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Too often, students say they have nothing to contribute or that their teammates won't listen. Innovation, curiosity, and idea generation are stifled; students learn negative coping skills, and students miss opportunities to build leadership skills. For the highest success, teams must be inclusive and efficient. Research, including Google's, demonstrates that high-performing teams actively foster psychological safety. However, engineering programs rarely teach effective teaming skills, and even fewer teach skills for fostering psychological safety.
To address this gap, we developed modules to teach engineering students a framework they can use to promote psychological safety in teams. By providing examples of how to act and how to respond, students can practice effective teaming attitudes through role-play. It is critical that we move beyond the cognitive domain of learning and into the affective domain if we value that students practice attitudes that can lead to habits. Our modules are tailored to three phases of the design process but can be applied or adapted to any team environment. Our three modules are developed around three attitudes: (1) every idea has the potential to contribute to a positive outcome, (2) questioning an idea provides valuable insight, and (3) applying the brake can be productive.

Moderated by

1. Dr. Kenneth W Lamb P.E. and Dr. Mary Katherine Watson

Speakers

1. Dr. Michelle Marincel Payne

   Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

   Dr. Michelle Marincel Payne is an Associate Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with specialty in environmental and water resources engineering. At Rose-Hulman, Michelle launched a podcast, Story@Rose, to inspire students to reflect, develop, and craft personal stories to develop their STEM identities and prepare them for their future careers. Michelle also leads efforts to improve students’ teaming experiences and undergraduate research outcomes. She works with undergraduate students to investigate the removal of stormwater pollutants in engineered wetlands. Michelle is a KEEN Fellow, NSF ASCEND Fellow, ExCEEd Fellow, and an ASCE Daniel V. Terrell Awardee. Michelle also works in civil and environmental engineering consulting and enjoys bringing her experience back to the classroom. She earned her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, her M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology, and her B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla.

2. Prof. James H. Hanson P.E.

   Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

   Dr. James Hanson is the Department Head and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, where his teaching emphasis is structural analysis and design. He is the author of the textbook Structural Analysis: Skills for Practice, and he is the recipient of several teaching and best paper awards from ASEE, ACI, and ASCE. Jim brings four years of military and industry experience to the classroom and is a registered Professional Engineer.

3. Dr. Kenneth W Lamb P.E.

   California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

4. Dr. Mary Katherine Watson

   The Citadel