unlike critical pedagogy buton an inward twoness generally and use it to transform their realities. specifically committed to experienced by African Comprised elements are reciprocal collective, not merely individual, Americans. and unidirectional elements of empowerment” (Ladson- reflection and action. Billings, 1995, p. 160). 5Critical Consciousness in Higher EducationThe formal education system reinforces white supremacist
education is often described by faculty and graduate students as “a journey”, “alearning process”, and “a transformative experience”. These descriptions speak to theexperiential nature of doctoral education which aims at bringing about some change in studentsto prepare them for their future career. In the research literature, the path and process ofbecoming an engineering education researcher is an emerging field. In this paper, we present theframing of a co-operative inquiry project to explore our personal growth as graduate students.Co-operative inquiry is a research method in which multiple people share and explore a topicfrom their own perspectives through collective dialogue, reflection, interrogation, andtransformation. Our co-operative
experientiallearning settings, such support can be characterized as just-in-time improvisational designcoaching attuned to the specific situation. This work-in-progress paper presents a prototypedesign coach playbook structure for use by instructors in such environments as well as itsapplication through three preliminary scenarios. The playbook structure is designed to serve asan instructor reflective tool to illuminate challenging concepts for students and then to facilitateidentification and implementation of best practices to help students work through the challengesthey face. Information is shared in this paper to prompt feedback as we progress in developingthis framework and pursue opportunities to utilize it with a wider community of engineeringdesign
cycle of activity in four areas that supports individual and collaborativeself-directed learning and metacognitive processing. The model emphasizes reflection,evaluation, and integration while individuals design their learning, engage with resources tosupport individual study or learning in a community of practice [3], develop practices or projectsto integrate conceptual into applied knowledge with an iterative cycle of quality improvement[4], and engage in practices to increase awareness of and synthesize learning. Having completedone course through the cycle, learners synthesize and enhance awareness of their knowledgethrough curating their learning narrative in an ePortfolio [5].After evaluating student and instructor feedback over the past
5 Diversity and Inclusion in CBE Curriculum First‐Year Courses Introduction to Chemical Introduction to MATLAB and Biological for Chemical and Engineering Biological Engineers Implicit Bias Theatre Regular Gender‐Pay Reflection Activity Troupe Surveys Gap Coding Questions on Assignments ResultsWeber and Atadero. 2020 Annual CoNECD Conference
PLP onstudent learning in an introductory microprocessors class. To examine the impact on learning,students were required to write reflections about their learning every week after their labexperience. Reflections were then analyzed from a corpus-based discourse analytic perspective forwhat kind of knowledge the students gained in the PLP experience, procedural or declarative.Additionally, the language in the reflections was analyzed for stance—the students’ perspectiveson what they claimed they had learned. Results showed that students were gaining proceduralknowledge throughout the semester. In this PLP experience, which follows a trajectory of research,implementation and integration, the procedural knowledge was articulated with less
Paper ID #43928Promoting Equity and Cognitive Growth: The Influence of an AuthenticLearning Assignment on Engineering Problem-Solving SkillsDr. Boni Frances Yraguen, Vanderbilt University Boni Yraguen is an Instructional Consultant with the Vanderbilt Center for Teaching. Boni is passionate about engineering education. She has led and participated in various educational studies on the impact of student reflections, authentic learning assignments, the use of technology in the classroom, and graduate education.Elisa Koolman, University of Texas at Austin Elisa is a Ph. D. student at the University of Texas at Austin. They
a challenge tocomputer vision algorithms. While there have been many proposed approaches todetect and segment shadow in natural scenes, these methods fail to do so in real-timewithout requiring a priori information. This paper presents a model that candecompose an image into the product of an illumination component L and a reflectancecomponent R and use the reflectance component to segment the shadow region, all inreal-time. This is done by exploiting the fact that light intensity has less effect on thereflectance of an image and by assuming there is a single point light source. Our methodis highly effective in detecting shadows in an image with a surface material that exhibitsboth specular and diffuse reflectance properties. Keywords
