professional skills, Shuman et al. 7echo the words of John Prados in advocating for a new engineering education paradigm “builtaround active, project based learning; horizontal and vertical integration of subject matter;introduction of mathematical and scientific concepts in the context of application; closeinteraction with industry; broad use of information technology; and a faculty devoted todeveloping emerging professionals as mentors and coaches rather than all-knowing dispensers ofinformation (p. 1)” 3.Situated LearningConsidering the development of professional skills through the lens of situated learning theory,authentic engineering tasks should serve as the context within which professional skills arelearned. Johri and Olds, referencing Engle
in the School of Engineering, presented all course material, created course assignments,and participated in grading assignments. The lead instructor had previous experience teachingthe design process in advanced undergraduate courses enrolling approximately 20 students. Thesupport instructor, a faculty member in the School of Engineering, attended all course sessionsand participated in grading assignments. The support instructor had no background in teachingthe design process, and in general, limited background using student-centered pedagogicalapproaches. A faculty member from the School of Education, who did not present or evaluateany student-generated material, attended approximately half of the course sessions to learn aboutthe design
Paper ID #12892Do you catch my drift? Identification of misconceptions of emergence for thesemiconductor phenomenon drift.Dr. Katherine G Nelson, Arizona State University Katie just recently finished her PhD at ASU and is currently working as a post doc for Dr. Ann McKenna. Her research interests include complexity learning, cognition, and motivation.Dr. Sarah Brem, Arizona State University Faculty at ASU; Cognitive Scientist, and graduate of Northwestern University, conducts research on the public understanding of science.Dr. Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Ann F. McKenna is a Professor in the
,the fewer interviews are needed in order to reach saturation [13]. For this study, the participantsample is relatively homogenous, for example all ELC participants were college freshmen. Theinterview script and research question are both specific (Appendix A). This leads to theconclusion that three interviews are enough to reach saturation for the purposes of this study.The participants’ identities were kept confidential from all faculty members through a 2-step de-identification schema that is kept on a password-protected server, per IRB approval#1807353208. All interviews were recorded using a personal device and immediately deletedupon transcription. Transcripts have been de-identified as described above and stored on apassword protected
learning environment. Instructor, as the primaryselector of the textbook, has the responsibility in providing students with effective teachingstrategy. Here, we present a new strategy called the ‘workbook strategy,” which integrates thesefour elements: (i) classroom analysis, (ii) use of workbook beside textbook, (iii) group work, and(iv) use of ‘blackboard’ as information technology. The workbook strategy provides verbal andvisual elements of the course material in an organized way, and relates fundamentals toapplications. Such strategy may reduce the mismatches between learning and teaching styles, andhence improves active learning, critical thinking, and problem solving skills. Most of thestudents who are exposed to the workbook strategy have
American Evaluation Association affiliate organization and is a member of the Amer- ican Educational Research Association and American Evaluation Association, in addition to ASEE. Dr. Brawner is also an Extension Services Consultant for the National Center for Women in Information Technology (NCWIT) and, in that role, advises computer science departments on diversifying their under- graduate student population. Dr. Brawner previously served as principal evaluator of the NSF-sponsored SUCCEED Coalition. She remains an active researcher with MIDFIELD, studying gender issues, trans- fers, and matriculation models in engineering.Dr. Marisa Kikendall Orr, Louisiana Tech UniversityDr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and
Paper ID #16805Personal Learning Environments: Analysis of Learning Processes, Reflection,and Identity in an Academic ContextMiss Judith Virginia Gutierrez, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) PhD. Science, Engineering and Technology Education. Postdoctoral Fellow at Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico.Dr. Frida Diaz Barriga, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) The Mexican researcher and teacher Frida D´ıaz Barriga Arceo serves at the Faculty of Psychology of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Her academic career includes a degree in Psychology, Mas- ter’s degree in Educational
