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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Reynolds Brubaker, Stanford University; Mark Schar, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

.08 .08 Difference .10 -.05 .48 .13 .10 .01 .12 Cohen’s d .11 .06 .50 .13 .10 .01 .13The finding that women and URM students compared to other engineering students are moreinterested in impact-driven work is supported by the literature. Through studyingintergenerational differences in STEM career development at U. Mass. Lowell, Rayman foundthat women tend to be inclined to work on social, community, and global issues (2007).Additionally, engineering disciplines with a greater service ethic, e.g. biomedical andenvironmental engineering, tend to have higher percentages of women than other engineeringdisciplines (U.S

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vemitra M White, Mississippi State University; Jamel Hill Alexander, Mississippi State University; Debra Prince, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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University Debra Lindsey Prince earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Mississippi State University in 2000 and currently serves as an associate professor in the Department of Leadership and Foundations. Her research interests are focused on poverty and the well-being of children and program evaluation. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Mississippi BEST Robotics: An analysis of impact and outcomes on student performance and perceptions towards earning STEM degreesAbstractRobotics is an innovative way of intertwining the fields of science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM). Through robotics, students become competent

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamed Ahmed Abdalwhab Galaleldin, University of Ottawa; Hanan Anis, University of Ottawa

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of knowledge, skills, and expertise between students - participants of the CoP-.Interviews conducted based on the principles of (Kvale, S, 2009). Interviews were thentranscribed and analyzed using definitions from Wenger’s CoP model to clarify and verify howthe Makerspace impacted the cultivation of a makers CoP on campus. We looked for evidence ofidea units that emphasized domain, community and practice.ResultsParticipants shared a common interest in “making”, tinkering, and realizing their designs. Therewere five categories of reasons for participation in the Makerspace: accessibility to resources,professional development, self-efficacy, Networking, social interaction and engagement, andlearning opportunities.Making use of Wegner’s

Conference Session

Student Division Diversity and Persistence Related Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Elfer, Tulane University; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Nathan M. Hicks, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Elizabeth Marie Spingola, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Kaitlin Fair, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Student

professional development and community, creatingASEE Student Chapters unified through the national Student Division.1 The purpose andeffectiveness of these Student Chapters have been reviewed every few years by studentsinvolved in these Chapters.1-5 Further discussion of professional development communities in thebroader field of discipline-based educational research (DBER) have also been discussed withinthe engineering education community, specifically for those who would like a graduatecommunity focused on professional development but are not at an institution with others who areinterested in engineering education.6 This paper takes a broader look at graduate communities,sharing experiences from graduate students who have developed and led graduate

Conference Session

Student Division Early Introduction to Engineering Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Candyce Hill, Michigan State University ; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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Student

, and/or the impact of their work on a projector experience. All students, both those who engaged in one-on-one advising and those who didnot, were included since seminar participation was required as part of the EnSURE program.Figure 2: Example Slide from Resume Professional Development SeminarFigure 3: Example Slide from Resume Professional Development SeminarQuantitative Results from the “Revised” Resumes and Program Feedback FormsFollowing the 90-minute resume seminar all students, including both those who did and did notreceive individual resume advising, were asked to submit a new resume. Of the 26 rising seniorswho were identified as participants in this study, 22 submitted revised resumes – including 9 ofthe 11 students who accepted

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meg West, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Elizabeth Riter, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

components within nuclear power plants in the midwest. In her current role, she teaches, mentors, and advises first and second year Ohio State engineering students in their pursuit of a degree and career in engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Engagement in Practice: One Program’s Approach to Creating a Strong NetworkAbstractThe Toy Adaptation Program (TAP) currently has partners in engineering and health, interestedin profit and non-profit work, and who are individuals and organizations. This intricate networkwas developed over the last four years and brings together a variety of stakeholders interested intoy adaptation. Toy adaptation is the

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kellie Schneider, University of Dayton

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Community Engagement Division

