Director of the Center for 3-D Visualization and Virtual Reality Applications, and Technical Director of the NASA funded MIST Space Vehicle Mission Planning Laboratory at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. In 2010, he joined Eastern Michigan University as an Associate Dean in the College of Technology and currently is a Professor in the School of Engineer- ing Technology. He has an extensive experience in curriculum and laboratory design and development. Dr. Eydgahi has served as a member of the Board of Directors for Tau Alpha Pi, as a member of Advi- sory and Editorial boards for many International Journals in Engineering and Technology, as a member of review panel for NASA and Department of Education, as a
Paper ID #15646Sustainability-Infused CurriulumMs. Diana Lynne Ibarra, ISF Academy Shuyuan Science and SustainabilityPrograms Manager. BS degrees in Chemistry and Chemical Engineer- ing MS degrees in Management and Environmental Engineering c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Sustainability Infused Curriculum (WIP)AbstractA recently established school-wide sustainability policy in 2015, explicitly states, “an experimentally integrated,environmentally and ethically sustainable system of science education and conservation practices based on the 2012 JejuDeclaration of the
topic. Faced with this challenge, the authors sought advicefrom an instructional designer and suggested course development via interactive software tomeet our needs. With this, the purpose of this paper is to share the utility, challenges, andopportunities experienced by the authors when using Articulate Storyline 360® [4] (Storyline360) as the authoring tool for a course.Authors’ Guiding Framework for Courseware Development in GeneralTo understand our decision-making about the course in general, we needed to address allnecessary curriculum components and frame the course development process theoretically. Thus,we used Eash’s [5] curriculum components which include: (a) a framework of assumptions aboutthe learner and society; (b) aims and
presentations at numerous conferences, co-authored three text books, and written an invited book chapter and several lab manuals. She is a member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Society of Engineering Educators, the Materials Research Society, and ASM International. Her primary research interests are in curriculum design for materials education, STEM learning, and acoustic properties of materials.Dr. Sue Guenter-Schlesinger, Western Washington University Sue Guenter-Schlesinger is Vice Provost for Equal Opportunity and Employment Diversity at Western Washington University. Previously, she served 14 years as Assistant Executive Vice President, Equal Op
about problem creation [16]. Intrying to develop problems that are “authentic,” faculty may feel that a lack of direct fieldexperience can limit their ability to develop appropriate problems [11]. Additionally, the “fine-tuning” of problems requires iteration to align with learning outcomes, adding time to theproblem creation process [17].In general, systematic approaches to crafting problems for engineering PBL environmentsappears to be understudied. Among PBL resources highlighted by Kolmos and de Graaff [18] theAalborg PBL portal provides an evidence-based seven-step process for “problem crafting”. Yet,the process, as presented, is not about the type of problem nor the integration of domain contentbut more about the logistical control of
a thriving program within a month. The project team aimed to replicate as many of the residential program features as possible. EPIC is more than lectures and engineering labs. An example of the virtual program schedule can be seen in Appendix II.B. Project selection and core curriculum development In early June 2020, a small team of California Polytechnic State University faculty and EPIC staff collaborated to create a new set of laboratory activities for the online EPIC summer program experience. To develop a virtual lab curriculum, there were several objectives to meet and challenges to overcome. The primary objectives were to provide a project or series of projects introducing participants to engineering over the course of
Paper ID #37499Developing an AE Tutoring Engaging Advising & Mentoring(TEAM) Program: a Peer Cohort EnvironmentRyan Solnosky Ryan Solnosky is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Architectural Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University at University Park. Dr. Solnosky has taught courses for Architectural Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Pre-Major Freshman in Engineering. He received his integrated BAE/MAE degrees in architectural engineering from The Pennsylvania State University in 2009 and his Ph.D. in architectural engineering from The Pennsylvania State University in 2013. Dr
diversity of an institution; (2) the behavioral climate dimension which involves the socialinteractions that occur on campus, how individuals with different ethnicities and races interact,and the quality of intergroup interactions; (3) Lastly, we are interested in the structural practicesand policies that benefit privileged groups, including curriculum designs, admissions policies, andtenure decisions. Focusing on these dimensions of the campus racial climate can assist us inunderstanding how students make sense of their experiences in engineering undergraduate researchand their perceptions of institutional and structural factors which shape their engineering identitydevelopment and experiences in engineering programs.C. Analytic Strategy While
