literature, and yet a new faculty member, who has no experience in offering atravel course, may be either deluded by the vacation mentality or daunted by the trip-planninglogistics and hence loses out on the opportunity to incorporate this practice. This paper presents acase study on an initiative to encourage and mentor faculty members to offer faculty-led tripsenhanced by interdisciplinary collaborations. From the instructor’s point of view, we providedour timeline, collaborative relationship development, backward course design driven by learningoutcomes, and the transferrable strategies to overcome the challenges along the way. From thestudents’ learning effectiveness point of view, we provided student reflections using the DEALmodel [5] to
andfrom faculty development professionals in adapting to such changing circumstances. On thatbasis, one may perceive a rich area for future work.Directions for Future ResearchFuture work for this project will focus on fully analyzing the qualitative portion of the survey,and then using both the quantitative and qualitative strands to perform a wholistic mixedmethods analysis. Future work may also fruitfully explore the possibilities for perception gapswith respect to other professional skills relevant to engineering education, and on useful supportsfor assisting engineering educators in transforming their teaching to meet challenges arising inpresent-day engineering ethics education.AcknowledgementThe author gratefully acknowledges funding
a bridge program (i.e., courses between completion of high schooland start of college). Professor B teaches an introductory mechanical engineering course. Bothfaculty members have at least five semesters of experience teaching their respective courses.Data Collection and AnalysisFaculty members were asked to participate in 45-minute-long semi-structured interviews aimedat uncovering differences they noticed since the COVID-19 pandemic in their classes. Interviewquestions were developed by the research team in order to answer the research questions. Theinterview protocol was piloted with two faculty members, and that data forms the basis of thispaper. The interview protocol will be modified based on the results of the pilot interviews
with various means to encourage student engagement invariably led to better studentlearning outcomes irrespective of academic discipline [3],[4], traditional lecture-based instruction is still thenorm in higher education STEM courses. To improve engagement and learning in introductory foundationalSTEM courses, this NSF-supported project has been working with cohorts of faculty who teach the coreScience, Math and Engineering courses in the first two years of the engineering curriculum.The project wasdesigned to engage and support faculty cohorts over three years to change their instructionalpractices with thegoal to increase the use of active learning approaches and facilitate development of deepand transferablelearning.A combination of regular
that extend beyond ourprofession.We developed this paper over a series of four group conversations. In our conversations, weexplored our experiences, discussed the relevant literature, and ultimately drafted our ideasregarding women’s recruitment and retention in undergraduate ECE programs. It is not our intentto provide a comprehensive retrospective on these issues. Instead, we address some importantissues that have either been unexplored or not explained well in the literature.In this paper, we do not distinguish “our view” into a student view and a faculty view. Instead,we recognize that we have a common view as engineers, but different views as students andfaculty. We believe that our perspective is strengthened by our complementary
on the combinedcomponents of SDT (autonomy, competence and relatedness), faculty knowledge of SDT, itstranslation into undergraduate engineering instruction, and the impact on student learning.The research design and measurement framework are developed through collaboration amongthe researchers from Engineering, Psychology, and Education. This project also takes advantageof current standards and techniques employed in the field of Social-Cognitive Psychology. Froma broad perspective, this field provides a framework to guide and support how individuals(faculty and students) perceive, interpret and remember their interactions with each other. Thispaper overviews the initial faculty perceptions of autonomy and aspects of the SDT facultyworkshop
Material into Engineering Courses and CurriculaThis mixed-methods Work-In-Progress (WIP) paper is designed to capture engineering faculty andstudents’ perceptions of the integration of the arts and engineering into engineering courses andcurricula. There is a lack of prior investigation into the subject of faculty and student perceptionand curriculum development concerning the integration of the arts and engineering. This studyintends to create a baseline understanding of how engineering faculty and students perceive theintegration of the arts and engineering and measure the interest around courses and curriculumdevelopment concerning the arts and engineering.Literature ReviewThe integration of arts into STEM education has been fairly common in
