reflects that faculty agree technical topics can be taught onlinebut are neutral to a slight agreement that labs can be taught online, identifying labs are the leasteffective when taught online [8]. However, using pre-laboratory videos to prepare for in-personexercises, students may feel more prepared for the experiments [9]. In order to provide time foractive and student-centered learning strategies, flipping classrooms to provide lecture contentoutside of classroom hours has been shown to be effective in engineering and STEM classrooms,the same may be true for pre-laboratory videos [10] and[11]. When using videos, the LMS canprovide analytics for the students including number of minutes watched and number of timeswatched for a particular video
Figure 5. Percentage of student satisfaction with collaborative studio The level of satisfaction can be considered as another indicator of the effectiveness of teamwork in multidisciplinary areas. Discussion While the comprehensive instruction, implementation, and assessment of collaboration skills within the AEC education remain challenging, this study helps shed light on important aspects of collaboration perceived by the participating students. Overall, the data from this survey supported the effectiveness and success of the collaboration as a learning paradigm from the students’ perspectives. The data reflects that typically students in collaborative studios spent equal time working on assignments
Zoom, theparticipants were able to participate in facilitated group discussions related to the five tracks. Atthe end of each day, participants provided written responses to topical questions through surveys.In addition to collecting data via written responses at the end of the day, all group discussionsthroughout the conference were captured using Google Docs in real-time. After all the data wascollected through Google Docs and the surveys, it was combined to begin processing codesinductively. The codes were used to conduct a collaborative thematic analysis. The consensusreport documents the themes that reflect the consensus of the participants in the three-dayconference (Noravian, A, 2021). Thematic
customize their program based on their target audience.2. Build Trust. Building trust among the institution students, faculty, and staff goes a long way to establish a strong partnership. Just as in personal relationships, building in opportunities to be transparent, vulnerable, and intentional are critical. Examples include discussing the faculty-student matching process, managing expectations of students being admitted, describing weaknesses of the REU, and simply putting in the time. It will pay dividends.3. Establish expectations clearly and early. Be frank about what the program can provide and describe what the ideal REU applicant looks like. This requires program coordinators to reflect on what commitments they can make
www.slayte.com Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Engage Engineering Students’ Interest in Renewable Energy ConceptsAbstractStudents graduating with engineering degrees can be instrumental in addressing the impact of achanging climate. In this work, cross-disciplinary faculty explore students’ interest in topics ofsustainability within their fields as well as their preparedness to apply academic concepts in arealistic context. Students from two different courses in two different engineering programs,mechanical and computer & electrical, collaborated on a renewable energy project. The projectwas limited by existing course objectives and content for both programs. The outcome of thisstudy reflects on students’ interest
, preparation, and retrospective reflection on their experience in the role.All peer leader respondents indicated agreement about their experience matching theirexpectations going into the role. 70% of the peer leaders strongly agreed that they felt equippedto lead the discussion session with the instructor-prepared material. Peer leaders respondedpositively towards leading their discussion session with a peer leader partner. They alsoresponded positively towards the clarity of rubrics provided to them for grading assignments[14]. The peer leader responses also indicated general satisfaction and fulfillment with their role.This was further reflected in the text responses to the question about what they enjoyed abouttheir role (as elaborated below and
described, the shift from Industry 3.0 toIndustry 4.0, has been slow. As the world becomes more deeply connected, as the internet ofthings becomes more commonplace in all parts of our lives, as technologies like machinelearning and cyber physical systems become accessible to even small businesses, the potentialsolutions to the current and future grand challenges change in ways we cannot yet predict andwill require language to describe what we have not yet invented.This paper is a call to conversation, reflection, and action. Not only is the world for which weeducate engineers changing at an increasingly rapid pace, both internal and external pressures arechanging the structure and business model of higher education. If we are to thrive in
engineering, and generalbiological systems engineering) areas from 2017 to 2020, where 1 = least interested and 4 = mostinterested.A follow-up survey item asked students about their interest in a variety of EBS research topics. The list ofresearch topics generated reflects main areas of faculty expertise with an expectation that incomingundergraduate students had little to no knowledge of. The forced-choice survey item required studentsto rate their interest for each topic using a 4-point Likert scale ranging from least interested (= 0) tomost interested (=3). Weighted averages for the research topics, presented in Fig. 6, span all four yearsof data. Analysis outcomes reinforce student’s high interests in Biotechnical, Natural Resources
18This theme was selected because language andterminology are integral parts of STEM cultureand oftenreflect larger social structures and power dynamics. Thelanguage, rhetoric, metaphors, and key terminologywithin STEM fields shape accessibility and inclusion inthose fields as well research approaches and solutions.For example, in computing, engineering, and technology,the commonly used terminology of master/slave to referto primary and secondary parts and male/female to referto “mating” connectors reflect problematic metaphorssteeped in white supremacy as well as sexism andheteronormativity (Eglash, 2007; Fiormonte, Chaudhuri, 19& Ricaurte, 2022; Miller et al., 2021).While the
