Paper ID #30316The Benefits of Discipline-based Communities for Faculty TeachingDevelopmentDr. Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University Margret Hjalmarson is a Professor in the School of Education at George Mason University. Her research interests include engineering education, mathematics education, faculty development and mathematics teacher leadership.Prof. Jill K Nelson, George Mason University Jill Nelson is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at George Mason University. She earned a BS in Electrical Engineering and a BA in Economics from Rice Uni- versity in 1998
for Engineering Education, 2020 The Five I’s: A Framework for Supporting Early Career FacultyEngineering Education Research (EER) has developed into a field of expertise and a careerpathway over the past three decades [1-3]. In response to numerous reports in the 1990s andearly 2000s [4-7], multiple EER graduate programs were established in the mid-2000s and agrowing number continue to emerge to educate and train the next generation of EER faculty andpolicy makers. Historically, many came to EER as individuals trained in other disciplines, butwith an interest in improving teaching and learning [8]. This approach created aninterdisciplinary space where many could learn the norms, practices, and language of EER asthey became scholars
faculty across four departmentsidentified areas of concern found themes related to teaching demands and support, stemming inpart from the reported increase of average class sizes [2]. Taken together, prior research points tothe importance of developing a better understanding of how ECE faculty satisfaction withteaching can be supported better at a departmental level. The purpose of this study was to examine two predictors of teaching satisfaction in oneECE department to achieve a better understanding of ways in which teaching satisfaction couldbe enhanced. This study was embedded within a large multidisciplinary effort to revolutionizeengineering departments by enhancing structures, policies, and practices in engineeringeducation. Funded
for Engineering Management (ASEM).Dr. Douglas E. Melton, Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network Dr. Douglas Melton is a program director for the Kern Family Foundation and works with the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) which has partner institutions who are developing educa- tional experiences to foster an entrepreneurial mindset in their undergraduate engineering students. Doug Melton served as a faculty member for seventeen years within the department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan. There, he also served as the program director for Entrepreneurship Across the University. Prior, Doug was the Director of Research & Development for Digisonix
Stanton (2012) referto as “demographic inertia” (p. 3736). In order to bolster the number of URMs and womenentering the professoriate, concentrated training and professional development is necessary forstudents, faculty, and administrators across the academic community (Cawyer et al., 2002;Gordon et al., 2015; Jackson, 2004; Kosoko-Lasaki et al., 2006; Lechuga, 2014; Leggon &Pearson, 2009; Scott, 2017; Zambrana et al., 2015). While professional development in the areasof teaching enhancements, mentoring, and combatting racist and sexist campus climates havebeen on the rise in the last two decades, the numbers of URMs and women entering theprofessoriate and earning tenure have not increased substantially.Theoretical FrameworkSocial cognitive
, disability status, and social class. PEAS was designed to revealinsight into the departmental level processes and the different climates produced by thoseprocesses for faculty members. Data collected by PEAS can begin to shed light on the factorsinfluencing important outcomes, such as job satisfaction and employee retention. The finalizedPEAS, as a tool for administrators to gauge departmental level climate related to employeepersistence, is expected to contribute to the development of a more diverse workforce inacademic engineering.I. IntroductionThis paper describes the validation procedure for the Persistence of Engineers in the AcademySurvey (PEAS). PEAS was created as part of a multiyear, multiphase, mixed-methods researchproject funded by the
Paper ID #30778WIP: Supporting Faculty Developers’ Engagement with DisciplinaryPerspectivesMr. Richard J. Aleong, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Richard J. Aleong is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He received his M.A.Sc. and B.Sc.E in Mechanical and Materials Engineering from Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada. His research interests are focused on integrative thinking and design, interdisciplinary collaboration, and educational development to support students’ personal and professional learning and growth
Paper ID #29549WIP: Virtual Writing Group Participation: Surprises & Unintended Out-comesDr. Lisa Bosman, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. Bosman holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering. Her research interests include STEM Education and the Impacts of Technology on Society. Within the realm of STEM Education, she has done a variety of work in areas including teaching the entrepreneurial mindset, competency-based learning, self-regulated learning, transdisciplinary education, integrating the humanities into engineering education, workforce development and faculty professional
Paper ID #30709Year-Long Faculty Development Program for New Engineering Instructors:Description and EvaluationChris Migotsky, University of Illinois Chris Migotsky is the Coordinator of Faculty Teaching Programs within the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois. He also has college-level academic advising duties with undergraduate stu- dents from all departments. He focuses on faculty development, curriculum change, and assessment and evaluation related to teaching and learning. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Year-Long
in STEM and how the explored variables fit and expands thesystems representation shown in Figure 1.Research on Individual Factors & Experiences Quantitative studies analyzing the factors influencing faculty departures frominstitutions have identified factors such as research productivity, salary, and job security[59], [60]; perceived work-life satisfaction, issues related with professional development,and the amount of service activities required [25]; career and organizational satisfaction[61] and tenure status [25], [60], [61] as influencing the probability of departure offaculty in STEM. In many of these studies, the effect of those factors was stronger forwomen faculty [25], [60]. On the other hand, qualitative studies have
