Dear Conference Participants,

University of Wisconsin-Stout and ASQ Education Division welcome you to the 2nd annual conference addressing STEM education. The ASQ Advancing the STEM Agenda for Education, the Workplace and Society Conference, will bring to the fore the importance of a quality STEM education through the pipeline from secondary education to professional.

STEM students of today will be the STEM professionals of tomorrow. Success in the ventures and businesses of today and in building tomorrow's industry is reliant upon the progressive, innovative and relevant STEM education this conference seeks to activate, cultivate and sustain.

The economic, social, and cultural value of the four fields of STEM: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, cannot be understated in today's swiftly evolving landscape. We hope you find the resources we have gathered for each pre-conference workshop, break-out session, and keynote address helpful and inspiring. We also hope you take advantage of opportunities to network with other professionals and educators to gain real-world knowledge about best practices and lessons learned.

We thank you for your participation and what you bring to the table by way of ideas and support to advance the STEM agenda.

Sincerely,Your Conference Co-Chairs

Welcome

Julie Furst-BoweChancellor

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Cindy P. VeenstraChair

ASQ Education Division

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Track 1: College Readiness and Support in STEM and Transition to CollegeModerator: Anthony Reffke, UW-StoutRoom: Jarvis Hall Science Wing 142 Session 1-1: Preparing Students for College: Technology and Hands-On Learning Session 1-2: Inspiring and Engaging the Next Generation in STEM Session 1-3: Developing Critical Thinking Session 1-4: K-12 Outreach Through STEM Initiatives

Track 2: The STEM Gap: Representation, Access and Retention in STEMModerator: Anna Sonneberg, UW-StoutRoom: Jarvis Hall Science Wing 146 Session 2-1: Helping Women and Minorities in STEM Session 2-2: Learning from Research on STEM Learning Session 2-3: STEPS Engages Girls in Science and Technology Session 2-4: Let’s Talk about Diversity and Social Responsibility

Track 3: Higher Education STEM-Improved Learning though Teaching and CommunitiesModerator: Thomas Shapaker, UW-StoutRoom: Jarvis Hall Science Wing 150 Session 3-1: Learning from Service Learning and Living-Learning Communities Session 3-2: Improving STEM Success in College Session 3-3: Blending Ideas of Best Practice in STEM Higher Education Session 3-4: Looking at the Bigger Picture of STEM in Higher Education

Track 4: Industry & Technology Partnerships Improve STEM EducationModerator: David Cruickshank, UW-StoutRoom: Jarvis Hall Science Wing 156 Session 4-1: Successful STEM Partnerships Session 4-2: Building STEM Partnerships Session 4-3: Biology-Related STEM Outreach to the Real World Session 4-4: Partnerships Work!

Welcome ...................................................................1General Information ................................................3At-a-Glance Schedule ..............................................4Daily Schedule .........................................................5Opening Keynote Speaker .......................................6Morning Keynote Speaker & Panel ........................6Luncheon Keynote Speaker & Panel ......................8Closing Keynote Speaker ........................................9Pre-Conference Workshops ................................. 10Break-Out One Presentations .............................. 11Break-Out Two Presentations .............................. 12Break-Out Three Presentations ........................... 13Break-Out Four Presentations ............................. 14Exhibitors: ............................................................. 15Reviewers: ............................................................. 15Notes: ..................................................................... 16Conference Co-Chairs & Planning Committee ... 16

Workshop 1: Improving on Student-Community LearningRoom: Memorial Student Center Willow

Workshop 2: Helping STEM Students with Disabilities PersistRoom: Memorial Student Center Walnut

Workshop 3: Writing a Journal PaperRoom: Memorial Student Center White Pine

Workshop 4: Leveraging Industry Partnerships to Advance Undergraduate Applied ResearchRoom: Memorial Student Center Birch

Table of ContentsEach Pre-Conference Workshop will be held in the Memorial Student Center. Workshop descriptions can be found on page 10.

Each General Conference Track has four sessions. Each Session has two presentations. All presentations for each track will be in the same room. Presentation titles, authors, and descriptions can be found on pages 11-14.

UW-Stout is a Tobacco Free CampusSince 2010, smoking and the use of other tobacco products is prohibited on campus.

Wireless Internet Access InstructionsConference attendees may access the internet through the wireless network STOUTGUEST.

To connect, open your browser window and provide a valid email address in the space provided on the activation page.

Your login will remain active for 4 hours. After 4 hours, you will need to enter your email address again to remain connected to the network.

Accreditation/Certification Units0.9 accreditation units will be awarded to conference participants by the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

The ASQ Education Division recommends that ASQ members claim 0.9 Re-certification units (RUs) for this conference. Your conference nametag, the program cover page and the conference schedule in this program are evidence needed to claims these RU’s for your ASQ re-certifications.

Conference ProceedingsThe conference proceedings are accessible on the Conference program page. After the conference, all the papers will be accessible in the ASQ Education Division Library. http://tinyurl.com/cy6ob9v.

All conference papers were peer-reviewed. Recommended referencing for conference papers/presentations from the conference proceedings:

Proceedings of the ASQ 2012 Advancing the STEM Agenda Conference, Menomonie, WI.

AccessibilityIf you feel you need disability-related accommodations while on site, please notify the registration desk.

Program Changes and CancellationsThe conference organizers reserve the right to make changes in programs and speakers or to cancel programs if enrollment criteria are not met, or when conditions beyond its control prevail. Changes and cancellations will be posted at the registration desk and associated classrooms.