with engineering (e.g., counselors identifiedissues related to the need to broaden participation in the specific courses on their campus,which aligns to counselor awareness within the framework). Their statements did not extendbeyond gender to consider other underrepresented groups in STEM, but did indicate thatcounselors are aware that there is a need to support broader participation in this particularcourse on their campus. The counselors made comparisons to other programs on campus,which suggests that these counselors are reflecting on how the system could be changed tosupport broader participation and might indicate that the counselors recognize a need todevelop their skills or practices as counselors. This might represent a future source
multiple styles or languages.Resistant capital reflects the abilities that are created through opposing behaviors, with the goalof challenging the current inequities. Navigational capital is the ability to maneuver throughsocial systems that were not created for People of Color. Social capital refers to the groups,connections, and networks of people that a person can access for assistance. Finally, aspirationalcapital, the focus of this paper, is the individual’s abilities to keep their goals intact despiteobstacles [5].The EST framework contains five layers: the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem,macrosystem, and chronosystem. The microsystem is “a pattern of activities, roles, andinterpersonal relations experienced by the developing person” [5
, circuits and embedded systems. He specializes in the deisgn of multi-physics cyber-physical systems. Dr. Dickerson has also made sev- eral contributions to engineering education research. He currently investigates the use of reflection in engineering classrooms. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Paper ID #36781Accessible Cybersecurity Education for Engineering StudentsDr. Mai Abdelhakim, University of Pittsburgh Mai Abdelhakim is an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt). She received her
are working to find viable solutions.As they do, it is imperative that the results be translated into learning opportunities for the futuregenerations of environmental leaders: K-12 students [1], [2]. Partnerships between researchersand K-12 teachers have proven highly beneficial in increasing student learning [1], [2].The Framework for K-12 Science Education [3] and the Next Generation Science Standards(NGSS) [4] place emphasis on the integration of engineering principles and practices into K-12science education. Unlike previous science education standards, engineering was included in theNGSS for two reasons: to reflect the importance of understanding the human-built world and torecognize the value of better integrating the teaching and
the various focus areacourses are not degree requirements, the program development team has decided to restrict allABET accreditation program assessment to the design spine courses: The campus-wideCornerstone Design course, the IDS 5-course sequence, and the 2-course Capstone Designsequence. Because EDS offers the bookend design experiences to the campus community, we donot have full independent control over those courses within the design spine, but we havesufficient control to specify ABET assessments and associated student learning outcomes.Innovating with ABETEngineering program builders typically have much to say about ABET program accreditation,and wide-ranging scholarship provides guidance, critique, and reflections in response to
better outcomes as this format would require studying in preparation due torestricted resources when completing the learning module as well as prevent outsidecollaboration, ensuring that the students’ work represented their individual efforts. Similar topicshave been examined in prior research. According to Lee and Pruitt, with only a little extra effortby teachers, classroom assignments often produce a higher gain in student achievement [2]. This“extra effort” from being inside the classroom was reflected in this investigation throughguidance from the professor and teaching assistants. Additionally, in an article referencingstudents’ thinking during class instruction, Doyle stated that “the study of tasks in actualclassroom settings can enrich
]. Engineering education has to be able to reflect thedemands of the workforce to prepare entry-level engineers to succeed in a rapidly-changingglobal economy. Understanding the value professionals place on communication and otherprofessional skills is necessary when developing the next generation of microelectronicsengineers.3 Theoretical FrameworkThe theoretical framework used for the larger microelectronics workforce needs assessmentstudy included two models that illustrate a variety of competencies that are necessary fordeveloping students with professional skills that make them a career-ready engineer: ABETProcess and Awareness Skills and Engineering Habits of Mind (EHoM) [8]. The followingpreviews the theoretical framework used for this Work in
found similarities in howstudents approached the module. A few students described how their threading model involvedsetting a threshold equal to a certain number, denoting that after that number of active threadswere launched, the program would have to switch to a sequential approach. Another group ofstudents took a different approach along the lines of checking the topmost portion of the treesequentially then assigning a set number of parallel threads after the correct depth was reached.While the answers to these questions were helpful data points of students’ conceptualunderstandings to the course instructors, more importantly, it also reinforced understanding tothe students. Not only did they have to reflect on what parallelized concepts
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viewed the value of industry partnerships. Alimitation of this study is that the community partners were not surveyed, as the relationshipbetween industry and the community organizations is mostly indirect.The student survey contained both Likert-style and free response sections. The Likert-stylesection asked the students to rate seven questions on the value of industry engagement for theirpersonal development and team success. Five of these questions map directly to the assessedcourse outcomes: accomplishing project goals, utilizing the design process, teamwork/leadership,reflection and critical thinking, and communication, and the other two addressed one issueimportant to the community organizations, the quality of the deliverable, and the