Paper ID #32568Work in Progress: The Faculty Development CanvasDr. Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University Joe Tranquillo is a professor at Bucknell University where he currently serves as the Director of the Teach- ing and Learning Center. He was the second hire in a new biomedical engineering program, which has since grown to 7 faculty, 70 students, gained accreditation and has been ranked three times in a row as the number one undergraduate biomedical engineering program by US News and World Report. At Bucknell he co-founded the Bucknell Innovation Group, KEEN Winter Interdisciplinary Design Experience and served as
Society for Engineering Education, 2021 WIP: Using Systems Thinking to Advance Faculty Development: A Student Success in Engineering ExampleIntroductionThis work in progress paper explores a systems thinking approach to gather perspectives andengage stakeholders in a complex issue while also informing faculty development programs andactivities. Faculty development often involves helping faculty members and departmentsidentify, develop, and implement evidence-based instructional practices into courses andcurriculum, to improve the student learning experience and student outcomes. Centers forteaching and learning (CTLs) and other offices that work with faculty also may supportadditional aspects of faculty work (e.g., research
populations who are under-represented in engineering. She has developed and taught a wide variety of engineering courses in First Year Engineering and Mechanical Engineering at Ohio State. She has received numerous teaching awards in the last five years at both the College and the Departmental level at OSU.Alan Kalish, Ohio State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Paper ID #34922 Alan Kalish, Ph.D., Assistant Vice Provost, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Educational Studies, The Ohio State University, works to support faculty efforts on academic program assessment
Paper ID #29715A Model for a Faculty Development Course Redesign Summer Working GroupDr. Michelle M Blum, Syracuse University Dr. Blum is interested in research in improving undergraduate engineering education; including develop- ment of inquiry based activities for first year engineering courses, improvement of student design projects, hands-on activities, professional skills development and inclusion and outreach activities. Dr. Blum also specializes in high performance materials development and characterization for tribological (friction and wear), structural, and biomedical applications.Dr. Katie D. Cadwell, Syracuse
Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychologists.Ms. Jacqueline Gilberto, Rice UniversityProf. Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas at Arlington STEPHEN MATTINGLY is a Professor in Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington. Previously, he worked at the Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Irvine and Uni- versity of Alaska, Fairbanks. His most recent research projects address a variety of interdisciplinary topics including developing an app for crowd-sourcing bicycle and pedestrian conflict data, transporta- tion public health performance measures, policy and infrastructure improvements resulting from bicycle and pedestrian fatality crashes, linking
Paper ID #30116Analyzing Student Achievement to Measure the Effectivenss of ActiveLearning Strategies in the Engineering ClassroomSarah Hoyt, Arizona State University Sarah Hoyt is currently the Education Project Manager for the NSF-funded JTFD Engineering faculty development program. Her educational background includes two Master’s degrees from Grand Canyon University in Curriculum and Instruction and Education Administration. Her areas of interest are in student inclusion programs and creating faculty development that ultimately boost engagement and per- formance in students from lower SES backgrounds. Prior to her role
Paper ID #28993ASME Early Career Leadership Intern Program to Serve Engineering(ECLIPSE): A Talent Pipeline Model for Developing Early CareerMechanical Engineers into Future LeadersDr. Khosro Shirvani, Farmingdale State College Khosro Shirvani, Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Technology at Farming- dale State College (FSC). His research areas include surface engineering and tribology, additive manu- facturing, fabrication and characterization of novel materials, and manufacturing processes. He joined FSC following a faculty position at Rowan University. He is active in the American Society of Mechan
research the integration of innovative instructional strategies and technologies in their classrooms and designs and delivers teaching- focused professional development programs for faculty in the college.Dr. Markeya S. Peteranetz, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Dr. Peteranetz is the Learning Assessment Coordinator for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering. Her research interests include the impact of instructional practices on student learning and motivation, and sources of within-person variation in motivation and self-regulated learning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Bridging the Gap: Preparing Future Engineering Faculty for
Paper ID #30301Building communities of engineering faculty, staff, and students engagedin educational research: The approach of UGA’s Engineering EducationTransformations InstituteDr. John Ray Morelock, University of Georgia Dr. John Morelock recently graduated from Engineering Education at Virginia Tech as a recipient of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. His dissertation studied the teaching practices of engineering in- structors during game-based learning activities, and how these practices affected student motivation. His research interests include engineering faculty development, student motivation, game-based teaching
EECS Department. His current research activities include nanomagnetics/spintronics, graphene electron- ics, nanophotonics, and nano-electromechanical systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Career Development Impacts of a Research Program on Graduate Student and Postdoc MentorsAbstract—This evidence-based practice paper explores how graduate students and postdocsbenefit from serving as mentors to undergraduate research interns. Utilizing three years ofqualitative data from 38 mentors, our findings indicate that mentors feel better prepared forfuture faculty careers as they gain skills in project management, supervision, andcommunication. This paper
