Paper ID #32028Work In Progress: Assisting Academically Underprepared EngineeringStudents in MathematicsDr. Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology Prateek Shekhar is an Assistant Professor - Engineering Education at New Jersey Institute of Technology. His research is focused on examining translation of engineering education research in practice, and as- sessment and evaluation of dissemination initiatives and educational programs in engineering disciplines. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, M.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Southern California
Paper ID #33951Understanding Gen Z’s Declining Engagement with WE@RIT, a Woman inEngineering ProgramMs. Kathrine Ehrlich-Scheffer, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Kathy has served as Director of Women in Engineering at RIT (WE@RIT) since 2015, and brings a rich array of life experiences to the position. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Public Affairs from a women’s college where she learned first-hand the value of a female-centric support network, Kathy made her way to Silicon Valley. There she studied CMOS Mask Layout Design which eventually led her to a position in IT for a semiconductor IP start-up
circles and math summer camps, and participated in the organization of numerous math competitions. With his colleagues, he organizes mathematics outreach at Stevens and conducts the related education research. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Exploring the Impact of Community Engagement on Undergraduates via Math Circles for K–12 Students: An NSF-IUSE ProjectBackgroundMath circles are informal enrichment programs in which K–12 students work together to solveengaging math problems [1]. In this work, we report on the math circles conducted byundergraduates at Stevens Institute of Technology as part of their enrollment in a credit-bearingcommunity engagement course. The study
TeachingRemote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic can be clearly divided into emergency remoteteaching and planned remote teaching. Whereas planned remote teaching involves a process ofcareful design, emergency remote teaching does not involve such a process. This is because theprimary objective of emergency remote teaching is to provide access to instruction andinstructional supports during a time of crisis, rather than to provide sustainable high-qualityinstruction. As a result, any pivot to emergency remote teaching mostly involves technological,rather than pedagogical, aspects [1, 2]. In the context of our study, we pivoted to emergency remote 1teaching halfway through Spring 2020, and shifted to
AC 2009-2022: INTEGRATING ENGINEERING, MODELING, ANDCOMPUTATION INTO THE BIOLOGY CLASSROOM: DEVELOPMENT OFMULTIDISCIPLINARY HIGH-SCHOOL NEUROSCIENCE CURRICULATara Gomez, California Institute of Technology Tara Gomez received her B.S. in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles. She is a Ph.D. Candidate in Biology at the California Institute of Technology. Her research is in the area of Biochemistry and protein degradation. She was the Neuroscience Curriculum Coordinator for the 2008 YESS Program.Oliver Loson, California Institute of Technology Oliver received his B.S. in the neurosciences from the University of California, Riverside. He is now
, many game-based learning researchers have convincingly arguedthat videogames are powerful learning environments [9], [10]. Therefore, studying publiclyavailable commercial videogames that focus on engineering or technology may grant new insightsfor creating engineering games for learning.Game Studies is a newly emerging field [11], [12] dedicated to studying videogames as objects ofinquiry, delving into how they are structured [13], [14], how people engage with them [14], [15]and what impacts they have on people or groups[11], [16]. While methods and lenses within thefield are still developing, Game Studies provide tools for analyzing videogames and how theymight impact the public’s technological and engineering literacy and may also offer
Paper ID #9629The Innovation Canvas as a Teaching Tool in Capstone Design: A Reverse-Engineering Case StudyDr. Renee D. Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Renee Rogge is the Samuel F. Hulbert Chair of Biomedical Engineering and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She has been teaching at Rose-Hulman since 2004, and her research interests lie in the areas of assessment of engineering design and orthopaedic biomechanics.Dr. Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Glen Livesay is a Professor of Applied Biology and Biomedical Engineering; he co
Professional and Continuing Education at New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York, and, during America’s first energy crisis, served as the Director of the Center for Energy Policy and Research. In the later capacity, she managed federally-funded energy information and technology transfer programs in the United States and abroad; and wrote various reports distributed by the U.S. Department of Energy to every Governor and State energy official to facilitate energy efficiency information outreach activities. She also developed a Masters Degree Program in Energy Management and a combined Bachelors/Masters Degree Program in Architectural Technology and Energy Manage- ment which emphasized ”green” education. Her
