Commitment of Community Collaborators in Engineering Education and Industry (Work in Progress) AbstractThe underrepresentation of neurodiverse individuals, particularly those with autism, in the field ofengineering has been well-documented. The inclusion of these diverse learners must involve innovativepathways to engineering instruction. Additionally, steps must be taken to ensure inclusion and success inboth educational and workplace settings through individualized supports and by effectively preparingeducators, peers, and employers. Engineering Community Inclusion of Individuals with Autism (ECIIA), anNSF-funded project, will employ virtual reality (VR) technology to engage more autistic high
policymakers. This study investigates these possible directions through a lens of majorestablished models of integrated STEM education. Although extensive research has been doneon integrating AI with STEM, work is lacking that translates this concept into concrete entrypoints for integration. To address this gap, this research uses a systematic literature review (SLR)approach focusing on preservice teachers’ (PSTs’) perceptions of AI in STEM education. Usingthe PRISMA model, we gathered related empirical, peer-reviewed articles published from 2020to 2024. Of the 250 initial studies, 26 met our eventual criteria. Content analyses of these surveysrevealed several aspects that may be used to further understand PSTs' perspectives on AI'sinvolvement and
belonging inengineering. The study found that classroom inclusion was the only significant predictor ofbelonging and could predict it positively to a moderate degree. Further, it was found that studentsin revised inclusive courses reported significantly stronger feelings of inclusion and belongingthan their peers in traditional courses. These findings suggest that systematic efforts toimplement neuroinclusive learning practices in engineering education may contribute to a senseof belonging for all students.IntroductionThe concept of neurodiversity, a term coined by sociologist Judy Singer [1], emerged asmembers of the autistic community challenged the predominant disability framing of autism andembraced the notion that diversity of minds is both
providing accessibleeducation to all [2]. It recognizes the need to make systemic and structural changes to theframework of a particular course, making it more engaging for all students while not tailored to aspecific individual [2]. UDL can be integrated into teaching in several ways, includingencouraging peer-to-peer learning with informal/formal discussions, using different instructionmethods such as interactive tools and visual aids, and being inclusive in assessment techniqueslike giving opportunities for do-overs [3].Entrepreneurial Mindset (EM) is defined as “the inclination to discover, evaluate, and exploitopportunities” [4]. One can include EM in their instruction by focusing on integrating the threeCs of EML: curiosity about how
System using the Creation and Sharing File Store service for sharing your files with others in the Google File Systems with File Cloud Platform. Store Hands-on Lab 07: In this lab, you will practice using the GCloud CLI to create VMs, GCloud CLI Templates, MIGs, Buckets, and NFS sharing. Commands Hands-on Lab 08: In this lab, you will create a VPC network next to the default network Networking with VPC in your account. You will also create two peering VPC network and Peering connections. Hands-on Lab 09: In this lab, you will create a Cloud VPN that securely connects Networking with your peer network to your Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) VPNs network through
students with motorimpairments may have difficulty using a keyboard or mouse to write code [10]. As a result, allthese students may require specific tools and resources tailored to the nuances of the field [10].Homing in on higher education computing curriculum, this research aligns with the growingemphasis on inclusive practices in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)fields [12]. Historically, STEM disciplines have grappled with, and are still grappling with,issues of diversity and inclusivity [12]. This literature review explores how accessibility isintegrated with STEM curricula, thereby contributing to the broader conversation on fosteringdiversity in education.Study OverviewGiven the continuously evolving landscape of
trigger a change in one or both of the other constructs (e.g. stereotypesand/or self-concept) 13. For example, subliminal priming of test subjects with the femalestereotype (i.e., women are not mathematically inclined) causes women's explicit and implicitmath attitudes to shift 15. Similarly, women’s — but not men’s — implicit math attitude changedas a function of whether the experimenter was male or female 16. Also found to influence STEMperformance is the ratio of male to female peers in the immediate environment 17,18 andinteractions with an implicitly sexist male peer 19.These studies suggest that we may be able to influence implicit attitudes toward engineering, and
