during thesemester been asked to work in teams either on a project or a laboratory, research or learn somematerial on their own, and communicate findings in writing and/or orally. Students had beengiven formative feedback on these tasks, and neither instructors nor students felt they were ill-prepared to tackle the final exam task.Overall, instructors were pleased with the lower stress level of the students going into this typeof final, as well as the energy, excitement, and collaboration in the classroom. One instructorstates:I have never seen so much focus and energy in the classroom. It was wonderful. It truly was acelebration of learning. It was rewarding to see the students work together and help one another.Also, instructors took joy in
. Basic concepts of chemistry including the different branches of chemistry. b. The periodic table, and the role & importance of different elements in the human body. 2. Showing students: a. The positive aspects of learning and understanding chemistry. b. The broad scope of cosmetic chemistry, the role of a cosmetic chemist in a cosmetic industry, and the criteria to be a cosmetic chemist. 3. Develop students’ skills in handling chemicals & working in a laboratory.(6) HomeLion SecurityThe HomeLion Security portion of the camp curriculum from cyber.org was used to introduce theconcepts of research and analysis, critical thinking, teamwork and written and oral communicationwhich are
. Basic concepts of chemistry including the different branches of chemistry. b. The periodic table, and the role & importance of different elements in the human body. 2. Showing students: a. The positive aspects of learning and understanding chemistry. b. The broad scope of cosmetic chemistry, the role of a cosmetic chemist in a cosmetic industry, and the criteria to be a cosmetic chemist. 3. Develop students’ skills in handling chemicals & working in a laboratory.(6) HomeLion SecurityThe HomeLion Security portion of the camp curriculum from cyber.org was used to introduce theconcepts of research and analysis, critical thinking, teamwork and written and oral communicationwhich are
researchcollaborations with faculty at other institutions, and I stopped collaborating with faculty in myhome department of civil/environmental engineering. Juggling two research areas(environmental engineering and engineering education) was stressful. After narrowly beingawarded promotion to full professor despite having “two glasses half full” I finally receivedadvice from our (new) civil engineering department chair to follow my passion. So, I fullycommitted myself to educational research. I gave up my laboratory space. I have at timesstruggled with my new identity - I was once the skilled environmental engineering labresearcher. No longer.I have been on a journey to learn ‘how people learn’ and how to conduct educational research. Ilove learning new things
Paper ID #32428Creating an Inclusive Engineering Student Culture Through Diverse Teams:Instructor-led and Student-led ApproachesDr. Heather Dillon, University of Washington Tacoma Dr. Heather Dillon is Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington Tacoma. Her research team is working on energy efficiency, renewable energy, fundamental heat transfer, and engineering education. Before joining academia, Heather Dillon worked for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) as a senior research engineer.Dr. Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland Dr. Tammy VanDeGrift is a Professor of
Engineering Sustainable Systems Program. He is Chief Science Officer of Fusion Coolant Systems. Professor Skerlos has gained national recognition and press for his research and teaching in the fields of technology policy and sustainable design. He has co-founded two successful start-up companies (Accuri Cytometers and Fusion Coolant Systems), co-founded BLUElab, served as Director of the Graduate Pro- gram in Mechanical Engineering (2009-2012), and served as associate and guest editor for four different academic journals. His Ph.D. students in the Environmental and Sustainable Technologies Laboratory have addressed sus- tainability challenges in the fields of systems design, technology selection, manufacturing, and water
makerspace is not only about hands-on learning but about increasingly fullparticipation in a makerspace community of practice.3. RESEARCH SITE: THE STANFORD PRL COMMUNITY OF PRACTICEThis study is conducted in a learning laboratory, makerspace, and associated MCoP at StanfordUniversity: the Product Realization Lab (PRL). The PRL is both a physical space and socialcommunity. It is over 9,000ft2 of tools and materials (e.g. woodshop, machine shop, rapidprototyping, foundry) and a community of over 1,000 practicing designers and makers (e.g.students, instructors, industry experts) who are active in the PRL each year. It is a place whereideas and designs are realized; prototyping and iteration are celebrated [23]; self-efficacy is built[13,14] and
Laboratories, where he led teams in reviews of projects and taught courses in design and creativity to newly forming teams. At NCR Corporation he was a manager and consulting analyst in software development projects. He has a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from Wright State University, Dayton, OH and has attended HBDI workshops.Monika Lumsdaine, E&M Lumsdaine Solar Consultants, Inc. Monika Lumsdaine is management consultant for corporate behavior, with a B.S. degree in mathematics. She won a national design award for the design of a passive solar home from DOE/HUD. She has extensive technical writing experience in solar energy, product quality, and engineering design, including co
Paper ID #19970Rethinking Engineering Pathways: An Exploration of the Diverse K-12 SchoolExperiences of Six Black Engineering UndergraduatesDr. Bruk T. Berhane, University of Maryland, College Park Dr. Bruk T. Berhane received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Mary- land in 2003, after which he was hired by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) where he worked on nanotechnology. In 2005 he left JHU/APL for a fellowship with the National Academies where he conducted research on methods of increasing the number of women in engineering. After a brief stint
learning that also helps todevelop lateral and vertical thinking [27, 28, 29]. In addition, pedagogical research has shownthat this thinking should be integrated into a specific context [21]. Exploring different solutionsto project design creates lateral thinking, while choosing a solution develops vertical thinking.The project in Lima, which consisted of finding solutions for Asentamientos Humanos, wasdesigned with this learning technique. This engineering project also showed students from PennState the importance of being globally articulate and engaged. The students worked for abouttwo weeks on this project with 5 students from Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria in Peru in afabrication laboratory (FabLab) of another institution, Universidad
