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Community Engagement in Engineering Education Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University; Paul M. Yanik, Western Carolina University; Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University

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cohorts through a series ofproject-based learning (PBL) courses. Furthermore, this attempt is enhanced by the introductionof incentives that encourage student involvement in undergraduate research as well as on-campusengineering organizations. The specific focus of the mentorship is on student-studentrelationships in addition to the conventional faculty-student relationships. These relationshipsallow students to learn from each other since they are able to strongly relate to each other’sexperiences among their peer group. The mentoring model proposed in this paper formulates alearning community that allows the student to form a support group and a mechanism forpreventive intervention, as discussed in other studies on mentoring programs. Such

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Experiences in Engineering Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Cardenas, Harvey Mudd College

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Berkes9 write, “Co-management of specific areas and resources is carried out withthe participation of different actors that typically try to find ways to learn from their actions andadapt the behavior to the consequences of their own, and others’, actions, otherwise they cannotform any collaborative arrangement.” Interestingly, they further state that the ecological area orresource itself can be seen as an actor, reacting unpredictably and non-linearly to its own“management,” and that the adaptive quality of co-management is well-suited to handling thisuncertainty.In particular, co-management scenarios can be viewed “…as a means to create the political spacewithin which communities and other groups can develop the knowledge and skills to solve

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Elizabeth Johnson, Playful Learning Lab; Elise Rodich, University of St. Thomas; Hannah French; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas

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Paper ID #30695Designing Little Free Libraries for Community Partners in a First-YearGraphics and Design CourseElizabeth Johnson, Playful Learning Lab Elizabeth is an undergraduate student studying Mechanical Engineering. She works as a peer mentor for the Engineering Graphics and Design course and is a Research Assistant in the Playful Learning Lab.Elise Rodich, University of St. Thomas Elise Rodich is studying mechanical engineering with a minor in materials science at the University of St. Thomas. She works for the Playful Learning Lab as an undergraduate student researcher on a variety of projects, including the

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Timothy W. Mays, The Citadel; Rebekah Burke P.E., The Citadel; Kweku Tekyi Brown P.E., The Citadel; John C. Ryan, The Citadel

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or state, and ensure the project design met allappropriate transportation requirements. The project also included possible business/residentialimpacts and relocations. This required student teams to weigh moral and ethical considerationsof impacting citizens or changing the design, which may result in higher project costs.Additionally, students developed and enhanced their engineering leadership skills by engagingtheir peers in a common vision, developing, and maintaining trust, and focusing on the use ofappropriate means to effectively provide meaningful contributions to society, through theiradopted design process that was reflective of professional engineering practice.Course Format and LogisticsStudent teams evaluated alternatives

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Engineers and Communities: Critical Reflections of Challenges, Opportunities, and Practices of Engaging Each Other

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Reddy, Colorado School of Mines; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

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related to social justice [3] [4]. Not all approaches toengineering support these outcomes. For example, writing about “engineering mindsets,” DonnaRiley suggests that the ways many engineers work to solve problems may serve to reproduceinequities [5]. The mindsets she describes are particularly troublesome when they preventengineers from taking ideas or perspectives different than their own seriously.As educators, we are particularly concerned about how privileging their own knowledge andexpertise at the expense of others may foreclose opportunities for future engineers to engagemeaningfully with stakeholders. In this paper, we will refer to the stubborn idea that technologyor technical knowledge alone can be used to identify and solve real

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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facilitation of activities (before and while visiting K-12 students), writing skills used when preparing an outreach activity proposal (to includespecific instructions on how to adapt it to fit the needs of the community partners) and withwritten reflections of the experiences from the visits to the K-12 classrooms. The schedule of thecourse included four to six visits to the K-12 selected schools to nurture the development of atrusting learning environment. The EGR 299 S course was also a creative way to engage andimprove retention of CPP engineering students.E-Girl eventIn 2013, when funding was obtained to develop the “Hispanics in Engineering” program, the E-Girl event was created by two CPP female engineering students (Hadasa Reyes, a

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Engagement In Practice: Integrating Community Engagement into Engineering Curricula

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Lu, Texas A&M University; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Mary E. Campbell, Texas A&M University; Mary K. McDougal, Texas A&M University; Lauren Neala Holder, Texas A&M University

