instructional support programs for faculty, providing evaluation support for educational proposals and projects, and working with faculty to publish educational research. Her research interests primarily involve creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Leveraging Inquiry-Based Simulated Laboratory Exercises in a Virtual Classroom EnvironmentTrack Selection: Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies DivisionAbstractWe report on the implementation and impact of virtual laboratory modules in a specializedengineering course titled ‘Nondestructive Evaluation of Flaws’ offered virtually in
Paper ID #32353Pair-to-Pair Peer Learning: Comparative Analysis of Face-to-Face andOnline Laboratory ExperiencesDr. Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo NEBOJSA I. JAKSIC earned the Dipl. Ing. (M.S.) degree in electrical engineering from Belgrade Uni- versity (1984), the M.S. in electrical engineering (1988), the M.S. in industrial engineering (1992), and the Ph.D. in industrial engineering from the Ohio State University (2000). He currently serves as a Pro- fessor at Colorado State University Pueblo teaching robotics and automation courses. Dr. Jaksic has over 90 publications and holds two patents. His
Paper ID #34061Best Practices for the Implementation of Home-based, Hands-on LabActivities to Effectively Engage STEM Students During a PandemicDr. Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University Dr. Oludare Owolabi, a professional engineer in Maryland, joined the Morgan State University fac- ulty in 2010. He is the assistant director of the Center for Advanced Transportation and Infrastructure Engineering Research (CATIER) at Morgan State University and the director of the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Laboratory. He has over eighteen years of experience in practicing, teaching and research in civil engineering
Paper ID #33087BYOE: Fabrication, Implementation, and Design of a Remote Lab Setup fora Sensors and Transducers CourseDr. Mark Trudgen, University of Georgia Is a lecturer in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering. He has published in the area of automatic control systems. His research interests include undergraduate laboratory experience, remote labs, and advancing control theory in undergraduates.Dr. Dominik May, University of Georgia Dr. May is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Transformations Institute. He researches online and intercultural engineering
Design Experiences for Future Engineers in Chemistry Laboratory AbstractOur approach to general chemistry laboratory for engineers in our NSF-funded IUSE project(DUE-1625378) involves the use of design challenges (DCs), an innovation that uses authenticcontext and practice to transform traditional tasks. These challenges are scaled-down engineeringproblems related to the NAE Grand Challenges that engage students in collaborative, team-basedproblem solving via the modeling process. With features aligned with professional engineeringpractice, DCs are hypothesized to support student motivation for the task as well as for theprofession. As an evaluation of our curriculum design, we use Expectancy Value
Paper ID #33668WIP: Virtual Vs. Face-to-Face Synchronous Laboratory Instruction forProgramming MATLAB for Biomedical EngineersProf. 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
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
; Engineering Liv- ing Learning Community (LLC), Educating Engineering Students Innovatively (EESI) and Peer-Assisted Study Sessions (PASS). Dr. Caldwell also serves as the activity director for the Title III program Engi- neering Learning Community. Those collective programs have nearly doubled the first-year retention of underrepresented minorities at the college.Dr. Roxanne Hughes, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory Dr. Roxanne Hughes is the Director of the Center for Integrating Research and Learning (CIRL) at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (MagLab). She has also directed the MagLab’s Diversity and Inclusion Programs from 2014 to 2019. She brings a breadth of experience in science teaching and infor
Paper ID #32851Innovative Use of Technologies to Teach Chemical Engineering CoreClasses and Laboratories During the Covid-19 Pandemic at an HBCUDr. Rupak Dua, Hampton University Dr. Rupak Dua graduated with a Ph.D. in 2014 in Biomedical Engineering with a specialization in Tis- sue Engineering and Biomaterials from Florida International University located in Miami, FL. Dr. Dua worked for two years as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Orthopedic Research and Education housed in Texas Medical Center - the world’s largest medical center - located in Houston, TX. Before joining Hampton University in the Department of
Paper ID #33831SAFABOT: A Robotics Learning Platform for a Hands-on, Laboratory-basedApproach in an Introductory ECE CourseMr. Steven M. Beyer, United States Air Force Academy Mr. Steven M. Beyer is an Instructor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado. He recently received his Master’s in Computer Engineering (Distinguished Graduate) at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. His thesis investigated vulnerabilities in commercially-available smart home devices, demonstrating how an eaves- dropper can track users, identify devices, map
. McGraw Award; Purdue’s life-time Murphy Teaching Award for outstanding undergraduate teaching; induction into Purdue’s Book of Great Teachers (an honor reserved for only 267 faculty in the history of Purdue University at the time of his induction); Purdue Teaching Academy Fellow and Execu- tive Board (charter member); the Ronald Schmitz Award for Outstanding Service to FIE; the ASEE IL-IN Outstanding Campus Representative; the ASEE Hewlett Packard Award for Excellence in Laboratory In- struction; the ASEE IL-IN Outstanding Teaching Award; Marquis’ Who’s Who in the World, in America, in Engineering and Science, and in Education.Dr. Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Lucietto has focused her
(c) organizational change. These studies have revealed that peersand teams unite the themes of meaningful and consequential learning and equity and inclusion.2. Meaningful and consequential learningOur focus of curriculum reform has been towards shifting activity to meaningful, consequentiallearning in activity-based studio and laboratory courses to better prepare students to connect theknowledge they are learning in school to the messy, open-ended work they will encounter aspracticing engineers (NAE, 2020). Meaningful, consequential learning centers on work thatpositions students on teams in the role of engineers where they need to identify core foundationalprinciples as conceptual tools to progress (Johri & Olds, 2011). We draw upon
