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Computers in Education 1 - Programming 1
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Astrid K. Northrup P.E., Northwest College; Raymond Edward Floyd, Northwest College; S. Renee Dechert, Northwest College; Andrea Carneal Burrows Borowczak, University of Wyoming
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Computers in Education
7 • ES 2200, Robotics • ENGL 2002, Social Media for K-12 Teachers • COSC 2002, Application Development Robotics is a one credit, hands on course using Lego robots and drones to assist teachers inmentoring students by forming robotics teams and preparing for competition. This directlyaddresses collaboration (Practice 2) and computational problem recognition (Practice 3). NWC also created Social Media for K-12 Teachers and Application Development. Whileother courses in this program were used in a modified or unmodified version, these courses weredeveloped specifically for the K-12 Computer Science Endorsement program. Social Media forK-12 Teachers focuses on cyber citizenship, ethics, and the responsible use of social media in
Collection
1999 Annual Conference
Authors
Luiz Lourenco; Farrukh Alvi; Chiang Shih
thermal and fluid sciences with strong designcontent and extensive laboratory experience. The first phase of the series starts with a two-semester class sequence that integrates Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer toprovide the theoretical background of the thermal engineering concepts with an emphasis onpractical design applications. Innovative project-oriented "just-in-time" delivery methodologyhas been implemented in the teaching of this class. Frequent introduction of real-worldapplications and hands-on experiments, which demonstrate the physical principles learned andemphasize the connectivity between heat transfer, fluid mechanics and thermodynamics, iscritical to the success of this integrated approach. The use of optical
Conference Session
Empowering Diversity in Engineering Education: Strategies and Impacts
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gabriella Coloyan Fleming; Christine Julien, University of Texas at Austin; Kiersten Elyse Fernandez, University of Texas at Austin
Tagged Topics
Diversity
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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)
focus of outreach programs is on the students being introduced toengineering [1-4], their impact on undergraduate outreach leaders cannot be overlooked. To thatend, in future summer camps, the author team plans to incorporate professional developmentcontent such as communicating technical content and emotional intelligence into the counselors’pre-camp training.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported by National Science Foundation grant EEC-2217741. The authorsthank Audrey Boklage for feedback on the interview protocol.References[1] M. Yilmaz, J. Ren, S. Custer, and J. Coleman, "Hands-on summer camp to attract K–12 students to engineering fields," IEEE transactions on education, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 144- 151, 2009.[2] J. Y. K. W
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Priya Mohabir, New York Hall of Science; Satbir S. Multani; Katherine McMillan Culp, New York Hall of Science
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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
Paper ID #21108What Activities and Practices Sustain the Engagement of Highly Diverse Com-munities of Young Engineering Students in an Out-of-School Fellowship Pro-gram?Priya Mohabir, New York Hall of Science Priya Mohabir has been with New York Hall of Science for 18 years, starting as an Explainer - a floor facilitator - and working her to up to lead NYSCI’s youth development initiatives. Priya’s experience as an Explainer shaped her outlook on the countless possibilities of making STEM education exciting for children as she was climbing NYSCI’s Science Career Ladder With this experience as a foundation, Priya has
Conference Session
Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Curriculum
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rebeka Yocum, Oregon Institute of Technology; Vikash Gayah, Pennsylvania State University
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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)
survey that was used, the group of individuals that were contacted to answerthe survey, and the set of those that responded to the survey.Survey descriptionA survey was created to gain insight into how different universities incorporate traffic operationsconcepts as part of their transportation engineering curricula and instructional methods used toengage students with this material. Respondents were told in the survey that the “…survey isspecifically focused on the teaching of traffic operations/engineering, including topics such astraffic stream characteristics, data collection studies, intersection control/warrants, signal controland design, Highway Capacity Methodologies, transportation impact studies, signalcoordination, among others
Conference Session
Minorities in Research
Collection
2004 Annual Conference
Authors
G. Padmanabhan
one third ofNA first-year students enrolled in four-year colleges and universities had the intention ofmajoring in science or engineering, according to a 1998 survey. Recent declines in engineeringenrollment among the underrepresented minorities are disproportionately higher than the declineamong non-minority students. Several factors including lack of adequate pre-college preparation,academic intervention programs, and financial assistance could contribute to the currentsituation. Regardless, programs to increase NA participation in and successful completion ofengineering degrees are needed. Such programs need to render the pathways of NA studentsfrom middle school through tribal colleges to universities smooth. Activities directed toward
