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Technical Session 6 - Paper 4: Retention Strategies for Educators from Women STEM Graduates of the 1970’s & 1980’s

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Kathleen Buse, Advancing Women in the Workforce; Debra Musch, Rising Careers, LLC; Allison Goodman, ArtCenter College of Design

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

, competencies, and knowledge that are associated with retention and advancementin the workplace. Qualitative research aims to address questions concerned with developing anunderstanding of the meaning and experience dimensions of humans’ lives and socialworlds.” [18] Sample • Sorority sisters from Carnegie Mellon University • Attended between 1975 to 1983 • Reconnected during 2020 pandemic • 20 women with STEM degrees • Two others obtained degree in theater design and later worked in Information TechnologySemi-structured interviews with 22 women were conducted with women who had beensorority sisters between 1975 and 1983. The participants were originally fromPennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, New

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Potpurri Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Jensen

development. Second, from a practical Page 9.34.1Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition, Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationstandpoint, many engineers are already familiar with the tools included in the productdesign methodology. This familiarity will flatten the learning curve for our new designmethodology for hands-on activities. A product design methodology (DM) is shown in Figure 1. This DM is explained in detailin [13,15]. As the approach shown in Figure 1 will be the foundation for the developmentof a DM to support hands-on content, each component is briefly

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First-Year Programs Division: Best of FPD

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shabnam Wahed, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

. Instructors' personalviews, their perspective on the societal objectives of education, their role in the classroom, priorknowledge, preference for pedagogical strategies, and the structure of the content in their subjectarea act as amplifiers or filters based on the context and can influence accordingly how theylearn and apply new information in their classroom [11]. Since amplifiers and filters can play acrucial role in transforming TSPK into actual classroom practice, understanding this constructwill be instrumental in addressing the research question.Classroom practiceClassroom practice includes all activities and events that occur within the learning environment.Classroom practice is influenced by the interplay between personal PCK/PCK &

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Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent A Nelson, Northern Arizona University; Constantin Ciocanel, Northern Arizona University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-1128: A FOLLOW UP STUDY ON BUILDING CONNECTIONSBETWEEN EXPERIMENT, THEORY, AND PHYSICAL INTUITION INTHERMAL SYSTEMSBrent A Nelson, Northern Arizona University Brent Nelson joined the faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Northern Arizona Uni- versity as an Assistant Professor in 2008. His research interests are in biomaterials and biomolecular characterization, multidisciplinary collaboration, and design learning.Constantin Ciocanel, Northern Arizona University Dr. Constantin ”Cornel” Ciocanel is Assistant Professor in the Mechanical engineering department at Northern Arizona University. He received a Doctorate from ”Gh. Asachi” Technical University of lasi, Romania and a Ph.D. from the

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Incorporating Technology in the Classroom

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guenter Bischof, Joanneum; Christian Steinmann; Thomas Kainz; Eric Menard; Robert Poetsch; Maximilian Sterkl; Christoph Tröster

, namely that of its impact on the students’ learning successand course outcomes.The Institute’s faculty tries to invent every year new project topics in order to give thestudents the certainty of working on a new problem that has not yet been solved by students inprevious classes. This leads to a wide variety of project topics, which thus has different effectson the lessons learned and experience gained by our students. However, all projects have incommon that the team orientation promotes the development of certain generic skills stronglyrequired by industry, like the ability to work in teams, to keep records and to meet deadlines.An assessment of the learning effect through our project-based teaching method in the contextof a comparative study

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Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anu Osta, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University

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Materials

on an engineering education project and pre- senting that work and student chapter activities at annual conference. As a faculty member, she regularly publishes and presents at the ASEE Annual Conference. Her interests are in design education and assess- ment in mechanical and biomedical engineering. She previously served ASEE in leadership roles in the ERM and Mechanics Divisions and as a PIC-III Chair. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Observations on student performance and learning outcomes in a class project for materials and manufacturing course1. AbstractCourse related projects have long been widely regarded as critical component of

