Paper ID #37487Enhancing the Student Learning Experience through VirtualReality IntegrationJames Schreinerleang tri Leang Tri is a graduate research assistant at Missouri Science and Technology, where he works on dynamic topology control and network localization. He received a bachelor's degree of Science in Engineering Management from the United States Military Academy in 2022. Tri's previous research includes analyzing the effect of social media algorithms through a system dynamics lens and improving efficiency in project management in the Department of Veteran Affairs. He is passionate about innovation and
research interests. Finally, the students met with several potentialmentors and then wrote a synopsis of each researcher and their project. This concluded with thestudents deciding who their choice is and why that mentor was selected. A subsequent lecturelater in the semester discussed standard undergraduate research opportunities such as theuniversity course, summer research programs, and NSF REU type opportunities. An early lecture on literature searching and literature searching tools will allow thestudents to find manuscripts on their advisors work and related work. Once literature wasidentified, the students then wrote a synopsis on each paper and how it relates to or can be usedfor the student’s project. Finally, to initiate research
, secondary education, and theology from the University of Saint Thomas in Houston, Texas and my Masters in mathematics education from the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. I taught high school mathematics in Cincinnati, Ohio before coming to the University of Georgia to complete my Ph.D. in mathematics education. My research focuses on teacher preparation programs and how we assess teachers' feelings of preparedness.Tim Foutz (Professor) Dr. Foutz, a professor in the College of Engineering, is a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professors, the university’s highest recognition for excellence in instruction at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Foutz has active projects in the general area of engineering
be presenting on COVID-19 and U.S. Higher Education: The Realities of Undergraduate International STEM Students’ Experiences.Trina L. Fletcher (Assistant Professor) Dr. Trina L. Fletcher is an Assistant Professor of Engineering and Computing Education and a Faculty Fellow for the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at Florida International University. Her research includes asset-based studies on women and people of color within STEM education and engineering and computing education at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Dr. Fletcher uses large-scale data sets to conduct research using mixed- methodologies focused her target populations. She is a 2022 NSF CAREER awardee for a project
since it gathers a broader range of useful informationrelated to the projects[11, 12]. Azhar et al [13] provide with a list of benefits of the use of BIMnot only in industry but also for future professionals. The main difference between CAD and BIMis that BIM models buildings consider a wider variety of information including the form,function, and behaviour of building systems and components [14]. This transition is alsohappening in education with the use of BIM to create VR models. Even though VR headsets seemexpensive, they represent a relatively low-cost option compared to the different 2D draftingsoftware licenses. Moreover, it does not represent a high risk due to high contact when regularsafety measures are used such as cleaning the
ofintegrative learning, problem solving, and teamwork. However, this data may be partiallyskewed due to the relatively small sample size and lack of a pre-survey, a consideration that willbe addressed later in the research process. The one prompt with no significant differencebetween student responses relates to completing tasks in a timely manner. Within this program,students are given general timelines and assignment deadlines, but due to the unique nature oftheir projects, it is an expectation that groups will use autonomy in creating deadlines to ensurethe project is completed on time. This lack of a traditional classroom schedule may have been aninfluence on this prompt. Overall, this program employs a collaborative form of teaching andlearning
participation in higher education, and the educational attainment and schooling experiences of Mexican descent youth in the mid-20th century.Dr. Valerie Martin Conley, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Valerie Martin Conley is dean of the College of Education and professor of Leadership, Research, and Foundations at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. She previously served as director of the Center for Higher Education, professor, and department chair at Ohio University. She was the PI for the NSF funded research project: Academic Career Success in Science and Engineering-Related Fields for Female Faculty at Public Two-Year Institutions. She is co-author of The Faculty Factor: Reassessing the American
