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Learning Analytics (LA) is currently the most effective way of achieving better information and in-depth insights of the learning processes. Specifications like Experience API (xAPI) have been defined as part of LA initiatives to add interoperability among LA-aware applications. Tools that validate the conformance of data to these specifications are key components to assure the interoperability among...
Computing has become ubiquitous in many fields. The pervasiveness of computing has catalyzed growing demand for a broad range of skills. However, recent trends suggest a growing gap between supply-versus-demand for programmers — estimates indicate that by 2024, there will be a million more jobs than computing professionals resulting in over $500 billion in lost salaries. A key aspect to this growing...
Despite the remarkable expansion of massive open online courses (MOOCs) over the last decade, the extent to which they achieve their potential as a “disruptive force” in education is questionable, with limited evidence of true impact. There is a wide range of desired outcomes from both learners themselves and those that invest in MOOCs. Therefore, to truly evaluate the effectiveness of a MOOC, it...
Teaching programming using Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is gaining popularity due to their scalability and efficiency of knowledge distribution. However, participating in these courses usually means fully committing to the supplied programming environment in the browser. While this allows a consistent and controllable setup, learners do not gain experience with actual development tools, such...
In this paper we present a reference architecture for ETL stages of EDM and LA that works with different data formats and different extraction sites, ensuring privacy and making easier for new participants to enter into the process without demanding more computing power. Considering scenarios with a multitude of virtual environments hosting educational activities, accessible through a common infrastructure,...
The goal of this paper is to describe the motivation, process and results of converting a traditional mobile robotics classroom into a flipped one. Mobile robotics has been taught at this university for 10 years and the course has proven to be very successful. The challenge with this success is that there is only one instructor, one section, once per year with an enrollment cap of 24 students. These...
Interactive learning tools allow students to explore STEM concepts deeply, improving educational outcomes. Interactive tools that use cloud computing resources can (1) explore computationally intensive concepts and (2) seamlessly link concepts to graphical representations. When these goals conflict, good design, and implementation principles are needed to (1) preserve interactive response times and...
This paper proposed a workshop to introduce the use of computational tools and methods to analyze educational data. The workshop will demonstrate three different contexts in which these tools can be used to visualize and characterize patterns within educational data, and validate them using statistical techniques. Participants in this workshop will have the opportunity to learn how to implement these...
Though considerable attention and resources have been dedicated over a few decades to improve the representation of women in engineering fields, the issues of underrepresentation still exist, especially among the tenure track and research faculty. “Chilly” climate models of underrepresentation discuss these and other barriers to women's persistence, including implicit gender bias in the department...
The goal of this panel session is to introduce audience members to the challenges and successes of significant cultural and curricular change as enacted by awardees in the NSF program Revolutionizing Engineering and Computer Science Departments (RED). This panel will explore how organizations go about the process of cultural investigation and how they embark on culture change, using RED awardees of...
Several decades of research have shown peer assessment to be an effective pedagogical approach. Researchers have shown that peer assessment has the potential to provide students more copious, timely and helpful feedback, and also helping reviewers to learn as well. In recent decades, peer assessments in educational settings have increasingly been facilitated by online tools. Some MOOC platforms also...
What images come to mind when you encounter the word “professor”? In many cases, our notions of a professor lead us to think of someone conducting research and teaching classes. However, our understanding of professors is in part limited by the professors we have been in contact with through our own educational experiences. Most people with PhD degrees attended a Doctoral University with Highest Research...
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) attract learners with different learner intentions, background knowledge, and skills as compared to traditional, closed enrollment settings. This level of diversity in learners introduces new factors that impact student persistence and engagement. Previous research has analyzed MOOC learners who are either fully engaged in a course in its entirety or at least consistently...
This paper focuses on the pattern of engagement of students collaborating in a virtual environment. Students work different time and place to develop responses to three homework assignments in a collaborative online learning environment. For each assignment, students are asked to cognitively engineer a technology-mediated collaboration in which they must consider issues such as communication, shared...
This WIP focusses on one component of our updated first year engineering program (FYEP), a student-owned laptop requirement. Requiring students to bring laptops will enable all students to practice the skills learned during their first-year engineering classes. Other engineering instructors will also be able to require students to bring and use laptops in their courses. Infusing the use of laptops...
Traditional generation and operation practices are being challenged worldwide by new technologies and alternative ways to plan, design, build and manage power systems. For example, the role of large generating units in the presence of renewable energy needs to be reexamined, especially in places with good renewable resources and aggressive energy policies. This paper presents lessons learned from...
Robotics activities allow students to gain confidence in their abilities to use technology creatively, express themselves, and solve problems of interest. However, many traditional robotics elective programs suffer from self-selection and reach only a subset of students. Arts & Bots is a middle school robotics program which integrates robotics into non-technology classes to engage a more diverse...
This innovative practice work in progress describes the Klamath Connection (KC) program at Humboldt State University (HSU). The KC Program is a place-based learning community designed to foster a sense of belonging to improve STEM first-year performance. Initiated through the California State University STEM Collaboratives project, the program is comprised of four high impact practices (a summer immersion,...
In this work, effects of inquiry cycles on freshmen engineers are evaluated. In particular reflection based methods are studied and discussed. The paper summarizes our early findings of a phenomenographical analysis of student reflections. A first year engineering course was designed as Deweyean inquiry-base class allows freshmen engineers to think, learn and engage with old and new concepts while...
Many schools are incorporating project-based interdisciplinary exercises into their engineering curriculum in order to develop the qualitative and quantitative skills simultaneously. It has been shown that introducing design in a freshman engineering course has a positive impact on retention, stimulates interest in engineering and enhances communication, teaming and time management skills. But can...
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