Conference Shuttle ScheduleIf you require shuttle transportation outside of the times listed below, please stop by the registration desk to inform staff of your request. Conference Staff will do their best to accommodate any transportation requests.

July 16 Hotels to UW-Stout: 12:00 p.m. Hotels to UW-Stout: 3:30 p.m. Hotels to UW-Stout: 5:00 p.m. UW-Stout to Hotels: 7:00 p.m.

July 17 Hotels to UW-Stout 7:45 a.m. UW-Stout to Hotels: 5:00 p.m.

Local Transportation Local Taxi Service -231 TAXI: (715) 231-8294 -Town & Country Taxi: (715) 309-9619

Airport Shuttle Chippewa Valley Airport Service (715) 830-9400 or (877) 811-4211

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General Information

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All workshops1:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.

Workshop 1: Improving on Student-Community Learning

Workshop 2: Helping STEM Students with

Disabilities Persist

Workshop 3: Writing a Journal Paper

Workshop 4: Leveraging Industry Partnerships to Advance Undergraduate

Applied Research

Room Student Center Willow Student Center Walnut Student Center White Pine Student Center Birch

All sessions from each track in the same room

First Number is the Track Second Number is the Session

Track 1: College Readiness and Support in STEM and Transition

to College

Track 2: The STEM Gap: Representation, Access and

Retention in STEM

Track 3: Higher Education STEM-Improved Learning

though Teaching and Communities

Track 4: Industry & Technology Partnerships Improve STEM

Education

Room Jarvis Hall 142 Jarvis Hall 146 Jarvis Hall 150 Jarvis Hall 156

Start time Session 1-1 Session 2-1 Session 3-1 Session 4-1

10:10 a.m. 1st presentation

Student Technology Access in an Urban STEM High School: The

Missing Variable

Identification of Strategies that Overcome Barriers

to Women and Minorities in STEM

Interdisciplinary Service Learning: Two Approaches to Solving One

Problem

Industrial and STEM Partnership Creates Engineering

Student Leaders

10:35 a.m. 2nd presentation

High Performance Math: College Ready and Transition to College

A Comparison of Epistemological Beliefs of African American

Engineering Students

Lyman Briggs College: An Innovative Living-Learning

Community for STEM Education

Seeing the Forest for the Trees – An Industry &

Academic Partnership

Start time Session 1-2 Session 2-2 Session 3-2 Session 4-2

11:10 a.m. 1st presentation

Inspiring and Engaging the Next Generation in STEM Through PLTW

and REAL

Applied Universal Design for Learning in STEM Education

Organizational Learning in STEM Education Contexts:

Analyzing the “Stickiness” of High Impact Practices

Building STEM Partnership Teams in Suburban Districts

11:35 a.m. 2nd presentation

Using Hands-on Robotics Projects to Engage and Strengthen High School Students Participation in

STEM Education

Creating a Pipeline: An Analysis of Pre-College

Factors of Students in STEM

Improving Mathematics Success Through Enhanced Support Services

Collaborative Educational Experiences through Higher

Education-Industry Partnerships

Start time Session 1-3 Session 2-3 Session 3-3 Session 4-3

1:35 p.m.1st presentation

Using Cognitive Acceleration Materials to Develop Pre-service

Teachers’ Reasoning and Pedagogical Expertise

An ABC Sampler of Best Practices: NSF STEM Scholar Program

at UW-Platteville

Service Learning in Non-Majors Biology: Learning Outcomes and

Lessons from the Field

2:00 p.m.2nd presentation

Leveraging Simple Problems to Introduce Engineering Principles

and Ways of Thinking

A Philosopher Looks at STEM Quality in Higher Education from a

Liberal Arts and Sciences Perspective

STUDENTfacturED :Providing a Way to “STEM” Out

from Behind Old School Walls and Into the Real World Workplace

Start time Session 1-4 Session 2-4 Session 3-4 Session 4-4

2:40 p.m. 1st presentation

The 4-H Tech Wizards Program: Engaging Underserved

Youth in STEM

Preparing Students for STEM Research at the Lyman Briggs College

3:05 p.m.2nd presentation

Dual Enrollment: A STEM/Engineering Initiative

Teaching History of Science and Technology at a

Polytechnic Institution

July 16, 2012: Pre-Conference Workshops- Memorial Student CenterConference Opening- Jarvis Hall Science Wing

Morning Keynote: Jarvis Hall 110, 8:45 a.m. to 9:50 a.m.Panel Discussion on STEM Education-Industry Partnerships

Luncheon Keynote: Memorial Student Center Ballrooms, 12:15 p.m. to 1:20 p.m.Baldrige, STEM Engagement and Learning Communities

Closing Keynote: Jarvis Hall 110, 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Looking to the Future: The STEM Talent Development Roadmap

Closing Reception and Networking: Jarvis Hall Concourse Area, 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Opening Reception and Book Signing: Jarvis Hall Concourse Area, 4:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.STEM-ing for the Future: Informal Networking (with pizza!), 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Opening Keynote: Jarvis Hall 110, 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.STEM Education Classrooms: Promising Practices for Improved Learning

Break-out Four Presentations: 2:40 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Diversity Awareness Education in an Introductory Seminar Course to

Promote Social Responsibility

The STEPS Difference: 16 Years of Attracting Girls to Careers in

Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (Includes Tour of

STEPS summer program)

July 17, 2012: Break-Out Sessions- Jarvis Hall Science Wing

Break-out One Presentations: 10:10 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Break-out Two Presentations: 11:10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Break-out Three Presentations: 1:35 p.m. to 2:25 p.m.

