from Kent State University. Contact: sstefl@g.clemson.eduProf. Amy Slaton, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.) Amy E. Slaton is a Professor of History at Drexel University. She writes on issues of identity in STEM education and labor, and is the author of Race, Rigor and Selectivity in U.S. Engineering: The History of an Occupational Color Line . c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Developing a National Research Agenda: A Data Collection and Community Engagement ModelIntroductionThis paper summarizes a recent effort to create a research agenda for an underdeveloped area ofstudy in the scholarship of STEM higher education: The underrepresentation in
experiences. Incorporating HIPs into courses canincrease student engagement and learning. The only way HIPs can significantly impact a courseis if the faculty are equipped with the proper pedagogical tools to adopt them in theirclassrooms. Towards this goal, the New York Institute of Technology Center for Teaching andLearning conducted a 5-day summer Course Design Institute (CDI). During the CDI, facultyparticipants read the book [3], designed or redesigned courses built on learner-centered designprinciples, developed a revised final or near-final syllabus, and learned how to apply research-based teaching and learning principles to course design. Nine faculty members from theDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of
- cluded 3 edited books, 8 chapters in edited books, 1 book review, 55 journal articles, and 126 conference papers. He has mentored 1 B.S., 17 M.S., and 4 Ph.D. thesis students; 31 undergraduate research students and 11 undergraduate senior design project teams; over 300 K-12 teachers and 100 high school student researchers; and 18 undergraduate GK-12 Fellows and 60 graduate GK-12 Fellows. Moreover, he di- rects K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach programs that enrich the STEM education of over 1,500 students annually. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Impact of Engineering Curricula and Student Programming on STEM Attitudes among Middle and High
tolerance of the pandemicand its effect on the students, faculty, and the community [5]. Table 1, Categories and Results for the Academic Senate’s University-Wide Faculty Survey [5] Survey Categories Results Contact In person 8.34% Physical Hybrid 7.76% Physical In person and hybrid 5.75% Physical In person and online 6.76% Either way Online and hybrid 10.93% Either way All 21.29% Either way Online
. Page 26.465.21 IntroductionMany community colleges, including Salt Lake Community College (SLCC), have increasinglycomplex demographics. To name a few, this includes traditional, non-traditional, working full-time, and family committed students. SLCC’s mission is directed toward such a body of studentsbecause it is an ”. . . open-access, comprehensive community college committed to serving thebroader community. . .” [1]. It achieves this mission statement by focusing on 4 core themes. 2 ofthese 4 are most applicable to the topic presented in this paper which are Access and Success andTransfer Education [2] . In addition to obstacles presented college-wide, engineering students face significant intellec-tual challenges. To be successful
consideration of various factors. Authors across differentdisciplines have highlighted the importance of outreach initiatives in engaging diverseaudiences and achieving specific goals. For instance, Kent [18] discussed how outreachactivities can serve to align individual memories with an official version of the past,emphasizing the role of these activities in shaping collective narratives. Laursen, et al.[19] focused on the societal impact of short-duration science outreach interventions,aiming to enhance science literacy and diversify the science workforce. Similarly, Aslam,et al. [20] pointed out that outreach activities offer valuable opportunities for teachers tointeract with leading scientists and stay abreast of cutting-edge research
community engagement committee, and a corresponding fundwas assigned.The main objective of this present work is to propose a structure of professional practice foruniversity students in Geology and Mining Engineering, which may allow them to realize justhow much they can impact society using skills and knowledge acquired at University. TheCEP affects two significant areas, the first mentioned as a study aim. At the same time, thesecond area seeks to influence school students at an early age so that they may become awareand be more familiar in general to Geology and Mining disciplines, seeking to peak theircuriosity in studying these disciplines. Although this article does not report findings onperceptions held by school students, it does report on
platforms), emerging economies development and the role of IT/communications technology, and methodologies for measurement and assessment frameworks c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Making the Case for Technical Communication Training in Ph.D. Engineering Curricula:focus on international studentsElizabeth Fife, University of Southern CaliforniaA substantial and identifiable need exists for Ph.D. engineering students to receive instruction inacademic communication genres. The importance of effective communication for individualresearchers, for the field, and for promoting the broader impact to society are all recognizedbenefits, yet opportunities for engineering students, particularly at the
