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Yu Xia; Stephanie Cutler; Ibukun Osunbunmi; Sarah E. Zappe; Esther W. Gomez; Stephanie Velegol; Minkyung Lee – Advances in Engineering Education, 2024
Integrating humanities and arts into STEM has been suggested to better prepare students for the workforce. Studies have shown that improvisation (abbreviated as improv), an educational program from humanities and arts, can potentially improve engineering pedagogy and learning. However, little is known about improv's impact on developing…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Undergraduate Students, Engineering Education, Professional Development
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Bilgin, Betul; Felder, Anthony E.; Darabi, Houshang; Nazempour, Rezvan; Reckinger, Shanon; Revelo, Renata A.; Ozevin, Didem – Advances in Engineering Education, 2022
The matriculation, retention, and graduation of students is a critical and ongoing effort in undergraduate engineering education. Implementing measures is vital in increasing student motivation to continue pursuing engineering and is especially important for individuals from low-income and academically talented students. At the University of…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Mentors, Undergraduate Students, Student Motivation
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Edwards, Cherie D.; Lee, Walter C.; Knight, David B.; Fletcher, Trina; Reid, Karl; Lewis, Racheida – Advances in Engineering Education, 2021
Striving to remain a global leader in innovation, the United States continues prioritizing broadening participation in engineering and other STEM fields. For this reason, STEM outreach programs are increasingly popular and vital. However, few programs offer such outreach experiences at a large, national scale and intentionally situate those…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Engineering Education, African American Students, Access to Education
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Martin, Lee; Dixon, Colin – Advances in Engineering Education, 2019
There is growing interest in the engineering education community in "making" and the Maker Movement as a context for young people to learn and develop interest around design and early engineering competencies. Although some researchers argue that making has the potential to serve a liberating and anti-oppressive function in education,…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Workshops, Educational Innovation, High School Students
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Schneider, Katie; Martin, Amy; Hogue, Terri S. – Advances in Engineering Education, 2020
In recent decades much attention has been given to the optimization of professional development to support education reform; especially as it relates to science, engineering, technology and mathematics (STEM) fields. Many studies have shown that the most effective STEM professional development programs include active inquiry opportunities that…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, STEM Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Water
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Locicero, Ryan; Trotz, Maya A. – Advances in Engineering Education, 2018
The Green Space Based Learning (GSBL) is an educational model to mainstream green infrastructure within urban environments that builds on a long-term partnership between a Research I university, surrounding underserved community, and local school district with a portion being piloted through a federally funded Research Experience for Teachers…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Phenomenology, Urban Areas, Program Descriptions
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Shreiber, David I.; Moghe, Prabhas V.; Roth, Charles M. – Advances in Engineering Education, 2015
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) sites widely serve as the first major research gateway for undergraduates seeking a structured research experience. Given their lack of prior research skills, and the highly compressed duration of the REU programs, these students frequently encounter barriers to a seamless transition into a new…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Acceleration (Education), Interdisciplinary Approach, Engineering Education
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Jesiek, Brent K.; Haller, Yating; Thompson, Julia – Advances in Engineering Education, 2014
Responding to globalization trends, many engineering schools are internationalizing their courses and curricula to prepare graduates for careers that involve working across countries and cultures. As a result, both students and staff are looking beyond study abroad to international work, research, and service learning opportunities as alternate…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, Study Abroad
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Ryder, Linda Sue; Pegg, Jerine; Wood, Nathan – Advances in Engineering Education, 2012
Summer outreach programs provide pre-college participants an introduction to college life and exposure to engineering in an effort to raise the level of interest and bring more students into engineering fields. The Junior Engineering, Mathematics, and Science (JEMS) program is a project-based summer workshop in which teams of high school students…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Outreach Programs, Workshops, High School Students
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Gleason, Jim; Boykin, Karen; Johnson, Pauline; Bowen, Larry; Whitaker, Kevin W.; Micu, Celina; Raju, Dheeraj; Slappey, Carter – Advances in Engineering Education, 2010
In an effort to reduce the engineering student withdrawal rate due to mathematics, The University of Alabama developed a unique, informal, interactive, and interdisciplinary five-week summer residence program called the Engineering Math Advancement Program (E-MAP). The program aims to increase retention by preparing students to be successful in…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Engineering Education, Mathematics Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach