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Have You Heard Of Shpe? | College Of Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
Have You Heard Of Shpe? | College Of Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
College of Engineering News
The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers is quickly becoming one of Utah State University’s most active student organizations.
Attracting Secondary Students To Stem Using A Summer Engineering Camp, Murad Mahmoud
Attracting Secondary Students To Stem Using A Summer Engineering Camp, Murad Mahmoud
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The purpose of this research was to study the benefits of having middle school students attend a summer camp focused on the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). A lot of research funding is being used in such camps to help get more students into STEM fields as there is a lack of graduates in those fields. Therefore, it is important to understand the benefits and effectiveness of such camps.
Students, teachers and parents were involved in this research. Students and teachers attended a one-week engineering camp at Utah State University while parents were involved via a blog …
Usu College Of Engineering Lights Up Salt Palace At Education Conference, Usu College Of Engineering
Usu College Of Engineering Lights Up Salt Palace At Education Conference, Usu College Of Engineering
College of Engineering News
Utah State University was center stage at the Salt Palace Convention Center earlier this week during a major event for engineering education.
Aggie Engineers Receive Nsf Graduate Research Fellowships, Usu College Of Engineering
Aggie Engineers Receive Nsf Graduate Research Fellowships, Usu College Of Engineering
College of Engineering News
A Utah State University College of Engineering student will receive the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Award.
Usu Engineering Faculty Partners With National Federation Of The Blind To Develop Non-Visual Teaching Methods | College Of Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
Usu Engineering Faculty Partners With National Federation Of The Blind To Develop Non-Visual Teaching Methods | College Of Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
College of Engineering News
A researcher at Utah State University is developing non-visual techniques to teach the fundamentals of engineering to students who are blind or low vision.
The Motivation Behind Stem | College Of Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
The Motivation Behind Stem | College Of Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
College of Engineering News
It’s hard not to get excited about science and engineering after a weeklong, research-themed summer camp in the mountains.
Defining Engineering: Usu Researcher Tackles A Profession’S Identity Crisis | College Of Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
Defining Engineering: Usu Researcher Tackles A Profession’S Identity Crisis | College Of Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
College of Engineering News
Engineering education in the U.S. is not keeping up with the rapidly-evolving paradigm of today’s engineering profession, giving some students an incomplete perspective about what their future careers will actually be.
Biomanufacturing Through Igem-An International Student Competition, Asif Rahman, Ryan J. Putman, Neal Hengge, Charles D. Miller
Biomanufacturing Through Igem-An International Student Competition, Asif Rahman, Ryan J. Putman, Neal Hengge, Charles D. Miller
Biological Engineering Faculty Publications
The foundations of synthetic biology are built on molecular biology and genetic engineering. One of the purposes of synthetic biology is to make biology easier to engineer by the creation of standardized biological parts and devices. There are a wide range of potential applications for synthetic biology and a variety of approaches to constructing parts and systems. Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) students from around the world apply synthetic biology principles at the annual International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition to demonstrate functioning biological systems created from standardized parts. The iGEM competition will continue to add to the …
Thinking Like A Pro: How Experts And Novices Solve Problems Differently | College Of Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
Thinking Like A Pro: How Experts And Novices Solve Problems Differently | College Of Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering
College of Engineering News
Jan. 7, 2016 – Engineering education experts at Utah State University are narrowing in on new insights into why young engineering students drop out of their programs or change majors.
It’s an increasingly important conversation as government and industry leaders push for more college graduates in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, fields. And yet nationwide, only about half of all engineering students complete their degrees.
Perspectives Of Pedagogical Change Within A Broadcast Stem Course, Angela L. Minichiello, Ted Campbell, James T. Dorwand, Sherry Marx
Perspectives Of Pedagogical Change Within A Broadcast Stem Course, Angela L. Minichiello, Ted Campbell, James T. Dorwand, Sherry Marx
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Publications
As calls for pedagogical transformation of undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) instruction intensify, the pace of change remains slow. The literature shows that research-based instructional strategies transfer only sporadically into STEM instructional practice. Difficulties associated with implementation and sustainment of instructional change may appear daunting— if not insurmountable—to many STEM change agents and teaching faculty. Subsequently, the path towards systematic and lasting pedagogical transformation in post-secondary STEM stands largely uncharted.