Gesture-Based Software Development with Undergraduate

Teams

Monday, July 16, 2012Pre-Conference & General Conference:

12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Registration and Check-In OpenJarvis Hall Science Wing Lobby Outside Room 142

12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Exhibit AreaJarvis Hall Science Wing Concourse

Pre-Conference Workshops pg 101:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

Workshop 1: Improving on Student-Community Learning Memorial Student Center Willow

Workshop 2: Helping STEM Students with Disabilities Persist Memorial Student Center Walnut

Workshop 3: Writing a Journal Paper Memorial Student Center White Pine

Workshop 4: Leveraging Industry Partnerships to Advance Undergraduate Applied Research Memorial Student Center Birch

General Conference Welcome & Reception3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.Jarvis Hall Science Wing Room 110 Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cindy Veenstra, Chair ASQ Education Division

Opening Keynote: STEM Education Classrooms: Promising Practices for Improved Learning Professor Jeffrey E. Froyd, TEES Research Professor, Texas A&M University

Welcome Reception4:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.Jarvis Hall Science Wing Concourse

Book Signing: Advancing the STEM Agenda: Quality Improvement Supports STEMJarvis Hall Science Wing Concourse

STEM-ing for the Future: Informal Networking (with pizza!)5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.Jarvis Hall Science Wing Concourse

Tuesday, July 17, 2012General Conference:

7:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Registration and Check-InJarvis Hall Science Wing Lobby Outside Room 142 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Exhibit AreaJarvis Hall Science Wing Concourse

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Light Continental Breakfast8:00 a.m.-8:45 a.m., Jarvis Hall Science Wing Concourse

Morning Welcome8:45 a.m.-9:50 a.m. Jarvis Hall Science Wing Room 110 Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen, UW–Stout

Morning Keynote: Panel Discussion on STEM Education-Industry Partnerships Panel Leader: Dean Paul D. Plotkowski, Padnos College of Engineering and Computing at Grand Valley State University Panelists: Jeff Asproth, Supply Chain Manager, 3M Corporation Amy Lane, Director, Career Services, UW-Stout Reginald McGregor, Manager, Engineering Employee Development, Rolls-Royce Corporation Fernando Padró, Interim Director, Educational Leadership, Cambridge College

Break-Out Session Room Locations(All sessions for each track will be in the same room.)

Track 1: College Readiness and Support in STEM and Transition to College, Jarvis Hall Science Wing 142

Track 2: The STEM Gap: Representation, Access and Retention in STEM, Jarvis Hall Science Wing 146

Track 3: Higher Education STEM-Improved Learning though Teaching and Communities, Jarvis Hall Science Wing 150

Track 4: Industry & Technology Partnerships Improve STEM Education, Jarvis Hall Science Wing 156

10:10 a.m.-11:00 a.m.-Break-out One Presentations pg 1111:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m.-Break-out Two Presentations pg 12

Luncheon and Networking12:15 p.m.-1:20 p.m. Memorial Student Center Ballrooms

Luncheon Keynote Address: Baldrige, STEM Engagement and Learning Communities Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Kitrina Carlson, Assoc. Prof. of Biology, UW-Stout Krista James, Senior Lecturer of Biology, UW-Stout

1:35 p.m.-2:25 p.m.-Break-out Three Presentations pg 132:40 p.m.-3:30 p.m.-Break-out Four Presentations pg 14

Closing Keynote & Reception3:45 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Jarvis Hall Science Wing Room 110

Closing Keynote: Looking to the Future: The STEM Talent Development Roadmap President Bryan D. Albrecht, Gateway Technical College

Closing Reception and Networking4:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.Jarvis Hall Science Wing Concourse

Daily Schedule

Dr. Jeffrey E. Froyd is a TEES Research Professor and the Director of Faculty Climate and Development at Texas A&M University. He served as Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, an NSF Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized their undergraduate engineering curricula, and extensively shared their results with the engineering education community. He co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence. He has authored or co-authored over 70 papers on engineering education in areas ranging from curricular change to faculty development. He is collaborating on NSF-supported projects for (i) renewal of the mechanics of materials course, (ii) improving preparation of students for Calculus I, (iii) systemic application of concept inventories. He is an IEEE Fellow, an ASEE Fellow, and a Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Engineering Education, the research journal for engineering education.

STEM Education Classrooms: Promising Practices for Improved Learning

Speaker:Jeffrey E. Froyd

Panel Discussion on STEM Education-Industry Partnerships

Panel Leader: Paul D. Plotkowski

Panelists: Jeff Asproth

Amy LaneReginald McGregor

Fernando F. PadróDr. Paul D. Plotkowski is the founding Dean of the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing at Grand Valley State University. The Padnos College enrolls over 1,300 students in a variety B.S. and M.S. degree programs in engineering, computer science, information systems, and medical & bio-informatics. The programs in the Padnos College were established in response to regional industry needs and all function as partnerships between the university, students, and industry. All academic programs include work experience through either the co-op or internship experience integrated into each.

The GVSU Padnos College of Engineering & Computing engages a variety of university and community partners in providing a wide array of industry projects, work experiences for students, and STEM focused K–12 outreach programs. These programs build upon Paul’s involvement in community engagement activities for over 30 years

Paul has served as the national vice president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). His other activities include serving as an accreditation visitor for mechanical and manufacturing engineering degree programs for the Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology (ABET). He currently serves on the board of the Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) of the American Society for Engineering Education.

