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Suguang Xiao, Clarkson University; Robert J Schneider, Clarkson University; Erik Backus, Clarkson University

Integration of a Local Riverbank Failure Problem in CivilEngineering Undergraduate CurriculumDr. Suguang Xiao, P.E., Clarkson UniversityMr. Robert Schneider, Clarkson UniversityMr. Erik Backus, P.E., LEED AP, Clarkson UniversityAbstractOne of the primary goals of undergraduate educators is to provide engineering students with engagingproblems to build skills needed for their careers. Project based coursework puts responsibility on thestudent to initiate self-directed learning and opportunity to apply fundamentals. Recently, with thesolicitation of the local municipality, a team of Clarkson University faculty and students volunteered inassisting a homeowner to rectify a slope failure along the St. Regis River in Brasher Falls, NY

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Peter N. Knox, State University of New York at Binghamton; Sawsan Werfelli, Binghamton University; Amber Simpson, State University of New York at Binghamton

disciplines [15] – [17]. Less is knownabout how such contexts might support children’s creative habits of mind in relation toengineering. Therefore, in this study we explore the emergence of creative habits of mindthrough participation in an out-of-school home-based engineering program. Specifically, wesought to answer the research question: What creative habits of mind emerge through childreflections of their experience in an out-of-school engineering program?Relevant LiteratureThe current study is situated within two primary bodies of literature. The first is centered aroundSTEM learning at the elementary levels and how engineering learning, in particular, is (or is not)integrated into typical curriculum. While this body of research is growing, the

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Michael E. Kuhl, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

Project-Based Learning in a Simulation Course to Develop an Entrepreneurial Mindset Michael E. Kuhl Industrial and Systems Engineering Department Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 14623AbstractHaving an entrepreneurial mindset is often a characteristic of highly successful engineers. Thismindset can be cultivated through engineering curriculum and educational methods. This workpresents a case study in which project-based learning is utilized in a simulation course to foster thedevelopment of an entrepreneurial mindset in engineering students. The

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Jan DeWaters P.E., Clarkson University; Kathleen Kavanagh, Clarkson University; Seema Rivera

STEM QuESTS: A Design Challenge to Broaden Student Engagement in STEM EducationAbstractEngineering competitions are a popular mechanism to engage students in engineering and, morebroadly, in STEM studies and careers. Participants typically work in teams to solve real-worldproblems, integrating conceptual learning with hands-on activities. Engineering designchallenges provide an authentic engineering experience that integrates science, mathematics, andengineering principles and helps students develop innovative design thinking. They also improvestudent engagement, motivation, and self-efficacy, and provide students the opportunity todevelop important “21st Century” professional skills.As an alternative to the

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Kai Hua Zhuang, Brave49; Mojgan A Jadidi P.Eng., York University; Dimpho Radebe, University of Toronto; Evan Hu, Brave49

& Mina, 2021). However, being a note-taking practice aimed atimproving memory recall, sketchnotes do not incorporate narrative storytelling, making itdifficult to follow for those who did not participate in the event where the notes were taken inthe first place.Visual Verbal Integrated (VIVID) Thinking (Roam, 2011) is an approach to communicationand visual thinking developed by business visualization expert Dan Roam. Built on thetheory that for most people, verbal communication is linear and reductionist whereas visualcommunication is holistic and synthesizing, VIVID Thinking describes a number ofcommunication rules that integrate visual and verbal elements to improve communicationand catalyze ideation. In many ways, VIVID Thinking is very

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Xiyuan Liu, Syracuse University

interactive learning and practical hands-onexperience. Recently, integration of flipped classrooms and gamification is designed and practiced inmany different engineering courses, which has been demonstrated with a significant increase in learninginterest, attitude, and student-instructor interaction[1]–[4]. The framework of such integration forperson-centered education in engineering courses could potentially enable students to acquire self-reflective competencies and self-motivated problem solving. For example, Kahoot!, a flexible andsimple tool that works on any devices, is being used widely at different levels of education system tocreate, play, and share games in the form of quizzes and homework[5]. Furthermore, new game features,like the Jumble

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Lisa Cole, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University; Michelle Tsui-Woods, k2i academy, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University; Vanessa Ironside, k2i academy, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University

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forsuccess. The overall experience focused on process and included opportunities forrehearsals, feedback, and ongoing enhancements. The projects required a final presentationto be delivered in a virtual conference at the completion of the program.The undergraduate mentors were an integral component of the curriculum design. Theyworked daily with the high school lab assistants and developed working relationships thatsupported student success through tutoring of physics course content, ongoing guidance onprojects and designing additional activities to further develop skills and areas of knowledge.STEM LeadershipThe Bringing STEM to Life: Work Integrated Learning program also works to address issuesaround STEM leadership by constructing work embedded

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Felicity Bilow, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters P.E., Clarkson University

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ES220 student wrote: “[r]igid body systems are the basis for structuralengineering.” It was determined that this student did not answer the question, therefore theirresponse was placed in the “no effect” group; if the course had affected their view, they wouldhave answered the question. Responses were characterized as “positive” if they identified factorsthat are integral to the relationship between engineering and social justice or discussed thisrelationship in a positive manner, for example: “[i]t has opened [m]y eyes to the ethicalstandards needed in engineering.” The student clearly indicated that the course impacted howthey saw the need for ethics in engineering, which is an important component to the relationshipbetween engineering and