Paper ID #25579It’s Not Just What TA’s Know: Exploring the Role of Teacher Efficacy amongEngineering TA’sJoanna Wright, University of Washington Joanna Wright is an M.Ed. student in Learning Sciences and Human Development at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her education research interests span early childhood through higher education, with a focus on the impact of pedagogical practices and contexts on learning and development.Lauren N. Summers, University of Washington Lauren N. Summers is a doctoral student in the College of Education at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her research interests focus on the
Learning, 2nd Edition, Kogan Page, London &Stylus Publishing Inc., VA, 2000vii Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, Claire O’Malley, Ed. NATO ASI Series F: Computer and SystemsScience, Vol 128. 1995. Page 24.986.14viii Krause, U-M., Stark, R., and Mandl, H. The effects of cooperative learning and feedback on e-learning instatistics. Learning and Instruction 19 (2009) 158-170ix Akour, H. Determinants of mobile learning acceptance: an empirical investigation in higher education, PhDDissertation, Oklahoma State University, July 2009x McCue, K. and Smyser, B. From Demonstration to Open-Ended: Revitalizing a
you fortheir own gain since your project could provide them with an authentic setting for their ownresearch agenda.Recommendation #6—Explain your educational initiative thoroughly in your proposal.For many educational initiatives, you should follow the process laid out by Wiggins andMcTighe in “Understanding by Design”10 by specifying: (a) What are the outcomes you want to achieve? (b) How will success in these outcomes be measured? (c) What experiences will facilitate this student success?In your proposal, you should answer the basic “5W’s and an H” of any good news article: ≠ Who: Who is the intended audience of your new initiative? Be as specific as you can be: What level students or teachers? In what disciplines
% for “A,” above 80% for “B,” etc. At the start of the semester, theauthor explicitly informs the class about this “no-curve” policy, in order to establish the expectedlevel of achievement and understanding. The grade distribution for all of the author’s courseslisted in Table 2 typically ends up with the majority of students in the “B” range, and the highest-achieving students get “A” grades. The author confirms that it is possible to challenge thestudents and still get this type of grade distribution.1 Students who are willing to work hard andwho have the ability should do well on the assignments and exams. Students are less inclined tocomplain about a course being unfair if they know that some of their classmates are doing wellon the
consistent with recent studies of “How People Learn”(2,3), Here Donovan, Bransford and Pellegrino argue that “To develop competence in anarea of inquiry, students must (a) have a deep foundation of factual knowledge, (b)understand facts and ideas in the context of a conceptual framework, and (c) organizeknowledge in ways that facilitate retrieval and application” We argue that our early introduction of literature searching and reading reviewsand original articles centered around a simple hypothesis provides opportunity to initiatefoundation knowledge construction, that the conceptual framework of writing inproposalformat provides a focus for the student to demonstrate “understanding of facts and ideasin the (research) context”, and that the
for removal of emerging contaminants during water and wastewater treatment. At CalPoly, she works with both civil and environmental engineering undergraduate students to to expand her research into application of wastewater reuse for agricultural applications, as well as effective storm water management via Low Impact Development techniques. Before Cal Poly, Dr. Oulton was a consulting engineer at Cannon in San Luis Obispo, where her projects included the Guadalupe Restoration Project, storm water management for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, water management and wastewater treatment projects for local municipalities, and pollution control design for numerous development and remediation projects throughout
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, it is not about the technique, it is about understanding the theories from thesciences of learning and teaching that will allow the technique to be powerful. Engineeringeducators could greatly help each other by discovering the overarching characteristics that canguide instructors in their artful choices of implementing these new methods.Works Cited1. Greeno, J. G., Collins, A. M., & Resnick, L. B. (1996). Cognition and Learning. In D.C. Berliner & R. C. Calfee (Eds.), Handbook of Educational Psychology (15-29). New York: Macmillan Library Reference.2. Krantz, S. G. (1999). How to teach mathematics (2nd ed.). Providence, RI: American mathematical Society.3. National Research Council. (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind
Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.13. Arreola, R. A. (1995). Developing a Comprehensive Faculty Evaluation System, San Fransico, CA: Jossey-Bass.14. Theall, M. and Arreola, R. A. (2006). “The Meta-Profession of Teaching,” Thriving in Academe, Vol. 22, No. 5, pp. 5-8.15. Condon, W., Iverson, E. R., Manduca, C. A., Rutz, C., & Willett, G. (2016). Faculty development and student learning: Assessing the connections. Indiana University Press.16. Whittaker, J. A., & Montgomery, B. L. (2014). Cultivating institutional transformation and sustainable STEM diversity in higher education through integrative faculty development. Innovative Higher Education, 39(4), 263-275.17. Gardner, S. K. (2008
AC 2008-2427: EFFECTIVE TEACHING: THE STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVEAdrian Ieta, Murray State University Adrian Ieta holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (2004) from The University of Western Ontario, Canada. He also holds a B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Timisoara, Romania (1984), a B.E.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnical University of Timisoara (1992), and an M.E.Sc. from The University of Western Ontario (1999). He worked on industrial projects within the Applied Electrostatics Research Centre and the Digital Electronics Research Group at the University of Western Ontario and is an IEEE member and a registered Professional Engineer of Ontario. He taught at the
