Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 3: Mentorship and Communication in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Fife, University of Southern California

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

for students toattain and succeed in academic positions are clear: independence, impact, full participation in thescholarly community and teaching and managing collaborative work among other benefits.Study of engineering graduate student’s needs and how to effectively meet these needs is basedon a periodic survey of the entire population of over 1,000 Ph.D. students across nine fields ofengineering at a major U.S. university. The latest survey was carried out in November 2022 andindicates broadly that students consider their academic writing skills to be weak in a number ofareas and are most likely to take advantage of elective writing and speaking courses if they areencouraged by their advisor or hear from friends that their experiences with

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion: Concepts, Mental Models, and Interventions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean M. Eddington, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rucha Joshi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David Torres, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #23863Diversity and Inclusion in Engineering: Students’ Perceptions of Learningand Engaging with DifferenceMr. Sean M. Eddington, Purdue University, West Lafayette Sean Eddington is a doctoral candidate in the Brian Lamb School of Communication studying orga- nizational communication. He earned his B.A. in History from Purdue University, and his M.S. from Northwest Missouri State University. Sean’s research interests exist at the intersections of organizational communication, online organizing, resilience, and gender. He has researched new engineering faculty experiences throughout their on-boarding process

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Student Division Technical Session 6: Belonging

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Skylar Hubbarth, Clemson University; Anna Grace Hunter; Shannon Conner, Clemson University; D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Student Division (STDT)

qualifications [2]. Community colleges serve as a crucial pathway for underrepresentedtalent to enter STEM disciplines and thrive in their desired career. Offering the comprehensiveeducational opportunities that come with a four-year university breaks down barriers that mayhinder individuals from pursuing a career in STEM. Even with financial aid scholarships toafford tuition, books, rent, etc., these students need more knowledge of resources that couldenhance their professional career and social experience in school. Many students who transfer from small institutions to large universities verbalize greaterdifficulty developing social groups and finding their niche. Previous research indicates that afterinterviewing transfer students on their

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tolga Kaya, Central Michigan University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Students wererequired to send weekly reports and even daily updates on their progress via e-mail. At the end ofeach semester, a performance review session was organized for each individual student. Studentswere required to criticize their performance and propose ways for furthering opportunities. ThePI provided constructive feedback and clearly explained expectations. A 360 degree survey hasbeen implemented by the human resources department of the university where students have thesame opportunity to critique the PI, anonymously. International and U.S.-based students weresuccessfully merged to form small research sub-groups to improve productivity.This paper outlines the details on recruitment and student engagement efforts by providing datasuch

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie M. Little-Wiles, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Linda L. Naimi, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

Learning Officer. January. 2. Petherbridge, D, Chapman, D. (2007) Upgrading or Replacing Your Learning Management System: Implications for Student Support. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, X(I). 3. Bomia, L., Beluzo, L., Demeester, D., Elander, K., Johnson, M., & Sheldon, B. (1997). The impact of teaching strategies on intrinsic motivation. 294. Champaign, IL: ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education. 4. Brett, C. (2004). Off-line factors contributing to online engagement. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 13(1), 83–95. 5. Coates, H. (2005). Leveraging LMSs to enhance campus-based student engagement. Educause Quarterly, 28(1

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Practices for Student Learning Engagement

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Paul Farris, Grand Valley State University; Wendy S. Reffeor, Grand Valley State University; Lisa Karen Kenyon, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, wasfounded. This journal is exclusively devoted to publishing works on the impact of servicelearning in engineering education. One issue in particular, Special Issue: University EngineeringPrograms That Impact Communities: Critical Analyses and Reflection, focused on communityimpact. Schools such asThis increase in project based and service learning has led to a need for students engaged in theseprojects to understand and address stakeholders who do not have a technical background.Zoltowski and Oakes (Carla B. Zoltowski, 2014) discuss this need as well as the need to developand maintain relationships with community partners. Additionally, the difficulty ofunderstanding conflicting priorities of

