students thoroughly digest the material at hand and create newmeans of presenting the subject matter and then to act as teachers in a classroom setting withchildren. We also found motivation from the study of Elton et al.2 who sought to demonstrate“some interesting and mysterious, but explainable experiments” to a K-12 audience. The keymotivator here was the term “explainable,” we really did not want anything to come across asrandom or inexplicable. The overall structure of our research project, and its credence as asenior capstone project focused on research questions that were similar to Moskal et al.3, namely“how are children impacted by an outreach program”?, and “how are the college students andfaculty impacted by the outreach program”?. We
, such as increased retention [7], predictions oflower time-to-graduation rates [8], improved math skills or readiness [9], and general collegereadiness [5].Based on the unique needs at Tennessee Tech University, the RAMP program was developedwith several goals. The highest priority was advancing math knowledge; it was important as well © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023to increase students’ self-efficacy in math, as studies have shown that when students’ self-effi-cacy increases, their performance increases [10]. Moreover, the program was developed to pro-vide incoming freshmen with a way to engage, to get involved, and to gain a sense of belonging,as evidence suggests a strong correlation between these
if you're passionate about a STEMcareer, work hard and it'll pay off” (F). Another young woman stressed that challengingmathematics and science courses were part of STEM, but not her favorite part, and offered asuggestion to engage students through various other interests: What made the difference for me staying with a STEM career path was getting out there and realizing that I could incorporate my language interests into a STEM path. Whether by learning a language, or being an artist, or have an interest in English or History, you can make a unique impact on the STEM community no matter what. (S)Program alumnae also offered recommendations for future e-Girls reflecting on the surprisesthey encountered. Not only are e
themselves with thehands-on lab in aerospace structural mechanics. Subsequently, we learned that Virtual Labs alsoallowed students to collect virtual data that prompted students to further reflect during the dataanalysis process in addition to the data obtained during the hands-on labs. Thus, the courseprovided students with both virtual and hands-on experiences to enhance their understanding ofthe subject matter. At the same time, the course promoted the learning of data analysis,modeling, equipment usage, error analysis, teamwork, and communication by engaging thestudents in both the virtual and hands-on labs. In Spring 2020, we experienced an extraordinaryevent: the school closures and remote learning caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. During
. Facultyprofessional development is a high-impact lever for promoting student-centered practices [3].Nevertheless, it can be broader than instructional practices, as faculty roles are multifaceted andinclude realms beyond teaching, such as research, service, mentoring, grant funding, anddissemination. Therefore, the programs must not only be holistic and inclusive [4] but alsostrategically designed to meet the needs of faculty at research-focused institutions, where thefocus should be on innovation, not necessarily remediation of what faculty are lacking [5].Due to the growing needs at universities, especially in engineering colleges, faculty developmentoffices and roles have been established at the university level to deliver faculty development in avariety
societies, managers of large federal facilities• Goals of ASEE Advocacy – Conducting outreach to Congress to support funding and sound policy for engineering research and education – Supporting ASEE Councils to enhance advocacy goals of deans and other constituencies – Engaging the Administration and federal agency officials to inform future programs and create new opportunities – Elevating the role of ASEE within the Washington, DC-based scientific, STEM, and higher education advocacy communities and ensuring community advocacy reflects ASEE prioritiesAdvocacy: What’s the Point?Why Advocate?• Advocacy: The process by which ordinary citizens make their interests known to Congress• You can help Members of Congress make informed decisions on
moral legitimacy.Contemporary scholars, Littler [29] and Riley [30, 31], while agreeing with Bourdieu’sdescriptive analysis of meritocracy, take a more prescriptive stance for the future of highereducation. They argue if the field of higher education is to change, then meritocracy must bereimagined. They argue that schools ought to share responsibility with students for studentsuccess and that accessibility efforts should focus on equality of outcome as well as equality ofaccess. Riley [31], writing on engineering higher education, also calls for increased efforts inengineering education directed toward collaboration, community and the social impact ofengineering, moving away from a meritocratic, hegemonic vision of success.Table 1. Tensions
