Conference Session

Improving Retention & Self-Efficacy through Experiential Learning and Research Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel A. Tillman, University of Texas at El Paso; Thomas Joseph Soto, University of Texas at El Paso; Song An, University of Texas at El Paso; Carlos Paez, Navajo Technical University; Alice Carron, Blue Marble Institute of Space Science

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

officialpolicy or position of William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Department of the Army,Defense Health Agency, or the US Government.Introduction This project will advance middle school student math and sciences progress through itsinnovative use of non-invasive personal and familial data collection and analysis. Usingaccessible technologies such as: non-contact infrared thermometers with memory function, pulseoximeters with Bluetooth that painlessly clip on to your finger, electronic digital calipers, andhousehold tools including tape measures, students will learn to collect and analyze their personaland familial health-data. Using laptops and tablets with MS Excel software, students will uploadtheir data and explore it with simulation and

Conference Session

Improving Retention & Self-Efficacy through Experiential Learning and Research Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sydney Donohue, University of New Mexico; Kamryn G. Zachek; Alex Webster, University of New Mexico; Timothy L. Schroeder; Anjali Mulchandani, University of New Mexico

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retention both within STEMmajors and in college overall, and improved satisfaction with college. It is therefore critical tocreate pathways for early-stage college students to engage in undergraduate research.Transdisciplinary Grand Challenges programs at large public universities provide an opportunityto engage undergraduates in research that is directly tied to their community’s needs. Theobjective of this paper is to present the development and implementation of a sciencecommunication fellowship to engage early-stage undergraduate students in research. We createdthe Grand Challenge Water Science Communication Fellowship, in which students work withmentors (faculty, research scientists, graduate students) to create a communication project

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kamryn G. Zachek, University of New Mexico; Anjali Mulchandani, University of New Mexico; Sydney Donohue Jobe, University of New Mexico

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from the first-year cohort were contacted directly withthe mentorship opportunity. Many of the mentors from the first-year cohort continued theirparticipation in the Fellowship in the second year. Other University faculty and graduate studentswho were known to be conducting water resource related research by members of the GrandChallenges team were contacted personally to notify them of the opportunity for mentorship.Strategies for student recruitment into the Fellowship included printed advertisements, in-personpresentations, and targeted outreach through department email listservs. The printedadvertisement included information on who was eligible to apply with links to the onlineapplication, presented as both a QR code and a web link. The

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Lyu, Beihang University; Chuantao Yin, Beihang University; Qing Lei, Beihang University

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their research networks.Career clarification and planningWIL provides valuable insights into career options and facilitates career clarification forstudents through their legitimate peripheral participation in a CoP (Zegwaard & Coll, 2011).Internships offered students the opportunity to gain firsthand experience in various workenvironments, allowing them to explore different career paths. As one student expressed,'they offer opportunities for trial and error' (S9). The majority of interviewees stronglyadvocate making full use of internship opportunities for career clarification.Access to the job marketPast research has found WIL significantly enhances graduate employment (Silva et al., 2018),a result this study confirms. Students reported

Conference Session

Experiential Learning : Global Models and Perspectives

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Daniel Munro, University of Toronto; Virginia Hall; Tracy L. Ross, Actua

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task or career will be positive; in the context of a career, it might bedescribed as whether an individual can meet goals or values in choosing a particular path. Third,interests - subject-matter relevant or otherwise - impact career choice and persistence. Finally,personal goals drive people to pursue certain paths. These can be categorized as performancegoals, learning goals or competency-based goals. In addition, there are institutional orenvironmental variables, including social support, expectations from others, and economicopportunities that influence career decisions [22]. Various reinforcing relationships exist betweenthese variables in the SCCT model, and variables can have an impact whether they are real orperceived.Within

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laurie Sutch, University of Michigan

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

, but certain aspects have been built and implemented. Allengineering students are automatically added to the platform; whether they actively participate ornot is up to the individual. Students who choose to participate log in with their universitycredentials and answer a survey that helps personalize tips, email messages, etc. They are thenprovided with the list of competencies and asked to list their top three to these three questions: ● What areas are most exciting to you personally? ● What areas might be most important for your career? ● What are your most important areas for growth?After those questions, students select up to three competencies to focus on (they can changethese at any time if they wish). By selecting three