University of Cincinnati. His research interests are focused on spatial visualization, problem- solving, cognitive load, engineering design, spatial ability, ID/ODD, stem accessibility issues, workforce development, STEM education, and education practices.Dr. Sheryl A. Sorby, University of Cincinnati Dr. Sheryl Sorby is currently a Professor of Engineering Education at the University of Cincinnati and was recently a Fulbright Scholar at the Dublin Institute of Technology in Dublin, Ireland. She is a professor emerita of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Technological University and the P.I. or co-P.I. on more than $14M in grant funding, most for educational projects. She is the former Associate Dean
Paper ID #36395Work in Progress: Using CATME in Team Development of One-Semester-LongOpen-Ended First-Year Engineering Student Design ProjectsDr. Rui Li, New York University Dr. Li earned his master’s degree in Chemical Engineering in 2009 from the Imperial College of Lon- don and his doctoral degree in 2020 from the University of Georgia’s College of Engineering, where his research involved using smartphones, wireless sensors, and 3D printing to create low-cost MRI/CT com- patible surgical devices. His current research interests are project-based learning, student motivation and educational robotics.Dr. Jack Bringardner
of engineering design constraints, and applying the entrepreneurial mindset to first-year programming projects through student engagement in educational software development. Estell earned his BS in Computer Science and Engineering degree from The University of Toledo and both his MS and PhD degrees in computer science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Work in Progress: Tackling DEI Issues in the Classroom Through Interactive Historical FictionIntroductionSince its release as a video game in the 1980s, The Oregon Trail has taught and inspired
Paper ID #36353Work in Progress: Success and Retention Strategies for STEM GatekeeperCourses in a Community CollegeMs. Nada Veskovic, Lehigh Carbon Community College Nada Veskovic is an Associate Professor of Electronics at Lehigh Carbon Community College. She teaches a variety of electrical technology courses. Her interests include active learning approaches, peer learning, and strategies that focus on increasing retention and graduation rates. Before joining LCCC, she worked in the industry as an electrical engineer in project design and management roles. American c
. Robin Fowler, University of Michigan Robin Fowler is a lecturer in the Program in Technical Communication at the University of Michigan. She enjoys serving as a ”communication coach” to students throughout the curriculum, and she’s especially excited to work with first year and senior students, as well as engineering project teams, as they navigate the more open-ended communication decisions involved in describing the products of open-ended design scenarios.Mark Mills, UM, Center for Academic Innovation Mark Mills is a Data Scientist with the Center for Academic Innovation at the University of Michigan. He is responsible for leading analysis across the Center in support of its mission to leverage data for shaping
[2].However, a limited number of projects have evaluated the effectiveness of different recruitmentmethods on recruiting underrepresented students [3]. Gender-fair languages and changes onrecruitment materials have been suggested to reduce male bias in recruitment [4]. Other studiessuggested the importance of family influences such as family socioeconomic status (SES) andparental involvement in the recruitment [5]. Alston et.al assessed student recruitment practicesemployed by Agriculture colleges in the U. S. and identified effective methods [6]. However,they did not identify which methods are more effective in recruiting underrepresented students.At a large land-grant university in the Appalachian region, a program named the Academy
to complete AutoCAD Adequately Prepared: 29% tutorials” Somewhat Prepared: 28% Not Prepared: 14% AutoCAD: 43% “CAD Software Preference:” MicroStation: 50% Other: 7% AutoCAD: 57% “CAD Software Preference for use on Future Projects:” MicroStation: 36% Other: 7
below pre-calculus. Yet, despite being academicallyunderprepared (AUP) by traditional program standards, youth are responding to invitations topursue these career fields. Significant research and financial resources focus on increasingretention in engineering and computing, including the problem of practice study informing thiswork-in-progress paper [11], [12]. To truly understand the AUP student experience, a complextheoretical framework was developed for this project and is the focus of this work in progresspaper. II. Complex Problems Need Complex Frameworks Systems influencing human development are described by Albert Bandura [13] and UrieBronfenbrenner [14]–[16] as external and internal to the individual. Yoder’s [12] ASEE