) Q5 - (g) Q6 - (g) Figure 3: The illustration of the assessment of learning quality results.overwhelmingly express “strong agreement” with statements corresponding to ABET outcomes(a), (b), (c), and (e). The percentages of “strong agreement” for outcomes (b), (c), and (e) in thiscourse surpass those evidently observed in the instructor’s previous experiences teaching othercourses. This suggests a potential beneficial impact of the applied teaching methods on thesespecific results. Regarding communication skills, particularly in writing and oral presentationaligned with ABET outcome (g), a notable finding is the presence of “disagreement”. Somegraduate students express unease with their abilities in oral
Copyright © 2021, American Society for Engineering Education Session XXXXBackground and MotivationService-learning (SL) has been described as, “a form of experiential education in which students engage inactivities that address human and community needs together with structured opportunities for reflectiondesigned to achieve desired learning outcomes.”3 Volunteerism is the act or philosophy of using beneficialservice for another without financial compensation to the individuals providing the service. Field educationand internships are experiential education avenues for students to learn through hands-on practice. SLcaptures aspects of both volunteerism and
Page 23.1347.3the instructional experience. It is well known in the education community that learners retain new knowledge better if theycan connect it to something they already know.4, 5 The Third of the Nine Events, stimulatingrecall of prior knowledge, draws on this idea.In addition to tying new information to prior knowledge, the use of real-world examples alsoenhances the retention of information.6 In the Fourth of the Nine Events, presenting stimulusmaterial, the content to be learned is presented to students, ideally in meaningful chunks andorganized around examples that the learner can relate to. Bransford, Brown, and Cockingrecognized the potential of technology, including videos, to bring real-world problems andexamples into the
, with a service learningEngineering Ethics and Professionalism course, and allows students to work on service learningprojects for a local community organization in the summer. The design projects, with theirinevitable need to revisit design choices, teach students to build grit and learn from mistakesthrough the iterative process of design, build, and test. It also builds their engineering identity, asthey see themselves more as real-world problem solvers. The service learning aspect enablesstudents to see the impact of their engineering abilities on their local community and motivatesthem to persevere through the challenges and rigor of engineering degree programs. Theteamwork, peer mentorship, and faculty interaction required to carry out
financialsupport for those CC students who should have MSIs on their radar as they complete theirassociate degrees. Participating CCs become members of IEC and engage in equitablepartnerships with 4-year MSIs and PWIs, industry and DoD labs to implement the variousbuilding blocks of 2TO4.During the first year of this multi-year effort, a base version of 2TO4 was created. Programleadership connected with DoDSTEM and the other CC programs it funds, defining theparameters of 2TO4 1.0 (formalizing the relationship between MSI core members and their keylocal CCs), and began working through institutional challenges with the 60+ program partners.Regular meetings were scheduled, and a general communication infrastructure was rolled out.The first cohort of more
ofinterleaving on student information retention than they had prior to the workshop. Most reportedhaving used some components of interleaving previously, although many were not aware of thename or some of the more structured practices they learned in the workshops. The consensusfrom all focus group participants was that the workshops were time well-spent, and there wasgeneral excitement about implementing and tracking the results of interleaving in theirclassrooms. Many looked to voluntarily providing feedback to the program after implementationand were pleased that continuing communication and support were available after the workshops.Most respondents felt the interleaving strategies they learned in the workshop had potential tohelp their students
Paper ID #32490When Am I (N)ever Going to Use This? How Engineers Use Algebra (NSFDRL)Prof. Brooke Istas, Southern Methodist University Brooke Istas, consultant, adult education mathematics subject matter expert, Cowley College Mathematics Faculty, and a Ph.D. student at Southern Methodist University is recognized nationally for her knowledge of mathematics and mathematical instruction. She has shown herself to be an asset to adult education and the greater mathematics community. She has given several presentations at state, national, and in- ternational conferences on enhancing mathematical instruction, understanding
Paper ID #22256From Toys to Tools: UAVs in Middle-school Engineering Education (RTP)Miss Srinjita Bhaduri, University of Colorado, Boulder Srinjita Bhaduri is a PhD student in Computer and Cognitive Science at University of Colorado Boulder. Her research examines how educational technology can improve student engagement and student learning, often focusing on underserved populations.Katie Van HorneMr. John Daniel Ristvey Jr., UCAR Center for Science Education John Ristvey, M.S., (UCAR, Principal Investigator), is development lead for Engineering Experiences in collaboration with Dr. Tammy Sumner, Srinjita Bhaduri, and Dr
