, are uniquelypositioned to provide such experiences. Among their recommendations the commission suggeststhat, “The first year of a university experience needs to provide new stimulation for intellectualgrowth and a firm grounding in inquiry-based learning and communication of information andideas” through such interventions as small freshman seminar courses requiring extensive writingand block scheduling where cohorts of students are scheduled into two or three common courses,also known as “learning communities.” 2In addition to the general literature exploring undergraduate education, several research studiesinto the specific problem of minority student retention in science and engineering have foundthat minority students face not only
and discovering new informationdefine a template for real learning21. For the past two or three decades, librarians have sought toposition information literacy training for students where it will provide them the best leverageboth in terms of their inquiry process, and their ability to improve the quality of their research Page 22.817.4papers and projects. To be effective, this inquiry-based approach requires cooperative effortbetween faculty member and librarian.Research has shown that establishing successful partnerships with faculty to foster informationliteracy introduces its own challenges. McGuinness presents a detailed study of the
, students, and educators)to make a collective success for recruiting. In multiple studies on recruitment in engineeringfields, there are several best practices that surfaced 11,12,13. Class visitations, distribution of flyers,cooperation with faculty and advisors from pipeline programs, local promotional news feeds,websites, hands-on workshops, and email distributions are among the best practices.In the Project Based Learning Program for Nuclear Workforce Development at WCU, weincorporated these best practices as well as our expertise in project-based learning to recruitstudents into the Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Mechanical and Electrical Powerconcentrations.III. Program DescriptionThe Project Based Learning Program for Nuclear
• the sharing of best practices in the content, teaching, certifications, articulation and career pathways for renewable energy technicians among participants and with their international peers • the use of an online learning collaborative site for knowledge-building activities and to share and disseminate curricula and other learning materialsGermany in particular presented an interesting case. The German Energiewende – or “energytransition” – is an on-going, nationally coordinated, comprehensive undertaking that has twofundamental drivers: the development and deployment of renewable energy sources and anincreased and widespread implementation of energy efficiency measures, all of which isoccurring in a relatively
lines, the National Academies 2019 report: Environmental Engineering forthe 21st Century urges environmental engineers to respond to the grand challenges and provide theleadership required to address them, noting that this vision will require a new model forenvironmental engineering (EnvE) practice, education and research. The report calls for EnvEs to:(1) move away from a focus on addressing single problems toward systems-based solutions thataddress a broad set of issues; (2) become proactive in anticipating problems rather than reactingto them; and (3) cultivate diversity and engage collaboratively with stakeholders and otherdisciplines (National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, 2019). This call to educate and graduate
engineers at one research and development facility estimated “bench”“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education”engineers were devoting more than a third of their time to written and oral communication tasks(e.g., reports, presentations).13 In 1999 the Society for Manufacturing Engineers named the “lackof communication skills” among the top “competency gaps” in engineers’ education.14 Ourresearch, begun at Battelle Memorial Institute nearly 20 years ago, culminated in our recentsurvey of UB engineering graduates. This work reveals that while many engineers work in a lab,on the “bench”, or alone at a computer, many work primarily in
-PI of the Alliance for Identity- Inclusive Computing, Education and Workforce Director for the Athena AI Institute, and Faculty Director of the Duke Technology Scholars Program. Prior to joining Duke, she was an associate professor at the University of Florida in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering. Having garnered over $40M in funding from public and private sources to support her collaborative research activities, Daily’s work has been featured in USA Today, Forbes, National Public Radio, the Chicago Tribune, and recognized by Governor Roy Cooper of North Carolina. Daily earned her B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
identitiesshould be explored, as giving students a safe space to exist in a classroom may allow them astronger connection to the major. It is easier on Zoom, as was discussed, but methods that allowstudents to engage with the classroom content anonymously in person and online should be studiedin relation to creating a stronger engineering identity, as there may be a stronger benefit and astandard to ensure students feel safe being connected.Additional research should be done on finding a standard for making an accessible human-centeredengineering education approach. Underrepresented students take well to that teaching approachbut standardizing it for all forms of underrepresented students will be helpful for the generalinclusive classroom. Additionally