social applications for the students. For our programming lesson, we selectedthe ALICE software. ALICE is a 3D programming environment that allows students to createanimations using a wide variety of objects. It features a “drag and drop” interface that reducesprogramming errors and provides students with immediate and tangible results. For the roboticsexperience, we selected PicoCrickets. By incorporating light, sound, and motion tutorials,students could explore causal relationships between writing programming codes and watchingthe results in the PicoCricket robots. PicoCrickets also featured a “drag and drop” interface that Page 15.644.5would
conversation). In the first use of Brainwriting by the department, increased research productivity was the highest priority selected among the group. Since that session, we have implemented many of the strategies suggested from the activity (proposal writing help, seed funding, methods for integrating graduate students into the tasks, peer mentoring, and more). b) Website updates, printed promotional materials, and showcase events: Faculty and staff have been actively engaged in telling ‘our’ story internally within the College and University and externally. This has included poster showcase events, serving as host to a national conference, and much more. c) Searches for faculty and staff hires: Current
, students withdisabilities are educated alongside students without disabilities as the first and desired optionwhile maintaining appropriate support and services. A growing body of research indicates thatinclusive education is an effective practice for most students. For example, it is well documentedthat inclusive education can yield positive outcomes for all of those involved, including the focusstudents, typical peers, classroom teachers, and the school community at large.The engineering student teams were required to submit their designs to the 2013 RESNA StudentDesign Competition, an annual competition sponsored by Rehabilitation Engineering andAssistive Technology Society of North America. This paper will provide a discussion of thedesign
Minnesota, Dulut ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Experiences in Piloting a Program for Implementing High Impact Practices with Limited ResourcesAbstractIt is known that low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students in engineering andcomputer science have rates of retention and graduation that lag behind their peers. A growingbody of research has identified a range of high-impact practices and exemplar programs thathave been successful in improving outcomes for these at-risk populations. Some areas that thesepractices seek to address include: financial need, academic preparation, sense of community,confidence, and professional identity. The challenge of
scope, espe-cially in the final semester, many noted that the Capstone provided essential real-world experience.However, there were concerns about uneven workloads among team members, with some suggest-ing more structured peer evaluations to improve team dynamics.For continuous improvement, the survey highlighted the importance of integrating more technol-ogy, such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) and AI design tools, into the course. Somesurvey responses also suggested a two-semester sequence to allow more time for the design pro-cess and client feedback. Instructors recommended enhancing project management and collabora-tion tools to reflect industry practices better. Overall, the Capstone course was praised for bridgingthe gap between
Low-Resource Languages Visualization Tools Adaptive Learning Linguistics Evaluation Metrics Pre- and Post-Course Assessments Peer Review System Surveys and Interviews Social Sciences Figure 1: Framework for NLP Education: An Integrative Approach.3.2 Framework Design for NLP Education3.2.1 Objective:The initial phase involves developing an educational structure that balances theoretical knowledge withinteractive
from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. After graduation, she worked as a post-doc for approximately three years at Monash University in Clayton, Victoria, Australia. She then spent three years working as a Senior Research Specialist at the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Missouri, where she trained users on the focused ion beam (FIB), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and transmission electron microscope (TEM). In 2016, she moved to the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, to serve as a lecturer in the department of Materials Science and Engineering. Here, she is responsible for teaching the junior labs as well as providing instruction on writing in engineering.Dr. Caroline
engineering students are often notconsidered [4, 13].As described by Polkinghorne [20], narrative research commonly includes two forms of analysis:narrative analysis, in which structured narratives are built from existing data, and analysis ofnarratives, in which data already exists in narrative form. This outcome of the analysis ofnarratives technique often consists of a set of themes that the researcher can use to makeinferences about the sample they studied. Meanwhile, the outcome of the narrative analysistechnique is a story, ordered chronologically, that synthesizes various data into a cohesiveelement. This form of narrative analysis can be thought of as writing an account of someone'slife, such as a biography. The researcher may interview the
