development and analysis of educational technology. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 PRIME: Engaging STEM Undergraduates in Computer Science with Intelligent Tutoring SystemsIntroductionThis NSF IUSE project focuses on the design, development, and evaluation of PRIME, anintelligent tutoring system for introductory computing. We define computing as the creativedesign, implementation, and analysis of artifacts to solve computational problems. Leveragingadvanced intelligent tutoring systems technologies, PRIME will provide integrated problem-solving and motivational support dynamically tailored to individual students over the course oftheir problem-solving sessions. PRIME is being
that participants were screened in an attempt to work withfaculty who may feel overwhelmed or believe they could be performing more optimally. Thework was also similar in that the PI followed up with participants over the term of the project tohelp participants keep the training in mind.McKenna, Johnson, Yoder, Guerra and Pimmel [2] evaluated the efficacy of virtual facultydevelopment. Their work also assumed that faculty development works best when it is timedistributed and since travel to a meeting is prohibitive in terms of time and money theyimplemented a virtual format for faculty development. The development focus was on creatingand maintaining communities of practice for the adoption of research based teaching practices.The work being
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Preliminary Findings on Students’ Beliefs about IntelligenceAbstractThe goal of this project is to better understand the beliefs that undergraduate students hold abouttheir own intelligence and how these beliefs change during their undergraduate engineeringeducation. The research team has used the theoretical framework established by Carol Dweck onMindset and how different fixed and growth mindsets affect success. Fixed mindset individualsbelieve that their intelligence is an unchanging trait, while people with a growth mindset believethat through effort they can grow and develop greater intelligence. Prior researchers have shownthat individuals with a growth mindset respond to
security. Education inthe field of cybersecurity suffers from natural difficulties because of these factors. Any tool thatcan ease the way of students and educators alike to explore cybersecurity is vital to meeting thedemands of a more interconnected world than ever.Offering courses in cybersecurity is an effective way to educate about the theoretical aspects ofsecurity. However, a workshop of recognized experts run by ACM's education board determinedwithout a doubt that studying theory is not enough to prepare a potential cybersecurityprofessional (McGettrick, 2013). In the light of the shift of infrastructure from physical toelectronic control and the rising number and severity of cyber-attacks, the DETER project wascreated (Mirkovic, et al
engagement with those ideas. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Engineering Design In Scientific InquiryAbstractThe Engineering Design in Scientific Inquiry (EDISIn) Project addresses the engineeringpreparation of secondary science teachers by embedding engineering design into a science coursefor single-subject STEM education majors (future secondary teachers), and developing asequence of lesson plans and annotated video for faculty who seek to embed engineering designin their science courses. While undergraduate laboratories are rich with designed experimentalapparatus, it is rare that students themselves play a role in designing and producing artifacts inthe service of
engineers (28 hydraulicsengineering students and 24 transportation engineering students) participated as subjects in thedata collection efforts. Based on our current literature review, this is the largest eye-tracking /reflective interview study of problem solving that has been conducted to date. The interview andvisual attention data was used to document seven (comprehensive, experimental effect,familiarity, judgement, simplicity, speed, and stepwise) problem solving rationales in response tothe transportation engineering questions and five (speed, familiarity, accuracy, confidence andsimplicity) problem solving rationales in response to the hydraulics engineering questions.Project GoalsThere are four main goals associated with this project. They
and Environmental Catalysis Group in 2017 under Dr. Mark Crocker and Dr. Eduardo Santillan-Jiminez, where her work was one of UK CAER’s first collaborative projects with the University of Grenoble Alps Pagora Engineering School of Pulp and Paper processing. Focusing on the thermochemical degradation process of cellulosic biomass during conversion to bio-oil, Sarah traveled to Grenoble, France for three months to begin her research and has since continued the project at UKCAER. In her time at UK CAER Sarah has been awarded a UK Summer Research Grant, a Kentucky Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, Research Scholars Program (EPSCoR RSP) Grant, and a National Science Foundation International Research
