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ECE Division Technical Session 1: Online or Remote Teaching and Curricular Developments

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Dallal, University of Pittsburgh; Mohamed Zaghloul; Amr Hassan, University of Pittsburgh

of active learning. Content analyses of survey responses suggest that active learningin a remote setup is well perceived and helps the class attendance rate, despite some logisticchallenges with the hardware lab component.1. IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic has impacted education in different aspects. Several studies reported thechallenges with online teaching before and during the pandemic [1]–[5]. With the transition toremote instruction to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, many instructors and students expressedthat their experience has degraded compared to the regular face-to-face class meetings. Thestudents' attention spans in remote classrooms were lower than ever before. In addition, manystudents expressed that they feel that they no

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Work-in-Progress Postcard Session #1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Miguel Andrés Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Jacoba Ubidia; MariaEmilia Mariño; Francisco Jativa Valverde

reservoirs, housing construction, among others. He was also a Project Management Associate for a Habitat For Humanity housing project in the USA. (ii) RESEARCH: MiguelAndrés' research focuses on (1) decision-making for the design and construction of infrastructure projects, (2) the planning of sustainable, smart and resilient cities, and (3) the development of engineers who not only have solid technical and practical knowledge, but also social understanding for, through infrastructure, address local and global challenges on humanitarian, environmental, social and equity issues. (iii) EDUCATION RESEARCH: Related to STEM education, Miguel Andrés is developing and applying contemporary pedagogies and tools for innovation and

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Work-in-Progress Postcard Session #1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Alexander, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Michael Preuss; Breanna Bailey, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; David Hicks; Rajashekar Mogiligidda, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Nitilaksha Hiremath, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Jingbo Liu, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Lihua Zuo, Texas A&M University - Kingsville; Mahesh Hosur

Minority-Serving Institutions. He also conducts research regarding higher education focused on the needs and interests of underserved populations and advancing understanding of Minority-Serving Institutions.Breanna Michelle Weir Bailey (Professor)David Hicks David Hicks is an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Previously he served as Associate Professor and Department Head at Aalborg University in Esbjerg, Denmark. He has also held positions in research labs in the U.S. as well as Europe, and spent time as a researcher in the software industry.Nitilaksha HiremathRajashekar Reddy Mogiligidda (Lecturer 1)Jingbo Louise Liu (Full Professor

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Technological and Engineering Literacy - Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Gross; Keyoni McNair

development of the survey instrument is described, alongwith initial tests of validity and descriptive statistics reported from students majoring in computerscience and other fields.IntroductionComputing disciplines, as with many engineering disciplines, face a profound diversity challenge:white and Asian men are over-represented among students, professionals, and faculty, with othergroups underrepresented. Computing faces the additional challenge of a decade of surging demandfor professionals and increased enrollment in academic programs. Data from the ACM NDC [1]and Taulbee [2] surveys shows improved representation in awarded bachelor’s degrees, but theshift is not dramatic.One aspect of the larger problem stems from the fact that computer science

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Work-in-Progress Postcard Session #1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Corey Kiassat, PhD, MBA, PE, Quinnipiac University; Michael Ben-Avie, Quinnipiac University

first-year students in the School of Computing and Engineering (SCE) at Quinnipiac Universitythrough the implementation of First-Year Academy (FA). Quinnipiac University, a privateinstitution in northeastern United States, is a comprehensive university with nine academic units,including SCE. Retention rate of SCE first-year students lags the national retention rate ofengineering programs. The goal of SCE is to have a retention rate that is on-par with the nationalaverage rate of 80% for persistence to sophomore year [1] in three years and to surpass it by fivepercentage points, at 85%, in the fourth year.Through institution-specific data, students in SCE tend to leave after their first year primarlybecause of struggles with the transition from

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ECE Division Technical Session 1: Online or Remote Teaching and Curricular Developments

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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L. Brent Jenkins, Kennesaw State University

andknowing that we lacked the means to offer an Electric Machines lab via such a modality—aliterature search and a web search [1] - [4] were conducted to explore the available options. Thefindings of particular interest included a simulator that mimics the hardware/software in ourphysical lab [5] and a YouTube video describing a simulator that had been made asynchronouslyaccessible to remote students via a Linux utility.The appeal of the simulator we found is best conveyed by a summary of its capabilities.Students can use it to: place realistic “images" of equipment modules into a virtual workstation,add the necessary electrical connections, place a drive belt on machine pulleys, adjust instrumentsettings, take measurements using instruments having

