Session Description

What does design look like? How do designers spend their time scoping out a problem, developing alternative solutions, and evaluating their designs? Are there typical patterns of engagement in design activities that differ depending on level of design expertise? Questions such as these guided Cynthia Atman's early research on engineering-design processes.

To address these questions, Atman worked with many colleagues to collect data from a large number of individuals ranging in expertise who solved multiple design problems. Analysis of these data provides empirical evidence that as individual ... (continued)

Moderated by

1. Dr. Corey T Schimpf

Speaker

1. Dr. Cynthia J. Atman

   University of Washington

   Cynthia J. Atman is the founding director of the Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT), a professor in Human Centered Design & Engineering, and the inaugural holder of the Mitchell T. & Lella Blanche Bowie Endowed Chair at the University of Washington. Dr. Atman is co-director of the Consortium to Promote Reflection in Engineering Education (CPREE), funded by the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. She was director of the NSF-funded Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE), a national research center that was funded from 2003-2010. Her resea ... (continued)

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The intersection of the engineering design process and culturally responsive pedagogy presents a promising avenue for a more inclusive approach to engineering education and integration of engineering design in math and science content. This talk delves into the integration of culturally responsive engineering education within K-12 classrooms, aiming to improve student engagement and academic achievement. Through the presentation of research and practical examples, insights into teachers' preferences and challenges when implementing a culturally responsive engineering design process will be pr ... (continued)

For those interested in: Broadening Participation in Engineering and Engineering Technology and Pre-College

Speaker

1. Prof. Mariam Manuel

   University of Houston - COE

   Mariam Manuel, Ph.D., is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the University of Houston. Dr. Manuel is a nationally recognized STEM education researcher and practitioner, drawing from her experience as a classroom teacher and first-generation student to champion culturally responsive STEM education. Her research on the intersection between engineering design and culturally responsive pedagogy was awarded the Best Paper and Best DEI Paper at the 2022 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) conference in the Pre-College Engineering Education ... (continued)

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Description and purpose: As developers, you support academics in STEM who wish to change their teaching, their classrooms, and their curricula. Your expertise helps them understand how improving pedagogy can transform both student learning and their own academic experiences. Even as these change makers take on this important work, they may encounter resistance to their efforts from others who see pedagogical change as a challenge to the traditions of the department or the college, or they may struggle to communicate about the change they envision with audiences within and outside of their departm ... (continued)

Speaker

1. Dr. Julia M. Williams

   Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

   Julia M. Williams joined the faculty of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 1992, then assumed duties as Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment in 2005. From 2016 to 2019, she served as Interim Dean of Cross-Cutting Programs and Emerging Opportunities. Williams is the author of Making Changes in STEM Education: The Change Maker’s Toolkit (Routledge 2023). Her publications on assessment, engineering, professional communication, and tablet PCs have appeared in the Journal of Engineering Education and IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, a ... (continued)

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"It takes a village to raise a child" is an African proverb that is commonly mentioned when we talk about the role of a wider community in the development of a young person and the positive impact that we can collectively have on a child as they grow. This talk will build on this idea but situate this proverb in the context of broadening participation of Black and brown engineers.

The preliminary findings of this CAREER award include evidence of the institutional and interpersonal villages that surround undergraduate engineering students at six universities that are consistently named ... (continued)

For those interested in: Broadening Participation in Engineering and Engineering Technology

Speaker

1. Dr. Jeremi S London

   Vanderbilt University

   Dr. Jeremi London is an Assistant Provost for Academic Opportunities and Belonging, and an Associate Professor of Practice of Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University. London started her faculty career at Arizona State University (ASU) in 2015 and joined Virginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education in Fall 2018. As Director of the RISE (Research’s Impact on Society and Education) Research Group, she uses mixed methods research designs to advance the scholarship of impact; investigate impact-driven questions in engineering education as a whole, and in the context of organizational ch ... (continued)

Moderated by

1. Joel L Galos and Dr. Kaitlin Tyler

Speaker

1. Dr. Bosco Yu

   University of Victoria

   Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria

Session Description

In a recent intimate discussion of her book Viral Justice, Dr. Ruha Benjamin commented that “you cannot teach someone you do not love.” Sitting with the power of this comment, I was pushed to reflect on how such translates to the field of engineering, its processes, products, people, and innovations. Specifically, I wondered how each of these aspects would be impacted if pursued through the lens of love. Historically, ideologies underpinning technical advancement have been treated disparately from constructs of love, justice, power, equity, and access. Yet, it is at the seams of engineering, tech ... (continued)

Speaker

1. Dr. Brooke Charae Coley

   Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

   Dr. Brooke Coley, an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Arizona State University, is a pioneering force in disrupting the status quo of engineering to create a more equitable and inclusive field where all individuals can thrive. As the Founding Executive Director of the Center for Research Advancing Racial Equity, Justice, and Sociotechnical Innovation in Engineering (RARE JUSTICE), Dr. Coley leads transformative efforts to challenge systemic barriers and promote equity in academia. Her research focuses on amplifying the lived experiences of racially minoritized scholars, dismantling anti-Blac ... (continued)