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 5: Assessment

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Laura Melissa Cruz Castro, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

considerably across theover 70 undergraduate graders for the entire course.Implications and Future WorkClearly, these baseline results from the Engagement with SBG System Questionnaire show thatthese first-year engineering students were not all naturally predisposed to a high level ofengagement with the SBG system. This means that they are not all engaging in a high level ofplanning or self-reflection on their performance. SBG system improvements and interventionsintended to bolster student engagement with the system are warranted, and the Engagement withSBG System Questionnaire could provide a means to monitor the impact of any changes made.To start, reducing logistical issues may lower the barrier to student engagement with the systemelements. While

Conference Session

DEED Technical Session 11 Empathy and Human-Centered Design 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelley Dugan, University of Michigan; Shanna Daly, University of Michigan; Charlie Michaels, University of Michigan; Steve Skerlos, University of Michigan; Ann Verhey-Henke, University of Michigan

appliance industry for two years. Kelley is also a Graduate Facilitator with the Center for Socially Engaged Design and a Graduate Academic Liaison with the Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning.Shanna Daly Shanna Daly is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. She has a B.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton and a Ph.D. degree in Engineering Education from Purdue University. In her work, she characterizes front-end design practices across the student to practitioner continuum, develops empirically-based tools to support design best practices, and studies the impact of front- end design tools on design success

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda Walls, University of Arkansas; Thomas Hudnall McGehee, University of Arkansas; Ishita Tandon, University of Arkansas; Timothy J. Muldoon, University of Arkansas; Mostafa Elsaadany, University of Arkansas

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

, communication, and networking skills after the course. Another study byLagouda, et al [9] looked at the impact of an I-Corps program on undergraduate and graduateengineering students at a large university and found the program had an overall positive effect onstudent’s perceptions, and students who participated maintained a high interest inentrepreneurship. The results from these studies suggest the I-Corps model has several potentialbenefits within undergraduate education, but more research is needed to elucidate the features ofI-Corps that are most valuable at the undergraduate level. Thus, we have created a newEntrepreneurial Bioengineering course intended to promote students’ entrepreneurialengagement and development of an entrepreneurial mindset

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Stewart Ross, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jeffrey Pribyl, Minnesota State University, Mankato

these expectations were not met,however; using the Engaged in Thermodynamics supplement student expectation of real worldcontent was satisfied. However, the most valuable assessment data was not quantitative butqualitative. An outside assessment coordinator met with students repeatedly in a focus groupformat to determine the impact of the new material. A sampling of their comments is shown inTable 1. Table 1: Sampling of Student Comments from Focus Groups “The textbook is boring overall. Does not encourage one to read it.” “Traditional lecture is weak, does not lead to engagement at all.” "Book problems rarely applied to real life situations." “I think real world problems are important so I can relate them to myself and

Conference Session

Study and Research Abroad

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech

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International

., Strategic pathways for success: The influence of outside community on academic engagement. Journal of Engineering Education, 2012. 101(3): p. 512.7. Kuh, G.D., et al., Student success in college: Creating conditions that matter. 2011: John Wiley & Sons.8. Stevens, R., et al., Becoming an engineer: Toward a three dimensional view of engineering learning. Journal of Engineering Education, 2008. 97(3): p. 355.9. Palmer, S. and W. Hall, The impact of increasing course enrolment on student evaluation of teaching in engineering education. Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, 2015. 20(1): p. 31-40.10. Kerr, I., Futures thinking for engineering and Engineers Australia’s Continuing

Collection

2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Oludare Owolabi

learning in which learning is done outside theclassroom and students are forced to engage with application of concepts in a real worldsituation. According to Claiborne et al 2015[6], along with the engagement with concepts that isrequired by these experiences, the student bonding that occurs on the field trips enhances thelearning experience and creates a learning community as students continue in a discipline.Teaching in the field also gives instructors the opportunity to get to know their students ingreater depth in terms of how students see the world differently than the instructor [6]. Thisinsight into student world-views can help the instructor to better communicate the concepts ofthe course.Claiborne et al 2015 [6], recommended the following

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean A. Wirth; Abbie B. Liel , University of Colorado Boulder ; John S. McCartney, University of Colorado Boulder

