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Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University; Samantha Ray, Texas A&M University; Robert Harold Lightfoot Jr, Texas A&M University; Drew Steven Casey, Texas A&M University; Shawna Thomas, Texas A&M University

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produced to give other faculty a starting point on etiquette in the virtualclassroom [83]. The Engineering Education Faculty’s weekly meetings have ranged from hearing prominentspeakers from around the country on their role in engineering education, book reviews on currenteducational resources, and open discussions on the current state of teaching online. This diversityand ability to be a part of the group has added to the tight-knit community we have developed.Multiple daily writing groups have been created to provide faculty with a small group to meet with.Usually, the meetings are one hour, writing for twenty-five minutes, taking a break, and writingagain. The focus gives you a set time to complete work, get feedback on a project or

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Nina Kamath Telang, University of Texas at Austin; Nisha Abraham, University of Texas at Austin; Althea Louise Woodruff, University of Texas at Austin

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at Austin Dr. Althea Woodruff is the coordinator of the Well-being in Learning Environments initiative at the University of Texas at Austin’s Longhorn Wellness Center and Counseling and Mental Health Center. On this project, she collaborates with UT faculty and administrators to embed wellness practices across colleges and departments and in classrooms, office hours, and other learning contexts. She also lectures and works at the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk in the College of Education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 1

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Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., NASA EPDC

. IntroductionInstructional methods in engineering education have evolved over time with the intention ofconforming to academic and professional standards. Such pedagogical strategies have beendeveloped and implemented to enhance comprehension, student engagement, and scholarshipabilities [15]. The most prevalent and utilized of these methods include Problem-based learning(PBL), Project-based learning, and visual cuing. PBL’s primary objective involves developingself-directed capabilities and critical thinking skills through problem-solving, interpersonal skills,and team skills [17]. Project-based learning, on the other hand, enriches student comprehension bygiving a closer perception towards professional development by incorporating project-basedinstruction [27

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Andrea Ramic, Angelo State University; Dick Apronti, Angelo State University

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and planning. Dick Apronti also has interests in projects that improve access to higher education and college retention for minorities and under-represented groups. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Angelo State University David L. Hirschfeld Department of EngineeringLearning about Equity in Parking Design from an Undergraduate Research of a University Campus Parking System Civil Engineering Undergraduate Research Paper Andrea Ramić Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dick T. Apronti

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Randy Hugh Brooks, Texas A&M University

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and was also afforded the opportunity to lead an impactul Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Principles of Engineering (PoE) course which is a project-based learning survey of the engineering discipline. Since the Summer of 2015 I have been privileged to work with the Texas A and M Sketch Recognition Lab (TAMU SRL) to evaluate a couple of online tutorial tools (Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS)) cur- rently under development, Mechanix and Sketchtivity, that provide immediate constructive feedback to the students and student-level metrics to the instructors. I presented on this work at the state and national PLTW Conventions and at CPTTE in 2016. I also spent 5 semesters beginning the Fall of 2015 taking online

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Randy Hugh Brooks, Texas A&M University

also afforded the opportunity to lead an impactul Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Principles of Engineering (PoE) course which is a project-based learning survey of the engineering discipline. Since the Summer of 2015 I have been privileged to work with the Texas A&M Sketch Recognition Lab (TAMU SRL) to evaluate a couple of online tutorial tools (Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS)) currently under development, Mechanix and Sketchtivity, that provide immediate constructive feedback to the stu- dents and student-level metrics to the instructors. I presented on this work at the state and national PLTW Conventions and at CPTTE in 2016. I also spent 5 semesters beginning the Fall of 2015 taking online courses

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Dani Fadda P.E., University of Texas at Dallas; P.L.STEPHAN THAMBAN

. The heat transfercourse is delivered in an asynchronous modality. The heat transfer book by Bergman et el. [5] is usedfor the class and learning modules are developed to cover the contents of the course with reference tothe book. Each module includes a series of short lectures in the form of voice over PowerPoint,followed by hand derivations that are recorded using a document camera [6]. Calculations are alsoperformed in spreadsheets and delivered as voice over live screen capture. ANSYS-Fluent is used forthe class project, which is an extension of a previous version of the project (Fadda [7]). A learningmodule is developed for teaching the basics of this software using voice over live screen capture. Thescreen recording software, Camtasia [8