STEM education. In her dissertation work, she developed and validated a new interdisci- plinary assessment in the context of carbon cycling for high school and college students using Item Re- sponse Theory. She is also interested in developing robotics-embedded curricula and teaching practices in a reform-oriented approach. Currently, a primary focus of her work at New York University is to guide the development of new lessons and instructional practices for a professional development program under a DR K-12 research project funded by NSF.Sonia Mary Chacko, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Sonia Mary Chacko received her B.Tech. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Mahatma Gandhi University
, it has been increasingly important for engineeringstudents to pursue some type of international experience. There has been a great deal of researchon the benefits of having students participate in a study-abroad program. Much less has beenreported, however, on the benefits of having faculty participate in an international exchange. Wewill discuss a professor exchange, or Professorenaustausch, between two polytechnicuniversities, one in California and one in Karlsruhe, Germany, between two mechanicsprofessors.To understand the challenges of setting up such an exchange, we will first provide someinstitutional and cultural context on the two university settings. Typical teaching philosophiesand overall curricula will be discussed, and then we
country you’re going to and what courses internship. they offer.Table 2: Common feedback comments left on Week 6’s writing assignmentCreating a list of common feedback comments allowed our grading team to address students whohad similar questions or issues more efficiently since their feedback was copied directly from alist of pre-assembled comments. The students who brought up other issues in their assignmentswere given individual feedback that addressed their content of their homework more directly.IV. QualityOne of our concerns was that students would take advantage of the mass-grading and turn in poorquality work weekly. To combat this, the TAs would first hand-grade the assignments, so theycould monitor the quality of student work
approach and howthe approach aligns with each research question is provided in Table 1. The institutionsparticipating in the study were Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech), New JerseyInstitute of Technology (NJIT), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VirginiaTech), and The Ohio State University (OSU). These sites were selected based on theirengineering program ranking and underrepresented minority student population in engineering.Additionally, the authors had working relationships with faculty and staff at each institution.Having had personnel at each site was beneficial because these faculty and staff members hadrelationships with the students, which helped when recruiting participants for the study.Research
embedded within engineeringdepartments [9]. By using the expertise of graduate student and postdoctoral peer coacheswithin a given discipline, the Communication Lab provides a scalable, content-aware solutionwith the benefits of just-in-time, one-on-one [10], and peer [11] training. When we firstintroduced this model, we offered easy-to-record metrics for the Communication Lab’seffectiveness (such as usage statistics and student and faculty opinion surveys), as arecommonly used to assess writing centers [12], [13]. Here we present a formal quantitative study of the effectiveness of Communication Labcoaching. We designed a pre-post test study for two related tasks: personal statements forapplications to graduate school and graduate
in new strategies to problem solution. Inthinking of these two extremes in mindset, it becomes apparent that neither is a “correct” mindset for all engineeringdisciplines or career opportunities. However, making both faculty and students aware of this difference may providesubstantial advantages in both the educational, and future career, environments. The present study is recognized as being very preliminary. For example, the students in this particularuniversity are selected through a relatively rigorous admission process, likely resulting in a number of impacts onthe mindset of the incoming student. Further, the sample size (approximately 250 responses) is relatively limited.Despite the preliminary nature of this research, a
a strong identity as an engineer [24]. Trenor et al found that an increased sense ofbelonging among a diverse group of female engineering students was the largest predictor ofpersistence [25]. This sense of belonging was reinforced most strongly by positive interactionswith faculty, perceived social support and perceptions of the field of engineering [25].First Generation Degree Seeking StudentsCalifornia is projected to have a statewide workforce shortage of 1 million degrees by the year2030 [16]. To keep up with the demand for highly skilled workers the base of degree seekingindividuals must be broadened. First generation degree seeking college students can be definedin two different ways- those who will be the first in their family to
, VA as a result of a winning proposal submitted from theAIAA and a 6-university team in response to a broad agency announcement. Our proposalemphasized these four imperatives to: • Conduct leading edge aerospace & atmospheric science research and develop revolutionary new technologies by creating innovative, collaborative, synergistic partnerships among NASA’s Langley Research Center, academia, and industry, • Provide comprehensive graduate and continuing education in science and engineering by using both a local campus and exploiting innovative distance-learning concepts, • Incubate and stimulate the commercialization of new intellectual property developed through the Institute's activities, including radical ideas and disruptive