-author of the book, ”Sociocultural Theory in Second Language Education: An in- troduction through narratives.” Her current research projects include a longitudinal study on professional identity development of Chemical Engineering students and a study of meaning-making language and behaviour in student design teams.Dr. Robert Irish, University of Toronto Associate Professor, Teaching Stream in Engineering CommunicationProf. Ken Tallman, University of Toronto Ken is an Associate Professor, Teaching Stream with the Engineering Communication Program at the University of Toronto. Ken’s responsibilities include coordinating communication instruction in the De- partment of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the
traditional, summative score-based grade book. Standards-based grading (SBG) is an alternative grading system that has shown potential toprovide a more sound assessment of student learning. Instead of grading student assignments,students are graded throughout the term directly on their demonstrated proficiency in regards tothe course objectives. In the SBG system, student progress toward the course learning objectivesis directly and explicitly assessed using student work, which is monitored throughout theduration of the term. An example SBG gradebook for one project within a larger course is shownin Table 2. Changes in proficiency toward the learning objectives can be observed over time.Final course grades are determined based on students
Paper ID #16707Building Professional Communities - Initiating Junior Chapters of MAES &SHPE to Increase STEM Awareness and Professional PracticeMs. Aileen Tapia, University of Texas, El Paso Aileen Tapia is an industrial engineering junior at the University of Texas at El Paso, where she gadly serves as the Region 5 Student Representative and previously served as secretary and president of the 150-member student chapter. She also helped establish a SHPE Jr. chapter at her high school alma mater. As a research assistant, she explored different techniques to effectively deliver Project Based Learning (PBL) techniques to
University. He is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR & SHRM-SCP), in Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR), and, in civil and domestic mediation. He is a State of Indiana Registered domestic mediator.Mr. Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University - West Lafayette Mark Schuver is the Director for the Center for Professional Studies in Technology and Applied Research (ProSTAR) in the Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. He is responsible for the administration/operations of the Center with Program Management oversight of the Rolls-Royce Master of Science Degree, the Construction Management Master of Science Degree and Product Lifecy
to invent their own index were better prepared to learn the ratio structure of density, asevidenced by reconstructing the crowdedness examples as well as transferring to new ratioproblems.In many science classrooms, a common approach is to teach scientific principles throughengineering and design projects. For example, by designing balloon cars, students are supposedto learn Newton’s 3rd law. Despite the popularity of this approach, there is surprisingly littleevidence of its effectiveness, as nonexperts rarely draw connections between their designs andtarget science ideas6,7. One thing these approaches have in common is a static assessment ofphysics principles after the project is completed. This adherence to static assessments may
communicatedthe desire for additional competencies in recent graduates. Finally, several years’ mentorship ofCapstone Design Projects has made clear the frequent opportunity for students to perform moreadvanced modeling and simulation analyses.In response, a technical elective course titled Modeling and Simulation was developed. Thecourse carries pre-requisites of solid modeling, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, finite elements,and machine design. The primary intent of the course is to explore the advanced capabilities ofprofessional level simulation software while importantly understanding the underlyingassumptions and limitations of the various analysis techniques. Outcomes include giving studentswide exposure to advanced simulation tools they are
thecontext of the United States in the form of a concept map.As is visible, large volumes of pieces are either directly from Maker Media or otherassociated projects. Projects directly associated include Make Magazine2, Makezine.com,Maker Shed and Maker Faire. Maker camp 3 is also an initiative by Maker Media, howeverits doors are open for other non-Make participants too. Maker Faire has spread far and wide;cities like New York, San Diego, Milwaukee, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Washington are thefirst few that come up in the search.Thought pieces in the form of blogs and contributions to periodicals have also made theirway into the cyberspace. As most things written about over the Internet, these pieces invokea wide spectrum of reactions. Work such as
2. Offer professional development for K-12 teachers 3. Conduct outreach activities at the K-12 school 4. Conduct or sponsor engineering contests 5. Sponsor teaching fellows or offer service-learning courses 6. Conduct outreach activities on the college campusIntegrative STEM Education provided by the International Technology and EngineeringEducators Association (ITEEA) provides an example of resources developed to supportclassroom insruction2. Project Lead the Way (PLTW) is an example of an organization directlyfocused on professional development for K-12 teachers to support pre-engineering education inAmerica’s high schools3. At the graduate level, the similarly named Integrative STEM educationprogram at Virginia Tech
