-year students, Great Ideas, and graduate students, Discover Design Delight. At the intersection of these two fields, Pa- terson leads several national initiatives for learning engineering through service, recently taking the reins for the American Society for Engineering Education’s newest division startup, Community Engagement in Engineering Education. He is PI, or co-PI, on several large projects assessing the impacts of learning through service on students, faculty, and communities around the world.Dr. Chris Swan, Tufts University Chris Swan is an Associate Professor of civil and environmental engineering with additional appointments in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service and the
. Page 23.487.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Engaging Community College Students in University ResearchAbstractThe future competitiveness of the US economy will depend on its ability to attract talent andfoster innovation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) disciplines. Inthis paper, we present our National Science Foundation (NSF)-sponsored undergraduate researchinternship program, Internships in Nanosystems Science Engineering and Technology (INSET),and discuss our strategies to attract and support the academic advancement of community college(CC) students in STEM fields. In particular, we show that by partnering with CC administratorsand faculty, the program has
connecting students, faculty, and staff with NGOˆa C™s around the world for technical projects as part of immersions, teaching, and scholarly activity. She also is thDr. Amy Anderson Amy Anderson is the Associate Provost for Global and Intercultural Affairs and Executive Director of the Center for International Programs (CIP) at the University of Dayton. The CIP provides coordination, strategic planning and administrative support forElizabeth GenerasMrs. Marjorie Langston LangstonSharath Krishna ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Towards an Understanding of the Impact of Community Engaged Learning Projects on Enhancing Teachers’ Understanding of Engineering and Intercultural
students.Each student team consisted of the team roles of team leader, documentation expert, and leadengineer. The team leaders from each team met regularly to ensure that proper communicationof design efforts was made. Again, this provided a unique opportunity to extend studentlearning to include the interpersonal communication challenges of teaming, a critical real-worldset of skills too often not addressed in engineering education. The course emphasized the courseproject and did not include mid-term or final examinations. Weekly quizzes monitoredongoing learning but had little impact on course grades. Additionally, there were many in-class assignments, and teams provided weekly in-class oral status reports.Figure 1: Teams. Figure shows how teams
Paper ID #20168The Impact of Community College Students’ Propensity for Innovation onPersistence in STEM MajorsDr. Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California Gisele Ragusa is a Professor of Engineering Education at the University of Southern California. She conducts research on college transitions and retention of underrepresented students in engineering and also research about engineering global preparedness and engineering innovation. She also has research expertise in STEM K-12 and in STEM assessment. She chairs USC’s STEM Consortium.Dr. John Brooks Slaughter P.E., University of Southern California A former
Gannon, Montana State University Paul Gannon is a Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and Associate Director of the Montana Engineering Education Research Center at Montana State University in Bozeman. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Impact of Community-based Engineering Lessons on Rural and Indigenous Elementary StudentsBackgroundEngineers are tasked with solving the world’s problems, and the engineers of the future musthave diverse perspectives that represent the diversity of the world population. This willrequire educators to recruit and prepare students who come from backgrounds that aretraditionally underrepresented in engineering, such as those
Award.Dr. Lee W. Singleton, Whatcom Community College Lee Singleton is a professor at Whatcom Community College, in Bellingham, WA. He holds a BS in mathematics from Harding University, a MS in mathematics and PhD in biomedical mathematics from Florida State University. His current interests include 3D-printing, active learning, and infusing more physical activity into mathematics courses. Recent grant positions include principal investigator on the NSF-funded grant ”EAGER: MAKER: Engaging Math Students with 3D-Printing for STEM Success and co-PI on the NSF-funded grant ”Collaborative Research: Improving Representational Competence by Engaging with Physical Modeling in Foundational STEM Courses”.Todd Haskell, Western