Paper ID #12167What makes an undergraduate course impactful? An examination of stu-dents’ perceptions of instructional environmentsDr. Alexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology Alexandra Coso is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Georgia Tech’s Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning. She completed her Ph.D. in 2014 in Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Tech. Prior to her time at Georgia Tech, she received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from MIT and her M.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia. Her research interests include graduate student experiences in engineering programs, engineering
Paper ID #34736Differences in Perceptions of Instructional Support between U.S. andInternational Students Before and During COVID-19Dr. Ziyan Bai, University of Washington Ziyan Bai holds a Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy studies with foci on higher education and mixed-method education sciences. She has over seven years of research and professional experience in the field of higher education. With a dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion, she is committed to using qualitative and quantitive research to inform impact-driven decisions.Dr. Denise Wilson, University of Washington Denise Wilson is a
identified here (for instance, on a scale from 0 to 10).The authors believe that the results of this pilot study could be replicated and refined on alarger scale for more general confirmation of the present conclusions. Page 14.516.125. References1. Lang, J. W. B., and M. Kersting. “Regular feedback from student ratings of instruction:Do college teachers improve their ratings in the long run?” Instructional Science, vol. 35,nr. 3, May 2007. 187-205.2. Gillmore, G. M. “Drawing Inferences about Instructors: The Inter-Class Reliability ofStudent Ratings of Instruction”. OEA Report 00-02, 2000.http://www.washington.edu/oea/pdfs/reports/OEAReport0002.pdf3
to assume the roles they are entrusted with. The purpose here is to offer a newway to think about the development of the professional engineering educator. In thisrespect the paper focuses on:(i) the cognitive processes that faculty would follow asthey grow and learn more about teaching and learning,(ii) the discipline-basedindustrial/practical experience they need to acquire in their locale to add to theirrepertoire as “practitioners” of engineering, and (iii) the institutional initiatives,including administrative support, encouragement, and resources. What is needed is tocreate a change in culture within the institution, i.e., the department or college, togenerate a comprehensive and integrated set of components: clearly
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on theengineering profession in the years to come. Engineering faculty in the Arab GulfRegion, and the young in particular, need to expand their technical knowledge anddevelop new competencies to further their technical professional development andkeep up with modern approaches to teaching and learning. This paper explores waysto effective professional development of Region’s engineering educators to enablethem to assume the roles they are entrusted with. The purpose here is to offer a newway to think about the development of the professional engineering educator. In thisrespect, the paper focuses on:(i) the cognitive processes that faculty would follow asthey grow and learn more about teaching and learning,(ii) the discipline
student populations: 1) Group A: Class of 2010 POSSE students who began the 2006-07 academic year as engineering majors and fall into one of the designated U.S. minority groupings (Asian Page 12.557.5 Americans, African Americans, and Hispanic Americans). 2) Group B: Class of 2010 non-POSSE students who began the 2006-07 academic year as engineering majors and fall into one of the designated U.S. minority groupings. 3) Group C: Class of 2010 random sample of U.S. majority group students who are not members of POSSE and began the 2006-07 academic year as engineering majors.First
AC 2011-1413: ATTITUDES TOWARD PURSUING DOCTORAL STUD-IES IN ENGINEERINGHoda Baytiyeh, The American University of Beirut Hoda Baytiyeh is a computer engineer. She has earned a Ph.D. in Instructional Technology from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is currently an assistant professor in the Education Department at The American University of Beirut. Her research interests include Engineering Education, ubiquitous computing using Open Source Software, and online learning communities.Mohamad K. Naja, The Lebanese University Mohamad Naja has earned his M.S. and Ph. D. in Civil Engineering from Michigan State University at East Lansing. He is currently an associate professor in the Civil Engineering Department
AC 2009-978: DO'S AND DON'TS FOR RECRUITING ENGINEERING ORTECHNOLOGY FACULTYJohn Gumaer, Central Washington University John A. Gumaer is an associate professor of Electronics Engineering Technology at Central Washington University. He earned a MSEE from the University of Texas at Austin and a BSEE from the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is a registered professional engineer and has worked in commercial hardware and software development. He has participated in numerous faculty searches as either a committee member or a candidate. Page 14.497.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009
Your Students AbstractEngineering educators tend to prefer small classes. However, rising enrollments and decliningper-student funding make large classes a reality in many programs. But look on the bright side.Large classes offer many opportunities that small classes do not. If you are prepared to takeadvantage of them, you can make large classes work to advantage for yourself and yourstudents. This paper considers the perceived handicaps of large courses, and contrasts themwith a large number of potential benefits, both to students and faculty.Keywords: large classes, active learning, cooperative learning, assessment, teaching assistants,independent study1. IntroductionHard numbers are difficult
