Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Methodology

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Aditya Vora, Pennsylvania State University; Daniel Allen Henderson, Pennsylvania State University; Jennifer Bracken, Pennsylvania State University; Neeraj Sonalkar, Stanford University; Stephen Harris, Community College of the Air Force

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #25219Beyond Likert Scales: Exploring Designers’ Perceptions through Visual Re-flection ActivitiesDr. Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Kathryn Jablokow is a Professor of Engineering Design and Mechanical Engineering at Penn State University. A graduate of Ohio State University (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering), Dr. Jablokow’s cur- rent teaching and research interests include design cognition, high performance teams, creativity in sci- ence/engineering, and mobile robotics. In addition to her membership in ASEE, she is a Senior Member of IEEE and a Fellow of ASME.Aditya Vora, Pennsylvania State

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betsy Palmer, Montana State University; Patrick T. Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Betty J. Harper, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Dan Merson, Pennsylvania State University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-2129: DESIGN IN CONTEXT: WHERE DO THE ENGINEERSOF 2020 LEARN THIS SKILL?Betsy Palmer, Montana State University Betsy Palmer is an Associate Professor of Adult & Higher Education and Educational Research & Statis- tics at Montana State University. She conducts research on college student outcomes and university teach- ing, particularly focused on student epistemology, non-traditional pedagogies, and multicultural educa- tion. She also collaborates with engineering colleagues to research educational practices in engineering education. She is currently a Co-PI on the NSF funded Prototyping the Engineer of 2020: A 360-degree Study of Effective Education grant.Dr. Patrick T. Terenzini, Pennsylvania State

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Design Practices: Best Paper Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

characteristics of high quality STEM integration, including providing“opportunities for students to learn from failure and redesign.”18 Many in engineering educationpromote the idea of teaching it through the habits of mind, or how engineers think and do theirwork.19 These include: “systems thinking, collaboration, ethical considerations, creativity,communication and optimism.”20 Failure, although not explicitly named, is best exemplified aspart of the habit of mind of optimism. Resilient responses to design failure include an optimisticmindset that the problem can indeed be solved or that the failure can be overcome. Theseresponses are representative of a growth mindset, in which students learn from failure andbelieve that growth is a natural byproduct

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Faculty Development and Research Programs (NEE)

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Jennifer J. VanAntwerp, Calvin University

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

Paper ID #38168What Do Engineering and Other STEM Faculty Need? Exploring the Nu-ancesof Psychological NeedsDr. Denise Wilson, University of Washington Denise Wilson is a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her research interests in engineering education focus on the role of self-efficacy, belonging, and other non- cognitive aspects of the student experience on eDr. Jennifer J. VanAntwerp, Calvin University Jennifer J. VanAntwerp is a Professor of Engineering at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She earned an M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University

Collection

2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Laramie Potts, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Huiran Jin, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Paper ID #36207Cognitive Strategies in STEM Education: Supporting the Development ofEngineers’ Multi- and Cross-Disciplinary CompetenceDr. Laramie Potts, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Laramie Potts’ is an associate professor of Engineering Technology at NJIT and serves as the program coordinator of the Surveying Engineering Technology (SET) program at NJIT. He has been working as an educator, consultant, and researcher in geoinformatics for over 20 years. Dr. Potts has worked with state and local governments as well as industry in providing technical input for geospatial mapping problems. His research focuses on

Conference Session

WIED: Analysis, Challenges, Success, and Impacts

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rob Sleezer, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Nicolle Revello; Morgan Round; Kristen O'Connell; Benjamin Orlin; Andrew Roberts, Minnesota State University, Mankato

ourschool with could NOT be taken out of the classroom, and if it was it was then consideredcontraband and you may receive disciplinary actions for having that item. Due to this being amajor factor in our outside the classroom life we lived, a good portion of our classroom time wastaken up to make these school models with our groups.3.5 Textbook AuthorI don’t recall what audience I had in mind while writing Math with Bad Drawings, but“incarcerated women in a project-based class taught by a hyperkinetic engineer named Rob” wasnot it. That’s for the best: knowing nothing about life inside prisons, I would surely have missedthe mark had I thought to aim for it.I don’t know why my book spoke to these students. At first I thought it was the wide variety