. Then, theyimplement these strategies. Finally, the problem solver reflects on their performance [1] [2]. Forill-structured problems where the solution path is not immediately obvious, the systematicapproach of self-regulated learning can help students navigate the possible difficulties and deadends. If a solution method does not work out, the problem solver can reflect on this and try adifferent approach.The Model of Domain Learning is another conceptual framework that can be applied to problemsolving. The goal is to understand how novices build expertise and become experts [3] [4]. Inthis framework, the learner progress through three stages. In the first stage, Acclimation, thelearner has little knowledge of a field, and the knowledge is
of the profession - throughmultimedia simulation, role-playing games, case-based learning, and review of other, fictionalizedcases - can give them opportunities to reflect on the need to identify complex situations in futuresettings, as well as a safe environment in which to explore, make mistakes, and discuss theramifications of various decisions in authentic contexts. Ultimately the goal is to better prepareyoung engineers to tackle current and future challenges that have tended to be underemphasizedin traditional engineering curricula.The overall research question for this project is “In what ways can experiential, game-basedapproaches to engineering ethics improve students' ethical reasoning skills?” The authors havedeveloped a suite of
reflective of all STEM institutions, according to the study.The survey responses may also be biased and subject to self-evaluation. Therefore, futureresearch may focus on integrating training across a variety of institutions with different socio-demographic backgrounds to evaluate the efficiency of the intervention. Additionally, suchtraining must be included in every semester along with rigorous evaluation, participation, andmonitoring to achieve long-lasting change.ConclusionInfrastructure projects face unique difficulties when it comes to funding, competing stakeholderinterests, and a variety of social, economic, and environmental consequences. Addressing thesedifficulties while enhancing sustainability performance may be achieved by embracing
F. Instructor Resources The blueprint provides reflective checkpoint questions for These outcomes have associated questions/problems that instructors to facilitate communication with students. Instruc-students must be given and assessed on throughout the tors get a list of questions to interact with students such assemester. “What is working well or not working to help you learn?”and “Is the pace of this course too slow, just right, or too C. Faculty Satisfaction With Blueprintfast?” We will also survey the first
oxides (NOx)cycle in the atmosphere. It is expected that students will see a large discrepancy between theconcentrations of ozone calculated via this method and the ambient values noted through themonitoring stations. This discrepancy encourages students to think reflectively upon the otheratmospheric phenomenon taking place in the troposphere; for instance, volatile organiccompounds, which are not taken into account in the NOx cycle, contribute heavily to the overalltropospheric ozone balance, necessarily resulting in a difference between what was observed andwhat was estimated. The discussion taking place here is meant to prime students for thesubsequent component of the project, in which it is likely that unexpected dependences mayfactor into
-graduation for their career placements and job selection.Data collected will include the following. 1. Scholar demographic data 2. GPA, and PBL course grades. 3. Data on retention within the School, the FLiTE program, and degree attainment. 4. Written scholar reflections, and cohort/small group interaction summaries. 5. Interview notes or transcripts with scholars at key points in their degree progression. 6. Surveys to assess dimensions of entrepreneurism.SustainabilitySustained practices and benefits of the program may be viewed in the three categories. First, theprogram may lead to the establishment of entrepreneurial pedagogy applied to program curriculawithin the host department and at large. Past experience in the areas
Figure 3, some of the surveyed ACCESS studentsfound the Award Ceremonies and Get Together meetings “Very Valuable” or “SomewhatValuable” while others provided “Neutral” responses, which may reflect, at least in some cases,that these students did not participate in these activities, as well as the fact that due to theCOVID-19 restrictions these events were held online. Figure 3. Students’ evaluation of the co-curricular activities and support servicesMentors were assigned to ACCESS scholarship recipients based on student and facultypreferences and interests. Seven faculty who teach cybersecurity classes at LCSEE serve asmentors of ACCESS scholars. Each faculty mentors 3 to 4 ACCESS scholars and meets withstudents at least once each
engineering departments and creating a graduate program. Her research focuses on the development, implementation, and assessment of modeling and design activities with authentic engineering contexts; the design and implementation of learning objective-based grading for transparent and fair assessment; and the integration of reflection to develop self-directed learners. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Detecting Dimensions of Significant Learning in Syllabi using a Course Change TypologyAbstractThis research paper addresses the need for an instrument to detect the changes in the use ofresearch-based approaches over time. Change occurs within three
items on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (never true of myself) to 5 (always true ofmyself). Instruments will be tailored by restating discipline specific terms (i.e., “Physics” wasrestated as “Engineering Statics or “Ordinary Differential Equations”) to reflect the appropriateEM courses context. Table 1. Revised Physics Metacognition Inventory (PMI) SRC Features Number of Items Interpreting Task 2 Planning 3 Evaluating 5 Monitoring 3 Adjusting