, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Ozgur Eris is Associate Professor of Design and Mechanical Engineering at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering. His research interests include engineering design theory, design thinking, design informat- ics, and distributed product development. He received a B.S. from the University of Washington, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. He has published on the role of inquiry in design, design knowledge generation and capture, and data mining. He is the author of Effective Inquiry for Engineering Design, Kluwer, 2004. Contact information: Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Olin Way, Needham, MA 02445; tele- phone: (+1) 781.292.2554
based on Cook’s “layeredliteracies,” a theoretical framework for technical communication pedagogy, developed forpurposes of assessing these and similar written essays and described in the Introduction above.For each of the “layered literacies” in the rubric, students were graded as “Novice,” “Developing,”Competent,” or “Exemplary” based on an explicit set of criteria described in the rubric. Theseliteracies, their descriptions and example criteria (for evaluation) can be found in Table 3. Allessays were graded on a 4-point scale in each literacy category (1 = Novice; 2 = Developing; 3 =Competent; and 4 = Exemplary). In general, a rating of “Novice” meant that the studentachieved at least one of the evaluation criteria in that category; a rating
Renninger [5] explain how interest is developed, from an initial interest in a topic to alasting, self-motivated interest that persists beyond the classroom and results in further learning.They propose that this interest must first be accompanied by positive feelings about the topic –something the students in this course did not initially have, based on their feedback about thetextbook’s first chapter. Since Hidi and Renninger claim that negative feelings about a topic willnot encourage further interest in learning, those initial negative feelings needed to be reversedand positive feelings about the history of aerospace engineering needed to be developed. Theyalso propose that learners need to find value in a topic before interest can develop. The
by the Ford Motor Company and IBM; and offerspedagogical suggestions for integrating Holocaust materials into engineering and technologyclasses.While this topic is disturbing, it is important that engineering educators arm their students withknowledge of this emotionally wrenching period in history. Knowing the past may result in abrighter future.IntroductionSometimes, a glance into the past is painful. Engineers view themselves as educated, humaneindividuals who are dedicated to making the world a better place: improving living conditions,providing clean water, developing more productive agricultural methods, generating technologyto enhance communications between people in the far corners of the earth. What happened to theengineering
author using the transcription function in Microsoft Word 365. Toensure accuracy, the author who conducted the interviews cross-checked the transcriptsagainst the original audio files and resolved any discrepancies. Interviewees’ personalinformation was removed, and a pseudonym was assigned to each transcription file beforefurther analysis.An inductive content analysis[24] was used to summarize major findings that are mostrelevant in answering the three research questions of this study. Two authors independentlyreviewed all interview transcripts to develop a comprehensive understanding of the textualdata and identify student responses relevant to this study. They then categorized theseresponses and assessed their prevalence and frequency. Given
spearheads various DEIA initiatives. One of her most impactful initiatives is Research Exposure on Socially Relevant Computing (RESORC), funded by Google Research, to increase both the exposure and visibility of undergraduate research at EECS. With more than 200 students participating in RESORC over the past 3 years, she has designed and facilitated multiple virtual workshops to help undergraduate students develop computing identity, research skills, practice teaching strategies, and explore research topics in computing and engineering domain. Dr. Rahman’s research and mentoring initiatives has been supported by many funding agencies, including the National Science Foundation, Google, NCWIT, Google TensorFlow, and
whichElden Ring can be situated. Named after the Dark Souls, one of the defining features of thisgame type is that you fail. A lot. More specifically, the challenges in these games are struc-tured such that you are very likely to experience your player character dying many times, buteach time you learn and improve, develop skills and knowledge that helps you progress andeventually complete the game. In fact, failure is even required in certain parts of the game.When the player begins the game they are in an area that is much beyond their skill level,they encounter a boss and inevitably die on their first attempt. Through this loss, the playerprogresses to the tutorial/introduction section of the game. The failure here teaches the player *This
