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Changing the Paradigm of Instruction and Outreach
Jim ClarkeEngineering Librarian
Miami UniversityOxford, Ohio
Agenda•Undergraduate Engineering Education•Academic Engineering Librarianship•Literature Research Guidance Process (LRGP)•Review Process Examples•Future Deployment & Research Plans
• The state of U.S. engineering education is weak. – U.S. universities cannot recruit enough students.– Only 60% of the recruited students become engineers.– Approximately 110,000 U.S. engineering graduates per
year.– About 400,000 domestic engineering jobs are available.– Strong growth in engineering jobs until at least 2018. – Concerns exist regarding U.S engineer quality.
Undergraduate Engineering Education
• Government & Private Sector investing in STEM. – According to a report by the National Science and Technology
Council, the feds spent 3.4 billion just in 2011 through 252 distinct investments.
– States including Washington, Oregon, Texas, North Carolina, New Mexico, Ohio, Tennessee, Arizona, California, and Idaho have developed STEM alliances that rely on both public and private funding.
– The Business and Industry Stem Education Coalition (BISEC) & TechNet are examples of corporate partners
supporting STEM.
Undergraduate Engineering Education
Engineering Librarians/Jedi Knights
• Potential to increase student retention & quality of young American engineers.– Committed to STEM education. – Train students to access & analyze technical literature. – Foster critical thinking & informed decisions for design
projects. – Support the development of high caliber engineers.
Value of Engineering Librarians
• The few serve the many– 500-600 in North America– 1 librarian/1700 students*
• Declining desk demand • External role
– Semi-Faculty/Outside Curriculum
• Limited instruction time– 200 minutes/128 weeks
• Outreach = New frontier
Obsolete Engagement Model
Literature Research Guidance Process(LRGP)
1. Research kickoff meetings (capstone case study)2. Team reference meetings & instruction3. Initial literature searches4. Follow up weekly meetings
LRGP Weekly Team Meetings
5. Meet teams with or without faculty advisors.6. Require agendas, Gantt charts, minutes, wikis.7. Facilitate literature analysis discussions:– What did you read? – Why is it valuable for the project? – How can you use the information in the design process?– Should your fellow team members read it?– Does it raise important questions to ask your advisor? – Does it identify a need for more reading materials?
As the semester progresses
8. Meet with teams weekly until the midterm9. Co-advise for presentations, posters, papers.10. Attend student events to provide support– Develops strong professor & student relationships
Initial Observarions•LRGP is not threatening to professors.-Supports accreditation (ABET) learning outcomes.
•LRGP is practical for engineering students. •LRGP is practical for many engineering disciplines.•LRGP is not scalable for a small staff.– Small scale LRGP projects should attempted.– Added value needs to be proven. – STEM investments need to be harnessed.– 21st Century engagement model needs to end.
• Outreach-focused librarians– Incremental growth
• First-Year Research Programs • Independent Research• Student Chapter Projects • Senior Design Projects
Design Project Librarians
Next Steps
• Prove LRGP increases learning outcomes.• Pilot project for the 2012 fall semester • Pursue an NSF TUES grant in 2013:– Hire temporary design project librarians to maximize LRGP
deployment.– Facilitate LRGP deployment at other universities.
• Consider support from other STEM organizations.