senior member of IEEE and is a member of ASME, SIAM, ASEE and AGU. He is actively involved in CELT activities and regularly participates and presents at the Lilly Conference. He has been the recipient of several Faculty Learning Community awards. He is also very active in assessment activities and has presented more than a dozen papers at various Assessment Institutes. His posters in the areas of Bloom’s Taxonomy and Socratic Inquisition have received widespread acclaim from several scholars in the area of Cognitive Science and Educational Methodologies. He has received the Assessment of Critical Thinking Award twice and is currently working towards incorporating writing assessments that
, and the Chair of the Graduate Program Committee in the Department of EECS, the ABET coordinator for the BS in Computer Science Program, and a member of the faculty senate at CSU. Dr. Zhao has authored a research monograph titled: ”Building Dependable Distributed Systems” published by Scrivener Publishing, an imprint of John Wiley and Sons. Furthermore, Dr. Zhao published over 150 peer-reviewed papers on fault tolerant and dependable systems (three of them won the best paper award), computer vision and motion analysis, physics, and education. Dr. Zhao’s research is supported in part by the US National Science Foundation, the US Department of Transportation, Ohio State Bureau c American
currently working towards incorporating writing assignments that enhance students’ critical thinking capabilities. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Assessment of Gregorc Style DelineatorsAbstract Anthony F. Gregorc is a phenomenological researcher who is internationally recognizedfor his work in learning styles. In 1969, with the introduction of his Energic Model of Styles,researchers were provided with a valuable tool for helping individuals gain a betterunderstanding of Self and others. This work evolved into the Mind Styles Model in 1984.Gregorc Style Delineator is based upon a psychologically-formulated matrix of four descriptivewords. Gregorc indicates that there are
programming platform that provides feedbackon incorrect code entries. The homework problems generally require fewer than 5 lines of codeto answer a homework problem relating to a single programming concept (e.g. define a variable,write an expression comparing two variables, write an if statement), whereas the projects ask thestudent to write a program that accomplishes a specific task requiring blocks of code that can beup to 30 lines long.The comparison being made takes account of two separate semesters of the course, Fall 2016 andFall 2017. In 2016, the programming component of the course was a 6-week portion of thecourse with Chapters 1-6. For this study, the researchers only used Chapters 1-5 to be consistentwith the chapters used in 2017. In
Paper ID #18334Design Meets Disability Studies: Bridging the Divide between Theory andPracticeDr. Sarah Summers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Sarah Summers earned her PhD in Rhetoric and Composition from Penn State University and joined the RHIT faculty in 2014. Her work focused on writing in the disciplines, particularly at the advanced undergraduate and graduate levels. She teaches courses in writing and engineering communication, in- cluding technical and professional communication, intercultural communication, digital writing, and grant writing.Prof. Renee D. Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
at The University of Memphis. During those years, he worked in the areas of reading and writing processes, metacognition, self-regulated learning, teacher education, and school and program evaluation. Dr. Hacker moved to the University of Utah in 1999 and has continued his research in the previous areas and has added to them research in the area of the detection of deception. Also at the University of Utah, he served as chair of the Teaching and Learning Department. His publications have appeared in the Journal of Educational Psychology, Contemporary Educational Psychology, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, and Journal of Experimental Education. At both universities, Dr. Hacker has maintained a strong
, haveexperimented with forms of media production as alternatives to writing for producing anddisseminating scholarly work. Both of these projects focus on the production of new mediaforms, such as web pages, games, and interactive digital art pieces, as the result of scholarlywork, rather than merely as methods for producing more traditional written/publication material.More recently, thanks largely to the proliferation of 3D printing hardware and related grantsfrom the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Andrew Mellon Foundation, digitalhumanists have begun incorporating making practices into their research and pedagogy.Makerspaces and critical design labs such as those at the University of Victoria, the University ofToronto, the University of
