an initial investigation of the impact the ConnectedLearning and Integrated Course Knowledge (CLICK) approach has had on students’ motivation,engineering identity, and learning outcomes. CLICK is an approach that leverages VirtualReality (VR) technology to provide an integrative learning experience in the IndustrialEngineering (IE) curriculum. To achieve this integration, the approach aims to leverage VRlearning modules to simulate a variety of systems. The VR learning modules offer an immersiveexperience and provide the context for real-life applications. The virtual simulated systemrepresents a theme to transfer the system concepts and knowledge across multiple IE courses aswell as connect the experience with real-world applications. The
, Entourage or Outlook via Citrix for Mac OS, and the onlineWebOutlook interface provide the most functionality and seem to be the most popular.The final section of this paper is centered around online courses and their impact on engineeringand technology education. With the consistent growth of laptop usage, both from laptopprograms adopted by various schools and individual student purchases. The development of aflexible twenty four hour-a-day, seven day-a-week learning environment is an inevitable trendfor today’s educational institutions. It was estimated that in 2004 at least two million highereducation students in the U.S. were engaged in distance education (Hiltz & Turoff, 20054).These classes range from totally online virtual classrooms to
thinking, innovation, communication skills, management skills, leadership skills, entrepreneurship skills and professionalism; see Table 4. While comparing both Asian and European analysis showed higher satisfaction level of Asian students with significant difference (P≤0.05) in analytical thinking, system thinking, critical thinking, innovation, management skills, leadership skills, entrepreneurship skills, communication skills and professionalism than those of the European ones, see Table 5 and Figure 4. Figure3: Mean ranks satisfaction with leadership skills as self-reported comparing both MENA and Europeans Although SEM does have statistically significant positive impact in terms of students’ perceptions of contributions to
prompts educators to modify their courses in ways thatincrease the engagement of their students with the suggested benefit being increased learninggains, retention, and greater academic success [1]. Yet, even within the research community it isacknowledged that engagement is multi-faceted and difficult to define [2]. Educators are thereforeleft to make their own judgements on what their classrooms will look and feel like if their studentsare engaged. Research has shown that it is cognitive engagement (over behavioral or emotionalengagement) that is indicative of higher-order processing [3]. It therefore becomes important thateducators are able to assess the cognitive engagement of their students in straightforward andmeaningful ways.Chi and Wylie
generalist vs. specialist: Making connections between genre theoryand writing center pedagogy. Praxis, 11(2), 1-5.10. Paretti, M.C., Eriksson, A., Gustafsson, M. (2019). Faculty and student perceptions of the impacts ofcommunication in the disciplines (CID) on students' development as engineers. IEEE Transactions onProfessional Communication, 62(1), 27-42.11. Kim, M.M. (2015). Peer tutoring at colleges and universities. College and University, 90(4), 2-7.12. Weissbach, R. S., & Pflueger, R.C. (2018). Collaborating with writing centers on interdisciplinarypeer tutor training to improve writing support for engineering students. IEEE Transactions onProfessional Communication, 61(2), 206-220.13. Mackiewicz, J. (2004) The effects of tutor expertise
been invested into makerspaces and themaker movement with the underlying assumption that these spaces generate experiences thatignite interest and engagement in engineering and entrepreneurship. University affiliatedmakerspaces have been shown to have a significant impact on the student experience by buildingstudents’ sense of engineering identity, innovation orientation, and sense of self-efficacy inmultiple areas of engineering (Carbonell et al., 2019). As the body of literature on student impactdevelops, it is building on a larger body of research on the organization and operation ofmakerspaces (e.g. the design and layout, the type of equipment, the role of administration).Makerspace use has shown promise integrating the relationship
students were required to createa Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) for collaborative and collective learning inwhich to work on this and the following assignments. In addition to the technical aspects, thisincluded forming a learning community in a distributed setting plus establishing policiesregarding their collaboration and behavior. In other words, they had to build a small form of alearning organization. However, the concept of the Learning Organization in its traditional form Page 22.429.6is dated and needed to be augmented to meet the requirements of the G3 world. The expectedoutcome of A3 was a book chapter on ‘The Learning
