-based rather than an asset-based perspective. The second part of thisstudy (this paper) focuses on interviews with engineering students, faculty and professionalsfocused on understanding and defining their imaginaries of “the public.” The third part of thisstudy will focus on interviews with members of “mobilized publics” 11, people who have beeninvolved in social struggles that included engineers as advocates, opposition or both. Communitymembers who were involved in the Flint, Michigan water contamination case, the Washington,DC water contamination case and various environmental contamination cases around Buffalo,New York were interviewed about their views of the relationship between engineers and “thepublic.” The following sections detail
Paper ID #11425The Impact of Faculty Development Workshop on Students’ Understandingof Academic IntegrityMs. Kirsten S Hochstedt, Penn State University Kirsten Hochstedt is a graduate assistant at the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Edu- cation. She received her M.S. in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in educational and psycholog- ical measurement at Penn State University and is currently a doctoral candidate in the same program. The primary focus of her research concerns assessing the response structure of test scores using item response theory methodology.Dr. Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State
creating learning communities of care. Journal of Transformative Education, 5(4), 329– 338. https://doi.org/10.1177/1541344607310576Stelter, R. L., Kupersmidt, J. B., & Stump, K. N. (2021). Establishing effective STEM mentoring relationships through mentor training. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1483(1), 224–243. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.14470Thomas, K. M., Willis, L. A., & Davis, J. (2007). Mentoring minority graduate students: Issues and strategies for institutions, faculty, and students. Equal Opportunities International, 26(3), 178–192. https://doi.org/10.1108/02610150710735471Tran, Y. (2022). Equity into action: Examining the role of a mentorship program for faculty of
inaugural Faculty Associate for Mobile Learning. He has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wyoming (Laramie, Wyoming). He has approximately 25 publications/presentations. He is a member of the American Society for Engineer- ing Education (ASEE). He is the recipient of David S. Taylor Service to Students Award and Golden Apple Award from Boise State University. He is also the recipient of ASEE Pacific Northwest Section (PNW) Outstanding Teaching Award, ASEE Mechanical Engineering division’s Outstanding New Edu- cator Award and several course design awards. He serves as the campus representative (ASEE) for Boise State University and as the Chair-Elect for the ASEE PNW Section. His academic research
Page 24.1022.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Promoting the Adoption of Innovative Teaching Practices by Transportation Engineering Faculty in a WorkshopIntroductionThe National Transportation Curriculum Project (NTCP), a consortium of researchers fromfifteen colleges and universities, is concerned with the development, dissemination, andwidespread adoption of curricular materials and best practices in transportation engineeringeducation [1]. In 2012, the NTCP hosted a two-day Transportation Engineering EducationWorkshop (TEEW) to facilitate the collaborative development and adoption of active learningand conceptual-assessment exercises for the introduction to
residual is handed over to participatingdepartments, from which the department heads determine through individual negotiation howbest to compensate their respective faculty/instructors. This model pushes responsibility back tothe department level where compensation can be considered with other variable incentives on anindividual by individual basis.While this model appears to serve its purpose by removing compensation issues from thecentralized fee-based administering organization, it has caused yet another wrinkle suspected andtherefore not surprisingly attendant to the issue of fairness. Departments use one of four basiccompensation models to incentivize faculty/instructors: No compensation, as the participation in fee-based professional
two membersof our team had approximately 80% overlap in our original inputs to the template, each personhad items with different areas of focus, and due to past experiences, each had unique knowledgeof the proper decision makers for certain issues. For example, while ongoing funding for thecourse was a clear concern for the team, one team member focused on operating expenses forcourse/project materials and supplies, while the other team member focused on expenses foradditional faculty time. Each set of expenses is necessary and each interests differentstakeholders and decision makers on campus.In addition to being conscious about getting multiple inputs when mapping out the key tasks andbarriers for institutionalization, the team found that
