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AI and Tools for Transdisciplinary Work

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd Nicewonger, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

Engineering Education, 2024 Meta-Activity Theory as a Conceptual Toolfor Supporting Transdisciplinary Curricular Experimentation in Undergraduate Learning ContextsWhen it comes to carrying out external evaluations of academic plans in higher education, LisaR. Lattuca and Joan S. Stark’s text, Shaping the College Curriculum: Academic Plans inContext, has provided a critical resource (Lattuca and Stark, 2011). The text lays out aframework for analyzing the social aspects of curricular plans, which often involves examininghow the intended curricular design of an academic program compares to the actual livedexperiences of students and faculty who are involved in the curriculum. By drawing on Lattucaand Stark’s framework, external

Conference Session

AI and Tools for Transdisciplinary Work

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Grant Fore, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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students having to create plans that completely redesignedexisting structures that were owned by the organizations. The courses’ scope did not extend toactual construction although the students’ final designs were given to the organizations in thehope that the designs could be leveraged in future grant applications to fund construction.The instructor, who was a professional architect, reported that she had organized the classroomas if it were an architectural firm. This setup led to multiple intersecting conversations in eachclass period between peers as they navigated the desires of their “clients,” as well as thechallenges of utilizing new design software and building codes to complete their designs. Thelogic of designing the class as if it were

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Integration and Programmatic Reform

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chelsea Salinas, Colorado School of Mines; Dean Nieusma, Colorado School of Mines

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

,corporate sustainability), or a mixture of both fields (e.g., energy studies, water security).The individualized focus area attracts the greatest number of students, since many of our studentsdesire the flexibility to choose courses about which they are passionate and in areas they seethemselves pursuing in their careers. Product design and project management are two areas thatmany students pursue with their individualized course plans, and while there may be overlapbetween students’ course choices for a product-design-oriented individualized focus, we tend tosee customized curricula for each student. This customization demands close coordinationbetween students and their faculty advisors to ensure student success and protect againstmeandering by

Conference Session

AI and Tools for Transdisciplinary Work

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tammy Mackenzie, The Aula Fellowship; Leslie Salgado, University of Calgary; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, ThatStatsGirl; Victoria Kuketz, Catalyst ; Solenne Savoia, Mila-Quebec AI Institute; Lilianny Virguez, University of Florida

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individuals, whowere either organizers or participants, augmented with end-of-program feedback, we provide a rich description ofthe program's planning, activities, and impact. Specifically, our study draws from engineering education research,bridging the gap between research and practice to answer three research questions related to the program: (1) Howdid the program design enable a more effective understanding of interdisciplinary problem-sets? (2) How didparticipants experience the interdisciplinary work of the program? (3) Did the program affect participants' impact oninterdisciplinary problem-sets after the program? Our findings highlight the benefits of interdisciplinary, holistic,and hands-on approaches to AI education and provide insights for

Conference Session

Accountability and Stewardship

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Zacharias, University of Manitoba; Renato B. Rodrigues, University of Manitoba; Paula Rodrigues Affonso Alves, University of Manitoba; Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

andmanagement plans [32]. An example of land stewardship, the Cedar Stewardship AreaManagement Plan [33] provides a strategy for managing and preserving local cedar trees thathave existed in the area for over 5,000 years and are endangered due ongoing industriallogging practices. An example of marine stewardship, the Marine Planning Program, offersexpertise and technical support from professionals to the CHN to manage protected areas inHaida Gwaii [34]. In these examples, stewardship is a practice that aligns intention, localknowledge, and values with actions that prioritize land and community over resourceextraction.Stewardship in Canadian BiotechnologySome of the earliest analysis of stewarding technology that we identified comes from theCanadian

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Integration and Programmatic Reform

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xueni Fan, Texas Tech University; Joshua M. Cruz, Texas Tech University; John Carrell, Texas Tech University; Michael Scott Laver, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

instructors across disparate disciplines navigate epistemological differences when co-teaching?We hope that by answering such questions, we may develop better insight into the dispositions,attitudes, and epistemological orientations that instructors from disparate disciplines hold whenteaching with one another. This information may be used by engineering faculty whencollaborating with other instructors to develop curricula and lesson plans that integratedisciplinary knowledge beyond STEM. Literature reviewDisciplinary Knowledge Each discipline has its unique view of reality with distinct phenomena, epistemology,assumptions, concepts, theories, and methods, so a singular disciplinary focus cannot