thermodynamics, simulations of materials processing, and smart materials modeling and design. His teaching interests include the use of technology for education, especially in the area of engineering mechanics and in effective teaching methodologies and their impact on student progress in mechanical engineering.Rujun Gao, Texas A&M University Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University.Prof. M. Cynthia Hipwell, Texas A&M University Dr. Hipwell has been working in the area of technology development based upon nanoscale phenomena for over 20 years. She received her B.S.M.E. from Rice University and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. Upon
strengths include qualitative and mixed methods research study design and implementation. She is/was PI/Co-PI on 10 funded research projects including a CAREER grant. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty. Her research expertise includes using motivation and related frameworks to study student engagement in learning, recruitment and retention in engineering programs and careers, faculty teaching practices and intersections of motivation and learning strategies.Dr. Gwen Lee-Thomas, Quality Measures LLC Dr. Gwen Lee-Thomas is the CEO of Quality Measures, LLC, a Virginia-based consulting firm special- izing in program and project evaluation, team-building, and capacity
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 WIP: Students' Perception of Collaborative Online International LearningIntroductionTeaching and learning in the digital age harness the opportunities created by internettechnologies to distribute and learn various information all over the world. This is commonlyreferred to as connectivism, and it values the impact of stakeholder information appraisal skills,virtual and personal communication skills [1], and the sense of cultural awareness. CollaborativeOnline International Learning (COIL), a type of connectivism, typically involves instructors andstudents from at least two geographically and culturally distinct areas who collaborate virtuallyon a common project for four or more weeks. The
as the Coordinator of Pre-College Programs at Virginia Tech’s Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity. She also worked as a global engagement specialist in the Office of Global Engineering Engagement and Research at Virginia T ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Pre-college, Race/Ethnicity, Gender, EngineeringRevisiting Assessment Tools Used to Measure the Impact of Summer Program Interventions on Perceptions and Interest in Engineering Among Underrepresented Pre-College Students – A Work in ProgressAbstractStudents start their education in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)fields with the aim of having STEM-related careers. However, many
Department Head in the Department of Aerospace Engineering in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. She also serves as Director of the Craig and Galen Brown Engineering Honors Program. She received her BS, MS, and PhD from the College of Engineering at Texas A&M. Kristi works to improve the undergraduate engineering experience through evaluating preparation in areas, such as mathematics and physics, evaluating engineering identity and its impact on retention, incorporating non-traditional teaching methods into the classroom, and engaging her students with interactive methods.Dr. Darren John Hartl, Texas A&M University Darren J. Hartl received his BS in Aerospace Engineering in 2004 and Ph.D. in
“understandings” based roughly on different stages of linguisticcompetency. The use of cognitive tools that engage these various understandings promotesdeeper and more meaningful learning. The various stages of understanding are neither mutuallyexclusive nor identical for every individual; nevertheless, certain shared characteristics amongthem fall into identifiable patterns. The five different understandings and key conceptsassociated with them are listed in Table 1.1. Type of Understanding Cognitive ToolsSomatic Bodily senses; emotional responses and attachments; rhythm and(pre-linguistic) musicality; gesture and communication; referencing; intentionality
. Theirinterpretation of the role they are asked to play on a team environment, the attitudes of theirteammates, and whether they are ultimately successful can flavor their attitudes aboutengineering and their ultimate persistence in the discipline. Thus, the student experience asviewed from the student perspective deserves attention and care from researchers.Teams and AssessmentsIn engineering classrooms, teamwork experiences are commonly employed to (1) helpstudents thrive in the team environment they are likely to enter post-graduation, (2) supportstudents’ development of communication, innovation/creativity, and design skills [3] and (3)support the ABET accreditation criteria that states students must develop “an ability tofunction on multidisciplinary
significant to them. The range of skills potentially required to productively engage with the impacts of research isextremely broad. However, it can be helpfully broken down into four main areas: 1. Values and ethics: basic understanding of ethical theory and virtue ethics; ability to self- reflect on values and priorities; ability to make difficult ethical decisions 2. Knowledge of relevant non-science social contexts: this may include areas such as policy, business, economics, healthcare, politics, media, religion, or culture 3. Communication skills: including science communication to laymen; general public speaking and presenting; interviews and speaking to media; interacting with policy makers; and learning to listen