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health of a company. She has published her research in Journal of Business Logistics, International Jour- nal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management and peer-reviewed proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education.Dr. Mary E. Campbell, Texas A&M UniversityMary K. McDougal, Texas A&M UniversityMs. Lauren Neala Holder, Texas A&M University Ph.D. student in geoscience education at Texas A&M University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Engagement in Practice: Engaging Undergraduate Students in a Multidisciplinary Service-Learning EnvironmentBackground and motivationIn today’s integrated society, professionals and students alike

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

Collection

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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of reference is ignored. ASC is considered to be agood predictor of future achievements. We combine here elements of informal and formallearning with near peer-to-peer mentoring, and creative problem solving, in a multidisciplinaryenvironment, so ‘above-average’ achievers from our diverse community become aware ofalternative, challenging, and/or lucrative STEM careers (Lowell et al., 2009), all the while beingin a “small pond” which should positively impact the ASC. We put ‘above-average’ in quotes,since there is evidence, as noted below, that their Social Economy Status (SES) may haveartificially depressed their normative scores.Cultural diversity is both a reality and an opportunity. The US Census predicts that from nowthrough 2060, the

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Peter Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Helen Elizabeth Geller, University of Texas at El Paso and El Paso Community College; Diane Elisa Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Ana Karen Jimenez Enciso, University of Texas at El Paso; Kwame Opuni, University of Houston-Downtown (Retired); Anand Raj, University of Texas at El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas at El Paso; Carla Ann Judith Navar, University of Texas at El Paso; Paul E. Hotchkin, El Paso Community College

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environmental science. Field trips are established in each of these courses withthe now peer leaders demonstrating field collection methods and aiding students to create their own research projectsand posters for the course. The peer leaders may continue to work for the program all the way through to theirgraduation. As of the writing of this paper, four students from the first year of the grant have graduated and twohave moved on to graduate school at this university and two have entered their careers in environmental science andengineering.Other activities that the former summer bridge student interns carry out during the spring and fall semesters includeresearch in the university labs, internships in other research programs, more community outreach

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Diversity in Community Engagement Implementation II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Plymesser PE, Montana State University, Billings; Damon Lee Sheumaker; Christopher Robert Allen, Civil Engineering and the Center For Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University

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engagement through service learning and isunique in the degree to which the organization has been built and directed by student volunteers.For the last decade, students have been self-motivated to manage an organization thatcollaborates with primary schools in the Khwisero district of Western Kenya to develop waterand sanitation solutions. The continued success of the organization requires students to overcomethe difficulty of year-to-year continuity, develop skills to undertake complex problems, and workin an unfamiliar culture to implement projects. To address these challenges, students engagefaculty advisors, professionals (both in the US and Kenya), their peers, and Kenyan beneficiariesto generate solutions collectively. While in the United

Conference Session

Engagement in Practice: Engaging the Community through Educational Outreach

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariam Manuel, University of Houston; Ricky P. Greer, University of Houston; Jerrod A Henderson, University of Houston (CoE & CoT); Virginia Snodgrass Rangel Rangel, University of Houston

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. Additionally, Mariam has taught both on-level and AP Physics I (formerly known as Pre-AP Physics) and played an integral role in writing the district physics curriculum consisting of rigorous labs, activities, and projects. Mariam fills the role of Alumni Representative on the UTeach STEM Educators Association (USEA) Board and was also elected Secretary-Treasurer. She is also currently pursuing a Ph.D. in STEM education at Texas Tech University.Mr. Ricky P. Greer, University of Houston Ricky Greer graduated from Tuskegee University with a bachelor’s in History. He went on to work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a community outreach specialist & unit operations laboratory manager, and through his

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The D/M/A of CE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University

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connected-capstone, along term process of developing more and more relational modes of learning was undertaken,with the goal of putting the students in a variety of roles within learning relationships, spanningfrom learner to peer coach to mentor.The decision to apply a relational approach to the DMAD community engagement experience issupported by the study of Program Planning in Service Learning by Sandmann et. al. 8 Theycharacterized traditional program planning approaches on a scale from technical rational throughrelational, and summarized the characteristics and the faculty role in each approach (see Figure3). Their study “emphasizes the key role of relationship building for program planning inservice-learning contexts” and provides some

