practices by recognizing the richness of students' emphasizes storytelling, reflection, and stories and experiences and how it contributes to the creation of a shared vision. student outcomes. The anticipatory principle aligns with asset-based practices by focusing on the potential formation The anticipatory principle involves of professional identities among students. For envisioning and actively anticipating a instance, students' visions of their future careers positive future. or contributions
, thereby influencing diversity and inclusion in academia (Onyeador et al., 2021;Russell et al., 2019). For example, Degner et al (2019) found that the use of gender-specificlanguage or the stereotyping of particular ethnic and racial groups may unintentionally convey amessage of exclusivity, leading certain groups to feel marginalized in their engineering educationstudies and careers. Apart from that, such biases can be subliminally present in instructionalmaterials, research papers, and everyday communications, leading to a persistence of bias thataffects individuals’ opportunities in a variety of settings (Llorens et al., 2021; Schnierle et al.,2019). In consequence, researchers and educators in the field of engineering education
: metacognition, study abroad, undergraduate, intercultural competence, globalmindset, higher education, gender differences1. BackgroundIntercultural competence is an increasingly prominent skill that needs to be taught by highereducation institutions to foster global-mindedness in students [1], [2]. Intercultural competencerefers to an individual’s ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with people fromdifferent cultural backgrounds [3]. In higher education, students’ intercultural development isnow a necessary skill, whether they pursue global careers or not, because the scope of issues andwork individuals encounter today has grown on a global scale [4], [5]. Research shows that withhigher education institutes prioritizing
students to connect their education totheir lived experiences and societal needs. Some things that I get really excited about as an instructor is showing them the relevance of the material they're learning beyond why they thought they were taking the class. So oftentimes students come in with a very kind of narrow perspective on why they have to take the course. Either it's just to graduate or get units or throw something on their TV, or they want to learn one specific skill for applying for a job, and so on. But I want to demonstrate to students that the topics that I'm teaching could be relevant more widely in their everyday lives, or help them think more broadly about their career opportunities
Socially Engaged Design.Vibhavari Vempala, University of Michigan Vibhavari (Vibha) Vempala is a PhD student in Engineering Education Research at the University of Michigan. Her research interests include access to opportunities, social networks, and career management of engineering students. Vibha received her B.S. in Engineering from the joint department of Biomedical Engineering at The North Carolina State University and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan.Dr. Jingfeng Wu, University of Michigan Jingfeng Wu is currently a PhD student at the University of Michigan majoring in Engineering Education Research. She holds a PhD in Chemical
were established, HBCU’shave historically provided Black students with safe learning environments which affirm theirtalents in the context of their race, especially in STEM subjects [6], [23]. Students are alsosupported along their journey toward the doctorate by more readily receiving advising andmentorship from faculty who are of their same race, which matters in the mentorship andadvising of Black students. Only a few HBCUs are classified as doctoral granting institutions,yet these institutions are responsible for producing large numbers of doctoral students who mayaspire to pursue careers as academics [6]. This work offers a chance to explore further into howstudents navigate transitioning between these two seemingly conflicting cultures
transition- ing to an education-focused career track, Melissa taught at Stanford University, Santa Clara University, and Foothill College. These engagements have included courses within and outside the major, aimed at undergraduates at all years, high school students, and working adults. Melissa is now the Science and Engineering Education Fellow (SEEF) for the Bioengineering department, where she works on broader educational research projects and curricular change. Her work includes trying to better understand and support student development as ethical and quantitative thinkers. Through work with Stanford’s Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), Melissa has also developed diversity and inclusion content for instruc
efforts and redefine the engineering canon as sociotechnical. She has a background in environmental engineering and received her Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Utah State University with a research focus on the ethical and career aspects of mentoring of science and engineering graduate students and hidden curriculum in engineering.Dr. Amy Walker, University of Texas at Dallas Amy V. Walker is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education in the Erik Jonsson School of Computer Science and Engineering, and a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas. Amy received her BA(Hons) in Natural Sciences (Experimental and Theoretical Physics) in 1995 and her PhD in Chemistry in 1998
16 31% Content Knowledge 14 27% Intent to Pursue (CS Related Career) 11 22% Engagement 11 22% Intent to Pursue (CS Related Major) 11 22% Self-efficacy 10 20% Usefulness 10 20% Motivation 9 18% Intent to Pursue (CS Related Courses) 6 12% Satisfaction 6
“effectivelydisrupt the systematic categorization of alternative neurological and cognitiveembodiment(s)”and “offers an emancipatory lens for representing and embodying neurologicaldifferences beyond traditional special education’s deficit-based discourses and practices.”C. INCLUDE ProjectThe INCLUDE project funded by the Revolutionizing Engineering Departments program of theNational Science Foundation has been established to transform department-wide practices andcreate an inclusive learning environment that empowers the diversity of learners present ininstitutions of higher education. This project aims to develop and refine a range of interventionstargeted towards multiple aspects of academic life, from recruitment to career development. TheINCLUDE team