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Edgar Reyes, University of Texas at Tyler; Mohammad Abu Rafe Biswas, The University of Texas at Tyler; Andres C Garcia, The University of Texas at Tyler; Benjamin Lee Stilwell, The University of Texas at Tyler; Jongin Aaron Sithideth, The University of Texas at Tyler; Christian Puckett; Christopher Nobinger, University of Texas at Tyler; Cassandra Ellis

dynamics and control, process control, energy conversion, and thermal fluids laboratory at the Houston Engineering Center. He also has been advisor and mentor to several senior design project groups.Dr. Andres C Garcia, The University of Texas at TylerMr. Benjamin Lee Stilwell, The University of Texas at TylerMr. Jongin Aaron Sithideth, The University of Texas at Tyler Graduating Mechanical Engineering candidate from the University of Texas at Tyler with ambitious lead- ership and dynamic interpersonal skills. He has completed a research internship for a Fortune 1000 company, an internship for a process heating manufacturer, and managed a team of 7 solidifying work structure within the organization. His passions include

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Amir Karimi P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio

projects • Materials addressing issues arising from the team’s review of the Self-Study Report or online instructional materials • Documentation of actions taken by the program after submission of the Self-Study Report as being available for review, and • Materials necessary for the program to demonstrate compliance with the criteria and policiesThe programs should confer with PEV to ensure that display materials will provide adequate evidenceof meeting the accreditation criteria.About two months prior to the on-site virtual visit, the program reviewed in fall 2020 provided thePEV access to an on-line OneDrive folder that contained the following electronic binders. 1. Course Binder: this binder contained some or all of the

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Byron Newberry, Baylor University

courses completely online with only three weeks lead time. In the fall semester of2020 I converted a team-based, hands-on design project course to a hybrid in-person/online format. I alsotaught an in-person course, as well as an online course as a teaching overload to accommodate studentswho opted for a fully online class schedule. And at any given time during the semester, the hybrid and in-person classes both had numerous students who were working remotely due to quarantine, effectivelyrequiring two parallel modes of course delivery, participation, and assessment. These experiences haveentailed, among other things, rapidly learning how to manage new technologies for producing virtualcontent, learning how to assign and assess student work

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Ron D. Cooper, University of the Incarnate Word; Okan Caglayan, University of the Incarnate Word

instruction until a safe and effective vaccine became widelyavailable8. Online teaching, a growing but supplemental segment of higher education market,and conducting research remotely became the only safe option available, testing the flexibilityand resilience of students, faculty, and administrators alike. Engineering educators faced aparticular challenge in providing a virtual substitute for the lab-based, hands-on experiences andteamwork that their discipline demands8.The immediate challenges in the transition to remote research were to learn how to focus on thetopic of investigation, to work in an online team environment and to manage time efficiently. Inthe Fall 2020 semester, the beginning of this project, redesigning the research objectives

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Margo Cousins, University of Texas at Austin; Laura Suggs, University of Texas at Austin; Mia K. Markey, University of Texas at Austin

ensures that one set of priorities does not dominate the review process.Considered individually, more students would meet the application review criteria outlined so farthan we can support at our REU Site. Thus, our approach also emphasizes the characteristics of thecohort rather than just the those of the individual students. Our cohort criteria are (1) The studentsshould come from different schools. We have learned that group dynamics can suffer if a subset ofstudents is from a single school. (2) The students must plausibly fit within a range of possibleresearch projects because we cannot place all the students in just one or two research labs. (3) Thestudents should bring diversity of life experiences because the students will not learn as

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David Joseph Ewing, The University of Texas at Arlington; Catherine Mary Unite; Monica Franco; Kimshi Hickman

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Under-Represented Minority Students in STEM Courses,” Texas Tech University in, 2016, pp. 1-161.11. Gosser, D. K., & Roth, V.,1998, “The workshop chemistry project: Peer-led Team Learning”, Journal of Chemical Education, 75(2), 185-187.12. Gosser, D. K., Cracolice, M. S., Kampmeier, J. A., Roth, V., Strozak, V. S., & Varma-Nelson, P.,2001, “Peer-Led Team Learning: A Guidebook”, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.13. Beck, P.,2012, “PLTL & Pre-Calculus at Prince George’s Community College. Peer-led Team Learning: Implementation”, Originally published in Progressions: The Peer-led Team Learning Project Newsletter, (3)2, Winter 2002. Retrieved from http://www.pltlis.org14. Hockings, S.C., DeAngelis