to measureP-V-T relations for an ideal gas. The second part was a solar-powered hydrogen fuel cell vehicleand focused on energy conversion and efficiency concepts. The third is a project where studentsworked in teams to propose a project in their choice of one of two topics: one is a design projecton solar thermal energy and the other is a research project using calorimetry.The course consists of a 1-hour weekly lecture on Monday morning to discuss theory needed forthat week and present skills such as using MATLAB, uncertainty analysis, writing lab reports, etc.Students then meet in the afternoon on one day (Monday-Thursday) for a 3-hr lab session. Duringthis session, they are divided into breakout rooms to meet and work with their peers on
(e.g., Critical Reflective Writing; Teaching and Learningin Undergraduate Science and Engineering, etc.) All of these activities share a common goal of creat-ing curricular and pedagogical structures as well as academic cultures that facilitate students’ interests,motivation, and desire to persist in engineering. Through this work, outreach, and involvement in the com-munity, Dr. Zastavker continues to focus on the issues of women and minorities in science/engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Work in Progress: Transformation through Liberal Arts-Focused Grand Challenges Scholars ProgramsAbstractThe National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges Scholars Program
scenarios, described in more detail in section 5.Students need to develop communication skills. Communication skills include the ability to read,understand, and express concepts from the technical and professional literature, the ability toclearly and accurately present technical information to a variety of audiences in written and oralform, and the ability to effectively and efficiently work in a team. Communications skills areconsidered a component of students’ learning that will benefit them in the workplace, and oneplace to learn such skills is through software development projects [7,14,18]. Traditionally,software development courses have focused on writing skills (e.g., [20]), but typically littleattention has been paid to how other
contributions to the collective team effort) reflected student awareness of associatedlearning gains, e.g. • ”Although teamwork felt like the greatest scourge, it's valuable to have the experience of working with a team, particularly in the context of design and report-writing. It's a valuable lesson to learn what dynamic you fit into in a team and how you can work to improve and work more effectively in teams...having a high/low GPA doesn't always mean you're a good/poor worker and certainly doesn't say anything about your ability to work effectively on a team...peer assessment was also a fantastic idea feedback...should be mandatory to justify the marks given to each student
Engineering Mechanics with the core courses typicallyfound in Mechanical and Civil Engineering programs (Table 1). This choice also helped makethe program unique as many newer Engineering programs are focusing on Electrical andComputer Engineering. The program gives students time to explore the myriad of engineeringfields over their four years of study before deciding on a specialty.Table 1. Engineering Physics Curriculum at Randolph-Macon College. Credit hours inparentheses Engineering Physics Courses Science Courses and Math General Education Courses Prerequisites before 2021* Intro to Engineering (3) Introductory Physics (8) Writing and
classroom design project. Inaddition to engineering, finance, human resource and management personnel were involved in theproject in their respective roles. 6. P.E InvolvementTwo of the faculty members involved in the inter-disciplinary senior design project are registeredProfessional Engineers (P.E). All the faculty members have relevant industry experience.Similarly, all three industries had professional engineers helping the teams. Table 3 shows a list ofthe titles of industry professionals (names withheld) involved in the project, in addition to the twoacademic PEs, that helped students throughout the projects. Their help included but was not limitedto designing robots, writing code, reviewing and critiquing drawings, reviewing presentations
week, amonth, or a year. This is indeed a very interesting idea.Analysis of Student Self-Reflection DataStudent self-reflection is critical in developing their understanding of how they learn andgauging the efficiency and impact of the knowledge building approach. Hence, following thesubmission of their final report, students were asked to: (1) write several paragraphs about whatthey learned, why they were more engaged, the challenges they encountered and how theytackled them, and the usefulness of various classroom activities and tools and (2) rate the qualityof their learning experience in reference to the course learning objectives. In their writing,students often cited that the knowledge-building project reinforced their understanding of
