status was defined aseither of the following: African Americans, American Indians/Alaska Natives, and Hispanic,which are those formally recognized by NSF [22].At the end of every laboratory period, participants completed a 10-item survey composed of sixexperience-related items asking level of difficulty, degree of effort, satisfaction, degree ofcollaboration, frequency of help from teaching assistants and the degree to which the participantsfelt like an engineer while completing the DC. The final four-items included a three-item scalefor subjective task value and a single-item on confidence.Based on our hypothesis that the student experience would relate positively to motivation for aDC, we used the experience-related items as independent
Paper ID #33345Remote Versus In-hand Hardware Laboratory in Digital Circuits CoursesDr. Rania Hussein, University of Washington Dr. Rania Hussein is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the department of electrical and computer en- gineering (ECE) at the University of Washington (UW). Throughout her career, she has developed and taught courses at all levels in electrical, computer engineering, and computer science at different insti- tutions. In response to the emergency transition to online teaching due to COVID-19, she founded the remote hardware lab at UW ECE to promote a cost-efficient and equitable access to hardware
interventions in school environments. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Development, implementation, and evaluation of an asynchronous online electric circuits laboratoryAbstract – We detail the development, implementation, and evaluation of a completelyasynchronous online version of an electric circuits laboratory. We compare the attitudes of theonline students to the attitudes of those who took the lab in person (on-site) at the university.Online students were sent a kit that included a component box with the needed hardware andelectronic components. They also received a USB-based test and measurement (T&M) device(which integrates two
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut in 2009 and 2015, respectively. His primary areas of research are game-based learning in engineering courses and membrane separations for desalination and water purification.Dr. Gregory T. Neumann, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Gregory received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and later received his Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the University of Notre Dame. his research interests are in heterogeneous catalysis as well as engineering pedagogy, in particular, the overlap of the technical research with teaching to improve the quality of laboratory learning
Paper ID #34841ThermoVR: A Virtual Laboratory to Enhance Learning in UndergraduateThermodynamicsProf. John M. Pfotenhauer, University of Wisconsin - Madison Professor John M. Pfotenhauer earned his BA, MA, and PhD degrees in physics from St. Olaf College and the University of Oregon in 1979, 1981, and 1984. For eight years he conducted research as part of the Applied Superconductivity Center at the University of Wisconsin – Madison before joining the faculty there in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering, and Engineering Physics in 1993. In addition to his research in cryogenics, and in educational games, he teaches
and GCS, UAV and other UAVs but also between UAVand satellite where the modeling of accurate satellite mobility and GPS is needed. To enable thesimulation of satellite-based communication, our platform adopts the OS3 module, which is alsobased on OMNet++[21]. OS3 is able to automatically import actual satellite tracks and weatherinformation to simulate complex scenarios at a certain point in time series. Moreover, it isextendable for more complicated and thorough analysis tasks and supports the calculation oftypical measures such as SNR, BER, and packet loss, which makes it possible for the researchersand teaching faculty to customize or further develop simulation modules related to dronenavigation systems.Towards the laboratory platform and
University - Purdue University Indianapolis Andrew McNeely was a lecturer in the Electrical Engineering Technology department of the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI. He teaches courses in circuit analysis and instrumen- tation + controls. His research interest lies in the areas of methods to better incorporate technology into curriculum and improving first year programs. He has a B.S. in Technology with an emphasis in Electrical Engineering Technology and a M.S. in Technology with an emphasis in technical communications , both from IUPUI. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Assessing Level of Laboratory
