Jedlicka, S., & Skutches, G. M., & Pimputkar, S. (2019, June), Integration of Peer Communication Fellows into Introductory Materials Science Courses:  Wiki Article Development  Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida. 10.18260/1-2--32996

\bibitem{asee_peer_32996}
  Jedlicka, S., \& Skutches, G. M., \& Pimputkar, S. (2019, June), \emph{Integration of Peer Communication Fellows into Introductory Materials Science Courses:  Wiki Article Development}
  Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Tampa, Florida.
  10.18260/1-2--32996

Sabrina Jedlicka, Gregory Mark Skutches, and Siddha Pimputkar.  "Integration of Peer Communication Fellows into Introductory Materials Science Courses:  Wiki Article Development".  2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida, 2019, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2019.  https://peer.asee.org/32996 Internet.  02 Feb, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_32996}
  Sabrina Jedlicka, Gregory Mark Skutches, and Siddha Pimputkar.
  "Integration of Peer Communication Fellows into Introductory Materials Science Courses:  Wiki Article Development".
  \emph{2019 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Tampa, Florida, 2019, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2019.
  https://peer.asee.org/32996 Internet.  02 Feb, 2025

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - This study is a work in progress.  The purpose of this project was to enhance the communication abilities of engineering students enrolled in an introductory materials science course, as well as to increase student interest in how materials science applies to their chosen major. The course serves 150-200 students per term and was taught in the traditional manner prior to the introduction of open-ended projects as a new alternative in last two terms. Anecdotal evidence suggests that these projects led to enhanced student understanding of the broader field of materials science; the current investigation is a systemic investigation and documentation of these observations.  A constructionist learning approach was chosen to test the working hypothesis that peer-peer mentoring in communication will facilitate higher order learning outcomes (in open-ended projects). Students are asked to do two open ended assignments.  The first is to create a video related to the impact of materials science on society. The second is to write a Wiki article about a specific material type. These articles will populate a student-driven archive of Materials Science content to be used in the future by other students. For both projects, students work in small groups in class once per week. Eight weeks are provided to develop the video project, while five are provided for the Wiki article. One-half of the students were provided mentorship from peer communication mentors on the structure and presentation of the assignment. Students will be asked to self-report on the project using a mindset-driven rubric, that focuses on their interest in materials science and understanding of how materials science impacts society.  Faculty and more advanced students will also review the articles using a rubric that assesses communication quality from multiple Bloom’s levels.  We will report on the structure of these activities, as well as the final data collected related to student mindset and cognition.


AU  - Sabrina Jedlicka
AU  - Gregory Mark Skutches
AU  - Siddha Pimputkar
CY  - Tampa, Florida
DA  - 2019/06/15
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Integration of Peer Communication Fellows into Introductory Materials Science Courses:  Wiki Article Development
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