engaging in equity-focused curricular and instructional change efforts, as well as theimpact of newly designed courses on students’ and instructors’ experiences and learning. Thiscomprehensive effort will be needed to support refinement of the framework before we engageadditional partners beyond our home institution to further study and refine the framework indifferent institutional and disciplinary contexts.References[1] E. McGee & L. Bentley. The Equity Ethic: Black and Latinx College Students ReengineeringTheir STEM Careers toward Justice. American Journal of Education (Vol. 124): 1-36, 2017.[2] R. Hughes, J. Schellinger, B. Billington, B. Britsch, & A. Santiago. A Summary of EffectiveGender Equitable Teaching Practices in Informal STEM
teachers at the STEM academy leveraged the SMU MakerTruck as part of the training and outreach, one of the major goals to make Engineering accessible for the institute. Before joining the University Alain worked at the Dallas Independent School District as both a mathematics and science instructional coach for elementary and middle schools. He served as the inaugural STEM department head for the Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy and was a science campus coordinator for Henry B. Gonzalez Elementary. Prior to becoming an Educator Alain worked in Environmental consulting. In this space his experiences ranged from aquaculture management and research for an aquatic toxicology firm to doing statistical analysis for the
to help practitioners navigate their careers, help practitioners betterunderstand their students and colleagues, and help administrators/mentors develop an asset-basedand systemic-based understanding of neurodivergence.References[1] H. B. Rosqvist, N. Chown, and A. Stenning, Neurodiversity Studies: A New Critical Paradigm. Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.[2] A. Cuellar, B. Webster, S. Solanki, C. Spence, and M. A. Tsugawa, “Examination of Ableist Educational Systems and Structures that Limit Access to Engineering Education through Narratives,” presented at the 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, 2022.[3] T. Sorg, “Where are We, and Where to Next? ‘Neurodiversity’ in
Paper ID #43690Work in Progress: Toward an Analytical Framework for Inclusive and MarginalizingTalk Moves in Engineering Student Homework GroupsMs. Tyrine Jamella Pangan, Tufts University Tyrine Jamella Pangan is a STEM Education PhD student at Tufts University and a Graduate Research Assistant at the Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO). She is interested in integrating social and emotional learning (SEL) in engineering, specifically within the elementary school context.Dr. Kristen B Wendell, Tufts University Dr. Kristen Wendell is Associate Professor in the department of Mechanical
context, and the best ways to support students’ persistence to degree completion.Dr. Walter C. Lee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Walter Lee is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education and the director for research at the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED), both at Virginia Tech.Dr. David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University David Knight is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech and also serves as Special Assistant to the Dean for Strategic Plan Implementation in the College of Engineering. His research tends to be at the macro-scale, focused on a systems-level perspective of how engineering
Paper ID #43078Work in Progress: Experiences of Uncertainty in Sociotechnical Small-GroupUndergraduate DiscussionsFatima Rahman, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach PhD student, STEM Education, Tufts UniversityDr. Kristen B Wendell, Tufts University Dr. Kristen Wendell is Associate Professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Tufts University, where she also holds a secondary appointment in the department of Education. She leads a research group at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO) and is a member of the Tufts Institute for Research on Learning and Instruction (IRLI). Her
engineer. Students who value a “good”course grade as a perceived achievement, may therefore internalize these activities as importantbeings and doings.To counter such a perception, the grading scheme shown in Fig. 4(b) was implemented. In thismodel, faculty selected areas relevant to being an engineer and used these to assess across allcourse activities. Each assignment or exam yielded a set of grades as opposed to a single value,that are weighted and contribute to the final grade. In other words, a single homeworkassignment may have aspects of Engagement, Knowledge and Concepts, Engineering Skills,Communication, etc., that are evaluated and weighted, as opposed to contributing solely to a“Homework” category. In implementing this model, all
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and/or socioeconomic disparities in organ transplantation (i.e. the ‘Organ Gap’); ● Engaging in structured argumentative discourse in support of/against policy proposals developed by students and their peers.MethodThe ongoing development and eventual practical application of this curriculum unit is guided byDesign-Based Implementation Research (DBIR). DBIR is a methodological approach whichseeks to (a) improve educational practice via collaborative, iterative design amongst multiplegroups of stakeholders; (b) build theoretical and practical knowledge about teaching andlearning, and; (c) and cultivate the institutional ability to sustain these changes [9]. The presentwork can be conceptually divided into a few distinct phases of