University Makerspaces: Characteristics and Impact on Student Success in Engineering and Engineering Technology EducationAbstractWith the growth and increased visibility of the Maker Movement, a large number ofmakerspaces have been established in different venues, including community spaces, museums,and libraries. In the world of academia, makerspaces have multiplied on university and collegecampuses over the past decade, as spaces for students to enhance their education with creativeand experiential learning. Makerspaces, as a supplement to traditional classroom learning, havethe capacity to offer educational value to both engineering and engineering technology students.This paper explores how a respondent group of engineering deans and
conceptual understanding to real-world problems or situations where the instructor directs and facilitates learning3. According to Wurdinger and Carlson, 20103, the classroom, laboratory, or studio can serve as a setting for experiential learning through embedded activities such as case and problem-based studies, guided inquiry, simulations, experiments, or art projects. According to University of Texas at Huston, Learning Sciences4 when students are given opportunities to learn in authentic situations on campus or in the community like those provided in internships, field placements, clinical experiences, research and service-learning projects, the learning becomes significantly more powerful. By engaging in formal, guided, authentic, real- world
AC 2007-804: A PEER-LED TEAM LEARNING PROGRAM FOR FRESHMENENGINEERING STUDENTS: IMPACT ON RETENTIONPilar Pazos, Northwestern University PILAR PAZOS is Research Associate at the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence at Northwestern University. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Texas Tech University. She is involved in evaluation of undergraduate programs, specifically the GSW Program.Denise Drane, Northwestern University DENISE DRANE is Assistant director at the Searle Center for Teaching Excellence at Northwestern University. She holds a Ph.D. in Speech and Language Pathology from Northwestern University. In addition to overseeing various research projects at the
without Borders, Scope Global, World Vision, and the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. He also has a regular radio segment as ”Dr Scott”, answering listeners’ questions about science.Dr. Nick John Brown, Engineers Without Borders Australia Nick Brown leads the research interests and activities of Engineers Without Borders Australia. Nick is re- sponsible for the development and delivery of an innovative education and research program that creates, builds and disseminates new knowledge in Humanitarian Engineering. This program engages academics and students from Australia’s leading universities to develop innovative solutions to humanitarian prob- lems faced by communities both within Australia and overseas
Paper ID #41094Understanding Students in Times of Transition: The Impact of the COVID-19Pandemic on Engineering Students’ Math Readiness and Transition into EngineeringOlivia Ryan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Olivia Ryan is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She holds a B.S. in engineering with a specialization in electrical engineering from Roger Williams University. Her research interests include developing professional skills for engineering students and understanding mathematics barriers that exist within engineering.Susan Sajadi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
that our current degree programs are no longer current with these advancements. To solve this we need to examine our graduates job roles and begin tailoring our programs to match theirs.Probably less the way we've traditionally taught. More interactive learning and more problem-based learning that requires student learners to be more engaged in their learning. Less cramming for the next test. More demonstra- tion of concept mastery by the learner. More facilitation of the learning pro- cess by the faculty. Probably more applied problem-solving and research on open-ended problems.The current technology or manufacturing degree programs are stuck with forty year or more education topics with many faculty teaching from
Engineering Education, 2021 Minority Student Experiences in Engineering Graduate Programs: Socialization and Impact on Career TrajectoriesAbstractThis paper examines the academic and social interactions during graduate engineering programenrollment among racially underrepresented doctoral and master’s students and how thoseinteractions shape their career goals. Using socialization theory, this study explored dailyinteractions of students with faculty and peers, overall perceptions of fit, knowledge about thegraduate school process, and opportunities for mentoring provided in the institution as well asthrough outside engagement during industry internships. The findings presented in this paperbuild upon an earlier study conducted
