interests cover transportation planning, traffic engineering and management, road safety, public transportation, pavement design, and engineering education. He has more than 35 years of professional and academic experiences.Alia Gilbrecht, An-Najah National UniversityKaren Bunch FranklinShilpa Girish, Clemson University Shilpa Girish is a current Graduate Research Assistant and a Ph.D. student at the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering at Clemson University. Her research primarily focuses on asphalt materials and Pavement Design. She holds a master’s degree in Structural Engineering from VIT University in India and has worked as a Senior project officer at ICSR, IIT Madras in India. Shilpa is passionate about contributing
students graduating from SDSU are required to take the FE examin their senior year as part of their graduation requirements. In addition, tips from personalexperience and best practices on implementing AL in teaching Electromagnetics are alsopresented.Definition of Active LearningAL is generally defined as the use of “instructional activities involving students in doing thingsand thinking about what they are doing” 2. The focus of AL is on student learning rather thanfaculty teaching 3. The responsibility for learning is the student’s who actively engages with thecontent and is cognitively active in the learning process. AL is an approach to teaching andlearning which enlists strategies including but not limited to: reading, writing, discussing
LandscapeInstitutions across the nation seek to produce highly skilled and qualified graduates fromnationally accredited engineering education programs. As a result, engineering educationprofessionals require resources for evaluating student progress, assessing student learningoutcomes, and understanding impact of educational projects and programs. Several websites,many of which are supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), address the growingneed for easily accessible assessment and evaluation instruments. For example, the AssessingWomen and Men in Engineering Project (AWE)1 is a multi-institutional project offeringassessment instruments for K-16 engineering education outreach activities. Purdue’s INSPIRE2focuses on engineering education instruments
learningobjectives. When novice teachers experience "failure fatigue," they may believe that integratingengineering design is unsuitable for their students [13].Research QuestionsOur research questions were as follows: 1. To what extent was the High-Quality Engineering Guidebook used within each TaLENt fellow's Project? 2. How did the TaLENt fellows characterize their values while collaborating with their novice peers?Purpose of StudyIn 2019, the National Science Foundation (NSF) launched the Teacher Leader EngineeringNetwork, a collective impact model of 15 elementary, middle, and high school teachers. Theyaimed to create the High-Quality Engineering Guidebook [14] to increase the number of Black,Native American, Hispanic, or female students
Paper ID #32837Online OER Champion Courses: How a Scrappy Solution to Cope WithCapacity Turned Into a Vital Tool to Build OER Awareness, Interest, andKnowledge on CampusEmily Bongiovanni, Colorado School of Mines Emily Bongiovanni is the Scholarly Communications Librarian at Mines, where she supports faculty and students throughout the research lifecycle and promotes Open Science. She went to Denison University for her undergraduate degree and earned her Masters of Library and Information Science at the University of Denver. Emily’s most recent scholarship and research endeavors center around Scholarly Commu- nications and
and to use the data to improve teaching and student learning. She is currently working with several engineering faculty, researching the impact of in-class use of technology on teaching and student learning. Dianne has also worked as an education consultant for a number of organizations and is currently serving as external evaluator on several grants.Arlene Russell, University of California, Los Angeles Arlene Russell is a Senior Lecturer at UCLA in both the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and in the Department of Education. She has been active in Chemical Education for over 30 years. She was a co-PI on the Molecular Science Project under which the Calibrated Peer ReviewTM
, in a report summary,caution that it is a set of standards, not a curriculum10. They “reflect what a student should knowand be able to do—they do not dictate the manner or methods by which the standards aretaught.” A Maker Mindset is rooted in practice, not in core ideas. So while Makers could workwithin NGSS, the curriculums built with NGSS in mind might not provide enough practice tofully introduce and instill the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that students are expected to know.MethodsMaker Faires11 have been around as an outlet for creative and innovative people since 2006.Since then, flagship faires have grown to massive events that host over 100,000 people. At theselarge, public events, our research team identified Young Makers that