wireless sensor networks, intelligent agents, agent-based manufacturing scheduling, systems control and automation, distributed control of holonic systems and integrated manufacturing, agile manufacturing, virtual reality and remote laboratory applications in edu- cation. He has authored or co-authored various journal and conference publications in these areas. Mert Bal is currently the Chair and Associate Professor at the Miami University, Department of Engineering Technology, Ohio, United States of America. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Developing Robotics Engineering Technology Program to Address the Workforce Skills Gaps in
Paper ID #34049Global Impact of Experiment-centric Pedagogy and Home-based, Hands-onLearning Workshop at a Historically Black UniversityDr. Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University Dr. Oludare Owolabi, a professional engineer in Maryland, joined the Morgan State University fac- ulty in 2010. He is the assistant director of the Center for Advanced Transportation and Infrastructure Engineering Research (CATIER) at Morgan State University and the director of the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Laboratory. He has over eighteen years of experience in practicing, teaching and research in civil engineering. His
laboratory components. The null hypothesis is that there existsno difference between the course grade outcomes of pre- and post- pandemic. The hypothesis hasbeen tested using Chi-square goodness of fit test at p=0.1. Engineering Economics on-campuspost-unplanned pandemic section in Spring 2020 is found to be significantly different from thepre-pandemic in Spring 2019. However, in the online section, there is no difference between thepost- and pre- because the online section is planned for virtual mode. Similar finding is reachedfor DC Circuits and Design that the post-unplanned pandemic section in Spring 2020 is found tobe significantly different from the pre-pandemic in Fall 2019; but the post-planned in Fall 2020is found to be statistically same
manufacturing scheduling, systems control and automation, distributed control of holonic systems and integrated manufacturing, agile manufacturing, virtual reality and remote laboratory applications in edu- cation. He has authored or co-authored various journal and conference publications in these areas. Mert Bal is currently the Chair and Associate Professor at the Miami University, Department of Engineering Technology, Ohio, United States of America.Dr. Farnaz Pakdel, Miami University American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Integrating 3D Printing into Engineering Technology Curriculum1. IntroductionThree-dimensional (3-D) printing has witnessed
Electrical Circuit lab course to face the challenges in Remote LearningAbstract This paper presents our practice to adjust to distance learning in an electrical circuit lab course.Electrical Circuits (EMT 1150) is a first-year engineering gateway course for ElectromechanicalEngineering Technology (EMT) Associate in Applied Science (AAS) students. It is a five-creditcourse with a combined 4-hours lecture session and 3-hours laboratory session every week, whichintroduces students to the physical basis and mathematical models of electrical components andcircuits. Laboratory work is performed on a breadboard using the digital multimeter, oscilloscope,and function generator. This course had a high failure and
University, India, and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the Bharathiar University, India. He is currently a profes- sor and director of engineering technology at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). Prior to joining the UTB (A legacy university) faculty he was a visiting professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology and an associate professor of production engineering at the PSG College of Technology, Bharathiar University, India, where he served as the director of the Computer Vision Laboratory and National Cadet Corps – Engineering Division Director. With over 33 years of teaching and research ex- perience in manufacturing/mechanical engineering and engineering technology, he currently teaches
the IRES program, six rising juniors/seniors will be sentto Stockholm, Sweden for 10 weeks to conduct hands-on bioinformatics research at The Sciencefor Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab). Criteria for inclusion in the program include: successfulcompletion of a bioinformatics-related course, enrollment in a primarily undergraduateinstitution (PUI) in Southern California, and interest in pursuing graduate studies inbioinformatics. To ensure a diverse cohort of students, women, black, latinx, Native American,and LGBTQ+ students are especially encouraged to apply. The facilities, research environment and research techniques at the foreign research siteare unique in the world. SciLifeLab is home to over 1,500 researchers across more than
with just use of the software, but rather also to the risks and hazards associated with an industrial laboratory environment when completing hands-on practical activities. 2. Persons or groups affected In this case, the persons or groups affected, as defined by Penn State, specifically included any person with a visual disability who relies on alternative text to perceive images or graphical content, and any person who relies solely on the keyboard to operate their machine. Among the most highly impacted users will be users who are blind and use screen readers and assistive technologies to interact with their computers, and users with physical issues who rely on keyboard-based input
Technology Students Kevin Zender, Corey Blankenship, Tyson Bethke, Nathir Rawashdeh Department of Applied Computing, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MIAbstractThis paper details the design of a levitating ball portable training system for in-depth learning ofProportional Integral Derivative (PID) control theory. This system can be incorporated into theElectrical Engineering Technology bachelor degree curriculum laboratories at our university.Based on the prevalence of PID control applications in industry, and it being a relativelyadvanced concept in traditional, theory heavy, control system courses, it is important to addressthis topic with a practical system. This has inspired the idea of designing a PID training labcourse