Conference Session
Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects
Collection
2017 FYEE Conference
Authors
Dani Fadda P.E., University of Texas, Dallas; Oziel Rios, University of Texas, Dallas
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FYEE Division - Paper Submission
throughout the semester: computer-aided design, Presented in this paper is one portion of the course whichdesign of structures, mechanism design, and thermal analysis. consists of a statics project designed to give students a Similar freshman level introductory courses are offered preliminary understanding of designing structures. Thein engineering educational programs and are subject of project’s duration is one fourth of a semester. Students worknumerous notable publications. Recent publications seem to in teams of two to design a truss which can bear the highestagree that projects and hands-on-activities are a very possible load within given space and materials constraints.important
Conference Session
Active learning in BME, Session II
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Asem Farooq Aboelzahab, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Tamara Lea Kinzer-Ursem, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)
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Biomedical Engineering
, Ohio.Tamara Lea Kinzer-Ursem, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 The impact of integrating a flipped lecture in a Biotransport laboratory course on student learning and engagementAbstractIntroduction: Inquiry-based learning is vital to the engineering design process, and mostcrucially in the laboratory and hands-on settings. Through the model of inquiry-based design,student teams are able to formulate critical inputs to the design process and develop a strongerand more relevant understanding of theoretical principles and their applications. In the junior-level Biotransport laboratory course at Purdue University’s
Conference Session
Classroom Practice III: Student-Centered Instruction
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jonathan C. Hilpert, Georgia Southern University
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Educational Research and Methods
Paper ID #17184A Multivariate Examination of Active and Interactive Learning and StudentEngagement in Post-Secondary Engineering Energy Science Classrooms: The”Why” of Instructional Strategy UseDr. Jonathan C. Hilpert, Georgia Southern University Dr. Jonathan C. Hilpert is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology in the College of Educa- tion (COE) at Georgia Southern University. His research focuses on examining student engagement and interactive learning in post-secondary STEM courses from a complex systems perspective, including the emergent and dynamic qualities of psychological and collaborative systems and their
Conference Session
Motivation, Attitudes, and Beliefs
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Heather Lee Perkins, North Carolina State University; Mary Wyer
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
needs that drive technological innovation as well as the social contexts in which theyoccur. To counter this, some interventions focus on the communal and social qualities of STEMwork, drawing in students previously left cold by stereotypes of asocial loners [25], [26].Stereotypes of Scientists (and Engineers)To help improve and clarify assessment of these interventions, as well as create a method ofmeasuring students’ scientist identities, the Stereotypes of Scientists Scale (4S) was developed[27]. The 4S uses the idea of ‘fit’ to assess science identity – it assesses students’ beliefs aboutscientists, as well as their beliefs about themselves, to measure the overlap or potential fit theyexperience with STEM roles as defined by the participant
Conference Session
Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 4
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Reem Roufail, University of Waterloo; Lisa Lachuta; christine moresoli, University of Waterloo; Rania Al-Hammoud, University of Waterloo
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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)
field of engineering, a well documented example of an‘hands-on’ lab for fully remote learning is the research project ELLI, “Excellent Teaching andLearning in Engineering Science”, launched by the German Federal Ministry of Education inpartnership with three universities. The project was initiated in 2011 and remains operational. Itconsists of a tele-operative mechanical engineeringhands-on’ lab for fully remote learning,where students experience the technology and its limitations [7]. A different example is the fullyonline ABET accredited B.S. Software Engineering program offered by Penn State University [8].The impact of online and hybrid and back-to-normal classes based on grades for Engineeringcourses has been reported. Ramo et. al. [9
Collection
2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference
Authors
Lethia Jackson; Courtney Lamar; Quincy Brown; Velma Latson
model, Learn-Practice-Deliver, is unique to wearable computing, completing cybersecurity hands-oncomputer science education in K-12 teacher professional activities related to encryption/decryption.development. The traditional professional development modelonly introduces technologies over a short period of time(usually within one week), leaving little, if any, time for TABLE I believed it would be a great introduction to Web Program Schedule programming for their students. Week1 Week 2 Week 3 (Learn) (Practice) (Practice
Conference Session
ERM: Mentoring for Everyone! And Let's talk about Graduate Students
Collection
2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Matthew Bahnson, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Catherine Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University; Monique Ross, Florida International University