reconsider the role that spatial skills actuallyplay in training engineers. This paper argues that spatial skills testing and training interventionsare a misuse of the time and energy of people who want to help women and other historicallyexcluded students succeed in engineering. We must reframe our interventions withoutperpetuating deficit models about cognitive abilities like “spatial skills,” a construct which, inspite of its wide popularity in the STEM education community, has been very poorly formulated.References[1] S. G. Vandenberg and A. R. Kuse, “Mental rotations, a group test of three-dimensionalspatial visualization,” Percept Mot Skills, vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 599–604, Dec. 1978, doi:10.2466/pms.1978.47.2.599.[2] M. Peters, B. Laeng
Paper ID #43469Storytelling in Engineering as a Justice-centered MethodologyRobyn Mae Paul, University of Calgary Robyn Paul is a Assistant Professor in the Sustainable Systems Engineering program at the University of Calgary. Her work looks at using best practices from ecofeminism to deconstruct the dominant normative culture of engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Storytelling in engineering as a justice-centered methodologyI recently completed my PhD in Engineering, where my work brings light to the normativecultures of engineering education. By applying
Paper ID #34587The Disconnect Between Engineering Students’ Desire to Discuss RacialInjustice in the Classroom and Faculty AnxietiesDr. Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University Dr. Hammond is Director of the Texas A&M University Institute for Engineering Education & Innovation and also the chair of the Engineering Education Faculty. She is also Director of the Sketch Recognition Lab and Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering. She is a member of the Center for Population and Aging, the Center for Remote Health Technologies & Systems as well as the Institute for Data Science
interview. After participants signed the informed consent form,pseudonyms were assigned for all of them, including names they mentioned during theinterview. We used all reasonable efforts to keep participants’ personal information confidentialas required by law and university policy. However, we should note that, as stated in the informedconsent, identifying information may be seen or copied by: a) The Institutional Review Boardthat approved our research study; b) The Office for Protection of Research Subjects and otheruniversity departments that oversee human subjects research; c) University and state auditorsresponsible for oversight of research; d) Federal regulatory agencies such as the Office of HumanResearch Protections in the Department of
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traditional grading system since they began teachingand I am no exception. Assignments and assessments are provided and students earn points onthese which add up to give them a particular grade in the course based on the 0 – 100% gradingscale. Earn 90% of the points and an A is earned, 80% for a B, 70% for a C, 60% for a D, andbelow 60% designates failure of the course. Due dates are firm and there are not retakes onassessments. If students missed a particular day or deadline, they would receive a zero. Thisgrading system rewards the students that are able to attend class every session and learn on thetimeline the instructor determines. This inherited practice skews outcomes against alreadyunderserved student populations in typical engineering
Paper ID #43782Unveiling Demographic Influences and Differential Career Preferences amongEngineering Graduate Students: A Comparative Analysis of Mechanical,Electrical, and Computer EngineersDr. Ebony Omotola McGee, The Johns Hopkins University Dr. Ebony McGee is a Professor of Innovation and inclusion in the STEM Ecosystem in the School of Education and the Department of Mental Health in the School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. McGee is an electrical engineer by training and an 11-time NSF investigator awardee. She is the leading expert on both race and structural racism in STEM, with all its toxic
persistence.Theoretical FrameworkStrayhorn [6], [7] built on Maslow’s [8] hierarchy of needs to argue why it is needed in collegeexperiences related to student learning outcomes. Pilcher [13] extended Strayhorn’s [6] sense ofbelonging work and applied it to a review of the literature in online learning spaces. Our paperexplores the intersections of Strayhorn’s sense of belonging and related concepts, online learningspaces, and STEM courses, specifically in engineering classes.Seven assumptions guide Strayhorn’s [6] theory of sense of belonging: 1. Sense of belonging is a basic human need. 2. Sense of belonging is a fundamental motive, sufficient to drive human behavior. 3. Sense of belonging takes on heightened importance (a) in certain contexts, (b) at