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Civil Engineering

, Neeley KA. Rethinking the design of presentation slides: A case for sentence headlines and visual evidence. Tech Commun 2005; 52: 417–26.[3] Alley M, Schreiber M, Ramsdell K, Muffo J. How the design of headlines in presentation slides affects audience retention. Tech Commun 2006; 53: 225–34.[4] Morgan CH, Lilley JD, Boreham NC. Learning from lectures: The effect of varying the detail in lecture handouts on note-taking and recall. Appl Cogn Psychol 1988; 2: 115–22.[5] Titsworth BS. The effects of teacher immediacy, use of organizational lecture cues, and students’ notetaking on cognitive learning. Commun Educ 2001; 50: 283–97.[6] Hu S, Kuh GD. Being (dis) engaged in educationally purposeful activities: The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Summer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; John Scalzo, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Gerald Knapp, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Roger Seals, Louisiana State University

1050 is also positive.Overall students who participate in any ENG2 program activity have a higher retention in theCollege of Engineering and in STEM programs than those who do not participate. Thismanuscript describes the main ENG2 program elements and their assessment in detail as well asthe retention data for 2 cohorts.Background Research has shown that engineering retention and graduation rates are enhanced throughfirst year experiences that actively incorporate and engage faculty and students (1-7). From thebehaviorist perspective, participants involved in activities that utilize hands-on inquiry and activelearning strategies, demonstrate that continued learning and a sense of community has occurredby manifesting enduring change in

Conference Session

Technical Session T1A

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Susan L. Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan Technological University

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Full Papers

Towards the Use of the MUSIC Inventory for Measuring Engineering Student Empowerment Abstract One of the "Grand Challenges in Engineering Education" is to engage students in their own learning. According to a past president of the National Academy of Engineering, engineering education must focus on the environment in which students learn. While the content is changing at a fantastic pace, facilitating a learning environment that fosters student ideas, inspiration, and empowerment is critical. We need students who are technically and creatively able to solve the challenges of tomorrow. The MUSIC Model of Academic Motivation was developed to help instructors apply motivation research to the design of

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 13: Student Learning and Contexts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Pagano, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Leon Liebenberg MASEE, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Educational Research and Methods

the object of play is. Well-designed play is also typically intrinsicallymotivated, such that the player is engaged in play because the act itself brings about some benefitor enjoyment as opposed to engaging in play to receive some incentive [9]. Play also involvesthe freedom to suspend reality, although it being a subjective concept, describes the player’swillingness to imagine a new framework or perspective from which to exist and exploreconcepts. This may manifest as make-believe, or role-play, but could also take the form of askingquestions from a new perspective or suspending judgment to explore an idea [9].MethodsTo assess the quality and impact of playful pedagogy on student learning, we adopted thesefactors and measured student

Conference Session

Online Programs and Program Assessment

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Wesley Odom, Purdue University; Hillary E. Merzdorf, Purdue University; Francisco J. Montalvo, Purdue University; Jason Marion Davis

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Graduate Studies

tool to assess engagement for a variety of demographics andlearning settings [24] found higher engagement scores from distance learners in first-year andsenior participants in the 2006 NSSE survey, compared to on-campus learners. Robinson andHullinger [5] also measured online learners’ engagement using the NSSE, and found that themajority of students worked collaboratively, but sometimes did not feel they worked effectivelywith others. Communication was fairly regular among students, and most students felt that theonline course(s) enriched their work through online discussions, work knowledge and skills, andsolving complex real-world problems [5]. In terms of student and university differences, Kuh [25]noted that smaller schools typically have

Collection

2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Gwendolyn C. Archibald

Ambassadors Connecting with Engineering (ACE) Academy: Providing Opportunities to Engage a Diverse Group of Talented Students Gwendolyn C. Archibald Graduate Assistant, Admissions and Outreach Student Development Center College of Engineering The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242 gwendolyn-archibald@uiowa.eduABSTRACTThe Ambassadors Connecting with Engineering (ACE) Academy is possible as a resultof the partnership between The University of Iowa College of Engineering and ALCOA.ACE Academy is a week-long residential camp that focuses on engaging a diversegroup of talented high