to be delivered in a distance learning format.At the University of Cincinnati, a large, urban, midwestern university, a common first-yearengineering design course sequence is taught, which focuses on developing students’ design,algorithmic, mathematical, and spatial thinking skills along with other professional skills such aswritten and oral communication, teamwork, and professional ethics. The course meets twice aweek for two hours each and relies heavily on team-based, hands-on activities and projects tohelp students learn the course material. Additionally, the course uses a flipped classroomapproach, where students watch assigned videos or read selected chapters from the textbookprior to attending class and spend most of class time
Agency Full scale heat and electricity E.ON (Järfälla) 2015, 2017 generation and environmental Rya CHP and Renova (Gothenberg) 2019 impacts Air transportation systems Arlanda International Airport 2015, 2017 Urban infrastructure Hammarby Sjöstad (Eco-City) 2015, 2017 Royal Seaport 2019 Full scale municipal wastewater Käppala Wastewater Treatment Plant 2015 treatment Bromma Wastewater Treatment Plant 2019 Sustainable building Skanska Headquarters (Stockholm) 2015, 2017 construction projects Pilot scale innovations in
also afforded the opportunity to lead an impactul Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Principles of Engineering (PoE) course, a project-based learning survey of the engineering discipline. Since the Summer of 2015 I have been privileged to work with the Texas A and M Sketch Recognition Lab (TAMU SRL) to evaluate a couple of online tutorial tools (Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS)) cur- rently under development, Mechanix and Sketchtivity, that provide immediate constructive feedback to the students and student-level metrics to the instructors. I presented on this work at the state and national PLTW Conventions and at CPTTE in 2016. I also spent 5 semesters beginning the Fall of 2015 taking online courses learning how to
Paper ID #34490Teaching Spatial Skills Online During a Global PandemicDr. Melissa C. Richards, Clarkson University Dr. Melissa C. Richards is an Assistant Professor and the Director of the Horizons Programs and Robotics Outreach Program for the Institute for STEM Education at Clarkson University. Trained in problem and project-based STEM education, she believes in a holistic approach to education to provide students with tools that foster growth and balance in every aspect of their lives. Using this approach, she has developed and implemented hands-on STEM projects and K-12 and higher education outreach activities
withfull PPE, except he wears glasses instead of safety goggles. In stark contrast, Dee Dee is shownwith blonde hair and wearing a short, pink, sleeveless dress, and ballet shoes; she is wearing noPPE. Dexter’s glasses and lab coat stereotypically represent intelligence. Yet, Dee Dee’s small,pink clothing is suggestive of softness, youth, and frivolity. Moreover, Dee Dee’s blonde hairconnotes the “dumb blonde” stereotype [19]. Notably, all embodied characteristics of Dee Dee’scharacter in the show. Dexter is shown much larger and in the foreground. His upright postureand hands on his hips demonstrate a character designed to project confidence. Dee Dee’s stanceand sideways look projects a flighty personality, unconcerned with serious matters
projects ranging from consumer products to power systems. As a consultant she worked with over 75 different clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Prof. Wodin-Schwartz is passionate about teaching core engineering and critical thinking skills that apply to application driven problem solving. She is excited to work with students to help them understand not only the technical skills required of them as engineers but also the social, environmental, and physical implications of implementing technical engineering solutions. Her work with adding context to problems and projects her courses has lead her to receive teaching awards including the Russell M. Searle and Morgan Distinguished Instructorships in
University of Maine FYE integrated math, physics, programming,and engineering content with a goal of improving retention [6]. Other programs use projects aspart of courses to motivate and encourage engineering students [7]. Again, Mohammadi-Araghand Kajfez [5] note the paucity of work regarding the benefits of drawbacks of FYE vis a visdirect matriculation.The first year can have a significant impact on future college success; aspects about their identityand competency are formed during this time [8]. A few researchers have recognized this impactand critically examined first year of engineering programs. An in-depth analysis of studentsleaving one engineering program found that a mismatch in interest followed by feelings of lowcompetence accounted
; Program Manager for Electrical Transmission and Distribution Contracts, Iraq Project and Contracting Office (PCO), Bagh- dad, Iraq; Assistant Public Works Officer, Program Management Officer, Operations Officer, AROICC, ROICC, and Facilities, Engineering and Acquisition Division Director, Public Works Department, NAS Sigonella, Sicily; Seabee Enlisted Community Manager (BUPERS-325D), NSA Millington, Millington, TN; and Assistant Current Operations Officer (N3C1) and Current Operations Officer (N3C), Navy Expe- ditionary Combat Command (NECC), JEB Little Creek-Fort Story, VA. He obtained his Ph.D. in Electri- cal Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of