whatcustomers do require long range. Invariably, it has to be a team approach, and amongthe major players are young engineering instructors and graduate students. If we areto preach teamwork to our students, we had better train young faculty in theinterpersonal, teamwork, and leadership skills necessary for success. Although wewould continue to witness faculty who can research and publish on their own; but, atthe very least the lone wolves will have to learn to travel in more collaborative packs.Having more trained faculty in team-based, collaborative research will bolster thepool of potential group leaders, department heads, and future administrators, whenthe need arises.Institutional RoleColleges of engineering would excel at teaching and learning
engineeringeducation is strong on imparting some kinds of knowledge, it is not very effective in preparingstudents to integrate their knowledge, skills, and identity as developing professions … In theengineering science and technology courses, the tradition of putting theory before practice andthe effort to cover technical knowledge comprehensively allow little opportunity for students tohave the kind of deep learning experiences that mirror professional practice and problemsolving.”Development of Systems Thinking SkillsSince “systems thinking” skills are an integral part of Systems Engineering attributes, Davidzand Nightingale [21] provide research data concerning the levels of significance of experientiallearning.Integration of Systems Engineering Courses
Paper ID #25927Pedagogical Ninjas: Using an Additive Innovation Cycle for Faculty Devel-opment of Teaching-focused FacultyHadi Ali, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Hadi Ali is a doctoral student in Engineering Education Systems and Design at Arizona State University.Dr. Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University Jennifer M. Bekki is an Associate Professor in The Polytechnic School within the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Her research interests include topics related to engineering stu- dent persistence, STEM graduate students (particularly women), online learning, educational
supporting research into student participation in HFOSS.Darci Burdge, Nassau Community College Darci Burdge is Assistant Chair and Professor of Computer Science at Nassau Community College. She has worked to increase students understanding of software development and the impact it can have on society. She is especially interested in broadening the perspective of the introductory Computer Science student beyond the programming concepts typically taught in these courses. She uses HFOSS projects as a means to providing real-world experience and finds that students are motivated, showing increased participation in classroom discussion especially among women. She is Co-PI on an NSF-funded project to assist faculty who are
changethe market dynamics of CAD design through revitalization of the design curriculum. Thoughuniversities currently exhibit full design cycles across a variety of courses spread out in differentsemesters, it could be of major benefit for universities to integrate student extracurricular designteams as a part of the engineering curriculum. The ingrained collaboration required in designteams, as well as the cross-disciplinary interaction of students, academic mentors/advisors andindustry sponsors, is the most realistic analogue to the full end-to-end design cycle currentlypresent in an academic setting. In addition, since the competitive aspect of design competitionsto create superior designs push students to explore new/creative design avenues
, and learning as socio- culturally organized phenomena. A major strand of his research explores the varied trajectories taken by students as they attempt to enter professional disciplines such as engineering, and focuses on the dilem- mas encountered by students as they move through these institutionalized trajectories. He is co-editor of a 2010 National Society for the Study of Education Yearbook, Learning Research as a Human Science. Other work has appeared in Linguistics and Education; Mind, Culture, and Activity; Anthropology & Education Quarterly, the Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science; the Journal of Engineering Education; and the Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research. His teaching interests
commercially available parts.None of the authors were involved in manufacturing the turbine. A total of 22 students, 14 boysand 8 girls, participated in this program. The team had a Team Leader, a girl, and four TeamCaptains. The team was trained by one of the authors on all science and engineering aspects ofwind turbine. Another author trained them in blade carving and aerodynamics. One of theteachers from the high school kept a watchful eye for day to day activities of the students, mostlyfor safety reasons. Hugh Piggott’s book on the subject was given to the students as a guideline.Final product was a 30’ tall tower with three 8’ diameter pine wood turbine and 12 NeodymiumIron Boron permanent magnets. The system also included 1200 Watt Whistler
