Let’s Get Students More Involved! -- Experiences from the Collaboration between the IEEE University Partnership Program and Chinese LibrariesAbstractInvolving students is not uncommon in university libraries. Students can greatly reducelibrarians’ workload, provide peer reference services, and change the image of librarians to thepublic. With the prevalence of e-resources, more users choose to work from their ownworkplaces and reduce their visits to physical libraries. To understand actual needs of end usersand offer better services in this digital era, it is very important for librarians to reach out tostudents and work with them closely in their routine work. However, it is quite challenging toidentify student
the Center for SMART Health, where she focused on wireless health monitoring for stroke and pediatric asthma. Her current research is on engineering education and women’s health, specializing in pedagogy strategies to promote learning and innovation in design-build-test courses, including senior design, computer programming, and computer-aided-design courses, as well as pre-partum and partum medical devices.kadin diec, University of California, IrvineDalton Salvo, University of California, Irvine Dalton Salvo is a doctoral candidate in the Dept. of English at UC Irvine. He received his BA from the Univ. of San Diego, a MS in English Literature from the Univ. of Edinburgh, a MA in Rhetoric and Writing Studies from
% reportlistening to podcasts over textbooks or journal articles as a method of weekly extracurriculareducation [8], [9], [10]. Podcasts are also increasingly used to provide continuing medicaleducation (CME) credits to professionals. The internal medicine podcast Annals on Call hasthousands of CME credits claimed by independent physicians. Competency-based medicaleducation relies on self-directed forms of learning [7]. Several studies have shown that individualswho have access to podcasts as supplemental materials outperformed their peers during knowledgetesting [11], [12]. Some U.S.-based medical schools and residency programs have also begunintegrating podcasts in formal curricula in flipped classrooms [7].Podcasts have been evaluated for their
have agency over theircollective learning. Thus, EOP ambassadors will benefit from identifying and driving the focusof their learning and their projects based on their personal interests and contexts.This CoP approach will show up in how ambassadors are convened biweekly, first as a cohortand then in smaller peer groups. Peer groups will be chosen after each campus team hasidentified their curricular project of choice, with a goal of matching teams with similar campuscontexts and projects. Ambassadors will also automatically become members of the EOPNetwork. Being a part of and engaging in EOP Network activities will benefit students byenhancing their knowledge of EOP’s mission and models for integrating sustainability. Onceproject work is
the learning side by developing an Integrated Engineering foundational course withwhat the authors call a “combination of variation theory and capability theory, content framed interms of threshold concepts, and delivery using cooperative peer learning method[s]” (p. 1) [9].Lin and Low have recently proposed an Integrated Engineering Education Alignment Model forIndustry 4.0. The authors report that the integrated alignment model nurtures synergy amongEngineering Education activities such as applied learning, applied research, and continuouseducation training (CET) programs to share a common Industry 4.0 vision with diversestakeholder groups such as students, faculty, industry partners, and recipients of CET programs.The authors use the
to be developed inductively. The final round of coding used axial coding, whichaims to center the coding around the most salient topics [22]. The researcher engaged incontinual peer debriefing and analytical memo writing to engage in reflexivity as they engagedwith the data in more profound ways [21]. The themes for this paper were determined during thefinal cycle of coding and aim to capture the most salient topics described by the participants.Any redactions or author's notes inserted for clarification are noted in italics and brackets. Thethemes are further explored in the findings section below.FindingsThis work-in-progress paper is focused on understanding four women’s motivations for joining aGI ESO and how their membership impacted
emotional and instrumental support (see [12] - [15]). However,much of this research generalizes the larger LGBTQ+ experience and relies on establishedframeworks utilized in the STEM and engineering education space (e.g., queer theory, socialcapital theory). Therefore, outside of a select few exceptions (see [16], [17]), the research oftrans scholars in trans studies has seldom been utilized to understand the lived experiences of ourTNBGNC peers in STEM. We believe that the use of trans studies frameworks andmethodologies in STEM and engineering education research with the TNBGNC community canenrich current discourse by fostering a deeper understanding of the transgender experience andcreate pathways to transform educational practice.If we, as
