last version, the goal of the course is to equip undergraduate and graduate teachingassistants with the skills and mindset to support students learning as well as their own learning.Students who complete the course are expected to be able to use student data to inform teaching, connect and apply relevant education theory and literature to teaching experience, develop the practice of reflecting on their social positioning, learning habits, and professional development, and intersection thereof, see the values of pedagogical skills in the workplace.The course meets just once a week for an hour, but the TAs come away with a fantastic skill setthat benefits themselves, their students, and the faculty with whom they work. The schedule ofthe
aims to reduce students’ dropout and improve students’ overall collegeexperience. The study showcases the design process of the course including the pedagogy forteaching the course, the course content, the hands-on learning activities, instructorcharacteristics, and the diverse distribution of course assessment. The course aims to show a tasteof the experience expected for the next college years. The authors reflect on the design of thecourse in a civil engineering department and open the discussion to develop new pedagogicalapproaches to reduce student dropout in civil engineering schools. Implications for research andpractice are provided.IntroductionTargeting dropout rates in developing countries is crucial to ensure a larger population
, analysis, and mapping form asignificant component of the overall precision agriculture project. It not only helps to visualize thevariabilities in production agricultural fields but is also essential for variable rate application ofagronomic inputs using geo-located prescription maps. In this paper, the student experiences andresults of grid soil sampling efforts that have been undertaken on a specific production field oncampus are outlined. In alignment with Kolb’s cycle, the students used concrete field andlaboratory experiences and used experiential knowledge, reflection, and abstract concepts toimprove the grid soil sampling process on campus. The improvements were achieved byintegrating contemporary technologies that provided additional
] and transferable [6]. Crucially, the literatureimmediately identifies gaps between researchers’ and employers’ definitions of ‘employability’with employers valuing communication skills, analytical ability, and reflection on the part ofemployees, connecting these attributes with greater flexibility and organizational adaptation [7].Perhaps employers are seeking future leaders as well. This would support the heavy recruiting ofCitadel engineering graduates since leadership is a critical developmental pillar at the institution.Johnson and Hackman believe that leadership is a human condition based on the use ofcommunication (verbal and nonverbal) to obtain organizational goals, while purposelydisplaying organizational values and behaviors through
team dysfunction. Teamformation processes can be developed to ensure each team has sufficient variation in, forexample, educational experiences, technical skills, and demographic characteristics to bringmultiple perspectives to the design project [1, 20-22]. Explicit descriptions of professionalexpectations can help students understand the kind of time-management, communication, andconflict resolution skills they are expected to develop as emerging engineers [8, 23, 24]. Havingstudents write self-reflections [2] and report their perceptions of teammates’ contributions [14,23, 25] appears to support within-team accountability.The literature suggests aspects of identity is an important consideration in team dynamics. Forexample, Mentzer [4
firmlyembedded in the Fundamentals of Engineering Design (FED101) course at the New Jersey Institute ofTechnology (NJIT) over a six-week period. These modules broaden the course beyond technical skills andencourage students to reflect on their personal strengths, values, goals, and communication and teamworkabilities. These modules were implemented using four segments shown in the table below. Table 1: Broadening Student’s Self-Knowledge and Self-Development Activity Breakdown Activity Breakdown Description (No. of Lectures) Becoming the Best ● Students will engage in a practical engineering challenge that simulates the problem-solving Engineering Student and critical thinking skills
of an AISC award, which was optional. o Students completed a “self-reflection”. They were asked to answer the following: What aspect of the project was most successful for you? What sparked curiosity and/or satisfaction when working on this project? What challenges did you encounter? Students were then asked what grade they think their project deserves. o This deliverable is graded by review of the student’s self-reflection and suggested final grade. Using the instructor dashboard, projects were marked as “ready to publish”.Completion of the assignment in this manner had benefits for both the instructor and students.Three deliverables allowed the students