pairingthoughtful online content with small group, hands-on learning opportunities.The laboratory course used as an example in this section teaches geotechnical engineering fieldsampling techniques and testing methods through interactive exercises. Students are broken intogroups of five and are required to conduct experimentation adhering to standard methods and toproduce professional technical reports conveying the results, analysis and application of thecollected data. The course culminates with a project wherein each group submits soil profilecalculations including bearing capacity and predicted settlement for use in foundation design. Thefollowing discussion about engineering laboratory courses will focus on integrating online contentinto a
Havan, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignMs. Charlotte HathawayDr. Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Dr. Blake Everett Johnson is a Teaching Assistant Professor and Director of Instructional Laborato- ries in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. His research interests include experimental fluid mechanics, measurement science, and engi- neering education. He oversees undergraduate laboratories in fluid mechanics and heat transfer. Pedagog- ically, Dr. Johnson employs evidence-based writing instruction, active learning, inquiry-based laboratory instruction, and initiatives that empower students to do hands-on
full of lessons and engineering applications.Above all, every university has a power plant and workers who are full of experience and readyto share their experience with students with enthusiasm and dedication. The power plant is ademonstration laboratory that can be used to teach many engineering programs including heattransfer, thermodynamics, machinery, water treatment and water quality, materials, structure,combustion, and, more importantly, all these are undergone under dynamic conditions.Managing this mentorship was difficult, due to the time constraints and the corona pandemic.One of the advantages is the proximity of the early college to the engineering building. Research,education, and outreach are involved in this mentoring at
received his B.E. degree in Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering in 2009, and his M.Sc. degree in Engineering Physics in 2012, both from the Faculty of Engineering at Cairo University. In 2019, he received a Ph.D. from the Electrical and Computer Engineering department of the University of Pittsburgh, in developing optical fiber sensors for monitoring harsh environments. Since 2019, he has been appointed as an Assistant Professor in the same department of the same school. Zaghloul is a recipient of multiple research and teaching awards, and since 2016 he has been appointed to the Postgraduate Research Program at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) administered through Oak Ridge Institute
combination, percent Percent of labs 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Sapon/ester-ification Petrochemical Decolorization H2O2 decomposition Bioreactions Polymerization Other inorganic Simulated generic No reactionFigure 19. Percentage of laboratory activities which involve the listed reactionsEffective Teaching MethodsOne open-ended question allowed faculty to describe the unique features of the course as theyteach it. One theme that emerged from responses is an emphasis on teaching. Faculty mentionedsix different areas that they emphasize in teaching: • Problem-solving approaches
showcased to the attendees through lectures delivered by experts fromuniversities and national laboratories. Teaching modules offered introductions on data sciencemethods and included hands-on illustrations and tutorials covering applications of data scienceand engineering for nonproliferation. Lectures included discussions on existing challenges in thefield coupled with hands-on experiences. Modules were organized to boost students’ knowledgeof data science and hone their skills under constraints of a single week program.course was delivered via the WebEx platform. Within WebEx, students were limited to utilizethe chat tool for communication. Instructors also established a Slack channel to enhance student-to-student and student-to-instructor
Paper ID #33934A Low-cost Materials Laboratory Sequence for Remote Instruction thatSupports Student AgencyDr. Matthew J. Ford, Cornell University Matthew Ford received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and materials science from the University of California, Berkeley, and went on to complete his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at North- western University. After completing an internship in quantitative methods for education research with the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL), he joined the Cornell Active Learning Initiative as a postdoctoral associate. His teaching
Paper ID #34773Re-inventing a Mechanical Properties of Materials Laboratory Course forOnline LearningDr. Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis Dr. Susan P. Gentry is an Associate Professor of Teaching Materials Science and Engineering at the Uni- versity of California, Davis. In her current position at UC Davis, she is integrating computational modules into the undergraduate and graduate materials curriculum. She is specifically interested in students’ com- putational literacy and life-long learning of computational materials science tools.Gianmarco Sahragard-Monfared, University of California, Davis Gianmarco