at University of Colorado Boulder, where she teaches Senior Design, Mechanical Engineering as a Profession, and thermo-fluids courses. She has also developed new curriculum and programming for student professional development and career exploration which have strengthened connections between students, alumni and industry part- ners. She serves as chair of External Relations for the Department of Mechanical Engineering at CU Boulder. She has been the Wolenski/Roller Faculty Fellow since 2017. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Work in Progress: Increasing communication avenues between Mechanical Engineering doctoral
6 An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions 7 An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategiesDue to the above several requirements among ABET student outcomes, senior engineeringcapstone projects must be carefully selected such that there is an appropriate level ofchallenges that are feasible to complete by a team of undergraduate students within theconstraints of the course and university resources available while promoting studentengagement and motivation 14. This can be challenging, however, as faculty
research interest focuses on engineering education including flipped classroom, gamification, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and the integration of innovation and entrepreneurship into engineering courses.Chad Rohrbacher (Associate Director of CTLE) Chad Rohrbacher is an Associate Director for the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach FL. He is currently embedded in the College of Engineering. His research interest include assessment of student learning and faculty peer observation to improve teaching and learning. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com
scholars. The deliberate placement of more than one scholar in engineeringdepartments also increased the likelihood that scholars would be integrated into the cultures ofthe departments where they will transition to become tenure-track faculty. Finally, with intersectionality as a focus of scholars’ mentorship experiences, they reliedon resources tailored to their personal needs at the institution. Although there are limitednumbers of underrepresented engineering faculty in the organization, many scholars engagedwith them intentionally and formed high-quality relationships that have led to new opportunitiesresulting in their early success as independent researchers.Implications There are five primary implications/recommendations that
methods.This paper is a follow up to a previous one, by the author, on viable strategies to improve theclassroom environment of engineering colleges in general, and those of the Region inparticular.(4) It compliments the previous paper by focusing on common forms of active learningbelieved to be effective and, with proper planning, could be implemented in the Region.Reforming engineering education presents a formidable challenge to the various“stakeholders“(administrators, faculty members, students, graduates, industry, and governmentleaders) in the future of engineering education. Despite conflicting views and interests ofstakeholders, plus academe’s bias toward preservation of the status quo; the author believes thatdebating the issues and allowing
wouldbe bringing to the table.During the pilot year, faculty continued to modify their labs to better meet the goals of beinggender-equitable and curriculum-relevant. Prior to the second year of summer workshopsfaculty participated in additional curriculum coaching by Dr. James Middleton, another facultymember from the science education department of the College of Education. Dr. Middletonespecially focused on how the engineering activities being introduced during the labs shouldmeet new national and state science standards, therefore providing teachers with a means ofmeeting a job requirement instead of adding a new one.Program EvaluationThe WI project collects summative data for numerous outcomes relevant to the project goals(e.g. increase in
Laboratory on a project that aimed at a description of non-adiabatic electron ion dynamics. He received the NSF CAREER award, the ONR YIP award, and the ACS PRF doctoral new investigator award.Prof. Dallas R. Trinkle , University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dallas R. Trinkle is a professor in Materials Science and Engineering at Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Ohio State University in 2003. Following his time as a National Research Council postdoctoral researcher at the Air Force Research Laboratory, he joined the faculty of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2006. He was a TMS Young Leader International Scholar in 2008
new campus.In terms of library services, the Textiles Library, a branch library located in the College ofTextiles, has been the only library service point on Centennial Campus. This library has servedthe faculty and students of the College of Textiles for more than 60 years. In many ways it is atypical branch library, with a small staff and a service model designed for the local community.Over the last decade, as the campus has grown, it has come to serve as the library for all ofCentennial Campus, providing outreach and services to the academic and corporate/governmententities on campus. With each passing year the need for a large, central library with spaces,facilities, and staffing to support thousands of students and faculty has become
