Professor Bielefeldt has an interest in community engagement and learning through service (LTS). This encompassesÌýthe impacts of LTS on student development and education, LTS as a method to teach sustainability, and faculty engagement in LTS.Ìý
Link to more information on research and publications at:Ìý
Engineering Faculty Engagement in Learning Through Service
A collaborative researchÌýproject funded by the National Science Foundation, Division ofÌýUndergraduate Education,ÌýAward #1022831 (2010-2016).Ìý
Evaluation of Sustainable Engineering Education via Service Learning Efforts in Engineering.
A collaborative researchÌýproject funded by the National Science Foundation, Engineering Education & Centers, Award #0935209Ìý(2009-2011).Ìý
Journal Publications:
- B.G. Tucker, D.O. Kazmer, A.R. Bielefeldt, K. Paterson, O. Pierrakos, A. Soisson, C. Swan. 2014. The Reflective Learner: Perspectives of Engineering Faculty Engaged in Learning through Service. International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering. vol. 9, no. 2.
- B.G. Tucker, D.O. Kazmer, A.R. Bielefeldt, K. Paterson, O. Pierrakos, A. Soisson, C. Swan. 2014. Principles of Sustaining Partnerships between Higher Education and their Larger Communities: Perspectives from Engineering Faculty Engaged in Learning through Service. International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering. Special Issue Jan.Ìý2014. pp. 48-63.Ìý
- K.G. Paterson, A.R. Bielefeldt, C.W. Swan, G. Rulifson, D. Kazmer, O. Pierrakos. 2014. Designing Value into Engineering Learning Through Service Activities Using a Blueprint Model. International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering. Special Issue Jan.Ìý2014. pp. 64-83.
Conference PaperÌýPublications:
- Bielefeldt, A.R., C. Swan, K. Paterson, D.O. Kazmer, O. Pierrakos. 2015. Learning Through Service Engineering Faculty: Characteristics and Changes over Time. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings. June 15-17. Seattle, WA. Paper ID #12480. DOI: 10.18260/p.24415. 18 pp.
- Tucker, B.G., D.O. Kazmer, C. Swan, A.R. Bielefeldt, K. Paterson, O. Pierrakos, G.A. Rulifson, L. Barrington. 2014. Research Institutions’ Teaching Imperative: Rising to the Commitment of Service-Learning in Engineering Education. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings. June 15-18. Indianapolis, IN.Ìý Paper ID #9136. 13 pp.
- Bielefeldt, A.R., K. Paterson, C. Swan, O. Pierrakos, D.O. Kazmer, A. Soisson. 2013. Spectra of Learning Through Service Programs. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings. June 22-26. Atlanta, GA. Paper ID #7162. 17 pp.
- Tucker, B.G., D.O. Kazmer, O. Pierrakos, C. Swan, A.R. Bielefeldt, K. Paterson, A. Soisson. 2013. Faculty Perspectives on Learning Through Service in Engineering Education: Challenges and Opportunities. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings. June 22-26. Atlanta, GA. ÌýPaper ID #6469. 18 pp.
- Swan, C., A.R. Bielefeldt, K. Paterson, D.O. Kazmer, O. Pierrakos, A. Soisson, B.G. Tucker. 2013. Workshops for the Engineering Faculty Engagement in Learning Through Service (EFELTS) Project: Development and Initial Findings.Ìý American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings. June 22-26. Atlanta, GA. Paper ID #7552. 12 pp.
- Bielefeldt, A.R., K. Paterson, C. Swan, J.J. Duffy, O. Pierrakos, N.E. Canney. 2012. Engineering Faculty Engagement in Learning Through Service Summit: Best Practices and Affinity Mapping.Ìý American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings. June 10-13. San Antonio, TX. Paper AC 2012-4351. 16 pp.
- Pierrakos, O., A. Zilberberg, C.W. Swan, A.R. Bielefeldt, K. Paterson, J.J. Duffy, S. Mcvay. 2012. Faculty Survey on Learning Through Service: Development and Initial Findings. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings. June 10-13. San Antonio, TX. Paper AC 2012-5229. 22 pp.
- Swan, C., J. Duffy, O. Pierrakos, K. Paterson, A. Bielefeldt. 2011. The EFELTS Project – Engineering Faculty Engagement in Learning Through Service. American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings. June 26-29. Vancouver, BC. Paper 2011-1324. 14 pp.
Book Chapter Publications:
- Bielefeldt, A.R. and M. Lima. 2019. Service-Learning and Civic Engagement as the Basis for Engineering Design Education. Chapter in: Engineering Design and Innovation Methods. Mur Md. Sayeed Hassan, Ed. ISBN 978-1-78984-038-4. IntechOpen Publishing. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.83699
- 'Bielefeldt, A.R. 2018. Chapter 3 - Faculty and Student Perspectives on Community Engagement in Engineering Education. Community Engagement: Principles, Strategies, and Practices. R. Kronick, ed. Nova Science Publishers, Inc. ISBN: 978-1-53613-023-2. pp. 41-92.
- Swan, C., K. Paterson, A. Bielefeldt. 2014. Community Engagement in Engineering Education as a Way to Increase Inclusiveness.Ìý Chapter 18 in: Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research (CHEER), A. Johri and B. Olds, Eds. ISBN: 9781107014107. pp. 357-372.Ìý American Educational Research Association (AERA) Division I Outstanding Publication Award for Books in 2014.
- Bielefeldt, A. and J.M. Pearce. 2012.Ìý Chapter 2 – Service Learning in Engineering. In: Ìý"Convergence:Ìý Philosophies and Pedagogies for Developing the Next Generation of Humanitarian Engineers and Social Entrepreneurs".Ìý T.Colledge, ed. E-book. ISBN: 978-0-615-60997-3