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Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Ortiz; Michelle Kang; Constanza Miranda, Johns Hopkins University, Laurel; Julian Goni

creating tools for a hands-on education is embodied in the Anthro Design Crash Course book and the SaviaLab pre-engineering design program for rural schools in Chile. The latter was recognized by the 2018 Airbus GEDC (Global Engineering Deans Council) Diversity Award sponsored by UNESCO because of its aim to democratize technology. More of her over 15 years of teaching experience can be found at: www.constanzamiranda.cl © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com The Social Dimensions of Learning: facilitating social dynamics for a more engaged student in a K12 Pre-Engineering Program (Work in

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac L. Howard PE, Mississippi State University

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Civil Engineering

. Page 26.603.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Engagement of Practitioners to Produce Balanced and Fundamentally Well Grounded Civil EngineersAbstractThis paper describes a materials program within a department of Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering designed to produce engineering graduates that are balanced and well grounded infundamental concepts. Emphasis was placed on bachelors, masters, and doctoral students, as wellas opportunities in and out of the classroom. Engagement of practitioners is a key component ofthe work. The primary objective of this paper is to present the university’s materials engineeringprogram, describe practitioner’s roles therein, and

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Best in DEED

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gail Baura, Loyola University Chicago; Francisca Fils-Aime, Loyola University, Chicago; Nancy Lynn Raschke Deichstetter DNP, RN, CEN, CHSE, Loyola University, Chicago; Joanne O'Grady Dunderdale DNP, RN , Loyola University, Chicago

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

EngagementIntroductionAs defined by engineering accreditation agency ABET, engineering design is “a process ofdevising a system, component, or process to meet desired needs and specifications withinconstraints” [1]. One example constraint within this ABET definition is usability [1]. A relatedconcept to usability is empathy. Empathy can strengthen the design process, inspiring engineersto create products that are easy to use.In this study, we examine the use of human-centered design in an open-ended first-year designproject to increase student engagement and empathy. In a first-year design course with threecourse sections, student groups in two sections were randomly assigned projects with sponsorswho were nursing professors, and student groups in a third section

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Cultivating Community, Wellness, and Character Development

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria E Goodrich, University of Notre Dame

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

research focuses on student belonging in engineering classrooms, hands-on learning, and team/group dynamics. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Material and Energy Balances AND Character Development: an investigation of student responses to intentional virtue education in a traditional chemical engineering courseAbstractEngineering education has long held that along with cultivating engineers with solid technicalskills, programs must also develop students to be safe, ethical, and community engagedprofessionals. This has been emphasized time and again through professional organizationsacross all engineering disciplines and within the ABET accreditation structure

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Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracey Louise Collins, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

strategies on STEM learning andengagement in their participants. The collective pooling of data across outreach programs willalso allow the campus-wide community of practice to better understand which practices aredemonstrating the highest efficacy in particular contexts and populations.Ultimately, our evaluation goal is to determine the extent to which NCSU STEM outreachprograms impact long-term educational outcomes for K-12 students and teachers. We aresupporting the teachers indirectly by working with the outreach teacher programs, who by thenature of their individual programs, work toward the improvement of pedagogical practices andteacher confidence toward STEM-related content. Similarly, we work directly with the studentoutreach program

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Moving the Needle: The Complexities of Race and Gender in Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olgha B. Davis, North Carolina State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

; Palmer, R. T. (2006). Assessing the impact of the Morgan maleinitiative on leadership and excellence (MILE) Morgan State University. MD: Baltimore.[36] Daloz, L. A. (1986). Effective Teaching and Mentoring: Realizing the Transformational Power of AdultLearning Experiences. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.[37] Fleming, J. (1984). Blacks in college: A comparative study of students’ success in black and in whiteinstitutions. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass[38] Goldrick-Rab, S. (2010). Challenges and opportunities for improving community college studentsuccess. Review of Educational Research, 80(3), 437-469.[39] Greene, T., Marti, C., & McClenney, K. (2008). The effort-outcome gap: Differences for AfricanAmerican and Hispanic community college

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ConstDiv Technical Session 3 - Social & Leadership

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., University of Florida; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University; Nelson S. Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno

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Construction Engineering

passionately pursues workforce research characterizing, expanding, sus- taining, measuring and training the technical and professional construction workforce in the US. The broader impact of this work lies in achieving and sustaining safe, productive, diverse, and inclusive project organizations composed of engaged, competent and diverse people.Dr. Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno Adam Kirn is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at University of Nevada, Reno. His re- search focuses on the interactions between engineering cultures, student motivation, and their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers, their problem solving

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Andreasen, University of Delaware; Heather Walling Doty, University of Delaware; L. Pamela Cook, University of Delaware

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

STEMundergraduate population from ~2,500 to ~3,500 students, and a doubling of graduateenrollments institution-wide. This could benefit ADVANCE, for example, if it results inincreased STEM hiring. One challenge that we foresee relates to changes in the university'sbudget model. These changes are coming at a time when we are planning our institutionalizationstructure. Questions that need to be addressed are: where will UD-ADVANCE be housed at theend of the grant; what will be its primary responsibilities; how will it be funded? We areaddressing this challenge via communication with all interested parties – including the president,provost's office, and the deans. We are working with these groups to clarify our programmaticstrengths and also to delineate what

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emre Selvi, Jacksonville University; Sandra Soto-Cabán, Muskingum University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

electromagnetic simulation of underground contaminants, material characterization, and engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Experiences in Teaching Writing Unit Design Course to Engineering Students Using Advanced Rube Goldberg ProjectsAbstractTeaching design and communication skills to engineering students is always a challenging andevolving process. Many design courses compromise a project in order to provide students ahands-on experience to address different aspects of design. Project selection is very important tomotivate and encourage creativity in the students. It also alters the teaching efficiencysignificantly.Principles of Design course has been taught

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Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Jansen Perry, Baylor University; Emily M Hunter, Baylor University; Ed Frauenheim, Great Place to Work Institute; Steven C. Currall, Southern Methodist University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Center (ERC) program to provide both a theoretical framework andtangible recommendations to educators interested in engineering leadership development. Inaddition to producing impressive and economically important innovations, the ERC program isan exemplar model for educating engineers who are also uniquely positioned as leaders. ERCsexpose students to real-world practices of engineering, providing them with on-the-job trainingin critical leadership and technical areas. Students often act as the “glue” that binds together ERCresearchers from different domains, thereby catalyzing communication across disciplines,organizations, job levels, and cultures. ERC-trained students also learn how to manage projects,engage in strategic problem-solving, and

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Teaching Tools: Communication (NEE)

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexis P. Nordin, Mississippi State University; John Aaron Louis Grimes, Mississippi State University; Amy K. Barton, Mississippi State University; Shelly Sanders, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

time (the time from which an article isaccepted for publication until the time when the article is published on the journal’s online site—sometimes as little as a matter of weeks), and Scopus includes some open-access journals, withfull articles accessible freely through the site. Journals may be added or removed from the listbased on criteria such as the regularity of their publication schedules, online availability,transparency regarding their editorial and ethics policies, and—perhaps most critically—citedness [5]. Scopus lists metrics like CiteScoreTM, Impact Factor (published annually byClarivate Analytics), and h-index scores for whole journals, individual articles, and authors,respectively.However, if teachers require students to

Conference Session

Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Dena Lang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Andrew Michael Erdman, The Pennsylvania State University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

developed through programofferings. Recruiter perspectives on behavioral indicators of engineering leadership during acareer fair may provide insight as to what competencies engineering leadership programs shouldfocus on for a student’s initial interaction with a company. The key themes emerging from thisstudy reveal that students should engage in activities outside the classroom such as studentorganizations, internships/co-ops, and engineering projects. However, these activities alone didnot demonstrate the potential for engineering leadership to the recruiters in this study. Based onthe recruiters interviewed in this study, communication, connection, and confidence werebehavioral indicators of engineering leadership. The communication theme

Collection

2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Ashley Lytle, Stevens Institute of Technology; Alexander John De Rosa, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Frank T Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

student engagement and retention. We focus on four psychosocialvariables shown in experimental and/or correlational research to have an impact on STEMoutcomes. These four psychosocial variables are: 1) STEM self-efficacy, 2) sense of belonging,3) intelligence beliefs, 4) and grit, all of which have been shown to impact engagement andretention of undergraduate STEM students (Good et al., 2012; Leslie et al., 2015; Lytle & Shin,2020).STEM Self-EfficacySelf-efficacy is the psychological belief that one has the ability to successfully accomplish agiven task (Bandura, 1997). Decades of research illustrate that self-efficacy can enhanceaccomplishments and personal well-being and has emerged as an important predictor ofacademic outcomes such as