Paper ID #27393Need Satisfaction and Need Frustration among Women and Men Faculty inEngineering: A Self-Determination PerspectiveDr. Denise Wilson, University of Washington Denise Wilson is a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her research interests in engineering education focus on the role of self-efficacy, belonging, and other non- cognitive aspects of the student experience on engagement, success, and persistence and on effective methods for teaching global issues such as those pertaining to sustainability.Dr. Jennifer J. VanAntwerp, Calvin College Jennifer J. VanAntwerp is
Undergraduate Engineering Education in First-Year Engineering, Physics, and Mathematics CoursesAbstractExamining the perceptions of first-year undergraduates and their instructors can provide insightinto these students’ experiences and shed light on the emerging issues of student attrition andlack of preparedness for the workforce.1-3 Students’ perceptions about introductory courses havebeen examined in previous work.4 On the other hand, as the high rate of university studentdropouts has frequently been attributed to the poor quality of teaching in first-year undergraduatecourses, this study aims to investigate the perceptions of faculty members instructing first-yearundergraduates.5Our analysis results in several emergent themes, which
teachers were given the opportunity to explain the waysto set up a lesson using the model provided and explain to the professors the way that the lessonwould need to be taught and with what amount of time in each period. Both professionals wereable to brainstorm and offer new ideas and creative concepts to present this material to studentsbased on the particular level and content taught by the teachers in the schools. In order to initially evaluate the effectiveness of the first professional development day,surveys were distributed to teachers and faculty at the opening of the session, to examine theinitial opinion regarding the other’s approach to teaching. At the close of each workshop,teachers were asked to complete an evaluation on the
AC 2009-1477: DEVELOPING AN INTERNATIONAL STUDY ABROADPROGRAM THAT IS SUSTAINABLE FROM BOTH FACULTY AND STUDENTPERSPECTIVESE James Nelson, Brigham Young University Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Brigham Young University. Teaching and research focus in hydrology and hydrologic modelingRollin Hotchkiss, Brigham Young University Rollin Hotchkiss teaches hydraulics and stream restoration courses and has a research focus on sedimentation and ecological connectivity in the design of transportation systemsLourdes Manley, Brigham Young University Graduate Research Assistant Brigham Young UniversityOscar Dzul, Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas Professor of Civil Engineering with a
preparation9.In general, faculty are satisfied with internet-based learning, and students are successfullearning online1. Incidentally, the quality of engineers being produced by way of internet-based learning can be improved through collaboration between institutions and industry1.In terms of students’ expectations of what they should be able to produce on homeworkand exams, if instructors provide clear definitions of course objectives and expectedoutcomes, students should be able to meet those objectives regardless of their learningenvironment3. Page 22.642.3Equally important are the issues of cyber ethics and plagiarism. Plagiarism occurs oftenin the
provides a safeplatform for women faculty to discuss their specific concerns with female colleagues, such as howto maintain balance between family and work responsibilities. Through networking, early careerwomen are empowered to meet senior role models and mentors for successful career development(Barthauer, et al. [11]). As a result of an increased professional networking, women can enhancetheir opportunities in writing stronger grant proposals, possible collaborative publications, andsupport for earning promotion and tenure (Barthauer et al. [11]).In the current study, the participants were asked their opinion on how important it is for them tocollaborate with others, with men or women in particular, and to have professional networks thatare
futurejobs. While such linkages may seem obvious to faculty, verbalizing this more explicitly issomething students may benefit from.The educators also articulated how, in computing, it is important to be self-directed and willing toseek out new solutions, technologies, and programming languages. This aligns with findings frominterviews with computing professionals, who mention that one of the most critical dispositions isa “lifelong learning orientation” [16]. This is considered an ability “to learn new knowledgeand/or skills to further their career in computing or for work needs” [16, p. 278]. Such a curiosityto acquire new knowledge and skills may not be something that is taught in coursework, althoughthe authors have noted it may be possible
interact and participate well participate with guest. Line?) with guest. Test Anxiety (EA – Worked well. Students Wanted to address test talked about exam seemed to like and were more anxiety in freshman anxiety issues) relaxed on exam. courseAlmost all of the faculty (6/7) chose to use hybrid learning / active learning / group work in theircourses. These strategies relate to the social cognitions of vicarious learning and masteryexperiences sources of self-efficacy [11]. The common theme behind the choice was that facultythought it would help