Paul is a Fellow of ASME and has received numerous awards including the Dedicated Service Award from ASME, the Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer of the Year award from SME and the Outstanding Educator award from Pi Tau Sigma. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from Oakland University.

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Opening Keynote Speaker Morning Keynote Speaker & Panel

Panelists:

Jeff Asproth is a Supply Chain Manager in the 3M Infection Prevention Division. In this role, Jeff is responsible for managing the Stethoscope, Bio-Medical Electrode, Immobilization, and Patient Warming businesses' supply chains. Jeff has been with 3M for 13 years in various roles including Division Supply Chain Analyst, Plant Supply Chain Analyst, Six Sigma Black Belt, Supply Chain Supervisor, and Supply Chain Manager. Jeff is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt and is Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) through the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS). Jeff is the 3M recruiting team lead for UW-Stout and has been recruiting at UW-Stout for 10 years.

Amy Lane, Ed.D., has worked at the University of Wisconsin – Stout for the past 6 years, as the Director of Career Services. Prior to accepting her position at UW-Stout, Amy worked in the field of human resources recruiting, hiring, and training employees in the plastics manufacturing industry. Amy’s education includes a B.S. degree in Education, M.S. in Counseling and Human Resource Development and Ed.D. in Educational Leadership. She builds partnerships with industry leaders as well as works with students to help them find quality co-op experiences related to STEM careers. Amy’s research experience and interests are related to learning outcomes of Cooperative Education for students at UW-Stout. She has a blend of direct experience working in the human resources field as well as higher education teaching and career counseling experience with college students and alumni.

Reginald McGregor is the Manager, Engineering Employee Development R &T Strategy at Rolls-Royce Corporation (RRC) in Indianapolis, Indiana. In this role, Reginald manages the RRC engineering pipeline overseeing the K12 STEM Initiatives, Co-op Program and Early Career Development Engineering Programs. He is also the chair of the RRC Engineering Education Council. He has over ten years’ experience in the aerospace industry in roles as project engineer, process improvement and lean specialist. In 2006, he received the Black Engineer of the Year Award. He serves on the Board of Trustees for Martin University; Engineering Education Industrial Advisory Council, Purdue University; Board of Directors for the American Society Engineering Education (ASEE) Cooperative and Experiential Education Division and the ASEE College-Industry Partnership Board.

Fernando F. Padró, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in the Ed.D. Educational Leadership Program and Interim Director of Educational Leadership at Cambridge College in Cambridge, MA. He currently serves as Editor of Quality Approaches in Higher Education as well as serving as a member of the editorial advisory board for The TQM Journal and reviewer for the Total Quality Management & Business Excellence Journal. He is a co-editor of the book, Advancing the STEM Agenda: Quality Improvement Supports STEM. He was an associate editor and reviewer, Journal of the World Universities Forum Vols. 1 and 2. He has written over 40 peer-reviewed papers and presented over 70 conference papers. Dr. Padró is a senior member of ASQ and is also serving a four-year term as a Faculty Fellow with the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). He has served as a Malcolm Baldrige Examiner and has been performing external reviews of program and higher education institutions for many years.

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Morning Keynote Panel continued...

Dr. Julie A. Furst-Bowe is the Chancellor of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Previously she was Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. She provided leadership to the nationally-recognized quality improvement program at UW-Stout and has served as a senior examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Program. UW-Stout was the first higher education institution to receive the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. She is currently serving as higher education chair for the ASQ Education Division and is providing leadership to STEM education initiatives on a nation-wide basis.

She is recognized nationally and internationally for her expertise in quality in higher education and has authored several articles and a book on this topic, Quality and Performance Excellence in Higher Education. She is an editor of the International Journal of Excellence in Education, a journal dedicated to quality in higher education.

Julie currently serves on the Executive Board for the National Consortium for Continuous Improvement in Higher Education and also serves on the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Center for Performance Excellence, Sacred Heart Hospital and the Stout Technology Park. She has served as a quality improvement consultant for numerous colleges and universities and is currently under contract to provide consulting services to Singapore’s Ministry of Education and Ahlia University in Bahrain.

Prior to becoming Chancellor at SIUE, Julie served as Provost, a faculty member, department chair, assessment coordinator and associate vice chancellor at UW-Stout. She holds a doctorate in education from the University of Minnesota.

Panelists:

Kitrina M. Carlson, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Biology Department at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. In addition to teaching and research, Kitrina co-directs the NSF S-STEM programming for the UW-Stout Applied Science program and serves as a primary faculty mentor and research supervisor for the scholarship recipients. Kitrina also directs the NSF STEP ‘Portals of Discovery’ program at UW-Stout with a similar goal of increasing the success of underrepresented students in STEM. Kitrina and her NSF-STEP collaborator were recognized with the inaugural UW-System Board of Regents Diversity Award (2009) for their work related to increasing access to STEM education. She has also served as a Wisconsin Teaching Fellow in 2006-2007 and conducted research on the impact of service learning in STEM education. Kitrina has been recognized as a UW-Stout Outstanding Teacher (2010) and the Wisconsin Campus Compact Outstanding Community Service Educator (2010). She received her Ph.D. in Plant Microbiology and Pathology at the University of Missouri in Columbia and completed her post-doctoral research at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Krista C. James, M.S., is a Senior Lecturer in the Biology Department at the University of Wisconsin- Stout. In addition to teaching and conducting research, Krista co-directs the NSF S-STEM programming for the UW-Stout Applied Science program, she also advises students enrolled in the Environmental Science concentration within the Applied Science Program. She is a member of the UW-Stout Racial and Ethnic Studies and Global Perspectives Advisory Committee, the Chancellor’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Coalition (CEDIC), and is an instructor for the Environmental Justice freshmen learning community. Krista is one of the campus sustainability leaders at the University of Wisconsin- Stout, where she is a member of the Environmental Sustainability Steering Committee and the Sustainability Across the Curriculum Network. Krista is an accomplished teacher and researcher with extensive experience integrating environmental sustainability projects into course curricula. Krista has a Bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a MS from the University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Additionally, she has received the Wisconsin Association of Environmental Education Award, Wisconsin Citizen Monitor of the Year Award, and in 2010 was selected by the Wisconsin DNR as an Earth Day Hero.