Department of Textile Engi- neering since 2005. Degree in Textile Engineering by the University of Minho. Professor at the University of Minho since 1984. PhD in Engineering –Technology and Textile Chemistry by the University of Minho in 1993. Rieter Award, 1993. Responsible for several curricular units in the integrated study cycles in Textitle Engineering and Engi- neering and Industrial Management, in the 1st cycle course of Design and Fashion Marketing, and also in the 2nd cycle courses of Fashion Design and Communication, Textile Chemistry, Advanced Textiles and Design and Marketing. Head research and research member of several R&D projects, has presented as main author or co-author many dozens of
license.Results and DiscussionTable 2 shows concept inventory results for students in control and years 1-4 of the project. Ona positive note, students consistently improve significantly from pre-test to post-test, with a largeeffect size (d=1.33). We can confidently say that the thermodynamics course had a positiveimpact on students’ conceptual understanding in thermodynamics. On the other hand, in Years1-3 there is no significant change in performance relative to Year 0, the control year, when novideos were either made or watched.Table 2: Aggregate Results of Concept Inventory from All Three Institutions; all post-tests aresignificantly better than pre-tests, no significant difference between post-test and control forYears 1-3; significant decline in
University of Northern Iowa, a founder director of manufacturing engineering program at St. Cloud State University, Project Manager at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Visiting Scholar at TU-Berlin, Germany. Dr. ElSawy teaching and research interests are in the areas of material processing, metallurgy and manufacturing systems. His current research interests are in the areas of renewable energy, bioenergy from waste in order to reduce the carbon footprint and preserve natural resources for future generations. Dr. ElSawy received ˜ $2M of state, federal, and industrial grants in support of his laboratory development and research activities. He advised several masters and doctoral students who are holding academic and
to the robot as it navigates about the maze. An onboard 5 VDC regulator(LM7805) is used to step down the 9 VDC motor supply to 5 VDC for the Arduino processorboard and the IR sensors.Arduino UNO R3. The Arduino line of processors was developed to allow those without abackground in microcontrollers to easily incorporate processing power into projects. TheArduino, open source concept has become a worldwide phenomenon. For this project we chosethe Arduino UNO R3 processing board [14]. The R3 hosts the Atmega328 processor. This is a28-pin processor with a full complement of common microcontroller subsystems [15]. The R3contains an onboard voltage regulator, timing crystal, and USB support for a host computer. TheR3 provides female connectors to
Hewlett-Packard Inkjet. Henderson was featured in the book—Engineers Write! Thoughts on Writing from Contemporary Literary Engineers by Tom Moran (IEEE Press 2011)—as one of twelve ”literary engineers” writing and publishing creative works in the United States. Henderson’s current project is a book pioneering a new method for teaching engineers workplace writing skills through the lens of math. A Math-Based Writing System for Engineers: Sentence Algebra & Document Algorithms is forthcoming from Spring Nature, 2017.Prof. Ruth Ann McKinney, The University of North Carolina School of Law Ruth Ann McKinney, M.Ed., J.D., Emeritus Clinical Professor and former Assistant Dean, directed the writing program and academic
-month program) and control(students who did not participate) groups.Research Question The research question of this project is: How does participation in a 5-month ROVexperience influence 6-8th grade students’ interest in, and perception of, technology andengineering?Background There is limited literature that discusses the significance an ROV program has on studentinterest and perception of technology and engineering in an educational setting. Most of theliterature involving the use of ROVs consists of a study or report of the curriculum andexperiential design for that particular program. For example, several of the reports include theresults of participants’ accomplishments, and in some cases participants’ perceptions or
Project Lead the Way.Prof. Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech Tamara Knott is Associate Professor of engineering education at Virginia Tech. She is the Director of the First-year Program. Her interests include assessment and pedagogy. Within ASEE, she is a member of the First-year Programs Division, the Women in Engineering Division, the Educational Research and Methods Division, and the Design in Engineering Education Division. She is also a member of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and is the Faculty Adviser for SWE at VT. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Analysis of Changes in Motivational Constructs for First-Year Engineering Students during the Revision of a
