University. He focuses on High-Performance Computing (HPC), Machine Learning (ML), and Embedded System implementations under the High-Performance Engineering (HiPE) research group. Dr. Valles received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from The University of Texas at El Paso from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, focusing on Reconfigurable Processors and HPC research. Dr. Valles did a post-doc at Montana Tech as the HPC Application Scientist under the Computer Science department. He also worked as an HPC System Administrator in the Information Systems department and an adjunct position in the Computer Science department at Wake Forest University. He is currently a member of IEEE, ACM, ACM’s SIGHPC, and SHPE
abachelor’s degree or higher (National Center of Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES),2023). Further, due to self-reporting of disability status in postsecondary education, it is possiblethat the number of students with disabilities attending two- and four-year schools, and thoseenrolled in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs areunderreported (Wolanin & Steele, 2004). Even taking non-disclosure into account, numberspresented here indicate that students with disabilities are indeed enrolling in postsecondaryeducation and are choosing to pursue an education in STEM fields. Unfortunately, thepersistence and retention rates of students with disabilities are lower than their non-disabledpeers (Coghill, 2020; Fleming
dissemination of information in the form of lecture-based strategies exemplifiestraditional teaching, a teacher-centered approach. Instructional teaching strategies lie along acontinuum from teacher-centered to student-centered. The former features pure lecture withoutstudent questioning, and the latter showcases students’ active engagement with investigation ordesign as the instructor facilitates.The findings reveal the warranted assertion that engineering fellows communicate biomedicalengineering research with science and engineering practices through a belief about studentlearning. It was an individual personal belief about student learning that determined how fellowsconstructed modules; activities that represent or parallel dissertation work, and
Champaign. She received her B.S. in biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her Ph.D. in Bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin Madison. She teaches biological principles of environmental engineering and a graduate level scientific writing class, conducts research at the intersection of microbiology and environmental engineering, and is leading an interdisciplinary collaboration between STEM and Writing Studies focused on intervention and research related to developing the writing skills of engineering undergraduates. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 A tale of two rubrics: Realigning genre instruction through improved response rubrics in a
ethical terms to applying ethical principles to a dilemma?Communicating the importance of social skills to incoming students is difficult as they often havean expectation that the focus of engineering education is solely the development of strong technicalskills. Historically, a strong technical background was the main requirement when hiringengineering graduates due to the fast development of technology [1]. More recently, there has beena growing demand for better-rounded graduating engineers with well-developed professional skills– often referred to as soft skills [2]. It is difficult to intentionally teach professional skills inengineering studies, as students and faculty typically prioritize the technical aspect of their degree[3]. This
Paper ID #10681Scaffolding Cyber-Enabled Collaborative Learning in Engineering Coursesand Its Impacts of on Students’ LearningProf. Wei Zheng, Jackson State University Dr. Wei Zheng is an associate professor of Civil Engineering at Jackson State University. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001 and has over ten years of industrial experience. Since becoming a faculty member at JSU in 2005, he has made continuous efforts to integrate emerging technologies and cognitive skill development into engineering curriculum.Mr. Yanhua Cao, Jackson State University Yanhua Cao is a
for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice (ISTEP), Director of the Collaborative Specialization in Engineering Education, a 3M national Teaching Fellow, and a mOliver Pan, University of Toronto Oliver Pan is an undergraduate student at the University of Toronto, studying finance with a double minor in statistics and economics. He exhibits a deep enthusiasm for data analytics, driven by a curiosity to unveil analytical insights spanning multiple sectors such as financial technology. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Engineering Students’ Engagement and Learning Outcomes: A Typological Approach Qin Liu, Greg Evans, and Oliver
equity-based and collaborative pedagogies and alternative grading strategies. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Improving Student Perceptions of Learning through Collaborative TestingResearch on college teaching and learning has proposed active learning is a good practice [1].Active learning could be defined as “an interactive and engaging process for students that maybe implemented through the employment of strategies that involve metacognition, discussion,group work, formative assessment, practicing core competencies, live-action visuals, conceptualclass design, worksheets, and/or games” [2]. Active learning approaches in science, technology
Paper ID #37133Fostering Infrastructure Equity through Leveraging Envision RatingSystem among Civil Engineering and Construction StudentsMiss Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University Rubaya Rahat grew up in Bangladesh, where she pursued her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). After graduating she worked for two years in a construction management company in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She was involved in various residential and infrastructure projects. Rubaya now is a Ph.D. student at Department of Civil and Environ- mental Engineering and Teaching
, T. S. Judd, A. Churchward, K. Gray, and K.-L. Krause, "First year students' experiences with technology: Are they really digital natives?," Australasian journal of educational technology, vol. 24, no. 1, 2008, doi: https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.1233.[3] F. Paas, A. Renkl, and J. Sweller, "Cognitive load theory: Instructional implications of the interaction between information structures and cognitive architecture," Instructional science, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 1-8, 2004, doi: https://doi.org/10.1023/B:TRUC.0000021806.17516.d0.[4] P. Ayres and F. Paas, "Can the cognitive load approach make instructional animations more effective?," Applied Cognitive Psychology: The Official Journal of the Society