completion of the lesson plan,educators shared the finalized copies with the other groups and the educators implemented theirnewly developed lesson plan into their curriculum. Finally, the STAR members met to discussand share the experiences, challenges, and accomplishments of their lessons and work to create,in the next session, a lesson plan with an entirely new engineering subject.Introduction The constant change and growth occurring in science and math standards, althoughchallenging at times, can be beneficial in motivating teachers to create not only interesting andthought provoking lesson plans, but illustrate concepts that students today should be exposed towhen thinking about their futures. When dissecting the Next Generation
© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Design and Implementation of a Program Outcome Assessment Process for an ABET-accredited Computer Engineering ProgramAbstractThis paper describes the design and implementation of a program outcomes assessment processfor the Computer Engineering Program at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering, theUniversity of California, Irvine. The purpose of the assessment process is to collect and analyzeinformation on student performance in order to improve student learning and the effectiveness ofthe curriculum, and to meet the ABET accreditation requirements. In the last two years we haveadopted two new direct measures of program outcomes which are
.References [1] J. R. Anderson. Learning and memory: An integrated approach. John Wiley and Sons, second edition, 2000. [2] A. D. Baddeley. Human Memory: Theory and Practice. Psychology Press, second edition, 1997. [3] F. B. Baker and S.-H. Kim. Item Response Theory: Parameter estimation techniques. Marcel Dekker, second edition, 2004. [4] L. Crowley and G. L. Herman. Using faculty communities to drive sustainable reform: Learning from the Strategic Instructional Initiatives Program. In ASEE 2014: Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education 121st Annual Conference and Exposition, 2014. Paper ID #9052. [5] J. L. Davis and T. McDonald. Online homework: Does it help or hurt in the long run? In ASEE 2014: Proceedings
Paper ID #26956Designing a Laboratory Ecosystem Framework, and Scaffolding an Interac-tive Internal Combustion EngineDr. David MacNair, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. MacNair serves as Director of Laboratory Development in the Woodruff School, and manages Junior and Senior level laboratories in Mechanical Engineering. He develops innovative laboratory experiences based on lessons-learned from the maker movement and real-world industrial challenges, and is building an ”ecosystem” of academic laboratory equipment and curriculum resources which allows universities to collaborate on the development and execution of
there will always be positions for them. Thus, engineering education will also bechanging, with more emphasis on graduate education, as outlined in a recently released series ofreports by the National Academy of Engineering [30]. Educators recognize that undergraduateresearch motivates students to apply for graduate school, and underrepresented groups mustbecome an integral part of such a technical workforce. However, underrepresented collegestudents do not reflect their numbers in the U.S. population (51% women, 12.1% AfricanAmericans, and 12.5% Hispanics [27, 28, 31]). A recent National Academies report [32]recommends: “Increasing participation of underrepresented minorities is critical to ensuring ahigh quality supply of scientists and
Paper ID #15922Fundamental Research: Developing a Rubric to Assess Children’s Drawingsof an Engineer at WorkDr. Julie Thomas, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Julie Thomas is a Research Professor of science education in the College of Education and Human Sci- ences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Thomas’ research has focused on children’s science learning and teacher professional development. Proud accomplishments include collaborative efforts – such as No Duck Left Behind, a partnership with waterfowl biologists to promote wetland education efforts, and En- gineering is Everywhere (E2), a partnership with a
AC 2007-1754: THE DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ASSESSMENTOF AN ENGINEERING RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR PHYSICS TEACHERSLeyla Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology Leyla Conrad is the Director of Outreach in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She has been developing and leading programs for high school students and teachers, as well as ECE female students that supports the ECE’s undergraduate recruitment and retention efforts. Before her current appointment, she was the Education Director of the Microsystems Packaging Research Center (a NSF Engineering Research Center) where she created and implemented a highly integrated and