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Technical Session 1: Innovative Approaches to Teaching Energy-Related Concepts

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Neda Shourabi, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

operation of the garden lights andhow they can be modified to provide various laboratory exercises. Examples of laboratoryexercises are presented, and experimental results are discussed.IntroductionSolar panels, LED lighting, and rechargeable battery energy storage are used in manyapplications and products of everyday life. Many engineering technology students mayeventually find careers in fields that involve these energy conversion technologies [1]. Tointroduce first-year students to some of the concepts involved in these technologies and increaseawareness of solar energy [2], a laboratory exercise was developed around the components of aninexpensive solar garden light fixture. The laboratory is part of the introductory electrical circuitsand

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Work-in-Progress Postcard Session #1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cyril Okhio, Clark Atlanta University; Sade Tramble, Kennesaw State University; Amy Buddie, Kennesaw State University; Ayse Tekes

Society of Professional Engineers, Cobb Chapter, a Member of the American Society of Engineering Educators ASEE, and a Member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, USA. Dr. Okhio has carried out experimental and numerical investigations of, and developed statistical analysis tools and computer codes, for the numerical simulation/calculation of complex flows. He has been co-PI in a few successful research efforts including those related to NASA, WPAB, GE, NSF, NRO, ARO, ORNL, Honeywell, KCP, to name a few. He has also been the co-PI on Department of Energy sponsored Project called Minority Serving Institution Partnership Project MSIPP on Advance Manufacturing which involved the (1) use of research activities to

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International Division Technical Session 1: Looking at Study Abroad through an enhanced lens

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meredith Blumthal; Luis Rodriguez; James Stubbins, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Brian Woodard, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Gretchen Forman, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Molly Goldstein, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Hannah Dougherty, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ernest-John Ignacio, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Dawn Owens, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

. 1 1. Introduction We live and work in a global environment that presents many new and universalchallenges for engineers and, as engineering educators, it is not sufficient to prepare students toonly understand the fundamentals of technical skills. We must also prepare them to workeffectively in global environments and across different cultures (Warnock et al., 2008, Stablein etal., 2022). With increasing awareness of the importance of undergraduate students to have globalexperiences and, in part, as a result of the global pandemic, the opportunity for CollaborativeOnline International Learning (COIL), though it has been around for 15 years, has recentlygained traction. COIL provides a pedagogical method to deepen the global

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Technical Session 1: Innovative Approaches to Teaching Energy-Related Concepts

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abhishek Verma, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Monika Herrmann, University of Wisconsin - Stout

and awareness of the impact of climate change on their careerpath.Section 1: BackgroundThe University of Wisconsin-Stout holds the values of polytechnic education, based on the“Wisconsin Idea” – a long tradition that embraces the principle that education should influencepeople’s lives beyond the classroom. We strive to provide students with a learning environmentthat addresses current issues affecting their career path, and raises awareness of how theirknowledge, creative ideas, and communication skills will impact the world we live in. In thisspirit, cross-disciplinary faculty at the university of Wisconsin-Stout engaged studentsin developing a renewable energy system for a local building site. Students learned about thedesign process

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Work-in-Progress Postcard Session #1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Haritha Malladi, University of Delaware; Joshua Enszer, University of Delaware; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware

interdisciplinary to appeal to students from all engineering fields but include technicaland discipline-specific content to aid students in career path decisions. Class sizes andpedagogical choices such as project-based learning are frequently constrained by the number anddisciplinary background of available faculty instructors.Prior work by our group has presented a framework for balancing competing curricular andadministrative needs [1]. Over the past six years, through stakeholder feedback and formativeevaluation, we have developed and continually refined a large-enrollment (ca. 650 students) one-semester FYE course taught by one to two faculty members. This course features a mixture ofinteractive didactic content and two multi-week, open-ended design

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DEED Technical Session 1: Adapting to COVID and other Design Challenges

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Eugene Li, University of Waterloo; Michael Lenover, University of Waterloo; Wesley Blankespoor; Sanjeev Bedi, University of Waterloo

manufacturing methods. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Industry Hubs: Integrating Industry Perspectives in Design Education1 IntroductionThere is growing recognition globally that universities will need to adapt their curricula to ensurethey are graduating students who can succeed in our increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex,and ambiguous world. This call to action is being driven by many stakeholders includingindustry [1]; accreditation bodies who are beginning to require outcomes-based assessment [2];and internal university stakeholders [3], including students [4]. While there are manyframeworks which describe the