Paper ID #47465BOARD # 70: Instructor Practices for Supporting Neurodivergent Studentsin Undergraduate Computer Science Courses: Neurodivergent Faculty andStudent PerspectivesMs. Valerie Elise Sullivan, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Valerie Sullivan is a neurodivergent graduate student research assistant in the Department of Engineering Education at the University at Buffalo working with Dr. Bonnette. She was awarded the Arthur A. Schomburg Fellowship to support her education. She graduated in the Spring of 2024 with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sustainability at the University at Buffalo
STEM Education Research at OSU.Mr. Thomas W Ekstedt, Oregon State University Thomas Ekstedt is a software developer in the School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engi- neering at Oregon State University. He is involved in the development of technology-based educational systems, particularly in the areas of concept-based instruction and interactive simulation of physical phe- nomena. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016Design For Impact: Inquiry Based Activities for Important Concepts in Heat Transfer that Faculty will Actually UseAbstractIn previous work, we documented that inquiry-based activities could be very effectivetools for misconception repair in heat
an electronic news list. However, each clusteris free to develop its own activities to maximize its specific local impact.Currently the program is in the middle of the second of the two years initially funded. Here wedescribe the program briefly and list the many advantages it offers to our Ph.D. students. Wealso discuss how the program can be sustained after this second funded year. Overall, theprogram has been enthusiastically received, both by students and faculty. While it is still tooearly to tell if it will have a lasting effect on increasing the numbers of our students remaining inacademia, it has already had several positive effects, and seems well worth continuing.2. PFF activities at the University of CincinnatiBecause research
her college’s leadership teams for both multi-disciplinary capstone design and outreach program development.Dr. Jacqueline R. Mozrall, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Jacqueline Reynolds Mozrall, Ph.D. is a Professor and Associate Dean in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at RIT, previously serving as Department Head in Industrial and Systems Engineering. She performed ergonomic training, job/workplace design, and product development functions in manufac- turing and office environments for several years. Most recently, she has been engaged in research and activities related to the recruitment and advancement of women students and faculty in STEM-related areas. She has a keen interest in undergraduate
endeavors while employing mixed-methods. A recurring theme in her scholarship explores gender and diversity for girls and women in environmental sciences and engineering with an emphasis on their learning, socialization and career development. She has served as an evaluator and senior researcher on the ADVANCE-ENG Girls to Women: An Innovative Engineering Faculty-Student Mentoring Summit for Underrepresented Minority (URM) Girls and Their Mothers and managed a cadre of other environmental training programs.Christine Grant, North Carolina State University Dr. Christine Grant is a Full Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular (CBE) engineering at North Carolina State University (NCSU). She
Paper ID #38245[Full Research Paper, Ethical Engineering in Industry and AppliedContexts] Responsibility and Accountability: Faculty Leaders, EthicsFrameworks, and Disciplinary EnculturationDr. Laurie A. Pinkert, University of Central Florida Laurie A. Pinkert is an Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric and Director of Writing Across the Curriculum at the University of Central Florida. Her research examines the role of communication practices and writing infrastructures in disciplinary development within fields such as engineering.Prof. Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida Jonathan Beever is Associate Professor
minoritized students across STEM areas, with many students achieving academicsuccess at consistently lower rates than their counterparts [3], [4]. Previous research shows thatone solution to increasing retention and achievement for all students studying STEM subjects isto provide faculty with training in culturally responsive and inclusive teaching practices [2], [5].This paper reports on a year-long faculty professional development program for STEM facultyteaching at a northeast community college and for area high school science and mathematicsteachers. The program focused on culturally responsive and inclusive teaching practices [5], [6],and consisted of a 3-week virtual summer institute and mentoring on use of inclusive practicesduring the
, Providing Students with Timely Feedback, and Informing Faculty on Student PerformanceAbstractPractice and feedback are critical to learning in any context. Accumulation ofpractice and timely feedback can support development of some of the mostsophisticated skills in engineering. One of the major backbones of designing anengineering course is developing methods for students to accumulate practice andreceive timely feedback on their performance. Assessments and evaluations arethe tools an instructor uses to measure how much knowledge students gain fromthe course. Assessments are the instruments instructors develop and administer tostudents to measure student knowledge. Evaluation is the process of analyzingassessment results and making