Paper ID #33080Implementation of Hands-on, Home-based Laboratory for Two ElectricalEngineering Courses (A Pilot Study)Dr. James Kretzschmar, University of Wyoming Colonel, USAF (ret) Amateur Radio (FCC license: AE7AX) Member: IEEE, ASEE, ARRLDr. Robert F. Kubichek, University of Wyoming Robert Kubichek received his Ph.D. from the University of Wyoming in 1985. He has held positions at Boeing, the BDM Corporation, and the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (NTIA). He taught at the University of Wyoming for 29 years and retired in 2020. His research and teaching focus has been communications and digital signal
44.243 0.000 0.52321 0.52593 0.25185 0.79457 Distraction -2.130 70 0.037 -0.18096 0.35701 -0.35043 -0.01149*Means are assumed not to have a statistical difference only when the significance is more than0.05 (p > 0.05)For Study II, the mean scores for students’ responses for the three teaching modes (remote, mixed,and in-person) are calculated for each construct of the Hydraulic Laboratory course as shown inboth Table 6 and Figure 2. When comparing the average scores, in-person mode received thehighest mean scores for each of the constructs. Additionally, the remote mode scored the lowestmeans for interactive, passive, value, positivity, and participation; while the mixed
three or four coding objectives which aresubmitted and checked using MATLAB’s Grader software.Table 1: Laboratory activities focus on teaching and improving programming skill along with problem-solvingapplications relevant to Biomedical Engineering Title Concepts Application 1 Signal Properties Arrays, Indexing, Loops ECG Analysis, Descriptive Statistics 2 Systems of Equations Arrays, Curve Fitting Air Transport in Lungs (Windkessel Model) 3 Time and Frequency Domain Loops, FFT ECG Analysis, Pulse and Respiratory Rate Detection 4 Signal Processing Filtering ECG Analysis, Filtering 5
scientific equipment, technology, and instrumentation,following technical protocols and demonstrating proficiency in physical laboratory techniques [2]are widely regarded as challenging to teach outside a traditional laboratory setting [3]. At-homelab kits are emerging instructional tools currently being used to address this challenge in a varietyof scientific courses, such as general biology [4], physics [5], chemistry [6], and engineeringcontrols [7]. To provide students enrolled in an online section of a cell and tissue engineering labcourse with hands-on activities for learning laboratory techniques, we prepared a kit containingthe equipment and supplies needed to perform various activities remotely. The overarching goalof the class is to
Paper ID #33215Work in Progress: Online Electrical Engineering Laboratories Sessions:Analysis, Challenges, and Border EnvironmentMartha L. Torres, University of Texas at El Paso Martha Torres is a PhD student from University of Texas at El Paso, Tx (UTEP). She is Electrical En- gineering and MSc in Electrical Engineering major in Telecommunications. Her research is focused on Wireless sensor network technologies. Currently, she is a teaching assistant at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UTEP on Circuits Laboratories for Summer and Fall 2020.Dr. Virgilio Ernesto Gonzalez, University of Texas at El Paso
Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. Brian has taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo since 2006. During the 2011-2012 academic year he participated in a professor exchange, teaching at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. His engineering education interests include collaborating on the Dynamics Concept Inventory, developing model-eliciting activities in mechanical engineering courses, inquiry-based learning in mechanics, and design projects to help promote adapted physical activities. Other professional interests
Paper ID #34909Integrating a Laboratory into a First-semester Introduction to ChemicalEngineering CourseDr. Susan M. Stagg-Williams, The University of Kansas Dr. Susan M Stagg-Williams is the Charles E. & Mary Jane Spahr Professor and Chair of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Kansas (KU), with a specialty in biomass conversion. She has worked closely with the KU Center for Teaching Excellence and been a champion for course redesign across campus. Her primary focus has been on large freshman and sophomore classes. She is the founder of the KU Biodiesel Initiative which provides opportunities for
