Paper ID #22617Revealing the Invisible: Conversations about -Isms and Power Relations inEngineering CoursesDr. Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego Dr. Joel Alejandro (Alex) Mejia is an assistant professor of General Engineering at the University of San Diego. His current research investigates the funds of knowledge of Latinx adolescents, and how they use these funds of knowledge to solve engineering problems in their communities. Dr. Mejia is particularly interested in how Latinx adolescents bring forth unique ways of knowing, doing, and being that provide them with particular ways of framing, approaching, and
focus is human performance and cognition.Dr. Adedeji B. Badiru P.E., Air Force Institute of Technology Prof. Badiru is Dean and senior academic officer for the Graduate School of Engineering and Management at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). He has oversight for planning, directing, and controlling operations related to granting doctoral and master’s degrees, professional continuing cyber education, and research and development programs. He was previously Professor and Head of Systems Engineering and Management at the AFIT, Professor and Department Head of Industrial & Information Engineering at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and Professor of Industrial Engineering and Dean of University
Paper ID #24025Faculty Development Program on Active Learning for Engineering Facultyin Chile: Sharing StepProf. Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico and Universidad Andres Bello, San-tiago, Chile Angeles Dominguez is a Professor of the Department of Mathematics within the School of Engineering, a researcher at the School of Education, and Associate Dean of Faculty Development at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at the Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico. Also, she is currently collabo- rating with the School of Engineering at the University Andres Bello at Santiago, Chile. Angeles holds a
development program based on evidence-based teaching practices.Lydia Ross, Arizona State University Lydia Ross is a doctoral candidate and graduate research assistant at Arizona State University. She is a third year student in the Educational Policy and Evaluation program. Her research interests focus on higher education equity and access, particularly within STEM.Dr. Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University Keith D. Hjelmstad is Professor of Civil Engineering in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University.Prof. Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause is professor in the Materials Science Program in the Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State
experiences of Mexican descent youth in the mid-20th century, higher education student success, and faculty mentoring programs.Dr. Valerie Martin Conley, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Valerie Martin Conley is dean of the College of Education and professor of Leadership, Research, and Foundations at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. She previously served as director of the Center for Higher Education, professor, and department chair at Ohio University. She was the PI for the NSF funded research project: Academic Career Success in Science and Engineering-Related Fields for Female Faculty at Public Two-Year Institutions. She is co-author of The Faculty Factor: Reassessing the American Academy in a
Paper ID #22475Increasing Student Engagement in Engineering Through Transformative Prac-ticesDr. Vittorio Marone, University of Texas, San Antonio Vittorio Marone is an Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology in the Department of Interdisci- plinary Learning and Teaching at The University of Texas at San Antonio. He earned his doctorate in Education in a dual-degree program between the University of Padua and The University of Tennessee. He also holds a doctorate in Languages, Cultures, and Societies from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. His research interests include new literacies, youth cultures, games and
, 2007(139), 69-77. 6. Reed, G. G., Cooper, J. E., & Young, L. (2007). A partnership in flux: The demise of a program. New Directions for Community Colleges, 2007(139), 79-90. 7. Case, J. M., & Light, G. (2011). Emerging Methodologies in Engineering Education Research. Journal of Engineering Education, 100(1), 186–210. 8. Lofland, J., & Lofland, L. H. (2006). Analyzing social settings. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company. 9. Ansay, S. J., Perkins, D. F., & Nelson, C. J. (2004). Interpreting outcomes: Using focus groups in evaluation research. Family Relations, 53(3), 310-316. 10. Morgan, D. L. (1996). Focus groups. Annual Review of Sociology, 22(1), 129-152. 11
enhance student learning, adoption rates forevidence-based instructional practices have been fairly low among engineering faculty. Even whenteaching and learning centers are able to facilitate the adoption of evidence-based practices,encouraging a large fraction of engineering faculty to make substantial changes in instructionremains very challenging. This paper describes an educational innovation adopted by theengineering design program and the results of a qualitative study focusing on the affordances andbarriers that emerged during the change process. The findings show that affordances that supportedchange were related to flexibility, fit of the instructional methods with the course, meeting aperceived need, ease of use, and financial
formalteaching training to year-long pedagogy courses [7, 8, 9]. Unfortunately, the longer offerings areoften optional and not well attended due primarily to time constraints, viewing teacherdevelopment as low priority, and scheduling conflicts [8, 9]. Strategic improvements to student-instructor training depend largely upon appropriate assessment of the program [9, 10]. This workin progress paper describes a needs assessment of the teaching professional development for IAsand GSIs in engineering, especially as it relates to diversity and inclusion. To our knowledge,training STEM student instructors in inclusive teaching is still at its infancy, and few studies inthe literature exist in this area.BackgroundThe College of Engineering at the University of