helpmanage the day-to-day project management functions in coordination with the faculty projectmanager. Graduate Student involvement in upper level Clinics is not a requirement, but allowsfor a more smoothly functioning team and gives the Graduate Student opportunities to developproject management skills and experience directing a team to achieve well-defined goals withinconstraints. The organization and execution of a Clinic project is flexible, but most follow abasic sequence. Upon forming the 2-5 student team, projects start out with an information searchand review, followed by development of a clear and concise problem statement. From that pointstudents research and design solutions to the problem and develop methods for down
Joanna Wright is an M.Ed. student in Learning Sciences and Human Development at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her education research interests span early childhood through higher education, with a focus on the impact of pedagogical practices and contexts on learning and development. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 After #MeToo: What’s Next for Women in the Engineering Workplace?AbstractThis paper (and corresponding panel session at ASEE 2019) seeks to provide researchers whohave an interest or potential interest in studying women engineers in the workplace (academic,corporate, government, nonprofit) with tools to support that
methodstook more time to develop. In keeping with the focus of OU-ECE’s overall program, the mostkeenly-sought new retention program was a continuous mechanism to present advancedengineering technologies, innovative demonstrations, and hands-on activities to students in theirfirst year. A recent publication from the American College Testing Program provides the resultsof research that lists the top practices that make the greatest contribution to retention.7 A first-year seminar/university course that is taken for college credit is listed as the number one practiceby a large margin.7 Past work describes in detail how OU-ECE applied its new retention programinto first-year seminar/university courses.2 At OU, all engineering majors are required to take
], to prepare students to solve today’s ill-structured problems. Theproject uses a mixed-methods, research-to-practice design to systematically investigate anddevelop unified language and educational content related to adaptability within engineering.In our first phase of research, semi-structured critical incident interviews [6] with twentyengineering managers are being conducted and thematically analyzed to develop a typology ofthe mindsets and behaviors necessary for adaptable engineering practice. This work is groundedin the U.S. semiconductor, medical device, and electronics industries, selected for their shortproduct life cycles, evolving regulatory processes, and changing consumer demands that makeadaptability paramount [8]-[9]. Our
faculty: “I think maybe like a Best Practices Guide for students taking online classes would bebeneficial, how to effectively manage one’s time since I think time management is really key. It'skey in any situation, especially for incoming students, not quite knowing how is college differentthan high school. Managing their time would be giving student a lot more freedom. So, I thinkimplementing Best Practices Guide, strategies for time management, as well as setting outschedules would give them ample opportunity for breaks as it hard for students to sit in front of acomputer all day long” (Research Participant 5)Conclusion & future work In this study, multiple common themes reflected faculty perceptions of studentexperiences and
survey contained both Likert-type and open-response items. Theresults from the survey show that attendees had a positive experience with the seminar. Forexample, they commented that“All of the topics were very interesting. I have used clickers prior and am less likely to use thosein the future, however I do use poll everywhere from time to time. I am interested in developEGN for my class and in using the best practices for active learning in large classes. Problem-based learning is a potential area of research for me.”“I recently went through several of the classes of professors who presented, so I experienced themethods described. I feel the most helpful was the lecture about problem based learning andmaking questions more like what students
. Her interests are in quantitative and qualitative research and data analysis.Jacquelyn F. Sullivan Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder Jacquelyn Sullivan is founding co-director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program and the General Engineering Plus degree program at the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. She has been intimately involved in the retention-promoting First Year Engineering Projects course since its inception, and has recently become a driver for spatial visualization skill building through the course. She is currently launching CU Teach Engineering, a unique initiative to produce secondary science or math teachers through a new design-based
- neering design. Dr. Barrella completed her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Georgia Tech where she con- ducted research in transportation and sustainability as part of the Infrastructure Research Group (IRG). Dr. Barrella has investigated best practices in engineering education since 2003 (at Bucknell University) and began collaborating on sustainable engineering design research while at Georgia Tech. She is currently engaged in course development and instruction for the junior design sequence and the freshman design experience, along with coordinating junior capstone at JMU. In addition to the Ph.D. in Civil Engineer- ing, Dr. Barrella holds a Master of City and Regional Planning (Transportation) from Georgia Institute of