Ohio State University in 1994 and 1997, respectively. He teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses related to mechanisms and machine dynamics, integrated product development, solid mechanics and plasticity theory, structural design and analysis, engineering analysis and finite element methods and has interests in remote laboratories, project-based learning and student learning assessment. His research is in the areas of remote sensing and control with applications to remote experimentation as well as modeling of microstructure changes in metal forming processes. He publishes regularly in peer-reviewed conference proceedings and scientific journals. At the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition in Chicago
Paper ID #34004Virtual Intensive Training for Experimental Centric Pedagogy TeamMembers: Effectiveness During COVID-19 PandemicDr. Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University Dr. Oludare Owolabi, a professional engineer in Maryland, joined the Morgan State University fac- ulty in 2010. He is the assistant director of the Center for Advanced Transportation and Infrastructure Engineering Research (CATIER) at Morgan State University and the director of the Civil Engineering Undergraduate Laboratory. He has over eighteen years of experience in practicing, teaching and research in civil engineering. His academic
. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Examining the Changing Perceptions of Graduate Students’ Role as Teaching Assistant with Online and Hybrid Labs during COVID-19” (Instruction)Abstract The transition from traditionally face-to-face “in-person” courses to hybrid/onlinelaboratory courses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally altered how theselabs are delivered in the mechanical engineering curriculum at Clemson University. This paperseeks to capture the graduates’ and undergraduates’ changing perceptions of the roles andresponsibilities that graduate laboratory assistants (GLAs) have in the delivery of course materialwithin the
successful as a learningactivity among middle and high school students [6]. The focus was to provide service-learningopportunities for undergraduate engineering students using a hardware in the laboratory,utilizing open source platform and support STEM activities among school children in thecommunity. A service-learning course titled Robots at the Fairfield University’s School ofEngineering was offered in 2017-2018 with an objective of providing mentoring opportunityfor enrolled students in preparing high school students for First Robotics competition [7]. Acourse with this title was offered in spring 2020 to provide community engaged mentoringopportunities for enrolled students at the after-school program of the local community center.This
inquiry-based learning activitiesintended to be implemented in 2020. However, these activities were not implemented as planneddue to the COVID pandemic. Instead, the course was taught using normal methods andtechniques, except for the transition to a hybrid format. Lectures were performed synchronouslyonline, while field-based laboratory activities that were intended to reinforce the concepts taughtin the lecture were performed in-person. Due to social distancing regulations, instructions on thelaboratory activities were provided virtually (instead of in-person in prior semesters) andimmediate assistance was only available through phone calls or video conferencing. The resultssuggest that the remote instruction approach was able to maintain the
. Students createda LinkedIn page, their resumes were critiqued, and engaged in mock interviews. Students weresent information about current job opportunities and internships regularly. They are required toapply for three internships. It has not been easy to establish close connections with employers;however, we have made some headway. Our seminar featured speakers from Google, Air ForceResearch Laboratory (Edwards and Kirtland), Wells Fargo, Amgen, Zest AI, NFlux AI, HRL,XYPRO, Equifax, JPL, Farmerˆas Insurance, PennyMac, Arete, Merck, and CACI International.Our program is partly concerned with developing linkages to industry and helping students getinternships and careers in data science. During Summer 2020, three students had internships atNFlux
Laboratory (AFRL). His academic research interest which correlated with his work at AFRL involve the areas of human and machine teaming, cyber-human systems, human and system Integration, control and intelligent control systems, machine learning and artificial intelligence applications, and system engineering design American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work-in-Progress: Enhance Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Education with CPS/IoT InfusionAbstract: Electrical engineers serve a vital function in our modern world. Currently,undergraduate electrical engineering (EE) students are in high demands to be hired with thehighest median
for a start-up company delivering packet voice services. He was a full-time member of the faculty of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Northwestern University for more than six years, and has taught there as an adjunct ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Paper ID #34598 faculty member. He also worked as a member of technical staff at Bell Laboratories. He received the B.S.E.E. and M.S. degrees from Marquette University, and the Ph.D. degree from Princeton University, all in electrical engineering. Dr. Sullivan has served as an associate editor of the
questions were based on the students’survey developed by the researchers at Georgetown and HEDS [14-15] , and modified accordingto the peculiar aspects of our university. Because many of the engineering classes at SJSUinclude laboratories, projects or other group experiences, we wanted to create our own survey toask faculty members about these experiences. The research questions of the study are: 1. What are the impressions of faculty members to the learning environments in engineering courses after the switch to remote learning in Spring 2020? 2. What was the impact of the switch online in Spring 2020 to lab classes?COVID-19 forced many universities to transition quickly to remote teaching. Since Spring 2020,there was been many articles