anexpanded, more comprehensive vision for engineering faculty development.2. Engineering Faculty Development Program2.1 Curricula developmentWhile there is an emerging collection of literature on engineering faculty development, amajority of existing faculty development programs that we researched concentrate on facultydevelopment related to teaching, instructional, classroom management improvement, and aspectsof mentoring. The engineering academic landscape was calling for attention to wider-rangingprograms that were not limited to improving teaching. We recognize that the roles,responsibilities, and expectations of engineering faculty are not limited to the realm of teaching,and faculty are more comprehensively served by a broader range of
as ERP). During her studies in the United States she worked a research assistant at the Center for Innovation on Healthcare Logistics CIHL, her work for CIHL focused on assessing the impact of GS1 standards adoption in the healthcare supply chain. Her research interests are related to the modeling of technology adoption and in particular HIT. She also works in the adaptation of existing manufacturing and logistics models and structures to the healthcare supply chain with a specific focus on medical supplies. She is part of the IE Department at Universidad Icesi since 1998. She has over ten years experience as a teacher and served as Director of the Undergraduate Program in Industrial Engineering (2003-2007
Paper ID #23462Work in Progress: Collaborating with Faculty Development in Retention Im-provementDr. Amy B. Chan Hilton, University of Southern Indiana Amy B. Chan Hilton, Ph.D., P.E., F.EWRI is the Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and a Professor of Engineering at the University of Southern Indiana (USI). Her interests in- clude teaching and learning innovations, faculty and organizational development, environmental systems analysis, and applied optimization. Prior to joining USI, Dr. Chan Hilton served as a Program Director at the National Science Foundation with experience in the Engineering
form of student-active pedagogies, in target 1st- and 2nd-year gateway courses, improving the classroom environment and student learning andpersistence.To this end the team created an intensive summer pilot program aimed at faculty who teachgateway engineering and computer science classes. Faculty were invited to participate in the2017 Summer Gateway Course Redesign Working Group, the purpose of which was to modifygateway classes to include and/or enhance students’ active learning and test the success of thesechanges in their classrooms in the 2017-2018 academic year.Those who participated in the Program received: peer and technical support, time and space towork on new ideas, a summer salary supplement and an additional supplement
faculty in Engineering, facilitating career advancement, fostering connections, and providing leadership development opportunities. Heidi served as the Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Diversity in the College of Engineering at Montana State University from 2001-2012. She also served as the Director of EMPower, the engineering minority program. Heidi earned her PhD in Educational Leadership from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2014. She studied developmental relationships in higher education and investigated the processes through which higher education leadership is fostered including mentoring, coaching, role-modeling, sponsoring, and networking. c American Society for
Paper ID #23458Moving Toward Student-centered Learning: Motivation and the Nature ofTeaching Changes Among Faculty in an Ongoing Teaching Development GroupProf. Jill K. Nelson, George Mason University Jill Nelson is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at George Mason University. She earned a BS in Electrical Engineering and a BA in Economics from Rice Uni- versity in 1998. She attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for graduate study, earning an MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering in 2001 and 2005, respectively. Dr. Nelson’s research focus is in statistical
center around education issues in general, and in particular on increasing access and success of those traditionally under-represented and/or under-served in STEM higher education.Dr. William L. Hughes, Boise State University William L. Hughes is an Associate Professor of the Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering at Boise State University. He also serves as the cofounder and Associate Dean of the College of Innovation + Design, as well as the Head of the Vertically Integrated Projects program at Boise State. He received his B.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering from Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech. Prior to his current appointments, he was a National Academy of Engineering Postdoctoral Fellow
relevance of topics or ideas covered, or suggestions for additional content. Example student content: “More real-world problems.” Class Environment The psychological and affective atmosphere of the course, such as friendliness, comfort level, level of stress. Classmates Information regarding classmates/peers, such as their abilities to work in groups, behavior in class (e.g., excessive talking or asking off-topic questions), helpfulness, and language proficiency. Program Curriculum Information regarding the programmatic curricula, such as the course’s placement in the curriculum, pre-requisite courses, its relation
teaching effectiveness: Student evaluation of teaching ratings and student learning are not related. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 54, 22-42.Villanueva, K. A., Brown, S., Pitterson, N., Hurwitz, D., & Sitomer, A. (2017). Teaching Evaluation Practices in Engineering Programs: Current Approaches and Usefulness. International Journal of Engineering Education, 33(4), 1-18.Zabaleta, F. (2007). The use and misuse of student evaluations of teaching. Teaching in higher education, 12(1), 55-76. 13