Findings Collection analysis research September‐October August‐early 2021 October‐November September 2021 2021 Data collection will Statistical analysis of continue throughout survey data spring and into fall Survey sent to all 2022 Write up
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the thought policing.This participant seemed in conflict with the ideas that were presented during thevignette-based HC survey and expressed frustration. He thinks that women do not gointo engineering only because they choose not to, which is related to the first conceptionthat systemic discrimination (a form of HC) is not an issue, yet the experiences andstatistics of marginalized individuals in engineering argue otherwise. The participantdoes not account for gender stereotypes and influences that impact women’s choices togo into engineering, such as the influence of family, peer groups, and societal/culturalgender stereotypes on the attraction of adolescent boys to STEM-related subjects andemphasis on their performance [48]. The participant
, University of Virginia Professional Skills and Safety are my main pedagogical interests. I use the Chemical Engineering labora- tory to implement safety training to improve safety culture, and to adapt assessment methods to enhance development of students’ professional skills. I am an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Virginia and I hold a B.Sc. (University of Saskatchewan) and Ph.D. in Chemical En- gineering (Queen’s University). Complimenting my pedagogical research is an interest in bioprocess engineering, environmental engineering, environmental risk management, and I have authored more than 40 peer reviewed publications in these fields. I’m also active in developing workforce
my classes. I can easily reach out to most people.”Values, Attitudes, and BeliefsThe focus group participants clearly expressed the attitude that CEE has played an enduring rolein the chemical engineering community, both historically and currently, with one participantdescribing CEE as a “needed place." Several participants expressed the value that CEE was auseful source of ideas for lessons, courses, and programs that faculty members can use ininstruction and share with colleagues. They also expressed the belief that the journal, as a peer-reviewed resource for content that is specific to the discipline, is used in practice, citing that, “itserves a really important role as both a research and a practice journal.” In addition, they
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– 2018, but“chunked” into two to three - 20-minute lectures that were easier for students to digest.To ensure that students watched and retained some of the information from the video lectures,they were required to submit short electronic journal entries through the Learning ManagementSystem (LMS) before each class. This form of reflection is called “write to learn” and can helpstudents improve their ability to retrieve information, make connections between new and oldmaterial, and explain concepts in their own words. [14] These journal entries were used toassign the “preparation grade” (see Table 1), and the questions asked by students in their journalentries formed the basis of a short (10 – 15 minute) review of the lecture material at
active learning in which students aregiven an outline of the day's lecture, with certain aspects of the lecture blanked out. Students areexpected to fill out the missing sections as the lecture is delivered, in order to help facilitate theirattentiveness. Next, the students were given handouts containing 15-20 FE-type multiple choicequestions on the topic that was being covered in class that week. The remainder of the lectureand discussion sessions were spent solving the problems.The format used in class to solve the FE-like problems was mainly Think-Pair-Share. Inapplying the Think-Pair-Share method, students were given 30-seconds to read the problem,then 1 minute to think and discuss solutions to the problem with their peers. This was
did not belong, and what theyhoped to see changed in engineering programming for youth.Data Analysis and Positionality The purpose of this paper is to explore the particularly critical discussions of engineeringand engineering experiences with youth, to better inform the design of equitable engineering. Todo so, I engaged in multiple rounds of data analyses of all interview data, examining patterns incodes and colligating data to arrive at a set of assertions, which I then submitted to axial andselective coding processes to develop categories [47], [48]. I undertook this process of movingiteratively from data points to holistic claims and back again repeatedly, using key linkagecharts, category charting, and theoretical memo writing