student learningoutcomesiv. The emphasis on technical knowledge and professional skills such as teamwork andcommunication in the Engineer of 2020 learning outcomes and ABET criteria suggest thatlearning experiences which stress these kinds of activities will be more effective for developingthe necessary engineering workforce. Cooperative education (co-op) or internship programsprovide off-campus work experiences that engage students in solving authentic engineeringproblems that elucidate textbook problems seen in the classroom. For example, if a textbookchapter focuses on electromagnetic fields, the problem sets from that chapter will deal with thistopic (and not some other engineering topic such as optics). The problem’s scope (i.e., the
learn, teach,project management practices. and interact in academic environments. From online collaboration platforms to advanced simulation tools, Analysis: Ethical considerations are a critical aspect of AI technology enables students to access diverse resources,implementation. While AI can enhance efficiency and develop new skills, and engage with complex problems indecision-making, it also introduces risks related to bias, innovative ways. One of the most impactful recenttransparency, and accountability. This assignment challenges advancements in technology is Artificial Intelligence (AI
course related tomanufacturing or fabrication, 2.007 must introduce students to a wide range of processes thatenable them to create useful machines including mills, lathes, saws, sheet metal cutting andbending, and so on. Many students do not feel confident about their fabrication skills whenentering the course. Possibly due to this lack of confidence, many students delay prototypefabrication, which can negatively impact their design process3.This paper describes a manufacturing exercise intended to help students overcome their concernsabout fabrication skills and get them engaged in building earlier in the course. In the secondweek of 2.007, students build a simple robot over a period of about two hours. We chose toname the exercise “Mini-Me
impacts in the capstone ProcessDesign course. It summarizes the technical content of the course based on the grass-root plantdesign for a mid-size commercial production of styrene. It is intended to exemplify the technicalskills covered in the course. It also describes some accompanying skills like teamwork andcommunication skills associated with the technical content. Then it introduces the approach forbroader impacts, mainly (a) a social impact report, where students examine societal impacts fortwo potential sites for the plant (one in the US, one in a foreign country of their choice), (b) aposter as a communication piece to introduce the project to a potential audience of thecommunity around a selected site for the plant, (c) an outreach
the formation of engineers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Assessment of Flipped Classroom in Upper-Level Engineering CourseAbstractWhile flipped classrooms have been of interest in the last several years and anecdotally seem tooffer a better means of engaging millennial students through active learning, there has been alack of rigorous assessment regarding the impact of the flipped methodology on student learninggains. In particular, there have been few studies that have objectively examined studentperformance throughout the semester with a control group for comparison. This study serves as ameans to fill that gap by comparing both objective
Technology (FIRST), a non-profit organization that serves K-12students. The mission of FLL is to engage students ages 9-14 (ages 9-16 internationally) in anannual, theme-based robotics and research challenge. Each year the organization releases a newthemed challenge for teams of up to ten students, which requires students to research, design, andpresent results of their work to the community and panels of judges. In 2011, FLL programsserved nearly 205,000 students in over 60 countries and provinces world-wide11. The format ofthe program challenges students to complete a research project, with possible prototyping;compete in an autonomous LEGO® robot game that focuses on demonstrating the robot’s designand function; and demonstrate the teamwork of
Paper ID #37534Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 on the First-YearEngineering Experience at a Mid-Sized Teaching FocusedUniversityBrian Dick Brian Dick chairs the Physics, Engineering, and Astronomy department at Vancouver Island University, and coordinates its Engineering Transfer program. He believes strongly in enabling equitable access to engineering education, and led work to develop the Common First-Year Engineering Curriculum in British Columbia. He is also passionate about enriching program curriculum with intercultural experiences and student engagement as global citizens. Brian has led intercultural projects