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International Division Technical Session 1: Looking at Study Abroad through an enhanced lens

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kacie D'Alessandro, Virginia Military Institute

these marvels firsthand during the final two weeks of the term. This paper providesan overview of the Engineering Marvels course, including a list of topics covered, types ofassignments, a travel itinerary, and a cost breakdown for students, faculty, and the university.Lessons learned throughout the planning and execution of the course are also provided to helpfuture educators wishing to implement similar courses into their curriculum.Pedagogical MotivationExperiential learning is a type of active learning where students perform an activity [1], andadditional learning takes place when reflecting on the experience [2]. Field trips have beenshown to improve student motivation and lead to the development of personal connections withengineering [3

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ECE Division Technical Session 1: Online or Remote Teaching and Curricular Developments

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eleanor Leung, York College of Pennsylvania; James Kearns, York College of Pennsylvania

the course.IntroductionAt the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, most higher education institutions realizedthat face-to-face learning was suddenly untenable and unreliable causing them to consider up tofifteen alternative modes of instruction and content delivery for their students over the remainderof the 2020-2021 academic year [1]. One appealing and flexible alternative is known as hybridflexible, or the Hyflex course format.Hyflex is an instructional format that combines face-to-face and online learning. This approachwas first developed in 2005 at San Francisco State University [2]. In this model of learning, everyclass session and learning activity that is offered face-to-face in a campus classroom is alsooffered

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ECE Division Technical Session 1: Online or Remote Teaching and Curricular Developments

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hechuan Wang; Kathleen Dinota; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University

in most mathand science classrooms. Students “develop computational thinking when they approach a new sit-uation with an awareness of the many ways that computers can help them visualize systems andsolve problems” [1]. In this program, students are exposed to the use of a computer to effectivelyprogram a useful tool for public safety. “The use of digital tools to test and compare solutions toan engineering design problem” [2] is demonstrated as students use Python coding to program thetraffic lights and as the instructor is able to provide real-time feedback to the students in a remoteenvironment.In our course, students were provided technical documents and were instructed on how to bestfind information in them in order to complete

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Technological and Engineering Literacy - Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Schreiner, United States Military Academy; Leang Tri, Missouri S&T

entrepreneurship and strives to place himself at the forefront of emerging technology and the operationalization process. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comIntegrating Virtual Reality for Enhancement of the Student Learning Experience1.0 IntroductionTechnology makes it possible to experience “reality” in imaginary space via Virtual Realitydevices. Virtual Reality Technologies (VRT) create an artificial environment that is experiencedthrough sensory stimuli provided by a computer [1]. VRT includes virtual reality, augmentedreality, and mixed reality. While VRT has been examined extensively in its value to both trainingand education

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International Division Technical Session 1: Looking at Study Abroad through an enhanced lens

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yulia Skrupskaya; Victor Taratukhin; Yury Kupriyanov; Joerg Becker

meet client needs and solve difficult business problems. Hackathons can play a critical role inpromoting innovation and have the ability to speed things to market due to their frenetic pace.This type of interaction has many advantages over other types of cooperation. Hackathon-basedcollaboration provides practical learning opportunities for students, gives a spark in innovationand adopts disruptive technologies for industry, helps scholars with professional networking andcareer planning. Here are some examples of businesses that have effectively integratedhackathons into their new product development processes. (Galante, 2015): 1. Hackathons have been a part of the Facebook culture since 2007, with events held at the company's

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Technological and Engineering Literacy - Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Banglong Liang; Haojing Chang

critical. Aiming at the issue of cultivating the scientific researchliteracy of college students, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology proposed the“Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program” in 1969 first. To address the uncreative ofundergraduates, the “Berkeley University Model” divides the undergraduate scientificresearch training program into two parts, including “The Undergraduate Research ApprenticeProgram” established by the university and proposing a project plan by the studentsthemselves. There are two main modes of knowledge application in engineering education;one is a mode based on academic research training; the other is a problem-solving-oriented,interdisciplinary research mode [1]. Project-Based Learning (PBL) is a mode of

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 1: Experiential Learning in Fluids, Structures, and Course/Lab Design

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nelson Granda Marulanda, Western Carolina University; Joseph Tang, Western Carolina University; Tom Spendlove