and Supportive – instructor invites students to set and reach their learning goals and supports student success through constructive feedback, mentoring, advising, and listening [10-11] • Structured and Intentional – instructor plans course well, describes course clearly, aligns learning objectives activities and assessments, instructor clearly communicates expectations and what students need to do to meet them [12-13]Multiple measures are needed to provide a clear view of effective and inclusive teaching[14]. For example, student feedback forms may provide insights form the learner but maynot provide a clear view of instructional quality. Similarly, peer feedback and self-reflection may not fully measure effective and
2016, Erie, PA. OBJECTIVESThe purpose of this poster presentation is to provide a R E F L E C T I V I T Y & U N D E R S TA N D I N Gbrief overview of my dissertation work to date on an NSF- Student reflectivity & their
to increase and assess the use of inclusive methods of teaching in STEM classes. She is a PI on a VCU Community Engaged REAL Impact grant to promote community-engaged research in the biomedical engineering classroom and a PI on a VCU First-Generation Student Success research grant that will use participatory action research practices to study first-gen student struggles and successes in the VCU College of Engineering. Dr. Pepperl pedagogical and research interests incorporate the use lateral thinking, Theater of the Oppressed exercises, and reflection in the biomedical engineering curriculum. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by
StudentsAbstractThe Study Cycle is a set of guidelines rich with self-regulated learning (SRL) techniques thatenables students to plan, prepare, and enact their studying by focusing on five comprehensivesteps: previewing before class, engaging in class, reviewing after class, holding study sessions,and seeking help as a supplement. This paper reports on initial findings of a qualitative study inwhich a workshop on the Study Cycle was taught to a class of second-year IndustrialEngineering students as an intervention, aiming to understand effects of the module onengineering students’ SRL strategy use in an engineering course. Students self-reported SRLstrategy use in a one-minute paper pre-workshop and two sets of post-workshop reflections. Thispaper examines
productively withengineering design practices while using a CAD software in a group setting in a classroomenvironment. Existing research has classified students as mostly beginning designers or informeddesigners. The data collected are reflections written by 10 students in an introductory designcourse, one reflection after working individually in a design of an energy efficient house andanother after working as part of a team on the same problem. The data were analyzed using asconceptual framework the informed design teaching and learning matrix developed by Crismondand Adams. Findings suggest the presence of a continuum consisting of four levels and highlightthe shift in students’ design practices towards higher expertise levels after using the
integration of formative feedback during a faculty member's earlycareer stages and tying in with our newly developed and evolving faculty mentoring program. In addition,we are designing a multi-pronged feedback system that will help instructors reflect on their teaching andreceive the support they need in order to improve their teaching continuously. Our new evaluation systemwill consist of three main parts: student impressions, self-reflections, and peer observations.In the summer of 2022, our school was awarded a grant through AAU to participate in their AAU STEMDepartment Project on Teaching Evaluation. A team from Thayer is participating in an AAU LearningCommunity around Teaching Evaluation (AAU, 2022).Goal and ObjectivesThe goal of our project
dissertation at the University of Nebraska Lincoln investigated High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering.Dr. Maarij M Syed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Tech Dr. Maarij Syed has been actively involved in the area of magneto-optics. His background is in the magneto-optics of quantum heterostructures and magnetic bulk materials. During his time here at Rose- Hulman he has focused on building a magneto-optics lab and developing various magneto-optics exper- iments for research and for student projects and classes. Dr. Syed has also used other reflection based techniques (e.g. ellipsometry) in his work, especially in the area of polymer film characterization. On the pedagogical side, Dr. Syed has been involved in evaluating the
Engineering Education, 2018 Engagement in Practice: Incorporating Service-Learning in a Mechanical Engineering Measurements Lab – A Case StudyIntroductionThe purpose of service-learning is to provide students with a connection between the classroomand their community with a reflection component involved [1]. However, despite evidencepointing to deeper learning and development of critical thinking skills when enough opportunityfor reflection is included in service-learning [2]-[3], reflection is not widely used in engineering[3]. This study describes the incorporation of service-learning into an existing group project in anundergraduate mechanical engineering measurements lab at the University of Miami in the fallsemester of 2017, and how
