Engineering Education Research Briefs 2.0: Scholars and Scholarship

Who are the new Research Briefs hosts? Introducing Drs. Jeremi London and Monique Ross

This episode introduces the new hosts of Research Briefs, Dr. Jeremi London and Dr. Monique Ross, to the internationally followed podcast audience. 

“I’m really excited about this new direction, in that we will carry on many of the wonderful things that Ruth started but also begin to make it our own…”

How do we know our work makes a difference? Ruth Streveler’s conversation with Dr. Jeremi London

This episode rebroadcasts Dr. Ruth Streveler’s June 2020 conversation with Dr. Jeremi London – who shares her fascinating research on ‘impact’.

“I started to look at what makes studying impact so difficult and realized that it was very value-laden and it’s a discussion on what is something worth.  And discussions on worth are always really tough to have.” - Jeremi London

What does culturally sustaining pedagogy look like? with Dr. Shawn Jordan, Arizona State University

This episode rebroadcasts Dr. Ruth Streveler’s conversation with Dr. Shawn Jordan, who shares how he uses storytelling principles in his research in an effort to broaden participation in engineering.

Watch this practice in action!

“One of the key points of storytelling, and particularly oral tradition storytelling, is that they believe whenever you tell a story, even if it is someone else’s story, that part of you is in that story because it’s being told through your lens.  And that, to me, is one of the things is so transformational as both a research approach as well as a teaching approach, because if we can get underrepresented students not only learning but telling stories of people in engineering pathways then that might help shift their identities as well.” - Shawn Jordan

Pushing the boundaries of “appropriate” research topics and methods with Dr. Nadia Kellam, Arizona State University

This episode is a rebroadcast of Dr. Ruth Streveler’s interview with Dr. Nadia Kellam, who continually pushes the boundaries of “appropriate” research topics and methods.  Learn more about narrative methods, and I-poems, and hear about Nadia’s courage to keep doing what feels right, even in the face of strong opposition by trusted mentors.

“I don’t know where … [the courage to do the risky thing] came from; [I am sure part of] it was a mom that was a feminist and pushed us to do good things and be authentic to yourself. … [With] some of those experiences … I started to learn that it was okay to do what felt right to me and to take that risk.” - Nadia Kellam

What’s it like to be in the middle of developing a new framework for learning? With Ruth Streveler and Emily Dringenberg

 [When teaching for conceptual change we have] “been focusing on … convincing people with evidence and wondering why they weren’t convinced.  …  [Instead of asking: ‘How can I convince people with evidence?’ the better] question might be, ‘How do I help people feel like they belong to this community?  How can they trust … that I’m telling them the truth?’ “  - Ruth Streveler, July 2021

 

This conversation between Dr. Ruth Streveler and Dr. Emily Dringenberg took place during the development of a socially-embedded framework for learning.

Opinion Piece by host Dr. Ruth Streveler 

DOI: 10.18260/3-1-1153-36030

This episode was produced by the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. The theme music was composed and performed by Patrick Vogt.

Should we think of ‘smartness’ as a verb instead of an adjective? with Dr. Emily Dringenberg

Should we think of ‘smartness’ as a verb instead of an adjective? Host Dr. Ruth Streveler interviews Dr. Emily Dringenberg, assistant professor of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University about her research about deeply held beliefs.

 

This episode was produced by the School of Engineering Education at Purdue, and features music composed by Patrick Vogt.

What’s it like to create a new Engineering Education PhD program? with Dr. Stephanie Farrell

Host Dr. Ruth Streveler interviews Dr. Stephanie Farrell, professor and founding head of the Experiential Engineering Education Department (ExEED) at Rowan University.  

 

This episode was produced by the School of Engineering Education at Purdue, and features music composed by Patrick Vogt.

When is seeing not believing? with Dr. Jason Morphew

Host Dr. Ruth Streveler interviews Dr. Jason Morphew, visiting assistant professor at Purdue, who tells us about his research in embodied cognition and learning.  

This episode was produced by the School of Engineering Education at Purdue, and features music composed by Patrick Vogt.

What are the benefits and challenges of doing research in more than one cultural context? Dr. Jiabin [Emily] Zhu

Host Dr. Ruth Streveler interviews Dr. Jiabin [Emily] Zhu of Shanghai Jiao Tong University who shares her experience researching Chinese engineers and sharing that work with an English-speaking audience.

Citation

Zhu, J., Hu, Y., Zheng, T., & Li, Y. (2021) Engineering leadership in a chinese industry context: An exploration using the four capabilities model. Journal of Engineering Education, 110 (3) – 765-790. https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20404

This episode was produced by the School of Engineering Education at Purdue, and features music composed by Patrick Vogt.

What‘s it like to create a new research journal? Drs. Marie Paretti and Shane Brown

Host Dr. Ruth Streveler interviews the founding co-editors of Studies in Engineering Education, Drs. Marie Paretti and Shane Brown, who tell us about the journal’s focus, and provide recommendations for prospective authors.  

This episode was produced by the School of Engineering Education at Purdue, and features music composed by Patrick Vogt.