, several teachers have indicated that they will pursue additionalstudies through graduate education or future RET programs.ConfidenceGenerally, teachers gained confidence in a range of areas except for “confidence writing aresearch paper,” in which cohort 2021 entered with more confidence but left gaining the leastconfidence.Teaching STEMIn their self-assessed teaching skills at the start of RET experience, the 2021 cohort gained moreconfidence in teaching STEM than cohort 2020. Most RETs were interested in the researchtopics and learned a lot.MentorshipThe 2021 RETs reported strong mentorship. They also documented that mentors wereapproachable, had professional integrity, and were supportive and encouraging.Potential impact on teachingAll 2021
involved testimony, biography, photos, and datarelated to the Holocaust, compiled into a “story” that the students followed over multiple weeks.The narrative structure was used because students tend to relate better to personal stories andinformation over traditional lectures – they are drawn to the lives and cultures of others to whichthey can relate [15]. Topics on genocide and crimes against humanity were chosen because these“hard histories” contain relevant STEM topics, but they are not the main focus. Rationale forusing the Holocaust as a focal point in an engineering classroom can be summed up by EricKatz, who writes that we should “begin with this fact: engineers, architects, and othertechnological professionals designed the genocidal death
coding scheme was used to identify the metacognitive strategies students engage inwhile writing their reflections. Ku and Ho [17] used theoretical ideals from Flavell [6] to developa coding scheme to categorize university students’ verbalizations about their thinking during aseries of decision-making tasks into three dimensions (planning, monitoring, and evaluating)with low and high strategy levels for each dimension. Planning comments related to identifyingprocedures, strategies, and resources students would use to develop their understanding.Monitoring comments showed a reference to understanding and pointing out certain ideas thataided a student’s comprehension or ideas were difficult to process. Evaluating commentsincluded evaluating and
. Baechle is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Indian River State College where he teaches courses in programming and data mining, as well as serving on various workgroups and projects related to data analytics. In addition to his academic duties, Dr. Baechle is an active consultant in the healthcare analytics industry where he specializes in the field of natural language processing. Previous to IRSC, he was employed as a software developer for almost 10 years in several private and governmental organizations writing utilities and financial software.Christopher John Akelian (Cuesta College)Kathleen Alfano Kathleen Alfano has a Ph.D. from UCLA in Higher Education with a cognate in
positions [8].In addition to exposing students to careers, the iDRAW program also seeks to provide moreimmediate pathways into post-secondary education. This is also achieved through guest speakersand field trips, as well as through one-on-one assistance with college advising, applications, andfinancial aid. The confidence the students develop through their success in college-level dualenrollment coursework can help students feel more prepared to pursue post-secondaryeducational opportunities. The program also employs current college students as teachingassistants in the dual enrollment courses, providing near-peer role models to help the students tosee themselves in the next stage of their academic path.Some students have a natural interest in
barriers? 3) What has hada large impact? 4) What are the biggest challenges faced now and previously? 5) What are theoutcomes? The panelists described programs and initiatives they have led in their own careers tobroaden participation of underrepresented persons at every level of higher education(undergraduate and graduate student levels, faculty success, grant writing). They sharedsuccesses and pitfalls and highlighted high impact efforts that are replicable and sustainable.Breakouts provided opportunities to address issues raised by this outstanding panel, tobrainstorm collaborative ideas across institutions.On day 2, panel presentations from day 1 were reviewed and participants divided into breakoutgroups to identify 1-2 promising best
methods which were the same for all the projects. Studentsmet with Dr. Howard to learn about literature reviews, citation management software, projectstatements, abstract writing, preparing a portfolio, etc.. Students also learned about EM anddelved into what curiosity, connections, and creating value meant in the research environment.Undergraduate training in EML amounted to approximately 8 hours over the semester in additionto the instruction students received in their technical research.The program offered mentoring for the faculty as well as for the undergraduates. For the faculty,our communications were online only. Four mini-briefings were offered for faculty. Each mini-briefing started with an email recap of the concept and its application
