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Technical Session T1B

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina

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Paper ID #36406Full Paper: Goal-Setting Reflections for First-Year StudentsDr. Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina Dr. Pierce is the Director for Diversity and Inclusion and Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Carolina. He is also the ASEE Campus Representative. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Goal-Setting Journals for First-Year Students1. IntroductionThe transition from high school to college can be challenging for engineering students. Duringthat first

Conference Session

Technical Session T1B

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Jenahvive K. Morgan, Michigan State University

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Paper ID #36343Full Paper: Student Reflections on Team Experiences in a First-YearEngineering CourseDr. Jenahvive K. Morgan, Michigan State University Dr. Jenahvive Morgan is the instructor for EGR 100 - Introduction to Engineering Design and Aca- demic Director of the First-Year Engineering CoRe Experience at Michigan State University. She is also currently the Director of Positions for the ASEE Women in Engineering Division, as well as an ASCE ExCEED Fellow. Dr. Morgan has a PhD and MS in Environmental Engineering from the University of Michigan, and a BS in Chemical Engineering from Michigan State University. Her

Conference Session

Technical Session M1

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Ahmed Ashraf Butt, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Saira Anwar, Texas A&M University; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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funded by grants from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Purdue Research Foundation (PRF), and National Science Foundation (NSF). American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 WIP: Investigating the relationship between FYE students’ reflections and academic performance across genderAbstractPrior studies have emphasized the importance of reflective process and reflection activities asthey facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. In the context of First-YearEngineering (FYE) courses, reflection activities engage students with the learning content,specifically with concepts that are traditionally considered as a threshold

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Technical Session T1B

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Hannah Nolte, The Pennsylvania State University; Elizabeth Marie Starkey, Pennsylvania State University; Christopher McComb, Carnegie mellon University; Nicolas F Soria Zurita, The Pennsylvania State University & Universidad San Francisco de Quito

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Paper ID #36358Student and Instructor Reflections on Integrating ShortMindfulness-Based Meditation Practices into a First-Year EngineeringDesign CourseDr. Hannah Nolte, The Pennsylvania State University Hannah Nolte has recently completed her doctoral degree in Industrial Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University specializing in human factors and ergonomics. Her research investigates the applicability of mindfulness interventions as a stress-management technique for engineering design to improve design outcomes and student well-being. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics and Psychological Science from Gustavus

Conference Session

Technical Session T2

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Sarah Lynn Benson, Northeastern University ; Leila Keyvani Someh, Northeastern University

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GIFTS

supplement a pre-existing oralcommunication lecture with peer assessment, self-reflection, and instructor feedback.The first section of this module was structured to be low-stakes, taking the format of an in-classlecture and assignment. In the lecture prior, a prompt was provided for students to design visualsin a four-minute presentation with one minute being dedicated to Q&A. The next day, a brieflecture was given covering the basics, accompanied by a best practice example presentation anda handout with tips. A fifteen-minute revision period allowed students to adjust theirpresentations to accommodate the material covered. Finally, students were divided into smallgroups, where they gave their presentations and received feedback from their

Conference Session

Technical Session M1

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Erica J Marti, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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Diversity, Works In Progress

assignments completed. Required assessments hadcriteria-based rubrics indicating what was needed to achieve correct/incorrect orexcellent/adequate/insufficient levels. Correct and excellent or adequate marks on the criteriameant that the student successfully completed the assignment. If students received incorrect orinsufficient, the assignment did not count toward meeting contract requirements. However,students could revise and resubmit the assignment along with a reflection (metacognitivecomponent) on what was missed and how they could avoid incorrect or insufficient marks in thefuture. All submissions were manually graded within a learning management system.Results and discussionAt the end of the course, students completed a survey about their

Conference Session

Technical Session S2C

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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William C. Oakes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Workshops

program. The five components of the pedagogy are [1] . 1. Engagement opportunities that meet the needs of an underserved segment of society 2. Academic connection between the engagement and the subject material of a course. 3. Reciprocal partnerships where all benefit from the collaboration. 4. Mutual learning among all stakeholders, built on a foundation of respect. 5. Reflection on the experiences and its implications for the future.Research has shown many benefits for students across many disciplines [2-6]. Withinengineering, evidence shows learning across a broad set of profession and technical skills [7-11].Graduates report easier transition into professional practice and faster advancement in industrypositions [12

