Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Janusz Pawliszyn's team at the University of Waterloo (Chemistry) in Canada. His first faculty job was with Texas A&M University Research and Extension, where he practiced engineering and analytical chemistry research at large beef cattle feedlots and swine farms. He enjoys transdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research and teaching, communicating science, mentoring graduate and undergraduate students, team-based learning, peer-reviewing, editorship service at Biosystems Engineering, IJERPH, Atmosphere, and AgriEngineering, publishing on the nexus of Food-Energy-Water.Alison V Deviney © American
have been intended by the educator and looking to what is experienced by students.Brookfield further suggests that the accumulated result of such analyses can be the uncovering ofassumptions about teaching and students that may be limiting an effective stance on power in theclassroom. An emphasis is placed on the value of viewing practice from different perspectives inorder to become more aware of one’s own assumptions. Value is given to (1) usingautobiography in general and techniques such as peer review, videotaping, and ideologicalcritique; (2) having conversations; and (3) looking at activity through theory. Brookfieldemphasizes across these techniques the responsibility of educators to generate from his or herown teaching practice the
, which explored the impact of student-leddiscussion groups [12]. A positive correlation was revealed between student-led discussions andenhanced academic performance, suggesting the potential efficacy of collaborative learning inuniversity settings. Moreover, student feedback validated the value of student-led approaches,emphasizing their role not only in academic growth but also in fostering profound interpersonalconnections and collaborative friendships among peers [12]. Similarly, the implementation ofstudent-led seminars for first-year undergraduate medical students further validated theeffectiveness of such seminars in fostering self-directed, active, and peer-driven learningexperiences, concurrently nurturing attributes like teamwork and
analysis. Most students expressed a positive outlook towards learning new concepts ingeneral. However, they also noted a decrease in engagement, interest, and positive feelings whendealing with material taught in an unclear manner, unbalanced demands in a class's structures, anddealing with unengaging closed off teachers or teaching assistants. When responding to a newconcept, participants said they will evaluate what they do and do not understand, see whatquestions or thoughts other students have, review notes, and practice. As students interacted withothers, they also felt positive towards a topic that they understood and had a chance to explain toa peer that was struggling with the same topic. Whether students felt positively or
eligibility stage. By addressing these questions, this review aims to provide Regarding inclusion criteria, the articles were selected thatactionable insights for researchers, policymakers, and industry peer-reviewed articles published between 2014 and 2025,stakeholders to advance EV adoption. studies directly focused on EV adoption, including factors influencing adoption and methodologies employed, and the II. METHODOLOGY paper with a clear abstract, detailed methodology, and explicit The first part of the research design is to identify databases discussion of findings.to collect
, developed byfaculty, scientists, and engineers throughout the United States. They discuss issues of MSE(materials science and engineering) with people from education, industry, government, andtechnical societies, and hear about new MSE developments. Half-day mini workshops in smallgroups are conducted in state-of-the-art laboratories at the host laboratories including NASALangley Research Center, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Oak Ridge NationalLaboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Boeing Airplane Company- Seattle, ColumbiaUniversity/Brookhaven National Laboratory, University of Michigan/DaimlerChrysler.An extensive peer review process of experiments is followed. After submission of abstracts,selected authors are notified of
courses, and has developed engineering education courses for middle school pre-service teachers and practicing ele- mentary teachers. She has provided science and engineering professional development (PD) to multiple schools and school systems in Maryland, and has significantly contributed to the writing of many inte- grated STEM units of instruction used by teachers and school systems. Her research has examined factors that support and those that hinder elementary teachers as they learn to teach engineering, and currently focuses on how children and teachers learn to engineer and in the process, learn to fail and productively persist. She currently serves as the Chair-Elect of the K-12 and Pre-College Division of
], avoid stigma [45]–[47] and prevent being discredited[14]. This is true for graduate students who navigate the dissidence between their academicidentities, the ablest expectations they face, and being positioned as disabled [14]. It may beespecially true for Black and indigenous graduate students who may face resistance from facultyto provide accommodations and a need to engage in higher levels of forced intimacy6 than theirwhite peers [48]. It is also true for students in STEM fields where requests for access areconsidered a nuisance and perceived as a sign of weakness [5]. As Mingus notes in a keynoteaddress at Femmes of Color 2011 “it can be very dangerous to identify as disabled when yoursurvival depends on you denying it” [49].Stigma is not
, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.”4 However, subsequent meta-analysis argued that the report does not pertain tofully online, semester-length college courses.25 Indeed, as compared to the traditional face-to-face environment, some evidence suggests that not all learners do as well in fully online courses.Using course grade and course completion as dependent variables, a study based on researchconducted at community and technical colleges across the state of Washington (on 500,000course enrollments and 41,000 students) found that in aggregate online students performed worsethan their peers, with some student groups—especially males, younger students, students withlower levels