Paper ID #15498Social Network Platforms in Educational Settings: A Network Analysis Ap-proach to Analyze Online Student InteractionsProf. Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Tseng is a Professor and Chair of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering at UTEP. His research focuses on the computational intelligence, data mining, bio- informatics and advanced manu- facturing. Dr. Tseng published in many refereed journals such as IEEE Transactions, IIE Transaction, Journal of Manufacturing Systems and others. He has been serving as a principle investigator of many research projects, funded by NSF, NASA
Paper ID #15357Online Homework Assignments: Instructor’s Perspective and Students’ Re-sponsesDr. Claire Y. Yan, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Dr. Claire Y. Yan is a senior instructor in the School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, Okanaga. She received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China and Ph.D. degree from University of Strathclyde, UK. Prior to joining UBC in 2008, she worked as a research scientist at Ryerson University on various projects in the area of CFD and heat and mass transfer. Dr. Yan has taught a variety of courses including fluid mechanics, fluid machines
from instances like the Toilet Challenge. To put trained andqualified engineers out into the world, it is necessary to supplement engineering education withculturally aware project-based curriculum. In ensuring global impact, meshing together thetechnical, social and cultural aspects of an engineer’s humanitarian effort is crucial.However, this is not frequently seen in the context of engineering projects with the internationalcommunity. The need for these specific skills and research is even more integral in the study ofstigmatized, or taboo, topics that engineers may find themselves addressing in their projects,where the approach can be key to the success of an intervention. Taboo issues consist of acts thatare considered to be forbidden
of a diverse X X X project team [4].8. Recognize the need for professionalism, X X X excellence, and continuous improvement.3. ETAC/ABET Program Criteria Proposed RubricsThe second area of improvement is related to the ABET program criteria. The programdeveloped a mapping between program criteria and computer engineering technology studentoutcomes. The mapping was not efficient and it was difficult to provide evidence to prove thatthe mapping work effectively. Therefore, the program decided to get rid of the mapping anddirectly assess the ABET program criteria (a-e).Assessing the ABET outcomes are much more efficient than mapping the ABET studentoutcomes to
have created the following educational materials to flip the first-yearmultidisciplinary engineering design classroom: Sixty web-based videos featuring student teams and faculty at Rice University as well as three other institutions that focus on steps of the engineering design process and professional skills. Topics include defining the problem, researching the design problem, framing design criteria, brainstorming solutions, selecting solutions with Pugh matrices, project planning using Gantt charts, prototyping, and testing. Twenty-one online quizzes (with 10-25 questions each) that cover information discussed in the videos. Quizzes are multiple choice and true/false and test students’ knowledge and application of the
for Undergraduate Studies and Wayne and Juanita Spinks Professor of Mathematics in the College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech University. She is PI on Tech’s NSF ADVANCE grant, 2014-2015 President of WEPAN, a member of the mathematical and statistical societies Joint Committee on Women, and advises a variety of women and girl-serving STEM projects and organizations. She is a past Vice President of ASEE and current Chair of the ASEE Long Range Planning Committee.Stacy Doore, University of MaineDr. Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University Roger Green received the B.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of
experiments can be a virtual substitute for distance learningstudents and are as effective as the traditional laboratory in attaining the desired courseoutcomes, and students’ overall evaluation was very positive.4 Our proposed solution is to usevideo supplemental material in conjunction with the traditional laboratory experience to provideadequate instruction to help students refresh material from lecture and effectively use the labequipment to complete a meaningful exercise from start to finish. Page 26.941.4 Page 3 of 10Project DescriptionThe project entails producing two video supplements for each lab
), where he directs a Mechatronics and Control Laboratory, a Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics and Entrepreneurship, a GK-12 Fellows project, and a DR K-12 research project, all funded by NSF. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests include K-12 STEM education, mechatronics, robotics, and control system tech- nology. Under Research Experience for Teachers Site and GK-12 Fellows programs, funded by NSF, and the Central Brooklyn STEM Initiative (CBSI), funded by six philanthropic foundations, he has con- ducted significant K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach activities to integrate engineering concepts in science