University, and PhD in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. Dr. Carrico is a certified project management professional (PMP) and licensed professional engineer (P.E.).Angela Harris, Stanford University Angela is currently a Fellow with the Thinking Matters program at Stanford University. Angela received her PhD in Stanford’s Environmental Engineering and Science Program (Spring 2015). Angela completed her B.S. in Chemical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology prior to coming to Stanford for her M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Angela conducts research related to water, sanitation, and child health in developing countries. Angela has extensive experience in developing survey questionnaires
Paper ID #15605How Can Maker Skills Fit in with Accreditation Demands for UndergraduateEngineering Programs?Mr. Aubrey Wigner, Arizona State University Aubrey Wigner is a PhD candidate in Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology at Ari- zona State University. He has an undergraduate degree in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering and a Masters in International Political Economy of Resources, both from the Colorado School of Mines. His research focuses on integrating Makerspaces and Hackerspaces with higher education to enhance learning through hands on interdisciplinary practices. He is also interested in how
Paper ID #17322Inventing the Precedence Diagram as Preparation for Future LearningMr. Robert Semmens, Stanford University Rob Semmens should soon be a graduate of the doctoral program in Learning Sciences and Technology Design program in Stanford’s School of Education. His current research interests include the development and assessment of training techniques relevant to spatial thinking. Previously Rob worked on projects for the Army Research Institute and the Asymmetric Warfare Group. He developed instructional approaches to improve Army training, and conducted analysis of the contribution of technology to learning. Rob
currently working to develop research-based introductory curriculum for her students centered on engineering problem solving. Additionally, her research interests include transfer of learning, growth mindset, personal epistemology, and design learning.Dr. Ruth E. H. Wertz, Valparaiso University Dr. Wertz is an Assistant Professor of General Engineering at Valparaiso University, located in Valparaiso Indiana. She has earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Trine University, a M.S. in Civil Engineering from Purdue University, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education also from Purdue University. Dr. Wertz is a registered professional engineer with over 5 years of industry experience in Geotechnical Engineering. In addition Dr
Paper ID #16180Investigating Physics and Engineering Students’ Understanding of AC Bias-ing NetworksMr. Kevin Lewis Van De Bogart, University of Maine Kevin Van De Bogart is a Ph.D. candidate in the department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Maine. He received his B.S. in Physics from the University of Idaho. He is a member of the UMaine Physics Education Research Laboratory. His research interests are student understanding of analog elec- tronics, student troubleshooting in the laboratory, and students’ use of metacognition.Prof. MacKenzie R. Stetzer, University of Maine MacKenzie R. Stetzer is an Assistant
, University Park Dr. Sarah Zappe is Research Associate and Director of Assessment and Instructional Support in the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn State. She holds a doctoral degree in educational psychology emphasizing applied measurement and testing. In her position, Sarah is responsible for developing instructional support programs for faculty, providing evaluation support for educational proposals and projects, and working with faculty to publish educational research. Her research interests primarily involve creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 How does a flipped classroom
Paper ID #16507How We Know They’re Learning: Comparing Approaches to LongitudinalAssessment of Transferable Learning OutcomesDr. Brian M. Frank, Queen’s University Brian Frank is the DuPont Canada Chair in Engineering Education Research and Development, and the Director of Program Development in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Queen’s Uni- versity where he works on engineering curriculum development, program assessment, and developing educational technology. He is also an associate professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering.Ms. Natalie Simper, Queen’s University Natalie Simper coordinates a Queen’s
Paper ID #17035Identifying Features of Engineering Academic Units that Influence Teachingand Learning ImprovementDr. Kathleen Quardokus Fisher, Oregon State University Dr. Kathleen Quardokus Fisher is a postdoctoral scholar at Oregon State University. She is currently participating in a project that supports the use of evidence-based instructional practices in undergraduate STEM courses through developing communities of practice. Her research interests focus on understanding how organizational change occurs in higher education with respect to teaching and learning in STEM courses.Christina Smith, Oregon State University
with a joint appointment in the College of Education at Purdue University. Hired as a part of the strategic P12 STEM initiative, he prepares Engineering/Technology candidates for teacher licensure. Dr. Mentzer’s educational efforts in pedagogical content knowledge are guided by a research theme centered in student learning of engineer- ing design thinking on the secondary level. Nathan was a former middle and high school technology educator in Montana prior to pursuing a doctoral degree. He was a National Center for Engineering and Technology Education (NCETE) Fellow at Utah State University while pursuing a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction. After graduation he completed a one year appointment with the Center as
Paper ID #14585Impact of Curriculum Transformation Committee Experience on Faculty Per-spectives of their Teaching and its Influence on Student LearningDr. Debra A. Fowler, Texas A&M University Dr. Debra Fowler serves the Associate Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at Texas A&M University. Following 16 years working in industry she completed a Ph.D. is in Interdisciplinary Engi- neering with a specific focus on engineering education from Texas A&M University. Her research areas of focus are faculty perspectives and growth through curriculum design and redesign, interdisciplinary teaching and