Conference Session

Impact of Community Engagement on Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew T. Siniawski, Loyola Marymount University; Victoria Louise Graf; Shawna Leigh Draxton, WISH Charter

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, students withdisabilities are educated alongside students without disabilities as the first and desired optionwhile maintaining appropriate support and services. A growing body of research indicates thatinclusive education is an effective practice for most students. For example, it is well documentedthat inclusive education can yield positive outcomes for all of those involved, including the focusstudents, typical peers, classroom teachers, and the school community at large.The engineering student teams were required to submit their designs to the 2013 RESNA StudentDesign Competition, an annual competition sponsored by Rehabilitation Engineering andAssistive Technology Society of North America. This paper will provide a discussion of thedesign

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Melissa Morris, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide

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the program [6].This remainder of this paper focuses on the sophomore-level engineering program that wasdeveloped and consisted of a sequence of two courses. As noted, this course was designed tobridge the gap between the freshman engineering design courses and the junior year laboratorycourses.Educational goals for the second-year sequence included reinforcing and building uponprofessional skills introduced during the freshman year. This included teamwork, team writing[7], and presentation techniques. Relevant technical skills were also introduced in the course.As this was for a mechanical engineering program, computer-aided drafting (CAD), bestpractices for intuitive mechanical design [8], and prototype construction skills were

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda S Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Dana E Schnee, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder

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3.65 (0.61) 3.88 (0.57) 0.24* Theoretical Client 110 3.57 (0.53) 3.80 (0.55) 0.23* No Client 222 3.61 (0.55) 3.78 (0.58) 0.17* *Significant at the p<0.05 level, paired t-testThe pre- to post-mean scores of the overall FYEP students in Table 4 indicate a significant gainfrom the pre-assessment in self-rated technical skills and professional skills. There were alsosignificant gains in students’ perceived technical and professional skills for all types of FYEPprojects, with students engaged in local client-based projects slightly outgaining their peers inboth professional and technical skills. A repeated

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Rachel Koh, Smith College

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mapping exercise in which they were encouraged to consider how “community” isdefined by thinking about what communities they belong to. In the first group meeting, theinstructor asked students to free-write about communities they belong to: What are thosecommunities? What defines them? Who are the members? How does one come to belong? Aftersharing, students discussed initial ideas of what it means to do an engineering project that is“engaged with a community”. Following the initial meeting, students spent two weeks reading (out-of-class) and discussing(in-class) critiques of ETH projects, including references [1], [3], [6], [7]. The first week ofreadings were assigned by the instructor, while the second week of readings were generated bythe class

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Douglas Eric Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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been found that womenmake almost 50% of the workforce but hold only 28% of jobs in STEM fields [3]. Manyinstitutions and organizations have realized this challenge and provided various activities topromote female students into the STEM fields [2]. In addition, different strategies were developedto recruit and retain students in the STEM education [4-5]. Creating quality, attractive STEMprograms [6] and using peer influence to motivate high school girls to enter the STEM fields [7-8]appears to be effective ways to retain female students in STEM.Wentworth Institute of Technology has collaborated with local schools and organizations topromote STEM education. Since 2014 our university has organized a Girl Scouts STEM Dayprogram targeted to help

Conference Session

Experiences in Engineering Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joan B Schuman, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Kellie Grasman, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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expanded to include increased utilization as a collaboration tool betweenteams and community sponsors as well as a tool for peer to peer evaluation of project teamprogress.ReflectionFor the fall semester 2012, students were given reflective work as part of the course study.Students were asked to reflect on the following questions: 1. Did having a “real” customer improve your performance? Explain 2. Did you feel that you were helping the community with the project? Explain. 3. Do you see yourself doing service in any community in the future? Has this class experience changed that outlook?Eighty-five percent of students felt that having a “real” customer improved their performance,while 11.5% stated that their experience was improved

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ebenezer Rotimi Ewumi, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Candis S. Claiborn, Washington State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University

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culminatingsenior experiences. These activities demand students’ time and effort, interactions between facultyand their peers, especially for students from different racial or ethnic backgrounds. Short-termgoals are also essential for engineering students' academic success as they influence learningstrategies for tasks related to students' courses [12]. Research has shown that self-efficacyimproves learning and understanding in introductory (“Gatekeeper”) engineering courses [5].Methods“The NSSE survey, launched in 2000 and updated in 2013, assesses the extent to which studentsengage in educational practices associated with high levels of learning and development. NSSEannually collects information at hundreds of four-year colleges and universities about