Paper ID #33410The Laboratory Practice of K-5 Teachers in an Engineering RET:Triangulating Perceptions and ExperienceDr. Kent J. Crippen, University of Florida Kent Crippen is a Professor of STEM education in the School of Teaching and Learning at the University of Florida and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His research in- volves the design, development, and evaluation of STEM cyberlearning environments as well as scientist- teacher forms of professional development. Operating from a design-based research perspective, this work focuses on using innovative, iterative and theoretically
Paper ID #33162Measuring Changes in Professional Skills in a Systems Exploration,Engineering, and Design Laboratory (SEED Lab)Dr. Vibhuti Dave, Colorado School of Mines Dr. Vibhuti Dave has been teaching for 10+ years. She joined Colorado School of Mines in 2011 and is currently serving as Dean of Undergraduate Studies. She is also a teaching professor in the departments of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. She served as Assistant Department Head for Electrical Engineering from 2013 to 2018. She has experience leading assessment efforts for degree programs and is currently co-directing CS and industry
problems that exercise theseconcepts, (c) identify commercially available models and tools that closely represent theproblems, (d) tailor the textbook problems to match the physical model, (e) develop a teachingframework engaging the students to experiential learning, (f) and finally conduct surveys andcompare the exam results for assessment.First, the classroom and laboratory setup are described. Second, the critical concepts areidentified based on literature and experience. Third, example teaching frameworks for threemodules are presented. Each framework includes four sub-steps (objectives a-d) describing theconcept, textbook problem, physical model, and model problem. Finally, a plan for assessment isprovided.Classroom and Laboratory SetupThere
Illinois at Urbana- Champaign (UIUC), IL, USA in 2017 as a post-doctoral researcher. He has been a Teaching Assistant Professor at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UIUC. His current research interests include wireless sensing and communication in mmWave.Prof. Minh N. Do, University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work-In-Progress: Implement Your DSP Algorithm on Android Tablet: Real-time DSP Laboratory CourseAbstractThe rapid development of embedded systems brings new opportunities for modernized real-timedigital signal processing (DSP) education. This paper introduces a novel
educational materials andlaboratory exercises for fundamental mechatronics and controls education. Students learnmathematical control theory, board-level electronics, interfacing and microprocessorssupplemented with educational laboratory equipment 1,2,3 The current curriculum tends to have acompartmentalized approach with separately taught subjects of abstract control theory,kinematics, dynamics, electronics, programming and machine design. The educational laboratoryequipment such as balancing an inverted pendulum or a ball-on-beam, LEGO robots followinglines or solving a maze are some examples. We use these platforms and heavily mathematicalcontent to “teach the fundamentals” and let them learn the industrial hardware aftergraduation.As new
Paper ID #33665WIP: Biomedical Sensors Laboratory Activities Using Labview andAdaptation for Virtual InstructionProf. Benjamin Hawkins, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo My professional interests focus on the development and use of microsystems (biosensors, microcon- trollers, etc) to matters of human health. Primarily this is focused on microfluidics, but also ranges from wearable devices to laboratory equipment. Applications range from cell measurements to ecological ques- tions. Educationally, I am focused on developing courses and content that connects theory to technology in practice, with an
Paper ID #33666WIP: Effectiveness of Different Reflection Approaches for ImprovingMastery in an Engineering Laboratory CourseMs. Amy N. Adkins, Northwestern University Amy N. Adkins is a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University. She received her M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern and her B.S. in Engineering Science from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. Her technical graduate research is focused on utilizing novel imaging techniques to quantifying adaptation of muscle architecture in humans. She also desires to implement innovative teaching, mentoring, and hands-on problem
Paper ID #34912Adapting Soft Robotics Outreach to Teacher-Delivered Curriculum in theVirtual Classroom (Work in Progress)Ms. Sapna Shah, Harvard UniversityMr. Alex Beaudette, Harvard UniversityMr. David R. Bergandine, University of Illinois Laboratory High School Chemistry Teacher University Laboratory High School 1984 - 2021Savindi N. Devmal , University of Illinois Laboratory High School Savindi Devmal is a student at the University Laboratory High School in Urbana, IL. Savindi’s interests include bioengineering and soft robotics, and she is the recipient of the Barbara Lazarus award to develop bioprinters for soft