AC 2007-1253: TEACHING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TO THE HIGHLYUNINSPIREDBobby Crawford, USMA Bobby Crawford is a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army and the Director of the Aero-Thermo Group in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He holds a MS and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering and is a licensed Professional Engineer.Tony Jones, USMA Tony Jones is a Major in the United States Army and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY. He holds a MS in Mechanical Engineering
2006-1447: RESEARCH IN THE UNDERGRADUATE ENVIRONMENTPeter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University Peter Schuster is interested in automotive safety, impact, biomechanics, finite element analysis, and design. He earned a Physics BA from Cornell University, MSME in design from Stanford University, and Ph.D. in biomechanics from Michigan Technological University. After ten years in body design and automotive safety at Ford Motor Company he joined the Mechanical Engineering department at Cal Poly. He teaches mechanics, design, stress analysis, and finite element analysis courses and serves as co-advisor to the student SAE chapter.Charles Birdsong, California Polytechnic State University
2006-2441: STUDENT-FACULTY PARTNERSHIPSElizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology ELIZABETH A. DEBARTOLO is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at RIT. She earned her BSE at Duke University in 1994 and her MSME and Ph.D. at Purdue University in 1996 and 2000, respectively. She works with several students on predicting and enhancing fatigue life in aircraft materials and structures and is active in the college’s K-12 outreach programs.Cory Hoffman, Rochester Institute of Technology CORY A. HOFFMAN, JR. is a fifth year mechanical engineering student enrolled in the BS/MEng program with a concentration in systems engineering. He has worked several
2006-2166: DECISION-MAKING: WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH MYTEACHING?Yi-Min Huang, University of Washington Yi-Min Huang is a Research Scientist for the Scholarship on Teaching element of the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE). She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Washington State University. Her research interests include assessment and evaluation.Matt Eliot, University of Washington Matt Eliot is a doctoral candidate in the Technical Communication department of the University of Washington. His interests include product design, the structure of meaningful product experiences, human-centered design, and accessibility issues. He can be reached at
2006-2286: EMPIRICALLY DERIVED DESIGN PRINCIPLES FORENGINEERING EDUCATOR RESOURCESMatt Eliot, University of Washington Matt Eliot is a doctoral candidate in the Technical Communication department of the University of Washington. His interests include product design, the structure of meaningful product experiences, and human-centered design. He can be reached at mjeliot@u.washington.edu.Roxane Neal, University of Washington Roxane Neal is a usability engineer and web site designer leading the development of the NEXT web site. She earned her Master's degree in Technical Communication from the University of Washington in December 2005. She can be reached at roxanen@u.washington.edu.Jennifer Turns
AC 2009-840: SUPPORT FOR FACULTY WRITING PROPOSALS TO NEWINVESTIGATOR PROGRAMSLaurie Garton, Texas Engineering Experiment Station Dr. Laurie Garton is a Senior Research Development Associate with the Texas Engineering Experiment Station Office of Strategic Research Development. She has BS, ME, and PhD degrees in civil engineering (environmental) from Texas A&M University and was an engineering faculty member before joining TEES in 1999 where she has worked on technical research project grants related to interdisciplinary environmental themes. Currently she leads the TEES New Faculty Initiative targeting grants such as the NSF CAREER awards for untenured engineering faculty
Paper ID #11885Two Body Solutions: Strategies for the Dual-Career Job SearchDr. Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley Shannon Ciston is a Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Education in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Ciston holds degrees in chemical engineering from Northwestern University (PhD) and Illinois Institute of Technology (BS). She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in technical communications and applied pedagogy, and conducts engineering education research.Dr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy
AC 2010-837: THE “RESCUER FROM AFAR” SYNDROME: CAUTIONS FORTHE NEW ENGINEERING EDUCATOR, OR THINGS AREN’T ALWAYS ASTHEY SEEMRobert Engelken, Arkansas State University Dr. Robert D. Engelken was born on November 14, 1955 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He graduated from Walnut Ridge, Arkansas High School in 1974, obtained the B.S. - Physics from Arkansas State University in 1978, and obtained the M.S.E.E. and Ph.D.-E.E. from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1980 and 1983, respectively. He has been on the engineering faculty at Arkansas State University since 1982 and is currently Director of Electrical Engineering, Professor of Electrical Engineering, and a Professional Engineer in the state of
AC 2010-1415: CONFRONTING THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES FACED BY NEWFEMALE FACULTYChristina Howe, University of Evansville Christina Howe is an assistant professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Evansville. She received a PhD in EE from Vanderbilt University. Page 15.310.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Confronting the Unique Challenges Faced by New Female FacultyAbstractAs a first year female faculty member joining an all male faculty group, many unique challengespresent themselves. These challenges include the usual of a new faculty