the range of experience, some participants had mentoredonly one postdoc or had not directly mentored a postdoc for several years. However, the narrativesprovide a rich and robust source of material to add to postdoc research literature. Our use of axialcoding provides strengths and weaknesses: axial coding allows for adherence to a specifictheoretical framework while it may also limit the analysis of data that poorly fits that framework.However, the data provides ample evidence to support the utility of observational learning as aframework to investigate engineering and computer science mentors learning to mentor postdocs.III. FindingsFaculty draw on their experiences as trainees and mentees to advise and mentor postdocs
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Karl D. Schubert FIET, University of Arkansas; Carol S Gattis, University of Arkansas; Xochitl Delgado Solorzano, University of Arkansas; Jennie S Popp Ph.D.; Paul D Adams, University of Arkansas; Leslie Bartsch Massey, University of Arkansas; Thomas Carter III, University of Arkansas; Chunhua Cao, The University of Alabama
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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
of Alabama ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 An Innovation-Themed National Science Foundation S-STEM Grant ProgramTo enhance the competitiveness of the United States on a global scale through the provision ofSTEM graduates equipped with innovative skills, students must be educated in innovationmethodologies. With the support of a grant from the National Science Foundation's Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM), researchers at the University ofArkansas are focused on augmenting the number of STEM graduates who possess both trainingand experience in innovation. The program, Closing America’s Innovation Gap throughCollaboration
Collection
2025 Northeast Section Conference
Authors
Navarun Gupta; Deana DiLuggo; Junling Hu; Abhilasha Tibrewal; Ahmed Elsayed; Theresa Bruckerhoff
STEM fields. This study evaluate and produce preliminary knowledge on thesupports and enhances academic programming for selected implementation of the ARG model to increase the retention ofstudents at UB by implementing the ARG model as a means of undergraduate Hispanic students in engineering and computermitigating the barriers that have proven to limit student science, as well as provide directions for implementing anretention by increasing engagement, improving the acquisition ofcareer-related skills, and improving confidence in the student's effective intervention that improves the transition of URMs,ability to be successful in academically rigorous course work. especially Hispanic engineering and
Conference Session
Applications and Computational Tools for Mechanics Education
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nathan Miner, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Alice Alipour P.E., Iowa State University of Science and Technology
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Mechanics Division (MECHS)
their retention in engineering [2].Many educators have explored strategies to enhance students’ conceptual understanding ofStatics, aiming to improve their overall performance in the course. One method for reinventingthe way Statics is taught was proposed by introducing a more hands-on and physical approach tolearning the concepts [3]. With this, several demonstrations are proposed with props used forstudents to see and feel interactions involving forces. Other research using physical models hasbeen used for the conceptual understanding of specific topics in Statics such as trusses [4, 5].Among the different topics, the lack of conceptual understanding among students is particularlypronounced when dealing with three-dimensional problem. The
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Restructuring/Rethinking STEM
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nicola Sochacka, University of Georgia; Kelly Woodall Guyotte, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia
Tagged Divisions
Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
are at the heart of ArtEducation; that is, the ability to observe and think deeply about the meaning of something andthen to explore and represent those thoughts by engaging with materials. Art Education, Katewent on to propose, might therefore be an ideal preparation for future environmental engineers asit may serve to develop the sensibilities required to care for the environment.So there you have it, a short account of my first ah-ha moment of this semester. You might bewondering why Kate’s comments made such an impression on me, especially as I presume thatthis perspective on art education is unlikely to be new to you. Well, I think it was because thiswas the first time that I got a glance at what the vast and varied value of integrating
Conference Session
Undergraduate Students' Development of Computational and Programming Skills
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Muhammad Asghar P.E., Utah State University; Ebenezer Ewumi, Washington State University; Candis S. Claiborn, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University
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Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods
engineering techniques. His recent research focuses on the effect of high-impact practices on engineering and computer science undergraduate student outcomes around academic success and persistence.Dr. Candis S. Claiborn, Washington State University Professor Emeritus Candis Claiborn has been at Washington State University since 1991. In 2016, she returned to faculty after serving for 10 years as Dean of the Voiland College of Engineering and Archi- tecture at WSU. Prior to that, she served as interim dean and as associate dean for research and graduate programs. Dr. Claiborn received her PhD in chemical engineering from North Carolina State University in 1991. Her research interests are in engineering education