representation andinnovation to ensure their voice is included. In our research model we strive to challenge theengineering cultural norms centered on white men by highlighting the experiences of thetraditionally and historically excluded.These stories showcase the patterns of Black women in engineering academic arenas. This wasnot merely as an intellectual exercise, but a very personal and emotional experience for theresearch team. Writing their stories gave the lead author an opportunity to reflect on her personaljourney through engineering. The lead author is a Black woman with a bachelor’s degree inbiomedical engineering, master’s degree in quantitative analysis and a doctoral degree inbiomedical engineering. There were times that she saw herself in
was completion ofopen-ended survey reflection questions. If a student did not complete both of the responses, theassignment would be unusable. Because analysis of open-ended responses was the focus of theresearch, we did not find it necessary to exclude data based on incomplete interest levelresponses. The third criterion was legibility; if a response could not be read, the response wasdeemed unusable. Once data cleaning was complete, 153 assignments were left to be analyzed.AnalysisThe data from the homework and survey had three parts. The content questions from thehomework, the Likert-type question about interest, and the open-ended survey questions. For thispaper, we analyzed the Likert-type question and the open-ended survey questions to
named in his honor.Mr. Boz N Bell, HP Inc.Mrs. Tiffany Grant King, HP Inc. Mechanical engineer with both academic research experience and industry experience in the areas of automotive, pharmaceutical, paper manufacturing, consumer products/goods, and technology engaged in the challenges in STEM education, talent acquisition, and global business systems. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023DIVERSIFYINGSTEM PATHW AYS:MATH CIRCLES OFCHICAGO Doug O’ Roark Boz BellA Ne wJ o u rn e y 1. The Need 2. A Solution 3. Outcomes 4. Shared Vision 5. Reflecting on the JourneyIn t ro d u c t io n s Doug O’ Roark
databases for intervention and comparison students at the beginning of Fall 2021.ResultsA. Program ActivitiesWhile virtual shadowing may be limited in exposing students to an authentic work environment,survey results indicated that first-year students engaged in a range of activities during that time.For example, 47% participated in a video overview of the company, 26% participated in ameeting, and 15% observed some aspects of hands-on work. This is in contrast to the program’sprior years when over 80% of students participated in a tour of the company, and over 60%observed hands-on work. From the survey results, the virtual experiences tended to focus ondiscussions and reflections with the co-op mentors, which is expected given the format
training in a specifictool area, participants are assessed using the corresponding rubric. This enables trainers andadministrators to gauge the level of competency of each participant and identify areas ofimprovement. The structure of the training program varied for each community, reflecting thefacilitator's approach and the specific equipment utilized. For example, the textiles communityfollowed a highly structured format with three weeks of co-learning sessions organized aroundshort practice projects, followed by three weeks dedicated to open-ended individual projects. Thewoodshop community took a more unstructured approach, providing “just-in-time” trainingwhile diving into open-ended individual projects from the first week
bridge the skills required forboth. This article explores the role of using Mind Mapping in lecture-based courses toconnect with the knowledge of hands-on courses. During Fall 22, researchers used mindmapping in 4 courses of construction III (62 junior students) and 1 course of ConstructionsI (18 sophomore students). This study analyses the outcome of students’ performance interms of the knowledge highlighted in their mind maps and the application in their exams.Finally, instructors conducted a survey to inquire students about their perception about therole mind mapping plays in their learning and course performance. The authors reflect onthe design of the intervention and explore the avenues academia could take to form newpedagogical approaches
are those of the author(s)and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References[1] Schubert, K., & Delgado Solorzano, X., & Massey, L., & Gattis, C., & Popp, J., & Cao, C., & Carter, T., & Muralidhara, D. (2022, August), A Successful 2-week Innovation- and Student Success-Focused Bridge Program for First-Year Students. Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. https://peer.asee.org/42080[2] https://honorscollege.uark.edu/prospective-students/path-program/index.php[3] Schubert, K. D., & Moergen, K. N., & Gattis, C. S., & Lo, W. (2020, June), Integrating Innovation Curriculum: Measuring Student Innovation to