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hao He, University of Missouri - Columbia; Heather Hunt; Suzanne Burgoyne; Joshua Saboorizadeh

creativity is encouragedin their learning, researchers [32] found that creativity fostering methods are severely missingfrom students’ perceptions. Previous researchers and educators have explored various methods to foster creativity.For instance, brainstorming is a broadly-used method [33] across many disciplines. Creativewriting could be used in various engineering fields [34]. Mind mapping is an excellent way toorganize students’ thinking and ideas [35]. Activities that allow students to explore in alearning environment (e.g., game-based learning or learning in a virtual reality environment)develop students’ creativity [36]. Methods borrowed from other disciplines could alsopromote students’ creativity, for example, methods from theatre

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Technical Session 8: Assessment, Framworks, Standards, Oh My!

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tyler S. Love, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Brandt Hutzel, Pennsylvania Department of Education; Sharon Brusic, Millersville University of Pennsylvania

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

added to thefifth and eighth-grade state assessments which will also be discussed in this paper. Additionally,examples of supplemental resources created to assist educators and school districts in aligningwith these standards will be presented. This paper may assist other states with updating ordeveloping P-12 T&E education standards. BackgroundTechnology and engineering (T&E) education has historically been rooted in hands-on, minds-onlearning. Over more than 100 years the field has evolved from manual arts, to industrial arts, toindustrial technology education, to technology education, to T&E education, and more recentlyfocused on the integrative aspect of the T&E within STEM education

Conference Session

Investigating Student Pathways to and through Undergraduate and Graduate Programs

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Collette Patricia Higgins; Melissa Wood Aleman, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University & Carthage College

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Paper ID #36982Structure versus Curiosity: Developing a model for understandingundergraduate students’ childhood pathways into engineeringCollette Patricia HigginsDr. Melissa Wood Aleman, James Madison University Dr. Melissa Aleman (Ph.D. University of Iowa) is Professor of Communication Studies at James Madison University and has published research using qualitative interviewing, ethnographic and rhetorical methods to examine communication in diverse contexts. ShDr. Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University & Carthage College Dr. Robert L. Nagel is Director of Engineering at Carthage College and Professor of Engineering at

Conference Session

Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY) Technical Session 10

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Austin Yang, Stanford University; Anthony Lising Antonio; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

value to people’s bodies and minds based on societally constructed ideas ofnormalcy, productivity, desirability, intelligence, excellence, and fitness…. You do not have tobe disabled to experience ableism” [61]. Ableism manifests in narratives of smartness andintellectual superiority in engineering by identifying which minds and bodies are privileged anduplifted in engineering: minds and bodies that “maximize outcomes while minimizing effort”and demonstrate technical superiority are privileged due to meritocratic ideologies [31], [62, p.575]. Through the model minority stereotype, smartness is used to racialize Asian(Americans) asabnormally intelligent, ruthlessly efficient, antisocial, and incapable of working with others [5].When combined

Conference Session

Working Against Unjust Social Forces

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Anna Marie LaChance, University of Connecticut; Jennifer Pascal, University of Connecticut; Danielle Gan, University of Connecticut; Justyn James Paquette Welsh, University of Connecticut; Thomas James Pauly, University of Connecticut; Patrick Paul, University of Connecticut

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education, Equity

lines of, “yeah, it’s taking up a lot of time,but it’s something I actually like doing, so I really don’t mind”. The rest wholeheartedly agreed.This set off alarm bells in my mind; it was exactly what every educator dreams of, to have yourstudents report that they love what they’re doing so much that they can accept the difficulty ofthe content. I want every assignment in every course the feel like this, I thought. In my vision for the future of engineering education, students from all walks of life areallowed the agency, flexibility, and creativity to pursue career paths that interest them; theirinterests are respected and honored and they are able to use their unique backgrounds to makepositive contributions to society; curriculums are

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Thinking II: Interpretation, Curricular Practices, and Structural Change

