Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (ELOS) Technical Session 2: Manurfacturing, Simulation, Safety, and Technical Writing

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Wu, University of Wisconsin - Platteville

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

submission. The final project (big open circle) requires afull-length report without peer review or revision. All labs require the completion of prelab reading and pre-lab quiz on Canvas before starting.The pre-labs and homework assignments take up 15% of the course grade. After each lab, studentsturn in a post-lab log sheet, which is more like a ‘structured lab notebook’ with required dataanalysis and interpretation but not to be graded for writing quality. I use the post-lab log sheet asan assessment tool for the content knowledge of the lab, and the log sheets are worth 20% of thecourse grade. Students do not need to write a formal lab report for each lab. A formal lab reportis assigned for each module of the course, each worth 15% of the

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 11

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Boni Frances Yraguen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adam Steinberg; Carol Subiño Sullivan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lance Matthew Crawford

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

LS# LS Description P1 P2 P3 1 Leveraging web-based interactive methods to measure student understanding and adjust synchronous lecture content accordingly in real time. 2 Use of case-studies where students problem solve historical or hypothetical situations in course assignments (projects/homework/etc.) 3 Fostering collaboration and group work among students in class. (This could be assigning group projects, pairing students to work together on homework, creating “break-out rooms” for students to work on problems in synchronous class meetings or office hours.) 4 Introducing lessons (either synchronously or asynchronously) by presenting

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session: Student Success

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MacKenzie Reber, Grove City College; Yun Dong, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Subhanwit Roy, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

participate in challenging work or projects to gain experience or knowledge. These practical tasks include any work given to them by their organization in which the newly-hired engineer actively learns from the completion of the work or task.9. Utilize Resources (in Role Clarity, Task Mastery, and Workgroup Integration): Newly-hired engineers use various technical and non-technical pre-prepared resources to gain a better understanding of their role and how to perform the tasks within their job. These resources can include textbooks, manuals, tutorials, documents, guidebooks, Google, YouTube, and Wikipedia. Utilize Organizational Resources (in Role Clarity and Task Mastery): One of the types of resources that newly-hired

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 2: Let's Get Thinking Computationally

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alaina Katherine Mabie; Monica McGill, CSEdResearch.org; Brenda Huerta, Bradley University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

• Research focused on integrated K-5 CS and/or CT (all aspects) • Research with a focus on K-5 studentsGiven the tens of thousands of articles returned for just the first article search (33,402), it wouldhave been impractical for our team to manually review each of them. There is a law of diminishedreturns for Google searches, and, for practical reasons, we chose to limit our manual search to thefirst 100 articles from each keyword search, providing us a robust set of 900 articles to manuallyreview. We decided upon 100 given 1) the newness of the field and our hypothesis that we wouldnot find many articles that meet our search criteria and 2) staffing and project scope.We chose the years 2015 through 2022 to align with the White House

Collection

2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference

Authors

Jessica Lofton, University of Evansville

student responses may have been impacted by a number of factors. During thetwo weeks of collecting responses, the students would also complete Exam 3 (covering radiativeheat transfer) and submit a group project requiring 2D, transient analysis using numericalmethods. These two assignments are, historically, the most challenging for students and elicithigher levels of frustration.The survey and evaluations timing also corresponded with a “what if” analysis for student coursegrades where the instructor provided each student with their overall score and the final examscore required to raise the course grade. The grade analysis was provided to the students becausethe final exam is optional for this course. Two students in 2019 were aware they were

Conference Session

Technical Session 5 - Paper 5: The Impact of Prior Programming Experience on Computational Thinking in First-Year Engineering Experience.