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Space Side of Aerospace

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wiaam Elkhatib, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Steven Anthony Zusack, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Peter J. Schubert, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Brock Schaffer; Emiliya V. Akmayeva, Students for the Development and Exploration of Space; Patrick John Proctor, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Guy Nicholas Wiss, SEDS

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Aerospace

a manned spacecraft.Prof. Peter J. Schubert, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Schubert is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and serves as the Director of the Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy (www.lugarenergycenter.org) and the faculty advisor for Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) at IUPUI. He holds 40 US Patents, a Professional Engineering License (Illinois), and has published over 95 technical papers and book chapters. Schubert has managed research projects from USDA, NASA, DOE, and DoD.Mr. Brock Schaffer,Miss Emiliya V. Akmayeva, Students for the Development and Exploration of SpaceMr. Patrick John Proctor, Indiana University-Purdue University

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Expanding the Perspectives of Underrepresentation in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis Leyva, Vanderbilt University; Jacob Massa, Rutgers University; Dan Battey, Rutgers University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting. Jacob holds professional experience as a Teaching Assistant for introductory chemistry labs and peer mentor for various calculus courses at Rutgers University.Dan Battey, Rutgers University Dan Battey is an Associate Professor in Elementary Mathematics Education in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. He was previously faculty at Arizona State University and a postdoctoral fellow at UCLA in the Center for Teaching and Learning, Diversity in Mathematics Education (DiME). His work centers on engaging teachers in opportunities to learn within and from their practice in a way that sustains and generates change as well as challenges

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Design in the BME curriculum

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy E. Allen, University of Virginia; David Chen, University of Virginia

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Biomedical Engineering

solutions, select & prototype concepts, and gather patient/clinical feedback on proposed solutions. Students presented their need, design process, and proposed solution in a video format. Experienced faculty, clinicians, local entrepreneurs, and design faculty from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and from the School of Architecture were available to question the students about their ideas in an organic and realistic manner in the Q&A following the video presentation. Students were evaluated on 1) the quality and level of accomplishment in their designs, and 2) the quality of the video presentation and communication of the process and outcomes.Assessments in 2017 (both J-Term and

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Herbert Holland; Dean Bruckner

representative of Electrical Engi-neering at the Academy, as you can.Two years ago we decided that the EE module had to be changed. The former material was tech-nically accurate but not particularly interesting to the students. It also did not support course ob-jectives in the area of design, and it was not very representative of the Electrical Engineeringsection at the Academy. With the assistance of LT Martin Roberts, on loan to the Coast GuardAcademy from the U.S. Navy, we developed a new module featuring digital signal processingand speech recognition. It involves technology demonstrations with a high “wow” factor and ahands-on design project. This paper discusses that module

Conference Session

Track 4: Technical Session 5: Insights and Updates on Identity Constructs Among Hispanic Engineering Students and Professionals: A Longitudinal Study

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Dayna Lee Martínez, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc.; Andrea D. Beattie, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc.; Kimberly D Douglas P.E., Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc.

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

Paper ID #45223Insights and Updates on Identity Constructs Among Hispanic EngineeringStudents and Professionals: A Longitudinal StudyDr. Dayna Lee Mart´ınez, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc. Dayna is a Senior Director of Research & Impact at the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), where she leads a team of professionals who specialize in data-driven design and implementation of programs and services to empower pre-college students, parents, graduate students, and faculty members in STEM fields, with a particular focus on advancing Hispanic representation and success. With over 15 years

Conference Session

Predicting Student Success

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanon Marie Reckinger, Montana State University; Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

these quizzes is objectively scored using astandardized rubric. General linear modeling is used to determine if quiz scores differ by quizconstruction condition, and if learning style preference interacts with quiz condition to predictperformance on each assessment. Findings portray a complex relationship between quizconstruction, learning style preference, and assessment performance.Introduction / Statement of ProblemColleges and schools of engineering award approximately 22,000 mechanical engineeringbachelor’s degrees each year, yet only 12% of these degrees are awarded to women (NSF 2015).This percentage increased significantly between 1970 and the mid-1980s, but has remainedstagnant since then. Racial diversity also remains a concern; the