Paper ID #25044Validating a Measure of Problem-Framing Ability to Support Evidence-BasedTeaching PracticeLindsey D White, University of New Mexico Lindsey is a PhD student in the Organization, Information, & Learning Science program at the University of New Mexico. Her research interests include instructional design, technology, and adult learning as they relate to clinical educators and clinical education in healthcare. Lindsey, a Nebraska native, completed her Bachelor of Science in Education at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. She earned her Master of Science in Exercise Science from the University of Georgia
Chemistry from The University of South Dakota, her M.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Her research interests include graduate-level engineering education, including inter- and mul- tidisciplinary graduate education, online engineering cognition and learning, and engineering communi- cation.Prof. Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine Natascha Trellinger Buswell is an assistant teaching professor in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of California, Irvine. She earned her B.S. in aerospace engi- neering from Syracuse University and her Ph.D. in engineering education from the School of
Paper ID #25274Validation of an Instrument to Measure Student Engagement with a Standards-Based Grading SystemProf. Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Heidi A. Diefes-Dux is a Professor in Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Food Science from Cornell University and her Ph.D. in Food Process Engineering from the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Purdue University. She was an inaugural faculty member of the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses on the development, implementation
research interests include graduate-level engineering education, including inter- and mul- tidisciplinary graduate education, online engineering cognition and learning, and engineering communi- cation.Prof. Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine Natascha Trellinger Buswell is an assistant teaching professor in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of California, Irvine. She earned her B.S. in aerospace engi- neering from Syracuse University and her Ph.D. in engineering education from the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She is particularly interested in teaching conceptions and methods and graduate level engineering education
Paper ID #24660WIP: How Students Externalize Epistemologies: Describing How StudentsExplain, Ground, and Consciously Construct Their Definitions of Engineer-ing and Biomedical EngineeringDr. Cristi L. Bell-Huff, Georgia Institute of Technology Cristi L. Bell-Huff, PhD is a Lecturer in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University where she is involved in teaching and engineering education inno- vation and research. In addition to her PhD in Chemical Engineering, she also has an MA in Educational Studies. She has industrial experience in pharmaceutical product and process
makerspaces within the learning sciencescommunity, but often it is situated in K-12 educational spaces [2]–[4]. Within theengineering education community, scholarship on equity exists [5] but is not often situated asa central research goal in makerspace research [6]–[8]. One body of generous scholarship onuniversity makerspaces highlights the promise of makerspaces for engineering education [9],including opportunities to promote a growth mindset [10], to support communitydevelopment as spaces run by students [8], and to develop leadership characteristics [11].Often publications within this body of work conclude with calls to action to carefullyconsider the audience and who is included in the maker movement. It seems that anotherbody of scholarship on
-centered makerspace," in International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Singapore, 2016.[5] A. Godwin, G. Potvin, Z. Hazari, and R. Lock, "Identity, critical agency, and engineering: An affective model for predicting engineering as a career choice," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 105, pp. 312-340, 2016.[6] A. Bandura, "Self-efficacy mechanism in human agency," American psychologist, vol. 37, p. 122, 1982.[7] F. Pajares, "Self-Efficacy Beliefs in Academic Settings," Review of Educational Research, vol. 66, pp. 543-578, 1996.[8] A. Bandura, C. Barbaranelli, G. V. Caprara, and C. Pastorelli, "Self-Efficacy Beliefs as Shapers of Children's Aspirations and Career Trajectories," Child
Paper ID #26719Work in Progress - The GPA Trajectories of Engineering StudentsMr. Hassan Ali Al Yagoub, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Hassan Al Yagoub is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research in- terests include diversity & inclusion, students’ persistence, advising and mentoring, engineering career pathways, and school-to-work transition of new engineers. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to beginning his doctoral
) retention surveys[4], and Engineering Ambassador Network exit interviews [13,14]. Questions were aggregatedand organized thematically to yield 466 items. The authors reviewed the list and removedduplicate and irrelevant items (e.g. pertaining to students’ perceptions of specific courseexperiences or taking engineering courses in specific educational contexts). Items were thengrouped thematically using constructs identified in previous research on ambassadorship andoutreach participation as a tentative guiding framework [3, 8-10]. Groupings emerged as follows:academic confidence (19 items), ambassadorship, engineering career interest and motivation (12items), engineering beliefs (13 items), professional skills (28 items), and interpersonal skills
Paper ID #26453Work in Progress – Investigating the Concurrent Validity of an Academic Re-silience ScaleMr. Adurangba Victor OJE, University of Georgia Oje Adurangba Victor is a graduate student at the University of Georgia, focusing on engineering educa- tion research. His research focuses on using immersive technology in fostering conceptual understanding. He is currently affiliated with the Engineering Education Transformation Institute (EETI). In fact, his research with the faculty includes the role of learning strategies and student engagement in fostering con- ceptual understanding. Currently, he is contributing to