knowledge discovered by the scientist to practical use3.To apply chemistry to practical applications engineers need to know if and how a chemicalreaction will occur. This assessment requires understanding the behavior of groups of molecules.To understand how groups of molecules behave one must understand the properties of individualmolecules, which requires understanding the properties and interactions among individual atoms.That in turn requires an understanding of sub-atomic particles and their interactions. Therefore,the one-semester chemistry course for engineers has been designed based on the followingpedagogical statement. To understand the properties and behavior of a material or chemical substance one must understand the properties
particular, physical therapy students are often subject to skills checks, where theymust demonstrate competency in standard techniques for physical therapy practice. Thisapproach was adapted to an introductory circuit theory lab, in which students were given regularskills checks to test competency with hardware and software standard in circuit theory courses.Data were collected for three years by asking students to complete anonymous Likert scalesurveys designed to allow students to self-assess their achievement of the laboratory learningoutcomes. The first year was a control group in which performance-based assessment was notused, while year two and three were separate experimental groups which were subject to skillschecks. As a result of the
schoolthat focused on promoting STEM learning for underrepresented populations through makerspaceexplorations bounded in STEAM practices. This paper and research ask, “What do kindergartenmakerspaces look like in the El Paso-Juarez border region?”, “How do engineering and artintersect in kindergarten makerspaces?” and “What occurs, is experienced or learned in theseintersections in a kindergarten makerspace?” We contend that skills and knowledge developed in makerspaces straddle STEM,specifically the design process commonly discussed in engineering education, in relation to theEngineering is Elementary model [3] and studio art practices, described by Hetland et al’s [4]Studio Habits of Mind. Our approach, very much like Lachapelle and
2006-1390: REDESIGN OF THE CORE CURRICULUM AT DUKE UNIVERSITYApril Brown, Duke University APRIL S. BROWN, Ph.D., is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University. Her research is focused on the synthesis and design of nanostructures to microelectronic devices. She received her Ph.D. in 1985 from Cornell University.Gary Ybarra, Duke University GARY A. YBARRA, Ph.D., is a Professor of the Practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University. His research interests include K-12 engineering outreach, engineering education, microwave imaging and electrical impedance tomography. He received his Ph.D. in
aims to teach students team building and leadership skills while working on anassigned research project. By the end of the program the teacher was able to design hands-onactivities for high school junior and senior level engineering courses. Additionally, graduatementors oversaw the progress of each student in the team. The target area for this research wasthe Internet of Things.The Internet of Things (IoT) is a connected network of devices that exchange data for helpingfacilitate our daily life activities. IoT applications range from intelligent cameras and to smartcars. Many households worldwide use these smart devices [1,2], including multipleapplications and Bluetooth connectivity for control and management. These devices contributeto the
Georgia Space Grant Consortium. The details of the bridge building competitioncan be found in the website3.The competition provides an opportunity for high school students in Southwest Georgia, workingas a team of 2 or 3, to solve realistic engineering problems by designing and building astructurally efficient balsa wood bridge according to very demanding specifications. Thestructural efficiency is measured by the ratio of the breaking load to the weight of the bridge. Apanel of judges from industry and research organizations conducts the testing and declares thewinners. The competition is held in two categories, short (22”) and long (33”) span, with theweight of the bridge limited to 28.3 gm (1 ounce) and 50 gm respectively. The top three
mentoring students working in industry-driven problems. Before joining Virginia Tech, she was tenured Associate Professor at the Computer Science Department, Aalborg University, Denmark, a Senior R&D Engineer in industry and academic research centers in USA and Europe, and the founder and Director of DataLab, George Mason University.Mr. Jianqiang Zhang Mr. Zhang is a Senior Learning Data Analyst at the Technology-enhanced Learning and Online Strategies (TLOS) at Virginia Tech, where he acts as a technical lead for several online teaching & learning platforms, and contributes to the learning data analytics efforts. He earned his Master of Arts in Education with a focus on Instructional Design and Technology (IDT
