areessential for NSF-ATE projects.NSF-ATE supports Emerging Technologies and technologies such as Biotechnology,Engineering, Energy, Environmental, Agricultural, Advanced Manufacturing, Micro/NanoTechnologies, Information, Security, and Geospatial. Multiple categories of NSF-ATE grantfunding are available including Projects, Small Projects for Institutions New to ATE, AppliedResearch on Technician Education, National Centers, and Resource Centers. The new NSF-ATEsolicitation (NSF 21-598) was released in 2021 and includes higher funding levels and multiplecategories of grant funding opportunities, including a new Consortia for Innovations inTechnician Education. NSF-ATE has some helpful resources for educators planning to developor improve their
project submissions due every four to six weeks, it was difficult for theteams to avoid idling for a few weeks and then attempting a mad rush Hail-Mary to reach thelong-term benchmarks. Also, teams sometimes also relied too heavily on a faculty member toprovide them with a work plan for each week.With the above challenges in mind, the incorporation of the PME into our capstone sequenceaims to provide a structure to facilitate prevention and mitigation of team conflict, improved timemanagement, and increased student agency. We strive for the teams to function as self-managedunits (without a faculty “manager” directing the flow of the project) aiming for enhanced teamperformance [7]. Instead, faculty mentors serve in an advisory board, playing an
from Industrial Distribution Program and HFB. To design the project, we discussed theissues, identified agencies and clients, decided on data collection methods, formulated focusgroup questions, and chose survey instruments. We implemented the data collection andanalyzed the data, followed by writing a report and presenting the results. Table 1 provided thetimeline for this needs assessment project. The following paragraphs provided a detaileddescription of how we designed and executed this project.PreparationPrior to the project, two instructors from the Industrial Distribution program in the College ofEngineering worked in cooperation with HFB to plan this Project to address food access andfood security disparities in Texas. About three
meaningfulway. From the engineering educator’s perspective of the primary author, the rich learningexperiences of the engineering undergraduates during the execution of the project efforts werestrongly aligned with the following ABET learning outcomes stated in the new engineeringaccreditation criteria (EAC): (i) an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities inengineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact ofengineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts (ii) an ability tofunction effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborativeand inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives (iii) an ability
teacherpacing guides, student worksheets, instructional PowerPoints and videos. A classroom materials list is included. edpl.io Lesson Plans birdee.ceismc.gatech.edu Snyder, T., C. de Brey, and S. Dillow, Digest of education statistics 2016 (NCES 2017-094). Retrieved from US Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics website: https://nces. ed. gov/pubs2017/2017094. pdf, 2018.
concepts based on a problem-driven method. For example, when introducing theggplot2 package for R visualization, I use a real dataset “Titanic'', which contains the data for 887Titanic passengers. With the data visualization package, I demonstrate how to use different types ofgraphs to reveal the information hidden behind the data. Students are able to understand the survivors’profile based on gender, race, age and other factors using data visualization. Class plan for datavisualization is provided in Table 3. Table 3. Sample of class plan for data visualization in the lab session. Format Class Plan Estimated Time Powerpoint Slides Introduction in graph
approach in class sessions in differentcourses, including: • Quick Review • Addressing muddiest point(s) • In Class Activities o TPS/conceptual MC o Problem solving o Mini-labs • Leading to the full assignmentWe will finish this section with working time and discussion on the development of a learningactivity for attendees.Part 5: Expectations and Lessons Learned (10 Minutes)In the final part of our workshop, our team will discuss expectations instructors should havewhen starting this process as well as lessons we have learned over several years of transition andsteady implementation of flipped classrooms. These discussions will include: • Time to implement/long term planning for flipped classroom
representative), and a final document.In this project, students learned:a- How to do researchb- Team workc- Schedulingd- How to read datasheete- How to order partsf- writing reportsg- Plan B approachh- Oral communication 127- References1-Floyd L. T., David M, B.(2013) Analog fundamentals: a systems approach. Pearson Education.2-Knight, R. D. (2013) Physics for scientists and engineers: a strategic approach with modern physics. PearsonEducation.3-Mazidi M. A., Causey, D. (2013) hcs12 microcontroller and embedded systems: using Assembly and C withCodeWarrior. Pearson Education.4-Tech Ingredients. Magnetohydrodynamics - Propelling Liquid Metal with Magnets! July 26, 2018. Retrievedfrom https