Teachers and Students. Page 15.762.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Integrating Engineering to Middle School Curriculum by Training TeachersABSTRACT. Providing K-12 students an earlier exposure to engineering is recognized as away to prepare them for postsecondary courses. There has been a significant increase inacademies and workshops addressing this concept. Since there is a total turnover of studentseach year, training K-12 teachers has been thought as an efficient approach. Further, teacherscan integrate engineering concepts during the academic year which provides a natural transition.Based on this concept, two
Paper ID #10535Engineering Workshops for Middle School GirlsKelsey Barta, Sweet Briar CollegeBethany Brinkman, Sweet Briar College Professor Brinkman received her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota, where she researched temporal and spatial variations in natural organic matter and how these variations impact water treatment. She also spent some time as a consulting engineer working on the implementation of ultrafiltration membranes for water utilities. Her current research interests include feed forward control systems, pilot scale treatment, engineered wetlands and organic matter dynamics. She
2018 ETLI Capitol Hill Advocacy Day Miriam Quintal and Bill Ruch ASEE Government Relations Lewis-Burke Associates LLCLewis-Burke and ASEE• Started October 2, 2017• Goals: – Ramp up ASEE advocacy and presence in Washington – Protect engineering and engineering technology education and research funding – Promote sound policies for research and education – Make sure the engineering technology and engineering communities has a voice in relevant policy discussions – Develop grassroots efforts to engage members – THAT MEANS YOU!• Lewis-Burke: – Started in 1992 – 28 policy experts – 40 clients exclusively composed of non-profit entities: universities, scientific societies, managers of large federal
Newble3 identify as: 1. Student characteristics - These include individual differences of the students, previous learning experiences of students, and current understanding of the subject. 2. Context characteristics - These include the ethos (philosophy) of the department organizing the course and the characteristics of the curriculum. 3. Teacher’s approach - This can vary considerably and each teacher must be aware of the approach they take and what impact that approach has on student learning.The MET program is committed to undergraduate education, as well as meeting all outcomesdefined to support ABET accreditation requirements4. Implementing thoughtful and effectivecurriculum improvements, as well
intended as a learning tool for undergraduate Electrical and ComputerEngineering students to help in the understanding of one of the most fundamental concepts ofdigital circuit minimization and design.This software has been in place now and is located at www.Digital-Logic.org 5. It is intended tobe introduced to the Undergraduate students at the department of Engineering and thedepartment of Technology at Norfolk State University and a survey is planned for Spring 2004.A comparison survey will be conducted to compare Senior Students who never used the softwarewith the Sophomore/Junior students who did use it to see the impact of this type of tool.It is the author’s belief that Digital-Logic.org 5 will further improve the educational process in
my own observations.Ethics Training in Prior CoursesWhen sophomores are first admitted into the School of Mechanical Engineering, they arerequired to take the ME Professional Seminar. In this course, students hear practicing engineersdescribe their on-the-job experiences. They are also given a variety of oral and writtencommunications exercises. Finally, they are exposed for the first time in a formal way to thenotion of ethics and moral reasoning.After a thorough investigation of the Challenger disaster,3 students are presented withdescriptions of typical ethical dilemmas and a procedure for dealing with them. According toKidder,4 there are four common ethical dilemmas: • Truth vs. Loyalty • Individual vs. Community
evaluation.Outcomes-based evaluation focuses on the end results of the program for the people itwas intended to serve. Some outcomes are intentional, while others are unanticipated.Process evaluation is the systematic assessment of what is happening inside the program.Examination of the process helps to explain the program outcomes, and points to featuresof the program that have greater or less success.4 An impact study looks at what happensto participants as a result of the program. Sometimes impact is construed as long-termoutcomes. Occasionally, impact means effects of the program on the larger community.A CDIO standards-based program evaluation focuses on outcomes, particularly studentlearning outcomes and student satisfaction, and process, particularly