Baldrige, STEM Engagement and Learning Communities

Speaker: Julie A. Furst-Bowe

Panelists: Kitrina M. Carlson

Krista C. James

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Luncheon Keynote Speaker & Panel

Dr. Bryan D. Albrecht serves as President of Gateway Technical College's multi- campus facilities serving nearly 26,000 students. Under Bryan's leadership, Gateway has become nationally recognized for leadership in business and education partnership stimulating economic growth, demonstrated commitment to environmental sustainability in all aspects of the community, and innovative practices to improve academic and technical success of students for career success. Bryan serves on over 40 local boards impacting education and workforce preparation.

Nationally, Bryan currently serves on the boards of the National Occupational Competency Testing Institute, Center for Occupational Research and Development, National Manufacturing Institute, National Manufacturing Skill Standards Council, National Career and Technical Education Foundation, Biopharmaceutical Technology Center Institute, National Coalition of Certification Centers, and the National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers. An advocate for the value of career and technical education, Bryan has spoken extensively throughout the nation and served as an advisor to legislators and Congress on effective strategies in building a competitive workforce through education and training.

Bryan earned his Bachelor, Master, and Education Specialist degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Stout and his Doctor of Education from the University of Minnesota.

Looking to the Future: the STEM Talent Development Roadmap

Speaker: Bryan D. Albrecht

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Closing Keynote Speaker

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Workshop 1- Improving on Student-Community Learning

Workshop Leaders:Kitrina CarlsonMaleka (Polly) HashmiAna M.Q. Vande LindeAmanda LittleJohn KirkUniversity of Wisconsin-Stout

While many workshops have explored service-learning and experiential learning in STEM, this workshop is uniquely designed to help participants consider an instructional model that effectively integrates guided discovery-based learning experiences while simultaneously building beneficial community partnerships that lead to meaningful and sustainable scaffolded curricular experiences for students. A primary goal of the workshop is to facilitate sharing of knowledge and collaboration across institutions. Participants will explore and define ways to more effectively align their own course learning objectives with the needs of community stakeholders. The workshop will host a panel of students, faculty and community stakeholders, including representatives from Mayo Clinic Health System, Stepping Stones of Dunn County (food pantry and shelter), and area K-12, who have worked together to establish effective community-based educational experiences related to food-security in the Dunn County Community. These experts will share ways to identify and align the specific needs of students, faculty and community stakeholders to yield the most beneficial and synergistic outcomes. Workshop 2- Helping STEM Students with Disabilities Persist

Workshop Leaders:Kathleen DeeryMichael LawlerLaura McCulloughJill KlefstadUniversity of Wisconsin-StoutGracia LarsonMinnesota State Services for the Blind

The rate of success for students with disabilities in postsecondary STEM programs is disproportionately low, despite continual efforts to change this. One of the primary reasons that students with disabilities drop out of STEM majors is a “disconnect” between student and faculty expectations regarding ability, communication, resiliency, and reasonable accommodations. Students report doing poorly in part because they feel faculty lack

of awareness of the need for accommodations in school learning environments or have lowered expectations of their success. At the same time, educators report feeling unsure of the fairness of requested accommodations or simply don’t understand the impact disability plays in a student’s education. They want to help students with disabilities succeed, but they just don’t know how. Sound familiar?This workshop will offer an opportunity to bridge the gap in expectations utilizing a systems-based approach. Case studies and simulation exercises will be used to help workshop participants understand the complexity of disability issues in common learning environments (large lecture halls, small group projects, and lab work). Workshop 3- Writing a Journal Paper

Workshop LeaderFernando F. PadróCambridge College

This workshop will review ASQ journals, and general advice on writing styles that make a paper more interesting to read and how to connect the abstract, introduction, methodology, results and conclusions together. In particular, it will discuss the focus, goals and expectations for the ASQ Education Division’s Quality Approaches in Higher Education. Workshop 4- Leveraging Industry Partnerships to Advance Undergraduate Applied Research

Workshop LeaderRandall HulkeUniversity of Wisconsin-Stout

Global competition, technology advancements and funding cutbacks create challenges for universities and companies alike. Collaboration and partnerships between universities and companies can provide each with the intellectual and physical resources to thrive in these challenging times. However, collaboration and partnerships are not always successful.

This workshop will engage participants in the processes that develop and facilitate collaborative STEM partnerships that work. These processes include understanding how to align partner missions and understanding what each partner requires and delivers to the partnership.