Paper ID #25409An Educational Framework to Promote Self-Authorship in Engineering Un-dergraduatesDr. Laura Kasson Fiss, Michigan Technological University Laura Kasson Fiss is a Research Assistant Professor in the Pavlis Honors College at Michigan Techno- logical University. She holds a PhD from Indiana University in English (2013). Her work has appeared in Victorian Periodicals Review, The Lion and the Unicorn, and The Cambridge Companion to Gilbert and Sullivan. In addition to her research on Victorian humor, she conducts higher education research and scholarship on issues of inclusion, reflection, and innovation.Dr
and literacy. In particular how such literacy and competency are reflected in curricular and student activities. His interests also include Design and Engineering, the hu- man side of engineering, new ways of teaching engineering in particular Electromagnetism and other classes that are mathematically driven. His research and activities also include avenues to connect Prod- uct Design and Engineering Education in a synergetic way. In addition, he is active in high-speed systems engineering, and strong magnetic pulses as well as magneto-optical systems for fiber optics applications. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Addressing the differences between intention and retention in
, Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching Susanna Calkins, PhD is the Director of Faculty Initiatives and the Senior Associate Director of the Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching at Northwestern University. She is co-author of two books, Reflective Teaching (Bloomsbury Press, 2020) and Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: The Reflective Professional ( Sage, 2009). She has also co-authored over thirty articles related to conceptions and approaches to teaching, the assessment of learning, program evaluation, mentoring, and has been a co-PI on several NSF grants. She also teaches in the Masters of Higher Education Administration Program at Northwestern.Dr. Lisa M. Davidson, Northwestern
community partners.Engineers typically find benefit in consulting with the client at key stages in the design process,especially when defining the problem for the engineering team and when evaluating prospectiveideas.6 Engineers operating with human-centered design methods should take time to discernneeds of various stakeholders in order to define good engineering design problems.4 The purposeof this paper is to discuss how engineering students responded to a problem-finding task whenthese students were expected to find evidence of a design challenge during a site visit to acommunity organization. I will discuss the targeted student population, detail the design of alearning experience that matched key features of service-learning pedagogy, reflect
25.918.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 MATLAB1 Demonstration of Transmission Line Phenomena in ElectromagneticsThe university involved in this paper has a two semester sequence of electromagnetics. Coveragebegins with the study of transmission lines, which constitute a very important application ofelectromagnetics. Signal reflection and impedance matching are critical concepts in wirelesscommunications and radar. However, while students often can properly apply formulas to solvetransmission line problems, they often lack a deep understanding of how these lines work.MATLAB can serve as a useful tool for illuminating the operation of transmission lines
this paper is thedesign, evaluation and improvement of a multi-faceted, intra-disciplinary laboratory called theSystems Exploration, Engineering, and Design Laboratory (SEED Lab). Created with the supportand input of industry partners, the SEED Lab aims to emulate our students' likely futureexperiences in a professional environment. The course employs assessment techniques such asreflection logs, CATME evaluations, team presentations at regular intervals, performance-baseddemonstrations, and case studies.This work will contribute to the body of engineering education scholarship by evaluating theimpact of the SEED Lab on students' development of attitudes toward failure in the engineeringdesign process and reflection abilities. While this
and Impact on Society.” The purpose of this sensibilities in students.technology is to develop students’ awareness of cultural The Texas Tech course ENGR 2392 Engineeringdifferences in engineers’ approaches to ethical practice, and Ethics & Impact on Society, led by Dr. Wi lliamto develop students’ abilities to communicate in a global Marcy, and the websiteworkplace. These goals are being pursued through a http://ReflectiveChoices.ttu.edu are the primarywebsite that is publicly available, titled Reflective Choices channels through which this project is beinghttp://ReflectiveChoices.ttu.edu. We describe the developed and implemented. The project combinesdevelopment of the website