3The catalyst for realizing this bidirectional Japan-Ethiopia PBL initiative was the sharedrecognition of a critical social issue - the destruction and loss of local housing in Ethiopia - byfaculty members from both countries. This awareness emerged as Japanese researchersspecializing in African historical heritage and 3DDA technology collaborated with thearchitecture department of AAU, conducting on-site investigations.During their respective university lectures and research activities, SIT faculty members instructedstudents about Ethiopia’s social challenges, while AAU faculty members focused on theapplication of technology as a countermeasure against the social issues. In response, studentsfrequently expressed a strong curiosity in
AC 2009-2385: DIGITAL SIMULATIONS OF ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURESWITH THE USE OF PHYSICALLY BASED DYNAMICSAndrzej Zarzycki, New Jersey Institute of Technology Page 14.492.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Digital Simulations of Architectural Structures with the use of Physically Based DynamicsRecent developments in digital design have brought new tectonic freedom into architecture.These emerging tectonic trends, combined with research into new material and fabricationtechnologies, make it possible to purse imaginative and unique designs that were not possible adecade ago. While digital tools allow for a broader
Information Management, 50,57-70.[5] Shayakhmetova, B. K., Ayazhanov, S. S., Ten, T. L., Drozd, V. G., & Medeubaeva, A. M.(2021, April). Descriptive big data analytics in the field of education. In 2021 IEEE internationalconference on smart information systems and technologies (SIST) (pp. 1-5). IEEE.[6] Jesenko, D., Brumen, M., Lukač, N., Žalik, B., & Mongus, D. (2018, March). Visualizationand analytics tool for multi-dimensional data. In Proceedings of the 2018 InternationalConference on Big Data and Education (pp. 11-15).[7] Hodgman, S. B. (2008). Predictive modeling & outcomes. Professional case management,13(1), 19-23.[8] Nafea, I. T. (2018). Machine learning in educational technology. Machine learning-advancedtechniques and emerging
Paper ID #21694Developing Engineering Proficiency and Self-Efficacy Through a Middle SchoolEngineering Course (Fundamental)Dr. Jessica D. Gale, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Jessica Gale is a Research Scientist II at Georgia Tech’s Center for education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC). Her research focuses on and often connects a range of topics within STEM/STEAM education including, engineering and STEM integration at the elementary and mid- dle grades levels, project-based learning across STEM disciplines, college and career readiness, design- based implementation research, and STEM student
Attitudes urgency; flexibility and self-confidence; acting ethically and with integrity; social responsibility; dedication to lifelong learning Creative Forming something new and somehow valuable, for example by Thinking focusing thought, incubating new ideas, illuminating them in conscious awareness, and verifying Systems Predicting emergence of the whole by examining of inter-related Thinking entities in context, in the face of complexity and ambiguity, for homogeneous systems and systems that integrate multiple technologies Critical and Assessing the worth or validity of something that exists, by Metacognitive
Engineering, and the Discipline Coordinator for the BASc in Computer Engineering and the MSc in Information and Communication Technology Programmes, at The University of Trinidad and Tobago.Dr. Afsaneh Ghanavati, Wentworth Institute of Technology Afsaneh Ghanavati received her B.S. in electrical engineering from Shiraz University, Iran in 1998. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering as well, from Northeastern University, Boston, MA in 2012 and 2018 respectively. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering programs, School of Engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA. She has been a member of the Eta Kappa Nu, Engineering Honor Society, a member of
approach aligns well with modern engineering practices, whereengineers often build upon existing knowledge and technology. Figure 3. A schematic representation of the student case study processThe following instructions are provided for students to conduct a thorough engineering casestudy, as shown in Figure 3.1. Identify the Case: Students choose a case that aligns with their interests and select a case that offers sufficient complexity to explore various engineering concepts.2. Define the Problem Statement: What is the engineering challenge or opportunity? Identify the key factors and define the goals of the case study.3. Gather Information: Students conduct a thorough literature review to understand the theoretical background