as these relate to developing clinical methods to facilitate more effective and cost-efficient motor practice. She is especially interested in integrating the use of technology into rehabilitation for neurologically impaired populations. Her work includes using various commercial video gaming technologies to improve upper extremity function as well as balance. She is also investigating the use of harness systems in balance training and moving this training out of the lab and into a community garden.Dr. Debbie K. Jackson, Cleveland State University Dr. Debbie K. Jackson is an Associate Professor in the College of Education and Human Services at Cleveland State University. Dr. Jackson taught chemistry, physics, and
client’s needs into attackable engineering problems, designed instrument circuits,developed data acquisition software with LabVIEW, and tested the integrated prototype system.Although the students experienced frustrations, they were excited about the opportunity to be able to workon this real-world project partnered with their client, Dr. Bartlett (an experienced orthopedist in town),and the Office of Technology Transfer at East Carolina University. The overall outcome of the project Page 14.413.2was good.This paper first describes the technical aspects of the project (problem statement, material and methods,experiment results), presents
second stage data analysis5. DiscussionThrough analyzing data related to engineering students’ college experiences on Twitter, wefound a large number of tweets complaining about homework, classes, professors, exams, andstudying. Negative tweets are overwhelmingly more numerous than positive tweets. Thisindicates an imbalance between academic life and social life among engineering students. A poordesign of curriculum is also revealed. For example, many students complain that sociology andhistory classes are useless to engineering majors, and chemistry class is useless to computerengineering majors. These classes need to be better designed and tuned to the needs ofengineering students.As stated in a previous APS study11, if engineering education
Paper ID #37739An Exploration of How Students Make Use of Hands-on Models to LearnStatics ConceptsDr. Kathryn Mary Rupe, Western Washington University Kathryn Rupe is an assistant professor of math education at Western Washington University. Previously, she taught middle school math and worked as an instructional coach in Chicago Public Schools for 10 years.Prof. Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College Eric Davishahl serves as professor and engineering program coordinator at Whatcom Community College in northwest Washington state. His teaching and research interests include developing, implementing and assessing active
design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Paper ID #31208Prof. Didem Ozevin P.E., University of Illinois at Chicago Dr. Ozevin is an associate professor of the Department of Civil and Materials Engineering. Dr. Ozevin received her Ph.D. from Lehigh University in 2005. She worked as a research scientist at Physical Acous- tics Corporation till 2010. Her research is integrating structural design and damage assessment methods, and real time process and damage detection.Prof. Jeremiah T Abiade, University of Illinois at Chicago Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Laboratory for Oxide
. We envision that such an approach could be tailored for each student in much the sameway that one can set up “search alerts” on news websites such that an email is received when anew article contains specified keywords. Another implication is that, while the study authors hadnot been conceptualizing email as an “instructional technology”, our students clearly were. Infuture work it may be valuable to explicitly integrate email into our scaffold model and to posequestions specifically about its use in aiding learning of statistics. Student learning of statistics may be further enhanced if greater emphasis was placed on“community building” in developing the BlackBoard® sites. Both email and discussion boardfeatures could be better used for
, as well as how different kinds of value systemcan be re-examined. The optimal way of realizing inter-disciplinary collaboration and itsrespect methodology can be proposed. As a pedagogical model for integrating the sustainabledesign issues, the course curriculum: “Construction System for Planning and Design” then can beopen to students in the fields of engineering, construction, design, and landscape planning.In the following paragraphs, we will first describe the case of the engineering planning process ofthe Elephant-Hill eco-tourism pedestrian path. After redefining the concept of sustainableplanning, design, and engineering professionals via co-working, we confirm a fundamentalhidden dilemma: the value systems of different disciplines
education. American Society for Engineering Education, Washington, 77.2. Lattuca, L. R., Bergom, I., & Knight, D. B. (2014). Professional development, departmental contexts, and use of instructional strategies. Journal of Engineering Education, 103(4), 549-572.3. Thomas, J. W. (2000). A review of research on project-based learning.4. Slough, S. W., & Milam, J. O. (2013). Theoretical framework for the design of STEM project-based learning. In STEM Project-Based Learning (pp. 15-27). SensePublishers, Rotterdam.5. Capraro, R. M., Capraro, M. M., & Morgan, J. R. (Eds.). (2013). STEM project-based learning: An integrated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) approach. Springer Science & Business Media.6