higher education works. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2016.[17] M. K. Vetter, L. A. Schreiner, E. J. McIntosh, and J. P. Dugan, “Leveraging the quantity and quality of co-curricular involvement expereinces to promote student thriving,” J. Campus Act. Pract. Scholarsh., vol. 1, no. 1, p. 39, 2019.[18] B. N. Green, C. D. Johnson, and A. Adams, “Writing narrative literature reviews for peer- reviewed journals: Secrets of the trade,” J. Chiropr. Med., vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 101–117, Sep. 2006.[19] J. E. Froyd, P. C. Wankat, and K. A. Smith, “Five major shifts in 100 years of engineering education,” Proc. IEEE, vol. 100, no. SPL CONTENT, pp. 1344–1360, 2012.[20] L. R. Lattuca, P. T. Terenzini, and J. F. Volkwein
engineering leader, and why?” After two minutes ofreflective writing, students were grouped by common communication styles (see above) andasked to discuss their papers and to come to a consensus on the dimension that each group feltmost important. These were shared with the class, discussed, and captured on the chalkboard.Design Applications CardsApplication cards prompt students to think about possible applications, connect newly learnedconcepts with prior knowledge, and see more clearly the possible relevance of what they arelearning16. In this study, application cards were used on the last day of class as part of the reviewfor the final exam. As part of the review, the instructor provided notes on the chalkboard thatincluded a flowchart of the
. Purposivesampling of students who remained on campus was used for the interviews to ensure theirperspective was captured by the researchers.Results show a significant number of students, regardless of where they spent the break, studiedinefficiently during the break from school, which is reflected in their academic performance; andstudents who remained on campus while most of their peers left, found the time lonely andlargely unproductive.IntroductionAlthough a fall break has become the norm for many universities in Canada, little research hasbeen conducted to determine the impact of fall breaks on students, whether it is an evaluation asto whether the stated goals of the break – which typically focus on stress and mental health [1] –are being met, or
. Then new teams, inwhich each team member had expertise regarding a different learning activity, were formed andcharged to rank the five activities from least- to best-aligned with formal cooperative learningprinciples. In a separate learning activity, student teams postulated the values and philosophy ofan engineering instructor who incorporates cooperative learning in his/her classes.Student teaching and research philosophies and their elevator speeches went through at least oneiteration cycle, with students receiving feedback from classmates, the course instructors, and, inthe case of the teaching philosophies, peers from the Laboratory for User-Centered EngineeringEducation (LUCEE8) at the University of Washington (LUCEE is devoted to
faculty so we can't use them." and "getting feedback from students on whatworks well".Go it Alone. Definition: The instructor either creates their own IM, modifies existing IM to suittheir course needs, and/or indicates they select existing IM using their own judgment andknowledge.Seven instructors mentioned creating or selecting IM alone, without the involvement of others, inresponses to questions 5, 6, & 7. Examples include "I write and distribute some materialsmyself" and "Materials developed by colleagues and myself".Peers & Colleagues. Definition: When an instructor mentioned persons or groups of personsthat influence their IM selection decisions, such as faculty, instructors, or institutional employeesboth within and outside of the
with the lowest rate of degree earners with adisability was engineering (8.2%) [14]. Additionally, the National Science Foundation [15]reports that disabled scholars receive less funding and had lower employment rates than theirnon-disabled peers, and the National Institute of Health (NIH) [16] found that the percentage ofdisabled people in professional STEM fields grew only 3% (from 6% to 9%) between 1999 and2019, but that the number of people in STEM fields overall increased approximately 79% since1990 [17]. Poignantly, research has also shown that there is a significant disparity betweendisabled STEM students who have dominant identities and those who have what are consideredmultiply-minoritized identities, particularly feminine presenting
turbomachinery instabilities, for which he received NASA Performance Cash awards. Dr. Richard is involved in tutoring, mentoring, and outreach and teaches first-year introductory engineering, fluid mechanics, and space plasma propulsion. He has authored/co-authored 45+ peer-reviewed journal and conference papers.Janie M Moore (Assistant Professor) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Work-in-Progress of an initial phase of a research study of data on student performance impacted from modifying a first-year/semester engineering core course during a global pandemic
and his B.S. in chemical engineering with honors from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Han has over 25 years of experience in electronic and pho- tonic materials engineering and fabrication. His current research topics include (1) writable/rewritable quantum structures by stress patterning; (2) low-cost, crack-tolerant, advanced metallization for solar cell durability; (3) thin film processing and nanoscale surface corrugation for enhanced light trapping for pho- tovoltaic devices; and (4) microsphere-based manufacturable coatings for radiative cooling. He has close to 70 publications in peer-reviewed journals and over 200 invited/contributed papers at academic insti- tutions, national laboratories