recognition of an “engineering mindset” represents a Page 26.1425.9cognitive engagement with the habits of mind associated with how engineering professionalsapproach problems. And finally, their sense of role competence indicates a move from simply“knowing the material” to a broader sense of their ability to use that knowledge to functionsuccessfully as an engineer.The processes these students describe in many ways echo Lave and Wenger’s (1991) descriptionof situated learning communities of practice, in which individuals gain entry to a community andover time take on increasingly central roles through what they term “legitimate
panel member may beasked questions by other members of the class or the instructor. Students are instructed toaddress the question based on evidence they have found, and to tie their conclusion to the factsthey presented. Thus, for example, an environmentalist may look at concerns about unforeseeneffects on the genome or harm to other species on the one hand, and reduced use of pesticides onthe other, in coming to their conclusions. Engaging students in a class discussion after they haveexplored some of the issues in their groups helps students gain a greater appreciation for thecomplexities of the issues.Once the panel discussion is completed, students are assigned an individual “Personal PositionPaper” to write. Since at least some students
as well as in academic writing, and a critical inquiry class taught by theHSA faculty. The critical inquiry class has multiple sessions taught by different instructors. Eachsession focuses on a topic that is related to the instructor’s specialty, yet all the sessions have acommon component: for the first few weeks, students and instructors engage in a discussion ofthe meaning of liberal arts education and its implications for HMC. In addition to completing theCommon Core, every student at HMC is required to take at least ten courses in HSA, with atleast four courses in an area of concentration. The engineering curriculum at HMC consists ofthree stems: design, engineering sciences, and system. The design stem includes three
of pre-lecture videos and accompanying in-class learningexercises to experiment with this instructional mode. In 2020, when universities shifted tovirtual instruction as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the author used these samematerials to create an online version of the flipped classroom. Thus, over a three-year period, asingle author teaching the same class with the same content and assessment methods collecteddata to evaluate the impacts of three different instructional modes on student performance,engagement, and satisfaction. In total, data from course evaluations, class attendance, andperformance on final exams was collected from 213 students who took the course from 2018 to2020. Consistent with the findings of previous
Phase 1, we collect pre- and post-term survey data regarding self-assessment of SLOs and engineering identity. Phase 2 includesthe addition of a Design Diary activity. Phase 3 adds individual and team reflection activities.We seek to understand the impact of these activities on student learning and identitydevelopment.Each reflection activity is discussed in detail in our prior work (2). Briefly, the 30-minuteindividual reflection activity, completed on a biweekly basis, engages students in forming writtenresponses regarding their past experiences in class, using the Design Timeline visualizations asreference material. Reflection prompts center on engagement with engineering design, designprocess phases and activities, and team dynamics
“fosterprocesses of psychological growth,” and thus indirectly and positively impact student STEMdevelopment as measured through self-report.The concept of proximal process is central to ecological theory. Proximal processes areinteractions occurring between a developing individual and the “persons, objects, and symbols”within his or her “immediate environment.” Moreover, proximal processes constitute the“engines of development”9. Healthy human development occurs in the presence of “patterns ofexchange of information, two-way communication, mutual accommodation and mutual trust”5.Proximal processes can be measured either through direct observation or self-report. In bettercircumstances, multiple methodologies are utilized to measure proximal processes
, Advertising Age, Adweek, Incentive, The Dallas Morning News, Ragan’s Newsletter, Los Angeles Daily News, and Promotional Products Business. She is co-author of two books and more than 30 refereed publications. In 2007 she received the Research Innovator Award from the Advertising Research Foundation. She holds the Ph.D. in Communications and M.S. in Adult Education from The University of Tennessee. Page 13.1242.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The influence of a hands-on research experience on undergraduate student perceptions
effective communication, emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, and customer service excellence. It was during those five years when he realized that supporting young professionals with their leadership development is his life calling. He decided to leave corporate business and accepted a position at Cornell’s College of Engineering. During the last years, Mr. Zorman has focused on the design and implementation of a course using a student-led laboratory method which supports the development of authentic leadership skills.Dr. Alicia M. Kinoshita, San Diego State UniversityDr. Natalie Mladenov, San Diego State University Dr. Natalie Mladenov is an associate professor and William E. Leonhard Jr. Chair in Civil