comics addressed.25-26 Theimpact of understanding was less clear, depending on how the comics were implemented. Smallimprovement was observed in student performance on exams and lab reports for some courses, while otherresults were mixed if the instructor was not directly supportive of the comics being introduced. In somecases when comics developed by students were incorporated into the supplied reading, such as for a heatand mass transfer course, exam averages increased by nearly 20 points.31 From these initial studies, thepotential for positive impact on student engagement and comprehension from the integration of the comicsinto their educational experience was clearly demonstrated.From these previously developed comics, the comic that became
interpret student body language will help future generations of educators moreeffectively assess their classroom environment and engage students.This paper focuses on the nonverbal communication occurring within classrooms; specificallythe nonverbal messages sent by students and received by the instructor. It also describes thecompleted performance of a pilot study conducted to answer the research question of whetherpedagogical experience influences an instructor’s ability to assess student comprehension basedstrictly on nonverbal communication. The literature review for this paper highlights nonverbalcommunication research methods across a wide variety of disciplines.The primary instrument utilized in the pilot study experiment is a series of 20
should not be examined in isolation). Apart of this small sample size is also likely due to COVID-19. At the time that data was collected,students were still mostly engaging in their classes and schoolwork online and adding on anotheronline task may have seemed unappealing at the time. It is likely that collecting more data in thefuture using a similar survey would alleviate many of the concerns that arose due to COVID-19.Lastly, our study focus was investigating students who participated in extra-/co-curricularactivities. Therefore, we did not explore other students' activities that could be sources of self-efficacy and impact students' performance. Not choosing a specific extra/-co-curricular activityand exploring that in depth enabled us to
area of hospital patient health monitoring and K-12 education. He is actively engaged in K-12 outreach and interested in collaborative research across colleges. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Getting Engineering Majors to Work with Students in Other Disciplines on Issues Impacting SocietyAbstractDespite all of the physics problems engineering majors learn to solve assuming ideal conditions,engineering problems rarely exist in a vacuum. Engineers are impacted in their work by laws,regulations, and policy, standards, business practices, and communication. This paper showcasesa research-based course for
to serve as undergraduateteaching assistants for the capstone course. We refer to them as “post-capstone” peer mentorsand encourage them to engage with capstone students at all stages of their projects. In addition,the mentors are involved in the development of new instructional materials. We have found theirpost-capstone insight to provide a unique lens through which to understand the studentexperience. Recently, a peer mentor suggested that we develop tools to help teams to processintra-team criticism, such as critique of a team member’s proposed approach by fellow teammembers. The mentor had experienced this form of team dynamics in his own capstone projectand was impactful in developing a set of communication techniques that can be
: Teacher Impact on Student Learning Using LC-DLM Implementations in the ClassroomOur team has developed Low-Cost Desktop Learning Modules (LCDLMS) as tools to studytransport phenomena aimed at providing hands-on learning experiences. With an implementationdesign embedded in the community of inquiry framework, we disseminate units to professorsacross the country and train them on how to facilitate teacher presence in the classroom with theLC-DLMs. Professors are briefed on how create a homogenous learning environment forstudents based on best-practices using the LC-DLMs. By collecting student cognitive gain datausing pre/posttests before and after students encounter the LC-DLMs, we aim to isolate thevariable of the professor
collaborative learning throughidentifying their roles, allotting team resources, maintaining effective communication, andevaluating project progress. Li et al. had implemented the cyber-enabled collaborative learningfor computer science students 10. Their efforts mainly focus on students’ perception andsatisfaction on participating in such learning. They did not mention any support for collaborativelearning.In general, the authors of aforementioned and other similar implementations of collaborativelearning in engineering courses mostly focused on providing course requirements andassignments as means to engage students in collaborative learning. Even though some of themrealized the importance of providing the support for students’ collaborative learning
, buildings, and water systems. Our connection to theseartifacts of civil engineering are thus reflected in cultural products such as popular music, film,and other media which hold cultural currency with students. This paper explores strategies forcreating engagement for civil engineering students in lecture settings that take advantage of thisstrong connection between civil engineering and culture. Specifically, we examine three fieldsof cultural discourse - music, arts, and politics - then explain how these connections can be usedin pre-lecture activities, and discuss the results of these strategies, as developed and trialledduring a single semester sophomore course on Engineering Communication in civil engineering.Context:In fact, two problems are