students’ app engagement while using an educational application (i.e.,CourseMIRROR). CourseMIRROR prompts students to reflect on their learning after eachlecture and uses natural language processing algorithms to generate summaries of thosereflections. Although, prior studies have provided evidence on the effectiveness of theeducational apps on students’ learning, there have been concerns about their inability to keepstudents engaged with the application. However, it is observed that behavioral interventionscan be the way for positive reinforcements. Drawing from the “Nudge Theory” in behavioralsciences, we aim to use nudging strategies to enhance students’ app engagement. In thisstudy, we outline the process of introducing nudge interventions in
they sign up in teams of threemembers to compete in a one hour long challenge. To ensure a multidisciplinary experience,participants in a team must be from different majors. The WIC is kicked off with a challengestatement containing the criteria for winning the challenge. Then, teams design, build anddeliver – if necessary – their solution for that week’s challenge. At the end of each competition, ideas are evaluated and the winning team isdetermined. Winning team receive a prize of $100 per member plus a T-shirt with the WIClogo and the words “Winner” on the back. Also, all participants are encouraged to submit awritten reflection. The author with the best reflection wins a $100 prize, regardless if suchauthor was also part of the
students understand how to use reflective practices toshape their future choices based on examination of current experiences. It also requires a change infaculty mindset, from viewing e-portfolios as a collection of artifacts, to viewing e-portfolios asdevelopmental tools that drive student growth in classrooms. Story-based reasoning and reflection,provides the essential link between an entrepreneurial mindset and a technology skillset.Our university, the Rochester Institute of Technology, has begun implementation of vertical integration ofe-portfolio practices through modifications to a first-year course for all students, to second- and fourth-year engineering-content courses, and to a third-year career orientation course. We present
their answers toproblems, and the second time to engage in some reflective activity comparing their approach ortheir answers with solutions provided by the instructor. This study identifies 14 suchapproaches, looks at what they have in common and how they differ, and summarizes theirresearch findings.1. IntroductionAs almost everyone in academia now knows, web sites like Chegg and CourseHero enablestudents to download homework answers, rather than doing the problems themselves. Thismakes it challenging for instructors to get their students to undertake enough practice to learnconcepts thoroughly. Several recent ASEE conference papers report on strategies thatincorporate metacognitive activities into homework assignments, so that students cannot
Paper ID #22127Where Should We Begin? Establishing a Baseline for First-year StudentAwareness of Engineering EthicsMs. Natalie C.T. Van Tyne, Virginia Tech Natalie Van Tyne is an Associate Professor of Practice at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univer- sity, where she teaches first year engineering design as a foundation courses for Virginia Tech’s under- graduate engineering degree programs. She holds bachelors and masters degrees from Rutgers University, Lehigh University and Colorado School of Mines, and studies best practices in pedagogy, reflective learn- ing and critical thinking to inform enhanced student
Confidence and Judgements of Problem-Solving Processes in Senior Level Chemical Engineering StudentsAbstractMetacognitive reflection and problem-solving confidence are key factors in the development ofproblem-solving skills. However, engineering education research has seldom looked at therelationship between confidence, as an affective process, and problem-solving skills, as a moretechnical or analytic process. The goal of this study was to identify and quantify students’reflections on changes in their confidence that emerged through participation in a content-reviewcourse for engineering students – i.e., determine what students reported to be the driving forcesbehind changes in confidence. The participants were chemical engineering seniors
includesteps of choosing equations, monitoring, and evaluating problem solutions, and the combinationof these steps into more complex problem-solving strategies. These are metacognitive processesbecause they require the solver to think about anticipated, ongoing, and final problem-solvingsteps. Although research has identified characteristic differences between novice and expertproblem solvers, less is known about the more detailed ways in which students develop theirproblem-solving methods through experience. In this research project, we asked 1) Whichproblem-solving strategies do students report using, 2) Is strategy use correlated with level ofmetacognitive reflection and problem-solving confidence, 3) Is strategy use correlated withobjective