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacqueline Rose Tawney, California Institute of Technology; Meredith Hooper, California Institute of Technology; Harly Ramsey, University of Southern California; Morgan Hooper, University of Toronto

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topics course within our university’s engineering department, indicating a weekly averageof 2 hours of in-class time and 4 hours of homework. Through the course activities, students willdevelop a concrete plan for their (new or ongoing) advocacy work, and begin to enact this planwith support from both peers and instructors.Learning ObjectivesWe have developed the following Learning Objectives for the initial offering of the course.By participating, students will: • Identify their individual interests and strengths to integrate advocacy into their practice. • Articulate their scientific and/or engineering identity and how it relates to critical consciousness and their unique potential to shape the world. • Develop critical

Conference Session

Wellness, Readiness, and Thriving

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Choi, University of California, Irvine; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

stress reduction strategies.The results reveal that students had a positive reaction to the activity being implemented in anengineering class and appreciated the discussion about mental wellness in engineering.Additionally, the study revealed information on many stressors faced by students in engineeringprograms. After the conclusion of the activity, over half of the students who participated in thestudy plan on implementing mental wellness strategies into their routines to manage their stress.IntroductionMental wellness is a fundamental aspect of health. Mental wellness is defined as an internalresource that allows for the capacity to manage feelings and behavior [1]. For students studyingin higher education, it is fundamental to develop both

Conference Session

Identity Formation and Engineering Cultures

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Madeline Polmear, King's College London

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

]. Internationalstudents contribute academically, socially, culturally, and economically to UK universities,and their growing numbers have magnified the need to understand their experiences in UKhigher education. Challenges such as English proficiency, financial stress, culture shock, andacademic environment have been reported among international students [16]. Wheninternational students develop their engineering identity, it is one part of a multi-faceted storyin which they are also developing their understanding of self in a different culture andcontext.Research AimsThe aim of this paper is to present ongoing work on the module design and planned datacollection in the context of international undergraduate students’ macroethical andengineering identity

Conference Session

Writing and Technical Communications

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of California, Santa Cruz; William Charles Sobolewski, University of California, Santa Cruz

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

other’s drafts in class 4) Students reflect on the peer review process, identifying revisions they plan to make due to comments they received and also anything they plan to change after being inspired by seeing a strength in another student’s draft.Based on instructor observations and student feedback, we can identify several reasons why thepeer review process has variable results for students. The major problem we have identified isthat students put different amounts of effort into reading and commenting on other students’drafts, which results in some students receiving very little or unhelpful feedback. Sometimes astudent will not submit a draft, which affects not only that student (i.e., they do not receivefeedback from peer

Conference Session

Accountability and Stewardship

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen Newton; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

]. Table 3 belowsummarizes these items.Table 3: Career-Related ItemsI plan to choose a career in sustainabilityI believe I would be successful in occupations working on sustainability issuesI am certain that my professional engagement could contribute to the reduction of climatechangeCompared to other professions, engineering students are well-suited to addresssustainability concernsFriends support me in my desire to work in sustainabilityIt will be difficult to find a job in the field of sustainability1.The third and final part of the survey is a set of three open-ended questions. The purpose of thesequestions is two-fold. One, to ask questions that further expand on the ideas expressed in theCAS and SCCT without limiting participants to a Likert

Conference Session

Writing and Technical Communications

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn Hall, The Ohio State University; Bob Rhoads P.E., The Ohio State University; Tyler James Stump, The Ohio State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

/project posters • Designing documents for end users • Providing peer feedback • Developing effective graphics • Using the 5 C’s of technical communication (Concision, Clarity, Coherence, Correctness, Confidence) to improve writingThese communications-focused lectures were added either as dedicated lectures or as part ofexisting lectures focused on the engineering design process, including problem identification,user needs and requirements, concept design development, detailed design creation, prototypebuild/test plans and implementation, and final design.All lectures were made available to students as reference materials, along with a newCommunications Hub resource repository, in the course learning management system

Conference Session

Identity Formation and Engineering Cultures

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Mary A. Armstrong, Lafayette College

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about gender and thegender binary (per Caroline Perez and Cordelia Fine). Assignments in Race & Technologyinclude an “infrastructure exploration” [25] in which students plan and execute a local journeyinformed by readings from Langdon Winner, Rayvon Fouché, Simone Browne, and others, thenpresent their observations to their classmates in ways that facilitate further discussion. For thecapstone project in Race & Technology, students may choose to propose a redesign of either aspecific technology or a STEM curriculum, drawing on the course readings and discussions. Thereadings lists for both classes are included as Appendices A and B.The Gender & STEM course was developed and taught by Mary Armstrong, a scholar ofliterature and gender