correlations were found between any of the surveyitems and lab report grades. Only Fall 2020 showed any significant correlations between any ofthe survey items and whether the students were on or off campus when they performed the lab.However, there was a significant difference (P=0.0004) between the initial hybrid lab term andthe subsequent terms when it came to equally engaging all students in the lab group. This canperhaps be attributed to the combination of improved lab handouts and, paradoxically, havingless equipment set up for the students prior to lab. Overall, the new labs which built on skillslearned earlier in the curriculum proved to be more successful at helping the students feelengaged while mastering the material. Additionally, lessons
University of Alberta. She teaches a variety of courses such as thermodynamics and senior kinetics lab and developed a new food engineering elective course for chemical engineering students that consists in applying engineering concepts in the context of food processing. Her research interests include students’ wellness, scientific history, inclusive teaching, and food engineering. She is currently piloting a new class that focus on student’s well being and success, community building, and providing academic support for chemical engineering courses.Prof. William Ristenpart, University of California, Davis William Ristenpart is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of California Davis and the founding
Metaphor: The Key to Communicating with Both Specialists and the Public While metaphor is vital to the development and spread of scientific knowledge, engineersmay overlook the critical role of metaphor in communicating their research to both specialist andnon-specialist audiences. Therefore, this study investigated how graduate-level engineeringstudents employed metaphor in both academic journal articles and scientific magazine articles. Ina writing and communication course, 14 graduate-level engineering students read an article aboutmetaphor in science, received a lesson on conceptual metaphor theory, and analyzed metaphor inarticles from The Best Science and Nature Writing. Finally, the students wrote both an academicarticle for a
Rose-Hulman in 2000 and the Rose-Hulman Board of Trustee’s Outstanding Scholar Award in 2001. He was one of the developers of the Rose-Hulman Sophomore Engineering Curriculum, the Dynamics Concept Inven- tory, and he is a co-author of Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics, by Beer, Johnston, Cornwell, and Self. In 2019 Dr. Cornwell received the Archie Higdon Distinguished Educator Award from the Mechanics Division of ASEE.Ioan FeierNicholas J. MarcoDanielle Ozment ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Flipping a Required Mechanics Course with Different InstructorsAbstractFlipped classes are relatively common in engineering education. In a flipped class, the lecturecontent
into practice. Currently, his research focuses on how gesture use during verbal explanations provides insights into students' conceptual understandings and how instructors can leverage these insights to correct misconceptions prior to formalized assessments.Michael Swart An artist, designer, educator and learning scientist working in the MAGIC Lab at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, developing online-based augmented reality platforms that ground teachers and learners conceptions in their perceptions, connecting the analogues of experiences to symbolic semiotic abstractions.Fangli Xia Fangli Xia is a Ph.D. candidate from the Learning Sciences program, Department of Educational Psychology, University of
, and assessments in Calculus classrooms.Lisa Benson (Professor) Lisa Benson is a Professor of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University, and the Editor of the Journal of Engineering Education. Her research focuses on the interactions between student motivation and their learning experiences. Her projects include studies of student attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their development of problem solving skills, self-regulated learning practices, and beliefs about knowledge in their field. Dr. Benson is an American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Fellow, a member of the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI), American Educational Research Association (AERA) and Tau
Paper ID #36860Sustainable Boutique Research Services in a Mid-sized STEMLibrary: A Preliminary StudyBrianna B Buljung (Teaching and Learning) Brianna is the Teaching and Learning librarian at the Colorado School of Mines. She collaborates with faculty to design and implement information literacy throughout the curriculum. Prior to her work at the School of Mines, she was the Engineering and Computer Science Librarian at the US Naval Academy and a contract Reference Librarian assigned to the National Defense University. She earned her MLIS at the University of Denver in 2011.Lisa G. Dunn (Librarian) Lisa G. Dunn
- versity of Canterbury in New Zealand. His research involves the rheology of complex fluids, especially traditional and renewable energy fluids and materials, polymers, and colloids. His educational interests include developing problems from YouTube videos, active learning, learning analytics, and interactive textbooks. His interactive textbooks for Material and Energy Balances, Spreadsheets, and Thermody- namics are available from zyBooks.com. His website is: https://www.utoledo.edu/engineering/chemical- engineering/liberatore/ ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Reading participation and assessment of spreadsheet skills across multiple cohorts when using an