Paper ID #30777Fostering inclusion and teaching equity in a Modern Physics forEngineers courseDr. Jessica R Hoehn, University of Colorado Boulder Dr. Jessica R. Hoehn is a postdoctoral researcher at University of Colorado Boulder. She received her PhD in Physics Education Research from CU, studying ontological, epistemological, and social aspects of student reasoning in quantum mechanics. Dr. Hoehn’s current research interests include connections between epistemology and group work in learning physics, the role of writing in lab classes, and students’ epistemological views about experimental physics. Generally, Dr. Hoehn
composition course” (p. 2). As a new engineering school that is not weighted down by 100+ years of traditionalcurricular design, Rowan is in an ideal position to create an innovative, comprehensive, andintegrated approach to engineering communication. The small size of the Rowan student body(15-35 students in each entering class and 66-140 students total) undoubtedly makes integrationeasier, but this paper demonstrates strategies for engineering-communication collaboration thatcan be applied in any context. It is also worth noting that, unlike several of the innovativeprograms that have emerged over the years, the program at Rowan is still going strong.2010 Papers: Greater Awareness of Published Research and Building on the Intellectual
identification of burnout as an occupational risk for educators [13] is not a newdiscovery, however. Recognizing the negative impact exhaustion, cynicism, and inefficacy couldhave on teachers as well as their students, Maslach and Leiter [14],[15] have researched itextensively for more than 20 years. Unlike college professors who are motivated and energizedby students [16], Maslach and Leiter [15] described individuals suffering from exhaustion asbeing characterized as depleted, fatigued, and lacking energy. Not surprisingly, studies havereported negative correlations between emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction [11], [17], [18].While the impact that burnout and low levels of job satisfaction have on faculty includes avariety of subpar performance
Paper ID #23041An Experiential Learning Framework for Improving Engineering Design,Build, and Test CoursesMr. Jackson Lyall Autrey, University of Oklahoma Jackson Autrey is a Master of Science student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma from Tulsa, Oklahoma. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and is currently involved with research into assessment methods and pedagogy in engineer- ing design education. Following completion of his Master’s degree, Jackson plans to pursue a PhD. in Engineering with a focus on engineering education.Ms. Shalaka Subhash
that: Traditionally, students have been expected to make these sorts of connections on their own, outside the classroom. However, more teachers are finding that most students’ interest and ability in academics improve dramatically when they are helped to make the connection. ... Students’ involvement in schoolwork increases significantly when they are taught why they are learning concepts and how these concepts are used outside the classroom. And most students learn much better when allowed to work cooperatively with other students. (p. 31)Contextual learning has been endorsed by a number of other researchers[3],[4],[5] as well as aneffective process for education. Expanding the use of contextual learning in the
Science: Collaborative Explorations, vol. 16, no. 1, p. Article 3, 2020.[11] V. Piercey, R. Segal, A. V. Filippas, T. Chen, S. Kone, R. H. Hargraves, J. Bookman, J. Hearn, D. Pike and K. Williams, "Using Site Visits to Strengthen Collaboration," Journal of Mathematics and Sciences: Collaborative Exploration, vol. 16, no. 1, p. Article 4, 2020.[12] B. Poole, L. Turner and C. Maher-Boulis, "Designign a Student Exchange Program: Facilitating Interdisciplinary Mathematics-Focused Collbaoration among College Students," Journal of Mathematics and Science: Collaborative Explorations, vol. 16, no. 1, p. Article 13, 2020.[13] J. Bowers, B. D. Poole, C. Maher-Boulis, A. Schwartz, A. Bloomquist and E. Slate Young, "The Roles and
Results: Gains in Student LearningThe analysis of the SALG data is expected to demonstrate that active learning strategies not onlyenhance students’ conceptual understanding but also foster collaborative learning and increaseconfidence in tackling open-ended, data-driven engineering problems. We also aim to investigatehow these outcomes may differ across demographic groups, particularly among women andBIPOC students. To explore these dimensions, we developed several research questions (RQs) toguide our analysis.RQ1: What did students learn?Students reported significant learning gains in several targeted outcomes, particularly inunderstanding the relationships between core concepts introduced in the course, how these ideasconnect to other
reasoning including skillssuch as classification, sequencing, planning, and comparison. Creative thinking involves creatingand generating something new or original. It also involves the skills of brainstorming,modification, attribute listing, and originality. The purpose of DFA creative thinking is tostimulate curiosity among students and promote product structure simplification. Bloom'sTaxonomy provides a useful structure in which to categorize DFA learning objects whenassessing student learning outcomes. Asking students to think at higher levels is an excellent wayto stimulate student's thought processes. In DFA learning process, the purpose of writing