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Integration and Programmatic Reform

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park; Nicole Farkas Mogul, University of Maryland, College Park; Christin J. Salley, University of Michigan

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

wrestled with therole of corporations and entrepreneurial behavior on the development of technology: "I think STS did help me... look at it from a different perspective. Where, for example, on the Mars Landing, they are planning to,... Elon Musk, I'm pretty sure is planning to establish life there after the travel has been successful and there has been settlements made. And I think a combination of the values that I learned from STS and STS thinking helped me realize and question what would happen, like if America was to be the first country to get to Mars and establish successful civilization there, would the rules that the civilizations go by be the same as the ones in America? Would the civilizations make their own

Conference Session

Writing and Technical Communications

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan M Adams, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Ashley Rea, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Brian Roth, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Katrina Marie Robertson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Trey Thomas Talko, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

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dedicate a full class to the issue.This dedication showed great support for our project, but it limited any interventions to 2 hoursin length. The intervention team would need to focus on activities that could be accomplished in2 hours, but that might still have a meaningful effect on this critical issue. This focus set theparameters of our malleability assessment.3.5 Interventional Study DesignAfter discerning the need and scope for intervention through our initial research methods, theeducational intervention was planned with the following guidelines: 1. The intervention should target the first-year engineering classroom to ensure a similar rhetorical infrastructure to the previous research. 2. The intervention should focus on

Conference Session

Equity and Belonging

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aubrey Wigner, Colorado School of Mines; Dean Nieusma, Colorado School of Mines; Catherine Chase Corry, Colorado School of Mines; Julianne Stevens, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

recognize ourwork will not be complete before making our initial recommendations to the director and studentworkers in the makerspace, we feel the right time to engage in inclusive community building andnorm setting is when a makerspace is first opening. Thus, our initial findings and early-stagerecommendations will be shared midway through this study. In year two, we plan to conductfollow up interviews to track the results of our suggested interventions on the makerspace’sculture in terms of inclusion and exclusion. We imagine the second round of interviews may alsoreveal new areas of importance that we may have missed in our initial round of interviewcollection. Further literature grounding will also occur in year two.To better understand how to

Conference Session

Transgression, Conflict, and Altruism

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University; Sepehr Vakil, Northwestern University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

thatderived from histories of colonialism and Empire” [10]. MIT was in no sense unique amongresearch institutions in tying itself to U.S. geopolitical interests but with its very high standingamong universities it achieved an extraordinary level of influence and funding during the secondhalf of the twentieth century.In June 1971, Gordon Brown, formerly dean of Engineering at MIT, accompanied by advisorsfrom the international consulting firm Arthur D. Little, arrived in Iran with the purpose ofdeveloping a comprehensive plan to develop a satellite campus of Aryamehr University ofTechnology (AMUT) in Isfahan, the third largest city of Iran located approximately 200 milessouth of capital Tehran. AMUT had been established just 5 years prior by the Shah

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Integration and Programmatic Reform

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynne A Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lizabeth L Thompson P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Silvana McCormick, Redwood Consulting Collective; Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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andcomputing faculty to complete our online baseline survey. The purpose of this survey was tocollect baseline information to inform project planning and to establish a reference point againstwhich to measure change over time as a result of the project. The survey explored facultyperspectives on Culturally Responsive Teaching Practice (developed by our external evaluatorconsultant), Psychological Safety [21], Climate for Innovation [22], and DepartmentalCommunity [23]. In addition, faculty within the Computer Engineering department were asked toshare their perspectives on the department’s vision that outlines aspirations for thetransformational undertaking.Data were retained for analysis if respondents completed at least one of the scales in

Conference Session

Accountability and Stewardship

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin J. Laugelli, University of Virginia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

pursue engineering endeavors that prioritize responsible innovation, consider diverse perspectives, and prioritize the well-being of individuals and society as a whole. I found that overall, this course has been incredibly insightful as to what challenges I should expect when I graduate and get a job. I plan to hopefully go into genetic engineering which has endless possibilities, however, after writing my research paper I now know the dangers of taking genetic engineering too far. Shelley’s cautionary tale has taught me that just because you can does not always mean you should. Victor was capable of playing God and creating human life, but he should not have. If he had thought before he