Conference Session

Learning From Experts

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Parikh, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, P.E., Stanford University; Kenneth E. Goodson, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

Professions Program (PPP) engineering study, the results of which are in the report Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field. In addition, she is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design-related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on weld and solder-connect fatigue and impact failures, fracture mechanics, and applied finite element analysis. In 2003 Dr. Sheppard was named co-principal investigator on a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to form the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE), along with faculty at the University of Washington, Colorado School of Mines, and Howard

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 1: Engineering Librarianship

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber Janssen, California State University, Maritime Academy; Mindy F. Thuna, University of Toronto

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Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

the Faculty of Information Studies (University of Toronto) in 2005. Mindy worked at the UTM campus as a Science Liaison Librarian for 11 years before becoming the Head of the Engineering & Computer Science Library at the St. George campus in 2016. In the times in between, she worked in education in a variety of different capacities, both nationally and internationally. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Survey of Research in Engineering Librarianship, 2015-2019AbstractThis work-in-progress research study aims to examine what research was conducted pertaining toengineering librarianship from 2015-2019 (pre-pandemic) with a particular focus onmethodology. Peer

Conference Session

Digital Methods in Mechanics: Teaching with Digital Tools

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael P. Hennessey, University of St. Thomas; Amir Ahmad Naqwi

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

Paper ID #37036Oscillators for System ID and Inertia Measurement in UndergraduateDynamicsDr. Michael P. Hennessey, University of St. Thomas Michael P. Hennessey (Mike) joined the full-time faculty at the University of St. Thomas as an Assistant Professor fall semester 2000 and was promoted in 2014 to Professor of Mechanical Engineering (tenured since 2006). He is an expert in kinematics, dynamics, and control of mechanical systems, along with related areas of applied mathematics, such as in automation and transportation. As of summer 2023, he has 54 publications, in journals (11), conferences (41), magazines (1), and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut; Arash E. Zaghi, University of Connecticut; Christa L. Taylor

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

impact the field but are at high risk of academic failure.Each student was assigned a focused research project relating to both their interests and majorsand was mentored by a dedicated faculty and graduate student. Each Friday afternoon of theprogram, the students participated in either roundtable discussions, brainstorming meetings,seminars, or workshops. These activities were updated based on feedback from the 2015 and 2016participants. Roundtable discussions with the Principal Investigator (PI) helped form anenvironment of trust and respect which promoted student participation. These discussions focusedon experiences within engineering programs, creative potential, and challenges associated withADHD. Brainstorming meetings and hands-on

Collection

2019 CIEC

Authors

Tolulope Awojana; Te-Shun Chou

networks. Game based learning allows students havefun whilst learning by actively learning and practicing the right ways things should be done. Often, thegame is started on a slow pace gradually advancing gain in skill until the student is able to successfullynavigate the difficult levels. There is a constant increase in cyberattacks all over the world, an estimateof $106 Billion was recorded for cyber hacks in the United States in 2016 alone. The cybersecurity skillsshortage is also posing a major concern. Hence, it has become imperative to develop a learning platformfor the next generation of cybersecurity professionals to learn and be further equipped by introducingcybersecurity with the concept of gaming. Some of the games developed offer some

Conference Session

Innovations in the CHE Laboratory

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Gappa-Fahlenkamp, Oklahoma State University; Mark Wilkins, Oklahoma State University

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Chemical Engineering

processes that use bioactive agents. This is a highly transdisciplinaryfield that involves principles in both engineering: chemical, mechanical, electrical, industrial,agricultural, and environmental, and biology: biochemistry and microbiology. At our university,we offer an introductory course in Bioprocess Engineering to seniors and entering graduatestudents for any of the disciplines listed above. This course is co-taught by faculty in bothchemical engineering (CHE) and biosystems and agricultural engineering (BAE). This class canbe a challenge to teach due to the diversity of the students at different levels and from differentdisciplines.As part of their grade for the course, students participate in a “hands-on” class project designedto give the

