productive and providethe reasoning to support their argument. When students are provided the opportunity to engagein these practices and receive feedback from peers, they are able to model the norms andexpectations of both epistemological communities.The ADE instructional framework is based on Argument Driven Inquiry (ADI), a instructionalmodel that centers on student engagement in scientific inquiry. Research on ADI suggests thatstudents using the ADI model in science show gains in content knowledge, writing andcommunication skills, research design abilities, and capacity to argue from evidence [13-15].Building the ADE framework using previous ADI work allowed the integration of engineeringpractices emphasized in the Framework into an evidence
managing their time in the classroom andare forced to use a ‘write down now, learn later’ strategy. Flipped classrooms have gainedtraction in recent years because this instructional method enables the student to begin thelearning process outside of class at their own pace (still under the guidance of the instructor),digest the material prior to class, and subsequently, use the in-class time to participate in activelearning strategies that increase engagement between faculty and students, and enhancecomprehension of the material. This study pilots a Partially Flipped Classroom (PFC)instructional model in a required geotechnical civil engineering course at UNC Charlotte toformally assess student engagement, perceptions, learning, and gains. This
Reading the text, slides and working the problems helps; and getting questions answered in class too Practice, Practice, Practice. What I find most helpful is working problems, both homework and in class activities. I like working on the problems in a flipped classroom because it is giving me a chance to see what I had been doing wrong in the homework. The class activities give us a chance of solving the problems with our peers discussing the concepts that helps. Class activities are helping me.But, basis can be discussed in a more clear way before starting with the class activity. I do like having a work day on fridays where we are simply working on the classroom assignments
working-class families. Value isplaced on students’ leadership experience and potential as we expect the GTI fellows to sharetheir learning and influence their peers after their study-tour. So, the impact goes beyond the 21-25 GTI fellows we select each year.2. Evolution of GTISince 2004, we have sent over 180 GTI fellows to Asia through the GTI program1 2 3. The firstthree cohorts (2004-2006) visited Taiwan and China, the next three traveled to India (2008-2010), the next three visited Taiwan and China (2011-2013), and the last cohort (2014) visitedTaiwan. During this eleven-year period, we have made four programmatic shifts. First, in 2005,we extended the scope of GTI from a focus on the global economy to include environmental andenergy
theteacher and organized around defined problems. The problem is the initial and focal point of thelearning process. POL is complex problem-based in the context of a team working together toreach a project goal that is typically highly challenging and includes individual and groupactivities, discussions, and a writing process. POL additionally teaches project management andteamwork competencies4. Mills and Treagust5 summarized the main differences of PBL andPOL. Some of the major differences they observed included project tasks are closer toprofessional work and thus use a longer period of time in comparison to PBL, POL is more Page 26.154.2focused
making based on initial problem articulation to address tradeoffs,performance, design requirements, and broader impacts. The challenges allow for peer teaching andclass discussions of what answers/decisions are justifiable, as well as an opportunity to clear up anymisconceptions. Table 2: Summary of In-class Activities Analysis Phase Multidisciplinary Systems for In-class PBL Activities Coffee maker, Vehicle suspension, Land use planning, Wyndor Glass Co. Define manufacturing, Radiation therapy treatment design Represent Stereo speaker, Vehicle suspension, Student motivation to study in college Stereo speaker
design and/or solve engineering problems using theoretical, experimental, and numerical approaches, while appreciating the applicability and limitations of these approaches. Students will be able to think critically, analyze data, and generate appropriate data if needed. They will also be able to communicate their results and findings both orally and in writing. Above all, they will be prepared to successfully complete their engineering education.These objectives were distilled down to specific student learning outcomes (SLOs) that areshown in the figure below. By focusing on the objectives and SLOs of the core program, wewere able to avoid focusing on the traditional linear progression of core content and have begundeveloping
specific skills were then elaborated as quantitative and qualitative skills as below:Qualitative learning objectives: 1. Explain what constitutes weak (and strong) technical writing style in a journal paper 2. List the phases of an LCA and explain what is done in each phase 3. Discuss the similarities and differences between EIOLCA and process based LCA 4. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of process based and EIOLCA 5. Discuss the similarities and differences between ReCiPe and TRACI impact assessment methods 6. Determine the appropriate functional unit for an LCA 7. List online resources for following LCA literature 8. List names and regions (where they were developed) of major life cycle inventory databases 9. List