ability to balance the social, economic andenvironmental impacts of the project. It is believed that problem-based learning, as exemplifiedby a capstone senior design project such as this one, provides students with important knowledgeabout green design. In addition, such projects provide students with the essential projectmanagement and engineering skills required to bring complex projects from idea to completion.The prototype was successfully able to navigate autonomously to a programmed destination andcharge its battery using solar energy. Its performance was dependent mainly on the accuracy ofthe GPS module. The prototype demonstrated how a manually controlled vehicle, such as aremote control toy car, could be converted into a very basic
What a Systematic Literature Review Tells Us About Transportation Engineering Education (and Why Other Engineering Disciplines Should Do One Too)ABSTRACTEngineering education research has evolved considerably over the last several decades and hasrevealed much about effective teaching practices for engineering. There is some concern that thelevel of adoption of these effective teaching practices across the engineering programs isrelatively low and that meaningful assessment of student learning using innovative practices israre. One reason for this may be a lack of meaningful dialogue about these practices at adiscipline specific level, creating a disconnect between engineering education
participating in onlinecourses; identifying online courses as an effective means toward ensuring timely graduation. Asone of the Commonwealth‟s largest universities and with a large working student population,course availability and course scheduling conflicts can impede a student‟s ability to graduate ontime. Offering asynchronous online classes is one effective way to diminish the impact ofscheduling conflicts on timely graduation. Of the faculty polled, about 50% have had some Page 15.687.8experience with delivering a portion or all of a class online. Most instructors are using an onlinecourse management tool, Blackboard®, and a much smaller
built for them [24]. The assets-based tenor of theconversation was also seen as a benefit of community engaged scholarship; when veterans werebrought into research conversations, they provided practical insights on ways that veterans canhelp themselves and support other veterans in higher education.6. Conclusions and Implications for Research and PracticeThis panel surfaced unique, emergent research veins that merit future work: (1) demolishingmonolithic interpretations of veterans’ experience; (2) constructing multi-path strategies toengineering that map to rank, adjacent technical skills, and student goals; (3) rejecting deficitmodels of the student veteran experience
Innovative Pedagogies for Teaching Introductory MaterialsAbstract – This panel discussion will focus on innovative pedagogies for teaching introductorymaterials courses. The first brief presentation gives an overview of the general characteristics ofactive learning embodied by the general approach of inductive teaching methods. This is thenfollowed by presentation of the broadly used innovative pedagogies of Process Oriented GuidedInquiry Learning (POGIL) and Just-in-Time-Teaching (JiTT) and Inquiry Learning. Theimplementation of active learning tools in a setting with a diverse populations is then discussed.Finally, the impact on a department's students and faculty of implementing active methods, suchas problem and project base learning, at a broad
papertherefore presents information about the institution’s development of new degree-levelcoursework on accessibility to be implemented at education institutions nationwide. Theinformation exchange and comparative analysis of approaches to accessibility education in theRussian Federation and the United States help to identify potential avenues for the application ofsuccessful education strategies to promote awareness of accessibility issues and to prepareengineering students for professional practice.IntroductionFreedom of movement is identified as a human right within the Universal Declaration of HumanRights. Public transportation system planning decisions, vehicle and infrastructure design,communication practices, and passenger services all impact
the presentation to the research topic and an assessment of thepresenter(s)’ ability to answer/field questions at the end of the presentation as well as engage indiscussion with those who are fielding questions/comments at the end. There is a section called“technical accuracy of the content,” which is only to be assessed by the participants’ mentor(s).Figure 2. A copy of Verbal Presentation Rubric – Research Experiences & VerbalCommunication RET Lesson Elements. The RETs will be assessed on their ability to present their lessonplan development. Specifically, they will be assessed on whether they clearly define/describe thefollowing elements: ABET/NGSS/State/Tribal or other standards, student learningoutcomes/objectives