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Track 2: Technical Session 2: Disaggregating data from peer-led, small group discussion workshops for engineering and computer science undergraduates: Examining "belonging" and "mentorship" outcomes for underrepresented student populations
Collection
2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)
Authors
Ryan Sauve, Cornell University; Celia Evans PhD, Cornell University; Lisa Schneider-Bentley, Cornell University
Tagged Topics
CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity
that Hispanic students in our study were more likely to give thehighest rating to their facilitators for showing concern, dividing time equitably, and providingmentorship. On the other hand, Asian students were much less likely to give the highest ratingfor each of those questions. Additionally, we did not find a statistically significant effect whenexamining the intersection of facilitator and student racial and gender identities on sense ofbelonging. Overall, emergent patterns from this paper show that we have made great progresstowards creating inclusive learning communities that support all students across genders andethnicities.IntroductionDespite the high rate of growth in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)jobs and
Conference Session
Design Education
Collection
2005 Annual Conference
Authors
Tina Hudson; Laurence Merkle; Joshua Holden; Richard Layton
to create a day-long design problem suitable forundergraduates in engineering, math and science disciplines. Success in this area is supported bynoting that three of the four teams developed a successful, high-efficiency design, with teammembers generally from different disciplines and from different institutions. The PSE resultsalso support this goal. The positive PSEs indicate areas in which the students gained confidence(possibly learning something new, as in the cryptography workshop). The negative PSEsindicate areas in which students thought they had some expertise even though they may havebeen initially overconfident. Both cases indicate that on average some level of learning hasoccurred for a mixed group of students from different
Conference Session
Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Monica Hernandez-Sanchez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Sally Macias-Gonzalez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Erick Iturbe-Sanchez; Armando BarragÁN-Cruz, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Luis Hernandez Carrasco, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)
theoretical and reduced to contextsthat may not be of interest. On the other hand, conceptions derived from social structuresfoster a bias, for example, that STEM areas are "for men only."As reported by Kember et al., [10] investigations, the solution to this problem can be solved"by a course which revealed a curriculum map showing the application of basic material inmore advanced courses, or by early periods of exposure to professional practice inprofessional programmes" (p. 249). It is important for teachers to understand that they do notnecessarily have to involve high school students in highly complicated engineering processesin which students do not possess the technical knowledge that is required. But, they can startby involving them in the
Conference Session
The Evolving Classroom
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; J. Michael Grayson, The Citadel; Monika Bubacz, The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel
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Civil Engineering
appointment she has worked for Mercer University, Center for NanoComposites and Multifunctional Materials in Pittsburg, Kansas and Metal Forming Institute in Poznan, Poland. Her teaching and research interest areas include materials science, polymers and composites for aerospace applications, nanotechnology, and environmental sustainability.Dr. Kevin Skenes, The Citadel Kevin Skenes is an assistant professor at The Citadel. His research interests include non-destructive evaluation, photoelasticity, manufacturing processes, and engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Assessing the Influence of Lecture/Laboratory Instructor Pairings on Student
Conference Session
Sustainability in Engineering Courses
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College
Tagged Divisions
Environmental Engineering
College of Science (such as Chemistry, Biology and Physics) as well as externally to speak to Page 14.479.3 students on the state of the art in their specific fields. Imparting to students the idea that “Sustainability is multi-disciplinary” is crucial.The very idea of ‘Sustainability’ has now reached a stage where it fires up the publicimagination. Many universities around the country are beginning to incorporate ‘Sustainability’into their engineering programs. Today’s students who consider themselves as responsiblemembers of the community want to know what is really happening as they turn to the scientificcommunity for answers.This is
Conference Session
Professional Formation and Career Experiences
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Jake Walker Lewis; Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
University of Colorado Boulder. Her research focuses on bridging technical and nontechnical competencies to support the professional preparation and ethical responsibility of engineering students.Dr. Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder Daniel W. Knight is the Program Assessment and Research Associate at Design Center (DC) Colorado in CU’s Department of Mechanical Engineering at the College of Engineering and Applied Science. He holds a B.A. in psychology from Louisiana State University, an M.S. degree in industrial/organizational psychology and a Ph.D. degree in education, both from the University of Tennessee. Dr. Knight’s research interests are in the areas of K-12, program evaluation and teamwork practices in