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Noemi V Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Russ Meier, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Janie M Moore, Texas A&M University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

introductory programming classes to an audience of computing andengineering students and therefore is well attuned to the challenges of first-year college studentslearning this material, although also at risk of projecting challenges her students face ontoparticipants.Dr. Meier grew up on a farm on a Native American reservation. He descends from WesternEuropean immigrants and nearby towns were mostly white European descendants. Native Siouxand Ponca Americans attended school, played sports, and socialized within the communities. Hegrew up appreciating Native American culture but saw inequities limiting education and careerpotential, and intersectionality resulting in cultural bias and discrimination. As a cisgender whitemale high school student, he

Conference Session

Research on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University; Jay Phillip Jefferson, Florida International University; Jade Moten, Florida International University; Sung Eun Park, Florida International University; D'Aundray James Adams, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

has experience with outreach projects focused on STEM education and mentoring.Dr. Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University As an assistant professor of engineering education at Florida International University, Dr. Alexandra Coso Strong works and teaches at the intersection of engineering education, faculty development, and complex systems design. Alexandra completed her doctorate in aerospace engineering at Georgia Tech. Prior to attending Georgia Tech, Alexandra received a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from MIT and a master’s degree in systems engineering from the University of Virginia. Alexandra comes to FIU af- ter completing a postdoctoral fellowship at Georgia Tech’s Center for

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the First Year

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Janet Aderemi Omitoyin, The University of Illinois at Chicago ; Renata A. Revelo, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Betul Bilgin, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Houshang Darabi, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Rezvan Nazempour, The University of Illinois at Chicago

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

training of mathematics teachers that is at the core of this problem. Since enrollment at UIC, Janet had dedicated her studies and research efforts on Mathematics Socialization and identity amongst pre-service elementary teachers, an effort at understanding the reasons for lack of interest in the subject with a view to proffer solution and engender/motivate interest amongst this group that will eventually reflect in their classroom practices. She is currently a Graduate Assistant with UIC Engage, a commu- nity focused project that provides help for less-privileged students from K-8 in mathematics, reading and writing. She continues to work as a substitute teacher occasionally to keep abreast with current practices

Conference Session

Remote Physical Laboratories: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

of the first 6 modules has one or more pre-lab homeworkassignments, lectures that include in-class activities, and an associated lab experiment performedin groups. The Mechanical Measurements module has an optional lab activity that the studentsperform as individuals for extra credit. The final module provides information on best practicesfor oral and written presentations as well as a guest speaker describing how measurements areused in their academic research. In addition, there is a required term project performed with thelab group. For the term project the teams are required to propose, design, execute, and report ona measurement experiment of their choosing. Student teams can borrow lab equipment or usefixed equipment on campus for

Conference Session

Assessing Hard-to-Measure Constructs in Engineering Education: Assessment Design and Validation Studies

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Donna Jaison, Texas A&M University; Hillary E. Merzdorf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Blake Williford, Sketch Recognition Lab; Lance Leon Allen White, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University; Kerrie A. Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

. In order to representthe second factor, “drawing to communicate ideas”, three items were designed including drawingto communicate ideas, drawing to explain or teach a concept to others, and drawing to generatecreative ideas for a project. In order to measure the third factor, “drawing to solve problems”,two items were developed that included drawing to think through a truss problem, and drawingunder pressure to come up with an idea. In order to measure the fourth factor, “drawing to create”,two items were developed that included drawing to express myself and drawing from imagination.Fabrigar also recommends that a factor is represented by three to five items while designing studiesfor performing EFA [29]. The hypothesized third and fourth

Conference Session

Working Against Unjust Social Forces

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Desen Sevi Ozkan, Tufts University; Avneet Hira, Boston College

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

courses that explored technical and societal integration,and more design courses and projects that included themes of human-centered design andsystems thinking (Wisnioski, 2012). Paul B. Daitch at Rochester Polytechnic Instituteemphasized design as "the major vehicle which relates technique and society" (Daitch, 1970, p.21).PurposeFirst-Year Engineering (FYE) courses have received attention from practitioners and scholarsalike in the past couple of decades (Pendergrass et al., 2001; Kilgore et al., 2007). The First-Year Programs division of ASEE had 28 papers associated with it in the 2020 Annualconference alone. There is some agreement on the content that is taught in these courses,which comprises concepts such as design, mathematical modeling

