learning, the overall educative environment should not only includeguidance through specific material or actions/experiences to own the material, but additionallystudents should immerse into self-knowledge. Metacognition has been described as reflection aboutactions1. It has also been defined by connection prior knowledge with the learning of a new task andwhat are the skills required to do so2. Reflection exercises include introspection on your ownknowledge, ability, motivation by answering specific questions3. The idea of “writing to learn” hasbeen investigated in education courses4, and preliminary findings suggest that there may be nochange in student success in the course in which it is implemented, but that students develop anappreciation
student with tools that will foster the development of global engineers.Students were required to not only prepare traditional designs and write reflections inessay format about the impact of their designs. The reflections provided rich data for thisstudy. The data gathered offers a glimpse of the characteristics of a global engineer andprovides an insight into the role that engineering educators can play in creating engineerswho are flexible, adaptable, resilient and ultimately lifelong learners. A proposedmethod that provides an opportunity to reflect on integration of liberal arts courses isoffered. This method can be utilized in the classroom to ensure that engineeringeducators are molding a global engineer
Paper ID #41116Board 343: Outcomes from Metacognition Support in a Fluid MechanicsFlipped ClassroomDr. Renee M Clark, University of Pittsburgh Renee Clark is Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering, Data Engineer for the Swanson School, and Director of Assessment for the Engineering Education Research Center (EERC). She uses data analytics to study techniques and approaches in engineering education, with a focus on active learning techniques and the professional formation of engineers. Current NSF-funded research includes the use of adaptive learning in the flipped classroom and systematic reflection and metacognitive
“surroundings” in an engineeringclassroom. We posed an open-ended reflection question to engineering undergraduates at a largeUS university about their classroom surroundings and its impact on their learning andcomprehension. The reflection prompt defined surroundings as the “conditions and objects thatsurround you.” This reflection question was part of an NSF-funded study on the use of weeklyreflection in a flipped fluid mechanics course to drive metacognitive development and lifelonglearning skills. During class, students were encouraged to collaborate with their peers duringproblem solving to achieve collective understanding and interact with the instructor. Based on aninductive, emergent content analysis of the reflection data with two analysts, we
. He has written more than 115 refereed technical papers, and his opinion editorials have appeared in the Tampa Bay Times, the Tampa Tribune, and the Chronicle Vitae.Dr. Rasim Guldiken, University of South Florida Rasim Guldiken is an Associate Professor of the Mechanical Engineering Department at USF. He also serves as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of the USF College of Engineering. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Community as “Surroundings” in a Classroom EcosystemAbstractIn this paper, we preliminarily examine the notion of the “surroundings” in an engineeringclassroom. We posed an open-ended reflection question to engineering undergraduates at a largeUS
of factors, andthe new curriculum launches fall of 2023 [1-3]. All core and elective courses were assessed forgaps, redundancies, and bottlenecks, and the curriculum was redesigned – except one non-lecture-based or lab-based course, namely the high-impact engineering course required byTAMU’s College of Engineering. The learning outcomes are stated as: “Upon successfulcompletion of this course, students will be able to (a) reflect on professional outcomes from theengineering body of knowledge and (b) assess learning experiences.” The intent of high-impactcourses is to ensure that students have the opportunity outside the formal classroom setting todevelop essential and professional skills such as communication, problem-solving, organization
. Thisfull paper explores the impact of self-paced and online Portable intercultural modules (PIMs) onthe intercultural learning goals of the students enrolled in a junior-level system thinking course.The PIM used in the class aims to improve learners’ teamwork and communication skills. ThePIM contains five activities, including watching videos about cultural diversity and empathy,survey, quizzes, and exercise that applies learning towards intercultural collaboration. The studentsin the system thinking course were asked to complete the PIM and a reflection assignment. Theresearch questions that we intend to answer for this study are: RQ1: What domains of interculturalcompetence, as defined by the AAC&U IKC Value rubric, are represented through