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Helen Carlson P.E., Ph.D., Merrimack College; Anne Pfitzner Gatling, Merrimack College; Katherine Marie Donell

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practiced in other projects throughout the semester.IntroductionThere are many challenges in STEM education, including stimulating student interest, retainingstudents of diverse abilities and backgrounds, and preparing students to address the realities ofthe post-academic world and work-space. Many novel approaches have been developed toaddress these challenges, including problem- and project-based learning [1], entrepreneurship[2], and flipped classrooms [3].First-year engineering students face many unique challenges, including a heavy academic load ofprimarily technical courses. Engineering student success has been shown to be helped byincreasing students’ peer-to-peer instruction [4], and increased efficacy [5] and increasingstudents’ personal

Conference Session

Community Engagement in Engineering Education: Program Models

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelsey B. Hatzell, Pennsylvania State University; Marta C. Hatzell, Pennsylvania State University; Min Young Pack, Pennsylvania State University; Johanna Gretchen Hatzell, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Samir Narendra Patel, Pennsylvania State University; Tara Lynn Sulewski, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Amy L. Freeman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Khanjan Mehta, Pennsylvania State University

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integration, greenhouse designand business strategy development. Each group had a particular objective to accomplish, andworked independently but in coordination with other subgroups. To keep the group cohesive,each week the class met to update the entire class on each sub-group’s progress. This divisionallowed subgroups to obtain an expertise in a particular objective—while honingcommunications skills, so that the venture remained as one unit. Additionally, due to the range ofbackgrounds within each subgroup, members were able to learn from their peers from otherdepartments and colleges. Next, we discuss the various sub-groups and their work.Emergent IntegrationAn important aspect of the iSPACES venture was the infusion of systems, design

Conference Session

Socio-cultural Elements of Learning through Service

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlin Litchfield, University of Colorado, Boulder; Amy Javernick-Will, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Cathy Leslie P.E., Engineers Without Borders - USA

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the analysis. The first was a comparison of EWB-USAmembers and Non-EWB members based on the direct responses about membership. The secondcomparison was run in order to account both for EWB-USA members who did not activelyparticipate with the organization regularly and for engineers who are active in anotherorganization or program similar to EWB-USA. Respondents in the “EWB-like” group are those Page 24.439.5who indicated that they had either limited, moderate, or extensive active participation in EWB-USA or a similar organization. Respondents were required to write in the organization orprogram that they considered similar to EWB

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Holistic Assessment and Teaching in Service-learning Environments

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linjue Wang, The Ohio State University; Turhan Kendall Carroll, The Ohio State University; David A. Delaine, The Ohio State University

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that inform the research studyare not parts of the class requirements. Students were informed that their participation orresponses would have no implications on the course grade or outcomes.Written reflectionsThe written reflections were collected across five days (from day 2 - day 6) on-site, throughoutthe service-learning experience. Differing prompts were given to the students to direct thewritten reflections, using the prompts as follows: • Day 2-3: How has this experience helped me grow? How does this experience serve my education? • Day 4-5: No prompt, write freely. • On day 6: How does this experience impact empathy in engineering?The written reflection data collected was transcribed into the NVivo 11 software. Each

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Greg Rulifson P.E., USAID; Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines

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ethics. Her book Extracting Accountability: Engineers and Corporate Social Responsibility will be published by The MIT Press in 2021. She is also the co-editor of Energy and Ethics? (Wiley-Blackwell, 2019) and the author of Mining Coal and Undermining Gender: Rhythms of Work and Family in the American West (Rutgers University Press, 2014). She regularly pub- lishes in peer-reviewed journals in anthropology, science and technology studies, engineering studies, and engineering education. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the British Academy. American c Society for Engineering

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What Are Crucial Barriers and Opportunities to Bring Our Whole Selves to Engineering Education? Moving Watermelons Together

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Ann D. Christy P.E., The Ohio State University; Marybeth Lima P.E., Louisiana State University and A&M College; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Julia D. Thompson, University of San Francisco