interestwere the inclusion of industry tours and resume-writing [12] and the integration of bridgeprograms with other elements of the student experience, such as first-year seminars and themedlearning communities [49]. Additionally, one program [50] integrated social media to helpstudents develop connections to the campus community. That program was described in 2014;while a number of years have passed since then, there is still work being done on student use ofsocial media and their interaction with it (e.g., [51, 52, 53]). A full accounting of this literature isoutside of the scope of this paper. A summary of some typical components of programs is givenin Table 3. In this summary, the term “Advising” covers any interactions with staff advisors
marginalized populations at the organizational level. Her current research projects include exploring relationships between STEM graduate student funding types, educa- tional experiences, and skill development, as well as examining the relationship between Responsibility Center Management (RCM) and administrative outcomes. She holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education from Virginia Tech, an M.B.A. from Lynchburg College, and a B.A. in Spanish from Mars Hill College.Dr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Lisa D. McNair is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Director of the Center for Educational Networks and Impacts at the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown since 2016. Prior to joining University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, Dr. Parks’ worked for over seven years at the Alcoa Tech- nical Center focusing on development and commercialization of sustainable wastewater treatment and solid waste reuse technologies. She also served as a member of the Alcoa Foundation Board of Directors, providing environmental expertise to support the Foundation’s focus areas of Environment, Empower- ment, and Education, as well as her experience with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for women. Prior to joining Alcoa, Dr. Parks worked for approximately seven years as a consultant to government agencies, municipalities, and
Dynamics software, ANSYSFLUENT. Parametric studies were then conducted to determine the optimal configuration of asingle dimple and multiple dimples. At this stage, the student conducted the investigationindependently without any guidance from the instructor. Different geometrical shapes, sizes,placement along the airfoil, and multiple arrangements were all considered. The designs weredriven by fundamental fluid mechanics principles that were applied by the student. This forcedthe student to think outside of the box and develop critical thinking ability. The project was achallenge for the student as the findings were in direct contrast with many other researchers.While reporting the results is important, of equal importance is the understanding
pandemic of 2020 exacerbatedthe issue as companies and universities were challenged to provide students such experiences in atime of social distancing and limited contact between people [5]. This paper explores a new coursethat has recently been developed and run before and during the COVID epidemic at VirginiaPolytechnic Institute and State University (aka Virginia Tech) that in part, addresses the needs forindustry ready engineering graduates.Need for a transition courseEngineering programs accredited through ABET [6] must show evidence that their graduatesachieve a set of specific student outcomes that support a program’s educational objectives.Some of these outcomes are a seemingly natural fit for engineering, such as Criterion 3, number1: an
will be needed later in the curriculum. This bubble could include alumni testimonials, extra derivations underlying the topics of the day, or even professional skills required. 6. And finally, the team would like to develop a way for students to “buy a hint.” We envisioned some sort of opportunity for students to decide whether or not a small grade reduction on an assignment or test question was worth it.References1 “Gamification In eLearning: What Is It + 6 Killer Examples (2020 Update),” eLearning Industry, Oct. 06, 2015. https://elearningindustry.com/6-killer-examples-gamification-in-elearning.2 I. Caponetto, J. Earp, and M. Ott, “Gamification and Education: A Literature Review,” in European
and transportation engineering.Construction engineering is one of the modules offered with the purpose of introducing studentsto a number of civil engineering sub-disciplines. This module was developed by the constructionengineering faculty in conjunction with a newly offered degree in construction engineering.The Citadel recently launched a construction engineering degree program within the Departmentof Civil and Environmental Engineering. The first two years of the curriculum is commonbetween the civil and construction engineering programs. The “Introduction to CivilEngineering” course is an example of the connection that extends until the completion of theirsophomore year courses, nearly without consequence to their graduation date if they