Conference Session

Motivation, Goal Orientation, Identity, and Career Aspirations

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lorenzo Laxamana Ruiz, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; Dominick Trageser, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ; Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #32717Exploring Student Responses to Utility-value Interventions inEngineering StaticsMr. Lorenzo Laxamana Ruiz, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo Lorenzo L. Ruiz is a 4th year Industrial Engineering student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Throughout his undergraduate career, he has completed internships in various fields being exposed to manufacturing operations, business systems, and continuous improvement environments. He is currently working to- wards a career in technical project management. He has served three years on the board of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers which

Conference Session

'Diversity' and Inclusion? Pedagogy, Experiences, Language and Performative Action

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Mary A. Armstrong, Lafayette College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

—rather than investigating systemic or “watershed”-type hazards [13]-[15]. Someapproaches that aim toward broadening faculty teaching strategies rather than protecting studentsfrom them include integrating relevant applications of STEM content; emphasizing the societalcontext and social justice implications of engineering work [16]; and using project-basedlearning to engage students in real-world applications and collaborative work [17].Moreover, engineering’s tendency to cling to an idea of itself as “apolitical” and “neutral,” ratherthan acknowledging its social construction and baked-in centering of white masculinity, has beenshown to be correlated with the marginalization of under-represented participants in engineeringculture [18],[19]. The

Conference Session

Technical Courses and Liberal Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University; William M. Jordan, Baylor University; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

-related courses and does research with natural fiber composite materials. He is also interested in entrepreneurship,sustainable engineering, and appropriate technology in developing countries.Ms. Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University CYNTHIA C. FRY is currently a Senior Lecturer of Computer Science at Baylor University. She worked at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center as a Senior Project Engineer, a Crew Training Manager, and the Science Operations Director for STS-46. She was an Engineering Duty Officer in the U.S. Navy (IRR), and worked with the Naval Maritime Intelligence Center as a Scientific/Technical Intelligence Analyst. She was the owner and chief systems engineer for Systems Engineering Services (SES), a computer

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Joseph Murphy, University of California, Los Angeles; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

Paper ID #29167The Engineering Education Experiences of Students Serving in theReserves or National GuardDr. Catherine Mobley, Clemson University Catherine Mobley, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at Clemson University. She has over 30 years experience in project and program evaluation and has worked for a variety of consulting firms, non-profit agencies, and government organizations, including the Rand Corporation, the American Association of Retired Persons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Since 2004, she been a member of the NSF-funded MIDFIELD research project on

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineers and Professional Development - June 23rd

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan

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Biomedical Engineering

member.Undergraduate Research ExperienceUndergraduate research provides students with an opportunity to get exposure to research. It iscommonly recommended that undergraduate students gain research experience at the universitywhere the study took place, though what kind of research is not specified. There are severalmechanisms for students to become involved in research, through independent study credit, forhourly pay, or volunteering. It is not uncommon for research experience to vary dramaticallybetween labs, with regards to the tasks performed by undergraduate researchers or the level ofinput taken in project decisions.ParticipantsUsing purposive and snowball sampling [25], 14 students entering their third year, who were alsoplanning on engaging in at

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Greg Rulifson PE, USAID

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

critical reflection of the learner on the experience. Unlessembedded within a course as a service-learning activity (e.g. [13]), there may not be structuredreflection. This is particularly true in co-curricular activities, where advisors may worry thatformal reflection would deter college students from participating. However, the reflection couldoccur informally via a group discussion.Giles and Eyler [11] cite Dewey’s [12] four criteria for projects to be truly educative. The fourcriteria are: generate interest, worthwhile intrinsically, problems that demand new information,and cover a considerable time span. K-12 activities are often designed to be fun, so they arelikely to generate interest on behalf of both the college student and K-12 kids

Collection

AEE Journal

Authors

Katie Schneider; Amy Martin; Terri S. Hogue

district curriculum specialist in theWE2NG program was a huge asset to the other teachers participating that summer and played acritical role in vertical and horizontal collaboration efforts.Summer Program WE2NG summer trainings begin with an orientation session that includes an introduction to campusand the various research projects connected to the WE2NG program, as well as a laboratory safetytraining. In the weeks following orientation, teachers spent two and a half days per week immersed ina research project that best fit the needs of their classroom goals. They also spent one day per weekat a teacher-training workshop (various topics), one day per week on an industry field trip related towater and energy, and a half day focusing on

