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View article: Illuminating the Pathways of Latine and Hispanic PhDs into Engineering Teaching-Focused Faculty Positions
Illuminating the Pathways of Latine and Hispanic PhDs into Engineering Teaching-Focused Faculty Positions Open
Latine and Hispanic engineering students rarely see a faculty member whose background mirrors their own. The AGEP (Alliances for Graduate Education and The Professoriate) Hiring Interventions for Representation and Equity (HIRE) project fo…
View article: How Does an Engineering Student Take a Break? A Course-Based Exercise for Promoting Mental Wellness
How Does an Engineering Student Take a Break? A Course-Based Exercise for Promoting Mental Wellness Open
Mental wellness is a challenge for students studying in engineering programs [1]. Engineering programs are often associated with high stress from the coursework and often cite a perceived culture that is inconducive towards relieving their…
View article: Preparing the Future Aircraft Design Workforce: Filling Knowledge Gaps Using Engineering Design Tools
Preparing the Future Aircraft Design Workforce: Filling Knowledge Gaps Using Engineering Design Tools Open
Upholding the current and projected growth in the aerospace industry starts in the classroom. Preparing students to engineer the future through quality courses is the fundamental mission of many universities. This study highlights efforts …
View article: Board 281: Fidelity and Transferability of an Ecological Intervention to Transform Engineering Representation at Scale
Board 281: Fidelity and Transferability of an Ecological Intervention to Transform Engineering Representation at Scale Open
We report on an ongoing effort to contextualize and test an ecological belonging intervention in first- and second-year engineering courses. As a part of an NSF IUSE: EDU Program, Institutional, and Community Transformation track grant, th…
View article: Team Formation and Function Decisions and Student Roles on Diverse Engineering Design Teams
Team Formation and Function Decisions and Student Roles on Diverse Engineering Design Teams Open
In this work in progress paper, we present our research on the teaming experiences of undergraduate engineering students in an engineering design projects ecosystem. The ecosystem consists of projects that vary in size, student-level, and …
View article: How was your internship? Stories about the engineering internship experience from five female engineering students
How was your internship? Stories about the engineering internship experience from five female engineering students Open
This paper shares the narratives of five female undergraduate students who have had engineering internship experiences and are currently enrolled in school. The qualitative methodology of narrative analysis was used to create five narrativ…
View article: Do support sheets actually support students? A content analysis of student support sheets for exams
Do support sheets actually support students? A content analysis of student support sheets for exams Open
In science and engineering courses, instructors administer multiple examinations as major assessments of students' learning. Some instructors allow students to use a page of notes, sometimes called "cheat sheet," "crib sheet," or "support …
View article: A Narrative Analysis of Black, Latino/a/x, and Indigenous Students’ Sense of Belonging in Engineering at a Predominantly White Institution
A Narrative Analysis of Black, Latino/a/x, and Indigenous Students’ Sense of Belonging in Engineering at a Predominantly White Institution Open
Though studies have examined how unequal outcomes manifest for Black, Latino/a/x, and Indigenous (BLI) engineering students and how to address these inequalities, not enough work to date has privileged BLI student narratives to understand …
View article: Board 404: The Process of Building Faculty Buy-in for Course-Based Adaptations of an Ecological Belonging Intervention to Transform Engineering Representation at Scale
Board 404: The Process of Building Faculty Buy-in for Course-Based Adaptations of an Ecological Belonging Intervention to Transform Engineering Representation at Scale Open
This project uses an ecological intervention approach that requires one class or recitation/discussion session to implement and has been shown to erase long-standing equity gaps in achievement in introductory STEM courses. We describe thes…
View article: The importance of female crash test dummies: Bringing equity discussions into engineering classrooms through questioning inequitable product design
The importance of female crash test dummies: Bringing equity discussions into engineering classrooms through questioning inequitable product design Open
This article presents preliminary findings based on an intervention that we applied in an upper-division engineering course. The intervention is designed to get students to question the role of engineers as designers of society through cri…
View article: Experiences Of Faculty Mentoring Engineering Transfer Students
Experiences Of Faculty Mentoring Engineering Transfer Students Open
In this work in progress (WIP), we investigated the benefits that faculty members gained from mentoring undergraduate students in a National Science Foundation (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM)…
View article: Course-based Adaptations of an Ecological Belonging Intervention to Transform Engineering Representation at Scale
Course-based Adaptations of an Ecological Belonging Intervention to Transform Engineering Representation at Scale Open