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Pre-Conference Workshops

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Track 3, Session 1: JHSW 1503-1: Interdisciplinary Service Learning: Two Approaches to Solving One ProblemMaleka P. Hashmi and Kitrina M. Carlson, University of Wisconsin-StoutThis study describes two examples of experiential learning activities integrated into STEM curricula that align learning objectives around the central theme of food security. Results show that when students are intimately connected to real-life problems within the community, student appreciation for the complexity of solving real-life problems deepens.

Lyman Briggs College: An Innovative Living-Learning Community for STEM EducationRyan D. Sweeder and Aaron M. McCright, Michigan State UniversityThis presentation describes the STEM learning environment created at Lyman Briggs College (LBC), a residential college on Michigan State University’s campus. We discuss the philosophical approach of LBC and then describe the key features that have developed through 45 years of educating undergraduate scientists in introductory science and the history, philosophy, and sociology of science. We also present evidence of the success of LBC in developing and nurturing liberally educated scientists.

Track 4, Session 1: JHSW 1564-1: Industrial and STEM Partnership Creates Engineering Student LeadersBruce DeRuntz, Rhonda Kowalchuk and John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleThe SIUC Leadership Development Program is developing the next generation of America's technical leaders from community college graduates. This presentation will show how a collaborative leadership program between SIUC, NSF and Advanced Technology Services increases graduation rates, scholarship funding and career placement of undergraduate engineering graduates. The presentation will discuss how to establish such a program and some of the challenges to making it a success.

Seeing the Forest for the Trees – An Industry & Academic Partnership Michael R. Bowman and Glendali Rodriguez, University of Wisconsin-StoutThis presentation will focus on a unique partnership and collaboration between the University and the North American Wholesale Lumber Association. The partnership allowed students enrolled in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programs to explore opportunities available in the wholesale lumber industry, encouraging students outside of typical forestry-related courses to utilize their skills and consider opportunities in the lumber business.

Session 1: 10:10 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Track 1, Session 1: JHSW 1421-1: Student Technology Access in an Urban STEM High School: The Missing VariableBrian L. Sersion, Cincinnati Public Schools and Douglas M. Stevens, University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Public SchoolsThis presentation focuses on student technology access in a large, urban STEM high school. In particular, we will explore an innovative student technology survey and school administrator interview, which led to the identification of a missing variable in education technology research, which we have defined as the technology access gap. Our case study describes how the technology access gap impacts student learning and offers recommendations for continuous improvement.

High Performance Math: College Ready and Transition to CollegeWendy Zinn, San Bernardino Community College District and Craig Reisgen, High Performance MathHigh Performance Math will present the application of science, technology, engineering and math to the world of racing. The High Performance Math program allows students to design virtual engines and cars with engineering equations, and then race their designs on a virtual race track.

Track 2, Session 1: JHSW 1462-1: Identification of Strategies that Overcome Barriers to Women and Minorities in STEMA. A. Ilumoka, University of HartfordThis study describes ways to diversify the STEM workforce through identification of pedagogical strategies for recruitment and retention of women and minorities into STEM classrooms. Three strategies were identified through a comprehensive STEM immersion program involving approximately 100 middle/high school students in the Hartford area during an 18-month period.

A Comparison of Epistemological Beliefs of African American Engineering StudentsBethany King Wilkes, Oklahoma State UniversityThis study focuses on a comparison of epistemological beliefs (i.e., beliefs about knowledge) of African American engineering students at a historically Black university to those of African American engineering students at two predominantly White institutions. Participants demonstrated no significant differences in epistemological beliefs.

Break-Out One Presentations

majors. Results regarding parental occupation and the student’s choice of major influence will be discussed. Results suggest that the vast majority of students in STEM majors matriculate from schools that are majority White and are of high socioeconomic composition.

Track 3, Session 2: JHSW 1503-2: Organizational Learning in STEM Education Contexts: Analyzing the “Stickiness” of High Impact PracticesJo Ann Oravec, Andrew Ciganek, John Smith and Roger Yin, University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterThis research initiative addresses specific problems involving how higher educational institutions handle knowledge about the effectiveness of high impact practices (HIPs) with an emphasis on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) contexts. The paper outlines implications for social media platform development and utilization as well as for creativity and organizational learning.

Improving Mathematics Success Through Enhanced Support ServicesAlexander Basyrov, Christopher P. Bendel, Seth Dutter, and Benjamin F. JonesUniversity of Wisconsin-StoutThis presentation describes a year-long project to assess the mathematics tutors at UW-Stout. Quantitative and qualitative observations will be presented, along with plans to improve mathematics support services on the UW-Stout campus.

Track 4, Session 2: JHSW 1564-2: Building STEM Partnership Teams in Suburban DistrictsChristopher Reis, School District of Kettle Moraine (WI)This presentation focuses on the strategies employed to establish a partnership team between a suburban K-12 school district and local industry. Organizational strategies for establishing the team and examples of partnership team activities will be presented.

Collaborative Educational Experiences through Higher Education-Industry PartnershipsThomas E. Pinelli, Langley Research Center (NASA) and Cathy W. Hall, East Carolina University This presentation examines the perceptions of mentors and student interns (mostly undergraduates) from NASA’s Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars (LARSS) program in Hampton, Virginia. The study presents information on mentors’ perceptions of academic preparedness brought to the workplace by student interns; student interns’ perceptions of how the internship helped develop key skill areas; and self-reports from student interns and their mentors about their internship experience.