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector A. Ochoa, University of Texas, Tyler; Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas, Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1251: THE ENGAGEMENT AND RETENTION OF ELECTRI-CAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS WITH A FIRST SEMESTER FRESH-MAN EXPERIENCE COURSEHector A. Ochoa, University of Texas, Tyler Hector A. Ochoa received hi Ph.D. in computer engineering from The University of Texas at El Paso in 2007. He received his M.S. in Physical Sciences from The University of Texas at El Paso in 2004. Hi joined The University of Texas at Tyler as a visiting professor at the departement of electrical engineering on Fall of 2007. In fall of 2008 he started working as an assitant professor at the same university. His research interests include: Radar Systems, Wireless Communications and Antennas.Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas at Tyler Dr. Mukul

Conference Session

Technology and Manufacturing

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Kay Pickering, Arizona State University/ Science Foundation Arizona Center for STEM; Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Caroline Vaningen-Dunn, Science Foundation Arizona Center for STEM at Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

practices in technician education, with a particular emphasis on faculty development in problem-based learning, the first year of study for success in engineering and technology majors, and mentoring educators nationally.Caroline VanIngen-Dunn, Science Foundation Arizona Center for STEM at Arizona State University Caroline VanIngen-Dunn is Director of the Science Foundation Arizona Center for STEM at Arizona State University, providing services for Maximizing the Educational and Economic Impact of STEM. Ms. VanIngen-Dunn is the inspiration behind the programs and resources designed to assist community colleges, particularly rural and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), through a rigorous process leading to improvements

Conference Session

Nontraditional Ways to Engage Students

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas O'Neal; Thomas Jacobius; Joseph Steig; Arnold Heggestad; Abigail Barrow; Phil Weilerstein; David Barbe

transformation of the university knowledge baseand technical expertise into entrepreneurially generated commercial activity.I2V workshops are annual, one-day intensive workshops on technology commercialization andventure creation that take place at host universities throughout the country. The workshopfocuses on engineering, science, and technology students and faculty with the intention ofextending involvement in the “entrepreneurial enterprise” to a diversity of participants. Membersof the local business community are also an important part of the audience. During the first yearof the series, over 1,500 emerging technology entrepreneurs will take part in eight or nineworkshops. These workshops will become part of a self-sustaining, nationwide series

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University; Audrey Boklage, University of Texas at Austin; Madison Andrews, University of Texas at Austin

were recorded, and post-event evaluations were collected from the SELs.Overall, engagement activities have been successful from the standpoint of student participationand engagement. The paper highlights several lessons learned and plans for future events. Thenext phase of the project will assess the impact that these activities have on student sense ofbelonging.IntroductionWestern Washington University (WWU) is a public institution with approximately 15,000 full-time undergraduate students, 160 academic programs, and a vibrant campus community. TheEngineering & Design Department (ENGD) offers four undergraduate-only programs: ElectricalEngineering (EE), Manufacturing Engineering (MFGE), Plastics & Composites Engineering(PCE), and

Conference Session

FPD 6: Course Content and Educational Strategies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Everaldo Marques de Aguiar Jr., University of Notre Dame; G. Alex Ambrose, University of Notre Dame; Leo H. McWilliams, University of Notre Dame; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Nitesh Chawla, University of Notre Dame

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First-Year Programs

. Instead, wepropose using electronic portfolios, or ePortfolios, as a method for assessing these more difficultto understand attitudes with a future goal of identifying at-risk students in a timely fashion.While student portfolios are not new methods of documentation for majors such as architectureor art, they have been unexplored by the vast number of engineering schools. Although somehave folded them in as an assessment of communications skills,7,8 few have used portfolios as ameans to measure student engagement and their learning process throughout their degree.Previous studies have proven the efficacy of the ePortfolio format as a method of engagement.Many universities have implemented ePortfolios to enhance engagement and measure impacts

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Learning 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Hirshfield, Oregon State University; Jaynie L. Whinnery, Oregon State University; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

student studying Public Policy at Oregon State University. She also holds an M.S. in Environmental Engineering and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State Univer- sity. Her research in engineering education is focused on student teams engaged in the Virtual Bioreactor (VBioR) Laboratory project. She is specifically interested in understanding the student-instructor interac- tions and feedback that occur during this project and how these factors influence student learning.Dr. Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University Debra Gilbuena is a postdoctoral scholar in the School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engi- neering at Oregon State University. Debra has an M.BA, an M.S, and four years of industrial

