to the classroom are engaged2, we begin the coursewith the activity shown in Figure 1. In this activity students attempt to answer a variety ofquestions related to philosophy of the mind and AI, and then share and debate them with theirclassmates. Many students are surprised that there are not simple answers to each question thatcan be memorized, but that instead each question requires further study to understand the issuesrelated to each.Two assignments in this unit are of particular importance. In the first assignment studentsexplore web-pages and a variety of readings on Alan Turing in preparation for writing a paper onhis role in the history of artificial intelligence and the debate over machine consciousness. In thesecond assignment
engineering with minors in business and sustainability. In 2020, she worked with a team of engineering students that designed and wrote a full Provisional Patent Application for an energy generating solar panel. In the summer of 2021, she was a consulting intern with Rotunda Solutions, where she researched carbon budgeting methods and their implementation in Montgomery County, Maryland. She worked as an academic tutor at a local elementary school for America Reads America Counts and since 2020 has been involved with ULink, a peer advising network, initially as an advisor to first-year engineering students and now as a Vice-Chair of Advising. Sofia was inspired to get involved in this research project after learning about
realized Creation Delivery Figure 1. The Engineering Information Exchange ProcessThis process includes five critical steps. They are 1. Analysis; 2. Formulation; 3. Creation; 4. Page 13.71.3Delivery; and 5. Assessment.19 A survey of numerous course descriptions and papers fromacross the U.S. revealed that many courses include assessment of students by their instructors,peers, industrial partners, etc.10, 17, 20, 21, 22 Tranquillo and Cavanaugh discuss the usefulness ofrevision in writing and self-reflection on presentations.9 Likewise, Gunn describes courses thatrequire multiple drafts of
involved in the Science, Technology, and Society Scholars Program. Harkirat is now a student in the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, majoring in Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell University. She enjoys learning and writing about the intersection of economics, policy, and healthcare. Harkirat is an administrative assistant in the Cornell Population Center, a policy intern for the Take Control Initiative, and a policy analyst at Cornell Roosevelt Institute. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Partnering with undergraduate engineering students to unearth cultural practices within a Science
scaffolding of an STS Posturespedagogy [24], a whole-person approach which aims for students to embody alternativeideologies and practices that stabilize one another. Through service learning, public engagement,practicums, colloquia and peer-bonding activities, students come to participate in culturalpractices that emphasize socio-technical systems thinking, human-centered design, and a cultureof care.We are interested in how students take up these ways of being and doing scaffolded by theSTS-LLC program. We provide observations and descriptions of many of the mutuallyreinforcing skills (practices) and “mindsets,” existing at different grain sizes, that students havefound salient. These salient practices and mindsets manifest in two basic ways: (i
, insufficient preparation and barriers in recruiting into engineering programs at the K-12 level, low self-efficacy, lack of peer support, inadequate academic advising or faculty support, harmful stereotypes of particular groups that influence interactions in classrooms or in peer groups, and a chilly or unappealing climate [1- 9]. These factors may exist at the level of the institution, the engineering college, and/or the engineering-specific department. Given the current accreditation structure for engineering programs, students’ experiences may be more influenced by institution and college-level factors in their first two years, when they are taking basic science and breadth courses, and shift to department-level factors in their upperclassmen years
: first-year seminars and experiences,7-12 writing intensive courses,13collaborative assignments and projects,14, 15 undergraduate research,16, 17 diversity/globallearning,18, 19 and learning communities.20-22 In additions to these practices, some authors havereported other interventions designed to improve retention, including peer and facultymentoring,23, 24 bridge or college preparatory programs,24-26 and mandatory math tutoring.27In this study we explore the effectiveness of a variation of a learning community – namely aliving-learning community (LLC) of first-year engineering students that was started at ouruniversity in the fall of 2013 and is now in its second year. Loosely defined, an LLC is a groupof students who live together in a dorm
Mechanics classes in a traditional lecture hall setting." In 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. 2023.[11] B. R. Munson, D. F. Young, and T. H. E. Okiishi. Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, 4th ed. New York: Wiley. 2004.[12] R. L. Street, G. Z. Watters, and J. K. Vennard. Elementary Fluid Mechanics, 7th ed. New York: Wiley. 1996.[13] F. M. White. Fluid Mechanics, 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill. 2003.[14] M. C. Potter, and D. C. Wiggert. Mechanics of fluids, 3rd ed. CL Engineering. 2001.[15] Y. Wu. "Cultivating technical writing skills through a scaffold peer review-approach of lab reports in a junior-level laboratory course." In 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2023.[16] A. Paul, M. J. I. Moran, R