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Session 2: 11:10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Track 1, Session 2: JHSW 1421-2: Inspiring and Engaging the Next Generation in STEM through PLTW and REALCordelia Ontiveros and Elena Alvarez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona- College of EngineeringThis presentation focuses on the various programs and partnerships in place at the College of Engineering at Cal Poly Pomona that allow us to inspire and engage K-12 students, including underrepresented minorities and women, in STEM through Project Lead The Way (PLTW) and the Robotics Education through Active Learning (REAL) programs that enhance the curriculum of K-12 teachers through professional development and generate STEM interest in students.

Using Hands-on Robotics Projects to Engage and Strengthen High School Students Participation in STEM EducationAndy S. Zhang, Iem Heng, Farrukh Zia, and Sidi Berri, New York City College of Technology of CUNYThis presentation presents a discussion on using hands-on robotic projects to engage and strengthen the high school students’ participation in STEM education. After the training, students demonstrated an increased interest in taking STEM courses in high school.

Track 2, Session 2: JHSW 1462-2: Applied Universal Design for Learning in STEM Education Kevin W. Tharp, Renee Howarton, Dean Wirtanen, Glendali Rodriguez, and Xuedong (David) Ding, University of Wisconsin-StoutThis presentation focuses on the implementation of the principles of Universal Design for Learning in a variety of STEM Courses. The presentation will focus on the process of integrating teaching and research using a participative action research process and utilizes four mini case studies to demonstrate the variety of approaches that can be taken when introducing Universal Design for Learning into the STEM curriculum.

Creating a Pipeline: An Analysis of Pre-College Factors of Students in STEMErica Harwell and Derek A. Houston, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignThis study seeks to understand the pre-college factors of undergraduate students who select a STEM major by specifically focusing on parental occupations, the level of parental influence on choice of major, and the characteristics of the high schools attended by STEM

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Track 3, Session 3: JHSW 1503-3: An ABC Sampler of Best Practices: NSF STEM Scholar Program at UW-PlattevilleLisa M. Landgraf, Tammy Salmon-Stephens and Irfan Ul-Haq, University of Wisconsin-PlattevilleThe presentation focuses on the implementation of an NSF S-STEM grant received by UW-Platteville in 2010. Information includes selection of students and how best practices in retention are being incorporated into the programming. We have created a retention model that identifies both cognitive and non-cognitive variables to be measured for each best practice.

A Philosopher Looks at STEM Quality in Higher Education from a Liberal Arts and Sciences PerspectiveJeremy A.Gallegos, Friends UniversityThis presentation focuses on what classical philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle thought about areas of study such as math and science. More specifically, their beliefs about these subjects influenced their specific philosophies which, in turn, also had an impact on their respective approaches to education. The review of these classical perspectives may help in the advancement of the STEM agenda.

Track 4, Session 3: JHSW 1564-3: Service Learning in Non-Majors Biology: Learning Outcomes and Lessons from the FieldAmanda M. Little, University of Wisconsin-StoutThis study describes student performance in different college-level service learning projects in non-majors biology. Service-learning content aims were met, but students felt more positively toward STEM disciplines when provided academic-level-appropriate structure.

STUDENTfacturED : Providing a Way to “STEM” Out from Behind Old School Walls and Into the Real World WorkplaceVivian Ngan-Winward, Salt Lake Community CollegeThis presentation focuses on the impact to community college students as well as the lessons learned to date from the implementation of STUDENTfacturED, a student-run business-training enterprise that provides students with real-world work experience in a biotechnology manufacturing company. STUDENTfacturED is a collaboration between the Biotechnology Department and various programs in the School of Business at Salt Lake Community College. The company’s product focus is on the manufacture and marketing of new supplies that support laboratory instruction in biotechnology programs.

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Session 3: 1:35 p.m. to 2:25 p.m.

Track 1, Session 3: JHSW 1421-3: Using Cognitive Acceleration Materials to Develop Pre-Service Teachers’ Reasoning and Pedagogical ExpertiseNathan Moore, Winona State University, Jacqueline O'Donnell, Rochester STEM Academy, and Dennis Poirier, Winona State UniversityThe reasoning ability of a pre-service teacher is a critically important, and perhaps overlooked, component to their future success as educators in STEM and other areas. Without the ability to create, test, and revise the descriptions we have for how the world works, science becomes little more than a black box full of recipe cards. In this work, we describe two approaches we took at Winona State University to develop the reasoning ability of pre-service teachers, specifically through the use of Shayer and Adey's "Cognitive Acceleration" intervention lessons in a field experience and classroom setting. Results will be discussed.

Leveraging Simple Problems to Introduce Engineering Principles and Ways of ThinkingKenneth Welty and David Stricker, University of Wisconsin-StoutThis presentation will present the results of a modest line of inquiry that examined how a simple problem, like designing a better paperclip, can be used to engage middle school students in reverse engineering and engineering design activities via guided inquiry. It will also feature a discussion of the effect that these activities had on students’ conceptions of engineering, the work that engineers do, and the nature of engineering design.

Track 2, Session 3: JHSW 1462-3: The STEPS Difference: 16 Years of Attracting Girls to Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering & MathematicsBrenda S. Puck and Wendy R. Stary, University of Wisconsin-StoutThis presentation presents ideas of quality and continuous improvement for STEM education as it relates to attracting girls to careers in STEM related fields. It will focus on core concepts behind the STEPS for Girls Program, the experiential learning curriculum and projects that have been developed, and proven successful over the past 16 years. A tour of some of this year’s STEPS activities will be included.

