Conference Session

Addressing the NGSS, Part 1 of 3: Supporting K-8 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Yi Kong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering vocabulary.Engineering Effective ways to integrate engineering into current curriculum, such asIntegration language arts, social studies, mathematics, science, and art lessons.Teaching Teaching practices that include different ways to improve problem solvingStrategies and critical thinking skills: questioning techniques to elicit student responses; writing techniques, such as expository, procedural, and reflective journal writing; and how to make learning more hands-on, etc.Student Teamwork Team building that fosters positive peer interaction and cooperative learning among students to solve problems and complete projects

Conference Session

WIED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aura Tuulia Paloheimo, Aalto University, School of Science and Engineering; Kaisa Pohjonen, Aalto University; Pirjo Helena Putila

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

communal maternity clinics and daycare to esteemed communal elementary schoolsystem. However, our weakness is proven to be the conservative gender attitudes amongteenagers aged 15: mathematics is for boys and reading is for girls. For the skill of reading,this is accurate: girls achieve substantially higher scores than their peer boys. However, inmathematics the margin is small. Even so, most of the PISA-aged girls are not interested inmathematics. They also suffer from a low self-esteem concerning their capabilities in naturalsciences; even though they are talented in mathematics, their trust in their abilities is rockbottom. This phenomenon has strengthened in recent years.15In the oldest and largest institution providing higher engineering

Conference Session

NEE Technical Session 2 - Educator's experience and perspective

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuzhang Zang, Western Washington University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

questions, true or false statements, and direct or sequential problem-solving tasks. • Flipped classroom: Post lecture videos sourced from online platforms and integrated addi- tional materials from reference books to offer a range of perspectives. • Peer-teaching: Upon addressing a question from a student, encourage that individual to share the explanation with peers who may have had a similar question. • Collaborative Learning: During the in-class exercises and labs, students should be encouraged to collaborate in pairs, engaging in discussions or jointly solving problems. • Research presentations and Q&A from peers: Student should be encouraged to ask questions and actively contribute feedback

Conference Session

FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bernard White, George Mason University; Eileen Patricia Mazzone, George Mason University; Vicki L. Dominick, George Mason University

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First-Year Programs

interacting with peers and mentors. After muchthought and consideration to the students’ perceived need for a way to bridge the gap betweenhigh school and college, then exploring ways to exploit the capabilities of today’s educationaltechnologies and media resources, the idea of developing an online alternative to the traditionalon-campus Summer Bridge Program was born. Interestingly, a search of the literature did notreveal many previous initiatives employed by other engineering schools to provide an onlineprogram for assisting with transitioning STEM freshmen into college.When Learning Specialists from the University’s Counseling and Psychological Services(CAPS) Office who had provided the lion’s share of workshops on academic skills and

Conference Session

Knowing Students:Diversity and Retention

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Demel

Program (IEP) and the Freshman EngineeringHonors (FEH) Program. These new programs retain part of the traditional material but add inhands-on laboratory experiences that lead to reverse engineering and design/build projects. Therelational practices – teamwork and project management, along with report writing and oralpresentations and ethics have assumed important roles in this program. The programs aredesigned to have faculty from all of the degree granting departments teach freshmen. Theseprograms were developed to improve the retention and early decision to stay or leave for newfreshmen and to lay a foundation to better address some of the ABET 2000 accreditation criteria.Retention has improved markedly. This paper provides a brief description

Conference Session

LEES Session 9

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Neeley, University of Virginia; Sofia Zajec, University of Virginia; Morgan Stup, University of Virginia

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

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Haritha Gnanasegar, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tawni Paradise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ramida Theeravachirakul, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Soumya Khanna, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Margee Pipaliya, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

country of study (ie. mismatchbetween Australian and China writing styles) may cause complications for students who are in awriting-intensive program [1]. Other challenges include engaging in a new social environment [10] requiring students tosocially and emotionally adapt while potentially leading to culture shock or cultural clashes [1,3,9,12]. This can be aided with supporting relationships among international peers or withdomestic students, as these forms of mentoring are successful in previous literature [4,5]. Mostmentoring opportunities discussed in the literature focus on connecting international studentswith other international students and do not engage much with domestic students, but the desireto connect with domestic students

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Online Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University; Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Amy Trowbridge, Arizona State University; Alicia Baumann, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

industry practices, ePortfolio documentation of skills, andcollaborative peer engagement unlike anything currently available in Introduction to Engineeringcourses in the MOOC community. In the first offering of this course, 4,014 students wereenrolled including 69 students who paid a small fee to be ID-verified in order to potentiallyreceive a certificate for completion of the course; 22 students successfully completed the course.This paper describes the course goals, structure, and design including specific challenges relatedto designing a course for the MOOC environment. The implementation of the course will also bediscussed, including preliminary data on the effectiveness obtained from an end-of-course surveyadministered to students enrolled in

