Education, 2024 WIP: A framework to develop project-based platforms to support engineering and technology education: Project Development CanvasMotivationIt has been well established that using hands-on projects in a class, connecting course conceptswith real-world applications, provides experiential learning that greatly benefits the students in thecourse [1], [2], [3]. With the increasing use of projects in engineering and technology courses andprevious work that was established to design a course structure around the use of an in-class project[4], the need now is to have a structure in place that helps instructors through the process ofdesigning the project itself. Historically though, some
Oral Assessment Implementation in Engineering CoursesTeaching is a critical responsibility and activity for faculty in higher education; however, manyfaculty report struggling with teaching [1] as they have not had the benefit of extensive trainingor development around their teaching practices. The sudden move to remote instruction duringthe pandemic created additional challenges requiring faculty to develop new teaching approachesto help students learn in a new environment. Supporting faculty with sustainable and effectiveteaching practices became even more important [2]-[4], as many experienced burnout andexamined their self-efficacy. Specifically, self-efficacy–the belief that you can be successful inyour efforts toward a particular goal or
. Thethreebookclubmeetingswereonehourlongeachandfocusedononebooksection:1)knowledge (chapters1-3),2) understanding(chapters4-6),and3)inspiration(chapters7-9).Eachmeetingstartedwitha brief overview of the chapters before discussion with participants. Discussion questions centered on what participants were already doing related to the teaching strategies, what they would like to try based on the reading, and how the strategies connected to the entrepreneurial mindset. LTH staff andanaffiliatedfaculty memberwhoservedasthemeetingfacilitatorcreatedpresentationslidesandcontent
that is inclusive and nurtures well-being.IntroductionThe high prevalence of mental health issues among U.S. college students continues to posesignificant challenges for higher education [1]. In the last decade, rates of depression and anxietyhave risen dramatically among students [2], which raises concerns about students’ overall well-being and persistence [3]. Notably, research has shown that engineering undergraduates facehigher rates of mental health concerns such as depression and anxiety compared to their peers[4], [5]. Furthermore, mental health disparities exist for underrepresented college students.Students with minoritized identities (e.g., students of color, gender and sexual minorities, first-generation college students) experience
solving and analyzing complex systems, which uniquelypositions engineering students to contribute to a wide range of challenges and make directimpacts on their communities and our world. Despite this, community-centered advocacy work isoften framed as extracurricular rather than an essential aspect of engineering curricula andleadership development.There are clear advantages to acknowledging the transformative power and social responsibilityof the engineering profession in an engineering education setting. Offering opportunities forstudents to make connections between their professional expertise and the communities they canimpact can help foster a culture of belonging [1, 2, 3]. In tandem, opportunities for leadershipdevelopment which leverage
students' proficiency inboth areas.Analytical data from assignment evaluations and student feedback indicate that integratingMATLAB into the mathematical analysis course effectively develops sophomore students'programming skills. 1. Introduction:The integration of computer programming in engineering education has become increasinglyessential, especially in the sophomore year when students are expected to tackle more complexengineering problems. Recognizing this need, most engineering curricula require a computerprogramming course, often taught using traditional languages like Python, C, or JAVA. Whilethese languages have their merits, their complexity can be a barrier for students who are stilldeveloping their engineering problem-solving skills
was the past-Chair for the ASEE PNW Section. His academic research interests include innovative teaching and learning strategies, use of emerging technologies, and mobile teaching and learning strategies. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Design Thinking Abilities in Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering StudentsINTRODUCTION The typical engineering classroom utilizes lecture based lessons to transfer technicalknowledge to students [1, 2]. A linear classroom approach such as this leads students down thesame repeated path each time they approach a problem. Inside of the classroom this makes for aneasy teaching plan and a step by step problem solving guide for students to follow [3
where she pursued MS studies on Reliability Design of Box Girders of Cranes Based on Probability Theory. Dr. Zhai has teaching and research interests in solid mechanics and their applications to different engineering fields and in particular mechanical and civil/structural engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Connection of the Teaching, Learning and Instructions of Material Science and Engineering Courses with Different Courses on Engineering Subjects JILIANG LI1 and JINYUAN ZHAI2 1 Department of Civil Engineering and Construction Management, California Baptist University (CBU), Riverside, California
