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Promoting quality STEM Education in the time of Social Distancing

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2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference
Authors
Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College
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Diversity
Promoting quality STEM Education in the time of Social Distancing (Other)AbstractThe pandemic produced by COVID-19 has forced a radical change in the strategies andmethodologies used to share and transmit knowledge. With the closure of the Schools /Universities, the educational process has been radically transformed from one day to the next.STEM education is based on collaborative work, inquiry, experimentation, problem-solving, andproject generation. This type of education encounters many obstacles in the present situation:students do not have access to laboratories, materials, and other essential supplies to implementan educational process of quality.The Institution has developed alternative ways to promote quality STEM education for
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Work-In-Progress: Applying Peer Mentorship in a First Year Engineering Course to Improve Student Learning and Retention Outcomes

Collection
2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference
Authors
Benjamin D McPheron, Anderson University
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Diversity
Paper ID #36054Work-In-Progress: Applying Peer Mentorship in a First Year EngineeringCourse to Improve Student Learning and Retention OutcomesDr. Benjamin D McPheron, Anderson University Benjamin D. McPheron is Chair of the Department of Physical Sciences & Engineering and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Anderson University. Dr. McPheron received his B.S.E.E. in Electrical Engineering at Ohio Northern University in 2010, and his Ph.D, in Electrical Engineering from the Department of Electrical Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University in 2014. Dr. McPheron teaches Freshman Engineering and various
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Work in Progress: Effectiveness of an REU SITE at Preparing Students for Graduate School

Collection
2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference
Authors
La'Tonia Stiner-Jones, The Ohio State University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
participating in teaching, scholarship and service to the department. Dr. Stiner-Jones recently won funding for the College’s first National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Undergraduates SITE program. She and her co-investigators aim to pro- vide students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds with a 10-week research immersion and prepare them for graduate school. She is the recipient of the 2018 College of Engineering Faculty Diver- sity Excellence Award for achievements that support the College’s goal of excellence through diversity and inclusion. She and her co-author are the recipients of the 2019 Best Paper and Best Diversity Paper Awards from the American Society for Engineering Education for
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