technical learning [1][2], however in most cases where fiction is used, it supports professional learning in areas likeethics. In this paper, the authors go beyond the presentation of a case study where literature wasused to frame and guide discussions around ethics in an engineering course by coding studentartifacts for values. Specifically, the student engineers participating in a seminar course wererequired to read and reflect in writing on Prey by Michael Crichton [3]. To set the stage for thiscase, some of the moral philosophy arguments around the use of fiction are discussedculminating in the conclusion that fiction is an appropriate tool in the teaching of ethics. Then,we will examine how literature has been broadly used in technical courses
/laboratory format and is designed for Electronic, Computer, Mechanical, andManufacturing Engineering Technology students organized into cross-functional teams.The outline of the paper follows the course outline described in TAC of ABET “Self-Study Questionnaire - TC2K Visits” 1IntroductionStudentThe course is an interdisciplinary course with mixed teams of Mechanical (MET),Manufacturing (MFG), Electronic (EET), and Computer (CET) Engineering Technologystudents. In general, the course is an integration of LabVIEW-based virtualinstrumentation and data acquisition techniques and a physical/mechanical measurementslab 2. Since the teams contain students from multiple majors, we cultivate a peer-learningenvironment where the EETs and CETs help the METs
exercises and class discussion,• participate in small group brainstorming, discussion and problem solving,• complete four homework assignments,• complete two hands-on activities: build and fly a rocket from Ref. 15 and participate in the annual departmental Egg-Drop competition e.g. see Ref. 16,• write a final term paper,• and several times a semester fill out a one minute anonymous index card where they are asked to complete the following sentence: “I’ve been sitting here for an hour and I’m still wondering about …”The index cards are similar to the “one-minute papers” suggested by Richard Light inRef. 5. They provide an opportunity for students to ask any question in a “safe” (non-public) environment. They allow a time for reflection on
Page 10.120.1 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationyears of the standard four year study program (4YSP) are spread over the first three years of the5YSP.The 5YSP is fully integrated into the mainstream program in the sense that all students on the5YSP attend the same classes, have the same time-table, textbooks and lecturers and write thesame tests and exam papers as the mainstream students. This contributes to increased credibilityof the extended program and prevents stigmatising students as being 'at risk'. Faculty thus takeownership of the extended program and do not view it merely as an
mathematics, science, and engineering principles and engineering design in a real world practice setting. • Develop understanding and gain experience in interpersonal, team, and presentation abilities. • Develop understanding and gain experience in the economic, legal, organizational and business realities that operate in a commercial company or government agency. • Acquire an appreciation of the social, environmental and ethical implications of industry or government decision-making and practice. • Gain experience in setting and carrying out career plans through resume writing, interviewing and networking training. • Further develop as an individual, gaining self-awareness and appreciation of
Page 8.784.6 “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2003, American Society for Engineering Education”a car are requested. The students are also required to identify their skills in writing, graphics,leadership, teamwork, analysis, drafting, planning and research/library, as well as their strengthsand weaknesses. This information is then used to assign the teams12, which consist of 4-6 teammembers. Teams are balanced using the following criteria: major13, background, academicperformance, gender and ethnicity14, and access to transportation off campus to purchasematerials for the construction of the project. The team application also requires the
laboratories. 4. Assembling a combination of the old and new equipment. 5. Writing the Science Workshop templates and/or setting up Quattro spreadsheet templates. 6. Running and debugging the exercises. 7. Writing up the exercises in the form of a workbook, complete with brief summarys of the information to be presented in short mini-lectures.Although we were rarely seen out of our classroom, the work was exhilarating. We often hauledcolleagues out of the hall and said “You’ve gotta see this!” For the first time, we were actuallyseeing some physics that we had previously only talked about. We felt a bit like Galileo musthave when he first peered through that eyepiece at
classes outside of the college. We begin with the first day of class in the fall when teams of 4 or 5 students are asked toparticipate in a tower building contest using Jenga blocks. This first day exercise allows thestudents to get to know some of the people in their section and to become acquainted with theirsection instructor in an informal atmosphere. During the remainder of the semester, the studentswork in teams on laboratory projects, presentations, and in homework study-groups. Sophomore Clinic is team-taught by faculty from engineering and college writing in the fallsemester and faculty from engineering and public speaking in the spring. The curriculum inSophomore Clinic is coordinated so that the students’ writing and speaking