Conference Session

Technical Session M3B

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

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Workshops

exercises in listening that have direct impact on student teaming. • Practice and discuss other mindfulness techniques that expand application for different situations. • Practice guided reflection exercise with selected readings on mindfulness. • Summarize in small groups to present takeaways and ideas for classroom and personal application.PRESENTERS/FACILITATORSDr. Richard Whalen, Teaching Professor and Director, First Year Engineering at Northeastern University. Over20 years’ experience teaching first year students and experience implementing mindfulness and mediation inthe engineering classroom.Email: r.whalen@northeastern.eduDr. Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Teaching Professor and Associate Director, First Year Engineering

Conference Session

Technical Session M5C

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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William C. Oakes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Srinivas Mohan Dustker, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity, Full Papers

be customized to align with EPICS. Anexample is that the reflection assignments in the new course built on the EPICS experiences. Forexample, critical and reflective thinking is an area assessed in EPICS but first-year students oftenstruggle. To help them, a weekly reflection was included in the common engineering course ontheir EPICS experience. Feedback was provided and this helped their work in the EPICS course.The common course also provided a means to address issues that may arise in EPICS. For example,the EPICS assessments are modelled after professional performance appraisals and requirestudents to identify their most significant accomplishments and document them for evaluation.This method is often foreign to students, but it was

Conference Session

Technical Session T1B

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Amanda Marie Singer, Michigan Technological University; Katrina L Carlson, Michigan Technological University; Akua B. Oppong-Anane, Montana Technological University; Michelle E Jarvie-Eggart P.E., Michigan Technological University; Sarah Tan, Michigan Technological University

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relationships reported amongst respondents? 2. How do the results obtained from the previous study compare to the findings of this cross- university study?Study DesignTo further examine the role of familial influence on student engineering major choice, this studyemploys a multi-methods approach facilitated through a survey with both quantitative andqualitative components. Data obtained from elements of the survey were first analyzedindependently from each other. These independent analyses were followed by a combinedinterpretation phase that sought to understand the results in reflection of one another. To aid inthe analysis and interpretation of results, Social Cognitive Career Theory is used as a theoreticalframework for this

Conference Session

Technical Session M3A

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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John Krupczak Jr, Hope College; Katharine Hopkins Polasek, Hope College

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Workshops

engineering design activities in an educational setting. The projectmust support a range of skill level and prior exposure to hands-on work and also reflect actual 1engineering design practice. The design problems should be both open-ended and “doable” and have arange of potentially. acceptable solutions.Nature of the ProjectsTo address these needs, we have created what we have termed: Domain-Situated Design Projects. Atechnological domain is created around the project. The project is then embedded in an appropriatedomain.Each activity includes a domain familiarization project or projects. The purpose is to allow all students togain the familiarity needed to carry out a design project. In this way

Conference Session

Technical Session S2A

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati

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Workshops

forthe Bridge students and their parents/guardians/siblings. Bridge instructors and college anduniversity administrators are invited. Meritorious Bridge student scholastic performances arerecognized in various categoriesE-Portfolio: The students will be coached in using an E-Portfolio system to document theirexperiences. Each student will prepare and upload a reflective essay documenting theirprofessional career aspirations and its relationship to the college education.Collaborative Courses: These are intended to support learning in Calculus and Physics, thehistoric 'weed-out' courses for engineers and are attended by all selected Bridge students. TheSCLC courses meet twice a week for 2 hours in addition to the regular Calculus or Physicscourse

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Technical Session S1B

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Todd R Hamrick, West Virginia University

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Workshops

- neering career in industry. During his career, Dr. Hamrick served in a broad range of positions including design, product development, tool and die, manufacturing, sales, and management. His teaching style brings practical, innovative, experience-based learning to the classroom, where hands-on projects that reflect real-world applications are valued by students. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 FYEE 2022 Workshop summary Todd Hamrick, PhD, West Virginia University Student Success Beyond Covid, Teaching The Workforce Of 2026The workshop will consist of a presentation, breakout

Conference Session

Technical Session M4C

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Clodagh Reid, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest; Sheryl A. Sorby, University of Cincinnati; Gibin Raju, University of Cincinnati; Niall Seery, Technological University of the Shannon