from Google. The video is fourminutes long and summarizes the findings of the project Aristotle [20]. The video summarizes thefindings of a study conducted by Google with more than 180 separate software development teamsfor the duration of several years. Their goal was to identify what makes teams successful. Thevideo was played at the beginning of the class. After watching the video, students were requiredto reflect on the following three questions: (1) What do you think are the benefits of goodcommunication within a team? (2) What challenges did you experience concerningcommunication while working in your project teams? (3) What strategies do you plan toimplement to overcome team communication challenges? The course instructor gave students
installedOur original wiring plan was to run two wires around the whole circumference of the wheel andsplicethe corresponding leads from the piezo sensors into them, creating a parallel circuit with anefficient use of wire for the small channel. This plan changed upon realizing the difficulty ofsoldering mid- wire, especially on wire with such a small gauge. The decision was made to use adifferent pattern, connecting the negative sides of two adjacent sensors to a short length of wire,and then bringing that wireto the next set of two sensors. The positive side would then be wired inthe same fashion in the openings left in the wiring channel between the sets of two sensors. Theresult was a cluster of wires and solder and electrical tape, but the tread
rated by returning Scholars, who enjoyed the opportunity to leadsessions and serve as mentors. For 2021, the same structure was maintained (and included twocohorts serving as mentors). Math preparation was dropped from the program and moreextensive networking activities were introduced. A Scholar-led joint session across thecollaborating campuses was also added to the agenda. 2021 Bridge sessions were once againheld in person on consecutive days the week prior to the start of the fall semester.Unique AspectsOne unique aspect of the Summer Bridge program at Institution #2 was the formation of aScholar leadership team. The Scholars demonstrating strong leadership skills in the initialSummer Bridge program were invited to plan activities during
. Marcia Pool is a Teaching Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Depart- ment of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She has been active in improving undergraduate education including developing laboratories to enhance experimental design skills and mentoring and guiding student teams through the capstone design and a translational course following capstone design. In her Director role, she works closely with the departmental leadership to manage the undergraduate program including: developing course offering plan, chairing the undergrad- uate curriculum committee, reviewing and approving course articulations for study abroad, serving as Chief Advisor
new research, policy, and/or interventionare needed.A planning committee composed of scholars and practitioners who do work in therespective research areas is appointed by the ARC Network PIs and is responsible fordeveloping a workshop agenda, identifying relevant background materials, andcurating a list of potential invitees. Members of the workshop planning committeenominate scholars working in the respective area who represent a diverse array ofdisciplines, research specialties, institution types, career stages, and socialdemographic backgrounds. Each workshop has between 20-30 attendees. During theinitial planning and throughout the workshop, we use an intersectional gender equityframework and build space such that multiple perspectives
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initiative; share their personal opinions, make suggestions, and contribute to the design process. 7. Perform quantitative and qualitative analyses of peer reviews and create a plan for mitigation of design flaws and making improvements. 8. Seek expert opinions and stakeholders' input; 9. Work in teams and responsibly share workload; communicate effectively and produce good quality results; 10. Learn new skills and techniques and applied them successfully during the implementation of the design.Student DemographicsFourteen (14) students were enrolled in the first offering of this course, and their demographicsare provided in Table 1. The course was designed for juniors, but one senior elected to take it(concurrent with
mobile device use increase learning of identified difficultconcepts in thermal-fluid science courses as indicated by increased achievement scores?(Enhancement) and (3) What are student perceptions of using mobile devices for solving real-lifeproblems? This poster will provide an overview of the research plan and describe year 1 resultsand some preliminary research efforts based on year 2. This work is supported by the NSF:Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (RIEF) (Award#2106345).Major Project GoalsTo address the three primary research questions, achieve the project goal, and gain competency insocial science research, the PI Dr. Krishna Pakala, a faculty in a traditional engineering disciplinein a midwest university is working with the
