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This panel will provide tips and advice for new educators who enter academia with limited to no training on classroom instruction and the tenure process. For most new faculty, arriving at the best practices that work specifically for them and their institutions is a trial-and-error process. Several institutions offer no mentorship in teaching and new educators are left to experiment with various pedagogies. They often find it hard to organize their classes in an effective way and keep students engaged in the course materials. With the abundance of literature on the pros and cons of various educat ... (continued)
For those interested in: New Members
The session will examine P–12 Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) education as we move toward the 2030s, with attention to:
• STEAM education in a diverse and inclusive classroom
• Schools-University-Industrial-Government partnerships to prepare students to enter colleges
• Integrating new technologies with Experiential Learning activities for P–12 STEAM
• Strengthening the skills of teachers through additional training in the Experiential Learning approach
• STEAM education for underrepresented communities
• The future of STEAM in a global world
For those interested in: Advocacy and Policy
Angeles Dominguez is a researcher at the Institute for the Future of Education, a Professor at the School of Humanities and Education, and the Associate Dean of Faculty Development at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico. Also, she is currently collaborating with the School of Engineering at the Universidad Andres Bello in Santiago, Chile. Angeles holds a bachelor's degree in Physics Engineering from Tecnologico de Monterrey and a doctoral degree in Mathematics Education from Syracuse University, NY. Dr. Dominguez is a member of the Researchers’ Natio ... (continued)
Teresa L. Larkin is an Associate Professor of Physics Education and Director and Faculty Liaison to the Combined Plan Dual-degree Engineering Program at American University. Dr. Larkin conducts educational research and has published widely on topics related to the assessment of student learning in introductory physics and engineering courses. Noteworthy is her work with student writing as a learning and assessment tool in her introductory physics courses for non-majors. One component of her research focuses on the role that various forms of technology play in terms of student learning in physics ... (continued)
Kristen Schumacher is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Physics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Her research focuses on constraining modified theories of gravity with gravitational wave data. As part of an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Kristen founded the POINT project (Physics Outreach and Instruction through New Technologies) at UIUC. POINT brings the abstract concepts of general relativity to a wider audience through virtual reality. Through this project, she has explored educational VR simulations that are currently on the market and worked to develop a new simu ... (continued)
Ruben D. Lopez-Parra is a Post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering at University of New Mexico. His Ph.D. is in Engineering Education from Purdue University and he has worked as a K-16 STEM instructor and curriculum designer using various evidence-based active and passive learning strategies. In 2015, Ruben earned an M.S. in Chemical Engineering at Universidad de los Andes in Colombia where he also received the title of Chemical Engineer in 2012. His research interests are grounded in the learning sciences and include how K-16 students develop engineering th ... (continued)
This session addresses a broader sense of diverse experiences of women in engineering and STEM.
For those interested in: Advocacy and Policy and Broadening Participation in Engineering and Engineering Technology
This presentation aims to provide valuable insights into the visit process, which is undeniably one of the most crucial events in the accreditation cycle. The focus of the presentation is to guide institutions on how to effectively prepare for the visit, ensuring a smooth and successful process. Whether the visit is virtual or on-site, this presentation covers key aspects to consider. Leading the planning and execution of an on-site ABET visit necessitates establishing a supportive infrastructure involving multiple stakeholder groups. The presentation will offer best practices from the perspectiv ... (continued)
In the era of rapidly changing technology where humans and robots may work together and a digital twin may completely alleviate the need of a maintenance engineer, how do we develop the engineering workforce to sustain economic growth? World regions traditionally respond to such needs differently, though future global skills requirements in the engineering workforce are well charted. The panelists will discuss skills development strategies and processes in different world regions and offer opinions on whether a standard global framework of new skills will be beneficial in developing a global engineering workforce of the future.
For those interested in: Academia-Industry Connections
Elvira Osuna-Highley, Ph.D. is a Principal Customer Success Engineer with MathWorks, where she is a part of a global team that supports faculty and researchers with integrating computational tools into their work. Before joining MathWorks, she was on the faculty of the Computational Biology Department at Carnegie Mellon University. She holds a doctorate in Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, where her research involved applying machine learning techniques to fluorescence microscope images.
Dr. Soma Chakrabarti leads and coordinates the education outreach efforts in the Office of the Chief Technology Officer at Ansys. Earlier she led the materials education resources team in Ansys Cambridge, UK. Soma is the current first vice president of International Federation of Engineering Education Societies, the current president of International Association for Continuing Engineering Education and as a director of the American Society for Engineering Education College-Industry Partnership Division Board. She has a Ph.D. in biochemical engineering and biotechnology from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
Dr. Susannah Cooke is a Senior Product Manager at Ansys, managing Ansys Academic software. She works with universities to ensure that Ansys tools can be deployed to best effect in teaching and research. She holds an MEng and DPhil in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Oxford, where her doctoral thesis focused on fluid flow around tidal turbine arrays. She has also previously worked for the UK’s research funding agency, UKRI, and she began her engineering career in railway maintenance.
Shannon O’Donnell is the Americas Zone Strategy Lead at Siemens Digital Industries Software, Academic Programs. Shannon is the chair-elect of the College-Industry Partnership Divisions at the American Society for Engineering Education. Her career in international business facilitates enriching learning experiences for students and her dedication to education is rooted in her belief that everyone should have access to the tools and resources they need to succeed.
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EDC Data Committee Meeting
Select members of the Engineering Research Council (ERC) Board of Directors will provide an interactive session to discuss the currently funded research trends which should be reflected in promotion and tenure policies at universities. There are increasing faculty contributions in translational research, workforce development, innovation, and entrepreneurship. There are a variety of approaches in colleges of engineering toward the evaluation of these activities.
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Dr. Vahid Motevalli, Interim Vice Chancellor for Research and Director of School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, ... (continued)
This workshop is in two sections. The first will focus on defining educational equity and begin by asking participants where they fall on an educational equity journey — from beginning to developing, to taking action.
Facilitators will share where they fall as such and will stress that the session will move on this spectrum in different ways and contexts, and that there is no expectation that participants are at any particular stage.
Facilitators will introduce themselves and their educational journeys to humanize themselves; provide an example of how practitioners can describe their positional ... (continued)
Christina Smith (Diné) is the Associate Director for Undergraduate STEM Development at the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning. She teaches the course "The Theory and Teaching of Problem Solving" as part of the Problem Solving Fellows Program for the Brown Learning Collaborative. She also works with departments on undergraduate TA training and ongoing pedagogical development. Christina provides leadership for the Brown Catalyst and New Scientist Collective programs, both of which focus on supporting STEM students from purposefully excluded communities. She is interested in how identity, culture, and epistemology within STEM contexts impact student learning and teaching.
Dr. Stacey Lawrence works at the nexus of science, education, and identity. For over five years, Stacey has collaborated with STEM instructors to incorporate reflective, data-driven practices into their teaching in order to increase equity and inclusion in STEM teaching and learning experiences. She is currently the Senior Associate Director for STEM Initiatives at The Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning (Brown University).
This workshop builds on, yet stands alone from, a previous session about inclusive leadership offered through CDEI. It will provide accessible and actionable strategies, and an easy-to-use tool.
Belonging and being valued are fundamental human needs, yet people from traditionally marginalized and minoritized groups are significantly less likely to experience treatment that meets these needs.
Gatekeeping behaviors directly influence performance, collaboration, and retention, but stewardship is being entrusted with what’s in your care and creating an environment where people can grow and improve ... (continued)
Dr. Meagan Pollock began her career playing with light projection on tiny microscopic mirrors as an engineer for Texas Instruments. Through her company, Engineer Inclusion, she now utilizes metaphorical projectors and mirrors to shine a light on micro and macro social systems that, when adjusted, improve student and employee success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. A TEDx speaker, author, and a past recipient of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, Meagan holds a PhD in engineering education from Purdue University, an MS in electrical engineering from ... (continued)
Tech session presented by McGraw Hill.
Join Oregon State University College of Engineering (COE) representatives to learn how Oregon State is evolving its engineering curriculum through a freshmen Engineering+ three-course experience and a multidisciplinary capstone program. Recently the ASEE Diversity Recognition Program awarded Oregon State with the Silver award for significant progress in increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within the college. Come learn how educators are increasing DEI content in these lower and upper-division courses to develop a cohesive curriculum across the entire College of Engineering.
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This session highlights best practices in outcomes assessment using the NCEES Subject Matter Reports to provide participants with information about the strengths and weaknesses of students in a program. The presentation will specifically focus on using the FE results as one of a program’s direct measures in assessing student outcomes. Attend and learn more about how the FE exam can be an effective tool for your program.
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John Steadman, Ph.D., PE, is Professor and Dean Emeritus at the University of South Alabama. He has held faculty positions at the University of Wyoming, United States ... (continued)
Aerospace Technical Session
Architectural Engineering Division technical session