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Melissa C Kenny, Wake Forest University; Olga Pierrakos, Wake Forest University ; Monique O'Connell, Wake Forest University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

was veryimportant to the engineering program. A stand-alone History of Engineering course, similar towhat has been instituted at other institutions [4,7], was not something that was viable for thegoals and vision of the WFU Engineering curriculum.With this in mind, we began to incorporate a deeper intersection of history and engineeringwithin the “What is Engineering?” module, with an emphasis on global and societal contexts.While students completed their professional development tasks, we developed and included alecture series called “Engineering before Engineers” to encourage students to consider how thehistorical context of engineering may help them better understand current engineering practice.The development of this series is described

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 13

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton; Jing Yang, Indiana University Bloomington ; Peter N. Knox, Binghamton University (State University of New York); Adam V. Maltese, Indiana University-Bloomington

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Pre-College Engineering Education

conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of theauthor(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References[1] E. P. Cunningham, “A typology of mathematical moments in kindergarten classrooms,” Ph.D. dissertation, Graduate College, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 2018.[2] E. R. Banilower, P. S. Smith, K. A. Malzahn, C. L. Plumley, E. M. Gordon, and M. L. Hayes, Report of the 2018 NSSME+. Chapel Hill, NC: Horizon Research, Inc., 2018.[3] C. N. Lippard, M. H. Lamm, K. M. Tank,and J. Y. Choi, “Pre-engineering thinking and engineering habits of mind in preschool classroom,” Early Childhood Education Journal, vol. 47, pp. 187-198, 2019.[4] B. L. Dorie, T. R. Jones, M. C

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hadi Ali, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Andrew David Maynard, Arizona State University

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #34545Design the Future Activities (DFA): A Pedagogical Content KnowledgeFramework in Engineering Design EducationHadi Ali, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Hadi studies the influence of the future of work on curricular innovation, with a focus on exploring the relationships between and among adaptability, risk taking and value making. In an effort to characterize engineering education as an (eco)system for creating value, Hadi’s approach integrates analytical methods of data science to address changes in systems and society. More broadly, Hadi is interested in examining how engineering innovations

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Joseph Murphy, University of California, Los Angeles; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

too time intensive and thus interfere with hiseducational pursuits.Research Question # 2: Why did the RANGE students choose to major in engineering?The participants described a variety of motivators for deciding to major in engineering. As withjoining the military, family was an influential factor for choice of major. Reece (AFR-ECE)said that both his father and brother were engineers; Nikolas’ (AN-ME) father, grandfather, andbrother were engineers. Chase (AFR-ME), Isaac (AFR-ME), and Taylor (AFR-AE) wereinspired by their uncles who were engineers. Donovan (AFN-IE) credits his family forstimulating his interest in engineering and “having a critical mind.”Childhood influences were an important source of inspiration. As a child, Chase loved to

Collection

AEE Journal

Authors

A.Ravishankar Rao

Advances in Engineering Education SUMMER 2020 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2Interventions for Promoting Student ­Engagementand Predicting Performance in an IntroductoryEngineering ClassA.RAVISHANKAR RAOFairleigh Dickinson UniversityTeaneck, NJ ABSTRACT Studies show that a significant fraction of students graduating from high schools in the U.S. isill prepared for college and careers. Some problems include weak grounding in math and writing,lack of motivation, and insufficient conscientiousness. Academic institutions are under pressure toimprove student retention and graduate rates, whereas students are under pressure to graduateand find employment. Consequently

Conference Session

Pre-College: Working with Teachers to Improve K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katey Shirey, University of Maryland, College Park

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

engineering design alongside content physics.This study, part of a larger participant observation dissertation study of engineering integration inhigh-school physics, investigated how a physics teacher, “Leslie,” integrated engineering designinto a projectile motion lesson to address the question of how a physics teacher’s existingresources, or bits of knowledge and reasoning, help the teacher be productive in teachingengineering design in physics class. Some of Leslie’s inquiry facilitation commitments andhabits of mind such as requiring student reasoning, not giving away steps or answers, requiringgood data, giving up teacher authority, providing rich contexts, constructivist and socialconstructivist mindsets, and a growth model of learning

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Design Tools and Skill Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annie Abell, Ohio State University; Kelly DeVore, Columbus College of Art and Design

