A "Birds of a Feather" session is an informal meet up where attendees can get together and discuss shared interests without a pre-determined agenda or formal program. Join us as we discuss the upcoming program for this year's First-Year Programs sessions. If you've never been at an FPD session before, this is a great opportunity to meet members of the FPD community and to learn more about our division!
For those interested in: New Members
A convening of the Officers of the First-Year Programs Division to conduct business. By invitation.
The papers presented in this session were selected by reviewers and the First-Year Programs Division Executive Board as the best papers submitted in the Division for the 2019 Annual Conference. The Division's Best Paper Awards will be presented at the end of this session.
Supporting students in the first year of engineering is critical to ensuring our next generation of engineers is more prepared and more diverse. This is the first of two sessions focused on topics related to supporting student success in the first year of engineering.
For those interested in: Broadening Participation in Engineering and Engineering Technology
Many programs across the country focus on developing design-related skills in their first-year programs. These skills translate across the disciplines and are at the heart of what it means to be an engineer. Papers in the session present work in the area of engaging students in design-related coursework in the first year.
Stop lecturing about active learning! Integrating good teaching practices into ASEE conference sessions.
As a leading organization in the field of engineering education, ASEE and its members continue to support advances in engineering education scholarship and research. We have helped to change learning environments in many engineering classrooms to support more active and engaging experiences for our students. How might we explore incorporating a similar range of presentation modes and styles at ASEE?
Join us at the 2019 Interdivisional Town Hall to discuss strategies for changing the cultur ... (continued)
Enjoy a nice variety of first-year-related topics in our Monday cornucopia session! This session will focus on classroom-related innovations.
Professional skills such as technical communication, teamwork, leadership, and ethical reasoning are critical to working in the engineering profession. In this session, authors present their work on the development of different professional skills in first-year programs.
Paper 25985 was added after the print deadline.
The integration of computing hardware and software is a key approach to ensuring engineering students are prepared to operate in an increasing technological society. The papers in this session will discuss their work in integrating hardware and software computing into the first year.
This joint session between the First-Year Programs and Pre-College Engineering Education Divisions shares practices for preparing youth to transition to college engineering.
For those interested in: Broadening Participation in Engineering and Engineering Technology and K-12
Supporting students in the first year of engineering is critical to ensuring our next generation of engineers is more prepared and more diverse. This is the second of two sessions focused on topics related to supporting student success in the first year of engineering.
For those interested in: Broadening Participation in Engineering and Engineering Technology
There are many key decisions that students must make in their first year in higher education. One critical decision in first-year engineering is in the selection of an engineering major. First-year programs play a vital role in ensuring that students are well educated as they make this important decision. This session focuses on discussing issues and solutions related to major selection in engineering.
Paper 25985 was moved to session T127B after the print deadline.
This special session format gives authors of Work-in-Progress (WIP) papers the opportunity to pitch their work with a two-slide (back and front of a postcard) overview through a short presentation. Following the presentations, interactive conversations among authors and FPD members will help authors get feedback from the community to help inform next steps of their work. This session is an excellent opportunity for members of the ASEE community to learn about ongoing work in FPD as well as to contribute to the ever-growing knowled ... (continued)
For those interested in: New Members
This special session format gives authors of Work-in-Progress (WIP) papers the opportunity to pitch their work with a two-slide (back and front of a postcard) overview through a short presentation. Following the presentations, interactive conversations among authors and FPD members will help authors get feedback from the community to help inform next steps of their work. This session is an excellent opportunity for members of the ASEE community to learn about ongoing work in FPD as well as to contribute to the ever growing knowledge base of best practices in first-year programs. Two WIP sessions ... (continued)
For those interested in: New Members
** Moved from Meeting Room 3 to Grand Salon D**This is the First-Year Program Division (FPD) business meeting; all FPD members are encouraged to attend. Division business (e.g. elections) occurs during this session and opportunities to become more involved in the division are provided.
For those interested in: New Members
Ticketed event: $40.00
Join the First-Year Programs Division members for a dinner and social. This is an excellent time to meet other members of the FPD community! During dinner, we will present our Division Awards, including Best Paper, Best Presentation from the 2018 Conference, and the FPD Distinguished Service Award.
We will walk to Jackson’s Bistro after our Business Meeting. Attendees who need transportation to the site will need to arrange this on their own. No transportation will be provided by FPD.
Enjoy a nice variety of first-year related topics in our cornucopia session! This session will focus on educational research as it relates to the first year.
This joint session between the Mathematics Division and the First-Year Programs Division will highlight work related to supporting learning in mathematics as it relates to the first year.
A "Birds of a Feather" session is an informal meet up where attendees can get together and discuss shared interests without a pre-determined agenda or formal program. Join us as we reflect on the program for this year's First-Year Programs sessions. If you have feedback or thoughts for upcoming FPD programming, this is a great opportunity to share that feedback with the FPD program chairs and division chair.
Paper 27003 was moved to session W441 after the print deadline
This session highlights multidisciplinary experiences for first-year engineering students.