Shana Shaw
One of the most social and artistic engineering educators you may ever meet. Modelling communication and teamwork skills for the 21st century.
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Phone:
512-223-7291
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I'm Shana.
My passion is to continually learn and to inspire students. I enjoy teaching in an active, collaborative environment using student success strategies in every class. Technical fields, such as engineering and design, are changing the world and it is exciting to be a part of it. The opportunity to bring my industry and pedagogy experience into the modern classroom is truly rewarding.
Enjoy, learn, and grow!
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EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
2012-present
Adjunct Faculty
AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Architectural & Engineering Computer-Aided Design Department
Electronics & Advanced Technologies Department
Physics, Astronomy, & Engineering Department
Student Development Department
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Inspiring students to look at the world a different way, design a better world for tomorrow, and consider an engineering or design career. Help students develop the skills needed for college and life success.
2015-2016
Supplemental Instruction Supervisor
AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Supervised student leaders who hosted group-led study sessions for various classes. Increased student attendance by 180 percentage points over the previous semester and yielded an increased student success rate of 18 percentage points versus students who did not attend study sessions.
2014-2015
Academic Coach
AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Coach students in areas such as time management, critical thinking, learning styles, study skills, self advocacy, accountability, encouragement, etc. Self-appointed enthusiasm engineer and learning luminary for the ACCelerator- an innovative, collaborative learning center at Austin Community College.
2012-2014
Continuing Education Coordinator
AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Coordinate continuing education choices in the Business and Industry and Teaching and Learning Center areas for Austin Community College (ACC). Develop new course offerings for industry-specific training aimed at workforce development in the greater Austin area. Hire and evaluate instructors. Maintain a student-focus while providing relevant course offerings for the local area.
2013 - 2016
Instructor
IQUEST
Teach at IQuest Global Enrichment Center, an educational resource center dedicated to providing creative learning experiences for students PreK – Grade 12. IQuest is focused on helping students develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Taught various classes in topics such as leadership and engineering.
2011
Instructor
SUMMER WONDERS
Summer camp instructor for gifted children. Subjects included Space: The Final Frontier and May the Force Be With You.
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
2004-2011
School Coordinator
GENERAL MOTORS
Coordinate and teach for the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) A World in Motion (AWIM) program, promoting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines in local area primary and secondary schools.
2008-2012
Global Energy Performance Engineer
GENERAL MOTORS
Coordinate and standardize mass engineering for all regions within GM, such as North America, Europe, Brazil, China, Korea, Australia, and India. Develop mass strategy for vehicle and platform level mass reduction in order to increase fuel economy. Develop a certification curriculum for mass integration engineers.
2005-2008
Program Manager
GENERAL MOTORS
Program Manager for future model specialty vehicles in the GM Performance Division. Oversaw engineering and budget coordination as well as coordinating work between departments such as engineering, marketing, purchasing, and manufacturing.
2002-2005
Engineering Manager
GENERAL MOTORS
Engineering Manager of the Interior and Exterior Engineering Team in the High Performance Vehicle Operations Group, part of the GM Performance Division.
2002-2005
Product Engineer
SATURN CORPORATION
Designing Engineer in exterior trim for future model vehicles. Product design for parts such as emblems, rocker panels, sill plates, appliques, front and rear fascias, grilles, etc.
1994-2000
Manufacturing Engineer
SATURN CORPORATION
Future model vehicle manufacturing and product engineering experience in body fabrication and door systems.
2017-present
Associate Professor of Practice
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
Engineering Academic and Student Affairs Department
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Teaching freshman and sophomore engineering classes such as Foundations I, Foundations II, Foundations III, Statics and Particle Dynamics, Engineering Professions and Engineering Ethics using active, collaborative learning strategies in a flipped, project-based classroom. First professor to start the new Texas A&M Engineering Academy at Austin Community College in the Fall 2017 semester.
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EDUCATION
1995-2000
Master's of Science
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Interdisciplinary Engineering
1988-1993
Bachelor's of Science
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
Mechanical Engineering
PUBLICATIONS
​Shaw, Shana (2024, October), “WIP Innovative Practice: Industry-based focus to engineering statics instruction using a drafter/checker approach,” Peer-selected presenter at the IEEE: Frontiers in Education Conference, Washington, DC.
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Shaw, Shana (2023, October), “WIP Design Study: Project-based Experiential Learning in a First-Year Engineering Programming Class,” Invited poster presenter at the IEEE: Frontiers in Education Conference, College Station, TX.
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Brooks, Randy; Shaw, Shana; and Starr, LaTasha (2023, March), “Engineering Academy Design and Operation,” Co-author of peer-reviewed paper at ASEE Gulf Southwest Conference, Denton, TX.