Collection

2021 ASEE Pacific Southwest Conference - "Pushing Past Pandemic Pedagogy: Learning from Disruption"

Authors

Jenna Wong P.E., San Francisco State University

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Diversity

levels of both structural response and secondary systems. After re- ceiving her PhD, Dr. Wong began a post-doctoral fellowship at Lawrence National Laboratory developing a modern computational framework for the nonlinear seismic analysis of Department of Energy nuclear facilities and systems. This work seeks to expand the understanding of soil structure interaction for these structures and the means of modeling this behavior both theoretically and experimentally. In addition to her research experience, Dr. Wong also has worked for the public and private engineering sectors in the areas of water infrastructure, transportation, data systems, and project management. She joined San Fran- cisco State University in 2014 as

Conference Session

Design Tools and Skill Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria R. Young, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Sara L. Hoffman, University of Michigan; Kathleen H. Sienko, University of Michigan; Madeline A. Gilleran, University of Michigan

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Design in Engineering Education

their courses. Second, administrative processes atuniversities make adding new courses and/or updating current offerings to incorporate socially engaged designcontent a long, difficult process that requires significant investment from faculty members. Third, non-traditionalengineering skills may not fit sequentially into engineering curricula. Students are typically most motivated toacquire these skills when confronted with the challenges of specific design projects, which they may encounterthrough both traditional coursework and co-curricular opportunities. Because of these factors, educationalprograms related to socially engaged design need not only to be accessible to faculty for incorporation into theirexisting courses, but also accessible

Conference Session

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Robert Welling, Seattle University; Nathan E. Canney, Seattle University; Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

co-teaching to students in engineering and science. She is co-Principal Investigator on a National Science Foundation (NSF) research and education project developing an ethnographic approach to engineering ethics education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Where Does the Personal Fit Within Engineering Education? An Autoethnography of One Student’s Exploration of Personal-Professional Identity AlignmentAbstract This paper presents an exploration of personal-professional identity alignment throughthe use of an autoethnography. To understand identity and identity formation, my researchadvisor and I drew from post-modernist

Conference Session

Green and Susainable Manufacturing Practices

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Aditya Akundi, University of Texas, El Paso; Arturo Olivarez Jr., University of Texas, El Paso; Eric D. Smith, University of Texas, El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #17991Workshops and Seminar Series to Enhance and Create Opportunities for In-novation in Green Manufacturing and EngineeringProf. Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Tseng is a Professor and Chair of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering at UTEP. His research focuses on the computational intelligence, data mining, bio- informatics and advanced manu- facturing. Dr. Tseng published in many refereed journals such as IEEE Transactions, IIE Transaction, Journal of Manufacturing Systems and others. He has been serving as a principle investigator of many research projects, funded by NSF

Collection

2016 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Norm Matloff

ConferenceSetting theStageWhy DoEmployersHire ForeignStudentsInstead ofAmericans?DataRemedies (andNon-Remedies)ConclusionsForeign TechWorkers in the U.S.: Failures and The Immobility Factor RemediesNorm MatloffUniversity ofCalifornia at Davis ASEE • Employers don’t want engineers to leave for another firm EngineeringDeans Council in the midst of an urgent project. ConferenceSetting theStageWhy DoEmployersHire ForeignStudentsInstead ofAmericans?DataRemedies (andNon-Remedies)ConclusionsForeign TechWorkers in the U.S.: Failures and The Immobility Factor RemediesNorm MatloffUniversity ofCalifornia at Davis ASEE

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental: K-12 Student Beliefs, Motivation, and Self Efficacy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda Capobianco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James D. Lehman, Purdue University; Qiming Huang, Purdue University; Chell Nyquist, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

research and gender and culture in science education. Her research interests include girls’ participation in science and engineering; teacher’s engagement in action research; and science teachers’ integration of the engineering design process to improve science learning.James D. Lehman, Purdue University Dr. James D. Lehman is a Professor of Learning Design and Technology in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and the Director of the Discovery Learning Research Center at Purdue University. He is member of the leadership teams of two current NSF-funded projects, Science Learning through Engineer- ing Design (SLED) and Professional Development for Computer Science (PD4CS). He holds a B.S. and M.S. in biology and