technology contentknowledge and implement that knowledge effectively in designing integrated STEMlearning environments. To increase students’ interest in STEM fields and improve thequality of integrated STEM education, we developed a series of integrated engineeringand technology focused teacher professional development (PD) activities.In this paper, we discuss the effectiveness of a two-week long PD which was a part of aNational Science Foundation (NSF) funded Innovative Technology Experiences forStudents and Teachers (ITEST) project. This workshop was implemented at a Research 1University campus in Summer 2019. The project goals were to enhance in-serviceteachers’ engineering and cutting edge technology content knowledge to help them
Infras- tructure: An Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering.Dr. Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Construction Management at Colorado State University. He is committed to advancing research and teaching in the sustainability of infrastructure projects. He believes that educating the next generation of professionals will play a pivotal role in making sustainability a standard practice.Dr. Frederick Paige, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Frederick (”Freddy”) Paige is the Assistant Director of the Virginia Center for Housing Research and an Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech in the Vecellio
courses'competitive nature.Engagement is one of the main factors that can be used to predict academic success. An engagedstudent is more likely to have short-term goals such as an intention to participate in an internshipprogram or long-term goals such as intentions to pursue graduate studies or move into the technicalworkforce. Tutoring sessions, field trips, and research projects have been introduced to theundergraduate engineering student's curriculum ostensibly to increase engagement. Peerdiscussions in undergraduate courses have helped develop the personal and social skills to thrivein an engineering major. Peer discussions seem to enhance student learning compared with coursesthat do not allow peer discussions [2]. Capstone projects serve as a great
teaching and doing research. She is on the USD team implementing ”Developing Changemaking Engineers”, an NSF-sponsored Revolutionizing Engineering Education (RED) project. Dr. Lord is the 2018 recipient of the IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award.Mr. Mou Deng Riiny, SunGate Solar American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021Learning about Solar Power in South Sudan: An International CollaborationAbstractMore than 1 billion people in the world currently live in energy poverty. Solar energy has vastpotential for South Sudan but there are challenges to implementing it. How can students andothers such as technicians learn about the context of South Sudan and the particular
questions asked in the classroom to students onZoom, or read questions that were brought up through the chat box. It was also distractive tomonitor and ensure that the delivery of both synchronous and asynchronous lectures wasworking properly. I had the Zoom recording, I had the slides, my own writing on the board…I have to listen to the questions from Zoom, and from the students who were in the classroom. Sometimes people ask questions through the chat box, which was very hard for me to follow. – P8Several other difficulties were also identified from our interviews. Two participants hadtechnical difficulties using functions or features of Zoom or projecting to the classroom andZoom at the same time. One participant stated
Paper ID #32450Managing Uncertainty in CAD-enabled Engineering Design TasksMrs. Ying Ying Seah, Purdue University, West Lafayette Ying Ying Seah is a Ph.D. candidate in Technology in the Department of Computer Information Tech- nology at Purdue University. Her research interest mainly focuses on developing and validating novel curricular approaches and technology-enhanced learning environments in STEM education, integrating scientific and engineering thinking in the relevant disciplines. Specifically, her current project focuses on designing, implementing, and validating a Learning by Design curricular approach in science
that lead to reducing the quantityand diversity of possible solutions, the results of the study can support engineering instructors toprovide scaffolding as they provide lessons on concept generation for their students.IntroductionWith the increasing complexity of problems in the world, engineers must develop innovativesolutions to pressing problems, as described by the National Academy of Engineering [1]. Toequip students with important design skills, design education has adopted project-based coursesthat require students to tackle open-ended problems [2]. However, despite the changes in thecurriculum, studies have indicated the challenges of teaching students how to innovate [3], [4].Engineers engage in concept generation in design, which
tasks. Tokens are self-defined learning objective “crumbs” that gothrough an anonymous peer-review process, where students experience giving and receiving peerfeedback [6] [7]. Students move their tokens through a modified Webb’s Depth of Knowledgesequence that shows greater depth of learning while progressing towards innovation [8]. In theCardiovascular course, depth of knowledge assesses four levels of learning (DOK-1 Describe,DOK-2 Connect, DOK-3 Apply, and DOK-4 Innovate) while progressing towards innovationimpact levels based on expert review (Impacts Self/Group, Impacts College/CommunityOutreach, Impacts Academia - Limited, Impacts Academia - Extensive, and Impacts Society) [9].The opportunity to collaborate on an innovative project while