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2021 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Conference

Authors

Chelsea Q Linvill, United States Military Academy Department of Geography & Environmental Engineering; Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus P.E., United States Military Academy

students andfaculty. With the opportunity for students to view recordings of the day’s class, they could revisitconcepts covered in class. Additionally, if students were in a larger auditorium or sat near an airconditioning unit which impacted their ability to clearly hear the material (or were not quitepaying attention as much as desired), they could watch the recording to revisit material missed.The recording also enabled those who missed class to feel engaged with the classroomcommunity by catching up on the material. Benefits to the faculty included gained efficiency inpreparation for class through being able to view the recordings from a previous semester. Thisarchive of videos also provided new faculty who have not taught the class before

Conference Session

Normative Commitments and Public Engagement in Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Cech, University of California, San Diego

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Liberal Education

theprofession and their future career therein, it also alters the personal values and traits of thesestudents.1, 23 The “social consciousness” measure taps the personal importance to students ofimproving society, helping others, participating in their communities and easing racial tensions.If professional socialization is effective, students should emerge from their undergraduateexperiences more interested in public engagement and more socially conscious than when theyentered as freshman. The analysis below will not only be able to track these changes, butdetermine if a programmatic emphasis on ethical engagement actually drives these changes. Page

Conference Session

ERM: Mentoring for Everyone! And Let's talk about Graduate Students

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brayan Díaz, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Cesar Delgado, North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, NC; Kevin Han, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Collin Lynch, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

programs must be to help novices move from beingoutsiders to engaging in “legitimate peripheral participation” (Lave & Wenger, 1991) tobecoming core members of a professional community.According to Wenger (1988), diverse CoPs often need to interact. Wenger proposes that theinteraction between two communities of practice is generated by "brokers" and "boundaryobjects." A broker is defined as a participant in two communities who can introduce elementsfrom one community to another, while boundary objects are artifacts, documents, terms,concepts, etc., through which COPs organize their connections and lay the foundation for theirpractice. For example, engineering graduate students in a class with their instructor(s) form partof a community of

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 2: Career Development and Employability

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mandana Ashouripashaki, The Ohio State University; Krista M Kecskemety, The Ohio State University

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Student Division (STDT)

: Super emphasizes that individuals inhabit various "theaters" (home, work, school, community) throughout their lives. Within each theater, they play multiple roles (e.g., student, worker, parent, citizen) that evolve and change over time. These roles impact one another and contribute to the overall career development journey. To illustrate this complex interplay, Super developed the "Life-Career Rainbow," a visual representation of the various roles individuals assume across their lifespan.In the context of engineering career, Super’s theory can be applied to understand the careerdevelopment of engineers. Super’s theory also emphasizes the importance of multiple socialroles and their interaction across the life span

Conference Session

Communication as Performance

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

proceed in its absence. --Wei, Wang, and Klausner (2012)33, p. 7Previous studies and our own experiences in the classroom suggest that images and humor canattract undergraduate students’ attention, promote discussion, and improve comprehension ofcomplex concepts. Here we investigate possible explanations for the power of images—inparticular, one-frame cartoons and short comic strips—in helping engineering students not onlyto learn course content, but also to develop communication and critical thinking skills.As Rosegard and Wilson (2013) document in “Capturing Students’ Attention: An EmpiricalStudy,” boredom is a “significant and widespread academic emotion,” much more prevalent

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine E. Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies, Student

al., Impact of teachers' implicit theories and perceived pressures on the establishment of an autonomy supportive climate. European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2007. 22(4): p. 529-545.16. Pearson, L.C. and W. Moomaw, The Relationship between Teacher Autonomy and Stress, Work Satisfaction, Empowerment, and Professionalism. Educational Research Quarterly, 2005. 29(1): p. 37-53.17. Kreber, C., Academics' Teacher Identities, Authenticity and Pedagogy. Studies in Higher Education, 2010. 35(2): p. 171-194.18. Reeve, J., et al., Enhancing Students' Engagement by Increasing Teachers' Autonomy Support. Motivation & Emotion, 2004. 28(2): p. 147-169.19. Creswell, J.W., Research Design: Qualitative