thiscourse was modified in 2014 from its original lecture-centered format to include group problemsolving coupled with kinesthetic, hands-on, discovery based activities. This unique combinationof active learning principles was hypothesized to increase conceptual understanding and studentconfidence in their biomechanics and problem solving skills.BackgroundStructured, active, in-class learning (SAIL) is a term used to describe classroom education withan emphasis on learning-by-doing. Class time is built around a variety of student-centeredactivities with clear educational goals meant to engage students in the learning process.Activities are often performed in groups further enhancing the learning environment byproviding opportunities for peer
: Effects calculation and risk analysis” published by CRC Press) and more than 20 papers in international peer-reviewed journals.Ms. Raelene Dufresne, Texas A&M University - Qatar Ms. Dufresne is an educator with 20 years experience in both secondary and tertiary educational insti- tutions in North America and abroad, teaching students from all over the world. A proponent of using technology in the classroom, she currently flips her classes using videos and interactive learning activities to improve student understanding, as well as to level the playing field for her freshmen mathematics- for-engineers classes at an overseas branch campus of Texas A&M University. Notably, her secondary students at the American
undertaken within that environment. They donot write reports or give presentations for the sake of learning good communication, theywrite reports and give presentations for clients, suppliers or their work mates as part of theirworking life. Thus another part of the ‘essence’ of work-integrated learning is developingauthentic interactive attributes. Page 10.79.3 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationReeve[5] conducted a survey of employers participating in work-integrated learning programsof the best
theseoriginated as far back as the 13th century5. However, their use has seemed to explode recentlywith a much larger number of publications appearing in the literature. Even just since 1997,there have been 500 peer-reviewed articles that have investigated their use, according to a briefsurvey of Journal Citation Index.Novak6 proposed the concept map as a way of created a knowledge network that contains pointsand verticies as concepts and links between them as the relationships among concepts. Kinchinand Cabot point out that there have now been 25 years of extended research and development ofusing concept maps to help students learn how to learn7. Essentially, concept maps are two-dimensional representations of a set of concepts and their relationships8
products are listed as statements suchas “part is smooth with no burrs or sharp edges.” For each corresponding statement, a mark ismade reflecting where students’ work falls on this proficiency scale. These scales transparently 4telegraph the standards of excellence students should strive to achieve. At the end of eachassignment, students assess the work of their peers, identifying aspects of each product thatthey either like or would want to improve. This process is random and anonymized so studentsdo not immediately know whose work they are evaluating. This is designed to help studentsdevelop a critical eye for both giving and
Paper ID #11881Communication Among Undergraduate Engineers on a Self-Directed TeamDuring a Product Decision MeetingMr. Jared David Berezin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jared Berezin is a Lecturer in the Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication (WRAP) team within the Comparative Media Studies/Writing Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Jared teaches in a range of communication-intensive courses at MIT, including Product Engineering Pro- cesses, Computer Systems Engineering, Managerial Psychology, and Science Writing for the Public. He has also been a science writer for Dana-Farber Cancer
populations a moving target. In this paper,we examine some enormously complex aspects of equity and inclusion work that can often beperceived as simplicities, particularly among our collective scholarship and practicecommunities. Those with normative and privileged identities may in fact not see or understandthe range of experiences inside these hidden and transitioning identity categories and thecomplex challenges associated with investigating, intervening in, and embracing thesecommunities. There are yet more complexities under that surface. When writing about marginalizedstudent “populations” we tend to see them through a lens that others them as research subjects,and in turn, often fail to recognize the researcher and practitioner (i.e
