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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1: Intercultural Competency-infused Teaching

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; Micah Iserman, Texas Tech University; Jessica C. Pittman, Texas Tech University; Nigel Yeo, Texas Tech University; Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University; Jeong-Hee Kim, Texas Tech University; Danny D. Reible, Texas Tech University

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Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #34693Work in Progress: Assessment of Reflective Thinking in GraduateEngineering Students: Human and Machine MethodsDr. Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University Roman Taraban is Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Texas Tech University. He received his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Carnegie Mellon University. His interests are in how undergraduate students learn, and especially, in critical thinking and how students draw meaningful con- nections in traditional college content materials.Dr. Micah Iserman, Texas Tech University Interested in language use, mental representation, and social

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2: Innovative Approaches for Teaching Environmental Engineering

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Sara Freix, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Yousef Jalali, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Daniel S. Brogan, Virginia Western Community College; Akshat Kothyari, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Environmental Engineering

students to several topics including problem solving,information literacy, written and oral communication, teamwork, professionalism, ethics, thedesign process, significant figures, dimensional analysis, spreadsheet software, mathematicalsoftware scripts, descriptive statistics and technology applications within the field ofengineering.Within these topics, the current implementation will focus on facilitating learning activities thathelp students to solve problems by developing problem definitions, formulating hypotheses,stating their assumptions, identifying the knowns and unknowns, exploring resources,developing explanations, and communicating and reflecting on their proposed solutions in ateam-based setting. Planned subsequent activities

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3: Teaching Environmental Engineering in the COVID-19 Era

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Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus, United States Military Academy; Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Mark Robert Read, United States Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering

transitioned tohybrid in-person / remote learning approaches to prevent further outbreaks on campuses. WhileCOVID-19 has been devastating, we propose that the pandemic also presents anunprecedented opportunity to reflect, reassess, and ‘bounce forward’ to become more efficient,effective, and resilient. The National Academy of Sciences’ definition of resilience has spurred atheory of resilience that centers on four successive stages surrounding a disruptive event, suchas COVID-19: (1) plan and prepare, (2) absorb, (3) recover, and (4) adapt. In this paper wepropose a framework that environmental programs can employ to ‘adapt’ (stage 4) and ‘bounceforward’ to a more resilient modus operandi long-term. The framework first identifies eachactivity a

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2: Innovative Approaches for Teaching Environmental Engineering

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Joe Dallas Moore, Carnegie Mellon University; Turner Cotterman, Carnegie Mellon University; James Wynn, Carnegie Mellon University

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Environmental Engineering

we discuss NO CHANGE course outcomes for engineering education pedagogy. the relevance of this course to other MADE environmental grand challenges. We are unsure exactly what the reviewer is asking us to do. 1 In the Discussion, comment on how you could improve We have discussed our study limitations CHANGE MADE and extend data collection in future iterations in order to and have provided reflections on how we learn more about the cognitive and

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1: Intercultural Competency-infused Teaching

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Javiera Constanza Jofré, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico; Universidad Andres Bello, Chile

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

groups. The results showed that the intervention positively impactedstudents, particularly in how students' prejudices changed. However, the expected impact ontheir commitment to and awareness of equality was not as expected. Reflections made within thecourse assignment were relevant when taking an informed stand. A single course moduleintervention indicated that students improved sensitivity to sustainable development goals, but itwas insufficient. The authors recognized the importance of including contextual problems withsocial and environmental considerations in future course modules, especially at the beginning ofthe course. The incorporation of other approaches during engineering training requires intentionon the teacher's part and must be

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Environmental Engineering Technical Session 4: Environmental Issues and the Impacts of Intersectionality

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; JoAnn Silverstein P.E., University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering, Women in Engineering

discussed thenegative health impacts to the locals cited by LYG (38%). Few students discussed the more‘emotional’ side of LYG in relation to the situation.Overall, requiring the students to tie the code of ethics to the situation described by LYG on theTampa highway system seemed to work moderately well. If the instructor had time to read thestudent reflections in the homework prior to class, a richer discussion could have been facilitated.It was interesting to see what elements students picked up on. For example, some misinterpretedor seemed to minimize the situation.The ethics assignment was followed by a lecture and homework assignment on JEDI. JEDI wasintegrated into the course as a required CU101 topic for all first-year students. The

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Environmental Engineering Technical Session 4: Environmental Issues and the Impacts of Intersectionality

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Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Angela Harris, North Carolina State University; Christina Martin-Ebosele, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering, Women in Engineering

students’ labor market outcomes. Whether macro or microscale, however, these examples reflect educational practice firmly anchored to the experiences ofstudents journeying through the real problem spaces of our time.In this paper, we take the school-to-work pathways view one step further and place ourinvestigation in a specific real world context: the pathways of environmental engineeringundergraduate students within a time of environmental decline and climate crisis. We see thistime as a revealing societal moment in which beliefs, decisions, and leadership about ourenvironment move us towards sustainable solutions or away from them. We considerenvironmental engineering students as designers and agents of these sustainable solutions, aswell as

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3: Teaching Environmental Engineering in the COVID-19 Era

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh; Tony Lee Kerzmann, University of Pittsburgh; Claire P. Chouinard, University of Pittsburgh; Gregg P. Kotchey, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

focused on their perception of their learningexperiences and well-being. The importance of this next set of questions was that it shifted theirevaluation away from their expectations of the Flex Model and the instructor’s ability to utilize ittoward a reflection on how the shift from traditional in-person classes has impacted theirperceived ability to learn, retain concepts, and personal well-being.The pre-survey results for the experiential set of questions can be found below in Table 4. TheLikert scale ranged from 1 to 7 which correlated with the labels “Much Better In Person” to“Much Better Online”. The averages for item found in the last column all skew toward apreference for in-person classes as the more positive experience for understanding

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2: Innovative Approaches for Teaching Environmental Engineering

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Tomeka Carroll, University of Virginia

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Environmental Engineering

temperature by 1.5 degreesCelsius in order to ensure the continued life on our planet. Many nations have made impacts to becarbon neutral / net zero carbon by 2050. Policies such as the New Green Deal, Paris Agreementoutline initiatives to meet the goal. This requires not only behavior change on a national, butindividual level as well. On a local level, policies are in place to guide behaviors to a more efficientsociety.Closing the Loop: How Closed Loop Engineering Reflects Innovative Practices withinCircular EconomiesTechnological innovations drive our ability to adapt to the ever-changing demands of society,which have become increasingly complicated by the aforesaid environmental concerns. Thishas proven true whether one examines the era of the

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1: Intercultural Competency-infused Teaching

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Inez Hua, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

competency. 9Fig. 2: Comparison of IDI scores pre- and post- program. Eleven students showed an increasingtrend and seven students showed a decrease.Conclusions The Sustainability Across Sectors – Sweden program impacted students’ short- and long-term academic and professional paths. The summative teaching evaluation scores reflect thatstudents gained new cultural perspectives and that the program integrated Swedish culture intothe curriculum. Students also recognized the program in the larger context of their engineeringmajor at Purdue University. The short-term benefits continued and evolved to shape studentschoices regarding graduate school, thesis research topics, additional intercultural