student then works with the faculty mentor and others in the lab to arrange their scheduleand begin participation in the work of the research group. Mentoring faculty often also assign agraduate student to help directly supervise the student mentee. These graduate students aregenerally chosen based on the research they are working on and their willingness to work withthe undergraduate mentee. Mentoring faculty try to find female graduate students to fulfill thisrole, but they are not always available.Progress ReportingThe college office does periodic program evaluations to check on the progress of the studentmentees, help resolve any concerns, and makes sure the program is working for the studentmentees, faculty mentors, their lab groups, and the
States, there is certainly a need to develop human capital in STEM fields. ABureau of Labor Statistics study in 2015 concluded that this market is heterogenous dependingon which industry or market segment is studied [6]; some segments have shortages, and someenjoy surpluses. However, it concludes that the vitality of the workforce is a concern providedthe increasing reliance on technology-based solutions to complex problems [6]. So, while thesupply of the STEM workforces is an issue, that simply magnifies the importance of developingcompetent EM leaders who can work effectively in interdisciplinary teams and acrossinternational borders.Experiential Learning creates conditions which allow for ‘creative synthesis and design’ [7] inengineering
], guidance counselors [8, 9], or (insome cases) current computing majors [10]. Beyond the simple choice of a major, there is alsothe issue of making informed decisions about high school coursework to better position them forearly success within an undergraduate computing major.The SCC introduced interested high school youth to three computing fields (CS, CmpE, IT).Four computing faculty delivered the lectures and facilitated hands-on laboratories, providing theprospective computing majors opportunities for direct interaction. Campers also became familiarwith current Master’s level students throughout the week, specifically during the laboratories. OnDay 1 campers received a general overview of computing and an introduction to programming.Days 2-4
range of challenges in actually adopting a new practice. Thus,professional developers and facilitators need to consider the specific difficulties CS educatorsface when presenting faculty recommendations [1]. Teaching faculty can be at a disadvantage toresearch faculty [3]. “CS education conferences are geographically separate from other topicalCS conferences—effectively siloing education from other CS research” [9, p 230], meaning thatfaculty must choose not only the type of conferences they would like to attend but also where topresent their work, and what type of work they can perform. This means faculty with limitedresources, such as lecturers at smaller schools, may be more likely to skip education-centricconferences to attend research
adequately developing creativity,entrepreneurial mindset, and cultural competency, which leaves them ill-prepared to solve 21st-century problems. Researchers indicate that these professional skills are not specifically includedin the ABET student learning outcomes and are not assessed in engineering curricula. There is anoverarching concern that curricula favor technical skills over professional skills. This qualitativeresearch study explores how engineering faculty currently provide engineering students withopportunities to develop professional skills. Three semi-structured interviews and one focusgroup were conducted to capture the knowledge and perceptions of engineering faculty in amechanical engineering department. Major findings include the
is not valued and face heteronormative actions, as a result of which they employcoping strategies such as not revealing their identity. Likewise, Hughes [4] found thatundergraduate engineering students were concerned about finding a job after graduating due tobeing openly gay and the hegemonic masculinity in engineering programs influenced studentsnegatively. Similar to LGBTQ+ students’ experiences, LGBTQ+ engineering faculty reportdiscomfort in the workplace and overt hostility toward them [5]. Notwithstanding, researchindicates that LGBQ faculty and staff play an important role in the retention of LGBQ and STEMstudents through their support and mentoring [6-7].Given the oppressive climate and discrimination that LGBTQ+ students, faculty
choiceformats. In our high-enrollment engineering program, we have developed, implemented, andevaluated a six-week cross-disciplinary Assessment Digitization Innovation (ADI) Workshop thatsupports engineering faculty interest in developing computer-based examinations that areresponsive to best practices. Authentic assessment formats and topics of focus includeincremental solutions, multiple answers, design-by-selection, declarative statement formats, andquestion cloning practices. Further, the remediation of computer-based exams using digitizedformats also enables new opportunities to enhance learner engagement, metacognition, and softskills, which are highly amenable to faculty edification and are integral faculty developmentcomponents of the ADI