a real-world frameworkfor classroom concepts and building students’ research and writing skills, such practicesreinforce business related professional skills such as communication (as recommended by theIACBE4, 2011).A few semesters back, one of the authors used these ideas in one section as a projectmanagement assignment and gave more artificially constructed, abstract assignments to studentsin another section. The degree of student engagement and quality of assignments were markedlyhigher in the section where students were able to tie what they were learning in class to what washappening in the world outside. In other respects, the class requirements were identical—otherassignments, exams etc.—and students fared equally well on those
are less under their control. Though it is notintended for the education environment, a simple act of assigning grades may already put gradersin a powerful position. By democratization, we (as instructors) basically release our “gradingpower” in the courses and engage students in the grading processes. Examples include contractgrading, self-grading, and peer evaluations.In our view, these categories of alternative grading can address the negative features oftraditional grading discussed earlier. First, both lower grade granularity and democratization ofgrading can make grading less judgemental as students are not compared by hair-splittingdifferences, and they can have more control in grading. Second, standardized and iterativeformative
data1.” How does one achieve such a desirable end? Traditionally,lecture format courses have been taught but these may not be the best way to achieve thedesired result.2,3 Most universities have blended lectures with a more hands onapproach.4-6 At Baylor University, mechanical engineering majors have two significantlaboratory courses. The first is a materials laboratory in the spring of their senior yearthat covers the basics of materials testing; hardness, stress and strain. The course is athree credit hour course with two hours of lecture and three house of lab. Students areexposed to collecting data and writing lab reports, but at this level, they do not do error Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference
were loaded into Dedoose qualitative software; we applied open coding,selective coding, and theoretical coding [20], [21] to analyze the data. Throughout this process,memo-writing was used to identify emergent themes and explicate findings [22], [23]. Thecoding scheme includes the following parent codes: unified voice, group agency, organizational 3character, emotional investment, interpersonal rapport, and role of the RED consortium. For thepurpose of this paper, we focus primarily on unified voice and group agency, taking intoconsideration where and when codes within these two categories intersect with codes within theother categories as well as
modify existing course assignments, projects, etc. as the basisfor our review whenever possible.We next identified courses which most clearly required students to demonstrate achievement ofour Program Outcomes. Faculty teaching these courses volunteered to save paper or electroniccopies of all the student work submitted (i.e., work from all students in the class) for something(an assignment, a test question, a project, a report) that the instructor believed – if completedcorrectly – would demonstrate achievement of a designated, relevant Program Outcome.Prior to beginning to write our criteria and rubrics, we decided to keep the rubrics as simple aspossible. At this initial stage we were primarily interested in whether a given sample of student
, Indiana, where he directs the Professional Writing major. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Entrepreneurial Thinking in a First-Year Engineering Design StudioIn summer 2016, the authors and several other collaborators developed and taught a courseaiming to advance the pedagogy informing a proposed new degree program in EngineeringDesign, in which design, writing, and engineering topics are integrated into a multidisciplinarydesign studio setting. Most closely associated with the disciplines of industrial design andarchitecture, design studios immerse students in an authentic problem-solving environment: "In studio, designers express and explore
thinking to structure theirengagement with ideas and knowledge.4,7,8 The intent is to engage learners’ imaginations in theirpursuit of understanding and thus engender the kind of caring about learning necessary fordeveloping deep understanding. In the IE approach, instruction is designed to support adevelopmental sequence of five different stages of understanding that enable learners to makesense of the world in different ways. Learners progress to new stages by mastering the cognitivetools associated with each stage of understanding. (Cognitive tools are mental devices developedby our ancestors to help make sense of the world and to operate more effectively in it.)The most important cognitive tool is narrative. Egan writes, “Narrative
Paper ID #11150Ethics and Text RecyclingDr. Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology Marilyn Dyrud is a full professor in the Communication Department at Oregon Institute of Technology and regularly teaches classes in business and technical writing, public speaking, rhetoric, and ethics; she is part of the faculty team for the Civil Engineering Department’s integrated senior project. She is active in ASEE as a regular presenter, moderator, and paper reviewer; she has also served as her campus’ representative for 17 years, as chair of the Pacific Northwest Section, and as section newsletter editor. She was