used in chemical engineering instruction, in part because oftheir availability through learning repositories like LearnChemE.com and AIChE ConceptWarehouse. ConcepTests evaluate the readers’ understanding by integrating the concepts intoquestions that force the learners to evaluate their own arguments for certain multiple-choiceanswers while selecting one final answer. Thus, the learners’ considered reasoning before selectingan answer allows for evaluation of conceptual understanding. However, few ConcepTests havebeen developed for Process Control courses.As an extra credit assignment in a Process Control course at Northeastern University, studentswere given the opportunity to write ConcepTest questions of their own for use with
learning environment,specifically making connections with professors and peers. Here, we focus on how studentsadapted to online education and their perceptions of the teaching and learning activitiesemployed in online courses. In particular, we report on student experiences pertaining to: (1)office hours, (2) synchronous online lectures, and (3) asynchronous recorded lectures.2 - Theoretical frameworkThis study is grounded in Weidman's socialization model. Weidman posed a process model thatasserts a student's engagement with their learning environment leads to various degrees ofintegration into the existing culture. To elaborate, he writes, "there is a pervasive consensus onnorms and expectation for students in higher education that is driven by
and thus effective teamwork?InterventionWe have adopted several modules of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Tools for Teamwork:Asset Mapping and Team Processing Handbook [11] to introduce students to important teamconcepts. Prior to forming groups and as part of the Handbook, students are asked to reflect ontheir identities, strengths, communication and conflict styles. As part of this, they complete aseries of self-assessments [12] and generate an asset map where they give thought to how theirlife experiences, not only educational experiences, will benefit a team. For an example of whatan asset map looks like, see examples in [4], [13]. Further, students read several articleshighlighting diversity and engineering and write a short
(CFDHT) courses aredesigned more as “numerical fluid dynamics and heat transfer” courses, in which the focus isplaced on teaching the students the fundamentals of one or more numerical methods, such as the © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Annual Conferencefinite difference method (FDM), the finite element method (FEM), and the finite volume method(FVM), and how to use them to solve the differential equations that govern fluid flow and heattransfer. The objectives of many CFDHT courses are to enable the students to write a piece of theirown code and use it to simulate benchmark fluid mechanics and heat transfer problemscharacterized by simplified physics
Native Alaskan Age 13-73 Gender Female, Male New Student Description First-time Freshmen, Transfer GPA 0-4 Credits completed 0-188 Course Grade A-D, F, W, Other Math/Reading/Writing Passed, Failed, Exempt, Not tested Placement Exam Score First Generation Status Yes, NoData set comprises characteristics of students and the sections they are enrolled. The students’characteristics include age, gender, ethnicity, first-generation college status, placement examscores, GPA, credits completed, and whether they are freshmen or transfer students. Coursecharacteristics include
theworld of work and education vis-a-vis guest speakers and interaction with university faculty. This paperpresents the implementation of the pilot and discusses the initial findings, challenges and lessons learned.MethodologyThe program activities were designed to emphasize self-efficacy and belonging and will be describednext. Faculty researchers developed partnerships with local organizations working with young womenwith a focus on women of color, in grades 6-12th. Based upon partner scheduling and the academiccalendar a twenty week/year program was developed. Students will attend an in-person session (two and ahalf hour duration) every other week, with take home materials the week after. The hands-on exercises arebased on peer reviewed
interaction between peers, increased relianceon instructors, and a significant decline in experiential learning such as labs, groupprojects, demonstrations, problem-based learning, and service-learning. Themajority of students report feeling worried about making progress toward theirdegree, and about half worried about completing the semester. Two benefitsstudents identified was having access to course materials all the time through theLMS and the flexibility of remote learning. Findings also show that technicianstudents are quite diverse by way of age, partner status, having a family, race-ethnicity, employment status, and educational background. About one-third ofstudents who responded are women. This paper concludes with several