exercise relate specifically to professional careers in AECindustries?14 Physiological factors (e. g., poor vision or hearing), psychological factors (e. g.,emotions or outlook on life), and cultural factors (e. g., cultural heritage and values) are threefactors causing people to perceive things differently and often erroneously.15After analyzing the gameplay, accurate perception is clearly shown to be a factor in students’communication. There is obvious potential to improve the accuracy of students’ self-concept andthe perception of others by identifying perceptual mismatches behind miscommunication, and todevelop the skills of self-reflection, mindfulness, and perception checking.Game Analysis and DiscussionThe game is a cycle of processing
Issuance2.4 Control Chart - It is a graph where plotted data reflects thevariation in the process. A control chart displays the average It Quality 100% inspection (No Contamination)line, upper control limit line and lower control limit line. is Charging Mixing of Thickener 10 minutes at High speed (500rpm)2.5 Process Capability (cpk) - It is a measurement of the
theory in practice. The course relies on ongoing reflective analyses to help students link the theories and practices of effective peacebuilding to explorations of personal beliefs.Community-Partnered Research and OutreachWe envision a reimagined framework for how universities engage in societally-relevant researchand a new process for developing a cross-trained community of practice of individuals effectiveat community-partnered research. Our vision for growing partnered research involves engagingacademic researchers from multiple disciplines with practitioners working in communities,fostering a professional identify that values convergence, and providing opportunities forresearchers and students across disciplines to engage in societally
measurement, inappropriate height, uncertainty (5) Reflecting: remedy suggestion Air track adjustment, air hole testing, string not caught on pulley axle, hanging mass misreading, block Fall 2017 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, October 6-7 – Penn State Berks mass measurement error, standard value comparison (6) Recognition of applied calculus PE, KE, velocity error contributes concept twice in
. A productive student-instructor relationship has resulted in a collaborative effort to address student challenges as evidenced through student feedback and reflections. One instructor suggested hiring initiatives take place prior to the beginning of a semester to facilitate course preparations with the potential contributions of the ESEPs in mind
: Newly formed small groups will be organized in the same manner as the first storytelling groups. The facilitators may further formalize the order or timing for participants’I. Welcome – Introductions to Facilitators, Participants, storytelling within the first 20 minutes based on theirand Workshop Goals (5 minutes) experience with the first groups. The last five minutes willAll of the facilitators will briefly introduce themselves by be again for more summative and reflective discussion.sharing
domain identity reflects theTech First Year Experience course designed to equip extent to which a person believes that domain is anstudents with problem solving skills, inquiry skills, and important part of who they are [3].integration of learning skills necessary for navigating The model of domain identification by Osborne andcollege level curricula [1]. Jones explains the process by which a set of social and A series of surveys are administered to GE students academic background factors can affect one's domainat three times over the course of their first year: in August at identification and motivation beliefs, and thus, affectthe beginning of the
responsibility, and allowed students to see and reflect on their peers’ work. Somedisadvantages included the additional time that is needed to perform well organized peer reviewprocess, and taking time of actual laboratory work. Also, some students had a tendency to just givea type of yes no answers in the review, and not provide meaningful feedback that could be usedby the authors to improve their reports. Therefore, the instructor has to spend time encouraging toimprove the comments to their peers. Figure 1: Sequence of the Peer Review Process 2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Spring Conference, April 6-7, 2018 – University of the District of Columbia Table 1: Rubric for Measuring Effective Writing
service with instruction and reflection to enrich thelearning experience, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities.” (National ServiceClearinghouse) STEM outreach programs are ideal outlets for service learning; however, ouroutreach program took place in the summer when students are unavailable. The major goal forthis project then was to develop a method for students to take part in service learning, even ifthey are unable to interact with the population being served. As part of the introduction to theproject, students were provided with information about our middle school outreach program andthe underrepresentation of students from low-income, first-generation, and minority backgroundsin STEM fields. This information was
Engineering Technology, New York City College of Technology has implemented aninstructional strategy in one of the main gatekeeper courses. Statics has been identified as a coursewhere undergraduates either decide to retain in their Civil Engineering Technology major ortransfer out to another one. To provide more support for undergraduates taking this course, thePeer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) strategy was adopted. This study compared the final gradedistribution of the Statics course in three categories: no PLTL, non-mandatory PLTL, andmandatory PLTL. These categories reflect the time periods of the Statics course where PLTL wasnot offered at all, when it was an optional support program, and when it officially became part ofthe curriculum. After