groups of individuals cannot exist without a mixture of critical andempathetic reasoning: “rational reflection would not be able to provide us with the imaginarypower that we need to envisage future scenarios and to take part in other people’s perspectivesand to evaluate their destinies” (p. 106).STEM and Empathy. Through emotional reflection, STEM professionals come to decisions abouthow their choices affect individuals beyond themselves. STEM curriculum alone often fails toteach this important concept [25-27]. Humanities instruction may be key to supporting thesetypes of reflections. Prior research indicates that interdisciplinary and holistic approaches may bemore effective than traditional programs in developing empathy [28-30]. Through
, allowing them to take ownership of their learning and pursue their interests. • Authentic assessment: Students are assessed based on the quality of their final product, as well as their ability to reflect on the learning process and apply what they have learned to other contexts. Senior project/capstone experiences have long used PBL. However, we are interested inrevisiting the topic to ensure that the course also follows inquiry-based learning, a corecomponent of PBL. At CSUB, senior project/capstone experiences in the department follow asoftware-development paradigm like the waterfall method. The teacher and students select aproduct of some significance. They define a project, set goals, and work on sub-goals over
agreed on three guiding principles (a) Update the SET instrument to makeit a more useful instrument for faculty development; (b) Include items that capture studentperceptions of class climate; (c) Broaden the scope of teaching behaviors assessed to reflect thebroad range of course structures and effective teaching styles of our faculty.The Committee researched and compared the SET standards and processes at OU to peer andaspirant institutions. As part of this research, we examined best practices for preventing bias inresponses from students. We note that none of OUs peer and aspirant schools are using paper-and-pencil SET data collection processes. Benchmarking information and best-practice insights weregleaned for both the solicitation of
be defined as: A credit-bearing educational experience in which students participate in an organized service activity that meets identified community needs and reflects on the service activity in such a way as to gain further understanding of course content, a broader appreciation of the discipline, and an enhanced sense of civic responsibility [10, p. 222].Although primarily associated with disaster recovery, several examples show the potentialities ofservice learning methodology in disaster education [11]–[13].Guided by the service learning methodology, we designed a course in which students graduallymove from players to facilitators of the DIG. The course starts with the theoretical and empiricalaspects of
can be done through a course that focuses on teaching the conceptsand skills, or it can be embedded within the engineering classroom experience. For example, areview of growth mindset approaches identified effective interventions including courses andother learning experiences like workshops, discussions, reflective writing, online tutorials, andcourse-embedded tutors [10]. Metacognitive strategies are also commonly taught outside theclassroom through campus teaching and learning centers. There is an emerging focus onmetacognition and self-regulated learning embedded within STEM classrooms [14], [15], [16].Proactive identification and advising of studentsProactive advising, built on the concept of intrusive advising [17], [18], involves
development [9]. Idea generation, synonymouswith brainstorming, focuses on generating a large quantity of ideas in a short period of time, withlists ranging from 50 - 100+ ideas. Concept development works to pare down and combineelements of this list into manageable numbers, no more than a dozen or so for consideration. Ashuman-centered design is a defining characteristic of design thinking, the finalized list ofsolutions should reflect the user’s needs in an end product [9]. For those who wish to develop adesign thinking mindset, practice in divergent thinking or thinking creatively, is an essential step.Creativity is often referred to in the idea generation step of design thinking, as it is of great aidwhen developing a large list of potential
provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment,establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives." Therefore, engineering schools must preparestudents with teamwork skills and incorporate teamwork as a significant part of their engineeringcurricula (ABET, 2021).Team participation is typically evaluated through peer evaluations or through instructorobservation of individual team members. Several tools have been developed to assess individualperformance, such as the Team Effectiveness Questionnaire (TEQ) or the ComprehensiveAssessment of Team Member Effectiveness (CATME). These assessment tools are based onself-reflections or peer evaluations. However, the efficacy of these tools has been questioned.At the University of
Indigenous people and settlers in our region across time.For the entire set of resources, see the SPV Lab website or email michelle.e.jordan@asu.edu.Note: This material is based on work supported in part by the National Science Foundation (#2055395). Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material arethose of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of NSF.