impact in material understanding of students. According to some constant questions during class online; In some cases instructors were unable to assess whether students had a good grasp on the subject other than looking at the grades in the quizzes and exams. A deliberate use of problems to engage the students during the class period to determine which approach was more effective in communicating concepts to the students was used. WhatsApp groups and online evaluations to monitor understanding of the issues and formative assessment tools such as ungraded polls and graded weekly quizzes have helped faculty track student learning during the quarter Faculty did not indicate an overall change in philosophy of education; however
College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, theBCE2 pilot drew on key principles from engaged learning and innovation ecosystemenvironments [4-7], applying elements of the persistence framework [8] by providingopportunities for early research and active learning in the community. The pilot has served as thetemplate for developing a generalized model of core elements and critical factors – theCommunity-Engaged Educational Ecosystem Model (C-EEEM, pronounced ‘seam’) [9].At the close of this grant, BCE2 has shown outcomes across its domains of interest – fromneighborhoods to student regional and STEM retention. In its final year, C-EEEM expandededucational programming and partnerships into another city in the region as a prelude to
Paper ID #38895Board 400: The impact of Oral Exams on Engineering Students’ LearningDr. Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego Dr.Huihui Qi is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engi- neering at the University of California, San Diego.Dr. Minju Kim, University of California, San Diego Minju Kim is a postdoctoral scholar at the Engaged Teaching Hub at the UCSD Teaching+Learning Com- mons. Minju received her Ph.D in Experimental Psychology at UC San Diego. With Engaged Teaching Hub, Minju has designed TA training materials for oral exams and have conducted quantitative
Paper ID #39219Board 311: Impacts of the ProQual Institute: Building Communities ofTechnical Stem Faculty for Long-Term Engagement in Educational ResearchDr. John Ray Morelock, University of Georgia Dr. Morelock is an Assistant Professor of Practice with an emphasis on engineering education research, and the Associate Director of Educational Innovation and Impact for UGA’s Engineering Education Trans- formations Institute (EETI). In addition to coordinating EETI’s faculty development programming, Dr. Morelock conducts research on institutional change via faculty development, with an emphasis on innova- tive ways to
Paper ID #43378Board 299: Impact of Socialization on Graduate Student EducationDr. Arvin Farid, Boise State University Dr. Arvin Farid is a Professor of the Civil Engineering Department and the Director of the SEnS-GPS Program, sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation, at Boise State University. He is also the chair of the Geoenvironmental Engineering Technical Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geo-Institute (GI) and an editor of the Environmental Geotechnics Journal of the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE). He also serves on several national and international committees. He
’ cognitive styles. Our aim is to createguidelines and methods that will help engineers increase that flexibility by learning how todeliberately engage in ideation using different approaches. The project uses experimental studieswith pre-engineering and engineering students, at various stages in their educational programs,testing each factor’s impact on their approaches to solving design problems.In this paper, we focus on the development of a sustainable foundation for our investigations ofthe factors impacting ideation flexibility. We present our basis and vision for this foundation, andillustrate some of our preliminary findings through case studies.What is ideation flexibility and why is it important in engineering?Concept generation, or ideation
State University. Mr. Johnston would like to thank Dr. Ari-Gur for including him in this project, which will benefit, both students at Western Michigan University and Muskegon Community College.Mr. Tyler Bayne Page 26.1536.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 The Impact of 3D Virtual Laboratory on Engineering EducationAbstractThe virtual lab project aim was to address the need for a hands-on component in sophomoreengineering classes, without the cost-prohibitive physical laboratory. The success rate in engineeringcourses at this level is pretty low, and the idea was to
Columbia, 2016.[2] A. P. Carnevale, N. Smith, and M. Melton, "STEM: Science Technology Engineering Mathematics," Georgetown University, Center on Education and the Workforce, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://cew.georgetown.edu/cew-reports/stem/[3] L. Cancado, J. Reisel, and C. Walker, "Impacts of a Summer Bridge Program in Engineering on Student Retention and Graduation," Journal of STEM Education, vol. 19, no. 2, 2018.[4] D. Wood, A. Gura, and J. Brockman, "Critical Findings in the Development of the Community-Engaged Educational Ecosystem," in American Society for Engineering Education proceedings: ASEE, 2020.[5] D. Wood, A. Gura, J. Brockman, A. Rayna Carolan-Silva, S. Boukdad, and J. C. Alarcon