, integrated teaching andscholarship program focused on community engagement. Several research and capstone projectsaimed at improving efficiency and reducing operational costs at the food bank are summarized.Then, opportunities for expanding the scope and impact of the research agenda are discussed.Specifically, these opportunities focus on interdisciplinary collaborations centered on the use ofsustainable urban agriculture as a means to increase access to fresh produce within theemergency food network, improve health outcomes for socially disadvantaged people, revitalizeneighborhoods, and alleviate urban poverty. Finally, plans to incorporate formal assessment andreflective activities related to community engaged learning are presented.1

Conference Session

Pre-College: Teacher Impact on Student Mastery

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Denise W. Carlson, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

impacting them and their students (if they are, in fact, teaching inclassrooms).Just over half (51%) of the respondents indicated that they were K-12 teachers (almost one-quarter of whom had been teaching for at least 20 years), 6% indicated that they were “K-12educator[s] in an informal learning setting,” 3% “engineer[s] engaged in K-12 outreach,” and 2%“community member[s] engaged in K-12 outreach.” Another 38% of respondents identified withan “other” category, which included students, homeschool teachers, university faculty,community college instructors, as well as a self-described curriculum developer, a scienceinstructional coach, and a teacher’s aide.The users varied in how often they reported teaching TeachEngineering curriculum in

Conference Session

Student Division Diversity and Persistence Related Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Lynn Mann, Kettering University ; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Rebecca Marie Reck, Kettering University

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Diversity

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Student

5 . Women rate themselveslower for tasks, which are identified as male gendered. Furthermore, negative feedback from malecounterparts are likely to have a greater effect on women due to this lower self-perception 6 .While these studies address the need to help female students have a sense of belonging andconfidence in the classroom, they do not address the disadvantages female students face in ahands-on learning environment.The importance of adding hands-on education to the engineering curriculum for both genders isknown. There exist many studies about the usefulness of hands-on engineering group projects inthe classroom. Industries like these because they promote useful soft skills like communication,project management, and team work, in

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenzell Huggins, University of Chicago; Asha Barnes; Susan D. Blum, The University of Notre Dame; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Gary Allen Gilot P.E., University of Notre Dame

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

   internship   relies   on   the   interplay   between   the   technical   and   interpersonal   issues   that arise.   This   case   study   is   of   a  community­based   summer   engineering   internship   program   with   22 participants   who   were   students   at   6  different   educational   institutions   in   a  midsize   Midwestern city:   a  private   research   university,   a  local   campus   of   a  state   university   system,   a  community college,   and   3  high   schools.   The   internship   program   focused   on   a  set   of   issues   impacting   a  single economically   and   environmentally   challenged   neighborhood   in   this   city,   including   public   safety, stormwater   management,   repurposing   of   vacant

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University; Andrew DiMeglio

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Community Engagement Division

. Studying both Mechanical Design and Industrial Engineering Technologies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Engagement in Practice: Redesigning the Community Engagement Process to Facilitate Effective AssessmentAbstractWhether a community engagement organization is effective depends upon its ability to articulateits impact, or the extent to which its outcomes can be attributed to its activities or outputs. Thisability to effectively articulate its impact is predicated upon the collection and analysis of dataassociate with the organization’s output. A smaller affiliate of a national non-profit undertook aninitiative to improve its ability to articulate its impact

Conference Session

Teams, Capstone Courses, and Project Based-Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Molly A. McVey, University of Kansas; Carl W. Luchies, University of Kansas; Adrian Joseph Villicana, University of Kansas

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #18468Impact of High-Performing Teams on Student LearningDr. Molly A. McVey, University of Kansas Dr. Molly A. McVey is a post-doctoral teaching fellow at the University of Kansas School of Engineering where she works with faculty to incorporate evidence-based and student-centered teaching methods, and to research the impacts of changes made to teaching on student learning and success. Dr. McVey earned her Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kansas in 2012.Dr. Carl W. Luchies, University of KansasAdrian Joseph Villicana, University of Kansas I am a graduate student in the Social Psychology