engage with whatresearch is, how it affects society, how entrepreneurial mindset affects the process of doingresearch, and what they might gain by becoming involved with UGR. The activities paired witheach video are as follows:What Is Research? This video is paired with two activities, a “Minute Paper Reflection” and an“Interview with Researchers”. The purpose of the minute paper activity is to have students reflecton their conception of research in order to expose students to research as a career path and toaddress misconceptions about research. The activity begins with an open discussion among thestudents about their understanding of research. The instructor then directs students to watch the“What is Research?” video. Students will complete a
project had a meaningful andpersonal impact since students could relate to their experiences during the pandemic and weremotivated to build the DIY filtration system to positively impact the lives of school-goingchildren. In addition to building the C-R boxes, students also plot graphs to show theeffectiveness of the boxes in removing particle number concentration. They measured the noiselevels and vibration for different fan speeds of these box filters to ensure the fans were not tooloud during teaching sessions. Each week students submitted engineering logs of their buildingprocess. Students were also asked to reflect upon their design and testing methods and developefficient design improvements. Students also highlighted their learning
performanceon the exam should reflect the true extent of knowledge and effort that each student gives. Poorperformance on the AC exam could result from program level SLO's being inadequately alignedto the AC exam test subjects, and if properly improved, it would better reflect programperformance and more accurately reflect any changes that need to be made in the future.The construction management program at Eastern Kentucky University started in the fall of 1977with the assistance of the Bluegrass Chapter of the Associated General Contractors (AGC). Theprogram was the first accredited by the ACCE in the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1993 andwas received re-accreditation for the fourth consecutive time in 2016. Over forty years,assessment plans were
, donot have enough resources/trainings to provide engineering learning opportunities for theirchildren at home.This resource shares a detailed description of a short professional development (PD) that washeld at a high school for parents to learn about engineering. The parent PD had two aims: (1) tointroduce what engineering design is, and (2) ways to engage children in engineering design athome. The PD was developed based on the ASEE P-12 Framework for Engineering Learning(p12framework.asee.org). During the PD, parents engaged in an engineering design activity ingroups of three-four, without being introduced to any engineering design processes/frameworks.They were then asked to reflect on and discuss their design practices and processes
like my energy was completely gone.”Other students identified coping mechanisms in the form of exercise especially “getting outside”to combat self-identified mental illness, loneliness, isolation, or a general feeling of having a lotof time on their hands. A few were very enthusiastic about hobbies that they engaged in becausethey were able to reorient their time away from social activities and towards their own interests.This was mirrored in the more hopeful reflections of students who identified their pandemicexperience as drawing them close to the “things that mattered” such as this student who stated,“[t]he pandemic wasn’t a good thing but it made me learn things I probably wouldn’t haveknown for awhile [sic],” commenting on the importance
engineeringeducation.In this research, the quality assurance mechanism of engineering education is a continuouslyimproved, well-organized, and fully-participated mechanism. Its effective operation must bebased on a specific methodology and rely on specific quality management ideas and methods.Continuous quality improvement (CQI) is such an idea developed from TQM, refers to aspecific deliberate process that can optimize the quality outcome of a system [7]. Theapplication of CQI in the engineering education is reflected in two levels, i.e. institutionalaccreditation and program accreditation. First of all, the CQI concept continues to shape andcondense accreditation culture, influence and internalize the thoughts and behaviors from theleaders to the general
was able to positively influence students’ perception of mastery experience(participating in research) which in turn should lead to improvements in students’ beliefs thatthey can succeed in a research setting (research self-efficacy).Altogether these results suggest that the program [3] had gains in achieving the intended sitegoals as well as to enhance the knowledge and skills of a diverse cohort of undergraduates.AcknowledgementsThis material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) grant EEC-1659856. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.References1. Bandura, A., Self-Efficacy. Encyclopedia
) scholars program, and for WiSE (Women in Science and Engineer- ing). As a Research Assistant, she is gaining valuable experience working with the School of Education at ISU, and with Iowa 4-H at ISU Extension and Outreach for STEM youth programming. Prior to her academic career, she served in the U.S. Navy.Dr. Mani Mina, Iowa State University of Science and Technology Mani Mina is with the department of Industrial Design and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University. He has been working on better understanding of students’ learning and aspects of tech- nological and engineering philosophy and literacy. In particular how such literacy and competency are reflected in curricular and student activities