Engineering Technology, and a Bachelor of Science in EngineeringTechnology with a Concentration in Applied Systems Technology[1]. Given the relationship ofthese programs, their faculty frequently collaborate, providing a better educational experience tothe students enrolled in their programs. The work presented in this paper was a collaborationbetween the BSE Mechanical Concentration Faculty, Dr. Joseph Tang, and the BS EngineeringTechnology Faculty, Dr. Nelson Granda Marulanda, and Mr. Tom Spendlove.In summer 2021, two units of the MF102D-H Double-Station Hydraulic Training Simulator(figure 1) were acquired from the Fluid Power Trainer Institute (FPTI) in Salt Lake City,Utah[2]. The targeted student population for this equipment are the students in

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LEAD Technical Session 1: Fostering Leadership Identity Development and DEI in Engineering Students and Professionals

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Park, Pennsylvania State University; Dena Lang, Pennsylvania State University; Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University; Mihee Park, Pennsylvania State University

Paper ID #37998Work in Progress: How Women Develop Their Leadershipwithout Men: Women Engineering Students’ LeadershipDevelopment in Homogeneous Women GroupsJohn Jongho Park (Assistant research professor) (Pennsylvania StateUniversity)Dena Lang (Associate Director of Engineering Leadership Research)(Pennsylvania State University) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.comASEE 2022 1 Work in Progress: How Women Develop Their Leadership without Men: Women Engineering Students’ Leadership

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 1: Experiential Learning in Fluids, Structures, and Course/Lab Design

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Biswas, The University of Texas at Tyler; Ola Al-Shalash, University of Texas at Tyler; Nael Barakat, The University of Texas at Tyler

and grow capable and self-sufficient engineering professionals [1, 2]. Engineering educators have been reported to even gobeyond known techniques of experiential learning where they continue to seek pioneering andcaptivating experiential learning experiences to implement and to help students understandengineering concepts, simultaneously, while mastering related skills [1, 3, 4, 5]. In MechanicalEngineering, thermal-fluid courses are excellent candidates for the incorporation of experientiallearning to facilitate understanding of complex concepts through real tangible activities which canbe experienced by normal human senses like feeling heat from temperature increases or seeing fluidmotion and effects. Some commercial entities have emerged

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LEAD Technical Session 1: Fostering Leadership Identity Development and DEI in Engineering Students and Professionals

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brett Tallman, Montana State University - Bozeman; Bryce Hughes, Montana State University - Bozeman; Robert Carson, Montana State University - Bozeman; William Schell, Montana State University - Bozeman

leadership studies field. Third, the methods of the research were categorized as qualitative(12), quantitative (12), and theoretical (3). Finally, the ways in which the literature used identityto address the research was organized into three categories: 1. Grounded in Identity, research that is based on an identity framework (11 sources); 2. Identity as Lens, research that interpreted results using identity theory, even if the overall research approach was not based on identity (12 sources); and 3. Identity Tangential, research that is not explicitly identity-based but meaningfully contributes to this research, nonetheless (4 sources). 8 6 4 2 0

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 1: Experiential Learning in Fluids, Structures, and Course/Lab Design

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly Golecki, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Rebecca Reck, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Christopher Schmitz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Katherine Ansell, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jessica TerBush, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; John Popovics, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

andmeetings. In addition to providing a road map for instructors to form a similar working group attheir institution, we will share knowledge gained, commonalities across course types, and asummary of answers to the questions that inspired the formation of this CoP.IntroductionLaboratory experiences are a form of experiential learning and a common component ofundergraduate STEM education. These courses have the potential to provide valuableexperiences for students, who benefit by connecting the theories learned in lectures to practice inthe laboratory [1], [2]. In the laboratory, students also have opportunities to develop skills andgain experience with design, problem solving, and exposure to real-world issues that are notusually present in

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: Student Success Boot Camps, Summer Bridge Programs, and Living Learning Communities

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yang Yang, Kansas State University; Amy Betz, Kansas State University; Craig Spencer

Engineering Launch aims to improvestudents’ math preparation in Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and Trigonometry, and bridge theperceived gaps in math preparation to get students ready for Calculus I.Many universities around the country have implemented similar remedial programs. There aretwo common approaches. One is a workshop-style course, which typically requires weekly classtime in addition to regular lectures [1]. The other one, which is a more common approach, is tooffer a bridge course before the semester starts, with duration from one-week long [2] to severalweeks [3-5]. For example, Cancado, Reisel, and Walker [3] examined the impact of a 4-weeksummer residential bridge program on engineering student retention. Students with low

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: Student Success Boot Camps, Summer Bridge Programs, and Living Learning Communities