the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Student Retention Toolkit [5] are cited and shared with Fellows.Objective #3: Build partnerships with stakeholders who are engaged in recruitment, admissions,retention, graduation, hiring and career development of women and BIPOC engineering studentsat their own institutions and in their regional hubs. This third objective focuses on building partnerships with stakeholders, such as LSAMP networks and new regional hubs, graduate schools at other institutions, and industry partners. Other stakeholders include national professional engineering societies such as ASEE, Society of Women Engineers (SWE), NSBE, National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME), American Indian
online synchronous mode, studentallowed to join only online. HyFlex course provides flexible opportunities to participate in-person,online synchronous and online asynchronous simultaneously. As long as student demographics of higher education continue to change, the challenges toaccommodate diverse learners also will exits. HyFlex course provides opportunities to servediverse group of students by combining different modalities rather than creating separate sections 2[2]. Diane Wright [3] performed a case study on adult and career education course. In this studyauthor found adult learners needs flexible learning environment to balance work, study, personallife and other commitment. HyFlex
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they would enjoy pursuing a research career in the future. Students also buildskills, such as technical capabilities [1], [2] and project and time management, that can benefitthem irrespective of the career path that they take. Because of this, undergraduate researchprograms are a form of project-based and experiential learning.Significant prior work exists in these areas. Notably, prior studies have shown that students canbuild their technical skills through project and experiential learning; however, they have alsoshown a number of more general benefits such as building students’ confidence [3], [4], creativity[5] and even self-image [6].Project and experiential learning has been shown to be effective throughout STEM fields [7]–[9]and
have been heavilydirected towards evaluation of two criteria: Criterion 2- Program Educational Objectives andCriterion 3- Program Educational Outcomes. These two criteria are described in the most recentABET publication (2005-06 Engineering Criteria)1 as:Criterion 2. Program Educational Objectives: Although institutions may use differentterminology, for purposes of Criterion 2, program educational objectives are broad statementsthat describe the career and professional accomplishments that the program is preparinggraduates to achieve. Each engineering program for which an institution seeks accreditation orreaccreditation must havein place:(a) detailed published educational objectives that are consistent with the mission of the institution
Reflect components. The students work in teams for each module completing ashort team project related to the module topic. They also complete a self-reflection exercise at theend of each module as well as a culminating reflection at the end of the course. Of the 61 studentsin the fall 2022 cohort, 37 were civil engineering majors and 24 were environmental engineeringmajors.Exploring CEE: Stories There were multiple story-telling interventions throughout the course. During the firstweek, the instructor and TA shared their personal stories about how they ended up in college andstarted their personal career path. The students were then asked to share their personal storieswithin small groups about how they ended up at Georgia Tech. The small
educational programs in engineering dis- ciplines. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, M.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Southern California and B.S. in Electronics and Communica- tion Engineering from India.Dr. Shane A. Brown, P.E., Oregon State University Shane Brown is an associate professor and Associate School Head in the School of Civil and Environmen- tal Engineering at Oregon State University. His research interests include conceptual change and situated cognition. He received the NSF CAREER award in ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Are all ‘EBIPs’ created equal? An exploration of engineering
slowlyincreased (Cunninghame et al., 2016), this group still remains largely underrepresented in STEMdisciplines (Moon et al., 2012). This discrepancy in representation reflects larger issues ofmarginalization in STEM fields and higher education at large. Current support structures fordisabled people remain ineffective, as accessing necessary resources requires navigatingphysical, cultural, and bureaucratic barriers (Groen-McCall et al., 2018). These barriers onlycontinue to widen for disabled students planning to pursue engineering careers (Prema & Dhand,2019), as seen in the high unemployment rate for disabled scientists and engineers, which isgreater than that of the entire U.S. labor force (Lee, 2010; NSF, 2017). Yet, disability is rarelyincluded
most impactful time toenergize students about careers in STEM is in K-12 settings. To emphasize and spotlight the importance ofbuildings on humans, along with providing an interactive learning experience for potential future STEMstudents, a five-day summer camp focused on multi-disciplinary building design was held at (insertuniversity name). The camp curriculum included hands-on, design-oriented projects from severaldisciplines: architecture, mechanical, structural, construction, sustainability, acoustics, and lighting. Inaddition, tours of several buildings on campus were conducted along with after-hours relaxation time forcampers. The implementation of activities and the well-designed hands-on projects not only increased thestudents
racialidentity. Collins [10] defines the external environment as the institution of schooling, the workspace, andthe career space in which a Black student in STEM is situated. This environment influences a Blackstudent’s STEM identity because it houses the academic interactions Collins [10] defines as themicrocosms that develop a STEM identity. The external environment should also reinforce a Blackstudent’s gender-based racial identity. However, Collins [10] identifies how external environmentstraditionally threaten a Black student’s gender-based racial identity by perpetuating a chilly STEMclimate through stereotypes and gender biases. Nevertheless, she points out the need for Black studentsto cultivate STEM identities in external environments that are
with axis of what and how: individual to group activities, and “domainspecific content knowledge” to “key design qualities.”Research MethodsTo identify common features and distinguish elements across courses, studied three designcourse sequences at [university]. Methods involved in the research included documentationanalysis (course syllabi, course descriptions in academic course catalog) [28, 29] as well asstudent and alumni feedback obtained through structured qualitative interviews. This qualitativeset of descriptions are augments to a larger research project surveying alumni of each course [31-33] with respect to its short- and long-term effectiveness such as impact on career andprofessional development, and big takeaways on effectiveness