work was compared with thecomputer submitted answers.This paper examines what types of mistakes (conceptual and non-conceptual) students were ableto correct when feedback was provided. The answer is dependent on the type and difficulty ofthe problem. The analysis also examines whether students taking the computer-based testperformed at the same level as their peers who took the paper-based exams. Additionally, studentfeedback is provided and discussed.IntroductionAutomated grading has been around since Michael Sokolski invented scantron grading machinesin 1972. Over time, computers have evolved from grading multiple choice exams to acceptingnumerical and written solutions. New systems like PrairieLearn can grade a wide variety ofsolutions
Increasing Lab Participation and Content Retention Through Supportive Laboratory Preparatory Assignments Tina Smilkstein, California State University at San Luis Obispo I. AbstractA study is done on an electrical engineering circuit lab course to assess the effect onparticipation, retention of course content and student satisfaction when prelab assignments wereexpanded to include a write up of the experiment background and goals. Reading that wascreated specifically for each lab covered background for the lab that the students should bebringing with them from previous courses but did not tell them how to do the lab. They wereasked to summarize the
: Why All Americans Need to Know More about Technology, describes the importance of being literate about technology in the 21st century2. In their 2006 report, Tech Tally3, the NAE defined technological literacy as “an understanding of technology at a level that enables effective functioning in a modern technological society.”5The report on an NSF sponsored workshop at the National Academy of Engineering in 2005includes the statement that technological literacy is important because, “We live in a technological world. Living in the twenty-first century requires much more from every individual than a basic ability to read, write, and perform simple mathematics. Technology affects virtually every aspect of
thelevel of risk associated with the task; meaning that if a worker spends more than a certainamount of time with one or more of his or her joints held past a certain angle, then he or she is atrisk for an injury due to posture. The assessment tools only truly vary in terms of level of detail,so students are encouraged to use more than one so that they can compare their findings with dif-ferent tools. Students are responsible for finding a work task, they must observe the task for atleast two hours, and they then must write a 1-3 page brief that describes the task, findings fromthe assessment, and suggestions for task improvement. Students generally select single persontasks such as clerking at a grocery store and changing the tire on a wheel.This
to the group and present their findings. Thisprocess requires that all group members develop effective communication skills. At thecompletion of the teaching session, each student is evaluated by the others in the group, whichcan result in the identification of strengths and weaknesses. The instructor is available to providerecommendations on better communication practices. This peer-oriented review and evaluationprocess can result in improved communication skills.Criterion 3(h) focuses on a student’s ability to recognize the need for and to engage in life-longlearning. This ABET criterion is highly linked to the second major motivating factor whichresulted in the change in the course pedagogy. After the authors of this paper reflected on
ASME, SIAM, ASEE and AGU. He is actively involved in CELT activities and regularly participates and presents at the Lilly Conference. He has been the recipient of several Faculty Learning Community awards. He is also very active in assessment activities and has presented dozens of papers at various Assessment Institutes. His posters in the areas of Bloom’s Taxonomy and Socratic Inquisition have received widespread acclaim from several scholars in the area of Cognitive Science and Educational Methodologies. He has received the Assessment of Critical Thinking Award twice and is currently working towards incorporating writing assignments that enhance students’ critical thinking capabilities
groups experienced certain aspects ofthe program.ResultsCollaborations from CyBR MSI programming lead to motivation and confidence in submittingfederal grant opportunitiesSurvey results indicate the value of CyBR-MSI in supporting participants’ confidence andmotivation to submit federal grant proposals. Descriptive results show that participants agreed tostrongly agreed (1 = strongly disagreed, 2 = disagreed, 3 = agreed, 4 = strongly agreed) thatparticipation in a CyBR-MSI program exposed them to new federal grant opportunities (x̄ =3.14/4.00) and encouraged them to apply for federal funding (x̄ = 3.27/4.00). These faculty alsofelt more confident in their ability to write grant proposals (1 = not at all confident, 2 =minimally confident, 3
