, Large language models, Artificial intelligence, Machinelearning, Project-based learning, Teamwork, Technology in the classroom IntroductionIn every generation, software engineering education must adapt to technological innovations. Inour generation, we must respond to large language models (LLMs). LLMs are machine learningmodels (typically with billions of parameters) that are trained on vast amounts of data [1]. Theyare known for their ability to generate human-like text and can be used in a variety of tasks suchas code synthesis, conditional text generation, and mathematical reasoning [1], [2]. Due to theirstrong performance on a variety of tasks, LLMs have found diverse uses in both academia
can directly impact students’ lives and communities to inform the direction of the unit plan. It is his hope that these and the future curricula he will work on will help to include and empower more diverse students to see themselves in the fields of science and engineering, as well as see themselves as advocates for change and innovation in their communities. Aaron Richardson is a trained horticulturist with fifteen years of experience in the field dating back to his time in the National FFA Youth Organization, and has gone on to acquire Bachelor’s degrees in Horticulture, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, and Biology Education from the University of Connecticut (UConn). Aaron is currently a Master’s student
AC 2011-2401: USING PERFORMANCE MODELING AS A VEHICLEFOR RE-INTEGRATIONJacob Dunn, University of Idaho Integrated Design Lab - Boise Jacob Dunn recently graduated with his Masters of Architecture from the University of Idaho with the AIA Henry Adams Medal of Honor. At the university, Jacob was highly involved with student organizations such as the AIAS and Focus the Nation. During his education, Jacob spent a summer abroad in Italy to study architecture and also worked at the ARUP branch in London for 7 months in the Foresight + Innovation and Incubation department. Currently, Jacob is a research assistant at the Integrated Design Lab in Boise, where he deals with building simulation and develops passive design
states.PLTW explicitly strives to integrate students’ college preparatory and technical educationprograms of study11. As PLTW states in their marketing materials: “The combination oftraditional math and science courses with innovative Pathway To Engineering courses preparesstudents for college majors in engineering and E/T fields and offers them the opportunity to earncollege credit while still in high school”12 . Indeed, the NRC report, Rising Above the GatheringStorm13 explicitly identifies PLTW as a model curriculum for providing the kind of rigorous K-12 materials needed to improve math and science learning and increase America’s technologicaltalent pool. Given the broad market penetration, affiliation with institutions of higher education
Page 24.1261.9available advanced chemical technology to reprocess the fuel. At this point of the project,students are well-informed on the issues and gaps in the research and can makerecommendations for further work and study. The Molten Salt Reactor (MSR) is one of the most attractive reactor concepts included inthe family of Generation IV reactors due to its inherently safe design, innovative liquid fuelformat, online fuel reprocessing capabilities, short doubling times and ease of small modularconstruction. MSRs are a type of high-temperature, salt-cooled reactor used for producingelectricity, burning actinides and producing hydrogen but also for breeding fissionable species,such as the MSBR [16]. MSRs have a strong negative
studied an innovative learning system 4-6. Central to the learningsystem are two virtual reactors, the Virtual Bioreactor and the Virtual Chemical VaporDeposition (CVD) Reactor that provide a context for teams of students to practice engineeringdesign. This study is a subset of a larger investigation of student learning industrially-situated,ill-structured engineering tasks and took place at a large public university. The task described inthis paper, the Virtual Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) Process Development Task, was thesecond of three tasks in a capstone laboratory course, typically taken by students in their finalyear of an undergraduate chemical, biological or environmental engineering program. Studentsin the course were organized into
visual-spa�al thinking and intui�ve insights andvisualiza�on abili�es (Chrysochoou et al., 2022; Hours et al., 2022; Kouo et al., 2021; Taylor et al., 2019).Unique Barriers to Neuro-inclusion in Engineering Education CultureThe culture of engineering educa�on presents a unique set of challenges and barriers to neuro-inclusionbut also opportuni�es, which if addressed and seized, may benefit the engineering professions andindustry as they seek innovators and those with specialized skills and abili�es (Grandin, 2022; Taylor etal., 2019; Weinbaum et al., 2023). However, there is a need for increased awareness and training amongthe engineering educa�on community and professionals to transform the culture of engineering towardneuro-inclusion and a par
classrooms and can situate engineering as an equity-centered endeavor that canprovide greater access and inclusion for students who have been historically marginalized intraditional, Western-oriented science and engineering education, increasing opportunities forconnection, creativity, and innovation that may have been absent in traditional STEM classrooms.Effectively teaching engineering within a culturally relevant framework [1] has the potential toincrease student engagement, outcomes, and representation within STEM, particularly for studentswho have not historically viewed science and engineering as relevant to their lives or as an area inwhich they can engage. Yet many teachers, particularly those in the elementary grades, lacktraining and self
on what to provide to theirstudents can help ensure disabled students do not get left behind in the classroom and are giventhe care and attention they deserve during their academic journey. There exist many tools for visualand auditory impairments, but they should be studied for potential innovations that can makelearning a smoother process for the students. When it comes to physical and mental disabilities,there needs to be a more specific standard and more customization and options for students tochoose from.Practice ImplicationsWhen designing the inclusive classroom, these factors should be kept in mind: 1. Technology is a tool, not a hindrance, to the UDL philosophy. Provide your students with all available resources. 2. Try to
Paper ID #45249Pulled In or Pushed Out? Underrepresented Minority High School StudentsDescribe Socio-environmental Factors Shaping STEM Persistence and Post-SecondaryPlansDr. Alexis Grace Daniels, Johns Hopkins University Alexis Grace Daniels (Ed.D., Entrepreneurial Leadership In Education, Johns Hopkins School of Education) is a Program Administrator at the Center for Educational Outreach in the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering. She is an experienced scholar-practitioner committed to cultivating innovation, empathy, critical thinking, and agency in teachers and children in pursuit of an equitable and sustainable
dichotomy of relevant versus irrelevant, or fair versus unfair, frames the feelings of manyengineers when it comes to their treatment of ethics. Unlike many aspects of engineering ethicslooks mostly in hindsight, not at all with innovation. It is usually seen as a reaction to a crisis.This hindsight is framed by topics that were seen as unimportant, the first pillar of Cech’s theoryof disengagement [17]. The final pillar is prevalent in many undergraduate and graduateengineering departments to an extreme measure. Numerous studies have pointed to the need toweed out the weak students from undergraduate programs. This builds on the very foundations ofengineering education as a vocational degree for the brightest students. This overarching concernwith
, including neurodiversity, which can boost performance, innovation, and creativity[20-22]. Beyond traditional classrooms, diverse learning environments offer valuable lessons tostudents to bring with them into the workforce [22]. Additionally, diversity in STEM strengthensnational security, the economy, and scientific achievements [6, 23-25]. Despite this progress, it iscrucial to recognize that achieving demographic inclusion involves more than just increasingnumbers.1.2 DEIA and allyshipTrue inclusion in STEM requires addressing barriers that have historically hindered theparticipation of underrepresented individuals [26-30]. This process begins with an emphasis onfostering a sense of belonging [26-27]. In addition to gender and race, we now
Science from the University of Kansas in 1987. She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and recipient of the Okawa Foundation Award, NSF Career Award, the MIT TR100 Innovation Award, the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Early Career Award, the USC Viterbi School of Engineering Service Award and Junior Research Award, the Provost's Center for Interdisciplinary Research Fellowship, and is featured in the documentary movie "Me & Isaac Newton." She is an associate editor of three major journals and has published extensively in various areas of robotics. Prof. Mataric' is actively involved in K-12 outreach, having received federal and corporate grants for