Conference Session

Notable Topics in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Kwaku Frimpong Boakye, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #16513An Overview and Preliminary Assessment of a Summer Transportation En-gineering Education Program (STEEP) for Ninth GradersDr. Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., University of Tennessee - Knoxville Shashi Nambisan is a Professor of Civil Engineering at University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT). Since 1989, he has led efforts on more than 165 research, education, and outreach projects that have addressed local, statewide, regional and national issues in transportation and infrastructure systems management related to policy, planning, operations, safety, and risk analysis. He has authored or co-authored more than 125 peer

Conference Session

Classroom Practice III: Student-Centered Instruction

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Sanchez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Peter Bermel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #14637Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Representational Competence of Cir-cuits Analysis and Optimization: An Exploratory StudyMr. William Sanchez, Purdue University, West LafayetteDr. Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette Alejandra Magana is an Associate Professor 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 from Tec de Monterrey; and a M.S. in Educational Technology and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Her

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Berdanier, Ohio Northern University

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Environmental Engineering

), various feeder lines throughout the Cite, and downgradient to HAS and additional housing and commercial area known as the Corridor. Due toextensive housing development and “freeses” or illegal tap connections to the main Cas Charlesline up gradient of the reservoirs, the line from the reservoirs to HAS and Corridor no longerflows, and the HAS reservoir has been abandoned due to dilapidation.There have been ongoing discussions with the Cite over the past five years concerning how bestto improve the service capacity of the Cas Charles system. Additionally, residences in the Citeand Corridor have installed freeses into the HAS distribution system’s perimeter piping due tolack of water from the Cas Charles system. This makes maintenance and planning

Conference Session

Projects in Alternative Energy

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wagdy Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Pradeep K. Behera, University of the District of Columbia; Abiose Adebayo, University of the District of Columbia; Xueqing Song, University of the District of Columbia; Mademba Cisse, University of the District of Columbia; Ismael DJibril Boureima, University of the District of Columbia; Ashish Bhandari, University of the District of Columbia; Mekonnen Hailegiorgis, University of the District of Columbia

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of the District of Columbia. During her career, Ososanya has worked for private industry as a circuit development engineer and as a software engineer, in addition to her academic activities. She received her education in the United Kingdom, where she received her Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Bradford in 1985. She was also a Visiting Professor at Michigan Technological University for five years, and an Associate Professor at Tennessee Technological University for seven years prior to joining the University of the District of Columbia in the Fall of 2001. Ososanya is interested in new applications for VLSI, MEMS, parallel

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zechun Cao, Texas A&M University, San Antonio; German Zavala Villafuerte; Ali Jalooli; Renu Balyan; Sanaz Rahimi Moosavi; Francisco Iacobelli, Northeastern Illinois University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

research to healthcare and to bridge health disparities. Dr. Iacobelli is an associate professor in the Computer Science Department at Northeastern Illinois University where he has taught since 2011. He is also an associated faculty member of the Center for Advancing Safety in Machine Intelligence (CASMI) at Northwestern University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Bridging Language Barriers in Healthcare Education: An Approach for Intelligent Tutoring Systems with Code-Switching AdaptationAbstract: The recent rapid development in Natural Language Processing (NLP) has greatly en-hanced the effectiveness of Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) as tools for healthcare education.These

Collection

2024 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Libby Osgood P.Eng.; Christopher Power

Reflection in Engineering Design: Student Perceptions on Usefulness Libby (Elizabeth) Osgood, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering Christopher Power, School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEIAbstractReflection in engineering design promotes the development of personal and professional skills,helping students to document the steps they took, examine the outcomes, and looking ahead tothe following weeks. This reflective practice contributes to adopting a growth mindset andbecoming life-long learners. In a study of 1,278 reflections of 83 second-year engineeringstudents over two years, this paper is an exploratory examination of

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lari Garrison, University of Washington; Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Portia Sabin, University of Washington; Andrew Jocuns, University of Washington

