as an educational resource for the general public to learn moreabout how research reactors operate and could potentially be used to support the development ofan open curriculum for reactor operator training [28].ConclusionsIn the future, gray literature will continue to fill knowledge gaps left by commercially publishedcontent and offer significant value in its depth and specificity of technical details that researchersuse and value. Unique and rare GL resources, such as the nuclear reactor logbooks discussedabove, will remain important and rich primary documentation that will inform both historicalunderstanding and current or evolving research methods and models.Just as the development of the internet vastly changed how GL was disseminated
emphasize the unification of these four strategic elements.The course leads the student through a traditional exposure to theory, but a non-traditionalprogressive approach to analysis that uses a modern engineering tool. Introduction ofverification develops the student’s discipline to question and test ‘answers’. If a problemsolution can be formulated in general symbolic format, and if specific solutions can then beobtained and carefully verified, the extension from analysis for one set of variables to the designfor different sets of specifications can be done quickly and easily with confidence. Threeexamples are included to demonstrate the approach and one example considers design.Introduction In a homework assignment, the ultimate goal
registered for engineering majors at one university are surveyed at the start oftheir second term of study to determine students’ perception of the value of various academicsupport activities to their academic development. The goal is to identify intervention strategieswhich have perceived positive impacts on freshmen engineering student success, and to explorethe extent to which these perceptions are based on personal vs. vicarious experience. Thissurvey is part of a longer-term project in which the objective effectiveness of these interventions(as measured by retention and by GPA) will be evaluated. Presentation at the 2010 meeting willbe of the first year’s results only, focusing on three interventions: Engineering FreshmanLearning Communities
course requirements. Interestingly, a separatetime survey administered each lesson during the semester showed an average of approximatelyone hour out-of-class time spent for each one hour of in-class time. This value is half of thedesired two hours expected of students in engineering courses. Regardless of the actual timeaverages, the students considered the course requirements to be excessive. Additionally,instructors expressed equal distress about the amount of time spent grading homeworkassignments and exams. Clearly, there was a need to closely examine the course gradedrequirements.A new set of course requirements was developed to met several goals: 1. Maintain the student and instructor’s positive overall opinions of the course
possibly evenly more important are well designed and executed exhibits,particularly equations, tables, and graphs. The laboratory instructor faces a challenging task inpresenting both the general concepts of report writing and the details and techniques that areneeded to allow the concepts to be implemented. Furthermore, the instructor is stronglychallenged to effectively motivate the students to apply these concepts in detail. Indeed, formany students the engineering laboratory course appears to be their initial experience with a taskin which detailed quality control of any type is emphasized. This experience of this laboratory instructor has prompted the development of a genericchecklist of the concepts and details relevant to efficient
California, San Diego Dr. Sandoval is the Associate Director of the Teaching + Learning Commons at the University of Cali- fornia, San Diego. She earned a PhD in Adult Education-Human Resource Development. Her research interests include adult learning and development, faculty deProf. Curt Schurgers, University of California San Diego Curt Schurgers is a Teaching Professor in the UCSD Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. His research and teaching are focused on course redesign, active learning, and project-based learning. He also co-directs a hands-on undergraduate research program called Engineers for Exploration, in which students apply their engineering knowledge to problems in exploration and
submit a projectreport. One of these manufacturing processes is a CNC turning process. The turning project ofthis course has historically had extensive average time for completion. As such, it was deemednecessary that a way to improve the quality of a turning project be generated. Industrial QualityControl (IENG 316) is also taught as part of the industrial engineering curriculum, and it wasdetermined that the quality tools in this course should be used to evaluate the initial performanceof the turning project. An executive activities sheet has been developed for this IENG 303turning project to collect data about the time required to finish this project and to check if thatwas meeting the expectation or not. The turning projects of Spring 2021
