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View article: Stitching the Canada Disability Benefit into the Social Security System: Expectations, Patchworks, and Goals
Stitching the Canada Disability Benefit into the Social Security System: Expectations, Patchworks, and Goals Open
New public policies stir old expectations and stimulate new expectations among people. For the planned Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), what is possible? What type of policy is at stake for women with disabilities? The CDB symbolizes an of…
View article: The Relation between Students’ Sense of Belongingness, Gender, and Their Resistance to Active Learning
The Relation between Students’ Sense of Belongingness, Gender, and Their Resistance to Active Learning Open
The Relation between Students' Sense of Belongingness and their Resistance to Active Learning Motivation for our presentation of a research study. Engineering education researchers have demonstrated that despite the benefits of active lear…
View article: Board 215: Applying Research Results in Instructor Development to Reduce Student Resistance to Active Learning: Project Update
Board 215: Applying Research Results in Instructor Development to Reduce Student Resistance to Active Learning: Project Update Open
In this paper we provide an update in our research studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) instructor development in classrooms. Our overarching goal is to expand the adoption of active learning in STEM classrooms…
View article: Board 418: Understanding Context: Propagation and Effectiveness of the Concept Warehouse in Mechanical Engineering at Five Diverse Institutions and Beyond – Results from Year 4
Board 418: Understanding Context: Propagation and Effectiveness of the Concept Warehouse in Mechanical Engineering at Five Diverse Institutions and Beyond – Results from Year 4 Open
Several consensus reports cite a critical need to dramatically increase the number and diversity of STEM graduates over the next decade. They conclude that a change to evidence-based instructional practices, such as concept-based active le…
View article: Faculty Use of Active Learning in Community Colleges
Faculty Use of Active Learning in Community Colleges Open
This paper will highlight a small subsection of a larger scale project that focuses on increasing the use of active learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) classrooms. Our overall project goals seek to expand t…
View article: Reducing Student Resistance to Active Learning Through Instructor Development: Project Update
Reducing Student Resistance to Active Learning Through Instructor Development: Project Update Open
This paper will provide an update on our research studying instructor development in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) classrooms. We aim to increase the adoption of active learning in STEM classrooms, given that act…
View article: Barriers instructors experience in adopting active learning: Instrument development
Barriers instructors experience in adopting active learning: Instrument development Open
Background Despite well‐documented benefits, instructor adoption of active learning has been limited in engineering education. Studies have identified barriers to instructors’ adoption of active learning, but there is no well‐tested instru…
View article: The relations between students' belongingness, self-efficacy, and response to active learning in science, math, and engineering classes
The relations between students' belongingness, self-efficacy, and response to active learning in science, math, and engineering classes Open
Despite numerous benefits, students do not always respond positively and engage in active learning in STEM courses. Understanding the factors that influence how students’ respond to active learning is important to devising interventions th…
View article: WEARY WARRIORS: Power, Knowledge, and the Invisible Wounds of Soldiers
WEARY WARRIORS: Power, Knowledge, and the Invisible Wounds of Soldiers Open
As seen in military documents, medical journals, novels, films, television shows, and memoirs, soldiers’ invisible wounds are not innate cracks in individual psyches that break under the stress of war. Instead, the generation of weary warr…
View article: Why Does My Prosthetic Hand Not Always Do What It Is Told?
Why Does My Prosthetic Hand Not Always Do What It Is Told? Open
There are online videos that appear to show electrically powered prosthetic (artificial) hands to be near-perfect replacements for a missing hand. However, for many users, the reality can be quite different. Prosthetic hands do not always …
View article: Explanation and Facilitation Strategies Reduce Student Resistance to Active Learning
Explanation and Facilitation Strategies Reduce Student Resistance to Active Learning Open
Active learning increases student learning, engagement, and interest in STEM and subsequently, the number and diversity of graduates. Yet, its adoption has been slow, partially due to instructors' concerns about student resistance. Consequ…
View article: Applying Research on Reducing Student Resistance to Active Learning Through Faculty Development: Project Update
Applying Research on Reducing Student Resistance to Active Learning Through Faculty Development: Project Update Open
This paper provides an update on our research study about active learning in higher education science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) classrooms. We designed an instructional development workshop to motivate STEM instructo…
View article: Best Paper PIC IV: The Use of Inquiry-based Activities to Repair Student Misconceptions Related to Heat, Energy, and Temperature
Best Paper PIC IV: The Use of Inquiry-based Activities to Repair Student Misconceptions Related to Heat, Energy, and Temperature Open
AC 2011-407: THE USE OF INQUIRY-BASED ACTIVITIES TO REPAIRSTUDENT MISCONCEPTIONS RELATED TO HEAT, ENERGY AND TEM-PERATUREMichael J. Prince, Bucknell University Michael Prince is Professor of Chemical Engineering at Bucknell University. His…