evaluation items can provide meaningful information for a designinstructor, several interesting and educationally relevant themes emerged from the analysis: thestudents’ attitudes regarding the transition from student to professional, varied academichardiness characteristics that would influence efforts and attitudes toward the completion of anopen-ended senior design project, and the role of perceived work efforts (by both the individualand the team) in evaluating the quality of learning in senior design.Table 1 summarizes the eight evaluation items that were correlated (Spearman’s rho > 0.5) withthe following item: “Taking this course is helping me make the transition from being a studentto being a professional.” Most of the observed
Paper ID #32294Impact of Open Education Resources (OER) on Student Academic Perfor-manceand Retention Rates in Undergraduate Engineering DepartmentsMs. Yongchao Zhao, New York City College of Technology Ms. Yongchao Zhao directs the Office of Assessment, Institutional Research and Effectiveness at New York City College of Technology-CUNY. The Office aims to provide leadership in supporting efforts to improve the quality of student learning outcomes through assessment, as well as collect, analyze, interpret, and disseminate accurate and timely information on all aspects of the college’s activities in support of
toprofessional information and networks, skills, and social networks [14]. [15] showed that STEMundergraduate students benefited from mentors who cultivated their metacognitive abilities andhigher order thinking skills. Studies of scientists, physicians, and science and engineering highereducation students found that social support, including role models, had promoted theiraspirations [16] and achievements [17,18].1.2. New Engineering Education Transformation at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyLaunched in 2017 as a pilot initiative, the New Engineering Education Transformation (NEET)program emerged from an initiative at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to revitalizeits undergraduate engineering education. As a cross-departmental
care to ensure that the student learning experience is not negatively impacted “for the sake of scientific discovery.” On the other hand, careful piloting of emerging technology, without the intent of “real” science, has significant value in introducing technological innovation into the classroom.5. Organizing course content across the curriculum, and using a well-established taxonomy of the discipline as the basis of that organization, seems to make information more readily accessible and understandable in relation to other content.ConclusionsIt is clear that there are needs and opportunities to integrate learning content across thecurriculum, including instructor and student contributions. Current solutions fragment theinformation
Paper ID #38544Qualitative Analysis of Student Experience in a Chemical EngineeringLaboratoryDr. Heather Chenette, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Heather Chenette is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Tech- nology. Her professional interests include leveraging qualitative methods to understand and enhance stu- dent learning in the classroom and creating opportunities for students to learn about polymers, membrane materials, and bioseparation processes through research experiences.Dr. Gregory T. Neumann, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Gregory received his B.S. in Chemical
Paper ID #46931”What you bring matters”: A Comparative Case Study of Middle SchoolEngineering Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge (Fundamental)Dr. Jessica D Gale, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Jessica Gale is a Research Scientist II at Georgia Tech’s Center for education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC). Her research focuses on project-based learning, STEM/STEAM integration at the elementary and middle grades levels, curriculum development and implementation, and design-based implementation research.Dyanne Baptiste Porter, Georgia Institute of Technology Dyanne Baptiste Porter is a
addressedthe challenges of Industry 4.0 and (re)imagined and (re)designed our engineering curricula [1].Since then, innovations such as distributed computing and robotics, the Internet of things, multi-agent systems, semantic web, complex adaptive systems, artificial intelligence and machinelearning, and self-organizing business processes; have emerged and accelerated the transitionfrom Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0 [2]. The overarching problem is that the industry careerspresented to our current graduates have changed fundamentally [3], and our present curricula areincreasingly becoming less fit to prepare our students to fill the needs of their prospectiveemployers. Also, our instructional methodologies are rapidly becoming obsolete because they
different funding structures with distinct goals, thisstudy provides evidence that the goals of the programs may influence program demographics andstudent outcomes. This information could be used to inform the design and structure ofundergraduate research programs.Acknowledgements This work was funded, in part, by the National Science Foundation (EEC-0552896,0852048, 1157041, 146125) and the Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering atthe Illinois Institute of Technology. Page 26.695.18 Bibliography1. Boyer Commission. (1998). Reinventing undergraduate education: A blueprint for America’s research universities. Stony