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing Programs for the Future

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anuj Mittal, Iowa State University; Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University; D. Raj Raman, Iowa State University; Caroline C. Krejci, University of Texas at Arlington

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

students pursue IE as a career option.Recent engineering enrollment data from Iowa State University provides empirical evidence ofthis lack of awareness. As illustrated in Figure 1, the percentage of undeclared engineeringstudents choosing to major in IE after arriving on campus is much higher than those choosing IEdirectly upon arrival on campus. In contrast, the values of these two metrics tend to be similar formore familiar disciplines, such as mechanical and electrical engineering.Figure 1: Percentage of high school graduates’ vs undeclared freshmen choosing to major in IE.Previous research has shown that K-12 students’ awareness of a STEM discipline impacts theireventual selection of that discipline as a career option [2]. Existing literature

Conference Session

Transformative Learning in STEM: Accessibility, Social Impact, and Inclusivity in Higher Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Motahareh Darvishpour Ahandani, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Jennifer M Bekki, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

tackle these issues. Furthermore, it reflects a more comprehensive understandingamong academic and healthcare professionals regarding the enduring effects of pandemics onmental health (Singh, Kumar, & Gupta, 2022) and the increased demand for mental health servicesamidst their diminishing availability (Wasil et al., 2021).Missing from these studies are acknowledgments of the additional impact that systems of exclusionand marginalization have an impact on the mental health of marginalized communities during andafter (and before) the COVID-19 pandemic (Coley & Thomas, 2023; Farra, et al., 2024; McGee,et al., 2019; Wilkins-Yel, et al., 2022). While the heightened focus on graduate student mentalhealth after the pandemic is an important step

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton; Adam V. Maltese, Indiana University Bloomington; Jing Yang, Indiana University Bloomington ; Jungsun Kim, Indiana University Bloomington; Peter N. Knox, Binghamton University (State University of New York); Soo Hyeon Kim, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Nikeetha Farfan D'Souza, Indiana University Bloomington

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #33073Insights from Engineering a Community-Family Partnership ProjectDr. Amber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton Amber Simpson is a Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education in the Teaching, Learning and Edu- cational Leadership Department at Binghamton University. Her research interests include (1) examining individual’s identity(ies) in one or more STEM disciplines, (2) understanding the role of making and tinkering in formal and informal learning environments, and (3) investigating family engagement in and interactions around STEM-related activities. Before joining BU, she completed a post

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Holistic Students

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Rocha, United States Military Academy; Kevin Francis McMullen, United States Military Academy; Michael Rocha, United States Military Academy

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

education. Multiple studies have been conducted in STEM classes. The goal of thisstudy was to investigate the use of escape rooms in civil engineering courses to improvestudents’ ability to solve an ill-defined problem and connect clues to the course content. Theescape rooms required students to work as a team, communicate their solutions effectively, andincrease their engagement and interest with the course material. Two different escape roomshave been developed and implemented: one in a mechanics of materials course and one in adesign of reinforced concrete structures course. Both escape rooms were implemented as end ofcourse review session where students were tasked with solving multiple linked, but separatepuzzles on cumulative course topics

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Technical Sessions 5

Collection

2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Mercy Folashade Fash, North Carolina A&T State University; Andrea Nana Ofori-Boadu, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Professional Papers

academic community as a reviewer for the American Society of Engineering Education. This role allows her to influence the quality and direction of engineering education research, ensuring that it remains rigorous and impactful. Mercy is also deeply committed to mentoring the next generation of scholars. She has served as a mentor to undergraduate and precollege students, guiding them through their academic and research journeys. Her mentees have presented their work at various prestigious conferences and symposia, including the NC A&T Undergraduate Research Symposia, Emerging Researchers Network Conferences, and American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Conferences. This mentoring work not only showcases

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Pulford, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

interest to a writing assignment. However, students are divided on whetherthey’d prefer to choose a topic for themselves, or whether they wish a topic to be chosen forthem. Finding a way to scaffold topic selection for students, or making topic selection morefamiliar by providing increased opportunities to engage with disciplinary literature, may help toease the burden of decision for students with limited engineering or writing background.3. The authenticity of writing assignments has great potential to enhance students’ task value forthe class. Even simple supporting actions, like providing current model texts written byprofessional engineers, can have a strong positive impact on student task value and self-motivation.4. Our classes contain a