Vanessa Bracho Perez is an upcoming mechanical engineering Ph.D student at Florida International University. She also holds a Bachelor’s and Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from FIU. Her research interest includes integrating LAs into engineering courses, and examining teaching practices in engineering courses.Meagan R. Kendall (Associate Professor) Dr. Meagan R. Kendall is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education and Leadership at the University of Texas at El Paso. As an NSF Graduate Research Fellow, she received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, with a concentration in Biomechanics, from The University of Texas at Austin. An engineering education researcher, her work
Paper ID #38979The Inclusive Glossary: An Embedded, Interactive Approach to Accessibleand Inclusive LearningJiaxi Li, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Jiaxi Li is a 5-year BS-MS in Computer Science student at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, advised by Professor Lawrence Angrave and Professor Klara Nahrstedt. He has research interests in the intersection of Machine Learning and Systems. He has previous experience in video analytics and text mining.Mr. Colin P. Lualdi, University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignYijun Lin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Yijun Lin is a Master in Computer Science
experimental results provided a basis for this paper. Thanks are also dueTechnology Department, UW-Stout, for support of this activity.References1. W.D. Kingery, H.K. Bowen and D.R. Uhlmann, Introduction to Ceramics, 2nd ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., NewYork, 1976.2. J.S. Reed, Principles of Ceramic Processing, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1988.3. C. Demetry and J.E. Groccia, `A comparative assessment of students’ experiences in two instructional formats ofan introductory materials science course’, J. Engineering Educ., 86(3), 1997, 203.4. N. Yu and P.K. Liaw, ‘Ceramic-matrix composites: An integrated interdisciplinary curriculum’, J. EngineeringEduc., 87(5), 1998, 539.5. `All things great and small’ (nanotechnology major at University of
Paper ID #27554Fostering Belonging through an Undergraduate Summer Internship: A Com-munity of Practice Model for Engineering Research EducationMs. Nicole Bowers, Arizona State UniversityDr. Michelle Jordan , Arizona State University Michelle Jordan is as associate professor in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State Uni- versity. She also serves as the Education Director for the QESST Engineering Research Center. Michelle’s program of research focuses on social interactions in collaborative learning contexts. She is particularly interested in how students navigate communication challenges as they negotiate
was to detect not just use of practices but the attitudes towardspecific practices. What was found lacking in the research literature canon was an instrumentdetecting dispositions about specific strategies. Because it had been informally observed thatfaculty members may integrate one student-centered strategy but not another, it was preferred toevaluate dispositions per strategy. Attitudes are generally considered a precursor toimplementation1; however, some literature points to how the use of classroom strategies is whatdrives attitudes2. The practical interest was to determine if the professional development wasaffecting faculty dispositions about specific classroom strategies. To achieve this goal, a newinstrument was developed, the Value
Classroom Teaching Techniques – An Effectiveness Methodology for Aerospace Concepts?AbstractMost engineering courses require some level of work to be done by students using internet. Avast majority of material taught in classes is available online. Theoretically, a student could learnalmost everything they want from the online resources. In this research, a comparative study isdone between students learning and understanding when some basic aerospace concepts aretaught in a traditional lecture based classroom versus when students are told to look for the samematerial on the internet. The results indicate that, although all the material taught in theclassroom is available on the internet, students do not perform better when they
Paper ID #41119Student Perceptions on the Effectiveness of Incorporating Numerical Computationsinto an Engineering Linear Algebra CourseDr. Meiqin Li, University of Virginia Dr. Li obtained her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Texas A&M University-College Station in 2017. Dr. Li holds a strong interest in STEM education. For example, she is interest in integrating technologies into classrooms to bolster student success, creating an inclusive and diverse learning environment, and fostering student confidence by redeveloping course curricula and assessment methods, etc. Beyond this, her research intertwines numerical