engineeringculture.This paper describes a pair of statics courses taught to civil and environmentalengineering students at Syracuse University, both in the fall semester, for the past threeyears. These courses take a variety of approaches to inculcating engineering values andskills in the students. Issues such as the importance of understanding underlyingassumptions, the value of conservative assumptions, the value of sketching and diagramsin engineering communication, the difference between precision and accuracy, and basicknowledge about the products of the profession and its role in society, are all addressed.These courses have been taught for three. An evaluation team from the School Educationhas designed an evaluation plan to identify what if any effect the
other benefits andproblems with using PBL in the classroom.Introduction Problem Based Learning (PBL) is a new but increasingly popular method forenhancing student learning. On an active-passive learning scale, PBL is far to the activeside. The students achieve the course learning goals by working on their own in smallgroups (teams). The instructor takes a secondary role as only one of many sources ofinformation and as a learning mentor, and the students solve the problems presented tothem by learning how to learn – that is by seeking out and using the substantial resourcesavailable to them in textbooks, the open literature, and on the World Wide Web. Incontrast to having the “basics” delivered to them in a well rehearsed lecture
University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Kali’s research interests center on exploring the experiences of marginalized engineering students, with a particular focus on their hidden identity, mental health, and wellbeing. Her work aims to enhance inclusivity and diversity in engineering education, contributing to the larger body of research in the field.Mrs. Tiana Solis, Florida International University Tiana Solis is an instructor and a part-time Ph.D. student at Florida International University. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science from SUNY (State University of New York) Polytechnic Institute in Utica, New York. Her research and instructional interests include student access and
, agricultural productivity,extinction rates, and other impacts”,18and delays in addressing climate change issues may causeirreversible changes to the Earth.AcknowledgementsThe authors sincerely appreciate the generous support of University of Missouri Faculty andStaff who helped fulfill the project goals; namely: Dr. Michael Glascock at MURR, Dr. Michael Proceedings of the 2009 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 16Greenlief, Department of Chemistry, Mr. Louis Ross at the Research Core Facilities, Mr. RussDresbach and Ms. Sara Rosenkoetter of the Soil Characterization Laboratory, Civil
(e.g., New York University Abu Dhabi; Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar;George Mason University, Ras Al Khaimah; Texas A&M University at Qatar; Michigan StateUniversity Dubai; Cornell University – Qatar Campus; Rochester Institute of Technology Dubai;Georgetown University in Qatar; Northwestern University in Qatar; University of Wollongong inDubai; Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar; New York Institute of Technology Bahrain;University of Exeter Dubai; Middlesex University Dubai; etc.).Other of these universities are independent institutions that may be (or have been) affiliated, tovarying degrees, with western universities for purposes of start-up consultation, curriculumadvisory assistance, and accreditation review assistance
in students’ use of sources, and howcourse design can incorporate effective asynchronous online delivery in diverse models.IntroductionAs the COVID-19 pandemic spread globally and governments began instituting large-scalelockdowns, academic institutions were faced with a new challenge: how to continue to providehigh quality educational services when students and faculty were unable to leave their homes.Educators were asked to move their teaching materials online in weeks or even days, oftenlacking prior experience with online learning or the one-on-one support of overburdenedinstructional design experts [1], [2]. Students have been asked to continue their education underthe assumption that these methods are an adequate substitute for
relatively low in undergraduate STEM courses [12], [15], [18], [21]. One of the mostcommonly reported reasons instructors give for their hesitancy to employ the “flipped” model isthe amount of time and planning required to restructure their course [12], [15], [18]–[21]. This isan especially poignant concern at large research universities where this time may take away fromresearch activities critical to promotion and tenure [15]. Reviews of the “flipped” classroommodel have reported the time, effort, and resources required to create effective out-of-classinstructional materials as “intense” [19], “significant” [21], and “considerable” [24]. Another ofthe most commonly reported instructor concerns is that of student resistance. Traditional