graduate students, whoacted as teaching fellows. At this writing, ten Fellows are currently working during the secondterm 2007-8 with ten YPSD Faculty Affiliates. Fellows contribute time, knowledge, and energyto the classroom to increase student understanding, appreciation, and interest in science,technology, engineering, and mathematics. Each Fellow assists in one or two teachers’classrooms each week for at least two, two-hour periods, along with an additional one to twohours of preparation time outside the classroom. Each team determines the exact role that theFellow will play in the classroom so that each partnership is mutually beneficial. Fellows alsoassist with design and help conduct labs, group work, and class discussions. They are free
nature of the data and the exploratory nature of our research question,analysis followed a descriptive approach that employs elements of phenomenography in order tocapture the breadth and diversity of responses. Case & Light [16] provide an introduction tophenomenography in their recent paper outlining a selection of qualitative methodologies that are“promising but as yet not well represented in engineering education research.” Recent examplesof phenomenography in use in engineering education can be found in Mann et al. [17], who usedit to study student conceptions of sustainable design; Calvo & Ellis [18], who used it to studystudent conceptions of tutor and automated feedback in professional writing; and Zoltowski et al.[19] , who
Opportunity Identification and Problem Definition Work Time (Students continue with opportunity identification and also work on problem definition, i.e., write problem statement and POVs, define design requirements and criteria.)5 1 Hands-on Skills Session: Electrical Fundamental and Circuits (Students acquire and practice the skills of building circuits.) 2 Hands-on Skills Session: Arduino, Sensors, and Actuators (Students learn to work with Arduino and a few commonly used sensors and actuators.)6 1 Hands-on Skills Session: Engineering Models, Visual Models, Technical Drawing, 3D
environments for mathematics education that rely heavily on students’ own comprehension processes for self-evaluation and self-directed learning (so-called unintelligent tutoring systems). Prof. Nathan has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications, given more than 120 presen- tations at professional meetings, and has secured over $25M in research funds to investigate and improve STEM learning, reasoning and instruction. Among his projects, Dr. Nathan directed the IERI-funded STAAR Project, which studied the transition from arithmetic to algebraic reasoning, served as Co-PI for ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023
or deviant (i.e., outlier) cases, the participants expressed markedly differentperceptions than their peers about mentorship. Each called into question or doubted whether theirexperiences should be labeled as mentorship. These were not anticipated responses fromparticipants choosing to participate in a study about effective mentorship [7], [8]. While otherparticipants shared negative stories or gave examples of ineffective mentorship, none expressedreluctance or refusal to label their support relationships as mentorship. The seeminglycontradictory combination of providing mentorship while questioning or invalidating one’s ownmentorship experiences motivated a closer examination of these faculty members’ stories todetermine what lessons could
Paper ID #37867Evaluating Spatial Visualization Learning Through DigitizedSketches: A Case Study of Engineering Students'Orthographic Projection ErrorsLelli Van Den Einde (Dr.) Lelli Van Den Einde is a Teaching Professor in Structural Engineering at UCSD. She incorporates education innovations into courses (Peer Instruction, Project-based learning), prepares next generation faculty through TA Training, serves as advisor to student organizations, and is committed to fostering a supportive environment for diverse students. Her research focuses on engagement strategies for large classrooms and developing K-16
. She also recently won the prestigious CAREER award from the U.S. National Science Foundation to study increasing the fairness of engineering assessments. In total, she has been on the leadership of more than $24 million dollars in research awards. Her research on evaluation of online learning (supported by two NSF awards #1544259,1935683, ) has resulted in more than 20 peer-reviewed conference and journal publications related to engineering learners in online courses. She was a FutureLearn Research Fellow from 2017-2019; a 2018 recipient of the FIE New Faculty Fellow Award and was the 2021 Program Chair for the Educational Research Methods Division of ASEE.Christopher Greg Brinton © American
experiences such as engineeringartefacts design process), their social & material learning context, as well as their interactions with peers;Secondly, the questions were modified iteratively during the interview process, so the development of thequestions was a dynamic process in order to capture the most important features of engineering learningactivities; Finally, every semi-structured interview was performed by two of the researchers together andthe first interviewer put up questions to interviewees while the other interviewer would take detailed notesabout the answers they got from the interviewees. After every interview, two interviewers would discussthe responses and notes they obtained as soon as possible in order to avoid ignoring or
Education, 2023 Work In Progress: A Novel Approach to Understanding Perceptions of Race Among Computing UndergraduatesINTRODUCTIONBlack, Native American, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and Latinx undergraduates remainseverely underrepresented in computing [i.e., computer science (CS), engineering, andinformation systems] [1]. This is often attributed to student-centered, deficit-based factors suchas a lack of access to K-12 computing courses, culturally relevant role models and curricula, andsense of belonging. However, research notes how racial “othering” in university courses,departments, and cultures from peers, faculty, and staff negatively impact them [2]–[4].Shifting national conversations around race, racism, and anti
role in their decision to persist in or leaveengineering [26-29]. Female-identified students’ sense of belonging and self-confidence have asignificant impact on their persistence [24, 30]. Engineering identity also strongly contributes tostudents’ desires to stay in the field [31-33]. Students who are more interested in and motivatedby the social impact of engineering do not always identify as engineers [25] because of theemphasis on technical engineering work [13]. This is especially concerning in light of recentevidence suggesting that female-identified students place more importance on the sociotechnicaldimensions of engineering than their male-identified peers [23, 34]. Providing students withmore opportunities to engage with socially