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lauren Griggs, Pennsylvania State University; Catherine Cohan, Pennsylvania State University; Carmen Vanderhoof, Pennsylvania State University; Aaron Mattingly, Pennsylvania State University; Tonya Peeples, Pennsylvania State University

mathematics). In addition to encouraging retention and academic success inrigorous disciplines, summer bridge programs have a variety of goals related to academics, socialengagement, culture, and identity formation. A review spanning 25 years of literature on summerbridge programs identified 14 different types of goals and classified them into 3 broadcategories: 1) academic goals success such as enhancement of student knowledge of material andincreased graduation rate, 2) psychosocial goals such as improved sense of belonging and self-efficacy, and 3) department-level goals such as increasing recruitment into a specific disciplineand enhancing diversity [1]. The review also drew attention to the importance of starting withprogrammatic goals and

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: Student Success Boot Camps, Summer Bridge Programs, and Living Learning Communities

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Palm, Roger Williams University

in small universities that mightbe thought to have less need for the community development an LLC provides.IntroductionLiving-Learning Communities (LLCs), in which students live together in a dormitory or otherresidence while participating in common courses and/or co-curricular activities, have been toutedas a high-impact educational practice [1]. LLCs can be organized around particular majors suchas engineering, identity characteristics such as gender or ethnicity, or interdisciplinary themessuch as sustainability. Over one hundred universities have established Engineering-based LLCsover the past four decades [2], [3], and studies have shown that they can improve short-termmeasures of student success such as engagement, first-year academic

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Thinking Outside the STEM Box: Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jan Fertig, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Subha Kumpaty, Milwaukee School of Engineering

engineering students to enhance their academic success and transition them into a career in STEM. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com STEMpathy as Key to Inclusivity in Engineering EducationEngineering education has a problem. At a time when greater numbers of increasingly diverseengineers are needed [1] and are indeed successfully being recruited into STEM (science,technology, engineering and mathematics) career pathways [2], [3], [4], too many students arestill being lost at startlingly high rates, especially those from groups traditionallyunderrepresented in engineering. In their national multimethod Talking About Leaving study

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Thinking Outside the STEM Box: Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Fernandez, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Ankita Kumar; Mariam Alkattan

launch speed is 6.1 km/s, how fast is it moving at the peak of its trajectory? - Problem from one of the authors’ first year engineering student’s Physics homework [1]If your background is engineering, you are also likely to have seen problems like the one abovein classes that you have taken.If you are unsettled by problems that engineering studentsencounter that lack any reflection on the inherent moral implications, such as the one above, weencourage you to read on as we relate our efforts to contribute to the struggle for social justice inengineering. If you are not troubled with problems like the one above, then you may not findvalue in reading any further. Then again, perhaps you could benefit from learning aboutSolidarity

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Thinking Outside the STEM Box: Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Chalece Delacoudray, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Justina Jackson; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Stephen Garrett, Georgia Institute of Technology; Hilah Barbot, Amazon Web Services; Jason Freeman; Joycelyn Wilson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sabrina Grossman

social justice and equity.Students also demonstrated high levels of understanding of the ubiquity of coding skills andapplications. Taken together, program evaluation results show that this integration of themes iseffective in engaging students in difficult conversations about race while building interest incomputing.Keywords: Computing, education, equity, EarSketch, student engagement, STEAM, hip hoppedagogy, K-12Introduction:Computational thinking has become ubiquitous across many technical and creative disciplines [1].According to a 2021 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in computer andinformation technology occupations is projected to grow 13 percent from 2020 to 2030, addingabout 667,600 new jobs [2]. Diversity within

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Thinking Outside the STEM Box: Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division Technical Session 1

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Talamantes; Susan Rowe Rowe; Emily Nicholson; Renee O'Neill, Oregon State University

expertise. Invention Education and Youth Impacts Invention Education refers to the “deliberate efforts to teach people how to approachproblem finding and problem-solving in ways that reflect the process and practices employed byaccomplished inventors” (Couch et al., 2019, p. 1). The Lemelson Foundation (2020) notescommon traits of inventors to include empathy, creativity, curiosity, resilience, calculated risk-taking, passion, resourcefulness, and a tolerance for ambiguity and complexity. To broadly tiethese traits to IvE programs, A Framework for Invention Education (Lemelson, 2020) wascreated with adoption of six key tenets: 1. Context: Invention is the result of an ongoing creative process. 2. Empathy