the students’ interest inthe topic, three new guest lectures were added to this learning module. The three lectures wererelated to entrepreneurship and innovation, especially related to heating, ventilation, and airconditioning processes (HVAC).- Guest speaker #1: The first guest speaker was the Director of the University’s Innovations Center. One of his roles is to prove programmatic support and other needed resources to help move faculty ideas and research outcomes from an internal university setting out into the world, and such solving big problems and meeting societal needs. The talk was entitled Entrepreneurial Minding Thinking and Learning, and Lifelong Learning & Startup of You. Through many personal stories from
continent.KEYWORDSself-efficacy, self-determination, agency, Africa, first-yearIntroductionDue to the dominance of rote pedagogies in many pre-tertiary classrooms, African studentsentering a university engineering program may tend to have had limited design-buildexperiences. This can affect their academic prospects, but perhaps more importantly it can builda negative perception of their capabilities in creating innovations and developing technicalsolutions.A first-semester engineering course, Introduction to Engineering, has been seen to have animpact in countering this perception in students at Ashesi University in Ghana [1] [2]. Thecourse’s modules which include machine shop skills-building sessions and project-basedlearning offer causality for statistically
, this project incorporates activities such as collaborativedesign and project management, while providing hands on experiences with computer aided(CAx) tools, organizational documentation, and additive manufacturing. Relatedly, students areempowered to explore PLM topics of individual interest, gaining insight into the digitalization ofSTEM fields. Observed challenges include participant turnover and maintaining the relevancy ofthe project through strategic updates. The course showcases the value of extracurricular projectsin preparing undergraduate students for successful roles in industry. 1. IntroductionAs a catalyst and support of the Third Industrial Revolution (the digital revolution), ProductLifecycle Management (PLM) technologies have
to help inform STEM faculty hiring practices atinstitutions of higher education in the U.S., where over the past two decades, diversity statementshave become more popular components of application packages for faculty jobs. The purpose isto explore the ways and extent to which diversity statements are utilized in evaluating facultyapplicants. The research questions are: (1) To what extent do universities equip searchcommittees to evaluate applicants’ diversity statements? (2) What are STEM faculty’sperspectives of diversity statements in job applications?This paper is derived from a larger two-phase sequential mixed methods study examining thefactors current faculty members and administrators consider important when hiring new STEMfaculty
sections. In the Fall 2022 semester, we piloted aself-paced, mastery-learning model for the online section, while the in-person sections continuedto follow a traditional format.Mastery LearningThe mastery learning approach was articulated in the 1960s by Bloom [1], who saw it asenabling nearly all students to achieve mastery of a subject, despite variations in aptitude andlearning styles. The essential idea, which derives from Carroll [2], is that variations in aptitudedo not imply differences in the capacity to master the material, only to differences in the timerequired to achieve mastery. Mastery learning is therefore closely linked to self-pacedinstruction.A review of prior work on mastery learning in computer science education is given in [3
characteristics,and separation and maintenance of family ties. In the wake of COVID-19, most institutionsresponded by terminating in-person instruction, mandating to seek off-campus housing, andshifting to a fully remote context. As such, students were unable to utilize campus resources andengage in established educational campus practices. In this research study, the authors aim tounderstand academic/personal experiences and challenges during the period of remote instructionthat would provide value input to the factors that may attribute to 1) the low retention rates inengineering education, 2) racial and gender factors related to STEM degree attainment, and 3) lownumber of minorities in the STEM workforce and graduate school. This study further stems
into the process to assistchemical engineering graduate students in obtaining robust results suitable for extending PhDthesis work to include fundamental and applied modeling along with experimental results. Wepresent up-to-date results on our latest module concept in creating a microfluidics glucosemonitoring system consisting of a flow chamber and a cell phone-based spectrophotometer.Finally, we conclude next steps for sustainability and continuation of the project, and lessonslearned on strategies for mass production for prospective large-scale distribution.IntroductionIntroducing active learning techniques into classrooms has evidential proof that it has positiveimpact on student learning [1]–[4]. Promoting active learning in undergraduate
