My interests in conceptualizing engineering focus on place-based education stemmed from interests in other bodies of literature like culturally relevant pedagogy, culturally sustaining pedagogy, rural literacies, and funds of knowledge (to name a few). As such, I explore how place-based education is enacted in STEM classrooms and the role place-based education has on improving understanding and relevance of STEM concepts. Furthermore, I also focus on systems thinking as a core skill for students and engineers and how we can better engage students and engineers in systems thinking.
Conceptualizing Engineering
Relevant Work and Examples
Schilling, M. R., & Grohs, J. R. (2023, Oct). Developing a tool for the assessment of systems thinking in K-12 contexts. Paper presented at the 2023 IEEE ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference, College Station, TX.