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technological tools toeffectively support student success.Building on these insights and to address the issues raised in the first years of the program [1],we developed a proof-of-concept system that leveraged Qualtrics and generative AI to trackattendance and engagement. This system demonstrates the potential for AI to help overcomecommon barriers in data collection and analysis, illustrating a promising next step in simplifyingworkflows and enabling real-time insights. By integrating secure API calls and maintainingcompliance with privacy regulations like FERPA, the system prioritized data security andstreamlined a key process that could be used to identify potential student needs. This automatedattendance system is capable of consolidating survey
; Formative • Opportunities for evidence of understanding Assessment through performance tasks Moore, T. J., Guzey, S. S., Hynes, M. M., Douglas, K. A., & Strimel, G. J. (2024). Microelectronics Integration Curriculum Development Framework. https://nanohub.org/resources/39164 SCALE K-12 Curriculum 1 Trekking Through the Periodic Table (8th – 10th, Science) ME Fuse: semiconductors, materials used in microchips, circuits using breadboards and
standard deviation of0.9 for all modules, verses 1.2 for the collaboration). Student opinions were more polarized.One clear reason the collaborative project worked for some students and not for others wassimply whether or not the senior students successfully used the freshman students in theirproject. Figure 1 shows the average hours which freshmen report working with seniors sorted bythe Likert-score the freshmen gave to the collaborative project. Freshmen who spent more timewith their senior teams, enjoyed their project more. Of course, freshmen may be spending moretime on the project because they enjoy working with their senior team, but freshmen wererequired to spend at least four hours workingwith the seniors; many teams were simplyunable to
theirextended communities to fund and continue work at the school. The primary school communityhosts the traveling teams while they are in country which requires significant organization andfundraising. Munjiti had agreed to host the travel team for a second travel season as a result ofthe failed borehole. The community and the students shared the responsibility of recoveringfrom the failure.At MSU, several actions occurred as a result of the lessons learned that strengthened theorganization: 1) the dry well was presented to the broader organization as a challenge toovercome and, 2) the dry well raised questions about the assessment process (in particularreviewing the hydrogeological surveys), and the borehole contracting and drilling
whatstudents will see in industry, providing the opportunity for students to become more well-rounded designers/engineers.As the AFL is a student-based operation, it employs a unique model that features a staff that ismostly comprised of students. A full-time staff supervisor with significant industry experiencein manufacturing is used to supervise the lab safety, train the student staff, and ensure efficientoperation of the lab. The student staff (graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants andvolunteers) then provide the primary interaction with the students using the lab. This staffdevelopment and skill set diversification model ensures the lab is able to efficiently handle awide range of student projects. Figure 1: The AFL featuring
cohorts and theparticular needs of the FDA at the time: Year 1 (2013): This was a learning experience for everyone. The FDA worked to lay the groundwork for the internship program. The first cohort of fellows worked on IT infrastructure to build databases for particular devices. Although the fellows felt that these projects did not align well with their strengths, the work served to expose them to aspects of the FDA’s regulatory process. Year 2 (2014): Projects were designed to provide a deep-dive into a product area to expose the fellows to the challenges of big data. There was more room for collaboration than the previous year, with fellows applying similar techniques to manipulate and
In-Class Problems iClicker Questions Hands-on Activities Flipped Classroom 1Table 1: Pedagogical Innovations Adopted by Study ParticipantsThe innovations selected by the faculty who responded to the survey can be grouped into threegeneral types: muddy point/feedback cards, interactive questions/activities, and flippedclassrooms, as summarized in Table 1. Within the general area of interactive questions/activitieswere group conceptual questions, student response system (iClickers), and hands-on or data-driven problems. In the following, participant survey responses are used to frame each of thesetypes of strategies within the characteristics of
afirst-year course. We believe that the pedagogical process used in this course is transferable toother educational contexts.References: 1. Allen, D., Allenby, B., Bridges, M., Crittenden, J., Davidson, C., Hendrickson, C., Matthews, S., Murphy, C., and Pijawka, D. (2008), Benchmarking sustainable engineering education: Final report. EPA Grant X3-83235101-0. 2. Wiggins, J., McCormick, M., Bielefeldt, A., Swan, C., and Paterson, K. (2011), “Students and sustainability: Assessing students’ understanding of sustainability from service learning experiences”, paper presented at the 2011 Annual American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE) Conference and Exposition, 26-29 June 2011, Vancouver, Canada