this paper, and as derived from anonymous end-of-course surveys.We were inspired to write a paper about this course because it was well-received by the students(three of whom are co-authors of this paper), and because we felt the topic of the course is animportant one for young engineers to consider. Furthermore, we believe that, for an engineeringcourse, the way it was created and conducted is unusual. The course required a significantamount of reading, writing, and discussions, and because the course instructor, who had littleprior expertise in the philosophical aspects of the course, considered himself a co-learner withthe students. We hope that by sharing our experiences with this course, we will make it easierfor interested instructors to
pandemic, the projectwas not evaluated. In 2022, the “evaluation laboratory” tool of Open LMS was added to theproject in design thinking methodology. Using this tool, students can submit the initial seminarplanning to be evaluated by teachers and at the same time do peer review of other groupsactivities. They can ask questions and make reflections about other groups activities sodeveloping critical thinking during this process before submitting the final seminarpresentation. The project has attended expectations, resulting in better academic performance,as well as contributing to the development of the competencies and skills that were aimed tobe developed.IntroductionThe Physics subject is applied to the First-Year students of the Engineering
foreign. As has been seen at other universities, thiscontributed to students’ lack of engagement and dissatisfaction [1].Females and minorities are chronically underrepresented in engineering [2] and industry iscontinually calling for additional engineers [3, 4]. Extensive research has been done on ways toincrease student engagement and success in STEM fields [5-7]. The 2012 President’s Council ofAdvisors on Science and Technology report Engage to Excel lists these as strongly supportedpractices: small group discussion and peer instruction, testing, one-minute papers, clickers,problem-based learning, case studies, analytical challenges before lectures, group tests, problemsets in groups, concept mapping, writing with peer review, computer
Page 13.1405.3 Europe, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) coordinates regulatory efforts. Other countries have their own regulatory agencies, but many of them accept either the FCC or ETSI as proof of compliance. ‚ Network Topology: Due to the limited transmit power which reduces the maximum transmission range, multihop networks are needed. In multihop networks, the message source and destination addresses are not necessarily within range, and communication may occur through intermediate devices that relay messages. This happens with devices that are configured as peer-to-peer. ‚ Self-organization: To enable ease of installation, WSNs need to be self-organizing. Thus
% of responses state that SI gavebenefit in developing problem solving strategies. 33.9% of students who went on to write furthercomments also stated that SI assisted in problem solving. This supports the hypothesis thatstudents regularly attending SI are gaining a valuable skill that can be applied outside of theclasses in which SI is offered. Overall, SI is an effective tool to help students enrolled in engineering programs. Majorleaps in persistence can be made with relatively low cost. Not only is this useful for students, butit is often fun. Students seem to enjoy attending SI due to a welcoming atmosphere presented bya peer; this creates an environment where students are more willing to learn. The authors are notclaiming that SI
creative endeavors, partialknowledge students have about new content, and negotiation of social roles, responsibilities andpositions all present communication challenges as students engage in design projects8. Moreover,complications abound because the various contingencies are interdependent (e.g., knowledge ofcontent constrains solution options). Effective engineering design learning depends onstructuring a predictable environment in which students feel safe to explore and create withinbounded constraints. Incorporating classroom structures to facilitate productive peer-to-peercommunication is one part of creating such an environment.Research in learning and motivation presents multiple perspectives for educators and researchersto draw from as
, some of her articles have been published in important journals of her field of expertise and her article entitled ”1-N- alkyl-3 methykimidazolium ionic liquids as neat lubricant additives in steel-aluminum contacts” has been named one of the TOP TEN CITED articles published in the area in the last five years (2010). Dr. Iglesias has extensive experience working on tribology and has published 14 peer-reviewed articles and more than 20 conference proceedings in the area.Ms. Kate N. Leipold, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Ms. Kate Leipold has a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of
