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Reflections from Virtual Undergraduate Summer Research Experience with Interdisciplinary Teams

Conference Session
Labs and Experiential Learning
Collection
2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference
Authors
Gurcan Comert; Zulfikar Berk, University of South Carolina; Robert Petrulis; Balaji Iyangar; Esmail M Abuhdima, Benedict college; Negash Begashaw, Benedict College
Tagged Topics
Diversity, Labs and experiential learning
. Petrulis is an independent consultant specializing in education-related project evaluation and research. He is based in Columbia, South Carolina.Dr. Balaji Iyangar Associate Professor in Computer Science.Dr. Esmail M Abuhdima, Benedict college Areas of research interest: Wave Propagation, Simulation of Radar Signals, Antenna and Electromag- netic Field Theory, RF design and systems. Biography: I received the Bachelor of science in Electrical Engineering and Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Tripoli University, Libya in 1998 and 2009 respectively and my PhD from University of Dayton in 2017. I am currently working as assistant professor at Benedict College, Columbia, SC. Prior to joining the Benedict
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ScribeAR: A New Take on Augmented-Reality Captioning for Inclusive Education Access

Conference Session
Diversity, Inclusion, and Access
Collection
2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference
Authors
Lawrence Angrave, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Colin P. Lualdi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Mona Jawad; Timur Javid
Tagged Topics
Diversity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Access
have been made over the past two decades. Of particular interest is the use ofaugmented-reality (AR) headsets to deliver the captions directly into the user’s line-of-sight asopposed to a separate display set to the side (e.g., Jain, 2018). Along these lines, AR headsetsthat project American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters onto the lens have also been exploredwith promising results (e.g., Miller, 2017), including commercialization (SignGlasses,www.signglasses.com). However, these systems are designed for use in controlled environments(e.g., the classroom) with the captioning or interpreting service paid for by an institutionalaccommodations office. However, in post-secondary settings a significant portion of a student’seducational experience
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Summary of Outcomes from a Scientific Village Learning Community Implementation

Conference Session
Diversity, Inclusion, and Access
Collection
2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference
Authors
Samuel Darko; Gurcan Comert; Jessica Furrer, Benedict College; Andress Carter-Sims, Benedict College; Balaji Iyangar, Benedict College
Tagged Topics
Diversity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Access
associated data can be transferred to the broader educational community and aid inrecruiting, engaging, and retaining underrepresented minorities in STEM disciplines.Through our mixed-method study, we have identified the key learning community factors thatmost influence student learning, retention, and academic success negating the psychosocial andsocio-economic impediments generally observed in the student population to increaseparticipation, retention, and graduation of minority students in the STEM disciplines (Mertens,1998, Matthews, 2014). The project contributes to the prospect of developing strategic means ofSTEM education enhancement for under-represented minority students through hands-on researchand participation in learning-community
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Work in Progress: Spatial Visualization Assessment and Training in the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois

Conference Session
Classroom Methodologies
Collection
2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference
Authors
Brian S. Woodard, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Tiffany Wenting Li; Ziang Xiao, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Molly H Goldstein, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Michael L. Philpott, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Tagged Topics
Classroom methodologies, Diversity
Paper ID #35175Work in Progress: Spatial Visualization Assessment and Training in theGrainger College of Engineering at the University of IllinoisDr. Brian S. Woodard, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Dr. Woodard received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign in 2011. His Aerospace research interests currently focus on the effects of icing on the aero- dynamics of swept-wing aircraft. In engineering education, he is interested in project-based learning and spatial visualization. He teaches courses at the University of Illinois where he serves as the Director of
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Work in Progress: Preparing the Next Generation of Biomedical Engineering Researchers by Leveraging a Research Experience for Undergraduates

Conference Session
Diversity, Inclusion, and Access
Collection
2021 Illinois-Indiana Regional Conference
Authors
La'Tonia Stiner-Jones, The Ohio State University
Tagged Topics
Diversity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Access
their overall success as aresearcher. We also created multiple opportunities for the students to develop relationships withtheir peers and build community through a myriad of social events. Social activities weredesigned to take place during off hours and on weekends to avoid conflicting with studentresearch.MethodsThe mentors identified research project ideas for the participants prior to them arriving oncampus. Students participated in professional development opportunities that were eitherintegrated into their research immersion or separate activities. The students participated in theseactivities multiple times per week including workshops to inform them about how to besuccessful in the application process and graduate school, ethics, and
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