affirming stories,but also institutionally realized leadership catalysts. By making four types of EL developmentcatalysts explicit, we provide engineering educators with authentic, industry-embeddednarratives to support their programing. This project is significant to the ASEE LEAD divisionbecause it provides us with a way of scaffolding leadership development opportunities for all ourstudents, even those who may resist the notion of engineering as a leadership profession.Keywords: career paths, engineering leadership, situated workplace learning, leadership narrativesIntroductionThe majority of engineers working in industry encounter supervisory or managerialresponsibilities within four years of graduation [1-4], yet research suggests that many of
that affects their participation in the sciences. These differences are seen aseither innate or socialized by gender or cultural norms and include goals, behaviors, and workingstyles. Conversely, the deficit model, “posits the existence of mechanisms of formal and informalexclusion of women scientists. Women as a group, according to this model, receive fewerchances and opportunities along their career paths, and for this reason they collectively haveworse career outcomes. The emphasis is on structural obstacles, legal, political and social, thatexist … in the social system of science.”13The following research is in line with the deficit model and sees the stated obstacles andresulting negative experiences as major contributors to the
informative, age or class appropriate experiments, demonstrations, and mediaso the participants can sample and explore structural dynamics from basic to advanced conceptsusing a “hands-on” approach. These shake tables must provide some overall, measurable contri-bution through outreach to the general public and young students, through instruction to under-graduate classes and through collaborative efforts of multiple universities’ development of theexperiments.Distribution of surveys to conduct the program evaluation will be performed through the internet.The web page is designed to insert all relevant information into a database for direct compilationand quantitative analysis of the responses. Qualitative analysis will also be conducted through
providing a value-added component for technology-oriented universities toextend the curriculum experience by providing both undergraduate and graduate students aresearch experience3 with real-world problems, opportunities and applications. The authors of this paper present a comparative analysis of technology and innovation-oriented centers. To gain an understanding of such centers, the authors focused on recognizedcenters to examine their mission, goals and objectives, research focus, business model,competitive perspectives, growth anomalies, principles of specialization, and innovationcapabilities. Based on this comparative analysis, the authors developed a set of relevantconclusions and recommendations for technology innovation centers
activities and integrating technology into science classrooms. Technology Enhanced Communities (TEC) funded by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education is an online learning community developed in collaboration with graduate students David Groos and Joel Donna for middle school science teachers in Minneapolis Public Schools working to integrate technology into their classrooms. TEC will be extended to include teachers on the White Earth Reservation. Page 14.288.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Bridge Design on the Reservation: A Study of Curriculum
paradigmoffers many advantages in terms of effectiveness by aligning with faculty identities and theprinciples of cooperative learning. This paradigm also promises greater sustainability as itfundamentally targets the creation of cultures and identities that will sustain engagement andpractice beyond the life of the program. We expect that this program will lead to many newavenues for research on faculty development as well, opening doors to learn about how facultylearn through collaboration and for tracking how faculty beliefs about teaching and learningchange over time.AcknowledgmentsThis work was supported by the College of Engineering at Midwest University and the NationalScience Foundation under grant XXX-XXXXXXX. The opinions, findings, and
, which impact the members’ ability to create authentic collaboration that will impact the social change needed to broaden participation in engineering. However, all members report cautious optimism regarding the work ahead for the Alliance.1 IntroductionIn the field of engineering education in the U.S., Black/African Americans, Hispanic Americans,American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders represent adisproportionately small number of those graduating with engineering degrees. In 2020, only20% of students seeking bachelor’s degrees, 10% of master’s degrees, and 6% of doctorates self-identified as Black/African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives,Native Hawaiians, or