Aided Design (CAD), and Alternative Energy Systems. Research interests include: low power energy harvesting systems, renewable energy technologies and education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Certification and Training for Automation and MechatronicsIntroduction:This article is a Work In Progress (WIP) paper that presents the faculty professional developmentwhich is an integral part of any academic institution. The curriculum and courses offered shouldbe revised based on industry needs. The technology is advancing rapidly, and there is crying needfor skilled workers in coming years. The Engineering Technology (ETEC) department at SamHouston State University (SHSU) has just
held by traditionally underrepresented groups of women and persons of color, it isimperative that institutions consider the climate and culture of their departments to best meet theneeds of current and future academics. Prior research points to the benefit of collaborationbetween faculty developers and engineering educators [4], as representation, retention, andsatisfaction of diverse faculty have important implications for the education of undergraduatestudents in STEM as well. The purpose of the present article is to outline a collaborativeimplementation of a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant-funded program targeting areas ofconcern in a large Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department. One National Science Foundation
Paper ID #31508Design Thinking Approach to Identify Barriers to Engineering EducationReform in IndiaDr. Rucha Joshi, University of California, Davis Rucha received her BS in Biotechnology from Kolhapur, India and thereafter came to Vanderbilt Uni- versity to work on her MS developing smart bio-materials for drug delivery applications. A biomedical engineer with expertise in biomaterials, tissue engineering, and drug delivery, Rucha is now a faculty in Biomedical Engineering (BME) at UC Davis with a background of post-doctoral work in engineering education at Purdue University. Dr. Joshi focuses on enhancing teaching
Paper ID #29197Designing a Streamlined Workshop for STEM-H Faculty Engaged in theScholarship of Teaching and LearningMs. Jody Zhong, University of Louisville Ms. Zhong is a fourth-year doctoral student in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Louisville. Ms. Zhong’s interests lie in researching identity, diversity, and professional development/thriving within the academy.Dr. Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville Dr. Patricia A. S. Ralston is Professor and Chair of the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville. She received her B.S., MEng, and PhD
Paper ID #31581Determinants of initial training for engineering educatorsDr. Elizabeth Pluskwik, Minnesota State University, Mankato Elizabeth leads the Engineering Management and Statistics competencies at Iron Range Engineering, an ABET-accredited project-based engineering education program of Minnesota State University, Mankato. She enjoys helping student engineers develop entrepreneurial mindsets through project-based and expe- riential learning. Her research interests include improving engineering education through faculty devel- opment, game-based learning, and reflection. Elizabeth was a Certified Public
-selected groups mayalso lead to isolation and lack of participation from students who do not have close friends in the class. Instructor selected groups are clearly a better method for producing positive group outcomes. However, ∗ Funding for initial development of the Group Assignment Tool from September 2017 through March 2018 was providedby the Kaminsky Undergraduate Research Award.manual group formation can be difficult and time consuming. Group formation is a high dimensionalityconstrained optimization problem. Instructors typically aim to maximize heterogeneity of groups withrespect to certain attributes while minimizing heterogeneity with respect to others and fulfilling variousconstraints—for example, avoiding pairing certain
Paper ID #28673Intercollegiate Coaching in a Faculty Professional Development Programthat Integrates Pedagogical Best Practices and the EntrepreneurialMindsetDr. Heather Dillon, University of Portland Dr. Heather Dillon is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Portland. She recently served as the Fulbright Canada Research Chair in STEM Education. Her research team is working on energy efficiency, renewable energy, fundamental heat transfer, and engineering education. Before joining the university, Heather Dillon worked for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) as a senior
Paper ID #30904International Faculty Professional Development: Utilizing HybridEnvironments to Deepen Learning and Grow CommunityDr. Mary Slowinski, College of the Canyons Mary Slowinski is an educator/consultant specializing in educator-industry partnerships and collaborative learning research and design. She received her PhD in Learning Science from the University of Washing- ton with a dissertation on communities of practice for educators. Mary is PI and co-PI on National Science Foundation research and special project grants focused on industry/education partnerships. In addition, she has worked with several NSF
insufficientAs part of the grant, several Faculty Empowerment and Collaborative Leadership workshopswere developed and delivered with varying levels of attendance by engineering faculty. TheFaculty Empowerment workshops were designed to give faculty the tools and skills necessary toincorporate more social and humanitarian content into their courses. This included content oneffective pedagogies such as active learning and project based learning. The CollaborativeLeadership workshops were intended to facilitate engineering faculty’s embrace of the newculture cultivated by change efforts by teaming up engineering faculty with non-engineeringfaculty members who had expertise in areas such as social justice, peace, and humanitarianism.These workshops
Paper ID #30834Lessons Learned in Implementing Increased Support and Building AcademicCommunity for Teaching FacultyDr. Heidi Marie Sherick, University of Michigan Dr. Heidi Sherick has worked in higher education for over 25 years. Currently, Heidi is the Director of Leadership Development in the College of Engineering and the Medical School at the University of Michigan. Her primary role is to design and initiate a suite of professional leadership development activi- ties and coaching, mentoring, and sponsoring strategies for faculty. She provides one-on-one coaching for faculty in new executive leadership roles and