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Randall D. Manteufel, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Amir Karimi P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio

support particular SO.Software tools help assess student work that can be assessed as either correct or incorrect. Yet thisis primarily useful for SO1 and to limited extend other SO. For many of the SO a rubric is best withclear instructions given to students about expectations for the work. When possible, faculty shouldgive project report outlines with specific subheadings that align with expectations. Theseexpectations should, when possible, be aligned with the wording used by ABET for the particularSO. For example, SO2 covers engineering design and it is appropriate to suggest a more reportoutline that might include the following: 1. Specification 2. Appropriate Constraints 3. design variables (Iterative

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Hannah Lynn Johnson; Ulan Dakeev, Sam Houston State University

can also create calcium silicate boards that easilyreplaces the currently used gypsum boards for walls and ceilings. It is above par in thermaland acoustic insulation, fire and water resistance, and mechanical strength than the gypsumboards used today. Strength, water resistance, and other factors are dependent on the ratio ofthe components and the production process.Methodology This project investigated the cost of building a house made with as many recycled andrenewable materials as possible. A 3D model of the house was constructed using Revit andCreo Parametric. A building material cost report has been created as an estimate to compareto the pricing of building a residential home through standard commercial methods. Thishelped

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Ahmed Ali HASAN, University of New Mexico; Tariq Khraishi, University of New Mexico

engineering. In a previous study by the first author, a skill gap analysis for the advanced manufacturingworkforce in the state of New Mexico concluded that UNM and Central New Mexico CommunityCollege (CNM) and their respective remote branches produce 66.41% of the total annual awardeddegrees related to the advanced manufacturing industry. The skill gap analysis projected an annualgap of 459 occupancies among engineering occupations needed for advanced manufacturing in thestate for the next 10 years, which predict that hiring and retaining qualified candidates in advancedmanufacturing will be a major challenge for the local economy12.Class Activities: Students were able to successfully complete various experiments, collect data, and present in

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David Walden; Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Roy Jean Issa P.E., West Texas A&M University; Emad Manla, West Texas A&M University

material and return to the initial operation in spite ofthe added insulator. The second characteristic is defined by a new increase in the TEG performancethis would be signified by computing the energy losses and comparing these losses to the powergeneration. This is best approached by utilizing a quasi-steady state conditions and by treating eachtime interval as its own event the trend can be seen as a function of temperature. This showed thatthere was a notable improvement of power generation across the system. While the results showpromise and show a clear divergence in a positive direction over a large number of data sets a lot ofwork can be done moving forward. Further, the potential for this project is heavily based upon theconcept of

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Luo Li, University of New Mexico; Tariq Khraishi, University of New Mexico

1 (𝑎−𝑥)2 +(𝑏+𝑦)2 (𝑎+𝑥)2 +(𝑏+𝑦)2 + (−1+𝜈) (− ((𝑐−𝑧)2 +(𝑎−𝑥)2 +(𝑏+𝑦)2 )3⁄2 + ((𝑐−𝑧)2 +(𝑎+𝑥)2 +(𝑏+𝑦)2 )3⁄2 +√(𝑐−𝑧)2 +(𝑎+𝑥)2 +(𝑏+𝑦)2 (𝑎−𝑥)2 +(−𝑏+𝑦)2 (𝑎+𝑥)2 +(−𝑏+𝑦)2 − ((𝑐−𝑧)2 +(𝑎+𝑥)2 +(𝑏−𝑦)2 )3⁄2 ));((𝑐−𝑧)2 +(𝑎−𝑥)2 +(𝑏−𝑦)2 )3⁄2LUO LILuo Li is a graduate student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of New Mexico. He is currentlystudying for his MSME. In his undergraduate program, Mr Luo Li was engaged in CAD, 3D printing and finite-elementanalysis. His Bachelor degree’s graduation project was on finite-element analysis of