of Kentucky aims to fostercollaboration among students in engineering and computer sciences. As interdisciplinaryinteractions are limited as students move to upper-class courses, the project aims to develop andsustain collaboration between mechanical and chemical engineering lecturers for junior levelcourses. The enhanced presence of multidisciplinary collaboration could overcome the knowledgefragmentation of a specialized engineering curriculum and be a better representation of theworkplace.IntroductionEngineering programs are structured based on employability, the fourth industrial revolution, andsustainability. Students need to understand and solve complex problems based on context andtheir ability to connect multiple disciplines [1
assessment activities are outlined as follows. Activity 1: Students areintroduced to the significance of indoor and outdoor air quality. They subsequently learn aboutair quality components, including temperature, pressure, humidity, air quality index, and CO2equivalent. Activities 2 & 3: Students collect air quality data from different locations andvisualize the collected data to comprehend variations among these locations. An extensionactivity is available for students interested in collecting air quality data over an extended period,allowing them to evaluate the correlation between indoor conditions and air quality changes.Activity 4: Students learn to program the micro:bit to display air quality status using LED lightson the air quality board
;summer programs1. IntroductionIn the rapidly evolving landscape of education, STEM (science, technology, engineering, andmathematics) has emerged as a cornerstone for fostering critical thinking, innovation, andproblem-solving skills. As societies increasingly rely on technological advancements andinnovations to tackle complex challenges, the cultivation of a proficient and competent generationbecomes imperative. To this end, the utilization of engaging summer programs at Texas A&MUniversity at Qatar represents a pivotal strategy in preparing the next generation of STEM pioneersin the region. In recent years, there has been significant growth in STEM education in Qatar,marked by the introduction of several innovative models [1-8]. This paper
contribute to advancing engineering andtechnology. This paper will report the details of the developed course, implementation steps, andstudent feedback.1 Introduction Brain-computer Interface (BCI) in its non-invasive form is a new science that detects patternsin the human brain’s signals and uses the result for different applications. The BCI was introducedto the research society by UCLA computer science professor Jacques Vidal in 1973 and hedescribed BCI as “any computer-based system that produces detailed information on brainfunction” [1]. BCI is also defined as “a system that measures central nervous system (CNS) activityand converts it into artificial output that replaces, restores, enhances, supplements, or improvesnatural CNS output and
assignment learning outcomes. Among other benefits, WATTS has shown statistically significant outcomes towards improvingstudent technical writing [1]. Tutors provide specific, appropriate feedback to the students during thetutoring sessions. However, one area that remains a challenge is engaging students in revising andimplementing that feedback in their writing process. An important next step is to find new ways to engagestudents in the revision process so they can effectively use the feedback they receive from multipleinterdisciplinary audiences and begin to internalize the benefits of the revision process. Here, we begin the work of increasing student engagement with a multi-pronged approach to revision.Students begin by assessing their own
the best examples of innovative healthcare.Not only did they enable patients to have better mobility, but they also helped healthprofessionals to have access to statistics and program these devices remotely via Bluetooth.These devices also help reach the goals of healthcare by improving the quality of life of patientsand preventing diseases. These popular battery powered devices range from being wearable toeven implantable. According to Leticia Salazar at Penn Carey Law School, America is one of thebiggest consumers of these devices. In fact, 32 million Americans have implanted medicaldevices [1]. Although these devices help save lives, not all of them are the best option for thefuture. As of now, most of these battery powered devices are
educational approaches that focus on earlyexposure through the integration of hands-on, interdisciplinary curricula, and socially relevantscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) aspects into school curricula [1, 2].Furthermore, it has been demonstrated that the more students participate in hands-on problemsolving, the more likely they will be to use what they have learned later on [3]. Also, researchhas shown that “[c]oordinated collaborations between schools, universities, industry, as well asengineering organisations[sic] and governments are needed to broadly expose and introduceyoung pre-college students to engineering” [4]. Finally, it has been recognized by the NationalScience Foundation (NSF) that teachers have an outsized