Paper ID #48303BOARD # 397: NSF ATE: A Virtual Mentoring to Support Community Collegesthrough the NSF ATE Proposal Submission ProcessDr. Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology Dr. Karen Wosczyna-Birch has been a champion of engineering and technology education for the past 30 years. Since 1995, she has been the State Director of the CT College of Technology (COT) where her leadership has been instrumental in creating nationally recognized seamless pathway programs in engineering and technology between all 12 public community colleges in CT with 10 universities and high schools. She is also the Executive Director
students’ engineering self-efficacy and influence positiveviews about engineering [26].A number of studies have explored students’ views about engineering and STEM disciplines inpre-college education, both in formal and informal settings [27-33]. Research indicates thatpersonal experiences play a significant role in shaping students' perceptions [27-33]. Hammacket al. [27] examined how participating in an engineering camp influences students' perceptions ofengineering and technology. The researchers found that the camp experience led to increasedinterest in engineering careers and a better understanding of the relevance of engineering in real-world applications. The article suggests that hands-on, immersive experiences can positivelyimpact
). Interdisciplinary patterns of a university: Investigating collaboration using co-publication network analysis. COLLNET Journal of Scientometrics and Information Management, 4(1). 29-40.20. Velden, T., Haque, A.U., and Lagoze C. (2010). A new approach to analyzing patterns of collaboration in co-authorship networks: Mesoscopic analysis and interpretation. Scientometrics, 85(1), 219-242.21. Birnholtz, J., Guha, S., Gay, G., Yuan, Y., and Heller C. (2013). Cross-campus collaboration: A scientometric and network case study of publication activity across two campuses of a single institution. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 64(1), 162-172.22. Chen, Y.W., Borner, K., and Fang, S. (2013
students with opportunities of successful and motivated learning. It gave riseto substantial examination of different learning styles and approaches to address them in Page 11.779.2curriculum and instruction.The two central aspects of the multiplicity of intelligence are cognitive performances andlearning styles. Sternberg14 defined three levels of cognitive performances: human adaptationto environment, learning and experimentation, and information processing. Sternberg movesthe focus from formal learning processes to those emerged when studying and solving realpractical problems. His theory supports the integration of applications in science
77 3.52 1.17 technology. Response scale ranges from 1 = “Strongly Disagree” to 5 = “Strongly Agree”Sustained Interest in EarSketchHidi & Reninger’s (2006) model of interest development posits four levels from exposure to atopic content area to having a thorough and well-developed personal interest in that area, withinterest being triggered by an experience or contextual factor (triggered situational interest),maintained beyond that initial exposure (maintained situational interest), and then developedthrough additional personally-driven pursuit of the area (emerging individual interest; well-developed individual interest) [18]. The competition seeks to drive student interest in coding andmusic
technological developments, particularly in space, nuclearand missile technology, computer engineering and information science haveearned India world recognition as an emerging global power. There are manyfactors such as competition among traditional institutions, changing globaleconomy, penetration of new technologies in importing education, concept ofdistance and online education system, privatization of education and increasingrole of corporate giants in education have given a new dimension to thecontemporary higher education domain. Education is about raising the confidence of an individual to think aworthy dream and to translate that dream to reality by high performance action.The financial meltdown and the economical crisis globally
include working at the BMW Information Technology Research Center (ITRC) as a Research Associate and Robert Bosch Corporation as a Manufacturing En- gineer. Dr. Morkos was a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Engineering & Science Education at Clemson University performing NSF funded research on engineering student motivation and its ef- fects on persistence and the use of advanced technology in engineering classroom environments. Dr. Morkos’ research thrust include: design automation, design representations, computational reasoning, systems modeling, engineering education, design education, collaborative design, and data/knowledge management. c American Society for