their research. Also included are literature research techniques, methods for acquiring off-site material, and strategies for pursuing their research interests once the students leave this program and return to their classrooms. The workshop is conducted in a PC-Lab and the participants are actively engaged in first-hand experience in using the search engines for their literature search. 2. Communicating Science Effectively Workshop. Is held in the first week and consists of three components: “Writing Science,” which will support trainee co-authorship of research results; “Speaking Science,” a means to prepare undergraduate trainees for effective slide presentations; and “Presenting and
informal peer mentoring network structure as there was no formal mentoringprogram in place at the department level. Zoe shared one of her peer mentoring episodes, when my tenure stuff was official, I just did an open invite at a coffee shop away from campus, so it was kind of in a protected place, and I said, “Anybody who wants to come and talk to me, you can ask me anything you want about my process and my experience,” and I gave them a copy of my stuff, and pretty much all the assistant professors showed up. It ended up being like a two-and-a-half-hour-long discussion.In addition, Zoe and a couple of other untenured faculty members engaged in peer mentoringduring their writing sessions at a local coffee shop (see Figure
BB CPS PP MATLAB 1. Prior experience in-class -0.21 0.36 -0.07 0.29 2. Prior experience out-of-class -0.15 -0.29 -0.29 0.14 3. Prior comfort 0.21 0.21 0.14 -0.21 4. Communication with instructors 0.07 -0.21 0.50 0.14 5. Communication with peers -0.64 0.29 0.36 0.86 6. On-going feedback 0.86 0.00 -0.57 0.14 7. Reviewing course material outside of class
and research aresupported by award funding from various organizations. They often are directed to womenwithout considering WOC's unique challenges. For example, ADVANCE is a fund that invests infaculty success by exploring and establishing institution-based support programs and strategiesto enhance the climate and institutional context encountered by faculty women in engineering[10]. These initiatives may warrant a different structure at different institutions, such as minority-serving institutions (MSIs), in keeping with institutional missions and demographics. Specific toMSI, Allen et al. [11] proffered that institutional transformation must assist women faculty inSTEM by providing support to develop writing and research skills, networking
discoveries in the form of progress reports that aresubmitted to the industrial collaborators and federal funding agency sources at the end of eachsemester. The students also learn to use citation software and publish their work in peer-reviewed journals.As researchers, it is important to contribute to the literature on these new advances in arespective field. Conference presentations provide the students with the opportunity of presentingtheir data at various stages of development (preliminary findings, most up-to-date findings, andfuture directions). This allows them to gain constructive criticism from colleagues and polishtheir findings before final documentation. Furthermore, it allows the students to meet otherresearchers and learn the
the Boston Chapter of the Association forWomen in Science (AWIS) [17], the Mentoring Circle Program (MCP) at Brigham andWomen’s Hospital in Boston [18], among others. Mentoring circles provide many advantagesover traditional academic mentoring between an undergraduate student and their faculty/staffadvisor or research mentor (one-on-one mentoring structures). For example, mentoring circlesallow students to hear viewpoints from multiple mentors, while also allowing for peer to peermentoring between undergraduates in the mentoring circle. In this way, students build a multi-modal mentoring network.The tone of mentoring circle discussion is set by the initial presentation and monthly theme.Administrators provide suggested questions for mentees
to online (OL) instruction changed the natureof engineering education in profound ways. First-year engineering students enrolled in OLcourses completed team-based design projects under conditions that differed from their F2Fcounterparts in two important ways. First, OL team members worked remotely, distanced frominstructors and peers, because they were unable to collaborate in the same physical space.Second, OL team members did not have access to on-campus materials and tools.The purpose of this work-in-progress paper is to explore whether and, if so, how studentsenrolled in OL and F2F introductory engineering courses differed in the ways they engaged witha team-based design project. More specifically, the aim is to understand differences in
heightened risk ofreceiving disconfirming messages regarding whether they belong in academic spaces.In response to these inequities in students’ teamwork experiences and to create a more inclusiveclassroom, in a scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) approach [13], we began collectingstudent information throughout a team-based design project to better understand potentiallyfraught experiences (e.g., to what extent did you feel your ideas were heard and taken seriouslyin the team meeting?) as well as relating that information to more typical peer and self-assessments.Recognizing that power is unevenly distributed within teams, and wanting to forward a moresocially just classroom, we added critical readings highlighting ways that power and