To understand how challenges faced by STEM educators engaged in pedagogical change may be overcome, this paper uses qualitative inquiry to explore an emergent process of teacher change. …
Infusing Engineering Concepts: Teaching Engineering Design, Jenny L. Daugherty
Infusing Engineering Concepts: Teaching Engineering Design, Jenny L. Daugherty
Publications
Engineering has gained considerable traction in many K-12 schools. However, there are several obstacles or challenges to an effective approach that leads to student learning. Questions such as where engineering best fits in the curriculum; how to include it authentically and appropriately; toward what educational end; and how best to prepare teachers need to be answered. Integration or infusion appears to be the most viable approach; instead of stand-alone engineering courses squeezing into the already crammed curriculum. An integrative approach whereby engineering is infused into the existing curriculum, within science, technology, mathematics or other courses, appears to be the best …
A Possible Pathway For High School Science In A Stem World, Cary Sneider
A Possible Pathway For High School Science In A Stem World, Cary Sneider
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Today‘s high school science teachers find themselves in a period of transition. For the past decade there have been calls for replacing a narrow focus on science education—the traditional courses in physics, chemistry, biology, and Earth and space science—with a broader curriculum on STEM (that is, the four allied fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). However, at present there are no guidelines on what that broader curriculum should include or how it should be designed, and the gulf that has separated science and mathematics seems as wide as ever, despite decades of efforts to bridge the two disciplines. Next …
Integrating Engineering Design Challenges Into Secondary Stem Education, Ronald L. Carr
Integrating Engineering Design Challenges Into Secondary Stem Education, Ronald L. Carr
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Engineering is being currently taught in the full spectrum of the P-12 system, with an emphasis on design-oriented teaching (Brophy, Klein, Portsmore, & Rogers, 2008). Due to only a small amount of research on the learning of engineering design in elementary and middle school settings, the community of practice lacks the necessary knowledge of the trajectory of students' learning progressions towards design mastery and expertise and the appropriateness of otherwise established design pedagogies. The issue is even more pressing since many states are embedding engineering into their standards without a clear notion of how engineering (often conceptualized as design) works …
Stem Education And Leadership: A Mathematics And Science Partnership Approach, Chris Merrill, Jenny Daugherty
Stem Education And Leadership: A Mathematics And Science Partnership Approach, Chris Merrill, Jenny Daugherty
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The issue of attracting more young people to choose careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has become critical for the United States. Recent studies by businesses, associations, and education have all agreed that the United States’ performance in the STEM disciplines have placed our nation in grave risk of relinquishing its competitive edge in the marketplace (e.g., Rising above the gathering storm, 2007). A Congressional Research Service (2006) report stated that, a “large majority of secondary students fail to reach proficiency in math and science, and many are taught by teachers lacking adequate subject matter knowledge” (Congressional Research …
The Nature And Status Of Stem Professional Development: Effective Practices For Secondary Level Engineering Education, Rodney L. Custer, Jenny L. Daugherty
The Nature And Status Of Stem Professional Development: Effective Practices For Secondary Level Engineering Education, Rodney L. Custer, Jenny L. Daugherty
Reports of Center Studies
Recently engineering has emerged on the K-12 scene as a potentially important content area. However, K-12 teachers typically lack sufficient backgrounds to effectively integrate engineering into their classrooms. Thus teacher professional development is of critical importance. Although there have been several initiatives emerge to assist teachers in teaching engineering-related curriculum, there has been little empirical research generated. For example, little is known about best practices, engineering pedagogical content knowledge, or effective design principles for engineering professional development. Although there is a general consensus in the literature concerning a set of principles that differentiate effective teacher professional development (i.e., Garet, Porter, …