watching professors. I joined Project LEA/RN™.Project LEA/RN™ is a faculty development program at Iowa State University. Its purpose is to“enhance professors’ knowledge and skills related to teaching and learning to increase studentlearning2.” This is learning about learning. Faculty members participate from a variety ofcolleges within the university. Faculty members within the College of Education coordinate theactivities. The focus is on active learning within university courses. A faculty member beginsby attending an introductory workshop series, and can continue studying by joining a base groupof faculty members. The base group meets to discuss and explore topics prepared by the ProjectLEA/RN™ staff or the group members. Much of the material
in Robotics and Automation AbstractThis paper describes the experience of implementing virtual reality (VR) project activities forteaching robotics and automation for students in engineering and engineering technology. Thiswork provides an innovative solution for optimizing learning effectiveness and improvingeducational outcomes through the development of virtual reality models that can be used andintegrated into the existing robotics laboratory. The project activities provide students withopportunities to work with industrial robots. Students complete structured laboratory activitiesthat introduce them to different aspects of applied robotics, including the design of end-effectortooling and
engineering from Dartmouth College, a master’s in Architectural Acoustics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a PhD in Education (Curriculum and Instruction) from the University of Maryland. Prior to his academic career, Stephen was an acoustical consultant for 5 years in both London, UK and Silicon Valley, CA. His research has focused on culture and equity in engineering education, particularly undergraduate contexts, pedagogy, and student support. Through his work he aims to use critical qualitative, video-based, participatory, and ethnographic methods to look at everyday educational settings in engineering and shift them towards equity and inclusion. He also leads the Equity Research Group where he mentors
) ContributionsThis paper explores the ability of some current LLMs to act as an AI TA and answer studentquestions related to an electrical engineering course: Microelectronic Circuits. Our three majorgoals are: RG1) Develop a framework for evaluating LLM’s answers to student questions RG2) Evaluate implementations of LLM chatbots using the proposed framework RG3) Assess the potential of LLMs in regards to answering engineering questions3) Methods3.1 Course BackgroundWe are investigating the ability of LLM chatbots to act like a teaching assistant (TA) for arequired Electrical Engineering (EE) course. Analog circuit design is one of the morechallenging and complex topics within the EE curriculum. We selected a first course on
developing laboratory equipment and demonstrations; and software development to support self-study. Peter has been at Imperial College since 2018, before which he worked in the Oil and Gas industry as a Research Scientist and as a Field Engineer at Schlumberger. Prior to that he was Assistant Professor at Nazarbayev University. Peter has a Ph.D. in Fluid Dynamics from University College, London (UCL); a Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from UCL and Columbia University, New York; and a Master’s Degree in Education from Imperial College London. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Open-inquiry in the laboratory: a case study of a
Paper ID #46303WIP: Gamification as an Engagement Tool in ECE CoursesDr. Victoria Victoria Shao, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Yang V. Shao is a Teaching Associate Professor in electrical and computer engineering department at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She earned her Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. She has worked with University of New Mexico before joining UIUC where she developed some graduate courses on Electromagnetics. Dr. Shao has research interests in curriculum development, assessment, student retention and student success in
academic success, particularly within online learningcontexts where students must often self-regulate in the absence of structured face-to-faceinteractions [2], [3], [4]. The self-directed nature of online education requires students to notonly master content knowledge but also develop efficient time management strategies. Researchshows that inadequate time management skills correlate with increased stress, diminishedacademic performance, and higher dropout rates [5]. Therefore, understanding the specific timemanagement challenges faced by online students is important for crafting suitable interventionsand support frameworks.Time management entails a range of skills, including planning, prioritization, goal-setting, andself-monitoring, alongside
issue affecting women’s participation in STEM fields.Dr. Stephen Secules, Florida International University Dr. Stephen Secules is an Assistant Professor in the School of Universal Computing, Construction, and Engineering Education at Florida International University. Secules holds a joint appointment in the STEM Transformation Institute and a secondary appointment in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. He has bachelor degrees in engineering from Dartmouth College, a master’s in Architectural Acoustics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a PhD in Education (Curriculum and Instruction) from the University of Maryland. Prior to his academic career, Stephen was an acoustical consultant for 5
