Happy May Day! May has always been my favorite month of the year for several reasons. The academic year at Penn State is slowing drawing to a close. The weather is starting to get nicer and there are flowers blooming everywhere! I was looking out my window today and happened to see a lot of robins and squirrels outside, which reminded me that life continues to move on, despite the current state of affairs in the country and around the world. Even though we will be missing many of our usual milestones, celebrations, and events, we can still rejoice in the little things like sunshine, flowers, and online shopping deliveries.

Speaking of celebrations, I wanted to give a shout out to the 2020 ERM Apprentice Faculty Grant (AFG) winners, who I have listed below:

Jillian Seniuk Cicek – Assistant Professor for the Centre of Engineering Professional Practice and Engineering Education in the Faculty of Engineering at University of Manitoba
Aaron Johnson – Instructor, Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department, University of Colorado Boulder
Jessica Swenson – Assistant Professor, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Engineering Education, University at Buffalo (SUNY)
Christina Smith – Assistant Director, Undergraduate Instructional Development, The Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning & Adjunct Lecturer, School of Engineering, Brown University
Congratulations Jillian, Aaron, Jessica, and Christina! I’m sad that we won’t be able to celebrate your award in Montreal this year, but we will do our best to celebrate virtually during the conference.

Stay healthy, safe, and positive!

Sarah

 

ERM Announcements for 5/1/2020

 

General Announcements

ERM ANNOUNCEMENT: Call for Nominations for ERM Directors and Secretary/Treasurer
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Research Study on the Impact of Covid-19 on Policies and Practices of Engineering Programs
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Brief Survey on Rapid Transition to Online Teaching
CALL FOR REVIEWERS: Reviewers needed for WEEF & EDC2020 Conferences
CALL FOR PAPERS: A Special Issue on “Asset-Based Pre-College Engineering Education to Promote Equity’’
Position Announcements

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Engineering Education Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Engineering, Wake Forest University
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Postdoctoral position at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

 

General Announcements

ERM ANNOUNCEMENT: Call for Nominations for ERM Directors and Secretary/Treasurer
The Education Research and Methods Division Bylaws state that in even-numbered years, the membership shall elect two Directors and a secretary/treasurer. As such, the nominating committee is opening nominations from April 15 through May 15, 2020. Below are descriptions of the positions open for nominations. All that is required are name, affiliation, and email via email to Nicole Pitterson – npitters@vt.edu during the nomination period. Self-nominations are encouraged.

Directors: Directors shall be elected to serve a two-year term and shall not be eligible to serve a second successive term. Two directors shall be elected each year. Directors may be asked to serve in a capacity as determined by the Chair.

Secretary/Treasurer: The Secretary-Treasurer shall be elected in even-numbered years to serve a two-year term. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible for the minutes of the meetings of the Executive Board, Executive Committee and the annual business meeting of the Division and shall maintain the financial accounts and records of the Division in coordination with the Society Headquarters staff. The Secretary-Treasurer shall make a written financial report at each meeting of the Executive Board.

ERM Bylaws: https://erm.asee.org/bylaws/

Elections are scheduled to be held May 16 – June 1, 2020. Details on how to vote in elections will follow at a later date.

 

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Research Study on the Impact of Covid-19 on Policies and Practices of Engineering Programs
The rapid spread of COVID-19 has required universities across the country to make dramatic changes, the most visible of which is moving instruction online. We do not know about the additional changes that universities and engineering programs, in particular, are making to support students and to comply with ‘stay-at-home’ orders and respect social-distancing, or to plan for summer and fall courses and activities. The purpose of the study is to identify how COVID-19 has affected student-related practices and policies in engineering programs across the U.S. Policies and practices of interest include but are not limited to those related to admissions, enrollment, advising, course prerequisites, course delivery, and internships.

The findings from this study will inform the fields of higher education and engineering education by summarizing how universities and engineering programs are responding to COVID-19. Findings will be able to inform future decision-making by sharing changes to practice and policy and will inform future research by creating a baseline understanding of changes universities and engineering programs are making.

To participate in the survey, please go to: https://coeuh.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_894en4CdLhsxTKd

For more information, please contact Virginia Rangel at vrangel4@Central.UH.EDU.

 

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Brief Survey on Rapid Transition to Online Teaching
As we are at a unique time in higher education, we are hoping to capture this experience in a research study. We are asking individuals in the engineering community who are experiencing a transition to online teaching to participate in an online survey and answer a short prompt. The survey will take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete. Answers will remain completely confidential and be deidentified prior to dissemination.

Please click the link below for more information, including informed consent, and to begin the survey: https://bucknell.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cOzNCKQ2T5sqJO5.

We also ask that you share this survey with others as appropriate.

For questions, please contact PIs Ryan Snyder (rcs048@bucknell.edu), Kaela Martin (kaela.martin@erau.edu) or Elif Miskioglu (elif.miskioglu@bucknell.edu). Please forgive duplicate postings as we try to reach our target audiences.

 

CALL FOR REVIEWERS: Reviewers needed for WEEF & EDC2020 Conferences
IFEES hosts the World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) annually, a conference focused on bringing together the global community to build excellence in engineering education. The Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) meets in parallel to this event every two years. This year, WEEF&GEDC will be hosted in Cape Town, South Africa from 16–20 November 2020 (https://weefgedc2020.org). We would like to invite you to review abstracts and papers for WEEF&GEDC2020. Your contribution as a reviewer will help to develop the scholarship of engineering education, and ensure the high standards of the conference. Conference participants and authors are encouraged to review papers. All reviews will be double-blind, and we will ensure that you are not assigned a review with which you have a conflict of interest.