View article: Curious About Student Curiosity: Implications of Pedagogical Approach for Students’ Mindset
Curious About Student Curiosity: Implications of Pedagogical Approach for Students’ Mindset Open
Student curiosity compels learners to go beyond what is presented in the classroom, to connect what they have discovered with other concepts, and to finally create new items and knowledge to help address the world's problems. Encouraging t…
View article: Understanding Context: Propagation and Effectiveness of the Concept Warehouse in Mechanical Engineering at Five Diverse Institutions and Beyond – Results from Year 1
Understanding Context: Propagation and Effectiveness of the Concept Warehouse in Mechanical Engineering at Five Diverse Institutions and Beyond – Results from Year 1 Open
Several consensus reports cite a critical need to dramatically increase the number and diversity of STEM graduates over the next decade. They conclude that a change to evidence-based instructional practices, such as concept-based active le…
View article: Reducing Student Resistance to Active Learning: Applying Research Results to Faculty Development
Reducing Student Resistance to Active Learning: Applying Research Results to Faculty Development Open
Despite the many studies confirming that active learning in STEM classrooms promotes greater retention as well as student learning and engagement, the adoption of active learning by instructors has been surprisingly slow. [1, 2, 3, 4] Inst…
View article: Biology Across the Curriculum: Preparing Students for a Career in the Life Sciences
Biology Across the Curriculum: Preparing Students for a Career in the Life Sciences Open
Biology across the curriculum: Preparing students for a career in the life sciencesAddition of biological applications into the chemical engineering undergraduate curriculum isbecoming more common now, in a response to the pervasive use of…
View article: SPECIAL SESSION: Educational Methods and Tools to Encourage Conceptual Learning
SPECIAL SESSION: Educational Methods and Tools to Encourage Conceptual Learning Open
SPECIAL SESSION: Educational Methods and Tools to Encourage Conceptual LearningThe goal of this special session is to provide educators with an overview of specific educationalmethods and tools that they can bring back to the classroom to …
View article: Development and Assessment of an Inquiry-Based Learning Activity in Dynamics: A Case Study in Identifying Sources and Repairing Student Misconceptions
Development and Assessment of an Inquiry-Based Learning Activity in Dynamics: A Case Study in Identifying Sources and Repairing Student Misconceptions Open
A fundamental question in teaching engineering Dynamics is how to develop pedagogy to repair deeply ingrained student misconceptions about the physical world.This paper documents the development and assessment of an Inquiry-Based Learning …
View article: Preparing For Participation In Speed: An Asee Initiative For A Nationally Recognized Development Program For Engineering Educators
Preparing For Participation In Speed: An Asee Initiative For A Nationally Recognized Development Program For Engineering Educators Open
Engineering and engineering technology departments have a long history of adapting to changing societal needs so that their graduates will possess relevant skills and knowledge vital to potential employers. In parallel with the changing en…
View article: Student Perceptions of Instructional Change in Engineering Courses: A Pilot Study
Student Perceptions of Instructional Change in Engineering Courses: A Pilot Study Open
Student Perceptions of Instructional Change in Engineering Courses: A Pilot Study Though engineering and physics professors have been provided strong evidence that newResearch-Based Instructional Strategies(RBIS), such as active learning, …
View article: Developing Problem Solving And Team Skills Across The Engineering Curriculum
Developing Problem Solving And Team Skills Across The Engineering Curriculum Open
NOTE: The first page of text has been automatically extracted and included below in lieu of an abstract Main Menu Session 2630 A Conceptual Framework for Progressively Developing Students' Team and Problem Solving Skills Across the Curricu…
View article: Student Lifelong Learning Outcomes for Different Learning Environments
Student Lifelong Learning Outcomes for Different Learning Environments Open
Student Self-Directed Learning Outcomes for Different Learning EnvironmentsCalls for educational reform emphasize the need for student-centered learning approaches thatfoster a capacity for lifelong learning. Lifelong learners exhibit self…
View article: The Use of Inquiry-Based Activities to Repair Student Misconceptions Related to Heat, Energy and Temperature
The Use of Inquiry-Based Activities to Repair Student Misconceptions Related to Heat, Energy and Temperature Open
The Use of Inquiry-Based Activities to Repair Student Misconceptions Related to Heat, Energyand TemperatureThis study examines the use of inquiry-based activities to repair student misconceptions relatedto heat, energy and temperature. Ext…
View article: Understanding Universality within a Liberal Welfare Regime: The Case of Universal Social Programs in Canada
Understanding Universality within a Liberal Welfare Regime: The Case of Universal Social Programs in Canada Open
Although Canada is known as a liberal welfare regime, universality is a key issue in that country, as several major social programs are universal in both their core principles and coverage rules. The objective of this article is to discuss…
View article: Augmenting the Classical Change Model to Promote Conceptual Learning in Core Engineering Courses
Augmenting the Classical Change Model to Promote Conceptual Learning in Core Engineering Courses Open
Cognitive conflict arises when students’ expectation about a physical situation, such as the relative temperatures of metal and cloth, are not experimentally verified. The paper reviews this approach as a tool for promoting conceptual lear…