to describe this type of assessment plan may vary, including Standards Based Grading orSpecifications Based Grading [3], the end result is the same: students are given multipleopportunities to show mastery at a particular skill or course learning objective.Intuitively, this approach makes sense, especially when engineering programs themselves areevaluated on a continuous improvement plan for ABET accreditation [6]. However, it is not oftenthe case in higher education in the United States to see a constant learning cycle presented to thestudents. While most instructors would agree that student learning is the highest priority, manycourses still offer a limited number of high-stakes assessments, which ultimately represent asignificant
teams, composed of graduate students and faculty, are engaged in the co-creation ofeducational modules about cyber-physical systems (CPS). In this paper, we focus on the ways inwhich we support teams as they navigate the co-creation process.Our interdisciplinary teams are involved in projects with two major outcomes. In addition todeveloping educational modules, the first major outcome, teams also plan a study related to theirCPS topics with the goal of writing and presenting an academic paper, the second majoroutcome. During the 2022-2023 academic year, we have three teams composed of students andfaculty from three universities: the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML), the University ofMassachusetts Dartmouth (UMassD), and the University
happens sooner or later than usual • Include paths and ramps in the design of coastal structures so the beach remains accessible to wheelchair users • Prioritize cost minimization above all else to reduce the financial burden on taxpayers • Minimize the areas of the beach that are modified to avoid disturbing wildlife habitat as much as possible • Plan construction timelines such that no activity takes place on Sunday mornings, when a local church conducts a weekly religious service on the beachTraining engineering students to regularly recognize and incorporate stakeholder values in designis especially relevant considering ABET outcome 3.4: “an ability to recognize ethical and professional
courses, yet these are typically taught in isolation from corebiology and physiology classes. We argue that computational modeling can be used as a tool forunderstanding these concepts. Using coding and modeling as a tool also exposes students to awider range of applications for computer programming and provides them with opportunities toapply computational thinking to real-world applications. We plan to continue innovating ourcourse and move towards more accessible tools, such as Jupyter Notebooks, CVSim [8], andCircAdapt [9], as platforms for enhanced learning of cardiovascular function in BME curricula.
project consists of teams of two fourth-year medical students as team leaders at thisnew engineering-based medical school. There are 32 medical students that will be enrolled in thecapstone 2022-2023. In the academic year 2021-2022, 16 medical students participated in thisintegrated curriculum. We expect that enrollment will approach a steady state in this fourth yearof the school’s operation. The students will design, fabricate, and develop a business plan for abroad-scoped project that aims to solve a need that the students have identified during theirrequired clinical rotations in their third-year year.Exploring opportunities for the integrated modelConcurrently running three capstones is resource intensive (projects, course staff, design labs
BEE program continue to collect student, tutor, and instructor feedbackand plan to implement changes to the program annually. One change for the 2023 BEE programis to limit the number of assigned problems solved during class. Doing this will allow the tutorsto have more material to cover with the students in a smaller setting. This will also encouragestudents to work more problems on their own, thereby helping them to retain the math topicsbeing taught and should result in increased scores in their first calculus course.The academic team plans to develop an educational research plan for the program and gauge theeffectiveness of aspects of the program, particularly for underrepresented groups. One hurdle forthis endeavor (and institutional
Engr Design & Synthesis I Full-year project Y4, Wi Civil Engr Design & Synthesis III Full-year project Y4, Sp Civil Engr Design & Synthesis III Full-year project This project took place in the Introduction to Design course during the spring of the freshman year. The course is built around team projects. Students are randomly assigned to teams of 3- 4 students to work on projects for real clients. Example design projects include a playground for a county park, site layout for an expanding company, and a handicap accessibility plan for an older building. Teams meet with the client to develop an understanding of the client’s goals, develop options to meet those goals