this growth comes through the introduction of STS departments and programs into liberal artsschools or divisions. However, a subset of these new STS programs is being integrated intoengineering and other STEM-focused institutions. According to David Hess, the field of STS“provides a conceptual toolkit for thinking about technical expertise in more sophisticatedways.”1 However, there are as yet no established conventions for how these skills should bedelivered. As Seabrook et al describe in Teaching STS to Engineers: A Comparative Study ofEmbedded STS Programs, “Some programs feature standalone courses from outside the © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Annual
Smart Grid WorkforceIntroductionThe electricity grid is one of the largest and most complex machines ever made. It sends energyworth $400 billion annually through seven million miles of transmission and distribution lines inthe U.S.[1]. Although the grid has been improved and upgraded over the last decades, blackoutsare becoming more frequent throughout the U.S. and worldwide. This extremely large-scalecomplex system continuously faces new challenges that demand fundamental revolution inphysical structure, management policy, and business operation [2]. To address these challenges,emerging electricity supply, delivery technologies, advanced monitoring, control, operationstrategies, and regulatory
1,5 CSEdResearch.org 2 CSforALL 3,4 CodeCrew 1 monica@csedresearch.org, 2 stephanie@csforall.org, 3 meka@code-crew.org, 4 darius@code-crew.org Abstract In this evidence-based practice paper, we explore a method for evaluating the effectiveness of Research Practice Partnerships (RPPs), which are an expanding way for computer science (CS) education researchers and practitioners to work together to address problems of practice. RPPs in
Education, professor of Higher Educa- tion and Student Affairs, senior research fellow in the Public Policy Center, and director of the Center for Research on Undergraduate Education at the University of Iowa. His research uses a social psychological lens to explore key issues in higher education, including student success, diversity and equity, admissions, rankings, and quantitative research methodology. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 How Engineering Faculty, Staff and Administrators Enact and Experience Diversity ProgramsEmily Blosser 1*, Arunkumar Pennathur 2, Priyadarshini Pennathur 3, Nicholas Bowman41 Department of Sociology, University of Louisiana at
©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Work in Progress: Approaches to Evidencing Intra-Team Equity in Student Collaborative Design Decision-Making InteractionsIntroductionThis work-in-progress paper reports progress on our goal to find a means of identifying andevidencing behavior change in undergraduate engineering student teamwork following anequity-focused intervention. The intervention in question is implemented by Tandem, anin-house software platform that provides students with a space to give frequent feedbackregarding their teamwork experience, and then offers customized instructional material to theteam to change behaviors and improve the team dynamic [1]. The project on which this paperreports is part of a wider
Underrepresented Minorities in Aerospace EngineeringAbstractTraditionally, aerospace engineering disciplines are substantially underrepresented by AfricanAmerican, Hispanic, and female students. For example, Black and Hispanic American studentscollectively earn only 10.6%, 8.4%, and 6.4% of the BS, MS, and Ph.D.’s in aerospaceengineering, respectively. They are among the lowest percentages of all major engineeringdisciplines, leading to underutilization of the talent pool in the aerospace industry. 1 To tackle thisconcern, a multi-institution coalition sponsored by NASA is established to engageunderrepresented minorities in coordinated educational and professional development activities,including senior design projects, undergraduate research experiences
is classically used as a way to categorize learningbehaviors by increasing complexity [1]. But beyond the cognitive, Bloom and his colleagues alsocategorized learning in the affective domain and asserted that learning in the one domain wasintegrated with learning in the other [2]. The affective domain is often mistaken to be limited toonly dealing with emotions, but rather, it represents how a student internalizes information andhow it contributes to their attitudes and motivations. Similar to how the cognitive domain issubdivided, the authors divide the affective domain by types of behaviors: receiving, responding,valuing, organizing, and characterizing. The subdomains of the cognitive domain are morestraightforward to quantify than those
mentorship, scholarship, and external factors. Over the nexttwo years, additional data will be collected to determine how students' perceptions of themselvesas researchers change as these doctoral students progress through their program. This research addresses three key gaps in the current literature on engineering identitydevelopment: 1) the limited existing longitudinal research on the topic of engineering identitydevelopment; 2) the limited existing research on engineering identity development in doctoralstudents, and 3) the limited existing research on the process of engineering identity development.The practical impacts of this study relate to understanding the way engineering doctoralprograms are designed and how this design may be