program, with introduction to the developing communication skills andunderstanding engineering ethics as early as the Freshman year, typically accomplished in anintroductory engineering design/graphics course.It is understandable that some faculty become disconnected with the ABET continuous improvementprocess, especially where there is little or weak connection between the course they teach and thecollection/analysis of data used to assess SO. Faculty are often helping student develop asengineers, which is a process that is not reserved for the senior design courses. In many cases,faculty could contribute more strongly to the ABET continuous improvement cycle. In some cases,they may need to just document what they currently do in a course or
2005 and serves as its inaugural chairperson. Page 12.732.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Faculty Hiring Trends at Small- to Medium-Sized Research Intensive CEE Departments and Balancing the Needs of Research and PracticeAbstract Civil and environmental engineering (CEE) departments are embracing the use and devel-opment of new technological breakthroughs that are constantly taking place to address socialproblems in an increasingly complex, globally connected, and congested world. The develop-ment of new solutions requires a strong focus on fundamental and
2006-2149: STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF FACULTYTEACHING TECHNIQUES FOR THEIR LEARNING/SUCCESS IN ATECHNOLOGY BASED BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMAhmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison Ahmed S. Khan, Ph.D. is a senior Professor in the EET dept. at DeVry University, Addison, Illinois. He received his M.Sc (applied physics) from University of Karachi, an MSEE from Michigan Technological University, and an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management. He received his Ph.D. from Colorado State University. His research interests are in the areas of Fiber Optics Communications, faculty development, and outcomes assessment, and, Internet and distance education. He is author of “The Telecommunications Fact
a number of years, Bucknell Engineering participated in the General Electric Faculty for theFuture (GE-FFF) program in which female students along with other under-represented groups inengineering were encouraged to pursue graduate studies and academia via a summer-longresearch and mentoring partnership with an engineering faculty member. In this paper, weexamine the success of the GE-FFF program at Bucknell. We also analyze the results of a surveydesigned to reveal what programs might be needed in addition to summer research in order toencourage more female students to careers in academia, and finally we discuss the programsBucknell is developing based on these findings.Data collection and analysisData for this study was obtained by
Paper ID #37553Compliance or Catalyst: Faculty Perspectives on the Role ofAccreditation in Engineering Ethics Education [Full ResearchPaper]Madeline Polmear (Dr.) Madeline Polmear is a Marie Sklodowska-Curie, EUTOPIA Science & Innovation Cofund Fellow in the Law, Science, Technology & Society research group at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium. Her primary research interests relate to engineering ethics education and the development of societal responsibility and professional competence inside and outside the classroom. She also works in the areas of informal learning and diversity, equity, and
. Downey focuses on critical qualitative inquiry with a discerning eye toward humanizing and culturally sustaining pedagogies.Dr. Idalis Villanueva Alarc´on, University of Florida Dr. Villanueva Alarcon is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Education Department at the Uni- versity of Florida. Her multiple roles as an engineer, engineering educator, engineering educational re- searcher, and professional development mentor for underrepresJose A. MunozLisa Berdie ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023"We need to do better to support these folks": Deans' responses to the barriers and assetsof Latiné/x/a/o contingent faculty in STEMBy:Dr. R. Jamaal Downey, Dr. Idalis Villanueva Alarcón
Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He earned his PhD in Engineering Education Systems & Design at Arizona State University and has a BS/MS in Biomedical Engineering. His research focuses on exploring and understanding engineering learning environments. He harnesses these insights to propose solutions that encourage the creation of safe and inclusive educational environments conducive to learning, professional development, and innovation. His research interests include graduate student mentorship, faculty development, mental health and well-being, teamwork and group dynamics, and the design of project-based learning classes. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024