Paper ID #25777Work in Progress – The Development of a K-12 Integrated STEM Observa-tion ProtocolDr. Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota Dr. Roehrig is a professor of STEM Education at the University of Minnesota. Her research explores issues of professional development for K-12 science teachers, with a focus on beginning teachers and implementation of integrated STEM learning environments. She has received over $30 million in federal and state grants and published over 80 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. She is a former board member of the National Association of Research in Science Teaching and
memberships in the American Society for Engineering Education, the Association for the Study of Higher Education, the American Educational Research Association, and the National Association of College and University Business Officers.Dr. David Deggs, Southern Methodist University David Deggs serves as Executive Director of College Access Programs and Research Associate Professor in the Simmons School of Education and Human Development at Southern Methodist University. In this role, he is responsible for leadership and oversight of programs that provide college preparation and transition assistance to students in Dallas area schools and academic support to McNair Scholars at SMU. David has nearly 20 years of experience
. 761-768.[3] Christiaans, H. H. C. M. Creativity in Design. The Role of Domain Knowledge inDesigning. Lemma B.V., Utrecht, 1992.[4] Christiaans, H. H. C. M., “Creativity as a Design Criterion,” Creativity Research Journal,vol. 14, no. 1, 2002, pp. 41-54.[5] Christiaans, H. H. C. M, “Design Knowing and Learning: Cognition in Design Education: C.Eastman, M. McCracken, W. Newstetter (eds.),” Design Studies, vol. 23, no. 4, 2002, pp. 433-434.[6] Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), “Creative Thinking VALUERubric,” 2009, retrieved from https://www.aacu.org/value/rubrics/creative-thinking.
Paper ID #26064Work in Progress: Designing Modeling-based Learning Experiences Withina Capstone Engineering CourseMr. Joseph A. Lyon, Purdue University, West Lafayette Joseph A. Lyon is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education and a M.S. student in the School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. He earned a B.S. in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Purdue University. His research interests include models and modeling, computational thinking, and computation in engineering education.Dr. Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette Alejandra Magana is an Associate Professor in the
Paper ID #26544Work in Progress: Engaging Engineering Teaching Staff in Continuous Im-provement ProcessIng. Isabel Hilliger, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile Isabel Hilliger is the Associate Director for Assessment and Evaluation at the Engineering Education Division in Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Chile (UC). Isabel received a BEng from UC and an MA in Education Policy from Stanford University. She is currently a PhD Candidate in Computer Science at UC-Engineering. Her research theme is the use of methodologies and analytical tools for continuous curriculum improvement in Higher Education. She has
Paper ID #25304Work in Progress: Exploring ’Ways of Thinking’ of Interdisciplinary Collab-oratorsDr. Medha Dalal, Arizona State University Medha Dalal has a Ph.D. in Learning, Literacies and Technologies from the Arizona State University with a focus on engineering education. She has a master’s degree in Computer Science and a bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering. Medha has many years of experience teaching and developing curricula in computer science, engineering, and education technology programs. She has worked as an instructional designer at the Engineering Research Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics
Paper ID #25584Work in Progress: Exploring the Attributes of a Prototypical Leader AsViewed by Undergraduate Engineering StudentsProf. Carmen Maria Lilley, University of Illinois, Chicago Dr. Lilley’s research interests in engineering education focus on professional development of engineering students at the undergraduate and graduate level. In particular, she is interested in the nuances of how the intersection of race/ethnicity with gender affects professional development in the area of leadership and the long term career trajectory of an individual. Her other research interests are focused on syntheses of low
Paper ID #25792Work in Progress: Finding the Right Questions: Using Data Science to Closethe Loop with Classroom Response SystemsAsuman Cagla Acun Sener, University of Louisville Asuman Cagla Acun Sener holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science and Computer Engineer- ing. She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Computer Science at Knowledge Discovery & Web Mining Lab, Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, University of Louisville. She is also working as a graduate assistant. Her research interests are educational data mining, visualization, predictive modeling and recommender
Paper ID #27012Work in Progress: Fostering Cognitive Engagement with Hands-on LearningPedagogyDr. Olusola Olalekan Adesope, Washington State University Dr. Olusola O. Adesope is a Boeing Distinguished Professor of STEM Education at Washington State University, Pullman. His research is at the intersection of educational psychology, learning sciences, and instructional design and technology. His recent research focuses on the cognitive and pedagogical un- derpinnings of learning with computer-based multimedia resources; knowledge representation through interactive concept maps; meta-analysis of empirical research, and
pursuing STEM majors. Her research interests include student attitudes toward diversity, integrating socioscientific and sociopolitical issues in the college STEM classroom, and increasing the representation and retention of underrepresented minorities in STEM.Mr. Nelson S. Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno Nelson Pearson is a Ph.D. student at the University of Nevada, Reno. His research interest includes social networks and the integration of diverse populations, engineering culture, supporting a sense of belonging- ness, as well as engineering pedagogy. His education includes a B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno.Mr. Justin Charles Major, Purdue University, West Lafayette