to generate their own projects which includeddesigning and prototyping physical products. Students worked in the undergraduate fabricationfacility with hand tools, power tools, and various materials depending on their project topic. In2020, as part of the university’s response to the pandemic, courses were offered through remotedelivery, which limited the students’ opportunity to access the fabrication facility. To meetexisting learning objectives including using basic hand tools, designing and conductingexperiments, the course was redesigned for remote learning with the use of theMMTK and several associated design modules.40 students were enrolled in the course, with 30 students located domestically and 10 locatedinternationally. The
, scholarship on nontraditional students is especially relevant. A summary ofthe overlapping research bases that contribute to this topic are presented in Figure 2.2. Research QuestionsIn this pilot research project, we employ a mixed methods approach to identify themes related to thepersistence of nontraditional undergraduates in engineering and computing and identify institutionalmisalignments that affect their learning. This approach aims to improve the persistence of nontraditionalstudents and offer insights that can be applied across other institutions. The research questions that we planto address are as follows:What factors and experiences impact nontraditional students’ persistence in engineering at a largeMSI? • What challenges to persistence
and engineering education.Mr. Luan Minh Nguyen, Iowa State University Luan M. Nguyen is an MA/Ph.D. student in Anthropology/Civil Engineering, who completed his Master of Science in Biochemistry at Iowa State University and his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry at Hartwick College. His first master’s thesis focused on the structural analysis of the schizophrenic gene DISC1 using transmission electron microscopy and hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry. For his second master’s thesis, he focuses on identifying the individual and institutional factors that contribute to a ”culture of disengagement” from the ethical dimension of engineering work among students in the engineering profession. His Ph.D. project
. We have tracked the progress of thestudents and their understanding of CT in broader terms. This paper investigates the effect of engineering and coding activities through distancelearning on CT education. We shared our preliminary results in this paper. The contribution ofthis study is two-folded. (i) The effect of engineering activities and (ii) the effects of codingactivities are examined on students under distance learning constraints with emphasis on sub-domains of CT.Methodology In this project, we aim to activate CT abilities by engineering problems and codingactivities through distance education. Our study consists of 4 different groups from grades3,4,5,6,7,8. The students from grades 3 and 4 receive an education that
these networks have onindividual student outcomes (i.e., GPA, attrition). To this end, this proposed study seeks to expand current understandings of group workeffects, including the influences that student peer networks have on each other and studentperformance outcomes in undergraduate engineering education. Deeper understandings of theserelationships will enable engineering educators to make more informed decisions regardingundergraduate pedagogy related to group work and collaboration for improving student retentionand performance. Specifically, this proposed research project will investigate relationships thatexist between students’ formal peer networks, informal peer networks, social peer networks,GPA, and attrition through a two
Paper ID #32975Assessing Intuition Used Among Undergraduate Engineering Technology andEngineering StudentsMelissa Cai Shi, Purdue University at West Lafayette Melissa Cai Shi is an Undergraduate Researcher working under Dr. Lucietto. She is a student at Pur- due University, pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science and Applied Statistics with minors in Management and Chinese. She began working under Dr. Lucietto in the Summer of 2019 as an un- dergraduate researcher and has thus far continued her work. She is currently working on her Honors Scholarly Project. In addition to her Actuarial coursework, Melissa
, multilevel inverters, and electric drives.Dr. Johanna Naukkarinen, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology Johanna Naukkarinen received her M.Sc. degree in chemical engineering from Helsinki University of Technology in 2001, her D.Sc. (Tech) degree in knowledge management from Tampere University of Technology in 2015, and her professional teacher qualification from Tampere University of Applied sci- ences in 2013. She is currently working as a post-doctoral researcher and project manager with the School of Energy Systems at Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT with main research interests re- lated to technology and society, gender diversity and engineering education.Dr. Hanna Niemel¨a, Lappeenranta-Lahti