Conference Session

Teaching Tools: Communication (NEE)

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexis P. Nordin, Mississippi State University; John Aaron Louis Grimes, Mississippi State University; Amy K. Barton, Mississippi State University; Shelly Sanders, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

., vertical versus lateral reading), but also toevaluate and incorporate sources written by non-subject-matter experts (e.g., how one mayutilize research journalism and news reporting versus scientific and technical publications).Natural language processing (NLP) models such as ChatGPT are also included in the sourceevaluation exercises, reflecting emerging concerns about how they will affect research andwriting.This paper argues that source evaluation is a skill that must be taught in all STEM classrooms;the stakes for society of producing STEM graduates with a poor research foundation are simplytoo high. Just as STEM students learn to flex their critical-thinking skills to make reason-basedprofessional judgments, they can apply those same critical