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) award for her NSF CAREER project on hidden curriculum in engineering. Dr. Idalis Villanueva has a B.S. degree is in Chemical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez and a M.S. and Ph.D. degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering from the University of Colorado-Boulder. Soon after, she completed her postdoctoral fellowship from the National Institutes of Health in Analytical Cell Biology in Bethesda, Maryland and worked as a lecturer for 2 years before transitioning to a tenure-track in engineering education. Her experiences as a first-generation engineer, Latinx, woman of color, introvert, and mother has shaped the lens and research
were in engineering disciplines. The data were collectedthrough interviews, which sought to capture participants’ motivations for serving as allies,examples of how they serve as such, and the ways in which their ally status affectedrelationships. Data analysis was conducted using both inductive and deductive coding. Findings demonstrate that participants in this study possessed a number of sharedcharacteristics, including an awareness of the additional barriers that women must navigate andrecognition of the importance of building relationships with undergraduate women, both ofwhich seem to be beneficial in allyship efforts. Further, while allies understood that their role asadvocates evolved and developed over time, many participants
isessentially a process of defining the problem, acquiring relevant knowledge and information,generating and selecting solutions, and testing and implementing the solution. The need andsignificance of developing students’ creative problem solving skills have been widelyrecognized by many STEM faculty members. The approach and processes of engineeringdesign have been adopted and introduced in engineering curriculum to help students todevelop their creativity and creative problem solving skills [1,2,3]. Nevertheless, the findingsfrom cognitive science research on developing self-regulated learning and creative problemsolving skills may be not well known and utilized by the STEM faculty members to help theirstudents develop these important skills
[42], [43].To these barriers, invisibly disabled people often opt to suppress their needs and hide theirdifferences. Referred to as “passing” or “masking,” this practice involves minimizing uniquepersonality traits and striving to meet normative expectations of activity and behavior. Researchhas shown that masking is stressful, may cause serious mental and physical health conditions,and can contribute to an individual’s development of burnout. Additionally, masking can preventdisabled individuals from seeking access to accommodations or other supportive measures thatcould help support their success [44], [45], [46], [47].AccommodationsIn the United States, institutions of higher education (IHEs) typically provide support forqualifying
] found that participation in conferencesand student organizations helped minorities to find role models and mentors, connect with theengineering profession, and alleviate students’ feelings of isolation. In related researchfocusing on improving minority student outcomes by improving their sense of belonging andself-efficacy, McGill et al [42] proposed life coaching as a relatively unexplored, butinnovative and promising intervention which may be used in educational settings. Within UKHE, interventions have focused on addressing the varying attainment levels of students ofdifferent ethnicities and have consisted of: creating ‘space’ for students to raise concerns;development of resources to aid in the design of inclusive curricula; equipping
Risk Management and Insurance industry. Throughout her career, she wrote articles and papers on the topic of Risk Management Information Systems and delivered several invited presentations at Risk Management Conferences as she was a recognized expert in the discipline.Dr. Lisa Cullington, National University Lisa Cullington, Ph.D. is an educational researcher with expertise in curriculum development, learning outcomes and educational assessment best practices. She focuses on building and evaluating academic programs that promote inclusive excellence for all learners. Currently, Dr. Cullington serves as the Director of Learning Outcomes for National University. Previously, she was the Founding Co-Director of the
undergraduate and graduate students in STEM to foster research and professional development skills. She also has relevant experiences in organizing undergraduate research symposium/conferences, hosting professional development workshops, providing guidance on undergraduate/graduate school application. Currently, she serves as a Teaching Scholar for the K-12 STEM Education Program at Berkeley Lab and is involved with curriculum development of K-12 outreach at LBNL.Haleh Barmaki Brotherton, Clemson University Haleh Barmaki Brotherton is a graduate student in the Department of Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. Her research interests include perfectionism, self-regulation, and decision-making. She earned