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; John Brooks Slaughter P.E., University of Southern California; Cathalina Juarez, University of Southern California

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

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

Conference Session

Tips and Tricks for Actively Engaging Students

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daria Gerasimova, George Mason University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University; Jill K. Nelson, George Mason University

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New Engineering Educators

different needs andpreferences for teaching development. The two profiles were developed through an exploratory study conducted on the first yearof the groups. The data from the second year will be used to conduct a confirmatory study, whichwill verify the profiles and/or potentially identify new ones. We also aim to explore other effortsof group members that are not about their own teaching improvement. For example, somegroups’ work in our project included directions in educational research or department-levelteaching improvement, which may result in additional profiles. We are also interested in howdifferent group composition functions might impact the types and outcomes of participation thatoccur (e.g., including graduate students, the

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Palomo P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Gerri Cole, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

their teachers for a night of fun STEM workshops and activities. CPP students’ reflectionsand students’ engagement in the activities for more than a single term suggested thatundergraduate students were positively affected in their involvement with the program. K-12parents and teachers were enthusiastic about the program and were excited to meet with CPPengineering students. The results will be used to expand the program to reach more K-12students, and it will be the basis for a sustainable outreach program that will allow CPPengineering students to apply their technical knowledge while servicing the community. Thispaper describes the details of the service learning outreach-retention program designed for CPPengineering students.Background on

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Francis Xavier McAfee, Florida Atlantic University; Diana Mitsova, Florida Atlantic University; Summer Scarlatelli, Museum of Discovery and Science

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

, 2017 Paper ID #19961of Broward County and Florida Atlantic University engaging high school students in mobile app devel-opment and the Community Foundation on an afterschool program for low performing middle schoolstudents. Ms. Scarlatelli has a Master’s degree in Environmental Education from Florida Atlantic Univer-sity. Previous experience includes the Miami Seaquarium and 5 years as a K-12 science teacher at FortLauderdale Preparatory School. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A Pipeline of High Achievers to STEM ProgramAbstract:This paper documents our collaboration between a university and a

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sifat Islam, Florida Atlantic University; Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Iris Minor, Florida Atlantic University; Susanne I Lapp, Florida Atlantic University ; Dilys Schoorman, Florida Atlantic University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

teaching among our increasingly under-served populations. She is grateful to such communities of practice that foster her continued education as a university professor. She challenges herself and her students to move beyond teaching and learning as compliance, towards experiencing teaching and learning as joyful, rigorous and transformative. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Engagement in Practice: Outreach Program to Introduce Computer Science to Middle School StudentsI. AbstractResearch continues to show a consistent decline in the number of students entering thefield of Computer Science (CS) (Ali and Shubra, 2010). Studies also indicate that anoptimal time to promote

Conference Session

Strategies to enhance student learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marybeth Lima P.E., Louisiana State University; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University

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Biological & Agricultural

in the College of Engineering. She is a second-generation woman engineer. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Service learning in biological and agricultural engineering: Journeys in community engagementService learning has a long history in biological and agricultural engineering involving academicstudent learning outcomes attainment that occurs through hands-on projects implemented in andfor the community. Best practices in engagement between an academic institution and thecommunity are characterized by mutually beneficial relationships, clear inclusion of thecommunity partner's voice, intentional reflection by the students on their experiences, and alonger

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Maria Krug, University of Notre Dame; Alicia Czarnecki, Bowman Creek Educational Ecosystem; Ryan M Nell, Bowman Creek Educational Ecosystem; Gary Allen Gilot P.E., University of Notre Dame; Victoria E Goodrich, University of Notre Dame

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Community Engagement Division

, sustainablecommunity/institutional infrastructure to support transdisciplinary, authentic STEM learningopportunities for community impact. The team employs human-centered participatory design toaddress City pain points by following the design thinking process: 1. Empathize, 2. Define, 3.Ideate, 4. Prototype, and 5. Test. On every project, the team iterates with community and partnerstakeholder input and adjusts project scope when necessary to be responsive to stakeholderneeds. The BCe2 Summer 2016 Internship Program consisted of 22 interns from six of the areaeducational institutions addressing nine projects in the Southeast Neighborhood. The successfrom the summer is an accomplishment springboard to carry talent engaged in purpose ofadvancing “smart city