. During the last 5 years, she worked specifically with emergent bilinguals in Utah and in the Boston area, looking at the ways students’ funds of knowledge, especially languages and belonging, intersect with their identity development, and their understanding of mathematics and science contents. She approaches her study through a culturally sustaining pedagogy lens that she developed through her experience teaching, tutoring, and observing K-12 students in Italy and in the United States for the past 15 years. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Perceptions of ethical behavior in ethical mentoring relationships between women graduate students and faculty in science and
Paper ID #38358”It is So Exhausting to Constantly Have to Explain to People”: Exploringthe Effects of Faculty Interactions on Disabled StudentsMs. Rachel Figard, Arizona State University Rachel Figard is a graduate student in Engineering Education and Systems Design and Universal Experi- ence (UX) Design at Arizona State University.Dr. Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University Samantha Brunhaver, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor within The Polytechnic School of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Her primary areas of research include engineering ca- reer pathways and decision-making
Paper ID #242402018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and ComputingDiversity Conference: Crystal City, Virginia Apr 29Understanding the experiences of lesbian, gay, and bisexual engineering fac-ulty and actively engaging them in the ASEE Deans Diversity InitiativeDr. Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado, Boulder Robyn Sandekian is the Managing Director of the Mortenson Center in Engineering for Developing Com- munities (MCEDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU-Boulder). She joined the Engineering for Developing Communities Program (now known as the Mortenson Center) in spring 2004, just as the first
effective practices should be implemented to address identified disparities. This papersummarizes the data sets used, analysis to date, provides insight into the critical role of stakeholderengagement in acquiring and working with disparate data sources for this type of intersectionalanalysis, and outlines intended next steps, including qualitative interviews and development of adata-informed five-year faculty equity strategic plan.1.0 Quantitative Data SetsPrior to applying for the Catalyst grant, we met with the vice president for HR, the deans of theColleges of Engineering and Computing, Science, and Humanities and Social Sciences, as well asthe University Provost. All these leaders expressed support for the grant proposal and once wereceived
-Atlantic private college. This exploratory study includes the perceptionsof two engineering faculty members and one educational support staff using mastery-basedteaching and assessment in a project-based engineering program. A semi-structured interviewwith multiple open-ended questions were used to prompt participants to share their experienceswith assessment in relation to their self-efficacy around teaching and their perceptions ofassessment in relation to their students’ failure mindset, metacognition (awareness of learningprocesses), and agency (ownership of learning). Directed content and thematic analysis wereused to identify codes and develop themes in relation to how participants described certainfeatures of assessment in their engineering
duties entailed working with prospective freshmen and transfer engineering students. In 2018, he transitioned to the role of Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the Clark School. His research interests transfer students who first enroll in community colleges, as well as developing broader and more nuanced engineering performance indicators. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Exploring Within-Group Differences in Student-Faculty Interactions among Black Engineering Students at a Selective Four-Year Engineering CollegeIntroductionAcross all disciplines in higher education, faculty support is especially important for facilitatingstudent success (Tinto
Paper ID #22887WIP An Interview Study of Faculty, Course Assistant, and Student Insightwithin Teaching and Learning Assistant Programs for Undergraduate Engi-neering CoursesHern´an Gallegos, Tufts University Hern´an Gallegos is currently a junior at Tufts University. He is studying Mechanical Engineering and minoring in Engineering Education. His academic interests lie in trying to aid students to understand engineering concepts and how they can enhance their learning through various resources. With this in mind, he is working within the Engineering Learning Systems lab under Professor Kristen Wendell, a Mechanical
readings from mentorWeb-guided Team design and Peer group of 4-5 Face-to-face, Web-based hands-on students with email, web-based readings, building of web guidance team design exercises, and prototype and ability to notebook Design Process email instructor Templates Faculty-Mentored Group Treatment The faculty mentored seminar was developed around the theme of creating mechanical orcomputer-based devices that could be easily used in small village medical clinics