A focus for this event is building scholarship in engineering education amongst the global community. As such, we encourage people who are new to engineering education research and scholarship to review abstracts and papers. We have developed guidance to help you conduct effective reviews, which can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HZjMMO-hQmqX-PVLBUz6wlSPxl1LKYZI

The abstract submission deadline for authors is 4 May 2020, and reviews should be completed by 25 May 2020. After the initial abstract review, authors will be given the opportunity to develop their research into full papers. The deadline for authors to submit full papers is 13 July 2020, and full paper reviews should be completed by 13 August 2020.

If you would like to sign up to be a reviewer, please complete this form: https://forms.gle/guDREXAUA7M6EDaV7

If you have not already done so, please register on the conference submission website: https://www.conftool.org/weefgedc2020

 

CALL FOR PAPERS: A Special Issue on “Asset-Based Pre-College Engineering Education to Promote Equity’’
The Journal of Pre-college Engineering Education Research (J-PEER) invites original manuscript submissions that investigate the design, learning and social processes, and outcomes of asset-based engineering education. Studies should focus on pre-college engineering education, but may be quantitative or qualitative, observational or interventionist. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1264&context=jpeer

Extended Abstracts: Structured 500-word abstracts will be accepted on a rolling basis through May 30, 2020. Abstracts should include the following sections: Purpose, Background/ Framework, Methods, Findings, and Conclusions.

Guest Editors: Lee Martin and Kristen Wendell. Authors are encouraged to reach out to guest editors with questions about fit and send abstracts directly to the guest editors at leemartin@ucdavis.edu or kristen.wendell@tufts.edu.

 

Position Announcements

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Engineering Education Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Engineering, Wake Forest University
The Department of Engineering at Wake Forest University in collaboration with the Program for Leadership and Character seek a creative and dynamic scholar with a research background in engineering, engineering education, assessment and measurement, learning sciences, psychology, STEM education, or other related fields to serve as a Postdoctoral Fellow. The two-year position is funded by a grant from the Kern Family Foundation to support the development and assessment of character interventions in the context of the undergraduate engineering program and in the context of entrepreneurial mindset. The successful candidate will collaborate directly with engineering faculty, an character education postdoctoral fellow, graduate student research assistants to design and coordinate character interventions, assist with course development workshops, conduct empirical studies and prepare manuscripts for publication to study the efficacy of these pedagogical interventions. Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in engineering, engineering education, assessment and measurement, learning sciences, psychology, STEM education, or other related fields. We are seeking colleagues who share our vision, who embody the same attributes we desire in our students, and who want to contribute to an educational environment that emphasizes excellence in engineering, entrepreneurial mindset, creative design and problem solving, and broad societal impact.

Interested applicants should apply via the University’s career website at: http://www.wfu.careers/. The application should be submitted as ONE PDF file and include the following: (1) a cover letter that addresses the applicant’s motivation, personal values in alignment with the job description; (2) a CV; and (3) a list of 3-5 references. References will only be contacted with prior approval of the applicant. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Further information is available at college.wfu.edu/engineering/. Inquiries about the position and application process may be addressed to Dr. Olga Pierrakos (Professor and Founding Chair, Department of Engineering) at pierrao@wfu.edu.

Wake Forest University is a highly ranked, private university with 5100 undergraduates and 3000 graduate and professional students in the Schools of Medicine, Law, Divinity and Business. Wake Forest University welcomes and encourages diversity and inclusivity, and seeks applicants with demonstrated success in working with diverse populations. Wake Forest University is an AA/EO employer and values an inclusive and diverse learning community and campus climate.

 

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Postdoctoral position at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
The Department of Communication and Learning in Science at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, announces a call for a postdoctoral position. The position is fully funded for 24 months, starting in October 2020 (or another date agreed with the applicant). This is an open call for a postdoctoral project focusing on any topic bridging at least two (ideally more) of the following broader areas of research with a higher education focus:

• teaching and learning in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education

• learning design and learning experiences in STEM education

• integrating communication and learning in higher education

• technology enhanced learning

• authentic learning environments

• education for sustainable development

• academic and/or disciplinary literacy

• writing research

• genre studies

The deadline for applications is 15 May, 2020. Please refer to the advertisements for particulars. Ref 20200159 Postdoc in Communication and Learning in Science

http://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/Working-at-Chalmers/Vacancies/?rmpage=job&rmjob=8485. For questions, please contact Associate Professor (Dr) Hans Malmström, Head of Research and Graduate Education, E-mail: mahans@chalmers.se

 

 

To send an announcement to the ERM listserv, please prepare a 2-3 paragraph description including any relevant URLs and contact info as well as a subject line. Do not include any attachments. Be sure that the announcement includes the person to contact with questions. Email all of this information to Sarah Zappe at ser163@psu.edu with [ERM Announcement] in the subject line to facilitate email sorting. Announcements will be sent out on the 1st and 15th of each month. Each set of announcements will be included in the announcements email twice. Announcements will also be recorded on the ERM website: http://erm.asee.org/

For more resources and position announcements, please see the Engineering Education Community Resource Wiki available at http://bit.ly/engredu. A direct link to job postings at https://bitly.com/eecr-jobs.