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Texas Engineering Experiment Station Annual Research Conference grant (2021, May), “Learning Bridge to Industry Success,” Principal Investigator.
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Shaw, Shana (2021, April), “Animated Course Lecture Material and Study Guides Using Free Software.” Invited presenter at the Transformational Teaching and Learning Conference, College Station, TX.
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Shaw, Shana. Contributor. “ACC Podcast with the President, Dr. Richard Rhodes” (2020, February), Austin, TX.
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Shaw, Shana (2020, January), “Shine a Light on Engineering Teamwork and Communication Skills by Using Micro-controllers,” Invited presenter at the STEM 4 Innovation Conference, College Station, TX.
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Shaw, Shana. Presenter. “The Forum TV show,” (2019, December), Austin, TX.
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Shaw, Shana (2017, April), Invited presenter at the Partnering with Institutions on a Vision for Engineering Transfer Success (PIVETS2) Conference, College Station, TX.
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Allen-Johnson, Christie and Shaw, Shana (2016, October), “The ACCelerator- A Large-Scale Reimaging of the One-Room Schoolhouse.” Invited presenter at the College Academic Support Programs (CASP) Conference, Corpus Christi, TX.
Shaw, Shana (2016, August), “Applying the Engineering Design Cycle and Decision Matrix to a Robot Competition Project.” Invited presenter at the Vandegrift High School Viperbot Robotics Club meeting, Leander, TX.
Shaw, Shana (2016, May), “Exploring Engineering Career Options.” Invited presenter at the Austin Area Home School Engineering Class, Austin, TX.
Shaw, Shana (2016, January), “Shining a Light on Soft-Skills: A Teamwork Challenge for Students.” Peer selected workshop led at the ACC Spring Development Day, Austin, TX.
Guney, Stacey and Shaw, Shana (2015, November), “Academic Coaching: The Sport of Learning How to Learn.” Invited presenter at the Texas Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (TACRAO) Conference, Houston, TX.
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Shaw, Shana (2015, August), “An Overview of the ACC Engineering Program.” Invited presenter at the ACC Campus to Career Leadership Conference, Austin, TX.
Shaw, Shana (2015, April), “Engineering Experience and Career Pathways.” Invited presenter at the combined section meetings of the ACC Chemistry, Physics, and STEM Clubs, Austin, TX.
Anthony, Kimya; Davidson, Naomi; Harris, Jeffrey; McGaughey, Tina; and Shaw, Shana (2015, March), “Math Re-imagined: A Collaborative Coaching Model.” Peer-selected Presenter at South by Southwest Education (SXSWEdu), Austin, TX.
Guney, Stacey and Shaw, Shana (2015, January), “The Making of a Successful Academic Coaching Program,” Invited presenter at the Student Success Symposium: Research to Practice Conference, San Marcos, TX.
Shaw, Shana (2014, August), “Industry-based Strategy for Teaching First Year Engineering Students,” Peer-selected Presenter at the 6th Annual First Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference, College Station, TX.
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AWARDS
2015 Adjunct Faculty of the Year- Physics, Astronomy, and Engineering Department at Austin Community College
GM Technical Education Program- Outstanding Moderator Award
ACC Faculty Fellows 2016- selected to participate in an instructional design program to develop project-based learning classes
Nominated for 2018 ASEE WIED Mara H. Wasburn Early Educator Award by American Society of Engineering Education Women in Engineering Division
General Motors Chairman’s Honors Award- Cadillac CTS-V Program Development, highest GM award
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Charles T. Main Award, Region XIII
ACC Faculty Summer Institute 2015- selected to participate in an instructional design program to develop exemplary courses
PROJECTS
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Classroom projects I've developed to allow student application of the engineering design cycle for K-12 as well as higher education.
ARDUINO UNO CASE
Students designed a 3D printed case to hold an Arduino Uno microcontroller.
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design by Oliver Graves
DRAFTING TABLE
Students designed a drafting table and chair out of a single sheet of plywood for DFTG 1433: Mechanical Drafting.
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design by James O'Connell
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HOUSE OF CARDS
Teams of students designed a structural tower from a limited supply of index cards and tape with a budget and time constraint.
RIVERBOT
Designed an obstacle avoidance robot car powered by an Arduino Uno micro-controller. Served as a team semester-long project for ENGR 1201: Introduction to Engineering.
ENGINEERING FOR EVERYONE
Students learned about different engineering disciplines in a project-based summer camp.
3D PRINTING
Student designs for an ultrasonic distance sensor for a ENGR 1201: Introduction to Engineering microcontroller project.