, such as coefficient of frictionvalues, posted speed limits and vehicle crush constants.Overall, students enjoyed the MEA. End of the year survey data showed that 60% of studentsagreed that the project helped them learn the principles of work-energy and momentum, 9% ofwhich felt strongly about the results. Additionally, 61% of the students surveyed felt that theproject was interesting and motivating. Most of the students seemed engaged by working on aproblem that related to a realistic setting; those who were not, appeared to be detoured by theopen-endedness and uncertainty associated with the case reports.Multimedia Example MEAThe second MEA was not necessarily designed to focus on any particular dynamics topic, butrather to gain more insight
experience. Six out of eight participants also had experience with atleast one of the physical computing components such as micro:bit, LEGO or Sphero. Participantswere recruited through a community listserv, with all participants self-identifying as Asian andnot Hispanic or Latino.Findings of the Pilot Study on VEX VRThe survey results showed us that students generally felt the virtual robotics platform was funand easy to use and it would help them to program a robot in the real-world. On a scale of one(strongly disagree) to seven (strongly agree), here is their result. Statement Average STDev 1 I think VEX VR was easy to use
) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability;(d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams;(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems;(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility;(g) an ability to communicate effectively;(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context;(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning;(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues; and(k) an ability to use
weight. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education IntroductionSociety has many misconceptions about mathematics. The pervasive role of mathematicsis underestimated in both the world of work and the world of everyday living. Themathematics learned at school is considered to be irrelevant, unnecessary, and unrelatedto the mathematics students will encounter in their professional and personal lives. Thesefalse perceptions and regrettable attitudes about mathematics have a significant andnegative impact on mathematics education
to serve thestudents community with the updated knowledge in the respective field so that they can face thereal world situations with minimum problems. In this paper, some of the latest methodologies, techniques, usage of various internet sitesand software are explained. Particularly, the usage of different internet websites for constructionoriented purposes is very helpful for the students to learn about how the construction companiesdo business in the real world. To complement their learning experience, the site visits, the videoshows on construction, guest lectures and shadowing the Construction Managers at theconstruction sites are very helpful. They also get involved with writing a report on how to do aconstruction project by
the Illinois Street Residence Halls, Innovation LLC is a dorm for entrepreneurs that provides resources, on-site classes and workshops focusing on the themes of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship.• Programs specifically for Innovation LLC students: • How I Failed Lecture series (2-3x per semester) • Extreme Entrepreneurial Lock-in (1x each semester)• The Garage, a dedicated work space within the community, is available for use by residents as they develop their new businesses and projects. Learn more at go.illinois.edu/innovationLLC• Offers resources and an enhanced infrastructure that make the current entrepreneurial ecosystem more accessible to all: • A dedicated entrepreneur-in-residence familiar with the needs of
identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) an ability to communicate effectively “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004 American Society for Engineering Education” Page 9.366.4 (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (j) a knowledge of
transit based platform. In February of 2008, a workshop was held on the WWU campus that involved representativesfrom more than twenty regional transit agencies, national and local government office representatives,and transportation related community groups, who were tasked with the goal of establishing baserequirements for the new hybrid bus design. The student team facilitated several of the activities,which included focused brainstorming sessions and a trip to the Whatcom Transit Authority’s servicefacility in Bellingham, Washington, to enable a thorough evaluation of current vehicle technology Page 15.1362.3while on the lift
-year computer science students. It is especially important forengineering students to acquire the communication skills needed for engineering jobs. However,this type of language is mostly gained through experience in work environments. Many schoolsare trying to empower students through institution-wide programs, class interventions, anddepartment procedures [46].2. Methodology2.1 Data Collection PipelineThe video collection pipeline consists of five main phases: harvesting, archiving, featureextraction, storing, and analysis. The main steps of the data collection pipeline are presented infigure 1. In this work, we will focus my discussion on the qualitative analysis of the data.The harvesting step is performed through the YouTube application