Collection
1998 Annual Conference
Authors
Ronald J. Bennett
Session 2642Industry/Academia Collaboration: Developing a New Master of Science in Technology Management Degree Program Ronald J. Bennett, Ph.D. Director and Chair Manufacturing Systems and Engineering Page 3.337.1 1AbstractThe University of St. Thomas graduate programs serve a working adult population centered inthe Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area. Degree programs in business, software,manufacturing systems and engineering are provided through a multitude of delivery modesincluding traditional classes, company on-site classes, use
Conference Session
Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 5
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Hye Rin Lee, University of Delaware; Sotheara Veng, University of Delaware; Yiqin Cao, University of Delaware; Juliana Baer, University of Delaware; Teomara Rutherford, University of Delaware; Austin Cory Bart
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Diversity
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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)
programs, such as Java Formal Languages and AutomataPackage (JFLAP) helped students understand the material better and make the material moreenjoyable [54, 55, 56, 57]. Other teaching strategies that can be effective for students’ learninginclude: discussing CS concepts using historical context, connecting course topics with concreteprogramming examples mastered prior to the current course, and solving practical practiceproblems pertaining to the real world [58]. In Assembly Programming, previous literature hasfound that hands-on interactions through a compact device called Raspberry Pi [59] and videogames [43] positively impacted students’ learning experiences. Instructors in these CS coursesand curricula might try using various techniques like
Conference Session
Focus on Undergraduate Impact
Collection
2002 Annual Conference
Authors
Andrew Vavreck
good results expressed throughout these works, and using successful elements of manyof these efforts, at Penn State Altoona two manifestations of group senior design projects existwhich use project management as an aid.Project Management in Senior Capstone Design at Penn State AltoonaThe electromechanical engineering technology baccalaureate program at Penn State Altoonaincludes a senior capstone design course, currently one (spring) semester (fifteen weeks) long,earning three credits. In the last two years, the course has also included limited projectmanagement material. The main goal is to involve the students in putting into practice the areas
Conference Session
Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
George D. Catalano, State University of New York, Binghamton
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
may ask if in fact we respect the integrity of the subject of ourstudy. Do we respect the other, be it a river, the Earth’s atmosphere or oceans, our employers,our clients, the societies and cultures in which our technological advances impact? Rilkesuggested that when we truly respect the other, we “border and protect them” as we seek to knowand understand them better.8 I wonder in engineering how often we introduce this concept ofrespect into our classrooms. Perhaps in engineering design we might but rarely in otherengineering courses. Gentleness, or according to Goethe9, “gentle empiricism,” lies in starkcontrast to the scientific method of the Age of Science or Enlightenment. Rather than Bacon’sinstruction of “putting nature on the rack
Conference Session
Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Poster Session
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Taylor Robert Smith, Brigham Young University; Rollin H. Hotchkiss P.E.,D.WRE, F.ASCE, Brigham Young University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Leadership Development Division
Paper ID #9740Evaluating the Effects of Non-Anonymity on Student Team-Member Evalua-tionsMr. Taylor Robert Smith, Brigham Young University Taylor Smith has a Bachelor of Science and a Master’s degree from the civil and environmental engi- neering program at Brigham Young University. For his graduate studies Taylor’s classwork and technical emphasis were in geotechnical engineering; however, his Master’s Thesis was non-technical and he ex- amined and tested ways to improve performance through the use of peer feedback. More particularly, he evaluated the effect that having students conduct team member evaluations non
Conference Session
Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 2
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kamryn G. Zachek, University of New Mexico; Anjali Mulchandani, University of New Mexico; Sydney Donohue Jobe, University of New Mexico
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Diversity
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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)
. She leads the Environmental Resource Sustainability group, which studies themes related to environmental and water resources engineering, atmospheric water harvesting, waste-to-energy technologies, and environmental remediation. Her work integrates and highlights science communication and community needs-based research. Her passions include designing hands-on learning tools and leading public outreach initiatives for STEM awareness and engagement among all levels of learners.Sydney Donohue Jobe, University of New Mexico Sydney Donohue Jobe works as the Outreach Coordinator and Education Specialist for the Center for Water and the Environment and the Accelerating Resilience Innovations in Drylands Institute at the