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engineeringeducation.ConclusionThe workshop will conclude with a summation of the ACJ system, the key factors to beconsidered when setting up an ACJ assessment session and an overview of the mainadvantages and disadvantages identified through the preceding discussion.AcknowledgementThis work was made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF#2020785). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.References[1] RM Compare, “An altogether different approach to assessment,” 2020. https://compare.rm.com/ (accessed Jul. 01, 2022).[2] A. Pollitt, “The method of Adaptive Comparative Judgement,” Assess. Educ. Princ

Conference Session

Technical Session M5C

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Surupa Shaw, Texas A&M University

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] outlined the essential requirement of the application-based projects in complex tasksand learnings, as it requires scaffolding to help students engage in sense-making, managing their investigation& problem-solving processes, and encouraging them to articulate their thinking, while reflecting on theirlearning. However, a completely different perspective in terms of fighting social stigmatization amongstudents, using application-based projects was presented by K. Koutrouba et al. [6]. They held the application-based projects responsible for the successful acquisition of skills such as persistence, willingness,cooperativeness, creativity and self-starters, while the student’s personal experiences, traits, needs, interestsand objectives were

Conference Session

Technical Session T1A

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Jessica Martin, Baylor University; Jana Roste, Baylor University; Austin T. Smith, Baylor University; Shane Michael Meyer, Baylor University; Emma G Cartisano, Baylor University; Emily Sandvall, Baylor University; Andrea Pouso Morales, Baylor University

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, planned activities asthey articulated their definitions of involvement, a few—like Noah—explicitly describedinvolvement as something more abstract and informal: “Involvement. . .is being present. I thinkwhen I’m involved, it means I’m a part of the thing—a part of the places and the communitiesI’m in. So yeah, that that means being present to me.”Noah’s definition of involvement is particularly important since it reflects the reality of studentslived experiences. As we continued engaging students, it became apparent that theirinvolvement, as experienced and not just defined, extends beyond easily identifiable formalinvolvement opportunities. Informal group interactions—in dining halls, during student-initiatedstudy session, when walking together

Conference Session

Technical Session M1

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Nada Veskovic, Lehigh Carbon Community College

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Works In Progress

. Tinto, “Reflections on student persistence,” Student Success, vol. 8(2), pp. 1–8, July 2017.[4] A. Brooker, S. Brooker, and J. Lawrence, “First year students’ perceptions of theirdifficulties,” Student Success, vol. 8(1), pp. 49–62, 2017.[5] M. Prince, “Does Active Learning Work? A Review of the Research,” Journal of EngineeringEducation, vol. 93(3), pp. 223-231, 2004.[6] G. Akçayır and M. Akçayır, “The flipped classroom: a review of its advantages andChallenges,” Comput. Educ., vol. 126, pp. 334–345, November 2018.

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Technical Session M5C

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University; Erica J Marti, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Cory Budischak, Temple University; Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver; Carlo Salvinelli, University of Colorado Boulder

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information on localproblems and case studies pertaining to the community. This year’s community is the Cape YorkPeninsula in North Queensland, Australia [1]. The NGO is the Centre for Appropriate Technology,which is controlled by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders peoples. In conjunction with EWB, ajoint design brief is developed that reflects the needs of these communities, along with extensiveresources regarding the culture of the people and region as a context for the design. The design brief canbe accessed as an all-encompassing PDF, but the website for the design brief includes many othermultimedia and interactive elements, including interviews with many residents, and a discussion boardto engage other students and faculty from other

Conference Session

Technical Session M5A

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Katrina L Carlson, Michigan Technological University; Akua B. Oppong-Anane, Montana Technological University; Michelle E Jarvie-Eggart P.E., Michigan Technological University; Amanda Marie Singer, Michigan Technological University

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studentknowledge of the different engineering majors. Student definitions collected as a part of thisstudy were coded for common themes by multiple researchers using deductive and inductivecoding techniques [15]. Initial codes were developed based on prior work conducted by theauthors [16] and the INCOSE definition of Systems Engineering [10]. During the codingprocess, new codes were identified and developed as necessary. After each coding cycle,researchers met to discuss and resolve coding differences, adjusting code definitions asnecessary.LimitationsThe results of this study reflect those of two midwestern rural populations that are predominantlywhite and male. Additionally, students had access to the internet while completing these surveysand may have