thatengineering educators take advantage of the inherent possibilities for developing critical thinkingwhen constructing activities related to service learning. Romkey & Cheng32 identify EngineersWithout Borders as one aspect of a framework that includes engineering and society courses andengineering design activities. Although these factors support the student’s ability to developcritical thinking skills, appropriate instruction and curriculum design remains a cornerstone ofskills development.29One of the oft-neglected tools for developing critical thinking skills in engineering students iswriting. Writing can enhance critical thinking and problem-solving skills, which is especiallyimportant when coupled with the fact that engineers in practice
EducationAbstractPeace engineering is a new discipline that merges engineering with social and applied sciencesand with peacebuilding for the dual purposes of integrating technical analysis and engineeringinto peacebuilding practice and also infusing conflict-sensitivity and peacebuilding skills intoengineering design and practice. It builds on a partnered approach to curriculum development,research, community engagement and design. The Peace Engineering program at Drexelprepares engineers to work as better partners in complex situations like conflict zones, fragilenations or post-disaster regions, and to incorporate conflict sensitivity into their work. We offeran M.S. degree, a graduate certificate and undergraduate course offerings and co-op
identified throughthe survey and provide a set of inclusion best practices and learning objectives for inclusivitytraining for undergraduate teaching assistants.Introduction 1Undergraduate teaching assistants (UGTAs) play an important role in promoting student success.UGTAs promote student engagement, serve as peer mentors, and improve students’ perceptionof a course [1]. In engineering education, involvement of UGTAs in first-year design courses hashad positive outcomes, and the use of undergraduate teaching assistant programs continues togrow [2, 3]. Institutions thus continue to explore on effective strategies for UGTA training. MostUGTA training
. After a year as a Spencer Scholar at Stanford University, Dr. Faux returned to Italy as a research consultant for Bolt, Beranek, and Newman. Dr. Faux held senior research positions at TERC and Riverdeep Interactive (perhaps best known for the Carmen Sandiego software) before starting Davis Square Research Associates in 2001. His work encompasses qualitative and quantitative methods, including grounded theory, instrument development and validation, quantitative modeling, and social network analysis. DSRA clients have included the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, Purdue University, the University of Maine, Tufts University, the Boston Museum of Science, Boston University, the University
veryimpressed by the sheer size of the project as well as by the careful planning and research thatwent into the engineering of the system. The design had to account for a variety of political,historic, and economic constraints as well as the more familiar technical constraints. Figure 1 Model of Storm Surge Barrier Practical Hints for Managing a Foreign-Travel Engineering CourseBefore the trip• Arrange site tours/meetings yourself , but let your travel agency arrange the airfare, hotel accommodations, etc.• Use a hired driver/tour guide who knows the language(s). This frees you to teach and plan rather than finding your way through traffic.• Incorporate variety to peak the interest of all the students. Work
AC 2010-365: SHANGRI LA: A LEED PLATINUM PROJECTEnno Koehn, Lamar University Enno “Ed” Koehn is Professor of Civil Engineering at Lamar University. Dr. Koehn has served as the principle investigator for several research and development projects dealing with various aspects of construction. He also has experience in the design, scheduling, and estimating of facilities. He has authored/co-authored over 200 papers in engineering education, as well as the general areas of civil and construction engineering. Dr. Koehn is a member of ASEE, AACE International, ASCE, NSPE, Chi Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and is a registered Professional Engineer and Surveyor.Nishant Shah, Lamar University
Andy S. Peng is an assistant professor with Computer Engineering Program in Engineering and Technol- ogy Department at University of Wisconsin - Stout since January 2014. Andy S. Peng is also a systems engineer staff at Lockheed Martin MST since November 2005. From May 2003 to April 2004, Andy held a graduate research intern position with Aerospace Electronic System (AES) group at Honeywell Inter- national Inc. From July 1999 to July 2002, Andy held hardware design, sustaining, and test engineering positions at Dell Inc. In the summer of 1998, Andy was a summer research fellow with the Mayo Clinic. Andy S. Peng received the Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from University of Minnesota, in 2010 and
engagement with coding and robotics, and early childhood preservice teacher learning.Nidaa Makki Nidaa Makki is a Professor in the LeBron James Family Foundation School of Education at the University of Akron, with expertise in STEM Education. She has served as co-PI on several NSF projects, investigating STEM education interventions at the K-12 and undergraduate levels. She also has expertise as program evaluator for various STEM education programs, and has led teacher professional development in Physics Modeling, Engineering Education, and Problem Based Learning. Her research interests include teacher learning and practices in science education, engineering education, and student learning and motivation for STEM