) I can succeed (earn an A or B) in an advanced engineering 5.66 (1.30) course.C. Participants Participants in the study were students who identified as engineering majors in theirjunior or senior year of study at the urban research institution. The majority of participantsidentified as male (81%) and nearly three-quarters of participants identified as White (74%);these proportions are reflective of the engineering student population at the institution. Transferstudents comprised a little over half of the sample (55%), with a plurality of students reportingthat neither parent had obtained a college degree (38%). Based on lack of racial/ethnic diversityin the sample, researchers did not examine differences in
Diversity Council to implement programs and initiatives that reflect the College’s commitment to diver- sity. She is the advisor for the NSBE (National Society of Black Engineers) student chapter and SHPE (Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers) student chapter. Ms. English serves as the primary point of contact and liaison with internal and external constituencies. Hannah Rosen, M.Ed., is the Coordinator of Engineering Student Programs and Recruitment for the Washkewicz College of Engineering at Cleveland State University. Originally, from Phoenix, AZ, Hannah earned her undergraduate degree in English and Creative Writing from the University of Arizona and her Masters of Education in Higher Education from Arizona
design ofretaining walls. Additionally, a reflection assignment was created to guide students in criticallyexamining what they have learned and where they feel they need to concentrate their efforts.Real-world homework assignments directly linked to the course learning objectives were devisedto scaffold student understanding of the key geotechnical concepts.To further deepen the understanding of the geotechnical engineering concepts and help with thedevelopment of teamwork and leadership skills, students were asked to design an appropriatefoundation system for a proposed two-story steel frame building structure on campus. Studentswere divided into teams of five, and teams were selected based upon overall academiccompetence and learning styles
Utilizing Modules as an Objective in ATE Projects”) to the Community CollegeJournal of Research and Practice and the manuscript has been published. The ATE-RAMPLeadership Team also submitted an abstract to the American Society for Engineering Education(ASEE) which has been accepted as a poster presentation at its Annual Meeting (June 2017 –Columbus, Ohio).E. AcknowledgementThis paper was made possible through funds from the National Science Foundation under grantnumbers DUE-1501828. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressedin this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.
streamlining and strategizing to maximize efficiency to prepare for sustainabilityas our grant funding comes to an end.AcknowledgementsPrior versions of some of the information provided in this executive summary has been presentedin various forms in previous ASEE papers1,2,3,4,5 that address other aspects of this project. Thedata provided here has been updated to reflect the state of the project at the time of this writing.This project, entitled First-Year Initiatives for Retention Enhancement, is supported by theNational Science Foundation under Grant No. 0969382. Any opinions, findings, and conclusionsor recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarilyreflect the views of the National Science Foundation.1
and do not necessarily reflect the views of the federal government.References[1] Oakes, W., Duffy, J., Jacobius, T., Linos, P., Lord, S., Schultz, W. W., & Smith, A. (2002). Service-learning inengineering. In Frontiers in Education, 2002. FIE 2002. 32nd Annual (Vol. 2, pp. F3A-F3A). IEEE.[2] Duffy, J., Tsang, E., & Lord, S. Service-learning in engineering: What why and how? ASEE Annual Conference 2000.[3] Eyler, J., & Giles Jr, D. E. (1999). Where's the Learning in Service-Learning? Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult EducationSeries.[4] Sax, L. J., Astin, A. W., & Avalos, J. (1999). Long-term effects of volunteerism during the undergraduate years. Thereview of higher education, 22(2), 187-202.[5] National Academy of Engineering
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more Ecoflex 00-30. This less-elastic layer of therobot gripper creates the curve of the gripper when inflated; it is essential that the bottom andseal are airtight so that they inflate! Students use wax or parchment paper as a work surface (seeFigure 3). A piece of fabric, slightly larger than the finger or gripper, is placed on the worksurface and covered in Ecoflex. The silicone mixture should saturate the fabric (you can help itby spreading forcefully with a plastic knife) and evenly cover the area where the top half of therobot will sit. The top layer of liquid Ecoflex should be deep enough that there is good surfacecontact with the top of the gripper or finger—looking at an angle, the surface should be smoothand reflective, not pocked by
education that havealready occurred over the last number of years. That question was, “Are we actually making anyprogress?” This question addressed the core purpose of the workshop and raised the issue of thetrue opportunity for change. The workshop organizers considered this question and decided thatan unplanned reflective exercise would be valuable using the simple prompt, “What progresshave we made?” Each group of two representatives from the attending institutions was asked toreflect and comment on the progress made in the areas of the 5 themes identified earlier in theworkshop at either their home institution or nationally within the engineering educationlandscape.Responses to this simple prompt were illuminating and in many ways inspiring
reflection integration of academic/ student interactions. activities difficult. professional development activities. Weekly Site visits, service Many students expressed Continue site visits, meeting learning, and dissatisfaction with service learning, and activities professional diversity workshops, citing professional mentoring. mentoring helped that they were disconnected Encourage students to students develop from professional practice. interact directly with professional identity diverse