Conference Session

Technical Session M1

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Clodagh Reid, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest; Gibin Raju, University of Cincinnati; Sheryl A. Sorby, University of Cincinnati; Niall Seery, Technological University of the Shannon

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Works In Progress

., judging) student work on these two tasks. Participation in actual ACJ panelswill enable judges to gain a “feel” for what this assessment technique entails and how it couldbe used to enhance first-year engineering students learning experiences. At the end of theFYEE conference, results from the panels will be available for those who are interested.AcknowledgementThis work was made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF#2020785). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.References[1] G. J. Strimel, S. R. Bartholomew, S. Purzer, L. Zhang, and E. Yoshikawa Ruesch, “Informing

Conference Session

Technical Session M1

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Madison Jeffrey, University of Michigan; Robin Fowler, University of Michigan; Mark Mills, UM, Center for Academic Innovation

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Diversity, Works In Progress

swayed by characteristics andperceptions of students, instructors must approach the practice with a complete understanding ofwhat those ratings reflect. Establishing best practices for peer assessment in how it is conducted,determining the subject matter, and how it is reviewed is integral to the growth of small learningpractices and its positive impacts on the student experience.References[1] M. Donia, T. O’Neill, & S. Brutus. (2018). The longitudinal effects of peer feedback in the development and transfer of student teamwork skills. In Learning and Individual Differences, 61, 87-98.[2] C. Brooks & J. Ammons. (2003). Free riding in group projects and the effects of timing, frequency, and specificity of criteria in peer

Conference Session

Technical Session T1A

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Susan L. Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan Technological University

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. Research Questions The MUSIC model inventory was designed for use by instructors to examine student motivation, to encourage instructor reflection regarding classroom improvements to improve motivation, and to make data-informed decisions about curricular changes. Research using the inventory has been very applied in nature, as its use was intended. Our work has two purposes - to test for differences between early-term and late-term responses on the paired factors; and to take a step back to understand the underlying causal model of the factors together, as the various forms of motivation do not occur in isolation. Based upon the wealth of research touting the impacts of a caring instructor, we sought to understand a model

Conference Session

Technical Session M5B

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Natalie C.T. Van Tyne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Juan David Ortega, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University / Universidad EAFIT

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Paper ID #36350How Can We Make This Work? First Year Engineering Design TeamDevelopment in Virtual vs. In-Person EnvironmentsDr. Natalie C.T. Van Tyne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Natalie Van Tyne is an Associate Professor of Practice at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univer- sity, where she teaches first year engineering design as a foundation courses for Virginia Tech’s under- graduate engineering degree programs. She holds bachelors and masters degrees from Rutgers University, Lehigh University and Colorado School of Mines, and studies best practices in pedagogy, reflective learn- ing

Conference Session

Technical Session M1

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Jennifer I Clark, Montana State University - Bozeman; Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University - Bozeman

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Diversity, Works In Progress

: Perspectives on the ecology of human development, P. Moen, G. H. Elder Jr., and K. Lüscher, Eds. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 1995, pp. 619–647.[16] U. Bronfenbrenner, “The bioecological model from a life course perspective: Reflections of a participant observer,” in Examining lives in context: Perspectives on the ecology of human development, P. Moen, G. H. Elder Jr., and K. Lüscher, Eds. Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association, 1995, pp. 599–618.[17] M. Ashley, K. M. Cooper, J. M. Cala, and S. E. Brownell, “Building better bridges into stem: A synthesis of 25 years of literature on stem summer bridge programs,” CBE Life Sci. Educ., vol. 16, no. 4, 2017, doi: 10.1187/cbe.17-05-0085.[18

Conference Session

Technical Session M5B

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2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Michael Cross, Norwich University; David M. Feinauer P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Roger J Marino P.E., Drexel University; James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Johanna P Casale, Drexel University

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first-year courses has ranged from skills-based groupassignments [11] to self-selected groups based on a shared common interest. Prior to the move toremote learning, the latter approach utilized in-class presentations and peer-to-peer interviews.Although this provided an effective model for some students, participation in the activity variedfrom student to student. This resulted in the more introverted students ending up in a group thatdid not necessarily reflect their interests. In the move to online learning, this in-personpresentation/interview approach shifted to an online discussion board facilitated through theUniversity’s LMS. For this, students were prompted to introduce themselves, identify theirrelevant skills, and specify the general