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sydnee Drew Mayers, Bowman Creek Educational Ecosystem ; Ellen M. Londergan; Alicia Czarnecki, Bowman Creek Educational Ecosystem; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Gary Allen Gilot P.E., University of Notre Dame; Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Mary Hergenrother; Adrienne Bruggeman, Saint Mary's College

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Community Engagement Division

   of   creating   a  tool   that   would   inform stakeholders   and   policymakers   on   how   to   create   the   most   benefit   for   the   community through   vacant   lot   reuse.   Although   the   entire   project   was   a  learning   process,   the   team’s understanding   of   community   engaged   work   was   significantly   increased.   The   skill   of working   with   stakeholders   and   applying   knowledge   to   open­ended   problems   is invaluable   for   a  student   to   learn   during   his   or   her   college   career.   The   opportunity   to   work with   a  community   to   develop   a  project   from   concept   to   execution   is   an   unparalleled experience   that   has   enriched   the   education   of

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ali Self; Hannah Johnson; Molly McVey; Caroline Bennett

opportunity to qualitatively assessstudents’ reactions to both pedagogies of engagement and the environment in which theyexperience them. Covering a wide range of student backgrounds allowed the research team toidentify themes on student opinions of the use and implementation of pedagogies of engagement.IntroductionResearch has shown that incorporation of active learning in Science, Technology, Engineering,and Math (STEM) fields positively influences student learning, retention, and development(Hake 1998, Berrett 2012, Talbot, Hartley et al. 2015, McCavit and Zellner 2016). An activelearning atmosphere encourages students to interact with course material and facilitates deeperlearning (Felder and Brent 2005). Collaborative, cooperative or team-based

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Student Division Development of Professional Skills Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana Cristina Estrada, University of Virginia; Lindsey Taylor Brinton, The Ohio State University

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Student

academia, most will facebalancing substantial research, teaching and service requirements. Yet, a graduate educationtypically focuses predominately on preparing students to lead research projects, without an emphasison development of pedagogical skills. Especially in engineering fields, graduate students may notautomatically be required to teach, receive pedagogical instruction, or engage in other careerdevelopment aspects beyond research. The exact reason for this is unclear but may be linked tounderestimating the positive impact of teaching by graduate students. Yet, there appear to beconcrete benefits for both the graduate students and the students taught by them. In fact, manygraduate students are interested in teaching and would like to

Conference Session

Student Division Development of Professional Skills Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anahid Behrouzi, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Student

train students in designing, instrumenting, and analyzing experiments,or the equivalent with computer software.It is important to understand the motivations of your faculty advisor with respect to your role as agraduate teaching assistant (GTA), but you should NOT resign yourself to the status quo ofessential but non-lecturing teaching tasks. The remainder of this section outlines suggestions togrow as an educator based on your experience with a particular class and/or level of relationshipwith the course instructor. Similarly, Reis (1997) also proposes a helpful stage-by-stage processfor students/post-docs to engage in increasingly independent, creative, and challenging teachingexperiences accompanied by close faculty mentorship (Chapter 6

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica N. Jones, University of Florida; Tiffanie R. Smith, University of Florida; Naja A. Mack, University of Florida; Imani Sherman, University of Florida; Juan E. Gilbert, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

development program, and a local technology training company. It details thegeneralized struggles and successes of the students, the lessons learned, and a second curriculumand class structure based on those findings. Finally it presents unanswered questions and presentsrecommendations for future courses presented by University/community/businesspartnerships.1 IntroductionAccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, between 2014 and 2024, the job market for SoftwareDevelopers will grow by 17% 1 which is ”much faster than average”. In Florida, Application andSystem Software Developers will grow by approximately 31% and 24%, respectively 2 . Theserates are 1.8 and 1.3 times the national projection. In order to fill these job openings, recruiters