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Academic Program, a living-learning community where students learned about and practice sustainability. Bielefeldt is also a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in en- gineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity.Dr. Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines Jon A. Leydens is Professor of Engineering Education Research in the Division of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at the Colorado School of Mines, USA. Dr. Leydens’ research and teaching interests are in engineering education, communication, and social justice. Dr. Leydens is author or co-author of 40 peer-reviewed papers, co-author of Engineering and Sustainable Community

Conference Session

Assessment of Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonette T. Cummings P.E., Purdue University; James Huff, Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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B. The multidisciplinarity of EPICS can create challenges but we have developedassessment tools that can be used for all majors. The assessment are based on the ABETlanguage but with “engineering” replaced by “your discipline” and “technical” with“disciplinary”. This allows each student to read into his or her expertise and be evaluated againstthe criteria. Using terms like “professional preparation” allows the tools to be used acrossmajors effectively. In addition, Peer Evaluation and Feedback are also done for each student ineach team. They include self-evaluation and anonymous evaluations from peers that are used tosupplement the individual documentation.Project EvaluationsProject Evaluations are done for each team. The individual grade

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Socio-cultural Elements of Learning through Service

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; William Joseph Frey, Univ. Puerto Rico - Mayaguez; Marcel J. Castro-Sitiriche, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez; Joann M. Rodriguez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Jeffrey Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Tyrone Medina, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez; Ricardo Maldonado; Cristina Rivera-Vélez, GREAT IDEA; Davis Chacon-Hurtado, University of Connecticut; Pablo Jose Acevedo, UPRM

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havecreated for our students.2. Schumacher’s Intermediate Technology as the Precursor to Appropriate Technology Appropriate technology is widely credited as an outgrowth of the ideas expressed by the“radical economist”1 Ernst Friedrich “Fritz” Schumacher in his book Small is Beautiful: A Studyof Economics as if People Mattered2, which is a compilation and synthesis of his writings andwork from the 1940s through 1960s in which he developed the concept of “IntermediateTechnology”. The origins of Intermediate Technology reside in Schumacher’s criticism ofconventional development practices, which assumed that the problems of the developing worldcould be solved by the transfer of capital-intensive, large-scale technologies from theindustrialized

Conference Session

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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alsoeducated about careers that require this skill set and were introduced to a programminglanguage called “Processing”. We observed that students showed increased enthusiasmtowards CS. In addition, we noticed that the group activity component of the classesencouraged sociability and idea synthesis among peers. This CS community outreachprogram motivated us to extend the effort to teach science concepts using the Processinglanguage. This may potentially promote sociability, creativity, and empowerment inSTEM among middle school students. Specifically, we plan to use the Processingprogramming language to facilitate learning of biological and chemical concepts, sincesuch concepts can be difficult for students to visualize from a textbook. This

Conference Session

Engaging Community through STEM partnerships

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Schaffer, Santa Clara University

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instructor.Successes and Lessons LearnedThis class seems to satisfy many of the learning objectives quite well. When assessing their ownabilities, students who completed both the intro and the exit survey over the last two years showeda 20% improvement in their ability to “communicate STEM to younger students”, a 23%improvement in their ability to “manage a classroom”, a 51% improvement in “developing STEMlessons”, a 32% improvement in “classroom time management”, and a 39% improvement in“working with peer instructors.” Students were also asked about how extensive and how unjustsocial, economic, and educational injustice is (i) world-wide, (ii) nationally, (iii) in the Bay Area(California), (iv) in neighborhoods surrounding SCU, and (v) at SCU. In almost all

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Student Preparation for, and Outcomes from, Community Engagement Efforts

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Devika Patel, Stanford University

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revealed that girls stated they performed poorly in school if theyattended during menstruation, due to the worry that their male peers would find out.8Additionally, studies have shown that use of unhygienic sanitary products during menses islinked to higher rates of urinary and reproductive tract infections.8 All in all, the current state ofmenstrual hygiene in India is concerning at least.Efforts have been undertaken in exploring innovative approaches to combat the issuessurrounding menstrual hygiene. Other than lack of knowledge of menstrual hygiene managementand practices, another key point of underdevelopment is access to menstrual hygiene resources.It is in these interventions where engineering and design become more apparent in