Paper ID #37721Work in Progress: A Survey of Artificial Intelligence EducationalResources for Pre-College EducationEisa A. Khawaja, Alpharetta High School Eisa Khawaja is currently a junior at Alpharetta High School in Alpharetta, Georgia. He plans to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering. He is also interested in Artificial Intelligence and participated in an AI Scholars summer program.Dr. Hoda Ehsan, The Hill School Hoda is Chair for Engineering and Computer Science Department and the Director of Quadrivium Design and Engineering at The Hill School. She holds a Ph.D in Engineering Education from Purdue University
from one another, and gain hands-on experience in the field of robotics.This will not only enhance their STEM education but also foster a more inclusive and diverseSTEM community that will be especially useful for preparing this next generation for their future.2. Planning Phase and Team AssemblyPrior to the start of the training, the planning phase was completed to ensure that the students willgain the best learning experience. This included creating a task list as well as resource andcommunication plans to establish the roles and responsibilities of the team members with the priorknowledge that they will be assembled from different schools around Qatar to work together as ateam. The following steps taken are part of the general program
undergraduate researcher at the Clemson University Institute for Engaged Aging. Here, she works under the SHARRP Lab’s Dr. Lesley Ross and Dr. Christine Phillips on studies involving healthy aging. Outside of research, she works as a certified nursing assistant and is currently training to be a registered behavioral technician in order to perform ABA therapy for children diagnosed with Autism. As a student hoping to pursue a future career in the medical field she enjoys being able to see how these studies directly affect those who participate in them. She believes that seeing participants take something new away from a research study is a reward in and of itself. After graduation from Clemson, she plans to attend medical
from 2009 up to and including the first semester of 2022, regardingstudents who had completed at least ten semesters at the university. Students who, due totransfers from other institutions, had passed many courses at the time of entry were discardedfrom this study. Students who had graduated but who, according to the study plan prior to2017, did not have graduate status due to a failure to submit the required dissertation and/orundertake the necessary internship were also discarded. In addition, students were eliminatedwho, despite having graduated, had experienced some form of health condition (pregnancy,mental disorder, among others) that prevented them from enrolling in courses for more thansix consecutive semesters during the period of
Flexibility • Requires significant trial-and-errors for optimization • Limited materials and no • No change in mechanism, but other adhesives components were allowed to change Restriction • One-time prototype – design using 3D printers decision is importantTable 1. Difference between two projects. Students were required to establish their own design goals based on the givenrequirements. They were highly recommended to set up the project goals with plans to measure,quantitatively if possible. Table 2 shows an
, and the promotion of environmentaleducation and responsibility. Global exposures offer networking and skill developmentopportunities unavailable to students in their home country. Students can get internationalexperience in various ways, such as study abroad programs and foreign internships. Internationalexposure has been demonstrated to increase student graduation and retention rates in engineeringschools [3]. Higher education institutions around the world are now focusing on how to createengineers who not only have advanced knowledge but also comprehend how culture caninfluence the implementation of their engineering designs and plans [4].There are many new and innovative ways to include international experiences in highereducation, thanks
energy source, power transmission anddistribution infrastructure, and system load demands. The process covers load balancing, safety,capacity planning, energy efficiency, backup power, and maintenance.IMS System ManualThe previous system manual does not provide comprehensive testing and troubleshootinginformation. This made it more challenging for students to diagnose and fix problems that mightarise while working with the system. Without clear guidance on how to conduct proper testing,students have not been able to identify the root cause of the issue or take the necessary steps toaddress it. A lack of troubleshooting information could have left students feeling uncertain abouthow to approach fixing the problem once it was identified.The