development of communities to support well-being.Lesley Baradel, Georgia Institute of Technology ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Applying Personal Strengths: Building Well-being and Resilience Strategies in an Undergraduate Wellness CourseAbstractSupporting and increasing students’ well-being and resilience will positively impact theiracademic success. In this study, we analyze students’ reflections in a newly designed health andwell-being course to see how they demonstrate embodiment of the course learning objectives,knowledge, and skills.In Summer 2021, the Effective Team Dynamics Initiative, in collaboration with Georgia Instituteof Technology (Georgia Tech) School of
, dimensionality reduction, andnatural language processing. We apply this methodology to publicly available newsgroupdata which is pre-labeled by topic to demonstrate that MDM distribution may be used toextract a visual dichotomy in the text structure belonging to different topics. In otherwords, text data pertaining to a specific topic have similar MDM distributioncharacteristics. In the future we will apply this methodology to labeled reflections authoredby n students in an Engineering mechanics classroom that is infused with activities thatinvolve an Entrepreneurial mindset (EM) to identify if MDM distribution and clusteringindicates the presence of EM.Future work will also include exploring the confluence of MDM and rhetorical moves, sincewe believe
experience. Liberative pedagogies differ fromother learner-centered pedagogies in that personal transformation and social change are at theirheart, with the key outcomes of critical thinking and reflective action. With new goals andoutcomes come new measures of success, which require new assessment tools.A liberative assessment tool has been developed and implemented in an engineeringthermodynamics class. The tool uses weblog (blog) technology to measure student learning aswell as enhance it, encouraging reflection and enabling students to connect classroom contentwith personal experience. In the blog learning structure, each student develops an individualpage of entries over the semester, using guiding questions that require about half an hour
design process. The study analyses reflection journals from14 third-year material science and engineering students using a qualitative, inductive approach.Results identify four key aspects of problem scoping: (a) gathering information about clients,problem context, and the designers themselves; (b) setting goals based on gathered data; (c)developing solutions using divergent, convergent, and logical thinking; and (d) evaluating andmanaging design outcomes by reflecting on solutions by envisioning outcomes or creatingbackup plans. Both male and female students show similar approaches. Findings contribute tounderstanding students’ problem-scoping processes and highlight opportunities for futureresearch into engineering design education.Keywords
CourseNetworking (or CN), an academic social networking based learning platform that is being used by learners and educators from more than 160 countries. CourseNetworking’s most critical component is a social ePortfolio, which is institutions and educational programs to help their students collect, select, reflect on their learning and network with others who share similar academic interests. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Using ePortfolios to Facilitate Transfer Student SuccessAbstractThis paper describes the use of an ePortolio to facilitate success as students transfer from acommunity college system to baccalaureate engineering technology
development of intercultural competence goals. The study seeks tounderstand how effectively STEM students manage teamwork, how this behavior is reflected intheir perceptions, and how these elements contribute to the development of skills that facilitateintercultural understanding.Methods:This study is focused on twenty-four first-year computer science students living in a learningcommunity at a large midwestern university. These students participated in semester-longlearning community focused on helping students develop professional skills such as teamworkand intercultural competence. As a part of the learning community students participated invarious team-based activities and were regularly asked to reflect on two primary areas: theirteamwork
of renewable energyconsumption. It is the hope that driving down the cost of renewable energy systems will allowthe technology to become more accessible around the world. In solar cells, the reflected light iswasted energy. By producing silicon nanowires (SiNWs) through Metal Assisted ChemicalEtching, or the MACE process, the reflectivity can be reduced to near zero. Our researchhighlights the process of analyzing silicon nanowire data to optimize the production of SiNWsthrough the MACE process. The primary focus of the research involved analyzing the effect ofetching time and etchant concentration on the refractive index and the reflectivity of the SiNWsamples. This was achieved by collecting Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) images