This project uses an ecological belonging intervention approach [1] that requires one-class or one- recitation/discussion session to implement and has been shown to erase long-standing equity gaps in achievement in introductory STEM course…
View article: Limited or complete? Teaching and learning conceptions and instructional environments fostered by STEM teaching versus research faculty
Limited or complete? Teaching and learning conceptions and instructional environments fostered by STEM teaching versus research faculty Open
Background An instructor’s conceptions of teaching and learning contribute to the establishment of learning environments that may benefit or hinder student learning. Previous studies have defined the continuum of teaching and learning conc…
View article: Abstract 1177: Faculty conceptions of diversity, assessment, grading, and student ability are linked to racial disparities in course grades
Abstract 1177: Faculty conceptions of diversity, assessment, grading, and student ability are linked to racial disparities in course grades Open
View article: Engineering as ethics in action: Please talk about gun violence in your engineering classes
Engineering as ethics in action: Please talk about gun violence in your engineering classes Open
Engineering problems are under-defined, there are many solutions, good, bad, and indifferent. The art is to arrive at a good solution. This is a creative activity, involving imagination, intuition, and deliberate choice. (Ove Arup & Partne…
View article: Stakeholder perspectives on hiring teaching-focused faculty at research-intensive universities
Stakeholder perspectives on hiring teaching-focused faculty at research-intensive universities Open
Background Teaching-focused faculty positions have grown in popularity in higher education and provide novel opportunities to transform undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. The University of Cal…
View article: Instructor facilitation mediates students’ negative perceptions of active learning instruction
Instructor facilitation mediates students’ negative perceptions of active learning instruction Open
Studies have demonstrated students’ resistance to active learning, despite evidence illustrating that their learning is improved relative to students in lectures. Specifically, while active learning and group work are effective at engaging…
View article: The Purpose of a PhD in Engineering: Where Does Teaching Fit In?
The Purpose of a PhD in Engineering: Where Does Teaching Fit In? Open
Background: Institutions in the United States are classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. These classifications are largely delineated by the institutions’ focus on research versus teaching. Almost al…
View article: Visual and Statistical Methods to Calculate Intercoder Reliability for Time-Resolved Observational Research
Visual and Statistical Methods to Calculate Intercoder Reliability for Time-Resolved Observational Research Open
While calculating intercoder reliability (ICR) is straightforward for text-based data, such as for interview transcript excerpts, determining ICR for naturalistic observational video data is much more complex. To date, there have been few …
View article: Visual and Statistical Methods to Calculate Interrater Reliability for Time-Resolved Qualitative Data: Examples from a Screen Capture Study of Engineering Writing Patterns
Visual and Statistical Methods to Calculate Interrater Reliability for Time-Resolved Qualitative Data: Examples from a Screen Capture Study of Engineering Writing Patterns Open
Traditionally, interrater reliability (IRR) is determined for easily defined events, such as deciding within which category a piece of qualitative data falls.However, for time-resolved or time-dependent observational data and other nontrad…
View article: Validating a Short Form Writing Attitudes Survey for Engineering Writers
Validating a Short Form Writing Attitudes Survey for Engineering Writers Open
Engineering writing is a competency that is often-cited as a crucial skill for engineers to develop but is often under-emphasized in undergraduate or graduate curriculum. The affective dimension of writing (feelings, emotions, writer’s blo…
View article: Whom Are We Serving? An Exploration of Student Demographics in a Large Engineering Design Projects Ecosystem
Whom Are We Serving? An Exploration of Student Demographics in a Large Engineering Design Projects Ecosystem Open
Project-based learning is a popular way for students to gain hands-on experience in engineering curriculums. Curriculum in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, Irvine, allows students to p…
View article: Adventures in Paragraph Writing: The Development and Refinement of Scalable and Effective Writing Exercises for Large-enrollment Engineering Courses
Adventures in Paragraph Writing: The Development and Refinement of Scalable and Effective Writing Exercises for Large-enrollment Engineering Courses Open
Adventures in paragraph writing: the development and refinement of scalable and effective writing exercises for large enrollment engineering coursesThe ability to communicate effectively is a highly desirable attribute for today’s graduati…
View article: Writing to Learn Engineering: Identifying Effective Techniques for the Integration of Written Communication into Engineering Classes and Curricula (NSF RIGEE project)
Writing to Learn Engineering: Identifying Effective Techniques for the Integration of Written Communication into Engineering Classes and Curricula (NSF RIGEE project) Open
As engineering continues to grow as a global career, effective communication in the form of technical writing becomes more essential.Professional engineering organizations and universities continually list the ability to communicate techni…