University. The University of East Anglia has been delivering a ‘Rotation PhD’in which students visit different labs in 10-week long research mini-projects, directed bydifferent supervisors and trained in different techniques. The ‘Integrated PhD’ at theUniversity of Southampton has offered 3 laboratory rotation projects after which the studentis awarded an MRes (Master of Research) and they then spend 3 more years deepening theirexpertise towards a PhD degree. These approaches have been successful over the years anddemonstrate an appetite for very varied, skills-training focused programs that provide theresearcher with broader knowledge and varied competencies that prepare them foremployment. However, these programs are typically found in
Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL) which promotes ecological sanitation in Haiti.Dr. Matthew Marshall, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Matthew Marshall is Associate Dean and Associate Professor in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology. He received a Ph.D. in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2002. He is director of the Human Performance Laboratory at RIT and his research interests include the biomechanics of sign language interpreting and the ergonomic design of consumer products.Prof. Karen Kashmanian Oates, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Karen Kashmanian Oates A nationally recognized consultant, scientist, science educator, and
utilized the sustainability measures ofthe venue including: recycling bins, internal recycling program for vendors, Vertical UrbanGarden, staff uniforms composed of recycled materials, solar panel pavilion, heating and coolingsystem for the stadium, implementation of artificial grass on the field, grease from concessionsrecycling and biodegradable diesel program, left-over food donation program, and the stadium’scompost program. Students also visited the Laboratory for Algae Research and Biotechnology atASU where they learned about the lab’s work in producing renewable energy, biofuelproduction, crop protection, wastewater and nutraceuticals.Zero Mass Water, a local startup from ASU, provided a seminar on research and development ofnew products at
tackled were data aggregation/fusion, distributed consen- sus, power control, scheduling and synchronization in wireless ad hoc networks, intrusion detection in a large scale wireless sensor network with Random Linear Network Coding (RLNC), and coordinated probabilistic map construction by the mobile robotic sensor network (a multi-agent system) such as a group of UAVs. Dr. Chen obtained his PhD from School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, USA. Prior to his PhD study, he was with Chunghwa Telecom Laboratories, CHTL, Taiwan. He is a 3GPP regular meeting delegate by the collaboration with ITRI, Taiwan.Prof. Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology Edward J. Coyle is the John B. Peatman
Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada. https://peer.asee.org/11090* Cetin, A. (2012, 26-28 Sept. 2012). A 3d game based learning application in engineering education: Powering a recreational boat with renewable energy sources. Paper presented at the 2012 15th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL), Villach, Austria.* Chaffin, A., Doran, K., Hicks, D., & Barnes, T. (2009). Experimental evaluation of teaching recursion in a video game. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the 2009 ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Video Games, New Orleans, Louisiana.* Chang, Y., Aziz, E.-S., Esche, S. K., & Chassapis, C. (2011). A game-based laboratory for gear design. Paper presented at the
/2017 cohorts and five of the twenty-six2016 and 2017 REU students were also AMP students. REEMS activities over the academic year include: • Fall and spring seminars and research laboratory tours • Networking among partnering university faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, and materials professionals, and • Workshops and seminars on university transfer and academic programs at regional universities. During recruitment, the PI, REEMS staff, university research faculty, and formerREEMS REU students discuss the scope of research projects, various seminars and networkingopportunities, development of a coherent transfer plan to participating institutions, and thebenefits of both the
across allengineering students. However, as a qualitative study, generalizability is not the goal, but ratherunderstanding individual interpretations of experiences and what meaning individuals areattributing to those experiences.DiscussionIf this is the information age—an age driven by empowered individuals better able to connect toothers, access knowledge, and tailor an environment best suited for her or him—then it is nosurprise that makerspaces are appearing in multiple contexts all over the world. With theknowledge at their fingertips, a handful of creative, imaginative, and motivated individuals aredesigning and producing devices and ideas that were once limited to the selectively trained,operating in industrial oriented laboratories or
, and other purposes [5], [11]. In some contexts, electronic logs or online portfolios maybe used instead of a physical notebook [11], [12]. In academic and industry laboratories, thesenotebooks are permanent, legal documents that have strict protocols for use in order to clearlydocument procedures, establish intellectual property, and protect research subjects [12], [13].These blank books are a tool of the engineering profession, but are also viewed as pedagogicaltools, recommended as a best practice for undergraduate engineering faculty to use for bothinstructional and assessment purposes [3], [5], [11]. While it has been shown that a blank notebook offers some benefits for engineeringstudents [5], [11], for a student engaging in the
build upentrepreneurial skills within one course or a couple of courses in an already crowded engineeringprogram. The College of Engineering (CoE) decided to embed entrepreneurial skills inengineering learning activities for a number of courses throughout the program curriculum,requiring an efficient and integrated process. By incorporating EML in different coursesequences and capstone courses such as circuits, electronic design, and communicationsequences, students will have the opportunity to develop and build up their entrepreneurialmindset.The three Cs: Curiosity, Connections, and Creating Value [26]” found in the KEEN frameworkare added as course outcomes. CoE included EML activities into the existing problem-basedlearning (PBL) laboratory
data. Thequantitative data consists of posting statistics (days online, number of posts viewed, number ofcontributions), and results from the affective outcome survey. The survey used was a tailoredversion of the Duke University survey entitled “The Student Opinion about Calculus CoursesSurvey,” developed for the NSF sponsored Project CALC: Calculus as Laboratory Course18,26–28.Qualitative data consists of text-based forum posts and transcripts of audio-recorded one-on-onesemi-structured interviews with the participants.Figure 1. Mixed methods typology: Embedded, concurrent, equal emphasis design informed bytheory. Study Participants. Study participants included a subset of students enrolled in thetreatment calculus sections (Table 3