to do with research outcomes, and the difficulty of “playing thegame” or “following the money,” aligning our research goals with those we know would havethe best chance of receiving recognition, funding, and career mobility. In our experience, wenoticed that this approach could limit how we frame the work in which we engage. I find myselfperpetuating and acting within this system regularly as an engineering education researcher,often questioning the “so what” of work I do, attempting to frame any work I do to the NSF’sgoal of developing a diverse, innovative body of engineers for U.S. global competitiveness.There are tangible benefits that are gained from these endeavors, but these underlying valuesdirectly or indirectly influence any
that provide a foundation for the career. As a newgraduate, this person could not perform many designs quickly and required the guidance of asenior engineer. In this thought experiment, the person is not asked immediately upon graduationto stamp engineering drawings or provide recommendations to clients alone. On the contrary, inthe office, the person is placed in a diverse group of peers and experts. The person is tasked toperform a set of activities. The results are then reviewed by more senior and experiencedengineers, who provide comment and instruction for revision and iteration. Revision anditeration are part of the engineering process [5]. The person revises the work until it issatisfactory for providing to the client as judged by the
aremainly academic degrees and professional degrees. In terms of the research on connotation, somescholars have explored the difference between the training objectives of professional degree andacademic degree in engineering. Different from academic degrees, which emphasize advancedknowledge and top-notch research, professional degrees attach more importance to the closeconnection with engineering practice7. The professional degree is a kind of degree that takes Intoaccount academic, career-oriented and practical elements of training. From the perspective ofknowledge production mode, the knowledge production of academic degree is more centered ondisciplines and universities, that is, it is adapted to the traditional knowledge production mode I
Paper ID #39783What If They Choose: Surfacing Insights Associated with a Pedagogy forDoctoral EducationDr. Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington Dr. Jennifer Turns is a full professor in the Human Centered Design & Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at the University of Washington. Engineering education is her primary area of scholarship, and has been throughout her career. In her work, she currently focuses on the role of reflection in engineering student learning and the relationship of research and practice in engineering education. In recent years, she has been the co-director of the
, Srihari must take thepath of least resistance to protect her mental and physical health by requesting accommodationsfor her and her group. This is not a choice she would make on her own volition, which is also atheme she experiences when making decisions regarding her engineering career path as aninternational student. And another big part with the international status is I started off as an aerospace major. And when I was trying to make connections, talking about how I would, you know, go get a co-op or an internship, I was told I probably wouldn't because most aerospace engineering jobs are defense based. And since I don't have like, a green card or something like that in the country, it would be very difficult
top four career competencies most valued by employers,as reported by the National Academy of Colleges and Employers (NACE). In a 2019 job outlooksurvey, oral and written communication was rated consistently high in the past three years. Also,proficient communication is essential for engineers in the 21st Century to create an inclusiveenvironment and engage multiple stakeholders, as indicated by the National Academy ofEngineering. In particular, the ability to communicate effectively to various audiences across theSTEM disciplines and the public is a great need. The engineering program at the University ofSouth Florida (USF) aims to fulfill the NACE’s professional competencies for career readiness bydevising new methodologies for communication
it beyond the classroom. As a teaching center, ourjob is to provide support or problem solving where needed and provide pointers to new tools,ideas and papers, and share opportunities to disseminate their teaching. For those interested inscaling their teaching further, assistance with applying for grants is valuable. Supportdepartments in nominating these teachers for university level teaching awards and teachingawards at a regional or national level. These are the courses that impact career choices andsuccess well beyond the classroom.Results - assessing the reach of the teaching centerAs a complement to assessing whether individual teaching center programs are effective, it isimportant to assess whether the overall suite of programs is
, user-centered design principles and multidisciplinaryteamwork. It is expected that students will increase in understanding about how social andemotional competencies impact user-centered design. With increased understanding, students willintegrate these principles into their class projects and other learning activities. It is also anticipatedthat students will positively reflect on the contributions of their team members and betterappreciate the impact of multidisciplinary teams on the design process. Students from bothengineering and non-engineering programs will correctly identify how these same principles canapply to their specific career field and in context of their communities, enriching the professionalformation not only of engineers
Curitiba, Brazil; native communities in the Amazon in Villavicencio, Colombia; and underserved communities in Piura, Per´u. Dr. Santiago is passionate about providing experiential learning opportunities to both undergraduate and graduate students with a focus on Hispanic and female students. She is currently Co-PI of UTEP’s NSF-AGEP program focusing on foster- ing Hispanic doctoral students for academic careers; the Department of Education’s (DoE) STEMGROW Program to encourage students Latino(a) students and students with disabilities to pursue STEM careers; and DoE’s Program YES SHE CAN that provides support and mentoring to female pre-college students. She is also a member of two advisory committees to the UTEP’s