method at the same time through reflective practice and critical evaluations.It is expected that in every reflection, the student goes through a cycle or series of personalquestions and debates attempting to learn, resolve, and create personal stories. In addition,students reflect on their personal narrative of the meaning, the connection, and the methodologythat they are experiencing [18]. During in-class reflective activities, the student is exposed to theviews of other team members. They are encouraged to think, discuss, share, and write their ownreflections. Then the student needs to critically evaluate his/her choices, and create an informeddecision. This is not a trivial process. In practice, we try to follow students development
begs further inquiry.Other modifications of the typical "flipped" classroom approach are also documented besidesvideo prelectures. Bland15 took problem-based learning (PBL) approach to a flipped classroom,where students were presented with assignments before an upcoming class meeting that usedconcepts that had not been discussed prior. Students were expected to find and utilize availableresources (textbook, web, peer-based learning, etc.) to complete the assignments. The goal forthis pedagogical approach was to develop individual learning skills that would better preparestudents for careers in industry where sparse guided assistance is available and moreresponsibility is on the learner to find, evaluate, and then integrate sources of
verification and validation. He has headed the corporate product and technology innovations and quality and delivery innovation departments. Pradeep was on the apex senior management group before proceeding on to pursue his academic, research and social interests. Before Patni, he has worked at IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, SGGS College of Engineering and Crompton Greaves R & D Electronics in different research and academic positions. Pradeep Waychal has also published papers in peer reviewed journals, presented keynote / invited talks in many high profile international conferences and I involved in a few copyrights / patents. His teams have won a range of awards in Six Sigma and Knowledge Management at international events
adifferent type of engineer. Engineering education musts be broadened to include thefollowing: team skills, communication skills, leadership, a systems perspective, anunderstanding and appreciation for diversity, a multi-disciplinary perspective”.6Engineering students in this course will not only have the opportunity to work on teamsand participate in a multi-disciplinary project with their peers, they will also receive in-depth training on communication skills; specifically, skills for communicating in a team. The engineering field has frequently recognized the need for interdisciplinary work.Katzenback and Smith note that interdisciplinary work, conducted when participants have
problem,ask each member of the class to write an idea for the solution on a sheet of paper. Theninstruct the members to make a paper plane out of the sheet of paper. After each classmember makes an airplane, have them throw the airplane into the air. Each student picksup one of the thrown planes. (Students are not to pick up their own idea and should tradeif they get their own idea back.) Each class member adds an idea to the idea on the planeand throws the airplane again. This continues for about four rounds. Then each studentfinds their original idea and reads what has been added to it. Have the students formgroups and discuss the ideas that they have seen. Each group then presents their best tothe entire class.Activity 4: GoggleMaterial
to meaninglessness.Typically, the only publications that count are those that are addressed toward our “peers,”which in some perverse taxonomy automatically excludes our students (clearly we have much tolearn here from traditional apprenticeship and social learning theory). Therefore the creation ofPSI course material (addressed to our students) is not considered as scholarly, while a journalarticle (addressed to other teachers) describing and analyzing these materials is acceptable. Inaddressing our scholarly activities so narrowly, we limit the extent to which that scholarship canhave an impact on anyone other than ourselves. Scholarly writing is the process of clarifyingand organizing our perceptions to the point where they are defendable
Conference & Exposition Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationago4-5 However, there are some things about our entering students that have not changed overtime, mainly having to do with their preparation for college. Even though we have seen an upward trend in student SAT scores4, many of our enteringstudents are still not able to do simple algebra. Despite having taken advanced high schoolmathematics, students just are not able to do math once they reach college, which has been along standing problem6. Other students may not be able to write a complete sentence or have anappropriate science background to begin engineering7. Other students may be unable to copewith daily stresses8 or to plan for