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Women in Engineering

and comparative approaches to studying how people learn, especially in disciplines related to mathematics, science, technology, and design. He is currently co-leading two NSF Centers working on issues related to how people learn, the LIFE Center and CAEE.Portia Sabin, University of WashingtonAndrew Jocuns, University of Washington Andrew Jocuns holds a PhD in Linguistics from Georgetown University. His research interests in include: classroom discourse and interaction; narrative analysis; mediated discourse; and pragmatics. He is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Educational Psychology at the University of Washington

Conference Session

Studies of Student Teams and Student Interactions

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Marcia Gail Headley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Haritha Malladi, University of Delaware; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Journal of Mixed Method Research. Dr. Headley is devoted to designing effective research studies with the potential to generate well-justified answers to complex questions about how students learn given variations in their health, homes, classrooms, and schools.Dr. Amy Trauth, University of Delaware Amy Trauth, Ph.D., is Affiliate Faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware and Science Instructional Specialist at New Castle County Vo-Tech School District in Wilm- ington, DE. In her role, Amy works collaboratively with high school science teachers to develop and implement standards-based curricula and assessments. She also provides mentoring, coaching and co- teaching support to

Conference Session

Secondary (6-12) Outreach

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Schnittka, Auburn University; Michael A Evans, Virginia Tech ; Tiffany Drape, Virginia Tech; Samantha Gwai Lan Won, Virginia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #6382Looking for Learning in After-School SpacesDr. Christine Schnittka, Auburn University Dr. Schnittka is a mechanical engineer-turned middle school teacher-turned faculty member in science ed- ucation at Auburn University where she develops, teaches, and researches innovative engineering design- based curriculum.Prof. Michael A Evans, Virginia Tech Dr. Michael A. Evans is Associate Professor and Program Area Leader in Instructional Design and Tech- nology in the Department of Learning Sciences and Technologies at Virginia Tech. He received a B.A. and M.A. in Psychology from the University of West

Conference Session

Track 6: Technical Session 5: Development of a measure of intersectional socioeconomic inequality that extends beyond income

Collection

2025 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Justin Charles Major, Rowan University; Allison Godwin, Cornell University

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2025 CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

fundamentally believes that the researcher's positionalityinfluences all aspects of the research process, including the types of questions asked, sources ofdata, data analysis, and interpretation.MethodsThe ELS:2002 DatasetFeminist scholars have acknowledged that the greatest difficulty in conducting an intersectionalquantitative analysis is having the sample size necessary to meet the degrees of freedom requiredto make specific statistical inferences (Sigle-Rushton, 2014). This specific issue was a concern atthe beginning of this work. However, we overcame this issue thanks to restricted access to theNational Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002(ELS:2002) data set. ELS:2002 is a rich collection of

Conference Session

CEED Technical Session II: Developing Research and Design Skills Through Experiential Learning

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Bowers, Arizona State University; Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University; Kate Fisher; Zachary Holman, Arizona State University; Mathew D. Evans, Arizona State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education

well as informalleaders that arise like the team member that organizes social outings. Connectivity goes beyondorganizing events; it includes members brokering relationships between people in the communitythat may have similar needs or interests. Connectivity is also supported by facilitatingcommunication through multimedia, like having a Facebook page. Membership can beconsidered a reflection on the coherence of the various members in a community and theiractivities. Members and their participation should not be too diffuse, or a CoP can dissolve.Learning projects revolve around pushing the community's practices further. Learning projectsshould find and fill gaps in practices like working on a new method in biochemistry. Finally,Artifacts can

Conference Session

Exemplary Outreach Programs in Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela Lottero-Perdue, Towson State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

was significant (p= 0.045).The assessments provide a space in which children can answer the question: “How do you knowif something is technology?” Consistent with findings for much larger samples of children,5, 7SEAS Club children’s pre-assessment responses often suggested that technology was necessarilyelectronic or involved the use of electricity, wires, or power; 14 of the original 23 children—over60%—included this aspect of technology in their responses. Four children provided otherreasons, respectively offering that technology was: new (i.e., “not in the old days”); made bymachines; “not made by the world”; and “works.” Six children wrote an incomplete answer,indicated that they were not sure, or wrote “?” in response to the