they cared. (A2) For the most part, I think the faculty members make me want to stay in the major, because if I ever had, any issues with any of my classes, even though they aren’t teaching my class, they will help me with my work. So that’s important to me though, to be able to go to a teacher, and for them to be able to help me with work that wasn’t even like part of their class, like as long as it was something that they were knowledgeable about, then they were willing to help me. So that’s really helped since I’ve been here. (A1) Not only are they willing to mentor you as far as academia-wise, they’re also willing to help you get the internship, to get that experience, as well as helping you
a recipient of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Early Career Researcher Award as well as several awards at Alfaisal University for distinction in teaching and research.Prof. Kok-Lim Alvin Yau, Sunway University KoK-Lim Alvin Yau received the B.Eng. degree (Hons.) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia, in 2005, the M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Singapore in 2007, and the Ph.D. degree in Network Engineering from the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, in 2010. He is currently a Professor with the Department of Com- puting and Information Systems, Sunway University, Malaysia. He teaches
). 𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏𝑏(𝑘𝑘)/(𝑘𝑘−1) 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶 𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼𝐼 = 𝑤𝑤𝑤𝑤𝑤𝑤(𝑘𝑘)/(𝑛𝑛−1) (1)The CH index normalizes wss and bss relative to the number of clusters (k) and data points (n)such that the CH index is at its maximum for the best solution. Many other selection criteriaexist; however, the CH index was found to be one of the most reliable (Milligan & Cooper,1985). Note that the CH index is not defined at k = 1. As such, we cannot determine if the idealsolution is a single cluster using the CH index. This may be more concerning if the CH indexwas the only aspect of the data we used to determine the ideal
legal concerns regarding disparate impact in education. The U.S. SupremeCourt ruling in Grigg v. Duke Power Company [13] (as modified by [14]) essentially made tests,examinations, fees, or other impediments to hiring, promotion, or advancement illegal for mostprivate companies if those impediments have a disparate impact upon all Title VII protectedclasses (race, color, sex, and national origin) [15]. A similar regime applies to all organizationswhich receive federal funds under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act [16]. The U.S. Departmentof Justice uses the following three-part test to determine if an organization receiving federal fundshas violated Title VI [17]: 1. Disparate impact: Does the adverse effect of the policy or practice
. She has been working on developing and applying mathematical and statistical models in various domains, including educational settings.Dr. Viranga Perera, Purdue University, West Lafayette Viranga Perera is a postdoctoral researcher at Purdue University. He obtained his Ph.D. from Arizona State University in 2017. His research interests are in STEM education and planetary physics.Dr. Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette Alejandra Magana is The W.C. Furnas Professor in Enterprise Excellence in the Department of Computer and Information Technology and an affiliated faculty at the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a B.E. in Information Systems, a M.S. in Technology, both
industry experience as an aircraft engineer. Her research and professional interests include faculty development, innovations in engineering communication education, engineering student learning motivation, and nar- rative structure in technical communication. Page 26.1707.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Visual Communication Learning through Peer Design Critiques: Engineering Communication Across DivisionsEngineering communication by necessity concerns visual communication. As educators, we hopeto instill students with a sense that good visual
Crisel, University of Arkansas I am a 9 year veteran instructor at the University of Arkansas. I have a background in Applied Math and Statistics and came to the Freshmen Engineering Program from the Math Department. I teach courses themed in Electronics, Robotics,and Structures for FEP. 2018 FYEE Conference: Glassboro, New Jersey Jul 25 An Analysis of Freshman Engineering Student Attitudes Aysa L. Galbraith, Brandon Crisel, Heath A. Schluterman, Leslie Bartsch Massey, and Candace A. Rainwater University of Arkansas, agalbrai@uark.edu, hschlut@uark.edu, bcrisel@uark.edu, lbmassey@uark.edu, carain@uark.edu,Abstract - This paper focuses on identifying attitudes of
-directed learner. 120 0.072 0.0568. I feel others are in a better position than I am to evaluate 240 0.118 0.081 my success as a student. 480 0.126 0.1409. I love learning for its own sake.10. I try to relate academic learning to practical issues. 900 0.138 0.15911. I often find it difficult to locate information when I 1800 0.150 0.142 need it. 3600 0.149 0.12512. When I approach new material, I try to