around enhancing the efficiency, safety, and eco-friendliness of the construction industry. Additionally, she is dedicated to integrating cutting-edge technologies into her teaching methods to elevate the overall educational experience.Dr. Xi Lin, East Carolina University Dr. Xi Lin is an associate professor at East Carolina University, US. Her research focuses on seeking best practices to enhance student engagement and interaction in online learning environments. More information can be found at http://whoisxilin.weebly.com/Dr. Xi Wang P.E., Drexel University Xi Wang is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Mount Union. She received her Ph.D. and M.Eng both in Civil Engineering from the
as BOOST, was to help theengineering students at Cal State LA capitalize on their potential for engineering innovation andsocial capital.During BOOST, teams of rising sophomores, with mentorship from faculty and near-peers,spend six weeks of their summer innovating and working collaboratively on Engineering projectswhich serve one of four highly impactful local community organizations. BOOST studentsexperience the engineering design process from concept through to delivery, as well as peermentorship and faculty interaction, while working on engineering projects, which serve theirlocal community. The potential to meaningfully serve their communities while developing theirengineering expertise inspired teams of rising sophomores, along with
of estimates for future global energy reserves based on one of many global energyuse scenarios is shown in Figure 1. This scenario assumes the rapid development anddeployment of advanced nuclear energy technologies used together with a closed nuclear fuelcycle.Although the world may not be running out of energy, it can be argued that it is running out ofthe types of hydrocarbon-based energy that are currently the basis for global energy delivery.Two critical challenges are (a) developing an integrated and coordinated approach – at the globallevel – that enables an orderly transition to an advanced energy future that is sustainable,affordable, and has limited environmental impact and that can meet growing global energydemands, and (b
engineering students use of concepts, practices,and discourses of engineering to “get somewhere” (develop a process or product, gain betterunderstanding) over time. We describe this approach in more detail in Koretsky et al. [4].In the past year of the grant, considerable effort was invested in spreading the revolution out toinclude more of the faculty in CBEE. Activities have included developing and evaluating re-situated activities in 11 studio course courses, testing a variety of teaming activities with seniorstudents and soliciting their feedback, and creating a Teaching Innovation Fellows program forSchool faculty to work on common issues by participating in one or more of several newprofessional learning communities or by engaging in action
to be coordinatedbetween many parties.Student SurveyStudents at all institutions were administered surveys on their awareness of the subject of themultidisciplinary nature of engineering projects at the beginning of the semester (or quarter) andnear the end of the semester (or quarter). The results of the surveys revealed that their course-long exposure to the topic was effective. Preliminary observation of the student survey self-reported data shows an increase in understanding of the need for multidisciplinary engagement(including disciplines outside of engineering) in engineering practice. An analysis of the surveyresults is the subject of a separate paper-in-progress. Table 3 below presents a summary of thestudent population who were
programs. ● Indicators: Positive behavioral outcomes include increased program interest, submitting high- quality applications, and proactive engagement with program faculty or staff. Level 4: Results ● Objective: Measure the event's overall impact on doctoral student recruitment and enrollment. ● Methods: Analyze application and enrollment data for the subsequent academic terms, track the number of qualified applicants, and assess the event's contribution to achieving the recruitment goals of each institution. ● Indicators: Successful results include an increase in the number of qualified and diverse doctoral students enrolling in the programs, meeting or exceeding recruitment targets, and
integrates technology to enhance learning while maximizing the use ofdwindling educational resources. This is especially true in engineering education, where theinvestment per student is much higher due to the need for specialized laboratory facilities.This paper aims to spark an engaging discussion among engineering educators on how LE,within a systems engineering framework, has the potential to center and address many of the corechallenges currently facing engineering education. It is intended for those who are alreadyworking toward a learning engineering vision and those that are new to the ideas presented. Itintroduces LE, a field that integrates general engineering principles with discipline-specificpractices rooted in the learning sciences and
the program, hiring staff to support DEI, teaming tobuild trust, including students in curriculum design, positioning seniors as professionals,developing innovative teaching, and changing the annual performance review (APR).To investigate how to share these endeavors effectively, we invited engineering educators, thepotential adopters of our endeavors, to three successive virtual co-design workshops. Eachworkshop was attended by over 40 participants, representing nearly 70 different educators.During each of these workshops, the participants served as co-designers and engaged with theendeavors through listening, viewing, free-writing, and discussion. The idea of an “inspirationkit” emerged. Based on the co-designers’ collective feedback, a