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Rivera, University of Florida; Christina Gardner-McCune, University of Florida; Darryl Bryant McCune II, University of Florida

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Community Engagement Division

) Department at University of Florida. She directs the Engaging Learning Lab that focuses on studying how people learn and apply computing in after-school and K-12 classrooms. Her research approach involves the iterative design, refinement, and sustainability of curriculum, teacher professional development, program, and technology development to support and study learning in formal and informal learning environments.Mr. Darryl Bryant McCune II, University of Florida Mr. Darryl B. McCune II is the K-12 Coordinator of the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida where he leads and coordinates the College’s K-12 Outreach programming as part of the Office of Student Transition and Retention (STAR

Conference Session

Student Division Innovative Research Methods Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emilia Dewi Tanu, University of Maryland, College Park; Gina M Quan, University of Maryland, College Park; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland

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Student

design. Literature in engineering curriculum development and facilitationsuccessfully focuses on creating conceptual and epistemological impact. Although the role ofstudent emotion is implied in such literature, it is rarely the focus of study and often does notconsider the relationships between instructor, curriculum, student learning and student emotion.Tonso and Bales note how emotion plays an important role in undergraduate design courses associal and emotional task functions within teamwork can contribute to a student’s role andinvolvement on a team.​1-2​ Literature in science education speaks to the role which emotion canhelp or hinder learning.​3​ We suggest that when educators consider student emotion as part oftheir instructional design

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Douglas, University of Wisconsin Colleges Online

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Education, 2017 Engagement in Practice: Adding Service Learning to an Online Introduction to Engineering CourseA wide body of research shows increased student engagement and student retention from the useof high-impact practices such as learning communities, first-year experiences, undergraduateresearch, or service learning. However, many of these practices pose challenges on a virtualcollege campus or in an online classroom. This paper explores a case study where servicelearning projects were incorporated into two introductory engineering classes, one taught in atraditional face-to-face format and the other taught online. In this case study, the face-to-facestudents worked in small groups with a local historical

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerrod A Henderson, University of Houston; Ricky P Greer, University of Houston; Ryan G. Summers, University of North Dakota; Jason W. Morphew, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

pursuits. He is a co-founder of the St. Elmo Brady STEM Academy (SEBA). SEBA is an educational intervention aimed at exposing un- derrepresented fourth and fifth grade boys to hands-on, inquiry based STEM experiments and activities. SEBA accomplishes its goals through an innovative educational curriculum and by engaging students’ fathers or male mentors who learn STEM alongside them. His work has been recognized by local news, community organizations and most recently by Illinois campus as a recipient of the Campus Award for Excellence in Public Engagement.Mr. Ricky P Greer, University of HoustonProf. Ryan G. Summers, University of North Dakota Ryan Summers is Assistant Professor of Science Education in the Department

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmala Prakash, Florida Atlantic University; Rachel Tobillo, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

. She currently serves as the Health Careers Outreach Program (HCOP) Student Leader and as the Vice President of the Competency in Medical Spanish organization on campus. She is also the co-founder of a new initiative at FAU that aims to integrates the arts into medicine and patient care. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Engagement in Practice: Unlocking STEM as a Career Choice for Middle School Females in a Rural School DistrictIntroductionSTEM talent and career development is a national priority for the U.S. due to workforce skillsgaps and competitiveness on the global arena. One explanation for the gaps in STEM talent andcareer development is the high attrition and low

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Rebecca Medina, Boys & Girls Clubs of Pueblo County

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

that every day she receives more than she can ever give and if you truly love what you do, you will never work a day in your life. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Engagement in Practice: The Boys & Girls Clubs as a Community Partner for EngineeringIntroductionIn their service activities, engineering faculty often seek opportunities to show STEM content toyoung people (especially underrepresented minorities) in order to generate excitement, toeducate about STEM topics, and to influence some to pursue STEM careers.In this paper, we describe a 16-year partnership between one department of engineering and itslocal Boys & Girls Clubs