achieve a given goal in an efficient and expeditious manner” [1, p.7]- are criticallyimportant for any STEM career. These skills frequently are expected of those who seek careersin industry. Undergraduate students may be introduced to these skills if they major inengineering or have internship experiences in industry; however, these skills are rarely taught atthe graduate level. Graduate education primarily focuses on developing skills required for theacademy (i.e., research, grant writing) and often overlook other skills that are more critical tosuccess in professions in the industry. Over the past decades, students have increasingly beenseeking positions outside the academy, opting, instead, to work in the industry [2]. STEMemployers seek
questions on homework assignmentsFigure 4: Weight of each type of question used in a typical homework assignment, based onaveragesProjects and reportsAs shown in Table 2, 50% of faculty indicated they used group projects or papers and 27%individual projects or papers in their courses. Faculty reported that roughly a quarter of the gradefor these deliverables was based on writing, formatting, mechanics, style, etc. The other threequarters of the grade was based on the technical content. There was no significant difference inthis breakdown between individual vs. group assignments.Exams and quizzesThe survey asked several questions about exams and quizzes. Among respondents, 5% reportednot using any exams or quizzes and instead used alternative
his research in middle school robotics and computer classes to promoteseveral disciplines within mechatronics. He teaches computer programming concepts using theNXT Mindstorms graphical programming language. He emphasizes the logic behind computerprograms through flow diagrams—a tool that has allowed 6th and 7th grade robotics students tobetter grasp programming fundamentals and write more flexible programs for the FLLcompetition. He also uses programming languages such as PBasic12 and MATLAB13 in computerclasses. For example, when introducing the binary number system, he engages the students inprogramming and testing a Morse code generator using the Basic Stamp microcontroller.12 In asimilar vain, through the interactive use of MATLAB
increase academic performanceand retention of Latino students. While the grant has several components, this paper will presentthe two programs that engage Latino students in research: the Winter Research Experience andthe Summer Bridge to the Beach.BackgroundThe two programs described in this paper place students in an active research project with afaculty mentor and ideally other peers. Such strategy is one that has been shown to be effectivein improving students’ sense of belonging and in increasing the relevance of the knowledgeacquired in STEM courses. Hurtado et al.1 report on the significant impact that the relevance ofsuch knowledge has on a student’s life on campus. Both programs provide such relevance byimmersing the students in a
and technical writing, oh wait, wait, and English 131. And after that, you can apply to aerospace engineering program. …Uh, the process, I believe you have to pick up an application, write an essay, send in a transcript and, I’m not quite sure what else, probably recommendations from teachers. (Jane freshman year)Students were familiar with the stated “nuts and bolts” of the admission. They would have tosubmit to apply to their majors, an application, an essay, their transcripts and possibly letters ofrecommendation. Knowing what they had to submit however was different from knowing howthese submitted documents would be used to judge them. Furthermore, knowing what to submitwas not enough to alleviate the uncertainty
racial/ethnic minority students inengineering education, the experiences of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) identifying studentsremain unstudied. This paper breaks this silence with a study of the ways LGB students at amajor research university in the Western US both experience and navigate the climate of theirengineering college. We find that, because of pervasive anti-gay sentiments and dualisticthinking that often conflates homosexuality with technical incompetence, these students do nothave access to the same opportunities of success as their heterosexual peers. Nevertheless,through coping strategies which require immense amounts of additional effort, LGB studentsbravely navigate this climate with tactics that include “passing” as
Paper ID #38245[Full Research Paper, Ethical Engineering in Industry and AppliedContexts] Responsibility and Accountability: Faculty Leaders, EthicsFrameworks, and Disciplinary EnculturationDr. Laurie A. Pinkert, University of Central Florida Laurie A. Pinkert is an Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric and Director of Writing Across the Curriculum at the University of Central Florida. Her research examines the role of communication practices and writing infrastructures in disciplinary development within fields such as engineering.Prof. Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida Jonathan Beever is Associate Professor
workingprogram for use as an assignment for students in beginning computer classes.Ada Lovelace: A Short BiographyAda Lovelace was the only legitimate daughter of George Gordon Lord Byron, the famous poet,peer, and politician [4]. Lord Byron achieved an immense reputation for his poetry and playboyantics in his own lifetime and is still regarded as one of the most important British Romanticpoets. Shortly after Ada’s birth, Lord Byron separated from his wife [4]. He died tragically ofdisease while fighting in the Greek War of Independence in 1824, when Ada was eight years old[4]. In 1833, the novelist Edward Bulwer Lytton wrote of Byron’s death: “When Byron passedaway, we turned to the actual and practical career of life: we awoke from the morbid