Engineering Department at Mississippi StateUniversity. The paper discusses the rationale for the course, the course description, the gradingprocedures, and survey-based course assessments. The surveys showed that the students’reaction to the class was very positive. The impact of this course was evident in students learningoutcomes that were published online on ICME Wiki. The majority of the students were awardedthe top grade for the class, reflecting their performance, interest and effort.IntroductionIntegrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) is an emerging discipline that aims tointegrate computational material science tools into a holistic system than can accelerate materialsdevelopment, transform engineering design optimization, and
influences people’s belonging, goals, efforts, commitment, and perseverance,and because identity may play a role in attracting and retaining engineering students, it isimportant to understand students’ identities. Understanding students’ current identities is criticalto evaluating the impact of future program changes, and to elucidating where changes might bemost effective. This paper presents the results of an identity survey that addresses the followingquestions: Do students identify with engineering? Do identities vary across years of theprogram? Do students' identities differ by gender or other demographic variables? Answers tothese questions will serve as a baseline for a five-year study assessing the impact on identity ofour Mechanical
Environmental Engineering Students.” American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings. (Paper 2011-1362). Ethics Division. June 26-29, Vancouver, BC Canada.Bielefeldt, A.R., N. Canney. (2014). Impacts of Service-Learning on the Professional Social Responsibility Attitudes of Engineering Students. International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship, 9 (2), 47-63.Canney, N. & Bielefeldt, A. (2015). A Framework for the Development of Social Responsibility in Engineers. International Journal of Engineering Education. Special issue on Engineering Education: Beyond Technical Skills. 31 (1B), 414-424.Cech, E.A. (2014). Culture of
structured approachto financial evaluation in BIM adoption. The methodology integrates the BEP frameworkinto the learning process, guiding students beyond scope-based feasibility assessments tofinancial output histograms that illustrate cumulative outflows from BEP implementation.Through hands-on learning, students apply financial planning tools, incorporating BEPcosts into cash flow projections to analyze BIM’s impact on liquidity and investmentreturns. This experiential approach reinforces critical thinking, encouraging students tojustify BEP-driven investments in terms of efficiency and cost savings. Students gain adeeper understanding of BIM’s financial viability by engaging in feasibility assessments,moving beyond theoretical concepts to
. Thediverse group of teachers allow for the class to cross disciplines providing hands-on experienceusing various skills including business, marketing, communication, technical, organizational, andmanagerial skills.This unique course provides the ability to draw students from all across campus in variousmajors. For example, the founding class included the following majors: Business Administration, Page 22.976.2Computer Science, Information Systems, Graphic Design, and Engineering (biological,chemical, electrical, and industrial).3 Students select their team members, create their governancestructure, assess the market, design & create an application
report highlighted the various academic, economic, and social benefitslinked to Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and spotlighted their impact on their respectiveinstitutional and community stakeholders. The report affirmed that MSIs have not beenadequately researched or utilized to increase future research and that MSIs should be prioritized.Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), one of two MSI types that arehistorically and culturally defined, were researched and analyzed as a part of the report. Definedby federal law [1], an HBCU is a “college or university that was established prior to 1964, whoseprincipal mission was, and is, the education of Black Americans.”While only accounting for 3% of all post-secondary institutions
-structured interviews and narrative analysis with twostudents and one student-facilitator, we present preliminary findings on how identity negotiationand belonging unfolded before and after engagement in this reimagined learning environment.Our initial analysis highlights the potential of alternative engineering figured worlds to supportthe development of engineering identity, community connection, and agency among youthhistorically marginalized in STEM.IntroductionEngineering education has long been shaped by dominant cultural norms, meritocracy,masculinity, and neutrality, that often exclude queer individuals and other marginalized groups[2], [3], [4]. For queer youth experiencing housing insecurity, these challenges are compoundedby systemic