master next (Fig. 1, Important skills) and 4 supplementary skills (Fig. 1, Additionalskills) that are ‘nice-to-know’ but not a priority for most of our students. While all ourassessments were exam based, it is possible to use projects or papers to assess mastery,particularly for the important or supplemental skills.Figure 1: Dependency chart for mastery skills. Students must master the Foundational skillsbefore attempting the Important skills, and the Important skills before attempting the Additionalskills.Grading Structure:In a mastery-based course, skill mastery is directly connected with the student grade, so wedesigned a path that makes sense for students to earn a C, B or A. In our traditional course, fourexams over the course of the
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Toolkit. Userinterviews on the student side [12] consisted of questions such as whether they were satisfiedwith the content or wanted to see any changes within it, while instructors were asked whetherlisted resources would be useful in their courses. Both students and instructors were askedgoal-directed questions such as whether components were discoverable or if interactions hadtheir intended effects. We performed a few cycles of iterating on our prototype based oninterview feedback and subsequent A/B testing to confirm whether our iterations aligned withinterviewee expectations [13], thus arriving at a high-fidelity, ready-to-implement Figmaprototype midway through the third quarter.Toolkit ComponentsThe toolkit branches into two pathways
that attribute the gap, at least within the contexts of high-tech andSilicon Valley, to gender discrimination [10], [27], [28]. Alternative views have alsobeen expressed. For example, it has been argued that of the three possible explanationsfor the current gender gap, that is, (a) differences in mathematical and spatial ability, (b)sex discrimination, and (c) gender differences in interests, preferences, and lifestylechoices, the third one, particularly as it relates to “fertility choices,” is dominant [56].There is much room for research to reconcile the differing views. An up-to-dateassessment of persistent gender gaps in a number of STEM subareas, referred to asPECS (physics, engineering, and computer science), has been offered by Cimpian
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coalition isn’t clear about how decisions about reviewing are made for this particular track, they decide one step can be another reveal. This time to the track organizer. (2) Possible Replaces – a) work with the track organizer to coordinate another reject + reveal move or b) withdraw the piece in order to protect the project.We want to offer three analytical notes to clarify how the 4Rs and the margin of maneuverabilitywork as an applied theory of inclusion:First, these moves are highly contextualized based upon the coalition members’ margin ofmaneuverability. The risks in these two moves (the reveal and possible replaces described above)are notable, and the authors’ privilege and positionality allow them to
Science Foundation.References[1] B. Bakka, N. Kalkunte, and M. Borrego, “LGBTQ+ Experiences in the Cockrell School,” Cockrell School of Engineering, Climate Survey, Jun. 2023. [Online]. Available: https://cockrell.utexas.edu/images/LGBTQ_Climate-Report-Final-Author-Credits.pdf[2] A. Sona, J. Laboy Santana, and E. K. H. Saitta, “Looking through a Prism: A Systematic Review of LGBTQ+ STEM Literature,” J. Chem. Educ., p. acs.jchemed.2c00391, Nov. 2022, doi: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00391.[3] E. A. Cech and T. J. Waidzunas, “Navigating the heteronormativity of engineering: the experiences of lesbian, gay, and bisexual students,” Eng. Stud., vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1–24, Apr. 2011, doi: 10.1080/19378629.2010.545065.[4] E. A. Cech and T
Artificial Intelligence (AI). Her career in higher education began at Howard University as the first Black female fac- ulty member in the Department of Computer Science. Her professional experience also includes Winthrop University, The Aerospace Corporation, and IBM. She is a graduate of Johnson C. Smith University (B.S., ’00) and North Carolina State University (M.S., ’02; Ph.D., ’05), becoming the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in computer science at the university and 2019 Computer Science Hall of Fame Inductee.Shaundra Bryant Daily, Duke University Shaundra B. Daily is a professor of practice in Electrical and Computer Engineering & Computer Sci- ence at Duke University and Levitan Faculty Fellow, Special
priority categories in this way:“So, I think it's very important to, especially now that I'm in CS, I see a lot of... I don't know. I wouldnever picture myself being a Hispanic woman in the CS field, so I think it just really caught my eye. It justcomes to my attention when I see like, ‘Oh, look at this person. He's from a whole different country.’ AndI think that's very important for me.”Hispanic female, Institution B The above participant indicates the importance of diversity in the field to her, as a Hispanic woman in thefield. The statements related to gender, ethnic, citizenship, and a general “diversity” statement were allimportant for her to consider in the field. Another participant whose responses led to a factor 2categorization had a
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