ofthe survey, Questions 18 – 19, was intended to gauge the importance of faculty feedback. Eachof the three sections had a place for students to write in an additional question, along with a placefor them to make comments and elaborate on responses. All survey participants were enrolled in upper level courses housed within the CETdepartment. The students in the survey were a combination of civil engineering technology andarchitecture students who needed the courses to fulfill degree requirements. Survey participantshad the same professor and students were offered a similar assortment of opportunities to learnand engage with the course material. The survey participants were all enrolled in a course wherelearning outcomes were developed in
professionally.However, the Collegiate Design Series is historically very heavily male-dominated, andparticipation is not an avenue traditionally pursued by females. Leadership opportunitiespresented to female participants are often limited as few of the females feel confident enough tolead such a technically embedded, hands-on team of male peers – who are usually moreexperienced in the technical and hand-on applications of the Collegiate Design Series and assuch are more comfortable to assume and keep leadership roles. Often female participants arerelegated to more traditional female roles on the team – writing the technical report ordeveloping the cost report and as such they are often denied the opportunity to foster andimprove the critical skills identified
whereeach team member is a subject matter expert in a single area with little overlap of specialtiesbetween team members. For many ARCE students this is their first real teaming experience inan environment similar to the business world. For the BRAE students, it is a rapid emersion intoa team of people with varied and unfamiliar technical abilities. The student’s teaming skillslearned in the peer to peer environment are tested in this new mix of disciplines. All the studentsface communication challenges due to differing expectations, motivations and departmentalcultures. Although some of the classic project management skills such as scheduling are taughtin these courses there is little formal training in communication.Feedback from students in the
wellness course housed in the chemical engineering department at theUniversity of California Davis (UC Davis). By offering a course where participants allocate timewith their engineering peers and faculty to discuss and practice self-care activities, we aimed thatparticipants would experience a decrease in their stress level and gain training in how to care abouttheir overall wellness. The objective of this work is to describe the development, structure, andactivities of the new engineering wellness course at UC Davis, which was piloted during the 2022-2023 academic year. The main goal of the class was to guide students to develop and practice goodself-care habits. Each class/activity focused on a self-care domain (cognitive, emotional
professionaldevelopment opportunities, including career/internship preparation such as interview skills,writing a resume, and applying for jobs.Mentors. The cohort was assigned two peer mentors at the beginning of our S-STEM Program.The students were also assigned a faculty mentor toward the end of their first year based on theirchosen discipline. “Peer mentors have a greater impact in the early years of an S-STEM student’sacademic career, while faculty mentors become more influential in later years [22].” Facultymentors have proven to be successful in helping students achieve their academic goals [23]. Thegoal was that the students would interact regularly with their peer mentors during the first yearand then be supported more heavily by their faculty mentor
served on the Board of Directors for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and on the Editorial Panel for Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School. She has published in numerous teaching and research journals, and written books and book chapters for both mathematics and engineering educators. In addition, Dr. Zawojewski has long been active in writing curriculum related to problem solving. mathematical modeling, and performance assessment. Dr. Zawo- jewski is especially interested in the role of modeling and problem solving in developing mathematical capabilities, and in enhancing mathematics education for all students
higher rates than theirpeers. Students who are likely to persist in engineering reported supportive relationships withmentors, positive near peer role models, a strong sense of community, and an intention tocomplete their engineering major. Yet, accessing these support systems is often challenging forlow-income students, who are more likely to work long hours and spend more time off campusand less likely to have adequate opportunities to interact with others in their major and seethemselves in role models and as part of that community. The COVID-19 pandemic disruptedthe higher education plans and financial viability of UCSB engineering students, especially thosefrom low-income families. In addition to increased financial hardships, these
through videoconferencing, on their research results and lessons learned from the summer.Students received group instructions and feedback in our weekly teleconferences, but theyreceived individual coaching on slide design and all written work through in-person or onlineconferences. They also did peer editing. Thus, students were able to revise their communicationdeliverables and see how communication improves if one approaches it as a process. In addition,since students knew they would be making final presentations to a larger audience at the end ofthe summer as well as submitting reports to VaNTH, they were writing to real audiences – andthus engaging in the authentic “challenge-based” or “problem-based” instruction that VaNTHadvocates because