automation and advanced process control is rapidlygrowing. The increasing reliance upon automation coupled with the loss of process control expertsassociated with the “silver tsunami” (wave of retirements) is creating unprecedented demand fornew talent in this increasingly important field. Introducing students to this area early in theireducation will not only better prepare students to enter an internship/co-op assignment inautomation and process control, but also spark more student interest in pursuing a career inautomation. Unfortunately, most engineering student interns have had no coursework in processcontrol since these courses are typically taught senior year. To meet these emerging needs, anintensive three-week workshop was developed to
University. His research interest includes Sustainable construction, Construction Safety, Engineering Education, AI and Robotics-based construction, and Sustainable infrastructure and resilience for disaster and extreme weather.Miss Rubaya Rahat, Florida International University Rubaya Rahat grew up in Bangladesh, where she pursued her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). After graduating she worked for two years in a construction management company in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She was involved in various residential and infrastructure projects. Rubaya now is a Ph.D. student at Department of Civil and Environ- mental Engineering and Teaching/Research
Institute. Her primary role involves partnering with teaching faculty to create and develop courses in the online, blended, and face-to-face environments. Caitlin serves as the designer, facilitator, and instructional design consultant for the Faculty Institute for Online Teaching program. Caitlin holds a Master of Science degree in Learning Technologies and Instructional Design from Drexel University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Lebanon Valley College. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Hands-On Learning Days (HOLD) In A Remote Introduction to Statics Classroom EnvironmentAbstractActive learning, such as hands-on
Michigan and the Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach. He received his Ph.D. in Aeronau- tics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2014 and a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan in 2008. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Open-Ended Modeling Group Projects in Introductory Statics and Dynamics CoursesTraditionally, the types of problems that students see in their introductory statics and dynamicscourses are well-structured textbook problems with a single solution [1]. These types ofquestions are often seen by students as being
Practice in the School of Sustainable Energy Engineer- ing at Simon Fraser University. Taco’s research deals with energy systems modelling, energy storage technologies, integration of renewable/variable technologies and climate change mitigation and adapta- tion. Focusing on addressing systemic challenges in the energy system, much of his work is with with emerging economies to help them address the challenges of building a decarbonized energy system.Ms. Kamaria Kuling, Simon Fraser University Kamaria is currently a masters’ student in the School of Sustainable Energy Engineering at Simon Fraser University, studying energy systems modelling. She previously completed her BSc in Physics from the University of British
, University of Alabama, Huntsville Thiago Alves received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the ”Pontif´ıcia Universidade Cat´olica” (PUC) in 2013, his MsE degree from the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) in 2018 and his Ph.D. degree also from UAH in 2019. He was the recipient of the Best Senior Design Award from PUC University Electrical Engineering Department in 2013. In 2014 he created OpenPLC, the world’s first open source industrial controller. OpenPLC is being used as a valuable tool for control system research and education. The OpenPLC project has contributions from several universities and private companies, such as Johns Hopkins and FreeWave Technologies. In 2017 Thiago won first place in
their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers, their problem solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing and Science Education from Clemson University.Dr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the
of interest.Activities in a first year EVEN course were modified over time to better demonstrate howenvironmental engineers help solve energy problems in an effort to try to improve the retentionof these students.General Information on the Program at the University of ColoradoAt the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU), all first-year engineering students are required totake a 1-credit introductory engineering course. Students generally select the course associatedwith the major in which they are enrolled: Architectural Engineering, Aerospace Engineering(ASEN), Chemical & Biological Engineering (CHEN), Civil Engineering (CVEN),Environmental Engineering (EVEN), Electrical and Computer Engineering, or MechanicalEngineering (MCEN). In
variance in engineering identity. Of the non-engineering factors,only math performance/competence was a significant predictor. However, all threeengineering factors were significant predictors in that model. Comparatively, the stand-alone model using just the engineering factors explained nearly the same proportion ofvariance in engineering identity as the combined model, 28.9%. These findings indicatethat while students’ math and physics beliefs are important to predicting engineeringidentity, their engineering beliefs provide equivalent explanatory power. Future researchwould be better informed through an understanding of how these three domain areascontribute to our understanding of identity and other outcomes.Introduction Engineering
, constituting an efficient teaching team for thefield program, as presented in Figure 1. Teaching assistants (TAs) are also indispensablein assisting the educational activities as the direct supervisors of the students in the base.Every year about 10 graduate students majoring in roadway engineering or surveyingengineering are selected as teaching assistants and trained for a month before theprogram starts. During the program, the duty of teaching assistants is to instruct thefield work, handle emergencies, discover potential dangers and track the progress of thegroup. By inspecting each group at regular intervals and gathering information fromTAs, teachers can provide specific instructions to students in need and adjust theschedule every day. Moreover