and innovative solutions [1]. To effectivelyprepare engineering students for navigating the demands and nuances of the workplace whilebeing mindful of their users’ needs, it is necessary to train them to consider the design problemthrough both technical and human-centered perspectives [2]. Previous work noted universities’increasing tendency to incorporate HCD in existing engineering programs and to use it as anothermeans of supporting students’ achievement of desirable learning outcomes [2]. Our efforts tocontribute to this educational trend led to the development of an educational summer camp meantto expose high school students to a team-based human-centered design task.BackgroundIn this work-in-progress paper, we document the second
the conclusion that, by the end of the program, campers could better articulate thedifferences between each of the three fields, the anticipated career trajectories for each degreepath, and increased students’ interest in specific computing majors.TheorySince the mid-1960s, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) [1] and the Institute ofElectrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) [2] have worked to identify trends in computing anddisseminate curriculum guidelines to the computing community. CC2020, the most recent jointpublication of the two [3] identified six distinct computing disciplines: (1) computer science; (2)computer engineering; (3) information systems; (4) software engineering; (5) informationtechnology; and (6) cybersecurity
, education, and outreach were integrated into a Community ofPractice (COP). The purpose of this endeavor was to provide the teachers with opportunities toconduct authentic cutting-edge research and develop a series of innovative curricular modules forpromoting renewable energy and data science in South Texas. According to the Texas EssentialKnowledge and Skills (TEKS) guidelines, required to be followed by all Texas primary andsecondary public schools, students in Grades 6-12 should learn various aspects of renewable andnon-renewable energy resources [1] as well as data science [2]. As such, the 6-week summeractivities for the STEM teachers were designed to develop in-depth understandings of datascience and renewable energy as well as to explore
of the final versions of the curriculum alongside the community educators, by gatheringdata throughout the curriculum design process. We will also utilize resources from the NASAPLACES project to encourage educators to consider how they are communicating with studentsabout data fluency in a place-based manner6. We will ensure our curriculum is place-based byaddressing the five essential characteristics listed below, which will be used in training thecommunity educators and developing the curriculum activities7-8. 1. Its content focuses explicitly on the geological and other natural attributes of a place. 2. It integrates, or at least acknowledges, the diverse meanings that a place holds for the instructor, the students, and the
mechanical systemscan be implemented by STEM educators on a broad scale. This method can inspire a lifelonginterest in STEM for students.IntroductionThe acronym STEM refers to four different technical subject areas: Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathematics [1]. Individuals working in STEM-related careers have beencredited with creating some of the most important contributions to societal advancement [2].Therefore, there will be a need for a substantial number of STEM professionals in the future.This demand has been reflected in future employment projections. The Bureau of LaborStatistics estimates that the total employment in STEM occupations will grow 10.8% between2022 and 2032. This figure far outpaces the overall employment growth rate of
its content. We also utilized scores from graders who graded thesame exams to perform inter-rater reliability (IRR) testing from the 2022 exams. The IRRanalysis shed light on questions that were not consistently scored. We prioritized these questionsfor revision. The iterative process of developing the rubric focused on the rubric content (e.g., whatshould be in an answer for a student to get a 5, a 4, etc.) and the rubric’s language and format.We endeavored to create a clear rubric that would lead to consistent scores and performedupdates such as reducing language that might lead to subjective scoring and minimizing jargon.For example, Question 1 was initially one item on the rubric where a student could score a 5 if,“Problem
received her M.S. in User Experience from Arizona State University and B.S. in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Broadening Participation and the Mission of Engineering for US All: A Case Study of Engineering in a Classroom Serving Students with Disabilities (Work in Progress) AbstractStrategic Goal 1 of the NSF 2022-2026 Strategic Plan aims to broaden the participation of the "MissingMillions" or under-served, underrepresented, and marginalized populations to fully participate in STEM.Students with disabilities represent one of these marginalized groups. In response to this NSF
in engineering will continue to support existing efforts tointegrate engineering into K -12 education.MotivationThe dominant stories about engineering in the media illustrate a field with a chronic shortage ofengineers [1]. In these dominant stories, K-12 students are exposed to powerful messages aboutwhat engineering is (e.g., a field for students who are proficient in math and science, where youbuild things, where there are many well-paying jobs if you just complete the degree) [2]. Theseand similar narratives can have significant consequences on students’ transition into, through,and out of engineering. For example, the focus on engineering as building can turn students awayfrom engineering, who might flourish in highly computational