manufacturing needs within the supply chains and remove barriers between academia and industry.Camryn E Reitz (Undergraduate Student Researcher)Winifred Opoku Engineering Education PhD Student | The Ohio State University Research Assistant | Ohio Manufacturing Institute © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com The Impact of the Industrial Advisory Board on the Governance of Engineering Technology ProgramsAbstractAn assessment of engineering technology bachelor’s degree program governance models hasbeen initiated to determine rules of operation and engagement in the development and operationof these degreed programs. The
]. Furthermore, scaffolding students’ participationin these four processes impacted their engagement with the task at the cognitive level, whichhelped us to understand why our task design was effective [20]. In our scaffolding study, wehypothesized that each of the four problem-solving processes can be considered individualrealms that require specific cognitive engagement for effective participation. Thus, students’engagement with the task and with one another would be motivated according to the realm inwhich they were collaborating.Implementing human-centered design in a collaborative engineering design challengeHuman-centered design (HCD) is a problem-solving approach that uses design thinkingprocesses and tools to identify the unmet needs of a
graduate frominstitutions of post secondary education.The summer component is a comprehensive program that takes place in July and August fromMonday through Friday. During the five-week period, students are provided with intensiveacademics, taking courses in English, math, chemistry, physics, computer science, architecture,space science, French, Spanish, psychology, statistics, and counseling. Classes are taught byNJIT Faculty and local teachers. Students are also given the opportunity to participate inseminars on specific topics offered by community leaders and role models.The Upward Bound Mathematics and Regional Science Center provides academic enrichment tolow income and prospective first generation college bound students to increase the pool
Paper ID #39336Work in Progress: Impact on Students Dropout rates of Introducing aFirst-Year Hands-on Civil Engineering CourseALEJANDRA ESTEFANIA CERVANTESDr. Miguel Andres Andres Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ MiguelAndr´es is an Assistant Professor in the Polytechnic College of Science and Engineering at Uni- versidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ. He holds a BS in Civil Engineering from USFQ, an M.Sc. in Construction Engineering and Project Management from Iowa State University as a Fulbright Scholar, a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech, and two Graduate Certificates from Virginia Tech in Engi
communicating effectively through their teamwork interactions and potentiallydevelop an interpersonal relationship with their team members [2]. One crucial point here is tonote that students were inclined more towards the benefits of team communication; the possibilityfor that could be the pedagogical framework of the course.6.0 Conclusion, Limitations, and Future WorkThe study revealed that most students believe that communication plays a crucial role inteamwork. This awareness can significantly impact team projects and establish collaborationswithin teams. Some students had problems with social sensitivity and individual contribution tothe team and demonstrated a positive attitude to improve them in future teamwork sessions. Thestudy has limitations
’ understandings about researchdesign and practice. In this study, the program’s influence on these types of understandings andits potential impact on their career choices was explored. Pre- and post-Likert and open-endedsurvey items were coupled with a content test and semi-structured interviews to examine theextent to which the program goals were met. Data analysis of the pre- and post-survey items thatfocused on career and research topics related to the program goals were on average above 4 on a5-point Likert scale suggesting that the students had high expectations of the program initiallyand that these expectations were met upon program completion. Additional findings related tohow the program influenced the participants fell into three main
opportunities for discussion andpresentations related to student success (e.g., time management, effective communication),research topics, and more from various campus student support centers, engineering research anddesign team projects (students and faculty), and industry. Students participate in a wide range ofactivities, including seminars designed to build their portfolio, review students’ resume, andenhance required skills such as research, presentation, and interview skills.3. Program Impact on Scholars and MentorsScholar AccomplishmentsThe program recruited 12 students for Cohort 1 and 17 students for Cohort 2. As of Spring 2022,the program retained 7 out of 12 Cohort 1 scholars and 15 of 17 Cohort 2 scholars. As for Cohort1, the program lost