laborwas the order of the day. Education was not necessary to earn a living, it was merely a luxury forthe elites and the rich.Education 2.0 - Originated from the need to read and write and was developed in the model ofIndustry 2.0, with emphasis on production orientation such as repeatability, uniformity,efficiency, and mass production.Education 3.0 - Did not constitute much of a paradigm shift. The advent of automation meantthat the education system now could do the same thing they were doing but faster and moreefficiently.Education 4.0 - Accelerated speed of technological change, impact of COVID-19 on instructionand learning, domination of legacy systems and outdated business models with all financialburden on the backs of students.Source: Das
Define ‘Engineering,’” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 98, no. 4, pp. 309–319, 2009, doi: 10.1002/j.2168- 9830.2009.tb01029.x.[10] M. Hynes and J. Swenson, “The Humanistic Side of Engineering: Considering Social Science and Humanities Dimensions of Engineering in Education and Research,” J. Pre- Coll. Eng. Educ. Res. J-PEER, vol. 3, no. 2, Oct. 2013, doi: 10.7771/2157-9288.1070.[11] National Academy of Engineering, The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2004. doi: 10.17226/10999.[12] National Research Council, Education for Life and Work: Developing Transferable Knowledge and Skills in the 21st Century. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2012. doi
sustainability. For example, Outcome 4 requires students tobe able to “consider… global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.” VillanovaUniversity was awarded a grant to pilot the EOP framework. To integrate the EOP framework asrapidly as possible a faculty workshop was developed. This workshop has been delivered twiceto cohorts of eight faculty each during five half-day sessions. These faculty have addressedtwenty outcomes and assessed seven. At the time of writing, EOP outcomes have been includedand assessed in three courses: two required undergraduate courses and one graduate level course.Assignments, group projects, and exam questions were used to assess the achievement ofselected EOP outcomes.This paper will present an introduction to
methodologies, community engagement projects, evaluation tools and technology, and gender issues in STEM education. https://orcid.org/0000- 0002-0383-0179Ruben Bustamante-Encina Ruben Bustamante-Encina is an academic secretary and professor at the Faculty of Engineering at the Universidad Andres Bello in Santiago, Chile. Ruben holds the degrees of Survey and Civil Industrial Engineer and an MBA. For the last ten years, his experience has focused on educational management, leading careers in industrial, logistics and mining area, and community engagement projects. In addition, he has contributed as a peer evaluator in accreditation processes in higher education institutions.Marcela Silva (M. Ed) Marcela Silva is the
their classmates. The second setof questions referred to their feelings during the first 45 minutes of the exam, beforehaving the coffee break. Did they feel anxious? Did they have problems concentratingon the test? Did their minds go blank? Did they experience a mental block reading thequestions? And if so, explain.The third set of questions inquired about their feelings during the coffee break. Thesequestions were related to how useful it was to mingle with classmates in the middle ofthe exam, and if they were able to help their peers, and how. The fourth set of questionsreferred to the time of the exam after coming back from the coffee break. The questionsinquired about their feelings after returning from the coffee break, if they were
enabling data collectionduring co-curricular experiences rather than at the end of the academic year, eliciting studentskill acquisition reflection on both individual and team levels, and triangulating studentresponses within teams as a way to combine students’ assessment of self with peers, leading to amore shared understanding of professional skills gained.Data Collection and AnalysisStep 1 – Practice: The final research stage of research data collection and analysis explores thebrevity and quality of results. Data collection in survey research often takes on qualitative andquantitative forms, though with the emergence of educational technologies more visual andnatural forms of data collection are also becoming possible. Surveys such as the PDS
Models, then they were coded asGraphical/Virtual Models.Mathematical ModelsThere were a few keywords that easily led to Mathematical Models being coded, including math,equation, formula, and “calculat” for calculating, calculation, calculate/d, etc. If students wroteprocess or data model, these were also coded as identifying Mathematical Models. There were afew keywords that were coded as Mathematical Models, if the students’ responses were notalready coded as Computational Models. These included algorithm and data. In order for data tobe coded as a Mathematical Model, the students’ responses also could not include graph, plot, ortable. Also, if students wrote about a flow chart in their survey response and did not write aboutgraphing