Conference Session

Accountability and Stewardship

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gail Baura, Loyola University, Chicago; Matt Miller, Loyola University, Chicago

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

company practicing corporatesocial responsibility (CSR), the commitment “to principles of accountability to communitystakeholders, customers, suppliers, employees, and investors” [16]. In such a work environment,it is possible for an engineering manager to perform all five steps during the planning andpermitting of new oil and gas facilities [15].However, what is the outcome if an employer is not committed to CSR, but is merely providingthe minimum disclosures required by the European Union’s (EU’s) Corporate SustainabilityReport Directive law, which first applies to all large companies and all listed companies withEU operations in the 2024 financial year [17]? How can socially responsible engineering beapplied if a company’s fundamental

Conference Session

Transgression, Conflict, and Altruism

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Hladik, University of Manitoba

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

of critical reflection assignments in the recently added prerequisite for my course, I could provide more guidance about what critical reflection actually looks like. In winter 2024, I am planning on sharing two example paragraphs, one which is more descriptive and the other which is critically reflective, and asking the students to identify the differences between them to support their own critical reflection. I also created a template for the debate reports to help students understand the expectations in terms of content, level of detail, citations, etc. for each section of the assignment. Overall, I had to recognize that not all students can understand my rubrics (if they choose to read them at

Conference Session

Equity and Belonging

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Figard, Arizona State University; Abimelec Mercado Rivera, Arizona State University; Marcus Melo de Lyra, The Ohio State University

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Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

participation in equitable design interventions. Our ScLR revealed that engineering faculty may have challenges when planning andimplementing equitable design teaching interventions. As higher education institutions seek todiversify their population and graduate professionals able to address the changing landscape ofglobal issues, they must equip their faculty with the tools to continually integrate critical socialreflection into their teaching. Faculty must also be supported in the process of implementingthose innovations in their courses and curricula. Since students may not be used to integratingsocial reflection in the design process, course evaluations can be impacted negatively. Furtherinvestigation into ways to reduce potential students

Conference Session

Sociotechnical Integration and Programmatic Reform

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Casey Gibson, National Academy of Engineering; David A. Butler, National Academy of Engineering

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guidelines known as the “Broader Impacts Criteria” (BIC), whichwere foundational in the preparation of the forthcoming NAE report. Broader Impacts are one oftwo main pillars by which all NSF funding proposals are assessed, alongside “IntellectualMerit.” The Broader Impacts requirement was officially introduced in 1997, and in 2002 the NSFbegan returning proposals without review if they didn’t mention Broader Impacts [24]. Theimplementation of Broader Impacts stemmed from recommendations from the Committee onEqual Opportunities in Science and Engineering; the passing of the Government Performanceand Results Act; and the “NSF in a Changing World” strategic plan [25] that outlined a long-termgoal of promoting knowledge in service of society. Currently

Conference Session

Writing and Technical Communications

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lance R Curtis, University of Maryland, College Park

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

followingprompt: How easy or difficult was this assignment for you, and why? What particular aspects orparts gave you the most trouble? How do you plan to overcome your challenges?” In alignment with earlier cited research [2]-[4], [6]-[8], the intention behind this writingassignment was to encourage engineering students to improve their performance throughenhanced metacognition. In an attempt to encourage the students to engage with the writingcomponent of their homework assignments, the instructor graded these writing assignments forcompletion only. Because this component of the homework assignment was also submittedelectronically, the instructor was able to provide feedback to student submissions morefrequently and consistently than what had

Conference Session

Wellness, Readiness, and Thriving

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julianna Gesun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Rachel Eve Gail Swan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Bryan Watson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

Conference Session

Identity Formation and Engineering Cultures

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Duane Reedy, University of Maryland, College Park; David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park

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Conference Session

Identity Formation and Engineering Cultures

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexis Suzanne Capitano, Colorado School of Mines; Ryan Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines

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Paper ID #42446Implications of Engineering and Education Professor’s Problem-Solving Mindsetson Their Teaching and ResearchMs. Alexis Suzanne Capitano, Colorado School of Mines Alexis currently attends the Colorado School of Mines. She is a senior majoring in Electrical Engineering and simultaneously pursing a Masters of Science in STEM Education with a planned graduation date of December 2024.Ryan Miller, Colorado School of MinesDr. Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines Kathryn Johnson is a Professor at the Colorado School of Mines in the Department of Electrical Engineering. In the Fall 2021, she visited the