necessary to obtain their preferred FPAG. Example Acted on opportunities Knew that resume Knew of potential Behaviors such as internships/co- systems can be resources but chose not ops. automated but does not to use them. No clear Began the process change their approach in decision on preferred early, including writing. FPAG. sophomore year. Asked questions of key socializers such as career counselors and faculty. 2) High
implementing control algorithms in robotic systems. 4. Analyze the performance of control algorithms for robotic systems in terms of stability, robustness, optimality, and accuracy. 5. Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills by troubleshooting and improving the performance of control algorithms for robotic systems. 6. Develop communication skills by presenting project results and findings to peers and instructors. 7. Gain practical experience in working with robotics platforms in physics engine robot simulators.In light of the opportunities presented by project-based learning and the challenges of providingaccess to reliable hardware for robotics education, we have developed a sequence of sixproject-based assignments
., classenvironment, course sequence) is vital to improve student learning and persistence in CS.B. CS Curriculum Design There have been great strides in determining potential areas of improvement among CScourses and programs [e.g., 26, 27, 28]. One area of literature focuses on college students nothaving the necessary skills and knowledge to work in the industry [29, 30, 31, 32]. In regard totheir soft skills, graduates tend to struggle with their verbal [31, 33] and writing [28, 30, 34]skills, in particular, clearly articulating their problems when they need help [29]. In regard totechnical skills, graduates often lack the ability to use a number of industry software tools, suchas configuration management and database tools [29, 32, 35]. Another
M Chinese Singapore 096 G16 F Chinese SingaporeData CollectionParticipants were divided into six or seven design teams and guided by academics andindustry mentors to brainstorm, prototype, and assess solutions to industrial challenges. At acertain point in the course, participants were requested to write down their reflections basedon specific questions, such as “What is your approach to identifying the problem statementand problem?”, “How did design thinking and negotiations with your group influence yourapproach to the process?” Each of the reflective questions was answered with over 200words. Five self-reflections by the students were used to compile
question in front ofthe class. While not all students are excited about doing engineering problems in front of theclass, they can all benefit from being called down to the board. Explaining an answer buildshigher-level skills. Having students discuss questions on the board is much more than just whatthey write. Describing how they found an answer requires higher-level thinking skills and helpsstudents better grasp the concept. Half of the class activities in Wireless Communications course were designed to beproject-based learning (PBL). PBL can help students to apply their knowledge and skills in real-world scenarios, making learning more relevant and enjoyable. PBL encourages students to takean active role in their learning. By working on
response was coded as either “affirmative” or “negative, inline with the “yes or no” structure of the questions. Inconclusive or irrelevant responses, as in thecase of a student writing “perhaps” or an answer that was not related to the question, were leftout of the analysis. For question two, answers were coded for each part of the question, resultingin codes like affirmative/affirmative, affirmative/negative, and so on. Some students onlyanswered one part of question two, whereupon their responses were coded in the style ofnull/affirmative. These responses were then tallied up and compared for the sake of easyvisualization. No further quantitative analysis was performed on these counts for this paper.Following this surface-level categorization
facilitating constructivist learningexperiences. They conclude that LEGO robotics-themed projects successfully engageengineering undergraduates in “complex robotics problems” and demonstrate the capacity ofLEGO Mindstorms for “developing students as independent thinkers. . . [who] continuallychallenge their own knowledge and that of their peers” [1].The research of Danahy and his colleagues highlights the capacity of LEGO products to facilitateconstructivist learning experiences in engineering classrooms. Working with LEGO products insuch contexts, however, has been largely restricted to developing technical engineeringproficiencies in robotics and computer programming. In designing the LEGO course for adepartment of Engineering and Society, I aimed
. Thechair needed to demonstrate experience and interest in championing inclusive excellence and acompelling reputation among peers across the college. After identifying a Chair and an“Assistant to the Chair/Vice Chair,” the Dean requested committee member nominations fromdepartment chairs and program directors to comprise the college-level search representativesfrom each tenure home and academic program in the CEAS. Although the number of positions tobe hired had not yet been set by the Provost, the Dean had requested six funded positions andproposed to match each of those with college-level funding. Therefore, although DepartmentChairs were not promised any specific outcomes, there was a general sense that mostdepartments would end up with at
; Clark et al., 1999; Mercer et al., 2011;Torres et al., 2010; Bair & Steele, 2010; Salvatore & Shelton, 2007). In addition to the adverseeffects on cognition, students of color who are the targets of repeated microaggressions struggleto persist in STEM majors at higher rates than White peers due to a lack of belonging (Johnson etal., 2007; Reid & Radhakrishnan, 2003). Critical race theory (CRT), therefore, is an appropriatetheoretical lens to examine the effects of racial microaggressions. CRT posits that racism isendemic and pervasive throughout American institutions, and education is no exception (DuBois,1920; DuBois, 2004; Gillborn, 2008; Solorzano, 2020). Using a CRT framework in this study,we hope to illuminate how racism may