Paper ID #15478Teaching and Learning Complex Circuit Concepts: An Investigation of theIntersection of Prior Knowledge, Learning Activities, and Design of Learn-ing EnvironmentsDr. Nicole P. Pitterson, Oregon State University, Corvallis Oregon Nicole is a postdoctoral scholar at Oregon State University. She holds a PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University and other degrees in Manufacturing Engineering from Western Illinois Univer- sity and a B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Technology, Jamaica. Her research interest is eliciting conceptual understanding of AC circuit concepts
Education, 2015 Recruitment Efficacy of a Summer Undergraduate Research Program: Impact on Graduate School Intent and SelectionIntroductionSuccessful recruitment of an inclusive student body is essential to enriching the quality ofgraduate programs1, 2. Therefore, universities implement multiple activities to recruit diversestudents for post-baccalaureate studies to their institutions. Some of the recruitment activitiesinclude offering informational meetings, campus tours, career fairs, summer research programs,and assistantships3 to prospective students.Poock3, who surveyed members of the National Association of Graduate AdmissionsProfessionals (NAGAP), found that NAGAP members “perceived only one of the twenty fiverecruitment
BaldwinMaeghan Marie Brundrett, Texas Tech University Current PhD student at Texas Tech University in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineer- ing. Main research focus is on the fate and occurrence of chlorate in the environment and its use as an alternative solution for remediation of the salt marshes impacted by the BP Horizon oil spill.Ms. Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University Pursuing Doctorate of Philosophy in Civil Engineering with a research focus in anti-fouling and scaling technology and pharmaceutical and personal care product transport through the subsurface contaminating groundwater supplies. Actively involved with STEM outreach programs ranging from K-12 summer camp classes to one day hands-on
gut microbiome), studies of snow chemistry and climatechange (how does salt incursion change reflective properties of snow and therefore feedback toclimate change), and studies of solar energy conversion technology (comparisons of efficiency ofsolar cells incorporating different metals) Table 2. Course Enrollment Information Fall 2015 No. of No. of Students Sections Enrolled Biology Research 4 80 Non-Research 32 575 Chemistry Research
physiological technologies to research ’best practices’ for student professional development and training. In addition, she is developing methodologies around hidden curriculum, academic emotions and physiology, and en- gineering makerspaces.Dr. Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Oregon State University Jana L. Bouwma-Gearhart is an associate professor of STEM education at Oregon State University. Her research widely concerns improving education at research universities. Her earlier research explored en- hancements to faculty motivation to improve undergraduate education. Her more recent research concerns organizational change towards postsecondary STEM education improvement at research universities, in- cluding the interactions of
instruction is Page 11.313.2still emerging. The development and use of interactive computer and web-based training (CBT)tools and a CBT teaching toolbox at The University of Texas - Pan American (UTPA) hasbrought to light several aspects of the impact of interactive computer and web-based training onthe learning and teaching of engineering. The impact of selected elements of an interactivecomputer and web-based training on the engineering learning environment has been previouslyreported in the literature including Crown2. CBT promotes learner-centered, knowledge-centered, assessment-centered, and community-centered learning environments3,4. Learner
Paper ID #6197Engineering Design, Project Management, and Community Service ConnectedThrough Servant LeadershipDr. Matthew J. Traum, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Matthew J. Traum is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He received a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology [2007] where he held a research assistantship at MIT’s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (ISN). At MIT he invented a new nano-enabled garment to provide simultaneous ballistic and thermal protection to infantry soldiers. Dr. Traum also earned
Session 522 The Three Principles of Powered Flight: An Active Learning Approach Olivier L. de Weck1, Peter W. Young2 and Danielle Adams3 Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139AbstractA holistic education in aerospace engineering ought to encompass not only aircraft design, butshould adequately treat other flight concepts. There are three known fundamental principles ofpowered flight. Balloons of any kind use the
design in the form ofdedicated courses in addition to the continuous coverage in the form of lessons and modules inexisting courses. In addition, a need to expose civil engineering students to greater multi-disciplinary courses in sustainability and sustainable design at the lower and upper levels isnoted.IntroductionA Google search of ‘sustainability’ returns more than 32 million hits, compared to 13 million hits2 years ago. An incredible amount of information related to the concept is being amassed and ata rapid rate of increase. This degree of change suggests the concept continues to evolve andexpand making it challenging to define. One of the most often referenced definitions is theclassic statement presented more than two decades ago by the
leaderthat emerge in these exercises include: • Spirit of helpfulness – goes above and beyond the basic responsibilities • Good listener – will listen and attempt to understand other’s perspectives • Encourager – frequently encourages and praises others • Questioner – asks questions when doesn’t understand • Explainer – willingly explains when others don’t understand • Accountable – holds others and self to appropriate level of accountability • Productive and Efficient – efficiently uses resources (time, personnel, etc.) • Idea Facilitator - positive contributor/facilitator towards team ideas • Decision Maker – positive contributor/facilitator towards team decisions • Character – displays high level of integrity and