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #18607Embracing Ambiguity: A Framework for Promoting Iterative Design Think-ing Approaches in Engineering and Design CurriculaAnnie Abell, Ohio State University Annie Abell is an Assistant Professor of Practice at The Ohio State University in the Department of Me- chanical & Aerospace Engineering. Abell received her BS in Mechanical Engineering from Valparaiso University and a MFA in Design Research & Development from The Ohio State University with an em- phasis on Industrial Design. She teaches project-based, product design courses to senior-level and gradu- ate engineering students, as well as an

Conference Session

Curricular Transformation

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas D. Fila, Iowa State University; Seda McKIlligan, Iowa State University; Steven Joseph Abramsky, Iowa State University

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Educational Research and Methods

on the representativeness heuristic14 when weestimate the likelihood of an event by comparing it to an existing prototype in our minds,allowing us make decisions quickly. This heuristic could create a bias towards generalizing theseevents and create false stereotypes, such as judging a book by its cover. However, heuristics existbecause people find them as an easy guide to decisions that are often “good enough” or “reliableenough”15. Many disciplines have identified domain-specific heuristics based on expertise,including mathematical problem-solving16, artificial intelligence17, user interface design18,engineering design19–21, and decision research22.Previous research on engineering design has successfully utilized the theoretical framework

Conference Session

Professional Skills for Graduate Students

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prasun Lala, École de Technologie Supérieure; Félix Langevin Harnois, École de Technologie Supérieure; Ghizlane El Boussaidi, École de Technologie Supérieure; Christian Desrosiers, École de Technologie Supérieure; Catherine Laporte, École de Technologie Supérieure

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #22169Providing Sustainable Scientific Writing Support for Graduate EngineeringStudents by Creating a Local Scientific Learning Community ´Mr. Prasun Lala, Ecole de Technologie Sup´erieure Prasun Lala is a member of SARA’s team at the Ecole ´ ´ de technologie sup´erieure (ETS), in Montr´eal, where he focuses on helping engineering graduate students learn skills related to scientific communica- tion, through group activities involving writing and reviewing their own scientific work. He holds a M.Sc. in

Conference Session

Care and Inclusive Teaching

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kenya Z. Mejia, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

at a higher educationinstitution, and 3) Recommended for having inclusive practices by a colleague. The first threeparticipants were recommended by an engineering education expert on the research team, and therest of the participants were recruited through snowball sampling ​[27]​. Each interview lastedbetween 30 and 50 minutes. The semi-structured interview protocol asked participants abouttheir journeys as educators and their inclusive practices. Each interview was audio recorded withpermission from the participants. The data was then transcribed verbatim. Using an inductivethematic analysis ​[28]​, with reflexive coding, we surfaced semantic themes from the data. Theinterview included questions such as : 1. What comes to mind when

Conference Session

Technology, Communications & Ethics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Long

Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Educationinvolvement in the meetings. Similarly, provided that a sufficient amount of data are collected, ademographic study can be carried out to show how participants of different ages, sex, ethnicity,disciplines, research experience, etc. benefit from their participation in the RCS. If a morecomplicated model is needed, additional layers can be incorporated into the model by notingmore details or different aspects of the interactions taking place.Assessment of Student ProductsRecalling Simon’s observation that all cognition takes place within the learner’s mind eventhough most

Conference Session

Professional Development from a Distance

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah L. Helman, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Ryan J. Kershner, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Diana Wheeler, MA-LIS, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy L. Kindschi, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Steven M. Cramer, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Moira Lafayette, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Continuing Professional Development

AC 2011-1372: IMPLEMENTING AN EFFECTIVE SUPPORT MODELFOR INNOVATION IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED LEARNINGDeborah L. Helman, University of Wisconsin, Madison Deborah Helman is the Director of Wendt Commons, which provides teaching, learning, information and media services in the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to assum- ing responsibility for this new organization, she led the staff of the CoE’s Wendt Library in providing engineering library services.Ryan J. Kershner, University of Wisconsin, MadisonDiana Wheeler, MA-LIS, University of Wisconsin, MadisonAmy L Kindschi, University of Wisconsin, Madison Amy Kindschi, MLS, Head of Faculty and Student Services at UW