Conference Session

'Diversity' and Inclusion? Pedagogy, Experiences, Language and Performative Action

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Mary A. Armstrong, Lafayette College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

encode ideologies of privilege”[25]. The methodologies of WGS, including critical theorizing around identity, power, privilege,and practice, are well-suited to provide students knowledge tools with which to construct andunderstand such engineering identities. Indeed, the participants in our study reported feelingincreased confidence and belonging in their engineering classes and projects, and recognized thedistinct value they contributed to the engineering community and profession as women (amongother marginalized identities).Liechtenstein et al’s [29] study of engineering students’ career decision making yielded severalinsights, including one about the potentially large impact of small actions: “[D]uring the span ofstudents’ tenure as

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University; Mark Owen Lords, Brigham Young University; Brian Charles Capt, Brigham Youmg University

Tagged Divisions

International

higher education, from the small community colleges to the largeuniversities, we typically find some mention of preparing students to have an impact on theworld. Traditionally, the social sciences have done a better job of providing opportunities forstudents to have an international experience as part of their education. However, the STEM(science, technology, engineering, and math) disciplines are beginning to realize the importanceof providing international experiences that increase global awareness and cultural diversity fortheir students.Every ABET-accredited engineering program should have some sort of student learning outcometied to students demonstrating qualities and skills necessary for application in a global setting.This is because

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven P. Jacobs, University of Pittsburgh; Alaine M. Allen, University of Pittsburgh; Linda W. Demoise, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

improvements were necessary. • Some of the participants (11/67, 16%) indicated that they would have appreciated having more time to work on the project, or the opportunity to take the completed circuit home. • Some of the participants (10/67, 15%) wanted to learn more about the circuits and how they function. Unfortunately, it is not possible to teach high-school students about the details of logic circuits in one day.Overall, we find the responses to the open-ended questions to be particularly encouraging, becausethey show that the students are engaged by the activity, learn at least the basic skills that we hope toimpart to them, and leave the session wanting to know more about logic circuits and engineering.The class of 2015

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan Kendall, University of Texas at El Paso; Valerie Bracho Perez, Florida International University; Gemma Henderson, University of Miami

these faculty developers align with those of EIF[12]. Our prior work similarly noted the connection between participation in instructionalprofessional development and EIF’s desire to support students. However, the emphasis onindividualized development described by the faculty developers differs from the emphasis placedby the interviewed EIF on the need for community as a central basis for pursuing development.Both recognized the impact of the HSI context and the important role of resources, e.g., finances,in engaging EIF in professional development.By examining the perspectives of faculty developers, however, we note four additional insightsthat did not immediately arise from our prior engagement with EIF in [12]. First, as developers

Conference Session

Faculty and Student Perspective on Instructional Strategies

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer Jill Kidd, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University; Samuel J. Sacks, Norfolk Public Schools; Stacie I. Ringleb, Old Dominion University ; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Kristie Gutierrez, Old Dominion University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University; Lilian Maria de Souza Almeida, Old Dominion University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

-disciplinaryintervention with practitioners outside traditional engineering fields. For example, whenengineering students brainstorm with preservice teachers and elementary students, they are likelyto hear approaches that differ considerably from what they or their fellow engineers mightimagine. This idea diversity may enhance their creativity and lead them to develop moreinnovative solutions that appeal to a broader audience. The ability to empathize, compromise,and communicate effectively within professionally and demographically diverse groups preparesengineering students to address real-world problems that have greater societal impact, in additionto engaging in engineering problems of technical nature. The engineering students need tounderstand that their

Conference Session

Student Success & Development - Focus on Mentoring

Collection

2017 FYEE Conference

Authors

Mona Hemmati, Colorado State University; Alistair Cook, Colorado State University; Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, FYEE Division - Paper Submission

- Service Learning is one of the emerging Index Terms – Project-Based service learning, EWBconcepts that are becoming popular in the education of Challenge, Graduate Teaching Fellows, and First-Yearundergraduate students. Considering the empirical Teaching Experience.approaches, the objective of service learning is to providean opportunity for students to be more engaged in usingtheir engineering concepts and potential for satisfying INTRODUCTIONindividual human, and community needs. Additionally, Learning quality has been one of the crucial aspects that playProject-Based Service Learning (PBSL) has been a major role in students’ future and keeps them

