greg Rulifson PE, USAID Greg is currently an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow. Greg earned his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice from UC Berkeley where he acquired a passion for using engineering to facilitate developing communities’ capacity for success. He earned his master’s degree in Structural Engineering and Risk Analysis from Stanford University. His PhD work at CU Boulder focused on how student’s connections
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Social Responsibility Related to Global Experiences and Interests of U.S. Engineering StudentsAbstract: This research explored if and how global interests and experiences relate toengineering students’ ideas of professional social responsibility. The mixed-methods studyincluded quantitative information from about 3300 students who completed online surveys andqualitative information from both open-ended questions on the surveys and longitudinalinterviews with a small group of engineering students and alumni. The interviews and surveysrevealed that different types of global issues were impactful in developing social responsibilityideas before college for some
population of engineering educators.At the center of this work are two key themes. The first is the relationship among motivation,engagement, and receptivity to sociotechnical integration. In the goal of sociotechnicalintegration, a main consideration will be the student retention of information and concepts. Bypromoting intrinsic motivation for students, engagement will follow, supporting motivation forprofessors, and finally student receptivity to ideas. Real world, open-ended concepts that allowfor students to engage more deeply with subjects they find interesting can support suchmotivation and engagement.The second theme that emerged from the data asks the question, “what are some effectivetechniques to use to improve sociotechnical integration
interests include student development of identity and motivation in graduate engineering environments and understanding creativity in engineering design processes.Dr. Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno Adam Kirn is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at University of Nevada, Reno. His re- search focuses on the interactions between engineering cultures, student motivation, and their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers, their problem solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing
Wetsuit needed more coaching to get started on this MEA than expected but once they got started, did well. Most groups were motivated by the “non-textbook” nature of the project; several showed unex- pectedly high levels of creativity in their modeling work. Students did not initially under- stand the terms “physical model” and “analytical model” even though the entire CSM course is focused on model development for transport processes (heat transfer, mass transfer, fluid flow).Ethanol “Finding a Home for Pine Wine”: This MEA allows both chemical and industrial en-gineering students to engage in an emerging technology that has the potential to greatly offset theUnited States reliance upon foreign oil. Producing ethanol from cellulose
texts composed of traditionalalphabetic texts primarily, but that also include videos, podcasts, and other more visual mediums.At the end of the 20th century, new “multiliteracies” communication practices emerged inrelationship with new digital technologies, online media and the evolving economic and sociallandscape prompted by these dynamic changes 24. The multiliteracies perspective calledincreasing attention to multiple modes of communication that extend beyond spoken and writtentext, to the way people also communicate through visual, gesture, auditory, and spatial modes 25,26, for example in video games, Youtube videos, and infographics. Multiliteracies also calledattention to how different communities, including scientific communities, use
Paper ID #32667Redesigning Engineering Education for Neurodiversity: New Standards forInclusive CoursesDr. Maria Chrysochoou, University of Connecticut Maria Chrysochoou is a Professor and Head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Connecticut. She obtained her BS in Physics at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, her MS in Environmental Engineering at Technische Universit¨at Dresden in Germany and her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. She was hired as Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut in 2007, promoted to Associate
the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. Susan also has a BS and MS in Biomedical Engineering. Prior to starting her PhD, she worked as an engineer in the medial device industry. She is currently conducting engineering education research as a research assistant under Dr. Nadia Kellam.Jasmine Desiderio, University of New Mexico Jasmine is a Ph.D. student in the Organizational, Information, Learning Sciences (OILS) program at the University of New Mexico. Her research interests focus on applying innovative approaches in learning sciences, eLearning, organizational learning and development, instructional technology, and human per- formance technology to address adversities of marginalized populations
meetings ● Business Source Premier - business research database funded by EBSCO Industries ● Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) - database of education research sponsored by the Institute of Education Services (IES) ● IEEE Explore - database of materials from computer science and engineering fields sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Institute of Engineering and Technology ● PsycInfo - database of peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health produced by the American Psychological Association (APA)Assistance was obtained by an engineering librarian located at one of the author’s institutions.This librarian ran an initial search of the above