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland; Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland

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Educational Research and Methods

accessed by only a smallproportion of engineering academics. What is lacking in the literature is theinvestigation of strategies to lead and encourage research-focussed academics to gainexpertise in these matters. The overarching aim of this research project is to find themost effective strategies for encouraging such research-focussed (and occasionallyreluctant) academic staff to adopt theoretically based pedagogical approaches in theirteaching practice, to ensure verifiable graduate outcomes.IntroductionHow can academics in a research university be led to acquire, use and valuetheoretically based pedagogical practices, to ensure verifiable graduate outcomes?This question is especially relevant in engineering education where teaching haslargely

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 1

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Atman, University of Washington; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota; Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Christine Loucks-Jaret, University of Washington; Dennis Lund, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

degrees are in Metallurgical Engineering from Michigan Technological University and his Ph.D. is in Educational Psychology from the University of Minnesota. He has co-written eight books including Cooperative learning: Increasing college faculty instructional productivity; Strategies for energizing large classes: From small groups to learning communities; and Teamwork and project management, 3rd Ed.Reed Stevens, University of Washington REED STEVENS is an Associate Professor in the College of Education at the University of Washington. He specializes in ethnographic and comparative approaches to studying how people learn, especially in disciplines related to mathematics, science

Conference Session

Student Engagement and Motivation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; John Geddes, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Mark Somerville, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Robert Martello, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Educational Research and Methods

the survey question as “Provide adefinition of self-directed learning in your Olin College courses.” With this interpretation, itwould be reasonable for students to assume that they may control aspects of the learningplanning and monitoring, but that evaluations of their development are the responsibility of theirinstructors. Alternatively, students may have neglected to include reflection in their definitionsbecause reflection is seldom emphasized in undergraduate engineering courses. Engineering Page 13.527.11students are frequently pushed to their limits during the end-of-semester crunch time;“successful” completion of completing projects

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K12 Teachers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brant Miller, University Of Minnesota; Tamara Moore, University Of Minnesota

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and high schools.The primary vehicle to attain our goals is the “on-campus” research component. During this fiveweek intensive, on-campus immersion into research the RET Research Assistants (RAs) areexpected to be an integral part of the research being undertaken by faculty and select graduateand undergraduate students assigned to their particular project. To prepare RET RAs for thisrelatively short research window; RET RAs take part in an Advanced Preparation (AP)component of the program prior to coming on to campus. During the AP experience the RETRAs are expected to become familiar with the literature provided by their faculty mentor and toask questions via email or face-to-face as logistics allow to begin the professional dialogue

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Natalie Tran, California State University, Bakersfield; Amy Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Al Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

invent effective strategies and representations for solving math problems, and these methods can serve as bridges for instruction. He is also exploring the embodied nature of students’ knowledge, as exhibited by gestures, and the mediating effects of action on conceptual knowledge. His studies of teachers' beliefs about the development of students' mathematical reasoning showed that content experts can show evidence of expert blind spot, which influences teachers’ expectations of what makes things difficult for their students. He is currently co-principal investigator for the AWAKEN Project (funded by NSF-EEP), which examines the nature of high school pre-engineering

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Tedesco; Sanford Bordman; Iftekhar Hasan

, socioeconomic conditions, and work force diversity. The computer and telecommunication revolution places technocrats in closer more direct contact with internal workers, suppliers, competitors, and clients. Moreover, the recent significant shift of U.S. companies towards a more service-oriented global network and changing scenarios demand engineers who are capable of assuming the multiple role of technology experts with efficient management skills. However, academic institutions have not focused on the increased need for a more integrated approach to educational training for our engineering scientists to cope with their emerging roles. Bordman and Hasan (1996) projected some thoughts on how an educational