Conference Session

Project-Based, Inquiry Guided, and High Performance Learning Environments: Effective Approaches

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Syed Helmi Syed Hassan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Mohammad Zamry Jamaludin, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Nor Farida Harun, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

medium to large class where one instructorcan function as a floating facilitator for up to sixty students. Although PBL has constructivistunderpinnings, incorporating CL into PBL to become CPBL includes social constructionistprinciples into the model. Designed in accordance with constructive alignment, the frameworkprovides a systematic structure to scaffold students in undergoing CPBL step by step to supportas well as engage students in learning. The cooperative learning elements in the model drivestudents to cooperate and support one another to learn as a team, allowing less monitoring fromthe facilitator compared to the small tutorial group PBL model.The motivation and engagement of students undergoing CPBL in learning were studied. A

Conference Session

Track 3: Technical Session 2: Using a Collective Impact Approach to Establish a Center for Equity in Engineering Focused on Graduate Education: Lessons Learned from Phase I

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Teirra K Holloman, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Natali Huggins; Julia Machele Brisbane, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Michelle D Klopfer, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tremayne O'Brian Waller, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jeremi S London, Vanderbilt University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

. Community forums 28 [discuss our shared understanding of useful communications strategies.] IMPLICATIONS 29Next, we will discuss the lessons we’ve learned from engaging with each of the 5conditions.Lessons Learned: Collective Impact in Grad Ed● The challenge of organizing large change efforts● The value of guiding principles● The utility of understanding College priorities and operations● The centrality of the student-employee tension● The importance of optimism 30 [discuss

Conference Session

WIP: Student Success & Development - Focus on Mentoring

Collection

2017 FYEE Conference

Authors

Emily Sandvall, Baylor University; Deanna Calder; Megan Harper, Baylor University; Zachary Bruce Jackson, Baylor University; Billy Joel Baker

Tagged Topics

FYEE Conference - Works in Progress Submission

., “Early predictors of career development: A 10-year follow-up study”, Journal of Vocational Behavior, 70, 1, 2007, 61-77.[7] Budny, D., Paul, C. A., & Newborg, B. B., “Impact of peer mentoring on freshmen engineering students”, Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 11, 5/6, 2010, 9. AUTHOR INFORMATIONBilly Baker Community Director, Elon University,Bbaker20@elon.eduDeanna Calder Graduate Apprentice, Baylor University,Deanna_Calder@baylor.eduMegan Harper Graduate Apprentice, Baylor University,Megan_Harper@baylor.eduZack Jackson Graduate Apprentice, Baylor University,Zack_Jackson@baylor.eduEmily Sandvall Associate Director for UndergraduatePrograms – Engineering and Computer Science

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Limbrick, North Carolina A&T State University; Laura Marcela Garcia Suarez; Deriech Cummings II, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

-long program composed of bi-weekly hour-longseminars that teach students (see Figure 6) through hands-on training of Ubuntu Linux, bash shellprogramming/scripting, and gnuplot data plotting software. Additionally, the students compete inteams to design an algorithm that solves a puzzle in Flow Free. Figure 6: High school students developing their routing algorithm This program aimed to engage high school students by using example problems that are rele-vant to their current studies. Therefore, math problems were taken from a Scholastic Aptitude Test(SAT) workbook as well as a Calculus textbook. An additional goal is that the students continuethe exercises independent of the seminar. To this end, the puzzle game can be

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Disability Experiences & Empathy

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvette Pearson Weatherton, Rice University; Renae Danielle Mayes, Ball State University; Carol Villanueva-Perez, Ball State University

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

wouldallow hands-on training by experts in the field.Whitney, Langley-Turnbaugh, Lovewell, and Moeller (2012) studied the impact of a STEMlearning community on benefits for students with disabilities. The study was conducted usingthe students’ perspectives. Students were asked to rate the benefits of their engagement in thelearning community, which consisted of a seminar course that provided academic and socialsupport to STEM students with disabilities. Academic-related benefits such as improved grades,study habits, and time management skills were among the five highest priority benefits identified(improved grades were highest).Personal BarriersBefore even pursuing postsecondary educational opportunities, students with disabilities mayhave a limited