?Adoption of EBIPs in engineering educationEBIPs, sometimes referred to as research-based instructional strategies (RBIS), are approaches toeducational instruction that have empirically and theoretically been demonstrated to promoteconceptual understanding and improve student learning outcomes [1]. In engineering education,EBIPs are commonly used, however, some techniques have historically garnered more interestand attention in the engineering education domain. There is an abundance of researchdemonstrating the utility and effectiveness of EBIPs and their useful applications in engineeringdomains. However, rates of adoption of EBIPs in engineering courses lag behind facultymembers’ awareness of them [2].Several factors can lead to decreased uptake
after completing a post- doctoral fellowship at Georgia Tech’s Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) and three years as a faculty member at Olin College of Engineering in Massachusetts. Alexandra’s research aims to amplify the voices and work of students, educators, and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) overall and support continued educational innovation within engineering at these institutions. Specifi- cally, she focuses on (1) educational and professional development of graduate students and faculty, (2) critical transitions in education and career pathways, and (3) design as central to educational and global change. ©American Society for Engineering Education
analysis will be used toidentify any trends that might exist in the number of students enrolling in and successfullycompleting construction education programs as well as trends that might exist among minoritypopulations. IntroductionMuch of the discussion regarding the employment needs of the construction industry concerns thecontinuing shortage of skilled labor. One segment of the construction industry workforce that isnot discussed as much on an individual basis is construction management. The employment needfor construction managers is expected to grow by 7.6% between 2021 and 2031 [1]. The distinctionbetween the employment outlook for construction workers and the employment outlook forconstruction
solutions Student teams work on projects Sweeping Operations 10 Lab Safety Challenge 1: (remotely or in session) How to plan a 3D print 1030 Lab Tour Create school logo Multipiece/tolerance Concept Challenge 2: practice project 11 Intro
, Technology and Society in the University of Vir- ginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science.Elizabeth Opila ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Student curiosity in engineering courses and researchexperiences: “I'm kind of torn between being a decent student and a decent engineer.”Abstract:This mixed-methods research paper investigates how classes and research experiences affectundergraduate engineering students’ curiosity. Students become curious when they recognize agap in their knowledge and seek to resolve this uncertainty [1]. When students are curious abouta topic, their learning better generalizes to new material and contexts [2]. Both the classroom andthe
learning management system(LMS), instructors can transition from traditional lecture-based use of course time and use thatinstructional period as an in-person meeting to facilitate collaborative engagements of students.Facilitative Instructor Model with Active Learning Modules A facilitative instructor model is a method of inverted classroom instruction wherecontent and supplementary material appear in an accessible location for students, such as withinan online LMS (1), and an instructor facilitates students learning through authentic learningexperiences during course time (2). Students can utilize times and locations where they feelcomfortable learning and practicing course content. During scheduled course time, students
: ChatGPT was not used to author the paper except for items that are shown in theFigures and Program Listing.IntroductionIn 2022 artificial intelligence became widely accessible through the release of ChatGPT, aninteractive platform that produces cogent text in response to user queries.1 Subsequently, thegrowth of ChatGPT’s popularity, as measured by its user base, quickly outstripped the premier ofany prior application.2 Likely this tool, based on large language models and user feedback, willaffect the future of engineering education. By predicting “tokens” (characters or small assembliesof characters) related to a user input the software can: · Provide simple explanations of technical topics; · Problem solve; · Write
the past two decades, there have been many attempts to create a method or tool that helpsstudents comprehensively evaluate the sources they find. The most well-known method is knownas the CRAAP test. Designed mostly to help students remember steps to take while examiningresources, the acronym stands for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose. Touse the tool, an evaluator moves through the steps, answering questions about the source thatrelates to each criterion [1]. Although the CRAAP test can seem like nothing more than justchecking off boxes when evaluating suitable resources, it really comes into its own when theexamples shown in class are below the standards required for academic and professional papers[2].The CRAAP test