supplement a pre-existing oralcommunication lecture with peer assessment, self-reflection, and instructor feedback.The first section of this module was structured to be low-stakes, taking the format of an in-classlecture and assignment. In the lecture prior, a prompt was provided for students to design visualsin a four-minute presentation with one minute being dedicated to Q&A. The next day, a brieflecture was given covering the basics, accompanied by a best practice example presentation anda handout with tips. A fifteen-minute revision period allowed students to adjust theirpresentations to accommodate the material covered. Finally, students were divided into smallgroups, where they gave their presentations and received feedback from their
a detailed description of the two-way exchange program and summarize resultsfrom a systematic analysis of five reflective learning prompts that were administered to thestudent participants throughout the program (i.e., 1 pre-program, 3 mid-program, and 1 post-program). As further background for these efforts, we summarize relevant prior literaturediscussing strategies for scaffolding and assessing learning outcomes, both in general andspecifically in the context of global engineering programs. Based on our preliminary results, wealso discuss both benefits and challenges associated with this innovative programmaticimplementation. Furthermore, we propose directions for improvement, with an emphasis onstudent recruitment, faculty involvement
setting. This paper evaluates whether students involved in the designbased immersive learning experiences developed knowledge pertaining to design and entrepreneurship as evidenced through comparative analysis of student reflections and authoritative literature in the subject area. Introduction Since the end of the 19th century, there has been a divide within education between traditionalist and progressive philosophies. In 1938 John Dewey, one of the most important educational voices of our time, presented his philosophy of education as experience (Dewey, 1998). In his work he outlines the importance of establishing a firm base that traditionalist forms of education can nurture. He also calls for the progressive style of tying those facts
uncertainty quantification to address a diverse set of problems, including reliable aircraft design and AI-assisted discovery of novel materials. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Research as Teaching: On Student Mindset and Voice in a Sustained Collaborative AutoEthnography on Mathematical ModelingAbstractIn this complete research paper, we advocate for a methodology with unique researchaffordances that also serve student mindset development. Mindset is an important element ofstudent development; in particular, metacognition helps students learn more effectively and is akey component of lifelong learning. Theory on reflective practice suggests that key elements ofmetacognition are best
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
ongoing study toinvestigate how our diverse mentoring group interacts to learn qualitative research methods inthe context of EER. Collaborative autoethnography is a qualitative research method that is“simultaneously collaborative, autobiographical, and ethnographic” [8, p. 17] in that it involves agroup of people collectively reflecting and documenting their perceptions of a shared cultural orlearning experience. It can be described as “a study of self [that is] conducted in the company ofothers” [8, p. 17]. In this work, we are a group of five academic researchers and practitioners atmultiple career stages collectively reflecting on our perceptions of mentoring relationshipswithin the context of the two RIEF projects that began in August 2024.A
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
increasingly see in students, which is studentsarriving in our courses exhibiting unprofessional behavior. It is unclear if students recognize theimportance of professional behavior. To combat this trend, we sought to encourage students tothink about their own behavior and learning by emphasizing academic and professionalgoal-setting and monitoring progress towards goals. In our required undergraduate environmentalengineering course, we tasked students with setting multiple goals related to their academicperformance (e.g., I’d like to earn an A), course content to learn (e.g., drinking water,remediation), and their professional skills (e.g., build relationships with instructional staff).Students reflected on these goals and their progress toward them
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
tothis skill as it allows individuals to consider different people’s viewpoints. While perspective-taking is recognized as crucial for effective human interaction and conflict resolution, thereremains a gap in understanding how to effectively teach and assess these skills in highereducation settings. The goal of the study is to understand the perspective-taking abilities ofundergraduate students and inform curriculum enhancements to help students develop suchabilities.Methods: The study employed a case study approach to analyze reflections from 15undergraduate students enrolled in an honors course at a large midwestern university. Followingthe completion of a communication module, students wrote 200-word reflections on their keylearnings. A four