Regularize catalog and timetable entriesCorrectlyBuild itCorrectlyFigure 2: ESD at ASU Polytechnic’s course-development philosophy promotes industry involvement from the beginning. In addition to technical skills, the majority of the courses offered by the ESD at ASUPolytechnic emphasize personnel skills, communication skills and business skills to ensurethat the curriculum creates business-ready graduates. To meet this objective, the ESD took specific actions. They recruited personnel with along history of business experience and an interest in developing business-ready graduates.They then added a set of courses that focus on business issues in ways that are highlyrelevant to engineering and engineering-technology students. The
Microsoft PowerPoint slide on the concept and applications of VR, explained thebenefits and risks of participating in the experiment, and answered questions from the students.During our visits, we also distributed hard copies of the Health and Safety Manual (HSM) of theMeta Quest 2 [54], in which the potential health risks of engaging the VR headset have beenillustrated. These health risks are associated with any VR activities in general and are notspecifically tied to this experiment. The students were then asked to bring informed consent andHSM back home and reflect on this participation opportunity at their own pace. After two days,we met the students again in the second class meetings, addressed additional questions from thestudents, and
of course-level and program assessment needs in engineering design,multiple assessment instruments related to design and lifelong learning outcomes have beendeveloped by collaborators from the Transferable Integrated Design Engineering Education(TIDEE) consortium. Pilot testing has been conducted in recent years to study the validity andreliability related to TIDEE’s instruments. In particular, validity studies have addressed the valueof the assessments to users (instructors and students) from varied engineering disciplines whilereliability studies have focused specifically on the level of inter-rater agreement (IRA) of scoringbetween multiple and diverse raters. The purpose of this paper is to present results from the IRAstudy conducted
least Product Performance one primary design requirement. 9. Communicate for Use formal and informal communications with team, advisor, and clients Project Success to document and facilitate progress and to enhance impact of design products. 10. Pursue Needed Assess and pursue personal professional growth in concert with project Professional requirements and personal career goals. DevelopmentThe ten capstone course outcomes were checked for alignment with two sets of criteria—attributes (and performance factors) of top quality engineers and ABET criteria— to determinetheir versatility and relevance to design educators’ needs. As shown in Table 5, each
EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurial ethics should claim its place in the curriculum for several reasons: • Entrepreneurs may face ethical challenges different from those of non-entrepreneurs • Entrepreneurial studies has been a fast growing field seeking to distinguish itself from other fields • Entrepreneurs may well have much impact on future U.S. and global economic stabilityEntrepreneurs’ Ethical Concerns May Differ from Non-Entrepreneurs’While most may agree that teaching ethics to entrepreneurship students is important, the nextquestion is why wouldn't engineering or business ethics suffice. The answer is thatentrepreneurship has some features that are unique and entrepreneurs' ethical concerns are notidentical to those of engineers and
students develop skillsets with “real, applicable value in a rapidly advancing world.” 11These reports associate the growth in the number of spaces with an increased awareness of and value inhands-on design and fabrication activities that encourage creativity and open-ended problem solving. Itis noted that the analysis presented in these reports is not restricted to engineering programs, but rather isa broad review of national trends on university campuses. The reports cite examples of makerspaces tosupport students majoring in journalism, digital media, art, and design. In all applications, makerspacesprovide a way for students from across the university to gather as a community and become engaged inlearning.It is expected that the number of
sustained impact on LU, Southeast Texas and the Gulf Coast. The RET support isespecially critical to the education and outreach in the large surrounding school districts whoseminority populations averages 72.5%, and 64.8% of students are considered to be economicallydisadvantaged.AcknowledgmentThe project is sponsored by the National Science Foundation grant #1608886. Their support isgreatly appreciated.References [1]. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Career and Technical Education. In: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics at TEA. Available at: http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter130/ch130o.html [2]. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Science. In: Science, Technology, Engineering, and