National Science Foundation Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (NSF IUSE) program.REFERENCES[1] D. Wood, H. Marie, F. Aqlan, J. Brockman, K. L. Meyers, and D. Lapsley, "Replicating a Community-Engaged Educational Ecosystem: First Year Findings," presented at the American Society of Engineering Education, Baltimore, MD, June 25-28, 2023, 2023.[2] "The state of American jobs," ed: Pew Research Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 2016.[3] L. Cancado, J. Reisel, and C. Walker, "Impacts of a Summer Bridge Program in Engineering on Student Retention and Graduation," Journal of STEM Education, vol. 19, no. 2, 2018.[4] D. Wood, A. Gura, and J. Brockman, "Critical Findings in the Development of the Community
concept known as multi-dimensionaldiversity, extending diversity into race, gender, and socio-economic status, including adiversity of student ages, education, and cultural backgrounds. The fundamental aim ofBCe2 is to develop a system for STEM learning across different types of institutions thatis woven into the cultural fabric of the region - creating a ‘sticky environment’ forSTEM. As such, this effort seeks to impact attraction and retention across the STEMpipeline, but also attraction and retention of STEM professionals to the geographic regionin which the students and institutions are making contributions. The National ScienceFoundation recognized the potential for BCe2 to engage underrepresented groups inSTEM by funding research on the
support from their familyand may be required to hold a job outside of their college class load [28]. While there is somedebate about the correlation of academic performance and working while enrolled in bothpositive [51, 52] and negative [27] manners, the findings that first-generation students are lessinvolved on campus and less connected with peers can be further impacted by heavyemployment workloads and associated time commitment [28].Nationally, attention has been drawn to first-generation students through a variety of avenues,including centers, conferences, and dedicated recognition events [53]. The SD-FIRST programwill be the first concerted effort aimed at the success of first-generation students on the SDMines campus. The program will
Hillsborough Community College. Dr. Boyette earned her B.A. in Communication, M.A. in Adult Education. Her Ph.D.s in Curriculum and Instruc- tion/Measurement and Research, and Adult Education are from the University of South Florida. Her research interests are in STEM curriculum development and student outcomes as well as in experiential learning for career and technical education and training. Developed and deployed concepts include cre- ating an annual ”summer camp style” workshop for teachers covering the topics of alternative energy, integrating the technology and engineering side of STEM into mainstream curriculum, and engaging girls in STEM curriculum
American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Teaching the teachers: Expanding impact of technical education through Secondary SchoolsAbstractSecondary schools are in a prime position to introduce students into careers in Supply ChainManagement and Logistics. However, these teachers often lack any practical experience in thefield and lack the understanding to communicate the latest trends, technologies, and careeropportunities to their students. The teachers also lack understanding in how to connect thesehigh-demand careers to their current course offerings in technology or business management.The NSF Award “Technology-Based Logistics: Leveraging Indiana’s Role as the Crossroads ofAmerica” (Awards 1304619
Engineering and a Pro- fessor with the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Memphis. She directs the U of M’s Southeast Transportation Workforce Center and the West TN STEM Hub, and is Associate Director of the Division of Transportation and Logistics in the Center for Applied Earth Sciences and Engineering Research. Her technical research includes focus on journey to school in urban areas, transportation plan- ning (particularly related to freight impacts), livability assessment in urban communities, and strategies to engage citizens in the transportation planning process. She has a strong record of STEM workforce and education research, with special emphasis on transportation workforce development
their lab skills prior to transfer.Open Access to FacultyAs a community college, our faculty view teaching as their top priority. On average our facultymembers have 10 hours set aside for student support each week. That being said, many studentsare still reluctant to seek help. The study hall to support our NSF Scholars is one of the methodsused to encourage engagement with faculty. Since this has been effective, in 2020 the study hallwas expanded to serve any current ECS student. Noting that students are more comfortablemeeting with faculty outside of their office, also prompted faculty supporting our scholars toconduct office hours in the makerspace and library tutoring center.The pandemic also impacted the modes available for office hours
psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University (1999). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 What activities and practices sustain the engagement of highly diverse communities of young engineering students in an out of school fellowship program?AbstractThis paper reports on the process and findings of a participatory action research project with adiverse group of high school youth who were participants in an engineering design fellowship ata major urban science center. Participants were trained in action research techniques, exploredthe “engineering habits of mind” (National Research Council, 2009) as a framework forunderstanding their own work with visitors
Paper ID #41889Board 427: Work in Progress: ADVANCE Strategic Partnership for Alignmentof Community Engagement in STEM (SPACES)Dr. Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) and Director of the Integrated Design Engineering (IDE) program. The IDE program offers a BS degree accredited under the general criteria of the ABET EAC and a new PhD degree in Engineering Education. Bielefeldt’s research focuses on sustainability, ethics, social responsibility, and community
REU affect students’ self-efficacy of making decision about graduate school and success therein? 3. How does the REU affect students’ preferences on research type? 4. How does the REU change participants' perceptions of their research knowledge, skills, and engineering career path?II. MethodA. SettingObjectives of the REU Program. The specific objectives of the REU program at the universitywere to (a) engage a minimum of 10 undergraduates annually; (b) prepare the students forgraduate school through workshops on the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), increasingawareness of graduate opportunities, strengthening of resumes by publishing research, andimproving written and oral communication; and (c) measure the effectiveness of
served as its Director for 12 years. Prior to joining U-M, Dr. Finelli was the Richard L. Terrell Professor of Excellence in Teaching, founding director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and associate professor of electrical engineering at Kettering University. Dr. Finelli’s current research interests include student resistance to active learning, faculty adoption of evidence-based teaching practices, the use of technology and innovative pedagogies on student learning and success, and the impact of a flexible classroom space on faculty teaching and student learning. She also led a project to develop a taxonomy for the field of engineering education research, and she was part of a team that
Paper ID #19341The Impact of Healthcare-Related Workshops on Student Motivation and Re-tention in EngineeringDr. Grisselle Centeno, University of South Florida Dr. Centeno is an Associate Professor in the department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineer- ing and an affiliated faculty in the College of Medicine at the University of South Florida. Her research has examined optimization-based approaches for the planning and control of operations in healthcare, transportation and manufacturing industries. She possesses experience in working with large-scale math- ematical programming models, developing heuristic
interests focus on how children engage in designing and constructing solutions to engineering design problems and evaluating students’ design artifacts. Her outreach work focuses on creating resources for K-12 educators to support engineering ed- ucation in the classroom. She is also the founder of STOMP (stompnetwork.org), LEGOengineering.com (legoengineering.com), and the new Teacher Engineering Education Program (teep.tufts.edu).Dr. Adam V. Maltese, Indiana University Associate Professor of Science EducationMs. Karen Miel, Tufts University Karen Miel is a PhD student in STEM Education at Tufts University. Karen served as the Director of Research and Innovation at the science center CuriOdyssey and the Education
focuses on the development of scientific discourse among k-12 students in a context of perpetual STEM reform. He conducts sociocultural research to examine learning in science classrooms, with a particular emphasis on engaging students with histories of academic failure. He also researches teachers’ beliefs and practices regarding Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics (STEM) innovations and their impact on the youth of today. His research has demonstrated that transformative and culturally relevant pedagogy along with mobile technology, live data collection, and citizen science approaches can engage marginalized students for improved STEM expertise. Among other projects, he has investigated how engineers in higher
Paper ID #37146Board 285: Exploring Impacts of Socially Engaged Engineering Training:What Do Students’ Attend to in Scenario-Based Interviews?Ms. Kelley E Dugan, University of Michigan Kelley E. Dugan is an (incoming) Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Her research aims to understand and support complex sociotech- nical problem solving in engineering, which can often be framed as engineering design problems. They focus on how social dimensions can be recognized and integrated into problem solving processes by studying student and practicing engineers