semesterincluded four engineering students, described in additional detail in the participants section, andtwo instructors. During the planning phases of this pilot, the research team conducted a literature reviewand found a significant amount of literature on learning in engineering coops and internships,often focused on professional skill development (e.g. communication, writing, teamwork) [8].Due to the focus of integrating engineering work and curriculum, the team also searched forliterature on technical learning in engineering coops and internships and was surprised to findsignificantly fewer publications in this area. In a search of ASEE Proceedings from 2000-2023,the authors found a single paper focused on technical learning, a study by
Assistant Professor in Mathematics at Navajo Technical University (NTU) as well as the Program Advisor for the Mathematics Program at NTU. His current research focuses on technology-enhanced active learning in college mathematics for tribal students. He works developing lessons and curriculum to promote students’ interests in learning mathematics. He teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses about mathematics. He received his doctoral degree in the Science, Technol- ogy, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Strand of Teaching Learning and Culture Program at The University of Texas at El Paso in 2014 under the mentoring of Dr. Judith Munter.Alice Carron, Blue Marble Institute of Space Science Alice Carron is a Science
intentionally integrated to bridge technical knowledge with professionalcompetencies (Pierrakos, 2024). Student choice and student agency combined with curricularinnovation and customization resulted in over 75% of graduates pursuing minors or secondmajors, demonstrating the success of this integrated approach in supporting disciplinaryexploration while maintaining rigorous engineering preparation (Pierrakos and Kenny, 2025).Wake Forest Engineering was launched with a commitment to student-centered pedagogies andexperiential learning being a part of every engineering course. Faculty were hired with theexpectation of leveraging student-centered pedagogies to bridge theory and practice viaexperiential learning in every engineering course. This