Adnan is a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering with a focus on energy/environmental systems at the Ira A Fulton schools of engineering, Arizona State University (ASU). He holds a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering conferred from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST, Ghana, July 2018) and a Master of Science in same from ASU (May 2019). His research efforts focus on sustainable multi-pollutant abatement strategies leveraging additively manufactured multifunctional materials. To this end, Adnan works on novel catalyst development, characterization, and implementation in controlled catalysis experiments. Adnan is also a recipient of the 2021 Air and Waste Management Association
. Austin, “Managing for Creativity and Innovation in A/E/C Organizations,” J. Manag. Eng., vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 399–409, Oct. 1993, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)9742-597X(1993)9:4(399).[6] L. Q. Pereira, “Divergent thinking and the design process,” in Proceedings of the International Conference on Design and Technology Educational Research and Curriculum Development Conference Book, 1999, pp. 224–229. [Online]. Available: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.944.5938&rep=rep1&type=p df[7] E. P. Torrance, Creativity. Washington, D.C.: National Education Association, 1963.[8] M. Csikszentmihalyi, Creativity: flow and the psychology of discovery and invention, 1st ed. New York
Sources and Services course at the School of Information in the Faculty of Arts. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Research Data Sharing in Engineering: A Report on Faculty Practices and Preferences Prior to the Tri-Agency PolicyAbstractThe Tri-Agency Council of Canada that includes the Natural Sciences and Engineering ResearchCouncil of Canada (NSERC) is implementing its Research Data Management (RDM) Policy inthe Spring of 2023. The policy requires Canadian post-secondary institutions to develop anInstitutional RDM Strategy to support and guide researchers funded by one or more of the Tri-Agencies. Researchers will be required to provide a Data Management Plan (DMP) and
-CS experience impact thecognitive (e.g., knowledge and skills) and non-cognitive factors (e.g., social and emotionalbehaviors) of JROTC cadets?2 BackgroundEstablished as an aspect of the National Defense Act of 1916, the JROTC program intends to”..provide a quality citizenship, character, and leadership development program, while fosteringenduring partnerships and relationships with high schools, educational institutions, andcommunities that help meet our citizen development mission”. An update to the act in 1964required all military branches to have their own JROTC programs. The Air Force JROTC program(AFJROTC) focuses on Aerospace Science in conjunction with the framework of leadershipdevelopment and wellness all JROTC programs include
. She is also an instructor of technical writing. In 2013, she was inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Teachers for the Bagley College of Engineering. She is a member of the Southeastern Section of ASEE. Her research focuses on incorporating writing to learn strategies into courses across the curriculum. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Teaching Ethical Theory and Practice to Engineering Students: Pre-Pandemic and Post-Pandemic ApproachesIntroductionSince the early 1900s, engineering codes of ethics have shifted from a focus on the engineer’sduty to employers and colleagues to a broader recognition of the engineer’s
support teaching and learning activities, a struggle for educators isdetermining which tools work best for different scenarios and teaching approaches [19-21]. Supporting factors that influence teaching and learning activities include learningenvironments, lecturer competences, learning media, curriculum, teaching materials, facilities, andinfrastructure [22]. Teacher competency, facilities, and adequate infrastructure become supportingfactors for successful implementation [23,24]. To achieve excellence in online teaching andincrease student retention, best practices should be adopted to develop high quality onlinematerials that can additionally be used in resident instruction [23,25]. While such research hasinfluenced the development of
of Kate’s publication history revolves around how health and technology interact, and her current primary research focus is on how people are accessing, understanding and disseminating information in Engineering Education.Kari D. Weaver, University of Waterloo Kari D. Weaver holds a B.A. from Indiana University, an M.L.I.S. from the University of Rhode Island, and an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of South Carolina. Currently, she works as the Learning, Teaching, and Instructional Design Librarian at the University of Waterloo Library in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Her research interests include co-teaching, information literacy perceptions and behaviors of students across disciplines
student success in introductory college calculus courses, and her research interests include students’ mathematics identity development, active learning environments in mathematics classes, and increasing student motivation in mathematics.Dr. Karen A High, Clemson University Dr. Karen High holds an academic appointment in the Engineering Science and Education department and joint appointments in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department as well as the Envi- ronmental Engineering and Earth Sciences department. Prior to this Dr. Karen was at Oklahoma State University where she was a professor for 24 years and served as the Director of Student Services as well as the Women in Engineering Coordinator. She