. New York Garland Pub. (Inc, 1992).8. Willingham, D. T. Critical Thinking: Why Is It So Hard to Teach? Arts Educ. Policy Rev. 109, 21–32 (2008).9. Facione, P. A. Critical Thinking: A Statement of Expert Consensus for Purposes of Educational Assessment and Instruction. Research Findings and Recommendations. (1990).10. Facione, P. A. Critical thinking: What it is and why it counts. Millbrae CA Calif. Acad. Press Retrieved April 1, 2004 (2011).11. Norris, S. P. Synthesis of research on critical thinking. Educ. Leadersh. 42, 40–45 (1985).12. Norris, S. P. The generalizability of critical thinking: Multiple perspectives on an educational ideal. (Teachers College Press, 1992).13. Yinger, R. J. Can we really teach
get responses immediately in class. The instructors he observed were asking 1-2questions for feedback during each class. He thought this might be a way to engage the studentsmore in the lectures and help them learn more effectively. Given his concerns for increasing theirengagement in class and shifting away from just conveying the content, he began to plan how hewould incorporate more in-class exercises in his class sessions. While still participating in the teaching development group, he began using more problems inclass. In the implementation phase, he would lecture for a little bit and then ask a question or twofor students to think about what had been taught. Then, he repeated this cycle over and overduring the class session. A
reporton the role of oral communication in the workplace. Communication Education, 52, 1-16.2. Borrego, M., Karlin, J., McNair, L. D., & Beddoes, K. (2013, October). Team effectiveness theory from industrialand organizational psychology applied to engineering student project teams: A research review. Journal ofEngineering Education, 102(4), 472-512.3. Prescott, D., El-Sakran, T., Albasha, L., Aloul, F., & Al-Assaf, Y. (2012, Spring). Teambuilding, innovation andthe engineering communication interface. American Journal of Engineering Education, 3(1), 29-40.4. Dannels, D. P., Anson, C. M., Bullard, L., & Peretti, S. (2003, January). Challenges in learning communicationskills in chemical engineering. Communication Education, 52, 50-56.5
also able to add their own insight.After reviewing some of the principal topics of the course, students self-formed teams using a“speed-dating” process to identify others with whom they shared interest and felt comfortable.During one class, students were given two minutes to move from classmate to classmate,discussing their own interests and recording the names of those with whom they felt theyconnected. Lists were compiled to create eight cross-disciplinary teams with students of varyingbackgrounds but who shared a common interest or shared comfort.These self-selected teams then were tasked with developing a clear research question to answerthroughout the course of the semester. Examples of questions that were researched include: 1) How do
contribution to the multi-disciplinary team lies in qualitative methodologies, cultural theory and the belief that outliers offer great insight into the workings of power. Her research interests include cultural theory, the cultural/historical construction of women’s identities and roles in past and present societies, and most recently, equity issues surrounding gender and underrepresented populations in engineering education. She can be contacted at cynthia.e.foor-1@ou.edu.Dr. Rui Pan, University of Oklahoma Dr. Pan is currently working as a postdoctoral research associate in the Research Institute for STEM Education at the University of Oklahoma. She received her Ph.D in Engineering Education, M.S. in Statistics and B.S
innovation efforts. Three pillars comprise theframework: Channeled Curiosity, Boundary-Breaking Collaboration, and OrchestratedCommercialization. As shown in Figure 1, the three pillars of the Organized Innovationframework map onto the phases of the technology commercialization pipeline and call forvarying levels of involvement by universities, industry, and government at each phase. Thispipeline is consistent with traditional conceptualizations, in which an idea is discovered,disclosed, patented, and then applied through licensure or development within a start-up Page 26.1211.11company46,55,82.Channeled Curiosity The first pillar, Channeled
1: List of B.Eng. Degree Programs Offered by Aarhus implement these changes, Aarhus University resorted to University (Formerly IHA) reorganization. The original merger in 2007 simply allowed the former IHA and the new School of Architectural Engineering Engineering at Aarhus to operate as separate entities. Bioprocess Engineering However, the precise articulation agreement necessary Chemistry Engineering to produce a coherent education required more closeCivil and Structural Engineering coordination. As carried out as part of a broader, Electrical Power Engineering university-wide reorganization, the faculty
indexers. In apublish-and-subscribe environment, there should be at least two indexers per class of data. If thepublish-and-subscribe method is not used, care must be taken to ensure there are sufficientindexers to handle the workload even during peak throughput. To have enough resilience in thesystem, it is always a good idea to have n+1 indexers. With the use of a broker, it is possible tolose all but one indexer for each class of data with pub/sub, or all but only one indexer foroperating the broker as a simple key-value store. By keeping at least one indexer alive, data canstill be processed into the searchable storage.Once all the data has been funneled and processed, it must be stored in some sort of searchablefashion. We elected to use