engineering judgment to draw conclusions” [1] is a fundamental outcome of all engineeringprograms. Students conduct laboratory experiments in all areas of engineering and report on theirfindings. New faculty, however, have little experience or training in how to develop effective labreport assignments and instruct students on how to write laboratory reports. In an effort toimprove both the teaching and learning of laboratory report writing, engineering educators fromthree distinct universities (one large public research university, one small public polytechnicuniversity, and one private undergraduate university) developed a series of online laboratoryreport writing instructional modules. These modules were presented to laboratory instructors,half
, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education focuses oneducating future generations to be successful in their professions. A decline in STEMproficiency has been reported in America, leading to significant regression from its position asa global leader in math and science. Debbie Myers, general manager of DiscoveryCommunications in STEM Diversity Symposium concluded: "International comparisons placethe U.S. in the middle of the pack globally." For the United States to achieve a competitiveadvantage, there is a need to encourage young people to develop a passion for learning andspecifically encourage minorities and females to pursue STEM careers [1]. Another report named "Rising above the Gathering Storm" indicated that the U.S. is
Competence for Engineering Formation (Work in Progress)1. IntroductionThe purpose of this project is to determine to what extent global engineering competence can bedeveloped in engineering students through the use of four minimally to moderately intensiveglobal engagement interventions. The specific global engagement interventions evaluatedinclude the use of international engineering case studies in a quantitative analysis course, theintentional formation of multinational student design teams within a capstone design course, aCollaborative Online International Learning (COIL) research project in a fluid flow (transportphenomena) course, and an engineering short course coupled to a community engaged project.The specific
participation intraditional laboratory or field research overseen by a faculty member, as well as courses thatreproduce or simulate the actual processes of scientific research. They are understood in contrastwith “cookbook experiments” often performed in lab classes [1]. AREs are recommended as amodel of how STEM students should learn; however, these recommendations have not receivedthe rigorous examination they deserve, given their increasing prominence in engineeringpedagogy. AREs could be considered exemplars of situated learning and, in principle, shouldlead to deep learning of the principles and practices of STEM research [2], [3]. The value of suchexperiences is widely assumed, and this assumption is behind programs like the National
. Thesestudies fall into one of three categories: First are the studies that use the final product to assessteam performance but test instructional techniques or teamwork frameworks. The objective ofthis first category is to observe if they can modify teamwork inputs to achieve improvedteamwork outputs (designs or reports). Examples of this kind of assessment study include thework by Rodriguez et al. [1] and Ogot and Okudan [2], where they measured the diversity of ateam or the personality of each member to determine the impact on team performance. The second category of teamwork assessment focuses on the ability of a team to adopt andemploy a specific teamwork framework. The work by Senaratne & Gunawardane [3] is a goodexample of applying a
meet the high stakes of suchconversations. Bell and colleagues outline three assumptions embedded in the calls of urgencythat can push justice discussions to the wayside. 1. “that authoritarian-, imperial-, and/or capital-led forces exist with sufficient motivation to lead a global decarbonization; 2. that such pathways would in fact be easier and faster than more democratic and inclusive ones; 3. [...] that a decarbonization effort brought about via hegemonic political styles could ever be truly sustainable from an ecological and social perspective.” (Bell et al., 2020, p. 4).We extend Bell, Daggett, and Labuski’s argument with a particular focus on elevatingoccupational health and safety. Active, contextually aware, and
students and faculty better integrate the virtue of resilienceinto student learning experiences. This paper examines the development, reliability, andvalidity of the VRI.Resilience and its RoleResilience reflects the ability or willingness to ‘bounce back’ and persist in the effort toachieve a goal when faced with challenges [1]. Beliefs related to resilience increase thelikelihood that an individual will act resiliently but are not in themselves “resilience”.Consequently, resilience is more related to a habitual attitude and is better modeled as adisposition. When supportive of the good, resilience becomes an aspect of the virtue offortitude [2]. When viewed through a lens of psychometrics, resilience relates to thepsychological disposition of