, University of Nebraska, LincolnDr. Minji Jeon, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Dr. Minji Jeon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.Amanda Thomas, University of Nebraska, Lincoln ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Purposefully Designing Integrated STEM Learning Experiences within Elementary Teacher Education (Work in Progress)Introduction Over a decade and since the publication of the Next Generation Science Standards(NGSS) document [1], the incorporation of engineering and engineering design in elementarygrades has been fairly visible [2], [3]. Yet despite this adoption of engineering in
dynamics that occur at both curricular stages, however, can oftenbe challenging. Student population, course structure, project scope, timeline, and courseworkload are just a few factors that may influence how effective students are as team membersand what strategies instructors may use to promote healthy team dynamics.Previously, the implementation of an equity minded strategy for promoting healthy teamdynamics was explored in an introductory biomedical engineering (BME) course [1]. The use ofasset-based activities throughout the course provided introductory students with a mechanism toshare about their individual assets with their teammates and complete their team-based designproject through the lens of team member assets and interests. Student
integrated STEM education?2. What potential implications might these perceptions of integrated STEM have on teacher education and PD programs?3. To what extent do the findings correlate with the eight models of integrated STEM proposed by Ring et al. (2017)?MethodsThe basis of this systematic literature evaluation on PSTs' perceptions of integrated STEM isthe framework (Table 1) developed by Ring et al. (2017). Originally, this framework wascreated to investigate experienced teachers’ evolving conceptions of STEM educationthroughout PD. However, this framework exhibits significant promise for illuminating thedistinct viewpoints that PSTs may have at the formative stage of their professional journeys.Unlike other approaches that adopt a single
engineering design. However, perspective-taking is only one facetof empathy. This work reviews models of empathy, pedagogical strategies for empathy education, andempathy assessments that have been employed in the context of BME education to enable BMEinstructors to integrate empathy education in their individual course contexts and continue to developempathy education within BME education.Keywords: Empathy, Biomedical Engineering, UndergraduateIntroductionAs the world has become increasingly global, so too has engineering become a global practice, requiringengineers to have diverse social and technical skillsets [1]. This is particularly important as modern-dayengineers are expected to participate and problem-solve within sociotechnical challenges
moresupportive communities, and specific transfer pathways. Academic pathways provided bycurricular maps affect students' likelihood of persisting in their studies. [18]. The newexperiences have been significant in providing a clear sense of direction and an increase in self-efficacy [19].V. FUTURE WORKFigure 1: The complete process of our research including future work.All the interviewed participants are enrolled in an engineering program at Wright College.Picking reverse transfer students that are not in any pathway, and non-engineering students willgive us two reverse transfer populations to compare. The next group of interviews will berandomly chosen from reverse transfer students who are not involved in a program but are onlytaking courses to be
Development of a Research-Based Application for Effective Mentor-Mentee MatchingI. INTRODUCTIONMentoring is a relationship between two individuals, wherein a mentor, an experienced andknowledgeable individual, provides guidance and support to a less experienced mentee. Thisrelationship is established with the objective of imparting knowledge, skills, and expertise tofacilitate the mentee’s personal and professional growth [1]-[5]. Currently, there are severalmodels of mentoring relationships. Mentoring can happen on a one-to-one basis. It can besituational, group or peer-based [6]. It can also occur in formal or informal contexts [4]. An idealmentoring relationship must happen organically [7].Mentoring is an essential tool for
number of workshops and panels with REU program alumni and projectmentors. A full agenda from the first iteration is provided in Appendix 1 below.Evaluation and FeedbackTo evaluate the boot camp experience, participants were asked to rate their experience in threeways: 1) Quality of Presentations given at the boot camp, 2) Effectiveness of the boot camp inpromoting a sense of community, and 3) Open ended feedback to improve the boot camp infuture iterations. The full feedback survey is provided in Appendix II. This study was reviewedand deemed exempt by the University of Minnesota IRB under STUDY00009659Results14 of the 17 participants filled out the evaluation survey, which was delivered electronically theday after the boot camp was completed