and biomechanics(bicycle). My initial lab was utilized as a first year engineering course, conceived tointroduce new students to the devices which engineers have created, and thus to defineengineering early as an activity dominated by device design, fabrication, and repair,rather than by math , chemistry, and physics5. Having now incorporated devices from a range of engineering disciplines, a nextbroadening arose through collaboration with the English department to create a first yearcourse in reading and writing about technology, engineers and scientists, and history.The joint offering of device lab with the English instructor’s writing course allowed a yet
feedback from the target audience: students. This textbook was co-authored by a studentwho had recently taken the class. This student was able to draw from their own experiences fromtaking the course, to better focus the book on student learning and expectations. Being cognizantof these recent experiences, the emphasis of the text was an example-based approach to learningin addition to making the text interactive and engaging. It is noted the student co-author isemployed by the University of Pittsburgh Study Lab, a free tutoring service which is offered to alluniversity students. Through the Study Lab, the co-author received certification from the CollegeReading and Learning Association in peer tutoring and new tutor training. The student co
thinking, creativity and innovation skills, inInnovations in Technology Conference.14. Vurkac, M. (2014). Integrating philosophy, cognitive science, and computational methods ata polytechnic institution: Experiences of interdisciplinary course designs for critical thinking, inProceedings American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.15. Bayles, T.M. (2013). A reflective writing assignment to engage students in critical thinking,in Proceedings American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition.16. Cajander, A., Daniels, M., Peters, A.K., and McDermott, R. (2014). Critical thinking, peer-writing, and the importance of feedback, in Frontiers in Education Conference.17. Piergiovanni, P.R. (2014
thecourse material. Lord and Orkwiszewski (2006) implement inquiry-based methods in a collegebiology lab, where students were asked to develop a laboratory to investigate osmolarity. Theresults were compared to a control group which performed the original lab, and it was found thaton average students not only better enjoyed the inquiry lab, but also scored slightly higher on apost-lab quiz. Gormally, et al. (2009) showed that students who participated in an inquiry-basedintroductory biology course demonstrated more improvements in science literacy and researchskills when compared to peers who enrolled in a commensurate traditional course. Interestingly,the students in the traditional course were more likely to have more confidence in the
commentariesfocused on concepts like “research quality,” “rigor,” and “systematic research,” as well asaccompanying shifts in the various criteria used to evaluate funding proposals and peer reviewedpapers. The field’s topical foci are also something of a moving target given a long and episodichistory of efforts to reinvent the form and content of engineering curricula. As the methods anddesired outcomes of engineering instruction change, so does the engineering education researchagenda. Further worth noting are rising pressures to relate research to practice, as reflected inmandates to identify the “broader impacts” associated with scholarly work in the field.This paper speaks to these challenges through the lens of our team’s recent experiences workingon a
disciplinary-based education research forher professional development. The area of her focus is in an advanced area of her discipline (e.g.,not the first-year experience), although she will not have a Ph.D. in this area. During her M.S.degree (which was disciplinary, rather than education focused), she undertook a substantial revi-sion to the way in which disciplinary writing conventions were taught and assessed in an upper-level undergraduate course.Julian is a full professor in an engineering department at teaching-focused college (in the area inwhich he earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D.). Julian’s primary efforts involve teaching undergrad-uate courses, participating in major departmental efforts and innovations, and contributing tolarger
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (UWM) in Electrical Engineering in 2012. She was an Assistant Professor at the Electrical and Instrumentation Department of Los Medanos College during 2016-2017 academic year. She was an Adjunct Faculty at San Francisco State University and Diablo Valley College during 2015-2016 academic year, and an instructor at UWM from January 2014 until May 2015. She has taught Control Systems Design course several times, and has adopted different methods of teaching in her classes. She is a member of IEEE, and has several publications in IEEE and peer reviewed journals. Her primary research interests include nonlinear control, adaptive control, and robust control, and simulation of linear and