Session 4: 2:40 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Track 1, Session 4: JHSW 1421-4: The 4-H Tech Wizards Program: Engaging Underserved Youth in Science, Technology, Engineering & MathematicsJoanna M. Skluzacek, University of Wisconsin-Extension and Michelle M. Gonzalez , Jolene Arnold and Pam Kelly, University of Wisconsin- Cooperative ExtensionThis program is a collaborative project in partnership with the United State Department of Agriculture and the University of Wisconsin-Extension, Wisconsin 4-H Youth Development. The program’s mission is to engage youth from economically depressed areas in robotics and STEM related activities while providing a strong small group mentoring environment. Over 100 youth from Wisconsin are paired with adult mentors who are trained in aspects of positive youth development and evidence-based standards. The small mentoring groups build STEM-related skills and share aspirations of educational attainment and career goals.

Dual Enrollment: A STEM/Engineering InitiativeTecca Larrick, Kent State University-TuscarawasThis presentation focuses on the STEM Initiatives implemented by the Engineering Department at Kent State University-Tuscarawas. These initiatives include Dual Enrollment courses and the methodology used to deliver instruction, Cyber Clubs and Women in Engineering seminars.

Track 2, Session 4: JHSW 1462-4: Diversity Awareness Education in an Introductory Seminar Course to Promote Social ResponsibilityKrista C. James and Kitrina Carlson, University of Wisconsin-StoutThe results from this study demonstrate that one strategy for effectively engaging students in diversity awareness and social responsibility programming earlier in their college careers is through a freshmen seminar course required by an academic program. The research findings contribute to the growing body of literature indicating that while diversity courses and activities are helpful to all students in promoting positive outcomes, they appear to have the most impact on White students. The gender differences that were revealed in this study support other published research results; compared to men, women demonstrate more positive perceptions related to diversity.

Break-Out Four PresentationsTrack 3, Session 4: JHSW 1503-4: Preparing Students for STEM Research at the Lyman Briggs CollegeRyan D. Sweeder and Philip E. Strong, Michigan State UniversityThis presentation describes a three year, in-depth qualitative study of fifteen student participants in a scholarship program which actively engaged them in the exploration of a range of science careers. Through interviews and reflective essays, we found that they did not initially understand 1) the expectations of a research based science career, 2) how to advance on a path necessary to reach a career, and 3) the breadth of potential science careers. We will share ideas about how these implications should shape our approach to undergraduate STEM education.

Teaching History of Science and Technology at a Polytechnic InstitutionDavid Seim, University of Wisconsin-StoutThis study describes the development and current structure of a course designed to broadly survey STEM topics and fields from an historical perspective. The course covers roughly 500 years, in one semester. The course is designed to maximize student choice with respect to what topics a student might wish to explore, and students have provided feedback as to what these topics are, and why the student chose them.

Track 4, Session 4: JHSW 1564-4: Gesture-Based Software Development with Undergraduate TeamsTrudi Miller, Anthony Ellertson and Amod Damle, University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointThis presentation describes the use of digital agency style student teams to complete a grant-funded software development project involving gesture-based software. This model allows faculty to simulate a real-world work environment for upper-division students while at the same time completing research work for collaborating industry partners.

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Exhibits will be open:

Monday July 16, 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, July 17, 8:00 am-4:30 p.m.

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We appreciate the donation of the conference lanyards by Minitab Inc.

Pizzas for the STEM-ing networking session provided by the UW-Stout Provost Office

Printing of material for the STEM Education- Industry Panel handout is provided by the Grand Valley State University, Padnos College of Engineering and Computing.

Many thanks to the staff of the UW-Stout Professional Education Programs & Services office for their help with this conference!

Thank You to Our Exhibitors:

Thank You to Our Additional Contributors:

Elena AlvarezArdith Beitel

Sidi BerriKitrina CarlsonBruce DeRuntz

John R. DewXuedong (David) DingVicki Fawcett-Adams

Jeremy GallegosJennifer Grant

Cathy HallMaleka Hashmi

Iem Heng

Abby IlumokaKrista JamesBethany King

Rhonda KowalchukTim Krause

Tecca LarrickAhlam Lee

Amanda LittleValerie Lundy-Wagner

Aaron McCrightNathan Moore

Cordelia Ontiveros Fernando F. Padró

Thomas Pinelli Chris Plouff

Christopher ReisDavid Seim

Terri ShowersDouglas Stevens

Philip StrongRyan Sweeder

Kevin TharpMontrischa Williams

Andy ZhangWendy Zinn

Special Thanks to Our Reviewers:

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Julie Furst-Bowe, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Conference Co-ChairCindy Veenstra, Veenstra and Associates, Conference Co-ChairMaleka Hashmi, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Program Co-ChairTiffani Taggart, University of Wisconsin-Stout, On-Site Conference Coordinator

Jeffrey Anderson, University of Wisconsin-StoutJerrilyn Brewer, Sparta Area School DistrictKitrina Carlson, University of Wisconsin-StoutMarianne Di Pierro, Western Michigan UniversityMary Hopkins-Best, University of Wisconsin-StoutKrista James, University of Wisconsin-StoutJay J. Marino, Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 Becky Martin, Cedar Rapids Community School DistrictGreg Mazzotta, ASQ Education Division Marketing ChairFernando F. Padró, Cambridge CollegeTerri T. Showers, Anne Arundel Schools (MD)Vicki Fawcett-Adams, Shenandoah University

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