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Introduction to Entrepreneurial-minded Learning for Faculty of Foundational STEM Courses Using the KEEN Framework

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Conference

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Tampa, Florida

Publication Date

June 15, 2019

Start Date

June 15, 2019

End Date

June 19, 2019

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Tagged Division

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Page Count

20

DOI

10.18260/1-2--33019

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https://peer.asee.org/33019

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773

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Chris Carroll Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng. Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0001-9250-8503

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Dr. Carroll is an Assistant Professor and the Civil Engineering Program Coordinator in Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology at Saint Louis University. His experimental research interests focus on reinforced and prestressed concrete, while his engineering education research interests focus on experiential learning at both the university and K-12 levels. Dr. Carroll is the chair of ACI Committee S802 - Teaching Methods and Educational Materials and he has been formally engaged in K-12 engineering education for nearly ten years.

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Scott A. Sell Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng. Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0002-6785-3193

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Michelle B. Sabick Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.

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Dr. Michelle Sabick assumed the role of Dean of Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology at Saint Louis University in July of 2016. Prior to that she was Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Saint Louis University. Dr. Sabick began her academic career at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho where she co-founded the Center for Orthopaedic and Biomechanics Research and served as Chair of the Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering for three years.

Sabick earned a BS degree in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and MS and PhD degrees in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Iowa. Before moving to academia, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Orthopedics at the Mayo Clinic and worked as a biomechanics researcher at the Steadman-Hawkins Sports Medicine Foundation in Vail, CO.

Dr. Sabick’s research areas are orthopedic biomechanics and sports medicine. Her primary focus is on how highly ballistic human movements affect the joints of the upper extremity. She is the President-Elect of the American Society of Biomechanics and the co-chair of the Saint Louis University Science and Engineering Task Force.

Throughout her career, Sabick has been passionate about improving undergraduate engineering education. She has been highly involved in efforts to transform STEM teaching practices at both Saint Louis University and Boise State, where she helped mentor faculty members to infuse courses with more interactive and hands-on learning experiences. She is currently working on a Boeing-funded project to infuse more math content into the middle school curriculum in the St. Louis Public School System.

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Abstract

Data shows that many students leave engineering during their first year because of poor performance in foundational STEM courses (e.g. calculus, chemistry, biology) and/or their inability to see the connection of those courses to a career in engineering. Furthermore, students struggle with professional skills (communication skills, interpersonal skills, problem solving and critical thinking, and enthusiasm, commitment, and motivation) upon entering the workforce. A College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology at a University is working to improve the connection across disciplines, instill entrepreneurship education, and improve retention rates, while improving students’ professional skills through a partnership with the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN). The College hosted a two-day STEM Faculty Teaching Institute that included participation of 20 faculty members from Engineering, Aviation, Math, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, and Computer Science. The purpose of the workshop was to expose STEM faculty to various evidence-based teaching practices, along with the KEEN entrepreneurially minded learning (EML) framework, and to encourage participating faculty to submit medium-sized ($10-$25K) Program Transformation Grants through The College with a focus on EML implementation. The workshop provided an interactive introduction to active learning and EML along with examples of modules for potential implementation in STEM courses and time for faculty to create modules for their respective courses. Participating faculty were asked to take a pre- and post-survey to evaluate their familiarity with active learning techniques and EML and to evaluate the effectiveness of the workshop. This paper will provide an overview of the workshop’s organization, the results of the participants’ evaluation, and a summary of the program transformation grants submitted by attendees along with three samples of the modules developed to-date.

Carroll, C., & Sell, S. A., & Sabick, M. B. (2019, June), Introduction to Entrepreneurial-minded Learning for Faculty of Foundational STEM Courses Using the KEEN Framework Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida. 10.18260/1-2--33019

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