consisted of a set ofhands-on laboratory experiments on material testing while for spring 2016 a non-hands-onproject was assigned. For spring 2016 the students were required to simulate a material propertyor a basic manufacturing process using any finite element analysis software, or write a shortreview article on a topic closely related to the subject of materials and manufacturing. It was 3intended to add enrichment to the learning experience beyond the confines of the traditionalclassroom and positively impact a students’ academic performance. This would also lead todevelopment of better pedagogical practices by the engineering faculty, help the college to bettermeet the ABET objectives by
theuniversity adopt worklife policies that peer institutions have adopted. The resolution waspassed by both the Benefits Committee and the full Faculty and Staff Senate in spring of2012. Currently, a campus-wide committee, led by the project co-PI, with representativesfrom each of the colleges are working to draft policies in four areas: modified dutiespolicy for faculty dealing with life transitions, tenure-clock extension policy for facultywho have/adopt children, a tuition exchange program, and a common policy on tenureand promotion.The Grant Writing Program has at its goal to increase the success of women faculty insecuring federal funding. It has sponsored a variety of activities, from a statewide NSFDay, to webinars on NSF programs, to an NSF
reliability and validity of common assessment tools and treatment techniques used in the diagnosis and management of dysphagia in pediatric populations. She has published book chapters, a co-edited textbook, and peer-reviewed papers on these topics and she frequently presents both nationally and internationally on the topic of pediatric dysphagia. She maintains a small clinical practice at The University of Alabama Speech and Hearing Center and in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa, AL.Debra Moehle Mccallum Debra McCallum is a Senior Research Social Scientist and Director of the Institute for Social Science Research at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. She received her Ph.D. in Social
electrical engineering, computer science and mathematics byapplying evidence-based teaching strategies—student-centered problem-based teaching(SC-PBT), example-based teaching, and just-in-time teaching (JITT); (3) incorporating classroom andlaboratory activities that require active student engagement, conceptual understanding, criticalthinking, and problem-solving; and (4) Employing model students to lead SupplementaryInstruction (SI) courses with evidence-based peer-to-peer learning strategies. The studentassessment data indicated the effectiveness of the evidence-based instructional practices, the SIpeer-to-peer learning strategies, as well as existing engagement challenges. In addition, positivefeedback was obtained from the student survey data
; visualizing and assessingproblems and synthesizing decision strategies); (3) Self-directed/learning autonomy; (4) Changemanagement and innovation, and (5) Social connectivity (peer relationships). The paperconcludes with suggestions for next steps toward a practical teaching and learning resiliencemodel for educators.IntroductionGraduates must be prepared to enter the workforce with technical capabilities, but also withhigher level competencies. Writing on lean engineering education and the role of competencymastery, Flumerfelt et.al, refer to engineering problems learners face in the industry as “multi-disciplinary” requiring competencies like systems-thinking, innovation and adaptivecompetencies [1]. They emphasize the need for “the engineering
students in Lincoln felt more confident post-activities than Omahain general, possibly due in part to in-person interactions with these students. There was moredialogue between the Lincoln section and Omaha section due to the distance learning interactionpresent on the day of the dialogue, a factor which may have influenced the “confidence” answersto the post-survey questions. In addition, peer review sessions generated alternative solutionsthat a group may not have thought of initially. A previous study from quantum engineering sawa similar improvement in paper writing as a result of peer review activities, showing there areexamples of beneficial peer-review activities generating positive impacts in engineeringeducation[17] and more broadly in
Langer lab as a postdoc. He then worked at the Dow Chemical Company Coating Materials as a research scien- tist. He was the Dow Certified Green Belt Project Leader and worked on binder platform development for different commercial products. Dr. Jiang edited the first book on Janus particles and has published more than 50 peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters. Dr. Jiang was awarded with the Racheff-Intel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research. The technology he participated in developing at Dow received the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award and the R&D 100 Award. He recently received the ACS Younger Chemists Committee Leadership Development Award, the 3M non-tenured faculty award, ACS-PRF