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

)approach dominates research but they argue (echoing Newman [1]) that the “theinterconnection among the forces influencing student change highlight the need to considertheoretical conceptions from multiple disciplines in designing studies of college impact” (p.630).Reporting their findings (which applied to the US) they write, One of the most striking features of the full corpus of the post-1990 research we reviewed is the broad scope of the dimensions of student lives that change with exposure to college. Even after adjusting for other forces, and even if the exposure lasts for only a year or two, college changes students to a degree unattributable to normal maturation or other influences outside the academy

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen L. Kitto, Western Washington University; Debra Sue Jusak, Western Washington University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

currently under construction. Initially, the purpose of the website wasenvisioned as a repository of project resources, but as our research proceeded, it becameobvious that the students perceived the concept map and web tools as essential parts of theproject and their view of their personal success strategies.Overall, the basic principles implemented in the project are supported by theory based incognitive and social constructivism and the substantial body of evidence that favorscollaborative learning and the inductive approach over the traditional lecture driven,deductive teaching approach. Collaborative learning, active/inquiry learning, conceptlearning, peer learning, problem/case-based learning, low stakes quizzing, mini-lectureswith just-in

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenn Ellis; Baaba Andam

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

Conference Session

LEES 4: Understanding and Disrupting Engineering Cultures

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chandra Turpen, University of Maryland College Park; Jennifer Radoff, University of Maryland College Park; Keeron Rahman, University of Maryland College Park; Paul Adkins, University of Maryland College Park; Harkirat Sangha; Samshritha Bikki

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

Conference Session

Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Potter, Iowa State University; John Jackman, Iowa State University; K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; Matthew Search, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

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

Conference Session

Values in Engineering: Ethics and Justice-Oriented Engineering

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Radoff, University of Maryland College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland, College Park; David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park; Nicole Farkas Mogul, University of Maryland, College Park; Amol Agrawal; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

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

Conference Session

Understanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from Students' Perspectives

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Tia Navelene Barnes, University of Delaware; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Joshua A. Enszer, University of Delaware; Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware; Rachel Davidson, University of Delaware; Xiaoxue 'Vera' Zhang, University of Delaware

Tagged Topics

ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

, 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

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Paying Attention to Retention

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William John Palm IV P.E., Roger Williams University; Charles R Thomas, Roger Williams University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

: 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

Conference Session

ELOS Technical Session 1 - Fluids, Wind, and Flow

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Partha Kumar Das, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

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

Conference Session

Engineering as a Professional Calling

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph M LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jacquelyn E. Borinski, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kimberly Danielle Haight, Georgia Institute of Technology ; Elaine Catherine McCormick, Georgia Institute of Technology; Alisha A.W. Waller, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

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

Conference Session

Using Computation and Modeling, Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodrigo Cutri, Mauá Institute of Technology, Brazil; Nair Stem, Mauá Institute of Technology, Brazil; Octavio Mattasoglio Neto Neto, Mauá Institute of Technology, Brazil

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)

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

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Cornucopia #2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tonya Whitehead, Wayne State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

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

Conference Session

Computer and Electrical Engineering Technology Innovations

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Loker, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

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

Conference Session

Student Division Diversity and Persistence Related Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Blake Gegenheimer, STEP; Charles Algeo Wilson IV, Louisiana State University; Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

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Student

% 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

Conference Session

Fundamental: K-12 Students and Engineering Design Practices (Part 2)

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle E Jordan , Arizona State University; Mia Delarosa

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

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

Conference Session

Engineering Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Schertzer, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Patricia Iglesias, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Kate N. Leipold, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); John D. Wellin, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, 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

Collection

2018 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Tabitha L. Sprau Coulter

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

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi M. Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

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

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill Nelson P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Andrew J. Holtz P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

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

Conference Session

Cultivating Community, Wellness, and Character Development

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glaucia Prado, University of California, Davis; Jason White, University of California, Davis; Sara Sweeney, University of California, Davis

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

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

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 7: Teaching and Learning Practices

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caroline Cresap, Louisiana Tech University; Ashtyne Klair Monceaux; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal Corbett Cruse, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student Division (STDT)

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

Conference Session

Innovations in Pedagogy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Langman, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M. Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; Judith S. Zawojewski, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

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