progressing at an accelerated pace in recent years. Most people perceiveAI as creating human-like robots or humanoids, it is more than that. AI is to use neural networktheories to simulate the human thinking processes by computers; to inject the human’s ability toscreening data, provide sound reasoning, to make self-reflection, and self-correction decisions tothe computers. According to TechTarget, artificial intelligence can be broken down into twomain categories: Weak AI (or called Machine Learning category), which is a machine’s ability tobe trained to perform specific tasks. Strong AI (or Deep Learning category) is the machine’sability when equipped with enough cognitive skills, to find solutions to problems on their own.Particular applications
National Science Foundation under GrantsNo. 1360987/1361028. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressedin this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.We would like to thank Amelito Enriquez for partnering with us to pursue this work. We wouldalso like to acknowledge the insight and contributions of advisory members Monica Cardella,Holly Matusovich, C. Judson King, and Mark Graham.References Cited 1. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2016). Digest of Education Statistics, 2015 (NCES 2016-014), Chapter 3. 2. http://www.bestcolleges.com/features/49-best-colleges-for-older-students/; accessed: Feb 10
the student perspective and moving beyond traditionalinstitutional reporting begins to elucidate and provide evidence about the “true” engineeringgraduate experience. This increasingly accurate reflection of graduate experiences providesnovel insight into the experiences of students that have been traditionally ignored or unjustifiablylumped in with other students who share the title of graduate student.The initial findings of our qualitative analysis indicate that student perceptions of control and theability to utilize multiple resources to overcome barriers are fundamental to the successfuldevelopment of their identities and motivations. Students’ perceptions of control provide ameans of discerning the difficulty of a given choice or task
cohort, but they also have the PEEPS Support Team (i.e., Engineering Student Supportstaff, engineering faculty, AmeriCorps VISTA member, financial aid staff) available forassistance. We have multiple avenues of inquiry to the PEEPS experiences, such as quarterlycheck-ins (that are also individualized advising sessions), periodic reflections, and a end of theschool year focus group.Therefore, while the PEEPS project enables the cohort members to take certain courses together,study with one another, and socialize together, do they really support each other academicallyand emotionally to make a difference? How do the PEEPS Support Team and PEEPS activitieshelp students, if any? How can we take what we’ve been learning through the PEEPS project
Processing Technical Committee for the IEEE Circuits and Systems society. His research interests are in digital signal processing, speech processing, biometrics, pattern recognition and filter design.Nidhal Carla BouaynayaDr. Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University Kevin Dahm is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He earned his BS from Worces- ter Polytechnic Institute (92) and his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (98). He has pub- lished two books, ”Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics” and ”Interpreting Diffuse Reflectance and Transmittance.” He has also published papers on effective use of simulation in engineer- ing, teaching design and engineering economics, and assessment of
staff.Furthermore, the statements are reconfirmed at least once annually or removed from thedatabase. This ensures that the statements are not outdated.As stated on the TRB website: An important function of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) is to stimulate research that addresses concerns, issues, or problems facing the transportation community. In support of this function, TRB Technical Activities standing committees identify, develop, and disseminate research need statements (RNS) for use by practitioners, researchers, and others. The RNS on this website have been developed by the technical committees.4To the authors’ knowledge, no other field maintains such an extensive research needs databasethat reflects the
detail todevelop a model that accurately reflects why and how students have difficulty with problemsolving in biomedical engineering design and (2) determine correlations between knowledgeretention and metacognitive awareness with problem solving success.The following research questions will be addressed: 1. How are problem solving schemas developed and used by students in biomedical engineering? How do these schemas differ for high and low performing students? 2. How do students’ problem solving abilities change during and throughout STEM courses? 3. How are students’ misconceptions related to knowledge retention and their mistakes with connecting different parts in problem schemas? 4. How is a students’ metacognitive
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objective measure of the core reasoningskills needed for reflective decision making concerning what to believe or what to do.” [6]Initial Offerings and Course ModificationsThe original concept for the course included a hands-on component using Lego Mindstorms.The original conception also restricted the course to non-engineering majors [8], largely becauseengineering majors were thought to have a considerable advantage working with the LegoMindstorms. The hardware requirement imposed severe constraints on another important coursegoal, online delivery. Ultimately we decided not to implement the hands-on component. Thathad the side benefit of allowing us to open the course to all majors, including engineeringmajors. The course discussion boards have