Publication Source Figure 2: Publication source for all papers in the literature reviewData AnalysisThe literature review followed the methodology outlined in Borrego et al. [10]. We accumulateda number of articles in an initial database search of the journals and conferences. Once apreliminary set of 892 articles was found, we performed secondary and tertiary rounds of inclusionand exclusion as we read through the articles and determined if they addressed our researchquestion. The decided inclusion and exclusion criteria are listed below. 1. The paper was published between 2000 and 2021. 2. The paper was a peer-reviewed conference or journal paper. 3. The publisher was a prominent engineering education venue. 4
discussed the various organs. In addition, we prepared a “freshman lab-report guidelines” document and led a discussion regarding the parts of a lab report. The studentsfollowed this document to prepare their lab reports. STEM Activity 1 was intended to give thestudents a hands-on scientific experience, an introduction to technical writing, and anopportunity to get to know the project team members. In the year 2 chemistry course, we held apanel discussion on STEM for STEM Activity 2 (one meeting). Four members of the projectteam comprised the panel, and each panelist described their pathway to STEM. Their pathwaysto and reasons for pursuing STEM were quite diverse, as was the composition of the panel (75%female). Students had the opportunity to ask
practices.Students’ learning experiences, including benefits, challenges, and lessons learned are discussedin the paper, presenting different points of view from different disciplines.Relevance of multidisciplinary teaching for student career goals and value for their professionaldevelopment are discussed in the paper. The authors provide suggestions for improvements andadvice to instructors and peers for improving multidisciplinary learning experiences at thecollege level.IntroductionMultidisciplinary collaborations are important for several reasons. First, it improves learningand student engagement. As stated by Drake and Reid, after reviewing numerous studies,“interdisciplinary approaches can lead to increased student engagement and motivation
the historical focus on individual problem solving, it is traditionally expected that everyteam member strives toward excellence in all skills involved in the project, such as writing, oralpresentation, and analysis. However, in the collaborative problem-solving paradigm, there is ageneral understanding that students can contribute to projects in a way that is more tailored totheir skills and interests. By promoting this approach, a culture of collaboration, innovation andinclusion in engineering education and the profession is fostered. This shift in focus should alsoinclude flexible teaching and evaluation methods that recognize that different students learndifferently [14].A Theory of Change for an Engineering DepartmentThe NSF
with my time until the very end. I felt as though I started early enough but towards the end, I started to become rushed which is unpleasant when you want to do your best in the creation of this design. I would change the amount of work and the kind of work I will do in the session I work. At first, I was just doing the fun stuff like coming up with ideas and working on rough prototypes which left all the harder report writing for the end. In the future I would like to more evenly balance these two aspects of many projects.”4.2 Flexing the creativity muscleFor reasons such as the open-ended nature of this project as well as sufficiently structured stepsinvolved in the
characteristics that they believe are representative of anengineering educator. This adoption and emulation of attitudes, behaviors and practices – in allforms of linguistic and symbolic units – serve the purpose of being recognized as engineeringeducators by peers, mentors, professors, and those who are part of the world of engineering [38,39]. Thus, we posit that current discourses and practices of doctoral engineering students in theclassroom, as they engage in teaching, are a representation of the current culture of engineering.That is, doctoral engineering students enact overt and subtle behaviors learned and adopted inengineering spaces throughout their undergraduate and doctoral programs such as a sense ofsuperiority in their ability to solve
reference lists can be another way to discover other researchers from diverse backgrounds.AuditingAuditing citations at several points in the research process is important, especially as citationsoften change in the editing and peer review process. The UMD research guide to citation justicelinks to a basic spreadsheet template that can be used for in depth auditing [23]. Keeping trackof citation composition using a spreadsheet allows the audit to be in-depth and thorough,although it can be time consuming. Codes have also been developed to analyze the gender andethnic makeup of a bibliography and can provide an overview audit in a fraction of the time. It isimportant to keep in mind, however, that these codes are far from precise and are based