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University

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NSF Grantees

service-minded engineers, and assist communities-in-need through engineering; and• Improve the image of engineers in the eyes of the general public, through promotion of service projects.1. IntroductionOver the last few years, concerns have escalated among many national organizations thattechnical expertise is no longer solely sufficient for the development of future engineers 1, 3, 4, 46.Additionally, in the United States engineering programs continue to struggle to attract students, Page 22.979.2especially women and minorities, despite decades of strategies to change these patterns. Theneed for a “paradigm shift” is recognized; one that

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Autumn R. Deitrick, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

climatedimensions in research and academic environments. Furthermore, the creative climatedimensions that were explicitly mentioned across interviews provide insight into the dimensionswith a strong influence over the creative climate in graduate-level engineering education.6.1. Creative Personal IdentitiesEach participant was asked to define creativity in their own words. These definitions were uniqueto each participant with little overlap among the responses, which ranged from generating ideas,exploring different perspectives and connections with an open mind, and expressing themselveswhile bringing their own visions to life. Participants were also asked to define what it means tobe an engineer. Unlike the creativity definitions, these responses were

Conference Session

Wellness, Readiness, and Thriving

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julianna Gesun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Rachel Eve Gail Swan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Bryan Watson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

thriving in engineering Level Example(s) of What Thriving Example Indicators of Thriving the Level Means at this Level (Summary) Micro Individual Individual • Motivation [36], [37], [38], [39], [40], Empowerment [41] • Academic performance [42], [43] • Confidence [39], [44], [45] • Mindfulness [46] • Self-awareness [47] • Creativity and innovation [48

Conference Session

Homer's Epiphany: Making STEM Elementary Woo-hoo!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

teaching. A mixed methods research approach was chosenbecause it is rich in multiple sources and converging evidence. Case study, specifically Yin’scase study approach, has been used in previous engineering education research. For example, aqualitative research study using Yin’s embedded single-case study approach was used toinvestigate teachers’ engineering practices as part of a professional development program (thecase) with their engineering lessons as the embedded units of analysis to determine the extent ofteachers’ engineering integration abilities [10]. Another engineering education study that used amultiple case study design by Yin was a preschool classroom observation study of “engineeringhabits of mind” [11] that used the Teaching

Conference Session

Understanding Students and Faculty

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Qiong Zhang, University of South Florida; James R. Mihelcic, University of South Florida; Julie Zimmerman, Yale University; Nina J. Truch, California Polytechnic State University

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2011-1292: ASSESSING ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ READINESS TOCOLLABORATE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN: AN OPEN ACCESS INSTRU-MENT FOR EXPERIMENTATIONLinda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University Linda Vanasupa is a professor of materials engineering and co-director of the Center for Sustainability in Engineering at the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.Dr. Qiong Zhang, University of South FloridaJames R. Mihelcic, University of South Florida Dr. James R. Mihelcic is a Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and State of Florida 21st Century World Class Scholar at the University of South Florida. He also directs the Peace Corps Master’s International Program in Civil & Environmental

Conference Session

Global Competency and What Makes a Successful Engineer

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Wold, University of Virginia; Stephanie Moore Ph.D., University of Virginia

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International

’ previous beliefsabout the importance of knowing engineering practices of those from other cultures. This trendheld true with Ben and Manuela who strongly agreed with this statement in both the pre- andposttests.Lastly, students’ self-ratings of their global competency levels are important in determiningwhether they recognize others from different cultures. Students’ scores taken after thesimulations were nearly always 4 or 5 out of a 5-point scale. For instance, Ben rated himself a5 out of 5 in his level of global competence. He said he would like to think himself as an open-minded and culturally-aware person and that the simulation helped enforce these skills. He didnot see any difference in how he treated people from different cultures from one

Conference Session

Difference, Disability, and (De)Politicization: The Invisible Axes of Diversity

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M Riley, Smith College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

socially constructed andsubject to political constraint.11 The experience of being queer and the experience of beingdisabled are both lived through bodies and can be theorized using sociologies of embodiment.Heterosexism, homophobia, and ableism are political forces that construct bodies in particularways and thus these isms are enacted upon -- and experienced within – bodies, as is heterosexualand able-bodied privilege. Engineering, in its adoption of mind-body dualisms as part of itsconstruction of objectivity, is able to ignore these experiences or render them unrecognizable.Theories of embodiment in Queer and Disability Studies can confront this disembodiment anduncover how it supports heteronormative able-bodiedness.To understand how