Academy of Engineering(NAE) has identified that the engineers of 2020 need to have strong analytical and problemsolving skills while being readily adaptable to advancing technologies in a globally connectedworld (1). A classroom syllabus typically contains conventional lectures and a group project. Itmay also contain a business example provided by a guest lecture or case study. These currentteaching methods have displayed positive results, but barriers between academia and industrycan be made seamless by incorporating both advances in technology and motivational techniques(2) . Students will find the transition to be more cohesive after they have completed a curriculumthat facilitates superior student understanding.Initial Assessment: Learning
, studentstake a second nanotechnology course (EP380). This second nanotechnology course builds uponthe modern physics they already have to include investigating quantization, and the applicationof the Schrödinger’s equation to observe probabilities, and determine Eigen frequencies forvarious nanoparticles with modeling software.Figure 1 shows a student's model of an electron's orbital around hydrogen developed inFEM software COMSOL.Finally, our students take a quantum physics class PH401. This provides our students with astronger understanding of quantum mechanics, a key component for micro andnanotechnologies.Software and ModellingCourses Offered: ME123 or CSSE120, EP190, EP380, EP411, EP415We foresee that our students need to be able to perform some
. From the National Assessment GoverningBoard (NAGB), engineering literacy is “the ability to solve problems and accomplish goals byapplying the engineering design process.”1 Or, from John Heywood, it “requires that weunderstand how individual’s [sic], organizations and society interact with technology, and thisrequires an appreciation of the values we bring to that understanding.”2 These definitions worktogether to provide a fuller notion of engineering literacy, as recognizing the fact of it as well aswhy it is necessary give us reason and means to becoming engineering literate. Adapting from definitions of technological literacy, from Gramire and Pearson,engineering literacy is, at its core, a broad appreciation of what engineering is
). As such, lectures tend to focus on terms and definitions, and quizzes and exams emphasize memorization of such items. The result is a dry course, with little retention of concepts afterwards, little improvement in a student's insight, and little change in a student's interaction with computing technology. 1 Thus, in 2015 we invested extensive effort on creating new interactive webbased content for introducing computing technology. We focus on having students learn the fundamental concepts in computing technology, and avoid attempting to simultaneously be a
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enjoyed the activities, with both groups reporting positive experiences insurveys administered at the end of the camps.Fig. 1. Experimenting with light in the “Robotics and Photonics” middle school summer camp Page 26.714.42014.In addition to the summer camps, several STEM day events took place during the year whichincluded photonics presentations and activities in the lab. The International Year of Light 2015 isan auspicious time to introduce the field of photonics to K-12 students, teachers, counselors, andparents. Participants in STEM day events ranged from elementary to middle school to highschool students, accompanied by teachers and counselors
ashort-term goal of graduating 10,000 more American engineers each year to bring the total toabout 130,000 annual graduates.1 The United States needs more engineers for its economics andhealth both locally and internationally. As the need for more engineers in the US has grown,more attention has been focused on the community college (CC). Although many students attendCC due to lower tuition, smaller classes, and the proximity to their home, saving on both roomand board. However, many students attend a CC because they are not sure of their major. Amongthe transfer students they we receive in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, a study showedthat 30% of them only decided on their major after they were at the CC. This study of 61
usingthe technology.This paper discusses the methods used in one class to pair up an industry practitioner with auniversity professor in an effort to deliver the best possible educational experience to thestudents in the class. Page 26.1551.2 A REPORT ON THE USE OF A PRACTIONER/ADACEMIC TEAM IN AN ADVANCED SURVEYING TECHNOLOGY CLASSEast Tennessee State University’s B.S. in Surveying and Mapping Science degree is an ABETaccredited program that seeks to prepare students for licensure and subsequent practice asProfessional Surveyors.1 Each of the various professions have unique paths to licensure and thesurveying profession is no
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work has been supported by the National Science Foundation under grant DUE-1431923/1431721/ 1432107. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of National ScienceFoundation.References1. Blikstein P. Digital fabrication and ‘making’in education: The democratization of invention. FabLabs: Of machines, makers and inventors. 2013:1-21.2. Wilczynski V. Academic Maker Spaces and Engineering Design. ASEE Annual Conference; 2015; Seattle, WA.3. Weinmann J. Survey and Analyis of Five Leading University Maker Spaces. Munich, Germany: Mechanical Engineering, Technical University Munich; 2014.4. Barrett T, Pizzico