Higher Education” in 2018 shows that63% of participants predicted that the majority of prestigious universities will be offering their fullcourses online by 2030. Interestingly, just 24% found online learning to be more attractivecompared to face-to-face learning. The US Department of Education analysis on more than 1,000learning studies revealed that students outperform while learning online compared to classroom-based students over most subjects and demographics [5]. Incorporating medical and mental healthservices, improving hygiene practices, developing responsive curriculum, and teacher training foronline delivery are other strategies to implement for readiness towards a successful online learningexperience [6].A survey conducted in China on
experience as a part of their curriculum, specifically students pursuing thestructural engineering subdiscipline. An introductory course in reinforced concrete designtypically focuses on analysis and design of primary members. Students learn how to select beamor column dimensions and an appropriate amount and location of reinforcement to satisfy shear,flexure, and/or axial demands. Students may also learn how to calculate deflections ofreinforced concrete beams to meet serviceability requirements. Because a good design meetscode requirements and preferences ductile failure modes, students need to develop a foundationalunderstanding of the behavior of these members. Mastery of the course material also requiresstudents to successfully aggregate and
development and testing.Although this approach is well-regarded within the software community, it has not yet beenwidely adapted to engineering design across other fields. In recent years, Agile design approachhas been employed in engineering fields including in engineering education [6], [7],[8]. Withevolving complexity of engineering projects and customer needs, Agile Engineering approachcould become a norm across all engineering fields [7], [8]. Students in all fields of engineeringshould be prepared to work in dynamic work environments with changing project scope anddesign requirements.The fundamental issue with design change, from the perspective of engineering education, is notthe requirement changes themselves. The issue here is “how do these
was the primary focus, the report does clearlyacknowledge the global interconnectivity of the practice of engineering.The committee’s effort was chartered by the National Academy of Engineering’s Committee onEngineering Education. The charge to the committee reads as follows: “1. Development of a vision for engineering and the work of the engineer in 2020. 2. Examine engineering education and ask ‘what it needs to do to prepare engineers for the future.’ [5]”Item 1 from the committee’s charge resulted in The Engineer of 2020 report. That report wasthen used as the basis for framing the discussion around Item 2, which in-turn resulted in theEducating the Engineer of 2020 report.The committee hosted a workshop during the
White) peers disappeared. This has strong implications for bothfaculty and TA professional development. It also strengthens support for further research thatemphasizes both how students feel through emotional engagement as well as what they dothrough more traditional measures of engagement.IntroductionThis study investigates the role of gender, race/ethnicity, first-generation status, and internationalstudent status in engagement in engineering classrooms. We also consider the effect ofinstructional support and interactions in the relationships between demographic groups andmultiple forms of emotional engagement that students report in the engineering classroom.Demographic categories of interest were chosen based on how the existing literature
the interviews over a three-day period in private conference rooms at the high schoolduring the participants’ regularly scheduled science or engineering courses. The teacher, amember of the research team, was aware of which students participated in the interviews,however, to protect participant confidentiality, we did not share any interview data with theteacher until after the semester had ended. Our interview protocol was developed with questionsto collect data about 1) students’ beliefs about the nature of intelligence (i.e., fixed versus growthmindset), 2) science self-efficacy, 3) career aspirations, 4) views on the gender gap in STEM,and 5) students’ beliefs about smartness. In this paper, we focus on the data collected from theportion
dietary acculturation before before realizing that her true calling was in the field of education. She now has over 25 years of experi- ence as a college instructor, curriculum developer, and teacher trainer. She also has taught 15 different math, science and education courses at four-year and two-year colleges in both northern California and throughout New Mexico. She formulated the idea for ESCALA in 2013, after moving to New Mexico and realizing the need for discussion in college level settings about the intersections of culture and power in the classroom, and how to improve learning outcomes for Latinx and Hispanic college students using research-based validation and instructional pedagogies. ESCALA is a school of
MethodPaper Laptop (various sizes)Mechanical pencil DesktopWooden pencil KeyboardBlack pen MouseGraphing calculator SpeakersLamp/light bulb USB driveComputer HeadphonesLarge eraser EarphonesRulers PolyLearn serversBinderScientific calculatorIn order to achieve an accurate and meaningful representation of assignments in CalPoly’s Materials Engineering curriculum, students in their second year and beyond wereasked to